this is wyff news 4 at 11:00 in high definition. michael: tonight, the super bowl in the panthers super season came to an end. in the end, it was a second-place finish for the panthers. the best season in panthers history fell just short of the prize tonight. carol: wyff news 4's ricardo lecompte joins us now. ricardo, the panthers kept it close until late. ricardo: they were within striking distance of the couldn't overcome the defense of the broncos. carolina in the big game for the first time since the 2003 season. let's go out to levi's stadium to check out the highlights. the panthers -- >> this is something's -- the start of something great for the panthers. ricardo: those are not the highlights we have of the super bowl. let's head live to sports director brad fralick, live outside levi's stadium. brad, that number one defense for the broncos was the story. they kept the league's number one offense in check. brad: that is something that has happened in the past. multiple times in the past, the highest scoring offense comes in

corey davis, wyff news 4 live in greenville. gabrielle: corey, thank you. commitment 2016 coverage now. hillary clinton and bernie sanders squared off one last time in new hampshire before tuesday's primary. clinton is looking to gain ground on the vermont senator after the new cnn-wmur poll showed sanders with a 31 point hampshire. last night's face-off was more combative than previous debates. sen. sanders: i am on the health education labor committee. that committee wrote the affordable care act. the idea that i would dismantle health care in america while we're waiting to pass a medicare for all is just not accurate. mrs. clinton: i really don't think these attacks by insinuation are worthy of you. and enough is enough. if you have something to say, say it. sen. sanders: instead of arguing about definitions, let's talk about what we should do. gabrielle: the newest quinnipiac university poll shows sanders gaining ground on clinton. the poll from mid-december shows clinton up by 31 points over sanders, but look at what a month and a half can do. clinton's

this reminder, tomorrow night, look for full super tuesday results on the wyff news 4 mobile app. we will keep you up-to-date. carol: the henderson county sheriff's office's new k-9s now have names, and some elementary students have awards. sniffer-doodles, and echo charlie foxtrot. the bloodhounds' handlers chose the winning names from 388 elementary students' entries. the students got to meet the dogs earlier this afternoon. >> one dog kept giving me kisses on the cheek. it was so cute. my favorite part about them was, they are energetic. carol: lillian contributed sniff er-doodles. allyson: this is carson. he's just 12 days old, and these are the first faces he saw, the wade hampton fire department. they helped deliver him. we'll have more on his story, coming up. john: a live shot from paris mountain looking southbound, nice and mild. carol: firefighters respond to all sorts of calls. crime scenes, fires, animal rescues. michael: for the guys at wade hampton station three, one of their recent calls is one they say they'll never forget. carol: all new at 6:00, wyff news 4's ally

wyff news 4 was the first to bring you this announcement this morning, on our wyff 4 app. county officials say the news is huge for this part of town. this empty goodwill store building on poinsett highway near the corner of furman hall transformation. greenco beverage company will build their new flagship distribution center here. greenco distributes well-known brands like samuel adams, thomas

carol: thanks for watching wyff news 4 at 6:00. "nbc negative news is next-- "nightly news" is next. carol: following is our primary coverage starting at 7:00 and lasting through our 11:00 newscast. we hope to see you then. michael: good night for now. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, >>> on this saturday night, high stakes. a big night in politics. >>> the results on a critical test for the democrats in nevada. a republican showdown in south carolina. fighting for survival. >>> final farewell. the large outpouring and powerful tribute at the funeral of supreme court justice antonin scalia. >>> thousands of students at public universities worried about hirtheir futures. caught in the middle of politics. >>> you want olympic gold. "nightly news" begins right now. >> decision 2016, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. it's great to be with you on saturday voting day in two key presidential contests. let's get to the democratic caucuses where nbc news projected hillary clinton will d

michael: wyff news 4's mandy gaither has the story, all new at 6:00, from pendleton. >> mrs. candy carson. [applause] mandy: at riverside middle, the entire school got to hear from and 8th graders about her husband ben carson's presidential campaign. but she might not have ever stepped foot here, had it not been for a phone call from an unknown number to elaina bell. >> i had to get out of class, and i was like, i have to answer this, no matter what. mandy: as part of a u.s. history project, this 8th grader contacted all the presidential campaigns to see if they'd pay the school a visit. carson's called her back. >> your phone rang. how did you know it was the campaign? >> because i didn't know who it was. mandy: so, you went to the bathroom to check the phone? >> haha, yeah. mandy: so once you kind of figured out what was going on, then what did you do? >> i was, like, running down the hallways. i was like, i have to give this to him, to make sure he doesn't hang up or anything. >> i was sitting in my office, and elaina came in and handed me a phone, and said, here. i want y

