of entertainment studios.3 the morning news at 5:00 starts now... now... 3 rain showers early this morning. with sunshine by the afternoon. temperature in the 70s. with occasional showers overnight. 3 3 and in buncombe 3 county a flood watch is in effect after heavy rain fall-- causing road closures. 3 good morning.... it's tuesday, december 29i'm lauren elise, with meteorologist nicole papay. 3 showers clear out this morning leaving a partly to mostly cloudy sky and highs in the low 70s. river flood concerns remain all day as drainage continues from the overnight. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 50s ahead of more rain wednesday. 3 now to lauren with traffic ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit

center.you are looking live at: 3 as we said it has been a very busy overnight in asheville where heavy rain caused flooded roadways to be closed and several water rescues. rescues.fox carolina's ashley minelli is fox carolina's rescues. rescues.several water closed and roadways to be caused flooded heavy rain asheville where overnight in been a very busy as we said it has 3 light.but traffic is roads are wet interchange:i-85 and 385 greenville at the dot cam in live on our s-c you are looking 3 may block greenwood that the road in there is a tree in *********hold****** *********hold****** 3 ((wrap up))now to lauren 3 wednesday.of more rain lows in the 50s ahead clouds increase with lows in the 50s ahead of more rain wednesday.

((wrap up))3 with trafficnow to lauren 3 with traffic((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******there is a tree in the road in greenwood that may block traffic.- 800 block of by pass 72.no other delays. delays.you are looking live on our s-c dot cam in greenville at the i-85 and 385 interchange:roads are wet but traffic is light. 3 as we said it has been a very busy overnight in asheville where heavy rain caused flooded roadways to be closed and several water rescues. rescues.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live this morning-- and ashley emergency crews said they had a hard time keeping up. 3 3

3 22:02-22:143 whether there is a barricade up or not if you see standing water dont drive through it, emergency crews, police, fire are all over the city of asheville trying to keep up with calls and we dont even have enough time to put the barricades out righ t now. now.

3 3 asheville wasnt 3 the only area to see flooding overnight.several western north carolina counties are heavy rain. rain.in transylvania county: the city of rosman has evacuated main street.cemetary road @ the train trussel is

road closures are right there on your screen.we're also told there were some road closures in polk and henderson counties. there are also more than 17- henderson county. 3 we will continue to keep an eye on the weather situation butfor news and weather information 24/7 anywhere you go download our app.just text fox carolina to 23765. 3 3 only on fox: a grieving spartanburg family wants to know who hit their loveveone with a car and left them to die in the street-- 3 it happened sunday morning on cemetery street in cowpens ... by a local fast food restaurant. investigators say someone hit and killed "brent tessnear" with a vehicle. right now, the coroner is calling the hit-and-run suspicious. tessnear's family met back at the scene monday night. 3 they think the hit and run may have been intentional because he walked that road frequently. tessnear's family says six children are now without a father. 3 3 "it was an innocent man's life

a hit and run or whether someone heard him, answer still need to be served. it's not a speeding ticketthat we're dealing with is somebody's life." life."tessnear's family wants anyone with information to come forward. cowpens police are offering a cash reward for any information that leads to an arrest. 3 3 covering our counties: greenville county deputies now believe a fight led up to a deadly shooting.. shooting..the coroner says "nathan crouch" died from a gunshot wound to the chest.deputies found him dead inside a home on perry road sunday night . his death is ruled a homicide but no arrests have been made. made.if you know anything about this incident - you're asked to call crime stoppers at 23-crime. 3 also in greenville county- deputies say they need your help finding a man who held a gun to a woman's head-- threatening to kill her. her.the sheriff's office says "ernest dennis junior" is wanted for several charges including attempted murder, assault, and battery. dennis is accused of attacking a

