3 expect sunny, breezy conditions for most on thursday with highs in the mid40s to low 50s. Light tennessee border snow lingers. Tonight stays clear and cold with lows at freezing or below. Friday brings back sunshine and Cool Temperatures in the low 50s. 3 wrap up Traffic Center. Center. You are looking live at 3 thousands of people in the thousands of 3 thousands of people in the upstate are waking up without powerall likely due to those high winds. Winds. Here are some of the biggest numbers at last check more than 33hundred Duke Energy Customers were still without power in Spartanburg County. Greenville county is reporting about 37hundred. And in Anderson County about 12 hundred homes and businesses are in the dark. And in Rutherford County a little more than a thousand people are without power. 3 in Spartanburg County the damage is widespread. Snapped power lines on several streets and downed trees have created a mess across the area. 3 Fox CarolinasAshley Minelli is live on east park street in spartanburg where one tree took out a power line there. The power line talk about current outage 3 3 looks like tree missed house here you can see east park street closed down now. Off of Daniel Morgan avenue 3 downed trees a common scene in spartanburg one man took matters into his own hands cutting branches that fell in his yard on blachard road 3 3 3 1 39 15 its like this, its all what a tool is made for, its what you use it for. The old country boy way is, you get the job done. Street in spartanburg also snapped a power line. 3 professional tree clean up dont take matters into your own hands, call clean up service dont want to mess around with power 3 lines. And power tools tools 3 the wind also made for some scary moments at gsp airport. Airport. A plane carrying 140 passengers hit a light pole wednesday night due to the weather. Were told the delta flight was headed to atlanta and was leaving from the departure gate when its wing hit the pole. No one was hurt. All the passengers were then moved to another plane. 3 dont forget to download our fox carolina weather app for continuous updates when severe update it around the clock. 3 the five remaining republican candidates will take center stage tonight for another debate ahead of super tuesday where several states will be casting their votes. 3 frontrunner donald trump, ted cruz, marco rubio, john kasich and ben carsonwill take part in debate hosted by cnn and telemundo. It will take place at the university of houston at 8 30. Cnn anchor wolf blitzer will moderate the debate. 3 and on wednesday all of the candidatesw except trump spoke on foxs the kelly file for a town hall. A number of issues were discussed. Including women in the draftthe economy, antimuslim rhetoric and veteran affairs. Heres what some of the candidates had to say. 3 3 3 but i dont think we ought to be forcibly drafting women particularly putting them in a situation where theyre in combat. Combat. If women want to step forward and serve voluntarily i think thats perfectly appropriate and its a wonderful thing but it doesnt make sense to be drafting women in combat. Combat. 3 3 we should not pitting and dividing americans against think we are capable of recognizing the threat of radical islam without having to demonize an entire religion, especially those americans here who are here so loyal to america. America. 3 3 we have a bigger purpose. The purpose is not to be someone who represents their party, your purpose when you are in public life is to solve problems, create jobs and give everybody a chance to be lifted. 3 here in South Carolina we are just two days away from the democractic primary and Hillary Clinton is talking about breaking down barriers. Clinton was in columbia on wednesday at a luncheon hosted by the the nations oldest black sorority, alpha kappa alpha. The former secretary of state talked about racism and also the importance of creating jobs. 3 3 3 i just visited a program in charleston that helps turn around the lives and broaden the horizons of men coming out of prison. Im looking for progress like that because i give people a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th chance to be able to make it in our country. 3 and vermont senator Bernie Sanders was also in columbia on wednesday he talked about how he will fight poverty and welfare reform during a news conference. When sanders was asked how his campaign is contending with clintons in South Carolina he said hes optimistic. 3 3 3 this is a race where you got to get 2400 delegates. 2400 delegates. So we are in this race to win it and i think we are going to pull of one of the great political upsets. 3 and the third democratic candidate who will be on the ballot this weekend hosted a town hall here in Greenville County. Chicago businessman Willie Wilson was at the Phillis Wheatley community center. He touched on many topics like education. Gun violence. And domestic violence. Wilson was asked about isis and he said concerns about the middle east are imimrtant but we need to focus on america first. 3 3 fix america 3 and if we fix america it will take care of isis isis3 wilson also donated 5thousand dollars to the Phillis Wheatley center whos in need of donations to help fix their roof. 3 those three democrats will be on the ballots this saturday. Polls will open at 7 am and will close at 7 pm. 3 and here is a look at the republican candidates. Remember for everything you need to know you decide 2016 head to foxcarolinadotcom. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 expect sunny, breezy conditions for most on thursday with highs in the mid40s to low 50s. Light tennessee border snow lingers. Tonight stays clear and cold with lows at freezing or below. Friday brings back sunshine and Cool Temperatures in the low 50s. 3 now to chris with traffic. 3 hold hold 3 were watching this this 3 youre taking a live look at 3 its. Coming up, a close friend to a mother of four who was found dead at a Pickens County boat ramp is shedding light on her life and the children she left behind. Why shes asking the community for help, next. 3 we head to break with a live look at. Clemson youre watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 youre watching the morning news. Do you think when you are president youll be paid as much this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. But there are so many examples where that doesnt happen. Im going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same. As the men who are doing that job. Im Hillary Clinton 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolinawere taking a live look at. Greenville county. West washington street closed. Utility pole down. 3 only on fox a close friend of this mother of fourwho was killed and left at an upstate boat landing is sharing more on her life and the children she left behind. 3 on tuesday we learned Kasey Waldrop was charged with her murder after Pickens County deputies say two fisherman found khan on sunday. The Sheriffs Office says they were friends but didnt provide any other details on the deadly shooting. 3 kahn leaves behind four children. Her close friend is asking the community to help in out in anyway they can to take care of the kids so they can all stay together. She says kahn was a beautiful and happy woman whos life revolved around her children. 3 3 3 she loved everything about life, everything about her children starts crying everything about anybody she can help in anyway. She was just a good person. Person. Khans funeral will be held this friday at the palmetto mortuary. If you would like to help this family we have the link to the go fund me page on our website. 3 Pickens County a man is out of jail on bond after Clemson Police say he had a gun on campus. 3 Charles Brown is charged with possession of a firearm on school property. Police say brown had the gun in an apartment in calhoun courts. They tell us brown was a guest at the apartment and is not a student or an employee at the university. 3 in Greenville County. It looks like a Convention Center wont be built in Downtown Greenville any time soon. Soon. The city was looking for information on the possible location, size and layoututf the hypothetical Convention Center and after a year long study a 250 page report revealed it doesnt look to be feasible right now. Researchers say its because of sizing limitations based on the current historic and botanical areas in the city. 3 expect a sunny, breezy day for most on thursday with highs in the mid40s to low 50s. Light tennessee border snow will linger. Tonight stays clear and cold with lows at freezing or below. Friday and saturday 3 will be sunny and cool in the low 50s, while sunday warms into the low 60s. Next week, a comes monday with otherwise dry conditions through midweek, highs in the 60s, and lows in the 40s. Expect a sunny, breezy day for most on thursday with highs in e mid40s to low 50s. Light tennessee border snow will linger. Tonight stays clear and cold with lows at freezing or below. Friday and saturday will be sunny and cool in the low 50s, while sunday warms into the low 60s. Next week, a slight chance for showers comes monday with otherwisese dry conditions through midweek, highs in the 60s, and lows in the 40s. 3 now to chris with traffic. 3 3 with traffic. Now to chris 3 now to chris with traffic. 3 hold hold accident injuriesballard rd cherokee rd ; grant rd rd 3 3 youre looking live atpit crew traffic 3 sponsored by Kevin Whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 english singer and songwriter adele is the latest artist to stand behind pop star kesha. Kesha. After winning the best female award at the brit awards on wednesday adele took a moment to publicly support kesha. Kesha is in a lawsuit against her producer doctor luke who she accused of emotionally and sexually abusing her. Lady gaga and taylor swift have also shown support. Kesha released a statement on wednesday saying 3 its time . Coming up, a shocking moment caught all on cameraa mans pants pocket is on fire. How it happened is straight ahead. 3 we head to break with a live look at. Spartanburg county. East park avenue. Tree down. Part of yesterdays strong wind. Youre watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 youre watching the morning 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolinawere taking a live look at. Greenville county. Pelham road 3 in kentucky a man is recovering after suffering severe burns from an e cigarette exploding in his pocket and it was all caught on camera. Camera. Take a lookyou can see the man walking up to the register to pay whenthe ecigarette battery suddenly explodes. He then runs out of the store struggling to get his burning pants offthose who were working the Cash Register say they couldnt believe what was happening. The man was driven to a hospital 3 now to weather with nicole 3 expect sunny, breezy 3 expect sunny, breezy conditions for most on thursday with highs in the mid40s to low 50s. Light tennessee border snow lingers. Tonight stays clear and cold below. Friday brings back sunshine and Cool Temperatures in the low 50s. 3 weather hit 3 chris is in the Traffic Center. 