NEWS 4 AT SIX STARTS NOW..
RIGHT NOW IT'S 28 DEGREES
OUTSIDE. BUT THE WIND CHILL
MAKES IT FEEL LIKE 23 DEGREES.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM the
PICTURE... THAT'S COLD ENOUGH
TO FREEZE FOUNTAINS ACROSS THE
UPSTATE. THIS IS OUTSIDE OF
THE J-M SMITH CORPORATION.
AND THIS PICTURE IS OUTSIDE OF
GREER MEMORIAL. THOSE
FOUNTAINS LIKELY TO BE FROZEN
FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
COATS... HATS .. AND GLOVES.
YOU SAW PLENTY OF THAT TODAY...
AS PEOPLE VENTURED INTO THE COLD
TODAY...
OUR WYFF REPORTERS AMONG THEM.
WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE ON THE
WEATHER THIS EVENING...
LIZ LOHUIS IS IN ASHEVILLE...
SHE'S AT CITY HALL. THE WEATHER
THERE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE CAUSED
A PIPE TO BURST. MIKE
MCCORMICK... IN SPARTANBURG...
HE'S TALKED WITH THE WATER
COMPANIES ABOUT THE EFFECT OF
THIS COLD WEATHER ON YOUR PIPES.
ALLYSON POWELL HAS ADVICE ON
TAKING CARE OF PETS DURING THIS
COLD SNAP. BUT FIRST...
METEOROLOGIST CHRIS JUSTUS.. AND
WHAT TO EXPECT WITH TONIGHT'S
WEATHER. CHRIS.
ASHEVILLE CITY HALL FORCED TO
CLOSED ITS DOORS TODAY. CITY
OFFICIALS SAY IT'S BECAUSE OF A
BURST PIPE ON THE SEVENTH FLOOR.
WYFF NEWS 4'S LIZ LOHUIS IS LIVE
AND LOCAL IN ASHEVILLE. LIZ
HOW MUCH DAMAGE IS THERE?
QUITE A BIT MICHAEL... I AM
LIVE HERE OUTSIDE ASHEVILLE CITY
HALL WHERE
CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR
HOURS TO CLEAN UP THE MESS. THE
BURST AS YOU MENTIONED HAPPENED
ON THE 7TH FLOOR...AND CAUSED
SEVERAL OTHER FLOORS TO FLOOD.
THE ASHEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
SAYS POWER WAS SHUT OFF ON
FLOORS 4TH THROUGH 8TH AND
EVERYONE INSIDE WAS FORCED TO
LEAVE. IT'S UNCLEAR WHEN CITY
HALL WILL REOPEN... COMING UP
TONIGHT AT 11...SOME NEARBY
WE'LL HAVE A LIVE REPORT. LIZ
LOHUIS WYFF NEWS FOUR LIVE IN
ASHEVILLE.
THE COLD WEATHER FORCED MANY
SCHOOL DELAYS THIS MORNING.
MOST OF THE DELAYS IN WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA AND THE
UPSTATE... WERE 2 HOUR DELAYS.
BUT GREENVILLE COUNTY DECIDED TO
PUSH CLASSES BACK 3 HOURS. OUR
CAMERAS WERE AT A-J WHITTENBURG
AS CHILDREN ARRIVED AROUND 11
THIS MORNING.
BUT SOME DISTRICTS DECIDED NOT
TO DELAY. WYFF WS 4'S
MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON
THAT...FROM ANDERSON COUNTY.
LESLIE HARTLEY'S CHILDREN DON'T
NORMALLY GET TO HITCH A RIDE TO
SCHOOL WITH THEIR MOM...
BUT, THIS MORNING...WITH THIS
WEATHER...SHE LET THE BUS PASS
BY THEIR HOUSE.
That temperature...uh-huh. I
wasn't going to let my kids go
IN FIVE...THE MAINTENANCE CREW
USED THIS HOMEMADE HEATING
DEVICE BENEATH BUSES THAT WERE
SLOW TO START BECAUSE OF THE
WEATHER... THE HEATER IS
AIMED AT A PIECE OF CONDUIT
ATTACHED TO SCRAP METAL...THAT
PUSHES THE HEAT UPWARDS TO WARM
THE BUS. SOME PARENTS SAY THEY
WERE OKAY WITH NO DELAY...
UPSTATE AND START SCHOOL A
LITTLE LATER IN THE DAY. MANDY
GAITHER WYFF NEWS 4 IN ANDERSON
COUNTY.
YESTERDAY THE PICKENS
COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TOLD
PARENTS THAT THERE WOULD BE NO
DELAY THIS MORNING.
