3 and don't forget to wake up with thee morning news-- meteorologist nicole papay will have a check of the forecast and traffic reporter chris scott will have the latest road conditions on your way to work.that's from 5:00 to 9:00 on thee morning news.

3 and with this dangerous cold we're looking at some school closings and delays in the mountains.haywood county schools will open 2 hours late madison mitchell and yancey county schools will all be closed. we have more running at the bottom of your screen... as well as online at fox carolina dot com. 3 developing tonight 3 firefighters rushed to a blaze at mary black hospital in spartanburg tonight...it forced the e-r to be evacuated. this is a look at pictures the spartanburg fire department posted on their facebook page. you can see the heavy smoke billowing... and how far away it could be seen . 3 the fire broke out at the skylin drive facility around 6 this evening.we know spartanburg city, cowpens, drayton, converse and converse fire departments all responded- along with

3 here's a look at the scene earlier tonight -again you can see some heavy smoke--fire officials say the fire started in a dumpster right outside the hospital hospitalthere were some traffic concerns while roads were blocked off to secure the area but things are getting back to normal.thankfully no was hurt in the fire.no word on exactly what started the fire, but a fire lietenant on scene said if youre going to discard cigars in a trash can...make sure it's been fully extinguished. 3 across spartanburg county in una...another fire sparked earlier today--destroying a family home. home.and tonight firefighters are reminding residents to be safe when using space heaters.. heaters..take a look at these pictures...you can see this home on lowell court was completely engulfed in flames arouou five this morning.the fire department says the homeowners woke up to the smoke alarms going off...and realized an electric heater caught his comforter on fire. tonight the fire chief says it's so vital to be safe when using an extra heater. 3 3 3 just when its cold be extremely careful. make sure that if you do use an

read the directions and you follow all the directions to be safe safethe fire department says one person was taken to spartanburg medical center for minor burns to his feet.... meantime the red cross is offering the family temporary housing and belongings. 3 as you decide 2016 3 today marks the official start of the push for the south carolina primary.in the next ten days--you're going to be seeing and hearing a lot from presidential candidates-that want *your vote. vote. 3 and this afternoon--two of them made big stops here in the upstate. upstate. 3 fox carolina's derek dellinger is live in pendleton--where donald trump had his first big rally after the primary win in new hampshire.and derek--he had quite the crowd, didn't he? 3 yes he did.several thousand

evening--the crowd has since left--things here, still being disassembled tonight--but this was a big day for candidates in the upstate. 3 both trump and marco rubio were here in the area today. trump here in pendleton--and rubio in spartanburg.the upstate is a big part of the evangelical and conservative votes in south carolina--and a big part of the voting block in the state.both candidates appealed to both today--rubio, making the case that he's the one to beat in the presidental election--and trump, staying on his slogan--and saying how he's going to trounce everyone else. 3 3 3 3 3 if they win, our military keeps getting gutted. if they win, dodd frank stays here forever. if they win, all the things that have happened--the second amendment, the judges they appoint 3 3 3 all of these characters are going to give it up, we're going to run the table, and we will make america great again, i can tell you, okay? 3 marco rubio is making a round- trip across the state.he's got

in hilton head and myrtle beach--before he makes a stop back up here in the upstate-- in simpsonville. 3 3 as for trump--he's going to louisiana and florida--but he will be back up here for this weekend's debate, which is taking place in greenville. diana? 3 were there any interesting moments from today for either candidates? candidates?-rubio trying to get his son to talk, on stage with him-the cold arena for trump 3 and the republican presidential ticket is getting smaller--carly fiorina announced earlier today she's suspending her campaign--

