3 the morning news at 5:00 starts now... now...powerball mania is over after at least three people matched the numbers.where the winning tickets were sold, coming up. 3 3 today will be sunny with a high in the 50s-- with rain expected on friday. 3 good morning.... it's thursday january 14i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay.

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3 it looks like 3 it looks like everyone in our area will be going to work this m mning.. after last night's historic powerball drawing. drawing.there are at least three winners of that one and a half billion dollar jackpot. winning tickets were sold in california, tennessee and florida according to lottery officials.this is video inside the store in chino hills, california where one of those winning tickets was sold.as you see a lot of very excited people.we've also learned the ticket in tennessee was sold in munford which is north of memphis.none of of the people who won have been identified. identified.we'll show you those numbers again.they are: 8.. 27.. 34.. 4.. and 19 and the powerball was 10.south carolina lotto officials say thousands in south carolina won lesser prizes.the most being 50-thousand dollars. 3 3 the republican candidates for president are getting ready for their first debate of the year and its right here in south carolina tonight.

is hosting the debate in north charleston--marco rubio and john kasich will be joined by front-runner donald trump, ted cruz, doctor ben carson, chris christie, and jeb bush for the prime time debate at nine oclocklower polling candidates carly fiorina, mike huckabee, and rick santorum will debate earlier at six.. and we will have a crew in the lowcountry tonight for the debate. 3 this is a look at all the republican candidates running for the republican nomination. nomination.charleston will also host the democratic candidates this weekend.the top three are set to debate sunday night.you can find everything you need to know about the debate on fox carolina dot com. 3 south governor nikki haley is sharing her thoughts about all those vice presidential rumors. rumors.governor haley says she'd be willing to sit down and talk with the candidates. we caught up with the governor wednesday in gaston after she delivered the republican rebuttal to the president's state of the union tuesday night.and while the governor said she is open to talking to the candidates, she said the right presidential candidate needs to be picked first.

3 it's not something i think about and i don't think anybody else should think about it because we've got to get a candidate first. 3 political analysts say she may not be picked just because of the state she represents.south carolina isn't a swing state and has a low amount of electoral votes -- meaning she may not come with a large amount of voters supporting her. 3 3 we're following some overnight developments out of indonesia -- 3 at least three explosions have gone off in downtown jakarta today -- killing at least seven people. the explosions all happening inside a starbucks cafe.police say out of the seven killed --- three who were reported dead are the attackers.. and one policeman. investigators say there was a long gun fight.. for several hours.. after the blast. 3 3 covering our counties:a spartanburg county man is behind bars-- accused of trying to kill someone over a woman. 3 spartanburg police charged "akiem jones" with attempted murder - after he allegedly opened fire near crescent hills apartments last month- month-the victim says jones shot at him several times

road-it was later revealed the victim and jones had been arguing over a woman they were both involved with at the time. 3 also in spartanburg county:a man will spend life in prison after holding up a local business. it only took a jury 20 minutes to found randy glenn guilty of armed robbery after a three day trial. glennrobbed the family dollar store on asheville highway last year- he was armed with a gun and stole cash and cigarettes. he was caught by a deputy who had been working undercover. he claimed in his trial he was a victim of mistaken identify.glenn won't be eligible for parole because of the other violent crimes he's connected too. 3 in henderson county-- a teen stabbed. 3 the sheriff's office says rolland mcmahan attacked the nineteen year old at a home on easy street on tuesday. assault with a deadly weapon. 3 for the first time in 26 years the clemson's men's basketball ranked teams teamsthe latest win came against 9th ranked duke at the well last night.the blue devils came out strong taking a 28-16 lead midway thru the

leading by by two points. points.but in the second half the tigers rally -- tightening the scoreand in the final moments... moments...clemson pulls out the win 68-63.this all comes after beating 16th ranked louisville on sunday. 3 the winning streak is over for the gamecocks.the men's basketball team was off to it best start in school history and lost to alabama wednesday night.the crimson tide came out strong in the first half... leading the gamecocks by 13 points going into the half.and it never got any better for the gamecocks in the second half. half.they fell to alabama 73-50 --their next game is

3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 sunny skies will dominate today with highs in the 50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. rain moves in late morning on friday, with highs in the upper 40s. skies should clear for saturday, with highs back in the mid-50s. 3 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this:i-385 north @ exit 22/hwy 14/fountain inn inn 3 you're taking a live look at

3 it's ______. ______.martin luther king day is this monday. and local activist have big events planned for this weekend. i'm live with a report 3 we head to break with a live look at...usc upstateyou're watching the morning news on fox carolina.

