around midnight near mile maker 40 on the northbound side in powdersville. the driver was identified as 67 year old william armstrong.its not clear what lead up to the crash. 3 and right now part of i-26 east is shutdown in polk county near the south carolina state line.we're told one person was killed in a wreck involving a tractor trailer around 2:30 this morning.chris will have more on this coming up in pit crew traffic. 3 good morning.... it's friday, january 29i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay.

3 sunshine dominates with highs reaching the mid-50s in the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. a strong mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit

center.3 you are looking live at: 3 while temperatures in the upstate are looking more mild -- there's still some winter weather cleanup in the mountains.and because of that --mitchell, transylvania and yancey county schools will all be on a two hour delay today. remember for the latest updates on delays and closings. head to fox- carolina-dot-com. 3 3 we are just days away from the iowa caucuses and many of the republican candidates for president used thursday's debate to try and win over voters-- voters--these seven candidates took the stage for the prime time debate in des moines. moines.and although donald

he still dominated the night. ted cruz was right away asked about the "elephant **not in the room" and trump's name was brought up throughout the debate.still -- the candidates tried to push all that aside and focus on key issues. 3 3 3 3 "radical muslims and radical islam is not just hate talk... it's hate action. they blow people up. looked at the attack in san bernardino and the attack in philadelphia that the white house refuses to link to terror." terror." 3 3 "as president i would support law enforcement and we will stop radical terrorism in this country by supporting our intelligence community and our law enforcement community." community." 3 3 "i believe in a teddy roosevelt philosophy. teddy roosevelt said we are a nation of immigrants. everyone is welcome from any race, any country, any religion if they want to be americans. if they want to accept our values and our laws, if not, they can stay where they are." are." 3 3 "the issue in syria is really important and it's one we need to get right. the question is should we be bombing both sides of the war,

the fact they want to bomb isis and asaad simultaneously. idea." 3 although trump wasn't at the debate -- he was in iowa. he hosted his own event at drake university.trump's decided not to attent after it was announced that host megyn kelly would be moderating. trumps says he wishes he was there --- but says standing important 3 3 "you have to stick up for your rights. when you're treated badly you have to stick up for your rights you have to do it." 3 3 "we have to stick up for ourselves as a people and we have to stick up for our country when we're being mistreated. remember that." that."fellow presidential candidates mike huckabee and rick santorum also attended trump's event. they took part in the earlier debate on fox news channel. 3 here's a look at all the republican candidates. again the iowa caucuses will be held monday and then its on to the south carolina primary february 20. 3 and a week later is the

carolina... on february 27-th. remember-- you can head to fox- carolina-dot-com for all the details on each candidate. 3 3 the panthers are getting ready to head to california for super bowl 50.. and before they take off you've got one at home. home.a big rally is happening in the queen city today. today.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in uptown charlotte with the details. 3 - live at romare bearden park- panther pride rally rally- as we saw last sunday- thousands of fans pumped about panthers bid to supwerbowl, nfc championship win- team leaving fod san fran on sunday - get to celebrate with the team- black and blue crew will amp up crowd- sir purr, topcats - purrcussion (drumline) 3

3 fox carolina will have live coverage from san francisco for super bowl 50 starting monday night. night.plus-- next saturday at 7-p-m be sure to catch our special: panthers pursuit of the title.we'll have one on one interviews and more on the panthers journey to the championship game. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole.

reaching the mid-50s in the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. a strong mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. 3 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: this: 3 you're taking a live look at

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3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at... clemson 3 3 covering our counties.a spartanburg county man accused of trying to kill his wife won't be getting out of jail. jail.our cameras were rolling as johnathn batchelor stood before a judge on thursday. 3 deputies say batchelor shot his wife multiple times and

the road earlier this month. month. stephanie batchelor survived the shooting-- and was able to tell deputies what happened. 3 back on january 7th deputies say johnathan batchelor claimed he found his wife shot along highway-290 near reidville road.they say a break in the case happened when stephanie recovered enough to be interviewed at the hospital.were told the couple does have two children-- and a go-found me page has been set-up to help with stephanie's medical expenses. authorties say-- stephanie is making progress and could make a full recovery. 3 in buncombe county-- the sheriff's office wants you to be on the lookout for three woman accused of shoplifting shopliftingon tuesday -- deputies say the three women targeted three different stores.the belk department store inside the sporting goods store on tunnel and airport roads. deputies say they could be driving a silver or gray jeep s-u-v. anyone with information is asked to call crimestoppers in buncombe county 3 3 the biggest beasts on four wheels are roaring back into the upstate..

