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UPATRICK: THANK YOU, R.PACOVID CASES RISING AND THERE'S APOSITIVITYAT RE OF 18.7%.RICH LAND AND GREENVILLECOUNTIES REPORTED THE MOST WITHNEARLY 200 EACH.SPARTANBURG COUNTY REPORTED 122NEW CASES.NORTH CAROLINA CONFIRMED MORETHAN 4300 NEW CONFIRMED CASESWITH A POSITIVITY RATE OF 10.4%AND GEORGIA CONFIRMED MORE THAN3800 NEW CASES, NEAYRL 15% OFREPORTED TEST RESULTS WEREPOSITIVE THERE.AND GOVERRNO HENRY MCMASTER ISDOUBLING DOWN ON HIS STANCEAGAINST MASK MANDATES IN SCHOOLSBUT NOT EVERYONE SHARES THATSTANCE.OUR DANIEL ROBINSON JOINS USNOW.NIDAEL, ONE CITY IN PARTICULARIS NOW REQUIRING THEM FORSTUDENTS.DANIEL: PATRICK, GOOD MORNING.THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HASAPPROVED ITS MAYOR'S REQUEST FORA STATE OF EMERGENCY TO REQUIREMASK USE IN SCHOOLS AND WOULD BEFOR ALL TEACHERS, STAFF ANDSTUDENTS, AGES 2-14 YEARS OFAGE.THIS COMES AFTER LAWMAKERS JUSTLAST MONTH DID PASS A CONDITIONIN THE STATE BUDGET ATTHPROHIBITED SCHOOLS FROMIMPLEMENTING MASK MANDATES.HOWEVER, THE C.D.C.

ISRECOMMENDING STUDENTS ANDTEACHERS WEAR A MASK BECAUSE OFTHE DELTA VARNTIAND A RECENTINCREASE IN COVID-19 CASES.CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 12 ARENOT ELIGIBLE TO GET THE VACCINE.MCMASTER SAYS IT SHOULD BE UP TOTHEAR PENTS TO DECIDE IF THEIRSTUDENTS WILL WEAR A MASK WHENTHEY RETURN BACK TO THECLASSROOM.GOVERNOR MCMASTER: THEY KNOW THERAMIFICATIONS FOR DISTANCELEARNING WHICH DID NOT WORK VERYWELL AT ALL.MASKING INDOORS, OUTDOORS, THEYKNOW THEIR CHILDREN.THEY KNOW CHILDREN.DAN I THINK WE MUST LISTEN TOTHE PARENTS ON THESE THINGS.DANIEL: THE GOVERNOR ALSOADDRESSED QUESTIONS INTO WHATSOMERE A CALLING A LOWVACCINATION RATE ACROSS THESTATE BUT THE GOVERNOR IS AGAINENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GET THEVACCINE BUT SAYS IT'S A PERSONALCHOICE.HE ALSO ADDS IT IS EFFECTIVE INHELPING KEEPING PEOPLE AT THEHOSPITAL.FOR NOW, LIVE IN GREENVILLE THISMORNING, DANIEL ROBINSON, WYFFNEWS 4.PATRICK: A MAN CHARGED IN ATRIPLE HOMICIDE IN GREENWOODCOUNTY IS?THE UPSTATE.THEY ARRESTED JEFFREY POWELL INJACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, ANDRETURNED TO THE UPSTATE ONWEDNESDAY AND HIS CHARGESINCLUDE MURDER.POWELL IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTINGAND KILLING TWO ADULTS ANDN A11-YEAR-OLD GIRL MONDAYAFTERNOON.DEPUTY- - DEPUTIES SAID A YOUNGBOY ALSO WAS HURT.IN SPARTANBURG COUYNT THESHERIFF EXPECTS MORE DETAILS ONAPOSSIBLE ROAD RAGE INCIDENT.THEY WERE CALLED TO A CAR CRASHAT 6:30 INHE T MORNING AND41-YEAR-OLD TRAVIS ANTONIODRAPER WAS FOUND DEAD IN HISCAR.HIS COUSIN SHANNON DRAPER TELLSUS HE WAS AN AMAZING FATHER,SON, BROTHER AND FRIEND.THE SPARTANBURG COUNTY SHERIFF'SOFFICE IS LOOKING TO HELPFAMILIES WITH LOVED ONESSUFFERING COGNITIVE ISSSUE ANDTHE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ALIFESAVER TO HELP TRACK THOSETHAT HEAV BECOME CONFUSED ANDLOST AND THERE WAS ADEMONSTRATION ON COTTON WOODTRAIL THURSDAY.