seventh place finish in new hampshire last night. 3 and new jeresey governor chris christie is also suspending his presidential bid.the move comes after christie's disappointing sixth place finish in new hampshire last night...with just seven percent of the vote. 3 again the republican candidates will be at the peace center in greenville *this saturday...for a debate ahead of the primary elections here on february 20-th. th.then on february 27-th the democratic candidates will face each other in the south carolina primary.remember for information on all the candidates--head to fox carolina dot com. 3 new at 11 three people are dead...including two deputies and a gunman...following a shootout at a crowded restaurant. restaurant.the sheriff's office says one of their deputies was called to a panera restaurant in abington maryland--just before noon--by the suspect himself.witnesses say the deputy sat down and tried to talk to the man and that's when he was shot in the head.deputies say the suspect-- identified as 67- year-old david evans fled the

quickly tracked down by law enforcement and exchanged gunfire.another deputy was killed in the shootout along with the gunman....the sheriff says the deaths of two his deputies is a great loss for the community. 3 3 3 "one of our deputies was a 30 year veteran of this agency, served in the court services of this division, the other deputy had served this agency for the last 16 years and was assigned to the community services division. i would ask at this time to please respect the families privacy as they go through the period of grieving." grieving."the sheriff says they are witholding the deputies names until all of their relatives are notified. now witnesses say the suspcet was sitting in the back of the restaurant...and frequented the location.they say it appeared he was trying to live out of the restaurant. investigators believe evans acted alone and there is no threat to the community.so far no motive has been released but the sheriff does believe the first responding deputy

wearing a uniform. 3 as we continue to cover our counties 3 police are investigating after someone stole from a local girl scouts camp in spartanburg county. county.it happened at the camp on scout drive in spartanburg.. sometime between six o'clock monday night and seven tuesday morning.police say the thieves made off with several items - including a microwave, ten two-way radios, a tv, a computer, and three mountain bikes.police tell us they found several partial fingerprints at the scene-but so far, no suspects have been identified. 3 a local singer-songwriter pulled from grief and tragedy... with her new song. kylie odetta's song, "can't erase it" was written in memory of the four u-s-c upstate student-athletes who were killed in a fiery crash last october.she was a family friend of one of the victims-- james campbell. 3 3 i dont want to lose you memory memorythis afternoon...we caught up with kylie about her new single.she wrote it shortly after learning about

tragedy hit close to home for her--not just because the victims were her age...but also because of her personal connection.kylie says when she wrote the song...she was thinking of james campbells' girlfriend...and what she--and the famlies of all the victims--must have felt...not just in the days following the crash...but the ones they still carry with them *months later and will never forget. 3 3 "i feel like music is deffinitly a healer and i hope that that this song for the people that are leasoning can maybe use the song to greave and realize how they feel and start to move forward but not forgetthe past." past.""can't erase it" will be released this friday on kylie's new album "high dreamer."we've got more info up in the as seen on section of our website. 3 next...a crazy prank at a wendy's drive-thru landed one man in jail

alligator into the drive-thru window and tonight he's trying to explain himself! 3 plus--the same technology used to make hollywood magic...is also lending a hand to doctors at shriner's hospital in greenville...and is making a big difference for patients. see how- next. 3 and the gamecock's--hosting lsu tonight--taking on a team with the likely #1 pick in the nba draft--we've got all the action from the hardwood-- coming up! 3 coming up we'll take a look at your seven-day forecast...and what you can expect as you head out the door tomorrow morning.stay with us. 3

3 now to an update from a story we first brought you on thee four o'clock news yesterday-- tonight a florida man is apologizingafter he was charged for throwing a live alligator into a drive-through window.

