the morning 3 black ice is possible 3 black ice is possible through the morning with temperatures in the 20s and low 30s. expect mostly sunny skies today with highs near average in the low to mid-50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. a few showers arrive tuesday. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching 3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.

3 3 carolina panthers fans cant be any happier this morning.their team is going to super bowl 50! the panthers dominated the cardinals in the n-f-c championship last night 49-15 -- taking them to their first super bowl since 2004.they will take on the broncos on february 7th in san francisco. as you can see it wasa big celebration in charlotte sunday night. 3 fox carolina was there for all the action. action.sports director aaron cheslock has more on the game and what greenwood native-- josh norman had to say after the big win. 3 3 3 3 3 "the carolina panthers are

the arizona cardinals 49-15 in the nfc championship game. it's the first time it's ever been held at bank of america stadium, and the crowd certainly playing a factor. the panthers have now become the most unbeatable team in the nfl at their home stadium. but, they're going to have to go to the west coast to win one more, and bring home the first super bowl trophy in team history. the franchise has come so far. you think about a couple years ago, 5-8- 1 then making the playoffs, out in the very first game. now 15-1 in the regular season, but more importantly 2-0 in the playoffs, with one more to go." go." 3 3 "i dreamed of this since i was in high school and college. i dreamed of this ever since man. i was out here earlier in the year making snow angels, and the thing before camp dreaming that one day we'll be ere, and this is our year! and for everybody that doubted us, and continued to doubt us, and picked the cardinals to beat us. the wide recording

something spectacular? that's what's up. so we're going to say thank you. continue to do what y y do, hopefully you pick denver. cause i can tell you this. we're gonna come out fighting, we're going to come out hard, and heavy and we'll keep pounding. that's our motto and we're going to stick with it! is super bowl 50 ready for me? i'm ready for that! i think we are man, cause we've got two more weeks of glorified greatness man. i didn't want to go to the pro bowl anyway! i wanted to go to super bowl 50! there's nothing greater than that, it's the golden year! you don't get another super bowl 50, it'll be 100! everyone will be talking about this game for ages, and i'm in it. i'm so blessed to be there man, gosh..." gosh..." 3 3 "more panthers coverage coming up for you on the morning news. till then, tag out. out. 3 the panthers ticket to the super bowl is a dream come true for fans. fans.our team coverage continues now with ashley minelli who is live in

3 win even more special for fans first time they've played for the division championship at home 3 - took to the streets after the game- dancing, big party here- only the panthers second bid to the super bowl in history- fans excited to see if the panthers can go all the way 3 3 3 3 3 3 stay with fox carolina for continuing coverage leading into super bowl 50.we will

fans in the upstate are celebrating.you can also find everything you need to know on fox carolina-dot-com as well as all of our social media pages. 3 3 3 3 3 3 stay with fox carolina for continuing coverage leading into super bowl 50.we will have reports from charlotte all morning long, plus how fans in the upstate are celebrating.you can also find everything you need to know on fox carolina-dot-com as well pages. 3

and the mountains are once again closed or delayed this morning --several areas haven't completely melted.. ice storm. storm.here are some of the big ones:greenville countypickens countycherokee county spartanburg county - district 1,2,3,5,6,7 are closed. district 4- is operating on normal schedule. schedule.and the only school in the upstate operating on a two-hour delay right now is oconee county. county.and in the mountains: the following schools are closed:buncombe county asheville city transylvania county --but they will have a virtual day,haywood county henderson countypolk countyand rutherford countythe rest are running at the bottom of your screen including some colleges--so keep checking the ticker for the latest updates. updates. 3 3 3 3 you'll definitely need to be extra cautious of those icy spots if you have to head out this morning. morning.fox carolina's joe gagnon is live in travelers rest this morning--joe, what have you seen this morning? 3 3 3

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3 and make sure to download our new fox carolina weather app. you can get the latest weather info on the go, as well as get alerts on watches and warnings for your area.just text carolina weather to 2-3-7-6-5 to download! 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 black ice is possible through the morning with temperatures in the 20s and low 30s. expect

highs near average in the low to mid-50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. a few showers arrive tuesday. 3 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: accident no delaysi-85 north @ 93 mm traffic lights on flashe. stone ave @ column st st 3 you're taking a live look at 3 3 it's ______.coming up, if you

the panthers' big win --it's already out..where you can 3 we head to break with look at...some panther heros!check out the four superheros standing side-by-side for the game -- as they cheer on for the panthers. you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 we head to break with a live look at...greenville county.. eye-85you'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 papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at... clemson

