states. from the station that is on friends @ five. good evening and thank you for joining us on friends @ five on this tuesday. i am darci strickland. >> i am andrea mock. >> a city counsel met today to discuss where former inmates should go once they are released from jail. news 19's savannah levins joins us now with those details. >> reporter: that's right. right now if someone is

center and no one can pick them up a county van drops them off at a bus stop but community members complained that it is bad for business and residents. they want to look into contracting taxis to transport the individuals to whenever they want to -- to wrench they want to go -- to wherever they want to go instead of at the bus stop. >> businesses, communities, impacted by this panths, you know, we need to -- practice, you know, we need to act. we want to enjoy it, have a meal, sit down and have the best environment. >> reporter: six former inmates a day are dropped off. they hope to have a plan by the end of the month. the system will continue to be paid for with taxpayer money. we will keep you updated that see story develops. for now, back to you.

a judge consolidated two lawsuits after a clemson university student was found dead. convenience for the court. tucker hipps' body was found in lake heartwell. one of the lawsuits was a wrongful death case. the other sought damages for the family's loss. each sought $25 million from three members of sigma phi epsilon. the national and local chapters of the fraternity and clemson university. police need your help finding a man whais a -- who is a person of interestane sexual assault on -- interest in a sexual assault on campus. look at your screen. it happened on saturday between 3:13 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. in the morning. if you have information on who this is you are asked to call crime stoppers at 1-888-crime-

linse up for all of you -- listen up for all of you moped drivers. moped bill passed last week. it would make traffic laws apply to mopeds. currently trivers can't be given speed -- drivers can't be given speeding tickets or be arrested for drunk driving. they would require drivers to have insurance. and have tags and require safety equipment like lights and vests. some lawmakers have been against passing the legislation saying it would restrict some but he says he talked to some of the lawmakers who say they would support a -- would support a bill. >> i think it is a big enough concern for the public that we -- we need action on it. i think it is -- the devil is in the details.

there will -- step and there wilt be senators that -- will it. -- that have to digest it. >> the bill is still in subcommittee and he says it could take a couple more meetings for the bill to pass on to the committee. now, the midlands most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist jim gandy. >> today we started out with some fog but that burned off and during the course of the day we had clouds over the northern portion of the state. that is because a front came down to the columbia door step and stopped right there. we have a batch of light rain in georgia. that might come into the area this evening. most of the range is off to the west. -- rain is off to the west. greenville they are at 50 degrees. 59 degrees in charlotte. south of the front a warm day. a augusta -- augusta 76.

right now we are partly cloudy in columbia. 69 degrees. our wind shifted to a northeast wind at 10 miles per hour. which means that the front has slid through the columbia area but it hasn't impacted us much. we had been in the 70s. tonight we are expecting an increase in clouds, showers later on tonight with a low of 60. most of the rain will be coming tomorrow in the form of showers and thunderstorms and a high of 72 and the rain will come to an end tomorrow night with a low temperature of 53. now let's take a look at the afternoon. and i will give you an over view here. most of the area around columbia is in good shape with the exception of the malfunction junction area. it is slowing down going through the region. keep that in mind. it will take you a little bit of time. we have one accident near the intersection of 277 and i-20.

traffic too much at this time. on the southeast side of town. a little slow down on the sumpter highway. not too bad today. downtown to blythewood 17 minutes from downtown to clemson road, 14 minutes. we will look at the seven-day forecast coming up. >> thank you. health officials in texas say a patient there has acquired the zika virus through sex. they said today they received confirmation from the centers for disease control and prevention the patient was infected after having sexual contact with an ill person who returned from a country where zika virus was present. the zika virus spreads through mosquito bites. investigators have been exploring the possibility it could be spread through sex. after a researcher who caught the virus over sea and spread it to his wife in the states in 2008.

