it takes 20,000 gallons to pre-treat all the primary roads in rutherford county. over there is yet another tank filled with calcium chloride. the chloride is mixed with salt after the snow starts to melt. for drivers as crews ready for sleet, ice and snow. loading on to tractors. >> if we get lots of ice, it's going to be big problems. >> kim: tom wooten is hendersonville's director of public works. >> we'll have to put down sand to get some traction. >> we're trying to use all the available platforms we have. >> kim: the emergency director shows us text alerts. rocky charged with making sure the county can handle if people need help. >> we've worked with our shelter team today to make sure we have staffing patterns throughout the weekend. we've also coordinated with the places that we will use as our shelter program ramps up. >> kim: back out here live tonight we have rush hour traffic with a lot of people heading home. but within 24 hours, i-26 here could be covered with snow. we'll be out here to cover it all for you. porting live from henderson county, kimberl

mcdowell, rutherford county, polk county. a break in the action farther west. but this has got to come our way tonight. this is the upper level part of the storm that's going to bring heavy storms back to the region tonight. here's our leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network. unca campus. snow on the ground. icy as well. 27 degrees. black mountain, you are socked in. 24 down in rosemund and transylvania county. then we go out towards jackson county. balsam gap with snow. it's mostly sleet and freezing rain now to snow. zach, we have seen some impressive totals, haven't we? >> zack: it really has been unbelieve bl unbelievable the numbers we're going to put up for you are just since midnight. north carolina getting closer to 12 inches. take a look at chesney as well as landrum. a half of foot. so where are we going to be falling in terms of historic snow falls in january? you saw the largest amount came in 1906 and that was 15 inches. 1988, you saw that foot. in asheville i think we can get upwards of a foot. jason is going to show you our updated accumula

rutherford. two videos have surfaced but not much more. the canadian government seem to have done something to see a canadian released. from the afghan-pakistan border. >> daniel lak. >>> as al jazeera's omar al saleh reports the tables's talis participation is not guaranteed. >> delegates from afghanistan, pakistan, united states and china but none from the taliban. they'll be invited later if a framework deal is eventually agreed. the aix monday's talk was to -- aim of monday's talk, the main objective is to get the most powerful group in the country to negotiate by given incentives to abandon violence. >> it is therefore important that preconditions are not attached to the start of the negotiation process. this in our view will be counterproducproductive. secondly, proper sequencing should be significant in paving the way for direct talks with the taliban group. >> reporter: in kabul the afghan group says the meeting is different and important. >> peace is going to be opened to all those groups that are willing to come to the negotiatio

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rutherford announced that state representative mandy powers norrell will deliver the democratic response to governor haley's state of the state address. representativ e norrell represents lancaster county... district 44 in the south carolina house of representatives. and it's a call for prayer out of the state house. this morning... the palmetto family council and legislators will gather to support the launch of the south carolina organizers say the caucus is a bipartisan and bicameral group of state legislators united to defend american's right to trust in god. attorney general alan wilson will speak on the history of religious freedom in america... and the role of the legislature in its defense... at today's event. that's this morning at ten... on the north steps of the state house. lawmakers are set to hear more on a a pair of proposals that would limit the amount of syrian refugees in south carolina. one bill would require a public database of refugees and hold their sponsors liable for damages if they committed an

let's see what's happening as you head over to 17 north subject to closure in east rutherford. that's an accident over by union avenue. and over on the 2 and 4 still seeing delays with switching problems. subways are on a sunday schedule and a reduced schedule on the lirr, new jersey transit, and metro-north. alternate side of the street parking is suspended. back to you lori, ken? >>> all right debbie thank you. 5:24 and still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, prices. what can drivers expect in right when you feel a cold sore, abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. without it the virus spreads from cell to cell. only abreva penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. you could heal your cold sore, fast, as fast as two and a half days when used at the first sign. learn how abreva starts to work don't tough it out, knock it out, fast. with abreva. it's the holidays, which means a house full of people, who all want to get online. so hurry and get verizon fios. only fios has the fastest

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ice on the road we in rutherford scenic drive. troopers reporting a collision with injuries in spartanburg we will keep an eye on the rose for you this morning. geoff: the south carolina women's basketball team one of left. dawn staley's gamecocks now a the end with number 15 texas second ranked south carolina with a free throw for the two-point lead with just seconds left in the game sunday, but a&m court and makes a quick layup for the tie at 58. then, the aggies make a mental mistake, fouling the gamecocks' khadijah sessions, who drains her second free throw for the lead. south carolina steals the in-bound pass with a second left to get the win 59-58. they travel to auburn on thursday. meanwhile, one of the best weeks in the history of clemson basketball comes to a close withthe college basketball world taking note of the tigers. clemson claiming three consecutive wins over top 25 teams for first time in program in is programs history. blossomgame a live interview on sports center and the capital one impact performance of the w

