3 fox carolina's adrian acosta is live in cherokee county where they've also seen flooding over the last twelve hours- 3 meteorologist ted phaeton is in for kendra today- he's tracking this system- ted, it seems the rain has lightened up but i understand there's more on the way- 3 3 showers will last into the evening before tapering off overnight. expect tememratures to dip into the low to mid-50s area-wide. thursday will peak in the mid-50s and mid-40s under gradually clearing skies. look to see dry conditions as the new year approaches. 3 over to the pit crew traffic 3 center. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 our team coverage continues...first at four. 3 in greer- several streets have been underwater- including batesville road, brushy creek road- along with suber road at sweet briar.now some of these are near the enoree river which topped it's banks- which led to the roads being closed- 3 in greenwood county-check it out-you can see the high water some type 3 of electricity station- 3 in anderson and greenville counties...we also saw roads closed due to high water- and through the night officials will be keeping their eyes on local rivers and creeks including the saluda river- 3 fox carolina's ashley daley has been out in the rain all day--- 3 giving us a first hand look- she's live in greenville county along kenmore drive in piedmont- 3 cody...residents say this area usually floods when they get a hard rain.... but nothing like this. just look at how high the water is... and how fast it's moving... 3 and check this 3 out... this is that same body of water just one block over on camden drive. officials have closed this road...due to how deep and how quickly the water is moving. residents who live near the water say it's so far never come as high as the house... so right now -- and waiting to see what this afternoon's rain brings. 3 3 3 3 its crazy like i just be seeing all kinds of stuff rushing through here. you might see a sofa rush through the creek. 3 this was another creek that turned into a rushing river... this is mill pond road in easley. water just missing the bridge by a foot. and on standing springs road...scdot crews and the south greenville fire department both on scene to get that road shut down after water continued to rise. and in downtown greenville -- parts of the swamp rabbit trail under water...the creek that runs along the trail there near cleveland park and the zoo... it too rushing.... but of course -- nothing rushing faster than the reedy falls at falls park. heavy rains have sent the falls 3 and cody -- greenville county emergency management says they'll be continuing to monitor all areas...as we get 3 more rain.cody back to you. 3 alright ashley---try to stay dry-- let's head to cherokee countyfox carolina's adrian acosta is standing by--adrian you've in been back in forth between cherokee and spartanburg counties- what have you been seeing out there? 3 cody the area where i am 3 standing looks a lot different now than it did a few hours agoa&conditions here got so bad that these apartments were evacuated because of rising waters and this road had to be closeda&.the 3 video you're about to see will show you why 3 3 3 3 blacksburg fire department shows how high the waters got near the brugg street apartmentsa&.firefighters say they helped residents evacuate before things got too dangerous "the police and the firedepartmenta&the lady down here had to go to dialysis and mea&we are the two handicaps down here"brenda brown lives here and says thankfully a neighbor called her this morning to warn her about the rising water water"it was swift water and i said oh my god i've got to get up and get out of here"brugg says she is still surpsised at how quickly things happened this morning"seem like everytime there is a flash flood it risesa&but that's the first time i've ever seen it do this" this"just down i-85 in spartanburga& spartanburga&heavy rains forced road closures and saw creeks like this one pushing their banks"it was bada&i got home..looked out the back window and my back yards flooded it was terrible"mark arcadia station roada&.and said when this mornings rains starteda&it quickly washed out out"stop turn around and go the other way"" i wouldn't drive through that if i was anybody"brown and her neighbors have been allowed back into their homesa&but brown says she will be keeping a close eye on the weather"i am so thankful that i've got neighbors that look out for me" 3 for the moment emergency officials in spartanburg say all roads there are openbut here in cherokee countya&roads including this one and a handfull of others could remain closed for a while while bridges and overpasses are checked outfor more informationa bout road closures you can go to our website foxcarolina.com 3 today, it was the 3 upstate--earlier this week it was the mountains dealing with flooding-in fact they're still cleaning up-artspace charter school in buncombe county is dealing with a mudslide that classroom is covered in mud- school officials say all the carpet will have to ripped up and replaced- and they're asking for help-so if you can pitch in extra bodies and equipment will be much appreciated- 3 whether it's flooding, snow or severe storms- make sure you have our fox carolina weather app handy-it's easy to download just text carolina weather to 23765you'll get watches and warnings sent straight to your device- 3 in other news----as we continue to cover our counties at four- 3 troopers are looking for a driver who they say hit and killed a man then took off in greenville county- county-troopers say ronnie follet was trying to cross white horse road in bereanear highway 253 overnight- we're told two