that took the life of a baby. 31-year-old andalyn mills charged with felony dui resulting in death. february 13 she was driving on two notch road around 1:00 p.m. when she hit another vehicle head on. the passenger in the other vehicle was pregnant and immediately went into labor. she was taken to the hospital, delivered the baby but the child died several days later. the driver of the car also suffered injuries. sled agents charged a police officer with performing a sex act on the job. marshall hardin is charged with misconct in office. december 13 marshall hardin was parked in his patrol vehicle

and performed a sex act on himself. if convicted he could face 10 ars in prison. >> days since reports -- two days since reports of shots fired and police have not found the suspects. it began with a fight around 7:00 p.m. officers believe two people pulled out guns and fired into the air. witnesses told them they did not see suspects fire the gun. police chief says they are still going througugvideo but haven't found evidence there. this can take a toll on your psyche. >> the key you go back.

and traumas and anxiety, what makes this stuff last is never actually testing it. >> the longer you wait to go back the harder it could be to get over it. news 19 reached out to the columbiana mall to see if they were going to change security procedures to avoid people carrying concealed weapons on the property, they didn't answer but said they were cooperating with law enforcements. officers are warning residents about a scam. officers took reports of phone calls that resident got from a man. he is calling regarding a federal criminal investigation. they say this is a scam. do not give out your personal information over the phone. if you get a call like this call police or crime stoppers. now, the midlands most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist jim gandy.

thunderstorms earlier today and right now this is a time lapse of the radar over the southeast. over the last three hours, you can see more rain to the west, mississippi, alabama, georgia and south carolina. let's take a look at the latest live radar right now. you can see showers right here on i-20 in lexington county. moving to the north, northeast at 35 miles per hour. you will be seeing more rain coming into the columbia area. not as much rain in the southern part of the midland but that may change later on this evening. in the meantime, here is what we are seeing as far as temperatures are concerned. mild in the midland. 68 degrees over in augusta. macon 70 degrees. 71 charleston. notice in raleigh they are 48 degrees. there is a front moving through north carolina right now that is backing down into south carolina, we will see that front coming through later on this evening. at the moment here in columbia

too far away. our temperature is 64 degrees. winds are from the east at 3 miles per hour. tonight we are expecting showers to come through. a low of 53. tomorrow light showers coming through with a high temperature of 61 degrees. maybe dropping back down a 54 tomorrow night with an increase in rain over night. now let's take a look at the afternoon. you. we will start with an over view. you can see accidents that have occurred in all points of the city. northwest side of town there is an accident right now on the westbound lane of i-26 and this is already slowing the traffic through malfunction junction. on the southeast side of town we have an accident, fair mount road right now and a slow down 77. meanwhile on the northeast side of town, an accident on park

in the last few minutes some accidents, this is on ferrule road and clemson road. and we have a slow down right now on the north bound lane of i-77 from 277. if you are going from downtown to blythewood should take you 17 minutes. from downtown to clemson road will take you 14 minute. coming up. >> thank you. republicans in nevada will caucuses tomorrow. this is the last of the early voting states before the race for the nomination goes national. first place may be all sewn up. >> reporter: nevada, a town of 20,000 people to is the center of the nevada caucuses today. marco rubio, ted cruz and donald trump's sons are making appearances. it is a republican stronghold in nevada but that may belong to donald trump.

important to voters here are ones that they trust donald trump on. >> the chair for the political science department at unlv. >> reporter: is therace a fight for second -- the race a fight for second place? >> yes. at this point i don't think that either one of them can close the damp with donald trump. >> reporter: which may be why they focused attacks on each other. cruz says marco rubio can't win. >> only two people have done that. >> reporter: marco rubio is accusing the cruz campaign of dirty politics. >> every day something comes out that is untrue. >> reporter: nevadans get one more day before they moven to the super tuesday states. cbs -- move on to the super tuesday states cbs.

