anderson's home earlier and spoke with a family member there because the sheriff's office's michael anderson was arrested earlier today in charge of five counts of sodomy immediately after the arrest anderson resigned from the hampton police division the hampton police division learn about shocking allegations against one of their own fifty one year old michael anderson on thursday january seven. hampton police launched a preliminary investigation which showed anderson allegedly sexually assaulted a juvenile victim known to him in door county in nineteen eighty two york was contacted immediately and a criminal investigation was launched. anderson was arrested the next day in york county sheriff's office says the alleged assaults happened on multiple occasions at an unknown location. we stopped by anderson's home and his mother in law came to the door she told thirteen news now she lives in the home with anderson his wife and his two children she confirmed he was arrested and his wife was working to get him out of jail. anderson has been with the hampton police division since nineteen ninety.

she knew her has the story because the sheriff's office's michael anderson was arrested in charge of five counts of sodomy mealy after the arrest anderson resigned from the hampton police division the hampton police division learn about shocking allegations against one of their own fifty one year old michael anderson on thursday january seventeen. hampton police launched a preliminary investigation which showed anderson allegedly sexually assaulted a juvenile victim known to him in door county in nineteen eighty two york coasts in sheriff's office was contacted immediately and a criminal investigation was launched. anderson was arrested the next day in york county sheriff's office says the alleged assaults happened on multiple occasions at an unknown location. we stopped by anderson's home and his mother in law came to the door she told thirteen news now she lives in wife and his two children she confirmed he was arrested and his wife was working to get him out of jail. anderson has been with the hampton police division since nineteen ninety. this is being investigated by the hampton

from cop - to accused criminal. 51-year-old michael anderson, a former hampton police corporal, is behind bars tonight - accused of sexually assaulting a minor. c1 07:28:58 "this whole investigation took less than 24 hours, to put this man in jail, so does it matter that he's a police officer? absolutely not. justice - justice is for everybody." much time has gone by... arrested on friday ... anderson is charged with five counts of forcible sodomy - for attacks that allegedly happened in 1982. police say the veteran cop sexually assaulted a victim he knew multiple times in york county. on thursday - roughly 34 years later - hampton police received the report - and began working with the york- poquoson sheriff's office. ivey 27:09 "a lot of people want to know why's it take somebody 30 years to report.. well that's not uncommon either. we can't put ourselves in the minds of the victims, these victims have been traumatized, it takes years for them to come forward sometimes." anderson was 18 at the time of the alleged attacks. he joined the hampton police division later, in 1990. lt. dennis

in hampton -- a officer is under arrest - michael anderson is accused of sexually assaulting a child on several occasions. they say he committed the crimes before he got his job at the department. investigators also say the crimes happened in york county in the 80 s - anderson resigned after his arrest earlier today. in norfolk right now -- police are investigating a deadly multi- vehicle accident on tidewater drive -- near eye- 64. police say a tractor trailer drove across the median onto oncoming traffic. the wreck involved six other vehicles. the driver of the tractor trailer was found dead, according to police. no word yet on the cause. those with minor injuries were taken to depaul medical center. blocked traffic on tidewater drive from norview avenue through widgeon road. thanks to a crime line tip--- police have made an arrested in a robbery and shooting at a norfolk 7-eleven. they picked up 38-year-old kevin bristow less than an hour ago. police say bristow held up the 7-eleven on chesapeake boulevard early wednesday morning-- and shot the clerk. newschannel three showed you

michael anderson was arrested today and also resigned from the force. yet been with hampton police since 1990. we are working to get his mug shot. tom: also, somewhat weekend weather is ahead. it has been overcast. the clouds will stick around but when will the rain come in? don slater is back with us and has a preview of the weekend forecast. don: it is a preview of part of the weekend. i think we are looking ok coming up. i want to show you what is going on now. we have seen rain along the ocean front areas of virginia beach. we have also seen a little bit of hit or miss rain into downtown portsmouth, norfolk and east. also in the north end. you can see this basically over the back a area -- bay area. we still have heavy rainfall in parts towards knotts island. farther south, there is rainfall. what have we got going on? saturday, warmer with a little bit of rain mainly through late in the day. breezy and warm and kind of we will see a big change following sunday. i will tell you all about it in a few minutes. nicole: the nation's highest court is dec

