breaking news- 3 the carolina panthers are is a live look in charlotte, north carolina at the bank of america stadium. you can see fans pumped up about the big victory- 3 and here's a live look at the media room, where post game news conferences are happening. we are streaming them all live on foxcarolina dot com as they happen. 3 and it was a huge game for the panthers.but also for their fans!academy sports in spartanburg re-opened tonight - fans lined up to get their hands on panthers gear. 3 good sunday evening, i'm sarah danik. danik.and i'm derek dellinger. thank you for joining us tonight.we know many of you may be wondering about school closings due to weather - those will be running continuously at the bottom of your screen.but we are going to start with a huge night for panthers fans throughout the carolinas. that panthers are headed to the super bowl in california to face the broncos.not too long ago- we saw head coach ron rivera and panthers quarterback cam newton accept the n-f-c champiship trophy. 3 right now-we want to welcome out fox carolina sports anchor shannon somme

winter storm continues now.the northern part of the upstate is already seeing snow. snow.fox carolina's joe gagnon is live is in travelers rest this morning.and joe you said the roads were pretty bad.. conditions.. tow truck comapnies are ready here in the upstate..in fact we spoke with john hawkins of hawkins towing..he says they get calls like crazy throughout the day.. and if they aren't able to reach someone who need help because they are busy..they will even get them in contact with their competition to make sure they make it out safe.. the state dot towing service is also available and it's free.but only during daytime hours.best advice may be- to heed the advice and stay home if the roads are hard to travel. 3 3 shep - the state dot towing service is also available and it's free.but only during daytime hours.best advice may be- to heed the advice and stay home if the roads are hard to travel. travel. 3 3 it's a similar scene in north carolina. carolina.our team 3 our team coverage continues now with fox carolina's ashley minelli.she is live in asheville, ashely? 3 3 -- 3 "we're a

be possible along the tennessee border in western north carolina thursday night as a strong northwest flow develops. this means winds could gust to 30- 35 mph in the higher elevations. be sure to check out www.foxcarolina .com/weather for more on the forecast and interactive radar 3 and don't forget to wake up meteorologist nicole papay will have a check of the forecast as you head out the door--and traffic reporter chris scott will have the latest road conditions on your way to work.that's from 5:00 3 back to you. 3 we've got some winter weather delays to pass along tonight. these schools will open two hours late:henderson county mitchell countyand yancey county countytransylvania county will be on a three hour delay.for updates, download our app and sign up for alerts.you can also check closings on fox carolina dot com. 3 tonight fox carolina investigates 3 people living in southern greenville county say something stinks---and they're pointing fingers at the landfill there. there.they say it's gotten so bad--it's forced the state to step in 3 fox carolina's derek dellinger

inches of snow has fallen in western north carolina, causing major issues on roadways. the upstate has seen brief snow in areas, but the majority has been sleet and freezing rain. some trees and limbs have gone down causing power outages for parts of the upstate.tonight there will b blight snow off and on in the upstate, while heavier snow will continue in the mountains. by saturday morning most of the precipitation will be over, but some snow showers will roads will be likely saturday morning as temperatures will be in the 20s area-wide.expect highs to get above freezing for all locations by late saturday with some afternoon sunshine. black ice will be an issue by saturday night once again as temperatures drop into the 20s.our next chance for rain comes next tuesday. 3 has fallen in western north carolina, causing major issues on roadways. the upstate has seen brief snow in areas, but the majority has been sleet and freezing rain. some trees and limbs have gone down causing power outages for parts of the upstate.tonight there will be light snow off and on in the upstate, while heavier

is tightening and it was a showdown in south carolina for the final debate before the iowa caucuses-- 3 the spotlight was on the two frontrunners sunday night in charleston.hillary clinton and bernie sanders clashed on gun control and health care.two hours before the debate, sanders released a proposal that would create a "medicare for all" health care system funded by higher taxes on middle class families and the wealthy. clinton warned that reopening the health care debate would put obama's health care law at risk. 3 3 3 "people may remember that i took on the healthcare/insurance industry back in the 90s//we've accomplished so much already. i do not want to see the republicans repeal it and i don't want to see us start over again with a contentious debate. i want us to defend and build on the affordable care act and improve it." it.""but right now what we have to deal with, is that 29 million people still have no health insurance. we are the world for prescription drugs, getting ripped off. and here's the important point -- we are spending far more per person on healthcare than t

3 from western north carolina stretching south all the way to pickens county...this is a live look in pickens right now. where you can see snow on the ground.we've got all your winter weather coverage...now at four! 3 flurries are falling in northern greenville county! this is a live look along highway 25! 3 with bitter cold temperatures...and accumulation expected!a live look in asheville...where they've seen snow earlier in the day and are now bracing for black ice tonight. 3 we're seeing snow, sleet and light rain now, plus we're 3 good afternoon. i'm cody alcorn.diana has the day off.. winter weather is sweeping across our area this afternoon...and has prompted early dismissals from schools in western north carolina. evening classes at mcdowell technical community colleged...as well as church services at brevard community church...and renfew baptist church in travelers rest.also in greenville county-the school district says all evening activities are cancelled.all after-school programs and activities must end by six this evening! 3 from the upstate to the mountains...we're seei

house has passed both repeatedly . south carolina thanks you for that. the senate has refused to even vote on either either, repeatedly. let's break this down a little bit. house members, we are not going to talk to you right now. senators, we see an opportunity. we see an opportunity because the state is watching. we see an opportunity forou to show where you stand. so i'm going to ask for every disclosures to please stand. stay standing. stay standing. i'm going to ask for you to continue to stand if you support true independent investigations emma please stand. >>[applause] . >> ladies and gentlemen, we finally got to see what that boat might look like -- that vote might look like. i hope this will be the last reform, and i look for to working with all of you so we can celebrate. as you may have noticed, i love to celebrate. we build things in south carolina. we build planes with boeing. we have five international tire companies. we are the bmw capital of the world. we broke ground yesterday on a billion-dollar investments by the largest producer of carbon fiber in the world.

