stronger in myrtle beach, winds are 13 miles per hour. we have the cold air in place. little wind out there. it feels cooler than what the air temperatures are. wind chill, 31 sumpter. 21 rock hill. 27 myrtle beach. 29 florence. tonight it will be cold. little bit of a wind out there, feels like the mid-teens at times. bundle up tonight and tomorrow morning. forecast into motion, clouds increase tonight. we will call it mostly clear over night. tomorrow, a system swings through the area. talking about trace amounts in south carolina. for us as the system swings through, we may see a sprinkle or two. we are not expecting rainfall whatsoever. into thursday, more clouds move in. a chance of showers. better chance for rain is on friday. as far as air temperatures are concerned, lows in the low 20s. 20 degrees bishopville, saluda and newberry. tomorrow mid-40s for highs. we may see a sprinkle or two across the midlands tomorrow. but the better chance of rain is thursday, 50 degrees and better chance of rain on friday, 53 degrees. breezy on friday too. we will continue to se

he will stop in for mel and myrtle beach today. lindsey graham is throwing his support behind jeb bush. he made the announcement yesterday, saying it comes down to national security. he believes jeb bush the best plan to fight isis. they're focused on doing well in the latest nbc-wall street journal poll has jeb bush tied with chris christie in fifth place. trump continues to lead with ted cruz, rubio, and carson trailing behind. the debate airs at 9:00 p.m. clinton, o'malley, and sanders will be there. that is at 9:00 p.m. tomorrow here on wyff 4. the south carolina republican primary is saturday, february 20 , followed by the democratic primary the following saturday on february 27. in georgia they are the 21st. in north carolina they are tuesday the 22nd. governor haley released her budget. currently the state has more as you may wonder, how much of that will go toward state-wide flood relief and road repair? governor haley: let's fix the roads by priority and see improvements. the billion dollars we gave to the roads without ra

the talking points at myrtle beach's tea party convention hasn't changed much- fairtax, constitutional rights, and government overreach are mentioned in every speech- but the crowd's bigger, as are the speakers. presidential candidate "why i'm running? because i'm not going to let this country go down without a fight. presidential candidate "millions of us stood up phones, and for one brief moment, we saw a hint of a backbone!" ted cruz, ben carson, rick santorum and donald trump are returning to speak on stage this year- joined by two more candidates, mike hucakbee and jim gilmore- bringing the total presidential candidate list to six. "i realize you've got a long day of speakers." "by the way, every republican presidential candidate says they'll repeal obamacare" among the total speaker's list are heavy hitting gop lawmakers- like georgia senator david perude or north carolina mark meadows- who started the push to remove former house speaker john boehner. north carolina "when we're asked to do things that are unconstitutional, we need to get the pen pen says "no!" over and over with

mary bruce, abc news, myrtle beach, south carolina. >> tammy: the next democratic presidential debatee will be held we'll have a crew there live. what the boston bomber has >>> the fifth annual south carolina tea party convention kicked off this morning in myrtle beach. that story tops tonight's news reel. this year's theme is who do we trust to lead the nation. almost 30 experts, scholars, authors, military analysts, commentators and other officials are also on the schedule. >>> if you're still using windows 8, it's time to upgrade. the company says all users should upgrade to windows 8.1 or the end of support means users will no longer get updates to block viruses or hackers. many users were critical of its new start screen and touch focus interface. >>>>the surviving boston marathon bomber must pay his victims more than $100 million. that ruling came friday from a federal judge. the judge also denied his defense team's motion for a trial. >>> former saved by the bell actor dustin diamond is now serving his four-month jail sentence. diamond who played screech on the sitcom reported t

. >>> g.o.p frontrunner donald trump will be in myrtle beach, they are participating at the tea party convention. >> tomorrow mike huckabee will be in casey leading a worship service and preach at trinity bab first church -- pack advertise church. >> in a developing story, officials now say at least 23 are dead after al qaeda west africa. as authorities moved in to save hostages a fire broke out burning inside and outside the hotel. several cars caught fire ignited by the attackers. officials say 126 people were rescued and four ziadist were killed. >>> iran will release "washington post" reporter and three other prisoners. according to the washington post. he was held in a prison on spy change -- charges for 18 months. >>> the south carolina role players convention is underway. it features board games. contest and dealers are selling games. . >> we are here at the south carolina area role playing and board gaming convention. we're at the medallion center. tell us for people at home that don't know what this is. >> our gaming convention is bore games. rpd. miniature gaming and live ac