corey davis, wyff news 4, in greenville. allyson: social media played a big part in last night's gop debate. people were asked to use the hashtag gop debate on twitter to submit questions to the candidates. geoff: wyff news 4's gabrielle komorowski spoke sean evins a member of the twitter team about how social media and twitter between candidates and voters. >> talk to me about how twitter has changed the debate and the election process. >> twitter is the live moment. it allows people to participate whether they are next to the candidate at a rally or talking to their friends about the issues that matter to them or whether they are sitting on a couch watching the debate. you are actually able, using twitter, to participate in the debate itself. like you are at the rally, every rally without actually being there. you are able to, like in some cases the debate tonight, tweak live using hashtag gopd debate. being able to have your voice heard live, something that wasn't previously accessible years ago. >> eight years ago when w

corey davis, wyff news 4, in simpsonville. >> it's very exciting, because in essence, we're going to have a clean canvas. michael: a clean canvas for something new. a building in anderson will soon go away. the property's future, next. carol: the end of an era arriving in greenville. a swan song the circus elephants. later at 6:00. john: partly right now, a live shot from on top of paris mountain. a little breezy, the camera is in a little more than two weeks, carol: in a little more than two weeks, a well-known building in anderson will come down. michael: wyff news 4's mandy gaither is live and local downtown, with more on what's expected on the property after the demolition. mandy? mandy: the bailes building will start coming down on february 22nd, but the process will take an estimated 30 days. the building's had asbestos and mold, and is no longer structurally safe, according to officials. when the demolition starts, the street behind the bailes building will be blocked for 3 to 4 days. anderson county administrator rusty burns says council hasn't fully decided what will go in it

myra ruiz, wyff news 4. gabrielle: taking a look at other headlines investigators in , pickens county need your help finding whoever shot and killed a woman. they say fishermen found a woman's body on a boat ramp yesterday morning, off bucksin road in easley. wyff news 4's aly myles reports from the scene. aly: officials identified a body found here as 35-year-old reza khan. she was found sunday morning when two fishermen called authorities, telling them a woman was badly injured and wasn't responding. neighbors right next to this dock told us they didn't hear gunshots between saturday night and monday morning. -- and sunday morning. investigators are trying to figure out who khan was with saturday night. james rice lived near the dock for years. >> a lot of families know each other. everyone kind of knows everybody's real attentive. aly: he says violence like this doesn't happen around here. >> i lived here 5 years, and you never heard of anything going on down here. people might throw a wild party or somet

maybe watch wyff news 4. wyff news 4 meteorologist john cessarich joins us now. this is a lot of moisture headed our way. thankfully it is a liquid. john: except for maybe e the backside of the storm. it might change over to a bit of snow showers. but that would be along the tennessee line. we have talked about this for the last couple days. looks like a bit of precipitation. chris: a good soaking too. john: good, liquid precipitation next week. we don't want the snow or the ice. michael: thank you government. the free murder suspects performed for the cameras in court yesterday. what law officers are saying today. hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together [ cheering ] i've got some real estate here in my bag counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike they've all come to look for america [ cheers and applause ] all come to look for america all come to look for america all come to look for america anderson county deputies are looking for a man ... who got away in handcuffs. deputies say 23-year-old zachar

this is wyff news 4 today in high definition. allyson: a wyff news 4 update. the luminary tribute to a young greenville mother named lindsay motley who passed away late tuesday, according to "the greenville news." she was just 29-years-old. you can see from last month when hundreds of candles were visible. she had been battling colon cancer or three years. she encouraged others to be screened for the disease. geoff: in oconee county, the mayor of seneca says a memorial cross on city property is not going anywhere. this cross was built into a stone wall outside seneca's it's in memory of chuck keeler, who fell as he worked on the plant. the freedom from religion foundation out of wisconsin says the memorial should be religiously neutral, but the mayor disagrees. his released a statement tuesday night that said he doesn't believe the memorial is a religious endorsement. dale: it has been a rainy, foggy and breezy morning across the they served our country. our country should serve them better. bernie sanders cracked the gridlock with john mccain to help clean up

this is wyff news 4 at 5:00 in high definition. nigel: we are talking about the weather first up. this is just more of new orleans . a live look outside, where it is coming down rain, wind, and even reports of possible tornadoes. gabrielle: we want to show you these pictures. this is the system that john cessarich says we need to be watching as well. john joins us in the studio. john: we will have to watch it during the day tomorrow especially, and probably especially in the morning. new orleans remains under a tornado watch. there are warnings around louisiana, mississippi, and alabama. we are very stable. we have the warm front to the southwest, so we have a northeasterly breeze. we are just looking at rain showers across the area.