, but about the historic events that happened in south carolina in the past year, just amazing. here is the lieutenant governor. >> ladies and gentlemen, piece be seated -- please be seated. ladies and does one of the joint assembly and honored guests, i'm proud to present to you the honorable nikki haley, governor of south carolina [applause] >> thank you very much.s thank you very much, thank you. thank you. mr. speaker, mr. president, ladies and gentlemen of the general assembly, constitutional officers and my fellow south carolinians, each era come together to discuss the state of our state and if you read begin by acknowledging those who have lost their lives in the servic osed onaon. by the grace of god this will be the first year i do not list a single active who was taken from us. it is indeed a blessing that the men and -- but the men and woman of our military are not alone in the sacrifice so picture of it me to those who gave the last full measure of devotion in the service of south carolina and her people. officer gregory thomas olea, columbia, officer stacey lyn case, co

carolina's joe gagnon is live is in travelers rest this morning.and joe you said 3 adlib current conditions.. conditions.. tow truck comapnies are ready here in the upstate..in fact we spoke with john hawkins of hawkins towing..he says they get calls like crazy throughout the day.. and has some tips on what you should pack your car with in case you are stuck on the 3 shep - the state dot towing service is also available and it's free.but only during daytime hours.best advice may be- to heed the advice and stay home if the roads are hard to travel. travel. 3 3 3 it's a similar scene in north carolina. carolina.our team coverage continues now with fox carolina's ashley minelli.she is live in asheville, ashely? 3 3 -- 33 "keeping them abroad of what is happening, what is going on. keeping up with the weather notifying them that it's either getting worse, stay off the roads and just you know trying to be our best at communicating." communicating." 3 3 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 rain and sleet will transition into freezing rain at times in the north

businesses.check the bottom of your screen or fox carolina dot com for a full list. 3 we want to take a live look in spartanburg now--workers with duke energy are getting ready for what should be a very busy day.this is a live look at the piedmont interstate fairgrounds.right now we have about a thousand outages in the upstate and western north staging area for hundreds of linemen who will be responding to any power line issues that occur today. 3 rain and sleet will transition into freezing northern upstate mountains. ice, sleet and rain will continue through the day, 3 now lets send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 our team coverage on this winter storm continues now.the northern part of the upstate is already seeing sleet, snow and messy roads. roads.fox carolina's joe gagnon is live is in travelers rest this morning.how are things looking, joe? 3 3 3 tow truck comapnies are ready here in the upstate..in fact we spoke with john hawkins of hawkins towing..he says they get calls like crazy throughout the day..an

in western north carolina. skies will be clear throughout the day and evening with lows falling into the low to upper 20s once again overnight. 3 crew traffic center. center.you are looking live at: 3 3 3 the wait is almost over. it's the day we've all been waiting for. clemson will play in the national title game tonight. 3 tonight -- the 14 and oh tigers look to finish the season **undefeated with a championship win. 3 fox carolina's shannon sommerville is live in arizona with more on clemson and their 3 its just a matter of hours now for the national of hours now its just a matter its just a matter of hours now for the national championship game kickoff ...all that stands now between the tigers and a national title is 60 minutes of football... football... -- but thats 60 minutes against an alabama team with arguably the best defense in the country... not too mention their offense featuring heisman trophy winner derrick henry... but the tigers have some dynamic playmakers too and as head coach dabo swinney says "no one has more will to win than number 4." deshaun watson. but the al

their last debate before the caucuses right here in south carolina. carolina.hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley squared off in charleston sunday night. clinton and sanders are neck and neck in the iowa polls.. and last night was their chance to show how they are different.the two faced off on gun control, healthcare and the economy.they also weighed in on iran.. one day after the u-s sanctions were lifted. 3 3 3 "the fact that we managed to that i very strongly supported that prevents iran from 3 getting a nuclear weapon and that we did that without going to war and that i believe we are seeing a thaw in our relationships with iran is a very positive step." step." 3 "we've had one good day over 36 years and i think we need more good days before we move more rapidly toward any kind of normalization and we have to be truly sure that they are going to implement the agreement and then we have to go after them and a lot of their other bad behavior in the region." region."former maryland governor martin o'malley also took part in the debate.. despite having poll numbers i

