3 mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out late in the day, leading to some afternoon sunshine. Highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. Tonight stays partly cloudy with lows in the 20s to mid 30s. 3 wrap up 3 hold watching this in the Pit Crew Traffic Center. Center. 3 you are looking live at 3 3 were following some overnight developments out of seattle. Police say two people were killed and three others were hurt in a shooting at a homeless camp. Investigators say theyre looking for at least one person connected to the incident tuesday night. No other details have been released. 3 another story thats developing, right now the leader of that armed group that took over a federal wildlife refuge in oregon is behind bars. One of his followers is dead. Law enforcement officers say they tried pulling over two vehicles on a highway tuesday and shots were fired. Its still unclear who fired first but Lavoy Finicum was killed and ammon bundy and several others were arrested. Meeting. You may remember the group took over a wildlife refuge last month to protest federal management of public lands. Well of course continue to followthese stories. 3 Greenville County schools are back on regular schedule this morningbut, buses wont be riding down icey roads. The School District says theyve notified parents in those particular areas and if they chose to keep their kids home they will be given an excused absence for today. 3 as of now, if one part of Greenville County is too icey. Nobody in the district goes to schoolbut because the district is so large how the weather affects the roads is often very different. Different. Thats why some parents are suggesting dividing up the areas into weather zones. But district leaders says its not that easy. A district spokesperson told fox carolina there are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to dividing up the schoolsfor one 15 percent of students cross county lines to get to their school. 3 3 where is the break line, because we dont have clear feeder patterns, our Elementary Schools dont feed then a specific high school. So when you start looking at how do you make that breaka it becomes very problematic. Who should and who shouldnt go . Go . 3 3 many of those students could be attending other schools by choice. Just keep in mind students dont always live at the school they reside, nor do Staff Members always live by the school. School. Oby lyles, the director of communication says it would be also difficult to find subs if one school opens and others dont. This morning Greenville County schools are back on their normal schedule. 3 3 the republican president ial candidates will have one more chance to debate before the Iowa Caucuses. But itll be without front runner donald trump. Trump. Trump says hes skipping tomorrows debate because he feels that moderator megyn kelly is unfairly bias towards him. 3 3 i think they can do a lot better than megyn kelly. And so i am going to be making a decision with fox, but i probably wont bother doing the debate. Debate. You may remember the two clashed during a debate in august when kelly question about women. Trumps Campaign Says the businessman will instead host an event in iowa thursday to raise money for veterans and wounded warriors. 3 tomorrows debate in des moines will be hosted by fox news channel. It starts at nine oclock. The criteria for the candidates to qualify has not yet been announced. Bret baier, chris wallace, and megyn kelly will be the moderators. 3 we will stream the debate on foxcarolinadotcom. 3 some more major endorsements are coming in for the president ial hopefuls. 3 former new york governor George Pataki tweeted his support on tuesday for marco rubio. Former Texas Governor rick perry is backing ted cruz. Donald trump scored a major evangelical endorsement Jerry Falwell junior, the son of the founder of Liberty University is supporting him. The quinnipiac poll says in iowa that trump leads cruz with 31 percent compared to trumps 29 percent. Marco rubio is in third place. Place. Heres a look at the rest of the republican candidates. South carolinas republican primary is february 20th. 20th. The democratic primary 27th and the deadline to register to vote in that is today. 3 3 as clemsons Mens Basketball Team returns to the well tonight one of the schools star athletes is set to accept a special award. Award. Fox carolina Ashley Minelli is live there this morning 3 tip off for the tigers at 7 tonight against pittsburgh but its also a big night for another student athlete 3 Deshaun Watson will be accepting a special awardno details on what that award will be, presented during half time. Just yesterday schedule announced for 2016 gamehome opener sept. 3 at auburn dabo tough game to 3 start season second time in 24 years no back to back road games another possible concern georgia tech, thursday night game in bobby dodd, clemson fell to yellow new teams. 