have a great weekend, everyone. good morning columbia. thanks for joining us. i'm crysty vaughan. and i'm rochelle dean. we're live from main and gervais. the time's now 5:00. it's a windy morning out there so you

before you head out.33 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out

good news... there are no trouble spots to report in or around the capital city. but as always... we will continue to keep our eyes on the road and update you for your morning commute. a-b-c columbia wants to help you jump start your day. we have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. so, let's get started. the road to the white house is passing through the palmetto state. republican presidential hopeful donald trump will be campaigning in florence today. he's holding a "trump for president" rally at the florence civic center. the event starts at seven and doors open at five. the campaign stop comes just weeks before the g-o-p first- in-the-south primary... set for february 20th. trump is coming off a second place finish in the iowa caucuses. and even though he didn't win in iowa... trump still has a good shot to take new hampshire. according to a new poll... trump is leading the field of republican candidates with 29-percent

the next three candidates are in a statistical tie for second. it shows senator marco rubio with support from 18-percent of likely republican primary voters in new hampshire. senator ted cruz received 13-percent support ... ... governor john kasich, 12-percent ... and jeb bush, 10-percent. the next pack of candidates is well behind... with governor chris christie and carly fiorina pulling just four-percent support in new hampshire. the poll also found that about a third of likely republican primary voters in new hampshire are still undecided. the g-o-p presidential hopefuls will be working to win over those undecided voters when they go head-to-head in new hampshire tomorrow. a republican debate... hosted by a-b-c... is set for tomorrow night. donald trump... is once again sitting front and center for the debate... with marco rubio and ted cruz on either side of him. ben carson, jeb bush, john kasich and chris christie will also take the stage.

cut to appear in the weekend debate. you can catch the debate tomorrow night at eight.... right here on a-b-c columbia. on the other side of the political spectrum... bernie sanders is dominating over hillary clinton... leading up to the first-in-the-nation primary. according to a c-n-n/w-m- u-r poll... sanders holds a two-to-one lead over clinton among likely new hampshire democratic voters. sanders stands at 61-percent... and clinn at 30-percent. the democratic presidential hopefuls are coming off their first-one-on-one debate in new hampshire. clinton accused sanders of "attacks by insinuation'' after he referenced the e llions of dollars raised by an outside political group supporting clinton's campaign. the two also debated the economy and health care during the debate. chelesea clinton is hoping to grow her moms lead in the polls here in south carolina. she'll be campaigning in the upstate for hillary clinton tomorrow... with stops in rock hill, spartanburg and clemson

gears... deputies have made an arrest... following the murder of 46-year-old adrian silva. deputies say they have charged 39-year-old vincent may with the murder. silva's boady was found around three a-m... the morning of january 3-rd.... after a passerby noticed his crashed motorcycle along long green parkway and churchland drive in northeast columbia. investigators say silva had been shot multiple times. officials are still waiting on more details on a motive for the killing. investigators say they connected a gun taken from a man who fired on police last summer to the killing of a columbia man near his home three days earlier. columbia police have charged 45- year-old ibin patterson with murder in the july 28-th killing of 32-year-old timothy gentry. the break came when the state law enforcement division tested a gun patterson used when he robbed a woman and fired on officers last july. police say investigators haven't

killing gentry, who worked with children and did charity work overseas. out of the state house... a bill intended to make it easier for the public to obtain police dash cam video... has been postponed in the senate. it would require a law enforcement agency to get a judge's blessing before it can deny a public records request. if a judge agrees the video should not be released... the public could sue. still to come... the presidential hopefuls are busy shoring up support... leading up to tuesday's new hampshire primary. we're taking a closer look at the first one-on-one democratic debate.a cool and breezy start to your friday. expect abundant susuhine and highs in the 50's this afternoon.details next.

here's a 33 quick look at stories that are

country. the democratic presidential candidates are clashing in new hampshire. the first one-on-one debate... proved to be one of the most heated exchanges of the

kanani has the latest. 33 we're all showing our panther pride for sunday. but there's a big match up monday... that may have you

tell us? for the second straight season, usc women's basketball is off to a perfect 22-and-0 start before taking on number one uconn. that big game is monday. tim hill has the highlights of

morning's to win it. 33 still to come... we're showing our panther pride. we're talking snacks perfect for this sunday's big game.

