lauren hill. tell me what are you looking for? . seeing her play >> yeah. >> we're real excited to be playing and to have been invited to play and open. been a big time for a long time, and we're based here in south carolina. we're kind of looking forward to the night as a whole. things going to be a really fun and positive environment. >> reporter: how long have you all been performing together? . >> about two years now. >> reporter: okay. >> and yeah, we kind of linked up in charleston, and kind of started this project. we have one record out. it's been out for a year and a half. we've been following the wave that comes with that. >> how did you find this band to of up for lauren hill? . >> it was important to the community to find south carolina bands to be a part of this event. our state has been through a lot this year. we're thrilled to have lauren hill as a headliner. we wanted this event to be about south carolinaens coming together, communities supporting one another. we've gotten a ton of great out, three south carolina ba

lauren hill will perform starting at 10:30. she is scheduled to end at 11:55 leading right in to the midnight festivities and fireworks. then hill will perform a finale until around 12:30. >>> with so much happening downtown columbia tonight, parking definitely going to be limited for all of you getting out. there one way to avoid some of the congestion to take the bus. and the common day is $3 for the all-day pass and six park and ride locations for only $3 as well as you can purchase a pack. but only cash will be accepted with the parking garages around the main street area that will make sure that you plan ahead. if you are planning on drinking right now, to make sure to be responsible and that they will be stationed near the fountain at five points, near the tin roof. and near the corner of lady street from 11:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m. new year's day. and the first $10 are covered as long as you are taking advantage of the program that you must call the yellow cab prior to the ride or let them know that you are a beverage aler

lauren hill is headlining the show but there are a lot of other events happening throughout the day. as a matter of fact preparations are underway for the fireworks display. officials are setting up this morning. organizer say it's the biggest fireworks to start -- display before that you can ice skate at main street ice from now until midnight. and then there is the new year's eve carnival that six off until 6:00 p.m. and runs until 11:00 p.m.. it has carnival rides and inflatable and face painting for kids. concert gates open up at 6:30 p.m. concert kick off with 1027 and then color plan -- colorblind at eight and lauren help starts at 10:30 p.m. -- lauren hill starts at 10:30 p.m. and she leads right into the fireworks and then hill will perform a finale until 12:30 a.m.. this is a rain or shine event. if it does rain, ring a rain jacket since umbrellas are not allowed. you can ring a small bag but they want to streamline security checks. cheers and pets are not allowed. service animals are permitted. you can head to wltx.com for more information about tonight's event. >>> of cour

this year grammy award winner lauren hill is head lining the night. the event is free for you. you just got to head out, find a place to park, enjoy all of the fun. if you don't feel like going, that's okay too. you can watch our special we will be on you on news 19 day caring you live downtown from 11:00 at night until 12:30 in the morning. don't forget about how to get to home safely. the new year's eve free ride is returning. from 11:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. the first $10 are covered as long as you are going to a home or a hotel within richland or lexington county. you want to take advantage of the program to let the driver letting them know you are getting that free $10. >>> we want to say thank you to everybody who entered our famous contest. we had so many entries. night at the inn at usc, a dinner for two. plus tickets aroundtown. our winner is miss saqoya. >>> we are talking about new year's eve forecast. which is hard d understand. we can guarantee one thing it will not feel like christmas. >> no, it's going to be cooler. we may still see some light rain early in the eveni

this year's headliner, five-time grammy winner singer and songwriter lauren hill. 7:30 tonight. >>> and before you get to the stroke of midnight, you could also enjoy a famously hot new year's eve carnival. that's making place at main and hampton streets. there will be plenty of fun with carnival rides, games, face painting, food and ice cream. what more can you ask for? it runs from 6:00 to 11:00 tonight. >>> speaking of ice skating, it's time to cool down before we celebrate a famously hot year. you can skate your way into 2016. main street ice will be open late tonight 'til midnight. the famously hot new year won't melt the rink. the rink wilil stay open until january 18th. the skating rink is located just down the street from our studio at the columbia museum of art. >>> and you can kick off 2016 by helping out midlands flood victims still in need. announced they're partnering with famously hot new year. volunteers will be located at every entrance to the downtown take your non-perishable food items for harvest hope or monetary donations for the onese flood relief. >>> here is anoth

five-time grammy winner songwriter lauren hill will headline this new year's eve celebration. be a fund-raising drive that's set up to support south carolina's ongoing flood relief. that street is shut down until after the new year's eve celebration. >>> while the entertainment may be downtown, there's another way you can start the new year on a good note. abc columbia is proud to partner with the red cross and wcfm. it's our annual blood drive and will be done at sand hill starting 11:00 to 6:30 at night starting tuesday. >>> we have an update on a water boil advisory impacting west columbia residents. the water relocation project has been delayed which means as of right now, you do not have to boil your water. city officials say work will begin january 2nd. at that point, residents should expect a lapse in service. there will be a complete list of the affected areas on our websbse at abc columbia.com. >>> it's a recall going from a why the damage is reportedly causing users to fly off the handle. gervais. >>> welcome back. if you received new cookware for christmas, you may