3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at... greenville.. north pleasantburg drive 3 a lawsuit here in the u-s has been filed against malaysia airlines - for the disappearance of m-h-370 and more are expected. expected.the statute of limitations for filing a claim expires- in early march.the flight was carrying 239

disappeared two years ago.most of the wreckage - aside from a piece of a wing - was never found.the lawsuit was filed in federal court by the sons of philip wood - who died in the crash.their attorney says the compensation offered by the insurance company on behalf of the airline was "offensive." 3 new information released about the louisiana theater shooter reveals his thoughts toward dylann roof. roof.john houser killed two people and injured nine others last july - before turning the gun on himself.investigators say they found his 40-page journal at the motel where he was staying before the shooting -inside he praised charleston church shooter dylann roof.the journal said in part quote - - "thank you for the wake up call dylann."roof confessed to killing nine afririn americans at emanuel a-m-e church - one month prior to houser's attack. 3 cable news outlet-- "al jazeera america" is shutting down after less than three years. 3 the cable news network will be phased out by april.the networkd ealt with low television ratings, operational problems and lack of advertisements.c-nn reported that at least 700

jobs. al jazeera -- is partially funded by the government of qatar -- launched in the u-s in august of 2013. 3 3 martin luther king day is this coming monday -- and some big events are planned for our area leading up to it. it.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in greenville this morning with a preview of what's going on here in the upstate, ashley? 3 big event happening here at the hyatt regency... first ever "king legacy weekend scholarship gala" 3 - sold out event- - one of many events "rainbow push coalition" is sponsoring- talked to the chairwoman of the group- college fair featuring *stem* schools... at gunter theater- several historically black colleges represented 3 3

3 "it's very informative about how to get to college, how to pay fofocollege. so there's a lot of information it's going to be a lot of fun and we'll have lunch for the students and the parents. parents.- fair: saturday 10-2pm - more information on fox carolina dot com 3 more events happening on sunday and monday... we'll talk more about them in our next half hour

3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 sunny skies will dominate today with highshsn the 50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. rain moves in late morning on friday, with highs in the upper 40s. skies should clear for saturday, with highs back in the mid- 50s. sunday will bring mostly cloudy skies and a chance for brief mountain snow, with highs in the 30s to mid-40s. next week becomes cold and clear, with highs in the 40s and lows in the teens and 20s.

today with highs in the 50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. rain moves in late morning on friday, with highs in the upper 40s. skies should clear for saturday, with highs back in the mid- 50s. sunday will bring mostly cloudy skies and a chance for brief mountain snow, with highs in the 30s to mid-40s. next week becomes cold and clear, with highs in the 40s and lows in the teens and 20s. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold******

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3 news you need to know.. democratic presidential candidate senator bernie sanders is kicking off his "feel the bern" tour today at south carolina state university.the tour will stop at historically black colleges and university across the south.doctor cornel west will also be at today's stop in orangeburg. 3 a strong earthquake rocked the coast of northern japan. no tsunami warning was issued. the earthquake had a magnitude of 6-point-7. there were no reports of injuries or damage. 3 the honors continue to roll in for clemson coach dabo swinney. e alabama. american heart association granted him the 2016 bear bryant awardswinney -- who's from alabama -- led his team to a 14 and one season. 3 the legendary rap trio run d-m-c will be receiving a huge honor next month. 3 the group will be honored with a "lifetime achievement award" at the grammy's this year. run d-m-c is known for songs like "my adidas" and "walk this way" with aerosmith.they were also the first rap act to land

feburary 15th. 3 3 it's (time).if the names rachel, phoebe, monica, joey, chandler and ross hold a special place in your heart -- stay tuned -- we have the latest on rumors of a reunion -- after the break. 3 we head to break with a live look at...clemsonyou're watching the morning news on fox carolina.