delicates than all the early voting states combined. if you want complete coverage of the primary and beyond, there is one place to get it, head to just head to our website www.wltx.com and click on sc primaries. full coverage. you will find that under headlines. today the supreme court will hear cases for the first time since u.s. supreme court justice antonin scalia died. the funeral was over the weekend. the court is now evenly split 4- 4. president obama plans to nominate a replacement. republicans in congress plan to stall the approval. they are hoping to wait till after the new president is elected. the shooter in kalamazoo, michigan has been denied bail on multiple murder charges. jason dalton is charged with six counts of murder. he was acting as an uber driver.

arrested yesterday morning. investigators have not identified a motive. lawyers for the company that made the rifle in the sandy hook elementary school shooting are expected in court. a judge will determine whether the manufacture, distributer and seller of the weapon will face trial. several victims' family members will attend had hearing. jury selection began in a lawsuit filed by erin andrews against the marriott hotel chain. the reporter was covering a football game in nashville when a peeping tom booked the room next to her.

videos of her and then posted it online. he was later arrested. pleading guilty to stocking. bill cosby's wife camille cosby was questioned in a lawsuit against her husband. it is believed to be the first deposition camille cosby gave. lawyers argued she does not have information on the accuracy of the women's claims and her conversations with her husband are confidential. they attempted to stop the deposition. in a ruling the judge said the deposition could take place. gas prices are down in the midlands but up across the country. average gas prices fell 2 cents a gallon in the past week. we are now averaging $1.54 a gallon.

days in a row last week. that is the price of crude oil rebounding. labdores america's most prevalent pure bread dogs. germb scheppers, golden retrievers, bulldogs and beagles fill out the top 5. . >> i think we probably knew that. didn't we? >> yeah. you think of man's best friend. that is the dog that pops into your head. >> that is true. nice dogs. >> neither one of us have dogs. >> i am not an animal person, i am alleging to cats. >> i don't have -- allergic to cats. >> i don't have a problem with dogs but we can't group or food another -- grume or feed another person in this house. we would have to do all of that.

of. >> i offered a fish but they didn't want another one. we will be a petless home. [ talking at the same time ] >> tough when that happens. [ laughter ] [ talking at the same time ] thank you very much for joining us for friends @ five. coming up after the break, thousands of young people in the midlands are homeless but there is an organization working to change those numbers. one family at a time. we will show you the apartments they have 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

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. going back to the old neighborhood can be hard sometimes. walls have been built invisibly around t t old neighborhood

and frankly, opportunity locked out. i spent my entire life in the civil rights movement. i came up in the naacp like my mom came up in the naacp, like my father came up with the congress of racial equality, like bernie sanders came up with the congress of racial equality. black lives matter. we need to combat institutional racism from top to bottom in a broken criminal justice system. i'm supporting bernie sanders for prprident and all of us who have joined this campaign are there for the same reason. he's always fought for a populus position of let's fight for all our families as if they are our own.

we are on your side talking about taxes. this is that time of the year. what is going on this afternoon? >> we have a few of our volunteers here answering questions for those throughout the midlands area. >> what are the tax questions

the tax questions we get every year, what are you hearing so far? >> we have had several calls. a lot are when is the state refund going to be available, what is the difference between head of household, filing single, in addition to asking about what type of documents they need to bring to have taxes prepared. questions vary. >> you can call (803)647-0299 to talk to one of these guys and you have a hot line to talk about taxes as well. >> if you dial 211 you can find all of our 12 locations where we prepare for free. if you make under $54,000 we will prepare your tax returns for free. no charge. . >> reporter: h what is the most important -- >> what is the most important message you want to send? >> call, ask questions. we are here to help. we have a large goal to meet and we want to help as many people.

and we are offering for no charge at all. >> thank you very much. you heard it right here. call (803)647-0299, get your tax information or questions answered. the phones are ringing off the hook. be patient and give them a call and get your questions answered. now back to you. [ talking at the same titi ] [ laughter ] [ talking at the same time ] let's talk about what you have got sitting right here in front of you? >> we partnered with midland radio corporation and they have these weather alert radios available at all kroger's, academy sports, walgreen's. if you don't see them just ask anyone, because they are out. and we want you to be prepared. we may see being severe weather come wednesday.

