dirt bike tracks in an area where most of the residents are seniors or disabled.>> we have to walk at least a quarter of a mile and leave the trucks and the cars out at the highway. >> reporter: he has only been able to drive his truck home twice.>> if you have to go get groceries, we have to tote them back. >> reporter: this is where it starts. it ends on the other side. it does have other roads that have dead and family. but all of them look like this. >> say somebody was to have a heart attack they would probably pass on.>> reporter: this is a county road, residents have reported this multiple times. >> every time we tell them, they said that it would have to

but, at least one time they dried -- it dried up and they didn't show up. >> we had over 450 roads that are damaged and a lot of these are in such bad shape that are public works department is not able to repair them therefore the need for private contractors is necessary. this is mostly seniors in over 20 homes is one of those roads. the administrator once residents to know that they are aware of the issue. >> that area is scheduled to receive permanent repair once we have our private contractors on the ground which we hope to do within the next couple of weeks.>> it's just a bad situation, nobody is here's help us when we need to get in and out.>> dashed >> reporter: one of the residents recently had a heart attack and another had one leg from an accident, and i met a veteran with a cane who tells me his wife is paralyzed from the chest down.

colony. -- county. back to you. meanwhile, here in columbia a road repair project caused headaches today for several motorists. that's because state transportation crews had to shut down to lanes of i 77 to make emergency repairs. after the pavement began to crumble. the affected area is 150 foot stretch of the northbound lanes near shop road. 65,000 vehicles travel that section each and every day. there's no official word tonight on what caused the pavement to crumble. we have high clouds off to the west that are starting to come into the picture. partly cloudy skies at the moment and starting to cool off. temperatures at 56 degrees, winds are in the east. tonight, we expect to see in increasing clouds with a low 43 degrees.

skies a high of 55 with a slight chance for a few showers. the better chance for rain will be on saturday. scattered showers during the afternoon and evening that will move out and on sunday, it will be wendy starting to cool down. we will have that forecasts in a moment. thank you, a very scary night for a family. deputies say a family was interrupted -- interrupted a burglary at their own home, the two suspects fired shots. it happened at 10 pm at a home on crestview abney which is off a fairway drive. they say they pulled up to the home to find a car they didn't recognize. deputies say the two suspects back into the family's car three times and then fired shots into the front of the car not before they burglarize the home. 4 it forced entry to the carport into the home, and we know that they were in the house looking for items televisions and things. at this point nothing has been

>> buckley, nobody was injured the suspect drove to the front yard finally to get away. if you know anything about the case, please call crimestoppers. and at clemson university someone has vandalized tillman hall again. they said it happened last night. rename tillman hall and stop honoring tillman were spray- painted on the building. they are trying to figure out the best way to clean the brick without damaging it. they are also trying to figure out who is responsible. autopsy results have been released for a five month old baby who was found dead in a creek in november. grace also known as baby grace drowned. the baby was reported missing before her body turned up in a crate. the mother sarah toney has been charged with homicide. they say she made a statement saying she was trying to find

she is being held in jail without bond. orangeburg county, animal control officers have seized nearly 2 dozen sick horses. the director says his agency did not find the horses they actually responded to a call from a woman who owned the animals she told them she couldn't take care of them anymore. all of the horses were underweight and all have medical issues. out of the 22 horses surrendered to were put down, 15 other have been taking two rescue shelters. the other veorangeburg animal control, but they too will eventually be rescued out. staying in orangeburg, the department of public safety is getting 80 body cameras orangeburg city council approved the purchase of the cameras at a cost of a little more than $103,000. we are told they will be used by patrols special operations and investigation units. the order has been placed for

expected within the next four weeks. they are expected on the street meanwhile by the end of february. this year's legislative session is starting off with very sad news. republican senator. billy o'dell representing abbeville, anderson and greenwood county's has died. the majority leader said that he suffered a heart attack. he became a senator back in 1989 and served communities best served committees including the finance committee, commerce and industry. he also chaired the general committee for special products -- projects. some >> -- >> it was a complete shock to hear. he was a fine state senator. he was a really go to kind of a person when it comes to financial issues in particular.>> he would walk into the room and bring calm. he didn't talk a lot, but when

reporter: it will be a huge loss, and you can just see the mood shifts on the panel among the legislators when the news came across.>> there is no word on his funeral arrangements, of course a special election will have to be held to fill his seat. tonight, south carolina's top court has a new leader he was sworn in as chief justice of the state supreme court he has been an associate justice on the high court since 2000. he replaces gene toll who turned 72 and took a mandatory retirement because of her age. >> one thing i would like to do and i hope to do with the concurrence of a court is to institute a change in our bar exam in the way that we conduct our bar exam. and, to shorten it from a three- day as it currently is to a two day event. >> he turned 72 next month so

