mike: asheville police reported a rockslide has close part of patton avenue. it is closed from regent park boulevard area to i-40 -- i-240. what -- rocks were still falling by about 230 this morning. north carolina dot is at the scene along with asheville police. aly: pedestrian has been killed in a wreck this morning. the vehicle hit him on white horse road near west blue ridge drive. troopers say it happened around 1:30 this morning. no other information has been released. mike: also, clemson will be without three players for thursday's game. >> and almost destroyed the house. aly: a christmas present starts

it is not the first toy to make such a mess. mike: we begin with dale and the rain. dale: one more day of it. today may not be quite as heavy as yesterday, but it will not take as much to cause problems because the ground is saturated, creeks are full, so they could lead to localized flooding and ponding of water on roads. the flood watch continues until early tomorrow morning because of that potential of more heavy downpours causing problems. thunderstorms this afternoon. 66 for the upstate high, for the mountains, 64 and scattered showers. cooler weather is coming. mike: thank you. we are giving you a live look at -- actually, this is only greenwood under close watch. aly: officials in newberry

lake yesthey say the lake is in high water condition. the water will flow into the saluda river and eventually into lake murray. the lake at greenwood was never in danger of collapsing. mike: in landrum, people are dealing with monday night's rain. aly: the pack of it river overflowed -- pacolett river overflowed and all of the farm animals removed to safety. it will take time to see how the crops were affected. >> kind of learn to live with rubber boots on and figuring out how to work in the month. aly: other properties aroundaly: landrum had significant flooding, too. a portion of highway 14 had to be shut down. asheville is bracing for heavy rain this morning. they were hit hard flooding yesterday.

mess in tilt more village. -- biltmore village. a man had to be saved by a boat. >> the fire department called and they came out and got me out on a boat. they put a jacket on me and cut no problem at all. mike: the asheville fire barricades up. the river is going pretty quickly and more issues are expected with todas rain. aly: in swannanoa, a portion of this railroad track on i-70 is closed off. this is the result of heavy rain and flooding from yesterday. a big chunk of land crumbled, leaving a hole under the tracks. mike: heavy rain will be falling soon. you can track it all on the wyff news 4 app. follow the storms with the

in our road to the title coverage, we will hear about three players: not be on the sidelines for the big game. clemson will send the repair -- three players home for a failed drug test. dabo swinney will address the media. wide receiver deon cain, placekicker ammon lakip, and tightend j.j. mccullough have been sent home before practice tuesday. deon cain is the second-leading receiver for clemson who's had a phenomenal year. he caught touchdowns in five consecutive games at the end of the year. ammon lakip missed the first part of the year due to a suspension from another drug infraction, but he's contribute some placekicks and kickoffs, and tightend j.j. mccullough has not played much if at all this year. mike: again, the head coaches have their final press conference before the orange bowl this morning at 8:30. our sports team will have the latest from miami on our wyff 4

aly: it is finally here at 7:00 tonight. our special, we air "road to the title." our sports team will be live from miami with a preview of the game and a recap of the clemson tigers' undefeated regular season. you can also check out our live wire in the meantime. it's a collection of clemson twitter posts on wyff 4 and our wyff 4 app. mike: upstate fire officials are blaming a popular christmas present for st fire inside the home. aly: a hoverboards exploded. it was sitting in the living room when it first into flames, sending charred pieces across the house. no one was hurt. >> we could not see the front of our faces. >> had they not been home, they probably would have lost their home. aly: there have been at least 22 other hoverboards buyers reported in the nation and this may be the first for south

mike: in anderson, two dogs attacked three men at the intersection of osborne avenue and shirley street before 7:00 last night. the men were on top of a truck with police got there. the dogs then charged the officers and they were both shot and killed. one man has extensive injuries and may need surgery. the other two have minor injuries and police are looking for the owner of the dogs. aly: pickens county deputies are investigating a homicide after finding a man dead inside his home. the home's on planters way in easley. deputies say a neighbor called 911 after seeing the victim deputies say the man had a gun shot to his chest. the coroner identified the victim as clarence holcombe. mike: in greenville county, deputies say a woman was shot at mountain trace town homes. that's on buttercup way in taylors. the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. deputies say former roommates got into a fight that led to the authorities have not yet

