now i'mnow i'm calling it the greenville army air base. that was its name and until the 1950s. 1951 they renamed the airbase donaldson air force base. and after world war ii when it ended initially they thought about closing down the airbase completely, but completely, but then it went over to the transportation. so it was cargo planes flew out of greenville. they were very active during the korean war and the berlin airlift, a lot of the huge transports flew out of greenville. so our collection from colonial history, south carolina and the development of the free state of south carolina and the greenville area, especially the development of south carolina, the industry in the area, the movement from the frontier economy basically to a textile driven economy and industry and all the way up through the wars that we went through, the military bases that were built but we're also looking forward to the future for people who grew up here and are moving here. >> this weekend we are in greenville south carolina. next author of greenville heritage

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joe.good morning you guys,i'm live from the greenville zoo where we're about to get our first look at the new baby giraffee! 3 we head to break 3 with a live look at...clemson you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning 3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're at...greenville county.. eye-853 3 3 a standoff at an oregon wildlife refuge could be coming to an end-- as soon as today. 3 the last four activists inside the malheur national wildlife refuge say they will leave their weapons behind and turn themselves in to authorities. late wednesday night "cliven bunday" the father of occupation leader ammon bundy was booked into jail after flying into a portland airport. the dispute is over the federal government taking land. 3 back at home -- it's going to be a busy weekend in downtown greenville. and if you have plans to be in the area --- you're going to need to plan ahead. ahead.there's the republican president

the sunshine is out, 47 in greenville. the mountains of north carolina still very windy and a good bit of cloud cover as we look out from our asheville skycam. mostly cloudy and cool, just 36 feel colder. one more day kind of like this tomorrow with sunny in the upstate and a few more clouds in the mountains and breezy. it said of being below normal temperatures, they will be of above normal. we will get a break them the cold come sunday and that will last into the first of next week . looks a corner to flurries left in the mountains of north carolina. this morning, it caused delays and closings for schools. over the weekend, looks like we will warm up by sunday. been worse after a they served our country. our country should serve them better. bernie sanders cracked the gridlock with john mccain to help clean up the mess at the v.a. and strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders has always stood with our veterans, and that's why he'll never rush to put our men and women in harm's way. judgment. integrity. bernie. sande

we're with jeff bullock who is with the greenville zoo. the great director who has been very busy, the last week or so. 3 3 yes, we have been very busy, just keeping up with the excitement around the baby giraffe. alot of questions on facebook. we tried to put out a faq sheet on the webpage so lks can get those answers to those questions that they have. 3 3 oh my goodness, i know tomorrow is a big day. huge announcement of the gender, and name of the baby. but you guys are opening ur doors this weekend. but there is concern about the weather. 3 3 right with the baby being so young, we're def watching the weather. we have set temperature ranges, and so hopefully, if it's right around 50 and sunny. we should have the calf out. if its below 50, and the weather isnt perfect. we probably want have 3 of course jeff, thank you so much. 3 3 thank you. 3 3 fingers crossed that its a nice warmer weekend to see the baby giraffe. again the big announcement for the giraffe happens tomorrow. back to you guys. 3 be sure to wake up bright and early with jo

zoo but greenville as a whole, the city of greenville is on the map and a lot of places because of this baby giraffe." 3 jeff bullock/with zoowe are always excited to share good news with the community. community. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 a dense fog advisory is in place until 10am for most of the area. expect overcast skies with scattered drizzle and light rain today, with highs reaching the mid-50s to near 60. tonight, lows drop into the 50s. heavy rain and possible t-storms arrive wednesday morning, and clear out to windy conditions in the afternoon. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 let's check in with joe--- joe--- 3 punxsutawney phil isn't the only groundhog who can predict whether spring will come early. we're live in chimney rock where they've got their own groundhog day event happening in a few hours. 3 here's a live look over a foggy clemson university -- you're watching the morning 3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nic

the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 we're following some breaking news out of greenville county. this is a live look along emily lane, where crews are responding to a house fire. emergency workers tell us the fire was reported just before six oclock and both firefighters and deputies were called to the scene.we're told the road is shut down near 3 also in anderson county. broadway station and whitefield fififighters are on the scene of a house fire near blue ridge circle.they say fire started around 5 o'clock this morning. luckily no injuries were reported. no word on how the fire was started. stay with fox- carolina on air and online as we learn more information. 3 3 with this bitter cold weather sticking around... many experts are warning of the dangers of *not* bundling up. up.and there are also some other things you need to be aware of-- of--fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in pickens county... how's it feeling out there? 3 - ad lib about the weather right now, talk about the current temperature 3 - we've seen a lot of people bundling up over the past few w days... - that

during the war. greenville not only had a world war one military base but during world war ii the airbase was build here south of town. pearl harbor took place on december 7th, 1941 on december 10th in the newspaper they announced they were building the green army airbase here. i thought that was quick. the army was looking at building a base but they were looking at land to build a military base in greenville so when the bombing of pearl harbor took place that sort of cleared the way and they decid decided to build it quickly. it was the greenville army base until 1951 it wad renamed donaldson airforce base. it went to transportation then and cargo planes flew out and were active during the korean war and the berlin food drop. the development of the state and the greenville area especially in the part it played in the development of south carolina, the industry here in the area, the movement from the frontier economy basically to a textile-driven economy and industry all the way up through the wars that we wen

