have a great day.3 and thanks for waking up with news 19 this morningi'm savannah levins. your time is 4:30... 3 3 3

3 3 forty-one percent of americans are concerned about rising interest rates this year. that's according to a new survey from bank-rate dot com. they found americans are most worried about how those interest rates will affect their personal finances. 3 dell released its rankings of the coununy's most 'future ready cities'the highest ranked cities ... were san jose, san francisco, washington d.c., boston and austin. rounding out the top twenty five are columbus ohio and philadelphia.economists looked at human capital, commerce and infrastructure in 34 cities city to come up with the list. 3 mcdonald's is taking its classic french fries to the next level in japan.yesterday the company announced the new 'mcchoco potato' french fries that can be drizzled with two

word yet.. on whether mcdonalds plans to test them in the u-s. 3 3 the tax filing season is officially underway and scammers are trying to take advantage of taxpayers. officials say the biggest phone fraud in irs history is growing and now the government is launching a public service announcement warning taxpayers about the phone scammers who claim to be irs agents. 3 :inspector general of investigations hey're just ruthless criminals, and they really don't care about people, they don't care about anything other than trying to intimidate you into paying them money.//the tipoff is, if you don't pay immediately, you're going to go to jail, that is the tip off. the irs would never make a telephone call like that.,3 if you do get a call like that, the i-r-s says you should just hang up. 3 3 zika virus, a mosquito-borne virus that can cause birth

in latin america and the caribbean.the c-d-c is now advising pregnant women to avoid travelling to 14 countries. dr. jon lapook

3 an irregular heartbeat is a stronger risk factor for stroke, heart disease and death in women than in men,

researchers.the study published in the british medical journal tracked over 4 million people and found women with irregular heartbeats need morereaggressive treatment. 3 a mayo clinic study finds no link between surgical anesthesia in patients over 40 and mild cognitive impairment later in life.past studies have shown associations between anesthesia exposure to young children and later learning and memory problems. 3 and a new study finds 92 percent of meals served in u-s restaurants contain too many calories.tufts university researchers tested food from 123 fast food and regular sit- down restaurants in california, massachusetts and arkansas.they found american, chinese and italian restaurants had the highest calorie counts with average meals around 15-hundred calories. 3 despite recommendations, fewer than 1 in 4 high school

ever been tested for h-i-v.the c-d-c urges a routine hiv testing at least once for teens and adults....yearly screening are encouraged for high risk people, including those with multiple sex partners, gay or bisexual boys and men, and injection drug users.officials say many people underestimate their sk and some doctors are unaware of the recommendations. 3 two california lawmakers say it time for their state to end the ampon tax. his proposed law would classify tampons, sanitary pads and other feminine hygiene products as medical necessities.if the legislation is successful, california would join the ranks of just a handful of other states, including maryland and new jersey, that don impose a sales tax on menstrual products.the effort to axe the so-called ampon taxhas gained support from both republicans and democrats. supporters say that the ax is especially hard on poororand homeless women who need

can't afford them.and in case you're wondering, women do pay carolina. 3 3 news19 has learned that there will be no elephant walk this week for the ringling brothers and barnum and bailey circus extreme. the walk normally features the elephants, horses, and other animals that are part of that year's circus act. it would have been the last one in columbia to feature the ringling bros. elephants....wh o are being retired from performing in may.circus officials say the walk has been canceled because of a timing issue.. earlier this month, the circus announced plans to move their circus elephants to a permanent home at a florida conservation center in maythe show kicks off at colonial life arena thursday, and runs through friday we'll give you a peek behind the curtain. 3 folks in the military and their family members attended a career fair at the orangeburg armomo yesterday.in

employment representatives... those who went were able to access resources for va benefits, behavioral health, homeless veterans, education, health and wellness. 3provide their resources and services3 the event was hosted by the south carolina national guard. 3 pearl jam is coming to columbia.they will be perfororng a series of north american concert dates between april and august.they'll be at the colonial life arena on thursday, april 21 at 8:00 pm. tickets are 71 dollars and go on sale friday, january 29 at noon.

right here in a few weeks and we're giving you a chance to score some points of your own ... in the form of cash.our golden football contest is going on right now.we placed 19 golden wltx signed footballs at several different public landmarks across 11 counties. . the clues leading to their locations have been posted on wltx's instagram, twitter and facebook accounts. you 're looking at pictures of some folks who have already found winning balls...but there are still some out there..if you find a golden football bring it to the wltx studios to win $50... and then register for our grand price of $519. the grand prize will be announced on januarar26 on frfrnds at 5. 3 coming up...we hav an update on when some roads in richland and kershaw will be fixed.. 3 plus, you're waking up to a freezing morining again... efren afante will tell us how long we can expect this chill

a warm up.... your full weather forecast is after the

3 state regulators want more money to monitor the water quality in south carolina's rivers and streams.dhec is asking state lawmakers for about $950,000 more in its budget..that money would be used to hire 16 new employees and buy more equipment to test water around the state.budget cuts in recent years have forced the agency to reduce the frequency of water sampling and the number of sampling stations. 3 more jobs are coming to the upstate.a groundbreaking was held for a new japanese company in spartanburg.toray carbon fibers american is building a manufacturing plant there.governor haley was on hand for the ceremony.the plant will hire about 500 employees over the next decade.

awarded contracts to replace bridges in kershaw and richlpand counties that were damaged in october's floods. the agency expects the bridge on rockbridge road in forest actres to the completed by june first of this year...also in richland county, congress road over jumping run creek is expected to be repaired by may 15th..in kershaw county, pinegrove road over twenty five mile creek should be complete by august....3 3

3 3 coming up....meet the woman who's a musician by day....and a teacher by night... we'll take you to orchestra class and intoduce you to our

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discipline... passion.... and perserverence.for carrol murray....those qualities are a part of the lesson plan.... and the result is something beautiful. 3 " ice big bows, one twtw ready and *nats music* " "you need some music in your life! music kind of gets you going in the day " in the halls of crossroads intermediae school.... you can hear it. nat : musicmusic... made by children... sixth graders... like nick carnes. "i just like how you can make a sound with something you just hold, you can just go ahead and play, you don have to listen to it on the radio, you can make your own stuff. " this young orchestra, led by a special conductor... " e e going to do the number on the board, doted quarter note.. " ms. carrol murray. member of the south carolina philharmonic by night... sit up tall, scross up high!"3 ...middle school teacher by day. "its really cool when im teaching a passage to the kids and theyre not really sure about it, and we work and we

i see them go es!and they got it and that really cool, we see that every day, and thats whats really neat about it." and while she might not be leading a seasoned symphony at carnegie hall... she's leading nonetheless. "ms murray is a really good teacher, if youre not having good day shel pull you through the day, shes one of the best teachers ive had in a really long time" and that's what makes her our teacher of the week. " congratulations ! " nats: music close your eyes.... and you might forget where you are.... " it beings me joy very day, its one of those things we need in our lives " but in ms. murray's class...music you'll never forget wherereyou started. "i just think that one of the best parts, is taking something they making it into feel proud of." 3 3 if you'd like to nominate an educator for teacher of the week...visit our website wltx dot com 3 still to come ... we've got a look at everything happening at the state house including a