of north carolina. elevations that will get the most out of this event. 34 degrees currently in laurens, but everyone is going to get cold air. that cold air blown down from the great lakes of canada, reaching deep into the south. chilling everybody down. it is not in a hurry to get out of here. it will be cold all the way through the weekend. over the past several hours, we have seen flurries of snow continue. patches of snow working their way across tennessee and a corrupting as they hit the north carolina border. the areas in pink, that is the winter storm warning that continues through today and into tomorrow. there will even be a few more flurries of snow tomorrow. let's take our computer model of the future plus and run it this morning. you can see snow right along the border, a couple of spots and georgia may affect parts of i-85 court order with a brief bit of snow. that snow continues through wednesday in the mountains of north carolina and whatever falls will hang around for a couple of days w

higher elevations of north carolina shaded in think. he's that asheville and the i-40 corridor could get the brunt of this one, snow and ice buildup before it is said and done. expanding the view, a lot of the snow has been tracking to the north into virginia, more so than in the carolinas and northern georgia so far from this event. we will continue to keep an eye on this. let's go to meteorologist chris justus and he will show you what is on the screen now. chris: watching this area of moisture back toward arming him. the key is to moisten up the atmosphere. it is so dry and so cold right now that we have to get the relative humidity of before anything will fall to the ground. it is getting of this rated by the dry air near gainesville, franklin county. here's the timeframe for today good light sleet and freezing rain between 7:00 and 10:00. then the impact goes higher that is when chance of precipitation go up. we expect a change to rainfall by 5:00. the key is that that warmer air does move in. if it does not move in, we have more e

especially over northeast north carolina. warm & breezy. highs in the low 60s. winds south/west 10-20mph with gusts up to 30mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. a stray shower or two. lows will be in the upper 30s to near 40. winds highs will be in the upper 40s. winds ne 5-10mph. we'll see increasing rain and wind today. rain may be heavy at times. so expect ponding on the thunderstorms. especially over northeast north carolina. a strong storm or two is possible over the outer banks. it will of a cold front that will afternoon. we'll dry out later today with some clearing. winds will turn out of the west. we may see a stray shower or two tonight as a weak upper a stray shower early in the day. then we'll see quiet weather into the weekend. temps will be up and down a bit into the weekend as well. good morning, hampton roads. let's check traffic now. new this morning we're working to learn more about an accident that 1-64 eastbound in portsmouth overnight. take a look at the scene from our wavy traffic jam cams. vdot closed all lanes and put a detour in place. the scene

bit farther to our north we could see some expressive especially right along the virginia north carolina border. so by later on tonight notice what happens as the system starts to pull off to the north and east. if we have enough moisture laugh as it pulls off and enough cold air wrapping around it we could see a transition to some mixed precipitation maybe a few snow showers is definitely something that we're going to have to keep an eye on as we headed to the overnight hours with a good thing is by early tomorrow morning heading back to work actually going to see dry conditions so temperatures right now are pretty mild thirty nine degrees and norfolk were down to freezing emporia forty right now is the city were coming in at forty two and current at now the winds not too bad right now they will be picking up as we head throughout the day so here's a look at what we can expect today. plenty of clouds the peninsula to the eastern shore. the precipitation mainly down into north carolina n c have a look at the seven day forecast forty five today we are tracking chances for showers and snow

this winter weather event is primarily in the mountains of north carolina, along the tennessee-north carolina border. overnight, wave after wave of flurries of snow hitting the mountains of north carolina and swain, all the way up to haywood, madison, yancey and mitchell under a winter storm morning. there has been enough snow to caused schools to close in many counties highlighted in pink. other counties are being watched closely to see what happens today and tomorrow. we put our future plus forecast in motion. more flurries expected along the tennessee-north carolina border through the afternoon, tonight and half of tomorrow. by wednesday afternoon, it tapers off at 3:00, 4:00. whatever falls will linger for several days because of bitter cold temperatures. 20's in the mountains, low-to-mid 30's across the upstate and piedmont. it feels colder with that 10 to 15 mile-per-hour wind. greenville feels like 24, hendersonville feels like 12, so if you will be working or playing outdoors today, dress warmly. 40 may be the best the upstate will struggle to get up to 30. a few flurries in

