gabrielle: we wish him luck. nigel: don will be on the "today" show this friday, between 7:00 and 9:00. gabrielle: if he wins, he'll head straight from new york to l.a. nigel: thanks for joining us at 5:30. 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. michael: take a look here. you may have wanted this on christmas week when it felt like spring. yes, this is close to home. in fact, western north carolina kick off the work week with a touch of snow. that is closing schools in some places. that is a view from resort cams.com. carol: on the right, a cool day in the upstate. chief meteorologist john cessarich is here. what a change. john: last week, we were talking about unseasonable warmth. as expected on christmas day passed by, and now, cold high pressure builds over the weekend and into 2016. look at the flurries and snow showers continuing through the mountains during the day today. a dusting to even a couple inches in

gabrielle: and, caught on camera. firefighters spring into action, and pull a dog out of an icy pond in utah. john: a live picture from asheville, clear skies, light winds. it is still cold, 36 degrees. the weather pattern changes towards the weekend. 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. is responsible for the content of this message. gabrielle: must-see video out of california, as a hoverboard bursts into flames with a man on board. this video was taken after the man jumped off the hoverboard and turned his camera on, showing the smoking board. he said he had it for a few months and had no problems until the la

gabrielle: they are so cute. well, the powerball jackpot just keeps climbing, lottery officials say the jackpot total keeps adjusting because people keep buying more tickets. billboards are stuck at $999 never climbed this high before. the drawing is tomorrow night. >> now, your live super doppler 4 hd weather forecast. john: cold front continues to push through. the winds have shifted to to the northwest across most areas, especially the mountains. behind the front. across the area. i will show you the current temperatures any moment. we started off at 27 this morning at the gsp airport. i'm degrees below average. the high this afternoon of 51, close to where it should be. far from the record high, that would be nice, it just looks warm. 73 set three years ago in 2013. 19 this morning, a bitterly cold start at the asheville airport. below average for this time of year. 48 the high this afternoon, close to where it should be. clear right now, a live shot from town square in laurens, 41 degrees there. 41 in toccoa

gabrielle: a disturbing story out of arkansas. waffle house had to fire two of its employees after video emerged showing a worker dipping her hair into a pot of water. a customer said he found hair in his food at a waffle house in forest city and said he watched an employee get her hair into the water pot and then dry it with a towel. apparently the restaurant was the employees have been fired in the restaurant has since passed a state inspection. nigel: remember this car completely encased in ice? it's beginning to melt away. he came back to find it undrivable for the time being. you can see much more of this car is still pretty frozen. john: pictures showing clear skies outside. clouds may come from kentucky precipitation. how about this live shot as the sun continues to go down. clear skies and a little ripples on the lake as the sun continues to go down. 31 degrees and below the freezing mark in boone. upper 40's in greenville. northeastern georgia looks like this. 47 in cornelia. 50's and chilly temperatures running a few deg

gabrielle: thanks, john. tomorrow marks the last time president obama will ever deliver a state of the union address. as wyff news 4's myra ruiz reports, he's inviting people who have inspired him along the way, including a woman from our area. myra: edith childs is a greenwood county councilmember. she's already in washington, and she will be among the two dozen people who will sit with the first lady earned the president's state of the union address. childs caught president obama's attention way back in 2007, when he was still an illinois senator campaigning for president. the white house says childs was invited because she inspired president. obama credits her with coining the "fired up, ready to go" rallying cry that was used throughout his campaign. edith childs will join some other people who have landed in the national spotlight recently. that includes staff sergeant spencer stone, who is one of the men who prevented a terror attack on a paris-bound train , along with one of the first women to graduate

gabrielle: he is survived by two children. michael: still to come, we have the remarkable pictures from a lava explosion in hawaii. gabrielle: plus, some amazing, and not so amazing, football plays from the playoff weekend. -- at asheville, a beautiful sunset but chilly. temperatures in the 30's. i drive a golf ball. i drive to the hoop. i drive a racecar. i have a driver. his name is carl. but that's not what we all have in common. we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto . xarelto is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. xarelto is also proven to reduce the risk of stroke a heart valve problem. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. you know, taking warfarin, i had to deal with that blood testing routine. i couldn't have a healthy salad whenever i wanted. i found another way. yeah, treatment with xarelto . hey, safety first. like all blood thinners, don't stop taking xa

michael: gabrielle put those up. john: thanks. increasing clouds overnight tonight, with rain arriving not until we get into tomorrow afternoon. that is the best chance of rain. rain could develop tomorrow morning. i think we will stay dry overnight, just clouds slowly tightening and lowering as we go through the night. a chilly 42 degrees in boone, 44 in franklin, mid 40's in andrews. temperatures in the upper 50's in downtown greenville, low 60's and northeastern georgia. a gorgeous day through the carolinas and georgia. no snow, not even a dusting. there could be a few snow showers saturday night and sunday morning for the mountains, especially the northern mountains. that is about it. there is round one. you can see the rain in the gulf coast. thunderstorms rumbling through the coast line of louisiana. not expecting thunderstorms here, we will be too stable. but the rain is moving in quickly from the southwest. you can see arctic air sitting in canada, ready to come down into the u.s. is that right? -11 degrees in internationa

