have people wanting to take stuff. bullets fly a car is stolen, and people on the road and -- run tonight. there are things in the works that may change how you buy a gun in this state. it starts right now. live from wach fox studios. this is wach fox news at 10. were five days away from the first south primary and the candidates are dropping the gloves. weather that kind of strategy well when they hopefuls a went on saturday, here is how things look right now. is -- a study shows that donald trump is on top with a 20 point lead. trump is standing at 33% while his next closest competitor, ted cruz, just getting 14% in april of april 2013 hundred likely voters in the state. they are followed by marco

our terra that it has been tracking the republican candidates all around the midlands. she is live in the studio with why the palmetto state is so important. terror?>> reporter: janet, brian, job -- donald trumpmps warnininted cruz that the battle could be her off the campaign trail into a courtroom. tensions are high just days from the primary because's history shows, the winner of south carolina could likely be the next president of the united states.>> we will bring a lawsuit at the -- if he does not straighten his act up. >> you don't -- were not in grade school where you disk it is a liar, liar, pants on fire.>> trump -- >> reporter: trump is now threatening to take the battle to court accusing trump of dirty tricks.

entitled to use any threats that he wants but he will not respond in the same manner. with the south carolina gop primary days away, candidates are putting everything on the line.>> mark go rubio -- marco rubio is promising to be more aggressive. historically, south carolina's primary has paid -- played a pivotal role. it is considered a firewall that could eliminate serious rivals to the front runner. since 1980, the winner of the south carolina republican primary has always become the republican national nominee with one exception. the 2012 primary, and which eventual republican nominee met romney finished second behind newt gingerich. out of these nominees, all but three went on to become president.>> reporter: george w. bush is one of those winners. he joined his brother on the campaign trail and the lowcountry looking to give his brother a boost in the winner

trade center came down -- >> the mudslinging -- >> reporter: the mudslinging is sure to continue as a primary weekly approaches. >> i am sick and tired of him going after my family. >> reporter: several of the candidates will continue their campaigns and the primary state. voting day is this saturday. live in the studio, tara pettit, wach fox news the unexpected death of antonin scalia has caused a political war in washington and on the campaign trail. within hours of the announcement, republican and democratic leaders in washington were feuding over who should choose scalia's successor. president obama says he wants to replace them while some republicans are saying to wait.wach fox met with a political expert and ask what did it mean? >> right now it is four on each side. on the republican side, chief

justice anthony kennedy are more moderate and their view -- views. scalia was the cornerstone of the conservative lock. his replacement has the potential of moving the court very far to the left.>> reporter: -- >> in about 30 minutes, a closer look at the battle and how things will play out.>> one thing that is critical is the youth. some local students want to make sure they make an informed choice.>> reporter: will galloway is the chairman of the lakewood high school chairman of the republicans. >> we are going to have to live with this president longer than any other generation and we are a turning point with this country. we do not get this election right, it is going to change for a century.>> reporter: galloway encourages all voters,

he wanted in on the action.>> my generation should have the same opportunity as the next generation.>> reporter: they were not going to miss marco rubio stop in the midlands on monday. the republican candidate made an appearance at blizzard's thicket with actor mario lopez.>> our nation, the debt, we may be the ones getting the burden of that. social security, it may be run dry by the time we get older. it is very important for us to listen all of the candidates and see what they have to say and make the right choice.>> the young people are our future. they will be here when we are long gone. >> this election is about them. what kind of country are they going to have when they are our age or younger. >> reporter: we want to make sure that the candidates are addressing issues that are important to them.

shelli adamczyk, wach fox news. >> tomorrow, ted cruz will be at the armory from 3 pm to 4 pm. jeb bush will be at f and m manufacturing at 1030 f and m manufacturing at 10:30 am. polls open on saturday at 7 am. the democratic primary is next saturday, february 27.wach fox will have complete coverage this week of all candidates leading up to saturday's primary. you can follow us online and on air at wach.com. we will take a look outside. temperatures are chilly, in the mid-30s. with the exception of a 42. we will see these numbers slowly climb things to a warm front now lifting through the area. out -- hour wind flow will gradually shifted to a southerly flow. you will notice that making our way through the overnight hours. it will not be nearly as cold as it was last night. we do have some fog from the rain the we have seen.

