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3 sunny ; cold today, 3 with highs reaching 48 in the upstate and 39 in the mountains. A light breeze will stick around. Tonight stays clear and cold with lows in the 20s. Thursday brings another round of sunshine, before rain returns on friday. 3 wrap up 3 now lets send it over to the 3 were watching watching 3 heres a live look 3 at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 3 3 president obama and thats why i stand here as confident as i have ever been that the state of our union is strong. Thank you. You. For his final time in office. President obama addressed the nation with his state of the union. The president reflected on his last seven years in office. Saying there have been positive changes. But there is also work to be done. Including protecting the us from terrorists. Hes calling on congress to take action. 3 3 priority number one is protecting the ameririn people and going after terrorist networks. Networks. If this congress is serious about winning this war, and wants to send a message to our troops and the world, authorize the use of military force against isil. Take a vote. Vote. 3 the president also urged americans to be more willing to compromise and work together. He said he regrets republicans and democrats has grown during his presidency. 3 and as some of the republican president ial candidates have called for a tougher stance on immigration. Governor nikki haley is getting attention this morning for what she said during her rebuttal speech. Speech. 3 during anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. We must resist that temptation. No one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws, and love our traditions should ever feel unwelcome in this country. Country. The governor who is the daughter of immigrants also urged Immigration Reform and proper vetting. She also said president obama hasnt done enough to fight the terror threat. And she believes a republican president would keep americans safe. 3 3 all new this morning. The pentagon says 10 us sailors are now free after they were detained by iran. Iran. Nine men and one woman were released early this morning. The iranian government took them into custody after their boats drifted into irans territorial waters. Mechanical issue with the boats. 3 3 covering our counties Greenville County deputies have a man behind bars in the death of his girlfriends toddler. Toddler. Investigators charged Michael Latimer with homicide by child abuse. That charge was upgraded this week after the little girl passed away. Away. The coroner says two year old destiny jackson died at ghs childrens hospital, one week after she was admitted. Investigators say she died of nonaccidental head trauma. Latimer is being held on no bond while deputies investigate. 3 it will be a tough day for some students in Greenville County, after the death of a classmate. Classmate. The Spartanburg County Coroners Office says theyre investigating the death of 18 year old nathan moore. Were told he was a senior at Greer High School and played basketball. This morning, its not clear how he died. The coroner says foul play is not suspected. 3 the Spartanburg County Sheriffs Office is still looking for clues in an attempted murder last week. Week. On tuesday. A dive team went into the tyger river to look for evidence. They searched the area along 3 thats where Stephanie Batchelor was shot last week. Sheriff chuck wright says she was on her way home when she was shot several times. And left for dead. Dead. Were told batchelors husband and children were waiting for her at home. And it was her husband who found her. No suspects have been named. If you know anything 888crimesc. 3 transportation officials are preparing for whats being called the largest traffic project ever in the upstate. Upstate. The eye85 385 gateway project is set to start in about two weeks. Its goal is to improve traffic flow for people getting on and off the interstate. Dot says construction will start on Roper Mountain road and chrome drive. And will mostly take place overnight. Its all set to be finished in the spring of 2019. 3 3 later today1pointfive billion dollars is up for grabs grabs and the number could get even higher before tonights powerball drawing. 3 Fox Carolinas Ashley Minelli 3 odds are still the same 1 in 292 point two 3 930 cash payout before taxes full amount over 30 years 2 weeks to get your payout experts odds of winning with a quick pick a little better, could be because about 7080 of tickets are purchased that way rolled 19 times without a winner 3 3 started playing when i got to 900 million for it so for the you just never now its only three dollars can turn into 1. 5 bil. Bil. 3 clock is ticking to get your ticketsmust be bought by 9 59 drawing is only on fox tonight right before the late news at 10 59 3 now for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. Minutes. 3 sunny ; cold today, with highs reaching 48 in the upstate and 39 in the mountains. A light breeze will stick around. Tonight stays clear and cold with lows in the 20s. Thursday brings another round of sunshine, before rain returns on friday. 3 lets sendndt over 3 to chris. 3 were watching watching 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 3 its. Bad news for a group of Young Athletes after they took the nfl to court. Well tell you what a judge decided. Next. 3 heres a live look over Clemson University youre watching the morning news on 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 carolina. Youre taking a live look over i85 in greenville. 3 3 lawmakers in congress have come together to approve sanctions against north korea for conducting a nuclear test. Test. The bill passed the house two. Lawmakers want to make sure north korea doesnt get any money to develop miniaturized nuclear warheads. They say cutting off north koreas access to cash also makes it difficult to pay their army and police forces. 