THANK YOU CEDRIC. BREANGKI NEWS THIS HOUR AND 8.2 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE FOF THE COASTF O ALASKA PROMPTED A TSUNAMI WARNING THIS MORNING. NOW THE EPICENTERF O THAT QUAKE WAS AUTBO 57 MILES AWAY FMRO PERRYVILLE, ALASKA SINCE 1990. THERE HAVE BEEN 17 EARTHQUAKES OF 8.2 MAGNITUDE OR HIGHER. THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE USGS DATA. NEW GUIDANCE THIS MORNING FOR SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOLS. DHEC IS RECOMMENDING VACCINATION ALONG WITH MASK USE FOR EVERYONE INDOORS. THIS EXCLUDES CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF TWO AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE TROUBLE BREATHING OR ARE UNABLE TO REMOVE A MASK WITHOUT HELP HEALTH OFFICIALS ALSO RECOMMEND AT LEAST THREE FEET BETWEEN EACH STUDENT. AND AS THE DELTA VARNTIA DRIVES COVID-19 CASES UP, SOUTH CAROLINA. DHEC IS URGING ELIGIBLE PEOPLE TO GET THE VACNECI ESPECIALLY AHEAD OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. THAT’S RIGHT RIGHT NOW 453 PATIENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS HAVE COVID-19 PRISMA HEALTH SAYS ONE MONTH AGO . THEY HAD 11 COVID-19 PATIENTS IN THE WLEHO SYSTEM YESTERDAY. THERE WERE 11 D HEAD CONFIRMED MORE THAN 800EW N CASES YESTERDAYITH W A POSITIVITY RATE OF 17.5 NOW IN THAT 17.5% I SHOULD SPECIFY NORTH CAROLINA REPORTED MORE THAN 2,600 NEW CASES WITH A POSITIVITY RATE OF 10.8% AND IN GEORGIA 12.2% OF REPOEDRT TEST RESUL WERETS POSITIVE WITH MORE THAN 2,400 NEW CASES NOW TODAY PRESIDENT. JOE BIDENS E IXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE AEW N COVID-19 POLICY FOR CIVILIANS WHO WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THEY WOULD EITHER NDEE TO GET THE COVID-19 VACCINE OR FACE STRICT COVID PROTOCOLS INCLUDING FREQUENT TESTS AND MASS REQUIREMENTS AND TO SEEING CORERD HIGH COVID-19 CASES TODAY OLYMCSPI ORGANIZERS REPORTED4 2 NEW GAMES RELATED COVID-19 CASES, INCLUDING AMERICAN POLE VAULTER AND REIGNING WORLD CHAMPION, SAM KENDRICK THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBE OFR CASES RELATED TO THE OLYMPICS SINCE JULY 1ST TO 193. TODAY’S EVENTS INCLUDE THE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS ALL AROUND WHERE JAY CAREY WILL TAKE SONIME BILES HIS PLACE AFTER SHE WITHDREW IN THIS EVENT. CARRIE AND SUNY LEE WILL TRY TO GET THE HIGHEST TOTAL SCORE ON THE VAULT. ENEV BARS BALANCE BEAM AND FLOOR ALSO TRACK AND FIELD QUALIFIERS BEGIN TODAY. USA CLAIMED MORE MEDALS MORE METALS IN SWIMMING I CAN SAY IT AGAIN SMITH AND HALEY FLICKINGER WON SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALS AND ETH 200-METER BUTTERFLY. ALSO ARENDW COPOBIANO AND MICHAEL HIXSON CAPTURED SILVER INYN SCHRONIZED 3 METER DIVING RIGHT NOW USA LEADS WITH THE MOST TALOT MEDALS WITH 13 GOLD 14 SILVER AND 10 BRONZE CHINA HAS ONE MORE GOLD AND COMES IN SECOND FOLLOWED BY THE RUSSIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE. OKAY, SOUTH CAROLINA IS EXPANDING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ACROSS THE STATE. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION SAYS THE FUNDING IS COMING FROM COVID-19 RELIEF AIDE. OUR DANA ROBINSON IS JOININGS U LIVE NOW FROM THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE WI TH WHAT THIS MEANS FOR STUDENTS. GOOD MORNING, DANIEL. YEAH, DESTINY PATCH OR GOOD MORNING STATE LEADERS S TAYHAT THEY ARE PARTNERING WITH SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS TO EXPAND SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THOSE PROGRAMS WITH THEM BE ABLE TO REACH TENS OF THOUSDSAN OF ADDITIONAL STUDENTS. THE ANNOUNCEMTEN WAS MADE JUST YESTERDAY BY SOUTH CAROLINA. SUPERINTENDENT. MOLLY SPEARMAN WHENHE S ANNOUNCED A 14.7 MILLION DOLLAR AND THREE-YEAR PARTNERSHIP NOW THAT WOULD GO TO AD LGUANAGE AND LITERARY COMPONENTS TO SUMMER AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AS SAYS THAT SHE HOPES STUDENTS. COINUENT THAT PROGRAM UNTIL KINDERGARTEN NOW FUNDING FOR THIS DOES GO TOWARDS EANXPDING THE FIRST STEPS 4K PROGRAM AND TOND UERSERVED COUNTIES ACROSS THETA STE CURRENTLY HERE IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. THERE ARE 81 4K CSSROLAOMS AND SCHOOL LEADERS SAY THAT THEY’RE ABLE TO SERVE JUST UNDER 1080 STUDENTS NOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL AS OTHER LEADERS ARE CROSS THE ENTIRE STATE SAY THAT THEY’RE HOPING THESE PROGRAMS BE READY TO BE ROLLED OU BTY SEPTEMBER 1ST LINE THIS MORNING IN GREENVILLE. DINNER ROBINSON WYFF NEWS 4 THANK YOU DANIEL THIS MORNING IN WASHGTINON LAWMAKERS ARE A BIG STEP CLOSER TO FINALIZING AN INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE THAT THEY SAY WILL HELP US HEER AT HOME. THAT’S RIGHT. JARRED HILL IS IN OUR EXCLUSIVE WASHINONGT BUREAU WITH THE LATE OSTN THE DEAL PATRICK AND DESTINY AFTER MONTHS OF STARTS AND STOPS. THE SENATE HAS FINALLY VOTED TO MOVE THIS BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE OVER A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT HURDLE. LOOKS LIKE YOU REACHED A BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT ON INFRASTRUCTURE THIS MORNING. PRESIDT.EN BIDEN IS CELEBRATING HIS FIRST BIG BIPARTISAN WINN I A SUDDEN BURSTED WNESDAY THE SENATE VOTED TO START WORKING ONHE T NEARLY TRILLION DOLLAR INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE BIGGEST DEDICATED INVESTMTEN IN BRIDGES SINCE THE EISENHOWER ADMINISTRATION WHEN THEY SET UP THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM ACCORDING TO THE WHITE HOUSE BILL ALSO MAKES HISTOCRI INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PASSENGER RAIL AND CLEAN DRINKGIN WATER. IT ALSO DEDICATES DOWNLOADS TO HIGH-SPEED INTERNET AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES THE BILL WE HAVE DOES NOT RAISE. TAXES FIGURING OUT HOW TO PAY FOR THE PACKAGE HAS PROVEN TO BE TRICKY BUT REPUBLICAN NEGOTIATORS SAY THE MONEY WILL COME FROM A NUMBER OF SOURCES INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS IN UNSPENT COVID-19 RELIEF. DESPITE THE EARLY AGREEMENT. THEER ARE STILL SOME ROADBLOCKS DEMOCRATS ARE LINKING THIS TO A BIGGER 3.5 TRILLION DOLLAR PACKAGE. IT'’ ALREADY GETTING PUSHED BACK WHEIL AMERICAN FAMILIES WORRY ABOUT RISING COSTS WASHINGTON DEMOCRATS WANT TO EMBARK ON YET ANOTHER RECKLESS. ALTITUDE TRILLNIO DOLLARS TAXING AND SPENDING SPREE DEMOCRATS ARE PLANNING ON PUSHING THAT LARGER RECONCILIATION BILL THROUGH THWIOUT ANY REPUBLICAN SUPPORT, BUT THEYAY M NOT EVEN HAVE ENOUGH VOTES WITHIN THEIR OWN PARTY. DEMOCRAT KIRSTEN CINEMA OUT OF ARIZONA SAYS THAT THE