melanie barden joins us at the shelters. how are they stepping up their . >>reporter: columbia's homeless population is more than 1600 people. and all those people obviously needing a place to stay tonight. i'm standing here on main street and columbia. our thermometer is reading 34 dooz. that number will drop overnight. those people without a warm place to stay, without a hot meal are very trang my that the city has provided those resources. could i would have a place i could, at a hotel. >>reporter: with a potential for ice, columbia's homeless population is grateful to have somewhere to keep warm. >> i didn't see the inclement weather center. these people show a lot of love. >>reporter: when the temperature

melanie barden joins us at the shelters. how are they stepping up their . >>reporter: columbia's homeless population is more than 1600 people. and all those people obviously needing a place to stay tonight. i'm standing here on main street and columbia. our thermometer is reading 34 dooz. that number will drop overnight. those people without a warm place to stay, without a hot meal are very trang my that the city has provided those resources. could i would have a place i could, at a hotel. >>reporter: with a potential for ice, columbia's homeless population is grateful to have somewhere to keep warm. >> i didn't see the inclement weather center. these people show a lot of love. >>reporter: when the temperature dropped below 40, the inclement weather sent opens its doors. it's also open during storms and freezing weather. care. if they didn't, they wouldn't be there for the little pay and all the stur u stuff they have to go through. >>reporter: the volunteers make columbia's homeless are able to stay out of these. there will also be various shelters open to

in columbia, melanie barden, wach fox news. >> representative bernstein -- representative bernstein's bill is not the only one in the state. they are confident these issues will be taken up this year.>>> still to come tonight, flying the friendly skies. >> that means more than what you think. we may need to add a few more words to the phrase. >>> join wach fox news all week for the republican primary. >> we will breakdown how they in the state.>> join us for our gop coverage online at wach.com. >>> if you are on the verge of tell you about -- unless you have allergies. >>> it is called delay, delay, delay.>>> politics take no rest in washington dc. the with the conservative champion, a general election year, and a lame-duck presidency, the stakes have an suppose that president obama could resurrect justice scalia, reinstate them into the court and mitch mcconnell would say no. >>> they will be seen as the party of no.>> if it comes through, this rejection sight unseen is going to add to the narrative.>> there are a -- >> reporter: there a lot of issues to be addressed like affirmative

it is not clear if the items >> tonight, melanie barden talk to a person trapped inside. >> we were there about 30 minutes, but in that situation, it feels like forever.>> reporter: matt jones is remembering the 30 minutes he was barricaded in the back of his store on saturday night. he works at gnc and had never been involved in anything like it. >> we heard some really loud noises and were not sure where it was coming from. >> reporter: jones said he and his coworkers knew their best bet was to hide. >> we saw people running and then we heard more loud banging. tables were being knocked over. we just jumped into action. >> reporter: that is one the employees barricaded the door and got as many people inside as possible.>> we just made sure that nobody could come in and we did not allow anybody to go out. >> reporter: according to the -- according to jones, they did he is happy with how the mall has handled the situation and hopes new plans will be put in place in case something like this ever happens again.>> that is melanie barden reporting. here is the timeline on how we got here. at

in the studio, melanie barden >> as melanie noted, this is not his first run-in with the law. in 2002, he was found swerving and driving in the middle of the road. he did pass's -- he did pass a sobriety test but had an open container in the car. back in 2005, he pleaded guilty to the ui in south carolina.>>> a flood they -- a flood victim, a mother making a emotional return to her home. she lives in the pine glen area. that area took a massive hit back in october to. since then, she is not been able to return to her home. the st. bernard project partnered to rebuild jennifer's house. the place, she says, was only a shell after that disaster. now, it is once again a home.>> make family through strangers. i have been given a gift that i will never be able to repay. but i am so appreciative. >> jennifer is the first flood victim and that pineland neighborhood to be welcomed home again by the join rebuild together program. we do remember just out -- just how terrible that area was. >> great news for her and her sons. it is good to be home again. >>> still to come tonight, young a

melanie barden shows you how a longtime family business they are is coping with that. >> reporter: debris, broken powerlines, and smashed cars. this is the site of tracy's logging in a small town of stedman.>> i was totally surprised. i had no idea that i would see home.>> reporter: when tracy gunter returned home, he found the roof of a shed and chicken houses completely gone. the debris flew onto his property and into the trees.>> lots of debris everywhere but in a very small area.>> reporter: tracy's daughter was home when it happened. she said she heard a loud noise and looked outside to see so much had been damaged. tracy's logging is a family business that has been around more than 50 years. tracy says the area is near and dear to their hearts. >> this is our lifeline. our logging business is a way of life force. >> all of our equipment, our house, everything operates out of this location, but no one was hurt. thank the lord. that is the best thing. >> -- >> reporter: that is what this melanie barden, wach fox news. >> authorities will be in that area to determine if a tornado went

