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lows near 50. spotty showers linger tuesday, with storms possible by midweek. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 let's send it over 3 to chris with traffic. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3
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3 it may feel like presidential *primary* elections started months ago-- but today voting *formally* begins in iowa... the first in the nation to cast ballots. 3 the voting process however-- is nothing like we'll see here in south carolina. 3 fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in our newsroom this morning to break it all down. 3 process:- nothing formal about, makes it somewhat more exciting... - to make it even more confusing, each party "caucuses" differently 3 on the republican side - people gather in a room- *surrogate* candidates make a pitch- votes cast on paper, collected, local party counted, sent to iowa g-o-p headquarters- candidate with most votes *wins* *wins* 3 gets tricky on dem side- caucus goers divide into groups based on candidates- if
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votes to remain "viable", can join another group- group with *most* people gets a certain number of *delegates*... candidate with most wins wins 3 that's why it could get interesting tonight... demoines register poll and bloomberg polls:- hilary clinton and bernie sanders neck in neck in iowa polls...- o'malley supporters could be *crucial* in tipping scales one way or other... other...on the g-o-p side: donald trump regained lead over ted cruz... but still a close race there- rubio and carson fall in line behind...
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3 - caucuses happening at more than 16-hundred sites across iowa- begins at 8pm eastern time time 3 just a reminder-- these are the 12 candidates running for the republican nomination. south carolina's primary is set for february 20th.
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one week later on the 27th.you can find more on all the candidates on fox carolina dot com. 3 fox carolina will have continuing coverage of the iowa caucuses tonight at 10 and 11.you can always stay up to date by following us on twitter and facebook.. and on fox carolina dot com. 3 3 covering our counties--an autopsy is planned today after a deadly shooting in greenville county. county.and this morning, three teens are behind bars. bars.mauldin police have charged 19 year olds trevonte watts and william newton with murder and several other charges.police say the third suspect is a 15 year old girl, who's also charged with murder. murder.investigators say they were involved in the shooting death of savon allen on saturday night. night.police say it happened in the parking lot of the bojangles on east butler road. investigators say the shooting was drug related... but no further details have been released. 3 the anderson county sheriff's office is investigating a weekend shooting that left a 17 year old dead. dead.deputies tell us they were called to the high volume gas station saturday afternoon.. where someone told them they'd been shot at a
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to that house.. they say someone jumped out of a car in the driveway and ran inside. deputies eventually got inside the house, where they discovered that person had shot himselfthe coroner tells us it appears the incident stemmed from a bad drug deal. deputies are still investigating. 3 a man accused of hitting two officers with his car is set to go on trial in greenville county today. today.darell johnson is facing assault charges for an incident that happened back in may of 2014 at the shemwood crossing apartments.greenville police say officers approached a car that was playing loud music.officers say when they shined a light in the window.. johnson took off.two officers were hit.. including one who's leg was run over.investigators later caught up with johnson in dekalb, georgia. 3 3 this morning, the carolina panthers are preparing for their first practice in california.. six days before the super bowl. bowl.we were there on sunday as the team left from bank of america stadium in charlotte. tons of fans came out to send them off.the panthers will face the denver broncos this
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3 and star quarterback cam newton is drawing a lot of attention for what he wore on the trip out west.newton showed up in a pair of yellow and zebra striped pants.the pants are made by versace and are now reportedly sold out online. 3 fox carolina's super bowl coverage from san francisco starts tonight!aaron cheslock will report live from california on the ten o'clock news. news.then on saturday.. catch our special report: "panthers pursuit of the title," as we follow the team's journey to the super bowl.that's this saturday night at 7:00. 3 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes. 3 expect a few peeks of sun amongst mostly cloudy skies today, with a slight chance for drizzle or light showers.