the greenville zoo announced the name and gender of its newest >> the greenville zoo announced meet tatu. he is autumn and walter's third calf born on february second at the greenville zoo. carol: tatu means third child in swahili. thanks to earthcam people from across the world were able to watch tatu's birth live online. >> now, your live super doppler 4 hd forecast. john: some time lapse in spartanburg. watch this new command. it's gone as fast as it comes in. everything gets white very quickly. all of a sudden the sun comes out. i hope you enjoyed a big huge snowflake. the roads were in pretty good shape. just wet. that was basically it. most of the saw a trace. this weekend is setting the stage for the arctic air to sleep on and. if it is strong, we will see right now the computer model is hinting at a weaker system. interesting. we will have to watch and see. if it tracks this way, we end up in the warm sector. in the middle freezing rain and sleet. it's able to draw in more cold air to the north, that will lead to more snow. it looks like relating to little track. -- middle track.

the driver of the car was taken to greenville memorial hospital. no word yet on the extent of her injuries. boseman says the car was in a chase with greenville county deputies when it got into thee accident. >> we were told that it might be a chase but we cannot confirm that. we have the greenville internal affairs officer here now, doing an investigation. we also have them coming to do a reconstruction here. one victim is deceased, went to -- and one at the hospital. allyson: boseman says the greenville county deputy refused to talk to the coroner or highway patrol until the greenville county internal affairs officials arrived. we spoke with highway patrol and also reached out to the greenville county sheriff's office, both of them said they would release more later this afternoon. right now, as you can see, crews are still working to clean up the scene. we will continue to bring you more information on air and on our mobile app. allyson powell wyff news 4 in geoff: thank you. this afternoon, four people are facing murder charges in connection with

it not only brings attention to the greenville zoo, but to greenv and the city of greenville is on the map in a lot of places because of this baby giraffe. aly: aly myles, wyff news 4, at the greenville zoo. carol: just amazing. michael: congratulations. and yes, there is another competition name the new calf. carol: you can submit your suggestion on the greenville zoo foundation website, or by mail. michael: coming tonight, all new at 6:00, the importance of checki pockets before doing the wash, especially if you're cleaning for the carolina panthers. >> this is a very, very important note. cleaners that works on the team's clothes and uniforms found a note inside coach ron rivera's jacket. he was wearing that jacket during a very important game. the owner of that dry cleaners shares the note, and the message he believes it sends about the team. here on wyff news 4. carol: in tonight's 4 your health, worries about the spread of the zika virus in brazil, during the summer olympic games in august. even so, the organizing committee says it has not yet seen evidence of people canceling tr

we have the greenville internal affairs officer here now, doing an investigation. we also have a team coming in to do a reconstruction here. one victim is deceased, one went to the hospital. allyson: boseman says the greenville county deputy refused to talk to the coroner or highway patrol until the affairs officials arrived. allyson powell, wyff news 4, in powdersville. gabrielle: right now, people in powdersville say they are shaken up and want to know more details about the chase. corey davis is live and local at the scene on highway 81 and highway 153. corey? corey: right now, greenville county deputies aren't commenting, outside of the e-mail they sent us earlier today. but we still have a lot of questions about the chase. take a look at the intersection behind us. it was reopened about an hour ago, after being shut down for 12 hours today. people were pulling over in parking lots to see what was going on. take a look at this. the crumpled pickup truck driven by the victim, stephen burnett, just before it was towed away. one lady out here told us she saw the mo

plus...a baby boom at the greenville zoo!two new additions are now on display! we'll tell you who's joining baby giraffe "tatu" as the zoo family's newest member! member! 3 3 3 3 3 3 change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability. bernie sanders. he was there when dr. king marched on washington. unafraid to challenge the status quo to end racial profiling, take on police misconduct, and take down a system that profits from mass imprisonment. there is no president who will fight harder to end institutional racism. education. opportunity. reform. bernie. 3 we're back with weather and traffic together every 10 minutes---- 3 kendra's here with a look at your forecast. forecast. 3 3 3 clouds will move in through this evening as showers approach. some light rain will be possible in the upstate, while the mountains will see a snow late night. some accumulations are expected along the tennessee border by wednesday morning. wednesday morning will bring temperatures in the mid 30s for the upstate and around 30 in the mountains.skies will clear for the day, leaving

