brandy overmyer was charged with assaulting a student. >> the superintendent said overmyer was no longer employed and that type of behavior cannot and will not be tolerated. >> i think that's right protocol. >> overmyer's self-written bio she said this was her first year at sanders teaching english and language arts. she has no disciplinary history on his teaching license. >> rob treble said times has changed. >> you used to pull out the paddle and whoop kids, punish them. now you can't. i hate to hear anyone lose their jobs. >> for mom kendra gary she said we can't look back. >> times and techniques have changed. student is fine laurens city >> reporter: the district said that student is fine. meanwhile, the laurens police investigation. overmyer face as it's a misdemeanor that comes with a if convicted. >> addie, what are we talking about here when we say a teacher what exactly happened? they're happened. lots of rumors going around. of course we want to bring you the exact details. >>> we have cell phone of a school. during this you can see a school administrator slams a student to th

superintendent says overmyer no longer works at sanders middle school. the superintendent says this type of behavior cannot and will not be tolerated in laurens school district 55. so, new at noon, five picture eenville county,. officials say this happened at around 10:00 this morning. the car is gone and the house is smashed up. we will continue to keep you updated on what happened and we will bring you those updates on their on our mobile app. all-star at noon, -- new at noon, the executive director and former timpanist for the greenville symphony orchestra has died. sherwood mobley's wife posted online that her husband had been battling an acute illness for the past two months. she said he died this morning and thanked people for their prayers. sherwood mobley joined the 1991 as principal timpanist. he was named executive director in 2014. now, to an update to our breaking news in greenville this morning. more than 20 men are without a home tonight after an early morning fire in greenville. the tara apartments houses recovering addicts and alcoholics.

steve overmyer is in tonight for sports. steve. >> well, the sounds of air. the mets pitchers and catchers are reporting today. neil walker is a new met. finding out what he is looking forward to not seeing, next in sports. listen up new york. there's a new drug out there. and it's trying to destroy our generation. it's called synthetics. . . so, some guy thought it might be a good idea to spray poison on some herbs, and then sell it to you. no, it's not marijuana. it goes by names like k2, spice, rocks. causes hallucinations, rapid heart-beat. vomiting, seizures. and it can kill you the first time you smoke it. this is our future. and the future of new york is saying no to synthetics! go to oasas.ny.gov, or call or text the hopeline. es teetvaab thpldsp 5faerth cle t 0 g lo a dnldspds usv d onfoju 9. aon oinwi n nu ctrt. swcho tt.swcho os so, what moves me? it's the journey. the feeling of doing. it's making choices for a healthier me, a healthier us. i'm on my path and i love it. the path to a healthier you crunchy clusters of delicious organic oats, flax a

facesr -- brandy overmyer faces third-degree assault charges. the superintendent says "this type of behavior cannot and will not be tolerated in laurens school district 55." nigel: coming up, a look at a from the granddaughters of the men that used to run a gabrielle: and up international news, the in the station in a series of shootings yesterday in kansas. john: bright sunshine on this friday evening. except thursday evening for nigel. clemson boulevard looking pretty current temperature 34 degrees. a grease out of the west at 12 mile per hour. gabrielle: here's a look at the winning midday numbers from the south carolina education lottery. hillary clinton: i do not believe we live in a single-issue country. americans haven't had a raise in 15 years. but i want to go further. whether it's poison in the water... hardworking immigrant families living in fear... racism holding people back... wall street and big financial interests along with drug companies, insurance companies, big oil companies... the indifference, the negligence. that's what i

