along with alerts on watches and warnings in your area.just text carolina weather to 23765 to download! 3 back to you. 3 3 3 it's friday...meaning super bowl weekend is here!we're just two days away from the big game...as the panthers look to bring home the super bowl 50 title! title!tonight lauren elise and ashley minelli are joining us with more on fan fun by the bay. bay.and cody and aaron are back to break down how the team's are getting ready for sunday's showdown showdownand let's kick it straight out to cody- who joins us live in super bowl city with the latest. 3 thanks dianathis is the ultimate fan experience-what makes it different from showing you over the last week---it's free---yeah, this is all free! tonight, one republic hits the stage at 8:30 followed by macy's firework show over the bay bridge-just take a look around me---this all started this morning at eleven a-mthere's been a number of d-j's, pep rallys, player appearances and photo ops. plus, a ton of other things for fans to experience...you just never know who will show up as we showed you at four- now, there's been a different musical act here every night chris issac kicked it off, then the band perry, tonight again one republic will play and of course tomorrow night the one everyone is talking about...alicia keysof course these are freethe big guns will be here on sunday, of course up in santa clara we're talking lady gaga with the national anthem, and if you haven't heard, bruno mars has been added to the half time show along with beyonce and cold play. 3 we'll have much more from herman plaza in san francisco....but right now we want to welcome sports director aaron cheslock for more on how the teams are preparing...3 matchups on sunday's the panthers number one offense against denver's number one defense... and specifically carolinas running game.. 3 which has been absolutely stellar all season long... second best rushing total overall... jonathan stewart with almost a thousand despite missing three games... cam newton with over 600 himself... three others 3 also over the century mark led by fullback mike tolbert... so many weapons for carolina out if the backfield... which has given opposing defenses headaches all season long.. it starts with newton, but he gives the credit to everyone else.. 3 3 3 "everybody knows their job. that's been so successful and has got us to this point, there wouldn't be plays to be had by the ted ginns, jerricho cotchery's, the philly browns, and people of that sort. sort. 3 "just the threat of who he is as a football player, whether he can run throw or pass the ball i think that's important. it adds an element that defenses have to gameplan for." for."the trend's continued in the playoffs too.. the panthers rushing for about four yards per tote.. it's the biggest key for them to have success against denver.. 3 no guarantees about getting to the super bowl... just ask thomas davis.. it's his first one, he'll play in it despite a broken arm... we'll here from number 58 coming up in 3 but first let kick it over to fox carolina's lauren elise-- for a look at how the fans are getting in the spirit. 3 - live in super bowl city- thousands of fans- spending time here before sunday's game - ad lib about what's going on in super bowl city 3 and joining me now is ashley lot of panthers fans today that were enjoying the weather and the scenery on fishermans wharf. 3 thats' right lauren... 3 beautiful weather on pier 39 and a ton of panthers fans. they were looking at the sites, enjoying seafood and falling in love with the bay area. 3 3 rick byrd "we are having a great time, city is great people are great, everybody is friendly friendlyfans were so 3 excited you would have thought it was already game day. 3 and we'll back again tomorrow night with more from behind the scenes of super bowl 50-- 3 and our live coverage continues tomorrow on thee ten o'clock news...remember for all you need to know about the big game you can head to fox carolina dot com. com.also tomorrow night at 7... be sure to catch "the panthers pursuit of the title" - for one-on-one interviews and everything you need to know about the journey to the superbowl -in the hours before the big game. 3 we're following breaking news at this hour 3 it's out of greenville county...that's where lake cunningham fire department and are scene of a mobile home fire. this is a live look on neely mill road. you can see the home is gutted and part of the mobile home has melted. it's unclear if anyone was at home during the fire. be sure to stick with fox- carolina-dot-com for any updates. 3 now to a developing story 3 a prison inmate is wanted .. after walking off his job site in spartanburg county this afternoon. afternoon.james buckner is currently serving time at livesay correctional - a state prison facility.he was convicted of grand larceny, burglary, and posession of a stolen vehicle - as well as other charges back in september.if you see him or have any information you can call the number on your screen - or local law enforcement. 