from main and gervais. plates... perfect to snack on during super bowl 50. first up... a football food 33 classic... pigs in a blanket. just get some crescent rolls and mini hot dogs. it's

between the big plays on super bowl sunday. and jonathan is channeling paula deen with these sausage balls. that's right. you're going to have to get a little messy for this meal. it calls for ground sausage, bisquick grated sharp cheddar cheese and pepper. you're going to put all that in a bowl and then mix it all up. once, you've done that... you just have roll your sausage balls... place them on a baking sheet and cook them

and right here... we have buffalo chicken dip. it's the perfect addition for any super bowl party. the recipe is super easy... all it contains is chicken, cheddar cheese, buffalo sauce, cream cheese, and your choice of ranch or blue cheese dressing. yeah... and all you do is mix those ingredients up in a crockpot and keep the heat on low. it's ready within minutes... and your guests will definitely love this dip because it is delicious. staying with the hot and spicy... we've got some chicken wings here. we've got a little something to satisfy everyone's

and lemon pepper. and from spicy to sweet... here's something perfect for your morning menu. start the celebration early with some football donuts. krispy kreme is some festive carolina donuts.... and even some denver bronco ones. but bad news bronco fans... krispy kreme has been tracking which donut is the most popular... and the carolina donut is crushing the denver ones... 76-percent to 24-percent. perhaps the lead is foreshadowing for sunday's big game. and what meal would be complete with out dessert. all it takes is some blue velvet cake mix... a lot of frosting... and even more patience... to make this carolina panther cake. and of course... you can find all these recipes facebook page. still to still to come... if your still to 33 still to come... if your looking to add a four legged friend to your home... we've got the cutest little

want to stay with us... we're

there so you may want to grab a jacket before you head outside. yeah those temperatures are starting to go down again... so you won't

previous mornings this week. 33 we want to 33 give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. and good news... there are no trouble spots to report in or around the capital city. but as always... we will continue to keep our eyes on the road and update you for your morning commute. a-b-c columbia wants to help you jump start your day. we have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. so, let's get started. the road to the white house is passing through the palmetto state. republican presidential hopeful donald trump will be campaigning in florence today. he's holding a "trump for president" rally at the florence civic center. the event starts at seven and doors open at five. the campaign stop comes just weeks before the g-o-p first- in-the-south primary... set for february 20th. trump is coming off a second place

and even though he didn't win in iowa... trump still has a good shot to take new hampshire. according to a new poll... trump is leading the field of republican candidates with 29-percent support in new hampshire. the next three candidates are in a statistical tie for second. it shows senator marco rubio with support from 18-percent of likely republican primary voters in new hampshire. senator ted cruz received 13-percent support ... ... governor john kasich, 12-percent ... and jeb bush, 10-percent. the next pack of candidates is well behind... with governor chris christie and carly fiorina pulling just four-percent support in new hampshire. the poll also found that about a third of likely republican primary voters in new hampshire are still undecided. the g-o-p presidential hopefuls will be working to win over those undecided voters when they go head-to-head in new hampshire tomorrow. a republican debate... hosted by a-b-c... is set for tomorrow night. donald trump... is once again sitting front and center for

and ted cruz on either side of him. ben carson, jeb bush, john kasich and chris christie will also take the stage. carly fiorina did not make the cut to appear in the weekend debate. you can catch the debate tomorrow night at eight.... right here on a-b-c columbia. on the other side of the political spectrum... bernie sanders is dominating over hillary clinton... leading up to the first-in-the-nation primary. according to a c-n-n/w-m- u-r poll... sanders holds a two-to-one lead over clinton among likely new hampshire democratic voters. sanders stands at 61-percent... and clinton at 30-percent. the democratic presidential hopefuls are coming off their first-one-on-one debate in new hampshire. clinton accused sanders of "attacks by insinuation'' after he referenced the millions of dollars raised by an outside political group supporting clinton's campaign. the two also debated the economy and health care during the debate. chelesea

moms lead in the polls here in south carolina. she'll be campaigning in the upstate for hillary clinton tomorrow... with stops in rock hill, spartanburg and clemson university. the richland two school board wants to hear from students... about the october incident involving then-school resource officer ben fields and a female student. the school board is proposing a student advisory council. the council would be made up of student representatives from each high school, middle school and elementary school in the district. members would meet with the school board on a regular basis. parents say, they're in favor of the new council. 33 members of the school board say they hope to complete the application process by the end of this school year so that the

start of they new year. one batesburg business is assessing the damage left behind from this week's storms. the national weather service has confirmed a microburt in lexington county during wednesday's severe storm. crews are busy working to clean up the debris scattered across "tracy's logging." the national weather service said the microburst that hit the area packed 70 miles-per-hour winds, strong enough to leave its mark. but despite the clean up... residents say, they're still counting their blessings. the storm 33 damaged a hay shed, ripped off the roof of several buildings and damaged several cars. tracy's logging hopes to have

six to eight weeks.33 still to come... clean up continues following this week's severe weather. we're taking a closer look at the damage left behind as tornadoes continue to touch down in the southeast.a cool and breezy start to your friday. expect abundant sunshine and highs in the 50's this afternoon.details next. live from main and gervais.

