in the 30's in hendersonville and waynesville. we'll warm to the 40's across western north carolina and stay that way through this evening. we'll see some cooler nights. i'll talk about how cold it will get and then when we take a turn for the warmer, feeling like spring. that's over to you. >> henderson county schools closed because roads were not fully cleared for buses to travel on. have they decided what to do to

. >> rex: yeah, here in waynesville and haywood county, one of the convenience centers. if you have garbage pick-up and you want your mail delivered on time, the folks who drive those vehicles say make sure you move snow and ice out of the way. waynesville residents are out and about after the big snow fall tackling chores. >> they had to close them down. >> rex: all of haywood county's ten convenience centers are back open now. >> not too bad but it piled up, you know. >> rex: it slowed things down but they're taking it all in stride. >> we were moving. i had all the boxes broken down. >> rex: trash pick up resumed. small trash haulers are just getting back to work. >> on monday's, about 25 pick-ups. >> rex: no more snow falling but warren says piles of it remains. >> it's a short day for me. >> rex: because snow remains in piles and on smaller neighborhood roads, the town of sylva is waiting a day to resume trash pick-up. for jack garrett, it's no big deal. >> wait it out. it's better that people will be more safe. and the other people on the road will be more safe. >>

>>jay: happening today, waynesville parents will stage an awareness walk this afternoon in downtown waynesville against the haywood county school plans to possibly close central elementary school. the school has had falling enrollment and a budget shortfall. people say despite the school's age, central is a quality school that should remain open. >> it's definitely understandable closing the l scoo, it makes sense, but at the same time i'm not sure it was the only answer. >>jay: if central closes, most kids would go to either hazelwood or junaluska both are about 2 miles away. today's walk starts at 5:30. followed by the public hearing at the school at 7:00. the school board is set to vote on the closing at its february 8th meeting. >>holly: we have new information this morning about a deadly wreck in haywood county. we first told you about it last night at 11:00. >>jay: highway patrol tells us 50 year-old johnny davis of waynesville was killed near the clyde exit off highway 74. troopers say just before 9:00 last night he hit an embankment and was thrown from his truck and later died at the ho

many places in the single digits higher up to low and middle teens in the valleys. 12 in waynesville. city. we certainly improved on that. here's our leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network from franklin in macon county. sun setting now. beautiful clear sky. it's a beautiful sunset, too if out. 40s right now in bryson city. elsewhere, 30s. still have that wind to deal with. it's a south to easterly wind. more of a northeast wind over the upstate. and that is adding to the chill. at greer. certainly for our high elevation counties in the north. bundle up. brrr cold this evening. temperatures will fall in to the low 20s by 11 o'clock. thankfully the wind will be nearly as strong as yesterday. temperatures down to 30 at 11. we'll talk more about the milder weather that comes by the end of the week. stick around for that. >> tammy: new at 5:30, a breaking and entering incident leaves a local woman fearing for her safety. >> frank: karen, where did this happen? >> karen: the last thing the victims want is for the invader to possibly see their home again so we'll just say it's up the

waynesville 35 degrees. some of these clouds are stubborn across the region. areas with more sunshine continuing to warm up. we are forecasting it to be warmer throughout the afternoon. in fact, 45 by 2:00 bm. 4:00, 50 degrees. and back to the 40's by dinner time. if you didn't get enough snow quick shot at it coming up in the extended forecast. i'll talk about turning cooler and how warm we'll get this weekend. back over to you. >> today marks the 30th anniversary of the challenger tragedy. nasa held a tribute this morning for the crews of the challenger and columbia and other nasa colleagues during the agency's day of remembrance. seven members of the challenger crew died on the morning of january 28, 1968 when a booster engine failed causing the challenger to break apart just 73 seconds after launch. >> we invited you to share your thoughts on the disaster on the face book page. tricia a id i lived in florida and was watating in my backyard. will never forget that image. greg said, i can still hear the words, go throttle up. i was home sick from school. i w

. >> tammy: a waynesville mother who was arrested for rex joins us from the haywood county courthouse. rex. >> rex: deion grey says alleged she says she charged them by the hour and never when her kids were home. grey says she and her husband had fallen on hard times with her husband fighting skin cancer and looking for work. and she says she's trying to afford schooling for an esthetician. >> not really hurting anybody, you know. and that's how i look at it. but i guess now i've hurt a lot of people. >> rex: she says allegations -- she faces allegations of soliciting prostitution and maintaining a place for prostitution. chargedses for aiding and abeding. coming up at 6 reporting live tonight in waynesville, rex hodge, news 13. >> darcel: we have new information surrounding concerns about a mudslide in polk county. a stretch of highway 176 remains closed. the road was closed between saluda and tryon. dot geologists determined the rest of the rock will have to be removed. work on the road is underway already and will continue until the end of the month. >> darcel: now let's get a chec