see the three-foot alligator on the floor of the wendy's restaurant in jupiter florida. officials say once the man was handed his drink...he hurled the reptile through the window....the 23-year-old is facing a slew of charges including aggravated assault... he says he was trying to prank his friend who works at the restaurant and admits it was a bad decision. 3 3 3 "we thought we'd pull a prank on our buddy who worked at wendy's and like just throw it at him through the drive-thru window." window.""i'm sorry for what i did, i mean, you know, just being stupid, not thinking and obviously i found out what the consequences were." were."during his court appearance yesterday--he was ordered to stay out of all wendy's restaurants...among other terms.he was granted a 6-thousand-dollar bond. meantime the alligator was unharmed and released in a nearby canal. 3 trending tonight 3 filmmakers have used computer

screen for years...but what many people may not know-- is where it started out.. out..greenville shriners hospital for children has been using this technology to diagnose orthopedic problems in children for over thirty years.by using motion capture cameras and sensors placed on the patients skin...their movement is replicated in three-d images.it's the same technology that was used in movies like "avatar," "the force awakens" and "maleficent."shriners motion analysis lab says this technology has changed the way doctors can diagnose and treat orthopedic patients. 3 3 3 "computers can do an analysis and help us understand how they're walking and what challenges they face when they're walking, so motion capture cameras used here in greenville, this same technology is used in hollywood to capture the motion of the actors." actors."if you would like to get in on the movie making magic with greenville shriner's hospital-they're giving away a trip to

their facebook page- and tell them your favorite moviethat uses computer generated imagery.head over to foxcarolina dot com--the link is on our as seen on section! 3 chief meteorologist kendra kent joins us now with a look at your forecast- 3 another night of dangerous cold is on the way. lows will drop to near 20 for the upstate and mid teens in the mountains. bitter wind chills

sunny skies will warm temperatures into the upper 30s to mid 40s area-wide on thursday, and friday will be a repeat, with slight warmer conditions. another blast of cold air arrives saturday night, bringing overnight lows back to the teens area-wide into valentine's day. a storm system will approach sunday night into monday.we continue to follow the latest developments in regards to monday's snow/sleet/rain threat. right now the models are not in very good agreement on an outcome, so my forecast confidence is pretty low at this point. i'll need to see some consistency and agreement before making an official forecast. here's what we know right now from our two main, long range computer models:gfs (american model): this one is biggest on the snow outcome.

in sunday, then a developing low riding over our are bringing light to moderate snow midday monday, then transitioning to sleet and freezing rain monday night as the storm exits. right now ice accumulations look light and snow accumulations would be around 2 inches for the upstate, w wh more in the mountains. european model: this one delays the storm a bit to our west, then brings in very heavy precipitation into our area monday night. i think we'd see light snow/sleet during the middle part of monday, then heavy rain by late monday evening by looking at temperature profiles. that heavy rain could become heavy freezing rain and sleet if the wedge can hold and temperatures stay at freezing at the surface. there is no indication of that right now though. essentially euro is a wetter solutiona&

mixed in.right now i think there's an 80% chance of seeing some kind of winter weather in the upstate on monday, and about a 40% chance of it being a significant winter storm. . ll adjust as

log on to fox carolina dot com and click on the weather tab 3 and download the new fox carolina weather app. you can get weather info on the go, along with alerts on watches and warnings in your area.just text carolina weather to 23765 to download! 3 plenty to get to in sports... we take a closer look at the panthers offseason.. and what they need to do in order to get back to the super bowl... 3 which includes trying to lock up their top cornerback josh norman... the greenwood product likely about to make a lot of money... so how can carolina pay him? him?plus a huge test for the gamecocks at home against lsu and this man... ben simmons... can carolili slow down the probable number one pick? that answer and more, straight ahead in sports... 3 and one college athlete is going viral--not just for her gymnastic moves...but also for her dance moves...we're getting a look at her

