this weather system across the midlands. chad mills is in whitmire where there has been a dusting of snow, we'll check in with him in a minute. first lets send it to meteorologist ben tanner to get the big picture of the disruptive weather. cold rain/wintry mix turning to snow showers overnight a light wintry mix will give way to snow showers overnight and early saturday morning...a dusting could accumulate in

expect partial clearing saturday afternoon with highs near 40. sunday will be mostly sunny and warmer with highs near 50 degrees. cold rain/wintry mix turning to snow showers overnight a light wintry mix will give way to snow showers

latest. there's still a pretty nice dusting of snow throughout the whitmire area. there's some ice too, but so far, things are going pretty smoothly here in newberry county. this was at about 5 o'clock or so, but people here in whitmire tell me the snow started a few hours before that around 1 o'clock and they tell me it came down pretty heavily. roads in and around whitmire are pretty slick. sheriff lee foster tells me his deputies are monitoring some problem bridges near the fairfrfld

so far, the sheriff says there have been a couple ice-related accidents, but they've been minor. s-c-d-o-t workers are hard at work too. they've been treating i-26 with a salt brine most recently. they've also treated some state roads with salt sand, including sc-121, sc-34, and sc-56. they haven't been able to treat secondary roads, because, of course, d-o- t's biggest priority is the interstate and primary roads. people here in whitmire tell me this town seems to always get snow before other areas of the county because of its geography and that's not a bad thing

"actually, no, it doesn't get old. i mean, we don't get it often, but it's like whitmire is a little magic spot in the county. we always get a little different weather than, you know, what newberry forecasts or, you know, mid-carolina. it's just like whitmire's a little magic spot up here." now, as far as trees go, d-o-t had no reports of fallen trees onto roadways. for now, the precipitation has stopped, but more is likely on the way. just standing here over the past few hours, i've seen multiple d-o-t trucks, newberry deputies, and whitmire police too so first responders seem to be on top of things. live in whitmire, chad mills, wis news 10. tonight ... washington, dc, is in the bulls

blizzard warnings are in effect for people across that region. the storm itself stretches over a thousand mile area. more than eighty million americans are bracing for what could be historic winter weather. brian mooar has the latest :02 :15 - :32 :37 - :40 1:15 - 1:31 a virtual white out at the white house ... and the u.s. capitol was s rouded in a cloud of snow. the nation's capital ... under siege - and in the bullseye of a blizzard of epic proportions local officials say it's a potent perfect storm. s/ mayor muriel bowser / washington, d.c.:15 - :32 "we expect 2 feet at least of snow in washington and the snow is coming down wet and heavy which means that we could see trees, power lines down and a loss of power." as the snow began to pile up ... virginia national guard troops were called into action ... s/ randolph hawes / virginia national guard:37 - :40 "we've put chains on all of our

as convoys of power crews from the south deployed for the inevitable cleanup. but that won't begin until the storm has blown over - late sunday night. with thousands of flights canceled - anyone who hasn't reaching airports far from the blizzard zone. this snow marked the beginning of a day- and-a-half onslaught that could bring more than two-and-a-half feet of snow and fifty-mile-an hour winds - threatening to become washington's worst snow storm ever. and as bad as it looks now, the snow is expected to continue through sunday evening... and before it is all over with, this storm could blow itself into the record books. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. with the possibility of more disruptive weather in our area track the latest by downloading the wis first alert weather app. it's y yr source for updates on-the-go, and it's free. just search wis in your app store. you can also get updates on wistv-dot-com by

new information now about breaking news we reported earlier tonight ... on a shooting and armed robbery off ft. jackson boulevard. just before 7 o'clock, columbia police responded to a call of shots fired at the next up barber and beauty shop. witnesses told police, two armed suspects wearing masks went in the shop demanding money. people in the barbershop ended up firing at the suspects. cpd says one suspect was found and taken to the hospital. investigators are searching for a 2nd suspect. we're told none of the victims were hurt and that they are cooperating with investigators. if you know anything call 1-888-crime-sc. columbia police are on the lookout for whoever assaulted a man near five points the other night. investigators are trying to identify the man who was caught on surveillance cameras. he's is accused of punching a man in the head in the 2000 block of greene street early thursday morning--causing the victim to hit his head on the concrete.