. >>> myrtle beach has been dealing with a coyote problem. there have been numerous sightings in recent months including one that made its way into the myrtle beach international airport before it was trapped and removed. a new ordinance approved yesterday allows wildlife control workers to use guns to city. the ordinance comes after wildlife trappers say he was forced to club the animal to death because of the city's officials say coyotes first appeared in the upstate in the late 70s and have since spread to all counties in south carolina. >>> the disaster recovery center at the main branch of the rich on library, will close this afternoon. you have until 6:00 p.m. tonight to stop by the library on assembly street to speak to an expert about flood recovery. after the center closes, you will still be able to speak with a fema representative by calling the hotline. the number is 800-621-3362. the information is also available on our website. >>> the pentagon says 10 sailors held in iran are back in american care. there are no indications they

. >>> police in myrtle beach want money to install license plate readers thatatntrances to the city. the readers with snap photos of the license plates from passing cars. the system could then alert dispatch officers to vehicles that are wanted in criminal cases, missing persons or cases in which vehicles have been stolen. myrtle beach is planning to install 800 traffic cameras around the city. >>> gasoline prices are likely to remain level -- relatively low in 2016. aaa is predicting gas laboratory and $2.52.40 a gallon. aaa estimates that americans saved nearly $115 billion in gas and 2015 compared to 2014. that comes out to roughly $550 per licensed driver. >>> still ahead today on closer look at your forecast >>> many of us started off this morning rather chilly. if not, downright freezing. newberry, started off at 32 just before sunrise. here at columbia, we are at 48 degrees. a ton of sunshine. the wind is out of the north at 15 miles per hour. the windchill feels like 42 degrees. it is very dry air. the dew point right now, down to 25 degrees. right now, all the temperatures a

the largest area is off the coast of myrtle beach with smaller tracts off the coast of charleston and other areas. other meetings will be held later this week. the government is taking comments through jan. 25. police in myrtle beach are looking to cut crime rates by installing license plate readers in the city. that would be coupled with another project in the works to install 800 traffic cameras in myrtle beach. the license plate readers would snap photos of license plates on passing cars. the software system could track vehicles wanted in criminal cases, missing people or cases in an unhappy restaurant customer posted a nasty review online.... but it's the manager's response that's making it's way around the internet this morning. why some say it has the customer eating her own words...up next. chef jeff: i'm going to take a little bit of the scallions here. i'm going to make a beautiful dressing. add a days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a top-secret briefing on the terrorist threat... marco rubio was missing - fundraising in california instead. two weeks late

a coyote ran wild through the myrtle beach airport during a busy time just two days before christmas. the new rule says wildlife specialists could kill the coyotes with a 22-caliber bullet. dnr says that's the most humane method of execution. geoff: starting next week, a midlands town will once again have law enforcement. working in the orangeburg county town of north on tuesday. the entire three member police department quit last year. the former chief resigned in december and the other two officers quit in october and november. this left the town of 750 people without any police. the orangeburg county sheriff's department had been helping out in their absence. about getting a kitten? you can now, for two days only. you can adopt a cat or kitten for free. tomorrow and saturday greenville county animal care will be adopting out free felines. the cats will already be spayed or neutered vaccinated, tested for disease de-wormed, and microchipped. this past summer, the home of free cats and kittens events got a record of 1,330 felines new homes. they're aiming for at least 50 cat adoption

patrick: donald trump got a few boos tonight in myrtle beach when he spoke of senator ted cruz. both candidates, as well as mike huckabee, spoke at the south carolina tea party coalition convention. tomorrow senator rick santorum and governor jim gilmore will speak to the crowd. dr. ben carson is set to speak to the convention monday. happening sunday night, you can catch the democratic presidential debate. we'll air it right here on wyff 4 at 9:00. nbc's lester holt and andrea mitchell will moderate. i'll have a live report for you from charleston. president obama signed an emergency declaration today providing federal aid for flint, , michigan. the city is undergoing a water crisis. the executive order allows fema to provide water filters and other supplies for 90 days. million in federal funding. the city has been in a crisis since lead was discovered in its tap water. the u.s. justice department is working with the environmental protection agency to investigate the events leading up to the situation. the mexican navy released footage from a raid on a hideout used by joaquin

