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i'm stan pamfilis. have a great thursday. 3 3 here is a look at current what to expect in the next 7- days. 3 3 3 it's being touted as the biggest roll out in burger king history since the 1970s. coming up we'll tell you w wt you can expect on the menu later this month. 3 it is 5:xx ... you might want to start calling it "hot dog king." burger king's newest menu item takes a bit of a left turn. the fast food franchise will start serving hot dogs later this month. one executive called it the biggest launch since 1970s, when the company introduced its first chicken sandwich. burger king will serve two versions: a classic grilled the franchise started experimenting with hot dogs in five cities last year and has decided to take the menu item nationwide. 3 3 here is a look at current conditions.. here are your weather headlines for today.. up next.. we'll talk about what to expect in the extended forecast. 3 3 3 3 3 big developments overnight in the standoff at an oregon wildlife refuge. who's been arrested

i'm stan pamfilis. have a great tuesday.((pkg out)) 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 dunkin' donuts' unbelievable selection of breakfast sandwiches freshly made all day -- d now you can enjoy two english muffin egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches for $4. the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. america runs on dunkin'. 3 it is 5:xx ... mountain dew is getting back into the super bowl advertising game, but what they plan to do could cause many viewers to scratch their heads. the soft drink giant tweeted brief videos of the commercial's star... a creature that looks like a mix of a baby, a monkey, a horse and a space alien.horse and a monkey, a horse and a space alien. one video shows the e creature acting like a human baby by sitting in a high chair. so what's the creature all about? mountain dew's not saying. but the commercial will be quite expensive. c-b-s is charging five-million dollars for 30-

state-- the pack struggling but played the heels tough in chapel hill before falling 67-55.that's stan pamfilis. have a great tuesday. 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 3 n-p-r's world cafe is here in asheville and will be featuring local musicians as part of its "sense of place" series. this is their instagram page. they are using the hashtag w-c-s-o-p-n-c... of place n-c. so far, they have posted pictures from echo mountain recording studio, the bob moog foundation and some other familiar spots around asheville. tonight, the grey eagle will host a live recording session with world cafe host david dye. it will feature asheville groups "the honeycutters" and the "jon stickley trio." the event is sold out. 3 3 here is a look at current conditions.. here are your weather headlines for today.. up next.. we'll talk about what to expect in the extended forecast. 3 3 3 in today's early bird gets the win giveaway... we are giving away six family four packs of tickets to see the harlem globetrotters at the u-s

i'm stan pamfilis. have a great friday.((pkg out)) 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 a puppy makes his debut on television. coming up ... e reluctant deal the station's news director made... that got the pup the on-air position. my computer's dying again. you'll need to email us so we can issue you a ticket. but you're right here. it's protocol. or, you can try staples tech services next day guarantee. it's fast and done right. i'll do that instead. that's not protocol marsha. in by noon, out by 5 the next day. 3 it is 5:xx ... a little rock t-v station's campaign to add a puppy to its staff has worked! the dog belongs to a k- a-r-k employee who happened to bring the pup to work one day last week. the golden retriever named "shade".. won the hearts of staffers... but not the station's bosses. k-a-r-k's news director decided to make a deal that if a photo of shade on the station's facebook page got 100-thousand likes, he could stay around as station mascot. well, the photo didn't get en

i'm stan pamfilis. have a great thursday. 3 3 there are likely many bets happening over who will win the super bowl. the director of the w-n-c nature center and the director of the denver zoo have a wager of their own. this is a screen grab from chris gentile's facebook page. he says he will wear a peyton manning broncos jersey to greet people at the nature center if the broncos win. but if the panthers win, shannon block, with the denver zoo, will wear a cam newton panthers jersey as she greets fans at the zoo's gate. 3 3 charlotte mayor jennifer roberts-- and the mayor of going. should the broncos win-- mayor roberts says she will post a picture of herself in peyton manning's jersey. if the panthers win-- mayor michael hancock will post a picture of himself on twitter, sporting cam newton's jersey. 3 mayor jennifer robertsi think it'll look good on you.. it's just going to look great on you.. i appreciate that, never heard i look good in blue before. the mayor says she is confident she 'won't' be wear