whereabouts-call crime stoppers at 23-crime. 3 in mcdowell county-- d-s-s is trying to find a runaway teenager. 3 deputies say "david whittington" was last on saturday in nebo. they say he has family and friends throughout the county and is also from the area. d-s-s says whittington is in their custody. if you any information on where he may be - your asked to call d-s-s or the sheriff's office. 3 3 the tigers are now two days away from facing off against oklahoma in the orange bowl. the team is already in south florida practicing.sports director aaron cheslock is standing by with a look at heisman finalist deshaun watson and the impact he will have on this game. 3 3 3 3 3 yeah, heisman finalist, acc player of the year , the davey o brine award winner as the nations top quarterback... a ton of accolades for the clemson gunslinger and a lot of it gets attributed not just to his arm but his legs... legs... 3 3 the proofs right there on the stat sheet... the first team all-american's the first player since johnny manziel to

yards through the air.. and over 800 on the ground... he's third in the nation for all of quarterbacks with his 887 total rushing... it's even more impressive when you consider this time last year watson just had his acl surgically repaired... but it's the deadly duel-threat of number four that leaves defenses wondering how to gameplan for him.. him.m. 3 3 3 "it's just a natural instinct for him and he's got the ability to extend those plays and create distortion in the defense and space to run. and then the other part of it is it's what the defense is giving us. as gallman has established himself this year, it's opened more things up for deshaun. deshaun. 3 3 3 "we want to be balanced and be able to create problems on the passing and the running game so, if we can do that, it'll put a lot of pressure on defenses, and they'd have to choose what they want to stop first and you know either way they have to choose and we've been successful at both of them." them." 3

3 the tigers defense also with a tough matchup in having to stop the oklahoma sooners high powered attack... clemson's d starting to feel like themselves again... we'll have more on the tigers defense coming up a little later on the morning news. till then, tag out... out... 3 aaron will be in miami all week long ..coming up tomorrow join us for 'thee orange bowl preview.'the special kicks off here on fox-carolina at 7:30-p- m. aaron cheslock will have in- depth analysis ...and one-on-one interviews.we also have an entire section dedicated to clemson's quest for a national title on fox carolina-dot-com. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 showers clear out this morning leaving a partly to mostly cloudy sky and highs in the low 70s. river flood concerns remain all day as drainage continues from the overnight. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 50s ahead of more

3 3 now to lauren with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold******there is a tree in the road in greenwood that may block traffic.- 800 block of by pass 72.dot should be taking care of that soon.no other delays. delays. 3 you're taking a live look at our r s-c dot cam at the g-s-p exit along 85.roads are wet but traffic is light and moving. 3 3 it's ______.a texas teen on probation for killing four

run.where authorities finally caught up with him **and his mother-- next. 3 we head to break with a live look at... usc-upstateyou're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning

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3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at... swananoa river rd at biltmore aveasheville 3 a texas teen on 3 probation for killing four people in a drunken driving crash-- has been captured in mexico. 3 authorities say "ethan couch" known as the affluenza teen and his mother were found in puerto vallarta mexico on monday. they believe couch and

late november after a video surfaced showing what appeared to be couch at a party involving alcohol. he avoided prison time for the crash-- after a psychologist diagnosed him with affluenza. couch could however, go to prison for up to 10-years if he's found to have violated his probation by drinking. 3 if you're traveling this morning--- you may want to check your flight. 3 more than 2-thousand flights into, or across the u-s have been canceled and about 48- hundered have been delayed. it's all because of the large storm system moving through the south and midwest. a flight tracking service says-- no more than 150 cancelations and 4-thousand flights are seen on a typical day. believe it or not -- experts say heavy rain and strong winds -- like what we saw on monday -- are often more troubling for airlines than snowfall. we checked gsp's website and a few flights to and from

3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 showers clear out this morning leaving a partly to mostly cloudy sky and highs in the low 70s. river flood concerns remain all day as drainage continues from the overnight. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 50s, ahead of more rain wednesday with highs in the 60s. skies begin to clear on new year's eve with temperatures in the mid-60s. sunshine and seasonably cold air in the 50s during the day and freezing at night move back in for friday and the weekend. showers clear out this morning leaving a partly to mostly cloudy sky and highs in the low 70s. river flood concerns remain all day as drainage continues from the overnight. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 50s, ahead of more rain wednesday with highs in the 60s. skies begin to clear on new year's eve with temperatures in the mid-60s. sunshine and seasonably cold air in the 50s during the day and freezing at

