announcer: you're watching live, local, breaking news w, and weather with meteorologist dale gi higeoff: victory for the carolina panthers and their fans. cam newton leading the panthers to a big win in the nfc championship game. next up, the broncos of the super bowl. myra: the winter storm the hit over the weekend is still having an impact here in the carolinas. some of the biggest concerns straight ahead. geoff: happening now, more closings and delays this morning. this is the continued impact of weekend. interstate 85 from the south carolina dot. it's mile marker 79 just past chesnee highway. you can see the snow and ice still on the ground there. it's a big reason why greenville county schools, spartanburg county districts one, two, three, five, six, and seven, and many more are closed this morning. sorry number four.

app and wyff4.com. geoff: good morning to all of you here on this monday morning.conditions on the road will be a little treacherous in parts. dale: we talked about we got maybe two inches of snow in the greater greenville city area. northern greenville county travelers rest of the seveninches of snow on the ground. some roads will still be icy this morning. traffic is having no problem on the major arteries. it is the secondary roads you have to wat for. whatever melted yesterday could be new patches of black ice on mountain roads. we got to give us among behind the mountains of snow registered across the region from the event. asheville, 13.5 inches. clayton, georgia, 8.9 inches.

travelers rest over seven inches of snow. quite a few folks saw a good bit more than that. upper 20's to low 30's right now to clemson to greenville. watch out in the mountains especially for the icy spots onroads. we will talk about how the rest of the week will play ounext were in a few minutes. myra: thank you. there's excitement throughout the carolinas this morning. that's because the carolina panthers are going to the super bowl. geoff: the nfc championship game wasn't even close. it was a blowout. cam newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others. ted ginn had a 22-yard td run, touchdown run, and luke kuechly scored by returning carson palmer's fourth interceptio the panthers win big 49-15. , they're headed to superbowl 50. ricardo lecompte was on the field in charlotte after the game talking with a pretty excited josh norman. ricardo: josh norman, the

how does this feel? >> unbelievable. can't describe this. can't really describe this. i have to tell you, there will be a lot of people put on blast because look at us. we are a team. we did it altogether are you long. how can you don't us? two more weeks of sticking together. look at us. they came out. i can't describe it. south carolina native? >> it is big. greenwood, south carolina, shout out. carolina shout out. means everything to me. i dreamed of super bowl 50 andw here. ricardo: perfect. enjoy it, josh.

geoff: great stuff right there. just normal and also played a coastal carolina. brad fralick was in charlotte and has more coming up here at 6:30 a.m. this morning. myra: fans packed the sports bars last night. this is hickory tavern in spartanburg. fans at the tavern called out their favorites. >> kuechly. he's the quarterback on the defense. he's the fastest guy in the nfl on defense. a linebacker, he's all pro, he's young. myra: the fans said they had full confidence in the panthers team, but they were blown away by the number of points the team put up during the game. lots game of the season, super bowl 50. facing the panthers, the denver broncos. geoff: the broncos captured the afc championship game against the new england patriots. it came down to the final seconds right here, but the patriots couldn't complete the two-point conversion that would have tied the game. it was the fifth time peyton manning and tom brady have locked horns in the afc title

touchdowns in the first half while brady completed less than half of his passes. he was under a lot of pressure the entire game. the broncos' defense also sacked him four times. myra: the lingering effect of the state of the roads. geoff: aly myles joins us live this morning with more on the aly: i know there are a lot of happy kids today and confused parents saying why is school canceled? we want to show you examples of what happened over the weekewe are here in downtown travelers rest on main street. you can see there is still a lot ice and black ice. it is completely slick, but you cannot see it when you are driving. it is reasons like these where the school is made the reasons to cancel today.take a look at this skype or

you can see where it was showing us how much snow and ice covered the upstate. a line that has melted, but there are many slick patches in the upstate. we've got a list of closings and delays on our app and wyff4.com. aly myles, wyff news 4, live in travelers rest. myra: thank you. investigators in greenville are trying to figure out wher not ice caused a crash that killed a jogger. it happened saturday along highway 14 near stonebrook farm way. the coroner says 44-year-old andrew van evera was jogging when he was hit. new information about a three-vehicle crash in spartanburg county. highway patrol now says ice was to blame. take a look at these pictures sent to us by one of our u local reporters. the crash happened yesterday around 12:30 on highway 101 near gateway drive behind gsp airport near bmw. troopers say a tractor trailer hit a frozen patch, crossed the