monster jam are ready to duel it out tonight and tomorrow... tomorrow...fox carolina's joe gagnon is live from the bon secours wellness arena with a preview.. 3 3 3 monster jam is roaring into the bon secours wellness arena for performances on friday, january 29 at 7:30pm and saturday, january 30th at 2:00pm &; 7:30pm. the event will feature grave digger

(linsey read), strait jacket (kevin king), predator (allen pezo), prowler, wild thang doug charles), big kahuna (shane england) &; big chief (chris trussell). 3 3 3

every ten minutes. 3 sunshine dominates with highs reaching the mid-50s in the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. a strong mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. sunday and monday remain sunny, with highs in the low to mid-60s area-wide. partly cloudy, mild conditions return monday with

followed by a chance for rain late tuesday into wednesday. sunshine dominates with highs reaching the mid-50s in the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. a strong mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. sunday and monday remain sunny, with highs in the low to mid-60s area-wide. partly cloudy, mild conditions return monday with highs still in the mid-60s,

late tuesday into wednesday. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris with traffic. *********hold****** 3 we're watching this:accident left lane closedi-85 south just before rd 82/exit 95

3 you're looking live atpit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 news you need to know.. authorities say **joseph pfeiffer" is the man who stole a woman's purse and injured a greenville county deputy during a two 3 3 murder.attempted including county--including attempted 3 the obama administration is expanding a data collection program that makes sure companies are not abusing equal pay laws.the government will now gather information from all business with 100 or more employees.

here in south carolina are being tested for the zika virus roper st. francis hospital in charleston says they're waiting on blood test results . this comes as the world health organization says the mosquito-borne virus is spreading at an alarming rate in the u-s. 3 panthers' offensive tackle michael oher didn't even know if he would be playing football this year --let alone going to the super bowl. bowl.oher had toe surgery last year and was let go from the titans.soon after -- he recieved a text message from quarterback cam newton.newton told the charlotte observer that he sent oher a text saying " i didn't say i want you to be here, but i need you."the rest is history -- the panthers g-m says oher has been their biggest factor this season and has started every game.newton, oher and the rest of the gang will be playing for the super bowl title next sunday. 3 3 it's (time).coming up, one

lengths just to prove water is denser than air.we'll show you his dangerous demonstration-- next. 3 we head to break with a live look at...charlotte... panthers super bowl send off rally today.. 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...clemson 3 if you're a school teacher, just how far are you willing to go to teach your students a lesson? lesson?one norwegian physicist wanted to show that air is less dense than water.so to prove his point, he mounted a rifle underwater with a string tied to the trigger.after submerging the gun, he got in water and pulled the trigger which was pointed at his chest. he says because of water's

even come close and he was never in danger. 3 now to weather 3 with nicole 3 sunshine dominates with highs reaching the mid-50s in the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. a strong mountain

tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this: accident left laneclosed i-85 south just before rd 82/exit 95fatal accident investigationi-26 east/left lane @ exit 59/holbert cove rd/sc/nc line line 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.a bad smell is ruining life for some upstate residents.up next -- what

do to fix the problem. 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 news.

3 the morning news at 6:30 starts now..

spreading here in the u-s and here in south carolina --- d-hec says they're testing virus. 3 3 skies become sunny today in the upstate with highs in the 50s.a beautiful weekend is ahead. ahead. 3 panther fans!come out and cheer the boys in black-white-and blue before they head to west coast for super bowl 50!im live in charlotte with the details. 3 good morning.... it's friday, january 29i'm lauren elise eliseand i'm ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the

