entertainment studios. the morning news at 5:00 starts now... now... 3 some early morning showers. light rain expected, with isolated areas of freezing rain near the tennessee border in the skies will clear through today with highs in the low 50s. 50s. 3 clemson's star q-deshaun watson will be at the men's basketball game tonight at the well to receive a special award. i'm live in downtown greenville with more. 3 the republican debate is tomorrow- and what will it be like without the race's outspoken frontrunner??coming up -- why donald trump won't be there. 3 good morning.... it's wednesday, january 27i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay.

3 mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out late in the day, leading to some afternoon sunshine. highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. tonight stays partly cloudy with lows in the 20s to mid- 30s. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold******

watching this in the pit crew traffic center. center.3 you are looking live at: 3 3 we're following some overnight developments out of seattle. police say two people were killed and three others were hurt in a shooting at a homeless camp. investigators say they're looking for at least one person connected to the incident tuesday night. no other details have been released. 3 another story that's developing, right now --the leader of that armed group that took over a federal wildlife refuge in oregon is behind bars.one of his followers is dead..law enforcement officers say they tried pulling over two vehicles on a highway tuesday-- and shots were fired.its still unclear who fired first but "lavoy finicum: was killed and "ammon bundy" and several others were arrested.

meeting. you may remember the group took over a wildlife refuge last month to protest federal management of public lands. we'll of course continue to followthese stories. 3 greenville county schools are back on regular schedule this morning---but, buses won't be riding down icey roads. the school district says they've notified parents in those particular areas and if they chose to keep their kids home they will be given an excused absence for today. 3 as of now, if one part of greenville county is too icey...nobody in the district goes to school--but because the district is so large how the weather affects the roads is often very different. different.that's why some parents are suggesting dividing up the areas into weather zones. but district leaders says it's not that easy.a district spokesperson told fox carolina there are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to dividing up the schoolsfor one: 15 percent of students cross county lines to get to their school. 3 3 "where is the break line, because we don't have clear feeder patterns, our elementary schools don't feed

then a specific high school. so when you start looking at how do you make that breaka&it becomes very problematic. who should and who shouldn't go?" go?" 3 3 "many of those students could be attending other schools by choice. just keep in mind students don't always live at the school they reside, nor do staff members always live by the school." school."oby lyles, the director of communication says it would be also difficult to find subs if one school opens and others don't. this morning -- greenville county schools are back on their normal schedule. 3 3 the republican presidential candidates will have one more chance to debate before the iowa caucuses.. but it'll be **without** front runner donald trump. trump.trump says he's skipping tomorrow's debate because he feels that moderator megyn kelly is unfairly bias towards him. 3 3 i think they can do a lot better than megyn kelly. and so i am going to be making a decision with fox, but i probably won't bother doing the debate. debate.you may remember the two clashed during a debate in august when kelly question

about women.trump's campaign says the businessman will instead host an event in iowa thursday to raise money for veterans and wounded warriors. 3 tomorrow's debate in des moines will be hosted by fox news channel.it starts at nine oclock.the criteria for the candidates to qualify has not yet been announced. bret baier, chris wallace, and megyn kelly will be the moderators. 3 we will stream the debate on fox-carolina-dot-com. 3 some more major endorsements are coming in for the presidential hopefuls. 3 former new york governor george pataki tweeted his support on tuesday for marco rubio.former texas governor rick perry is backing ted cruz. donald trump scored a major evangelical endorsement -- jerry falwell junior, the son of the founder of liberty university is supporting him. the quinnipiac poll says in iowa that trump leads cruz with 31 percent compared to trump's 29 percent. marco rubio is in third place. place.here's a look at the rest of the republican candidates. south carolina's republican primary is february 20th. 20th.the democratic primary