topping "america's money" -- enjoy the low gas prices while you can. >> president obama is proposing a $10 a barrel tax on oil to fund transportation projects. >> that could raise gas prices about 25 cents a gallon. but it's doubtful that it will get the green light from congress. some new salads from mcdonald's have more calories fat and salt than the big mac. the premium southwest salad has ranch dressing. >> you factor in the buttermilk, chicken, the ranch dressing, the cheese, it adds up to 710 calories compareto 540 in a big mac. and the big game just days away. that could mean a lot of lost productivity. >> in recent years, an average of 6% of americans call out sick the monday after the super bowl. >> and a lot of heart burn a aer the party foods. sales of antacids go up super bowl weekend. >> a lot of digestion taking place on sunday.

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33 tornadoes 33 are commonplace in spring... but the south east is experiencing that force of nature a little early. yeah... for the second day in a row tornadoes hit parts of the south in crocket county tennesee yesterday. you can see here...

high school shows the moment an e-f one tornado came crashing through classrooms. fortunately the school day was over when the twister hit. in the area around the school, houses are left with visible damage. also out of georgia... a twister swept through fort stewart base... destroying dozens of vehicles and homes. the national weather r service will be out to asses the damage today. we're now 33 going to turn our attention to your health. crysty has a look at what is making headlines in the medical community.

red today to raise awareness about americas number one killer.... heart disease. abc's doctor timothy johnson has more on the disease in

to 33 come... we're talking super bowl 50.... and just how much that golden ticket to the game will cost you... stay with us. we're live

this years record for the n-f-l. the denver broncos and carolina panthers

valley. if you're looking for a place to watch the super bowl... you may want to check this out... carolina panthers' safety... roman harper... is actually putting his charlotte apartment on air b-n-b so that a lucky football fan cat watchch the game in style. guests will be able to watch the super bowl on harper's 70- inch screen t-v... harper's apartment also has an olympic-size pool, a fitness club, a bar and a demonstratio n kitchen in one of the lounges. this is a one-night stay... and he's asking five-thousand for the night. all proceeds are going toward harper's hope 41 foundation which aims to help families in his community. it's black history month statewide and to celebrate... the midlands is having a parade and festival... the black history parade

harden and gervais streets at noon tomorrow. national recording artist... angie stone... will be at this year's grand marshal. the event continues at martin luther king junior park with a black history festival featuring gospel recording artist... joshua rogers. the festival starts at 1:15 in the afternoon. and it's the biggest bus in town taking a field trip just down the street from our studios. yesterday the higher education monster bus converged on edventure children's museum... along with monster truck driver jimmy tracey. all the kids 33 who came out yesterday received a discount for monster jam. there are shows today and tomorrow at

come... if super bowl 50 isn't already sweet enough... we've got some more treats coming our way... next in your day in history. stay with us.

gervais. 33 let's check out the day in history. -the "french henry ford" is born in 1878-southern pacific railroad completes "sunset route" in 1883-united artists created in 1919 today is... national weatherman's 33 day... national fondue day... and world nutella day.33 that's all the time that 33 we have for the first hour of good morning columbia. but

gervais. . captioning provided by caption associates, llc www.captionassociates.com. crysty: good morning, columbia. thank you so much for joining us on this friday mornings. i'm crysty vaughan. >> rochelle: and i'm rochelle

the time's now 6:00. >> crysty: 6:00 a.m., the good news is it's may be early but it friday, we're heading toward the weekend and towards much cooler temperatures outside. >> rochelle: maybe not as welcome as the weekend but the temperatures definitely taking a dip. for more of what you can expect as you head outlets turning over to meteorologist jonathan kennedy. good morning. >> jonathan: good morning. we've seen temperatures cool down even since we went on area hour arc it's cooled down 10 degrees. it's getting cooler every minute and that's being aided by the wind out of the north and northwest. notice when we first came on this rain system was over columbia, nothing to worry about from that at all, it's moving so fast, there is dry a under cutting it, it won't make it to the ground, we haven't seen reports of rain locally. we are seeing some precipitation

