3 wrap up 3 hold hold were watching this in the Pit Crew Traffic Center. Accident southport rd Canaan Church rd, spartanburg spartanburgyou are looking live at 3 3 Family Lawyers for a man shot and killed by a former North CharlestonPolice Officer are calling for peace now that he is out of jail. Jail. After nearly nine months behind bars Michael Slager walked out of jail monday night. Slager was granted a 500thousand dollar bond earlier in the day. A judge said the long delay other factors led to him setting bond. Slager was placed on house arrest. Until his trial which is schedule to start on october 31st. 3 slager is charged in the death of walter scott in april of last year. Year. He was arrested after this cell phone video surfaced. Showing slager shooting scott in the back as hes seen running away from a traffic stop. Officers say slager fired eight times. Killing scott. The attornrn for scotts family spoke after 3 3 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. Slagers attorney fought for a speedy trial. But the ninth circuit solicitor filed a motion. Asking for a later date because she is also working on the case against the suspect in the Emanuel Ame Church shootings. 3 3 later today president obama is a series of executive actions to reduce gun violence in america. 3 the reform focuses in part on stricter background checks. Part of this reform is aimed at closing current loopholes in the system. 3 3 Fox CarolinasAshley Minelli is live in greer at blue ridge shooting sports and ashley gun owners we spoke with dont think new laws are the right course of action here 3 customers, owner here want to see tighter enforcement of current legislation but president is promising that. And attempting to close current loopholes in law law currently no background checks, id checks in private sales or at gun shows president s plan mandatory background checks for some private sales including online sales 200 new alochol, tobacco and firearm agents enforcing existing gun laws 230 new fbi agents dedicated to background checks 3 what i asked my team to do is to see what more we can do to strengthen our enforcement to make sure that criminals, people who are mentally unstable and those who could pose a danger to themselves or others are less likely to get a gun. 3 3 i dont think any more regulations are going to help reduce crime and i think its a fools folly. Folly. Plan encourages states to report people who should be kept from buying guns 3 owner of blue ridge background checks take almost a week criminals turn to the getting arrested arrested how does government and to go through background checks as well . 3 3 in just a few days the Clemson Tigers will touchdown in arizona to get ready for the National Championship game 3 and of course foxcarolina will be there as clemson looks to finish off their perfect season with a win. But the boys in orange will have to go through the powerhouse of alabama a leading force in College Football for years. 3 no one knows that better than tigers head coach dabo swinney who will be facing off against his alma mater next week. Coach swinney was a wide receiver at alabama earning a scholarship and lettering on three teams including the crimson tides 1992 title team. Even with the tough competition coach swinneys says he has nothing but respect when it comes to the tide. 3 3 we know that weve got an incredible challenge with alabama. Weve got a Great Respect for alabama and coach saban and their staff and what they represent. They certainly have been the standard in College Football for a long long time but especially since coach saban has been there. So its a great honor to be able to go and compete at the highest level with the team best. 3 later in the show well hear more from coach swinney. And the status of defensive end shaq lawson. 3 remember for all your clemson coverage stick with us onair and online. Well have updates all week long live reports from arizona with Aaron Cheslock and Shannon Summerville start thursday. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 teens and 20s start the morning, but with sunny skies low to mid40s by the afternoon. Expect a breeze from the ne between 510 mph. Tonight stays clear and cold with lows back in the teens and 20s. Wednesday will be sunny and cool, with highs reaching near 50. 3 3 now to chris with traffic. 3 hold hold 3 were watching this this 3 youre taking a live look at 3 3 its. A huge dip in stocks to start out 2016. Well tell you what was behind 3 we head to break with a live look at. Greenville county. Woodruff road youre watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 youre watching the morning 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolinawere taking a live look at. Ab tech 3 3 covering our counties in Greenville County one person is recovering and another is being questioned after a stabbing. Stabbing. It happened monday night on long forest drive in berea. 3 this is video youll see only on fox. Deputies are describing the case as a domestic incident. The victim was taken to the hospital butno other information was released. 3 in Pickens County many people proposal to dump coal ash in the area and leaders are listening. Listening. On monday night leaders passed a resolution opposing the plan that would bring thousands of tons of coal ash to a dump near liberty. The council says the proposal by mmr pickens ll c to dump the coal ash does not meet the countys solid Waste Disposal plan. After writing their concerns to dhec last month they said the project would cause Environmental Concerns and bring unwanted waste to pickens. 