ground running today trying to use their success in iowa trying to appeal to voters in new hampshire. danielle nottingham comes up with ted cruz and his supporters. >> reporter: ted cruz greeted a crowd in new hampshire where she looking for a second win. >> it will be decided by the grass roots. it will be decided by the men and women here in this room. >> reporter: his camp wants to rally as much support in new hampshire as they pulled off in iowa. >> were you surprised you won in iowa? >> no. i wasn't surprised. >> ted cruz is the guy we have been praying for. >> reporter: marco rubio is using his third place finish to position himself as the republican candicate and the one able to -- candidate and the one able to clinch the general election. >> i can to that better than anyone else. >> reporter: while cruz is

have to duke it out in new hampshire. hillary clinton defeated bernie sanders in the closest iowa caucus in history. >> we areane fight to the finish about whether or not -- are in a fight to the finish about whether or not we will watch it get ripped away. >> reporter: bernie sanders called iowa a political revolution. and says he plans to astound the world again in the state. danielle nottingham cbs news, new hampshire. former president bill clinton will be in columbia tomorrow to campaign for his caucus. it will be at the john hurst gym at allen university at 6:00 p.m. doors open at 4:30 p.m. the public is invited but you need to rsvp. the primary is february 27. and he came in third in the iowa caucuses but marco rubio

including south carolina senator tim scott. he says in a statement he is joining in endorsing marco rubio. he said he is the one shot republicans have to win the presidency. ted cruz didn't waste time getting to south carolina after the iowa caucus. he is talking talking to supporters. he will be at the convention center in greenville at 7:00 p.m. it is free and open to the public. meanwhile on friday donald trump will be in florence. he is hosting a campaign rally at the florence civic center from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. . bill cosby is back in the courtroom today. his attorneys are trying to get the sexual assault charges against him thrown out. lawyers say the district attorney promised not to

if -- comedian if he testified. he did and settled the lawsuit in 2006. bill cosby is charged with three counts of sexual assault stemming from a 2004 encounter with a former temple university basketball employee. 50 women accused accused bill cosby of sexual assault. the fbi is investigating the contamination of flint's drinking water. they switched the water from toyota water -- detroit water system to the flint river. the river water wasn't treated propertily. officials haven't -- properly. officials haven't said if charges will follow. spring is coming early according to our famous rodent ground-hog day. punxsutawney phil ground hog

predicted an early spring. they are only accurate half the time and if you are in south carolina this ground hog thing is silly because it is 75 degrees. >> yeah. [ talking at the same time ] >> we didn't need him to tell us it would be warm today. >> it feels like spring. >> we have borguard - -[ talking at the same time ] >> i am not sure what he saw. >> who was the crazy one that bit the guy last year -- >> that was phil -- [ talking >> no. no, it was the -- the ground hog in wisconsin. >> see? it was that shady wisconsin ground hog -- >> where is phil -- >> pennsylvania -- [ talking at the same time ] >> making sure. [ talking at the same time ] >> i don't know, we will have to see what that angry wisconsin one did -- >> not enough cheese -- >> bitter. >> yeah.

five this is the month that you think about your heart. heart disease is the leading cause of death for women. we will tell you after the

symptoms that you need a massive wave sends a pro- surfer tumbling 40 feet! a massive wave sends a pro surfer tumbling 40 feet. take look at this. he was knocked off his board during a competition off the coast of maui. >> my goodness. >> 40 feet. >> holy smokes. >> he is okay. he says the giant wave was like the ocean. the wave may have knocked him down but not out. he was back out surfing the next day. >> inch his blood -- [ talking at the same time ] >> put together different. >> they can't give it up. they will do it no matter what. >> can't do that.

>> i am so over that. same time ] [ laughter ] >> i am done with that. >> yeah? >> there is a times and a . >> my latest adventure was trying to snow ski. >> i thought you liked that. >> i did all right but fell a few times. i didn't wipe out like that -- [ talking at the same time ] we went out for walks today because it was so gorgeous. >> yeah. if you didn't take advantage of it you missed it. >> yes. >> tomorrow will be different. what is going on, there is a storm system producing severe weather through the mississippi river valley. tornado watches for in effect for much of mississippi, alabama, the western half of tennessee, nashville, memphis. the front is right here. along it mississippi river right now. ahead of it you have all the individual thunderstorms and some of these have been producing tornadoes and there

nothing that we need to worry about tonight but we have this area of rain that is moving through georgia. approaching the augusta area now, we might see showers coming through the midlands during the evening hours. but it has been warm. we saw a ont that came right down a the columbia area. but in orangeburg they are south of it front now, at 75 degrees. 76 degrees in augusta. to the north, cooler, it is 58 degrees in rock hill and 50 degrees in greenville. that is where much of that cold moment. here is a look at our computer model. tonight an increase in clouds. not much in the way of rain. a chance that will see rain. most of the rain will come tomorrow and it will be in the form of showers. and a line of thunderstorms in the afternoon. this is something we will be watching. there could be gusty winds with the thunderstorms. they won't last long.

will see the rain tapering off tomorrow night and thursday, a few showers along the coast. the clouds may persist in our area through the day on thursday. so here is our forecast. we will start first of all with tomorrow we will see thunderstorms. high of 72 degrees. but then turning cooler on thursday with a high of 59. 53 on friday. down to 29 degrees saturday. high of 55. it looks like we will see chance for showers on 16. mostly cloudy. a -- on sunday. mostly cloudy. a weather system will spin clouds back into the area but then we clear out next weekend. it turns cold next week as well. tuesday we are expecting a high temperature of just 51 degrees. now let's go to you. february is heart health month. they want you to say -- just say no.

wltx is making sure you know the signs and symptoms. we are doing that today with dr. robert who is a cardiologist at lexington medical and you are a heart survivor. >> yes. >> we will talk about your story in a few minutes. but more about the signs and symptoms of heart disease. >> that's right. heart disease can manifest in so many different ways. the classic ones for men and women is chest tightness or pressure in the middle of your chest. that could be with or without activity. that is a big warning sign that you might be experiencing. a heart event. shortness of breath, dizziness, fatigue that is unusual. and more pain in your jaw or shoulder can also be a marker for heart disease. >> how prevalent is heart

>> it is a huge burden in our state, america, and effects so many citizens in our state. related to the amount of folks that we have with diabetes and high blood pressure. one in three will be effected. it is a huge birderren. -- burden. it is a number that has to change. >> talk to us about what happened to you last summer? >> i had fatigue. that word that he mentioned, i had pain in my back. i was tired. i felt 75-years-old. >> wow! >> yeah. because i -- i was. i am not anymore. but i was 75 and i felt 75. >> you own a catering company. a successful company so i am sure you put it on i am over worked, i am tired. what was the thing that made you say this is more than just exhaustion? i need to see somebody. >> i walked from one building

of breath and a red flag went up in my mind and i went in my car and headed home. called my wife and i said i am on the way home and she said what? because i don't get off early. that was the beginning and i immediately hung up and called a friend of mine. a surgeon. i said there is something wrong with me. and he led me to doctor, thatat is when we met. >> you are his cardiologist. we will put you on the spot. tell us what he did wrong. >> yeah. men do that. the misses, the spouse brings the individual in often and because they see their spouse deteriorating in their health and can notice the change in their quality of life and usually people love to blow it off on something else, can't be my heart, must be over worked,

be your heart. if you have risk factors that could be in your mind. high blood, diabetes, do you smoke, you need to think maybe i am at risk -- maybe i am at risk. >> women now, busy moms and wives wives, how does it present in women? >> you get a 10 year break. in women it presents older, because they get protection from the ovaries. they ignored the signs and health and risk factors and blame it on other health issues besides thinking about their heart. when they show up they are sicker, and their outcomes are poorer because they delayed