our top judge. we told you earlier this week that governor. haley has been tapped to give the gop response to the state of the union address today house speaker paul ryan talks about why he chose the governor for the job. >> i think that he embodies a great republican leader. she's unified her state, she has reformed government, she has focused on growth and opportunity and she has a great personal story. i think she's the perfect kind of reform minded governor that embodies what new republicans look like. >> the state of the union address is tuesday night at 9 pm you can see it here on news19 and on our website. donald trump is making a campaign stop in rock hill tomorrow. a campaign spokesman says tickets for the 6100 feet with the coliseum are available but they wouldn't say how many. doors will open at 5 pm tomorrow afternoon the embed

here in columbia marco rubio will be back on the campaign trail. tomorrow he is attending an event at carolina haven. it's taking place at 4:30 pm on saturday he will take part in a presidential form is being moderated by house speaker paul ryan and senator. tim scott. that's at the columbia convention center. jeb busch is hoping to jumpstart his campaign with a stop in the upstate he is holding a town hall in anderson it begin -- it begins at 6:30 pm. bush will be taking place on thursday. here is a look at the other candidates, from 830 until 2 pm. i think, columbia metro convention center. tonight we are on your side with a recall on office chairs sold nationwide. it is for about 300,000 executive chairs because the

they pose a falling hazard. it involves the executive chairs, they were sold at office depot and officemax and retail stores nationwide and online from october 2012 from september for about $140. if you have it, stop using it and contact office depot to get a free replacement. we have this information on our website. if you go to the richland libraries cooper branch enforced acres it's going to be closing for renovations. it has been 25 years any improvements have been made. it's located on trans am road, -- trenton road. today a man many of us know or will recognize made a major donation to camp chemo. paul towns gave the organization a check for 18 for $18,000 -- for $18,000. you might recognize him he is

spectacular light christmas show. it's really a labor of love, it's totally free and it is open to the public. their donations, he has raised the money to help young cancer patients get the chance to go to camp and the kids. -- be kids. >> he has been putting on the show for 18 years despite the fact that he is a cancer patient himself. he has actually been living with the disease for the past decade. now, we are going to powerball there was no big winner as many of you know. so the estimated jackpot is $700 million which, is the largest jackpot of any lottery game nus history -- in united

it could go even higher there's a speculation it could go $800 million or more. you can see that here at 11 pm. that kind of money on the line, we have to remind you play responsibly. don't blow all of your money on a dream. >> although it is fun a couple of dollars is fine.>> it's a big game. still had we will tell you which restaurant was lighted

that's coming up. today kicks off south carolina's restaurant week. it happens to be a thursday. >> all things food collaborating on the same day kobe gallagher is downtown at one of the new pizza restaurants that you have got to check out. 4 we are at persona pizzeria, i am back with mark talking about delicious food items. mark, tell me there are different things, pizza but also salads.

caesar salad, a lot of people like that. we have a regular mixed green salad you can get your choice of spring mix or chopped romaine, or spinach. we also have a roma salad which it has sun-dried tomatoes, and pine nuts. that's one of the things will feature. for all the people, is resolutions trying to be healthy they have salads. there is something for everybody. before we show you those items that take a look at the scores. let's start with follow-ups. during a follow-up visit on december 16 l marriott she received a 77. they were cited for storing beef tongue on top of a trashcan. inspectors observed them not being stored in the correct sanitizer solution. and they suffered debris on the meat slicer. they revisited on december 22 and scored a 98 another follow- up is not required.>> china hut

12, flaming growth got a 100. onto this week's. churches chicken, voluntarily closed after scoring a 75 during their inspection. inspectors the wastewater backing up out of the floor drain, and mops thinks outside. they also saw drain flies in the area. nine follow-up inspectors gave the store a 95 for diverting the water leak and cleaning up the backup. calls to the store were not answered their next visit was scheduled for the eighth. leesville scored an 86, they lost points for having mass in the food as well as dead and live roaches, inspectors also saw spilled bedbugs and noted foods were being held at the rock temperatures. during a follow-up, they scored a 93. the next the score doesn't follow normal protocol but news

piggy park drive scored a 91 but inspectors saw live in dead roaches throughout the kitchen. the receiving 96 during the follow-up period not to the hall of fame mobile kitchen kiki's chicken and waffles, in little caesars pizza all scored perfect 100. enjoy. >> reporter: so we are back with mark. this is something we have been waiting for. we have had is out for a few minutes. what are these items? >> the first pizza is her enchilada prosciutto it's are beyond the base, olive oil in mozzarella cheese, and a fresh mixed green salad on top in our vinaigrette. in the next is our roma salad we talked about. it's the fresh romaine leaves in the pine nuts, sun-dried tomatoes, and the blue cheese crumbles and the last one, as

mozzarella. >> reporter: and behind us we see a steaming pizza. people have been pouring in. as are ready a line. some people are coming in. you have been here are a couple of months. >> two months. >> how's it going? >> very good. we are really busy at lunch. we would love to have more business at night and weekends. we are open seven days a week. it's a great place to come. we would love to have you come out in support downtown mainstreet. 4 you can support them during restaurant week which started today. it is a woodfired pizza return for now, kobe gallagher news19 . decembers wild el nino pushed 2015 to near record levels. in fact, last was the second

