Were following 3 were following breaking news out of Anderson County. Broadway station and whitefiled firefighters are on the scene of a house fire near blue ridge circle. They say fire started around 5 oclock this morning. Luckily no injuries were reported. No word on how the fire was started. Stay with fox carolina on air and online as we learn more information. 3 3 with this bitter cold weather sticking around. Many experts are warning of the dangers of not bundling up. Up. And there are also some other things you need to be aware of as the bitter cold sticks around. Around. Fox carolinas Ashley Minelli is live in Pickens County. Hows it feeling out there . 3 ad lib about the weather right now, talk about the 3 weve seen a lot of people bundling up over the past few days. That will continue through weekend this morning. Wind chill can mama it feel 20 degress. 3 frost bite 3 cover nose, toes, fingers, face. Etc hypothermia body temperature dips below 95 degrees. Babies and elderly people most at risk shoveling snow take breaks, drink water, keep back straight, use 3 bottom line bundle up up 3 3 covering our 3 counties. Things are back to normal this morning after a fire broke out just outside a spartanburg hospital. 3 take a look at this pictures. Firefighters say they were called on to mary Black Hospital on skylyn drive around six last nightthey say the fire started in a dumpster right outside of the hospital. 3 fire crews say the emergency no injuries were reported. Several fire and Police Departments were all on scene. No word on exactly what started the fire. 3 a teen is locked up in Anderson County after police say he attacked his grandfather. Grandfather. Take a look 18yearold joshua driver is charged with attempted murder afterinvestigators responded to a home on fant road in belton on tuesday. Investigators say they found drivers grandfather who said his grandson hit him in the head with a metal baseball bat. Driver had fled the scene before deputies got there. And was later taken into custody by west pelzer police. 3 deputies in Madison County need your help tracking down a bank robber. 3 they say tony reems robbed the First Citizens bank in marshall last thursday. Authorities say reems was last seen driving a 2006 burgundy Ford Expedition with the North Carolina tag you see on your screen. If you have any information youre asked to call the Sheriffs Office. 3 3 the repubican candidates are in South Carolina today. Looking to sway voters ahead of the primary election next weekend. 3 marco rubio and ben carson will both be in the upstate today. Today. On wednesday rubio and donald trump were in the area just a day after the New Hampshire primary. Trump was in pendleton at the ted garrison arena and rubio in 3 3 3 all of these characters are going to give it up, were going to run the table, and we will make America Great again, i can tell you, okay . 3 3 3 if they win, our military keeps getting gutted. If they win, dodd frank stays here forever. If they win, all the things that have happenedthe second amendment, the judges they appoint 3 rubio will be in the upstate again today hell be holding a town hall in simpsonville at Southside Christian school. And doctor ben carson will be at the Gaffney Visitors Center. For more information on the events head to fox carolina dot com. 3 the republican field is getting smallerCarly Fiorina announced on wednesday that she is suspending her campaign after coming in 7th place in New Hampshire. 3 and new jeresey governor chris receiving only seven percent of the vote in the New Hampshire primary. 33 here a look at the remaining republican candidates we are now down to seven. They will be here in greenville this saturday. For a debate at the peace center. Its all ahead of the South Carolina republican primary on february 20th. 20th. Then on february 27th. The Democratic Candidates will face each other in the South Carolina primary. Remember for information on all the candidates head to fox carolinadotcom. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 teens and 20s start the day, but sunny skies bring highs to 47 in the upstate and 35 in the mountains. Gusty conditions are expected through noon for high into the 20s with a light breeze. 3 3 now to chris with traffic. 3 hold hold 3 were watching this Beech Springs rd Beech Springs church rdhalton rdHalton Village cir congaree rd 3 3 youre taking a live look at 3 its. Good morning joe. Joe. Good morning you guys,im live from the greenville zoo where were about to get our first look at the new baby giraffee 3 we head to break 3 with a live look at. Clemson youre 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 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolinawere at. Greenville county. Eye853 3 3 a standoff at an oregon wildlife refuge could be coming to an end as soon as today. 3 the last four activists inside the Malheur National wildlife refuge say they will leave their weapons behind and turn themselves in to authorities. Late wednesday night Cliven Bunday the father of occupation leader ammon bundy was booked into jail after flying into a portland airport. The dispute is over the federal government taking land. 3 back at home its going to be a busy weekend in downtown greenville. And if you have plans to be in the area youre going to need to plan ahead. Ahead. Theres the republican president ial debatevalentines day weekenda clemson basketball game and a swamp rabbits hockey game at the well well city leaders say there will be extra security, and some street closures. With all the extra people that means hotels and restaurants are filling up. Those in the food and Hotel Industry tell us if there are still open tables and rooms. Some restaurants are adding extra hours of service to accommodate the big crowds. 