live in spartanburg county jennifer phillips fox carolina the four o'clock news. 3 when we come back--we're tracking the lastest weather conditions- conditions-freezing rain is leaving behind a light glaze of ice!we're hearing from many of you with questions about these winter weather conditions-and ted phaeton's got the answers...coming up! up! 3 pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. only flonase is approved to relieve both itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. most allergy pills only control one substance. and six is greater than one. complete allergy relief or incomplete. let your eyes decide. 3 we're back with weather and traffic together every 10 minutes---- 3 freezing drizzle, fog and sleet continues to be scattered across the upstate, mountains and northeast georgia. a glaze of ice will develop on raised surfaces, including bridges and overpasses. the peak of frozen

debate.fox carolina's jennifer phillips is live at bob jones univeristyoutside of the forum. 3 the g-o-p candidates definitely talked about faith and family.they also talked about the first and second amendmentsand where they think we are as a country. 3 thousands packed the founders memorial amphitorium at the campus to listento four -g-o-p candidates.and attorney questions.. along with oran smith whcih focus on social issues, policies and faith.the forum is sponsored by palmetto family allicance and wilson's conservative leadership project.four presidentail candidates participated in the forum..however frontrunner donald trump did not attend. senator marco rubio talked about how faith and families play a vital role in keeping the nation strong.and ted cruz expected to take the stage later. 3 3 3 8:00-17 there is nothing wrong with a president saying be engaged in the lives of your children, dont get divorced, have strong families because good for you and its good for america. theres nothing wrong with that. applause...but ultimately the job of raising our families is on us. us. 3 ultim

absentee.fox carolina's jennifer phillips is live in greenville with more on that and what you need to know before heading to the polls. 3 election administrators say makesure you have a government issuedpicture i-d to vote.. or you may not beable to. that means.. a driver's license..a military i-d or a passport. 3 3 3 presidential candidatesare becoming well-known names namesand for those in this line..they believe it's important to vote vote 3 "you're a part of the big picture."michelle callahan doesn'tlike where the country is right now. now. 3 3 things are, we're not going ot change anything if we're not part of voting."this is the absentee voting lineat greenville county square.. for the republican presidential primary. primary. 3 "i had a really tough choice to make."madeline hutcheson says votersshould do their research 3 3 3 3 "i think you need to listen to their policies, their experience- what do they stand for." for." 3 registration administrators say there's usually an increase in voting in november- during the general electionbut hutcheson says- it's important to vote now

cure.fox carolina's jennifer phillips is live in greenville with how one doctor's visit hopesto help in the fight against cancer. his bag..and took his research straight to the white house.he says back in 19-70 president nixon first announced the war on cancerand now he hopes president obama's latest initative will help find a cure. 3 3 3 it's the one thingthat received applausefrom both sides of the aisle during president obama's last state of the union address. address. 3 3 "last year, vice president biden said that with a new "moonshot" america can cure cancer."the moonshot analogy refers to innovation..and neil armstrong's first steps on the moon moon 3 now biden is heading the moonshot initiative..and doctors.. like doctor mark o'rourke are sharingtheir research. research. 3 "we are at a turning point in cancer research."he's the medical director for the center of integrative oncology and survivorshipwith the greenville health system. system. 3 3 3 "just in the last two years we are seeing these immune therapies really catch on and we're seeing dramatic strides cancer."so he too

but we're told there is limited seating.live in greenville jennifer phillips fox carolina the four oclock news. 3 there are now 11 candidates vying for the republican party's nominaton after mike huckabee suspended his debate in greenville on saturday february 13-th... ahead of the palmetto state primary on february 20-th. 20-th.and just one week after that--the democratic candidates will face off in south carolina for their primary on february 27-th.last night...martin omalley dropped out of the running.remember for details on all the candidates head to fox carolina dot com. 3 now to a developing story---- 3 two lawsuits filed by the family of tucker hipps have been consolidated...and will be decided together in one trial. trial.as the oconee county sheriff's office continues to investigate the death of the 19-year-old clemson student... his parents filed two lawsuits for wrongful death and survival action.each lawsuit sought up to 25-million in damages for the family's loss. the order to consolidate the lawsuits was signed last week. week.the lawsuits allage that hipps was forced to wal

