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3 later today a 3 later today a man accused of seriously injuring a newborn baby is expected to go before a judge in oconee county. county.that baby is now fighting for her life. life.seneca police say they arrested 19-year-old leroy morris after they were called to g-h-s on tuesday. we're told the baby -- who was just

injuries --including a broken collarbone... and fractured eye socket.the mother told police that morris was taking care of the child the night before. seneca police say morris admitted that he became frustrated with the child's crying and started shaking her -- before throwing her.they say he also admitted to hurting the baby while drinking alcohol and using drugs on christmas eve. eve.the baby is now in critical condition. morris is charged with unlawful conduct towards a child... but additional charges and arrests are possible. 3 3 covering our counties:the anderson county sheriff's office says leads on a quadruple murder have gone cold -- and now they're asking for the public's help. help.it's been more than two months since cathy scott, michael scott, barbara scott, and violet taylor were killed. it happened inside the family's home on refuge road in pendleton. pendleton.investigators say they're still working but no new leads are coming into crime stoppers. 3 investigators want anyone who might have additional information on the case to call crime stoppers at 1-888-crime-s-c.

killing a legendary pickens county football coach and his neighbor --has died. 3 the pickens county sheriff's office says albert bowen died from health complications on wednesday -- while in the custody of u.s. marshals. marshals.bowen was charged inthe murder of coach bill isaacs and his neighbor dickie stewart back in september. 3 the shooting happened not far from issacs home.deputies say issac's neighbor **dickie stewart** saw issacs on the ground -- and rushed to help. while he was on the phone with 9-1-1 -- deputies say stewart shot and killed him. 3 we're told bowen suffered a health issue while in the process of returning to south carolina --after he was flown out of state in october for psychological evaluations. 3 clemson police are asking for your help finding a stolen tiger statue - just days before the big game! game!take a good look-police say this statue was stolen from the corner of college avenue and wall street - sometime between six monday evening and nine tuesday morning.if you you see the statue or have any information on the who took it-call clemson police.

3 we're just four days away from the college football championship. championship.the undefeated clemson tigers are busy getting ready --the team leaves for arizona tomorrow. 3 if you'd like to wish the tigers well before they leave -- you can!fans are asked to hehe to the westzone around 11:45 tomorrow.players and coaches will load the buses and leave at approximately 12:30.the band and spirit squad will also be out there cheering the team on. fans will not have access to the team at the airport. 3 with just a few days to go -- many clemson fans are wondering what will it take for the tigers to bring down alabama. 3 so, fox carolina talked to former head coach danny ford. ford.ford was the last coach to lead the 19-81 team to a national title. that's the only national championship in football that clemson has.we asked coach ford what it will take for the tigers to add another trophy to their case -- 3 3 3 "if alabama turns it over then alabama can win certainly, but there is a reason they are

yet caught up with alabama in recruiting but they certainly can win they just have to play really well" well"ford added that he believes clemson has a big advantage with quarterback deshaun watson --but he said he thinks alabama has the upperhand on defense and on special teams. 3 our live coverage from arizona starts today on the four oclock news.and dont forget - monday at 7tune in for our special reportundefeated: clemson's return to the championship.we'll be going in depth on the tigers shot at the national title. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 partly cloudy skies 3 with highs in the low 50s area-wide. clouds increase tonight with lows in the 30s

arrive on friday and will remain on &; off all day, highs in the low 50s. friday night dries out, with more rain by saturday afternoon. 3 3 now to chris 3 with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this:

3 you're taking a live look at 3 good news for those of you who didn't win last night's huge powerball jackpot -- nobody did! did!and that means come saturday you now have another chance to win more than 600-millon dollars. dollars.because there were no winners saturday's jackpot is estimated to be around 675- million dollars. wednesday's jackpot-- was ranked as the sixth-largest in north america. the odds to win the jackpot -- approximately one-in-292-million. 3 now you could be eligible for a smaller prize from wednesday night's drawing.here are those numbers.2-11-47-62-63 the powerball was 17and the power play was 3. 3 3 it's ______. ______.food lovers-- get your taste buds ready because restaurant week is here. coming up, i'll tell you how

3 we head to break with a live look at...clemson you're watching the morning news on fox carolina.