. >> darcel: we have an update on a mother accused of conducting prostitution out of her waynesville home. she sat down with rex hodge to tell her story. what did she tell you, rex? >> rex: that she allegedly got in to prostitution out of a desperate attempt to help her family. deion grey had a tough childhood in georgia. >> growing up my dad was very abusive. >> rex: by 16 grey was working at a strip club. >> before you know it i'm in to >> rex: drug arrests followed. booking her was police captain david grey who took her to church and picnics. in doing so, grey lost his job but gained a wife. by 2010, bills piled up. and deion says she turned to prostitution briefly just enough to pay for esthetician school. david had a job with an insurance company but lost it when another company took over. living in moorhead city. job interviews for david but no offers. deion says it's because of his skin cancer treatments. >> those cost anywhere from $5,000 to $18,000 each. and we have no insurance. >> rex: out of desperation. >> we're broke. >> rex: she says she turned back to prostitution for

in northern waynesville, we are seeing the light snow on i-40. around burnsville, mars still seeing the light snow falling. even in areas where we are not seeing the blue on the map. we are seeing the flurries. we have had reports across north cold weather everywhere. it is 16 degrees. the news 13 skycam network now on their way up. this is mount mitchell state park. where we are in the single digits. it is reduced visibility. you can't even see the mountains in the distance. you can see the winds whipping around there and moving the tree trops. thankfully it is not that cold in asheville but it is cold enough for me. we have a clean slate for our precip for the year. the temperatures this morning have been very cold but the air temperature has stayed at 30 degrees. this is actually about normal for this time of year, something we haven't felt for awhile. this category is as warm as we have gotten. unseasonably cool throughout the rest of the afternoon. 31 in asheville. 28 right now in burnsville. 40 in forest city. 43 into greer. here's the exce

over towards waynesville. look for the wind to pick up, too. morning clouds and temperatures will get back in to the 40s. you're looking at 40s, too, mostly in the foothills. our temperatures will get a little warmer thursday. colder again friday. before we really warm up here. spring-like temperatures saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday. all in the 60s. we'll take that. in the upstate, you're also looking at a nice change for the weekend. low to mid 60s with the pick day sunday. all that snow will melt pretty quickly. >> tammy: western north carolina released its football schedule for next year. play [ horn honks ] okay, this is u.s. cellular, and this is verizon. now, same phones, but with u.s. cellular you get 6 gigs of 4g data for only $40 per month -- $20 less than verizon. and u.s. cellular's network was built to work in places like out here, here, and here. so, with all of that, why would you ever go to verizon? and get 6 gigs of data for just $40 a month plus get $300 back. >> stan: the unc asheville women's team playing for first place t

an undercover operation started by waynesville police led to her arrest. gray's neighbors say they don't want that kind of activity in their community. 3 924 and i got a bunch of little grandkids ya know, that come over here all the time, visit me. yeah, it's an awful neighbors say gray had a young boy and girl living in the home. gray was placed in the county detention center . she posted a five-thousand dollar bond. she is scheduled for court january 13th. 3 3 3 coming up... a cast member on the hugely popular "mash" t-v series has died. how he's being remembered. 3 3 3 the time is now 5:xx. president obama is preparing a majojoannouncement on gun control. how it could affect gun sales.. coming up. 3 3 hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 15 gigs of data for just $70! but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're getting data. pony-sized data? u.s. cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. i'd like $100! you're getting $400 in promo cards! yes! switch to u.s. cellular and get 15 gi

. >> tammy: waynesville leaders are looking for a new town manager. they voted this week to terminate the current town manager's contract. rex, what reasons are they giving? o'neil has done a good job. creating a morale problem. the vote was close, 3 to 2, to terminate marcy o'neil's contract. alderman gary caldwell, leeroy robinson sided with ending it. while he says many town employees like her, he says there is a significant number who are dissatisfied with her management style and decisions. without going in to detail due to confidentiality reasons, he says there's a pervasive morale problem among workers. >> i found that the only way to address that was to going in a different direction. >> if somebody is better suited for the job then they should look for somebody else to fill that position. >> rex: residents want the best so does marcy o'neil who says she is still working cooperatively until january 29th to ensure a smooth transition. in a statement to board members, she did tell them there are things to deliver on. stating she can't change her

waynesville in to asheville. look at that forecast. we go down friday and then back up saturday and sunday in to the 60s. our temperatures will certainly stay mild as we go in to monday and tuesday with rain chances returning by then. not a complete washout. in the upstate, looking for 60s saturday, sunday in to monday. some time outdoors. >> jason: let's do it. all together. let's just wash cars. >> larry: we've been talking about how that's needed. >> tammy: here we go. the owner of the carolina panthers gives his employees a very special gift. stan tells us what he's doing for them and the team. next in sports. >> larry: later tonight, a woman gets a scare when she wakes up with an animal on top of her. >> tammy: oh, okay. it's toni >> stan: the carolina panthers are the early super bowl favorites to beat denver in super bowl 50. but they're already winners to a lot of people. at least owner richardson is. richardson is going to pay the way for all staff members mr. richardson understands that this memorable season would not have be

