and don't look now, but the powerball jackpot has grown to an estimated $700 million and we could see that number go even higher before saturday night's drawing. good evening and thanks for being with us, i'm j.r. berry. >> i'm andrea mock. this is something that everyone has literally been talking about today, however state

play responsibly before saturday's drawing. news 19 lauren thomas reports. >> the first thing i'm going to do is pay off my car. >> i may be driving a porsche the next time i come here. >> reporter: there is a lot of excitement that is now $700 million. america's history. >> reporter: the director of south carolina education lottery says the more people play the more state gets in return -- the more the state gets in return. >> it will increase what we transfer to the state by millions. >> reporter: in the past 13 years, more than $3 billion has gone to education with $2.4 billion in scholarships and grants, the two-year and four- year colleges around the state. in that time they also saw $804 million for things like enhancement program and school buses. if we were to see a winner from south carolina. >> the department of revenue would get a large amount in tax

our retailer would get a nice commission. our player would get a lot of money and they would pay taxes on that. >> reporter: since there was no winning ticket on wednesday, everyone is getting a second chance. >> i tell people that i never played it, i'm never going to win and this and that. i would rather be one in a million than none in a million. >> reporter: but people are reminded to play responsibly. >> one ticket gets you the same odds. so buying 100 tickets does not change your chance one bit. >> reporter: in columbia lauren thomas news 19. one person from connecticut did win the $1 million prize for matching all five of the six numbers. of course the next drawing announced will be right here on wltx just before your 11:00 newscast on saturday night. you can buy tickets right up until 10:00. meanwhile there is still a winning powerball ticket flirting around here. just waiting to be claimed.

winning powerball ticket on lake murray boulevard worth $100 million. now since the player also purchased the power play for an additional $1, their $50,000 prize doubled. once again those numbers drawn on saturday january 2 are 5, 6, 16, 29, 42, and the powerball was 10. we have a developing story out of lee county tonight. an inmate has died. at this time they have not released any other information, but they have told us that they are investigating. we reach out to fled. we'll update you on air and online as more information becomes available. clouds have been increasing across the area this evening, it's keeping temperatures on a steady note. right now we're mostly cloudy. our temperature is 49 degrees. winds from the northeast at 5 miles per hour.

temperature of just 43 degrees. only a slight chance for any showers through tomorrow. tomorrow again, the clouds 55 degrees. as we go in to saturday, we are going to be facing scattered showers. then it will be windy on sunday followed by colder air. we'll look at that forecast in a moment. >> all right, thank you. former south carolina men's basketball coach bill foster has died. foster was hired in 1980 to replace the legendary frank mcguire. they lured him away from duke where he won two acc championships there. where they played for the national title in 1978. however that success didn't carry over that well with the gamecocks after six seasons. bill foster resigned after posting a record of 92-79 with carolina. bill foster was 86. funeral services are being finalized for south carolina lawmaker billy odell.

heart attack at the age of 77. odell became a senator in 1989 and served on committees including the finance and labor committee, the commerce, and industry committee as well. he also chaired the general committee a catch all for specific projects like the panel that investigated the department of social services over the last two years. south carolina now has a new chief justice. of the state's supreme court today. he's been an associate justice on the high courts since 2000, replacing gene toll who turned 72 last year and took mandatory retirement because of her age. the new chief says that one change they would like to make is to shorten the bar exam. he turned 72 next month to only spend one year as south carolina's top judge. body cameras are headed to orangeburg county. the city council there approved

cameras for the orangeburg safety department. they cost just over $130,000. we're told the cameras will be used by the patrols, specific operations and investigation unit. they're expected to begin using them by the end of next month. also the first time in its history the orangeburg sheriff's department have promoted an african american woman to the rank of captain. she's antonia churchvan. she credits them for doing the right thing, which is why she chose a career in law enforcement. her 99-year-old grandmother helped pin the officer with her captain today. residence of the mobile home neighborhood say that they need their road fixed. it was damaged in october by the flood. they are worried that first responders won't be able to get to them in a time of an emergency. there's about 20 trailer homes all along tobacco street which is not maintained by the state.