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mid-60s. tonight, expect lows near 50. spotty showers linger tuesday, with storms possible by midweek.3 3 3 now let's send it over to the traffic center. 3 we're watching: watchihi: 3 here's a live look at the
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3 good morning, joe-- joe-- 3 if you've ever wanted a glimpse into what it's like to be a cop.. the greer police department has an opportunity for you.more on how you can take part in their citizen's academy... next. 3 here's a live look over clemson-- you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning
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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 back with a live look along main street in greenville. 3 3 two virginia tech students are facing charges in the disappearance and death of a 13 year old. old.this is a look at "david eisenhauer" and "natalie keepers".police say they're both being charged in the death of 13 year old "nicole lovell". lovell".according to investigators, the teen went missing from her home in virginia early last week.they
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and didn't have her medicine with her when she left.police say they found lovell's body saturday along a highway in surry county north carolina. 3 after dealing with deadly flooding, people in california are now dealing with a deadly winter storm. storm.powerful winds, heavy rain, and snow are all hitting the state.emergency crews say the driver of a car was hit and killed sunday by a tree. they say the tree fell across four lanes of traffic after being knocked down by strong winds.more than 38-thousand homes were reported without power on sunday because of the weather. 3 3 have you ever wanted to go behind the scenes of a police department and see what it is like to to be an officer of the law.. law..next week you can have your chance..greer is holding their citizen police academy.. academy..fox carolina's joe gagnon is live from the greer
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3 starting next week greer p-d is holding their police academy..but y y need to sign up now.. now..this is a 10-week session the department puts on each year..it is totally free and it gives you a behind the scenes look of what it is like to be a citizen police officer...the first class is next thursday..but you need to sign up..go to foxcarolina.com for more information..if you don't life in greer, there is a great chance your local department has a citizen police academy as well.. including spartanburg.. and mauldin where these pictures
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3 back to you.. you.. 3 time for weather 3 and traffic. traffic. 3 expect a few peeks of sun amongst mostly 3 cloudy skies today, with a slight chance for drizzle or
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low to mid-60s. tonight, expect lows near 50. spotty showers linger tuesday with highs in the mid-60s, followed by rain and possible thunderstorms on wednesday. skies begin to clear thursday, with seasonably cool conditions back in the 50s during the day and near freezing at night. this clear, cooler pattern will linger into the weekend. expect a few peeks of sun amongst mostly cloudy skies today, with a slight chance for drizzle or light showers. highs reach the low to mid-60s. tonight, expect lows near 50. spotty
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highs in the mid-60s, followed by rain and possible thunderstorms on wednesday. skies begin to clear thursday, with seasonably cool conditions back in the 50s during the day and near reezing at night. this clear, cooler pattern will linger into the weekend. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 let's send it over to chris. 3 3
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3 to chris.let's send it over 3 let's send it over to chris. 3 3 3 we're watching: watching:
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greenville--pit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac! 3 3 3 news you need to know..leaders in nigeria say 86 people are dead after a brutal attack by boko haram over the weekend. authorities say the group targeted a village and two nearbybyefugee camps. 3 today, the n-t-s-b will release new information on a deadly amtrak crash that happened last may.authorities have said the train was going twice the speed limit when it went around a sharp curve in philadelphia.eight people were killed and 200 others were hurt. 3 police in greenville are looking for the person who
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friday.investigators say a worker at arby's on verdae boulevard was walking to her car with a deposit bag.. when a man attacked and took the money.call 23-crime if you know anything about this case. 3 here's a live look over i-85 and pelham road in greenville --thee morning news on fox carolina is back in minutes.
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the morning news on fox carolina.this is a
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spartanburg. 3 a north carolina alzheimer's patient is hoping football will help him fight the disease. disease.peter setzer says he's an avid panthers fan who does everything he can to keep up with the team.he reads articles, works on analyzing stats, and even cuts out articles to help him slow down his forgetfulness.setzer's alzheimer's is in its early stages and he hopes all his reading will keep the disease at bay. 3 3 3 "i'm going to go down fighting and do everything i can to prolong a good life." life." "my hope is that he'll always remember to call me on game day and talk about the panthers game. my hope is that he'll always know who i am when i call him and i hope he'll always know who his grandson is." is."the former pastor says he's even undergoing experimental treatments.setzer says he'll be cheering harder than anyone when the panthers
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3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 expect a few peeks of sun amongst mostly cloudy skies today, with a slight chance for drizzle or light showers. highs reach the low to
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near 50. spotty showers linger tuesday, with storms possible by midweek. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 let's send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 33 we're watching: watching:3 3 here's a livivlook at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 it's ______.the panthers begin their preparations in california today ahead of the super bowl--but they will also be making some time for interviews.how this year's "media event" will be different than in the past. 3 we leave you with a live look
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morning news on fox carolina is back in minutes. 3 3 good morning, i'm cody alcorn. and i'm diana cody alcorn.good morning, i'm 3 cody alcorn.and d m diana watson. first at four we head to greenwood to talk a little football.legendary high school coach shell dula talks to us about the success of panthers cornerback and greenwood native josh norman is having. and just in time for the return of the x-files on fox...the cia has released thousands of declassified photos and documents regarding
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the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of america's best mayors. in congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans.
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funded by over two and a half million contributions, tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuition-free public colleges. people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in.
