marines did the honors. in taylors, patrick hussion, wyff news 4. michael: the richland county coroner released to the name of a usc student found dead19-year-old rachel bandman of glen allen, virginia found unresponsive in her off-campus apartmthe complex called the hub at columbia. authorities are invested in the death as suspicious. they do not find any signs of trauma. the cause of death won't be known until toxicology reports are complete. carol: an easley man behind bars after he stopped another man i51 euros -- 51-year-old charles black faces attempted murder charges. he got into an argument with a man at the hotspot convenience he stabbed another man in the throat. the victim underwent surgery and to deputies. black is held at the detention center without bond. mi the man behind a well-known car dealership ran into the upstate has passed away. george coleman junior died at his home in travelers west., his family owned george coleman ford just off highway 25. coleman's father started the business back in 1930. coleman junior served the company in a number of ways, including as o

instead. wyff news 4's patrick hussion is here, with more on what this means just days before the iowa caucus. patrick: donald trump says he'll use this rally at drake university in des moines to come of the same city as the debate to raise money for , america's veterans. the so-called feud betwe and fox news began back on august 6th, in a war of words with tonight's host, megyn kelly. but in a tweet, he says that's not all. he says, "it was the childishly written and taunting pr statement by fox that made me not do the debate. " >> they can't toy with me like they toy with everybody else. let them have their debate. let's see how they do with the ratings. >> trump's playing by his own rules, and i think it's working for him. but at the end of the for the process. patrick: senator cruz still wants a face-off with donald trump. in a letter to trump, he wrote, "we owe it to the men and women of iowa to jointly and directly from the two leading republican candidates, as they make their final choice leading up to monday's caucuses." there's a promise of $1.5 million to veteran's cause

weather-related deadline tonight. michael: shovel the sidewalk, or face a fine. wyff news 4's myra ruiz is live and local in asheville. myra? myra: we're along fulton street, -- on chestnut street, where as you can see, the sidewalk is covered in snow. with the city about this, the property owner could face a fine. it's safe to say many people consider asheville to be a pedestrian-friendly city, but the weekend storm has made things rough. >> you know, on this particular sidewalk, because you're either in the middle of the busy road or you're trying to navigate the snow and the ice. myra: city crews have been busy clearing off the roads and sidewalks along public, not private, property. >> basically, the property owners are responsible for the portion of the sidewalk that's immediately in front of their property. >> i know before the storm, we pushed some things oututn social doesn't follow social media. there could be some property owners that just don't know. myra: property owners could face fines of $100 a day for each day the walks are not cleared. >> well, if you have to walk

panthers players, brenton bersin, is a graduate. mike mccormick, wyff news 4, live in spartanburg. carol: construction crews part of business 85 in spartanburg for at least six days. bridge over train tracks. the department of tranor says crews closed the two southbound lanes of the highway between the state highway 56 exit and the new cut road exit today. a detour will be set up as crews replace part of the bridge. if the weather cooperates, d.o.t. officials say business 85 michael: you may wonder about the roads in the light of the greenville public works says there are no reports of any major damage. sc-dot says the same. one of two reasons this year, , for the first time, greenville used a salt solution, or brine, on the roads instead of sand. studies showed the sand, in the past, was causing more problems on the roads, and to the water runoff, as well. the agencies say the other reason is because the city has a plan in place to constantly fix roads as soon as problems are reported. >> we'll send a crew out. we have a pothole repair team. that's what they do all day long, ever

charlotte, as the panthers play arizona for the nfc championship. wyff news 4's brad fralick is live in charlotte tonight, and brad, we are about half and -- half an hour from kickoff? brad: you're right, about 45 minutes from kickoff in charlotte. the nfc championship game, and the panthers just one win away from super bowl 50. it has been a long time since the panthers have been in an nfc championship game. it has been 10 years since they have had a shot at the super bowl. the players don't want to let the opportrtity pass by. left. usually, the butter is spread out a little thinner. because of other teams. but now, when you have got to games -- 2 games left, all the attention is going to be on those two games. and just imagine if we are lucky enough to play in a super bowl. it's just one game left. >> guys understand that these games now are faster, more physical. each play matters more. thankfully, we have had experiences in the past that will help usn this point. >> it took 10 years for me get back here. not saying it will take 10 years for it to happen again but who , knows how lo

