Flood watch is in effect until early thursday. Highs will make it into the mid60s. Tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. New years eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by late day. 3 wrap up 3 were watching 3 accident injurieswhite horse rd grove rdaccident injuries hwy 9 i85 north north 3 heres a live look 3 at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 3 new this morning. One person is dead after getting hit by a car on white horse road in greenville. Highway patrol says the crash happened around 1 30 this morning near the intersection of white horse and 253. The coroner confirms one person has died, but has not released their name. Troopers are investigating. 3 3 this morningnew developments in the hit and run death of a cowpens man. Investigators now say this woman is responsible. This is exclusive video of Angelita Wright being brought to jail tuesday night. The death of Brent Tessnear 3 you may remember. Fox carolina spoke with Angelita Wright just 24 hours before she was arrested. Arrested. She told us she was tessnears wife, but investigators now say thats not confirmed. She also said she thought someone had intentionally run him over. Tessnear was found sunday morning behind the hardees in cowpens. And died in the hospital. This morning. Were hearing from tessnears father. Who says hes devastated. 3 3 3 to lose someone so healthy and so full of life. So much life ahead of him. I was speechless. Speechless. 3 Angelita Wright is charged with hit and run resulting in death. Shes in the Spartanburg CountyDetention Center this morning. 3 3 covering our countiesthe Pickens CountySheriffs Office is looking for a killer after a man was found shot to death in his home. Home. The coroner says 54 year old Clarence Holcombe was found dead tuesday on planters way in easley. Easley. Investigators say hed been shot in the chest. Deputies tell us it didnt in to the house. No suspects have been named. Named. If you know anything about this murder call 1888crimesc. 3 Spartanburg County authorities are investigating a suspicious fire. It happened monday at a duplex on norris street. Police say the building was condemned, and had no power or running water. The entire unit was destroyed. 3 3 meals on wheels is looking for you what better way to kickoff your new year than by giving back. Fox carolinas Ashley Minelli is in greenville for us this morning with more how you can be a volunteer, ashley . 3 3 stop by the office, or just call. Go through a quick orientation, and you can get on boardbiggest need drivers routes take about 11. 5 hours monday through friday 1012 all around Greenville County homes hot meals delivered to homebound residents currently the areatomorrow orientation is at 9 30 here at office every thursday, cant make it, theyll work with your schedule 3 this morning, we 3 are working to confirm reports that three clemson players have been suspended right before the orange bowl. Bowl. Several sources including espn are reporting the players failed drug tests and were sent home. Head coach dabo swinney is set to have a press conference at 8 30. Well be there and bring you updates on air and online when we learn more. 3 weve been following the Clemson Tigers as they prepare for tomorrows orange bowl in south florida. This morning. Fox carolina sports director Aaron Cheslock is checking in with one of the teams biggest offensive assets. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 all the talk about clemsons highpowered offense, weve got artavis scott, arguably the biggest playmaker outside of Deshaun Watson and thats artavis scott. And artavis, thanks for joining us and making some time. Rematch with oklahoma, you had a heck of a play to start that game last year, can we expect that again . I mean its going to be a great game. Playing them is always a tough matchup. Last year but i mean were going to into it confident and were just going to play our game. How much confidence does it give you, when you beat them 406, when deshaun didnt even play. Now youve got him back, obviously youd like to have Mike Williams back, but other than that youve got all your horses ready to go. You have to feel pretty confident going into this one. Were confident every game. We trust our preparation of things weve done to get to this point. Were not going to change anything, were just going to go into this game like we normally do. And just keep our drive focused and keep doing what were doing every week. How are you feeling . Is the knee ok with running, cutting the whole thing . Oh yeah, im back. It was just a little thing i had to get through. Im back, ive been rehabbing, to get my knee right but its just going to be a great opportunity to see what ive been doing and to trust in the process and trust in the recovery and once i get class, you guys have made such a huge impact coming to clemson. You came here to win a national championship. Thats the goal. But youre so close now, just one game away, how does it feel . Does it feel any different than one of those games that youve done . Youve played notre dame, youve played florida state, does it feel different . Its not much different, its only different because its the name and the playoffs. Thats the biggest difference that there is. All these games that weve played are big games. You think about if we would have lost . It would have been a big game so its going to be. But just to be on this type of stage is huge. Were going to take advantage of it. Im looking forward to it and i cant wait to play. Alright, i want you to be honest with me right now. You walk out of that field, is there a better skill position player out there than you . Dont get scared. Im not being scared, but im not going to say nothing about it. I mean, i know im a good player, and i know theres other good players but i know in a good player. Im gonna keep that there. Youre a game away from the national title, hows that feel . It feels great. Were going to go out there and were going to execute and were going to have fun. And were going to enjoy it. A lot of folks in the upstate much artavis. Good luck to you. Thats artavis scott, the wide receiver for the Clemson Tigers, well have much more Clemson Tigers coverage on the morning news al throughout the day. Til then, 3 3 our coverage of the tigers in south florida continues tonight on fox carolina. We are bringing you the orange bowl preview. Aaron cheslock will have more one on one interviews. Plus analysis of tomorrows game against oklahoma. Thats tonight at 7 30 here on fox carolina. 