north carolina and tennessee along the border. it will not last long. clear, cold, and windy overnight. another chilly day tomorrow. we will talk about what it will start to warm back up in a few minutes. in just a bit. also happening now, the new york stock exchange is off to a rough very rough start this new year. stocks are falling right now. points in the first few minutes this morning. overseas markets fell even more. china's main index plunged nearly 7%, triggering an emergency trading suspension. the drop was caused by weak escalating tensions in the middle east. carolina flooding now, people who suffered damage in october's massive floods have until the close of business today to request federal help. the deadline to apply for fema aid ends today. fema aid is available in 24 counties across the state, including greenville, spartanburg, and greenwood counties. again, this deadline is for damage from october's record flooding, not any damage caused by last week's heavy rain. the3 historic flooding hit the -- the historic flooding hit the carolinas three months ago, star

barbara: john: disappointment across north carolina as people wake up to find out they are not instant three winning tickets sold for the jackpot, just not here. check the tickets. there are big winners in our state. barbara: under attack, the capital of indonesia rocked by terrorists. john: another shooting investigation in durham. the vigil tonight. welcome on thursday january 14, 28 degrees and 6:01. i'm john clark. barbara: i'm barbara gibbs. thank you for joining us. you did not win the power ball unless you are in another state. john: three winning tickets were two other barbara: north carolinians were not shut out. there are more than a dozen big money winners. two people matched every number but the power ball and played the power play option. those are worth $2 million. three others match the four numbers and power ball and power play winning $100,000. 14 others matched four numbers and power bull but tkptdepartment play the power play and those tickets still worth $50,000. we are waiting to see if any of them are in our area. john: i know somebody who didn't win anyth

greenville, 20's and teens in western north carolina, so we are starting out cold. plus forecast, writer wind today. the couple of flurries of snow right now in swing and haywood counties. about late morning, 1230, it starts to come down pretty heavily across the border. as the afternoon progresses, by 3:00, we will seek snow in northern greenville, pickens, oconee county. it is not going to be as heavy as it would be in spots in north carolina, up to two inches plus could accumulate, especially in higher mountaintops. this will continue into the afternoon. it continues in the mountains of north carolina. check the bottom of the screen for schools in north carolina that have decided to close for the day. we will talk about the rest of the weekend in a few minutes. geoff: thank you. there are some school closings to talk about this morning. graham county, jackson county, schools in north carolina are all closed today. though, they all have an optional workday today. meanwhile, the departments of transportation in the carolinas are getting ready for the potential incoming weather s

inches of snow has fallen in western north carolina, causing major issues on roadways. the upstate has seen brief snow in areas, but the majority has been sleet and freezing rain. some trees and limbs have gone down causing power outages for parts of the upstate.tonight there will b blight snow off and on in the upstate, while heavier snow will continue in the mountains. by saturday morning most of the precipitation will be over, but some snow showers will roads will be likely saturday morning as temperatures will be in the 20s area-wide.expect highs to get above freezing for all locations by late saturday with some afternoon sunshine. black ice will be an issue by saturday night once again as temperatures drop into the 20s.our next chance for rain comes next tuesday. 3 has fallen in western north carolina, causing major issues on roadways. the upstate has seen brief snow in areas, but the majority has been sleet and freezing rain. some trees and limbs have gone down causing power outages for parts of the upstate.tonight there will be light snow off and on in the upstate, while heavier

very latest... 3 so far several inches of snow has fallen in western north carolina, causing major issues seen brief snow in areas, but the majority has been sleet and freezing rain. some trees and limbs have gone down causing power outages for parts of the upstate.sleet, rain and freezing rain will continue this afternoon, and it looks like much of it will be between 1pm and 4pm. after that, all the precipitation will become lighter and turn to snow showers late evening, we could see 1-2 inches of snow in the upstate on top of what we have already seen, while the mountains will continue to see snow pile up. over a foot of snow is possible from buncombe county and eastward to yancey and mitchell counties.so far several inches of snow has fallen in western north carolina, causing major issues on roadways. the upstate has seen brief snow in areas, but and freezing rain. some trees and limbs have gone down causing power outages for parts of the upstate.sleet, rain and freezing rain will continue this afternoon, and it looks like much of it will be between 1pm and 4pm. after that, all

. now back to you. michael: you said it, the first snow of the winter and west north carolina. flurries fell most of the day there. madison, yancey, and haywood counties sent students home early. heavy flurries came down in haywood county. snow, blowing across the roads at times. and for the first time, it looked like winter at cataloochee ski area. on friday, the ski area was look at that. they've been making their own snow, and today's flurries certainly didn't hurt. >> it builds a lot of interest. the snow, it makes it look pretty, and it certainly makes people think winter, which is something we've been missing thisiseason so far. michael: it feels like it, too. during the day, it was around 19 degrees at cataloochee. carol: and don't forget, when the snow hits, you can turn to the wyff 4 mobile app for the latest weather updates, including live radar. the app is free to download, and available in both apple and android stores. michael: an upstate k9, shot and could end up having his name on a new state law. carol: hyco died october 21st. hearing from his handler, a deputy throwing

