>> south carolina does not plan to stand for vandalism of god's house. allyson: fallowing a united front, pastors and the senator want to know who vandalized three upstate churches. geoff: skeptical following north korea's claim to a hydrogen bomb test. allyson: powerball numbers are out, but the jackpot is growing larger for this weekend's drawing. geoff: a look from our woodruff road skycam with another cold morning but nothing like the last couple of days. dale: that is right. coldest this week. this morning, partly cloudy skies with rain on the way that will impact us tomorrow. temperatures are the chilly is in the -- chilliest in the mountain tops. more like 30's to begin today. look at these for the afternoon

we will talk about rain chances, coming up. geoff: many of you are hoping to wake up a millionaire thanks to the powerball, but it did not happen the good news for everyone because you have another chance. allyson: there were no jackpot winning tickets sold. that means the $500 million jackpot will roll over to an estimated $675 million. the numbers drawn in last night's jackpot were 2, 11, 47, 62 and 63. the powerball number is 17, with a multipliererf 3. geoff: andersonville -- hendersonville police have arrested two people in connection with the murder. shawn hollifield and savannah walker stand accused of killing daque deangelo taylor. the pair have been on the run since taylor's body was found on december 3. taylor was found along ninth avenue near the high school. both suspects are in custody right now at the henderson county detention center. allyson: a baby girl less than two months old is in the hospital. they have charged a man in the incident.

charged with a slew of misconduct against a slew of misconduct against the child. he was the mothers live in boyfriend -- and he was taking care of her daughter. they tell us she is being treated at the greenville health system. their pastors and a local sender are vowing a united front. they are all in simpsonville. geoff: bethlehem baptist church calvary baptist, and rocky creek , missionary baptist. wyff news 4's aly myles joins us live from rocky creek this morning. aly: behind me are a couple of xml's at rocky creek missionary baptist church of vandalism that they had to deal with. usually, there is a class panels and the doors. right now, there is only plywood. when we got here yesterday, they were cleaning up the glass that

the vandals did not actually just get the doors, but they tried to shoot out the stained-glass windows of the sanctuary but a protective , plexiglass saved those. the greenville county sheriffs office says it looks like it was done with a pellet gun. critics from the human side, i am somewhat disturbed because it happened to god's house. we also cold in operation here, so it has negatively impacted our operations. from a spiritual side, i am forgiving. that is the memeage i would be sharing with their church family. it is to forgive. aly: this is what the people at bethlehem baptist church found on harrison bridge road. pellet holes in a window there. calvary baptist was also vandalized. members and staff were left wondering who would do something like this? senator karl allen of greenville said the greenville county sheriff's office and the state

help in the investigation. >> south carolina does not plan to stand for vandalism of god's house. aly: he says state officials will get involved if the vandalism continues. aly myles wyff news 4 live in simpsonville. allyson: thank you. a man charged in the death of two others has died while in police custody. albert bowen stood accused of shooting former pickens high school football coach bill isaacs and dickie stewart back in september. deputies say bowen was flown out of state for a psychological evaluation. he suffered a health issue on the way back to south carolina and died yesterday. a 21-year-old man says greenville police used excessive

jaquan williams says he was slammed to the ground while in handcuffs. he was under arrest on a charge of possesion of marijuana. he was the passenger of a car pulled over because of an expired tag. according to the police report, williams refused orders to sit down and was cursing at the officer. the report says williams also pushed the officer. police say williams was then taken to the ground. williams says the actions of the officer were wrong and he now needs dental work. they do plan to release the dash cam video. geoff: outside of atlanta, another person has been charged following that hostage situation involving a woman and 11 children. police say 21-year-old diamond williams placed a 911 call claiming to be another woman and alleging domestic assault. she is charged with false report of a crime. detectives say she made the call after an argument with korrie thomas. he was found critically injured after police say he stopped himself with a knife. police say williams was not the woman held with the children ranging from 3 months to 17-years-old.