>> we ever a weather expo on wednesday. we may have to make modifications because of the severe weather but that is wednesday. right now this is mane and we have -- monday and we have had rain. currently our radar is showing rain moving through the midland. we are not detecting any thunderstorms at this time but we had thunderstorms earlier and we have rain moving through lexington county moving towards the northeast, at 35 miles per hour. we will ceceing rain through -- seeing rain through columbia and orangeburg county and to the north. we have a front coming down had eastern seaboard. a backdoor cold front. north carolina, through the pd, into the midlands. it will be ushering in cooler air tonight. the main part of the front is back to the west. there is quite a bit of rain there.

west there is a disturbance through the southwest that will energize the area of low pressure in eastern texas. wednesday, that will be a day that we will be seeing possible thunderstorms with severe weather. to the north, high pressure in control. right now look at these tempererures. to the south, temperatures in the 70s. charleston, they are at 71 degrees. 66 in orangeburg county. 64 columbia. the front has gone through rock hill, myrtle beach. 61 there. here is what the computer model is projecting, showers tonight and again tomorrow. showers, but the rain may be on the increase tomorrow night. here is the line of thunderstorms coming in from the west on wednesday morning. and we will be watching this to see how this all plays out because with this line of thunderstorms we may see severe weather or it could fall apart

part of the state. that is something you have to be -- yet to be determined. tonight low temperatures of 50 in camden. 53 degrees in columbia and aiken. 55 orangeburg. tomorrow we will see the warm air trying to come back northward late in the day. we are still expecting just a high of 58 in newberry and winnsboro. 61 calm. 66 st. matthews. 73 in orangeburg. here is our seven-day forecast, storms expected wednesday a high of 75 but then windy and colder on thursday with a high of 55. still breezy on friday with a low of 33 and a high of 54. we may get down to 31 saturday. dry over the weekend. we will start to warm up. sunday 64 degrees. by monday it will be breezy. with a high temperature of 68. now let's go to darcy. >> thank you very much. here is a fact for those at home.

homeless adults and children in south carolina. my friend, good to see you. here to talk about opportunities for folks who have mental health issues and they are in the age group of 18 to 30 and looking for housing. talk to us about leap heart place. >> young adults with mental health challenges can come and live in a safe environment while at the same time getting the services they need to help them live meaningful and productive lives. >> how can they get those services? >> they provide all the services on site. we also have a nurse on site. and so anyone who is interested in applying can call us and submit an application. >> during the break we talked about what it means to be homeless. it doesn't necessarily mean that you are riving in your car.

you know, you may have diagnosis living with your parents. >> absolutely. it is a save haven for those who want to learn how to live independently. we provide the supportive services for them so it is not overwhelming. >> we are looking at video of leap heart place. what i found interesting is that the homes are fully furnished. >> one bedroom apartments. fully punished. move -- furnished. move in ready. the only thing a tenant would have to do is decorate and be able to -- stock their kitchen and their room and their living room. but it is a really, really great community. and our residents love it. >> how are you able to do this? >> so that is why we rely on a

we don't have grant programs for this. our partnership really allows us to provide those apartments and subsidies to those tenants. >> are they free? >> they are not free. we have rent but it is really low and it is manageable for young adults who may have ssi and need to get out on their own. >> there are no grant but you develop rely on community support. and that begin -- rely on community support. and that begins with this event. >> it will be held at carolina haven from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and we are looking for the community to come out and have a good time. >> the oyster road is thursday. how do i get tickets? >> go to wast oyster roast.org and -- www.oysterroast.org. and at the door.

