Transcripts For WHNS FOX Carolina News Tonight 20160202

Congratulate ted and i want to congratulate all the incredible candidates including Mike Huckabee, whos become a really great friend of mine. 3 3 the people of this great state have sent a very clear message that after seven years of Barrack Obama we are not waiting any longer to take our country back. 3 meantime Hillary Clinton is hoping to avoid a repeat of 2008, when she lost iowa to then senator obama. Obama. But still a tight race between the former secretary of state and former vermont senator Bernie Sanders. Here is a live look at clintons camp tonight. As soon as we have the results of this caucus. Well bring it to you. 3 tonight Mike Huckabee suspended his campaign, so here are the current candidates South Carolina republicans will soon get to choose from. There will be a gop debate in greenville on saturday february 13th. Ahead of the palmetto state 20th. And just one week after thatthe Democratic Candidates will face off in South Carolina for their primary on february 27th. Tonight, Martin Omalley dropped out of the running. Remember for details on all the candidates head to fox carolina dot com. 3 we should also note that as our primary in South Carolina gets closer some of the president ial candidates will be stopping by. Including senator ted cruz hes expected at the Td Convention Center Tomorrow night atat 30 which 3 3 3 super bowl. Down to the are counting and the panthers and the panthers are counting down to the super bowl. 3 just yesterday the team touched down in california. To prepare for sundays big show down against the Denver Broncos. Broncos. And tonight were hearing from cam newton on how the panthers plan to get their history Aaron Cheslock joins us in san jose california. With more. 3 3 3 welcome back here to san jose. Of course Opening Night for super bowl 50. All the media 50. All the media in this place. It is an absolute packed house. Now the Carolina Panthers the focal point. The second team available. Obviously so many story lines but it starts and stops with number one behind center and that is cam newton. Such a huge crowd with cam. Trying to get as many questions in as possible. But one of the first few he was asked was about peyton manning. And what manning said about him. 3 3 3 3 anything that the sheriff has to say. You can probably ink it and go. Its just a tremendous honor to be affiliated with the face of the league. But yet i think i have bigger fish to fry on sunday. And were worried about the next eight to ten more from the panthers gunslinger as well as more one onone interviews coming up in just a little bit in sports. With the panthers. Super bowl 50 Opening Night in san jose. Sports. 3 and remember well have live coverage from San Francisco for supepebowl 50 all week head west. West. And on saturday february the 6th at 7pmbe sure to catch the panthers pursuit of the title e for one on one interviews and everything you need to know about the journey to the superbowl in the hours before the big game. 3 now to a story youll see only on fox 3 an Anderson County woman says her family is devasted after someone shot her dog to death inside their fenced yardthis is charlie. His owners say Early Saturday Morning they heard some noise outside their home on mcalister rd in williamston. Then a loud pop when they went outside they found charlie dead 3 the family says they belive charlie was shot by burglars who were trying to steal scrap metalbut as Fox Carolinas may not be an isolated incident incidentadrian joins us now live from the paws shelter in anderson with the story 3 3 3 3 3 3 here at anderson paws they say theres been an increase in violence against animals. And say this latest incident falls right in line with the type of thing theyre seeingnatsjackie thrashers says her dog charlie was not only a friend but a protectorbut saturday morningnghe says somone shot him to death. Death. 3 i heard charlie barking then i heard what i thought was a firecracker, but it turned out to be a gun shotthrasher believes it was thieves trying to steel scrap metal from her yard. Something she says has happened beforeim sure if we would have come out they would have shot us too and it is a scary feelingthrasher says she filed a report with the Anderson County Sheriffs Office after the incident natsand jessica cwyner with paws Animal Shelter in right thing to do do 3 we want to make sure that people know shooting an animal is not legal and it is not humanecwyner says she has seen a steady increase in both the amount of violence and the level of violence against animals across the upstate weve seen other neglect cases where animals have been shot with bows and arrows, shot gun shells, hollow point bullets and other weapsons while deputies investigate who killed charlie and why. Cwyner guarantees that any animal cruelty case in Anderson County will be investigated to the fullest not only are we taking care of these animals and bringing them back to Proper Health but Law Enforcement is going after these individuals individuals 3 anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Anderson County Sheriffs Office or crimestoppers at 1888crimescin Anderson County Adrian Acosta foxcarolina news tonight 3 developing tonight 3 police are patrolling the north main street area in a suspicous man approached her child and took pictures of him. Him. Fox carolinas Rebecca Atkins spoke with police today and they tell her they are taking the report very seriously, shes live outside the lec. Rebecca what did cops have to tell you . 