in critical condition if you can help investigators, call crimestoppers at 1-888- crime-sc. that's also the number to call to help investigators looking for woman with a a ripped off credit card in two counties. the richland county sheriff's office and the cayce department of public safety say an unknown woman, used a stolen credit card to buy gift cards at the rite aid pharmacy on two notch road and the bi-lo on knox abbot drive. if you have any information on who this is, call crimestoppers. lawyers for the north charleston policeman caught on video shooting a man now want to get a hold of the victim's military records. yesterday michael slager's lawyers filed a motion asking for walter scott's personell file from when scott was in the coast guard. they're also asking that those records be sealed to avoid identifying anyone else in them. slager is charged with murder for shooting scott

from him after a traffic stop last spring. a bystander caught that shooting on cell phone video. chapin's police chief says his suspension from his job was over a failure to communicate. today, chief troy crump went back to work after the mayor suspended him for three days without pay. crump now says the trouble came up when he went to a week-long mandatory firearms training course and did not let the mayor know he'd be gone. crump says, "the training caused me to be away from my office for the week of january 11. prior to attending the training course, i inadvertently failed to communicate my absence from the office to mayor skip wilson. in response, mayor wilson suspended me from my duties for three days without pay." crump says he does not believe the suspension was warranted, but he looks forward to getting back to his duties. a prime spot in lexington got the green light from the town's planning commission this week. developers plan to add a development at sunset boulevard and palmetto park boulevard that would include stores like fresh market and hobby lobby.

development will have access to a major intersection with timed lights, alleviating congestion. some area residents are concerned about how that will affect traffic, but others are excited for the growth. "there's been a long time where we were having to make the calls and try and attract these kind of developers and these kind of retailers to the area, now these retailers are seeing what we have to offer over here in lexington and are excited about it, and we're excited about the economic growth." the proposal now goes before town council next month. cold rain/wintry mix turning to snow showers overnight a light wintry mix will give way

showers overnight a light wintry mix will give way to snow showers overnight and early saturday morning...a dusting could accumulate in spots. expect partial clearing saturday afternoon with highs near 40. sunday will be mostly sunny and warmer with highs near 50 degrees. cold rain/wininy mix turning to snow showers overnight a light wintry mix will give way to snow showers overnight and early saturday morning...a dusting could accumulate in spots. expect partial clearing saturday afternoon with highs near 40.

warmer with highs near 50 degrees. cold rain/wintry mix turning to snow showers overnight a light wintry mix will give way to snow showers overnight and early saturday morning...a dusting could accumulate in spots. expect partial clearing saturday afternoon with highs near 40. sunday will be mostly sunny and warmer with

give way to snow showers overnight and early saturday accumulate expect partial clearing saturday afternoon with highs near 40. sunday will be mostly sunny and warmer with highs near 50 degrees. cold rain/wintry mix turning to ow showers overnight a light wintry mix will give way to snow showers overnight and early saturday morning...a dusting could accumulate in spots. expect partial clearing saturday afternoon with highs near 40. sunday wiwi be mostly sunny and

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dee as the ice piled up and brought down trees. audrey biesk with the raycom news network has a look from marlboro county. i'm in bennettsville on pine street where this large tree behind me took over the street this afternoon. neighbors called 911 around and city crews are still out working to clear the road. it's so dark here tonight because branches from the tree took down

ground. one woman i talked to that lives right in front of where the tree fell says it sounded like an explosion when it happened. these crews will be out here all night working to clear the road and get the power back on for folks nearby. reporting in bennettsville audrey biesk for the raycom news network. in the columbia area, there are no significant power outages to report--the closest outages are in greenville/anderson area--more than 10- thousand duke energy customers wtihout power. over in the area near florence, more than 2- thousand people without power. the possibility of ice, means you need to be prepared in case your power goes out. the american red cross says if it does, here's what you need to know. when there is an outage, use flashlights, not candles. turn off and unplug unnecessary appliances. so when the power comes back on, it will avoid an electrical surge that could ruin

