coming up on wach fox news at 10 . >> there is something wrong with the median wealth. the importance of the app -- the african-american vote in south carolina. experts say will play a big role in the democratic primary on saturday. >> my family cannot stand this activity and i'm not going to stand for. a man whose daughter was killed in a drunk driving accident and what he is doing about it. when damage across the midlands. can we expect more for thursday. i will let you know coming up. those that are attack are patient, and those that are attacked never stop trying. cyber safety.

>> i cannot expect -- i cannot express how much that means to me and my boys. going home again. a midlands flood victim back in her house after an amazing effort. the news at 10 pm starts right now. live from the wach fox studios. this is wach fox news at 10 pm. the stage is set for the democrats in south carolina. hillary clinton and bernie sanders putting in the final push. part of the push is reaching out to african-american voters. they are a critical part of this saturday's primary. >> both groups made up the majority of voters in the 2008 primary in south carolina. while that is a big advantage for clinton, it is also a big problem for sanders. according to a recent cnn orc poll, clinton has the support of 65% of black voters in the

in 2008, 55% of democratic primary voters were black.>> both clinton and sanders when the midlands today. lectin speaking to alpha kappa alpha. bernie sanders was also reaching out to black voters in what was his last scheduled visit to the palmetto state before saturday's vote. tara pettit has more. -- >> reporter: with african- americans making up 60% of the portion of the democratic primary, both hillary clinton and bernie sanders are targeting that demographic. sanders has some catching up to do. >> something is very wrong. so many black people are dying after encounters with the police.>> reporter: hillary clinton speaking to hundreds of african-american voters after -- about what she called systemic racism in the us. >> something is very wrong

reporter: clinton using millions of dollars to air campaign ads like this one.>> we are in this race to when a. >> reporter: bernie sanders who has been trailing clinton by double digits has been under pressure to improve his standing with minority voters. how he performs with the african-american voters could ship the momentum to clinton. sanders spoke in columbia on wednesday was several state lawmakers. >> i think that we are going to pull off one of the great political upsets.>> reporter: meanwhile, clinton said that any african-american that focuses on crime or poverty misses the big picture. >> to make our country a place where all people are treated equals, that should be above all, our mission in this election, and that will be my mission as your president.>> reporter: but who are the coveted win in south carolina that could propel the candidate to that office remains to be seen.

fox news. i am the mayor of this south carolina said a commie -- i am the mayor of this south carolina city, -- >> reporter: clinton will fight for our country, equal pay for women, and affordable college education. if you are planning to vote absentee before this saturday's democratic primary, you can vote until 5 pm on friday on friday, february 26.>> all of the candidates attending here in south carolina estimates they will bring and $24 million just in hotel revenue across the state eric the leader of

book across the grand strand and other locations throughout the state. the myrtle beach area said they sell a similar boost to the accountable during the -- a similar boost to the economy during the 2008 presidential debate. we will bring you up coming coverage on wach.com shifting our attention to the weather. we had significant weather across the state this afternoon but thank goodness things are calming down tonight.>> chief meteorologist, henry rothenberg, was tracking that all day. are we in the clear tonight? >> as far as the severe threat, yes. we had too much winfall in -- when flow in this case. strong winds from the west, southwest that we would have to

tornatic activity. the wind is ripping it apart and the upper parts of the atmosphere. the winds have been problematic. let's take a look at these are conditions as i slide out of the way real fast power outages per sc eng. most of these are reporting outages caused by high winds. when you add up the outages, you begin to see these numbers are rising into about the 1000 or 2000 range. we will see that go up and down throughout overnight timeframe because the wind will continue. a little bit of light shower activity in parts of newberry county. 40 degrees in our northwestern counties, the cooler air will continue to had in tonight. it will remain windy and it will still be windy tomorrow. if you have your chart -- phone charged, said that as a backup alarm clock. you could lose power because of the high winds. we will talk about how long the winds will stick around coming up. of course, you can always stataconnected with the

