on the ground surveying the damage left behind. we'll have a live report from lexington county in a moment. but first, we want to get an update on current conditions. lets go to meteorologist tim miller. a cold front is somewhat stalled over the state today look for areas of showers and rain on and off through early afternoon. temperatures will hold steady much of the day to around 60 the front will be off the coast by tonight, rain ends by late afternoon and skies will clear. colder, drier air settles in for friday and saturday with highs in the middle 50s overnight lows middle 30s friday morning to upper 20s saturday. still thinking low pressure will form off the coast late saturday into sunday.this will give us a slight chance of showers early sunday watch things for early next week as we'll feel the chill with well below normal temperatures. the national weather service has confirmed damage caused in lexington county near steedman was due to a microburst and not a next week as we'll feel the chill with well below normal temperatures. the national weather service has

lexington county near steedman was due to a microburst and not a tornado. a microburst is a very strong gust of wind that hits the ground and spreads out. wis' mike desumma is live where the damage was reported. len here at tracy's logging company the cleanup from that damage is well underway. you can kind of see how much of an area was impacted when the force of the winds spread out. a home that sits across the

the national weather service concluded the winds from this microburst reached up to 70 miles per hour. workers here at the logging company it was around 1:30 when a heavy rain was coming down. that was then followed by the high winds that stripped roofs --- knocking debris into trees. a tractor trailer on the property was also left on it's side. several workers told me yesterday they took shelter and watched all of the destruction unfold. owners say they're just thankful no one was hurt when the storm came through. they say at this point they're still trying to determine the cost of repairing all this damage. live in leesville, mike desumma, wis news 10 the national weather service confirms that an e-f-zero tornado did touch down just north of the state farmers market in the town of pine ridge. video sent to wis shows what it looked like to the

funnel cloud moving over the west columbia area. there have been no reports of any injuries. there are new developments in the murder of a midlands teacher. it took months and a collaborative effort by law enforcement---but there's been a breakthrough in the case. jack kuenzie is in the newsroom with the details on arrests in a once unsolved killing, dating back to last summer. len, this is the case surrounding the fatal shooting of 32 year old timothy gentry at beaufort street and river drive last july. police said gentry was gunned down--shot once in the chest and found lying in the road near his home. today, columbia police chief skip holbrook says his department is holding 45 year old iban kenya patterson on charges of murder and weapons possession by a convicted felon and in commission of a violent crime. the weapon, a 9 mm handgun traced with help from atf and sled to a woman named willette wilson---accused of transferring the gun to

pawn shop on decker boulevard. that gun also linked to a robbery near mlk park and a shootout with an officer in that area. this is how you get the job done. this victim was truly an innocent victim who was arriving home, simply walking to his house and was at the wrong place at the wrong our community and is not going to perpetrate a crime anymore in our ccmunity. the victim was working with disabled children at shandon presbyterian in columbia and according to family members about to propose to his girlfriend at the time of the killing. jack kuenzie wis news ten. an olympic great is in the capitol city today. figure skater michelle kwan is

hillary clinton. kwan is visiting with college democrats at the moore school of business in columbia. she previously served as a senior adviser for public diplomacy and public affairs and as an envoy for the u.s. state department. she is a five-time world champion and double olympic medalist. before they get to south carolina, the candidates first have to focus on the new hampshire primary. new poll numbers show marco rubio in the #2 spot there. earlier, rick santorum, who's now out of the race, appeared on television to endorse rubio. nbc's tracie potts has the latest from the campaign trail. before south carolina, voters in new hampshire will make their

wis will be there for the primary. starting monday, our will whitson will be providing live coverage. new at noon... president obama addressed the national prayer breakfast in washington, d.c. this morning. he spoke about the need to overcome fear through faith. mister obama talked about spreadidi a message of love among all religions. he also spoke on following the example set by jesus. "his love gives us the power to resist fearous temptation. he gives us the courage to reach out to others across that divide, rather than push people away." the address came just one day after he made his first visit to a mosque in baltimore. investigators in somalia are looking into what caused a mid-air explosion on a jetliner shortly after takeoff from the

