some breaking news overnight, all lanes of i-26 west bound are reopen near the 321 interchange following a wreck that temporarily shut down all west bound lanes -- and left several closed for more than an hour. sc dot first reported the wreck just before 5 this alex george sent us this photo on facebook. right now, we're still waiting to learn more about what happened and the conditions of hear more. a new year's eve celebration turned deadly for one gaffney man. the cherokee county coroner says tezlar ross was killed while playing with a gun at his house. according to witnesses ross and three others were in his bedroom looking at a .380 hand gun about 6:30 p.m. thursday. ross removed the clip from the gun, which he then placed to his head and it then discharged. an autopsy is expected to be

new this morning, the richland county sheriff's department is looking for an armed robbery suspect. deputies say it happened just after nine at the s- mart 8404 two notch road last night. investigators say lawrence graham got into a verbal aercation with another male inside the store. deputies say graham stole a droid max cell phone from the victim. graham is being charged with larceny and could be facing more charges. emergency officials in lexington county are keeping a close watch on a

devastated by last october's flooding. we just got word from sce&g that it will begin incrimentally closing the spill gate it opened at the lake murray dam yesterday... to try and even out the rising water levels. friday was the second day a gate was opened...

dam into the lower saluda river...is causing flooding at neighborhoods downstream. you can see...water has surrounded several homes...some of the same homes affected by the historic flooding in october. also in lexington county, corley mill road is closed. scdot posted on twitter that crews are monitoring it now... and will reopen the road as soon possible. if you were impacted by the historic floods in october -- you're running out of time to apply for federal assistance through fema. you now have until this monday, january 4th. this after the deadline was extended from january 3rd... which falls on a sunday. after monday, you will not be eligible for federal financial assistance. you can apply at disaster or call the fema hotline at 1-800-621-fema. at least 5-hundred people living in southern llinois are being urged to move to

mississippi river topped a levee protecting several towns. the river is expected to rise another foot before it crests on sunday, making the situation even worse. an emergency evacuation is underway for alexander county, and a voluntary evacuation is underway in neighboring east cape girardeau where a levee is holding steady. several roads are still closed by the record setting winter flooding. the flooding is now blamed for at least 20 deaths. clemson university is fighting back against a lawsuit in the 2014 death of a student. the school has filed documents answering allegations made by the parents of tucker hipps - including that he was forced to walk along a narrow railing of a bridge over lake hartwell. his body was found below the bridge. university officials say they have no knowledge that sigma phi epsilon had a tradition of forcing pledges to jump off the bridge. they are seeking dismissal of

today, a portion of west columbia will have their water shut off for about 11 hours. the city is shutting off water lines starting now for a relocation project near leaphart and mineral springs road. it will impact more than two dozen blocks in and around the leaphart road area. officials say the water will be turned back on at 8 tonight. once water is restored people in the area will need to boil water for at least one full minute before using it. presidential candidates are retooling their strategies in the new year. we'll have more from the campaign trail, coming up next. break 1 2015 marked a significant rise in traffic deaths in south carolina.

year compared to 813 in 2014. this is a very disturbing and shocking fact. despite a 1.3% state population growth rate in 2015, we have seen an 18% increase in the number of fatal crashes. so, what is causing this dramatic increase? some are attributing it to lower gas prices putting more people on our roads. more people on the roads also gives rise to more people making the wrong decisions behind the wheel. driving on our state's interstates and highways, you may have noticed electronic signs now

startling traffic death statistics. additionally, new television and radio ads try to hammer home the three top causes of traffic deaths in the state: drunk driving, speeding and not wearing seat belts. state officials are trying to get your attention. slow down and use more driver discretion. driving around you to make quick responsible driver. we ended 2015 with the top ten sports stories but there's one team that's continuing their dream season

we ended 2015 with the top ten we'll have the details in sports! break 2 in less than two weeks, south carolina lawmakers will be back at the state house

days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a top-secret briefing on the terrorist threat... marco rubio was missing - fundraising in california instead. two weeks later, terrorists struck again in san bernardino... and where was marco? fundraising again in new orleans. over the last 3 years, rubio has missed important national security hearings and d ssed more total votes than any other senator. politics first: that's the rubio way. right to rise usa

and they'll kick off the new year with bills left over from 2015. will whitson takes a look at what's on the table. the biggest bill waiting on a vote in the state house in january is the house of representative's attempt at road funding.. the bill was introduced at the beginning of the 2015 session, but went through amendment after amendment before passing the house and heading to the senate... where it was amended again... and not voted on.