moment to follow some breaking news as well involving a hampton police office fifty one year old michael anderson stands accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile he was arrested today in york county where he lives the crimes allegedly happened in nineteen eighty two before anderson became a police officer in nineteen ninety anderson resigned from the hampton police of those in today after his arrest both are york coasts in sheriff's office and hampton police are investigating and we're learning more about the man wanted for robbery eleven employee he is behind bars tonight police say thirty eight year old kevin bristow is in custody the folks of fugitive squad along with help of the u s marshals arrested bristow on suburban parkway near grandview street without incident. brewster was accused of shooting a seven eleven clerk early wednesday morning and the store on chesapeake boulevard near fisherman's road. no word yet on the charges he may face a historic jackpot is at stake this weekend but it turns out the cash collected from powerball tickets benefit some worthwhile programs jimmy lee tells

hampton - where a long-serving police officer has landed on the other side of the law. 51-year-old michael anderson is behind bars tonight, for an alleged crime that happened decades ago. the former corporal is accused of sexually assaulting a minor - over thirty years ago. 10 on your side's liz kilmer spoke with investigators, and has more on the allegations. liz? tom and nicole - anderson is charged with five counts of forcible sodomy. investigators say he sexually assaulted a minor he knew, multiple times in york county, back in 1982. those allegations were brought to police yesterday. today, anderson was arrested, and resigned. from cop - to accused criminal. 51-year-old former hampton police corporal, is behind bars tonight - accused of sexually assaulting a minor. c1 07:28:58 "this whole investigation took less than 24 hours, to put this man in jail, so does it matter that he's a police officer? absolutely not. justice - justice is for everybody." ... and no matter how much time has gone by... arrested on friday ... anderson is charged with five counts of forcible sodomy - for attacks that al

breaking news a hampton police officer is under arrest - michael anderson is accused of assaulting a child on several occasions. they say he committed the crimes before he got his job at the department. investigators also say the in the 80 s - arrest earlier today. all those clouds that have been hanging around the past few days will finally bring us some the trade off: warmer temperatures! after a few evening showers on friday, most of saturday is looking dry. expect to wake up to mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the mid 40s. but we will warm up into the upper 50s to around 60 in the afternoon. a few showers are possible before sunset, but it looks like the bulk of the rain will be moving in late saturday night and into the first part of sunday as an area of low pressure rolls up the coast. you may even be awakened by a stray thunderstorm early sunday morning. we are not expecting a big outbreak of severe weather, but an isolated severe storm is possible. most of the wet weather will end by early afternoon on sunday. and with a gusty southwest wind ahead of an approaching co

is behind bars, accused of sexually assaulting a minor - more than 30 years ago. 51-year-old michael anderson was arrested friday on five counts of forcible sodomy. investigators say he sexually assaulted a minor he knew back in 1982 in york county. anderson was 18 at the time, and later joined the hampton police division in 19-90. lt. dennis ivey, jr. york-poquoson sheriff's happened to them and then when stranger." c1 07:27:30 victims." investigators say they have no reason to believe anderson broke any laws while investigators say they have no reason to believe anderson broke any laws while he was working as an officer. he is in the peninsula regional jail without bond. the supreme court may consider former governor bob mcdonnell's corruption case. the court is now decided whether or not to hear mcdonnell's appeal. if the justices decide not to -- he'll go to prison on his two-year sentence. we expect the justices to announce their decision monday. this all goes back to september 2014. that's when a jury found mcdonnell and his wife maureen, guilty of trading political favors for gifts and