the house has passed those repeatedly. south carolina thanks you for that. the senate has refused to even vote on either repeatedly. let's break this down a little bit. house members, we're not going to talk to you right now. [laughter]. >> senators, we see an opportunity. we see an opportunity because the state is watching. we see an opportunity for you to show where you stand. so i'm going to ask for every senator that is for income [ applause ] >> stay standing. stay standing. i'm going to ask for you to continue to stand if you support true independent investigations. please stand. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, we finally got to see what that vote might look like. i hope that this will be the last year we talk about ethics and i look forward to working with all of you so that we can celebrate. as you may have noticed, i love to celebrate. we build things in south carolina. we build planes for boeing. we have five international tire companies. we are the bmw capital of the world. we broke ground yesterday on a billion dollar investment by the largest producer of carbon

michael: it is. it has been a significant year in the history of south carolina. the confederate flag coming off of the statehouse, the shootings, all of that. we will be going through the speech with her line by line. it is no doubt going to be full of that kind of material. carol: one of the interesting things in her speech, one of the things that is expected, we understand she wants $11 billion prosecutors for the state of south carolina.this is all to combat what is seen as south abuse numbers in the state. to be a woman. that has been known for several years. it is also referred to -- that andy emanuel nine, she says that -- pinckney. carol: as you mentioned, this has been a year that has really been a challenge to her leadership. a lot of guys have in on her throughout the year. of course, in the summer with the church massacre in charleston, and also with the flooding, bad weather, roads problems that developed in the fall.it has been a challenge a lot of people have looked to her to say. she has risen to the challenges. michael: she delivered the republican response to pr

upstate and upper 30s in western north carolina. skies will be clear throughout the day and evening with lows falling into the low to upper 20s once again overnight. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 our coverage of the national championship game continues here on fox carolina. and all signs point to this being an epic showdown between alabama and clemson. 3 fox carolina's shannon sommerville is live in arizona with more on clemson and their match-up against alabama. 3 we finally get an answer to heading into tonights game. will tigers all american defensive end shaq lawson be able to play? 3 3 lawson's been dealing with a sprained mcl that sidelined him during the orange bowl.. the daniel high alum told us he expects to play in monday.. but a lot more clarity yesterday from the head coach himself dabo swinney... so the tigers should have the acc defensive player of the year for the tonight's title game.. 3 3 "yeah. yeah, we expect him to play. hopefully he'll be able to perform and play to the level that we all know he can, b

about jobs in south carolina, but this year has been one of the busiest and most tragic years in our state's history and we expect her to address all of those topics tonight. >> she will talk about the issues in south carolina last year, what happened in north charleston, with walter scott and charleston at the mother emmanuel a.m.e. church and the floods and the issues that she has been talking about, domestic violence, education and bringing more jobs to south carolina. confederate flag coming down and talk about the budget surplus this year and how she wants to spend the money and the roads and the bridges. we are going to listen in. >> henthe -- the lieutenant governor will introduce her. it will last 40 minutes or so. >>> ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. ladies and gentlemen of the joint assembly and honored guests, i am proud to present to you the honorable governor nikki haley of south carolina. >> thank you very much. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you very much. thank you. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you so much.

next storm system head toward the carolinas. this one will provide mostly rain, with just a brief wintry mix in the mountains. tonight clouds will increase and lows will get into the mid 30s for the upstate and upper 20s in the mountains, so black ice will be possible again in the higher elevations.tuesday will be mostly cloudy with seasonably chilly temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s area-wide. showers will push in late day. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 now lets send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching: collision hwy 221 @ mayo rdaccident spring 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 back to you guys: 3 new at four---- 3 deaths from a silent killer.an elderly couple... found in the their greenville county home... after being exposed to carbon monoxide.they were trying to stay warm after losing power in the winter storm. storm.today a neighbor is telling us about robert and ruby bell... both in their mid- 80's... who died friday night. 3 the coroner says their son found them the next day. overcome by a gas that's odorless, tasteless, and deadly. deadly.fo

. 3 3 carolina panthers fans cant be any happier this morning.their team is going to super bowl 50! the panthers dominated the cardinals in the n-f-c championship last night 49-15 -- taking them to their first super bowl since 2004.they will take on the broncos on february 7th in san francisco. as you can see it wasa big celebration in charlotte sunday night. 3 fox carolina was there for all the action. action.sports director aaron cheslock has more on the game and what greenwood native-- josh norman had to say after the big win. 3 3 3 3 3 "the carolina panthers are the arizona cardinals 49-15 in the nfc championship game. it's the first time it's ever been held at bank of america stadium, and the crowd certainly playing a factor. the panthers have now become the most unbeatable team in the nfl at their home stadium. but, they're going to have to go to the west coast to win one more, and bring home the first super bowl trophy in team history. the franchise has come so far. you think about a couple years ago, 5-8- 1 then making the playoffs, out in the very first game. now 15-1 in t

on south carolina's primary ballot in february. february.these are the 12 republican candidates.they'll have another debate in iowa next week.for more you decide coverage.. head to fox carolina dot com. 3 3 the three democratic presidential candidates are staying in south carolina today.they'll be in columbia for "king day at the dome." dome."the focus of this year's rally will be calling for action on education equality. equality.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in columbia this morning- and ashley- this year's march is going to be a little different than in years past. 3 - first time since it began in 2000:confederate flag not flying 3 - march: zion baptist church to state house- flag: main focus of march since 2000- naacp: inequalities in state's education system- calling on s-c lawmakers to finally put a stop to "unfair treatment and equality" 3 - live online- coverage at 4 3 there are a number of events happening across our area for martin luther king day.clemson university students will take part in a day of service today. today.there is a blood drive happe