3 now to lauren with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold******in buncombe county -- glen bridge road near walden drive is blocked. crews are expected to be out there until about 8:00 this morning.dot should be clesesng a tree out of the road in greenwood soon.- 800 block of by pass 72.we're not picking up any crashes or other delays in our area. area. 3 you're looking live atpit crew traffic sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 if you're hoping for a new job

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3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at... greenville county.. eye-85 3 an oregon 3 bakery is now out 130-thousand dollars after being ordered to pay a gay couple they refused to serve. serve.the owners of "sweet

after a judge decided this summer that was the damages for emotional suffering.the same sex couple says they asked the bakery to make them a wedding cake two years ago but the bakery refused because of religious beliefs.the women filed complaints with the state and triggered a national debate over claims of religious beliefs against anti- discrimination laws. 3 now to weather with nicole 3 showers clear out this 3 morning leaving a partly to mostly cloudy sky and highs in the low 70s. river flood concerns remain all day as drainage continues from the overnight. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 50s

3 ((weather hit))3 3 lauren is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 in arden -- glen bridge road near i-26 is blocked.that's right by the asheville regional airport.crews are expected to be out there until about 8:00 this morning. morning. 3 3 you're looking live in greenville at i-85 near highway 101.roads are wet but traffic is light. 3 3 it's ______.one of the suspects accused in a kidnapping that sparked an amber alert goes before a judge..coming up what's next for three other suspects. 3 we head to break with a live look at...clemson you're watching the morning 3 news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning news.

3 the morning news at 5:30 starts now..

3 rain showers early this morning. with sunshine by the afternoon. temperature in the 70s. with occasional showers overnight. 3 3 and in buncombe county a flood watch is in effect after heavy rain fall--causing road closures. 3 good morning.... it's tuesday, december 29i'm lauren elise, with meteorologist nicole papay.thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 we're taking a live look at. broad st and main in rosman-- transylvania countyhigh water on the road.. close. 3 3 showers clear out this morning leaving a partly to mostly cloudy sky and highs in the low 70s. river flood concerns remain all day as drainage continues from the overnight. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 50s ahead of more

3 let's send it over to lauren. 3*********hold****** *********hold******in arden -- glen bridge road near i-26 is blocked.that's right by the asheville regional airport. crews are expected to be out there until about 8:00 this morning. morning. 3 you're looking live at our dot cam in greer:i-85 near highway 129. 3 3 overnight flooding in asheville caused quite the mess in and around the downtown area.this morning several roads are closed after rushing water filled the streets. streets.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live there this morning---and ashley a scary night for some drivers who had

3 - several reports of rescues- still concern as officials fear rivers will continue to flood- talk about swannanoa river right now now- biltmore village flooded - van stuck on lodge street friend of driver says water was knee high deep- several rescues across the area- boats deployed- again- concern not over yet 3 3 3 the river is definitely 3 rising, we expect it to rise and flood through the morning,

that desnt mean it cant again exceed its banks. banks.buncombe:3 - french broad *flood* warning in effect until 9 tonight 3 - swannanoa feeds right into french broad- portions of it flooding:lyman st near riverside road

3 asheville wasnt the only area to see flooding overnight. several western north carolina counties are dealing with the aftermath of heavy rain. rain.in transylvania county: the city of rosman has evacuated main street.cemetary road @ the train trussel is shut down.the rest of those road closures are right there on your screen.we're also told there were some road closures in polk and henderson counties. 3 3 three suspect accused in an asheville kidnapping are still waiting to be brought back to north carolina. carolina. these two boys are safe after police say they were abducted on sunday. 3 now, four people are locked up---including a woman who's accused of being paid to go along with the kidnapping- trena weaver was in court in buncombe county yesterday. arrest warrants show one of the suspects paid "trena weaver" 20 dollars to drive the two kids.and police say she was under the influence at that time.police say three year old harlee and one year old elijah joyner were abducted from a home sunday.. and were later found safe in swannanoa.the other three