senate- meaning it gets top priority when lawmakers return. but even if it gets a passing vote in the senate- it would have to go back to the house for final approval. the roads bill has bounced back and forth in political ping pong- but several lawmakers say it's time to vote. york "i think now, south carolina will come together. many of those who were so opposed to a road or infrastructure bill, if you watch thosremarks in the media, those remarks have been tempered." while a bill wasn't proposed in 2015- the south carolina supreme court did charge lalaakers with fixing rural school funding through the abbeville school district lawsuit. lawmakers have been meeting regularly regarding the issue- and will hold another meeting next week. "the big issue will be abbeville. it will be an accountability system we will hold all schools and districts accountable to." advocates for ethics reform also say they haven't given up hope on a new reform bill- but the massive ethics bill proposed last year has not been revived. ww wis news 10 . the legislative session for 2016

the new year brings new tax breaks in south carolina. under laws passed in the 2015 legislative session and in effect as of yesterday, aircraft parts and supplies are now sales tax exempt. so are some construction supplies and children's clothing. but those supplies and clothing are only tax exempt if they're being purchased by families considered "in need." also officially going on the books is a law requiring the use of electronic death certificates for south carolina doctors and funeral home directors. lawmakers passed this bill during the 2015 legislative session. it requires doctors to file an electronic death certificate within five days of declaring someone dead. the law imposes penalties for doctors who don't make that deadline- and also penalizes funeral home the arrival of 2016 means we are officially in an

some candidates are switching up their strategies -- to attract more voters. others seemingly have new campaigns in the new year. mary moloney explains. at the rose bowl parade friday -- skskriters weren't focused on football. instead set sights on republican presidential frontrunner -- donald trump. the message -- "america is great. trump is disgusting," insults -- hasn't been shy on the trail or on twitter writing... "p"pple ask, "why do you tweet and re-tweet to millions about @jebbush when he is so low in the polls?" because of his big $ hit ads on me!" those ads irritate trump presidential candidate : "it bothers me when i see a guy spending, you know $60 million on ads against me, a lot of it, right?" trump vowing to start spending about $2 million a week to ensure victory. presidential candidate : "i'm going to start spending. i don't want to take any chances." for his part -- jeb bush canceled pricey ad buys -- moved staff to early voting states -- and insisted trump will fall.

: "we're living in this reality tv kind of political environment where he fills the space by saying outrageous things. i think the -- the emotion of the here and now will subside." ben carson overhauled his staff -- losing three top aids. his team says the campaign is gaining energy. on the other side of the political aisle -- hillary clinton will bring her not- so-secret weapon -- president bill clinton -- on the campaign trail. but she may not change much in the new year. friday -- her campaign announced it raised $112 million dollars for the primaries-- since officially jumping into the race in april. both republican and democratic candidates will hit the trail monday -- marking the new phase in the new year. i'm mary moloney reporting. republican presidential candidate ben carson's trouble in the polls h hs now turned into trouble within his campaign. carson's campaign manager barry bennett and communications director doug watts have steeped down. the deputy campaign manager lisa coen also resigned. carson has struggled in the polls since october when he was rivaling donald trump for the lead

republican presidential candidate marco rubio is kicking off the new year with campaign stops in south carolina. this afternoon rubio will be at a meet and greet at hudson's smokehouse in lexington. that will be at 4. he will also make stops in easley and hilton head today. a new partnership to rescue sumter's struggling hospital is now official. the tuomey healthcare system finalized its deal to merge into palmetto health yesterday. the two systems have been in negotiations since last february. tuomey operates sumter's only hospital but it has been struggling with a drop in patients, high debts and a multimillion dollar kickback scandal. the sumter hospital system will now be called palmetto health toumey. break 3 chef jeff: i'm going to take a little bit of the scallions hehe. i'm going to make a beautiful dressing. add a little bit of light

sour as well. hit it with a little black pepper, a little bit of salt. hit it with just a little cayenne pepper. woo! now, we're going to whip it up really good. we got some beautiful iceberg lettuce. we're going to take some little red onions. i got some bell pepper right here. i got a little bit of fresh there it is! the clemson tigers have been untouched with a perfect season this year. now they're preparing to take on alabama in the college football playoff national championship. sports reporter joe gorchow takes a look back on their journey. this year... the tigers turned away all challengers to make program history. swinney: "it's been a fun season and challenge each and every week.

