3 temperatures are expected to be slighty cooler than they were yesterday but the sunshine is on it's way. good morning and thanks for waking up with news 19 this morningi'm savannah levins... your time is 4:30...i'm joined now by metoeroligst 3 efren afante with what we can expect to see today...good morning efren.. 3 3 chat

3 columbia leaders have voted to stop moving money out of the water and sewer systems... to pay for other city services. with a 5-0 vote last night...city council decided

30th.since 1999....money from water and sewage has been transfered to other agencies...including public safety.the decision also includes a promise not to cut columbia's public safety budget.mayor steve benjaimin says it was important to stop the practice now....for the benefit of the city of columbia. 3 it's going help us become the city that we want to be. 3 the move by city council comes 5 months after the state supreme court questioned the

3 according to the last count of homeless people in our state, there are over 5 thousand adults and children without a home...but now a new program is helping them find jobs.the department of employment and workforce is partnering up with "transitions" for the back to work program.it's a 5 week boot -camp meant to help people not only find jobs... but also keep them.out of 19 people who graduated last year, 14 got jobs in december. now 22 more people will begin the journey back to work 3 the mentoring is the best part you have a one on one job coach they help you do the resume they teach you the basic skills of how to dress for an interview, how to conduct an interview all that stuff is just wonderful 3 the department plans to continue the program every 6-8 weeks. right now the program is only for people in transitions but they hope to

3 3 we're now just 3 days before the republican primary and candidates continue their campaigning in our state today. first, ben carson will make a stop to cromer's popcorn and peanuts in columbia at 9am. he will then hold a veterans roundtable discussion at the v-f-w located on south beltline boulevard at 10:30. 3 florida senator marco rubio will be campaign in chapin tonight. he'll be holding a town hall event located on east boundary street. that takes place at 6pm. 3 and gop front runner donald trump will hold two events this evening. the first will be a rally in walterboro from 5 until 6pm. then he will make his way to sumter where he'll be speaking at the county's civic center. the event is scheduled for 7pm. 3 governor nikki haley has not made an annoucement on who she will endorse.while she continues to think over the decision ... haley was pretty adamant about who she would *** not *** support....donald

safe to say that, yeah3 3 the governor also says she's weighing whether an endorsement if really important or not. 3 an auditorium full of students and community members met at the university of south carolina tuesday for a discussion on the presidentials primaries in our state. there...political journalists didiussed the many aspects of the presidential primaries...specifically why winning the palmetto state is such an important factor for winning the nomination.among the four person panel was ron

the atlantic and senior political analyst for cnn. 3 3 3 for all things related to the sc primary... just head to our website... wltx dot com... and click on sc primaries:full coverage under headlines.keep in mind you can only vote in one primary. 3 3 state senators will talk about roads again today....and how to fund repairs.the proposal getting the most attention would raise the gas tax by 12 cents a gallon over three years and increase or add a number of other fees.that should bring more than 700 million dollars extra over five years ... but it only cuts income and other taxes by 400 million dollars over that period.

3 if you drive cross some bridges in columbia, you may notice trash in and along the streams and creeks.but this trash isn't just an eyesore...news 19 daniel bonds explains. 3 "nats: water in stoops creek" "there's a lot of impacts that we are still seeing play out right now in trying to figure out, 'how do we recover and rebuild from this event?' to make sure that we don't suffer the same types of problems and issues down the road."bill stangler is the congaree riverkeeper he is concerned about the natural leftover debris that could cause more flooding, but is also worried about water quality issues after the flood. "we saw some terrible things being washed around, we saw dumpsters and porta-potties"

of relevance to aquatic ecosystems and the health of the environment."according to stangler - that's why it is important to get the trash out the waterways as soon as possible, even though it has been a challenge to this point. "it is a little tough, because of the cold weather. the water has been particularly high, which makes it difficult too, so when things calm down a little, warm up a little bit more, we are going to have a much better effort to get out there and find where some of this stuff is and remove it." stangler hopes that people will see the issue of trash leftover from the flood and help out where they can. nats waterhe also hopes citizens resources that run through the area. "it is a part of the quality of life here in the midlands, so many people use these for recreation, we've put a lot of investment in it. it is also just the unique identity of columbia and the midlands. we were built around these three rivers, it's part of our history and a big part of our future."in columbia,

3 3 stangler says one of the constraints - is he has to do most of the cleanups on public property.he says if there are private property owners that organization - congaree riverkeeper is willing to help. 3 the city of columbia's office of business opportunities is offering loan assistance to small businesses affected by the flood.to qualify, businesses must be located in columbia..they must have applied to fema and must have been in business for at least two years.borrowers are eligible for up to $10,000.the deadline to apply for funding is *today. funds will be given out in march. 3 coming up....efren afante has your full weather forecast and will tell us when we can expect warm, sunny temperatures...and how long it wills stick around. 3 and a resolution in the senate to honor the victims of the charleston massacre...that's all when news 19 contunues

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3 a resolution in the senate would honor the nine victims gunned down in charelston church last summer ... by declaring june 17-th as mother emanuel nine day.the resolution states the community "responded by an outpouring of love and unity." the house approved the resolution three weeks ago. roof's trial on state charges starts in july ... with the state seeking the death penalty. 3 in charleston....new evidence is being examined in the walter scott murder case. last week, attorneys for michael slager filed a motion asking for swabs from the former north charleston officer's taser to be sent back to an investigator they hired after sled was allowed to take a look at new evidence found. yesterday a judge said he is giving a forensics investigator extra time to analyze that evidence.slager

during a traffic stop in april. he is now out on bond. 3 3

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3 today's teacher of the week has known since she was younger than the students she's teaching that she wanted to be an educator.for danielle last, this is more than a job...itit a career that means thinking about ways to improve her 3rd graders learning experience 24 hours a day.it's that non-stop dedication to education that makes her this week's teacher of the week.

3 3 if you know a teacher who deserves to recognized for their hard work in the classroom you can email us at t-o-w at wltx.com. 3 still to come this morning...a panel of national political journalists met at usc yesterday...why they say the south carolina primary is critical in the search for our next president. 3 plus, it's national act of kindness day...we'll kick it off with the story of a woman

go a very long way... thats coming up on news19 this morning...the candidates are back out on the campaign trail....who's going to be in the palmetto state today... 3 plus....residents in fairfield try to stop a quarry from being built...hear what they had to stay... 3 and it's national random act of kindness day...hear how one woman is giving back to those in need. news 19 this morning at 5am starts now! 3 3 we're waking up to some cooler temperatures in the midlands but the warmer temperatures and even some sunshine will make a return. good morning and thanks for joining us on news19 this morning. it's february the 17th.i'm deon guillory and i'm savannah levins. let's check in with

what we 3 can expect to see today weather wise...good morning efren. 3 3