involved. we are checking back in with dale on another rainy day. dale: we had a nice afternoon yesterday and this afternoon will be stormy or. showers and thunderstorms over parts of the region. scattered showers for the upstate right now. south of i-85, the midlands with the good thunderstorms. let's see where the most active weather is right now. south of i-85 and georgia toward abbeville and anderson county, scattered showers, greenville, abbeville and laurens with more action expected to develop in the afternoon. with the exception of north of i-40 in the mountains of north carolina, just the foothills are unr the flood watch, but upstate south carolina and northeastern georgia are creeks are full, so it does not take much to put them out of

if you live in a pled from area, watch out for those late morning into the afternoon. overnight, a good bit of action in parts of alabama, georgia and it is working its way into the carolinas this evening. should be over by early tomorrow morning. temperatures mild one more day. 61 in greenville will reach 66 in the mountains go to 64 for tomorrow on the mild side. it starts to cool down by the first. on friday, 46 to 54. cold overnights of begin saturday morning to next week. have warm coats ready for the weekend, especially for the kids on monday. low 30's in the upstate and 20's in the mountains as we head back to work and school. >> new developments in the

couch. -- ethan couch. the local sheriff says they may have thrown a go party before the international manhunt. i am gave you terrorists -- i'm gabe gutierrez in fort worth, texas, and we'll have the very latest on this developing story and what might be next for ethan couch, coming up on today. aly: taking a look at our woodruff road skycam, you are waking up to showers but heavy rain will be falling soon. what to expect for your commute,

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mike: clemson takes on oklahoma orange bowl a lot going on today following a circus of a media day yesterday. tv cameras and reporters scattered throught the club level at sun life stadium for a full hour to talk to the tigers and sooners, and it wasn't all business. clemson offensive lineman eric maclain had a littlefun with quarterback nick schuessler, talk ing about the team trip to the beach yesterday. >> well, we can see you're terrifically pale. did you get to tan? >> absolutely. i look like a glass of mayonnaise. it is embarrassing. >> you look good though. great. the shoes shout out to lebron james for the shoes. hey, nick, great having you on the show today.

[laughter] you will see more from eric as he made his way around media day at 7:00 tonight on our one-hour special "road to the title." aly: new year's you one day away. what is being done to prepare the crystal ball. dale: one more rainy day and it

>> now, your live super doppler 4 hd forecast. dale: good. 5:46. cloudy skies right now as you look out over a good bit of the upstate. dry south of i-85 with action overnight and more working its way to hart county, anderson, abbeville, greenwood with a few showers and thunderstorms in fairfield county. more expected late morning into the afternoon. most of the area under a flood watch until early tomorrow. all of the upstate and piedmont right along the south

more rain the north of that. that potential is there with saturated ground, creeks full and another heavy downpour could read to quick flooding. watch out should more thunderstorms come your way. one more day of this and we get cooler and drier air working into the area starting tomorrow. we will feel it by friday, saturday and sunday. the future plus showing showers south of i-85 and more action in parts of the upstate and into the evening hours. by early tomorrow morning, the last comes through and we get a chance to dry out. by midmorning tomorrow, it is over and dry weather settles in for the next several days. all the way through next week. greenville at 61. average would be in the low 50's for highs, so we are 10 degrees above what we normally see on

the mountains would typically be in the upper 40's. well, upper 50's this morning. light breezes out of the southwest at five to 10. 32 in the morning, 52 for a high. we are about to have this next week. the mountains, even though we are looking at 64 today, 47 is that this weekend. affecting a good bit of the country will work its way south and hang around for a while and get back to typical temperatures by saturday with cold mornings and cool days. 44 on saturday in the mountains, 51 in the upstate. dry weather is the key thing. no rain through tuesday with winter arrives.

beginning the cleanup process after devastating tornadoes flew through north over the weekend. more than 200 homes were left destroyed by the tornado that hit garland. wins of excess of 200 miles per hour damaged more than 700 homes and eight others touchdown in the dallas area on saturday. the storm claimed eight lives in garland and the and the spectrum was one year old. others were killed in other areas. mike: the couple was stranded inside their car for 20 hours after it was covered by a snow drift. they set out around 8:00 p.m. on the newspaper route when the car drifted into a ditch and the ef2 -- and they ended up stuck. they sell wind gust of the to 67 miles per hour. the dangerous weather conditions met crews could not get to them quicthe andersons were rescued at 4:00 p.m. on sunday and treated