mogudishu. the blast blew a hole in the aircraft and left one man missing. nbc's keir simmons reports. :00 :39-:45 1:14-1:30 this morning the airline says it's aircraft was 15 minutes into the flight... still climbing... when a hole was blown in the fuselage. how it happened is still a mystery. experts tell nbc news passengers may not have survived if the plane had been at a higher altitude than 12,000 feet. officials have confirmed one passenger is missing... witnesses say he was sucked out of the plane. pictures suggest the metal or skin of the airbus 321 was blown outwards... indicating an explosion from inside. passengers describe seeing smoke "i just saw white smoke and it was a few seconds i didn't realize what it was but when we came down of course we saw a hole in the plane." in the past us bound flights have been targeted with bombs smuggled into the cabin...

not ruled out a failure of the aircraft... "we are aware of the reports about the daallo airline flight", airbus said in a statement... "and are supporting our customer and the authorities in charge of the investigation." a spokesman told nbc news airbus has a team on standby ready to join the investigation... but is waiting for an official request from authorities in somalia. s/ keir simmons/ nbc news/ london, england 1:14-1:30 "now a turkish airlines flight from the same airport was canceled monday due to heavy tail winds, an official in somalia tells us most of the passengers were transferred on to tuesday's ill-fated flight, so they weren't meant to be on that plane and then escaped with their lives. back to you." a south carolina teenager who police say plotted to join isis and attack u.s. troops was denied parole this week. the teenager, who was 16 at the time of his arrest in york county, pleaded guilty to a gun charge last year. he's being housed at the in columbia. he's scheduled for another hearing in 3 months. a consumer alert this afternoon...

begin accepting electronically filed tax returns again as early as later today. the agency said they are experiencing a "hardware failure." taxpayers can continue to send electronic returns to companies that serve as middlemen between taxpayers and the irs. but the agency says those companies have to hold on to the tax returns until the irs systems are up and running again. the uso is celebrating its 75th anniversary. in february 1941, president franklin roosevelt helped organize the united service organizations. to mark the occasion, the south carolina chapter held a cake cutting at its center in the columbia metropolitan airport. volunteers and staff greet around 7-thousand military service members every month at the airport. and uso south carolina tweeted out this picture thanking columbia mayor steve benjamin for declaring today uso awareness day. mayor benjamin is shown with susan mcpherson. happy anniversary. the richland library in blythewood is closer to

renovation designs will be revealed at a public meeting tonight. it will be the first time any improvements have been mama to the current 4- thousand in 1992. those behind the plan say two million of the 59 million dollar bond referendum the library experience in blythewood. "this particular branch is about 4,000 square feet and we are going to add on about 2,400 square feet, so we will have more space for all the things that we hope that we can offer the community." tonight's meeting will provide people with answers to questions they may have about the new design. it's from 4:30 to 6:30 at the richland library in blythewood. in case you didn't know, there's a big football game happening this weekend. and scoring a ticket is difficult to say the least. but do you know how much people are actually forking over to see the game in person?

at the prices people are paying to be part of football history. break one the showowwn between the panthers and broncos

very expensive...especially if you try the secondary market. andrew marden talked with the folks at stubhub to find out how they're meeting demand. "it's been fantastic to have the super bowl in our backyard, it certainly makes it easier. traditionally we have people off-site in hotels, sorting tickets. to have a downtown san francisco drop-off point has made it logistically easier for us." we took a trip to the stubhub office to see the operation...only a handful of people inside on this particular day.