that's our sports this morning, i'm stan pamfilis. have a great friday. 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 a photo of his make-shift soccer jersey went viral. coming up... what the little boy was sent, after the photo made it to the famous athlete. 3 it is 5:xx ...3 the young afghani boy who became an internet sensation when he was pictured wearing a striped plastic bag with lionel messi's name and number on it.... now owns the real thing! the soccer superstar and the united nations children fund gave the boy two autographed shirts and a signed football from the iconic player. the boy's father says it was it was "one of the happiest moments" of his son's life. when the 5- year old was asked about becoming an internet sensation, he said "the whole people in the world know me now." 3 3 here is a look at current conditions.. here are your weather headlines for today.. what to expect in the extended forecast. 3 3 3 3 police continue to police 3 pol

i'm stan pamfilis. have a great wednesday. 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 the next primary is already on the minds of many. new drone footage is out of the 3 it is 5:xx ... a drone captures some beauty shots of columbia, south carolina.. in it you can see the state capital of south carolina.. the state is of course the site of the next republican primary. the republican primary will be held on saturday, february 20th... and the democratic is saturday the 27th. 3 3 here is a look 3 here is a look at current conditions.. here are your weather headlines for today.. up next.. we'll talk about what to expect in the extended forecast. 3 3 3 i know he didn't do it on purpose. he wasn't in his right 3 state of mind. new details in the case of a man charged with killing his father. what warrants reveal about the son's comments to investigators. dunkin' donuts' unbelievable selection of breakfast sandwiches freshly made all day -- and now you can enjoy two english muffin egg and chees

i'm stan pamfilis. have a great friday. 3 3 here is a look at current 3 conditions.. in our next half hour we'll talk more about what to expect in the next 7- days. 3 3 3 3 3 a hillarious and topical super bowl ad. why these aliens are loving the human race. we'll tell you next. 3 so what would aliens think of us humans?3 that's the theme of the super bowl ad for 'avocados from mexico.' this fun ad features so many inside jokes that we can all relate to. a group of aliens from the future tour a museum of earth and marvel at some of our strange habits. like sitting in terribly uncomfortable airline seats - or our use of emojis. the best to this ad? year-round- avocados, of course. 3 3 here is a look at current conditions.. here are your weather headlines for today.. up next.. we'll talk about what to expect in the extended forecast. 3 3 3 3 a suspicious death investigation in henderson county. coming up how the victim is being remembered by his brother. 3 concern is mounting over the zika virus in the united states. coming up what one state is doing now that cases have

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i'm stan pamfilis. have a great 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 3 this cute otter may be sitting pretty now, but coming up, we learn the dangerous circumstances that almost lead to a rescue effort. that feeling. you know the one. that "grand-slam, aced-the-presentation" feeling. multiply that feeling. it's the deal of all deals. a moment worthy of celebration. now multiply that. you're everyone's hero in the championship of all championships it's that feeling. multiplied. introducing the new multiplier scratch-offs. a chance to win. and a chance to multiply your winnings. yea, that feeling 3 it is 5:xx ... an orphaned baby sea otter has a forever home. the 10-week-old sea pup was discovered stranded on a beach due to strong el nia california, where it was rescued by the monterey bay aquarium. finally, with approval from the u.s. fish and wildlife service, the sea otter was flown to chicago's shedd aquarium, where it now leads a happy life. according to the shedd aq

i'm stan pamfilis. have a great wednesday. . 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 coming up... this tiny home sells for millions of dollars. 3 it is 5:xx ... it has become a symbol of vancouver's out-of-reach real estate market. this tiny, tear-down home in a popular area of the city has sold for almost two-and-a-half million dollars. that was 80-thousand dollars more than the asking price. the three-bedroom, two- bathroom home was put on the market two weeks ago. it is missing a few shingles, some of the walls are rotting, and it needs a paint job. none of that really matters though, people suspect the tiny home will likely be torn down, and 3 here is a look at current conditions.. here are your weather headlines for today.. up next.. we'll talk about what to expect in the extended forecast.t. 3 3 3 you shouldn't be out here shooting and killing each other. that's crazy." a teenager is fighting for his life after being shot. coming up... his condition this morning. 3 "i was pregnan