3 sunshine dominates 3 sunshine dominates with highs reaching the mid-50s in the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. a strong mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. 3 let's send it over to chris. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're

traffic center:accident in inman on park rd @ hwy 292 fatal accident investigation i-26 east/left lane closed @ exit 59holbert cove rd/sc/nc line line3 you're looking live at: 3 3 more on that breaking news and the very dangerous night on the roads.three people were killed in different crashes overnight.here's a look at one that happened on white horse and west blue ridge drive in greenville--right by that kfc parking lot.we're told a pickup tried to make a left turn and was hit by a tanker truck.a passenger in the pick-up truck was killed and the driver was taken to the hospital.the name of the person killed was not released. 3 and in anderson county: troopers say a tow truck

killed after he ran off the side of i-85 and hi a tree. we're told it happened right around midnight near mile maker 40 on the northbound side in powdersville. the driver was identified as 67 year old william armstrong.its not clear what lead up to the crash. 3 and we are getting our first look at that crash on i-26 in polk county that chris mentioned.this crash had the interstate there shutdown since around 2:30 but our photographer on scene says trafffic is moving.we're told one person was killed in the wreck involving a tractor trailer around 2:30 this morning.we're working to get more information on all of 3 we're following a developing story out of the lowcountry -- where hospital workers in charleston say they're testing **three pregnant women for the zika virus. 3 according to d-hec, they're still testing blood samples and no cases of the virus have been confirmed in the state. the world health organziation says the zika virus is exploding in south and central america.leaders are now predicting there will be 4 million cases world wide by

states and the district of columbia are **now dealing with the virus.zika is transmitted from mosquito bites but health workers say death is rare. 3 3 local and state leaders say they're going to take care of a powerful smell upsetting neighbors in southern greeville county. county.d-hec says the smell is coming from the twin chimneys landfill.neighbors in the area say it's so bad, they're getting sick.d-hec hosted a meeting to fix the problem at columbia baptist church thursday night.organizers say they're going to capture the gas and burn it for energy starting next month.one man we talked with says he's getting frustrated with waiting for resutls and now he's losing hope. 3 3 3 3 "if they'll follow through but the way it's been i don't think we'll hear much more out of them" them"neighbors say there's concerns about property value and environmental damage.local leaders say litter is actually part of the problem but

clean up the area.another meeting's scheduled in march. 3 3 covering our counties. in newberry county. three men are behind bars--- after a year long drug trafficking investigation. 3 the sheriff's office - with help from newberry police and sled have charged raheem jackson, telly jones, and jermetres kirkland.officers say the three men took off when they were searching a caught nearby. 3 authorities say they found crack-- cocaine, marijuana, guns and cash inside the home. they also say-- undercover officers bought drugs from the home several times. more arrests and charges are expected. 3 the henderson county sheriff's office says they're looking for a man who forced three schools to go on lockdown. lockdown.investigators say the suspect fired shots at a home during a fight on lamplighter lane thursday.they say no one was hurt but the suspect got away before deputies arrived. school leaders say they put east henderson high, flat rock middle, and hillandale elementary all on lockdown just to be safe.the sheriff's office says the suspect got away in an older model, dark

to call them if you know anything. 3 3 as the panthers prepare to head west for super bowl 50-- the queen city is sending them off with a big party. party.and it's all going down in just a matter of hours. hours.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in uptown charlotte with details on the bash. hey ashley 3 - all kicks off at noon today rain or shine- right here at romare bearden park park- expect a big celebration, big crowd like the one after nfc champ game last sunday- live music with

paw- topcats- black and blue crew amping up crowd- second super bowl appearance for panthers in franchise history- nfc champ win first at home 3 3 - panthers take off for san fran on sunday- super bowl 50 feb 7; denverbroncos 3 3 and fox carolina will have live coverage from san francisco for super bowl 50 starting monday night. night.50 starting for super bowl san francisco coverage from will have live and fox carolina 3 and fox carolina will have e live coverage from san francisco for super bowl 50 ststting monday night. night.also-- next saturday at 7-p-mbe sure to catch our special:panthers pursuit of the title - for one on one interviews and everything panthers in the hours before

3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 sunshine dominates with highs reaching the mid-50s in the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. a strong mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. 3 ((weather hit))