rain and sleet. the last 48 hours has been impressive especially to the south and east toward lake marion and mol tri,tri, only inch and three quarter for us here which is good, that is a very substantial total for this time of year, compared to what others are seeing, not as much. temperatures are cooling down, 46 downtown, 43 lexington. well. cool air from the west and northwest and wind is helping that 10 to 20 miles a hour with the wind right now, so it will be breezy. temperature change already 15 to 20 degrees colder at this juncture, likely to cool down more. i would be really surprised if we don't cool down to the 30s this morning. looking at the snow fall, my parents live outside greensboro and sleet.

along the north carolina border, up toward dillard, bennettsville, if you have friend there, they will see rain early as the system continues to move up the east coast. for us nothing to worry about at all, it will be chilly but no rain in the forecast for your friday. look for highs upper 40s to low 50s, much, much colder where we have been, but 20 degree drop compared to what we were seeing monday, tuesday and even into yesterday. it's february, people, and it's back. >> crysty: that is so funny and you mentioned we are not to st. valentine's yet. my son was wearing short sleeves yesterday. >> jonathan: we've had some big ice storms in february, that's when we get big things happen. >> crysty: we tend to have snow in the middle of february.

getting back to it. >> rochelle: thank you, jonathan. crysty: we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. >> rochelle: unlike the cooler temperatures and weather there is good news, no trouble spots to report in and around the capital city but as always we are keeping our eye on the road and if anything changes we will update you for that. and abc columbia wants to help >> crysty: we have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. the road to the white house is passing through the palmetto state. republican presidential hopeful donald trump will be campaigning in florence today. he's holding a "trump for president" rally at the florence civic center. the event starts at 7:00 and doors open at 5:00. the campaign stop comes just weeks before the gop first-in-the-south primary set for february 20th. which, of corks is right here in south carolina. trump is coming off a second place finish in the iowa caucuses. and even though he didn't win in iowa, trump still has a good

according to a new poll, trump is leading the field of republican candidates with 29% support in new hampshire. the next three candidates are in a statistical tie for second. it shows senator marco rubio with support from 18% of likely republican primary voters in new hampshire. senator ted cruz received 13% support. governor john kasich, 12%, and jeb bush, 10%. the next pack of candidates is well behind with governor chris christie and carly fiorina pulling just 4% support in new hampshire. the poll also found that about a third of likely republican primary voters in new hampshire are still undecided. the gop presidential hopefuls will be working to win over those undecided voters when they go head-to-head in new hampshire. >ochelle: a republican debate hosted by abc is set for tomorrow night. donald trump is once again sitting front and center for the debate with marco rubio and ted cruz on either side of him. ben carson, jeb bush, john

also take the stage. carly fiorina did not make the cut to appear in the weekend debate. you can catch the debate tomorrow night at 8:00 right here on abc columbia. rochelle: on the other side of the political spectrum, bernie sanders is dominating over hillary clinton leading up to the first-in-the-nation primary. according to a cnn/wmur poll, sanders holds a two-to-one lead over clinton among likely new hampshire democratic voters. sanders stands at 61% and clinton at 30%. the democratic presidential hopefuls are coming off their first-one-on-one debate in new hampshire. clinton accused sanders of attacks by insinuation after he referenced the millions of dollars raised by an outside political group supporting clinton's campaign. the two also debated the economy and health care during the debate. rochelle: chelesea clinton is hoping to grow her mom's lead in the polls here in south carolina. she'll be campaigning in the

hill, spartanburg and clemson university. rochelle: shifting gears, deputies have made an arrest followowg the murder of 46-year-old adrian silva. deputies say they have charged 39-year-old vincent may with the murder. >> crysty: silva's boady was found around 3:00 a.m. the morning of january 3rd after a passerby noticed his crashed motorcycle along long green parkway and churchland drive in northeast columbia. investigators say silva had been shot multiple times. officials are still waiting on more details on a motive for the killing. crysty: investigators say they connected a gun taken from a man who fired on police last summer to the killing of a columbia man near his home three days earlier. columbia police have charged 45-year-old ibin patterson with murder in the july 28th killing of 32-year-old timothy gentry. >> crysty: the break came when the state law enforcement division tested a gun patterson used when he robbed a woman and fired on officers last july.