the biggest week of the year. we've been at our best when we needed to be." clemson's 13 wins are the most ever in a single season by a tigers squad... besting the 12-0 mark set by the 1981 national title team. one of the most memorable victories... came on a stormy night in death valley against notre dame. following the two point win... coach dabo swinney delivered an unforgettable line. swinney: "and tonight it was byog... bring your own guts." that dab of wisdom... just one of many from dabo this season. swinney: "dabz of wisdom can i tell my wife that? a lot of it i go with the flow and put lipstick on a pig and roll with... and that's your date for the night. y'all here me the best is yet to come. we're going for the triple crown. we're going to be a tough out, and it ain't because we were tip toeing through the daisy's. we're going to play." the tigers fed off his inspirational motto's... to achieve perfection... and claim the school's first acc championship since 2011...

victory over north carolina in the conference title game. swinney: "i love the guts and i love the heart of this team. we talk all the time about you've got to be a champion on the inside before you can be a champion on outside, and tonight the inside of these guys really shined through." mac lain: "the whole team just has a genuine love and appreciation overall. been saying it for the whole year. when we needed it the most, they really stepped up." dabo's leadership earned him five national coach of the year awards from different organizations around the country. his star quarterback received similar reregnition from the conference and the nation. sophomore deshaun watson was named acc player fo the year ... claimed the davy o'brien award as the top qb in college football... and finished 3rd in the heisman trophy race. swinney: "not just the best player in this conference he's the best player in the country. if you sit down and watch all 1 1games i don't know how you can argue with that." watson: "it's a big role.

i've prepared for. this is what i came to this university for to represent clesmon well. play the position of quarterback, and i think i've been doing it pretty good." clemson's enjoyed this wonderful journey... that's guided them into this years college football playoff. swinney: "all the things we've gotten done this year are in the rear view mirror. it's about what's next." what's ahead... a showdown with the oklahoma sooners in the orange bowl on new year's eve. a victory to ring in 2016... and the tigers will play for the chance to make college football history. the clemson tigers come home as champions. after a win over oklahoma thursday night in the orange bowl--clemson is 14 and 0 and headed to championship. the tigers were greeted by a packed crowd after they landed at greenville spartanburg international airport yesterday. they are just one game from winning the second national title in clemson's history. the tigers will face alabama in the national

michigan state in the cotton bowl thursday night. they won 38 to nothihi. clemson and alabama will have just over a week to prepare for the title game. and for tiger fans wanting to travel to see clemson go for their second title in school history-- the athletic department says it gets 19,500 tickets to the game. however, members of the clemson athletics booster club have already reserved 17-thousand. for ticket options you can find a link to all the information on our website, wistv-dot-com and scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the big red 10. break 4 good satutuay morning, thanks for staying with us. i'm allie spillyards. looking live over downtown

now . let's get a check of your first alert forecast. breaking news, a north carolina man is now in custoday following a swat standoff in a mint hill

swat standoff in a mint hill apartment complex. according to police, , dwawrd wold d nior, shot at police when they were called to his apartment on stoney trace drive, near the charlotte

it started when a woman called 911 crying, then hung up just before 3 this morning. when the first officer arrived and tried to open an outside door, police say wold started shooting at the officer. when backup arrived, they were reportedly shot at as well. a few hours later, a negotiator got wold to come out of f e apartment. right now a manhunt underway in israel...after a shooting killed two people and at injured at least four others. israeli police say the gunman opened fire on a busy street yesterday afternoon. the incident was caught on video from a shop nearby. officials say they haven't determined a motive for the shooting people living in the area are paying their respects this morning. people gathered outside the bar to light candles in tribute to the victims. the suspect's family says he was "traumatized" after his cousin was killed by police in 2006. the suspect also served time in israeli prison after

the motive for the shooting spree was not immediately clear. protesters in cleveland are upset by a decision not to indict police officers in the fatal shooting of 12- year-old tamir rice they say they will continue their call for the down. protestors gathered at the home of timothy mcginty just yesterday with signs, chanting 'mcginty has got to go." police officers accompanied the marchers and stood in front of the prosecutor's house during the protest. tamir rice is the 12 year old who shot and killed in november of 2014 by police who thought he was holding a real gun. he was in fact holding a pellet t gun. one summer night this year, south carolina was broken at the news of a shooting at mother emanuel ame church in charleston. nine lives were taken that night as they all were gathered for a bible study in the basement of the

only three people survived. dylann roof has been charged with the crime. here's meaghan norman with this year's number two story. :01-:12 :50 1:26 2:01 2:14 2:40 2:59 3:12 3:35 3:54 4:20 south carolina sc: church shooting:gov haley- heart,soul broken "we woke up today and the heart and soul of south carolina was broken." nine families and a state stunned by the violence after 9 people were gunned down during a bible study at emanuel ame church in charleston. dylann roof -- the accused shooter was arrested in shelby, north carolina, the morning after the shooting. when in custody, we learned roof had researched the historic ame church -- the place he says he picked to start a race war by killing black people. but the compassion and forgiveness from the victims' families would not let the hate win.