after she says to upper horses were shot and killed near her home. the first horse was found on christmas eve near a barn at curt fowlers quarter horses in piedmomo. we're told the second horse was killed on sunday. one of the owners believes the person responsible used a 22 caliber weapon to kill the animals. the company is working to collect money for anyone who gives information leading to an arrest. allyson: a man stole an ambulance with a paramedic inside. a paramedic was in the back of the ambulance when a different patient popped into the front seat and took off. met short says the paramedic was able to gain control and parked grounds. they have charged 47-year-old lenny where in the case. taking a look at the roads, i-85

pretty much the story of all the roads with a smooth commute. no accidents in the upstate the construction on highway 76 in anderson between may street and the france road. it will continue throughout the day all the way until saturday. lane closures could slow you down. you can see f fm our yellow indication. 26 and 40 our speed limit drive and a smooth drive on 85. take a look at i-385 with everything looking good there around haywood road. geoff: thank you. great to happy with this here and then use in the morning. we are a few degrees warmer. dale: yesterday was brutal and today is closer to normal. as we take a look, are skycam network picking up traffic.

we are watching showers off the georgia and south carolina coast with another system from the west. it will increase our clouds tonight and increase our chance for showers on friday, saturday and sunday. the coldest in boone at 21, asheville at 26, andrews at 27 and left upper 30's over the upstate and piedmont. afternoon highs will reach low 50's in the mountains and the upstate. here is a look ahead, 50-50 chance of rain tomorrow with temperatures in the normal range . saturday and sunday warmer than normal for the upstate with mid 50's. it clears up what the first of next week with cold mornings and cool days to start monday. geoff: thank you. trading stocks. how the chinese markets are performing, next. allyson: a live look outside from clemson boulevard and it is

announcer: you are watching live, local, breaking news with geoff hart, allyson powell, and weather with meteorologist dale gilbert. this is wyff news 4 today in high definition. allyson: happening today congress is s nding legislation , to president obama's desk repealing his signature health

the house passed wednesday legislation that would dismantle , obamacare and cut funding to planned parenthood. this is the first time that such a measure will actually make it to the president's desk, but president obama has promised he would veto it. this morning, the u.s. and its asian allies vow a tough response against north korea following a claimed nuclear bomb test. the white house said early analysis was not consistent with north korea's claims. president barack obama spoke with the leaders of south korea and japan yesterday. all three countries pledged to work together to forge a quote trong and united response." geoff: market mayhem, today, chinese stock trading stopped for a second time this week after a steep plunge. nikole killion joins us from our exclusive washington newsroom with the u.s. markets opening in a few hours. nikole: u.s. futures are down after china's stock exchanges froze, falling 7% in the first hour of trading. investors are concerned about china's currency and economy. the impact rippled across asia and europe with markets showing

trading in china was also suspended on monday triggered by a nosedive. that was reflected on wall street which shed over 200-points. in washington, i'm nikole killion wyff news 4. allyson: we're four days away from clemson in the national title game against alabama. but coming up, going back in time with the only clemson coach to ever win it all danny ford. >> you were not happy there. >> no. [laughter] i thought we should have scored then and we dropped the pass. >> you can still remember? >> yeah. allyson: ford went to alabama but coached at clemson. so who gets his support monday? that's next. dale: i think i know. let's take a look at are skycam network with clear skies from paris mountain back toward

their shift heading u the elevator got stuck. the company says no one was injured. they say when the crane arrives... it will be able to get two to three miners out at a

a look at out maps... a look from woodruff road... to help get them out. they were starting their shift heading underground around 10:00 last night went the elevator got stuck. nobody was injured and they say when the crane arises, it will be able to get to to three out at a time. -- two to three out at a time. >> now, your live super doppler 4 hd forecast. dale: good morning. 6:17. hope your thursday is off to a good start as a look at the doppler radar. another system coming from the west will increase clouds late tonight and into tomorrow with a low-cost the georgia and south carolina coast that may pick up a few showers for the coastal areas. today will be partly cloudy and temperatures not as cold this morning as they were yesterday. yesterday was in the teens. more like low 20's in boone, upper 20's and andrews and asheville at 26 but low 30's in hendersonville. 33 in laurens, greenville and spartanburg county, caesars head at 30 or while simpsonville and 35 and woodruff the same. by the end of the day,

can be. hard to remember, but last year on this date, we were setting records for lowe's. in spartanburg. year. look at the record warm day, 71 set a few years earlier in 2012. we can see the fluctuation go back and forward in january, but we are going to see normal temperatures in the upper 40's to look 50's today for the upstate and mountains. figure chance of rain for the next couple of days with a 50-50 chance of rain for friday, saturday, sunday and it will clear up for the first of next week. you don't like to hear rain on the weekend, but what can you do? temperatures around the nation are feeling like winter for most areas. at the beach,xcited it and sunday will be mild and sunny with mid 60's with a 40% to 50% chance of showers along the

