Transcripts For WHNS FOX Carolina News Tonight 20160213 : co

Transcripts For WHNS FOX Carolina News Tonight 20160213



monday morning. be sure to check out www.foxcarolina .com/weather for more on the forecast and interactive radar 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 back to you. 3 now to an interview you'll see only on fox... 3 the solicitor believes these men may be connected to teh death of a missing spartanburg county teen..whose body was alfred caldwell are being held on unrelated charges.... 3 as deputies investigate the shooting death of autumn hunt. tonight the 19 year old's family is mourning her loss. loss.hunt went missing last week and today he body was discovered in a field, field,fox carolina's sharon johnson is live in the newsroom.tonighit - she sat down with autumn hunt's parents.sharon 3 tonight, neighbors and co- workers reached out to the parents of autumn hunt. consoling a family dealing with the death of their daughter.and angry that someone autumn 3 knew well could be connected to her death. 3 the hunts say - autumn had a big heart and passion for life. saying she always helped people.they think - that may have led to her death.after missing for a week - autumn's sims chapel road in the arkwright community.autumn had been shot in the head and her car burned.these men- alfred caldwell and akello jeter are charged with an unrelated robbery and kidnapping charge. but the seventh circuit solicitor barry barnette says - at least one of them could be charged with killing autumn hunt.hunt's parents are ready for those charges to come down. 3 3 3 "i definitely want a conviction, on whoever is responsible for her death. what i want is never going to happen. all we can ask for is just justice.""((dad)) it was a senseless crime, no reason for it. ((mom)) i want to see the mazimum penalty." 3 one of the men charged in the robbery and kidnapping crime is autumn's former high school boyfriend.a relationship autumns mother says was not solicitor says - those additional charges could come anytime now. 3 as you might imagine the family is devastated by the loss.even the youngest child understands.while i talked to her parents - the little girl walked up to me and handed me this paper that read - my sissy is dead.cody 3 do we know why or did the parents say what connected their daughter back up with her former high school boyfriend? boyfriend?no, they aren't sure. but they speculate money may have been a 3 motive. counties 3 in buncombe county...asheville police are investigating death."officers say around 4:30 this afternoon a body was found outside an office building on central avenue near elm street.police say they believe this is an isolated incident and there are no threats to the public at this time.so far no details have been released on circumstances surrounding the death...and the victim's identity has not been released. 3 in henderson county--the sheriff's office is investigating after two men were found dead inside a hotel room. room.the sheriff's office was called just before 7:30 this mroning....after two people were found unresponsive at the mountain inn and suites on upward road.the sheriff's office identified them as 33-year-old john tucker....and 34-year-old leonard lefford.so far a cause of death has not been released....the sheriff's office is waiting on autopsy results. 3 police in boone...say the prime suspect in an online predator investigation is a greenville county man. man.officers say john heelan posted a vulgar ad online they say a detective posed as a 14-year-old girl and met haleen at an arranged location. investigators say after talking to him...and after finding evidence in his car...it was clear he arranged a meeting in boone for sexual purposes.tonight he is facing several charges including one count of indecent liberties with a minore.he was awarded a 50-thousand-dollar bond and will appear in court on march third. 3 two men-- wanted in tennessee for a violent armed robbery involving a 3-year-old..were taken into custody in polk county..today. county..today.the sheriff's office says they pulled over steven thentham and justin mcgill after reports of a suspicious car.they say the two were acting nervous--and even had meth with them.it was later known that the duo were wanted in tennessee-- tennessee--officers say the duo stormed a gatlinburg restaurant...and threatened a 3-year-old child with a knife and gun until an employee emptied the safe.tonight all in polk county...it is unclear when they will be extradited back to tennessee. 3 an anderson county man has turned himself in after the sheirff's office says he stole over 2-thousand-dollars worth of tools from a home...and it was captured on camera.. camera..tonight robert crocker is charged with grand larceny theft.... theft....after the sheirff's office says he was caught on surveillance stealing tools from a carport at a home on phil watson road...on february first.the homeowner was able to post the video to facebook....and that's how crocker was identified.the sheriff's office says he turned himself in yesterday afternoon...and awaits a bond hearing. 3 as you decide 2106 3 the gop presidential candidates are getting ready to take the stage tomorrow--at the peace center in downtown greenville...for the last debate before the south carolina primary. 3 the signs are all around.and we found crews on scene as part of the set-up for the debate, which will be televised nationally.about 2-thousand people are expected to be at the peace center for the debate--which will feature on the ballot for the primary, which is set for *next saturday.we caught up with some people taking in the sights and sounds of the preparations downtown--and they say they plan to go to the debate--because they are still undecided. but they also say that there are other reasons, too, to go. 3 3 3 alot of the fun of the debate is people watching,we get to see the people in the inside and outside 3 there will also be road closures tomorrow starting at 8 a-m.broad, from river to main--main, from court to murphy--south laruens from broad to court--and court, from main to river. 