carolina panthers. just a little while ago, head coach ron rivera addressed the media to talk about tonight's win. 3 3 3 "we've talked a lot about what the goal is. we talk about what the vision is and the direction we're heading with this vision. we're a step away. we're going to play a very good football team. we watched them play today and they play tremendous. they've got a quarterback, some playermakers around them. this is a team we're going to have to get ready and prepare for." for." 3 "we're not done yet. we're going to live in the moment right now. i'm happy for not only the teammates but happy for the carolinas.. for the organization, mr. richardson. i'm thankful for the process. we've been doubted, we've been slated. all the above. but yet we have turnouts like this today that make it all worthwhile." worthwhile." 3 3 'our defense line is the biggest group of guys, you look at the interception this post season, because of the rush, they did an excellant job coach walsh and sam, they ran some

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 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 create plan for sc education 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 - 3:00. 3:00.the red cross in hendersonville is also having a blood drive from 10 to 2:00. 2:00.and the city of greer is holding a memorial luncheon at city hall.those are just a few events happening today.we h

then, arizona at carolina. a homecoming of sorts for the cardinals who have a bunch of guys from this area on their roster. the winners of these two games meet february 7 in super bowl 50. temperatures, does it make you want to look someplace for ice fishing? dale: no. one of the few times i might turn down a fishing trip on a day like today. the cold winds will impact you. bad. yesterday, it made it feel colder. even more so this morning. downtown greenville. it is kind of deceiving. it is chilly across the region. wind chill advisories for the higher elevations of north carolina. that will continue until noon today. it feels like six right now in downtown hendersonville. -4 in boone. 23 in greenwood and greenville this morning with the breeze. here is a quick look ahead. tomorrow. day. lots of sunshine. we see it get back to the 40's in the afternoon by wednesday. early thursday morning, a chance of rain and snow makes changing over to rain on friday morning. myra: happening today, how pastor clementa pinckne

news facebook page or email them to fox carolina news at fox carolina-dot-com. 3 emergency crews say they're ready to go.we spoke with the director of greenville county emergency management about their plan for the next couple of days. days.the director says preparations are in place to account for the call load that they know they'll get during the brunt of this winter weather system - much more than usual.they say they anticipate four or five hundred more calls than normal - as road conditions worsen and ice poses a threat for accidents. they are once again roads if possible. 3 "when there's weather, rain or ice is even worse, we just ask people to stay off the roads they can, that causes a delay in response to emergencies for stranded vehicles that are on the roadway but also it puts the occupancies at risk." risk."3 city leaders say to call 911 strictly for emergencies only. 3 time for traffic and weather 3 the winter storm warning for our area continues until 7pm saturday. rain and sleet will at times in the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while snow and sleet will fall in the

go to fox carolina dot com to see more! more! 3 we're back with weather and traffic together every 10 minutes---- 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.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 e 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 cctinue to see snow pile up. over a foot of snow is possible from buncombe county and eastward to yancey and mitchell counties.so far 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 dow

fox carolina joe gagnon is live for us this morning with the details. you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning news. 3 the morning news at 6:30 starts now.. now..gun control a big topic as the democratic candidates debate just blocks away from where the charleston church shootings happened.what hillary clinton is accusing bernie sanders of doing- -coming up. up. 3 many people across the carolinas are honoring doctor martin luther king jr. i'm live in columbia with more. 3 3 today will be cold and sunny. highs will reach into the low 40s across the upstate. wnc will be in the low to mid-20s throughout the day. 3 good morning.... it's monday, january 18i'm lauren elise eliseand i'm ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott morning news. 3 mostly sunny and 3 cold, with highs reaching 42 in the upstate and 33 in the mountains. a wind chill advisory remains in place for high elevations until noon. tonight stays clear and cold with lows in the teens to around 20. more sunshine and cold temperatures are expected tuesday