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watching news 13 with darcel grimes, larry blunt, chief meteorologist jason boyer, and sports with stan pamfilis. this is news 13 at 11. >> darcel: two major developments tonight on the campaign trail. republican presidential candidate rick santorum announced he's out of the race. here's marcy gonzalez with the latest. >> reporter: tonight the republican field narrowing again. rick santorum dropping out. and announcing he's supporting marco rubio. the cruz camp sent this e-mail to caucus day suggesting dr. ben >> i thought it was an unfair advantage. >> he insulting ben carson by doing what he did to ben carson. that was a disgrace. >> reporter: cruz apologizing to carson. >> it was a mistake for our team not to forward your subsequent statement. >> reporter: things starting to simmer on the republican side, too. bernie sanders calling in to question whether hillary clinton is really a progressive. >> some days, yes. until she announces she's a proud moderate. >> because if it's about our records, hey, i'm going to win by a landslide. >> reporter: clinton and sanders will face off in a debate to

watching news 13 with darcel grimes, larry blunt, chief meteorologist jason boyer, and sports with stan pamfilis. this is news 13 at 11:00. >> larry: there's a new push to legalize medical marijuana in western north carolina. >> darcel: a group called common sense cannabis is now trying to convince the eastern band of cherokee it's the right move. news 13's rex hodge looks in to why it may be a tough sell in tonight's reality check. >> rex: some in cherokee see marijuana, even personal use, consistent with nature. >> it's plants. i think it would be a good thing. >> rex: they say it helps calm the nerves. not everyone feels the same. tribal leadership recently voting against spending money on a feasibility study looking in in to medical, industrial use. >> cannabis is just not some drug, it's a plant and a form of medicine, first and foremost. >> rex: with tribal leadership saying no to a wide ranging marijuana study, he's refocusing. >> we're listening to our community m mbers and also we're listening to our council members who also receive feedback. and a medical cannabis resolution. we're loo

watching news 13 with darcel grimes, larry blunt, chief meteorologist jason boyer, and sports with stan pamfilis. this is news 13 at 11:00. >> darcel: north carolina dot says a contractor pulling out of four projects across the state is to blame for construction delay. >> larry: at the pond road bridge. news 13's jerrika insco joins us live in our mobile track. jerrika, you're driving in the area that we're talking about. >> jerrika: yes, and we're so you guys can see some zigzag pattern that construction has created. we're coming up on that construction now. i'll give you a live look at that. and this is what drivers want to see straightened out. now when we get up to this intersection you're going to see how much the road goes back and forth. that's the zigzag pattern that people are now calling malfunction conjunction. this portion of i-26 that crosses over pond road isn't supposed to look like this. when construction is done, it will look much different. >> yes, it will be straight. >> jerrika: but getting it done, that's the problem. department of transportation officials say the contractor

watching news 13 with darcel grimes, larry blunt, chief meteorologist jason boyer, and sports with stan pamfilis. this is news 13 at 11:00. >> larry: the storm system that moved through the mountains today is being blamed for six deaths. three were in virginia. the storm spawned several tornados that damaged at least five structures in waverly. that's outside richmond. three people were killed in louisiana and mississippi last night. >> darcel: a musical based on a true story and based in asheville has made it to broadway. starting tomorrow "bright star" will be previewing in the big apple. that musical story is by steve martin. it's martin's first broadway it features blue grass music about the city. >> then they became available for theaters like asheville community theater to do. it would be a show that i would love to direct or be a part of as an actor or singer. >> darcel: talk about that new musical is buzzing around asheville with people wanting to get tickets to its broadway show. >> larry: i sure hope it comes here. >> darcel: a trip to new york. >> larry: we are expecting some winter p

watching news 13 with darcel grimes, larry blunt, chief meteorologist jason boyer, and sports with stan pamfilis. >> darcel: authorities are on the scene of a deadly plane crash in union county southeast of charlotte. investigators say a single engine plane crashed just before seven tonight killing the pilot. he's been identified as james he reported engine problems before the plane went down. >>> if and when the vatican is attacked by isis, which as everyone knows is isis' ultimate trophy, i can promise you that the pope would haveve only wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president. >> larry: well donald trump not happy with pope francis after the pope suggested trump's not a christian because he wants to build a wall between the u.s. and mexico. trump said he thinks pope francis' remarks are unfortunate and that he is a christian. >>> well it is the newest weight loss without surgery. >> darcel: a procedure that uses a pair of balloons that can help >> larry: news 13's jay siltzer shows us how it works and introduces us to a woman who hopes it will change her life. >> i have

