and thanks for waking up with news 19 this morning....i'm mary sturgill and im savannah levins. 3 3 3 3 obviously we wanted to win the game and we came up a little short but i think at least the nation saw tonight why successful. they saw the heart of our team.and with that the alabama crimson tide take the national championship. 3 and thanks for morning levins...and i'm mary sturgill tigers gave it their all... but weren't able to hold off the 3 the final score was a close one 45-40.head coach... nick saban... fifth national after the game... several players spoke about the loss... what it was team to come meeting their goal. 3 deshaun 0-15, eric 26-403 3 many clemson fans were able to make it out the arizona to see the big game but for those make it some made the trip upstate to greenville to about the tiger's loss. 3 news19's alyssa lang will have the full highlights coming up a little later in the show. 3 3 3 3 state lawmakers go back into session todada.. and they say there's a good chance they will pass a plan this year to fix our roads. the bill got held up in the senate last j

news 19's mary sturgill has more. the road should be and that has people who travel that route concerned. he is one of 10,000 people who before the october flood used that road every day. >> emergency services. police, fire, ems that can't get through, school buses. i thought i would see what i could do. >> reporter: they held a meeting with community members, dhec and d.o.t. >> the good news is, everybody was in the room that could do something. >> plan was made to get the flow of traffic back open. she in charge of all the road prepares. [ indiscernible ] the purpose of the pipes is to carry the water underneath the road into the creek. >> reporter: that is in addition to the culvert that is already there. four contractors have come out to assess how to make the repairs and they will give their bids to d.o.t. on wednesday. will issue an emergency contract. >> they know in the future our road will be repaired. >> reporter: mary sturgill, news 19 wltx. >> we are told whoever the contractor is could begin working next

good morning and thanks for waking up with news 19 this morningi'm mary sturgill. your time is 4:30...sadly though... no one in the palmetto state matched all the winning numbers... or in the country! that means the jackpot will roll over... and is now at an estimated $675 million dollars. that is the largest jackpot of any lottery game in the u.s. history. the next drawing will be held this saturday... and of course you can see it right here on wltx just before our 11oclock newscast. 3 3 3 taking a look at what's happeneng today....lexington their magnet fair tonight. the open house-style event at the center for advanced technical studies from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. it will give parents the opportunity to explore magnet and other programs being offered at 8 schools in the district....and talk one on one with school leaders.it is free to attend. 3 also happening today... the richland one and two school districts will face off against each other... in a charity basketball game tonight. the nothing for net event... will take place at 6pm... at the keenananigh school gym

mary sturgill has more. strawberries for the festival the city center partnership the five points association. the president george crouch like the look into the future provided by 2020 vision. several things, a new bill at least projected and all we can't afford to do and things coming down. >> the new partnership will be glad to have it in centennial plaza. there is a beautiful place. my age come together to hang out. is an old businesses. mary atkinson helps shed in the light will help the problem.>>a lot of folks said this would never be done. stacy's connectivity will be helpful connecting ourselves to the web through mainstream. we need to connect ourselves to main street from assembly and lay the street. thus the conversation we have to continue to have that the city. start dozens of new jobs having to falluja county. cypress creek renewables looks to invest $12 million, creating 40 to 60 new jobs per the facilities are expected to be fully operational by the end of this year. some of the rerell of ch

good morning and thanks for waking up with us on this monday morning in the new year..i'm mary sturgill..and i'm savannah levins...we could be in for some record lows as the week continues..let's check in with meteroligst efren afante with more...good morning efren... 3

and i'm mary sturgill....danielle where one of the tickets was purchased. 3 3 an additional 12 tickets in california matched five numbers but not the powerball. the 7-11 owner will pocket one- milllln dollars for sellinin 3 3 3 3 developing this morning... the death toll is risingfter brazen attacks in theheapital of indonesia. police say at least seven people... including four attackers... are dead. don champion 3 3 no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks. indonesia is the world's most populous muslim nation. 3 3 today democratic presidential candidate... bernie sanders... will make a campaign stop in orangeburg. the event begins at 6:30... inside the school's fine arts center.activist and author cornell west will be therer 3 meanwhile today... republican presidential hopeful... mike huckabee will be in columbia.he is addressing the palmetto senior show at 10:30.thats at the state fairgrounds. north charleston today for the gop debate.he and carly fiorina are rick santorum are in the undercard debate at 6pm. rand paul declined the opportunity to appear at the debate...saying

