news 13's zack green continues our live team coverage of the winter weather. zack, how are the roads? 3 3 news 13's lauren brigman continues our live team coverage of the winter weather with the latest on the roads. 3 i just checked in with dispatchers about 10 minutes ago. an intersection in leicester remains impassible due to fallen power lines. it is at the intersection of noland hills drive and icenhower road. this is in the north turkey creek area. turning to swain county... highway 441 is closed between cherokee and gatlinburg, tennessee... due to the weather. no accidents are reported right now in the mountains... but black ice is a concern for your morning drive... especially in higher elevations. i'll update you on the status of that intersection in leicester... coming up at 6. i'm lauren brigman with this on-time traffic report... brought to you by the wired mouse computer solutions. 3 3 3 the severe weather that rolled through the south and northeast left a trail of damage... and death. at least seven people were killed, including four in virginia. t

. >> well after the break meterologist, zack green and i will be detailing next winter storm we will lay out time line, and show you when to expect it and what. we look danger cross cold especially through morning hours. tomorrow. and then you see this. 2346 neglects winter hit. in the first look at it. some thing we will be moon stick with us. 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. yea, that feeling deal with bitter cold for here it is. national temperature four believe 0 international falls. follow jet stream just diving right south and east ward into the carolinas and that's way the weather will go in terms of cold temperature it is going follow that. >> inpanel forecast for the winter storm coming monday. snow, big impact there freezing rain. likely pretty big impact as well. sleet and rain, moderate

zack green is live outside asheville greenworks. >> tammy: zack, this is the first phase of a larger project that's underway. >> zack: that's right. it's the first day of the first campaign ever like this. it sparked some real interest in the community. the overall goal of this effort is to decrease waste by 1,000 pounds. but they're also trying to do that each week. it's been four months since asheville's latest green movement started. >> we piloted this program with three developments. >> zack: over 300 homes with blue bins for 3,000 potential recyclers in public housing. but the newest recycling effort took off and worked without a hitch. >> it really went well. recycling and immediately started participating in it. >> zack: mixing unrecycleable materials that contaminated. >> education programs with the general public. >> zack: that's hit home to this batch of recyclers, like sonny. >> we learned we have to make the environment clean. >> zack: once this community was educated and the differences between trash and recyclable items. >> we saw the drop in the amount of trash going i

zack green, news 13. >> darcel: a couple of other towns and a company in the mountains are receiving project water funding. rutherfordton $176,000. and the junaluska sanitary district is getting more than $3 million. >> tammy: it's almost the weekend and that means the interstates are very busy. >> darcel: jaclyn, a wreck on i-240. >> jaclyn: that's right. all lanes just opened back up traffic is heavy between here all the way through i-40. heading in to asheville is also a problem area to keep in mind. especially between long shoals and i-40. it's busy out there on 1923 with speeds slowing down to 20 miles per hour. that's a look at your on time traffic report brought to you by debruhl's used car superstore. >> tammy: a one on one showdown. how hillary clinton and bernie sanders are trying to get ahead in new hampshire. surrounding the zika >>> you're watching news 13 with darcel grimes, tammy watford, chief meteorologist jason boyer, and on time traffic with jaclyn deaugustino. this is news 13 at 5. >> darcel: in vote 2016, hillary clinton and bernie sanders returned to the campaig

. >> tammy: meteorologist zack green joins us from brevard. >> frank: zach, what are the road conditions looking like now? >> zack: the water has since receded but we're still looking at very saturated and soggy conditions. brevard saw up to three inches of rain. drivers were immediately deterred when coming across the high water. even when they did try to avoid it, debris left over caused more hazards. full trees were even getting swept away. >> one after the other. it was like taking logs to a saw mill. they were just banging. you could hear them. water was moving. >> zack: coming back live here, i want to show you this area is so prone to high water. they have these permanent signs on the side of the roadway and they simply just flip them down. on top of that, dot crews about an hour ago placed two more road signs just to deter folks to the dangers. zack green, news 13. >> tammy: and we continue our team coverage in hendersonville where rapidly rising flood waters forced one office park to actually close. >> frank: news 13's kimberly king is live on upward road. kim, how quickly did t