county a hampton police officer has resigned after his arrest for sexual assault. 51-year-old michael anderson is accused of of sexually assaulting a minor in 1982. he was arrested today. anderson had been imployed with the hampton police division since 1990. and now first at five --developing news. norfolk city treasurer anthony burfoot was indicted on federal corruption and perjury charges. the indictment, filed yesterday, was unsealed today, we have team coverage. jason marks has been at court all day. and andy fox is combing through the paperwork. the city of norfolk and burfoot were issued subpoenas from the f-b-i last year. we first reported that in april. now today, the indictment has come out. 10 on your side's jason marks joins us live from the federal courthouse, with more on what happened today. jason? burfoot dozens of times

is behind bars, accused of sexually assaulting a minor - more than 30 years ago. 51-year-old michael anderson was arrested friday on five counts of forcible sodomy. investigators say he minor he knew back in 1982 in york county. anderson was 18 at the time, and later joined the hampton police division in 19-90. lt. dennis ivey, jr. york-poquoson sheriff's office c1 07:27:16 "it takes years for them to come forward sometimes, they have to come to terms because they have to tell the story to a stranger." c1 07:27:30 "so we really have compassion for our have no reason to believe anderson broke any laws while he was working as an officer. he is in the peninsula regional jail without bond. the supreme court may consider former governor bob mcdonnell's corruption case. the court is now decided whether or not to hear mcdonnell's appeal. if the justices decide not to -- he'll go to prison on his two-year sentence. we expect the justices to announce their decision monday. this all goes back to september 2014. that's when a jury found mcdonnell and of trading political favors for gifts and loans. a th

him.adams and michael anderson each face a number of charges-- including murder, kidnapping, and burglary.mercedes adams and muniashia harper are charged with murder and criminal conspiracy. 3 in cherokee county...deputies are investigating a home invasion and break-in near the gaffney prime outlets. outlets.this is a look at the scene on nancy creek earlier this afternoon.the sheriff tells us no one was hurt in the break-in...but investigators do have a description of the suspects. right now, the sheriff's office has not released any further details on the case. we'll bring you any updates as they become available. 3 duke energy's oconee nuclear station is undergoing further inspections after a routine look at the facility revealed problems with some of the cables. cables.the nuclear regulatory commission says a plant perator noticed that a cable that should have been connected to a startup transformer was disconnected...and that another cable also appeared to be degraded.all the cables were replaced...and the transformer were deemed usable. but officials say they felt a n-r-c inspectors from atl

the breaking news involving a hampton police officer we just learned that fifty one year old michael anderson was arrested today in york county where he lives. anderson is assaulting a juvenile crime allegedly happened in nineteen eighty two before anderson became a hampton police officer in nineteen ninety anderson resigned from the hampton police division after his arrested a wealthy your posts insurance office and hampton police are investigating how i would talk about a lot of clouds out there in fact this is the direction where the clouds begin to get thicker and thicker. this is to the southeast and as we look to the southeast that's where we have the rain and heavy rain occurring across extreme southern portions of virginia beach and then down mainly in the northeast north carolina places like knotts island now getting some heavier rain moving to the northeast. here's the projected amount of rainfall through tomorrow morning and as you can see not much here across the metro area the seven cities only a few one hundred if that hit down south though that story again have that heavy rain

michael: in anderson, a nine-year-old boy was shot inside his home during a drive-by shooting. deputies say no arrests have been made in the case. according to an incident report, it happened saturday nig home on crooked creek court. the boy's mother told investigators she was in her bedroom when she heard several gunshots. minutes later, the boy showed up in her bedroom, shot in the leg. he was taken to th and the wound is not life-threatening. carol: some n the taylors fire department tells wyff news 4 that a piedmont natural gas line broke this evening, that pipeline is on mill street in taylors, just outside the taylors mill apartments. crews on scene tell us no one was injured. they turned off gas in the pipeline in order to fix it. no word on when n e line will be repaired. michael: turning to commitment 2016 now, former new york city mayor michael bloomberg may launch a presidential run. that's what a source told cnn over the weekend. the source says the 73-year-old is expected to make a decision sometime in march. the source says bloomberg would run as an independent. a

