aly myles wyff news 4 live in greenville. geoff: one more look at the winning numbers 8, 27, 34, 4, , 19, and the powerball, 10. commitment 2016, the republican presidential candidates face off in the first debate of the year. the debate is tonight and it allyson: fox business network will host the debate and focus on economic, domestic and international policy issues. it will be held at the north charleston coliseum and performing arts center. the undercard debate earlier in the evening will feature these candidates, and senator rand paul do not qualify for the main de is boycotting the event. they will debate sunday in charleston. geoff: the man accused of shooting down nine people inside the emanuel ame church in charleston is mentioned in the journal of a gunman in a deadly theatre shooting. louisiana police say that last summer, john hauser killed people in the theater before

aly myles wyff news 4 live in travelers rest. geoff: thank you, aly. the school district also wants you to know that bus transportation will not be available for the peop live in these school attendance areas. the elementary schools include gateway, heritage, mountain view, skyland, slater-marietta and tigerville. the middle school areas are blue ridge and northwest middle schools. travelers rest and blue ridge schools. again, this is for students who live in these atte that includes students both assigned to these school and those attending other schools on choice. allyson: taking a look at the road conditions greenville , public works and the sc-dot say there e e no reports of any storm. greenville used a salt solution or brine on the roads instead of sand for the first time. studies showed the sand in the past was causing more problems. plus, water run off. city officials say the other reason is because they constantly fix roads as soon as problems were reported. meanwhile, south carolina taxpayers are still footing the bill from last year's winter

aly myles wyff news 4 live in greenville. allyson: thank you. frozen pipes are also a worry in this cold. geoff: if you have a loss in water pressure, or you hear odd noises coming from the walls, your pipes are likely frozen. chris corley the owner of corley plumping air and electric has some basics for you to follow. >> the basics are, water running, keep the heat on the pipes, know where to turn the water off, close foundation vents, take your hoses off the hose bibs, and make sure the heat stays on in your house. corley also says to have the number of your water provider handy for emergencies. don't forget we have all your , full forecasts, interactive radar closing and delays on wyff4.com and our wyff 4 app. stay up to date with the latest alerts so you don't get surprised when you walk outside in this arctic air. it's all at your fingertips. allyson: watch out for patches of black ice where standing water may have in this morning. we do have an accident. this is i-85. clear and interstates but accident on parent circle in spartanburg count

aly myles wyff news 4 live in spartanburg. allyson: two by. in georgia, a georgia state trooper was shot in atlanta. the suspect has died. the georgia state department says a suspect and deputy were shot yesterday in marietta. they were both taken to the hospital. the trooper isn't in stable condition but the sugeoff: carolina panthers are back to practice for super bowl 50 and that includes linebacker thomas davis, though he's not on the field while nursing a broken arm back to health after surgery monday. he's vowed to play in the super bowl. and quarterback cam newton says the entire team sees that davis' >> we got guys that stay countless hours, that sacrifice so much. we got a guy that broke his arm that's trying to find any way to play in the game. i feel sorry, not only for him, but for his wife his kids. dashers wife, kids, and yet, -- his wife, kids, and yet he's , trying to find a way. that's the type of guys me being a leader on this team, and to see that why should i complain? why should i care what somebody says to me when i got a

aly myles, wyff news 4, live in at clemson. patrick: our coverage of the national title game continues all day after our show. live from arizona for wyff news 4 at noon, 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00 with brad fralick and marc allyson: that also includes our hour-long special "road to the title." our sports team will be live at 7:00 tonight right here on wyff 4. they'll bring you up to speed and give you a bit of what they're calling t.v. gold from a clemson player who likes to pretend he works for us. again, all that begins at 7:00 tonight. taking one last look at the roads, watch for patches of black ice. standing water on roads could have frozen overnight. at whitehorse road, an accident blocking the intersection there. one clearing and boiling springs. highway 76 in anderson county, you can expect construction ongoing there. let's see how things are looking outside. 385 starting to pick up around woodruff road. dale: avery, madison, and yancey operating on a two hour delay this morning because of lack ice. any moisture on the roads

aly myles wyff news 4 live in asheville. allyson: thank you. the east coast is also preparing, even the president of the united states isn't immune from the headache that by driving. traffic normally clears out for the president, but that cannot the motorcade passed several accidents as presidential vehicles slid across slick roads and the president arrived at the white house safely. local doctors are warning that the elderly and young are most at risk with this wintry weather on the way. doctors at greenville memorial hospital say they're expecting to see people with injuries caused by slips and falls , sledding accidents and frost , bite. doctors say they're most worried about hypothermia among the elderly. doctors say make sure you bundle up doing everyday things. allyson: also concern for flights. american, southwest and delta airlines will waive ticket change fees and fare differences for customers who want to postpone their trips. those airlines are issuing travel waivers to customers who are expecting delays and cancellations. myra: don'

