3 storms early could 3 bring damaging wind, flooding rain, and a possible isolated tornado. rain will taper off in the afternoon, with highs reaching the low 60s. a strong wind remains in place, with possible trees down and power problems. tonight becomes clear and cold with lows in

3 ((wrap up)) 3 let's send it over to chris with traffic. 3 we're watching: watching:3 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 the same storm 3 system we're watching this morning has **killed at least three people in lousiana and mississippi. mississippi.this is a look

people died there... and seven others were critically hurt when severe weather hit an r-v park.in mississippi, one person was killed near hattiesburgit's estimated at least seven tornadoes hit those two states. 3 and the tornado threat is shutting down schools-school districts in horry and georgetown counties, along the coast... will be closed as a precaution today. 3 3 as nicole mentioned -- we're seeing that system coming toward us.we're monitoring conditions in studio -- and from the field. field.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in spartanburg county. 3 - this one area 3 we know gets hit when flash flooding moves in- that's a concern through this evening: watch is under effect until

tonight- so far we haven't seen too many issues on roads- debris here on the road at .... - saturated ground: power problems and downed trees 3 - will be a concern all day until rain moves out out 3 you can get 3 weather updates any time on your mobile device... by getting our free fox carolina weather app.it will let you know of any watches or warnings in your area.just text carolina weather to the number on your screen for more

data plan you can get updates when the power goes out, too. 3 3 (donald trump/(r) presidential candidate) "of course, if you weren't expected to win too much and now we're winning, winning, winning the country. and soon the country is going to start winning, winning, winning." winning."new from overnight.. trump takes nevada.the billionaire businessman finshed way ahead of his rivals in the republican caucuses... with nearly 46 percent of the votes.he wins another 12 delegates.. giving him a total of 79. 3 marco rubio took second place with nearly 24 percent.. followed by ted cruz.john kasich and ben carson finished in the single digits.the candidates will meet tomorrow for a debate in houston.that will be followed by "super tuesday"... when voters in 11 states weigh in on the race. 3 south carolina's democratic primary is now just three days away, and the candidates are spending some quality time in the palmetto state. state.last night.. cnn hosted another town hall event in columbia.hillary clinton and

separately and spoke on a number of issues, including the president's newly released plans for closing guantanamo bay.both say they support the president. 3 3 inton: i believe president is right to try to close it, it is continuing recruitment advertisement for terrorists. i know that he wants to work with congress and i hope the congress will work with him, chris." chris."sanders: "we look like hypocrites and fools to the entire world. what we have done is locked up people in a way that is causing all kinds of repercussions around 3 the world, people say, oh, you're a democratic society. we have locked people up in an island. and i think that has hurt us all over the world." world."south carolina's primary is on saturday.the latest cnn/ orc poll shows clinton with a big lead-- 56 to 38 percent support. 3 the candidates have more campaign stops today.bernie sanders will hold a news

morning to talk about plans to help south carolina's working families.hillary clinton will attend a luncheon in columbia.. followed by a forum in sumter.and doctor willie wilson will be in greenville to meet voters at the phillis wheatley center .. tonight at 7:30. 3 3 covering our counties--a 22 year old charged in the death of a pickens county mother is staying behind bars. bars.on tuesday, the sheriff announced the arrest of kasey waldrop.he's charged with murder and several other counts related to the death of farah kahn. kahn.kahn's body was found sunday on a boat ramp at saluda lake.she'd been shot in the head. 3 the next day... investigators found kahn's vehicle in greenville county.the car had been spray painted, and the murder weapon was inside.they arrested waldrop a short time later.deputies say he and the victim knew each other, but a motive is not clear.a funeral for khan is set for friday.she leaves behind four kids.if you'd like to help with expenses, you can find a link to the family's go fund me on fox carolina dot com. 3 henderson county deputies are warning neighbors to keep

foxes.deputies say they've had to euthanize dozens of raccoons and foxes because they're suffering from a highly contagious disease.the sheriff's office says 6 wild animals have been put down this week.the disease is called canine distemper. deputies say it affects animals similar to rabies. puppies younger than four months and dogs that have not been vaccinated are at risk for the disease which has no cure. 3 3 time for weather 3 and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes. 3 storms early could 3 bring damaging wind, flooding rain, and a possible isolated tornado. rain will taper off in the afternoon, with highs reaching the low 60s. a strong wind remains in place, with

problems. tonight becomes clear and cold with lows in the 30s. 3 3 now let's send it 3 over to the traffic center. 3 we're watching:

3 here's a live look 3 at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 good morning, 3joe-- joe-- 3 an upstate college dance team makes their debut tonight. we're live in spartanburg with

3 here's a live look along pelham rd, greenville-- you're watching the morning news on

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3 if you like hip 3 hop..and you like dancing.. then tonight is a special night for you here in the upstate.. upstate..spartanburg methodist college is hosting a dance concert..starring a team with lots of talent..and a couple of guys who may have a bit of work to do.. do..fox carolina's joe gagnon is live from the college with a preview.. 3 tonight is the night for the blue chucks dance team..and two of their guests tonight.. the show is on at 7.. 3

methodist college's new hip- hop dance team, take the stage for their first public performance wednesday night, they'll have two very special guests: president scott cochran and economics professor jonathan keisler, neither of whom have any formal dance training. the popular duo will join students for just one number, but it should be enough to answer the 3 back to you..

3 time for weather 3 and traffic. traffic. 3 storms early could 3 bring damaging wind, flooding rain, and a possible isolated tornado. rain will taper off in the afternoon, with highs reaching the low 60s. a strong wind remains in place, with possible trees down and power problems. tonight becomes clear with lows in the 30s. thursday and friday remain breezy with sunshine, and highs in the low 50s. the weekend warms into the 50s to near 60 with clear skies both

arrives monday. storms early could bring damaging wind, flooding rain, and a possible isolated tornado. rain will taper off in the afternoon, with highs reaching the low 60s. a strong wind remains in place, with possible trees down and power problems. tonight becomes clear with lows in the 30s. thursday and friday remain breezy with sunshine, and highs in the low 50s. the weekend warms into the 50s to near 60 with clear skies both days. the next

3 let's send it over to chris. 3 3 3 we're watching: watching:3 3 3 we're watching: watching:3

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3 welcome back to 3 the morning news on fox this is a live look at 85 and pelham road 3 a group of neighbors in one massachusetts town says they're opposed to movie producers shooting an emotional scene near their homes. homes.the movie "patriots day" is about the 2013 boston marathon bombings starring actor mark wahlberg.producers say they want to recreate the shootout with police and the tsarnaev brothers in watertown.flyers were passed out this month asking neighbors help them get permission to film the scene. town council leaders say they've talked with neighbors

3 time for weather 3 and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 storms early could bring damaging wind, flooding rain, and a possible isolated tornado. rain will taper off in the afternoon, with highs reaching the low 60s. a strong wind remains in place, with possible trees down and power

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i could rise above 3 storms this morning bring the chance for wind damage.. floods.. and even tornadoes. we're tracking it all for you, coming up. 3 good morning.... it's wednesday, february 24.i'm ben hill. hill.and i'm lauren elise .. here with nicole papay and

3 as we wawah for severe weather in our area... parts of the south are cleaning up after the same system caused a lot of damage.this is a look in pensacola, florida. florida.tornadoes hit that area tuesday.. leaving several people hurt.homes and cars were also destroyed.. and power was knocked out for thousands. 3 the storm is also blamed for two deaths in louisiana.. and one in mississippi.more than two dozen people were hurt when a suspected tornado ripped through an r-v park in "saint james parish."at least 100 mobile homes were damaged. 3 and let's take a live look outside in our area.. as we watch that storm system head our way.this is pelham road in greenville. 3 storms early could 3 bring damaging wind, flooding rain, and a possible isolated tornado. rain will taper off

reaching the low 60s. a strong wind remains in place, with possible trees down and power problems. tonight becomes clear and cold with lows in