wyff news 4's marc dopher has more. marc: more than 3 dodon sprint cup drivers have come to daytona to win the sport's ultimate prize. but only one of those drivers has a chance to go back to back. that's defending daytona 500 champion joey logano. >> it's really neat to walk in, see that trophy, and see your name on it. but that was last year. it is in the past. we have to keep looking forward. you can't live up to what you have done in the past. going out there the other night and having another shot at winning at the end, that is, i remember how to do it. we have to keep the ball rolling. down the hill and we don't want to stop that. marc: last season, logano looked like he was steamrolling his way to his first sprint cup championship. then, this dust-up with matt kenseth essentially ended that did. logano says all that's in the past. it's and he is focused on 2016, winning the championship this season. reporting from daytona, marc dopher, wyff news 4. carol: -- allyson: he is a local celebrity. carol: south carolina

allyson powell, wyff news 4 in greenville. nigel: the goal is to raise $55,000 for the leukemia and lymphoma society. gabrielle: the campaign wraps up next week. nigel: thanks for joining us for the news at 5:00. >> this is wyff news 4 at 6:00 in high-definition. carol: the day before the south carolina democratic primary, where the candidates are spending the last remaining hours. michael: plus, onward and upward. displaced men at the solution recovery center's apartments morning's fire. bernie sanders and hillary clinton holding events side-by-side tonight as the polls get ready to open tomorrow morning. carol: patrick russian has been down in the midlands keeping up with all that is happening. patrick: here in south carolina state, it's hillary clinton.but 300 yards down the road at claflin university, bernie sanders at the exact same time. earlier today we learned that senator centers will not be in south carolina tomorrow for the primary. he will instead be in texas and then in minnesota for a rallies, not watch parties.

in san francisco, brad fralick, wyff news 4 sports. ricardo: south carolina hits the road today for a top 25 showdown in college station. they play against 8th ranked texas a&m. the gamecocks a game back of the aggies for first place in the sec. texas a&m would open on an 8-0 south carolina firing up the squad. it helps having this guy at the top of the heat hitting the 3. south carolina would lead by 4 points. then again from the top of the 3. this game would go down to the wire. south carolina able to hold on 81-78 and score a top 10 when over -=- top 10 road win over a time -- over a team in nearly a decade. tigers enter the date in fourth place in acc standing. eight first-half points, leading the tigers to 17 as well as 12 rebounds. clinton up 2 points -- clemson up 2 points at recess. jimmy at home to increase the lead to 9. jordan roper josh you know that he is a good outside shooter. it gives tigers the lead back. jaron blossomgame with the tigers down 3 -- the and-1. the tigers still trail 1. final second, clemson down 3. tige

in daytona, wyff news 4, ricardo lecompte. brad: college baseball season starts tomorrow, and tonight, i sit down, one on one, with new tigers head coach monte lee. >> this is a destination job for me. and this is where i want to be the rest of my career. brad: lee says growing up in south carolina, and now coaching at clemson, is like coaching in the big leagues to him. he takes me through the new facility, and talks baseball, tonight at 11:00. michael: thanks, brad. carol: thanks for watching. our next newscast is at 11:00. michael: we are always on carol: >>> developing news tonight. the pope versus trump. shock waves as pope francis weighs into the race for president. why he said donald trump is not a christian. donald firing back. >>> it's getting ugly as rubio and cruz have accusations. >>> sudden impact. a terrifying chopper crash caught on tape near pearl harbor. breaking news from hawaii. >>> a hospital hacked. its computers frozen, forced to pay ransom to gain back control. and a warning it could happen to you. >>> an

tim waller, wyff news 4, in charlotte. aly: like tim was saying, so much disappointment, but so much pride. when the team arrives from california, they are expecting a big scene. season. you can see the panther pride all over here in charlotte with the bright blue. aly myles, wyff news 4, live in charlotte. patrick: thank you. of course, it is not just in charlotte. the upstate has a huge fan base as well. . allyson: mike mccormick was in downtown spartanburg. mike: despite the score, it is clear that spartanburg, the summer home of the carolina panthers is still 100% behind its team. you can see the banner hanging here proudly in morgan square. we were at watch parties throughout the city. wofford invited the students for a one-party of their own. so many of them said they wanted to be here because the team and jerry richardson means so much to the college. we watched a lot of people glued to the tv's cheering on the team hoping for a win. though it did not happen it is , clear spartanburg is 100% patrick: corey: people h

carol: thank you for watching wyff news 4 at 11:00. the news continues at 4:30 in the morning with wyff news 4 today. mo do you think when you are president you'll be paid as much as if you were a man-male... this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there are so many examples where that doesn't happen. i'm going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same... ...as the men who are doing that job. i'm hillary clinton [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- gerard butler -- jenny slate -- musical guest the 1975. and featuring the e gendary roots crew. >> questlove: 425 washington state.