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hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.black ice on road rutherford rd @ pine knoll and scenic dr dr 3 you are looking live at: 3 the democratic race is tightening and it was a showdown in south carolina for the final debate before the iowa caucuses-- 3 the spotlight was on the two frontrunners sunday night in charleston.hillary clinton and bernie sanders clashed on gun control and health care.two hours before the debate, sanders released a proposal that would create a "medicare for all" health care system funded by higher taxes on middle class families and the wealthy. clinton warned that reopening the health care debate would put obama's health care law at risk. 3 3 3 "people may remember that i took on the healthcare/insurance industry back in the 90s//we've accomplished so much already. i do not want to see the republicans repeal it and i don't want to see us start over again with a contentious debate. i want us to defend and build on the affordable care act and improve it." it.""but right now what we have to deal with, is that 29 million people s

center. 3 3 we're watching:accident i-26 west @ 36mmi-385 nb &; sb @ 13 mmhwy 101 @ reidville rd rutherford rd @ paris view dr/trees downtraffic lights power outaugusta st @ pendleton st st 3 3 here's a live look 3 at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 back to you guys:3 3 our winter weather team 3 the roads have been treacherous in some areas today, especially in northern greenville county. county.lets go out live now to adrian acosta who is at the travelers rest police departmenta&.adrian how are things there? 3 ad lib about current conditionsa&.but thankfully the trpd has just the right piece of equipment for this kind of weather 3 3 weather 3 the departments humvee got plenty of use todaypolice say the humvee was purchased through the government just for days like todaythe main roads coming through tr like 25 and 276 were actually pretty cleared off but look at this video of the backroads here and you'll see why very few people were out drivingthe officer that road me around larry pruitta&told me the humvee wasn't having any issue with the roadsa&but he said a regualar car would most certainly g

southwest mcdowell and northern mcdowell and down through northwest rutherford. the dark blue 8 to 12 inches. polk, rutherford county. here's a stripe of four to eight inches in the upstate. areas north of i-85. we're thinking 4 to 8 inches will do it for you. spartanburg and cherokee. south of i-85, ice more prominent, especially as you go south in greenville county, laurens, abbeville county. here's your ice forecast. i think this is a little overdone but we could see up to half an inch of ice. lows tonight dropping down in to the 20s. cold enough for the snow and ice to begin and start to stick in the morning. temperatures will go only in the 30s tomorrow. below freezing all day in asheville, hendersonville. you'll get a little closer to freezing in the southern mountains but stay in the 20s in the northern mountains. we could see snow fall rates an inch per hour in some cases. still chances of snow likely early in the day. and then we go warmer as we dig out and start to see a melting take place in to monday. high 48. already closed tomorrow. >> jason: you're

rutherford ave inbound. we have an accident. still dark. you can see the flashing lights. lane. avenue increase our drive times. show you the live pictures on rutherford ave. those live drive times. 16 minutes on route 1 from 128 to the tobin. 25 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the exit to the pike. up to 46 minutes. we went from yellow to red and will keep increasing from 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. let's touch base now with fox25 storm tracker meteorologist shiri spear. shiri, when those temperatures get low, the poor tracks on the commuter rail, they don't have a chance. >> shiri: an uncomfortable drive for everyone and stay on top of that because this is the hour that lbt coldest. cold wynner will be our biggest concerns today snow will be second to those because so limited in coverage. a report from pen broke at two and a half inches. of snow. plymouth just over two. west wareham, and bourne with send your report fox25 shiri and pass them along so we will all be prepared for the mornin

. >> aaron: rutherford county clerks said paget also received nine counts of notary fraud. according to the search warrant, a complaint from a katauba county man. the searcharrant included a cell phone for mr. paget. we're going to give him a call and give him a chance to respond to these accusations. >> the number you dialed has been changed, disconnected or is no longer in service. >> aaron: this gas station sits near paget's shop. samantha sampson said if she bought a car and found it had more miles, she'd feel taken advantage of. >> yeah. >> aaron: paget's criminal record includes dwi, hit and run, larceny and one felony. according to the dmv, paget was being held in the rutherford when i called the jail tonight, they said he had bonded out. >> darcel: they're not even ten weeks old. they don't have names yet. and they're already training to track criminals and people who are missing. the henderson county sheriff's office says it's leaving the naming up to fifth grade star students. jerrika insco joins us live from the sheriff's office. jerrika, today was their first tr