.>> we are just a day away from columbia's famously grammy award-winning artist, lauren hills, is headlining this year's event. it is in downtown columbia and free. you can also watch it from the comfort of your home on 19 from 12:30 a.m. from 12:30 a.m. >>> you might want to bring a canned food item with you. university will have volunteers at all of the entrances to the party and will be collecting nonperishable food donations. and monetary donations for the one fc flood relief fund. >>> girlfriend and join us today. news 19 is sponsoring -- grab a friend and join us today at salsa red is in lexington on sunset boulevard. all donors will receive a free lunch coupon along with a red cross functionally -- longsleeved shirt. toss it over to air from. >>> we are looking at a slow- moving i 26 eastbound as you approach painted burro road. -- pettigrew road. no incidents reported. give yourself some extra time. it is muggy out there. temperatures at 71 from lexington. cooler in manning at 68 degrees and the radar shows a lot more rain coming in. persons of aiken county into the western half of o

lauren hill is headlining. if you don't want to go out, you can count on news 19 to keep you in the know. we'll keep you updated on all the preparations for the big show, and then you can watch our special coverage from 11:00 p.m. until 12:30 that morning. >>> two bands also performing at the big famously hot new year's event are from the palmetto state. megan rivers join us with one of them. >> i'm joined with jill, justin and johnny. you guys will be performing up and opening up for miss hill. what are you looking forward to most? >> i'm looking forward to seeing her play. >> yeah. >> we're really exciting to be playing and to have been invited to play and open for her. i've been a fan for a long time. we're based here in south carolina. we're looking forward to the night as a whole. i think it will be really fun and positive environment. >> how long have you all been performing together? >> abououtwo years now. >> okay. >> and yeah, we kind of linked up in charleston and started this project and have one rec

celebration >>> women, we are two days away from columbia's celebration and award winning artist lauren hill it's free to show up outside and watch, but of course just like last year you can watch it from the comfort of your own home as the event will be broadcast live. >>> and law enforcement wants to encourage you to think before you get behind the wheel if you plan on drinking new year's eve. there will be multiple checkpoints. it's important to line up a designated driver before the big night as alcohol related crashes the cause of most of the fatalities on south carolina's roads. >> we're going to have troopers place. ifou plan to drive be prepared to go to jail. natures simple. we're going to have law enforcement in place and we want fatalities. >> this year there have been 942 carolina. >>> if you are traveling for new year's eve cheap hotels says that miami beach is the most guesting will have to shell about $286 a night. los angeles ranks second followed by new orleans. >>> and a chain restaurant in new york city has a lot of people talking about the celebration that they're having

you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.we're back with a live look over i- 85 in greenville 3 3 covering our counties-- cherokee county firefighters are investigating after a cabin caught fire wednesday night. house on "quarter round road" around 10:30. 10:30.a chief from the "goucher white plains" fire department tells us the cabin was abandoned, and no one was hurt.it's still not clear how the fire started. 3 we're hearing from a mother who is searching for answers-- after her son was shot in greenville county over christmas weekend. 3 3 trella hill's son marquavious mcgrath was shot christmas night while out with friends and family in greenville.she says her son tried to get away from fighting that spilled out of a club and into a nearby waffle house-hill's son was shot in his neck but remarkably survived. 3 3 3 it was shocking. that's my son. i have a daughter. i'm so attached to them, and if something hap

you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.you're looking live along white horse road in greenville.crews are responding to an accident there.we are working to find out more information.. chris scott will have updates for us in pit crew traffic. 3 3 hundreds of people in hundreds of hundreds of people in missouri are adjusting to life without their homes this morning. morning.dozens of neighborhoods have been evacuated and other areas are bracing for flooding from storms earlier this week.19 levees in missouri and illinois are being monitored this morning as the mississppi river rises. so far this week there have been dozens of weather related deaths across guard is helping secure evacuated areas.five of those deaths are international soldiers whose car washed away in flooding over the weekend. 3 and while much of the south- east is dealing with flooding, the northeast is getting hammered with winter weather. tuesday brought up to a half foot of snow to

talk about delicious. 3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.you're taking a live look at fog over i-85 in greenville. 3 3 the mayor of chicago is calling for a review of the police department's crisis actions after two people were shot and killed. killed.a 19 year was killed saturday morning by officers responding to a domestic disturbance.investigators say a 55 year old neighbor was also accidentally killed when she got caught in the gun fire. the medical examiner is calling both deaths homicides. about 100 neighbors, community activists and others gathered sunday outside the home saying the shooting shouldve never happened. 3 investigators are trying to figure out if an attack on mosque in california was a hate crime. crime.deputies in san joaquin county say someone threw a molotav cocktail inside the center friday night or early saturday.about a thousand dollars in damage was done. investigators say there is no surveillance and they dont have a description of the suspects.. 3 new this morni

