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WHNS Fox Carolina Ten OClock News February 2, 2016

3 3 not getting too far ahead, not looking too far back has really helped me. And so, im excited about this week and looking forward to playing in this game and im going to focus on that and then deal with all the other stuff after this. Super bowl 50 just days away, but again, tonight its all about media availability. Were going to bring you a gamecock tiein; darian stewart, former South Carolina defensive back to you coming up in just a little bit. And of course were going to have full panthers coverage coming up for you as soon as they get out there. Until then, from super bowl 50 media night in san jose, Aaron Cheslock, fox carolina sports. See you back here in just a little bit. 3 and remember well have live coverage San Francisco for our fox carolina crews head west. West. And on saturday february the 6th at 7pmbe sure to catch the panthers pursuit of the title for one on one interviews and everything you need to know about the journey to the superbowl in the hours before the big game. 3 as you decide 2016 3 after months of stump speeches, polls, and debates, tonight brings the first concrete results of the 2016 president ial campaign. Iowa voters get the first chance to weigh in on candidates from both parties at caucuses throughout the state tonight and those votes are coming in as we speaktwo major storylines taking center stage the battle between frontrunners donald trump and ted cruz for conservative voters marco rubio also gaining an edge tonight hes expected to get a major endorsement from South Carolina senator tim scott tomorrow. Tomorrow. Hillary clinton hoping to avoid a repeat of 2008 when she lost in iowa to thensenator barack obama. Former secretary of state and former vermont senator Bernie Sanders. 3 unlike a 3 traditional primary where you just show up and cast your ballot. A caucus takes a bit more work. And the iowa caucus is no different. The process only began a few hours ago where iowans have gathered at more than 1 thousand sites across the state. Republicans caucusgoers will hear a speech from precinct captains stumping for specific candidates. Then they cast their ballots and go home. For the democrats it is a bit more complicated. They too hear speeches on behalf of the candidates. But after the speeches, the caucusgoers split up in the room to areas representing their candidate of preference. They take a head count. And candidates with lesssshan 15 percent are carolinas own primary is just a few weeks away the republican election taking place on the 20th, and the democratic primary taking place on the 27th. We spoke with a furman Political Science professor about how iowas results might influence palmetto state. E. 3 3 ted cruz is pretty close to trump in iowa, the closest of anybody. If he c ces out on top, it will be much more of a struggle for donald trump to maintain ahead of steam coming down here to South Carolina. Bernie sanders has to win iowa. If he can do that then he goes to New Hampshire which is very close to his home state of vermont and he can beat hillary there, then there is a real battle for South Carolina. Carolina. And heres another look at all those still in the running thats 12 names on the gop ticket. Ticket. And four names on the democratic ticket for candidates just head to fox 3 carolina dot com. 3 we should also note that as our primary in South Carolina gets closer some of the president ial candidates will be stopping by. Including senator ted cruz hes expected at the Td Convention Center Tomorrow night at 6 30 which replaces a previously planned event expected in Anderson County that his Campaign Says will be rescheduled. Donald trump will be in flence on friday hes hosting a rally at the civic center there at 7 p. M. 3 new tonight. 3 police are patrolling the north main street area in greenville after a mother said a suspicous man approached her child and took pictures of him. 3 tonight, police are talking about the case and they want people in that part of town to be aware of their surroundings and report any suspicious activity. 3 Fox Carolinas Rebecca Atkins is live for us tonight at the well as parents who live in that area. Rebecca what did they have to say . 3 well some people were shocked because they say crime is not high in that area but others i spoke with were not suprised at all. Police say they continue to patrol the area near north main street but say they have not seen the vehicle or man in question since the reports were made. 3 3 3 3 carsthe neighborhoods along and around north main street are quiet. And for the people who live here. News that someone may be approaching children has them concerned. 3 3 it normally doesnt happen close to this area, but some places it does happen. Happen. 3 its Alarming Police say other than some car break ins now and then, crime is not high in the north main communities. 3 3 were trying to make sure that if this person was in the area what his intentions were. Gilberto franco the Public Information officer for the Greenville Police Department Says officers are patrolling described to them driving an older model honda odessy shows up again. We want to remind all the communities in greenville to stay vigilant, when they see someone thats suspicious or they just dont fit the area or theyve never seen this person in the community to give us a call, that way we can try to track this person down. And with schools like Stone Academy nearby as well as parks for kids. Parents are reminding their children how to stay safe. It is good to walk with someone, like a friend or a person n the neighborhood so dont be alone, so if you do see that stranger that walks up. Youre with someone. Jelisa sullivan has three kids and says she always tells them that if they do see a stranger approaching them, to just keep walking. 