sheriff ed darnell confirms three churches in bamberg county were also struck just days ago. in the meantime, his deputies have increased patrols of the county's churches as they search for a suspect or suspects. at the word of life pentecostal holiness church in bamberg... ...pastor dwight brazell still has some cleaning up and repair work to do. "i was stunned when i first walked in. my discipleship ministry director was here, and he said, 'i got a surprise for you.' i walked in, and i said, 'woah!'" bamberg county deputies say his church was broken into, ransacked, and burglarized sometime over the weekend. "i seen my pastor's door was knocked in and kicked in and broken. then, there was a closet there that was broken in the secretary's office." a safe, along with $300 and the church keys inside it, were gone. the window of the church's room was shattered. overall, a lot of damage. "about $4,000 worth." but brazell's church wasn't alone. two neighboring churches in bamberg were also targeted by burglars, including spring branch baptist church on deacon road and mt. zion un

right to rise usa in neighboring bamberg county are also investigating similar crimes. sheriff ed darnell confirms three churches in bamberg county were also struck just days ago. the meantime, his deputies have increased patrols of the county's churches as they search for a suspect or suspects. meanwhile, orangeburg county continues to investigate nine separate church burglaries. "i seen my pastor's door was knocked in and kicked in and broken. then, there was a closet there that was broken in the secretary's office." says his agency hopes to have an update today about the break-ins. he also says orangeburg county and bamberg county are working together to figure out if all the similar crimes are related. a judge has denied bond for two men facing charges in an attempted murder investigation. orangeburg county deputies say christopher pressley and derrick james are responsible for a crime spree that started at the beginnininof january. they are charged with armed robbery and four counts of attempted murder and one count of armed robbery. the judge denied bond yesterday

bamberg previously supported hillary clinton. he said after reviewing senator sanders' policies, that he believes sanders is a game-changer. >> it's important that i show my constituents that we as americans have the right to choose. i'm not here to play the game of politician -- politics. i along with bernie are here to change the game of politics. [ applause ] >> bamberg replaced sellers in the house after he left for an unsuccessful run as governor. sellers a staunch hillary clinton supporter. >> ben: we are close to the caucuses and the primaries when the endorsements start flying. furious today on both sides of the aisle. this morning former presidential candidate and texas governor rick perry endorsed senator ted cruz. perry said of those who have a chance to win the republican nomination right now, he believes cruz is by far, quote, the most consistent nservative. >> alicia: a south carolina wants to do more business in israel. charleston post courier reports the state is sending a delegation on a trade mission to the midd

in bamberg, grace joyal, abc columbia news. >> ben: very cool. from mechanics to laborers and barrel assist looking for employees of all skill levels who are ready to learn. if you fit the bill, you'll find the email to get in touch with them in the online version of this story on our website, abccolumbia.com. >> alicia: speaking of jobs, a new manufacturing plant is coming to the upstate. governor nikki haley was in spartanburg to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for toray carbon fibers american. work. we now have to prove to toray that they made a good decision. we now have to prove it through our work force, which i have great faith in. >> alicia: toray carbon fibers will be built on the moore-duncan highway. the new manufacturing plant will hire around 500 employees over the next 10 years. >> ben: residents affected by the historic october floods gathered tonight to offer input that will help richland county plan for future natural disasters. the community input and recovery project is a series of six meetings to gather feedback from neighb

but before there was bamberg, there was nina turner. she's the former ohio state senator who broke away from clinton in november to back sanders. the former ohio state senator and sanders' supporter nina turner joins me now. miss turner, welcome to "meet the press daily". >> thank you, chuck. >> let me ask you this, why did you switch? >> well, chuck, people want to make a big deal about a switch, but for me, similar to the representative, this is really about heart/soul agreement. and senator sanders, once you get to know him and hear his message, he really speaks to the needs of the people in this country. the people i serve and continue to serve. when he talks about increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour, that people should have a living wage and live a good life. when he talks about racial justice in this country, those are the things that the people that i serve want to hear about. they want to hear about family paid leave. and they don't want to talk about incremental progress, as i know that the clinton campaign wants to talk

bamberg previously supported hillary clinton. he says after reviewing senator sanders' policies, he believes sanders is a game-changer. >> it's important that i show my constituents that we as americans have the right to choose. i'm not here to play the game of politics, i along with bernie are here to change the game of politics. >> eric: bamberg replaced bakari sellers in the house after sellers left for an unsuccessful run at the lieutenant governor's office. clinton supporter. >>> eric: still to come, finding out where the capital city stands. >> rochelle: we have all the details on tonight's state of the city address. >> jonathan: and waking up with a chilly start this morning but we will see a beautiful day for the rest of the day. warm air and sunshine return for your tuesday afternoon. details next. main and gervais. >>> eric: good morning, columbia. it is tuesday already, we're glad you are starting it with us. i'm eric weisfeld. >>> rochelle: and i'm rochelle dean. we'rlive from main and gervais. your time 6:30. we are