3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at... greenville county.. pelham road 3 covering our counties. in greenville county-- a woman is recovering this morning after deputies say she was shot at a taylors apartment complex. complex.deputies say they responded to the mountain trace townhomes o oshockley road on tuesday...where they found a woman shot in the leg. deputies say they *don't have reason to believe that the public is in danger. no information has been released on any suspects in the case. the woman is expected to be okay. 3 in pickens county--- were working to learn more about a pickens county man found dead in his home. 3 deputies say a neighbor called 9-1-1 after seeing the victim on the floor of his "planters way" home through a window. 3 the coroner says 54 - year old "clarence holcombe" died from a gunshot wound.deputies say there were no signs of forced entry -neighbors say holcombe was a nice -- generous man

brookside. 3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.we're back with a live look in weatherford, texas.. where a mix of sleet and snow is falling. 3 3 the mayor of chicago is calling for a review of the police department's crisis actions after two people were shot and killed. killll.a 19 year was killed saturday morning by officers responding to a domestic disturbance.investigators say a 55 year old neighbor was also accidentally killed when she got caught in the gun fire. the medical examiner is calling both deaths homicides. about 100 neighbors, community tivists and others gathered sunday outside the home saying the shooting shouldve never happened. 3 investigators are trying to figure out if an attack on mosque in california was a hate crime. crime.deputies in san joaquin county say someone threw a molotav cocktail inside the center friday night or early saturday.about a thousand dollars in damage was done. investigators say there is no surveillan

to walmart and see what you could save with their 3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at...usc-3 upstate 3 the only survivor of an attack carried out on live t-v in virginia is headed back to work.you may remember a reporter and her photographer were shot and killed during a live interview in august. here's what the chamber of commerce executive said about the moments that gunmen opened fire.it was still very difficult to even understand...to comprehend what was happening. it was something that one does not mind very quickly goes into a lot of scenarios. but it was very horrific." 3 reporter--allison parker...and photographer-- adam ward--were killed by a former co-worker while doing that interview with the woman you just heard from, vicki gardner.gardner says there's a plaque right outside her office, in memory of the two. 3 they are perfect no more -- this morning -- the carolina panthers are trying to shake off their first loss

brookside. 3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina---we're taking a live look at...clemson 3 3 at least one person is dead in afghanistan after a car bomb blew up near the airport. airport.the suicide attack took place near the kabul airport overnight -- injuring at least 4 other civilians, according to the interior minister.taliban leaders say the terror group is responsible for the attack. they say the target was a convoy of foreign forces.a taliban attack in afghanistan last week killed 6 american troops. 3 at least 15 people are dead boko haram islamic militants attacked the city of "maiduguri" sunday.according to the a-p, attackers drove into the village throwing grenades and firing at random. leaders say the area was hit with at least two suicide attackers.nigerian troops say they "destroyed" 10 suicide bombers on their way to the city. 3 3 chicago mayor "rahm emanuel" is calling for the police department to review their policy of dealing with

boulevard in taylors-- you're watching the morning 3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.you are looking live over greenville county. 3 families in brussels, belgium will have to celebrate the new year privately this year. year.all public celebrations -- including fireworks -- have been called off due to terror concerns.the mayor says two suspects from a muslim biker gang were arrested tuesday on suspicion of being involved in a plot to attack sites in brussels during new year's festivities.investigators are working to see if there's a link between the suspects and isis but have confirmed they're not connected to the deadly november attacks in paris. 3 closer to home -- the big apple is getting ready to ring in the new year tonight. tonight.on tuesday --- city leaders including the mayor, n-y-p-d, and the f-b-i reviewed plans to keep visitors safe in time square. around a million people are expected to pack the streets. the police commissioner says his depart