3 michigans governor is asking for help from fema to make sure people in the city of flint have safe water to drink. Drink. Governor rick snyder has also activated the National Guard to help distribute bottled water. Filters and testing kitslast week, snyder declared a state of emergency because Dangerous Levels of lead were detected in flints water supply. City leaders say they are working to clean up the water. And figure out where the contamination came from. 3 firefighters in oakland, california are working to rescue a man whos been trapped in a sewer since tuesday. Tuesday. Crews say a trench collapsed tuesday afternoon. Leaving the man buried up to his chest in a 10 foot sewer line. Workers have been trying to stablize the ground to make sure it doesnt cave in anymore. Crews say it appears the man is okay. 3 a california Soccer League the nfl comes to San Francisco for this years super bowl. Bowl. The santa clararayouth Soccer League sued the nfl to stop them from taking over fields next to levis stadium in february. Levis stadium is where the 49ers play and will host super bowl 50. The fields are in an 11 acre park and will be used as a media center. Soccer league reps say theyre worried the media center will permanently damage the fields. A judge ruled the nfl can have control until march. 3 time for weather and traffic. Traffic. 3 3 sunny ; cold today, with highs reaching 48 in the mountains. A light breeze will stick around. Tonight stays clear and cold with lows in the 20s. Thursday brings another round of sunshine in the 50s, with scattered rain returning on friday. Friday night becomes dry and cold, leading to a partly cloudy saturday with highs in the low 50s. Sunday looks to bring clouds and a slight chance for wintry mix or snow across the carolinas, stick with us as we finetune the forecast. Sunny ; cold today, with highs reaching 48 in the upstate and 39 in the mountains. A light tonight stays clear and cold with lows in the 20s. Thursday brings another round of sunshine in the 50s, with scattered rain returning on friday. Friday night becomes dry and cold, leading to a partly cloudy saturday with highs in the low 50s. Sunday looks to bring clouds and a slight chance for wintry mix or snow across the carolinas, stick with us as we finetune the forecast. 3 chris is in the Traffic Center now 3 3 3 were watching watching 3 heres a live look at the traffic 3 sponsored by Kevin Whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 3 now for a look at news you need to know. President obama is hitting the road today after his final state of the union address. The president will take his message to omaha, nebraska today. And baton rouge, louisiana tomorrow. 3 Mcdowell County deputies are looking for an suv that may be connected to several crimes in the county. Deputies say the green Dodge Durango with a tennessee tag was spotted at the scene of a larceny and a car theft. Call 82865crime if you see this vehicle. 3 the tigers are back in clemson after playing in the national championship. Hundreds of fans came out tuesday night to welcome them home at death season before falling to alabama monday night. 3 and heres a live look in North Charleston, where the republican president ial candidates will gather tomorrow night for their next debate. Youre watching the with at t the choice is yours. You only pay for the services you need to make your bundle work for you. Call now to get high Speed Internet for just 15 a month for 12 months with a oneyear term. 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Her post states when she called Customer Service the rep offered a full refund but instead of sending it back. 3 sunny ; cold today, 3 with highs reaching 48 in the upstate and 39 in the mountains. A light breeze will stick around. Tonight stays clear and cold with lows in the 20s. Another round of sunshine, before rain returns on friday. 3 weather hit 3 time for traffic. 3 we watching watching 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 3 3 its. 3 it looks like Spartanburg County sheriff chuck wright will be running up against one of his former deputies in the primary. Whos announcing his candidacy coming up. 3 heres a live look at usc upstateyoure watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 good morning, im sarah danik. And im cody alcorn. First at four well have weather and traffic every ten minutes. And new at ten. Are we programmed to eat more in the winter . . Our weight gain this time of year might just be in our genes. Details on the ten oclock news. 3 now. 3 president obama gives the state of the union for the final time. Coming up, youll hear what hes asking americans to do. And how governor nikki haley is responding on behalf of republicans. Republicans. 3 onepointfive billion. And it could get even bigger. Were talking about tonights record breaking Powerball Jackpot. Coming up. 3 good morning. Its hill. And im lauren elise. Here with nicole papay and chris scott. Thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 sunny ; cold today, with highs reaching 48 in the upstate and 39 in the mountains. A light breeze will stick around. Tonight stays clear and cold with lows in another round of sunshine, before rain returns on friday. 3 wrap up 3 time for traffic with chris. 3 were watching watching 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 3 president obama is set to hit the road, after giving his final state of the union address. Address. The president will head to nebraska today to talk about the progress hes made since taking office seven years ago. Ago. During last nights speech, the president said he wants to look to the future. He urged americans to reject the growing division between republicans and democrats. And says compromise is the only way to move the county forward. 