and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 we're talking weather this morning-- this is a look in greenville county-- at the pouring rain just and this will be a similar scene this morning and into tomorrow. tomorrow. 3 cloudy with light rain off and on through the day. highs will remain in the upper 40s to low 50s. tonight, widespread rain arrives with lows in the 40s. wednesday brings t-storms, heavy rain and wind, and

returns thursday. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic c nter.travel alert for wet roads and rain this morning. reduce your speed, watch for standing water on the roads. be safe!! safe!!you are looking live at: 3 3 the democratic presidential candidates will be in columbia today.. ahead of the south carolina primary election this saturday. 3 the c-n-n town hall will take place tonight at 8. vermont

expected to take the stage first. followed by former secretary of state hillary clinton.the candidates will answer questions from local voters.the event will be held at the u-s-c campus. 3 and out west -- the republicans are getting ready for the nevada caucuses. donald trump is coming off his big win here in south carolina and new hampshire.marco rubio and ted cruz are hoping to gain some more momentum -- but trump is a heavy favorite to win again. 3 ted cruz is looking for a new national spokesman -- after asking for the resignation of rick tyler. tyler.its all because of a video falsely depicting marco rubio dismissing the bible. 3 the video in question - tweeted by the former cruz campaign member - misquotes rubio as suggesting the bible does not have many answers in it.but the florida senanar actually said the bible has "all" the answers. 3 3 you guys have to be seeing this now, it's every single, something comes out of the cruz campaign that's deceptive and untrue, and in this case goes after my faith. so i understand, i guess one of

and i'll accept his apology, but this is a pattern now and i think we're now at a point where we start asking about accountability," accountability,"this was a grave error of judgement. it turned out the news story he sent around was false but i'll tell you, even if it was true, we are not a campaign that is going to question the faith of another candidate. candidate.senator rubio narrowly beat cruz for second place during south carolina's primary on saturday. 3 here is a look at the five remaining republican candidates who again are now focused today's nevada caucus. we will bring you the results as they come in. in.and here's a look at the democratic candidates. remember for everything you need to know on the presidental hopefuls including this weekends primary election is on fox-carolina-dot-com. 3 3 covering our counties:the pickens county sheriff's office is still trying to figure out "who" **killed a mother of four and left her on a boat ramp. ramp."farah khan" was found by two fisherman at the saluda sunday morning. morning.authorities say the 35-year-old mother was shot in

been ruled a homicide.so far no suspects have been named in this case.if know anything -- -you're asked to call the pickens county sheriff's office or crime stoppers at 1-888-crime-s-c. crime-s-c.khan leaves behind four children.her family has set a up a go-fund-me page to help with funeral expenses -- you can find the link on fox carolina dot com. 3 in greenville county. a man is in the hospital after being shot while sitting in his car it happened monday at the oakland place apartments.law enforcement and forensic units were on scene for several hours investigating. investigators say they are looking for two male suspects. 3 3 3 "they were in the parking lot and shot at his vehicle and struck the victim in the head area." area." 3 "sooner or later, we're going to pack our stuff and leave because my kids love to play outside and it's getting too dangerous for the kids." "it is an area we see drug related activity and violence in that area." area."people at the oakland place apartments say enough is enough, and they want

in the area. there's been no update on the victim's condition. 3 in laurens county --a woman accused of leading deputies on a *high* spseed chase a few doing it again. again.back in january deputies say kay thomason took them on a six mile chase... with just three wheels on her car. car.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live at the detention center... 3 still waiting to find that out-- last time around-- charged with failure to stop for blue lights... 3 here's a look at the scene *after* chase ended deputies:- late last night, sometime after 10: chase through laurens county- ended on holly street... near elm street- still don't know *what*

chase3 deputies:- last time around thomason called 911 requesting ambulance, repeatedly called back... saying she would drive herself- led deputies on a 6-mile chase in a car missing a wheel 3 again: - still waiting to find out if thomason will be formally charged 3 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 cloudy with light rain off and on through the day. highs will remain in the upper 40s to low 50s. tonight, widespread rain arrives with lows in the 40s. wednesday brings t-storms, heavy rain and wind, and possible flooding. sunshine returns thursday.

