rain will increase drastically in eastern/southern sections of the midlands and throughout the low country, pee dee, grand strand. cold air moves in for much of next week with well the attention of the nation is focused on northern california this weekend. that is where the carolina panthers and denver is focused on northern california this weekend. that is where the carolina panthers and denver broncos will clash in super bowl 50. wis' joe gorchow joins us live carolina's number one fan in the bay area... knows a thing or to about being a champion. golden state warriors guard stephen currry... originally from the carolinas... won the nba championship last season. he's a huge panthers fan! curry's cheered the panthers on since 1994. the reigning nba mvp had a homecoming or sorts at the panthers game earlier in the nfl season. he rallied the home crowd in charlotte by banging the keep pounding drum prior to kickoff against the texans. curry's relationship with the panthers on a personal began a few years ago during carolina's training camp. since then he's built strong friendships with play

rain will increase drastically in eastern/southern sections of the midlands and throughout the low country, pee dee, grand strand. cold air moves in for much of next week with well below normal temperatures. as we get closer to kickoff for super bowl 50--the party is already underway in san wis's joe gorchow takes a look at what the all those thousands of fans are up to ahead of sunday's game. before football fans invade the stadium sunday... many flocked to super bowl city in the heart of san francisco friday. people had chances to dance the night away... get autographs... and even enjoy some tunes from what i can only assume is a die hard 49ers fan. only two fans bases hope to have something to sing about sunday. on friday... the panthers fans from the carolinas weren't singing though... they were dabbing to support their team. making the trip all the way from the east coast to the bay area... was a must for these big time panthers fans. "absolutely, we wanted to watch them win so we're very excited." "look, everybody doesn't get to go to the super bowl every year, right? so when you get

and now they are heading into the eastern and central part of north carolina and also into the low country of south carolina. we will talk about that later on. the temperatures are startrtg to cool down, but how about the wind gusts? 46 in anderson, the strongest in asheville, 41 mile-per-hour winds. as expected, very strong winds associate with this system. this is non-thunderstorm wind. the one it will continue for the the wind advisory kicks in from 7:00 until midnight for the entire viewing area, and we could see gusts, especially at the higher elevations. until 7:00 in the morning on friday, and we will talk more about this winter-type weather later on. back to you, gabrielle. gabrielle: let's talk about the wind again. it made a mess, and some of it is in spartanburg. mike mccormick covers it. mike: right now, the fire department is here to keep people away from the building, and that is because the roof is hanging off of the building. there were people inside. they were not hurt, but they were shaken up. watch this sign do its best to hang on. just feet away, a tree and a police blo

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so-called establishment candidate holding a town hall right now in beaufort, in south carolina's low country, an area that is home to a number of military installations. peter alexander is there for us and joins us with more. jeb has a busy calendar today as well, doesn't he? >> yeah, he does. not too far away from parris island is where we are, in beautiful downtown beaufort. it's important to note about this place that this is an area where we met a lot of people that describe themselves as p g pragmatic traditional republicans. they're looking for a candidate that may be able to compete with donald trump right now. i spoke to one woman earlier. i said, what do you do if you don't like trump? she said, we cry. right now inside, that's not the tack jeb bush is taking. a lot of what he's saying is

out of the low country this morning... officials say a berkely county sheriff's deputy is in the hospital this morning... after being shot while attempting to make an early morning arrest. chief deputy mike cochran with the berkley sheriff's office says it is a female deputy... her name has not yet been released. the deputy is c crently undergoing surgery... and is listed in suspect has been arrested yet in this case and the sheriff's office has not identified the suspect. count on a-b-c columbia to continue to follow this story and bring you more updates... as they become available. the republican presidential hopefuls are coming off their final debate before super tuesday. g-o-p front- runner donald trump was the target of his competition. marco rubio and ted cruz targeted trump's business record, personal wealth and commitment to conservative social issues. but trump wasn't taking the shots lightly... calling rubio a "chock artist" and cruz a "basket case" over their failing campaigns. before super tuesday... the democr

