first, let's check in with tim miller who has a look at your forecast for today. under clear skies, monday will start in the low 30s mary and len. it's 4:30. today -- the nation honors the life of legacy of doctor martin luther king junior, and his many

charleston last night. hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley took part just blocks away from the site of the massacre at emanuel ame church. two candidates--clinton and sanders are now neck and neck in iowa--and the debate, much more contentious between the two than what we've seen so far. kim hutcherson has that story. :15 :26 :40 democratic presidential candidates took the stage in charleston amid a tightening race between hillary clinton and on sunday night the gloves came off. as expected, the candidates gun control. sanders hit out at clinton: "well i think secretary clinton knows what she says iss

voting record from nra." while clinton doubled down "i am pleased to hear that senator sanders has he reversed his position on immunity and i look forward to him joining those members of congress who have already introduced legislation." and o'malley found an opening for humor "i would have to agree with both of them. they're both inconsistent. " moderator lester holt asked about concerns over sanders' electability, especially with minorities "when african american becomes familiar with my record, with the agenda and criminal justice, just as the general population has become has become more supportive, so will african american community, so will the latino community" pre-debate coverage had been dominated by the release of sanders' medicare for all healthcare plan . clinton slammed the proposal while reminding the audience she's pushed for healthcare reform since her time as first lady. "people may remember that i took on the healthcare/insurance industry back in the 90s candidates also discussed police brutality, campaign finance reform and regulating wall street. now, we wait for the iowa caucus to learn which candidate impressed voters most.

the south carolina republican presidential primary will be held saturday, february 20th. the democratic primary is the following week... on feburary 27th. voters must register by january 27th. republican presidential candidate mike huckabee was campaigning in the midlands sunday. the former governor of arkansas was at trinity baptist church i icayce meeting voters. but before, he delivered the sunday sermon and performed with the church choir and praise band. huckabee has drifted away from the top gop candidates.

necessarily predict what will happen at the iowa caucus. doctor ben carson will be in the midlands today. carson will join attornene general alan wilson for a forum in west columbia at the brookland baptist banquet and conference center at 5:30 p-m. we've learned the identity of the man killed while walking on garners ferry road near i-77 on friday night. 52-year-old samuel ferrell died after being hit by two vehicles. columbia police believe ferrell was in the road illegally, but the crash is still l der investigation. two men are in jail today accused of shooting into a mobile home saturday night. it happened in lugoff off springvale road. kershaw county deputies say the two suspects took off after firing several shots into the home wounding a man and woman. the victims are expected to be o-k. the suspects were caught after a brief chase. they are expected to be charged with attempted murder. saturday was the last day of 'restaurant week.' for one columbia restaurant the

milestone. sato japanese steakhouse was one of several shops in forest acres heavily damaged by the october flood. now, after tremendous support from its staff, the restaurant is back on its feet. wis' mike desumma has the story. "i'm here it's almost ten years right now." "flower...first everywhere." for more than a decade --- young kim says she's found, owning a successful restaurant -- takes one key ingredient. "i have the dream if i run business restaurant how can i do? the loyalty and happiness of a working staff. "if they make money? good! i'm happy." that's why, since taking over sato japense steakhouse back in 2006 --- many of her longtime employees are still here. 'she comes to our children's birthday parties...our kids go to church with her." "so it is like a real serious family here." a family that just months ago --- faced a massive challenge together.

restaurant." last fall sato became another business in forest acres with devastating flood damage. a creek bed in back of the store topped its banks --- sending watererhroughout the restaurant. wrecking everything it touched. "she had to pretty much kind of start all over again." kim says she also had to face the rough news that her business no longer had flood insurance. while contractors stepped in to handle major repairs. "fast work...we got open soon." kim's staff --- who, at that point, wasn't earning a paycheck together." "i'm so...so so grateful." ..friends...church members and valued customers...and i am so thankful to my employees." "they every day work hard..i got lucky." serving up kindness --- to bring the business back. that was wis's mike desumma reporting. the steakhouse was able to get its doors back open

the restaurant still needs a few more repairs but staff and management say they're grateful many of their loyal customers have come back. the panthers are just one win away from playing in the super bowl. up next -- a look at carolina's up and down the panthers knock off the

the panthers knock off the champs. carolina takes down the two-time defending nfc champions... at home... to secure a spot in the conference title game. dethroning the seattle seahawks... anything but an easy task even in the friendly confines of the queen city. although i will say... the first half was picture perfect for carolina. on the opening drive... jonathan stewart... missed the past four games...

rumbles into the endzone. 7-0 carolina. seahawks feeling the pressure.... russell wilson... the heat is too much. his pass... intercepted by luke kuechly. put six on the board. cam newton loving every second... carolina up 14-0. panthers continue to rattle wilson. tre boston swoops in the backfield to drop wilson for one of five panthers sacks. hawks left defenseless. later in the second quarter... cam newton delivers a dart... to greg olsen... he hauls it in for 19 yard t-d connection. panthers up 31-0 at the half. the seahawks do not roll over. in fact... they storm back... fourth quarter... wilson... being chased around... some how escapes... and lobs a perfect ball to jermaine kearse. touchdown hawks. they trail 31-21. after a field goal... they are within seven... so the seahawks go for an onsides kick with a 1:12 to play... and thomas davis of the panthers comes up with it! the

to beat the seahawks 31-24... to advance to the nfc championship game. sports director rick henry has our post game panthers report. henry: "a big sigh of relief here at bank of america stadium as the panthers almost blow a 31-0 lead. still looking back at how they built that comfortable margain... they say yeah that's as close to perfect as they can get." olsen: "yeah 31-0 against that team at this level of the season is obviously pretty good." newton: "we're putting ourselves in position to do something that has not been done here before. it's a family culture that we have from the coaches all the way down to... from management to the players. to see it coming to fruition like winning big football games like today just means a lot." davis: "definitely a great feeling knowing we get to play in this game. and two getting to play it right at home in front of our home fans. it's going to be a great game. we're excited about it. allen: "i haven't been here for the years between the panthers and seattle rivalry that's been building... but to go through them and really earn that...

huge." rivera: "we had some great fan support. it was exciting to see the crowd when you first come out... and see all those white towels being waved. i mean they were fabulous. they really were. i think we fed off their energy, and i of their home field advantage as they host the arizona cardinals to the hoops game. usc women's basktball is in the midst of a difficult stretch. undefeated carolina just faced two ranked opponents. over their next nine games... the gamecocks battle seven top 25 programs. second ranked usc's next challenger... 15th ranked texas a&m inside the cla today. first quarter... tiffany mitchell with room to shoot in the corner. she buries the triple. transition. tina roy... finds alaina coates down low. coates puts two more on the and schools the defender for a bucket. carolina leads by one... time winding down in the first half... as the aggies force a turnover... and watch courtney walker stroll in unguarded for the go ahead bucket at the buzzer. usc trails 27-26 at the half. second half... wilson asserts herself in the paint... scores the first six points for

points. as usc edges texas a&m 59-58 on a khadijah sesssions last second free throw. carolina... improves to 17-0. staley: "the atmosphere was great. i don't think we would win had this game... with these situations that happened during the game occured at any other place. if we were on the road... it would be hard for us to walk out here with a win. i think it was kind of two fold, because it was so loud in there it took our sports, i'm joe gorchow. under clear skies, monday will start in the low 30s and warm up to the upper 40s. cold canadian high pressure will settle into the southeast and bring highs in the 40s through midweek. overnight lows will be most impressive into tuesday and wednesday mornings,

start in the low 20s. bundle up! the next opportunity for rain moves in on friday. break 2 under clear skies, monday will start in the low 30s and warm up to the upper 40s. cold canadian high pressure will settle into the southeast and bring highs in the 40s through midweek. overnight lows will be most impressive into tuesday and wednesday mornings, both days will start in the l l 20s. bundle up! the next opportunity for rain moves in on friday.