27th -and the deadline to register to vote in that -- is today. 3 3 as clemson's men's basketball team returns to the well tonight-- one of the school's star athletes is set to accept a special award. award.fox carolina ashley minelli is live there this morning-- 3 tip off for the tigers at 7 tonight against pittsburgh-- but it's also a big night for another student athlete 3 deshaun watson will be accepting a *special* awardno details on what that award will be, presented during half time... just yesterday: schedule announced for 2016 gamehome opener: sept. 3 at auburn dabo: - tough game to 3 start season- second time in 24 years no back to back road games- another possible concern: georgia tech, thursday night game in bobby dodd, clemson fell to yellow

new teams... 3 - ironically, dabo noted that "pittsburgh" could be a tough matchup for clemson football... haven't played them in 40 years... - that's who the tigers are taking on tonight... coming off a loss against viriginia last week

3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out late in the day, leading to some afternoon sunshine. highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. tonight stays partly cloudy with lows in the 20s to mid- 30s.

3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: this: 3 you're taking a live look at 3 3 it's ______.coming up, a local couple charged in the shooting death of a toddler-- wont face any jail time. what was decided in court--next. 3 we head to break with a live look at...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...greenville county.. pelham road 3 3 3 covering our counties. in henderson county-- a couple charged in the accidental shooting death of a two-year old girl has pleaded guilty but won't go to prison. prison.heather and james stepp both pleaded **guilty to a lesser charge: storing a firearm in a manner accessible to a minor.it's a misdemeanor -- which got them a suspended sentence to only one year of un-supervised probation.. and a 200-dollar fine. 3 both were orginally charged with a felony -- after two-year old abagail newman got a hold of a gun that was left out back in october. 3 in spartanburg county-- police say they need your help identifying a man accused of breaking in to a church. 3 take a look at this surveillance picture--police

saint matthews church on saint matthews lane monday-- after church leaders say the education building had been vandalized. authorities say this suspect broke a double glass door to get in - and stole flat screen tvs.anyone with information should contact spartanburg police at the number on your screen. 3 a greenville county man -- charged with murder -- will soon have his case heard by a grand jury. 3 "timiya massey" is charged in the deadly shooting at the dolphin apartments on north franklin road back in september- 3 anthony nutridge was shot to death in the breezeway of an apartment building. during a preliminary hearing tuesday-- massesy's attorney argued the shooting was a drug deal gone bad-- but homicide investigators say evidence shows it was a robbery that led to a shooting. 3 if you have friends in the low country -- they may have told you about a sonic boom in their neighborhood. neighborhood.dozens of social media users posted about the boom just before 1:00 tuesday afternoon.a statement from the college of charleston says they believe the sonic boom came from an airplane.people in the area reported they felt their homes shaking and wanted to know if an earthquake had hit.marine reps say they had

of the boom about 20 miles off the coast--but there's no word if that was the cause. 3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out late in the day, leading to some afternoon sunshine. highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. tonight stays partly cloudy with lows in the 20s to mid- 30s. thursday will be partly cloudy and seasonable with highs in the 40s to low 50s. friday will be sunny and cool in the low 50s, but the weekend warms into the low to mid-60s with sunny skies. mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out

some afternoon sunshine. highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. tonight stays partly cloudy with lows in the 20s to mid- 30s. thursday will be partly cloudy and seasonable with highs in the 40s to low 50s. friday will be sunny and cool in the low 50s, but the weekend warms into the low to mid-60s with sunny skies. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold******