3 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. Minutes. 3 morning showers turn to afternoon rain, with heavy downpours likely for the upstate in the afternoon. A flood watch is in effect until early thursday. Highs will tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. New years eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by late day. 3 3 now lets send it 3 over to the Traffic Center. 3 were watching 3 accident injurieswhite horse rd grove rdaccident injuries hwy 9 i85 north 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 youre watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 youre watching the morning 3 youre watching 3 the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina. Were back with a live look over i 85 at pelham road in greenville. 3 3 republican president ial candidate donald trump returns to South Carolina today. Hes set to have a Campaign Rally in hilton head this morning at 11 am. And trump will be back in the palmetto state next week for another rally at winthrop university. 3 the republican field of president ial candidates is a little smaller this morning. Morning. Former new york governor George Pataki says hes out of the race. Pataki announced his candidacy in may. But never gained in the polls. And that kept him out of all of the main stage debates. 3 pataki is the fifth republican leave 12 candidates to contend for the president ial nomination. Nomination. And four democrats will appear on their primary ballot. 3 it looks like democratic candidate Martin Omalley is workrkg to win over voters. One by one. One. After snowstorms hit iowa monday. Only one person showed up to omalleys campaign event. Instead of canceling, the former Maryland Governor sat down with the voter who says hes undecided. A photographer says the two talked about a range of issues. Iowans will be the first to vote in the president ial primaries. Their caucus is february first. 3 time for weather and traffic. 3 morning showers turn 3 to afternoon rain, with heavy downpours likely for the upstate in the afternoon. A flood watch is in effect until early thursday. Highs will make it into the mid60s. Tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. New years eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by mid60s. New years day will become partly cloudy and seasonably cool with highs in the low 50s, and lows near freezing. It will stay clear and seasonable for the weekend. Morning showers turn to afternoon rain, with heavy downpours likely for the upstate in the afternoon. A flood watch is in effect until early thursday. Highs will make it into the mid60s. Tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. New years eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by late day with highs in the become partly cloudy and seasonably cool with highs in the low 50s, and lows near freezing. It will stay clear 3 weather hit 3 lets send it over to chris. 3 3 3 were watching watching 3 heres a live look at the traffic 3 sponsored by Kevin Whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 3 its. Another case of an exploding hoverboard. This time. Right here in the upstate. Well tell you about a very close call for one local family. 3 heres a live look at usc upstate in Spartanburg County thee morning news on fox carolina is back in minutes. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina. This is a live look over pelham road at the 85 exit. 3 exploding hoverboards have become a huge issue across the country and now an upstate family knows firsthand their potential dangers. Dangers. Mauldin firefighters say a hoverboard is to blame for a house fire tuesday afternoon. They say it started in a home on windbrush lane in the plantation greene subdivision. Were told the battery caught fire after it was taken off the charger burning a chair, carpet and sending smoke through the home. One firefighter describes what happened. 3 area 15 feet they blew to 25 feet. They blew apart they desenegrated and it went across the house. And they were lucky fire didnt start anywhere else 25 feet away because there were charrred pieces of battery on the floor melted. Melted. Firefighters say this is the first case of a hoverboard fire in South Carolina. Local State Farm Insurance agents say your house policy could be in jeopardy if you dont take care of liability issues with 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 morning showers turn to afternoon rain, with heavy downpours likely for the upstate in the afternoon. A flood watch is in effect until early thursday. Highs will make it into the mid60s. Tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. New years eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by 3 weather hit 3 lets send it over to the pit crew Traffic Center. 