we should stay dryryoday at 52 to 53. the mountains will see low 50's for highs today. as a look ahead with the four day plus forecast tomorrow, temperatures about where they should be with a 50-50 chance of rain and chance of showers saturday and sunday, too, and monday, tuesday and wednesday, it clears up with cold mornings and clear days to start next week. allyson: taking a look at the roads, i-85 around airport road with traffic picking up, but pretty clear on the roadways with not a lot of accidents. take a look at spartanburg with all this yellow and red with slow-moving traffic, especially highway 29 m ming at about 25 and 35 miles per hour, but south church street looking at about

expect the slowdown in the area. take a look at white horse road between i-85 and the southern connector. 11 minutes there which is slower than the speed limit drive, so no accident to report but slowed areas. construction in anderson makes let you down as well. we are not slow on interstates. 85 looking at the speed limit drive. the pretty quick drive this morning. that should be the traffic. geoff: thank you. clemson is preparing to leave friday morning for the national title game. meanwhile, alabama held a media day in tuscaloosa, and head coach nick saban revealed a bit about his relationship with clemson head coach dabo swinney. >> you know, i like dabo. he has a place at boca grand where we have a place. we go for boat rides together and go out to eat. he has a great family, and his

they are. i think his coaches do a great job. he is the leader of the organization, and i think that's a reflection of him. i mean, i i ink the bottom line is they do a great job there, they have had tremendous success. saban saturday morning in arizona. our sports team will head to arizona this morning to get ready to bring you full coverage of the lead up to the game. and don't forget, we have our hour long special for you monday night before the game right here on wyff 4. we'll be live from university of phoenix stadium with everyting you need to know before kickoff of the college football playoff national championship. it begins monday at 7:00. we're also helping you get ready for the game with our live wire again. you see it in this video in the right now bar at the top of our wyff 4 app. it's also on wyff4.com. the live wire is a collection of tweets about the tigers and championship game. it features everything from throwback videos from the 1981

players. allyson: it's been 34 years since clemson's only national title. the coach the last time danny ford says he can't lose monday. ford went to alabama and won the national title with clemson, but he says it would mean more to the tigers so he's pullininfor them. ford was just 33-years-old when his 1981 team won, from the players and coaches walking off the field to the news conference that winning night. ford had never seen video of them before we showed him, but he does recall being carried off that field. >> what was going through your mind when you were up on those shoulders? >> it's just unbelievable. i don't believe you could even think about it. it's just an unbelievable dream that came true. allyson: -- geoff: he basically changed clemson's football program with that when and tiger fans have been waiting more than 30 years

allyson: he really cannot lose. the men alaum the going for clemson. geoff: dabo, too. allyson: he can't be in between.

allyson: welcome back. i smelling something wonderful. dale: yesterday, i was invited to woodland elementary and i spoke to the fourth graders. we got everybody together in the cafeteria and we had a great time talking about whether. -- weather, so they knew all the questions i was asking. they made a wonderful cake. it says, thank you for coming. woodland elementary, we will enjoy that cake. we salute you today and thank you so much for the invite. we have partly cloudy skies, cool, 20's and 30's but not as cold as yesterday the cold enough for a jacket. we reached low 50's or the afternoon.

>> why? what is the point of shooting of the church? geoff: three churches vandalized and now they are investigating. allyson: plus, the jackpot unclaimed, but a bigger one for

breaking news out of new york, emergency crews have been working to bring 17 miners more than 70 stories belowground who are trapped. geoff: they are bringing in a crane to help get them out. they were starting their shift around 10:00 last night when it got stuck. the company says no one was injured and one to crane arrives, it will get two to three miners out at the time. allyson: it may be cold outside, but beautiful sunsets lately. this ulocal shot and james baker junior says his friends seat the clemson paw. what do you think, dale? dale: well, it is a gorgeous picture. we have clearer skies in the mountains. this is paris mountain back toward greenville.

by the end of the day, those temperatures will climb to 20's in the mountains. we will see a climb to low 50's for the afternoon. nice a weather today as temperatures are concerned. he will talk about rain chances in a few minutes. -- we will talk about rain chances in a fewewinutes. geoff: some of your waking up thinking you are a multimillionaire but it did not happen for you or anyone else. allyson: no tickets sold last night, so thahameans the $500 million jackpot will ball over to an estimated $675 million. the numbers drawn in last night's jackpot were 2, 11, 47, 62 and 63. the powerball number is 17, with a multiplier of 3. geoff: hendersonville police have arrested two people in connection with the murder. shawn hollifield and savannah walker stand accused of killing daque deangelo taylor. the pair have been on the run since taylor's body was found on december 3. taylor was found along ninth avenue near the high school.

