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we got to meteorologist don schwenneker in the first alert weather center with the latest. don: we are continuing to track the storm as it works through. the winter storm warning is in effect until 6:00 tomorrow night for points south and east. latest radar picture, most of this is sleet or freezing rain. we are saying dry weather at roanoke rapids. have another band of heavy precipitation. starting to work to pinehurst and lee county. sanford, by 1:00 today, you will have a heavy band of showers with sleet and freezing rain. the only one that is up to freezing is roxboro. roanoke rapids. if you are planning on doing the sleet right now and we will see sleet and freezing rain from 4:00 until 8:00 tonight. i think teeratures will sn eak up. we are not done yet but the storm. it will last tonight and into tomorrow. we could see this winter weather sticking around through mid-day tomorrow at least. we would talk about snowfall totals an update that for you up next. barbara: ic regulation on power lines could lead to major power outages. john: duke energy -- john isner to bring

meteorologist ben tanner is in the first alert weather center tracking the latest. winter storm watch in effect tonight through saturday night lancaster, chesterfield counties major winter storm developing that will have a significant impact on much of the state from columbia north. later today, increasing clouds rain developing by evening. highs in the middle to upper 40s. rain chance 40%. tonight friday: periods of 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 morning. 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. saturday morning early afternoon: periods of snow showers, no accumulation expected. as with any developing storm, update will following during the day. the state is scrambling to be ready for wintry cheste

. >>> much warmer day across the days, downtown columbia and first alert weather center. >> exactly correct, i have called up three of our cameras, sumter, look at you, sunshine, orangeburg, right over the lake, soon to be sunshine. temperatures, rebounding here. no 30s like we have been around the noon hour, 52, lexington, 45 chester, 43 lancaster. that is where the clouds are hanging at this point. exit stage right. there go to clouds. here comes the sunshine. certainly sunshine by this afternoon few clouds headed our way. all in all, lovely day. sunshine, mix with clouds, temperature, 50, fall into the 40s. notice the bottom doesn't fall out. we are 58 or so this afternoon, we'll talk about the rest of the >>> thank you, tim. follow up to breaking news on sunrise. 17 salt minors in upstate new york stuck 900 feet underground. more on their rescue. >> reporter: nine hours after an elevator was stuck, all 17 minors rescued. traditionally their mine was a safe one. one of the steel vertical beams became loose causing it to be stuck. the elevator needs to be freed before they know why. baske

von gaskin is tracking the temperatures in the first alert weather center and has the latest. clear and very cold 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 yesterday..moved up the the crash blocked both westbound lanes heading to augusta near mile marker 28. no one was hurt in the crash. the highway patrol is crash near shaw air force base that killed an air force member. officials with the 20th fighter wing say the collision between a vehicle and motorcycle happened around 7:15 this morning near the sumter gate on highway 378. name of the victim until family members can be informed. a pedestrian is in the hospital this afternoon after a collision in lexington county. -gibson road, between duffie

we turn to meteorologist ben tanner in the first alert weather center with more. freezing rain advisory extended until 2pm for newberry, fairfield, kershaw and lee freezing line continues to sneak into southward into richland, clarendon and sumter counties, as a cold wedge of air continues to move in from the northeast at the surface. the number of showers will start to decrease into the afternoon left could refreeze as temperatures fall to the upper 20s and low 30s. saturday morning expect a few snow showers that will move quickly through the central midlands and even make it into the lowcountry. and remember, you can get the freezing line continues to sneak into southward into richland, surface. the number of showers will start to decrease into the afternoon fall to the upper 20s and low quickly through the central midlands and even make it into the lowcountry. and remember, you can get the and remember, you can get the latest weather information on the go by downloading the wis first alert weather app. you can get instant notifications right on your phone. it's

meteorologist ben tanner is in the first alert weather center with more on changes that are on the way this week. today, mostly sunny, warm highs middle 60s tonight, rain developing, lows middle 40s. rain chance 40% wednesday-thursday: cloudy, cooler with periods of showers/rain. rain chance 80% wed 60% thursday clearing by friday today, mostly sunny, warm highs middle 60s tonight, rain developing, lows rain chance 40% wednesday-thursday: cloudy, cooler with periods of showers/rain. rain chance 80% wed 60% thursday clearing by friday just coming into the alert an adult is dead and there are multiple reported injuries after a school bus crash near indianapolis. -lawrence township: early reports indicate twenty five children were on the bus when it jumped a curb, struck a vehicle in the parking lot of an elementary school. -up to 5 people, some children--injured. -transported to local hospitals. -two ten year olds taken to children's hospital in serious condition. -initial reports--updates as we learn more. officials say there are no signs of a shooting after reports of an active shooter

