that your disaster assistance number before january 3 so you can continue to work the issues even after the registration deadline. >> reporter: you can call with additional problems even if you have been refuse. >> you don't need to reapply. you can contact fema again. a registration line. it is a helpline. >> reporter: for continuing issues, he says the first step is identifying who regulates the damage. >> give it is a body of water regulated by a particular agents the it needs to be on the radar. if it is not regulated, you should contact the local and municipal public works. >> reporter: homes should be worked on now as the weather is still warm. >> that way if we get any further damage from the result of an ice dorm in january or february they want have further complications.

wait around for a buyout program. >> written -- we received a lot of inquiries about buyout programs. know is the simple answer. >> reporter: local governments are discussing the program. he says study could action now is key. abandoned homes can make you ineligible for it. >> if people are waiting for the state to come in by their homes, they will be out of luck. >> once again the deadline for people to apply for that assistance is this sunday which is january 3. you can go online to wltx.com for the information. you have until the third. if you have already registered and then you don't have to do anything, you don't have to reregister again. you can head to our website, wltx.com where you will find

all of the information you need. if you get the water from the city, there is an important water advisory going on. the city says they plan on cutting off water services between 9 am and 7 pm for certain water customers and lexington county to do a relocation project. people in the affected areas are advised to boil their water for at least one minute before using it. water customers can contact city hall starting at 8:30 in the morning for concerns. if your address is included on this long list, look at this story on our wet side -- website , wltx.com. we had some showers move to the area this afternoon. radar is showing that the rate

has moved out of the area. we're having a little bit of a break right now. we still think there will be a chance of showers later on tonight. we are in cloudy skies right now. our temperatures 72 degrees. it is humid. it will stay unseasonably warm tonight. we will have a few showers with a low temperature 66 degrees. tomorrow it will be mostly cloudy with a chance of a few showers in a high temperature. a holly hill man is being charged with murder after a woman's body was found earlier today. orangeburg county deputies say the 45-year-old man is being charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime. he is accused of killing a 38- year-old woman after her body was found this afternoon in a waterway. family said that she had been missing since christmas day. investigators believe she was shot to death.

we will continue to update you as we get more information on air and on line as well. we now know the name of the man who was killed in eastover yesterday. richland county coroner says he was 62-year-old keith pruett junior. richland county deputies tell us that a man has been charged with murder. the incident happened before 5:00 yesterday in the 1100 block of church road. there was an ongoing dispute between the victim and his family. investigators say his wife was taking pictures when the victim and in a way to stopped in exchange words. the victim got out of his truck, deputies say he was shot in the upper body. deputies say the victim did not have a gun and did not threaten anyone work --. christmas day was filled with pain beak guys one family lost 11 of their animals that

they have rescued and were carried four. the family was away at the time. jeni frazier met with a couple today. this is devastated. >> reporter: they say that what has happened really has not hit them yet their link rancher and carry bridge have been rescuing exotic animals and traditional pads for more than five years. they were in charleston is the family while their friends were watching out for the pats. the couple immediately came back when they were told their home had caught fire. 11 animals died. they say that they are heartbroken over what has happened, especially since they loved caring for their animals. >> people will ask us questions and we try and help them. >> without a doubt, we will take anybody who needs to come.

were taken. if we can, we will find them the best phone -- home you can imagine. >> reporter: the couple says the fire was caused by a heat lamp. they say as they continue to rebuild, they will continue to help animals in need. the legendary front man for the highlands globetrotters has passed away. he entertained thousands with his antics on the basketball court for more than 22 years. he died yesterday it's got to help her no word on that she died yesterday in scott sale. no word on the cause of death. making headlines around the nation and on social media. no charges in ohio in the police shooting of tamir right. grand jury decided not to indict a rookie police officer or his partner for their roles in the fatal shooting of 12- year-old tamir rice who was

holding what turned out to be a pellet gun in a eddie part. -- in a city park. he was fatally shot within two seconds of the police cruiser arriving. it was back in november 2014. the prosecutor made the announcement today. a video of the shooting captured by surveillance camera provoked outrage nationally. lately it has been the gift that keeps on giving. gas prices are dropping at the pump. the national average is $1.99 a gallon. it is the lowest since 2008. drivers can find gas under two dollars a gallon at 70% of the gas stations nationwide. the fourth annual kickoff campaign luncheon was held today.

importance of black colleges and universities. >> it is important that we have the funds to educate them. it is about time to think about getting rid of your roll christmas tree. you have a chance to recycle yours with the grinding of the green program. keep the midlands readable is offering a free mulch. you can drop your tree off to be recycled on january 7. you can pick up your free mulch on january 9. for locations on where you can take your tree are where you can pick up the free mulch, head on over to our website, wltx.com. what better way to bring

famously hot new year's eve and your closest friends in downtown columbia? you will get to enjoy great food, drinks, and fireworks. you will get a chance to hear from two bands that are right here in south carolina. the headliner is of course, ms. corn hill. famously hot new year's is downtown. it is free to show up outside and watch. it is going out -- if going now is not your thing, it is okay. you can watch the entire celebration from the comfort of your own home because we are going to be broadcasting the event from 11 pm until 12:30 in the morning. speaking of famously hot new year's, the winner of the package is ms. thompson from richland. she will have a night for two

at the end at usc on new year's eve. she will also have dinner for two at that oak table. she will get tickets for the new year's eve event at the zoo. congratulations. still ahead, news19 at six. the midwest is taking a beating for mother nature. we have details to see how it could impact us.