i will never be able to hold her again, but i forgive people. but god forgive you and i forgive you." >it was one week after the shooting, that a horse-drawn caisson carrying the body of pastor and senator clementa pinckney took a long, quiet and solemn trip through downtown columbia before arriving for his final time at the state house. thousands of people turned out to see pinckney lying in state. at his home-going service in charleston, pinckney was applauded for his tireless devotion between the church house of mother emmanuel and the state house in columbia. delivering the eulogy was president barack obama who described the slain state senator, as man who was designed for destiny at an early age. "he was in the pulpit by 13,

service by 23." clementa pickney was 41-years-old. "sharonda had a spirit that would reach the world. she was just that special and everybody who knew her knew it." 45-year-old sharonda coleman-singleton was a minister and high school track coach. she was a mother of three and an alumna of south carolina state university. ethel lance served the church as a custodian, and was a longtime member of mother emanuel. "she was always there. she was always there. she was a soldier." the 70-year-old was a mother and grandmother, and was retired after dedicating 34 years to the performing arts. "tywanza was always a bubbly and happy person. his aunt, she would do anything for anybody at anytime." the youngest victim, 26- year-old tywanza sanders was a recent graduate from allen university. witnesses say he died that night trying to protect his

jackson was 87-years-old and a longtime member of mother emanuel. cynthia hurd was a well known librarian who, after working for 31-years in charleston county, was looking forward to retirement. her legacy is one that is special to congressman jim clyburn. "this was her church. i''m an ame. my wife was librarian, and she was my daughter''s best friend." hurd was the sister of former north carolina state senator malcolm graham. "sometimes you don''t know when you're entertaining angels but we were." "she had a beautiful spirit." "a beautiful spirit." "a beautiful spirit." a mother...a minister...and a woman of god. reverend depayne- middleton doctor was a minister at emanuel ame. the 49-year-old was a former admissions coordinator at southern wesleyan university''s charleston learning center... and... the mother

"she was a sweet, loving woman." myra thompson, was a teacher in the charleston county school district. the 59-year-old had a husband and two children. she received her license to preach the same day of the massacre and was leading the bible study that night. "rev. simmons was dedicated to the lord, but he was really dedicated to his family." the final member of the emanuel nine to be laid to rest was reverend daniel simmons, sr. simmons retired from the ministry in 2013, butcontinued to serve on staff at mother emanuel. he is buried at fort jackson national cemetery. in columbia, meaghan norman, wis news 10. dylann roof's case was continued until january. joey meek - a friend of dylann roof's - faces a federal charge for not telling

he knew regarding roof's plans for the june shooting. meek's trial will be held in the lowcountry sometime in march. president obama is about to start his final full year in office. and he's spelling out his agenda for the remaining time in the white house. as jim acosta reports, he'll start with gun control. natsot: obama playing golf. for president obama, the final round is about to begin. : "in 2016, i'm going to leave it out all on the field." natsot: chopper up first in the president's eighth and last year in office... mr. obama's long- promised response to mass shootings in the u-s... sources familiar with the plan say it will be a package of executive actions on gun control... expected before the jan. 12th state of the union.. and aimed at the gun show loophole.. which allows some firearms sellers to avoid conducting background checks on their

: "the beginning of this year? i think that would be authority... and in line with polls that show broad support for tightening background checks. : "unfortunately, congress hasn't shown the courage to do so. so that's why the president has asked his team to look at what he can do administratively." vowing to fight the move, the nation's biggest gun lobby.. the nra.. says the president is doing what he always does when he doesn't get his way, defying the will of the people and using to shut down the terror detention center at guantanamo... a facility mr. obama may close on his own.. if lawmakers balk at the white house plan. : "it will be an uphill battle." the president also hopes to travel to cuba... and perhaps more than a dozen other countries... in what's shaping up to be global farewell tour. but the president's agenda could be upended by setbacks in the war on isis... natsot: hillary cheers a foreign policy crisis...