3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: no accidents for now!travel alert for wet roads and rain this morning. reduce your speed, watch for standing water on the roads. be safe!! safe!! 3 you're taking a live look at

3 it's ______.coming up,a michigan man was denied bond after he admitted to shooting and killing six people.but police say they're still trying to piece together a motive. the details, next. 3 we head to break with a live look at...you're watching you're watching the morning news on fox carolina.

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3 you're watching the morning newswsith 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 taking a live look at... sc- dot cam.. rain eye-85 mm 4

3 in michigan-- police say they still have no idea what caused an uber driver to kill six people -- but they do say he admitted to the crimes. crimes.jason dalton-- was denied bond on monday.he told the judge he wanted to remain silent.police in kalamazoo say dalton shot eight people.. killing six on saturday.among the victims... a father and his teenage son who were out car shopping.the other attacks happened in an apartment complex parking lot... and at a cracker barrel, where four women were killed. investigators say dalton picked up uber passengers **in between the shootings. 3 this attack has some questioning the safety of uber and its drivers.the company's security chief says before saturday-- they had no reason to believevenything was wrong with dalton. dalton.uber says dalton **cleared a background check and was approved to be a driver on january 25. he had given more than 100 rides. rides.here in the upstate -- local uber drivers hope dalton's story doesn't discourage people from using the service.michelle black owns a boutique in mauldin -- called social butterfly --and

uber driver.black says she's been paying a lot of attention to the story in michigan -- but doesnt think the shootings have anything to do with the company. 3 3 3 3 "i haven't had any issues and i hope people don't think all uber drivers are like him. it's something deeper than that- he just happended to be an uber driver. driver.uber issued a statement on their website -- saying they're horrified by the violence and are cooperating with police.reps with company say their prayers are with the victim's families. 3 3 burger king fans -- it may be time to branch out from the whopper today. today.the burger chain announced they will start rolling out their hot dogs today in all 71-hundred locations.grilled dogs have been tested in select markets for about a year.you can get a classic grilled dog for about 2-dollars and a chili cheese

3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 cloudy with light rain off and on through the day. highs will remain in the upper 40s to low 50s. tonight, widespread rain arrives with lows in the 40s. wednesday brings t-storms, heavy rain and wind, and possible flooding. sunshine returns thursday, with colder 3 temperatures in the low 50s. friday and saturday remain sunny and cold, in the 50s during the day and freezing at

near 60s with sunshine. cloudy with light rain off and on through the day. highs will remain in the upper 40s to low 50s. tonight, widespread rain arrives with lows in the 40s. wednesday brings t-storms, heavy rain and wind, and possible flooding. sunshine returns thursday, with colder temperatures in the low 50s. friday and saturday remain sunny and cold, in the 50s during the day and freezing at night. sunday warms back to near 60s with sunshine.

3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: this: 3 you're looking live atpit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac

3 time for news you need to know..columbia police now say there is no evidence to prove that a shooting took place at columbiana mall on saturday. they say no shell casings have been found - and no suspects have been identified. 3 newberry police say they have the man who robbed a bank monday.k9-units tracked down **herbert pugh** near the b- b-and-t bank on wilson road after employees say he handed them a note and demanded money. 3 a former substitute teacher in anderson county is facing charges--accused of stealing prescription medications from a school nurse.police say morgan kidd confessed to taking the medications from crescent high school.kidd is no longer employed by the school district. 3 twonew automotive facilities will be bringing hundreds of new jobs to hendersonville--- 3 north carolina governor pat mccrory announced on monday that-- linimar corporation is adding a fourth plant to their north carolina locations and g-f automotive - a swiss company - is opening up their first plant in the u.s. the companies will invest more

henderson county - to make lightweight power trained parts.these companies are expected to open in the mills river area - and bring 350 jobs. 3 3 it's (time).coming up, one upstate woman wanted to pay it forward to the men and women who help protect and serve in the upstate. what she did, up next. 3 we head to break with a live look at...laurens county.. rain mist.. you're watching the morning news on fox carolina.

