3 and dont forget to wake up with thee morning news meteorologist nicole papay will have a check of the forecast and traffic reporter chris scott will have the latest Road Conditions on your way to work. Thats from 5 00 to 9 00 on thee morning news. 3 back to you. 3 the mountain snow has some schools closed Madison Mitchell and Yancey County will all be off tomorrow. Remember for the latest School Closing information just head to fox carolina dot com the link is right on our home page. 3 now to a developing story 3 upstate lawmaker, senator lee bright wants to get rid of cwps. So everyone in south gun without training or a permit. 3 as of now, you need a training and carry. 3 Fox Carolinas shale remien is live in our newsroom with the plan many of you have been page tonight. 3 diana i spoke to Sharp Shooters in greenville and moms demand action. All of them saying they have concerns with the proposed bill and the lack of safety requirements. Senator bright is saying the proposed bills main goal is to allow people to protect themselves without government approval. 3 the proposed bill has passed in the house, and now is in senate subcommittee. It says a gunowner would no longer be requireed to get a cwp or have to go through training courses to conceal and carry. Some people are concerned that without permits if theyd be able to cross state lines and possess a firearm. A salesman at Sharp Shooters says without requiring training courses, many people may pose a threat. 3 3 3 3 3 we do have a right to bear there should be some training aspect to go along with that to teach people the proper care and the legalities of what theyre stepping into. Into. 3 3 many people including myself believe that the fact that you have to go to government to ask for a permit to defend yourself, is not what the founders intended. Intended. Frazier says if you have a cwp in South Carolina, you may carry in florida, north carolina, tennessee, kentucky, and virgina. The proposed bill would only allow a gunholder to carry in South Carolina without a permit. 3 i also spoke with moms demand action and they say training courses just begin to scrap the surface of what they would like required. They would like to see more situational training and background checks. 3 3 in tonights most wanted 3 Greenville Police need your help identifying a trio. Accused of storming a pizza joint. Armed with guns Surveillance Video from the Little Caesars on augusta street from saturday night. Deputies say an employee was cleaning up and about to leave when she was rushed by three men as she opened the door. The Sheriffs Office tells us the trio forced her to get money out of the Cash Register and while doing so she was able to press the panic alarm button with her purse. The victim says one of the men also took her cell phone out of her back pocket. Deputies say the suspects took off with an undisclosed amount of cash. If you have any information about the robberyyoure asked to call Crime Stoppers at 23 crime. 3 in Spartanburg Countywoodruff police need your help tracking down an accused killer. Killer. Take a look at adriel garnett. Police say he got into a fight and pulled out his gun. Gun. Officers say he shot and killed this man40yearold cecil gilliam. Gilliam. Police say it happened on sharp street early saturday morning. They tell us they recovered garnetts car but the murder weapon is still missing. Missing. Police believe garnett goose creek, in the lowcountry. He is considered armed and dangerous. If you know where he may beyoure asked to call Crime Stoppers at the number on your screen. 3 as we continue to cover our counties 3 a Franklin County teen is behind barsaccused of making a terroristic threat against his high school. School. Deputies say the threat was posted via the popular messaging app kik during mid day activities today. According to the Franklin County schools facbook pagethe pictures and texts threatened a shooting. School Officials Say the posts were seen by a student who told their parents. They then called 911. Officials say within an hour the student who posted the threats was identifiedand detained in the school office. 3 Franklin County schools posted this message on their Facebook Page saying in part quotethe school sro officer, school and district administrators all worked seamlessly together to handle the incident. At this time no other students have been identified as investigation will continue until we are completely satisfied. School safety was never compromised and no weapons were involved. 