. >>> a man connected to a fatal shooting, 23-year-old michael reggie anderson. antonio robinson. and rodney francis the second witnesses say the two were fighting before the shooting. robinson is charged with murder. >>> a project on hold for a second time for the residents and developer to discuss the project. they had the opportunity to do just that. chuck ringwold has more. >> located on state and columbia streets. people were there, including jennifer. they wanted questions answered. scombrieshgs about traffic and ceiling heights. >> but they weren't answered >> 200 units? too much. >> 235 within the project. residents say that this will traffic. representative said that's what they're fighting for. >> going to have the residents win at 200 or the developer at 235. looking at if the 200 is needed. >> others are worried about how parking will affect the situation. >> if they build it, probably nowhere totoark. right now, on the street. looking at how to -- city can get us close parking spots within there. seems like they have no idea what they're going to do with the neighborh

outages in greenville county, less than 150 more than 1000 in pickens county and nearly 500 in anderson county. michael: more than 1000 outages in greenville county. 520 in oconee county. and in anderson county, nearly 30 people are without power. let's get you up the mountain to western carolina. wyff news 4's myra ruiz. carol: she's been all over buncombe and henderson county. she's live and local there now. myra: we're along interstate 26 near brevard road. we did see drivers facing major challenges earlier today. for a while this afternoon, drivers encountered white out conditions. this made traveling especially where snow plow action wasn't as frequent as in other areas. quite a few people left their vehicles behind and opted to walk. and those who were out and about had warnings for anyone with possible plans to get out and zack: honestly, i hate it. i hate it. >> it is awesome. no viking ever said that. >> it willllet worse, there are a few more hours of snow coming, more than what it is. exit 33 was challenging for some motorists today. a semi truck and other vehicles were stuck for hours, unab

michael: flags in anderson county are at half-staff tonight, in memory of state senator william o'dell. the senator died in his sleep this morning. he became a state senator in 1989, serving district that's four. abbeville, anderson, and greenwood counties. he was 77 years old. governor nikki haley has issued a statement today, reading "for , more than 25 years, senator billy o'dell worked tirelessly for the people of his district and the state, and we are forever grateful for his service." carol: turning to the weather now, a chilly started the day, but it got warmer. john: looks like it, but not until after midnight. this evening, you will be in good shape. clouds are already streaming in quickly from the southwest. a nice warm-up ahead of the storm system. the warm front remains to the southwest. we had up to 60, even low 60's in greenwood, abbeville, and elberton. still pretty chilly through the mountains. temperature-wise, 39 -- 39 in boone. the precipitation comes in late tonight. in the high peaks and north carolina, it may start off as a light winter mix. it will go over to col

michael: election of anderson county tested voting machines today, to make sure they're good to go for the primaries next month. if you want to vote in either primary election, be sure you're registered in time. to vote in the republican primary on february 20th, so tomorrow is the last day to register. the democratic primary is february 27, so register by january 27th for that race. also, check out wyff4.com. registration status or register online. >> he is definitely at peace and we know he is in heaven. michael: grieving parents have something to say. how they want him to be remembered. john: a live shot over lake hartwell as the sun goes down. 36 degrees. at least we have very little wind to speak of, so we do not have to deal with low wind chills. today marks one week since greer carol: today marks one week since greer high school basketball standout nathan moore died. michael: and with the cause still unkown, his family is coping the best way they know how, with faith, friends, and family. to find out how they want nathan to be remembered. >> the little tow-head blonde boy that j

mandy: you can buy this book at the anderson county museum. michael: still to come, presidential primaries almost here. you may wonder why south carolina has two of them on separate days. the answers, coming up. john: cloudy and asheville, off and on rain across buncombe we will talk about tha carol: the primaries are around the corner and south carolin of a handful of states with separate primary dates for democrats and republicans. michae patrick hussion has why this is the case. patrick: having two primary days may be as simple as, that's just the way we have always done it. >> it makes south carolina standout not once, but twice. , patrick: when it comese south carolina presidential primary, greenville county election official conway belangia has a time sensitive task at hand. >> the idea of conducting two elections, two saturdays apart is extremely difficult. patrick: the palmetto state is an open primary, which means registered voters have the choice of participating in the republican primary on february 20, or the democratic primary on voter's

