sexually assaulted her. after the crime, the victim went to her apartment where her roommate called 9-1-1. the victim believes she briefly spoke with the suspect in the hallway of an apartment complex. you have an information to help investigators call crimestoppers. a ridge of high pressure will move into the area from the west. the ridge will shift the winds and allow temperatures to warm up to the middle 60s on saturday and the low 70s on sunday. early next week with a southwesterly wind, daytime high temperatures will soar to the lower and middle 70s. our average high this time of year is in the upper 50s, so enjoy the unseasonably warm weather. the next chance of rain will arrive midweek. former president bill clinton is coming to columbia next week. clinton is scheduled to meet

clinton is scheduled to meet with democratic leaders at the state house on wednesday and then speak at a rally at allen university. he is expected to discuss a wide range of issues including schools, roads and gun violence. the rally starts at 6 p-m, doors open at 4. with just two days until the iowa caucuses, presidential candidates are out in full force this weekend... they're hoping that one last push will get caucusers out to vote on monday night. nbc's steve handelsman has more. with 2 days to go, donald trump

presidential candidate :03 - :10 "if we can win here, if we win in iowa-- everyone's talking about it-- we can run the table for the first time ever." he means win every republican contest it's possible. trump's weakest polls are here. a 5 point iowa lead. s/ donald trump/ presidential candidate :18 - :22 "on february 1st, you gotta get out and caucus. you gotta do it." even in a blizzard, he said or a marital storm s/ donald trump / presidential candidate :26 - :35 "if your wife leaves you for another man, if you leave your wife cause you don't like her... i don't care what it is. if you're sick... you gotta get out." ted cruz gently urged his backers to show up and caucus and insisted to me he's winning back the iowa front runner's spot he once held s/ sen. ted cruz / presidential candidate :49 - :51 "what do you say to the trump partly digital. s/ sen. marco rubio / presidential candidate :54 - :57 emails. for like two days." democrat hillary clinton's once-large iowa lead has slipped to 3 points. her email problem's flared again... but her longtime supporters look likely

hillary clinton / presidential candidate 1:07 - 1:13 "for those of you who have already decided to support me on caucusers. young people. s/ sen. bernie sanders / presidential candidate 1:18 - 1:23 "we will win the caucus on monday night if there is a large voter turn out." and predicting the turnout...says experts ...is impossible they say a big turnout will help trump and sanders... and a small turn out helps cruz moines. on tomorrow morning's "meet the press," chuck todd will be live in iowa. senators ted cruz, bernie sanders and marco rubio will talk about "must wins" in the caucus. tune in at 9 am right here on wis. in other national news -- at least one person is dead and several others injured after shots were fired outside the denver coliseum today. police say gunfire erupted and one person was

motorcycle expo. no word on how many people are hurt or their conditions. police say at least one person is being questioned but no arrests have been made. the ex-boyfriend of 19- year-old deanndra roach remains in jail tonight, charged with her murder. richland county investigators say she died from multiple gunshot wounds at the hands of 22-year-old andre heatley jr. deputies say her body was found next to her car in a field off farrow road in blythewood, late friday afternoon. a passerby found her just 2 miles away from home. wis' mike desumma reports. shooting suspect caught --- columbia blythewood nat: family praying outside of the alvin s. glen detention center saturday there was time for prayer. for david and cynthia roach time to grieve. ivory thigpen --- pastor, 'rehoboth baptist church' 4:19:31 "i remember her smile the most." 4:19:32 just hours before richland county officials delivered the sad news that their 19 year old daughter