showers moving out of bamberg orangeburg. outside of that our mild this morning. winnsboro to lexington, down to 51 in sumter, 47 bishopville, degrees and here in columbia 49 degrees. no rain is falling yet, a lot of call coverage and the winds .com. what we've got is an area of low pressure in north carolina and a conference over the upstate. this will be making its way through and rain chances on and off throughout the day today. throughout the morning we will have some light scattered showers and then a little bit of a break by midday. as we get into the early afternoon, more rain will start coming in, light at best with a little bit of spring was overnight tomorrow morning and into tomorrow afternoon. we will not be dealing with the half. as far as afternoon into friday this afternoon, when the kids get out of school, 53 degrees, showers are likely. mild temperatures will continue throughout the midlands for highs generally in the middle to upper -- upper 50s. -- upper 30s. area of high pressure will start moving and we will have cooling temperatures to start

a new company is creating almost 60 new jobs in bamberg county. black water barrels makes barrels for aging bourbon and other spirits. it's investing 3 point 6 million dollars into a new facility. they'll start hiring in april and plan to be fully operational late this year. clear and very cold this morning with temperatures in the lower 20s with a few areas in the teens! look for a mostly sunny day with a few clouds by mid-afternoon highs upper 40s. due to a few more clouds and winds turning to the southwest, not as cold tonight, lows middle 30s. increasing clouds thursday, much warmer, high in the upper 50s. morning with temperatures in the lower 20s with a few areas in the teens! look for a mostly sunny day with a few clouds by mid-afternoon highs upper 40s. due to a few more clouds and winds turning to the southwest, not as cold tonight, lows middle 30s. high in the upper 50s. more clouds for friday with periods of rain likely, warmer with highs in the lowers 60s. saturday now looks a little wet and sunday drier, this is a change from yesterda

three churches in bamberg county were also struck just days ago. deputies have increased patrols of the county's churches as they search for a suspect or suspects. meanwhile, orangeburg county continues to investigate nine separate church burglaries. we're expecting an update today we'll bring it to you as soon as we have it on air and online. there are just a few tickets left for tonight's vince gill concert in which all proceeds will benefit the win anyway foundation in support of kids fighting cancer. win anyway co-founder & usc head baseball coach chad holbrook is hoping the concert at the township will ultimately be a complete sellout. marco's pizza bought most of the remaining tickets to hand out for free thursday and all 400 were gone in less than 15 minutes. if you still want to buy a ticket, we've put a link to ticketmaster under the big red 10. the concert starts at 7pm. jenny gill and patrick davis this morning an area of low pressure has moved out of the gulf of mexico. the low will cross through the state later today and deliver 1" rai

a company that makes barrels for aging bourbon is setting up shop in bamberg county. the company announced earlier today it will invest $4 million in the plant. organizers say it's slated to ep 0 this spring. >>> bottoms up, columbia. the world beer festival returns this month. all about beer magazine will host the annual event, january 23rd at the columbia metropolitan convention center. tickets are $40 in advance, $50 the day of the festival. >>> the start of the new year means the return of free fridays to riverbank zoo. every fray through february, the zoo will offer free admission to all richland and lexington county residents. if you want to take advantage, the zoo asks you bring your driver's license, property tax always fun to go to the zoo. >> i believe they've broken ground on the upcoming seal exhibit or see lions back -- sea lions back. >> a great place for the family and kids to enjoy the zoo for free. >>> coming up next, chief meteorologist john farley has your forecast. >> all next on abc columbia live from main and gervais. >>> welcome back. we had a n

carolina lawmaker justin bamberg wants to stop law enforcement from having to generate revenue by ticketing citizens for minor offenses. across the state from setting traffic ticket quotas for evalalting officers by the number of citations they write. a companion bill would also keep cities and counties from approving budgets that depend on future revenue and traffic fines. well, the horry county police department is facing an lawsuit. >> court records show the state law enforcement division is investigating the department after a georgetown county woman sued them last month. at woman claims that a detective from the horry county department sexually assaulted her after she reported being raped in 2013. the lawsuit says sled is investigating reports the former detective sexually assaulted multiple women while working as an investigator for the county. still ahead for you, up, up and away. all eyes on the prize that continues to grow. >> can you believe it? it keeps getting higher. next live from main and gervais. >> welcome back. there's just one day, just 24 little hours before the largest

