today, mayor-elect john tecklenburg will be sworn in today. teckleburg beat out five candidates in a general election, and says he will continue with the theme of his campaign and that's focusing on the city's quality of life. that swearing-in ceremony will happen at noon on the steps of history is being made at the university of phoenix stadium tonight in glendale, arizona. clemson facing off against alabama for the national championship title. it all goes down in glendale at 8:30 eastern tonight. the game will air on espn. but be sure to join us for our live special "chasing a championship" tonight at 7:30. sports director, rick henry will join us from glendale for live coverage during our special. feeling brisk today. that's another way of saying it's going to be chilly! look for abundant carolina sunshine and 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 remain dry,

this afternoon, john tecklenburg was officially sworn in on the steps of city hall. tecklenburg takes over for joe riley, who was mayor since 1975. at the ceremony today, tecklenburg acknowledged riley's commitment to his city...saying he has big shoes to fill. tecklenburg will preside over his first city council meeting tomorrow. tomorrow, governor nikki haley will take her message to a national stage following president obama's state of the union address. haley will deliver the republican response from the governor's mansion in columbia immediately following the president's speech. the honor is typically given to a rising member of the opposite party. the state of the union address is tomorrow night at 9--right here on wis. after the break--we're approaching another historic drawing--as the powerball stakes climb above 1 billion dollars. win it." we'll check out a midlands institution with a history of... luck. break 2 as we await wednesday's drawing-- one lottery ticket hot spot in columbia is hoping to continue its lucky streak. wis' meaghan norman has more charl

john tecklenburg took the oath of office around noon. he succeeds sheriff joe suck -- succeeds joe riley. >>> still ahead, we will head out to greenville for another clemson watch party and jim is cold night >>> david bowie died after a battle with cancer. his career spanned five decades. same day he >>> lots of clemson fans in the upstate. half hour away, everybody will turn out for the big game. everybody ready to go for kickoff tonight? >> reporter: we have been looking outside and there are some people starting to line up. doors open at 7:00 p.m. at the wellness arena in downtown greenville. they are expecting a couple thousand people to come out and see the cremson tigers to play the alabama tide here and we have lisa here with us. this is an experience? >> that's right. we are planning to have a big huge party atmosphere is what we are looking for. we want the game day experience for everybody who couldn't make it to phoenix. >> the kids can come and play basketball on the court. how long will that last? >> for the first hour the k

john tecklenburg took the oath yesterday during a ceremony on the steps of city hall in charleston. tecklenburg won a six-way nonpartisan election in november he succeeded joe riley who served as mayor for 10 terms. breezy day today. grab a jacket. look at our temperatures around the region. this is spartanburg looking from wofford college at gives field back to the city skyline. 30 degrees. wind is fairly call now. they are expecting to pick up 10-20 for the afternoon. it will be another cool, breezy day. we have seen some flurries of snow in the mountains of north carolina with clouds this morning. nothing hampering driving that we know of right now. if there are any delays, we will pass that information along to you. right now, we are seeing those flurries of snow widespread across the oh how -- the ohio valley area. a brushing and tennessee and north carolina. we will see more of that later on this evening anti-. temperatures ranging from bone at 17 to low 20's and franklin and -- andrews, though 30's in greenville, spartanburg, greenwood. greenwood expecting to reach an afterno

mayor-elect john tecklenburg is sworn in at a ceremony going on right now, following the legacy of longtime mayor joe riley. joe riley has been the mayor for four decades. tecklenburg beat out five candidates in a general election. earlier he said he's been preparing to make this historic passing of powers, as seamless as possible. "the first order of business is just to assure that we have a smooth transition and i'm confident we will." tecklenburg says he will continue with the theme of his campaign and that's focusing on the city's quality of life. that swearing-in ceremony is the steps of the charleston city construction on a newberry bridge is expected to begin, and last more than a year. starting today, the college street bridge is under construction. that means the road between caldwell street and tench strt will be blocked. a contractor is replacing the bridge that crosses scott's creek. there's a detour from college to speers street to nance to harrington street and back to college. the road will be closed until may of next year. there's no update yet on whether parts of the cayce

riley will leave office on monday at noon, as mayor-elect john tecklenburg is sworn in to office. a treasured piece of history donated to a texas thrift shop has now sold for thousands of dollars. an augusta national golf club green jacket from in a bundle of clothing a shop executive declined to say the exact selling price or the identity of the buyer who made the purchase today. she did say, however, that the jacket would likely sell at auction for about 18 thousand dollars...and that the sale met expectations. "it's interesting, like i say, when we go through a box or we go through clothing, you never know what you are going to find." the shop say proceeds from the sale will be used to help the elderly in need. in 2013, a green jacket belonging to masters champion horton smith sold for 682 thousand dollars. u.s. drug officials are congratulating mexico for the recapture of one of the most notorious drug lords...joaquin "el chapo" guzman. kurt gregory reports guzman was caught after a gun battle with mexican marines...ending his six months on the run. bars again, he arrived at a

