live at columbia metro jack kuenzie wis news ten. this weather is impacting people across the palmetto state and the entire east coast. coming up after the break, meteorologist ben tanner will check out what happens to your weekend winter storm warning in effect through saturday night lancaster, chesterfield counties freezing rain advisororin effect until 2pm today newberry, fairfield, kershaw, lee counties periods of rain, some rain heavy at times. northern midlands have the best possible heavy icing due to freezing rain falling through early today, then again tonight. rain will be mixed with light snow northern/central midlands tonight and saturday morning not expecting much if any accumulation of snow. around columbia metro, high amounts chester north. sunshine by saturday afternoon this is still a developing storm, update will following during the day. winter storm warning in effect through lancaster, chesterfield counties freezing rain advisory in effect until 2pm today newberry, fairfield, kershaw, lee counties periods of rain,

jack kuenzie joins us live from the federal courthouse in columbia. dawndy and charles---quick trial, quicker decision from the latest jury to hear the government's gambling case against jack parker and doug taylor. the trial began just yesterday and by the noon hour today, had reached closing arguments. by 4:00 p.m., the jury had made a decision finding the two guilty---for a second time after their first convictions in 2013 were overturned by the 4th circuit court of appeals. jack parker had been known to many in this area as a go-to guy for betting on sports. it was something he admitted---even arguing that he paid his taxes on what he made from being a bookie. but the government took him and others to court in the wake of the double murder case against his son brett--found guilty of the april 2012 murders of brett's wife tammie and his friend and bookie business partner bryan capnerhurst. prosecutors said brett, jack, tammie, bryan and several others all had varying degrees of involvement in the sports betting business. assistant u-s attorney winst

in the newsroom jack kuenzie wis news ten. right now, volunteers are gathering in columbia's finlay park to do a physical head count of the community's homeless. allie spillyards joins us there live -- allie, what are the judi and dawndy, volunteers will be doing this all over the country -- checking parks, abandoned buidings, shelters... anywhere homeless people are known to gather. they'll be asking them to fill out these forms. these then go to hud to determine how much money richland county will get to help combat homelessness. last year, that number was up to 5,300... climbing 6 percent since 2014. so of course, a lot of eyes will be on this year's count to see if that trend continues to rise. we're joined by united way of the midlands ceo mac bennett, who's also volunteering tonight. what do you expect to see in this year's count? those who work closely with the homeless remind that because this is just a one day count, some are missed and this is just a snapshot of the community's population. but still a very important

and jack kuenzie reports the responses to her response are pouring in. charles and judi---the governor clearly came down on the side of the establishment wing of the republican party. she delivered a response that was tough on the president's track record---loaded with promises of what a republican white house would provide to the american people----and personalized with references to what her state had been through last year. she told us today her speech was her own---not drafted by national gop leaders. i didn't want to lose the opportunity in light of everything south carolina had been through in 2015 and the way the people of south carolina in every one of those situations, people lowered their voices and they saw how they could come together. if we can do that in south carolina, we can do it across this despite the criticism that she's taken, i think in the long run, it's going to turn out to be very much of a positive. and if you go through the whole speech and look at the sequence of things, the part of the introduction of her kind of personal sto

jack kuenzie wis news ten. investigators looking for two suspects wanted for kidnapping and armed robbery. they forced a man walking down broad river road into a vehicle at gunpoint and drove him to tyeu trail and bakersfiled road, where they left him after beating and robbing him. the victim was taken to a hospital but is expected to be ok. to call 1-888- crime sc. the town of north now has new police chief after the previous one resigned last month. lin shrier's first day as new chief is next tuesday. he comes from the elloree police department where he was assistant chief for 10 years. the entire police force including former police chief mark fallaw resigned last month after stating several differences with mayor patty carson. no word yet on when or if any new police have been hired. legislative committee heard a long list of concerns laid out in a special public hearing regarding scdot. our billie jean shaw joins u to breakdown what happened during the hearing. members of the committee say this is all in a

jack kuenzie wis news ten. trump will not be making an appearance on the main stage tonight for the fox gop debate. and senator ted cruz is calling him out. "apparently mr. trump considers megyn kelly very very scary. and you know donald is a fragile soul. she might ask a mean question and who knows what could happen. his hair could stand on end." we'll have more details on what to expect in tonight's debate in inside the state house- lawmakers from both the house and senate met this morning to learn about the state of nuclear energy in south carolina. and they heard about just how extensive nuclear power is in the state. will whitson was there. lawmakers from each district with a connection to nuclear energy heard just how many jobs, investments, and projects groups like scana, duke energy and fluor provide in the palmetto state each year. there are five nuclear sites total in south carolina- stretching from the h b robinson nuclear plant in the pee dee- to the savannah river site on the other side of the stat