complicate white house plans to have mr. obama campaign heavily with the 2016 democratic nominee ... a prospect that may well put both him and hillary clinton out on the trail.. together again. : "i think we will have a strong i think i will have a democratic successor." the gun control proposals are expected to be revealed next week before president obama's final state of the union address on january 12th. bill cosby's wife has been ordered to give a deposition in a defamation suit against her husband. a massachusetts court rejected a motion by camille cosby to cancel the deposition order. she is scheduled to testify next week. the defamation case involves seven women who have accused cosby of them. they say the 78-year-old comic portrayed them as liars after they went public. tributes have been pouring in for singer natalie cole, who died on new year's eve at age nbc's ron mott takes a look back

in nearly four decades making hits .. nine grammys in all .. including that now iconic 1991 duet .. .. natalie cole made a name for herself all right .. but was always nat king cole's daughter. i feel like i've earned the spot next to my dad, not in front of him, not behind him, but next to him." her unique vocal stylings connected with music fans across generations and genres .. pop .. r-and-b .. jazz .. .. crossover appeal many artists pursue though few attain. natalie cole had hits in the 70s, 80s and in the 90s and substantial hits- different kinds of hits. while her recording success was longlasting .. i had to really face myself, my consequences... .. so were her struggles with substance abuse and .. later .. health problems ..

kidney failure. this is somebody who came back and who showed the world that you can come back. after gaining sobriety .. cole published her life story and refocused on her music career .. still unforgettable .. whether with her father or own her own. ron mott .. nbc news .. new york. actor wayne rogers has died at age 82. his publicist says rogers died thursday of complications from pneumonia. rogers played trapper john mcintyre on the 1970s tv show "m.a.s.h." still ahead...blue bell still in the hot seat details on why the u-s department of justice is investigating the creamery.

still to come on wis new 10 this morning.. new information on when you can

2015 taxes according to the internal revenue service! break 6 while many new year's

getting fit. a growing g mber of americans are trying to focus not only on working their bodies, but also their brains. brian mooar explains. :20-:26 millions of americans are hoping to wind down in 20-16. "meditation is becoming incredibly popular, you're seeing big ceos meditate, athletes meditate" according to a creative research designs study, more than half of americans meditate or are interested in meditation. and for good reason. "there are now or 1000 published studies demonstrating meditation's ability to improve your attention decrease your stress improve your productivity and more" meditation may be an ancient

modern technology can help get you started. popular apps like "head space" aim to make meditation easier. and similar to the way fitness wearables track your body... now there's a device to track your brain: the "muse" brain sensing headband. "so muse actually has sensors on your forehead and behind your ears slips on just like a pair of glasses and sends your real brain data to your smartphone or tablet" the headband reads brainwaves to sese when your brain is s tive or calm... and gives real-time feedback. "you're actually able to hear the sound of your own brain so you can take it from that crazy busy place to a place of clear focused attention in a way that's easy to do every day" finding your own personal calm within the storm. brian n oar, nbc news. the muse headband costs about 300 dollars and is available both online and in some best buy stores. you will have a few extra days

tax returns. the 2016 tax filing season will open on january 19th. that's the day the irs will start processing returns filed electronically and on paper. the i-r-s also announced the deadline to submit 2015 tax returns -- and request extensions -- is being pushed back. the new deadline will be april 18th. that's due to emancipation day falling on the traditional april 15th deadline. and anyone expecting a refund won't have to wait too long to get one. the agency says it anticipates issuing more than nine out of 10 refunds in fewer than 21 days. the ball may have dropped, but don't drop the ball on your student loan applications. if you plan to attend college in 20-16, the first thing you should do this year is fill out your "fafsa" form. and the sooner you do, the better. you could miss out on scholarships or grant money if you wait. yesterday was the first day to apply.

just raised enough money to buy workout equipment for a military base in iraq. they started pitching in when they learned one of their instructors, who just deployed to the combat zone, can't do the crossfit workouts that keep him in shape. ted land reports. the co-owner of south seattle crossfit deployed to iraq about a month ago, and discovered the base he's stationed at, doesn't have all that much gym uipment... certainly not the right gear for a proper crossfit routine. so chris garceau's clients, co-workers, friends, and family back in the us pitched in enough money to order a set of weights, and other crossfit equipment, which they're country, but to the community here at south seattle crossfit break from the stresses of combat, not only for for chris, but others in his unit. "i actually think he's probably writing some of the workout for the other guys there"

company that sells the equipment. they say that company has experience shipping fitness gear to combat zones, and they hope to have it there in time for chris' birthday a few weeks from now. the u-s department of justice is investigating how blue bell creameries handled the ice cream contamination linked to 10 reported cases of listeriosis. three of the people believed to be sickened by blue bell frozen treats died. prosecutors are examining whether company executives committed wrongdoing in their handling of the outbreak. blue bell creameries has not yet responded for comments the company recalled all ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and other frozen treats

april, 20th, 20-15. however, an investigation by the cdc showed the listeria outbreak dated back to 20-10. coming up... tim miller will have a final check of your weekend forecast. stay with us. break 7 thanks for watching news 10

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