this monday for friends at 5:00 p.m.. >> welcome to a new year. new year, old problems. if you were effected by the flood in october today is your last day to apply for federal aid. fema is accepting applications today. offices are open till 6:00 p.m. tonight or online till midnight, we have the link on www.wltx.com. you will call till 10:00 p.m. tonight and today is also the deadline for returning disaster loan applications to the u.s. small business administration. a judge approved bond for a former north charleston police officer, michael slager is charged with shooting and killing walter scott last year. a bond was set for him. a trial date was also set.

ready for trial this spring. and the charleston a.m.e. church shooting in a july trial. the usc men's basketball team will begin conference play tomorrow as they face the tigers. this is the first season in 80 years with an undefeated record. despite the success the team is having the coach said the team is sticking to their principal. >> we don't -- principle. >> we don't talk about that stuff. the only thing that is relevant is if you can hold up a trophy. i played for the sec championship, if you did that then you have a chance to succeed in march. that is the only thing that really matters. >> well, that game tips off at

the national championship game saweek from today. the -- is a week from today. the tigers face alabama in glendale, arizona. our sports director reggie anderson will be in arizona looking ahead to the big game. now the most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist jim gandy. >> the colder air moved in last night. today we have seen a few clouds come through the area. most of the cloudiness is to the north. lilt light snow -- little night snow in the mountains of north carolina. air is colder in asheville, 29 degrees. atlanta 49 degrees. charlotte 37. savannah 52 degrees. right now partly cloudy skies here in columbia. temperatures 47 degrees. air mass is dry. winds are from the north at 16

that is producing a wind chill of 40 degrees. we haven't felt that this winter. if you are heading out this evening take a jacket with you. it will be chilly out there. over night tonight clear skies. low temperatures in the morning of 25 degrees. we warm up to 46 degrees tomorrow. tomorrow night might be colder down to 23. now the traffic around the area this afternoon. we start on the northwest side of town. right now not too bad through west columbia. slows down near i-20. we have one accident on broad river road that is slowing things down in the area. southeast side of town, slow as you head out the highway. then it picks up. normal from there. on the northeast side of town, no accidents to report. the interstates are moving good. all right, if you are going from downtown to blithe wood it

downtown to the village. this week has a few changes taking place in the weather, we will look at the forecast in a moment. it is far from a happy mew year on wall -- new year on wall street. dow down to 400 point. china felt 7% forcing a suspension. middle east tensions pushed oil prices up. . protesters who took over the malheur national wildlife refuge say they plan to stay for as long as it takes. they are angry over the prison sents of dwight and steven hammond. both were ordered back to prison after a judge said the original sentences were too short. the ranchers are expected to peacefully to report to prison today. the fbi is aware of the

president obama begins a major push to tackle gun violence during his final year in office. he meets with attorney general loretta lynch to discuss options for tougher gun restrictions. later this week he will unveil executive actions to strengthen background checks required for gun purchasese the topic of gun control is a major focus for candidates. several contenders including gop frontrunner donald trump are also criticizing the president's plans and democrats bernie sanders and hillary clinton expressed support. former president bill clinton who sought to tighten gun laws during his time will campaign for his wife today in new hampshire. a massachusetts judge is ordering bill cosby's wife to testifyane defamation lawsuit filed by 7 women.

week with no limits on what she can be asked. bill cosby was arrested and charged last week in a criminal case. iphones could be getting better and longer battery life. there are rumors the battery will be 13% bigger plus in the iphone 7. it is rumored to have a lot more storage. the consumer electronics show starts this week. we are getting a look at some of the super cool stuff there. a san francisco company has introduced the world's first smart bra. they hope women will ditch the fit bits and accessories. it is called the own a bra. the measures the numbers through clothing already worn. the bra will start shipping in

it will cost $150. they are accepting preorders. restaurant in california is unlike anything you have seen before. there are no hostests or waiters. -- hostesses or waiters. you swipe your credit card and select a dish. it takes 30 seconds to place the order and then within minutes that same order appears. the master mind says it is butt getting healthy food customers on the go. >> came from observing a need in the public to be able to effectively change how fast food is delivered. >> in the back there are employees working to complete orders and there is also someone out front to help you if you are having trouble.

something back because it doesn't taste good? >> that person there to help can take it back. >> i am hungry. can you tell? [ talking at the same time ] coming up next, it is the first meatless monday of 2016. we are giving you an idea, plus what is the newest super food

we have drivers nay second cheapest gas -- nay second cheapest gas prices in 2015. they haven't been that low since 2009. the average price of gas in 2015 was $2.40. 94 cents cheaper than the year before. in south carolina we are averaging $1.74 a gallon.