aly myles, wyff news 4, in charlotte. nigel: commitment 2016, on the eve of the new hampshire primary, donald trump is hitting the campaign trail hard. trump was asked a question about his thought on the syrian refugee crisis during his first rally in salem. he was asked in new hampshire about the experience the rallies and candidates firsthand, and was not happy with trump's answer. >> i know we all probably know what your general policies are towards refugees. i'm wondering if you would be able to look at these children in the face, and tell them they are not allowed to go to school . >> i can look at their face and say, you can't come here. we have a country. i'll look them in the face. you look at it and you say, we have enough problems. now, i believe, look, i have a bigger heart than anybody in this room. and i think what we do is, we number of areas, and we do safe zones. you build safe zones. nigel: trump also has rallies in londonderry and manchester. gabrielle: meanwhile, president obama met with italy's presiden

wyff news 4. michael: nigel, thank you. jeb bush announcing he is suspending his campaign for the republican emanation. to make inroads against donald trump, who constantly mocked florida governor. mandy gaither was with supporters as bush got out of the race. she joins us live and local more. mandy? mandy: as you can see behind me, everything is being packed up. just a few reporters remain. earlier today, you could hear supporters gasping as jeb bush and his announcement. -- made his announcement. jeb: the people of iowa, self carolina, and new hymns or have spoken. i respect their decision. -- iowa south carolina, and new hampshire have spoken. so i am suspending my campaign. >> no! jeb: yes. [cheering] mandy: bush thanked his supporters and staff, who he says never gave up. i talked to several people, no one was expecting this. some. 70 here surprised -- so many here surprised by bush's decision to drop out. here is what one supporter had to say moments after learning that bush will no longer seek the nomination. >> i di

wyff news 4's corey davis was there all afternoon. he's live and local with the candidates views on family values. corey? >> four gop presidential candidates spoke passionately about including faith in their decisions and the importance of strong families. >> senator ted cruz just finished dr. ben carson former governor jeb bush and senator marco rubio all spoke earlier. some of the policies we have put forth as a nation actually break families down. we reward people when they have a whole family, we take the money from them even though they're struggling together trying to strengthen their families and raise children. re-examined and policeis should be recreating strong familiies. that's the unit for a strong nation. >> it is politically correct noun to suggest that a man and a woman that are organized around loving their children with their heart and soul is just one choice. if you have that view that that families to be loving and also and children will have a chance to succeed, then you are being judgmental. there's always that ch

nikole killion wyff news 4. allyson: thank you. after new hampshire is the first in the south primary, and that means campaign visits to our area. donald trump will visit the he has a rally scheduled at 7:00, wednesday night at the ted garrison arena in pendleton. -- at the t. ed garrison arena in pendleton. it's free to attend but you need to reserve a ticket online. trump will also hold a rally next monday at the t.d. convention center in greenville. senator marco rubio will also wednesday. he's holding a rally in spartanburg, then heading to columbia. patrick: senator rubio will be in the palmetto state until saturday. that's the day of the latest gop debate, taking place right here in greenville at the peace center downtown. the debate starts at 9:00 p.m. this will be the final debate before the gop south carolina primary february 20. to local politics now, north carolina state attorneys are trying to delay redrawing congressional districts. this video shows raleigh yesterday, where the attorneys , filed the emergency petition t

in washington, sally kidd, wyff news 4. gabrielle: cnn is reporting that former south carolina democratic party chairman richard harpootlian is endorsing bernie sanders. he says he made the decision after talking with sanders on the phone last week. he said sanders' passion reminded him of president obama's passion back in 2007, nigel: the race is on to get support from those candidates who have dropped out. this week alone, on the republican side, mike huckabee, rand paul, and rick santorum have all suspended their campaign for president. on the democratic side, martin o'malley, as well. o'malley only polled around 1%. however, on the gop side, together, the three candidates who have ended their campaign make up about 4% of the voting block total. of those who have dropped out, only rick santorum has endorsed a candidate. for president. a well-known landscape is about to come down in anderson. how long it will take to tear it down. gabrielle: the zika virus has been identified in georgia. john: a washout today, and through

aly: aly myles, wyff news 4 in angry with. -- in greenwood. gabrielle: the state winners will get there were down to the top 5. the overall winner's doodle will if you want to vote for khalil, we have a link on www.wyff4.com. >> this is wyff news 4 at 6:00 in high-definition. carol: a vigil planned to celebrate the lives of four family members who were murdered in november. what investigators are now doing to catch a killer. michael: road work now underway in the i-85 and i-385 area. the affect on the many who drive that way. carol: we begin with you coverage of the carolina panthers, pressing for sunday's big game. michael: the fans certainly excited by the news that a key player will be able to take the field sunday. carol: force director -- sports directorrad fralick has the latest from santa clara california. brad: we are outside levi's stadium in santa clara. great news for panthers fans. probably expected news, but good news nonetheless. game, davis broke his right arm in 2 places. he had 12 screws and a plate put in that arm the monday

