645. IT’S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES. THE TRAFFIC, THE WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. THAT’S RIGHT. WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING IN THE AREA OF ANDERSON ROAD AND BLACKWOOD STREET. THIS IS IN THE JUDSON MILL AREA. DEPUTIES SAY THEY RECEIVED A CALL JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT ABOUT A VICTIM WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND IS EXPECTED TO SURVIVE. NO WORD ON A SUSPECT. MEANWHILE, IT’S BEEN NEARLY NINE YEARS SINCE THE TRAGIC DEATH OF GREENVILLE POLICE OFFICER ALAN JACOBS. HE WAS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY MARCH 18TH, 2016. AN ANNUAL PRAYER BREAKFAST IS BEING HELD IN HIS MEMORY THIS MORNING. OUR NATE STANLEY JOINS US LIVE FROM BOB JONES UNIVERSITY WITH SOME DETAILS. GOOD MORNING. THINGS STARTING TO KICK OFF HERE. SOME FOLKS STARTING TO GATHER AND GRAB THEIR PLATES HERE. THIS IS AT THE DINING COMMONS HERE ON BOB JONES UNIVERSITY’S CAMPUS. EACH YEAR, LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM ACROSS THE UPSTATE GATHER FOR THIS EVENT. THOSE IN ATTENDANCE SAY PRAYERS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO CONTINUE TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY. PROCEEDS FROM IT GO TOWARDS THE ALAN JACOBS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND. THE FUND HELPS ASSIST SENIOR BJU STUDENTS MAJORING IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. SINCE IT’S STARTED, THEY’VE RAISED OVER $150,000. OUR OWN JANE ROBELOT WILL BE EMCEEING THE EVENT, WHICH IS SET TO KICK OFF HERE IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS. WE’LL PROVIDE YOU UPDATES ALL MORNING, REPORTING IN GREENVILLE NATE STANLEY, WYFF NEWS FOUR. THANK YOU NATE. A LIVE LOOK NOW AT THE U.S. CAPITOL. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MIGHT NOT SHUT DOWN TONIGHT. THE SENATE IS SET TO VOTE ON A GOP FUNDING BILL TODAY. THAT’S ALREADY THROUGH THE HOUSE. REPUBLICANS NEED A HANDFUL OF DEMOCRATS TO REACH 60 VOTES. SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER NOW SAYS HE’LL BE ONE OF THEM. BUT IT’S STILL NOT CLEAR IF THIS BILL IS GOING TO PASS. DEMOCRATS WANT LEVERAGE SO THEY CAN PUSH BACK ON THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY. THEY WANT TO CONTROL EFFORTS TO FIRE GOVERNMENT WORKERS AND CUT FUNDING FOR SOME PROGRAMS. GAS PRICES ARE DOWN SLIGHTLY SINCE JANUARY, DESPITE FEARS OF A POSSIBLE RECESSION, ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS STANDS AT $3.08. PRICES AT THE PUMP HAVE BEEN DROPPING CONSISTENTLY SINCE JULY, AND OIL PRICES HAVE DROPPED 11% SINCE JANUARY. LET’S LOOK AT PRICES IN OUR AREA. THE AVERAGE IN SOUTH CAROLINA IS TWO. 76 A GALLON TWO. 78 IN NORTH CAROLINA AND TWO. 91 IN GEORGIA. WE’VE GOT SOME GOOD NEWS THIS MORNING. GREENVILLE HERITAGE MAIN STREET FRIDAYS RETURNED TO DOWNTOWN TONIGHT. THE WEEKLY MUSIC SERIES LASTS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 26TH. IT’S GOING TO BE FREE TO ATTEND, AND IT MIGHT BE PACKED. SOME CHAIRS LIKE THIS COULD BE AVAILABLE, BUT IF YOU CAN’T GRAB A SPOT EARLY, YOU MIGHT WANT TO BRING YOUR OWN. THIS IS GOING TO BE EVERY FRIDAY FROM 530 TO 9:30 P.M. AT NOMA SQUARE, AND WITH SAINT PATRICK’S DAY ON A MONDAY THIS YEAR, PLENTY OF CELEBRATIONS ARE HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND. THE GREENVILLE SAINT PATRICK’S DAY PARADE AND FESTIVAL ARE TOMORROW. THE PARADE IS FROM 10 TO 11 A.M. DOWNTOWN, WITH THE FESTIVAL FROM 11 TO 8 P.M. IN SPARTANBURG. DELANEY’S IRISH PUB IS HOSTING SHENANIGANS ON THE SQUARE. THE EVENT WILL FEATURE ALL DAY LIVE MUSIC WITH FOUR BANDS, A KIDS ZONE, TRADITIONAL IRISH FOOD AND GREEN BEER. OKAY. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. 