then it goes u up to polk county, rutherford, mcdowell and burke. close to ten inches in some places there. then there's the big hole, if you will, on the radar. nothing happens west until you get over east tennessee. that's where much of the snow will be situated tonight. it's going to be a northwest snow event for the mountains. saturday for the upstate. so you'll be the first to see those expire. leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network look at the snow comingngown here. it's kind of like, what's going on? that's falling in front of the camera and light reflecting. 25 in black mountain. and watch the snow bands. impressive as they just tally up completely. you're almost a foot in some places if not more. upstate, greenville and downtown. miserable weather. ice and then boom, inch or two of snow quickly on the ground there. impressive stuff. the sno totals have been impressive. here's what you need to know, periods of snow ending. saturday afternoon and evening it goes towards the tennessee border. that's where the accumulations will likely o

georgia rd@ fork shoals rd/emshwy 291@ rutherford rdwade hampton blvd @ rushmore dr dr 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on--pit crew traffic sponsored by the carolina law group 3 back to you guys: 3 with the threat of winter weather---- 3 there is a concern about downed power lines and outages. outages.duke energy and laurens electric say they're already on stand-by in case ice causes any power problems from iced over trees and downed power lines.duke officials say they have any extra 14-hundred personnel responding to the carolinas from florida and other regions in the anticipation of outages. officials say there are fewer problems with buried power lines...but most areas still have them above ground.and as from rain, to sleet to snow or ice...this could be a problem in the coming days... 3 3 3 3 were in the 21st century and everything we do in our daily lives relies on electricity so when that electricity is cut off whehter its to a residence or a business that has a big impact on folks out there so we make sure to encourage every body to be ready. 3 electric companies and

this is rutherford avenue. as you can see this is near the hood plant. there's an accident taking out a lane. one lane is getting by at this point there on the right-hand side. expect delays. let's get to maps. another accident causing some problems on 9 south. to crash is near montvale avenue so that back-up back into wilmington. there's that accident on rutherford avenue that we just showed you live. eastbound on route 2. several cars involved in a crash near acton near main street. the pike east right now about 24, 95 to 128. those delays on the expressway almost 30 minutes braintree into boston. emily. emily: thank you. now to the stories we're following right now on the eye. this morning president obama will announce expanded background checks for gun purchases. he'll also ask congress for $500 million in mental health care funding. randy: right now the mbta is considering two options to hike fares. one proposal calls for a system-wide hike on average of 6.7 percent; the other, an average of 9.8 percent. the hike would take effect in july. emily: ri

over on 17 north closed at highland cross in rutherford. an accident as well. over on the uptown a., c. ande ., still seeing delays because of a police investigation at west 4th. 2 and 4 back on or close there. today. remember the fdr drive northbound in the 70s that accident still being cleared. clean-up continuing here on broadway and 7th avenue. that whole area around times square as we go over to the times square. again clean-up continuing you can see some cars starting to go through though. so it looks like some roads alternate side of the street parking is suspended. >>> all right debbie thank you. closing in on 6:30 and also are breaking news in -- have breaking news in new jersey. crews are battling a fire at a historic church in west orange. coming up. >> also breaking a tragic start to the new year in manhattan. a man dead after a freak elevator. >> and meteorologist bill evans what makes this simple salad the best simple salad ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple veggie dish ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple d

. >>> the emotional morning in east rutherford, tom coughlin stepped down as head chich of the giants. news 4's bruce beck has covered him a long time, known him a long time, and he was there, bruce. >> reporter: david, yesterday it was announced, today it became a reality. tom coughlin, meeting with the media after resigning as head coach of the football giants. oh, was he passionate today. he sounded like part coach, part professor, art preacher, and it wa s a packed auditorium for the ch ianging of the guard. the speakers included team owner john mara and general manager jerry reese, but the focus was on future hall of famer, tom coughlin, who resigned under pressure yesterday after three straight losing seasons. >> the and while the two super bowl trophies right out here are incredible accomplishments, and get me wrong, i believe it is the unbreakable bond between coach and player that defines me as a coach, and any humble here. he's been everything you could ever ask for in a head coach, d we will always appreciate him for that. he's a hall of fame coach. a hall of fame person. a

rutherford: healthcare is still divide or fall, the hospital recently closed in barnwell. we've got a numberof problems weve got to address and one of them is to make sure people arent simply trying to find ajob so they have access to healthcare.and on the key issue of roads, opinions continue to be split on a gas tax, income tax cut and reform of the transportation department, with martin saying the senate is still far from reaching a compromise.. it makes no sense to pour more water into a bucket when there's a hole in that bucket. and the hole in the bucket is the poliltically driven way when we decide how those dollars are spentif there are problems in that agency, identify them, point them out, so we can fix them right now,. its a joke and its a red herring.the issue is this: the roads need to be fixed. in columbia, jk news 19 wtlx> 3 while haley mentioned the floods....there was also criticism from some democrats about haleys lack of response... specifically to farmers affected by the floods. there is a bipartisan bill in the house right now to fund the loss to farme

