Reaching near 50. 3 wrap up 3 now lets send it over to the pit crew Traffic Center. 3 were watching harrison bridge rd Harrison Oaks drwoodruff rd park woodruff dr ; 385 hwy 101 hwy 290 290 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 3 3 all new this morning11 kids and one adult are safe after a five hour standoff in decatur, georgia. Georgia. Police say it all started around 2 00 am at a motel off i20. They say a man fighting with a woman. Just after 7 00 this morning. Investigators say they were able to get inside the room and rescue all 11 kids and the woman. They say the suspect stabbed himself. And is now being treated at the hospital. Local media is reporting the children range in ages from 3 months to 17 years old. Police say they are okay. 3 this morning, the former North Charleston Police Officer charged with killing an unarmed man is out of jail. Jail. Last night. Michael slager was released on a halfmillion dollar bond. Slagers attorneys have tried several times to ge
Has died down some. But theres still a chill in the air this afternoon. Afternoon. We want to get right over to chief meteorologist kendra for a first check of the weather. Kendra. 3 expect temperatures in the low 20s for the upstate and mid teens in the mountains on wednesday morning under clear skies. Sunshine will dominate much of the day, with only a few afternoon clouds. Highs will get into the low to mid 40s, which is still colder than normal for this time of year. Thursday will bring mostly cloudy skies, but temperatures will be a bit milder. Highs will actually get over 50 degrees in the upstate and the mountains will see upper 40s. Rain moves in thursday night. Expect light rain showers for friday morning, then the wet weather will taper off during the afternoon. That will leave friday night and saturday dry and mild, but another round of rain arrives saturday night into sunday. 3 wrap up 3 now lets send it over to the 3 were watching collsion woodruff rd feaster rd asheville
3 back to you. 3 3 in tonights big story 3 president obama says hes trying to prevent more gun violence by issuing a series of executive orders. But its coming with great opposition. Opposition. Today the president detailed his executive actions on gun control. They include expanding background checks and gun sales license requirements. Providing new funding to treat mental illnessand additional manpower at the fbi and atf to handle background checks. Obama said hes wants to prevent the next mass shooting from happening. And is not capitalizing on current 3 3 3 each time this comes up, we are fed the excuse that common sense reforms, like background checks, might not have stopped the last massacre or the one before that or the one before that. So, why bother trying . I reject that thinking. Paul ryan released a statement. Saying the president s word does not trump the second amendment. And his executive order will no doubt be challenged in the courts. Attorney general alan wilson mirro
The Greenville County Sheriffs Office says it looks like it was them with a pellet gun. We just need to pray because these kind of acts to not reflect good for mankind. This will not stop us. We will continue to march on, press forward, and we would live our lives not in fear but know that god is the ultimate protector of our lives. Aly take a look at these. This is from Bethlehem Baptist Church in simpsonville. Lashondra williams says these windows were most likely shot out with the public gun. Greenville county Sheriffs Office does say they got multiple calls about malicious damage today, one from rocky creek and others from private property. They say they are investigating. Allyson thank you. 61yearold Dwight Ferguson has been arrested after police say he damaged the ceiling of his former girlfriends home when he children. Officals say ferguson went to the home sunday and got into an argument with his former girlfriend. Thats when the shooting took place. You can read more about thi
Everyones guns. Heres the breakdown of the executive measures unveiled today. There will be expanded background checks on firearms sales, a stepup in research and technology, to make sure triggers arent pulled accidentally, and expanded treatment for Mental Illness nationwide. Plus, more people would be hired to process paperwork, to make the system more efficient, it includes extra funding for the fbi and atf. Gun control is expected to be a key topic at next weeks state of the Union Address. Michael today, we learned republicans will count on governor nikki haley to voice opposition to the president s plan. She has been chosen to give the gop response. Haley made a brief stop in the upstate tonight. Wyff news 4s liz lohuis has the story. Liz Governor Haley did not comment tonight on the response she will give to the state of the Union Address next week, but lawmakers in South Carolina feel she will give a very thought provoking response. The first south carolinian to for representing