let's begin with meteorologist bill henley in the first alert weather center. you walk out the door it's going to feel different than yesterday. >> and the wind has a lot to do with it. a steady wind this morning, 23 miles an hour in the pocono mountains, 15 in philadelphia. it's bringing the cold air in. just below freezing in northeast philadelphia. and wilmington and south philadelphia, roxborough 29 degrees, a cold start and not much of a warm-up today because of the wind. 7:00, wind out of the west at 12 miles an hour, increases as we go through the morning and into the afternoon. so the temperature even though we'll get right sunshine, only up to 32 degrees at 10:00. and 35 degrees at 1:00, will feel like it's in the 20s. thanks to that gusty wind. we'll see sunshine but i also am tracking snow showers for our area. we'll go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in 10 minutes. let's check with jessica boyington with your first alert traffic. >> so we're watching a water main break out in bristol now. route 413 is closed in both d

meteorologist ben tanner is in the first alert weather center tracking the l lest. mostly cloudy with areas of showers as a small and quick disturbance moves in from georgia, look for a wet ride into work and school. showers will end by afternoon, we'll see some peeks of sun, cool with highs in the middle 50s. rain chance 40% early. a better chance of showers tomorrow ahead of a cold front, breezy, high near 60. rain chance 60% clearing by midday day sunday, it will be breezy, highs upper 50s. another shot of chilly air moves in late next week. showers will end by afternoon, we'll see some peeks of sun, cool with highs in the middle 50s. 6 months after his escape from maximum security prison. mexico's president enrique nieto made the announcement today via twitter--saying "mission accomplished. we have it." el chapo was caught by mexican navy this morning in his home state of sinaloa after a shootout with marines. five were killed, one mexican marine was wounded and six suspects were arrested. el chapo's cartel has smuggled billions of dollars of drugs into the u.s,

von gaskin is in the first alert weather center with the latest. expect clear and cold temperatures tonight in thursday will be mostly sunny with highs near 60, clouds will be on the increase thursday night as lows drop into the upper 30s/lower 40s. friday, low pressure will track across the south and deliver an 80% chance of showers. 1" rain totals are likely with friday's system. saturday is dry before the next system forms in the gulf and will bring us the possibility of few showers on sunday. expect clear and cold temperatures tonight in the upper 20s and lower 30s. thursday will be mostly sunny with highs near 60, clouds will be on the increase thursday night as lows drop into the upper 30s/lower 40s. friday, low pressure will track across the south and deliver an 80% chance of showers. 1" rain totals are likely with friday's system. saturday is dry before the next system forms in the gulf and will bring us the the developer behind a big proposed project in west columbia is offering more particulars and may be winning some people over. tonight

meteorologist von gaskin is in the first alert weather center with the latest conditions. a brief wintry mix is still possible this afternoon and tonight as a weak system moves into the state. cold showers will develop tomorrow associated with the next system. cold rain could again transition over to a brief wintry mix friday morning before turning back to cold rain. wintry mix accumulation is not expected in the midlands. friday night and early saturday we could again sleet/snow showers before winding down mid/late morning. little to no accumulation is expected. a major new development project in west columbia has g gten a major green light from city officials. after several earlier delays--tonight, the west columbia city council approved a the area near state and meeting streets to be developed into commercial real estate. the project, known as brookland, would include shops, restaurants, and 235 new apartment units to be built. there are still several steps that need to be cleared before ground can be broken. tonight's vote to rezone comes after some public concern abou

meteorologist ben tanner is in the first alert weather center a warming trend will begin today. a ridge of 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 so enjoy the unseasonably warm weather. the next chance of rain will arrive midweek.35 a warming trend will begin today. a ridge of 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 skipped out on last night's republican debate. trump held his own, competing event instead just three days before the first contest in the race, the iowa caucuses. but, was it a brilliant move or big mistake? scott mclean has the story. :13-:17 :22-:28 :28-:34 presidential candidate the last four questions have been rand please attack ted, marco please attack ted... in a debate without donald trump, texas senator ted cruz,

tim miller is in the first alert weather center tracking a warm-up in our future. it's going to be a marvelous monday with sunshine and warmer temperatures, highs near 60 by afternoon. few clouds tonight, lows upper 30s. breezy, much warmer tuesday with increasing clouds, highs middle to upper 60s. a cold front will move through by early wednesday giving us a good chance of rain, cooler highs middle 50s clouds, chilly thursday, highs upper 40s. will keep an eye on the cold front, it may stick around for a if not we'll see mostly sunny skies and the carolina panthers are super bowl bound after dominating the arizona cardinals last night in the nfc championship in charlotte. carolina was the first on the board with an early field goal, and from there the team kept up with their slogan-- keep pounding! the panthers scored 6 touchdowns during the game. quarterback cam newton threw for two and ran for two. wide receiver ted ginn junior rushed for a touchdown of his own. and -- star linebacker luke keuckley returned an the panthers won by a final score of 49 to 15. after