officials say she's recovering at the greenville humane society. they say she'll soon go home to be fostered by one of their vets. carol: a possible change in plans to dump coal ash in the upstate, but one community is fighting to john: a few snow showers developing in kentucky and tennessee. the main batch of snow is off to the northwest, moving quickly in our direction. the possibility of coal ash michael: the possibility of coal ash coming to liberty has lit a fire under people there. they are mobilizing a fight on many fronts, carol: tonight, 150 people camee to a town hall meeting, and wyff news 4's john lyon talked to a couple close to the center of the controversy. >> coming over the bridge, you can see the clearing. john: kim and robert lewis stand on the back deck of their dream home, overlooking a small pond and beautiful sunsets. >> it's just a nice, peaceful neighborhood, a good family community. john: turns out, now they are less than a half a mile from a land that might become a coal ash landfill. >> i'm just worried about our pond, ou

the right direction. aly: aly myles, wyff news 4, in greenville. carol: rubio also said, quote, when elected, on his first day, he would "cancel president obama's deal with iran." michael: it's been a while, but chief meteorologist john cessarich is back out on the road tonight. when you hear why, you won't be surprised. john, in case no one told you, cookie season is here. john: the cookies are what? carol: they are there. john: they are here and they are there, trust me. you know where they are? they are already here, in my stomach. i have had three or four of them already. incredible. i will tell you more about the cookies and the girl scouts, ok, three or four is conservative. really, how many have i had? 10? that's not bad. the diet starts next week. right now, beautiful temperatures. seasonably cool in spartanburg today, through the entire upstate, and temperatures will remain seasonably cool for the next few days. when we get into the weekend, a warm up. then, next week, we dealt with the ice storm this past monday, and here's what will happe

the mountains. it is 33 in greenville with the northeast breeze at 10 miles for our. it has been very isolated snowfall for the upstate and in northern greenville and pickens county. there is a dusting across the foothills in north carolina. we have no watches out the cause in some places -- no watches out because in some places they will be less than 1/2 of one inch. it will be blustery throughout the day tonight and throughout the day tomorrow. another cold blast is coming to flurries. we will see more action by the end of the weekend, sunday night into monday. 20's in asheville and the lower blowing. the winds will pick up later tonight, especially in the mountains. tomorrow it will be cold and blustery. the afternoon high for the upstate will reach into the low to mid 40's and for western north carolina, temperatures will have a low 40's this afternoon. allyson: thank you, dale. he is some video from boone. we have been peeking in on those cameras, looking for any snow showers. you can continue to moniter winter weather on the wyff 4 mobile app. our meteorologist

the state.at 4:00.. he's having an event at southside christian school in greenville. and doctor ben carson is meeting with voters in cherokee county.he'll be at the gaffney visitor's center at 3:00. 3:00.most of the candidates will be in greenville on saturday.the next republican debate is happening at the peace center... one week before the primary. 3 people in downtown greenville are preparing for an extremely busy weekend. weekend.that republican debate will mean road closures and tons of security. security.and that's not the only event happening.the swamp rabbits and the clemson basketball team have games at the well.plus..it's valentine's weekend.restaurant owners and police tell us.. they are working ahead to accommodate the extra crowds. 3 3 3 what we do is we have our normal hours and usually add an hour on each side opening and closing and if we fill up all those time slots we add some more so we'll be opening at 4 on sat and serving til 11 sat night" 3 it should be fairly easy, all the parking garages will be accessible - although one side of the garage may b

be on the roads that are right up freezing. greenville will see low 50's this afternoon under sunny skies. the mountains of north carolina starting now cloudy with a few flurries and then reaching to the upper 30's in the 40's for highs. time for dale's school salute. we want to salute everybody in mrs. dacus' third grade class at monarch elementary school in simpsonville. they recently visited the greenville museum of art. they are studying the antebellum period. they got to make their own pottery at the museum. having a great field trip at monarch elementary. we would love to have a picture from your school. take a nice photo and send it in and we will show it in the future. geoff: pottery can get messy. allyson: it is not fun if it is not messy. in this morning's plus, one of the biggest soccer players comes through for a fan. allyson: that is right. murtaza, a 5-year-old from afghanistan, was photographed wearing a lionel messi shirt made of a plastic bag. it went viral online. messi sent him two autographed shirts and a signed footba

the bush campaign. tim waller, wyff news 4 in greenville. carol: according to campaign tracker, marco rubio campaigned across the state today. appearing first with governor nikki haley in columbia, then onto pawleys island, hilton head, and charleston. tonight he will hold a rally at clemson at 7:30. carol: donald trump, ted cruz, that person, and john kasich -- ben carson and john kasich spent time in the midlands and low country. ted cruz will appear with phil robertson of duck dynasty at the greenville marriott. mark sanford endorsed ted cruz in charleston earlier today. carol: there has been a good turnout for absentee voters. we asked a number of people about the line and their feelings now that the vote has been cast. >> no, actually was very nice i went in, i was probably in line five minutes and voted. it was quick and easy. >> i voted for marco rubio. finally we're getting the list down to the point where you can learn something about the candidates. >> i plan on voting for ted cruz. i like what he stands for. everything that he says