3 3 3 3 what we do is we have our normal hours and usually add an hour on each side opening and closing and if we fill up all those time slots we add some more so well be opening at 4 on sat and serving til 11 sat night 3 3 3 it should be fairly easy, all the parking garages will be accessible although one side of the garage may be closed because of some of the thigns going on downtown, everything will be available 3 the greenville trolley will be running over the weekendfor more information on this weekend road closures, and parking head to foxcarolina dotcom. 3 im sure many of you are patiently waiting to get the first inperson glimpse of the new baby giraffe at the greenville zoo. Zoo. And soon you will be able to. To. Fox carolinas joe gagnon is live from the greenville 3 saturday is the day when the zoo reopens after annual maintenence. And you can see many of the amazing animals here including the yet to be named baby giraffe. Giraffe. It has not been revealed what gender the six foot tall little one is. And it has not been named yet either. Today is the last day to send in your suggestion. Go to foxcarolina. Com and click on the as seen on section to find out how to vote. 3 courtesy the giraffe video to 3 back to you. You. 3 time for traffic and weather 3 teens and 20s start 3 the day, but sunny skies bring highs to 47 in the upstate and 35 in the mountains. Gusty conditions are expected through noon for high elevations. Tonight, lows drop into the 20s with a light breeze. Friday will be partly cloudy with a slight chance for tn border snow, and highs in the mid40s. The weekend stays dry with sunshine and a breeze, highs in the 40s saturday, and 30s on sunday. Monday brings the next chance for daytime snow, changing to rain late. Stick with us for the latest. Teens and 20s bring highs to 47 in the upstate and 35 in the mountains. Gusty conditions are expected through noon for high elevations. Tonight, lows drop into the 20s with a light breeze. Friday will be partly cloudy with a slight chance for tn border snow, and highs in the mid40s. The weekend stays dry wiwi sunshine and a breeze, highs in the 40s saturday, and 30s on sunday. Monday brings the next chance for daytime snow, changing to rain late. Stick with us for the latest. 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 Beech Springs rd Beech Springs church rdhalton rd at Halton Village cir ; congaree rd 3 traffic sponsored by 3 Kevin Whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 the braves are moving to a new stadium next year but some questions remain whether the hank aaron statue outside turner filed will join them. 3 in 2017 the braves will be moving to suntrust park just outside the city. According to the atlanta journalconsitution the Atlanta Fulton county Recreation Authority claims to have uncovered documents proving the statue is owned by them. Meaning it would remain in the city after the braves relocate. There is no word on when a decision will be made. 3 3 its time . Coming up if youre a kid from the 90s, its finally here. Up next we will show you a sneak peek of the new full house 3 we head to break with a live look at. Usc upstateyoure watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolinawere taking a live look at. Clemson 3 after months of 3 anticipation, were getting our first look at the new netflix show fuller house. House. 3 3 ive waited my whole life to say this. Home sweet home home the trailer for the 90s show revival was released this week. Most of the stars from the original show full house were in the trailer. Netflix also released a behind the scenes feature on tuesday to go along with the trailer. Although mary kate and ashley wont be in the show, the cast says they refernce them so theyre not forgotten. Fuller house will be available on 3 now to weather with nicole 3 teens and 20s start the day, but sunny skies bring highs to 47 in the upstate and 35 in the mountains. Gusty conditions are expected through noon for high into the 20s with a light breeze. 3 weather hit 3 chris is in the Traffic Center. 3 hold hold were watching this 3 3 youre looking live at 3 we head to break with a live look at. Youre watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 the morning news at 6 30 starts now. Now. 3 dozens of parents come out in Pickens County to try and fight a plan to close three schools. Well hear from both sidesahead of the final vote. Vote. 3 and the cold, cold air is here making for a frigid morning ill tell you if it will warm up at all today and talk about some possible Winter Weather heading our way. 3 good morning. Its thursday, february 11im lauren elise eliseand im ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. 3 teens and 20s start 3 the day, but sunny skies bring highs to 47 3 the day, but sunny teens and 20s start teens and 20s start the day, but sunny skies bring highs to 47 in the upstate and 35 in the mountains. Gusty conditions are expected through noon for high elevations. Tonight, lows drop into the 20s with a light breeze. 3 lets send it over to chris. 