especially over northeast north carolina. a strong storm the outer banks. it will of a cold front that will afternoon. we'll dry out later toda y turn out of the west. westray shower or twoas a weak upper a stray shower early in the day. then we'll see quiet weather into the weekend. temps will be up and down well. good morning, hampton roads. let's check traffic now. new this morning we're working to learn more about an accident that 1-64 eastbound in portsmouth overnight. take a look at the scene from our wavy traffic jam cams. vdot closelanes and put a detour in place. the scene is clear, but we are working to find out if anyone was hurt and how many cars were involved. we'll let you know as soon as we hear from security at denbigh high school. officials say they received a bomb threat taking the threat very seriously and plan to have more rico bush is live there now with the latest on the threat. rico - what can you telloward the school last week, elieve it iscredible. however, officers will beer this morning to sweep the

a good event for western north carolina. use morning, we will keep you up-to-date on which counties decide to close or delay. join us right here for that information over the next couple of days. patrick: thank you. would be the tale of two defenses. it certainly was. one defense took over the game. panthers cannot overcome. allyson: that's right. geoff hart joining us live this morning from levi's stadium the morning after. good morning. geoff: hey guys. it is cliche, but the carolina panthers did not have their a game for sure. they had been playing so well in the postseason in against seattle in arizona. a stunning loss and a stunning performance.here is brad fralick's with the highlights. brad: it did not end how the carolina panthers wanted to. an opportunity to bring home the franchise's first ever super bowl championship, but it was not to be. cam newton and the carolina panthers in santa clara facing peyton manning and the denver broncos. possibly manning's last career von miller was an absolute man. malik jackson re

the latest right here in north carolina. nice to have you with us i'm maureen o'boyle. >> i'm paul cameron. north carolina joins a long list of at least 22 other states with reported travel-associateed zika virus cases. >> the virus is known to cause birth defects. this is the first case of zika in the carolinas. wbtv's pamela escobar spoke with health officials today. and she is live with more. pamela, do we know how this patient contracted the virus? >> yeah, maureen public health officials are saying the person who got the zika virus got it while they were traveling. they are not revealing a ton of information about this person but what we know is that they went to the doctor and the doctor suspect to do could be the virus and made sure the proper testing was done. the zika virus is affecting the virus can cause birth defects so women who are pregnant are encouraged to speak to their doctor before traveling to south america, central america or the carribbean. the person who had zika virus in north carolina traveled to one

northeast north carolina with 1-3" over the southside. we'll see a possible 1-2" on the peninsula and lower eastern shore. a dusting up to an inch for the middle peninsula and accomack county. this could cause big problems during the evening commute. this will all clear out by tonight. then a very cold/dry the 20s and 30s. lows that will be our next system. it will start as snow monday morning. then it will transition to mostly rain monday afternoon into tuesday. it may wrap up as a brief wintry mix. stay tuned for updates to all of these systems good morning, hampton roads. let's check our team coverage continues with rico bush in virginia beach. he's monitoring how road crews are preparing for the snow. rico, you've been in touch with officials. what are they saying? don, at this hour, there are eight trucks out on the roads in virginia beach in each snow zone working to pre- treat the roads. as many as 30 operators could be called in to help treat the roads if needed. virginia beach public works crews have their have plows and trucks l

it will be a north carolina event. it will cause closings and delays. 25 in franklin, 20 eight in asheville, greenville and spartanburg in the low 30's. a few other communities in spartanburg and greenville, 28 in caesars head, inman at 31. warm jackets needed this morning. temperatures will reach upper 40's for the upstate, low 40's at best for the mountains. tomorrow, that is when the snow really will be falling across the mountains. by wednesday, still some tricky driving situations in western north carolina because of the snow that will fall over the next 20 or-48 hours area. look how cold it will be. not back to upper 40's until saturday in the upstate. patrick: a frigid scare the danger that comes with winter weather straight ahead. allyson: plus the upstate may soon become a mountain biking destination. what's being done to make this plan become a reality. did you know there's a cough liquid that lasts for twelve hours? try delsym twelve hour cough liquid. its advanced formula releases powerful medicine that act

northeast north carolina with 1-3" over the southside. we'll see a possible 1-2" on the peninsula and lower eastern shore. a dusting up to an inch for the middle peninsula and accomack county. this could cause big problems during the evening commute. this will all will be in the teens. by monday some moisture will move into the colder airmass. that will be our next system. it will start as snow monday morning. then it will transition to mostly rain monday afternoon into tuesday. it may wrap up as a brief wintry mix. stay tuned for updates to all of these systems good morning, hampton roads. let's check our team coverage continues with rico bush in virginia beach. he's monitoring how road crews are preparing for the snow. touch with officials. what are they saying? hour, there are eight trucks out on the roads in virginia beach in each snow zone working to pre- treat the roads. as many as 30 operators could be called in to help treat the roads if needed. virginia beach public works crews have their have plows and trucks lined up at its ope