have called the county multiple times, but feel ignored. so today they called news 19. the county administrator is expecting to mail out a contractor within the next couple of weeks. >> it is just a bad situation. they are here to help us when we need to get in and out. >> once that area dries up to a state where we feel comfortable being able to take our equipment, dump trucks, heavy equipment in that area to repair the roads temporarily. we will do that. >> unfortunately there's no timetable on how long it will take to get the roads fixed. a fatal accident happened yesterday on gibson road. mcleod jr. was hit and killed around 1:00 in the afternoon. as of tonight they don't have any concrete lead as to what happened. if you have any information as

in richland county, deputies are looking for two suspects for burglarizing a house as the family returned home. very scary night for the family as it happened last night at 10:00 on crest after. deputies say that the summons wife and two kids were pulling in to their driveway when they didn't recognize a car that was parked out front. the suspects then walked out of the home, demanding the vehicle be moved, but the family was inside. deputies say that the two suspects then got back in to their car and smashed in to the family's car three times. after they wouldn't move. one of the suspects shot at the car with the kids inside. the suspects then drove through the front yard to get out and left through a fence. if you have any information on who could have been responsible for this call crime stoppers 1- 888-crime-sc. one hall has been vandalized again. somebody spray painted renamed tillman hall and stopped honoring tillman on the building near the front entrance. crews are now evaluating the best way to clean the old brick

and campus police there are still working to figure out who is responsible for the crime. in columbia, police need your help in finding the drivers of the truck they say was used to steal $3,500 worth of fireworks. take a look. officers say the truck was seen in the 4800 block on december 28. police believe that this car is a black 1992 or 1993 extended cab pickup truck with black rims and a silver stripe down the side. anybody with information that could help investigators have to call crime stoppers. 1-888-crime-sc. governor haley says they are making progress in fight against violence. they have 50 recommendations to tackle criminal domestic violence and 10 have already started. she says that the group spent

exactly what domestic violence victims go through and how sensitivity sometimes is lost. >> i was mortified when i heard that law enforcement were the ones that were prosecuting these cases. there is no worse way to show the survivor if they could make it than to have a law enforcement officer be the one that would fight their case against the high-powered defense attorney. >> well they hope to make resources readily available for domestic violence survivors and change the culture of how they are treated. that very same news conference today as the governor talked about delivering the public response next tuesday night after the state of the union address. >> it's not a response. it's going to be an address. the one thing i know is the reason that i didn't want it to be a response to the president is i certainly am not one to compete against the president or try to imply that i could be. what i did want to do was take this as an opportunity to

think we have seen in our state, but also in our country and the solutions that we take with the opportunity to be there. so this will be very much an address that allows me to talk to the country in a way that i think they talk about things i believe are important. >> i mean it's an honor. you know, you have to go back to that 5-year-old girl that wondered what was out there. and to be able to think that i will now have the ability to address the country as very humbling, but it is really an honor. >> president obama's final state of the union address is next tuesday at 9:00. governor haley will issue the response directly after his remarks. gop presidential front runner donald trump will be in rock hill tomorrow. he's holding a campaign rally at the winthrop coliseum. doors open at 5:00 and trump is expected to be there about 7:00. marco rubio will be in the

meet and greet at carolina haven on bluff road here in columbia at 4:30. then on saturday he will be, it will take place at the jack kent forum being moderated by house speaker paul ryan and senator tim scott. that's taking place at the columbia convention center 8:30 in the morning until 2:00 p.m. also tomorrow gop presidential hopeful jeb bush will be in the upstate holding a town hall in anderson beginning at 6:30 tomorrow night at dyer's diner. then bush will also be taking part in that presidential forum here in columbia on saturday. in fact here is a look now at the other candidates who are attending that forum on saturday. again that is taking place from 8:30 until 2:00. it's all going on at the columbia convention center. the mother of a fugitive teenager who used affluenza defense after the teen killed

