AND CAROL AND NIGEL ARE UP NEXT. WIFE NEWS FOUR AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW. SEVERE WEATHER RAMPS UP TOMORROW AND THEN SHIFTS TO THE EAST AS WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND. I’LL MAP OUT OUR TIMING AND OUR THREATS HERE AT HOME. THEY WERE OUT HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND DID EVERYTHING. FINISHED IT IN ONE DAY. REBUILDING HOPE AFTER HURRICANE HELENE. I’M NATE STANLEY IN BAT CAVE WITH AN UNEXPECTED GROUP OF MEN THAT’S HELPING DOZENS OF FAMILIES RECOVER. DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE COMES ALIVE WITH THE SPRING WEATHER, SO WE ARE HERE FOR THE KICKOFF OF PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS DOWNTOWN ALIVE. WE HAVE A LIVE REPORT WITH ALL OF THE FUN COMING UP, BUT WE BEGIN WITH WEATHER TONIGHT, AND WE HAVE NEWS FOUR AT SIX. ALL EYES ARE ON THE WEEKEND AS A POTENTIAL SEVERE STORM MOVES THIS WAY. CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHRIS JUSTUS IS HERE. CHRIS, WHAT IS THE TIME FRAME ON THESE STORMS? UNFORTUNATELY, IT’S THAT DREADED NIGHTTIME THREAT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. WE’RE WATCHING THIS DYNAMIC STORM SYSTEM. WE NEED TO STAY DIALED IN ON IT BECAUSE IT COULD LEAD TO TORNADOES CLOSE TO HOME OR NEAR HOME. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT’S HAPPENING RIGHT HERE. SEVERE THREAT TOMORROW RAMPS UP LATE IN THE DAY FOR PARTS OF MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS THAT STRETCHES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SOUTH INTO ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI. NOW FOR OUR AREA. IT GETS VERY CLOSE TO HOME AS WE GO INTO SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE CONCERN HERE IS THAT WE’LL HAVE LARGE AND VIOLENT TORNADOES BE LONG TRACK. THEY FORM IN THIS AREA AND THEY TRY TO CROSS OFF TOWARD THE EAST AS THAT LINE PRESSES IN. AND UNFORTUNATELY, LOOKS LIKE IT’LL BE BETWEEN THAT MIDNIGHT AND 5 A.M. TIME FRAME SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY ON SUNDAY. WE HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO THE HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER FROM OCONEE COUNTY WESTBOUND INTO NORTHEAST GEORGIA, INCLUDING THE SOUTHWEST PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. TOMORROW WE’LL GET A NEW UPDATE AND I’LL GET NEW DATA THAT WILL CONTINUE TO FEED THESE MODELS AND GIVE US A BETTER IDEA. BUT RIGHT NOW, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WE COULD SEE THAT NIGHT. 75 IN GREENVILLE, 69 RIGHT NOW IN ASHEVILLE. OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS, NO ISSUES. YOU’LL FIND NO ISSUES TOMORROW EITHER. SO SCHOOL WORK LOOKING JUST FINE. IN FACT, MOST OF SATURDAY LOOKS IT’S THE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WE GOT TO BE DIALED IN. I’LL HAVE A BRAND NEW LOOK AT THE TIMING FOR YOUR TOWN IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. CHRIS. THANK YOU. BREAKING NEWS AT SIX. WE ARE NOW HEARING THE 911 CALL FROM THE NIGHT. AUTHORITIES SAY A WOMAN KILLED HER NEWBORN BABY. AND WE DO WANT TO WARN YOU. THE DETAILS ARE DISTURBING. EASLEY. POLICE SAY ANTONIO IS CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE BY CHILD ABUSE. LAST FRIDAY, AUTHORITIES SAY THEY WERE CALLED TO A HOME ON NATIONS WAY ABOUT A WOMAN IN MEDICAL DISTRESS. INVESTIGATORS SAY ONCE THEY WERE AT THE SCENE, THEY DISCOVERED THE BABY’S DEATH. THE PERSON WHO CALLED 911 IDENTIFIED NO AS THEIR GIRLFRIEND AND DISCOVERED HER BLEEDING. HEY, WHAT’S GOING ON? YES, I COME HOME AND I SEE MY GIRLFRIEND. SHE SAYS SHE DOESN’T FEEL GOOD TODAY. AND SOMEHOW SHE BLED ALL OVER THE THE BED. IS THERE A CHANCE THAT SHE WAS PREGNANT? I, I DON’T KNOW. INVESTIGATORS HAVE ACCUSED NOAH OF FATALLY STABBING THE NEWBORN. SHE REMAINS IN JAIL TONIGHT ON NO BOND. WE ARE INCHING CLOSER TO SIX MONTHS POST HURRICANE HELENE AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CONTINUE TO HEAL AND REBUILD. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT AS DAILY RECOVERY CONTINUES IN THE MOUNTAINS. WE BEGIN WITH MAYA PAYTON, WHO JOINS US LIVE AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL, MAYA. HE’S ISSUING A SCAM WARNING, YES. NIGEL AND CAROL, IT IS A TOLL TEXTING SCAM THAT IS REACHING THE PHONES OF THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY GOING THROUGH A LOT. I MEAN, JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AREA THAT I’M IN. IT’S THE BILTMORE VILLAGE NOW. USUALLY BEFORE THE HURRICANE, YOU COULD BARELY FIND A PLACE TO PARK, BUT NOW IT IS JUST A DESERTED AREA. ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF JACKSON IS WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THIS TOLL TEXTING SCAM, WHERE BAD ACTORS ARE TARGETING PEOPLE AT RANDOM, EVEN THOSE WHO ARE NOT ACTUAL TOLL USERS. JACKSON SAYS. JUST YESTERDAY, NORTH CAROLINA QUICK PASS RECEIVED 20,000 CALLS ABOUT THE SCAM. HE SAYS THAT SPEAKS TO THE VOLUME OF PEOPLE RECEIVING THESE SCAMS BY CLICKING THE LINK SENT IN THE TEXT, IT CAN EXPOSE VICTIMS TO FINANCIAL FRAUD, ALLOWING SCAMMERS ACCESS TO BANK ACCOUNTS AND PERSONAL DATA WHILE IT’S BEING SEEN ACROSS THE STATE. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS TO WARN EVERYONE, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, WHO ALREADY HAVE THEIR SHARE OF CHALLENGES. MY ROLE AS ATTORNEY GENERAL RIGHT NOW IS TO COME INTO THIS PLACE AND TELL ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE A BAD ACTOR WHO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO REBUILD, IS YOU’RE GOING TO RUN UP AGAINST US. THE BEST THING THAT MY AGENCY CAN DO IS HELP GIVE THESE PEOPLE THE SAFETY AND THE FREEDOM TO REBUILD. THEY HAVE ENOUGH TO WORRY ABOUT. WELL, JACKSON SAYS THAT NO ONE WILL EVER TEXT YOU ABOUT TOLL FEES. SO IF YOU GET A MESSAGE, KNOW IT’S A SCAM IN ASHEVILLE. I’M MAYA PAYTON, WYFF NEWS FOUR. MAYA THANK YOU. AND AS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CONTINUES TO HEAL FROM HURRICANE, FROM THE HURRICANE, A GROUP OF HUMBLE AND UNSUSPECTING MEN HAVE TRAVELED FROM STATES FAR AWAY TO HELP AMISH COMMUNITIES HAVE BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF RECOVERY EFFORTS IN HARD HIT AREAS LIKE CHIMNEY ROCK AND BACK CAVE. OUR NATE STANLEY BRINGS US AN UPDATE ON STORM CLEANUP AND HOW THE GROUP IS HELPING FAMILIES. THE DAMAGE HERE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA STILL SPANS MILES, HOMES, AND METAL CRUSHED HERE IN BAT CAVE. HOWEVER, EMERGING FROM THIS DEVASTATION, THAT GROUP OF YOUNG MEN IS GIVING PEOPLE HOPE. THE WIND WAS UNRELENTING. TREES WERE SNAPPING AND POPPING AND BREAKING ALL AROUND THE HOUSE. BAT CAVE RESIDENT KIM GILL STILL GETS EMOTIONAL WHEN SHE THINKS ABOUT THE HORRIFYING MOMENTS HURRICANE HELENE HIT HER HOME. THE WIND WAS BLOWING SIDEWAYS, SO IT ACTUALLY CAME IN AND GOT PART OF THE ROOF IN OUR DINING ROOM. MONTHS AFTER THE STORM, AND WITH NO HELP FROM HER INSURANCE COMPANY, AN UNEXPECTED GROUP CAME TO HER RESCUE. THE AMISH, THEY CALLED. THEY ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY CARPENTRY WORK THEY COULD DO. THEY WERE OUT