3 rain overnight and temperatures almost double what they were this time yesterday as a big warm up makes its way here. good morning and thanks for waking up with us on news19 this morniing. it's tuesday, february 16th. i'm deon guillory. and i'm savannah levins..let's toss things over to meteroliogst efren afante 3 to tell us what you can expect before you head out the door to work and school this morning..good morning efren. 3 3

3 3 the nation's first in the south gop primary is this saturday and several candidates are continuing their campaign across the palmetto state today. the first is former florida governer jeb bush. he'll be in rock hill first this morning at 9 talking to potential voters at ebenezer grill.then at 10:30 he'll be in columbia at f-n manufacturing for a

town hall. 3 ben carson will make also make several campaign stops across the state today.he's scheduled to appear in gaffney....roebuck and aiken. at one point...carson was polling second in south carolina....but recent polls show him near the bottom of the gop field. 3 ted cruz will hold a national veterans for cruz coaltition event tonight. he will be joined by texas governor rick perry and represenative jeff duncan. it's going on from 3 until 4 pm at the columbia armory on bluff road. then from 7:30 until 8:30 cruz will be in anderson at t the civic center. 3 ohio governor john kasich will be in lexington county tonight. he's holding a town hall meeting at murray's neighborhood bar and grill from 7 until 8 pm. that's located on charleston highway in cayce. 3 meanwhile democrat bernie sanders will be in columbia today.he has two events scheduled this morning morning. one is a prayer breakfast wi faith leaders and the other is a town hall.

3 republican candidates continue to criss cross throughout the state....trying to drum up support leading up to this saturday's primary...all hoping to win all important delegates. because delegates are what win you the nomination. 3 it all starts with the word delegates.you see each state is alloted delegates both republican and democrat. delegates are usually party activists, party leaders or early supporters of a candidate.come primary or caucus day, depending on your state, after the popular vote is tallied...the delgates are divide up between the candidates. then...those delegates go on to the national convention and vote for your candidate on your behalf. here's where it gets weird. democrats and republicans do it differently.this year a republican candidate will need 1,237 out of 2,472 delegates to secure the party's nomination.trump is ahead with 17 delegates after iowa and new hampshire.but the democratic candidates will need 2,382 out of 4,763 delegates to become the party nominee. so you're probably thinking bernie sanders is ahead after his landslide victory in new hampshire and the tie in iowa. not so. check it out. hilary clinton is crushing the delegate game. excuse me?yeah, so this is the part where it gets complex. democrats have something called a super delegate. those fancy delegates are not bound by the popular vote...they can vote for whichever candidate they want.let's show you new hampshire to explain. bernie sanders crushed it with 60% to clinton's 38.new hampshire has 24 democratic delegates. sanders got 15 based on the popular vote and clinton racked up 9.but new hampshire also has 8 super delegates. six of whom have already pledged their support to clinton...bumping her number to 15. so new hampshire is basically a tie. if you're still keeping count--the other two super delegates haven't announced who they will support yet. but so many super delegates in states that haven't even voted yet have come out backing hillary clinton...that it makes it virtually impossible for sanders to lock up the nomination even if he keeps grabbing the popular vote.but again...those fancy delegates

3 in south carolina there are 50 delegates for the republican party and 59 for the democratic party. 3 those delegates will be chosen after the republican and democratic primaries, which are february 20th and 27th.while we don't know who all of those delegates will be, we do know at least two that will be casting their vote. we spoke with the chairman of the state republican party, matt moore...as well as don fowler, the former chairman of the democratic national committee. in a skype interview....moore says they are looking forward to this important weekend. 3 "we've had a statewide primary

years that has very much determined the future of our party. we believe our party is the party that can reverse the policies from the last seven years and get the country working and back on track again. so we're all excited. the state chairman and the national committee members in rock hill are e also automatic delegates, but we are bound to the winners of the primary, just like all of the other delegates in south carolina. we are a party that believes in the power of the voters to make that choice and not in the power of super delegates."3 fowler says the democrats have had super delegates since the 1980s after years of being divided amongst the party. 3 "the notion of super delegates came up specifically in light of what we went through in the 60 so thatatf we as a party every got so unorornized, faction ridden or disagreeable, that there would be some adults there to say ok just take it easy, we'll work this out. that was the rational for the super delegates. it was never ever to give some special privilege to a small group of people to throw the nomination one way

3 3 be sure to follow us on air, through social media and online at w-l-t-x dot com for updates as we continue into this primary and election season. 3 3 here's a look at some event happening in the midlands today..usc will host of the nation's top political journalist for a panel about presidential primary politics. it'll take place at 7:30 tonight in room 231 of the wiliams brice building..locate d at greene and pickens street. the event is free and open to the public. 3 you could be a match for someone in need today. delta zeta sorority will hold their annual sweet caroline bone marrow and blood drive. you have the chance to give blood and register for the national marrow donor program, "be the

am until 5pm at the russell house ballroom. 3 the gamecock men will look to get back to their winning ways tonight as they head to "the other columbia" to take on the missouri tigers.they're a team frank martin and his team have beaten already this season... tip off for tonight's game is at 7 pm. 3 we're catching you up on what everyone is talking about-- last night's grammy's.the big moments you may have missed because you went to bed-- including the tributes to the music legends we've lost. 3 plus, a rainy start for much of the midlands today but warmer weather is on the way- efren has your full forecast

3 the 58th annual grammy awards showcased more than just music with artists using the spotlight to make a statement and pay tribute to music lelends. hip hop phenom kendrick lamar walked away with the most grammys, but

trophies, including the night's most prestigious award. teri okita is at the staples center in los angeles with the winners and highlights.

