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'Call 911 Immediately': Deputies search for missing 13-year-old in the Upstate

By Zach Rainey

'Call 911 Immediately': Deputies search for missing 13-year-old in the Upstate

AND IT'S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP NEWS STORIES. YOUR TRAFFIC AND YOUR WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH A MAN IN JAIL THIS MORNING IN CONNECTION WITH A ROBBERY AT HAYWOOD MALL. THAT'S ACCORDING TO GREENVILLE POLICE. POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AT THE BELK DEPARTMENT STORE. INVESTIGATORS SAY AN OFFICER WHO WAS WORKING OFF DUTY AT THE STORE CAPTURED THE SUSPECT. POLICE IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECT AS 38 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON. OFFICERS SAY HE'S ALSO WANTED OUT OF TEXAS. MEANWHILE, DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING IN GREENVILLE COUNTY THAT LEFT A MAN HURT. AND THEY SAY THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER TRIED TO HELP THE VICTIM. DEPUTIES SAY THIS ALL HAPPENED ALONG EAST BELVIDERE ROAD YESTERDAY EVENING ABOUT 645, DURING AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN TWO MEN. DEPUTIES SAY THE SUSPECT TRIED TO TAKE A VICTIM TO THE HOSPITAL, BUT THEN DROPPED THEM OFF ALONG WHITEHORSE ROAD. AUTHORITIES FOUND AND TOOK THE VICTIM TO THE HOSPITAL, BUT SO FAR NO WORD ON ANY CHARGES. GREENVILLE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY A DEATH INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AFTER A SHOOTING LEFT A TEENAGER DEAD. THEY SAY IT HAPPENED EARLY MONDAY MORNING ON PARK GATE COURT IN SIMPSONVILLE. WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED, THEY FOUND A PERSON DEAD. THE CORONER IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 16 YEAR OLD ELIJAH WILLIAMS. NO SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. IF YOU'RE TRAVELING TODAY OR OVER THE WEEKEND, TAKE THE TIME NOW TO CHECK ON YOUR FLIGHT AND THINK ABOUT ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION. BECAUSE THE FAA IS CONTINUING TO CUT FLIGHTS AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN CONTINUES IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE FLIGHTS SAFER AND ALSO EASE THE STRAIN ON SOME TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS WHO ARE WORKING WITHOUT PAY. ISABELLE MARK JOINS US LIVE FROM GSP AIRPORT THIS MORNING WITH A LOOK AT THE FLIGHTS THIS MORNING AND WHERE THINGS STAND. ISABELLE. HEY, AARON. GOOD MORNING. WELL, SO FAR THIS MORNING WE'VE SEEN TWO FLIGHTS THAT ARE ALREADY DELAYED. TAKING A LOOK AT THIS BOARD RIGHT HERE. AND IF YOU LOOK ONLINE AT GSP WEBSITE YOU'LL ALSO SEE A FEW OTHER CANCELLATIONS AND DELAYS FOR FLIGHTS THAT WERE ALREADY PLANNED FOR LATER TODAY. NOW, EVEN THOUGH GSP WAS NOT ON THE LIST OF MAJOR AIRPORTS TO FACE AIR TRAFFIC CANCELLATIONS, IT'S SEEING SOME IMPACTS SINCE IT TRAVELS TO MAJOR AIRPORTS SUCH AS NEW YORK OR CHARLOTTE. NOW, TAKING A LOOK NATIONWIDE, THOUGH, ON THOSE CANCELLATIONS, THERE'S MORE THAN 1400 CANCELLATIONS THAT HAPPENED ON MONDAY. 