3 3 3 democracy grinds to a halt without a willingness to compromise. Or when even basic facts are contested, and we listen only to those who agree with us. Our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. Attention. 3 the president also laid out some goals he wants to achieve before leaving office including fighting the islamic 3 while the president talked about his progress in office. Governor Nikki Haley Says a republican will do better. Better. 3 gov. Nikki haley R South Carolina if we held the white house, taxes would be lower for working families, and wed put the brakes on runaway spending and debt. We would encourage American Innovation and success instead of demonizing them, so our economy would truly soar and good jobs would be available across our country. Country. 3 haley was chosen to give the republican rebuttal to the state of the union. The governor called for tougher immigration policies. But says the us should welcome those who want to come here legally. She also condemned the idea of using religion to screen potential immigrants. 3 3 an Anderson County woman charged in the death of her newborn baby will remain behind bars. Bars. Our cameras were rolling as Joanie Holcombe was denied bond in Court Tuesday morning. The Sheriffs Office says she confessed to placing her newborn in a plastic bag the baby girls body was in the woods for weeks before she was found by a neighbor. We talked to her boyfriend who says hes not the babys father and doesnt think holcombe did this alone. 3 3 3 i was mad i was scared i was upset for her. I mean i was just really confused, im still confused i still don;t know why she did it. I love her to death but she couldnt have done this by herself. Herself. Anderson county sheriff john skipper says the Case Highlights South Carolinas safe haven laws. He says holcombe should have dropped the baby off somewhere. 3 Spartanburg County sheriff chuck wright will have a familiar challenger in his race to get reelected. Elected. Later this morning at 11 00 Russell Lynch is expected to officially announce his candidacy on the courthouse steps. He will also talk about his main priorities, problems in the county, and his vision for the future. Lynch has been on the force for 25 years and stepped down monday to run for the office. Office. He will of course be running in the republican primary against the current sheriff in june. 3 1pointfive billion dollars is up for grabs grabs and the number could jump even higher before tonights powerball drawing. 3 Fox Carolinas Ashley Minelli is live with more on the historic lottery prize, ashley . 3 clock is ticking to get your ticketsmust be bought by 9 59 3 930 cash payout before taxes full amount over 30 years 2 weeks to get your payout experts odds of winning with a quick pick a little better, could be tickets are purchased that way 3 3 its really hard to get my mind around it. Youre talking about more money than some countries have in their budgets so when you talk about one person being able to win that its hard to get around. Around. 3 rolled 19 times without a winner odds are still the same 1 in 292 point two drawing is only on fox tonight right before the late news at 10 59 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. Minutes. 3 sunny ; cold today, with highs reaching 48 3 in the upstate and 39 in the stick around. Tonight stays clear and cold with lows in the 20s. Thursday brings another round of sunshine, before rain returns on friday. 3 weather hit 3 now time for 3 now time for traffic with chris. 3 were watching watching 3 heres a live look at the 3 this morning, a mom in greenville is asking for birthday cards to help her daughter through a very tough time. Time. Hailey simmons is nine years old today. Her mom tells us hailey lost her dad just two days before christmas. And its been very hard on the family. Her mom is hoping people will send her some birthday cards to help lift her spirits. If youd like to send one. We have all the dot com. 3 3 its. The season ended on a tough note, but the Clemson Tigers got a heros welcome as they returned home from the national championship. Well take a look. Coming up. 3 heres a live look over i85 in greenville youre watching the morning news on are company should treat you like family. [phone rings] Operator Health care Customer Service caller hi this is patricia ramirez. Operator oh, patricia colleague i love patricia colleague 2 when is she getting married . Operator its about time, lady this is the real question hows that man youre dating . Wheres the ring . We mean more like this. Operator we can do this together. Ill schedule an appointment member thank you. You deserve compassion. You deserve molina healthcare, your extended family. To learn more about our medicaid plan, visit molinahealthcare. Com or call 855 8270470 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 carolina. You are looking live along old 3 3 state lawmakers in columbia are heading back to work with a long list of things to figure out this year. Year. They returned to the state house on tuesday. One of the biggest issues facing the state is fixing roads and bridges. They will have more than a billion dollars of surplus to take care of all issues but many communities want to know if that money will be enough for lawmakers not to raise taxes. Lawmakers say besides roads theyll be focusing on improving schools and early education. 