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3 of the 2016 presidential race will be cast in just a few hours.coming up.. ashley minelli has all the details of tonight's iowa caucuses. caucuses. 3 mostly cloudy to start the work and school week.i'll let you know when wet weather is expected to arrive. 3 good morning.... it's monday, february 1st.i'm ben hill. hill.and i'm lauren elise .. here with nicole papay and
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3 expect a few peeks of 3 sun amongst mostly cloudy skies today, with a slight chance for drizzle or light showers. highs reach the low to mid-60s. tonight, expect
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linger tuesday, with storms possible by midweek. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 let's send it over to chris. 3 we're watching: watching:3
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3 the first *big* test for the presidential candidates happens tonight in iowa... and in each party -- the polls are close for the front-runners. front-runners.the process of voting in the iowa caucuses... could make it anyone's game, especially in the democratic race. race.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in our newsroom this morning... with more on how this all works. 3 as you mentioned polls are close... and it could be anyone's night depending on *who* shows up. up.demoines register poll and bloomberg polls:on the g-o-p side:donald trump regained lead over ted cruz... but still a close race there- rubio and carson fall in line behind... with 15 and 10 percent respectively respectively- hilary clinton
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neck in iowa polls...- o'malley supporters could be *crucial* in tipping scales one way or other...that's why it could get interesting tonight... 3 3 on the dem side:- caucus goers divide into groups based on candidates- if candidate doesn't have enough votes to remain "viable", can join another group- group with *most* people gets a certain number of *delegates*... candidate with most wins wins 3 on the republican side - people gather in a room- *surrogate* candidates make a pitch- votes cast on paper, collected, local party counted, sent to iowa g-o-p
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3 - everything 3 kicks off tonight at 8-pm- more than 16-hundred caucus locations in the state...- all results being sent in this year using a mobile app app 3 here's another look at the 12 candidates running for the republican nomination.south carolina's primary is set for february 20th. 20th.the democratic primary is one week later on the 27th.you can find more on all the candidates on fox carolina dot com. 3 and we'll havevecontinuing coverage of the iowa caucuses on air and online.we'll have the latest from iowa tonight at 10 and 11.you can always
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dot com.. and our facebook and twitter pages. 3 3 covering our counties--the greenville county sheriff's office is investigating the stabbing death of a greer man. man.deputies say a hunter found the body friday evening in a field on burrell road in taylors. taylors.the coroner says 42 year old jamie howard died from a stab wound to the chest. his death has been ruled a homicide.. but investigators haven't said if they have any suspects.anyone with information on this case should call 23-crime. 3 in anderson county.. a drug bust landed nine people behind bars.. and more arrests could be coming. coming.last week, the sheriff's office says their narcotics searched two homes in belton and anderson.a total of nine people were arrested. they're facing several charges, including drug possession and trafficking. 3 3 tonight nfl fans will get a chance to hear from their favorite players in the super bowl. bowl.the nfl announced media day will be tonight instead of tuesday morning.league reps say they want to give fans a better super bowl experience by moving media day to prime
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planned for tonight andthe league is also allowing fans in the stands for less than 30 bucks.everything kicks off tonight at 8:00. 3 and tonight on the ten o'clock news... aaron cheslock will be reporting live from california.. as our week of super bowl coverage begins. begins.then on saturday.. catch our special report: "panthers pursuit of the title," as we follow the team's journey to the super bowl.that's this saturday night at 7:00. 3 3 time for weather 3 and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes. 3 expect a few peeks of 3 sun amongst mostly cloudy skies today, with a slight chance for drizzle or light showers. highs reach the low to mid-60s. tonight, expect
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linger tuesday, with storms possible by midweek. 33 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is standing 3 by in the traffic center: 3 we're watching: watching:
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3 good morning, 3joe-- joe-- 3 want to know what its like to be a police officer?i'll tell you how the greer police department is giving you a chance. 3 here's a live look over greenville-- 3 you're watching the morning
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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.you're looking live along main street in greenville.the road is closed between broad street and west court st., while crews take down ice on main. 3 3 police in alabama say they're looking for a couple suspected in a crime spree across three cities . .we're told "blake fitzgerald"
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missouri.investigators say they tried to commit three armed robberies within two hours sunday morning.police say they hit a home, a hotel, and a mcdonald's.two women were also kidnapped and released by the couple. investigators say fitzgerald and harper are armed and dangerous. 3 police in california say three vivilent inmates are back in jail after escaping. escaping.the orange county sheriff says all three men broke out of jail on january 22.after a week on the run and a massive manhunt, all three were taken back into custody. the sheriff says trying still trying to figure out how the been arrested on suspicion of helping them. 3 it looks like people in cuba will finally get broadband internet. internet.the state telecommunications company announced sunday they're going to let cubans order home service.the new broadband service is being described as a pilot project to determine prices.cuba just gave public access to broadband internet last year with dozens of public wi-fi spots opening up. 3 3 if you've ever wanted to get a better understanding of how a
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job.. now is your chance. chance.an upstate police department is inviting you to get an up close look during their citizens academy. academy.joe gagnon is live at the greer police department with details on how you can get signed up. 3 starting next week greer p-d is holding their police academy..but you need to sign up now.. now..this is a 10-week session the department puts on each year..it is totally free and it gives you a behind the scenes look of what it is like to be a citizen police officer...the first class is next thursday..but you need to sign up..go to foxcarolina.com for more information..if you don't life in greer, there is a great chance your local department has a citizen police academy as well.. including spartanburg.. and mauldin where these pictures
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3 back to you.. you.. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes.
