and nothing like my punch-drunk kiss i know you need it, do you feel it drink the water, drink the wine oh we gotta turn up the crazy livin' like a washed-up celebrity shooting fireworks like it's the fourth of july new years eve is a night for celebration in tiger town. clemson is headed for the national championship game. the tigers dominated in the second half of the orange bowl in miami and beat oklahoma by a final of 37 to 17. we'll have much more highlights and analysis of the game coming up in a few minutes... but first to a developing story tonight-- a midlands lake is breaking records -- but not in a good way.

eye ononake wateree and the wateree river as the flood warning for that area continues. our chad mill is live in camden with the latest. here at the county administration building, officials are urging people to stay safe, especially around the affected areas and right now, there's still a lot of areas underwater that normally wouldn't be. it's a lot more water than tucker smith is used to. tucker smith "i mean, if you go over there to our dock, i mean, you can't even walk over there without waders on. it'll come up to your chest and shoulders." right now, his kerhsaw county home on lake wateree is an island. tucker smith "we still got probably a foot and a half or two feet before it comes in the house." thursday afternoon, as the lake level rose inch by inch, he got prepared... tucker smith "you know, i know in talking to my dad and my uncle up here, you know, i made sure all the low outlets were cut off at the

ready if water came in the house to get all the electrical stuff off the floor if we could get it. / we've got lots of water in case the power goes out. flashlights. things like that." duke energy says the lake is as high as it has been since 1989, when runoff from rain produced by hurricane hugo pushed the lake level to just shy of 107 feet. dir. gene faulkenberry "we've had crews out most of the day putting signs out and warning. we've had social media." gene faulkenberry, kershaw county's department of safety and emergency services ddector, is hoping the worst is over. but right now, water continues to spill over the dam a similar sight back in 1989 after hugo. dir. gene faulkenberry "looking at the radars and, hopefully, with the rain diminishing after today, we will start to see the river and the lake start to recede in the next several days maybe into next week. that'll be a big help if we can get some sunshine, and it'll dry some of this out." as emergency officials keep a watchful eye on the lake and river... tucker smith "we're going to try and stick it out for the night.

need to take a run out." ...smith is paying attention, too. on top of everything else, smith also had to deal with a water moccasin today too. one swam up to the side of his house, and he had to chase it off with a golf club. all the more reason to be cautious around the flooded areas of kershaw and fairfield counties live in camden, chad mills, wis news 10. now, turning to the latest weather conditions right now. meteorologist ben tanner is in the weather center with the latest tonight. widely scattered showers continue overnight with more coverage in the southern midlands and low country. lows will fall into the 50s to begin the new year. expect a m mtly cloudy new

slight chance of showers and a touch cooler temperatures. the first weekend in january will be dry and partly cloudy. a lawyer for medal of honor recipient kyle carpenter is defending carpenter

accusations of hit and run. carpenter was arrested for an incdent on december 8th in which police say carprpter hit a man walking at assembly and blossom street, then left the scene. tonight, carpenter's lawyer released a statement saying the accident was "routine" and that carpenter didn't think the man was hurt. according to columbia police, carpenter pulled over and turned on his hazard lights, but didn't get out of his vehicle or give help. the pedestrian was treated for injuries to his leg. carpenter received the medal of honor in june 2014 for his actions to save marines from an explosion in afghanistan. clemson fans have themselves a nice new years eve present the tigers are headed to the national championship game with an undefeated record. tonight in the orange bowl, they showed they were clearly dominating. sports director rick henry is

14 down and one to go. the top ranked clemson tigers are 14 and oh after a very impressive win over the oklahoma sooners. now the tigers advance to the national championship game. if they become the first fbs team to win 15 games...they'll also capture their 2nd national title. the tigers didn't play a perfect game tonight...but they were much better than all that matters. "the tigers make their first appearance in the college football playoffs. 7:32 this game featured some big hits by the tigers. shaq lawson levels ou quarterback baker mayfield. second quarter.....clemson quarterback deshaun watson rips off a run to the 50 yard line. the drive stalls, on fourth down andy teasdall back to punt....instead he passes to christian wilkins for a 31 yard gain to the oklahoma 13 yard line. that sets up a touchdown run by watson to make it 10 to three....watson finishes

