meaghan norman is at the state house live right now. dawndy and charles, every year the south carolina naacp hosts this rally as a call to action and a renewing of a mission to keep fighting for civil rights. there were about a dozen speakers from local clergy, educators to the democratic presidential candidates. most everyone acknowledged the absence of the confederate flag -- an issue of contention and division and a symbol which the sc naacp has fought for decades to remove. while the speakers celebrated what many consider a "victory" they also focused on what issues still remain including equal opportunity for all for a quality education. "education is key -- you can't have a country and nation where little boys and and be judged by the content of their character without education." "when my fair-skinned friends are urged to take honors courses and i'm asked, 'are you sure?' there is work to be done." "i know there are so many people because of their zip code they were born in or color of their skin that they don't get the opportuni

in the studio, meaghan norman wis news 10. we've got another chilly week ahead in the midlands. we'll have more on that coming up in your full forecast after the break. i need to collect your phones so you can't post pictures. [screams] how does it feel to not be connected? my chest hurts. let me show you a better way to keep connected. the 2016 chevy cruze offers built in 4g lte wi-fi that connects up to 7 devices. current qualified gm lessees on this well-equipped cruze limited for around $179 per month. sunshine and a bit breezy this morning, few high clouds by afternoon, highs near or slightly above 50 tonight, clear, lows upper 20s. turning windy tuesday ahead of a cold front moving through, for the most part my thinking is it will remain dry, temperatures will be in the middle 50s but will fall mostly sunny wednesday and cold. highs middle 40s, overnight lows in the lower to middle 20s. keeping an eye on our next storm system that could develop in the gulf by the weekend giving us a chance of precipitation. again, several days out but watching. coming up in sports... anoth

in the newsroom, meaghan norman, wis news 10. across the nation and here in south carolina it's national school choice week. thousands of school choice supporters celebrated today at township auditorium in columbia saying there are numerous high-quality public, private, home and virtual opportunities. the week is dedicated to celebrating all types of schooling options for children--including alternative education like homeschooling. "you shouldn't havavto go to a school just because of where you live or where you're zoned. families have to make these types of decisions and i think kids ought to have the opportunity to go where is bedingfield says he believes all children learn differently, and parents should be able to choose the best school option. tonight volunteers will gather across the country to do a physical headcount of the nation's homeless population. allie spillyards is in the studio and will soon be heading out for the count as well. a number important to have... this annual count helps hud determine how much federal

first, meaghan norman is looking at the measures announced by the president. meaghan? dawndy and judi, president obama says the nation has become numb to gun violence. he urged congress to enact gun reform but says their inaction has led to his own executive actions. first -- expanding background regardless of where you purchase a gun -- online, at a gun show or at a store you background check. and if you are in the business of selling firearms, you must be licensed and conduct background checks. the president says the fbi will work to streamline the process making the system more effective. of gun laws, by hiring 200 new atf agents who will also help track illegal online firearms trafficking. and requiring dealers to report any lost or stolen guns. third -- investing 500 million dollars in mental health treatment. and allowing for relevant mental health records to be reported to the background check system. of gun safety technology by finding new ways to help curb gun deaths. the president was emotional when he recounted the lives lost to gun violence -- especially th

in columbia, meaghan norman, wis news 10. dylann roof's case was continued until january. joey meek - a friend of dylann roof's - faces a federal charge for not telling he knew regarding roof's plans for the june shooting. meek's trial will be held in the lowcountry sometime in march. president obama is about to start his final full year in office. and he's spelling out his agenda for the remaining time in the white house. as jim acosta reports, he'll start with gun control. natsot: obama playing golf. for president obama, the final round is about to begin. : "in 2016, i'm going to leave it out all on the field." natsot: chopper up first in the president's eighth and last year in office... mr. obama's long- promised response to mass shootings in the u-s... sources familiar with the plan say it will be a package of executive actions on gun control... expected before the jan. 12th state of the union.. and aimed at the gun show loophole.. which allows some firearms sellers to avoid conducting background checks on their : "the beginning of this year? i think that would be auth

