your time is 4:30...after a day of warmer temperatures...the midlands is expected to get by meterologist efren afante 3 with what we can expect for the day.. 3 chat 3 3 3 3 today there is a child safety seat check taking place in lexington.you can go to the town of lexington municipal complex from 7:30am until 9:30am.techs will be thererto make sure yououchild's safety seat is installed the right way. it is free to attend and you don't have to make an appointment. 3 a rally for school choice will take place this morning at ten on the state house steps the rally is a part of national school choice week which is celebrated every januarythe goal is to raise public awareness to all of the education options that parents have including charter, magnet and onlne options. 3 today marks the grand opening of walmart neighborhood market on broad river road. the new store brings more than 100 new jobs to columbiathe store includes a full pharmacy, groceries and a fuel stationthe grand opening will take place at 3 hundreds of employers travel to the university of south carolina today the career and science, engin

meterologist efren afante will ell us exactly what to expect in your full weather forecast, after the break. 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 pornography charges.he's 39 year old william hugh phillips. investigators say that phillips was involved in exchanging child porn on his face up to 10 years in prison for each of the 15 counts he faces.3 3 3 did you know there's a cough liquid that lasts for twelve hours? try delsym twelve hour cough liquid. its advanced formula releases powerful medicin

let's get a check of what we can expect for the rest of the day with meterologist 3 efren afante...good morning efren... 3 3 3 3 today there is a child safety seat check taking place in lexington.it is taking place at the town of lexington municipal complex from 7:30am until 9:30am.it is free to attend and no appointment is necessary. 3 a rally for school choice will take place this morning at ten on the state house stepsthe rally is a continuation of national school choice week which is celebrated every januarythe goal is to raise public awareness to all of the education options that parents have including charter, magnet and onlne options. opening of walmart neighborhood market on broad river road.the new store brings over one hundred new jobs to columbiathe store also includes a full pharmacy, affordable groceries and a fuel stationthe grand opening will take place at seven thirty this morning. 3 hundreds of employers travel to the university of south carolina todaythe career and science, engineering and technology fairs will run side by side at the columbia metropolitation conventio

i'm joined now by meterologist efren afante on those cold temperatures moving in this week..good morning 3 chat3 3 3 3 presidential hopefuls hillary clinton, martin o'malley and bernie sanders will be at the annual king day at the dome rally today.this year the focus of the event is education equity...specific ally....making sure all schools are equipped to give students a chance to succeed. participants will be marching from zion baptist church to the state house.the march line up is at 9:30.the rally is scheduled to start at 10:15. 3 the lee county m-l-k committee is hosting a breakfast to celebrate king's legacy.the theme of the event is equality for all..fair play...goodwill and justice. breakfast starts at 8 this morning.it's being held at lee 3 the city of columbia's 28th annual mlk celebration is also today. usc president harris pastides will be the keynote speaker.the celebration will include performances from logan elementary school and keenan high school.the event is being held at martin luther king, jr. park and the community center on greene street.the program starts at 4. 3

this could be the last of it we see before we head into the weekend...meterologist efren afante has more on what 3 we can expect..good morning efren.. 3 3 3 richland county residents can expect to see more year. according to a new annual report by the richland county penny program they are expecting to complete more than a dozen major projects this year.since the start of the program, 127 million dollars in sales tax has been collected to fund multiple projects around the county.rob perry, director of transportation in the county, says 31 million went to construction last year. 3 "we're projecting another 110 million to construction by the end of 2016. so for 736 million in projects, getting 140 plus million to construction is really going to be a huge delivery to the citizens. this year you're going to see more resurfacing, sidewalks, bikeways and our first real projects going into construction." the greene street phase one innovista project downtown is expected to be completed in a couple months. 3 3 a bill that would increase surveillance on refugees from war torn countries settling i

meterologist efren afante will tell us how long to expect these freezing temperatures in his full wather forecast, 3 your heart loves omega-3s. but the omega-3s in fish oil differ from megared krill oil. unlike fish oil, megared is easily absorbed by your body. megared. 3 guilt over sugary treats may soon be a thing of the past.. canadian researchers say they have discovered an enzyme that can stop sugar's toxic effects on the body's organs. the findings may lead to new drugs to fight obesity and diabetes. 3 .researchers in australia say regular exercise may reduce lower back pain by about 35-percent. doctors looked at more than 30- thousand people and found patients who exercised and also added back pain prevention education had even better results. 3 the us preventive services task force issued its latest guidelines for breast cancer screening. here's dr. jon lapook 3 coming up...after the big game last night, the fans sounded off... hear what they had to say, after the break. 3 plus, a group of dancers lost so much... but have refused to give up... how they're finding next.3 there's n

friday..it's a 3 chilly morning but we could be in for a warm but rainy weekend i'm joined by meterologist efren afante to tell us just what we can expect. good morning efren. 3 3 chat 3 3 3 the women's basketball continues their undeafeated streak last night after taking on vanderbilt in nashville. last time these two met.. wilson posted 20 points each.. and dominated a 30 point win over the commodores.final score was 71 to 61. news19's alyssa lang will have all the highlights coming up a little later in the show. meanwhile...the women's team will play missouri here at home on sunday. tip off is set for noon. 3 3 there was no big winner in last night's powerball drawing. so now the estimated powerball for saturday's drawing is $700 million dollars...which is the largest jackpot of any lottery game in u.s. history. and keep in mind....the jackpot could go even higher before the next drawing...perhaps as high as 8080million or more.and of course you can see the drawing right here on wltx at 11pm..during the afc wild card game. 3 meanwhile...there is still floating around irmo just wating to be claimed.

let's get a check of your forecast for today with meterologist efren afante. good morning efren. 3 not many people grow up saying they're living out their dream. one lexington man is putting on his uniform and preparing to do just that in front of thousands at the national championship game -- but he won't step foot on the field. news19's colby gallagher has his story. 3 ralph mayer: "he wanted to fly so badly that one day he said 'dad, can we make some wings?' and i said, heck yeah! so we went in the garage and we got some cardboard and some rope and we made some wings and he would run across the backyard and flap those wings as hard as he could trying to take off. he said 'dad, i can't get off the ground! i can't get off the ground!" i said well, son, , ybe this won't work, maybe you can't found a way to but two sets of wings as an ralph mayer: "he got his wings as a weapons then later he got his second pilot."major mayer is air force base in arizona, leading other pilots as they lightning. popit's the same during the national championship pre-show as the cl

meterologist efren afante will tell us exactly what to expect in your full weather forecast, after the break. 3 former boy band star... nick carter... is under arrest.the former back street boy was arrested at a bar in key west florida.according to reports... he got into some type of scuffle... in the hog's breath saloon.it's not clear what led to the fight -- or if anyone else was arrested... but we know police arrested carter.recently carter has appeared on dancing with the stars -- and there are also rumors of a 3 backstreet boys reunion 3 tour... with the spice girls. chat 3 if you are trying to eat healtheir-- it may not be how much you eat...but what you are eating!an article on yahoo health lists the foods hungrier!***take fullscreen*** on the top of the list-- cheese.studies find, the more you have, the more you crave. ***take fullscreen***low fat yogurtsthe high carbohydrate load and very low fat content...often leave you looking for more to eat. instead dieticians say greek yogurt is the way to go. ***take fullscreen***and while you may think that fat free salad dressing is s