we will get to that debate in just a moment but we have breaking news to tell you about. it's been confirmed that united states united states supreme court justice antonin scalia has died. he was known as one of the most conservative members of the court. now the president has the opportunity before the end of his term to nominate his replacement. this will be the president's third nomination to the supreme court. scalia was 79 years old. >> the ninth republican presidential debate takes place tonight in south carolina. donald trump and ted cruz will be center stage but the

>> john kasich and jeb bush continue to work to gain votes in south carolina. >> reporter: bush and the other republican candidates are trailing donald trump in the polls. trump and cruz continue to attack one another. >> it's a smeek screen to hid from his record. >> reporter: who has the most pressure. >> it's rubio. >> reporter: the gop consultant said that rubio has the most pressure to perform. but he said that the pressure

make or break debate for all of the candidates. >> four years ago newt gingrich won this debate and won the primary. >> reporter: candidates with a poor showing in the primary could be forced to drop out of the race. >> as those republican hope stles prepare for tonight, low wage workers walked off their jobs and went to the debate site as part of their campaign to increase their wages. demands for higher pay may be resonating with more americans because house hold incomes have been stagnant since the mid 1990s. >> join us for our debate special tonight on news 19. for all things related to

www.wltx.com and click on the south carolina primary's tab. it's been a chilly start to the weekend. we only made it to the upper 40s. 44 in lexington. we have seep a lot of sunshine. -- seen a lot of sunshine. we expect a few more clouds overnight. a cold night tonight. lows in the 20s. it not going to warm up a lot tomorrow. we are peblghting highs -- expecting highs around 42 degrees. we will look at the precipitation coming up in a few minutes.

a teen is dead and the man that shot him has been charged with voluntary manslaughter. deputies arrested jimmy joe methe for murder. when deputies arrived at the home, the suspect said he shot the teen after seeing him and another person stealing his items from his truck. they found the teen lying in the road 35 feet away. in a statement, the sheriff said the law does not allow you to kill someone who has stolen from you. the suspect is being held at

new crime figures are out and south carolina has seen some improvements and decreases in others of the the rate of property crimes was down 6%. however assaults on law enforcement officers increased. there were 293 murders in the state in 2013 that's down 14% from the previous year but at the same time there were 679 assaults on police officers, 40 more than the prior year. you can help some moms in the mid lands, the nonprofit, moms for moms wants to give away thousands of diapers to needy families. today they held their inaugural

family dollar is sponsoring that event and providing the diapers. >> we are trying to raise happy and healthy babies. diapers allow mothers to take their kids to day care and go to work and participate in child care programs. it also improves the health of children. that's the message we are trying to get out today. >> if you could like to help go to our website, www.wltx.com. if you are into scrapbooking there is an event you might want to go to. the rubber stamp and scrapbook show. you will have an opportunity to buy directly from vendors and you will get lots of

100% of the roads from the raffle tickets at the end go to shriners hospital for children. >> it's about learning to make all types the greeting cards, it's fun, it's therapeutic as far as relaxing and is a great hobby to get into. there is all different ways to make greeting cards that will not cost you a lot of money. >> if you missed today you can go tomorrow. it's from 10:00 a.m. to three p.m. children 12 and under get in for free. >> a prayer rally is underway at the clawb bee convention center -- columbia convention center. we are there and i believe we

all right rkts he will have a report a (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to

hey candidates. enough talk.

imagine celebrating a milestone welcome back to news 19. imagine celebrating a milestone only to have everything that you worked for ripped away days later. that happened to one columbia bakery but that did not keep them down.

are rising above the obstacles the flood placed in their way. >> it was devastating rk it was so much water. >> reporter: on september 29th john was celebrating the one year anniversary of his bakery, then on october 24 it was gone. >> everything was covered in soot and mud. >> he became a victim of the flood but rather than close, the support from the public pushed him to find a solution. enter this kitchen company. >> it was gut writtenching to listen to him. it was fantastic that i could set him up here. >> reporter: despite having

it's time too find a permanent home. >> the money has dropped so much because we have not had a retail location. it's helping, the kitchen helps us a lot. >> reporter: like bake a cake, he notes that the steps will take time but will be worth the wait. he hopes to have a permanent location by the end of march. >> it's time to talk weather. >> it was not bad. it's going to be cold tomorrow morning. but it was not too bad today. we made it up to 48 degreesment it was a cold start to the weekend but this afternoon was