that will change...quickly. "this is probably one of two events we do all year long that physically requires everyone to come pick up a ticket. most tickets are electronic, you can use your phone or print it out. not for super bowl. for super bowl you have to physically pick it up in person, which requires a 67-70 person detail. to sort the tickets, match the, with orders, make sure the tickets are legitimate. the good news is... "we have never in our history had a counterfeit ticket for the super bowl." but here's the bad news... "right now to get into the game it starts at just over $3,000. average ticket price is just under $5,000. even if that drops it won't drop below roughly 25- hundred...crazy to think the cost of getting into super bowl one was ten bucks! "what we're seeing this year is more interest from carolina fans than denver fans.

fans living around the country, if they are coming to the game." if you are like most of us and can't make it to the super bowl in person, don't covered. the wis sports team will be "live with the panthers" this week. joe gorchow is s ading to california to bring the to you. his live coverage from santa clara starts tomorrow afternoon on wis. by now, you have probably started planning your super bowl party. but you want to be careful not to overdo it. coming up next, we look at ways to enjoy the big game without eating too many unhealthy foods. a cold front is somewhat stalled over the state today look for areas of showers and rain on and off through early afternoon. ttperatures will hold steady much of the day to around 60 the front will be off the coast by tonight, rain ends by late afternoon

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through early afternoon. temperatures will hold steady much of the day to around 60 the front will be off the coast by tonight, rain ends by late afternoon and skies will clear. colder, drier air settles in for

with highs in the middle 50s overnight lows middle 30s friday morning to upper 20s saturday. still thinking low pressure will form off the coast late saturday into sunday.this will give us a slight chance of showers early sunday watch things for early next week as we'll feel the chill with well below normal temperatures. when the denver broncos and carolina panthers hit the field sunday -- most of america will be hitting the

super bowl parties often include a lot of unhealthy treats. nbc's erika edwards looks at the biggest offenders, plus offers tips for slightly healthier game time goodies.

1:07 "super bowl, babeeee!" the only thing that gets football fans fired up more than their favorite teams playing in the super bowl... is the food that goes with it: "chips, beer, yeah..." "deluxe nachos, hot dogs, hamburgers.." the typical super bowl smorgasbord is so immense... so filling... some estimate a person can consume as many as 2-thousand calories on game day. "i'll start my diet the following morning." one of the biggest culprits is the chicken wing. three to five of these little guys can have as many as 300 calories... and no one only eats three to five wings. "chicken wings are basically calorie and fat grenades." clinical dietitian lisa cimperman suggests replacing wings with chicken tenders... also -- swap out sour cream in dips for greek yogurt..... and stick with light beer. "the higher the alcohol content of the beer.. the higher the calorie content of the beer." and the best defense against an entire bowl of chips and dip ending up...

experts say fill it up -- once -- then turn your back on the buffet table... and get back into the game. "super bowl sunday is considered the second largest day for food consumption in the country... but you know, it's just one day. dietitians say it's find to indulge a little, then get back on track monday. reporting from charlotte, north carolina clearly without any bias whatsoever.... i'm erika edwards, nbc news." another tip -- try adding peas to your guacamole. it adds nutrients and protein, and helps the guac s sy a bright green color. still ahead on the news at noon... it promises to be a packed house uconn huskies come to columbia next week.

some work to do first. we'll get you ready for tonight's game against kentucky. it's going to be another huge

their undefeated record on the line against the 18th ranked kentucky wildcats. opening tip is at 7 o'clock. and coach dawn staley is hoping for a huge turnout. "we got one more opportunity, one more opportunity to get against kentucky to sell the place out tonight's game can also be seen on the sec network. a win tonight would set up a

unbeatens monday night. that's when the top ranked and defending national champion uconn huskies come to town for what promises to be the biggest game of the year so far. a cold front is somewhat stalled over the state today look for areas of showers and rain on and off through early afternoon. temperatures will hold steady much of the day to around 60 the front will be off the coast by tonight, rain ends by late afternoon and skies will clear. colder, drier air settles in for friday and saturday with highs in the middle 50s overnight lows middle 30s friday morning to upper 20s saturday. still thinking low pressure will form off the coast late saturday into sunday.this will give us a slight chance of showers early sunday watch things for early next week as we'll feel the chill with