>> thank you very much for what you are doing in our community. >> thank you. thank you. >> all right. daniel bonds with what we are working on. the usc women's basketball team is back on track. back on the court too.

and hillary clinton: wall street should never be allowed to wreck main street again. americans haven't had a raise in 15 years. but i want to go further.

big financial interests, drug companies, insurance companies, big oil companies... the indifference, the negligence. that's what i want to take on. to root out all of these barriers... and together we will make progress. i'm hillary clinton,

3 the gamecock baseball team had a great the gamecocks had a great start to their season. this weekend they swept albany in the three game series. they are back on the field tomorrow taking on appalachian state. first pitch is 4:00 p.m. >> and usc's women basketball team begin a two game road trip at alabama.

with a 25-1 record. alabama is the only sec team that has never beaten the gamecocks. tip-off is tonight at 7:00 p.m. >> it was a spectacular finish to the daytona 500. denny hamlin. this was def's first -- denny hamlin's first win at thedaytona 500. -- at the daytona 500. that was awesome. watching that live. still ahead on friends @ five another chance for neighbors who live in the lower richland community to voice their opinion on a proposed

the details are next. you are watching news 19 friends @ five with andrea mock and darci strickland. >> tax season is here and news 19 is here with tax help. a phone bank. volunteers are taking your questions till 7:30 p.m. tonight. the number to call is (803)647- 0299. good afternoon. i am daniel bonds. >> and i am darci strickland. we start off with politics this half hour. after the gop primary last weekend the excitement continues for the democratic party. hillary clinton and bernie sanders will be campaigning all this week with african americans accounting for 55% of democratic voters. winning over that demographic will be key after an aggressive campaign against president obama in 2008 hillary clinton has since worked with and aligned herself with president

bernie sanders, a new name for many voters in south carolina has been endorsed by lawmakers and has been trying to garner votes by speaking at black colleges and universities. >> high percentage of the young vote. iowa, new hampshire. and that will be the case in south carolina. but when you look at the over all people that will turn out on saturday, the youth vote is a small percentage. so that he has to make sure they turn out in record numbers. any potential rift between president obama and clinton would have existed after 2008 has been healed up which brings her in with high support. >> you can vote in the

27th or cast your absentee ballot. for more information head to just head to our website www.wltx.com, sc primaries. . another chance for neighbors who live in the richland county area to voice their opinion on a sewer project. they are hosting the meeting to hear from dhec on their parole in this -- role in this project. mary sturgill has more. >> wasn't good deal for us. we never thought it was but we known it would lead to gentrification. >> reporter: she says this plan is not acceptable because it requires them to pay $4,000 just to hook to the system. >> your house may be a thousand feet from the road, that is where the tap is. whatever that cost is, which

you pay that. plus according to the paper work you pay for damage they do to your property. >> reporter: they would have to pay $37 a month. >> we would like for it to be stopped. for the project to be halted. we don't need it. we don't want it. we can't afford it. >> reporter: but the plan to run the line is all but a done deal. dhec is over seeing the permitting process. so she says they will be able to answer any questions as they pertain to their role only. >> provide information to the community about our role and the permitting process as well as the community will have the ability to ask questions and get answers. now, following that meeting we will have a hearing and that is

individuals can submit their comments. >> reporter: it is about getting information. however it may not be the information citizens want to hear. >> we don't want it. we want to keep our rural community and there is something wrong with that. >> reporter: mary sturgill, news 19 wltx. >> the public meeting is tonight at hopkins park from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. a formal hearing will immediately follow. dhec will be accepting written comments from the public. the deadline is wednesday, march 9, 2016. now, the midlands most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist jim gandy. >> rain muning through the midlands right -- moving through the midlands right now. north of orangeburg, lifting north right now. the shower in lexington county moving east, northeast at 35 miles per hour. here in columbia we are likely to see rain coming through the area between 6:00 p.m.

right now it is cloudy. 64 degrees. winds from the east at 3 miles per hour. tonight showers. low temperature of 53. tomorrow still cloudy, it will be cool. a high of 61 with a chance of showers during the day. and as we go through tuesday night into wednesday an increasing chance for rain and storms on wednesday. it will be wendy. -- windy. 75 degrees. a cold front comes through late in the day. windy and cold thursday with a high of 55. by saturday a low of 31 and a high of 56. now let's get an update on the traffic around the area this afternoon. we have had some accidents and over the northern part of the cities there are wet roads. we do have one accident on heart scrabble road and clemson

