hours. 3 fox carolina sarah danik is for us tonight. sarah how are things looking out there now? 3 well cody so far just a lot of media out here with me covering this debate you can see we are situated just across the street from the coliseumthats where the debate will take place.the first one starts at 6 pm with the bottom tier candidates and the main stage will host the top seven candidates at 9 pm tonight. 3 3 foxbusiness news is sponsoring this debate and 4000 people are expected to be in the audience tonight. it will be made up of people from the gop party-sponsors of the debate also have tickets as well as the candidates -for their friends and family.this debate the othererbecause there are only seven main candidates taking the stage tonight. and a lot of eyes will be on ted cruz and donald trump. trump is still leading the pack in the national polls, but cruz has taken the lead in iowa in some polls. and obviously that is important since the first in the nation caucuses will be taking place there on february 1. 3 3 i had a chance to speak with a man who had once supported

reporting in charleston, sarah danik, fox carolina the morning news 3 four democrats are set to appear on south carolina's primary ballot in february. february.these are the 12 republican candidates.they'll have another debate in iowa next week.for more you decide coverage.. head to fox carolina dot com. 3 3 the three democratic presidential candidates are staying in south carolina today.they'll be in columbia for "king day at the dome." dome."the focus of this year's rally will be calling for action on education equality. equality.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in columbia this morning- and ashley- this year's march is going to be a 3 - first time since it began in 2000:confederate flag not flying 3 - march: zion baptist church to state house- flag: main focus of march since 2000- naacp: inequalities in state's education system- calling on s-c lawmakers to finally put a stop to "unfair treatment and create plan for sc education equality" 3 - live online- coverage at 4 3 there are a number of events happening across our area for martin luther king day.clemson university students

other country. " "analysts says martin omalley struggled to get his voice heard.fox carolina's sarah danik was in charleston for the democratic debate. 3 3 3 the first democratic debate has wrapped up in charleston and it was more of a spirited one and then it has been in the past martin o'malley bernie sanders and hillary clinton all appearing on stage tonight. most of the fireworks though flew between bernie sanders and hillary clinton both candidates looking to separate themselves from one another to show voters where they stand on certain issues. issues like taxes - issues like healthcare showing what plans they believe are better as well as gun control issues. we spoke with some supporters earlier today about that issue in particular and also spoke to a supporter of governor o'malley to see how he did in tonight's debate take a listen. listen. 3 loopholes..we can close the charleston loophole as they like to call it and she's been an advocate since day one. and so i'm not anti bernie, i'm pro hillary and she represents the values i hold dear. dear.3 3 3 i think when you're talkkng ove

healthcare than the people of any other country. " struggled to get his voice heard.fox carolina's sarah danik was in charleston for the debate. 3 3 3 we are coming at you from charleston where the three democratic candidates are debating tonight and they're covering a wide range of topics - martin o'malley bernie sanders and hillary clinton talking about everything from taxes to healthcare like different plans and different views on healthcare also gun control. now we knew that was going to be a hot button issues here in charleston one that would be touched on in this debate so we talked to supporters for these candidates a little bit earlier about their candidate and where they stand on the gun control issues take a listen listen 3 3 3 we are right down the street from emmanuel church where a lot of awful things happened and he is for making sure people who shouldnot get guns don't get guns, we are making sure we ban assault weapons and we are keeping people safe 3 3 3 i think she has shown a life long committment to not only protecting the 2nd amendment but also to acknowledging there are c

for now we are reporting in charleston-- sarah danik, fox carolina the morning news 3 four democrats are set to appear on south carolina's primary ballot in february. february.these are the 12 republican candidates.they'll have another debate in iowa next week.for more you decide coverage.. head to fox 3 time for weather 3 and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes. 3 mostly sunny and cold, with highs reaching 42 in the upstate and 33 in the mountains. a wind chill advisory remains in place for high elevations until noon. tonight stays clear and cold with lows in the teens to around 20. more sunshine and cold temperatures are expected tuesday. 3 now time for traffic with chris. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 covering our counties--the anderson county sheriff's office and the coroner are investigating after human remains were discovered over the weekend. weekend.we're told the skeletal remains were spread out over a 20 to 30 yard wooded area between river and leader roads. roads.the coroner says the remains are an adult.. but there is no oth