this is wyff news 4 at 6:00 in high definition. 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

right to rise usa >> now, wyff news 4 sports. ricardo: the carolina panthers returned to the super bowl for the first titi since 2003. the trip ended in a close loss to the patriots. the campus, hoping for a different outcome against the broncos. caroline looking to end the season with a 18-1 mark and more importantly, the vince lombardi trophy. first quarter, a bad start. cam newton stripped by von miller. jackson recovers the ball in -- for the touchdown. first fumble return for a touchdowns in super bowl 28. a10-zero deficit. second quarter, stewart makes it a 10-7-game after the one yard touchdown. fourth quarter, caroline debt -- carolina down. cam newton trying to lead a drive to get the panthers the again stripping him. ward recovers the fumble. panthers, four turnovers, a season-high. broncos put it away. anderson from a yard out. denver captures its third super bowl in franchise history, beating carolina, 20 4-10. the panthers and the year with a 17-to mark. they fall 20-two all-time in the super bowl. heading to levi's

nikole killion wyff news 4 in allyson: thank you. candidates are on the road again today throughout the state. geoff: many are in the upstate. marco rubio remains in greenville after last night's greenville. he has stops starting with a rally at 9:00 with senator tim scott. that's at swamp rabbit crossfit in greenville. he then has a meet and greet at 12:30 at anderson's hilton garden inn before heading back to greenville tonight. ted cruz also set to be in greenville at noon today. this is video of his visit to seneca yesterday. cruz has a luncheon with the greenville county republican women's club. after that he goes to easley for , a meet and greet at mutts bbq. that's at 2:15. allyson: john kasich's scheduled for a town hall in the upstate. he's set to be at t t strom thurmond institute at clemson starting at 2:15 this afternoon. and donald trump has a town hall today at the broad river electric cooperative in gaffney. that's scheduled to be 5:30 this evening. geoff: doctor ben carson as well as senator ted cruz will appear at th

mandy gaither, wyff news 4, live in oconee county. >> we're very happy about that, because we feel like we've been long ignored over here. carol: they're calling it huge news for this part of greenville county. an upstate beverage company announces it's expanding in the area known as the poinsett john: a live picture from asheville, cloudy skies with light rain continuing to spread across asheville and all of i will ban upstate beverage company is michael: an upstate beverage company is expanding in a pa, of greenville county that some say has long been ignored. gree build its new 130,000 square foot flagship distribution center at the corner of poinsett highway and furman hall road. the company purchased the empty goodwill store building, and the land around it. greenco distributes beer and soft drinks. this area is known as the poinsett corridor, and is a major gateway entrance into greenville county and western north carolina. right now, you will find many vacant buildings along this st county leaders call the announcement huge. >> it's a validation of the area as a potential locatio

as soon as the debate ends make sure you switch to wyff news 4. we'll have live extensive team coverage. from voters reaction on the debate. so don't forget to make the switch to wyff news 4 right after the debate. nigel: important information for the upcoming south carolina primaries. that includes a look at a sample ballot. for the upcoming republican primary. we also have the times you need to be in line by what you'll need on you and a video of how to cast your vote. all that's on our wyff 4 mobile app. gabrielle: now to a news 4 investigates update three federal agencies have just announced, that they are teaming up to investigate the safety of crumb rubber turf. those are playgrounds and athletic fields made of recycled tires. in a wyff news 4 investigates report last year we told you that crumb rubber turf is used in many places in the upstate. but some are concerned that the turf could be linked to cancer. environmental protection agency, centers for disease control and product safety commission will conduct the investigation. the feds pla

wyff news 4's myra ruiz is live and local in travelers rest. myra? myra: we are a long white horse road, where the duncan chapel fire department told us about an accident involving a cap -- a pickup truck, and an suv. earlier today come are round 4:30, both of the two overturned vehicles were traveling on white rabbit trail, near the road. they skidded off the road, overturned, and welled up in this parking lot. fortunately, no one was injured, but you can see, it must have been a terrifying experience for those involved. here is what we saw earlier. this is a fountain outside the entrance to the cliffs at mountain park. it sums up what people recall from a few weeks ago, a beautiful image of winter, laced with treachery of ice. definitely not something people want to drive on. the highway patrol reported multiple traffic accidents earlier in the day. work crews with the department of transportation say they would also go to the scene to put a sand-salt mixture on the roadways. d.o.t. workers tell us, the roads have already been pre-treated. there we