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, but you know, if not, i don't think coach saban is going to cancel the game over there. we're going to have to keep playing, so we'll put the next guy in there. so that's just the way it is. but we expect him to play" play" with ten and

in.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in asheville this morning -- and ashley western north carolina has seen some snow -but we know much more is on the way. 3 3 3 3 - treacherous roads, yesterday more than 300 calls for service, 90% wrecks in wnc- in buncombe co: 53 in 10 minutes- freezing rain is big story- chances of rain throughout wnc overnight will turn to freezing - emergency crews say if you have to travel, be prepared 3 3 if conditions worsen by the end of the week like they have conditions worsen by 3 if conditions worsen by the end of the week like they have forecasted...it might be a good idea to if you have to travel, plan for a safety kit in your 3 car...and make sure you have plenty of gas." gas." 3 hendersonville: crews prepped there too 3 brining roads roads 3 don't forget-- the fox carolina weather app is a great way to stay up to date on weather conditions in your area.you can get watchings, warnings, school closings, and much more.just text carolina weather to the number on your screen to get more details.it is free to download. 3 3 3 ladies and gentlemen, the sta

south carolina shined through those storms. but this year, with something neither we nor the weathermen could have ever imagined. rain at unbelievable levels, pouring from the sky for hours. enough rain, according to one report, to give each american one bottle of water every day october's thousand year flood was one that challenged the state in a way few nationals the -- disasters ever have. i cannot give enough credit to general bob livingston, secretary of transportation kristy hall, and other leaders of the agency, who understood that can't is not an option. they knew they could not leave until we made sure we had done everything in our power to keep people safe, provide aid to those in need, and strengthen our citizens with the information and resources to move forward. please help me thank a good -- group of people who did not back down from a historic challenge, one i am proud to call team with good reason, we talk a lot about things south carolina does well. the records we are breaking, the rankings showing us rising to

their words and aces allowed south carolina -- #`qt: allowed south carolina to right the wrong as best we could. their response drove ours. and just two months after mr. scott was killed, i stood with his family and signed into law the first body camera bill in america. i was proud to stand with the scott family that day. i am proud to recognize mr. walter scott senior, his wife judy and their son and daughter- [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you for your graciousness in a time of unimaginable sorry. soututcarolina will forever grieve the loss of your son. and be forever grateful to you and your family for helping us learn from your tragedy, grow from it and take action to make sure to the best of our ability it never happens again. south carolina was devastated by man made tragedies in 2015. as if that wasn't enough last year also saw the biggest natural disaster our state has starting my first year in office we conducted exercises that allow us to go through disaster situations in real time. each year we work to improve our planning planning and our preparation. the disaster we alwa

who moonlights as a carolina panthers topcat! 3 she's headed to the super bowl to cheer on her team...and no one's more excited than her students! students!fox carolina's andrew reeser joins us live in charlotte where the panthers just got a big sendoff from their devoted fans...andrew the energy was palpable downtown today. 3 it was...but you know what... the excitement of the students at granard middle school just down the road in gaffney... might rival the excitement here..i mean how many 6th graders can say their science teacher is a panthers topcat cheerleader? 3 natat granard middle school in found her first ago. 3 3 "i wnted to help kids, i wanted to make an impact on people's lives..."but her other career... career... 3 music"dab! bang bang bang into the classroom... classroom... 3 music "boom boom boom boomm (dab) bang bang bang bang." yup...she's a carolina panthers topcat...and it. 3 3 "its extraordinatrry becauyse she has to come here and go through us, then she has to go the stadium and travel everywhere."her student

you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look county schools school.. dist. 55 and 56 3 we are already starting to get snow pictures coming in.many people are seeing snow and sleet in the upstate.you can post yout pics to our fox carolina news facebook page or email them to fox carolina news at fox carolina-dot-com. 3 electric companies and the red cross are urging you to have a winter storm plan just in case you do lose power! power!they say putting together a disaster kit-- containing first aid supplies and medications, a battery-powered radio, flashlights, and extra batteries. batteries.the red cross also says.. have extra blankets on hand... along with warm clothing--coats, gloves, hats, boots... and extra baby items. items.they sat stock up on canned and other non- perishable food----have plenty of bottled water. and be sure time and store dry firewood.if you have a portable generator... the red cross warns to keep it *outside and a safe distance from the house. 3 time for traffic and weather every t

news at fox carolina dot com. 3 3 north carolina is also seeing a lot of snow.leaders in buncombe county already declared a state of emergency ahead of this storm. storm.our team coverage continues now with fox carolina's ashley minelli.shee is live in asheville, ashley? 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 now for weather and traffic minutes. 3 rain and sleet will transition the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while snow and sleet will fall in the mountains. continue through the day, turning to snow tonight. the area continues until 7pm saturday. 3 ((adlibs)) 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 we want to remind you that our is a great way to stay informed during the winter storm.it has all the information you need about conditions in our area.just text carolina weather to the number on your screen to learn 3 here's a live look over i-85 at pelham road in greenville-- you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. with at&t the choice is yours. you only pay for the services you need to make your bundle work for you. call now to get high speed internet for just