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"at a three-way stop my car just stalled out - right in the middle of the intersection." "it was very terrifying to think that i earlier that year -- to repair a safety defect in their ignition switches...that caused some vehicles to stop running and stall. the claims program g-m established has reported 124 deaths in crashes potentially related to that defect. sandra and her husband raymond had the ignition switch on their 2006 cobalt replaced...as part of that recall. the stalling incident at the intersection happened after the causin' it. you won't have any more issues with this." but after she reported stalling problems following the repair...she says...g-m did not inspect the car. g-m says it did offer to pay for a diagnostic service. but sandra claims s s declined the service because g-m did not offer to pay. stand-up: "in response to nbc news' questions, g-m has acknowledged that some of its customers have been reporting stalling problems in their recalled cars, after getting the ignition switch repairs. g-m says it's "very concerned" about these reports. it told nbc news its engineers have thoroughly inspected about fifty other such vehicles... but have found "no connection"

ignition switch repairs and stalling incidents. sandra lortie's cobalt model is on a consumer safety watchlist that gathers raw government data about vehicle incidents nationwide...and analyzes it for trends in death and injury claims. for the most recent year of data, g-m vehicles are well- represented on that list, in the aftermath of the ignition switch recall, which likely increased the reporting of such claims. all but one were models that had been part of that recall. most on the list for "electrical" problems. and consumer complaints registered with the industry's regulator include accounts similar to sandra lortie's. one driver reported: "i just received my car back after it was fixed and the same problems are occurring still. i was going 60 mph when my car completely lost power." another: "the vehicle stalled intermittently on several occasions. the failure soon recurred." sean kane, who founded the group that created the list, says all this raises questions. sot: "is the recall adequate? did the switch really fix the problem? are there other electrical issues that need to be addressed in these vehicles?"

that's a trend that needs to be further investigated. working with the safety institute, attorney lance cooper. he represented the parents of brooke melton... ...who died when the ignition switch in her cobalt failed in 2010. their lawsuits helped prove g-m knew of the defect for years...yet failed to act. the meltons are now using the settlement money...to fund the watchlist. sot: what we really hope is for other families to be able to use this information and-- and prevent accidents. we think it can save lives. sot: "we're hopeful - that this data can be used to get to the bottom of what's going on with these cars." g-m points out that the government views the data analyzed for the watch list as "unverified allegations." but g-m told nbc news it has found other electrical and fuel issues in some of the 50 vehicles it inspected ... and believes vehicle age and mileage may be factors. the lorties' vehicle had about 100,000 miles on it. it's shared its findings with

highway traffic safety administration - or both g-m and nhtsa told nbc news they've found no pattern. in a written statement...g-m on a zero-defect mentality when it comes to safety, and the changes we have made since the ignition switch recall in 2014 are working." it's not yet clear what exactly is causing the new complaints of stalling...or whether the cobalt...poses a larger risk. but sandra lortie wants to know... sot: "i would like them to be accountable-- for their vehicles." ...even though she's gotten rid of her cobalt, and is now driving a different car...to take her grandkids to school. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, washington. still to come this morning on sunrise -- a day some american families thought would never come, is coming soon. the latest on a prisoner swap between the u-s and iran, that has 5 american's on their way home. break 3 andrea mitchell well, the best evidence that the

40s. cold canadian high pressure will settle into the southeast and bring highs in the 40s through midweek. bundle up! the next opportunity for rain moves in on friday. sanctions on iran for complying with parts of the nuclear deal, the two countries announced the release of prisoners held in each country. the u-s is setting seven prisoners free as part of a negotiated swap, and iran is releasing five prisoners -- four as part of that swap. their loved ones back home are relieved and grateful for a day many feared would never come. reid binion reports :00 :36 :47 1:06 "i couldn't live my life every day knowing that was happening to him. " ...and he doesn't have to anymore... ...now that matt brandseth's childhood friend, washington post journalist jason rezaian, is free. rezaian was one of five americans released by iran this weekend, four of as part of a prisoner swap with the u-s. after a stop in switzerland sunday... rezaian and two others - marine veteran amir hekmati and pastor saeed abedini

in germany where they are undergoing medical checkups. from there - the three are headed to the u-s.... back home, feelings of relief and gratitude. rezian's mother - grateful for the outpouring of public support during his imprisonment. "i want to thank everyone around the world who has been working on his behalf to bring him home. hashtag 'free jason.'" u-s congressman dan kildee, who worked on behalf of amir hekmati, also expressed relief. michigan "we've had a few instances where we thought amir might come home and it's been close and then it didn't happen." after years of disappointment, saeed abedini's family accepted the news with cautious relief. "it just seems surreal. it came at a time that i was not expecting. it just doesn't feel real until we see him, but i know its real. " american student matthew trevithick was also released -- not as part of the prisoner swap -- and has left iran. a fifth freed prisoner, nosratollah khosravi- roodsari, has decided to stay in iran. i'm reid binion, reporting. the time is now 4:--

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honor dr. king's leadership and service. plus... turned up a notch. things got heated between the two frontrunners in the democratic presidential debate in charleston last night. a look back at what issues were tackled and what's to come as the candidates hit the campaign trail. plus... it's monday, january 18th. and news 10 sunrise starts right now. good morning. thanks for waking up with sunrise. i'm sam bleiweis. mary king and len kiese have the morning off. it's five o'clock on this

today is martin luther king, jr. day, commemorating dr. martin luther king, jr. and his contributions to society. there are plenty of events happening around the midlands in honor of the day. democratic presidential candidates hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will be in the capital city for 'king day at the dome.' our michal higdon is live at the zion baptist church and will have more on this event in just a few minutes. first, let's check in with tim miller who has a look at your forecast for today. under clear skies, monday will start in the low 30s and warm up to the upper 40s. cold canadian high pressure will settle into the southeast and bring highs in the 40s through midweek. overnight lows will be most impressive into tuesday and wednesday mornings, both days will start in the low 20s. bundle up!