. >> reporter: well, amy, brandy overmyer was in her first year of teaching at sanders middle school according to her online profile. now according to police reports this incident went down in her classroom around 1:30 yesterday. she was arrested soon after. she was charged with assault in the third degree. now that's a misdemeanor charge. it comes with a $500 fine and/or 30 days in jail if convicted. laurens police tell us she's out on bond tonight but the investigation continues. the district tells us the student is fine. as word spread today parents like kendra gary said there's no place for this in the classroom. >> wow. i thought i was the only one that was supposed to discipline my kids and teach them how to go on the straight and narrow way, not the >> reporter: today the laurens district 55 superintendent told us that she was no longer employed and this this type of behavior and cannot and will not be tolerated. >> overmyer taught language arts and reading. she has no disciplinary action on her teachers license. >>> hackers are causing headaches for pickens county schools. th

billy stricklandreleased a statementsaying overmyer was no longer employed. and that pe of behavior "cannot and will not be tolerated." 52:14 i think that was the right protocol for the self-written bio had not been removed from the school website, friday in it she said this was her first year at sandersteaching english and language arts. she has no criminal history no disciplinary action on her teaching license obtained in 2011. for rob tribblewho grew up herehe saystimes have changed. 50:51 thereused to be the time they'd pull out eeh s nowadays, you can i thh ye s . f momkendra gaesayswe can't loob. 52:44 tim and teihave most definitely, tremendously changed. addie hampton, 7 news.... the district says that student is fine laurens city police continues to investigatemeanwhileovermyer faces a 3rd degree assualt chargeit's a misdemeanor that comes with a 500 dollar fine andor 30 days in jail if convicted. some greenville residents are looking for a new place to live after a early morning fire at a drug rehabiliation facility. these pictures were taken by sta

student.brandy overmyer was arrested thursday after a district employee received a complaint from the male student.city police took overmyer's statment - and charged her that day.district 55's website shows overmyer used to be an english and language arts teacher at sanders middle school -she was fired today after joining the staff last fall. 3 developing tonight... 3 an update on this berkeley county sheriff's deputy - in south carolina's lowcountry, who was shot multiple times. she's had surgery... and is recovering.we found out today that deputy kimber gist is from the upstate and graduated from woodruff high school. 3 we went to her hometown tonight to talk with people who knew her.right now - gist remains in the hospital. but recover.the sheriff says gist did fire back at her attacker...and hit him. travis smith ran from the scene and later killed himself during a standoff. standoff.fox carolina's sharon johnson joins us live.sharon - how is her hometown responding? 3 friends from high school and neighbors were all saddened to hear about the shooting. but they are proud of the of

superintendent says overmyer no school. the superintendent says this type of behavior cannot and will not be tolerated in laurens school district 55. in anderson county highway , patrol troopers say they have found a car involved with a hit and run earlier this week. troopers say this toyota corolla was found on the side of michelin boulevard yesterday morning. the hit and run happened before 11:00 on tuesday morning near airport road. they say a tow truck driver and their customer were hit by this vehicle. both suffered non-life threatening injuries. if you can help police identify the driver of this car, call police immediately. the upstate boys and girls basketball championships continue later today at the bons secours arena here in greenville. wren and dreher squared off in the first game last night. they had a large crowd >> that's kind of been our motto, we don't loose at home and there are several of those seniors who have never lost a home ball game. we're in a home uniform, we're in greenville twenty minutes away s

>>reporter: even if you do not have a kid, it's better to be prepared for the storm according to overmyer. >> we recommend that you have food, water and basic supplies for family members for as many as three days. it's important to think about medications, copies of important documents as well as special items you might have for your kids and pets, too. according to the red cross, flashlights, cell phones with the chargers some extra cash, and a weather radio is important, too. the red cross also suggest people understand the difference between a watch and a warning. a warning is issued for conditions posing an immediate threat to life or property. a watch is issued to make sure everyone is ready to act in but communication is key. >> all through that process, develop a plan, and then share that information with all of the members of the family. it's important that everyone is informed about what to do. >>reporter:we know here in the midlands, our weather conditions can change rapidly >> when an emergency strikes of things happen very quickly, it could be a matter of minutes that you are