on fox carolina---we're taking a live look at...greenville county.. pelham road 3 state lawmakers in columbia are heading back to work with a long list of issues to figure out this year. year.they returned to the state house on tuesday.one of the biggest issues facing the state is fixing roads and bridges.they will have more than a billion dollars of surplus to take care of all issues but many communities want to know if that money will be enough for lawmakers not to raise taxes.one lawmaker we spoke with says education's another big issue. 3 3 3 "i think money is a factor but i also think that we need to make it easier for our teachers to teach and to control their classrooms" classrooms"lawmakers say they're hoping to pass legislation to fix roads and bridges early this year.they improving rural schools and early childhood edudution. 3 senators on capitol hill are expected to take upup bill that would hit north korea with heavy sanctions for their reported bomb test. test.lawmakers in the house approved the measure tuesday by a landslide.it's called

it's a great day in south carolina. but as i learned a long, long time ago, good times don't last if we squander them. so let's continue to be smart to work together so that we grow complacent and watch it drift away. to that end, transportation has been a topic of great interest and even greater discussion as of late. so i will be brief. and also, i hope, very clear. i think no differently of our road situation than when i stood before you one year ago. i will not sign any piece of legislation that raises taxes, not in year one, not in year five, not in year ten. i will not sign any piece of legislation that does not include real reform to the department of transportation. the days of horse trading south carolina roads has to end. and i will not buy in to the idea that somehow we cannot afford to cut income taxes for our people. in december, an economist said, state's economy, rarely have i seen it in such good shape, in such steady footing. we had a billion dollars in new revenue last year. we have 1.3 billion in new

and fox carolina has team coverage for you. nicole papay is live in 3 3 3 it will be chilly to start the climb into the mid-40s across

he made south carolina a better place. and along with his wife gayle, his son and daughter-in-law chip and angela and his daughter michelle, we mourn his passing. mrs. o'dell, your husband was loved by those in this chamber and by so many more outside of it. thank you andd your family for being here and for your service to our state. [ applause ] >> this has been a difficult and different kind of year for south carolina. a year that warrants a different kind of speech. while there is plenty to celebrate in our state, it will be neither honest nor productive to ignore the great challenges that were thrust upon south carolinan 2015. ladies and gentlemen, the state of our state is bent but not broken. as i look around this distinguished chamber tonight, there's a hole. it's a hole felt far beyond the state house. a hole that tore deeply through the very soul of south carolina. senator clemente pinckney served the people in south carolina in this very building. he should be sitting with us tonight. sadly, he is not. room becau

carolina." carolina."the special is called "greenville weekend".it will air on american history channel and book tv on february 20-th and 21-st. 3 with services like uber and lyft available, it looks like fewer people are getting their driver's license. license.researchers at the university of michigan released a study tuesday using data from the federal highway administration.they found the number of americans getting their license across all age groups is down since the 1980's.analysts say more families are moving into big cities which is cutting down 3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 light snow will move into the mountains today, then become heavier by the afternoon. upstate towns could see a snow shower or rain/snow mix. light accumulation limited to western nc. highs in the mid to upper 30s. tonight dries out with lows just below freezing. 3 let's send it over to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're keeping an eye on: greenwood district 52 onlyno

in.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in asheville this morning -- and ashley western north carolina has seen some snow -but we know much more is on the way. 3 3 3 hendersonville:- brining roads there- hope it combats any issues with freezing rain moving inofficials:- not taking any chances with not prepping roads, better to be safe than sorry 3 3 we've got predictions from duke energy and all the weather stations so we try to take all of that into consideration...we'd rather put it out and not need it, than need it and not have applied this stuff." stuff." 3 asheville:- freezing rain overnight is the biggest concern- stay off roads- more than 300 calls to hp because of issues with slick roads 3 - officials warning be prepared to stay home home 3 don't forget-- the fox carolina weather app is a great way to stay up to date on weather conditions in your area.you can get watchings, warnings, school closings, and much more.just text carolina weather to the number on your screen to get more details.it is free to download. 3 3 governor nikki haley says the state of our state is "bent but