and we can expect more extreme to the weather here in the mountains. >> zack green, news 13. >> so much research is still ongoing. >> the research is there and there's certainly plenty of evidence that the globeal warming temperatures were it's still going to be something that we look at for the rest of our time. it's something that's not going to stop being researched. >> well and you don't lump in the daily weather into that climate right now. that's a longer term thing. here's our viewer photo. ashley revere, madison county, >> the snow is on the ground there. more mountain snow is coming. i'll show where you most of it is going to fall and the frigid winds. what's all this nonsense about balls? pink balls, blue, yellow, red. it's hard to keep the whole thing straight. and all these sosoalled deals? well, they come with a lot of deal breakers. like when you leave the city the signal goes weak. u.s. cellular built a network to give you a stronger signal where the other guys don't. and as for deals? how's $300 back for every line you switch? no ball nonsense. get $300 per line and a st

zack green is live in madison county, where plenty of snow has already covered the ground. >>> zack? >> zack: we are starting to see the light accumulation as of right now but we are standing outside the salt bar where dot crews are working across the board, really preparing folks to get out on the roads this morning and right now i'm joined here with chris dee ton, who is the yancey and madison county dot maintenance engineer and what have you seen so far this morning? even driving in, you had to pull over and help somebody on the most of the primary roads are covered with salt, they are in good shape but the secondary roads and the higher elevations are turning white now. we will have crews hitting those once daylight comes, the day shift working. but for right now watch out on the secondary roads. >> zack: even in the overnight hours your crews were working out there as well because of the wind and downed trees. what are you seeing now? >> we have had a lot of downed trees overnight. the winds have been very rough, especially in the higher mountains. we have probably had 20-30 tre

>>zack: and i'm zack green. >>evan: that's zack, he works here. he does the weather. >>zack: usually right over there. >>evan: for the past hor he's been running over there. >>zack: there's a lot of stuff going on over there, but it will be a chilly start to the day. we saw chilly temperature, but the wind is not going to be as whipping around, franklin 21 degrees. everyone in the mountains now, below the freezing point and even down in the upstate we are hovering around that 32 degrees mark. and we will continue to keep things below average later on this afternoon with partly cloudy skies. but, not as cold as it's going to get at some point in our seven-day forecast. we will show you when that big drop comes, all coming up in a little bit. >>evan: more now on the developing story we are following this morning. crews are searching for survivors after two small planes collided near los angeles. the crash happened around 3:30 yesterday afternoon. two men, age 61 and 81, were aboard one plane. a 72 year-old woman was on board the other. we will bring you any update on th

. >> larry: meteorologist zack green joins us in brevard. how are things looking, zack? >> zack: the water has since receded. but it is certainly saturated and it is very soggy in the surrounding area. right now it has actually drawn back. rain this morning. drivers were immediately deterred when coming across the high water. even when they did cross it, debris left over caused hazards. four trees were swept away. >> were you thinking about going through? >> yes. yes. i was thinking of going through. there's no need to risk. >> zack: that's what dot officials are saying as well. earlier they had dropped down a sign saying high water was on the roadways. then they placed these. you can't see it now but there's still high water underneath the bridge on davidson river road. if you come to standing water that you take an alternate route to your destination. >> larry: team coverage continues in henderson county several offices to close. the beverly hanks office had flash flooding more than a foot high. also forced a doctor's office to close. >> and by 9 o'clock, 9:30, it was

joining me right now is meteorologist zack green. there's a formula for calculating this. >> zack: it's called the face-hand model. this is a real thing, folks. it's all of those numbers combined in to one and that brings us down to maybe even single digits as we make our way in to saturday morning. now the wind chill value, it has to register winds above three miles per hour. saturday they're going to be sustained up to 20 miles an hour with gusts at 25. wind chill values going to be very, very cold to say the least. up in the black mountains we're going to see it in the single digits. we could see that in many areas in buncombe county as well. wind chill is something we're going to track as we head to the upcoming weekend. >> darcel: we have an update surrounding a missing man from haywood county. nearly 80 searchers are looking for scott turner in the upstate. place in canton monday morning. a command post is set up in the cherry hill recreation area where crews from north and south carolina, as well as georgia, are searching by fo