far as the rain of the last couple of days, it is down along the coast for about a day and at myrtle beach. for saturday and sunday, too. 40 in asheville to upper 50's and abbeville. quite a range. the wind in the mountains will make it feel colder and we are feeling 10 to 15 miles per hour wind. a cool day that more like it should be for this time the first of the year. we will talk about the weekend in the first of next week in a few minutes. allyson: thank you carried the clemson tigers return to death valley at 5:00 today as champs. they'll rest up before playing for a national title against alabama. patrick: wyff news 4 sports director has reaction from florida. but first, wyff news 4's ricardo leconte has highlights -- ricardo lecompte as the highlights. ricardo despite having the , that is what you play out the game. check it out. a time lapse. the majority of the fans inside the stadium wearing clemson orange. second quarter, watson caring from seven yards out. what hundred 45 yards rushing and a score game tied at seven. clemson trailed that half by one. they regained the lead, cl

the convention center at springmaid resort in myrtle beach is smaller than the massive auditoriums and gymnasiums trump is used to- just a few miles down the road, addressed a crowd of over 10 thousand in 2015- but springmaid is where, a yeye ago- trump plane - on his private jet, trump explained why he didn't like the current field- presidential candidate 1/19/15 "i was right in 2012, i said i didn't see a strong candidate, we had mitt romney, we went with mitt romney, he failed. now he wants to run again? that was the worst signal! the last thing this country needs is another bush. we've had it with the bushes." months later, trump entered the candidate field. with controversial comments on immigration- and cheers and jeers have followed him ever since. the donald returned to the tea party convention to a aring crowd, and he e uck to his talking points- presidential candidate "we're going to have a big, gorgeous beautiful wall and they're going to name it trump someday." -and vented frustration to the heavily anti- establishment tea party about current establishment republicans. "oba

a new myrtle beach ordinance allows wildlife control to shoot coyotes that are trapped in the city. you may remember this coyote who ran wild through the myrtle beach airport during a busy time just two days before christmas. the new rule says wildlife specialists could kill the coyotes with a 22-caliber bullet. dnr says that's the most humane method of execution. geoff: starting next week, a midlands town will once again have enforcement. a new police chieft working in the orangeburg coun town of north on tuesday. the entire three member police department quit last year. the former chief resigned in december and the other two officers quit in october and november. this left the town of 750 people without any police. the orangeburg county sheriff's department had been helping out in their absence. adopt a cat or kitten for free. tomorrow and saturday greenville county animal care will be adopting out free felines. the cats will already be spayed or neutered vaccinated, tested for disease de-wormed, and microchipped. this past summer the home of free cats and kittens events got a rec

pretty chilly across the entire south. 51 atlanta, 54 in chattanooga, 46 in wilmington and myrtle beach along the grand strand. here is the cold front. it wl race southeast, and it of north caroline line late night and early tomorrow morning. ahead of it and along it and behind it, snow showers and flurries will continue. they will be scattered. the best chance will be in the northern mountains of north carolina. a dusting to an interview possible, especially along the west-facing slopes of the mountains of north carolina along the tennessee line. a blast of arctic air behind it, 17 in northern minnesota, 19 in michigan. 35 in chicago, off and on snow showers there. the snow showers will move into cleveland, pittsburgh, and into the westerner carolina mountains late tonight. cloudy, then clearing skies late. overnight low 34 in -- in the mountains, scattered flurries also friday morning. not much in the way of a cumulation in the mountains. probably scattered flurries more than snow showers. maybe a brief snow shower. low 29. friday, great sunshine in the like wins, high 50 five. partly