the greenville county sheriff's office is investigating a double shooting.this is video from the scene on mansion circle in piedmont just after three this morning.we're told two women were shot and taken to the hospital but should be ok.no arrests were made at last check.deputies say neighbors did see two men getting into a dark older model acura--but thats all we know.as soon as we learn more--we'll pass it along. 3 3 only on fox-- an anderson county bus driver's quick thinking may have saved a young boy's life. life.8-year-old brayden burns says he was about to cross the street when a speeding mini van came down the road. his mom and the bus driver say it barely missed him. his mother says she couldn't be more thankful to the bus driver known as **ms tweet** for laying on her horn and the speeding car flew by. brayden says, it was a scary moment for him. 3 3 3 "i was getting off the bus, i was about to take a step in front and the car flew past at 72 miles an hour!" 3 3 "it's my job, but it's my job as a transportation specialist, that the child is my number one safety." safety."the

very much about their history in greenville, the history of black folk in greenville. they reported that in schools, the only chapter that they had on black people is that they were slaves. that they were slaves and they wanted to know where they could find information, if they could go to the library or get some information on jesse jackson, but they knew nothing about the early history of blacks in greenville. greenville is a typical southern town and black and white basically. i recall the 1940's and the 1950's when there were families of asian descent, maybe one or two, and two or three families had come into this area from one of the arab countries. and they normally lived in the neighborhoods close to black neighborhoods in greenville because they, too, were discriminated against to some degree. but greenville was filled at that time with the kinds of bigotry that most of us have learned to live with and accept. black people during that time either place and they stayed in it. and we as children coming up, we, too, knew our place and it was the way things were and

i enjoy, from the top of my head aly: a huge day for the greenville zoo. see the ba u the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of america's best mayors. in congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. now he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over two and a half million contributions, tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuition-free public colleges. and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. carol: a live look at a new magazine launch.the palladium group is launching a quarterly magazi hoped to showcase dinamichael: a

check out the flurries falling here at our station in greenville county this morning! ... 3 and the snow really came down in spartanburg county...this earlier today near exit 68. clearly drivers having to deal with the heavy snow.and what looked to be a weather related accident along old converse road where you can see an suv ran into the bridge barrier. 3 and depending on where you live you may have seen a good amount of flurries falling!you can see pretty white flakes falling in berea in this video from hattie...and in this video kandy sent us along white horse road in greenville county.and some light flurries fell earlier in the day in pickens..thanks to amanda and everyone who sent us video and photos today. 3 it's going to stay cold through the weekend...and more snow is expected to move in on monday! monday!let's check in with chief meteorologist kendra kent... 3 after snow to start our friday, we are now looking ahead to monday's winter a light wintry mix will be possible throughout monday, then turn to rain by mid to late afternoon. more on that in a second!skie

carol: a live look from sky 4 over the peace center in downtown greenville. on a night when republicans for president will debate, there's major news out of texas and washington. the death of a supreme court justice antonin scalia. michael: we will begin with breaking news supreme court justice antonin scalia has been found dead. officials say he died of apparently natural causes today at a luxury resort. carol: officials say his body was found in his room after he didn't appear for breakfast. scalia had served on the supreme court since he was appointed in 1986 by then president ronald reagan. scalia was one of the most conservative members of the high court. he was 79-years-old. michael: this news certainly will emerge into the debate tonight in downtown greenville. before we get you there, that's a live look outside from our woodruff road skycam. a very cold night in store. carol: with more winter weather on the way, meteorologist chris chris, what happens tonight? chris: tonight is going to get cold. that sets the stage for the storms on monday. we are get

the low 20's. mountains. 33 degrees in greenville. we will have 5-10 mile-per-hour breezes for a good bit of the morning. let's take a look over the last six hours. you can see some of these flurries across the mountains. some areas might get one inch of snow this morning and there is a with cold winds that will be a factor across western north carolina. we have wind chill advisories and winter weather advisory's for the counties along the tennessee and north carolina border from tonight through noon tomorrow. northern greenville county and pickens county could also see a flurry of snow. it will then clear for the upstate. there will be some rain showers in the afternoon in the mountains. we have 20's and 30's across the region with northeast breezes 5-10 miles per hour. dress warmly as you head out to work and school. it is a cold and blustery weekend on the way. the high tomorrow is just 25 and 30 on sunday. that is for western north carolina. the upstate remains in the 30's for highs saturday and sunday. monday morning might be a li

the coroner says cruey died from blunt force trauma and was pronounced dead on the scene. a greenville county school bus was involved in a crash this morning. school officals say there were nine students from fork shoals elementary school on the bus when it got rear-ended on higway 25 near clark road. no students were injured in the crash, but the bus driver was transported by ems to be checked out, andndhe driver of the car was injured and airlifted to the hospital. their injuries are unkown at this time. cathy williams lives on highway second accident there this week. she says this one was serious. >> i called a neighbor of ours and she told me they were getting ready to airlift the victim, and all i could think about, dear lord, please just let this person be ok, and i did watch them put them in the helicopter so i did get to see that. and i'm just praying they will be ok. geoff: williams says the car had gone underneath the back of the bus. she said she believes the car was going too fast. turning now to commitment 2016, it's the last-minute scramble in south carolina for candidate