3 covering our counties:in greenville county -- icy roads are beng blamed for a crash in the hospital. hospital.troopers say it happened on highway-101 and gateway drive on sunday. we're told one of the cars hit a patch of ice and hit another car -- which ran into another vehicle.troopers say one of the drivers was trapped for an hour and half before being freed.one person was airlifted from the scene and another person was taken to the hospital by ambulance.we dont know their conditions this morning. 3 we are working to learn more information about a standoff in anderson county. county.it happened in the northlake community yesterday around four oclock.all we were told is that there was someone barricaded inside the home and that person was eventually taken into custody.no other information was released. 3 if you're a panthers fan -- still so excited -- about last night's win...why don't you rep some **new **championship gear at work this morning?? morning??"academy sports" in greenville says they will open their doors at 7 am today.late sunday night -- two academy

after the panthers won the n-f-c championship.we talked to some fans who rushed out to get their gear, 3 3 3 "we are super, super excited! we are super excited!" excited!" 3 "we coming! yeah! it's time to put some pressure on peyton manning, we got it!" 3 the academy sports store in greenville is located on woodruff road -- near target. the spartanburg location is located on peachwood centre drive. 3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 black ice is possible through the morning black ice is

the morning with temperatures in the 20s and low 30s. expect mostly sunny skies today with highs near average in the low to mid-50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. a few showers arrive tuesday, under partly cloudy skies and highs in the low 50s. wednesday brings clouds and rain, with highs in the 40s to near 50, with drier weather on thursday. friday through the weekend will turn sunny and warmer than usual, from the 50s to the low 60s. black ice is possible through the morning with temperatures in the 20s and low 30s. expect mostly sunny skies today with highs near average in the low

increase with lows in the 30s. a few showers arrive tuesday, under partly cloudy skies and highs in the low 50s. wednesday brings clouds and rain, with highs in the 40s to near 50, with drier weather on thursday. friday through the weekend will turn sunny and warmer than usual, from the 50s to the low 60s.

3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold******

no delaysi-85 north @ 93 mm traffic lights on flashe. stone ave @ column st st 3 3 you're looking live atpit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker sponsored by pit crew traffic sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 news you need to know..a newly released video from islamic state militants shows the men behind the paris attacks **actually planning what happened.the men -- who all died in the november attacks -- are also filmed brutally kiling others in syria. 3 malaysian leaders say they will send a team of

inspect debris found on the coast of thailand.. for a possible link to the malaysia airlines flight that vanished nearly two years ago. flight m-h-370 disappeared on march 8, 2014 -- headed to beijing with 239 people aboard. 3 a ribbon cutting ceremony is expected to take place today at 11--- to celebrate the completion f the first phase of the newly remodeled intensive care unit at g-h-s. the 32-million dollar renovation will meet patient care needs with new technologies. 3 we head to break with a look at some pictures from the panthers big win in the nfc- championship game last night--- they crushed the cardinals 49-to-15.they are now headed to super bowl 50 to take on peyton manning and the denver broncos.you'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... charlotte... bank of america stadium.. panthers beat the

go on to super bowl 50! in san francisco with the panthers back in the superbowl, sports analysts say there are a fewwtory lines that fans can be looking out when they take the field. field.analysts say fans should keep an eye on the defense of both teams.denver and carolina both have top rated defenses that have shut opponents down all season.another area to take note of is peyton manning's push for a second superbowl ring.he's trying to quite his critics who doubt him in the big games.finally -- the panthers and broncos have two differant offensive styles.analysts say it will be interesting to see which style

3 now to weather with nicole 3 black ice is possible through the morning with temperatures in the 20s and low 30s. expect mostly sunny skies today with highs near average in the low to mid-50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. a few showers arrive tuesday. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this: bridge repair

us 176, to i-85 south, to i-26 east, and back onto i-85 business south. csx railroad workdepot st, trade st, school st, duke st parker st &; suber rdhwy 14 &; line st alternatives alternatives 3 3 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______. ______.coming up, things are slowly getting back to normal following friday's winter storm...i'll tell you how roads are looking this morning--after the break. 3 we head to break with a live look at...usc-upstateyou're watching the morning news on fox carolina.