caucuses.fox carolina's anchor sarah danik is live for us in charleston - sarah, are you getting a sense which candidate is getting the most support tonight? 3 derek - i was able to talk with people outside of the debate hall earlier tonight - of course there were those who are *very sure who they want to vote for.but there were a good amount of voters who candidate they want to support, in either party.so 3 3 3 (nats of chants)they've come from all over the state ... even the country ...to cheer on their candidate. supports what's going on in the world - as far as children are concerned, gun control matters that actually matter. 15:17:32 15:17:3215:12:55 that's the think i find so refreshing about bernie sanders he is not using political tactics to win, he is talking about the real issues that matter to everyday americans 15:13:03but not everyone has made their final decision. decision.5:55:36 with the democrats we don't have very many people to choose from - right now i'm leaning toward clinton because she does have experience and is very diplomatic when it comes to o world issues butl

the fact the confederate flag no longer flys on the grounds of the state capital- fox carolina's sarah danik has the story. 3 it's the 16th year for king day at the dome - here in columbia- and as you can see the crowd did come out today, more than 1000 people to listen to many different speakers and to march from the zion baptist church all the way to the statehousesome we spoke with got emotional as they thought about their walk, knowing that the flag was down, and they said it really felt so different than past years for this event. -but they said there still is work to be done and part of that work centers around the education system. this year's theme for the march was educational equality --a lot of speakers emphasizing no matter what zip code you live in - you deserve a quality education.and that it really takes a community to help with advocacy - today there were lot s of people at the statehouse with families and young children wanting to teach their children about the legacy of martin luther king junior 3 i pray everyday exactly his exact words and they will one day live in a natio

bit.fox carolina's sarah danik is live in anderson county for us. 3 cody - i spoke with administrators in district five - and even hung out in the lunchroom today here at west side high school - -i wanted to find out what the students think of the current lunches in place - and if changes are welcome. 3 3 3 (nats of lunch room)students at west side high school file through the lunch line - putting items on their trays that look pretty typical. typical. 3 i like the chick alfredo and hamburger and cheeseburgersone thing you really *don't see a t of - are empty trays. trays. 3 for the most part everyone eats they're hungry they have a lot of classes i only know a few ppl who bring their own lunch but for the most part they eat all their lunchbut it's not like that throughout *all schools in the district according to sharon hunt with anderson district fives food and nutrition services services 3 schools are different some better than others)hunt believes that's partly because of strict federal guidelines- schools have to offer a meat, bread, vegetable, fruit and milk.kids can choose three

fox carolina's sarah danik has more from columbia. 3 3 3 3 3 today is king day at the dome. it's been happening since 2000 -but it's historic this year, as it's the first year since without confederate flag -- ---the annual event started at zion baptist church and the crowd marched to the statehouse -thousands took part -held signs and chanted in support of the confederate flag being taken down from the in the crowd - the democratic candidates - bernie sanders hillary clinton and martin o'malley, and willie wilson wilson 3 every year, you've gathered right here and said that that symbol of division and racism went against everything dr. king stood for. we couldn't celebrate him and the confederacy, we had to choose. and south carolina finally made the right choice. choice. 3 what dr king said was we have got to combat racism but we also have to combat income and wealth inequality inequality 3 we need to take actions that make quality education regardless of his or her zipcode and move us forward to debt free college for all americans again 3 3 i am running for president for

concern.fox carolina's sarah danik is live for us tongiht. so sarah, how does this scam work? 3 cody and diana.the sheriff's office says, the victims are people who are putting their resumes up online -looking to work from home.the criminals reach out to them about a job opportunity that seems too good to be true.and that's *exactly what it is. 3 3 3 tillinda kiser started a new job earlier this month union county.but before she started as a logistics clerk for a company called "shopping bag" - she says, she did her research. research.website looked absolutely legit - i would never have thought anything of it 17:37:22 **the job was easy. packages were mailed to kiser's house - she took off the address label - put on a new label sent to her by her company - and shipped the packages back out.(after i sent the package out they would notify me and tell me something was coming 17:38:07 and at that time that's when my mother actually got the call from the woman saying that i was the one using her card 17:38:12)turns out kiser was unknowingly helping criminals commit their crime. it'

democratic candidates are getting ready for their debate in charleston on sunday--and fox carolina's sarah danik with all your coverage...be sure to tune in to thee ten o'clock news and of course our website fox carolina dot com for all you need to know. 3 new at 11 3 the third suspect--now facing murder charges in the death of an indianapolis woman with upstate ties...appeared in court for the first time today. today.you'll remember back in november--amanda blackburn was killed inside her home during a burglary--when she was just 13-weeks pregnant.her husband...davey blackburn...is the former youth pastor of newspring church here in greenville.he came home to find his wife shot in ththhead. their 16-month-old son was also home at the time of the bubuglary but was unharmed. 3 here's a look at diano gordon in court earlier today... indianapolis police have now charged him with two counts of murder...in addition to his original burglary and theft charges. charges.police say gordon was involved in two other burglaries with larry taylor and jalen watson the morning blackburn was shot.the pair is als

