minutes. the morning news starts now. now.we're following some breaking news in the 2016 presidential race:hillary clinton is declaring herself the winner of the iowa caucuses after a very tight democratic race.and ted cruz is the winner for republicans. hear from the candidates coming up. up. 3 dense fog advisory in effect until 10 this morning.and it looks like cloudy skies and wet conditions remain throughout the day. 3 3 we are following breaking news from the greenville zoo this morning.autumn the giraffe has given birth to a new calf.this is a live look through the earth cam right now.as you can see mama and calf there..the calf is trying to get on its

than an hour ago.we want to warn you it is a little graphic. graphic.and here it is--- is---right now we don't know the calf's gender.but this birth is great news for the zoo.autumn's last pregnancy ended with a stillbirth in 2014.her first calf, kiko, was born in october of 2012.he's now living at the toronto zoo. we will show you more throughout the morning news. 3 good morning.... it's tuesday, february 2.i'm lauren elise.... 3 and i'm ben hill.. here with nicole papay and chris scott.

3 a dense fog advisory is in place until 10am for most of the area. expect overcast skies with scattered drizzle and light rain today, with highs reaching the mid-50s to near 60. tonight, lows drop into the 50s. heavy rain tonight, lows drop into mid-50s to near 60. with highs reaching the with scattered drizzle expect overcast skies for most of the area. is in place until 10am a dense fog advisory a dense fog advisory is in place until 10am for most of the area. expect overcast skies with scattered drizzle and light rain today, with highs reaching the mid-50s to near 60. tonight, lows drop into the 50s. heavy rain and possible t-storms arrive wednesday morning, and

in the afternoon. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 let's send it over to chris with traffic. 3 we're watching:rutherford rd @beverly rdsc hwy 9 @ candlenut lnbill lattimore rd @ turkey farm rd rd 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 we are keeping a close eye on the iowa caucuses.while senator ted cruz is the winner for the republicans --the democratic race is close. close.hillary clinton is actually declaring herself the winner--saying that even if bernie sanders wins the final precinct thats still unreported... it won't be

3 take a look at the breakdown right now...neck and neck... *if* clinton is the declared winner-- she'll take 44 delegates from iowa... in the end-- the candidate with the most delegates wins the nomination. both candidates though... spoke last night saying... it was a good night in iowa 3 3 "i stand here tonight breathing a big sigh of relief, thank you iowa!" 3 "the reason we have done so well here in iowa, the reason i believe we are going to do so well in new hampshire and the states that follow." 3 on the republican side.senator ted cruz proved poll numbers weren't predicting this race. he beat frontrunner donald trump with 28% of the vote... and falling one percentage point behind trump... senator marco rubio *surprised* with a *strong* third place finish. 3 3 3 "i will be our nominee thanks to what you have done here in this great state (cheers)." 3 "i'm honored, i'm just honored, i'm really honored. and i want to congratulate ted and i want to congratulate all of the incredible candidates." 3 "tonight is a victory for courageous conservatives across iowa and all across

3 the republican side works a little bit for the caucuses in iowa.the top 6 candidates all get a portion of the 30 repubulican delegates..the new hampshire primaries are now one week away.donald trump has a more than 20 point lead over senator cruz there...and on the democratic side... senator sanders is currently 18 points ahead of secretary clinton in the polls. 3 the republican winner of the iowa caucus is hoping to keep the momentum going here in south carolina.ted cruz is coming to greenville for a rally later today at the t-d convention center.the event is free.. but seating is limited. doors open at 5:30.we'll also be streaming the event live on fox carolina dot com. 3 south carolina voters will head to the polls on february 20th.right now... there are 11 candidates left on the ballot. former arkansas governor mike huckabee suspended his campaign last night. night.and former maryland governor martin o'malley has dropped out of the democratic

candidates on south carolina's ballot.the democratic primary is february 27th. 3 stay with fox carolina for continuing coverage of you decide 2016.we're bringing you the latest on the race all morning long and later today at four, ten, and 11.you can also find much more information on fox carolina dot com. 3 3 covering our counties- henderson county deputies say a teen is due in court this morning for a shooting that put three schools on lockdown. lockdown.investigators say the 17 year old turned himself in on monday.he's facing a felony charge of discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle. friday morning.. deputies say someone fired shots into a car during an argument.no one was hurt.. but three nearby schools were put on lockdown while deputies investigated. 3 police in greenville county are patrolling the north main street area after reports of a suspicious man. man.a mother called the greenville police saying a man approached her child and he may have taken pictures of her son.police say the call came in last week and when they responded they were told he was driving a honda odyssey

man described to them. police say your kids should walk straight home when they get off the bus from school.if you live in that community, you're asked to report any suspicious activity. 3 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes. 3 a dense fog advisory 3 is in place until 10am for most of the area. expect

drizzle and light rain today, with highs reaching the mid-50s to near 60. tonight, lows drop into the 50s. heavy rain and possible t-storms arrive wednesday morning, and clear out to windy conditions in the afternoon. 3 3 now let's send it over to the traffic center. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the

