Hour delay. If any more schools are added, we will let you know or you can head to fox carolina dot com. 3 sunny ; cool early, followed by highs in at 3 58 in the upstate and 48 in the mountains. Winds come from the north at 510 mph. Tonight, lows return to near freezing. Sunshine and mild temperatures linger for the rest of the week. 3 wrap up hold 3 were watching this in the Pit Crew Traffic Center. Center. You are looking live at 3 3 this morning. Investigators say four people were likely killed in the upstate. Because of mondays winter storm. Storm. And only on fox the family of a 17year old girl spoke with us still in shock over what happened. A senior at southside high school. 3 investigators say agnew was driving down verdae boulevard in greenville monday night when her car hit an icy patch. They say she lost control and hit a tow truck driver head on. She passed away a short time later at the hospital. We spoke to family members and they say even though the world gained an angel it was a young life taken too soon. 3 3 3 i love her dearly and going to miss her a whole lot. Lot. 3 there was never a moment that she was just not smiling. She loved her family and her friends. Friends. Counselors are on hand at southside high school. The tow truck driver involved in the accident is expected to make a full recovery. 3 and just a few miles away on villa road investigators say clayborn jester was killed and three others were hurt. Including a Greenville Police officer. Because of icy roads. Troopers say a car hit the officers cruiser and two pedestrians on the side of 385 monday night sending jester down an embankment. 3 in Oconee County the Coroners Office says judy tuesday after her car crashed on highway11 at lay mill bridge in seneca. The coroner says that icy Road Conditions contributed to the crash. 3 and the husband of Dorethea Drummond says his wife also hit ice before crashing on monday. 3 investigators say drummond was driving on state park road when she hit the slick patch lost control and crossed over the center line hitting another suv headon. She passed away from her injuries the next day. The driver in the other vehicle is going to be ok. 3 troopers we talked to say they wish more people wouldve listened to warnings and stayed off the roads during mondaysstorm. Storm. Highway patrol says they responded to more than 350 calls from seven monday night until seven tuesday morning. Law enforcement just couldnt keep up. And that meant long wait times for many drivers in less serious accidents. 3 3 with the republican primary just three days away there are several ways you can hear from each of the candidates two big events are actually happening today. 3 tonight at eight marco rubio, take part in a town hall hosted by cnn at the old Cigar Warehouse in greenville. Then tomorrow night donald trump, jeb bush and john kasich will field questions from voters in another cnn town hall but that one will be columbia. We should mention tonights town hall is a closed event. 3 you do have a chance to meet some of the candidates in person tonight in spartanburg county. They were all invited to a faith and Freedom Coalition forum at the First Baptist church in spartanburg senator ted cruz and dr. Ben carson are the only ones at this point confirmed to be therethe event starts at six, its free but you must register. 3 many city leaders want to make sure your ready for saturdays republican primary. 3 there are more than 150 precincts throughout Greenville County. And 300thousand registered voters. Conway belangia who is in charge of the elections in the county. Says voters dont have to be a registered member of a party to take part in the primary. But you can not vote in both primaries. Belangia says you also need to make sure you Pay Attention to your ballot. 3 3 3 weve got 12 people listed on the ballot for the Republican Party while 6 of them have dropped out they are still on the ballot votes for them will not be reported to the state party hq. Weve got four people on the Democrat Ballot and we understand that mr. Omalley has withdrawn or suspended his campaign but that has not been delivered to the state election commission. 3 so that means if you cast your vote for a person who has withdrawn you are basically wasting your vote. Belangia says you will need a valid id to vote in South Carolina. 3 take a look at your screen a valid id can be a South Carolina drivers license. An id card issued by the dmv. A Voter Registration card with photo. A federal military id or a us passport. 3 heres a look at all the republican candidates. Candidates. The democratic primary is next saturday feburary 27th. Remember you can always head to fox carolina dot com for the 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 sunny ; cool early, followed by highs in at 58 in the upstate and 48 in the mountains. Winds come from the north at 510 mph. Tonight, lows return to near freezing. Sunshine and mild temperatures linger for the rest of the week. 3 3 now to chris with traffic. 3 hold hold this 3 youre taking a live look at 3 3 its. Coming up, authorities in Greenville County say they need your help finding a missing man. Why his family is so concernednext. 