1200 JUST YESTERDAY, WHICH IS A SLIGHT DECREASE. AND U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SEAN DUFFY SAYS THAT'S A RESULT OF SOME FAA WORKERS RETURNING TO WORK. BUT EVEN THOUGH THE SENATE HAS COME TO AN AGREEMENT, IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE HOUSE MIGHT BE WELL ON ITS WAY. HE SAYS FLIGHT CUTS WON'T END UNTIL IT SEES SAFETY IMPROVE. WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS, ESPECIALLY AS WE GO INTO THE THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS SEASON. BUT FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE FROM GSP ISABELLE MARAK WYFF NEWS FOUR. ARI ISABELLE. THANK YOU. SOME SENATORS BEGAN TO RETURN HOME AFTER VOTING ON THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION THAT COULD REOPEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND THAT INCLUDES SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM, WHO VISITED THE RUPERT HUGHES VETERANS CENTER IN GREENVILLE YESTERDAY. SENATOR GRAHAM DONATED MORE THAN $20,000, WHICH HE SAYS IS HIS ENTIRE SALARY DURING THE SHUTDOWN TO UPSTATE WARRIOR SOLUTION. THE NONPROFIT SAYS THE SENATOR'S DONATION WILL GO TOWARD VETERAN SUICIDE PREVENTION. GRAHAM SAYS THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION FUNDS THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH JANUARY 30TH AND DOES NOT INCLUDE EXTENSIONS ON AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SUBSIDIES, WHICH DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR. HE ALSO SAYS THAT A HEALTH CARE DEBATE OVER THOSE SUBSIDIES WILL HAPPEN IN DECEMBER, BUT SAYS HE WILL BE VOTING NO AGAINST ANY SORT OF EXTENSION. WE WERE PROMISED THAT FAMILIES WOULD HAVE A $2,500 REDUCTION IN THEIR PREMIUMS. PREMIUMS HAVE GROWN OVER 100% MORE THAN DOUBLED, AND THE BIGGEST WINNER OF OBAMACARE ARE INSURANCE COMPANIES. IN A STATEMENT, GEORGIA SENATOR RAPHAEL WARNOCK SAYS HE VOTED NO ON THE PROPOSAL BECAUSE IT DOESN'T PROVIDE RELIEF TO THE 1.2 MILLION GEORGIANS WHO ARE ABOUT TO SEE THEIR HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS DOUBLE. 649 ON THIS LIVE SUPER DOPPLER FOUR IMPACT DAY THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE, IT'S BECAUSE IT'S REALLY COLD OUTSIDE, NOT AS COLD AS THE PAST COUPLE OF MORNINGS, BUT CERTAINLY COLD NONETHELESS. UNDER A CLEAR SKY TEMPERATURE, ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE INTO THE 30S AND LOW 40S. BUT YOU FACTOR IN THE WIND. RIGHT NOW IT DOES FEEL A LITTLE BIT COLDER OUTSIDE. IT FEELS LIKE IT'S 33. IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, 35 IN ANDERSON, 32 IN SPARTANBURG, 32 CURRENTLY IN ASHEVILLE. AND THE FEELS LIKE READING IN FRANKLIN AT 2331 IN PICKENS, 33, IN WALHALLA. SO FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS COLD START, BE SURE TO BUNDLE UP THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURE WARMING UP NEAR 60 BY MIDDAY. HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON. HOW ABOUT THIS INTO THE MID TO UPPER 60S WITH A WEST SOUTHWEST WIND AT ABOUT 15MPH. COULD SEE SOME GUSTS UP TO AROUND 20 TO 25 THROUGH THE DAY TODAY WITH TONS OF SUNSHINE. IT'S A COLD START THIS MORNING INTO THE MOUNTAINS WITH SOME BLACK ICE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. MID 50S DEVELOPING BY MIDDAY. IT'S A NORTHWEST WIND AT ABOUT 5 TO 15MPH AND HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON. LOW TO MID 60S INTO WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MID TO UPPER 60S THROUGH THE UPSTATE AND THROUGH NORTHEAST GEORGIA. ERIN, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC ON THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING. I SHOULD SAY ALMOST A TUESDAY AT 650. THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE. THERE'S THE CONGESTION, THE SLOWDOWN THAT WE COME TO EXPECT THIS TIME OF MORNING. 