3 3 stay with news 13. we will continue to cover super tuesday throughout the day. you can find complete election wlos dot com. we have an "election 2016" page. there, you can view upcoming events and the latest from the campaign trail. 3 3 the buncombe county democratic party hosts a town hall with 20-16 candidates. about 50 people showed up to meet candidates for county and state elections. the candidates explained a little about themselves and why they are running which is what voters say they came for. 3 "i'm new to asheville, just moved here, so i want to see who these people are and educate myself." the north 3 carolina primary is march 15th except for the races for congress. their primary was pushed back to june after the districts were redrawn by 3 3 3 deputies in mcdowell county are searching for a missing woman... and a man her family believes played a role in her disappearance. melanie burleson was reported missing on friday. her family says the 36-year-old mother of two was last seen at a party with walter mitchell. he has a long criminal history. mitchell has murder and kidnapping. he has also been arrested three times for assault. 3 i'm fearing that he has hurt her really bad or even maybe killed her, i don't know. it's just this is so out of melanie's character, it's so not like her that's why we're all so worried.3 deputies say mitchell is not a suspect in the case, but is wanted for questioning. he did not show up for a court date yesterday morning in an unrelated case. if you have any information, contact law enforcement. 3 3 a hendersonville family is asking investigators to reopen a case ruled a suicide last summer. felicia reeves was found hanging in the bathroom of a motel in new jersey. a week before, she went missing from the rainbow motel in hendersonville. her family says her disappearance was uncharacteristic and evidence on her autopsy was blatantly wrong. carolina public press reporter frank taylor found more discrepancies. 3 frank taylor, carolina public press reporter at the end of the day, i can't tell you that they will investigate further and not find that this was in have been asked by those in authority.3 the carolina public press has compiled a google map that trails her final moves. you can read their entire investigation on our web site... wlos dot com. 3 3 3 happening today... leaders of the n- double a c-p will hold a news conference in raleigh, in response to an officer-involved shooting. yesterday during a chase, a white police officer in raleigh shot and killed a black man wanted on drug charges. family members say akiel denkins was not armed. after the shooting, a small group of protesters started chanting "black lives matter." the police chief says a gun was found near the suspect, and promises a thorough investigation. 3 3 an asheville man is behind bars... accused of tasing two police officers. ronald patton is charged with assaulting an officer and resisting arrest. it happened saturday when officers tried to arrest patton on an outstanding warrant. they say he became violent and grabbed a stun gun from one of the officers. officer in the head, and the other in the torso. they sufferereonly minor injuries. 3 3 a man from mitchell county is sentenced to prison after he was found guilty of statutory rape. jeffery dye will spend up to 30 years behind bars for sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl when he was 23. dye must also register as a sex offender after he is released from prison. 3 3 3 deputies have arrested a man from marion for first-degree sex offense of a child. the girlfriend of 48-year-old martin gaddy told deputies she found videotapes of gaddy having sexual contact with an 11-year-old girl. it allegedly happened in january of 2009. 3 3 3 in this morning's newsreel... a virginia man is expected to plead guilty of the murders of two college students. "jesse matthew junior" is charged with killing 18-year-old hannah graham and 20-year-old morgan harrington. prosecutors were planning to seek the death penalty if the case went to trial. matthew is already serving three life sentences for sexual assault. 3 a federal judge in new york cannot force apple to help the f-b-i unlock an i-phone, in a brooklyn drug case. the ruling is opposite of what a federal magistrate in california is ordering apple to do. that case involves an i-phone that belonged to one of the san bernardino shooters. back in october, the new york judge invited apple to challenge the government's use of a 17-89 law.. to help it extract information from dozens of i-phones. 3 authorities in peru say thay are sending the military to help areas affected by floods that hit the nation over the weekend. scientists blame el nino for the heavy rains and severe flooding. several areas of the country were impacted. peru's ministry of defense says it will deploy 250 soldiers to help clean up and rebuild damaged towns. 3 american astronaut scott kelly will return to earth along with two russian cosmonauts today. kelly is wrapping up a full year on board the international space station. he now holds the american record for time spent in orbit. the capsule is set to land in kazakhstan at about 3 we have an update this 3 we have an 3 update this morning... on two bloodhound puppies. henderson county deputies stopped by clear creek elementary school yesterday with two members of his team, to announce their new names. meet "echo charlie foxtrot" and "bailey lola snifferdoodles" they are four- months old, and deputies in training. their names were chosen by the students through a contest. fifth grader lililian stone says she was shocked to find out deputies picked her submission.. "snifferdoodle." 3 i thought hey at least i get to enter, right? so we just came in here and mind blown. i win and i walk up there, my just flashing. members of the 3 sheriff's office say the visit is just as important for the puppies, who will need lots of socialization before officially starting work. 3 3 3 3 3 we have an early bird gets the win giveaway this morning! we are giving away a family four pack of tickets to dollywood! just go to facebook dot com slash news 13 to enter. the winner will be announced just before 7 this morning. coming up, we will talk live with wes ramsey from dollywood and have all of the details on the festival of nations, which kicks off later this month. 3 3 3 actor george kennedy has died. we take a look back at some of his most memorable roles. 