3 and the presidential candidates are already descending on the upstate-- ahead of tomorrow's debate. debate.just this afternoon bob jones university hosted gop presidential candidates marco rubio...ben carson...jeb bush and ted cruz for a discussion on faith issues in south carolina.each candidate took the stage individually to address various issues... military...and how to support our veterans. 3 3 3 "they should have an external support system that is with them their entire military career and for three to four years after theyre out." out." 3 "if youve garnered that certificate in your field in the military i would recommend immediate reperocity." reperocity." 3 "you have a record amount of veterans homeless and unemployeed and waiting in long lines at the va. treatment they earned. when im president if youre not doing a good job at the va youll be fired and youll be able to take your va benifits any doctor." doctor." 3 "thank you for risking your life for us and on jan 2017 youll have a president that stands with law enforcement youll have a president that has your back." 3 ahead of the faith and family forum-jeb bush held a meet and greet at the anderson civic carolina voters...he was later joined by senator lindsey graham. 3 and senator marco rubio also spent his day campaigning at the downtown greenville airport--earlier today mayor knox white announced his endorsement for rubio and joined him at today's event. 3 meantime governor john kasick was rallying in columbia....at the chamber of commerce.and just today former clemson q-b tajh boyd announced he is endorsing kasich and will join the candidate at his pre-debate rally tomorrow afternoon. 3 and remember the gop candidates will take the stage at the peace center tomorrow night...we will of course be there live...with all your coverage on air and online. online.meantime the democratic candidates are preparing for the south carolina's primary that's happening on february 27-th. 3 chief meteorologist kendra kent joins us now in the weather center-- center--kendra how's it looking? 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 tonight..we've got a baby announcement from the greenville zoo!coming up we're finding out the name of their newest giraffe 3 and fans of everyone's favorte disney muscial "frozen" are shivering in anticipation of it's next adventure....to broadway!stick around for the details 3 plus--new york mets pitcher-- jenrry mejia- is making baseball history but for all the wrong reasons--he tested positive for performance enhancing substances...not times.the details coming up in sports. 3 3 3 we now know the 3 gender and the name of the greenville zoo's latest addition...the new baby giraffe!! giraffe!!it's a boy!zoo officials say the new male calf has been named "tatu!"the name was chosen out of hundreds of suggestions they received--not just from the upstate--but from around the world... including mexico, the u-k, and sweden! 3 3 3 "tatu is a swahili word that means 'third child,' so very fitting for this the third birth with autumn and walter. tatu will now be the name for our new giraffe addition at the greenville zoo." zoo.""tatu" was born on february 2nd--weighing 157 pounds and standing six-foot- 3 trending tonight 3 disney fans lookout because something chilly is set to take the broadway stage. stage.that's right the hit movie "frozen" will open on broadway in spring of 2018.the new show will include all your favorites...from princess elsa and anna and of course olaf the snowman.and the creative team behind the 2013 movie will be behind the scenes making this stage show just as spactular...so get the kids ready to sing along to their favorite musical! 3 chief meteorologist kendra kent joins us now with a look 3 after snow to start our friday, we are now looking ahead to monday's winter weather threat! it looks like a light wintry mix will be possible throughout monday, then turn to rain by mid to late afternoon. more on that in a second!expect roads to dry out in time of the overnight, with lows dropping to 28 for the upstate and 20 in the mountains. snow will continue along the tennessee border.the weekend will be cold with highs in the 40s on saturday and 30s for valentine's day sunday. the cold air will be in place as our storm system approaches monday morning. some light snow will develop monday morning, then quickly turn to amounts look very light at this point, with around an inch of snow, then about a tenth of an inch of sleet or freezing rain. this could cause problems on roads, especially bridges and overpasses between 6am and 2pm. temperatures will slowly rise above freezing through the afternoon, leading to spotty light rain toward 6pm. heavy rain will arrive toward 10pm. we could see 1-2 inches of rain monday night before it clears out tuesday morning. roads will be wet, not icy on tuesday morning as it looks now.a lot can change with this forecast over the weekend, so be sure to keep it tuned to fox carolina and online to get updates on how the storm 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 we still have plenty to get to in sports-- 3 the harshest penalty in baseball enforced on a new york mets relief pitcher...and why its significant for major league baseball.... baseball....and find out who's taking the reins of the number 14 chevrolet while the injured tony stewart recovers...that and more coming up in sports stick around. 