news ten's jack kuenzie is in with what happened. dawndy and judi---you might say the motions made by councilman seth rose hit a roadblock this afternoon. rose put up a four point plan aimed at addressing issues raised in part by results of an investigation into the penny tax program by the state in early december, dor released a letter alleging "multiple instances of illegal activity" and raising questions of potential public corruption and fraud. in response, rose proposed changes that included repealing an ordinance dealing with "significant purchases" ---funding for small local businesses and a major upgrade of oversight authority for the transportation penny advisory committee or tpac. today--the council's ad hoc committee moved to table the signficant purchase parts of the plan got sent for more study by budget writers and tpac itself. rose is clearly frustrated. i have a sense of urgency to get some things done. you were trying to play some type of parliamentary game to back this discussion up months when the penny program is

jack kuenzie wis news ten. inside the state house ... governor nikki haley's executive budget is the largest one ever proposed - coming in at 7.43 billion dollars. and in that budget she has big will whitson explains. that executive budget proposal would fund county and municipal governments for the first time since the great recession- governor haley says it's something the state is legally obligated to do, and with a surplus, she says it's time to do it again. counties and municipal governments statewide have been asking for full funding since 2008, when the amount the state provided to local governments dried up in the wake of the recession. it's an issue that has been brought up often, but not resolved. the slashed state funding actually played a large role in counties' decision to not take more responsibility for state roads in need of repair. in her budget pressssonference today- the governor said it's time to get back to full funding. "we'd meet the legal obligations we have as best we can. when we've got this sort of that 1.3 bil

jack kuenzie has more--live at the state house. three executive orders from the governor today judi. one requires cabinet agencies to formulate policies to help employees dealing with cdv. another tells agencies dealing with clients who might have cdv issues----corrections, juvenile justice, dss or pardon services for instance---to set up screening and risk assessment. haley also says the state should set aside $19 million dollars to hire 144 cdv prosecutors and add three more judges. one circuit solicitor praised that move by the governor. we cannot win the war without the war against domestic violence, the war against violent crime, we cannot reduce those numbers without those resources. it is governor a great day in south carolina, it is a turning point and from the prosecutors of this state and the law enforcement officers of this state who will no longer have to prosecute their own cases, and most of all.. the victims and the survivors of this state, thank you. haley's third executive order will maintain a 135 member domestic

jack kuenzie wis news ten. we're continuing to watch a winter weather storm that could have impacts here in the palmetto state. details are coming up in your full forecast after the break. saturday night lancaster, chesterfield counties major winter storm developing that will have a significant impact on much of the state from columbia north. partly cloudy this morning, not as cold, lower to middle 30s by sunrise. later today, increasing clouds with widespread rain developing by evening. highs in the middle to upper 40s. rain chance 40%. rain, some rain heavy at times. type of precipitation will be based on temperatures at the surface and aloft. northern midlands have the best chance of seeing possible heavy icing due to freezing rain falling for several hours tonight through early friday, then again friday night saturday morningng up to .50" of ice may form. rain will be mixed with sleet/snow central midlands tonight and friday night saturday morning not expecting much if any accumulation of either ice or snow

jack kuenzie wis news ten. a columbia man will send 15 years in prison for a human trafficking case. kristopher block pleaded guilty yesterday to minor and human trafficking of a minor. attorney general alan wilson says block will have to register as a sex offender and will be electronically monitored for life. investigators say the minor was found with block at a motel in columbia on december fourth. the ag's office says this is the third human trafficking conviction in the past three months under the state's 2012 human trafficking law. in about an hour, south carolina state university and benedict college students will hear from a special speaker as part of presidential candidate bernie sanders' tour of historically black colleges and universities. billie jean shaw joins us from sc state. dr. west says he will discuss several topics tonight including tuition free universities and colleges as well as criminal justice reform. the civil rights activist says tonight he wants the audience to know why bernie become