121 years in the lower 48. scientists blame a combination of man-made climate change in a natural warming of the central pacific the changes weather worldwide. global numbers come out later that the experts are saying but 2015 will likely rank as the hottest. that el nino making news. >> causing a mess. >> but, we mentioned one other factor in that was the arctic oscillation. and that's onenef the things that's going to continue to us getting colder. >> it goes positive and negative. >> it's going more negative which means colder weather. >> all right.>> let me show you was going on. we have clouds on our doorstep, they are often the west and coming across the savannah river they will be sprinting across the area. we are in between two weather systems one is out into the atlantic moving away from us the other is moving to the southeast the span of moisture here, and that's what is going

across the country particularly here, 50s and 60s colder air retreating and even up into the northeast it's not that cold, but some of the coldest weather is up in south dakota it is 15 degrees in rapid city. here in south carolina we are in the 50s with the exception of sumter and florence 48 and sumter, 57 orangeburg, 56 columbia, greenwood. here is a forecast model. we are expecting the clouds to be increasing across the area. just a slight chance for any rain tonight and tomorrow. not that much rain. we will stay cloudy, it will be that way through tomorrow night. it's not until we get to saturday that we expect to see a better chance for rain. again, not that much rain. for the most part to saturday, we are expecting a quarter of an inch of rain or less. many of you will see less. here's a forecast a low 39 newberry, 43 columbia, tomorrow

generally in the middle 50s. 53 camden, 55 columbia, and 56 and sumter. our seven-day forecast we will see better chances for rain on saturday the high temperature 59, it is windy anan62 on sunday, later the day the cold air starts to move in by monday we are expecting a high of 50 dropping down to 26 for tuesday. with a high of 54. another front will come through wednesday breezy and 52 and we will stay chilly into the end of next week. >> at least today felt better. >> it got warmer than we expected. it got up to about 62. >> thank you. select let's find out what's going on the sports.

the desert the countdown continues for the college football national championships. we are four days away from the big game the clemson tigers will leave tomorrow afternoon for arizona after they get in

someone who has been as our best has been in arizona is reggie anderson we will send it out to him. 4 here outside the stadium is where the clemson tigers in the titles go head-to-head for college football's national championship. going to be talking a lot about the arizona cardinals. why don't we bring&them up? we heard some players who are on the roster and a former gamecock. what about on the coaching staff? harold goodwin is a product of lower richland. he is the offensive coordinator. we caught up with him today and he talked about the fact that that community really momoed him into the person that he is.>> it goes back to being in high school in the mask me to play football. china make m msomething basketball is a big-time hoops fan. but i continued to get wider and taller. that's how i got into football. but they had been great to me.

can when i go home. the community made me of those people that cheer us on on friday night made me who i am today. 4 i don't think people realize it but you won a title as a coach with the steelers. >> we are tied 11. i have more appearances. hopefully after that, it will be another one. but we are fortunate enough to the two brothers that coach and play in the league. my mom has been to five super bowl's. hopefully i can get it's one more. we have been blessed. our mom and dad did a great job with us as well as her family members what can i say. i'm a man it's lot of great things because of where it came from. 4 is one of those guys you have to watch out for its expected that he will get a chance to run his own team as a head coach. they are pushing him hard to get an opportunity. perhaps maybe next year we will see him get a few interviews and perhaps in a year or two after that is when he might be

tomorrow, both teams will be coming in alabama and clemson we will have you covered as the teams arrive in get ready. on the road, college football national chapin shook game, reggie anderson. >> thank you, good news for gamecock football. linebackers who were originally going to forgo his season, he has decided to stick around for another year. he made the announcement this morning, that post was shared on the official instagram page. he released a statement saying he thinks he made the right choice and he is excited. basketball fan the chase for the undefeated streak will continue at 9 pm as the women tip off in nashville against vanderbilt. it will be the second conference game for the ladies and they will look to open at two and zero for the sixth time under the head coach. the last time these teams met

there is sad news out of hollywood one day at a time actor pat harrington junior has died at the age of 86 he rose to fame on the long-running 1976 1970 1976 on. his name on the show was dwayne

he always showed up at the most awkward times. he suffered from alzheimer's disease for those of you who want to reminisce yoyocan see a marathon the saturday on antenna tv and can be found on channel 19, which is time warner cable channel 1256. i used to love him. >> he never did any work.>> he had the big to about in the keychain. but no. he always offered advice. >> yes, he did. you can so watch those shows and catch up with them. >> we are out of time coming back at 7 pm.

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