at 6 starts in just minutes. . from the station that's on your side, you're watching news 19 this morning. good morning. thanks for waking up with us on news 19. >> it's another cold morning. and meteorologist efren afante is watching the weather. and you have an update on the northern part of the midlands.

. >> it is cold and we are looking at a possible freezing rain. right now, it's cold. 32 in winnsboro and 36 in lexington. warmer at orangeburg at 41. here in columbia, 37 degrees. winds are light at # miles per hour. it's going to be very chilly. when the kids get out to the bus stop, they're going to need the jacket and bring the umbrella just in case. high of 46 and afternoon showers. other than the, 36 and rain likely. chances of rain throughout the day. could start with a little bit of freezing rain. a high of 33 degrees. on the traffic, easy going this morning.

sunset from mineral springs into town, congestion is building up. and from 36 to 77, looking at 11-minute. we'll looking at the seven-day forecast and what the weekend has in store. i've got that coming up in just a few minutes. governor haley delivered the state of the state address, talking about the tragedies south carolina endured, natural and man made from the flooding to the shooting in charleston. saying the state is benlt, but not broken. went off script giving a challenge to senators who she said has stopped her efforts for ethics reform in the house. >> i'm going to ask every

senator that is for income disclosures to please stand. >> it's unclear how many senators actually stood up. by some accounts, it was ten. strong reaction from both sides of the aisle. joyce coe has the latest. >> i think it was childist and antagonistic. i refuse to perform. >> i wanted to stand up and cheer. >> putting her speech around the challenging events in the palmetto state, those remarks got the reaction. >> if you support true investigation, please stand. >> for lawmakers on both sides. and there was disagreement on if it was appropriate.

>> i think it was appropriate for her to to so. >> i think she pulled the senate to stand up without a chance to speak on the issue. >> bringing to light issues in the state like child abuse and education. >> i think it's going to make a meaningful difference in domestic violence. >> while he commends her on what he called a good speech, left out one issue, health care. >> health care is divided. a hospital recently closed in barwell. we have a number of issues to address. >> continuing to be split on a gap tax, income tax cut. >> makes sense to pour more water in the bucket when there's a hole. right now it's a decision of

>> it's a joke and it's a red herring. . >> quite a while haley did mention the floods, some criticism from democrats about the lack of response in the areas, particularly to the farmers in the area. there's a bill for farmers with economy struggle in the state. the department of mass communications professor at the university of south carolina joined us about the address. >> the poignant poignant moment about the emmanuel 12, not just the nine, but the three survivors. pointed out that and the flooding. and political moments.

send me a bill that raises taxes, i'll veto it and fixing the budget, i'll call it. and calling out the senate, i want to talk to the senators that refuse to vote on ethics reform. and asked if they would support disclosure the funding for political sources and support independent, maybe that's a test vote for the ethics reform she asked for in last year and there and not yet gotten. >> we'll have more on the address and the raks throughout this morning. after months of debate, the west brooklyn debate is finally a go. >> residents, some, not so happy about it. >> great development.

development with retail, office component and a residential component. >> 135 public park spaces and a five story building to be exact. >> going to be concerned about traffic and parking and the effect on neighborhoods around there. >> councilman said it's the first step to the revitalization. the areas with the most concern is the number of units, raising by 35 jashgs the numbers for parking do not add up. a 350-person seating capacity and 300 with standing room that doesn't equate to 125 parking spaces. >> hoping for oversight. >> five stories is is it or 13 13 feet per ceiling machine. >> another big amendment was height.

buildings one and two can't be more than 35 feet and four, no taller than 76 feet from state street. >> we're excited. one of the most important projects we've worked on. >> they're developing the brock lin project, saying there's going to be some improved developments. >> three way stop. >> the developers tell us that the buildings are going to be brick with metal aing sents. and going to have to find spaces, a little more spaces for residential parking. >> going to start building in the second quarter of this year, hopefully opening for occupancy by 2016. looking at what's happening, a reminder to drivers.

this is eastbound 115, closing tonight to replace an overhead sign. 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. take exit 115 to eastbound off ramp. be careful when you're in that area. usc school of law is looking to address the issue with a discussion on bod cameras. a breakfast at 7:45. and talk about the practical and legal implications of body cameras. the event is free and open to the public. the city approved the purchase of 300 body cameras for the police department. if you were affected by the flooding, you are still eligible. open this weekend.

