Kitchen full of marijuana plants leads to arrest of South Carolina man

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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 ELON MUSK’S THREAT TO FIRE FEDERAL WORKERS. CALLS FOR CLARITY ARE GROWING AROUND AN EMAIL ASKING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHAT THEY DID LAST WEEK. IT’S NOW PAST THE RESPONSE DEADLINE LISTED ON THE EMAIL, BUT ELON MUSK IS DOUBLING DOWN. HE SAYS EMPLOYEES WILL GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO SUBMIT ANSWERS, BUT FAILURE TO RESPOND A SECOND TIME WILL RESULT IN TERMINATION. THAT POST COMES AFTER A CONTRADICTORY MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, AND SEVERAL FEDERAL AGENCIES SAY THEY DON’T WANT THEIR EMPLOYEES TO ANSWER. PRESIDENT TRUMP DEFENDED MUSK’S LETTER GOVERNMENT BY ASKING THE QUESTION TELL US WHAT YOU DID THIS WEEK. WHAT HE’S DOING IS SAYING, ARE YOU ACTUALLY WORKING? AND THEN IF YOU DON’T ANSWER, LIKE YOU’RE SORT OF SEMI FIRED OR YOU’RE FIRED BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT ANSWERING BECAUSE THEY DON’T EVEN EXIST. A HANDFUL OF REPUBLICANS ARE JOINING THOSE WHO SAY THE MIXED MESSAGES ARE CONFUSING. HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE SET TO VOTE ON THEIR BUDGET AS SOON AS TODAY, ENACTING VIRTUALLY ALL OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TOP DOMESTIC PRIORITIES AT ONCE. AMY LU IS ON CAPITOL HILL WITH WHAT IT INCLUDES. ERIN AND DESTINY. THIS IS A NUMBERS GAME. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHERE HOUSE REPUBLICANS CAN ONLY AFFORD TO LOSE ONE OF THEIR OWN IN ORDER TO PASS TODAY’S BUDGET BILL. THE HOUSE BUDGET PLAN, SPENDING OVER THE NEXT DECADE AND IS BALLED UP INTO ONE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL LIKE PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS ASKED FOR, INCLUDING UP TO $4.5 TRILLION IN TAX CUTS, A $4 TRILLION INCREASE IN THE DEBT LIMIT, AND FUNDS TOP REPUBLICAN PRIORITIES LIKE BORDER DEFENSE AND IMMIGRATION SPENDING, WITH THE GOAL OF MASSIVE CUTS. THE BILL WANTS HOUSE COMMITTEES TO REDUCE SPENDING BY $1.5 TRILLION AND LESS SPENDING ON SOCIAL PROGRAMS LIKE MEDICAID, WITH NO DEMOCRATS EXPECTED TO VOTE FOR THE BILL, REPUBLICANS, WITH THEIR SLIM MAJORITY, CANNOT HAVE MORE THAN ONE DEFECTOR. THERE MAY BE MORE THAN ONE, BUT THEY’LL GET THERE. WE’RE GOING TO GET EVERYBODY THERE. THIS IS A PRAYER REQUEST. JUST PRAY THIS THROUGH FOR US BECAUSE IT IS VERY HIGH STAKES. AND EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THIS BUDGET IS A BETRAYAL OF WORKING CLASS AMERICANS, OF MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS AND OF EVERYDAY AMERICANS. THEY WANT TO JAM $4.5 TRILLION WORTH OF TAX CUTS DOWN THE THROATS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO BENEFIT THEIR BILLIONAIRE DONORS AND WEALTHY CORPORATIONS. ADDING TO TENSIONS OVER TODAY’S VOTE, SOME HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE DEMANDING THE BUDGET HAVE MORE TAX CUTS. OTHERS WANT STEEPER SPENDING CUTS. MEANWHILE, DEMOCRATS PLAN TO PROTEST THE VOTE OUTSIDE THE CAPITOL THIS AFTERNOON ON CAPITOL HILL. I’M AMY LU, WYFF NEWS FOUR, THE GREENVILLE RESTAURANT OWNER IS BEING REMEMBERED AFTER HE PASSED AWAY THIS WEEKEND. ANDY SULLY, WHO OWNED ODIE’S DUTCH CAFE IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, AS WELL AS HANS AND FRANZ BIERGARTEN, DIED SUNDAY AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH ESOPHAGEAL CANCER. HIS SON WROTE ON FACEBOOK IN PART, QUOTE, ANDY WAS NEVER ONE TO GIVE UP. HOWEVER, FATE IS NOT ALWAYS WITHIN OUR CONTROL. AND OVERNIGHT, ODIE PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY. END QUOTE. A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD AT HANS AND FRANZ AT A LATER DATE. 647 IS YOUR TIME IN GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS IS LOOKING TO GET ITS PLAN FOR HURRICANE