have a great day.3 the national weather service will send a crew to batesburg- leesville area today to determine if damage from yesterday's storm was in fact caused by a tornado. 3 good morning and thanks for waking up with news 19 this morningi'm savannah levins. your time is 4:30... 3 and residents in lexington county will be cleaning up the debris left behind from a *confirmed* tornado.the national weather service confirmed that a small tornado did touch down off the charleston highway...near the state farmers market.

joins me now 3 with more on what we can expect to see today....good morning efren. 3 3

3 3 here's a look at what's happening across the midlands today. the 2nd annual "fashion for fighters: runway show will take place at the columbia- airport holiday inn & suites hotel in west columbia. the

of fun, family and fashion in support of local cancer patients around the midlands. tickets are $35. the event runs from 6 until 9pm. 3 if you weren't able to travel with your carolina panthers to california for the super bowl... you can still have some family fun gearing up for the big game.sport your favorite jersey and bring the kids to the richland library st andrews on broad river road. the library will host a super bowl mania event filled with food fun and games. that event runs from four to five p-m. 3 the uso is celebrating it's 75th anniversary today. as part of of the festivities...they are welcoming the public to a cake cutting. it will take place at 11 am at the columbia metro airport. 3 two-time olympic medalist and hillary for america surrogate outreach coordinator michelle kwan will campaign for hilary clinton today. the "fighting for us" forum will take place at 4pm at the

concert hall..tat's located on columbia college drive. 3 3 3 the first in the south, south carolina primaries are in just a few weeks and hillary cinton pulled in her husband to help do some campaigning. the gym at allen university was jam packed to capacity with more than 800 people.everyone wanted to hear what president bill clinton had to say about his wife's stance on many of the issues, from the economy to education. 3 you know with aarp being non paritisan we are all in this together and we all needed to hear just what he said what hillary will be able to do. butted "it was phenomenal. a lot of students here don't really know about voting and by him coming to allen university and spreading the word about voting i really think that more students will be more inclined to vote. they're really engaged to vote, they really need that push and former president bill

3 on the republican side ... two more candidates are dropping out of the presidential race.both senator rand paul and former senator rick santorum announced they are leaving the campaign trail. paul said he will return to the senate to run for re- election.meanwhile ...santorum says he is backing senator marco rubio who came in third place in the caucus.. 3 3 the countdown continues ... just four days away now from super bowl 50.and the wagers for the big game are heating up! sporting a cam newton panthers jersey, charlotte mayor jennifer roberts challenged denver mayor michael hancock to a

francisco on friday for the game. and the only place to watch super bowl 50 is right here on wltx on february 7th. also the day before there's a special honoring the best players and biggest plays of the season in a show called n- f-l honors.it's starts at 9 p-m february 6-th. 3 coming up....an arrest made after a sexual assualt on usc campus....we'll bring you that update. 3 and we saw some severe weather yesterday...it had lots of you asking what's in store for the rest of the week....efren afante has your answer in his

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3 the suspect in a sexual assault near the u-s-c campus has been arrested.22 year old carlos jovany hernandez turned himself in yesterday morning. officers say the attack took place off barnwell street last

the richland county jail on a 300 thousand dollar bond. if he makes bail...he would be required to wear an electronic monitoring device and have no contact with the victim. 3

3 coming up....yesterday was signing day...where high school stars choose where they'll play college ball...sports director reggie anderson has the highlights and what usc ball coach will miuschamp has to say about the new class....after the break.

when the republicans weren't going after president obama they were coming after me. his attorney general. in the cabinet, i served with hillary clinton. i've known her for almost 25 years. this is a woman whose fought her whole life for children, to protect civil rights, voting rights. and today hillary is pushing hard for tougher gun laws and police accountability. if you want to make sure republicans don't take us backward help hillary move us forward.

janet? cough if you can hear me. don't even think about it. i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. yeah...but what about mike? it works on his cough too. cough! it works on his cough too. mucinex dm relieves wet and dry coughs for 12 hours.

3 if you're looking for something fun to do this weekend..... mardi gras is coming to columbia. this saturday is the mardi gras festival at city roots.events kick off with a 5k and then a parade at 11am through the rosewood neighborhood. proceeds raised through beverage sales go to city roots, whose farm was damaged during the flood. 3 also if you love a

for saturday ... as the junior league of columbia holds their 19th annual clean sweep.from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. its the one-day rummage sale in the cantey building cated on the south carolina state fairgrounds. gates open at 7 a.m.and parking is $5 per car. and make sure you stop by the atm beforehand because its cash only! 3 coming up...one school district is putting teachers in students' shoes to help them gain perspective into the