restructuring of asheville city schools have people knocking on doors today trying to make sure people who are affected know about possible changes. it's all about hall fletcher elementary. justin, why is this upcoming meeting so important? >> justin: well the proposed changes to handle growth within asheville city schools has a voice. the canvassing efforts today took place at housing complexes. we caught up with some as they went door to door. they wanted to invite them to tuesday's meeting to talk about what they'd like to see done with the school moving forward. they >> it's just important to come. you just never know unless you come and voice your opinion what's going to happen. >> justin: on the table right now, changing hall fletcher from a pre-k through a 6th grade school to a 4th grade through 8th grade school. now that meeting is scheduled to take place here at the little theater at hall fletcher elementary school on tuesday. expected to last in the 7:00. >> frank: madison county sheriff's deputies are asking for help finding a missing man. he was last seen on river ro

organized by the economic development coalition and asheville area chamber of commerce. in it's tenth year, event organizers say this year's career fair is the largest one yet. more than 100 employers and career placement services will be on site... and more than five-thousand jobs up for grabs. 3 super: matt popowskieconomic development coalition asheville-buncombe county "we have halthcare, we have manufacturing, which a lot of people don't realize, how many manufacturers we have hereren buncombe county. it's over 300. there's also service industry, there's technology."3 10th annual homecoming career fair is 11 am - 4 pm davis event center, on the grounds of wnc ag center career seekers: no registration 3 coming up at 5:30, hear from a representative with one of the employers that will be on site today. live in fletcher, lauren brigman news 13. 3 3 3 it has been one year since the deadly attacks at the french satirical magazine, charlie hebdo. eight staff members were killed in the bloody attack ... which kicked- off three days of terror in the french capital. 17 people were k

of the deaverview apartments in asheville. police say they were called to the apartments just after 11:30 last night. the victim told officers he was dropping someone off when two people wearing hoodies knocked him to the ground, took his wallet and shot him in the leg. the victim is expected to be o-k. no suspects have been identified at this time. 3 3 we have another reminder to bring in your animals during this winter weather. long-term exposure to sub-freezing temperatures impacts dogs the same way it does people. 3 21:38 a lot of people think that because they have a fur coat they are fine that is not the case a lot of times dogs or cats they still get very cold like we do. so if we're cold they're cold 21:49)3 if you see a dog or pet in the cold that you are concerned about.. call police or your local sheriff's office and ask to speak to animal control. 3 3 3 for the second time in a month, a haywood county convenience store is robbed at gunpoint. authorities are suspects.. the most recent robbery at "galloway's country store" happened friday night... and it was all caught on

havee been canceled out of asheville and charlotte. preparations are underway at the asheville regional airport for winter storm that is almost here. live team coverage is seconds a. >>> . >>> now from western north carolina's news leader, this iss news 13 at 11:00. >> darcel: we are under a state of emergency tonight. a winter storm warning has been issued for western north carolina. some areas could get more than an inch of snow. >> larry: yeah, a number of schools have closed. those are going to be scrolling right along the bottom of your screen. >> darcel: now that storm is almost here. we have live team coverage of the preparations and the impact it could have. jason. >> jason: it is already starting to unfold before our very eyes, folks. already. this is not even the strengthened part of the storm. we're not even to the max life cycle, if you will. all kinds of rain and moisture starting to fall as sleet and freezing rain. we've got heavy sleet reported in brevard. canton, west of asheville. you see all the blue and you think it's snowing, right? not yet. that's above us.

asheville staple.north asheville big news for a 5:xx. the time is now 5:xx.ig news for a north asheville staple. what luella's barbecue is gearing up for this year. 3 all new at six, caught on video. how a suspect was able to steal a troopers car with a rst tuesday new scratch-off tickets from t rtnoh carolina education lottery it's crazy out here. monday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday. it's tuesday! tuesday! very first tuesday, tuesday t-t-t-tuesday, tuesday first tuesday th m'sd e an-dyousay! us-day! it's big news tuesday! it's scratch-off you tuesday! tuesday! 3 a popular asheville barbque restaurant is on track to open a second location in biltmore park later this year. the general manager of luella's bar-be-cue says he expects to been a north asheville staple for several years on merrimon avenue. its original restaurant was just off hendersonville road in south asheville. the g-m says they have been itching to return to where it all started for a long time. 3 3 3 in this morning's five at five.... we just told you about our local barbecue restuarant expanding... now

you can. >>> now, there are some areas of slowing, too, i want to talk about in asheville if you are ed haing out towards i-240 eastbound on the morning commute. watch out for slowdowns there as you head into the downtown area. also, another problem spot is here on i-40 east through asheville. we are seeing some minor delays between hendersonville road and sweeten creek road. so, keep that in mind for your morning drive. that's look at your on-time traffic report brought to you by the wired mouse computer solution. jay and holly, back the to you. >>holly: parking fees in downtown asheville resume following the weekend snow. >>jay: absolutely. news 13's lauren brigman is live in downtown asheville with the update. lauren, folks can expect to pay at metered spots as well? >>lauren: yeah, grab that door if you plan to park in downtown asheville this morning. that's because they have most of their, more than 700 spots down here, clear of snow now. they have been working around the clock to get these streets in downtown asheville as well as the parking spaces clear. but, folks were encour