3 with traffic.now to chris 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: this: 3 you're looking live atpit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 news you need to know..despite a drop in sales -- toyota remains the world's best selling automaker.volkswagen and general motors round out the top three.analysts say

discounting which hurts profits. 3 leaders in cleveland are firing six police officers involved in a 137-shot barrage that killed two unarmed people. all of the officers were cited for joining a high speed chase that led to the shooting and then leaving the city without permission. 3 a group of south carolina lawmakers is proposing legislation that would allow teachers to be armed at school. the bill allows public schools and colleges to have employees serve as armed protection officers. if passed-- it could go into effect as soon as this coming fall. 3 thousands of parents -- students -- and educators will rally at the statehouse today as part of "south carolina school choice week." 3 governor nikki haley, lieutenant governor henry mcmaster, and state superintendent of education molly spearman will be there to show support.the rally will take place at the north steps at 10 a-m.national school choice week is held every january to try and raise awareneness about every education option for children -- which includes, public, private and on-line schools as well as home- 3

lawmaker proposed legislation he said he knew wouldn't pass what he was really trying to accomplish--next. 3 we head to break with a live look at... simpsonville at fairview road you're watching the morning news on fox carolina.

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3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at...usc upstate 3 the upstate representative.. who proposed a bill requiring south carolina journalists to register with the state.. says he knows his proposal **won't pass -- in fact -- he says he only wrote it up to start a **conversation. **conversation.we told you last week about laurens representative mike pitts' "responsible journalism registry" - which would create requirements for people wanting to work as a journalist.it would also authorize "fines and criminal penalties" for violating the law.since proposing it...the bill has received a lot of pushback.pitts says he neither wants nor expects the bill to

press... but he just wanted the bill to spark debate. 3 3 3 "my hypothesis was that it would be a wild fire out of control very quickly and that the media would scream, 'first amendment,' right away." away."pitts says he authored the bill after seeing a "slant" in the media as a whole. particularly in the wake of the removal of the confederate flag from state house grounds last summer.the bill was sent to committee last week.there's no word if the committee on labor, commerce and industry may take

3 now to weather with nicole 3 mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out late in the day, leading to some afternoon sunshine. highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. tonight stays partly cloudy

3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this: no delays, wet roads and no accidents accidents 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.coming up, duke energy is once again at the center of controversy over a proposal in the mountains.what people are concerned about- -coming up. 3 we head to break with a live look at...greenville county you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning

3 the morning news at 5:30 starts now.. now.. 3 some early morning showers. light rain exexcted, with

rain near the tennessee border in the mountains. with highs in the low 50s. 50s. 3 clemson's star q-b deshaun watson will be at the men's basketball game tonight at the well to receive a special award. i'm live in downtown more. 3 good morning.... it's wednesday, january 27i'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 mostly cloudy skies with

morning showers will move out late in the day, leading to some afternoon sunshine. highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. tonight stays partly cloudy with lows in the 20s to mid- 30s. 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 it's a big week for clemson sports-- the 2016 football schedule is out... and quarterback deshaun watson is being recognized tonight... it's happening at the well as the tigers return to the hardwood.... 3 fox carolina's ashley minelli is live from the well with more, ashley? 3 - clemson bball coming home tonight after a loss in va- while they battle for a win against pittsburgh... another favorite star will be cheering them on 3 - de-shaun watson is making an appearance at the game tonight - getting a special reward at halftime - the award comes day after 2016 schedule is

some highlights:- open season at auburn on sept. 3- no back-to-back road games for just second season in 24 years - four new teams on the schedule: including what dabo dubbed an "outstanding pittsburgh"-- haven't played in 40 years - check out entire schedule on fox carolina dot com 3 ironically: that's the team clemson is hoping to take down tonight- tip off is 7 here at the well 3 3 3 a greenville teenager - who was shot and killed one year friends and family. family.16-year-old cobey smith was killed along the swamp rabbit trail behind his home. investigators say they're the case. case.the community came together at the phyllis wheatley center to celebrate his life tuesday night."put down the guns young people"

release.organizers say they'll keep supporting the family.. while they search for answers. 3 "i really appreciate all the young people, who came out last night,and all the young people who came out today, and the the young people who came out with a positive mind from january 1st up into this date supporting cobey smith." smith."3 greenville police say they're still getting leads about the case.anyone with information is asked to call 1- 888-crime-sc. 3 3 covering our counties:a spartanburg county man will spend the next 15 years behind bars for robbing a bank. bank."samuel shorter" was sentenced tuesday. investigators say he pleaded guilty to holding up the arthur state bank in spartanburg on east main street in june. june.police say shorter walked in the bank and demanded the teller load a bag with cash. investigators used a surveillance camera and fingerprints to identify shorter as the suspect.he was arrested the next day at a motel in kings mountain, north carolina. 3 anderson county deputies are asking for your help finding a burglary suspect.