nigel: coming up, why single sleep gabrielle:. and the risk for depression may be linked to the age a woman in tonight's four your health... gabrielle: having a twin with cancer could increase a person's chances of getting the disease in the future. researchers followed a large twins for over three decades and found that well above the third of those people developed cancer. those who did develop from the same heart lies day and about a quarter of those fertilized from two that had the same cancer a new study suggests people who suffer from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction may benefit some diet and exercise. it is more common among those who are overweight or overseas -- or obese. it's recocoend to diet and exercise for a. of five months. -- for five months. the risk for depression may be linked to the age a woman goes through menopause. researchers analyzed several studies represeseing a large group of women and found a longer reproductive time at age 40 world are decreased a woman's risk or depression. it is believ

gabrielle: that is where jay gray was today. he has more on the latest and greatest gadgets at this year's show. reporter: the rush is on -- close to 200,000 industry insiders poring over 2 million square feet of the future. stuff like virtual reality, which for the first time seems >> this has been the stuff of science fiction for years and has been in the experimental realm, but this year is when we will feel a lot of concrete products at the market. reporter: a market that continues to grow from a wearable tech and workout gear to connected kitchens, drones reality, self driving cars. and the latest and greatest tvs -- ultraslim, altra hd and hk. and the newest way to enjoy an adult beverage while you watch. >> it can be so intoxicating. especially when you are at the center of the technological universe with every gadget and >> five days until clemson gets another chance. we sit down with the only coach to win the whole thing -- he's never seen their video from that night until 1982 until just now. >> we should have scored t

gabrielle: think for joining us at 5:00. news at 6:00 with michael and carol starts right now. >> live, local, breaking news. this is wyff news 4 at 6:00 in high definition. >> i wish i could tell the whole world what a great kid he was. he just was. michael: family members of a missing marine from the upstate

gabrielle: consumer news now. new york's attorney general is shining a new light on why it's so hard for people to get concert tickets to popular shows. according to a new report, investigators found that in some cases more than 70% of tickets were reserved for promoters, venue employees, and credit card companies that offer tickets exclusively to holders of their cards. that means the tickets are never available to the general public. the report recommends increased regulation of the ticketing industry. take a look at these cars slipping and sliding. this is in azerbaijan in asia. a cold snap there left car's breaks use spinning. very dangerous at that intersection. amazingly there were no accidents, despite the ice.. the country is not used to a lot of ice, and cars and roads are not prepared to deal with it. nigel: wow. >> now your live super doppler 4 hd weather forecast. john: i have to say it -- slow down there, bus. did you see how fast that was going? when you have icy roads, slow down. that bus gets me al

gabrielle: oh, i get it. tired, but proud was the caption. gabrielle: keep those pictures coming. all you have to do is upload them to the ulocal section of wyff4.com. we might chill the right here on the air. with the super bowl less than a month away, levi stadium is undergoing a makeover. grounds crews spent yesterday it will be for super bowl 50. the game will be played next month, at the home of the san francisco 49ers in santa clara. 75,000 square feet of fresh grass was laid on the field. temporary structures were being put in place to accommodate the larger crowd. nigel: space-x has already had one successful up right rocket landing. now, the company is hoping for a repeat performance on the open ocean. that's right, on the ocean. officials say they're planning to launch this weekend, and land on a drone ship. space-x pulled off its first successful vertical landing in december. they tried a drone ship landing earlier this month, but the rocket crashed into the ocean platform. landing rockets upright is , what you see there, is crucial to cutting the cost of space travel,

gabrielle: very cute. , addition at illinois's brookfield zoo. lily, the zoo's 11-year-old grey seal, gave birth to a female pup on january 2nd. the pup weighs just over 30 pounds. staff there estimate that she will triple or quadruple her weight in the next month. mom and baby will remain out of public view to allow them some time to bond. nigel: matter of time, it was. gabrielle: it has been a while since we heard that. a couple weeks. nigel: "star wars: the force awakens" has become the highest-grossing domestic movie of all time. according to disney, the movie earned enough at the box office on wednesday to pass "avatar's" $760.5 million lifetime gross. the number one title comes after just 20 days. both "avatar" and "star wars" have earned some $1.6 billion globally. "star wars" could take the number one global title when it gabrielle: i forgot, did you see that? nigel: twice. week. ok. now to china, where 30 teams of are competing in an ice the three-day contest has attracted some 60 participants, from more than ten countries. they have mad

gabrielle: a little scary. and check out these kids at merrywood elementary school, doing the cam newton "dab." very cute. make sure you keep keep those panthers pride pictures coming. all you have to do is upload thememo the ulocal section of wyff 4.com. we would love to show them off here on nigel: and it's time to "keep pounding" with the panthers live wire. it's a collection of the latest tweets about the panthers, and fun posts from our staff. you can view the livewire by going to our wyff 4 app, or go to wyff4.com, and look in the "right now" bar. gabrielle: and ahead of the big game, wyff 4 will bring you a special program next week. it's called "chasing a championship." brad fralick and marc dopher will start our live team coverage monday in california, and geoff hart will join them on thursday. it is all leading up to our special, "chasing a championship," at 8:00 on to the weather now. let's go ahead and take a live look outside at greenville through our hilton greenville skycam. traffic appears to be