series of six called the community input and recovery project. funding will be used to compile a report for mitigating or lessening the effects of flooding. you can get more information on wltx.com. a penny for your thoughts. officials are hosting the meeting for the project. going to be at the eau claire building. mom of the day is allison baker. nominated by her best friend, corey. said she's special because she's kind and loving. a lot of love for her twins and has big plans for her.

banner to send in your information for mom of the day. time for the word of the day. -- no longer fertile. or weak or worn out or exhausted or spent. >> if you went to bed late last night, didn't sleep, and you woke up early -- >> which i am. >> so you would be -- >> and i am. >> if you have a use for it, send it to me. >> or me. it's 6:12. a surprise snow has an effect in the deep south. and a freeze rain advisory is in effect for overnight

3 millions of people from the mid-atlantic to the . 6:16 now. millions of people are gearing up for a winter storm. >> winter weather advisories are in effect and the system is

>> peek of the d.c. metro area got a taste of what's to come when an inch of snow grinded traffic to a halt on wednesday night. among those stuck, president obama, enduring a ride from -- collisions, pile ups and spinouts. >> as soon as i got on the road, thought it was going to be a bad idea. >> bringing the conditions to washington, d.c., baltimore and other others. pummelling the area for 12 inches of snow. >> we have asked for national guard vehicles and be prepared to ask for personnel. >> a crippling storm, crews filling trucks with salt. >> rushing to the stores with

>> the pantry is pack, forgot plenty of water. >> with the storm coming through, that's not the only concern. building berms on the jersey shore with the concern of coastal flooding. >> prepared more than any other time. >> new england could be spared the brunt of the storm. . >> going to the gulf of mexico and the southeast today where heavy rain is expected. going to bring in efren afante to this conversation. you have a look at this storm system. >> we have seen the developing stages of it yesterday in new england. watches and warnings ka that are scattered throughout the southeast. from memphis to the app lagss and into the mid-atlantic and

areas of the carolinas. 32 in winnsboro and 33 in bishopville and warm at aiken. in columbia, president. winds at three. it's definitely a cold start in you're going to go out jogging this morning. a sprinkle or two. progressing into the afternoon, we can see some of the rain moving in and a better chance of rain into the early morning hours swl. as the kids get out of school today, a chance of a sprik. cool and chilly. 45 degrees. highs in the mid to upper 40s all clout the midland communities a chance of afternoon and early evening hours. low of 37 overnight. the lows will be from the low to mid 30s and the key thing

temperature from newberry at 33 to winnsboro at 35. and it's going to be just cold enough, we have a freezing rain vadz from fire field to kershaw to lee counties. the forecast is going to showwise us as we go -- show us as we go into the morning hours, rain to freezing rain and that will be in the upstate until about noon. in the afternoon, continuing with the rain, but any freezing precipitation will be in the upstate. still going to have some rain in midlands. something else on friday and saturday, a possibility of the precipitation coming back around. could be in the form of sleet or even snow. it's a small possibility. we're watching it. the ground temperatures are so warm that anything that does flurry down is not going to stick.

windy. the winds will be continuing and warming up sunday and monday. a chance for showers or storms tuesday into wednesday. as far as the road conditions right now, no accidents are being reported on the thorough fairs. if you're coming -- thorough fares. if you're going from garner's ferry. arment to downtown, a 16-minute

time now is 6:3 enforcement across the nation

thanks for joining us. law enforcement continues to be a focus for questions over excessive force. leon lott has more on the event. >> we have a guest. >> thank you. >> old pro at this. >> this summit is -- we were talking during the break. highlighting the successes and looking at some of the challenges. >> yes. that's exactly what we're going to do. a summit on saturday. at the medallion center up the street from news 19 on garner's ferry. and the task force on 21st century policing. looking at the six pillars and

implemented just about all of the pillars and more since he's been sheriff for 19 years over there at the department. what we're going to do is build on that and talk about the challenges that we have had this year. and what we're going to be doing with the successes and more community policing, more unity and richland county prides itself on building the community. that's what it's all about. >> and law enforcement agencies are moving toward that community policing initiative. >> exactly. he's going to talk about a lot of things. it's free and open to the public from nine to 12 and some breakout sessions. victim advocates and sros and one-on-one teams, things to talk about. it's going to be a great opportunity, place for folks

we do at the sheriff's department to learn. >> and that's what it's about. with the community and the community policing, that relationship, opening the door with that. >> the issues that there have been, not us, but nationwide. we want to show what we're doing. we have our problems, but not to the proportion of the riots and looting and all that. and it's been organized. it's about how sheriff lott has built that relationship. and he's going to act on it. the decisions that we have to make aren't the best, but it's best for the community and the department. >> when it is?

