mike mccormick. mike: that is the roof, and if you think that is scary, you should see what happened blocks from here. tina was driving this car when a limb fell onto the windshield. >> i was watching the car in front of me, and all of a sudden, it was like 3-d. mike: she and the driver of the suv were following a tour caused

mike mccormick, wyff news 4 live in downtown spartanburg. michael: they will be rowdy come camp time. bars and restaurants were packed across greenville tonight. carol: wyff news 4's corey davis is live and local at bar louie in magnolia park, on woodruff road. corey, lots of panther pride there? corey: definitely. fans were glued to the tvs at bar louie, hoping the panthers would come up with the win. they had a lot of morale here. fans were pumped. take a look at this video. i got some fans to show us their best dab, a popular dance the panthers fans do. they do it very well here. lots of cam newton and luke many fans say they are still all about their panthers. >> love cam newton. big sec fans when he was playing before, in college ball, and i was like, yes. >> actually, i'm a cowboys fan, but i've been liking the panthers ever since they came. they were my second favorite team, and trust me, i love them. corey: that cowboys fan wasn't the only person who roots for another team. we saw denver's broncos fans, new orleans saints, and even a

at morgaas mike mccormick shows us, this is just one type of support. mike: in spartanburg, you can grab bite and feed the will to win all at the same time. >> so excited.mike clement fans are sharing hanging inthe city of spartanburg put it there, and city hall is also >> where going out, talking to some dn businesses and congratulating them and letting amike: some are using their signs to che tm, the owners of whatta wash, also offering five dollars off on those who wear their panthers gear. others are also offering panthers pride. >> a here, so i think we should all suppmica: the city says the banner will be here for you to sign at least twmike mccormick, in spartanburg. michael: and just days away, more candidates out of the race, senators rand paul and rick santorum both today announcing the whitmike huckabee announced he was ending hishouse right after the iowa caucus. carol: bill clinton on the campaign trail for his wife hillary, and we are live there with much moreon wyff news 4. >> i do not think we need a business of this scale with this kind

, -- mike mccormick, wyff news 4. michael: panther pride was strong in greenville. during and after the game. carol: a little quieter now. let's get to corey davis, live and local at bar louie. corey? corey: it is quieter. lots of people have cleared out. but those fans were rooting the panthers on as the game clock ran out. they were all about the team. let me show you what it looked like earlier. it was packed. lots of specials, prizes, and big tvs to watch the game. panthers fans tried their best to deal with the many mishaps during the game, but overall, they say they still love their team. >> who is your favorite player? >> cam newton, of course. >> i like luke kuechly. >> love cam newton. big sec fan when he was playing before in college ball, and now it's like, yes. corey: cam newton was definitely the most popular player tonight. but we did run into fans or several other nfl teams, the broncos, the saints, and even the detroit lions. the panthers fans say they tried to just keep hope alive during the game. the

mike mccormick, in spartanburg. michael: mike, thanks. and in spartanburg, heidi was there, saying the next 10 days are important. she says her husband will stay true to who he is all of the way through the campaign. whether or not a decision to close an upstate school was according to the law. mandy gaither has more. mandy: those concerned about the closing of the school took their fight to court. those concerned were across the attendance lines going from walhalla for school, aiding a drop in attendance before the decision to close the school. the attorney for the district said officials did nothing unlawful and that only 12 tamassee salem students ride that bus that the parents are complaining about. he said that route has been around for years but recently officials allowed the students to catch a ride, as well, saving this district $750,000 a year and providing academic opportunities for students, but parent lynne martin says the >> they had a plan to put the hammer down on our school to close our school two months into the school ye

mike mccormick. mike: that is the roof, and if you think that is scary, you should see what happened blocks from here. tina was driving this car when a limb fell onto the windshield. >> i was watching the car in front of me, and all of a sudden, it was like 3-d. mike: she and the driver of the suv were following a tour caused senior boulevard. nearby on west main street, the roof lou off of this building. -- blew off this building. willie was cutting hair. everyone feels lucky, because it could have all been worse. we are getting rain and strong winds again in spartanburg. at one point today, close to 3100 in spartanburg county were without power. the whole campus lost power and even had to cancel some classes today. live tonight in spartanburg, mike mccormick, wyff news 4. carol: traffic collisions were just some of the complications today. myra: well, carol and michael, it is windy but colder and wetter. things are getting back to normal. many of the businesses at cherrydale had to shut down becaus

mike mccormick, wyff news 4, >> now, your live super doppler 4 hd weather forecast. john: go panthers. spartanburg looking pretty good. still clouds out there, starting to redevelop especially from greenville east the closer he get to the coast. the clouds get very low and thick. a rainy day along the beaches of the carolinas and georgia. the front is slowing down. a low will develop, a store -- a storm system intensifying and moving up the eastern seaboard. it could produce heavy snow around boston and cape cod later tonight. it will be a quick burst. a storm in the upper atmosphere will swing in from the west and could grab some of the moisture and bring it back for us. more about that, maybe a sght chance of a brief rain or snow shower for us late this evening or just after midnight tonight across the area. in andersonville, 41 in franklin. a big difference. a cold wind, a blustery day through the mountains. in the upstate, not bad with sunshine and temperatures in the upper 50's to low 60's. 63 in elberton, not bad. in the upstate, temperatures look like this. 52

mike mccormick in spartanburg. nigel: move over, baby boomers. the millennials are catching up to you. anchor: we're in the middle of congenital heart defects. going strong year round. we will explain how. john: on the radar, you can see light snow moving out from st. louis. it is about to move into nashville. they are about to get some more snow. this will make its way into metro atlanta. here is a look at your if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all gabrielle: just into the newsroom tonight, the justice department is expected to announce it is suing the city of ferguson, missouri, coming one day after th

mike mccormick, wyff news 4, in gaffney. carol: the spartanburg sheriff's office is asking for your help finding a missing jimmie dale bunn went to the flea market. he suffers from alzheimer's. he was driving his teal 1994 ford pickup and never returned home. call 911 if you see him. michael: deputies are no longer investigating a shooting at a nightclub overnight. one person was hurt by gunfire around 2:00 a.m. this morning. it happened on south pleasantburg drive. deputies say the victim signed a complaint with drawl and neither club management or the victim once the shooting pursued. carol: fire, smoke, and water damage forced more than a dozen people out of their apartments over the weekend. tonight, investigators know more about what sparked the flames. wyff news 4's myra ruiz is live and local in greenville county. myra? myra: we're at the huntington down apartment building, where investigators say the fire started outside on a patio up there, then the flames spread by first going through the roof, then the attic. inve

mike mccormick, wyff news 4, in gaffney. carol: a live look now at a crowd gathering to see senator ted cruz. he's set to speak at the anderson civic center at 7:30. much more on his message to voters, tonight at 11:00. michael: what a difference less and i see mess lack -- an icy mess last night. john: some snow in the mountains right now, but no ice. it will be a rain-snow event, a fast-moving system. you saw a live shot from hendersonville, 4/10 of an inch of ice yesterday. a major ice storm from henderson county to polk county to the foothills of north carolina. 1/10 of an inch of ice in downtown greenville. rain moving in quickly, a fast-moving system. it will be all liquid precipitation outside the mountains. it will be rain and wet snow in the mountains. 42 with rainy and asheville. a winter weather advisory for these counties that border tennessee about 3500 feet. expect 1-3 plus inches of snow going until 6:00 tomorrow morning. a warming trend, and we will talk weekend waited -- weekend weather later on. michael: ic

mike mccormick, wyff news 4, in spartanburg. carol: next on news 4, the debate georgia lawmakers are starting, over who should be john: a live shot looking down clemson boulevard in anderson, drizzle and fog off and on the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons... ...standing up against the abuse of women... ...protecting social security... ...expanding benefits for the national guard... ...and winning health care for 8 million children... the presidency is the toughest job in the world and she's the one who'll make a real difference for you. michael: imagine this. the title of top dog is up for grabs in the state of georgia. and there's some conflict. nice sweater. last week, the house approved a bill to make "the adoptable dog" the official state dog of georgia. lawmakers, hoping to encourage folks to adopt pets. but now, a georgia state senator has proposed the english bulldo