this is from where 277 comes in, up to killion road. southwest side of town, everything is moving in good shape there. northwest side of town slow. we ever that accident in the westbound lane of i-26 and you can see coming across the river from downtown it slows down. it is go -- it is a slow commute right now from downtown. going from downtown to harvardson boulevard it will take 20 minutes. from downtown to lexington, you just saw it change there, highway 378, 29 minutes. now back to you. storms on wednesday, it is a good time to buy a weather radio. you are invited to a expo from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the kroger at two notch anan sparkle berry. you will be able to buy a new

be on hand to help you get it set up. they are in all walgreen's, krogher and academy sports stores. black history month event celebrating their own history. the campus is on the side of where the harvardson institute stood. it allowed african americans to further their education when a time for opportunities were slim. they honored alumni by showing a documentary and allowing them to ring their old school bell. the school was and is a big part of their life. >> there were -- there were no opportunities for rural students to go to school other than first through fourth grade. this gave them a chance to

forward to something beyond that. >> the historic institute was opened from 1911 till 1958. a congressman was at the high school this afternoon announcing the 2016 art competition for high school students. he is the republican co-chair for the competition. they recognize artistic talents among high school students. it will be displayed at the u.s. capitol in washington. >> it is inspiring in washington as we have the art work in a location where it can be seen by state, by district, and it just really is a testimony to the success of persons in high school, to the success of young artists artists and we want to

>> the theme is america. since the competition was founded in 1982 more than 650,000 high school students have participated. dreams can come true. even when you are 106-years- old. virginia mclaurin drove dreams of visiting -- dreamed of visiting president oboba at the white house and it happened this weekend. >> how are you? >> i am fine. >> so nice to see you. >> i am so honored. >> do you want to say hi to michelle -- [ indiscernible ] >> she is 106. >> no, you are not. you are not. >> slow down. >> oh, my goodness. >> i want to be like you. [ indiscernible ] >> dancing. come on. what is the secret -- [ indiscernible ] [ laughter ] [

>> we are so happy to have you here. look at those nails. >> wow! 106. >> she looks great. >> wow! [ laughter ] >> i mean, there are days that i don't move that good. you know? >> we only have 60 something years. >> that is one of those stories that just makes you smile from your heart. >> she was excited. >> she was. if you can get excited about something, they should be happy. [ indiscernible ] >> get excited about something, that is a big deal. still ahead at friends @ five, every year tens of thousands of americans die from infections that they get in the

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let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together [ cheering ] i've got some real estate here in my bag counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike they've all come to look for america [ cheers and applause ] all come to look for america all come to look for america all come to look for america i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. welcome back. wltx on your side with tax help.

here before you know it. if you make $54,000 or less a year you can get help with your taxes absolutely free. our friend kara will tell us more about that. >> hello. >> tell me what you are doing tonight. >> we have volunteers. here to answer questions about taxes. like you said, inyou make under -- if you make under $54,000, dial 211 and we will tell you about all 12 of our location. >> tell me about the calls you have been getting? >> fun calls. where is their refund. we will let you know we don't have an exact date. march 1 state refunds will be released. and how do they file, basic tax questions. >> i know you mentioned

person or married person or combined? >> for household. if your income is around that amount we have partners sc thrive or my free taxes and you can prepare for free. >> here at wltx we get calls about people who have been scammed. tell me how this helps in that process as well. >> the average person pays $250 to have their tax return. this is a serve they partnered up to offer these services for no charge. i would ask for anyone to take advantage of this program. all of our volunteers are professionals, irs certified. we are excited to help. >> the phones will be ringing off the hook. (803)647-0299 is the number to call. what happens if they can't get through? >> dial 211 to find out about our locations and we will

all ri new data from the cdc shows infections from hpv, the human papilloma virus are 64% among teenagers. cases fell since the vaccine for the virus was introduced a decade ago. researchers believe vaccinated women are the leading edge of a generation that should see fewer cases of cancers in the decades ahead. every year tens of thousands of americans die from infections they pick up at hospitals. how yoyocan protect yourself and your loved ones during your next hospital visit.