john lyon, wyff news 4, greenville. carol: today, students in spartanburg met 4 men who know exactly what the panthers are going through right now. the men all played in the super bowl. they all graduated from spartanburg school district seven. in their honor, spartanburg high got 4 golden footballs as part of the nfl's super bowl high school honor roll program. among the former players was stephen davis, who played in the super bowl with the panthers in 2004. he says your hometown support is very i iortant to the team. >> it makes a player proud to have that support and to be able to go out there and show your god given talent in front of a carol: the hope is that the graduates turned super bowl stars will show current students that they can fulfill big dreams. michael: we have your special here tonight. be sure to turn to wyff news 4 right after the big game on sunday. we'll bring you immediate live coverage as soon as the game ends. our wyff news 4 sports team will be live from levi's stadium with reaction from the c

things for watching wyff news 4. the news continues at 5:00 in the morning. michael: we appreciate the company. we are always on www.wyff4.com and on the mobile app to get wyff 4 on the go. carol: good night. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its

aly myles wyff news 4. patrick: thank you. we will keep you updated throughout t of athletes around the upstate sign national letters of intent. stay tuned to our wyff 4 mobile app and facebook page for up-the-minute updates all day long. be sure to opt into push notifications from our app to find out immediately about all the big decisions. allyson: to commitment 2016 now, senator ted cruz back in new hampshire lobbying for votes in next week's primary following a quick stop in the upstate, reminding south carolinians that their turn is coming. thousands packed the t.d. convention center in greenville. he then spoke with wyff news 4's nigel robertson. you can find that interview on www.wyff4.com and our mobile app. patrick: senator cruz now has an upstate enhis visit. congressman jeff duncan says he's throwing hiseh cruz. meanwhile, a different candidate senator from south carolina. ot endorsing marco rubio in the presidential race. allyson: some primary dates to know, the new hampshire primar next then comes south tuesday. c

that's next at 6:00, right here on wyff news 4. nigel: still to come in news 4 your health, the race is on to find out as much as we can about the zika virus. in a moment, the latest. gabrielle: and chipotle restaurants nationwide were back to normal, i know jeb. i know his good heart and his strong backbone. jeb will unite our country. he knows how to bring the world together against terror. he knows when tough measures must be taken. experience and judgment count in the oval office. jeb bush is a leader. he'll keep our country safe. jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. 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 corr

corey davis, wyff news four in greenville. allyson: a quick note for you north carolina governor pat , mccrory was in a minor wreck shortly after the panthers' loss. the wreck happened as he was leaving the stadium. the vehicle he was in was rear-ended by a mercedes. officials said the car he was riding in was totaled. california highway patrol said he complained of minor injuries but refused treatment. officials say he left the stadium in another vehicle. patrick: dale joins us again. some disappointed fans waking up this morning, but what can they expect? dale: that was quite the season. speaking of seasons, we are still in the winter season. we have snow coming into the mountains of north carolina starting this afternoon. currently 32 in greenville with a west-southwest rees at three. this is gives field and wofford coffee -- college as we look back to the city skyline. a nice start on the day. later this afternoon, there will it won't be cold enough for snow, but it will be cold enough carolina border. winter storm warning

live in santa clara, brad fralick, wyff news 4. carol: tonight, kids from across the area are decked out in all-new panthers clothes, thanks to a donation from academy sports and outdoors. more than 50 kids from the ymca today got the chance to go shopping. they each got a $50 gift card. it's all meant to help the little ones get ready for the panthers' upcoming big game. >> this, i can't even explain it, 'cause this is best thing that ever to happen in my life. shopping. here with my friends, and have fun and shop arounun really cool. carol: inside these boxes are panthers superbowl championship t-shirts, ready to be sold if they win. michael: of course, digging the hats, gentlemen. in spartanburg, panthers fans got the chance to strike a pose to show their support for the cap. -- the cats. the city of spartanburg organized a group photo on morgan square this morning. people showed up wearing their team gear. the group cheered on the team, and posed for several pictures. at wofford college, home of panthers' training camp, students

wyff news four's mandy gaither... was in columbia with the bush campaign. well you could hear the surprise in the room ...as bush made his announcement... 70322 the people of iowa and new >> i'm suspending my campaign. allyson: bush thanked his supporters and staff. i talked to several of them after that announcement. no one was expecting this. some. so many were surprised by the decision to drop out now. tim dyar and his family came down from pendleton to support bush, here's what he had to say just moments after learning bush will no longer be seeking the republican nomination. >> i did not expect this at all tonight. i was talking to some of the staffers and i said when did you find out? they said same time you did and when lindsey graham came out his demeanor and jeb's demeanor kind of tipped it a little bit. i'm really heartbroken jeb has a good heart. he's taken a special interest in me, my family, and my son. it is really sad. pull forward for a few another states. but god has a plan we will rise up in support someone who will represent us in the whit