rain will increase drastically in eastern/southern sections of the midlands and throughout the low country, pee dee, grand strand. cold air moves in for much of ext week with well below normal temperatures. lower 50s saturday afternoon with increasing clouds late in the day. a few light showers will develop late saturday into sunday as low pressure climbs just offshore the s.c. coast. the chance for rain will increase drastically in eastern/southern sections of the midlands and throughout the low country, pee dee, grand strand. cold air moves in for much of next week with well below normal temperatures. away from the biggest football game of the year. joe gorchow has set up camp in northern california. he joins us live from san francisco where he's keeping an eye on the carolina panthers and denver broncos....joe. carolina's pro bowl linebacker thomas davis gives a new meaning to iron man. without a doubt he says... he will play in sunday's super impressive... considering less than two weeks ago he broke his arm in the nfc championship game against the cardinals. his desire and hunger to p

back on, a line of nasty thunderstorms continuing to make its way across the low countrys the beaches. the storm prediction center putting out a watch even though we have in warnings in parts of the low country. these are flood advisories or flood warnings, and this is expected overnight tonlook at all of these storm reports, most of them in the have the storms overnighth early in the morning, and this produced anywhere from one to two inches of rain across our area, three inches plus into the mountains. this has intensified, expected in the upstate, wind gusts of 47 miles per hour in newberry, and then we had some rotation aroundcolumbia, and this is in pine ridge where a funnel cloud was spotted earlier, reports fromr affiliate from the same supercell that formed, which is in through here. no reports of any damage or injuries, but it has been confirmed that a tornado touched ground for at least 50 miles per hour. pretty intense thunderstorm, an see, and it basically paralleled 20 heading towards florence, and that it moves through florence and became more straindividual cells develo

in order to get to a healthier place charles tony is low country plantation owners left the great country in great forwards. and some few minutes you know the way up to greenville which was a backward frontier. in the late 1820s it wasn't quite so pleasant for settlers to go north. abolitionists not quite as much enthusiasm as they had earlier. opera singers, lectures. there was no railroad yet. but even in the early years it was very charming, people would go to the reading their picnic dances and balls at the mansion house a very lovely place. unfortunately the university came to town. it brought a more somber cloud. not quite so much booze. there had been a lot of liquor. a few more sober and responsible people. one whole thing beginning before the civil war and then with the great masses surge starting in the 1890s was a textile center. it was a place where we called it the textile crescent, a series of mills, 14 of them surrounded greenville. one of the very earliest ones. they were trying to avoid taxes. on the southern railway which was so essential. bringing in cotton for that mat

jeb bush have an event planned in the low country. ted cruz will be in route -- myrtle beach. ted cruz and marco rubio will be in the upstate. marco rubio will be at the columbia metropolitan convention center at 3:00 today. and ben carson as well. john kasich will be in the low country. >>> the ronald mcdonald house that a big donation today. the american farm bureau women's food, money and supplies to the charity this morning. the donation is part of the farm bureau's checkout week. we're told the delivery will make a big difference. >> i have been here almost eight years. to this day, when someone pulls up with a carload of food, i start smiling. because i know that someone out there went to work, made the money, but the food and took the time to bring it to me. they believe in our mission here of helping these families stay together when they have a critically ill or injured child. >> each year the ronald mcdonald house of columbia provides a home away from home for more than 350 families who have a child in the hospital. >>> a boil water advisory has been issued for the s

rain will increase drastically in eastern/southern sections of the midlands and throughout the low country, pee dee, grand strand. cold air moves in for much of next week with well two sumter parents have been arrested after their newborn was found with several broken bones two sumter parents have been arrested after their newborn was found with several broken bones alicia anderson and adam little have been charged with unlawful conduct toward a america's heroes have a message. if you've fought... you know picking a commander in chief is no small thing. you're looking for smarts... and guts. we looked at each candidate... we studied their record... we know... we checked them out... and we chose one. there's only one. jeb bush. he's got a plan. he'll keep us safe. he's a president - a commander in chief. jeb bush. best prepared to be commander in chief. right to rise usa several broken bones alicia anderson and adam little have been charged with unlawful conduct toward a child. week-old was brought to the hospital this week with a broken femur. doctors also found several other fractures. we

spread out from the low country to the upstate and all set to converge saturday night for the next debate. >> many of those stops are happening in our area, including a stop today by florida senator marco rubio. >> he campaignee for votes at the spartanburg marriott downtown, 7 news reporter spoke with rubio during the rally, here with more on what he had had to say. >>reporter: front t runner donald trump walked away with an impressive win in new hampshire, last night, kasich followed closely. and then it was kind of a tight race between cruz, jeb bush, and rubio, for third. even though rubio still finished in the top five, he wasn't afraid to admit that he's disappointed with that. he's pretty sure he knows why the voters didn't seem to be there. >> marco rubio. >>reporter: before he walked in to hear the roar of this spartanburg rally, florida senator marco rubio had a humble moment with media. saying he's disappointed in himself, after a weak performance in the last gop >> probably cost us a couple thought votes of undecides at the last home. so that was on me. that won't happen again