are making a call to dismiss students early or close. northampton county schools in north carolina will be closed tomorrow. poquoson - newport news and hampton public schools says their students will only have a half a day because of the winter storm. to see when and where the system will hit - let s get right to meteorologist dominic brown with an update on the massive storm. tracking rain, snow and wind....we are gearing for a significant winter storm to impact hampton roads and ne north carolina over the next few days. but tonight will be the calm before the storm, so start preparing now. the weather will be fairly tranquil, with increasing clouds and overnight low temperatures in the mid 20s. then, all eyes will be on an area of low pressure that will move up the coast from the southwest. as the low moves into some very cold air already in place, snow will develop from southwest to northeast, starting mid- morning to midday friday in inland north carolina first. the snow will then cross the state line into hampton roads, again as all snow. areas along the albemarle and outer banks,

advance and -- gates county in north carolina is delayed two hours this morning. now -- if you re wondering about other school districts or businesses - we have a complete list of closings and delays - running across the bottom of your screen and on w-t-k-r dot com. we continue this morning with live team coverage the massive winter storm on the way to hampton roads. crews are continuing to monitor conditions to make sure the roads are safe. newschannel threes stefania okolie is live in newport news with the latest. winter blast isn )t here yet but you can certainly feel it. talk about conditions --later this morning we re expected to see the first of the wintry mix here on the peninsula-- throughout the week crews have been planning watching the forecast --we know they were out last night for pre treatment on the roads which is certainly visible this morning -- officials tell us they have more than two thousand-500 crew members and more than 13 thousand pieces of equipment. crews plan on using nearly 650 thousand tons of salt, sand mixture -- thats the weight of more than 20 cars

. >> what a dazzling show it is this time of year in eastern north carolina. >>> in washington county, thousands of tundra swans and snow geese gather in the area of pungo lake. scott mason reveals a wonderful display of neighbor. >> reporter: the pecosin wildlivs refuge in washington county, it's winter, cold, it's not snowing and yet the air is a blanket of white. >> this is our eastern north carolina version of a snow globe. it's like shaking a snow globe when they get up and fly and move from one field to the other, it will be like a tornado of white. of birds in one place is really unique. the tundra swan in particular are coming from western canada and alaska where they breed and then they come down here in winter in the largest concentration in north america of these birds, have up to a seven-foot wing span, weigh about 15 pounds. each foot is bigger than your head. >> reporter: why are so many in the eastern north carolina? >> i think the abundance in eastern north carolina makes it perfect habitat. primarily the winter wheat, they graze to a certainly degree like cattle. >> y

payout. . north carolina had some big winners and we're talking two separate $2 million winners. three $100,000 winners. and 14 $50,000 winners. both of the $2 million tickets were sold in our area, one of them at the harris teeter on fayetteville road in fuquay- varina. the other at a food mart express on spring avenue in spring lake. the owner there tells us he's had winners before, but none that's won it this big. >> yeah, i'm happy when -- i hear that you know, that is good for my business because it's slow here. and maybe it pick the business up. >> officials say wednesday's sales alone broke a single day million earned. $20million of that was from the powerball alone. >>> the lawyer who spent years helping to free innocent people who were wrongly convicted learned her fate this afternoon. the bar found christine muma guilty of violating privacy when she took a water bottle in a case to check for dna but it cleared her on a list of other accusations. our beau minnick reports. >> reporter: with muma only responsible for that one violation, she's receiving the lowest possible

is sunday night and time for our regular look at the week ahead. north carolina's voter i.d. law will be challenged in federal court in a hearing that begins monday. the voter verification act this is beeact hasbeen in place sinc. requiring voters to show specific forms of i.d. the naacp is suing the state saying the i.d. provision is unfair to for young and minority voters. the law was challenged last summer. this week the court will hear arguments in favor of the original more restrictive law. the case will be closely watched because the push for stricter voter laws has become one of the country's most bitter partisan divides. necessary to preserve fraud and and the authority of the electoral process. al jazeera's robert ray has more with the about the north carolina case with national implications. >> we are less than two weeks from the presidential primaries beginning here in the u.s. starts with iowa and the caucuses, new hampshire, south carolina and florida. but six weeks from now it will hit north carolina where a controversial new law will require all people going out to

impact hampton roads and ne north carolina over the next few days. but tonight will be the calm before the storm, so start preparing now. the weather will be fairly tranquil, with increasing clouds and overnight low temperatures in the mid 20s. then, all eyes will be on an area of low pressure that will move up the coast from the southwest. as the low moves into some very cold air already in place, snow will develop from southwest to northeast, starting mid- morning to midday friday in inland north carolina first. the snow will then cross the state line into hampton roads, again as all snow. areas along the albemarle and outer banks, though, will more than likely see rain. then, through the day, as low pressure moves closer to the area, it will drive in slightly warmer temperatures, which will cause the snow to transition into rain for most areas. however, our northern the peninsulas, may see a slower transition to rain than the rest of us, meaning you could see a little more snow on friday. saturday will start with rain across most of the area. but later in the day, once the lo