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but i want to go further. whether it's poison in the water... hardworking immigrant families living in fear... racism holding people back... wall street and big financial interests along with drug companies, insurance companies, big oil companies... the indifference, the negligence. that's what i want to take on. i'm running for president to root out all of these barriers... because i think america can only live up to its potential when we make sure that every american has a chance to live up to his or her potential. i'm hillary clinton,

3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at... sc- dot...eye-85.. mile marker 42.. rain today... 3 3 paying it forward is something that people do daily....but a group of upstate police officers and their families experienced it first hand - after their dinner bill was taken care of. 3 this was the reciept that the table of officers and their families recieved after the

cabos bar and grill in inman. the woman who picked up the tab wrote "blue lives matter". 3 one of the restaurant owners said he was very surprised to hear the women wanted to pay a bill for so many people. he said the woman didn't want the officers knowing ww she was. we got one of the officers reaction after he found out, here's what he has to say. 3 3 3 "it just floored a bunch of us, we were passing it down the table and a couple of the wives really thought it was special cause you know they see how the officers react to getting on work.... coming off work and dealing with that at home, not just on the job but dealing with their individual police officers, so they thought it was really really special." special."a wife of one of the officers has that 'blue lives matter ticket" and she plans on framing it.

3 cloudy with light rain off and on through the day. highs will remain in the upper 40s to low 50s. tonight, widespread rain arrives with lows in the 40s. wednesday brings t-storms, heavy rain and wind, and possible flooding. sunshine returns thursday. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold******

watching this: no accidents for now!travel alert for wet roads and rain this morning. reduce your speed, watch for standing water on the roads. be safe!! safe!! 3 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.coming up, one upstate animal park is reaching out to the community to help them stay open. why they need all the support they can get -- coming up. 3 we head to break with a live look at...greenville county.. pelham road.. raining.. wet roads you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning

there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision

and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. where a good job is not a wish, but a reality. where women receive equal pay and a living wage is paid to all. an america where after a lifetime of labor, there is time for rest and grandchildren. a nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carries so much of that burden alone. i know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits and the naysayers. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message,

3 the morning news at 5:30 starts now.. now.. 3 deputies say a woman who led them on a chase once this year has done it again!i'm live in laurens county with more. 3 3 heavy rain and storms on the

3 good morning.... it's tuesday february 23it's tuesday good morning.... it's tuesday february 23i'm lauren elise eliseand i'm ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 we're talking weather this morning and it looks the rain is sticking around for a couple more days this week. this is a live look at laurens

3 cloudy with light rain off and on through the day. highs will remain in the upper 40s to low 50s. tonight, widespread rain arrives with lows in the 40s. wednesday brings t-storms, heavy rain and wind, and possible flooding. sunshine returns thursday. 3 let's send it over to chris. 3*********hold******

watching this in the pit crew traffic center:red lights out on woodruff rd @ hwy 296 at walgreens. use as a four way stop no accidents for now! travel alert for wet roads and rain this morning. reduce your speed, watch for standing water on the roads. be safe!! safe!! 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 republican front runner donald trump is hoping to use his momentum to win more votes out west today. today.the republicans have been campaigning in nevada for the past few days ahead of today's caucuses.donald trump is coming off big wins in new hampshire and here in south carolina.marco rubio and ted cruz are looking to break out of a close race for second to upset trump. 3 democratic front runner hillary clinton will be in the south carolina to talk about gun violence. violence.she's scheduled to be at a "breaking down barriers" rally in columbia.clinton will meet with mothers whose children have been killed in shootings.the rally is being held at the central baptist church starting at 6:15.

-- will also be in columbia tonight.doctor jane sanders will lead a discussion on education.she'll answer questions from parents at the cecil tillis center.the education forum starts at 5:00 and is free -- but you'll need to register if you want to attend.bernie sanders and hillary clinton will both be taking part in a town hall hosted by cnn at usc tonight. 3 democratic candidate "willie wilson" will be reaching out to voters this week.the businessman says he's working hard to get his voice heard here in the palmetto state. today he'll meet with the south carolina black caucus at the statehouse.tomorrow, he will have a meet and greet here in greenville at the phillis wheatley community center. 3 ((animation)) 3 in laurens county-deputies say they want to know what prompted a woman to lead them on a high speed chase... for a *second* time this year! 3 the woman was taken into custody... but we're still waiting to find out if and what the charges are against her. 3 fox carolina's ashley minelli is live at the johnson detention center in laurens county-- ashley what can you tell us about this latest chase? 3 we know it started in laurens county... and ended in