determined a motive for killing gentry, who worked with children and did charity work overseas. crysty: out of the state house a bill intended to make it easier for the public to obtain police dash cam video has been postponed in the senate. >> rochelle: it would require a law enforcement agency to get a judge's blessing before it can deny a public records request. if a judge agrees the video should not be released, the public could sue. a lot of things we will follow in the state house. we have more stories to come. crysty: still to come, growing concerns over the zika virus. >> rochelle: it's a new discovery and a new challenge in the fight to stop the virus. >> jonathan: and a cooler and breezier start to your friday forecast. expect lots of sunshine today but not a lot of warmth.

main and gervais. >> jonathan: just about 6:12 on this friday morning. temperatures are cooling off for us, we've already cooled down 10 degrees when we came on the air with you a hour ago. it will continue to cool down. right now we are generally in the low to mid-40s, we will drop in the 30s around 8:00. if you are heading out sooner it will be warmer. likely in the 40s at lunchtime and 50 at 2:00. a far cry from the mid to upper 70s we saw earlier in the week. good news is the sunshine will return to the forecast but we will need every bit of it to

>> rochelle: thanks, jonathan. rochelle: here's a quick look at stories that are making headlines across the country. in virginia a community is coming together to say goodbye. several hundred people paid their final respects to 13-year-old nicole lovell yesterday. lovell was found dead after disappearing from her home last week. prosecutors say two virginia tech students plotted to kill the 13-year-old girl and hide her body. officials continue to work to determine a possible motive. rochelle: it's a new challenge in the fight to halt zika. two people in southeastern brazil have contracted the virus through blood transfusions, perhaps the first instance of zika spreading that way during the current outbreak. health officials say while it's possible to contract the disease through blood transfusions and sexual transmission, mosquitoes are still the greatest threat. despite the new discovery brazillian organizers of the rio de janeiro olympics say they have no intention of canceling the games because of the

rochelle: we're all showing our panther pride for sunday. but there's a big matchup monday that may have you breaking out the garnet and black. crysty, what can you tell us? >> crysty: that's right, we are talking basketball. for the second straight season, usc women's basketball is off to a perfect 22-and-0 start before taking on number 1 uconn. that big game is monday. our tim hill has the highlights of last night's game in this morning's sports minute to win it. >> scary moment for usc basketball, two time defending player of the year tiffany mitchell goes down hard against kentucky, the second time she was hurt in the ball game, obvious pain, lower back injury. she was cleared to go back in the game, did not go in, should be okay. wilson more than okay, gets called for her first technical foul since eighth grade. dawn stale i and wilson disagree with the call. just before the end of the third quarter, from 70 feet to beat

usc lead into a four-point usc lead. this one going back and forth with kentucky, about two minutes left, just a two-point ball game. sec career high, gamecocks go onto win it 78-68 the final score to stay perfect on the season. i'm tim hill, that's your abc columbia minute to win it, hope it gets your weekend off to a good start. >> crysty: thank you, tim. crysty: still to come, we're showing our panther pride. we're talking snacks perfect for this sunday's big game. you don't want to miss these

live from main and gervais.33 welcome back. th rochelle: welcome back to good morning, columbia. thanks for waking up with us on this friday morning. friday, we finally made it through the week. your time right now 6:18. >> crysty: let's take a bite out of your morning menu, sponsored by bojangles'. this morning we are literally taking a buy-out of some tailgating snacks. we have a few panther plates here perfect to snack on for super bowl 50. there are the denver bronco fans, we are representing them too.

we have football doe nuts do nuts. it is a mix, things you can pick up at the store and jonathan has a mix of things you can make at home. in fact, jonathan, actually brought some things. >> jonathan: rochelle went for a cop out and got do you nuts. i made sausage balls, my mom makes them. >> rochee: you have been paying attention. >> jonathan: yes, they were easy, i think my mom was sand bagging us. it calls for ground sausage, bisquick, grated sharp cheddar cheese, and pepper. you're going to put all that in

the hardest part was the making of the balls. >> crysty: i made pigs in a blanket, i used crescent rolls and little sausages. >> rochelleant chips and dips, the dip was made by one of our our -- it was three different cheeses along with the chicken inside that dip. >> jonathan: there's a crock pot. >> crysty: she came prepared. >> jonathan: we have been eating during the commercials. >> crysty: all these great treats, a lot takes preparation, none of it takes as much preparation as this panthers cake. >> jonathan: this literally takes the case. >> crysty: our producer ashley

the icing on this carolina panthers cake. >> jonathan: it's blue velvet cake. not red velvet, blue velvet but she won't let us cut it because it took so long to make it. >> rochelle: can't mess up the artwork. >> crysty: i will lift it up so you can see it, it took a lot of time for her to pipe all of this. look at that detailing. the great part is that is what is so funny, she says it's so pretty we are not cutting it, even though there is a blue surprise inside. >> rochelle: and we will have all these recipes on our facebook, on twitter, to try them at home or run to your neighborhood shop.