live at the judicial center jack kuenzie wis news ten. still no word on the identity of a body found in a burned out house in elloree yesterday morning. however, as billie jean shaw are being revealed about the case. the orangeburg county coroner was expecting to release the identity of the body sometime tomorrow. it's taking a while because the body was burned so it's taking a while because the body was burned so badly they are having to wait on the results of dental records. it was inside of this home off of old number six highway where the remains were found. firefighters responded to the scene around 3:30 yesterday morning. the homeowner was not home at the time. with the help of three other departments, crews were able to control the flames in a few called "suspicious." "the fact that the lady who lived there was not there, she had not been there siie i believe sunday, um have not been a fire there, so just raised suspicion. "this is a bad way to start the new year off somebody loss their home to afire and then later on i heard that

jack kuenzie wis news ten. as students head back to usc for the spring semester--one christmas present they may have gotten won't be allowed back with them... the university is banning hoverboards in all residents halls on campus starting this year. the product has been linked to a number of fires around the country because of issues. now the consumer product safety commission is investigating a number of those cases. coming off the heels of his announcement on tighter gun control measures, the obamamadministration is continuing to plug the president's latest executive orders. those include closing loopholes on background checks, adding federal agents to enforce existing laws, and developing new technology to make guns safer. vice president joe biden sat down today with a number of stations--including our sister station in charleston. he says the point of all of this is keeping guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them. "all this is about is enforcing the existing law on the books. if you are ment

we start tonight with senior reporter jack kuenzie. this unfolded with an exchange of gunfire between members of a fugitive task force that included the u-s marshal's service, sled and the columbia police department. the officers were trying to serve a warrant on a houston texas man wanted for murder. the confrontation happened in a parking lot of the byron road apartments hospital just off veterans road. officers say the suspect---his name still not formally released as of the past hour---opened fire on them and they returned the gunshots, hitting the man several times. he was pronounced dead early this afternoon. none of the officers was hurt. a police spokeswoman says they knew they were dealing with a dangerous man. with the propensity for violence, considering that they were attempting to arrest a murder suspect that's safe to say that it would have been an armed and dangerous individual however, these officers assigned to the task force are highly trained. this is an elite task force so officers on scene here at the time of the i

live at columbia metro, jack kuenzie wis news ten. we may not be seeing any snow in that's not the case everywhere. raycom's felicia bolton continues our team coverage of this winter storm in tennessee. " out here in covington, tennessee this city is quite the winter wonderland . the city got several inches of snow but fortunately they already had a plan in place to maker sure these roads were able to be cleared up before drivers hit the roads . on the street right behind me, you can see the drivers are able move along smoothly . it's still a little slushy on some of the roads our here because of the thick layer of snow that they received. just take a look at my boot right here ! here's an example of how much snow they had out here . if i keep backing up , you can't even see my foot underneath all of this snow. i did speak with the mayor today , he told me they had plows out and other equipment . able to move that snow off of the streets and it ended up on the side of the streets . here is an example of how big it was from all of the

jack kuenzie wis news ten. today wal-mart announced that it is closing nearly 200 stores in the u.s. including a midlands location. our billie jean shaw joins us from winnsboro where the employees and residents are upset to learn that walmart location is closing in two weeks. earlier today the retail giant announced that it scrapping nearly 300 stores around the globe, more than half of them here in the u.s. the company says several factors went into consideration when choosing which locations performance, as well as longevity. kendall share works as the winnsboro location he says the team found out about the closing this morning and was absolutely devastated. " i saw a lot of customers mad, a lot of customers crying." kim murphy, upset about walmart closing "i'm devastated." jessica mitchell, upset about walmart closing "it's basically the only store." the nearest walmart is located about 30 minutes away, other than that residents are left with a bi-lo which only sells the winnsboro walmart officially closes a

jack kuenzie is in the newsroom with more season is underway and both the irs and south carolina department of revenue are accepting returns. but even if you file your state returns tonight----any refund you might be due won't be sent out until march 1st. this is not something that will happen only in the palmetto state. dor is one of a number of state revenue agencies around the country taking extra steps to prevent refund fraud. in a statement on the dor website, director rick reames says his department's top priority is making sure your refund "ends up in your pocket." there has been a growing problem with fraud---that is, people filing false returns to get refunds. dor says it is costing the nation $6 billiononollars annually. reames will be detailing prevention steps tomorrow at a news conference that will include an appearance by frank abagnale----the former con man turned security consultant whose exploits inspired the leonardo dicaprio film "catch me if you can"---and later a broadway musical. dor says if you file after march 1st, you should have your refund within two or three week

