Descended on San Francisco to take part in the full super bowl experience thats where we find cody alcorn tonight at the Moscone Center 3 3 you just never know who will show up at the super bowl theres people from all over the world here in San Francisco for super bowl fiftyand check out who i ran into this morning at the Carolina PanthersNews Conference 3 3 whats up man, how you doing . Man, congratulations to you i appreciate thatgo to work on em boy laughs laughs yes, thats snoop dog himselfhes no stranger to the football scenesnoop has his own Youth Football League so of course hed be here for super bowl 50he told us cam newton is his favorite player to watch on the field and even threw a few questions out for there for cam himself. 3 3 3 snoop first of all i want to say cam, oh cam, cam cam dab question is is the kid in you outweighing hte man in you in this big game youre about to play . Cam thats a good question. I dont know i just think half of me tries to be as professional as possible but the human in me just wants to take it all in innow i should add3 snoop dog also made an appearance at the broncos newswer before the panthers 3 i will say this. Snoop stole the show as soon as people realized he was in the building. And cam seemed to minute before the newswer to say heycoming up later in the newscastmore about this place, radio row. This is the ultimate Fan Experience and ill tell you why in a few minutes. Sports director Aaron Cheslock of course here with me to talk about what the players had to 3 say. 3 all the talk defensively so fars been about denver. Understandable since theyre the number one unit in the league. Facing a topranked panthers offense. But carolinas defense stacks up pretty well too. Overlooked or not, the panthers simply 3 couldnt care less. 3 3 3 its fine with us, its fine with us. We feel like were a one wants to believe that, well just go out on sunday and well show them. Number four versus the run. Ranked 11th against the pass. Pretty good numbers for the panthers defense. But with denver bringing in the number one d overall. Carolinas units not getting a lot of california love. 3 3 we know what type of defense we are, and where were trying to go this year, we know we still have a lot to get done. We have to put a whole half together as a defense. Its going to take all of us communicating, and be disciplined and play our role. 3 3 we fight as a team. Were not just going to single out the number one defense, number two offense. I dont care about all that. You know we play as a team, we win as a team, weve been doing that all season. We dont point one guy out that hes the whole team, were just going to keep fighting as a team. Charles johnson and kaiwan short anchoring a stout dline. Thomas davis and luke kuechly manning the middle. While many claim kuechlys the addition. 3 3 3 i think in defense, you add pieces. But i think the foundation of our defense was already set up with guys like thomas and charles. Guys that have been around for a long time. Those guys are the foundation, weve just added some good pieces around them. Then theres greenwood native e josh norman on the outside. Never soft spoken. He says crown denvers defense all you want. While the game still hasnt kicked off. 3 3 i dont care about that man. It is what it is. I guess were going to show you on sunday. I guess well give it to their group up until that day. 3 the panthers shutting down a 3 couple prolific offenses already in the playoffs. Especially the cardinals. Theyll get a crack against one of the alltime greats in Peyton Manning onsunday. 3 coming up well hear more from all hang out in the last game of the season. Diana, back to you. 3 and dont forget. Fox carolina will have live coverage from San Francisco for super bowl 50 all week long on the ten oclock news news and on saturday february the 6th at 7pmbe sure to tch the panthers pursuit of the title for one on one interviews and everything panthers in the hours before the big game. 3 new tonight 3 nearly a month after a double homicide in iva four people are charged for their alleged roles in the crime. Crime. The Anderson County sheriffs arrested wesley malmister, tabitha roberts, Brandon Davis, and Randall Simpson after two people were found dead in their home in the Early Morning of january 10th. 10th. The coroner identified the victims as Casey Waddell 3 Authorities Say the two were killed the night before inside the home at the intersection of pierce and amy road after an attempted robbery. This is a look at the scene the coroner says waddell suffered a single gunshot wound to the head. And williams was found with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. 3 we were there as one of those suspects 26 year old Brandon Davis headed to bond court this is video youll see only on fox. He was arraigned yesterday charged with two counts of murder, attempted Armed Robbery and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Crime. All four suspects remain behind bars in Anderson County facing those same charges they all will have bond hearings in General Sessions Court in the coming days. 3 in a fox carolina investigation 3 ree Spartanburg CountyFire Departments could face closure if something isnt done to fix the funding. Thats the word from the fire chiefs of the enoree, hobbysville and cross 3 tonightits either more moneyclosureor consolidation Fox CarolinasDerek Dellinger is live tonight in lyman. Thats where county fire chiefs took up this issu tonightderekwhat will thi mean for fire service in those areas . 