meteorologist ben tanner is in the first alert weather center with more on the cold temperatures and the next major weather maker. clouds this morning will keep us 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 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%. a strong storm system develops will bring widespread rain friday, some rain may be heavy. highs in the middle 50s, rain chance 90%. system moves out by early saturday, colder air behind the storm could give us a few snow showers early on.then mostly sunny, highs near 50. sunday, mostly sunny, highs near 50flurry or two early saturday. the weather system that's moving across the country is dropping snow, rain, and ice as it moves east. the weather system that's moving across the country is dropping snow, rain, and ice as it moves this is a live look over roads area. overnight it created dangerous road conditions in areas along the m

meteorologist ben tanner is in the first alert weather center tracking what type of temperatures we could see this week. feeling brisk today. that's another way of saying it's going to be chilly! look for abundant carolina sunshinenend 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 be in the middle 50s but will fall behind the front. mostly sunny wednesday and cold. highs middle 40s, overnight lows in the lower to middle 20s. keeping an eye on o next storm system that could develop in the gulf by the weekend giving us a chance of precipitation. again, several days out but watching. one of the state's biggestt game in arizona because she'll be taking the national stage from her own home. this afternoon we confirmed governor nikki haley will deliver the republican party's reaction to president obama's state of the union address from the governor's mansion. governor haley says the country has great chaenges but also gre

ben tanner is in the first alert weather center. and ben, the sun is out today, but it's not helping much with the temperatures. temperatures started in the teens in many places as cold high pressure is in charge today though wednesday. today, sunny and cold, highs lower 40s. tonight, clear, cold, lows near 20 to lower 20s. wednesday, mostly sunny, chilly, highs middle 40s. thursday, increasing clouds, a chance of showers by evening, highs lower rain chance 20%. a strong storm system develops will bring widespread rain by friday, some rain may be heavy. highs in the middle 50s, rain chance 80%. system moves out by early saturday, colder air behind the storm may sneak into the area on the back end in time for a flurry or two early saturday. sunday looks mostly sunny, highs in this cold weather, it's wise to remind you about heating safety in your home when temperatures drop this low. officials at the columbia fire department say to keep the space around any portable space heaters, furnaces and fireplaces clear by at least 3 feet. the

beth mcleod is in the first alert weather center with a look >> it really was. by paid for today, not so much. we do have some rain in the forecast and maybe a little drizzle to get you going in the morning. overall temperatures tomorrow are going to be on the mild side as well and current temperatures, 39 at hopkins and 44 and 50 in day ton and cincinnati and the clouds have thereined out a little more. there is more of a brisk breeze out there and temperatures faster than anticipated. right now temperatures are going to dip a little bit more as we go through the overnight hours and by 2:00 a.m., will be in the low 40s in many areas and upper 30s. way warmer than what we should be for this time of year and getting started on your sundays, most areas in the low 40s and cloud also rule sunday. there is a small chance we see showers and temperatures for the for a good part of the week and next weekend we could be talking about snow, lydia. >> thank you, beth. ohio governor john kasich getting endorsements today two way away from the caucuses. the new york state pi

. >> romona: i am in the first alert weather center with jeff. what can we expect tonight? you are tracking some snow. >> jeff: snow. i think it will start out as rain and sunshine allowed temperature to get up above 40. check this out on the radar. rain. more flurries and kind of a mixed bag right now. eventually this will go to all snow after 7:00. check this out. that's pretty good rain moving through elyria. that's supposed to be snow. that's going to bring down the accumulations tonight. we were only thinking less than an inch anyway and there will be a small window there tonight, early tomorrow morning for lake-effect snow that could give the area a trace to 3 inches there. that could impact the morning drive a little bit where the into early tomorrow morning. after a cold day tomorrow, much warmer over the weekend and why we are seeing rain at the onset of this at 40 degrees in cleveland. much more at 6:16 or so. mark? >> mark: jeff, thank you very much. carl monday first exposed it last fall. now several workers are indicted for defrauding the rta. the scam targets

