Transcripts For WYFF WYFF News 4 5pm 20160107 : comparemela

Transcripts For WYFF WYFF News 4 5pm 20160107

Expressing their opinions this way . I dont think its the right way, but theyre getting a lot of attention over it. Corey Campus Police covered the graffiti near the buildings entrance with this sign thursday morning. Disappointed, very much so. Corey the University Police chief says a staff member reported the damage on the way to work. I think it is unfortunate that student voices cant be organized in a more productive way. Corey students rallied last year on both sides of the argument, over whether to change the name of the building. Ben tillman was a known white supremacist, and that has stirred up emotions on campus. Heres a look at graffiti that was painted on the building in july, the same week the Confederate Flag was removed from the state house grounds. I guess i understand the frustration behind the name, and who the guy was, but i dont think thats the way to go about it. Corey a University Spokesperson said in part, quote, we understand that there are strong opinions about tillman, but vandalism of an Historic Property is a crime, and we have to treat it as such. Signs promoting school spirit, as the Football Team heads to the National Championship. Coming up at 6 00, we spoke with a student who organized rallies to change the name of tillman hall. Well have his reaction for you tonight. Corey davis, wyff news 4, in clemson. Nigel in simpsonville, people near rocky Creek Missionary Baptist Church say their car windows were shot out the same night the church was vandalized. Wyff news 4s aly myles spoke with some of those neighbors. Its just unbelievable. People like this, theyre capable of anything, and i think this is just a start. Aly tracy reed has lived here for 20 years. He says hes never dealt with maliciououdamage like this. His truck, less than a year old, with a destroyed window from what deputies believe was a pellet gun. The people that done this, i hope they dont take this as a i will do everything in my power to eliminate such a threat upon my family and my home. Aly were less than a mile from the church right now. Tracy says his truck was parked out here. Thats where he says it was shot, but he also says his neighbor over here had their window shot out, as well. And that neighbor over here, a few houses down, had their car vandalized, as well. Greenville county Sheriffs Office says they had 7 or 8 reports of broken glass the same night the church was vandalized. Outside of Greenville County, but still in simpsonville, two other churches also had their windows broken this week. Residents say they want justice. Just frustrated that someone would be out creating that kind of mischief at that hour of the night. I think police really need to take this seriously, and do everything they can, and use all means necessary to them to bring these people to justice before someone like me has no problem doing it. Aly aly myles, wyff news 4, in simpsonville. Nigel Greenville County Sheriffs Office says so far, there have been arrests. To call 23crime. Gabrielle in horry county, the cause of death of baby grace cruz has officially been ruled a drowning. You may remember, the body of baby grace was found by rescue divers back in november, in a creek in socastee. Her mother claimed she lost her in the Rushing Creek water. A deputy coroner announced later that week that the manner of death was homicide. The mother has been charged with homicide by child abuse. And denied bond. Nigel police in hendersonville say four people are facing charges. This, in connection with the death of a man found alongside a road. Police say 24yearold shawn hall and 31yearold crystal hernandez face accessory after the fact charges. Yesterday, Police Charged 23yearold Shawn Hollifield and 20yearold Savannah Walker with murder. Police say they found 28yearold deque taylors body on ninth avenue, back on december 3. Thats near hendersonville high school. Gabrielle an upstate man custody. Albert bowen stood accused of shooting former Pickens High School football coach bill isaacs and Dickie Stewart back in september. Deputies say bowen was flown out of state for a psychological evaluation. He suffered a health issue on the way back to South Carolina. Bowen died this morning. Nigel the savannah suites hotel in Greenville County is back open. A manager there says it was only closed for 4 or 5 days. As you may remember, the building was condemned last december. Today, a spokesperson with Greenville County says the fire alarm and Sprinkler System were inspected. He says the condemnation was lifted, and the building was able to operate as a business again. Many rooms inside were found to be cleaned and repaired, passing inspection. To the weather now. Take a live look outside it greenville through our hilton sky cam. Yesterday at this time, traffic was at a standstill. Cars are moving along. Gabrielle pleasant temperatures. John cessarich joins us. Milder compared to earlier this week . John absolutely. Look at these temperatures. Warmed up into the 60s, above average, above where i thought. I am not complaining. It is nice to get a quick warmup with light winds. We got clouds coming in quickly from the west. The rain will follow, but not until after midnight. If you are headed out this evening, dont expect precipitation. 46 in boone, 57 in spartanburg, 58 in greenville and laurens and anderson. 