3 wellif it comes to a closure that is a really big question. Nobody wants it to come to thatbut the chiefs we talked with tonight say the money they get is not enough to keep them going. 3 3 3 if you look at the Enoree Fire Department off highway 221 youll see the a building that, by its chiefs admisson hasnt aged well. When the department gets only around 30 thousand dollars a year in taxesit can only go so far. Far. 3 3 you lose a piece of equipment in a fire, whether its turnout gear or whatever, there goes all your money for the yearhis department isnt the only one with the tight budget. Budget. 3 3 i have less than 20thousand dollars a year for fuel and to heat the buildings, patch up equipment, and buying question163305the cross anchor Fire Departmentalong with the enoree and hobbysville fire deparments are right now in the crosshairs of a growing discussionon their future. Future. 33 3 we thought we had something, and then when our lawyers went and researched it, we found out no there was a reason we could not do it and we went back to square onejane hall is a Spartanburg County councilwoman she represents the district where all three Fire Departments are. She says the problems they are dealing with have been an issue for yearssince state law places the bigger burden on businesses, not home, for property taxes. Theyre hurting in areas that dont see much industrycompared with the rest of the county county 3 3 our Fire District citizens are just as important as everybody elses citizens arehall says its meant tough times times 3 3 this is our core reason for being, to provide these services to people, and when we cant do it, when we cant give them any more money than they can, then its a very sad daytheres talk of merging the Fire Departmentstheres also talk of closurenobody wants that to happenbut if the worst happens 3 3 if i lose a truck, i dont know what the community will do 3 collectivelythe cross anchor, enoree and hobbysville Fire Departments all get less than 200thousand dollars a yearthats to go to paying back fire truck loans insurancefuel and new gear if they need it. By comparison were told some other districts in the county get more than a Million Dollars a year, each. Live in lyman Derek Dellinger, fox carolina the ten oclock news. 3 kendra has the forecast forecastill talk about the big chill this weekend weekend and shes been on the of year. And shes been on the big chill this weekend weekend and shes been on the job one year. Given the task of turning around dss fox carolina investigates. Changes happening. That will affect South Carolina families and those who work there there plus only on fox a Spartanburg County mother risks her life to save one of her children from their burning home days later shes being released from the hospital and this community is rallying around a family who lost nearly everything but each other. Andere mourning the loss of the cofounder of earth wind and fire Maurice White has passed away at his home at the age of 74. The band sold more than 90 million albums and was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2000. His impact on the industry will surely be missed 3 3 3 were back with breaking news 3 its out of Greenville County thats where a dive team is on scene of talley bridge road where a car is submerged in the water. Dispatchers say crews havent found anyone in the water. But they did find wet footprints leading away from the area. So far a driver hasnt been located. 3 were days away from super bowl 50 3 and theres much more to this event than just football theres the halftime show of course featuring beyonce and anticipated commercials from our favorite bands and even closer to the action an entire super bowl city full of activities for all nfl fans. Fans. Cody joins us live there in San Francisco with more 3 this is a fans dream. Its called radio rowand its literally a ton of radio shows lined up in a row. Theyre from all over the country and heres the thingthey have current and past nfl players stopping by all day long. 3 i mean check it outthats troy aikman on the cbs sports radio setthen youll see the legendary jerry rice on just one of the radio showsfans lined the barriers trying to get autographs or even a picture if theyre lucky. But youll see inside this placewe actually caught up with ed too tall jones who played for the cowboys and knows all to well what it takes to win a super bowl 3 3 3 if youre lucky and blessed enough to get to this game win it you may never play in another one. I dont care how good you are its tough to win today. So im sure with not only cam guys on that team whove een around a while and even guys whove played with other teams who see an opportunity now they want to take advantage of it and thats what you have to do play it like its your last. Last. 3 3 back out here live on radio row ad lib what i see. And as fans descend on the bay area theyre also opening up their wallets well have more on the costs of a once ina lifetime trip like this one 3 diana, back to you. 3 the folks in california arent the only ones with panther pridecheck out this crowd at wofford during their spirit rally for the team today students, stata, and alumni gathered on the steps to take this photo to be sent to panthers owner and founder jerry richardson. Richardson of course graduated from Wofford College in 1959 and brings the panthers back to his alma training camp. 3 little panthers fans are gearing up for the super bowlwith new gear thanks to academy sports. 