3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina---we're taking a live look at... greer.. wade hampton at south buncombe road 3 3 in an overnight development -- firefighters in cherokee county worked late putting out a blaze at a cabin.-- 3 the white plains fire department was called to the scene on "quarter round road" late wednesday night. they say the cabin was abandoned-- and no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is under investigation. 3 3 the family of a greenville county man who was killed wednesday morning -- is asking for help from the community. community.troopers say 51 year old "ronnie follett" was crossing white horse road at highway 253 around 1:30 when he was hit by two cars. according to investigators -- the first one kept driving. we're told follett died about ten minutes after being hit -- now his family is hoping drivers in the area saw 3 3 "it's awful, that this is how he went out knowing the way he lived. but, i just wished the person had

road in greenville -- you're watching the morning 3 you're watching 3 the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic. 3 welcome back to 3 the morning news on fox carolina.you are looking live over greenville. 3 this morning.. 3 one of the indiana men accused of killing the wife of a former upstate pastor is now death.indianapolis prosecutors say "larry taylor" robbed and killed a man six days before the attack on amanda blackburn. blackburn.she was found shot in her home on november 10th.. and died the next day.amanda's husband davey is a former pastor at newspring church in the upstate.they were expecting their second child. child.these three men are all charged in amanda's death. investigators say they committed two other burglaries on the same day she was shot. 3 a texas teen and his mother are expected to be extradited back to the u-s from mexico today. today.18 year old "ethan couch" is serving probation for killing four people in a dui crash back in 2013.during his trial, a psychologist testified couch suffered from "affluenza" say

happy holidays. 3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole 3 welcome back to 3 the morning news on fox carolina.you're taking a 3 live look over ab techin asheville 3 3 all new this hour--a federal prosecutor in belgium says two people are in custody on suspicion they were planning attacks over the holidays. holidays.investigators say raids were carried out in the brussells area.miltary type uniforms and propaganda materials from isis were found but no weapons or explosives. its unclear if the suspects are male or female. 3 3 this morning.. a teen who used drunk driving case is back in jail. jail."ethan crouch" and his mother "tonya" were arrested in mexico monday night.ethan has been wanted out of texas since last month.crouch is serving probation for a 2013 dui crash that killed four people.during that case.. his attorneys claimed he suffered from "affluenza".. because he grew up wealthy and never learned responsibility.crouch now faces 10 years in prison for the probation violation. 3 hard rock fans are mourning the death of motorhead's le

truvia. 3 the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic. 3 welcome back to 3 the morning news on fox carolina.we're back with a live look at the swannanoa river in buncombe county. 3 this morning.. a 3 teen who used the "affluenza" defense in a drunk driving case is back in jail. jail."ethan crouch" and his mother "tonya" were arrested in mexico monday night.ethan has been wanted out of texas since last month.crouch is serving probation for a 2013 dui crash that killed four people.during that case.. his attorneys claimed he suffered from "affluenza".. because he grew up wealthy and never learned responsibility.crouch now faces 10 years in prison for the probation violation. 3 in north carolina-- three suspects are behind bars after a one year old was shot on christmas day. day.maleah williams died at a chapel hill hospital monday. family members say she was playing outside an apartment building on friday.. when someone drove by and fired shots.chapel hill police arrested a 22 year old man on sunday and charged him with att

usc-upstateyou're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina---we're taking a live look at... ab- tech 3 the population at guantanamo bay is expected to drop in a few weeks. weeks.leaders in washington say the first of 17 prisoners will be transferred in an effort to reduce the number of detainees at the facility. another three prisoners are expected to face a review board in january to determine if they are eligible to be moved to another country.that will leave just 90 prisoners at the facility.its unclear when or where they may be transferred. 3 3 g-o-p front runner "donald trump" will be in the palmetto state this morning. morning.he's making a campaign stop in the low country.trump down in hilton head at 11. he'll be back in the palmetto state on january 8-th making a stop at winthrop university in rock hill. 3 and it's the end of the campaign road for george pataki this morning. morning.the former new york governor announced t

hill. thank you. lauren wolfe. ms. ponticelli: great job. briefly, because we have little bit of time left, maybe 10 minutes, 10, 15, with interaction among the three of you, because there's so little time, there are so many questions that pop into my head. but i think the biggest one is the one that valerie mentioned this morning, the very simple yet weighty question, how do we do this? that is a question i want to throw out to you all. we are working on headlines now. i think it is wrong to say that the world is not watching, listening, or seeking what is going on. it is what we do and how do we do it. how do we create a critical mass of alliances that we need for the critical questions that we are seeing? how do we find those resources and distribute those resources that anne-marie talked about? maybe a rapid response that would help those who are on the redline right now. and how to better connect the dots in terms of our bureaucracy, our alliances, in terms of our multilateral association, though there are several questions that go unde

. >> one thing lauren and i saw this year, when this reauthorization strategy started in capitol hill, the unions were there first and they were there the whole time. i think you are starting to see that happen in the states. spend millions of dollars in the capital and they are probably going to spend in the states. >> i asked the question she didn't answer fully, how quickly are we going to start seeing the states change. i think that is going to happen. you already saw the state border regions a couple of days ago. the weight of student test for teacher evaluation, i think you are going to see a lot of states with the accountability system. several months, the education department is going to be lawyering out the particulars of the law. i'm sure the implementation team will be all over that as well. >> parents out there hated or loved the idea of testing, does it continue until this law is implemented? when does this testing go away? >> at the end of the day democrats are keeping as much of a federal role and education as possible. the hope is that the test doesn't matter as much.