3 hold hold were watching this anderson accidents cely ln anderson rd ballard rd cherokee rd injuries injuries 3 its been several months since Greenville CountyDeputy Dave Dempsey was shot and nearly killed in the line of duty dutythis video of police swarming the apartments where dempsey was shot are unforgettable and so are these images of Deputy Dempsey being released from the hospital 41 daysafter he was shot in the head. But what many people have never seen. Is what happened in the time between. 3 3 3 they first said daves ok but hes been shot. There was a good six hours where we didnt know if he was going to live or die dietonight on the ten oclock news Adrian Acosta sits down with amy dempsey to talk for the first time about the night her husband was shot and the day to day struggle that followed for her and her family. Youll also hear what obstacles are ahead in Deputy Dempseys road to recovery. 3 we head to break with a live look at. Clemson youre watching the morning news on hmm hmm hmmhmmhmmhmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmmhmm let us be lovers, well marry our fortunes together [ cheering ] ive got some real estate here in my bag counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike theyve all come to look for america [ cheers and applause ] all come to look for america all come to look for america 3 the morning news at 5 30 starts now. Now. 3 strong winds hit much of the upstate yesterdayill give you a closer look at some of the demage. Im live with a report. 3 3 sunny to partly cloudy skies. Gusty winds for the morning. Temperatures in high 54. 3 good morning. Its thursday, february 25im lauren elise eliseand im ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. Thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 lets take a live look in Downtown Greenville. This utility pole got pushed over on West Washington street from wednesday wind damage this morning there are still thousands without power in the upstate. 3 and in mauldin the winds whipped the roof right off a bus shelter at the Golden Strip Career Center. It actually landed on the roof of the main building. Causing students or staff were hurt. 3 3 expect sunny, breezy conditions for most on thursday with highs in the mid40s to low 50s. Light tennessee border snow lingers. Tonight stays clear and cold with lows at freezing or below. Friday brings back sunshine and Cool Temperatures 3 lets send it over to chris. 3 hold hold were watching this in the Pit Crew Traffic Center anderson accidents cely ln anderson rd ballard rd cherokee rd injuries injuries 3 youre looking live at 3 in Spartanburg County downed trees and snapped power lines are a common sight this morning. After high winds whipped through the area. Area. And thousands are still without power in the area as a result. 3 Fox CarolinasAshley Minelli is live on east park street. And ashley luckily the tree behind you missed the house. You can see, it did not miss the power line here here 3 off of Daniel Morgan avenue one of several downed trees throughout Spartanburg County closed down roads. And kicked out power here 3 check this out. The wind scooped up this trampoline, and it landed perfectly on a home homeowner tried to get it offquite a phenomenal sight. 3 3 3 i think it blowed up here and hit these blocks up here and i dont know it just got airborne, and its crazy how it landed right side up, you know know right down the street. One of her neighbors took matters her neighbors street. One of right down the right down the street. Matters into his own hands cutting branches that fell in his yard on blachard road 3 tons of cleanup today. Professionals do recommend calling them in. Especially in situations like this one one 3 3 Spartanburg County deputies say they are looking for a man who tried to run a car off the road after a bad drug deal. 3 Christopher Cox is charged 3 deputies say they responded to the hot spot on north blackstock road on tuesday. Witnesses told deputies a group of people in a car were trying to buy drugs but when they realized they were fakethey robbed the dealer. Deputies say cox then hopped into his car. And ran their car off the road. One person was taken to the hospital. 3 in Anderson County police are still looking for a man they say stabbed a Security Guard at the anderson mall. 3 police say abe cowan tried to leave the dillards store with stolen clothes when the Security Officer tried to stop him he reportedly threw the bag at him, pulled out a knife, and cut the officers arm. This happened back on febraury 12th. 12th. Authorities say cowan took off running. And is now wanted on several charges if you have any information on his whereabouts s your asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1888 crimesc. 3 3 the five remaining republican candidates will take center stage tonight for their final debate before super tuesday when voters in several states will cast their ballots. 3 frontrunner donald trump, ted and ben carsonwill take part in debate hosted by cnn and telemundo. It will take place at the university of houston at 8 30. Cnn anchor wolf blitzer will moderate the debate. 3 later today president bill clinton will be in the upstate rallying for hillary as we get closer to saturdays primary. Primary. President bill clinton is expected to visit the Golden Strip Career Center in mauldin at 2 pm. Then hell be at uscupstate in spartanburg for the get out the Vote Campaign at 4 30. The event is open tothe public.