AND TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES. TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. WE NOW KNOW THE NAME OF A SUSPECT KILLED IN A DEPUTY-INVOLVED SHOOTING. DEPUTIES SAY THEY WERE CALLED TO A DISTURBANCE AROUND 5 P.M. YESTERDAY. ALONG COSTA ROAD IN TRAVELERS REST. WHEN THEY ARRIVED, DEPUTIES SAY THEY ENCOUNTERED A PERSON WHO WAS ARMED. THAT’S WHAT LED TO THE SHOOTING THAT INVOLVED TWO DEPUTIES, WE’RE TOLD 75 YEAR OLD JESSE WRIGHT SENIOR WAS HIT AND PRONOUNCED DEAD. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS ALL DEPUTIES ARE OKAY. SLED IS INVESTIGATING PER PROTOCOL. SEVERAL WILDFIRES ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE UPSTATE ARE STILL AT 0% CONTAINMENT. ISABELLE MARK JOINS US LIVE FROM PICKENS COUNTY NEAR THE TABLE ROCK STATE PARK FIRE. SHE’S JOINING US LIVE WITH THE LATEST. HEY, ERIN AND DESTINY. GOOD MORNING. OFFICIALS NOW SAY THAT THE PERSIMMON RIDGE FIRE HAS NEARLY TRIPLED IN SIZE TO A THOUSAND ACRES IN THE TABLE. ROCK FIRE HAS ALSO INCREASED TO ABOUT 2000 ACRES. THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY. THE GUSTY WINDS AND THE INCREASE, THE FIRE BEHAVIOR AND SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. BUT BEFORE THE WEATHER WORSENED YESTERDAY, OFFICIALS SAY THEY MADE PROGRESS STRENGTHENING FIRE LINES. THEY ALSO DROPPED THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF RETARDANT TO TRY AND SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE FIRE. THERE ARE VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS FOR SOME AREAS NEAR THIS FIRE. YESTERDAY, NEIGHBORS FILED OUT, LEAVING BEHIND EMPTY DRIVEWAYS AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO PROTECT THEM. NOW THERE IS AN EVACUATION SHELTER AVAILABLE AT MARIETTA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OFF OF GEER HIGHWAY. LIVE HERE IN PICKENS COUNTY, ISABELLE MARAK WYFF4.COM NEWS FOUR ISABELLE. THANK YOU. THREE WILDFIRES ARE ALSO BURNING IN POLK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND HAVE BEEN SINCE LAST WEEK. THE DEEP WOODS AND BLACK COVE FIRES ARE 0% CONTAINED, WHILE THE FISHHOOK FIRE IS 72% CONTAINED. WE’RE TOLD SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED. 646 IS YOUR TIME, AND IT’S BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE THE DEADLY COLLAPSE OF THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE IN BALTIMORE. SIX CONSTRUCTION WORKERS DIED AFTER FALLING INTO THE RIVER BELOW. ACCORDING TO THE NTSB REPORT, THE DALI CONTAINER SHIP LOST POWER AFTER LEAVING THE PORT OF BALTIMORE. THE SHIP HIT A PILLAR OF THE KEY BRIDGE, CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE. INVESTIGATORS HAVE BEEN WORKING ALL YEAR TO DETERMINE WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE. MEANWHILE, TRANSPORTATION SAFETY OFFICIALS RECENTLY FOUND THAT 68 BRIDGES IN 19 STATES SHOULD BE CHECKED TO SEE IF THEY’RE AT RISK OF A COLLAPSE. THEY’RE URGING BRIDGE OWNERS TO TAKE URGENT ACTION IN FIXING THOSE. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER MIKE WALSH SAYS HE TAKES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACCIDENTALLY ADDING A JOURNALIST FROM THE ATLANTIC TO A GROUP CHAT WITH TOP U.S. OFFICIALS. WALSH, WEIGHING IN OVERNIGHT ON FOX NEWS. BUT THE MISTAKE OPENING UP LOTS OF CRITICISM FROM CONGRESS. SEVERAL DEMOCRATS ARE EXPRESSING OUTRAGE, CALLING FOR AN INVESTIGATION OVER WHAT SOME CALL A SERIOUS BREACH OF NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION PROTOCOLS. REPUBLICANS ARE APPEARING MORE DISMISSIVE, SAYING THAT THE INCIDENT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO TO MAKE SURE IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. PRESIDENT TRUMP CONTINUES TO DOWNPLAY THE INCIDENT. THEY’VE MADE UP MORE STORIES AND AND THEY’RE JUST A FAILING MAGAZINE. THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THAT HE’S A VERY GOOD MAN. THAT MAN IS A VERY GOOD MAN RIGHT THERE THAT YOU CRITICIZE SO STRONGLY. MEMBERS OF HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP ARE CALLING ON PRESIDENT TRUMP TO FIRE PETE HEGSETH, OR FORCE FOR HEGSETH TO RESIGN. USE OF SIGNAL AMONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ISN’T UNCOMMON WHEN IT COMES TO DISCUSSING UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION, BUT THE LEAK RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT’S BEING SHARED. THEIR SIGNAL IS AN ENCRYPTED MESSAGING APP USED BY JOURNALISTS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AROUND THE WORLD BECAUSE OF ITS ADDED SECURITY, AND IT’S CODE OPEN FOR INDEPENDENT EXPERTS TO SCRUTINIZE FOR VULNERABILITIES. USE OF SIGNAL IS NOT UNIQUE TO THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE. THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ROUTINELY USED IT, BUT TECH EXPERTS SAY DESPITE THE APP’S HIGH SECURITY STANDARDS, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD LOOK AT WHETHER THE THRESHOLD IS HIGH ENOUGH FOR NATIONAL SECURITY CONVERSATIONS. NOW, USING SOMETHING THAT IS MORE FOR CONSUMERS AND INDUSTRY MAY NOT BE WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING. YOU WOULD THINK THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF PROPRIETARY APP THAT THEY WOULD USE INSTEAD. THERE ARE NO ADS OR TRACKERS ON SIGNAL EITHER, AND YOU CAN SET MESSAGES TO DISAPPEAR AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME FROM AS QUICKLY AS 30S TO AS LONG AS FOUR WEEKS. EVERY SCHOOL IN SOUTH CAROLINA COULD SOON HAVE LIFE SAVING TECHNOLOGY ON HAND THAT WOULD ALLOW TEACHERS TO CALL 911 IN EMERGENCIES. A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF STATE LAWMAKERS ARE PROPOSING A BILL THAT WOULD REQUIRE ALL SCHOOLS TO HAVE A MOBILE PANIC ALERT SYSTEM THAT WOULD ALERT LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS WHEN ACTIVATED IN EMERGENCIES, AND COULD EVEN PUT A SCHOOL ON LOCKDOWN. THE BILL IS CURRENTLY BEING DEBATED IN A HOUSE COMMITTEE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES, THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION HAS APPROVED A NEW TYPE OF OIL ORAL ANTIBIOTIC THAT IS FOR URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS. THE PILL WILL BE SOLD UNDER THE BRAND NAME BLUE CHIP. IT’S EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE LATER THIS YEAR, AND IT’S APPROVED TO TREAT WOMEN 12 AND OLDER WITH UNCOMPLICATED UTIS, WHICH CAUSE ROUGHLY 8 MILLION EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND 100,000 HOSPITALIZATIONS IN THE U.S. EACH YEAR. ABOUT HALF OF ALL WOMEN WILL HAVE A UTI AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. HAPPY WEDNESDAY. 