gabrielle: tim, thank you. the three democratic candidates for president attended the "king day at the dome" event at the statehouse in columbia. o'malley, and senator bernie sanders were in attendance. they commented on the fact that this is the first martin luther king day celebration in columbia since the confederate flag was removed from statehouse grounds. >> now, the flag is down, but we're still here. because that flag was just one piece of something bigger. dr. king died with his work unfinished, and it is up to us to see it through. gabrielle: with the flag down, the state naacp says this year's march highlighted calls for more money for education. michael: the mlk day of service brought about 100 furman university students s a park in downtown greenville. members of furman's greek system cleaned up along the boardwalk, and along the river of the cancer survivor's park. they gathered tree limbs, debris, volunteers say it was a good way to honor the legacy of dr. king. >> so one of the biggest things he

gabrielle: clemson just scored, john. john: the room just erected in shouting and applause as clemson took the lead. -- interrupted in shouting and applause. 400 students packed the hendrix center. they are hoping, just hoping, that in about an hour, they will have something to celebrate. four f's is not a good report card, but tonight, it stood for free food, football, and >> my parents both went there. john: how is that going over? >> i was a little jealous. john: most students would like to be in arizona, but they made the best of it. >> it is still exciting. wherever tigers fans are, it is exciting. >> we love watching the game. john: just as much fun? >> yes. john: at the nearby club, it was football under the stars. even if the temperatures were in the mid 30's. >> it is chilly and i came wearing my jacket. i'm ready for the cold. and to watch the tigers. >> it is chilly, but no place i would never what's the game. john: the lucky ones found a table inside. this group state their claim 12 years -- 12 hours ago. , th

gabrielle: and one state just smoking law. gabrielle: as many of us prepare to shed some pounds this new year, researchers warn eating too much of a healthy food can data from 3 new studies show people think healthy foods are less filling, so they tend to order larger portions and eat more than the recommended serving size. food labels using the words 'lite' or 'healthy' also had a significant impact on people's judgment and eating habits. the most recent report from state health officials shows no one has died from the flu this season in north carolina, compared to the 26 deaths at this same time last year. carol: the weekly flu report from the state department of health and human services shows no documented influenza deaths as of december 26. they added it is not spreading as efficiently in a warm weather as a cold. nearly one quarter of teens have been involved in a physical fight in the past year, with focus group interviews revealed parents' attitudes about impact on their children's behaviors. crucial to involve familie

gabrielle: a volcano in mexico erupted yesterday. it forced a local airport to close because of volcanic ash. the volcano started to spew a constant stream of ash and gas on saturday. authorities urged people to stay away. >> now, your live super doppler john: radar showing mainly light rain beginning to spread across the mountains. it will make its wupstate later this evening. the heaviest precipitation is in alabama and northwestern georgia. also around chattanooga. the heavier rain may come in. but for the most part, fairly light precipitation overnight. some of this could mix with a little bit of freezing rain or drizzle la tonight, especially close to the tennessee line. i will tk about that in a moment. rain moving her western north carolina and northwestern georgia. basically a long-85. just in time for rush hour in atlanta, moderate rain moving into atlanta. otherwise, patches of rain, fairly light precipitation. all liquid precipitation right now. eventually, it will make its way in the form of freezing rain or light freezin

gabrielle: thank you. day. take a look at this beautiful new year's eve sunset caught on what a great final sunset of the year. gabrielle: you knew it was coming. take a look at puddin the pug. he rang in the new year with some style. keep those pictures coming. he had fun. all you have to do is upload them to the ulocal section of wyff4.com. you never know. we may show them on the air. nigel: speaking of fun. gabrielle: here is a look at how some of the states across the nation rang in 2016. alabama welcomes 2016 in a creative way. nigel: a 12-foot electronic replica moonpie descended down building to kick off the new year in mobile. a fireworks show also highlighted festivities. a giant moonpie was sliced at 10 :00 p.m. in the courtyard of the renaissance riverview plaza. gabrielle: atlanta welcomes 2016 with a bang. the annual giant peach drop is the largest new years eve celebration in the southeast. tens of thousands of people headed to underground atlanta to catch the show. nigel: and to welcome 2016 in r

gabrielle: it is definitely called. that makes us grateful for the sunshine, which is helping just a little bit. but it is still called. john cessarich joins us in the studio. it is shaping up to be a busy week. john: to say the least. we have been talking about the active pattern this week. the one round of precipitation will come in tomorrow morning. light snow and flurries for the mountains of north airline ahead of the main system. this is not a major storm system. the bulk of the precipitation will be in the mountains tomorrow.at noon tomorrow, things pretty cold. this is the arctic air, very dense and dry. here comes a band of light snow. the best chance of snow will be in the north carolina and georgia mountains. with sleet and rain outside the mountains. here are the watches and advisories come a western north carolina into north georgia. we will go through western north carolina, that does not include ongoing county. the advisory starts at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. 1-3 inches possible, hazel, murphy, you have the bes