the heaviest snow will fall over northeast north carolina northeast north carolina with 1-3" over the southside. we'll see a possible 1-2" on the peninsula and lower eastern shore. a dusting up to an inch for the middle peninsula and accomack county. this could cause big problems during the evening commute. this will all clear out by tonight. then a very cold/dry weekend. highs will be in the 20s and 30s. lows that will be our next system. it will start as snow monday morning. then it will transition to mostly rain monday afternoon into tuesday. it may wrap up as a brief wintry mix. stay tuned for updates to all of good morning, hampton roads. let's check house lawmakers killed legislation that would have mandated size standards for seats. representative steven cohen from tennessee introduced f-a-a regulate the width of our seats. he says its more than a comfort thing. he says passengers need to be able to get out of their seats quickly in case of an emergency. and doctors say passengers can experience health problems on long flights. according to seat-guru, the average width of an ai

north carolina. and women deserve equal pay and we deserve -- people are hurting here. >> mr. rey. >> when i think about mr. burr, the work that he has done, when you have served as long as you have served in the united states congress there is a plethora of things that have been positive but many that have been negative. one of the things that he did step up to the plate a couple of months ago was he voted for a bill that allowed veteran additional pay for families that are relocating to other posts and being able to make sure that they keep the pay in the current duty station until they get to the next duty station. that was important and great. at the same time he also voted for sequestration. it impacted my community. spring lake which is right next to fort bragg. even though there are workers helping veterans there's an even longer record of him doing things to hurt veterans. >> ms. ross. >> he voted for secretary fox's transfer -- prep -- transportation institute -- infrastructure bill which is

especially over northeast north carolina. a strong storm or two is possible over the outer banks. it will also be very warm and windy. gusts up to 30mph near the shore. this is ahead of a cold front that will move through this afternoon. we'll dry out later today with some clearing. winds will turn out of the west. we through. tomorrow we'll much cooler weekend. temps will be up and down a bit into the l. good morning, hampton roads. let's check traffic now. go on at a newport news high school even after someone made a bomb threat. denbigh high school officials say the threat is not credible. as a precaution though, they are increasing security for today, and police plan to have more patrols at the school. rico bush is live outside denbigh high this morning. rico, you spoke with parents - how are they taking the threat? don, katie, one parent says she's not sending her son to school today despite there at. the mother saying she'd rather keep her something happen at school. here's what we know. spokewoman michelle price said school officials

flurries of snow in north carolina. that big system has an impact for good bit of the country and we see that blowing snow causing slippery road conditions and you can see some of that snow falling right now. a few spots in the foothills, northeastern georgia getting a flurry or two in rabun county and western oconee county with light flurries. the higher elevations of north carolina have decided to close today and you will see that information at the bottom of the screen. if you are driving, it will be slippery, so be careful. by the afternoon," struggled but get into the low 40's for the mountains -- by the afternoon, it will struggle but get into and 50's for the upstate. we will talk about bad weather in just a few minutes. allyson: thank you. taking a look at the roads. if you are driving, be careful. highway 441 is closed due to snow and ice. you are taking a look at i-85 around white horse road in the area. everything looking good. we do have downed power lines. west washington is closed with issues from the stor

just north carolina schools. upper 30's in the upstate climb to low 50's and the wind will make it feel colder. the mountains will climb to the 40's at best. we still have got impact from that storm today. it is snowy weather and windy weather will continue for a good bit of the day and into the evening because of the big system impacting the country. geoff: i am assuming that you have never pondered this question. how much would it cost to buy one of everything on amazon? allyson: one computer science answer, nearly 12.8 $6 billion. mn and jerod says he does bring related research and determined there were 479 million items available on amazon in 2015 and then he determined the average geoff: dale, you will check listings, right? dale: the amazing thing is they can get it to you the next day. allyson: have you ever school to amazon? it takes forever. geoff: absolutely. we are checking the numbers now. let's get to the morning headlines. allyson: cleanup begins in the carolinas and georgia after severe weather ma

come up my interview with north carolina native charlie rose. you can catch >>> a man accused of driving drunk and causing a deadly crash in fayetteville is set to be in police say the 21-year old ran off strictland bridge road. a passenger was killed another injured. >>> the ohio man accused of shooting and killing his brother is expected in court today. officials say he gunned them down in their own church. >>> today a group of people will meet in charlotte to call for the release of 7 teenagers detained by immigration officials. authorities took the riverside high school senior into custody last month saying that he crossed the border illegally a couple of years ago. >>> last night's 88th academy awards wasn't all about the racial controversy. leonardo dicaprio won his best actor award for the first time. >> and of course after the show celebrities flooded into post oscar celebrations. we're talking about the party. >> reporter: the curse was finally broken for leonardo dicaprio who took home the best revenant. >> it feels surreal. >> bri lar

