Most outages with more than a thousand each. Buncombe and haywood counties also have a few hundred outages as well. 3 3 we have Live Team Coverage this morning so you know what to expect as youre heading out the door. Jaclyn deaugustino has the latest in your ontime traffic report. But first lets get your current weather conditions. Ingrid . Good morning. Here is a look at Current Conditions across the region. Your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. Coming up, ill show you our 7day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 3 3 3 heads up for drivers in Mcdowell County us 226 south is blocked at us 64 due to downed trees avoid the area if possible. We have an update on i26 in polk county. The wreck on i26 west near the saluda exit is now clear. Traffic is still backed up in the area. Downed trees are still a problem across polk, henderson and rutherford counties. Im jaclyn 3 3 3 3 new overnight. The ice storm shut down a major North Carolina interstate overnight. This is video from i77 in iredell county. Multiple wrecks shut it down in both directions, stranding drivers for nearly 5 hours. The backup was up to 8 miles long. The Highway Patrol says the interstate reopened around three this morning. 3 3 troopers say one of the biggest issues was the way the icy weather caught people off guard. Trooper kevin dale, nc Highway Patrol2750 theyre used to maybe thinking its wet, and then go a little further, and its turned into ice. 2756mike kleiner, Henderson County3009 its as bad as ive seen it this winter, excluding the 18 inches of snow we got 3 weeks ago, but that wasnt as slick as this. 3015 multiple cars lost control along i26, some ended up in ditches. But as the temperatures rose above freezing, fewer wrecks were reported. 3 3 the upstate was also hit hard. One person was killed and two others were hurt, including a Greenville Police officer, in a weatherrelated crash. Police say the officer was inside of his cruiser, and two wreck were standing outside when a car slammed into them all. It happened on i385 near downtown greenville. The car that hit them went over the side of the interstate and on to a road below, killing the driver. 3 i. Im not. Im stunned. Its just insane. The other person who was hit suffered serious injuries. There is no word on the officers injuries or condition. Both were taken to the hospital. 3 3 people in canton are still asked to conserve water this morning until further notice. A mandatory Water Conservation notice was issued for about threethousand people in canton. The town manager says the reservoir is much lower than normal, resulting in low water pressure. And that people running faucets so pipes do not freeze caused the shortage. 3 seth hendlervoss, canton town manager were asking folks to just not run their water if its unnecessary. Save that load of laundry for the morning, run that bath in the morning, and just be judicious preparing dinner. The town manager says reservoir leveve are being monitored every couple of hours. He asks for everyones cooperation so reservoir level can rise and the notice can be lifted. 3 3 3 happening today. Eagles of death metal are due back in paris. The u. S band was playing at the bataclan theatre in paris when the theatre was stormed by islamic extremists. The attack left 89 people dead. At total of 130 people were killed in paris in coordinated attacks on november 13th. The eagles of death metal band kicked off its rescheduled European Tour on saturday, capital, three months to the day after the paris attack. They are set to perform today at olympia. 3 3 president obama is welcoming Southeast Asian leaders to california for a summit. The president convened a summit of the association of Southeast Asian nations, yesterday in rancho mirage. Talks are expected to focus on relations with china, trade, and terrorism. It is the first meeting on us soil between the United States and asean. It is a political and economic Southeast Asian countries. 3 3 3 data released by the state of michigan says high levels of lead are still being detected in tap water in some flintarea homes. The countrys top doctor is in the city today as the leader of the naacp threatens protests if action does not come soon. Kim hutcherson reports. 3 reporter pkgas followsthe us Surgeon General is spending a second day in flint, michigan tuesday. Doctor vivek murthy is meeting with citizens, health officials, faith groups and advocacy organizations. The policies we enact when it comes to water, or transportation, or housing can have a profound impact on health. He is also meeting with doctor mona hannaattisha, who first reported elevated levels of lead in the blood of flints children. The naacp issued a calltoarms over the situation monday. If Governor Rick Snyder doesent take action within 30days, Organization President cornell brooks threatened to send flint to engage in a Mass Campaign of direct action civil disobedience in flint, michigan. The water crisis has been attracting the attention of democrats on the campaign trailbernie sanders met with families impacted by the water crisis before a rally on monday. I really did not know how ugly and how horrible and how terrible what is going on in that community. It is beyond my comprehension that in the year 2016, in the United States of america we are poisoning our children. Hillary clinton has been talking about the water crisis in debates and stump speeches. Shes met with mayor karen weaver and sent two top Campaign Aides to meet with her as well. Flint will be the site of a democratic debate on march sixth. Im kim hutchchson reporting. 