michael: also in anderson county, the sheriff's office is investigating what deputies are calling a double homicide. deputies say they found two dead bodies near pierce and amy road in the lake secession area, and that was early saturday. deputies said the scene is not far from the abbeville county line. the coroner says both of the victims are male. so far, no word on the identity of the victims. gabrielle: there is still no winner of the huge powerball jackpot. there was no winner on saturday night, and that means the pot grows to an unprecedented $1.4 billion record when mega millions paid a -- paid out $656 million back in 2012. the next drawing is wednesday night. michael: still ahead tonight, more presidential candidates hitting the trail. commitment 2016 coverage is coming right up. >> the one thing we know is, if you leave the roads like they are, it's going to be a negative effect on the economy. gabrielle: south carolina lawmakers begin a new session tomorrow. and the state's crumbling roads are still the number one issue. will this be the year something gets done? john: outside

congratulations to ronnie lyle, our umbrella winner from anderson. michael: here's what we have coming up on news 4 at 6:00. he was one of the leaders of the '81 national championship team. tonight, we take jeff davis back in time. >> yeah, this is it. there you are. >> that's it. that's it. we number one, baby. we just shocked the world. michael: how about a journey into the locker room the night clemson won it all? it wasn't that long ago. wait until you see his reaction to the wyff news 4 file footage. in greenville... today was carol: in greenville, today was the first "walk with a doc" event at the bon secours wellness arena. wyff news 4's aly myles chats with this month's doctor, to explain what this event is. aly: hey, everyone. we're here at the bon secours wellness arena. i'm joined here with dr. steve keiser with the bon secours-st. francis health system. and first of all, talk to us a little bit about your specialty. >> well, my speciality is primary care sports medicine, which takes care of athletes and their primary care health problems, but als

``mike: anderson township michael ``bennet sending us `` you can send us your pictures by ``submitting them on our website. ``you can also stay up-to-date on ``school closings and weather ``conditions on the mobile app. ``>> a man will be spending the ``next month behind bars after ``trying to fool spca workers. ``we try to get them to euthanize ``a dog that looks like his dog. you know, officials ``say jason docks and is a pet ``owner that went way over the ``line and fortunately, an ``innocent pooch was not a victim ``in his bizarre scheme. service dog is seven ``years old and brings joy to ``hospice patients. ``he was attacked by a pit bull. ``the owner was ordered to give up ``his dog so the animal could be ``destroyed. ``workers down at spca, hoping ``they would put down this pit ``named baby instead of his dog. ``>> i don' t hold anything against ``the breed of pitbulls, but had ``it been on a leash, who would ``never have this incident occur. `` and i feel for the spca being ``given a dog that in turn was ``going to be put down that had ``nothing to do with any of this. ``>> a m

corey davis, wyff news 4, in anderson county. michael: tonight the cherokee county coroner tells us a young man died while playing around with a gun. the coroner says 20-year-old tezlar ross died when he put a gun to his head as a joke and the gun went off. witnesses say ross and 3 others were looking at a three-eighty carol: clemson university is denying claims made in a lawsuit about the death of tucker hipps. the 19-year-old died during a fraternity run in september 2014. the school filed documents in the past week answering allegations made by hipps' parents. they say he was forced to walk along a narrow railing of a bridge over lake hartwell. the school says it had no knowledge that sigma phi epsilon had a long tradition of making pledges jump off that bridge and swim to shore. clemson is hoping to dismiss the lawsuits. michael: the parents of a missing laurens county teenager have been arrested. meanwhile the search for the 14-year-old continues. deputies say michael hudson ran away from the parent who has custody of him. on friday

the book's available at the anderson county museum gift store. michael: a newborn in new york city stopped traffic today. the new york police department tweeted out this picture this morning. it shows an officer helping a mother give birth. this all took place along fdr drive. that's near the united nations headquarters. it caused traffic to come to a standstill during the delivery. as you might expect. the infant and mother were then rushed to the hospital. , fine. carol: with valentines day just around the corner, there is nothing more romantic than s sring a smothered, covered, and chunked candlelight dinner. that's right, waffle house is now accepting reservations for the most romantic day of the year. john, why are you laughing? it will be offering a candlelit dinner at restaurants in 18 states. in our area, there are seven waffle house restaurants that will be hosting the valentine's love special. michael: smothered and chunked. you said it. carol: a video of a two-year-old from south carolina has gone viral. michael: thanks to her bedtime prayers.