aly myles, wyff news 4, live in downtown hendersonville. myra: taking a look at the roads now, this is our woodruff road skycam. you might want to give yourself a few extra minutes to warm up the car and defrost the windows. ice on the roadway on rutherford road near spring street and scenic drive in traffic news this morning. turning to commitment 2016 now, sparks in south carolina as the democratic presidential candidates faced off in their on stage. from charleston with more. patrick: we came into this debate with two democratic candidates sparring out over the last couple of weeks and one of the candidates not sure he would be invited to the nbc debatein charleston, big groups of energetic supporters cheered for hours before the debate. o'malley carried that sparring to the stage in front of the south carolina crowd days before the iowa caucus. build on the affordable care act and improve it.senator sanders: what we have to million people still have no health insurance.clinton: he voted against the brady bill five times. he voted for th

aly myles wyff news 4 live at mars hill. allyson: thank you. don't forget, we have your forecasts, interactive radar, closing and delays on wyff4.com and our wyff 4 app. stay up to date with the latest alerts on all of your devices. happening today, an entire school district is closed because of a water main break. the assistant superintendent reports all district 52 schools in greenwood county will be closed wednesday. d-hec is testing the water. the schools will stay closed until the water is safe again. the water main break happened in the town of ninety six. geoff: also happening today, her state of the state address. this is video from her address last year, where she proposed cutting the state income tax and raising the gas tax to fix the roads. wyff news 4 will air this year's address live. it begins at 7:00 tonight. new details in the case of an upstate deputy who was shot in the head while on the job. the greenville county sheriff's office expects deputy dave dempsey to be released from the hospital today. dempsey was shot in december

aly myles wyff news 4 live in maggie valley. remember, when the snow hits, we have the latest updates. the app is free to download and available in apple and android app store's. michael slager is out of jail and on house arrest. he's the former north charleston police officer charged with killing an unarmed black man. a south carolina judge set his bond yesterday at a half a million dollars. slager had to pay $50,000 in bail money to be released. the judge also set slager's trial to begin october 31. he will remain under house arrest until then. cell phone video showed slager shoot walter scott last april after scott ran n om a traffic stop. geoff: an update in anderson county, for the first time since , they are working on a new law. deputy brandon surratt had been with hyco for six years. he says he supports a bill in the works called hyco's and fargo's law. fargo was a k-9 killed in richland county in 2011. the law would increase prison time and add a potential fine animals. >> we ask these k9s to go into buildings after bad

aly myles, wyff news 4, live in downtown traveler's rest. myra: officials say icy roads are to blame for some crashes in this area over the weekend. a viewer sent us these photos on u local of a three-vehicle crash in spartanburg county. this crash happened sunday gateway drive. that's behind gsp airport and near bmw. troopers say a tractor trailer hit a frozen patch, crossed the line, and hit a pick-up head-on. the 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 to the investigators in greenville are trying to figure out whether or not ice caused a crash that killed a jogger. highway 14 near stonebrook farm the coroner says 44-year-old andrew van evera was jogging when he got hit. geoff: the oconee county coroner a helmet died after a collision troopers say it happened on west cherry road at high point boulevard near seneca. they say an suv pulled out in front of the motorcycle. the 56-year-old seneca man was flown to greenville memorial where he later died. a live look n

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

aly myles wyff news 4 climbing clemson. allyson: taking a look at the roads, i-85 starting to turn into a rainy and icy mix but not good conditions on the roadways. this is highway 290 that had six accidents earlier. you want to watch out for that. accidents have cleared. anderson county at i-85 at mile marker 29 in the northbound lanes, accident blocking the lanes. downed trees and pickens county and anderson county. also, want to take you through some stranded cars on i-26. that is near highway 64. roadway conditions in asheville are not good. hendersonville, to stranded cars on i-26 in the flat rock exit and when you're the biltmore if you do not have to get on the roadways, stay at home. if you do, drive safe and give yourself extra time. geoff: thank you. in the weather center with chris, and we have seen this storm change are magically. chris: -- storms change dramatically. chris: it has been, and it will pile up. as you move from rutherfordton, three .2 inches, blackrock at three .8 inches. for them greenville at abo

aly myles wyff news 4 live at the bon secours on this arena. geof client there but not later. allyson: aly myles is in scooby-doo. geoff: let's get with chris on the weather. chris: a cool start to the day. light over the spartanburg skyline and chilly out there. 32 degrees and we warm up nicely today under clear skies.34 degrees in anderson, clemson at 41. 35 from asheville hendersonville. we see loads of f nshine in the greenville area. expect 50 degrees near lunchtime, 55 by the afternoon. a much cooler day and the north carolina mountains where highs cap upper 30's. closer to 60 degrees the farther south you had. most days this weekend are going to be in the lower to middle 60's. geoff: good news. allyson: we will take it. allyson: we will continue to keep you updated on the topic throughout the mor much more coming up on "today" after last night debate without donald trump. allyson: have a great weekend. >> this is a 30 life that editorial -- this is a wyff news 4 editorials. speaking of happened editorial board, president ar john soapes. john: on monday, february 1, the p