jack kuenzie joins us live from winnsboro. charles---winnsboro like a lot of smaller towns across the u.s. got used to the convenience of having the store here. but people here aren't just losing that convenience with the closing of this outlet. the mayor says this was also a kind of community center especially for older residents---where they could go and run into their friends. one place to buy clothing, items and hunting supplies. and it was an important economic engine for the town. jobs for employees who just last year got a raise well above the $7.25 minimum wage. mayor roger gaddy says sales taxes from this store were the single largest factor in the town's revenues---and the loss of that money allowed the town to lower property taxes. he's concerned about that loss of revenue. others told us this is a setback not unlike the loss of mom and pop smaller businesses that went away when walmart arrived 14 years ago. "we had hardware stores that were booming, several. we had auto stores. and so we had a lot of backup. little

i'm jack kuenzie and i've got the details next on news 10. low pressure will cross through the state friday and deliver 1" rain totals in most areas with highs in the 40s and 50s. saturday, partly cloudy, breezy with highs near 60. sunday will be partly cloudy with just a 20% chance of a shower. good evening and welcome to the news at six. i'm dawndy mercer plank tonight republican presidential candidates will take on one othth as they take the main stage in the lowcountry for the fox charles molineaux is at the north charleston coliseum. charles? the first of the republican contenders for the white house are now on stage, making their case. this evening's early debate,

live at the governor's mansion jack kuenzie wis news ten. as president obama prepares to deliver the final state of the union of his presidency, he says could not be prouder of what he's accomplished in office. the president spoke one- on-one with matt lauer about his years in office and the legacy he hopes to leave behind. when he came into office, the president promised to unite the country. he was asked today whether the current political polarization in washington and on the campaign trail is a failure of his presidency. "it's been pretty divided in the past. there've been times where, you know, people beat each other with canes. and we have things like the civil war. so there have been times where it's been pretty rough. but there's no doubt that politics in washington are so much more divided than the american people are. and part of what i want to do in this last address is to remind people, you know, we've got a lot of good things going for us. and if we can get our politics right it turns out that we're not as the president's state

jack kuenzie wis news ten. investigators now say it was dna that made the difference in solving a columbia murder mystery. 20 year old jeremy davis was killed during an attempted robbery at a gas station. thanks to a hand p pnt --- investigators say they now have the people responsible. mike desumma is live at the richland county sheriff's department with more. mike. charles that hand print was left on one of the door handles of the victims car according to investigators. authorities believe it came from 20 y yr old ibn gadson --- one of the two men now facing charges in this murder case. the sheriff's department says video evidence taken at the spinx gas station on lee road showed gadson and 22 year old ryan alston climbing into a jeremy davis was inside that car along with his friend. officials say both began fighting back after gadson and alston started beating them and demanding money. at some point shots were fired and davis was killed at the scene. investigators says the surveillance video did no good bec

live in winnsboro, jack kuenzie wis news ten. a warming trend will begin today. high pressure will move into the area from the west. the ridge will shift the winds and allow temperatures to warm up to the 60s through the weekend. early next week with a southwesterly wind, daytime high temperatures will soar to the lower and middle 70s. our average high this time of year is in the upper 50s, so enjoy the unseasonably warm weather. the next chance of rain will arrive midweek. panther nation is getting pumped raycom's david whisenant was middle of the panther rally. 630 am.that's when the first fans showed up, and it was a party atmosphere right from the start, but when the music started up at noon, romare bearden park rocked. the fans filled every available space in front of the stage and even cheered when the announcer did a mic check. i found folks from across the carolinas, even a woman from pittsburgh, and this woman with this unusual hat. the crowd was filled with folks on a lunch break, people who were off work, and a lot of

jack kuenzie wis news ten. the deadline to receive federal flood relief may have passed, but there may be a loop hole for those seeking small business administration loans. allie spillyards joins us in the studio with the details. possibly some good news for those of you still dealing with the aftermath of october's flood... sba says if an extenuating circumstance kept you from applying for a loan-- you may still stand a shot at receiving one. diaster recovery centers remain open across the midlands to help with fema appeals and sba applications. sba will review late applications on a case by case basis. sba tells us that generally includes people who might have been out of the country or hospitalized during the application deadline. whatever the situation, sba encourages anyone who hasn't turned in their application to do it now -- completed and with their justification for not getting to find out if your situation applies, you can call sba at 1-800-659- 2955. "a homeowner who's to repair a damaged property's

