dozens prayed outside of woodruff city hall. family members fear the worst. >> the worst thing is he's not gonna have a future. all the things that he would have done in life, it's not gonna happen, there's gonna a hole there. geoff: sempler graduated from woodruff high school four years ago. his grandfather says he always wanted to be a marine. allyson: and an update in anderson county after human remains were found this weekend. the coroner has released the man's name. he says 46-year-old gary burton was reported missing in august, but his body was likely in the wooded area since may or june. investigators identied burton defibrillator he had implanted. anderson county officials say a young man on a four-wheeler found the bones sunday on his family's property on mcneely road. a greenville man is charged in greenwood after authorities say he made a bomb threat to a local women's shelter. greenwoodtoday.com reports officers responded to meg's house shelter for abused women and children last august after a bomb threat from an unkn

today, there was a vigil for sempler in his dozens gathered outside woodruff city hall to pray. family members fear the worst as they wait for answers. "i want everybody in the world to know what a great kid he was. and that's why i'm here right now, that's why i'm talking to you" "he's a marine, so he's a brother. i am off today so i wanted to make sure that i came out today to show my support for a fellow brother." "we are dedicated to trying to locate and bring back these service members." jeffrey sempler graduated from woodruff high school four years ago. late this afternoon... authorities searching off hawaii said they found three inflated life rafts that had been carried aboard the helicopters. they're still trying to figure out what caused the crash. coming up in sports... we look ahead to the big nfc championship showdown between the panthers and the cardinals. plus... the gamecocks look to become road warriors this week. today... usc slipped five spots to 24th in the ap poll... and dropped three slots to 18th in the coaches. the latest dip in the rankings reflect caroli

a prayer vigil took place at woodruff city hall. the servicemen went missing after their two marine helicopters crashed during a training late, late thursday night off hawaii sure. the coast guard says no made a call was received, just were that something had gone wrong. finding pieces of debris that will hopefully help in determining the cause of that accident. they also recovered three inflated life rafts but they were empty. >>> if you want to do some good, listen up, you can help give back to those in our community by just cleaning out your closet appeared for the 15th year, the sc bar young lawyers division and offer cap alpha kappa alpha sorority are hosting the cinderella project. thanks to donations from people across the midlands they provide anything a girl might need for prompt without the hefty price tag. you can drop off your donations right here at news 19 studios at garners ferry road. we have other job -- drop-off locations dropopoff locations those are posted on our website wltx.com. >>> we want to take a quick minu

to reflect on his life and his service. 3 3 3 3 3 "we gather with grieving hearts, outside woodruff city hall...tears...hugs....and prayers... prayers... 3 "it's been a difficult few days here lately."woodruff mayor kenneth gist making sure this m-l-k day...was spent mourning with those who mourn. 3 3 3 ...to take the opportunity to have prayer with this family...i wouldn't want to be no where else."all in honor of sgt. jeffrey sempler...a u-s marine...missing after a helicopter collision off the coast of oahu thursday... 3 choppy waters making the search for survivors difficult...so far none of the twelve marines involved, including sempler have been found.his father, officer jeremy beauvier with woodruff police...devastated by the lack of answers.we spoke to sempler's grandfather following the prayer vigil. 3 3 20:44:08"jeffrey was all boy, he really was, he fought with his brothers...he was a good kid, i was so proud of him when he graduated..."20:44:35 "i wish i could tell the whole world what a great kid he was, he just was...today dozens came out to honor sempler...a shy bookworm...his

dozens prayed outside of woodruff city hall. family members fear the worst. >> the worst thing is he's not gonna have a future. all the things that he would have done in life, it's not gonna happen, there's gonna be a hole there. geoff: jeffrey sempler graduated years ago. the coast guard and marines are working together to determine how long the search mission will continue. allyson: the corner was able to identify a man he was found buried. he says 46-year-old gary burton was reported missing in august, but his body was likely in the wooded area since may or june. investigators identied burton with the serial number on a defibrillator he had implanted. anderson county officials say a young man on a four-wheeler found the bones sunday on his family's property on mcneely road. do you know a member of the military engaged? there is an opportunity to have the training -- have a dream wedding for free. geoff: the wedding will take place july 4 weekend. the address will be provided by local vendors as a way to say thank you. that th

gabrielle: they huddled together on this cold day outside of woodruff city hall, praying for jeffrey sempler >> i want everybody in the world to know what a great kid he was. and that's why i'm here right now, that's why i'm talking to you. gabrielle: sempler's grandfather says his grandson loved his country, and always wanted totoe a marine. jeffrey sempler graduated from woodruff high school 4 years ago. he was only 22 years old. >> the worst thing is, he's not gonna have a future. all the things that he would have done in life, it's not gonna happen. there's gonna be a hole there. gabrielle: sempler's father, who is a woodruff police officer, and his sister also attended the vigil, but were too upset to speak on camera. friends and community members embraced them. >> one thing i can tell you other. gabrielle: and support each other, in the darkest of times. >> he's a marine, so he's a brother. i am off today, so i wanted to make sure that i came out today to show my support for a fellow brother. gabrielle: this community remains proud of the man jeffrey sempler had become, and mou

dozens gathered outside of woodruff city hall, to pray. family members fear the worst as they wait for answers. sempler's grandfather says his grandson loved his country, and always wanted to be a marine. >> i want everybody in the world to know what a great kid he was. and that's why i'm here right now. that's why i'm talking to you. >> he's a marine, so he's a brother. i am off today, so i wanted to make sure that i came out today to show my support for a fellow brother. gabrielle: jeffrey sempler graduated from woodruff high school 4 years ago. late this afternoon, authorities searching off hawaii said they found three life rafts that had been carried aboard the helicopters that crashed. the coast guard said some were inflated, but it was unclear how they became inflated. dozens of crews combed a wahoo today -- combed oahu today the coast guard says high surf has scattered debris far and wide. large swells and low visibility. >> we are dedicated to trying to locate and bring back these service members. >> very difficult time for all of

dozens gathered outside of woodruff city hall to pray. family members fear the worst. . -- fear the worst as they wait for answers. >> the worst thing is he's not going to have a future. all the things that he would have done in life, it's not there is going to be a hole there. carol: jeffrey sempler graduated from woodruff high school 4 years ago. his grandfather says, his grandson loved his country and always wanted to be a marine. the coast guard and marines say they are working together to determine how much longer the search and rescue mission will go on. michael: the name of a man whose remains were found in a wooded area this weekend. 46-year-old gary burdens was announced missing in august. officials say a young man discovered the remains yesterday on his family's property on mcneely road. an anthropologist with the spartanburg county coroner's office assisted investigators with the case. carol: the first case of the zika virus has been detected in the u.s. a baby born in hawaii with brain damage was confirmed to have thehe virus.

dozens gathered outside of woodruff city hall to pray. family members fear the worst. . as they wait for answers. >> the worst thing is, he's not all the things that he would have done in life, it's not gonna happen, there's gonna holder -- hole there. geoff: jeffrey sempler graduated from woodruff high school 4 years ago. the coast guard and marines say they are working together to determine how much longer the search-and-rescue mission will continue. allyson: the coroner has released the name of the man whose remains were found in a wooded area this weekend. they say his body was likely there since may or june. anderson county officials say a young man on a four wheeler discover the bones sunday on his family's property on mcnealy road. geoff: a 3-car collision late monday blocked part of interstate 85 in oconee county. the wreck was near mile marker 1, which is near highway 11 according to oconee county dispatch. at 5:00 in the afternoon all but by 6:00 p.m., one northbound lane had reopened. dispatchers say one person was airlifted from the scene. the south carolina

dozens gathered outside of woodruff city hall to pray. family members fear the worst as they wait for answers. >> the worst thing is he's not gonna have a future. all the things that he would have done in life, it's not gonna happen. there's gonna be a hole there. gabrielle: jeffrey sempler graduated from woodruff high school four years ago. his grandfather says his grandson loved his country and always wanted to be a marine. the coast guard and marines are working together to determine how much longer the search and rescue mission will continue. a greenville man is charged in greenwood after authorities say women's shelter. greenwoodtoday.com reports officers responded to meg's house shelter for abused women and children last august after a bomb threat from an unknown caller. a woman staying at the facility told officers that rahim abdullah had been stalking and harassing her for some time. continuing our coverage of the upstate now, police say a man was found dead this morning in a cherokee county park. 82-year-old howard lee talley was

people gathered at woodruff city hall to pray for him and his fellow marines.sempler's family says he's a good man who just wanted to serve his country. officials say it's still possible that there are survivors from the crash. 3 3 covering our counties--this victim in a severe case of child abuse in oconee county is now out of the hospital. hospital.seneca police say the six week old victim has a long road to recovery after suffering life-threatening injuries.the baby's mother and her boyfriend are charged in the case. case.police say leroy morris admitted to dropping the baby and stepping on her.and police say the baby's mother-- whitney barnwell-- knew morris was abusing drugs and alcohol while he cared for her kids. she is now out of jail.morris is still locked up. 3 authorities in buncombe county are investigating a shooting. the victim told asheville police he'd been shot in the hillcrest area around 1:00 monday afternoon.he is expected to be okay.no suspect description was released--but anyone with information is asked to call asheville police. 3 the mother of "trayvon martin" wi

his hometown yesterday dozens gathered outside of woodruff city hall to pray. family members fear the worst. . as they wait for answers. the worst thing is, he's not gonna have a future. all the things that he would have done in life, it's not gonna happen, there's gonna be a hole there. geoff: jeffrey sempler graduated from woodruff high school 4 years ago. the coast guard and marines say they are working together to determine how much longer the search-and-rescue mission will continue. many of you mayayave been stuck in this wreck. it was a three car collision in oconee county yesterday during rush hour. the wreck was on i-85 near highway 11. that's near the carolina/georgia state line. officials say one person was flown to the hospital. but they say there were no life threatening injuries. allyson: the greenville county sheriff's office has seized $1 million from criminal cases over the past 5 years. of the cash pays for 3 aircrafts and to help train and feed police dogs. in fact officials say the seized money is the only way the county can pay fofothe air s

people gathered at woodruff city hall to pray for him and his fellow marines.sempler's family says wanted to serve his country. officials say it's still possible that there are survivors from the crash. 3 3 covering our counties--this morning, we've learned the victim in a severe case of child abuse in oconee county is now out of the hospital. hospital.seneca police say the six week old victim has a long road to recovery after suffering life-threatening injuries.the baby's mother and her boyfriend are charged in the case. case.police say leroy morris admitted to dropping the baby and stepping on her.and police say the baby's mother-- whitney barnwell-- knew morris was abusing drugs and alcohol while he cared for her kids. she is now out of jail.morris is still locked up. 3 authorities in buncombe county are investigating a shooting. the victim told asheville police he'd been shot in the hillcrest area around 1:00 monday afternoon.he is expected to be okay.a suspect description wasnt released but anyone with information is asked to call asheville police. 3 the mother of "trayvon martin" wi

the community have been extremely supportive during this difficult time.today's outside of woodruff city hall at noon. 3 3 it is martin luther king day and in just a few hours- hundreds of people will march to our state's capital as a call for action on education equality. 3 it's the focus of this year's king day at the dome.. dome..fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in columbia this morning- and ashley- this year's march is going to be a little different than in years past. 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" 4 3 there are several mlk day events planned around the upstate.unity sports will host its 22nd annual mlk breakfast at 8:30. the united way's a breakfast followed by a day of service-- that starts at 9 am. clemson will use the holiday to particpate in a blood drive from 10 am to 3 pm in the hendrix student center

a prayer vigil for sergeant sempler is being planned.we're told people with gather outside woodruff city hall at noon. 3 now for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes. 3 mostly sunny and 3 cold, with highs reaching 42 in the upstate and 33 in the 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 ((adlibs)) 3 let's send it over to chris. 3 we're watching: watching: s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 good morning, joe-- joe-- 3 a win for the carolina panthers also means a win for krispy kreme lovers in the carolinas.more on how you can take advantage of a special deal.. next. 3 here's a live look on tiger boulevard in clemson-- you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. with at&t the choice is yours. you only pay for the services you need to make your bundle work for you. for just $15 a month for 12 months with a one-year term... with tv, home phone or even wireless. on one at&t bill. with u-verse high speed internet, you get fast speed at an affordable price..

extremely supportive during this difficult time.today's prayer gathering will be held outside of woodruff city hall at noon. 3 3 it is martin luther king day and in just a few hours- hundreds of people will march to our state's capital as a 3 it's the focus of this year's king day at the dome.. dome..fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in columbia this morning- and ashley- this year's march is going to be a little different than in years past. 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 3 - live online- coverage at 4 4 3 3 - coverage at 4 4 3 3 there are several mlk day upstate.unity sports will host its 22nd annual mlk breakfast at 8:30. the united way's hands on greenville will host a breakfast followed by a day of service-- that starts at 9 am. clemson will use the holiday to particpate in a blood drive from 10 am to 3 pm in the hendrix stud

a prayer vigil for sergeant sempler is being planned.we're told people with gather outside woodruff city hall at noon. 3 3 time for weather 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 let's send it over to the traffic center. 3 we're watching: holland ford rd @ hwy 8/pelzerrutherford rd @ scenic dr/black ice accident injuries i-85 north @ 3mm/oconee cty ctyhere's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 good morning, joe-- joe-- 3 a win for the carolina panthers also means a win for krispy kreme lovers in the carolinas.more on how you can take advantage of a special deal.. next. 3 here's a live look in clemson-- you're watching the 3 you're watching the morning in my business i can count on my i.t. guy bailing me out all the time... i'm not the i.t. guy. i'm the desktop support tech supervisor. and my customers kn

