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3 3 today is national signing day. it's the first day that a high school senior can sign a binding national letter of intent for college football. and usc's head football coach will muschamp is expected to talk about the 2016 signing class. that's at 3 oclock today. and coming up in our 6 oclock hour we'll talk to gamecock centeral's wes mitchell on on the prospects. sports director reggie anderson will have updates on where our midlands high school seniors are headed when you join us for news 19 at 6

3 today former president bill clinton will be in columbia to rally for support for his wife hillary clinton. the rally is taking place at 6pm at allen university. 3 3 columbia police are asking again ...if you know this man...they say he is a person of interest in a sexual assault on usc's campus.police believe he may have information that could help the case...but so far he has not made contact wtih officers. the sexual assault took place on january 30 at about 3:30 in the morning in the 800 block of barnwell street .police say a man forced a student to a nearby area where he sexually assaulted her.you can leave an annonmous tip by calling crimestoppers.. .1-triple-8-crime-sc. 3 this morning...richland deputies need your help identifying the man in this suveilance video.they say he is wanted for a burglary at the am/pm food mart on parklane road in december. deputies say he stole several bottles of liquor from the business, left and then came

cash register along with several packs of cigarettes and lottery tickets.the total value was 7-thousand dollars. if you know who this man is call crimestoppers at 1-triple-8-crime-sc. 3 in sumter....police say they're looking for a man in connection with a shooting at a gas station. he's 22 year old trey lorenzo moore.police say he robbed a man and a woman at the fredricks citgo...which is at the corner of guignard and oakland streets. they say the male victim was then shot before the suspect got away in the victims car.the shooting victim is expected to be ok.if you know where police can find moore--call crimestoppers at one-triple-8--crime sc. 3 a richland county committee is trying to decide how individuals should be transported once they're released from jail.right now, if someone is released from alvin s. glenn detention center and no one can pick them up...a county van takes them to the transit stop on laurel street.but community

having former inmates wandering around that downtown area is bad for business *and* neighbors.the ad hoc committee now wants to look in to contracting taxis to take former inmates wherever they want to go. 3 3 currently about 6 former inmates a day are dropped off at the transit stop.councilman rose says they hope to have a new plan developed by the end of the month.the system is and will be paid for with taxpayer money. 3 3 irmo town council is reconsidering it's nearly 40 year agreement with the founders of the okra strut. since the 1980's the town of irmo has allowed the lake murray women's club to take

earns at the annual event. that's including exclusive rights to okra sales, first pick of the booths, and requiring no fees.but mayor hardy king believes that everyone participating in the event should pay a fee.the president of the women's club says paying over 600 dollars to participate in the festival could put a dent in the non profit organization. 3 "to us, we're a small organization and when they take money out of our pocket we can't give money to the organizations that we donate to. so actually it would hurt us." 3 town council voted three to two...moving forward with the first reading of the changes. they are expected to discuss it further at their next meeting. 3 3 it's a main road in lower richland county....but right now you can't drive through it. the bluff road bridge.... just outside gadsen....was washed away during the october flood. now...state transportation crews are rebuilding it.they met with locals at the st john's baptist church in

the progress.right now the project is 31 percent complete and is expected to be finished by april 15.this bridge fix is in a combined contract with the congaree road fixes that cost just over 3 million dollars - funded by the federal highway emergency relief program. 3 "we had heard dates before, but now i feel more comfortable knowing that we are getting what we expected would happen, but it seems to be happening a lot sooner than we thought." although you may not have to use detours here much longer, there's still more work to be done. this morning there are 49 closures...about 20 of those are bridges. 3 for some people, the flood marked the beginning of a new job assignment...as possible historic sites were uncovered by all that water.news19's colby gallagher r s the details. 3 jim spirek: "sometimes it's a blessing and you can see what's there, but sometimes it can obviously be destructive as well."for archaeologists, natural disasters like the october flood can be a step forward and a step backward

timbers were actually exposed and out, sticking out, under the water."dr. jason moser works as the cultural resource manager for the south carolina national guard. once the flooded water was pumped from a spot at the mccrady training center, his team discovered a road they believe is from the late 1800's or early 1900's. dr. moser: "we don't know the significance of it. we think that it is part of the transportation system where the road here crossed in historic times, this road has been here for quite a while." though the road itself may not be a significant find, dr. moser says it can give insight on the engineering used in that time period. nat: pop but while the flood helped preserve a piece of history there, state underwater archaeologist jim spirek says 100 yards away, it damaged pieces of a prehistoric mill discovered in 1992. jim spirek: "whatever was the extent or what was here before has all been washed away and some of them are up in the tree line. so the water was moving very forcefully here and did have an impact on this site."since the land is on a federal military base, they're required by law to assess the sites. the archaeologists say this work goes beyond an assignment and is telling the

moser: "knowing people are really attached to their history, especially here in south carolina, so i think it's a good thing to try to go ahead and record these things while they're still here because they disappear so quick."colby gallagher news19 wltx. 3 the teams hope to be finished mapping the information today, but say it will take some time before they have all of the 3 anwswers surrounding the sites.