northern north carolina impacted the most and the counties along the tennessee-north carolina border. quite a few have closed for school. www.wyff4.com, click on whether to get a closings link. not upstate carolina, but northeastern georgia may see enough snow to cause problems there, but north carolina being hit with the chelating snow along the tennessee and north carolina border. windy all around, 10 to 15 plus mile-per-hour wind. dress warmly. about the best we see today for greenville-spartanburg will be 40 per high. we got up to 52 yesterday. asheville reached 46 yesterday and 31 maybe the best today. colder nights coming this week. allyson: thank you. let's take a closer look at areas covered in snow. patrick: looks like christmas time and some of these parts. wyff news 4's aly myles is outside of asheville. good morning. we are here in candlor, north carolina carried snow is already on the ground. little accumulation in the last few minutes. we are expecting much more snow tonight. we were seeing flurries for about half an hour and over on this car of the year, cars are starti

she said cubans are reset isling across north carolina. >> we are looking at [inaudible] wayne county. >> reporter: as relations change between united states and cuba they hope it'll be a good change for cuba and for north carolina. >> i [inaudible] >> reporter: while cubans fall under that special treatment policy they still have to wait three to six months before they can even apply for a job here in north carolina. >>> the state senate hassa the map had to be drawn after federal judges ruled that unconstitutional because this relied to much on race. the new districts give republicans a 10-3 advantage in congressional races. democrats say that is going to far in the state. that is fairly politic alley evenly divided. the house will take up the map tomorrow. >>> tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote in the election on march 15 president. same day registration will be available at one stop early vote figure you provide pop documentation a reminder on election day voter also be asked to show a photograph id. you are still waiting for ruling a federal judge considering if the sta

mountains of north carolina. they areas highlighted in pink, that is where the winter storm wednesday. whatever falls the next couple of days will be there because cold temperatures will linger this week starting tonight. allyson: we will keep an eye on that as we leave you with a parting shot of boone. stay with >>> lights, camera, access. >> tom cruise. do we think he's had any work done on done? >> how much more is cuba willing to share about his former co-star? i'm billy bush. our super bowl countdown covers a wide variety of engaging questions. >> that's a trick question. >> are you up falling for it? >> you just ooze the sex appeal.

precipitation northeastern north carolina. that suggests we will see scattered snow showers in hampton roads, at that time for 3:00. it picks up, too. very heavy snow possibly get into locations like randy, elizabeth city, currituck, and southern virginia beach and chesapeake. you could see heavy snow this. i've5:00, northeastern north carolina into chesapeake. north of here, i believe the wealthy snow, scattered snow showers and some flurries in with that. we go into 6:30, in case, a lot of the snow pushes to the coast. a little up on the eastern shore. some driving inland come and it will dry out after 11:00 tonight. we will go to mostly clear skies after midnight, and tomorrow we with some strong winds and high temperatures will only be in the low 30's. that is what we have for tomorrow. snow forecast amounts, up to four inches in the purple, northeast north carolina except mainland dare county. one to two inches for the south side, norfolk, portsmouth, virginia beach, and just become an inland and the lower eastern shore d

. >> the 1989 pick-up has north carolina plates knd-1117. it's registered to a man named eric robert rudolph. a little more than 24 hours after the birmingham bomb blast, federal agents arrive in the rural town of murphy, north carolina. the home of eric rudolph. unfortunately, the news travels faster than they do. >> the investigation of a deadly bombing at a clinic in alabama that performs abortions is centering on a gray nissan pick-up and a man who may know something about it. just moments ago investigators announced they have issued a material witness warrant for eric robert rudolph. they say he may have information about that truck. >> investigators rush to eric rudolph's last known address, hoping to catch him before he hears the news. >> by the time law enforcement authorities, both local and the local sheriff's office and the fbi and atf showed up at the trailer, the door was swinging in the wind. when you step inside here, you could tell that the individual who had left this trailer left in a big, big hurry. >> there were guns left

candidate's first office to open in north carolina. each of the campaign offices are designed to build voter support by finding volunteers to hand out literature or call potential voters. north carolina's march 15th primary will be a historic election since it will be the first time voters will be expected to show identification before they vote. lauren shows us how the local naacp is encouraging everyone to vote. >> it's our time. it's our vote. >> the vote is the most important thing that a citizen has. >> during a passionate news conference the naacp wanted everyone to know. >> the extremists wanted a fight. you got one. you got one. when you mess with our voting rights, you got a fight on your hands. >> the group is upset about the voter id law that went into effect january 1st. >> whether it's a general election, or a primary, the right to vote is fundamental. and it should not be denied. >> the naacp tried to fight the law before it passed in 2013 saying it was unconstitutional and put an unfair burden on black and hispanic voter