3 nothing bigger than norman... hey there, i'm ac... that's almost certainly the attitude for the panthers front office going into next year... locking up star cornerback josh norman... norman...the greenwood native will likely need a lucrative contract if he's not franchise tagged... which means carolina will need to clear up some cap space.. the could cut veterans like pass rusher charles johnson, who only had one sack this year and the aging jared allen... no one knows exactly what dave gettleman's plan is, but he says it's already in the works.. 3 "roster building is a 12-month process. and you can't sit here and rest in your laurels

now you're going to go back again. we've been working the whole time. are we a little behind? yeah, of course we are. but we've hit the ground running. you're never just one player away." away."another panthers note... former linebacker jon beason announces his retirement... a first rounder back in '07.. a 3-time pro bowler.. beason says his biggest regret.. is not being on the first panthers team to win a championship.. 3 a gamecocks note... wide receiver shaq davidson's left the team and is expected to transfer... davidson starred at gaffney high.. 20-combined touchdowns... more than 15- hundred through the air, and over 750 on the ground.. he redshirted his freshman year and tore a knee ligament before last season... he never played for s-c...we'll keep an eye out for where he heads next.. 3 all the excitement for the gamecocks recently's been on the basketball court... carolina knocking off top-ten texas a&;m over the weekend... now they've got a date with lsu... and probable number one

simmons...to colonial life arena we go...-michael carrera honored before the game after reaching 1,000 pt mark in career-tough assignment guarding potential no. 1 pick ben simmons-simmons and carrera both playing short minutes in first half afafr early foul trouble... simmons with 20 on the night, but held in check...-gamecocks meanwhile heat up from long range... mindaugas kacinas buries the triple and then next possession after an lsu turnover... duane notice buries one from the corner to set the cla on fire... one of four carolina players in double figures..lsu battling back... simmons... kicks it out to antonio blakeney... trey's true... he had 22... -usc gets some momentum back... jamal gregory.. the strip... gets it ahead to sindaruis thornwell... game-high 24 for sin city... city...the gamecocks pull away at the end... 94-83 the

sits in first place in the entire sec... 3 "once again, unbelievable atmosphere. our kids just battled, battled, battled. and when the game gets hard, we find a way to win. and we're lucky, we got some stops coming down the stretch." stretch."not a lot of time to regroup for s-c... as perrenial powerhouse kentucky heads to the midlands on saturday.. 3 some nba action to get to... the hornets have lost 12 straight in indy... jeremy lin leading the transition game... ---first... nicolas batum steals... finds lin for the fastbreak dunk...---then... lin with the steal... passes back to frank kaminsky for a big dunk...hornets up 17 at the half... half...walker finished with a game-high 25 points.. 117-95... charlotte back over .500... 3 ca: kobe bryant (lal) facing lebron james (cle) for the last time in cleveland time:4-13item: 1st quarter, 2-0 clevelandkobe bryant (lal)

lebro james (cle)score: 2-2 time:1:04-1:15item: 2nd quarter, 49-40 clevelandkobe bryant (lal) misses 3...kevin love (cle) great outlet pass to lebron james (cle) for lay-upscore: 51-40 cavskobe gets 17... la... 120-111.. 3 and one gymnast is going viral...not just for her spot on tumbling...but for the moments in between...check out her incredible floor routine up next in the nightcap! nightcap!

3 3 the nightcap-- 3 a gymnast with u-c-l-a is breaking the internet...after crushing her floor routine with some pretty cool moves... check it out out 3 music and clapping clappingthis is senior sophina dejesus...you can see she's incorporating some well known dance moves...everything from the nae-nae to the dab...the quan along with her flawless gymnastic routine..and you can see the student section and her team going crazy!she was competing on saturday--and received a 9-point-9-2-5. out of 10 for her performance-- tying her for third.

3 let's get a last look of the forecast with meteorologist kendra kent kentanother night of dangerous cold is on the way. lows will drop to near 20 for the upstate and mid teens in the mountains. bitter wind chills will continue in the mountains. sunny skies will warm temperatures into the upper 30s to mid 40s area-wideden thursday, and friday will be a

conditions. another blast of cold air arrives saturday night, bringing overnight lows back to the teens area-wide into valentine's day. a storm system will approach sunday night into monday. 3 3 thanks for joining us, good night. night. 3 you like being picture perfect. you should want your banking to be too. stop into td bank and we'll help set you up with picture perfect banking. new customers, open a checking and savings account and you can get a polaroid cube+

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