myra ruiz, wyff news 4, pickens county. carol: the school district will nigel: they only said he would not be returning to school. a beautiful monday as we take a look at the skycam. carol: wyff news 4's chief meteorologist, john cessarich, is in our studio right now, tracking the latest. looks pretty good. john: absolutely gorgeous outside. what a way to start the week. warmed up nicely into the 70's. no records, the record is 79 in the upstate. we warmed into the mid-to-upper 60's in the mountains, also not a record. the records are the 70's. still, way above average for this time of year. definitely a touch of spring in the air. 56 in boone, 77 in elberton. overnight, a beautiful evening outside. haddad's -- headed towards tomorrow morning, clouds on the increase. a cold front pushes through and changes the weather pattern to scattered showers. through the southwestern mountains, bryson city, andrews, charity, northwestern georgia. these could move across tuesday night. now back to you. carol: turning to commitment 2016

that's right here wyff news 4 tomorrow right after wyff news 4 at 11:00. chris: check this out, we're at 56 degrees in greenville. look back towards the west, those yellows and darker greens is warmer air. that one headed our not every cake can be handcrafted in store by skilled decorators layered with fresh berries and frosted to perfection like our publix bakery chantilly cake it'll be remembered for all the right reasons. publix. >> now your live super doppler 4 hd weather forecast. chris: very dry weekend on tap. live super doppler 4 hd scanning the area. won't find any rainfall until tuesday. we are on the way to warming up. silly court might, 50 international. -- still a cool night, 50 in asheville. you will need a light jacket it will result all around the town. the cool night in the middle 30's across the upstate. middle 30's across the mountains as well. it is tomorrow afternoon. walk outside and say, i don't even need a jacket. 63 for a high in greenville. 64 in spartanburg and anderson. lower 60's even in the mountains. things began to change in

aly myles wyff news 4 live in greenville. allyson: thank you. commitment 2016, hillary clinton and bernie sanders squared off on more time before tuesday's primary in new hampshire. patrick: just hours before last night's today, the latest cnn poll shows sanders with a more than a 30 point lead over clinton. now, clinton is looking to gain ground. some of the major topics last night were health care, wall street, and who is more progressive. >> what i hope the supreme court will do is make it absolutely clear that any state that continues capital punishment either must meet the highest standards of evidentiary proof of effective assistance of counsel or they cannot continue >> it. and killing, i just do not believe the government itself should be part of the killing. patrick: this is the first time clinton and sanders have debated without martin o'malley who , suspended his campaign after the iowa caucuses. allyson: richard harpootlian is throwing his support behind bernie sanders. he is the former chairman of the south carolina democratic party.

aly myles wyff news 4. geoff: thank you. the presidential candidates continue sprinting towards the primaries, making upstate visits to lobby for your vote. senator ted cruz is set to be in seneca and spartanburg today, after he was at the anderson civic center last night talking about the type of judge he would nominate for the supreme court. >> i am the only person on that stage who has spent his entire adult life fighting to defend the constitution and the bill of rights, and i give you my word every justice i put on the supreme court will be a constitutionalist who will defend our rights. geoff: cruz said he plans on remaining in the state saturday for primary day until the votes are counted. donald trump's team also expects to be in south carolina all week leading up to the primary. trump stopped by wyff 4 he'll look back on this part of his life as a presidential candidate. >> honestly, it's been an amazing period of time, but if i didn't win and be able to affectuate these changes that are gonna make life better for p

tim waller, wyff news 4, greenville. gabrielle: here's a look at where the other gop candidates spent the day before the primary. according to the south carolina republican party, all of them were stumping in parts of south carolina today. ted cruz made stops in myrtle beach and charleston. congressman mark sanford announced his endorsement of cruz during that rally in charleston today. later tonight, cruz will be in greenville. marco rubio was in columbia, pawleys island, hilton head island, and charleston. later tonight he will hold a rally in clemson. donald trump spent time in myrtle beach. later he'll be in north john kasich was in columbia and conway. tonight he will hold a rally in mount pleasant. and doctor ben carson was in north charleston and florence. nigel: "a good turnout." that is what the greenville county elections director said about the number of people voting absentee. we asked a number of people about the line and about their feelings now that their vote has been cast. the lines were not long. >> was

john lyon, wyff news 4, greenville. michael: today, governor nikki haley joined marco rubio on the road. it came a day after she endorsed the florida senator. today, the governor discussed how she came to her decision. haley told us it was not easy because she said there are so , many qualified people running. however, she said after talking with rubio, it was clear he was her choice, even though she actually calls another candidate a friend. >> let me tell you that governor bush is a friend, a very dear friend, and someone who has been a mentor, and someone who has done great things to help me on every step of the way. but when you have to find someone who is going to be president, you have to think bigger than who your friend is. michael: marco rubio has landed some big endorsements in the palmetto state. alongside governor haley, he has the support of senator tim scott and congressman trey gowdy with a group of campaign volunteers today in mount pleasant. the republican presidential candidate discussed his campaign,