jackson county, georgia.it's not clear when they'll be brought back to north carolina. 3 3 covering our counties:a mcdowell county father and son are facing charges after getting into a fight last week. week.deputies say 64 year old "thomas stafford" and 30 year old "daniel stafford" were in their marion home on the 21st when they started arguing. reports show the two men started attacking each other and that's when the son grabbed a hatchet.deputies say the father grabbed a gun and opened fire in self defense.he missed daniel but hit his other son in the arm who was then taken to the hospital. 3 a greenville county man is out of jail after deputies said he pointed a gun at neighbors walking their dog on christmas. christmas.this is a look at cody cole.investigators say cole sped by the neighbors in the parkins mill area.the neighbors motioned for cole to slow down and that's they say when he got into a fight with them.deputies say show cole left then came back with a gun and pointed it at the neighbors.deputies say cole

3 3 south carolina lawmaker trey gowdy's decision to back florida senator marco rubio is getting backlash from donald trump. trump.after gowdy announced his support -- - ump called him out.trump criticized how gowdy handled the benghazi hearings, calling them a disaster.gowdy is expected to campaign with rubio in iowa this week -- but bad weather forced them to cancel plans on monday. 3 and with new hampshire's presidential primary in the near future -- new jersey governor chris christie is trying to get momentum there. christie has visited the state more than any other candidate and put lots of campaign dollars into t-v ads.it looks to be working.his numbers went up in recent republican polls in the state.front-runner donald trump has critized him for not paying enoughgh attention to his home state. 3 trump and christie are just two of thirteen candidates running for the republican nomination -- --there are four candidates on the democratic side- for all your you decide 2016 coverage

3 we're just two days away from the orange bowl-- we have full tiger coverage for you all week long from miami including thee orange bowl preview tomorrow night. 3 fox carolina sports director aaron cheslock will be one-on- one with the players **all week long. and this morning he tatas to probably one of the most underrated players on the clemson defense-- "cordrea tankersley" about the teams defense and how they will match up with oklahoma. 3 3 3 "you look at this oklahoma offense, a team that's scored fifty-plus points in five of their last seven games, how do you guys gameplan for an offense that's that high-caliber?" caliber?" 3 "well we just go out there and do what we've been doing every single week, we know they're a great team and they're going to go out there and compete, they're going to go out there and try to make all the plays, it's just up to us to try and stop them. like e said they're just a great team, with a great quarterback. and great coaches so we look forward to the task."

against the sooners on thursday.. they have a shot at the national championship title. you can catch "the orange bowl preview" tomorrow night right here on fox carolina at 7:30. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 showers clear out this morning leaving a partly to mostly cloudy sky and highs in the low 70s. river flood concerns remain all day as drainage continues from the overnight. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 50s ahead of more rain wednesday.

3 now to lauren 3 with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we've picked up a 3 new crash in taylo. rutherford road at donnan road near the ingles grocery store. no injuries.and a new crash in laurens county.highway 72 at midway school road. road. 3 you are taking a live look in simpsonville at 385 at highway 29: 3 3 it's ______.chicago's mayor is cutting his family vacation short--what he says needs to take care of--next, 3 we head to break with a live look at...usc-upstateyou're watching the morning news on fox carolina.

3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina---we're taking a live look at... swananoa river rd at biltmore

3 chicago mayor "rahm emanuel" will be coming back to the u-s this afternoon after cutting his family vacation short. short.workers at his office says he's coming back to talk about the deadly double shooting from saturday.police say a 19 year old forced them to open fire when he was "combative" toward officers.55 year old bettie jones -- who lived close by -- was accidentally shot and killed. mayor emanuel says he will work to restore trust in the police department.emanuel's approval rating is now at 18 percent and protesters are calling for his removal. 3 neighborhoods across the country are getting pounded by severe weather including tornadoes, flooding..and even blizzard conditions. conditions.over the past week -- rescue crews say dozens of people have beenenilled including 4 soldiers in missouri.ccmunities that are cleaning up from the tornados

storms in texas.the weather is also messing up flight plans all across the u-s with hundreds of airlines canceling flights out of chicago's o'hare airport along with delays at other airports including g-s-p. 3 time for traffic and weather 3 every ten minutes. 3 showers clear out this morning leaving a partly to mostly cloudy sky and highs in the low 70s. river flood concerns remain all day as drainage continues from the overnight. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 50s, ahead of more rainwednesday with highs in the 60s. skies begin to clear on new year's eve with temperatures in the mid-60s. sunshine and seasonably cold air in the 50s during the day and freezing at night move back in for friday and the weekend. showers clear out this morning leaving a partly to mostly cloudy sky and highs in the low 70s. river flood concerns remain all day as drainage continues from the overnight. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 50s,

with highs in the 60s. skies begin to clear on new year's eve with temperatures in the mid-60s. sunshine and seasonably cold air in the 50s during the day and freezing at night move back in for friday and the weekend. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to lauren with pit crew traffic.