3 ((wrap up)) 3 let's send it over to chris. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 as nicole tracks 3 the chance for severe storms in the weather center our fox carolina crews are keeping an eye on things outside. outside.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in spartanburg county5-ashley how's it looking? 3 - this one area we know gets

in- that's a concern through this evening: watch is under effect until 6pm tonight tonight- so far we haven't seen too many issues on roads- debris here on the road at .... - saturated ground: power problems and downed trees 3 - will be a concern all day until rain moves out out 3 stay with fox carolina for more on the potential for severe weather in our area. we're keeping you updated on air and online.you can also download our fox carolina

your mobile device. 3 3 new from overnight--another victory for donald trump republican voters in nevada handed him a huge win in tuesday's caucuses... trump took nearly 46 percent of the votes... compared to 24 percent for second place finisher marco rubio.during his victory speech.. trump bragged that he'd won voters of all sorts. 3 3 3 we won the evangelicals. we won with young, we won with old, we won with highlhl educated, we won with poorly educated, i love the poorly educated." educated."trump also says he's number one with hispanic voters.entrance polls showed 44 percent of latino caucus- goers planned to back trump. 3 here's a look at the rest of the field....just like south carolina.. marco rubio edged out ted cruz for second place. john kasich and ben carson both finished in the single digits.tomorrow night, the republican candidates will meet up in houston for a debate, which will air in english on cnn.. and in

3 and after taking part in a cnn town hall down in columbia.. the democratic candidates are staying in south carolina today. today.bernie sanders will hold a news conference in columbia this morning to talk about plans to help south carolina's working families.hillary clinton will attend a luncheon in coluluia.. followed by a forum in sumter.and doctor willie wilson will be in greenville to meet voters at the phillis wheatley center .. tonight at 7:30.south carolina's democratic primary is this saturday. 3 3 covering our counties--the highway patrol is investigating a hit and run that left two people hurt in anderson county. county.troopers say around 11:00 tuesday morning.. a tow truck driver stopped to help someone on highway 24.we're told they were in the median... when another car crashed into them.he tow truck driver and the man he was helping were both hit, and are now recovering. recovering.troopers say they're looking for a 2000 to 2006 burgundy toyota corolla similar to this one.the driver's side mirror was knocked off.if you know anything about this crash.. call highway patrol. 3 and greer police have a better description of a car that might be connected to a

afternoon outside oakland place apartments.police say the two suspects may be driving a gold suv with a south carolina tag.if you know anything about this.. call greer police. 3 there's a friendly competition happening this morning between some local heroes.. to see who can save the most lives. lives.it's the battle of the badges blood drive.. in asheville. asheville.members of the asheville fire and police departments.. buncombe county sheriff's office... ems and the highway patrol are competing to see who can get the most donations.the blood drive is at first baptist church on oak street, from 8 until 5:00. 3 3 time for weather 3 and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes. 3 storms early could 3 bring damaging wind, flooding rain, and a possible isolated tornado. rain will taper off in the afternoon, with highs reaching the low 60s. a strong wind remains in place, with possible trees down and power problems. and cold with lows in the 30s. 3 3 center: 3 we're accident inside lanes i-85 south howard st @ simuel rdjohn b. white sr. southport

ramp 3 here's a live look cam on-- 3 3 college dance we're live in spartanburg with a preview.3 spartanburg debut tonight. college dance joe-- joe-- 3 cam on--at the s.c.d.o.t. here's a live look 3 3ramp ramp35 car vs sign i-385 south @ 385southport rdjohn b. white sr. howard st @ &; north @102 mmlanes i-85 south accident inside watching:gaffneywe're 3 center:by in the traffic chris

3 we're watching:gaffney accident inside lanes i-85 south &; north @102 mmhoward st @ simuel rdjohn b. white sr. blvd @ southport rdroper mtn rd @ i-385i-385 south @ woodruff rd/exit 35 car vs sign ramp ramp 3 3 here's a live look at the

3 good morning, joe-- joe-- 3 an upstate college dance team makes their debut tonight. we're live in spartanburg with a preview. 3 here's a live look over 85 and pelham road-- you're watching the morning news on fox

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3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.you're looking live in spartanburg. 3 3 search crews in nepal confirm 23 people, including two children have been killed in a small plane crash this morning. morning.airport workers say the brand new plane had a short flight time but lost communication with the plane shortly after take off.about 4:00 this morning, search crews say they found the planes wreckage in the mountains of nepal.its too early to tell what caused the crash. 3 3 in greenville county -- if you drive near the eye-85 and 385 interchange.. you may have noticed construction underway for one of the biggest projects in the state. state.on tuesday--the d-o-t released video to give