just download it from the app store or google play. unfortunately, tonight, the weather is indirectly to blame for a man that died after a tree fell on him whehe was picking up debris after the storm today. michael was being a good samaritan as he was cleaning went -- limbs and branches. the darlington county sheriff stairs -- sheriff's office and the coroner is investigating the situation. the storm in charlotte brought down trees and you can see some of the damage that it did two people's property today. power was also knocked out there for thousands of people. in virginia, three people were killed after a possible tornado touchdown in the town of waverly. severe storms tearing through the hampton roads region this afternoon. state police say that several key roads in that area are impassable due to storm damage, flooding, and high water. please are asking drivers to

six people, including four children are without a place to live after a large tree fell on their home. new tonight, a new -- new drunken-driving advocates are requiring a man to step down after being charged with dui charges this week. >> one of the gentleman lost a daughter in a dui event. melanie barden says what he is doing tonight. >> reporter: here is an example where somebody's character is not in line with their required position of being a prosecutor. when davididongstreet her donnie myers was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, he knew that he had to do something.>> my family cannot stand this kind of activity, and i am not going to stand for. i have several members of the community that will stand with me. >> his daughter was killed by a drunk driver in 2012. since then, he helped draft

help prevent dui deaths. >> what can we do? i can organize and we can ask for his resignation.>> reporter: myers incident was his third related of instant -- since 2005 and his second dui event. that is why david is organizing community leaders to protest and call for him to resign. >> i feel like it is important for the citizens. we had to stand up because if you do not, it is going to be status quo and you will let another elected person run the tables on everybody and say, ha ha, i got away with it. i do not want that to happen. >> reporter: david is helping -- asking protesters to help them. as of now, donnie myers has not made any public statements regarding his position as solicitor.wach fox will keep you updated on air and online. in the studio, melanie barden

>> as melanie noted, this is not his first run-in with the law. in 2002, he was found swerving and driving in the middle of the road. he did pass's -- he did pass a sobriety test but had an open container in the car. back in 2005, he pleaded guilty to the ui in south carolina. a flood they -- a flood victim, a mother making a emotional return to her home. she lives in the pine glen area. that area took a massive hit back in october to. since then, she is not been able to return to her home. the st. bernard project partnered to rebuild jennifer's house. the place, she says, was only a shell after that disaster. now, it is once again a home.>>

make family through strangers. i have been given a gift that i will never be able to repay. but i am so appreciative. >> jennifer is the first flood victim and that pineland neighborhood to be welcomed home again by the join rebuild together program. we do remember just out -- just how terrible that area was. >> great news for her and her sons. it is good to be home again. still to come tonight, young adults rebuilding their character. how a program maybe you have not heard up has given them a new lease on life. cyber safety. after a major security breach at the state department of revenue a few years ago, the state is teaming up with usc and big is this to keep sensitive information locked up

people the skills to do it.>> coming up thursday on good day columbia, a god not forgotten actor. will tell you how a world war ii veteran was honored. sunshine returns through the week and for the we can. usc men's basketball gets revenge over tennessee. >> all of that a more.

thursday at five. making headlines tonight, seuss -- two south carolina counties have been named some of the most dangerous counties in america. in a search for find a home in south carolina, the website looked at the fbi uniform crime report to identify the guys with the highest crime rate. it imposes -- it involves force of threatt.

find on our website. 18-year-old cameron question here. authorities say a parent to monitors their social account, he threatened the life of one of his teachers. they arrested the teen and his home. investigators say that he posted the threat and he is waiting a -- awaiting a bond the fight against cyber crime. authorities say it cost the economy $100 billion a dear and -- a year, and the global economy about $300 billion a late. state leaders initiated an effort to eliminate that.>> reporter: south carolina leaders and companies are fighting back against cyber crime and a effort called sc cyber. >> those that are attack are patient and those that are

if that is the case, we can never stop working to make sure that we keep things safe.>> reporter: governor nikki haley is announcing the collaboration wednesday at usc. >> we will be deepening and expanding our curriculum. we want our own students to have more coursework in cyber security, more internships to work in the private sector and in the government sector. >> reporter: initiative partners with the department of commerce and industry partners like ibm. sc cyber will allow those groups to develop strategies, share data, and expertise and provide training on cyber security. >> it will take a cyber ecosystem of industry academia and government partners to fully leverage the opportunities to educate,