falling across parts of western north carolina, making for slippery driving conditions. we can see some of the heavier snow now in knoxville and gatlinburg, so this is coming and it had traffic this. winter weather advisory's have been issued for the afternoon for parts of oconee county, pickens county, now to miss areas and all of western north carolina under a winter weather roads, one inch to two inches of snow and anything that falls today will freeze tonight and the black ice overnight and early tomorrow morning in western north carolina. the mountains of georgia under a winter storm warning with ice and snow expected. geoff: thank you. the wintry weather is a welcome sight for many in asheville. wyff news 4's aly myles talked with some folks making the most of the early morning snow. she joins us live from downtown asheville with a look at the latest conditions. aly? aly: behind me, a lot of that snow has cleared, but if you take a look at my feet, you can see the residual stuff. this is about as much accumulation earlier today. slick. anyone in the area will come across this. we

going to see mainly rain for the peninsula and northeastern north carolina but we could see a few snowflakes make that as we head into the afternoon hours is to be a chilly day don't forget the reindeer will time out everything for you. with each cast and will talk about a big cool down coming our way just in time for mlk holiday. i have those details taxation new this morning and see crews working hard to make sure roads are pressed for any winter weather crews plan to use the brine the harbour bridge and intersections. brian is of course the mixture of water and salt supplies are very plentiful this year since it's been unseasonably warm until now were brining bridges and overpasses because with those elevated structures tend to freeze first trucks are already moving in the northern and western parts of the state in the charlotte area of the d o t plans to hold off riding roads bridges for now. well breaking overnight one person is dead after a two car crash you're sleeping right now that employ road exit on one sixty four west is shut down the portsmouth police department strat

. >>> good eveningment i'm laura leslie filling in tonight for david crab tree. the last time north carolina voters approved a major bopped package was in the year 2000. the-- a major bond package was in the year 2000. ss leaders joined democratic and republican politicians in backing the $2 billion bond. has been 15 years since north carolina voters last approved borrowing for infrastructure. >> since that bond referendum in the year 2000, we have grown by over 2 million people. north carolina is in the big time now and we need to prepare for the future. >> the connect nc bond would be spent on a variety of project. s$1.2billion cob spent on new or updated buildings in the unc and community college systems. $309million would pay for water and sewer infrastructure in rural areas. $179million would be used to support agriculture. $100million would be spent on upgrades at state parkthe north carolina zoo. and$79million would go to modernize national guard armories and regional centers. the debt would be repaid over 20 years using money the state >> there will be no tax increase for any citizen in nor

likely be in the richmond area. however, some areas across hampton roads and ne north carolina could see several inches of snow as well. so how much snow are we talking about friday and saturday? for the peninsulas, we could see anywhere between 4 and 6 inches of snow. however, some higher amounts are possible in those communities, specifically the middle peninsula and the northern neck. southside, the eastern shore and parts of north carolina could see anywhere from 2 and 4 inches of snow. the outer banks will see less snowfall we continue our live team winter coverage this morning with a potential winter storm on the way crews are monitoring conditions to make sure the roads are safe. newschannel threes stefania okolie is live at lesner bridge in you can track the latest radar - on the newschannel three app. you can also get the latest forecasts - and weather alerts during the storm. our meteorologists are also working you updated with video forecasts. to download it -- go to w-t-k-r- dot-com-slash- apps - it )s free! lets get to kristen crowley with morning now here )s kristen cro

areas of the western north carolina as well as the upstate. right now, the leicester carpet sales news 13 skycam network down in greenville. the freezing point at 32 degrees and take a look at this as we go through the past few hours, you see that roadway getting covered up by flakes. it's going to continue, i do think, as we make or way further south throughout the morning hours. take a look at this hd radar. you see greenville with those heavier bands of snow rolling through. but, we will call it moderately heavy. the reason being, we are not comesoncomparison to yesterday. you see it in hendersonville and much of it toward brevard and transylvania county, and mag by valley the higher elevations getting it along the north carolina and tennessee border. down in the upstate i think this is all the upper-level region that is going to be contain you yes, i doing the morning hours. ening it out, there is the brunt up towards baltimore, past dc it left a big impact there. blizzardlike conditions seen throughout the course of the day, moving towards new york city. not going to be the case f

3 from western north carolina stretching south all the way to pickens county...this is a live look in pickens right now. where you can see snow on the ground.we've got all your winter weather coverage...now at four! 3 flurries are falling in northern greenville county! this is a live look along highway 25! 3 with bitter cold temperatures...and accumulation expected!a live look in asheville...where they've seen snow earlier in the day and are now bracing for black ice tonight. 3 we're seeing snow, sleet and light rain now, plus we're 3 good afternoon. i'm cody alcorn.diana has the day off.. winter weather is sweeping across our area this afternoon...and has prompted early dismissals from schools in western north carolina. evening classes at mcdowell technical community colleged...as well as church services at brevard community church...and renfew baptist church in travelers rest.also in greenville county-the school district says all evening activities are cancelled.all after-school programs and activities must end by six this evening! 3 from the upstate to the mountains...we're seei

winter weather advisory from the northern part of georgia and all the way to north carolina. otherwise, we are talking about a winter storm warning that has been upgraded overnight while you were sleeping for the i-85 corridor, georgia and up to a north carolina and in south carolina with a significant winter storm on the way tonight around 2:00 p.m. with roads being possibly icy as early as six 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. it is currently 34 degrees in downtown greenville, 31 in asheville, 30 in spartanburg, 32 in anderson. partly cloudy skies today, temperatures warming to the middle 40's. ashok starts off at 30 and once up to 43 -- asheville starts off at 30 and warms up to 43. rain moves in overnight tonight and that rain will cool the -- north of i-85, ice will mix in with snow later tonight. could see, coming up. allyson: two. with black ice the concern, the carolinas and georgia getting the roads ready. myra: aly myles is standing out in the cold and taking a look at the prep good morning. we are in asheville. we drove from greenville to asheville and you can see the amount of so