3 republican front runner donald trump will no longer be welcome in South Carolina if one lawmaker has his way. Way. York county democract john king filed a bill in the house tuesday that says trump is not welcome in the palmetto state. King says it was prompted after trump had a muslim woman removed during a Campaign Rally in rock hill last week. The bill is now 3 trump is one of 12 republican candidates running for president. Many who will be in North Charleston tomorrow for their first debate of the year. Year. Charleston will also host the Democratic Candidates this weekend. The top three are set to debate sunday night on nbc. You can find everything you need to know about the debate on fox carolina dot com. 3 for the first time in 40 years charleston has a new mayor. Mayor. John tecklenburg is a businessman who was elected back in november. He took Office Monday and gave his inaugural address. Local media reports tecklenburg will focus on public safety, tourism, and education during his first term. Tecklenburg replaces the longest serving mayor in city history joe riley. He served the city for 10 terms before retiring last year. 3 3 this morning the Clemson Tigers Football Team is waking up back in South Carolina. They arrived back home last night after a once in a lifetime trip to the national championship. 3 and the tigers were welcomed back by cheering fans after an incredible 14and one football season fans were outside the stadium. The tigers pulled up about two hours later with fans cheering them on loud and proud through the windy and cold weather. Fans we spoke with say it a championship would have been great but alabama was a tough opponent. They say theyre still proud of the team. 3 3 it was a victory and i just you know i watched teh game and im like man it was real close, so i decided to come out here to support them. 3 many players head back to class today. The tigers are already ranked number one in some early polls for next year. 3 it looks like the Los Angeles Area will have an nfl team once again. Again. Nfl owners have voted to allow the saint louis rams to move. Move. Commissioner Roger Goodell says the rams can move to a new stadium in inglewood. The San Diego Chargers can also move and share the facilty if they want. The rams moved from los angeles to saint louis after the 1994 3 3 mos1 first im very sad to see them go. Ive been a huge rams fan my whole life. My dads been a season Ticket Holder 20 years. Its just depressing to see a team that i loved and just poured all my sundays into for years just leave. Mos 2 it hurts. Ive been a rams fan my entire life. Any time anybody asks me, hey what nfl team do you like, of course i say the rams. Rams. The Oakland Raiders also wanted to move, but they were left out of the deal. Goodell says they will have the option to share the rams facility if the chargers dont agree to the plan. 3 sunny ; cold today, with highs reaching 48 in the upstate and 39 in the mountains. A light breeze will stick around. Tonight stays clear and cold with lows in the 20s. Thursday brings another round of sunshine in the 50s, with scattered rain returning on friday. Friday night becomes dry and cold, leading to a partly cloudy saturday with highs in the low 50s. Sunday looks to bring clouds and a slight chance for wintry mix or snow across the carolinas, stick with us as we finetune the forecast. Sunny ; cold today, with highs reaching 48 in the upstate and 39 in the mountains. A light breeze will stick around. With lows in the 20s. Thursday brings another round of sunshine in the 50s, with scattered rain returning on friday. Friday night becomes dry and cold, leading to a partly cloudy saturday with highs in the low 50s. Sunday looks to bring clouds and a slight chance for wintry mix or snow across the carolinas, stick with us as we finetune 3 adlibs 3 lets send it over to chris for traffic. 3 3 3 were watching watching 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam onpit crew traffic 3 sponsored by Kevin Whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 3 and time for birthday shout outs. Beth from williamston. Theresa from seneca senecaif youd like us to mention a birthday on the air, send the name, date, and hometown to birthdays at fox know if youd like to see it hour. 3 well be right back. But first. A look at yesterdays winning lottery numbers. 3 3 3 3 3 3 news you need to know. Michael latimer is behind bars charged in the death of his girlfriends toddler. His charge was upgraded after the little girl passed away. The destiny jackson died at ghs childrens hospital, one week after she was admitted. 3 president obama is urging americans to stick together to make life better for the future. He gave his final state of the union tuesday. The president reflected on his last seven years in office and talked about security, the economy, and technology. 3 the biggest Powerball Jackpot in history is up for grabs tonight. According to the powerball website the prize is now up to 1 point 5 billion dollars. The estimated cash payout is 930 million dollars. You can catch the live drawing only on fox tonight at 10 59. 3 sunny ; cold today, with highs reaching 48 in the upstate and 39 in the mountains. A light breeze will stick around. Tonight stays clear and cold with lows in the 20s. Thursday brings another round of sunshine, 3 adlibs 3 lets get one last look at traffic. 3 were watching watching 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 theyre in need of volunteers this time of year to snuggle goats. Goats. Its no joke workers with the farm say they are expecting about 90 newborn goats by midfebruary. Newborn goats have to be bottlefed four times a day and they must be kept warm. That means they need volunteers who would snuggle and help feed all those kids. The farm says no experience is necessary for volunteers. 3 thanks for joining us for the morning news on fox carolina. Dont forget to join diana, cody and kendra at four, ten,