people in western north carolina are bracing for even worse conditions.we're live in asheville taking a look. 3 it was the first snow sighting of 2016 for many in the upstate on wednesday.this is a look at the greer area yesterday afternoon. 3 good morning.... it's thursday, january 21.i'm lauren elise.... 3 and i'm ben hill.. here with nicole papay and chris scott. thanks for joining us on the morning news.some black ice is delaying and cancelling some schools this morning.in the upstate pickens and oconee county schools are on a 2-hour delay. 3 partly cloudy with highs in tonight, then change to freezing rain and sleet for the mountains and freezing rain and sleet tonight, then change to showers push in highs in the mid-40s. partly cloudy with 3 partly cloudy with highs in the mid-40s. showers push in tonight, then change to freezing rain and sleet for the mountains and far northern upstate before friday morning. a winter storm watch is in effect for many upstate and mountain towns, with ice and snow likely from friday those north of i-85. trees down, power outages, and road

smelly situation. 3 fox carolina ashley minelli is live at columbia baptist church... can you smell anything now? 3 ad lib about smell.... 3 - dhec confirmed odor comnig from twin chimneys landfill- operators: told people living here some fixes have been made - pastor of columbia baptist: smell has gotten so bad, affecting the community 3 3 3 3 you can smell it in the church, all around. the property values have gone down, no one is moving into this community, and the property values are to where you can't sell to move out outmeeting tonight at columbia baptist church - 7 o'clock.- county leaders- state lawmakers - dhec think it will close, want a solutioncoming up: hear from organizer of citizens group working to get a resolution resolution 3 3 covering our 3 counties -- police in greenville county say they need your help tracking down an attempted murder suspect. 3 police say they were called to the hospital -- after two men showed up with gunshot wounds on sunday. they say it happened on anderson street. officers tell us when they got there -- they found several shell casings..sa

delivers her state of the state address. coming up, why she's so proud of south carolina... 3 good morning.... it's thursday, january 21i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 winter weather has everyone talking this morning leading into tomorrows storm. take a look at what parts of the carolinas got yesterday--this is western north carolina---- 3 partly cloudy with 3 highs in the mid-40s. showers push in tonight, then change to freezing rain and sleet for the mountains and far northern upstate before friday morning. a winter storm watch is in mountain towns, with ice and snow likely from friday through early saturday for those north of i-85. trees down, power outages, and road concerns will linger through saturday night. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.watch for black ice: mountain roads mainly but upstate may see some areas. 3 some schools in the mountains are closed or delayed this morning due to

carolina are bracing for even worse conditions.we're live in asheville taking a look. 3 good morning.... it's thursday, january 21.i'm lauren elise.... 3 and i'm ben hill.. here with nicole papay and chris scott. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 it was the first snow sighting of 2016 for many in the upstate on wednesday.this is a look at the greer area yesterday afternoon.we do want to mention in the upstate this morning pickens and oconee county schools are on a 2-hour delay. 3 partly cloudy with highs in the mid-40s. showers push in tonight, then change to freezing rain and sleet for the mountains and far northern upstate before friday morning. effect for many upstate and mountain towns, with ice and snow likely from friday through early saturday for those north of i-85. trees down, power outages, and road concerns will linger through saturday night. 3 now lets send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 this morning.. people in the update and the mountains are getting a bit of a

your screen or fox carolina dot com for a full list. 3 we want to take a live look in spartanburg now--workers with duke energy are getting ready for what should be a very busy day.this is a live look at the piedmont interstate fairgrounds.this is serving as a staging area for hundreds of linemen who will be responding to any power line issues that occur today.we can tell you there are some outages but no 3 rain and sleet will 3 transition into freezing rain at times in the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while snow and sleet will fall in the mountains. ice, sleet and rain will continue through the day, turning to snow tonight. the winter storm warning for our area continues until 7pm saturday. with traffic. 3 we're watching: watching: s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 our team 3 coverage on this winter storm continues now.the northern part of the upstate is already seeing sleet, snow and messy roads. roads.fox carolina's joe gagnon is live is in travelers rest this morning.how are things looking, joe? 3 3 3 tow truck comapnies are ready here in the upstate..in fact we spoke with john hawki

at: 3 3 the democratic race is tightening and it was a showdown in south carolina for iowa caucuses-- 3 the spotlight was on the two frontrunners sunday night in charleston.hillary clinton and control and health care.two hours before the debate, sanders released a proposal that would create a "medicare for all" health care system funded by higher taxes on middle class families and the wealthy. clinton warned that reopening the health care debate would put obama's health care law at risk. 3 3 3 "people may remember that i took on the healthcare/insurance industry back in the 90s//we've accomplished so much already. i do not want to see the republicans repeal it and i don't want to see us start over again with a contentious debate. i want us to defend and build on the affordable care act and improve it." it.""but right now what we have to deal with, is that 29 million people still have no health insurance. we are paying the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, getting ripped off. and here's the important point -- we are spending far more per person on healthcare than th

