3 new gun regulations are 3 soon coming our way. the president is laying out details this week. but there are a lot of people don't want them 3 instead the owner and customers at blue ridge shooting sports want the government to enforce laws already on the books. president obama is recommending gun regulations - he says could keep guns out of the wrong hands. he wants anyone who sells guns to have a licenseseand wants to strengthen background checks. the owner here says if criminals want a gun - they will buy it underground. he wants to see current regulations enforced. 3 3 3 "any new regulations, i don't think the government keeps up with the old regulations enough to throw the new regulations on there. if they already on the books, i think we would have a safer community. instead of throwing new stuff just regulate what they are." are."the atf will issue updated guidance that says the government should deem anyone in the business of selling guns to be a dealer, regardless of where he or she sells the gun. 3 but they say the government will consider other factors too-like how many guns a person sells and how frequently.and whether those guns are sold for profit.cody? 3 new tonight 3 3 a former north charleston the deadly shooting of an unarmed man last year...is now out on bail tonight. michael slager in court earlier today...where he was awarded a 500-thousand-dollar bond.he was released just placed under house arrest-- pending his trial on october 31-st. 3 slager is charged with fatally shooting this man--walter scott in april of last year. year.he was arrested after this cell phone video surfaced...showing slager fatally shoot scott in the back...as he's seen running away from a traffic stop into a field.officials say slager fired eight times...killing scott.now today the family attorney of walter scott is speaking out over slagers release. 3 3 3 "all criminal defendants do have a constitutional right to appear before the judge and request bond. today is just another step in the criminal justice process. but we still fully believe, and the family believes, that at the end of the day justice will prevail." prevail."now slager's attorney fought for a speedy trial... but the ninth circuit solicitor-- scarlet wilson...filed a motion... asking for a later date because she is also working on the case against the suspect of the emanuel ame church shooting...dylan roof. 3 undefeated!the clemson tigers are one game away from going all the way.on friday the team heads to arizona where theyll face alabama...in the college football national championship. 3 but if you're one of those not able to make the trip to arizona --or maybe you're just looking for a cool place to watch the championship game... listen to this. 3 one of the largest game watching parties is happening ashley daley has more from the bon secours wellness arena. 3 3 3 3 3 and you dont even have to be a clemson fan for this event to sound really cool.to give us more details is beth paul, the general manager of bon secours wellness arena. beth -- this is quite the event. 3 3 yes, we've partnered with iptay, the alumni association and the clemson club here in greenvillle to create an event that is family experience and in the biggest venue in town. expecting?well we're ready for 12- thousand, so come one, come all. we'll activties down on the floor for families. 3 it is a free event as well. and its not like going and listening to a game at a bar...this is an arena. its tremendous. our sound is concert-grade, the soudn will be great the quality of the visual is high-definition in the arena. so for people who want to come, do they need a ticket or just show up?no tickets needed, just show up. we open the doors at 7 o'clock for the 8:30 kick-off. one question fans are asking, is regular food and 3 beverage offerings will be available. another thing is there will be a student section... for more information, just visit our website fox-carolina dot com. in greenville county ashley daley -- fox carolina news tonight. 3 the road to the national championship continues for the tigers...the team got a little rest after the orange bowl...but it was back to work for clemson today... today...it was also back to the media circuit for the head coaches...sports anchor shannon sommerville joins us in the studio with more. 3 thats right diana and cody...both head coach dabo swinney and nick saban addressed the media in a teleconference earlier today...both very complimentary of one another's program... 3 but both coaches know what's at stake...and for clemson its a chance to make college football history...no f-b-s team has ever finished 15 and oh. but while the tigers are at the doorstep of a perfect season...coach swinney knows its not gonna be easy... 3 3 we're gonna have to have great preparation here and you know play very well to have a chance to win the game. again just proud of our team. and our staff for the type of season we've had and we look forward to a great game out in arizona and travelling out there and competing. one last time. and hopefully play our best 4 quarters." quarters."we'll hear more from players and coaches tomorrow during their media day... 3 later in sports...i've got more on the prognosis of tigers defensive end shaq down with a knee injury in the orange bowl...so will he suit up? that answer and more coming up later in sports....diana and cody back to you. 3 remember for all your clemson coverage - just stick with us on air and online.we'll have updates all week long - and our live reports from arizona with aaron and shannon start thursday. 