station and buy a powerball ticket. wednesday's drawing is $400 million. that is a pay out of $244 million. this is the 6th largest jackpot. if nobody wins wednesday it will be larger for saturday's drawing. if you want to play you have to buy a $2 ticket by 9:59 p.m. on wednesday. you can see it live on wltx before our 11:00 p.m. newscast. say you bought a ticket on saturday you could be holding on to a $100,000 ticket. it was sold at jp mart store. the numbers are 5, 6, 15, 29, 42, the powerball 10. plus the winner purchased the

you have 180 somedays to claim -- 180 days to claim your prize. >> to my new best friend. i am going to see if they bought the ticket. >> i bought two tickets. ten numbers, not one was pulled. you can improve your odds of winning the powerball if you know the numbers i have. [ laughter ] [ talking at the same time ] >> you can eliminate those numbers. >> you will never win. >> you are good with your numbers on your computer. >> those are the numbers that count. >> that's right. >> that's right. >> today has been a day where the cool air is coming in. we had a few clouds that made it in. the wind is coming in from the north and we ever seen a lot of cloudiness to the north, particularly in north carolina. some clouds made it into our area. now the sun is going down, the clouds will dissipate but the

we have an area of low pressure. a strong area of high pressure over the mid-west and that is bringing the cold air south. right now these are the temperatures. 38 degrees up in greenville. rock hill 39 degrees. 47 columbia and orangeburg. 46 in sumpter. these are the sustained winds right now. rock hill they have a sustained wind at 21 miles per hour. 16 columbia. 9 in orangeburg. this is what it feels like in greenville and rock hill feels like it is 29 degrees. 36 greenwood. tonight skies will clear and we will see plenty of sunshine tomorrow. but it will be chilly during the day tomorrow. night tomorrow the winds diminish. we will see clear skies. it is not till wednesday the clouds mover in. it will be partly cloudy at that point.

get down to 22 in newberry. 24 winnsboro. 25 columbia. 27 in sumpter. 28 degrees in orangeburg. tomorrow high temperatures in the mid-40s. 46 columbia. 48 orangeburg and manning. our seven-day forecast, we will start to see the clouds coming in on wednesday with a high of 47. cloudy skies on thursday with a high of 59. temperatures begin to warm up but we are not expecting rain during the day on thursday. maybe late thursday night but on friday that is when we expect to see some showers coming through. high of 62. we will see a break on saturday, partly cloudy skies and 66 degrees. and more showers coming through the area sunday with a high of 63 and we start to chill down again by monday. it will be partly cloudy with a high temperature of 55. let's go over to andrea. >> thank you so much. all right.

there is a new super food this year. we invited brian here to talk about what the super food is. let's talk about the trends we saw in 2015. greek yogurt, queen waw, flax -- quinoa. flax seeds. >> i am excited about this ingredient. hemp. we heard of hemp. >> i had no idea you could eat hemp. >> absolutely. it is healthy for you. it is a protein. contains all the amino acids that you need. you can live off of hemp. >> quinoa is a protein too. it is high in anti-oxidants. helps you age more gracefully. >> okay. >> and it is high in omega-3,

>> because -- health as well. >> let's go down our list and show me what you brought us today that you are using. >> four different forms of hemp. hemp oil. like olive oil. >> let me smell this one. okay. >> i mean it almost has a bit of a nutty smell to it. would it give it that flavor -- >> really subtle. >> i like that. okay. >> hemp hearts. a whole hemp seed. there is a spoon to try. nice to sprinkle on greek yogurt. eat it by the spoon full. creamy flavor. >> what the difference between the green and the white? >> that is a good question. >> it is all hemp? >> it is all hemp. absolutely. >> you put this on yogurt? >> yeah. salad. add it to your smoothies. >> mm-mm.

>> i really like that flavor. that would be amazing in a smoothie. >> absolutely. a good ingredient for your smoothie, hemp milk. >> this is taking it too far. >> it is rehydrated hemp seeds. they add a thickener to give it a millm consistency. some -- milk consistency. some peopled at the to smoothies, sauces. -- people add it to smoothies, sauces. >> it is good. doesn't taste like much. another great thing for a smoothie. reading this box too it says omega-3s, protein, amino acid, vitamin d, b12. it has avenue. >> yeah. >> lots of -- it has everything. >> yeah.