the sooners grab the lead late in the first half..mayfield to mark andrews for an 11 yard td.....oklahoma leads 17-16 at the half. third quarter....wayne gallman goes in from a yard out....clemson back on top 23-17. 10:15 the clemson defense remains aggressive....d.j.j reader with a big stop. the tigers hold the sooners scoreless in the 2nd half and just 67 total yards rushing. 4:10 watson goes to the air and finds hunter renfrow. he takes it 35 ayards to put clemson up 30 to 17... 187 yards passing for watson with one td. 10:50 fourth quarter....gallman puts clemson up by 20 points 37 to 17. he finishes with 150 yards rushing and two touchdowns. the tigers win it 37 to 17 triggering a big new

it's 2016 in parts of the world

carolina, we're getting closer and clsoer. coming up after the break--in the midlands and around the u.s., a new year is fast-approaching. the countdown is on--we are less

and despite some showers moving through the capital city tonight, people have been out in downtown columbia to ring in the year 2016 at the famously hot new year's celebration. that event is still going on right now--and several bands have already taken the stage. at the top of the hour, city officials will lead the

sky. and in new york city--nearly a million people have packed into times square for the annual new year's eve celebration. sarah dallof is in times square as we await the big countdown to ball drop. good evening, we are an hour away from the big moment here in times square when the clock strikes midnight, the ball drops and more than a ton of confetti rains down on the crowd. and what a crowd it is, more than a million people all packed in tight from around the world... some of them started lining up as early as 11 in the morning, showing some real dedication to what many consider a bucket list item... new year's eve in times square. now while they've been waiting, performers have been keeping them entertained. we're ringing in the new year with carrie underwood, luke bryan, demi levato... so a lot going on here during those hours leading up to midnight. police, a very visible security presence here tonight... 6-thousand officers assigned to times square making sure everyone gets 2016 not only off to a fun start, but a very safe start. in times square, i'm sarah

after the break-- a dryer forecast is ahead to start the new year. we'll get your full forecast with ben tanner. widely scattered showers

low country. lows will fall into the 50s to begin the new year. expect a mostly cloudy new year's day with only a slight chance of showers and a touch cooler temperatures.

will be dry and partly cloudy. it was a big win tonight for low country. lows will fall into the 50s to begin the new year. expect a mostly cloudy new year's day with only a slight chance of showers and a touch cooler temperatures. the first weekend in january will be dry and partly cloudy. it was a big win tonight for clemson--but their work on the field is not done yet this season.

first appearance in the college football playoffs. 7:32 this game featured some big hits by the tigers. shaq lawson levels ou quarterback baker mayfield. second quarter.....clemson quarterback deshaun watson rips off a run to the 50 yard line. the drive stalls, on fourth down andy teasdall back to punt....instead he passes to christian wilkins for a 31 yard gain to the oklahoma 13 yard line.

watson to make it 10 to three....watson finishes with 145 yards rushing. the sooners grab the lead late in the first half..mayfield to mark andrews for an 11 yard td.....oklahoma leads 17-16 at the half. third quarter....wayne gallman goes in from a yard out....clemson back on top 23-17. 10:15 the clemson defense remains aggressive....d.j. reader with a big stop. the tigers hold the sooners scoreless in the 2nd half and just 67 total yards rushing. 4:10 watson goes to the air and finds hunter renfrow. he takes it 35 ayards to put clemson up 30 to 17... 187 yards passing for watson clemson up by 20 points 37 to 17. he finishes with 150 yards rushing and two touchdowns. the tigers win it 37 to 17 triggering a big new year's eve celebration. all the dreams the tigers had leading up to this game... cannot compare to the moment clemson's enjoying right now. clemson's orange bowl champions. a title... which gives the tigers the opportunity to play for a national title. the key to the tigers convincing 37-17 win over the sooners tonight... the game... the tigers didn't just knock down the door in the second half... they blasted through it. clemson outscored o-u 21-0 in

minutes. a thumping... that led to another blast.. the moment clemson's enjoying

the moment clemson's enjoying right now. clemson's orange bowl champions. a title... which gives the tigers the opportunity to play for a national title. the key to the tigers convincing 37-17 win over the sooners tonight... a strong second half. co-offensive coordinator jeff scott saying in the locker room after the gamam.. the tigers didn't just knock down the door in the second half... they blasted through it. clemson outscored o-u 21-0 in the final 30 minutes. a thumping... that led to another blast.. of confetti on the field... to celebrate the orange bowl victory. sight. jayron kearse... holding his baby girl... thrilled to ring in the new a magical night... capping off a memorable 2015 in style. on the day before new year's eve... a sooner... told clemosn defensive tackle dj

tigers had nowhere to run. well the sooners had nowhere to

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