3 - kay thomason was behind the wheel- same one who led deputies on a *6 mile* chase in january... on *three* wheels! 3 - here's a look back at the scene from last nightnot clear what started chase- began sometime after 10 in laurens- ended on holly street- deputies took thomason into custody 3 - in early january- thomason charged with failure to stop for blue lights- no booking info on her right now now

3 we're working to learn the name of a person who's body was found in a burned out jackson county home. home.the sheriff's office says they were called out to a house fire on enchanted forest drive around 7:30 sunday morning.deputies say that's when the body was found.they don't suspect foul play but have called in state investigators to help out with the case.deputies say they're working to figure out the cause of the fire but don't believe foul play was involved. 3 greenwood county investigators say a bank robbery suspect is facing charges this morning. morning.this is a look at thomas smith.police say he walked into the south state bank on bypass 72 on thursday carrying a bank bag.when he got to the counter...police say smith gave the teller a note, demanding money then ran off with cash.police say he was arrested monday morning around 9:00. 3 a popular spartanburg county animal park says they need your help to stay open. open.hollywild animal park's board of directors is inviting you to a meeting to share your thoughts about the park's

says a fire that killed dozens of exotic animals last year is giving the community the wrong impression about the park.she says hollywild relies on visitors and supporters to stay open. 3 3 3 "if we don't have the funding to keep our doors open and to keep everyone fed and cared for to the standard that we expect of ourselves then we have to look at other options but deep in my being i really feel the community is going to respond and say, i never realized they are here, they do need our help and we want them to continue to grow and flourish." flourish."you can share your thoughts at a meeting *tomorrow morning at 8:30 at the spartanburg area chamber of commerce. commerce.you can read hollywild's full statement on our website...foxcarolina.com- 3 time for weather and traffic

3 cloudy with light rain off and on through the day. highs will remain in the upper 40s to low 50s. tonight, widespread rain arrives with lows in the 40s. wednesday brings t-storms, heavy rain and wind, and possible flooding. sunshine returns thursday. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold******

crew traffic center: center: 3 3 you are taking a live look at: 3 3 it's ______.could your floors be making you sick?what the cdc is warning you about. 3 we head to break with a live look at...usc-upstate..rain... you're watching the morning news on fox carolina.

3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit

3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina---we're taking a live look at... eye- 85 mile marker 57 gsp exit 3 3 a local vietnam veteran says he's thankful for presidential candidate marco rubio going the extra mile to make sure he's okay. okay.vietnam veteran -- larry mccullough -- **passed out** as rubio was finishing up his speech last friday in clemson. medical teams came in to help. rubio stopped and led the crowd in prayer for the man. but it turns out he called mccullough to follow up.. and make sure he's recovering. 3 3 3 hey larry this is marco rubio we were worried about you but prayer is a powerful thing thinglarry mccullough says he's doing just fine.he thinks he fainted from not eating enough and standing for a long period of time.he says that he's thankful for rubio

mccullough tells us he couldn't believe that the candidate took the time to check on his condition.he says god was by his side the whole time. 3 3 3 it was surreal and thats the whole thing about it because he was directing his speech about veterans while i was laying there on the ground. the connecting of everything was almost like well thats why im here. thats why i felt like the lord sent me here just to get to you folks. 3 the youtube video of rubio leading the crowd in prayer has been spreading online. mccullough says that moment was good enough for rubio to get his vote. 3 national health inspectors say your laminate floors may be making you sick. sick.the cdc says earlier this month they found unhealthy levels of formaldehyde in laminate floors sold at lumber liquidators made in china. investigators say the formaldehyde is irritating customers health.they also say studies are showing the flooring from china is three times more likely to cause cancer than laminate floors from china and europe.the china made floors are no longer being sold.company reps

3 for the first time in nearly four decades -- we're getting to hear *space *music recording from apollo 10. 10. 3 3 "the music sound outer-spacey doesn't it?""you hear that? that whistling sound?""yes""wooooo" "wooooo"that was a conversation between three astronauts on the far side of the moon.they had lost radio contact with mission control - but data recorders captured everything they said. 3 time for traffic 3 and weather every ten minutes. 3 cloudy with light rain off and

remain in the upper 40s to low 50s. tonight, widespread rain arrives with lows in the 40s. wednesday brings t-storms, heavy rain and wind, and possible flooding. sunshine returns thursday, with colder temperatures in the low 50s. friday and saturday remain sunny and cold, in the 50s during the day and freezing at night. sunday warms back to near 60s with sunshine. cloudy with light rain off and on through the day. highs will remain in the upper 40s to low 50s. tonight, widespread rain arrives with lows in the 40s.

heavy rain and wind, and possible flooding. sunshine returns thursday, with colder temperatures in the low 50s. friday and saturday remain sunny and cold, in the 50s during the day and freezing at night. sunday warms back to near 60s with sunshine. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to pit crew traffic.