souls.fox carolina's jennifer phillips is live in travelers restand has more on a different kind of drive- through you maynot have seen 3 for the past three years.. christians.. or those looking to be savedhave pulled up in this parking lot for a special blessing on ash wednesday. 3 rest 3 next to him is a pitched and cider ciderthis isn't a bake sale thoughbut jonathan tompkins says he is serving up something special special 3 "thank you."on the go go 3 "from dust you came and from dust you shall return."he's the senior pastor at travelers rest united methodist church church 3 "repent, let god change your heart and your life."where drive-thru deliveranceis on menu 3 3 "i think for too long we in the church have gotten comfortable behind our doors in our stained glass and steeple."this is ashes on the go.. where christians.. drive- thru..and order up an ash forehead 3 "ash wednesday is the beginning of the 40 days of the season of lent which leads easter.""the ashes are a work to again remind us that we are mortal- from dust you came to dust you shall return."pastor tompkins says saving s

but were hanging out and stopped there to use the bathroom.live in easley jennifer phillips fox carolina the four oclock news. to know at four... four...a chase through greenville county and into anderson comes to a deadly end! the sheriff's office says they were trying to serve warrants when the suspect took off!the latest on the investigation...straight ahead! ahead! 3 and kendra's back with one in the battle of the burgers, ...jack. he set forth, armed with artillery no one saw coming. so that everyone could taste history-making burgers. and america ate it up. true story. we're making every burger better, like the new double jack. history never tasted so good. change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability. bernie sanders. he was there when dr. king marched on washington. unafraid to challenge the status quo to end racial profiling, take on police misconduct, and take down a system that profits from mass imprisonment. there is no president who will fight harder to end institutuonal racism. education. opportunity. reform. bernie. 3 we're back with news you need to know---- 3 an

carolina.fox carolina's jennifer phillips has more on what's beingdone to try and 3 it's called erin's law..and it passed back in 20-14.we're told 33 percent of all sexual abuse victims arebetween the ages of 12- and 17.we took a look at what the greenville countyschool district is doing.. to help children. 3 3 3 jennifer castelloe wants to makesure ... students understand this lesson lesson 3 it's an important one..some may not be too sure about about 3 3 3 "we teach kids about drills, tornado drills, fire drills, but sexual assault is one of the things that we never talk to students about."she's a district health educator with greenville county schools schools 3 "this could be the only place that studnets talk about sexual assault and hear that it's actually wrong."and now students at travelers rest high school..and students of all ages throughout the district.. are learning about sexual abusethrough erin's law. law. 3 "and once they hear the story, then they start to understand- wow this really is something that can and does happen to anybody." anybody." 3 3 3 "my name is erin merry

saturday.fox carolina's jennifer phillips is in the studio with a lookat what political analysts are saying about this primary. 3 south carolina has the largest number of delegates up for grabs.. out of the first three states.and analysts say that's why south carolina is important 3 3 3 south carolina is first in the south for primaries..which political analysts say translatesinto more than just votes votes 3 3 3 "south carolina's important it really establishes momentum for a candidate."doctor liz smith is the political science department chair and professor at furman university.she says as we head into the democratic presidential primarysouth carolina is usually a voting blue-print blue-print 3 "it's one of the more early states that has a diverse population."and she says a women .. and young people. people. 3 3 "i think it's going to be an uphill battle for sanders in south carolina. hillary clinton does have a double digit lead."the two top candidates.. hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders are fighting for votes doctor willie wilson is also still in the race. race.recently.

run.fox carolina's jennifer phillips is live in the studio with what investigators are saying about the case. 3 deputies say he's dangerousand he may be armed.right now 3 3 3 3 3 gunshots rang outat the bugatti grand night club in greenville countythanksgiving 2014-two people hit and killed sylvester fuller and jamal justiceand it's still tough 3 3 "its like it was the day of, didn't want to beleive it when it happened and now its so refreshed."deputies arrested bradford williamsand charged him with two counts of murder.. murder..and while out on bond.. and on an ankle monitor..williams took off off 3 why would they let him out when they had to find him the first time."we talked to scott willis.. c-e-o of palmetto surety corporationin charleston- the company that's an underwritter for williams' bond bond 3 3 3 "this is an insurance service, so we do have losses, but yet we also try to recover those individuals through proper state guidelines."state law shows.. everyone has a right to bail..pending a trial.. trial.. 3 "this is a guarantee to the this defendant to the court system at the

