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the upstate, and low 60s in the mountains. a strong breeze is expected. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and 40s. a cold front arrives late tuesday into wednesday, bringing the return of wet weather. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center. center.3 you are looking live at: 3 3 this morning.. a child is recovering at the augusta burn center after being pulled from a house fire. fire.it happened late last night in honea path. 3 fox carolina's ashley minelli is live on green street- ashley- do we know how *badly* that child was injured? 3 don't know extent of injuries fire chief: pulled out of home
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3 stabilized at hospital, flown to the augusta burn center - 4 adults and another child in the home- happened around 10:30 last night 3 don't have 3 details surrounding firetalk about the damage behind me 3 3 greenville county deputies say they're looking for a man accused of **shooting and **killing two men more than a year ago. 3 deputies say bradford williams removed his ankile monitor-- and has been on the run since thursday. 3 williams is accused of killing sylvester fuller and jamal justice in 2014.it happened at
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on north pleasantburg drive.he had been released on house arrest last month - and was taking part in the 'ankle monitoring program'.authorties say this is williams second time on the run and that he is considered armed and dangerous. he may be driving a 2005 cadillac deville with south a carolina tag.anyone with call 911 or 23 crime. 3 3 covering our counties: in greenville county -- deputies say they're looking two suspects involved in a home invasion. 3 deputies say a man and a woman broke into the home on "nash mill road" sunday night. they say the suspects **robbed the home at gun point before leaving ina car. nobody was hurt. 3 also in greenville county:a boy scout is safe at home this morning after he went missing on a hiking trip,12 year old "john quay" spent the entire night alone in jones gap state park after he went missing while with his troop on saturday. saturday.deputies say his boy scout group did a head count around 430 and thats when they realized he was missing. quay wasnt found until sunday afternoon when a family that lives in the area spotted him
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3 the committee chairman of the boy scout troop says it was the survival skills they teach the scouts that might have helped quay survive all night in the cold weather. 3 3 3 "we teach each other, if you happen to get separated. stay where you are, especially when the sun goes down. we teach them how to make shelter, we teach him how to start a fire." fire."john quay's troop is based d t of the powdersville and easley area.quay was checked out by a medical team but we're told he is in good condition. 3 the south carolina primaries are behind us --and both parties are now focusing tomorrow -- super tuesday. 3 on saturday- hillary clinton won the democratic primary-- by a huge margine.more than 200-thousand votes were cast for the former secretary of state. bernie sanders came in second with around 90-thousand votes. and willie wilson had just over 13-hundred votes. this is clinton's third win this election season. take a listen to what she had to say while in columbia on saturday night. 3 3 3 "america has never stopped
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make america whole again." again." 3 "i congratulate secretary clinton on her strong victory. " "analysts say senator sanders will need a strong showing tomorrow to keep up. 3 super tuesday is the biggest day of the 2016 primary season -- with 13 states voting -- and it could be a pivotal day for some of the candidates. each state handles the voting process differently.some will hold primaries -- others are caucuses.for the republicans -- more than half of the delegates needed to secure the nomination are up for grabs -- for the democrats.. there are 880 delegates available --thats about a third needed to claim the nomination. 3 here's a look at the republicans running for president. president. and here's a look at the democratic candidates. remember -- for everything you need to know on the presidental hopefuls head to
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3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 mostly sunny monday, with highs reaching almost 70 in the upstate, and low 60s in the mountains. a strong breeze is expected. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and 40s. a cold front arrives late tuesday into wednesday, bringing the return of wet weather. 3 3 now to chris with traffic.3
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3 with traffic.now to chris 3 now to chris with traffic. *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: this: 3 you're taking a live look at 3 3 it's ______.some good news to report after a shooting rampage in michigan--coming up: how one young victim is fighting her way back. 3 we head to break with a live look at...usc upstateyou're watching the morning news on fox carolina.