dee dee had been shot to death. nat: car passes her body left by her car parked off farrow road was found late friday by a passerby. all before deputies charged 22 year old andre heatley jr. with murder. lt. curtis wilson --- richland co sheriff's dept. 4:00:01 "basically he's an ex boyfriend of the victim and that's how we were able to tie the two together." 4:00:06 lt. curtis wilson --- richland co sheriff's dept. 3:59:27 "we were able to question him." 3:59:29 "and also we were able to find out that the suspect also used the victim's credit card." 3:59:36 authorities say surveillance video shows heatley using that card at three different locations right after roach was killed. heatley was taken into custody early saturday morning and for now will continue to be held behind bars. ivory thigpen --- pastor, 'rehoboth baptist church' 4:21:21 "there's no doubt in my mind that she had a bright future ahead of her and the sky was the limit." 4:21:26 meanwhile friends and loved ones of roach are mourning the loss of a promising life. they say she had just graduated from blythewood high school and had the dream of one day joining the air force. she also was very active in her church as a member of the youth ministry and choir. ivory thigpen --- pastor, 'rehoboth baptist church' 4:19:34 "part of the difficult

time i think i see her exiting the sanctuary and doing that slight smile that she would always do." 4:21:43 "we pray for swift justice." 4:21:45 heatley's bond will be decided in general sessions court. in addition to murder, he has also been charged with armed robbery --- accused of stealing and using the victim's debit card. funeral arrangements have not been announced. sheriff leon lott is holding a news conference on monday to update us on this case. stay with wis for the latest developments. for complete coverage of this story -- go to our web site, wistv.com and click on this story on the home page. one man is in jail tonight accused of assaulting a richland county deputy. it happened friday afternoon on turkey oak court in blythewood. deputies say the suspect was assaulting his mother when they responded to the domestic call. when a deputy tried to intervene, the suspect reportedly started fighting him. he has been charged with assault and battery and resisting arrest.

this afternoon, family and friends held a vigil in sumter for the sixth anniversary of the disappearance of brandon graves. graves was last seen on january 30, 2010 in sumter county. surveillance video shows a bouncer pushing graves away when he tried to go into a club. records show, the last call graves made from his cell phone was around 3 a.m. jann31, 2010. "we have our days especially around the holidays and his birthday -- family gatherings. it's difficult to know that one person is missing from the family circle. to call crimestoppers at 1- 888-crime-sc. a faith based effort to fight gun violence from the pulpit. tomorrow, 13-hundred churches.. synagogues and mosques across the state will participate in an

the event honors the nine members of emanuel ame church who were shot and killed last summer. pastors are being asked to preach about the perils of gun violence.... and ask parishioners to sign letters, urging law makers for stronger background checks. stay with us von gaskin has your first alert forecast plus -- how hundreds of adults got to dress up and play tonight at the children's museum for a good cause. a ridge of f gh pressure will move into the area

(phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. on saturday and the low 70s on sunday. early next week with a

daytime high temperatures will soar to the lower and middle 70s. our average high this time of year is in the upper 50s, so enjoy the unseasonably warm weather. the next chance of rain will arrive midweek. edventure children's museum got

makeover for a good cause tonight. the museum hosted its second

fun-raiser'. more than 200 people turned out to help raise money for edventure's 'yes, every child program'. there were chilled cocktails, live music and snow queens posing for photos. several donated items for the eventntere also auctioned off. "we do free book distributions...we do reduced stays at the museum. we started doing twelve cent kids day..we do family nights...sometimes we do free days. so we want to make sure everyone has access to the museum and has access to learning...and so things like tonight help us to do that." the 'yes, every child program' goes to help the museum serve children in undeserved neighborhoods. last year's fundraiser helped raise 55 thousand dollars. pizza lovers have a new place to

pie. 'village idiot pizza and pub' hosted its grand opening at 'olympia at the mills' -- its 3rd columbia at today's opening -- some lucky guests got metal bottle opener keychains that will give them 20-percent off everything at the village idiot olympia mills location for life. there was also family- friendly fun including a bouncy house, face- painting, crafts and games. still ahead -- a head start on black history month inside the richland library. black history month begins on

opened everyone for an early celebration. story time kicked off the day with the nia company's production of br'er rabbit's small table teaching kids the importance of financial responsibility through a little fun. the black history monon fair followed with a reptile presentation, african drummer