cars hit him- troopers say the first car, a red or maroon dodge s-u-v never stopped- if you have any information about the crash you're asked to called 1-888- crime-sc. 3 and in anderson county...anderson police are investigating an attack on one we're told an assailant tried to steal the officer's gun and then try to stab her- 3 it happened last month--- police say officer kristin brady found a masked person at the dead end of edenbrook drive...at some point a fight broke out---during the fight police say the attacker tried to grab officer brady's gun then tried to stab her- before taking off- 3 back up arrived and a k-9 team found kristi hendricks and bryan gray nearby-police believe these two were involved in some way---they're asking the public for help to figure out what led up to the attack-if you know anything call crime stoppers at 1-888-crime-sc 3 new at four-less than twenty four hours away from the orange bowl- and the tigers will be without three players-- 3 hear what dabo swinney is saying about the situation- we'll head to south florida for a live report from sports director aaron cheslock- 3 plus...as the wife of a cowpens killed in a hit and run is locked up accused of speaking out-telling us the type of punishment they want to see handed down-- and we're live in cherokee county... county... 3 we're back with weather and traffic every 10 minutes---- 3 the big story today--flooding! check out this video that was sent in to us by a viewer in greenwood county!we're told this is usually just a small stream or standing water that spills into lake greenwood.. 3 meteorologist 3 ted phaeton is in for kendra today---- 3 rain will stick around this evening as temperatures dip into the mid to low 50s area wide. expect to see showers taper off overnight with a few lingering showers possible in the upstate early thursday morning. widespread fog will likely develop overnight as well.thursday will start off mostly cloudy with skies gradually clearing throughout the day. expect highs to peak in the mid-60s across the carolina tops out in the upper 50s.winds will be light across the upstate while western north carolina sees more of a north northeasterly flow between five and ten miles per hour.skies should clear thursday evening as we approach the new year and temperatures fall into the upper 40s across the upstate and upper 30s in the mountains. look to see plenty of sunshine to start 2016 as highs climb into the mid-50s in the upstate and mid 40s in western north carolina. sunny skies will stick around for the weekend as temperatures settle closer to normal for this time 3 for weather 24 3 hours a day, log on to fox carolina dot com and click on the weather tab 3 ((wrap up))3 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching: anderson county: accident hwy 28 bypass @ whitehall rdshackleburg rd @ greenville: east gap creek rd @ old wagon rdeasley bridge @ st. francis hosp hosp 3 here's a live look 3 at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on--pit crew traffic sponsored the carolina law group 3 back to you guys: 3 turning now to sports... 3 the orange bowl will be kicking off in under 24 hours...we continue our live coverage from south florida floridaand welcome in sports director aaron cheslock and ac, dabo swinney confirmed what we reported last night about three players getting suspended for conduct 3 yeah, jay jay mccullough, ammon lakip and deon cain all out 3 for the orange bowl and the national championship if the tigers get there... lakip and mcculloughs careers at clemson are over... 3 3 3 lakip lost the starting kicker job after getting a dui and possession of cocaine charge in the summer, served a suspension. he's a senior anyway... mcculough has another year of eligibility, but if he plays college footbal again, it won't be with the tigers... the one that really hurts is cain... the freshman having a phenomenal season at wide out, breaking sammy watkins record for most games with consecutive scores for a receiver.. he's out for the rest of the season but will have an opportunity to come back next year f he quote things"... dabo swinney making no bones about it... you break the rules, you're gone... 3 3 3 3 3 "it doesn't matter who they are, or how big the game is. if you don't do what's right, you ain't playing. didn't do what's right, so they're not playing. it's really not any more complicated than that. love them all the same, i love those guys. they're not bad guys. those aren't bad kids. they didn't go out and rob a bank or anything like that, they're not bad guys. but they forfeited their opportunity, this is a privilege and we have rules. i don't make all the rules, but i'm going to enforce them. we're going to do what's right. often times it's easier to do the wrong thing, but it's always best to do what's right. and that's what we're always going to do in this program." program." 3 "i apologize to anyone and everyone i hurt or let down. i'm gonna learn from this mistake and become a better person on and off the field. i'm determined to come back 3 so with cain out that's going to put more on the shoulders of other playmakers... coming up later in the show we'll look at who'll have to step up in cains absence... live in fort lauderdale, aaron cheslock, fox carolina sports. 3 our coverage of 3 the tigers in south florida continues tonight on fox carolina.we are bringing you "the orange bowl preview." aaron cheslock will have more one on one interviews.. plus analysis of tomorrow's game against oklahoma.that's tonight at 7:30 here on fox carolina. 