medallion center . good thursday morning. and thanks for waking up with us this morning. >> it's friday eve. >> friday eve. hooray. >> let's send things over to efren afante. it's cold now. but efren, we have rain on the way. >> that's right. rain on the way. but not now. 37 degrees right now awe head of the anticipated rains. winds this morning. if you're going to go jogging,

at the bus stop, the kids will need the wish a jacket and umbrella just in case after school. dealing with cloud coverage and 42 by 11. 441:00. and looking at a high of 46 degrees. overnight, chance of showers and 34 for a low. rain chances throughout the day and dealing with some freezing rain in the northern midland communities. going to be windy, gusting up to 02 miles per hour. no accidents on the roads. past pine ridge to 26, prafk is picking up and so far, it's not bad. from 277 to i-20, a 12-minute community. we'll look at the seven-day forecast and the impact for the weekend from the weather. i'll have that in just a few

guys? >> thanks for xaupg keeping an eye on that. governor nikki haley has a lot in 2015. despite the tragedied, bounce bouncing back and finding a way to survive. >> recruiting teachers for rule schools. >> in bamburg, we didn't know what we didn't have. for me, that's not the case. i know exactly what we don't have. and in the state, i know what today's kids don't have. our focus for the last three years have been the rights. we have stood together. and we're not done. first, we need to let the voters of south carolina to decide if they want to appoint the superintendent of education.

for every governor. and to be successful, every governor must have a partner in the education department. >> haley said that's the first year they have aggressively recruited teachers and incentiveizing them to stay. >> we had a guest last night. >> breaking down the speech and the talking points, including education. >> what she did not say, what she did not refer to is the supreme court mandate to the general assembly is to fix the funding aspects of the state. the minimally adequate funding for the school and has been working towards that and not at the pace that the supreme court might have originally sought, but at their own pace.

how she talked about the need to support k-12 education and her desire not to put more funds into higher education, specifically the university of south carolina and clemson. that's her prerogative. higher education does get funds from the state government, but she's saying if we're going to have a priority, in her mind, it should be k-12. >> in a surprising moment off script, asking senators to stand up if they supported the ethics bill that sat in their chambers in the session. it's unclear about who stood up, in some account, it was less than ten. and for income disclosure. you can see the reactions. and independent investigations into the house ethics bill,

there was strong reaction from lawmakers on both sides, some calling the moment childish. >> that's the only chance to see where they stand. and i think she used the pulpit to her advantage. >> i think it was a childish trick to ask people to stand up with no chance to speak and defend themselves on the issue. >> some talk from the democrats about the lack of response in the area, specifically about farmers affected by the floods. there's a bim bill in the house to fund it as farming is a top economic ibd cater in the -- indicator in the state. uber has a deal to pick up and drop off passengers at super bowl 50. first time they have been at

before, banning uber and lyft. >> that's a huge contract. new numbers, showing more and more young adults are not getting a driver's license. people between 20 and 24 license -- down dramatically from 92%. why? uber and lyft and new cars becoming less affordable for debt-strapped students and grads. money man is bringing us some savings. >> great to be with you. the tragedies tied to malfunctioning detectors or just not enough in your home. if you want safer heating, we have some deals on our website. when it comes to the carbon

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>> new construction coming to west columbia. why neighbors have questions this morning.

midlands . if you're flying from the colombia international airport.