officials say a student reported that overmyer struck him.she was later taken into custody and is no longer employed with the district. according to the school website..overmyser started working for the district last fall. 3 the greenville fire department says that more than 20 people have been displaced after an early morning fire! fire!firefighters tell us they were called to tara apartments on lowndes hill road around 6-30 this morning.the apartments are home to recovering alcoholics and addicts in the program "solutions recovery."the director of the program asks for prayers for those who are struggling with not only soiety--but now losing their homes... 3 this is a tragedy. its terrible that these men lost their place to live. but what we lose we can rebuild. as a company im not worried about us losing an apt complex thatll be taken care of. my main concern is finding a place for these me to live, housing them, and these me to live, finding a place for thatll be taken care of. losing an apt complex company im not can rebuild. as a but what we lose we lost their place to live. but

here's steve overmyer. >> reporter: the biggest story is actually centered around the knicks. is a block buster trade in the works? the daily news is reporting the knicks are working on a three way deal centered around carmelo anthony and kevin love. the celtics would get love and the knicks land highly coveted draft picks. melo has a no trade clause. even if every other team agrees to the deal melo has the final say. >> haven't even thought about that. report. what's next. >> we had an upset in the many contest. finished with a record tying 27 points. this is orlando magic forward who dunked over the mascot while sitting in a chair. that was a mic drop moment. that should have won the contest. everybody has this thing for free throw line dunks. a half step in front of the free throw line. impress ienough to get nothing but 10s. gordon may have won over the crowd. levine won over the judges. for cbs 2 sports, i'm steve overmyer. >> my vote is for the over the mascot seated chair. >> no one asked us. next year. >>> time now 6:19. after surviving a nightmare, a royal caribbean c

. >>> steve overmyer with a quick look at sports. >> this was a night that kobe bryant was looking forward to. tonight was the nba all-star game. it really did turn into a tribute to the man who is playing in his final all-star game. kobe bryant the league's leading vote getter was honored with a standing ovation, video tributes, fireworks. this marked the 18th and final all-star game for kobe who finished with 10 points and left to standing ovation. carmelo anthony finished with 13 points for the east. the west wins. 196-173. >>> the fighting began right the rangers and the flyers. now, the rangers have been fuming all week after their captain was concussed on a cheap shot from philly. at times this looked like a scene from the movie slapshot. the rangers pulled out a 3-1 victory. >>> how about the devils power play? they have scored an nhl best eight power play goals in the last six games. their only goal in this one in a 1-0 victory over the kings. >>> later in the show, steve joins me to talk a little basketball. but cindy, also a little bit about italian food. that's gonna be a little

steve overmyer is here with sports. >> great story in new jersey. 10 years, that's how long it has been since seton hall made no more sweating out selection sunday. this team can stop worrying about getting in and focus on how far they can go. they have reached 20 wins. today they bumped heads with xavier. this is a team in conversation with one of the top seeds in the tournament. seton hall man handled the musketeers. game high 27 points for bronx born december see rodriguez. pirates improve. 9 point win. first home win over a top 5 team in 12 years. st. johns went from bad to worst. after the ugliest loss of the year. creighton couldn't miss. chris mullen said i will just get ejected. they lost 16 consecutive games earlier this year. today they tied for the worst loss a 41 point loss. me out on live television for not being a fan of pasta. >> i remember. >> everybody does. i have heard about this nonstop. this week he took me to lunch to coach me on italian cue sin. we will have the results at 11:00. and mets short stop talks about a perm story. he weighs in on the turmoil in his home

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steve overmyer, cbs2 news. time for a quick break. [ male announcer ] 20 minutes after you quit smoking your blood pressure decreases. after 2 days your chance heart attack drops. and 1 year after you quit your risk of heart disease is cut in half. but right now... [ flatline ] ...you're a heart attack waiting to happen. every cigarette makes you sick. quit smoking today. >>> welcome back. some of the mets continue to get their work in before the official start of spring training. forward to a solid campaign. david wright is coming off that roller coaster season in which he missed 116 games with spinal stenosis. he returned, hit a home run his first game, and played a vital role in the postseason, drove in seven runs and homered in his first world series at-bat in game three. he knows that a peak performance is not guaranteed. >> on paper, we look great. i don't think last year many people gave us a chance to win the national league. in order for us to be successful, we need to forget about that and worry about