HELENE. MAKEUP DAYS APPROVED TONIGHT. ISABELLE MARAK JOINS US LIVE IN GREENVILLE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. ISABELLE. HEY, ERIN AND DESTINY. THE DISTRICT SAYS, EXCUSE ME, IT IS REQUIRED TO MAKE UP AT LEAST THREE OF THOSE EXCUSED OR THOSE MISSED DAYS, RATHER THAT WAY THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD CAN EXCUSE THREE OF THE DAYS. AND THEN THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION CAN ALSO EXCUSE THREE DAYS. NOW, IF APPROVED, THE DISTRICT WILL HAVE THREE SELF-PACED E-LEARNING DAYS WITH NO LIVE INSTRUCTION. THOSE WILL BE ON FRIDAY, MARCH 14TH. FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH AND SATURDAY, MAY 10TH. TEACHERS WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH ASSIGNMENTS THAT CAN BE COMPLETED WITHIN A CERTAIN NUMBER OF SCHOOL DAYS. GCS SAYS IT DOESN’T ANTICIPATE THE OTHER DAYS NOT BEING FORGIVEN, AND ATTENTION WILL BE TRACKED THROUGH COMPLETION OF ASSIGNMENTS. THE BOARD MEETING IS HAPPENING TONIGHT AT 6 P.M. IF YOU WANT A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLAN, YOU CAN FIND IT ON OUR WEBSITE, WYFF4.COM. LIVE IN GREENVILLE, ISABELLE MARAK WYFF NEWS FOUR ISABELLE. THANK YOU. GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS IS HOSTING A JOB FAIR TONIGHT FROM 5 TO 7. THE DISTRICT WILL BE LOOKING FOR BUS DRIVERS, BUS AIDES, CUSTODIANS AND FOOD SERVICE OPERATORS. IT’S BEING HELD AT JOHN LYON HIGH SCHOOL ON. FAIRFOREST WAY. PAY FOR THESE POSITIONS RANGES FROM ABOUT $16 TO $24 AN HOUR. THE DISTRICT SAYS EMPLOYEES WHO WORK 30 HOURS OR MORE EACH WEEK QUALIFY FOR HEALTH AND DENTAL BENEFITS. SICK LEAVE. FREE LIFE INSURANCE AND MORE. THE CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CONTINUING ITS SEARCH FOR SUPERINTENDENT. LAST NIGHT, THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY FOR THOMAS WHITE TO REMAIN AS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT. THERE WERE THREE OTHER FINALISTS IN THE RUNNING FOR THE POSITION. THE BOARD CHAIR TELLS US IT DOES NOT REFLECT ON THEM. SHE SAYS IN PART, QUOTE, IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THE BOARD SELECTS THE BEST CANDIDATE TO ELEVATE THE DISTRICT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS, WE’LL SPRING FORWARD WITH THAT TIME CHANGE. AND FOR MANY PEOPLE, LOSING ONE HOUR OF SLEEP CAN BE PRETTY DISRUPTIVE. SO WITH THE SHIFT FORWARD IN THE SPRINGTIME, WE LOSE ONE HOUR OF SLEEP, AND THAT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A LOT, BUT THERE’S A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT POINTS, YOU KNOW, ONE IS THAT IT TAKES TIME FOR OUR CIRCADIAN RHYTHM TO BECOME ALIGNED AGAIN WITH THE LIGHT DARK CYCLE, WITH SUNLIGHT AND DARKNESS. SLEEP SPECIALISTS SAY MOST ADULTS ARE ALREADY SLEEP DEPRIVED, SO LOSING ANOTHER HOUR CAN HAVE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. FOR EXAMPLE, A PERSON MIGHT NOTICE THEY’RE MORE IRRITABLE, OR THEY MAY ALSO FEEL TIRED, WHICH CAN BE INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS IF THEY’RE DRIVING. EVERY YEAR, THERE ARE REPORTS OF CAR CRASHES ON THE MONDAY RIGHT AFTER THE TIME CHANGE, YOU CAN START ADJUSTING YOUR SLEEP. THIS WEEK. DOCTORS RECOMMEND GOING TO BED EARLIER, KEEPING YOUR BEDROOM DARK, AND AVOIDING ELECTRONICS BEFORE YOU FALL ASLEEP. AS IS COMMON THINGS THAT REALLY CAN AFFECT OUR SLEEP, LIKE AVOIDING ALCOHOL BEFORE BEDTIME, LIKE AVOIDING HEAVY EXERCISE BEFORE BEDTIME, WHICH IS STIMULATING. DOING EXERCISE IN THE MORNING. USING CAFFEINE STRATEGICALLY IN THE MORNING AND NOT LATER IN THE DAY. THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT COLLECTIVELY HELP US PROMOTE GOOD SLEEP. ANYTIME, BUT THEY’RE PARTICULARLY HELPFUL AROUND TIMES OF POTENTIAL SLEEP LOSS. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS AT 2 A.M. ON SUNDAY, MARCH 9TH. OKAY. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. HAPPY TUESDAY, 650. IT’S COLD OUT THERE. SOME OF US ARE FREEZING, SOME ARE NOT 31 DEGREES IN PICKENS. MEANWHILE, SPARTANBURG, YOU’RE AT 36. HOW ABOUT 37? IN CLEMSON AND ANDERSON AND 40 DEGREES HERE IN GREENVILLE. AS WE TAKE A LOOK ACROSS THE REGION, RELATIVELY CLEAR SKIES. HEY, IF YOU’VE GOT FRIENDS OR LOVED ONES OUT ON THE BEACH, THEY’RE DEALING WITH CLOUDS AND A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS. BUT NOT US. THE MOUNTAINS, THE UPSTATE, NORTHEAST GEORGIA, WE GOT A LOT OF SUNSHINE, SOME OF THE BEST WEATHER IN THE COUNTRY. HONESTLY, TODAY HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW 70S. THAT’S ABOUT TEN DEGREES WARMER THAN IT WAS YESTERDAY. SO IF YOU LIKED YESTERDAY, YOU MIGHT EVEN LIKE TODAY A LITTLE BIT MORE MID 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS. AND LOOK AT THOSE WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH. BUT CALM. THAT IS IMPORTANT. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE LOW AS WELL. SO VERY INVITING TO GET OUT AND ABOUT. GUESS WHAT. WE DO IT AGAIN TOMORROW. TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY. AND THEN THURSDAY WE’LL SEE A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS AND A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS. A LITTLE BIT COOLER ON FRIDAY, IN FACT. COMING UP, WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FOUR-DAY PLUS, WHICH INCLUDES THE WEEKEND TWO, THE LATEST ON THAT IN ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW. FIRST, THOUGH, LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE. GET A CHECK ON THOSE ROADS. STEPHANIE PARELLA THINGS WERE GOING WELL, BUT NOW WE HAVE A SLOWDOWN TO TALK ABOUT RIGHT NOW. 651 THIS MORNING WE’RE TAKING A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY, I-85 SOUTH NEAR HIGHWAY 29. YOU CAN SEE IT LOOKS TO BE A VEHICLE PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHICH IS CAUSING A LITTLE BIT OF RUBBERNECKING, BUT IT IS NOT IMPACTING THE COMMUTE TOO BADLY. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR TRAVEL TIMES. I-240 TO ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY TO TAKE YOU 12 MINUTES. AIRPORT ON WOODRUFF ROAD SEVEN MINUTES FOR EVERY ROAD TO DOWNTOWN 13. I WOULD SAY JUST ALLOW YOURSELF MAYBE FIVE MINUTES TO GET THROUGH THAT SPARTANBURG COUNTY AREA THAT WE JUST SHOWED YOU. THE BLOOD CONNECTION IS CALLING FOR O NEGATIVE BLOOD DONORS. THEY SAY THE UNIVERSAL DONOR TYPE IS CRUCIAL FOR TRAUMA PATIENTS, PARTICULARLY IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. YOU CAN FIND A DONATION SITE NEAR YOU BY VISITING THE BLOOD CONNECTIONS WEBSITE. A GREENVILLE CITY COUNCIL IS GETTING AN UPDATE ON THE CHURCH STREET BRIDGE PROJECT. SCDOT IS PLANNING TO FIX AND IMPROVE THE AGING BRIDGE. THE $30 MILLION PROJECT WILL BRING EXPANDED SIDEWALKS, BARRIER WALLS, HANDRAILS, AND NEW LIGHTING. TRANSPORTATION LEADERS SAY THE BRIDGE IS BEARINGS AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM NEED TO BE REPLACED TO HANDLE THE THOUSANDS MORE CARS IN THE YEARS TO COME. ACCORDING TO SCDOT WEBSITE, CONSTRUCTION IS SET TO BEGIN THIS YEAR. A NEW ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATION IS COMING TO SENECA. SENECA SOCIAL COMPANY WILL INCLUDE DUCKPIN BOWLING, INTERACTIVE GAMING, A RESTAURANT OFFERING DRINKS ON TAP AND CRAFT COCKTAILS, AND AN ARCADE ALLEY, TOO. IT’S ALL PART OF THE NEW HARBOR PLAZA PROJECT. THAT PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO START THIS YEAR. DUCK ADOPTIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 21ST ANNUAL REEDY RIVER DUCK DERBY. YOU CAN VISIT THE WEBSITE ON YOUR SCREEN. IT’S $10 FOR A SINGLE DUCK OR FIVE FOR 30. THE DUCK DERBY IS A LOCAL ROTARY FUNDRAISER, AND ORGANIZERS HOPE 14,000 DUCKS WILL RACE DOWN THE FALLS. THIS YEAR’S EVENT IS SET FOR MAY 3RD. IF YOU ADOPT A DUCK, YOU COULD WIN

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