>> the hemp seeds, get the harvest with there 70 70. pro-70. >> got to get things moving. i am surprised at how good these were. this is really good. how do you sell these? >> we have big bags, little bags. we have travel size bags. keep it in your pocket. you can add your own. yeah. >> if it is like bring your own hemp seed -- >> yeah. most are -- >> if you put that -- i would keep that in my desk and put it on my yogurt. >> absolutely. >> what are you cooking when we come back? >> a hemp with a spicy coconut sauce over brown rice. >> we are like okay make it taste good. we are challenging you to make

he will make it when we come back. coming up, a study shows a surprising link between the

size of your wai well, before you head out the door to spend your gift cards here are things you might want to add to your list. fat wallet.com found the best items to buy in january. get 25-50% off fitness equipment and sports apparel and buy winter clothes. some stores off 60% off throughout the month. and with everyone making new year's resolutions sales of exercise equipment peaked. treadmills can cost thousands

they have been testing a dozen new machines. they looked to see how easy they are to use and looked at newer type of equipment called an alternative motion machine. they allow you to vary your strides and keeping your feet in contact with the pedals and reducing your impact. as for treadmills the first decision is folding or non- folding. >> if you are interested in running and you have the space a non-folding treadmill is a good option. they are more expensive but they have a longer depth. >> if you want to go easy, consider an elliptical machine. look for one with a heart rate program. it will adjust based on your target setting.

shed pounds eating too much healthy food can ruin a diet. studies show people think they are less nilling so -- filling so they order more. light and healthy had an impact on the people's judgment of how much they should be eating. and is losing weight your plan? you better plan to step on the scale every day. because of progress doesn't come over night and it could be discouraging but now scientists say stepping on the scale should be like brushing your teeth because it is an accountability thing. a few tips for weighing yourself. do it at the same time every day and in the same state of undress. if you do it with a t-shirt on, you want to keep doing it with

in the morning because we weigh less. we know that. and consider a newer wifi scale that can send your results to an app or a website. why are you looking like that? >> i do. that is the only time i am skinning. >> when did you weigh yourself? >> i don't. [ talking at the same time ] turns out weighters put a lot of weight when it comes to your restaurant order especially if they weight on them. in a new study if your server is over weight you are more likely to order more food. diners who were served by a person with a high bmi ordered more than people who were served by somebody with a low bmi. and diners served by over weight people were more likely to order dessert and they ordered 20% more alcohol.

for the meal. i disagree with that study but my grandfather went to cornell so i will agree with what they say however if i want a cheese pizza i am going to get a cheese pizza no matter what the weighter looks like. >> maybe a healthier, robust weighter -- you eat this? you like it? [ talking at the same time ] >> i over eat when i eat

. you are watching news 19 friends at 5:00 p.m. >> welcome back. it has been three months since the october flood and still many roads are washed out.

taken care of by the department of transportation the dams need to be fixed first. >> what is going on? >> there are currently 26 dams according to the department of transportation that is washed out. one is the walden place pond dam. the flood washed it out and now a part of the road that runs over it is unaccessible. now they are forced to add more time to take the detour and we spoke to the department of transportation who shed light into the process when a dam has been destroyed. >> there is a private owner for the dam. it may be a homeowner's association or an individual. once the dam has been certified, d.o.t. will go in and make our road

whatever we need to do to return the road to service. till the owner establishes how they will repair and what has to be done and the dam is certified d.o.t. cannot begin road repairs. >> d.o.t. said if the owner works with dhec to abandon the dam d.o.t. will design the structure to allow the stream to travel under the road. >> as i look at that video, that is a major part of richland county. there are a number of schools, apartments, buildings, homes in the neighborhood. did they give you any idea? we heard the road would be fixed before thanksgiving. >> undetermined according to the department of transportation but they have to wait till the homeowners association take care of the dam. once the homeowners association take care of it they will inspect it and give them the go ahead and they will be able to

if you decide to abandon that dam, would you still have to go through d heck and then the d.o.t. can fix the problem. . >> they are still collecting money from homeowners to fix it. >> thank you. if you are effected by the flood in october today is the last day to apply for federal aid. the deadline fell on sunday so fema is accepting applications today. offices are own till 6:00 p.m. but you can still register online till midnight, we have the link on www.wltx.com and you can call fema till 10:00 p.m., we have the number on our website and today is the deadline to returning the applications to the small business administration. flood recovery far from over for many farmers but there

the community grant was passed. it includes millions in funding for states that have been effected by natural disassers and south carolina was one of them. -- disasters and south carolina was one of them. they don't know how much is going to be available for farmers but they say it could be up to $300 million. >> i can't ask what i am going to do but it is day by day right now. and talking with everybody. and we will have to restructure. i don't want to sell -- i don't want to liquidate anything that i have. >> u.s. department of housing and urban developmentler is in the process of making -- development is in the process of making rules for how the many can be spent. now the most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist jim gandy. >> tonight the cold air is pouring in. you want to be prepared for it.