the fifth annual south carolina tea party coalition convention kicked off in myrtle beach. this year's theme is "whom do we trust to lead this nation?" six republican presidential primary candidates are scheduled to speak at the three-day event. senator rick santorum and governor jim gilmore will speak today. governor mike huckabee, senator ted cruz, and donald trump were on yesterday''s docket. dr. ben carson addresses the convention tomorrow. and happening tonight, you can catch the democratic presidential debate. we'll air it right here on wyff 4 at 9:00. nbc's lester holt and andrea mitchell will moderate. wyff news 4 patick hussion will have a live report for you from charleston. and some important dates for you here, the south carolina republican primary is saturday, february 20, followed by the saturday, the 27th. in georgia, both primaries are on tuesday, march 1. and in north carolina, both primaries are on tuesday, march 15. the trial over north carolina's voter id law will continue as scheduled. a federal judge on friday gave the go ahead for the photo id require

the fifth annual south carolina tea party coalition kicks off in myrtle beach. this year's theme: who do we trust to run our nation? said it rick santorum and jim gilmore will speak today. dr. ben carson will address the convention tomorrow. the south carolina republican primary is saturday, february 17. in north carolina, those primaries are on tuesday, march 15. happening tonight, you can catch the democratic presidential debate which will air right here starting at 9:00. we will have a live report from charleston. coming up on "meet the press" former secretary of state hillary clinton joins the program to discuss the state of her campaign ahead of sunday's democratic debate. chuck interviews democratic candidate senator bernie sanders. we have more information about two deadly crashes that happened in anderson county. the first one happened in star yesterday afternoon. the coroner says that 24-year-old billy jack mccurry over-corrected, and hit a tree. we're told he was heading to his father's house after only his third day on his new job. the coroner says he

he left for stops in fort mill and myrtle beach. meanwhile, south carolina native and former presidential candidate lindsey graham is throwing his support behind jeb bush. graham made the announcement yesterday. he said it all comes down to national security, saying he believes jeb bush has the best plan to fight isis. the pair is now focused on doing well during the south carolina primary. here are the latest numbers from the latest nbc-wall street journal poll -- bush is tied with chris christie in 5th place, trump continues to lead, with cruz, rubio and carson trailing behind. the democrats will debate in charleston tomorrow night. you can watch it here on wyff 4. it airs at 9:00. hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley are expected there. nbc's lester holt and andrea mitchell will moderate. again, that is at 9:00 this and some important dates to take notice. the south carolina republican primary is saturday, february 20th, followed by the democratic primary the following saturday, the 27th. in georgia, both primaries

myrtle beach, all a lot of sunshine high temperatures in the lower 60s. if you don't get a chance, sunday it will be even warmer maybe even a little bit of cloud cover. if you're going to stay by the lakes, the winds will be light, a lot of sunshine with temperatures in the lower to middle 60s. sunday, it's going to be even warmer. six the four lake marion, -- 64 lake marion. as we get through the weekend, if you're staying in the millions, 66 for our high on saturday, a lot of sunshine on saturday -- another cold front light to moderate showers in the late afternoon where the highest 72 but the cold front will be pretty stagnant. we could see some showers and thunderstorms with a high of only 68 degrees and once everything clears out you will have clear skies on thursday a little cooler, temperatures with a high of 54. we will be back. >>> today we are making a unique salad dressing. >> typically, when we think of dinner, we often think that talents are more fitting in the warmer months and they are this time of the year. while today, we are going to thr

figuring i was originally starting out in myrtle beach, trying to ge to charlotte and dallas and now having to come into columbia to try to get to of a chaotic day. again, it appears likely that chaos will continue into saturday with regard to charlotte. a spokeswoman for columbia metro says that situation could clear up a lot it will be helpful she says for travelers to use their airline apps to get the latest information on their mobile devices. live at columbia metro jack kuenzie wis news ten. this weather is impacting people across the palmetto state and the entire east coast. coming up after the break, meteorologist ben tanner will check out what happens to your weekend winter storm warning in effect through saturday night lancaster, chesterfield counties freezing rain advisororin effect until 2pm today newberry, fairfield, kershaw, lee counties periods of rain, some rain heavy at times. northern midlands have the best possible heavy icing due to freezing rain falling through early today, then again tonight. rain will be mixed with light snow northern/central midlands tonight an

sessions from myrtle beach with a bucket and a foul. acrobatic shot. wilson a force on the offensive end. the more from number 22 as she beats an initial double-team. 26 points, 13 rebounds. a'ja wilson. she beat the shot clock and she is now. usc wins with a strong second- half showing. 73-62 they are now 4-0. they host texas a&m sunday at 1:30. >> it's a mindset. i'm trying to hit the basket the best way i can. hopefully don't draw a foul. >> tigers in action. there's head coach fred watson looking like he is showing how to block. he showing how to get proper position. christopher spencer scores for the home team. passed to hawkins. he bed -- bury the triple leading the tigers with 17 points. hawkins with the rebound. he lobs it up to spencer. spencer grabs it and throws it down. benedick wins with a final of 72-64 over the badges of spring hill. clemson quarterback deshawn watson picks up a new and award, manning award which goes to the top qb named after the manning trio. it's the only quarterback award that takes into account bowl games. watson ta

sunny weekend is on but it's cloudy, and that's across north and south carolina and up towards myrtle beach so weather will remain quiet and a whole band of clouds move farther away overnight. but clouds thin after midnight and clearer skies in the morning it's a chillier start to the morning. we'll talk about more in the forecast coming up. >> let's talk about those tigers. thfansare roaring after the orange bowl victory. the team'sa campus and throngs of fans were there to support and congratulate them. >> it looks like the fans have thinned out but the excitement is still going on. lot of these fans are going to

mary bruce abc news myrtle beach south carolina. ben ross is here now with a preview of sports. -nfl playoffs -- 2 games today plus -- some great games in college hoops -- including a wild finish in on the schedule today be begin in foxborough with the new england patriots and kansas city chiefs... opening drive -- tom brady -- to rob gronkowski -- 8 yard just like that it's 7-0 patriots... 3rd quarter -- now 14-6... brady -- to gronkowski -- might wanna guard that guy -- he's pretty good... new england up 21-6... back comes k-c... alex smith -- hits albert wilson for a 10-yard chiefs back within 8... 4th quarter -- chiefs down 14... but still not going away... charcandrick west into the endzone -- k-c back within a touchdown... just over a minute to go -- patriots could end it with a first down... pass deflected right into the hands of julian edelman... and that'll do it -- the new england patriots are heading to the a-f-c championship game for the 5th straight year... the other game tonight -- score update -- well the wolf pack basketball team won't be in action again until so

. >>> trump and cruz are in myrtle beach tonight attending the south carolina tea party coalition convention, and others are ben carson, mike huckabee, carly fiorina. it puts candidates face-to-face for conservative leaders and voters and are vying for the tea party's endorsement. mart continue o'malley stopped in maryland today. he took part in a town hall meeting at benedict college and focused on equal opportunity and justice issues, and he also took the opportunity to remind people of his candidacy. >> there are three in the race, not just two as the national media, but there are three candidates, and i'm the only bringing people together to get things done, and that's what i can do social security president of theunited states. tomorrow they are to participate in the debate. democratic candidates have little fun charleston style. it was held at the charleston marriott hotel. it's the party's primary fund raiser for the year, and democrats across the state and the nation gathered to discuss the business of selecting the party's nominee. >>> what a gorgeous saturday out there, just the ri

myrtle beach 39 degrees. we had clear skies. high pressure is over the central appellations. extends back into the central plains. shower activity in western oklahoma and down in south florida and that is it. the rest of the country is dry with the exception of far southwest. here is what we are seeing at the moment asasar as temperatures are concerned. 38 in columbia. 33 in sumpter. 31 degrees in florence. 35 in orangeburg. factor in the winds it feels like it is 23 degrees right now in the florence area. but 33 inincolumbia and sumpter. 31 orangeburg, 29 in augusta. for tonight we will be seeing clear skies but partly cloudy skies tomorrow with more clouds that will be with us into thursday. for tonight still another cold night. expecting a low of 22 in newberry. 24 columbia. 27 manning. and then tomorrow high temperatures from 46 in newberry to 50 in orangeburg and manning and a high temperature of 49 degrees in columbia. looking ahead we will see more clouds coming in on thursday with a high temperature of 56. showers on friday with a high temperature of 61 degrees. we wi

a secondary low will develop off of myrtle beach. that's going to give up toward new england two feet of snow in some areas. and this storm still has a ways to go before it moves through our area. and we're going to see that, around that line and northbound throughout the day. this first batch of heavy precip will fall as very heavy freezing rain and coat us all with ice north of i-85 over the next two to three hours. then we'll get a break as we head towards lunch. and then after lunch, we'll see this move through. that will move through, and we'll continue to see heavy, freezing precipitation this afternoon a a evening. right now, we've got ice showing up from spartanburg to greenville. look at how the green starts to wither away on the last few that's telling me that freezing rain taking hold, and we've also got that cold air still driving in. it's going to continue to get colder as the day goes on. look at how the snow line creeps in right there. travelers rest, greenville, major ice storm right now. pickens seeing snow, sleet an

davis, herself, has a warrant for her arrest for shoplifting in myrtle beach. that is why police say she is reluctant to come forward. >>> and clairton county, deputy city man wanted for murder in washington, dc has been found now in manning. 20-year-old william lee lewis, deputy say they found him hiding in a closet in the forestville apartments. investigators say he was wanted for killing that was captured on video. an extradition hearing will be held for lewis later this week. >>> five days and counting the -- since 12 servicemen went missing. a prayer vigil took place at woodruff city hall. the servicemen went missing after their two marine helicopters crashed during a training late, late thursday night off hawaii sure. the coast guard says no made a call was received, just were that something had gone wrong. finding pieces of debris that will hopefully help in determining the cause of that accident. they also recovered three inflated life rafts but they were empty. >>> if you want to do some good, listen up, you can help give back to those in our community

vo: in the grand strand, the myrtle beach police department is currently completing the gilliard says he wants to move in the direction of other states like north dakota, the first state to use drones as a crime fighting tool. as far as drones owned by everyday citizens, gilliard hopes requiring registration will reduce drone accidents from making headlines. sot: mitchell endicott/ed's hobby shop "everything needs to be regulated to some extent because people end up things they shouldn't be doing, flying at altitude they shouldn't be flying at or locations that are over vo: mitchell endicott owner of ed's hobby shop in myrtle beach, says drones were a big hit this holiday season. but before any of those new drones can take flight, they'll have to be registered first. the federal aviation administration is now requiring online registration to prevent risks to people on the ground and to commercial aircrafts. registration is good for three years, and the 5 dollar fee allows you to register multiple drones. sot: mitchell endicott/ed's hobby shop "the tech's come a long way. they're very

promoters of myrtle beach's carolina country music fest are asking the city for $100,000 to advertise the upcoming concert, and the sun news reports the money was requested at a city council workshop last night. this year's festival takes place from june 10th through the 12th and features country music favorites like tim mcgraw, keith urban and florida georgia line. >>> criticizing the lack of oscar diversity. for the second year running, no black or minority actors have acting categories. we need to get better at this. we used to be better at it. nyong's says she's it is appointed by the lake of inclusion in the nominations. chris rock hosts the academy awards right here on abc columbia. he should have something to say about it. >> the ratings are going to be higher this year because of all the controversy going on. everyone wants to tune in to see what he has to say. forecast, stay close. >>> welcome back, rain showers pushing through the midlands right now, sleet mixed in but it's just too warm. snow and freezing rain is well to the north. as i take you out to the west, here is the

ben carson spoke at a king day breakfast in myrtle beach. he says the huge numbers of young black men ending up in prison is a national concern. "you know right now you look at many people say they're an endangered species because so many incarcerated, so many being disaster, you know we can't afford that. because there are only 330 million people in this country, we've got to compete against china with 1.4 billion, india with 1.1 billion. we can't afford to be wasting any of our people. and this has got to be a national priority." the dr. martin luther king celebration committee hosted the annual breakfast the organization recognized local leaders and presented awards. new at six... a man wanted in a murder in washington, d-c is now behind bars in clarendon county. sheriff randy garrett confirms william lee lewis was arrested around three this afternoon. the sheriff says deputies got a tip to go to the forest villa apartments in manning. they found lewis there. investigators say lewis has been on the run for the past month wanted in connect