3 ironically, dabo noted that pittsburgh could be a tough matchup for clemson football. Havent played them in 40 years. Thats who the tigers are taking on tonight. Coming off a loss against viriginia last week 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out late in the day, leading to some afternoon sunshine. Highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. Tonight stays partly cloudy with lows in the 20s to mid 30s. 3 now to chris with traffic. 3 hold hold 3 were watching this this 3 youre taking a live look at 3 3 its. Coming up, a local couple charged in the shooting death of a toddler wont face any jail time. What was decided in courtnext. 3 we head to break with a live look at. Youre watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolinawere taking a live look at. Greenville county. Pelham road 3 3 3 covering our counties. In Henderson County a couple charged in the accidental shooting death of a twoyear old girl has pleaded guilty but wont go to prison. Prison. Heather and james stepp both pleaded guilty to a lesser charge storing a firearm in a manner accessible to a minor. Its a misdemeanor which got them a suspended sentence to only one year of unsupervised probation. And a 200dollar fine. 3 both were orginally charged with a felony after twoyear old Abagail Newman got a hold of a gun that was left out back in october. 3 in Spartanburg County police say they need your help identifying a man accused of breaking in to a church. 3 take a look at this surveillance picturepolice Saint Matthews church on Saint Matthews lane monday after Church Leaders say the Education Building had been vandalized. Authorities say this suspect broke a double glass door to get in and stole flat screen tvs. Anyone with information should Contact Spartanburg Police at the number on your screen. 3 a Greenville County man charged with murder will soon have his case heard by a grand jury. 3 Timiya Massey is charged in the deadly shooting at the dolphin apartments on North Franklin road back in september 3 Anthony Nutridge was shot to death in the breezeway of an apartment building. During a preliminary hearing tuesday massesys attorney argued the shooting was a drug deal gone bad but homicide investigators say evidence shows it was a robbery that led to a shooting. 3 if you have friends in the low country they may have told you about a sonic boom in their neighborhood. Neighborhood. Dozens of social media users posted about the boom just before 1 00 tuesday afternoon. A statement from the college of charleston says they believe the sonic boom came from an airplane. People in the area reported they felt their homes shaking and wanted to know if an earthquake had hit. Marine reps say they had of the boom about 20 miles off the coastbut theres no word if that was the cause. 3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out late in the day, leading to some afternoon sunshine. Highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. Tonight stays partly cloudy with lows in the 20s to mid 30s. Thursday will be partly cloudy and seasonable with highs in the 40s to low 50s. Friday will be sunny and cool in the low 50s, but the weekend warms into the low to mid60s with sunny skies. Mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out some afternoon sunshine. Highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. Tonight stays partly cloudy with lows in the 20s to mid 30s. Thursday will be partly cloudy and seasonable with highs in the 40s to low 50s. Friday will be sunny and cool in the low 50s, but the weekend warms into the low to mid60s with sunny skies. 3 weather hit 3 now to chris with traffic. 3 hold 3 with traffic. Now to chris 3 now to chris with traffic. 3 hold hold 3 were watching this this 3 youre looking live atpit crew traffic 3 sponsored by Kevin Whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 news you need to know. Despite a drop in sales toyota remains the worlds best selling automaker. Volkswagen and General Motors round out the top three. Analysts say discounting which hurts profits. 3 leaders in cleveland are firing Six Police Officers involved in a 137shot barrage that killed two unarmed people. All of the officers were cited for joining a high speed chase that led to the shooting and then leaving the city without permission. 3 a group of South Carolina lawmakers is proposing legislation that would allow teachers to be armed at school. The bill allows Public Schools and colleges to have employees serve as armed protection officers. If passed it could go into effect as soon as this coming fall. 3 thousands of parents students and educators will rally at the statehouse today as part of South CarolinaSchool Choice week. 3 governor nikki haley, Lieutenant Governor henry mcmaster, and state superintendent of education Molly Spearman will be there to show support. The rally will take place at the north steps at 10 am. National School Choice week is held every january to try and raise awareneness about every education option for children which includes, public, private and online schools as well as home 3 lawmaker proposed legislation he said he knew wouldnt pass what he was really trying to accomplishnext. 