Been around for decades but only arrived in the americas last year spreading to 24 countries and 31 cases in the continental u. S. , all of them brought from abroad. Abroad. The who will hold an emergency meeting next week. Dhec will hold a press conference with the latest information tomorrow 3 we will be there if you have questions you can send them to us via email or on facebook. We also have more information on our website at fox carolina dot com. Well continue to monitor the latest developments from Health Officials on air and online. 3 now to a fox carolina investigation. 3 a dangerous bridge. Just today a semi was wedged under it and it took hours to get it out. Its the second time in a couple of months. And its the same place where a Spartanburg County woman lost her life in octobershe drowned in her car. Stuck in the underpass by flooding. So whos going to fix it . It . Fox carolinas Rebecca Atkins is live near the bridge. Answers. Rebecca what have you found out . 3 3 just before 7 oclock tonight the dot trucks were still out here working on this area, hours after the accident. Drivers say they feel like the height of the bridge is clearly marked, but feel another issue, is that a one lane tunnel, on a two lane road, is dangerous. 3 3 3 natsthis one lane tunnel on new cut road and Howard Street has drivers on edge. The norfololosouthern railway runs on top. And now several truckers have been stuck, and a woman even died while driving under the bridge. 3 3 i drive a smaller vehicle and i never have a problem, but the truckers are apparently not paying attention to the height of it. Today wasnt the first time a truck got stuck. In october, a tractor trailer was trapped as well, luckily there were no injuries. 3 weve seen many instances like this where trucks get stopped and people have wrecks situation. Roger nutt is the vice chairman on spartanburg this road isnt in his jurisdiction. Its dot operated, he says he wants to help however he can. One thing we can do as representatives is make those phonecalls. Councilman nutt plans on reaching out to the railroad as well as dot, to see what can be done. He says trucks getting stuck isnt the only concern. Its not only short, its very narrow. I went through there today and got ready to go through and there was another vehicle coming so i stopped, we both stopped, let each one go by, its just very dangerous, if youre not paying attention somethings going to happen and has happened. There have also been complaints about flooding under the bridge. Silvia arteaga died in october in her car in the tunnel after a heavy rain. Her family is now filing a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern and the dot, claiming that if the railraod and the dot would have better maintained the vegetation and outflow drains around their and storm drain covers, arteaga might still be alive. 3 i reached out to the dot but was not able to get in touch with the department that would handle any changes. I also reached out to the city and have not heard back. A representative for Norfolk Southern says they arent responsible for the bridge structure. Diana . 3 rebecca, this is seems like a very dangerous situation and one that has a lot of people talking about what can be done to fix the problem. Do you know if anyone else has ever filed a complaint with either the railroad or the dot about this bridge and roadway . Roadway . According to documents we obtained from the dot, a complaint was filed in 2012, it was a comment from a citizen who said she was quote, afraid when the next bad rain comes the underpass will flood, and someone could easily drown. And there is a suit now involving the women who died under the bridge last year. In motions the railroad says they should be removed from the suit because they dont own railroad bridges. Reporting live in spartanburg, the 10 oclock news. 3 the chill is on tonight, with some mountain snow possible possiblebut some big changes arrive this weekend, and it might just feel like spring lets go to kendra for the latest 3 mostly clear skies on the way tonight in the upstate, while the mountains will have clouds and a few snow showers near the tennessee border. Only light accumulations are expected, with gusty winds out of the north in the mountains. Friday morning will bring a few stray snow showers in the mountains, otherwise mostly clear skies across our area. Temperatures will start in the upper 20s to low 30s, then rebound into the mid 50s for the upstate under sunshine 3 and wake up with fox carolina. Weve got traffic and weather every ten minutes from five to nine am. 3 ill have much more,coming up upthanks kendrawe continue 3 and while were looking at milder temperatures in the upstate theres still some Winter Weather cleanup happening in the mountains and because of that we know mitchell transylvania and Yancey County schools will all be on a two hour delay tomorrow. Remember for the latest updates on delays and closings just head to fox carolina dot com. 3 as you decide 2016. 