. >>> steve overmyer is in for otis. super bowl is just days away. >> we can't stop talking about is it. >> talking about the quarterbacks. >> and peyton manning, who kind of intermated this could be his last rodeo but here's the thing. did you know that super bowl 50 will feature the biggest age difference between quarterbacks in history? cam newton is 26. peyton manning is 39. manning is one of the greatest quarterbacks ever. this is a guy who changed what we expected out of a qb. he is just not the guy who can make all the big throws anymore but there are different paths to success. experience and the ability to read a defense are actually more important. his declining physical skills have forced him to make adjustments kind of like an >> that guy that used to throw 935-plus as he gets older maybe he can't still throw that same 95-plus fastball but he can work the corners of the plate, still strike a guy out. i feel like i can still move the chains maybe in different ways and that's being flexible, being able to adjus

steve overmyer, cbs 2 news. >> by the way, he was bench pressing 405 pounds in front of him. his cousin odell beckham, jr. was doing some heavy liftving: he was on code black here on cbs 2 and he had to dig deep to find the motivation of his character. >> i let 'em all know that i would never be here without you. you teach me how to have courage, play with grit, stay persistent, we need to get this done. trying to talk his old high school football coach into having surgery and after a speech like that, of course, the coach went under the knife. >> odell beckham, jr.'s second career. >> i bought it. i felt something. [ laughter ] >> but yeah, i mean, he has another career going. >> commercials. >> what's that? >> the facial hair, was it all real? [ laughter ] >> on o'dell? >> yeah. >> he think he is gluing it on? >> i don't know. i couldn't tell. [ laughter ] >> all right. thank you, otis. >> i like the jacket. >> back in just a minute. i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for shady brook farms . we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just t

for cbs 2 news i'm steve overmyer. have a good day. >> we will. dad dub smash goes viral. >> and could we know the outcome of the super bowl before the game is played? let's find out. >> who is going to win the big game? the late late show came up with it's own way to determine the win jeremy morin. >> one question who is going to win the super bowl. and who is going to win this game now. >> me! . >> it's all me baby. >> let's find out. here we go. >> james corden took to the studio roof tossing footballs but there was a twist. each throw they didn't know if they were catching a football or a football shaped cake. in the end he was the better catcher which means denver is you can take that to the bank. the game airs sunday night at 6:30 right here on cbs 2 and our special coverage begins at 11 that morning following a special edition of the late show with steven colbert. >> i just want some cake. are you kidding? >> the car hyena guy took a cake full on. >> he was all right with it. >> he was like yes. >> so many of you have heard or tried that li

here with more on the saga is steve overmyer. >> and cam newton is no stranger to criticism. but his actions have left some questioning if -- >> i'm an african-american quarterback and that may scare a lot of people. they haven't seen nothing that they can compare me to. >> he's known for his dancing, style, and smile. after the super bowl loss, we saw the polar opposite. >> is there a reason why? >> got outplayed. >> after only a handful of >> when you can control how your heart reacts under pressure. you gain control over how your mind reactions. >> a sports psychologist who specializes in managing anxiety. >> cam newton was having difficulty connecting and he essentially withdrew. >> reporter: he has always worn his emotion on his sleeve. and his performance earned him the league's mvp. and it's why he won over an entire generation of young fans that watch his actions and see him sulking. the reaction has been intense. >> 49 times before this there was a quarterback who lost the super bowl and handled themselves with more dignity and grace. >> eric said wow, he just got ab