3 if you take the southern connector to work, its going to look a little different today. Toll booths will be purple this month to support the American Cancer Society relay for life. Toll collectors will also be wearing purple and Purple Lights will shine every tuesday. Until the 26th. For every toll they collect, 10 cents will be donated to the relay for life. One of the southern connectors founders Thomas Warwick died from cancer. According to the American Cancer Society purple is the universal color for all cancers. 3 clemson is busy preparing for their trip to the National Championship and believe it or looking forward to next season. Season. One way to be eligible for season tickets. Is to join clemsons iptay club. Iptay was created in 1934 by a group of men who wanted to get people to donate and support the tigers. We spoke with the current ceo. Who says you can pay as little as 160 dollars a year to buy season tickets. And the level of priority to get the tickets goes up, the more you donate. He says theyre expecting the Upcoming Season to be their best one yet. 3 3 already we can see the demand is high, a lot of what we do from the annual fund side is tied to season tickets and parking. Parking. If youre interested in becoming a member or learning more about iptay you can go to our website foxcarolina. Com and look 3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 teens and 20s start the morning, but with sunny skies highs should be back to the low to mid40s by the afternoon. Expect a breeze from the ne between 510 mph. Tonight stays clear and cold with lows back in the teens and 20s. Wednesday will be sunny and cool, with highs reaching near 50. Clouds increase thursday, with a slight chance for rain and highs in the mid50s. Soggy cloudy skies and highs in the mid50s, and a chance for wet weather will linger into part of the weekend. Teens and 20s start the morning, but with sunny skies highs should be back to the low to mid40s by the afternoon. Expect a breeze from the ne between 510 mph. Tonight stays clear and cold with lows back in the teens and 20s. Wednesday will be sunny and cool, with highs reaching near 50. Clouds increase thursday, with a slight chance for rain and highs in the mid50s. Soggy conditions return friday, with cloudy skies and highs in the mid50s, and a chance for wet of the weekend. 3 now to chris with traffic. 3 hold hold 3 were watching this this 3 youre looking live atpit crew traffic 3 sponsored by Kevin Whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 time for news you need to know. A federal judge has ordered a retrial for two chicago Police Officers. Its after a top city lawyer was accused of hiding evidence. The officers killed an unarmed man 3 lawmakers are pushing for tougher penalties for people who kill k9 officers. If a new bill is passss those convicted will serve a 10 year sentence and pay full restitution to replace those dogs. Two k9 officers were killed in South Carolina recentlyone of them in anderson county. 3 burger king is now selling a fiveitem meal for four dollars. Its to compete with similar deals recently launched by mcdonalds and wendys. Besides burger and fries, the al comes with a drink, nuggets and a cookie. 3 wall street is hoping to rebound today. After the first trading day of the new year didnt look so good. Good. The dow dropped more than 250points. And the nasdaq lost more than 100points. Earlier monday. Chinas market fell sevenpercent forcing an emergency. To stop trading. Adding to the fear is middle east tensions saudi arabia announced plans to end diplomatic relations with iran a development that traders think will threaten oil supplies. 3 3 its time . One year later. The daughters of stuart scott share an Emotional Message on the anniversary of their dads 3 we head to break with a live look at. Usc upstateyoure watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolinawere taking a live look at. Ab tech 3 its been a year since espn anchor. Stuart scott passed away after battling cancer and his kids are paying tribute to their late father in a heartfelt video take a look. 3 3 my dad said. When you die it does not mean you lose to cancer you beat cancer by how you live. Live. 3 you two are my heart beat. Im standing on this stage tonight because of you youtaelor and sydni posted the video on monday for the First Anniversary of their dads death. In the video they talk about realizing the impact their father had on the to many. 20year old taelor also thanks her dad for teaching her about photography and 16year old sydni praises him for making it to all her soccer games. The 49 year old spent more than 20years at espn. He was known for some of the best catch phrases in the business. 3 teens and 20s start the morning, but with sunny skies highs should be back to the low to mid40s by the afternoon. Expect a breeze from the ne between 510 mph. Tonight stays clear and cold with lows back in the teens and 20s. Wednesday will be sunny and cool, with highs reaching near 50. 3 weather hit 3 chris is in the traffic center. Hold were watching this 3 3 youre looking live at 3 3 its. Clemsons defensive line has a tough match ahead when they play alabama and Derrick Henry next week. So will shaq lawson be ready for the tigers . An update is coming up. 3 we head to break with a live look at. Greenville county. Woodruff road youre watching the morning news on fox carolina. The morning news at 5 30 starts now. Now. 3 today the president of the United States is moving ahead to crack down on gun violence. Im live with a report on what this means for gun purchasing. 