>> what is the one thing that everyone can do today to help our heart be healthier? >> enjoy the weather. walk 30 minutes a day. 5 to 10% change in your weight could effect your health and lowering your risk. this month we want people to understand their five markers for heart disease. go to the website, and it is an easy walk through and you can help understand your risk for heart disease and then talk to your doctor about it. >> perfect. glad we have you for another 75 degrees. >> i am 76 now -- [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >> 74 years. >> 76 years young. >> thank you.

stay wi lots of you are getting ready for your superbowl parties.we got some

ready for your super bowl parties. we have fun food facts for you. according to the pork board, 10 million pounds of ribs are sold during the week of the super bowl. this is the 4th largest holiday for ribs. and no super bowl spread is complete about chicken wings. according it the national chicken counsel americans eat 1.2 billion chicken wings during the game. wing stop sold 8 million wings last year on super bowl sunday. and this last fact will make you full, the average american consumes 2400-calories during the super bowl party according to the calorie control counsel. the number is based off someone eating two pizzas, 5 hot dogs,

beers and regular sodas plus several deserts. >> we know at least one person or 10 who can't live without their favorite sweet tea and now bojangles is making sure the panthers feel at home, they are making their way across the country in a van all to make sure the team has carolina sweet tea on friday. they are tweeting their trip using #tea for panther nation. they say they will serve their sweet tea and make sure it gets to the players who want it out in california. i am all for you. >> how do you pack sweet tea? i can't figure it out. >> you have to take your sugar -- [ talking at the same time ] >> there is nothing let getting someplace and saying could i have a sweet tea -- no. >> especially in california.

al

friends @ five with andrea mock and darci strickland. >> we be the second half hour of friends @ five. -- welcome back to the second half hour of friends @ five. the floods of october, it washed away roads and dirt. something that could lead todiscoverries. this week -- to discoveries. this week they began surveying two spots. . [ indiscernible ] had the flood unforbed a road they believe is -- the uncovered a road they believe is from the 1800s oror1900s. a team is mapping their find so they could learn more about south carolina's history. >> if we can figure out the engineering and the types of information that we can pull out of nail patterns and timber sizes and things we can figure out what it was and then we can

was, what it was used for, it is function. a variety of things like that. >> once they were done mapping the site they will cover the road with a special cloth and put the dirt back over it. we have an update for you on a story we brought to you last night. we have several calls about road concerns on decker boulevard. the road where decker boulevard, park lane road and two notch road, crews started working on the road this morning. february is black history month and a college is celebrating with a series of events and activities honoring african americans in the country. today some of the family members of survivors who were murdered in charleston told their story. >> this event meant a lot to me and my family because my mother

i wanted to come here and speak to the youth here. especially to let them know the experiences that i had, everything that i am going through and also how important god is inch everything that is -- in everything that is going on with me. >> mother emmanuel chchch was nominated for the mobile peace prize. now, the midlands momo accurate forecast with chief meteorologist jim gandy. >> today has been a warm day in columbia. north of columbia it is cooler. south it is warmer. right now we are at 69 degrees. partly cloudy skies. and northeast winds at 10 miles per hour. tonight we will see an increase in clouds. a low of 60. we also expect to see showers. most of our rain will come tomorrow in the form of showers and thunderstorms. high of 72 degrees. it will be breezy tomorrow. but rain will be coming to an end tomorrow night. we will see clouds on thursday with a high of 59. it will be turning colder

53 on friday. saturday a low of 29. with a high of 55. and we may see more showers sunday. high temperatures of 56. let's take a look at our traffic around the area this afternoon. and we will start first of all with an over view on the southern side of town things aren't too bad. a few slow downs. first of all northeast side of town, clemson road. slow there and a slow down, i- 77, north bound lane, it is slow and slow when you get off. northwest side of town, this is malfunction junction right here. it continues to be slow, particularly on 126 and i-26. we have a slow down on the lexington highway from before you get to i-26 to lexington. as a result it will take you some time.