the super bowl frenzy is in full swing!carolina panthers gear flying off the shelves for the big game...and some are spending the cash to cheer on the team in person! 3 good evening i'm cody alcorn alcornand i'm diana watson. more weather-related delays and closings tomorrow morning, and sounds like rain will be in the mix later in the day. 3 lets check with kendra for more on all the changes to our forecast! 3 after dealing with the impact of friday-saturday's winter storm across our area, we're watching the next storm system head toward the carolinas. this one will provide mostly rain, with just a brief wintry mix in the mountains. tonight will get into the mid 30s0sfor the upstate and upper 20s in the mountains, so black ice will be possible again in the higher elevations.tuesday will be mostly cloudy with seasonably chilly temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s area-wide. showers will push in late day. 3 and wake up with fox carolina. we've got traffic and weather every ten minutes from five to nine am. 3 i'll have much more,coming up- up-thanks kendrarawe continue tonight

see as much as six inches to a foot of snow! fox carolina's adrian acosta is live in asheville with the latest on how crews are pre-treating roads ahead of the storm. storm.we've got you covered from the mountains to the upstate--where sleet, freezing be a threat!fox carolina's andrew reeser is talking with d-o-t crews about road preps and staying safe. safe.and of course chief meteorologist kendra kent is tracking this winter storm system as it closes in on our area...let's get right over to kendra for a first check of the weather... 3 the winter storms arrives tonight for our area, and we will feel the effects through saturday. snow, ice, sleet and rain will be possible throughout the event, and here's how the timeline goes. rain will move in through thursday evening, then turn to a wintry mix in the mountains by midnight. expect sleet and rain, turning to freezing rain and snow through the overnight in western north carolina. the upstate will see rain turn to freezing rain and sleet slowly through the overnight, mainly from greenville to the northeast toward spartanburg and gaffn

scene tonight gathering details on what exactly happened. happened.fox carolina's shale remien is live in anderson--at the scene--shale, what can you tell us? 3 the anderson county sheriff's office is investigating a shooting saturday night. deputies said the incident occurred just after 4:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of old williamston road. 3 derek and sarah -what we know at this hour is the coroner after a self inflicted gun shot wound to his head.chief deputy coroner says it appears as if the situation was a drug deal gone wrong.there is one other person who is confirmed injured.he is currently going through hand surgery as he was shot in his hand.neighbors say they are concerned. 3 3 it is concerning again this is north anderson you usually dont hear things like this at all so when you do hear something like this that is close to home thats scary and ahh no neighborhood is safe basically is what it seems like 3 the chief deputy coroner told me the autopsy is scheduled for this monday.as more details progress over the hour we will bring you the latest. 3 investigators are working

i-26 east is shutdown in polk county near the south carolina state line.we're told one person was killed in a wreck involving a tractor trailer around 2:30 this morning.chris will have more on this coming up in pit crew traffic. 3 good morning.... it's friday, january 29i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. 3 sunshine dominates with highs reaching the mid-50s in the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. a strong mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit center.3 you are looking live at: 3 while temperatures in the upstate are looking more mild -- there's still some winter weather cleanup in the mountains.and because of that --mitchell, transylvania and yancey county schools will all be on a two hour delay today. remember for the latest updates on delays and closings. head to fox- carolina-dot-com. 3 3 we are just days away from the iow

tonight. 3 our coverage of the national championship game continues here on fox carolina. and all signs point to this being an epic showdown between alabama and clemson. 3 and the tigers know going up against that alabama offense won't be easy with heisman winner derrick henry in the backfield. but it'll be even harder if clemson is without one of their star players on defense. 3 for more on that we check in with sports anchor shannon sommerville who's in arizona, shannon? 3 we finally get an answer to one of the biggest questions heading tonighta game. will tigers all american defensive end shaq lawson be able to play? play? lawsons been dealing with a sprained mcl that sidelined him during the orange bowl.. the daneil high alum told us he expects to play in monday.. but a lot more clarity yesterday from the head coach himself dabo swinney... so the tigers player of the year for the tonight's title game.. 3 3 3 "yeah. yeah, we expect him to play. hopefully he'll be able to perform and play to the level that we all know he can, but you know, if not, i don't think coach saban is go

, north carolina, tomorrow night. >> it's only four teams left. usually the butter is spread out a little thinner. but now, when you got two games left, all attention is going to be on those games. just imagine, you know, if we are lucky enough to be in the one game left. >> guys understand that these games now are faster, more physical. each play matters more. thankfully, we have had experience in the past that will benefit us at this point right now.>> it took 10 years to get back here. who longs -- who knows how long it is going to take? the opportunity that we have brad: thomas davis thought carolina would get back to her quicker than they did. he certainly doesn't want to let the other team in the game was called by many all season long as the best in the nfc. carson palmer leads the second highest scoring offense in the league behind carolina. >> these guys are very unique in the way they play offense. very potent defense. so, it's going to be a great challenge for us. >> i mean, they have a ton of well -- weapons. greg olsen, jonathan stewart, ted ginn with the deep shot. the impor

carolina this morning.parts of the northern upstate and the mountains are still covered in ice this morning.greenville county and a majority of the spartanburg county districts are closed thihimorning.we'll run through more in just a bit--and they are also all running at the bottom of your screen. screen. 3 black ice is possible through the morning with temperatures in the 20s and low 30s. expect mostly sunny skies today with highs near average in the low to mid-50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. a few showers arrive tuesday. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center. center.you are looking live at: 3 3 carolina panthers fans are team is going to super bowl 50! the panthers dominated the cardinals in the n-f-c championship last night 49-15 -- taking them to their first super bowl since 2004.they will take on the broncos on february 7th in san francisco. as you can see it wasa big celebration in charlotte sunday night. 3 cam newton was looking like nothing short of an m-v-p.he threw for two touchdowns and ran for two o

