3 flood concerns 3 will stay with us through the day.. but showers clear out this morning.. bringing sunny skies later on. on. 3 overnight flooding led to road closures and even water rescues in western north carolina.we're live in asheville with the latest. 3 good morning.... 3 it's tuesday, december 29.i'm lauren elise.... here with nicole papay.thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 we'll take another live look outside-- 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 ((wrap up))

3 we're keeping an 3 eye on a crash in asheville. it's at crockett road at tunnel road.no word on injuries but that is where roads are flooded.we're also keeping an eye on a crash in anderson -- it's blocking the road at concord road and harris bridge road.no injuries reported.down in greenwood there's a crash at nation road and miller road.no injuries reported there.that should be clearing up soon. soon. 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on 385 near stone avenue in greenville. traffic is light but be careful with the wet roads.-- 3 3 3 it's 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 3 3 3 3

3 we want to 3 remind you-- when severe weather hits, you'll want to get our fox carolina app.it will bring you any y tches or warnings in your area.. and will still work with your data plan if the power goes out. just text "carolina weather" to the number on your screen to find out how to get it for free. 3 3 covering our counties--a spartanburg county family is asking for help after their loved one was killed in a possible hit and run. run.brent tesesear died sunday morning at the hospital.. after someone found him badly hurt behind the hardee's in cowpens. cowpens.investigators now think someone might have hit him with a car.. and took off. and family members tell us they think it could have been intentional.they're now asking for anyone with information to come forward. 3 "it was an innocent man's life that was taken. whether it be a hit and run or whether

still need to be served. it's not a speeding ticket that we're dealing with it's somebody's life." life."we're told tessnear leaves behind six children. cowpens police is offering a cash reward for any information that leads to an arrest.call 1-888-crime-sc if you can help. 3 we have new details on a death investigation in greenville county. county.the coroner says "nathan crouch" was found dead in a home on perry road sunday night.investigators say crouch got into a fight with someone.. and was shot in the chest.his death is ruled a homicide.. but no one's been arrested.if you know anything 3 3 we're bringing you continuing coverage of the tigers' trip to the orange bowl.they've had a couple of days to practice in south florida before thursday's game.fox carolina sports director aaron cheslock is down there following the team.. including heisman finalist deshaun watson. 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 the proofs right there on the stat sheet... the first team all-american's the first player since johnny manziel to tally more than 35-hundred 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.. 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.

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 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, 3 we'll have much 3 more on the tigers tomorrow night.. during "the orange bowl preview."aaron cheslock will have in-depth analysis and one-on-one interviews with the tigers in florida.that's tomorrow night at 7:30 here on fox carolina.you can also head

full section of orange bowl coverage. 3 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 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

3 we're watching 3 greenwood - hit and run.hwy 25 at we're watching two wrecks that should be clearing up soon.up in asheville -- crockett road at tunnel road. no word on injuries but that is where roads are flooded.and in anderson -- concord road and harris bridge road.no injuries reported there. ther 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on i-85 and highway 81.traffic is moving right along. 3 here's a live look in rosman, where some folks have lost power this morning-- you're watching the morning news on fox carolina.

news on fox carolin what if the sweet stevia leaf was discovered... ...before the sugarcane. after people were enjoying truvia in their coffee and everything else... ...sugar would come along and go, "hey, i'm sweet too." "sure, sugar, you're very sweet, but we've already got sweetness minus calorie-ness." it would be kinda awkward. truvia.

3 the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic. 3 welcome back to 3 the morning news on fox carolina.we're back with a live look at the swannanoa river in buncombe county.