christopher arwood was arrested by waynesville police. christopher hester was taken in to custody after the december 10th incident. the victim did survive. now another suspect, stephanie bower remains at large. if you know where she could be, call the haywood county office. >>> catherine turner says that she and her three kids were visiting her mother on florida avenue on monday when a man they had never seen before walked right in to the home. after she ran out, the man ran out. he then harassed her neighbors and wrecked a car in to a nearby fence. >> and he was right there. and he came right here as he was entering the room and cowarded down and said i'm scared. you know, like, just what do i do. he jumped up and said which wa i do i go? of here. >> larry: the man is in buncombe county jail tonight. he's facing charges of breaking and entering. >> darcel: governor mccrory launches a major campaign on sell voters on a referendum. the money will go to schools. >> kim: $5.5 million. according to administrators, the money is much needed for

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back towards waynesville, jackson county, and graham county we have seen heavy snow as well. greenwood county and abbeville are not under warnings. currently, 29 in asheville and 30 degrees in hendersonville. we will continue to cool to frfrzing. after that, it will be an icy mess and i will continue to keep you posted. geoff: thank you, chris. allyson: tens of thousands of students across the carolinas will miss school today, including those in greenville county. you'll find all closings and delays at the bottom of your screen and of course on the wyff 4 app. on that list of cancellations as well. it's the largest school district in western north car allyson: right now, north carolina is under a state of emergency. geoff: wyff news 4's corey davis is live and local in asheville with the latest. corey: i am being hit pretty good right now by the snow. there is a little bit of sleet mixed in too. this manhole is pretty covered by the snow. there are a couple inches i would say of snow in this area. it is more thick in areas as well in downtown asheville. this is much different

north of waynesville, maggie valley. but you're going to get more of it. look at all of this back behind the system. this is the upper level part spinning back here that's going to swing east. good snows even through the eveving. even in the overnight. even in to early tomorrow. what you have on the ground now, add at least a couple of inches, if not four or five inches to that equation. here's what you need to know and what to expect. overnight periods of snow. saturday morning, the snow shifts a little farther east and north. saturday afternoon and evening, the snow will go back to the northwest and shift towards the mountains. mostly the tennessee border counties as the storm pulls farther to the north and east. leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network. we're at mount pisgah camp ground. hard to see here but this little bit right here, this little ridge, this is a bank of snow. just looking at it over a foot easily up there at nearly 5,000 feet. storm threat remains highest for snow. that's our severe threat in the mountains. we still have it comin

also 32 in asheville. 29 in waynesville. everybody else has light wind, northwest at 24 in boone, a wind chill of about 12 degrees, so bitterly cold. currently 38 degrees in atlanta, and chilly even all of the way down into florida. 47 currently in orlando, cool 64 in miami. and to our north, it will settle into new england and drive that very cold, dry air down the mountains, setting a stage for a potential major ice storm as we get into friday, friday night, saturday morning, and a major snowstorm in some of the mountainous areas. it was slowly gained some strengths. tomorrow, we will have a lot of clouds. even some sun, especially the further you go. that is going to be nice. that is the call before the storm. going in tomorrow night, that freezing rain, sleet, maybe even some snow in the northern part of the upstate. and for the mountains, and then going into the day, the wind will kick in, and it will drive that cold, dry air under the moisture. there is either, and the temperature will slowly drop to around 32 degrees,

cooler in waynesville. 11 for that wind chill there. going down to the single digits in some locations tomorrow night. for a dangerously cold and windy night if you are not properly layered up. down to the 20s. low 20s in asheville. the wind chill will feel more like 10 degrees in the morning. it is going to be a good day to limit your time outdoors. 19 for that low monday night. colder by wednesday morning. warming back up later in the week. friday. >> luke: the carolina panthers have checked off just about every goal they set up to this point in the season. one game today against the buccaneers and carolina would cam newton keeps the football. newton soars across the goal line. first panthers touchdown of the game. carolina leads 7 to 3. act right there. later in the second quarter, cam hands the ball off to payne. 17-3. carolina was really just getting that offense started. still in the second quarter, newton fires a perfect pass down to jericho who makes the perfect catch. panth newton ends the day with two passing scores and two ru

through the western carolinas, rain from franklin, waynesville, up into asheville, back into northeastern georgia. you can see moderate to burst of west and north of gainesville and lake lanier. the precipitation is moving quickly northeast. it will gradually work itstsay into the upstate. on the back edge, we will gradually cool down from top to bottom. the high peaks could see freezing rain mixed with the rain as we go through later tonight. because of that, the national a wheezing rain advisory starting at midnight tonight. about 40 minutes from now. it goes until 10:00 in the morning on wednesday and includes bryson city, waynesvill marshall, burtonsville, bakersfield, new and, all looking at freezing rain, i traced to a quarter of an inch of right -- of ice. it could get slippery. we warmed up in greenville to 57 degrees, four degrees above average. started off at 27 at the asheville airport, where it should be. we warmed up this afternoon to 51 degrees, three degrees above average. greenville, you can see temperatures cooling down a little bs with 36 degrees currently in boone, 40 a