3 one cbs news this mroning anchor is following cam newton's fashion sense. we'll explain.a holiday to some and an excuseo throw a party to others. super bowl sunday less than one week away-- delicious facts on the game ahead. 3 and rain is in our forecast once again. efren afante has the details on when you'll need to pull out those

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you!3 according to the national pork board --10 million pounds of ribs are sold the week of the super bowl.this is the 3 fourth largest holiday for ribs -- right after fourth of july, memorial day and labor day. 3 and no super bowl spread is complete with out some chicken wings!according to the national chicken council-- americans eat approximately 1-point-2 **billion chicken wings during the big game. wingstop -- which has more than 800 locations around the globe sold more than eight million wings last year on super bowl sunday. 3 and this last fact will make you full before you even take

consumes about 24-hundred calories during a super bowl party! that's according to the calorie control council.the council's number is based off someone eating two slices of pizza - five mini hotdogs - a variety of chips, dip, wings and other snacks - at least three beers and regular sodas 3 -- *plus several desserts.chat3 3 3

3 we talked about cam newtons pants on news19 this morning on monday...but yesterday cbs this morning's charlie rose came out sporting some pants

a look. 3 chat3 3 3 put puppies in your commercial - and you usually have a winner - just ask anheuser-busch.but it's heinz that's cashing-in on the cuteness this time around.this is their leaked super bowl commercial.it's weiner dogs running to the "ketchup family" not only is it going viral - but it's already being

super 3 bowl 50.3 chat 3 3 james corden is at it again with his carpool karoke episodes..and this time he's going superbowl style. last night coldplay chris martin joined james corden for carpool karaoke. during this carpool, james helped chris get up to san franciso for his super bowl 50 half-time show. the two not only performed coldplay songs they also performed a david bowie duet together. chat 3 speaking of the superbowl and musical talents...lady gaga will be kicking off the night! the nfl announced that gaga will sing "the star- spangled banner" at levi's stadium in santa clara, california... before the carolina panthers take on the h

winning actress marlee matlin will perform in american sign language during the national anthem.the star studded perfamances continue at half time... when coldplay and beyonce take the stage.chat3 3 the iowa caucus results put

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3 3 3 today former president bill clinton will be in columbia to rally support for his wife hillary clinton. the rally is taking place at 6pm at allen university. 3 senator tim scott has endorsed marco rubio.scott says rubio is the one shot for

white house.scott also likes rubio's priorities.... saying he's a better father and a better husband than he is a politician.4th district congressman trey gowdy is also endorsing rubio.rubio is coming off a third place finish in last night's iowa caucus. 3 3rd district congressman jeff duncan will support iowa caucus winner ted cruzcruz was in greenville last night campaigning at the t-d convention center.he saw alot of support from pastors who say they value his conservative and christian beliefs.greenville will be the site of the upcoming g-o-p debate on february 13-th. 3 meanwhile....after finishing last in iowa....rick santorum is re-assessing his presidential campaign.he was supposed to start campaigning across south carolina today...but instead...he's thinking about dropping out of the race.a campaign stop that was scheduled in aiken today....has already been postponed. 3 after a second place finish in iowa....donald trump will now focus on new hampshire and south

has double digit leads in will hold a campaign rally at the florence civic center. trump will also be in sumter on wednesday february 17th. 3 3 after an attempt to speed a roads bill through the senate floor ... senators want to slow down and take a closer look at "how" to fund south carolina's roads.senate president pro tem hugh leatherman wants to bring in the department of transportation and the state infrastructure bank to explain what those groups do.that means the current debate over how to raise money for roads and restructure the d-o-t would be pushed back until february 16-th. 3 the senate is looking at a comprehensive moped bill. currently, moped drivers can't be given speeding tickets or arrested for drunk driving...but this bill changes that. the bill would also require moped riders to have a license...insura nce...and a license tag.it would also require safety equipment like lights and neon vests. some lawmakers have

legislation, saying it would restrict those who can't afford a car to get around. 3 and certainly it meets that criteria 3 the bill is still in subcommittee, and hembree says it could take a couple more meetings for the bill to pass onto the full committee. 3 the house passed a bill that would have candidates for governor pick their running mates after they are nominated by their party.the bill was given key approval but voters passed a constitutional amendment to have governors and lieutenant governors run on the same ticket starting in 2018. before... voters in our state picked a lieutenant governor in a separate race.

3 leaders at more than 30 public agencies and colleges in south carolina are getting a raise.yesterday... the agency head salary commission voted to increase pay either 2 or 5 percent depending on whether evaluations showed they met or exceeded expectations.lawmakers say the raises will help the state keep talented people. university of south carolina president harris pastides is getting one of th biggest boosts ... the state paid part will be close to 313-thousand dollars.overall 37 directors will get combined raises of 215-thousand dollars. 3 3 parkinson patients may be at higher risk for falling and hip fractures for years before being diagnosed. researchers in sweden studied more than 24-thousand patients. they found that in the 15 years before diagnosis, parkinson's disease was associated with a 36-percent higher risk of hip fracture. 3 drugs used to treat anxiety

an increased risk of dementia. that's the finding of the newest research on tranquilizers, such as valium and xanax. a study in the bmj found no association with dementia. but it recommends that doctors avoid these drugs for senior citizens to prevent other health risks. 3 a very sweet moment is caught on camera at a texas children's hospital. a nurse goes the extra mile to take care of a 4-year old cancer patient

3 3 chat3 3 lots to get to this morning on news 19 this morning... including details about this sunday's big halftime superbowl show.but first, a list of the most romantic

south carolina destination made the list. 3 plus...the men's basketball went to georgia last night to take on the bulldogs. they started the night slow and fell short. what this means for the team and highlights

3 this morning, people in the south are cleaning up after a line of severe weather spawned damaging tornadoes. to the north, the same system is responsible for blizzard-like conditions and dumping more than a foot of snow. don champion reports.

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3 valentine's day is right around the corner and if getaway....the most romantic place in the u-s won't require you to travel far. according to trip advisor, based on millions of reviews and opinions from travelers, the wentworth mansion in

the list. other romantic hotels include:henderson park inn in destin, florida.koa kea hotel and resort in hawaii. post ranch inn in big sur, california and 3 san giuliano hotel in palm springs, california. chat 3 october's flood caused lots of damage in the midlands... but it also uncovered some historic archeological sites. still to come on news 19 this morning...what two sites researchers are looking at and

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