3 well check back in with lauren and Ashley Minelli in just a minute. But, first lets get a look at weather. Weather. 3 mostly sunny and breezy today, with gusts up to 2035 mph at times. Highs reach 51 in the upstate and 44 in the mountains. Tonight drops into will stay sunny and cooler than usual in the 40s and 50s during the day, and freezing overnight. 3 wrap up 3 hold hold were watching this in the Pit Crew Traffic Center. Center. You are looking live at 3 3 Super Bowl Weekend is upon us. And fox carolina is there for it all. Both players and fans are getting amped up. For what could be. The panthers bringing home their first super bowl title. Elise is live in santa clara this morning to start us off good morning lauren. 3 we are two days away and these players,these fans are ready 3 thursday was last day players coacheswould talkto mediatoday andtomorrow practice relaxing thursday coach rivera talkedabout what it would be to take on the denver offense 3 trt 21weve got to understand what the situation, the circumstances are in the game. Its situational football from here on out and as you said its a no holds barred. There is no next game. The approach has to be do everything we need to do well have him do the things to do what we need to do for us to give us the best opportunity to win. 3 coming up we will hearfrom cam newton. But what has thisbeen likefor the fans 3 a lot of panthers fans from the carolinas made the long trek out west to see the team take on denver. Im going to hand it off to ashley who has more on what they have to say about the trip out here. Here. Cant get in the stadium right now, security has it blocked offtons of people stopped by to take pictures. A lot of fans from the 3 bob scheffel charlotte resident but had to travel through the upstate to get here. Flew out of gsp. Daughter and her husband. Who know live in bay area. He says after the panthers pounded the cardinals in the nfc championship. He was going to 3 3 3 3 like a good father i objected. But the purchase was already made, so what could i do 3 when i first saw the sign i almost wanted to cry because i really wish we could make it but were so happy they are going because theyre a well deserved team. Say what you want but they deserve to be here. Chesna hall and her husband zach actually live two hours from san fran. Just moved to the west coast from asheville in june say it feels like a little piece of home having the panthers play here in super bowl 50 3 not a whole lot happening at stadium during day. But theres a lot of security. Ill talk more about that coming up later on in the show 3 and dont forget. Fox carolina will have live coverage from San Francisco for super bowl 50 all morning long. Were also previewing the game tonight at 4, 10 and 11. 11. And be sure to join us tomorrow night at 7 00 for the panthers pursuit of the title. Well have one on one interviews and more on how the panthers made it to the championship game. 3 3 the New Hampshire primary is just 4 days away. And the two Democratic Front runners are making their case to voters. Voters. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders met on stage in New Hampshire thursday night. For a fierce debate. They went back and forth about Foreign Policy and their stance on what a true progressive is. Both candidates focused on why theyre qualified for office while staying away from talking about the republican candidates. During the debate clinton accused senator sanders of wanting to ruin health care but he fired back. 3 3 3 the republicans want to repeal the Affordable Care act. I want to improve it. I want to build on it, get the cost down, get the Prescription Drug cost down. Start all over again. Again. 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 were waiting to pass a medicare for all is just not accurate. Accurate. Quite a few social media users say they found the oneonone format refreshing. New hampshires first in the nation primary will be held on tuesday. 3 and tomorrow Hillary Clintons daughter, chelsea, will be campaigning in South Carolina for her mother. Shell make a stop in rock hill tomorrow morning before coming to spartanburg. Clinton will be at converse college. For a rally starting at 2 15. Then at 4 30 shell be at clemson in lee hall auditorium. 3 and republican front runner donald trump will be in the palmetto state today. Hes hosting a Campaign Rally at the Florence Civic Center tonight at 7 00. 3 donald trump is just one of the nine remaining republican candidates. South carolinas gop primary is february 20th. Democratic candidates that will appear on the primary ballot in South Carolina. Their primary in South Carolina will be february 27th. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 mostly sunny and breezy today, with gusts up to 2035 mph at times. Highs reach 51 in the upstate and 44 in the mountains. Tonight drops into the 20s areawide. The weekend will stay sunny and cooler than usual in the 40s and 50s during the day, and freezing overnight. 3 now to chris with traffic. 3 hold hold 3 were watching this this 3 youre taking a live look at 3 we head to break with a live look at. Clemsonyoure watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 youre watching the morning news. 