low country showers with another area of low pressure that will be offshore. too far away from us to have an impact on the weather. if you're heading to the coast you can expect some rain on sunday. >> we'll keep it dry. >>> this is a look at busiest area this time of day, 85 and 385 in greenville county. actually, traffic is moving well right at 5:00. man, it's going to slow down as we get a little past people getting off work and they are hoping to make avoid some of these traffic headaches. a ground breaking held this afternoon marking the kick off of the new gateway project that will include new over passes to replace the tight loops that you have now, adds a fourth lane on 85 between woodruff and pelum roads and widens parts of 385 to three lanes. >> some capacity will be added and hopefully when the project is done and operational it will clear up the traffic that you sit in every day and every night. >> we keep telling you how exciting it will be. prepare to slow down for years. this project is not going to be finished until 2019. most of >> we're askin

beaches we'll start to see some clouds increasing and showers will increase too around charleston, low country in general getting into saturday night and rain is going to be around there on sunday thanks to an area of low pressure that will be too far away from us to have an impact on our weather outside from making for a breezy morning. the moisture will stay far enough east to where we'll enjoy a lot of sunshine. sunday compared to what we'll find tomorrow. right now 36 in asheville. we got into the lower 40s for a high. upper 40s around the upstate. we're mainly in the lower to mid 40s so temperatures are cooling off gradually out there. warming up big time in northern california for the big game on sunday. fans will enjoy some great weather, plenty of sunshine, high temperatures in the 70s in california for that game. here at home 38 by 9:00. mostly clear skies into and through the day tomorrow. we'll start out below freezing. in the afternoon not so bad. highs in the lower 50s. below average but over all quiet weather for tomorrow. here's what to expect for the next 72 hours, we have some

allyson: former florida governor jeb bush will be holding an event in the low country. he's set to have a campaign rally at 6:00 tonight at the north charleston coliseum. former president george w. bush is expected make an appearance at the rally to stump for his brother. gop candidate marco rubio has scheduled appearances today in rock hill, florence, and that follows his visit this weekend to pickens county, which that drew more than 2,000 people to easley high school. addressed was supreme court death. he says he doesn't believe president obama should appoint a new justice. other gop hopefuls have also expressed that opinion. geoff: speaking of justice scalia, his body has arrived back in virginia overnight. showing the arrival at dulles airport in virginia, where it snow. a procession of about 20 police officers brought the body sunday to an el paso funeral home from a west texas ranch. that's where scalia was found dead on saturday. it is believed the 79-year-old died of natural causes. he was appointed by president ronald reagan in 1986 and has been the senior mem

he has an event planned tomorrow in the low country. donald trump and marco rubio have events planned for tomorrow in the upstate, rubio is also visiting columbia tomorrow. chris christie have events in the low country, but if both finish way behind tonight, it's unclear if they will continue their campaigns. >>> let's talk about that debate now, saturday night, five republican candidates will meet in greenville for the at 9 p.m. it will be co- moderated by host of face the nation john dickerson area to qualify, cbs said today the candidates must in new hampshire, or have placed among the top three in the iowa caucus. there will be no undercard debates. this is probabab going to be a five candidate debate. you can watch it in its entirety right here on news 19. >>> the democrats primary is february 27, and with an expected loss in new hampshire, hillary clinton will look to get back on track here as the polls show her as an overwhelming favorite in south carolina. however, she is not taking anything for granted. she is scheduled to camp

this tweet comes from a fire chief from low country. says he voted for the candidate he disliked the least. this from van hipp. some folks in mount pleasant went to vote and found out their precinct had been relocated due to high voter turnout. a bit of traction on this tweet -- one voter said he went and bought these new tires to help them get ready for the mudslinging in the gop primary. all this and more coming up on our livewire tonight. it is on our wyff news 4 mobile app. all of that stuff is available to you all the time. it doesn't just cover the candidates or reporters, it also covers what you are saying, what your neighbors, what your family and friends are saying about the election. a lot of great people have chimed in on our livewire. you can check that out right on a bit. either way, a lot of great photos on there of people that show great photos of their families going to vote, and what they think about the candidates. we will update you tonight for the election on social networking. carol: thank you marc. all right, is wi

