news19 chuck ringwald was there. >> reporter: over 100 people were there as the planning commission voted whether to recommend city council to rezone the old cardinal newman school be property -- property. it would allow for the forest acre village's project to move forward. >> obviously something has to go there. i am opposed to the apartments. just because, 300 more residents is more people. >> reporter: most of those who spoke opposed some parts of the project like courtney hamilton. traffic issue. it seems irresponsible to put that large of a development on the most congested stretch of forest drive. >> reporter: many were given the opportunity to voice their opinion. some were in favor of the project. >> i think forest acres needs something like this. being the head of the household with three children, we look to stay here for restaurants and shopping. i'm excited about it. >> reporter: he says traffic isn't a major issue.>> if you live in forest acres, there are times that there are traffic issues. it's at peak hours. >> reporter: after listening, it didn't take long for the decisi

i am chuck ringwald, news 19 wltx. sending it back to you in the studio. >>> we have updates on school closures as they are coming into the studios here. we want to mention kershaw county school district two hour delay in the north central area. that means those schools are opening two hours later today. that is only for the north and central area. all other schools in the kershaw county school district district are operating on a normal schedule. >> for hundred power outages primarily in richland county, the columbia area but you can report those and keep it here on news 19 news 19 on air and online for all of your up-to- the-minute updates. >>> usa today headline -- monthly subscription fee for many longtime subscribers. people who are now paying $799 for the hd plan will have a choice, they can either pay the same for standard definition service, or pay two dollars more for their hd. >>> get this, volvo working on a death proof car with a goal that no one should be killed, or even seriously hurt in a new volvo by th

. >> we want to check in with our chuck ringwald. he's in the crowd as well. chuck, good evening, sir. >> hey, everybody, it is wild and we are already having a party here at the famously hot new year's right on main. throughout the night we have been talking to people that are gearing up for the fireworks and just having a great time. >> it's new year's eve in columbia. >> we're turning over a new leaf. >> we're going to celebrate the new year with the people we know, and try to keep it in our lives. >> have a good time. my daughter is finally big enough to go on the rides. she's experiencing that for the first time, and she's not scared. >> thousands are here on main, some for the first time. >> there's a lot of different stuff down here. >> this is my first year here. they're taking me out to experience the south carolina new year. >> most people we talked to are thankful the weather is holding out. >> i'm glad it's not raining right now. >> very happy it finally stopped. ring it in right. >> and we asked what they're looking forward to most. >> seeing laure

news 19's chuck ringwald has that story. >> i came out tonight to really see what the plpl is for columbia >>reporter:scott, one of the many people who meant to learn more about the counties bikeway projects for 2016. >> i love the fact that they are looking for bike infrastructure. they are really trying to push it, but i want to make sure they do it the right way. it seems like they reviewed the map, and talk to briefly about the different lanes that they were adding. it was not a lot of discussion abououit. >>reporter: -- . >> right now it's too early to tell definitively what the ultimate fix and accommodation will be along any of these routes. >>reporter:he says there's mainly three options sign and share the facility >>reporter: scott and other bicyclists help a shared roadway does not become the main choice. >> most people do not know what a sure way is. where as a bike lane, people know what the white line means. they know not to cross the white >> just throwing shared roads down everywhere is not going to increase safety whatsoever >> i would like to make sure their specific bike

chuck ringwald >>> breezy outside but the winds are diminishing. they are generally 10 to 15 miles an hour and they will diminish during the evening hours. but at the moment. temperatures are dropping. 45 is the current temperature in rock hill, 43 and augustine 49 in columbia, 50 and sumter and florence. we have clear skies for the most part a front will move over the mountains coming to our area around midnight or after. another push of cold air moving to the midwest. the storm system in the great lakes region, some light snow occurring. not a lot of precipitation right now that you can see the cold air in minneapolis. it is 10 below zero at cincinnati. it is down to 17 and we will this cold air. here's what we are seeing right now from our computer model for tonight the front will be coming through, around midnight or shortly after. but we are not expecting any clouds. it will be sunny during the day tomorrow. tomorrow night, it will be clear and we will continue to see sunshine on thursday but then we're going to start coming and thursday night

chuck ringwald news 19 talent. set the group will continue to help until may and they are beginning their construction on the eighth home tomorrow. start tomorrow the house ways and means group said those affected by the flesh and i had to a toy budget is passed to get some help. it bright white is it forming a plan to help survivors with last year's losses. the bill advanced and the flood wiped out $330 million of crops at harvest time and an additional formally was lost because farmers cannot plant photographs. >> we still have some light rain moving in the midlands, but moving, 45 miles an hour. it's a bit chilly outside. we have cloudy skies and 480 under: conditions for tonight. clouds began to move out after midnight. the low temperature of 35 and tomorrowowe will see nothing but sunshine and a high temperature of 60. i will have the rest of the forecast coming up. >>> richland deputies want your help on a man wanted on attempted murder charges. deputies say the day after christmas, he shot a man of the circl

tran wants chuck ringwald has that story. >>reporter:in early december, kaylee kelly wants -- lost her mother to cancer. and her children master grandmother. >> any grandmother who can wrestle with her grandkids, she gets an a+ in my book. >>reporter:after a heartbreaking holiday, they found that strength in gerald hare, the elite youth mentoring about south carolina. surprising her two kids, as well as nieces and nephews with tickets to see the charlotte hornets. be changed tomorrow. somebody is going to see something, or do something, there will be a positive impact on someone's life that they will remember for a lifetime. >> using martin luther king, jr.'s example he hopes the game will serve as inspiration for what else but having a dream. >> when a kid can actually grasp onto the dream, touch the dream, see the dream, feel the dream, then live the dream, then they become the dream. >> for them to see a professional basketball player, not just a professional basketball player, but even the owner -- that can give you some

>>reporter:in columbia, chuck ringwald, trying to >> set free ministries as they will continue to keep their the weather warms up or they are located at 6212 shakespeare road in columbia. >>> happening today, i reminder this morning that the deadline to register for -- register for the affordable care act is coming up soon. if you still have questions, richland night -- library navigators will be out in the community all this week to help. you can go to bluff road park today from 5 p.m. on thursday at hopkins park same time. the deadline to register is january 31. >>> if you were affected by the october flood you are invited to share your story at a public hearing in richland county. the community input and recovery project is a series of six meetings to gather feedback from neighbors for the first meeting is tonight at saint andrews park on beatty road from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. public input from the meetings will be used to compile a technical report that is specific to the county and will include strategies for mitigating or lessening the effects of future flooding. to see the f