moves in on friday. deputies in richland county are working to find out more about an armed robbery and shooting on two notch road. investigators say it happened at the video express at around 11 p-m last night. the suspect reportedly entered the store and flashed a gun before demanding money. deputies say the victim gave the suspect cash from the register, to which the suspect then reportedly demanded cash from a safe which the victim didn't have access to. that's when the suspect shot the victim. deputies say the victim was able to find a gun to shoot the suspect before the suspect ran away on foot. the victim is expected to be okay. call crimestoppers at 1- 888-crime-sc if you have

one man is dead after a single vehicle crash in lexington county. it happened around three o'clock sunday morning on highway 302. highway patrol troopers say the driver ran off the side of the road, hit a guide wire and rolling over several times. the driver was thrown from the car. troopers say the victim was not wearing a seatbelt. we're still working to learn more about a crash in orangeburg that killed a child. troopers say around 3:15 sunday morning, two cars crashed head-on on highway 3 near springfield. the drivers and passengers of the cars in the crash were taken to the hospital. a child was pronounced dead. the crash is still under investigation. investigators say a pickup truck went off the highway and down an embankment in columbia. it last night happened on the on-ramp from i-20 east onto 277 north. firefighters responded to help the driver and upright the truck that ended up crashing into trees. we are still working to find out more on the condition of the driver. just into the wis alert center this morning... a space-x rocket has exploded out in the pacific ocean while

take a look at the -- video. after successfully launching the ocean monitoring satellite, the "jason three," into orbit, the rocket was headed for a floating barge in the pacific. but a support leg broke and it toppled over, bursting into flames. in this up close instagram post by the spacex founder, he writes the root cause of the failed landing may have been ice build up caused by heavy fog during lift off. sunday's launch was the 4th attempt to safey land the rocket at sea. the three democratic candidates took the stage in charleston in hopes of making a big push for your votes. the debate focused on two big issues- health care and gun control. our charles molineaux was at the debate last night and has a look back. sure enough, the gloves were off as the candidates went after each other on issues like who's the coziest with the big wall street banks with bernie sanders repeatedly mentioning hillary

sanders also kept promising a "revolution" against what he called the big money interests he said are dominating american leaderership. both sanders and o'malley said, yes, they're going to raise taxes. clinton tried to keep the criticism against positions of the republicans running for president but got into a sharp exchange with sanders over the affordable care act, with sanders calling for big changes towards a comprehensive national system and clinton instead saying that obamacare needs to be improved but not "torn up" they also rolled out sharp disagreements when it comes to who has stood firmest for gun control, bringing up the charleston church shootings in a venue that's about a 2 minute walk from the scene of the shooting, emmanuel ame church. "90 people a day die from gun violence in our country. that's 33- thousand people a year. one of the most horrific

from here where we had 9 people murdered. now i am pleased to hear that senator sanders has revered his position on immunity." i think was secretary clinton knows what she's saying is very disingenuous i have a d- minus voting record from the nra. i was in 1988 -- with 3 candidates running for congress in the state of vermont i stood up to the gun lobby. i've listened to secretary clinton and senator sanders go back and forth about which of the them has a consistent record on gun safety legislation and i would have to agree with both of them. they've both been inconsistent when it comes to this issue. i'm the one candidate on this stage that actually brought people together to pass

right now, preparations are taking place in the capital city, where later this morning hundreds will honor the life of doctor martin luther king junior. our michal higdon is live in columbia where king day at the dome's festivities will begin in a matter of hours. king day at the dome will start at 8:30 this morning with a prayer service here at zion baptist church off washington street. that will be followed by a march to the state house where a rally for statewide education equity will begin at 10:15. the south carolina naacp has been hosting the king day rally for 16 years now. it was started in 2000 to

flew on down of the statehouse dome before being relocated to the front lawn. last summer, legislators voted to remove it from the complex altogether following the shooting deaths of nine black charleston parishioners. this year's call to action will be for education equity in south carolina -- and presidential politics will play a significant role. we're told the three democratic presidential candidates will be in columbia for the king day at the dome event. i'll have more details on that coming up in the next half hour. live in columbia, i'm michal higdon, wis news 10. the carolina panthers are off to the nfc championship game. it will be the top two seeds squaring off in charlotte, when the arizona cardinals come to town this weekend. the panthers punched their ticket by knocking off the seattle seahawks sunday. carolina got off to an unbelievable start, scoring on their first drive, then returning an interception for a touchdown. the panthers had a 31- to-zero lead at halftime. but -- the game got close in the second. carolina did not score another point, and the

gap to just a touchdown, but the panthers hold on to win, final score 31-to-24. quarterback cam newton spoke about his team's troubles in the second half. " it's just a tale of execution, we need a little bit more of that in the second half , a lot of guys playing with their butt, coaches with their butts tight. hell at one point fans and myself with their butts tight too. you just have to find ways to the panthers will host the cardinals in the nfc championship this sunday. game time is 6:40. the u-s-c women's basketball team is in the middle of a touch stretch of their sec schedule. carolina has now beat three ranked teams in a row after another big win last night against texas a&m this game was tight all the way through, but the gamecocks would close it out down the

to 58 carolina improves to 17-0 on the season. and tim miller's getting your day started with your first alert forecast. under clear skies, monday will

and warm up to the upper 40s. bundle up! the next opportunity for rain moves in on friday. coming up on news 10 sunrise... planning to pack your bags and fly the friendly skies sometime soon? you may notice some changes. and it's all thanks to the new generation of travelers taking charge.

after an exchange of gunfire following a car crash in salt lake city. investigators say police officer doug barney died from a gunshot wound to the head yesterday. barney and another officer responded to a traffic accident when they saw a man and a woman walking away from the scene. investigators say as officer barney approached the two people, the man shot and killed barney. the man was later killed by other officers who responded to the scene. "there was an obvious exchange of gunfire, and when i say exchange of gunfire, it appears that an individual fired what appears to be a single round at officer barney,

officer richie is listed as in stable condition. investigators in utah are still working to find out the circumstances leading up to the crash. police say the woman who was at the scene with the deceased suspect is still on the run. investigators are working to find out more behind the deaths of three new york college students. police say the three students were found dead inside a home near the state university of new york in geneseo among the dead are a 21-year-old and two 24- year-old students. two of the students were reportedly student-athletes at the school. police say they're not officially ruling the case a double murder-suicide. the snowy weather up north has posed dangerous driving situations for many in michigan. one person was killed after a multi-vehicle pile- up that shut down a stretch of one interstate in southwest michigan over the weekend. michigan state police say a total of 44 vehicles were

14 people were injured, including three people who sustained life- threatening injuries. police say another 12- vehicle pile-up happened around the same time, which involved six semi- trucks. under clear skies, monday will start in the low 30s and warm up to the upper 40s. cold canadian high pressure will settle into the southeast and bring highs in the 40s through midweek. overnight lows will be most impressive into tuesday and wednesday mornings, both days will start in the low 20s. bundle up! the next opportunity for rain

when traveling anytime in this year, you're going to notice some new trends taking hold. and, you can thank millennials for making that happen. nbc's chris clackum has more. millennial business travelers are already credited with big changes in the hotel industry... "millennial business travelers have money to spend but they're not brand-loyal and they're

experience, more technology-driven experience when they're staying at hotels." the latest..rooms without a desk... because millennials are more likely to be working in the coffee shop or common area.. than their room. now, the 20 and 30- somethings are getting credit for what's called "bleisure" travel. "this is the business traveler who tacks on leisure travel to their trip, hence 'bleisure' travel" orbitz editor jeanenne tornatore says that means hotels are offering business travelers ...even more leisurely things to do. ...and notes that the airline industry is taking notice.. offering, for example, seats with more plug- ins for mobile devices. "and we'll see more spaces for laptops and tablet storage in seats in newer planes coming out in the new year" so, she says millennials are again travelers should booking spring and summer travel right now.