3 3 sunny skies will dominate much of today with highs in the 40s. Eliseand im ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. Thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 people in Western North carolina maybe waking up to little snow on the ground still. Yancey county schools are on a two hour delay this morning after a small round of snow came through. Not much accumulation but it gave some spots a nice coat like here in madison county. County. 3 teens and 20s start the morning, but with sunny skies low to mid40s by the afternoon. Expect a breeze from the ne between 510 mph. Tonight stays clear and cold with lows back in the teens and 20s. Wednesday will be sunny and cool, with highs reaching near 50. 3 lets send it over to chris. 3 hold hold were watching this in the Pit Crew Traffic Center accident southport rd Canaan Church rd rdyoure looking live at 3 president obama is unveiling his plan to curb gun violence this morning and a big focus is on tighening up background checks in private sales. At blue ridge shooting sports in greer. This morningfrom what weve seen about the plan so far will the reform have a big impact on gun retailers . 3 retailers already required to have a license, run background checks big impact will be on private sales online and in person personpresident s plan require background checks and licenses for some private collectors still exempt from that also encourages states to report people who should be kept from buying weaponsgun enthusiasts in our area new regulation not the answerowner of blue ridge background checks take up to a week, doesnt think new regulations will keep guns from getting into hands of criminals 3 3 3 criminals come in here, they lie on the forms and some of them say no, i didnt committ any crimes and they do. Still, they dont get picked up, they dont get arrested. Arrested. 3 we have tens of thousands of people every single year who are killed by guns. We have suicides that are committed by firearms at a rate that far exceeds other countries. 3 along with tighter background checks 200 new checks background tighter along with countries. 3 along with tiger background checks 200 new alcohol, tobacco and firearms agents enforcing gun laws 230 new fbi employees dedicated to background checks 3 president expected to speak 11 40am is Mental Health 3 funding included in plan . What are critics saying about plan . 3 South Carolina lawmakers are working on a bill that would send anyone who kills a k9 officer to prison for up to ten years. Years. The bill is expected to be introduced in the state legistlature some time next week when lawmakers return. Similar bills were introduced when officer fargo in Richland County and officer hyco in anderson were killed in the line of duty. One lawmaker says k9 officers need more respect from the community. 3 3 these are not just tools for law enforcmeent, they are living breathing beings. 3 five years didnt seem appropriate to us, so we at the Sheriffs Office are on board with getting stiffer penalties. Penalties. Currently the sentence for killing a k9 is one to five years. We are also told that that bill would require convicted killers of k9 officers to pay full restitution to replace those dogs. 3 3 covering our counties a former nfl player from Spartanburg County accused of hitting an officer is out of jail. Jail. Landon cohen was arrested on sunday and charged with failure to stop for blue lights and resisting arrest. Deputies say he didnt stop for Wellford Police and Spartanburg County deputies were called in for back up. Were told when he eventually stopped, he didnt get out of the car and hit an officer when he tried to pull him out. Cohen played football for spartanburg high. He was drafted in 2008 and has played defense for about 9 teams since then. 3 police in Greenville County are working with sled to investigate an allegation of Excessive Force by an officer. 3 police say reports showed up on social media claiming one during a traffic stop on december 15. The allegation states the officer slammed Jaquan Williams to the ground causing his teeth to be knocked out. 3 these photos were reportedly taken at the time of booking and release. Police say williams was taken to the ground during a lawful arrest. 3 leaders with polk countys only Animal Shelter say they need your help finding homes for their 4legged friends. Friends. Foothills Humane Society says they now a no kill shelter. They take in strays and surrendered pets from across the area but need help finding homes for them. Executive director chris taylor says funding from the county is not keeping up with the number of animals being brought in. If youre interested in adopting or volunteeringweve got a link to their website in the as seen on section of fox carolina dot com. 3 the Clemson Tigers are back to work after getting rested up from their win at the orange bowl. Bowl. On monday coaches for clemson and alabama talked about what theyre doing to get ready for the National Title game next week. Coach line clemson could become the first fbs team to finish 15 and oh. 3 3 were 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 weve 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. 3 4 quarters. Quarters. Later today players and coaches will