3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at...pelham road.. grenville county 3 it looks like the cast of "friends" is finally getting back together next month. month.according to leaders at nbc -- the cast will reunite for a 2 hour special to honor legendary director "james burrows".but before fans get too excited, execs say all six main characters may not appear at the same time.they say -- logistically -- it may be impossible because of the current careers of all the stars.friends launched in 1994 and ran for ten years.the

3 now to weather with nicole 3 sunny skies will dominate today with highs in the 50s. tonight, clouds increase with

late morning on friday, with highs in the upper 40s. skies should clear for saturday, with highs back in the mid-50s. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this: i-385 north@ exit 22/hwy 14 14 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.as the 2016 presidential election inches closer--what party affiliation are americans identifying with the most?we've got the results of a new poll, straight ahead. 3 we head to break with a live look at...downtown greenville

3 the morning news at 5:30 starts now.. now..the national stage comes to south carolina tonight. coming up: what's ahead for the republican candidates as they prepare to lowcountry. lowcountry. 3 people across the upstate are getting ready to honor doctor martin luther king jr. i'm with with how you can participate in events ahead of 3 today will be sunny with a high in the 50s-- with rain expected on friday. 3 good morning.... it's thursday january 14i'm lauren elise eliseand i'm ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the

3 sunny skies will dominate today with highs in the 50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. rain moves in late morning on friday, with highs in the upper 40s. skies should clear for saturday,

3 let's send it over 3 to chris. 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center:i-385 laurens county countyyou're looking live at: 3 it looks like people in three different states will be waking up with their lives changed --after landing the winning numbers to the

3 one winning ticket was sold in chino hill california on wednesday night. this is video of the store where that ticket was sold in chino hills.the other two were sold in tennessee and florida. the not been released. 3 thousands in south carolina have won lesser prizes for matching some of the numbers, so here are those numbers again:8... 27.. 34... 4 and 19 and the powerball was 10 3 3 the republican candidates for president will debate for the first time in 2016 -- tonight in south carolina. carolina.fox business network is hosting the debate in north charleston--marco rubio, john kasich, donald trump, ted cruz, doctor ben carson, chris christie, and jeb bush will take the stage at nine o'clock. lower polling candidates carly fiorina, mike huckabee, and rick santorum will debate earlier at six.. we will have a crew in the lowcountry tonight for the debate. 3 this is a look at all the republican candidates running for the republican nomination. nomination.charleston will also host the democratic candidates this weekend.the

sunday night.you can find everything you need to know about the debate on fox carolina dot com. 3 ahead of the 2016 presidential election-- more americans than ever identify as independent voters. 3 a new poll shows an average 43- percent of voters are registered as independents -- and between the two *major parties, democrats continue to hold a slight lead over republicans -- about30 percent to 26 percent.since 2008 -- the percentage of political independents has grown.experts say the change has a lot to do with voters who are upset over politics in washington. 3 3 covering our counties. a spartanburg county teen could face life in jail-- after pleading guilty to trafficking children for prostitution. 3 19-year-old dylan patterson was in federal court on wednesday. authorities say he recruited minors--and showed them how to solicit and charge for commercial sex acts. four other men also pleaded guilty to the same crime. crime.prosecutors say

operations in spartanburg and charoltte-and other cities in the southeast. 3 patterson faces the possibility of life in prison- *or a 250-thousand dollar fine and five years of supervised release. 3 a high school community is mourning the loss of a greer high school basketball player- 3 the coroner identified the student as 18-year-old "nathan moore."he was a senior at greer high -- and played on the varsity basketball team. team.moore was found dead at his home tuesday afternoon. right now the coroner hasn't determined *how moore died... but says it doesn't appear to be foul play.the coroner also tells us there's no indication that anything happened at *school. school leaders say extra assistance is on hand to help students cope with the loss. including a volunteer who works with the greer high athletic department, and knew moore. 3 3 3 3 "everyone liked him, he liked everyone.. didn't meet any strangers. he just loved who he was." was." 3 "today there's been a lot of whys. there's been a lot of folks asking why this has happened.. and i wish i had an

them."funeral arrangements for moore have not yet been announced. 3 a spartanburg county man is on the run accused of stabbing another man and leaving him for dead. dead.police say they are looking for "byron sanders". officers say they found the suspect on northview street on new years day with at least two stab wounds. that man was taken to the hospital for treatment. officers say, sanders has warrants for attempted murder- *and possession of a weapon. if you have seen him, you are asked to call 1-888-crime-sc.or text tip-649. 3 3 the rainbow push coalition is sponsoring a *series* of events to celebrate and honor dr. martin luther king junior. 3 the first ever "king legacy weekend" starts tomorrow, tomorrow,fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in downtown greenville-to tell us what about some events here in the upstate leading up to monday. 3 - rainbow push: sponsoring a gala here tomorrow night- a college fair on saturday... and a special mlk service on sunday evening

"diversity the blood supply" blood connection: - focus on those who may not be able to find a match- a lot of african- americans have specific, rare antigens in their blood- hard to find compatible blood 3 3 3 3 "we need everyone to donate, but i also need specific groups.. these different ethnic groups to donate for their own ethnic groups. it helps and it gives back." back."3 monday: 11 to 4 at the phyllis wheatley community center in greenville 3 info on all of these events on fox carolina dot comnext hour: - we'll talk to some of the

