senator from edgefield, he tells me it doesn't seem to be going anywhere at this point. >> i know there is a lot of frustration outside the state house, within the public and the state, there is frustration inside as well because we just seem to be stuck. and -- look, we are stuck because -- there are a lot of firmly held positions on opposite ends on this thing. but we really -- we just don't seem to be moving anywhere. >> reporter: as you heard that optimism that was there earlier on this year has really kind of warn off in the senate as they delayed the process and despite calls from the business community today to get a vote on this roads bill it doesn't seem like it will be moving

joyce koh, news 19 wltx. >> all right. thank you very much. the state's longest serving representative says she retiring. gradey brown made the announcement today on the senate floor. he is among 8 lawmakers not seeking another term. all house and senate seats are up for election this year. candidates must file with the state election commission between march 16 and march 30. primaries will be held june 14. tonight a richland county deputy fired and charged with misconduct in office. kaleb broome. deputies say last tuesday he responded to a home to assist a dispute. while he was at the call he defaced a poster of africa in the victim's garage with a racial slur and then stole a double sided piece of tape from the victim.

charged him today. >> he took the word nigeria and circled it and made a racial slur. >> the use of a racial slur is against our policy. he is charged with a criminal offense which is defacing that poster and for stealing something. >> kaleb broome has been with the sheriff's department since october 2014. the charge of misconduct carries a year in prison. the incident report of the felony dui arrest of richland county councilman kelvin washington was released today. the responding officer could smell a strong odor of alcohol when he approached washington's car to request his license and registration. his breath smelled of alcohol, eyes were blood shot and speech was slurred and delayed. he showed multiple signs of impairment.

sample but he refused. after obtaining a search warrant they were able to get the blood sample at 1:09 a.m. in the morning. washington is now free on a $25,000 bond. richland county, a teenager charged with murder in the shooting death of a man in a car. jose reyes. deputies were called about 8:30 p.m. last night of shots fired. deputies say jose reyes was an acquaintance of the victim, 18- year-old jaelen josey and shot him during an attempted armed robbery. police chief. he announced today he is job. he is stepping down may 1 ending a 42 year career that started as a firefighter. now, the midlands most

meteorologist jim gandy. >> today was a beautiful day. we have seen sunshine and right now it is still partly cloudy, our temperature is 73 degrees. winds are from the south, southwest at 11 miles per hour. and it has been a breezy day today. tonight breezy, we will see rain coming in late tonight with low temperatures of 52. but the clouds will be out of here by tomorrow morning, it will be sunny. we will see a high temperature of 62 degrees. more coming up. >> thank you. during the october flood many firefighters worked days making sure people were safe. in sumter the department making rescues not knowing their own training center was being ruined. colby gallagher joins us with more on how they are getting around the loss. >> the department tells me the training center is known as the hub where many memories have

ind there was a mural coverred photographs. -- inside there was a mural covered with photographs and it was loss because of the flood. >> we were expecting a large amount of rainfall but never to this devastation. the fire chief came in on a boat. >> reporter: five months after the flood the training looks like it always has from the outside. the inside tells a different story. . >> this was open to go into the larger classroom. . >> reporter: the chief says the damages are estimated at $400,000. . >> we had two classrooms. two bath rooms. a kitchen. a 911 center that was in here. a computer lab. storage areas and things of that nature. everything had to come out. >> reporter: he says despite the damages the team still has to meet the training requirements.

over the country and a mobile unit. >> now we have to schedule training at this station or at another station throughout the county and we have to make that happen and communicate where it is at. communications is the biggest key. >> reporter: it has been tough but losing the walls that held it pictures of the team over the years was like saying good- bye to their home. >> you hold memories in your heart and in your mind but to physically see them and that is gone, that the a tough pill to swallow. >> reporter: the city's insurance and fema are helping. he sees it see the tragedy there, but watch the people come and work together makes the city one. colby gallagher, news 19 wltx. >> thank you. the flood causing major issues for the academy of south carolina. they were forced out of their

roof damage, destroyed classrooms, mold and air quality issues. for students with autism instability and change is much tougher for them to deal with. with the help of the columbia program leadership columbia the school is getting repairs done for freeh. >> we plan to -- free. >> we plan to be done with this project by april. we have been working together using our talents and resources facility. make it a place, you know, befitting of the quality that occurs here. >> the group has been and continues to paint walls, fix floors and replace tiles at the school. the students were able to return to classrooms in the building two weeks ago. tonight we are on your side

blue cheese may be contaminated with listeria. it was sold nationwide. the sell by dates january 20, 2016 and march 21, 2016. if you have the cheese you can return it to the store for a refund. tonight the sheriff is warning residents of a dangerous computer scam. it starts with an e-mail or pop up that may appear that says your computer has been compromised and or it is infected. if you click on the link it will implant software that locks it and prompts you to call a number where they demand money and your personal information. don't fall for the scam and information. a third of seniors fall each year. that results in millions in doctor and er visits.

forces to provide a different seniors. here is mary sturgill tonight. >> feel goods. all over. >> reporter: to watch her in the free ti chi class you wouldn't know she 77-years-old. she has been doing ti chi for fall prevention for 7 weeks and she sees a difference in her stability. >> when i first came here i couldn't stand on one foot alone. so now i can balance on one foot. >> reporter: the invector mains. >> we look at -- instructor explains. >> we look at the balance, the weight transferring. how their feet is positioned to avoid the possibility of falls, increasing their range of motion so that they will be able to see what is going on around them and as well as

>> reporter: the movement creates other health benefits too. >> lowering blood glucose levels, helping with cholesterol and depression and stress. >> reporter: with a third of americans over 65 at the risk for falling according to the cdc, ti chi can present them from becoming a statistic. it is not exactly what she expected but she loves it. >> it looks easy. you go through the motion. but it is hard. it takes a lot of practice. and then, you know, sometimes you do this step. >> reporter: each practice is a step in the right direction. >> meditation in motion. or medication in motion. >> reporter: mary sturgill, news 19 wltx. >> if you would like the learn more go to our website www.wltx.com.

you can do -- instructor shows moves that you can do anywhere. >> she said it is harder than it looks. check out the moves and see if you could do it.