apartments, jack kuenzie wis news ten. so far this year there have been four shootings involving law enforcement in the state in our state on january first, an estill policeman was shot and wounded in hampton county; one suspect was arrested. on january 16th an orangeburg county sheriff's deputy shot and wounded a suspect. the third was saturday when a suspect shot at a richland county sheriff's deputy's vehicle when the officer responded to a domestic disturbance. today's incident on byron road inside the state house- governor nikki haley put emphasis on helping k-12 education during her state of the state address- but many of the proposals she laid out, are already in the works. will whitson spoke with education policymakers today. will... in her state of the state address- governor nikki haley emphasized school funding, and retaining teachers in rural districts. but many of the lawmakers who attended her address also talked about the need for statewide 4k, and this massive report lays out what the state is facing in tha

jack kuenzie is at the richland county judicial center with the latest. dawndy and charles---the former city council member wasted no time resolving problems. a bond hearing this morning----and a guilty plea this afternoon. newman pleaded guilty to failing to file state tax returns for the years 2012 and 2013. he toto a judge he thought t 'd filed for those years. his admission involved back taxes totalling a little more than $98 hundred dollars which he has agreed to pay along with prosecution costs of an additional thousand dollars. these charges came about as the state department of revenue was looking into the backgrounds of people connected to the penny tax effort----but in to make it clear his issues were personal and have nothing to do with tax revenues. "he's not involved in the sales tax investigation. he pled straight up to two counts of failure to file taxes and what it's telling us is that there's no plea agreement that he was involved in some conspiracy that they were still investigating that there would be a plea agreement that would have pr

jack kuenzie is live at the state house with that part of today's developments out of the governor's office. judi and dawndy---we have seen in the past that political parties responding to a president's state of the union points in the president's speech or overall performance. governor haley says that is not her plan. she says she wants her commentary to be optimistic and one that focuses on the challenges facing the country. haley will have around ten minutes of time---and said today she does not want to compete against the president. it will be a chance for the governor to talk up some of the good things she's seen here and let the country know about them. i mean it's an honor. you have to know i always go back to that five year old indian girl that lived in bamberg. that just wondered what was out there and to be able to think that i will now have the ability to address the country is humbling but it's really an honor. haley was asked to deliver the response by house speaker paul ryan and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. some republican leaders and some analysts say this i

jack kuenzie wis news ten. straight ahead is your first alert forecast. von gaskin has the details. a bit warmer with lows in the upper 20s to around 30 partly to mostly cloudy today with a 20% chance of a late day showers or snow flurry. highs in the low to middle 40s. wednesday, mostly sunny, chilly, highs middle 40s. thursday, increasing clouds, showers by evening, highs lower 50s. rain chance 60%. i'm judi gatson. in today's military salute we are proud to honor 3 outstanding young men who are best friends. mason cox ... austan day ... and jacob robertson grew up together in rural gilbert. they all decided to take the brave journey to serve in the us army, choosing infafary as their military specialty. they began basic combat training at fort benning but were in different companies so they only saw each other in chapel a handful of sundays. these young men are an inspiration to their family and friends and their strength and courage are a testament to our community. break a look now at your first alert traffic... he was rated a+ by the nra. not for hi

jack kuenzie wis news ten. new details about a crash this morning: now know identity of bicyclist struck and killed by a car on 12th street in cayce. - accident:12th street ext. between scana highway and saxe gotha road -coroner: 31 year old erica lorraine bass died after she was struck from behind by a vehicle also travelling in the southbound lane of 12th street extension. -dead at the scene - accident shut down the southbound lanes of 12th street for about four hours. -driver of vehicle--area hospital, no word on condition atthis time. cayce departmetn public safety investigating--no charges have been iled at this point. coming up on wis--a winter weather frenzy is brewing across the nation. and many states are already declaring a state of emergency. details next. the at longhorn steak like this doesn't need anything else. which is why we don't just add, anything else. longhorn steaks that sizzle for $12.99. the new smoky bacon sirloin. the new spicy grilled jalapeno sirloin. and the parmesan crusted sirloin

he later spoke to news ten senior reporter jack kuenzie about why that issue should matter to black voters. jack is in the newsroom with more. dawndy--senator sanders has a lot to say to african-american voters. and he's trying to hammer his message home to them---admitting to us today that when it comes to those voters, he's playing catch up to a rival with experience and contacts from her previous presidential campaign. sanders used his minutes at the podium to point out problems that include high incarceration rates for young african-americans, childhood poverty and a two-tiered education system that forces many students into substandard schools. i asked him later about how he's trying to distinguish his campaign from the others when it that we are the campaign that's talking about raising the minimum wage to 15 bucks an hour. we are the campaign that's talking about making healthcare in this country available to all people. we are the campaign that's talking about pay equity for women, for changing our trade policies so corporations invest in this country, not just in china. and we are