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meteorologist efren afante. >> it's 6:43. cooling off. 20s and 30s and 40s. lexington at 36. winnsboro at 32. columbia at 32. and what we're expecting in the next 36 hours. a few sprinls and the rain is moving out by the afternoon and evening. the rain will continue pretty much into the overnight hours. highs are expected today .generally in the mid to upper 40s. could be 49 in orangeburg to as cool as 42 in newberry. overnight tonight, it will be cold once again. temperatures generally in the in your opinion 30s. the -- in your mid to upper 30s. and because of that. and because of the precipitation we're expecting a freeze rain advisory is in

tomorrow from fairfield, kershaw and lee and newberry koinlts. by three in the morning, a lot of approximate precipitation could be in the form of freezing rain to just rain in the northern parts of the midlands into the upstate. as we get through noon, going to transition to just rain and into the afternoon, we're going to see a lot of rain. all of the palmetto state will. some of the moisture may wrab book into the state and central midlands. and could see a snow flake or 2:00 in the afternoon when it clears. and the potential, i use that word strongly and the potential for snow, but rain all over the palmetto state. a little wintry mix. saturday, sunny and 53. and up to 62 on tus and maybe a storm or thunderstorm or two.

interstate. nothing on 321 from knoxville to 26. and on 26 to downtown about 15

from 77 . time now, 6:48. after months of debate, the brooklyn development is finally a goo. stores, office and residential units on the spots that have been used by the river walk goers. the final plans were added last night.

not very happy about. 135 public park and the tallest building standing five stories on state street. the residents say they just want oversight for the construction. >> the numbers for parking do not add up. 350% seating capacity and 3 00 with standing room according to people with room on the river. that doesn't equate to 125 parking space. where is it going to go? we haven't gotten definitive answer on that from nin. >> saying the buildings are going to be brick and metal accents. the construction is expected to start in the second quarter of this year and open for occupancy in 2016.

still concern over the pinewood hazardous landfill plan. lasting 50 to 150 years, built in 1978. saying it's 38. and need to be proactive in case of any leak. any water that drips through has to be carefully and properly disposed of. one said this should be a priority for lawmakers. >> the decision that was made in 1978, there was little we can do it now, but need to make sure it's better for future generations. >> making sure a leak doesn't happen, but a matter of lawmakers appropriating the funds to get it done. looking at the events in the area, including police accountability.

>> and more in the flooding on

i'm gayle 3 a reminder to . 6:54. take a look at what's happening today. a reminder to drivers the department of transportation is closing the -- tonight to replace an over head sign from 8:00 a.m. to five pm. 5:00 p.m..

be careful in that area. >> police brutality is a topic. going to host a breakfast on discussing body cameras. coming up in less than an hour. a former police officer and law professor is going to talk about the implications of the body cameras. purchased 300 for the columbia police department just last month. if you were affected by the flooding, you can tell your story. three locations on the your screen. the meeting are a part of a series of six of the community input and rover project. going to compile a report for

the future flooding. . richardland county would -- richland county would like your opinion. . >> the st. patrick's day spirit is alive and well in the midlands. the st. patty's and five points planning committee is going to announce the concert line up and the changes this year. that's in five points at delaney delaney's. the south carolina lady gamecocks are going to be traveling. if you want, you can. the tickets are 60 bucks. ticket, a ride and a t-shirt and lunchbox. tipoff is at seven. if you want to go, it leaves

from seven and will return around 3:30 a.m.. the hunt is still on for the news 19 golden football. earlier, we placed 19 signs footballs in all 11 counties in the area. tips have been posted on our website, facebook and twitter accounts as well twitter. most are sfound found, some have not. if you -- most are found, some have not. going to have the winner drawn of the 11. and a look at the traffic? >> it's been biking another on pine yi grove rose road. road piney grove road. a lot of cloud coverage and 37. light winds at three miles per

hour. the forecast, expecting a high of 46 degrees and -- overnight, 37 and rain likely throughout the midlands. and we're watching carefully. a freezing rain is in effect. this is from 1:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon tomorrow. and early morning hours, we could see the possibility of some freezing rain develop in our northern communities until noon, going into the upstate. in the afternoon, a lot of rain. behind it, friday night into saturday morning, there's a chance we could see a flurry or two. things have been changing quite a bit. and into saturday afternoon and into sunday, definitely a chance, a 100% chance we will be dealing with some kind of precipitation with a high of 43. 44 on saturday as the skies begin to clear and we start to

warm up. monday, 59 for a high. let me streesz strsz that things have been change and the models have been going back and forth. we have been watching carefully. you can follow me and we'll be updating on-air and online and on twitter. >> this is something changing every second. and we'll bring you updates on air and on social media. good tip. make sure you get your coats out this morning. umbrellas, whatever you need. just stay safe out there. >> that's it for us. great morning. friday eve. >> friday eve. everyone, have a great day. >> cbs this morning is next.