dozens prayed outside of woodruff city hall. sempler graduated from woodruff high four years ago. his grandfather says jeffrey always wanted to be a marine. -------------- dale greenville, spartanburg, anderson will sunny but cold today, high just 38. north winds of 5-10+. the mountains are under a wind chill advisory until noon with very cold temperatures and winds gusting 8-10+ mph, it will feel below zero. high just 28. cloudy and very cold tonight, lows of 17 to 24. snow and sleet possible wednesday morning in the upstate changing to rain in the changing to rai. >>> all right. 8:30 now on a tuesday morning. it's the 19th of january, 2016. coldest day of the year so we brought them inside studio 1a. how does that feel? >> good job. >> guy back here said thank you from the tipch my nose to the tip of my toes. >> exactly. >> by the way, have a great range of birthdays today, have a 14-year-old birthday. >> that's great. >> and a 90-year-old birthday over here. that's fantastic. >> happy birthdays, guy. coming up, a perfect people for a day like e is. it will warm you up. get this

woodruff is one of 12 marines missing after two helicopters collided off the coast of hawaii during a training exercise thursday. today, dozens family, friends, and community members gathered for a vigil for sempler at the city hall his hometown of woodruff. family members fear the worst as they wait for answers. "i"iant everybody in the world to know what a great kid he was. and that's why i'm here right now, that's why i'm talking to you" "he's a marine, so he's a wanted to make sure that i came out today to show my support for a fellow brother." "we are dedicateteto trying to locate and bring back these service members." jeffrey sempler graduated from woodruff high school four years ago. late this afternoon... authorities searching off hawaii said they found three inflated life rafts that had been carried aboard the helicopters. they're still trying to figure out what caused the crash. glenn frey, one of the founders of the band "the eagles" has passed away. frey died in new york city after fighting with rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia. the frey family issued a statement on the band's website saying that words can neither describe their sorrow, love and respect for all that glenn

on giving back to the community. 3 ththe will be a prayer session held for sgt sempler at city hall in woodruff tomorrow.that begin around noon with friends, family and members of the community coming together. 3 developing tonight 3 a long awaited day has come for four americans-and seven iranians. both were held captive as prisioners and swapped today in switzerland as a part of a deal with iran. 3 this is video out of geneva. that's where officials swapped the prisoners.a fifth american but decided not to leave iran. the swap comes after more than a year of negotiations....and a nuclear agreement.the u-s also agreed to drop charges against 14-other iranians whose extridition seemed unlikely.president obama says this day is long over due. 33 3 "to my fellow americans, today we are united in welcoming home sons and husbands and brothers who in lonely prison cells have endured an absolute nightmare. but they never gave in and they never gave up. at long last they can stand tall and breathe deep the fresh air of freedom." freedom."the americans are expected to receive treatment and be reunited w

of family, friends, and community members gathered for a vigil for sempler at the city hall in his hometown of woodruff. family members fear the worst as they wait for answers. "i want everybody in the world to know what a great kid he was. and that's why i'm here right now, that's why i'm talking to you" brother. i am off today so i wanted to make sure that i came out today to show my support for a fellow brother." "we are dedicated to trying to locate and bring back these service members." jeffrey sempler graduated from woodruff high school four years ago. late yesterday afternoon... authorities searching off hawaii said they found three inflated life rafts that had been carried aboard the helicopters. they're still trying to figure out what caused the crash. the search for a tennessee toddler is into it's fifth day but volunteers and police are still holding out hope that the boy can be found alive. raycom's ian silver has more from pinson, tennessee. s/brian reid/search volunteer "and it's rough going. i've been doing this for four days now, and i'm getting pretty well pooped out." brian reid lives

year old sergeant jeffrey sempler, who is from woodruff.a prayer vigil took place for him at woodruff city hall. the service men went missing after their two marine helicopters crashed during a training late thursday night off hawaii's shore.the coast guard says no mayday call was received, just word that something had gone wrong.the us coast guard confirmed finding pieces of debris that will hopefully help in determining the cause of the accident.they also recovered 3 inflated life rafts but they were empty.3 3 3 3 ming up...if you haven't been keeping up with usc basketball...the team m on fire and looking to keep up the momentum....alyssa lang details, after the bre3 it the season for colds, coughs and sore throats. but new recommendations are reminding doctors to prescribe antibiotics only when absolutely necessary. kenneth craig has the details from new york. 3 mackenzie meyer has a sore throat and a cough. mackenzie meyer, 24, patient it persisted for 5 days, i decided to stop inmake sure it wasn't strep (nat- doc enter office) citymd doctor janette nesheiwat determined it was not strep t