tell you how much the pot is now worth.. coming up. 3 good morning.... it's thursday, january 7.i'm lauren elise.... 3 and i'm ben hill.. here with nicole papay and chris scott. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 partly cloudy skies with highs in the low 3 50s area-wide. clouds increase tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s. light, spotty showers

remain on &; off all day, highs in the low 50s. friday night dries out, with more rain by saturday afternoon. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 let's send it over to chris with traffic. 3 we're watching: accident bessie rd @ old pelzer rdwhite horse rd @ anderson rd/81 clearing wo ezell blvd accident ifo dollar general. general. 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 this morning..seneca police chief john covington says his officers are investigating one of the worst cases of child

seen.we're told the baby girl is fighting for her life... while her mother's boyfriend sits behind bars. bars.19 year old leroy morris was arrested wednesday.on tuesday.. police say a woman brought her 48 day old daughter to the hospital. police say the baby had multipleleinjuries, including a broken collarbone, and fractured eye socket. investigators say morris had been taking care of the child. police say he admitted that he'd gotten frustrated with the baby's crying.. and he shook and threw her. investigators say the baby is in very critical condition. we're told morris is due in court later this morning. 3 this morning.. we're working to find out what happened to a double murder suspect who died in custody. custody.pickens county deputies say "albert bowen" died wednesday morning.we're told bowen had been taken out of state for mental evaluations.u-s marshals say they were trying to bring him back, when he suffered some kind of health emergency. emergency.bowen was facing two counts of murder in the deaths of bill isaacs and dickie stewart.the men were gunned

road.investigators say isaacs-- who was a former pickens high coach-- was shot outside his home.deputies say stewart was trying to help isaacs when he was shot. 3 3 covering our counites-- deputies in buncombe county are searching for a missing teen.15 year old jessica crawford is from black mountain.we're told she's five feet tall with brown hair and blue eyes.investigators say she could be in madison or burke counties.if you see her.. you're asked to call the buncombe county sheriff's office. 3 family and friends in anderson county are working to make sure people don't forget the case of missing baby leonna wright. wright.on wednesday, teddy bears and balloons were placed on her billboard.this week marks seven months since leonna disappeared from an apartment complex in pendleton. her mother's boyfriend, travis jones, was the last person to see her.he's now locked up on neglect charges related to leonna's sister.but no one has been charged in the baby's disappearance.family members are still begging for answers. 3 3 3 "our family is in deep deep deep pain... and we need answers."

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 remember that she's just a child an innocent baby and that if anybody knows or has the answers we need them to speak up." up."3 deputies tell us they have no new leads.. but the case is active.if you know anything.. call 1-888-crime-sc.you can be anonymous. 3 3 new from overnight--the powerball jackpot has now reached an all time high.. after no one won last night's drawing. drawing.lottery officials say no one matched all of the numbers to win the 500 million dollar prize.in south carolina.. three people won 50- thousand dollars. dollars.here are those numbers. 2-11-47-62-63 the powerball was 17and the power play was 3.it's now estimated the jackpot has grown to 675 million.the next drawing is

3 time for weather 3 and traffic every 10 minutes. 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 more rain by saturday afternoon.

3 now let's send it over to the traffic center. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 we're just four 3 days away from the college football national championship game. game.the undefeated clemson tigers are busy getting ready for their trip out west.the team leaves for arizona tomorrow. 3 you can cheer the tigers on as they fly out westfans are asked to head to the westzone

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 coming up monday night.. you'll want to tune in for our special report--"undefeated: clemson's return to the championship."we'll be going in depth on the tigers first shot at the national title since 1981.that's monday night at 7:00 right here on fox carolina. 3 good morning, ashley-- ashley-- 3 if you've been wanting to sample some restaurants in our area.. now's a great time to do it.we're live in greenville talking about the kickoff of restaurant week. 3 here's a live look 3 over a-b tech in asheville--

3 you're watching 3 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 back with a live look over greenville

3 today marks the 3 one year anniversary of the deadly attacks at the french satirical magazine, "charlie hebdo". hebdo".gunmen opened fire at the magazine's office killing eight staff members.the attack prompted days of terror in the city including -- shootings at a grocery store and in the suburbs.a total of 17 people were killed that week.the magazine published an anniversary cover showing a bearded, bloodstained god-figure carrying a rifle with the headline "one year on, the killer is still at large." 3 day traders in china are hoping for quick turnaround after asian markets have dropped dramatically this week. week.this morning trading was stopped just 30 minuets after the markets opened for the second time this week.they were forced to stop because of newly installed mechanisms designed to limit market volatility.that marks the shortest trading day in the markets history.analysts say worries about china's currency weakening are causing markets to drop. 3 3 a group of armed protesters in oregon is getting opposition

sheriff.the sheriff in harney county oregon announced in a community meeting that armed militia need to "pick up and go home".neighbors cheered but others in the meeting said the community needs to support the demonstrators.the armed militia is holding onto a federal building at a nature preserve to protest two ranchers sentenced to prison and government control of public land. 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

in the upstate at an affordable price- rick erwin's, larkin's- greer: the strip club- simpsonville: 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

juice 3 time for weather 3 and traffic.