reporting from henderson county, zack green, news 13. >>zack: today the greenville addition. >> holly: you remember we showed youth the giraffe live, we have been following the cough's progress ever six. >> jay: during a news conference the zoo will announce the name and sex of the little giraffe and provide details of the birth. >> holly: how exielting. >> jay: of course the zoo is rescheduled to open at 10 a.m.. >> holly: it has been closed for a week and some days for >> holly: what do you think the name will be? >> holly: i don't know. we don't know if it's a boy or girl. >> jay: i'm still going with spot. >> holly: if you are looking r a place to have valentine's day, we have an option. >> jay: the french broad us all their now, in high definition, this is your news 13 skywatch forecast. >> ingrid: welcome back, and happy friday. the weekend is right around the morning. this is our time loop at 5:40 and lands present time. notice blue on the map. haven't had any official reports of snowfall to the ground but this will happen shortly

cycle we're here in western north carolina. i don't see anything in our reality check, news 13's zack green takes a closer look climate change versus el nino... and which weather phenomenom is responsible for the roller coaster winter season in the mountains. 3 3 3 3 the time is now 5:xx. coming up a little later, she is quite the champ. we'll introduce you to a young boxer, and what her coach says sets her above the rest. 3 all new at six, a hazmat team turns up at a government building. what they found and why at least 20 people were quarantined. lowe's presents: how to put your foot in your mouth. man, wish my yard looked like yours. hey, the grass is always greener on the other side of the... sorry. now get 20% off sta-green fertilizer, 3 in this morning's five 3 at five.... we are taking a look at some of the worst oscar hosts, as named by "backstage dot com."coming in at number 5 is jerry lewis in 1959. the show ended early, leaving him 20 minutes of airtime to fill, and he dragged out the final musical number. coming in at number 4 is chris rock from 2005. the site says some of his b

>>zack: and i'm zack green. >>evan: a lot of excitement in the studio today. at least on this side of the desk. right there. >>evan: going to be a big day. >>zack: i am excited for the superbowl. attend of the day it just fun. >>evan: it is a great day. i have said it before, i will say it again, it's the best day in america of the year. you disagree. >>zack: yeah i think i respectfully have to go to. >>evan: what do you like? >>zack: football, you got mom's cooking. >>evan: i understand. but there is nothing more american than superbowl sunday. it's even better than the fourth of july. >>zack: maybe when the panthers are in it? >>evan: no, i have always said

zack greene, news 13. >>holly: we have a "early bird gets the win" give away for you this morning. >>jay: one lucky person can win $100 in gift certificates to wild wing cafe. the great deal if you are planning a superbowl party this weekend, or if you want go to wild wing to watch the big game. >>holly: go to facebook.com/news 13 to enter and we will announce the winner just before 7 o'clock and stick around, wild wing is in the studio showing off another great game day recipe you can do at home. >>> fernando rips through the southeast. >>jay: while the national weather service was called in to survey the damage. at the bus stop are wearing layers and maybe something wind proof and a hat. it's cold outside. 30s through lunchtime. drop off time at best 40 degrees. some folks on a wind advisory. we have a weekend outlook coming up right after the break and i will let you know where we are >> we will be right back. now, in high definition, this is your news 13 skywatch forecast. >>ingrid: good morning, everyone. and happy friday. made it to the end of the work week and it is starting

news 13 zack green joins us live. zack, lady gaga will be performing. >> zack: her stance and performance is all about bringing a voice to those who are typically silent. you tell me it gets better it gets better in time >> zack: from the film "the hunting ground". >> our biggest barriers around sexual violence, i would say it's silence. struggle is closer than some may think. >> buncombe county, again, we're sort of a microcosm of what's happening at the larger level. >> zack: having such a prevalent figure bring this issue to a national stage is exactly what's needed. >> it brings it up to the forefront. and particular to lady gaga because she is a sexual assault survivor, it brings it to a whole different level. here i am an empowered woman at this international level and i was impacted by sexual assault. >> zack: pop icons have a stage. but policy change, that's law and political barriers. so to introduce the singing sensation, the vice president of the united states is rising to it. >> in spirit of what he had be

zack green, news 13. >> tammy: we have a traffic alert for drivers in east asheville asheville. >> jaclyn: a downed power pole is blocking the road. traffic is being detoured in the area. it should be cleared out of the road shortly. heads up for drivers in the waynesville area. we are getting reports of congestion at the russ avenue exit. be sure to give yourself some extra travel time if you are headed that way. congestion between patton and i-40. that's a look at your on time traffic report brought to you by debruhl's used car superstore. >> tammy: any drones bought. before christmas have to be regulated . >> you have to have a drivers license to go drive but there are people that own cars that don't have a driver's license. it's not common but it's something that can happen. >> tammy: and coming up tonight at 6 in a reality check, as store shelves, we look at what's >> darcel: when a home in your neighborhood falls in to disrepair, it can be a frustrating situation. >> tammy: that's exactly what's happening now to one group of neighbors. with the house? >> frank: darcel, neighbors des