you've heard me say it before, growing up in bamberg, we didn't know what we didn't have. for me, that's not the case anymore. i know exactly what we didn't have. and after visiting hundreds of schools across our state, i know exactly what many of today's kids don't have. i have seen the disparities and i won't stand by and allow them to continue. we want to raise our children to know they are worthy of a good education. we want to raise our children with the confidence and the resources so they believe the sky's the limit. our focus for the last three years have been to right some wrongs. all of us did that together. thanks to your support, we changed the formula so that no one can ever say again that we educate children based solely on thanks to your support, we put reading coaches in every elementary school and will no longer pass a child out of the third grade if they want read. thanks to your support, wealthy districts aren't the only one investing in technology anymore. meaning wealthy districts are not the only one who teach their students for the future and not the

justin bamberg... is offering solutions to what advocates call "predatory policing"... this is known as the pressures that officers have to generate revenue by ticketing citizens for minor offenses. bamberg wants to change this by prohibiting law enforcement agencies in the state from setting traffic ticket quotas... or evaluating officers by the number of citations they write. a companion bill would prohibit cities and counties from approving budgets that depend on future revenue from traffic fines. and speaking of the policing system... the horry county police department is facing an investigation following a lawsuit... that's right... court records show the state law enforcement division is investigating the department after a georgetown county woman sued them last month. detective from the horry county department sexually assaulted her after she reported being raped in 20-13. the lawsuit says sled is investigating reports that the former detective sexually assaulted multiple women while working as an investigator for the county. and the woman suspected in jewelry st

black water barrels is bringing 57-jobs to bamberg. from mechanics, to laborers and machine operators, they're looking for employees of all skill levels, who are ready to learn. you can find the email to get in touch with them in the online version of this story at abc-columbia- dot-com.33 still to come... we're seeing how things stand in south carolina. what we can expect from tonight's "state of the state" address. from main and gervais. what you can expect for the remainder of todays forecast... lets turn things kennedy. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. here are some trouble spots that you might encounter. south carolina highway patrol is intersection of i-77 and shop road. this is going to be in the northbound lanes... and of course we will continue to keep our eyes on the road and update you if anything else pops up for that morning commute. a-b-c columbia wants to help you jump start your day. we have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. governor nikki haley is set to

we are here to introduce joanne bamberger and the book she edited, tran 11. joanne bamberger is an award-winning independent journalists, and an acknowledged expert on women in the media. she's the editor in chief of the award-winning digital magazines abroad guide as well as a former award-winning blog -- pundit mom. her first book was an amazon bestseller. how women in social media revolutionizing politics in america. i will let her introducer panel. welcome to the library and welcome to the panel. thank you for being here. >> thank you so much for the introduction and everybody for being here tonight. as linda said, we are here to talk about a book i created and curated and talking with a lot of contributors, tran 11. it is what i like to call a research anthology comic collection of 28 essays by women writers from all over the country of diverse backgrounds of every kind weighing in on the question that has really bothered me for a long time, ever since the 2008 election we have so many articles and things in the media about hillary clinton and bush is li

before heading to bamberg to speak on medicaid expansion. jackson spoke on the u-s healthcare system during a stop last night ih columbia. 33 jackson will continue to to travel the state this week talking about medicare, poverty, and helping people register to vote. donald trump is responding to governor nikki haley's official response to president barrack obama's state of the union address. in it.. haley cautioned against following the siren call of the angriest voices.... and addressing the apparent jab. 33 governor 33 haley says she stands by what she believes... and hopes the american people can take away the meaning behind the remark. haley says she is strongly opposed to trumps' proposed ban on muslim immigrants.... but says he's not the only presidential candidate she doesn't agree with. 33 haley is considered to be on the short list of potential republican vice presidential nominees. she says she has plenty to get done right here in south carolina so a possible v-p nod is not something that's on her mind... but it's also not still to

she was in bamberg and i was in lancaster. funding at that time was an all- time high, or roads and bridges were some of the best in the nation. our neighbors had jobs with reliable health insurance future looked bright uko what changed in the past 25 years? i'll tell you one thing that's changed: during that time republicans have been in almost total control of state government. they have had the governor's mansion, the house of representatives, the senate, our congressional delegation, and republicans currently control everstewe ecd ofce. are you part of our public education system? are you satisfied with the conditions of our rosando ridges? are you confident that if you get sick you could afford that treatment? in the past 25 years our state has declined in all every category. we've been duped. i drop in a small textile town. both my parents workforce brings mills, and i worked there too, during the summers to pay for college. but those mills and that textile economy are gone. preparing our children for the economy of toda