dot com.or find us on facebook under fox carolina news. 3 or you can go to our website, fox carolina dot com.scroll down on the left side of the homepage, and click on the fox fuss link.just fill out the form, and we'll share your comments. 3 3 turning now to weather... 3 a flood warning is still in effect for the mississippi river...states that are impacted include missouri, kentucky and illinois. illinois.at least nine people person is missing, and presumed dead.dozens of businesses and hundreds of homes are under water in 12 counties.the ohio river is expected to crest more than 3 feet above major flooding stage sunday in cairo.that's where the mississippi and ohio rivers meet.record river levels are anticipated into early next week. 3 a scary situition for drivers in utah!windy conditions and blowing snow created black ice for one driver in the salt lake city area. area.take a look at this!state troopers there say an s-u-v slowed down and hit black ice, causing it to drift across the highway and hit the outside barrier.the s-u-v then slid on top of the barrier for about 50 feet.i

today.fox carolina's joe gagnon is live in brevard where he's seen a few flakes. hey joe. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes. 3 light snow will move into the heavier by the afternoon. upstate towns could see a snow shower or rain/snow mix. light accumulation limited to western nc. highs in the mid to upper 30s. tonight dries out with lows just below freezing. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is standing by in the traffic center: 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the 3 the carolina panthers are getting closer to another trip to the super bowl.and fox carolina is following it all for you. you.coming up this weekend.. aaron cheslock and shannon sommerville are going in depth on the panther's season. "panthers' pursuit of a title" airs sunday at 5:30. 5:30.then.. you can watch the panthers host the cardinals in the nfc championship.pregame coverage starts at 6:00. kickoff is at 6:40... right here on fox carolina. 3 3 it's ______.there's been talking of it coming to the upstate for years--and now we finally know when the

including south carolina, north carolina, and georgia. she was arrested by the f- b-isaturday in an atlanta suburb 3 3 the next republican debate is thursday.. here in south carolina.the "fox business network" announced the candidates taking center stage in north charleston. 3 now -- only seven candidates were invited for this prime-time debate.they're donald trump, ted cruz, marco rubio, doctor ben carson, jeb bush, chris christie, and john kasich. 3 here's a look at the rest of the republican filed. rand paul, carly fiorina, mike huckabe and rick santorum will participate in the preliminary session at 6 pm pmand there are four democrats on the south carolina ticket. we've got details on all the candidates up on foxcarolina dot com. 3 3 it's (time).modern and progressive, thats how a new mcdonalds is being described. wewel tell you the big changes the company is making there-- coming up. 3 we head to break with a look at...some memorable pictures from the college football national championship game-- news on fox carolina. 3 welcome back

dot com.or find us on facebook under fox carolina news. your forecast. 3 a live look now out in spartanburg off asheville highway 3 showers are back in the forecast for tuesday night and wednesday as a cold front moves in. temperatures will cool down as the showers move out midday on wednesday.expect off and on light rain through the overnight hours and into wednesday morning, with around a tenth to a quarter of an inch of rain possible. overnight lows will drop to 35 in the mountains and 42 in the upstate, so no icy issues are expected from the system.rain will move out through wednesday morning,g,eaving afternoon sunshine. highs will warm to 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. cooler air will take hold for and lows at freezing or below area-wide. then some warmer air will filter in for the weekend, bring temps to near 60 on saturday and sunday. be sushowers are back in the forecast for tuesday night and wednesday as a cold front moves in. temperatures will cool down as the showers move out midday on wednesday.expect off and on lig

we know when "the cheesecake factory" will actually open its first location in south carolina. carolina.the haood mall in greenville says the cheesecake factory will open this summer next to macy's where panera bread used to be.now--we first discovered the highly anticipated arrival back in october -when city leaders told us the cheesecake factory franchise acquired a building permit at haywood mall. 3 3 folks in the mountains are keeping an eye on the skies for snow this morning -- so we decided to put joe gagnon on snow watch. watch.so far he's been unlucky. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 time for traffic and weather 3 light snow will move into the mountains today, then become heavier by the afternoon. upstate towns could see a snow shower or rain/snow mix. light accumulation limited to western nc. highs in the mid to upper 30s. tonight dries out with lows just below freezing. thursday will be mostly cloudy with a few showers, and highs in thehe0s. friday starts with rain and possible mountain ice, then as the system moves out late friday, overnight light rain could turn to snow briefly befor