and i'm mary sturgill. we can all agree... we all want to win the powerball jackpot. so-- if you were to win-- the next big question is: should you take the lump sum... or choose the yearly payout? here's the break down of the numbers for you. 3 3 chat3 3 3 3 a north carolina man has been arrested after sled says... he cashed in stolen south carolina lottery tickets.he's 41 year old... galen shanks. agents say he stole the tickets during a burglary in november at a convenience store in marlboro county.he was booked yesterday... on 8 counts at the richland county jail.if convicted he could face up to 5 years in prison for each charge.... and a fine of up to 50-thousand dollars. 3 this morning...sled is investigating the death of an inmate at the york county jail. we're told 29 year old john david dellinger was found unresponsive in his cell sunday morning.he was rushed to the hopsital...where he was pronounced dead.the cause of death was not given.dellinger was arrested last week on grand larceny charges. 3 the former berkeley county sheriff has pleaded guilty to dui a

>> if you buy something for your iphone five, it is already six months from >>> i am mary sturgill. >> we are having a cold morning. let's check in with the meteorologist. you had that blue screen behind you all morning. >> it is very cold outside. when we came in this morning, the temperatures were in the upper 20s. we are sitting at 27 degrees. the dewpoint is only 19. we have a dry start to the morning. when the kids get out to the bus stop the windchill will be 18. we will warm up our by a. it will be 36 degrees by 10:00. lunchtime it will be 41 degrees. in the afternoon we will have more cloud coverage. clouds will stick around for a while. by 6:00 it will be 45 degrees. >>> let's check on the road conditions. we have no issues. i 20 eastbound traffic is moving. there are no delays at all. traffic has been moving good. there are no delays as you are coming off of highway 376. from the airport to downtown, a 17 minute commute. temperatures will stay cold. we will start warming up and i will show you that the seven- day forecast. >>> we are on your side this morning. you might want

. >> mary sturgill ms. 19 wltx. >> if you know educator who deserves to be recognized for their hard work like mr. mackey send us an email to teacher of the week at wltx.com. i know mr. mackey from summer camp last summer. the girls were at his camp and he was amazing. >> is a special teacher. i would say his passion is contagious. i would have listen to whatever he had to teach. >> i love the high-fives. >> she has bronchitis. >> ain't nobody had seen something that came from best way to reduce stress in we wi >>> welcome back of a new year's resolution is to get organized, we want to help you. as two of the least organized people. so getting rid of the junk that is cluttering your life. glamour.com put together a list of things you need to get rid of. plus, exactly where you can donate them. >>> first of kitchen equipment. all the stuff we registered for, and we didn't use it or somebody gave you an ice cream maker because they thought he would be making ice cream and than cleaning your kitchen. let's get rid of the kitchen equipment that you don't use. also get into the habit of g

mary sturgill sat in on a class.. in this week's teacher of the week. 3 "if this is a question what kind of punctuation mark mark... everyone should know they respect runs his class corporation... it... the high we take our learners and as a community of learners because role and everybody has a mission in here and the try to get somewhere in life and to try to be somebody in life so if we go in with that same philosphy in our head every day, then there is no way we can regress to what we didn't know. " yvette gordon and her sidney nominated mr mckie for our teacher of the "he as 20 students and he teaches each child where they are... " "how does electricty flow through batteries... everybody say go joseph go joseph go... go joseph go joseph go." as part of the corporation... each student like sidney has the job to their best. "he increased my reading good grades on social studies, science math "mr mckie im mary sturgill from news 19 and you are our teacher of the week. i watch you every morning... " but its not only