the south carolina primary. he held a big rally in greenville tonight. "we're going to win the south carolina primary, we are going to win the nomination, we're going to win the general election, we're going to beat hillary clinton and we're going to turn this country around" cruz also picked up an endorsement from representative jeff duncan, a republican who represents part of thehepstate region. for the next week, candidates from both parties will zero in on new hampshire. voters there will go to the polls one week from tonight. as steve handelsman reports, candidates like cruz and senator bernie sanders are hoping to capitalize on their momentum. she rushed to new hampshire, hillary clinton trying to put the best light on last when a few coin tosses in iowa decided who got the final democratic delegates; it was that close. but clinton did not lose -- iowa like she did in '08. presidential candidate :18-:27 "and new hampshire's gonna have to decide who can go toe to toe -with the republicans to make hailed bernie sanders as a winner, as he came home to

we know more about the greenville zoo's newborn giraffe...and he has a name! name! 3 in a fox carolina follow up 3 the search has ended for a missing canton man---a cadaver dog found his body along a trail in oconee county- 3 the coroner confirming tonight scott turner died from a self destructive act.he went missing around 11 monday morning - the coroner says he likely died that afternoon. afternoon.search crews had spent the last several days looking for turner - after his pickup truck was found on highway 107.a search team found turner's body off the road this morning - the trail is somewhere family says turner had previously fished and hunted. an autopsy will be performed sunday morning to assist with the death investigation. 3 an attempter murder suspect who taunted anderson county deputies on social media has been captured in tennessee. tennessee.u.s. marshals picked up demarcus oliver on thursday- he's accused of shooting an acquaintance last october. october.investigators say oliver and the victim got into a fight, before shots were fired-it happened on mcduf

the 4th quarter. patrick: in greenville, patrick hussion wyff news 4. running for president talked to hundreds of voters at bob jones university. faith and family were the main topics of the forum today. >> all of our policies should be aimed at creating strong familiies, because that is the basic unit for a strong nation. governor bush: you know, it is politically correct i guess now wife, a man and a woman that are organized around loving their soul is just one choice. if you have that view, the choice that will create the greatest possibility for families, to be loving and wholesome and that children have now a right to succeed then -- a chance to succeed then , you're being judgemental. so there's always that challenge. sanator rubio: we shouldn't have any policies that are anti-family. we have a tax code that punishes marriage but punishes child formation. that's why i have an increase in the child tax credit. senator cruz: i do think government policies have contributed to the breakdown of families. you look at government policies, for example our

he spoke to a packed room at the td convention center in greenville. >> south carolina is going to play such a pivotal role in the next 3 weeks. south carolina's role, historically, has been choosing presidents. and south carolina, this year, is going to ensure the next republican nominee, and the next president of the united states, is a true conservative. michael: and after addressing the crowd tonight, cruz talked to news 4's nigel robertson. here is senator ted cruz, one on one. nigel: when you look at the history of the republican party in iowa, how did you do it? sen. cruz: well, this was the victory for the grassroots. what we saw on the ground was courageous conservatives, coming totother. of pastors, republican women, young people, college students, of small business owners, of people just passionate to turn our country around. you know, i don't think anyone will win iowa, or anyone will win south carolina, from a tv studio in manhattan or d.c. i think you win on the grassroots. i think you win with meeting with people one on one, doing what we just did here, which is talking t

because of the debate, the city of greenville has closed some as you can see -- the city of greenville has closed some roads. as you can see, in this map they are the red lines. broad street from river to main street. main street from court to murphy street south laurens street from broad to court street and court street from main to river street. they will be closed from 8:00 a.m. saturday to 2:00 a.m. on sunday. geoff: it is particularly cold this morning in boone. dale: it was interesting to hear from people all over the region. this is the difference when you have one of these big storms anchored over the great lakes. this is not one of those. currently 24 in greenville. we do see stronger winds blowing that will make it feel colder. it is in the 20's and the upstate and in of the teens in the mountains. overnight we have seen flurries along the tennessee border. these are wind chill advisories. it is right along the spine of the north carolina and tennessee border. that also includes jackson and transylvania counties. it is dangerous to be outdoors for any length of time if you ar

the upper 30's out. a wintry mix in northern greenville county, sleet, snow and it will change to rain. winter advisories for the mountains of north carolina with snow into the evening. the wind picks up tonight, tomorrow, it clears and it will be cold for saturday and sunday. the next chance for winter weather. we could see snow changing over to sleet and freezing rain in the early morning hours. on tuesday morning. what about tuesday morning? we could have slippery roads. we will talk about that in a few minutes. allyson: see why. as we take one more look at the snow that fell this morning, remember, you can turn to our website for all the latest weather information. there you can find live radar and winter weather closings and delays. just look for the weather section on wyff4.com and the wyff 4 mobile app. turning to commitment 2016 coverage this afternoon, one day before the republican debate in greenville, several of the candidates are taking part in a forum at bob jones university. wyff news 4's patrick hussion is live from the university with a preview this afternoon. patrick: we