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 c

fox carolina takes a look at this syndrome!3 developing tonight 3 strong reaction tonight - after president obama confirmed a series of executive actions designed to reduce gun violence, including expanding background checks for buyers. 3 president obama is now encouraging states to report people who shouldn't be able to get guns and expanding background checks for some private sales.obama's proposals to ramp up mental health care and add hundreds of f-b-i and a-t-f agents to and focus on background checks, will all require millions in funding-- which must be secured by congress. and surrounded by families and victims from mass shootings, the president made an emotional plea... 3 and from every family who never imagined that their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun....every time i think 3 about those kids it gets me mad. mad.republicans on the campaign trail have railed against the president's plan. calling it an abuse of power - 3 that was a sentiment echoed by south carolina attorney general alan w

just text 'carolina weather' to 23765 to download! 3 now to a developing story 3 out of hart county, georgia... where the georgia bureau of investigation is investigating an officer involved shooting. it happened on old reed creek road around seven tonight. tonight.and here's a live look at the scene--investigators say deputies were initially called out to a domestic dispute....and when they arrived they were confronted by a man with a machete. investigators say that person was shot by deputies...he was taken to the hospital for treatment and was later released into custody.no deputies were hurt in the is ongoing. 3 now to a fox carolina folow up 3 we have a happy update for you on the greenville county sheriff's deputy who was injured when he was shot in the head in the line of duty. duty.that's right!just this afternoon family, friends, fellow officers and staff at g-h-s were all there to give deputy dave dempsey a well deserved send-off from the hospital--it comes 41-days after he was hurt while responding to a burglary call. demsp

it continues in the mountains of north carolina. check the bottom of the screen for schools in north carolina that have decided to close for the day. we will talk about the rest of the weekend in a few minutes. geoff: thank you. there are some school closings to talk about this morning. graham county, jackson county, schools in north carolina are all closed today. though, they all have an optional workday today. meanwhile, the departments of transportation in the carolinas are getting ready for the potential incoming weather system. allyson: wyff news 4's aly myles joins us live from madison county where advisisies begin this morning. aly: it is a 21 degrees at mars hill university. at his freehold degrees more than what we were seen in greenville, according to our car thermometer. it is all about to change. a winter weather advisory begins at 7:00 a.m. and runs until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. things to be on the lookout for snow accumulating and black ice , are some of the hazards the system can bring, so the dot here has prepared brine

you can email them to fox carolina news at fox carolina dot com or post them to our facebook page! 3 light snow and sleet is falling for parts of the upstate, with some heavier snow in western north carolina. expect skies to clear quickly after 6pm, with no accumulations expected outside the mountains. 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 rain and sleet in western nc. some of that may drift south into the upstate for friday morning colder air 3 3 ((wrap up)) 3 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 still to come--welcoming home deputy dempsey! dempsey!41 days after being shot in the head...the greenville county deputy is released from the hospital.now his doctor's sharing more about the long, hard road to recovery h

. 3 3 3 weather in the carolinas can be tricky -((sot - preparing for storm))5:01:39 "south carolina should be prepared for that, it doesn't matter what kind of weather, as long as their prepared for ice and snow."snowing in the mountains of north carolina and parts of different counties in south carolina.then - raining in other areas.ice can be even worse. 5:01:49 breaking off, start falling off.fewer problems with buried power lines like part of main street in downtown greenville.the opposite end of main still has above ground lines -duke energy is focusing on both north and south carolina - system.4:43:33 "we have our line technicians and other team mates and crew maters who are getting ready. they're making sure they have the gear they need if they have to spend several nights in the field and making sure they have whatever they need to respond to whatever mother nature throws their way." an ice storm could knock out power and cause frozen over trees limbs to get heavy and break like this storm a few years ago.many lived through it. it.5:04:24 "sat around in a blanket, you know,

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

cam on-- 3 the carolina panthers are getting closer to another trip to the super bowl.and fox carolina is following it all for you. you.coming up this weekend.. sommerville are going in depth on the panther's season. "panthers' pursuit of a title" airs sunday at 5:30. 5:30.then.. you can watch the panthers host the cardinals in the nfc championship.pregame coverage starts at 6:00. kickoff is at 6:40... right here on fox carolina. 3 3 it's ______.he's fighting for first place in the republican presidential race.now donald trump's newest supporter could give him a big advantage. 3 here's a live look over clemson university-- you're watching the morning news on 3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.you are looking live in brevard. 3 republican presidential candidate ben carson is temporarily suspending his campaign after the death of one of his volunteers. volunteers.25 year old braden joplin died after a car crash tuesday afternoon.he and three other