gabrielle: thanks, john. now, here are your winning midday numbers in the south carolina education lottery, pick three, 7, 9, 2. 2, 2. gabrielle: the site of the san bernardino shooting rampage, that left 14 people dead and 21 injured last month, reopened today. there is tighter security as the inland regional center's 600 employees returned to work. the center has been closed since december 2nd. that is when killers syed rizwan farook and his wife, tashfeen malik, started their shooting rampage. both were killed later in a shootout with police. nigel: a tense situation continues to unfold in rural oregon. armed protesters are occupying buildings on a federal wildlife refuge, for a third day. the issue is, who has control over federal lands. the protesters claim the federal government is abusing its power. they say they are unfairly prosecuting ranchers who refuse to sell their land. while there is no police presence at this time, the fbi says they want a peaceful resolution. ammon bundy, the group's leader,

gabrielle: firefighters in massive apartment fire. officials say the back stairwell had collapsed and flinging pieces of the building continue to fall to the ground. at least 2 people were injured. investigators still trying to figure out the cause. nigel: america's big tech companies are meeting with top white house officials in san jose, california. they will discuss how terrorists are using social media to recruit attackers. the companies include apple, facebook, and twitter. they are working together with federal policy makers to figure out a plan to address this issue. google, microsoft, and linkedin will also be there. the white house, department of justice, and the nation's top intelligence official will take part. gabrielle: this weekend's drawing for the powerball will in u.s. history. the jackpot up for grabs is estimated to be $800 million when it's drawn on saturday. that beats the previous record for lottery payout. it was set in 2012 by mega millions, which was $656 million. if you won the powerball, you would have more

gabrielle: an upstate man 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. bowen died this morning. nigel: the savannah suites hotel in greenville county is back open. a manager there says it was only closed for 4 or 5 days. as you may remember, the building was condemned last december. today, a spokesperson with greenville county says the fire alarm and sprinkler system were inspected. he says the condemnation was lifted, and the building was able to operate as a business again. many rooms inside were found to be cleaned and repaired, passing inspection. to the weather now. take a live look outside it greenville through our hilton sky cam. yesterday at this time, traffic was at a standstill. cars are moving along. gabrielle: pleasant temperatures. john cessarich joins us. milder compared to earl

gabrielle: the d.o.t. says, on average, nearly 200,000 vehicles pass through the interchange every day. the project's name comes from the d.o.t.'s belief that the i-85-385 interchange is more than just a crossroads, but the gateway of the upstate. if you would like to stay up to date on lane closures, the d.o.t. encourages people to check @scdotpiedmont on twitter. nigel: donald trump and hillary clinton remain national front-runners for their party's nominations, now less than three weeks before the iowa caucus. according to a new nbc news-surveymonkey poll, trump leads with 38%, over senator ted cruz at 20%. florida senator marco rubio is in third place, with 11%. on the democratic side, hillary clinton holds a 15-point lead over bernie sanders among however, 68% of democrats under the age of 24 say they support sanders. this newest poll surveyed nearly 10,000 people during the week of january 4 through 10. in western north carolina tonight, more than 1,000 school children went home early today. this was

gabrielle: so cheesy on monday. and if you have any more winter wonderland pictures, you can share them with us by heading to the ulocal section on our wyff 4 moblie app and wyff 4.com. nigel: in spartanburg, crews have closed off the southbound lanes of part of business 85. as they replace parts of a bridge over train tracks. the department of transportation says crews closed the two southbound lanes of the highway, between the state highway 56 exit and the new cut road exit today. a detour will be set up as crews and if the weather cooperates, d.o.t. officials say business 85 should reopen sunday night. a retired k-9 officer passed away this weekend. former k-9 officer "cash" died saturday, due to an age-related illness. cash served alongside greenville county deputy hal harris from 2004 to 2009. cash served over 1,000 times, resulting in the seizure of 200 pounds of illegal drugs, and over $470,000. cash was 12 years old when he died. for only the fourth time in 54 years, lake hartwell's floodgates were opened th

gabrielle: hey there brad. brad: nigel, thanks so much. we are live in phoenix, waiting on the clemson tigers to arrive. still about 2 hours before they land in the desert head of the the crimson tide. you saw as the tigers rolled out of town, they are in the air as we speak. i love this. literally across the country. with little green lines behind them as clemson has trekked across the country. the tigers are scheduled to land -- at first it was going to be 6:10 eastern. now they are scheduled for 6:26 an exciting day for the clemson ahead of the national championship game. we caught up with an arizona cardinal not played for the clemson tigers. you will hear from him a little bit later on. live in phoenix, brad fralick, wyff news 4. gabrielle: coming up in our coverage tomorrow. it's the big media day in phoenix. there we'll find all of the coaches and players from alabama and clemson. wyff news 4's brad fralick will be live with interviews from coaches and players at 6:00 and 11:00 tomorrow night. and if you want to follow along, twitte