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3 the top three biggest moments of the grammy's last night-- when news 19 this morning continues, who made a point last night at the grammy's and

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3 in a special grammy edition of what's brewing..we're giving you the top 3 moments of the night. up first...taylor swift's acceptance speech.. kayne west drew backlash for his song famous, in which he suggested that he made swift famous by crashing the stage during her 2009 mtv video music awards acceptance speech, the pop star indirectly responded to his diss.while accepting the album of the year win taylor said "there are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success, or take credit for your accomplishmen ts or your fame but if you just focus on the work and you don't let those people sidetrack you, someday, when you get where you're going, you'll look around and you will know that it was you and the people who love you who

be the greatest 3 feeling in the world."chat3 3 number 2...lady gaga's david bowie tribute perfomance. the versatile

marathon set that included bowie classics such as space oddity, changes, rebel rebel and let's dance. rocking a bright orange wig and sporting costumes from the icon's ziggy stardust and thin white duke eras, the vibrant performance

rendition of heroes.chat3 3 and finally #3...the internet is blowing up over adele's off key performance. accompanied only by a piano and golden spotlight, adele sang all i ask, co-written by bruno mars, from her record-smashing 25. unfortunately for the british singer, her first grammys performance since 2012's rolling in the deep was plagued by faulty sound, which cut out intermittently. people on twitter also docked the diva for her sometimes pitchy, off-key vocals. adele tweeted about the incident after, blaming piano mics that fell on piano strings for the technical difficulties and

blank 3 happens."3 chat3 3 flood concerns in the midlands-- the debris left behind could cause more problems. that story ahead at 5:30.plus, police say a midlands resteraunt owner killed a man and tried to kill his wife in a twisted valentines day murder....detail

(phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise)

3 the skies are clear right now but heavy rain fell overnight for most in the midlands. good morning and thanks for joining us here on news19 this morninin i'm deon guillory. and i'm savannah levins..the rain has moved on and it 3 seems so have the freezing temperatures...let's get a weather with efren 3 3

3 3 this morning..parents in sumter want answers after it took over six hours for some sumter special needs kids to make it home from school. sumter school district spokesperson shelly galloway says a bus driver called in sick yesterday......which combined two bus routes.that bus left school at 2:30 and broke down on highway 76 and 378 near saint paul church road.over the next 3 hours both a mechanic and another

kids but neither option worked ... so an additional bus came around 5:40.the students were transferred and the last two were dropped off just after 8:30 last night.parents started calling the district office around 5 when none of the students came home. galloway says they were unable to call parents because there was no student roster on the bus.five parents went to the site of the breakdown and picked their children up.news 19 will continue to follow this story and bring you more details as we get them. 3 a restaurant owner who helped bring down lexington sheriff jimmy metts 2 years ago...has been charged with murder. 49-year-old greg leon is charged with murder in the death of arturo bravo.it all happened sunday night at the park and ride on riverchase way in lexington county. according to the arrest warrant...leononopened the back side door of a toyota tundra then shot and killed bravo. investigators say he also attempted to murder his wife who was also in the car...but the bullets missed her.he's currently at at the lexington

3 you may recognize leon's name becasue he was involved in a public corruption investigation in lexington county. leon pleaded guilty to federal charges of knowingly hiring 60 people who were in the country illegally to work in his mexican restaurants.he got probation and a fine, but no jail time, because prosecutors said he was helpful in the prosecution of former sheriff jijiy metts. 3 cayce police say 2 of their officers have been cleared after a sled investigation into a fatal shooting.that shooting came as the police were trying to arrest 21 year old demetrius shelley bryant for having a bag of pot back on november 17th.the department released dash cam video of the lorick street shooting and what led up to bryant's death. as you are about to see...the suspect resisted arrest and pulled on

officers.3 the video does not show the shots that killed bryant.one of the officers was shot in

limited duty while he continues to recover.the entire 14 minute dash cam video is on our website - wltx dot com. 3 columbia police are searching for suspects who they say crashed a stolen car and shot at a man. officers say two men stole the car near newcastle drive in columbia yesterday morning. a short time later, the vehicle wrecked into a sign at farrow road and easter street.the son of the woman who owns the car says the vehicle was taken while it was being warmed up. after the theft happened, he said he eventually found the suspects driving the car and followed them. 3 3 no one was injured....but the suspects are still at large.if you know anything about who is responsible call crimestoppers at 1-triple-8-crime-sc.