PRICE TAG IS JUST TOO EXPENSIVE. REPORTING IN WASHINGTON. I’M JARRED HILL FORD WYFF NEWS 4 ALRIGHT RIGHT NOW RUTHERFORD COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN SUSPECTED OF MURDER IF YOU KNOW WHERE AARON OR ANDREW HODGE IS. YOU SHOULD CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCRNEE THAT YOU SEE THERE A TWO HODGES WANTED AFTER A SHOOTING IN FOREST CITY ON TUESDAY DEPUTIES FOUND 33 YEAR OLD THOMAS LIBEL DEAD AT A HOME ON CANDY TURF LANE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY TEEHR PEOPLE ARE NOW FACING CHARGES IN THE DEATH OF 27 YEARLD O JOSHUA SILVERS DEPUTIES RECENTLY ARRESTED 18 YEAR OLD JESAM BENSON, JR. MOAYND NIGHT SILVERS WAS SHOT OUTSIDE OF A HOME ON DAVIS DRIVE 18 YEARLD O ALEXIS BUCKNER AND 20 YEAR OLD. TARIC EDDINGTON ARE ALSO FACING CHARGES. A SPARTANBURG COUPLE IS FACING CHARGES IN THE DTHEA OF A FIVE-YEAR-OLD POCELI IN ABERDEEN NORTH CAROLINA. SAY THE CHILD WAS ASSAULTED MONDAYT A A SUPER 8 MOTEL THEY SAY THE CHILD DIED AT THE HOSPITAL, BUT THEY DID NOT GEIV A CAUSE OF DEATH CODY DAVIS AND ASHLEY VINE SET BOTH FACE FELONY CHILD ABUSE CHAESRG AND DAVIS IS ALSO CHARGED WITH MURDER TSHI MORNING THE MONTESSORI SCHOOL IN ANDERSON COUNTY IS DAMAGED AFTER A CAR CRASHED INTO IT WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SCHOOL IS ON SAM MCGEE ROAD. WE’RE TOLD NONE O INSIDE WAS HEARD THE HOPEWELL FIRE DEPARTMENT. US AND EMPLOYEES GAS PEDALOT G STUCK CAUSING HER TO RUN INTO THE BUILDING. AND OFFICIALS ARE REVIEWING THE SOUTHWEST AIRCRAFT AFTER IT HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT GSB AIRPORT YESTERDAY. THE PLANE WAS HEADING FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO DOWN TO SARASOTA, FLORIDA WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST SAYS IT’S PILOT CHOSE TO DIVERT TO GREENVILLE BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE WITHNE O OF THE ENGINES THE 56 PASSENGERS WERE MOVED TO A DIFFERENT PLANE AND IF YOU’RE HEADED TO COURT THIS MORNING, YOU MAY WANT TO LISTEN UPHE T GREENVILLE MUNICIPAL COTUR IS CLOSED TODAY. THAT’S BECAUSE OF FLOODING FROM WATER AND SEWAGE LINES TODAY. THE CITY SAYS IT WILL UPDATE US ON REPAIRS AND IF THE CLOSURE WILL LAST ANY LONGER, ALL RIGHT, AND WE’RE MOURNING THE LOSS OF THE MUSICIAN FROM T BHEIG LITTLE BANDUT O OF TEXAS DUSTY HILL PLAYED BASS FOR ZZ TOTHP E 72 YEAR OLD DIED. WEDNESDAY MORNING HILL WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME ALONG WITH HIS BANDMATES BACK IN 2004 ZZOP T WAS SCHEDULED TO PYLA AT HERITAGE PARK IN SIMPSONVILLE LAST NIGHT. THE BOX OFFICE WILL BE OPEN TODAY OMFR 11 TO 6:00 FOR REFUNDS IF YOU BOUGHT YOUR TICKETS IN PERSON AND IF YOU BOUGHT THEM ONLINE, YOU’LL SEE A REFUND IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 240EW N JOBS ARE COMING TO LAWRENCE COUNTY. THAT’S THANKSO T MORE TNHA 47 MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT BY MALO CUFOMPANIES A COMPANY DISTRITEBUS HOME FURNISHINGS IN SOME TECHNOLOGY RETAILND A LOGISTICS SERVICES A NEW FACILITY ALONG MICHELIN DRIVE IS EXPECTED TO BE UP AND RUNNING BY THE END OF NOVEMBER. AND HOW ABOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL VIEW FROM SKY4 THE SUNFLOWERS ARE IN FULL FLOURISH ATHE T BILTMORE ESTATE THE NEARLY MILE LONG PATCH RUNS FROM THE H