mike mccormick is live in spartanburg high. mike: here this afternoon, the celebration was all about the big game. those that played in the past, and number 50 happening someday. the students at spartanburg high yield the words "keep pounding" to cheer on the panthers. they were here to honor four men that went on to play in the super bowl. in honor of each graduate, the school got a golden football in honor of the nfl super bowl high school honorable program. current student-athletes among the former players was even davis, who played in the big again with the p pthers in 2004. he told us this year's team seems to have more local fans than teams in the past. we asked him why. stephen: i think it is social media. the fund that the guys are having. the dancing. everybody has bought into it. it is making everybody excited. i think that is the difference/ mike: davis told us he feels good about the panthers's chances of a win on sunday. mike mccormick, wyff news 4 live in spartanburg. michael: how about the chances for a cold nigh

mike mccormick, wyff news 4, live in spartanburg. michael: thank you for that. let's talk about the weather. it is cold out there, especially in the mountains. gabrielle: we have team coverage tonight. meteorologists john cessarich and chris justus are standing by in our weather center. john, let's check in with you first. hey, happy friday. john: yeah, you too. thank goodness it is friday. we will rebound nicely over the weekend, but then some changes. only in the 30's. upper 30's in asheville. 33 in boone. 43 in andersonville. 40's and low 50's across the upstate. way below average temperatures. normally we should be in the mid-50's for highs. and upper 40's in the mountains. a good 1-0-15 degrees below average. 39 in asheville. 46 degrees in a spartanburg. colder temperatures now, but chris is just next-door weather center. centers -- major changes. chris: a big pattern change, and we watched interested colder and colder. a big pattern change -- you think today is called, wait until you see next week. arctic air moves into the area. what's this talk about a l

mike mccormick and his photographer driving down interstate 85. mike, how do things look? mike: we were just in spartanburg county. we crossed into north carolina to give you a look at that. that is what you're looking at live at i-26. it looks like rain coming down, but what we are noticing is it is freezing to the windshield. on either side of our windshield, the winter wipers sides -- off onto the sides of the windshield. very cold. the roads are wet. they do not seem to be slick at this point. traffic is moving as usual on i-26. another thing that has been an issue throughout northern spartanburg county and into north carolina has been a little bit of fog. it can be a little rough at times. i know if you can see at the right side of your screen, you can see how what it is on the shoulder. the temperatures below freezing at this point. little bit of drizzle coming down. it has been freezing through the windchill -- to the windshield. traffic as usual right now 126. as the rain except. that is the latest here. we will be turning back going into northern spartanburg count

gabrielle: mike mccormick is live around i-26. mike: this is northern spartanburg county, prone to getting heavier ice and snow. we are close to landrum and the north carolina line. the interstate appears to be ok, which is why traffic is moving at a speed it would normally know that, which is not a good. the roads have been wet all day. it is very cold. there is a sheet of glazing, a thin sheet of ice on the trees. take a look at this handrail. you can see the ice buildup that is there. it is a thin sheet of ice. that is the problem. when you look at the handrail by itself, you can tell if there is anything wrong with it. that there is that slippery, glazing ice coat. that is the problem for the roads. road in north carolina. we have seen vehicles go off the road after hitting just a little bit of ice. that is the concert. the good news, we have seen many dot crews on i-26 in spartan or county pretreating roads. emergency officials say there is less traffic today. >> with all the state offices being closed already due to the holi

mike mccormick, wyff news 4, in gaffney. nigel: south carolina highway patrol is investiating a deadly wreck that happened north of abbeville. it happened about 1:00 this morning on highway 20, near noble drive. officals say 73-year-old david ash of honea path ran off the side of the road, hit a tree, and was thrown from the vehicle. troopers say he was not wearing a seat belt, and was pronounced dead on the scene. gabrielle: officals say an arrest has been made after a shooting at a taylors apartment complex. leaks has been charged with murder, following a verbal fight with 23-year-old anquan gambrell on saturday night on edwards road. officals say gambrell was shot in the leg, and later died at the hospital. nigel: in greenville county, a homicide investigation is underway, after a man died 1 month after he was stabbed. right now, ryan mcbride is being charged with murder in the case. authorities say he is the brother of the victim, sean mcbride. they say sean died friday at the hospital. deputies say the cause of death wa

wyff news 4's mike mccormick is lines down on one major road. mike? mike: geoff, we are in the middle of spartanburg to give you an idea. the begin is just up that way. in that direction, you are headed toward the west side of spartanburg. you can see this line right here in the power crew just showed up. i treat them up on that side of the road came down into the power line with it. it has been hanging in the road for quite some time. down that way, police and the fire truck had that side of john b. white senior boulevard blocked off and they are detouring traffic. as you come this way and had down john b. white senior boulevard, which turns into reidsville road, police have it shut down. we just watched two vehicles blast by that police officer and come this way. they realized that there apparently were not supposed to do that and they must flashing lights and they turned around. there and the officer either gave a warning or citation of some sort to that vehicle. it is creating some confusion for people. this officer has been trying to detour traff

mike mccormick, wyff news 4, live in hendersonville. carol: more than a dozen schools in western north carolina had either a two-hour delay or closed today, because of the wintry weather. buncombe county says they decided to close because it would be unsafe for buses or student drivers to travel on icy roads. asheville city schools had a two hour delay today for the same reason. missed three days of school. they'll make up one on what would have been an optional work day in may. they'll extend two half days that would have been early release, and they will make up another one at the end of the school year. they say they don't want anyone taking the chance, because safety for staff and students comes first. >> we take safety seriously. that is always first. that was a factor this morning with our staff, more than the people who live in town. >> it's a little inconvenient, but it is safer for kids of the buses, we have to do what we have to do. carol: glazener also pointed out, a snow storm two years ago stranded thousands of students in

mike mccormick spent the evening at a watch party in spartanburg. mike: despite sunday night's score, it is clear that spartanburg, the summer home of the carolina panthers, as still 100% behind its team. you can see the banner hanging here proudly in morgan square. we are at watch parties all throughout the city. wofford invited students for a watch party of their own. so many of them said they wanted to be together to cheer on the team because the team and its owner, jerry richardson, a wofford grad, means so much to the college. we watched a lot of people glued to the tv's, cheering on the team, hoping for a win although it didn't happen. it is clear that spartanburg is 100% behind the carolina panthers. mike mccormick, wyff news four patrick: bars and restaurants were packed across greenville for the big game. corey davis saw a lot of panther pride at our louis on woodruff road. corey people in here were glued : to the tv's. many of them more at the edge of their seats hoping the panthers would come out with a win. they came in here pumps, showi

right now we see mike mccormick live in the local with more on the carson campaign. mike: then carson is actually here right now, inside the hotel. every secret service presence here. behind me is the set up for his watch party. they are setting up the food, they just set up the podium. we just got access to this room. sweep done by secret service. they have to inspect every piece of equipment brought in by any media. we just got access to the room. we are told they will let people in starting around 6:30. also includes extensive security access, metal detectors, pat down's, things like that. this is where dr. carson will hold his watch party. here's here at the hotel with his family. we talked with him earlier today. he made a stop at barnes & noble on woodruff road. he signed some copies of his book, met supporters, took pictures. he said he feels good about the way tonight will go. he says he visited a lot of polling places throughout the state. he was in fort mill early this morning, then came to the upstate, where he will spend the rest of the evening watching t

wyff news 4's mike mccormick spent the evening at a watch party in spartanburg. mike so despite sunday night's : score, it is clear that spartanburg, the summer home of the carolina panthers is still 100% behind its team. you can see the banner here hanging proudly in morgan square. we are at watch parties all throughout the city. wofford invited students were a watch party of their own. so many of them said they wanted to be together to cheer on the team because the team and its owner, it means so much to the college. we watched a lot of people glued to the tvs. cheering on the team. hoping for a win. although it didn't happen, it is clear that spartanburg is 100% behind the carolina panthers. mike mccormick, wyff news 4 in allyson: super bowl fans also packed bars and restaurants across greenville. wyff news 4's corey davis saw lots of panther pride at bar louie on woodruff road. corey people in here were glued : to the tv's. many of them were at the edge of their seats, hoping the panthers could come out with a win. they came in here pumped, showing off their

i'm mike mccormick. we begin tonight in pickens county, where an investigation is underway after a fisherman found the body of a woman who'd been shot. officals say the fisherman called for help this morning, after seeing the body on the boat ramp off buckskin road near saluda lake. investigators say 35-year-old farah khan of townville had severe trauma to the head, from what appeared to be a gunshot. if you have any information that would help investigators, call crimerstoppers at 1-888-crime sc. now, we want to turn to the weather. beautiful. you can see the lights. a warm day out there, not too shabby for winter. we hope you enjoyed it, because there are changes on the way. chris justus is in the weather chris: a rainy few days, tomorrow, tuesday, and wednesday. we have clouds and showers moving across the area. let's turn on the radar. it is very spotty, not terribly heavy rainfall. we will see spotty showers and drizzle, some moving through haywood county, northern greenville county. that is about i

mike mccormick, wyff news 4, live in spartanburg. michael: now to a double murder suspect to cut through his ankle bracelet and is on the run. away last week. now, the bonding company that put up the bail money has two teams of bounty hunters looking for the suspect. wyff news 4's tim waller is here with the story. tim: michael, the suspect is 24-year-old bradford hester williams. greenville county deputies consider him armed and dangerous. williams is accused of killing two men in the parking lot of bugatti grand nightclub on thanksgiving morning in 2014. williams was arrested and jailed on the charges, but court records show, a month and half after his arrest, circuit court judge edward w. miller granted williams a $200,000 bond. he was ordered to wear a gps monitoring bracelet like this one, which deputies say he removed last thursday when he escaped. today, a spokesman for the bonding company, which will be out $200,000 if williams isn't captured, said he thought, with a double murder charge, there would have been no bond. he sai

[applause] allyson: mike mccormick was following the carson campaign >> not the outcome dr. ben carson wondered from saturday's primary. still, a huge crowd, a huge showing of support that happened here at the embassy suites in greenville. sdr. carson saying it was that kind of enthusiasm he found at the precinct he visited, and that is why he is staying in it. when we saw him on tuesday, he told us then, no matter what happened in the primary, he was staying in it. he is keeping his word, telling the crowd tonight, we will take america back. dr. ben carson staying in the race. geoff: governor john kasich was the only candidate not watching the returns in south carolina, . allyson: instead he focused on , the states getting ready to vote on super tuesday. he started the day in vermont. then traveled to massachusetts where he spoke to supporters. he discussed the fact that he didn't spend the day in south carolina. he also acknowledged the fact that he isn't the favorite nor is he the front runner right now. but he's still proud of how >> they said in about a week or so, he c

carol: wyff news 4's mike mccormick, from spartanburg, all new at 6:00. >> as you all know, this is a very special week for us. reporter: this week, the spartanburg soup kitchen is celebrating 34 years. today, lil caesars, baked and boxed 120 appetizing anniversary gifts, right here, a slice of the big picture of generosity, that's fed this charity for so long. >> i think when it started, i don't think that they realized something that would last this long. reporter: an enlarged newspaper clipping on the wall, dates back to february of 1982. the soup kitchen got its start at the second presbyterian church. >> my husband did the kool-aid. reporter: mary paluszak and her husband started volunteering with the charity 19 years ago. >> we used to come in on wednesday to see what food we had that we could fix for thursday. reporter: for years, they served up support in the church gym. >> at the old location when there was nothing coming in, i can remember one week they had potatoes the entire week. reporter: in may of 2012, 10:10 good morning, everybody. a new home, became a key ingredient

nigel: and beaming from mccormick with your invitatiomike: spartanburg city hall. pride. >> we absolutely love the carolina panmike: city leaders are encouraging everyone to share their they have even set up this beacon of support. lunch. he used to live down the street from me, and i knew him way back when, jerry mike: it is well wishes a plenty on the banner that the spartanburg fan will>> i think it is going to be there yehound it. pound it. mike: linda wells wore her team jacket and her carolina blue >> i even entered a contest to degeneres. >> i love the banner downtown. mike: and there is even more signs that the panthers' summer hme love them. you will get five dollars off your best washed if you show up in your panthers gear on sunday road. and right now, this is the hub of the team. >> to get together and show your pridmike: tomorrow, they will gather a grouwear your gear. they will take a picture. that is to lot -- tomorrow morning at 10:00 on morgan square. nigel: coming up, being called a special needs stuck inside a burning home, a 14-ygabrielle: first

allyson: wyff news 4's mike mccormick followed the carson campaign from greenville and talks about his motivation to continue his bid for the white house. mike: the out come dr. ben carson wanted from the primary. support at the party that happened at the embassy suites in greenville area dr. carson said that enthusiasm he found and that's why he is staying in this. on tuesday, he told us than that no matter what happened, he was staying in it and he's keeping his word. he told the crowd here we will take american back. dr. ben carson is staying in the race. geoff: governor john kasich was the only candidate not watching the returns in south carolina. allyson: instead he focused on the states getting ready to vote on super tuesday. he started the day in vermont, then traveled to massachusetts where he spoke to supporters. he discussed the fact that he didn't spend the day in south carolina. >> look, we were there only about six or seven days and i wish there had been a little bit more time, but people thought we would not do better than getting a few people to fill a volkswagen and we'

mike mccormick covers it. mike: right now, the fire department is here to keep people away from the building, and that is because the roof is hanging off of the building. there were people inside. they were not hurt, but they were shaken up. watch this sign do its best to hang on. just feet away, a tree and a police blocked off john b. white sr. boulevard near the beacon, where drivers ended up on a detour around the downed lines. >> sitting at a stop sign, and all of a sudden, a gust of wind hit the road, and i watched it blow off, and then a power line disconnected, and sparks were jumping everywhere. mike: ironically, rick mitchell is not just a witness. his agency ensures the building that lost its roof. >> unbelievable. mike: willie pearson was cutting hair when the wind took the top off his barbershop. and we will show you a car and an suv that got hit a falling tree while they were moving. michael: that was quite a sight, and in greenville county, the wind right things to a halt for people at the cherry

mike mccormick, wyff news 4 live in greenville. carol: back here in the upstate, a voter turnout tonight in greenville county, which has the most registered voters in south carolina. michael: it is an eye widening number. more of you went to the polls that during the last 2 republican presidential primaries. corey davis live at election headquarters. corey: there are nearly 300,000 registered voters in greenville county. today roughly 93,000 of them came out to cast of the vote. it has been a long day in busy day behind-the-scenes. these envelopes have been filled with information that came in from precincts all of the county,. the balance from -- the ballots were counted at the county workers had to troubleshoot thrust the day. we were told they mostly don't with normal hiccups -- mostly dealth with normal hiccups, the wrong precinct. >> it was a good day. the numbers fell off late in the afternoon. a lot of people voted at 1:00. it made for a good day. corey: how was your voting experience? >> very quick. it was nice to go in lin

mike mccormick is live and locals -- live and local. mike: first responders are working lots of accidents in spartanburg county. they have done so for the last hour or so. this bridge is proof of the reason why. down. that is because the bridge, sc-11 going over the north tackle it river and rainbow -- the north pacolet river and rainbow road, it is a sheet of ice. when we got here, there was a pickup truck that wrecked right here. truck out of the way. department had part of the road shut down because of the pickup. the windshield on the pickup was split in half from the crash. it was on its side when we got here. we believe the driver was ok. the scene is now clear along sc 11 in spartanburg county. you want to be careful. we have a constant mist coming down live in spartanburg county. it is so cold that it is creating a sheet of ice on the roads. that has emergency officials concerned about the rest of the night. >> we would like to see everybody stay off the roads and let the crews continue to treat the roads. we know it is not alwa

ahead at 6:00, the message usc upstate hopes this newly-released information sends mike mccormick, wyff news 4, live in spartanburg. carol: thanks, mike. two teams of bounty hunters have joined the search for a man who cut through his gps monitoring bracelet, and escaped. bradford williams is charged with two counts of murder. he was free on bond when he escaped last week. wyff news 4's tim waller is here tonight, with the very latest. tim: carol, the bail bond company, which is on the hook for $200,000 if williams isn't caught before his court hearing on april 1st, says it's very unusual for someone facing double murder charges to receive bond in the first place. it was in 2014, on thanksgiving morning. gunfire erupted in the bugatti grand parking lot. two men were killed, and 24-year-old bradford hester williams was arrested and charged with their murders. williams was jailed, yet according to court records, he was freed on bond a month and a half later. circuit judge edward williams signed the order, a $200,000 williams wear a monitoring bracelet, like this one. this, after a greenvi

mike mccormick, wyff news 4, live in downtown hendersonville. nigel: thanks, mike. when this winter weather hits, schools have to make the decision to close, delay, or stay open. gabrielle: wyff news 4's aly myles headed to buncombe county, where the decision affects thousands. aly: as our meteorologists will tell you, even when the roads look fine here, just a few miles over, it could be a totally different situation. >> we started studying things at 4:00 a.m., and there was a lot of ifs, whats, and what's going to happen? and today, it looks like we'll be able to go with the two-hour delay. aly: asheville city schools has a smaller district than buncombe county, but that doesn't mean their staff is local. >> we have a much smaller area, but at the same time, much of our staff lives in madison county or haywood county or whatever, so we took that into aly: buncombe county, on the other hand, the largest school district in western north carolina. too many icy spots in the mountains? then it's too unsafe to have school. both districts get folks on the roads at 4:00 a

the defending 1a state champs christ church hosting mccormick tonight. first quarter, lady cavs get off to a fast start, crashing the boards. lauren cook with the harm and the hoop. the three-point play puts christ church up early, 6-0. later, a great outlet pass to north carolina commit shayla bennett. she dropped 30 tonight. christ church moves on to the upper state final with a 75-40 win. two other scores to pass along, dorman falls to spring valley in the 4a qrters, 95-46. wren moves on to friday night's upper state championship to face dreher, after beating lancaster one-hundredth of a second between victory and second place. denny hamlin, experiencing the former after his thrilling photo finish win in the daytona 500 sunday, his first daytona 500 win of his career. hamlin edging martin truex, jr. for the checkers, in the closest finish in the history of the great american race. >> i'm just proud of my other teammates for us being so miles today. that was very rare today, that you see selflessness that you saw, even with two laps to go. it's crazy.

mike mccormick, wyff news 4, downtown spartanburg. for development has to go through another reading. michael: by the way, downtown spartanburg already has close to 320 residential units. almomo all of them are full. >> now, your live super doppler john: cold front pressing across the area right now. showers and thunderstorms lined up along the front. nothing strong or severe, not expecting anything stronger severe. the live super doppler shows showers continuing with brief heavy rain across the area. we will zoom in and take a closer look at western north carolina. here is rain making it's way east-northeast. heavier rain around forest city and rutherfordton back to north of ricin city in northern slaton county into southern cleveland county. now, in northern spartanburg county, moving into gaffney, get ready gaffney and blacksburg very heavy rain, maybe a couple that's a thunder. -- claps of thunder. possible thunderstorm in molden and hit -- mauldin and simpsonville. a third of an inch in anderson, 2/10 of an inch at the asheville

with mike mccormick, the weather with meteorologist chris justus, and sports with marc dopher. this is wyff news 4 at 11:00 in high definition. mike: a second virginia tech student rg connection to the death of a 13-year-old girl who'd been missing since tuesday. nicole lovell's body was found on saturday in north carolina. today, detectives searched a pond at virgina tech for evidence, and a section of road near the virgina border was closed off as part of the investigation. 19-year-old natalie keepers was arrested today, and charged with 18-year-old david eisenhauer was already behind bars, facing charges of abduction and murder. so far, police in denver, colorado, have not made any arrests following a fight that killed one person and hurt seven others at a motorcycle show. police say the fight between members of rival biker clubs on saturday led to a shooting and a stabbing. attorneys for the clubs are blaming each other for starting the fight. an attorney now says a colorado department of corrections officer fired his gun in self-defense during the ordeal. it's unclear whet

with mike mccormick, the weather with meteorologist chris justus, and sports with marc dopher. this is wyff news 4 at 11:00 in high definition. mike: let's check in with chris for a look at your workweek forecast. chris, today was nice. can we have a do over? chris: for at least two more days. when i go to schools, i tell the kids the wind direction is half the battle when it comes to forecasting. we have a southerly wind. we are funneling in warm air out of the south and it will be with us until the wind switches around, which happens tuesday afternoon. right now, it's coming in out of the south, bringing mild temperatures. middle 50's in the upstate, around 50 in the mountains. first thing tomorrow morning, clear and cool in malden, 44. piedmont, 43 degrees with clear skies. in hendersonville, a little bit cooler, 40. changes are on the way as we head into tuesday. rain comes in. another chance for rain on friday. some models think the mountains could see snowfall. i will show you the extent that it outlook -- the extended outlook in a few minutes. mike: in greenville county,