zack green, news 13. >> larry: a member of waynesville black community is considering an alternative plan for honoring martin luther king jr. several residents along that street objected. they were concerned about changes to their addresses and deeds. and impacts on 911 service. they say king was a great civil want to disrupt the historic pigeon street name. gibbs is now considering another location, a bridge along russ avenue. >> and i thought it would be a great gesture having that bridge coming in to waynesville that says welcome to waynesville and crossing martin luther king bridge. >> larry: phillip gibs says he'll . >> darcel: a buncombe county family says runoff from a new apartment development is flooding their property. shirley and her husband say their driveway has been washed out and high water has exposed an electrical wire and a water pipe. they say the damage started happening last summer after land was cleared for the dillwood apartment complex that's going in off of brevard road. >> i'm stressed all the time because we can't even get up in we can't get over the culver

. >> jay: zack green shows us the university to teach high school students. >> i would be -- >>zack: there was a time dawn gillcrest worked at the university level. >> i taught western carolina university. >>zack: after reaching a higher education position, just two years later she found herself back in a high school classroom. >> the students tat university level are there by choice. and the students in public school are there because of compulsory education. >>zack: compulsory education. students are required to attend. meaning that a teacher's job is to ensure these kids are here to stay. >> i essentially have to give your life to it. it is an immersion job, half your job is getting them engaged in the material and getting them to want to be there. >>zack: so, dawn has brought english to life for her swain high school students. >> so confederate soldiers captured them. >> she picic out interesting stories. >>zack: stories of their surroundings, and their home. >> it's pretty cool. getting to learn more about your heritage and your culture. and what actually happened before you wer

candler, zack green, news 13. >> jay: an unusual combination is proving to be a winner. ice cream and break dancing. >> holly: wednesday night, the break dancing party, anybody can come, it is free. the hops will look at other ways to use the production facility and the leader of the local break dancing group wanted to bring kids inside for the winter. >> honestly, it feels great. it feels great to be yourself. it feels good to be yourself. >> jay: this weekend, the orange peel will host the kids party, the hop and the underdog crew will be participating. it starts at 10:30 tomorrow morning. >> holly: the kids are pretty good. >> jay: they are good. >> holly: they have been practice, we can tell. >> jay: all this week, we have been talking about modern pregnancy. coming up, see what happens when for a day >> ingrid: welcome back, everyone. winter weather, that is the leadline this morning. this is a live picture for you, from madison county, you can see a good dusting to a couple of inches, depending upon the elevation in madison county. closing schools there. now, over

tonight at 6:00, news 13 zack green takes a closer look at climate change versus el nino and which weather phenomenon is responsible for the rollercoaster weather we're seeing in the mountains. >> time to see today's see it, shoot it, send it pick. >> this is a look from joy johnson. of course it looks like -- is it just the brown trees? it's not the fall foliage. that's for sure. >> it's pretty, though. >> very colorful. >> you can send us your pictures and video too. go to wlos.com or e-mail them to pics at wlos.com. >> getting the most out of your tax refund. >> it's tax season and many americans bank on a refund check to make ends meet. >> and tonight's consumer report, news 13's jennifer emert joins us with ways to maximize your tax refund. >> there's a tax credit that often goes unclaimed that could help those who need it the most. consumer reports has some advice on how to get it. >> a financial counselor helped her file her taxes. she was able to get a refund of those of dollars last year by taking advantage of the earned income tax credit. she said the refund made a big difference

. >> and i am'm zack green. rain will be returning, sure, we will hold on to the warmer temperatures for the next day, down and we are back with flakes even in our forecast. we will let you know when those will show up. all coming up in a little bit. >> the 88th academy awards are tonight. there's buzz over bold face names, big stars that could strike oscar gold for the first time. abc lauren lister is in hollywood with all the details. good morning lauren. >> tonight's oscars will be broadcast in 225 countries with potential to reach several hundred million people around the globe. and hollywood's big night starts here on the red carpet. >> a cgi bear. an martian, post apocalyptic warriors and wall street traders. a few of the characters facing off in tonight's academy award. nominated fms taking audience from a single room to the news room.