man was caught on camera robbing a home on january 21-st.they say it happened on ross street in piedmont. deputies are asking anyone with information to call crime stoppers at 1-888-crime-sc they say if your tip leads to an arrest you could be eligible for a reward. 3 rutherford county investigators are looking for a man they say is wanted for a string of break-ins. ins.this is a look at "ronnie davis".spindale police say he's is responsible for the thefts in the early morning hours of january 17th.police say he was last seen in the winder street area of spindale. davis is described as 5 foot 7, 160 pounds.anyone who sees pounds.anyone who sees him, or has any information should contact spindale police. 3 duke energy is once again at the center of a controversial proposal--- this is just months after resolving a debate over a massive transmission line . .several environmental groups in buncombe county-- are questioning the planned natural gas facility at lake julian.state utilty regulators held a public hearing on tuesday-- critics of the new project say they know why duke energy is proposing the

3 3 3 3 3 "it's simple and it's easy for them. it doesn't require any change or innovation but we need change and we need innovation to solve our energy demands for the 21st century." century." 3 3 3 "duke energy is interested in getting the approval so that we can build these units so asheville can continue to have that reliable supply of cleaner energy to serve their needs today and in the future." future."3 duke says the natural gas facility is a step toward going green-- replacing the exisiting coal-fired plant.the utility said it also has plans to install solar generation - but those specifics have yet to be determined.those in buncombe county are asking utility commmissioners to investigate the costs and impacts of the facility plan. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out

some afternoon sunshine. highs will reach1 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. tonight stays partly cloudy with lows in the 20s to mid- 30s. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris with traffic. *********hold****** 3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center: center: 3 3 you are taking a live look at:

3 it's ______.a mosquito born illness is prompting a travel alert.where the zika virus is popping up in the u-s. 3 we head to break with a live look at... usc upstateyou're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning

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news on fox carolina---we're taking a live look at... simpsonville.. fairview road 3 texas teen "ethan couch" -- made famous for his affluenza defense against a drunk in the u-s this week. week.according to couch's lawyer, he has dropped an appeal against deportation. that means he will be **deported to texas to face charges by the end of this week.couch and his mother were arrested in mexico last month. she was sent back to america shortly after but ethan held out, appealing his deportation. 3 health leaders say you need to be aware of the zika virus if you're planning to travel internationally. internationally.the c-d-c sent out an alert earlier this week. they say at least one person tested positive in arkansas and virginia.most of the international cases are in central and south america and the caribbean.zika is spread by mosquito bites and can cause birth defects and developmental issues in babies. a local doctor says you should be fine taking normal precautions.

3 "typically after you've been exposed to a virus f this shield your body will develop antibodies and thth will protect you against accute illness, whether there's a chronic form of zika virus or a chronic transmition concern that's not been diced out in the literature, but it's probably a low probability." probability."if you're pregnant and plan on traveling internationally, you're encouraged to talk with your doctor first.symptoms include a fever, pink eye and a rash. 3 if you've booked a flight to any country dealing with zika but you're having second thoughts, you may be able to back out.american and united airlines say they're allowing their customers to **cancel or **postpone trips with no penalty.customers must have flights booked to countries included in the c-d-c's travel alert.a refund is being offered if customers provide a doctor's note.the cdc says the zika virus is primarily in brazil but spreading to other south and central american countries. 3 time for traffic and weather

