convicted of stealing more than $1.5 million from the department of veterans affairs. 45-year-old dennis paulson was found guilty of extremely exaggerating the extent of his disabilities. he faces up to 20 years in prison and repayment of more than 1 1/2 million dollars. but we warmed up nicely 32 for a low and both locations saw high locations of 680. right now it is cloudy and our temperature is 580 under calm conditions. tonight we expect to see cloudy skies and showers towards a daybreak, it will stay cloudy throughout the day we will see occasional showers. the high temperature is 50 for the clouds will remain tomorrow evening with a low temperature of 39. i will have the weekend forecast coming up. to make lawmakers should off international attention for an unusual bill explained it today. mike pitts proposed a lot requiring journalist to register with the state. robert kittle has more. 26 representative mike pitts said it was not one issue that gave him the idea to file the bill that something is noticing and news reports. his bill would require journalist three-register with the state. t

a man was not as sick as he was letting on. 45-year-old dennis paulson was convicted of scamming federal agencies out of more than $1.5 million. he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and discharged from the navy in the early 1990s. he claimed that he couldn't use his hands and feet and he was wheelchair bound. but he continued to leadadn active lifestyle playing sports and riding his motorcycle. a man they say is helping discount. police say he shop lifted items from lowe's and home depot. if you know where this man is you are asked to call the richland county sheriff's department and you can call crime stoppers at 1-800-crime-sc. >> ben: the mayor announced that seth zig leer zeigler will take over the department and replaces former chief troy crump. >>> shake, rattle and roll. what experts think caused a rumble in the low country. it was all over social media. >> ben: and how to kick the winter blues. 6:00. buzz on social media in the low-country earlier today...what was that >> alicia: welcome back. it was all the buzz on social media in the low country earlier. the big question wa

prosecutors say dennis paulson claimed he couldn't use his hands or feet and was wheelchair- bound. but the government says paulsen continued to lead prison and half a million dollars in fines a charleston judge has signed an order involving details of how evidence in the walter scott murder case will be independently tested. the defense wants michael slager's taser and uniform tested from the day he shot and killed walter scott during a traffic stop last april. the defense and the state have agreed that the testing must be done by february 12th -- and if anything is lost or destroyed, the state can use that information in court. slager was released from jail on bond earlier this month. new information about a school bus crash in indiana: local news sources there reporting that a school principal is the adult who died after a bus jumped a curb this afternoon. -update on two ten year olds taken to the hospital in serious condition--now stable condition. -twenty five children on the bus when it jumped a curb and struck several people in a parking lot of an elementary school. -up to fi

a man has been convicted of scam a federal agents out of more than $1.5 million. 45-year-old dennis paulson was convicted yesterday diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and discharged from the navy in the 1990s. his unsatisfied with the money he was getting and claimed he could not use his hands or feet , but the government said he led an active lifestyle. playing sports and riding his motorcycle. he faces half $1 million in fines when he is sentenced million. submitted a house-a house subcommittee heard from carolina answer want a new law passed making the amount of money. someone have to pay their ex- spouse after a divorce, it their marriage changing financial circumstances and other factors, rather than setting a fixed number to be paid forever but a few dozen people showed up to be heard by lawmakers.>> error page-cases for alimony is appropriate. but rarely is it appropriate for a lifetime. >>> so many people showed up that everybody got a chance to speak, so another hearing will be scheduled sent on this issue. to make the state fiscal accountability approve the sale of a rundown depart

paulson with wells fargo capital management. >> and now to the federal reserve. today atlanta fed president dennisockhart said there may not be enough data on inflation to support a second rate hike in january or march. the central bank's 2% inflation goal will be a big part of the debate when the fed next meets and when they should next raise rates. especially as oil prices continue to decline. >>> and all of the anxiety in the stock market is trickling into the bond market, and that may be good for homeowners because of the pressure it is placing on mortgage rates. that means the refinancing wave may have crested, but even now for some homeowners refinancing could still make sense. diana olick runs the numbers. >> reporter: more than 5 million u.s. homeowners could be leaving cash on the table. that according to a new report from reese, inc. with rising home equity, more borrowers are now eligible to refinance. nearly 2.4 million could save $200 or more per month. and almost 2 million more could save between $100 and $200 a month. add it up and that's $1.2 billion in monthly savings being left o