wis' meaghan norman followed the president's press conference today and joins us in the newsroom with the latest on his judi, president obama has urged congress to enact gun reform but says their inaction has led to his own executive actions. he announced his plan standing with 12 people who have lost loved ones to gun violence including jennifer pinckney, who you can see off to the right --- the widow of slain state senator clementa pinckney. under the president's plan, regardless of where you purchase a gun -- online, at a gun show or at a store you will need a background check. and if you are in the business of selling firearms, you must be licensed and conduct background checks. the president wants to hire 200 atf agents to better enforce gun laws. also -- spending 500 million dollars on expanding mental health treatment. and investing in gun safety technology research. president obama said he knows reform won't happen overnight but progress needs to start now. "in dr. king's words, we need to feel the fierce urgency of now because people and the longer do, no longer suffice. that

i'm meaghan norman. 5 u-s prisoners are now free after secret on-going negotiations with iran for reportedly more than year. four of the prisoners were part of an exchange -- involving seven iranians held by the united states on sanctions charges. three of the prisoners included washington post journalist jason rezaian, a marine veteran and christian pastor. details of the fourth prisoner are not known yet. and a fifth american, not part of the negotiated swap, was also freed. much more on this story coming up on nbc nightly news. columbia police are investigating a deadly crash involving a pedestrian. officers say a man was walking along garners ferry road near i-77, just before 6 o'clock last night he died as a result of his injuries. it is believed the victim was in the road illegally, but the crash is still under investigation. sled is investigating south carolina's first officer involved shooting of the year. early this morning -- investigators say orangeburg county deputies responded to a disturbance at the 'coasters club' on old number six highway in santee. someone shot at a deputy w

wis' meaghan norman joins us with more on what happened. dawndy, when deputy christopher bagby showed up saturday night he knew the suspect might be armed did not know what would happen. he was responding to a domestic violence call on camrose court. sheriff lott says the suspect, arkeem breeland was trying to kick down his parents door. just one day before, lott says breeland's parents filed a report saying their son had threatened their lives. sheriff lott says the suspect fired at least seven rounds -- three of which hit deputy bagby's patrol car. "it was a shock. we knew from dispatch he was possibly armed and trying to get into his parents house but i wasn't expecting to be standing in the driveway. i heard of couple of tinks... i served overseas but you never get used to getting shot at." instead of returning fire and possibly injuring innocent bystanders, bagby says waited on backup. breeland did take off into the captured. deputy bagby has earned several awards of honor and valor over his law enforcement career and military service

i'm sam bleiweis filling in for meaghan norman. thanks for joining us tonight. an estill man is behind bars for attempted murder. 27 year old malcolm orr -- was charged in connection with the attempted murder of an estill officer. if convicted orr could serve up to 30 years in prison. he was also charged with possession of a weapon during a violent with carries an additional 5 years. you can expect traffic congestion and delays if you're traveling on trenholm road. all three northbound lanes of trenholm road between coker street and forest drive are closed for a water main repair break. drivers should use a detour at use caution if you're headed that way. parts of west columbia is without water this afternoon due to a relocation project. it will impact more than two dozen blocks in and officials say the water will be turned back on at 8 tonight. once water is restored people in no toss primary day is drawing closer palmetto state. the new year kicked off with republican presidential candidate marco rubio making a stop in the midlands. "we have forgotten, or at l

