4:30...and it's friday..it's a 3 chilly morning but we could be in for a warm but rainy weekend i'm joined by meterologist efren afante to tell us just what we can expect. good morning efren. 3 3 chat 3

3 3 the women's basketball continues their undeafeated streak last night after taking on vanderbilt in nashville. last time these two met..

wilson posted 20 points each.. and dominated a 30 point win over the commodores.final score was 71 to 61. news19's alyssa lang will have all the highlights coming up a little later in the show. meanwhile...the women's team will play missouri here at home on sunday. tip off is set for noon. 3 3 there was no big winner in last night's powerball drawing. so now the estimated powerball for saturday's drawing is $700 million dollars...which is the largest jackpot of any lottery game in u.s. history. and keep in mind....the jackpot could go even higher before the next drawing...perhaps as high as 8080million or more.and of course you can see the drawing right here on wltx at 11pm..during the afc wild card game. 3 meanwhile...there is still

floating around irmo just wating to be claimed. last staturday ...someone bought a winning powerball ticket at jp mart store on lake murray boulevard in irmo...worth 100-thousand dollars.since the player also purchased the powerplay for an additional $1, their $50,000 prize doubled.once again...the 3 numbers drawn on saturday, jan. 2nd, are: 5, 6, 15, 29 and 42 powerball: 10. 3 3 republican presidential frontrunner donald trump will make a camapign stop in rock hill tonight. a campaign spokesman says tickets for the 6 thousand one hundred seat winthrop coliseum are still available...but they wouldn't say how many.doors will open at 5...with the event scscduled to begin at 7:00. 3 and here in columbia...flori da senator marco rubio will be

today.he's attending an event at carolina haven on bluff road at 4:30 in the afternoon. then on saturday he will take place in a presidential forum that is being moderated by house speaker paul ryan and senator tim scott.it is taking place at the columbia convention center from 8:30am-2:00pm. 3 also happening today..if you still have debris left over from the october floods and live in richland county...today is the last day crews will be out to pick it up. after today you will have to take flood debris yourseld to one of the county two drop-off centersfor more information and details on how debris...visit our website wltx dot com 3 3 this morning we're on your side with a recall on some office chairs sold nationwide. the recall is for about 300,000 executive chairs because the seat weld can

this recall involves "crawley two" executive chairs.they were sold at office depot and officemax retail stores nationwide and online from october 2012 through september of last year for about 140 dollars.consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chair and contact office depot to receive a free replacement seat plate that you can install at home.we have all the information on our website wltx.com. 3 if you go to the richland library's cooper branch in forest acres it will soon be closing for renovations.it has been 25 years since any improvements have been made to that branch...which is located at 5317 trenholm road.the library will close in february and will be closed for about a year. 3 3 scientists in canada say people who receive transplanted organs are *more likely* to die of cancer. doctors tracked thousands of patients over a 20-year period

have an elevated risk of death from cancer compared to the general population. 3 new research from the cdc indicates nine out of ten adults *and* children are consuming too much sodium. most of the salt is found inin processed foods and restaurant meals. doctors say cutting back on sodium is key to reducing heart attacks and stroke. 3 cancer deaths *overall* appear to be dropping... that's according to new data from the american cancer society. doctors credit lower smoking rates and advances in prevention for helping prevent nearly 2-million cancer deaths since 1991. 3 a texas mother gave her daughter the gift of life for a second time. omar villafranca has an unusual surrogacy story in plano, texas

3 3 according to a report from the council for responsible genetics, an average of approximately nine children are born to surrogates in each state every year 3 coming up...chilly now, but we could be in for a warmer, but wetter weekend... efren afante will tell us what to expect in your full weather forecast. 3 plus, a close call leaves a family in shock and two burglary suspects on the loose this morning... details after

3 in richland county.. deputies are looking for two suspects who were burglarizing a house...as the family returned home. it happened wednesday night around ten on crest-view avenue.deputies say a husband, wife, and two children were pulling into the driveway of their house when they saw a car parked in front.the two suspects then walked out of

vehichle be moved. deputies say the two suspects got into their car and backed into the family's 3 times.after they wouldn't move... one of the suspects shot at them.the suspects then drove through the front yard and through a fence and left. if you have any information about this crime you're asked to call crimestoppers 1-888-crimesc. 3 in columbia, police need your helping finding the drivers of this truck they say was used to steal 35 hundred dollars worth of fireworks. officers say the truck was seen on the 58 hundred block of monticello road shortly before 6:30 on monday december 28th.police believe the car is a black--1992 or 93--extended cab pickup truck with black rims and a silver stripe down the side. anyone with information that can help investigators is asked to again call crimestoppers at 1-triple-8-crime-sc. 3 tillman hall at clemson university has been vadalized

ename tillman halland top honoring tillmanon the building near the front entrance. crews are now evaluating the best way to clean the old brick without damaging it.and campus police are still working to figure out who's responsible for the crime. 3 3 3

3 if you're looking for something to do this weekend...we've got some great events to tell you about.. first...if you knw someone who is battling cancer.. this weekend you can walk in their honor.head to finlay park at 7 am this satuday for the 25-th walk for life.registration is $30 for the walk and $35 for the 5k and 10k race ...and all proceeds go to the palmetto health breast center. 3 and if you want to do something fun with the kids... ..... shrek the musical junior... is here.take the kids to "far far away".....where a lovable green ogre spends his days with fairytale misfits and runaways who've been cast off by lord farquaad.take the kids to harbison theatere at midlands tech..today, tomorrow and sunday.tickets are only 5 and 6 dollars. 3 3 if you have a sweet tooth,

hungry!news19's colby gallagher was in downtown columbia delivering this week's golden spatula award.

3 coming u u.. the powerball jackpot is the highest it's ever been in our nation's history...everything you need to know about that and grab your ticket, because there's an unclaimed hundred-thousand