3 3 3 3 time for this 3 morning's see it, shoot it, send it picture. this photo comes to us from matthew lucas. he captioned this photo a 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 3 news 13 is hosting the third annual 'livewell expo' this month. the event is on march 19th at the 'w-n-c ag center.' there will be more than a hundred exhibitors offering free health screenings, cooking demonstrations and entertainment. admission is free. you can find more details at w-l-o-s dot com. 3 3 the time is now 4:xx. mario is at it again... this time, collecting coins at a park. you can catch the clip... lemme get a mcpick 2. check out the fresh new look on mcdonald's mcpick 2 menu! lemme get a mcpick 2 now, choose any 2 delicious mcdonald's classics for just $5 bucks. mix n match share n savor 2 for $5 name your flavor pick any 2 iconic tastes- a big mac made with 100% beef, flaky filet-o-fish, seared on the grill quarter pounder with cheese or crispy 10-piece chicken mcnuggets for just $5 bucks. grab a friend today and pick your faves! lemme get a mcpick 2 viral video... ad lib3 you can find this and all of our other viral videos in the "around the web" section on wlos dot com. https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=drfao02n5u0 3 3 3 it's now 4:xx. here is a look at what you can expect for the next three days. 3 3 3 3 "everybody thought i was doing it for publicity attention and that ripped me apart." an emotional testimony in court by sportscaster erin andrews. why the hotel she stayed at claims they were tricked. 3 3 morning's the buzz,oscar- winning character actor george kennedy has died. the brawny kennedy won a best supporting actor oscar for his role as the convict "dragline" in 19- 67's "cool hand luke". he was a staple in such 19-70s disaster epics as "earthquake" and the "airport" movies. and he brought the laughs as a police detective in the "naked gun" trilogy. his grandson says kennedy died sunday in boise, idaho. he was 91 years old. 3 there is still no ruling on the defamation case against comedian bill cosby. former supermodel janice dickinson brought forth the case. she is one of several women accusing cosby of sexual assault. dickinson claims cosby drugged and raped her back in 19-82. the statute of limitations for that criminal case has passed. but now the former model is trying to take cosby to court on defamation charges. a los angeles superior court judge delayed the ruling until next month. 3 a dramatic day in court. "dancing with the stars" host andrews broke down in tears as she testified against marriott hotels and the man convicted of stalking her. she is blaming both for the secretly recorded video of her that went viral. 3 "i was just screaming that i was naked all over the internet and i didn't know what it was ...." the hotel maintains, michael barrett, is a criminal who tricked them into gaining access to andrews. they are being sued for 75- million dollars. 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 a photo is circulating of kate winslet that has prompted baby questions. why the photo 3 it's t-m-z time. jay, those girl scout cookies sold at the much. yeah, t-m-z 3 reports a girl scout rep says they sold about five-hundred boxes at five dollars a box. that comes to 25-hundred dollars. far less than what the oscars revealed as the grand total of just over 65- thousand dollars. the rep tells t-m-z the 65-thousand number was a joke for the skit. kate winslet is not pregnant. photos have been circulating of stars chatting with winslet during sunday night's oscars. and one of them appeared to be touching winslet's belly. but t-m-z reports a source close to winslet says the "titantic" star is not with child. she was simply showing off the material on her dress. miss colombia is starting a new gig. t-m-z reports she just signed a deal to become vin diesel's love interest in a new movie. sources say adriana gutierrez will be in six scenes and have three pages of dialogue. t-m-z says she is off to the dominican republic today to begin shooting. it will be her first movie role. 3 3 here is a look at current conditions.. here are your weather headlines for today.. up next.. we'll talk about at to expect in the extended forecast. 3 3 boyfriend." 00063 a judge releases the 9-1-1 recording... in a high-profile murder case. what the suspect says, about why she pulled the 3 it's tuesday, march first. i'm holly headrick. and i'm jay siltzer 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 super tuesday 3 is here. it's the first day multiple states vote for a presidential nominee. early states narrowed both presidential fields. but frontrunners donald trump and hillary clinton are hoping to tighten their grip on their parties' nominations today. alexandria, virginia. 3 super tuesday is here?the biggest voting day of the year leading up to the general election.voters in a dozen states and a us territory will go to the polls today ?with 16- hundred and 10 delegates at stake.hours before polls open?.the candidates zig zagging across the country holding rallies trying to nab those last minute votes in order to snag their partys nomination.cruz "let me tell the men and women of texas this, i will not compromise away your religious liberty rights."ted cruz hoping to win big in his home state of texas talking about religious liberty and the supreme court nominationnats rubio rally -"you know what they say about a man with small hands..." marco rubio's barrage of insults against donald trump subsiding by the end of the day ?.but at a trump rally in virginia? tension 12:55:45get em out of here please. a large group of student protestors?ma rched out of the event. and as they pass?a photographer from time magazine?thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. the secret service now investigating.sot hrc "america's already great- make it whole again" hillary clinton - hoping to keep her lead over bernie sanders? sanders "now it is time for massachusetts to lead the political revolution."but a fundraising email from clinton shows her looking beyond sanders and targeting gop frontrunner donald trumpthe latest national poll showing - 49 percent of republican voters would support a president trump.p.g- here in virginia -voter turnout today is expected to be huge - much more than the last time both parties held presidential primaries. stephanie ramos abc news alexandria, virginia 3 here in virginia -voter turnout today is expected to be huge - much more than the last time both parties held presidential primaries. stephanie ramos abc news alexandria, virginia 3 3 3 3 3

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