making brine, and checking equipment and supplies to get ready. wyff news 4's myra ruiz is live and local in greenville county. myra? myra: d.o.t. workers in north and south carolina say it's not unusual to be busy at this time of year, at the maintenance center on s aluda dam road. drivers tell us they are preparing for a what -- for a rough winter ride. >> not everybody can handle the different road conditions and stuff like that. it takes just patience and common sense when you're dealing with different conditions, and of course, not everybody does that. myra: the departments of transportation in north and south carolina plan to head o and treat the roads in the morning. >> we can go out a a brine the right roads. we do the main roads like the interstates, ramps, the first priority roads, divided highways, things like that. myra: and in south carolina, d.o.t. crews in greenville, oconee, pickens, and spartanburg counties will also load up with brine and head for the mountains, >> i'm glad i'm not out there with them. myra: some people with experience on winter roads say, take you

: now leaning on each other, as they wait for closure. gabrielle komorowski, wyff news 4, woodruff. michael: late this afternoon, authorities searching off hawaii said they found three life rafts that had been carried aboard the helicopters that crashed. carol: the coast guard said some were inflated, but it was unclear how they became inflated. the cause of the crash is not yet known. michael: a woman whose mother was killed in the charleston church massacre last summer spoke today in the upstate. carol: sharon risher helped honor dr. martin luther king by addressing the problem of gun violence in this country. college, and wyff news 4's tim waller was there. tim: michael and carol, risher's mother, ethel lance, was among the 9 who were killed last june at mother emanuel church in charleston. today, risher was the featured speaker at limestone college in gaffney, and she shared with the audience the horror of that day. risher, who lives in texas, received a phone call from a church member that night, who told her her mother was among the 9 people killed. today, risher condemned th

panther championship, after a victory earlier we begin our team coverage now with wyff news 4's marc dopher. marc? marc: playoff football in charlotte finds the panthers squaring off against a familiar opponent. carolina and seattle, meeting for the 6th time in the last 4 years. for the second consecutive season, the seahawks and panthers playing in the postseason. a raucous crowd at bank of america stadium. that crowd had plenty to cheer for early. jonathan stewart rips off a 59-yard run on the first play of the game. carolina quickly turns it into points. stewart scored the first of his two touchdowns just three plays later. first seattle possession, and disaster for the defending nfc champs. luke kuechly with the pick. it goes for 6. seattle is barely off the bus, and they are down 14-0. carolina built a 31-0 halftime lead. russell wilson would rally his troops in the second half. a pair of touchdowns to tyler lockett helps seattle climb back in this ballgame. carolina, clinging to a 7 point lead when the seahawks go for the onside kick. the veteran, on the ball to secure the

martin luther king, jr. as wyff new 4's corey davis tells us king's passion for students here in greenville. corey: right now, more than 400 people, mostly students and their parents are here at the , gunter theater. it's next to the peace center in downtown greenville. today is all about learning about hbcu's historically black colleges and universities. the rainbow push coalition of greenville put together this college fair in honor of dr. king. more than 20 schools provided information for students. the event included more than just tables and booths. students packed the theater for presentations about school programs and campus life. some local students say the cultural experience is one reason they y an to attend an hbcu. >> it works well with me and what i want. i've been going to predominantly white schools all my life and i want to be more connected with african american culture. is right for my career. >> but when you go to hbcu, you just learn about your background, where you come from . that's what you need in life. >> it also takes away an excuse. an excuse for poor b

or her tonight at 11:00. for right now, live in weaverville, john lyon, wyff news 4. michael: thanks, john. the republican candidates for president square off tonight in two debates in south carolina. only seven republican hopefuls will appear in the prime-time stage. commitment 2016 tonight, wyff news 4's patrick hussion is live in north charleston. it's about to get started, right? patrick: the undercard debate is beginning here in the first presidential debate in the key primary state of south carolina. coming into the debate tonight, the buzz this week has been response to the president's state of the union. some in the republican party have criticized her for going after the front-runner in the polls, donald trump. but she's also getting a lot of praise. i spoke with republican national committee chairman reince priebus about that. >> i guess she's been the governor for a while now, but a great face of the republican party. i try to say to people all the time, we're the party of the young, diverse people that are leading our country, and she's a great example of that. she's done