3 3 hold watching this in the Pit Crew Traffic Center center 3 youre looking live at 3 3 parents in Pickens County are waking up concerned this morning after they say the district sprung a proposal on them to shut down some of the mountain schools. Schools. Fox carolinas Ashley Minelli is live at the district office. And ashley parents are saying this is all happening too fast. 3 just notified about this on monday. The plan is to close these three schools springs ambler elementary elementary at meetings last night. Many parents spoke out feel board already made up their mind kids there, devestated parents feel this is the wrong move 3 3 3 3 you give us a week to get prepared to offer some alternative situations or proposals and its not long enough. Enough. 3 we know that people love their schools, they love their schools the way they are and change is always difficult no matter what the change is. Were going to do our best to make that change as smooth as possible if the decision is made. 3 district leaders Closing School will save nearly 12 Million Dollars several of haygood elementary after closing 3 no teacher layoffs vote on the proposal happe s monday monday3 any chance for parents to weigh in again . 3 3 the candidates for president are setting their sights on South Carolina after a major battle in New Hampshire. Hampshire. Both marco rubio and ben carson have events planned in the upstate today. Today. And on wednesday several of the candidates spent time with voters. Donald trump, jim gilmore, and senator rubio, were all in our area. John kasich spent the day in Mount Pleasant while jeb bush and ted cruz were on the coast. 3 3 3 now South Carolina is going to play the role its always played in president ial race, the historic role of choosing president s. And the great thing about iowa and new the field, its given South Carolina a clear choice. The men and women of South Carolina i believe want a consistent conservative, somebody who is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. 3 New Hampshires runner up Ohio Governor john kasich is hoping to capitalize on momentum in the palmetto state. Kasich held a town hall meeting in Mount Pleasant. He also made a stop in charleston to speak at a veterans job event. Kasich says his success is getting the attention of voters. 3 3 3 im going to hilton head tomorrow. We were supposed to have 75 people. We now have 1,000. So you know, people are starting to pay attention. Theyre either going to like me or not and im not worried about what anybody else says. 3 jeb bush began his day with a town hall in bluffton. South carolina senator Lindsey Graham endorsed bush. After dropping out of the race for the white house. Graham joined bush during his Campaign Stop wednesday. Governor bush talked briefly about Ohio Governor john kasich. 3 kasich, his heart. Believes that we can solve problems, concerned about those left behind, so am i. I respect him, i am the most conservative reform minded governor running. Running. He has been effective governor. My record significantly more effective 3 bush is just one of seven remaining republican candidates after Carly Fiorina and Chris Christie dropped out. Trump, cruz, rubio, kasich, bush, carson, and gilmore will be at Bob Jones University on friday for the faith and family president ial forum. The candidates will also be at the peace center for a debate on saturday night ahead of the primary elections here on february 20th. Th. Just one week later. The Democratic Candidates will face off in South Carolina. Hillary clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Willie Wilson will appear on the ballot on february 27th. Clinton and sanders are set to debate tonight in milwaukee. Candidates stump in uth carolina, theyll be focusing on the state of nevada. Nevadas caucuses actually fall the week before the South Carolina democratic primary. Workers with Hillary Clintons campaign say theyre trying to change their approach to voters after a loss in New Hampshire. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders raised millions shortly after polls closed. Clinton will be hosting a town hall in denmark South Carolina on friday. 3 time for weather 3 and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 teens and 20s start 3 the day, but sunny skies bring highs to 47 in the upstate and 35 in the mountains. Gusty conditions are expected through noon for high into the 20s with a light breeze. 3 3 weather hit 3 now to chris with traffic. 3 hold hold 3 were watching 3 this in the pit 3 crew Traffic Center center 3 3 you are taking a live look at 3 3 its. Good morning joe. Joe. Good morning you guys,im live from the greenville zoo where were about to get our 3 we head to break with a live look at. Clemson youre 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. 3 3 covering our counties covering our 3 counties firefighters say a space heater sparked a fire in Spartanburg County. County. These are pictures of the home on lowell court in una. Firefighters say this was the scene around five wednesday morning. According to rescue crews, smoke alarms woke the homeowner up and saved his life. They say the smoke alarms were actually ones firefighters had installed for the man free of charge. 3 3 3 just when its cold be extremely careful. Make sure that if you do use an alternate, make sure youve read the directions and you safethe Fire Department says one man was taken to spartanburg medical center. The red cross is also helping out. 3 the Greenville CountySheriffs Office is asking for help finding a missing man. Man. This is a look at adam worley. His f fily is asking people on social media in the greenville and spartanburg areas to be on the lookout for him. According to the posts, he was lasts seen in greer. If you see him call your local Law Enforcement agency. 