wyff news 4's aly myles joins us live from asheville with more... after the end of a storm to get filed. after that, they have 10 days. the city says they have tried to one folks on the social media, but not everyone follows them.they do know that some might know about them. aly myles wyff n4 five in asheville. allyson: we are watching business 85 around the 2 mile marker at i-26 with the reported accident. in laurens, accident at highway 560 and white plains road and a big e well, so make sure to plan on that if you don't want to be caught in traffic that starts at 7:00. 26, 40, 385 and i-80 five looking good. the northbound lanes are coming toward us and it is picking up all the way into greenville around woodruff road on let's check the weather. dale: good morning. looking at the same skycam with has come to an end. it has made its way to the upstate with one or two sps in abbeville, greenwood and newberry. you may run into light rain in anderson county. this morning, showers will give way to mostly cloudy skies for the afternoon. temperatures to

aly: aly myles, wyff news 4, >> tell him i hope he's ok, and if he needs anything, to call the office. aly: in greenville. michael: that's what it's all about. want to help? meals on whee always in need of vol carol: a case against an upstate man accused of sex crimes against children is headed to a grand joseph patterson appeared in an anderson courtroom today for a preliminary hearin the 57-year-old faces charges involving minors, some younger than 12 years old. wyff news 4 was there in august his home. investigators say other times, in anderson, where patterson and the children attended church. michael: south carolina representative mike pitts of laurens explained his proposal to create a state registf journalists in south carolina. the idea set off a media firestorm. he says, this proves his point. pitts says the media will defend the first amendment when the freedom of the press is on the line, but won't jump to the defense of other amendments, like the right to bear arms. pitts says he doesn't think the proposal will pass, nor does he want it to. >> i don't want you to be regist

wyff news 4's aly myles joins us live. aly: we have seen more and more icicles forming on the fountain. you actually sit down, it is kind of a slushy mix. this is what my water bottle looked like. dress your children warmly for the bus stop. staying outside for too long can be dangerous. it is not just children who need to bundle up. miracle hill's greenville rescue mission responded to last night's cold temperatures by providing shelter for those living on the streets. workers spead mats onto the gym floor at the facility. up to 125 can come in from the cold and get a snack, drink, mat and blanket for the night. out of the cold. a man doesn't have to lay up in greenville or somewhere and freeze to death. aly: absolutely no drugs or drinking is tolerated and everyone has to behave in order to keep a spot. the mission opens whenever it gets below 40 degrees, which we're not expected to even see a high above 40 degrees today. the only thing i have exposed besides my face on my thumbs and they are pros and. bundle up this mor

aly: aly myles, wyff news 4, at clemson. gabrielle: the clemson tigers are set to return to the upstate tonight. their flight should arrive at gsp in the next hour or so. that's where we find wyff news 4's john lyon. john? john: we are expecting the team plane to land in the next 40 minutes. as you can barely see behind me, there are nine buses waiting to caravan the team, the players, the coaches and the support personnel, back to clemson. as we wait for the team to arrive here, fans have been coming back from phoenix, from arizona, all afternoon. i met a flight from the next that was full of thompson fans, and they were easy to spot with their clemson gear on. i talked to people, who said they had a great time. here is what they had to say. >> they hit us in the gut. we had them back. special teams is where things didn't go our way. you can't look back at that. we think we represented well. the fans gave them a good response after the outcome was over and showed support there. we love our tigers. john: they are excited abo

aly myles, wyff news 4, live in at clemson. patrick: our coverage of the national title game continues all day after our show. live from arizona for wyff news 4 at noon and our newscasts at 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00 with sports director brad fralick and marc dopher. that also includes our hour-long special "road to the title." our sports team will be live at 7:00 tonight right here on wyff 4. they'll bring you up to speed and give you a bit of what they're calling t.v. gold from a clemson player who likes to pretend he works for us. again, all that begins at 7:00 tonight. allyson: don't forget to check out our live wire. it's a collection of the latest tweets about the tigers and fun posts from our staff. plus, you can even watch some retro highlights from the 1982 orange bowl when clemson last claimed a national title. go to the wyff 4 app or now bar. patrick: in this morning's headlines, deputies say the discovery of a newborn's body led to a murder charge for the baby's mother. anderson county deputies arrested 23-year-old joani

aly myles wyff news 4 why the clemson. patrick: thank you. we have a couple of watch parties to tell you about. the bon secours wellness arena held the official party. mike mccormick was there right mike: not the outcome the fans here wanted, but many of them stuck around until the very end. they were glued to the big screen to support the tigers all the way. in total, about 2,600 people showed up to this free watch party at the well. there were alabama fans here, too. the well made it clear they were welcome as well. fans here saying that being with the clemson family here, with the energy in this room, was the next best thing to being at the game itself. mike mccormick, wyff news 4, in greenville. allyson: thank you. another viewing party of students was on clemson's campus. patrick: john lyon was there . john these students here at the : hendrix center are going home sad. they're team has just been defeated by alabama. alabama wins the national championship. clemson goes home defeated but proud of the way they played this year, and these s