ultimately protect. >> reporter: in 2012, department of revenue was breached giving hackers access to millions of taxpayers financial records. something the governor says she hopes this initiative will prevent. >> i cannot promise you that we will not get hacked again. what i can promise you is it will not be for a lack of communication, education, or coordination in terms of getting all of our groups together.>> reporter: high hopes in an effort to secure south carolina's most critical information. in columbia, shelli adamczyk, wach fox news. there are more than 200 opens a kite -- security position. there is it -- that is a 30% increase from 2010. initiative will train students for those high-paying security jobs and some of those classes will start this summer. >> certainly high level stuff that the two of us cannot wrap our heads around. important that people have the opportunity to learn about the past that will build better futures for not only themselves or -- but for the next generation as well. searching for the truth.

hotel -- on the campaign trail. very windy outside. wins averaging between 20 miles an hour to 30 miles per hour. we will talk about how long this will last. it could create problems for the morning commute.

right after the break unless you have allergies.

. while we're not looking at a threat for severe weather, the that for incredibly windy conditions remains across the midlands. we have seen power outages because of this and please keep in mind that you could experience a power outage overnight with the windy conditions. the windsor very strong between 10, 20, and up to 30 miles per hour in the midlands. that could calls the power to get knocked out or a tree branch good call on -- could fall on the power lines. make sure that you have a backup for your alarm so that you can wake up on time in the morning. i want to slide under the waiver quicken show you some video that we have of wind damage. this is something i came across driving on 26 eastbound today. this is a billboard. at least it was a billboard.

clearly ripped off from the wind. this was eastbound at exit 110. that is right next to lexington medical center. it is just an idea of how strong these winds have been today that we have seen some damage reported with these wentz. this one, our news director.today. you can see the banner that is usually attached both top and bottom. it was blowing in the wind, and it looks like he shot this on gervais this afternoon. another shot that he got, as far as the severe threat and severe potential goes, that being the case today, he got a beautiful palmetto tree with the sun through. the wind just whipping it around there. keep in mind that just because we did not see the tornatic activity did not me that we did not see the threat of bad weather. the wind is very strong out there, but at least the

threat. of -- currently the showers are pushing out, and heavy rainfall is occurring across the northeast. stuff all issue it up towards vermont and maine. here at home, just a few sprinkles remaining. colder air starting to push into the region right now. mid-40s for newberry. and saluted, -- in saluted a -- it will remain windy throughout the day tomorrow. as we jump into friday, the winds calm down. future watch -- future wach keeping our sky clear as far as active weather, it is just the win tomorrow and dry and sunny as we start gradually warming into the weekend. lows in the 30s. and getting into monday, we're going above average into the 60s. that will take you through much

met two bit february 29. it is a leap year. it is one of the ones that i looked out and it just -- it is one that i looked at and it just escaped me. the severe threat is gone. today's tornado watch acrossed some parts of the midlands lifted just in time for the carolina baseball teams matchup. >> not a great day for basketball. >> but the wind did not seem to be a factor. they got it done. corey will have highlights coming up.>> i just wanted to see the wind carry a fall backwards against gary phillips. >> no. >> it makes for great video.>> corey will show you how that plays out. that will come up -- that is

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good evening. i hope that you're doing well. think you for joining us with wach fox sports. i'm corey miller. set to hit the road tomorrow night, the final on the road game headed to ole miss. heading to the ncaa tournament in jacksonville next week.>> we're moving in the right direction, getting the production that we need, and getting the confidence. when you are down a player or two, you feel it. you feel it in practice. everybody else has got to play a lot more reps than they ususlly do. it is feeling a lot better for us.>> one of the players who has been there, asia dozier, has been hurt with a hand injury. you talking about a senior who understands it. do not pout, mode about your

she has been a great teammate and great player for this run. she talked about it being her last year. >> i think it speaks wonders about what coach staley has done for this program. just coming in with high hopes, the program changes, and being a part of the group that has worked hard for four years now. just watching the growth of our team and our program. it is something that i have been a part of for a long time, and it is definitely a feeling that you never want to lose.>> despite the windy weather, jed holbrook, usc up already 2-0 in the first. it brings alex christina to bring a two run lead. the wind blowing out for tj hopkins. he unloads a bomb, and that is gone. the freshman getting it done at

they are up 6-0 after one. straight gas. sit down, son. you're not going anywhere. a career-high eight strikeouts on the day. a big win for the gamecocks. heading into penn state this weekend. this week's nfl combine. therefore gamecocks hoping to impress scouts and coaches and general managers down and andy. i understand it is all about the 40 yard dash drills, throwing, catching, all kinds of stuff. the interviews, personality tests. it is a big week for the gamecocks. brandon wiles and pharaoh cooper, mexico -- mackensie alexander, jerome the and others. up into bigger -- hoping to make a big statement this week. we will keep you covered on how they are doing in the nfl combine.