85 AT HIGHWAY 14, WE'RE SEEING THAT NEAR PELHAM ROAD AS WELL. NOT SEEING ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. IF YOU TRAVEL THIS YOU KNOW, THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 7:00 EVERY SINGLE MORNING. BUT THE SLOWDOWNS ARE THERE. ONE, I'M KEEPING AN EYE ON 85 SOUTHBOUND IS IN THE YELLOW. SO WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THAT ONE. YOU KNOW IT'S USUALLY AT SIX. IT MOVES UP A LITTLE BIT RIGHT ABOUT THIS TIME OF MORNING. AND IT REFLECTS THAT THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN THERE. THAT ONE'S LOOKING PRETTY DECENT AT EIGHT MINUTES. THAT MAY GO UP TO 10 OR 11 MINUTES. AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE LATER IN THE MORNING. SEVEN, SEVEN, 30 TIME FRAME. THERE'S THE 11 MINUTE ONE FROM I-240 TO ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY ON 26 EASTBOUND, STILL IN THE GREEN. THAT'S GOOD. 35 NORTHBOUND FROM FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE REALLY HASN'T MOVED ALL MORNING. SO FANTASTIC NEWS. IT'S SITTING AT 13 MINUTES TODAY. THE BOND SCORE ARENA AND THE GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS ARE HOSTING THE ANNUAL SCHOOL DAY GAME. SO IF YOUR COMMUTE TAKES YOU THROUGH THE AREA, EXPECT HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE'RE TOLD MORE THAN 10,000 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ALL ACROSS THE UPSTATE WILL BE ATTENDING THAT SCHOOL. GROUPS WILL START ARRIVING EARLY IN THE MORNING, AND THEN THE BUSSES WILL LEAVE SHORTLY AFTER THE GAME ENDS. MEANWHILE, CONSTRUCTION ON CLEMSON'S NEW VETERINARY SCHOOL IS IN FULL SWING AND THE PLANS INCLUDE MORE THAN JUST CLASSROOMS. TANIQUA PENNIX GIVES US A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT'S BEING BUILT AND HOW IT WILL BENEFIT FUTURE STUDENTS. TIA GOOD MORNING. HEY GOOD MORNING DESTINY. WELL, THE NEW SCHOOL IS RAISING THE BAR FOR VETERINARY SCHOOL ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. THE SCHOOL IS BEING BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP AS WE SPEAK RIGHT NOW. IT FEATURES SEVEN BRAND NEW BUILDINGS AND OFFERS HANDS ON TRAINING. GETTING STUDENTS OUT IN SOME OF THE STATE'S MORE RURAL AREAS, WHERE ACCESS TO ANIMAL CARE IS LIMITED. NOW, TO APPLY, STUDENTS WILL NEED TO JUST GO ONLINE AND FILL OUT THE APPLICATION, AND THEN THE SCHOOL PLANS TO ACCEPT 80 STUDENTS EACH FALL WITHIN THAT CLASS OF 80, 60 SPOTS WILL BE RESERVED FOR SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS, AND THE OTHER 20 ARE FOR OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS. THE COLLEGE DOES REMAIN ON TRACK TO OPEN BEFORE ITS FIRST CLASS ARRIVES IN 2026, SO YOU WANT TO APPLY BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. THAT DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 17TH. FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE IN CLEMSON, TANIQUA PENNIX WYFF NEWS FOR. ALL RIGHT. TANIQUA. THANK YOU. THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS LOOKING PRETTY MERRY AND BRIGHT, AND KICKING OFF THE FESTIVITIES IS ICE ON MAIN, WHICH IS RETURNING TO DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE. STARTS NEXT WEDNESDAY ON NOVEMBER 19TH, AND IT RUNS UNTIL JANUARY 19TH ON SOUTH MAIN STREET AT. OUTDOOR RINK WILL BE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, EXCEPT FOR CHRISTMAS DAY. AND AS FOR THE TICKETS, THEY START AT $10 FOR ADULTS, $

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