3 plus-monday at 7tune in for our special report"undefeated: clemson's return to the championship."we'll be going in depth on the tigers first shot at the national title since 1981.you won't want to miss out! 3 we're covering our counties tonight 3 the pickens county sheriff's office is investigating after an antique car was stolen from a storage unit late last month. month.here's a look at the red 1932 ford model-b that was taken from a rental storage unit located on beacon hill court in easley.the vehicle l-h-v-5-8-7.authorities say the suspects cut the locks to five units.so far no suspects have been identified...if you have any information--call crime stoppers at 1-888- crime-s-c. 3 polk county's only shelter says it's seeing an influx in animals...but not enough adoptions...and they're asking for your help! help!over the past several years...foothills humane society has shifted to a no-kill policy...while remaining open admission-- meaning it takes in strays and surrndered pets from across the area.newly-named executive director of the shelter "chris taylor" says some days...the shelter sees as many as 10 new animals come in.she says funding from the county hasn't increased in several years...making the move to a no-kill shelter evevemore challenging.with more than 40 dogs and 40 cats needing attention.foothills humane society is located in columbus. if you're interested in adopting or volunteering-- website in the as seen on section of our website. 3 an upstate sheriff's office and local lawmaker fighting for stiffer penalities--when it comes to the safety of their k-9 officers. 3 coming up--how they want people punished ... for targeting these special officers. 3 plus--a divine meeting...why one north carolina pastor says it was no accident a man stormed his church with a rifle....see how the scary moments quickly turned took a happy ending. 3 and you're taking a live look in greenville county where the temperatures continue to drop at this hour...the sign ere reading 27-degrees. 3 coming up we'll take a look at your seven-day forecast...and what you can expect as you head out the door tomorrow morning.stay with us. 3 3 3 kikiing a k9 officer could soon land you in the slammer for up to ten years...that's if a bill pre-filed in the state legislature passes this session. 3 sponsors say the bill has gained a lot of support from lawmakers.and we're hearing from one of those lawmakers in an exclusive interview today. today.fox carolina's andrew reeser joins us now with more...andrew. 3 3 3 and that bill is set to be introduced in the state legistlature some time next week when the legislature returns that's if a bill pre-filed in the state legislature gets passed this session. it was filed by upstate representative neal collins and jonathan hill... both filed similar bills after the deaths of two k9 officers...one named fargo in richland county...the other, hyco...in anderson county last october. both were shot to death in the line of duty. collins says currently the sentence for killing a k9 is one to five years...but if this bill passes..that could be lengthened up to 10...a penaltyanderson county sheriff john skipper says is more than fair. 3 3 "five years didn't seem appropriate to us, so we at the sheriffs office are on board with getting stiffer penalties." penalties." 3 "these are not just tools for law enforcmeent, they are living breathing beings."the bill was pre-filed last month and will be introduced next week when the legislative session begins. 3 3 we are also told that that bill would require convicted killers of k9 officers to pay full restitution to replace those dogs. in anderson county andrew reeser fox carolina news tonight. 3 new tonight 3 a touching story out of north carolina...where a man walked into a church...armed.but instead of ending in tragedy...the pastor says the encounter was meant to be. 3 just before midnight the man walked into the church with a rifle...the pastor says he approached the man...who said he had thoughts of doing something terrible--but instead the lord led him to pastor and church members say the scary y tuation turned to one of support. 3 3 3 "i saw in his eyes hopelessness, hurt, pain, desesir." despair." 3 "his next words were can you pray for me. 3 now the man in this case is not facing any charges.he told the pastor he is a convicted felon....and is suffering from p-t-s-d after serving with the military.he's since returned to the church where he hopes to become a member. 3 chief meteorologist kendra 3 snow will continue for the mountains through this evening, then slowly wind down into the overnight. winds will remain gusty keeping wind chills in the teens for the mountains and 20's in the upstate this evening. winds will lessen overnight, helping temperatures to fall fast. will bring temperatures in the mid 20s for upper teens in the mountains. expect sunny skies through tuesday with a lighter wind out of the northwest and highs in the upper 30s for the mountains and mid 40s in the upstate.cooler than normal temperatures will stick around through mid-week with continued sunshine. our next chance for rain will move in from the gulf late thursday into early friday. rain looks light at this point, so flooding shouldn't be a concern.our weather pattern will be active going into the weekend with another system approaching for saturday night and sunday. that one should winter weather will be possible in the mountains. it will have to be monitored closely. heavy rain could be a concern.early next week some extremely cold air will drop in with an upper level trough. some pieces of upper level energy may swing in to bring a slight chance for mountains snow and perhaps some brief snow showers in the upstate. right now it looks like anything we would see would be light and brief, but it will be something to watch this week as the computer models 3 for weather 24 hours a day, log on to fox carolina dot com and click on the weather tab new fox carolina weather app. you can get the latest weather info on the go, as well as get alerts on watches and warnings for your area.just text weather to 23765 3 that's right we have plenty more to get to in sports... 