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3 we are watching: watching: 3 you are taking a live look at: pit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 news you need to know..the laurens county sheriff's office says "kay thomason" is in trouble with the law after leading them on a chase.they say it ended on holly street in clinton last night.deputies say she *also led them on a chase in january while driving a car wheels. 3 bernie sanders and hillary clinton will share their views with voters tonight during a town hall in columbia.it's being hosted by cnn on the university of south carolina campus.the town hall will run

primary is saturday. 3 white house staff will submit a plan to congress today to shut down the detention facility at guantanamo bay. defense leaders say the plan will cost up to 475-million dollars but shutting down the facility will save 180-million dollars a year. 3 starbucks is getting online backlash for their new rewards program. program.under the old program- members got one star per visit - and it didn't matter how much was spent.because of that - customers were asking baristas to ring up items as separate transactions and slowing down the check out process.instead, the new program is based on how much a customer *spends.starbucks says it expects the customer payouts will stay about the same--but social media users disagree. 3 3 it's ______.coming up ...how excited would you be to meet the first family?one elderly lady was so happy she busted

3 we head to break with a live look at...usc upstate.. rain 3 but first let's take a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. numbers.

rning news on fox carolina. 3 welcome back--we're taking a live look at...greenville county... rain... pelham road.. 3 witnesses of a car crash in tennessee are calling the rescue miraculous. miraculous.many people saw two vehicles crash sunday on the highway.one vehicle ran off the side of the road and burst into flames.many drivers stopped their cars to run over and help pull the driver to safety.one woman video taped the whole rescue saying what she saw -- was a miracle.

3 "that is god. if you dont believe it. i dont know what to say." say."and that's not all-- rescue crews say even though the vehicle was burned to ashes there was a bible recovered -- with shockingly very little damage. 3 a 106-year-old woman-- born here in south carolina -- says one of her dreams finally came true. true.virginia mclaurin got to visit the white house and meet president obama and the first lady.she was so excited she even danced her way inside!in 2014-- mclaurin started a social media campaign to meet the first family.white house workers posted this happy video sunday.mclaurin has

3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 cloudy with light rain off and on through the day. highs will remain in the upper 40s to low 50s. tonight, widespread rain arrives with lows in the 40s. wednesday brings t-storms, heavy rain and wind, and possible flooding. sunshine returns thursday.

3 let's send it over 3 to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're keeping an eye on:red lights out on woodruff rd @ hwy 296 at walgreens. use as a four way stop accident on shoulder of 85 north at exit 60/hwy 101 travel alert for wet roads and rain this morning. reduce your speed, watch for standing water on the roads. be safe!! safe!! 3 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.the democratic candidates are getting ready for the south carolina primaries.who they'll be sharing their platforms with -- after the break. 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

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this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there are so many examples where that doesn't happen. i'm going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same... ...as the men who are doing that job. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. the morning news at 6:00 starts now... now... 3 deputies say a woman who led them on a chase once this year has done it again!i'm live in laurens county with more. more.the democratic candidates are trying win over palmetto state voters.and later today -- they'll be in front of a national audience. audience. 3 heavy rain and storms on the way--i'll give you a timeline

3 good mororng.... it's tuesday february 23i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 we're talking weather this morning-- this is a look in greenville county-- at the pouring rain just and this will be a similar scene this morning and into tomorrow. tomorrow. 3 cloudy with light rain off and on through the day. highs will remain in the upper 40s to low 50s. tonight, widespread rain arrives with lows in the 40s. wednesday brings t-storms, heavy rain and wind, and possible flooding. sunshine

3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.red lights out on woodruff rd @ hwy 296 at walgreens. use as a four way stop accident on the shoulder of 85 north at exit 60/hwy 101 no delaystravel alert for wet roads and rain this morning. reduce your speed, watch for standing water on the roads. be safe!! safe!! 3 you are looking live at: 3