that crash pushed the pick-up into a van. troopers say one person in the pick-up and one person in the van had to be taken hospital. geoff: the greenville county coroner says carbon monoxide killed a couple in their home. the coroner tells us 86-year-old ruby bell and her 87-year-old husband robert were found dead at their home friday night. investigators say the couple lost power the day before. the coroner believes a running gas generator caused a carbon monoxide build-up in their home. mr. and mrs. bell were married more than 67 years. myra: it is amazing how much a difference can make compared to this time yesterday how chilly the air was. today, not as bad. dale: it is cold early but by the afternoon it will be sunny and nice like we s yesterday. temperatures will climb to the low 50's, but it is coli spoke 21 and calm -- asheville 21 and calm.

county, travelers rest in the higher elevations, it will take a wild to get rid of that. watch out with cold temperatures early. icy spots will remain across the mountains. a good bit of snow, over seven inches of snow fell. it will take the sun working on them a little more. anything that noted yesterday could be new ice this morning. asheville at 21. greenville at 34. spartanburg just now got up to 32. 29 in boiling springs. tigerville at 31. again, cold enough to maintain the eyes for a little while longer and then the sun will s up by the afternoon. here is a look ahead with our four-day plus forecast. back to typical temperatures are

in the upstate and upper 40'then we will see a chance of showers starting tomorrow. a 30% to 50% chance of scattered showers tomorrow. early wednesday morning could be a little rain and gnomic changing over to rain. a few lingering showers perhaps into thursday and friday, saturday, and sunday, could not ask for a better weekend this time of the yeari low 50's friday and low 60's saturday and sunday. >> i am here in christiansburg, virginia, just outside roanoke, on the leading at of the snow. up until now, rain and severe storms have been the biggest severe threat but now that the get worse all the way through the d saturday. we are tracking the storm. we will follow it to washington dc and continue to keep you coming up on the today show.

conditions this morning, 85 and woodruff road skycam here. a number of cars on the road already but many schools aretoday. see the list on the bottom of your screen.

>> sunday was gameday and it is a gameday panthers fans will not forget for a long time. arizona the carolina panthers, and what a performance from the team from charlottjerry richardson beating they keep pounding drum and the

3-0 went towhen ted ginn grabs it for the end around. it is a touchdown. how about a longer play than that one? cam newton to brown. that is the longest pass play in the history of the carolpanthers. 170-0 panthers. cam newton showing off the 6'6" frame reaching for the touchdown and carolina wins this one going away at the second half. rushing touchdown of the game gives carolina a 35-7 lead. 42-15 what carson palmer commences worst turnover of the day. arizona cardinals turned the ball over seven times, and that allows the carolina panthers to

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announcer: now, your live super doppler 4 hd weather fordale: good morning. we look out from our spartanburg skycam. we can see some snow left on the ground. it is the secondary roads and some of the higher elevations of spartanburg, greenville,ic county and was the we have to watch for icy spots. no new precipitation expected today but whatever meltonyesterday ken re-freeze -- can re-freeze. by the afternoon, we will see improving conditions, but s cold, especially in

is in the low 20's. highlands at 26. very cold across western north carolina. watch out for icy spots. 13 plus inches of snow fell in the greater asheville area.secondary roads will be treacherous for a while. light breezes out of the southwest at two to three will pick up a little bit this afternoon. average is 53, exactly what we are calling for today in the the mountains will the average and maybe top the 50 mark for the afternoon. no new precipitation today but tomorrow we see another system bringing scattered showers into the area by wednesday. some of that could linger into early thursday. cold for most of the country with temperatures reaching all the way down to orlando at 38.