. we'll see a few showers in the area with the highest chance for rain over northeast north carolina and the outer banks. then we'll dry out for friday into the weekend. we are looking at a very nice weekend. monday. good morning, hampton roads. let's check traffic now. we have new information in a story we first told you about as breaking news last night at 10. in three different stops, police arrested 8 people tied to over federal lands. one of those arrests includes ammon bundy. he's been leading a group of ranchers who took over a national wildlife refuge more than three weeks ago. according to cnn, during the arrest, protester lavoy finicum and bundy's brother didn't surrender. shots were fired and finicum died. bundy's brother was hurt. right now it's unclear who started the shooting. the bundy ranch released a message on facebook last night saying in part "one of liberty's finest patriots is fallen. he will not go silent into eternity." cnn reports the people arrested face felony charges related to their occupation. this morning it's unclear if the arrests will put and end to the

be here off the north carolina south carolina coast with colder air working its way and is a pretty good chance that we will see some snow across parts of the area the south china north carolina mainly rain bill could be some snowflakes will be mixing in from time to time with just a day of near sixty degrees it's tough to get any kind of snow to develop across the region across part of the peninsula middle peninsula northern and eastern shore pretty good chance that we will see that rain mixing with and changing over to snow as far as any be less than an inch on grassy surfaces say from roanoke rapids a franklin peninsula eastern shoreline again with temperatures around sixty degrees today and not expecting to drop below freezing awfully tough to get anything else other than some of those grassy or elevated surfaces mainly rain with a few snow showers mixed in south london to north carolina a time it all out a little bit more with future cason at seventy outlook coming up in just a few minutes i didn't think he is a major developments at the middle east this weekend iran free four

out of the north gusting up to 30 miles per hour. wind chills in the north carolina mountains in the mid to upper teens. extremely cold. mike is up there, we may go live with him in a moment. and haywood county, off and on snow showers during the day today. look at the blowing snow because of strong winds out of the north. pretty good snow showers. it is blowing around on the roads but it didn't stick to the roads themselves. that is good. a bit of a dusting to a half inch of snow accumulated on grassy areas. that was about it. that is haywood county late this afternoon. the flurries and snow showers continue in the mountains. these snow showers will continue probably next couple hours, we will see snow showers continue to develop across the area. they will move north-south. they are starting to taper off. another couple hours, that's it with the flurries. there are no watches and warnings or advisories, but some roads could get slick especially of bridges and overpasses through the mountains of north carolina. otherwise, it is cold. upper 30's in greenville and spartanburg, 29 in as

north carolina mainly some rainfall in this little bit of snow but the part of the peninsula middle peninsula northern neck an eastern shore pretty good chance at some snow as we go through the morning hours into the early afternoon tomorrow but again any kind of accumulation will be mine or talking less than an inch surfaces deck stop the cars things like they're not expecting any issues with any kind of pavement and southside in the north carolina mainly rain could be some snow mixed in from time to time especially as things in early tomorrow afternoon our time at all our future cast level in more information coming up in just a few minutes but for now isolated from the thirteen news now weather authority police are looking for three people who robbed a livery driver tonight in portsmouth officer say the driver who works for dragon city chinese restaurant was making a delivery on towne point road near twin twin pines rather around seven pm three people who were wearing masks came up to him robbed him at gunpoint then ran off the driver was not hurt if you have any information abou

the mountains. look at the snow showers along the north carolina-tennessee line. more than west of asheville, a couple snowflakes around the asheville regional airport. they had a trace of snow today. no watches, warnings, or advisories. a few leftover flurries, maybe a couple brief snow showers along the north carolina-tennessee line this evening. get ready for the clemson football team to land at gsp. tim is in clemson, the wind will 53 degrees, but it feels like the low 40's with the windchill. nigel: state money will help a spartanburg county town upgrade its downtown. gabrielle: tonight, the plan is getting mixed reviews. wyff news 4's mike mccormick reports from inman. mike: downtown inman may look empty, but it is packed with pride. >> love downtown inman. >> anybody who comes to this town is going to be very, very happy to be here. mike: in a matter of months, >> this would be the first phase. mike: on monday, the mayor announced that the city got a $500,000 grant from the state. he says it has to be used for street side improvements. that means wider sidewalks, brick-paved

day it will be gusting higher than 20. the wind in western north carolina could reach advisory levels near 50 in the highest elevations. 30 for most of western north carolina. bundle up. the winter storm warning is in effect and advisories are through the state today. give us this day to sort things out. tomorrow, we will have melting and it will be a better day. behind this? we will look at how things are being impacted about the country? allyson: she is saying bundle up because there's cold wind. geoff: the wind is the difference. i was outside and it felt great. geoff: a lot of work to do. that is the concern. the snow and ice. geoff: in north carolina, troopers responded to 70 accidents. most happened over 24 hours. there was a fatal wreck near tenley on i-94 involving three tractor-trailers into passenger vehicles. south carolina highway patrol responded to over 390 accidents. geoff: as of midnight, , 4 maintenance employees were workwestern north carolina has received the brunt of the snowfall over the past 24 hours. allyson: the last time we checked with corey davis, the