aly myles wyff news 4 live in clemson. gabby: thank you. we have shown you what all of our reporters on staff have been bringing back to the station, but a lot of you are the ulocal reporters and we count on you to show us what is going on. nigel: here's a look at snow in travelers rest around 4:30 this morning. it is piling up to about 1.5 inches along the railing. take a look at this, it is like patio furniture in gaffney, north of interstate 85. gabby: this fixture shows table rock in the does -- this picture takes table rock. nigel: an suv in north carolina where they had a lot of snow and more snow on the way for all of us. gabby: keep those pictures coming. upload them to the ulocal section of the www.wyff4.com. john: ice event in the upstate and we will gradually change over to snow. chris will join me in the weather center. it's full of things i love... like me brave crew... and my fellow space adventures and free of things i don't. like aliens. just like eye patches. and when it's time to refuel, i eat chex cereal. it's full of stu

wyff news 4's aly myles was in maggie valley this morning to . she showed us. aly: a freezing morning here in maggie valley, but a very welcome sight for snow bunnies. just take a look at that. they've made at least four feet of snow. they say they've only been open for about 10 days this season here at tube world because it was at least 55 degree nights just a few nights ago. they say they're making the most of this weather, making as much snow as possible so that they don't see bare grass again, which up until the end of december, that's what they were seeing here. again, very welcome sight for anybody waiting to get out on the slopes or on a tube. aly myles, wyff news 4, in maggie valley. allyson: thank you. taking a look at the roads now. today and tomorrow, lanes will be closed in spartanburg county. the reason, spartanburg water plans to install new water lines the right northbound lane of south pine street going into lane of palmetto street. the company says water services will not be interrupted, but this will affect traffic from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

aly myles, wyff news 4, in greenville county. nigel: beth brotherton also told us there is a pre-filed bill right now in the house that would consider making this the way all districts in south carolina would run their schools. coming up, historic change has come to the emanuel ame church gabrielle: an update to a story out of the citadel involving this picture. we know the future of the cadets in the picture. >> we'll only spill in emergency situations, and that' had on friday evening. nigel: for only the fourth time in 54 years, the lake hartwell dam floodgates were opened, as the weather caused the lake to overflow. look at that. john: a live shot down clemson boulevard, partly sunny, a nice breeze out of the south warming us up nicely to 53 degrees. gabrielle: now, het your winning midday numbers in the south carolina education lottery, pick three, 2, 6, 3. 1, 5. marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he thre

aly myles wyff news 4 live in asheville. geoff: more like a dusting there. meanwhile, the departments of transportation in the carolinas potential incoming weather system, so they have prepared brine solutions to treat the roads. a reminder to not get a false sense of security and to be patient and more careful. along i-85 near brockman mclimon road, this is the first winter for this salt dome. the dome holds about 10,000 tons of salt. crews can stop by to re-supply as they treat the roads. right now, local doctors are warning that the elderly and young are most at risk with this wintry weather on the way. wyff news 4 corey davis is live from greenville with tips on how you could avoid bad injuries. corey? corey: doctors here with the greenville health system say they're expecting to see people with injuries caused by slips and falls sledding and frost bite. they've already treated roughly 20 people from exposure to cold weather since christmas, and the last patient came in yesterday. doctors say they're most worried about hypothermia among the this is when

gabrielle: wyff news 4's aly myles explains how one woman personally connects the two. aly: whether they learned about him in school, >> he did everything without violence, and he stood his ground on everything he believed in, and fought for what he wanted. aly: or remembering his message when he was still alive, >> he was the one that gave his life for everyone, so we could have the rights to a lot of aly: this is the day to remember the voice and message of martin luther king, jr. >> my country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee i sing. aly: but for keynote speaker eunice coakley guyton, >> i had just completed my freshman year in college, but he gathered us in the fellowship hall. aly: this is the chance to remember mlk, and the mother emanuel ame church shooting. eunice's sister, reverend myra thompson, was one of those victims. >> because of the character of my sister, myra, and the love she exhibited, not only in the church family but within in the community, oh, i don't mind speaking about her. aly: as a college student, eunice says mlk chose her person

aly: aly myles, wyff news 4 at clemson. allyson: south carolina senator tim scott will be sending an an alabama senator some south carolina barbecue after a friendly wager on the national championship game. scott bet senator jeff sessions a barbecue meal and the necktie he will wear to work. because alabama won, scott will have to treat sessions and his office to south carolina barbecue. he'll also have to wear an alabama necktie at the u.s. capitol for a day. take a look at this. a u local viewer sent us their this one reads "tired but proud." here is one from sandra. look at these cuties cheering on their team. this one from big russ. he was ready for last night's big game. if you have pictures from the big game, we want to see them. you can share them with us by going to our wyff 4 mobile app or wyff4.com and uploading them to our u local section, and you might just see them on air. despite the outcome, who do you think was clemson's m.v.p. of the game? deshaun watson, hunter renfrow, or wayne gallman? you can place your