sooner than later laterfox carolina's jennifer phillips joinsus with a look at some new recommendations. 3 according to the c-d-c suicide is the third leading causeof death among children ages 10- to 14.and often suicidal thoughts are linkedto depression.. which can go un- treated with young people.now new recommendations could soon change that. 3 3 3 becky kay..sees life a bit differently than others others 3 "it brought me to my knees. that's the worst news a parent could receive."back in november 19-97she got a call 3 3 "he was taken in just a moment in an over correction of a car and went head into a truck." her son mike- died then 8- months later her son bobby- bobby- 3 3 "he died from a gunshot wound to the head."bobby killed himself..suicide.. something she never suspected suspected 3 "he was a wonderfully kind and gentle man."but looking back.. when bobby was 12during her divorce..she noticed changes in his behavior-and when he got older he facedtwo losses- brother 3 "that might have been the drop on the cup that caused the cup to spill."and now the u-s preventative services tas

proud.fox carolina's jennifer phillips has more onjosh norman's journey from the bench to the super bowl and why he never gives up. coaches benched him..but josh norman worked hard and secured a starting position.his former coaches say he's always been a good playerbut *even they* never knew he would grow to becomethe player his now.. 3 3 3 he's fast and quick to the ball a wide receiver's nemesis.. nemesis.. 3 and when josh norman laces up his cleats-shell dula says he becomes a play maker. maker. 3 "josh was a competitor, he played hard."norman is a corner back with the carolina panthers- and the team is now headed to the super bowl- 3 but before you ever heard the name josh norman-as part of the dabbing dominating panthers.. panthers..his former greenwood high school football coach knew him as a kid..conquering the game of life. life. 3 "he did what he had to do."and that meant proving to himself and others he would be great- in 2006- many labeled him and his teammates as underdogs.. but they won the state championship championship 3 "josh was a major leader of college ball-georgia to

live in greer jennifer phillips fox carolina the four o'clock news. 3 now to a developing story 3 this afternoon an upstate of two gaffney high school students who were killed in a york county crash-- crash--the coroner says dominick galosi was killed in friday's single car crash... along with 18-year-old shemar byers. byers.troopers say rhett boheler ... who was driving the car ... and brooke blanton ... who was a backseat passenger...were both airlifted to the hospital. hospital.the south carolina highway patrol says the suv the four teens were in ran off the right side of highway 211...striking a tree and then a fence.the 17-year-old driver had to be cut from the car.... this afternoon we're hearing from gaffney high assistant principal eric blanton. 3 3 3 "i think our kids here at gaffney high we're a real tight knit community and something that happens to one affects us all. you knew how tragic it was but coming in this morning and knowing you're not going to see those faces and then to hear dr. fitzpatrick have that moment of silence for them, it really brought it home." 3 a fune

son.fox caroilna's jennifer phillips is live in the studio with how workersat the shop gave her a gift. 3 she's had the van for more than four years..but back in november... it started giving her problems.so she took it to a shop to get it fixed. 3 3 auto techs are gearing up for a break breakat the caliber collision centerin greenville. body..is good for the soul.. especially for lorie simpson simpson 3 "god's been so good to us."for several months-simpson didn't havethis van- which is handicap accessible for her17- year old son austin austin 3 "god has promised us that he would take care of us every step of the way, and he has." austin.. has muscular dystrophy and can't walk walk 3 "when austin was diagnosed i didn't understand."and when the motor in the van-stopped working..lorie simpson.. borrowed a truckand found creative ways.. to get autsin where he needed to beno matter the weather- weather- 3 "by the time you put him unto the ramp and carry him to the car and strap everything you're soaked. that's the difficult part."3 and when a tech..heard about it--he and a team went to wor

for those who need help helpfox carolina's jennifer phillips is live in the studio with a look at the text teenline. 3 counselors say parents of young people suffering from mental health may not see the signs of depressionbut they say don't under-reactand now teenagers can anonymously text a teenline.. 3 3 3 when ariel blackwood isn't doing school work..she's doing.. work..that is very personal to her her 3 "i was in total disbelief." back in 2008 she got a call from her mom abouther brother brother 3 3 "she said it's alex- he shot himself."she says the family never saw signs of depression depression 3 "he was a 5-time world champion horseman."and when says she became depressed depressed 3 "i'm a survivor of my own two-time suicide attempts."she would cut herself.. and in one attempt overdosedon pills. pills. 3 "when people say things like- 'oh i have a test today and use this motion- you know it's become socially acceptable." but counselors say it's not acceptable acceptableand that's why there is now a suicide text teenline in the upstate upstate 3 3 3 "we really had to find a way t