down into waynesville, 35. lunchtime, 38 degrees with sunshine. coming up in my full forecast, i will talk about a very nice warmup and how long we will feel the 60s. back over to you. >>jay: part of i-26 in polk county remains closed at this hour after a deadly wreck overnight. news 13's evan donovan is live near saluda where the crash happened. evan, how are things now? >>evan: well, jay, we still have one eastbound lane closed here at i-26. we were right bemean mile marker 15 and 60 joust outside saluda. you can see behind me we have crews on the scene here. we have some new information. i spoke to a trooper here on the scene who tells us that the but at this point they don't believe that weather or road conditions were a factor. it appears as though the driver just lost control and came across this guardrail in the left-hand lane. you can see pieces of this guardrail throughout, about a 200-yard stretch here on the eastbound lane. that guardrail is just absolutely shredded and you can see the tractor trailer still behind me over here. we do kn

hendersonville, 25 and 26 in waynesville. another threat this morning, freezing fog across some of our valley locations. so, please use caution out there. 10 a.m., 34 degrees. still warming above that freezing mark, by lunchtime 42 with sunshine. but coming up in a little bit, i will talk about when we will feel the 60s in our seven-day forecast. we do have one wreck to look out for this morning. jaclyn, it's pretty cleared soon? >>jaclyn: ingrid, a wrecker is heading to the scene now it's right in front of the ingals there on haywood road. that should not be a problem for you much longer. this is not a weather related accident but as ingrid mentioned black ice is a threat this morning. so, please take it slow if you are heading out the door soon. there is some construction wrapping up in transylvania county but i want to talk to you about everett road is closed for bridge repairs but the plan is for now your best alternate is heart road and t tre is a sign in place for you to do that. >>i'm jaclyn deaugustino. this on-time t

hendersonville 20 degrees and waynesville 26. now, high temperature for today but the wind will get really bad this afternoon. gusts up to 30 miles per hour and chance for just a few light show showers. nothing too much to worry about. staying cold tomorrow, too. in the 30s. and windy as well. now, we will return to the 50 degrees mark thursday. chance for rain friday, saturday, and then a mix of that rain and snow possibly on sunday. cold in the upstate right now, belowow freezing. but, sunny and about 50 degrees expected by this afternoon. not too bad. >>holly: we have issues outside on the morning commute. >>jaclyn: heads up for drivers in weaverville, there is congestion on future i-26 eastbound near exit 19 due to a crash. so, if you are heading that way on your commute, just be sure to pack your patience there. no injuries reported. >>jay: certainly good news there. thanks for joining us. gma is exin.

3 snow is covering this patio in waynesville. mary suttles sent this photo to our facebook page. you can see how hard the snow is coming down on the truck too. 3 3 roads are a mess. multiple wrecks are being reported in nearly every mountain county at this hour. our team has been out for hours this morning monitoring conditions as the snow continues to pile up. but we begin with ingrid allstaedt in the sky watch weather center. good morning. here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7- day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 we continue our live team coverage of this winter storm. it's already having a huge impact on travel. news 13's lauren brigman is live along i-240 in asheville.. and lauren the dot is asking people to stay off the roads. 3 3 3 3 3 here's a look at the big picture in henderson county.. there are wrecks, disabled vehicles and lane closures between the 64 lane closures vehicles and disabled wrecks, disabled vehicles and lane closures between t

some folks are already reporting snow in waynesville and cashiers. 3 3 there are also multiple schools that have closed ahead of the winter weather...and that list continues to grow this morning.in the last half hour, mitchell, and yancey county schools announced they will be closed today. now let's go to ingrid... good morning. here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7-day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 school officials across the mountains are monitoring conditions as we speak. news 13's lauren brigman is riding along as they check roads in buncombe county. lauren, right now it is a regular schedule for those students? 3 3 3 we don't have any official reports of icy roads in our area... take it slow on the roads this morning.. especially on those secondary roads and bridges. there are some areas of slowing that i want to tell you about. i am seeing minor delays on i-26 between chimney rock road and u-s 25. *we're dealing with simialr speeds here on i-40. overall thats a

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the highway patrol now tells us 50-year- old johnny davis, of waynesville, was killed near the clyde exit on highway 74. troopers say just before 9 last night... he hit an embankment and was thrown from his truck. he later died at the hospital. the highway patrol says no other vehicles were involved... and that they suspect alcohol was a factor. 3 3 3 3 3 breaking overnight... someone opens fire at a homeless camp in seattle... killing two people and injuring three others. it happened at a long-standing encampment known as "the jungle." police are still looking for the shooter. they are actively searching the woods for two people of interest and piecing together information about the incident. 3 "as a result of those shots fired, officers responded, found five individuals one individual has been pronounced on-scene here. one individual has been pronounced deceased at harborview medical center." officers believe the victims were targeted and they do not think other homeless people are at risk. 3 3 3 arrests, gunfire and a militia member killed. the situation in eastern oregon turns de