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--we're taking a live look at...

3 leaders around the world are on high alert after north korea's latest bomb test. test.north korean leaders claim to have tested a hydrogen bomb wednesday that triggered a man-made earthquake along china's border.kim jong-un described it as quote - 'an h-bomb of justice.'no other country is confirming that it happened. 3 president obama is expected to talk to the japanese prime minister and south korea's president about north korea's nuclear claims. the white house says they are skeptical that north korea successfully detonated the hydrogen bomb and it will take a few days to determine what kind of device went off.the u-s, south korea and japan have agreed to launch a "united" response to the test. 3 right now its unclear if the close to 25-thousand u-s troops in south korea are on a heightened alert.the army has had a presence on the peninsula since 1945.. according to the washington post--- the air force is expected to deploy a radiation detecting aircraft to help

claims are true. 3 you can always head to fox carolina dot com for the latest developments. 3 3 for all you foodies out there- today marks the start of an 11- day food fest you won't want to miss. 3 it's restaurant week! 3 fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in downtown greenville this morning-- and ashley- this year- there's a lot of restaurants joining in... even some new ones! 3 playright one of the new additions this year more than *30* restaurants on the list list- it's one of several offering up a 3-course meal for $30 this yearchance to eat at some of the most high end in the upstate at an affordable price- rick erwin's, larkin's- greer: the

stella'salso great deals at favorites like carolina ale house offering a 2 for $25 menu, palmetto ale house- runs today through january 17th 3 sampling some of the deals this morning:- lazy goat- roost - southern pressed juice

3 time for traffic 3 and weather every ten minutes. 3 partly cloudy skies with highs in the low 50s area-wide. clouds increase tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s. light, spotty showers arrive on friday and will remain on &; off all day, highs in the low 50s. friday night dries out, with lows in the 40s. saturday starts with partly cloudy skies, but rain moves in during the afternoon. sunday starts with a few showers but clears to sunshine near 60 in the afternoon. next week, colder air settles back in for monday, tuesday, and

with highs in the low 50s area- wide. clouds increase tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s. light, spotty showers arrive on friday and will remain on &; off all day, highs in the low 50s. friday night dries out, with lows in the 40s. saturday starts with partly cloudy skies, but rain moves in during the afternoon. sunday starts with a few showers but clears to sunshine near 60 in the afternoon. next week, colder air settles back in for monday, tuesday, and wednesday.

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3 you're looking live atpit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 news you need to know..after a disappointing holiday season -- macy's is eliminating 4500 positions.the company says 3 or 4 positions will be cut at each store.executives say hundreds of people will be put in other positions. 3 a new grocery delivery service starts today in greenville. the "shipt" mobile app allows customers to have their food brought to them at their convenience. membership is about 100 dollars - and delivery is free on orders

their shopping. 3 ken griffey junior will soon be a hall of famer.he received the **highest percentage of votes **ever at more than 99 percent.mike piazza was also chosen to be a part of this year's hall of fame class. 3 night two of the american idol final season premiere is tonight. tonight. 3 "calling out father, stand by and we willwatch the flames burn auburn on the mountain side" side" 3 "i can't hold out, i can't hold back like i've done before beforethose were just some of the auditions from last night. tonight the judges are headed to little rock.last night also brought a ton of cameo's from stars in the show's past.ruebn studdard, clay aiken, and taylor hicks were just a few of the guest judges to show up. producers say you expect stars of the past to pop up the entire season. 3 3 it's (time).janet jackson is addressing rumors she is suffering from throat cancer. the message for her fans: next.