day, thank you for being here and good-bye. [ applause ] >>> a tweet fear lauren camera, the national education reporter for the hill. she writes today that president obama on thursday signed a sweeping rewrite of the controversial no child left behind education law. this is an early christmas present. after more than ten years, members of congress from both parties have come together to revise our national education law, obama said. the proposal known as the every student succeeds act passed the senate on wednesday by a vote of 85-12 following an overwhelming bipartisan vote last week in the house. the legislation reduces the federal government's control over the nation with's public schools by transferring decision-making power back to state and local governments in areas such as school performance and accountability. you can read more at thehill.com. >>> former governor and republican presidential candidate jeb bush speaks at an event with some of new hampshire's young professionals. afterward, he talks with reporters about donald trump's proposal to ban muslims entering the u.s. governor bush is joined by former

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lauren, back to you. >>> we have breaking news. philadelphia police investigating a triple shooting in the the cities fair hill section. >> one of the victims was left in critical condition. jenny is on this story at the the round house. >> reporter: police are trying to find two shooters who fired at least 15 shots striking three people, it happened late last night in the the cities fair hill section. police say that the triple shooting happened on the 100 block of east somerset street a male and female in their 20's are in stable condition, a 36 year-old male shot the in the thigh is in critical condition, and the victims were lying on the ground, close together, when police arrived. they were transported by police to temple university hospital as investigators searched for the the shooter. police are looking for two males who took off from that area. >> we're told that the shooters were two males wearing masks and dark clothing and they fled on foot in an unknown direction. they possibly entered a vehicle. now police stopped the vehicle that was leaving the scene of this location about one block away and the operator a female of

lauren and jen, back over to you. >>> we have breaking news. philadelphia police investigating a triple shooting in the fair hill section. >> one of the victims left in critical condition. the lets head out to fox nine's jennifer joins live at police headquarters, this morning. >> reporter: good morning, jen and lauren. police are trying to find two shooters that fired 15 shots last night striking three people, as you mentioned one person remains in critical condition, police say that the troop will shooting happened on the 100 block of east somerset street in the fair hill section. a male and female in their 20's are listed in stable condition. a 36 year-old man shot in the thigh is in critical condition. victims were fund lying on the ground close to one another. they were transported to police, by police, to temple hospital as investigators searched for the the shooters, police say that they are looking for two males who took off from that area. >> we're told that the the shooters were two males wearing mask and dark clothing and they fled on foot in an unknown direction. they possibly entered a vehicle. now police stopped a vehicle that was le

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. >> there's a good hill you could sled on there. >>> hey, lauren. >> good morning. not too many problems out there for low visibility. we'll start with the rails. if you're coming to the city, everything is on or close to schedule, the major commuter lines and subways. we'll take a live look outside certainly more people heading out the door but no accidents to report heading into 6:00 a.m. everyone is taking it easy so far. >>> a driver in california admits he is lucky to be alive. he survived a very close encount wer a boulder. look at this. photos show his pickup truck completely totaled pld he was driving along a highway in lake tahoe when suddenly a rockslide and giant boulder came out of nowhere. only has a broken toe to show for this. could have been a different story if the crash has happened a fraction of a second later. >> can you imagine? >> no, i can't. that is something. >> it really is. >>> it's 5:57. coming up next, a man accuse odd hacking into dozens of celebrity e-mail accounts. we're going to tell you what was stolen. >>> also at 6:00 a.m., having

hill mall. they do not open until 7:00 this morning, chris, and lauren. >> did she say she has four dogs? >> yes, she has four dogs. up got to buy for the dogs, four dogs, marie has six kids. >> i have one dog, two kids, i have nothing to complain about ever again. >> that's right. and you're shopping better be done, chris murphy. >> finally it is. but again, i have nothing to complain about. jenny, thank for having fun with us. this is no fun. one man is dead after a shooting in east mount air. >> i this happened about 11:00 last night, man shot while sitting in his car, he drove crashed into two parked vehicles, taken to einstein, died short time later. at this time police do not have motive or suspect. >> 4:09 is the time. yardley man accused of sexually molesting at least one kid when he ran a day care out every his morrisville home more than decade ago. harry laurence faced a charge every aggravated indecent assault on a child. police say a woman now in her 20's, has now come forward saying she was molested at least half dozen times in the early 2,000's at little joy's day care. it w