a cleanup in rutherford, new jersey, traveling northbound by union avenue. all lanes are closed and detoured. onongoing accident investigation on south brunswick north bound route 1 by dean's lane. live look at the grand central parkway where we're working with this accident, on the eastbound side just past the trees down there. this is the backs upright here. this accident still picking up two lanes by the gardens interchange. definitely avoid that spot. pretty quiet on. b.q.e. traveling towards the brooklyn bridge. trains are on or close to schedule. they're on holiday and weekend schedules today. alternate side parking rules and meter rules are suspended. liz: and ben, back to you. >> thank you, kelly. more than two million people gathered in rio for 2016. >> this could be a big year. they host the olympics for 2016. tons of fireworks lift up the sky. they unveiled the olympic rings for this year. >> beautiful. dunkin' donuts' unbelievable selection of breakfast sandwiches freshly made all day -- two english muffin breakfast sandwiches for $4. london our

colonel rutherford b hayes. the 23rd ohio and is ranks to future presidents: future us senator and one supreme court justice. and this is mckinley, congressman, governor command president that he prefers of all titles the major. i know iron now on. love working. this is a great legislator, smart, prepared for prepares himself before he says a single word. become so well prepared and so effective, the leading spokesman. he immediately gets a mentor adopt some his protÉge and he becomes the most effective republican spokesman on economic policy and also respected by the democrats. have a narrow reelection. we did it to them and they didn't us. wins reelection by seven votes. and he knows it's only a mattera matter of time before the election committee reports look into the house. surprisingly the subcommittee says wait a minute. he deserves to be reelected. in april of 1884 they kick them out. he makes a wonderful speech. so effective and his character is so visible and integrity is so obvious the seven leading de

and even into rutherford, polk county, and into macon county, we could see 8-12." in the upstate, depending upon the rain/snow line we could see a good amount of ice and snow. futurecast for the sleet and the ice does show about a quarter inch possible down into the upstate. back here in the mountains, mostly going to be a snow event. we are at the severe level for the storm impact model. 34 degrees for a high temperature in asheville today. staying cold tonight. windy as well. 35 in greenville. tonight, down to 29. crippling snowfall the next couple of days, folks. it's not going to warm up much saturday either. sunshine and 40s by sundays, so that will help with the snow melt. ice and snow expected in the upstate. how much has fallen already? let's head over to jay for more. accumulation totals are beginning to even out across our area. the max i have seen so far is 6" in rosman. etowah 5." black mountain 5." marion also at 5." tuck see gee and jackson county, 4."" forest city 4." can't der and west asheville, 4" right now. photos are still coming in as well. pat

but postponed will now be played monday--women's game at 6:00prep hoops--boys game, aca 76 east rutherford 48..cris clayton 19 jordan shepherd 18 points.if you have cancellations, call us at 828- 651-4563. terrible news for one of the area's top basketball players who plays on the best team.dalton gossett senior guard of erwin tore her acl tuesday and is out for the season for the top ranked warriors.gossett averages 18.5 points, and does all the little things --she is clutch..good luck to her and we are pulling for a speedy recovery.that's our sports this morning i'm stan pamfilis. have a great friday. 3 the snow is continuing to fall.. and in some places it's really piling up. let's go back out live to news 13's lauren brigman in asheville... lauren.. dot crews are having a tough time catching up. 3 3 3 3 here is a look at current conditions.. in our next half hour we'll talk more about what to expect in the next 7- days. 3 3 conditions.. here are your weather headlines for today.. up next.. we'll talk about 3

-- wlos dot com -- and click on news links. 3 3 3 new details about an attempted suicide at the rutherford county jail. authorities say the inmate was not on suicide watch. sheriff chris francis tells news 13 that bryan houser's attorney called on december seventh... to say the inmate's father felt his son was suicidal. but after nurses and mental health professionals interviewed houser numerous times.. the sheriff says they concluded he was not. 3 the nursing staff did see him on five different occassions from that time as recent as monday. but i dont think that was any suicidal tendencies ever came out of those meetings with the professionals he had contact with sheriff francis showed us the multi-bed medical cell where houser was jailed. he not for suicide watch, but due to a prior injury he had before his arrest. houser was arrested in october on multiple felony counts related to a stand-off with police. 3 3 the sheriff in haywood county is providing security training to places of worship. the north carolina sheriffs' association gathered law enforcement across the state to take part i

