...down to the upstate!a live look in asheville where inches are already accumlating...and we could see up to a foot by 3 and power outages continue to rise...tens of thousands reported across our area...incluing 3 hundreds here in spartanburg county! 3 further south...travelers rest is taking a hard hit!downed trees and dangerous road conditions!we're taking you on a ride-along! 3 welcome back to the four o'clock news. news.we're continuing to monitor this winter storm that's blanketed much of our area in ice and snow. snow.let's check in with chief meteorologist kendra kent for 3 so far several inches of snow has fallen in western north carolina, causing major issues on roadways. the upstate has seen brief snow in areas, but the majority has been sleet and freezing rain. some trees and limbs have gone down causing power outages for parts of the upstate.sleet, rain and freezing rain will continue this afternoon, and it looks like much of it will be between 1pm and 4pm. after that, all the precipitation will

thursday will be partly cloudy with highs in the mid 40s for the upstate and low 40s in the mountains, thursday night rain will move in as our next big storm system approaches. it will begin as rain, then transition to freezing rain and sleet in western nc. some of that may drift south into the upstate for friday morning colder air pushes in from the northeast. 3 now lets send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching:john dodd rd@ hwy 291@ chalmers rdcentury dr @ hwy 291 291here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 back to you guys: 3 our winter weather team coverage continues---- 3 wintry weather already causing problems in western north carolina today...this aftftnoon the department of transportation has road crews out to prep for more bad weather. 3 fox carolina's andrew reeser joins us live from asheville where... where...crews have been readying the roads after some snowfall earlier in the day. day. 3 highway patrol says this accidents within n a ten minute period!snow and slick conditions contributed to that...the snow melted off pretty quickly after that i

it clears up for the upstate saturday. we have a snow makes early saturday morning in the mountains. by sunday, it should be back to normal for temperatures of this time of the year. geoff: a push to make greenville a little more green. allyson: a groundbreaking for one of the largest investments may be your opportunity.geoff: in commitment 2016. just 12 days now until the first votes are cast in this presidential election year. yesterday, donald trump got the backing of a celebrity in republican politics. sarah palin endorsed donald trump. >> todd and i and a couple of our friends from alaska are lending our support for the next president of our great united states of america, donald j trump. geoff: trump was also endorsed yesterday by the daughter of john wayne. allyson: the carson campaign is a group of campaign volunteers got in a car accident in iowa because of icy roads. the campaign says braden joplin died. he was 25-year-old. the other three people involved have been released from the hospital. the campaign has sus

the upstate. allyson: in the coney county, five house buyers in seven days. -- in the coney county, five house fires in seven days. geoff: how much snow could we see? dale: it will be a mountain event, so flurries in the upstate. that disappoints the kids in the upstate. they will not see accumulation. we will see the clouds build. we have seen flurries of snow in western north carolina and that is the area that will be impacted the most. all the areas and purple is a one inch to two inches of snow. a winter storm warning has been issued for the mountains of georgia. while traveling up 25, 26, you will run into snow late morning and early afternoon. about 1:00, it will be coming down. temperatures from low 20's in the mountains to upper 20's in the upstate. a chilly day ahead. mid to upper 30's at best. the future plus, you can see the snow coming down at 1:00, 2:00, and at about 3:00 to 5:00, flurries the crosby upstate but it won't last long. the mountains will seek snow action this evening. ove

. 20 in the upstate. highs tomorrow to -- of 29. mid 40's wednesday. we could see rain-snow mix in the early morning hours and it changes to rain as the day go 4:39 now. the 4th try. another flop for spacex. how this landing went all wrong. myra: netflix crackdown. get a lot smaller. (coughing) coughing disrupts everyone's life. that's why there's delsym. delsym's advanced time release formula helps silence coughs for a full 12 hours. all night... myra: 4:42, covering the nation. florida governor rick scott toured tornado damage after storms ripped through the southwest part of the state early sunday. two people were killed and dozens of homes were destroyed . the national weather service says winds reached up to 127 miles-per-hour. in sarasota county, another ef2 storm blasted through the area. county officials say about 45 properties suffered more than 3 million dollars in damage. florida power and light says more than 200,000 people lost power. geoff: one utah police officer is dead and another injured

open. 3 highs in the 50s for the upstate.. with wet weather moving in later today.i'll tell you how long the rain sticks around, coming up. 3 good morning.... it's tuesday, january 26.i'm lauren elise.... 3 and i'm ben hill.. here with nicole papay and chris scott. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 we still have some school closings and delays to tell you about--most districts in the mountains are still closed. macon and swain counties are on two-hour delays. delays.in the upstate-- spartanburg district one is closed.cherokee, greenville, pickens, spartanburg two and other spartanburg districts are on regular schedule.you can see all the closings and screen and fox carolina dot com. com. 3 clouds increase today with showers by late afternoon. highs reach 53 in the upstate and 48 in the mountains. widespread rain becomes likely by wednesday morning, with a chance for tn border wintry mix. dry conditions move back in by wednesday evening. 3 now lets send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching: watchi

the upstate has seen brief snow in areas, but the majority has been sleet and freezing rain. some trees and limbs have gone down causing power outages for parts of the upstate.tonight there will b blight snow off and on in the upstate, while heavier snow will continue in the mountains. by saturday morning most of the precipitation will be over, but some snow showers will roads will be likely saturday morning as temperatures will be in the 20s area-wide.expect highs to get above freezing for all locations by late saturday with some afternoon sunshine. black ice will be an issue by saturday night once again as temperatures drop into the 20s.our next chance for rain comes next tuesday. 3 has fallen in western north carolina, causing major issues on roadways. the upstate has seen brief snow in areas, but the majority has been sleet and freezing rain. some trees and limbs have gone down causing power outages for parts of the upstate.tonight there will be light snow off and on in the upstate, while heavier snow will continue in the mountains. by saturday morning most of the precipi

northern part of the upstate.. where snow began falling a few hours ago. ago.fox carolina's joe gagnon is live near downtown travelers rest with the latest on how their roads are looking.. 3 adlib current conditions conditions 3 but here in t-r.. they have some serious help..the police department will be putting their hum-v to use..for anyone who has a job that requires them to go to work..those who work in hospitals.. emergency rooms.. or they are first responders..they will come and pick you up..t-r police also say they've been buying all hum-v for the past few years... specifically for weather events like this... 3 back to you.. 3 many of you are sending us photos of what you are seeing in your area...you can post yours to our facebook page.. or email them to fox carolina news at fox carolina dot com. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes. 3 rain and sleet will transition into freezing rain at times in the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while snow and sleet will fall in the mountains. ice,

in the northern part of the upstate and nc piedmont. this could cause power outages and treacherous roads. 3 now lets send it 3 over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching: accident hwy 29 @ i-26accident e. faris rd @ pine forest dr dr 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 back to you guys: 3 our winter weather team coverage continues---- 3 we have crews across our area... as we all brace for the storm.we're starting in western north carolina.they'll see the impact of the winter weather first... and it's all hands on deck for road crews there. there.fox carolina's adrian acosta joins us now live from the main d.o.t hub for buncombe county and adrian 3 cody its been a beautiful sunny day here in ashevillea&..but d.o.t crews arent being fooled by thata&and they've been using this good weathera&getting ready for the bad weather to come 3 here's an example of what they are doinga&a steady stream of dump trucks has been hauling salt to the main hub here from the nearby salt domeand a bulldozer has been taking sand off o

are back in the upstate... upstate...monster jam has arrived at the well.. well..fox carolina's joe gagnon has details on the big weekend.. 3 3 3 monster jam is roaring into the bon secours wellness arena january 29 at 7:30pm and saturday, january 30th at 2:00pm &; 7:30pm. the event will feature grave digger (randy brown), scooby doo (linsey read), strait jacket (kevin king), predator (allen pezo), prowler, wild thang doug charles), big kahuna (shane england) &; big chief (chris trussell). 3 3 3 time for traffic 3 and weather every ten minutes. 3 sunshine dominates with highs reaching the mid-50s in the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. a strong mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. sunday and highs in the low to mid-60s area-wide. partly cloudy, mild conditions return monday with highs still in the mid-60s, followed by a chance for rain late tuesday into wednesday. sunshine dominates with highs reaching the

to watch the national championship game... and never leave the upstate! upstate! 3 we're continuing to follow the latest on the civil lawsuit filed by the parents of tucker hipps...only on fox... we're hearing his mother's reaction about clemson's response to the suit. suit.the 19-year-old died in 20-14...after falling off a bridge near the university while on a run with his fraternity. fraternity.his parents filed a wrongful death against three members of the fraternity, the sigma phi epsilon fraternity - and clemson university. cindy and gary hipps allege in the suit -- sigma phi epsilon had a long-standing tradition that required pledges to jump off the bridge and swim to shore. in the latest court filings...clemson denies *any knowledge of the fraternity's tradition.cindy hipps tells us she is disappointed tucker wasnt protected by the university he loved and spent his life admiring.she says they are ready to move forward and get the facts.no criminal charges have been filed in the case. 3 now to a story you'll see only on fox---- of spartanburg county pawn sh

network c-span to the upstate.. city of greenville. greenville.earlier today mayor knox white welcomed the network--as they go to work on a segment recording and featuring the city's history and literary life.they will be working on the piece through the 21-st.tonight we caught up with the mayor himself who the city. 3 3 "we are very proud to have are not looking only in today's environment in turns of the economic development in the area in turns of downtown, they are also trying to put it into the largest historical context of the economic of the upstate of carolina."the special called "greenville weekend" will air on american history channel and book tv on february 20-th and 21-st.so don't miss out! 3 if you have a sweet tooth-- then you are likely to be excited about haywood mall's official announcement today! the highly anticipated arrival of the cheesecake factory is almost here!the restaurant will be opening their doors *this summer at the haywood mall!it will be located next to macy's where panera bread used

highs reach 5353n the upstate and 48 in the mountains. widespread rain becomes likely by wednesday morning, with a chance for tn border wintry mix. dry conditions move back in by wednesday evening. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.accident injurieshunts bridge rd @ rdyou are looking live at: 3 it's been one year since the death of a greenville county teen... and questionsnsstill remain in the case -- the biggest of which is -- who killed him? him?someone shot and killed 16- year-old cobey smith on a trail close to his home in the nicholtown community on january 25th, 2015. 2015.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live at the phyllis wheatley center... and ashley-- the community is making another big push for answers this week. 3 - over the summer: gpd handed out gun locks... flyers searching for answers- tonight: a celebration of life for cobey smith... walking on sliding rock trail; swamp rabbit- witnesses: a few people running around- leads are still coming in to this

to the upstate. allyson: covering the upstate, would promote direct conflict with police. patrick: the group says excessive force was used when police arrested 21-year-old joquan williams last month for possession of marijuana. this is dashcam video of the arrest. him to lose a tooth. the group is calling for positive action soon or says it will disrupt woodruff road. the chief says that would be against the law and the cause -- police and the public. allyson: a woman was found bleeding from a possible shooting. this is video of dive crews searching the south tyger river for evidence. deputies say woman was found face down in the grass on the side of a home last thursday night. deputies are not releasing any other details. patrick: police had to clean up a leaking mobile meth lab yesterday. officers say they discovered the lab in a truck during a traffic it appeared chemicals were leaking from the back of the truck. officers say they took two people into custody. akoni county, duke energy will do its

the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. a strong mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. 3 ((wrap up)) with 3 let's send it over 3 let's send it over to chris with traffic. 3 we're watching:accident in inman on park rd @ hwy 292 fatal accident investigation i-26 east/left lane closed @ exit 59holbert cove rd/sc/nc line line s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 new from overnight--troopers wrecks in the upstate and western north carolina. happened around midnight in powdersville.troopers say a tow truck driver ran off of i-85 near mile marker 40.. went down an embankment and hit a tree.the coroner identified the driver as "william armstrong" from piedmont.he was not wearing a seatbelt.it's not clear what led up to the crash. 3 a second deadly crash happened in greenville county ararnd 2:00 this morning.this was the scene on white horse road and west blue ridge drive.troopers say a pickup truck tried to turn left in front of a tractor trail

closed.the ones in the upstate are there on your screen.first in the upstate: greenville countypickens county oconee county all districts in countyunion countyanderson county - dist. 1. are closed. closed.and in the mountains buncombe county3 asheville city transylvania county haywood countyhenderson countypolk countyrutherford countymcdowell county countyalong with ...madison.. mitchell... yancey... jackson.. macon.. and swain county 3 schools in hart and franklin county georgia will also be closed.for a list of all business--- school closing and delays just head to fox-carolia-dot-com carolia-dot-comalso keep an eye on the ticker at the bottom of your screen. 3 our team coverage on this winter storm continues now.the northern part of the upstate is already seeing snow. snow.fox carolina's joe gagnon is live is in travelers rest this morning.and joe you said 3 adlib current conditions.. conditions.. tow truck comapnies are ready here in the upstate..in fact we spoke with john hawkins of hawkins towing..he says they get calls like crazy throughout the day.. and has some tips on what yo

but to the entire upstate.... and perhaps the headline on "the tiger" today says it all-- 3 "what a time" it's been for this campus... and it's not over yet.reporting in clemson, ashley minelli, the four o clock news. 3 fox carolina's adrian acosta joins us now live from death ...and adrian while a lot of tiger fans are feeling pretty down todaya&.the players and coaches are already looking to next season 3 cody in just a few hours the team will be coming back here to death valley where i have no doubt tons of fans will be waiting to welcome them back after last nights heartbreakera&..but players and coaches are already promising fans that clemsons fluke 3 the tigers fell just six points short of winning the schools first title in 34 years last nightand right after the gamea&tiger players were understandbly emotional but also optimistic about next yeardeshaun watson promised the tigers would be back in the title game next year and coach dabo swinney told tiger 34 years for clemson to play for a titleand with many

including one from the upstate. upstate.the marines have been missing since thursday after their two helicopters collided during a training mission in hawaii.the coast guard says they plan on widening their search area today.so far, searches by air and sea have turned up short. they have the marines. the missing. 3 sempler graduated from woodruff high school in 2011. and the man who raised him is still waiting to hear from the marine corp on any news.jeremy beauvier says his son has such a generous spirit and is very smart. he's still trying to wrap his head around what happened. 3 3 "just really super smart . i mean he had scholarships, could have gone to college and he wanted to do the marines first. that was his primary concern first, i can do college later, i want to be a marine and that was the pride and making his way up to the ranks." 3 beauvier says the marine corp and the community have been extremely supportive during this difficult time.today's prayer gathering will be held outside of woodruff city hall a

impact the upstate. temperatures reaching 54 at the upstate high and upper 40's for the mountains. afternoon temperatures will help to get rid of a lot of the ice. we will talk about when the sunny weather begins for the many school districts are on tallyson: others will stay closed. you'll find them on the ticker below and on tbl app. meanwhile, some parents we saying yesterday, the roads looked fine. you see sky 4 video here showing the roads. greenville county school officials say the number one ason to close or del safety. officials say they have 75,000 students and 10000 e about 10000 of the students have school choice and go to magnet schools. that is sometimes no where near their homes, and many of the teachers also travel far for work. today's delay in greenville county is actually a new process. geoff: wyff news 4's aly myles joins us live from with more on that. aly: happy tuesday, everyone. back to school for greenvillcounty kids today but just a slight delay. the hind me, you can see travelers rest high school and a lot of snow is still on the ground, part of the reason

winter excitement, more so for the mountains than the upstate. we will talk about the next event in a few minutes. allyson: the department of potential incoming weather systems. geoff: aly myles is joining us live where advisories begin in about a half-mile. aly: starting to see drivers on the road, but that has been the only activity at mars hill university. folks are getting ready for their day and they are getting ready for a winter weather at pfizer that starts in about half an hour at 7:00 a.m. and runs until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. they are expecting snow accumulating and black ice are some of the hazards the system . the dot here has prepared brine solutions to treat the roads. crews plans to head out this morning in the mountain area, but a reminder to not get a false sense of security and to be patient and more careful. along i-85 near brockman mclimon road, this is the first winter for this salt dome. the dome holds about 10,000 tons of salt. crews can stop by to resupply as we have driven from greenville to mars hill and have not seen any

for the upstate late afternoon. . temperature profiles support mostly rain for the upstate, and very little of it.our next storm system arrives thursday night into friday. it will come from the gulf of mexico, and is the kind of low that could bring a major snow if the cold air was in place. for now, there doesn't look to be air cold enough for anything but rain in the upstate, while the mountains will see a rain/snow mix then a quick burst of snow friday evening. if the low on friday tracks much farther south we could be talking about a winter weather scenario outside the mountains, but for not it looks like a chilly y in! sunny skies will dominate the 3 3 for weather 24 hours a day, log on to fox carolina dot com and click on the weather tab 3 ((wrap up)) 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching: hwy 153 @ hwy 81five forks rd @ hwy 14glen mill rd @ blackstock rdhwy 417 @ reidville rds. church st @ e. henry st t 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on--pit crew t

in the upstate. a cold spell for the first of next week and we should climb back by the end of the week. peter: good morning to you. i'm peter alexander in south fraying between frontrunner donald trump and ted cruz. debate stage behind us here in north charleston. the two men, the fight between them now suffocating the establishment candidates from the opportunity to share their story. they'll try to do that tonight. marco rubio confident that he'll perform well, but chris christie has become increasingly aggressive in his attacks, even referring to donald trump's position to ban muslims from entering the country as stupid law enforcement. we'll have the latest when we see you, coming up on "today." look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, mmmm, yoplait. everyone needs a bff. even your smile. colgate optic white toothpaste goes beyond surface stains to whiten over 3 shades. in fact, it whitens more than the leading express whitening strip. it's your smile bff.

low 30s across the upstate carolina. sunshine will be in full swing on friday, warming things up into the mid-50s in the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains 3 3 ((wrap up)) 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 back to you guys: 3 tonight at ten.. we're in accused of a brutal crime against his wife. wife.it was one of our most wanted cases...that detectives say they've now solved.the spartanburg county sheriff says johnathan batchelor shot his wife stephanie and left her for dead... but she did survive.the latest on this case ... at ten. 3 plus cam vs. peyton.tonight ... panthers coach ron rivera tells us what he thinks about their skills heading into the big game. i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. harvoni is proven to cure up to 9

highs reaching 42 in the upstate and 33 in the mountains. a wind chill advisory remains in place for high elevations until noon. tonight stays clear and cold with lows in the teens to around 20. more sunshine and cold temperatures are expected tuesday. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 let's send it over to chris with traffic. 3 we're watching:accident injuriesi-85 north @ 3mm oconee cty cty 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 two weeks from 3 two weeks from today-- iowa voters will be the first in the nation to weigh in on the 2016 presidential race. race.and the democratic candidates had their last debate before the caucuses right here in south carolina. carolina.hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley squared off in charleston sunday night. clinton and sanders are neck and neck in the iowa polls.. and last night was their chance to show how they are different.the two faced off on gun control, healthcare and the economy.they also weighed in on iran.. one day after the u-s sanctions were lifted. 3 3 3 "the fact that we managed

50's in the upstate, mid 50's in the piedmont. it will drop a few degrees and rebound to mid 50's for afternoon highs. wind will drop it to feeling like 29 to 34. dress warmly in the mountains. saturday and sunday will get back to where we typically expected to be. cold nights in the low 30's, 50's and we will get up to 56 today. the record is 75 set back in 1952. asheville regional airport averages 47 and we project 48 today. the record is 76 set back in 1952. these unusually warm pattern sets happened in the past and will again in the future, but it looks like the sky is clear tomorrow and for the weekend we get back to normal. most of the country feeling cold. and memphis with 20's and 30's in the mountains and the upstate for overnight lows this weekend. if you are headed down to the beach for saturday and sunday, 53 saturday and mid 50's on sunday. 56 for the upstate high after 2:00 in the mountains will see upper 40's for today under mostly cloudy skies. looking ahead with the four day plus forecast. saturday and sunday, col

a special party just for you in the upstate... to cheer on the tigers with *thousands* of other fans. 3 and the best part-- it's free! 3 fox carolina's ashley minelli is live at the well this morning-- ashley what time are things getting started? 3 - 7pm- adlib about set up 3 - much like the clemson bball game over the weekend- packed house here at the well- expecting 12-thousand people clemson alumni association, iptay and clemson club of greenville all teamed up- concession stands will be open - trivia, contests throughout the night - gm of well: put a lot into this event 3 3 3 "we've been planning since new years' eve to make sure it's an experience that everyone will remember and one that is worthy of a national championship!" 3 family friendly event:- facepainting - balloon makers for the kids 3 - halftime lip sync battle- free, kick off at 38:30 3 lets send it back out to nicole live in arizona. 3 monday will be clear and chilly with temperatures the upstate and upper 30s in western north carolina. temperatures will fall int

upstate and 39 in the mountains. a light breeze will stick around. tonight stays clear and cold with lows in the 20s. thursday brings another round of sunshine, before rain returns on friday. 3 ((wrap up)) *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.no delays or accidents accidentsyou are looking live at: 3 president obama is encouraging all americans to be hopeful.. and embrace change-- after he gave his final state of the union address. 3 president obama spoke more directly to the american people rather than congress tuesday night.he tried to calm fears about national security and pushed for criminal justice reform.president obama also urged americans to not play into the fear that politicians send out during an election year. 3 3 3 ""i can promise that a year from now, when i no longer hold this office, i'll be right there with you as a citizen - inspired by those of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped america travel so far." far.""that's the america i know. that's the count

that is where the advisories and warnings are. not in the upstate. we will watch it closely in case of precipitation makes it through the mountains, but right now, not a strong storm system. the winter weather advisory kicks into gear in western north carolina at 7:ormorning. although the advisory goes until 7:00 thursday morning, that is because of black ice. the system will be out of your by tomorrow w ening. the heaviest snow and sleet will be in the southwestern mountains chances of snow. it will be mixed with sleet and maybe even 15 one hundredths of an inch of ice, freezing rain possible. in the upstate, forecasting a few scattered snow showers, sleet showers, rain showers. the best chance of frozen precipitation will be north of i-85, especially oconee county and pickens county. more about the storm system and the rest of the systems coming in later on.michael: thanks, john. we are tracking the storm system on our mobile app and wyff4.com radar and much more from our weather team. carol: department of transportation crews are bracing for some

upstate and 45 in the mountains. wind gusts could be up to 30 mph at times. a slight chance for snow lingers along the tennessee border through dinnertime, but skies clear for all tonight with lows back in the teens and 20s. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** watching this in the pit crew traffic center.accident free freeyou are looking live at: 3 3 what a season it was for clemson.after going unbeaten for 14 games -- the tigers fall to alabama in the national championship game.the epic match up wrapped up just after midnight.the tigers and crimson tide stayed neck and neck the entire game --but alabama goes on to win: 45-40. 3 we're still in arizona this morning as the team gets ready to head back home-- 3 sports director aaron cheslock is live in glendale--aaron--it was so close--and a heroic effort from deshaun watson simply wasn't enough-- 3 guys the clemson quarterback was unbelievable.. even in the loss, another staggering accomplishment... watson's the first fbs player ever to throw for 4-thousand yards and ru

area. 17 for the upstate climbs to 38. today, clear and cold upper 20's for highs.looking ahead, 50% chance of weather, a wintry mix in spots where it is cold enough from rain and other areas.thursday morning, we have to watch for the potential of wintry weather i friday looks to be just rain, cold rain. saturday, it starts to clear for the upstate. lingering flurries in the mountains of north carol it sunday, it should be back to normal. very cold out there today. geoff: 4:50, turning to the headlines, the fight against isis continues as more airstrikes are being l thlook at new video from iraq's defense ministry showing bombings near baghdad sunday night. they believed to have targeted isis troops. their hideout and th vehicles. the u.s. says it killed several militants. allyson: iraqi officials are scrambling to find 3 americans who were reportedly kidnapped. an official says the americans were taken from their interpreter's house in baghdad over the weekend. officials say commun the trio cut off sunday. confirming seve

back into the upstate.. upstate..the giant trucks of monster jam are ready to duel it out tonight and tomorrow... tomorrow...fox carolina's joe secours wellness arena with a preview.. 3 3 3 monster jam is roaring into the bon secours wellness arena for performances on friday, january 29 at 7:30pm and saturday, january 30th at 2:00pm &; 7:30pm. the event will feature grave digger (randy brown), scooby doo (linsey read), strait jacket (kevin king), predator (allen pezo), prowler, wild thang doug charles), big kahuna (shane england) &; big chief (chris trussell). 3 traffic. 3 sunshine dominates with highs reaching the mid-50s in the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. a strong mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. sunday and monday remain sunny, with highs in the low to mid-60s area-wide. partly cloudy, mild conditions return monday with highs still in the mid-60s, followed by a chance for rain sunshine dominat

open. 3 highs in the 50s for the upstate.. with wet weather moving in later today.i'll tell you how long the rain sticks around, coming up. 3 good morning.... it's tuesday, january 26.i'm lauren elise.... 3 and i'm ben hill.. here with nicole papay and chris scott. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 we still have some school closings and delays to tell you about--most districts in the mountains are still closed. macon and swain counties are on two-hour delays. delays.in the upstate-- spartanburg district one is closed.cherokee, greenville, pickens, spartanburg two and five are on two hour delay.the other spartanburg districts are on regular schedule.you can see all the closings and delays at the bottom of your screen and fox carolina dot com. 3 clouds increase today with showers by late afternoon. highs reach 53 in the upstate and 48 in the mountains. widespread rain becomes likely by wednesday morning, with a chance for tn border wintry mix. dry conditions move back in by wednesday evening. 3 let's send it over 3 to

by 5:00 it is done in the upstate. we still have lingering flurries across the mountains of north carolina and georgia. that is where it will accumulate most, along the mountain tops. tomorrow we could have slippery driving conditions once again. we start to have rain coming in thursday night through friday. we will have a really heavy downpours at times and we could have a wintry mix friday in western north carolina. the upstate will just receive rain. right now, as we look at our temperatures we have teens and daytime highs will reach into the mid 30's to upper 30's for the upstate and mountains. this is the first event. the rain event comes in thursday night through friday and clears up by saturday. temperature-wise, most of the country has seen very cold air. it is reaching all the way down to orlando, where it is 39 degrees. for greenville, spartanburg, anderson, it will be in the mid 30's. asheville will remain cold in the 20's just reaching into the mid 30's for the afternoon. tomorrow, the rain starts later in

to open in the upstate?coming up: when and where the restaurant is expected to open its doors -- next. 3 we head to break with a live look at...clemson you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 welcome back to the morning taking a live look at...usc upstate 3 3 covering our counties. an anderson county man accused of trying to kill his girlfriend's estranged husband is expected to go before a judge today. today.clint moore was on the run since november and then suddenly turned himself in on tuesday.he is now charged with attempted murder. 3 deputies say clint shot justin pritchett outside the l-a pour house- we talked to pritchett -days later who said the shooting stemmed from a custody battle with his wife 3 katlyn gott-be-heat turned herself in last week but has since been released on bond. she's charged with accessory after the fact. 3 we're waiting to learn more about a person killed in a house fire in pickens county. county.firefighters say the fire started at a home on "ann street" tuesday af

for the upstate and mountains tomorrow, 27 for the mountains, 35 in the upstate and highs where they should be. what he seven to 54. -- 47 to 54. same story for the next several days. 30's in the upstate and 20's in the mountains. allyson: taking a look at the roads, i-85 pretty quiet around pelham road. dry roads. mainly accidents in anderson county, starr, highway 81, ems working. close by on highway 29, this one happening overnight at the 1800 block of a little slow down for those out around the accident. in pelzer, a new one happening recently with no injuries reported on old river road and bryant road. the careful as you head out the door. 85 looking at the speed limit drive. -- be careful as you head out the door. 85 looking at a speed limit drive. it has cleared up a long long mark lyon is driving this morning showing us conditions on highway 250 three in greenville. should be a smooth commute. patrick: thank you. happening this morning, the 127th annual rose bowl parade will kick off in pasadena, california, and you can watch it on wyff 4. it is a festival that is said to be

upstate and 45 in the mountains. wind gusts could be up to 30 mph at times. a slight chance for snow lingers along the tennessee border through dinnertime, but skies clear for all tonight with lows back in the teens and 20s. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're traffic center.early accident standing springs rd@i-385sbsimpsonville simpsonvilleyou are looking 3 3 what a season it was for clemson.after going unbeaten for 14 games -- the tigers fall to alabama in the national championship game.the epic match up wrapped up just after midnight.the tigers and crimson tide stayed neck and neck the entire game --but alabama goes on to win: 45-40. 3 and our team is still in arizona this morning.. as the tigers get ready to head back home -- 3 sports director aaron cheslock is live in glendale--and aaron--it was so close--but some missed opportunities and bold play calls by alabama -- really sealed the deal in the fourth 3 3 3 3 absolutely brutal... five lead up 24-21 going into the 4th quarter... they ha

no accumulations for the upstate . all models agree, no accumulation for the upstate. two models show accumulation in the mountains. in spartanburg, and 80% chance of seeing flurries. a 15% chance of a dusting. a 5% chance of getting 1/2 an inch. more significant snow on that your chances are spread out toward the dusting to 1/2 an inch. 30% chance of a dusting. it will get cold. after this system moves through, arctic air will dive in. we will start off at 27 on monday, warming into the 30's. tuesday in the teens and 20's warming into the upper 30's to around 40. the cold air will linger through thursday of this upcoming week. then the air will moderate. by the end of the month we will warm up. the four-day plus, partly cloudy today. a 40% chance of light rain showers and snow showers tomorrow morning. then we will see warmer temperatures. 50 in the upstate, 38 in the mountains. sunshine but cold on monday and tuesday. freezing for a couple of days. the cold air will stick around all week with 40's for highs. another system moving out of the gulf next wednesday and th

but even around the upstate have the potential of a few more snow showers showing up in the upstate. right now at 27 in asheville. we're at 37 degrees over in spartanburg. 39 now in greenwood and 39. your spartanburg zone planner calls for a steady cooldown by about 25 tomorrow morning and we're expecting an increase in those rain chances in the afternoon a high near 41 and, again, some of that could be mixed with snow. here is your forecast for the next 72 hours. around a lot of upstate areas. mid 40s on thursday as the rain chances increase. a good chance of rain on friday. we could get nearly an inch of rain in the upstate for the end of the week. on the backside of that, a few snow showers are possible friday night and then our weekend is looking dry. the high also be near 50 degrees on saturday and sunday. and there is your mountain forecast. lots of snow symbols there because we have snow ton way in the mountains, especially southwest mountains. that's where we have the best chance of accumming snow. >> a cold rain. the question is are we going to get snow? the answer may be ye

40's in the upstate. next chance for rain is friday and saturday. allyson: taking a look at the roads on i-385. traffic picking up around the 30 mile marker. in simpsonville, i-385 southbound near the highway 418 exit at mile marker 24, accident with injuries in the roadway. that will slow you down. icy roads. how wait for 1717n woodruff reporting ice and in yancey county with icy patches. give yourself extra time and watch for black ice. in greenville on ballparks drive between main street and rhett street, doing work so remember 28 minutes for my 242 the north carolina line. at this speed limit drive. i-385 and haywood road looking good as well. that should be the traffic. patrick: thank you. president obama delivers his last state of the union address tonight. nikole killion joins us live from our washington newsroom with more. nikole: good morning. the white house says it will be a nontraditional state of the union address with no longer laundry list of policy proposals. this will be more of an addres

upstate and 46 in the mountains. showers remain possible in far southern counties. tonight clears out, with a slight chance for tn border snow. lows drop to freezing or below. friday brings sunny skies and seasonable temperatures back to the mid-50s. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew center.you are looking live at: 3 3 there's a smell 3 lingering in southern greenville county -- and people living in the area say its so bad... at times.. its nauseating. nauseating.they say a local landfill is to blame... and they're hoping county leaders will take action to fix the smelly situation. 3 fox carolina ashley minelli is live at columbia baptist church... can you smell anything now? 3 ad lib about smell.... 3 - dhec confirmed odor comnig from twin chimneys landfill- operators: told people living here some fixes have been made - pastor of columbia baptist: smell has gotten so bad, affecting the community 3 3 3 3 you can smell it in the church, all around. the property v

climb into the mid-40s across the upstate and upper 30s in western north carolina. skies will be clear throughout the day and evening with lows falling into the low to upper 20s once again overnight. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 let's send it over 3 let's send it over to chris 3 we're watching:collision rd 3 3 3 we're just hours away from the college football national championshiptonight -- the 14 and oh tigers look to finish the season **undefeated with another win. 3 fox carolina's shannon sommerville is live in arizona with more on clemson and their match-up against alabama. 3 its just a matter of hours now for the national championship game kickoff ...all that and a national title is 60 minutes of football... 3 3 but thats 60 minutes against an alabama team with arguably the best defense in the country...not too mention their offense featuring heisman trophy winner derrick henry... but the tigers have some dynamic playmakers too and as head coach dabo swinney says "no one has more will to win than number 4." deshaun watson. but the alabama defense has held opponents to the 2

upstate and 39 in the mountains. a light breeze will stick around. tonight stays clear and cold with lows in the 20s. thursday brings another round of sunshine, before rain returns on friday. 3 ((wrap up)p) 3 let's send it over to chris with traffic. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 cam on--at the s.c.d.o.t. here's a live look 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 3 cam on--at the s.c.d.o.t. here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 (president obama) and that's why i stand here as confident as i have ever been that the state of our union is strong. thank you." you."for his final time in office... president obama addressed the nation with his state of the union.the president reflected on his last seven years in office.. saying there have been positive changes.but there is also work to be done.. including protecting the u-s from terrorists.he's calling on congress to take action. 3 3 "priority number one is protecting the american people

upstate and 39 in the mountains. a light breeze will stick around. tonight stays clear and cold with lows in the 20s. thursday brings another round of sunshine, before rain returns on friday. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching 3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center. 3 president obama is encouraging all americananto remain hopeful and embrace change-- after he gave his final state of the union address. 3 president obama spoke more directly to the american people rather than congress tuesday night.he tried to calm fears about national security and pushed for criminal justice reform.president obama also urgegeamericans to not play into the fear that politicians send out during an election year. 3 3 3 ""i can promise that a year from now, when i no longer hold this office, i'll be right there with you as a citizen - inspired by those voices of fairness and visisi, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped america travel so far." know. that's the country we love.

i don't expect any accumulations in the upstate, but the far north upstate mountains could see a dusting of snow.the next system will bring some light showers by late thursday, then heavy rain by friday to the upstate. we could see between 1 and 3 inches of rainfall, while the mountains would get rain and a mix through the day, the moisture would turn to snow friday evening in western nc. there could be several inches of snow into late friday night and early saturday morning. the rain will end in the upstate during friday evening, but some light moisture will remain that could produce some light snow showers as the cold air moves in. once again, no accumulations are expected at this time, but there is potential for some flakes flying friday night.skies will clear out by mid-morning on saturday, leaving sunshine for the weekend! 3 for weather 24 hours a day, log on to fox carolina dot com 3 ((wrap up)) now lets send it 3 now lets send it 3 over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching: hwy 29@ i-26 hwy 129@ john dodd rd blocked/injurieshwy 81@ campbell rdgodfrey rd@

low 20's across the upstate. dress warmly. it will only get up to 40 in the upstate. upper 20's in the mountains for highs today. a cold way to start this week. geoff: thank you. one person we know is dress warmly is our aly myles. myra: we definitely feel her pain. i should have loaned her my for hat this morning. good morning. aly: we are live here in downtown hendersonville. i think the wind is giving us a slight reprieve. i think it realize i had just about enough this morn it is about 25 according to the car thermometer, but when the colder. one of the coldest places on the map this morning. north carolina saw snow over the weekend. what you're seeing now is snow from mocksville along i-40 in davie county yesterday. the mountains also got a light this morning, some light snow flurries were worded along the north carolina-tennessee border. now, today is martin luther many of you will be in with the state inside today but if you do go outside, major you put on the coats, gloves, scarves, anything you can to stay warm because this weather is no joke today definitely

times in the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while snow and sleet will fall in the mountains. ice, sleet and rain will continue through the day, winter storm warning for our area continues until 7pm saturday. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.travel advisory: snow covered road north of i-85. 3 our team 3 our team coverage on this winter storm continues now.the northern part of the upstate is already seeing snow. snow.fox carolina's joe gagnon is live is in travelers rest this morning.and joe you said the roads were pretty bad.. conditions.. tow truck comapnies are ready here in the upstate..in fact we spoke with john hawkins of hawkins towing..he says they get calls like crazy throughout the day.. and if they aren't able to reach someone who need help because they are busy..they will even get them in contact with their competition to make sure they make it out safe.. the state dot towing service is also available and it's free.but only during daytime hours.best advice may be- to heed the advice and stay h

including two in the upstate. some of you have asked if the stores can be saved...we've got the answer for you coming up. 3 animal lovers listen up!it's not too late to bring home a furry friend...coming up we're finding out more about greenville animal care's saturday adoption special. 3 3 developing tonight--a search is the coast of hawaii after officials say two military helicopters collided.and now missing.the coast guard says the aircrafts--from the first marine aircraft wing--are believed to have crashed late yesterday.a total of 12 people were on board the helicopters. witnesses in the area reported hearing a loud boom over the water off the oahu coast...then seeing a big flare in the sky.officials say searchers have spotted a fire and debris field.along with an empty life raft.the u-s coast guard is now searching for any survivors. 3 new tonight 3 over 100 walmart stores are set to close across the u-s -- including two right here in the upstate! upstate!the store on highway 14 in gray court...and another s

to the 40's this afternoon. 51 to 53 in the upstate. the mountains will reach the upper 40's to 50 in spots. we have a nice bouquet of flowers from the bread and milk association. thank you. geoff: i was in a publix thursday and there was no card to be found -- carton to be found. geoff: i still don't knowthat dale: i still don't know what is geoff: my daughter says look. let's take a look at the pictures you sent us over th days. myra: take a look at this winter wonderland in boiling springs. geoff: people getting creative with the snow mickey. myra: perfect cones on the trash cans. geoff: brooklyn's first time in the snow. myra: from bryson jones, glow in the dark snowman. wow. geoff: air time sledding at jackson park in hendersonville. getting a little errorair time. myra: sommerset golf course in greenville county. geoff: how did that happen? here is the revealing shot right here. announcer: you're watching live,

the upstate has seen brief snow in areas, but the majority has been sleet and freezing rain. some trees and limbs have gone down causing power outages for parts of the upstate.tonight there will be light snow off and on in the upstate, while heavier snow will continue in the mountains. by saturday morning most of the precipitation will be over, but some snow showers will linger near the tn border. icy roads will be likely saturday morning as temperatures will be in the 20s area-wide.expect highs to get above freezing for all locations by late saturday with some afternoon sunshine. black ice will be an issue by saturday night once into the 20s.our next chance for rain comes next tuesday.be sure to check out www.foxcarolina.com/weather for more on the forecast and interactive radar 3 and make sure to download the fox carolina weather app...for any updates and warnings that may happen over night.just 3 we'll have 3 another look at your forecast coming up! 3 this is a look in powdersville...where you can see some heavy snow was falling...right around 9:30 tonight. 3 and here's a

local 23 in the upstate, 17 in the mountains. tomorrow, a few afternoon scattered snow showers, sleet showers, rain showers possible. high around 40. upper 30's to about 40, light snow developing in the mountains, maybe with sleet from time to time. high 36. through the end of the week into the early part of the weekend. i'm worried about friday. cold rain mixed with freezing rain through north carolina changing to snow showers friday night into saturday with a very windy condnow back to you. gabrielle: thanks, john. we will check back with you through the week. the list of 2015's most stolen computer passwords is out. splash-data, a security applications company, reviewed a -- says "123456" was once again in the top spot, and the word "password" was number two. don't use that. the words football and baseball were also popular. nigel: today, coca-cola rolled out its new ad campaigth new slogan, "taste the feeling". it will be used to advertise coca-cola, and market its other coke-branded products. those include diet coke and coke