with me, republican plster kristen soltis-anderson, michael eric dyson. jenner granholm and sve ins keep. so much to talk about. let's talk about bernsie sanders and the democrats. polls this weekk showing bernie sanders beating hillary clinton. clinton has come out fighting. her spotters arereuestioning his viability. is he a viablbl candidate, will that work? >> 's the situation, bill clinton when campaigning for his wife the other day, made a rather perceceive point, he was dissing bernie sanders by saying it, sanders has simpler slogans. he's also though admitting to hillary clinton's problem. you look at an issue to public education just to take an example, sanders has a very simplele talking point, he wants to make public colleges and universities free for everyone. hillary clinton wants to make still wants people to pay. it's a d dferent philosophy, really, and it's a little bit hahaer to talk about and you can see a situation where sanders withth that simpler slogan, more direct approach, is m me in that moment. he's more about this moment as dona

michael: you're looking h a normally busy interchange in anderson county. that's highway 81 at interstate 85. looking live on southbound 81. keep tuned to wyff news 4, we'll keep the cameras trained on the effects of the coming storm. carol: there's a chance the orm might bring down power lines. utility companies are already dark. duke energy has been working with a team of meteorologists in preparation for the oncoming storm. more than 3000 line technicians are at the ready but that's not all. >> we've also been in contact with other utilities in the southeast through a mutual aid agreement and they've already started sending individuals north to assist us, they'll be staging in the carolinas today and into the evening. carol: duke energy says if your power does go out it's best to hit the off switch on as many appliances and electronics as you can. this puts less demand on the power lines when the electricity is restored. michael: back to north carolina where the state is under a state of emergency, ahead of the storm. governor pat mccrory gathered his te

michael: presidential politics out of anderson county. dyar's diner in pendleton, where jeb bush is scheduled to speak in 30 minutes. our people are there. bush is taking part in a poverty forum in columbia on saturday. carol: in upstate deputy is fired after incident involving a gun while off-duty. michael: a big honor for a young man in davisville. -- man in dacusville. he has been invited to join an elite football squad as youngest on the team. but his family has to find a way. john: cloudy skies with a northeast breeze. marco rubio thinks it's unfair to criticize him for missing votes. "but i am going to miss votes, i'm running for president." but he's been missing votes for a long time. were missed before he announced he was running for president." over the last three years, marco rubio has missed more votes... than any other senator. washington politician marco rubio. doesn't show up for work, but wants a promotion? right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. do you know the secret to a happy home in these mode

with me, republican pollster kristen soltis-anderson, michael eric dyson, professor of sociology at georgetown university. former michigan governor jennifer granholm and steve inskeep. co-host of npr's morning edition. so much to talk about. let's talk about bernie sanders and the democrats. steve, let me start with you. polls this week showing bernie sanders beating hillary clinton. and widening his lead in new hampshire. clinton has come out fighting. her supporters are questioning his viability. is he a viable candidate, will >> well, he's the situation, bill clinton, when campaigning for his wife the other day, made a rather perceptive point, in which he said -- he was dissing bernie sanders by saying, sanders has simpler slogans. but he's also though admitting to hillary clinton's problem. if you look at an issue to public education just to take an example, sanders has a very simple talking point, he wants to make public colleges and universities free for everyone. hillary clinton wants to make college more affordable but still wants people to pay. it's a different philosophy, really, and