it is been that long.>> coming up later in sports, a late matchup against the gamecocks. i will have your highlights. frank martin, they are getting it done right now.

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this is 10. >> like history month is coming to an end but one group of adults are coming -- trying to do what they can to keep that history alive. leah holloway spent some time with the members among the rich program and what they did to honor black history month. she is live in the studio. leah?>> reporter: meeting with the people was an exhilarating experience. they have been coordinating tors of the different tors of africa through storytelling. rich stands for rebuilding individual character habits. the shuttle adults are taking a step back in time. they state -- they are taking these steps forward to better the youth and our community. >> one of the important things with history is that you have the opportunity to touch and to listen.>> reporter: listening and learning about a legacy to carry on into the future. rich program embraces young

themselves in society. dr. germ on mama g miller bay has been running the program for almost 2 decades.>> a lot of people today talk about our young people as being the lost generation. they are not. >> reporter: during black history month, the group's sharing information they researched on african heritage. on a regular day, these driven individuals brainstorm ideas on what they can do to give back to the community.>> this program is like a beacon of light to a lot of people who otherwise would not have hope>> reporter: nathaniel seymore starts off his training with an evening jog around an open field. seymore studied seven different forms of martial arts since he was sixers old. he uses those skills within the rich program to serve as a role model for other young men. >> i want to guide them and give them the same type of

some of these guys do not have father figures in their lives, and they are looking for somebody who is respectable to show them a a different way than what they know. >> reporter: even with guidance and foundation, the road has not been an easy one for seymore. >> i have been incarcerated. i have had difficulties growing up in the environment that i grew up in. my experience has not been flowery by any means. i was never in my opinion a bad kid growing up. it was more so the people that i hung around. but not being separated from that, society is going to view you in a certain light.>> reporter: while he was in jail serving time for his condition, nathaniel knew it was time to make a change. >> i knew that i could not go back to the same environment. it would suck me back and. i knew. the same people that were not

there when i got out, and i would be in the same situation.>> reporter: by giving back through the rich program, seymore hopes to keep young men off of the streets and out of a jail cell.>> when they come to the rich organization and see the people here who are knowledgeable, have doctoratetedegrees, who are managers and successful, they see themselves and say, hey, you look just like me. and you did all of these great things. i can do it too.>> reporter: they are prepared to raise up their communities, and this is the good thing between our young folks. people forget who they are. they go to work, and they might work at mcdonald's, but they follow their dreams at night. spoken word, dancing. it could be a number of things. that is important. this is an opportunity. an opportunity to follow the dreams while giving back with a

it welcomes the midland -- midlands community with open arms. of your interested in learning about the more his -- if you are learning about learning the history of africa, you can follow us on watch fox.com.>> it is a good story for us to tell everyone.>> 20 moorehead including filling a beacon sick -- a big vacancy -- we will include more including filling a vacancy on the highest court. who is the biggest liar? candidates exchanging verbal

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since the beginning of the campaign. in 2016, does not seem to be any difference. >> but how much this any of that play the role of the voters and how about candidates who change sides on positions for major issues. christine frizzell takes a look.>> reporter: on the campaign trail, it appears the truth may sometimes be hard to come by.>> they are bringing drugs. they are bringing crime. they are rapists.>> i love mexico. i love the mexican people. >> reporter: -- >> most of his life, he is called himself pro-choice.>> reporter: is it a lie or a flip- flop or doesn't even matter? >> voters will stick to who they like. for undecided voters it can have an impact in a primary election.

