3 several events happenen arouou the cacatal city yesterday to honor the late doctor martin luther king junior. at the state house ... the democratic presidential candidates attended the king day at the dome rally ... which focused on improving education and how fix the current condition of public schools in south

about the confederate flag no longer flying at the state house.the candidates also discussed race relations and keeping king's dream alive. 3 3 3 the city of columbia also held their king day celebration. u-s-c's president dr. harris pastides served as the keynote

says it is a great way to not only honor king...but also all the people who have sacrificed for our freedom. the city's event also included a wreath laying ceremony. 3 3 listen up snack mix lovers ... we've got a recall involving cashews sold at trader joe's.the company says they are recalling their "raw cashew pieces" because they may be contaminated with salmonella.they have a best before date of july 17th, 2016. if you have the nuts don't eat joe's for a refund. 3 3 there is some good news for drivers as gas prices continue to drop.the national average is 1 dollar and 89 cents a gallon...while the statewide average is $1.67 a gallon. according to gas buddy the cheapest price in the state is selling in greenville for

price plunge should continin for the foreseeable future. 3 the united states treasury secretary will head to puerto rico tomorrow to discuss the us territory's public debt crisis.the island is 72 billion dollars in the red.puerto rico's governor is asking congress to change a law that will allow the territory to declare bankruptcy. 3 a new report projects that robots could take over more than 5 million jobs over the next five years.the authors say more robots will replace laborers and there will be an increase in artificial intelligence and automated call centers.the report found office and administrative jobs are most at risk. 3 kale farmers say they're having a hard time keeping up with the increased demand for the leafy vegetable. growers say sales are up more than 30 percent, and some farmers are having a difficult time finding kale seeds to meet the

3 one of hollywood's most honored in a new motion picture.also david bowie goes out on top and a famous folk singer is arrested.suzanne entertainment. 3 singer songwriter don mclean is free on bail after his arrest for domestic assault. the "american pie" singer was arrested at his home in maine early monday morning. the 70 year old mclean is due in court next month.//(music video for "lazarus")david bowie's last album is also his first u-s chart-topper. "blackstar" debuted at number one on billboard's list. the album was released january eighth - bowie's 69th birthday... which was just two days before he died of cancer. //(clip of l&h film, youtube trailers for actors)laurel and hardy - one of film's greatest comedy teams - will soon be headed to a theater near you. bbc films is developing "stan and ollie," a biographical movie about the slapstick duo,

films and shorts from the 1920s through the early 1950s. "philomena" star steve coogan will play stan laurel, and john c. reilly will star as oliver hardy.and fans cheered for the stars of "kung fu panda 3" at the film's premiere in china. jack black returns as oand kate hudson is the voice of new panda ei mei. "kung fu panda 3" opens in the u.s. january 29th.that's your eye on entertainment. suzanne marques, cbs news, los angeles. 3 3 you can help give back to those in thehecommunity by just checking your closet. for the 15th year the s-c bar young lawyers division... and alpha kappa alpha sorority are hosting the cinderella project. thanks to donations from folks across the midlands...they provide anything a girl might need for prom without the hefty price tag.you can drop items off right here... at

ferry roadother drop off locations in columbia and orangeburg are posted on wltx dot com. 3 2016 is underway but we want to take a quick minute to look back at the biggest party of 2015. the famously hot new year celebration continues to grow and the most recent one is no exception.officials say 40-thousand people came out to the free event on columbia's main street.that is almost 40 percent more than the year before. of course the big crowd might have shown up to see the headliner for the party which was grammy winner lauryn hill.thank you to everyone who showed up and it's never too early to start planning where you'll be for this year's celebration. 3 speaking of parties ... one of the biggest ... super bowl 50 will air right here on w-l-t-x in a few weeks. to get you excited we are giving you a chance to be a winner. starting today ... we will be placing 19 golden wltx signed footballs at several different

counties. then everyday at noon.... we will post those secret locations through pictures posted on wltx's instagram, twitter and facebook accounts. so be sure to follow us! if you find a golden football bring it to the wltx studios to win $50... and then register for our grand price of $519. keep in mind you can only win *once* so please don't try and find all 19 footballs. the grand prize winner will be announced live on friends at five on tuesday, january 26th. 3 coming up... an update on the sumter mother is missing... details and why police say they believe she's ok but still evading them.... 3 plus, you're waking up after one of the coldest nights we've seen this winter... efren afante will tell us how long we can expect these freezing temperatures to stick

3 a missing mother from sumter is believed to be okay after a phone call with police ... but they continue to look for her shardae davis went missing friday night.neighbors called 911 saying there was a dispute. when police arrived they found broken glass, an unsecured front door and two small children but no sign of the parents.herbert butler -who is believed to be her boyfriend of at least two years- is wanted for questioning in her disappearance. davis herself, has a warrant for her arrest for shoplifting in myrtle beach and that's why police say she's reluctant to come forward. 3 in clarendon county...deputie s say a man wanted for murder in washington d.c. has been found in manning. he's 20-year old william lee louis the fourth. deputies say they found louis hiding in a closet in the forest villa apartments. investigators say he was wanted for a killing that was captured on video back in november. an extradition hearing will be held for louis later this week.

servicemen including one from the upstate went missing, that includes 22 year old sergeant jeffrey sempler, who is from woodruff.a prayer vigil took place for him at woodruff city hall. the service men went missing after their two marine helicopters crashed during a training late thursday night off hawaii's shore.the coast guard says no mayday call was received, just word that something had gone wrong.the us coast guard confirmed finding pieces of debris that will hopefully help in determining the cause of the accident.they also recovered 3 inflated life rafts but they were empty.3 3

3 3 ming up...if you haven't been keeping up with usc basketball...the team m on fire and looking to keep up the momentum....alyssa lang

details, after the bre3 it the season for colds, coughs and sore throats. but new recommendations are reminding doctors to prescribe antibiotics only when absolutely necessary. kenneth craig has the details from new york. 3 mackenzie meyer has a sore throat and a cough. mackenzie meyer, 24, patient it persisted for 5 days, i decided to stop inmake sure it wasn't strep (nat- doc enter office) citymd doctor janette nesheiwat determined it was not strep throat.. a bacterial infection... (nat 'say ah') .. but more likely, a virus which is not

( dr. janette nesheiwat, citymd ) kenneth: it seems like a lot of people think antibiotics are the answer for everything? doc: kenneth, it's important to remember that most coughs, runny noses, sore throats, are caused by virusesthe american college of physicians together with the cdc want to cut down on prescribing antibiotics for common respiratory infections. they say about 50 percent of antibiotic prescriptions may be unnecessary.( dr. janette nesheiwat, citymd)the goal of this, is to protect antibiotic overuse, which, cause antibiotic resistance which is literally killing people in this country. the recommendatio ns include prescribing antibiotics only when strep is confirmed, for sinus infections that last more than 10 days or if severe symptoms last three days .nats meyer was told to rest and take over the counter meds. mackenzie meyer, 24, patienti want to make sure that when i'm really sick, my body will be able to fight it off and the antibiotics will be able to help. she' was told to come back, if her symptoms didn't go away.kenneth craig,

3 experts also find that people with sinus infections experience more side effects than benefits from antibiotics. 3 coming up... with the freezing overnight temperatures...one midlands church opened their doors to the homeless... that story after the break. 3 plus, if you missed the events honoring martin luther king junior yesterday... don't

and show you 3 good morning and thanks for waking up with us here on news19 this morning. i'm savannah levins. and i'm deon guillory.if may have taken more than a month ... but it's definitely starting to feel like winter around the midlands.right now, we are feeling some of the coldest temperatures of the season.

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