michael: mandy gaither is live and local in anderson county with whaha keepmandy: much of the interstate beside me has been pretreated, except in anderson county. crews are expecting rain at the beginning of the storm, and they say anything they would put down on the roadways would be washed away. the salt brine trucks are on standby, ready to go around anderson, abbeville, greensville, and more. the interstate and major roadways have already been treated in many counties, crews ready to operate the salt-spreading trucks tonight >> if it dumps the snow, we are happy. if it goes to ice, it's going to be an ugly event. stay home if you don't need to be out. mandy: if the storm brings ice, there is a to fall problem. ice can bring down trees that can block roadways, and no matter what, crews have to keep the interstate, primary, and secondary routes open. they could be sanding, deicing, and cutting trees all at the same time. crews say this particular storm has been hard to track, so they are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. newsr. that an ice storm can cause power to go out

anderson. the first primary voting starts in 25 days. michael: to the weather now. the chill continues, but a bit cessarich is here. john, not quite as cold? john: pretty nice set with a cold start to the year. we had a bit of a warm-up, to around 60 degrees this afternoon. we are cooling off. here comes the rain. this is not much of a storm system. only patches of light rain, maybe drizzle and fog as we go overnight. not a lot of rain. temperatures, everything above freezing, 40's and 50's in the upstate, 50's in northeastern georgia. early this evening, we said 29 in boone. once the light precipitation gets here later tonight, the higher elevations of the northern mountains of north carolina could start off as a brief light, wintry mix, freezing rain and sleet. it will go over to all rain after that. we'll keep you updated. otherwise, rain, drizzle and fog tomorrow morning. michael: this is still going on. the bomb squad has responded to an anderson county home. deputies say a man has they say the situation is hawthorne drive. deputies say they got the call around

michael: oh yeah. parents gathered at in anderson county school, talking about the potential for downsizing within the district. anderson school district four says they have seen little growth in the last 10 years. dropping a school would save up to $1.5 million per year. one option is for pendleton element to school to turn into a middle school. another is to move riverside middle to a renovated mount lebanon elementary. >> i do believe they have our best interest at heart overall.. also i understand that people are very passionate about their schools. all the elementary schools are wonderful. they all serve different needs. make this decision will be hard. michael: officials say no job be lost will either option. carol: trey gowdy paid a visit to a local elementary school to show off patriotism. they wanted a new american flag for their school, so they rode a letter to the congresstrey gowdy hand-delivered a new flag to paris elementary school in taylors. but it's not just any flag. rap. rep. gowdy: this flag flew on top of the capital on it november 11, 2015. so i will present this flag on b ehalf

. >> abc action news reporter michael poluska shows us christie dior always worried that christopher anderson would return. >> they gave my me face back. >> reporter: anyone meeting her for the first time would never know this beautiful smile was teaferl lost after she suffered a brutal beating november 5th. >> his foot was coming down. >> reporter: abc action news interviewed her in the hospital as she made a desperate plea to catch the attacker. months later that plea paid off. u.s. marshals arrested christopher anderson. >> for the first time in a couple of months i will be able to -- sleep. >> dior says anderson not only stomped on her neck with boots leaving tread marks up her cheek. >> too often we turn a blind eye to it, women afraid to speak out. and then the next thing you know like, the next girl is not so lucky. >> reporter: she knows she's lucky, despite a few cars on the face she's healing well. the aspiring musician and model hasn't been able to work since the attack, she hopes to get on with her life and anderson stays where had he belongs in jail. >> that's where someone capab

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carol: anderson county, more than two hundred, pickens county, more than 860. michael: and here is a look at the latest numbers from blue ridge electric, greenville county a little more than 500, akoni nearly 300 and 50 still without power. and troopers have so far responded to 395 accidents today alone. carol: in north carolina, they say there were more than 70 this morning. it was a fatal wreck that occurred this morning, and six people have died since wednesday on the road. troopers advise you to take it easy, especially in this weather. we have put a link to these closures in the main weather story on wyff4.com. michael: and there is the brunt of this storm, western north carolina taking it. carol: let's check in with my arenas -- with myra ruiz. myra: the snow was falling so fast, and it was very heavy, things were very difficult for drivers today. it is bad, and it is going to be worse. myra: it made it hard for people to appreciate a day like this. >> mostly, i hated it. i made it up to the top of the hill and then 360ed back down. myra: this held up traffic at