have been getting, united way of the midlands

today. united way says the money will go toward the flood recovery project. the project was started with the help of a $100,000

together. in the midwest, they are expected to get their biggest downfall today. that is making conditions very dangerous. two teenagers in a baby had to be rescued last week from the apple river in wisconsin after the vehicle left the road and broke her eyes. their suv began to seek an it turned onto the driver-side leaving the passenger side

to passerby saw the vehicle floating in were able to rescue all three inside. that is incredible. a deadly storm moved to through parts of southwestern us. the death toll from the storms is now at 43. at least one dozen people died in dallas texas after a tornado touchdown this weekend. nef for twister struck the town of violent. -- garland. this morning a state of emergency has been declared by the governor of oklahoma and missouri. the governor of tactless -- texas made disaster declarations for four counties. we set our own record today. >> it feels like spring, almost summer.

weather? you said you had cute sweaters that christmas you are dying to wear. >> well i got some winter gear and it is too hot to wear. let me show you the radar. you can see the stream of moisture that has been coming through alabama and into georgia. there is even a tornado watch that continues for parts of the panhandle and into parts of southwestern georgia and southeastern alabama. most of these are producing heavy rains into the northern part of georgia. the rain has moved out and the rain has stopped temporarily. we do have a flood -- front coming down the eastern seaboard. it is cooling things down. most of the showers or north of the front. we are still in warm air and that extends into the tennessee river valley.

the main storm system is located to the west of st. louis. you see the snow falling from northern missouri and iowa through parts of the great lakes region over into canada. this is where the wintry mess is at the moment. the system is moving north, northeast. the front is slowing down. it will take a while to come to our area. look at the temperature jurors. -- look at these temperatures. everybody else is is extremely warm. in south carolina we are at 72 in south carolina. we are at 76 and augustine. rock hill is at 70 degrees. here is our forecast for we are expecting low temperatures of 63 over a

bishopville and 66 in columbia. tomorrow we will see high temperatures of 72 in newberry, 76 for camden, 77 in columbia in orangeburg. our seven-day forecast will be wet. tomorrow a chance of showers but a better chance of rain on wednesday and thursday. the front will be in the area and we will cool off by thursday. we are expecting a high temperature of 70 degrees. right now it looks like the rain will end before the festivities begin on new year's eve. it will be dry for new year's day. we are expecting cloudy skies and cooler temperatures. we will continue to cool off over the weekend. it will be dry and 55 on saturday. it will be 52 on sunday. we have not seen that in a while. >> for everybody make in the new year's eve plans, looks like it will be dry. >> i think the rain will and thursday afternoon.

it is time to get a check of what we are working on for sports tonight. >> we are talking clemson football.

preparing for an orange when talking about the matchup between clemson in oklahoma, most eyes are focused on the quarterback battle. as the saying goes, offense wins games but defense went championships. the defensive coordinator knows his unit will play a big role in thursday's game no matter

his tiger defense is his self- proclaimed biggest credit. the tigers allowed points from the tar heels. he knows that has to change come thursday night. >> i have been really displeased with our lapses that we have had in both south carolina and the north carolina game. we have to have more of a killer instincts. i cannot say to everybody. there has been a few guys that it does not take much. you assume somebody else is going to make the play or whatever. i know what we are capable of and what we have done a good majority of the year. our guys have recognized some of our shortcomings and worked hard to correct those things.

really it is having a mindset and an attitude. >> panther fans are feeling pain after yesterdays shocking lost asked -- at the hands of a less than stellar t. they know they have to shake it off before tampa bay comes to town sunday. >> there are no magic words they need to be said. we got our butts kicked today. to a lot of degree we deserved it. >> i am concerned about our mental frame of mind. we will find out what type of character we have. it was a disappointing loss. we did not win and now we have to go back to work. we have tampa bay coming up and we have to focus on that. >> part of the reason for the loss was the defensive and who put a nail in the coffin. he in his defensive teammates

were saying that a big motivation was all the jabbing

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we will see >> in charges against police officers in the shooting death of 12-year-old tamir rice in cleveland. also tonight, a giant storm system crawls across the country dumping snow and ice after tornadoes tore through texas. >> we are at nature's will, whether we're going to live or die. >> an environmental disaster with no end in sight. thousands flee a methane leak in southern california, and he was king of his court. farewell to meadowlark lemon. >> he's up to something.

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