are protected from the cold. right now skies are partly cloudy. temperatures are 47 degrees. winds at 16 miles per hour. that is producing a wind chill right now of 40 degrees. tonight it will be the coldest night we have seen this winter. skies are clearing. low temperature of 25 degrees in the morning. we will warm up to 46 tomorrow with sunshine. but we will continue to see a northeast wind and once we get into wednesday a low of 23 with a high of 47. we will see clouds coming in. cloudy. but milder on thursday with a high of 59 degrees. we expect rain to be coming in to the area on friday with a high of 62 and then we will see a break from the rain on saturday. high temperature of 66. now a look again at the traffic around our area. this time we will start on the northwest side of town. we have some -- no, excuse me.

we have some delays right now. this is 277, north bound lanes into i-77. it is slow. and we have a slow down in the westbound lanes of i-20. southwest side of town. things are moving in good shape. on the northwest side of town it slowed down on the highway through west columbia to lexington. it is slow. a slow down here on the westbound lanes of i-20. all the way to highway 6 and we have slow downs taking place through the junction. if you are going from downtown it will take you 15 to 20 minutes. ladies back to you. >> thank you. 8 new police officers were out in the community today and the officers graduated on friday and they are spending this week serving the community. the program is called beyond the badge. before they patrol the streets

hunger, spend time with retired officers and read to students. >> this morning we got sworn in. introduced everybody. we come out here and getting out in the community. letting them know we are here to protect and serve. >> tomorrow they will be at soup kitchen on washington street. the grinding of the greens continues this week. keep the midlands beautiful will turn your christmas tree into mulch. drop your tree off by thursday. first before you drop the tree off take off everything. that includes tinsel. there are a lot of different drop off locations. you can head over to www.wltx.com for a list of locations and mulch will be available saturday. south carolina restaurant week kicks off on thursday.

55 of those restaurants are in columbia. restaurants offer special menus that includes multicourse meals at a lower price. see what our state has to offer. if you are trying to find out if your favorite restaurant will participate head over to www.wltx.com. and i am the luckiest girl in the world that week falls during my birthday every year. >> party. >> every year. >> party. every year. party. [ talking at the same time ] >> get to do your favorite things. >> simple girl. all i like. >> brady and cheese. >> things covered with cheese. >> sprinkled cheese -- >> melted cheese. >> hot cheese. >> dipping cheese. >> cheese.

>> true. speaking of food now is the time to quit eating cheese. and eat healthy. start your new year with a healthy food.

he tooks welcome back. our buddy brian is here. we are talking about meatless monday. specifically about all of the amazing things that you can do with hemp. you are telling me we are going to eat hemp? >> we are going to eat it. >> i have seen all the amazing things you can do with hemp but this will be a first for me. >> those are made with the stock. this is made with the seeds. yeah. it is not going to taste like eating a rope. this is made with soy.

hemp to their diet so a company and they just came out with a tempe made with hemp. tempe comes in -- [ talking at the same time ] >> i cube it up. this is already -- comes pre- seasoned with salt and pepper -- like a pan sear. what are you cooking it in? >> this is olive oil. >> okay. all right. good one. you will crisp it up. >> just a little bit. we will have a specie coconut sauce. i have those ingredients. half cup of peanut butter. one canof coconut oil and sriracha. i blend it together. i have other things that i will

>> hold on. hold on. we will combine sriracha and peanut butter and coconut milk -- [ talking at the same time ] >> it is a match made in heaven. >> it helps us improve your diet and so-good for the environment. -- so good for environment. >> the huge feeding lots, they are bad. they increase greenhouse gases. farmers are cutting down trees to produce cows and beef. things -- we don't need this. we could eat hemp instead. >> we will eat the hemp and get the same type of satisfaction as eating what? chicken? steak? fish? >> i don't think that would compare. there are other alternatives that -- wheat gluten.