. lottery game on record and fourth largest jackpot and remember in asheville, frank griffin won more than $210 million, where is frank? >>holly: i think he went and did good good, didn't he spend money on sports complexes and gave back to the commumuty? good morning, it's january 6th, thanks for waking up with us. ingrid is -- >>ingrid: i feel like the odds of giving the money to someone else are so slow. holly: i think you can get struck before you will be winning it. >>ingrid: hit multiple times. we are not talking storms or anything but just cold conditions. that is the headline today. similar to yesterday, but even colder in some locations. 17 in asheville right now. 15 in brevard. cherokee, 19. 15 degrees in hendersonville and 17 degrees. by 12 p.m., by lunchtime, still barely above freezing, but overall, a milder day. coming up in my full forecast we will talk about a return to the 50s. and as you head out towards i-40 in asheville, we have construction to make you aware of. starting at 9 o'clock this morning one lane will be closed in each direction on i-40 from u.s. 25 to tunnel r

we have that chance for some light snow along the tennessee line. back in asheville, maybe a few flurries throughout the day. >> 44 by 2:00 p.m. 46 by 4:00 p.m. keep in mind, this isn't the windchill. gusts possible up to 30 miles an hour, even in lower elevations it will feel like the 30's for much of the day and much colder even tonight. coming up in a moment, we'll talk about those mountain snow chances, the time line of this and it is going to happen fairly shortly, the next few hours. stick with us, some temperature wings. back over to you. >> we have breaking news now, haywood county athounss a 2.4 million dollar budget reduction. it includes the possible closing of elementary schools. a letter is being sent home to parents today. a news conference is going on right now and news 13 rex hodge is there. the board of education says the reductions will be broad sweeping across many areas. coming up in our next half-hour. >> we have also just learned that the henderson county superintendent is retiring at the end of the school year. david jones announced his intention to retire

hour they in that zone. right now in asheville it's cold. no snow to talk about. nothing excited happening overnight besides the temperature dropped. 25 in black mountain, 22, leicester, robbinsville 32 degrees. by lunchtime still freezing. we will return to the 50s soon enough. i will tell you when coming up. right now let's head over to the traffic center. jaclyn, there is one wreck now? >>jaclyn: ingrid, crews are working a wreck at swannanoa drive and the ems and fire department cleared the scene so hopefully it will be out of the way shortly, keep that in mind if you are heading that way. if you usuallyake merryman avenue around this time, get ready for some delays. traffic is slowing on the northbound side in the area of edgewood road and everything is up to speed along this stretch of i-26 westbound. it's about a 15 minute ride from u.s. 74 over to upward road. traffic report brought you by the wired mouse computer solution. back to you. >>holly: president obama is of america. >>jay: he talked about isis, gun violence and the economy. he start his speech by saying he would

. news 13's john le joins us live in asheville. >> larry: how much of an impact can the lottery have, john? >> john: well larry, a whole lot of involvement. if you take a look at the line. it's been a steady line as you can imagine. $521 million contributed to the state's $11 billion education budget. so obviously considering how cash strapped these schools are, maybe this is mercedes zigler's lucky day. or is it just her destiny. when the stars and numbers align. >> i'll tell you what, i've never had a stronger feeling to do this and this is where it's at. >> john: whether we win or lose, some of us take solace in the fact that at least the schools win. >> are you kidding? it's fantastic. this is going to below up the whole wonderful donation to the schools. >> john: there's no denying the trickle down effect. but it's not as though they scored a golden ticket. >> we certainly appreciating getting money. >> john: buncombe county schools took more than $1.7 million that year. henderson county about $900,000. mcdowell close to a half while madison got $170,000. >> if we save that $224

road in asheville. and, lauren, secondary roads are still the really big issue? >>lauren: that's exactly why buncombe county schools are closed today, jay. look at west chapel road. you can see it's write as we were making our way onto this road, my photographer said is this the salt and sand or is this snow? and, in fact, it is snow. you can see this mixture here. it look, of course, it has been plowed, but still, as ingrid has been mentioned as well all morning, that we are going to see the impact from this storm for the next few days as all of we actually spoke to a gentlemen who was walking along west chapel road. he said he is having to walk because his condo complex is at the end of the road and he can't get out because of the solid sheet of ice. so, again, the ice and the snow remaining a problems on condary roads. we have been traveling across buncombe county. i want to show you video now from our 5 o'clock live shot where we were in avery creek road. i was driving along through there while my photographer was getting video. so, bumpy traveling down that road that john th

30s. asheville 36, a couple of locations in the 20s, including in transylvania county. 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 t

outdoor plans. right now, the roads in asheville look clear. we have some construction zones to look out for later today, jaclyn? >>jaclyn: ingrid, there will be lane closures on i-40 through asheville starting at 9 o'clock. these closures will be will be on the eastbound side between tunnel road and hendersonville road. for now, here is a look at future i-26 there at the wood fin exit. smoothly out there on your morning commute. now getting back to that construction on i-40 rather, watch out for those lane closures at 9 o'clock. that work should wrap up by 4 p.m. there is some construction happening in transylvania county to talk about. a portion of everett road will be closed until the end of the month for bridge repairs. you can follow this sign detour in place to get around it. that's a look at your on-time traffic report brought you by solutions. >>jay: happening tonight it will be the sixth republican presidential debate of the campaign. this time in north charleston, north carolina. >>holly: lauren brigman join us. lauren, who is not there tonight? >>lauren: kentucky senator rand