3 there has been a spree of home breakins in southern greenville county. Some are calling them violent and disturbing because the thieves are ransacking the houses. Houses. Just take a look at these pictures. This is the mess left behind after someone broke into homes in the moonville area stealing and vandalizing properties. Law enforcement confirms these breakins and theyre trying to find whoever is doing this. 7 homes were broken into 6 of them last week alone. Theyve taken jewelry widescreen tvs off walls and stole 16 guns including an assault rifle. We talked with 2 of those families and the coordinator of the Rural Community watch. They all want these criminals off the street and soon before anyone gets hurt. 3 3 12 16 42 people think that door when its rung, they should ignore it. That is not a good policy. If somebody you dont know comes to your front door, rings the doorbell, you let them know you are home because they dont want to have interaction with people when people are in all of last weeks breakin cases the thieves vandalized the homes, in addition to taking items. In some cases, ashmore says they took cremated pet ashes or sometimes food from the refrigerator and spread it throughout the house. 3 Spartanburg County deputies are asking for your help locating a missing endangered man. Man. Heres a look at jimmy bunn. The Sheriffs Office tells us he was last seen leaving his house on goldmine road around 9 30 this morning. His family says bunn was headed to the chesnee flee market but never returned. Returned. He was driving this teal green 1994 ford f250 fm59405. 3 his family says bunn has recently been diagnosed with alzheimers. If you see him or have any informationyoure asked to call 911 or crimestoppers at 1888crimesc. 3 new tonight 3 a heated crowd of parents and teachers from Pickens County schools filled the School DistrictsBoard Meeting tonight. 3 the Facilities Committee made up of several Board Members is proposing closing three schools, ar lewis, holly rings, and ambler elementary. Elementary. The Committee Says these changes would save 11. 8 Million Dollars over several yearsin addition to the closings, students from a. R. Lewis, Holly Springs and hagood elementary would become one school, and would consist of kindergarten through second grade. Kids from ambler would go to dacusville and would have grades kindergarten through fourth grade. Some Board Members, teachers and parents arent happy about it. 3 3 3 we just spent over the last few years nearly 10 Million Dollars on those three schools to totally renovate them add actually turn around and close them would be a complete waste of money. Money. 3 brining in children into a larger class size that already have issues and already have problems and youre going to crowd those classrooms and theyre not going to get as much one on one time. Time. 3 as the board looked at all the ways they could cut costs they realized there was no way to cut costs of millions and millions of dollars over several years without looking at school consolidation. Consolidation. If the proposal does move forward it will be implemented this coming fall. A public hearing will be held wednesday at the three schools on the table to close, and the board will meet next monday the board will hold a public input meeting. 3 a big scare. For a wellknown Actor Hugh Jackman announces he has cancer. Tonight what hes urging fans to do. So they dont face the same fate. 3 plus. Big honors. For some upstate boxers from greenville. To the national stage. Were hearing what the silver gloves winners say is 3 and. A full wrap up from california the panthers fall short in super bowl 50. Tonight were hearing from several players. And why they say theyll be back. 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 3 3 Vaccine Development for the zika virus is already underway. Thats the word tonight from us health officials. Officials. Officials say a phaseone trial is expected to start by the end of summerbut it will likely take years for a widely available vaccine to be available. The zika virus has been tied to birth abnormality in newbornsand Officials Say it has already spread to at least 29 countries. Scientists are working diligently on a way to combat the virus. 3 3 3 3. People say a vaccine wont be ready for 35 years, thats true if youre talking about dotting all the is and crossing all the ts and getting an fda absolutely approved safe and effective vaccine, but when youre in an emergency situation i think we can move much more quickly than that. That. Officials say the specific type of mosquito which carries virus is common in florida and in states bordering mexico. Zika can also be sexually transmitted. The cdc is urging pregnant women to stay away from affected areas. 3 meanwhile, president obama is asking congress for 1point8 billion dollars to help fight the zika virus. He says the money will be used for Emergency Response in the us and overseasas well as for c dc research of the virus. The Obama Administration says 50 americans have returned to the us infected with zika. 3 switching gearsall new at 11 3 some upstate boxers are being thrown into the national spotlight. Check it out. Cee greenville boxing gym placed in this years silver gloves competition. For those of you that may not be familiarthats a National Event for amateur boxers ages 9 to 15. 