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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 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina---we're taking a live look at... usc upstate 3 columbia university in new york city is mourning the loss of threeeestudents. students.the school posted the sad news on their facebook page late wednesday night.it says the three young women were in a bus that crashed while on a humanitarian mission in honduras.local media reports the bus was on it's way to the capital so volunteers could fly home. 3 the president of chipotle is reassuring customers that it's safe to eat at their restaurants. restaurants.chipotle's c-e-o says their executives met with the c-d-c last week and

coli outbreak is over.dozens of people in nine states have been affected since last october.chipotle execs say they made changes to their policies to make sure another outbreak doesn't happen.the chain is expected to launch a new marketing campaign next month to help ease customer's worries. 3 a kentucky legal team will get more than a million dollars after representing same-sex couples who wanted to be married. married.the attorneys were part of the landmark federal case that legalized gay marriage last summer.a federal judge ruled wednesday the state of kentucky will have to pay the lawyers.the money will go toward legal fees and expenses for all the lawyers who represented same-sex couples. 3 actor "charlie sheen" says he's back on his prescribed h-i-v medications. medications.he made the announcement during a taped episode of doctor oz that aired tuesday.sheen says he went off the meds to try an experimental treatment down in mexico.after seeing results he didn't like, sheen says he's now back on his previous medication that made his condition undetectable in his

tried to experiment in hopes of finding a cure for hiv. 3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 sunny skies will dominate today with highs in the 50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. rain moves in late morning on friday, with highs in the upper 40s. skies should clear for saturday, with highs back in the mid- 50s. sunday will bring mostly cloudy skies and a chance for brief mountain snow, with highs in the 30s to mid-40s. next week becomes cold and clear, with highs in the 40s and lows in the teens and 20s. sunny skies will dominate

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november 27 shooting killed three people and hurt nine others. 3 the president of indonesia is condemning a series of deadly blasts as acts of terror.local media reports at least three suicide bombers **blew themselves up** in a popular square and starbucks cafe overnight.police say seven people are dead including 4 attackers. 3 governor haley says she's willing to talk with a presidential candidate about being a running mate.she was asked about the possibility wednesday and said her life is full but she's keeping her options open.she gave the republican's response to the president's state of the union. 3 investors are hoping g e stock market turns around in the next few days after a bad start to the new year. year.stocks plunged during the trading day wednesday.the s-and-p 500 index is now down about 10 percent from its november peak.the market hasn't seen a drop this big since *last august.financial leaders in asia say investors continue selling which is affecting wawa street in america. america.the dow sank 364 points, or 2 point 2 percent,

points.the nasdaq dropped 159 points, or 3 point 4 percent, to 4-thousand 526. 3 3 it's ______.coming up ...the cleveland browns have a new head coach--coming up what he has to say about johnny manziel's future.. 3 we head to break with a live look at... 3 but first let's take a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. numbers. 3 3 3 good morning, i'm 3 cody alcorn.we'll be live in north charleston for the gop presidential debate.watch our reports at four, ten and 11. 11.and listen to this.. how eating potatoes could actually

condition in pregnant women. tonight at ten...what new research has shown about gestational diabetes.

3 welcome back--we're taking a live look at...greenville.. north pleasantburg drive 3 the new coach for the cleveland browns says he wants to give all his players a chance -- even johnny manziel. manziel.shortly after the

fired mike pettine.now "hue jackson" is the new leader and says he's in cleveland to win. jackson says he's ready to move on but wants players to have the chance to prove themselves including manziel.. the heisman winner showed improvement on the field this season but off the field issues continue to cause problems for manziel 3 for many of us, the new year means resolving to lose weight -- but a new study shows that winter may be a bad time to start dieting. dieting.according to researchers in england -- you can blame your early ancestors for that.they say surviving during the winter actually meant eating more and being underweight was dangerous.the studies show storing up fat during the winter helped during times when food was scarce.scientists say the natural urge to overeat stayed with us all these years and january is one of the worst months to start dieting.the findings were published in the journal "proceedings of the

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minutes. the morning news at 6:00 starts now... now...powerball mania is over after at least three people matched the numbers.where the winning tickets were sold, coming up. 3 3 today will be sunny with a high in the 50s-- with rain expected on friday. 3 good morning.... it's thursday january 14i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay.