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sta-green fertilizer, at lowe's. coming up on news19 this morning...severe storms are expected to make their way into the palmetto state later this morning...meteoroligst efefn afante will have your full weather forecast.. 3 plus...sumter county continues to grow... hear what officials say they have planned for the county's future. 3 and litle ceasar's pizza is offering a free lunch. the details on where their "love kitchen" will be today. news19 this morning starts right now. 3 3 at least 3 people are dead after severe storms rolled through the south bringing with them tornadoes ...now those storms could impact us here in the palmetto state. good morning and thanks for joining us on news19 this morning. i'm deon guilloryand

of that severe weather it might be a good idea to go out and buy a weather radio. 3 today news19 is hosting weather radio expo.it is from 8am 8pm, at the kroger located at the corner of two notch and sparkleberry in northeast columbia.you will be able to buy a new weather radio ...for as little as 30 dollars...at the event and people will be on hand to help you get it setup.the news 19 weather radio displays are now up in all walgreens, kroger, and academy sports stores. 3

3 and you can stay up to date with all the weather by following the weather team on twitter. you can also download our weather app to your iphone or anroid to get the latest updates. 3 3 newly released accident and incident reports in the arrest of longtime 11th circuit solicitor donnie myers. we first told you yesterday he was charged with a dui. according to the accident report, myers crashed his car at 8 evening.the trooper wrote in his incident report that there was a strong odor of alcohol in the car.they then visited myers at his home where he allegedly told them he had one drink at uno's before the crash, but he was run off the road.he told them he had nothing else to drink since the crash.the trooper saysuring a field sobriety test, myers was unable to recite his abc's twice and

test.he was taken to the richland county jail and blew a 0.09 at 10:08 p-m, nearly two and a half hours after the accident.myers did bond out of jail. if formally indicted by a grand jury, he can be governor haley. 3 in richland county...deputies are looking for a man and woman wanted for shoplifting at target.deputies say the man annd woman you see on your screen entered the target on two notch road earlier this month and stole numerous items off the shelves, placing the items into in a laundry bin and then ran out of t t store. if you know who these people are call crimestoppers at 1-triple-8-crime-sc. 3 also out of richland country...deputies need your help to solve a shoplifting case. it happened on january 21st at the walmart on two notch road. investigators say two suspects stole numerous baby clothing items and baby formula the suspects were seen on the survelliance cameras taking the items. if you know who these two are, call

-crime sc. 3 county administrators say sumter is growing.by 2030...they expect to have expanded residential and commercial growth.news19's chuck ringwalt spoke with admistrators about what's down the road for the people of sumter. 3 sumter county council voted to rezone a piece of land on kingsbury drive from general residential to general commerical.jay davis represented the property owner at the meeting. "he has no plans for it. other than he wanted to clean it up. it's house down and clean the underbrush from behind the trees."in order to rezone that property...other properties like it...and to encourage growth and development throughout the area...the development plan.donna administrator. "it kind of directs the growth and guides us, so when we get a property owner that wants to rezone their property, we look at it and look at the comp plan to see if that falls in line with the policies of the land use plan.davis also serves on the county's development board and says the plan has helped guide an increase of development in

years. "there's a lot of stuffff going on the development board that we aren't allowed to talk about when it comes to industrial recruitment, but the things that you've seen are the continental tire and the recent expansion there." davis and mccullum went on to include the increase of dollar general stores...the buffalo wild wings on broad street...as well as the planned mccallister's deli and popeye's on broad street and the hyatt place hotel on main street which is slated to break ground within the coming months.desirae lowery is one of the many living in sumter growth.she was about to have dinner at buffalo wild wings. "if you are from sumter, if you really want something, something different you ghave to go to surrounding counties. here. you can eat and enjoy without having to travel an sumter chuck ringwalt news19 wltx. 3 3 davis said the thing he hears

end grocery store like publix. 3 3 the usc men's basketball team will be at home tonight looking for a win against tennesee. the gamecocks are fresh off an overtime victory over florida last saturday, and sit in second place in the sec standings entering today's matchup.tip off for the game is set for 9pm at the colonial life arena. 3 palmetto health is discussing ways to stay young this afternoon. at noon, they will host a seminar that focuses on how nutrition changes as we age.other topics include what exercise you body needs and the effects that stress has on aging.dr. tobin moss will lead the seminar...it's all happening at palmetto health baptist on sumter street 3 today is the last day in columbia to get your dresses in for the cinderella project. its a program that provides gently used dresses for high school girls to wear to the prom.you can make a donation at more than a dozen locations including the news

until march 9-th to donate in orangeburg.we have the full list of drop off locations on our website w-l-t-x dot com 3 if you are struggling to feed your family..there's an event going on today to give you a free lunch.its called the little caesers love kitchen. at noon they will be at the salvation army on main street in columbia. since 1985...the truck has traveled around the country... often to areas hit by disasters...to give out meals to more than 3- million people. 3 and tonight will be filled with music, spoken word, theater, dance and visual arts... all to help the homeless in our community. present ilent voices,at the tapps art center on main street tonight. doors open at 6 p.m. with a silent auction and the show begins at 7 p.m. performances during the event are based on actual writings created by members of the columbia homeless community. tickets are general admission with a donation of $10. proceeds go directly to the performers.