will decrease i would say anywhere from ten to twenty percent and then northeastern north carolina you're going to have the better chance for rain today rain chances as high as fifty percent in places like our talk also with the city and gates bill to definitely take the ranger with the especially the umbrella if you are heading out this morning and especially if you live along the south side and northeastern north carolina here's a look at what we've got right now not much other than a few very light showers moving across the south side and northeastern north carolina but our rain chances will be picking up later on today if you are traveling maybe work say enrichment or even washington d c than rain mainly confined to the south as we had a little bit farther north dc enrichment and the forty forty one and forty nine in richmond it will be mainly clear and south to find any warmer numbers i am talking a big warm up as we head into the weekend i have those details with a seven day forecast in just a little bit shaping up right now the berkeley bridgeton very nice shape you can see behind

storm bombs off the north carolina coast. where is it right now? right here. look at this spin. it doesn't look like much, does it? strengthen. one is going to be off the coast. one is going to be over western north carolina. temperatures a little deceiving right now. it is way above freezing almost anywhere in western north carolina, exception up in boone. these temperatures will be cooling. after sunset, they'll drop off. once the initial rain, sleet and snow, we're going to see a big drop in temperatures. meteorologist zack green joining us. we certainly have the potential for ice and snow >> zack: the temperature, that's going to be the major factor. we were talking about how they were slightly warmer today. we're looking at this explainer here to show you what is to come. first, it's actually starting then it's going to start to hit that cooler air mass towards the surface, creating freezing rain. as we go below that 32 degree mark, it's going to transition. that snow fall is going to continue for the majority of the now the ice certainly going to play a big part. we still adv

unseasonably warm. (stray shower possible early for ne north carolina coast & virginia beach). highs near 60. wind: sw 5-15mph. tonight: partly-mainly cloudy sky.. not as cold. lows in the mid-upper 30s. wind: sw 5-10mph tuesday: partly-mainly cloudy and unseasonably warm. (stray shower possible early for ne north carolina coast & virginia beach). highs near 60. wind: sw tonight: partly-mainly cloudy sky.. not as cold. lows in the mid-upper tuesday: partly-mainly cloudy and unseasonably warm. (stray shower possible early for ne north carolina coast & virginia beach). highs near 60. wind: sw signs of snow may be fading here -- but the weather is still causing major problems to our north-- especially when it comes to transportation. in northern virginia-- crews are still moving mountains at reagan national airport. it's a similar scene at laguardia in new york city. the efforts are helping, but there are still delays and flights to and from norfolk international. amtrak has been slowly restoring its service to the northeast. it has been cancelling some routes or changing schedules due to the s

mountains of north carolina, especially close to the tennessee line, a chance the the precipitation is light, not a major storm system. it does not take much ice on the roads, even just a trace, to cause slippery conditions. watch out for that. a freezing rain advisory starts in these areas, north counties that border tennessee, from midnight tonight until 10:00 tomorrow morning, the mixeg rain or freezing drizzle in these areas. a trace too maybe a couple hundreds of an inch of ice. more about the system and a look ahead at t weekend, later on. now back to you. gabrielle: many people stocked up for this past weekend's storm, knowing they might be stranded for a few days. but for those who rely on others, meals on wheels was there to help. the volunteers follow the greenville county school district policy. if there's no school, they don't deliver. but meals on wheels' executive director says they provided extra frozen meals earlier in the week, and called each client to check on them friday. anyone who said they needed food got a delivery. >> meals on wheels is always thinking about

of western north carolina and north georgia, and fall apart. we could see scattered rain and snow showers mixed with sleet in the upstate ring the afternoon tomorrow. winter weather advisory starts 1-3 plus inches of snow mixed with sleet in these areas. especially the southwestern mountains of north carolina, the best chances of snow sleet. asheville and hendersonville, an inch or so of sleet and snow by this time tomorrow. he winter storm warning with snow, maybe a little bit of freezing rain and sleet causing hazardous driving conditions in clayton, clarksville, a bit of snow in haversham county. in the upstate, a few scattered rain showers, snow showers mixed with sleet from time to time. a trace of accumulation in pickens and oconee counties in the mountains of south carolina. south of i-85, slight chance of snow or rain shower. not much in the way of accumulation. tomorrow morning, expect a few isolated flurries ahead of the main system in the mountains, and a brief light snow shower, but no big deal. then the main system comes in. department of transportation is getting rea

no snow in the upstate, it will be confined to the north carolina mountains. even the foothills and all the way over to rally, where they had - - all the way over to raleigh-durham, where they had flurries. it will get colder. now back to you. gabrielle: now back to western north carolina, where snow caused a short day of school for a lot of students. wyff news 4's mike mccormick is live and local in haywood county. mike, show us what it is like the right now. mike: the wind john was talking about is no joke. we are getting nailed by man-made snow coming from tube world in maggie valley. you can see the snow going up from the man-made cannons. the natural stuff that came down today didn't hurt things for these businesses. you can see some of the man-made snow accumulated up there. blue skies right now in maggie valley. the roads are doing fine. on the grass, a few patches of snow here and there. today, madison, yancey, and haywood counties sent students home early because of snow in the higher elevations, and of course to keep students , off the roads. in haywood county, we saw heav