3 if you cross some bridges in columbia, you may notice trash and debris in the streams and creeks. but this is more than just an eyesore, it could lead to more flooding.news 19 daniel bonds explains. 3 "cars going by"piles of debris from the october flood still litters parts of gills creek near devine street and rosewood drive. "the floods introduced a tremendous amount of material to the streams in this area."dr. allen james is a professor of geography at usc - he says there is a lot of concern about water quality issues after the flood, but he is also worried about another post flood danger. "there should be a big concern over the trees and debris and sediment that has been deposited in these streams, and the implications that has to future flooding."james says even though the 2015 flood was a rare event, there is always a chance for another one. "it's like rolling the dice, the probabilities don't change."he warns with the amount of debris in the waterways, it may not take as much water to produce even more flooding. "we don't need a 1000-year flood to have severe flood damage, we could simply have a fairly large rainfall event, something on the order of a 20-year rainfall, and that could cause much higher water than it has in the past."james says in some cases, it is obvious debris needs to be removed, when it is near bridges and residential areas clearlrl

other cases need to be studied closer. "somebody experienced in recognizing roughness and hydraulics of local channel flow, could ascertain whether if this particular reach of channel needs to be snagged, but that sort of reconnaissance needs to be done."james says urban streams are sometimes overlooked, he hopes that will change. "these streams are potential assets to a community, they can be made beautiful, to green spaces, walkways, and transportation corridors, but they certainly should not be a liability."in

3 3 the city of columbia says it is aware of this debris issue, and due to the heavy equipment needed to move it, it has reached out to the army corps of engineers to help fix the problems. 3 storm warning: the tool that could save your life.how you can get a weather radio next. plus, clean up in parts of the south after severe weather-- the trail of damage left

parts of the south are cleaning up after severe weather, including tornadoes, moved through the area monday. don champion has the latest from new york -- where the same storm system dumped snow and ice in the northeast 3 -nats- (tue0039) not even this fire station in alabama could escape the wrath of a storm. an apparent tornado plowed through the town of johnsonville monday tossing debris everywhere. (vo dashcam) in florida, dashcam video from the car of a sheriff's deputy shows another twister on the ground.(sot christine black/ fl resident) it sounded like a train was coming and then the wind started blowing across the south monday at least 16 tornadoes were reported. in flomaton (flow-ma-tin), alabama bo brantley rode out the storm in the hallway of his home. (sot tue0038 bo brantley/ flomaton, al resident) "we got in the hall and covered up and our head just swelled up just the pressure and we heard all the rumble and then just like that it was all gone" (-:51) -nats- in mississippi, the storm damaged the roof of this school-- terrifying students.(sot morgan wesley/ student) we could hear the water coming in through the roof to the hallway(vo) "the same massive storm system -- covered roads and streets from the carolinas to new york --in snow and ice...making travel tricky.(sot mike jordan/ sc resident) cars off the road everywhere. there's a car wrapped around a telephone pole right up there in baltimore, this ambulance

everyone inside survived. warm temperatures are now on tap for the northeast, raising concerns over possible flooding. don champion cbs

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3 something is just fundamentally broken when african americans are more likely to be arrested by police, and sentenced to longer prison terms, for doing the same thing that whites do. ...when too many encounters with law enforcement end tragically. we need investments in education, health care and jobs, to counter generations of neglect. we have to face up to the hard truth of injustice and systemic racism. i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. 3 shopping at your local whole foods? how about picking up some milk, bread and getting a

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to the sound of heavy rain efren is watching things and will let us know when it moves out.also, days before the critical south carolina primary two candidates are on the attack. the war of words at 6 am. gilliard: you know, there's an old saying about south carolina, we're always first in the things that are last and last in the things that are first. this economy is rigged. we can do better. and that's where bernie comes in. bernie is not in the pocket of wall street. we don't have to depend on the so-called wall street giants. everybody knows the problem. bernie wants to do something about it. he gets it. i mean, he really gets it.

while some candidates suck up to trump...or run away from him in fear... jeb bush isn't afraid. jeb bush: "that is downright wrong..." he stands up to trump for his liberal democratic positions. calls out trump for insulting women, attacking the disabled... even trashing a decorated war hero. trump: "i like peoplethat weren't captured..." jeb bush: "john mccain is an american hero..." jeb bush. the better man. the real conservative. a commander in chief. right to rise usa

coming up, we are tracking rain, and what you will need for today. and wheat are tracking the debates here in north carolina, coming up. bitterly cold temperatures are gone, the rain is moving away. the warm up is to hear. good morning, and thank you for waking up with us this

let's track this rain as it moves through overnight.>> we had a lot of rain that came over last night while we were sleeping, and there was not one county in the midlands did -- that did not get some rainfall. moving through right now, and all of us will start to get clear skies, and a lot of warm air forced in. 55 in lexington, sumter 55, orangeburg at 55 right now, and 55 here in columbia. the winds are kicking up at 13 miles an hour. the kids will need a light jacket or sweater, but mild with the t3 to start. lots of sunshine today, 64 degrees and wendy, gusting up