asheville's south slope. >> darcel: the attorney general gets involved with problems affecting customers. tonight, what blue cross blue shield is asked to do. >>> now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 11. >> tammy: crews responded to what was called a mudslide. >> darcel: heavy rain sent water and mud in to the road. dot crews cleared out drains. >> tammy: at least the rain is out tonight. but there's more behind it. >> darcel: next week, the temperature will drop. chief meteorologist jason boyer is here with our weekend forecast. >> jason: now tonight we have to worry about some fog. even a little snow coming down in the highest elevations of the smokys. low clouds and poor visibility because the fog has developed. we're down below a half mile visibility in asheville. five mile visibility in burnsville. the lower the visibility, obviously the harder it is to see when that fog starts to thicken up. temperatures in the 30s right now. we're close to freezing. i think we'll stay just above it tonight. but it's going to be close. watch out for some patch

westgate shopping center along i-240 in asheville. lauren.. you just talked with police.. who are working an accident. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 200 trucks and 300 workers are coming in from power companies in florida to help duke energy during the storm. jeff brooks, with duke energy, says it does not take much ice to weight down tree limbs. just a half inch of ice can bring a power line down. duke says people need to be prepared for outages that could last days. 3 jeff brooks - duke energy - spokes person 11:50:11 this is a scenario where you could see your power out for more than a day. the last storms last year we saw two and three day outages for some of our customers. if you lose power during the storm... call duke energy to report the outage at "1-800-poweron." that's 1-800-769-3766. 3 3 in the upstate, greenville county emergency crews are on standby this morning as the storm moves in. they are warning people to stay off the roads. 3 3 the n-c-dot and highway patrol are now implementing the "quick clearance law" means the dot's i-map trucks will move abandoned vehicles to the sh

the area, and a very dangerous ice storm setting up. here's the view from asheville. you see 240 off in the distance. a car will go by ever once in a while. they're going slow. that's the highway. that guy is hitting his brakes right there. that guy is too. this is a very deep snow in the here's a look from wofford. snow on the ground in spartanburg. freezing. we're continuing to see cold east-northeast. here's the view from our anderson skycam. we've got rain right now, 35 degrees. too warm for that wintry precipitation there. getting some early snow totals in here. we've got some pretty hefty totals, especially in the mountains. asheville airport, three inches. i can tell you, as we look at live super doppler 4 h.d., as we looooat what's going on, we have snow n mountains. some ice showing up across the upstate from the northern part of the upstate, from i-85 northbound. here is i-85. you need to pay attention to that, because anywhere north of there seeing the worst of the storm. we a bubble of uncertainty from greenwood to anderson. i don't want to you let your guard down there,

try, the city of asheville is concerned that as we get the warmer temperatures as zack is promising us, they are heading our way, we may have more people out and about walking. well, sidewalks, most of them have not been touched so that's up to the property owners and businesses. please make sure that your sidewalks are cleared. for pedestrians or anyone trying to use the city bus service, we want the make things easier on folks. we don't want anyone walking in the roadway, especially when they are already very slick. we will check in with lauren brigman, too, in henderson county. i'm hope hanselman, reporting live in asheville, news 13. >>lauren: good morning, hope. it's "wicked" cold out here, though i'm a southern girl, myself, i like that, zack, myself. >>> here in fletcher i will tell you what happened minutes ago. right behind me at the intersection of south maple road and asheville highway on the other side of the snow bank a driver was stuck. she was sitting there for 15-20 minute, her name is hillary hume, she said she lives on south maple road. she got stuck yesterday tryi

: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 solution may have ready to go on the roads. it is pretty impossible to see just how tall this is. i am going to guess at least 30 feet or closer to 40 or 50. they already have so much solution on the roads right now, preparing for whatever else should come in the next day or two. officials say they applied 150,000 gallons of salt brine to major interstates and primary routes yesterday. officials s

midnight. i'm ashlea surles, news 13. >> tammy: an asheville man pleaded guilty to kidnapping and assault on a female. he was ordered to register as a sexual offender. hugo will be subject to satellite monitoring for the rest of his life. he assaulted the victim at a transit center. made in buncombe county. dillon sutels has been charged. last night the deputy spotted the car he used in the attempted robbery at georgia's deli. >>> deputies charged a former prison guard with having sex with inmates. he was fired with the sbi first began looking in to allegations last year. ala surrendered to authorities after being indicted by a grand jury on six counts of sexual offense with a prisoner. >> tammy: authorities say 43-year-old turned himself in. he along with two others escaped jail a week ago after cutting a hole in a metal grate. a woman who taught english to one of the inmates has been arrested as an accessory to the escape. >> we don't really know what her mindset was. she's provided some information. has not. we are still pursuing that and trying to obtain more information from

degrees. asheville. 10 a.m. still freezing and still in the 30s by lunchtime. so, you probably have that weekend. you will need it this morning. but, plus the wind makes it feel colder. coming up in my full forecast i will talk about the flurries today, but right now let's get a check of the road with your on-time traffic report. >>holly: police tell us a tractor trailer is blocking hendersonville road in both directions at the texas roadhouse. >>jay: a wrecker is on the way but there is no word when it will clear. as for the rest of your morning commute, there are no major slowdowns in the community or surrounding areas. >>holly: an autopsy will be performed on the body of a swain county man found in fontana lake new year's day. 53 year-old doug belou was last seen november 19th in bryson city. police believe he floated five miles from the us the ka tuckasegee river into the lake but they don't know how he ended up in the water. bryson city police hopes today's option in chapel hill will provide answers about how he died. >>> developing this morning out of charlotte, a police offic