he was from waynesville. it happened near the highway 74 exit. davis hit an embankment and was later thrown from his truck. he later died at the hospital. no other vehicles were involved and they suspect alcohol was a >> larry: don anderson said after he fell asleep, the alarm woke him up. >> do you think the alarm saved your life? >> yup. >> no question about it? >> no question. >> larry: stop by the fire station if you would like a free alarm for your home. >>> kim bishop resigned from her position back in may 2014. she quit after it was discovered there were dozens of fraudulent checks from her office. they totaled more than $50,000. on monday, she was indicted on five counts of felony attempted embezzlement. >> ashlea: take a look at this. it's an aerial view of downtown hendersonville by a drone. the bulk of the snow was falling. more than 300 views on youtube. very cool video. it almost looks fake. will be on a two-hour delay because some back roads still have snow on them. we have all of tomorrow's school announcements updating on the bott

so, they are considering closing central elementary in waynesville, which is frustrating some parents. 3 it offers something special. it's that small school experience. the teachers, there's there's a community within it that's just very nuturing. i mean, it's fantastic.3 school leaders say future necessary if funding and enrollment do not go up. 3 3 3 all new at six, the oregon militia group is ready to meet with community members. the reason they say, they are not ready to budge. 3 3 in this morning's five at five.... a look at the greatest innovators of all time. coming in at number five... one of our founding fathers, benjamin franklin. best known for his experiments with lightning and electricity. number four on the list... bill gates. one of the great businessman and philanthropists of the last century. he founded and built microsoft. nikola tesla. a great inventor, engineer, and futurist. tesla helped develop the ac electrical delivery system. number two... steve jobs. jobs played a central role in the personal computer revolution and in developing its key products... including

some parents will stage an awareness walk this afternoon in downtown waynesville. they are against the haywood county school board's plans to possibly close central elementary school. the school has had falling enrollment and a budget short fall. parents against the closure say despite the school's age, central is a quality school that should remain open. understandable consolidating schools. that makes sense. but at the same t ime, i'm not sure that it was the only answer. if central closes, most kids would go to either hazelwood or junaluska elementary. both are about two miles away. today's walk starts at 5-30 followed by the public hearing at the school at seven. the school board is set to vote on the closing at its february 8-th meeting. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 all new this morning... legendary nascar broadcaster and north carolina native barney hall has died. hall was a commentator for the "motor racing network" for more than 50 years. many fans and drivers... including dale e earnhart junior... took to twitter to post their sympathies for the man called "the voice

the highway patrol now tells us 50-year- old johnny davis, of waynesville, was killed near the clyde exit on highway 74. troopers say just before 9 last night, he hit an embankment and was thrown from his truck. he later died at the hospital. troopers say no other vehicles were involved. factor. 3 3 3 3 3 breaking overnight... someone opens fire at a homeless camp in seattle... killing two people and injuring three others. it happened at a long-standing encampment known as "the jungle." police are still looking for the shooter. they are actively searching the woods for two people of interest and piecing together information about the incident. 3 "as a result of those shots fired, officers responded, found five individuals suffering from gunshot wounds. one individual has been pronounced on-scene here. one individual has been pronounced deceased at harborview medical center." officers believe the victims were targeted and they do not think other homeless people are at risk. 3 3 3 arrests, gunfire and a militia member killed. the situation in eastern oregon turns deadly overnight. f-b-

loughner is 3 a waynesville mother charged with prostitution tells news 13 why she did it. dionne gray says it was an act of desperation to help her family make ends meet. she says her husband is fighting skin cancer and is looking for a job... and the bills were piling up. she admits she turned to prostitution, but never when her children were home. ((stop)) 3 not really hurting anybody ya know. that's how i looked at it. but i guess now i've hurt a lot of people.3 her husband david is also charged in the case... with aiding and abetting. dionne gray's next court date is january 13th. 3 3 the fire marshal in caldwell county is working to determine what caused an explosion at a warehouse in hickory. it happened at a business that recycles plastic bags and other items on highway 3-21. two workers were knocked to the ground by the blast. the owner tried to help put out 3 (no verbatim)3 the fire mashal estimates the damage to be tens of thousands of dollars. 3 3 uber drivers are now being charged with criminal trespassing at the asheville regional airport. airport police are i

and waynesville, 25. back to you. >>holly: coming up, snow activities are not just for how you can share videos with jui stwa ps icwakelkd inusg home. the ncr oithssisants f uorp ftwouo r brbueackkfs,as w bear attacked. it devoure with one swipe, nts. d one of the croissa th en jack showed upof the beast and took care . , so i could escape and atkf'sas wt hacrt oihassppanent.ed to your brthea and yours? it survived.it with yourself. fr >>holly: 5:56. welcome back. our took page is flooded with viewer pictures and videos of the storm. >>jay: lisa sent us pictures of her sledding, she looks like she is enjoying it. >>ingrid: you can send it to our facebook page. thank you so much for sharing. we got some great photos over the weekend. >>holly: that is adorable there. >>jay: it is. >>ingrid: we show 20s in asheville. the wind is calm at the moment but it's a slick start. but a chance for a light wintry mix later this week. i will tell you when coming up. >> >>lauren: secondary roads across buncombe county are still prett