live look at usc upstate--you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 good morning, i'm sarah danik.. and i'm cody alcorn. first at four we'll have weather and traffic every ten minutes.and new at ten... are we programmed to eat more in the winter??our weight gain this time of year might just be in our genes... details on the ten oclock news. 3 now.3 president obama gives the state of the union for the final time.coming up, you'll hear what he's asking americans to do.. and how governor nikki haley is responding on behalf of republicans. republicans. 3 one-point-five billion.. and it could get even bigger.we're talking about tonight's record breaking powerball jackpot.. coming up. 3 good morning.... it's hill.and i'm lauren elise .. here with nicole papay and chris scott.thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 sunny &; cold today, with highs reaching 48 in the upstate and 39 in the mountains. a light breeze will stick around. tonight stays clear and cold with lows in another round of sunshine, before rain returns on friday. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 time for traffic with chris. 3 we're w

re-opened tonight - fans lined up to get their hands on panthers gear. 3 good sunday evening, i'm sarah danik. danik.and i'm derek dellinger. thank you for joining us tonight.we know many of you may be wondering about school closings due to weather - those will be running continuously at the bottom of your screen.but we are going to start with a huge night for panthers fans throughout the carolinas. that panthers are headed to the super bowl in california to face the broncos.not too long ago- we saw head coach ron rivera and panthers quarterback cam newton accept the n-f-c champiship trophy. 3 right now-we want to welcome out fox carolina sports anchor shannon sommerville. 3 shannon- the carolina panthers have been looking forward to this day since the beginning of the season seasonthat's right. super-cam will be taking his panthers to the west coast for super bowl 50...carolina just dominating in this game. newton throwowg for 2 touchdown, ran for two others and that panthers defense that's been lights out all season once again shines in the spotlight....the panthers scored 49 points that th

scene of a house firethee morning news on fox carolina is back in minutes. 3 3 good morning, i'm sarah danik.. and i'm cody alcorn. first at four we'll have weather and traffic every ten minutes.and new at ten... are we programmed to eat more in the winter??our weight gain this time of year might just be in our genes... details on the (woman) you want to eat... ...you want to eat, who wants to eat... (dog) do i want to eat? yes, i want to eat. (woman) do you want to eat? (dog) do i want to eat, yes. that's like nine times you've asked...yes. i mean it's beneful. i can actually see the meaty chunks and carrots right there...look at it. it's beautiful. mmmmmmm, thank you so much... but you know tomorrow night... ...you know speed things up a little. (vo) beneful chopped blends, a healthy blend... ...your dog will love. made with real beef. plus carrots and barley that you can see. 3 the morning news starts now. now.president obama gives the state of the union for the final time.coming up, you'll hear what he's asking americans to do.. and how governor nikki haley is responding on behalf of rep

phenomenon.tonight, fox carolina's sarah danik investigates...she's live for us in greenville..sarah - what is this called?! 3 cody and diana - the name for this is "phantom vibration syndrome"i know it's happened to me - and i'm sure to many of you as well.so - what's causing this to happen to so many of us?here's what i found out. 3 3 probably experienced this before.you hear your phone vibrate.and when you check it in your purse or pocket - no one was calling ... or it's not even there! there!12:57:06 yes i've caught myself more than once to answer my phone and it's not there 3 12:52:53 it's happened too many times to countpaul phoenix works at verizon wireless - and experiences this a lot -especially since he's around phones all day. 12:53:15 i'll reach for it and it's not in my desk or not there at all it's in the back - it's pretty wild 12:53:18 *** there's a name for what's going on."phantom vibration syndrome"12:57:52 i'm glad i'm not crazy - i didn't tell nobody until you just asked me that 12:57:56(nats "whwh is phantom vibration syndrome)dr. robert rosenberger is an associ

the latest on the n-f-c championship coming up. 3 good evening, i'm sarah danik. danik.and i'm derek dellinger. thank you for joining us tonight.winter weather has impacted many people in the upstate and western north carolina. tempertures are dropping--bringing the threat of icy roads.we have a list of they are at the bottom of your screen--and while you watch that--we want to give you a look at your weather. 3 meteorologist ted phaeton has been keeping an eye on what we can expect--ted? 3 temperatures will plummet under mostly clear skies, leading to refreezing on the roads and making for hazardous travel. sunday will be sunny but cold to start. highs will be cool, peaking in the low to 3 and make sure to download our new fox carolina weather app. you can get the latest weather info on the go, as well as get alerts on watches and warnings for your area.just text carolina weather to 23765 to download! 3 back to you 3 many people across the upstate woke up to snow on the ground. this is video out of spartanburg on heron circle. snowfall hit the area up until the w