melanie barden just got back from that meeting a short time ago. more. melanie?>> reporter: that is right. the board voted 9-02 table the discussions until the next board meeting. that will not stop the momentum of the parents and grandparents. destroying the schools would mean destroying the communities. >> we do not have the finest in technology appear, but we have the love of the community, and we have the love of the teachers.>> reporter: for people like nancy siegrist, merging mount pisgah and bethune elementary school at a new location will be devastating. >> my husband what here, my son went here, and now my grandchildren. >> reporter: is why she along with other parents and grandparents came out to the kershaw county school board hearing to speak against the proposal.>> reporter: -->> the school board is looking at ways to provide the most opportunities for they were all schools in a cost-effective way. >> reporter: the school board is looking for two possible locations for the elementary elementary -- north central metal. proponents believe there would c

in lexington, melanie barden, wach fox news. >> if you are a parent and did not receive an -- receive a notification today, contact the school and provide them with updated contact information. >>> much more had tonight carolina roads. another day of hours and hours of testimony at the state house. are lawmakers any closer to filling the potholes could -- potholes?>>> could farmers be any closer to receiving the funds. coming up next. jeb will unite our country. he knows how to bring the world together against terror. he knows when tough measures must be taken. experience and judgment count in the oval office. jeb bush is a leader. he'll keep our country safe. jeb bush. >>> this is 10. >>> at the state house tonight, there was a measure in the works that could help south carolina farmers who were hit hard by last year's flood. the house ways and means committee unanimously approving a measure that would allow farmers and disaster declared counties to receive grants. they could cover 20% of the total losses. septembers storm caused $400 million in cropped images.>>> the fight to way --

melanie barden was there and has more. >> reporter: jeb bush campaigning at fn america coat -- and columbia tuesday as the republican primary gets closer. >> we have low crime rates our state.>> reporter: bush says he chose that location because it symbolizes two of his top priorities. strengthening the military and defending the second amendment.>> the second amendment is but one of the things that is at stake right now. >> reporter: the former florida governor to questions of employees at the plant who said they are looking for a candidate who addresses these issues. >> it also promotes what we make. we make a good weapon, and we make a good product.>> reporter: although bush focused on policy issues, he took a shot at gop frontrunner, donald trump. >> the leading candidate says that we do not increase spending for the military. i guess that he thinks that he can use his real estate skills to magically bring to light the apon systems necessary to keep our war fighters safe. >> reporter: bush and the rest of the republican hopefuls will continue to crisscrossed the state leading up to the

live in chapin, melanie barden with wach fox news. >>> for the first time in many months, there is a new national front runner on the republican side. >>> according to the national poll, 20% of republican voters are backing crews were donald trump is close behind with 26% support. that two point difference is within the poll's margin of error. however, it is a major shift from the same poll last month which gave trump a lied -- a wide 13 point lead over cruz.>> according to the polls in the still the leader in the south carolina polls as we head into saturday's primary. trump wrapped up a rally in sumter a little while ago. tara pettit is their lives. >> reporter: janet, brian, a couple of hours ago the sick -- this was a packed house at the civic center. governor nikki haley was supporting marco rubio in chapin, the assistant lieutenant. governor was supporting donald trump. he did throw some punches her way. trump has been criticizing the way governor haley has handled the syrian refugee and guantnamo bay situations. tonight, that criticism continued. trump slamming the governor on

melanie barden went back to check on the recovery.>> it was a lot more than what we realize to begin with. tracy's logging in statements damage the property. the family business has been there for 50 years. now, they are starting to rebuild.>> the buildings are betty -- ready to be repaired. we're just waiting for contractors to come and start repair work.>> reporter: tracy gunter owns the business and said they can save the buildings but they are still working to clean up what this storm left and its trail. the weather some predictability has made it harder to recover. >> this is outside weather. delays in repairs, and it is spend one thing after another.>> reporter: which is why gunter and his family are shaken that another batch of storms may come through this week.>> i never dreamed that we would have anything like this to begin with. now that we have had it, we realize how quickly it can happen. things are so temporary. they are here today, and they are gone tomorrow.>> reporter: a realization that this family hopes that no one else has to fox news donnie myers, according to an