meteorologist ben tanner is in the first alert weather center with the latest. 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 few thunderstorms on saturday ahead of a cold, breezy and warmer with highs in the middle 60s, rain chance 70%. clearing by midday sunday, turning breezy and much cooler happening right now a new chief justice is being sworn in at the south carolina supreme court. costa pleicones is being sworn in at a ceremony at the south carolina supreme court on gervais street. pleicones served as a justice for 16 years before earning the title of chief justice. he's replacing south carolina chief justice jean toal, who is retiring after serving 27 years. don't expect a big

meteorologist bill henley in the first alert weather center. bill, you're issuing a first alert for this cold. >> yeah, it is colder than yesterday morning and look at the wind. you mentioned it. that is dangerously cold wind that is the giving us temperatures that feel like they are below zero. the dangerous cold this morning will ease as the day goes on, but thanks to that gusty wind for the entire region it feels like it's below zero. so limit your time and exposure to the cold outside by layering up and spending less time outside if you can. at least for this morning. look at this. 9 degrees and falling in pottstown. trenton is now 9, 8 degrees in doylestown and it's dropped to 12 degrees in millville. roxborough is 11 degrees, northeast philadelphia and south philadelphia both at 12. but that's before you factor in the wind. with the wind blowing, the temperatures feel like they are below zero and we're seeing our strongest winds this morning, they die down during the day and with bright sunshine, the temperatures will climb. look at this c

von gaskin is in the first alert weather center with the latest. expect clear and cold temperatures tonight in the upper 20s and lower 30s. thursday will be mostly sunny with highs near 60, clouds will be on the increase thursday night as lows drop into the upper 30s/lower 40s. friday, low pressure will track across the south and deliver an 80% chance of showers. 1" rain totals are likely with friday's system. saturday is dry before the next system forms in the gulf and will bring us the possibility of few showers on sunday. expect clear and cold the upper 20s and lower 30s. thursday will be mostly sunny friday, low pressure will track across the south and lottery fever is gripping south carolina once again today. tonight's powerball drawing is for a record- breaking 1 point 5 billion dollars. and people of course want the chance to grab it. our mike desumma is live at b-p on elmwood avenue where the lines have been forming all afternoon. judi, for many people the working day is done and that means one last opportunity to pick up a powerball ticket

tim miller is in the first alert weather center with the latest as this cold weather looks like it's sticking around. clear and cold this morning as we start out in . look forornother day with lots of sunshine however, a cold front will be moving through the state by tonight, winds will start to pick and even though the temperature will reach the middle 50s, with a stiff northwest wind, it will feel chilly much of the day. tonight, clear , breezy andnd cold, lows in the upper 20s wednesday, sunny and cold. highs middle to upper 40s. forecast gets tricky by friday as low pressure is expected to develop in the gulf and track off our coast. position o othe low and its track will determine how much rain we receive, thinking bulk of the rain remains to our south and east. 50s. give his last state of the union address from washington, d-c. the white house says the message will be upbeat--and the focus likely on generating support for issues like fighting climate change, tightening gun control and immigration reform. nbc's tracie potts is in washington dc and has a preview of tonight's spee

meteorologist ben tanner is tracking the temperatures in the first alert weather center and has the latest. clear and very cold 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. and sunday drier, this is a change from yesterday..moved up the timing of the weekend rain system. highs upper 60s over the weekend. rain chance 60% both friday and saturday. sunday returns to partly cloudy skies, highs near 60 this afternoon, part of i- 20 in closed while emergency crews work to get a tractor trailer upright after a crash. at last check, s-c-d-o-t says both westbound lanes heading to augusta are still blocked near mile marker 28. traffic is being diverted at exit 29. we have a crew on scene and will information as soon as we get it. a shaw airman was killed in a crash near base this morning. officials with the 20th fighter wing say the crash b

tim miller is in the first alert weather center tracking the latest. winter storm watch in effect tonight through 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%. tonight friday: periods of 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 morning. 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 saturday morning early afternoon: periods of snow showers, no accumulation expected. as with any developing storm, update w

meteorologist ben tanner is in the first alert weather center with the latest as this cold weather looks like it's sticking around. look for another day with lots of sunshine, a cold front will be moving through the state by tonight, winds will start to pick and even though the temperature will reach the middle 50s, with a stiff northwest wind, it will feel tonight, clear , breezy and cold, lows in the upper 20s wednesday, sunny and cold. highs middle to tonight, winds will start to pick and even though the temperature will reach the middle 50s, with a stiff northwest wind, it will feel chilly much of the day. tonight, clear , breezy and cold, lows in the upper 20s highs middle to upper 40s. forecast gets tricky by friday as low pressure is expected to develop in the gulf and track off our coast. will whitson takes a look at day 1. many lawmakers and some staffers described today as the first day of school- the first day of session entails getting bills in order and getting organized for the year ahead. but today's session began with a protests on an issue that was resolved last year. a