club you. less than a mile and newberry and saluted and avon and camden. very poor visibility expected throughout the midlands with the fog developing. while we do have some light showers right now, as that warm front lifts north, believe it or not, you could wake up to a rebel or two of thunder tomorrow morning. notice as we pulls this at 3 am for those of you working overnight, scattered showers still with us as you wake up at 5 am. we are going to recommend that you set the alarm clocks at least 30 minutes earlier to give yourself time tomorrow with some -- wet roadways thanks to the ring. 38 degrees at the metropolitan airport. we will watch for that to pitcher to climb. our low tomorrow likely at midnight, 40 degrees. we will talk about what you can expect as we had through the rest of the workweek and the full forecast coming up later on. a lexington county restaurant owner says he killed a person sunday night because the man was his wife's lover.

warrant. greg lyons shot and killed her to her brother at lexington, a location on sunday night. leon's wife was in the car with a man when he was shot. the woman was not injured. gregory on several restaurants in lexington, and was tied to paying bribes to two employees for being deported before they were arrested and held in jail. he was given probation -- probation for that, but tonight, he is being held in the lexington county jail. the dash-cam video here shows a deadly shootout between the police and a 21-year-old brewpub -- man. akc official -- they have cleared the police of any wrong doing. they were trying to arrest the

off -- he started shooting. the police returned fire and killed a man. both officers involved are back on the job. one of them was wounded in the exchange and is on limited duty as he continues to recover. both the sl ed investigation and an internal investigation showed no wrongdoing during that incident. a woman is in custody after making threats to a high school student. eliza robinson was in the parking lot of the school with a gun in her car. several students reported that she was making threats against them and others. she has been charged with unlawful use of a telephone and weapon on school grounds. she is not a student at kenan high school and was taken to a detention center. a fire and a local businesses under

was quickly put out. they make small arms for military and law enforcement. columbia police are looking for two suspects who stole a car and left the scene of an accident. police say that monday morning while it was running and getting warmed up. the woman noticed her car was missing and called her son who went looking for. he later spotted the car, and sign and shot at a man before two young thugs. they had changed -- took my have already within a matter of an hour and put a paper tag on it. it have more tags under the seat. there were going to do more stealing. the two suspects ran off after the crash. the police are looking for them tonight and say they could be juveniles. anyone with information should call crimestoppers at 1888- crime-sc -- sc.

the water may have receded, but the -- but the devastation from the flooding is far from over. new regulations may change the way that you buy guns in the palmetto state. as it turns out, there is an app for that. warmer temperatures will return to the midlands. stick around. we will see if dawn staley

. making headlines tonight, state democrats plan to use the upcoming primary to spark a minimum wage debate. it is time to talk about living wages in a state the ranks 46 in child poverty. two bills in the state would raise the minimum wage rate and -- repeal the right to work status. those bills would only hurt the economy and have virtually no chance of passing in the legislature.

$100,000 in allen university chapelle auditory. that money was donated in memory of the late senator. clemente picked me who was killed during the -- during the mother emanuel mass shooting. the senator was one of the structures marked for preservation. the business is growing in south carolina, and it is only national -- natural that the state will grow as well. on the recovery watch tonight, only four-year -- four flooding and the cleanup is far from over for any -- for many people. what now may be growing now that the waters have receded.>> reporter: this is not my house. this is my home. >> -- >> reporter: jesse moved into his house in 1999. more than 2 1/2 feet of water rushed into his home during the october 2015 historic flooding.

john boat, the trolling motor was used to tool around the house.>> reporter: they were able to the rich -- they were able to return to their home a few days later.>> when you open up the floor, you see more. it was quite bad.>> reporter: they started to see mildew and mold takeover their home. the fungi can cause a range of health concerns from headaches to copping to the development of asthma. you can handle the problem yourself or hire a professional company to remove it. either way, for those rebuilding, you have to make sure that you keep the affected area dry before closing your walls are floor backup. they are working every day to put the pieces back together of his house.>> it is unreal, the undertaking that you have to go through to make this a home

columbia, dana fulton, wach fox news. >> it takes about a week for a company to remove mold or mildew from a home. for more information click on wach.com more to come, a right to their arm 's -- a right to bear arms. what they are considering and what gun advocates are saying about a. who would prevail in picking the next us supreme court justice. the president or the senate? a closer look at the battle that is brewing in the nation's capital. we want to take you to the uptake on the sky watch forecast. could we see freezing rain send the midlands tonight -- could we see freezing rains in the midlands tonight?