i'm meaghan norman. the carolina panthers are just one win away from the super bowl. but first, they have to beat the arizona cardinals in tonight's nfc championship game. raycom's alex giles is outside the stadium with excitement from the panthers' faithful fans. sports director rick henry is live -- braving the cold at bank of america stadium with all the hype ahead of the big game. rick. thanks rick! raycom's alex giles is outside the stadium with more excitement the nfc championship game is show down. alex: hours before the big game and the panthers faithful are the snow starting to melt away and sunshine out for the before the battle. a sign reads one bird down. 1 bird to go. last week the panthers took down the seattle seahawks. "very excited. i'm so beyond amazed that we made it this far." "it's been really fun to see the team really do well this year. we've been patient so i'm when the super bowl this year. california. kickoff scheduled for 6:40. reporting at bank of america staduim in charlotte alex giles for the raycom news network. stay with wis -- we'll ha

however, as wis' meaghan norman tells us, others are vowing to soldier on. judi, dennis littles described sickle cell patients as "warriors." in august, he appeared on awareness to talk about his personal battle. his family and friends say they will now pick up where he left off. "dennis is good. he did what he had to do. he lived his purpose. there was nothing else left for him to do." dennis littles devoted his life to making sure people knew about the perils of sickle cell disease. the inherited disorder causes sickle-shaped red blood cells that restrict the flow of blood and oxygen. the body then goes through crises --- extremely painful episodes that often require blood transfusions. last august on awareness, some of his struggle. "how is your lifestyle different, how is your lifestyle compromised by this disease?" "well, it's very complicated people you want to do things like other people. you want to go out, you want to have fun, you want to participate in different things. my childhood i wanted to play basketball and i did at one point but i ended up

wis' meaghan norman continues to follow this story. investigators say the driver of this dark colored sedan might have seen something or heard something that could lead to adrian silva's killer. the car is seen driving down longreen parkway past journey united methodist church around 3 o'clococsunday morning, january third. investigators say adrian silva was shot multiple times while riding his motorcycle home. silva's wife was waiting on him but later found out he died less than a half a mile from their home. "my husband and i were married almost 20 years...we probably spent 99 percent of our time together. we did everything together. i don't have anyone. my best friend is gone. my partner is gone and somebody did it and i don't know why." "the victim was targeted, we don't believe it was a random act. i don't know and we haven't been able to figure out what sort of problems he may have had with some else. so if anyone has any information about threats or a prior incident, we ask that they also call the richland county sheriff's depar

he is buried at fort jackson national in columbia, meaghan norman, wis news 10. dylann roof's case was continued until to this month. joey meek - a friend of dylann roof's - faces a federal charge for not telling the truth about what he knew regarding roof's plans for the june shooting. meek's trial will be held in the lowcountry sometime in march. coming up ... we'll continue our look at 20-15 with a story that devastated the state with millions in damage and a recovery that is still in its process. clearing skies and chilly tonight, lows in the middle to upper 30s. sunday, mostly sunny and cool. highs near 60 another shot of cold arrives by tuesday, highs in the middle to upper 40s. lows in the middle 20s. break 5 clearing skies and chilly another shot of cold arrives by tuesday, highs in the middle to upper 40s. lows in the middle 20s. clearing skies and chilly tonight, lows in the middle to upper 30s. sunday, mostly sunny and cool. highs near 60 another shot of cold arrives by tuesday, highs in the middle to upper 40s. lows in the middle 20s. clearing skies a

i'm meaghan norman. just one day away from the tide and tiger showdown in arizona -- as both teams fight for the college football national title. wis sports director rick henry is live in glendale, arizona tonight with how the teams are preparing for the matchup. it's the eve of the national championship game here in glendale, arizona. tomorrow night the clemson tigers and alabama crimson tide will be on the same field for the first time since 2008. this morning the head coaches shared the same stage for their final pre- game press conference. they posed with the national championship trophy. alabama's nick saban is looking to take home the big prize for the fourth time in seven years. alabama has a total of 15 national championships. clemson head man, dabo swinney is coaching in his first the tigers are seeking the program's second title. dabo says saban and alabama set the standard for college football. saban gives dabo props for leading the tigers to the number one ranking. "our players are very excit

