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of entertainment studios.3 the morning news at 5:00 starts now... now... 3 thursday will peak in the mid- 50s and mid-40s under gradually clearing skies. look to see dry conditions as the new year approaches. approaches.clemson fans today is the day!we are **live in **miami as the clemson tigers get ready for the orange bowl. 3 3 we only have a few hours left until the end of 2015. i'm live in downtown greenville with how you can participate in a family fun event. 3 good morning.... it's thursday, december 31i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay.
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3 mostly cloudy today with a slight chance for a morning shower. highs reach the mid- 60s in the upstate and upper 50s in the mountains. a flood warning remains in place for the french broad, enoree, saluda, and broad rivers until this weekend. slow clearing begins this afternoon and lows drop into the 30s and 40s. dry, seasonably cool weather begins the new year and lasts through the weekend. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.southgate dr @ sc hwy 295deer accidents church st ext @ north st styou are looking live at:
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3 the countdown is almost over -- the countdown 3 the countdown is almost over -- not for the new year but for the orange bowl!this afternoon -- clemson faces oklahoma in the orange bowl -- a win today puts them in the national championship game. game..sports director aaron cheslock is live in fort lauderdale -- 3 yeah, maybe the most remarkable thing about the tigers undefeated season so far is the fact they played 10 straight games to clinch their spot in the cfp... cfp...3 after a few practices down
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tigers say they finally have their legs back under them... the defense certainly showing it in the last couple games... giving up 27 or more in three of their last four games... they'll be taking another high-powered offense later this afternoon in o-u... a team that's scored 50 or more in five of their last seven matchups... but head coach dabo swinney says after watching his team this week.. they're revamped... revitalized.. ready to roll.. 3 3 3 3 3 "i think we're really really healthy were in great shape physically. we're gonna be a fast football team, i like where we are as far as our injury report. but i can't really quantify it. i know we
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that just you kind of go. you don't really worry about it. you just get ready for the next game and you do the best you can. but it certainly has been great having some time off, these guys getting their legs and i think we've practiced really smart, the guys feel good about the plan, now we've just got to go execute it." it."the tigers will however be without wideout deon cain... 1- of-3 players suspended for the rest of the season for
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3 now most expect this game to turn into a shootout.. which quarterbacks... deshaun watson and baker mayfield... coming up we'll take a look at the showdown between the two signal callers... 3 3 3
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it's also new year's eve and if you're a mom or dad who wants to celebrate **without keeping the kids upthere's a party **just for **you. **you.ashley minelli is live at the well this morning-- on the ice-- where they are counting down to the **noon year. 3 chance for kids, families to enjoy new year... without busting bed-times bed-times3 - kids enjoy skating on the ice - noisemakers to count down "noon" years eve- also the last day to enjoy skating on the big ice 3 $5 kids 6 and under$7 ages 7
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bring your own for no rental fee) 3 count-down begins at 10 this morning... skating continues until 2 this afternoon 3 3 3 3 this morning many in greenwood are feeling the impact of all the rain we've seen seenemergency management workers says at least six families were evacuated from their homes in the wilson creek mobile home park-- roads were washed out and some cars submerged under water. the u-s 25 bypass at burgess drive was closed because of flooding. and in 96 a man and two passengers were swept away in their car on paysinger road and had to be rescued by 3 3 3 "i have a wife and a daughter and i can't get to them right now and it kind of scares me.
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to get to them, i mean it would be nice if i could go back there and get them, but it can't." can't."i started rolling and the water started pushing the car sideways and into the creek and next think you known the car started filling up so we all crawled up on the top of the roof and we called for help. 3 both the phoenix and 96 fire departments responded to that rescue and all three people are okay. 3 and the midwest is also dealing with dangerous flooding. in missouri -- they are using sandbags to keep lanes open on interstate-55. rivers in the area also experiences historic flooding. the u-s army corps of engineers says flooded water has spilled over nine federal levees in the saint louis area. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 mostly cloudy today with a slight chance for a morning shower. highs reach the mid-
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50s in the mountains. a flood warning remains in place for the french broad, enoree, saluda, and broad rivers until this weekend. slow clearing begins this afternoon and lows drop into the 30s and 40s. dry, seasonably cool weather begins the new year and lasts through the weekend. 3 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: southgate dr @ sc hwy 295deer accidents church st ext @ north st st 3 you're taking a live look at 3 3 it's ______.coming up, the day
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bill cosby in court facing criminal charges.what's next for the actor. 3 we head to break with a live look at...usc-upstateyou're watching the morning news on fox carolina.