3 this morning.. a 3 teen who used the "affluenza" defense in a drunk driving case is back in jail. jail."ethan crouch" and his mother "tonya" were arrested in mexico monday night.ethan has been wanted out of texas since last month.crouch is serving probation for a 2013 dui crash that killed four people.during that case.. his attorneys claimed he suffered from "affluenza".. because he grew up wealthy and never learned responsibility.crouch now faces 10 years in prison for the probation violation. 3 in north carolina-- three suspects are behind bars after a one year old was shot on christmas day. day.maleah williams died at a chapel hill hospital monday. family members say she was playing outside an apartment building on friday.. when someone drove by and fired shots.chapel hill police arrested a 22 year old man on sunday and charged him with attempted murder.on monday, two more arrests were made.all three are behind bars this morning. 3 hard rock fans are mourning the death of motorhead's lead singer this morning.

"lemmy" kilmister passed away monday.. just days after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.he had battled other health issues in recent years.. but stayed active in the band.lemmy started motorhead in 1975 and was their main songwriter.their biggest hit was "ace of spades" in 1980.lemmy was 70 years old. 3 3 "whole foods" is now paying off thousands of dollars after being accused of overcharging customers. customers.on monday.. company leaders said they agreed to pay half a million dollars to resolve the investigation into its new york city stores. earlier this year.. whole foods admitted it had charge too much for some items, like fruit and sandwiches.they said it was unintentional.last year, the company settled with three cities in california over similar claims. 3 if you've got gift cards you don't want.. you might be able to trade them at target. the retailer is partnering with the gift card exchange website, "cardpool."more than 15 hundred target stores are

which lets you trade another store's gift card for a target card.target says they will accept cards from hundreds of companies.but you won't get back the full value of your card.for example, if you trade a 100 dollar walmart card.. you'll only get back an 85 dollar target card. 3 time for weather 3 and traffic. traffic. 3 showers clear 3 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

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 night move back in for friday and the weekend. 3 ((weather hit))

3 troopers are investigating a hit and run crash in greenwood. it's at highway 25 and 246.no injuries are being reported.a new crash in anderson on i-85 north bound near exit 40.no injuries reported. reported. 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on i-85 at highway 153 near exit 40.no

crew traffic sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac! 3 3 3 news you need to know..several roads are closed in several western north carolina counties because of flooding. asheville firefighters say they performed water rescues after people drove through standing water.emergency workers warn the threat isnt over because rivers could still exceed their banks. 3 at least 43 people have died in severe weather over the last week and the storm system is still on the move.the system has caused blizzard conditions in western texas... flooding in missouri.. and tornadoes in several states. its expected to move into the northeast today. 3 here's a live look over greenville--thee morning news on fox 3 carolina is back in minutes. 3 you're watching the morning

3 welcome back to 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.this is a live at the intersection of broad and main streets in rosman 3 people in new york city are 3 already preparing for the new year. year.the annual "good riddance day" celebration happened on monday.the event is designed

their bad memories from 2015. people came together to shred photos and documents.. and talk about how they're ready to start over in the new year. 3 3 3 : "i shredded--i'm saying goodbye to all my carelessness, i need to be more focused in the new year." year." 3 : "i lost 75 pounds. i'm a happier, healthier, more fulfilled person. and i look forward to 2016 being my best year yet." yet."this was the ninth year the event has been held in times square.

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 ahead of more rain wednesday. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 let's send it over to the pit

3 we've picked up a 3 new crash in greenville county. it's on white horse road at the gordon street extension.no injuries there.over in spartanburg there are a new crash.john b white senior boulivard and southport road. no word on injuries 3 3 3 it's ______.an upstate preacher says he's lost everything he owns.. but he's still grateful.we'll tell you his story.. after the break. 3 we leave you with a live look at the swannanoa river.we'll check in with ashley minelli there after the break --thee morning news on fox carolina is back in minutes. 3 you're watching the morning news on fox carolina.