john tecklenburg took the oath this afternoon, during a ceremony on the steps of city hall in charleston's historic district. tecklenburg won a six-way, nonpartisan election in november he succeeded joe riley, who served as mayor for 10 terms. mayor riley was the longest-serving mayor in charleston's 345-year history. gabrielle: an upstate community said goodbye to a longtime state lawmaker who died last week. a funeral took place this afternoon for senator billy o'dell. hundreds showed up for the service at the first presbyterian church in greenwood. o'dell died in his sleep last week. he served senate district 4, which includes abbeville, anderson, and greenwood counties. the 77-year-old leaves behind a wife and two children. michael: a 21-year-old man says excessive force e the police caused him to lose a tooth. and tonight, greenville police have released the dash cam video of what happened. it all happened on december 15. being handcuffed and arrested here. williams had claimed he had been slammed to the ground while in handcuffs. he was under arrest on a charge of possesion of mariju

john tecklenburg" is a businessman who was elected back in november.he took office monday and gave his inaugural address.local media reports tecklenburg will focus on public safety, tourism, and education during his first term.tecklenburg replaces the longest serving mayor in city history -- joe riley.he served the city for 10 terms before retiring last year. 3 3 this morning -- the clemson tigers football team is waking up back in south carolina.they arrived back home last night -- after a "once in a lifetime" trip to the national championship. 3 and the tigers were welcomed back by cheering fans after an incredible -- 14-and -one- football season fans were outside the stadium. the tigers pulled up about two hours later with fans cheering them on loud and proud through the windy and cold weather. fans we spoke with say it a championship would have been great but alabama was a tough opponent.they say they're still proud of the team. 3 3 "it was a victory and i just you know i watched teh game and i'm like man it was real close, so i decided to come out here to support them." 3 many pla

john tecklenburg was sworn in at a special swearing-in ceremony at charleston city hall. the public also o ined in the celebration which featured music, poetry as well as a special tribute to outgoing mayor joe riley. mayor tecklenburg says he's now ready to get to work on issues ranging from improving west ashley to tackling homelessness and city safety. an effort to create public spaces and increase community interaction in columbia could get a big two projects proposed for the capital city are being named finalists in a competition sponsored by a national foundation. jack kuenzie is in our newsroom to explain. dawndy---that organization is the knight foundation. back in september, knight and some of its partners were here working on an initiative aimed at making cities easier to get around especially on foot---create engagement in public spaces--and generally become a more friendly place to visitors and residents. knight provided $135 thousand dollars in funding for a study on life quality issues downtown. there are a lot of new residents coming into the city center. a

john tecklenburg" is a businessman who was elected back in november.he took office monday and gave his inaugural address.local media reports tecklenburg will focus on public safety, tourism, and education during his first term.tecklenburg replaces the longest serving mayor in city history -- joe riley.he served the city for 10 terms before retiring last year. 3 3 this morning -- the clemson tigers football team is waking up back in south carolina.they -- after a "once in a lifetime" trip to the national championship. 3 and the tigers were welcomed back by cheering fans after an incredible -- 14-and -one- football season 3 by 7:00 -- hundreds of clemson fans were outside the stadium. the tigers pulled up about two hours later with fans cheering them on loud and proud through the windy and cold weather. fans we spoke with say it a championship would have been great but alabama was a tough opponent.they say they're still proud of the team. 3 3 "it was a victory and i just you know i watched teh game and i'm like man it was real close, so i decided to come out here to support them." 3 many

. >> crysty: john tecklenburg took the oath of office during a ceremony yesterday. tecklenburg won a six-way nonpartisan election in november to succeed m mor joe riley who served as mayor for 10 terms. the longest-serving mayor in charleston. and while he's out of office, former charleston mayor joe riley is still being honored. haley and the late south carolina senator clementa pinckney, are this year's recipients of the david h. wilkins awards for excellence. senator pinckney was one of the nine parisoners lost in the charleston church shooting back in june. his widow, jennifer, will accept the award tonight at the columbia metropolitan convention center. haley and riley plan to speak at the event on how they each worked with south carolina leaders in the wake of that tragic shooting. crimson tide rolling into a victory over the tigers. >> rochelle: what clemson's football coach is saying about another try for the title. stay with us. we're live from main and gervais. >> the president is missing. >> these words from joel c. rosenberg's latest novel, "the first ho

yesterday, john tecklenburg took the oath of office as he was officially sworn in at charleston city hall. tecklenburg takes over for joe riley--who was first elected in 1975. he decided not to seek another term in office. in his address yesterday, tecklenburg acknowledged riley's long commitment to the city--saying he has big shoes to fill. "as we gather here today to begin a new chapter in charleston history, there is much work to be done, together." "we've got a great new mayor and city council so,im so grateful that i had the opportunity to serve our city for a lengthy period of time. look forward to watching the great leadership here and continuing to work on my behalf as a private citizen, a reception was held following the inauguration. tecklenburg will preside over his first city council meeting today. tonight, governor nikki haley will take her message to a national stage following president obama's state of the union address. haley will deliver the republican response from the governor's mansion in columbia immediately following the president's speech. the honor is typicall