tatu will now be the name for our new giraffe addition at the greenville zoo." zoo.""tatu" was born on february 2nd--weighing 157 pounds and standing six-foot- 3 trending tonight 3 disney fans lookout because something chilly is set to take the broadway stage. stage.that's right the hit movie "frozen" will open on broadway in spring of 2018.the new show will include all your favorites...from princess elsa and anna and of course olaf the snowman.and the creative team behind the 2013 movie will be behind the scenes making this stage show just as spactular...so get the kids ready to sing along to their favorite musical! 3 chief meteorologist kendra kent joins us now with a look 3 after snow to start our friday, we are now looking ahead to monday's winter weather threat! it looks like a light wintry mix will be possible throughout monday, then turn to rain by mid to late afternoon. more on that in a second!expect roads to dry out in time of the overnight, with lows dropping to 28 for the upstate and 20 in the mountains. snow will continue along the tennessee border.the wee

that part was the catalyst that led to greenville's revitalization. people started paying attention to the downtown area, which at that time was dying. now we have removed the bridge, this magnificent pedestrian bridge, one of its kind in the world. it's curved, so you can walk out there, stop, look directly at the waterfall and enjoy it, and on a really nice day, this bridge is covered with people. there are lots of people down there along the river enjoying the park. it's the crown jewel of greenville. tour staffes recently traveled to greenville, south carolina, to learn about its rich history. learn more about greenville and other stops on our tour at www.c-span.org you are watching american history tv. next, barryand lando talks about his book "web of deceit: the history of western complicity in iraq". , to kennedy, to george w. bush. he argues that it comes after decades of intervention, including british airstrikes in the 1920's. the baath party coming to power. role in aericans' rebel against -- revolt against saddam hussein. >> good evening. i

autumn the giraffe gives birth to a calf at the greenville zoo!we'll tell you about the new addition...who's birth was hey, guys, it's annie. now, if you're anything like me, you're always looking for ways to save money, especially when it comes to your weekly grocery trip. well, with walmart every day low prices, saving money while keeping the pantry full... that's easier than you think. in head-to-head shopping, the total at walmart beat that of bi-lo. greenville, the total amount saved atat walmart vs. bi-lo was $27.40 on this week's groceries - that's 19%. so head to walmart and see what you could save with their every day low prices. (vo) want to be happy with your next vehicle purchase? at enterprise, we guarantee it. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... 3 we're back with news you need to know---- 3 we're learning more about a deadly crash in greenville county. county.the crash happened on mckittrick road just after one this afternoon.troopers say a trash truck was headed west

nigel: now to the upstate. greenville fire department was on the scene of an early morning fire at the tara apartments. the solutions recovery center houses recovering addicts and alcoholics there. it's part of their sober living program. the fire displaced more than 20 people. but the executive director says, they will have a place to sleep tonight. >> as a company, i'm not worried about us losing our apartment complex. that'll be taken care of. my main concern right now is where these guys are going to live and housing them and making sure they don't lose a step. nigel: the cause of the fire is still under investigation. the search for answers continues after a man killed three coworkers and injured 14 others in a kansas shooting last night. gabrielle: tonight, the governor of that state is calling the officer who shot and killed the gunman a hero. chris: as investigators try to figure out why worker at the salon equipment factory opened fire, killing three and injuring 14, they are learning more about how the attack un

the area. currently, it is quite a difference. greenville at 39 and laurens is 29. those temperatures will rebound into the upper 50's. races tonight out of the northeast will become more southerly for the afternoon. another cool front is coming albert way and this will kick up showers on monday, for sure. monday through wednesday will be wet and cooler with this nexis to. -- with this next system. today though, let's enjoy the next couple days, which are very pleasant. afternoon and 53-55 is the high for the mountains of north carolina. as we look ahead, tomorrow and sunday will be in the 60's. 63 saturday and 67 sunday. and then monday, rain returns. we of a chance of showers by sunday afternoon in the mountains, but a better chance come monday. >> it reminds me why i got into teaching. geoff: the week's golden apple award winner bringing joy to her students in and outside the (vo) want to be happy with your next vehicle purchase? at enterprise, we guarantee it. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... a

when authorities say a man on the run from greenville county deputies... slammed into his white pick-up ... killing burnett at the scene. deputies were in the process of trying to arrest 25 year old "dexter reeves" on four active warrants. that crash shut down this intersection for hours. "reeves" is in the hospital recovering from his injuries... he will likely face additional charges in connection with this death. the greenville county sheriff's office says it's conducting interviews with the deputies involved in the chase. four men are in jail tonight... after police say... they killed a 17 year old ... and then drove off ... only to be caught hours later at a gas station nearby. easley police say it happened here... at "tri- cities lanes" in easley... on "calhoun memorial highway"... around 9 last night. they say...officers responded to shots fired... and when they arrived... they found 17- a gunshot wound to the chest. he died... at the scene. we were there last night... as police were investigating who shot brown. officers were able to put out an aler