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?3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at... clemson 3 super star janet jackson is shutting down rumors she has throat cancer after postponing her world tour. tour.jackson posted a two minute clip from her song "the great forever" on her twitter account followed by a personal message in which she says the rumors are not true, she does not have cancer, she is recovering.she did not specify though what illness she is dealing with.two weeks ago she announced she was putting off her "unbreakable" tour to have a surgical procedure.she says her doctors have approved her concerts that are scheduled

3 now to weather with nicole 3 partly cloudy skies with highs in the low 50s area-wide. clouds increase tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s. light, spotty showers arrive on friday and will remain on &; off all day, highs in the low 50s. friday night dries out, with more rain by

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3 the morning news at 6:30 starts now.. now..dozens of church windows shot out.police and state leaders want to know who's behind the vandalism of three churchesesn our area. area. 3 today will be partly cloudy with highs back in the low

possible by friday morning. 3 good morning.... it's thursday, january 7i'm lauren elise eliseand i'm ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 partly cloudy skies with highs in the low 50s area-wide. clouds increase tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s.

on friday and will remain on &; off all day, highs in the low 50s. friday night dries out, with more rain by saturday afternoon. 3 let's send it over to chris. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center: center: 3 you're looking live at: 3 church and state leaders want to know who's behind three cases of vandalism in simpsonville. simpsonville.investigators say rocky creek baptist, bethlehem baptist and calvary baptist had dozens of windows shot out by pellet or b-b guns this week.we're told no one was at

happened but car windows and church vehicles were damaged. no arrests have been made.if you have any information-- you're asked to call 23-crime. 3 its now been seven months since one year old leonna wright vanished from her pendleton home and her family continues their quest for answers. answers.leonna's family placed teddy bears and balloons along the missing persons billboard in anderson on wednesday to mark the seven months since her disappearance,they say they are still trying to figure out what happened the night of june 6thwhile in the care of her mother's boyfriend. 3 travis jones is that man - and although he is jail for neglect of leonna's sister, he has not been charged in her dissappearance. 3 leonna's family says every day gets harder not knowing if she is okay or if someone may have her. they hope a new billboard will encourage someone to come forward. 3 3 3 "our family is in deep deep deep pain... and we need answers." answers." 3 3 "she's a one year old baby, what do 1 year old babies play with... teddy bears and they love balloons and things like that so we want people to

child an innocent baby and that if anybody knows or has the answers we need them to speak up." up."the anderson county sheriff's office says there are no new developments in the case but it remains a missing person's investigation. if you have any formation you are asked to call 1-888- crime-sc. 3 3 a greenville county man will spend the next 40-years behind bars for his role in a robbery that turned deadly. deadly.22-year old brandon adams was found guilty by jury wednesday.prosecutors say adams was one of two men to rob the home of 51-year old joeseph crite then kill him himinvestigators say crite was shot to death in his home back in december of 20-12 on lanford drive. drive.prosecutors say adams conspired with these three people to rob crite's home.all three were arrested and are facing similar charges to adams. 3 an anderson county man is out of jail after being accused of trying to steal an ambulance with a paramedic still inside. inside.take a look at lenny ware.anderson police say he tried to steal a medshore ambulance outside anmed hospital wednesday morning. morning.officials tells us

in and started driving away. we're told ware had just been released from the hospital.the paramedic was able to stop ware with the help of a firefighter until he could be arrested. 3 boaters in oconee county are probably wishing it was summer time with lake hartwell's levels so high. high.right now the current level is nearly 700 feet above sea level which is higher than the recommended winter levels. officials say the dam gates may soon be opened to lower the levels. they also say power is being generated through turbines right now. recent rain and cooler weather in the upstate has affected water levels. 3 3 with clemson facing one of the best running games in the nation in monday's championship game, many fans want to know how defensive star shaq lawson is recovering from a knee injury. injury.lawson hurt his knee early in the orange bowl forcing him out of the rest of the game.we spoke with lawson on how he's recovering and the daniel high alum says he's still dealing with a lot of