crash has now arrived at a north texas jail. tonya couch was seen inside the jail in handcuffs. she's facing a charge of hindering the apprehension of a felon. authorities believe she and her son fled texas in november while prosecutors investigate whether or not ethan couch had violated his probation in the deadly 2013 drunk driving wreck. house received only probation after a defense witness argued that couch had been coddled by his wealthy parents. the condition that experts called affluenza. meanwhile her son ethan couch remains at a holding facility in mexico city. his lawyer says his client is fine and he'll be visiting him as much as possible. a mexican court granted the 18- year-old a stay against deportation, which could delay his return by weeks or months. and still ahead for you tonight, we saw warmer temperatures out there today. jim says there is a chance that we could see some showers this weekend. he's taking a look at your weekend forecast on the other side of the break. one of the seven people in our state struggles to put food

tomorrow on news 19 this morning, one group shares how we can reduce those numbers. and also all the techies are in las vegas for the consumer electronics show for drones, alarm clocks, and wifi

you there live for what those with a sweet tooth, you're about to get very hungry!news19's colby gallagher was in downtown columbia today delivering this week's golden spatula award. 3 3 >> today's winner you have probably heard of them enjoying

have. the winner of the golden special is cupcakes down south. tell me this was created in charleston. why did you guys decide to open up a shop in columbia? >> well it just made sense to come to the capital of the state. >> reporter: everybody knows you have normal flavors and special flavors every week. how do you decide which one will be featured? >> it is really hard to decide because we have so many favorites. >> reporter: there are so many and we'll take a look at the highest and the lowest scores with the followups. during the visit on december 16, they received a 77c on top

they also observed wiping clubs not being stored between uses on the meat slicers as they were visited again on december 22nd and scored a 98a. and in west columbia they scored a 91 during their followup. on north 12th street they received a 97. china got a 98 and flaming grill in columbia scored a 100. now on to this week's low scores. they voluntarily closed on december 30 after scoring a 75c during their inspection. inspectors saw the waste water backing up out of the food drain. they also saw them in the bathroom's dish and prep areas. during the follow up on the same day, they gave the store a 95 for diverting the water leak, cleaning up the backup until that permanent fix is made. calls to the store are not answered. they are scheduled for the 8th. they scored an 86b. they lost points for having nats in their food as well as dead and live rats.

dead bugs on the cabinet's store side and knew they were being held at the wrong temperature. during the follow up on december 22 they scored a 93. the next score doesn't follow the normal protocol letting viewers know when there are pests. but inspectors saw live and dead roaches throughout the kitchen. receiving a 96 during their followup. now on to this week's hall of fame -- hall of fame in mogul scored perfect 100s, enjoy. >> we are back with brittany. you can see where the magic happens to make these guys. they look so amazing, brittany, tell us what's in front of us. >> so first here we have our red velvet by far the best seller. next we have my personal favorite which is the salted caramel chocolate. a chocolate cake with chocolate chips baked in and a salted caramel cream cheese icing. we started something new, the

we call them our afterdark cupcakes. it's a vanilla-based cake with cranberries inside and we put prosecco in it. icing has white chocolate and prosecco with the sugar cranberry on top. then over here is our chocolate caramel moon shine. so it's a chocolate cake as we core out the center and make dulce de leche. on top the cream cheese icing and the caramel moon shine inside. we drizzle it with caramel and chocolate. >> it's so hard not to drool. for people that want something sweet or maybe something with a little extra inside you can get these at cupcakes down south. it is on lincoln street downtown columbia in the vista. for now cool colby gallagher. >> i'd like a cupcake and maybe either white milk or hot chocolate. i can't decide which would be better.

is going to be chilly tonight. >> it's not going to be as cold as it has been. >> okay. >> in fact you may only get as cold as what we saw this morning, which is 42. >> that's fine. save some money. they warmed up today because the sun came out and temperatures look like this up to 59 degrees. it was 64 in orangeburg. 65 over in new gus that area. tonight temperatures have banked off a little bit. the coolest readings in the eastern part of the state because the clouds have reached those areas last. and 48 in orangeburg. 49 degrees in columbia, a little bit milder along the savannah river. the clouds that are moving in, they are high clouds and thicker along the river right now. the low center once you get over in to the pd and north coastal area. we'll have some rain down along the gulf coast that will be spreading our way.