downtown will take you 14 minute downtown to lexington will take you at least 25 minutes. >> thank you. group of residents in winnsboro are mad over the possible development of a quarry in their neighborhood. south carolina department of health -- department of health and environmental control year. the facility would be a plant in the throughway area. despite the approval residents are kerned the water and air will be polluted and they appealed the decision. [ indiscernible ] >> you can't afford to have something like that where people are trying to make a neighborhood. >> the case is scheduled to be heard beginning on the 16th of february.

hasn't been heard and they will make a dermination on the case we w wld refrain from comment concluded. >> that meeting that you just heard about is with the south carolina mining counsel on february 16. the city counsel will hear from the residents and the company to determine future steps. a ballpark is causing controversy and the teams yet. people are worried about the amount of light and noise that will come from the stadium. they performed a study on how far the lights could be seen and it is less than a thousand feet and the closest neighborhood is 1500 feet. and the company with the sound system shows sounds will be below the sound ordinance still residents are concerned. >> the big problem that seems

a great possibility is too much of the wrong kind of noise from entertainment. >> the city held a meeting to allow w sidents to ask questions and see the reports from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m today but according to officials no one showed up. you will have a chance to see the reports and voice your opinions at tonight's city counsel meeting at 6:00 p.m. each year the march of dimes raises money to help prevent birth defects. today a group kicked off their march for baby's campaign. they picked up fundraising ambassador family. in 2013 the family's third child was born premature spending three months in the hospital. the baby is now thriving thanks to research funded by the march of dimes. >> one of the things when we called our parents to tell them

going into early labor, they were worried about lung development. through the research provided by the march of dimes that is not that big of an issue now. and so we are not sure that -- that -- if our child would have survived if it weren't for the research that march of dimes were putting forward so we owe it back to them to shine a spotlight on the organization. >> across the nation 700 communities are participating in the march for babies campaign. mother heard her son's heartbeat for the first time in three years. her only son died at just 7 months old. she didn't hesitate to make the decision to donate -- to donate his organs. meanwhile he had a faulty heart valve and had a stroke. but she received a heart. a new heart.

after the heart transplant and she got to hear her son's heartbeat again. they consider each other family now. >> through all the grief, it is, like -- seems everything came together perfectly for both of us. >> lucas saved two other lives with his donated liver and kidney. his mom says he couldn't -- she at this point couldn't be anymore proud of her baby boy. >> that is such an amazing story. to hear the heartbeat again. >> i tell you every time i see these stories of -- mothers making the decision, you know, you -- i can't -- >> don't -- [ talking at the same time ] coming up next, thankful for our great educators in the

after the break the students at dutch fork elementary school thinks a teacher -- thinks the most of a teacher who is a lifelong learner. fifth grade teacher is that kind of teacher because she is not only patient, she treats her students with respect. news 19's mary sturgill has more on why students love her so much. >> she is just somebody that will stand by you when you are frustrated, when you need help and she just made us a perfect class. >> reporter: that perfect fifth grade class is created by their teacher who says she is a

>> they have it is not about perfection. it is about growing every day and reflecting together and being the best we can be. >> reporter: it is that combination of the desire to learn and grow and the love of her students that makes her our news 19 teach orof the week. -- teacher of the week. >> reporter: i am mary sturgill from news 19 wltx and you are congratulations. >> thank you. >> reporter: she has been teaching for five-day forecast years. but this year she is -- 5 years. but this year she teaching every subject. >> we riv to be -- live to be readers and writers and mathematicians. >> reporter: knowing that creates a community whose individuals discover their potential with every lesson. >> we respect each other and push each other. sometimes it is a struggle but

>> reporter: rewards that she sees in her own progress. >> i learned that i am a better reader than i thought. i love to read and write more this year. i am better and i love math. >> reporter: rewards that are reflected right back on her as the teacher of the year for dutch fork elementary school and a finalist for the district. >> she is one of the greatest teachers i ever met. >> reporter: mary sturgill, news 19 wltx. >> congratulations again for being our teacher of the week expecting this month. if you know a teacher who deserves to be recognized for their hard work e-mail us at tow @wltx.com. >> you know what? parents. >> absolutely. carrying.