and with 12 to 15 hours below freezing that will refreeze the slush. 22 in asheville. into the overnight it will be miles an hour in hendersonville making it feel like 12. it feels like seven in asheville. as we go forward we will continue to see this icy kind of cold mess stick around a little bit longer. you can see low temperatures expected to be 19 asheville. 26 greenville bringing the wind chill in the asheville and henderson i will have to below zero. we will have more and how much your town saw in a few minutes. patrick: thank you, chris. thousands remain without power across the upstate and western north carolina. take a look here and it shows more than 2,600 duke energy customers are currently without power and majority of them in greenville cut. more than 1,400 are without power the blue ridge members most of them in pickens and currently 116 members with laurens electric. duke power says greenville has south carolina. greenville is where we find stephanie trotter who joins us live. whether are you finding? stephanie: more than 7,000 duke energy employees a canvassing

expensive in the market in asheville. at a little under $5 million. you could buy 64 of them. cars, how about a porsche. walk in here, you could order one. or 360 of them with all the bells and whistles. then there's that trip around the world giving you something in common with santa. in a jet with stops around the >> i'm going to buy a house in hawaii. that's as lavish as it gets. >> justin: so what are those winning numbers? go ahead and get those tickets out. the winning numbers are 2, 11, 47, 62, 63, and the powerball number is 17. now if you won and are in disbelief, that's all right, keep hold of that ticket. we're going to show those numbers again in our first commercial break. >> larry: asheville's planning and zoning board votes 6 to 1. the apartment complex will have 272 units and the developer wants to put it in the center of sweeten creek and mills gap. what do neighbors say about this project, aaron? >> aaron: larry, mostly because of traffic concerns, the people who live near here say they don't want two four-story apartment buildings. not recommend this project. >> if yo

. it's cold but not as cold as it has been. 26 in asheville to below freezing in brevard and cherokee. 29 in hendersonville and 25 in waynesville. by late this afternoon, we will be in the 50s, but by 10 a.m., still 30s, 43 by about lunchtime, with a few more clouds. but, no need for the umbrella just yet. you will need to break it out soon enough. i will tell you more about that coming up in my full forecast in a few minutes. the roads are looking good but construction may slow you down later today. >>jaclyn: starting at 9 o'clock one lane in each direction from u.s. 25 to tunnel road will be closed for repairs. we talked about this yesterday morning but keep in mind this cause add traffic nightmare yesterday during rush hour. there was heavy stop and go traffic along that huge five mile stretch so please keep that in mind on your commute. the project is expected to finish up on friday. here is a look at your drive along u.s. 25 from howard gap everything is looking good for the most part but you can expect minor delays approaching airport road. overall the drive is looking good for

. it's about 20 minutes from hendersonville over to asheville. >>i'm jaclyn deaugustino. this on-time traffic report is brought to you by the wired mouse computer solutions. >> back to you. >>holly: lauren brigman picks up our cold weather coverage in asheville. >>jay: lauren, dressing in layers is a good idea, especially for kids? >>lauren: yes, these temperatures are no joke. we are seeing sub zero temperatures in asheville. if your kids are waiting on a bus, make sure they are layered don't forget the heavy coat, glove, scarf, hat, maybe even boots this morning. when it comes to clothing and sock, cotton retains moisture so wool is a better option. make sure their ears and nose and hands and feet are well covered. healthxperts say kids lose heat faster than adults do. also, make sure the kids are not spending too much time outdoors because, of course, temperatures are expected to warm up, you know, as with approach the end of the week but this is definitely not the first time we are going to see temperatures in the low 20s and even teens. so, remember to bundle up. also, if you are

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 the 64 and the south carolina border. *there are a few minor weather related wrecks scattered across mcdowell county d-o-t is out treating i- fort and black mountain. take you need to travel this stretch of i-40. *the roads are a mess in swain county.. there is a disabled semi around the 9400 block of highway 19. *we have all the problem spots listed by county on wlos dot com i'm jaclyn deaugustino with this on-time you by the wired mouse computer solutions. 3 3 200 trucks and 300 workers are coming in from power companies in florida to help duke energy during the storm. jeff brooks, with duke energy, says it does not take much ice to weight down tree limbs. and just a half inch of ice can bring a power line down. duke says people need to be prepared to outages that could last days. 3 jeff bro

flowing smoothly between i-40 and charlotte street. turning to i-40 through asheville, that is a nice and easy 8 minute ride from hendersonville road over to and here is a look along i-26 between hendersonville and asheville. you will want togy yourself about 20 minutes to make that drive time. and if your commute takes you through i. 24 through the bow wen bridge, here is what you can expect this morning. not too many cars. traffic is flowing smoothly for you on your drive. that's a look at your on time driving report brought to you by the wired mouse commuter solutions. >>holly: the tigers lost 45-40 against alabama in the national championship game. >>jay: new this evening no, we are hearing from clemson's quarterback about what he said went wrong. news 13's lauren brigman joins us. >>lauren: such a close game for the tigers and quarterback deshawn watson may have broke the record for in addition total yards in a national championship game, but he said there were a loft things that added up to the loss. >> going into the game i was pecking to win. i thought we should have won.