- after being shot the line of duty. 3 fox carolina's ashley minelli is live at g-h-s this morning- and ashley, do we know where his recovery will go from here? 3 3 expected to be a long road ahead: ahead: underwent a few surgeriesdempsey's wife:- physical capabilities up back 60 percentnext up:- physical therapy- occupational therapy- speech therapy- outpatient care at least twelve weeks weeks dempsey:- suffered critical injuries back on december 10th- shot in the head while investigating a robbery at a taylors apartment complex- man who shot him "charles rosemond" died after another deputy returned firere- rosemond's family: believes he thought officers were robbers returning to his home- dempsey is a 30 year law-enforcement veteran 3 dempsey being released from roger c. peace rehabilitation todayhas family said 3 anything 3 recently?go-fund me page? 3 3 all new this morning.. the pakistani taliban is taking responsibility for an attack at a university that killed 20 people. people.officials say gunmen stormed the school shortly after classes started this morning.at least 20 people we

very latest... 3 so far several inches of snow has fallen in western north carolina, causing major issues seen brief snow in areas, but the majority has been sleet and freezing rain. some trees and limbs have gone down causing power outages for parts of the upstate.sleet, rain and freezing rain will continue this afternoon, and it looks like much of it will be between 1pm and 4pm. after that, all the precipitation will become lighter and turn to snow showers late evening, we could see 1-2 inches of snow in the upstate on top of what we have already seen, while the mountains will continue to see snow pile up. over a foot of snow is possible from buncombe county and eastward to yancey and mitchell counties.so far several inches of snow has fallen in western north carolina, causing major issues on roadways. the upstate has seen brief snow in areas, but and freezing rain. some trees and limbs have gone down causing power outages for parts of the upstate.sleet, rain and freezing rain will continue this afternoon, and it looks like much of it will be between 1pm and 4pm. after that, all

find out how much federal funds will be granted to south carolina to help in the effort to rebuild. state lawmakers say they'll likely discuss the topic of funding. in particular, they'll also be looking at the impact on farmers. haley has been too quiet on this issue so far so he's hoping she'll address the flood's impact on farmers. other law makerersmakers, too, are hoping something will get done. have the need. we had the need before the ood but the flood made it crystal clear what we need to do. we have the resources. i mean, over a billion dollars in money this year. let's proceed and fix it. >> it is frustrating to me and been for infrastructure reform. why does it take a crisis for this chamber to do the right thing? why does it take a thousand year invent to make a reasonable effort in infrastructure. >> they'll also like to hear the governor talk chad mills, wis news 10. >> the governor has now arrived in the state house and is preparing to make her state of the state address. >> lawmakers are gathering inside the state house as governor haley will give what will be her s

near the carolina border in henderson county.right now more than 13 hundred people are without power there -and earlier today we saw snow accumulating along the roadway. 3 and take a look at the snow coming down in pickens -our first *real taste of winter here in the upstate.this is a look on shady grove road near highway 183.the flakes were even sticking for a bit near downtown! 3 and even in fountain inn -we saw some brief flurries - though in greenville county we saw more sleet this afternoon - 3 taking a live look out there tonight - we're looking at much more of the white stuff, roads covered and icicles in downtown mars hilland it's causing some major issues on the secondary roads up there - highway patrol tells us they've gotten more than 300 calls just today.the vast majority of thoses were percent were stranded drivers, so just another reminder to stay prepared and safe. safe.let's send it over to chief meteorologist kendra kent to break all this down. and look ahead to what's coming up in less than 48 hours. 3 slick roads could develop overnight with snow on the groun

-- 3 and just after 3 this afternoon...we saw some snow and sleet in greer--fox carolina's photojournalist summer gagnon sent in this video from her backyard. 3 and right now you're taking a live look in mars hill north carolina-where you can see they got quite a bit of snow this afternoon...but it's causing some major concerns on the roads.the north carolina highway patrol says so far tonight they've received over 300-calls...and 90-percent of those calls were traffic accidents.they say roads are getting better but are warning drivers to be cautious. 3 and although the wintry mix has subsided for the night...another system is expected to move in tomorrow night. night.joining us now in the weather center with what you need to know...is chief meteorologist kendra kent. 3 slick roads could develop overnight with snow on the ground in the mountains. thursday will be partly cloudy with highs in the mid 40s for the upstate and low 40s in the mountains, thursday night rain will move in as our next big storm system approaches. it will begin as rain, then transition to freezing rai

evacuation. south carolina farmers are hoping for a better 2016 after a brutal year. in newberry county, they say they're still seeing the impact of last year's floods, even now. "highway 76 was closed out here for a little while cause water was across the road..all these fields around here looked like lakes." as a fourth generation farmer --- john long counts on nature to keep his business going. but he says he's never seen a year.. "there's been no place for the water to go...the ground is saturated." "nothings been as bad as this levels of rainfall --- but drought like conditions before. ones that sliced more than 300 pounds per acre -- out of his cotton crop yield. "but the quality is what's killing us." then he says humidity and dampness caused his soybeans -- to break down in their pods. reducing their market value. "these should be nice and round and bright and yella." "that's where we gonna take a big hit." "and for farmers like long the long battle with mother the next big crop he's counting on going into next year is his wheat crop. already he says it off to a rough sta