3 they say although they have been actively patrolling the area they have not seen the older model Honda Odessey described to them or the man in question since the report was made. 3 police say the call came in last week that a suspicious man was in the north main community, when they responded to the call they were told he was driving a Honda Odessey van. They say the suspicious activity they were told was that the man was taking pictures of a child. They did not locate the man described to them. But with schools like Stone Academy near by as well as parks for kids, parents who live in the area are concerned and are reminding their kids what to do if a stranger 3 3 we want to remind all the communities in greenville to stay vigilant, when they see someone thats suspicious or they just dont fit the area person in the community to give us a call, that way we can try to track this person down. 3 3 i always tell my kids you if you see somebody that looks suspicious just keep walking, dont talk just keep going till you get to where you need to be. Be. Police say to tell your kids to walk straight home when they get off the bus from school and to no stray from their normal routine. 3 police do ask that if you live in that community and have seen any suspicious activity to please contact them, they say the vehicle that was described to them is a honda oddeysey and the individual reported to them was a man. Diana . 3 rebecca, this is an alarming situation, especially in a used to hearing about situations like this. Did police say what kids shouldo if they are approached by someone and who they should instantly know they can trust when walking home, or to school . School . Officer franco tells me theyve never met before he says its important to tell your kids who is a safe stranger. For instance, a police officer, a firefighter, he says they will have a better understanding of the difference between the two. 3 as we continue to cover our counties 3 the Henderson County Sheriffs Department says a teen is in custody tonight after prompting three School Lockdowns on thursday. Thursday. Investigators say they were called to Madison Claire avenue in east flat rock. After shots were fired. Prompting lockdowns at flat rock middle school. East Henderson High School and hillandale elementary school. 17yearold turned himself in today. And is charged with discharging a weapon into an occupied car. He is expected in Court Tomorrow morning. And is out on a two thousanddollar bond. 3 a man accused of hitting two Greenville Police officers with a car during a getaway will spend the next 7 years behind bars. Bars. Only Fox Carolinas cameras were rolling as Darell Johnson went before a judge this morning. Where he pleaded guilty to assualt and battery. 3 youll remember in may of 2014. Police say officers shined a light inside a car that was playing loud music in shemwood crossing apartment complex. Thats when they say johnson drove offhitting one officer and rolling over anothers leg. Johnson was arrested a week later in georgia. Georgia. Originally johnson was charged with attempted murder. But the charged was later reduced to assault. A judge sentenced johnson to 20 years in prison. Suspended to already served. 3 a live internet video is the tonight in union county countyand heres a look at those suspects. The Sheriffs Office says they received a tip about the live feed. Showing a Party Happening on pine street. The Sheriffs Office says they noticed marijuana and cocaine in the live stream. When the Sheriffs Office arrived they seized over 200grams of marijuana and over 2thousand dollars in cash along with nine handguns. Additional charges are pending. 3 the process to replace the faces on the city of spartanburgs Historic Downtown clock tower started today todaytake a look. You can see technicians getting to work to remove the wooden replace them with aluminum this week. The tower will also receive upgrades to its interior mechanics this week as part of the 23thousand dollar worth of refurbishments to make the clock functional again. 3 happening now 3 and we have some School Makeup days to tell you about. Following last months Winter Weather weathergreenville county Public Schools will make up two days. On april 22 and 2525 Anderson County will have a make up day on march 25. Cherokee county schools will attend on february 12th and march sevenththand buncombe county schools say they will extend their year through june sixth. And february 11th will now be a full school day. Day. Remember for all you need to know head to fox carolina dot comfor a full list of area schools. 