starting today, regular hours begin for the "art bus service" in asheville after friday's snow storm. news 13's lauren brigman is live downtown with that update. lauren, some buses are hitting the roads right now? i just called the asheville transit station and i'm told two buses are departing on their routes now, much earlier than the 10 a-m start they had yesterday. officials will still be monitoring routes and 3 ((take fs-- bus service)) posting alerts if icy conditions are affecting any of those. go to wlos-dot-com and we will link you to their service alerts page. it's also back to normal for the downtown parking garages. free parking was allowed inside the downtown parking garages... will resume for those. if you leave a parking deck anytime after ten this morning you will have to pay. starting at 8am those using the parking decks will have to pull a ticket. 3 live in downtown 3 asheville, downtown 3 asheville, lauren brigman news 13. 3 3 hazardous weather conditions are still making it difficult for food delivery drivers. "asheville pizza and brewing" is just one of many compa

wlos.com and our facebook page. >>> possible changes coming at an asheville public school are being met with a speak out. hall fletcher elementary may see a program overhaul. news 13's justin hinton joins us live from the school. justin, administrators say they're trying to adjust for growth. >> justin: that's exactly right. particularly in the 3rd through fifth grade. parents we spoke with today are hoping a grassroots effort in the community will get them to show up to this meeting and share their thoughts. >> here we go. it's the beginning of what could be the end of hall fletcher elementary school and these folks know it. it's the reason they're meeting. >> it's just important to come because your word can help mold something and make something better. you just never know unless you voice your opinion. >> justin: on the table right now, changing hall fletcher to a 4th through 8th grade school. >> that's 29. we gotta go up to 24. >> justin: they're canvassing across hilltop apartments. personally. okay. hopefully we'll see you. >> justin: in they're not home, they'll leave a flyer. >

asheville is considering turning a controversial piece of property on haywood street into a park. people have rallied for several years to turn the space across from saint lawrence basilica into a park. asheville tried at one point to sell the property, fell through. a city spokesperson says there will be a design competition to create a public space. more details will be announced during the next planning and economic development meeting. 3 3 asheville leaders are now searching for a consultant... to help come up with a parking plan for downtown asheville. the new strategy will be based on research of what other cities do, to see if their ideas can be used here. the plan intends to include everything from improved technology to possible changes in hours and pricing. officials say it will be different from previous parking studies. 3 "usually when you do a parking study, it's to say can i put a parking garage in point-x, or location-y, that sort of thing, but in this case we're trying to get something that will help us develop the strategies that we want to use over the next 10 to 15 yea

dot truck is stuck out there. and there are some big problems cover over in west asheville, sand hill road is closed at shell bourne because of downed lines. a car slid off the roadway here and pit a hower pole. there is no word when the road will reopen but avoid that slot if you have to head out or live in that area this morning. remember, we have all these problem areas listed on our web site on wlos.com. just go to the traffic page. that's a look at your on-time traffic report brought to you by the wired mouse computer >>holly: buncombe county and henderson county are under a state of emergency now. >>jay: lauren brigman is live from the west gate shopping center. what does that mean for people? >>lauren: ultimately, stay at home if you can. emergency crews are needing extra hands to come in and provide assistance for all of these power outages and things tof that nature that are likely going to happen over the next couple of days. we are getting an update live right now. this is mr. jerry vaughn, the directer to of the mound emergency services. tell us what you guys are seei

road and refreezes because temperatures are below freezing from asheville, brevard, 23, 27 in cherokee, hendersonville 25, waynesville 26. another threat. freezing fog this morning. 10 a.m., 34 and 42 by lunchtime. but we will feel the 60s soon enough. but we have to get through the possibility of some snow first. so we have a lot to share with you in my full forecast. so, right now, let's turn to the traffic center. jaclyn, are there any problems besides that black ice? >>jaclyn: ingrid, there are no wrecks out there this morning, but of course take it slow on the roadways. if you are heading out soon, there is a construction project in transylvania county that is wrapping up. a portion of everett road is closed for bridge repairs but the plan is for that to finish up today. for the time being your best alternate route is to find heart road. there are detour signs in place for you to follow. getting a look at your i-26 travel time, this is your that's a nicec i will have another one for you back to you. >>holly: a chase that started in haywood county ended in buncombe county. >>jay: l

degrees by tomorrow morning. here, temperatures are cooling. 42 in greenville, 32 in asheville. factor in the wind, or what it feels like on your skin, pretty windy. 18 mile-per-hour winds in hendersonville make it feel like 25 degrees, 23 in asheville. overnight, look where the lows are headed. going to the single digits and teens in the mountains. 12 in asheville, 14 in hendersonville, 27 in greenville. that is with the wind. tomorrow morning, it will feel like negative five to -10 degrees. the mountains may not get above freezing for a couple days. i will have the forecast coming up. now to the panther championship, after a victory earlier we begin our team coverage now with wyff news 4's marc dopher. marc? marc: playoff football in charlotte finds the panthers squaring off against a familiar opponent. carolina and seattle, meeting for the 6th time in the last 4 years. for the second consecutive season, the seahawks and panthers playing in the postseason. a raucous crowd at bank of america stadium. that crowd had plenty to cheer for early. jonathan stewart rips off a 59-yard run on