temperatures in the upper 30s like waynesville and marshal and asheville and hendersonville. it will be chilly. less wind tomorrow. 45 on wednesday. back in to the 50s wednesday, thursday, friday. closer to 60 by saturday. we're not going to see 70s, folks, probably not until march. it's going to be pretty cool overall with the rain chances highest for you, too, in the upstate, come friday at 70%. >> anchor: it was cold out there but seeing those flakes come@ down today was so pretty. >> i was catching some on one of my ear muffs with hudson. >> frank: haven't seen them for a while, that's for sure. >> anchor: time to check out today's "see it, shoot it, send it" feature. olaf snyder. >> frank: you can send us your pictures and video, too, just log on to wlos.com or e-mail pics@wlos.com. investigated for >> frank: chris brown is under investigation for battery and theft. >> anchor: but up first in the buzz, a country music singer is found dead after going missing in oklahoma last month. >> frank: craig strickland's body was found this morning at kau lake. fierce winter storm

we'll talk about forecast. 3 3 3 a waynesville 3 mother talks about her charge of prostitution... coming up in our next half hour... why she says she did it. 3 3 3 3 someone needs to go to the eye doctor. while most cats are great at leaping from place to place and catching prey, this feline has lost its sense of "cattiness." one day, this cat will be able to catch the hanging paper roll on a string - perhaps maybe eyeglass prescription.

wind chills at 13 for waynesville and sylva at night. the winds likely do start to slacken off. even towards day break we have wind to put it down in the single digits. bundle up, layer up and try to limit the amount of exposed skin. that really bites out there. gusting winds today. hardly any moisture from it so we just couldn't ring out snow. we up our chances significantly friday. it's all rain friday. and it's all rain saturday for us. our chances drop off a little saturday but nonetheless, still scattered showers expected. 40 now in asheville. wind chill down to 31. upstatement greenville at 48. but a west wind at 18. well the first system diving to the south. again quickly, that clipper bringing the chill with it. once we see the winds relax and turn more southerly, we're really going to see a nice warm-up here throughout the tennessee valleys. temperatures get back in the 50s. but friday, already seeing moisture return to the gulf. means we're going to get rain mostly out of that system. thereafter, a little different towards sunday. i'll show you that in just a second. s

some points will stage an awareness walk this afternoon in downtown waynesville. they are against the haywood county school board's plans to possibly close central the school has had falling shortfall. if central closes, most kids would go to hazel wood or general lusk. the walk is followed by a public hearing at the school. >> a key asheville committee endorses a plan to turn a a park. the land is across from saint lawrence basilica. during the city council the planning and development recommended a park. council has not officially voted to build the park. >> finally we're learning new details about why a developer wants to delay a proposed apartment complex in west asheville. he now wants to bbeak ground in 2018 and finish by 2020, that's six months before a scheduled widening of the road for that same area. pulliam will present the new plans in april. look at the skywatch forecast. >> ingrid: 37 at chimney rock and a lot of the snow has melted and temperatures above freezing, the coldest spot in new land and boon at freezing. low 40s into greenville. 51 in betw

a little bit of a breeze making it feel colder at spruce pine. 37 in waynesville. mid 40's in marion and pretty cold temperatures throughout western north carolina, otherwise it is looking for to get. temperatures running if you degrees below average but temperatures will be much milder. a milder wind but even when you have cold temperatures, it still makes it feel pretty chilly. humidity levels extremely low. temperatures in the south, chilly temperatures. only 35 in the tri-cities. a clipper moving quickly through the great lakes. another one to three inches of snow possible in these areas as high pressure dominates most of the south. storm system out to the west -- this system is going to pull down through here and bring us rain. we will talk about that in just a second. zero right now in international falls minnesota. 19 in chicago. this is looking more like january type weather. enjoy tomorrow's weather because after that, it's going to get colder. temperatures way below average. clear skies and cold tonight. for tomorrow, bright sunshine and a cold start to t

reporting live tonight from waynesville, rex hodge, news 13. >> larry: a spot in our own backyard took a brunt of that storm. jason boyer has more. >> jason: leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network. first our sunset. clouds overhead. and the snow is very deep. you cannot really tell from our view. leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network up there in mount mitchell. 41 inches coming on saturday. there you go. 66 is a lot of snow, folks. that's more than the blidard of 93 by 16 inches. and boone. watch out, though, these freezing. 50s over the upstate for places like clemson and anderson. you've seen some pretty decent weather today. down to freezing in asheville by 11. i'll show you the bigger changes that are coming with rain and stick around and see when. >> darcel: a marion man accused of setting his wife's home on fire last month now faces a new charge of arson. jonathan set fire to a camper on highway 70. his wife and son weren't home at the time. stroud faces child abuse for an incident last february. >> larry: a pedestrian in mcdowell county was struck and killed. this

