CAROL AND NIGEL ARE UP NEXT. WYFF NEWS FOUR AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW. FROM RAIN TO FROSTY CONDITIONS COMING UP I’LL SHOW YOU THE COLDEST AIR THIS WEEK. AND WHEN ANOTHER COOL BLAST ARRIVES. TODAY’S RAINFALL PROMPTING PARK CLOSURES. I’M METEOROLOGIST SYDNEY SULLIVAN. WITH THE RAINY WEATHER IMPACTS, THE MORE VISITORS WHO COME IN, THE BETTER IT IS FOR DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES. AN UPSTATE CITY WILL SOON CHARGE FOR ON STREET PARKING. WHAT DRIVERS NEED TO KNOW AHEAD OF TIME. YOU KNOW, IF YOU DO, IF YOU PROVIDE BOOKS AND YOU PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION, WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD WE NOT PROVIDE MEALS FOR STUDENTS FOR FREE? A BILL TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH IN SOUTH CAROLINA. WHAT IT COULD BE FOR STUDENTS IN THE STATE. WE BEGIN WITH THE FORECAST AT SIX. IT IS A LIVE SUPER DOPPLER FOUR IMPACT DAY AS RAIN AND STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA. OUR WEATHER TEAM, ALSO TRACKING FROST CHANCES COMING THIS WEEK. WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT. OUR SYDNEY HAS DETAILS ON SOME OF THE CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING. BUT FIRST WE BEGIN WITH CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHRIS JUSTUS WITH THE AREA’S CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. CHRIS. YEAH. RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA. HEAVY AT TIMES. YOU CAN SEE IT IS JUST POURING ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA. WE CAN’T QUITE SHAKE THESE SHOWERS. I THINK BY ABOUT 7:00 WE WILL. AND THEN THE COOLER AIR WILL MOVE IN. BUT YEAH, LIVE SUPER DOPPLER FOUR GOT US THROUGH THOSE STORMS EARLIER TODAY. IT WAS POURING. WE HAD SOME HEAVY RAIN AND THE STRONG WINDS WITH IT THAT KNOCKED OUT THE POWER FOR ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE. AROUND 10 A.M. TODAY IN GREENVILLE. THOSE WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 50MPH. AS I WAS TRACKING THEM ON LIVE SUPER DOPPLER FOUR ABOUT 10 A.M. WHILE THE CLEMSON SEEING SOME HEAVY RAIN THAT’S PUSHING EAST TOWARD GREENVILLE. IT’S GOING TO BE IMMINENTLY POURING IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, ABBEVILLE TO GREENWOOD TO WATERLOO. SEEING SOME RAIN MORE BACK TOWARD NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND CARNESVILLE CLARKSVILLE. SOME OF IT’S UP TOWARD HENDERSONVILLE. BREVARD SEEING SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS. OH, OKAY. LOOKING OUT OVER GREENVILLE. KIND OF THE CALM. IT’S GETTING DARK AGAIN AS THAT NEXT BATCH OF RAIN IS ABOUT TO MOVE IN. THIS CAMERA WILL LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT. ABOUT TEN 15 MINUTES. 67 IN GREENVILLE, COMPARED TO 56 IN ASHEVILLE. SOMETHING IS UP AND IT’S THAT COOLER AIR MOVING IN. SO ONCE THE RAIN MOVES OUT BETWEEN THE NEXT TWO AND THREE HOURS, COLDER AIR PUSHES IN, AND THEN COMES AN EVEN BIGGER COOLDOWN COMING OUR WAY WITH FROST POSSIBLE. NOW, TODAY’S HEAVY RAIN DID PROMPT A FLOOD ADVISORY IN PARTS OF GREENVILLE, AS THERE WAS PLENTY OF PONDING ON THE ROADWAYS. TYPICAL TROUBLE SPOTS DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE AND NEAR IT. METEOROLOGIST SYDNEY SULLIVAN JOINS US LIVE AND LOCAL IN SOME OF THOSE CLOSURES TODAY. SYDNEY. HI. THAT’S RIGHT CHRIS, IT WAS CERTAINLY A WET 24 HOURS. I KNOW I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING HITTING SOME OF THOSE LOCALIZED SPOTS WHERE THERE WAS SOME PONDING ON THE ROADWAYS AND SOME PARKS JUST AROUND THE DOWNTOWN AREA, ALSO SEEING A LOT OF FLOODING. NOW, THE GOOD NEWS IS WE NEEDED THE RAIN. SO THAT WAS