10yearold tahjae fuller made it all the way to the semifinals before falling in his weight class. And 9yearolds nacyus morrison and courageous mansell both took home the titles. They tell us they hope to inspire others to follow their dreams. 3 3 3 we trainned hard and it payed off because we came home with two belts out of three, thats great greatwe pushed, it payed off and just keep working like that. That. It was a great experience, its fun training with other kids. Kids. The silver gloves competition is similar to the Golden Gloves which is for boxers ages 16 and over. 3 trending tonight 3 Actor Hugh Jackman is opening up about a serious scare. Hes urging fans to take cancer. Jackman posted this photo on twitter earlier today. It shows a bandage over the bridge of his nose with the words an example of what happens when you dont use sunscreen. Basal cell. Mildest form of cancer. Use sunscreen please according to the american cancer societybasal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer. It usually develops in areas that have more sun exposure. If left untreated it can grow into nearby bone and other tissue. 3 chief meteorologist kendra kent joins us now with a look 3 the coldest air 3 of the season is moving in, and that will lead to mountains snow and bitter cold air for the upstate later this week. Tonight expect scattered snow showers in the mountains and blustery conditions. The upstate could see a few snowflakes north of i85, but no accumulations is expected. It will stay windy overnight with overnight lows dropping to 28 for the upstate and 22 in the mountains. Tuesday will be cold and windy, as highs only warm to 38 in the upstate with a mix of clouds and sun. Snow will continue to fall, mainly along the tennessee border, through the day with highs only reaching the 30 degree mark in the mountains. Tuesday night lows will drop to 15 in the mountains and 20 in the upstate. Wednesday will be very cold but less windy. Highs will reach 35 with sunshine for the upstate and lingering snow showers should be winding down by Late Wednesday in the mountains. The coldest night arrives wednesday night as lows drop to 18 for the upstate and 10 in the mountains. Make sure to look out for the elderly and your pets as well. Make sure everyone can get warm on such a brutally cold night. 3 fox carolina sports anchor Shannon Sommerville joins me now. And the panthers may have came up short in super bowl 50. But that didnt stop fans from turning out big for their homecoming. Homecoming. Yeah. Heres a look outside bank of America Stadium earlier tonight. Tonight. Fans eagerly awaited the teams arrival. All to show their continued support. Carolina, of course, falling to the broncos in the big game, 2410. But heres another story line you may not have known. Known. Linebacker thomas played the whole game with a metal plate in his arm. Surgically implanted with 11 screws. Davis posted this picture on instagram. In the post, he made it clear that it wasnt about him or how tough he is. Instead it was a thank you to his team. Davis finished second on the team in protective cast over the arm. 3 heavy hearts for the panthers. Hear more from the players as they react to the disappointing loss 3 and as one season comes to an end. Another just heating up. The gamecocks Womens Basketball team one of two unbeaten squads in the country. The other . Uconn. The two squared off tonight in columbia. So who would emerge perfect record in tact full highlights straight ahead in sports. Stick around. 3 3 3 now at havertys furniture, its our annual president s day sale. Which means its the perfect time to create the perfect home. Now through february 15th, everything in our store is on sale. Plus, were offering thirtysix month, no interest financing. Come in today for our best prices of the year. With havertys, your home can be perfect. Even when life isnt. Sfx knocking. Were early the president s day sale. From classic to contemporary, 3 a miraculous season comes to an abrupt end. The panthers left with heavy hearts after Peyton Manning and the broncos became superbowl 50 champs. 3 so carolina returning to charlotte empty handed. And that First Franchise title eludes the team once again. Sports director Aaron Cheslock has more from levis stadium. 