50kidsfrom the greenville and spartanburg ymca got a chance to spend big at the woodruff road store. Each child received a 50dollar gift cardto rack up on panthers jerseys, hats, and souvenirs. The kids say now theyre ready to cheer on the panthers. 3 now to a story youll see only on fox 3 after running inside her burning home to save one of her children, a Spartanburg County mother is recovering from burns to her face and hands. Hands. Angela jenkins is a mother that like most parents would do anything to protect her children. And she did. 3 and now on top of suffering painful burns, jenkins and her husband and kids have lost everything and are staying with friends. 3 Fox CarolinasRebecca Atkins spoke with Close Friends of the Fire Department that was on scene, shes live with more on what happened. Rebecca . 3 diana, im here in moore. As you can see the left side of this home is in shambles. The siding has almost completely come off and the Fire Department says it cannot be lived in. Luckily the mother and two children made it out, but for the mom, she was left with injuries and memories that will be with her forever. 3 3 3 underneath this sunset sits a chared and broken home. The family that once lived here lost everything in a fire monday evening. 3 3 the house was just ingulfed in smoke coming out of everywhere, it was very traumatic. David and Stacey Steeves are best friends with Angela Jenkins and her husband. They say they rushed straight over to the familys home on westmeath drive when they heard about the fire. The kids were crying, it was tough. Angela did not have a to be okay to the kids. And it was her kids that she was trying to protect, moments before she was rushed away in an ambulance. Steeves says angela began getting her kids out of the home when she heard her daughter screaming. She ran back into the house to try and find her, not realizing that she had ran out the garage and she was screaming and crying in the garage. He says angela suffered Second Degree burnsnsn her face and hands from running inside the home. The steeves were told by the family a burning candle may have ignited the fire. But the Fire Department that responded says they are still looking into that. That. 3 the front room sustained heavy damage. Tracy williams the assistant fire chief says that front room which was one of the childrens rooms is where they believe the fire started. But he says thankfully ems arrived right behind them. This scenario worked out very well, they dont always happen that way but in this case it happened very quickly. The steeves say the family didnt have renters insurance. A go fund me has been set up to help. The steeves are trying to clean up items. And have been greatly impacted by this tragedy. Tragedy. 3 share your blessings. If you have blessings, share them, share what you have if you have it. 3 and angela was released from the hospital yesterday, she espected to make a full recovery. If you are interested in helping this family we will have a link on our website to the go fund me page at fox carolnia. Com. Reporting live in moore, Rebecca Atkins fox carolina the 10 oclock news. 3 in god we trust its the National Motto of the united states. And it appears on our money. Now you can find it on patrol cars in Western North carolina. 3 tonight why the Rutherford County sheriff made the change and how people in the community are reacting reacting and chief meteorologist kendra kent is putting together your seven day forecastshell tell you what you can expect. In the week to come. Come. 3 continuing to cover our counties 3 Henderson County detectives suspicious death of a father and are now looking for his son. Son. Just before 9 30 this morning deputies were called to this home on oawkwood road near mountain home. When they arrived the found the body of 66yearold terry butler. Butler. As deputies investigate the circumstances surrounding his death. Butlers family says he was a generous person 3 my brother was a very loving man. He would let ybody stay at his home and not charge him a dime, he would feed them, give them a place to sleep. Sleep. 3 butler lived at the home with his son joey who was last seen just before 7 this morning. At this point authorities are looking to make sure he is safe. If you have any Information Contact the Sheriffs Office at the number on your screen. 3 in Jackson County deputies are now calling a suspicious death. A homicide. Deputies say Timothy Norris was found dead inside his panorama trail home yesterday. Noris wife returning home from work. Right nowthe Sheriffs Office is asking anyone with security footage in the area of zeb alley road and cashiers lake road to contact the Sheriffs Office. So far, no arrest have been m me. 3 meantime Anderson Police need your help finding an endangered teen. 17yearold Douglas Chapman was reported missing tuesday but was spotted yesterday at the qt on north main street. He was wearing a green tshirt and jeans. If you see him or know where he is. Call the number on your screen. 3 tonight. I sit down with the director of dss. A state agency with its share of critics. Critics. Shes talking about changes shes putting into place. After one year on the job. What shes doing to stop so many caseworkers from leaving. To protect the states children children plus. Another case of