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. Won election and praise as one of americas best mayors. In congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. Now hes taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over two and a half million contributions, tackling Climate Change to create cleanenergy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuitionfree public colleges. People are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change [ cheers and applause ] Bernie Sanders husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in. Im Bernie Sanders, and i approve this message. After trying brookside crunchy clusters, carlybeyar tweeted at this point, i should just be a brookside chocolate ambassador. Well, i am sorry, carly. Brookside. Talk about delicious. At longhorn steak like this doesnt need anything else. Which is why we dont just add, anything else. Longhorn steaks that sizzle for 12. 99. The new spicy grilled jalapeno sirloin. And the parmesan crusted sirloin. All with hand chopped salad unlimited bread for 12. 99. Tonight only at longhorn steakhouse. You cant fake steak. And for lunch try our new steak and bacon cheddar melt. Or any steakhouse lunch combo starting at 7. 3 youre watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolinawere taking a live look at. Pelham road in greenville 3 3 across the carolinas this morning. Extreme sports fans are mourning the loss of a legend this morning. Greenville, North Carolina police say they found the body of bmx star dave mirra thursday. Investigators say it looks like he shot himself in his truck. After visiting friends in the area. Mirra is one of the winningest athletes in xgames history. Hes credited with bringing bmx to the carolinas. The 41 year old leaves behind a wife and two children. 3 Rutherford County patrol cars look a little different this morning and the sheriff is calling it an improvement. Improvement. This week. All 50 of his patrol cars were outfitted with a new in god we trust emblem. Sheriff Chris Francis wants his deputies to know the motto represents the country. The sheriff said it wasnt until a local church offered to pay for the emblems. That he decided to add them. 3 3 covering our counties four people are locked up in Anderson County charged in a double murder. Murder. This is a look at Wesley MalmisterTabitha RobertsBrandon Davis and randall simpson. Investigators say two people erwfoundead in their home in the Early Morning of january 10th. 10th. The coroner identified the victims as Casey Waddell and justin williams. 3 this is a look at the scene. Investigators say the two were killed the night before inside the home at the intersection of pierce and amy road after an attempted robbery. 3 and only our cameras were there as one of those suspects 26 year old Brandon Davis headed to bond court thursday. He was charged with two counts of murder. Murder. All four suspects are facing similar charges. They are scheduled to have bond hearings in the future. 3 Greenville County investigators are trying to figure out how a car ended up into a pond. Crews were called out to a pond on talley bridge road in Travelers Rest around 9 00 thursday night. Dive crews searched the pond and inside the vehicle and found a small amount of blood. But not the driver. We spoke with the woman who says she found the car. 3 3 3 3 our dog started barking and brought us a piece of car. Hes a retriever so he brought us a piece of car and we came down immediately and the car was submerged in the water. Water. Barrett who you just heard from says she saw a pair of boots floating in the car and thats when she called 911. Rescue crews say they found wet footprints leading away from the pond. 3 the chiefs of three Spartanburg CountyFire Departments say they need more money. Or else theyll be forced to shut down. Down. The fire chiefs of the enoree, hobbysville and cross anchor Fire Departments all say the only other option they have is consolidation. All three say they dont have the funds to keep up with repairs lawmakers say the lack of industry in the area is hurting tax revenue which means minimal funding for Fire Departments. 3 time for traffic 3 and weather every ten minutes. 3 mostly sunny and breezy today, with gusts up to 2035 mph at times. Highs reach 51 in the upstate and 44 in the the 20s areawide. The weekend will stay sunny and cooler than usual in the 40s and 50s during the day, and freezing overnight. Next week brings a chance for snow or wintry mix on monday into tuesday with highs in the 40s, followed by a cold blast of air. By midweek, highs will only reach the 30s areawide. Mostly sunny and breezy today, with gusts up to 2035 mph at times. Highs reach 51 in the upstate and 44 in the the 20s areawide. The weekend will stay sunny and cooler than usual in the 40s and 50s during the day, and freezing overnight. Next week brings a chance for snow or wintry mix on monday into tuesday with highs in the 40s, followed by a cold blast of air. By midweek, highs will only reach the 30s areawide. 3 weather hit 3 now to chris with traffic. 