... asheville's thomas wolfe auditorium is in desperate to a new report, it will cost millions of dollars. the auditorium was built in 19-39. now, it has serious structural and acoustical problems. the study estimates 15- million-dollars as the low end for renovation. as much as 37- million to essentially gut it... and start over. officials say that is still far cheaper than building a brand new facility. 3 2942 "we can have a performing arts building that would be worthy of this community in that old building." 29482834 "we've got to have the support of a number of partners to make it happen, it n't just be done on the back of the city taxpayer." 2841 this is what the renovated thomas might look like. funding would likely come through tourism, city, county and private sources. that is also how the u-s cellular center project was financed. 3 3 the public gets a chance to weigh in on duke's proposed plan to switch over its lake julian plant from coal to natural gas. the hearing by the state utilities commission lasted more than four hours. duke's one-billion dollar natural gas units. but t

builder. that lease up in july, precisely when changes may start. todd, asheville's planning and urban design director presented the planning and economic development committee with cities that held competitions to create a public park space. >> two examples of what other cities have done in terms of a >> kim: vice chair and council member gwen. >> what i'd like to do is i'd like to form that stakeholder meeting today or very quickly. >> kim: cecil bathwell, not on the committee. >> i'd like to see the public involved early in the process to get ideas from the public. i think that once people see the place activated, they'll get more excited about the overall idea. >> kim: again, full council has not yet approved plans. chris of the asheville design center learned he could also be involved. >> it needs to be designed correctly in order to do that. you can't run a walker over grass. you need a hard surface. >> kim: back out live. you can see we are far from having a park here right now. there is a builder that's leasing the space. as i mentioned in the story. but the lease is up come ju

by drop off time. we also have some school delays. to you can find that at 19 degrees in asheville right now. coming up after the break, i will talk about our next chances we will be right back.tt2w>rxlh po j# o,p tt2w>rxlh p!!*n ?,8 tt2w>rxlh p4!j# i:l tt2w>rxlh px#*&`:n48 tt2w>rxlh pt#j'`:z4\ tt2w>rxlh pt#j)`:qt8 tt2w>rxlh pp#j*`:fo$ tt2w>rxlh pp#j,`:'5d tt2w>rxlh pl#*.`:.rxlh pl#*0`:5* now, in high definition, this is your news 13 skywatch forecast. >>ingrid: welcome back, everyone, and happy monday. we are starting off the work week very cold outside. greenville. leicester carpet sales news 13 skycam network. no additional snowfall through the overnight hours into the early portion of the day here. but, near the tennessee line, as i mentioned earlier, these are the slick areas on the roads. also, bridges, avery, madison county, mitchell county, yancey county, those are the areas where we cough slick roadways on secondary roads and causing school delays in those school drones as well. no precipitation since the ashville airport, we have another chance for snow coming up

time. 3 3 3 asheville city council clears the way for "indigenous peoples' day." the proclamation states asheville was built on the homelands and villages of native people... who lived here long before america was settled. members of the eastern band of cherokee indians are happy 3 (( sage dunston, eastern band of cherokee indians ))1346 "i think this is within the color and spirit of asheville, such a tolerant and inclusive place, to celebrate the contributions of cherokee." 13563 "indigenous peoples' day" will be celebrated on the second monday of every october... which is also "columbus day". 3 3 henderson county leaders are looking ahead to the future of east flat rock. a committee is putting together a plan for the next 15 years. the east flat rock community stretches from flat rock middle school to i-26. once completed, county and local governments will use the plan to guide future decisions. 3 42:22 "we look at every aspect of that community, and we come up with recommendations based on what the community input is and then how we can achieve some of those over that next 15-

asheville. right now crews are on the scene of a fire at hillcrest apartments. >> tammy: justin, what can you tell us? >> justin: we're actually just a little ways away from that scene. i can tell you that the fire is out. arson investigators are on the scene trying to figure out how it all happened. this fire started about 8:15 this evening. people captured the smoke coming out of the apartment on cell phone video. two of the apartments were damaged. one by fire. the other by smoke. were helped by red cross. we spoke with the resident, she was not home at the time. but she says she had plans for the new year. >> i was going to celebrate it with my aunt and uncle and my boyfriend. we were going to go to the clubs and come back home. i don't know who i'm going to go home to. maybe my mother's maybe. >> justin: we know nobody was injured. police are also on the scene. again, this is an active investigation. investigators are trying to talk to some folks. trying to figure out exactly what caused this fire. justin hinton, news 13. >> tammy: if you're going to be outside tonight for the co

their items at the hardware electronic event. asheville greenworks says it's important to make sure these hard to recycle items do not end up in the landfill. >> so the landfill, of course, doesn't need more items. it's filling up every day. so we're trying to look at other ways to keep people from filling up. >> tammy: every other week, about two dozen people in the asheville smokys league get together to bowl a few frames. but this is not your average bowlers. >> nine's good. >> you're up to five pins. >> been bowling good so far. >> good. >> we're here today as a part of the annual -- 4th annual asheville smokys blind bowlers >> that's it, baby! >> it's important that people who are blind and visually impaired be able to get out and enjoy themselves and compete with each other. >> missed it by an inch. >> nine is good. >> it also is a means of explaining in action to the community what we're capable of doing as individuals. it builds confidence. it builds awareness and it's a lot of fun. >> seeing the excitement on people's faces when they get a strike. you know, hearing them yel