. >> darcel: a waynesville institution is about to close. >> tammy: it's a service station that's been in the same family for generations. rex hodge is live at walker service station. >> darcel: rex, there's something else unique about this business. >> rex: yes, it's a combination garage and art gallery run by a husband-wife team. but they're both ready to move on to thehe next journey in their lives. for 88 years, walkers service station in the heart of business. >> we've been here since the 20s. my grandfather started the business. the customers have been with me for 40 years. i really appreciate it. >> my sculpture garden is down here, too. 90's, his wife grace moved in to part of the garage. a gallery space created for her sculptures. but pretty soon the blend of garage and gallery became a hit. she had art space and materials. >> great drums and different parts of things i've made lamps out of it. muffler pipes. >> rex: husbands and wives bringing their cars in, putting eyes on the sculptures. but now this well oiled change. the garage is closing after three generations. time. >>

track pick-up resumed in waynesville, canton, clyde and maggie valley. but some smaller operators are still having a hard time getting through snow that was piled up by plows.. or driveways that have not been cleared. the post office also asks people to make sure snow is cleared six feet on either side of your mailbox so mail trucks 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

. >> later, parents in waynesville walk to raise awareness about the possible closing of central elementary school. why they say the school should stay open. >> saving one of the world's most sought over plans. tonight in our reality check, poachers >> welcome back. it is time to add to your family. we have an adorable hound dog ready to come home with you. >>or welcome to today's pet pals. skroind by tom. we have a sweet girl here named what do you know about this dog? >> judith was found as a stray. just a mellow girl. she loves to snuggle. she is a couch potato. just looking for a good home to provide a lot of love to just about any age. >> get them up to speed with their vaccinations. she goes ready to go. >> she is ready to go. totally up on her vaccinations are complete. she is microchipped. she is looking for a good home to share a lot of love, spend loov time with family or individual of any ageage. >> not sure hold she is. she is so mellow and so sweet. we need a home for judith. with the blue ridge humane society? >> they can call the humane society. just outside hendersonville. y

affecting drivers in waynesville. dispatch tells us there are injuries reported. it is a good idea to avoid that area if possible. i-240 east bound near i-40. a wrecker is on the way. there is stop and go traffic once again between hendersonville road and tunnel road. this might slow you down. thort . >> larry: the countdown continues to monday's championship game. >> darcel: not without a quick pregame celebration with their fans. >> larry: news 13's darren >> darren: around noon, a large crowd gathered to send off their tigers. people were holding up signs, cheering, even hugging players as they got on the buses. fans tell us they haven't seen anything like this since the 80s. these fans tell us they're excited about reliving the magic of the 1981 championship season. >> it's a little overwhelming. i probably will cry. i'm so proud of my tigers. and i've loved them for a long time. >> darren: for those of you not making the trip to arizona to see the game in person, live. see you then. darren botelho. news 13. campaign rally >> larry: in vote 2016, it was a wild

it feels like in asheville. 19 degrees and it is 12:30 in wind will be an issue, feel like 16 at waynesville. 22 in hendersonville. drop that down through dinner time, continuing to drop it down through 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. if air temperature will be issue. some locations will feel like morning. high temperatures around 40 degrees at best tomorrow. take a look at the big picture. we have the snow pulling back down to the region. we have a chance for snow showers in the highest elevations throughout the day. that's 2:00 today. throughout dinner time, we are break up. the snow factor should go down. it is going to get colder because it will be clear. waking up tomorrow morning, incredibly cold conditions. sunshine throughout the day on tuesday. snow flurries today in the cold and windy. wind gusting up to 25 miles an hour. it is cloudy right now in a lot of locations. elsewhere further south, we have more sunshine. we should clear out for tonight. 19 degrees. 40's in greenville. tonight, 24 degrees for a low. what about the rest of the week, the next couple of days, we stay very cold in the mor

students packed the cafeteria last night during a public hearing over central elementary school in waynesville. as we have considering closing it because of budget shortfalls and dropping enrollment. some people suggested fundraising to keep the school open. people from other counties made emotional pleas about why the school should stay. ((stop)) 3 17:05:01-14 i think it's a terrible mistake for the school board to have to face the possibility of harming generations that you don't even know yet. the school board could made a decision at its next scheduled meeting february 8th. 3 3 a north carolina central university employee wants the school to pay up after ice damaged her car. it happened in a campus parking lot. kim brummel was stuck on campus overnight last week during the winter storm. her windows were shattered by the ice. her car is now at a body shop--with more than five thousand dollars worth of damage. 3 11:29:03 one of my other co-workers yelled to come out that the ice was falling. they're insurance policy doesn't cover that type of personal damage to a vehicle person damaged the v