right now at the henderson county detention center. allyson: a baby girl is in the this morning and police have charged a man in the incident. the detroit morris -- leroy morr is was taking care of the child while the mom was at work. the child is 40 days old and in the greenville health system. a local senator and pastors are battlingng united front after they vandalized three churches within 24 hours of each other. geoff: the three simpsonville churches -- bethlehem baptist, church calvary baptist, and rocky creek missionary baptist. wyff news 4's aly myles joins us live from rocky creek this morning. aly: the people here at rocky creek missionary baptist church are not letting this vandalism slow them down. the lights at turned on at the church, but what is usually here is glass where you are seeing

there were four doors that were shot out by those vandals, but that is some of the damage that happened. the plexiglas in the sanctuary protected their sting glassed windows, but the plexiglass was also damaged. they also have two vans that were shot that would church activities. one was only one week old. the greenville county sheriffs office says it looks like it was done with a pellet gun. look at what people at bethlehem baptist church found on harrison bridge road. pellet holes in a window there. calvary baptist was also vandalized. members and staff were left wondering who would do something like this? >> i mean, why? what is the point of shooting up a church? we're trying to do god's work so why would you want to do something like that? >> south carolina does not plan to stand for vandalism of god's house. aly: senator karl allen of greenville said the greenville county sheriff's office and the state law enforcement division

he says state officials will get involved if the vandalism continues. aly myles wyff news 4 live in simpsonville. allyson: thank you. the man charged in the death of two others died while in police custody. albert bowen stood accused of shooting former pickens high school football coach bill isaacs and dickie stewart back in september. deputies say bowen was flown out of state for a psychological evaluation. he suffered a health issue on the way back to south carolina and died yesterday. 21-year-old man says they used excessive force on him, causing him to lose a tooth. jaquan williams says he was slammed to the ground while in handcuffs. he was under arrest on a charge of possesion of marijuana. he was the passenger of a car pulled over because of an expired tag. the police report says williams refused orders to sit down and was cursing at the officer. the report says williams also pushed the officer. police say williams was then taken to the ground.

needs dental work. police say they do plan to release the dash cam video. geoff: an update to a store in the atlanta area where another person has been charged after a woman and 11 children were held hostage on hotel. police say 21-year-old diamond williams placed a 911 call claiming to be another woman and alleging domestic assault. however, she was not the woman held hostage. williams is charged with false report of a crime. detectives say she made the call after an argument with korrie thomas. he was found critically injured after police say he stabbed himself with a knife on tuesday. the children ranged from 3 months to 17-years-old. a woman needs your health -- needs your help after she says two of the horses workshop and killed near her home. the first horse was found on christmas eve near a barn at curt fowlers quarter horses in piedmont. we're told the second horse was killed on sunday.

persrs responsible used a 22 caliber weapon to kill the animals. the company is working to collect money for a reward with anyone with information. allyson: a man stole an ambulance with a patient inside. he brought a patient to add med health on wednesday morning. a paramedic was in the back of the ambulance straightening things up when a different patient hopped into the front seat and took off. medshore says the paramedic was able to gain control of the ambulance and park it before it left hospital grounds. investigators have charged 47-year-old lenny ray ware in the case. the roads are pretty clear this morning. dale: books are driving well. -- folks are driving well. last year, we were looking at

>> now, your live super doppler 4 hd forecast. dale: good morning. coming up on 6:40 with a couple of systems impacting areas. brain to the west and it will make its way across the mississippi valley area into our area late tonight and tomorrow. we have a little off the georgia and south carolina coast that make kick up showers in southern

26 in asheville, 19 in boone. not as cold as yesterday. last year on this date, it got down to -1 in asheville and five in spartanburg. those when you records. not as cold today. seven to 10 mile per hour breeze in the upstate makes it feel a little cooler curley. 30's climb to low 50's for the afternoon. we do see more clouds coming in tonight and a chance of showers starting tomorrow with more on that four day plus forecast in a few minutes. allyson: taking a look at the roads on i-85 highway .78. maybe a little fog, be careful. we are smooth on the interstate with a couple of accidents into

i was running from the traffic center after putting one of those in, but be careful for slow traffic with an accident and in piedmont at goalpost the road, no injuries reported in this one just coming in. a reminder about construction on highway 76 saturday with possible bank closures between main street -- may street, but not t olen interstate. good news. 28 minutes from i to 40 the north carolina line on i-26. let's take a look outside haywood road. geoff: thank you. the clemson athletic department said they will lead for arizona just before noon tomorrow. fans are welcome to see the team off following the busy week of preparation against alabama. ricardo lecompte has more from clemson. ricardo monday night's matchup : features a heisman finalist and a heisman winner.