return. something is just fundamentally broken when african americans are more likely to be arrested by police, and sentenced to longer prison terms,

that whites do. ...when too many encounters with law enforcement end tragically. we need investments in education, health care and jobs, to counter generations of neglect. we have to face up to the hard truth of injustice and systemic racism. i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. welcome back everyone. we still have winter weather in parts of the palmetto state. we saw a little sleep this morning and even this afternoon, sleet mixing in with showers. the heavier state and the upstate, and the greenville spartanburg area -- greenville spartanburg area. we saw some showers push through along with fog. brain is not done. the fog is with us tonight.

can make it to wherever that morning commute takes you on time. heavier showers and thunderstorms currently in central georgia. you can see along parts of i 75, along the eye 20 corridor as well. this is all heading towards us as we make our way into the overnight timeframe. back to the expanded view across the region, this is the driving force of the region itself. there is an area of low pressure. the low pressures center currently over georgia and alabama. that is basically the driving force behind this storm that we have been dealing with all day today and we will be dealing with through parts of the overnight hours. severe weather across southern georgia and the panhandle. not expecting severe weather here at home, but we could actually, believe it or night, -- believe it or not, here's some rumbles of thunder overnight. especially between that 3 am to

we will take a look at that in a moment. here is where the warm front is. a clear dividing line. blue is -- 48 and manning, 46 and 30s for the central midlands and north of that. as we take a look at temperatures and rain overnight, we will paul's it at 5 am. -- we will paul's it -- by lunchtime, we will see the sunshine. temperatures, i expect to be in the upper 50s. in this particular model, a little overly aggressive. i will keep us at about 50 degrees. if we have to of it -- if we have to up it a little bit, it would not surprise me. on the backside of it, is it wraps around seven this moisture, we could, by tomorrow

and then we are looking at quite weather is we had through the next couple of days into early next week. 58 is what we have tomorrow. i want to take a look at tomorrow night into wednesday morning. here is the chance of some of those showers passing in the overnight hours. nothing significant. we bottom out around 40. up to 60 degrees on wednesday. back into the upper 50s on thursday. 60s into the weekend and early next week. rain chances back on sunday and monday. corey, i do know that it is definitely a forecast that you will enjoy because it is warmer weather. that means golf season is about to open up for me. tonight, we're going to talk about indoor weather. the men's basketball team trying to bounce back. and they back bounce after that bad loss against kentucky. frank martin coming up next with sports.

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i hope that you're doing well tonight. thank you for joining wach fox sports with corey miller. the gamecocks suffered a big loss against kentucky. it was an ugly loss for the gamecocks. they had darius rucker singing the national anthem and a pack house, but it did not translate into a good game for the gamecocks. he felt that his team did not fight back. missouri is on the docket next. they hit the road in to the other columbia. they defeated columbia -- misery once the season. frank martin is hoping to fight back against the missouri team. >> we continue to fight,, -- fight, fight. were coming off of a win on saturday. back at home again, and they gave us everything we wanted the first time around. another hard challenge in our hands.

road games. league play. late february. missouri is doing well overall.>> bake -- back on the road. the gamecocks seek to avenge back on the road with missouri. they plan to take on the team that they beat earlier at the cla earlier this year. when you go up against a team a second time, expect adjustments to be made.>> you know the other team will adjust some things from what they did the first time and they are more familiar -- both teams become more familiar with each other. it becomes not so much and x and o, but a desire, a discipline of wills to be able to see who will execute a little bit better.>> reporter:

who is wanted this game since he set foot on campus in columbia.>> he is connected to where he can do things. he understands what needs to be done, and you are seeing just a passionate relentless, enthusiasm for competing.>> reporter: as the gamecocks inch closer to march, a when on the road in secretary play will only bolster that resume when the ncaa tournament committee starts evaluating. the gamecocks ranks 23rd in the coaches poll. we will have more on the men's basketball in game, chalk talk. the women's gamecock team dropped in the poll today. the only loss they have in this

the gamecocks are still ranked number two . of course, tonight, the gamecocks on the road in tennessee were they have one wants and the less 22 tries. the will have the highlights later in sports. the ladies tonight with a tough atmosphere a tennessee. i will have those highlights for you later on in sports. that is going to wrap things up. we will be back in a moment. welcome to week one of pedal to the metal brought to you by stanek's sheet-metal. is it good to see wheels on the track again. the 2016 sprint cup season gets underway when the green flag waves over the great american race this sunday. only on wach fox.