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3 severe weather can happen anytime of the year in the midlands and today we are expecting some strong storms. according to the red cross, now is the time to prepare before the storm by building an emergency preparedness kit. 3 "in that emergency

that you have food and water, basic supplies for family members for as many as three days. it is important to think about medications, copies of important documents as well as special items you may have for your kids and pets 3 too."the red cross also recommends a weather radio. if you need a weather radio....the news 19 weather radio didilays are now up in

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countries over the next few 3 months. chat3 3 few things are as painless to prepare as cereal. making it requires little more than pouring something into a bowl and then pouring something else into the same bowl. eating it requires little more than a spoon and your mouth. and yet, for today's youth, cereal isn't easy enough.on monday, the new york times published a story about the breakfast favorite, and the most disconcerting part was

millennials surveyed by mintel for its 2015 report said cereal was an inconvenient breakfast choice because they had to clean up after eating it.the article says more and more younger peopel are turning to eating breakfast away from home, eating breakfast sandwichs and 3 yogurt or just skipping

tease twitter poll3 3 we are under a threat for possible severe weather today. efren afante is tracking the storms. and it's another win for gop frontrunner donald trump. what his victory means for the other candidates and

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you how to be safe during those storms. good morning and thanks for waking up with us on this wednesday morning. i'm deon guillory. and i'm savannah levins. it's always best to be prepared in the event of bad weather... 3 so today news19 is on your side hosting weather radio expo.it is from 8am 8pm, at the kroger located at the corner of two notch and sparkleberry in northeast columbia.you will be able to buy a new weather radio ...for as little as 30 dollars...at the event and people will be on hand to help you get it setup.the news 19 weather radio displays are now up in all walgreens, kroger, and academy 3 sports stores.toss to efren 3 3

3 and you can stay up to date with all the weather by following the weather team on twitter. you can also download our weather app to your iphone or anroid to get the latest updates. 3 3 presidential candidates vying for the white house are turning their focus to super

last night's republican caucus in nevada.cbs news is projecting donald trump pulled off a big victory in the silver state...fueled by voters angry about the government. marco rubio and ted cruz battled over second place...in their quest to become the alternative to the republican frontrunner. 3 hillary clinton is expected to be in columbia this afternoon for a luncheon at brooklyn baptist church.this comes four days before the democratic primary.last night both clinton and bernie sanders held events in columbia.news 19's loren thomas reports. 3 "gun violence is by far the the leading cause of death for young african american men, more than the next nine causes combined." "the only way we take them on is if we do not allow the trumps of the world to divide us up."two democratic presidential candidates...vying for one nomination.former secretary of state hillary clinton spoke at a forum in columbia ...at central baptist church..on gun violence and was joined by mother's who lost children to gun violence and police incidents, including the mothers of trayvon martin and

said i can't breathe, but the disconcerted officers they chose to end his life. to add insult to injury there was no indictment."vermont sentator bernie sanders began the day by holding a campaign event in norfolk virginia. however, his wife jane sanders and actor danny glover came out to speak to citizens in columbia on improving education...star ting with the younger generation. "they learn very early that they are not going to be able to afford college and that they are not going to be able to get the education they need to have the life that they desire."there are just a few more days left before this weekend's primary and both candidates will continue to spread their messages around the palmetto state, with hopes to gain more voters.those who came out to tonight's events just want to encourage others to exercise their right. "go out here and vote, because if you don't vote, you don't have say so over anything."in columbia

3 3 hillary is also expected to speak at morris college tonight...doors open at 5. meanwhille...bernie sanders will not be in our state until friday. 3 for complete coverage of the democratic primary and beyond ... head to our website ... w-l-t-x dot com ... and click on sc primaries:full coverage..... under headlines. 3 3 the senate still has not come to a vote on fixing the state's roads. senator tom davis of beaufort took the senate floor to start yesterday's debatehe blocked action on the bill last week in hopes of not raising taxes on gas.the debate is a major road block for state senators and davis thinks a gas tax is unfair for taxpayers making 50-

also debated about fixing existing roads like eye-85 eye-95 and eye-17 which he called eath traps before in florence. 3 the confederate flag removed from the state house grounds could be on it's way to charleston.the house ways and means committee advanced a proposal that would look at museum space in charleston....and if the space exists ... look at the cost for moving the confederate relic room and military museum's collections there. lawmakers say this could save taxpayer money.the relic room's governing board has recommended spending more than $3 million to expand exhibit space at its current location at the state museum. 3 state lawmakers s y they're going to fight the president's plan ... to close the terrorist prison at guantanamo bay cuba. president obama announced yesterday... that he's sending a new plan to congress for closing the prison. he says it undermines our national security ... because terrorists use it as a tool for recruiting. and he says closing it ...