carolina? carolina?yes - there are two new bill that are being discussed in columbia.the first calls for more regulation and inspections on dams..as well as tougher penalties for dam owners.the second one requires that the general assembly would make sure $25 million be available to dhec, to establish a fund assistance through grants and loans to dam owners, so they could repair or replace dams. we have more information on our website - fox carolina dot com 3 as you decide 2016 3 today marks exactly one week until the iowa caucuses. and tonight the leading democratic candidates are making their closing arguments to voters during a town hall. hall.the three candidates did not appear at the same time, but did face the same audience -- on the campus of drake university, all hoping to make a convincing final pitch. bernie sanders went firest...talking about the momentum he's gained in recent weeks. 3 3 3 "if you're asking me, why is it that our campaign has created the kind of momentum that it has

you can head to a number of shelters across the upstate and western north carolina. we're weblive on our website fox carolina dot com...where you can find a full list of 3 chief 3 meteorologist kendra kent joins us now with a look at your forecast- forecast-that's right but before we talk about conditions overnightlet's pitch out to meteorologist mark johnson who joins us outside our studio...and mark how are things looking right now? 3 and kendra we're live outside the studio this was a big snow for asheville with 10.6 inches of snow, that broke the record for january 22. old record of 8.8 inches. the last big snow 3 kendra back to you 3 so far seveval 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 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 sh

trump stumped in south carolina tonight... one day after announcing he's skipping tomorrow's debate in iowa. iowa.it didn't seem to matter to supporters here in lexington county.he was introduced by lieutenant governor henry mcmaster, who is now endorsing trump. mcmaster, who previously served as the state's attorney general and chairman of the south carolina gop is the highest-ranking state official to endorse trump. 3 tomorrow trump will not be on stage at the fox news channel moderator megyn kelly is bibied against him.trump will instead host an event at drake university benefitting several veterans organizations.the event is set for the same time as the debate - at 7 p.m. tonight trump told his south carolina supporters they need to get out and vote. 3 3 3 3 "we're going to do things and the key is we have to mobilize, we have to get out and vote and every pollllshows us so good and every poll says its going to happen." happen."now the other *11 canididates will take the stage in des-moines tomorrow nightthe south carolina

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 morning folks in the mountains are getting a bit of a break be

back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at.... glendale arizona.. 3 3 tonight president obama will deliver his final state of the union address. address.the white house says president obama will focus on key issues --like the environment and trade. the president may also focus on the newly released jobs report that came out last friday -- and he's also expected to focus on his new actions against gun violence. the state of the union address will start at nine o'clock. 3 and south carolina governor nikki haley will present the republican response following the address.you can catch it all right here on fox carolina on-air and online... at fox carolina dot com. 3 3 academy sports in greenville is **sending back** dozens of boxes of championship gear this morning. morning.the store was the national championship game last night **if clemson won. but after the upset the store remained closed and table of tshirts, hats and other memorabila were packed up.the assistant manager says this obviously wasn't the outcome they were hoping for.

how many from south carolina? break a look now at your first alert through late afternoon, highs near 50 rain chance 90% tonight, clearing skies, lows middle to upper 30s friday sunday. mostly sunny and warmer. highs lower 60s to upper 60s by sunday. lows in the lower work continues on the super bowl stadium for next month's big game. here's a look at levi's stadium just outside san francisco. the n-f-l is turning the san francisco 49-ers home stadium into the place that will host the league's biggest sporting event. the carolina panthers and denver broncos take the field february seventh to determine who will be n-f-l champion. when the panthers and broncos take the field next sunday for super bowl 50 -- south carolina will proudly be represented. there are four players with ties to south carolina -- fullback mike tolbert and cornerback josh norman both played college ball at coastal carolina. wide receiver damiere byrd, who is on the panthers' practice squad, attended the university of south carolina. and finall

first pitch for carolina... february 19th against albany at home. the gamecocks determined to put a better product on the field this carolina failed to make the ncaa tournament last year. this off-season... the gamecocks spent more time in the weight room... and on the practice field to destino: "we're all humbled by that. kind of having the off-year... we don't want to have that again. we're going to do as much as we can to not let that happen. getting in the weight room and busting it... like personally for ourselves means a lot bit mooney: "came back and worked harder than ever. we have a bunch of new guys and we're a good collective group." in high school football news... gilbert names a new athletic director and head football coach. chad leaphart takes over the indians program to replace barry harley. coach harley plans to retire in june. leaphart's a former indiands player... and he spent the past six seasons as the head coach of swansea. from the high school ranks.. to the biggest stage in pro football. the panthers continue to prepare for su