gabrielle: wyff news 4's aly myles was there as the line wrapped around the block. aly: they are all in here at chick fil-a. that's a bit of an understatement. this has been quite the undertaking to do these tiger paw biscuits. they've been doing this for orange fridays. now, today, a special, possibly last time ever doing these. >> 1, 2, 3, 4, clemson tigers! fight, tigers! fight, tigers! fight, fight, fight! wooooo! aly: no one is going to accuse herb tyler of jumping on the bandwagon. >> people ask why we're doing , their fresh made, -- they are fresh made they're rolled out. , were doing this more for the pride. aly: in fact, herb has two reason to celebrate. >> 1981 is when my wife and i met. we went to all the games. we were at the orange bowl, and then we got married. aly: past and present tigers filled up this place many times this season, all for these. >> i said, it's the national championship, and they have tiger paw biscuits. you can't miss that. aly: and future tigers? they can't resist them, either. >> they're just pretty great. they're getting that cl

aly myles wyff news 4 live in simpsonville. allyson: my men 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. geoff: in the atlanta area now another person faces charges , 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. however, she was not the woman held hostage. williams is charged with false report of a crime. detectives say she made the call he's in the hospital. they say tuesday's hostage situation ended when thomas stabbed himself with a knife. the children held hostage range in age from 3 months to 17-years-old. allyson: we are hearing from a 21-year-old man who says excessive force by

wyff news 4's aly myles talks to him about the odds. aly: if you've been to a greenville county school in the last four decades, chances are, you've seen don alewine. >> i'm just trying to stay calm and cool, and i trying to work. am aly: but this friday, you can see don on the "today" show. he got the call while hiking with his daughter, kristan. >> they said, is this a good time? and i said, well, i'm on the side of a mountain. and they said, we'll call back. and i said, no, no, no. this is good, this is good. aly: don will compete with two him. >> they told me i can wear whatever i want to, and i said, "one does not go to the golden globes in whatever." so i've got a nice tuxedo ready. aly: so how did don make it to the final three? a great picture, and a witty entry. >> i started out like, "make my day, matt and savannah. theres -- there's no business like show business. i'm a high kicker." and i said, "hopefully, i had you at hello." aly: a little arts and crafts didn't hurt, either. >> my outfit was very, very cheap. i went to goo

aly myles, wyff news 4, at the bon secours wellness arena. carol: the walk with a doc event may be once a month, but the secours. days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a top-secret briefing on the terrorist threat... marco rubio was missing - fundraising in california instead. two weeks later, terrorists struck again in san bernardino... and where was marco? fundraising again in new orleans. over the last 3 years, rubio has missed important national security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. politics first: that's the rubio way. right to rise usa gabrielle: we are continuing our "8 weeks, 8 issues" series. tonight, we're looking at the issue of healthcare in the united states, and the state of the affordable care act, now in its third year. nigel: we will also break down the health care issue on a local level, showing you how, in south carolina, many families are just one procedure away from poverty. look in western north carolina,

aly myles wyff news 4 live in asheville. allyson: thank you. throughout the mid-atlantic and northeast, people are prepping for the weekend's big snow storm, buying supplies and watching roads. wednesday night, drivers in washington, d.c. got a taste of what they can expect this weekend. drivers crashed on icy roads and sat in gridlock for hours. in philadelphia, crews are brine. the strong weekend storm is predicted to bring heavy snow across more than 14 states, with dangerous blizzard conditions developing over parts of the baltimore and washington, d.c. metropolitan areas. jim cantore has this report on the problems there and what could happen in the coming days. jim: well, if last night was any precursor to what is to come, then we are in big trouble in washington, d.c. only 7/10 of an inch of snow but , look at the headaches it caused in and around the district. we had accidents everywhere. 150 reported by the police department. with traffic locked up everywhere, even major interstates, with less than an inch of snow. there are so many as