meteorologist ben tanner is tracking the temperatures in the first alert weather center and has the latest. abundant sunshine today will look pretty however, it won't help much with the temperature as we'll only see highs in the middle to upper 40s. winds will subside during the day. clear and cold tonight, lows middle 20s. increasing clouds for wednesday, high near 50 rain returns to the forecast by thursday afternoon through friday with near 60 rain chance 40% thursday.60% friday. abundant sunshine today will look pretty however, it won't help much with the temperature as we'll only see highs in the middle to upper 40s. winds will subside during the day. clear and cold tonight, lows middle 20s. increasing clouds for wednesday, high near 50 rain returns to the forecast by thursday afternoon through friday with highs rebounding to near 60 rain chance 40% thursday.60% friday. president obama today announced a series of executive actions designed to reduce gun violence, including expanding background checks for buyers. meanwhile, republicans, including house speaker paul ryan, say the move i

meteorologist ben tanner is in the first alert weather center with more on when the rain will move out. 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 to middle 40s 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 to middle 40s mostly cloudy with periods of showers and rain through late afternoon, highs near 50 name in the race. a new nbc-wall street journal-marist poll puts donald trump way ahead of ted cruz in the palmetto state. trump now has the support of 36 he's also ahead of cruz in iowa heading into monday's caucus. among the democrats former secretary of state hillary clinton dominates the poll of likely primary voters at 64-percent. with challenger bernie sanders coming in at 27- percent. instead of making

meteorologist bill henley in the first alert weather center. bill, you're issuing a first alert for this cold. >> yeah, it is colder than yesterday morning and look at the wind. you mentioned it. that is dangerously cold wind that is the giving us temperatures that feel like they are below zero. the dangerous cold this morning will ease as the day goes on, but thanks to that gusty wind for the entire region it feels like it's below zero. so limit your time and exposure to the cold outside by layering up and spending less time outside if you can. at least for this morning. look at this. 9 degrees and falling in pottstown. trenton is now 9, 8 degrees in doylestown and it's dropped to 12 degrees in millville. roxborough is 11 degrees, northeast philadelphia and south philadelphia both at 12. but that's before you factor in the wind

beth mccleod is all over it from the first alert weather center. >> beth: not bad out there right now drizzley spotlight rain pushing through and it won't be here all night long. 41 degrees and up a degree from last hour. can you see a little fog, a little haze and road spray action. technically overnight tonight we will increase the temperatures. we will start off tomorrow in the mid-40s. taking a live look at ford first alert doppler max and can you see the light rain showers really only confined to mentor, ashtabula counties scattered light rain showers and drizzle for just about everybody else. this is pushing out of here temperaturewise and we will do okay overnight. you don't have to worry about snow, light rain and some areas reporting light rain and cloudy skies. unfortunately, we are about ready to take a turn towards winter. our ford first alert outlook almost every single day in some sort of capacity. and we even have a little albert clipper making an appearance. i will show you some of the coldest temperatures we have seen yet. romona? >> romona: with the snow and messy fo

meteorologist ben tanner is in the first alert weather center with more on the possibilities of rain today. a cold front will move through the area during the day, ahead of the front look for cloudy skies with scattered showers during the day. rain chance 50%. highs will max out right about where they are this morning in the lower 50s. tonight, a few scattered showers, colder, low in the middle to upper 30s. thursday, partly to mostly cloudy, a few scattered showows, highs near 50 clearing and warmer by friday. a cold front will move through the day, ahead of the front look for cloudy skies with scattered showers during the day. rain chance 50%. highs will max out right about where they are this morning in thursday, partly to mostly cloudy, a few scattered showers, highs near 50 clearing and warmer by friday. some people originally denied fema help after october's flood could soon get help from additional fema flood grants. south carolinians could get part of 10-million dollars in aid. the funding reportedly comes from the agency's individuals and households program for people in pre

tim miller is in the first alert weather center with more on how cold it will get this week. a cold front will move through the state this afternoon temperatures will top with clear skies the bottom will fall out of the thermometer, look for overnight middle 20s. tuesday and wednesday under sunny skies we'll only see the upper 40s. things warm up and chances of by thursday. a cold front will move through the state this afternoon temperatures will top at near 50 with clear skies the bottom will fall out of the lows in the middle 20s. tuesday and wedneneay under sunny skies we'll only see the upper 40s. things warm up and chances of by thursday. we've seen lots of wet weather since october's historic flood and that's made it tough for farmers in newberry county, farmers say even though it's been almost three months since the historic floods, they're still seeing impacts from the recent rain. wet weather that hit the midlands recently is the latest chapter in a rocky year. farm owner john long says the rain caused him to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in crop yields. "the