just not true." true."the governor also reflected on the struggles south carolina had this year -- including the deadly shooting at the emanuel ame church in charleston.she reminded americans to never react in anger.. but in love. 3 3 this morning -- the clemson tigers football team is waking up back in south carolina.they arrived back home last night -- after a "once in a lifetime" trip to the national championship. 3 and the tigers were welcomed back by cheering fans after an incredible -- 14-and -one- football season 3 by 7 oclock hundreds of clemson fans gathered outside the stadium. the tigers pulled up just after 9 o'clock and the fans cheered them on loud and proud through the windy and cold weather.many of the players had smiles on their faces because they say it was amazing to see so many fans. the fans say seeing the team take on alabama and hold their r own till the very end was all up with shaq lawson just as he got off the bus and he says they have a lot to smile about and be thankful for. 3 3 3 "we accomplished a lot this was a special season for us, we made it to

western north carolina thursday night as a strong northwest flow develops. this means winds could gust to 30- 35 mph in the higher elevations. 3 and wake up with fox carolina. we've got traffic and weather every ten minutes from five to nine am. up-thanks kendra-we continue tonight- 3 we've got some winter weather delays to pass along tonight. these schools will open two hours late:henderson county mitchell countyand yancey county countytransylvania county will be on a three hour delay.for updates, download our app and sign up for alerts.you can also check closings on fox carolina dot com. 3 new tonight 3 a husband is charged in the violent shooting of his wife in spartanburg county!she was finally able to talk with investigators from her hospital bed- weeks after the attack. attack.it's a story we've been following for three weeks - johnathan batchelor is charged with the attempted murder of his wife stephanie -a violent crime featured on our most wanted segment - -sheriff chuck wright told us then -stephanie batchelor was coming home to her two small children on reidville road on januar

meteorologist kendra kent. 3 so far several inches of snow has fallen in western north carolina, causing major issues on roadways. the upstate has seen brief snow in areas, but the majority has been sleet and freezing rain. some trees and limbs have gone down causing power outages for parts of the upstate.tonight there will be light snow off and on in the upstate, while heavier snow will continue in the mountains. by saturday morning most of the precipitation will be over, but some snow showers will linger near the tn border. icy roads will be likely saturday morning as temperatures will be in the 20s area-wide.expect highs to get above freezing for all locations by late saturday with some afternoon sunshine. black ice will be an issue by saturday night once into the 20s.our next chance for rain comes next tuesday.be sure to check out www.foxcarolina.com/weather for more on the forecast and interactive radar 3 and make sure to download the fox carolina weather app...for any updates and warnings that may happen over night.just 3 we'll have 3 another look at your forecast coming u

photos too--on facebook--and fox-carolina- dot-com. 3 conditions cleared up pretty quickly, for the most part-- but what does all this mean for the morning?meteorologist ted phaeton is standing by in the fox carolina weather center with that answer.ted? 3 temperatures will fall quickly overnight with clear skies overhead. lows will dip in the mid-20s across the upstate while western north carolina bottoms out in the upper teens. monday will be cold with highs only peaking in the low 40s and upper 20s under 3 be sure to wake 3 up bright and early with thee morning news.we've got all the local and national headlines you'll need to know...plus weather and traffic every ten minutes.it's on thee morning news...from five to nine. 3 back to you 3 new tonight 12 marines missing--after two helicopters collided off the coast of hawaii.the search for any sign of those marines is entering its third day. searches by air and sea have so far turned up very little. crews are planning to widen the search area.so far, they have found debris, but no sign of the marines--which range inin age from 21 to 41--

into wednesday morning, with around a tenth to a quarter of an 3 and wake up with 3 fox carolina. we've got traffic and weather every ten minutes from five to nine am. 3 i'll have much more,coming up- up-thanks kendra-we continue tonight- 3 we've still got delays and closings to talk about - henderson and transylvania county schools are closed for tomorrow -mitchell and yancey counties will be on a three hour delayay delaywhile asheville city schools, along with jackson, madison, avery, and mcdowell counties will be on a two hour delay.we should mention greenville county schools will buses will not drive on icy roads.again greenville county tomorrow. 3 alright let's get breaking news on the campaign trail- 3 and of course it's dealing with republican frontrunner donald trump.he's saying he's skipping thursday night's fox debate. 3 i think they can do a lot better than megyn kelly. and so i am going to be making a decision with fox, but i the debate. 3 trump says he won't be attending the fox news debate in des moines - due to what he sees as moderator megyn kelly's bias against h

talking this morning leading into tomorrows storm. take a look at what parts of the carolinas got yesterday--this is western north carolina---- snow falling--- 3 we do want to pass along that we have several schol closings and delays.in the upstate both pickens county and oconee county schools are operating on a two hour delay. 3 partly cloudy with highs in tonight, then change to freezing rain and sleet for the mountains and far northern upstate before fridid morning. a winter storm watch is in effect for many upstate and mountain towns, with ice and snow likely from friday through early saturday for those north of i-85. trees down, power outages, and road concerns will linger through saturday night. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.watch for black ice: mountain roads mainly but upstate may see some areas.csx railroad work greer:depot paker sthwy 14 &; line st alternativesaccident old stage rd @ old laurens rdasheville pedestrian accidentsweeten creek rd @ roberts rd rd 3 you are looking live at: 3 3 this mor