BUT AROUND 5-45 THIS MORNING THE
DISTRICT TOLD PARENTS THAT
OFFICIALS CHANGED THEIR MINDS. A
SPOKESMAN SAID THE DECISION
CHANGED WHEN A THERMOMETER AT
ONE OF THE SCHOOLS READ
7-DEGREES...
SHELTERS ARE OPENING THEIR DOORS
FOR THOSE IN NEED OF A WARM
PLACE TO STAY. ONE CHURCH SAYS
ITS DOORS WILL STAY OPEN DURING
THE COLD SPELL AND PROVIDE
MEALS. HILLCREST BAPTIST CHURCH
IS IN WILLIAMSTON. THE PASTOR
SAYS THE CHURCH HOPES TO DO THIS
FOR THE NEXT TWO NIGHTS.
28:55 <We knew the weather was
going to be cold outside and we
thought this would be a great
ministry to open up our church
facilities as a homeless
shelter.
PASTOR BALDWIN SAYS THERE IS
ROOM FOR ABOUT A DOZEN MORE
PEOPLE.
BUT IF THEY GET MORE THAN THAT,
THEY WILL FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION.
TURNING TO SPARTANBURG NOW....
A FAMILY IS ASKING FOR YOUR
HELP.
WE HAVE NEW PICTURES OF TWINS
BORN JUST BEFORE THEIR MOM DIED
GIVING BIRTH. SHE WOULD HAVE
TURNED 20 YEARS OLD TOMORROW.
WYFF NEW FOUR'S COREY DAVIS
LEARNED MORE ABOUT THE CAR
ACCIDENT THAT LEAD TO HER DEATH.
CAROL, THE TWINS ARE 29 WEEKS
OLD ..
SPARTANBURG MEDICAL SAY THEY'RE
IN CRITICAL CONDITION...BUT
STABLE.
THESE TWIN BABIES, ASHTON AND
BRANTLEY, AND THEIR SISTER 11
THE FAMILY NEEDS YOUR HELP
TONIGHT TO COVER MEDICAL AND
FUNERAL COSTS. THE BABIES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL
FOR ANOTHER FIVE TO EIGHT WEEKS.
TO DONATE, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO
THE FUNERAL HOME..IT'S FOREST
HILLS MORTUARY IN WOODRUFF.
MICHAEL.
AN UPDATE NOW... A GREENVILLE
COUNTY MAN ALREADY IN TROUBLE
WITH THE LAW.. FACES MORE SEX
CRIME CHARGES TONIGHT. CHAD
LOLLIS WAS ACCUSED OF SEXTING
AND CRIMINAL SOLICITATION OF A
MINOR. THIS WAS AFTER A
MOTHER FOUND OBSCENE IMAGES ON
HER 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S CELL
PHONE. TODAY HE WAS CHARGED
WITH CONTRIBUTING TO THE
DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR AND
PROSTITUTION. THOSE CHARGES
STEM FROM A 16 YEAR OLD FOUND IN
HIS HOME WHEN THEY WENT TO
ARREST LOLLIS.
A FORMER PARAMEDIC STANDS
ACCUSED OF A TOUCHING A WOMAN
INAPPROPRIATELY WHILE IN THE
BACK OF AN AMBULANCE. POLICE
SAY THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON
AUGUST 10. THE MAN'S NAME IS TOU
VANG LEE. HE WAS ARRESTED
EARLIER THIS WEEK IN UNION
COUNTY. LEE NO LONGER WORKS AT
MISSION HOSPITAL.
HENDERSON COUNTY DEPUTIES TELL
US THEY HAVE CHARGED A MAN IN
THE DEATH OF HIS MOTHER.
MARGARET KELLY'S BODY IN HER
HOME BACK ON DECEMBER 7TH. HER
SON... BRENDAN... WAS ARRESTED
IN NORTH MIAMI BEACH THE
FOLLOWING DAY. THEY SAY HE WAS
IN HIS MOTHER'S VEHICLE AND
TRIED TO USE HER CREDIT CARD. HE
WAS EXTRADICTED BACK TO
HENDERSON COUNTY UNTIL TODAY.
HE'S NOW CHARGED WITH MURDER IN
HIS MOTHER'S DEATH.
THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY LANDING
AT GSP TODAY. A DELTA
REGIONAL FLIGHT HEADED TO
ATLANTA HAD TO TURN AROUND AND
COME BACK.
THIS FRAME FROM FLIGHT AWARE DOT
COM SHOWS THE POINT IN THE
FLIGHT WERE THE PLANE TURNED
AROUND. THE AIRPORT SAYS THE
PLANE REPORTED A MECHANICAL
ISSUE... AND SAFELY LANDED A
SHORT TIME LATER. THERE WERE
46 PEOPLE ON BOARD... NO ONE WAS
INJURED.