IN TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. NEW THIS MORNING, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS PLANNING TO PHASE OUT FEMA AFTER THIS YEAR’S HURRICANE SEASON. HE SAYS HE WANTS TO BRING FEMA DOWN TO THE STATE LEVEL AND LET GOVERNORS HANDLE IT. PRESIDENT TRUMP ADDED THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL START DISTRIBUTING LESS FEDERAL AID FOR DISASTER RECOVERY. PLANS TO ELIMINATE FEMA BAFFLED FEDERAL AND STATE EMERGENCY MANAGERS, THOUGH THEY SAY MOST STATES DON’T HAVE THE BUDGET OR PERSONNEL TO HANDLE CATASTROPHIC DISASTERS ON THEIR OWN. NOAA PROJECTS THIS YEAR’S HURRICANE SEASON TO BE PARTICULARLY INTENSE. THAT’S PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PICK TO LEAD THE NATION’S AIRLINE REGULATOR FACES LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY AFTER A SERIES OF SAFETY SCARES. TODAY, LAWMAKERS ARE INTERVIEWING AIRLINE EXECUTIVE BRIAN BEDFORD TO LEAD THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AT A PIVOTAL TIME FOR THE FUTURE OF FLYING. HE’LL FACE TOUGH QUESTIONS FROM THE SENATE COMMERCE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. ALL THOSE LAWMAKERS CALLING FOR AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW, OR, AS THEY’RE CALLING FOR AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF SAFETY PRACTICES AFTER JANUARY’S DEADLY MIDAIR COLLISION OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON, DC. ANOTHER NEAR MISSES. THE FAA IS ALSO WORKING TO ADDRESS A LONG STANDING SHORTAGE OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND OVERHAUL AGING INFRASTRUCTURE. GREENVILLE COUNTY IS ONE WEEK AWAY FROM FINALIZING ITS BUDGET. COUNCIL MEMBERS HELD A NEARLY FOUR HOUR BUDGET WORKSHOP YESTERDAY. ONE CONTESTED PART HAS BEEN FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IN LAST YEAR’S BUDGET, THERE WAS 3 MILLION SET ASIDE FOR THE INITIATIVE. THIS YEAR, THAT NUMBER IS DOWN TO 1 MILLION. YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE TO LIVE THAT FAR AWAY FROM GREENVILLE TO WORK IN GREENVILLE. SO WHEN YOU WORK IN GREENVILLE AND YOU’RE PAYING TAXES, THAT GOES BACK INTO THE WHOLE ECONOMIC PROCESS, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU CAN DO BETTER TO TRY TO GET A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE. AND IT ALL WORKS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF EVERYBODY. AMENDMENTS FOR THE BUDGET ARE DUE BY NOON TOMORROW BEFORE THE THIRD READING ON TUESDAY. THE CITY OF GREENVILLE HOPES A NEW FIRE STATION BUILDING WILL GIVE FIRST RESPONDERS THE TOOLS AND THE RESOURCES TO BETTER SERVE THE AREA. OUR PENNIX JOINS US LIVE THIS MORNING FROM THE NEW SITE WITH ALL THE DETAILS. TANIQUA. HEY, AARON, WILL THE NEW FIRE STATION WILL BE HERE ON PARK AVENUE, AND IT WILL REPLACE THE OLD FIRE STATION AT THE CORNER OF EAST NORTH STREET AND STONE AVENUE. NOW, ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED $10 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT, AND LEADERS WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAY THE NEW STATION WAS NEEDED. THE CHIEF SAYS IT’S CRITICAL AND IT WILL HELP IMPROVE THEIR RESPONSE TIME FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE IN GREENVILLE, TANIQUA PENNIX WIFE NEWS FOR TANIQUA. THANK YOU. NEW DETAILS NOW. THE CHEROKEE COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE SAYS A MAN DIED DAYS AFTER A CRASH THAT ALSO KILLED HIS WIFE. THAT HAPPENED LAST THURSDAY ON HIGHWAY 150 NEAR GRASSY POND ROAD. AUTHORITIES SAY RICHARD GREEN WAS DRIVING A SEDAN AND PULLED INTO THE PATH OF A PICKUP TRUCK. HIS WIFE, 76, YEAR-OLD LINDA GREEN, DIED AT THE SCENE. 84 YEAR-OLD RICHARD GREEN DIED AT THE HOSPITAL YESTERDAY. THE CITY OF EASLEY IS PREPARING FOR ITS LARGEST SEWER PROJECT SINCE THE 1980S. EASLEY COMBINED UTILITIES RECENTLY ANNOUNCED A MULTI-PHASE SEWER PROJECT THAT ADDRESSES THE BRUSHY CREEK, 18 MILE CREEK AND MIDDLE BRANCH SEWER INTERCEPTORS, WHICH ARE THE MAJOR PIPELINES THAT RECEIVE THE FLOW FROM SMALLER COLLECTION PIPES. CONSTRUCTION IS SET TO START NEXT SUMMER. WARM WEATHER BRINGS A NUMBER OF RISKS FOR PEOPLE AND PETS ALIKE. ISABELLE MARK JOINS US NOW. ISABELLE WHAT DO TROOPERS WANT PARENTS TO KNOW? HEY, ERIN. GOOD MORNING. THEY WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT EVEN WHEN THE WEATHER IS LIKE 60, 70, 80 DEGREES OUTSIDE, IT CAN BE A LOT HOTTER HERE IN THE CAR. NHTSA SAID