gabrielle: so cute. a woman in canada taught her 2-year-old border collie to give hugs to his furry best friend. she posted the video on vine laststeek. as you can imagine it's already , been viewed more than 35 million times. how sweet. aly: it is one of the biggest honors for a chef here in south carolina. one of four chos the only one here in the upstate. we will tell you about chef teryi youngblood, and show you the break. gabrielle: the governor recently chose four chefs for her south carolina chef ambassadors program. nigel: they willpend the next year touring southeastern events, hosting cooking demonstrations and seminars. this year, a ahef from the downtown greenville area made the list. wyff news 4's aly myles got to see this chef in action. aly: hello, everyone. i'm here with chef teryi youngblood. she is the head chef here at passerelle, and she's giving us a cooking demonstration today. talk to me about how you'll be doing a lot of this over the next year. >> the mussels passerelle is a sign

gabrielle: thank you. let's bring you to the upstate paris mountain skycam, where about how quickly these clouds are moving in.live pictures here. you can see certainly on the ground also the snow that is covering the area now. to stephanie, live in spartanburg county. stn ystephanie: i am right on the line, and in the past few minutes, a very fine snow is starting to come down that i think my kids like to call literature -- litter snow. we had some close calls a couple of hours ago, and here, the accumulation on the roads, i'm going to estimate that it is between a quarter, maybe half an inch, but elsewhere, easily two inches of slop has gotten on the roads, and people were i want to show you what happened on i 85 northbound earlier. take a look at this. just befor 11:00, a pine tree came down and totally blocked in eastern most lane on the northbound side. this was south of pelham road. sean jackson was hauling 41,000 pounds of paper from alabama up to north carolina, going about 60 miles per hour down t

gabrielle: dr.'s if you want to try to where the hoverboards, where a helmet and hold onto something sturdy until you are used to the motion. nigel: today, carly fearing a's husband talks to me about one of their lives.

gabrielle: officials say one u.s. soldier was killed, and two others were wounded, during a joint u.s.-afghan special operations mission in afghanistan. the defense officials say a medical helicopter was hit by a mortar while on the ground, but was able to take off. the fighting is part of the intensified efforts to push back against recent taliban gains. nigel: a civil rights group is demanding former officer michael slager be sent back to jail. slager was released from jail in charleston last night, after posting bond. he is charged in the shooting death of walter scott. cell phone video of the incident shows slager shooting scott while he was running away, unarmed. the national action network wants him back behind bars. charleston. we want slager back in jail. we want him back in jail. we demand him being back in jail. nigel: slager was fired from his post, and arrested in april. his next trial date is set at october 31st. gabrielle: a 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in greenvi

gabrielle: we have your forecast, interactive radar, wyff4.com. for school closings, check the bottom of the screen for the latest. nigel: turning to commitment 2016, new pulls out in iowa where the first voters for president -- votes for president will be cast one week from monday. gabrielle: sally kidd has more from our washingnewsr poll gives bernie sanders and eight-point from monday. lead over hillary clinton and iowa, but another poll out today give-po>>lead over hillary clinton and sick -- he suggested we invite iranian troops into syria. that is sking the arsonist clinton is highlighting senator bernie sande>> we in theory, there is a lot to like about some of his ideas, but in theory isn't enough. a president has to deliver in reality. sally: sanders, campaigning in new hampshire, is also talking about differences. >> i think it is too late for establishment politics and establishment economics given the crises we face today. sally: the latest poll shows sanders leading in the granite state. >> this is the campaign that has the energy, ha

gabrielle: a deadly attack in indonesia. isis claims responsibility. michael: state lawmakers to give employees a bit of a raise. john: i am at the auto show, the international auto show. i will tell you what is going on. they are gearing up, it starts tomorrow running through the weekend. i will have your times and how much it cost to get here and i whether-wise, for the weekend, is coming up next. gabrielle: here is a look at your winning midday numbers for 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 threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio. just another washington politician you can't trust. jeb bush. he's a leader, so you always know where he stands. right to rise usa right michael: pickens county school district is working towards improvement after turmoil in leadership. gabrielle: corey davis is live and local with what this means for students. corey:

gabrielle: impressive. i had tonight, an unlikely team works together to try to make it there are.... s.a.t. tests and advanced placement classes... this. there are sats, advanced placement classes, sports, jobs, extracurricular activities. gabrielle: the pressure on today's high school students who spread thes out in an effort to stand out on college applications is greater than ever, but a group is banding together to say enough is enough. breaking ellis explains. >> for these juniors, applying to college feels overwhelming. do you feel any pressure about the application process? >> definitely. >> everyone is. >> to some, even unfair. >> i also have a job outside of school. trying to get involved in extracurricular activities is difficult. >> a new report released today, in part sponsored by the harvard graduate school of education, endorsed by dozens of top colleges and universities, now recommends stunning changes in >> it's the first time in history that a large group of colleges have banded together t

