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JUST A FEW DEGREES COOLER. SO WELL STILL END UP ABOUT 80 DEGREES FOR MUCH OF THE UPSTATE UPPER 70S FOR THE MOUNTAINS. BUT A MAJOR COOLDOWN IS COMING THIS WEEKEND. WELL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FOUR DAY PLUS IN ABOUT 6 OR 7 MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW. EXTRA ROSTEN AND 60 WHERE WE GET THE LATEST CONSUMER HEADLINES IN 60S OR LESS. A MAJOR WARNING IS AMAZONS PRIME BIG DEAL DAY START NEXT WEEK. SCAMMERS ARE GETTING READY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE AS YOU START THAT HOLIDAY SHOPPING. OUR CHIEF NATIONAL CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT JEFF ROSSEN HAS THE RED FLAGS YOU NEED TO LOOK OUT FOR AND HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. HI. YEAH, THIS IS AN URGENT WARNING AND ITS COMING STRAIGHT FROM AMAZON BEFORE ITS HOLIDAY SALE. START THE TOP SCAM THIS YEAR. THE SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY SCAM. THE SCAMMER SENDS YOU AN EMAIL OR A TEXT. YOUVE GOTTEN THESE SAYING THEYVE SUSPENDED YOUR ACCOUNT DUE TO SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY. THEY WANT YOU TO VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT BY GIVING AWAY YOUR LOGIN OR PASSWORD OR WORSE. YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION. ANOTHER ONE ON THE RISE, THE FAKE ORDER CONFIRMATION MESSAGE. IVE GOTTEN THIS TOO. IT REFERS TO A PURCHASE YOU DIDNT MAKE AND OFFERS TO HELP YOU CANCEL THE ORDER. A FEW TIPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF. IF YOU GET A MESSAGE LIKE THIS, DONT CLICK ANY LINKS. AMAZON WANTS YOU TO LOG IN TO YOUR ACCOUNT THROUGH. THEM DIRECTLY TO SEE IF THERES BEEN ANY SUSPICIOUS PURCHASES OR ACTIVITY. ALSO, AMAZON IS NEVER GOING TO ASK YOU FOR PAYMENT OR LOGIN INFORMATION OVER A RANDOM TEXT CALL OR EMAIL. AND FINALLY, IF YOU DO HAVE A QUESTION, DONT USE A NUMBER GIVEN TO YOU IN AN EMAIL OR TEXT. ITS. PROBABLY FAKE. USE THE NUMBER ON THE ACTUAL AMAZON WEBSITE OR WHATEVER WEBSITE YOURE USING. THATS ALL FOR TODAY. BACK TO YOU. ITS A GOOD NEWS FOR EASTERN GEORGIA VIEWERS. GEORGIAS BEEN NAMED THE NUMBER ONE STATE FOR BUSINESS FOR TEN STRAIGHT YEARS. GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEEK. THE RANKINGS COME FROM A MAGAZINE CALLED AREA DEVELOPMENT. WHICH LOOKED AT 14 CATEGORIES, INCLUDING WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS AND THE COMPETITIVE LABOR MARKET. GEORGIA RANKED NUMBER 1 IN 7 OF THE 14 AREAS. NOW, EARLIER THIS YEAR, CNBC RELEASED A REPORT POSITIONING THE PEACH STATE AT NUMBER FOUR FOR BUSINESS. IT FELL BEHIND NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE. A REMARKABLE RECOVERY OR DISCOVERY, RATHER, MADE IN NORTH CAROLINA LAB, A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS SAY THEYVE DEVELOPED A COMPOUND THAT COULD STOP SKIN CANCER CELLS FROM FORMING. THEYRE SPEARHEADING MELANOMA, SKIN CANCER RESEARCH AT EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY. ACCORDING TO THE CDC, SKIN CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF CANCER IN THE US. WERE TOLD THE COMPOUND IS DESIGNED TO RELEASE. UNVEILED AFTER A DESIGN CONTEST FOR UPSTATE CANCER PATIENTS. THE GREENVILLE. SWAMP RABBITS AND SPIRE MOTORSPORTS TEAMED UP WITH BONSECOURS SAINT FRANCIS TO HOST THE CONTEST FOR PATIENTS IN THE ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT ONCOLOGY PROGRAM. NASCAR DRIVER TY DILLON HELPED UNVEIL THE WINNING DESIGN FROM 28 YEAR OLD ANNA WALKER, A HODGKINS LYMPHOMA PATIENT. SHE USED ACTUAL SCANS OF HER CANCER CELLS AS INSPIRATION FOR THE DESIGN, AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED IN 2021, AND SHES NOW IN REMISSION. HER. WINNING DESIGN WILL BE FEATURED ON DILLONS CAR AT THE NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE. THIS WEEKEND AT THE CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY. AN UPSTATE NONPROFIT IS WORKING TO TURN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS INTO YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH A SPECIAL FUNDRAISER. SPARTANBURG BASED NONPROFIT YMA CARES IS PARTNER WITH SPARTANBURG DISTRICT SEVEN AND CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEYRE OFFERING MORE THAN $10,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS THROUGH ITS FIRST POPCORN FUNDRAISER. STUDENTS. ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING THEIR OWN ONLINE STORE BY USING THE DOUBLE GOOD APP TO SELL THE PRODUCT. WINEMAKERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAYS THE FUNDRAISER TEACHES YOUNG KIDS DISCIPLINE HOW TO CREATE A STORE MARKETING AND HOW TO WORK TOWARD A GOAL IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. EVERY PARENT MAY NOT BE IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL. SO WE WANT TO CREATE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE WE KNOW THERES A GAP THERE. SO WE CREATED. HOW CAN WE HELP TO FULFILL OR CLOSE THAT GAP? SO THOSE STUDENTS THAT HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION CAN. STUDENTS HAVE ONE WEEK TO MAKE AS MANY SALES AS THEY CAN, AND THE TOP TEN SELLERS WILL WIN BIG PRIZES. THE GREENVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY IS HOSTING A STOCK. THE SHELTER DONATION EVENT TODAY. EACH MONTH, THE SHELTER SPENDS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES. LIKE PAPER PRODUCTS, LAUNDRY DETERGENT, DISINFECTING WIPES, ZIPLOC BAGS AND DISPOSABLE GLOVES. SO THEYRE ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT GREENVILLES HOMELESS PETS BY DONATING SUPPLIES TO HELP KEEP THE ANIMALS CLEAN, WARM AND HEALTHY. YOU CAN DROP BY BETWEEN 11 A.M. AND 6 P.M. TODAY TO HELP STOCK THE SHELTER AND MAYBE GET SOME KISSES FROM SOME ADOPTABLE PETS WHILE YOURE THERE AS WELL. AND IF YOURE LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIP, STROLL AND LISTEN TO SOME MUSIC OUTSIDE THE GREENVILLE WINE FESTIVALS THIS WEEKEND, ITS TAKING PLACE THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, FROM 1 TO 5 P.M. AT FLUOR FIELD. THERE ARE MORE THAN 50 WINE OPTIONS, PLUS MIMOSAS AND BEERS AND STADIUM FOOD WILL ALSO BE FOR SALE. ITS THE SECOND YEAR OF THE EVENT AND ITS HELD IN THE SUMMER AND FALL. VIP TICKETS ARE $115, WHILE GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS ARE $55. IF YOU PURCHASE IN ADVANCE, THEYRE $65. IF YOU PURCHASE ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT. TIME FOR A FINAL CHECK ON SOME OF THOSE SLOWDOWNS ON THE ROADS. HERES HANNAH. ALL RIGHT. WEVE GOT BIG DELAYS ON I-85 RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE A WRECK IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. THAT ONE IS AT PLEASANTBURG DRIVE, ALSO CAUSING SLOWDOWNS AT NORTH STREET. BUT THE BIG TROUBLE OF THE MORNING IS I-85 SOUTHBOUND. WE ARE MOVING AT 12MPH. THIS IS REALLY IN BETWEEN HIGHWAY 29, HIGHWAY 129 THIS MORNING. SO I DO HAVE A DETOUR SET UP FOR YOU BECAUSE THESE DELAYS. WELL, LOOK AT THAT. THEYRE NOT MOVING THIS MORNING. LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN. SO IM GOING TO A LOT OF YOU FROM SPARTANBURG ACTUALLY TAKE 176. IM GOING TO HAVE YOU EITHER GET OFF ON 176 OR WHEN YOURE ON 176, INSTEAD OF GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE, TAKE FAIRFOREST, CLEVELAND ROAD. YOURE GOING TO TAKE THAT ALL THE WAY TO HIGHWAY 29. YOURE GOING TO USE 29 TO THEN GET BACK ON THE INTERSTATE. THAT WRECK HAPPENED JUST BEFORE THAT EXIT. SO YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GET IT AROUND IT USING THIS DETOUR. BUT MAN, ITS CAUSING DELAYS. THIS MORNING. SO LETS LEAVE A LITTLE BIT EARLY. HEY, IF YOU ARE STUCK IN THAT TRAFFIC, ROLL DOWN YOUR WINDOWS. IT FEELS GREAT OUT THERE, DOESNT IT? PARELLA IT SURE DOES. HEY, GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. 655 WEVE GOT TEMPERATURES GOING TO ABOUT 80 DEGREES HEADING INTO TOMORROW. A FEW MORE CLOUDS COMING OUR WAY AND A COUPLE SPRINKLES AS WELL. THATLL DRIVE TEMPERATURES DOWN A COUPLE MORE DEGREES. SO WERE KIND OF CHIPPING AWAY AT THE 80S SLOWLY BUT SURELY. AND THEN THE COOLER POOL OF AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT ARRIVES ON SATURDAY AND BOYS ARE GOING TO BE COLDER SUNDAY, MONDAY MORNING ACROSS THE UPSTATE. YOU WILL DEFINITELY NOTICE AS YOU STEP OUTSIDE DURING THE DAY AND DURING THE NIGHT THAT COLDER AIR ARRIVES A LITTLE BIT SOONER IN THE MOUNTAINS. SO SATURDAY, SUNDAY MORNING, VERY CHILLY. HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD SEE THE FIRST FROST AND THEN DAYTIME HIGHS. LOOK AT THAT, ONLY NEAR 60 DEGREES SATURDAY, SUNDAY ACRO