3 were watching this oconee crash flat shoals rd oconee creek rdi85 south business 85 exit 77 3 3 youre looking live atpit crew traffic 3 sponsored by Kevin Whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 time for news you need to know. Music fans across the country are mourning the loss of earth, wind and fire founder Maurice White. Whites brother says he died in his home wednesday. The band sold more than 90million albums. White suffered from parkinsons disease. He was 74. 3 chicago detectives say theyre working to figure out the bodies were found thursday afternoon. Investigators say the victims are four men, a woman, and a child. Detectives arent saying how the victims died. 3 investigators say two nypd officers are in stable condition this morning. Police say the officers were shot thursday while on patrol in the bronx. They believe the gunman shot himself after running away. 3 we head to break with a live look at. Levis stadium in santa clara california. Lauren elise and Ashley Minelli are live out there with Team Coverage of super bowl 50. Youre watching the morning news on fox carolina. vo beyond natural grain free pet food is committed to truth on the label. When we say real meat is the first ingredient, it is number one. Learn more at beyondpetfood. Com 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolinawere taking a live look in spartanburg at usc upstate. 3 federal authorities are working hard to catch counterfeiters trying to make money on fake nfl merchandise. 3 Homeland Security officials met at San Franciscos Moscone Center to discuss how to tell fake merchandise from the real confiscated 440thousand itemsincluding jerseys, caps. Even fake super bowl rings they also warn about fake ticket sales. One tip to make sure the ticket is realis to check the ticket for a San Francisco hologram. And a logo with special ink that fades when heat is applied and then reappears when it cools. 3 mostly sunny and breezy today, with gusts up to 2035 mph at times. Highs reach 51 in the upstate and 44 in the mountains. Tonight drops into the 20s areawide. The weekend will stay sunny and cooler than usual in the 40s and 50s during the day, and freezing overnight. 3 weather hit 3 chris is in the 3 traffic center. 3 hold hold were watching this 3 3 youre looking live at 3 3 we head to break with a live look at. Levis stadium in santa clara california. Lauren elise and Ashley Minelli are live out there with Team Coverage of super bowl 50. Youre watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 youre watching the morning at longhorn steak like this doesnt need anything else. Which is why we dont just add, anything else. Longhorn steaks that sizzle for 12. 99. The new spicy grilled jalapeno sirloin. And the parmesan crusted sirloin. All with hand chopped salad unlimited bread for 12. 99. Tonight only at longhorn steakhouse. You cant fake steak. And for lunch try our new steak and bacon cheddar melt. Or any steakhouse lunch combo starting at 7. 3 the morning news at 5 30 starts now. Now. Were down to just two days before the panthers take on the broncos in super bowl 50. Were live in california with Team Coverage. Coverage. And neighbors in spartanburg say a mother is in the hospital after being burned. Why theyre calling her a hero. Hero. 3 and chillier days are ahead. Ill tell you when the coldest air moves in. 3 good morning. Its friday, february 5th. Im ben hill with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. Thanks for joining us on the morning news. Coverage as we preview super bowl 50 on sunday. Lauren elise and Ashley Minelli are live in santa clara covering the Carolina Panthers as they take on the denver broncos. Broncos. Laurens standing by now lauren, hows it going 3 well check back in with lauren and ashley in just a minute. But, first lets get a look at weather. 3 mostly sunny and breezy today, with gusts up to 2035 mph at times. Highs reach 51 in the upstate and 44 in the mountains. Tonight drops into the 20s areawide. The weekend will stay sunny and cooler than usual in the 40s and 50s during the day, and freezing 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 super bowl 50 is just days away and the panthers are getting ready to take on the broncos for their first title in frahnchice history. History. Lauren elise is live out in santa clara. How the players are getting ready 3 we are two days away and these players,these fans are ready 3 thursday was last day players coacheswould talkto mediatoday andtomorrow practice relaxing thursday cam newton talked about their attitudes as they approach this game. 3 if you go into any game or if you go into a season thinking that you cant win them all, shame on you. Thats a losers approach. So we didnt have a game where we said well we can lose one. Cause that would have been a pessimistic attitude towards everything. So for us were going into each and everything. So for us were going into each and every game like we have to win. Cause its the next game. Game. 3 coming up we will hear from Ashley Minelli about security and special guest at the press conferencesnoop dog. Dog. 3 snoop dog. Dog. Press guest at the and special about securityAshley Minelli will hear from coming up we will hear from Ashley Minelli about securityand special guest at the press conferencesnoop dog. 3 and dont forget. Fox carolina will have live coverage from San