henry grew when both were at the heisman trophy ceremony in new york city. >> we're good friends, cool with each other, making sure we keep relationship regardless of playing each other or not. it is a great time to learn from each other and meet new people. that's what we did while in new york. ricardo: watson won't call or text henley leading up to the national championship game monday night, but he did root for alabama running back in cotton bowl, so they could play for it all. reporting in clemson, ricardo lecompte wyff news 4 sports. aly: three upstate churches vandalized within 24 hours of each other.

geoff: we continue to bring you the latest out of new york. emergency crews have been working to create 17 minus tracked in an elevator more than 70 stories below ground. we're are bringing in a crane to help get the miners out. allyson: they were starting their shift when the elevator got stuck. no one was injured and when the crane arrives, they will be able to get two to three miners out at a time. if you are hoping to wake up a

geoff: the good news for another chance. no's winning tickets sold and the 500 million dollar jackpot will roll over to an estimated 670 family and dollar estimate. the numbers drawn in last night's jackpot were 2, 11, 47, 62 and 63. the powerball number is 17, with a multiplier of 3. allyson: if you're headed out the door this morning, a couple things to know about. fog in anderson county around highway 178 and couple of accident around the budweiser greenville plant and looking at one on bessie road and old pelzer road. remember construction on highway 76 could slow you down. take a look outside i-385 and i-85. all interstates clear but picking up around woodruff road

dale: partly cloudy skies with a little light on our skycam as you look from paris mountain back to the city of greenville. it will be cool but not as cold as yesterday. yesterday, widespread 20's but this morning, 37 will climb to low 50's for the afternoon, 20's and a few teams in the mountains will rebound to the 50's. here is the next system marching across the country. it will increase clouds tonight with a few scattered showers overnight and a 50-50 chance of rain on friday. some showers will linger into the weekend. 37 degrees currently in greenville and abbeville, 34 from spartanburg and low 50's expected for afternoon highs today. typical temperatures return for a couple of days as we head into the end of the week and weekend and we will talk to these for highs each day. we will show you that rain chance for the next few days in a few minutes.

two arrests to report this morning in north carolina, police say it's in connection to a hendersonville murder. geoff: shawn hollifield and savannah walker stand accused of killing daque deangelo taylor. the pair have been on the run since taylor's body was found on december 3. taylor was found along ninth avenue near the high school. both suspects are in custody right now at the henderson county detention center. allyson: leroy morris faces a slew of charges. he was the mother's live-in boyfriend and he was taking care of a child while the mother was that work. the child is only 48 days old and at the greenville health care system. three upstate churches all vandalized within 24 hours of each other. geoff: the three simpsonville churches -- bethlehem baptist, church calvary baptist, and rocky creek missionary baptist. wyff news 4's aly myles joins us live from rocky creek this

aly: you can still see the aftermath of the damage atocky creek missionary baptist church. there are four doors here that usually have glass windows in the doors. right now, they have plywood. yesterday, there was grass glittered on the ground outside. they have cleaned that up and put plywood. this is some of the damage and they try to shoot o o the stained glass windows near the sanctuary, but the protective plexiglass was able to save those. the two vans were also shot at and they say it looks like it was done with a pellet gun. pellet holes were in the window there as well. calvary baptist was also vandalized and members were left wondering, who would do something like this. senator carl allen said the greenville county sheriff's office and the state law enforcement will help in the investigation. state officials will get involved if vandalism continues.