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3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at... downtown greenville... countdown to 'noon' years.. at the well 3 3 covering our counties-- we're hearing from a greenville mother who is searching for answers-- after her son was shot over christmas weekend. 3 3 trella hill's son marquavious mcgrath was shot christmas night while out with friends and family in greenville.she says her son tried to get away from fighting that spilled out of a club and into a nearby waffle house-hill's son was shot in his neck but remarkably survived. 3 3 3 luck is not the word. the
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he has never seen anyone survive without paralyzation or death. my son has neither one. one.greenville police are investigating what happened- anyone with information is asked to call crimestoppers at 23-crime. 3 firefighters say they now know what caused a fire at an apartment in spartanburg county. 3 they say something was left on the stove at the duncan village apartments on wednesday. firefighters say a woman who lives there was taking a nap--- but woke up when someone knocked on her door because of the smoke. they say one apartment was seriously damaged--- the red cross is helping that family. and one person was also taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. 3 3 bill cosby -- once t-v's most beloved dad -- is out on a million dollar bond this morning after being charged with a sex crime. crime.cosby was charged on wednesday in pennsylvania with a felony count of aggravated indecent assault. the alleged incident happened in 2004.the case marks the first time cosby has been charged with sexual misconduct despite years of allegations
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3 u-s fugitive ethan couch is being transported to a larger immigration facility in mexico city. 3 mexico's national immigration institute says the "affluenza" teen will be held in the nation's capital during a judge's temporary injunction that has delayed his deportation to the u-s. authorities say the 18-year-old -- who used "affluenza" as a defense in a fatal drunk-driving wreck -- fled with his mother to puerto vallarta. \couch's mother is now back in the u-s. 3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 mostly cloudy today with a slight chance for a morning shower. highs reach the mid- 60s in the upstate and upper 50s in the mountains. a flood warning remains in place for the french broad, enoree,
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this weekend. slow clearing begins this afternoon and lows drop into the 30s and 40s. dry, seasonably cool weather begins the new year and lasts through the weekend, with highs in the 50s, and lows near freezing. next week begins with sunshine in the 50s on monday and tuesday, but another round of rain could come late-week. mostly cloudy today with a slight chance for a morning shower. highs reach the mid-60s in the upstate and upper 50s in the mountains. a flood warning remains in place for the french broad, enoree,
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this weekend. slow clearing begins this afternoon and lows drop into the 30s and 40s. dry, seasonably cool weather begins the new year and lasts through the weekend, with highs in the 50s, and lows near freezing. next week begins with sunshine in the 50s on monday and tuesday, but another round of rain could come late-week.
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3 now to chris 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: southgate dr @ sc hwy 295deer accidents church st ext @ north st st 3 3 you're looking live atpit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 time for news you need to know..all new year's eve festivities in brussels, belgium have been cancelled after the arrest of two suspected terrorists. authorities say the men were planning an attack -- inspired by isis but not directly
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3 the friend of the san bernardino shooters has been indicted on several charges. enrique marquez is accused of conspiring and supplying firearms.he has not entered a plea. 3 authorities are trying to find the thief responsible for stealing tools from "rebuild upstate" the charity helps the disabled and elderly.the charity says they finished 120- projects this year. but don't know how to complete the other projects with their now minimal amount of tools. 3 we head to break with a live look at... greenville county.. pelham road you'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... clemson 3 carolina panthers star quarterback "cam newton" is sharing some big news. the dab daddy is-- now a real daddy! daddy!the proud father announced the birth of his son on social media wednesday-- saying quote: "my longtime girlfriend and i were
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son last week. our family is excited and thank you all for the well wishes!" end quote. newton said he had been keeping quiet about the news because he didn't want to create a distraction for the team and enjoy his privacy during this joyous time. 3 now to weather with nicole 3 mostly cloudy today with a
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shower. highs reach the mid- 60s in the upstate and upper 50s in the mountains. a flood warning remains in place for the french broad, enoree, saluda, and broad rivers until this weekend. slow clearing begins this afternoon and lows drop into the 30s and 40s. dry, seasonably cool weather begins the new year and lasts through the weekend. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this: 3 3 you're looking live at:
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3 it's ______.coming up, the orange bowl in miami kicks-off today. and if you're wanting to buy some gear -- watch out for fakes!we'll explain -- coming up, 3 we head to break with a live look at... greer.. wade hapmton at south buncombe road you're watching the morning news on fox carolina.