3 3 parents if you dont have to let your child walk to school, take them to school because its just a terrible world that we live in unfortunetly and you have to take precautions. Police want parents to encourage their when they get off the bus from school and not stray from their normal routine. 3 police do ask that if you live in that community and have seen any suspicious activity to please contact them, they say the vehicle that was described to them is a honda oddeysey and the individual reported to them was a man. Diana . 3 rebecca, this is an alarming situation, especially in a neighborhood that maybe isnt used to hearing about situations like this. Did police say anything to you about what kids should do if they are approached by someone and who they should instantly know they can trust when walking home, or to school. School. Officer franco tells me although a stranger is someone theyve never met before he says its important to tell your kids who is a safe stranger. For instance, a police officer, a firefighter, teachers, principles that way he says they will have a better understanding of the difference between the two. Reporting live in greenville, Rebecca Atkins fox carolina 3 kendra is in the Weather Center for a look ahead at the forecast. Forecast. 3 kendra coming up ill have your forecast including some heavy rain in our future future 3 and these women tell me they all worked at a upstate Mental Health agency. Until the place shut down the state fraud investigation. And their push to get their final paychecks paychecks plus. Weve heard about the dangerous water in flint, michigan. What about the water here . How the problems there. Are having a Ripple Effect on water safety nationwide its a fox carolina investigation. This guys got his hoodie on. But police say hes not at the gym to work out where hes accused of 3 3 some people in clemson are under a boil water advisory or without service after a Water Line Break on berkley drive and berkley court. City Officials Say People Living in that area on the streets mapped out for you should boil their water for at least one full minute before drinking or cooking. We will of course update you on air and online when that advisosoy has been lifted. 3 when it comes to our water supply its something you probably dont really think about until something goes wrong. And when you cant drink water from the tap because it could be dangerous to your health you realize just how important Safe Drinking Water really is. 3 its something those in flint, michigan know all too well. After people there discovered they were Drinking Water tainted with lead. Lead. The fallout has been massive. And it had us asking upstate . We asksk Fox Carolinas sarah danik to investigate. She spent the afternoon at a greenville Water Treatment plant. 3 cody and diana a safe water supply really is something many of us take for granted. I learned today, many things went wrong in flint and what happened in that city has those who work in the water industry, talking and making sure their operations, are up to par. 3 3 3 there are no short cuts when it comes to making sure Drinking Water is safe. 10 01 41 what youre seeing right here is the water straight from the table rock and north saluda reservoirs. Dennis porter is the chief Operations Officer for greenville water and oversees everyone from the engineers, to the maintence staff. He tells us what happened in flint i i something thats on a lot of minds. Minds. 3 what we want the citizens of greenville to know and Greenville County to know, is that their water is safe the reasons greenville water has such a clean record is because of where it comes from fromtable rock and north saluda reservoirs. As well as lake keowee. 17 55 36 we are able to capture water that hasnt been touched by anyone essentially its coming straight from rainfall into our reservoirs they are protected we dont let anyone on them there is no contamination that can happen from humans 17 55 54another way that the water system stays on track chemists do a lot of their testing are the thousands of tests done every day in their labs. Labs. You can actually see every motor every pump of the treatment process equipment, whether its running or not runningand vigilant employees watching every move from the control room at the treatment facility. The Non Profit Organization upstate forever keeps an eye on Environmental Issues like Water Quality and tells us one big reason there havent been problems in this area is good foresight. Foresight. 18 16 01 the situation in flint is very different than the upstate of been very proactive at protecting 3 our watershed and our water supply so i dont think the situation is or ever will be the same 18 16 20 3 chris also told me that one concern that they are keeping an eye on is how anitbiotics, and steroids are impacting the water supply. Items that we flush or that pass through our bodies. The epa does not regulate those and its hard to remove them from the water. 