but this is -- it has that flavor. it gives you that feeling like you are eating meat. these are sauteed mushrooms and onions. takes about 5 minutes or so to saute these things. >> the ort thing, this is a super quick -- other thing, this is a super quick meal. >> and one dish. >> for folks who don't have time, the deli is a part of it too so if you don't have time you can stop by and you have prepared things as well. >> that's right. a hot meal. we have sandwiches. all kinds of things to help you keep your new year's resolution. >> mushrooms, onions -- >> see that color -- >> looks good. >> how does it smell? >> smells amazing. >> all of this i am fine with. i am trying to wrap my mind

sriracha. here we go. this is the part -- >> turn the heat up a little bit. >> you told me i should not be take unback by this -- taken aback by this. >> a company makes a peanut butter sriracha donut. >> this is just new to me -- [ talking at the same time ] >> smells wonderful. like we need smell-o-vision. we have to plate this deal up right now. >> let's plate it up. if you want to try this recipe wednesday stop by rose wood market and buy the ingredients, everything except the deli and alcohol are 20% off. good die buy experimental things. >> we are putting that on -- >> this is brown rice. and i am going to put green onions on top.

>> i like lime. >> lime on there. >> sulaunch row. >> roit? -- cilantro. >> right? >> perfect. >> you will be there on wednesday. if you have questions stop by, ask brian how to do it. here we go. i am going to give it a shot. all right. not going to take a huge bite. let's see. >> that is great. >> isn't it? >> that is amazing. all right. back to you. coming up next a warning,

your plan for a new development that would bring more apartments, stores and shops to

opposition. several residents "liked" a facebook page. >> reporter: that page has gotten hundreds of "likes" and the main concern is an increase of traffic on forest drive that residents say is already congested. the beach company is the developer behind the project on forest drive. the development would include 298 apartments apartments and commercial businesses including restaurants and shops. i spoke with a woman who lost a family member on forest drive, she supposed to the plan because she thinks it will bring more unwanted traffic. the development manager said the company took all concerns into consideration. >> it is bumper to bummer when

i have a hard time getting home. i feel like it will cause people to go through the neighborhood streets. >> additional turn lane at the intersection of forest drive which would help alleviate the back up and adjusting the timing on the traffic signal at the parking lot. >> reporter: now the planning commission will discuss the plans for the proposal tomorrow

reporting live in forest

we planted our fall garden late this year. or last year. and the unseasonably warm december actually benefited us because everything was able to grow. few times did we ever to perec it from the cold weather -- protect it from the cold weather but now we have to take some adjustments because winter has arrived and we have to prepare the garden. because the garden was able to grow we have things that are ready to harvest. particularly our broccoli is ready to harvest. we will harvest the rest of it. in addition we have to go ahead and we have got to harvest the rest of our lettuce. our lettuce is actually survived some of the frost and freezes. because we kept covers on them. it is going to get too cold for the lettuce. and then over here our radishes we planted late as well but because of the warm december

and now they are ready to harvest and that is one thing we will do. the things that won't be harvested now we will protect from the cold weather. the carrots. we have mustard greens. we ever broccoli. but there are some things we don't have to worry about. our kale right now is looking very good. but kale is a hearty plant. it could take temperatures into the low teens. if you have got any kale you don't have to worry about covering those. if you have collards, this is the weather you have been waiting for. in many cases collards do betterane hard freeze and collards -- better in a hard freeze and collards could take temperatures into the low teens. don't worry about covering them because this will season the collards and the kale. for the rest of them, we have

that is what we are going to do. we are going to protect our fall garden with the covers. that is it from today.

that is it in jail since last april and now a judge set bond for former police officer michael slager. we will have the latest from the lowcountry. and powerball sored to 400 million. we will talk to the lottery director about the money up for grabs. >> reporter: at 6:00 p.m -- news 19 at 6:00 p.m. starts now. >> from the station that is on your side you are watching news

>> it has been three months since floodwaters washed out roads and bridges. good evening and thank you for being with us. >> the majority of the damage has been repaired but one road hasn't been touched. chuck ringwalt tells us what is holding up the progress. >> very frustrating. >> reporter: one of the many drivers forced to take ded tours. -- detours. >> the aggravation to go another way to find your way home. >> reporter: it was washed away in the october food with the pond dam. it is one example of 25 other dams in the process of being fixed. many believe the department of transportation is responsible for fixing the dams but that is not the case. >> the department of transportation does not owny any dams. -- own any dams. may be a homeowners association