55 in asheville and hendersonville. Cooling down a little bit, but fairly pleasant outside right now. A look ahead at the storm system later on. Now back to you. Nigel tonight, three people are in custody following a police chase in anderson. This is the scene of the crash, shot earlier today by sky4. Police said the chase started on market street, when officers spotted a car that was reported stolen in travelers rest. No word tonight on what charges will be filed in connection with the chase. It caused a traffic backup, but all lanes were reopened around noon. Gabrielle and in spartanburg county, traffic is startrtg to return to normal along i26, following a tractortrailer crash. These are pictures from sky4. You see a truck carrying 1,000 containers of herbicide caught fire this morning on i26, near mile marker 3. Spartanburg county Emergency Management said the fire started with the trucks rear brakes. Crews at the scene said some of the burned herbicide containers spilled onto the road. Part of the road was closed while crews cleaned up the spill. Five people were taken to the hospital today. This, after Greenville Police say an suv rear ended a city busus , a greenlink bus, on pete hollis boulevard. Police say the driver of the suv was charged with driving too fast for conditions. Nigel a Longtime South Carolina senator has died. According to the Anderson County billy odell died in his sleep, and the Greenwood County coroner believes he died due to heartrelated issues. He was a businessman who had served as a republican in thee South Carolina senate since 1989. Odell served district 4 in abbeville, anderson, and greenwood counties. He was the chairman of the general committee. He was also the ceo of odell corporation, inc. People in the abbeville area gave us their reaction to his death today. Every time you saw billy, youd say, billy, how are you doing . Hed say, im working for the people. Every single time. And thats, if youre in our line of work, thats a pretty good thing to live by. Nigel governor nikki haley also released a statement on odells passing. It reads, in part, quote, we are forever grateful for his service. Michael and i ask that you lift up senator odells wife, gail, and his family, friends, and constituents during this difficult time. He made south today, nikki haley also spoke about her upcoming duties of giving the gop response to president obamas state of the union. She says her speech will not necessarily be a response, but an address. Take a listen. You know, i cant tell you my message, but i will tell you is, its not a response. Its going to be an address. And the one thing i know is, the reason i didnt want it to be a response to the president is, i certainly am not one to compete against the president , or imply that i could. Nigel haley also says that to that the address to the country is, quote, very humbling, and an honor. Gabrielle it may be a good week to try out a new restaurant. It is Restaurant Week in the upstate. Many popular restaurants are offering deals and specials over the next 11 days. Some of these are a three course meal for 30. Hotel stay. We are marketing to outside greenville now, and bringing people in to stay in a hotel, and also h he dinner several times, and make it a package. We have 43 restaurants that signed up this year. Thats up from 28 last year. And it started out six years ago, at only six restaurants. So its growing every year. Gabrielle also new this year, every restaurant will have a q. R. Code, which will be scanned by your phone while you eat. You can then be eligible for a drawing to win prizes. Many restaurants are including lunch specials, as well. To see a full list of participating restaurants, and the deals theyre offering, visit our website at wyff4. Com, or our mobile app. Underground for over 11 hours, were finally freed this morning in new york. Nigel plus, u. S. Stocks took a tumble this morning, due to a fragile chinese economy and those dropping oil prices. Ou will notice that a lot of talk about are primarily aimed at middleaged and older people. Gabrielle politicians targeting the people who are most likely to get and out vote. Later, wyff news 4s tim waller on who votes in South Carolina, and who doesnt. John 53 degrees in phoenix with scattered showers around the area. A couple claps of thunder. By the time we get to monday night and the championship game, it will be perfect. Good football weather. I will be right back. Gabrielle now, heres a look at your winning midday numbers in the South Carolina education lottery, pick three, 1, 2, 6. 7, 9. With at t the choice is yours. You only pay for the services you need to make your bundle work for you. Call now to get high Speed Internet for just 15 a month for 12 months with a oneyear term. With tv, home phone or even wireless. On one at t bill. With uverse high Speed Internet, you get fast speed at an affordable price. 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Extremely happy, and relieved to say that theyre out. All 17 miners that were stuck in removed. Nigel new yorks Governor Andrew Cuomo says a state investigation is underway. Turmoil in chinas stock market has ripple effects around the globe, including in the u. S. It has been happening only. Chinas main stock index plunged again today. Gabrielle the dow jones djitte dropped 2. 