most of the individuals based in the low country along the coast where there were great concentrations of wealth and power. the folks in the up country part of south carolina which pretty much meant the rest of the state, two-thirds of the state, naturally were very skeptical of power being concentrated on the coast and also they had loyalist sympathies. they weren't necessarily convinced that breaking from britain was the best recent to do it at that time for the best reason in general. his letter is talking, explaining the situation. he mentions the boston tea party and how it may have been justified up to a point. he says that we should remain loyal to the king at this point but we should also note trust in this parliament because parliament in london hasn't answered our needs. the continental congress is working, making some steps to maybe lessen the tensions, distilled temper things with it. we are not at a full break from england at this point there is still november 1775. we so richard furman in 1775 as a young man working for independence during the revolutionary war. he went o

he'll be in florence today, after visiting the low country yesterday. allyson: doctor ben carson will be in gaffney this afternoon. he's then set to head to wintrhop university with senator ted cruz for a candidate forum at winthop university from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. carson will also be at bob jones university friday. he's taking part in the 2016 faith and family presidential p.m. the republican field is shrinking as democratic candidate prepared to debate. jennifer davis has more. jennifer: to gop candidates are out and the six remaining are headed south. the major showdown begins in south carolina. carly fiorina is out and chris christie suspended his presidential bid on wednesday. who can survive in the south and challenge donald trump ?meanwhile, a couple of bernie sanders got a fund-raising boost after the big new hampshire win. hillary clinton is working to move young democrats heading into thursday nights debate in the walkie. >> moving to a place that that is perp strength. she knows if she does not perform in these debate, her dream of being pres

trump picked up the endorsement on the low country sports man today, an influential hunting and fishing group. scott, the group backed the 2012 south carolina republican primary winner, newt gingrich. >> pelley: and the republican vote in south carolina is on saturday. major, thank you. caucuses in nevada, the race is as tight as it can be. in a new poll out today, it's clinton 48, sanders 47. we spent a day with sanders last week, and we'll do the same with clinton tomorrow. at least 28 people were killed today, more than 60 wounded after a bomb hit a military convoy in turkey's capital, ankara. no group has claimed responsibility, but turkey is fighting a long-run insurgency with kurdish rebels. separately today, turkey shelled kurdish troops in syria. fresh evidence that last week's cease-fire signed by the u.s., russia, and others, never had a chance. russian warplanes are clearing the way for the assad dictatorship to over-run the rebels. the five-yr-old civil war created the chaos that led to isis, and holly williams is following this desperate fight. >> reporter: from beneath the

the swamp rabbits spending sunday in the low country. third game in three days between greenville and the south carolina stingrays. this one goes to the bad guys, the guys in the low country. they score late in the final two minutes to claim a two-one victory over the greenville swamp rabbits. coming up later in sports, more sports. we will take a look at what the most popular drivers in the of a be interesting to hear what kevin harvick said. mike: don't want to miss that. and you don't want to miss this. raccoons acting like they've had too much to drink. why they're causing a problem carolina. mike: north carolina has its first reported case of the zika virus. officials with the health department say the case was confirmed in an adult who traveled to a country with an ongoing zika virus outbreak. that person has since recovered. the virus is usually spread through mosquito bites. so far, there are no transmission cases in the u.s., beyond a possible sexual transmission in texas. at least two cases of the mumps have been confirmed in n

details on those campaign stops havent been made public yet.we do know that jeb bush will be in the low country for a town hall tomorrow. is taking plple in mount pleasant at 3:30 3 chris christie is scheduled to bring his campaign to south carolina.and we say scheduled...because he's putting a lot of time and effort in new hampshire....and a really bad finish there could end his campaign. however....as of this morning christie is supposed to take part in the conservative leadership project's presidential forum.it is taking place tomorrow at the college of charleston. republican candidates will take part in another debate...this time at the peace center in greenville. cbs has not released many details about the event....other than it's going to be 90 minutes long.we also don't know if all remaining candidates are being invited to the main stage.....or if there will be an undercard debate. more details are expected to released soon.you can watch that debate saturday night begining at 9:00 right here on news19. 3 oscar nomineneangela bassett will be in the midlands today. she is taking part in a