representative justin bamberg announced his endorsement for bernie sanders at the south carolina democratic party monday.bamberg did not say why he pulled his endorsement from clinton campaign but he believes sanders can change 3 don't forget... the deadadne to register to vote in the democratic presidential primary is tomorrow.the democratic primary is february 27. so if you have moved....make sure you are ready to vote by updating your registration.or if you have moved from one county to another, you must register in your new county by the deadline to be eligible to vote.the republican voter registration deadline was last week. 3 3 happening today... columbia mayor steven benjamin will give the state of city address. it's all starts tonight at 6 at city hall.there will be a reception after the address. stick with news 19 for complete coverage of the address tonight. 3 a second group of bikeway projects have been presented by the richland penny program. tonight, a public meeting will be held to discuss the proposed streets on the bikeway.the meeting will be at the lourie center on park str

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 is a deliberate choice by leadership to showcase a different face of the gop---a young, conservative minority woman who might already be on someone's short list of vp at the state house jack kuenzie wis news ten. thanks to cloud cover its significantly warmer this morning with middle to upper 30s by sunrise, those clouds will be with us on and off today with highs reaching the lower to middle 50s. clouds will be on the increase tonight as an area of disturbed weather near the coast skirts by with a chance of showers friday. breezy with scattered showers tomorrow, highs in the middle 50s, rain chance 40%. a better chance of showers and a thunderstorms on saturday ahead of a

joining us from columbia, south carolina, state representative justin bamberg, representative bambergor president, but just switched his allegiance to senator bernie sanders instead. so, sir, tell us why. >> good morning. and thank you so much for having me. you know, i had to be honest with myself. early on i did not give bernie sanders his fair shake. and by that i mean i didn't take a close enough look at what he had to offer, what his positions were. the more i inform myself, i realize that bernie sanders, i believe, is the man for the job. and i think he will do an amazing job as president. >> representative, we have heard a lot of people say that sanders is not going to be doing as well in south carolina as iowa and new hampshire. do you think that there are just a lot of people in south carolina that don't know bernie sanders as well as those who are supporting him in new hampshire? >> name recognition is very big. it's no secret here in south carolina and in the south in general that the clinton name rings a bell with a lot of voters. what you're seeing over time is that the h

justin bamberg, a south carolina state rep who had endorsed clinton just flipped and said instead he is supporting sanders. listen. >> after continuously following the presidential race and paying closer attention to those things which senator sanders has to offer the people this great country, i came to the conclusion that his approach to the presidency is one that will have the greatest positive impact on the constituents i serve, my own family, the state of south carolina, and our country as a whole. >> reporter: now senator sanders speaking behind me at iowa state just a few moments ago said he is leading a political revolution. when he was pressed into answering whether or not this was the kind of revolution he led in 2008 here's what he said. it seems you are not buying the dichotomy that talking about, where easy an analogue for you and she herself; is that right? >> no, i don't think so. >> now the president went on to say positive thing about bernie sanders but also gave full throated remarks about hillary clinton saying she is smart, thinks she might pull it together. he ha

justin bamberg, a young african-american state representative who had endorsed hillary clinton now says afternoon he's changed his mind. he's going with bernie sanders. why is that important? the clinton team has been talking about a fire wall down south, that if bernie sanders somehow wins iowa and/or new hampshire, hillary clinton will swamp him down south with the african-american vote. if sanders starts getting momentum down south as well, you're going to see a lot more nervousness in that brooklyn headquarters for the clinton camp. while hillary clinton touts electability, experience, bernie sanders talks about nothing short of a political revolution. listen. >> what the political revolution is about is having people stand up and say enough is enough. >> we need somebody in that oval office who is prepared to deal with whatever the problems are from the very first day. i was deeply honored to serve as president obama's secretary of state. i believe that i have the experience and understanding. >> reporter: hillary clinton touted experience as well in 2008, won the des moines regist

a company that makes barrels for aging bourbon is setting up shop in bamberg county. the company announced earlier today it will invest $4 million in the plant. organizers say it's slated to ep 0 this spring. >>> bottoms up, columbia. the world beer festival returns this month. all about beer magazine will host the annual event, january 23rd at the columbia metropolitan convention center. tickets are $40 in advance, $50 the day of the festival. >>> the start of the new year