648 IT’S GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL DAY TO GET OUT AND ABOUT. WE’RE BACK TO VERY WARM FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. ABOUT 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. BUT HERE WE GO. THE FINAL FRIDAY OF WINTER AND IT’S GOING TO FEEL VERY MUCH LIKE SPRING BACK TO 70 DEGREES ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. ENJOY. IT IS LITERALLY THE CALM BEFORE THE STORMS. THE STORMS BEGIN TO ARRIVE TOMORROW. A COUPLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW AFTERNOON ARE POSSIBLE, BUT IT’S LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKELY AS AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WHEN WE BEGIN TO GET THE STRONGEST LINE AND THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR SOME SEVERE WEATHER. IF YOU’RE IN THE RED, YOU’VE GOT A HIGH THREAT THAT SOME OF THOSE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. IF YOU’RE IN THE YELLOW, YOU’VE GOT THAT MEDIUM RISK. SO AGAIN, BETWEEN ABOUT 1 A.M. AND 9 A.M. SUNDAY MORNING IS THE LATEST TIMING. SO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WAY TO GET SOME WEATHER UPDATES. HIGHLY RECOMMEND OUR WEATHER APP. IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO DOWNLOAD THAT YET. GIVES YOU ACCESS TO OUR LIVE SUPER DOPPLER FOUR RADAR. ALSO KEEPS YOU, GIVES YOU THE LATEST ALERTS AND KEEPS YOU UPDATED ON OUR WEATHER FORECAST AS WELL. OKAY, A LOT MORE ON THIS WITH YOUR FOUR-DAY PLUS COMING UP IN ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW. FIRST THOUGH, LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE. GET A CHECK ON OUR ROADS. HOW’S TRAFFIC DESTINY? HEY, IT’S GREAT RIGHT HERE OFF OF PELHAM ROAD, PARELLA. WE’RE TAKING A LIVE LOOK IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE CARS ON THE WAY TO THEIR DESTINATION. STAY SAFE OUT THERE, PER USUAL. NO SLOWDOWNS TO REPORT. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE TRAVEL TIMES. I-240 TO ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY. YOU’RE LOOKING AT AN 11 MINUTE DRIVE AIRPORT TO WOODRUFF ROAD, A SIX MINUTE DRIVE IN FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN. LOOKS LIKE IT WILL TAKE YOU 13 MINUTES. AND TODAY IS THE 14TH DAY OF THE THIRD MONTH, WHICH MAKES TODAY NATIONAL PIE DAY. NO, NOT THAT PIE. NOT APPLE PIE, NOT PIZZA PIE, BUT PIE AS A MATHEMATICAL CONSTANT. 3.14 NOW THE PIZZA PIE. THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITES. NOW PIE IS REPRESENTED BY THE GREEK LETTER PI. IT’S THE RATIO OF A CIRCLE’S CIRCUMFERENCE TO ITS DIAMETER. WE’RE TOLD THE FIRST MAJOR OBSERVANCE OF PI DAY WAS IN 1988. I WOULD CELEBRATE WITH AN APPLE PIE IF I WERE YOU. OH, SAME HERE. LOVE IT. WELL, THE CLEMSON MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM IS MOVING ON TO THE SEMIFINALS OF THE ACC TOURNAMENT AFTER BEATING SMU IN A NAIL BITER FINISH LAST NIGHT, THE TIGERS TIP OFF AGAINST LOUISVILLE TONIGHT AT 930 IN CHARLOTTE. LOUISVILLE ALSO HAD A WILD FINISH LAST NIGHT. CHECK THIS OUT. THE CARDINALS MISSED A SHOT IN THE FINAL SECONDS, BUT THE REBOUND LANDS IN THE HANDS OF CHUCKY HEPBURN, WHO MAKES THE JUMPER AS THE TIME RUNS OUT. LOUISVILLE IS A NUMBER TWO SEED. CLEMSON IS NUMBER THREE AND TOP IS BASEBALL AND BIRDHOUSES. ALL MY THEY ALL FILLED. TODAY’S NEW FOR YOU. OUR STEPHANIE TROTTER BRINGS US THE LATEST IN THE NEW RESTAURANT OPENINGS AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES FROM ACROSS THE AREA. BATTER UP. WE’RE HEADING TO FLUOR FIELD FOR A NUMBER OF NEW ELEMENTS AT THIS WEEKEND’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY FAN FEST. FANS WILL GET IN FREE FOR SATURDAY’S DOUBLE HEADER, WITH SOME OF THE STATE’S TOP HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAMS. ONCE INSIDE, YOU’LL FIND BRAND NEW APPAREL CELEBRATING A NEW ERA AS THE DRIVE HITS. 20 YEARS ON THE DIAMOND. NEW CONCESSIONS FOR THIS SEASON. A DRIVE IN SMASHBURGER, THE CLUTCH SANDWICH, FRIED PICKLES AND MORE. SPRING CRAFTERS TAKE NOTE. LA MESA BOUTIQUE IN GREENWOOD IS OFFERING ALL NEW CLASSES FOR THE NEW SEASON. A DO IT YOURSELF GOURD BIRDHOUSE WORKSHOP IS SLATED FOR MARCH THE 20TH, WITH ALL SUPPLIES PROVIDED. OTHER WORKSHOPS TO LOOK FOR INCLUDE SPRING RAG, WREATH DOUGH, BOWL ACTIVITIES AND EASTER CENTERPIECES. LA MESA OPENED LAST FALL, BRINGING HOME DECOR AND CLASSES TO THE HEART OF GREENWOOD AND THE COMMONS FOOD HALL AT GREENVILLE’S UNITY PARK IS GETTING A NEW RESIDENT PASEO, KNOWN FOR ONE OF A KIND. CATERING IS OPENING ITS FIRST BRICK AND MORTAR LOCATION. OFFERINGS INCLUDE SPANISH TAPAS, WINE AND SANGRIA. THE SPANISH STYLE PIMENTO CHEESE IS A MUST MUNCH. A UNIQUE TWIST ON A SOUTHERN FAVORITE. PASEO SOFT OPENING IS SET FOR NEXT WEEK. IF YOU KNOW OF A NEW BUSINESS COMING TO YOUR COMMUNITY, LET US KNOW. AND IN THE MEANTIME,