time tim overmyer got the call. >> i am sheriff tom wilder from the hamilton county sheriff's department and i'm issuing a warrant for your arrest. >> reporter: the jury coordinator site says no one from the sheriff's department or courthouse is calling. it's another phone scam to get you to send money, via a western union or prepaid debit card. they want their money easily, hands down no questions asked. >> reporter: he says people are sending hundreds of dollars to scammers to avoid arrest. among them a young woman who showed up in tears. >> 23-year-old female, not aware it was a scam until i had break the bad news to her. >> reporter: court officials say the one important thing to know about jury duty, you're not going to receive a phone call about showing up and you'll never be asked for money on the spot. >> we will never call you and tell you something about you missing your jury service. >> reporter: he says the only way you'll be summoned to the seats is with a paper summons, not a threatening call. remember, no court system will arrest you on the spot for missing jury duty. you

steve overmyer will introduce the game coming up in sports. >> and for the latest headlines twitter @cbsnew york. >>> all right, i hope you're ready for a week of football talk. super bowl l may kick off one week from tonight, but the festivities have already begun. which storyline is going to dominate this week? maybe media day is going to give us something to smile about. is peyton manning preparing for his final game? if so, will his career end with a shower of confetti? and how about panthers quarterback, cam newton. this, though was a pretty bold choice, cotton. between a lion and a tiger, so it is a liger. >> great to be here, steveo. thank you. >> here we are, super bowl l. it's the establishment vs. anti-establishment. is this almost like the presidential race? >> i think what it is, is changing of the guard in a lot of ways. the last 15 years have been brady and manning in the nfl. the next 15 could be cam nighten. he could be a super bowl champion a week from now. don't look now, but a lot of millenniales and 20 some things may be thinking cam's my guy, instead of the old gu

ready to hit the roads and get ready for our friday morning commutes we take a look at i 26 eastbound overmyer marks 75, traffic has been moving pretty good in between 77 and fairfield road. an accident ongoing on two notch and park lane road and the other one is on personal right by boundary road. just be aware you to be looking at traffic injections this morning there. i'm harvest them boulevard to downtown 18 minutes, from blithe when heading downtown a 14 minute commute. we will take a look at the seven-day forecast, including the important valentines forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >>> in lexington county, police have arrested five people involved in two separate incidents involving counterfeit money. the first case involves the three people you see here. police say they were passing counterfeit bills at the burger king over on sunset boulevard the target on sunset boulevard. the menu see here, on your screen, try to pass fake 20- dollar bills a total of $650 in counterfeit money was recovered for both cases. >>> orangeburg county, two men are in jail this morning after police s

i'm steve overmyer. have a good one. >> yankees report today. >>> prince looking fierce. >> and some laughs with steven colbert with alex. >> good morning. ever notice when you do a google search you get a suggestion and it's way off? actress kate hudson stopped by the late show and they had fun >> if you search for facebook google asked did you mean google plus? no. [laughter] >> no one ever means google plus. >> i'll try one of my favorite shows, american horror story. >> okay. >> and google says, did you mean the 2016 presidential election? [laughter] >> yes you did. >> i did. >> hudson was on the show to promote her new life style book pretty happy. >> always looking pretty too. love her. >> this is something else people have been talking about. you usually don't have much love for your driver's license or passport photos. leave it to one music icon to picture with the caption prince rogers nelson passport picture 2/11/2016. they said the hair the eye brows the make up and expression all perfection.

upstate teacher is without a job and faces charges after police say she had a student. 40-year-old brandy overmyer faces third-degree assault charges. she no longer works at the sanders middle school. the superintendent says this type of behavior cannot and will not be tolerated in laurens school district 55. in anderson county, the highway a toyota corolla was found on the side of michelin boulevard. the hit and run happened before 11:00 on tuesday morning near airport road. a tow truck diver and customer hit by the driver, suffering non-life-threatening injuries. if he can help identify the driver of this new you go, call police immediately. the executive director and former timpanist for the greenwood symphony orchestra has died. sherwood mobley posted online her husband had been battling an acute illness for the past two months, he died yesterday morning, and she thanked people for their prayers. he joined the orchestra in 1991 as the principal 10 thinnest. he was named the executive director in 2014. your timeline, on this day in 1973, members of the american three-day occupation in the hamle