allyson: the men charged in the death of two others died while in police custody. albert bowen stood accused of shooting former pickens high school football coach bill isaacs and dickie stewart in september. deputies say bowen was flown out of state for a psychological evaluation. he suffered a health issue on the way back to south carolina. bowen died wednesday morning. geoff: a 21-year-old man says greenville police used excessive force on him causing him to lose a tooth. jaquan williams says he was slammed to the ground while in handcuffs. he was under arrest on a charge of possesion of marijuana. he was the passenger of a car pulled over because of an expired tag. the police report says williams refused orders to sit down and was cursing at the officer. the report says williams also pushed the officer. police say williams was then taken to the ground. williams says the actions of the officer were wrong and he now needs dental work. police say they do plan to release the dash cam video. an update outside of atlanta, police say another person has

a motel. police say 21-year-old diamond williams placed a 911 call claiming to be another woman and alleging domestic assault. she's now charged with false report of a crime. detectives say williams made the call following an argument with 36-year-old korrie thomas, who was found critically injured after police say he stabbed himself with a knife tuesday. police say williams was not the woman held with the children ranging from 3 months to 17-years-old. allyson: in greenville county, a woman needs your help after she says two of her horses were shot and killed near her home. the first horse was found on christmas eve near a barn at curt fowlers quarter horses in piedmont. we're told the second horse was killed on sunday. one of the owners believes the person responsible used a 22 caliber weapon to kill the animals. the company is working to collect money for a reward for anyone who gives information

geoff: medshore officials in anderson county tell us a man stole an ambulance with a paramedic inside. officials say the ems crew brought the man to an-med health wednesday morning. a paramedic was in the back of the ambulance straightening things up when a different patient hopped into the front seat and took off. medshore says the paramedic was able to gain control of the ambulance and park it before it left hospital grounds. investigators have charged 47-year-old lenny ray ware in the case. allyson: congress is sending legislation to president obama's desk repealing his signature health care law. the house passed wednesday legislation that would dismantle obamacare and cut funding to planned parenthood. this is the first time that such a measure will actually make it to the president's desk, but president obama has promised he would veto it. geoff: this morning, the u.s. and its asian allies vow a tough response against north korea following a claimed nuclear bomb test. the white house said early analysis was not consistent with

president obama spoke with the leaders of south korea and japan yesterday. all three countries pledged to work together to forge a quote "strong and united response." market mayhem, today, chinese -- marco rubio is holding a rally with supporters and rally on saturday at the state fairgrounds. allyson: he already had offense in charlotte in september and has assembled gop supporters in the state. he continues to press forward for his campaign for the nomination. geoff: jeb bush will be in south carolina this weekend in pendleton on friday and he will visit colombia on saturday. meanwhile, the democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton and bernie sanders are battling for support, nevada. they were present in the cases in las vegas. allyson: a tiger statue has been

in clemson. they describe the statue as airy large and they say it was removed from in front of the bank of america on the corner of college avenue and wall street from monday night to tuesday morning. anyone with information is asked to call clemson police. geoff: what about having your jersey number flown off the top of and the -- of an iconic landmark? this is the space needle in seattle, and that's ken griffey junior's number 24 flying in the breeze for all to see. griffey starred for the mariners in seattle, then for cincinnati and the chicago white sox. he was three votes shy of a unanimous selection for the hall of fame. mets' catcher mike piazza was also selected for the hall of fame, his fourth time on the ballot. what the player. allyson: great guy. taking a final look at the roads, if you're headed out the door, piedmont at public 17 with an accident slowing things down

a little slow with an accident with no injuries. construction in anderson continues through saturday on highway 76. i-385 and haywood road getting busy this morning. dale: fairly typical temperatures, partly cloudy day and nothing like the cold up yesterday. 20's and 30's time until a 50's for the afternoon and clouds go been tonight with a 50-50 chance of rain tomorrow but temperatures typical for this time of the year with upper 40's to low 50's and mid 50's saturday and sunday with a chance of scattered showers both days and it clears up the first of next week. last year on this date, it was single digits in the upstate and -1 in the mountains. what a difference it can make.

miguel almaguer reports from glendora, california. miguel almaguer: a series of storms fueled by el nio continues to work its way across all of california. this morning, the question is whether homes downhill can be protected. in some areas, they have constructed debris basins like this one to protect from all of the mud flow. it's already several feet deep. the question will be, as we go through the end of the week, can it hold back all of this mud? we'll have a look at all of the damage, coming up, on the "today" show. allyson: make sure you pick up a copy of the greenville news. they take you into dabo swinney 's home town and the hardware store where he worked and his father worked. geoff: that was his father's store for many years. also coming up on "today," the latest on the miners trapped in new york this morning and hoping to get the amount. they can get them out three at a time, so stuck in the shaft. allyson: hoping to get the crane there.

the shot on the roads. allyson: busy i-385 and a beautiful sunrise.

good morning.