3 tonight. The World Health Organization calling the zika virus a global emergency. What officials are doing to prevent it from spreading. Up next. 3 plusas the panthers prepare against the Denver Broncos were talking to josh normans High School Coaches about his road to the nfl. 3 coming up well take a look at your sevenday forecast. And what you can expect as you head out the door tomorrow morning. Stay with us. 3 as you decide 3 still neck in neck in iowa for the democratic caucus. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders are in a dead tie. As the final votes are being tallied. Well bring you a live update when we get it. 3 3 and ted cruz did win the gop caucus. He hasnt spoken yet. But his supporrs are waiting for him to arrive. Cruz says his win was a victory for courageous conservatives in iowa and all around the 3 the World Health Organization has declared a global emergency over the rising spread of the zika virus 3 youll remember the mosquito borne virus has been linked to birth defects in the americas. Today the World Health Organization held an emergency meeting with independent experts. And sayay the lack of a vaccine is reason for concern. Right now 24countries are known to have the virus. And just this last week three people were tested for the virus right here in South Carolina. 3 a former upstate High School Player now a carolina panther is headed to the super bowl 3 hes a star corner back with the Carolina Panthers. And his formrm coaches in greenwood. Say theyre proud. Proud. Fox carolinas Jennifer Phillips has more onwhy those coaches say josh norman 3 3 3 3 his former coaches say hes always been a good playerbut even they never knew he would grow to becomethe player he is now. And they say what they admiremost is hes worked for it all. Norman is a corner back with the Carolina Panthers and the team is now headed to the super bowl but before you ever heard the name josh normanas part of the dabbing dominating panthers. His former Greenwood High School football coach shell dulaknew him as a kid. Conquering the game of life. He says norman wanted to play college ballgeorgia took a peek then passedhe then went to Coastal Carolina fought for a position on the and later became a lateround nf l draft pickdula says norman has taught us all about preserverance preserverance 3 3 3 in 2006 nobody thought we could win, nobody gave him a scholarship, they drafted him in the 5th round. Round. And now hes one of corners in the nfl. Dula believes norman takes all of those nos with him on the field and throughout life life 3 coach dula says one thing most people dont know aboutjosh norman. Is hes a pretty good singer and wouldoften sing at churches and events around the greenwood community. Jennifer phillips fox carolina news tonight. 3 chief meteorologist kendra kent joins us now with a look at your forecast 3 mostly cloudy skies are on the way for tonight with just isolated, light showers expected. Tuesday morning will be mild for early february with temperatures in the low 50s for the upstate and upper 40s in the mountains. A few clouds will be around through much of tuesday with highs warming to around 62 in the upstate and 56 in the mountains. Rain will remain fairly light and scattered until late tuesday night as a cold front approaches. Expect heavy rain to arrive between 48 a. M. On wednesday across our area. The rain will stick around through midday, then clear out for the afternoon. We could see 12 inches of rain during that time, with locally higher amounts in the southern mountains and northern upstate. Behind the rain will be some much colder air. Expect highs to drop back into the 40s and 50s, with overnight lows down to the twenties toward the weekend. Our next storm system will likely graze us from the souou late sunday into monday. Right now it looks like just light rain, but well be watching to make sure it doesnt get 3 coming up3 weve got plenty more to get to in sportsas we continue our coverage from california on super bowl 50both teams have a lot at stake. Hear what theyre saying tonight on how theyre getting ready 3 and were in california for super bowls Opening Night. The big game just days away. The panthers hoping for their first title in franchise history but it wont come put to the test against the 3 broncos 3defense. 3 3 we wouldnt be in this position if it didnt take a colelctive group of men coming together to be not one humble but also coming together to work as a team for another persons glory at times s t also for the teams success overall. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 and remember well have live 3 and remember well have live coverage from San Francisco for super bowl 50 all week long as our fox carolina crews head west. West. And on saturday february the 6th at 7pmbe sure to catch the panthers pursuit of the title for one on one interviews and everything you need to know about the journey you like being picture perfect. You should want your banking to be too. Stop into td bank and well help set you up with picture perfect banking. New customers, open a checking and savings account and you can get a polaroid cube