a decision in this case. deputies and asheville police have been wearing body cameras for about a year. the sheriff's office got a complaint about that call and referred it to current affairs. cams is it has really cut down on our complaints. we have used body cams to clear officers in a couple of complaints. and in this particular case it substantiated the complaintants. >> john: deputy teeg was written up for a code of conduct violation the year he started. he was promoted to patrol in 2010. now the fraternal order of police here in asheville says officers are rarely at fault in excessive force complaints. >> 700,000 officers in the united states, 99.9, less than 1% accused of excessive force. so statistics are showing the officers are doing their job. body camera shows that. yes if you do go to extremes, body camera will show that or that or cell phone camera will show that. >> john: he also really couldn't discuss the incident that kicked all of this off saying it's still under investigation. john ostendorf, news 13. >> darcel: we have an update on a mother accused of conducti

mind if you usually drive. >>> i-26 is looking better closer to asheville. that's a clear -- about a 10 min minute i-40. that's a look at your on-time traffic report brought to you by solution. back the to you. >>holly: exdespite overnight rain experts say it's a good idea to wash your vehiclele because the salt that was put on the roads to melt the snow can cause major damage. a thorough car wash will get rid of salt in places you can't see like in the undercarriage. >> because it causes damage and rust, mess up your paint job and everything. and i advise you get it as soon as you can. >>holly: the staff at shammy's on henderson road expects long lines. endorsrs a property on haywood street into a park across from st. lawrence basilica and the u.s. cellular center. during the city council meeting asheville's planning and economic development committee recommendedrecommended that a park committee be createdf. >> i thihi the committee decided on a full public engagement process for haywood street and that's something we look forward to, to working with the community on developing an o

office. >>> friends gathered for the children of an asheville woman who died last month in a rock climbing accident. >> some bands rocked it out last night at the gray eagle and the for the children of dieya gradish. she died in a fall from a rock face in december. money raised will go to her children, river and caleb, who will now be carried for by family friends. >> for their future, you know. for anything that needs to happen to them. whether it be a car or braces or college, you know. for the long term. so, just trying to raise money to take care of them. >>evan: a fund set up for the children has already raised more than 78,000. if you would like to donate, you can find where at "news links" at wlos.com. >> >>> a second buncombe county sheriff offense deputy is fired after a complaint of use of force. deputy tim tens was fired earlier this week, yesterday deputy sean kent was also terminated. it happened at the carmel ridge apartments on new year's eve. the deputies responded responded to a child custody dispute. a body camera captured what happened, but sheriff van duncan be

down to 34 in asheville. 32 in cherokee. 33 in hendersonville. you're 29 out there in haywood county and waynesville. we have temperatures in the the 30s over the upstate. 30s and 40s throughout the tennessee valley from chattanooga to knoxville. the system we're watching way up here, it's spinning out. wisconsin and now in to michigan. the cold front trails behind the system. reach us in time to really produce wide spread wintery weather. all right. slim chances of anything happening in the morning. it's late in the day our chances of rain will go up. 60% by 5 o'clock in the evening. dry but chilly in the morning here in asheville. around freezing or below. our temperatures will get in the mid 40s by lunch hour. when i see you again in a few minutes, we'll talk about wintery weather in the mountains and big time warm up. stick around. >> darcel: dot crews have been working non-stop. >> larry: news 13's jerrika insco joins us live in henderson county in our mobile tracker. where are you right now, jerrika? >> jerrika: we are north of hendersonville on brookside camp road. righ

afternoon we have loads of sunshine. 32 degrees in spartanburg. 36 in asheville and 38 in anderson. we have winds at 5-15 miles per hour in the mountains. the upstate will reach the mid-50's by this afternoon with a lots of sunshine. in the mountains, , are talking upper 30's to around 40 degrees with a few flurries north of downtown asheville. we have loads of sunshine both days this weekend and it wil warmer. but we have cooler weather arriving later in the week. i will have that for you, coming up. allyson: we begin with commitment 2016 news. just days before the iowa caucuses, republicans took the stage in iowa to convince voters they are the re esident. geoff: even though republican frontrunner donald trump didn't participate, he still dominated mary moloney reports. >> i'm a maniac and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat, and ugly. and ben, you are a terrible surgeon. now that we have gotten the donald trump portion out of the way. reporter: trump fired back. trump raised money, $5 million he said, for wounded warriors. note of questions, his mic, his message. >> my entire

asheville sky cam. it is great out there. gabrielle: still a little bit of snow in asheville, although it is turning to slush in many places. john cessarich is in our studio with the ljohn, a potential warm-up? john: a big-time warm up towards the weekend. i will show you those numbers later in the newscast. first, here is the band of rain moving along, ahead of the slow-moving cold front. notice temperatures falling off as precipitation in franklin and andrews, the temperatures will continue to fall through the mountains of north carolina in particular, especially the mountains. temperatures in the 50's and low 60's, even mid 60's in elberton. as the front passes by later tonight, starting at midnight, a freezing rain advisory running until 10 :00 a.m. tomorrow for we could see rain mixed with freezing rain or freezing drizzle, light precipitation, not a major storm system. most of the precipitation willa trace too maybe a couple hundredths of an inch possible on the trees and power lines and roads. it does not take much, even a trace of ice on the roads could make for hazar