we had a cold front which was a trough and then push well off into the southern low country. you could see some cloud coverage coming in and we will have a westerly flow but it won't be was the last few days. 50degrees, mild and multi- sunny skies. highs today will reach the upper 50's through lower 50's. in columbia, isa 50 degrees, with mostly sunny skies. it will be called mobile have increasing cloud coverage is and all of the lows tonight will be in the upper 20's, from 292 newberry 229 in bishopville, 34 in orangeburg and 33 for the low and sumter. area of low pressure right now has been building into the central plains. plains. i will be making its way towards palmetto state and, as it moves through we will have the increasing cloud coverage all throrohout the overnight and into the early morning hours. we will have a little bit of precipitation with the cold air moving through, and much of that cloud coverage will start to move off. the overnight, we will have better clearing skies. so we hit a high of 49 degrees tomorrow with that cloud coverage, 47 on saturday and o

we saw jeb bush trot out his brother in the low country. he had his mother comeampaigning yesterday. he pulled out all the stops in south carolina where his father and brother won. if he does not finish well, what happens? >> he will have to think about getting out. and he needs to persuade his donors he should have a shot in the next set of states. otherwise, it is hard to imagine governor bush can convince his donors. south carolina is a great state for the bush family. he brought in his mom and brother. he was hoping he would get the haley endorsement. that increases the pressure. >> he said he was disappointed by it. >> he still has a lot of money left in that pac. he could sustain it longer. the question is will the establishment not wanting him to get out and open up a lane for someone else. >> and let's talk about the democrats. nevada was considered the western firewall for hillary clinton, if you will. this morning, she is in a dead heat. we were talking behind the scenes this morning. you talk about sports analogies and momentum.

rain will increase drastically in eastern/southern sections of the midlands and throughout the low country, pee dee, grand lower 50s saturday afternoon with increasing clouds late in the day. a few light showers will develop late saturday into sunday as low pressure climbs just offshore the s.c. coast. the chance for rain will increase drastically in eastern/southern sections of the midlands and throughout the low country, pee you won't see footballs like these on the field any time soon! these "fashion footballs" were dreamed up by the council of fashion designers of america. it's all part of the super bowl's 50th anniversary. gold leaf, tassels, metal spikes and other extravagant embellishments can be seen throughout the series. each piece is being auctioned online from now like these on the field any these "fashion footballs" were dreamed up by the council of fashion designers of america. it's all part of the super bowl's 50th anniversary. gold leaf, tassels, metal spikes and other extravagant embellishments can be seen throughout the series. each piece is being auctioned online from no

he came to the low country today. he addressed trump's bullying tactics. >> on our side we have the leading candidate who spends a lot of energy doing the exact same thing, pushing people down to make himself look be. it's not a sign of strength. it's a sign of weakness. >> it's his birthday tomorrow. >>> looking at the democrats, bernie sanders does not have any campaign stops planned for south carolina. be in denmark this friday. recent polls show clinton with a large lead over sanders. >>> the republican primary is just 10 days away and democratic primary will be the week after that. right now if you want to vote absentee now is the chance to do it. >> you can actually cast your ballot right now. we have all you need to know if you have to vote early. >> we are ready to go. >> it's crunch time for the voter registration. >> are teens -- machines have been -- our machines have been checked and everything is in order. >> they are looking forward to a smooth primary this year. the republican primary election is for th

the chance for rain will midlands and throughout the low country, pee dee, grand strand. the coast guard says three people were believed to be aboard two small planes that collided over the ocean just outside the port of los angeles. officials say there are no signs a massive search by dozens of boats and searchers found wreckage, including a pilot's logbook. both pilots were experienced. the coast guard says the midair collision took place around 3:30 yesterday afternoon. the wreckage may be in 80 to 90 feet of water. rescue and recovery efforts continue in taiwan this morning - earthquake struck. thirteen people are reported dead - hundreds injured - and hundreds pulled from rubble. unfortunately 100 people are unaccounted for. one person is dead and another injured - after a shooting at florida mall. police believe the victims were shot in the parking lot. a deputy says an injured 19-year-old man approached him while he was on duty - and then collapsed when he got to the building. another man was found dead in a vehicle in the mall's parking lot. the 19-year-old is cur

earlier today he made stops in the low country and the grand strand. he's coming off a big week -- taking a lead over donald trump in a national poll from nbc and the wall street journal. at a rally in myrtle beach this morning cruz made the case that he will uphold conservative ideals if elected. that includes when it comes to nominating the next justice of the supreme court justice... if he gets that chance. "listen we all know if a democrat wins..if hillary clinton wins...if bernie sanders wins or some other socialist wins...that our freedoms are gone for a generation." cruz also got another boost today in charleston -- netting the endorsement of former south carolina governor mark sanford. here at eagle aviation in minutes. well carry every development for you as they happen on air and online. for now live in west columbia, mike desumma, wis news 10. in one last push to win over south carolinians, marco rubio is criss- crossing the state today with governor nikki haley. in both columbia and hilton head.. the florida senator called for unity among r