3 partly cloudy skies 3 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

in for monday, tuesday, and wednesday. 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

wednesday.3 3 ((weather hit)) 3 let's send it over to chris. 3 3 3 we're watching: st. fancis dr @ hwy 123 arlington avewhite horse rd @ anderson rd/81 rd/81 3 3 3 here's a live look at the

traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac! 3 3 3 now for a look at news you need to know..the anderson county sheriff's office is asking for help solving the murders of cathy and michael scott.. barbara scott.. and violet taylor.it's been months since their bodies were found shot in a home.call 1-888-crime-sc if you have any information. 3 church and state leaders want to know who's behind three cases of vandalism in 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.call 23-crime if you have any information. 3 president obama is expected to veto a bill today that's headed to his desk.lawmakers approved a measure wednesday that would repeal key measures of the affordable care act and cut the national deficit. 3 less than a month after being released -- star wars is king of the box office. office."the force awakens" passed previous record holder "avatar" on wednesday as

the film has brought in more than 761-million dollars making it the top selling movie of all time in the u-s and canada.so far, it's brought in 1 point 5 billion dollars globally. 3 3 it's ______.we are hearing more and more about drones every day--and one day you could be able to travel in one--we'll tell you about it -- coming up. 3 here's a live look over usc upstate in spartanburg county-- thee morning news on fox

3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.this is a live look over greenville. 3 for years, many of you have probably been wondering -- when are we getting our flying car?but -- it turns out drones be the answer. answer.the chinese drone company **ehang** has developed a prototype they claim can carry people.leaders say it's capable of carrying a passenger with eight propellers and four arms. engineers say passengers just need to program in the location they're going then press a button to take off. unfortunately, the company has not gotten f-a-a approval and the drone is not being mass

3 time for 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 out, with more rain by saturday afternoon.

3 let's send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching: st. fancis dr @ hwy 123&; arlington avewhite horse rd @ anderson rd/81 &; 3 here's a live look cam on-- 3 3 it's ______.it's the beginning of the end for american idol.. we'll take a look at night one of the audition rounds.. coming up. 3 we leave you with a live look at clemson--thee morning news on fox carolina is back in minutes.

3 good morning, i'm cody alcorn. if you or someone you know is headed to arizona for the title game...we know you're going there for the tigers... but while you're in the phoenix area... we'll tell you what to do and see while you're there...the story first at four today.plus our live coverage from arizona begins later today with live reports at four, ten and eleven. 3 you're watching the morning

3 the morning news starts now. now.law enforcement in greenville county is investigating after three churches were targeted by vandals.what we know about the damage.. coming up. up.a man is in trouble in anderson county after authorities say he tried to take off with an ambulance.. with a paramedic still inside! inside!plus.. as the tigers prepare for their first national championship in 30 years.. we're catching up with former coach danny ford to see what the team needs to do to win. 3 good morning.... it's thursday, january 7.i'm ben hill. hill.and i'm lauren elise .. here with nicole papay and

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 saturday afternoon.

3 let's send it over to chris. let's send it over 3 let's send it over to chris. 3 we're watching:st. fancis dr @ hwy 123/arlington avewhite horse rd @ anderson rd/81 &; farrs bridge rdi-85 south @ exit 56/hwy 14 14 3 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3

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 the church when the shootings 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 3 covering our counties--the anderson county sheriff's office is still looking for answers in an unsolved quadruple murder. murder.it's been more than two months since the deaths of cathy and michael scott.. barbara scott.. and violet taylor.they were found shot to death in a home on refuge road in early november. november.the sheriff's office tells us their investigation is ongoing.. but they haven't gotten any new leads.they are asking anyone who may know something about this case to call 1-888-crime-sc. 3 more than a month after the death of a henderson county man.. investigatots say they've tracked down two suspects.

hollifield and savannah walker were arrested wednesday.. with the help of u-s marshalls. marshalls.last month, investigators say the body of deque taylor was found in the road near hendersonville high school.authorities say he died from blunt force trauma.. but it's still not clear what exactly happened. 3 an anderson county man is out of jail after deputies say he tried to steal an ambulance with a paramedic still inside. inside.take a look at lenny ware.police say he tried to steal a medshore ambulance outside anmed hospital wednesday morning. morning.officials tells us paramedics had just dropped off a patient when ware jumped 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 just days before the big game -- clemson police are asking for your help finding a stolen tiger statue! statue!take a good look-police say this statue was stolen from the corner of college avenue and wall street. it happened sometime between 6:00 monday evening and 9:00

the statue or have any information on the who took it- call clemson police. 3 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 -- here's what he had to say. 3 3 3 "if alabama turns it over then alabama can win certainly, but there is a reason they are underdogs because they havent yet caught up with alabama in recruiting but they certainly can win they just have to play really well" well"3 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.