3 the morning news at 6:30 starts now.. now.. 3 the carolina panthehe are going to the big ship!super bowl 50!i'm live in charlotte with more. 3 3 more melting should occur today as temps heat up into the 50's.i'll walk you through the week. 3 good morning.... it's monday, january 25.i'm lauren elise eliseand i'm ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott

we have several schools in both the upstate and western north carolina closed or delayed this morning. greenville county schools are on the districts closed today. 3 while things are starting to dry out here--people in the northeast arent as lucky.they are trying to dig out after being hit with a historic blizzard this weekend.new york city was one of the hardest hit measuring nearly 27 inches of snow.one town in west virginia report **42 inches!! the storm is being blamed on 15 deaths.hundreds of flights are once again cancelled today.

3 black ice is possible 3 through the morning with temperatures in the 20s and low 30s. expect mostly sunny skies today with highs near average in the low to mid-50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. a few showers

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 3 the carolina panthers are super bowl bound.cam newton and the panther's defense delivered in a big day sunday, beating the cardinals 49-15 for the n-f-c tittle. 3 cam newton is just having an mvp caliber season--he went on to throw for two touchdowns and ran for two others to shift the momentum against arizona's top ranked offense. the panthers 49 points were

game winner. this will be newton's first time in the super bowl and the panthers second as they take on peyton manning and the denver broncos. the super bowl is being held in san francisco on february 7th. 3 panther fans are ready for cam and his teammates to do the big dance of them all-- when the play at the super bowl! 3 our team coverage continues now with ashley minelli who is live in charlotte this morning. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

face the denver broncos in two face the denver carolina will

mentioned 3 as we mentioned carolina will face the denver broncos in two weeks. weeks.peyton manning led his team to their second afc title in three years sunday.denver's defense also played a huge part in the game, sacking tom brady 4 times.brady led new england on a big come back in the 4th, but they couldn't score a two point conversion in the final seconds.the broncos walked away with the 20-to-18 win. 3 3 you are going to want to give yourself a little extra time this morning and be on the look out for some ice following friday's winter storm. storm.fox carolina's joe gagnon is live in travelers rest this morning--joe, how was it for you on the roads this morning? 3 3 3 3 3

3 and dont forget to download our fox carolina weather app. you can get the latest weather info on the go, as well as get alerts on watches and warnings for your area.just text carolina weather to 2-3-7-6-5! 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 black ice is possible through the morning with temperatures in the 20s and low 30s. expect mostly sunny skies today with

to mid-50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. a few showers arrive tuesday. 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 ______.the panthers are headed to the title game next month.hear what one former cheerleader has to say about the win. 3 here's some more pictures from the panthers big win in the

night--- 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... usc- upstate.. school closing and delays at the 3 bottom of your screen.. icy roads.. 3 3 covering our counties:we're waiting to see if charges will be filed in a deadly oconee county crash. crash.troopers say a teen driving an suv on west cherry road sunday night was trying to turn left.investigators say the driver failed to yield the right of way and hit a motorcycle.according to troopers, the motorcycle rider wasn't wearing a helmet and was thrown from the bike.he was taken to the hospital where he died. 3 an anderson county man is behininbars accused of killing a man nearly a year ago. ago.according to deputies, "ralph kay" shot his neighbor "gerald freeman" back in march of last year..the sheriff says

before arresting kay because they didn't have enough evidence.kay appeared before a a judge friday and was denied bond. 3 the carolina panthers have fans cheering them on all across our area -- including a former cheerleader. cheerleader.one of our photographers ran into shauna mitchell at the carolina ale house sunday night.it turns out she was a cheerleader for carolina in 2008.the panthers actually played the cardinals in the playoffs back then but lost.mitchell says she's excited for the game. 3 3 3 3 "we got it, we are going, we are going to vegas and we will bet bowl as well!" well!"mitchell says the panthers organization was great to work for because they're family oriented. carolina takes on denver on