aly: new england tours are getting their first snow of the season. the mountains near princeton, massachusetts, got about three inches of powder in yesterday. tourism officials at the mountain are happy the temperature has finally dropped. it's now cold enough that their man-made snow won't melt, and they've been busy adding man-made snow to the white stuff that has fallen. >> we've been waiting since way before thanksgiving. and this is awesome out here today. >> have you been waiting? >> yes, this morning i was like, it's snowing. oh god, i love skiing, so i wait, like, all year for this. aly: more snow is forecasted into wednesday morning. mike: chicago police officer jason van dyke pleaded not guilty in court yesterday. you may recall he's been charged with first degree murder. investigators say van dyke shot 17-year-old laquan mcdonald 16 times in 2014. he's been free on $1.5 million bond. van dyke was arrested in november just hours before dash

public. aly: belgian police have arrested two people, both accused of plotting terror attacks on new year's eve. investigators say they planned to target several places including brussel's busy main , square. searches turned up isis propaganda material and military-type training uniforms. no explosives or weapons were found. the arrests are not linked to last month's terror attacks in paris. the world's first circular high-speed rail weight will go into ser in china. the lucas more than 400 miles with 29 stops. it will make traveling a little more than three hours around the island. three sections of the railway are giving passengers the unique scenic view. construction started in september 2013. mike: it could take several days to clean up oil discovered in cans, washington.

the spill does not appear to have been an accident. the state department of ecology has launched an investigation to determine who is responsible. aly: an 84-year-old florida woman was in church praying when her purse was stolen. you can see the thief standing in the back of the chuch last -- the church last sunday. he then sneaks up to the woman, who had her eyes closed, and grabs her purse. the crook then quickly ran out the door. the purse was found at a nearby cemetery, but the victim's money and wallet were missing. the thief has not been caught. new yorkers given the chance to say goodbye to bad memories. this during a shred it event at times square monday. good riddance day is a time to shed and shred any negativity from 2015 and make way for positive memories in the coming year. many came out to say good riddance to bad boyfriend and girlfriends shredding names. shredding student loans another common theme also brought cheers from the crowd. mike: a dog from charleston who gained international attention weeks ago is now back in the

she was found with her muzzle taped shut in charleston. take a look at where she is now. caitlyn the dog is being featured in a full-page spread in the december edition of "people" magaizne. the magazine dubbed caitlyn's story the best survival story of 2015 in the 2015 pet awards, hero pets section. the issue was released a few days ago. aly: this must see video where this cat has been sitting on top of a utility pole for three days, and people in this phoenix neighborhood aren't sure how to help him get down. temperatures in the area have been close to freezing the past three nights, so this is one cold kitty. people have reached out to the local utility company to see if they can assist in getting the feline back on solid ground. that is sad must see video. i don't like that one. mike: if you love the colors the sun brings to the sky when it sets, check this out. a google analyst spent around 40 hours taking 5,000 pictures.

stunning night skies time-lapse. the astronomy enthusiast took the photos in a two month span, september through november. almost all the images are taken in the u.s. with some taken in kenya. workers in times square will test the famous new year's eve ball today. the test will ensure that the ball will fall and not fail when it descends the flagpole to ring in 2016. this year's ball features over 2,000 sparkling waterford crystals and weighs over 10,000 pounds. about a million revelers are expected to pack times square on thursday to celebrate the new year. aly: coming up next, a rare sight a new england.

>> now, your live super doppler 4 hd forecast.

we are taking a live look at our laurens skycam. we had a heavier downpours starting to work and hart county and soon in to anderson and abbeville with thunderstorms on i-85 and the i-77 core door. scattered storms throughout the day today. we are still under a flood watch. all the areas highlighted in green. the potential is there with already saturated ground and creeks full. doesn't look like it will be as much as yesterday, but some areas are already having problems. our future plus forecast in motion, scattered showers late morning and early afternoon and more action this evening and continuing into early tomorrow morning before it comes to an end. by thursday afternoon, the

dry weather all the way through next week. mike: we look forward to that. dale: sunny days is what we need. aly: snow bunnies will be happy. i'm not one of them. dale: it will be cold enough for them to maybe make some in the mountains. overnight, anyway. mike: in this morning's buzz, a humpback whale splashing around. aly: added hughes said he heard a colossal splash in the day when he was making his rounds monday morning. the bait stretches about 25 miles frc ocean toward providence. hughes said the whale was about halfway up when he sought splashing for about 45 minutes. humpback spinouts up is to be lingering around. the humpback heads for warmer climate once mercury begins to drop every year. mi: danger zoom in those pictures. dale: i like to see that.

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