3 we're bringing you team weather coverage- coverage-roads and bridges all across our area are under water this afternoon!flood conditions even have some families in greenwood county...seeking shelter! shelter!and a live look in cherokee county... on flooding across the upsate...after this! this! weather and 3 showers will last into the evening before tapering off overnight. expect temperatures to dip into the low to mid-50s area-wide. thursday will peak in the mid-50s and mid-40s under gradually clearing skies. look to see dry conditions as the new year approaches. 3 3 ((wrap up)) 3 3 now lets send it over to chris 3 we're watching: east gap creek rd@ old wagon rdeasley bridge@ st. francis hosproad flooding hwy 25@burgess dr dr3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 new at four-a family's bars!why they're calling for the victim's own wife to face the fallout after a deadly hit-and-run! hit-and-run!plus...the upstate under water!we're brining you live team coverage from the hardest hit areas! areas!and a live look in greenville county...where officials have shut down camden drive because of deep and swift-moving water!ashley daley has the very latest...in a live report next! next! 3 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 one-year term... with tv, home phone or even wireless. on one at&t bill. with u-verse high speed internet, you get fast speed and a wi-fi gateway that connects all your devices so you can save on mobile data usage at home. call now to get high speed internet for just $15 a month for 12 months with a one-year term... with tv, home phone or even wireless. and for a limited time switch to at&t and get an extra 100-dollar reward card! don't wait. call this number today. get more choices to bundle and save. 3 rain totals nearing a foot above normal for this time of year...the upstate is once again getting pounded by heavy rain. 3 and we're bringing you team coverage...fox carolina's ashley daley is live in greenville county surveying the hardest hit areas. areas.meteorologist ted phaeton is in for kendra this the rain.and ted...we're 3 seeing a little bit of a let up for now...but a heavier round is still on the way, right? right? 3 showers will last into the evening before tapering off overnight. expect temperatures to dip into the low to mid-50s area-wide. thursday will peak in the mid-50s and mid-40s under gradually clearing skies. look to see dry approaches.3 3 3 ((wrap up)) 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 3 we're watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 back to you guys: 3 our team weather coverage continues---- 3 in greenville county-our crews were out in simpsonville this afternoon...where water flooded surface streets like east butler road...and lee vaughn road at anderson ridge road... road... 3 and this is a look at the wilson creek mobile home park in greenwood.emergency management says people had to be evacuated from the neighborhood...and that at least six families from this neighborhood will be staying at a shelter set up by the red cross tonight. 3 the shelter is set up at main street united methodist church told more than 17 people are already seeking shelter there. we have more information on the shelter...and tips from the red cross on how to stay safe in these flood conditions online at foxcarolina.com. 3 and check this out -- in the piedmont area of greenville county...the rain turned this residents yard into a river. you can see the water there moving and getting close to his home. 3 the rain has also prompted several road closures from greenville to anderson county. 3 fox carolina's ashley daley joins us live from one them in greenville county.. ashley? 3 cody...3 the guy who lives in this home says on a typical day... there's hardly any water in his yard.... but just look at a river... it's also moving like one. 3 and take a look -- this is that same body of water just one block over on camden drive. officials have closed this road...due to how deep and how quickly the water is moving. residents who live near the water say it's so far never come as high as the house... so right now -- they say theyre just watching and waiting to see what this afternoon's rain brings. and they also have a pretty good attitude about all too. 3 3 3 i just sit out here. i might sit in the window and like i got my fishing pole right there. i might throw my fishing rod out the window, just playing around. 3 also in greenville county sc-dot crews had the far right lane of i-385 closed off this afternoon near haywood road -- as they worked to patch a pothole that had grew.we're that lane once they're finished. and in anderson county -- guyton road still closed...after rain open up a sinkhole this past october that washed away part of the road. also near anderson county -- the saluda dam today was roaring...just look at that... 3 officials with emergency management say because of all the rain -- the saluda river itself is an area 3 they'll be keeping a close eye on. cody back to you... 3 whether it's flooding, snow or severe storms- make sure you have our fox carolina weather app handy-it's easy to download just text carolina weather to 23765you'll get watches and warnings sent straight to your device- 3 new at four---- 3 the family of the spartanburg county man killed in a hit and run...wants his wife...to be locked up forever.angelita fatality...we were the only ones there as she was hauled off to jail...and she went before a judge this morning... her husband brent tessnear was run down near this hardees in cowpens. 3 the charge comes just days after wright spoke only to our cameras...saying she felt tessnear's death was intentional. 3 fox carolina's andrew reeser was in court today, where wright was denied bond... andrew we understand brent tessnear's family was in court today... 