3 let's check in 3 let's check in 3 with joe--- joe--- 3 punxsutawney phil isn't the only groundhog who can predict whether spring will come early. we're live in chimney rock where they've got their own groundhog day event happening in a few hours. 3 another live look at the greenville zoo's giraffe cam.. that new calf was born around 6:15 this morning -- you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning

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3 bill cosby's legal 3 team is asking a philadelphia judge to drop the only criminal case filed against him. him.cosby and his team are expected to make the request today in court.a former prosecutor who's being described as a key witness is also expected to testify. defense lawyers say cosby had a deal with the former prosecutor that he wouldn't be charged if he testified in his accuser's civil lawsuit back in 2005.cosby admitted to giving his accuser three pills before engaging in consensual sex at his home. 3 world health organization leaders say the spreading zika virus is now a global emergency. emergency.the alert puts the virus in the same category of concern as ebola.they say about 4-thousand cases of zika have spread in brazil since october.most confirmed cases are in south and central america.zika is carried by mosquitoes and has been linked to birth defects in infants. about a dozen cases have been confirmed in the u-s but none in the carolinas or georgia. 3

country is eagerly waiting to see if punxsutawney phil will see his shadow or not.. hopefully making an early end to this winter.. winter..but perhaps we should be looking at a more local groundhog today who may be more accurate.. accurate..fox carolina's joe gagnon is live from when grady the groundhog resides..at chimney rock state park in north carolina. 3 live interview: emily walker/chimney rock state park park 3 punxsutawney who? grady's big day is less than a month away! grady the groundhog, our animal ambassador and local celebrity, will awaken from hibernation for his tenth annual shadow sighting, weather permitting, on grady's groundhog day tuesday,

he outwitted punxsutawney phil to predict the weather correctly last year, but can he do it again? kids' crafts and programs for the entire family will be offered. 3 3 3 3 3 time for weather and traffic.

3 a dense fog advisory 3 is in place until 10am for most of the area. expect overcast skies with scattered drizzle and light rain today, with highs reaching the mid-50s to near 60. tonight, lows drop into the 50s. heavy

arrive wednesday morning, and clear out to windy conditions in the afternoon with highs in the upper 60s. partly cloudy skies return thursday with cooler temperatures in the mid-50s, and it will stay clear with highs in the low 50s and lows near freezing for friday and the weekend. a dense fog advisory is in place until 10am for most of the area. expect overcast skies with scattered drizzle and light rain today, with highs reaching the mid-50s to near 60. tonight, lows drop into the 50s. heavy rain and possible t-storms arrive wednesday morning, and clear

afternoon with highs in the upper 60s. partly cloudy skies return thursday with cooler temperatures in the mid-50s, and it will stay clear with highs in the low 50s and lows near freezing for friday and the weekend.

3 let's send it over to chris. 3 3 3 we're watching:ridge rd @ fairforest wayrutherford rd @ beverly rd rd 3 here's a live look at the

traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac! 3 3 3 now for a look at news you need to know.."darell johnson" will spend the next 7 years behind bars.he was sentenced monday for hitting two greenville police officers with a car.investigators say the incident happened at the shemwood crossing apartment complex in 2014. 3 19 year old justin sullivan is set to go on trial later this month.. after federal investigators say he plotted an attack for isis.the western north carolina man appeared in federal court monday.he faces up to 80 years in prison. 3 south carolina senator tim scott is expected to endorse republican presidential candidate marco rubio today. the florida senator placed third in last night's iowa caucuses. 3 here's a live look over a foggy clemson --thee morning news on fox carolina is back in minutes.

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welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.this is a live look in pennsylvania .. 3 3 the carolina panthers and denver broncos will hit the field in california today.. to

bowl.monday night was media night out in california. players and coaches took turns answering questions.our crew caught up with greenwood native josh norman.. to see how he feels about facing denver's peyton manning. 3 3 3 i enjoy every challenge. the reason why i enjoy it.. it makes you better as an opponent.. as a player.. as trying to be one of the best.. only creates greatness within yourself.. 3 and remember - we'll have live coverage from san francisco all week long ahead of super bowl 50. 50.and on saturday at 7-p-mbe sure to catch the panthers pursuit of the title - for one on one interviews and everything you need to know about the journey to the

3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 a dense fog advisory is in place until 10am for most of the area. expect overcast skies with scattered drizzle and light rain today, with highs reaching the mid-50s to near 60. tonight, lows drop into the 50s. heavy rain and possible t-storms arrive wednesday morning, and clear out to windy conditions in the afternoon.