3 time for traffic 3 and weather every ten minutes. 3 black ice is possible through the morning with temperatures in the 20s and low 30s. expect mostly sunny skies today with highs near average in the low to mid-50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. a few showers arrive tuesday, under partly cloudy skies and highs in the low 50s. wednesday brings clouds and rain, with highs in the 40s to near 50, with drier weather on thursday. friday through the

warmer than usual, from the 50s to the low 60s. black ice is possible through the morning with temperatures in the 20s and low 30s. expect mostly sunny skies today with highs near average in the low to mid-50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. a few showers arrive tuesday, under partly cloudy skies and highs in the low 50s. wednesday brings clouds and rain, with highs in the 40s to near 50, with drier weather on thursday. friday through the weekend will turn sunny and warmer than usual, from the

3 now to pit crew traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we are watching: anderson accident edgebrook dr @ concord rdtree down in taylors on n rutherford rd @ fairview rd rd

pit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 time for news you need to know..police in anchorage, alaska say communities shouldn't have to worry about after-affects from an earthquake this weekend.the geological service says a 7 point 1 magnitude quake hit the cook inlet region. researchers say the quake was deep enough to not cause problems. 3 millions are digging out of a record-setting blizzard from the weekend.many northeast towns were hit with more than two feet of snow.. prompting canceled flights and travel bans.. 3 the des moines register, a leading iowa news source, is backing hillary clinton and marco rubio.the register announced their endorsements on saturday.iowa voters head to the polls next monday, february first. 3 researchers with the world economic forum are predicting there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish by 20-50. 20-50.according to a report released tuesday, the use of

gone up 20 times during the past 50 years.the report states the equivalent of one garbage truck's worth of plastic is being dumped in the ocean every minute.researchers say only five percent of plastics are recycled. 3 cam newton wants his teammates to know he's supporting them this season. season.during warm-ups on sunday, newton wore a special pair of cleats.they had the names and jersey numbers of all his teammates on them.the cleats apparently worked since carolina won the nfc title in commanding fashion.newton had 4 touchdowns and carolina beat the cardinals 49 to 15.the panthers take on the denver broncos sunday, february 7th at 6:30. 3 3 it's ______.coming up ...two clemson tigers are celebrating a near perfect season.who helped them in the excitment after the break. 3 we head to break with a live look at... travelers rest.. if you have to be out on the roads this morning.. black ice

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3 welcome back--we're taking a live look at...charlotte..

of the panthers.. super bowl 50 bound! 3 a greenville north carolina native is giving the panthers a new anthem to dance to. to. 3 " ...carolina black, white, blue on them.. 3 "petey pablo" dropped a new anthem called "carolina colors" this weekend.the rapper released a hit in 2001 called "raise up" that was about north carolina but was reviewed poorly.the song now takes over for the former popular anthem "dominate the foe" by superfan ked woodley. 3 the clemson tigers are taking time off from the football field to honor their players for a nearly perfect season. season.the team held their annual football awards banquet saturday.guard "eric mac lain" and linebacker "travis blanks" both dropped to their knees during the night to propose to their girlfriends.blanks announced earlier this month that he's entering the nfl draft.both players may have taken notes from offensive lineman "daniel stone".stone

senior day after the tigers beat wake forest in november. 3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 black ice is possible through the morning with temperatures in the 20s and low 30s. expect mostly sunny skies today with highs near average in the low to mid-50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. a few showers arrive tuesday.

3 let's send it over to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're keeping an eye on:anderson accident edgebrook dr @ concord rdtree down in taylors on n rutherford rd @ fairview rd rd 3 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.the panthers are

bowl in more than a decaca. we'll recap how they got there after the break. 3 clemson be sure to stay with fox carolina all morning long.we're bringing you the days top stories until nine

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3 the morning news starts now. now.for just the second time in franchise history.. the carolina panthers are going to the super bowl.we'll have

nfc championship in charlotte... coming up. up. 3 temps in the 20s and 30s to start the morning.later today, expect sunny skies and highs in the 50s. 50s. 3 there's no snow or ice in the forecast.. but the threat of black ice is still out there. we're live in northern greenville county getting a look firsthand. 3 good morning.... it's monday, january 25.i'm lauren elise.... 3 and i'm ben hill.. here with nicole papay and chris scott. thanks for joining us on the