especially over northeast north carolina. a strong storm the outer banks. it will also be very warm and windy. gusts up to 30mph near the shore. this is ahead of a cold front that will move through this afternoon. we'll dry out later today with some clearing. winds will turn out of the west. we may see a stray shower or two tonight as a weak upper level disturbance swings through. tomorrow we'll be much cooler with highs in the 40s. there may be a stray shower early in the day. then we'll see quiet weather into the weekend. temps will be up and down a bit into the weekend as well. good morning, hampton new this morning, a local political poll puts donald trump and hillary clinton in the lead with just two weeks before virginia votes in the super tuesday primaries. christopher newport university interviewed 735 registered voters for two days last week. among republican voters, they found trump got 28 percent of the gop vote, followed by 22 percent for marco rubio. 19 percent picked ted cruz. among democrats, hillary clinton go

there are areas of north is it midnight? 11:00 for northeast north carolina. a tornado watch for that particular area. as part of a huge storm system. eastern third of the united states is being affected. you can see the line lifting through waverly, starting to develop to our west. there is where it started and continued. we did have some damage across newburgh. according to our future track, we have a good handle of where things will be at 7:00, 8:00, 9:00. we are likely to see thunderstorms continue through 10:00 this evening. after that, things should settle down. wind will continue to the area. watch this line of thunderstorms progressed eastward. we will back -- be back on the air as they beat. warnings will progress eastward. we will tell you ab bodyguard. and nancy, came from all over the world to celine. no exaggeratio i talked to people from china, scot australia, brazil, canada, from everywhere. and i c you this, one thing clear to all of us in the coliseum is this is not just a performance. definitely a transformative moment in celine dion's life.

precipitation in the foothills of north carolina along the tennessee-north carolina border coming down good in parts of also eased of asheville, mcdowell, yancey, mitchell, avery, all under a winter storm warning. that is the area that will be impacted the most. new advisories out for greenville and spartanburg. those are aviation advisories. we are expecting freezing rain later this afternoon and this evening. check with your r rline if you have travel plans today. here you can see these areas of gray and white showing up on the screen. graham county, swain, new snow flurries, northern madison county. 2-5 plus inches of snow possible in the counties highlighted in pink. winter weather advisory's out for the counties and blue including northern oconee, pickens, greenville county. could be some precipitation developing this evening that could be because of slippery driving conditions. the i-85 corridor under a freezing rain advisory as we watch moisture at come in our direction. temperatures this morning in the yesterday was cold all day. as precipitation falls later today, we have the

winter weather advisory's advisories for the mountains of south carolina into north carolina. winter storm warnings for the counties east of asheville. this morning to give us an idea when this will start impacting the upstate too. chris: we are watching a matter of moisture moving from northern alabama into georgia right now. it is starting to produce some freezing rain back to northwestern georgia. that will head our way. we will see freezing drizzle and freezing rain developing over the next few hours. here is a look at the highest impact areas. you can see the foothills all the way to the northern part of the upstate. the change from last night is the low pressure system now will not move over the mountains, but it will likely scoot right around this boundary. cold air from the northeast. that will lock in the cold air in these areas. the higher impact areas in red right here may even see a slightly higher impact. that could be scooted down just a bit north of travelers rest. that is the area we that will be locked in. 61% humidity. anything that falls now is likely to act

north carolina you have better chances for rain today points north where it will stay mainly dry. the good news is all that muscles are to pull off shore as we head into the seven eight o'clock hour but some colder air moves in behind this system any moisture that leftover early tomorrow morning could transition to some mixed precipitation are may or may be some snow showers will be keeping an eye on that as we headed to the early morning hours on monday and then by monday afternoon monday will be mainly dry but i am tracking chances for the mix preset and even the possibility of some snow showers late monday into tuesday. now the winds have reporting thirteen miles in virginia beach also norfolk as the area of low pressure continues to shrink then we'll see those windy conditions today as well so mainly drive for the peninsula the eastern shore showers and even some mixed precipitation across north carolina and southern portions of the south sides of forty five today forty seven on monday watching chances for rain or snow showers into tuesday. jun ri things asian. the decision of