the 3 3 with moretomorrow.. road.. primary at...greenville we're taking a news on fox welcome back to welcome back to news on fox carolina---we're taking a live look 3 3 the upstate's finest and bravest..are going to have a front row seat to watch the upstates toughest.. toughest..first responders are going to be honored tonight at for heroes night.. night..fox carolina's joe gagnon is live from the well with a preview.. 3 3 3 swamp rabbits to recognize the accomplishments of greenville businesses large and small and recognize several of greenville's great leaders swamp rabbits will wear unique military and first responders specialty jerseysonline jersey auction following the game "touch-a-truck" event from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the academy st.recognition of several local heroes for their courage in the line of duty greenville news family fun packs available 3 3 back to you.. 3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 friday will be sunny with highs in the mid to upper 50s area-wide. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and low 40s. clou

the chairman of the greenville county democratic party. thank you for being here. >> it's my pleasure. myra: we appreciate your insight on how the primary point. republicans had a record turnout last week. not so good for democrats. >> it was good, but not so great as 2008. secretary clinton got almost as many votes as barack obama did in 2008. of course, this is one of the reddest states in the country. considering the demographics, we got a good turnout. myra: african americans make up a huge chunk of the democrats in support behind hillary clinton. why is that? >> both of the clintons have a long history of addressing areas concerning african-americans. i think senator sanders does as well, but he is not nearly well as known as the clintons. myra: what exactly is it that they have done that has resonated with the african-american community? >> they have stood up for african-americans. secretary clinton had five mothers of african-americans killed recently. they also always supported programs that try to reduce poverty. i think those are

zoo will announce the name and gender of their new baby giraffe today. 3 the greenville zoo staff will talk about autumn the giraffe's baby -- who was born on february second. the event will take place in front of the giraffe exhibit at 1:30. during that time -- the calf's name and gender will be revealed.we'll be there for it all.the zoo will reopen to the public tomorrow at 10 a-m. 3 it is freezing cold today..and nicole says it'll be cold tomorrow.. tomorrow..the perfect weather for taking a dip in a lake..seriously.. seriously..fox carolina's joe gagnon is live from lake hartwell..because a bunch of people will be doing that 3 tomorrow morning it is on..as dozens are signed up to jump into these rather cold lake hartwell.. hartwell..they are doing it for a good cause for sure.. it's for a fund called pennies for preemies..to support babies born prematurely..it was started by grace cromer who was born prematurely herself and weighed about a pound..registration is at 9 am...the plunging begins at 10..at the portman marina in andersonto sign up..go to foxcarolina.com.. 3 3 back to you

i 85 south on at the greenville area, an accident there as well. shortly, but the speed limit drive on 26 and 40, 85 and 385. let's take a look outside 385 and haywood road. geoff: it is hard to say we are warmer this morning when we arrived around freezing, but we are about 10 degrees higher than yesterday. dale: it was clear and cold yesterday and it got down to 20 degree temperatures for morning 30's in greenville with the northeast breeze at 10 to make it feel colder. we have seen more cloud cover overnight. as we check out what is going on, this is recorded history of the past six hours with flurries across north carolina. a new batch is coming in across tennessee and northern georgia and that will impact parts of the upstate late morning. about 9:00 noon, we could see flurries in the northern part of i-85. all the counties under winter weather advisory's and wind expected to pick up tonight blustery conditions with new snow in mountain roads causing slippery driving conditions. we put the future plus in motion. about 9:30 to noon, flurries of

on the right, only some clouds so far in greenville. michael: john cessarich, when does the mess that here? -- get here. john: the threat for flash flooding will be overnight tonight and also during the day right now, we are stable with a northeasterly wind. we have a stable environment, cool temperatures with off and on showers and even a few patches of drizzle and fog. also, overnight tonight through tomorrow, flash flood watch for basically the entire viewing area. lots of us have seen a couple inches of rain especially in the mountains over the last few days. the ground is saturated. there is no place for the water to go. the rivers and streams running very high. expect an additional 2-4 plus inches of rain across the area. from greenville through the midlands to the coast, a risk of severe weather as we go through the day tomorrow. i think northeastern georgia, you could see the severe weather late tonight, early tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning, it spreads rapidly across the upstate. the best chance will be south of i-85 with the

the afternoon. asheville warmer right now. greenville at 38, spartanburg and rutherfordton is the coldest that freezing. we will see it get into the upper 50's in the upstate in the mountains in the upper 40's. the jacket is a good idea this morning. we will talk more about fedor weather for the weekend if you minutes. geoff: right now, south carolina highway patrol's working a number of incidents on the roads. a live look behind us shows our s.c. dot cameras. allyson: we'll have a traffic report in a moment. but first, this note for people in mcdowell county. there is a phone outage right now in the hankins community. officials ask that you call or text 911 for possible emergencies. geoff: meanwhile, authorities say there are a lot of trees that have fallen throughout the county. they do not recommend going out on the roads unless you have to. conditions this morning. one of the concerns this morning is for black ice on the roads. the temperature is above freezing now but you're still advised to be cautious. aly myles has been telling u