i'm meaghan norman. mostly all of the snow has melted with the sun shining. certainly not the case for our neighbors to the north who are still dealing with snow and treacherous conditions. fortunately for us, tim miller, we escaped much of the hard-hitting wintry weather. storm system is pulling away from the state. still a bit breezing this evening as temps fall into the 30s.clearing skies and colder temperatures by high pressure build in for sunday and monday. mostly sunny highs in the middle to upper 50s. next rain chance arrives by wednesday. stay with wis for the latest downloading the wis weather app. it's free; just search wis in your app store. standard data rates may apply. the first snowfall of the season left a brief dusting on cars and the ground. wis' carolina patrickis has more on how parts of lexington looked this morning. well this evening things have been pretty calm here in lexington. take a look at some video from early this morning where you can see just a light dusting of snow that did accumulate. flurries started coming down around 5 am

say they continue to be proud of the progress we've made as a state live at the state house...meaghan norman, wis news 10. king day at the dome brought four democrats running for president to the state house steps. 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 americ

i'm meaghan norman. a man is in jail tonight charged with the murder of his ex-girlfriend. the richland county coroner says 19-year-old deanndra roach died from multiple gunshot wounds. deputies say her body was found next to her car in a field off farrow road in blythewood, late friday afternoon. a passerby discovered the victim just 2 miles away from her home. the suspect, 22-year-old andre heatley jr. went before a judge this afternoon at alvin s. glenn detention center --- that is where we find wis' mike desumma. meaghan, it was a court appearance that oy lasted minutes but it was certainly an emotional one for deanndra roach's parents. bond was neither set or denied for andre heatley jr. his case has been moved to jail. a richland county sheriff's department spokesman says deputies were able to track down heatley after he allegedly used the victim's debit card in several places moments after the shooting. today those who knew this young girl -- say they cannot make sense e this tragedy. shooting suspect caught --- columbia blythewood nat: family praying outside of the

she told meaghan norman the school and the district should do more to shield students from inappropriate material online. "pictures of strippers, women twerking and things she called the 'birds and the be.' this mother says her 9- year-old daughter has been traumatized by being forced to look at inappropriate pictures on a classmate's chromebook laptop while at school. "i don't blame the child because the child is a child but i do feel like that content should not be there. it should automatically be a block and nothing should be able the slip through the cracks. part of richland two's appropriate internet use policy lists prohibited material saying quote "although students will be under supervision while possible to constantly monitor individual students and what they are accessing on the network. some students might encounter information that is not of educational value." content filtering. independent i.t. consultant jim salter says filters are not going to catch everything and could even limit good content. "don't put too much trust in the automated filtering. it's very, very difficu

i'm allie spillyards filling in for meaghan norman. thanks for joining us tonight. more than two dozen blocks in and around the leaphart road area in west columbia are still without water this afternoon. the water was shut off saturday morning to relocate several water lines due to an sc-dot road project. once completed the water line sprang a leak and now crews must fix that problem before the water is turned back on. right now -- the city can't give us a timeline for when the water will be back on. when water is restored people in the area will need to boil water for at least one full minute before using it. three men are behind bars for attempted murder. richland county deputies say just before 5:30 marlon gathers and jarivs hurst - who is not pictured - attacked and stabbed a man multiple times at the title max on broad river road. his condition's unknown. deputies tracked down the suspects in the 2000 block of ramsgate drive. they were transported to alvin s. glenn detention center while they await a hearing. richland county deputies are also investigating a cr

wis' meaghan norman was monitoring that press conference. she joins us in the newsroom with the latest. len, president obama says our country has become numb to gun violence and it's time to find a solution. president obama and vice president joe biden stood with 12 people who all lost loved ones to gun violence including jennifer pinckney -- the widow of slain state senator and emanuel ame pastor clementa pinckney. he listed about more than half a dozen of shootings he's had to address over his presidency. he says part of the solution is comprehensive background checks those purchasing guns whether it be from gun shows or local dealers. the president says it's not about taking away people's second amendment right -- which many opponents argue --- but about finding ways to stop the lost -- particularly when it to children. president obama urged congress to act but says the nation can't wait which is why he is taking executive action. that action includes licensing all gun dealers. he also spoke of getting help to those suffering from mental