tonight, carolina trying to stay undefeated this season. but the gamecocks going to a place they haven't had much success in. that's lexington, kentucky. carolina has only won once in lexington against the kentucky wildcats since 2009. 1-6 record. staley warning earlier in the week kentucky on the road. a very difficult challenge for her team. >> create what we create. they show up and they support their program. it's a rival game so, you know, it's always high energy. you got to come to play. if you don't, you know, they takekedvantage of it. >> carolina men's undefeated season coming to an end last night on the road in alabama. the gamecocks didn't score until held to a season low of 22 first half points. defense couldn't stop the tide either. now one undefeated s.m.u. it was the second best start in program history, best since 1933. carolina hasn't started 3-0 in conference play since 1996. but 15-1, frank martin's best start ever in his coaching career. sticking with sketball, huge statement win wednesday night at home for clemson baske

and the carolina panthers are the carolina panthers are in team history. the cats host the arizona cardinals sunday....the winner advances to the super bowl. it would be the panthers second appearance in football's biggest game. the guys were back on the practice field today. they advanced sunday with a seven point win over the seattle seahawks. it was a strange game. the panthers jumped out to a 31 point halftime lead.... then they lost the second half 24- nothing...making for some nervous moments late in the game. the panthers have had some other close calls this season....still they go into the nfc championship game with a 16 and one record. head coach ron rivera says that's all that matters. i'll be honest with you. i get it, i understand. we won those football games and look who we played against. that's my whole point. it this team was two and 14 that did this...i'd be really concerned...but it wasn't. am i concerned..yeah..but are these things correctable and fixable...most certainly. let's stay focused on what we did..we did some really good things

now.. 3 the carolina panthers are going to the big ship!super 3 3 more melting should occur today as temps heat up into the 50's.i'll walk you through the week. 3 good morning.... it's monday, january 25.i'm lauren elise eliseand i'm ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. we have several schools in both the upstate and western north carolina closed or delayed this morning. greenville county schools are on the districts closed today. 3 while things are starting to dry out here--people in the northeast are trying to dig out after being hit with a historic blizzard this weekend. new york city was one of the hardest hit -- measuring nearly 27 inches of snow.one town in west virginia reported **42 inches!!the storm m being blamed on 15 deaths. hundreds of flights are once again cancelled today. 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

fox carolina wants to say thank you. remember you can send your photos to fox-carolina-dot- com. of course the easiest way is on our facebook. in this line of work only the freshest ingredients make the cut it's important to me to know every dish i serve especially for this food critic. publix bakery scratch made bread we bake it in store every day with pride so you can serve it with some publix. where shopping is a pleasure. 3 we're following the latest on winter weather 3 we are live in greenville county tonight..this live look at furman university.you can see snow still on the ground.....but it won't stay. . 3 we want to check in the meteorologist ted phaeton for 3 temperatures will plummet under mostly clear skies, ading to refreezing on the roads and making for hazardous travel. sunday will be sunny but cold to start. highs will be cool, peaking in the low to upper 40s throughout the 3 remember for the latest on the weather any time, log on to fox carolina dot com and click on the weather section. there you can check out any watches or warnings in our area... view current te

into fox-carolina next sunday for the n-f-c championship.the carolina panthers will take on the arizononcardinals in hopes of scoring a super bowl spot. and of course we'll have full highlights after the game. 3 3 bitter cold temperatures are on the way. find out how cold we get with your forecast coming up in just a bit! 3 still to come-five american are free-anddeven iranians are back home after a nuclear deal with iran. see what the president has to say about the swap-coming up 3 and some wild video to show you tonight of a crash into a gas station.what led to to this?we'll tell you---sarah? 3 i'm live in charleston with 33 in you decide 20-16 3 the first democratic debate of the new year has kicked off in charleston.it's the final democratic debate before the iowa caucuses and new 3 front runner hilliary clinton- bernie sanders and martin o' malley will be facing off in hopes of winning over voters. 3 my co-anchor sarah danik is live at the gaillard (gayle- yerd) center with more.and sarah - what's it like in charleston tonight? 3 derek - we're live right now in the media filing center - wher

to. 3 " ...carolina black, white, blue on them.. 3 "petey pablo" dropped a new anthem called "carolina colors" this weekend.the rapper released a hit in 2001 called "raise up" that was about north carolina but was reviewed poorly.the song now takes over for the former popular anthem "dominate the foe" by superfan ked woodley. 3 the clemson tigers are taking time off from the football field to honor their players for a nearly perfect season. season.the team held their annual football awards banquet saturday.guard "eric mac lain" and linebacker "travis blanks" both dropped to their knees during the night to propose to their girlfriends.blanks announced earlier this month that he's entering the nfl draft.both players may have taken notes from offensive lineman "daniel stone".stone senior day after the tigers beat wake forest in november. 3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 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 3