HERE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND DID EVERYTHING. FINISHED IT IN ONE DAY. WAS FANTASTIC. IT’S PART OF AN INITIATIVE THROUGH THE JUST FOR HIM MINISTRIES, BASED IN KENTUCKY. INVITING UP TO 30 OF THESE YOUNG VOLUNTEERS AT A TIME TO HELP REPAIR HOMES. NOW THAT A LOT OF THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT IS BEING PASSED OVER TO THE ROAD, CREWS. WE’VE BEEN NEEDING A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION WORK DONE TO HOUSES FOR REPAIRS, TOTAL REBUILDS, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THESE AMISH PEOPLE, THEY’RE THEY’RE A BLESSING TO THIS WHOLE COMMUNITY. ISAAC GUFFEY HAS BEEN HELPING FAMILIES AND WORKING WITH THE GROUP FOR MONTHS, AND SAYS THEIR WORK IS CRUCIAL TO HELPING BAT CAVE GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. THEY’RE JUST GETTING IT DONE THAT FAST. WHEN THEY DO A FULL ROOF FOR SOMEBODY. I MEAN, IT’S DONE IN JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS. SO I MEAN, THEY’RE THEY’RE GREAT AND AMAZING AT WHAT THEY DO. BOTH KIM AND ISAAC SAY THEIR REAL HOPE IS THAT THIS WILL ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO HELP, TOO. THE STORY IS KIND OF WEAKENED. YOU KNOW, AND I FEEL LIKE THAT’S THAT’S HINDERED A LITTLE BIT OF THE HELP COMING IN BECAUSE IT HAS SLOWED DOWN A LOT. WE JUST NEED TO PITCH IN AND HELP EACH OTHER. DON’T FORGET YOUR NEIGHBORS. DON’T FORGET THE PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT HERE THAT ARE SUFFERING. AND IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN FINDING WAYS TO HELP, YOU CAN VISIT THE JUST FOR HIM MINISTRIES WEBSITE. A LINK TO THAT WILL BE ON WYFF4.COM. REPORTING IN BAT CAVE, NATE STANLEY, WYFF NEWS FOUR. NATE THANK YOU. WITH SPRINGTIME RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, LIVE MUSIC RETURNING TO DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE. TONIGHT IS THE KICKOFF OF DOWNTOWN ALIVE. WYFF NEWS FOUR’S SYDNEY SHADRIX IS LIVE AT NOMA SQUARE. HI, SYDNEY. HEY Y’ALL. WE ARE HAVING SO MUCH FUN. WE’RE LISTENING TO GREAT MUSIC, HAVING SOME GREAT FOOD. IT’S A WONDERFUL EVENT, BUT LIKE SO MANY WONDERFUL EVENTS IN GREENVILLE, NOT ONLY ARE THEY FUN, BUT THEY’RE ALSO SERVING A PURPOSE. WE’RE JOINED HERE NOW BY ALICE RATTERY WITH THE METROPOLITAN ARTS COUNCIL. ALICE, TELL US ABOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MAC AND DOWNTOWN ALIVE. WELL. DOWNTOWN ALIVE IS THE LONGEST RUNNING STREET PARTY NOW IN GREENVILLE. WE’VE BEEN HERE SINCE 1986. SO I GUESS GOING ON, I DON’T KNOW. I CAN’T DO THE MATH. HOW MANY YEARS NOW? BUT IT IS SO MUCH FUN AND IT FINALLY FEELS LIKE SPRINGTIME HERE. THE PARTY IS JUST GETTING STARTED AND WE’RE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS SEASON. WONDERFUL. AND NOW YOU SAID THERE’S SOMETHING NEW COMING THAT STARTED LAST YEAR THAT’S RETURNING THIS YEAR. TELL US ABOUT THAT. SO EVERY YEAR WE’VE ALWAYS HOSTED A TENT THAT SHOWCASES THE LOCAL ARTIST OR AN ARTS ORGANIZATION, BUT WE WANTED IT TO HAVE A BIGGER FOOTPRINT. SO WE CREATED MORE TENTS. AND EVERY THIRD THURSDAY IS CALLED ARTS AFTER DARK. AND YOU CAN GET TO MEET LOCAL ARTISTS OR ORGANIZATIONS. THEY’LL BE SELLING THEIR PIECES OR SELLING TICKETS TO THEIR EVENTS, MAYBE EVEN DOING SOME DEMONSTRATIONS OF THEIR ARTWORK. ALICE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT GREENVILLE, IT IS SUCH A LIVELY ARTS COMMUNITY. SO COME OUT HERE AND ENJOY IT. WITH DOWNTOWN ALIVE KICKING OFF TONIGHT, WE’RE GOING TO BE OUT HERE TILL 830, SO YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO COME JOIN IN ON THE FUN F