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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 lows near 50. spotty showers linger tuesday, with storms possible by midweek. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 now lets send it over to the pit crew traffic center.crew traffic over to the pit now
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pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching:standing springs rd@ cedar lake drberry shoals rd @ hwy 101mills ave @ capello salon ice on main rink removalmain street, from court street to broad street, street, 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 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
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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 - caucus goers dem sidegets tricky on 3 gets tricky on 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 that's why it could get interesting tonight... demoines register poll and bloomberg polls:- hilary
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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... with 15 and 10 percent respectively 3 - caucuses happening at more than 16-hundred sites across iowa- begins at 8pm eastern time time 3 just a reminder-- 3 these are the 12 candidates running for the republican
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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 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.
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were called to a gas station saturday afternoon.. where someone told them they'd been shot at a nearby home.when deputies went to that house.. they say someone jumped out of a car in the driveway and ran inside.deputies eventually got inside the housewhere they say 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 toda 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
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face the denver broncos this sunday in super bowl 50. 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 now 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. highs reach the low to mid-60s. tonight, expect lows near 50. spotty showers linger tuesday, with storms possible by midweek.
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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 taking a live look at 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
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missing from her home in virginia early last week.they say she had a liver transplant 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 3 world health organization leaders are holding an emergency meeting today to work on ways of stopping the zika virus outbreak. outbreak.according to health leaders, the disease has been spreading at an alarming rate through south and central america.the w-h-o warns there could be as many as four million new infections this year but so far there's no treatment for it.the deputy director-general says they may have a trial vaccine around july.he says a full treatment may be available next year. 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 police department with more..
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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 time for weather and traffic. traffic. 3 expect 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 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
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expect a few peeks of sun amongst mostly cloudy skies today, with a slight chance for drizzle or light t 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 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
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s.c.d.o.t. cam on--pit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac! 3 3 3 now for a look at 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 nearby refugee camps. 3 today, the n-t-s-b will release new information on a deadly amtrak crash 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.
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looking for the person who robbed a fast food worker friday night.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 and here's a live look over i-85 in greenville--you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 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.
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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. now he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system 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 news on fox carolina.we're looking live over clemson university. 3 eight years after a greenville county teacher had an idea for a children's book, it's finally going to hit shelves. shelves.pamela bowers has been teaching more than three decades.she says her idea for the book came from the beaches
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character is "al b tross" - a seabird who learns an important life lesson - that there is no place like home. bowers says the process also taught *her an important lesson. 3 3 ) 3 3 "i just think if you really love to write, you need to follow through on it, because like i said everyone is a writer if you really think you'd like to do this i think you should - i think everyone should follow your dream because anything is possible if you try" 3 we're told the illustrations were done by a student at bowers' school.elizabeth vera was in 8th grade at the time - and is now a junior in high school.the book officially comes out tomorrow. 3 time for weather with nicole. 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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3 it's ______.the panthers begin their preparations in california today ahead of the super bowl--but they will be making some time for interviews.how this year will be different than in the past. 3 here's a live look along main street in greenville.crews are working to dismantle "ice on main."you're watching the morning news on fox carolina.
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3 the morning news starts now. now.the first votes 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.
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february 1st.i'm ben hill. hill.and i'm lauren elise .. here with nicole papay and chris scott.thanks for joining us on the morning news. 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.
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3 time for traffic with chris. 3 we're watching: rutherford rd @ beverly rds. bennetts bridge rd @ thompson avee. standing springs rd @ cedar lake dr mills ave @ elm st st 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 the first *big* test for 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
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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 and bernie sanders neck in 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*...
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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* 3 - everything g 3 kicks off tonight at 8-pm- more than 16-at 8-pm- more than 16-hundred caucus locations in the state...- all results being sent in this year using a mobile app
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3 here's another 3 look at the 12 candidates look at the 12 here's another 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 have continuing coverage of the iowa caucuses on air and online.we'll have the latest from iowa tonight at 10 and 11.you can always find updates on fox carolina 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
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suspects.anyone with information on this case should call 23-crime. 3 in anderson county.. a drug bust landed nine people behind 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 time.tmusical performances are 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 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
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night at 7:00. 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. highs reach the low to mid-60s. tonight, expect lows near 50. spotty showers linger tuesday, with storms possible by midweek.
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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 are looking live over greenville. 3 3 nearly 90 people are dead after a brutal attack on a village in nigeria. nigeria.according to local reports, the islamic terror group boko harram used firebombed homes and children on saturday.relief workers say the attackers also opened fire as people ran from the fire. soldiers say suicide bombers attacked others.local hospital workers are reporting 62 survivors being treated for burns.witnesses report the attack lasted four hours. 3 police in california say three violent inmates are back in jail this morning. morning.the orange county
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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 they'll work on figuring out how the men escaped to prevent another escape.six people have been arrested on suspicion of helping the inmates get out. 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 police officer does their job.. now is your chance. chance.an upstate police department is inviting yoyoto 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
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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 are from.. 3 back to you..
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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 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.
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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 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
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3 let's send it over 3 to chris for traffic. 3 3 3 we're watching:rutherford rd @ beverly rde. standing springs rd@ cedar lake dr dr 3 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on--pit crew traffic sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac! 3 3 runners in greenville used racing to honor members in our community who serve and protect our country. country.a hero's 5-k kicked off at furman university this weekend.the race is in memory of specialist geoffrey whitsitt who was killed in action back in 20-10. organizers say the run pays tribute to all service men and women, especially korean and vietnam vets.this was the sixth annual run.it raises money for south carolina
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3 3 and time for birthday shout- outs...-happy 50th terry from boiling springs.-becky from powdersville.-kimberly from williamston. williamston.-happy 18th birthday to twins mary and elizabeth. elizabeth.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 3 3 good morning, i'm 3 cody alcorn.and i'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
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watts" and "zachary newton", along with a 15 year old are all responsible for allen's death. 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 totals to start coming in about two hours after voting begins.donald trump and bernie sanders are leading the most recent poll by cnn. 3 world health organization leaders are holding an emergency meeting today to work on ways of stopping the zika virus outbreak.the deputy director-general says they may have a trial vaccine around july.he says a full treatment may be available next year. 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 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 hudgens took the stage as sandy, danny and rizzo for fox's first live
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especially applauding hudgens performance--the actress revealed her dad died just one day before after battling cancer.she tweeted that she was dedicating her performance to her dad. 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.
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3 let's get one last look at traffic. 3 we're watching:e. gap creek rd @ country club rdrutherford rd @ beverly rde. standing springs rd@ cedar lake dr dr 3 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 a group of sled-dog racers are in the middle of the longest race in the lower 48 states. states.it's called the "john beargrease" sled dog marathon and it kicked off sunday in minnesota.mushers and their dogs come from around the world to compete.the race is a qualifier of the famous iditarod dog sledding race in
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is around 380 miles long, and the mid distance race is around 120 miles. racers have been on the trail for nearly 21 hours. 3 thanks for joining us for the morning news on fox carolina. don't forget to carolina.news on fox the morning joining us for thanks for joining us for the morning news on fox carolina.don't forget to join
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