CERTAINLY A WELCOME CHANGE FOR US, AS MANY OF US HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH DROUGHT CONDITIONS. AND OF COURSE, THE WILDFIRES. NOW, MOST OF US DID RECEIVE BETWEEN 1 AND 2IN OF RAINFALL, ALL SAID AND DONE, WHICH WAS VERY BENEFICIAL WHEN THE DROUGHT MONITOR DOES COME OUT LATER THIS WEEK, I DO ANTICIPATE US SEEING SOME IMPROVEMENTS THERE NOW BECAUSE OF ALL THE RAIN IN A FAIRLY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THAT DID LEAD TO QUITE A BIT OF FLOODING FOR AREAS LIKE CLEVELAND PARK. WE WERE THERE EARLIER TODAY SEEING A LOT OF THAT FLOODING AND OF COURSE PARTS OF THE SWAMP RABBIT TRAIL. NOW, THESE ARE PLACES THAT TEND TO FLOOD FAIRLY OFTEN, AND THEY’RE ACTUALLY ENGINEERED THAT WAY ON PURPOSE BECAUSE THEY ARE RESILIENT. THE SOIL IS MADE TO BE A BIT MORE ABSORBENT AND CAN REBOUND FAIRLY QUICKLY AFTER THAT. HEAVY RAINFALL. NOW, LIKE CHRIS SAID, THOUGH, WE ARE LOOKING AT MAJOR CHANGES HEADED OUR WAY. I WILL SAY JUST WITHIN THE LAST 30 MINUTES THE AIR IS STARTING TO COOL DOWN IN A BIG WAY. SO FROM HEAVY RAINFALL TO FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, WE ARE CERTAINLY IN FOR SOME WEATHER WHIPLASH. LIVE IN GREENVILLE WYFF NEWS FOUR I’M METEOROLOGIST SYDNEY SULLIVAN. SYDNEY. THANK YOU. REMEMBER FOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND LIVE RADAR YOU CAN ALWAYS TUNE TO OUR WEBSITE WYFF4.COM AND THE WIFE FOUR MOBILE APP. THE CITY OF CLEMSON IS EXPECTED TO START CHARGING FOR ON STREET PARKING DOWNTOWN STARTING NEXT MONTH. TODAY, LEADERS ARE OUTLINING HOW MUCH IT WILL COST AND WHAT DRIVERS NEED TO KNOW. OUR REY LLERENA JOINS US LIVE WITH MORE. RAY, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? NIGEL. CAROL. THE CITY TELLS ME THAT THERE’S MORE THAN 140 PARKING SPOTS THAT ARE ON THE STREET WITHIN DOWNTOWN CLEMSON. UP UNTIL NOW, IT’S BEEN FREE TO PARK IN ONE OF THESE SPOTS. BUT STARTING NEXT MONTH, IT WILL COST YOU THESE METERS IN DOWNTOWN. CLEMSON WILL NOW START CHARGING FOR PARKING BEGINNING NEXT MONTH. PARKING IS REALLY DIFFICULT WHEN YOU COME DOWNTOWN, ESPECIALLY ON A WEEKEND LIKE THIS PAST WEEKEND. THE METERS WERE FIRST APPROVED IN DECEMBER 2023, AFTER THE CITY SAYS IT HEARD FROM BUSINESS OWNERS WHO WANTED MORE PARKING TURNOVER. THEN IT WAS DELAYED DUE TO HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ISSUES. A LOT OF OUR METERS WERE SOLAR POWERED AND THE THE SOFTWARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE METERS THEMSELVES DIDN’T REALLY ALLOW FOR THE BATTERIES TO CHARGE VERY WELL DURING THE WINTER. OFFICIALS SAY IT WILL COST $1.50 TO PARK FOR TWO HOURS ON THE STREET, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M. I THINK THE PARKING IN THE GARAGE IS FAIRLY REASONABLE. I THINK IT’S ROUGHLY A DOLLAR AN HOUR AND ANYTHING TO FREE UP MORE PARKING ON THE STREET WHEN I COME THROUGH TOWN WOULD BE GREAT. THE CITY SAYS WHILE THE METERS WILL COME ONLINE ON MAY 5TH, THEY WILL BE HANDING OUT WARNINGS DURING THE FIRST WEEK. THE INTENTION IS TO ISSUE AS MANY WARNINGS AS POSSIBLE. WE DON’T WANT TO GO IN AND DRIVE HOME THAT THIS IS NEW. THIS IS WHAT WE’RE GOING TO BE DOING. WE WANT TO TRY AND BE AS RESPECTFUL TO THE CHANGE. OFFICIALS SAY FINES FOR GOING OVER TIME WILL START AT $30, BUT SAY THEY’RE ALREADY SEEING GOOD TURNOVER AFTER LIMITING PARKING TO TWO HOURS. I THINK THAT IT’S GOING TO MAKE SHIFTING INTO PAYING A METER A LITTLE BIT SMOOTHER. RAY, DID THE CITY SAY WHEN THEY WOULD START ENFORCING THESE FINES? ONCE THE METERS ARE RUNNING. NOT YET. CAROL, BECAUSE CITY OFFICIALS TELL ME THEY’RE GOING TO DO THAT PLAYING BY EAR. AND THAT WILL ALL DEPEND ON HOW MANY WARNINGS ARE GIVEN OUT DURING