normally we expect a high of 60 so we are below normal. 36 is the normal low. the record for today is seven for a low and 79 for a high. temperatures are cooling off now. 44 in columbia. 45 in orangeburg and charleston. 37 in greenville. temperatures are going to be falling as the sun goes down. our forecast shows what we are expecting, right now clear skies, mostly clear tomorrow morning. as we go through the rest of sunday we have partly cloudy skies. after mid night mostly cloudy skies, we may see some precipitation moving in. that may include some rain,

as we go through the rest of monday morning a warm air surge is moving in. we should have all rain by midday. we get a break in the rain monday afternoon and late monday evening into the overnight hours it's a better chance of rain again. this will be all rain as this system pushes through. by tuesday afternoon we should see some sunshine. rye now forecast models are indicating some freezing rain in the northern midlands. tonight cold will be a big deal. lows into the 20s and upper teens.

highs for valentines day in the lower 40s. 44 in orangeburg, manning 41 and this is what we are expecting for the seven-day forecast, partly cloudy in the afternoon. 42 sunday, chance of a wintery mix sunday into monday. for the most part this is a rain event. sibt by tuesday. -- 60 by tuesday. highs in the middle 60s by friday and close to 70 degrees by the middle of next weekend. so we have freezing rain, small amounts for monday morning. we are going to watch that closely.

morning with your valentines. >> yes it going to be cold. the gop debate is less than three hours away tonight there is jeb bush, marco rubio, donald trump, ted cruz and john kasich. >> south carolina is a very important state in the primaries is the first in the state to vote. getting to vote so early has a big influence on the elections across the country. we have seen several candidates dropping out already after iowa and new hampshire, uts a critical time ahead of saturday's elections. we were talking to some people earlier about how important it

>> i am sure that tonights debate is going to be interesting. >> marco rubio 100%. i have been a follower of his when he was in florida and when he went national. >> i have a couple of candidates i am leaning towards but i am not sure. tonight will help. >> reporter: there are a lot of undecided voters and tonights debate could sway with you way the voters go. the election is very important so stay tuned to see what happens only on wltx 19.

tune in for to be the best in your conference you have to now from news 19 sports. >> >> reporter: to be the best in your conference you have to beat the best. lets go to a sold out colonial life arena. country music super star national anthem. >> the coach was hit with a pair of technicals and he was done for the day.

carerra getting one from long range. usc up seven. kentucky got hot from the outside. then tyler was unstoppable. notice is going to storm a come back. trying to stop the bleeding, but the cats are up 42 -- 27 at the break. second after, kentucky putting on a show, off the back board to lee for the jam.

of his game high 27 today. >> they have been the best team in this conference and they knew that first place was at stake today and they came to prove a point and we did not do a good job of matching the toughness that you have to have to be in first place against a team that have been the best team in the league for a long time. they came in here to prove a point and we got thrown around. for today, this moment, we did not prepare the right way and we did not meet the challenge. we will show up to the school with a big black eyement we will walk proudly around school tomorrow and we will line up on tuesday and play and hopefully get back to doing the things that we have done well for most

>> you heard the coach, they are going to rebound. >> panthers upsetting the tigers. on the other end fields drives for the bucket. this went into overtime at 49 each. jacobs gets it going but fields responds for the panthers. the tigers win this round at home by a final of 61 -- 55. >> then the men, the tigers on offense. cook it's the jumper for three.

no good. third time is a charm. watson puts it away. rennert comes up with the steal.

panthers hit 3 trisha yearhwood and garth brooks were spotted at a movie theater in summerville.the police department posted this trisha year wood and garth brooks were seen at a movie theater in summerville. you know they have to have a date night too.

are going out to the movies this valentines day, check out our movie reviews on our website, www.wltx.com. >> lets get one more quick check of the weather. >> tonight is a good night for the movies, indoors. it's chilly. temperatures in the teens and 20s. tomorrows highs in the low 40sment a brief wintery mix early monday. it's going to be mostly a rain event. then the temperatures start to warm up.

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so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. >> axelrod: breaking news, supreme court justice antonin scalia dead at 79. the high court's conservative anchor found inside his room at a resort in texas. the stage is set in south carolina for tonight's cbs news republican debate. the final six candidates in their last face-to-face showdown

a deadly pileup on an icy interstate as temperatures in the northeast plummet toward record lows. and why these kids from the class of 2032 have a million reasons to be thankful. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." i'm jim axelrod. we begin with breaking news. supreme court justice antonin scalia dead at the age of 79. scalia was the longest serving justice of the current supreme court and its conservative. paula reid is in washington with the latest tonight. good evening, paula. >> reporter: i can't hear the broadcast. has it started? >> axelrod: we're having a now. this evening, chief justice john