3 3 the magical season comes to a heartbreaking end for the carolina panthers. A 2410 loss to the Denver Broncos in super bowl 50. The carolinas still dont have a lombardi trophy coming back. 3 3 3 i mean you always want to walk out with a awin but it didnt happen happen 3 3 we knew that they were going to win their fair share and we needed to win our fair share, ya know we just didnt win enough enough 3 3 they made more plays than us and thats what it comes down to to 3 3 they gave us opportunity time after time again and we just didnt do a good enough job job is keep pounding. See you next year hop you come back and enjoy the next year with u. We didnt finish like we wated to but you know we always got to start next year. The key to the panthers success is protecting cam newton so he can make plays and the panthers not turning the ball over failed to do both of those things sunday night. Theyll go back to the drawing board and hope for a return trip for super bowl 51. With the panthers wrapping up our coverage from california. Ac fox carolina sports. 3 well if panthers fans are looking for another team to rally around. How about the gamecocks Womens Basketball team . They hosted uconn tonight at the Colonial Life arena a sold out event. Both teams heading into the game unbeaten. 22 and oh. But only one team would emerge as the countrys only undefeated squad. Squad. Lot of South Carolina star power in attendance. Governor nikki haley sitting courtside. And the mens basketball head coach frank martinbut on the court its Geno Auriemma and dawn staley their squads go head to head. Early in the game uconn gets off to a quick start. Morgan tuck takes alains coates off the bounce. But the gamecocks looking to step up in front of their sell out crowd. Aja wilson pulls up for the jumper. Playing well early. Shed leave the game with a shin injury and the gamecocks playing well despite their best player on the bench but 3 in the end, too much Brianna Stewart ; company. Uconn wins 6654head coach dawn staley says uconn was just able to take them out of their comfort zone. 3 it was just disruption. Anytime you have that kinda disruption they just make passes longer and it just takes everybody a step or two outside of where they could be effective. Effective. The Womens Basketball team might notve been as effective as usual but the gamecocks Athletic Program got a big boost from former head ball coach steve spurrier. Spurrier accepted the role of special assistant to president harris pastisdes and Athletic Director ray tanner. He and his wife were on hand at the game and have already been meeting with donors and boosters. Action tonight at bon secours wellness arena. Clemson took down notre dame on the gridiron this year so could they take care of business on the hardwood . Down early in the first half. Jaron blossomgame knocks down the jumper. Hed have quite the night for the tigers posting 33 points. The most by a clemson player since kj mcdaniels later in the half. Jordan roper off the inbounds nails the contested jumper. But the irish offense not slowing up. Demetrius jackson slams it home on the alley oop to put notre dame up 2719. 19. 3 a career night for blossomgame but the tigers not able to knotch the win. Theyve got georgia tech comingup up on saturday. 3 over at wofford the terriers looking to improve on an 11 and 13 record. Hosting vmi. Spencer collins just became a top 10 all time scorer and socon player of the month but itd be Fletcher Magee whod light it up upmagee going 9 for 10 from 3 point range. Finishing with 34 points leading the terriers 3 7972 paladins win their 8th 3 straight home game moving to 1511 on the year. 3 no game for the gamecocks mens squad tonight they see action again wednesday when they host lsu. South carolina looking to bolster their case for a spot in the ap top 25. They fell out of the rankings in the most recent poll after losing at georgia last week but they won at number 8 texas a ;m. The gamecocks are number 20 in the usa today coaches poll. 3 lsus going to be a hand ful matchup nightmare. For everybody. Because their Center Power Forward hes just a dynamic player. Player. Lsus ben simmons ranks top five in the sec in points per game, assists, steals, and rebounds. The gamecocksll face him 3 americas heroes have a message. If youve fought. You know picking a commander in chief is no small thing. Youre looking for smarts. And guts. We looked at each candidate. We studied their record. We know. Looked them over. We checked t tm out. And we chose one. Theres only one. Jeb bush. Hes got a plan. Hell keep us safe. Hes a president a commander in chief. Jeb bush. Best prepared to be commander in chief. Right to rise usa 3 the nightcap 3 we wanted switch gears from football. And instead, talk about this years highly anticipated super bowl halftime show. Show. 3 were gonna get it, get it together right now. Gonna get it, get it together somehow. Somehow. Coldplay, beyonce, and bruno mars teamed up on stadium last night. Each sang a hit of their own. And then they came together. While a montage of former halftime shows played on screen. Screen. 3 3 3 thanks for joining us, good night. Night. 3 3 men evelyn jake. Youre hardly touching your salad