3 we head to break with a live look at. Simpsonville at Fairview Road youre watching the morning news on fox carolina. Theres a voice of a daredevil in all of us. That urges us to shake things up, to turn up the heat, and take bigger risks. Why should damaged hair silence that voice . New dove regenerative nourishment with red algae complex in a formula that nourishes to regenerate extremely damaged hair. For smooth, strong and healthy looking hair as if damaged never happened. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolinawere taking a live look at. Usc upstate 3 the upstate representative. Who proposed a bill requiring South Carolina journalists to register with the state. Says he knows his proposal wont pass in fact he says he only wrote it up to start a conversation. Conversation. We told you last week about laurens representative mike pitts responsible journalism registry which would create requirements for people wanting to work as a journalist. It would also authorize fines and criminal penalties for violating the law. Since proposing it. The bill has received a lot of pushback. Pitts says he neither wants nor expects the bill to press. But he just wanted the bill to spark debate. 3 3 3 my hypothesis was that it would be a wild fire out of control very quickly and that the media would scream, first amendment, right away. Away. Pitts says he authored the bill after seeing a slant in the media as a whole. Particularly in the wake of the removal of the Confederate Flag from state house grounds last summer. The bill was sent to Committee Last week. Theres no word if the committee on labor, commerce and industry may take 3 now to weather with nicole 3 mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out late in the day, leading to some afternoon sunshine. Highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. Tonight stays partly cloudy 3 weather hit 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3 hold hold were watching this no delays, wet roads and no accidents accidents 3 youre looking live at 3 3 its. Coming up, duke energy is once again at the center of controversy over a proposal in the mountains. What people are concerned about coming up. 3 we head to break with a live look at. Greenville county youre watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 youre watching the morning 3 the morning news at 5 30 starts now. Now. 3 some Early Morning showers. Light rain exexcted, with rain near the tennessee border in the mountains. With highs in the low 50s. 50s. 3 clemsons star qb Deshaun Watson will be at the mens basketball game tonight at the well to receive a special award. Im live in downtown more. 3 good morning. Its wednesday, january 27im lauren elise eliseand im ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. Thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out late in the day, leading to some afternoon sunshine. Highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. Tonight stays partly cloudy with lows in the 20s to mid 30s. 3 lets send it over to chris. 3 hold hold were watching this in the Pit Crew Traffic Center center 3 youre looking live at 3 its a big week for clemson sports the 2016 football schedule is out. And quarterback Deshaun Watson is being recognized tonight. Its happening at the well as the tigers return to the hardwood. 3 Fox CarolinasAshley Minelli is live from the well with more, ashley . 3 clemson bball coming home tonight after a loss in va while they battle for a win against pittsburgh. Another favorite star will be cheering them on 3 Deshaun Watson is making an appearance at the game tonight getting a special reward at halftime the award comes day after 2016 schedule is some highlights open season at auburn on sept. 3 no backtoback road games for just Second Season in 24 years four new teams on the schedule including what dabo dubbed an outstanding pittsburgh havent played in 40 years check out entire schedule on fox carolina dot com 3 ironically thats the team clemson is hoping to take down tonight tip off is 7 here at the well 3 3 3 a greenville teenager who was shot and killed one year friends and family. Family. 16yearold cobey smith was killed along the swamp rabbit trail behind his home. Investigators say theyre the case. Case. The Community Came together at the Phyllis Wheatley center to celebrate his life tuesday night. Put down the guns young people release. Organizers say theyll keep supporting the family. While they search for answers. 3 i really appreciate all the young people, who came out last night,and all the young people who came out today, and the the young people who came out with a positive mind from january 1st up into this date supporting cobey smith. Smith. 3 Greenville Police say theyre still getting leads about the case. Anyone with information is asked to call 1 888crimesc. 3 3 covering our counties a Spartanburg County man will spend the next 15 years behind bars for robbing a bank. Bank. Samuel shorter was sentenced tuesday. Investigators say he pleaded guilty to holding up the Arthur State Bank in spartanburg on east main street in june. June. Police say shorter walked in the bank and demanded the teller load a bag with cash. Investigators used a surveillance camera and fingerprints to identify shorter as the suspect. He was arrested the next day at a motel in kings mountain, north carolina. 