3 coming up in sports....the status of the tigers all- american defensive end for the national championship game...will shaq lawson be able to go? we'll tell you what the head coach said about it... it...and speaking of coaches...meet's the gamecocks newest addition to the football team's coaching staff...that and more coming up in sports...stick around. 3 3 3 3 3 3 their sights on alabama...the defensive line faces a daunting task...stopping heisman trophy winner derrick henry...the crimson tide runningback leads the nation in rushing yards and touchdowns...so fortunately for clemson...their all-american defensive end should be back in action... action...shaq lawson suffered a left knee injury in the tigers win over oklahoma in the orange bowl...but the junior- who's already declared for the n-f-l draft- should be good to go for the national championship. head coach dabo swinney asked about lawson's status at today's teleconference... 3 we'll get him back out there today you know so far so good we'll see him out there today. but i think prognosis is good at this point so gotta get out there and run 3 around a little bit today and we'll kind of go from that he'll be able to play." play."very good news for the tigers...alabama's offense averages over 200 yards a game...and over 10 first down per game on the ground...so the role of lawson and the rest of the d-line will be critical.... 3 over at south carolina will muschamp continues to build his staff...the latest hire? muschamp hired kurt roper as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. roper comes from the cleveland browns where he was an assistant. but worked with muschamp at florida in 2014. 3 in t n-f-c all roads must now go through bank of america stadium thanks to the panthers win over the bucs yesterday. carolina finished up with a 14 and 1 record but more importantly they secured a bye in the playoffs and homefield advantage... advantage...but what might have been just important to head coach ron rivera was the way the team responded to the loss in atlanta. for him it was important to end the season on a positive note so momentum heading into the playoffs. the way the panthers were able to rebound after a tough loss was something the head coach says is a great sign. 3 3 "going to atlanta and not playing as well and then playing as well as we did yesterday its exciting. i mean it really is and its great to see the guys enjoying it its great to see the guys with their confidence and i think thats something thats a part of who we are." are."rivera says they're going to approach bye week and playoffs a little differently than they have in the past...he wants to keep the guys around as much as possible. the panthers will play the winner of the green bay washington game. again that game will be at bank of america stadium. 3 while ron rivera and the panthers have a lot to celebrate...other n-f-l coaches not as lucky....the monday after regular season often referred to as "black monday" here's an update on the coaching changes around the league...tom coughlin steps down as the giants head coach after two super bowl wins in 12 season at the helm. the giants finishing 6 and 10 though for the 2nd straight tomsula out as head coach of the 49ers. in cleveland mike pettine let go by the browns. and in philadadphia...the chip kelly era comes to an end with the eagles. 3 the gamecocks football season might've been a little disappointing for south carolina fans...but the basketball teams are certainly giving fans something to get excited about...an undefeated record....doesnt get much better than that... that...the men's team now 13 and oh after their win over memphis on saturday...the gamecocks are one of just three unbeaten teams in the country. s-c ranked number 22 in this week's a-p poll...their highest ranking since 1998. south carolina begins s-e-c play at auburn tomorrow night. 3 the gamecocks women's team also remains undefeated. the men and women now a combined 26 and oh which is a new s-e-c record.the gamecocks crushed arkansas in their s-e-c opener carolina's won 10 of their 13 games by double digits. sic games decided by 20 points or more...next up for the women's team a trip to vanderbilt on thursday. 3 and caught on camera--a minnesota man comes to the rescue of a deer--stuck in icy waters.more on the heroic rescue...up next in the 3 3 the nightcap-- 3 and an icy rescue caught on camera...after a minnesota man saves a deer stuck in a river rivertake a look--the man was driving home when he saw a deer bobbing up and down in an icy river....so he pulled got out of his car....tied a trailer strap around the deer's head and front leg to pull him to safety.and adding to the danger....the man is deaf but says he couldn't let his disability get in the way...and knew he had to help. the man says he 3 waited with the 3 deer for over an hour to make sure it was ok...he says he mother. 3 let's get a last look of the forecast with meteorologist kendra kent kentsnow will continue for the mountains through this evening, then slowly wind down into the overnight. winds will remain gusty keeping wind chilil in the teens for the mountains and 20's in the upstate this evening. winds will lessen overnight, helping temperatures to fall fast. tuesday morning will bring temperatures in the mid 20s for the upstate and upper teens in the mountains. expect sunny skies through tuesday with a lighter wind out of the northwest and 3 3 thanks for joining us, good night. night. i have a question. yeah? how smart do you have to be to have sex? well, actually... uh-uh-uh... can i...? uh-uh-uh... but i was... uh-uh-uh! oh, come on. uh-uh-uh! why do you ask? well, mom's boyfriend's a doctor. yeah? and doctors are supposed to be smart, right? not as smart as they think they are, but, uh... but go ahead. well, when i'm in bed, i can hear them in bed. oh, god. oh, boy. oh, goody. and mom's always telling him that he doesn't know what he's doing. how much do i love this kid? don't interrupt, charlie. go on, sweetheart. so i'm thinking sex must be a lot harder than i figured.