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 co

wyff news 4's aly myles was there as the line wrapped around the block. aly: they are all in here at this has been quite the undertaking to do these tiger paw biscuits. they've been doing this for orange fridays. now, today, a special possibly last time ever doing these. >>, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, clemson. fight tigers, fight tigers, fight, fight, fight. aly: no one is going to accuse herb tyler of jumping on the band wagon. >> people ask why we're doing this. they're hard to handle. they're fresh made. they're rolled out. we're doing this more for the pride. aly: in fact, herb has two reasons to celebrate 1981. >> 1981 is when my wife and i met. we went to all the games. we were at the orange bowl, and then we got married. aly: past and present tigers filled up this place many times this season, all for these. >> i said it's the national championship, and they have aly: and future tigers? they can't resist them either. >> they're just pretty great. they're getting that clemson spirit into your mouth. >> thanks for coming out today, we appreciate it. have a good

aly myles, wyff news 4, in maggie valley. nigel: now, we're taking a live look outside at greenville through the paris mountain sky cam. on paris mountain, there is no snow. gabrielle: just a beautiful sunset this evening. wyff news 4's chief meteorologist john cessarich is joining us. look at those cool temperatures. john: isn't that ridiculous? especially after the past couple weeks of warm temperatures. we were breaking record high temperatures last week. now, we are not close to breaking record lows, but below average temperatures. clear except for a few high, thin clouds. temperatures warmed up a little bit, only into the low 40's across the area. they are starting to cool down. 27 in boone, 36 in spartanburg, 36 in hendersonville and 41 in toccoa, 42 in abbeville. clear and cold, light winds. we do not have to deal with wind chills like overnight last night now back to you. nigel: the greater greenville changes to its recycling policy. it takes effect july 1. bins will be switched to roll carts. recycling pick up will b

aly myles wyff news 4 live in downtown clemson. geoff: thank you. as we have been talking about the conditions, so different depending on where you are. in asheville, a good bit, and then just rain in clemson. many of those parts in anderson county and in the upstate will be dealing with freezing issues. allyson: accidents in spartanburg county. quite a few on i-85 in anderson, near highway 81 blocking the right lane. accidents and delayed cars up in asheville area on i-26. anywhere on the road is pressure is. stay-at-home the can. geoff: continue look at the closings, so best to stay inside and hunker down. allyson: mike mccormick joins us live from spartanburg. mike: we are seeing a rain and sleet makes in spartanburg. it is hard to keep track because it has been switching from a fluffy snowflakes to sleet, and rain. it is a rain and sleet mix right now. we are near westgate mall, w o is they'll boulevard at blackstock road, and the road is definitely wet and slushy. cars getting by pretty well, going normal speed and then some people are taking i

aly myles wyff news 4 in simpsonville. geoff: thank you. our sports team is on their way to arizona to bring you pull coverage of the national championship game. and don't forget, we'll have our night before the game right here on wyff 4. it begins at 7:00 p.m. we'll be live from university of phoenix stadium with everything you need to know before kickoff of the college football playoff national championship between the clemson tigers and the alabama crimson tide. 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. championship game. it features everything from throwback videos from the 1981 team to recent interviews with players. >> you will notice that a lot of the issues that the candidates talk about primarily aimed at middle-aged and older people. geoff: coming up this evening, politicians targeting people who are most likely to get and out vote. tonight at 5:00, wyff news 4's tim waller on who votes in south carolin

aly myles wyff news 4 live in spartanburg county. allyson: thank you. greenville county deputies tell us a chase started with a purse-snatching in easley. it ended with a man in jail. police tell us he snatched the purse of a cus sports in easley, then took, leading officers on a chase into greenville county. greenville county deputik over, and arrested the mann pendleton road behind westville funeral home. at one point, a patrol car was is o.k. geoff: preparations for super bowl 50 are underway for the carolina panthers, and quarterback cam newton is even more in the spotlight this morning after what he said yesterday in charlotte. he was asked at a press conference why he thinks he is a lightning rod for criticism despite his success. >> they talk about maturity with me. they talk about skillset with this team. nobody has changed. this is the same team that was drafted by the miami dolphins. the same philly brown, cam newton. the only that's changed is we're winning and i've said it since day one, i'm an african american quarterback. that may scare a

aly: aly myles, wyff news 4, in simpsonville. nigel: greenville county sheriff's office says so far, there have been arrests. to call 23-crime. gabrielle: in horry county, the cause of death of baby grace cruz has officially been ruled a drowning. you may remember, the body of baby grace was found by rescue divers back in november, in a creek in socastee. her mother claimed she lost her in the rushing creek water. a deputy coroner announced later that week that the manner of death was homicide. the mother has been charged with homicide by child abuse. and denied bond. nigel: police in hendersonville say four people are facing charges. this, in connection with the death of a man found alongside a road. police say 24-year-old shawn hall and 31-year-old crystal hernandez face accessory after the fact charges. yesterday, police charged 23-year-old shawn hollifield and 20-year-old savannah walker with murder. police say they found 28-year-old deque taylor's body on ninth avenue, back on december 3. that's near hendersonville high scho

aly myles wyff news 4 five in asheville. allyson: thank you. other concerns with air travel. some major airlines are looking ahead to the weather and appeasing travelers in advance. american, southwest and delta airlines will waive ticket change fees and fare differences for customers who want to postpone their trips. those airlines are issuing travel waivers to customers who are expecting delays and cancellations. myra: there are other concerns, elderly and young are most at risk with this wintry weather on the way. doctors at greenville memorial hospital say they're expecting to see people with injuries caused by slips and falls , sledding and frost bite. doctors say they're most worried about hypothermia among the elderly. doctors say make sure you bundled up during everyday, like working outside and waiting at bus stops. lyson: don't forget, we have all your full forecasts, interactive radar, closing and delays on wyff4.com and our wyff 4 app. stay up to date with the latest alerts all at your finger tips. myra: switching gears governor , nikki haley gave her state of the