3 we head to break with a live look at. Clemson youre watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 youre watching the morning news. Let us be lovers, well marry our fortunes together [ cheering ] ive got some real estate here in my bag counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike theyve all come to look for america [ cheers and applause ] all come to look for america all come to look for america all come to look for america 3 youre watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolinawere taking a live look at. Usc upstate 3 3 covering our counties one of Anderson Countys most wanted suspects. Is out of jail on bond. 3 deputies say alvin ellis was convicted of criminal Sexual Conduct back in 1997. They say ellis is required to register with the Sheriffs Office as a sex offender but failed to do so in july of 2014. 2014. A warrant was issued for his arrest and for the past four months hes been locked up in Clayton County georgia for failure to register as a sex offender in that area. Area. Deputies say he was taken back to Anderson County on friday and has since been released. 3 in buncombe county an asheville teen is in Critical Condition after a shootout at an apartment complex. Complex. Police say they responded to the scene at tuesday. They say a 17year old was shot. The teenager was listed in critical but stable condition. If you have any information on the shooting youre asked to call buncombe county crime stoppers. 3 in Henderson County a man accused of breaking into a home and then shooting at the homeowner is facing jail time. 3 deputies say Joshua Quisenberry broke into the home on upward road friday night and was filling his truck up with thousands of dollars worth of property. They say quisenberry took the the victims cell phone then pointed a gun at him. Deputies say the homeowner pulled out his concealed carry gun and fired at the suspect. They say the suspect fled the scene but later returned and fired back. 3 a community is rallying behind a family of a missing greenville man 3 search crews are looking for 36 year old adam worley who was last seen a week ago at his home off fisher road in greer. 3 his family says its unlike him to just disappear. And theyre worried for his wellbeing. Dozens of volunteers showed up to search around the area of the home on tuesday. Greenville county deputies tell us theyve searched the area three times, worley could be. We spoke with his daughter who had this message for her father. 3 3 3 i love you, i miss you. Come home. Anyone with information is asked to call Greenville County deputies at 2715210. 3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 sunny ; cool early, followed by highs in at 58 in the upstate and 48 in the mountains. Winds come from the north at 510 mph. Tonight, lows return to near freezing. Thursday and friday, with highs in the mid to upper 50s. The weekend warms even further, reaching 66 on saturday with partly cloudy skies. Sunday stays warm in the upper 60s with increasing clouds. Scattered rain returns for monday and tuesday, with highs cooling back into the upper 50s. Sunny ; cool early, followed by highs in at 58 in the upstate and 48 in the mountains. Winds come from the north at 510 mph. Tonight, lows return to near freezing. Sunny skies linger for thursday and friday, with highs in the mid to upper 50s. Further, reaching 66 on saturday with partly cloudy skies. Sunday stays warm in the upper 60s with increasing clouds. Scattered rain returns for monday and tuesday, with highs cooling back into the upper 50s. 3 now to chris 3 with traffic. 3 hold hold 3 were watching this this 3 youre looking live atpit crew traffic sponsored by Kevin Whitaker chevrolet kevin traffic 3 sponsored by Kevin Whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 news you need to know. A judge has denied cliven bundy bail saying he is a flight risk. Bundy faces charges of conspiracy over a standoff with federal officials two years ago. He was arrested in oregon last week after going to support his son in a separate standoff at a wildlife refuge. 3 a new South CarolinaLaw Enforcement division report says the state there were 48 officerinvolved shootings since theyve kept record which started in 1999. The sled report shows of all the shootings, one officer and 19 suspects were killed. 3 president obama says republicans have no constitutional grounds to refuse to vote on a Supreme Court nominee to replace late justice antonin scalia. Republicans argue the decision should not be left to an outgoing president and worry the president will replace 3 the relationship between the us and cuba could mean more business for airlines. 3 us airlines can now apply for more routes to the caribbean destination with as many as 100 flights a day. Thats a big jump from the current ten to fifteen right now. Airlines will have 15days to submit proposals to the transportation department. Those flights could begin as early as fall. 3 3 its time . Could there be a new breakthrough in the fight against cancer . Coming up, find out about a treatment a group of researchers are working on, straight ahead. 3 we head to break with a live look at. Clemson 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. Clemson 3 in seattle researchers say they are working on a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer. 3 the immunotherapy treatment helps a persons immune system fight off cancer cells in a way thats similar to fighting a virus. Doctors genetically modify them. The cells are then put back in the patient to multiply. Researchers say the cells could protect the patient from cancerous invasions. The research has not been published yet nor reviewed by other scientists. But in one study the therapy eliminated all symptoms in 94percent of participants with one type of leukemia. 