coming up on news 10 sunrise... help is on the way for thousands in flint, michigan undergoing a state of emergency due to

been released from marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio. just another washington politician you can't trust. jeb bush. he's a leader, so you always know where he stands. right to rise usa

reports say they first went to a u-s military hospital and will see their families soon. the five, including a washington post reporter, a minister, and a former marine, were released as part of a prisoner exchange. meanwhile in texas, a group of iranians walked free over the weekend, one day after the iranian nuclear deal took effect. hundreds of thousands of bottles

to flint, michigan... and it's all thanks pop icon cher. the singer is partnering with water company icelandic glacial to make it happen. the water is expected to reach the the food bank of eastern michigan by wednesday. flint is dealing with toxic lead contamination in its drinking water. president obama has declared a federal emergency in the city. tennis is officially back -- the australian open is underway in melbourne. but the season is opening amid possible scandal. the four governing bodies of tennis are strongly rejecting explosive new reports of widespread match- fixing in professional tennis. they're responding to the b-b-c and buzzfeed news -- which both say they've acquired secret internal files implicating 16 players ranked in the world top 50 over the last decade -- including grand slam winners. no players have yet been named. the surviving boston marathon bomber must pay his victims more than 101 million dollars. that ruling came from a federal judge overseeing the case against dzhokhar

restitution payments to the 49 victims and their families must begin immediately. the judge also denied the tsarnaev defense team's motion for a new trial. tsarnaev was sentenced to death for the april 20-13 attack that killed three people and wounded more than 40 others. after a mild start to the winter season, cold weather is now blasting the midwest with a high chill factor. over in minnesota, temperatures dropped to 36 degrees below zero. meanwhile, those in indianapolis are waking up to a wind chill of nearly 30 degrees below zero. in south dakota, the great bear ski resort has been shut down because of temperatures as low as 20 degrees below zero. under clear skies, monday will start in the low 30s

cold canadian high pressure will settle into the southeast and bring highs in both days will start in the low 20s. bundle up! the next opportunity for rain moves in on friday. thanks for starting your day

i'm sam bleiweis. mary king and len kiese have the morning off today. it's 5:30, on this monday, january 18th. top stories as you're waking up this morning... today is a day to remember the life and the service of dr. martin luther king, junior. many in the midlands will participate in the 17th annual king day at the dome rally. our michal higdon will have a live report coming up. the three democratic presidential candidates debated the issues in the lowcountry last night, in what many called a heated debate between the top two frontrunners. a look back at the feud between hillary clinton and bernie sanders over gun control. let's check in with tim miller who has a look at your first alert forecast. under clear skies, monday will

and warm up to the upper 40s. cold canadian high pressure will settle into the southeast and bring highs in the 40s through midweek. overnight lows will be most impressive into tuesday and wednesday mornings, both days will start in the low 20s. first alert traffic report the next opportunity for rain moves in on friday. first alert traffic report the three democratic presidential candidates took the stage in charleston to debate the issues many voters are focusing on. the three democratic

took the stage in charleston to debate the issues many voters are focusing on. hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley duked it out on the issues of healthcare and gun control. former maryland governor martin o'malley called the issue of gun control "personal." vermont senator bernie sanders spoke about his medicare for all plan, while former secretary of state hillary clinton noted her support for obamacare. clinton and sanders argued over "flip-flops" on their gun control policies. i think was secretary clinton knows what she's saying is very disingenuous i have a d- minus voting record from the nra. i was in 1988 -- with 3 candidates running for congress in the state of vermont i stood up to the gun lobby. this is the final democratic debate before voting starts in iowa less than two weeks from now. the south carolina republican presidential primary will be held saturday, february 20th. the democratic primary is the

feburary 27th. voters must register by january 27th. today -- civic leaders, activists and others are celebrating, marching and paying tribute to martin luther king junior for his crucial role in the civil rights movements. it's the 17th king day at the dome rally. our michal higdon is live in columbia where things are already being set up. today marks the 17th annual king day at the dome rally... and this year, leaders say they'll call for more funding for poor education districts - what they call "education equity." but the day's events all start right here at zion baptist church off washington street -- where an hour long prayer service starts at 8:30. at 9:30 folks will begin lining up for the march from the church to the south carolina state house. then at 10:15, that rally for statewide education equity begins on the steps of the state house. this annual civil rights rally always draws a large crowd. however, the group gathering today could be

leading democratic presidential candidates expected to be there. the campaigns of hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley have all confirmed the candidates will attend. south carolina's naacp president dr. lonnie randolph says it's a logical move for anyone seeking support from black voters. if you want to attend -- we've got the link for you to register under the big red 10 on our website. because of the march and the rally, certain roads might be closed around columbia wis news 10. we've learned the identity of the man killed while walking on garners ferry road near i-77 on friday night. 52-year-old samuel ferrell died after being hit by two vehicles. columbia police believe ferrell was in the road illegally, but the crash is still under investigation. two men are in jail today accused of shooting into a mobile home saturday night.

springvale road. kershaw county deputies say the two suspects took off after firing several shots into the home wounding a man and woman. the victims are expected to be o-k. the suspects were caught after a brief chase. they are expected to be charged with attempted murder. sled is investigating south carolina's first officer involved shooting of the year. early saturday morning -- investigators say orangeburg county deputies responded to a disturbance at the 'coasters club' on old number six highway in santee. someone shot at a deputy who returned fire. the officer was not hurt and has been placed on administrative leave. no word on the condition of the suspect. the investigation is o ooing. breaking right now in the wis alert center an ohio police officer was shot and killed early this morning. heres video from that active scene early this morning. the ohio state highway patrol says a danville police officer was reported missing while on duty around midnight. the officer was later found shot outside the

there are reports that 2 suspects have been taken into custody for allegedly shooting the officer and stealing his cruiser in front the police station. the officer has not yet been identified. 'restaurant week' is typically a time for celebrating the local flair at many eateries. yet for one columbia restaurant, it's also marked a milestone in getting back to business. 'sato japanese steakhouse' was just one business in forest acres that sustained significant flood damage last october. the restaurants owner young kim says she arrived at the building on october 4 -- to find that water had swept into every room. due to the risk of contamination every thing the water touched had to go. kim says she was able to hire contractors for major work. she says her staff also volunteered a lot of their time to paint and sand -- all to help the restaurant get back on its feet. "i'm so...so so grateful. for the supply form my every family..friends...church members and valued customers...and i am so thankful