[ talking at the same time ] >> she will have a smart baby. coming up next, how many things did you return after christmas? >> this year i didn't return anything -- [ talking at the same time ] >> the rest of us returned stuff. where exactly does all that

we will take the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of america's best mayors. in congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. now he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over two and a half million contributions, tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuition-free public colleges. people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather,

to give us a future to believe in. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. we know the holiday gifts that people get around always the gifts they want. millions of americans return items they received and you may be surprised where they end up. >> reporter: the holidays are long gone. but it is the most wonderful time of the year for michael. >> like organized chaos. >> reporter: owner of liquidators outside chicago. that is because this is where

returned to amazon, home depot and sears. >> like santa's work shop for christmas rejects. >> for sure. >> most of it is customer returns. >> reporter: his warehouse is over flowing from go pros to xboxs and a wall of drills. once they are tested he will auction them off at half the price. >> consumers assume it is put back on the shelves. >> reporter: his business jumped 1,000% in the past four years and online shopping is a reason why. americans returned $260 billion worth of items in 2015. he helps stores process the returns. restocking items could be expensive for retailers. >> often the retailers liquidate them for pennies on the dollar or throw them away

>> reporter: items that survive end up at retailers and sold online. he came and found a toy truck for his grandson at a discount. >> wrong item for one is the right for somebody else. >> reporter: a returned item rebought at the right price. and rihanna diaz, cbs news, illinois. >> we need to find one of those liquidators. >> easier said than done. >> they throw stuff away in landfills? what? >> there salumber liquidator -- [ talking at the same time ] -- is a lumber liquidator -- [ talking at the same time ] coming up next sparkling man pants a thing? first cam newton and now charlie rose. the latest on what could be the

next. hire is a look at what is coming up on wltx tonight. a special night pleading up to super bowl 50. you can see the super bowl greatest commercials over the last 50 years. ncis at 10:00 p.m. and then stay up for news 19 at 11:00 p.m. david boyy will be hahn -- bowie will be honored that grammy awards. here is the catch, he will be honored by one of his biggest fans. lady gaga is a six time grammy award winner and nominee. ll cool j is hosting and you can see the grammies on wltx. tune in on february 15. >> we talked about cam newton's

yesterday and today cbs this morning charlie rose came out similar. take a look. [ music ] [ screams ] >> that was yesterday. this is today. same time ] >> i tried to get -- >> you did not -- [ talking at the same time ] >> that is awesome. >> that is awesome. >> that is so great. >> i am going to write you a check -- [ talking at the same time ] >> don't cash it till april -- [ talking at the same time ] >> that is amazing. >> after you pay your taxes. >> i bet something else -- [ talking at the same time ] >> how did you get them -- >> how did you get them -- >> i tried -- my friends at

i thought they were a look alike pant but they are -- >> no. lookalikes. what i got was gale saying i talked to -- [ talking at the same time ] >> you had her in your phone -- >> i have to talk about the pants. amazing. they look just a little different on charlie rose than cam newton. >> they are naught as tight. >> weren't as fitted. i didn't see the bulging muscles like you saw in cam newton. >> they were cropped -- >> what shoes did cam have on -- [ talking at the same time ] >> a like a loafer -- >> i feel like it had an animal print on the loafer -- [ talking at the same time ] >> they both look good.

[ talking at t right now on news 19 at 6:00 p.m. a noise survey is under fire. why residents are concerned. >> do you know who this man is? deputies say he stole $7,000 worth of items from a convenience store. we have the details. >> and once again lawmakers discussing a roads bill. where it stands. news 19 at 6:00 p.m. starts now. >> from the station that is on your side, you are watching news 19 at 6:00 p.m. >> noise and light are the concern for some people who live near columbia's new baseball stadium. thank you for being with us. >> the leaders had a study done however the lighting company and the sound company did their

results.