dollars over 20 years. but one place the terrorists -could- be sent to ... is the charleston naval brig...something the governor says is not acceptable. 3 (00.02.05.12) "we have said time and time again the last thing you do in a country that is already seeing terrorism all around it is bring these detainees to south carolina or any other state. so we'll continue to fight it." (00.02.17.11) 3 congress has already passed a law blocking the transfer of detainees to u-s soil ... so they would have to take action to undo that ... to allow the president's plan. 3 3 some bad news for candy lovers.mars is recalling milky ways, snickers and other candy bars in 55 countries because plastic was found in one of its products.the company is concerned it could be a choking hazard. 3 we want to remind you about a scam going on all over the midlands.scammers are trying to take advantage of taxpayers. con artists are posing as irs agents threatening to arrest people

if you do get a call like that, the irs says you should just hang up. 3 3 in kershaw county...two people are behind bars after what deputies are calling a revenge shooting.they are 38 year old faith deveaux and 36 year old karl williams investigators say deveaux was out to get revenge on her ex- boyfriend...baxter williams...because of domestic problems between the two. deputies say they fired shots at williams, but he wasnt hit. the two are charged with discharging a firearm into a dwelling. 3 in the upstate, pickens county deputies have arrested a man they say killed a woman at a boat ramp.he's 22 year old kasey waldrop. he's being charged with murder in connection with the death of 35 year old farah khan. she was found shot in the head sunday. investigators say the two knew each other....but are not sure what led up to the shooting. 3 out of rock hill..two teens are behind bars this morning after police say they shot a 6

bb gun. police arrested a 14-year-old male, not being named because of his age, and 17-year-old ty'juan douglas - both live at the apartment complex where *brody the dog was found. now... the hospital where the dog is recovering... says support is *pouring in. hospital personnel tell us they're not accepting any more applications for brody's adoption... but they're hoping to find him a home in the coming days. 3 3 two midlands school districts will start offering a very different learning program for 4 and 5 year olds. news19s sonia gutierrez was in batesburg-leesville and shows us how different that classroom will be. 3 come on let get over here and start readingthis is what a classroom at batesburg- leesville primary school looks like todayyou were interviewing them; you were asking them all those questions! so you could find out about your new friends! come next year, students will

different story the empty bowl goes on the.. right and then you take it and then you take it and put it back on the shelfit's the montessori program you have to teach a child a lesson before they can get it off the shelf, once the lesson has been taught to the child then they can go over and grab the lessonsinstead of everyone reading together, each student will have a curriculum to finish at their own speedwe e excited! yeah! very excited!teachers melanie lorick and brianna smith are already training for 20 years i e been trying to figure out how can i do what i know i want to do for the children and when we went to montessori last year i was like aha here the piece of the puzzle i e been missingthe practical life and problem solving skills right now we just focus on our community, they e going to learn about the whole world and different cultures this will certainly take us to a whole new level angie rye with b/l primary says the 216 thousand dollars is for materials and technology we want to make sure that all of our students are ready before they leave kindergarten while parents are excited to have this option they know it's not for everyoneone of my children liked to go with all the other kids, he didn really like to be out on his own and my daughter liked the simplicity of being her own boss so she just soared in the montessori programi was extremely happy with the programsonia gutierez... ***nats teacher telling students they're smart***

3 3 the montessori program will be offered to parents in clarendon and batesburg leesville in august 3 gamecock baseball continues to dominate after a strong debut by pitcher adam hill.reggie anderson will have your full sports wrap up next. 3 plus...rain will hit the midlands in a few hours. efren afante will have your full forecast and updates on how the severe weather will affect your morning commute. 3 they served our country. our country should serve them better.

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3 developing this morning, at least three people are dead and several missing after strong storms and tornadoes rip through the gulf states. in some places homes and entire neighborhoods are barely recognizable now. don champion reports.

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severe weather heading to the midlands, efran afante is tracking your full forecast and what you need to know is you had at the door this morning the latest on the zika virus, what the cdc is now warning cocoles about some parents are going back to school to help their kids with their homework. the details coming up on news 19 this morning. starting right now. the severe storms that have killed at least three people in the south, are slowly rolling toward the palmetto state and several counties in georgia remain under a tornado watch. good morning, thank you for joining us on news 19 this morning i am deon guillory. >> and i am savannah levens, because of those severe storms we have been tracking we are