jack kuenzie wis news ten. overcast skies throughout the evening...and maybe a chance of some rain tomorrow. meteorologist ben tanner has your friday night forecast... expect patchy drizzle and isolated showersrshrough saturday morning with lows in the lower/mid 40s. we will have a better chance of showers ahead of a cold front, breezy, high near 56. rain chance 60%. showers will end early sunday with clearing skies as it turns windy, highs mid 60s. richland county authorities are trying to figure out what killed a man found outside a home in columbia 34-year-old mario kelly was found dead this morning on the front porch of a relative's house on queen street. the coroner says kelly died from a deep cut in his head...but it's unclear how it happened. department says a small print on a car door handle led to the arrests of two men for a murder at a columbia gas station last month. our mike desumma joins us now with more on the breakthrough that cracked the case. judi, authorities say they had access to other evid

senior reporter jack kuenzie is live at the governor's mansion now about three hours from now---charles and dawndy. the governor speaking from here in columbia----and laying out her vision of why her party as we've said, haley won't be rebutting the president. she said last week that's not something she would want to do---but rather talk opportunities. she and her advisors are crafting this "address" as she puts it---not repeating talking points offered by the national republican party. and while we don't know exactly what the governor will say, she has indicated hers will be remarks with an optimistic tone. many pundits have pointed out haley has all the attributes the gop wants to claim in its leadership. diversity, youth, appeal to wowon---and a proven record of economic success. haley can lay claim to lower unemployment, job creation---but she also lines up with conservative views on immigration, syrian refugees---despite being the daughter of immigrants----gun control, shutting down guantanamo and transferring detainees to prisons here----and black lives matter. is this an introduc

live near alcott drive jack kuenzie wis news ten. in less than two weeks, south carolina lawmakers will be back at the state house and they'll kick off the new year with bills left over from 2015. will whitson takes a look at what's on the table. the biggest bill waiting on a vote in the state house in january is the house of representative's attempt at road funding. the bill was introduced at the beginning of the 2015 session, but went through amendment after amendment before passing the house and heading to the senate... where it was amended again... and not voted on. it is on special order in the senate- meaning it gets top priority when lawmakers return. but even if it gets a passing vote in the senate- it wouou have to go back to the house for final approval. the roads bill has bounced back and forth in political ping pong- but several lawmakers say it's time to vote. york "i think now, south carolina will come together. many of those who were so opposed to a road or infrastructure bill, if you watch those remarks in the media,

jack kuenzie joins us with more on how the governor spoke for her state and her party. charles and judi---the governor mixed sharp criticism of the obama record with an outline of her personal story and a pitch for the republican approach to fixing america's problems. in doing so---the daughter of indian immigrants rejected what she called the "siren call of the angriest voices" against those who want to come american dream. but haley also called for limits on illegal immigration and refugee resettlement. and she used last summer's deadly attack at mother emanuel church to point out that faith and unity can prevail over violence, hate and division. we didn't turn against each other's race or religion. we turned toward god and to the values that have long made our country the freest and greatest in the world. we removed a symbol that was being used to divide us and we found a strength that united us against a domestic terrorist and the hate that filled him. there's an important lesson in this. in many parts of society today whether in popular culture, academia, the media

jack kuenzie is there live with the story. city, neighborhood and business wanted this to happen for years. and with a decision from hud shortly before christmas day----they have what they've been asking for. housing and urban development told the city of columbia it was ok with the idea of tearing down what is now a more than 75 year old apartment complex----one originally built to serve as home mostly to fort jackson families in the 1940's. now---a place where 616 people live in subsidized housing and in units that do not have showers or laundry rooms. and frankly, a complex that has been visited far too many times by the columbia police department. the columbia housing authority has already notified residents----and they've begun rolling out a plan to relocate them to other cha properties in our area but also other places even outside the state because up by the government. one of the things we'll be doing in the next 30 days is meeting whether it needs to be accessible to handicapped people. any kind of health issues that

jack kuenzie spokokwith council member seth rose today and has more about why he wants to create new oversight of tax revenues. judi---councilman rose has a three-point proposal aimed at more transparency and fiscal responsibility. this---after dor sent a scathing letter to the county administrator saying the found "multiple instances of illegal activity" over two and half years in the penny tax program. rose first calls for repealing what's known as ordinance"---which changed the normal procurement rose says, can give the appearance of impropriety. he also says the general fund should be used to pay for work supposed to be used only for transportation projects. and rose wants to give the transporation advisory committee real authority to scrutinize spending. they're not going to be the only changes that need to be made. but they are three major steps in the right direction to restore trust in the penny program and to make sure that every cent that is collected goes towards the projects and are done in a transparent way. rose also wants the chair of the citizens committee to be made