meteorologist ben tanner is in the first alert weather center with how long this rain will stick around. 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. lows in the lower to middle 40s mostly cloudy with periods of showers and rain through late afternoon, highs near 50 mostly sunny and warmer. highs lower 60s to upper 60s by sunday. lows in the lower to middle 40s mostly cloudy with periods of showers and rain through late afternoon, highs near 50 rain chance 90% tonight, clearing skies, lows sunday. lows in the lower to middle 40s t-minus 9 hours until 7 g-o-p presidential candidates hit the main stage to before the iowa caucuses. frontrunner donald trump still says he won't be there because of issues with the moderator and the network. tracie potts has more on that and new poll numbers just released this morning. our new nbc-marist polls show trump's numbers remain strong. analysts say skipping tonight's debate is a risk - but it could turn out to be a smart one. just

meteorologist ben tanner is in the first alert weather center and ben there are changes on the way. low pressure will cross through the state friday and deliver 1" rain totals in 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. low pressure will croro 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. after reporting on a string of church burglaries in orangeburg county, wis has learne that deputies in neighboring bamberg county are also investigating similar our chad mills has the update. 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

tim miller is tracking the temperatures in the first alert weather center and has the latest. abundant sunshine today will look pretty however, it won't help much with the temperature as we'll only see highs in the middle to upper 40s. winds will subside during the day. clear and cold tonight, lows >> announcer: the following is a paid presentation for derm exclusive instant anti-aging, brought to you by beachbody. >> hi, everybody. i'm deborah norville. and i've got breaking news from the world of skincare. this time, there's a celebrity twist. keep watching. you are not gonna want to miss this. [ cheers and applause ] >> announcer: if you don't like the face staring back at you in the mirror... >> my skin was sagging. really heavy bags under my eyes. >> announcer: ...if age, sun, stress, and life have robbed you of smooth, young-looking skin... >> i don't want to go and get injections, but i thought that was the only choice i had. >> announcer: ...now there's a doctor-approved way to look up to 10 years younger in just

he's in the first alert weather center tracking everything that's happening out in. how about it, john? >> right now, the heavier rain is moving offshore in dade county. we had a lingering rain for southern dade county and coastal dade county as well. it's shifting into biscacane bay and key largo still being effected. the stronger storms are now near -- these were the ones that yielded yet another tornado here in south florida. area for nbc 6. it was up in delray beach. i want you to focus on this l)ne of new thunderstorms off to the northwest. th one is headed our way. should be here past dinner time. it should be the last batch of rain before we see clearing skiesnd that'll be late tonight and into tomorrow. ere is a flood watch in effect right now for broward county extending up into palm beach county. the flood watch is in effect until 10:00 p.m. tonight. lots of rain in this area. palm beach county, well over 6 inches of rain. broward county well over 2 inches inches of rain. as far as thattornado we saw earlier today, itffected the the vilray beach area. this

. >> it is keeping jeff tanchak a busy guy tracking from the first alert weather center. jeff? >> jeff: it is pretty bad out there in lake-effect areas and on top of that outside the lake-effect areas you have dangerous wind chills out there. all right. let's get to the radar here first. and you can see that main squall that we have been watching through lake county. looks like it is drifting to the northeast currently. so we've got heavy snow in painesville, leroy and madison. we have to watch winds closely tonight. i do think they will go northwest. that could spread the snow around a little further inland. lake, geauga, eastern cuyahoga county and wind chill advisory where that wind chill could drop as low as 10 below zero here and we have below zero wind chills, travel areas and one of the situations where you may just want to stay inside if you don't have to go out. we have temps around 10. there you see wind chills below zero. 7 below warren and forecast details at 6:17. i will let you know when this comes to end. kathryn. >> when the weather gets bad track it with first

chris hohmann leads is often the first alert weather center. chris: really tomorrow night and evening, snowfall amounts would be really light. it is a small one tomorrow that any heavy burst of snow could have a brief icing on the roadway. the cold is the big issue. it is 19 in louisburg. 23 at the airport, that is up one degree from one hour ago. 18 at stanford and southern pines. where they were this morning. mid-to-upper teens. generally between 16 and 20 for overnight lows. no worries tonight or tomorrow morning going in to work or school. a brief chance for very light snow or flurries tomorrow afternoon into early tomorrow evening. 11:00, mostly cloudy. a system over the midwest. it will weaken, but enough moisture. you can see this little band of snow could travel through during the dinner hour. the snow will not come down for more than a half hour to one hour but even then it will be very light. because the ground is so cold, the roadways are so cold from the really chilly temperatures, anything that falls even briefly could stick to the