3 in spartanburg county--a former teacher has filed a lawsuit against district one and the superintendent.... accusing the district of altering the grades of two students who were allegedly cheating.in a lawsuit-- filed by mike cash....a 13-year engineering instructor at swofford career center...he says he caught two students cheating on their final exam back in may...and gave both students a retest...but only one child showed up.that kid received a grade of 25 ... while the no-show was given a zero. zero.he claims that at a later date someone with school district one altered the student's scores...giving them a "b" letter grade...and tonight cash's lawyer explains...his client just wants students to be given the grades they earn. 3 3 3 "if you're a teacher you have to have the ability to control the environment that you're in, at least knowing the fact that you grade the tests and that these students work equals out to a grade which is given by you because that's what a teacher does. if you have no control over that, your jobs, you're literally 3 now here is how the school district is responding saying in part:"the lawsuit is completely without merit and related to an earlier complaint that was filed with the state board of education regarding student grades. at that time several months ago, district administration cooperated fully with the state board of education. we will have no further comment based on advice from legal counsel." 3 tonight..while in san francisco we're catching up with a familiar face... 3 hear from former gaecocks q-b dylan thompson...on life in the nfl....and his first year playing for the 49-ers. 3 plus our live team coverage from super bowl 50 continues.. so don't go anywhere! 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 fans are flocking to the west coast to cheer on their favorite teams...as the carolina panthers take on the denver broncos...this sunday night--- --and joining us now with more on how fans are getting excited...is fox carolina's cody alcorn. 3 this is the ultimate fan experience-what makes it different from everything else we've been showing you over the last week---it's free---yeah, this is all free! tonight, one republic hits the stage at 8:30 followed by macy's firework show over the bay bridge-just take a look around me---this all started this morning at eleven a-m there's been a number of d-j's, pep rallys, player appearances and photo ops. plus, a ton of other things for fans to experience...you just never know who will show up as we showed you at four- now, there's been a different chris issac kicked it off, then the band perry, tonight again one republic will play and of course tomorrow night the one everyone is talking about...alicia keysof course these are freeethe big guns will be here on sunday, of course up in santa clara we're talking lady gaga with the national anthem, and if you havent heard, bruno mars has been added to the half time show along with beyonce and cold play. we'll have much more from super bowl city here in justin herman plaza in san francisco. 3 diana and kendra back to you 3 chief meteorologist kendra kent joins us now with a look 3 a clear and chilly weekend is in store, then it gets even colder next week. there will be a chance for snow and rain on monday.tonight expect clear skies and fast falling temperatures. saturday morning will bring a big chill with upper 20s for the upstate and low 20s in the mountains. under lots of sunshine, we'll see highs reach the low 50s during the afternoon in the upstate, while the mountains will stay in the 40s.sunday will be sunny as well, with a few passing clouds during the afternoon. highs will get back to "normal" levels, with mid 50s for the upstate and around 50 in the mountains. clouds will thicken up sunday night as a strong cold front approaches from the northwest. monday morning will bring snow and rain into the mountains, then some of that moisture will get into the upstate during the afternoon. it will showers, then briefly turn to a rain/snow mix and flurries late day. no accumulations are expected outside the mountains, while western nc could see a few inches of snow near the tennessee border.it will get very cold by middle of next week. even with sunshine, highs will only warm into the 30's by wednesday.a clear and chilly weekend is in store, then it gets even colder next week. there will be a chance for snow and rain on monday.tonight expect clear skies and fast falling temperatures. saturday morning will bring a big chill with upper 20s for the upstate and low 20s in the mountains. under lots of sunshine, we'll see highs reach the low 50s during the afternoon in the upstate, while the mountains will stay in the 40s.sunday few passing clouds during the afternoon. highs will get back to "normal" levels, with mid 50s for the upstate and around 50 in the mountains. clouds will thicken up sunday night as a strong cold front approaches from the northwest. monday morning will bring snow and rain into the mountains, then some of that moisture will get into the upstate during the afternoon. it will start as spotty, light rain showers, then briefly turn to a rain/snow mix and flurries late day. no accumulations are expected outside the mountains, while western nc could see a few inches of snow near the tennessee border.it will get very cold by middle of next week. even with sunshine, highs will only warm 3 3 for weather 24 hours a day, log on to fox carolina dot com and click on the weather tab 3 and download the new fox carolina weather app. you can get weather info on the go, along with alerts on watches and warnings in your area.just text carolina weather to 23765 to download! 3 in a fox carolina investigation 3 it's a story you won't want to miss.we're talking to a greenville man...recovering from the explosion of his e-cigarette. e-cigarette.he was in a restaurant... eating lunch... and says it just blew up in his pocket!it left him badly burned on his leg... and his hand.how could this happen? scary moments... 