i'm mary sturgill and i'm savannah levins..the winning numbers were 47-2-63-62 and 11 with a powerball number of 17. 3 3 but there was no winner in last night's powerball drawing. now the estimated powerball jackpot is $675 million dollars. that is the largest jackpot of any lottery game in the u.s. history. the next drawing will be held this saturday and of course you can see it right here on wltx just 3 your odds of winning it all - are a longshot at 1 in 293 million.here are some things that are *more likely to happen...you are more likely to get struck by lightning. become president of the united states.get bitten by a shark....or die from an asteroid.3 3 33 3 taking a look at what's happening today....lexington richland 5 will be holding open house-style event is at the center for advanced technical studies... from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. it will give parents the opportunity to explore magnet... and other programs being offered at 8 schools in the district....and talk one on one with school leaders.it is free to attend. 3 also happening today the richland one and two school districts

im savannah levins...and im mary sturgill...t-g-i-f ... the last day of the week... but you might want to bundle the kids up this morning... as you head them off to school... lets check in with meteorologist... efran efante.. 3 3 3 3 in orangeburg county...two men wanted in connection with what deputies are calling....a violent crime spree...have been arrested. they are 18-year-old derrick james and christopher pressley deputies say on january 4th....several men reported being shot on mango street. then they say .....last wednesday......a truck driver reported being robbed...at gunpoint...at love's truck stop.and in calhoun county...investigators believe james robbed a man at gunpoint at the wilco hess station.both have been charged with armed robbery and attempted murder.bond has alsobeen denied for both suspects. 3 a sumter man has been arrested on child porn charges. he's 39 year old... william hugh phillips. investigators say that phillips was involved in exchanging child porn on his computer.if convicted... he could face up to 10 years 15 counts he faces. 3 in s

i'm mary sturgill. and i'm savannah levins. the crimson tide defeated the tigers 45 to 40. our reggie anderson was there for all the action and has the latest from arizona...reggie..

good morning and thanks for waking up with news 19 this morningi'm mary sturgill your time is 4:30...i'm joined by meterologist 3 efren aftane with just how cold it is outside ...good morning efren. 3 3 3 3 3 the jackpot for tonight's powerball is now up to 450- million dollars. it's all because of huge tickets sales as a result... this will be jackpot in history.... and there's a chance the number could go even higher.tickets are on sale until 10:00 tonight .... and you can watch the drawing as it happens just before our 11:00 newscast. 3 3 you need to check your freezer this morning... after some beef has been put under recall. the sam choice "black angus vidalia onion" beef patties... are under recall because they may be contaminated with wood particles.they were sold nationwide in 2 pound boxes... with six patties inside.they have use by dates of may 17, may 29 and june 6 of 2016.if you have the ground beef... eat it... and throw it away or return it to the store you bought it from... for a refund. 3 3 west columbia city council once again decided to put a major redevelopment deci

and thanks for waking up with news 19 this morning....i'm mary sturgill and im savannah levins. 3 3 the day is finally here... later tonight the clemson tigers...will suit up and take the field for what is for some....the biggest game of their career so far.the tigers will face off against the alabama crimson tide in arizona. the clemson tigers looking for their first national title since 1981... and to do it... they'll have to get past the alabama machine..nick saban... who'll be going for his fifth title. kick off for the game is set 3 of course be sure to watch our clemson championship special.news19's sport director reggie anderson will bring you the latest live from arizona right before the big game. it airs tonight ...at 7:30...right here on wltx. game. 3 and if you're a clemson fan but couldn't make it out to arizona... you can watch the game with your fellow tigers fans.the columbia clemson club will be hosting a viewing party here in town.it will be at the hickory tavern in the vista. 3 speaking of fans...those that will be cheering on the tigets from columbia share what's like

and im mary sturgill... your time now is. 3 adlib toss to efran 3 3 3 3 the un security council will meet today to discuss claims that north korea successfully conducted a hydrogen bomb test. if verified -- it would mark the first time the country has ever tested a bomb of this type, which experts say is more powerful than an atomic bomb. brian webb reports s om new york. 3 3 the un security council has imposed weapons and financial sanctions against north korea since it first tested an atomic device in 2006 3 weapons used in the san bernardino massacre will be arraigned in federal court on wednesday. enrique marquez is rifles used december attack. syed farook and his wife tashfeen malik killed 14 people in the shooting and were later killed by police. 3 this woman has expensive taste....for things that aren't hers...take a look.the woman you see here is accused of pulling out a gun, then using zip-ties to restrain two employees inside a jared jewlery store in north carolina... police say she has done the sa