tim miller is in the first alert weather center with more on how cold it will get this week. with clear skies the bottom will fall out of the thermometer, look for overnight lows in the tuesday and wednesday under sunny skies we'll only see the upper 40s. things warm up and chances of rain increase by thursday. end up doing it to gummy bears. >>> snoozing bulldogs. [ snoring ] >> hi, bud. >> when you need your cast removed, you don't need to go to a sterile hospital and have a doctor with all his expensive tools remove it. all you need to do is go in your workshop. to the hospital, mate. >> back to the er you go. the man with the cast is 6-year-old harry thomas. he had an accident on his motor bike, kind of damaged his -- broke his thumb, tore a tendon. he's got this cast on but he put some oil down there. it's burning so he thought i need to remove this thing. >> the arm? >> do you think this is a good idea? >> you heard a woman in the room. >> does this guy in his spare time do ice sculptures? >> i bet you either wood or ice carving because that guy is like surging with tha

tim miller is in the first alert weather center with more on changes that are on the way this week. today, mostly sunny, warm highs middle 60s tonight, rain developing, lows middle 40s. rain chance 40% wednesday-thursday: cloudy, cooler with periods of showers/rain. rain chance 80% wed 60% thursday clearing by friday today, mostly sunny, warm highs middle 60s tonight, rain developing, lows middle 40s. rain chance 40% wednesday-thursday: cloudy, cooler with periods of showers/rain. rain chance 80% wed 60% thursday clearing by friday right now we are following breaking news out of southern california were shooter has been reported at naval medical center san diego. the center posted a notice on its facebook page saying in part "an active shooter has just been been reported in building #26 at naval medical center san diego. all occupants are advised to run, hide or fight." we are following this story and bring the latest as soon as we know. after just little more than a day, the retrial of jack parker and doug taylor has now moved to closing arguments. last summer, the u.s. appeals cou

meteorologist von gaskin joins us from the first alert weather center with a look at a weak cold front and coastal low pressure will deliver scattered showers through thursday. rain totals will average between 1/4" and 1/2". expect mostly sunny skies friday through the first of next week and warming temperatures. the intended victim in a columbia barber shop robbery who fought back and shot at the says he doesn't know what would have happened if he didn't have his gun. billy bookman was one of two people in the "next up barbershop" who pulled their own guns after two armed men in masks held the place up. they shot at the robbers and killed one of them. concealed weapons teacher brian sweat says based on surveillance video of the incident, the men who fought back did everything correctly and may have prevented victims from being killed. bookman says it looked like a dangerous situation and he was glad to be armed. "what would have happened if i didn't have it? you know, the guy was running around in here, just demanding money and yelling and stuff like that would have happened if i didn

meteorologist ben tanner is in the first alert weather center tracking a warm-up in our future. it's going to be a marvelous sunshine and warmer temperatures, highs near 60 by afternoon. few clouds tonight, lows upper breezy, much warmer tuesday with increasing clouds, highs middle to upper 60s. a cold front will move through by early wednesday giving us a good cooler highs middle 50s clouds, chilly thursday, highs upper 40s. will keep an eye on the cold front, it may stick around for a few days, if that's the case, we'll increase shower chance thursday and friday. if not we'll see mostly sunny skies and warmer daytime highs. it's going to be a marvelous monday with but many proposals for the year have been discussed before. but many proposals for the year have been discussed before. will whitson sat down with molly spearman to talk about the year ahead. governor nikki haley outlined her education goals in last week's state of the state address- including recruiting teachers for rural school districts, and improving k-12 facilities. the department of education, and the education

john is live inn the first alert weather center with more on that. >> we're alreredy feeling a warm our overnightt temperatures will be 15, maybe 20 degrees warmer than they were during the weekend and even into this morning.% some of the temperature readings that we saw, which are the coldest so far this winter season were recorded even this morning. specifically, west kendall, 42 degrees both on sunday morning and today. monday morning, 42. chilly start to the day. homestead with that reading. coral springs and redland at 41 for your morning low. not quite as cold, 50 in miami. temperatures we chilly for the florida keys standards earlier today in the mid-50s. the reasoso for the warm up is our wind directi has changed. high pressure moving offshore. now we have this on shore breeze, but that high will give way to this. the next cold front to affect us. this front expected to arrive by thursday. ahead of it some rain. all the details in a few minutes. back to you. new york after it was pummelled with over two feet of snow. crews have been working around the clock to clear the streets