i'm rochelle dean and we begin this afternoon, with a story that continues to develop out of the low countries. sled has joined several other to investigate the shooting after deputy. the shooting took place as the arrest. >> this was the scene from an armed standoff. officials are reporting that the suspect in question has died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. chief deputy with the sherlock's office confirmed this is a female deputy. stay with a.b.c. columbia news. >> also developing this hour it looks good but we're talking >> it's still a little cool outside. i think we are hoping that it is changing for the better. jonathan kennedy for your first forecast. we have seen a lot of change over the last couple of days. we saw a lot of rain, and severe storms, and tornadoes watches. last couple days sunny and windy today will be chillier. 50 degrees, lots of sunshine, winds west and northwest. 15-miles-per-hour. so a little breezy but not as gusty as it was yesterday and the day before when we received gusts of 40-50-miles-per-hour. nice exquiet for us. sunshine. no clouds. tempera

we a sanford is go, michael: the worst of the rain is ovejohn: the low country and the beaches are getting ready for or us, mostly cloudy, a high of 57 degrees with a chilly breeze out of the north with sunny skies and a high of 46, and then good >>> tonight, fighting words. donald trump says ted cruz stole iowa, accusing him of voter fraud. cruz now hitting back, while hillary clinton and bernie sanders attacks yet oneach

georgetown, low country of south carolina to charlotte courthouse to baton rouge louisiana. the baptists believed in the baptism of african-american and bring them into the church and in many cases encouraged independent congregations to form for worship. in that regard, they were a little different from other religious bodies in the south of this period. a more general christian attitude towards enslaved americans. the baptist's actively encourage baptism and encourage religious celebration and observance. this is really an amazing middle record of one instance of for a couple months of his life and part of his work. the last thing i want to talk about is this periodical called the southern life, an independent religious and literary journal published in edge field, south carolina in 1866. we only have four issues of it and i believe it only existed less than a full year of its periodical run. in south carolina, a small town, the county seat, small town now, smaller town in 1856, 500 residents. in some cases this is a really remarkable survivor because it is a baptist based

in the low country. he held town halls in sun city...and here at the "crown reef beach resort"...in myrtle beach. later... rubio campaigned in simpsonville... at "southside christian school." g-o-p presidential hopeful john kasich... made stops at the grand strand... and the pee dee. he visited a pancake place... in pawleys island... then... he made stops in north myrtle beach... and florence. "kasich" is building momentum...after a 2nd-place finish... in new hampshire. while many candidates are holding rallies... to gain support... ... some are looking for your vote ... at popular upstate restaurants. "7 news'" brianna smith... visited -2- eateries... that are becoming "must visit" ... for those running for the it's the folks that tommy stevenson talks to every day... 23:50:25,13 "hows your lunch steven, it's real good tommy." that mean the most to the man behind the restaurant you've seen in stops for high profile candidates. 23:26:14,13 "the local people, those that eat with us everyday, they're numbe

we did columbia and lexington and low country in charleston. few things clear. few undecided votes left there. and people are sick of the campaign calls. >> and dylan and i were in las vegas. you cannot watch tv. >> i was gambling. you were watching television. >> i did tell her. you can chop it with a knife. >> you can feel it. >>> let's get to the top story. two big votes in the race for primary. polls in south carolina are now open. donald trump is expected to win easily there, but for the rest, there's a heated battle to finish in the top three. for democrats, it is nevada. hillary clinton and bernie sanders are virtually in a dead heat there. that state caucuses later today. we have full coverage on both sides this morning, including an interview in the next hour with senator marco rubio. let's start this morning with nbc's hallie jackson covering the race in south carolina. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig. good morning. we are heading into the final push for the first in the south primary where nearly every candidate has something to prove. t

