after the break. 3 we leave you with a live look at bon secours wellness arena-- thee morning news on fox carolina is back in minutes. 3 you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 the morning who's the rebel now? no way. yes way! savor a bacon egg cheese biscuit any time you like. eggs, bacon, and melty cheese all on a biscuit with real butter. mcdonald's all day breakfast menu. yeah! 3 the clemson tigers are just hours away from taking on oklahoma in the orange bowl. we're live in florida with a preview preview 3 if your kids can't stay up till midnight.. there's a chance for them to ring in the new year before the sun goes down.we're live at the bon secours wellness arena with all the details. 3 good morning.... it's thursday, december 31.i'm lauren elise.... here with nicole papay and chris scott. thanks for joining us on the 3 mostly cloudy today 3 with a slight chance for a morning shower. highs reach the mid-60s in the upstate and upper 50s in the mountains. a flood warning remains in place for the french broad, enoree, this weekend. slow clearing begins this afternoon

aly: the confederate countdown might be done, but the party is still going here and at bon secours. they are going until 2:00 today if you want to take part. aly myles wyff news 4 live at the children's museum in greenville. allyson: thank you. sounds like quite a bit going on. well he's one of the most , familiar names in the nfl, and now he's a father. what took him so long to share the good news. also, a rare duo, obama and seinfeld, who knew? what they're doing driving around the white house grounds. dale: remember way back when we were in a drought? we will talk about the rain yesterday. allyson: 2016 has arrived in australia. thousands gathered in sydney for spectacular fireworks in the city's harbor. days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a top-secret briefing on the terrorist threat... 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 sena

rittgers is facing criminal charges including d-u-i and open container. 3 happening now- 3 a bon secour st francis medical director says emergency room visits rise this time of year. with new years around the corner, the doctor says alcohol impacts everyone differently. 3 dr. ryan hoffman says he sees people come into the e-r with broken bones, head injuries and a variety of health issues due to drinking in an unresponsbile way. he says there is no specific amount of alcohol experts can say is safe to get behind the wheel. 3 3 "i've had to tell too many family members, wives, children, people that have died in car accidents and, in the intensive care unit that are being mangaged bty the trama services. and those are some of the most difficult coversations to have, is to go out and tell someone that they're perfectly heatlhy loved one that was fine yesterday is now passed away." 3 3 dr. hoffman says alcohol can have long term efforts on the liver, stomach and cause dehyration. 3 turning now to weather- 3 meteorologist 3 ted phaeton joins us now with a look at your forecast- 3 and here's

there's a new year before the sun goes down.we're live at the bon secours wellness arena with all the details. 3 3 3 i'm lt. lizzie 3 arrowsmith deployed to al udeid air base qatar i want to wish my family and friends in spartanburg sc a merry christmas and happy new years. 3 you're watching the morning hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.you're taking a live look along wade hampton boulevard in taylors. 3 3 there's less than 24 hours left in 2015... but right now there's another countdown happening right here in downtown greenville... 3 ashley minelli is live at the well this morning-- on the ice-- where the count down to "noon year" is kicking off in just a few hours.ashley- what's this all about? 3 chance for kids, families to enjoy new year... without bed-times3 - kids enjoy skating on the ice - noisemakers to count down "noon" years eve- also the last day to enjoy skating on the big ice 3 $5 kids 6 and under$7 ages 7 and up$3 to rent skates (or bring your own for no rental fee) 3 count-down begins

tools. 3 an upstate doctor is safe while they celebrate the new year.. 3 doctor ryan hoffman with bon secours saint francis says e-r visits go up this time of year. he says he sees people come into the e-r with broken bones, head injuries and a variety of health issues because of drinking in an irresponsbile way. he says there is no specific amount of alcohol experts can say is safe to get behind the wheel and that alcohol can have long term efforts on your liver and stomach. 3 3 it's (time).bacon -- you either love it or hate it 3 we head to break with a live look at... new york city.. time sqaure.. new years eve... you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at... usc- 3 it's a breakfast food many of us love -- and now a video of one little boy trying it for the first time is being shared around the country. country. 3 "...bacon, bacon, bacon!" 3 the mother of the little boy -- "tyler beach" -- posted this video on her facebook page monday.she says it was shot of tyler eating bacon for breakfast on christmas.

10:00 at the chamber of commerce. 3 families in greenville can go skating at the ice rink in the bon secours wellness arena this afternoon from 1:00 until 5:00."skating on the big ice"e" will be open at the well through wednesday.you can find ticket information on fox carolina dot com. 3 the national weather services says 11 people were killed after at least nine tornadoes tore across northern texas.as many as 600 homes were damaged over the weekend in one dallas suburb alone.this morning -- parts of texas are now bracing for snow. 3 we head to break with a live look at...greenville county. pelham 3 but first let's take a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. numbers. 3 you're watching the morning 3 welcome back--we're taking a live look at...85 3 n-f-l quarterback peyton manning is firing back after a documentary claims he was among many other pro athletes who were **doping**. **doping**.manning told pn on sunday that the allegations are quote "completely fabricated. complete trash, garbage" the al jazeera documentary "the dark side" claims manning used the performance eancing drug

.."3-2-1""happy new year" "happy new year""happy new year" year"greenville water partnered with bon secours wellness arena this year to put on the party.... and the 8 days of skating out here on the ice.this is the fourth year in a row the well opened the ice to the community during the holidays.lisa crawford- the marketing manager here- says they wanted to throw the party to give kids a fun and different experience on the last day of skating. 3 3 3 new year's day is one of our biggest days for people to come out and we have a lot of families that come here so we want to do something a little bit different and a little bit special and countdown to noon which we thought would be a lot of fun. fun. 3 "we wanted to have some fun after winter break." break."this year crawford says the amount of people who came out to skate each day... nearly doubled!!the well plans to open the ice up again next year! year! 3 and even though this rink is closed for now.. there's still a lot of fun happening here at return to the ice on january 7th!reporting in greenville- ashley minelli- the four o clock news. 3

10:00 at the chamber of commerce. 3 families in greenville can go skating at the ice rink in the bon secours wellness arena this afternoon from 1:00 until 5:00."skating on the big ice" will be open at the well through wednesday.you can find ticket information on fox carolina dot com. 3 the national weather services says 11 people were killed after at ast nine tornadoes tore across northern texas.as many as 600 homes were damaged over the weekend in one dallas suburb alone.this morning -- parts of texas are now bracing for snow. 3 if you are a sprint or verizon customer -- you may be owed cash by the companies. companies.back in may, both companies agreed to a 158 billion dollar settlement.it was for allowing third parties to charge customers for "premium" texts -- without customers consent or knowledge. company reps say you need to contact the companies if you think you were being charged more than your contract states. the deadline to file is **this thursday. 3 3 it's ______.coming up ...star wars is racing into the records books.we'll tell you how fast the latest film made it to a billion