news ten's jack kuenzie joins us live from columbia metro airport. charles and dawndy---as always, patience and adding extra time will help air travelers when flights are being re-routed. checking ahead with your airline is always a good idea. some could be modifying their plans as weather conditions change. tonight and into tomorrow a number of after school activities and sporting events have been cancelled or postponed. you can get the info by heading and clicking on closings under the weather tab. are being re-routed. checking ahead with your airline is always a good idea. some could be modifying their plans as weather conditions change. tonight and into tomorrow a activities and sporting events have been cancelled or postponed. you can get the info by heading to wistv dot com and clicking on closings under the weather tab. up to the north of us, much of the east coast is bracing for a blizzard. as many as 85 million people are in the path of the storm. the first flakes have started to fall in washington dc and scott mcclean is there. --reporter p

live on hampton street jack kuenzie wis news ten. cold is again settling in the midlands...let's get your latest forecast with meteorologist ben tanner. prepare for another very cold night with lows in the wednesday is partly cloudy with highs in the mid 40s and a 20% chance of a late day, early evening sprinkle or flurries. cold showers will develop thursday afternoon with highs near 50 degrees. expect periods of rain friday and some rain may highs in the middle 50s, rain chance 90%. the system quickly moves out early saturday, colder air behind the storm will sneak into the area on the back end in time for a flurry or two in the state house today, one lawmaker has behind the storm will sneak into the area on the back end in time for a flurry or two early sunday looks mostly sunny, highs near 50. in the state house today, one proposed a crack-down on journalists in the state. today, republican representative mike pitts filed a bill that would require journalists to register with the state before being eligible to work for a news out

we have live team coverage with news ten's jack kuenzie and sam bleiweis. first let's send it over to jack. dawndy and charles, it was an exchange of gunfire between members of a fugitive task force that included the u-s marshal's service, sled and the the officers were trying to

jack kuenzie has more on the political element of today's event. charles and judi, though it was couple of the candidates, this was the first king day celebration that did not take place in the shadow of the confederate battle flag. but this was also a different kind of king day because we also heard remarks from all four democratic candidates for president. leading off those appearances, former secretary of state hillary clinton---whose first bid for president in 2008 ran into serious trouble in south carolina. mrs. clinton is back---and it would appear from the number of signs at today's rally, still drawing substantial support from african-americans. her next closest challenger, vermont senator bernie sanders indicating to us after the event today that he knows he has some work to do to we have the economic agenda that i think will bring a significant part of the african american community into our camp. so, we start off at a great disadvantage. look, hillary clinton was here in 2008. she ran a campaign. she knows a lot of people, no so we're st

news ten's jack kuenzie is here with more on the bombshell from the state's lieutenant governor. the endorsement of donald trump's presidential bid from lieutenant governor henry mcmaster. a man whose political past would normally make him a target of trump and his supporters as they continue to rip into republican traditionalism---the so- called "establishment" gop. nonetheless, there was mcmaster last night at harmon's tree farm. delivering an enthusiastic message of support---even as some in the crowd were probably thinking... isn't this the guy who ran for governor against nikki haley---lost---and then joined forces with her? the same nikki haley who earlier this month, responded to the state of the union address by calling on her party to reject angry voices, there's not much doubt mcmaster has been a mainstream republican. in the last presidential cycle, he endorsed former utah governor jon huntsman---seen by many as one of the most moderate gop candidates. consultant joel sawyer handled huntsman's campaign here---and i asked sawyer today whether mcmaster's trump support signal

what she'll be giving is an "address" of her own, spelling out her own ideas and south carolina's jack kuenzie joins us live from dawndy---the governor providing some insight into her thinking as she prepares to deliver the gop message following the president's final state of the union speech. haley commented after announcing a series of executive orders that target south carolina's serious and long-standing problem with domestic violence. among the measures on her agenda----calling for $19 million dollars in new spending to hire 144 new prosecutors and add three judges to handle criminal domestic violence cases. she also wants to change the "culture" surrounding domestic violence in part by requiring state agencies to develop workplace policies and risk assessment during screening for agencies that deal directly with the public. back to the governor's representation for her party after the state of the union. it's not a response, it's going and the one thing i know is i didn't want it to be a repsonse to the president. i certainly am not one to compete against the president or try to imply th