3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center:accident in inman on park rd @ hwy 292 fatal accident investigation i-26 east/left lane closed @ exit 59holbert cove rd/sc/nc line line 3 3 you are taking a live look at: 3 3 it's ______. ______.if your looking for something to do this weekend-- head to the well for monster jam!i'm live with the details 3 we head to break with a live look at... greenville county.. pelham roadyou'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...clemson 3 3 the biggest trucks imagainable are back in the upstate... upstate...monster jam has arrived at the well.. well..fox carolina's joe gagnon has details on the big weekend.. 3 3 3 monster jam is roaring into the bon secours wellness arena

january 29 at 7:30pm and saturday, january 30th at 2:00pm &; 7:30pm. the event will feature grave digger (randy brown), scooby doo (linsey read), strait jacket (kevin king), predator (allen pezo), prowler, wild thang doug charles), big kahuna (shane england) &; big chief (chris trussell). 3 3

3 time for traffic 3 and weather every ten minutes. 3 sunshine dominates with highs reaching the mid-50s in the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. a strong mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. sunday and

highs in the low to mid-60s area-wide. partly cloudy, mild conditions return monday with highs still in the mid-60s, followed by a chance for rain late tuesday into wednesday. sunshine dominates with highs reaching the mid-50s in the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. a strong mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. sunday and monday remain sunny, with highs in the low to mid-60s

conditions return monday with highs still in the mid-60s, followed by a chance for rain late tuesday into wednesday.

3 nono to pit crew traffic. 3*********hold****** *********h*hd****** 3 we are watching:accident in inman on park rd @ hwy 292 fatal accident investigation i-26 east/left lane closed @ exit 59holbert cove rd/sc/nc line line 3 3 you are taking a live look at: pit crew traffic sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillacchevrolet kevin

traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 news you need to know.. "johnathan batchelor" is waking up behind bars charged with attempted murder.he was denied bond thursday. investigators say he shot his wife -- stephanie on january 7th and lied to investigators about it. 3 the chairman and ceo of a vegas casino says he wants to build a 1-billion dollar stadium for the oakland raiders."sheldon adleson" is scheduled to meet with the owner of the raiders today. 3 the republican candidates for president are hoping their arguments made an impression on voters.all candidates except donald trump took the stage thursday night in iowa. the iowa caucuses are on monday. 3 it may be january but one greenville company is offering free ice cream to say thank you to customers. customers.it's all part of cold stone creamery's "random

program the company uses to show their appreciation to customers hoping to inspire them to show random acts of kindness to others.today at 5:00, you can drop in the woodruff road location for a free ice cream.the offer is limited to one ice cream per person. 3 3 it's ______.coming up ...a greenville radio station is doing their part to help kids in the hospital.how you can join them in sharing some love this valentine's day. 3 we head to break with a live look at... charlotte.. panther super bowl send off rally today 3 but first let's take a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. numbers. 3 3 good morning, i'm diana watson.3

3 welcome back--we're taking a live look at... greenville county... 3 nba superstar 3 ichael jordan hasn't played professional ball in more than decade, but his shoes are still as popular as ever. ever.his latest sneakers are

people in chicago started lining up on monday outside of stores to buy a new pair.local media reports people even paid 100 bucks to hold their spot in line.the new shoes called "just don" and cost about 650 dollars. 3 an upstate radio station is asking for your help to spread valentine's day cheer. cheer.magic 98-point-9 in greenville is collecting cards to give to patients at ghs children's hospital.you can see, they've already collected quite a few... but they would love to get more.they are asking for homemade cards only. dont' use any glitter, candy or loose attachments.they also want you to avoid phrases like "get well."cards are being collected through february tenth.you can take them to the station on garlington road in

3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 sunshine dominates with highs reaching the mid-50s in the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. a strong mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. 3 3 let's send it over to chris

3*********hold****** *********hold******we're keeping an eye on: on:: 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.3 it's ______.the city of charlotte is getting ready to send the panthers off to the west coast ahead of super bowl 50!fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in the queen city this morning where all the action will be. 3 greenville county 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

minutes. the morning news starts now. now.it's been a busy night for first responders in our area.. as they investigate three deadly crashes.we'll have the details.. coming up. up.and donald trump didn't show up for last night's gop debate.. but he's still making headlines this morning. morning. 3 the carolina panthers are about to start their journey to super bowl 50.. and you can give them a big sendoff.we're live in charlotte with a preview. 3 good morning.... it's friday, january 29.i'm lauren elise.... 3 and i'm ben hill.. here with

thanks for joining us on the morning news.