3 the morning 3 will stay with us through the day.. but showers clear out this morning.. bringing sunny skies later on. on. 3 overnight flooding led to road closures and even water rescues in western north carolina.we're live in asheville with the latest.

where the power is out for some people this morning. 3 good morning.... it's tuesday, december 29.i'm lauren elise.... here with nicole papay.thanks for joining us on the morning news. 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 ahead of more rain wednesday. 3 ((wrap up))

3 we're watching a 3 crash in greenville county. it's on white horse road at the gordon street extension.no injuries there.over in spartanburg there are two crashes we're wawahingjohn b white senior boulivard and southport road along with east main street at fernwood drive.

crashes. 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on i-85 near greenville.-- 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 d e streets. streets.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live there this morning---and ashley a scary night for some drivers who had to be rescued. 3 - several 3 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 - swannanoa feeds right into french broad- portions of it

riverside road

3 across the 3 nation.. a huge weather system is being blamed for severe weather that's killed dozens in several states. states.43 people have died in severe weather over the past week.the system has caused blizzard conditions in western texas... flooding in missouri.. and tornadoes in several states.thousands of flights were delayed or canceled on monday.forecasters say the storm is expected to keep moving toward the northeast today. 3 3 covering our counties-- greenville county deputies are looking for a man who held a gun to a woman's head and threatened to kill her. her.investigators need your help to find ernest dennis, junior.last month.. deputies say he violently attacked a

forehead, and threatened to kill her.right now, he's wanted for attempted murder, assault and batttery.. and several other charges.if you see him, call 23-crime. 3 we're learning new details about a kidnapping case in buncombe county. county.a total of four people are facing charges.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 suspects were arrested in jackson county, georgia.it's not clear when they'll be brought back to north carolina. 3 a pastor in anderson county is counting his blessings after he and his wife survived a house fire. fire.the house on green street in iva caught fire saturday night.the home belongs to pastor terry allen from the "going through with jesus church" in iva.he says an alarm woke him up.. and by the time he and his wife got out..

it's a total loss.. but the pastor says he's just grateful they escaped with their lives. 3 3 3 we lost everything. there's nothing that can be saved. saved."we're very thankful..there is no way without the grace of god that we would ever.. we would ever come through." through."pastor allen says members of the community have already reached out to help.if you would like to send clothing or money.. you can find the address in our story on fox carolina dot com. 3 as we get closer to the orange bowl.. fox carolina is down in florida following the tigers as they get ready. ready.this morning, sports director aaron cheslock is catching up with one of their most underrated players-- "cordrea tankersley." they talked about the tigers' defense and how they will match up with oklahoma. 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

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 i said they're just a great team, with a great quarterback. and great coaches so we look forward to the task." task."with a tigers win 3 against the sooners on thursday.. they have a shot at the national championship title. 3 we'll have much more on the tigers tomorrow night.. during "the orange bowl preview." aaron cheslock will have in- depth analysis and one-on-one interviews with the tigers in florida.that's tomorrow night at 7:30 here on fox carolina. you can also head to fox carolina dot com for a full section of orange bowl coverage. 3 3 time for weather 3 and traffic every 10 minutes. 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

3 we're watching 3 two wrecks in spartanburg county.the first is a new crash highway 29 near i-85.ems has been called to that scene. the other is at john b white senior boulivard and southport road. no word on injuries at that crash. crash.here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on i-85 in spartanburg near the highway 29 exit.we're not seeing any backup from that crash in the area.-- 3 3 it's ______.who do you admire most?that's what a new survey is asking .. and the results could surprise you. 3 here's a live look over greenville county-- you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben

papay, chris scott w3 the morning news on fox carolina.you're looking live in rosman.. where some roads are closed after overnight flooding.many are also without power right now. 3

people to stay calm.. after a grand jury decided not to file charges in the death of a 12 year old boy. boy.in november of last year.. tamir rice was shot and killed by a police officer.. who thought the boy was armed.it turned out he was holding a pellet gun.now, an attorney for the rice family says he believes the prosecutor in the case sided with the police.. and didn't present all the evidence to the grand jury. 3 3 [subodh chandra-rice family attorney] "this prosecutor under the guise of transparency kept selectively leaking information that secured to exonerate the officers but also prepare the public to accept a terrible travesty of injustice." injustice."that attorney 3 says tamir rice's mother is too distraught to offer a statement.he is also encouraging peaceful protests. 3 a chicago police officer charged with murder is expected to enter a plea today. today.jason van dyke shot 17 year old laquan mcdonald **16** times last year.