that breaks down to 23 visits to the low country and midlands and six visits to the upstate. both clinton and sanders have no scheduled trips north of columbia before saturday's primary, and we will keep you updated on where their launch parties will be on saturday night. michael? michael: patrick, thank you. the governor says it has no -- cross. reporter: a complaint from a they say at this point, they do not know what if any further action will be taken, that the the cross is within the stonework a lot a patio outside the seneca wider treatment plant to honor the life of chuck keeler, who died after a fall during the construction of the building. the organization complaining about it says the memorial needs to be religiously neutral. keeler's daughter ashley cantrell says she is thankful the city officials are standing on her family. >> i really feel like they were trying to bully us and that they were standing their ground, and we are not going to be bullied into removing the memorial. reporter: seneca mayor dan alexander says he appreciates the concern but that this is a

john casey, jeb bush, chris christie have events on the low country. the republican candidates will meet in greenville saturday night for the gop debate that begins at nine you can watch the entire debate right here on wltx. >>> a military career and resource fair held today at the west columbia armory on platt springs road. the event was open to active and retired service members, veterans and family members. participants learned about employment, va benefits, behavioral health, education to veterans. >> i'm a retired veteran myself, 20 years in active duty who is currently looking for a civilian world. it means a lot to see this kind of support. >> the event was hosted by fc works the group will be holding a job fair again on march 9 for civilians. >>> a local organization is providing healthcare services for a section of our community that might not otherwise get them. held a health fair with free vaccines and mammograms and vitamins in west columbia today. they had bilingual volunteers and took anybody, regardless of if they had health insurance or

on wednesday john kasich and jeb bush and chris christie have events in the low country. republican candidates will meet lots of details still unknown at this time. we do know it starts at 9 pm. you can watch the entire debate right here. >>> the local fire department is getting more resources to help them perform swift water rescues. swiftwtwer rescue trainingngis in columbia. 10 additional firefighters are set to get this training. it all comes after the team that with the october floods. at that time nearly had six people trained. they had to work 36 straight hours. >>> the city of columbia is looking to help small businesses affected by the flood. the office of business opportunity is launching the in order to qualify, you have to be in columbia have applied for fema assistance be in business for at least two years, and suffer loss. your eligible for loans up to $10,000. >>> the one small business in columbia dedicated to helping cancer survivors also runs a nonprofit. tomorrow is the annual gala at 6 pm. since 2008 the society has been helping hundreds of patients ge

earlier today the texas senator was in the low country and the grand strand. at a rally in myrtle beach this morning he took aim at president obama -- specifically criticizing his handling of the us military. later on cruz would go to charleston to rally with former south carolina mark sanford. he has now officially endorsed cruz for the party nomination and had this to say. "you won't say it in iowa, you're not saying it in washington. so what struck me about ted was those ethanol subsidies. i fought against spending my entire time in politics, and all too few people will. you look at this room of folks, they're fighters right here. we need another fighter in washington, in the oval office." cruz has also had a big development early this week when it comes to the polls. the latest national numbers coming from nbc and the wall trying to ride that momentum donald trump was wrapping up the final full day of campaigning in south carolina with stops along the coast. thousands of people turned out to see him in myrtle beach and pawley's island. in the grand strand,

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. >> john kasich made his way to the low country for a rally. he talked about restarting the economy and starting more programs to help used -- a more aggressive stance on china. >> there will be a decision about whether they own the china sea and the violence and we need to honor that but i think we have to win the chinese. -- warned the chinese. it's not acceptable and there are options that we and our iends can take in the pacific to make it clear to the chinese that we are not going to tolerate this kind of aggressive behavior. >>> case it took criticism today from a protester because of his views on women's rights. >>> texas senator ted cruz came this campaign received a cease and desist letter threatening to sue them over campaign ad about abortion. that has footage of trump talking in 1999 about abortion. trump says his views have changed since then any was the at pulled but ted cruz said no. >> the operative word is that comes from donald trump so now. i understand if a candidate has a record like donald trump how he could consider anyon

meanwhile, john kay sick, jeb bush and chris christie have events in the low country. it begins at nine and will become moderated by those to face the nation, john dickerson. you can watch the entire debate right here. hillary clinton just announced she will be back in the palmetto state state this week campaign says more details will be really soso but she will be here on friday to talk about her plans to invest in education, healthcare and jobs. oscar nominee angela bassett will be in the midlands today. she is taking part in a get out the vote twerp. she will be speaking to students froroto until three and then she will head over to classical and university and speak to students there until 4:00. it is open to anyone who wants to attend. >> if you left for work or winter jacket, you will need it later on today as temperatures right now are sitting in the 30's and 40s. 40 lexington, ready 39 and winnsboro, but the windchill, the temperatures are at or below freezing right now. here in columbia we are at 41 degrees, winds out of the west at 21 miles per hour and it fe