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the democratic are face to face. >> face to face before the new hampshire primary. >> i think it's time to evenly the artful smear you and your campai have been carryryg out. >> clashing over charges of not standing up to wall street. >> i helped lead the effort toward deregulation. >> while hillary clinton dodge a bullet about releasing her speeches. >> i don't know the status, i will look into it. >> she showed her muscle on foreign policy. >> i concede she has more experience, but experience is not the only point. judgment is. >> a vote in 2002 is not a plan

>> bernie sanders again refused go after clinton for e-mail. >> i won't politicized it. secretary clinton represent the establishment. i represent ordinary americans. >> sanders is the only person who would characterize me, the first woman rupeing for status. >> the next debate is saturday night. washington. >> crysty: i know all eyes will be on the candidates. >> rochelle: it continues to heat up too. clean up efforts continue in the midlands. >> find out why resident say

main and gervais. >> god took the ugliest thing in my life, and he made it beautiful. i have peace. i have security. i have safety in the knowledge of who i am. >> god was now my father. i could come boldly to him with any care, any concern, and i was just overwhelmed by all of it. >> i'm adopted. i'm his adopted son. >> on "the 700 club,"

at 9 a.m. crysty: good morning, columbia. thank you for waking up with us on this friday morning. i'm crysty vaughan.. >> rochelle: and i'm rochelle dede. we're live from main and gervais. the time is 6:31.

this weekend starterly. >> rochelle: we are on a roll. >> crysty: one thing that is not on a roll is the temperatures, they are gone. >> rochelle: we are facing a change from 24 hours ago with warmer temperatures. you will face wind, grab a jacket, get the little ones bundled up, you might want to bundle yourself up. here is jonathan kennedy with more to expect. good morning. >> jonathan: i have it in graphical form. temperatures are much cooper, we were seeing a little rain across the northern half of the area, saw a few showers trying to clip the columbia area but we didn't see any actual reports of rain falling. especially this far south we are not seeing the brunt of the impact and highest intensity of moisture and lift, so rain hasn't been an issue even though you will see it across the area,

well off, heading off toward the grand strand toward myrtle beach. nothing to worry about in rain fall, cloud cover moving out. we have seen a lot of rain over the last 48 hours. manning 6.31 inches, king street toward moncks corner, closer to the coast e-7 to 8 irons, obviously the bull's eye. we are looking at a much drier set up and cooler set up this morning. 43 in downtown. 43 lexington. 35 in saluda, wagner 36. newberry 37. the cool air sliding in from the north-northwest, that's where you our wind are coming from. it's been windy for us. right now 5 to 10 locally in the downtown area, st. matthews breezy at 20 miles a hour, gusts 30 miles a hour in a few places, it's been a windy morning,

over from the warm moisture we saw all week to more of a february-like pattern of very dry and cool air. i don't think we will get to freezing but temperatures likely in the 30s for everybody as you are heading out the door this morning. 24-hour temperature change talking how much cooler it is, compared to thursday morning. looking at at radar we are starting to see clear air to the west coming our way. system moves through north carolina. the stuff in south carolina not having a lot of impact on the southern end of it, the main energy source is way up to the north. don't expect to see rain or precipitation for most areas, especially after the next hour or so, it will be gone for everybody here locally. we will look for a fry forecast, cooler, temperatures for some spots maybe not even getting out of the 40s, we will be stuck

for us low 50s, even by february standards and compared to what we were seeing earlier in the week, we went from consistent 70 degree temperatures last week end into this week and now it's certainly nice shock to the system where we will be just in the 50s something and to think we were celebrating jonathan on this national weather person day. >> rochelle: he's bearer of bad news with the cold weather. >> jonathan: you made the plans yesterday when it was still warm so you can't changee it. >> rococlle: and it friday, can't go wrong. >> jonathan: it's friday, you are welcome. >> crysty: no, thank you. crysty: we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. >> rochelle: still good news, no trouble spots to report in or around the capital city but we're keeping our eyes on the road and if anything changes we