wow, waynesville, 17 degrees. so it is very cold outside. make sure you are prepared before you head out the door. 27 degrees at 10 a.m.. lunchtime, 34 with mostly sunny skies. coming up in just a moment, i promise you it will get warmer in the extended forecast. we are wreck and delay free in asheville. there is a construction zone to look out for, jaclyn? >>jacly ingrid, starting at 9 o'clock road work will start on i-40 through asheville, one lane will be closed in each direction between u.s. 25 and tunnel road. the project is expected to finish up this friday at 4 p.m. we have one area of congestion to look out for. get ready for some delays on hendersonville road between overlook and long sholes road. it's a 14 minute ride along the northbound side from airport road over to the i-40 westbound ramp. that's a look at your on-time traffic report brought to you by the wired mouse computete solutions. >>jay: later this morning, fierl investigators will return to the scene of a workshop fire in buncombe county. night, multiple fire department

low 40s for asheville, mars hill, waynesville. temperatures will warm up. 60s return saturday and sunday. they'll carry right over in to monday and tuesday. great news there. but the rain's on the increase. by tuesday we're seeing rain likely here. temperatures will also go in to the 60s for the weekend in the upstate. you'll get wetter by tuesday as well. >> tammy: just rain. >> frank: ski resorts won't like that. >>> time to check out our online "see it, shoot it, send it" feature. you can send us your pictures and video, too. or e-mail them to pics@wlos.com. >>> smart watches of all shapes and sizes. which ones top the list. >> frank: by now you probably have a smartphone in your household. but what about a smart watch? time to buy one? >> reporter: consumer reports just finished testing the latest watches to help make your shopping a little easier. commercials for smart watches are everywhere. watches of all shapes, sizes and prices offer to count your steps, check your heart rate and display all of your notifications convenie

robbinsville, toccoa, bryson city, waynesville, stretching up in to madison county. imbedded showers at least over areas like marshall, burnsville, highway 19 e getting weather, too. in to mitchell county. in the next hour and a half, this is going to slide its way east ward. henderson, mcdowell and even polk county. right now it's 50 degrees under cloudy skies in asheville. with a south-southwest wind at 8. 20s to the 50s this afternoon. here it is in short term. rain chances very high at 7:00 p.m. all the way through midnight. dropping to 40% by morning. we go even lower than that to 10% by lunch time tomorrow. tomorrow's weather will not be in place. 40% chance of shower earlier tomorrow. look at the rest of the weekend. nothing friday and saturday. those two days, we will see a dramatic shift from chilly to much milder for the weekend. great timing there. there goes the front slowly out to sea. tomorrow we'll dry up. a weak system hugging the coast. we will move far enough out to see that we won't see anything of consequence from it. we get a little chillier. a s

rex hodge is live outside a gun store in waynesville. rex, how are people that you spoke with reacting? >> rex: very strongly one way or the other. many people here see gun control as a violation of their second amendment rights. the president is taking action even without approval of the congress. kenny walker sets his sights at the offering. >> i'm going for the assault rifles because i think they're the ones going out first. >> rex: expand background checks is the reason for this trip. >> i want to go ahead and take advantage of it before our rights are infringed on. >> rex: these guns are sold legally. >> bought at gun shows without background checks. you can buy them anywhere. >> rex: the president's plan would target unregistered background checks. rebecca gibson supports the use of executive power. >> i like the idea a whole lot because i think it's just too loose. i think we have too many guns. like semi-automatics. those kinds of guns. >> constitutional rights. >> this is america and we have the right to own guns. >> rex: keepin

in asheville, it is barely but it is above freezing at 34 degrees. 20's in hendersonville. 26 in waynesville. looking at the rest of the afternoon, we are not going to warm up too much. a lot of us staying in the 30's, even through late afternoon, when the sun goes down, the temperature will continue to drop back down, 35 degrees by dinner time and then tonight, once again, a low temperature expected in the teens. coming up, i'll talk about when we'll get warm. >> temperatures creeping above freezing. emergency shelters are preparing to house people as temperatures drop again. lauren joins us live from western carolina. area shelters are operating under code purple. >> and code puple has been the state since last friday. they expect to remain in that state through much of the week. that is when temperatures reach 32 degrees or below. they go into that mode to try to house all those who do not have shelter. here, the president of western carolina's rescue ministry says that really takes a toll on their supplies, blankets are a constant need for shelters and rescue mission. they anticipate to

>>holly: a developing story out of waynesville. a mother accused of prostitution is out on bonds this morning. 42 year-old barbara gray faces felony solicitation for prostitution. she is also accused of using her home on putnam street for that purpose. arrest. gray's neighbors say they don't want that kind of activity in their community. >> i have a bunch of little grandkids that come over here all the time and visit me. it's an awful thing. >>holly: neighbors say young had a young boy and girl living in the home. she posted a $5,000 bond. she is scheduled for court january 13th. >>> a man is facing charges this morning for showing obscene pictures to two young boys in mcdowell county. detectives say 40 year-old joseph parish showed pictures of neighborhood women to minors. they say he is acquainted with the kids. one boy is 11, the other is 2. the children's mother is the one who reported the incident to authorities. >>> and after a long manhunt in mcdowell county a suspect is in custody. 27 year-old jacob cordell is charged with