i'm stan pamfilis. see you tonight at 6:00. have a great day, everyone. >> >> holly: it will be a great one for sure. >> jay: and a nice weekend at least in terms of temperature, right, ingrid? >> ingrid: that's right. we have the sunshine today and middle 60s expected, 57 forest city. out towards charlotte, if you are traveling, in the 50s, down towards atlanta 60s. chattanooga as well and knoxville. back into the upstate, around greenville, upper 50s. sunny as well. but, more clouds tonight. that will actually help us from getting too cold. 38 in buncombe county and 41 in spartanburg. >>> let's get another traffic correct. jaclyn, the road are still clear? >> jaclyn: we are wreck and delay free around asheville. traffic is flowing smoothly on hendersonville road in south asheville for you. travel time to get from airport road over to rock hill road this morning. >>> here is a look at what you can expect along tunnel road right now. that commute from river mill road to i-240 timing out to 5 minutes. ? that's a look at your on-

i'm stan pamfilis. see you again tonight at 6:00. >> holly: we could see more riptation, it's actually coming down already she said. >> jay: ingrid what is the latest? >> ingrid: we have a chance for precipitation and snow. the winter weather advisory doesn't start until noon so really it's going to be the highest elevations there, swain county, yancey county, mitchell, avenuery, madison, back in the valley maybe a few flurries. 40s for highs today, same thing down into the upstate. tonight, it will be cold, clear, in the upstate, more clouds back here in asheville. low of 20 degrees. that wind though make it feel like single digits at times. this morning we have a traffic alert so drivers in the upstate, a portion of i-26 is shut down due to a crash. >> jaclyn: right, all westbound lanes are closed on i-26 in spartanburg county cure to a wreck and injuries there. there is no word toen the injuries but it is causing a significant backup so avoid this portion of i-26 westbound on your commute upstate dri

i'm stan pamfilis. we will see you gain tonight at now multiply that. you're everyone's hero in the championship of all championships it's that feeling. multiplied. introducing the new multiplier scratch-offs. a chance to win. and a chance to multiply your winnings. 2 >>evan: good morning, we are talking valentine's day all morning because it is that weekend, the weekend for love. and life coach debra hawkin, tell me, last hour we talked about how to rekindle love and in a relationship. now we will talk single, right? >> singles, yeah, you know, we are at the tipping point now where there is almost more singles than there are people coupled up. that's a lot of the population. >>evan: wow. >> so, you know, what i tell my single people who are actually looking for a relationship, looking for love, you know, the first thing i would say is do you. and by do you, i mean make yourself happy. if you come out of a relationship, discover the things about yourself that really bring you joy, you know. if it's something you put away on the shelf, you know, get back

i'm stan pamfilis. see you tonight at 6:00. have a great day, everyone. >> >> hope: just moments ago until south carolina's democratic primary. coming up after the break, we will tell you how early bird republican >> evan: good morning, it's saturday, february 27th. i'm evan donovan. >> zack: and i'm zack green. >> evan: we have a big day, hope hanselman is in greenville for the primary, lots of sunshine, little difference between the days? >> zack: just in terms of sunshine. it will be gorgeous out there. your sun rise is official in 3 minutes. 7:03 is when it comes up. and, yes, the blue sky is going to be seen. the sunshine is sticking around today. the second half of the weekend, afternoon highs today going to be slightly cooler, but by tomorrow, we are talking about how long is this warm stretch lasting and when do we bring back flakes? i have the details in a little bit. >> evan: poll just opened in south carolina's democratic primary. voters will choose between bernie sanders and hillary clinton in today's race. news 13'

i'm stan pamfilis, see you again tonight at 6 o'clock. >>evan: there was a magic moment during a high school basketball game in the mountains this week. that right there is matthewpool, he shot a 3 pointer for the pisgah high bears on senior night on tuesday. matthew has been the varsity years. despite having cerebal palty and often debilitating brain disorder. he suited up and started tuesday about 10 seconds into the game. >> i will be honest with you, it was so loud, she was emotional. i was emotional. >> i was crying. >> everyone was crying. but, it was absolutely wonderful for him, you know. he is just so special to everyone. >>luke: matthew said scoring the three points was not his favorite part of the night. the best part he said, is having his teammates and coach hug him afterwards. >>hope: we are putting the finishing touches on the asheville mardi gras parade with tons of purple paint and tons more glitter. coming up, i will tell you about really cool part of this float. now, in high definition, from the western north carolina's