high today, despite not bringing home the championship. gabrielle: wyff news 4's aly myles spoke to some past and present tigers, many of whom are a little tired. al do you remember the '81 win? >> i was there. aly: you were there? >> i was there in the '81 win. aly: whether you were sitting on the 40 yard line in '81, like tom glenn, ororot even alive in '81, >> still really happy about how it turned out. i think we played a really good game. very disappointing. aly: it's a safe bet to say all those who rep orange are a little blue today, brokenhearted aly: little sleepy today? >> just a little bit. i'm very tired. aly: i'm impressed, though. the class? >> 8:00 a.m. aly: still, a true tiger knows they have many reasons to be proud. an undefeated regular season, acc championship, the orange bowl. >> they have a lot to be proud achieved over the season. aly: the best part? whether you're still in school, graduating, graduated, or just a fan, there's always next year. >> i just want them to know i think they did an awesome job, and they put their hearts into it all, so were all really

watch party gets underway at the well. mike mccormick, wyff news 4 live in greenville. michael: make it 13,000. from the well, to the desert. brad, is there orange in the desert tonight? brad: it is gameday in glendale . clemson ready to play alabama. the tigers trying to win a national championship for the first time since 1981. it has been 34 years for clemson. all the talk leading up to this point has had a lot to do with tebow's when he and his can -- dabo swinney and his connection to alabama. he coached there, and he has an opportunity to win a national championship against his alma mater. >> to be here and win this game, it's just another, this is the next step. that's all it is. it is the only thing we have not done. we have a big challenge. you have to slay the dragon monday night. this is easier said than done. everybody knows that. >> i think we will approach the game differently, give people something you haven't seen. you have to make them uncomfortable. if you try to run the power out of alabama, you will lose. brad: the tigers are underdogs in this one. they come in a

mobile home park. people living there told wyff news 4's corey davis that they are fed up with the ongoing problems. corey: people living here in dixie estates mobile home park say they don't have enough money to move anywhere else, so they just deal with serious maintenance issues they say have gone unanswered. we drove through dixie estates to look at the mobile homes for ourselves. this busted window, damage a resident says the property manager ignored. i took these pictures of the floor inside another home. the holes are several inches deep. residents say mama people are dealing with serious issues like this, but a lot of them didn't want to show their faces on because they're afraid of being kicked out. we pressed the property manager for answers, but she had nothing to say to us, and would not give a comment about our findings. >> floor damage. the floors are caving in, people are falling through the floors. >> it's really a mess out here. but the drama, it's a lot of drama. it's a lot of shooting, it's a lot of bodies be coming up out of here. >> no one is calling on that co

media day before returning to practice. wyff news 4's sports director brad fralick -- we will be speaking with brad a bit later. we are going to be getting back to that clemson story in just a one day after the football team packed up and headed to arizona, the clemson band -- the clubs -- the clemson band loaded up to follow suit. the full band is making the trip to support the team. they'll do a pre-game show around 8:00 p.m. eastern time monday night followed by the traditional halftime show. both performances will be aired live on espn classic and espn 360. >> something like 35 million people are going to be watching on tv and they are broadcasting our show. that's terrifying and also really cool at the same time. [laughter] patrick: the band tells us their halftime show features music from the broadway hit "wicked." we'll have live coverage from arizona all weekend from brad fralick and marc dopher. and starting tomorrow morning, geoff hart will be covering the tigers live in the morningng hours. of course you can find all the information about the tigers at wyff 4.com, and

schools in your area. live tonight at blythe academy in greenville, corey davis, wyff news 4. michael: we will check back on the situation later. any minute we expect the number one ranked tigers two touchdown incurs a. -- touchdown in arizona. carol: mandy gaither is live an local in clemson with more. mandy: after a very rainy football season, it was only fitting that it started misting as the team aborting those buses. -- team boarded those buses. it did not stop the fans from cheering on those tigers. from the buses to the airport, fans making sure the clemson football team isn't alone on their road to the title. on boarding the plane, a proper sendoff for death valley. [cheering] that's from the young fans. and just as spirited. >> alabama is not playing 11 at a time. they have the whole comes a nation coming down upon them. -- the whole clemson nation coming down upon them. mandy: amid the cheers for the number one ranked tigers, they are on the front row -- clemson's number 84. a hug and kiss before her grandson headed out. >> mom and dad were not able to come today be