the steakhouse was able to reopen officially in early december. staff members say they are grateful that many of its loyal customers have since come back to the restaurant. the carolina panthers are off to the nfc championship game. it will be the top two seeds squaring off in charlotte, when the arizona cardinals come to town this weekend. the panthers punched their ticket by knocking off the seattle seahawks sunday. carolina got off to an unbelievable start, scoring on their first drive, then returning an interception for a touchdown. the panthers had a 31- to-zero lead at halftime. but -- the game got close in the second. carolina did not score another point, and the seahawks rallied to close the gap to just a touchdown, but the panthers hold on to win, final score 31-to-24. the panthers will host the cardinals in the nfc championship this sunday. game time is 6:40. plenty more of today's top

stay with us here on news 10 sunrise. marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio. just another washington politician you can't trust. jeb bush. he's a leader, so you always know where he stands. right to rise usa

through the state over the weekend. two people were killed and

as an e-f-2 tornado swept through manatee county. the national weather service says winds reached up to 127 miles-per-hour and caused destruction along a nine-mile stretch. officials say about 45 properties suffered more than three- million dollars in damage. florida power and light says more than 200-thousand people lost power. and in what some may call your eerie news this morning... check out this damage in cocoa beach, on florida's east coast. the iconic "beach wave" surf shop sign is now a mangled mess after those deadly tornadoes. the sign used to show a shark statue with a half- bitten surfboard in its mouth. now, the sign has been destroyed, but the shark remains in tact, giving it a, you guessed it, "sharknado" appearance. under clear skies, monday will start in the low 30s and warm up to the upper 40s. cold canadian high pressure will settle into

the 40s through midweek. overnight lows will be most impressive into tuesday and wednesday mornings, both days will start in the low 20s. bundle up! the next opportunity for rain

you know there's yoga... but have you heard of "dog-gah?" a world record 270 dogs and their owners took part in the largest ever dog yoga session in hong kong over the weekend. led by "doga" teacher suzette ackerman, the participants massaged, twisted and stretched their furry friends in a series of poses. in the fast-paced city, yoga enthusiasts got a chance to relax and bond with their pets. the attempt at record-breaking has yet to be confirmed by the guinness world records people, but organizers were confident they had done it.

actress betty white turned 94 over the weekend on sunday. white has worked in show business since the 1940's, but she may be best known for her role as sweet and clueless rose on "the golden girls." white was also recognized in the guiness world records' 2014 edition for having the longest tv career for a female entertainer. she also shows no signs of slowing down. white has been known to say quote "retirement is not in my vocabulary." sales of david bowie's final album, "blackstar," are soaring. the late singer's farewell to his fans debuted at number one on the "billboard 200" chart last week. he knocked adele out of the top

this is bowie's first number one album in the u-s, according to billboard. it's also his biggest sales week for an album since 1991. "blackstar" was released on january 8th, which was bowie's 69th birthday. he died from cancer on january 10th. we'll have plenty more of today's top stories . stay with us right here on news 10 sunrise. fix it and finish it vignette 1080 "why buy when you

improvement centers have a great resource for do-it- yourselfers: the tool rental department. you can rent tools for half a day, at a fraction of the cost to buy. get everything you need to shampoo your carpets. for big jobs, there are routers, staple guns, and belt sanders. redecorating? try a wallpaper steamer or a cordless paint sprayer. for your yard, you can rent everything from ladders to lawn with your fix it and finish it tip of the day. chipotle is closing all of its restaurants for several hours next month to talk food safety. more than 19-hundred chipotle restaurants will close for several hours on february 8th for a national team meeting with employees. they will discuss food safety changes that are being implemented in light of e-coli and salmonella outbreaks that sickened many last year. a federal investigation into the origins of the

the u.s. department of transportation released its latest list of on-time performance by u.s. airlines. the on-time average for all airlines combined improved compared to november last year.... but dropped slightly from the previous month of october. hawaiian airlines was ranked number one, with 93-point-9 percent of flights on time. rounding out the top 5 were.... delta ... alaska airlines... united... and american. if you're still using windows eight -- it's time to upgrade. microsoft has ended support for the original release of its operating system. the company says all users should upgrade to windows eight- point-one, or windows ten. the end of support means the 50 million or so worldwide windows eight users will no longer get updates to block viruses and hackers. under clear skies, monday will start in the low 30s and warm up to the upper 40s. cold canadian high pressure will

the southeast and bring highs in the 40s through midweek. overnight lows will be most impressive into tuesday and wednesday mornings, both days will start in the low 20s. bundle up! the next opportunity for rain moves in on friday. happy birthday to everyone

getting tighter and tighter going into iowa was what happened in this debate. the candidates went at each bernie sanders. we're going to have a lot more, a complete debate wrap up, later on today. first alert traffic report president obama and the first lady will join the

martin luther king, jr. day. a wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the king memorial in washington, d.c. at the national action network's annual king day breakfast, jennifer pinckney will receive an award on behalf of her late husband, senator clementa pinckney. pinckney was one of nine people killed at emanuel ame church back in june. the san diego chargers and the soon-to-be los angeles rams will reportedly kick off formal negotiations today. that's regarding the possibility of a joint stadium venture, according to nbc sports and the orange county register. the nfl just last week approved the rams' move from st. louis back to los angeles, and allowing the chargers to join them. apple's itunes radio service will no longer be free as of january 28-th.

customers in an e-mail late last week. "beats 1" will be the only free radio service provided by apple. all other stations, based on artists or genres will require a paid apple music subscription of 9-99 a month. hosts, exclusive interviews and music selected by apple's djs. itunes radio launched in 2013 when apple debuted ios 7. snow blanketed eastern and northeastern japan today, paralyzing public transportation and leaving people injured. central tokyo got more than two inches of early morning snow. it disrupted public transport and inconvenienced thousands. massive lines formed as tokyo railway operators significantly reduced the number of trains. police restricted entry to some stations due to overcrowding. bullet trains were also delayed and nearly 140 tokyo flights were canceled. icy streets led to many pedestrian and vehicle accidents and injuries.

start in the low 30s and warm up to the upper 40s. cold canadian high pressure will settle into the southeast and bring highs in the 40s through midweek. overnight lows will be most impressive into tuesday and wednesday mornings, both days will start in the low 20s. bundle up! the next opportunity for rain

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martin luther king, junior. a live report this morning ahead of the annual king day at the dome, with more on what this year's event is all about. plus... turning up the heat.. some fiery exchanges between the two frontrunners in the democratic presidential debate in charleston. what issues were tackled and what's to come as the candidates hit the campaign trail. plus... i'll have your first alert forecast. good morning. thanks for waking up with sunrise. i'm sam bleiweis. mary king and len kiese have the morning off. it's six o'clock. today -- the nation honors the life of legacy of doctor martin luther king junior, and his many contributions to society. president obama and attorney general loretta lynch are just two of many who will participate in services around the nation. and right here in the midlands -- doctor king

annual "king day at the dome" event. we'll be checking in in just a few minutes with our michal higdon live at zion baptists church, where the march will start later this morning. she'll have more on the message of today's rally happening on the state house steps. let's get your 6am started with a check on your first alert forecast. here's tim miller. feeling every bit of winter as we'll see below normal temperatures much of the week. arctic air has settled down over much of the southeast, look for temperatures to be at least 10 cooler during the day and night. mostly sunny days, clear cold nights, highs in the middle to upper 40s .overnight lows low to middle 20s through wednesday. rain chances increase late thursday into friday with our next storm system. temperatures will rise to near normal with highs in the lower to middle 50s.