the candidates try to make a lot of the candidate differences and the personality differences. >> reporter: on gay marriage, hillary clinton and -- hillary clinton likes to say her position goes from this to this. >> i support people in gay marriages.>> -- >> reporter: voters may question the other reasons for the candidates change of heart. >> are you changing your position for convenience or for truly partisan, political purge it -- purposes. >> reporter: there is one inherent truth in this age of mobile video cameras. everything a candidate says in public is now on the record. a record that can be played back time and time again for weeks and even years to come.

frizzell reporting.>> we see that -- we see and hear things every single day. you have the power to vote. it is all in your hands. the weather department is all in the hands of henry rothenberg. we like to blame him for things that go on and have fun with him. the severe threat, fortunately, we had too much went to allow that severe threat. it shredded the storms before they could get their acts together. we organized well to the ease. winds will continue. this will be the story for the next 24 hours. how it can impact your day them plus some impressive wind idiot from today. stick around with more to come

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welcome back everyone. like a broken record tonight. wind, wind, and more wins. while the severe threat missed us today, the wind continues to be a threat. this could calls power outages tonight. we have seen on average between 1000 up to 2000 power outages when you have windy come -- conditions. you can have power lines that snap and that can cause outages. set to alarms. make sure the cell phone is charging. the power goes out, the alarm can still go off. i want to show you some video that we receive. this is from our news director here and it does not look too bad. you have a palmetto tree, some sunshine. we were concerned with severe weather. the wind did pose some problems across the area today. here is some more video that

capture along survey. that bottom wire is the only thing holding it secure, and it was flapping in the wind. this was video that i capture donned -- on 26 eastbound getting off on 378 as you would go to lexington medieal center or down toward lexington. clearly, the sign on this billboard has seen better days as the wind has ripped it off in this case. this was 26 eastbound at exit 10, which is highway 378. a few light sprinkles and the northern richland county. the thunderstorms, they are out to see now and in the northeast. in fact, we've got a report of a severe thunderstorm warning in effect for new york city right now. lots happening right now. our weather is quieting down. fortunately, it should remain

precipitation goes tonight. 50s for most of us. we're starting to see some 40s with a colder air mass inching in. the wind continuing tonight. continuing through the day tomorrow. future watch remains calm. that is a story going through the next 48 hours. notice that the wins will die down going into friday. that is good news for you as well. three-day forecast, 50s. that is where we will be with dry weather through the first half of the weekend. that we see the jump in the temperatures. 70s going into parts of next week as well. you will want to keep tabs on the temperature so that you know what is going on. maybe you are heading out to play golf and tennis. download our skywach from the google app for google play.>> it was a little windy for my

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welcome back. i hope that you are doing well tonight. brown to up watch fox sports.-- wach fox sports. gamecocks and frank marken taking on tennessee. try to redeem themselves, if you will, after they lost in knoxville. frank martin, the coach at clinton, and the best score for the tennessee team. they start early. bread and bugger. eight points in the first half. the gamecocks shooting the ball very well. carrera passes it to a teammate

phillips had a big path. to wayne and usc was too much. the gamecocks got up by as many as 25 in this ballgame. they got things done. the gamecocks are going to go on to win this 84-58. 23-5, and they are 10-5 in the secretary. making a statement for the ncaa. the gamecock baseball team doing just as well. 5-01 the early part of the season. penn state rolling into town. they took care of the eagles that went from today. it was a beat down. chad holbrook after the game. >> it was a big win for us. that big win will hope -- hopefully mean something later in the year from an rpi standpoint.

in the big south. it was a good game to win. we performed well. we got off to a good start off -- and the first. i am proud of canaan cropper. those are not easy conditions to pitch in. the end tyler haswell pitched outstanding. >> high school playoff basketball, can you believe, folks, there are 10 best will teams that are going to take place in the upper state and lower state finals. the lower state will be in florence. that will take place on friday and saturday. harrison scores for you that we had last night. and there are some from tonight. take a look at the full-screen. spring valley getting the win over. ac flora looking very well. johnson. they were over minetta. hammond gets a win tonight. 64-49 over wilson hall.

jackson. porter advances over newman. and ethan hall over the team they play. 10 teams will take place and the upper and lower state finals. will have more on thursday. we will talk about high school basketball in our chick-fil-a overtime. that will wrap things up with

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