3 they were...and they're angry. they say angelita wright and tessnear were going through a bitter divorce...and that they believe her hatred for him...drove her to kill him. 3 3 3 23:14:05"i don't think it was an accident, that's my honest opinion...."this is angelita wright talking to fox carolina monday...a day after her husband, brent tessnear was found near this hardees in determined he had been struck and killed. killed. 3 today, she faced a spartanburg county judge...charged herself...with hit and run, resulting in death. death. 3 16:01:30"making fools out of us when she is the one that murdered him all along." tessnear's brother, father and sisters along with other relatives were all at wright's bond hearing...they're angry... saying wright committed pre- meditated murder.15:58:49"she intended to do what she did... tessnear's father and brother asked a judge not to set a bond for wright...clad in this bulletproof vest as she formally heard her charge. 15:56:12"further evidence will prove this is premeditated murder."the family says tessnear and wright were going through a bitter divorce... pacolet police confirmed back in may...tessnear was charged with domestic violence..after she accused him of slapping her around. 3 3 15:59:05"love turned to hate, hate turned to bitterness, bitterness turned to anger and uh it's uh been some time coming and i thank god she gonna get what she deserves." the judge declined to set to a circuit court judge...the family says they hope by that time...more evidence will come forward proving tessnear's death was murder. 16:00:26"i wanna see justice be served...that she never get out from behind these bars." 3 the family says tessnear and wright have three children together...those children they say are with her grandparents...people they trust.they also say tessnear was an up and coming musician...funeral arrangements have not yet been set. live in the newsroom andrew reeser the four o clock news. 3 happening now---- 3 if giving back is part of your new years resolution- meals on wheels wants you!the greenville county organization is in need of volunteers.fox carolina's ashley minelli joins us with more details on how you can get on board. 3 3 3 3 3 there are so many ways you can get involved with this organization but meals on wheels says the biggest need right now is people who can help deliver these bags filled with hot meals. 3 drivers are only required to commit to one hour a month... any day monday through friday. a basic route usually lasts about that long... in total - the organization delivers to about 1500 home bound people throughout greenville county. julie accetta, the director of community relations with meals on wheels says each volunteer provides so much more than just a hot meal... meal... 3 certainly we're bringing a lunch to folks who are hungry but um you're developing relationships with people. our volunteers may be the only people they're going to see on a daily basis and so that human interaction, that personal touch is really what it's all about.if you can't make it to the office to volunteer- meals on wheels has pick up locations across greenville county... where volunteers can easily get food to deliver without going too far out of the way.there's also a great option for companies looking to volunteer as a group... you can learn more about that plus more information on volunteering by looking for this story on fox carolina dot com. com. 3 the easiest way to start volunteering is to stop by an the office off of augusta road. they happen every thursday at 9:30 in the morning. reporting in greenville county ashley minelli- the four o clock news. 3 on the fox carolina money watch---- 3 wall street is not looking so good todaythe dow jones is down more than 117 points closing it at 17,603 point 87 87the nasdaq is also down a little more than 42 points closing it at 5,065 point 85 points 3 new at four-booted before the big game! game!we're a day away from the orange bowl...but three tigers won't be taking the field! we're live from south florida with what coach dabo swinney has to say about their suspension!this is a live look 3 in easley... easley... 3 3 3 3 3 3 you see a lot of interesting things on the job. but i'll never forget the day we tried rescuing a man... ...who was rescuing a kite. we tried everything. then jack came to the rescue. with a chipotle chicken club combo for $4.99. that combo was the real hero that day. a craveable combo to the rescue. spicy, all-white meat chicken with chipotle sauce on toasted sourdough. weather and traffic together every 10 minutes---- 3 ted's here with a look at your forecast. forecast. 3 3 rain will stick 3 around this evening as temperatures dip into the mid to low 50s area wide. expect to see showers taper off overnight with a few lingering showers possible in the upstate early thursday morning. widespread fog will likely develop overnight as well.thursday will start off gradually clearing throughout the day. expect highs to peak in the mid-60s across the upstate while western north carolina tops out in the upper 50s.winds will be light across the upstate while western north carolina sees more of a north northeasterly flow between five and ten miles per hour.skies should clear thursday evening as we approach the new year and upper 40s across the upstate and upper 30s in the mountains. look to see plenty of sunshine to start 2016 as highs climb into the mid-50s in the upstate and mid 40s in western north carolina. sunny skies will stick around for the weekend as temperatures settle closer to normal for this time 3 be sure to check out www.foxcarolina.com/weather for more on the forecast and interactive radar radar 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 3 we're watching: spartanburg accidents: injuries/blocked floyd rd@ skyln rdboundry dr @ isom st henderson cty, nc: i-26 east/west @ 58 mm near balfour 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on--pit crew traffic sponsored by the carolina law group 3 back to you guys: 3 now we're turning over to sports... 