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districts that historically elected african americans and they raise the rate of minority voters in the district. two in particular. the first which serves voters in the coastal plains. the board of commissioners chair says it will also have an effect on people in the mountains. it ll affect us because the 12th district, which counts like a snake, impacts the sent district. if they have the redistribute there will be presum bli more in the tenth district that does touch part of asheville. justin: it s nothing new. the democratics over did it in 2004. and the federal court said you can t do that. justin: that s something that will have to be fixed calling it if win for everyone. you want your vote to matter. the way they drew the district they purposefully made people s vote not matter because it made it such a high minority voter representation in the districts. you have to spread everything out and give everybody a chance. justin: not everyone is happy wi ....
he is undergoing treatment at mission hospital. his dad says he s a great kid. he also tell us that two weeks ago was christopher s birthday when he turned 14. right now he s asking for prayers for his family, especially for his son. live if franklin, justin hinton, news 13. frank: a hiker was air lifted to mission hospital after a tumble in lynnville gorge. that happened around 11:00 yesterday morning. 60 miles northeast of asheville. authorities say it took more than five hours and two helicopters to get the man out. he suffered a broken leg. a hike up is a steep one. about a four mile trip. a utility company with a plant in south carolina says duke energy s plan to upgrade here is not necessary. columbia energy says its facility can generate more than five hundred mega watts of power the utility commission agreed to allow columbia to intervene. duke says building two gas powered units to replace coal in asheville remains the best option. the commission is expected ....
but a devastating loss for the panthers. reporter: good evening to you. it was a devastating loss for the panthers. their magical season comes to an end. they fall 24-10 to the broncos. but what a season it was for carolina. the big story of the game tonight was the denver defense. they set a superbowl record with 7 sacks against the panthers. they forced four turn overs, miller, the bronco s defensive player was named the games mvp. he was all over the ball. seemingly almost every offensive possession for carolina. newton couldn t get beginning. but tonight the denver defense stepped up when they needed it most. cam newton had no answer. first game all season newton was not responsible for an offensive touch down for the panthers. they end with a record of 17-26789 they are a young team. they ll have a lot of good players come back. a lot of good things to look forward to if you re a panther s fan. losing in the superbowl to manning and the broncos is a difficult pill ....
winter weather advisories, though, until 7 o clock tuesday for the counties in purple. includes buncombe, avery, macon, clay, cherokee. this is where a lot of significant snow is going to accumulate. winter storm warnings until 7 o clock in the morning. periods of snow, gusty in asheville. i ll show you what to expect overnight and when the snow accumulates here in the city. stick around. darcel: with the snow arriving from the west, it didn t take long for some of our western mountains to turn white. tammy: news 13 s meteorologist karen wynne is live in waynesville. karen, it didn t take much to get people excited. karen: no, tammy, it really didn t. right now in waynesville it is dry. long. one family actually went snowboarding before their location was completely covered. gearing up for a very long night. around mid-morning we met christine walking through the horizontal snow flakes. she was not amused. it s a mess and it s devastating. i don t know, i like s ....
bursts of moderate snow coming down about an hour ago. we drop three degrees. this temperature will easily get down to freezing. already close to freezing in the higher elevations. winter advisories from 7 o clock until tuesday. buncombe, avery, macon, clay, and cherokee county. all these counties are under wintnt storm warnings. periods of some snow. light accumulations. watch out for slick roads. i ll tell you more about the changes that lie ahead and how the snow adds up. stick around. larry: we have a team of reporters tracking some snow that s already fallen and what s still to come. darcel: news 13 s karen wynne is in haywood county, and kimberly king in yancey. what are crews doing to gear up for more snow tonight? karen: darcel, they re working long hours. they re going to be out all night long to keep the roads safe. little bit of snow to give one florida family a thrill. it was the first time the kids have ever seen snow. so they snowboarded on soco moun ....