3 percent. Sally kidd has more from washington with a look. Sally experts say the massive selloff in china is linked to weakness in the yuan. The government is driving the currency down sharply. The Chinese Market is down more than 40 , and for the second time this week, trading was abruptly halted. Stocks plunged 7 within the first 30 minutes. We are aware of the over the last few days. It has impacted markets in other countries. Sally fears about the health of chinas economy have sent u. S. Stocks downward. Nobody knows the answer. What degree will the turmoil in china rub off on america . We dont know. Sally analysts say other factors are at play. The fed raised Interest Rates and fastgrowing Tech Companies led the market upward last year, but now, investors are looking to take profits. Its technology, materials, obviously energy. Sally oil prices are at their lowest level at in 12 years. Good news at the pump, bad news for traders who worry about global demand. Some economists are optimistic. Some believe the economy will grow 2. 7 . That is not a recession. Market, it probably wont be a lengthy one. Sally chinese growth is not plummeting, but the slowdown is taking a bite out of corporate profits. In washington, sally kidd, wyff news 4. Now, your live super doppler 4 hd weather forecast. John we warmed up nicely, another 56 degrees above average. We have been below average for the last week or so. Looking pretty nice except we are looking at mid to high level clouds moving in quickly from the southwest. This is all in advance of the storm system, not a strong storm system, along the mississippi river. The rain will arrive, but not until later tonight. A live shot from asheville, high, thin cirrus clouds skirting the sky quickly. They will lower and they can after midnight tonight. The rain will arrive, maybe fog and drizzle later. Area, pretty nice. Cooling a little bit as the sun goes down. 55 in asheville and hendersonville and spartanburg. 58 in greenville and anderson. 58 in toccoa. In the mountains, a bit cooler. 46 in boone. 47 in boone. 47 and spruce pine, 52 in turns phil, 54 in sylva, 56 in franklin, 53 in columbus. 58 and rutherfordton. Temperatures a few degrees above average. A bit of a breeze out of the east and northeast, or east and southeast, 510 miles per hour. 37 percent humidity in greenville, 45 in asheville. Cooler air to the northeast, 42 in raleigh, fourday five in greensboro. As the precipitation comes in, the air is dry but i think we will be just warm enough, even in the mountains, where we will here is the broken line of showers to the west, lifting along with the warm front that will arrive later tonight. Look at this storm system, sitting out here. There is bermuda right there. Look at this huge storm system. It is almost subtropical in nature. More in detail about that at 5 30. Here is the low coming out of the rockies. Snow in western kansas and nebraska, heading up to minneapolis. Something interesting, minneapolis, the seahawks come to minneapolis this sunday to play their playoff game. Right now, it looks like it will be zero degrees or one degree. Maybe below zero for the actual temperatures. The high temperature, zero. Incredible. Wind chills will be about 1020 agrees below zero. One of the coldest playoff games in history. I will definitely be watching that game. The seahawks against the vikings in minneapolis. Most of the country cooling down , especially the northern half and all the way out, phoenix 53 with scattered showers. In the mountains, in arizona, it is snowing. Flagstaff could end up with two feet of snow over the next 24 hours. Rain likely after midnight in the upstate, low 41. Patchy rain after midnight in the mountains, overnight low 36. Patchy fog forming, along with drizzle especially in the morning. Otherwise, staying cloudy and chilly. High upper 40s across the western carolinas in northeastern georgia. Unsettled weather continues tomorrow night, another storm system brings us rain. Rain on saturday, especially in the morning, tapering off by the afternoon. Sunday looks good in the upstate, scattered showers in the mountains. Windy and colder in the mountains on sunday. Umbrella winner for tonight, nigel still no winner of the historic powerball jackpot. That means the winnings will only get bigger. 500 million jackpot will roll over to 700 million. The 500 million price was ranked as the sixth largest offered in north america. Numbers drawn in last nights jackpot were 2, 11, 47, 62, and 63. The powerball number was 17 with a multiplier of three. The next drawing is saturday night. Michael doesnt look like gabrielle has the ticket. Although at 6 00, imagine traveling across the country with hundreds of your closest friends. The clemson band is getting ready for the National Championship. Weve had to divide the band up between the two planes, and try to figure out how much weight is going to be able to go on each plane. So were still working on that right now. Michael lots to do. You will also hear from a tiger clemsons last National Championship game. This weeks golden apple winner was asked nigel this weeks golden apple winner was asked last year to take on an allboys 2nd grade class. Gabrielle it went so well, he agreed to move up to 3rd grade to teach the boys again. Wyff news 4s geoff hart tonight, on how hes getting great results. Geoff welcome to bow tie thursday. Next they have been they , feel smarter when theyre wearing dress shirts and bow ties. Geoff its just one of mr. Rowlands strategies to get the best from his allboys class, in what is an active, learning, and moving environment. Thinking outside the box. It may not always be tied to the standards, but if theyre happy and theyre learning, im good with it. Geoff there are pedals. Theyre actually more engaged in their book. Geoff like the shirts and bow ties, they were

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