gabrielle: commitment 2016 coverage. ppening now, the obama administration has confirmed for the first time that hillary clinton's unsecured home server contained top secret information. officials say 22 of the emails contained closely guarded secrets and required one of the highest levels of classification. no word on the substance of the emails or if clinton sent any herself. the democratic presidential frontrunner has insisted that she never sent or received classified information on her nigel: republican presidential front-runner donald trump taking a victory lap in new hampshire after sticking out -- skipping o ut on last night''s gop debate. gabrielle: his rivals in iowa are making the last-minute pitch to caucuses. sally kidd has more. sally: the campaigns are in overdrive, hitting multiple cities with back-to-back events, trying to persuade caucus-goers to show up for monday. while the rest of the field focuses on iowa--. trump: i don't have to campaign anymore. why am i wasting my time? sally: donald trump kludg

gabrielle: let's talk about the cold weather now. this is a live look outside at kings the in boone -- street in boone. if you look closely, maybe you can see a flurry or two. dale: and snow on the roof in the foreground. it has been a cold morning across the entire region. cold and clear in the upstate. with the clear skies overnight, temperatures dropped into the teens. it got down to 16 this morning at gsp. now it has rebounded but just up anytime the breeze has been blowing this morning across the region, it has just felt supercold. asheville at 21 right now but look at the breeze out of the north at 12. that will continue to be the story this afternoon. wind chill advisories out till noon. now they have been replaced with winter storm advisories. we will see the potential of one to two inches of snow to fall into tennessee and north carolina mountains. we will see a few flurries tomorrow. starting early afternoon tomorrow into the evening. there might even be a little snow across the upstate and parts of the piedmontts next tomo

gabrielle: what is the latest? john: we were talking about another round, like a spoke upper level low, and we will show you that in a minute, but look at asheville.chris: and more snow on the way. here comes the first spoke. here comes the second spoke. oath of these could give us several inches of snow, and if it is ice, it could be a glaze -- both of those could give us several inches of snow. john: the computer is playing games with us. but, anyway, these systems coming through. not quite sure, chris, what is happening. look at this snow. we will stay away from it. it has got a mind of its own, this monitor. there it is. heading into the north /northeast, over the next hour or so, it is going to spread. you folks in salem, clemson, all and eventually into clemson, anderson, and greenville, around 6:00, so snow in toccoa and clarksville, and this is our second round coming in, and then we will see the next one, which will be mainly just snow. chris: higher up around 5000 feet, we have that warmer air. is it righ

gabrielle: thanks, john. still ahead, a longtime states that -- state senator, laid to >> you're watching live, local, breaking news. with carol goldsmith, michael cogdill, and the weather with chief meteorologist john cessarich. sports with brad fralick. this is wyff news 4 at 6:00 in high definition. michael: the national championship is upon us. the party is getting started at clemson. find john lyon, live and local from clemson university. i assure lots of people are excited there on campus. hi, john. john: they are excited down here. preparations are underway for tonight's game on-campus and off-campus. here at the hendrix center, they set up the buffet line and off-campus, they are pulling out all the stops there, too. >> this has been amazing for our club. we are looking to pack the parking lot and the inside of the building. john: they are over-the-top for the clemson tigers, filling up the parking lot with tables, getting ready for the big game crowd tonight. >> we have a big screen tv that will be i

gabrielle: it's such a big deal. we sent wyff news 4's brad fralick back to charlotte to tell us how the pantgehi, brad. brad: the panthers practiced again today, and although he was i am talking about linebacker thomas davis. he broke his arm in the nfc championship game sunday against arizona. he on monday, had a plate and 12 screws put in his forearm. but he was back at practice. and in they arm today, over the incision, was not more than what looked like a big band-aid.he said he is on track to play next weekend, and he says he isn't concerned a bit about re-injuring it. >> if i had a concern about getting hit, i wouldn't take the chance. it will not be something that i will think about when i go out there and play the game. i will play liplayed. fast, hard and aggressive. we have time to heal up. it is possible for me to play in this game. i do not consider it. when we were talking to thomas davis and i looked down at his arm, little -- literally nothing on it. it looked like a white bandage on his arm. i didn't

gabrielle: thank you, myra. the upstate lawmaker who introduced a bill that would require reporters to register with the state, says he never intended for the bill to become law. but representative mike pitts of laurens county says the media's reaction to the bill proves the wyff news 4's tim waller is here, with the story. says news reporters reacted to his bill exactly the way he expected we would. and pitts says that's the point he was trying to make, because he believes the media provides slanted coverage on an issue he is very passionate about, the second amendment and the right to bear arms. at a news conference this morning, pitts said his journalist registry bill was just a way to rile the press. >> does the bill have a chance of passing? no. when i read your article, or see your tv-cast, or listen to the radio of a journalist, a news reporter, i should be able to make my mind up based on facts of the debate, and not have a slanted opinion. tim: pitts said he doesn't want to register guns or pens, and th