just into the wis alert center this morning... a space-x rocket has exploded out in the pacific ocean while attempting to land. take a look at the -- video.

monitoring satellite, the "jason three," into orbit, the rocket was headed for a floating barge in the pacific. but a support leg broke and it toppled over, bursting into flames. in this up close instagram post by the spacex founder, he writes the root cause of the failed landing may have been ice build up caused by heavy fog during lift off. sunday's launch was the 4th attempt to safey land the rocket at sea. deputies in richland county are looking for leads after an armed robbery on two notch road. investigators say it happened around 11 last night at the video express store. deputies say the clerk gave the suspect money from the register after that person showed a gun -- and was then shot after saying they could not access the safe. deputies say the employee also had a gun and shot at the suspect, possibly hitting them as they left on foot. if you can help investigators, call crimestoppers at 1-888- crime-sc. we're still working to learn more about a crash in orangeburg that killed a child. troopers say around 3:15 sunday

crashed head-on on highway 3 near springfield. the drivers and passengers of the cars in the crash were taken to the hospital. a child was pronounced dead. the crash is still under investigation. investigators say a pickup truck went off the highway and down an embankment in columbia. it last night happened on the on-ramp from i-20 east onto 277 north. firefighters responded to help the driver and upright the truck that ended up crashing the three democratic candidates took the stage in charleston in hopes of making a big push for your votes. last night's debate focused on two big issues -- health care and gun control. our charles molineaux was at the debate as highlights some of the biggest moments for us this morning. sure enough, the gloves were off as the candidates went after each other on issues like who's the coziest with the big wall street banks with bernie sanders repeatedly mentioning hillary clinton's big speaking fees. sanders also kept promising a "revolution" against what he called the big

said are dominating american leaderership. both sanders and o'malley said, yes, they're going to raise taxes. clinton tried to keep the criticism against positions of the republicans running for president but got into a sharp exchange with sanders over the affordable care act, with sanders calling for big changes towards a comprehensive national system and clinton instead saying that obamacare needs to be improved but not "torn up" they also rolled out sharp disagreements when it comes to who has stood firmest for gun control, bringing up the charleston church shootings in a venue that's about a 2 minute walk from the scene of the shooting, emmanuel ame church. "90 people a day die from gun violence in our country. that's 33- thousand people a year. one of the most horrific examples - not a block from here where we had 9 people murdered. now i am pleased to hear that senator sanders has revered his position on immunity." i think was secretary clinton knows what she's saying is very disingenuous i have a d-

nra. i was in 1988 -- with 3 candidates running for congress in the state of vermont i stood up to the gun lobby. i've listened to secretary clinton and senator sanders go back and forth about which of the them has a consistent record on gun safety legislation and i would have to agree with both of them. they've both been inconsistent when it comes to this issue. i'm the one candidate on this stage that actually brought people together to pass comprehensive gun safety legislation." right now, preparations are taking place in the capital city, where later this

honor the life of doctor martin luther king junior. our michal higdon is live in columbia where king day at the dome's festivities will begin in a matter of hours. king day at the dome will start at 8:30 this morning with a prayer service here at zion baptist church off washington street. that will be followed by a march to the state house where a rally for statewide education equity will begin at 10:15. the south carolina naacp has been hosting the king day rally for 16 years now. it was started in 2000 to protest the confederate flag, which at the time flew on down of the statehouse dome before being relocated to the front lawn. last summer, legislators voted to remove it from the complex altogether following the shooting deaths of nine black charleston

this year's call to action will be for education equity in south carolina -- and presidential politics will play a significant role. we're told the three democratic presidential candidates will be in columbia for the king day at the dome event. i'll have more details on that coming up in the next half hour. live in columbia, i'm michal higdon, wis news 10. let's get a quick check of your forecast. here's tim miller. feeling every bit of winter as we'll see below normal feeling every bit of winter as we'll see below normal temperatures much of the week. arctic air has settled down over much of the southeast, look for temperatures to be at least 10 cooler during the day and night. mostly sunny days, clear cold nights, highs in the middle to upper 40s .overnight lows low to middle 20s through wednesday. rain chances increase late thursday into friday with our next storm system. temperatures will rise to near normal with highs in the lower

middle 50s. still to come this morning on sunrise -- a day some american families thought would never come, is coming soon. the latest on a prisoner swap between the u-s and iran, that right now in the wis alert

americans are missing in iraq. local media reports three americans were kidnapped in the iraqi capital. reports say they were kidnapped in baghdad while on their way to the airport. iraqi security forces are going house to house trying to find them. the missing americans haven't been identified just yet but the u.s. embassy says it's working with iraqi officials to locate the americans. hours after the u-s lifted sanctions on iran for complying with parts of the nuclear deal, the two countries announced the release of prisoners held in each country. the u-s is setting seven prisoners free as part of a negotiated swap, and iran is releasing five prisoners -- four as part of that swap. their loved ones back home are relieved and grateful for a day many feared would never come. reid binion reports :00 :36 :47 1:06 "i couldn't live my life every day knowing that was happening to him. " ...and he doesn't have to anymore...

post journalist jason rezaian, is free. rezaian was one of five americans released by iran this weekend, four of as part of a prisoner swap with the u-s. after a stop in switzerland sunday... rezaian and two others - marine veteran amir hekmati and pastor saeed abedini - arrived in germany where they are undergoing medical checkups. from there - the three are headed to the u-s.... back home, feelings of relief and gratitude. rezian's mother - grateful for the outpouring of public support during his imprisonment. "i want to thank everyone around the world who has been working on his behalf to bring him home. behalf to bring him home. hashtag 'free jason.'" u-s congressman dan kildee, who worked on behalf of amir hekmati, also expressed relief. michigan "we've had a few instances where we thought amir might come home and it's been close and then it didn't happen." after years of disappointment, saeed abedini's family accepted the news with cautious relief. "it just seems surreal. it came at a time that i was not expecting. it just doesn't feel real until we

" american student matthew trevithick was also released -- not as part of the prisoner swap -- and has left iran. a fifth freed prisoner, nosratollah khosravi- roodsari, has decided to stay in iran. i'm reid binion, reporting. week. arctic air has settled down over much of the southeast, look for temperatures to be at least 10 cooler during the day and night. mostly sunny days, clear cold nights, highs in the middle to upper 40s .overnight lows low to middle 20s through wednesday. rain chances increase late thursday into friday with our next storm system. temperatures will rise to near normal with highs in the lower to middle 50s. today's picture the weather is from ptw ruby, rocky creek elementary send us your weather pictures to