lauren back over to you. >>> philadelphia police looking for two gunman that shot three people. >> it happened in the fair hill section, jenny is at a the round house, jenny. >> reporter: yeah mike and lauren. police tell us a male and female both in their 20's are in stable condition while a 36 year-old male is in critical condition. he was shot in the thigh and police say he lost a lot of blood at the scene in the fair hill section of the city. all three victims were found lying on the ground within close proximity to one another, police say triple shooting happened late last night on the 100 block of east somerset street, all three victims were driven to temple hospital by police as investigators searched for the shooters. >> at least 15 shots were fired from two separate caliber semiautomatic handguns. we found 15 spent shell casings on the street in the unit block of west somerset street and those 15 shell casing were of two separate caliber. >> reporter: police say they are looking for two males who took off from that area both wearing dark colored hoods. police are looking at a car on the 2900 block of

lauren lister, abc news, garland, texas. jummy: we are not dealing with severe weather around here, but we could see light rain this weekend. chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a first look at the forecast editor doug today. doug: some of the frontal zones will come, but nothing severe as you mentioned. it is cloudy but cold. 44 at reagan international. fredericksburg the cold front came through yesterday. that is why we have this cold northeasterly wind at 10-15. a few scattered showers around the area through the afternoon and evening hours. here's the satellite and radar. we know the damage and the heavy snowstorms in texas and the panhandle and parts of new mexico. now to heavy storm possibility with heavy snow across minnesota, iowa, and wisconsin for the next 24 hours. we will get some of the rain. before the rain gets in, the cold front from yesterday had north. it is a one front with mid 40's today and back to the 60's in some areas tomorrow. a quick peek at our futurecast shows the eastern part of the nation will get rain and only rain. the really nasty stuff with frozen precipitation in upstate new york and pennsylvania and through min

thank you very much for considering the greater rincon hill community benefit district administration agreement with the city. any name is lauren. i'm the newly elected president of the newly elected board for the cbd. board of directors is committed. the cdb was passed with. 5% of the vote in the greater rincon hill. we're very enthusiastic about moving forward and receiving assessment funding in january as property tax payments come in. thank you very much for your consideration for your agreement. we look forward to working with the city going forward. >> good morning commissioners, my name is cathy, i'm the executive director of yerba buena community district. we're here no speak in support of the agreement with the city. we've been around since 2008 we have just renewed for 15 years. we were very honored to receive that support. we look forward to continuing our work over the next 15 years and we're looking forward to working with city departments, neighbor and constituents and other community organizations to tackle the issue of pedestrian safety, bicycle safety and traffic enforcement in our neighborhood. as we are in an

want to welcome lauren french, who covers politics and capitol hill for "politico."hank you for being with us. guest: good morning. host: here's a portion of what paul ryan had to say last week. [video clip] ryan: tactics cannot win a mandate. they can make you popular, but they can't solve problems. , but theyelp a party can't save the country. so, why in the world would we want to act that way? so, we want to save the country? if we want to do what we believe in, we need a mandate from the people. if we want a mandate, we need to offer ideas. if we want to offer ideas, we need to have ideas. that is where the house republicans come in. number one goal for next year is to put together a complete alternative to the it left's agenda. lauren french, could we see the framework for a new contract with america like we saw with newt gingrich? tost: they are trying outline an agenda, they are not calling it a contract with america, but you are seeing it here. paul ryan is looking for a way, the man who was the vice presidential candidate for republicans, looking for a way t

lauren and jen, back over to you. >>> we have breaking news this morning. philadelphia police investigating a triple shooting in the fair hill section. >> one of the victims was left in critical condition. >> let get out to jenny joyce on the scene this morning. >> hi there jenny. >> reporter: good morning. that is right one is in critical condition, two other victims are in stable condition, all are at temple university hospital recovering. police say triple shooting happened late last night on the 100 block of east somerset street in the fair hill section of the city two. male where is shot in the leg, one is okay, the other is in critical condition. a female was also shot. the she's going to be okay. all three victims were driven to temple hospital by police as investigators searched for the shooters, police say they are looking for two male whose took off from that area they were wearing hoods, police are also looking a at a car that is on the 2900 block of eighth street for possible involvement in this shooting. >> based on initial information we're told that the shooters were two males wearing mask, and dark clothing a

thank you very much for considering the greater rincon hill community benefit district administration agreement with the city. any name is lauren. i'm the newly elected president of the newly elected board for the cbd. board of directors is committed. the cdb was passed with. 5% of the vote in the greater rincon hill. we're very enthusiastic about moving forward and receiving assessment funding in january as property tax payments come in. thank you very much for your consideration for your agreement. we look forward to working with the city going forward. >> good morning commissioners, my name is cathy, i'm the executive director of yerba buena community district. we're here no speak in support of the agreement with the city. we've been around since 2008 we have just renewed for 15 years. we were very honored to receive that support. we look forward to continuing our work over the next 15 years and we're looking forward to working with city departments, neighbor and constituents and other community organizations to tackle the issue of pedestrian safety, bicycle safety and traffic enforcement in our neighborhood. as we are in an