3 sarah what about infrastructure . Can greenville water handle a growing population . Population . Actually part of your water bill is paying for that now. Greenville water sets replace pipes, etc they spend about 10 million a year to do that. And this is interesting with newer houses and systems, we are using less water than in the past. 3 kendra is in the Weather Center 3 3 3 mostly cloudy skies are on the way for tonight 3 with just isolated, light showers expected. Tuesday morning will be mild for early february with temperatures in the low 50s for the upstate and upper 40s in the mountains. A few light showers will be possible. Clouds will be around through much of tuesday with highs warming to 56 in the mountains. Rain will remain fairly light and scattered until late tuesday night as a cold front approaches. You 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 and make sure to download our new fox carolina weather app. You can get the latest weather info on the go, as well as get alerts on watches and warnings for your area. Just text carolina weather to 23765 to download 3 back to you. You. 3 3 and we have some School Makeup days to tell you about. Following last months winter weatherGreenville County Public Schools will make up two days. On april 22 and 25. Anderson county will have a make up day on march 25. Cherokee county schools will attend on february 12th and march seventh. And buncombe county schools say they will extend their year through june will now be a full school day. Just head to fox carolina dot com for a list of all our area schools as we continue to get updates from district officials. 3 our superbowl coverage from San Francisco continues 3 were just days away from the panthers showdown against the denver broncos. And while many may be talking about the battle of the qbstheres a former gamecock. Who is also on the worlds biggest stage. Stage. Sports director Aaron Cheslock joins us now with that oneonone interview from the sap center in san jose. 3 alright guys, it was hard to find a local tie here on the denver broncos, but we found the one. Darian stewart, defensive back for the broncos. Darian, first of all im going to have to ask you about the gamecocks. What do you think about everything thats going on there. Obviously you know a pretty cool venue youre at right now. Now. 3 im riding with my gamecocks. The long run. Im with them for the long run, so it doesnt matter. Im happy with coach muschamp getting up. Im ready for them to you know when you see that youre going up against the Carolina Panthers thats gotta mean a little bit more to you know that a bunch of people that watched you in college are going to tune into this game. Yeah, im pretty sure they are man. They were panthers fans at heart also. Im enjoying it man. I kind of knew it was going to come to this, and im happy that its here. Now that youre here at the super bowl at media day. This has got to be different than anything youve ever experience before. Just talk about the whole experience here in california. It is man, and im enjoying it man. Im taking it all in and enjoying every moment of it man. If i were to ask you your favorite part of this so far. Been asked any crazy questions. Anybody with crazy broncos shirt come up to you Something Like that . Not yet man. Im pretty sure its coming man. Were still early in the week, so im sure its coming soon. Alright, give me something for some gamecocks fans watching back at home. What you need . Ay something to them. You can talk to them right now. You put me on the happening man . Darian stewart here man. 3 darian stewart, congratulations on getting here. Good luck to you in the super bowl. Thats darian stewart, defensive back for the denver broncos. Again, the Carolina Panthers about to come out here in just a little bit. Were going to bring you some panthers coverage coming up right after this. Till then, with the panthers and the broncos from super bowl 50 media day. Aaron cheslock fox carolina sports. 3 a local teen is locked up. Accused of supporting isis. Isis. Investigators say he was planning to kill hundreds of innocent people. Right here in the us. Tonight the charges hes facing. And how the fbi was able to foil his plot. Plot. Plus. The search is on. Breakins Spartanburg Police say the man hit a gym. And may be responsible for other thefts around the city. Tonight what you need to know. So youre not the next target. Target. And. A true act of kindness this photo is going viral. After a woman says she was pulled over for speeding. But its what the trooper did after. That has everyone talking. Tonight why shes calling him an angel. The son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. He went to Public Schools, then college, where the work of his life began fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. Won election and praise as one of americas best mayors. In congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. Now hes taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over two and a half million contributions, tackling Climate Change to create cleanenergy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuitionfree public colleges. People are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change [ cheers and applause ] Bernie Sanders husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in. 3 in a developing story 3 a Western North carolina man is charged with attempting to support isis in a plot that included planned assassinations and mass shootings. Shootings. Justin sullivan was in federal court today the 19 year old morganton teen faces seven federal counts and as much as 80 years in prison for the charges against him. Sullivan was arrested in june after fbi investigators determined hed gotten guns to conduct deadly attacks on u. S. Soil. 3 the District Attorney said sullivan pledged allegiance to isis and planne

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