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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--we're taking a live look at...greenville county.. pelham road 3 in michigan-- the youngest victim of the kalamazoo shootings is proving to be a fighter. fighter.14-year "abigail kopf" was shot during the shooting rampage on february 20th.on sunday -- her mom posted on facebook that doctors have removed the ventilator and her daughter is breathing on her own.jason dalton is accused of randomly shooting people while taking rides as an uber driver. he's charged with killing six grandmother. 3 authorities say an army staff
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pentagon.. has been **arrested for the death of a virginia police officer -- and another woman.ronald hamilton is being held without bond on murder charges.that officer -- ashley guindon -- was responding to a domestic violence call when she was killed saturday-- it was her first day on duty. investigators say hamilton shot and killed his wife before police got there. two other officers were hurt in the shooting. trying to make sense of of a shooting rampage that left four people dead and more than a dozen injured.a vigil was held in hesston sunday night with music, scripture readings and words of comfort.14 candles were lit for the wounded and those who were killed, including the gunman. 3 investigators say cedric ford drove around randomly shooting people on thursday before barging into a plant where he worked and killed three people. he was then shot and killed by police. police say he was angry about being told to stay away from the plant because of an ex-girlfriend. 3 a transportation hub is opening next week in new york at the world trade center--but there will be no celebration
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is the overall cost--- at 3-point-9 billion dollars. that's nearly the same amount the 104-story one world trade center cost.the "oculus" hub will include a commuter rail station, retail shops and connections to several subway lines. the station is replacing a commuter station connecting manhattan to new almost 15 years ago in the 9-11 attacks. 3 it looks like a space mission is on hold in florida --after the falcon 9 rocket failed to night. 3 this was the third attempt to get space-x off the ground. it's mission: to launch a commerical communications satellite.it was reportedly a low thrust alarm that led computers to cut off the rocket's main engines--seconds before it was suppose to lift been set yet. 3 time for traffic and weather
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3 mostly sunny monday, 3 with highs reaching almost 70 in the upstate, and low 60s in the mountains. a strong breeze is expected. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and 40s. a quick shower is possible tuesday, but a cold front arrives tuesday night into wednesday, bringing widespread wet weather. highs cool to near 60 by midweek. thursday briefly brings back dry conditions in the mid-50s, with another chance for showers on friday. the weekend should be back to the low 60s
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monday, with highs reaching almost 70 in the upstate, and low 60s in the mountains. a strong breeze is expected. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and 40s. a quick shower is possible tuesday, but a cold front arrives tuesday night into wednesday, bringing widespread wet weather. highs cool to near 60 by midweek. thursday briefly brings back dry conditions in the mid-50s, with another chance for showers on friday. the weekend should be back to the low 60s with sunshine.
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say pastor william schooler was the only victim targeted. 3 a man accused of killing three people in buncombe county is due back in court this morning. pierre griffin is charged in the deaths of alexandra king, tatiana diz and uhon johnson. deputies say he was arrested in october after leading officers on a three county chase. 3 marco rubio and donald trump will be campgining in georgia and other southern states today ahead of super tuesday. rubio is holding rally in atlanta's buckhead.this evening donald trump will head for a rally. 3 if youre planning a trip to disney--there some big changes coming to admission prices.and what you will pay will really depend on the time of year you go. go.the calendar will now be divided into three parts-- value, regular and peak periods.a value one-day pass will be monday through thursday when most schools are in session - and the cost will *drop to 95-dollars.a regular pass will be for most weekends and summer weeks --and that will jump to 105 bucks.if you're planning a trip in december, spring break, or
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about 112 dollars on those peak days. 3 3 it's (time).well, sixth time's a charm for leo!coming up -- one of hollywood's biggest actors **finally takes home the big award. 3 we head to break with a live look at...clemson you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning news. in the battle of the burgers, jack made a "declaration of delicious"... he took a stand for hand-leafed lettuce
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3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at...greenville county 3 hollywood is still all abuzz after the academy awards and one of the biggest stories of the night was leonardo dicaprio's big win. win.thank you, thank you all so much, thank you to the academy. academy.the 41 year old actor finally won an oscar.he took home the award for best actor for his role in "the revenant". he's been nominated five times before this for other big roles.during his acceptance speech leo thanked his co- star, his director and
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3 mostly sunny monday, with highs reaching almost 70 in the upstate, and low 60s in the mountains. a strong breeze is expected. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and 40s. a cold front arrives late tuesday into wednesday, bringing the return of wet weather. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this: construction/maintenance on i-85 north slowing traffic at exit 63/hwy 290
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3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.coming up, the anderson county sheriff's office is working to make sure churchgoers are safe inside their place of worship. what changes they are making-- coming up. 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
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3 good morning.... it's monday, february 29i'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 mostly sunny monday, with highs reaching almost 70 in the mountains. a strong breeze is expected. tonight, lows cold front arrives late bringing the return of wet