north carolina passed a lot of people. broncos had 14 games decided by a touchdown or less and won level of those. >> on the bright side, you're right. they have been in tough games and north carolina is better than the league. >> so were bronco as couple of years ago. >> that is true. and the number one offense and the number one defense, we saw that two years ago in the super bowl. and north carolina's defense is good, too. not a lot of people are talking about manning and the offense, because the other storylines are better. but they are good defense, sixth in the league at scoring, but they have giving up points. 35 to the giants 38 to the saints. >> and the close game factor does seem to favor the broncos. the panthers the so many games up by three touchdowns and sometimes it is scary late. if it is close the whole game you can see the younger panthers maybe getting tight will. the have a big favorite in this game. the broncos i think come into this game feeling like they are playing with house money. so if the bronco

it is basically a north carolina of them. currently 35 degrees. think we'll get the most snow on the tennessee-north carolina border. northern jackson, haywood county, nancy -- yancy, mitchell. 2-6 inches of snow starting this afternoon, tonight, into early wednesday. the potential of snow piling up. it will be so cold, whatever does fall will hang around for a couple of days because temperatures will struggle in the 30's in the mountains for the next few days. today will be the warmest day of the week. we will see supporting temperatures in the mid and upper 30's climb into the upper 40's for the upstate, upper 20's and low 30's in the mountains will top the 40 mark today, too. it will stay cold the next couple of days. starting this afternoon, a little rain-snow makes changing over to snow in the mountains continuing overnight into tomorrow. then, it's a result. -- it's tapers off. wednesday, a look at the temperatures. cold teens on thursday morning and friday morning. bitter cold temperatures slowly getting back to upper 40's by the weekend. a

and in north carolina. both primaries are on tuesday, march 15. dale: good morning. we have temperatures in the 20's across the upstate, teens in the mountains. it is going to be a cold one. we will talk about winter weather in a few moments. gilliard: you know, there's an old saying about south carolina, we're always first in the things that are last and last in the things that are first. this economy is rigged. we can do better. and that's where bernie comes in. bernie is not in the pocket of wall street. everybody knows the problem. bernie wants to do something about it. he gets it. i mean, he really gets it. sanders: i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. look at this sweet face. so sweet. ok, we're going to need a napkin gooey, flaky, happy. toaster strudel. i'm chris bosh. when i was sidelined with blood clots in my lung, it was serious. treatment with xarelto

northeast north carolina with 1-3" over the southside. we'll see a possible 1-2" on the peninsula and lower could cause big problems during the evening commute. this will all will be in the teens. by monday some moisture will move into the colder airmass. that will be our next system. it will start as snow monday morning. then it will transition to mostly rain monday afternoon into tuesday. it may wrap up as a brief wintry mix. stay tuned for updates to all of these systems . many schools in our area are closed today or are closing early because of the snow. you'll find them scrolling at the on wavy dot com. and before the snow arrives you're going to want have our wavy weather app in your pocket. you'll have access to hour by hour forecasts and the latest weather blog by our meteorologists. good morning, hampton roads. let's check our team coverage of the impending snow continues in virginia beach. rico bush is in the resort city this morning and has been in contact with officials about preparations. rico, leaders say they're already wor

we have blowing snow in boone, north carolina. because of the wintry weather, we have mitchell and yancey county schools now closed for the day. graham and slain -- swain on a we have a couple of closings and delays in the mountains of north carolina. the same system that produced the thunderstorms yesterday is producing snow in the mountains of north carolina. you can go to our website and look under the weather for the closings and you can check on today. we zoom in and you can see some of the flurries in north carolina and to the west of burnsville and parts of northern haywood. madison and graham are the two o n delay. yancey and mitchell are now closed for the day. we will continue to monitor. we're still under a winter weather advisory for the potential of slippery spots in the mountains of north carolina. newberry to columbia under wind it is very windy in western north carolina. asheville, 36. greenville, 41. 39 in spartanburg. a cool beginning to the day, especially when you factor in the wind. 38 mile-per-hour wind in bo

carolina thirty cloudy and breezy tomar re mainly in north carolina into some coastal areas of south side of the eastern shore forty six degrees and mostly cloudy and windy winds gusting up to forty some rain possibly mixed with a little bit of sleet or snow ending after midnight and partly sunny on monday forty eight degrees tuesday will see that chance of a mix of some rain and snow showers a high temperature of forty things clear out for wins a forty two thirty eight years a forty four friday and forty saturdays are really a wide range of conditions tomorrow across north carolina prepare for more rain across the peninsula back closer to richmond and drier conditions which is the shower to possible little messy for some people that write this let evan run sports busy time college hoops includes virginia virginia tech women mary along with older men in there's also a matter of a by this time tomorrow night's super bowl fifty will crown a champion it should be a good one between the panthers and broncos it's no secret the storylines are there as far as quarterbacks peyton manning. th