starts today on the four o'clock news.and dont forget - monday at 7.tune 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 3 time for weather 3 and traffic every 10 minutes. 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

low 50s. friday night dries out, with more rain by saturday afternoon. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is standing by in the traffic chris is standing 3 chris is standing by in the traffic center: 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on--

3 the final season of american idol is officially derway. the 15th season premiere kicked off last night.. and we're already seeing some talent. talent. 3 "i can't hold out, i canan hold back like i've done before" before"3 part one of the premiere featured try-outs from atlanta and denver.american idol is back tonight with more auditions from san francisco and arkansas.it all starts at 8:00 here on fox carolina. 3 good morning, ashley-- ashley-- 3 if you've been wanting to sample some restaurants in our area.. now's a great time to do it.we're live in greenville talking about the kickoff of restaurant week. 3 here's a live look over ab tech in asheville-- you're watching the morning news on fox carolina.

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3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole crew traffic. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.you're looking live over greenville county. 3

says the trooper who arrested "sandra bland" is now off the job. job."brian encinia" is being fired after he was indicted wednesday for lying to a grand jury.encinia was the trooper who pulled over sandra bland last summer.bland died in her jail cell three days later.her family has alleged excessive force might have been used during her arrest.encinia could face a year in jail if he's convicted of perjury. 3 3 investigators outside of atlanta say a 20- hour andoff has ended with the death of a father and his two year old son. son.police in guinnett county responded to a domestic dispute call tuesday night. authorities say a man barricaded himself in the home. after about 20 hours.. police entered the home when they heard gunshots.police say the man had shot his two year old son, then turned the gun on himself.no one else was hurt. 3 after nearly a year of meetings.. governor nikki haley's domestic violence task force is set to talk about their progress. progress.during a press conference today.. we're told members of the group will give their recommendations for moving forward.that task force

of last year.governor haley created the group because south carolina has one of the highest rates for domestic violence in the nation. lawmakers in the state house also passed a law to toughen up penalties and restrict gun access for convicted abusers. 3 3 this morning.. a former governor of new mexico says he's launching another run for the white house. house.gary johnson says he's running as a libertarian. he calls himself a fiscal conservative and a social liberal and says he's going to fight debt.johnson previously ran as a libertarian in 2012. he most recently served as the president and c-e-o of a marijuana marketing and distribution company based in nevada. 3 this is a look at who you'll see on february's primary ballot.12 republicans are running for their party's nomination. nomination.and four democrats will appear on the south carolina ballot.for more election coverage.. head to fox carolina dot com. 3 3 you might want to consider putting your *healthy* eating habits on hold for the next 11 days... so you can eat at some of the most talked about

for a great deal! deal!today marks the start of restaurant week in downtown greenville... greenville...fox carolina's ashley minelli is checking out some of the restaurants taking part.. 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

3 sampling a bunch of different places-- 3

3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 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. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now time for traffic: 3 3 3

3 traffic:now time for 3 now time for traffic: 3 3 3 we're watching:langley rd@ tigerville rdwhite horse rd@ farrs bridge rd rd 3 3 here's a live look at the

traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac! 3 3 3 taking a look at news you need to know..we're working to find out what happened to "albert bowen" who died in custody. pickens county deputies say the double murder suspect died wednesday morning from a health emergency.he's charged in the deaths of bill isaacs and dickie stewart. 3 the harney county sheriff in oregon is asking a group of armed protesters to clear out of a federal building. neighbors in the community are split in their support of the protesters.the group says they're mad about two ranchers are in prison and government control of land. 3 tt powerball jackpot has now reached an all time high.. after no one won last night's

jackpot has grown to 675 million.the next drawing is saturday night here on fox carolina. 3 time for birthday shout-outs, sponsored by urban nirvana... -marshall from maryland.-anita from simpsonville simpsonvilleif 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 3

3 what if the sweet stevia leaf was discovered... ...before the sugarcane. and everything had fewer calories. truvia. life with less sugar is just as sweet. 3 we're back with a live look

3 the first awards show of the season is in the books -- the people's choice awards -- and people are talking about quite a few highlights 3 pretty little liars took home the award for favorite cable tv drama.the winner for favorite movie actress is sandra bullock who gave an emotional acceptance speech about being a mother.hollywood super star johnny depp won favorite dramatic movie actor. 3 and talk show host ellen degeneres is a two-for-one winner at the awards show.she took home honors for favorite humanitarian and favorite talk show host.these are the 16-th and 17-th people's choice awards degeneres has won.she beat out doctor oz, rachael ray, steve harvey, and wendy williams for the honor host. traffic

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 saturday afternoon.

3 chris is in the traffic center: 3 we're watching:langley rd@ tigerville rdwhite horse rd@ farrs bridge rd rd 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 it's ______.the clemson tigers re preparing to make the trip out west.. for their shot at a national title.more on how you can help send them off.. coming up. 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.

news on fox carolina. 3 the morning 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.3 no one was a winner in last

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