. >> cbs 2's steve overmyer reports. >> reporter: it has become a the past couple of days, this firestorm of outrage on social media has been building. after announcing they would no long take credible tickets the yankees tried to pacify the situation by having their chief operating officer call in to a radio show. what he said has some new yorkers mad. >> quite frankly, the fan, you know, may be someone who has never sat in a premiere location, so that's a frustration to [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: did you hear that? the coo of the yankees just intimated that maybe the poor people should stay in the lower priced seats. >> we want to support the team but if they are going to have an elitist attitude then you tend to want to not spend money supporting the team. >> reporter: the yankees added 37 suites and 8 lounges for a reason. premium seats are pricy ranging from $700 to $1,500. but if you get them on stubhub they are a quarter of that. >> if i paid for the ticket i game anywhere i want to sit at. you should be mad about it. i'm a new yorker and i'm mad about it. >> reporter: the dail

steve overmyer has more on a record shared by four graduating classes and one unforgettable coach. >> go, quick, quick. >> reporter: dan's practices are like his games. something to behold. >> come on! got to be quicker. >> reporter: how does your practice style make this team better? >> the pace. the pace that we play is more college-like. go! attagirl! finish! beautiful. jog back, quick. >> reporter: ricky believes in hustle. he is also the football coach and for this team, fortune favors the bold. >> if he wasn't like how he is, we wouldn't be where we are and i want him to continue to be like that because it motivates us to play how we play. to be a down year for the three-time defending champs. when did you know you had a state caliber championship squad? >> the minute i saw aubrey griffin. >> reporter: she is 5'11. her father'd green played nine years in the nba. she is only 15 and already has a couple of 40 point games. she quiet but aggressive. >> my coach had confidence in me to like go keep attacking the basket. he said i can go by any girl so i do. >> reporter: three freshm

for cbs 2 news i'm chris overmyer. have a great day. >>> tom brady introduces a new member of his family. >> and a new history e twist on the selfie stick. >> if you think people are obsessed with taking selfies and it's out of control take a look at these images shot around the city. a mack book selfie stick a way to position an entire laptop computer at just the right distance to take the perfect selfie. if you are laughing at all of it, let me hear you laughing so are the creators. in fact the selfie stick for laptops is really an art project meant for a satire of sorts for our selfie obsessed culture. even if you wanted one they are not for sale although they got great looks as they were out and about in the city. >> i would think it would be heavy. strength. >> my selfies need to be in this close of a distance for me. thanks. >> tom brady is clearly a fan of the lion king introducing the newest member of his pride on his facebook page. it's the circle of life >> that's a nod to the opening scene in the famous disn

. >> steve overmyer has the sports update. >> the islanders are hosting was all about one man, kobe bryant. the league's leading vote getter was honored with a standing ovation video tributes and fireworks. it marked the final all star game for kobe. carmello anthony also finished with 13 points in the east but the west all stars win by 23, 196-173. the fighting began when the puck dropped. the rangers have been fuming all week after their captain was con cussed on a cheap shot from philadelphia. at times it looked like a scene from slap hot. how about the devils power play an nhl best 8 power play goals and happened to be their only goal against the kicks. have a great day. >>> the biggest names in music getting ready to take the stage >> live from the staple center in los angeles with an update on the scene. we can't wait. >> it's going to be a fun one chris aye and mary and that's going to be emotional tributes as well tonight. look for varied performances in terms of the artists ranging from carrie underwood and the weekend to justin beiber and lionel richie. >> pit bull will rock the