cruz's rivals, donald trump--and haley's possible vice presidential consideration.my colleague sarah danik spoke with donald trump about that last night. take a listen. 3 trt: 13(trump): i am a friend of nikki. i supported her, and i think she's a teriffic woman, frankly.(sarah): would she ever be a possible vice presidential candidate with you?(trump): certainly. i mean she's a fantastic woman. it's too early to think about that, but she would certainly qualify. she's done a great job. job.two things not mentioned tonight at his rally were donald trump or nikki haley. we wanted to talk to cruz about that tonight but he did not make himself available for 3 cruz is on his way to other parts of the state--there are also a number of other candidates here in the state this weekend--also making their case, too. 3 after dropping out of the 20-16 presidential race last month...south carolina senator lindsey graham is throwing his support behind one of the other republican candidates... candidates... 3 3 "i have concluded, without any hesitation, without any doubt, that jeb bush is ready on day on

3 good evening--i'm derek dellinger.my co-anchor sarah danik has the night off. 3 we're are less than 24-hours away from the national championship 3 this time tomorrow night--the big game will be happening-- clemson taking on alabama for the college football title.the tigers spent part of yesterday practicing---and another part talking to our cameras for media day. day.fox carolina has team coverage from arizona tonight---sports director aaron cheslock is there to start off our series of reports tonight.aaron, the biggest story to come out the final press conference today, has almost nothing to do with tomorrow nights matchup right? 3 yeah, just as the press conference was wrapping up.. a question about pro prospects came up.. of course these two teams are littered with them.. and both coaches about to face off, agreed that they'd like to see something done... 3 alabama coach nick saban and they'd like the nfl to push back the deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft. now underclassmen have until jan. 18 to file papers to declare for the nfl. that will leave the players com

alcorn.and i'm sarah danik - we'll have more on the powerball drawing coming up in just a moment. but *first - we've got a cold night ahead -- and plenty of changes coming! coming!let's send it straight over to chief meteorologist kendra kent for a look at the forecast. 3 we're in store for a lot of changes over the next 5 days, including a warm-up, rain and even a slight chance for snow. here's how it all breaks down. tonight will be very chilly again with clear skies and light winds. lows will drop into the 20's. expect more full-blown sunshine through thursday with milder upstate and 49 in the mountains. clouds will increase thursday night. 3 and wake up with fox carolina. we've got traffic and weather every ten minutes from five to nine am. 3 i'll have much more,coming up- up-thanks kendra-we continue tonight- 3 now as we mentioned at the top of the hour - 1.5 billion under an hour....that's if you bought the winning powerball ticket of course. 3 it's a topic on many people's minds across the country as it's the largest powerball ever in the u.s. u.s.fox carolina's rebecca atk

started.fox carolina's sarah danik has been looking into the issue.and has some answers for us in a fox carolina investigation. 3 cody and diana -i spoke with several dam owners in the upstate who were issued emergency orders after the floods.they tell me they want to make the repairs - but were waiting to hear back from dhec with approval for their plan of action.so we asked dhec about the reason for the hold up. 3 3 3 9:37:29 the dhec inspector saw the geyser and was concerned about thatmark amick is an investigator of sorts.(nats) he's also an engineer - and he's been in high demand lately.amick has been brought in to make repairs to three dams in greenwood county.they are three of 76 dams around the state that were issued emergency orders by dhec - following the october floods. the first two - are in the gatewood neighborhood if there were any issues because we had the emergency order from dhec we had to address that - that involved an investigation - trying to determine if there were any issues that caused the ponds to breach or fail - of course to make sure the public was safe 09:

screen as a feature in a film festival.we'll take you to the big event. 3 good saturday evening, i'm sarah danik. danik. 3 and i'm derek dellinger.thank you for joining us tonight. 3 we begin tonight with a breaking news out of anderson county-- 3 that's where a teenager is dead--and at least one other man injured, in a shooting at a home there. there.the shooting took place on old williamston road.we are on scene tonight gathering details on what exactly happened. happened.fox carolina's shale remien is live in anderson--at the scene--shale, what can you tell us? 3 the anderson county sheriff's office is investigating a shooting saturday night. deputies said the incident occurred just after 4:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of old williamston road. 3 derek and sarah -what we know at this hour is the coroner after a self inflicted gun shot wound to his head.chief deputy coroner says it appears as if the situation was a drug deal gone wrong.there is one other person who is confirmed injured.he is currently going through hand surgery as he was shot in his hand.neighbors say they are concerned. 3 3 it is