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the carolina panthers are off to the nfc championship game. it will be the top two seeds squaring off in charlotte, when the arizona cardinals come to town this weekend. the panthers punched their ticket by knocking off the seattle seahawks sunday. carolina got off to an unbelievable start, scoring on their first drive, then returning an interception for a touchdown. the panthers had a 31- to-zero lead at halftime. but -- the game got close in the second. carolina did not score another point, and the seahawks rallied to close the gap to just a touchdown, but the panthers hold on to win, final score 31-to-24. quarterback cam newton spoke

second half. " it's just a tale of execution, we need a little bit more of that in the second half , a lot of guys playing with their butt, coaches too. you just have to find ways to get your groove back on and need a little bit more of that next sunday." the panthers will host the cardinals in the nfc championship this sunday. game time is 6:40. team is in the middle of a touch stretch of their sec schedule. carolina has now beat three ranked teams in a row after another big win last night against texas a&m this game was tight all the way through, but the gamecocks would close it out down the stretch, beating the aggies 59 to 58 carolina improves to 17-0 on the season.

your monday headlines. we'll be right back. feeling every bit of winter as

temperatures much of the week. arctic air has settled down over much of the southeast, look for temperatures to be at least 10 cooler during middle 20s through wednesday. rain chances increase late thursday into friday with our next storm system. temperatures will rise to near normal with highs in the lower to middle 50s. after a mild start to the winter

weather is now blasting the midwest. parts of minnesota and indianapolis are dealing with wind chills well below zero. later this week -- there is a possibility of a massive winter system that could dump snow across the ohio valley and the east coast. meanwhile -- snow is causing problems this morning on the other side of the world. snow blanketed parts of japan today, jamming up traffic and leading to some accidents with injuries central tokyo got more than two inches of early morning snow. bullet trains were also delayed and nearly 140 tokyo flights were canceled. tennis officially back -- the australian open is underway in melbourne. but the season is opening amid possible scandal. the four governing bodies of tennis are strongly rejecting explosive new reports of widespread match- fixing in professional tennis. they're responding to the b-b-c and buzzfeed news -- which both say they've acquired secret

ranked in the world top 50 over the last decade -- including grand slam winners. no players have yet been named. hundreds of thousands of bottles of clean water is being trucked to flint, michigan... and it's all thanks pop icon cher. the singer is partnering with water company icelandic glacial to make it happen. the water is expected to reach the the food bank of eastern michigan by wednesday. flint is dealing with toxic lead contamination in its drinking water. president obama has declared a federal emergency in the city. scary moments on the water, as a ferry catches fire in new zealand. coming up in our next half hour of sunrise -- more on the rescue of the more than 50 people on board. the time is now 6:--. thanks for starting your day with news 10 sunrise. we are back with another half hour, in just a few minutes. good morning. thanks for waking up with

i'm sam bleiweis. mary king and len kiese have the morning off

top stories as you're waking up this morning... today -- the world remembers the life and the service of dr. martin luther king, junior. many in the midlands will participate in the 17th annual king day at the dome rally. our michal higdon will have a live report coming up. and -- the three democratic presidential candidates debated the issues in the lowcountry last night, in what many called a heated debate between the top two frontrunners. a look back at the feud between hillary clinton and bernie sanders over gun control. and tim miller's keeping an eye on your first alert forecast. feeling every bit of winter as we'll see below normal temperatures much of the week. arctic air has settled down over much of the southeast, look for temperatures to be at least 10 cooler during the day and night. mostly sunny days, clear cold nights, highs in the middle to upper 40s .overnight lows low to middle 20s through wednesday. rain chances increase late thursday into friday with our next storm system. temperatures will rise to near normal with highs in the lower

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security officials say at least 20 people have been killed in a saudi-led airstrike in yemen. officials say several people are believed to be still trapped under the debris. the police building that was targeted in the strike is partially used as a gathering point for security forces. the airstrike happened shortly before midnight on sunday. the saudi-led coalition began airstrikes in march 2015. the three democratic presidential candidates took the stage in charleston to debate the issues many voters are focusing on. hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley duked it out on the issues of healthcare and gun control. former maryland governor martin o'malley called the issue of gun control "personal." vermont senator bernie sanders spoke about his medicare for all plan, while former secretary of state hillary clinton noted her support for obamacare. clinton and sanders argued over "flip-flops" on their gun control policies. i think was secretary clinton knows what she's saying is very disingenuous i

minus voting record from the nra. i was in 1988 -- with 3 candidates running for congress in the state of vermont i stood up to the gun this is the final democratic debate before voting starts in iowa less than two weeks from now. the democratic primary here in february 27th. the republican primary is the week before, on february 20th. voters must register by january 27th. today -- civic leaders, activists and others are celebrating, marching and paying tribute to martin luther king junior for his crucial role in the civil rights movements. it's the 17th king day at the dome rally. our michal higdon is live in columbia where things are already being set up. today marks the 17th annual king day at the dome rally... and this year, leaders say they'll call for more funding for poor education districts - what they call "education equity."

right here at zion baptist church off washington street -- where an hour long prayer service starts at 8:30. at 9:30 folks will begin lining up for the march from the church to the south carolina state house. then at 10:15, that rally for statewide education equity begins on the steps of the state house. this annual civil rights rally always draws a large crowd. however, the group gathering today could be even bigger with the three leading democratic presidential candidates expected to be there. the campaigns of hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley have all confirmed the candidates will attend. south carolina's naacp president dr. lonnie randolph says it's a logical move for anyone seeking support from black voters. if you want to attend -- we've got the link for you to register under the big red 10 on our website. because of the march and the rally, certain roads might be closed around columbia -- so you might want to allow a couple of extra minutes if you're headed this way.

wis news 10. 'restaurant week' -- which wrapped up saturday -- is typically a time for celebrating the local flair at many eateries. yet for one columbia restaurant, it was -- also marked a milestone in getting back to business. 'sato japanese steakhouse' was just one business in forest acres that sustained significant flood damage last october. the restaurants owner young kim says she arrived at the building on october 4 -- to find that water had swept into every room. due to the risk of contamination every thing the water touched had to go. kim says she was able to hire contractors for major work. she says her staff also volunteered a lot of their time to paint and sand -- all to help the restaurant get back on its feet. "i'm so...so so grateful. for the supply form my every family..friends...church members and valued customers...and i am so thankful to my employees." the steakhouse was able to reopen officially in early

staff members say they are grateful that many of its loyal customers have since come back its loyal customers have since come back to the restaurant. tickets are now on sale for this weekend's nfc championship game, which will feature the carolina panthers. a limited number of single tickets were posted last night on ticketmaster-dot-com. the panthers punched their ticket to the game by knocking off the seattle seahawks on sunday. carolina had a huge 31- to-zero lead at halftime. but things got close in the second, with the panthers failing to score a point. they would hold off a late run by the seahawks to win 31 to 24. up next are the arizona cardinals, who beat green bay on saturday. the game will be at bank of america stadium in charlotte. right back. we've learned the identity of

walking on garners ferry road near i-77 on friday night. 52-year-old samuel ferrell died after being hit by two vehicles. columbia police believe ferrell

the crash is still under investigation. two men are in jail today accused of shooting into a mobile home saturday night. it happened in lugoff off springvale road. kershaw county deputies say the two suspects took off after firing several shots into the home wounding a man and woman. the victims are expected to be o-k. the suspects were caught after a brief chase. they are expected to be charged with attempted murder. sled is investigating south carolina's first officer involved shooting of the year. early saturday morning -- investigators say orangeburg county deputies responded to a disturbance at the 'coasters club' on old number six highway in santee. someone shot at a deputy who returned fire. the officer was not hurt and has been placed on administrative leave. no word on the condition of the suspect. the investigation is ongoing. feeling every bit of winter as we'll see below normal temperatures much of the week. arctic air has settled down over much of the southeast, look for