i'm mike mccormick. new at 6:00 tonight, an investigation is underway in fisherman found the body of a woman. officals say the fisherman called for help this morning, after seeing the body on the boat ramp off buckskin road near saluda lake. investigators say 35-year-old farah khan of townville had severe trauma to the head from what appeared to be a gunshot. if you have any information that would help investigators, call crimerstoppers at 1-888-crime sc. taking a look outside now from our skycam's, pretty nice day out there today, right? kids in my neighborhood were out playing basketball. hopefully, you got out to enjoy the warmer weather, too. the question is, how long will it last? wyff news 4 meteorologist chris justus, in the weather center with the answer. chris, what can we expect? chris: the warm weather is headed out, rain is moving in. the heaviest is moving through it will continue to chug east at 30 miles per hour. it will be in clinton at 6:24 come across keys and 6:40, union at 7:03, and m

mike mccormick spent the night in spartanburg. mike: despite the score, it is clear that spartanburg, the summer home of the carolina panthers is still 100% behind its team. you can see the banner hanging here proudly in morgan square. we were out what parties throughout the city. walmart invited the students for a one-party of their own. so many of them said they wanted to be here because jerry richardson means so much to the college. we watched a lot of people glued to the tv's cheering on the team although he did not happen, it is clear spartanburg is 100% behind the carolina panthers. allyson: thank you. bars and restaurants were packed across bengal as well. corey davis saw lots of pride. corey: people here were glued to the tvs at bar louie. they were hoping the panthers could come out with a win. there were showing up their popular dance moves. cam newton and look equally were bar tonight. there were several other nfl teams represented like the denver broncos. several fans here had those jerseys on. new orleans saints also.

mike mccormick, wyff news 4, in gaffney. michael: that is a big clue about this story coming up at 6:00. an upstate middle school catches the attention of a candidates wife. >> i didn't know if it was real. it must be someone else. i was really happy. michael: candy carson ended up in pendleton today. if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all and not just the powerful few. carol: in news 4 your health, about one in 68 children in the u.s. are living with some form of autism. but researchers say there's not enough evidence to make screening recommendations for those at low risk for the c

allyson: wyff news four's mike mccormick followed the carson campaign from greenville, and talks about his motivation to continue his bid for the white house. >> not the outcome dr. ben carson wanted from saturday's primary. still, a huge crowd, a huge showing of support at the official launch party here at the embassy suites in greenville. dr. carson saying it was that kind of enthusiasm that he found at the precinct he visited, and on tuesday, he told us, no matter what happened in the primary, he was staying in it. he is keeping his word telling the crowd, "we will take america back." dr. ben carson staying in the race. geoff: governor john kasich was the only candidate not watching the returns in south carolina, it's allyson: instead, he focused on the states getting ready to vote on super tuesday. he started the day in vermont. then traveled to massachusetts where he spoke to supporters. he discussed the fact that he didn't spend the day in south carolina. >> we were there only about 6-7 days and i wish there had been a little bit more time, but people thought we would not do bett

allyson: mike mccormick was in downtown spartanburg. mike: despite the score, it is clear that spartanburg, the summer home of the carolina panthers is still 100% behind its team. you can see the banner hanging here proudly in morgan square. we were at watch parties throughout the city. wofford invited the students for a one-party of their own. so many of them said they wanted to be here because the team and jerry richardson means so much to the college. we watched a lot of people glued to the tv's cheering on the team hoping for a win. though it did not happen it is , clear spartanburg is 100% patrick: corey: people here were glued to the tvs at bar louie. they were hoping the panthers could come out with a win. there were showing up their popular dance moves. cam newton and luke keuchley were the most popular players in the bar tonight. there were several other nfl teams represented like the denver broncos. several fans here had those jerseys on. new orleans saints also. we saw a man wearing a detroit lions jersey. we asked a lot of p

wyff news 4's mike mccormick is live in greenville. he is with the carson campaign. mike: the official ben carson watch party is underway at the embassy suites. that is the podium back there where he's expected to address his supporters later on tonight. this is a night that carson and his supporters have been working for for a while now. ben carson came to spartanburg in april, before he announced he would be joining the race for the presidency. even then he had a focus on leading. dr. carson: we have to lead. when we don't lead, it's like having a third grade classroom with no teacher. mike: as america's leader, ben carson wouldn't bring political experience to the white house. his experiences in the medical field.carson study that he'll and john hopkins --studied at yale and john hopkins, where he went on to direct pediatric neurosurgery for 29 years. he is married with three children. he is a seventh-day adventist. he's been awarded the presidential medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor. carson and his wife founded the carson scholars fund, which rewards s

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