THAT FIRST WEEK THAT THE METERS ARE ONLINE. REPORTING LIVE IN CLEMSON, REY LLERENA WYFF NEWS FOUR. RAY. THANK YOU. A WOMAN WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A MURDER IN LYMAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN THE NETHERLANDS. POLICE SAY KENDRA WILSON IS NOW IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DUTCH NATIONAL POLICE. WILSON IS FACING ACCESSORY BEFORE AND AFTER THE FACT OF MURDER CHARGES FOR THE MURDER OF CONNER LLOYD IN 2021. KENDRA’S MOTHER, CYNTHIA WILSON, IS ALREADY FACING CHARGES IN THE CASE. SOUTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL ALAN WILSON SAYS A GREENEVILLE MAN IS FACING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL CHARGES. SAMMY KNIGHT WAS ARRESTED ON THREE COUNTS. WILSON SAYS INVESTIGATORS RECEIVED A CYBERTIPLINE REPORT WHICH LED THEM TO KNIGHT. HE IS ACCUSED OF DISTRIBUTING FILES OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL. HE WAS ARRESTED APRIL 4TH. GREENVILLE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING THAT INJURED TWO PEOPLE. DEPUTIES SAY IT HAPPENED AROUND 115 THIS MORNING ON LA ROSA LANE IN GREENVILLE. WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED ON SCENE, THEY LOCATED TWO HOMES THAT HAD DAMAGE FROM GUNSHOTS. WE’RE TOLD TWO VICTIMS WERE TREATED ON SCENE AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. NO DETAILS ABOUT A SUSPECT HAVE BEEN RELEASED. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL CRIME STOPPERS OF GREENVILLE. A BILL IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HOUSE COULD MAKE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCHES. A PERMANENT PART OF STATE SCHOOLS. THE BILL PASSED THE SENATE UNANIMOUSLY. NOW IT HEADS TO THE HOUSE. OUR PEYTON FURTADO JOINS US LIVE IN GREENVILLE COUNTY TO EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WOULD MEAN FOR OUR STUDENTS. PEYTON. HEY, CAROLINE. NIGEL. THIS COULD BE A BIG DEAL FOR OUR STUDENTS HERE IN THE UPSTATE. BASICALLY, THIS BILL WOULD REINFORCE SOMETHING WE’RE ALREADY DOING IN A LOT OF OUR SCHOOLS HERE, BUT IT MAKES FREE AND REDUCED LUNCHES STATEWIDE A PERMANENT FIXTURE. SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, EXACTLY? IT PUTS IN WRITING THAT SCHOOLS NEED TO ANNUALLY EVALUATE AND REPORT THE NEED AND ENROLL IN CEP, A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FREE AND REDUCED MEALS SCHOOLWIDE IF IT’S ELIGIBLE AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. NOW, THIS WOULD MEAN MORE STUDENTS COULD HAVE ACCESS STATEWIDE. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN THE UPSTATE ALREADY RELY ON THIS FOR HOT MEALS. MORE THAN 65,000 IN GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ALONE. HOWEVER, IT’S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS PROGRAM IS FULLY FEDERALLY FUNDED. IF IT WERE TO SEE BUDGET CUTS LIKE WHAT WE’VE SEEN RECENTLY, IT COULD MEAN FEWER STUDENTS WOULD QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES. IF THEY REMOVE IT, IF THEY CHANGE THE PARAMETERS OF IT, IT WILL DEFINITELY IMPACT MEALS, NOT ONLY IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BUT ACROSS THE NATION. RIGHT NOW, THE BILL IS IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE. AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE. IT WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE SENATE BEFORE THIS. THE BILL ALSO MENTIONS WHAT HAPPENS IF STUDENTS ACCRUE A LOT OF MEAL DEBT. SO IF THEY ACCRUE A LOT OF MEAL DEBT, THEY CAN NO LONGER BE PUNISHED. THEY CAN’T HAVE THEIR DIPLOMAS WITHHELD FROM THEM. THEY CAN’T BE PULLED OUT OF EXTRACURRICULARS, THINGS LIKE THAT. THEIR PARENTS CAN BE NOTIFIED.