3 officers are trying to find the thieves who stole from a Spartanburg County girl scout camp. Police say burglars hit the camp on scout drive. Sometime between six oclock monday night and 7 00 tuesday morning. According to reports, a microwave, twoway radios, a tv, a computer, and three mountain bikes were stolen. No suspects have been named but police tell us they found several partial fingerprints at the scene. 3 3 the greenville zoo is getting ready to reopen after some Winter Maintenance and when it does it will debut its new additiona baby giraffe. Giraffe. And there is still a lot we dont know about the six foot tall infant. Gagnon is live from the greenville zoo with hopefully some answers. 3 saturday is the 3 day when the zoo reopens after annual maintenence. And you can see many of the amazing animals here including the yet to be named baby giraffe. Giraffe. 3 it has not been revealed what gender the six foot tall little one is. And it has not been named yet either. Today is the last day to send in your suggestion. Go to the as seen on section to find out how to vote. 3 3 courtesy the giraffe video to the city of greenville 3 back to you. 3 teens and 20s start 3 the day, but sunny skies bring highs to 47 in the upstate and 35 in the mountains. Gusty conditions are expected through noon for high elevations. Tonight, lows drop into the 20s with a light breeze. Friday will be partly cloudy with a slight chance for tn border snow, and highs in the mid40s. The weekend stays dry with sunshine and a breeze, highs in the 40s saturday, and 30s on sunday. Monday brings the next chance for daytime snow, changing to rain late. Stick with us for the latest. Teens and 20s bring highs to 47 in the upstate and 35 in the mountains. Gusty conditions are expected through noon for high elevations. Tonight, lows drop into the 20s with a light breeze. Friday will be partly cloudy with a slight chance for tn border snow, and highs in the mid40s. The weekend stays dry with sunshine and a breeze, highs in the 40s saturday, and 30s on sunday. Monday brings the next chance for daytime snow, changing to the latest. 3 3 now to pit crew 3 traffic. 3 hold hold 3 we are watching whitney rd n church stemily st laurel trace house firetraffic lights on flash orchard park dr 3 you are taking a live look at pit crew traffic sponsored by Kevin Whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 news you need to know. South korean leaders say the military chief of north korea has been executed. They say kim jong un ordered the execution for corruption and other charges. Investigators believe the killing was part of a power grab by kim jong un. 3 some of the republican candidates running for president will be here in the upstate today. Doctor ben carson will be at the Gaffney Visitors Center at 3 pm. Then marco rubio will be simpsonville for a town hall meeting at Southside Christian at 4 pm. At mary Black Hospital in spartanburg. Firefighters say the emergency room was evacuated around 6 00 wednesday night for a fire. No injuries were reported. Were told the fire started in a dumpster outside the hospital. 3 we head to break with a live look at. 3 3 but first lets 3 take a look at last nights winning lottery numbers. Numbers. 3 3 3 good morning, im diana watson. And im cody alcorn. Tonight at ten. How would you like more personal space when you fly . . The days of being packed in like sardines may be coming to an end. Well tell you whose pushing for a massive change join us first at four for weather and traffic every ten 3 youre watching the morning 3 welcome backwere taking a live look at. Greenvile county. Pelham road 3 uber is trying to 3 give three couples a forget. Its an all expense paid date to new york city. But in order to have a shot at the contest you must take an uber trip on friday between eight am and eight pm. Apply the code dreamdate and slide over to the special valentines day love view. The prize package includes a lot a private jet ride, a trip to the spa, 25hundred dollars, fivecourse dinner, and flowers. 3 a couple of simpsonville Elementary Students are in the record books this morning because of their dedication to fitness. Fitness. This is amanda who hula hooped nonstop for 5 hours and 5 minutes with a 3 andahalf pound hula hoop. That breaks a School Record and ranks 19th nationally. Dominique cox is ranked in the top ten nationally for running a mile in 6 minutes26 seconds. Both students are now in the record books for 3 now to weather 3 and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 teens and 20s start the day, but sunny skies bring highs to 47 in the upstate and 35 in the mountains. Gusty conditions are expected through noon for high elevations. Tonight, lows drop into the 20s with a light breeze. 3 3 lets send it over to chris with traffic. 3 hold 3 youre looking 3 eye on on were keeping an were keeping an eye on on 3 youre looking live at 3 3 its. Another morning of the frigid temperatures. Coming out what you need to protect yourself fromcoming up. 3 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 weather and traffic updates minutes. 3 teens and 20s to start the day. Ill tell you how long the bitter cold will continue. Continue. 3 bundle up as you head out this morning. These temperatures could be dangerous. Were talking cold weather safety. Coming up. Up. We are nine days away from the first in the south president ial primary. And the republican candidates are making their way to our area. Hear what theyre telling upstate voters. Coming up. 3 good morning. Its thursday, february 11. Im lauren elise. 3 and im ben hill. Here with nicole papay and chris scott