always a story line as we head into the indianapolis 500. chase elliott it -- chase elliott the youngest to start on the poll in a nash -- and the indianapolis 500.>> reporter: humbling to hear that from a 20-year-old. i asked chip wilde about elliott's chances to win sunday from the poll.>> the guy has the ability and is capable of of -- capable of winning races. you have to find somebody that will go with you. he needs to find somebody either on his team or is in front of him that will go and stick with them throughout the race.>> reporter: one thing that you will notice in nascar is they are reducing the field from 43 cars to 40. we will see you next monday night to recap the indianapolis

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first on fox tonight come in 2015, you saw a large number of high-profile gun related deaths in the country and in the state. >> so much so the president obama has issued executive orders that will tighten up the gun control laws in this country.

melanie barden looks at that debate and the proposals that are on the table that could impact gun owners.>> reporter: to some, guns are a symbol of violence. to others, they are a right that cannot be taken away.>> everybody has the right to bear arms. itits a constitutional right. but when it knocks on your door and your own child is murdered, then come and ask me how did i feel about a gun law.>> reporter: last month, pamela son was shot and killed when she was only 17. a gang member with previous gun charges was charged with killing eric after an argument. >> he was my baby. it is a pain no mother wants to swallow.>> reporter: now all that she has left is pictures in his and gal that he was months away from being able to wear.>> guns are good for protection, but they are getting into the hands of the wrong people. >> reporter: pamela says that her mission now is to make

violence stop.>> reporter: what our state lawmakers doing about it? >> what i want to refer to as the charleston loophole. >> reporter: after the charleston shooting, beth bernstein said she knew something had to be done in order to stop criminals from obtaining firearms. >> if someone wants to purchase a gun, they go to a gun dealer. the gun dealer runs a background check. 91% of the time, background check is returned within 90 seconds. it is a yes or a no. but sometimes, there are some discrepancies in the individuals background that does not allow it to have an immediate response.>> reporter: according to bernstein, that is where the problem lies. if you do not get a clear or not clear background within

sell the gun.>> reporter: representative bernstein's bill that she hopes to pass this year will expand that time to 14 days. gun advocates say that will not fix the problem but get an the way of constitutional rights.>> i think the real concern with gun owners and second amendment advocates is if you say that you can't purchase a firearm until the background check is completed, then the computers may go down, they may not have enough employees, it could drag on two weeks, months, and effectively deny your right to purchase a firearm. >> reporter: dr. patrick mullen says that he was mugged and did not have a weapon. that is when he realized that he needed to make a change. >> all you really do's and, -- impair the rights of law- abiding citizens. >> reporter: although we is a

pamela dinkins about one thing. >> no gun owner that i know likes gun violence. there are things that we could do to keep the guns out of the hands of gangs.>> what laws are put in order and changed, we will see a change. >> reporter: whether they law will change anything, that remains to be seen. in columbia, melanie barden, wach fox news. >> representative bernstein -- representative bernstein's bill is not the only one in the state. they are confident these issues will be taken up this year. still to come tonight, flying the friendly skies. >> that means more than what you think. we may need to add a few more words to the phrase. join wach fox news all week for the republican primary. >> we will breakdown how they

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suppose that president obama could resurrect justice scalia, reinstate them into the court and mitch mcconnell would say no. they will be seen as the party of no.>> if it comes through, this rejection sight unseen is going to add to the narrative.>> there are a -- >> reporter: there a lot of issues to be addressed like affirmative action, abortion, gun control. with a high court of a justices, and at the vote is split 424, -- for to go for, the president will be set.>> reporter: and that is why broke -- barack obama has the upper hand in his last months as president.>> it is a battle over a new supreme court nominee that will paralyze

with a like congressional calendar in a highly charged election year. in washington, i am jeff barn reporting.>> no matter how it plays out, decision has to be made.>> it is a critical decision as well. we will switch gears to the weather department.henry rothenberg is always tracking something for us.>> it is chilly for sure, henry. chilly weather in the upstate and we will see more rain here overnight. impact, we could be talking about thunderstorms in the next couple of hours.