51 to 53 for upstate highs. the mountains will reach to the mid to upper 40's today. looking at potential of 50 or 51 in a few mountain communities. tomorrow is what we see a chance of showers again. early wednesday morning we made the early rain-snow makes, but it changes over to rain. that will just be in the mountains. your weekend plans. friday, saturday, and sunday will be above normal. mid 50's in the mountains. looks like a nice weekend ahead. myra: thank you. geoff: take a look here in charlotte. a drone flew high above the city as the winter storm passed through the area. some good shots. myra: definitely. check this out. a man in new jersey found a fun and surprisingly fast way to shovel. he cleared his deck in just minutes while letting

i think it is hard work to stay on the hoverboard. geoff: it can catch fire. how about a little extreme snowboarding just blocks from the white house? these men used a truck to pull them across the snow banks in d.c. possibly dangerous, but looks like a lot of fun. myra: definitely. the snow hasn't been all bad news for the eastern seaboard. the steps at the philadelphia museum of art made famous by the movie "rocky" quickly turned into a sledding destination. geoff: that will get you. all the snow can cause some major problems for some, but others are finding a good bit of fun. take a look at this. myra: this cute dog is pulling two kids around on a sled as the snow comes down in arlington, virginia. geoff: we have some other sledders. dozens of kids and adults spent yesterday sledding down capitol hill in d.c. myra: this trumpeter is from nebraska and was stuck on a

decides to cheer them up with his rendition of "let it snow." geoff: you look at these many got pounde. myra: you can record the video and take a look at this timeouts video from a 15-year-old who lives in a d.c. suburb. he put his phone in his living room window friday night around him noon. he said he left it in the window until late saturday night and captured all of this. geoff: that is pretty good, isn't it? myra: yes it is. geoff: whiteout hunt at the white house during the snowstorm area. the four-legged members of the first family were spotted playing in the snow. they were working their tails

forecasters say more than 30 inches fell throughout the nati: they were told to do that for the cameras. hard work. "tonight show" host jimmy fallon is rallying support for flint during the city's water crisis. the comedian tweeted his support using the hashtag #waterforflint. he is donating $10,000 to water improvement efforts. the money will go to the community foundation for greater flint to support the michigan city's recovery from lead-poisoned water. fallon didn't stop there. he's calling for others to join help donate as well. in his tweet, fallon asked "how about 10 friends match me?" geoff: several pieces of palm beach and presidential history were sold at auction. more than 100 pieces of property from president kennedy's winter white house went to the highest bidders. everything from bed and cabinets to tables and chairs were auctioned off. the auction netted about

myra: nabisco just released a new oreo flavor. there's been buzz for months on social media about the new flavor cinnamon-bun. , it's now been spotted on grocery store shelves. red velvet oreos will be coming out sometime before valentines day. geoff: when the blizzard hit washington, d.c., a couple of officers couldn't a pick-up game of football in the snow, and it was caught on tape. you can only imagine what these guys thought when the patrol car pulled up and the police wanted to play. and they did. that's an officer catching the ball. he knocked down one man and then rumbled down the street for what looked like a touchdown. although nobody could actually see where the end zo was. myra: the carolina panthers are headed to the super bowl, and .

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announcer: now, your live super doppler 4 hd weather fordale: good morning. it is 5:58 as we look at from our woodruff road skycam. most of the major arteries. it is the secondary roads, especially in the higher areas, where there is still icy spots from a lot of snow that fell. inches. asheville over 13 inches. secondary roads. with the cold temperatures so watch out. anderson at 30. spartanburg the same. low 30's in greenville. this afternoon. watch out for areas of black ice. the water melted yesterday and

myra: in this morning's buzz, panthers fans are falling head over heels for their teari the playoffs, and we mean this literally. geoff: check this out from the nfc championship against the cardinals. linebacker luke keuchly makes a returning an interception for a touchdown, and watch carefully as the fan fell in the stands and on to the ground. apparently -- it was like a belly flop. considering the conditions, that field was very hard. the fan did pop up. i was reading about it online. he had a brief conversation with leukemickeuchly. you get up and you are fine and then the player walks away a oh my god. they are doing ok. i am assuming he fell on his belly on the field and it was

that could not have felt good. let's get to this morning's headlines. >> unbelievable, man. can't even describe this. can't really describe this. myra: the carolina panthers are pumped this morning. super bowl bound after pounding the cardinals. reaction from charlotte and more sound from players and fans coming up. nikole: the big dig. i'm nikole killion in washington with more on how the east coast is recovering after the blizzard of 2016, coming up. geoff: happening now, many roads. travs rest. schools and businesses because out. county schools, spartanburg county districts one, three, five, six, and seven, and many more. you can find them on the ticker running below and on our wyff 4 app and wyff4.com. geoff: a different look outside