*********hold******3 we are watching:a crash in taylors.rutherford road at donnan road near the ingles grocery store.no injuries.and a crash in laurens county. highway 72 west bound at midway school road.no word on injuries.we've also picked up flooding in spartanburg county. - highway 14 at i-26 in landrum.dot is on their way to see how bad it is. is.you are taking a live look at i-85 in spartanburg near gossett road.wet roads but no delays.pit crew traffic sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 time for news you need to know...cleveland police

frank garmback will not face charges in the death of 12 year old "tamir rice".a grand jury decided not to indict them monday.rice was shot and killed at a rec center last november while holding a toy gun. 3 a report from an organization called the "committee to protect journalists" says 69 journalists were killed on the job this year.the report says terrorists are to blame for nearly 30 of them including the attack on the paris magazine "charlie hebdo". 3 a wanted texas teenager and his mother have been captured in mexico.ethan couch was on probation for causing the deaths of four people in a drunk driving crash.he made hehelines when a doctor said he suffered from affluenza because he was babied by his wealthy parents. 3 with the new year just three days away -- healthier diets are at the top of some of our lists. lists.health experts say the best way to improve your diet is by cutting out sugar.they warn that sugar is often hiding in foods that don't taste sweet -- like breads,

-- while many fruits and milk have sugar, the health benefits often outweigh the negative effects.experts say reducing sugar can be hard because it triggers reward centers in our brain. 3 we head to break with a live look at... broad st and main in rosman-- transylvania county high water on the road.. folks were told to evacuate.. 3 but first let's take a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. numbers. 3 you're watching the morning

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3 welcome back--we're taking a live look at... clemson 3 it looks like 3 actor "ryan phillippe" and his girlfriend are getting serious this holiday season. season.according to reports from people and e-news he got engaged to "paulina slagter". phillippe last starred in the show secrets and lies while slagter is working on her law degree at stanford.the actor

witherspoon from 19-99 until 2008 and they had two children together. 3 a new place to eat in spartanburg is opening soon. soon.the upstate beer garden restaurant and social haus is getting ready for their grand opening on new years eve.the new location will feature two levels with two outdoor bear gardens and menus from an executive chef.doors for the grand opening on thursday will open at 11:00 in the morning to get ready for the orange bowl.the beer garden will also be booking late night bands in the future. 3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 showers clear ououthis morning leaving a partly to mostly cloudy sky and highs in the low 70s. river flood concerns remain all day as drainage continues from the overnight. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 50s ahead of more rain wednesday.

3 now for a look 3 at traffic 3*********hold****** *********hold******we e e watching:a crash in taylors that should be clearing soon. rutherford road at donnan road near the ingles grocery store. no injuries.we're also watching flooding in spartanburg county.- highway

on their way to see how bad it is. is. 3 you're looking live at business-85 in spartanburg at i-26 near exit 4.traffic is moving but roads are wet. 3 3 it's ______.flooded roads and water rescues overnight in asheville.coming up what emergency workers are warning you about-- 3 be sure to stay with fox carolina all morning long. we're bringing you the days top stories until nine o'clock. throughout our four hours of news you can catch live reports from the field, plus weather and traffic updates

3 (sen. ted cruz/(r) 3 news at 5:00 starts now... now... 3 rain showers early this morning. with sunshine by the afternoon. temperature in the 70s. with occasional showers overnight. 3 3 and in buncombe 3 county a flood watch is in effect after heavy rain fall-- causing road closures. 3 good morning.... it's tuesday, december 29i'm lauren elise,