first real contest of 20-16... ...bringing out the family.... (ivanka trump) "hi, iowa, i'm ivanka trump."...and the fame... (phil robertson) "so let's try one more time to get trump, let's call donald duck to come meet with cruz and debate." (3 duck calls) frontrunners trump and cruz - taking shots at each other in the sunday talk shows.... (donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate) "look, ted cruz is a total liar. i've always opposed obamacare." i don't even know where he gets this, but he's a liar."(ted cruz) (sen. ted cruz/ (r) presidential candidate) "donald engages in insults. because he can't defend his substantive record."a recent des moines register/bloomberg poll shows trump five points ahead of cruz......but with many other g-o-p contenders in single digits, scooping up other candidates' supporters could be vital.the same poll showed hillary clinton with a three point lead over bernie sanders......but if martin o'malley supporters can't bring together 15 percent of the vote at any given caucus site......the clinton and sanders camps will fight for those votes to push themselves over the top. (hillary clinton/(d) presidential candidate) "for those of you still thinking about this, weighing your options, i hope i will be able to persuade battle between enthusiasm... ...and infrastructure.... ...with trump and sanders riding a wave of non- establishment fervor...while clinton and cruz leverage highly organized campaigns on the ground.i'm reid binion, reporting 3 3 3 right now ... the man pictured on your screen is still missing... ...and madison county deputies need your help to find him. 49-year-old andrew smith was last seen on river road in hot springs on wednesday. smith is six-feet tall, 195-pounds... with gray hair, and brown eyes. if you've seen him ... call the sheriff's office at 3 3 a man is found stabbed to death in an upstate field. 42-year-old jamie howard of greer was found friday night in the woods near burrell street in taylors. the coroner says he had not been dead for long. the greenville county 3 3 a local man will spend at least seven-years behind bars for armed robberies in asheville and weaverville. to robbery with a dangerous weapon and common law robbery. authorities say benoy tried to rob a clerk at walmart in weaverville earlier this month, armed with a pellet- pistol. he was taken into custody, then police linked him to a robbery at the "bank of america" on hendersonville road. 3 3 3 an update this morning... ...to a story we frist brought you yesterday morning. a second virginia tech student is now charged in the death of a 13-year-old girl from blacksburg. the remains of nicole lovell were found on saturday in north carolina ... about 100 miles from her home. 3 "19-year-old natalie marie keepers has been charged by blacksburg police with one felony count of improper disposal of a body and one misdemeanor count of accessory after the fact in a commission of a felony." 18-year-old david eisenhauer is charged with lovell's abduction and murder, police say eisenhauer knew lovell beforehand and planned her death. police have not released how or why she was killed. 3 3 police in alabama are looking suspected in a crime spree across three cities. the pair committed or tried to commit three armed robberies within two hours yesterday morning. police say the suspects abducted a woman from her home and also kidnapped a hotel clerk. both of the victims were released unharmed. investigators say the couple is armed and dangerous. 3 3 a man is arrested after the secret service said he threw papers over the north fence line of the white house. the papers were later declared safe. secret service standard protocols were followed, and officials say the incident was quickly resolved. 3 3 making "headlines" this morning... officials say terrorists detonated a car bomb at a bus terminal in damascus, syria. two suicide bombers then targeted responding medics and onlookers. officials say the blasts injured at least 40 people. the attacks happened as representatives of syria are in switzerland. they are meeting for talks aimed at ending syria's civil war. 3 a british helicopter pilot is killed in tanzania. roger gower was shot by poachers... poaching in a game reserve. gower was able to land his chopper, but died before help are under arrest. 3 new video is surfacing of a large scale avalanche near the alberta border. rescue crews responded to the area friday afternoon. seventeen people were either buried or caught in the avalanche path. five men died on scene, while at least one other person is recovering from non-life threatening injuries. the snowmobilers say they were prepared and began digging each other out of the snow immediately. 3 today the investigation continues into a house fire that killed five people near detroit. investigators say the victims were co-workers at a local asian restaurant... but it is not clear if any were related. they were all were found in the basement of the home. medical examiners will perform autopsies on the victims today. 3 today zookeepers in oklahoma city should find out what caused the sudden death of a beloved asian elephant. 37-year-old "chai" moved to the zoo from seattle last may. animal rights groups tried to believed oklahoma city would be too cold during the winter, and "chai" would be better off at a sanctuary in california. the elephant was found dead saturday morning. 