the taliban released a video of rutherford in 2011 accusing him of being a spy. a statement from the taliban reportedly says his release was brokered by qatar. sounds from gun dramatic images from the police raid that captured -'el chapo'. this is the house where the mexican drug lord was caught. six of his associates died in the raid. it happened in mexico--in his home state of sinaloa. the u-s has started extradition proceedings against him, he faces drug charges. actor sean penn, also now speaking on the secret interview he conducted with him-- for rolling stones magazine-- penn says has nothing to hide. in national news... sergeant bowe bergdahl will appear before a military court today for a pre- trial hearing. desertion and endangering his fellow soldiers. you may remember, he disappeared from his military post in afghanistan in 2009. he was then kidnapped by the taliban and held for five years. bergdahl was later freed in a prisoner exchange for five guantanamo bay detainees. the mother of teen' ethan couch is expected to be tonya couch posted bail yesterd

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as a mentioned, that toward rutherford and around hickory, a couple of these have resulted in getting a few clicks to the ground. a little bit later in the afternoon and into the evening we may see a couple of flurries here and there and as the heart of this upper-level disturbance makes its way into the west toward 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 p.m., it may not be impossible that we could see areas develop a light coating of snow, mainly toward the north and west where we've got a winter weather advisory in the mountains of north carolina as well as it moves through the mountains this afternoon. we may see a trace to perhaps as much as locally three or 4 inches of snow develop their. here's future cast picking up on the idea that the cloud cover patchy for us now and maybe through the mid afternoon hours or so. as we get out toward 4:00, areas of snow start to become forceful to the east, we will see that flow through, especially in the northern half of the viewing area. during the late afternoon into the evening, by 7:00 p.m. and beyond, moving away quickly. this isn't going to stick around for

laura behnke is in east rutherford with more on what the coach had to say. >> reporter: tom coughlin conducted the final press conference the way he conducted everyone of his team meetings. with pay sorb -- passion, enthuse i didn't mean and five minutes before schedule. leaving will be difficult for the man who has run the show the last 12 years but simply put it was time to move on. coughlin will win two super bowls at the helm of big blue. he even dared himself to nearly everyone that played with him. after three straight losing seasons, he spoke to ownership and they say it was him who suggested he step down first. for a change. coughlin leaves behind a legacy. >> while the two super bowl trophies right out here are incredible accomplishments and i am proud of them, don't get me wrong, i believe it is the unbreakable bond between coach and player that defines me as a coach and any humble success that we might have had here. >> listen, we had 12 great years. all good things come to an end at some point in time. i can never begin to repay him for what he has done for this franchise

supply is not a concern at this time. 3 3 the nation's largest zinc processor is idling its plant in rutherford county. the horsehead corporation says the shutdown comes amid zinc prices at a seven-year low and financial problems. about 200 people are affected. a small crew of workers will maintain the plant during the idling period. there is no word when the period will end. 3 3 3 we have an update this morning on body cameras in the asheville police department. the department is now working with the city attorney to develop a new policy for the video from them. under current state law, the video is not considered public says the chief "can" allow an individual to view a recording if that person is filing a complaint against an officer. the plan is for officers to start using the cameras by this summer. 3 3 a pit bull kills a 7-year-old boy and injures his 8-year-old brother in robeson county.(nats of 911) "is the bleeding serious? yes it is. and is the child completely alert? no he's not." the attack happened near the boys' home over the weekend. the dog belonged to a neighbor and was found d

no one was hurt. 3 3 3 new details about an attempted suicide at the rutherford county jail. authorities say the inmate was not on suicide watch. sheriff chris francis tells news 13 that bryan houser's attorney called on december seventh... to say the inmate's father felt his son was suicidal. after nurses and mental health professionals interviewed houser numerous times.. the sheriff says they concluded he was not. 3 the nursing staff did see him from that time as recent as monday. but i dont think that was any suicidal tendencies ever came out of those meetings with the professionals he had contact with sheriff francis showed us the multi-bed medical cell where houser was jailed. he was largely in there alone... not for suicide watch, but due to a prior injury he had before his arrest. houser was arrested in october on multiple felony counts related to a stand-off with police. 3 3 the clemson tigers are going to the national championship game. the tigers beat the oklahoma sooners 37 to 17 yesterday in the orange bowl in miami. clemson remains undefeated. there was a lot of