von gaskin is in the first alert weather center with more on who this is shaping up to be a fantastic weekend. von? a warming trend will begin today. a ridge of high pressure will move into the area from the west. the ridge will shift the winds 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 weather. the next chance of rain will arrive midweek. a warming trend will begin today. a ridge of high pressure will move into the area from the west. the ridge will shift the winds and allow temperatures to warm up to the lower and middle 70s. our average high this time of year is in the upper 50s, so enjoy the unseasonably weather. the next chance of rain will arrive midweek. we are just nine days away from the big game broncos. and carolina fans are gathering in uptown charlotte right now for the panthers pride rally. the rally started at the top of the hour. the main program starts at one. official

first alert this morning because of freezing temperatures and wind chills near zero. it's 5:00 a.m. let's begin with meteorologist bill henley in the first alert weather centernd out more about the bitter temperatures. >> the temperatures have plummeted overnight and the winds that were so strong yesterday are still with us this morning. we have issued a first alert for significantly colder conditions this morning and wind chills that are going to provide us with bitter winds through the day. especially this morning as it feels like it's below zero in parts of the area including philadelphia. right now we're looking at the steady wind, it's 20 miles an hour northeast philadelphia. 14-mile-an-hour winds in wilmington and philadelphia international, wind chills below zero for northeast philadelphia. look at mount holly now 2 degrees below zero. and down to 3 degrees below zero in reading. so a frigid start this morning. a slow warm-up during the day. 7:00, 17 degrees, the winds at 17 miles an hour at 10:00 with bright sunshine and in the middle 20s at 1:00 this afternoon with winds hanging in there at 20 miles an hour. we'll go through the forecast neighborhoo

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meteorologist von gaskin has the details from the first alert weather center. the dry weather will continue sunday expect mainly sunny skies but there will be a few passing clouds from a stationary front that is parked over the gulf coast states. the forecast still calls for a continuation of dry and continuation of dry and cool weather with highs near 60 another shot of cold air arrives tuesday as a cold canadian ridge of high pressure shifts southward, expect midweek highs to range from the middle 40s to the lower 50s during the daytime and overnight in the middle 20s. a boil water advisory has been one area of lexington county. anyone living in the 400, 500 and 600 blocks of old barnwell road, lynn drive, bel-air drive and in the savannah woods subdivision no longer need to boil their water. water is back on for more than two dozen blocks in and around the leaphart road area in west columbia. 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 crews had to fix

meteorologist karen thomas is in the first alert weather center. still we have wind chills. >> just a little bit. absolutely. you need the hat, the scarv, the gloves and the parkas because it's another dangerously cold start to our wednesday. we'll be bumping up in the temperature department if you call 37 bumping up. 20 in the poconos, 20 in pottstown, 22 degrees in philadelphia. we do have a windchill factored in, winds out of the west-northwest, not as windy as this time yesterday but still factoring in and feeling quite chilly out there. you can see the american flag is flying for sure. 23 degrees is where we are. basically in the lower 20s with the exception of the shore and the poconos where it's even colder. 27 by 10:00 a.m. and then just wine tick over the freezing mark by 1:00 p.m. could see a flurry or passing snow shower in the area later on this afternoon. of course, we are watching the developing snowstorm for friday into saturday. we do have the latest information on that. i'll be back with more in a bit. >> we're watching center city

let's begin with meteorologist bill henley in the first alert weather center. >> umbrellas necessary to start with but you won't need them all day. look at the raid wedaradar, tha streaming across the area. mullica township into southern burlington county. snow is trying to come into the area, trying to mix snowflakes in. it's unlikely and you won't see them stick if they do fall. the temperatures are mild, upper 30s in pottstown, doylestown, coatesville is 5 degrees above freezing this morning. rain can come down. might see a snowflake mixing in as it ends but it will not be sticking. there was no refreeze overnight. look at northeast philadelphia at 42 degrees. south philly, 39 degrees. it's melting right now. and still raining in parts of the area. the rain comes to an end this morning. 37 grows at 10:00. we'll get breaks of sunshine later this morning and into this afternoon. the temperatures climbing back into the 40s, close to where we are right now. we'll go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. jessica boyington has your first alert t

. >> let's begin with pearls bill henley in the first alert weather center because he didn't win. >> how do you know i didn't buy a tick in california or florida or tennessee? >> i know, are you here. >> you are right. okay. let many show you what's happening here. we have hit the scattered snow shower jackpot amount few scattered light snow showers. they're fast movers, too. you might see a few flakes in wilmington and salem and new jersey and to the forth alan town, i seen scattered light snow showersch they're not going to last. we're keeping an eye on them. and today -- >> you can see all in the 14 a 22 minute trip. 23 minutes at the most. eastbound valley forge to route 1. watch out for construction on providence rd