thank you very much for considering the greater rincon hill community benefit district administration agreement with the city. any name is lauren. i'm the newly elected president of the newly elected board for the cbd. board of directors is committed. the cdb was passed with. 5% of the vote in the greater rincon hill. we're very enthusiastic about moving forward and receiving assessment funding in january as property tax payments come in. thank you very much for your consideration for your agreement. we look forward to working with the city going forward. >> good morning commissioners, my name is cathy, i'm the executive director of yerba buena community district. we're here no speak in support of the agreement with the city. we've been around since 2008 we have just renewed for 15 years. we were very honored to receive that support. we look forward to continuing our work over the next 15 years and we're looking forward to working with city departments, neighbor and constituents and other community organizations to tackle the issue of pedestrian safety, bicycle safety and traffic enforcement in our neighborhood. as we are in an

hill. thank you. lauren wolfe. ms. ponticelli: great job.riefly, because we have little bit of time left, maybe 10 minutes, 10, 15, with interaction among the three of you, because there's so little time, there are so many questions that pop into my head. but i think the biggest one is the one that valerie mentioned this morning, the very simple yet weighty question, how do we do this? that is a question i want to throw out to you all. we are working on headlines now. i think it is wrong to say that the world is not watching, listening, or seeking what is going on. it is what we do and how do we do it. how do we create a critical mass of alliances that we need for the critical questions that we are seeing? how do we find those resources and distribute those resources that anne-marie talked about? maybe a rapid response that would help those who are on the redline right now. and how to better connect the dots in terms of our bureaucracy, our alliances, in terms of our multilateral association, though there are several questions that go under

lauren back over to you. >>> 4:19 is the time. pentagon may send more u.s. troops to syria. counter isil strategy to focus on capitol hill. defense department will deployed more special ops troops, that is if its pilot project shows signs of progress. the the pentagon last month announced 50 commandos would be sent to northern syria. mission was to take territory and hold it. the the additional forces will support their efforts. the right now there are 34 hundred american troops in iraq. >>> attorneys for boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev head to court to plead for a new trial. the defense says supreme court ruling issued after his trial requires throwing out 15 of his 30 convictions. they say jury's vote on the death penalty was influenced by those 15 counts. three people were killed, more than 260 others were injured when twin bombs exploded at the finish line april 15th, 203. >>> 4:20. chicago office are charged in the shooting death of the teenager is now out on one. officer jason van dyke posted $150,000 bond after his attorney assured the judge he is not a flight risk. a demonstration was held last night afte

lauren. >> all right, mike. pentagon may be sending more u.s. troops to syria. the the counter isil strategy will be focus of hearings on capitol hill today.ense department will consider deploying more special operations troops to fight islamic state militants. that is if the pilot project in syria shows signs of progress. the right now there where 3400 american troops in iraq. >>> and a chicago officer is charged in the shooting death of the teenager and is now out on bond. officer jason van dyke posted $150,000.01 after his attorney assured the judge he is not a flight risk. a demonstration was held last night after the officer was released. ten people were detained but only issued citations. van dyke is charged with first degree murder after shooting seven year-old laquan mcdonald last year. his attorney says the the office is prepared to fight the case. >> he is prepared for the long hall, i mean, a as i told him it will be a series of various steps and thinks just step one on in this process. >> van dyke has been on administrative duties since the shooting last year. he is expect back in court on dose 18th. >>> lets get to this story

thank you very much for considering the greater rincon hill community benefit district administration agreement with the city. any name is lauren. i'm the newly elected president of the newly elected board for the cbd. board of directors is committed. the cdb was passed with. 5% of the vote in the greater rincon hill. we're very enthusiastic about moving forward and receiving assessment funding in january as property tax payments come in. thank you very much for your consideration for your agreement. we look forward to working with the city going forward. >> good morning commissioners, my name is cathy, i'm the executive director of yerba buena community district. we're here no speak in support of the agreement with the city. we've been around since 2008 we have just renewed for 15 years. we were very honored to receive that support. we look forward to continuing our work over the next 15 years and we're looking forward to working with city departments, neighbor and constituents and other community organizations to tackle the issue of pedestrian safety, bicycle safety and traffic enforcement in our neighborhood. as we are in an