most of the snow has melted in rutherford county. in asheville, struggling with temperatures. right now, 34 degrees. coming up after the break, we'll talk about a quick shot at snow and jus how warm we'll get for the weekend. sp >> we have been struggling this this is likely part of the reason. still seeing a good amount of cloud cover outside. this is the research institute, 2,000 feet. the news 13 skycam network. we had more snow on the ground we are starting to see it melt. we have a foot if not more in many locations. it does take this long in many areas to melt. it is going to be a week tomorrow which is hard to believe. we are seeing the snow on the ground and starting to see some of that blue sky. radar and satellite has filled in with clouds. notice that the lht showers have really stayed further south of greenville, just some light rain. if you are traveling that way, keep that in mind. speaking of precipitation, we haven't had any in our rain let's talk temperatures, 75 degrees. that's our high temperature record in 1914. we are not going to be that warm this weekend

followed by a burial with full military honors. 3 3 rutherford county authorities arrest a man for rolling back odometers. d-m-v investigators arrested 30-year-old mitchell padgett. he is charged with 15 counts of changing mileage, 13 counts of forgery and nine counts of notary fraud. the investigation began in december after a complaint filed by a catawba county man. after buying his truck, the man learned it had 80 thousand more miles. others in the area explain how they would feel if they had the same thing happen to them. 3 "i'd be pissed off. especially for the price, depending on the price. regardless i'd be mad about it. that's really low down." padfett is currently out of jail after posting a 140 ththsand dollar bond. 3 3 a pizza restaurant in charlotte is getting national attention--because of a bathroom sign. the owner of pure pizza posted a sign explaining the restroom is available for people in the l- g-b-t community. the post goes available for single fathers with daughters, single mothers with sons, and adults with aging parents who have disabilities. 3 00;04;23;07 i said i w

. >> got champagne ready for them, weren't able to do it in east rutherford. but in santa clara, you better believe it. >> i feel under dressed out here. if you have what it takes to be the fan of the week, be in touch. >>> check out this bowling technique by brian randolph, the outback bowl. he dives forward and pushing the ball from his chest. he got a strike, maybe not recommended for your local bowling tournament. >> time now for no apparent reason, we know he is a huge anl lover. we shooed you a puppy jumping into a pile of leaves. looked good on paper foo the holidays, but not so much for the feline involved, for no apparent reason. wow. the santa hat shuffle, guys, i hate to see them put an elf on the shelf on its head. >> that's the cat in the hat or sure. >> all right. so can we do the broncos brother shuffle. >> what do they do? >> i just did it. >> okay, reedy? >> shark at the super bowl. >> awkward. really awkward. peyton, brock, broncos, two weeks of talk. >> going to be fun.

can drive up to it. 3 3 3 the nation's largest zinc processor is temporarily idling its plant in rutherford corporation" says the shutdown comes amid zinc prices at a seven-year low and financial problems. about 200 people are affected. a small crew of workers will maintain the plant during the idling period. no word when that will end. 3 3 3 we have an update this morning on body cameras in the asheville police department. the department is now working with the city attorney to develop a new policy for the video from them. under current state law the video is not considered public record. the city's new policy says the chief "can" allow an individual to view a recording if that person is filing a complaint against an officer. the plan is for officers to start using the cameras by this summer. 3 3 a pit bull kills a seven-year- old boy and injures his eight-year-old brother in robeson county.(nats of 911) "is the bleeding serious? yes it is. and is the child completely alert? no he's not." the attack happened near the boys' home over the weekend. the dog belonged to a neighbor and was found

. >> kim: now in rutherford water, which is also called brine, as a pre-treatment to whatever precipitation falls. they've been doing that ahead of the storm so that once that precip hits the ground, it will already have that pre-treatment on the ground to break it down whether it's ice, but more likely if it's snow that will help keep it to a minimum. even though it will be accumulating. the big fear for all those in there are benchmarks to when it will be more dangerous. starting at a quarter of an inch. they're looking at that. but at this point as we've been hearing from our meteorologists, the minimal ice looks like more snow than ice. kimberly king, news 13. >> l lry: talking about ice, with that potential comes the potential for power outages. duke energy says they have crews on call to bring in extraraelp this week. >> darcel: transformers and ready to go should you lose >> the men and women that work and serve our customers each and on the gear that they need to respond as quickly as they can and to do the work safely and punch. >> larry: if you do lose power during the storm, keep

the latest school closings across the carolinas -here's a look at what we've gotten in so far -rutherford and transylvania county schools will be on a two hour delay haywood county will have a teacher work dayjackson county schools will be closed - both the blue ridge and smoky swain countyyancey county mitchell countymacon county madison countyand graham county.remember for the latest updated informatiti - just head to fox carolina dot com. 3 and make sure as we prepare for another winter weather system - that you've got our fox carolina weather app.you can get the latest weather information on the go, as well as alerts on watches and warnings for your area.just text carolina weather to 23-765 to download! 3 and that nasty black ice could be popping up on upstate and mountain roads due to this winter weather. it's a road condition that driving instructors say can be deadly. 3 tonight, we spoke with the bmw performance driving school about what you can do if you find yourself on roads with black ice, and how to handle your vehicle. 3 fox carolina's rebecca atkins spoke with a driving inst