i'm stan pamfilis. see you tonight at 6:00. >> >> evan: quom back, everyone. 7:46 op the dot. joining me, renobbed mountain and hammer dulcimer player, madeleine mcneil, thank you for waking up with us ( ). >> it's a pleasure to be here. >> evan: we are glad to have you, we are want k to talk about the appalachian dulcimer. >> yes, this part of north its beginnings, too. when the people would travel down through the shenandoah valley of virginia and into this area ( ) and eastern kentucky. here. good players down leer. >> evan: yeah. so the origin is right in this region. your origin in this region as well. you're from harper's ferry west virginia? >> very close. >> evan: all right. and so, obviously, it's a big region. what makes the instrument so special or different from other instruments? >> yes, well, first of all, the setup of it, which is different from the guitars and banjos and so forth. you sit and play it on your lap most time or on some people on the table. but, the instrument is just so unique in its sound and just the way it's been put together and it its history

i'm stan pamfilis. we will see you again tonight at 6 o'clock. have a great wednesday, everyone. >>holly: and carolina panthers fans are preparing for the superbowl. >>jay: not only are fans excited but so are military personnel overseas. staff sergeant clifford jones of spartanburg had this to say. >> hi, i'm staff sergeant clifford joan, 35th squa drand turkey, why did cam cross the road? to get to the superbowl! yeah! we're going to win2 superbowl! go panthers! woo! woo! >>jay: he is as excited as cam. >>holly: i love it. everyone in here loves it. hopefully you at ohm are laughing, too. we may have to play him again. >>ingrid: i love that. and he's just as stylish as cam newton, too, in the blue suit looking got. in fact it's can see all the rain on the camera lens. same thing in greenville at 65 degrees. leicester carpet sales skycam network, 8 a.m. stays in the 50s, 60 by lunchtime with a chance for thunderstorms. and we are dealing with weather relateded problems on the roads. there is issues in polk county and haywood county. >>jaclyn: there are several downed trees repor

i'm stan pamfilis 6789 we will see you again at 6 o'clock. have a great friday, everyone. >>holly: happening now from the vatican the catholic church will coin a joint declaration with the russian orthodox church for the first time in history. >>jay: right now a vatican spokesman said the pope will meet with the head of the russian orthodox church february 12th in cuba, where they will sign the agreement. >>holly: we are watching a live press conference from the vatican making these announcements. >>> ingrid, outside, on my way in there were a few flurries outside. >>ingrid: it's so windy they are flying every where. nothing exciting in the way of snow, but maybe in the extended forecast. but for today let's enjoy sunshine. 40 degrees in asheville. and it will stay windy today and cold. you will need the coat all day long. down in the upstate, greenville, spartanburg, and the umenter 40s to low 50s. tonight, if you are heading out on the town, bundle up. 23 in asheville to 27 in forest city and 28 in the upstate. and before you head out the door, let's check back in with j

i'm stan pamfilis. we will see you again tonight at 6:00. have a great weekend, everyone. >>hope: the countdown is on until polls open across south carolina for the gop primary and just over my shoulder there there you go a few voters waiting to get inside. coming up after this break, we turnout. >>evan: here is a live look at times square in new york this morning. kind of empty, saturday morning? people milk about. it's a fun place to be. >>zack: you know, they shut down times square now. it's more so just a pedestrian area at this point. >>evan: yeah. >>zack: cars can't really go through there, it's a fun place. >>evan: a good time of year to be in the city. >>zack: my sister calls me up and said i need to come to the mountains and escape the city. it just gets overwhelming. >>evan: today would not be a it's warm but wet. >>zack: not entirely. it will be spotty at best. we will see the winter warmth though and unseasonable temperatures this afternoon. as evan mentioned there is rain on the way but not everyone is going to see it today. but, we do want to keep an eye to t