aly myles wyff news 4 live in travelers rest. geoff: thank you, aly. the school district t so wants transportation will not be live in these school attendance areas. the elementary schools include gateway, heritage, mountain view, skyland, slater-marietta and tigerville. the middle school areas are blue ridge and northwest middle schools. travelers rest and blue ridge high schools are the two high schools. again, this is for students who live in these attendance areas. that includes students both assigned to these school and those attending other schools on choice. allyson: after a brutal winter weekend, they say there are no reports of major road damage. greenville used a salt solution or brine on the roads instead of sand for the first time. studies showed the sand in the past was causing more problems. plus, water run off. city officials say the other reason is because they had a plan to constantly fix roads as s reported. >> we will send a clear out and we have a pothole repair team and that is what they do all day we will hit the hot locations and

aly myles wyff news 4 live in clemson. allyson: dale, you are saying if you will go to that, you should bring your umbrella. dale: showers until noon time and thenent tapers off, but we will run the future plus forecast in a few minutes. back to the city of greenville, visibility. it is not blocking the view. 46 degrees currently. maybe hitting 54 high today. by breeze out of the northeast makes it feel colder. here is a live super doppler four hd. it is part of a cold front from the great lake all the way down to florida. we are getting showers from this and this old sleep through by noontime. -- and this will sweep through by noontime. about noon time, it is gone and he will have cloud cover overnight and through the morning tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon, evening, be ok but another round of showers for the weekend. that will taper off by sunday morning. temperatures in the low to mid to upper 40's early and not climbing much. reaching about 50 per a high today. tomorrow, upper 40's to 51 and a 70% to 80% chance of evening

aly myles, wyff news 4 come in clemson. i-85 is being iced over. in spartanburg county near mile marker 66, icy areas, especially on i-85 near 290. i-26 towards the north carolina-south carolina line, cars pulled over or breaking trees are down in the roadway. close to 3000 people across the upstate without power. travel times on the interstate are slow, drive slow and watch for icy patches. a look at i-385 around woodruff road, wet and icy conditions. people are on the roadway. give yourself some extra space between you and the car in front you never know when you could hit those patches of ice. geoff: 8:39. we want to get you to our washington bureau. they are in the heart of the storm. nikole: not in the brunt of it yet, fortunately. pretty calm, that is going to change in the next couple hours as washington, d.c. is under a blizzard warning. earlier this week we got an inch but it caused a lot of chaos in the city. folks are wondering how are we going to get through the y 2 feet of snow or more that is expected. many places are shutting down, f

aly myles, wyff news 4, live in downtown hendersonville. myra: thank you. stay warm out there. continuing our 2016 coverage now the democratic presidential , candidates showed up last night for their final showdown . patrick: we came into this debate with the two candidates sparring last week. one of them not sure they would be invited to the nbc debate. in charleston, big groups of energetic supporters cheered for hours before the debate. hillary clinton, senator bernie sanders, governor o'malley stage in front of the south crowd just days before the iowa caucus. >> 30's to be a concerted effort to address the systemic racism in our criminal justice system. one out of three african-american men may well end up going to prison. that is the statistic. i want people here to think what we would be doing if it was 103 white men. -- one out of three white men. >> you bring up resident obama's ultralight because of your cozy relationship with wall street. i heard you bring up 9/11 victims to defend it. the truth of the matter is you did not go as far as reining in wall street as i we

aly myles wyff new live in greenville. geoff: that is all we wanted to hear. that she would get in the truck.allyson: chris, you drive a truck like that? chris: i go off loading all the time. geoff: what was the horsepower? chris: 1500. allyson: you've got the, right? ford explorer.outside will be nice, too. chris: it will. leftover snow in the mountains and that is about it as we seek a dry weekend. beaches a washout yesterday is moving oe.have a wind advisory for the high country and north carolas the wind travels down the mountains, it will wa up. it will be a nice day across the upstate with loads of sunshine. temperatures right now in the upstate. in the mountains, mid 30's. you have 43 degrees from myrtle beach, 45 on hilton head island. the next 12 hours look like this, sunshine, temperatures in the middle 50's. with wind in the mountains, a cold day. one of the days when the upstate is drastically different from the mountains. mountains in the 30's. loads of sunshine today, loads of sunshine tomorrow. only thing that happens this middle 60's. we may ha