3 mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out late in the day, leading to some afternoon sunshine. highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. tonight 3 stays partly cloudy with lows in the 20s to mid-30s. thursday will be partly cloudy and seasonable with highs in the 40s to low 50s. friday will be sunny and cool in the low 50s, but the weekend warms into the low to mid-60s with sunny skies. mostly cloudy skies with morning showers

leading to some afternoon sunshine. highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. tonight stays partly cloudy with lows in the 20s to mid-30s. thursday will be partly cloudy and seasonable with highs in the 40s to low 50s. friday will be sunny and cool in the low 50s, but the weekend warms into the low to mid-60s with sunny skies. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to pit crew traffic.

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pit crew traffic sponsored by pit crew traffic sponsored by pit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 news you need to know..ammon bundy is in federal custody and one of his followers is dead after an incident with authorities.it all happened during a traffic stop on tuesday.seven others were arrested.the group took over a wildlife refuge last month to protest federal management of public land. 3 seattle police say two people are dead and three others are hurt after a shooting at a homeless camp tuesday night. investigators say they're searching for two people of interest -- but no arrests have been made.

trump will be in the low country today.he's scheduled to stop in lexington at 7:00. trump continues to lead republican polls with the iowa caucuses just five days away. 3 shoppers in simpsonville will have a new walmart to visit starting today. today.a ribbon cutting and grand opening starts this morning at 7:30.the neighborhood market is located on west georgia road.store reps say the new store is bringing about 100 jobs to the community.you can visit the new location at any time because it will be open 24 hours, seven days a week. tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 you can stop by the store to try free food samples. 3 3 it's ______.coming up ...a former panther in our area says he's cheering on the team in the super bowl.what he's doing today. 3 we head to break with a live look at...clemson 3 but first let's take a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. numbers.

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3 welcome back--we're taking a live look at...downtown greenville... inside the well.. clemson men's basketball... deshaun watson will recee an award tonight at the game 3 a greenville native who spent several years in the nfl says he's cheering on his former team in the super bowl this year. year.brandon bennett works at southside christian school as their director of intramural sports.he was a running back at riverside before playing for the gamecocks.bennett spent his final pro season with the carolina panthers in 2004 and says that experience helps him teach students today. he says cam newton is an inspiration to many of the kids he works with. 3 3

3 "cam has grown up and truly shown he's a leader. he's like the big joker in cards. he's that guy that can really make it happen and you have to account for him and makes it hard for teams to be able to do that because he's great throwing the ball, he's great running the ball, the way the team is stepping up, it's hard to go against those guys." 3 he also works with "36-elite sports and fitness training". bennett says he has a hard time just watching a game today and usually ends up analyzing each play. 3 oprah winfrey says weight watchers is working for her. her.the celebrity tweeted out tuesday that she's lost 26 pounds while on the program. winfrey encouraged others to join her saying she lost the weight while eating bread the whole time.according to an investment firm -- oprah owns about ten percent of weight watchers' stock.after she tweeted out the new, the company's stock jumped about 20 percent.the jump earned winfrey more than 19 million

3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out late in the day, leading to some afternoon sunshine. highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. tonight stays partly cloudy

30s. 3 3 to chris with 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're keeping an 3 you're looking 3 3 greenville county schools are back on schedule this morning. but there won't be any school buses on icy roads. coming up, why some parents want the district to be divided--next. 3 simpsonville.. fairview rd. 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

minutes.bo`o the morning news at 6:00 starts now... now... 3 some early morning showers. light rain expected, with isolated areas of freezing rain near the tennessee border in the mountains. skies will clear through today with highs in the low 50s. 50s. 3 clemson's star q-b deshaun watson will be at the men's basketball game tonight at the well to receive a special award. i'm live in downtown greenville with more. 3 the republican debate is tomorrow- and what will it be like without the race's outspoken frontrunner??coming up -- why donald trump won't be there.

wednesday, january 27i'm ben hill