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3 let's send it over to chris. 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center:construc tion/maintenance on i-85 north slowing traffic at exit 63/hwy 290 290 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 new from overnight:a child is recovering at the augusta burn honea path. path.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live from where it
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me 3 3 covering our counties:a buncombe county man accused in the deaths of three people is expected back in court this morning. morning.this is a look pierre griffin.he's facing a list of charges including three counts of first degree murder. murder.he's accused of shooting uhon johnson at his apartment back in october. october.investigators say he also killed alexandra king and tatianna diz then dumped their bodies in the french broad river. 3 this is video from last october.police say griffin fled the pisgah view apartments where he killed uhon johnson and led law enforcement officers on a chase.they say the chase led them across three counties and ended on i-26 when he pointed a gun at officers.rescue crews searched for alexandra king and tatianna diz for days after griffin's arrest.their
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3 the anderson county sheriff's office is working with stay safe. safe.deputies invited hundreds of worshippers together this weekend to show them how to *better* protect their place of worship. they taught them what to do in active shooter situation and gave them tips on *how* to spot a threat.one woman says she came out because of the charleston church shooting this past summer.deputies say you need to always be ready if someone pulls a gun. 3 3 if you're gonna hide, you better be ready to fight- and have a plan to at least be able to take the bad guy out. out.trusting their instincts- like i said in there- the hair on the back of your neck stands up for a reason. 3 anderson county sheriff john skipper says his office offers one-on-one training in churches.he added that every church should have a *plan* in place and how to make that plan happen is shots are fired. 3 four dogs are safe this morning -- after a greenville county home goes up in flames. flames.firefighters were called out to edwards lake road sunday afternoon.rescue crews say the house was engulfed when they got there --
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put the fire out.no injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation. 3 super tuesday -- it's one day with a lot on the line.the presidential candidates are *now traveling across the country today trying to win over voters in several states. states.13 states and one territory will head to the polls tomorrow including georgia and tennessee.several new polls are showing donald trump and hillary clinton in the lead in both states. senator ted cruz has a sizable lead in his home state of texas while clinton also leads bernie sanders there as well. nearly 600 delegates will be handed out through caucuses and primaries. 3 hillary clinton is looking to use her big win in south carolina to boost her numbers on super tuesday.she won nearly 272-thousand votes on saturday for 73 percent of the vote.bernie sanders came in second but only scored 26 percent of the vote.willie wilson and martin o'malley stole a few votes from clinton and sanders.clinton thanked voters after her win saying the american people have to
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3 there is no doubt in my mind that america's best years can be ahead of us. we have got to believe that. we've got to work for that. we have to stand with each other. we have to hold each other up. lift each other up. move together into the future that we will make. thank you. god bless you and god bless america! america!clinton supporters say they're now turning their focus to attacking gop front runner donald trump.staffers say they're working through court documents to question his ability to lead the u-s. 3 here's a look at the two democratic candidates. 3 and here is a look at the five remaining republican candidates.remember for everything you need to know on the presidental hopefuls head to our webpage at fox-carolina-dot-com. 3 time for weather and traffic
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3 mostly sunny monday, with highs reaching almost 70 in the upstate, and low 60s in the mountains. a strong breeze is expected. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and 40s. a cold front arrives late tuesday into wednesday, bringing the return of wet weather. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center: construction/maintenance on i-85 north slowing traffic at exit 63/hwy 290 290
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victories.johnson took the checkered flag on sunday at the atlanta motor speedway.it was his 76-th career win. sunday's win gives him two straight in atlanta.the race went into an overtime finish after a caution with just three laps left.johnson paid tribute to "the intimidator" by holding up 3 fingers after crossing the finish line.and in an ironic twist -- it was dale earnhardt **junior that came in second.nascar heads to las vegas next sunday -- you can catch that right here on fox carolina. 3 later this week -- peyton manning is expected to announce his retirement.at least two sources are reporting that the future hall of fame quarterback will end his career -- going out on top after his second super bowl win.manning turns 40 in march and has been in the league since 1998.if he walks away, manning will have thrown for nearly 72-thousand yards and 539 touchdowns.both are n-f-l records. 3 today is the last day of the nfl combine and scouts are keeping their eyes on several clemson tigers.linebackers and
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sunday.shaq lawson clocked a 4 point 7 in the 40 yard dash which ranked 4th among the defensive lineman group.lawson also did well in other drills. b-j goodson and d-j reader were both top performers in position drills.kevin dodd ran a sub 5 second 40 yard dash but was slowed by an injury. 3 believe it or not -- it's time for spring football.the clemson tigers are hitting the practice field later today. it's been less than two months ago, since clemson lost a heartbreaker in the national title game versus alabama.fans will keep their eyes on wide receiver "mike williams" who missed last season with a neck injury.running back "adam choice" will also be looking to impress coaches after red shirting last season with an acl injury.clemson's spring game is scheduled for april 9. 3 "steph curry's" superstar status continues to grow on the court. court.curry and the rest of the golden state warriors showed off why they're the best team in the nba saturday. midway through their game against the oklahoma city thunder, curry rolled his
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golden state to a 3 point win. curry hit a 35 foot jumper to put the game into overtime -- then hit the game winner with point-6 seconds left on the clock.he tied a record with 12 three pointers in the game giving him 288 for the season. that's already an nba record and the warriors have 24 more games to play.