his family talked with wis' meaghan norman. judi and charles, i met adrian silva a few months after he received a kidney transplant. it was a new lease on life then. silva and his family were getting back to normal. he was enjoying life, riding his motorcycle and being with his family. he was looking forward to years with his five children and his granddaughter but early sunday morning, his life was cut short. richland county investigators are looking for leads but they need your

wis' meaghan norman joins us in the studio with more on this story. charles, the day before the shooting, sheriff lott says the suspect's parents filed a report saying they feared for their lives because their son threatened to kill them. saturday night, deputy christopher bagby responded to a domestic call on camrose court. the suspect was reportedly trying to kick in his parents' door. when bagby pulled up, sheriff lott says the suspect started shooting -- firing at least seven rounds. three of the bullets hit bagby's patrol car. the deputy has extensive law enforcement and military training. he said he could have returned fire but felt it would have further endangered nearby residents. he had a split second to make a decision. "one of the rounds came up and grazed the side, straight through there and bounced off the tire, went into the wheel well and one of them, not sure if it was a ricochet or what, knocked windshield right here. with the way the houses were set up i didn't have a safe backdrop to fire into and i didn't want to be the one firing

live at the state house, meaghan norman wis news 10. one of those candidates, former secretary of state hillary clinton says she her email scandal should not damage her campaign. clinton spoke exclusively with molineaux at the state house this morning. charles clinton came up repeatedly during last weeks republican debate the candidates pointed out that she's under investigation by the fbi over allegations that she mishandled classified documents by routing them through her personal email sever instead of her official state departmetn server. clinton says she does not expect that to be an issue in this year's campaign. 00:37:23 i think that, you know, what i have explained and what has been made public, is that there is an inquiry into classified information. i have made it absolutely clear i never sent any, i never received any of that was marked "classified" and that hasn't changed. i think that the hopes of some of the republican presidential candidates will be sorely dashed. is there a danger of a new revelation, of any sort, coming

however, as wis' meaghan norman tells us, others are vowing to soldier on. "dennis is good. he did what he had to do. he lived his purpose. there was nothing else left for dennis littles devoted his life to making sure people knew about blood cells that restrict the flow of blood and oxygen. the body then goes through crises --- extremely painful episodes that often require blood transfusions. last august on awareness, littles shared some of his struggle. "how is your lifestyle different, how is your lifestyle compromised by this disease?" "well, it's very complicated people you want to do things like other people. you want to go out, you want to have fun, you want to participate in different things. my childhood i wanted to play basketball and i did at one point but i ended up going into a crises and i no longer could play basketball." his life. but ask his family and friends --- "you never saw him sad and down on the outside. his spirit was always high." "he may be in the hospital later that night he would still go to church and dance and do whatever god put in him to do."

daughter to know she can go to someone and that if she's ever subjected to anything that was meaghan norman the school district has responded only by referring wis news 10 back to the district's policy. the mother met with school officials and was sent an e-mail by the principal saying no nappropriate materiaiawas found the student's chromebook and they value protecting the safety of each student. the mother says her daughter will finish out the year at that school but next year, she will be enrolled in a private school. coming up...the tigers deliver a big win at home on the basketball court. plus... highlights from usc's trip to tuscaloosa... as the crimson tide put usc on upset alert. joe gorchow has this and more in your morning sports wrap. break 1 down go the champs. devils at home. the win marked clemson's second straight win over a ranked opponent since 1989. here's how the tigers delivered... === irmo native jordan roper big night as the clemson point man. his steal... leads to jaron blossomgame's nice cut to the tin. 5-0 tigers. === roper again shows great awareness... forces the