as they continueto protect and serve servefox carolina's jennifer phillips joins us nowwith a closer look at the numbers. 3 the report shows there were 48- officer-involvedshootings last year in south carolina. one officer was killed and so were 19 suspects.and investigators say each incident... may have required a different response. 3 3 3 when they get a call .. they respond.. respond.."the police is in the life-saving business."major spartanburg police department department 3 "usually when we're called to a scene, it's not because people are having a good day." but he says that's when training kicks in in 3 3 3 "we try to train officers to make the right decisions all a the time, but things happen on a split second."according to a new sled report south carolina had 48- officer-involved shootings last year.it's the highest number since they've kept recordwhich started in 19-99. 19-99.sled investigators say the report also shows more people pulled guns on officers which played a role in the officer-involved shootings. shootings. 3 "our training is going to continue to be the same. w

him.fox carolina's jennifer phillips joins us in the studio with why a deputy says he pulled his most powerful weapon. 3 deputy matt holman says he flipped on a spotlightand saw a homeless man. holman says the man told him he justasked asked god to send him someone.. or something.. 3 3 3 this is how matt holman starts his day day 3 he's a deputy with the greenville county sheriff's office office 3 "as a deputy sheriff, sometimes you have to give them that hope and that hope is jesus."armed with a gun and handcuffs..he also arms himself.. with what he believes is the most powerful weapon - a bible bible 3 and while out on patrol.. on a crime call.. off old buncombe roadhe saw robert morris morris 3 3 "he was not the person i was looking for so this was just a casual encounter."he says morris toldhim he was homeless.. and depressed.. he lost his parents..a sister.. and found drugs and alcohol- alcohol- 3 "i tried to get him a shelter, they were all full- i knew i was going to buy him some food when he told me that he was hungry."and after the meal.. robert morris was filled.. hope 3 "if

fruition.fox carolina's jennifer phillips is livein the studio with how it all works 3 some of you may wonder how to getthat coat cookie lyon wore during an episodeof empire.. or a similar schmdt shirt from the show new girl..well a former and current clemson student figuredit out. 3 3 3 3 3 3 from the grit and glamourof cookie lyonon empire empire 3 3 3 3 to the dapper dress of schmidt from new girl girlfox- tv viewers are intriguedby these charcters and their clothes clothes diana true..says her father saw a shirt he wanted on a t-v- show show 3 3 3 "then we kind of started bouncing ideas back and forth and we ended up finding the shirt."and that's how she created saw it on screena website.. that connects t-v- fans..to their favorite charcters.. through clothes clothes 3 "i take pictures and then i"ll add some of the content on the site and reach to fans."so customers..can choose.. from t-v shows..movies.. and red carpet events events 3 "we had one jumpsuit from a red carpet event that cameron diaz went to and it was on sale for $10,000." $10,000.""i did find one that was almost just

phillips joins us now with more on some of the symptoms that could lead to a heart attack. 3 heart attacks are often described as silentkillers because symptoms can vary from - sweat outbreaks toarm and jaw pain.. chest pressure...or a consistent abnormal rhythm of the heart 3 3 3 the is what givesthis bicyclist life lifeand for scott pinon each breath breathis crucial crucial 3 "the upstate is a great bike town."before he geared up in scrubs..and became a radiologic technologist technologisthis health took him down a bumpy path path 3 3 "just feeling kind of unusual. unusual."i didn't feel have any chest pain, didn't have any jaw pain, or arm parin or anything like that."so he walked into the e-r at bon secours saint francis health was having a heart attack until the time i went into a really bad rhythm, it was about two or three minutes." forty-five and fairly healthy unconscious ..on a stretcher 3 3 "i almost waited too late because i never really had any chest pain."that heart attack happened back in 2009-and now he works in the cardiac cath lab..where he runs tests programmer 3 "so, i

r phillips joins us livewith what you need to know before you go vote. 3 election administrators say if you voted last saturdayin the republican primary then remember- you can not votein the democratic primary.they say also check your precinctto make sure your voting location didn't change.and you must have a government- issued picture i-d.so-that can be a driver's license, a military i-d or a passport.diana-cody 3 3 3 speeches..are being given given 3 and town halls are being held 3 stomp through south carolina for the presidential primary doctor willie wilson is also still on the ballot ballot 3 "those primaries are important."doctor danielle vinson is a political science professor at furman university. for years-- she's analyzed political races..and the presidential nomination process process 3 3 3 "what we do right now can affect that choice we've got then."some voters may be confused by some of the political picks.. and how it all works.so doctor vinson explains what a delegate is is 3 3 "what you're actually voting for is a delegate who has pledged their support to that candida