3 let's send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching:ridge rd@ fairforest wayrutherford rd @ beverly rd rd 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 we leave you with a live look at the greenville zoo's giraffe cam.. where autumn gave birth about an hour ago--

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republican winner.we'll breaking it all down for you. you. 3 dense fog advisory in effect until 10 this morning.and it looks like cloudy skies and wet conditions remain throughout the day. day.and we are following some breaking news from the greenville zoo.autumn the giraffe gave birth to a calf about an hour ago--that baby just standing up for the first time.you are looking at it live there--we will show you the actual birth and go to ashley minelli for more details --coming up. 3 good morning.... it's tuesday, february 2.i'm ben hill. hill.and i'm lauren elise .. here with nicole papay and

3 a dense fog advisory is in place until 10am for most of the area. expect overcast skies with scattered drizzle and light rain today, with highs reaching the mid-50s to near 60. tonight, lows drop into the 50s. heavy rain and possible t-storms arrive wednesday morning, and clear out to windy conditions in the afternoon. 3 ((wrap up))

3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 we are watching iowa closely this morning:it all comes down to one precinct... right now-- hillary clinton and bernie sanders are *still* waiting to find out who won the democratic caucuses--but clinton is declaring herself the winner. winner.looking at the percentage break down... this is as close as it gets...the winner takes *all* 44 delegates with them from iowa... based on simple math:- the precinct in polk county that we're waiting on is only worth a few points... so

4 point lead... and even if sanders wins it's not enough to overtake it.both candidates... though were pleased with early results in iowa. 3 3 3 "what iowa has begun tonight is a political revolution." revolution.""i am excited about really getting into the debate with senator sanders about the best way forward to fight for us, and america." america." while the democratic race is deadlocked, senator ted cruz is the clear winner on the gop side. donald trump suffered a loss after leading in the polls going in... and senator marco rubio gained new momentum... landing in a close third behind trump 3 3 "this is the moment they said would never happen." happen.""we finished second, and i want to tell you something. i'm just honored, i'm really honored." honored.""the state of iowa has spoken... iowa has sent notcie that the republican nominee and the next president of the united states... will be chosen by the most incredible, powerful force where all soverignty resides

people, the american people." people."top six candidates in the g-o-p race will split the 30 delegates in iowa based on percentage break down... ben carson, rand paul, and jeb bush rounded out the top six respectively. looking ahead to new hampshire... donald trump ha more than 20 point lead over senator cruz...on the democratic side... senator sanders 18 points ahead of secretary clinton 3 new hampshire's primary is one week away.. but many of the candidates are looking ahead to south carolina. carolina.the republican winner of the iowa caucus-- ted cruz-- is headed to greenville tonight for a rally at the t-d convention center. center.second place winner donald trump will be in florence today. today.and the des moines register reports rick santorum will kick off a tour of all 46 south carolina counties.. starting tomorrow. 3 here's a look the 11 republicans left in the race. south carolina's primary is february 20th. 20th.and these are the remaining democrats.the

carolina is february 27th. 3 3 back to our breaking news at the greenville zoo this morning.autumn the giraffe has given birth to a new calf.this is a live look through the earth cam right now.as you can see mama and calf there..the calf is now standing.we caught the actual birth on camera less than an hour ago.we want to warn you it is a little graphic. graphic.and here it is--- is---right now we don't know the calf's gender.3 but this birth is great news for the zoo. 3 ashley minelli is live at the zoo this morning trying to get more information-ashley have you learned anything? 3 baby calf is standingkeeping

3 born about 6:15 this morning won't know sex until we do a physical at either 24 or 48 hoursthey're just keeping an eye on the baby right now, make sure he or she is okmama autumn, daddy walter- third babyfirst kiko is now in a zoo in torontosecond baby calf

3 jeff bulloch/with zoowe are always excited to share good news with the community. community. 3 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes. 3 a dense fog advisory is in place until 10am for most of

skies with scattered drizzle and light rain today, with highs reaching the mid-50s to near 60. tonight, lows drop into the 50s. heavy rain and possible t-storms arrive wednesday morning, and clear out to windy conditions in the afternoon. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is standing by in the traffic center:by in the traffic chris is standing chris is standing by in the traffic center: 3 we're watching: watcng: 3 here's a live look at the