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drawing just before ne you are watching news 19 at 6:00 p.m. with jr berry and darci strickland. >> you have a chance to enjoy the nice weather? >> it was a nice day -- [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >> it is time. start planting our spring gardens. >> fought exactly. >> not -- not exactly. >> not yet? okay. >> it will be warmer next week. so it will cool down for the weekend but it will be warming up. we have rain heading our way. we have that rain from louisiana up into the appellations. it is moving our way. at the moment in south carolina a few clouds. it is back here and it is associated with a storm system moving through the great lakes region. you can see the snow in michigan with the rain ahead of it and the cold front will come through during the morning hours. notice the cold air coming

it doesn't get down to the gulf coast. we will cool off but we won't get as cold as what they are in the midwest. chicago 23 degrees. in new york city, they are at 45 degrees. currently in south carolina we are in the low 70s. 73 columbia. 71 sumter. orangeburg and rock hill 68 degrees. tonight we have the rain coming in this evening into the upstate. it will come into the midlands late tonight. you will sleep right on through it. by the time you wake up the clouds will move out. plenty of sunshine tomorrow. clear tomorrow night. partly cloudy on thursday. and the next weather, this comes through at night, this time earlier but still at night. by the time you get to friday you will be under clear skies. for tonight expect low temperatures in the mid-40s to mid-50s across the area. 52 in columbia. tomorrow we will see high

60 camden. 63 orangeburg. 61 degrees. we don't think we will see rain during the day. we will see it at night but then it clears out friday. 63 on saturday. and warming up over the weekend. it will be dry. high of 67 on saturday or on sunday. and tuesday we are expecting a high temperature, there you go, 78. >> wow! >> the thing that is standing out is the low temperatures. highs are wonderful but the lows are not that low. >> no freezing temperatures. time put -- [ talking at the same time ] our sports director reggie anderson now.

women's basketball team and here is the cbs evening news, millions cast votes in the 12 primaries and caucuses today. can dump be caught?

we will we are talking about football already. >> we are. spring practice schedule. two weeks from today the gamecocks will get going. carolina march 15. two practices tuesday march 29 and thursday march 31 open to the public. we will get your football fix in a couple weeks. for the open practices no autographs and no pets. april 9 at high noon. college hoops.

sec defensive player of the year and over all player of the year by the league coaches with first team all sec selection. tiffany mitchell earning the award the two previous season. sophomore led the league in blocked shots and ranked 4th in scoring and rebounds. set the record for blocked shots. all sec first team. coach, this is her first appearance on the first team. she the only player averaging a double-double and she had 10 in the 16 sec wins. rebounding leads the sec. this trio played over seas this summer. big time awards from the sec. >> dawn staley was part of the

earned coach of the year. that is the forty-first the sec. the first time for the sec. -- the first time in the sec. they are the heavy favorites to win the league tournament later this week in jacksonville. the tigers in action tonight against virginia. it will be his last home game. he was part of the 2011 state championship team. he chose the tigers over vcu and he admits he can't believe tonight he will make his final bows with the tigers. >> yeah. seems like it has gone by pretty fast. sent a group photo of all the freshman when we first came in. it was crazy to see that, like, and be where we are today. crazy how fast things have gone.

looking for six saturday -- or friday night. we will have a preview tonight on news 19 at 11:00 p.m. [ talking at the same time ] >> thank you. >> all right.

meal hitt here is a look at what is coming up on television tonoght. 8:00 p.m. ncis. at 9:00 p.m. ncis new orleans, and at 10:00 p.m.

stick around for news, wea in sweden kids could get a toy with their happy meals. real head sets with their happy meals. happy goggles. you have to cut the box, fold it, slip it in the goggles and your phone a get something similar to google cardboard. they will only be available in sweden but mcdonalds hopes to roll it out in other countries soon. >> when i was a kid, you know what happy goggles were -- [ talking at the same time ] >> you flip -- what do you call those -- >> the view master thing. >> that is my happy goggles. >> two empty toilet paper rolls. i am sorry.

we are back a >> pelley: can trump be caught? >> super tuesday is the single best opportunity. >> pelley: he's already looking ahead to another opponent. >> hillary clinton does not have the strength or the stamina to become president, i'll telling you. >> pelley: also tonight, the president argues his case for a supreme court nomination, and gets his answer. >> this vacancy will not be filled this year. >> pelley: erin andrews testifies in her multi-million-dollar stalk case. and there's another sanders. meet bernie's bro. >> reporter: he's been called cool. captioning sponsored by cbs

with scott pelley. >> pelley: norah o'donnell, john dickerson, and i are comimi to you tonight from cbs news election headquarters at a turning point this this presidential campaign. it is likely the last chance for challengers to catch the front-runners, donald trump and hillary clinton. no candidate can clinch the nomination tonight, but voters in 12 states are choosing nearly half the delegates needed for the republican nomination, and more than a third needed for the democrats. major garrett is covering the republicans, nancy cordes the democrats, and we'll start tonight with major. >> today's such a big day, and i shouldn't be here because i shouldn't be thinking about this. i should be thinking about tonight. >> reporter: a supremely comfort donald trump ignored sprlt states and campaigned in ohio, which doesn't vote for two weeks. he focused his fire on democrat hillary clinton. >> hillary clinton does not have the strength or the stamina to