Francisco for super bowl 50 all morning long. Well also be previewing the game at 4, 10 and 11 tonight. And be sure to join us tomorrow night at 7 00 for the panthers pursuit of the title. Well have one on one interviews and everything panthers in the hours before the big game. 3 3 covering our counties neighbors of a Spartanburg County family say one mom is a hero for saving her children from a burning home. Home. Were told a fire broke out at the home of Angela Jenkins and her husband monday night on westmeath drive. David and Stacey Steeves are best friends with the jenkins. And say they rushed over as soon as they heard about the fire. They say angela heard her daughter scream. And ran back into the home to save her little girl. 3 3 3 the house was just engulfed in smoke coming out of everywhere, it was very traumatic. Share your blessings. If you have blessings, share them, share it. The friends say angela suffered Second Degree burns on her face and hands. Investigators are still trying to find the cause of the fire. Were told the jenkins didnt have renters insurance and a go fund me has been set up to help. 3 were working to see if charges will be filed after a 7 year old was hit by a car in Greenville County. County. Troopers say they were called to Anderson Ridge road around 6 30 thursday night. They say a seven Year Old Girl was run over by a 19 year old driver in a private driveway. Troopers say she was riding on the hood of the car, fell off, and was run over. She was taken to ghs but we havent heard about her injuries. The incident is under investigation. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. With gusts up to 2035 mph at times. Highs reach 51 in the upstate and 44 in the mountains. Tonight drops into the 20s areawide. The weekend will stay sunny and cooler than usual in the 40s and 50s during the day, and freezing overnight. 3 weather hit 3 now to chris with traffic. 3 hold hold 3 were watching this in the Pit Crew Traffic Center center 3 3 you are taking a live look at 3 3 its. Good morning ashley ashleywere live in the bay area getting ready for super bowl 50. Well tell you what fans are having to say about the big game. 3 3 game. Having to say what fans are well tell you bowl 50. Ready for super bay area getting were live in the ashley ashleygood morning its. 3 3 its. Good morning ashley ashleywere live in the bay area getting ready for super bowl 50. Well tell you what fans are having to say about the big game. 3 we head to break with a live look at. Clemsonyoure watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 youre watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolinawere taking a live look at. Pelham road in greenville. 3 working to figure out the names of 6 people whos bodies were found thursday afternoon. Detectives are calling the incident the deadliest single act of violence in the city in more than 13 years. Police were asked to check on the homeowners. After one person who lived in the home didnt show up to work. Investigators say the victims are four men, a woman, and a child. Detectives are not saying how the victims died. 3 music fans across the country are mourning the loss of an industry leader. Leader. The founder of earth, wind and fire Maurice White died in his home wednesday. His brother confirmed the news in la. The band sold more than 90 million albums. Hits like september, shining star, and boogie wonderland helped make the band famous. White suffered from parkinsons diseasesehe was 74. 3 two nypd officers are recovering this morning. After being shot on patrol. Patrol. Police say the two officers are in Good Condition this morning. But the suspected shooter is dead. Investigators say both officers were patrolling a housing complex in the bronx thursday when a man opened body was found with a selfinflicted bullet wound. 3 3 switching gears to super bowl 50now. Fox carolina has been spending time with both players and fans in california. One thing panthers fans are definitely noticing is the heightened security. Police. The national guard. And even Homeland Security are making their presence known. Known. Our Team Coverage continues with Ashley Minelli live in santa clara this morningashley precautions are already in place ahead of sundays game. 3 fans i talked with were disappointed they couldnt get closer to the stadium. 3 you can see behind me the street leading up to the stadium is blocked off santa and yesterday we saw heavy Law Enforcement presence too too army humvees on the ground choppers in the air as people taking pictures, hoping to get closer to stadium one fan we spoke with. While he wishes he could see it up close now. Understands the precautions 3 3 16i was just talking to my friends. Do they really need this much security . But speaking in terms of the people who are going to be attending and the venue on as big a stage as it is. I think its very necessary to make the fans feel secure. Secure. Security heightened in all areas surrounding superbowl events 3 people going to different events either need tickets or credentials like this to get everywhereback to you ben. 3 and while the panthers are getting ready for the super bowl. Bella this terrior mix puppy is getting ready to make her debut at this year puppy bowl. The buncombe county Animal Shelter sent in her adorable audition tape to Animal Planet and her adopted family is helping her get her big break. You can check out the puppies on Animal Planet. There will even be a kitten halftime show. Every ten minutes. 