were helped by red cross. we spoke with the resident, she was not home at the time. but she says she had plans for the new year. >> i was going to celebrate it with my aunt and uncle and my boyfriend. we were going to go to the clubs and come back home. i don't know who i'm going to go home to. maybe my mother's maybe. >> justin: we know nobody was injured. police are also on the scene. again, this is an active investigation. investigators are trying to talk to some folks. trying to figure out exactly what caused this fire. justin hinton, news 13. >> tammy: if you're going to be outside tonight for the countdown to the new year, you better take a coat. >> larry: if you're lucky enough to start the day off tomorrow . >> karen: we are cooling down. some of the coolest air we've seen in days. 40 in burnsville. already in the 30s in places like newland, 37. andrews now down to 38 degrees. however, much milder in places like clemson. 60 degrees there. 54 in greer and 52 in forest city. winds, yes, we have them in asheville. wind chill. definitely a great windbreaker. but we're dry. no umbrella needed. we do have a clear radar. just that one flood river at the french broad in blantyre. meanwhile, happy new year. here's a look at your early morning forecast. we're cool. 39 degrees at midnight. 38 at 3:00 a.m. 37 at 6. and in the upstate, ringing in the new year around 52 degrees. 46 at 6. about. wind coming up a little later. >> larry: tonight people across the mountains are ringing in the new year in different ways. out in brevard oscar blue's breweries hootenany. jerrika insco joins us live. jerrika, what's the party like there? >> jerrika: larry, there's a lot of live music, food and of course craft beer. people say that's all they need to ring in the new year, which is now less than an hour. outside oscar blue's brewery, there was a line of not only people but new year's resolutions all with their sights set on 2016. >> my resolution is to get healthy. >> be more patient and compassionate. >> to try to understand other people's positions better than i always have. >> jerrika: tonight for some is a reset button. >> i'm all about starting over new year, new beginning. >> jerrika: many are dancing in to the new year leaving the bad memories of 2015 in the past. >> my low was probably having family members that were sick. >> jerrika: reflecting 2015 surrounded by friends, family, music and of course beer. >> this is a really good year. i'm hoping next year supercedes this year. >> jerrika: oscar blue's has a trolley to shuttle people to and from local hotels, which a lot of them are providing discounts for people attending tonight's event. jerrika insco, news 13. >> tammy: a lot of people plan to bring in the new year with an adult beverage and good company. but not everyone. some people are getting ready for the new year with a work first, we want to check in with news 13's aaron adelson who is with folks bringing in the new year at the thirsty monk at biltmore park. aaron. >> aaron: this place is packed. they're going to drop a keg. people are continuing to trickle in to make it for the stroke of midnight. many new year's celebrations involve live music. most probably have a different kind of music. about two dozen people here ended the year and started a new one with haut yoga. people could focus on what they want to strive for. >> make 2016 your year. whatever that means to you. >> aaron: 90 minutes of sweat. >> i feel great. >> feel real upbeat and content. >> i wanted to do something for my soul. maybe relax. a little bit of me time. >> aaron: a different kind of exercise and a different way to spend new year's. >> it's a great way to start over and for some of us, continuing with our path. the new year doesn't necessarily mean start over. >> aaron: towards the future. >> 2016, that feels good to me. >> aaron: the class ended at 7:00 p.m., meaning still plenty of time. >> detox before retox. >> aaron: sweating it out before a big night on the couch. >> mostly it's pretty much fools on new year's eve. this is pretty much it for the day. >> aaron: two other people from that class were just here. christina who you saw in our story about 30 seconds ago. they're troopers making it this long. and i had quite a sweat. we weren't the ones doing yoga. a great new year underway here. live in asheville, aaron adelson, news 13. >> larry: the clemson tigers are headed to a national championship game. question is, who will they be playing? in miami with fans and this is the best block of all. it's like candy cane lane. i know. oohhh. oh, holiday ferris wheel. i kind of love it. look at those reindeer. jeffrey, you're awfully quiet back there. i was just thinking... maybe it's time we finish this test drive and head back to the dealership? that is so jeffrey... soooo jeffrey... so jeffrey... oh. elves.. it's practically yours. zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first months payment on a new passat >> larry: the clemson tigers are going to a national championship game. >> tammy: the clemson tigers beat the oklahoma sooners. luke notestine. >> luke: tammy and larry, happy new year's to you guys as well. clemson certainly dominated oklahoma a couple of hours ago beating them by 20 points. it was one of the best games of the season. a very special team. championship. you could sense the pure excitement and exhilaration of clemson fans. there was orange confetti everywhere. coaches and players hugging each other. they were really excited. this is a very special team. we caught up with some of the players after the game to get their reaction to this monumental victory. >> the versatility, the depth. just the ability to make plays, offensive and defensive lines. just chemistry, man. we're brothers on the team. >> it's a family here. all the hard work, especially over the summer. just putting in the grind. waking up at 5:30 in the morning to go to the weight room and just go out there and sweat and put in the time. you know, to get to moments like this. >> luke: the tigers certainly stepped up to the big moments we'll have highlights and much more reaction from the clemton tigers a little bit later in sports. for now reporting live in miami, florida, i'm luke notestine for news 13. >> larry: tonight at home, clemson fans gathered at their favorite places. some of them admitted they were nervous. but more than anything, they were happy to end the year with a clemson football game. >> in team i followed since i was little going off to the playoffs is pretty cool. great way to end it. >> larry: all the clemson fans have to be feeling good tonight. they really did play a whale of a game. after that first half, it was a whole different game. clemson owned it. >> tammy: whole different forecast, too.. no rain for the weekend. >> larry: sunny and cool, right? >> karen: right. much more like january. clouds hanging on a little longer. not too much longer. today made it up to 57 degrees. you can kiss that warmth for a little while. we're going to be colder and dryer. sunshine and how c now your news 13 skywatch >> karen: give you another quick look at that river flood warning along the french broad at blantyre. meanwhile, the rain is long gone. the clouds remain. and we are cooling down with some chillier air moving in at this hour. in asheville, 44 degrees. feeling more like 37. we have quite a wind right now. north-northwest at 16 miles per hour. quite brisk. bundle up if you are about to go out. meanwhile in greenville, you're cooling off, too. but much milder than the mountains. 54 degrees. light winds out of the north. we do have that cooler air moving in. we can see how cold we're talking about here. chicago down to 23. 26 in kansas city. five in denver. all of this chilly air is moving in here. while we're not going to see temperatures as low as five, it is going to go well below freezing in the coming days. back to winter for us. east as far as all the rain the last couple of days. we have that dryer air with brisk winds moving in. we break it down hour by hour. we are going to see the clouds hanging on as we go through the overnight in to the early morning. with even a few more clouds by the time we approach midday. but then later on in the afternoon on to the early evening, we can see clearing has begun in the western and northern counties clearing overnight dropping in to the 20s. we're dropping down to 37 tonight. 35 in bryson city. one degree above freezing in franklin. 34 in newland. milder in the upstate. tomorrow we are feeling the chillier changes. we'll be breezy. mainly cloudy. and highs in the upper 40s in asheville. our morning low was warmer than that. we take a look at the week ahead and it is going to feel a lot we have that sunshine that is going to be around through the weekend on in to the middle of next week. it's going to look really beautiful out there. but don't be fooled, we're dropping in to the lower 20s monday and tuesday. and then we do have a chance of rain that could include a bit of icing on thursday morning. here's a quick look at your extended forecast in the upstate. happy new year. >> larry: asheville's oldest brewery is ringing in the new year with a new release. party for who's the rebel now? no way. yes way! savor a bacon egg cheese biscuit any time you like. eggs, bacon, and melty cheese all on a biscuit with real butter. mcdonald's all day breakfast menu. yeah! >> tammy: asheville's oldest brewery is starting out the new year with a new beer. >> larry: it's a west coast style india pale ale. tasting of the new hope brew was accompanied by music and lots of toess toasts to the new year. >> it is just delicious combination of at least four different kinds of hops. we can't wait for everyone to try it. >> larry: highland opened in 94 and since then, the brewery scene has exploded. >> tammy: clemson is going to get a chance at a national title. up next, stan and luke have the highlights. are about to battle it out for >> stan: top ranked clemson tigers one win away from the national title. tigers dominate the second half to beat oklahoma in advance. an underdog. they changed that perception quickly. andy got reamed out for calling a fake punt against oklahoma. but tonight, on coach's orders, leads to a td. on the quarterback draw gets in there, 14-3. 145 yards rushing for him. oklahoma comes back right before the half. they lead 17-16 at the break. 75-yard drive. power run. 150 yards rushing for him. they lead by 6. then defense takes over. a big play. sooners go for it. trick play did not work. de-shawn watson leads the way. the final 37-17. luke notestine following the tigers this week. gives us the happy post reaction. luke. >> luke: hey, stan, happy early new year to you as well. what's been a very special season for the tigers as they dominated oklahoma winning by 20 points. exciting performance in every aspect of the game. after the game we caught up with a few players to talk about the camaraderie and the big victory. >> we serve each other, support each other and just really love each other. if we do that, you know, no one can break through it. as a unit, it's tough to beat us when we're all on the same page and have each other's back. >> it's just an awesome feeling to see the things we've done in the past and how coach has built this program up. finally have the chance to be on top and win it all. it's a crazy feeling. i haven't wrapped my head around it yet. >> luke: well clemson tigers, players and fans will have time to wrap their head around the fact that they'll be playing the national championship in arizona. if the tigers play like they did tonight against oklahoma, they chance to win the whole thing. in miami, florida, i'm luke notestine for news 13 sports. >> stan: happy new year's, luke. 38-nothing with seven minutes to go. it looks like alabama-clemson for the national title. dabo swinney against his old alum. should be good. little trick play here. check this out. de-marcus has it on reverse. goes to wide open chance allen. houston wins 38-24. unc asheville on the road in basketball tonight. big south game. we can tell you unc asheville at longwood 70 to 61. >> tammy: now that is something to celebrate. >> stan: it certainly is. good thing they don't make noises. a nice forecast. >> karen: dryer and cooler as we look at the week ahead. in fact, a high tomorrow 48. happy new year! captioning company" giving you 15 gigs of data for just $70! but i wanted a pony. 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