cooler during the day and night. mostly sunny days, clear cold nights, highs in the middle to upper 40s .overnight lows low to middle 20s through wednesday. rain chances increase late thursday into friday with our next storm system. temperatures will rise to near normal with highs in the lower to middle 50s. fifty-three passengers and seven

board a ferry were forced to jump into the sea after the vessel caught fire

coast of new zealand today local media in new zealand reported that the coastguard, as well as police search and rescue were called in to help pull people from the water. several passengers were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. all passengers and crew on board the 75- foot ferry have been accounted for. the boat sank during the incident. while winter weather is hit part of the country -- tornados are still causing problems elsewhere. up next on sunrise -- the latest on a series of deadly tornados andrea mitchell well, the best evidence that the democratic race is getting tighter and tighter

happened in this debate. the candidates went at each other on guns, on wall street reform, campaign finance reform, healthcare-all the issues bernie sanders. we're going to have a lot more, a complete debate wrap up,

right now in the wis alert center... an ohio police officer was shot and killed in the line of duty early this morning. heres video from that active scene early this morning. the ohio state highway patrol says a danville police officer was shot around midnight investigators are now working to determine what led up to the shooting. initial reports indicate that the suspect left the scene in the officers vehicle. there are reports that 2 suspects have been taken into custody. the officer has not yet been identified. one utah police officer is dead and another injured after an exchange of gunfire following a car crash in salt lake city. investigators say police officer doug barney died from a gunshot wound to the head yesterday. barney and another officer responded to a traffic accident when they saw a man and a woman walking away from the scene. investigators say as officer barney approached the two

"there was an obvious exchange of gunfire, and when i say exchange of gunfire, it appears that an individual fired what appears to be a single round at officer barney, striking him in the head." officer richie is listed as in stable condition. investigators in utah are still working to find out the circumstances leading up to the crash. police say they have arrested a woman who was at the scene, and she's being questioned. the snowy weather up north has posed dangerous driving situations for many in michigan. one person was killed after a multi-vehicle pile- up that shut down part of an interstate. michigan state police say a total of 44 vehicles were involved in the wreck.. 14 people were injured, including three people who sustained life- threatening injuries. police say another 12- vehicle pile-up happened around the same time, which involved six semi- trucks. florida residents are in

morning after deadly tornados ripped through the state over the weekend. two people were killed and dozens of homes were destroyed as an e-f-2 tornado swept through manatee county. the national weather service says winds reached up to 127 miles-per-hour and caused destruction along a nine-mile stretch. officials say about 45 properties suffered more than three- million dollars in damage. florida power and light says more than 200-thousand people lost power. feeling every bit of winter as we'll see below normal temperatures much of the week. arctic air has settled down over much of the southeast, look for temperatures to be at least 10 cooler during the day and night. mostly sunny days, clear cold nights, highs in the middle to upper 40s .overnight lows low to middle 20s through wednesday.

with our next storm system. temperatures will rise to near normal with highs in the lower to middle 50s. the u-s marine corps says it's not giving up on the search for 12 marines who went missing in hawaii late last week when two helicopters crashed. the names of the 12 marines were released -- and they range in age from 21 to 41. the coast guard says there are no plans to call off or suspend the massive search effort, but high surf is complicating the mission. investigators are working to find out more behind the deaths of three new york college students. police say the three students were found dead inside a home near the state university of new york in geneseo

and two 24- year-old students. two of the students were reportedly student-athletes at the school. police say they're not officially ruling the case a double murder-suicide. the surviving boston marathon bomber must pay his victims more than 101 million dollars. that ruling came from a federal judge overseeing the case against dzhokhar tsarnaev. restitution payments to the 49 victims and their families must begin immediately. the judge also denied the tsarnaev defense team's motion for a new trial. tsarnaev was sentenced to death for the april 20-13 attack that killed three people and wounded more than 40 others. chipotle is closing all of its restaurants for several hours next month to talk food safety. more than 19-hundred chipotle restaurants will close for several hours on february 8th for a national team meeting with employees. they will discuss food safety changes that are being implemented in light of e-coli and salmonella outbreaks that sickened many last year. a federal investigation into the origins of the outbreaks is

the san diego chargers and the soon-to-be los angeles rams will reportedly kick off formal negotiations today. that's regarding the possibility of a joint stadium venture, according to nbc sports and the orange county register. the nfl just last week approved the rams' move from st. louis back to los angeles, and allowing the chargers to join them. the time is now . coming up, we'll have one final check of your traffic and weather. plus the headlines of the day. top stories as you're heading

morning -- a space-x rocket has exploded in the pacific ocean while attempting to land. this is the video released overnight. after successfully launching the ocean monitoring satellite, the "jason three," into orbit, the rocket was headed for a floating barge in the pacific. but it burst into flames after a support leg broke and the rocket fell over. the root cause of the failed landing may have been ice build up caused by heavy fog during lift off. the five americans that have been released from prison in iran are now in germany. reports say they first went to a u-s military hospital and will see their families soon. the five, including a washington

a minister, and a former marine, were released as part of a prisoner exchange. meanwhile in texas, a group of deputies in richland county are looking for leads after an armed robbery on two notch road. investigators say it happened around 11 last night at the video express store. deputies say the clerk gave the suspect money from the register after that person showed a gun -- and was then shot after saying they could not access the safe. deputies say the employee also had a gun and shot at the suspect, possibly hitting them as they left on foot. if you can help investigators, call crimestoppers at 1-888- crime-sc. we're still working to learn more about a crash in orangeburg that killed a child. troopers say around 3:15 sunday morning, two cars crashed head-on on highway 3 near springfield. the drivers and passengers of the cars in the crash were taken to the hospital. a child was pronounced dead. the crash is still under

today -- civic leaders, activists and others are celebrating, marching and paying tribute to martin luther king junior for his crucial role in the civil rights movements. king day at the dome will begin with a prayer service at 8:30 at zion baptist church. immediately following hundreds will march to the state house where a rally will take place at 10:15 with leaders calling for statewide education equity. we're told democratic presidential candidates hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will attend. feeling every bit of winter as we'll see below normal temperatures much of the week. arctic air has settled down over much of the southeast, look for temperatures to be at least 10 cooler during the day and night. mostly sunny days, clear cold nights, highs in the middle to upper 40s .overnight lows low to middle 20s through wednesday. rain chances increase late thursday into friday with our next storm system. temperatures will rise to near normal with highs in the lower to middle 50s. thanks for starting your day

feeling every bit of winter as we'll see below normal temperatures much of the week. arctic air has settled down over much of the southeast, look for temperatures to be at least 10

good morning. the gloves come off in the final democratic debate before the iowa caucuses. hillary clinton and bernie sanders spar over guns, banks and health care. >> to tear it up and start over again, pushing our country back into that kind of a contentious debate, i think is the wrong direction.

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