carolina state line into north carolina more like one or two or even one to three inches with some spots around the albemarle possibly to form anyone mention this sleet is likely to mix and down to the south and that may have an impact on what you actually see in the run actually tamp it down a little bit but the bottom line is we're going to have some messy conditions as a nation right now we're still quiet is dry and partly cloudy temperatures are in the twenties were going to reach highs today right three degrees that's it that's quick with a seven day i'll break it all down for you coming up let's check naval station norfolk with ash tree this is a really early check of naval station norfolk usually going to pick up here for me the next few minutes are closer to five thirty but i do want to take a look for folks that have to report to the base early this morning. here's a live look at five sixty four west from terminal maybe just past irma boulevard headed toward chambers field you can see traffic moving well the big that check the cameras all the way down to hampton blvd we do not h

north carolina's primary is march 15 fplt. john: closing arguments scheduled for the trial challenging north carolina's starting with the march 15 primary voters will be required to show an approved i.d. before they can cast a ballot. the naacp sued sayingng that will harm black and latino voters. shots fired at a durham mall. barbara: what we are learning about the frightening situation. john: a wreck covers a section of i-95 with cabbage. what played a role. don: as you head out temperatures are the normal highs for this time year. warm day but selling mattresses the traditional way isn't the best way. most are made in a large factory, and shipped hundreds of miles to a retailers warehouse, where they're marked up and up before finally selling and delivering them at the original mattress factory we take a straightforward approach. we have eliminated the extra steps and created a direct line from our factory to you. don: welcome back. let's look at the bats forecast. kids heading out it will be warm. temperatures running near

we are already seeing snow on the ground in some parts of north carolina. patrick hussion and for geoff hart area allyson: and i'm allyson powell. the wintry weather already forcing school closings. no school today for students in avery graham, madison mitchell and yancey counties. patrick: highland county schools are on a 2 hour delay. while summit charter school in jackson county will open at 11:00. all of the school closings are scrolling at the bottom of your screen. allyson: d.l. is in this morning. dale: it is once again going to be a north carolina snow event. for the upstate, cold and breezy. everyone needs a warm coat. give seal this morning to be city of spartanburg with the wofford d ycam. here is what it has been doing wave after wave of snowy weather making its way across tennessee and impacting the north carolina border. higher elevations along the tennessee-north carolina border continue under a winter storm warning. anytime you get 3, 4, 5 plus inches of snow, it makes for tricky driving conditions. cold wind advisories for the asheville are

north carolina briefly. -- riding into north carolina briefly. that will not be lasting very long. every are tonight and tomorrow night. overnight sunday and into monday that very likely the snow will begin to fall in parts of western north carolina. this is not a huge storm system but it could stick around for a couple of days. reinforcing cold air will continue to come in and moisture will still be around. check in with us during the day on monday from dale in the morning to john at 5:00. likely snow showers will still be coming down over parts of western north carolina. cold rain for the rest of us. could be enough to spark some delays or cancellations early next week across western north carolina. join -- boy, don't those 70's sound good? 52 in the upstate. 43 for us at asheville and hendersonville. we will go from the mid-50's and then don't even make it out of the 30's on tuesday. cold showers possible for us in the upstate monday and tuesday. en we do have a good chance of snow across the mountains fo

more so for those right along that north carolina and tennessee border. not a whole lot in terms of accumulation. probably less than an inch for those in asheville and actually east of i-26. but we could get a few inchesz we make our way further west, maybe even upward of 3" at higher elevations. >>evan: a sea lion makes restaurant. serious than it thinks. >>evan: a hungry sea leon got itself a table at an upscale san diego restaurant. this video is cute but it's part of a serious problem facing sea world. >>zack: they rescued the sea lion pup and they explained what i this encounter is not a good sign. >> we received a phone call early this morning from the marine room in lahoya stating they had an animal in one of the booths and they also sent us pictures and we were surprised to see a really young sea lion pup that had actually spent the night in this booth at the restaurant. >>> this is a young california sea lion pup we rescued from the marine room restaurant in lahoya. when we came across the pup, we right away called it a micropup. rescued it, it s

