super tuesday . we'll give you the highlights that everyone will be talking about this morning. morning. 3 mostly clear in the upstate with snow in the mountains. lows down to around 30. sunny today with highs in the 50s. 3 good morning.... it's friday, february 26i'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 have some delays to tell you about. madison, mitchell and yancey county schools with all start three hours late.and graham county will begin on a two hour delay.the rest will be scrolling at the bottom of your screen.remember for the latest updates on delays or closings - just head to fox-

3 friday will be sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. temperatures tonight drop back below freezing. saturday stays sunny and cool with highs in the mid- 50s, but warms into the low 60s by sunday. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.traffic lights out at j. verne smith pkwy(hwy 80)@ hwy 101 in greer. greer.you are looking live at:

3 we are just one day away from the democratic primary here in south carolina- and the candidates are gearing up for *another* day of campaigning. 3 fox carolina's ashley minelli is live at greenville county square where today- people are getting ready to cast absentee ballots. 3 - voting starts at 8- polls close here at 5 this evening 3 - while absentee 3 voters cast ballot, candidates stumping around state*both* hillary bernie sanders - orangeburg and - the two are attending *get out the vote* rallys in both cities- dr. willie wilson: speaking at events in charleston - all the info for these events on com-

sc- clemson university palmetto poll- 64% of likely voters: clinton- 14% for sanders- 22% undecided 3 reminder: polls open at 7 tomorrow morning... close tomorrow open at 7 reminder: polls 3 reminder: polls open at 7 tomorrow morning... close at 7 *cannot* vote if you voted in last week's republican primary

3 it was another night of harsh words and accusations for the republican candidates for president. president.marco rubio and ted cruz book took direct aim at donald trump -- to try and slow down his momentum ahead of super tuesday. 3 all five remaining candidates took the stage houston texas for their 10th debate. marco rubio questioned trump about his position on immigration, his privileged background and more. ted cruz questioned trump's credentials on being a conservative -- and accused him of being a liar. 3 3 3 "what we're seeing with donald is actually the pattern of washington - the pattern of washington dealmakers, which is they make promises, they break their word then when anyone calls them on it, they call you a liar." liar." 3 "if he hadn't inherited $200 million, you know where donald trump would be right now? selling watches in manhattan." manhattan."donald trump said during his closing statements that no one knows politicans better than he does. and when it comes to issues like trade, building up the military, taking care of veterans and replacing president obama's health care

3 governor nikki haley was in greenville on thursday at the south carolina automotive summit-- and she was -- of course -- asked about the presidential racethe governor recently endorsed marco rubio... and believes he can still get the republican nomination.she says super tuesday is critical... and that the field of candidates needs to get smaller.as for whether she'd consider being named as a running mate... here's what she had to say. 3 3 "y'know, i've said to all of them that my plate is full, that i am perfectly content. my daughter's getting ready to go off to college. i've got things in sc i still want to finish, so i have said from the very beginning that that's not something that i'm interested in." in.""i'm not interested." interested."the governor says if donald trump is the eventual nominee... she will support him.but she questioned whether he can win the general election.she also spoke about the recent controversy over president obama's plan to close guantanamo bay... and send some of the prisoners to the u-s, possibly south carolina.she said she's quote... not going to stand for it. 3 here is a look at the republican candidates who are

when 12 states will head to the polls. polls.and here are the democratic candidates that will be on the ballot for south carolina's primary tomorrow. remember -- for everything you need to know -- head to fox-carolina-dot-com. 3 3 covering our counties:in oconee county --a home is destroyed -- and a family dog is **dead after a fire thursday afternoon. 3 this is a photo from the scene of wilderness road. firefighters say-it took 25-minutes to put out the fire--- even with ammunition going off inside the home. luckily-- no one was injured. the cause of the fire has been ruled accidental. 3 greenville police are issuing a warning about a phone scam involving a caller posing as an i-r-s agent. 3 police say they've gotten multiple reports where the victims say the callers demand payment for overdue taxes... and threaten to report or fine them if they don't comply. we're told the scammers try to get the victims to send cash through a prepaid debit card or wire transfer.police say the scammers use various phone numbers--some of which show up on caller i-d as government offices. offices.police say if you get one of these calls... do *not give out any information.they

