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3 3 former president bill clinton will be on the campaign trail today and tomorrow for his wife.he's expected to travel to to rock hill, spartanburg and winnsboromeanwhile last night hillary clinton was campaigning across the midlands. she had an event in sumter ... and before that, she spoke to supporters at the brookland baptist church conference center in west columbia.news19's j-r berry talked to the former first lady on a number of topics ... including the possibility of guantanomo bay detainess being sent to south carolina ... and if she's concerned at all about constant questions about her emails and benghazi.she didn't talk about the emails... but did tell us she didn't think benghazi would be an issue.

states 3 tomorrow, bill clinton will be in to aiken and bluffton for the campaign. 3 bernie sanders will be campaigning in oklahoma today yesterday he was in columbia speaking at an event about the poverty rate in our country.he attributed the increase in part to a 1996 welfare reform bill that was supported by mrs clinton.he said something needs to be done to help the poor and powerless. in this country3 sanders plans to return to the our state tomorrow...one day before the democratic primary.

3 a house lawmaker wants to use close to 200 million dollars to pay for maintenance of public colleges across the state.in the past governor haley has been opposed to issuing a bond bill for colleges.reprentative jim merrill ... the creator of the bill... says he agrees with the governor that they shouldn't fund new construction ... but he adds that the state has a responsibility to prevent existing buildings from falling apart.merrill says colleges included in the package would have to meet certain conditions, such as freezing or lowering tuition. 3 the roads bill debate in the senate will continue today. yesterday..after a week of blocking the roads bill from a vote this session, senator tom davis sat down. but senator lee bright took his spot, continuing the filibuster, to fight a proposed gas tax increase to fix our state's roads. bright says the department of transportation needs to be reformed, saying he doesnt think a roads bill will pass this session. bright said there are half a dozen conservative senators who are

3 that's what 3 we're going to push for, and on the calendar that deals with restructuring and that's what debating and not a gas tax increase. with these surpluses senator bright will hold the floor when the senate comes back this morning at 11. 3 3 today in lexington...an anti-drunk driving rally will take place in front of the judicial center.the event is expected to highlight the latest dui charge against 11th circuit solicitor donnie myers. the long time prosecutor was arrested monday night after a single car crash off old chapin road.rally organizers are expected to call for myers resignation...saying he is no longer credible to prosecute dui cases.the rally is set for noon in front of the lexington judicial center. 3 law students at usc will host a panel on the impact of police-community relations tonight. the panel will focus

communities and ways to improve relationships with police. it will take place at auditorium. 3 today s-c-e-and-g plans to announce its support for flood affected farmers by making a donation to plant it forward south carolina. the initiative is dedicated to supporting and promoting the state's agriculture industy. the power company will be reimbursing farmers for the costs of seeds of destroyed crops and other losses. the announcement will happen at 9:15 at the state house. 3 homeless helping homeless of columbia will present ilent voices,an evening of music, theater and visual arts at tapps art center on main street tonight.doors open at 6 p.m. with a silent auction and light refreshments. the show begins at 7 p.m.performances during the event are based on writings created by members of the columbia homeless community tickets are general admission with a suggested donation of $10 at the door. proceeds from admissions go directly to

3 in kershaw county..the community is invited to a showcase of student's visual and performing art. elebrating the arts of kershaw county schoolswill take place at 5:30 at lugoff- elgin high school. the program features dance, theater, choral and instumental performance along with visual art peices from students at all 20 county schools. the event is free. 3 you can support the athletes in the special olympics of south carolina today by taking the plungethe 3rd annual gamecocks rule the pool polar plunge will take place at the maxcy gregg park pool. that's located on park circle. registration starts at 5...with the plunge at 6.a minimum of $25 must be raised in order to plunge. plungers are encouraged to dress up as a group or as an individual, there will be prizes! 3 palmetto health is helping you manage stress tonight. they'll discuss how stress affects your body and performance.in addition to learning the best ways to

healing waters will explain how their services can help you reduce stress and will give those attending a gift. this event begins at 6 p.m. at palmetto health baptist's parkridge location. 3 3 3 the usc men's basketball team won its 10th sec game last night defeating tennessee at home , 84-58.the win improves the gamecocks to 23-5 on the year, and 10-5 in league games. the 23 wins for south carolina mark the most since the 2005- 06 season. up next, the team is on the road to take on mississippi state on saturday. tipoff is set for 2:30. 3 turning to the usc women's basketball team. the gamecocks take on ole miss in alabama tonight. this will be the final regular season road trip for the women. tip off for the sec champs is set for 7pm. 3 new problems for neighbors living on one midlands road

now. plus, how one group is using backpacks to make a difference. 3 but first, we are waking up to temperatures at least 20 degrees lower than they were this time yesterday. meteorologist efren afante is putting together his forecast to explain what will make it

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3 in kershaw county... a student at lugoff-elgin high school is accused of threatening to shoot one of his teachers.he's 18 year old cameron mose oreglia.deputies say a parent who monitors their child's social media accounts tipped them off to what happened. they say that parent noticed a message to their child from oreglia that threatened a specific teacher. the parent passed the message along to school officials, who then notified the school resource officer.deputies say oreglia admitted to writing the threat. 3 in orangeburg county... deputies say complaints about suspected drug activity led to

county man.he's 35-year-old isiah williams.deputies received several complaints about a parking lot at broken arrow road and old number six highway. they say the callers believed the lot was being used as a meeting spot for drug sales. on february 17th, a deputy found two people in a vehicle in the parking lot. officers found two bags with about 4 ounces of marijuana . bond was set at $75-hundred dollars for williams. 3 3

going back to the old neighborhood can be hard sometimes. walls have been built invisibly around the old neighborhood and that police brutality is used to keep folks hemmed in, 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,

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 president 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.

janet? cough if you can hear me. don't even think about it. i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. yeah...but what about mike? it works on his cough too. cough! it works on his cough too. mucinex dm relieves wet and dry coughs for 12 hours. let's end this. (baseball on tv in background) with heart failure, danger is always on the rise. symptoms worsen because your heart isn't pumping well. (water filling room) about 50 percent of people die (dog whimpering) within 5 years of getting diagnosed. but there's something you can do.

because the more you know, the more likely you are... (dog whimpering) to keep it pumping. they served our country. our country should serve them better. bernie sanders cracked the gridlock with john mccain to help clean up the mess at the v.a. and strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders has always stood with our veterans, and that's why he'll never rush to put our men and women in harm's way. judgment. integrity. bernie.

in the midlands will hold its first community action meeting next week....one of their missions is to help foster children in our state. so next tuesday.... they will be filling 50 donated backpacks, called journey bags, with items that foster children need as they go into a foster home. 3 .... not forgotten 3 items needed include hygeine products, pajamas, stuffed animals and toys or games you can drop off new items only... tuesday from 6:30-8:30 pm at riverbend church on corley mill road in lexington. 3 you will feel the temperature drop when you walk out the door this morning. meteorologist efren afante will explain what's making it

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coming up on news19 this morning..the high winds are expected to return today metoerolgist efren afante will have your full forecast...plus. .. 3 several people are calling for the resignation of 11th circuit solicitor donnie myers. the details on where an anti- drunk driving rally is going to be held 3 residents in turbeville are still facing road problems from the october floods..what the county is doing to solve the problem. news19 this morning starts right now. 3 3 after storms and high winds left trees and power lines down...the skies are expected to clear today but those winds are going to sticking around.