out for the morning commute. and abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. crysty: we have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. the road to the white house is passing through the palmetto state. republican presidential hopeful donald trump will be campaigning in florence today. he's holding a "trump for president" rally at the florence civic center. the event starts at 7:00 and doors open at 5:00. thcampaign stop comes just weeks before the gop first-in-the-south primary set for february 20th. right here in south carolina. trump is coming off a second place finish in the iowa and even though he didn't win in iowa, trump still has a good shot to take new hampshire. according to a new poll, trump is leading the field of republican candidates with 29% support. the next three candidates are in a statistical tie for second. it shows senator marco rubio with support from 18% of likely republican primary voters in new hampshire. senator ted cruz received 13% governor john kasich, 12%, and

the next pack of candidates is well behind with governor chris christie and carly fiorina pulling just 4% support in new hampshire. the poll also found that about a third of likely republican primary voters in new hampshire are still undecided. the gop presidential hopefuls will be working to win over those undecided voters when they go head-to-head in new hampshire. >> rochelle: a republican debate hosted by abc is set for tomorrow night. donald trump is once again sitting front and center for the debate with marco rubio and ted cruz right by his side. ben carson, jeb bush, john kasich and chris christie will also take the stage. carly fiorina did not make the cut to appear in the weekend debate. you can catch the debate tomorrow night at 8:00 right here on abc columbia. rochelle: on the other side of the political spectrum, bernie sanders is dominating over hillary clinton leading up to the first-in-the-nation primary. according to a cnn/wmur poll, sanders holds a two-to-one lead

hampshire democratic voters. sanders stands at 61% and clinton at 30%. the democratic presidential hopefuls are coming off their first-one-on-one debate in new hampshire. clinton accused sanders of attacks by insinuation after he referenced the millions of dollars raised by an outside political group supporting clinton's campaign. the two also debated the economy and health care and more during the debate. rochelle: chelesea clinton is hoping to grow her mom's lead in the polls here in south carolina. she'll be campaigning in the upstate for hillary clinton tomorrow with stops in rock hill, spartanburg and clemson university. rochelle: the richland two school board wants to hear from students about the october incident involving then-school resource officer ben fields and a female student. >> crysty: the school board is proposing a student advisory council. the council would be made up of student representatives from

district. members would meet with the school board on a regular basis. parents say they're in favor of the new council. >> parents, teachers, everybody is there because of the students and i think it's great they are taking an opportunity to listen to those voices and those students that aren't often heard from. >> crysty: members of the school board say they hope to complete the application process by the end of this school year so that the committee is in place by the start of the new year. crysty: one batesburg business is assessing the damage left behind from this week's storms. >> rochelle: the national weather service has confirmed a microburt in lexington county during wednesday's severe storm. crews are busy working to clean up the debris scattered across tracy's logging. the national weather service said the microburst that hit the

winds, strong enough to leave its mark. but despite the clean up residents say, they're still counting their blessings. >> the lord took care of everybody, and everybody was safe and we can put buildings back but people are a little more precious than that. >> rochelle: the storm damaged a hay shed, ripped off the roof of several buildings and damaged several cars. tracy's logging hopes to have all the repairs completed in six to eight weeks. i think he pegged it exactly right. you can replace things, you can't replace people. >> crysty: amen to that. still to come, it's national weather person day. >> rochelle: and a great one, time to thank or meteorologist jonathan kennedy. >> jonathan: it should be a cool and breezy start to your friday, we'll see lots of sunshine but a little cooler for us.

main and gervais. >> jonathan: and good friday morning, it's going to be a cooler start for us, we will still see a rather windy forecast as well. we will see dry conditions, but windy and cooler, especially here this morning, warming up to 52 this afternoon. not that warm. later on tonight it will be a clear and cold night with temperatureses around 27 as you wake up tomorrow morning. very cold there. >> crysty: you told us that the warm weather was not going to @last. >> jonathan: short-lived for us. >> crysty: here's one of the

it's national weather person day. and we would like that celebrate our morning meteorologist, we know without jonathan we probably wouldn't be prepared for the day and that is true. we all rely on the weather guy to help us -- shorts? jacket? raincoat? umbrella? >> jonathan: rochelle is chiming in. >> crysty: we are not the only ones celebrating, you have treats. >> jonathan: mcdonald's stopped by and brought hash browns, pancakes and gift cards. i can go anytime of the day now. >> crysty: and you don't have to leave totoy. >> jonathan: i have it all. >> crysty: notice he has it in front of him. i do not recall him offering me even a hash brown.