super doppler 4 hd. as you can see, we are scanning northeastern georgia and western north carolina and the colors of represent wind chill advisories in effect until noon. areas of darker purple representing winter advisory's as we are bracing for weather event tomorrow. let's take our future plus computer model and run it. clear skies and dry today and clouds build and tomorrow. tomorrow morning, flurries of snow in north carolina, buncombe county, anderson county impacted around 6:15 and some continues into later morning. early afternoon, snow and georgia, across western north carolina in the mountains gettin action for drive tomorrow afternoon and evening. brain south of i 85 it looks like and that tapers off. morning, the mountains up a chance of wint weather. it looks like it will be tomorrow morning in the mountains and tomorrow afteron upstate to watch out for the potential of snow with the next system. temperatures in the teens over most of the area and they feel much colder with that wind at 10 to 15 plus miles per hour. feels like -10 in boone, minus five in hendersonville and

some snow coming down in the highest mountain tops in tennessee and north carolina. clearing skies through the day. beautiful conditions in anderson. you will be in the upper 4today and spartanburg -- in spartanburg. temperatures quickly jump off again tonight. it will cold nights, cold enough that after the extensive melting we will see with sunshine today, ice on the roads could be an issue for your monday mornings.much calmer winds in asheville. you stayed in the upper 20's yesterday. 41 will feel quite nice. myra: thank you. , know if ice is responsible for a crash that killed a pedestrian on saturday. this happened along highway 14, near stotobrook farm way in greenville. the coroner says 44 year-old andrew van evera was jogging when the incident happ investigators are trying to determine if the car that hit him lost control because of the weather conditions. hundreds are still in the dark this morning. here's a quick look at the latest power outages. according to duke energy, 1197 in greenville. blue ridge electric is reporting 617 outages in their coverage area. and, more th

north carolina we're getting blue indicating precipitation area is moving into an environment conducive of frozen precipitation. we will see more as we had through the night. triangle area at 5 am then northeastern toward the 7 am timeframe. winter storm warning covers a large area. i don't want the uniformity of color to suggest all conditions will be the same. north and west will have more time to accumulate a pile of snow. triangle area will be a close call tomorrow whether or not we get several hours of snow or quickly turned over to sleet. to the south and east, mainly sleet and rain then plane rain. the accumulation of ice is on everybody's mind. we will be looking at this in more detail show you what the reader should look like. >>> the main message governable court conveyed is, stay off the roads unless you must travel.>> we are prepared for the worst of the worst but hoping for the best.>> the governor was everyone to be prepared and safe. >>> the first flakes have yet to fall but equipment is ready to go. ken smith looks at resources to help us get through the first

southampton isle of wight sussex up petersburg emporia down in north carolina northampton all under the winter storm warning and we have a winter weather advisory for the area shaded in blue that includes hampton and newport news york and the coast and back down to the south isle of wight suffolk and into north carolina so near the coast we don't have those advisories but we do have a coastal storm watch and a high wind watch wins later tonight could gust up around fifty mph. the tale of the future cast here you see the wintry the southwest ten eleven o'clock starts pushing to the southwest and then it comes up and i think the moisture over rides the metro area as we head towards noon take a look at this oh well we start off with snow were a wintry mix as the temperatures warm later this afternoon and transitions to rain the wind will increase in the rain could be heavy at times tonight i have so much to share with you a quick look here the seven day forecast there is light at the end of the tunnel sunday into monday but the next forty eight hours to say sixty hours very very messy and have mo

the highest chance for rain over northeast north carolina and the outer banks. then we'll dry out for friday into the weekend. we are looking at a very nice weekend. chance for rain on monday. scattered showers this morning. then mostly cloudy this afternoon. highs will be in the mid 40s early. temps will today. winds north 10-15mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. lows will be in the low 30s. winds north 5-10mph. thursday: mostly cloudy. scattered showers, but not a washout. highs will good morning, hampton roads. let's check traffic now. teetering on the edge. you'll hear why residents in this apartment building refuse to leave even though the ground underneath them is crumbling away. plus, a local family is angry. they want justice as they mourn the loss a hit-and-run. "he took my sister. i want him to know, i want was not right. to know what he did was there's new information in the affluenza teen case. a lawyer for the texas teen accused of violating his probation and escaping to mexico, says ethan couch is dropping his deportation appeal. the lawyer says couch could be back in texas

elevations getting the most. there is light snow falling in parts of tennessee and north carolina. if you are traveling past knoxville toward nashville, you will run into it. the county is highlighted in a plum color are under a winter weather advisory. the mountains of georgia are expecting three inches of snow or more. this will be a late morning-late afternoon event. 22 in asheville. 30 in greenville. upper 30's in the piedmont. we have light breezes, but it is cold. we will show you the future plus i'm about noon to 1:00 in the mountains. and then after 1:00 in the upstate until around 3:30 we will see flurries and snow that will continue into the mountains for the evening. it will not be a big event for the upstate. the mountains will see enough accumulation to make it slippery. rains will arrive thursday, which will be on the increase friday. we get a little bit of snow today and have a lot of rain by friday. geoff: thank you, dale. there are some school closings this morning. graham county, jackson county and swain county schools are all closed today. they all have an optional