many are still talking about the big event last night in greenville. c.n..n.'s gop first of two town halls. voters who say they are still undecided, listened to doctor ben carson senator ted cruz and , senator marco rubio in the old cigar warehouse in the west end. >> people won't support a comprehensive approach to immigration. it's now been tried three times in the last decade. it has failed each time, and so now we have to understand that the only way forward is thru a step by step approach that begins with finally securing our border. >> i will confess i laughed out loud. this has not been the typical race by any sense. i don't think anyone is surprised that donald trump is threatening to sue people. he has done that most of his adult life. >> by the time we got to the 1960's, lbj was saying we the government are going to eliminate poverty. how'd that work out? times more people on food stamps, more poverty, more welfare, broken homes, out of -- geoff: cnn hosts another gop town hall tonight. that one's in columbia with trump, bush and kasich. allyson: sout

a reminder -- the free adoptions are this saturday. greenville animal care is 3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 ((weather hit))flurries possible friday morning through lunchtime, then snow develops near tennessee in the mountains. otherwise, skies become partly cloudy with highs in the mid-40s upstate, and upper 30s in the mountains. tonight stays dry and cold in the 20s. 3 let's send it over to chris with let's send it over 3 let's send it over to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're keeping an eye on: on: 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.the gop presidential hopefuls are coming to greenville.ashley minelli is live with all you need to know about the debate this weekend. 3 be sure to stay with fox carolina all morning long. we're bringing you the days top stories until nine o'clock. throughout our four hours of news you can catch live reports from the field, plus minutes. the morning news at 6:00 starts now... now... 3 a few flurries will be possibleleduring morning, then skies will clear for

zoo but greenville as a whole, the city of greenville is on the map and a lot of places because of this baby giraffe." giraffe."now, just like kiko - you have a chance to suggest a name for this new baby giraffe. we've got all the details on our website - and the name will be announced next week. the greenville zoo is currently closed through february 12th for annual maintenance.no word on when the newborn will make its big debut. 3 and going in depth 3 the greenville zoo tells us the calf's father - walter - will remain separated for the next few weeks to allow time for mother-baby bonding . .also - if you're watching the isn't letting the baby nurse enough - there may be a reason why.officials say young giraffes in the wild nurse for about 20 seconds at at time. that's because they have to be ready to respond if a predator arrives. arrives.the baby will nurse for six to eight months - before turning to solid food. and looking further down the road- road-the zoo says a steering committee will meet within the next year to match up male and female giraffes for b

we look back to the city of greenville where it is 33 degrees. the breeze out of the northeast at 10 makes it feel colder but better than yesterday when it was in the low 20's. flurries of snow overnight and we will see a few more great morning before noon across parts of the upstate. winter weather advisory's are out for the mountains of north carolina, and also slippery spots on the few roads. madison, emc, and mitchell operating on a two hour delay because of road conditions -- yancy and mitchell operating on a two-hour delay because of road conditions. we might see a flurry of snow mountains of north carolina will see snow early and rain this afternoon with temperatures in the low ward is. -- temperatures in the low 40's. that is a quick look this morning. geoff: this morning in our bus come at president appears on "ellen" later today and gets a surprise from the first lady. allyson: a message just in time for valentine's day. take a look. >> hygienist wanted to wish you happy valentine's day. -- i just wanted to wish you happy valentine's day

the upper state championship continuing in downtown greenville. start with the boys final between burns and spring valley. second quarter, burns extends to a four-point lead. under 30 to go. rebels with the 38-28 at the break. 69-66, over spring valley. the upper state file abbeville , and keenan. abbeville starting to take a -- control. thanks to number 11 there. panthers go up five. the battle leads abbeville to the state championship game. the girls upper state finals taking on christchurch. third quarter, the defending champ, lauren cook. bennett led the way. 30 points. the cavaliers win. they play saturday for the state title. let's head over to the diamond. clemson against james madison on saturday. just three hits, struck out four. clemson already up five-nothing. clemson wins 10-1. the tigers go for this week -- this we sweep today. south carolina, penn state back at it. bottom of the three, gamecocks entered with a three-two lead. usc pushes the lead 6-2. seven rbis. a seventh spot in the game for the gamecocks. the gamecocks will go for t

out of the saw that 17 in greenville. more rain to come. let's take a look at live super doppler 4 hd from the south. as you can see, some of the heaviest rain entering western h carolina, cherokee, graham, heavy downpours, frequent lightning in noa and there are flash flood watches out for northeastern georgia, western t short period of areas leadg to flash flooding, so if you live in flood prone areas, watch out for that potential today. we have tag coverage with meteorologiss justus in to give us an idea of what kind ofsee coming through. chris: we are watching that line back towards the west. it had a lot of lightning and that could be an indication of how potent a thunderstok at primarily the lightning with the line of storms approaching the atlanta area and turning more into a rain event. we had about 80 lightning strikes 30 m and now we have eight. we will watch that trend, but threats remain the same wi being the highest right the morning hours and the strongwind team second. we will be watching that isolated torna