even in to polk and rutherford. so far 4/10 of an inch. our temperatures are chilling but still well above freezing. we do have freezing rain advisories for the counties here along the tennessee border. i'll show you the bigger changes by the end of the week. stick around for that. continue to dig their way out of this weekend's monster storm. after three days in a virtual standstill, cities along the northern east coast are now starting to get back to normal. federal offices in washington are still closed. and schools in dc, baltimore and philadelphia canceled classes for the second day. new york city got back and up and running. transportation is limited there and mounds of snow remain piled up on the sidewalk. >> everybody pretty much shovelled the walk. just at the crosswalks are a little bumpy. but you gotta be careful. even if it's shovelled, you know. >> ashlea: while the clean ups continue, officials urge residents to use caution. several people have died. >> frank: karen, many of these parents missed work to stay home with their c

>>jaclyn: ingrid, dispatchers in haywood, jackson, mitchell county, mcdowell county, rutherford, and yancey county, so basically every where mentioned their back roads are especially slick, but as lauren mentioned this morning of course this applies to all the counties in our coverage area. so, of course, use caution on side roads every where this morning.

colonel rutherford b hayes. the 23rd ohio had his ranks. the congressman, governor command president but prefers the major. would have loved working with him because he is a great legislator, smart, prepared. as a freshman congressman he becomes the most effective republican spokesman on economic policy and respected by the democrats. i did not know this, but if your party lost control of the house they did it to us. and the republicans lose control of the house. no anchor, no those coming, set and ready, but so effective that his character is so visible and integrity so obvious the seven leading democrats including his most ardent foes vote to retain him as an active respect. his leading opponents vote for him, which is unheard of. a great quotation, my colleagues always feel obliged to apologize before they call her names. i hope you enjoy the book and have a great holiday. we get the latest check. she has got to get a new car and has already named it. the name of her new car is mckinley. [applause] if you have burning questions i am happ

in rutherford county, kimberly king, news 13. >> darcel: in the wee hours this morning, the first baby of 2016 was born at mission hospital. she was meant to be a christmas gift but she was a little late. here's news 13's ashlea surles with the story. >> look at those eyes. >> ashlea: seeing the sun for the very first time today. >> what are you looking at? >> ashlea: was jordan ellory sweeten. it's been a long 12 hours for 19 inch bundle. but it's perhaps been an even longer week and a half. >> i was ten days late. >> ashlea: for her parents. >> we ate pasta and pizza. >> ashlea: she was supposed to be here by christmas. >> she has a little reindeer thing on. i packed the bag like ten times. >> ashlea: jordan made her family wait a while. even though she had a brother who couldn't wait to meet her. >> he would lift up my shirt and speak directly to my belly button. >> ashlea: when their little girl was finally born at 1:17 this morning, that meant she was the first baby in 2016 at mission hospital. >> we kind of had an inkling she was going to be a new year's baby. >> ashlea: mom was

. >>> the frigid temperatures problems on the road, this is video from rutherford rd. it turns to ice an created a safety hazard. it's not warming up very much. we're here with more and it's going to be a cold week. >> tonight we're looking for the temperatures to be coldest, so bundle up and this is what it feels like out there on exposed skin a windchill is at 14 degrees and it feels like 27 in spartanburg and we have a new windchill advisory that goes into effect at 6:00 this evening, that's going to last until noon tomorrow for the counties shaded in blue and those are the areas we expect windchills to range from minus 5-10. the morning for the up state, we're expecting clear skies, but a low down to 16 degrees and we'll find single digits in the mountains. take it easy. this is can be dangerous if you >> you have to dig deeper for those gloves. >>> many of you know, its martin luther king jr. today and dozens are holding a day of service to celebrate. >> i want our children it grow up and know their history and know where we came from and it's all about the will,

time the 14 year old had taken his grandmother's car without her knowledge. 3 3 3 developing in rutherford county... d-s-s is now looking into allegations of abuse in the foster system. teen alex militello ran away last month... claiming he was abused because of his sexuality. he has since been found. friends and family of militellogathered at the county courthouse last night to rally against homo-phobia. family members hope to regain custody of both him and his sister. 3 44:24-37in straight. if i want to be gay, i can be gay. if i want to be bisexual, i can be bisexual. nobody should be able to tell somebody how they're supposed to live or love what religion they're supposed to go under or anything. the rally was organized by students for a democratic society. 3 3 3 two upstate lawmakers file a bill to ban same-sex marriage in south carolina despite last court. state representatives mike burns and bill chumley co- sponsored the bill. chumley says the majority of residents in south carolina are against same-sex marriage. so, taxpayers in the state shouldn't pay for a decision made by the f