3 one upstate elementary school principal was ready for a snow the light dusting we got this morning.more of this adorable video coming up! 3 new york mets pitcher jenrry mejia made baseball history...but for all the wrong reasons tonight...the righty reliever tested positive for a performance enhancing substance...but it isn't his first or even his second offense...it was his third positive p-e-d test in the past year... year...making him the first suspended by major league baseball under their drug program.the 26 year old can apply to commissioner rob manfred for reinstatement in one year but he'd have to sit out a minimum of two years before beging able to pitch again in the majors. 3 baseball season is around the corner...but nascar season already here....engines firing up at daytona as practices for next sunday's inaugural race kicked off...the daytona 500 set for sunday febrary 21stnot among the drivers in that field is tony stewart who suffered a fractured back a few weeks ago while riding dune buggys in california. the stewart haas racing team announced his replacement will be 32 year old brian vickers...who's welcoming the opportunity to take the reins of the number 14 chevrolet. 3 i wanted to be in a car that i was confident could win when i walked into the garage. its unfortunate that its this car not here. but i'm honored to keep his seat warm until he gets back. back.no word on the plans with vickers after daytona.... 3 big day in college hoops tomorrow as teams look to make their case for a ticket to the big dance next month...one of those teams on the bubble right now... now...the tigers have had some big wins this season against top ranked teams like 12th ranked miami and 13th ranked louisville. but most recently fell to notre dame. clemson looks to rebound tomorrow against georgia tech who have struggled in a-c-c play with a 3 and 8 record. the tigers meanwhile haven't lost to tech at home since 2006. 3 we just have to get to the next playget to the next game this time its georgia tech hopefully we'll play well. they're gonna come here with confidence off a nice win. and just gotta kinda rally back. back.that game tips off tomorrow at 2 the bon secours wellness arena 3 in the s-e-c its the gamecocks at the top of the standings board with an 8 and three record. but right there with them is kentucky...making tomorrow's matchup against the 3 that probably why tomorrows game marks the second sellout at colonial life arena this season for the men's team. both squads have won 2 straight games heading into tomorrows contest...but gamecocks coming in with a lot of confidence after beinbg able to hold off l-s-u and the dynamic ben simmons. and building on that is exactly what junior guard sindarius thornwell and the gamecocks plan to do.... 3 i think right now we're just riding the momentum. off the win at texas a and m and like i said just stay in the moment and just keep working." working."tip off is at noon. 3 in the southern conference the paladins in third place in the standings. coming off a win over citadel where stephen croone moved into 6th all time on the furman scoring list. they'll cap off their home slate tomorrow when they host mercer...mercer's dropped their last two games while furman's looking for their 10th consecutive home win. 3 it'll be a blackout at benjamin johnson arena tomorrow in spartanburg as the terriers host the citadel. all fans encouraged to wear bla ck to support wofford. the terriers beat the bulldogs by just three points. wofford just moved ahead of mercer in the southern conference standings into 4th place. that game set for 7. 3 and one upstate elementary school principal was pretty excited to see some snow this morning!more of this adorable 3 3 we're back with the nightcap-- 3 and one upstate principal was ready for a snow day and it was all caught on camera!check 3 "its snowing, its snowing!" snowing!"you can see pickens elementary principal doctor allen fain was excited to let students know it was snowing this morning.the school posted video of the snowy excitement on facebook and it's already been shared nearly one-thousand times! times! 3 3 be sure to wake up bright and early with thee 3 thanks for joining us, good night. night. 3 3 now at havertys furniture, it's our annual presidents day sale. which means it's the perfect time to create the perfect home. now through february 15th, everything in our store is on sale. plus, we're offering thirty-six month, no interest financing. come in today for our best prices of the year. with havertys, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't. we're early! the presidents day sale. from classic to contemporary, previously on: zoey, will you do me the honor of becoming zoey hyde... tottingham-pierce-schmidt? no, i'm sorry! i can't do it! i need an answer. there's someone else. look, i'm just gonna be alone for a while. and if the real thing comes along, i'll know it. excuse me. can i have your nuts? this girl's really i ieresting. actually, i think you know her. her name's rose. see ya! she's devious and deceptive! hey, rose, how ya doing?! i told alan that we met. boy, did you call that one. let me guess. at some point did he say, "she's probably listening to us right now"? he is very suspicious of you. are you suspicious of me? more curious than suspicious. good. so, what do you say? dinner? to dinner. it'll be nice to go out with someone normal for a change. (both breathing heavily) yay! yay, indeed. ooh, we went a mile and a half. what is that, a pedometer? yes, i'm measuring our sex life, and as of today, we are in laughlin, nevada. well, i believe i did most of the driving. yes. but when you got a flat, i stopped and pumped it up. call me crazy-- and the state of california did for a while-- but these last couple of weeks have been the best of my life.

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