3 now to weather with nicole by highs in at 58 in the upstate and 48 in the mountains. Winds come from the north at 510 mph. Tonight, lows return to near freezing. Sunshine and mild temperatures linger for the rest of the week. 3 weather hit 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3 hold hold were watching this construction workfalls park dr s. Main streetclosed today thru friday friday 3 youre looking live at 3 its. Coming up, the Pickens County school board will be meeting about closing three Elementary Schools. When those meetings are set. 3 we head to break with a live look at. Greenville county youre watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 youre watching the morning news. 3 the morning news at 5 30 starts now. Now. 3 breaking news a clerk is shot during an Armed Robbery overnight in Anderson County. Im live with the details. Details. We are down to just three days and the republicans are making their final pushes for your vote ahead of the primary. Well tell you where you can see them today. 3 border. Lows will drop to 35 in the upstate and 30 in mountains. Today will be sunny and cool with highs in the 50s. 3 good morning. Its lauren elise eliseand im ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. Thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 sunny ; cool early, followed upstate and 3 48 in the mountains. Winds come from the north at 510 mph. 3 tonight, lows return to near freezing. Sunshine and mild temperatures linger for the rest of the week. 3 lets send it over to chris. 3 hold hold were watching this in the Pit Crew Traffic Center construction workfalls park dr s. Main streetclosed today thru friday friday 3 youre looking live at 3 we are following breaking news out of Anderson County where an investigation is underway after a clerk was shot during a robbery overnight. Overnight. Fox carolinas Ashley Minelli is live on the scene off highway 187. Ashley, what can you tell us. 3 3 3 3 3 tomorrow nightthe other three trump, bush, kasichcnn town hall in cola cola 3 3 we are down to just three days ahead of the South Carolina republican primary and the schedules with events. Ted cruz will be touring our area later today. Hell make stops in seneca and spartanburg. At noon, cruz will be at the seneca Family Restaurant on the 123 bypass for a meet and greet. The event is hosted by congressman jeff duncan. Then at 4 45, cruz will be in spartanburg to meet the families of oakbrook prep. The rally will be held in the gym. Its also free but youre asked to register before coming. 3 and doctor ben carson will be making stops in columbia, newberry, greenwood, spartanburg, and greenville. 3 both cruz and carson will join marco rubio tonight at the old Cigar Warehouse in greenville for a town hall hosted by cnnthen tomorrow night donald trump, jeb bush and john kasich will field questions from voters in another cnn town hall but that one will be columbia. This is all of course ahead of saturdays republican primary. Primary. The democratic primary is next saturday feburary 27th. Remember you can always head to fox carolina dot com for the latests on each candidate. 3 board is working on making a decision about the future of three Elementary Schools that may be closing. Closing. Ar lewis, Holly Springs and ambler elementariness may be shut down to save the district almost twelve million dollars. The board had postponed the vote until february 22nd. Three workshops are scheduled to research and discuss the proposal. Board members are looking into other solutions to fix the budget. Budget. Those meetings are set for tuesday february 23rd, tuesday march 1st, and tuesday march 8th. The board will then meet as a whole on monday march 14th with the intention of making a final recommendation based on public feedback. 3 3 a michigan teen will spend the next three years behind bars for robbing a jareds Jewelry Store in buncombe county. County. 16 year old Kimhish Franklin was sentenced tuesday for stealing 500 thousand dollars in diamonds. He will serve his sentence in the adult prison. Franklins four codefendetns were also charged with felony counts of robbery. Prosecutors say all five broke into the store on tunnel road on november 8th. Eventually caught their care after a chase. 3 Anderson County investigators say theyre on the lookout for this man abe cowan. He is wanted for Armed Robbery and assault after for an incident friday. Friday. Police say cowan tried to leave the dillards store at the anderson mall with stolen clothes. According to reports, when a Security Officer stopped him cowan pulled out a knife and cut the mans arm. Cowan reportedly ran from the scene and remains at large. If you have any information call anderson police. 3 you can now get an up close look at the greenville zoos newest addition. Addition. Tatu the baby giraffe made his first appearance tuesday afternoon. Zoo workers say the sunnier, warmer weather will allow tatu to be outside more often. The greenville zoo is also celebrating the arrival of an angolan colobus monkey. The baby was born this week. Zoo workers say they dont know the gender yet. Because of the warmer weather the new monkey 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 sunny ; cool early, followed by highs in at 58 in the upstate and 48 in the mountains. Winds come from the north at 510 mph. Tonight, lows return to near freezing. Sunshine and mild temperatures linger for the rest of the week. 3 now to chris with traffic. 3 hold hold 3 were watching this in the Pit Crew Traffic Center construction workfalls park dr s. Main streetclosed today thru fridayaccident in anderson sc hwy 24 i85 i85 3 you are taking a live look at 3 3 its. They promised to finish what they started. Coming up the eagles of death metal return to the stage in paristhree months after terror broke out. 3 we head to break with