protests all across the city after the dashcam video was released last month. investigators say mcdonald was armed with a knife but was running from officers when he was shot and killed.the shooting also forced the resignation of the police superintendent and sparked a civil rights investigation into the department's practices. 3 the city of san francisco wants to know who is promoting justin bieber's latest album after someone spray painted sidewalks--and it wont come off. off.the city's attorney is demanding bieber's music publisher help them determine who is behind the sidewalk graffiti.a letter was sent to universal music group, saying even after recent rain the graffit is not coming off.the city attorney says its costing the city too much money to remove the spray paint. universal has not responded. 3 when it comes to our most admired public figures-- politicians top the list. according to an annual survey by gallup....president obama and hillary clinton top thehe lists for men and women. republican front runner donald trump isnt far behind--

first time since 2011.clinton has topped the list more frequently than any other woman in the history of the survey--with a whopping 20 times.other names on the lists: pope francis, billy graham and ellen degeneres. 3 time for weather 3 and traffic every 10 minutes. 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

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))

2700 block on highway 29.no injuries there.troopers are investigating a hit and run in greenville county.it's at bennett street at waco street. no injuries are being reported. we're also watching a wreck in spartanburg county.it's at highway 29 near i-85.ems is out there. there.pit crew traffic is sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac! 3 3 3 look at news you need to know.. spartanburg county deputies want to know who hit a man and left him for dead over the weekend.brent tessnear died sunday morning at the hospital.. after someone found him badly hurt behind the hardee's in cowpens. 3 a wanted texas teenager and his mother are in custody in mexico.ethan couch was on probation for causing the deaths of four people in a drunk driving crash.he made headlines when a doctor said he suffered from affluenza because he was babied by his wealthy parents 3 lemmy" kilmister-- the motorhead frontman passed away on monday. his agent says he died in l-a after a brbref battle with aggressive cancer.

3 time for birthday shout-outs, sponsored by urban nirvana... -nita from mauldin. mauldin.if you'd like us to mention a birthday on the air, send the name, date, and hometown to *birthdays at fox carolina dot com.*and let us know if you'd like to see it in either the 7 or 8 o'clock hour. 3 we'll be right back, but first -- a look at yesterday's winning lottery numbers. numbers. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 good morning, i'm cody alcorn. first at four we'll be live in florida where the tigers are getting ready for the orange bowl.and tonight at ten, the five most imporant resolutions you can make in 2016. 3 you're watching the morning news. 3 we're back with a live look at --

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3 live look up in rosman, north carolina 3 if you're making a 3 new year's resolution to eat healthier.. listen to this. this.health experts say the best way to improve your diet is cutting out sugar.they warn that sugar is often hiding in foods that don't taste sweet -- like e breads, pastas, and dressings.they say -- while many fruits and milk have sugar, the health benefits often outweigh the negative effects.health leaders say reducing sugar can be hard because it triggers reward centers in our brain. 3 it was a good christmas for amazon.the online retail giant shipped a record number of items worldwide this holiday season. season.amazon says christmas eve was the biggest day ever

prime service that offers free two hour delivery in select cities.the company also gained three million new "prime" members in the third week of december alone. amazon says members shopping on mobile devices more than doubled this year. 3 now time for 3 weather and traffic 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

3 we're watching a 3 crash in anderson county.it's on highway 29 near cox road.no injuries there.troopers are investigating a hit and run in greenville county.it's at bennett street at waco street. no injuries are being reported. reported. 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on i-85 in greenville near the g-s-p exit. traffic is light and moving. 3 3 3 it's ______.we are continuing to watch our nearby creeks and rivers for the possibility of flooding today.coming up.. ashley minelli is live in

workers faced overnight. 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 every 10 minutes. minutes.

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