day for campaigns across the state, ohio governor john kasich campaigned today for campaigns in low country. >> democrats still have a little over a week until their primary here in south carolina, and first up up it will be this weekend. a new cnn poll has voters in nevada split evenly. 48% say they support clinton, and 47% support sanders. this saturday is the republican presidential primary, and the democrats will hold their primary next saturday, and that's the following saturday on february 27th. stay with abc columbia news for the latest on vote 2016, and we will have live updates online >>> the daughters of a columbia man found murdered in his home are raising the reward hoping it will lead to new information about his death. >> and beth russo sat down with the two of them as she has more now in the search for justice. >> and ben and alicia it's been five months since the body was found inside his home here. two daughters are determined to find answers and they say they are chipping in the only way they know how. >> it's been the most difficult five months of our lives. >> september

the low country in charleston, 68. in columbia, 69 degrees. a lot of sunshine. the wind has been picking up. west, southwest right now at 40 miles per hour. we have a heat index -- -- and expect to see that for the next few days. clear skies. area of high pressure and -- control of the -- has been in with the dry air still in place -- even with the cold front approaching -- and the cold front has been moving quickly -- making its way through tonight. as we go throughout the afternoon and into the evening, we will not see any rain at all. maybe a little bit of cloud coverage. right up until midnight. get ready to enjoy a lot of sunshine today. temperatures will be warming up. upper 60s, lower-70s -- all throughout the communities. wind out of the west. we will see abundant sunshine. this evening, increasing cloud coverage. the temperatures will drop tonight. a little chilly tonight. what was from 45 in columbia, down to orangeburg at 46. let's go to the cold front that will be moving through. it will be moving through quickly. the area of high pressure in the cen

to the low country back up here to the upstate holding rally after rally. we were invited onto his bus today and he and i had a chance to chat on the way over here coming up tonight at 11 we'll >> pro-american. >> donald trump. >> interesting. >> that is a small example. we will have more from that interview tonight at 11:00. we are live in greenville at this marco rubio rally. patrick hussion, wyff news 4 michael: before going to greenville jeb bush was in anderson talking to voters there. wyff news 4's mandy gaither has >> the bush campaign decided to move today's meet and greet here to make more room. inside, the place was packed. voters standing and applauding brother. then talk turned to what he wants to do in the oval office. he talked about the need for a people. some of the servants heart and a backbone. >> this is a good place for me. this is a state that believes in a strong national defense and wants a commander-in-chief. we've had seven years of sequester and cutting the military and president the does not believe america's leadership in the wor

determined to source the kind of local products that you used to find everywhere in the low country.grounding and traditional ingredients and preparations with my order, i could not resist the soft shell crabs, which are just in season. with a pasta and shaved bottarga, which frankly, i'd slit my best friend's throat for. >> glenn: wow, that looks great. >> anthony: yeah. >> glenn: that's beautiful. >> anthony: it's sweet. when you had your first forkful of proper rice is there an instinct to go out and sort of bludgeon the rest of the world into understanding what you have just come to understand. >> glenn: i did not run up and down the streets of charleston. it was tough to dislodge people here so i just went straight to san francisco and i gave away tons of product. and guess what? they went crazy. >> anthony: slow baked black bass, anson mills farrow, ramps in season, and lettuces. and this ode to all things glenn is responsible for bringing back. heirloom rice and peas, suckling ossabaw pig and chicken confit with carolina gold rice. >>> oh, that's good. >> isn't that great? thi

determined to source the kind of local products you used to find everywhere in the low country.al ingredients and preparations with my order, i would not resist the soft shell crabs which are just in season, with a pasta and shaved bottarga which frankly i'd slit my best friend's throat for. wow, that looks great. >> yeah. >> that's beautiful. sweet. when you had your first plate full of proper rice, is there an instinct to bludgeon the rest of the world in an understanding of what you'd just come to understand? >> i did not run up and down the streets of charleston. it was tough to dislodge people here, so i just went straight to san francisco. >> right. >> i gave away tons of product. and guess what, they went crazy. >> slow baked black bass, ramps in season, and lettuces. and this to all things glen is responsible for bringing back. heirloom rice and pigs, suckling asabal pig and carolina gold rice. >> isn't that great? >> this is phenomenal. these peas are killer. >> i'm hitting the rice next. >> that's got the entire history of southern agriculture in it. >> right here. >>