down the number the scammer is calling from and hang up immediately. 3 this morning -- hundreds in the upstate are waking up **without** power -- but that's a big improvement from thursday. thursday.strong winds left thousands without electricity on wednesday and thursday.some home owners were using kerosene heaters to stay warm while others stayed in a hotel. spartanburg county had the most outages at last check with a little under 500.duke energy hopes to have everyone back up and running today. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 friday will be sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. temperatures tonight drop back below

and cool with highs in the mid- 50s, but warms into the low 60s by sunday. 3 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this:traffic lights out at j. verne smith pkwy(hwy 80)@ hwy 101 in greer. greer. 3 3 you're taking a live look at 3 3 3 it's ______.3 it's ______.coming up, another mass shooting targeting random

rampage that claimed four lives --ended. 3 we head to break with a live look at...clemson you're watching the morning news on fox carolina.

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head to fox-carolina-dot com for more closing and delays 3 in kansas -- four people are **dead.. including a gunman.. after a series of shootings in the south-central part of the state. 3 the sheriff's office says the four victims including the gunman were shot inside a manufactering plant-- authorties say police killed the suspect who was an employee. they say the man had been driving through at least two towns shooting a gun out the window. they say 14 people were also injured during the attack-- 10 of them are in critical condition. 3 the university of missouri board of curators has fired communications professor -- melissa click.click was captured on video arguing with a police officer and a student journalist during a protest last year. she had been suspended with pay from the school since january 27. click has the right to appeal the termination. 3 in iowa-- a bill to allow kids to handle handguns has passed the house floor. the bill states that children under 14 can handle pistols and revolves if supervised by their parents. the national

bill, but several iowa gun safety groups have been vocal in their opposition. the bill now goes to the state senate. 3 in virginia-- the national weather service says a tornado that ripped through parts of the state had estimated wind speeds up to *165 miles per hour.the e-f-3 twister on wednesday killed at least one man -- and damaged more than 100 homes.the weather service also confirmed that another tornado --- an e-f-1 -- reached speeds of 105 miles per hour. and in louisiana -- as many as 13 tornadoes hit.. some with winds of 140 miles per hour. 3

3 ((weather 3 hit))friday will be sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. temperatures tonight drop back below freezing. saturday stays sunny

50s, but warms into 3 the low 60s by sunday. monday and tuesday stay in the mid-60s during the day and the 40s at night, with a slight chance for a shower, followed by widespread rain on wednesday. the week ends with sunshine and temperatures back in the 50s. friday will be sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. temperatures tonight drop back below freezing. saturday stays sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s, but warms into

and tuesday stay in the mid-60s during the day and the 40s at night, with a slight chance for a shower, followed by widespread rain on wednesday. the week ends with sunshine and temperatures back in the 50s.

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 3 news you need to know..in pickens county-- state lawmakers approved a bill on thursday that will prevent the dumping of coal ash to class 3 landfills in south carolina. if signed by the governor... the bill will prevent the company m-r-r from moving

dollar lawsuit. 3 a domestic violence case against nfl quarterback johnny manziel is heading to a grand jury to determine whether he'll be indicted.the case stems from an incident between manziel and his ex-girlfriend on january 30. the cleveland browns have indicated they will release manziel next month. 3 surgeons in cleveland say they have performed the nations first uterus transplant. they say the new frontier aims to give women who don't have a womb a chance at pregnancy. the cleveland hospital said it wouldn't release any more details until a press conference next week. 3 doctors say the flu **vaccine is doing a better job this year -- compared to last year. 3 data shows the vaccine is a better match to the strains that are making people sick. doctors say last year -- the flu vaccine was less effective because the virus had "mutated."that led the c-d-c declaring an epidemic - but so far this year - its been a milder flu season. 3 we head to break with a live look at...greenville county.. pelham road.. we do have a few school closing and delays. check the bottom of your screen for the details. you're

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3 the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at...usc-upstate 3 a family's night out almost cost a 90-year-old woman her life --but it was the heroic actions of some upstate firefighters she's thankful for. 3 frank pace said he was with family members-- eating at the saluda river grill in piedmont on monday-- when he looked over and saw his mother choking. pace said with the help of others they tried to do everything they could--- including the heimlich maneuver. a restaurant worker then called the fire department across the street. when they arrived pace's mother stopped breathing. and that's when they performed c-p-r. after several minutes they were able to resuscitate her.