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3 the morning news at 5:30 starts now.. now.. 3 thursday will peak in the mid- 50s and mid-40s under gradually clearing skies. look to see dry conditions as the new year approaches. approaches. 3 we only have a few hours left until the end of 2015. i'm live in downtown greenville with how you can participate in a family fun event. 3 3 clemson fans -- ??are you ready??today is game dayi'm live in south florida with all
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3 good morning.... it's thursday, december 31i'm lauren elisewith traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the
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3 mostly cloudy today with a slight chance for a morning shower. highs reach the mid- 60s in the upstate and upper 50s in the mountains. a flood warning remains in place for the french broad, enoree, saluda, and broad rivers until this weekend. slow clearing begins this afternoon and lows drop into the 30s and 40s. dry, seasonably cool weather begins the new year and lasts through the weekend. 3 let's send it over to chris. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center:s church st ext @ north stgreenwood collision callison hwy @ w. county line rd 3 3 you're looking live at:
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3 happening now --we are hours away from kickoff in miami -- the clemson tigers will face the oklahoma sooners soonerssports director aaron cheslock joins us live from south florida where he's been all week week 3 watson versus mayfield... the orange bowl matchup between the tigers and sooners sets up as a shootout... with two of the most prolific passers in
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off.a showdown between 3 the signal-callers with tigers heisman finalist deshaun watson's coming in as hot as anyone in the country... more than 35-hundred passing yards... more than 800 on the ground... coming off a record breaking acc championship performance... then there's mayfield, who's a duel threat out of the backfield too... leading the o-u offense to the top of the big-12... which is full of good offenses...you just have to look at the statsheet when comparing the two...completion percentage? watsons 3rd, mayfields 7th... passing touchdowns... mayfields 6th, watson's 9th... and total quarterback rating? 3rd to 8th in favor of watson... two of the countries best, the winner goes to the national championship... 3 3 3 3 3 "they're very similar in that regard in that they're both great creators with the ball in their hand, but mayfield is, he's a tough guy. i mean he's not a very big guy. but he is strong, especially with his lower body. really difficult to tackle, you see a lot of people that you think have him. but they don't have
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and you can't cover guys 3forever." forever." 3 3 "people obviously thought i wasn't good enough to get an invite to new york. so i'm going to go out there and try to be great for our team and try to help them win." win."watson of course a heisman finalist. mayfield using that as motivation heading into this one.. and again, we just mentioned the stats.. the o-u quarterbacks got a case... 3 but it's not the only great matchup in this one... in fact we can look forward to a really good one on the outside between clemson corner mackensie alexander and oklahoma wide out sterling shepard... coming up, what alexander said to set social media on fire... epic trash talk coming your way..
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3 3 3 for fans in miami --the collegiate licensing company is warning about fake merchandise. the c-l-c says they will be patrolling shopping areas in miami for counterfeit products.if you shop online -- here are some tips to make sure you're getting the real deal. 3 officially licensed products should have-- a collegiate product hologram
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should also showclemson, oklahoma, or orange bowl.. trademarks. trademarks.the tags on the clothing should be intact. intact.the manufacturers name should be on the product. 3 3 as we get ready for the big *countdown* to midnight... there's another countdown that your kids won't want to miss missfox carolina's ashley minelli is live at the well this morning.. where ashley- there's a big party at 12... noon! 3 chance for kids, families to enjoy new year... without busting bed-times bed-times- kids enjoy skating on the ice- noisemakers to count down "noon" years eve- also the last day to enjoy skating on the big ice 3 $5 kids 6 and under$7 ages 7 and up$3 to rent skates (or bring your own for no rental fee)count-down begins at 10 this mornini... skating continues until 2 this afternoon 3
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3 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 mostly cloudy today with a slight chance for a morning shower. highs reach the mid- 60s in the upstate and upper 50s in the mountains. a flood
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the french broad, enoree, saluda, and broad rivers until this weekend. slow clearing begins this afternoon and lows drop into the 30s and 40s. dry, seasonably cool weather begins the new year and lasts through the weekend. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center:@ north st collision callison hwy @ 3 3 you are taking a live look at: 3 3 it's ______.one little girl in our area is giving back this year to kids in need.we'll
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3 we head to break with a live look at...the big apple.. time square.. nye.. ball drop.. you're watching the morning news on fox carolina.