replacement in 2013, two days wrong. >> i started to have diarrhea and it wasn't going -- i was in the bath room every two minutes. >> reporter: she picked up an infection while recovering in the hospital. >> you are not eating and you are losing weight. >> reporter: it is estimated 1- 25 patients contract an infection from the hospital and tens of thousands die every year from the infection. she founded the committee to reduce infections. patients need to protect themselves. most importantly make sure visiters and doctors wash their hands before coming near you. >> it is hard to do. patients are intimidated by the uniforms but you could be saving your life. >> reporter: doctors should

wiping down surfaces could reduce infections by 80%. >> wipe the surfaces. by that i mean the bed rails, the table. the call button. the television clicker. >> reporter: other steps patients can take, choose a hospital and surgeon with low infection rates and days before surgery bathe to remove harmful bacteria on your skin. she calls her experience a wake up call. >> i think hospitals make an effort about keeping hospitals sterile. >> reporter: patients need to be their own best advocates. >> each year more than half a million people get infections at hospitals. patients on antibiotics could get it because antibiotics can kill intestinal bacteria. still ahead on friends @ five, you are running out of

to a girl who is in need. we have the details on the sint change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability. bernie sanders. he was there when dr. king marched on washington. unafraid to challenge the status quo to end racial profiling, take on police misconduct, and take down a system that profits from mass imprisonment. there is no president who will fight harder to end institutional racism. education. opportunity.

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place with 27.5 million and risen came in at number 3 with 11.8 million. u have two more days to get your dresses in for the cinderella project. two days. a program that provides dresses for high school girls to wear to prom. you can make a donation at more than a dozen locations including our news 19 studio. the deadline for drop off is wednesday in columbia and march 9 in orangeburg. we have the full list of drop overlocks on our website just head to our website www.wltx.com just check it out. one thing i want to mention is that in addition to taking the dresses, hand bags, shoes, jewelry, all the things you need north dakota to make the night perfect. and the -- you need to make the night perfect. and we ever been doing this for a couple years now. every year it gets bigger.

every year the dresses are amazing. >> and there is a ton of dresses down stairs. >> we need more. if you have been waiting bring them in between now and wednesday. thank you very much for joining for fr she spent a lifetime making a difference for people. winning healthcare for 8 million children. benefits for families of reservists and the national guard. standing strong around the world for human rights and women's rights.

she'll raise the minimum wage. take on the drug companies to lower the cost of prescription drugs. and give everyone the opportunity to go to college without going into debt. she'll get the job done... for us. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. all right. tonight we are 5 days away from the democratic primary here in south carolina. we will hear from an expert about this coming weekend. >> law enforcement still searching for the people responsible for shooting at the columbiana mall saturday night. what police need from you and on your side with a phone bank answering your tax questions. volunteers are taking your calls till 7:30 p.m. tonight. (803)647-0299 is the number. news 19 at 6:00 p.m. starts now. from the station that is on

news 19 at 6:00 p.m. >> the presidential primes continue this week in south carolina with the democratic primary saturday. good evening and thank you for being with us. >> i am jr berry. >> and i am darci strickland. >> news 19's joyce koh joins us with what they have to do to get your votes. joyce? >> reporter: last weekend's primary was a much anticipated event, analysts say this saturday's primary is also important for the democratic party. the party will be paying attention to the state's african american voters who are expected to make up 50% of that democratic vote. >> south carolina is the gate way to the south. >> reporter: in the final election before states vote on super tuesday, democratic candidates will be fighting for a win in south carolina. >> it state in the nomination process makes a difference. >> reporter: with a large population of african american

key. >> you ever a number of large southern states that will have their contest and so that message, the message they have to get going and moving here in south carolina to resonate with these pockets of minority voters are messages they will have to use and translate over into the other states. >> reporter: analysts says hillary clinton is likely to have the african american vote. >> any potential rift between president obama and hillary clinton that would have existed after 2008 has been healed up whicicbrings her in with a high support. >> reporter: although bernie sanders has strong support among young voters they will have to show up in record numbers to cut into hillary clinton's african american support. and cham of the south carolina