the owners of 2 fat 2 fly sharing what it took to start their own business. richland library called it a celebration of the richness of african- american culture. "i think people need to come in and be entertained as well as learn. and that's the really important thing here. learn freely." if you missed out today, there are other ways to join the library to celebrate black history month with trivia, performances and community forums. for a full list, visit our website wis tv dot com and the link is in this story. 'makings of a man foundation," a mentoring organization in columbia is trying to keep young men on the right path. they partnered with the richland county sheriff's department today for its monthly "manhood academy." the 'academy' is a free mentoring session for young boys held on the 4th saturday of each month. this morning's session was held at the northeast branch of

"the boys need it. there is a need for boys to learn about what manhood is about. not necessarily manhood from a black man's persepective but manhood in general. there are a lot of boys that don't have a father and they need someone to fill the gap." the next mentoring session will be held february 27. to sign up visit wistv.com and click on the big red 10. coming up in sports... the gamecocks dish out payback against the crimson tide in front of a sell-out crowd. highlights of carolina's big win and post game reaction next in sports. operation payback complete.

that beat carolina this season. the gamecocks made sure the crimson tide would be denied this time around. carolina... stepping up in front a sell out crowd inside the cla. a great atmosphere energizing the gamecocks from the opening tip. === first half winding down... as sindarius thornwell buries the triple. carolina up nine at the break. === second half... chris silva sizes up his prey and devours. strong move to the rack. in his first career start he

six boards. === usc charging ahead... pj dozier... smooth.. stops... and drops it. 50-42 carolina. === moments later... duane notice... steps in a three. drills it. the crowd in a frenzy... as the lead increases to double digits. === gamecocks keep the pressure on. michael carrera on the drive feeds a wide open laimonas chatkevicius underneath. only on thing to do. slam the door shut. === the crimson tide... push it back open... down six with four minutes to play... cue carrera. he breaks alabama's back. with that three. and the gamecocks down the crimson tide 78-64... as they exact revenge on alabama. martin: "today we played more to our personality. who we are. i thought our ball screen defense, which was atrocious at their place... for as many ball screens as they set... i thought our ball screen the end of the day we're 1-1

ranked this year. we ended their winning streak. and it was payback time for them." carrera: "we knew we played really bad at alabama. we had to play really hard. we prepared. we knew what was coming. and i think we handled it really well." the push towards march madness is in full swing. entering today... clemson projected as 12 seed by foxsports dot com... in this year's ncaa tournament. plenty of games to go... before the tigers can lock in a bid to the big dance. sweeping florida state in the season series... will certainly help the tourney resume though. === tigers at the seminoles... trailing late first half... irmo native jordan roper cans the triple. tigers trail.. by four at the break. === second half... clemson hits the glass... off a missed three... donte grantham attacks the open lane and drops in two. tied at 39. === another offensive rebound puts the tigers ahead... sidy djitte...

miss... clemson leads by two. === then fsu takes control from there... off a turnover... benji bell lobs it up to malik beasley... and he rocks the place. crowd goes nuts. === they stay standing... as dwayne bacon drives towards the tin... finishes... puts the noles up 12 with five minutes to play. clemson falls on the road... 76-65... dropping to 13-8 on the season. in other hoops action... sc state's on the road at delaware state... === the bulldogs thrash the hornets by a final of 56-41. eric eaves led the way with 20 points on 7 of 12 shooting. sc state's 12-11 on the season... 7-2 overall in conference play. also hooping this weekend... the usc women. they'll take on texas a&m on the a rematch from earlier this season... which second ranked carolina won 59-58 at home. the game came down to the final decided on a free throw in the final second by khadijah sessions. the gamecocks understand to beat the

would be a huge boost in carolina's chase to repeat as sec champs. staley: "if they play somebody once and that opponent beat them... we lose out percentage wise. yes we talked about those variables for this game. think our players understand what type of game this is and what it means." we'll be right back. one final check of your forecast