falling across parts of western north carolina, making for slippery driving conditions. we can see some of the heavier snow now in knoxville and gatlinburg, so this is coming and it had traffic this. winter weather advisory's have been issued for the afternoon for parts of oconee county, pickens county, now to miss areas and all of western north carolina under a winter weather roads, one inch to two inches of snow and anything that falls today will freeze tonight and the black ice overnight and early tomorrow morning in western north carolina. the mountains of georgia under a winter storm warning with ice and snow expected. geoff: thank you. the wintry weather is a welcome sight for many in asheville. wyff news 4's aly myles talked with some folks making the most of the early morning snow. she joins us live from downtown asheville with a look at the latest conditions. aly? aly: behind me, a lot of that snow has cleared, but if you take a look at my feet, you can see the residual stuff. this is about as much accumulation earlier today. slick. anyone in the area will come across this. we

live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 carolina panthers fans cant be any happier this morning.their team is going to super bowl 50! the panthers dominated the cardinals in the n-f-c championship last night 49-15 -- taking them to their first super bowl since 2004.they will take on the broncos on february 7th in san francisco. as you can see it was a big celebration in charlotte 3 fox carolina was there for all the action. action.sports director aaron cheslock has more on the team's explosive performance. 3 3 3 3 "well guys the mantra of the carolina panthers is keep pounding, and you remember last week, a 31-0 lead over seattle at the half, turned into a 31-24 win in the divisional game. so the question was could the panthers keep their foot on the gas and put the final nail in the coffin? they absolutely did that against the arizona cardinals. 49-15, six touchdowns, seven turnovers. an absolutely stunning performance to knock arizona out of the playoffs, but more importantly, it sends carolina to their second super bowl in franchise history." history." 3 3 "we're a st

following the state of the senator larry martin who says he's excited to see someone from south carolina to be chosen. 3 3 3 "the nation is going to see a very bright, articulate, strong, leader when she address the counrty next week." 3 we will have coverage on the state of the union address...and governor nikki haley's response on januray 12- th...watch it live on air and fox carolina dot com. 3 now to some new information 3 out of north charleston... where a civil rights group is demanding the former police officer--charged with killing an unarmed man be sent *back to jail after bonding out outtoday protesters with the national action network was outside the detention c cter today chanting...and banging drums upset that a judge aprroved bail for micahel slager. 3 here's a look at slager in court yesterday...where a judge awarded him a 500- thousand-dollar bond.he was released shortly after 7 last night. night.slager is charged with fatally shooting this man-- year.and today protesters say he never should have been released on bond. 3 3 3 we have a 48 hours that the solicitor could appeal

north carolina and tennessee along the border. it will not last long. clear, cold, and windy overnight. another chilly day tomorrow. we will talk about what it will start to warm back up in a few minutes. in just a bit. also happening now, the new york stock exchange is off to a rough very rough start this new year. stocks are falling right now. points in the first few minutes this morning. overseas markets fell even more. china's main index plunged nearly 7%, triggering an emergency trading suspension. the drop was caused by weak escalating tensions in the middle east. carolina flooding now, people who suffered damage in october's massive floods have until the close of business today to request federal help. the deadline to apply for fema aid ends today. fema aid is available in 24 counties across the state, including greenville, spartanburg, and greenwood counties. again, this deadline is for damage from october's record flooding, not any damage caused by last week's heavy rain. the3 historic flooding hit the -- the historic flooding hit the carolinas three months ago, star

-hour debate, for the first time here in south carolina. wyff news 4's patrick hussion is live in charleston now. patrick? patrick: the people are starting to spill out of the center. when we came into tonight, two of the democratic candidates had been sparring in recent weeks. one was not sure if he would be invited to the debate. when we got here, you may remember last time we saw you, big groups of supporters were chanting and cheering for hours out here in front of the center. senator bernie sanders, and martin o'malley brought the sparring to the stage. it did not disappoint. this is days before the iowa caucus. >> there needs to be a concerted effort to address the systemic racism in our criminal justice system. one out of three african-american men may end up going to prison. that's the statistic. i want people here to think what we would be doing if it were one in three white men. >> in other debates, i've heard you bring up you bring up , president obama in defense of the fact of your cozy relationship with wall street. in an earlier debate, i heard you bring up the 9/11

unsolved. 3 fox carolina's shale remien was with the family today. and shale--what did they have to say? 3 i spoke with cobey's family today and they are hurting because of their loss.but what is so frustrating for them--is they still don't know who killed their brother, friend and son.now--the family is passing out these flyers-- begging anyone with information to come forward. 3 nat open: "ready, one, two, three, for cobey!" "love you cobey."baloons flying up toward the sky for cobey to see.the 16 year- old was shot to death last january on the sliding rock trail.the killer has not been found. 3 "what these murders have done, they've caused not only caused miss smith pain and agony. they have caused the city of greenville &; put fear in the people that want to use the swamp rabbit trail. they have caused a lot of pain to people."sixteen baloons were released today symbolizing cobey's age. tomorrow, 25 to remember the day he was killed. killed."i never knew cobey to bother anybody, if anything he would help in anyway he knew how. if anybody knows what happened, i'm asking you to pl