>>zack: green. >>evan: luke notestine has a profile of a panthers cheerleader with a mountain connection. >>zack: and it's time for the animal planet puppy bowl and hope hanselman has some puppies you can adopt here in asheville. >>evan: pretty excited for superbowl sunday. obviously the carolina panthers are in it. >>zack: don't say it. he wanted to say it. just say the patriots aren't. rubbing the salt in the wound all week. >>evan: i have not been doing that, we all know the patriots are not in it. >>zack: it's not like the panthers are excited it's just the whole world is excited about that. >>evan: that the patriots are not in it? >>zack: it's okay. it's all right. i'm here. i'm a pats fan. it is fine. going to be a great superbowl sunday, guys. you have to get outside and enjoy the blue sky and sunsne. but, if you are heading out in the early mornings, any destination, grab the heavier coat. upper teens and low 20s is what it will be feeling like across the mountains. now, we are going to see t

. >> 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's hope hanselman joins us live outside a polling place in greenville. and, hope, you seeing any early bird voters yet? >> hope:e:hat's right, evan. we have. and it is just open, just moments ago. we saw a few voters head right into the springfield baptist church here in greenville. you can nicely see them just inside there. and you know this co

i'm evan ton van dc and i'm zack green. >>evan: we have a lot going on. we have live reports from the south carolina primary, gnus 13's hope hanselman is live there. we will have an update from her in a few moments but today, tomorrow, which is the better day? >>zack: today is certainly the better day but there are some chances of spotty showers. it's certainly the warmer temperatures that everyone will be talking about though. it is going to be welcome warmth after we have soon some chilly air in the past few weekends, 46 degrees, that's where we are sitting right now in asheville. our average for this time of year is 52. we will skyrocket past that. we will be talking about the 60s all across our area, and it's not just for today but the second half of the weekend as well. enjoy the warm weather because we will see a drop off in the temperatures and lot of rain in the way. for now we will send it back to evan. >>evan: all new information this morning. this happened overnight. it's on north carolina's redistricting battle. to stop a lower court order dem

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>>zack: and i'm zack green. >>>evan: we have a lot to get to but we start out with a chilly forecast but not as cold as yesterday. >>zack: it is cold in terms of ambient temperatures but the winds a a not whipping around like they were throughout the course of the day yesterday. however, a bit of a different scene w wh some cloud cover and yet, even show showers already popping up in western north carolina. there is a winter storm that will be moving in as early as this evening. we will bring you all the details and we will break it down for you, show you the track, how much we can expect, and how long it will last, all coming up in your skywatch forecast. >>evan: supreme court justice antonin scalia died yesterday three weeks shy of his 80 in texas. friends said he went to bed friday night not feeling well. his body was then discovered later on saturday. tributes to the conservative icon began pouring in immediately, but so did opinions on the political battle that will come in appointing his successor. travelin

. >> larry: the next few days we >> darcel: meteorologist zach green is here. >> zack: it's going to be cold again in the morning hours. we're talking the 60s area wide, folks. who is going to see it and how long is that warm fetch going to last? i'll show you coming up after the break. >> larry: and a young girl spends hours on a plane diverted from charlotte. coming up a little later. why her parents ended up spending much of that time in their car trying to find her. i don't know what i'm doing. i can't find anything just when i think it's just not going to work. this woman that works there comes over and asks can i help you? and he was so happy, to do it amazing right? i never would have expected would have thought that anyone would find that do that. make that go out of their way for me. right then, right there i couldn't believe it he was so helpful small thing little thing. simple thing but it made me smile made me happy made my day share your story. >>> now your news 13 skywatch weather. >> zack: it's certainly evening, folks, and a bit breezy. there's high pressure across th

green in a personal battle. in the real three point competition. the dunk competition the highlight of the night. aaron gordon in a dunk off with zackine gets an assist from the magic mascot. he finished second. here's the winning dunk from zack levine. he takes the title for the second is straight year. that's sports. we'll be right back. >>> really going to have to get through tomorrow. >> bundle up. >> for all of us here, i'm denise nakano. an all-new "snl" is next. have a great night. >>> have you guys been watching the primaries? >> yes. hillary got her but kicked in new hampshire. >> we're all still voting for her, right? >> yes. >> absolutely. >> sure. >> cool, cool, cool, me too.