649 LET’S TAKE A LOOK. WE’VE GOT AIR QUALITY ALERTS FOR POLK COUNTY DOWN INTO GREENVILLE AND PICKENS COUNTIES AS WELL, JUST TO NAME A FEW. IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE BREATHING, MAYBE YOU HAVE ASTHMA. YOU HAVE SENSITIVE RESPIRATORY ISSUES THAT SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES IS PRETTY THICK. SO IT’S GOING TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO BREATHE. SO YOU WANT TO AT LEAST LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTDOORS TODAY. HEY GOOD MORNING. PICKENS 40 DEGREES FOR YOU. WE’VE GOT 43 IN HENDERSONVILLE AND ABOUT THE SAME IN SPARTANBURG. IT’S GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY. OTHERWISE LOTS OF SUNSHINE. A BIT COOLER TODAY BY SEVEN, 8 OR 9 DEGREES, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE. WE DID HAVE A COLD FRONT COME THROUGH YESTERDAY THAT DRIED THE AIR OUT EVEN MORE, AND IT’S LOWER OUR TEMPERATURES AS WELL, SO HIGHS WILL BE NEAR 70 WITH SOME WIND GUSTS 25 TO 30MPH AFTER LUNCHTIME TODAY. SO DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND THEN THE WINDS DIE DOWN AND WILL BE CALMER TOMORROW. BY THE WAY, DAYTIME HIGHS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA NEAR 60. A LOT MORE DETAILS ON YOUR WEEKEND WHICH HAS SOME RAINFALL. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FOUR-DAY PLUS IN ABOUT 7 OR 8 MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW. FIRST, LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE. GET A CHECK ON OUR TRAFFIC. VICTORIA, HOW’S IT LOOKING? GOOD NEWS TOWARDS 85 AND PELHAM ROAD. THIS IS NORTH OF PELHAM ROAD. TRAFFIC WAS AT A COMPLETE STANDSTILL. NOW WE’RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG. THIS MORNING. INTERSTATES NOT SEEING ANY MAJOR ISSUES. SO AS WE TAKE IT TOWARDS PICKENS COUNTY, ONCE AGAIN, A REMINDER, HIGHWAY 11 IS NOW COMPLETELY OPEN AT ALL TIMES. IT IS IN THE EVACUATION ZONES, THOUGH. OFFICIALS ARE ASKING YOU TO MOVE IT ALONG, AND THERE IS HEAVY SMOKE ON THE ROADWAYS AS WE TAKE IT TOWARDS 85, IT LOOKS LIKE WE’RE MOVING NOW TOWARDS 85 SOUTHBOUND, NEAR 129. OTHER THAN THAT, NO MAJOR ISSUES. I’LL HAVE AN UPDATE ON YOUR TRAVEL TIMES ONCE AGAIN IN A FEW MINUTES. VICTORIA. THANK YOU. WE’RE PROBABLY ALL THINKING ABOUT COFFEE THIS MORNING, AND MOST OF US, AT LEAST CHARLIE BROWN, SNOOPY AND THE WHOLE PEANUTS GANG ARE COMING TO STARBUCKS. IT’S PART OF A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COFFEE GIANT AND THE PEANUTS BRAND, AND IT FEATURES A NEW SNOOPY PERSONA, JOE AND SNOOPY, AND CELEBRATES KINDNESS, COFFEE AND COMMUNITY. THE PEANUTS INSPIRED LIMITED EDITION MERCH INCLUDES A COLD CUP, CERAMIC MUG AND STAINLESS STEEL TUMBLER, AND THE PRICES RANGE FROM 1795 TO 29.95. THEY’LL BE AVAILABLE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. WELL, A SPARTANBURG WOMAN IS SET TO BE FEATURED ON THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW TODAY. ANGELA IS HELPING CELEBRATE THE FIRST WEEK OF SPRING, A TIME FOR CHANGE AND GROWTH, BY DISCUSSING THE SEEDS SHE AND JENNIFER WANT TO PLANT IN THEIR LIVES. ANGELA PLANTS A SEED OF ADVOCACY, DISCUSSING HER ALOPECIA ACTIVISM. YOU CAN WATCH THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW WEEKDAYS ON WYFF4.COM AT TWO, FOLLOWED BY KELLY CLARKSON SHOW. TH