3 Anderson County deputies are asking for your help finding a burglary suspect. Man was caught on camera robbing a home on january 21st. They say it happened on ross street in piedmont. Deputies are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1888crimesc they say if your tip leads to an arrest you could be eligible for a reward. 3 Rutherford County investigators are looking for a man they say is wanted for a string of breakins. Ins. This is a look at ronnie davis. Spindale police say hes is responsible for the thefts in the Early Morning hours of january 17th. Police say he was last seen in the winder street area of spindale. Davis is described as 5 foot 7, 160 pounds. Anyone who sees pounds. Anyone who sees him, or has any information should contact spindale police. 3 duke energy is once again at the center of a controversial proposal this is just months after resolving a debate over a massive transmission line. Several environmental groups in buncombe county are questioning the planned natural gas facility at lake julian. State utilty regulators held a public hearing on tuesday critics of the new project say they know why duke energy is proposing the 3 3 3 3 3 its simple and its easy for them. It doesnt require any change or innovation but we need change and we need innovation to solve our energy demands for the 21st century. Century. 3 3 3 duke energy is interested in getting the approval so that we can build these units so asheville can continue to have that reliable supply of cleaner energy to serve their needs today and in the future. Future. 3 duke says the natural gas facility is a step toward going green replacing the exisiting coalfired plant. The utility said it also has plans to install solar generation but those specifics have yet to be determined. Those in buncombe county are asking utility commmissioners to investigate the costs and impacts of the facility plan. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out some afternoon sunshine. Highs will reach1 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. Tonight stays partly cloudy with lows in the 20s to mid 30s. 3 weather hit 3 now to chris with traffic. Hold 3 were watching this in the Pit Crew Traffic Center center 3 3 you are taking a live look at 3 its. A mosquito born illness is prompting a travel alert. Where the zika virus is popping up in the us. 3 we head to break with a live look at. Usc upstateyoure watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 youre watching the morning 3 youre watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic news on fox carolinawere taking a live look at. Simpsonville. Fairview road 3 texas teen ethan couch made famous for his affluenza defense against a drunk in the us this week. Week. According to couchs lawyer, he has dropped an appeal against deportation. That means he will be deported to texas to face charges by the end of this week. Couch and his mother were arrested in mexico last month. She was sent back to america shortly after but ethan held out, appealing his deportation. 3 Health Leaders say you need to be aware of the zika virus if youre planning to travel internationally. Internationally. The cdc sent out an alert earlier this week. They say at least one person tested positive in arkansas and virginia. Most of the international cases are in central and south america and the caribbean. Zika is spread by mosquito bites and can cause birth defects and developmental issues in babies. A local doctor says you should be fine taking normal precautions. 3 typically after youve been exposed to a virus f this shield your body will develop antibodies and thth will protect you against accute illness, whether theres a chronic form of zika virus or a chronic transmition concern thats not been diced out in the literature, but its probably a low probability. Probability. If youre pregnant and plan on traveling internationally, youre encouraged to talk with your doctor first. Symptoms include a fever, pink eye and a rash. 3 if youve booked a flight to any country dealing with zika but youre having second thoughts, you may be able to back out. American and United Airlines say theyre allowing their customers to cancel or postpone trips with no penalty. Customers must have flights booked to countries included in the cdcs travel alert. A refund is being offered if customers provide a doctors note. The cdc says the zika virus is primarily in brazil but spreading to other south and Central American countries. 3 time for traffic and weather 3 mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out late in the day, leading to some afternoon sunshine. Highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. Tonight 3 stays partly cloudy with lows in the 20s to mid30s. Thursday will be partly cloudy and seasonable with highs in the 40s to low 50s. Friday will be sunny and cool in the low 50s, but the weekend warms into the low to mid60s with sunny skies. Mostly cloudy skies with morning showers leading to some afternoon sunshine. Highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. Tonight stays partly cloudy with lows in the 20s to mid30s. Thursday will be partly cloudy and seasonable with highs in the 40s to low 50s. Friday will be sunny and cool in the low 50s, but the weekend warms into the low to mid60s with sunny skies. 