3 the tigers making final preparations for oklahoma in tomorrow's orange bowl... bowl...let's bring back in aaron as we continue our live coverage from south florida... and aaron cheslock, we now know three players are gone for the college football playoff, where do the tigers go from here? 3 well the good 3 news for clemson fans, if there is any... is that none of these guys started... ammon lakip just handled kickoffs and extra points... 3 3 show on multiple occasions this year at wide receiver... dorman alum charone peake's actually the starter... and the 5th year seniors going to see significantly more targets with cain out.. freshman travion thompson will also get his role increased.. dabo swinney says while losing a playmaker like cain hurts, it doesn't change their gameplan too much.. 3 3 3 3 3 "charone peake's our starting wide receiver so nothing changes there. and travion thompson's the backup. so both of those guys would have played anyway. it helps that we've got a big roster. and we have a lot of good players. last time we were down here playing in this stadium, deon cain wasn't with us either so, it just helps that we recruit well and we've got a lot of good players." players."peake's the tigers second leading receiver with more than 550 yards and five scores... he's started all 13 games.. 3 coming up later tonight we'll take a closer look at how the tigers will handle oklahoma in of course we'll get you set up with the orange bowl preview show coming up tonight at 7:30... i'll see you then from miami... live in fort lauderdale, aaron cheslock, fox carolina sports. 3 our coverage of the tigers in south florida continues tonight on fox carolina.we are bringing you "the orange bowl preview."aaron cheslock will have more one on one interviews.. plus analysis of tomorrow's game against oklahoma.that's tonight at 7:30 here on fox carolina. 3 stick around for continuing weather coverage... coverage...much of the upstate is under water this afternoon! we've got more on the hardest hit areas and latest conditions! conditions! breaking news... 3 the duncan fire department is on the scene of a fire at the duncan village apartments on duncan street.the chief says the fire is now out, but there's a good bit of damage. when the building caught 3 fire.but they don't believe anyone was injured.no word on how it started, but we will keep you updated on air and online. 3 weand breaking news out of greenwood county.a swift water rescue is just over and every is safe.it happened to some people in a car .. they got trapped in flood water on paysinger road in ninety six. again, everyone is safe.we have a crew headed that way and we'll bring you more inside our news app as we get it. 3 all across our area this afternoon...we're seeing conditions like this-this is brushy creek road.our cameras were rolling as d-o-t got on scene and began to barricade the road near the bridge earlier today.water from the river spilled over and onto the road.d-o-t crews tell us because the bride was completely covered...it will need to be inspected before it everyone not to move these barricades because it's very dangerous. 3 also in cherokee county-the brugg street apartment complex was evacuated this morning in blacksburg- the doolittle creek flooded-check it out- luckily, the water didn't get high enough to damage any of the apartments- 3 and this is a look at the wilson creek mobile home park on deadfall road.emergency management says people had to be evacuated from the neighborhood...and that at least six families from this neighborhood will be staying at a shelter set up by the red cross tonight.we have more information on the shelter arrangements online at foxcarolina.com. 3 now time for weather and traffic together every 10 minutes---- - 3 3 showers will last into the evening before tapering off overnight. expect temperatures to dip into the low to mid-50s area-wide. thursday will peak in the mid-50s and mid-40s under gradually clearing skies. look to see dry approaches. 3 3 ((wrap up))3 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 3 we're watching: spartanburg accidents: injuries/blocked floyd rd@ skyln rdboundry dr @ isom st henderson cty, nc: i-26 east/west @ 58 mm near balfour 3 here's a live look 3 at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 back to you guys: 3 an upstate group that does emergency repairs for the elderly and disabled ... is in need of help themselves today. today.someone stole their trailer and most of their tools overnight."rebuild upstate" has helped repair 110 homes this year... and they'd like to get their equipment back.we'll have more on this story tonight at ten. 3 i-d theft is a big problem... but now parents have a new way to protect their kids from fraud. details tonight at ten. 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 one-year term... with tv, home phone or even wireless. on one at&t bill. with u-verse high speed internet, you get fast speed at an affordable price... so you can save on mobile data usage at home. call now to get high speed internet for just $15 a month for 12 months with a one-year term... with tv, home phone or even wireless. and for a limited time switch to at&t and get an extra 100-dollar reward card! don't wait. call this number today. get more choices to bundle and save.

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