come to look for america all come to look for america >>> you are watching news 19 at 7:00 with j.r. berry. our guest tonight is scott hoffman. he is a professor of political science. you guys do a lot of polling come election time, correct? >> we actually do it kind of all year long. we do general population polls but when we get closer it's the voteer polls. do you guys have a poll out for tomorrow? >> we don't. i think it'll be after the election. >> there is a new poll coming this afternoon that shows the race getting even tighter. instead of donald trump being challenged by ted cruz this, shows marco rubio pulling to within three or four percentage points. polls unless it comes from inside a campaign. most legitimate polls, for example, if you're trying to get likely voters and you're calling a people that you have a list of registered voters and you look if they've participated in the past, they are like leverts. if you don't add wireless telephone you'll missssout of new voters and trump is relying on a lot of new folks coming in. getting methodology right can be a difficult task. >

if you know who >>> still ahead, >>> you ararwatching news 19 at 7:00 with j.r. berry. >> well, two midland school districts will start offering a different learning program. sonya gutierrez is going to show us how different the classroom is going to be. >> reporter: this is what a classroom looks like today here at this school. are come next year, students will have the option to finish a different story. >> you take it and carry it and put it back on there. >> reporter: the montessori program. >> you have to teach the child the lesson before they get it off the shelf. once the lesson is taught they can get it. curriculum finish at their own speed. >> we're excited. >> reporter: the teachers are already training for this. for 20 years i've been trying to figure out how to do what i wanted to do. are practical lessons in problem solveing skills. >> they're going to learn about the world and different cultures. >> this will take us to a whole new level. >> are $216,000 if is for materials and technology. >> we want to make sure all the students are ready by the time the

. >> you're watching news 19 at 11:00 with j.r. berry and andrea mock. >> next week you're invited to a weather radio expo on wednesday from 8:00 until 8:00 at the kroger on two notch. people will be on hand to help you get a new radio set up if you buy one. all of the disease plays are up in wall growns, kroger and jim gandy you're going to be a part of this day. i will be there. not the whole time but i'll be there. we're also going to have someone there that if you have a weather radio already and you're having problems with it, bring it in and we'll see if we can do something. >> trying to get everybody ready for the storms in. >> right, our storm peak in may. >> no stormy weather this weekend. no excuse physician you're going to vote tomorrow. it's going to be nice and sunny? >> not so much sunny but it's going to be dry and warmer. we do have some cloud that is are on the way. right now we have clear skies outside and we had plenty of sunshine today. the clouds have move into the upstate region and we expect the clouds by daybreak.

good evening, i'm j.r. berry. >> and i'm darci strickland. troopers found donnie myers car crash into a utility pole but he was not inside. he was later found at home and arrested for dui. colby gallagher has more. >> reporter: we've had the story online since early this morning and the biggest question we're getting is why he remains in office. he was charged with dui in north carolina in 2005 and years later troopers pulled him over for driving down the middle of the road andesiteed him for open container. in a statute it say, "any state or county officer indicted in any court for any crime, may governor, be suspended by the governor who shall appoint another until he is acquitted. the evidence will be submitted to a grand jury and if he's indicted only then can he be suspended by governor haley. his office has not returned our requests for a statement. we did reach out to many midlands lawyers and ethics experts but they declineed to go on camera. >> colby, thank you. richland county deputies are looking for a man and woman for shop liftin

. >>> you are watching news 19 at 7:00 with j.r. berry. >> the bimetal help heart hospital is having their 10th anniversary fofoa decade. the been operating at the only christian hospital dedicated to heart care. they've a lot to celebrate. the cardiac patients have been treated more than any other hospital in the midlands. i had a chance to she -- speak with one of the former patients. >> i first saw the building being built and that that would be in a's hospital and not ever agining i would need their help or that i would be a patient here. but i am very grateful for the staff and the doctors here. they are pretty awesome. >> since that hospital open they then choose the advanced taking part in the nationwide va standdown. veterans will learn about the services available to them regarding healthcare and benefits. also available is information on resources and services. this is taking place from 8:00 until 10:00 tomorrow in the main lobby of the va hospital and is open to all veterans. >>> thousands of students in the midlands received b

. >> well, a midland's solicitor who has served for over 40 good evening, i'm j.r. berry. >> and i'm darci strickland. troopers found donnie myers car crash into a utility pole but he was not inside. he was later found at home and arrested for dui. colby gallagher has more. >> reporter: we've had the story online since early this morning and the biggest question we're getting is why he remains in office. he was charged with dui in north carolina in 2005 and years later troopers pulled him over for driving down the middle of the road andesiteed him for open container. in a statute it say, "any state or county officer indicted in any court for any crime, may

. >> j.r. berry joins us with a look ahead to what we can expect in our state. good morning, j.r. good morning, j.r. >> reporter: good morning, guys. south carolina is turning up to the a make or break estate for many republicans and it could very well be hillary clinton's fireball because the polls show today. we get more from new hampshire in this report. >> for john kasich we have three. >> reporter: the tiny community was first developed in the new hampshire primary and handed victory to john kasich. >> let's have a big victory tomorrow. >> reporter: but donald trump is still betting on a big win here. trump repeated his get out the vote message. >> she says darling i love you but i have fallen in love with another man. you got to get out to vote.>> reporter: and walked -- mocked marco rubio. >> it is the same exact thing. after the fifth time i said what is going on over your current -- over here? >> we are raising our for children in the 21st century come to instill values in our kids it is been harder to instill values. >> reporter: hillary clinton is pricing for -- bracing

i'm j.r. berry. >> and i'm darci strict landnd voter registration offices say they spent months planning for you. we go behind the scenes in sumter county to see what goes behind making the vote. >> all week sumter county meeting with the elections director. >> these are your commissioners visiting your presinct. >> reporter: is a lot of work that goes before. the presidential primary takes about 15dys, test the machine and making sure it all works. >> onon they make sure they have everything they need to run smoothly, they leave but the preparation continues. >> i'll take that and on the way home i'll go out to st. john school and set up the machines and plug them in so the battery can be ready to go in the morning. >> jefferson says all of this planning is what makes it a quick trip for the voter if you have an id.

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all come to look for america >>> you are watching news 19 at 7:00 with j.r. berry. our guest tonight is scott hoffman. he is a professor of political science. you guys do a lot of polling come election time, correct? >> we actually do it kind of all year long. we do general population polls but when we get closer it's the voteer polls.