low country of the coastal plains. mississippi river valley with a surge of cold air that is coming down. here is what they are projecting as you can see around daybreak, we expect the rain. it'll be cloudy elsewhere in the state. much of it diminishing with a slight chance that we'll see rain tomorrow for the most part that we'll be seeing mainly just clouds. cloudy tomorrow night and then the next weather system will be coming through the southeast on saturday. late saturday afternoon in to saturday evening. then we're going to start to see the cold front come through, setting up the colder temperatures next week. for tonight we should not get

39 maybe in newbury. 43 degrees here in columbia. 46 down in orangeburg. then for tomorrow, we should see the high temperatures get down by the clouds. 52 degrees for newbury. 55 for columbia in orangeburg with our seven-day forecast. we're expecting better chances for showers on saturday. the high temperature of 59 degrees. then on sunday, partly cloudy. late in the day the colder air will start to move in. 50 for the high on monday and down to 26 on tuesday. we'll moderate a little bit with the other front coming through on wednesday where it will be breezy and turning colder, 52 degrees for the high on thursday. >> all right, so we've got a little bit of the reprieve before you say that it could get cold again? >> colder in the middle of next week. kind of like this week. but there is still more cold air that will be headed our way. >> all right, thank you. they have high expectations

they closed out 2015 with the record breaking growth. last year marked their fourth consecutive year of growth. something that has not been done since 1986. the final numbers for 2015 show that the airport is quite busy as they had over one million people using columbia metro last year. if you go to the library's ranch in forest acre where they will be closing for renovations. it's been 25 years since any improvement has been made for the branch, located on the road. the library will close in february and they will be closed then for about a year.

in action tonight as we've i got a little nervous listening to this game. of course we are talking to the women that came very close tonight as far as giving fans heart attacks by half time. they were taken on the road. and tied up at the half here. and they will hit the three. then it will be the coast on the inside for two. and they will open it back up here for mitchell with the steal going coast to coast as they would pull ahead by four. to check this out with the sessions, they are rarely taking a shot like this as they would sink that three and they go on to survive this one on

as they move to 14-0 with a 71- 61 win. of course, we are just four days away from the clemson tigers. and now it is the sports director. we'll send it out to reggie anderson with an update on the desert. >> reporter: here in glendale, arizona the sight of the national championship game. the atmosphere is a little more electric. that will be a fever pitch monday night when the clemson tigers and the alabama crimson tide square off here. the offensive coordinator of the team, harold goodwin that would play at the high school went on to star at michigan in his third year as the offensive coordinator for the cardinals. today he would talk about growing up in that community.

become the man that he is today. of course now he's at the county. >> they will go back to being at the high school to play football. and you know, trying to make me stop playing basketball because i was a big time hoops fan at that time and i will continue to get wider than taller. they've been great to me. i try to get as much as i can when i go home. i have more. i have three. hopefully after the season that it will be with the ring. but you know we are fortunate enough to play in the league a whole lot with five other super bowls. i hope they could get one more, but we have been blessed as they did a great job with us. and what can i say?

lot in this world. >> you feel that you could be a head coach sooner rather than later? >> i hope so. it's hard. coach called them on the regular season saying that there is no one better than them. they will learn from him and as far as leading in. i'm ready, but we need to get that opportunity. >> reporter: and how neat would it be if they were to get a job with the head coach? and whatever team were to hire them that it will be a hot sale. both clemson and alabama, they will arrive late in the afternoon. before you know it, it will be time to kick it off and settle the national championship. alabama is going for their third in the last five seasons. here in glendale, arizona reggie anderson news 19 wltx. for all your title

sports crew on twitter. you can find reggie or the sports photographer. of course follow news 19 at wltx. on the other side of the ball, the head coach has been surrounded by plenty of media this week as well, but you've got to believe he's used to that. many of the questions resolved around the differences more excitable and loud and the fact that he is an alum that will also come up. they did not seem too fazed by it. and for this institution and this place i'm sure they will. i'm sure they will feel the same and the pride that they have and the kind of