same two teams saturday at 2:00, sunday at 1:00 thadged's sports this morning, i'm stan pamfilis. >> evan: joining us this morning, sara meryl is here to show us the color me fashionable, and she is a fashion nissa if you don't know by now ( ). we have great looks to show you have, where will we start? >> i will start off here. this is for the color me goodhill fashion show, all the designs are upcycled designs made from items at goodwill. the show is friday, march 18th at diana wortham theater. and it's a fusion of fashion, art, food, all for a mission. so we will have a great sneak speak. >> evan:esigners actually take clothes from good will and make them into a fashion show? >> they do. we have a whole fashion show made out of it. >> evan: we only have 2 minutes so where do we start? >> first we have betsy modeling a design by trysha ellis and this is actually made out of cur tans and a bed sheet. >> evan: whoa, really? that is a really cute dress. i like that. >> it's a cocktail dress, just modeled by mackenzie and by rachel highielle which is an up cycled design and it's a varie

i'm stan pamfilis. we will see you again tonight at have a great sunday, everyone. now, in high definition, from the western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 this weekend. >>evan: good morning, it is >>zack: and i'm. >>zack: green.

i'm stan pamfilis, we will see have a great saturday, everyone. >> well to another edition of the "connect to congress," i'm john ostendorff, we are joined by tom tillis from washington. senator, thank you for speaking with us to they. >> good to be with you, john. begin with the iowa caucuses. what is your reaction to the results and how do you think those results will factor into the rest of the primary season for republicans? >> well, i think it's the beginning of the game, right? once we finally get to the caucuses, now we are going to see probably a difference in the level of detail the candidates get to. and more substantive policy positions that will influence new hampshire and then down in our state, on march 15th. it's great to see the transition away from the preliminaries into the game, where we start hearing more specific solutions to the problems we all know exist with our economy, national security, and homeland security. >>reporter: senator, how do you believe the presidential race will affect the senate this year, especially with republicans trying to hold the majority? imp

i'm stan pamfilis. see you tonight at 6:00. have a great day, everyone. >> >> holly: this friday morning turning out to be a little dicey for folks. >> jay: no kid, especially in the asheville area, ingrid? >> ingrid: use caution, you are exactly right, we are below freezing. we are seeing the blowing snow overnight and black ice concerns, so we have the yellow lit up for you. it's green this afternoon with gradual sunshine and windy, but then once again, dropping below freezing, especially near the tennessee line tonight. black ice concerns once again. so, that yellow light returns. back over to you. >> holly: let's get another check of the roads now. brevard road from the visionexpress.net traffic cam. you can see traffic is moving pretty slowly this morning, but okay. >> jay: it's a different story for parts of the northern mountains, no wrecks in haywood county, but dispatchers say secondary roads are snow covered. the northern end of mitchell county is icy but no wrecks reported there. news 13 this morning will be right ba

i'm stan pamfilis. see you again tonight at 6 o'clock. have a great tuesday, everyone. >> >>holly: all right. our tuesday morning starting out tricky for some drivers, ingrid. >>ingrid: slick conditions outside, you can see the satellite radar pulling in clouds and of course the blue, the light snow near the tennessee line. now, that's the area where we will likely see snow throughout the next couple of days. back here in the valleys, really going to be more like flurries, light snow, but cold. that's going to affect everyone. these are high temperatures today. i know they look incredibly low, but it will be very chilly and windy into tonight. lows at 17 degrees in asheville. 12 in newland, 23 in forest city to 24 in greenville. >>> drivers in mitchell county, be careful if you are heading out soon. black ice is a problem across that area. >>jaclyn: slick conditions are ends of the county. spruce pine is the major area to worry about, u.s. 19 is tricky as well as high land rode, so if you live in the mitchell county area try to stay off t

i'm stan pamfilis. 6:00. everyone. >> holly: take the umbrella with you this wednesday. >> jay: no kidding. >> ingrid: indeed. make sure you have the umbrella as well. transition to snow. right now it's mild. 40s in burnsville, columbus, fairview, highlands, and marshal at 49 degrees. today's mild temperature-wise overall. with showers and the chance for severe. that means gusty winds, downed trees and power lines cannot be ruled out throughout the day. >>> and heads up for drivers in north asheville, there is a downed tree reported off merriman avenue. >> jaclyn: right. sit blocking, partially blocking the roadway on lake shore drive off merryman. try to avoid the area if you are heading out in north asheville on your commute. also, heads up for those of you in haywood county. we are getting reports of debris that is in the roadway, all across the county. there is not really one specific problem area. so use caution on the roads all across this area this morning. >>> getting a look at one travel time for you