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 travel plans to attend the games. the head of the committee said that it's important to focus on the mosquito that spreads the disease, and getting care for those affected. the world health organization has not yet recommended any restriction on travel to brazil. >> the point is, making sure that we win the battle against the mosquito, making sure that the people who have already been infected, especially the women and their kids, if and when affected, get the best assistance possible. so we have to focus on the big picture. carol: the brazilian government, pregnant women stay away, because the virus has been linked to birth defects in thousands of newborns in brazil. the w.h.o has declared the zika virus an international health emergency, that could infect as many as

mike mccormick, wyff news 4, in gaffney. carol: the spartanburg sheriff's office is asking for your help finding a missing jimmie dale bunn went to the flea market. he suffers from alzheimer's. he was driving his teal 1994 ford pickup and never returned home. call 911 if you see him. michael: deputies are no longer investigating a shooting at a nightclub overnight. one person was hurt by gunfire around 2:00 a.m. this morning. it happened on south pleasantburg drive. deputies say the victim signed a complaint with drawl and neither club management or the victim once the shooting pursued. carol: fire, smoke, and water damage forced more than a dozen people out of their apartments over the weekend. tonight, investigators know more about what sparked the flames. wyff news 4's myra ruiz is live and local in greenville county. myra? myra: we're at the huntington down apartment building, where investigators say the fire started outside on a patio up there, then the flames spread by first going through the roof, then the attic. inve

aly: aly myles, wyff news 4. carol: the man who raped monica are serving sentences. >> now, your live super doppler 4 hd weather forecast. john: crystal clear skies right now, but you can see a piece of energy in the upper atmosphere, the northwesterly flow aloft is racing southeast in our direction. i was talking about this earlier. producing snow in the dakotas and iowa, moving through st. louis. it will skirt the mountains of north carolina maybe squeezing pellets. that is tomorrow morning. that is about it. more about that in a moment. shot from laurens, clear skies, looking nice. temperature not bad, 47. 40 eight in greenville and anderson, 52 in clemson, upper 50's in elberton. chilly in the mountains, but better than the last couple days . 26 in boone, 35 in asheville, upper 30's and hendersonville. as far as the wind, breezy, especially the northern and central mountains. that gives us a wind chill that feels like 21 in hendersonville, 15 in boone. that is not bad compared to what we have seen the last co

live in santa clara, b fralick wyff news 4 wyff news 4 ,. michael: our sports team will night, you can catch "chasing a championship" at 8:00 p.m. friday night. carol: the southeast is in for an earlyf general beauregard lee the groundhog is correct. georgia's famous groundhog scampered out of his home, not seeing his shadow this morning. punxatawney phil in pennsylvania also predicted an early spring. michael: neither one of them looks happy about it, really. there is our forecaster, right there.carol: john, do you agree with the groundho not really. i don't think winter isi think we will see another months worth of interesting weather. by the raleigh in raleigh, the groundhog in north carolina, also did not see his shadow. they arer as spring being right around the corner. we are wedged in with cool air with ther south. this is where the warm come on settled areas. 72 in atlanta. potential tornadoes to the west. overnight, showers will develop overnimost of us will see late tonight and during the day tomorrow, 1-3 inches of rain. ths a giv

mike mccormick, wyff news 4, in spartanburg. carol: next on news 4, the debate georgia lawmakers are starting, over who should be john: a live shot looking down clemson boulevard in anderson, drizzle and fog off and on the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons... ...standing up against the abuse of women... ...protecting social security... ...expanding benefits for the national guard... ...and winning health care for 8 million children... the presidency is the toughest job in the world and she's the one who'll make a real difference for you. michael: imagine this. the title of top dog is up for grabs in the state of georgia. and there's some conflict. nice sweater. last week, the house approved a bill to make "the adoptable dog" the official state dog of georgia. lawmakers, hoping to encourage folks to adopt pets. but now, a georgia state senator has proposed the english bulldog

tim waller, wyff news 4, charlotte. aly: a lot of disappointment, but a lot of pride, as well as you are hearing from the fans. the city is still lit up in that panthers blue. once we know when the team is expected back, we will let you know as soon as possible. that will be on our wyff mobile aly myles, wyff news four live in charlotte. allyson: back in the upstate, the summer home of the carolina panthers. mike mccormick spent the evening at a watch party in spartanburg. mike: despite sunday night's score, it is clear that spartanburg, the summer home of the carolina panthers, as still 100% behind its team. you can see the banner hanging here proudly in morgan square. we are at watch parties all throughout the city. wofford invited students for a watch party of their own. so many of them said they wanted to be together to cheer on the team because the team and its owner, jerry richardson, a wofford grad, means so much to the college. we watched a lot of people glued to the tv's, cheering on the team, hoping for a win