3 were watching watching 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 3 3 its. Were less than 48 hours away from ringing in 2016. And if you plan to go out and celebrate. Law enforcement is once again reminding you not to drink and drive. 3 we leave you with a live look over clemson thee morning news on fox carolina is back 3 youre watching the morning news on fox carolina. News starts now. Now. There are reports out of florida that three clemson players have been sent home. Days before the orange bowl. Well tell you what we know. Coming up. Up. 3 they serve thousands of people each week. And now meals on wheels needs your help. Were live with more details. 3 a lot of rain expected today as we close out 2015. Ill look ahead to your new years eve forecast. Coming up. 3 good morning. Its wednesday, december 30. Im lauren elise. Here with nicole papay and chris scott. Thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 morning showers turn to afternoon rain, with heavy downpours likely for the upstate in the afternoon. A flood watch is in effect until early thursday. Highs will make it into the mid60s. Tonight, a few showers linger years eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by late day. 3 wrap up 3 lets send it over to chris. 3 were watching watching 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 3 this morning, we are working to confirm reports that three clemson Football Players have been suspended right before the orange bowl. Bowl. Several sources including espn are reporting the players failed drug tests and were sent home. Head coach dabo swinney is set to have a press conference in about an hour. Fox carolinas crew will be there and we will update you here on the morning news when we learn more. 3 as the tigers prepare for tomorrows bowl game. Many are being asked if they plan on going pro. Pro. Fox carolinas Aaron Cheslock caught up with a couple of those players tuesday. Including cornerback mackensie alexander, who is expected to go in the first round of the nfl draft if he goes pro. Jayron kearse is also expected to go in the first few rounds. But this week. Both players say theyre just not thinking about the nfl at the moment. 3 3 3 my familys behind me through focusing on that. Thats not one of the things im focused worried about honestly. Im at clemson, im enjoying it, im here with my teammates and thats all that matters, so theres no decision that has been made. Made. 3 you know ive made my mind up but right now im focused on taking care of business on this field, and winning the national championship. Championship. Well be hearing more from the tigers throughout the morning news. 3 and youll want to tune in tonight for the orange bowl preview. Aaron cheslock will have more one on one interviews. Plus analysis of tomorrows game against oklahoma. Thats tonight at 7 30 here on fox carolina. 3 3 covering our counties Greenville County deputies say there is no threat to the public after a shooting that sent a woman to the hospital. Hospital. It happened around 4 00 tuesday afternoon at a housing complex on shockley road in taylors. Were told a woman was shot in the leg and should be okay. At last check, no arrests had been made. 3 deputies in Laurens County are looking for two possible the two people in these surveillance pictures are believed to be connected to a home burglary. If you know who they are. Call the Laurens CountySheriffs Office. 3 Simpsonville Police are also looking for two suspected burglars. Police say these two men are accused of robbing several homes that were under construction. Police say several large appliances were taken from homes last month. Fountain inn police and Greenville County deputies say theyre investigating similar incidents. If you know where these guys are. Call 23crime. 3 3 one local organization is hoping some peoples new Year Resolutions will lead them to volunteer. Meals on wheels of Greenville County is in need of drivers in the new year. Fox carolinas Ashley Minelli joins us from their office with more on how you can get involved. Or just call. Go through a quick orientation, and you can get on boardbiggest need drivers routes take about 11. 5 hours monday through friday 1012 all around Greenville County homes hot meals delivered to homebound residents currently serves about 1500 people in the area tomorrow orientation is at 9 30 here at office every thursday, cant make it, theyll work with your schedule 3 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 morning showers turn to afternoon rain, with heavy downpours likely for the upstate in the afternoon. A flood for the upstate in the heavy downpours likely to afternoon rain, with morning showers turn 3 10 minutes. Minutes. And traffic every time for weather 3 3 schedulewith your schedule 3 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. Minutes. 3 morning showers turn to afternoon rain, with heavy upstate in the 3 afternoon. A flood watch is in effect until early thursday. Highs will make it into the mid60s. Tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. New years eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by late day. 3 weather hit 3 chris is standing by in the Traffic Center 3 were watching 3 heres a live look 3 at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 we are getting close to the big new years eve celebration. And Law Enforcement is giving their annual warning about drunk driving. Driving. Police and Highway Patrol will be out doing their usual new years eve checkpoints tomorrow night. If you plan to go out to celebrate. Theyre advising you to make plans now for a designated driver to get you home. 3 3 we say it every year and people dont listen, but its very simple. Get somebody to drive you who is not drinking. Have someone who can control the crowd if youve got several there and