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there and in the upstate, we have mixing in with that rain a wintry mix of freezing rain, some sleet -- but we're done with that here. warmer air's going to prevail. we have a warm front that is slowly working through the midlands. look at what we're dealing with route central georgia. we have seen some lightning strikes with this. a decent amount of thunderstorm activity in central georgia as this works its way through the palmetto state. we expand the view north of the. back after this, springlike weather. believe it or not, this line of storms is heading this way, and yes, especially around 3 am, you could wake to the sound of thunder. it is looking to play out to give us a few rumbles of thunder overnight. the warm air expected to lift into the area. the colder air retreating to

the warm front has already cleared. freezing and charlotte, but these numbers are climbing as we head toward midnight. here's the way that it looks temperature wise. watch this green airmass lift as we go through tomorrow. the cold front will clear the area and we will be in a much more seasonal, turning springlike weather and -- weather pattern by the end of the week. we will post this at 7 am. down by then. will see quite a bit of sunshine, and see these clouds? counterclockwise motion occurs when you have low-pressure. we will see things moving from the northwest. as we pulls this around 4 pm, so more moisture. that is over tennessee and georgia and could slide through the palmetto state going into the overnight timeframe tomorrow. we will posit at 11 pm said the you can see just that.

backside of the system, when most of us are asleep, use -- you could see the chance of showers passing through. temperatures will climb. areas of fog. the average low as 37. over the next three days on the seven day planner, 58 tomorrow. it would not surprise me if lauren just bumps this up a few degrees. tomorrow night, quick passing showers. we bottom at 40 tomorrow night. by wednesday, 57 degrees and by 60 on thursday. if you degrees shy of where we should be, and hello spring with temperatures in the 60s going to -- going from friday to next week. as janet mentioned in commercial break, we're going to see almost all four seasons overnight.

with any of these thunderstorms. >> that is good to know. >> but do not be surprised or if you jump up to the sound of thunder. >> not the way that i want to wake up, but as long as it is not severe. >> many people going back to work tomorrow. they will not have to be concerned as they were this morning.>> it is nice and dry were corey miller is talking a

coming up next is sports. welcome back. round two of sports with you right here onsports with corey miller. the gamecocks basketball team on the road. they could not take the van buses because of the weather. they stayed back home. it was on tv. the gamecocks won once in the last 22 times. they are trying to win a second time. let's start with the game. nice handoff. nice little. drive to the basket.

nice left-hander. grace is going to come back off of a steel on the drive. watch this jump, pop, and nice left hand off the glass. she did not see -- seem very strong at home, but she is not known for the 30 look, but it is good. she will take the shot, but tennessee will come back. by struggle. nice pass. silk. the gamecocks struggle in the first half, but watch what don does during a timeout. asia gets the ball. watch this. pushing it up to court. looking. nice clock -- nice pass. silk. nothing but the bottom of the net. three points for her. it was a 12-8 gamecocks. they will struggle in and out of the ballgame.

find a way to win. she was upset with the officials. the gamecocks will go on and when this basketball being -- basketball game. they stayed number two in the ncaa polls. the men, they will hit the road tomorrow. they talked about the mindset of the players. you have to n -- you -- you have to forget it and keep moving forward. >> it was a tough game yesterday. we watched a lot of film and analyzed our mistakes. we're trying to get our minds clear so that we are ready to go. we did not want to overreact to a big win or a big loss. you just watch film, analyzer mistakes, and try to prepare for the other games. just move forward. the

they try to stay in the hunt for an ncaa bid after two consecutive losses to virginia tech and notre dame last week. the clemson tigers down the way to get a big win, 66-52. it was all about the defense. jordan roper made it. he had 15 points on the ballgame. he has plenty of game and played great defense. brad parnell after the game. >> winning a game in a tough manner is something this team needs to do. we're not a soft team. i am very critical of my team when it comes to playing hard and being physical. we are not as big so it is a little more difficult for a sometimes to be as physical. i thought that our guys really stepped up. they got the win. they will take on boston college on wednesday.

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will take a look at the top story tonight. tensions are high between presidential candidates as they make their way to south carolina. donald trump refusing to back down from his comments on the bush family and other recent target for attacks.'s -- target for attacks on ted cruz. he is threatening to sue ted cruz. >> i think is an unstable person. i think is a good debater but he cannot talk. >> it -- we are not in grade school where you say liar liar pants on fire not respond. >> the south carolina primary