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3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina---we're taking a live look a a..ab- tech 3 3 the family of a greenville county man who was killed wednesday morning -- is asking for help from the community. community.troopers say 51 year old "ronnie follett" was crossing white horse road at highway 253 around 1:30 when he was hit by two cars. according to investigators -- the second vehicle stopped but the first one kept driving. we're told follett died about ten minutes after being hit -- now his family is hoping drivers in the area saw something. 3 3 "it's awful, that this is how he went out knowing the way he
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person had stopped. he was another human being, everyone deserves that kindness. and for them just to keep riding, you know you hit something. there's no way you didn't know you hit something." something."troopers say they're looking for a red or maroon colored suv - possibly a dodge and it could have front end or driver's side damage.call highway patrol if you have any information. 3 buncombe county deputies need your help finding a missing teen.we're told "jessica crawford" is fifteen years old and from black mountain.she's described as five feet tall with brown hair and blue eyes. authorities think she may be in madison or burke counties. if you know where she may be -- you're asked to call the sheriff's office. 3 one little girl in our area is helping other children by donating her christmas money. money."ellery owen" was given 40 dollars at christmas.her three year old sister-- shelby--was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. before beginning physical therapy at shriner's hospital, shelby was unable to walk.her
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grateful -- she wanted to give back. 3 3 "shes kind of said in a quiet little voice, i didn't get my sewing machine. i said to her, honey santa gave you that money because you asked for money for shriners but if you want to get your sewing machine that is your gift from santa and i'm sure he wouldn't mind if you took it and bought your sewing machine." machine." 3 "i wanted to give the money to shriners so other kids can run, jump and play." play."we're told the 40 dollars was her only gift this year and her sister continues to receive therapy at shriners. 3 time for traffic and weather
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3 mostly cloudy today 3 with a slight chance for a morning shower. highs reach the mid-60s in the upstate and upper 50s in the mountains. a flood warning remains in place for the french broad, enoree, saluda, and broad rivers until this weekend. slow clearing begins this afternoon and lows drop into the 30s and 40s. dry, seasonably cool weather begins the new year and lasts through the weekend, with highs in the 50s, and lows near freezing. next week begins with sunshine in the
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another round of rain could come late-week. mostly cloudy today with a slight chance for a morning shower. highs reach the mid-60s in the upstate and upper 50s in the mountains. a flood warning remains in place for the french broad, enoree, saluda, and broad rivers until this weekend. slow clearing begins this afternoon and lows drop into the 30s and 40s. dry, seasonably cool weather begins the new year and lasts through the weekend, with highs in the 50s, and lows near freezing. next week
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50s on monday and tuesday, but another round of rain could come late-week. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to pit crew traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold******
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3 traffic.now to pit crew 3 now to pit crew traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we are watching: watching:
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pit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 time square is one of the most popular spots to ring in the new year -- but it's not the only place to celebrate. celebrate.in mount olive north carolina -- the town gets together for the annual pickle drop.the mount olive pickle company drops a three foot pickle into a tank at 7:00 tonight so families can enjoy the festivities.in folly beach south carolina they have a flip flop drop followed by fire works at midnight.and in brasstown north carolina -- a live opossum will be droped in a plexiglass box at midnight. 3 3 it's ______.coming up ...if you're an a-t-and-t customer, big changes are coming.we'll explain.. we head to break wih a live look at...clemson 3 but first let's take a look at last night's winning lottery numbers.
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3 you're watching the morning
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3 welcome back--we're taking a live look at... greenville
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3 if you're an a-t-and-t customer, the days of two year contracts for your phone are numbered. numbered.the communications company sent out an internal memo to their workers wednesday.it states that -- starting on january 8th customers will have to buy their phones at full price or pay for them in an installment plan.those two options will apply to all phones -- including flip phones and phones with keyboards.there's no word if the new policy applies to wrable devices like smart watches. 3 one of the fastest growing companies says they don't have any plans of slowing down. down.company reps with uber say they booked one *billion rides wednesday.they say the lucky one one-billionth rider-- marvin -- is in london and is getting a year's worth of free rides.his driver will get a vacation in an uber city of their choice.uber's c-e-o says they're averaging about 2-million rides a day.uber
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customer in san francisco five years ago. 3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 mostly cloudy today with a slight chance for a morning shower. highs reach the mid- 60s in the upstate and upper 50s in the mountains. a flood warning remains in place for the french broad, enoree, saluda, and broad rivers until this weekend. slow clearing begins this afternoon and lows drop into the 30s and 40s. dry, seasonably cool weather begins the new year and lasts through the weekend.
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3 let's send it over to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're keeping an eye on:collision callison hwy @ w.county line rd 3 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.clemson is just hours away from taking center stage in the orange bowl. sports director aaron cheslock
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3 greer.. wade hampton 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.
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now... 3 thursday will peak in the mid- 50s and mid-40s under gradually clearing skies. look to see dry conditions as the new year approaches. approaches. 3 clemson fans today is the day! i'm live in **miami as the clemson tigers get ready for the orange bowl. 3 3 we only have a few hours left until the end of 2015. i'm live in downtown greenville with how you can participate in a family fun event. 3 good morning.... it's thursday, december 31i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 we're taking a live look in new zealand-- they are a few seconds away-- celebrate the new year.
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