3 3 3 happening today... the greenville zoo will close its doors for routine maintenance. zookeepers, city workers and community volunteers will clean, paint and make necessary repairs. don't worry, the zoo reopens on saturday, february 13th. 3 3 the carolina panthers are in san jose, california. they left over the weekend, with a fan-studded send-off. hundreds of fans lined-up outside "bank of america" stadium, to cheer-on their "super bowl"- bound carolina "panthers". the "panthers" take-on the denver broncos in santa clara this sunday. we will have live coverage from the super bowl... luke notestine and photojournalist andy coates will be in san jose, reporting from the big game. 3 3 3 3 coming up... aretha franklin is giving pattie labelle a run for her money. how franklin is putting the pressure on labelle's famous sweet potato 3 3 3 time for this morning's see it, shoot it, send it picture. this photo comes to us from dorothy rigsby. she captioned this picture "little betty sue's first snow." you can send us your pictures and video too. just log on to w-l-o-s dot com. or e-mail them to pics at w-l-o-s dot com. 3 3 do you think you and your valentine are just the cutest? prove it! enter to win our valentine's selfie contest. get your valentine and take a creative selfie together ... for a chance to win a 150- dollar pair of diamond earrings from "alan's jewelry and pawn". just go to wlos.com and click-on "contests". the winner will be announced during our morning newscast on tuesday, february 9th. 3 here's a look at some of the selfies that have been sent in so far. denise from mills river sent us this shot--looks like it was a great day to have the convertable out! 3 victor in hendersonville snapped this great shot. it looks like this picture of he and his lady was taken off of a balcony somewhere. 3 and betsy from arden sent us this snowy selfie with her main squeeze. it really almost looks like a professional photographer took it--very cute shot. 3 3 the time is now 4:xx. snow is bringing out even the youngest to the slopes. snowboarders hone their skills ....next in when a counselor asked how much my husband drinks, i said, "not that much." i don't know why i said that. he always drank too much, but i guess i'm so used to keeping it a secret that my husband has drinks with friends after work. he has a couple of drinks at home with dinner and a few more while we watch tv. pretty soon he's shouting at me and blaming me for all of his problems. i just can't take it anymore. a counselor recommended al-anon family groups. she said al-anon members have had experiences just like mine, and they would explain how al-anon is helping 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a dress specifically that i wouldn't have to stress out about."(nat-music)(straight outta compton cast) "number one in the world!"3 "one time!""number one in your hearts!""200 million dollars in the box office!""200 million!" those fast-3 talking those fast-bringing back netflix is 3 "200 million!"3 3 netflix is bringing back those fast-talking "gilmore girls." the beloved series ran on "the w-b" and "c-w" from 2000 to 2007. netflix says bledel will return. the streaming service also confirmed cast members scott patterson, sean gunn, kelly bishop, and keiko agena will all be returning. netflix did not say when the show would premier or what its title would be. 3 aretha franklin is launching her own food line. the soul singer says it will include desserts -- and her own brand of chili, gumbo and baked chicken. her contemporary, patti labelle, made headlines over the holiday season after her sweet potato pie was selling out at walmarts across the country. franklin said she had not tasd labelle's pie but said-- quote - "ms. patti's gonna have to move 3 3 3 3 here is a look at current conditions.. in our next half hour we'll talk more about what to expect in the next 7- days. 3 3 one of the most famous models ever is hanging up her hat. who she is and what she 3 it's 4:xx it's t-m-z time. evan, a well-known super model is calling it quits. cindy crawford is hanging up her modeling hat after 34 years posing for the camera. crawford says she plans to retire from modeling when she turns the big 5-0 this month. she will still be employed. cindy runs an empire and is one of the most successful supermodels in model history. imagine 3 catching an uber ride and find out you're sharing it with andre three-thousand. that's what happened to one lucky fan in l-a who happened to be in ththright place at the right time. andre tells t-m-z he was in l-a for a studio session with kanye west. he meant to order a single passenger uber but accidentally got an "uber pool" which means one driver picks up several passengers, and another passenger got in with him. after some small talk, andre and the girl hit it off, and he took her 3 3 here is a look at current conditions.. here are your weather headlines for today.. up next.. we'll talk about forecast. 3 3 good morning... it's monday, february first. i'm holly headrick. and i'm evan dononvan good morning. here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7-day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 3 3 the wait is over... it is decision day in iowa. the 2016 presidential nomination candidates are spending the