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3 expect a few peeks of sun amongst mostly cloudy skies today, with a slight chance for drizzle or light showers. highs reach the low to mid-60s. tonight, expect lows near 50. spotty showers linger
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mid-60s, followed by rain and possible thunderstorms on wednesday. skies begin to clear thursday, with seasonably cool conditions back in the 50s during the day and near freezing at night. this clear, cooler pattern will linger into the weekend. expepe a few peeks of sun amongst mostly cloudy skies today, with a slight chance for drizzle or light showers. highs reach the low to mid-60s. tonight, expect lows near 50. spotty showers linger tuesday with highs in the mid-60s, followed by rain and possible thunderstorms on
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clear thursday, with seasonably cool conditions back in the 50s during the day and near freezing at night. this clear, cooler pattern will linger into the weekend.
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3 now time for traffic: 3 3 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the
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chevrolet cadillac! 3 3 taking a look at news you need to know..three people are being charged in the shooting death of 19 year old "savon allen".allen was shot in the parking lot of a mauldin bojangles saturday night. investigators say "trevonte watts" and "zachary newton", along with a 15 year old are all responsible for allen's death. 3 "david eisenhauer" and "natalie keepers" are being charged in the death of 13 year old "nicole lovell". police say the two virginia tech students were charged after lovell's body was found in north carolina on saturday. 3 the first step in the race to the white begins today in iowa. voters will kick off the caucuses tonight at 7:00 central time.analysts expect
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about two hours after voting begins.donald trump and bernie sanders are leading the most recent poll by cnn. 3 time for birthday shout-outs, sponsored by urban nirvana... -christopher from greenwood. -subrina from mauldin. mauldin.if you'd like us to mention a birthday on the air, send the name, date, and hometown to *birthdays at fox carolina dot com.*and let us know if you'd like to see it in either the 7 or 8 o'clock hour. 3 we'll be right back, but first -- a look at yesterday's winning lottery numbers. numbers. 3 3 3 3
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down ice on main. 3 quite a few familiar faces dominated the 22nd annual sag awards show. show.big winners on saturday included the drama "spotlight" for outstanding performance by a cast.queen latifah won for her role in hbo's "bessie" as well as actress uzo aduba for "orange is the new black". idris elba won the supporting actor prize for his role in the netflix film "beasts of no nation."many say unlike the oscar nominations there was a lot of diversity among the nominations and the winners. 3 fox's ***live performance of the hit production **grease** is getting some great reviews this morning. morning.in case you missed it julianne hough, aaron tveit and vanessa hugdens took the stage as sandy, danny and rizzo for fox's first live stage production.and many are especially appaulding hudgens performance--the actress revealed her dad died just one
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cancer.she tweeted that she was dedicating her performance to her dad. 3 now time for weather and
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3 expect a few peeks of sun amongst mostly cloudy skies today, with a slight chance for drizzle or light showers. highs reach the low to mid-60s. tonight, expect lows near 50. spotty showers linger tuesday, with storms possible by midweek. 3 3 chris is in the traffic center: 3 we're watching:e. standing springs rd@ cedar lake drberry shoals rd @ hwy 101mills ave @ capello salon ice on main rink
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street to broad street,7:00am-5:00pm 7:00am-5:00pmhere's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 it's ______.super bowl 50 is taking over san fran--and the panthers are there this morning.more on their preps ahead of sunday's big game--coming up. 3 be sure to stay with fox carolina all morning long. we're bringing you the days top stories until nine o'clock. throughout our four hours of news you can catch live reports from the field, plus weather and traffic updates dunkin' donuts' unbelievable selection of breakfast sandwiches freshly made all day -- and now you can enjoy two english muffin egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches for $4.
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america runs on dunkin'. news starts now. now.three teens are behind bars on murder charges, following a deadly weekend shooting in mauldin.we'll tell you what police are saying about what went down. down.we're just hours away from the very first votes being cast in the 2016 presidential race.coming up, ashley minelli has everything you need to know about the iowa caucuses. caucuses.and the carolina panthers are waking up in california.. as we're less than a week away from super bowl 50. 3 good morning.... it's monday, february 1st.i'm lauren elise.... 3 and i'm ben hill.. here with nicole papay and chris scott. thanks for joining us on the
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