senior reporter jack kuenzie has a unique perspective on that day 30 years ago as he was neareby covering another story when it happened. he'll share that with you on the news at five. the texas teenager, known as the "affluenza teen" is back to the u-s. ethan couch was on a commercial flight that land in dallas just after noon eastern time. couch, who had been on the lam in mexico with his mother tonya when he was caught last month, officially dropped his appeal the two were found in mexico last month, weeks after a warrant was issued for ethan's arrest on a possible probation violation. he was sentenced to probation for killing four people in a 2013 drunk driving crash. time now for an update on your weather. for that we turn to meteorologist ben tanner. mostly cloudy with periods of showers and rain through late afternoon, highs near 50 rain chance 90% tonight, clearing skies, lows middle to upper 30s friday sunday. mostly sunny and warmer. highs lower 60s to upper 60s by sunday. lows in the lower rain through late afternoon, highs near 50 rain chance 90% tonight, clearing skies, lows

jack kuenzie joins us from the newsroom with the latest developments. dawndy---no votes or breakthroughs yet, but it's clear members of the senate understand they have to do something to craft an agreement on a roads bill. this afternoon the senate tackled some of the numbers on the amount of gas and diesel fuel purchased in south carolina--by both in and out-of-state drivers. they talked about impact of tax credits and lower property tax rates on cities, counties and schools. all elements that have to be considered in finding consensus on a proposal that in the senate, raises the gas tax by 12 cents a gallon, provides dot reform and lowers other taxes---possibly personal and corporate income taxes---to meet requirements set out by governor haley in order to get her signature on a roads repair bill. but there was also discussion on a new option---that might alter the state sales tax as an offset to the gas tax hike. if we can come together on a different verison of tax relief that can generate i don't know 18 or 19 strong votes of support in this commit

jack kuenzie has been working on the story and joins us live from the complex on forest drive. judi and dawndy---this is something city officials, urban planners and housing experts have years. but the concept took a major step forward shortly before christmas. that's when hud, the department of housing and urban development----gave approval to the proposal to tear down this 75 year old complex, first opened in 1940 to house mostly military families linked to fort jackson. gonzales gardens currently has a total of about 616 people living in a complex that contains 280 units. those folks have already been notified they will have the option of moving out to other subsidized housing around the city----or even outside columbia---all at government expense. almost 900 units over the last two years. and some of the housing that we're going to be locating the families in, we'll be offering the housing that we've bought in other apartment complexes like bayberry mews, capital heights, elmtree georgetown. the housing authority is working on solutions already. gonzales gardens residents d

jack kuenzie joins us live from the richland county judicial center with more. dawndy and judi---the county councilman is kelvin washington. he and former city councilman newman both according to the department of revenue had failed to file state tax returns. washington for three years---newman for two. newman pleaded guilty to failing to file state tax returns for the years 2012 and 2013. he told a judge he thought he'd filed for those years. his admission involved back taxes totalling a little more than $98 hundred dollars which he has agreed to pay along with prosecution costs of an additional thousand dollars. these charges came about as the state department of revenue was looking into the backgrounds of connected to the penny tax effort. newman's attorneys said this afternoon his problems were in no way related to misuse of tax revenues---simply a personal oversight. this simply came out of the civil side of the department of revenue's investigation. they turned it over to the criminal division. they consider it a misdemeanor....there's not any huge conspir

jack kuenzie is in our newsroom to explain. dawndy---that organization is the knight foundation. back in september, knight and some of its partners were here working on an initiative aimed at making cities easier to get around especially on foot---create engagement in public spaces--and generally become a more friendly place to visitors and residents. knight provided $135 thousand dollars in funding for a study on life quality issues downtown. there are a lot of new residents coming into the city center. a lot of students living here. a lot of new development. i think it's really important to use this force now into channelizing it, to create all these goals that you have connecting to the riverfront, connecting to the neighborhoods, creating walkable environments, to utilize what is happening. but i think we have to be very focused on getting those assets now we are told the foundation will announce tomorrow that two columbia infrastructure projects are on a list of finalists for funding. the details have not been publicly released---but a spokeswoman says they've been chosen fr

i'm jack kuenzie and i've got the details next on news 10. low pressure will cross through the state friday and deliver 1" rain totals in most areas with highs in the 40s and 50s. saturday, partly cloudy, breezy