3 mostly sunny and breezy today, with gusts up to 2035 mph at times. Highs reach 51 in the upstate and 44 in thth mountains. Tonight drops into the 20s areawide. The weekend will stay sunny and cooler than usual in the 40s and 50s during the day, and freezing overnight. Next week brings a chance for snow or wintry mix on monday into tuesday with highs in the 40s, followed by a cold blast of air. By midweek, highs will only reach sunny and breezy today, with gusts up to 2035 mph at times. Highs reach 51 in the upstate and 44 in the mountains. Tonight drops into the 20s areawide. The weekend will stay sunny and cooler than usual in the 40s and 50s during the day, and freezing overnight. Next week brings a chance for snow or wintry mix on monday into tuesday with highs in the 40s, followed by a cold blast of air. By midweek, highs will only reach the 30s areawide. 3 weather hit 3 3 traffic. Now to pit crew 3 now to pit crew traffic. 3 hold hold 3 we are watching watching pit crew traffic 3 sponsored by Kevin Whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 in news you need to know. Wellknown bmx rider dave mirra has passed away. Greenville North Carolina police say it appears to be a suicide. He was 41 years old. 3 health care, wall street and Campaign Money were among the big topics in last nights democratic debate in New Hampshire. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders went headtohead ahead of tuesdays primary. Right now sanders holds a big lead in the polls there. 3 georgia Emergency Management is reminding people to be prepare for severe weather. The beginning of 2016 has already brought some heavy rain and flash flooding for the state. Emergency workers will be carrying out several exercises to practice flood safety. 3 we head to break with a live look at. Usc upstate. 3 but first lets take a look at last nights winning lottery numbers. 3 youre watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 with a live look at. Levis stadium in santa clara there with Team Super Bowl 50. Youre watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 spartanburg district seven and the nfl are teaming up to recognize a few super bowl Game Changers with upstate ties 3 the golden football celebration will be at 230 pm today at the Spartanburg High School gym. Students and faculty will come together to applaud alumni steve fuller, stephen davis, howard williams, and landon cohen all have played in past super bowls. The nfl began the Super Bowl High School honor programto acknowledge those who have directly influenced super bowl history for the better. 3 although simpsonville isnt known for being a party town ere is one super bowl bash thats been going strong for two decades decades for 20 years nowrob ; regegas Super Bowl Party has become a tradition for their small neighborhood just off main street and their guests say its one of the hottest parties around. The couple starts with a tailgate their guest list that grows each year. They have tvs in different rooms that include two big screens and even an area for the kids to go. This sundays party is all planned and ready for kick off 3 and while one Super Bowl Party is sticking with old traditions others in greer are trying out something new check out ruth and hoyle who are both in their 90sour own joe gagnon stopped by to help them play madden thursday on playstation four. Hoyle was victorious with the Carolina Panthers over ruth who took on the denver broncos. 3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 mostly sunny and breezy today, with gusts up to 2035 mph at times. Highs reach 51 in the upstate and 44 in the mountains. Tonight drops into the 20s areawide. The weekend will stay sunny and cooler than usual in the 40s and 50s during the day, and freezing overnight. 3 lets send it over to chris with traffic. 3 hold hold were keeping an eye on no accidents or delays delays 3 youre looking live at 3 3 be sure to stay 3 with fox carolina all morning long. Were bringing you the days top stories until nine oclock. Throughoututur four hours of news you can catch live reports from the field, minutes. The morning news at 5 00 starts now. Now. Were down to just two days before the panthers take on the broncos in super bowl 50. Were live in california with Team Coverage. Coverage. Plus, in what may have been the most Heated Exchange of the democratic president ial race hillary meet face to face. Ahead of the New Hampshire primary. Primary. 3 and chillier days are ahead. Ill tell you when the coldest air moves in. 3 good morning. Its friday, february 5th. Im ben hill with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. Thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 this morning. We have Team Coverage as we preview super bowl 50 on sunday. Lauren elise and Ashley Minelli are live in santa clara. Covering the Carolina Panthers as they take on the denver broncos. Laurens standing by now lauren, hows it going this morning . Morning