3 let's check in with joe--- joe--- 3 punxsutawney phil isn't the only groundhog who can predict t whether spring will come early. we're live in chimney rock where they've got their own groundhog day event happening in a few hours. 3 here's a live look over a foggy i-85 in greenville -- you're watching the morning

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an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. 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 at the greenville zoo's earth cam.. a new baby giraffe was just born around 6:15 this morning. 3 3 while 3 punxsutawney phil in pennsylvania will get all the attention for groundhog day today..north carolina is home

be more accurate.. accurate..grady the groundhog live in chimney rock..and according to his handlers.. he's been right about the end of winter for three years running.. running..fox carolina's joe gagnon is live from chimney rock with more.. 3 3 3 punxsutawney who? grady's big day is less than a month away! grady the groundhog, our animal ambassador and local celebrity, will awaken from hibernation for his tenth annual shadow sighting, weather permitting, on grady's groundhog day tuesday, february 2, from 10:30am-12pm. he outwitted punxsutawney phil to predict the weather correctly last year, but can he do it again? kids' crafts and programs for the entire family will be offered. 3 3 3

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3 a dense fog advisory is in place until 10am for most of the area. expect overcast skies with scattered drizzle and light rain today, with highs reaching the mid-50s to near 60. tonight, lows drop into the 50s. heavy rain and possible t-storms arrive wednesday morning, and clear out to windy conditions in the afternoon with highs in the upper 60s. partly cloudy skies return thursday with cooler temperatures in the mid-50s, and it will stay clear with highs in the low 50s and lows near freezing for friday and the weekend. a dense fog

10am for most of the area. expect overcast skies with scattered drizzle and light rain today, with highs reaching the mid-50s to near 60. tonight, lows drop into the 50s. heavy rain and possible t-storms arrive wednesday morning, and clear out to windy conditions in the afternoon with highs in the upper 60s. partly cloudy skies return thursday with cooler temperatures in the mid-50s, and it will stay clear with highs in the low 50s and lows near freezing for friday and

3 now time for traffic: 3 3 3 we're watching:accidentno injuriesfernwood glendale rd @ clifton glendale rd rd 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on--pit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac! 3 3 3 news you need to know..after a close democratic race in the iia caucus, front-runner hillary clinton is declaring a win over bernie sanders. democratic party workers have not announced an official winner.officials are calling this the closest caucus in history. 3 senator ted cruz won by a much larger margin in iowa monday. his 28 percent beat out front

percent of the vote.marco rubio was a close third with 23 percent of the vote. 3 the results in iowa prompted two candidates to drop out of the race for their party nomination.democrat "martin o'malley" announced his end midway through vote-counting monday.republican mike huckabee dropped out of the race monday as well. 3 time for birthday shout-outs, sponsored by urban nirvana... -mooka from anderson.-shaidasi from greenville.-belated: cindy from spartanburg.-happy birthday michael from anderson. anderson.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 bacac but first -- a look at yesterday's winning lottery numbers. numbers. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 good morning, i'm diana watson. and i'm cody alcorn. first at four weather and traffic every ten minutes.and sports anchor aaron cheslock is with the panthers...as we countdown to super bowl 50.watch his live

3 we're back with a live look in chimney rock state park.. where grady the groundhog is preparing to make his prediction of whether we'll have six more weeks of winter. 3 in a story you'll see only on

she's thankful a trooper pulled her over when he did. did.a picture of the traffic stop is now going viral on social media. troopers say shirmel smith was speeding on highway-85 sunday evening. she says her kids would not stop crying in the backseat and it distracted her. trooper christopher mace pulled her over and her gave her a ticket. but what happened after is what shocked smith. 3 3 3 "told me to open up my back door and i thought maybe he thought something was in my back of the car. and then starting playing with my children. they just automatically took to him. they stopped screaming and this one almost went to sleep." sleep."smith said trooper mace was just trying to settle her kids down so she could get

3 now time for weather and traffic 3 a dense fog advisory is in place until 10am for most of the area. expect overcast skies with scattered drizzle and light rain today, with highs reaching the mid-50s to near 60. tonight, lows drop into the 50s. heavy rain and possible t-storms arrive wednesday morning, and clear out to windy conditions in the afternoon. 3

3 we're watching: right lane closedi-26 west @ 25mm/nc 251/broadwayaccident no injuries fernwood glendale rd @ clifton glendale rd rd 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 it's ______.the greenville zoo has a brand new addition this morning.coming up.. we're live

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