while the power is out, keep your refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible. if there is a downed power line, keep everyone away and report it immediately to your electric company. we continue to monitor road condition, especially in our northern counties and the counties along the north carolina border. that's where we find raycom news network's dedrick russell with more. sleet is coming down right now in lancaster county. crews have been working around the clock treating the roads. we're along 521...this is what the roads look like now. the fear is with temperatures about to fall, things could get worse all day long we spotted cars abandoned on the side of the road. this site is why troopers are advising people to stay off the roads. but if you have to come out it is advised to

between you and the car in front of you. crews tell me roads here are partially covered in snow and ice. 14 trucks are out treating the roads in lancaster county. this weather is affecting trees. several fell today. one damaged this car while the driver was still inside. fortunately she wasn't injured. while people are trying to stay safe, others are enjoying the winter weather. i even had some fun on my work day. we saw this neighbor having some outdoor time with her little boy and the kid next door. her husband was at work at harris teeter. he had to drive in the wintry mix early this morning. he says it was a little slick actually it started more after he got there but was there all day yesterday and the store was crazy and everybody was buying he what they needed and today was pretty slow everybody was staying home. temperatures are expected to drop tonight..that's why the red cross has warming centers on

in lancaster dedrick russell across the state line in charlotte city leaders are in standby mode, ready to respond if conditions get worse overnight. charlotte-mecklenburg police say they have had to respond to wrecks throughout the day, 89 so far, 14 of those had injuries and there were 43 disabled vehicles. police say the longer the storm last people will want to go out, but they ask that people avoid the roads if they can. emergency management says they expect the city to finally clear out on sunday. "we appreciate our citizens who've beenen listening, clearly are following the great advice to stay in, stay off the roads to be safe and check on your neighbors" charlotte d-o-t crews say they have coated the roads with rock salt, but as long at the pavement remains below freezing it will be risky to drive. coming up in sports... a look ahead to the panthers nfc championship game.

decided he had to sit a key defensive player against the cardinals. plus... two big basketball games for usc hoops this weekend. a look ahead to their match ups

the gamecocks play at tennessee. tip-off set for noon. similiar to what usc faced at ole miss tuesday... the gamecocks take on another elite scorer. the vols kevin punter ranks second in the sec in scoring. the key to containing punter... matching the vols intensity on both ends of the floor. carrera: "they run pretty hard.

shoot very well. they run really hard. cuts... and all that stuff... pretty amazing how hard they cut. do the same thing keep playing our defense. and just guard the ball." like the men... the usc women will play away from the cla this weekend. carolina's in a top 10 showdown sunday. second ranked usc visits 10th ranked mississippi state. the bullldogs... will try to intimidate the gamecocks by packing the house. mississippi state's making a social media push to put 10- thousand fans in the stands. usc's used to playing in front of big crowds... and s-e-c teams pulling out all the stops to try to dethrone the reigning conference champs. usc's comfortable playing with a target on its back. staley: "it's the second year of being the hunted. they understand that. there's no new-ness about it. yes some pieces have changed, but the players from last year set the example how you handle those situations.

time to talk panthers football. coach ron rivera made a couple of big decisions today. one of them was putting his team on the practice field in the snow this morning. he said it's january and this is football weather. guys seemingly had a good time outside....got in a good workout... prior to sunday's nfc championship game at home against arizona. the decision to keep allen out sunday was much tougher-- but should they win this sunday, allen would more than likely be ready for the super bowl in two weeks.. rivera: " and while we're talking football... let's look ahead to s-c state's 2016 football schedule. the bulldogs released it

2016 football schedule. the bulldogs released it tonight. the featured games inclue three three fbs opponents to open the season. play at central florida... at louisiana and then at clemson september 17th. first home game... october 8th against bethune cookman. that's the news for now. remember you can get breaking

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