3 friday will be sunny 3 friday will be sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. temperatures tonight drop back below freezing. saturday stays sunny and cool with highs in the mid- 50s, but warms into 3 the low 60s by sunday.

3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this: traffic lights out at j. verne smith pkwy(hwy 80)@ hwy 101 in greer.night time constructioni-85 south between sc-129/exit 68 and sc- 14/exit 56 56 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.coming up, the family of an upstate man is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the greenville county sheriff's office. why they say their loved ones death couldve been avoided. 3 we head to break with a live look at...taylors... wade hampton and edwards road.

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3 the morning news at 5:30 starts now.. now.. 3 the democratic candidates have been making stops throughout the palmetto stateto get voters on their side ahead of saturday's report on where for tomorrow. 3 mostly clear in the upstate with snow in the mountains. lows down to around 30. sunny today with highs in the 50s. 3 good morning.... it's friday, february 26i'm lauren elise eliseand i'm ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the

3 friday will be sunny 3 and cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. temperatures tonight drop back below freezing. saturday stays sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s, but warms into the low 60s by sunday. 3 let's send it over 3 to chris. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center:traffic lights out at j. verne smith pkwy(hwy 80)@ hwy 101 in greer.night time constructioni-85 south between sc-129/exit 68 and sc- 14/exit 56 56 3 you're looking live at:

3 the family of an upstate man killed in an officer involved shooting has filed a wrongful death suit against the greenville county's sheriff's office and sheriff steve loftis. 3 charles rosemond died last year in december --after an officer-involved shooting inside his home --while deputies were investigating a reported robbery. 3 this was the scene outside rosemond's apartment complex in taylors.deputies say they identifed themselves before forcing entry into the home. rosemond fired one shot hitting deputy dave dempsey in the head before deputies returned fire. the lawsuit filed on thursday --alleges the shooting resulted from excessive force... and that deputies hadn't been invited into the home. 3 deputy dempsey spent more than month in the hospital after suffering that gunshot to the head.he is at home but still has a long road to recovery. rosemond's family says they are praying for his health but say the lawsuit has nothing to him.attorneys for the greenville county sheriff's

the lawsuit within the next 30 days.sled says their investigation into that night is still active. 3 in the on-going legal battle surrounding the death of clemson student tucker hipps -- the sigma phi epsion fraternity has filed a response to a lawsuit from hipps' family. 3 hipps died in september of 2014 while on an early morning run with his fraternity brothers.that fraternity-- is denying any responsibility for tucker's death. death.the fraternity denies hipps' fall, injuries and death from the highway-93 bridge were caused by fraternity brothers' gross negligence and recklessness, and that any injuries or damages sustained were caused by hipps' own fault" while the fraternity did confirm tucker was elected pledge class president- they went on to deny dozens of other allegations that hipps' family has made.the wrongful death lawsuit seeks more than $25 million in damages against clemson university, the fraternity and some of its members.no criminal charges death. 3 3 in a little more than 24 hours- the polls will be open for the *first in the south*

3 and today -- the candidates are stumping in the palmetto state -- hoping to earn some last minute support. support.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live at greenville county square with more details on the race-ashley? 3 nationally: clinton sanders race a lot closer than it looks here in sc...where avg. polls show clinton with a 21 point lead lead- most recent clemson university palmetto poll- 64% of likely voters: clinton- 14% for sanders- 22% undecided 3 - while absentee voters cast ballot, candidates stumping around state*both* hillary clinton and bernie sanders make stops in:- orangeburg and columbia- the two are attending *get out the vote* rallys in both cities- dr.