and 17 north still closed in rutherford and accident with a downed pole. going outside we'll take look at times square and clean-up just about cleared here other at times square -- over at times square. alternate sideshows opinioned. back over to you ken. >>> -- side suspended. back over to you ken. >>> thanks a lot debbie. meteorologist bill evans here. >> the temperature here is going to be 39 degrees to start off at 8:00 and that's pretty much where we thought this temperature would be. it's going to be 42 by noon and 45 this afternoon. with still a west wind at about 10, 20 miles an hour. so a bit breezy today. degrees and we're looking at 43 on sunday. a great weekend but look at next week. well, the coldest day of the winter is going to be on tuesday so so far when it's about 31 but it will be below freezing much of the time. happy new year have a great weekend. >> you too bill thank you and that's the news for now. "good morning america" continues after the break here on channel 7 and we are always >>> >>> good morning, america, it's 8:00 a.m. and h

we're in rutherford county at chimney rock state park. we are getting socked in. this is the theme playing out through many east of i-26. a lot of fog to deal with so slow down. high temperatures only made it in to the mid and upper 40s. if you saw 50s, luckily enough you were the warmest in the southwestern mountains. we're really going to see leveling off in terms of temperatures this evening. i dopt see them dropping much radar and satellite, we've got that push of cool air from the east. and warmer in the southwest. we'll get a little warmer in places tomorrow in the southwestern places tomorrow. maybe some areas of drizzle. just not the prettiest evening to be out. look at your temperature holding steady at 45 in the upstate. very foggy. we'll talk about the chances for rain and even snow. stick around. >> darcel: a philadelphia police officer is recovering after being shot several times. thth attack was caught on surveillance video. police say the suspect fired at least 11 times in to a patrol car last night. some of those shots hit the person in the driver'

. >> frank: april green sent us this shot of a last sunset of 2015 in rutherford county. >> darcel: thahais pretty. you can send us your pictures and video, too. just log on to wlos.com or e-mail them to pics@wlos.com. co this is the best block of all. it's like candy cane lane. i know. oohhh. oh, holiday ferris wheel. i kind of love it. look at those reindeer. jeffrey, you're awfully quiet back there. i was just thinking... maybe it's time we finish is test drive and head back to the dealership? that is so jeffrey... soooo jeffrey... so jeffrey... oh. elves.. it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. zero due at signing, and zero first months payment on a new passat >> darcel: we take a look back at the yearr top entertainment stories. >> frank: but up first in the buzz, iconic music star natalie cole has died at 65. she reportedly died in a hospil in los angeles thursday night. her kidney troubles date back to 2008 when she was diagnosed with hepatitis c. cole attributed the illness to her struggles with cocaine and heroin. she had been sober for some time following stints

under 17 north , it's really shut down by union street in rutherford. there is an accident involving a downfall. the time square cleanup . everyone looks like they left with the cleanup continues. pretty much between 8/39 and 59th st. between 6th and 8th avenues. it's pretty quiet at the lincoln tunnel and no accidents to report at the holland trains. they are on a weekend or holiday schedules. parking rules in the alternate site in the meter rules are suspended for new year's. happy new year's. ben and juliet , back to you. thank you , kelly . ben: on now. juliet: i think he is drunk. his eyes are blurry . ben: i was with the in times square. we started to party! >> . juliet: hi people did you kiss? the femme fatale's were coming at me. >> lips like the fish! let's show you some video. as the festivities in times square. by all means it was a good night for the nypd. there was no issues. it's a huge accomplishment in this day and age 6000 cops and all of them flexing with those jackets anti-terrorism squad . i went up to a few of them the guardian ange

>>jay: rutherford county authorities arrest a man for rolling back odometers, they arrested 30 year-old mitchell padgett charges with 15 counts of changing mileage, 10 chants of froargry and notary fraud. there was a complaint filed by a man from catawba county after buying his truck the man learned it had 80,000 additional miles, they would feel if they had the same thing happen to them. >> i would be pissed off, especially for the price, you know, depending upon the price. but, regardless, i would be mad about it. that's really lowdown. >>jay: padgett is currently out of jail after posting bond of $140,000. >>holly: an explosion killed at least 7 people including the attackers in the capitol of indonesia. >>jay: police flooded the streets of ja carta as they tried to help the wounded. >>reporter: blown out window, debris scattered across the downtown streets of the nation's capitol. at least 3 suicide bombers detonated their packs exploding themselves in a starbucks cafe in ja carta while one attack add policeman. one police officer is dead, but the death toll could be much higher. af

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