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3 mostly sunny monday, with highs reaching almost 70 in the upstate, and low 60s in the mountains. a strong breeze is expected. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and 40s. a quick shower is possible tuesday, but a cold front arrives tuesday night into wednesday, bringing widespread wet weather. highs cool to
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briefly brings back dry conditions in the mid-50s, with another chance for showers on friday. the weekend should be back to the low 60s with sunshine. mostly sunny monday, with highs reaching almost 70 in the upstate, and low 60s in the mountains. a strong breeze is expected. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and 40s. a quick shower is possible tuesday, but a cold front arrives tuesday night into wednesday, bringing widespread wet weather. highs cool to near 60 by midweek. thursday briefly brings back
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uction/maintenance on i-85 north slowing traffic at exit 63/hwy 290 290 3 you are taking a live look at: pit crew traffic sponsored by pit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 news you need to know... california police say five kkk members are free from jail after a protest turned violent. police say three protesters of e klan were stabbed on saturday out of self-defense. the victims are expected to be okay. 3 south carolina lawmakers are waiting for a school safety report from state education superintendent "molly spearman".once the report comes out, they will consider a bill that would allow school
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3 a four year old girl is alive this morning after being found on an indian reservation in montana.witnesses say she was taken by a man friday.search crews found her safe on sunday just a few miles from where she went missing. 3 after years of starring in hollywood's biggest films, actor leonardo dicaprio is finally waking up with hollywood's biggest honor. honor.he won the award for best actor for his role in "the revenant".the film came into the night leading with 12 nominations -- but only came away with three awards.best actress went to "brie larson" -- who starred in "room". "spotlight" took home the top award for best picture.mad max: fury road was honored more than any other film -- taking home 11 oscars. 3 3 it's ______.coming up ... thousands of children across the globe are getting free meals.thanks to folks, right down the road...we'll tell you who is helping. 3 we head to break with a live
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3 but first let's take a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. numbers. 3 3 good morning, i'm cody alcorn. and i'm diana watson.tonight ten...a fox carolina investigation.an upstate sheriff has declared war on meth...and is giving fox carolina an exclusive inside look at the fight in oconee county.see how they're trying
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on crime and reach3 welcome back--we're taking a live look at... 3 volunteers at first united methodist church in hendersonville are working to fight hunger. hunger.the church teamed up with 'stop hunger now' this weekend.they packed meals to feed more than ten thousand children across the globe. organizers say the meals are healthy and cost about 25 cents each.the meals will be going to places like schools, orphanages and medical clinics. members of the church also donated money to the cause. 3 a group of rescue dogs are learning a few new tricks in brazil. brazil.these pups were rescued from slums and abandoned lots in brazil and now they are certified ball boys.they were trained for the brazil open tennis tournament.the rescue dogs ran after balls that went
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back to the players.a few of the dogs weren't so excited to give the balls back. 3 now to weather and traffic every 10 mutes. 3 mostly sunny monday, with highs reaching almost 70 in the upstate, and low 60s in the mountains. a strong breeze is expected. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and 40s. a cold front arrives late tuesday into wednesday, bringing the return of wet
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3 3 it's ______.greenville county deputies say they're looking for a man accused of **shooting and **killing two men more than a year ago.who they're after. 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 weather and traffic updates
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the morning news at 6:00 starts now... now... 3 a anderson county fire sends a child to the hospital--- then to the augusta burn center. i'm live with a report. 3 south carolina's primaries are over and it's on to super tuesday for presidential candidates.we'll tell you what's at stake and **who's expected to come out on top. top. 3 mostly sunny monday, with highs reaching almost 70 in the upstate, and low 60s in the mountains. a strong breeze is expected. 3 good morning.... it's monday, february 29th..leap day!!i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay.
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3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center. center.you are looking live at: 3 this morning.. a child is recovering at the augusta burn center after being pulled from a house fire. fire.it happened late last night in honea path. 3 fox carolina's ashley minelli is live on green street-
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