3 weather hit 3 now to pit crew traffic. 3 traffic. Now to pit crew 3 now to pit crew traffic. 3 hold hold 3 we are watching accident near Downtown Greenville on w. Avondale rd n. Main st st pit crew traffic sponsored by pit crew traffic sponsored by pit crew traffic 3 sponsored by Kevin Whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 news you need to know. Ammon bundy is in federal custody and one of his followers is dead after an incident with authorities. It all happened during a traffic stop on tuesday. Seven others were arrested. The group took over a wildlife refuge last month to protest federal management of public land. 3 Seattle Police say two people are dead and three others are hurt after a shooting at a homeless camp tuesday night. Investigators say theyre searching for two people of interest but no arrests have been made. Trump will be in the low country today. Hes scheduled to stop in lexington at 7 00. Trump continues to lead republican polls with the Iowa Caucuses just five days away. 3 shoppers in simpsonville will have a new walmart to visit starting today. Today. A Ribbon Cutting and grand opening starts this morning at 7 30. The Neighborhood Market is located on west georgia road. Store reps say the new store is bringing about 100 jobs to the community. You can visit the new location at any time because it will be open 24 hours, seven days a week. Tomorrow afternoon at 3 00 you can stop by the store to try free food samples. 3 3 its. Coming up. A former panther in our area says hes cheering on the team in the super bowl. What hes doing today. 3 we head to break with a live look at. Clemson 3 but first lets take a look at last nights winning lottery numbers. Numbers. 3 good morning, im cody alcorn. And im cody alcorn. First at four, well be in columbia for a School Choice rally. Find out what theyre asking lawmakers for this year. And tonight at ten. A new recommendation for women who want to start a doctors may need to be details tonight hersheys miniatures. We pour em we pass em we pick em delicious fun for everyone. 3 welcome backwere taking a live look at. Downtown greenville. Inside the well. Clemson mens basketball. Deshaun watson will recee an award tonight at the game 3 a greenville native who spent several years in the nfl says hes cheering on his former team in the super bowl this year. Year. Brandon bennett works at Southside Christian school as their director of intramural sports. He was a running back at riverside before playing for the gamecocks. Bennett spent his final pro season with the Carolina Panthers in 2004 and says that experience helps him teach students today. He says cam newton is an inspiration to many of the kids he works with. 3 3 3 cam has grown up and truly shown hes a leader. Hes like the big joker in cards. Hes that guy that can really make it happen and you have to account for him and makes it hard for teams to be able to do that because hes great throwing the ball, hes great running the ball, the way the team is stepping up, its hard to go against those guys. 3 he also works with 36elite sports and fitness training. Bennett says he has a hard time just watching a game today and usually ends up analyzing each play. 3 Oprah Winfrey says Weight Watchers is working for her. Her. The celebrity tweeted out tuesday that shes lost 26 pounds while on the program. Winfrey encouraged others to join her saying she lost the weight while eating bread the whole time. According to an Investment Firm oprah owns about ten percent of Weight Watchers stock. After she tweeted out the new, the companys stock jumped about 20 percent. The jump earned winfrey more than 19 million 3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out late in the day, leading to some afternoon sunshine. Highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. Tonight stays partly cloudy 30s. 3 3 to chris with 3 hold hold were keeping an 3 youre looking 3 3 Greenville County schools are back on schedule this morning. But there wont be any school buses on icy roads. Coming up, why some parents want the district to be dividednext. 3 simpsonville. Fairview rd. Be sure to stay with fox carolina all morning long. Were bringing you the days top stories until nine oclock. Throughout our four hours of news you can catch live reports from the field, plus minutes. Bo`o the morning news at 6 00 starts now. Now. 3 some Early Morning showers. Light rain expected, with isolated areas of freezing rain near the tennessee border in the mountains. Skies will clear through today with highs in the low 50s. 50s. 3 clemsons star qb Deshaun Watson will be at the mens basketball game tonight at the well to receive a special award. Im live in Downtown Greenville with more. 3 the Republican Debate is tomorrow and what will it be like without the races outspoken frontrunner . . Coming up why donald trump wont be there. Wednesday, january 27im ben hill