3 3 3 Haywood County commissioners unanimously vote to take 60 more days to consider an outdoor shooting range. Commissioners pushed for the moratorium so they can dig deeper into Public Health during last nights meeting people spoke both for and against an ordinance that would allow it. 3 michael sorrells, Haywood County commissioner was more concerned about being able to go out and use a gun in their own backyard or use it for enjoyment. And weve dispelled those fears. After last nights vote, no shooting range permits will be issued until after april 15th. 3 3 3 gun advocates are calling out businesses with gunfree zones. Some bars have banned guns after North Carolina changed its firearms law. People with concealcarry permits can now take their weapons into a place that serves alcohol unless it is posted. Gun rights advocates say not allowing guns creates a risky business. 3 sot bilello 18 11 when a person walks in there with ill intentions they dont know who does and who does not have a weapon thats going to stop them, tonight at 11, the argument for gun free zones and what the law does to protect Business Owners rights of gun owners. 3 3 3 we have an early bird gets the win giveaway this morning. We are giving away free meals to chickfila to five lucky people. Just go to facebook dot com slash news 13 to enter. The winners will be announced just before seven this mornrng. Coming up later this morning, we continue our random acts of kindness series. See the reactions as we pick up the tab for customers at chickfila. 3 3 3 ben and jerrys says, they are going vegan. What influenced the creation of a 3 3 a water main break has part of mcdowell street shut down right now in asheville. Lets go now live to news 13s lauren brigman. Lauren, what can you tell us . 3 3 3 3 3 3 we have an update to ben and jerrys new spin on dessert. They are creating a series of nondairy treats for vegans and those who are lactose intolerant. Instead of milk and cream, the base is almond milk with coconut oil mixed in. 3 its for our fans. We want to do it, weve been listening to something we want so weve actually been working on it for about three years now. The result, four decadent flavors. Two are spins on iconic favorites, chunky monkey and Chocolate Fudge brownie. The other two are brand new and only available in nondairy, coffee caramel fudge and p. B. And cookies. Pints are already being shipped out, and most stores should have them in two to four weeks. 3 3 3 forecasters expect more than 85 Million People from the midwest to the eastern seaboard to get walloped by freezing rain and snow. But the Winter Weather could melt your savings by spring. More snow means more cash lost. Snow removal expenses and canceled flights add up. Among the things driving up the cost of ordering things online. In in. Im alex trebek. If youre age 50 to 85, please listen carefully. The lock i want to talk to you about isnt the one on your door. Its a rate lock for your Life Insurance that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. Many policies dont have one but you can get a lifetime rate lock through the Colonial Penn program. This plan was designed for people on a fixed income for just 9. 95 a month. Thats less than 35 cents a day. Your rate is locked in for life and coverage can never be cancelled. Your acceptance is guaranteed. You cannot be turned down because of your health. Call for your information kit and gift. With no obligation. Jay a family in durham gives their dog credit for foiling a break in and saving their lives. Holly the dog heard their dog, alley, growling saturday night. When they got up and let the dog out she went to the stop of the stairs and thats when they saw someone who was not supposed to be there. She started barking and i told them, i dont know what you are going to do, get out of my house. And you know she came down a couple stairs and was growling and barking. Jay police could not find any sign of forced entry. The family says that they might have left the door unlocked. Either way, they credit al leigh with saving the day. Holly you dont want al leigh going after her. Jay i do not. She has a good set of teeth and not one of those little tea cup dogs you call it. Holly thats why we have watch dogs. Ingrid i guess so, and also scary is black ice in some locations, not necessarily in downtown asheville, but use caution in north asheville. South asheville at the airport is 35. 37 in greenville, the rain beginning to wrap up across the region. But fog now an issue as well. Black mountain 39 degrees on our leicester carpet sales news 13 skycam network. Back over to you. Set to hit holly these are the new cast members of the new star wars movie, episode 8. Jay beniece you dell torro and two other, the trio were welcomed on an official facebook page. Ingrid the movie does not have a name but it is going to hit movies on december, 2017, a spin off movie opens december 16th. Jay i dont know. Ingrid the spin off, i havent heard of this yet. Jay rogue 1 . Im interestinged. Ingrid me, too. Final look at weather, it does show temperatures at 35 degrees. This is good. Were not at freezing but still black ice a threat. Temperature check coming up in the next half hour across the entire region. Another chance for wintry mix in the forecast, and then turning warm. I will talk about how warm this weekend coming up. Lauren a water main break has part of mcdowell street in asheville shut down. Road is expected to be cars off the road every where, the car wrapped around the telephone pole right up there. Holly the ice storm has far reaching effects across North Carolina. This is video out of catawba county. Jay a handful of 18wheelers were involved in accidents. One vehicle even looking like it took out a poll. Holly its causing 240us of powmgs, Henderson County and Mcdowell County has the most with more than 3,000 combined. Buncombe county and Haywood County have a few hundred as well. An ice storm warning has just expired for Henderson County, polk county, rutherford and northern greenville counties. Jay several schools are on 2 or 3 hour delays, they are scrolling at the bottom of the screen and of course you can