events in charleston today- all the info for these events on fox carolina dot com can't vote if you voted last week- absentee voting today: 8 to 5pm 5pm 3 the candidates have been reaching out to voters in south carolina all week in anticipation of saturday's primary.hillary clinton's husband and former president bill clinton was in both greenville and spartanburg supporting hillary.he said there are many issues in the state hillary would fix if she's elected.clinton touched on the deadly shootings in charleston from last summer. 3 3 "it proves that when we all act like grown ups and listen to each other we can all do

you can't have nine people dying everytime you want something good to happen. i'm not diminishing it, it was beautiful. but i still believe and hilary really believes we have to pass universal background checks before we give people guns. and we have to check their mental health records." 3 senator bernie sanders has made campaign stops in the palmetto state but he's also spending time in the midwest. he hosted a campaign rally in ohio before taking part in a community forum on the water crisis in flint michigan thursday.he boasted that his campaign is reaching voters and they like the message he's spreading. 3 3 when you do some of these polls which has bernie sanders against trump or hillary clinton against trump almost all of those polls have us beating trump by wider margins. 3 while the democratic candidates are campaigning in our area, the republican candidates took part in their final debate before super tuesday. tuesday.donald trump, ted cruz, marco rubio, ben carson,

case to voters during a debate thursday night in houston. analysts say carson and kasich got lost among the big three. they also say the debate was rowdy with not many policy issues being discussed.rubio and cruz wanted to make an impression and took direct 3 3 "he says five things. everyone's dumb, win win win, he's leading in the polls, and every night, same thing." 3 "i'm the only one on the stage haven't hired anybody." (cheer) (cheer)"in 2013, when i was leading the fight against the gang of eight amnesty bill, where was donald? he was firing dennis rodman on 'celebrity apprentice.'" 3 the next debate will be after super tuesday in detroit sponsored by fox news. 3 here is a look at the five republican candidates running donald trump. 3 hihiary clinton, bernie sanders, and willie wilson will all appear on the democratic ballot in tomorrow's primary.remember --

know on you decide 20-16 head to fox-carolina-dot-com. every 10 minutes. 3 ((weather hit))friday will be sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstste and mid-40s in the mountains. temperatures tonight drop back below freezing. saturday stays sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s, but warms into

3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center:traffic lights out at j. verne smith pkwy(hwy 80)@ hwy 101 in greer. night time construcuconi-85 south between sc-129/exit 68 and sc-14/exit 56 56 3 you are taking a live look at: 3 3 it's ______.after losing a long battle with cancer, people are remembering a local mom who inspired so many. 3 we head to break with a live look at...usc upstateyou're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning

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

taking a live look at...greenville county.. pelham road.we have a few schools closing and delays.. check the bottom of your screen 3 3 friends and family are honoring the life of a young greenville mother -- who lost her three year cancer battle. battle.lindsey motley was diagnosed with colon cancer while just 17 weeks pregnant with her daughter. she lost her fight to that cancer just a few days ago at the age of 29.family and friends remembered her life thursday at the cancer survivors park bridge in greenville.they lit candles and wrote letters to motley's two year old daughter. 3 3 "it's really special that we're here and we wanted to just be together and kind of grieve as a family and a community and show our love for lindsey.""if her story affects one person, and saves a life by early screening or detection and awareness, then she's done what she saught out to do." do."lindsey's family is asking that donations be made to the

services will be held this methodist church. 3 spartanburg county deputies need your help finding a man they say used cloned credit cards. cards.this is a look at the suspect but they don't know his name.they say he is tied to a string of thefts including one at the walgreen's in spartanburg. according to investigators -- the man bought more than 500- dollars with the bad card. card.he also used a fake credit card at red lobster in spartanburg and at a walgreen's in greenville county two weeks ago. the charges totaled more than 500-dollars. 3 if you have have information - you are asked to call crime stoppers at 1-888-crime-sc. 3 buncombe county activists are calling on asheville city lawmakers to protect the transgender community. charlotte city council passed a law earlier this week allowing people to choose public bathrooms that relate to their gender identity.now there's a push for the city of asheville to do the same.it's being led by the campaign for southern equality and equality north carolina.they want city council to pass an ordinance that will protect the l-g-b-t community from discrimination