gabrielle: tonight, remembering a life and how he gave back. mike: this is named after vic bailey, jr., proof of just how much this community appre>> we are in shock, but we are hanging in. mike: vic bailey, jr. built >> he worked hard. he treated people fairly. mike: sterling anderson serves on the city council, but he also worked with bailey. >> there were 70 timths that people would come to vic. he had a big, loving heart. mike: his generous spirit touched mobile meals. ask he left a wonderful legacy, which is an incredible thing that many of us are proud of. he will be greatly mislet's we celebrate our 50th year. mr. bailey has been with us since mike: the bailey family showed their support for education. in 2014, the university even gave him an honorary degree of dr. of public service. >> mr. bailey's name is communitmike: he was born in travelers rest and served in the army during the korean war and also served on the county council's. >> he was an icon. anyway you cut it, a member of the greater generation. mike: moore at the community c

gabrielle: news 4 at 6:00 with michael and carol starts right at 6:00, in high definition. michael: a chase, and a damaged patrol car. >> her story along with her childhood just touched me and inspired mcarol: getting to meet the wife of a candidate at school. michael: and the carolina panthers back in practice three days after that nfc championship win. they are pounding on towards playing for it all, and police officers -- carol: a federal appeals court has ruled that police can no longer use their tasers unless the suspect poses an immediate sathem is here. tim: michael and carol, this stems from the death of a person with mental health issues who refused to be arrested and died after police shocked him five times with a taser, and as a result, the fourth circuit court enforcement offices should be on

gabriel... take gabriel live gabriel live muchas gracias blanca...s despues de entrevistar a varios candidatos se decidieron por el ex entrenador de los filadelfia eagels chip kelly.. este sera su segundo trabajo en la nfl en esa posicion. take vo vo kelly llega despues de pasar tres aÑos con los eagels donde gano 26 juegos y perdio 21. logrando calificar al equipo a la postemporada en el 2013 donde perdieron ante los saints en la ronda de comodines. san francisco necesita mejorar la ofensiva mucho y creo que el sistema que maneja chip le podria ayudar al equipo de la bahia a mejorar esa enorme debilidad.. la duda que tengo es quien sera el mariscal de campo y si los 49ers tienen el personal para poder ejecutar efectivamente el plan de ataque de su nuevo jefe.. gabriel live la presentacion oficial sera la proxima semana ya que el dia de hoy no pudieron agendar la rueda prensa por todo lo que esta pasando en levis stadium previo al super bowl 50....los espero mas adelante con el deportivo.. blanca --la ciudad de san francisco estima que el costo por o

gabrielle: plus, a tour from sky 4. we take to the air to show you the places where there is still snow and ice. john: a live shot from a top of the greenville hilton, you cansee haywood road along with i-385. traffic flowing nicely.

gabrielle komorowski, wyff news 4, woodruff. michael: late this afternoon, authorities searching off hawaii said they found three life rafts that had been carried aboard the helicopters that crashed. carol: the coast guard said some were inflated, but it was unclear how they became inflated. the cause of the crash is not yet known. michael: a woman whose mother was killed in the charleston church massacre last summer spoke today in the upstate. carol: sharon risher helped honor dr. martin luther king by addressing the problem of gun violence in this country. college, and wyff news 4's tim waller was there. tim: michael and carol, risher's mother, ethel lance, was among the 9 who were killed last june at mother emanuel church in charleston. today, risher was the featured speaker at limestone college in gaffney, and she shared with the audience the horror of that day. risher, who lives in texas, received a phone call from a church member that night, who told her her mother was among the 9 people killed. today, risher condemned tha

adelante gabriel... take gabriel live gabriel live cesar, muy buenas tardes... en levis stadium en lo que sera el super bowl 50.. vamos a recordad como llegaron los equipos.. take vo vo payton manning y los broncos de denver derrotaron 20 a 18 a tom brady y los patiots.. la defensiva de los locales hizo un gran trabajo interceptando a brady en un par de ocaciones y limitando el daÑo ofensivo.. por su parte manning hizo lo necesario para calificar a su equipo al super bowl. este sera el cuarto de su carrera donde estara buscando el segundo anillo de campeon. vo mientras tanto en el campeonato de la conferencia nacional los carolina panther apalearon a los arizona cardinals 49 a 15. cam newton a parte de sellar su boleto al super bowl tambien aseguro ser nombrado como el jugador mas valioso de la liga con esta gran actuacion donde lanzo para 335 yardas y un par de anotaciones por aire. ademas aporto 47 yardas por tierra y otras dos anortaciones. take gfx gfx ad lib gabriel pasamos con el futbol mexicano que el dia de ayer partidos puebla tres con dos pasamos con e