schools in north carolina are all on a 2- hours delay. northampton county north carolina - gates county and perquimans schools are also running on a two hour delay. you can always find school delays and closings at wtkr dot m. we )re tracking a much larger system for friday and saturday that could bring us snow but also some rain. we re keeping an eye on an area of low pressure that move into the area from the southwest. as this system moves into some very cold air already in place, any precipitation that develops will first fall as snow early on friday. then, during the day, as low pressure moves over the area, it will drive in slightly warmer temperatures, which will cause the snow to transition into rain. once the colder air will wrap around the backside of the low, causing any rain to transition back to snow. the highest snowfall amounts will likely be in the richmond area. however, some areas across hampton roads and ne north carolina could see several inches of snow as well. so how much snow are we talking about friday and saturday? for the peninsulas, we could see anywhere

, the friendly playoff wager between the governors of north carolina and washington ahead of sunday's game. greg? >>> all right, lynda, we'll let you know about the upcoming weekend and which day will be better for doing things outside and which day you'll have a chance of seeing some flakes in your neighborhood in addition to wandering around. all that is coming up in just a bit. >> all right. look at your injuries in florida 40 minutes before landing at miami international airport. american airline flight 410 experienced some turbulence. passengers had to be eeked out by paramedics. the flight attendant was taken off on a stretcher for a broken nose. >>> the u.s. airways flight 1549 was heading to charlotte from new york when it made an emergency landing on the hudson river. the plane flew in to a flock of birds. all 155 people on board survived. that plane is now on display at charlotte. and this weekend they will be on hand to talk to visitors about the ordeal. >>> chipotle will close all their restaurants to hold them about food safety as it is more than 1,900 locations.

possible early for ne north carolina coast & virginia beach). highs near 60. wind: sw 5-15mph. tonight: partly-mainly cloudy sky.. not as cold. lows in the mid-upper 30s. wind: sw 5-10mph tuesday: partly-mainly cloudy and unseasonably warm. (stray shower possible early for ne north carolina coast & virginia beach). highs near 60. wind: sw 5-15mph. 60. wind: sw 5-15mph. signs of snow may be fading here -- but the major problems to our north especially when it comes to transportation. in arlington, virginia crews are still moving mountains at reagan national airport. it's a similar scene in new york city at laguardia. the snow clearing efforts are helping, but there are still delays and cancellations due to the weather. some are still affecting flights to and from norfolk international. amtrak has been slowly restoring its service to the northeast. it has been cancelling some routes or changing schedules due to the storm. we'll let you know as soon they restore full service between our area and other cities. breaking news from portsmouth. police say two men walked into maryview

. and the fight for voter rights, north carolina's new laws tested in federal court a week before the iowa caucuses. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm richelle carey. clean up efforts are in full swing this afternoon. this midday, in the wake of the enormous blizzard that blanketed the east coast this past weekend. historic snowfalls from washington, d.c. to new york city, 31 people died from storm-related causes. flights are still being canceled today, and commuters are heading back to work. they're facing delayed trains and buses. >> it is important to note that the roads are still dangerous. we talk to you about the weather conditions and it's getting warmer during the day and freezing at night. so any wet surfaces can become icy. walkways, sidewalks, and roadways. we are still in a snow emergency in washington, d.c. and i'm operating under a state of emergency in the district as well. >> congress is delaying legislative business in all federal offices remain closed. they have been shut down since noon on friday. >>> al jazeera is live in washington, d.c. j

. northampton county north carolina - and gates county schools are running on a two hour delay tomorrow. you can always find school delays and closings at wtkr dot com. let s get you to chief meteorologist patrick rockey with more on what we can expect overnight and into the morning rush. tracking snow....we are tracking not just one but two systems that could bring us a chance of snow. the first system moves in tonight from the west. it will be a quick shot of snow as this system moves through. some areas could see anywhere from a dusting to half inch of snow accumulations. otherwise, expect mostly cloudy skies with overnight lows in the 20s. much larger system for friday and saturday that some rain. ultimately, how much snow we see will all depend on the precise track of so let )s talk about it. we )re keeping an eye on an area of low pressure that move into the area from the southwest. as this system moves into some very cold air already in place, any precipitation that develops will first fall as snow early on friday. then, during the day, as low pressure moves over the area, it wil

for rain for north carolina tomorrow and some big improvements as we get into the weekend right now check hr bt good morning ashley watches a good morning craig taking a look at traffic conditions at the hr bt it is early yet but you know never too early to check so here's a live look sixty four eastbound not too far from the title or here settlers landing road that that rapper these lanes i should say not much traffic up there at this point making its way to the tunnel to get everything moving nicely really eastbound and westbound no major issues as we head back to the trap of network maps though and had the chesapeake bay bridge tunnel when human acts than working thirteen south at the chesapeake bay bridge tunnel that's leaving cape charles and headed to virginia beach one lane is open. i expect minor delays at least until the tax the clear knowledge of a review when it does and coming up in four forty one check traffic this time norfolk to hampton sixty four westbound at the tar bt as u think so much it is for thirty two later today a scheduled court date for portsmouth mother a

