Hours of discussion in front of a big crowd of mainly students. But, yes, they did talk about Governor Haley too. Haley, by the way, said in her News Conference today she may not endorse anyone at all this time around. However, the journalists believe a possible endorsement from her would be a big leg up for whichever candidate scores it. Heres what some of them had to say. She would bring a lot of energy to the ticket. People may not vote for the president , like you guys were saying, because of her, but she could juice up a ticket and really bring energy. It is striking that the election may come and go without an endorsement from the moment, but one reason may be that she is someone who is on the short list for any of the republican candidates, particularly if Hillary Clinton is the nominee, and they are looking to kind of counter that appeal among women. I dont know if the governor will endorse. I do know that her endorsement would go a long way here in South Carolina right now. Sh
Tomorrow afternoon with an additional one to two inches of rain possible. On top of what weve recently had. So that means that flooding could happen very quickly. If you are going to be out and about driving in the wee hours of the morning, especially when its dark and kind of hard to see flooded roads, be very careful and dont cross any flooded roads. We also have a high wind warning for the Higher Elevations above 3500 feet in the blue shaded area. Western mountain counties that could get damaging wind. 60 mile an hour wind gusts. Go ahead and secure loose objects on your property. 49 degrees at pick up time. Showers and storms. A few of them severe. Up to 57 by lunch time. With that chance of strong to severe storms. Cooling off a little bit at drop off time. Still rain in the area. Coming up, well show you when to snow. Larry new tonight, local reaction to a new law in charlotte that allows transgender people to use the bathroom of t tir choice. Darcel the Lgbt Community applaud. O
3 3 3 as the rain 3 as the rain continues this morning, it will likely impact your morning commute. News 13s Lauren Brigman has been driving around asheville to see what the roads are like and joins us live from amboy road. Lauren, what have you seen so far . 3 3 3 we are following new developments this morning regarding charlottes controversial new law that allows transgender people to use the public restroom of their choice. North Carolina House leaders now say they plan to take up the issue when the Legislature Reconvenes in april. State House Speaker pro tem paul stam says he and other state lawmakers will use their constitutional power to reverse the law. 3 the new law is called the nondiscrimination ordinance. Bathrooms, but in how businesses treat gay, lesbian and transgender customers. Supporters say the change recognizes the importance of genderidentity. But opponents, including governor pat mccrory, say it flies in the face of tradition and decency. 3 2113 if you have the ana
Definately theres a lot of different candidates. I think if you want your voice heard and you dont want a certain candidate to become the nominee then you have to get out and vote. 6 215 03 eddie dennis i figured if i didnt get it in now it wouldnt happen today. And its important we get it done. 8 29 3 well be here 3 all night monitoring whats happening and whats monitoring all night well be here well be here all night monitoring whats happening and will be bringing you live 3 now we turn to asheville. Where a Bernie Sanders gathering is being held. To watch tonights returns. News 13s Aaron Adelson is there live. Aaron . Hes got lots of support here. These folks will be here watching the primary coverage, and theyve spent the day trying to get others supporting bernie. 3 3 Bernie Sanders supporters came together at the block off biltmore to canvas the neighborhood. Representatives from sanderss National Campaign helped organize the event. Volunteers took two shifts knocking on doors an
Dispatcher, in fact, just about 1015 minutes ago, and we are seeing issues in the weaverville area right now. A tree is down upper flat creek road near calloway road and the salem church road area near the mars hill highway. So issues reported there. So far, no accidents reported in the asheville area here. But, again, you you want to take it slow on your morning commute. Standing water is an issue on many of these, especially floodprone areas. We are seeing the wind picking up here a little bit in asheville, but we are seeing Even Stronger winds leading to some Power Outages in cherokee and macon county. Duke Energy Reporting more than 1300 customers in each of the counties are without power right now. So, we are seeing issues across our area as a result of the weather. Now, lets check in with jack Jaclyn Deaugustino for a look at the other issues. Jaclyn thanks, lauren, we are getting reports of debris in the roadway all over Haywood County. There is not one specific area, this is ac