3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 ((weather hit))friday will be sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. temperatures tonight drop back below freezing. saturday stays sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s, but warms into the low 60s by sunday. monday and tuesday stay in the mid-60s during the day and the 40s at night, with a slight chance for a shower, followed by widespread rain on wednesday. the week ends with sunshine and temperatures back

sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. temperatures tonight drop back below freezing. saturday stays sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s, but warms into the low 60s by sunday. monday and tuesday stay in the mid-60s during the day and the 40s at night, with a slight chance for a shower, followed by widespread rain on wednesday. the week ends with sunshine and temperatures back in the 50s.

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a joint motion.apple's legal team called the fbi's request "unconstitutional" thursday. 3 a former rig supervisor for b- p will not face charges.the supervisor was cleared in court after being accused of pollution in connection to the 20-10 oil spill in the gulf of mexico.millions of gallons flowed in the gulf and 11 workers were killed. 3 south carolina law makers are still working to put together a roads bill in columbia. senator lee bright is filibustering a bill with senator tom davis.both senators say they want the dot changed before a roads bill is passed. 3 if you always want to stay on top of what's going on in downtown greenville, now you can with an app. app.city leaders announced they've launched "greenville-sc" as the city's official app.it's directly connected to the city's website. website.special events, parking information, and city news are all on the app.users can also get emergency alerts, view meeting agendas, and make online payments.greenville sc is free on the mobile app store. 3

showing she can be dramatic no matter what situation she's in. the empire star's performance on jimmy fallon--next. 3 we head to break with a live look at...taylors... wade hampton and edwards road. 3 but first let's take a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. numbers. 3 3 good morning, i'm diana watson. and i'm cody alcorn. first at

people w3 welcome back--we're taking a live look at...clemson. swain county schools are closed..more school closing and delays are at the bottom of your screenand on our website at fox-carolina-dot-com 3 pop-star rihanna is slowly making her way into the record books one song at a time. time.her latest song with drake called "work" recently

100" charts.that now puts her in third place for all time for chart topping singles.she passed michael jackson who has 13 songs to make number one. the artist now only trails mariah carey, who has 18, and the beatles who lead artists all time with 20. 3 actress taraji p henson is showing she can be dramatic no matter where she is. is. 3 "lucious! oh, this is houston, what's wrong? i'm not coming for what?" what?" 3 "i have a nail appointment, i haven't been waxed." waxed."henson appeared on the jimmy fallon show earlier this week.they played an acting game where she and jimmy had to act out scenes as dramatically as possible. henson pretended to be her character cookie lyon from the hit fox show "empire."in the game, nasa told her she would be staying in space for six more months. 3 now to weather and traffic

3 ((weather hit))friday will be sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. temperatures tonight drop back below freezing. saturday stays sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s, but warms into the low 60s by sunday.

3 let's send it over to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're keeping an eye on: taylors accident reid school rd @ lincoln rd rd 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.we're just one day away from the south carolina democratic primary.we'll tell you where the candidates will

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the morning news at 6:00 starts now... now... 3 the democratic candidates have been making stops throughout the palmetto stateto get voters on their side ahead of saturday's primary election. i'm live with a report on where they will be today and

3 a fight 'til the finish--a very heated debate goes down in texas between the republican candidates ahead of super tuesday . we'll give you the highlights that everyone will be talking about this morning. morning. 3 mostly clear in the upstate with snow in the mountains. lows down to around 30. sunny today with highs in the 50s. 3 good morning.... it's friday, february 26i'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 have some delays to tell you about. madison, mitchell and yancey county schools with all start three hours late. graham county will begin on a two hour delay.the rest will be scrolling at the bottom of your screen.and just in to our newsroom -- buncome county is on a 3-hour delayremember for the latest updates on delays or closings - just head to fox- carolina-dot-com.

with highs in 3 the mid-50s for the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. temperatures tonight drop back below freezing. saturday stays sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s, but warms into the low 60s by sunday. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.taylors accident reid school rd @ lincoln rd