finished product will look like.engineers predict it's going to take at least three years.workers say lanes along eye-85 will stretch under roper mountain road.woodruff road will be improved with the addition of multiple turn lanes. 3 3 the blue chucks dance team is making its debut tonight at spartanburg methodist college.. and they are having two very special guests to hit the stage as well.. well..the president of the school and an economics professor will join them..both with no formal dance training.. training..speaking of which fox carolina's joe gagnon is live from the college with more.. 3 tonight is the night for the blue chucks dance team..and two of their guests tonight.. the show is on at 7.. 7.. 3 the blue chucks, spartanburg methodist college's new hip- hop dance team, take the stage for their first public performance wednesday night, they'll have two very special guests: president scott cochran and economics professor jonathan keisler, neither of whom have any formal dance training. the popular duo will join students for just one number, but it should be enough to answer the

moves? 3 back to you..

3 time for weather and traffic

minutes.3 3 storms early could bring damaging wind, flooding rain, and a possible isolated tornado. rain will taper off in the afternoon, with highs reaching the low 60s. a strong wind remains in place, with possible trees down and power problems. tonight becomes clear with lows in the 30s. thursday and friday remain breezy with sunshine, and

weekend warms into the 50s to near 60 with clear skies both days. the next chance for rain arrives monday. storms early could bring damaging wind, flooding rain, and a possible isolated tornado. rain will taper off in the afternoon, with highs reaching the low 60s. a strong wind remains in place, with possible trees down and power problems. tonight becocos clear with lows in the 30s. thursday and

sunshine, and highs in the low 50s. the weekend warms into the 50s to near 60 with clear skies both days. the next chance for rain arrives monday.

3 now time for traffic: 3 3 3 we're watching: gaffney accident inside lanes i-85 south &; north @102 mmhoward

sr. blvd @ southport rdroper mtn rd @ i-385i-385 south @ woodruff rd/exit 35 car vs sign ramp ramp 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on--3 pit crew traffic sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac! 3 3 time for birthday shout-outs, sponsored by urban nirvana... -"lady x" from greenville. -april from greenville. -marianne 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 back, but first -- a look at yesterday's winning lottery numbers. numbers. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 we're back with a live look at i-85 in greenville. 3 if you've ever wanted to know how quickly you could get out of a locked room, you'll soon be able to test your luck. luck.a business called **breakout games** is coming to north main street in greenville.the game challenges you and friends to solve puzzles, riddles, and codes to escape a locked room.this will be the first breakout games location in south carolina.we caught up with one the creators - who says it's a great way for family and friends to work together. 3 3 "me and my business partners are huge fans of the greenville area we previously did business and thought what a great city it was and just noticed there was no escape

area."3 scenarios include a kidnapping, an art heist, a james bond style escape, and an active volcano.an opening date has not yet been announced. 3 now time for weather and traffic 3 storms early could bring damaging wind, flooding rain, and a possible isolated tornado. rain will taper off

reaching the low 60s. a strong wind remains in place, with possible trees down and power problems. tonight becomes clear and cold with lows in the 30s. 3 3 chris is in the traffic center: 3 we're watching:gaffney accident inside lanes i-85 south &; north @102 mmhoward st @ simuel rdjohn b. white

mtn rd @ i-385i-385 south @ woodruff rd/exit 35 car vs sign ramp ramp 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 you're watching the morning news o they served our country. our country should serve them better. bernie sanders cracked the gridlock with john mccain to help clean up the mess at the v.a. and strengthen veterans' healthcare.

and that's why he'll never rush to put our men and women in harm's way. judgment. integrity. bernie.

the morning news starts now. now.severe weather kills at least three people along the gulf coast.. and destroys dozens of homes.now that same system is headed our way. 3 3 storms roll through this

for high winds, floods and tornadoes.we are tracking it all for you ..next. ..next. 3 this weather system is hitting right in the middle of rush hour..we are keeping an eye on conditions, and letting you know what to expect as you head out. 3 right now, we're following a major issue on the interstate. this is i-85 south at mile marker 102 in cherokee county. we'll check in with chris scott for an update in just a minute. 3 good morning.... it's wednesday, february 24.i'm lauren elise.... 3 and i'm ben hill.. here with nicole papay and chris scott.

3 storms early could bring damaging wind, flooding rain, and a possible isolated tornado. rain will taper off in the afternoon, with highs reaching the low 60s. a strong wind remains in place, with possible trees down and power problems. tonight becomes clear and cold with lows in the 30s. 3 ((wrap up))