to worry about the title game and says he has every intention of suiting up on monday. 3 "my injury is just a slight sprain. it aint got nothing to do with all of that, i just want to play in this game. to play my last game for clemson in the national championship. i don't want to leave no doubts and not be able to play in the last game. so i'd be highly upset if i don't be able 3 to play." play."lawson was the a-c-c's defensive player of the year and leads the nation in tackles for loss with 23-and a half.clemson will have to deal with alabama's heisman trophy winner running back derrick henry. 3 while this is the first time clemson's been in the national chaaionship in 34-years, alabama is no stranger.under head coach nick saban, the crimson tide have won 3 titles since 2009.experts and vegas are banking on that experience and picking the tide as the favorites.coach saban says

new challenge for his team.he says the tiger's fast pace offense will be quite an adjustment. 3 "this is going to be a totally different kind of game too. because these guys average 80- some plays a game, where michigan state didn't average that many. they weren't a fast-ball team. the game's going to be longer and the players are going to play more plays. so this is going ot be a game where conditioning's at a premium." premium."3 the number one clemson tigers are one win away from becoming the first team in f-b-s history to go 15 and oh.this afternoon on the 4:00 o'clock news, sports reporter shannon summerville will have live coverage from arizona. 3 clemson's road to the title is not only bringing together fans, but alumni and former players as well. well.with clemson only winning one national title -- most players don't know the feeling of being on top of the college football world.arizona cardinals coach and former pittsburgh steelers star "levon kirkland" played for clemson in the early 90's.he says he's looking forward to all the fans traveling out

tigers' q-b and running back patrick sapp who is looking forward to the action. 3 3 3 i get a chance to call the games and i'm on the sidelines as well with the guys during the games, so, i feel like i'm in that realm and that kinda satifies urges." urges."3 "normally, i'm objective about things but i feel like this team has something, the tigers do and i feel like they're going to suprise a lot of folks ananwin this game," 3 don't forget on monday night at 7:00 -- tune in for our special report.it's titled: "undefeated: clemson's return to the championship."sports director aaron cheslock and shannon summerville will be going in depth on the tigers first shot at the national

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saturday afternoon. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center: center: 3 3 you are taking a live look at: 3 3 it's ______. ______.food lovers its time to get your taste buds ready because restaurant week is here. coming up, i'll tell you how you can participate. 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 president obama is expected to veto a bill lawmakers approved on wednesday. wednesday.the house voted to repeal key provisions of the affordable care act along with cutting the national deficit. the bill passed the senate last month.this is the first time in five years any repeal has reached the president's desk.house speaker paul ryan says the president's plan to veto shows the need for a republican president.that comment has critics saying the vote was politically motivated. 3 later today we're expected to learn if veterans from iraq and afghanistan will receive the medal of honor. honor.leaders at the pentagon have been reviewing more than 11-hundred lesser medals that have been given out since the attacks on 9-11.defense secretary ash carter says he wants to make sure veterans who were given lesser medals are honored as they should.the results of the review will be announced today and vets are expected to be upgraded to the highest honor. 3 you might want to consider going out to eat some time over the next 11 days. days.today marks the start of restaurant week--which means

most talked about restaurants in greenville for a great deal. deal.fox carolina's ashley minelli is in downtown greenville at one those spots. 3 most deals: 3 course meal for $30 or $35 bucks.... definitely affordable when some of the restaurants on the list offering just dinner for that price priceso many to choose from- more than 30 on the listhigh end downtown: american grocery, rare steakhouselocal eateries around the upstate too-- from clemson to spartanburg, deals at a lot of placestijuana flats on woodruff road buy one get one freeruns today through january 17th 3 sampling a bunch of different places-- next stop is southern pressed juice