end segment cu ---vamos con gabriel sotelo y el deportivo cu ---adelante gabriel buenas noches arrancamos torneo clausura 2016 de la liga mx con doble cartelera... take vo vo iniciamos con el partido de casa abriel marcador cortesi emmanuel villa al 21. pasaron solamente cinco minutos para el altas empatara el partido con y antes gada de arturgzalez de irse a los vestidores "bergessio" le dio la vuelta cel dos a uno al minuto 40 y el segundo de su cuenta personal lo metio al 78. para dejar el marcador final de trea unofavor del atlas. vo mientras tanto en el estadio caliente los xolos recibieron la visita del pachuca para iniciar la era del piojo como dt. de tijuana. carlos guzmaabrl marcador con un golazo al minuto 20.. el empate llego al mito 43 despues de un buen remate de franco jara.. para dejar el marcador final de un gol por bando y se repartieron s puntos. vo en miami... al momento el bayer leverkusen esta haciendo una invierno..despues del entrenamiento cuando se le hacercaron los medio hispanos a javier el chicharito hernandez les dijo que no les dara entrevistas en espaÑol ques

adelante gabriel...os con el cierre de temporada de raiders y niners.. take vo vo san francisco pudo terminar la temporada con una victoria te su rival divional los rams en tiempo extra... 19 a 16 con lo une terminaron la temporada c registro de cinco victorias y 11 derrotas lo que los dejo en el fondo de la division de oeste en la conferencia nacional.. se esperan muchos cambios para los 49ers en la proxima temporada.. vo un cambio que no se hizo esper fue el del ce del enenador en je jim tomsula despues de estar al frente del equipo solamente una temporada.... lo complicado para el equipo de la bahia sera encontrar un sucesor con tantans vacantes disponibles que hay esta temporada en la nfl como la de filadeldia, new york giants, eagles entre otras.. vo por su parte los raiders visita ante los kansas city chiefs... okland perdio el partido 23 a 17 y terminaron la temporada con registro de siete victorias y nueve derrotas.lque es una gran mejora a donde estaba el equipo el aÑo pasado donde solamente gan

los detalles de esto y mas en deportes end segment cu ---vamos con gabriel sotey e ---adelante gabrielas noches, arrancamos su dosis deportiva coinformacion de nba... los golden state warriors el dia de hoy se enfrentaron a los hornets en oracle arena. take vo vo con una gran actuacion de dreymond green teniendo un triple doble con 13 puntos, 15 rebotes y 10 asistencias lograron sumar su victoria numero 32 de la temporada al dejar en el camino a lo horne esta noche 111 a 101. el proximo compromiso para el quintento del estado dorado sera en los angeles el dia de maÑana cuando enfrenten a los lakers.. vo en informacion de la nfl.. san francisco le dioagracias tomsula nador jefe jim despues de estar al frente del temporada.... te una lo complicado para el equipo de la bahia sera encontrar un sucesor con tantans vacantes disponibles que hay esta temporada en la nfl como la de los browns, new york giants,fila eagles entre otros.. gabriel de los 32 equipos que arrancaron la temporada ahora solamente quan 12 conida... estos equipos inician el proximo super 50 que se por llegar al estara disp

los detalles endeport end segment cu ---vamos con gabriel sotelo y el deportivo cu ---adelante gabrielmuy buenas noches..arrancamos su dosis deportiva con informacion del beisbol de las grandes ligas.. los gigantes se siguen armando para este 2016. take vo vo el dia de hoy firmaron al jardinero central "denard spanpe dolares mas incentivos por logros a lo largo de la temporada.. el unico foco rojo de esta contratacion es el hecho de qu el aÑo pasado se la paso es un gran. cuando esta al 0% jugador.. vo despues de una temporada para el olvido los san francisco 49ers queha de hoy dieron conocer escogido a su pateador "phil dawson" como mvp del eqpeste nombramiento lo determinan lo mismos miembros de los niners. este aÑo logro 24 de 27 goles de campo intentados.. teniendo un 88.9 porcetaje de efectividad. vo en mas inforamcion de los 49ers el dia de hoy se dio aconn jefe de santford "david shaw" no estara platicando conos niners.. a principios de semana se especulaba que despues de la buena temporada con el equipo colegial y de ganar la pac12 daria el brinco a la nfl. gabriel uno de los m

cu ---vamos con gabriel sotelo y el deportivo cu ---adelante gabriel gabriel blanca, cesar muy buenasportiva de esta noche con lo sucedido en el inicio de la segunda joranda de la copa mx. take vo vo el cruz azul se pudo cobrar la derrota ante venados en el estadio azul uno a cero con gol de jorge bentez al minuto 67 de la segunda parte para sumar sus primeros puntos en esta copa y se meten de lleno a la pelea por ganar el grupo numero seis. el siguiente partido para la maquina sera ante el atlante. vo en el estadio caliente los xolos iniciaron perdiendo el partido pero lograron darle la vuelta de gran manera.... christian torres empato el partido al minuto 72 de juego y despues paul arriola le dio un buen pase a su compaÑero armando moreno que definio de gran manera al 86 para dejar el marcador final de xolos dos y murcielagos uno.. tijuana es primero del grupo dos con siete unidades. gabriel los san jose earthquakes el dia de hoy abrieron las puertas de avaya stadium para el "meida day"...... en la temporada 2015 los quakes se quedaron a puntos de lograr un lugar en los playoffs de