destroyed. firefighters say a faulty chimney may be to blame. >>> a woman wanted by asheville police. she's accused of using a cloned credit card. she's accused of using an upstate company card making $9,800 in purchases. woman who used a credit card to make $11,000 purchases. >> darcel: new information tonight, the north carolina supreme court has agreed to take up a lawsuit over the future of asheville's water system. the city is suing to block a bill passed by state lawmakers that gives control of the system to a regional water authority. the state court of appeals in october ruled against the city and appealed a transfer. asheville appeared to the supreme court. mayor manheimer announced today. >> all the citizens of asheville and all the citizens who live in cities across the state. >> darcel: the lawsuit is being watched across north carolina. its outcome could set a new precedent. >>> a pregnant woman may be infected with the mosquito borne a doctor with greenville health system tells us she's a former patient and now he's trying to track her down. he said her baby had a neuro

morning. in spartanburg, snow on the ground. a wintry mess up in the asheville area. from anderson, rain right now. temperatures about three to four degrees to warm. everything still on track with our forecast. we have a bubble, a little area toward the south in the southern part of the upstate from greenwood to anderson, you are on the bubble. you could see all or nothing. the line will try to migrate south and north and south and north, so do not let your guard down. from greene northbound, one that will be a problem because of the wind will pick up and we could have downed trees with this ice and snow, five to plus inches. allyson: thank you. we have team coverage this morning. north carolina is under a state of emergency right now. geoff: corey davis has been checking on the conditions there were we have seen some of the worst. corey: right now, the wind continues to hammer us pretty well in asheville as the snow continues to come down. this note is still about two inches to three inches deep. earlier, you could see a foot print down in the snow. it is pretty hard to see where the si

6:00. six below 0 forecast windchill in asheville. one below wanzville, and 10 to 15 below as would go up to the avery county. some improvement into the afternoon tomorrow but not a lot because the winds will still be it back tore all day. we got teens and 20s for temperatures you step out of the door it is in 30s for you. evening. gusty winds windchills get down around 0. and then, otherwise, ten above i think the will experience here in the asheville area. we will talk about chances of snow there several of them. stick around for that and main forecast. >> ruse skiers expand serving for 12 u.s. marines missing off the coast of hawaii. they van shalled flying two helicopter a that apparently collided during a training flight on thursday. navy ship equipped sonar has now joined in on the search mission. officials say is a this found some debris. helicopter that went missing. >> as search continues family members here at home, are grieving for upstate man whose among those missing. this afternoon dozens of people from sergeant jeffrey sampler's home town gathered outside of the city

stop in west asheville last night. police say they were responding to a larceny call at the kmart on patton avenue when officers stopped a woman near baker drive. the passenger ran out and ran. >> that jeb bush is ready on day one to be a commander in chief, worthy of the sacrifices of the 1% who have been fighting this war. >>evan: donald trump reacted on twitter to the endorsement. he says senator lind say graham, quote, embarrassed himself with his failed run for president and with endorsement of bush. >>> the democratic party for president debate will kick off tomorrow at 9 o'clock gathering in charleston as well for their fourth debate. gun control is expected to be a popular issue. it's the last democratic face-off before the iowa caucuses on february 1st which kick off the nominating process. >>> a fairview man is indicted for murder in the overdose death of a woman. austin white is facing second degree murder charges for the august 2014 death of zoey peterson. the indictment says white distributed the drug. he has not been arrested so if you see him, call police. >>> half a d

applications in asheville. >> tammy: and another vote to repeal. what a local congressman hopes the vote will accomplish. >>> now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 5:30. >> frank: a major apartment plex is being considered this evening if it was a good fit. made significant changes. but people who live there say it will make the night commute even worse and that city officials should stop it. >> frank: frank, that intersection is always a mess. >> frank: this is what folks face every day. the traffic snarl at the corner of mills gap and sweeten creek roads. the developer, he wants to put an apartment complex just above here. the point is will it make this situation even worse. it depends on who you talk with. right now it's an abandoned industrial site where plastic hangers used to be made. it's been scaled back because of concern from neighbors. if the zoning change is approved it will be residential only. 272 rental units on 15 acres. 15% classified affordable. >> asheville has an affordable we don't have an industrial crisis. >> frank: he believes it's

18 degrees right now in asheville. coming up in a moment. we'll talk more about where this snow is right now, where it is heading and how cold we turn in the extended forecast. >> our first dose of winter weather leads to wrecks on roads. lauren, the snow caught drivers offguard this morning. >> especially with the warmer temperatures that we have seen leading up to the cold chill and even the smallest amount of this white powder can lead to dangerous conditions on the roads. >> making their way through the see the dusting of snow on the interstate. >> i think i'm going to call my daughter and say turn around and go back. >> the snowfall led to one of several wrecks. >> for jim and cathy gregory. >> this is nothing. >> they are accustomed of navigating through the elements. >> they were gone for, what, four to eight inches at home. >> but others welcomed the fresh powder with a snapshot of mother nature's first real sign of winter. >> here along i-40, traffic is flowing smoothly. there were a handful of wrecks earlier this morning. so far no other trouble spots reported. traveling