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of different sampling a bunch 3 sampling a bunch of different places-- next stop is southern pressed juice 3 3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 partly cloudy skies with highs in the low 50s area-wide. clouds increase tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s. light, spotty showers arrive on friday and d ll remain on &; off all day, highs in the low 50s. friday night dries out, with lows in the 40s. saturday starts with partly

in during the afternoon. sunday starts with a few showers but clears to sunshine near 60 in the afternoon. next week, colder air settles back in for monday, tuesday, and wededsday. partly cloudy skies with highs in the low 50s area- wide. clouds increase tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s. light, spotty showers arrive on friday and will remain on &; off all day, highs in the low 50s. friday night dries out, with lows in the 40s. saturday starts with partly cloudy skies, but rain moves in during the afternoon. sunday starts with a few

near 60 in the afternoon. next week, colder air settles back in for monday, tuesday, and wednesday.

3 now to pit crew traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we are watching: accident bessie rd @ old pelzer rdwhite horse rd @ anderson rd/81 clearing wo ezell blvd accident ifo dollar general. general. 3 you are taking a live look at: pit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 time for news you need to know...the marine corps is being asked to make their training co-ed and come up with gender neutral job titles .it's after the military's move open up combat roles to women.the plan is expected to be implemented starting in april. 3 alabama's supreme court is instructing state probate judges not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

issue was cited as justification for the ruling. last year, the u-s supreme court ruled marriage licenses are to be issued to same-sex couples. 3 the latest star wars film is officially the **highest **grossing film of all time. "the force awakens" passed the 761 million dollar mark wednesday to break the previous record held by avatar. star wars broke this record in just 20 days. 3 the powerball jackpot is now up to a record number.. after no one claimed the prize from wednesday's drawing. drawing.last night's drawing was around 524 million dollars making it the fourth largest of all time.because no one won the pot, it's now up to a record 675 million dollars.. with more than 400 million dollars in cash value.this year's powerball breaks the record set back in 20-13 when an 84 year old lady won it all. the next drawing is saturday.. right here on fox. 3 3 it's ______.players and coaches with the tampa bay bucs say they are shock about the recent news of their head coach lovie smith being fired.

3 we head to break with a live look at...greenville county 3 but first let's take a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. numbers. 3

3 welcome back--we're taking a live look at... clemson 3 tampa bay fans and players are fired up after news of their coach being fired shocked the bucs nation. nation.coach lovie smith is out of a job just two years after taking the reigns in tampa.staff and other coaches say they're shocked because smith improved the bucs from a 2 and 14 record to a 6 and 10 record in just one year.one linebacker tweeted his frustration demanding consistency at the head coaching position.team owners will hold a press conference later today to talk about the decision. 3 if you have to travel out of ththcountry anytime soon, chances are you can still watch netflix.

their services in more than 130 new countries on wednesday. because of government restrictions, countires like saudia arabia, china and north korea are closed to the streaming service.netflix is being fered in about 2 dozen languages.they're also planning on bringing dozens of new shows to their lineup this year. 3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 partly cloudy skies with highs in the low 50s area-wide. clouds increase tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s. light, spotty showers arrive on friday and will remain on &; off all day, highs in the low 50s. friday night dries

saturday afternoon. 3 3 let's send it over to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're keeping an eye on: accident bessie rd @ oldldpelzer rdwhite horse rd @ anderson rd/81 clearing wo ezell blvd accident ifo dollar general. general. 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.clemson is headed to the national title game! we'll tell you when they leave for arizona and how you can send them off. 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

minutes.news starts now. now.an upstate police chief says it's one of the worst cases he's seen in three decades.this morning.. a man is accused of abusing a newborn baby.. who's now fighting to survive. survive. 3 cloudy today with highs in the 50s.and rain is moving in ahead of the weekend. weekend.no one was a winner in last night's powerball drawing.. and that means the

tell you how much the pot is now worth.. coming up.