being weather man and co-worker day. >> crysty: that's true, it's all about you. >> jonathan: i'll share, if somebody wants some, i will share. >> crysty: and it's not possible without you waking up with us. right now we will turn our attention to our health. >> jonathan: rochelle dean has a look at what is making headlines in the medical community. good morning, rochelle. >> rochelle: enjoy it, you earned it. rochelle: and it's a night of fun, family and fashion in support of local cancer patients around the midlands. the lexington based non profit cancer of many colors foundation put on the second annual fashion for fighters runway show last night. 16 cancer survivors strutted their stuff on the runway. dillard's department store sponsored all of the outfits worn by the models. proceedsdsrom the event stays in the midlands and goes to local survivors.

we're taking a look at the big money the big game entails

next live from main and gervais. >> god took the ugliest thing in my life, and he made it beautiful. i have peace. i have security. i have safety in the knowledge of who i am. >> god was now my father. i could come boldly to him with any care, any concern, and i was just overwhelmed by all of it. >> i'm adopted.

>> on "the 700 club," friday at 9 a.m.33 we may be breaking out >> crysty: welcome back to good morning columbia. we may be breaking out the black and blue for the super bowl, but the sunday's big game is bringing in a lot of green. >> rochelle: mary moloney is

that comes along with the super bowl 50. >> reporter: hard to believe. the super bowl is s most here. as an event, forbes says the super bowl is the most valuable sports event in the world. for super bowl 50, the nfl is expected to make at least $620 million. if you want to go to the big game, it's gonna cost you. seat-geek predicts this super bowl to be the most expensive ever on resale ticket sites. the lowest price on seat geek right now runs in the $3500 range. but a listing on the 50-yard line costs as much as a new car -- $16,600. you're going to have to pay up when you look for hotels in the area -- that is if you can get a room. some places jacked up the prices six times the normal rate. companies wanting to cash in will also have to pay a pretty penny. a 30-second commercial during the game costs $5 million. cbs, the network carrying the game, expects to make $350 million just from ads alone. some of the big spenders -- anheuser-busch. >> hello.

and coke. one group that won't get paid? coldplay. but don't cry for the super bowl half-time performer. it's still good for business. for last year's performer, katy perry, that free gig turned into a 12-minute commercial. as you watch this game -- or just the commercials -- try not to think about the green. for consumer watch, i'm mary moloney. >> rochelle: at those prices it's hard not to think about the green. >> crysty: it is. >> rochelle: for a ticket? >> crysty: a lot of people tune in not for the football but for

there is a class that will watch the commercials, they will give the award, the cocky award. >> rochelle: the one that won a few years ago was the little boy, cart darth vader, and they came to accept it. crysty: still to come, it's not the super bowl but it still has its super fans. and the furry members definitely

main and gervais. >> crysty: your time is 6:55. time for football. but it isn't for every one. so "animal planet" is offering an adorable alternative to sunday's big game. >> rochelle: that's right. the puppy bowl is back and it's furier than ever. the adoption extravaganza filled "team ruff" and "team fluff" to raise awareness about animals in need of a loving home. and if you'd like to catch both bowls, you're in luck. the adoption extravaganza runs from 3:00 to 5:00 on animal planet.

>> crysty: you can't go wrong with cute puppies, you can't lose. i end joy the puppy bowl, enjoy it more than the super bowl. crysty: still to come, if the super bowl isn't already sweet enough -- >> rochelle: don't worry, we've got some more treats coming our

main and gervais. >> jonathan: good friday morning, a quite error pattern coming our way. highs only in the low 50s, 20s tonight. look for the same story throughout the weekend. no sign of rain but no sign of anything above 60 for the next seven days. >> rochelle: brrr, bundle up, hash tag brrr. let's check out the day in history. the "french henry ford" is born in 1878. southern pacific railroad completes "sunset route" in 1883. and united artists is created in 1919. >> crysty: today is friday, we've been celebrating that all day, it's national wear red for heart disease and national weathermap's day, our meteorologist jonathan kennedy has been sharing his great insight into the weekend. >> jonathan: it's been a busy week so i think i've earned my

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