THAT LAST YEAR, 39 CHILDREN DIED FROM HEAT STROKE IN A VEHICLE, WHICH IS 35% MORE THAN BACK IN 2023 AND MORE THAN 50% OF VEHICLE DEATHS ARE FROM A CAREGIVER. FORGETTING THE CHILD. CHILDREN CAN HEAT UP 3 TO 5 TIMES FASTER THAN AN ADULT CAN. SO WHEN YOU EXIT THE CAR. OFFICIALS SAY TO CHECK YOUR ENTIRE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE BACK SEAT, AND THEY SAY A GOOD WAY TO REMEMBER THAT IS TO GRAB A PERSONAL ITEM OF THEIRS AND PLACE IT UP FRONT WITH YOU AS A REMINDER. HEY PARELLA, HOW HOT IS IT GOING TO BE OUTSIDE TODAY? WHAT CAN WE EXPECT? YEAH, THESE ARE GREAT REMINDERS. YOU KNOW, WE’VE BEEN AT ABOUT 90 DEGREES. THAT’S WHERE WE WILL BE TODAY. PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT. THAT’S WHERE WE HAVE BEEN AND THAT’S WHERE WE WILL BE. SO GREAT REMINDER. YOU KNOW JUST TEN MINUTES IN A CAR. IT WILL FEEL LIKE 109 DEGREES, 30 MINUTES IN A CAR. IT HEATS UP TO 124. SO THAT’S HOW QUICKLY A CAR CAN HEAT UP. SO ALL THOSE PRECAUTIONS YOU MENTIONED. GOOD REMINDER, ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR. HEY, WE’VE GOT SOME PATCHY FOG OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. VISIBILITY IS DOWN TO NOTHING IN CULLOWHEE AND IN FRANKLIN, SO BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR LESS THAN HALF A MILE IN CLEMSON AND IN ANDERSON. A BIT COOLER THOUGH. LOOK AT THAT. 56 DEGREES IN ASHEVILLE. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. 66 IN ANDERSON. AS WE TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE, WE’VE GOT A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PARKED JUST TO THE NORTH OF US, KIND OF USHERING IN THAT SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR BEHIND THE COOL FRONT THAT CAME THROUGH YESTERDAY. SO IT’S ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO GIVE US LESS HUMID CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. TODAY IT IS GOING TO BE WARM AND WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS TOWARD THE END OF THE DAY. BUT THIS MORNING, THE FIRST PART OF THE DAY ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. LOOK AT THIS AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE MOUNTAINS. WE’LL TOP OUT AT ONLY 83 DEGREES. THAT’S AFTER BEING IN THE 70S MUCH OF THE DAY. SO GET OUT AND ENJOY. IT’S GOING TO BE NICE. WE’LL HAVE A LOT MORE DETAILS WITH A LOOK AT YOUR FOUR DAY PLUS COMING UP IN ABOUT 6 OR 7 MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW. FIRST THOUGH, LET’S SEND IT OUT TO TRAFFIC AND GET A LOOK AT OUR ROADS. HOW’S IT LOOKING, VICTORIA? HEY, IT’S PRETTY BUSY NOW THIS MORNING. IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT THE DOOR, ESPECIALLY ON I-85, IF YOU’RE HEADING NORTHBOUND NEAR HIGHWAY 14, LOOK AT THOSE BRAKE LIGHTS OUT THERE. BUMPER TO BUMPER, UP HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE 85 NORTHBOUND NEAR HIGHWAY 14. SOUTHBOUND LANE IN THE CLEAR. YOU CAN SEE ON OUR MAPS, TOO. IF YOU’RE HEADING UP ON 85, THIS IS HEADING NORTHBOUND, COMING OFF OF 385, ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STANDSTILL UP UNTIL HIGHWAY 14. SEEING SOME TRAFFIC BUILD ON THAT SOUTHBOUND LANE AS WELL. THAT MEANS OUR TRAVEL TIMES ARE GOING UP 26 EASTBOUND. 240 TOWARDS ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY NOW IN THE YELLOW AT 18 MINUTES, 85 SOUTHBOUND FROM THE AIRPORT TOWARDS WOODRUFF ROAD IS USUALLY FIVE MINUTES, BUT STILL IN THE GREEN AT EIGHT AND 385 NORTHBOUND FROM FAIRVIEW ROAD TOWARDS DOWNTOWN IN THE CLEAR 13 MINUTES. ALL RIGHT, VICTORIA, THANK YOU. FROM CARS TO PLANES, THE FIRST NEW SECTION OF THE NEW TERMINAL AT ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT IS NOW OPEN. IT’S THE TICKET COUNTER LOBBY LOCATED IN THE NORTH CONCOURSE. WE’RE TOLD ALL PASSENGERS WILL NOW CHECK BAGS AND GET THEIR BOARDING PASSES HERE BEFORE HEADING TO TSA. THE CONCOURSE OPENS ON JUNE 25TH, AND IT INCLUDES A NEW TSA SECURITY CHECKPOINT, NEW CONCESSIONS, AND NEW BOARDING GATES. MOST GATES WILL OPEN THAT SAME DAY, AND WE’RE TOLD THE REST WILL BE OPEN BY THE END OF JULY. NEW ADDITIONS THERE INCLUDE A JIMMY JOHN’S AND A TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE. CONSTRUCTION ON THE EXPANSION FIRST STARTED BACK IN AUGUST OF 2023. A NEW FLYING BISCUIT CAFE IS OPEN IN DOWNTOWN SPARTANBURG. IT’S OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND IT’S LOCATED ON WEST MAIN STREET AT MORGAN SQUARE. THERE A