there is a dusting across the foothills in north carolina. we have no watches out the cause in some places -- no watches out because in some places they will be less than 1/2 of one inch. it will be blustery throughout the day tonight and throughout the day tomorrow. another cold blast is coming to flurries. we will see more action by the end of the weekend, sunday night into monday. 20's in asheville and the lower blowing. the winds will pick up later tonight, especially in the mountains. tomorrow it will be cold and blustery. the afternoon high for the upstate will reach into the low to mid 40's and for western north carolina, temperatures will have a low 40's this afternoon. allyson: thank you, dale. he is some video from boone. we have been peeking in on those cameras, looking for any snow showers. you can continue to moniter winter weather on the wyff 4 mobile app. our meteorologist will update you on any coming storms. meanwhile, a huge day for republican politics in the upstate. geoff: four republican candidates will be in greenville f

her body was found saturday in north carolina, two hours away. police and prosecutors said lovell had been stabbed. >> investigators from multiple agencies assigned to the case are fully dedicated to seeing justice is done for nicole. >> reporter: police charged 18 year old virginia tech freshman david eisenhower first degree murder, 19-year-old fellow student, natalie keepers had been accused of helping him after nicole was killed, now she is being charged as an accomplice before the girl's death. >> the charge carries a term from 20 years to life in prison. >> reporter: love sl believed to have met eisenhower on line. nicole's father urged parents to be vigilant about their kids use of social media. >> if you don't think you get enough, do some more. keep checking. >> reporter: eisenhower and keepers are aawaiting a preliminary hearing in custody. >>> police say they have received 400 tips from the public thus far. the family plans to release details of the funeral arrangements soon. >>> police are looking for a man who attacked a woman as she

. >> a person from north carolina has been infected with the zika virus. health officials say they're keeping a very close eye on the disease. wncn investigates has been followed this issue closely and has more on what you need to know. >> well, it's the first case to pop up in north carolina. the good news is the person did not get the virus from here. they traveled to an area where it is widespread but officials taking precautions. >> we have a person who traveled to an infected area who's tested positive. >> this tiny bug is causing a big problem. >> the physician contacted us and we arranged testing. >> health officials can't tell us who are or where this patient is but north carolina joins 22 other states that have confirmed cases of zika from people who ventured outside of the u.s.. >> is this something that you guys expected. >> absolutely, yes. we have lots of people who travel in our state and there's -- there are a that's why we've been wanting to get the message out so when you travel to a country that's affected you need to protect yourself. >>

the mountains of north carolina getting some snow. have your snow where it shows blue on the screen. knoxville is getting heavier snow. the entire area under an advisory of some sort. freezing rain advisories for the upstate. aviation advisories for greenville and spartanburg so check on your flights. winter storm watches out for the mountains of north carolina. let's go to chris and get an chris: we are watching for the west. the air is way too dry. we are watching this slug of alabama. it changes from rain to freezing rain. that is the concern today. it is the freezing rain. impacted. there is going to be a wedge of cold air that sets up about like that. the low pressure system that warms to the south the day, instead of tracking to the mountains will now move south of the wedge boundary of cold air. it is these areas. that does not change the timing, but it changes the impact for the areas that are going to the an impact -- to see an impact. it is bringing in cold air and dry air. we have moisture trying to the cold air will set up

when i finally moved to north carolina i was on the search. come to find out that the barbecue i had been hearing about was on the eastern part of the state. >> oh my god, it was so good. >> it's really good. >> delicious. >> and i did the brussel sprouts which i thought were totally different. >> these were, like, barbecued. >> typically we put the pigs on at 8 o'clock at night. they cook all night long. we pull them in the morning. it's 180-pound piece of meat. it takes a while to cook. you're getting a little bit of everything: the dark meat, light meat, the belly. all of that stuff is kind of mixed up. the first mention of this building was 1936, it was the asheville skating club. who knows what happened down here. this could have been a speak easy. who knows. i think maybe one day someone who works for me will open a whole hog joint and maybe asheville can be known as a whole hog food. >> tammy: makes me hungry. >> tammy: to learn more about elliot's story and the history of barbecue, go to wlos.com. >> frank: we have his entire interview

allyson: north carolina also felt the affects of the winter ststm. roads there were covered in ice and snow. north carolina had a lot of wrecks. many others decided to just pull off the road for safety. geoff: north carolina state highway patrol says more than 300-wrecks happened in the area of raleigh, durham and chapel hill. they say the wrecks started happening just after midnight monday morning. geoff: and this note for people in mcdowell county. there is a phone outage right now in the hankins community. officials ask that you call or text 911 for possible emergencies. allyson: authorities say there are a lot of trees that have and they do not recommend going out on the roads. geoff: south carolina highway patrol is continuing to work a number of accidents this morning. a live look behind us shows our scdot cameras. i know you will have a little more on traffic coming up. allyson: a little bit of traffic in just a minute. first, we want to get to wyff news 4's aly myles joins us live from travelers rest with a look at conditions on the roads thi