electric bills in north carolina. raleigh with more on how this could impact you and your home. gloria: the governor says this could cost you more for electricity. north carolina is asking the supreme court to halt the plan while a legal challenge goes through the legal court spirit pat mccrory's office says the state leads the southeast in renewable energy and has one of the most efficient coal fired power plants in the nation. the epa wants to cut carbon dioxide from power plants. by a third in the next 10 years those plans are the largest source of greenhouse gas in the country, releasing 30% of u.s. carbon pollution. the president talked about health benefits, especially to children, when cutting greenhouse gases. he said the number of asthma cases and heart attacks will go down. the governor's office says north carolina already protects its under the new plan, the governor's office says power and gas bills are estimated to increase by 22% in 2020. a 20 state coalition filed a bid to halt the plan, north carolina joining the coalition. 18 states support the regulations. live in ral

take place in greens bureau at north carolina a and t one of four black colleges in the system but because of the weather you can see all the snow the meeting was postponed today here in chapel hill. students want the board to put more resources towards historically black colleges. unwith of--one of them is elizabeth city state which has had many problems over the enrollment. today the board is expected to vote on her replacement and this is going to be the first meeting since tom ross was of the year. the new system president will officially start in march and be at that board meeting there. faculty and students have been voicing their opposition to her appointment as the new president here. one of the reasons they have been against it is because they say the board was secretive in their process to hire her. today's meeting will start at 10:00 a.m. >> tara live in chapel hill thank you. >>> the directing your attention continues today in winston salem for the lawsuit over north carolina's voter id law worried about getting the person. civil rights activists argue that it was to di

andrews, 16 in boone. asheville at 23. communities in western north carolina, coldest. mars hill at 17. brevard at 25. take the 15 to 20 plus mile-per-hour wind. 14 in anderson will feel like colder. cold and windy area and lots of sunshine. temperatures will struggle to get to 40 in the upstate. temperatures in the upper 20's in the mountains. geoff: you have a jacket, the myra: aly myles is bundled up in hendersonville with more on this arctic invasion. aly: we are live here in downtown hendersonville. i can tell you it is a cold morning. the car is saying 25 degrees. the worst part is you can see just how windy it is, adding thth wind chill make it that with colder like you saw on dale's map. north carolina saw snow over the weekend. what you're seeing now is snow from mocksville along i-40 in davie county yesterday. the mountains also got a light dusting of snow. it didn't stay for very long. now, today is martin luther king, jr., day. many of you lucky enough to stay inside, but some also will be going out to take for activities. if you do go outside, make sure you bundle up. t

since the beginning of this country's first war in iraq. north carolina sent 67 of 75,000 troops to the persian gulf more than any other state and the governor plans a state memorial to those veterans. that's not the only pledge she made. brian mims reports. >>> it was long enough, 42 days, to shorten the lives 17 north carolina people. >> i'm so thankful for the service he did for our country. died in the final week of a helicopter crash. kuwait was soon liberated from the invader. they gave our state $100,000. spending it governor pat mccrory says on a traveling exhibit dedicated to the veterans of the first gulf war. >> i never knew that so much of it goes to all 17 of them and all of the other ones that just means everything. >> sergeant chapman is at rest in the cemetery just like so many other young fighters and just leak the 27-year-old marine who kept fighting after he retired the uniform. he battled leukemia. his doctor at duke gave him 30 days he went in search of a resting place in jacksonville. with tears in his eyes he told his mom can't be buried there. it's a mess. >>

radar off to the west. we have seen echoes over western north carolina. it has been snowing up at 12, 15, 20,000 feet above the ground and dry air below has been operating snowflakes before they get to the ground. i have seen brief report of snow as far east as hickory and even those places have dropped back off at times. let's take a look at life sweep of dual doppler 5000. you can see those echoes around greensboro and to the east of charlotte. they are scattered and still right on those areas, haven't seen reports at the surface of snow getting to the ground. we will watch for the possibility that an upper-level disturbance coming in from the west may produce some snow to the surface for a brief time. better chances of getting any accumulation with that are over the northwestern piedmont, roxboro, asheboro, lillington and points further to the north and west. if you are traveling that way this afternoon or evening, or maybe patches within here that develop slick spots on roads. chance that could happen across the northern part of our viewing area late this afternoon or evening, pr

you can see what i'm talking about. this is snow developing into the mountains of north carolina. some heavy rain and cold rain at that at midnight tonight. it may mix with some sleet from time to time. i think we are going to be ok with the roaa different story for the overnight is when we start to cool the temperatures down. 32 in greenville. 32 in spartanburg. rush-hour tomorrow, freezing rain mixed with sleet. it's going to accumulate through the mountains. look at the pink. it goes farther south. this is going to be freezing sleet, rain, and snow for the mountains. we will continue to undercut this moisture. cooling will continue to take place. our high temperature tomorrow morning, holding steady if not slowly dropping. as the storm system pulls away, snow across the area. see? the northern mountains, boom, a foot-plus, maybe more. five inches to a foot of snow through most of western north carolina, and through the and slide it farther. expecting a quarter of an inch to a half inch of ice. i'm thinking freezing rain in the upstate with one to four-plus inches. we could see sleet