ron mcnair from lake city, south carolina...and a high school teacher... christa mcauliffe.families of the crew shuttle lifted off from kennedy space center in cape canaveral, florida...for what was supposed to be a seven day voyage.all on board were killed when a booster engine failed... causing the shuttle to break apart.mcauliffe was chosen out of 11-thousand other applicants for the chance to be the first "everyday" citizen to go to space.this afternoon nasa paid tribute to the challenger crew. 3 trending tonight 3 we all do it...set our alarms on our cell phones...but according to the washington post....the habit could start you off on the wrong side of the bed. bed.the article suggests waking up to your cell phone alarm could cause anxiety--by prompting you to check email...or scroll through social media--racking up screen time before you even get out of bed.they say reading one bad email...or text...can set the tone for your entire day.so what to do? the article suggests using a traditional alarm clock and digitally detox before starting your day. 3

south carolina native? >> it is big. greenwood, south carolina, shout out. carolina shout out. means everything to me. i dreamed of super bowl 50 andw here. ricardo: perfect. enjoy it, josh. geoff: great stuff right there. just normal and also played a coastal carolina. brad fralick was in charlotte and has more coming up here at 6:30 a.m. this morning. myra: fans packed the sports bars last night. this is hickory tavern in spartanburg. fans at the tavern called out their favorites. >> kuechly. he's the quarterback on the defense. he's the fastest guy in the nfl on defense. a linebacker, he's all pro, he's young. myra: the fans said they had full confidence in the panthers team, but they were blown away by the number of points the team put up during the game. lots game of the season, super bowl 50. facing the panthers, the denver broncos. geoff: the broncos captured the afc championship game against the new england patriots. it came down to the final seconds right here, but the patriots couldn't complete the two-point conversion that would have tied the game. it was the fifth t

the mountains of north carolina are anticipating 1-3 inches. this will be basically a mountain-event. the mountains of georgia could see the most snow from this and will happen late morning into the afternoon. as ridiculous at our various skycams, asheville is at 22 degrees with clouds. we can see with the atmosphere, the live super doppler 4hd is digging up some light snow right now. bit including henderson county and buncombe county, as well as transylvania county. advisories are issued where it could get it little slippery with 1-2 inches of snow. once it reaches three inches, that is when winter advisories are issued. the mountains of georgia could see the most from this event. later this afternoon it will be slippery trying to drive across the north carolina mountains. from 1:00 and 2:00 on the upstate will see some flurries. as the kids get out of school, everybody will be excited. our future plus. it will be 1:00 on that it begins to be active. eastern georgia, raven county, and maybe northern oconee county it will continue in the mounta

south carolina shined through those storms. but this year was something neither we nor the way the men could have ever imagine. rain at unbelievable levels, pouring from the sky for hours. enough rain, according to one report, to give each american one bottle of water . october's thousand year flood was one that challenge our state in a way few natural disasters ever half. i cannot give enough credit to general bob livingston, director of emergency management can stensland, secretary of check rotation kristy hall, and the other leaders of our agency who understood that can't is not an option. this team knew they couldn't sleep until we made sure we had done everything in our power to keep people safe, provide aid to those in need, and strengthen our citizens with the information and the resources to move forward. please help me think a group of people who didn't back down from the historic challenge, one i'm proud to call "team south >>[applause] with good reason, we talk a lot about the things south carolina does well, the rec

skies will remain mostly cloudy friday night into saturday morning 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 kendra-we continue tonight- 3 let's get to breaking newsin 3 swat and the bomb squad along with numerous deputiesare at a home along hawthorne drive--- that's right there off whitehall roadwe understand crisis negotiators are on scene as well- 3 let's take you live to the scene-this is as close as we can get right now-here's what we know---there is a man inside refusing to come out--- he's indicated to deputies he has a bomb. a few homes nearby have been evacuated- we talked neighbors we talked to 3 neighbors n nrby about what's going on. 3 as we get new updates from the scenewe'll pass them along right here on air and at fox carolina dot com 3 alright, lets head out west- in less than twenty four hours the tigers will be in arizona- 3 it's an expensive trip but you can bet thousands of die hard clemson fans are heading out to hopefully watch their tigers bring home the nat