aly myles, wyff news four live in hendersonville. myra: the stakes are rising between hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders in their increasingly contentious fight for the democratic presidential nomination. geoff: a newfound combativeness was on display in last night's debate in charleston. geoff: former maryland governor martin o'malley barely qualified for this debate but he did his best to stand out. the topics ranged from gun control, to police brutality, regulating wall street and healthcare reform. hillary clinton people may : remember that i took on the in the 90's. we've accomplished so much republicans repeal it and i again with a contentious debate. i want us to defend and build on the affordable care act and improve it. bernie sanders we're not going : to tear up the affordable care act. i helped write it. but we are going to move on top of that to a medicare-for all system. martin o'malley i would have to : agree with both of them. they're both inconsistent. geoff: this was the 4th democratic presidential debate. it

aly: aly myles, wyff news 4 at nigel: you can see linsey and the drivers tomorrow night. tickets are still available. gabrielle: you can meet the drivers and get up close to the trucks. nigel: if you're thinking about heading to the movies this weekend, we have a sneak peek at what is new in theaters. including one about a daring rescue in coast guard history. gabrielle: the latest on how people are getting ready for 0 out there in california. but first, a look at tonight's it's been called the most daring nigel: it's been called the most daring rescue in coast guard history. 64 years ago, a huge tanker ship broke apart in heavy seas. the 30-man crew would have been doomed, if not for the efforts of a small rescue team. gabrielle: here's raphael seth with a look at "the finest ho urs" and other movies you can see at the box office this week. raphael: chris pine weathers the perfect storm in "the finest hours." this story of a real 1952 coast guard rescue takes place in waters off of massachussetts. a wicked nor'easter tears a cargo ship in half. so pine and his crew set o

aly myles wyff news 4 live in greenville. geoff: thank you. numbers they are 8, 27, 34, 4, , 19, and the powerball, 10. allyson: turning to commitment 2016 the republican presidential , candidates face off in the first debate of the year. the debate is tonight and it takes place in charleston. geoff: fox business network will host the debate and focus on economic, domestic and international policy issues. it will be held at theheorth charleston coliseum and performing arts center. the seven candidates in the main debate are donald trump, senator ted cruz, senator marco rubio, ben carson, governor c cis christie, jeb bush and governor john kasich. carly fiorina, mike huckabee and rick santorum will all be in the so-called undercard debate which takes place earlier in the evening. senator rand paul did not qualify for the main debate and is boycotting the event. allyson: the man accused of shooting down nine people inside the emanuel ame church in charleston is mentioned in the journal of a gunman in a deadly theatre shooting. the gunman behind

aly myles wyff news 4 live in mars hill. geoff: thank you. don't forget we have your , forecasts, interactive radar, closing and delays on wyff4.com and our wyff 4 app. stay up to date with the latest alerts on all of your devices. allyson: moore school closings to tell you about. there because of the water main all-district 52 schools in greenwood county will be close. d-hec is testing the water. the schools will stay closed until the water is safe again. the water main break happened in the town of ninety six. geoff: the state of the state, governor nikki haley will give the address tonight. this is video from her address last year, where she proposed cutting the state income tax and raising the gas tax to fix the roads. wyff news 4 will air this year's address live. it begins at 7:00 tonight. allyson: the upstate deputy shot in the head back in december is expected to be released from the hospital today. that is according to the office. as you may recall, dempsey was shot back in december while responding to a robbery. discharged from the

aly: aly myles, wyff news 4, at furman. nigel: the students got to watch the women's team take on the samford bulldogs after they met the players. gabrielle: each student also got a ticket to the men's game against samford. nigel: thanks for joining us at 5:00. gabrielle: news 4 at 6:00 with michael and carol starts now. >> live, local, breaking news. this is wyff news 4 at 6:00 in high definition. have a debate and let's see how they do with the ratings. republicans debate tonight. donald trump has other plans. what this means for the race three days before the caucuscarol: but first tonight, new information into our newsroom. a husband accused of shooting his wife, and leaving her for dead, just faced a judge in spartanburg county. michael: wyff news 4's corey davis was in the hearing. he's live and local, with more on the judge's decision. corey? corey: tonight, i spoke with, the judge denied bond. i spoke with the attorney representing the wife, and he says she was shot at least four says she didn't want her husband to

wyff new 4. allyson: a lot of those students waking up slowly. patrick: very slowly. allyson: the trying to continue on. patrick: which is like most mornings. wyff news 4's aly myles is out there. it is quiet and early. aly: good morning. good news for you, we are not sure what time people get that, but t just heard from officials that they will get back at 8:00 tonight. it is quiet now on the campus and a little somber, but there is something to look forward to. something to be proud of after this incredible season, estate bragging rights, going undefeated in the regular season, the acc championship and academy sports said they would have stayed up in the clemson won but that did not happen. all of the clemson championship gear will head back to suppliers and open today. i was a little sad because i got to get the video and wanted to know what the shirts looked like. clemson finished with a record of 14 wins this season and they had a 17 game winning streak. the schools longest in history. watson broke a record for total offense. he hosted a career high of 478 yards. shared your tiger spirit with us on ulocal. a family exporting their orange and many of you held