that's sports this morning, i'm stan pamfilis. see you tonight at 6:00. have a great tuesday, everyone. stope. >> jay: it's not a terrible, i had a terrible time getting into work. >>holly: hopefully, ingrid, things are warming up and we have more rain than ice this morning? >> ingrid: we are dealing with very little precipitation in general but the threat is lingering for black ice especially south and east of asheville. the same zones hit hard yesterday, still pretty cold in the areas, into the northern you can see that precipitation leaving us and especially this afternoon, we will see some clouds, maybe some sunshine at times. then, we will start to see another bit pulling in from the west of rain and the higher elevations snow. winter weather advisory will kick in for the tennessee border counties at 4 p.m., but before that, we will be in the 40s in asheville and 50s in the upstate. >>> there are lots of problems on the roads this morning. jaclyn deaugustino is keeping an eye on everything. >> jaclyn: thank, ingrid, we have a wreck on smoky park high

that's sports this morning, i'm stan pamfilis. see you again tonight at 6:00. have a great tuesday, everyone. >> >> ingrid: unfortunately, it is a wet start today, 43 degrees, it's mild at unca and the rain is falling on our leicester carpet sales skycam network. use caution and the wild shield wipers this morning. heavy rain and fog. this afternoon, scattered showers and storms, same thing through this evening, when heavier rain will begin to fall tonight and especially tomorrow morning. >>> we are dealing with those wet roadways this morning. jaclyn, this is not the only problem? >> jaclyn: we are accident free in the asheville area, the interstate and secondaries are moving right on time for your commute. traffic is moving slowly on i-26 long sholes road clocking in at 60 miles per hour. everything is looking good here well. that's about a 10 minute commute from smoky park highway to tunnel road. and getting another check on patton avenue for you, we are dealing with some minor delays there at parkwood road, but overall, that drive is clear. >>> that's look

i'm stan pamfilis. have a great weekend everyone. >>hope: we have a live road report this evening no. showing you the road conditions around north asheville. coming up we will tell you how this wind is making conditions even worse and what kind of trouble we have seen so far out stick with us. now, in high definition, from the western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 this weekend. >>evan: good morning, everyone. 7 a.m. now. sun starting to come up. there is a live look from our indigo weather camera in downtown asheville. >>zack: a wind chill advisory is in effect for this morning through parts of north carolina. if you have not stepped out the door yet, it is bitter bitterly cold. we have temperatures in the teens and 20, not abnormal temperature, but it's wind. >>evan: i said earlier earlier i had an in of accumulation, it might have been a little lower, maybe a half inch. >>zack: an inch might scare people. >>evan: zack wanted to punch me, it was an exaggeration, but you know what's funny in the car? nothing on one si

i'm stan pamfilis. see you again tonight at 6 o'clock. >>holly: today's facebook feedback we asked what would you tell panthers this morning? >>jay: mary said you had a wonderful year, come back stronger next year. >>holly: marriage says, given cam newton's interview after the loss, i think i simply offer him an alka seltzer and let him sleep it off. >>jay: you lee says, welcome, you guy, you had a great season. >>holly: we picked out the nicer comments this morning. >>jay: there were some rough ones on facebook for cam. >>holly: some of you have not been kind to cam. local bars and restaurants were filled to capacity for a night out to celebrate the superbowl. >> >>jay: pack's tavern drew a big crowd of panthers fans wearing the familiar blue and black along with the superbowl fans the queens ball was also going on after the asheville mardi gras parade. >>holly: ingrid, tough loss for sure. >>ingrid: i think the volume inside the bars went progressively down throughout the game, don't you think, as they realized they weren't going >>jay:

i'm stan pamfilis. see you tonight at 6:00. have a great day, everyone. >> >> holly: outside we have been looking at the picture, the roads are wet, but at least, ingrid, they are not as icy as yesterday. >> ingrid: not nearly as bad but there are still school delays so check our web site for that. we saw light snow near the tennessee line earlier this morning. and really that's wrapped up. the winter weather advisory expired. this afternoon, we are expecting temperatures to stay rel relatively mild, overall, below average. but, 46 in asheville, 41 in burnsville, with partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies. no precipitation in gaffney or charlotte. in the middle-to-upper 50s. all the way down to columbia, 62. but greenville staying steady in the middle to up underwriter 50s. before you head out the door this morning let's get another look at the morning drive with jaclyn. >> jaclyn: good morning, everyone. it is a quiet start to the morning drive right now. we are dealing with some slight delays near patton avenue. earlier, rather

i'm stan pamfilis, we will see you again tonight at 6:00. have a great wednesday, everyone. >> holly: there are probably a lot of people that agree with cam newton this morning. >> jay: i agree. >> holly: we are agreeing with you, ingrid, it is freezing out. >> ingrid: it is. this is not the current temperature, this is the high temperature expected to day, this incredibly cold conditions across the region. a few light show showers this morning, otherwise we will see sunshine this afternoon, and 40s in the upstate. but staying below freezing in the mountains. tonight, windy and cold, once again. 15 degrees in asheville for a low, 10 in newland, 20 in the myself. and also down into the upstate. right now, let's check back in with jaclyn. crews are working a weather-related crash in mitchell county? >> jaclyn: right. drivers look out for this crash on king creek road in bakersville. use this as a reminder that many of the back roads in mitchell county are still very slick or snow covered this morning, especially throughout the south end of the

i'm stan pamfilis. see you again tonight at 6:00. have a great thursday. >> holly: this thursday hopefully will be a safe one for folks, ingrid? things are getting a little dicey out there. people posting on facebook there is freezing rain in the arden area. >> ingrid: there is a chance of that, snow in the higher elevations, that's why we have the yellow caution light in the drive time this morning with the light snowfall. bit as a lot of locations warm up freezing, into the low 40s but still holding on to cold conditions and slick roadways, especially near the tennessee line. this evening another round for some mountain show showers, temperatures dropping back down by around dinnertime to 39. >>> right now let's get an update from lauren in the on-time traffic center. are falling power lines still blocking the intersection in leicester? >> lauren: it is at know land hills drive and eisenhower road. it remains blocked but dispatchers tell me the power company is now on scene, and this is in the north turkey creek area off new leices

i'm stan pamfilis. we will see you again tonight at 6 o'clock. have a great thursday, everyone. >>holly: republican presidential candidate donald trump joins an unlikely group. >>jay: it includes in. s. a. whistle blower edward snowdon and pope francis. they are nominated for the 2016 know bell peace price. >>holly: that's right. a mystery patron nominated trump for his vigs you peace through -- >>jay: ben and jerries is offering a frozen treat that is entirely vegan. it's made with almond milk and no dare rirks egg, or honey. experts have been working on the formula for almost three years now. >>holly: four flavors are get it, chon you monkey, p. b. and cookies and two others. it's supported by the advocacy group, vegan action. don't call it ice cream, ben and jerries is calling it a nondairy frozen dessert. i bet there is a lot of vegans here, ingrid, that will be excited for that. >>ingrid: i was thinking the same thing. i would like to try it and see if it tastes like ice cream. let's look outside this afternoon. high temperatures are not too warm, staying in the 40s and 50s

i'm stan pamfilis. have a great tuesday, everyone. >>holly: tuesday is shaping up not too terrible outside this morning. >>ingrid: we start off with fog. this afternoon, we will start to see clouds and maybe some light rain. 56 in asheville for a high temperature. the foothills 58. gaffney 60. same thing down into the upstate. 64 in greenwood. go ahead and grab that umbrella. have it out because tonight if you will be out and about you will likely need it. 50 degrees in asheville, staying very mild. 54 for forest city, middle 50s in the upstate. let's head back to the on-time traffic center. jack leadership, there's new construction happening near the asheville airport? >>jaclyn: ingrid, the left lane is closed on glen ledge road at pinner road while dot crews install a new guard yail in the area. road work starts at 7 a.m. each day. the project is expected to wrap up march 1st so keep that in mind. getting a look at travel times for you, traffic is flowing smoothly along 19/23. it is a clear 10 minute drive for you from 240/26 over t