3 18 02 37"there was a lot of sparks and metal shooting out." 18 02 40"i immediately stood up and grabbed it at which point that's when i got burns on my hand. threw it down. it was just yellow, hot, the actual battery and what not." not."we're also hearing from those in the e-cig industry. what they say about safety precautions...and whether there's a high risk of fires or explosions.see our fox carolina investigation... monday night at 10. 3 we're switching gears...our super bowl 50 coverage continues tonight tonightand joining us live from san francisco is fox carolina sports director aaron cheslcok--and aaron you ran into a former gamecock while out there today didn't you? 3 that's right diana...coming up in sports we're talking with a familiar face...thats' right former gamecock dylan first year in the nfl. 3 and see how the panthers are doing on the field as they physically and mentally prepare to take on the denver broncos in just two days... we're back with fox carolina 33 once in a lifetime opportunity... hey there i'm aaron cheslock... coming to just two days away till super bowl sunday... seems like we've waited forever for this game to get here... some have waited a little longer though... 3 for a guy like thomas davis... a decade long career in the league without ever getting to the super bowl... how important is it to him? he'll play despite a broken arm on sunday.. then there's a guy who'll line up next to davis in shaq thompson... a rookie.. getting to the big game in his first season.. davis says he talked to the younger guys on the team before the nfc championship game about not letting an opportunity like this slip away.. cause you never know if you'll get back.. 3 3 3 "i told them how special of a moment it was to be in that position and my rookie year i came in and we played in the nfc championship game and as a young rookie i took it for granted. ten years later we finally ended up in the nfc championship game again. and i told the guys to make sure you right now cause you never know when you're going to get to experience it again." again." 3 "we really made it out rookie year, it's crazy. we stil talk about it. and we're not done. we've still got one more game to go." go."again, davis has said since the championship game that he'll play on sunday... some reports say both he and jared allen will start on defense.. 3 if we're in san francisco for the super bowl... there's one guy we couldn't pass up getting in touch with.. former boiling springs and gamecocks great dylan thompson, who just wrapped up his rookie year with the 49ers... 3 3 3 3 3 "it was a crazy year, coming in you know meeting guys, then a few guys got traded. and then coach was done at the end of the year. just everything was a bit crazy but it was a good learning experience for me. i really enjoyed the guys with. and i'm excited for what year two holds."year one was all about getting accustomed to the league for dylan thompson... something the gamecocks great's not really accustomed to.. after setting school records for passing and total offense his senior season... but thompson says taking a short-term step back, should help him become a better quarterback in the long- run..."learning the game, more and more. in the nfl, the defensive side of the ball brings so much more than college even did. and just learning the schemes and really knowing why defenders are doing what they're doing and what looks they can show you to try to get you into a different check or whatever that may be so its been really good for me."thompson's not alone as gamecocks alum in the learning process out west... mike davis, busta anderson and bruce ellington all trading in garnet and black for red and gold too... thompson says having those guys around him' really helped the adjustment to the west coast."it was great, especially being so far of being comfortable, you know away from home has been awesome. bruce, and busta and mike, have been cool. just to have somebody, a familiar face that you've seen for the past 4-5 years, it's been really good."of course off the field... there's no stopping some homesickness.. for d-t.. the thing he misses most? all that upstate grub.."the beacon, ike's, cj's, wade's, any restaurant you can name in spartanburg county that's what i miss, cause out here they try to eat too healthy and i'm not a big fan of that." 3 can't argue with that... we'll have more with thompson tomorrow night on the panthers pursuit of the title... the q-b breaks down both cam newton and peyton manning for us before the big game gameand we will of course have live coverage from super bowl thee ten o'clock news...but until then diana we'll send it back to you3 3 and kendra kent is working on your weekend forecast...we'll have a last look when we get 3 3 we're back with the nightcap-- 3 a retiring cop is going out in style with some fancy footwork...caught on camera inside an elevator...check it out. out. 3music music3 after 29-years of service...deputy tony scherb in el paso...is going out by doing the "whip and nae nae" in the sheriff's office elevetor.he was later joined by a fellow officer who also pulls out some moves--and it turns into a party. party. 3 let's get a last look of the forecast with meteorologist kendra kent kenta clear and chilly weekend is in store, then it gets even colder next week. there will be a chance for snow and rain on monday.tonight expect clear skies and fast falling temperatures. saturday morning will bring a big chill with upper 20s for the upstate and low 20s in the mountains. under lots of sunshine, we'll see highs reach the low 50s during the afternoon in the 3 3 thanks for joining us, good night. night. 3 3 america's heroes have a message. 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