3 seven republican president ial candidates. In the main debate tonight in iowa of course the other major headline tonightdonald trump was a no show but the others took center stage to reach the voters of iowa four days before their caucuses. Caucuses. The debate in des moines. Is hosted by fox news and google. And it came with plenty of drama leading up to the event, when trumpmp backed out because he thought one of the moderators, megyn kelly was biased against him. Tonight. The other candidates said they wanted to focus on the issues. And they believed the absence of the frontrunner would give them all more chance the reach mentioned so much at the start. It almost seemed like he was there 3 3 3 if donald engages in insults or anybody else, i dont intend to reciprocate. I have not insulted donald personally and i dont intend to. I am glad donald is running. Im glad hes produced enormous enthusiasm and to every Donald Trump Voter and potential voter, i hope to earn your support. I know supporter, i hope to earn portion of the way. Way. Its not about donald trump. Hes an entertaining guy. Hes the greatest show on earth. This campaign is about the greatest country in the world and a president who has systematically destroyed many of things that have made america special. Special. I kind of miss donald trump, he was a little teddy bear to me. We always have such a loving relationship in these debates and in between in tweets, kind of miss him, wish he was here. Everyone else was in witness protection when i went after him on behalf of what the republican cause should be conservative principles, believing in limited government. Accountability. Accountability. We can not border, balancing the budget, getting wages to grow faster unless we lead as conservatives but we also invite people in from the other party. We have to come together as a country and we have to stop all of the division. 3 as we mentioned. Donald trump wasnt at the debate. Instead hes hosting a fundraising event just a few miles away in des moines benefitting veterans organizations this is a live look at that event right now. In an interview before the rally trump said his foundation had already raised five Million Dollars and said hes putting up one Million Dollars of his own money. Speaking to the crowd tonight he talked about why this cause is more important than politics. 3 3 3 my whole theme is make America Great again, and thats what were going to do. And we wouldnt have been here, if it wasnt for our vets. And out vets are being are treated better cases than our vets, and its not going to happen anymore. 3 fellow president ial candidates Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum echoed the appreciation for our servicemen and women they were in attendance, and even took the stage at trumps event after taking part in the undercard debate earlier this evening with 3 Carly Fiorina and former Virginia Governor jim gilmore. We have the trump event streaming on our web site right now, fox carolina dot com. 3 well have more from some of the other gop candidates coming up at 11. 11. And new tonight Hillary Clinton has agreed to more debates after Bernie Sanders accused the former secretary the dnc rules. Clinton has said hopes to add debates to the Campaign Schedule this spring. For more on that and all your political headlines just head to fox carolina dot com. 3 kendra is in the Weather Center for a look ahead at the forecast. Forecast. 3 kendra coming up ill have your forecast including a big warm up upand a Spartanburg County husband accused of shooting his wife and leaving her for dead we were there as he faced a judge attempted murder in the brutal attack. Attack. And whats the plan to fix the smell . Thats the county homeowners living near a landfill they say is stinking up the area tonight they got answers from the county. After years of criticism for creating Unrealistic Expectations for girls. Barbie is getting a new look you are fox fussing 3 were back with a developing story 3 a husband accused of shooting his wife and leaving her for deadfaced a judge tonight. This is video of Johnathan Batchelor in court. Deputies say he claimed that he found his wife, shot along the side of a road near their home in moore. But deputies say he was trigger. Stephanie batchelor survived the shootingand were told shes making remarkable progressand could make a full recovery. 3 deputies say Stephanie Batchelor was able to pinpoint her husband as the shooter after she woke up from a medicallyinduced coma. Coma. And they say if it hadnt been for herher husband would likely still be out on the street. Street. Fox carolinas Derek Dellinger is live at the Spartanburg County jail tonightwhere Johnathan Batchelor is tonightand derekthe wife here was the clincher in this case, right . 3 yes, she was. She was not here for the bond hearing tonight but the lawyer representing her says she is no doubt happy that Johnathan Batchelor is now in jail. 3 3 3 Johnathan Batchelor walked into bond court this evening his arms crossedhis head down. Its been a long month for himone that has ended with him charged with attempted murder of his wife. Wife. 3 3 shes had several surgeries. Least. That shooting goes back to january 7th. At the time deputies claimed Johnathan Batchelor told them that his wife was shot on the way home her husband was the one that had discovered her along highway 290 and reidville road but deputies now say that was a lie. And they know that now, thanks to the victim herself. Herself. 3 3 if this was a plan on her way home from work, he did not execute it well. Batchelor survived the shootingbut up until recently had been in a medicallyinduced coma. Once she woke up and was able deputies say she started talking. Talking. 3 3 she shared with us information that allowed us to go back out to the house on a search warrantand they tell us thats how they cornered Johnathan Batchelor. Batchelor. 3 3 she does remember what happened, right . she does remember what happenedwere told the news of the arrest was unexpected from many in the family. 