. corey davis, wyff news 4, in clemson. carol: south carolina governor nikki haley laid out a plan to help fight domestic violence in south carolina. in columbia this afternoon, she says she is giving her task force more time to continue finding ways to deal with thth issue. she also is looking at how domestic violence cases are prosecuted in the state. >> in my executive budget, you -- we are putting approximately all, t te away domestic violence cases from officers and assign prosecutors. we will add 144 new prosecutors. we are going to put three more new judges into the circuit court, and we are going to have more money in there for public defenders. carol: governor haley created the task force a year ago. nationwide, south carolina consistently ranks among the worst in women killed by men. michael: flags in anderson county are at half-staff tonight, in memory of state senator william o'dell. the senator died in his sleep this morning. he became a state senator in 1989, serving district that's four. abbeville, anderson, and greenwood counties. he was 77 years old. governor nikki ha

, wyff news 4, live in spartanburg. michael: clemson and alabama for the national championship coming up on and the storylines monday. roots in the state of alabama. sports director brad fralick i i in now with more. brad: it sounds like dabo swinney's family may be growing recently, especially due to the request he has gotten. a decision, some of these family members haha a decision to make. they are from alabama. they have grown up rooting for the crimson tide. but their son is coaching the tigers. dabo's when he played at alabama, won a national championship in 1992, and has friends in and around the state that are diehard alabama fans. he grew up dreaming about playing for the crimson tide. many friends and family are coming out of the woodwork, wanting tickets. >> i have a lot of people to want to be in my family right now, by the way. it is a big family. i have a bunch of cousins and nephews that i didn't even know i had. but no, it's all good. all i know is, they are not getting a ticket for me unless they are wearing orange. brad: we will be in arizona beginning thursday night

weather attractions. mike mccormick, wyff news 4, live in maggie valley, north airliner. michael: a chilling start on wall street. the dow fell more than 400 points today. that, officially, is the worst opening day in 84 years. this first trading day of 2016 had the traders showing their worries about a slowdown in china and tensions between saudi arabia and iran. saudi arabia is cutting ties oil closed lower, continuing a decline. many analysts say the low prices at the pump will get even lower. >> i'm enjoying it. i always have to get premium in my car, so i have to make sure it's as cheap as possible, so i can keep riding longer. michael: according to estimates from aaa, gas should remain a bargain throughout this year. carol: president obama says he will roll out a new set of initiatives on tightening the nation's gun laws over the next several days. the president met with his top law enforcement officials today at the white house, including attorney general loretta lynch and fbi director james comey. they delivered a list of recommendations for gun control measures that would n

wyff news 4 in two years that has happened in that family. investigators want to know what started a fire at a buncombe county apartment complex. the fire started around 2:30 this morning, at the rock bridge apartments. firefighters say everyone had gotten out by the time they got there. three people were taken to the hospital, to be treated for burns. first responders say it took about two hours to get the fire under control. four apartments were damaged, one was destroyed. happening now in oregon, a group of protesters and so-called militiamen are occupying a federal building at a wildlife refuge. the stand-off came after the militia members showed up p the small town of burns, to support a pair of ranchers convicted for arson. after a march and rally, the small group took over the national wildlife refuge headquarters, about 60 miles away. the leader of the protest says they're fighting the government's overreach of taking land and resources away from the people. now, let's get a look at your weekend. wyff news 4's chris justus is here. chris, it's going to get colder, right? chri

clemson, nigel robertson, wyff news 4. carol: let's check in now with meteorologist chris justus. you can feel a bit of a change. michael: chris, getting cooler, but we'll finally get to see more of the sun. chris: sunshine and no rain on the way anytime soon. it will get colder. it is 11 degrees colder than yesterday. that leaves us with a pretty cold night. in the mountains, it is getting into the 30's. asheville is already at 39. hendersonville at 43. it is 50 in spartanburg. overnight, expect clouds to clear. if you are going out tonight, it will be getting cold quickly. by 10:00, it will be 45. it will be 30's shortly after midnight. the mountains and will be below freezing after 2:00 a.m. i will have more coming in a few minutes. carol: right now, a teenage boy in anderson county is receiving treatment after a serious accident involving fireworks. as wyff news 4's corey davis tells us, this accident remind all of us to use caution when in join fireworks. >> emergency officials say the teenage boy was handling fireworks that go inside of tubes like this. we're told that it's