thank you very much for considering the greater rincon hill community benefit district administration agreement with the city. any name is lauren. i'm the newly elected president of the newly elected board for the cbd. board of directors is committed. the cdb was passed with. 5% of the vote in the greater rincon hill. we're very enthusiastic about moving forward and receiving assessment funding in january as property tax payments come in. thank you very much for your consideration for your agreement. we look forward to working with the city going forward. >> good morning commissioners, my name is cathy, i'm the executive director of yerba buena community district. we're here no speak in support of the agreement with the city. we've been around since 2008 we have just renewed for 15 years. we were very honored to receive that support. we look forward to continuing our work over the next 15 years and we're looking forward to working with city departments, neighbor and constituents and other community organizations to tackle the issue of pedestrian safety, bicycle safety and traffic enforcement in our neighborhood. as we are in an

lauren lister reporting from garland, texas. >>> southern california authorities have a new concern today as a wildfire on that coast is in pop-up stage now. officials are worried about charred hill sides coming down possibly the next time there's a heavy rain because now there's no vegetation to hold them together and that of course could threat he 10 nearby railroad tracks as well as u.s. 101 and the pacific coast highway. >> the mayor of slick is cutting his family vacation to cuba short to address the weekend shooting in which police killed two people. police acknowledged that 55-year-old betty he jones was accidentally hit by gunfire as officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance early saturday. they said the other victim, 19-year-old quintonio legrier was combative toward police. chicago police will not say how many officers fired their weapons or what legrier or jones were doing before police shot them. >>> back here a gun wielding robber got away with money when he held up a philadelphia market but he gave police a good closeup. surveillance video shows what happened last tuesday in the r and j mini market in southwest philadelphia. the camera captured a real

hills since october. >>> time for a check of weather and traffic. want to find out how traffic is going, lauren. some have been out there for quite a while, like this closure on 17 in north brunswick between finnegans and lane and henderson road. a downed pole with wires in the road. on 78 eastbound just past the turnpike, there's an accident in the center lane. we have the port exiting delays that always cause issues. one more for you over on the deegan. a disabled vehicle heading northbound by 138th street. 1st avenue still shut down on the east side. that's going to cause major delays in manhattan today. >> all right, lauren. thank you. chris, one more check of the weather. >> a little hazy in spots. look for the clouds to break up for sunshine later on. a milder afternoon, 53. 40s for a low tonight. a couple sprinkles around. most of those would be after midnight. nothing serious expected out of that system as it moves to the south and east. 58 tomorrow. clouds giving way to sun in the afternoon. same scenario friday at 59. same scenario saturday at 60. warmest day is going to be sunday, 63.

lauren, coming up on 6:18 today. queens community searching for answers after a string of arsons. local authorities will have a community meeting later this afternoon in forest hills. actually it will be this morning. they're hoping to find the person who may have set seven fires there since october. religious leaders say they're especially concerned all of these fires have targeted construction sites owned by bacaran jews. >>> jon stewart returned to the daily show to get help for 9/11 first responders. he's calling for congress to renew the zadroga act. when he was host of "the daily show" he used a panel of first responders to help the bill get passed five years ago. that panel. >> we have the votes and now we don't have the people that want to do what's necessary to either vote for it as a straight up and >> right >> so they keep moving the goalposts and they keep telling us there's things we have to do and when we do it, it's not enough. >> the paperwork drives me nuts. >> stewart says he hopes shaming lawmakers will help pass that bill. >>> 6:18. reports of more people getting sick after eating at chipotle. this time it involves a school in massachusetts. tw

closer to 9:03 for gloucester, 9:07 for cherry hill and by 10:00 this heavy rain will track into voorhees. we broke the record with 64 for today. laurenthat means last minute preparations for the holiday. a line started forming outside of the bakery in south philadelphia early this morning. once inside those people grabbed desserts for their holiday meals. for many, coming here on christmas eve day is a family tradition. >>> also today people across our region will celebrate christmas eve at church. at the basilica of saints peter and paul in center city masses at 5:00 and 7:30 tonight. fold by a 9:30 mass in spanish. beginning at 11:00 p.m. the church will have carolinas before its midnight mass. i'm lauren mayk, another update in about 25 minutes. you can get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app. have a great day. >>> this morning on "today's take," our countdown to christmas. sanity ta is on his way, and we tracking his journey. >>> performance by four-time grammy winning artist, seal. >>> last-minute tips to get your holidays off to a good start. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie

this year grammy award winner lauren hill is head lining the night. the event is free for you. you just got to head out, find a place to park, enjoy all of the fun. if you don't feel like going, that's okay too. you can watch our special we will be on you on news 19 day caring you live downtown from 11:00 at night until 12:30 in the morning. don't forget about how to get to home safely. the new year's eve free ride is returning. from 11:00 p.m.