3 its a shock. It has been to everyone. Of course to her, more than anyonea representative for the family says Stephanie Batchelor is expected to recoverand they say its nothing short of she deserves a lot of the credit in helping them crack the case. 3 had she not improved enough to where we could interview her, i dont know where would be right now 3 Johnathan Batchelor was given no bond. He has another hearing set for march. Cody . 3 derekhad there been any sign that the couple had any issues . Issues . We asked that question to the attorney for Stephanie Batchelor. The short answer here is nothere were no large signs that there were any issuesand authorities havent given any large sign yet of any motive for the shooting. Cody and dianaback to you. 3 in a fox carolina follow up 3 local and state leaders are addressing concerns about a nauseating odor plaguing part of southern Greenville County. County. Dhec says its coming landfill and tonight they led a meeting at Columbia Baptist Church to talk with residents about the issue. People living in the area describe the stench as horrendous. And believe the landfill is contributing to respiratory issues some in the area are experiencing. Officials say theres a plan in place set to begin next month to capture the gas and burn it for energy. It was a plan already scheduled for july but due to the high level of gas generated at the landfill theyre moving forward earlier than scheduled. 3 trt 33Greenville County understands that we have a problem, but we have beeen proactive in dealing with the problem. As i said this plan was in place more than a year ago, but weve moved it up and want to implement it now to address the issue. Issue. They got into the jibber 3 jabber of how the landfill works and that was not our concern and all that, and that was no our concern, thats their concern, all we wanted to address our problems, like the smell. Smell. Theres also concerns about Property Value and environmental damage. Local leaders say they are working to solve all the problems that have arisen and will discuss it at county council. Theres another meeting scheduled on this topic in march. Well of course follow the progress being made to do so so stick with us on air and online for the latest. 3 covering our counties at ten 3 an accused purse snatcher now faces a long list of charges including attempted on a twocounty chase in a stolen car car Easley Police say Joseph Pfeiffer stole a womans purse at the Academy Sports store on highway 123 and caught the attention of officers in the parking lot. When they went to investigate. They say pfeiffer drove off in a stolen car. Car. Greenville county deputies were called in to help after the chase entered their jurisdiction. Authorities say pfeiffer slammed on his brakes at one point. Causing a deputy to crash before officers and a helicopter were called in to search. And pfieffer was found nearby. Hes now facing numerous charges in both greenville and pickens county. 3 buncombe county deputies say theyre looking for an armed and dangerous suspect who tried to rob a Convenience Store heres a look from georges deli on old county home road in leicester around 10 this morning. They say the suspect tried to rob the store before driving away in a white two door suv possibly an 80 or 90s model Chevrolet Blazer or gmc jimmy with extensive frontend damage. Again the suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous. If you recognize the man or the car contact the sheriffs office. 3 just a heads up tonightsome of you messaged me about in Anderson County countydispatch told me they got several calls into their center as wellthey tell me the faa confirmed its training and routine maneuvers out of Donaldson Center in aircraft might be flying low, but again were told this is routine training done quite often out of the Donaldson Center 3 kendra is in the Weather Center 3 3 3 mostly clear skies on the way tonight in the upstate, while the mountains will have clouds and a few snow 3 showers near the tennessee border. Only light accumulations are expected, with gusty winds out of the north in the mountains. Friday morning will bring a few stray snow showers in the mountains, otherwise mostly clear skies across our area. Temperatures will start in the upper 20s to low 30s, then rebound into the mid 50s for the upstate under sunshineyou can get the latest forecast at foxcarolina. Com weather 3 for weather 24 hours a day, log on to fox carolina dot com and click on the weather tab 3 back to you. You. 3 lip balm maker eos standing by their products tonight after a class action suit was filed saying their popular lip products were doing more harm than good 3 but if you were looking to cash in youre out of luck the lawsuit has been settled. Well explain the update, in a fox carolina follow up. Up. And protecting those who protect and serve a new set of vests will help keep k9 officers safe in spartanburg were talking to the woman who helped make it happen happen plus we are 10 days away from watching the Carolina Panthers take on the Denver Broncos in superbowl 50 one of the major points of that matchup the head to head between two of the leagues best quarterbacks tonight coach rivera tells us what he thinks about cam vs. Peyton. Peyton. And we want to clarify these are the School Delays for tomorrow friday the 29th. Mitchell transylvania and be on a two hour delay tomorrow. Remember for the latest updates on delays and closings just head to fox carolina dot com. 3 in a fox carolina 3 a Class Action Lawsuit against lip balm manufacturer eos has been resolved after causing a stir on social media. Media. Earlier this month we told you about one woman who filed suit after she says the product meant to make your lips smoother. Did anything but. She posted pictures showing cracked lips and a rash breaking out around her mouth. The compa