"i already told my old lady, if we win, were going down to myrtle beach for about 10 months, and we're getting a timeshare - the whole nine yards. and maybe a big boat, a couple boats, a lot of boats. we're gonna have a great time." here's a look at the pro-bowl player on the field... according to his twitter acocunt, someone at the station must have recognized him before the segment aired... because the on- screen graphics showed his real name... even though he said the name he gave the reporter was rod carriker. great-grandfather is getting a lot of attention for a video showing him helping out a neighbor. we'll show you why, next. "i think i did very well, i think he cruz did fine...you know, it's a tough issue for him" the top two candidates battle it out in the g-o-p debate.... as the crowd appears to get upset... with donald trump. levee cam meteorologist frank marzullo has your storm tracker forecast for your morning commute ... coming up. up, get out and get something" a minnesota great- grandfather says he's been shoveling snow since he was a child... but now, he's getting a l

. >>> police in myrtle beach are looking for the person who vandalized the playground designed for kids with special needs. >> the mayor called it a low- down thing to do and the person responsibility will be prosecuted. >> several news organizations are reporting that glen frye has died. the result of complications from rheumatoid arthritis and pneumonia. he had surgery in november, and was battling intestinaa issues for months. >> and this diminishing power >> jada pinkett smith and spike lee are boycotting the academy awards. after no african americans were not nominated. the best acting or directing category. this is the second year it's been trending online. >> next, from the foods you have in your kitchen and shouldn't eat to the one that was removed months ago and heading back to store shelfs. the latest on what you can and >> a marine helicopter crash in "live at 5" is back with a 7 news consumer alert .. >>> live at 5:00 is back with a consumer alert. heritage international is recalling the trader joe's raw cash ewe pieces. don't chance it, throw them out or return them. >> we'

while this is all going on in myrtle beach, south carolina democrats are gathering in charleston. tonight the party is hosting the first in the south center. the dinner is a party y fufuraiser. y democrats from across the gathered to discuss the party's next nominee. a debate sunday in charleston. >>> before going to scharl stone martin o'malley stopped right here. the former maryland governor took part in a -- the event focused on equal opportunity and justice issues and an increase in wages. >> if we want to build on a good thing to make our country work better and create jobs again then we need to take the actions that make wages go up for all our people, that make college -- in terms of security and climate change and use these as opportunities to create more jobs and more security for our kids' future. >> o'malley headed to charleston right after columbia. he was the first to take the stage there at the democratic dinner. tonight, police are asking for your help in the search for a missing mother of 2 to do hers. spent the -- toddlers. melanie, what have you learned so far ab

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mid 40's along the grand strand in myrtle beach. a little piece of energy moving through with a clipper reducing one to three inches of snow. you could see more than that as the dry air sweeps across the road and pushes the snow downstream. a little rain moving through the florida keys. high pressure for us all the way out into the plains states. this system is going to push down and might bring us some interesting weather this week. this will give us some rain as we go into friday. it might be cold enough to see snow showers across the area. zero right now at international falls, minnesota. almost a zonal pipe flow aloft, so it will be a nice warm-up that it's not going to last very long. clear skies tonight. 23 degrees in the mountains. a cold start to the day with levy of sunshine but the winds will shift out of the west southwest and gusty from time to time bringing in milder temperatures. 53 in the mountains. a pleasant afternoon after a cold start. rain coming in from the southwest and then we get a break on saturday. not too

the wind feels colder. 29 sumpter. 28 rock hill. 25 degrees right now in florence. 27 degrees in myrtle beach. over night as lows drop we may see a breeze out there. wind chill values in the mid- teens at times by the time you wake up tomorrow morning. 8:00 p.m. this evening. clear skies. but the clouds build in. we will call it clear skies over night. a system will approach the area. there may be snow in the upstate of south carolina. for us in the midlands we are they see a isolated shower or a sprinkle. no significant rain is expected afternoon. clouds continue to increase as we work our way into thursday. a better chance for rain on thursday. but right now over the next several days friday is the best chance for rain. showers are likely. on the boarder of north wintery mix. that is something we will be watching and the showers continue through most of the day on friday. friday looks wet. rainfall amounts from an inch to an inch and a quarter friday. lows tonight dropping down into the low 20s as we mentioned wind chill values in the mid- teens. highs tomorrow better than today. high tempe

enough of a wind, this is what it feels like. 36 columbia. 38 orangeburg. 28 degrees in sumpter and myrtle beach and 27 in florence. those winds will be diminishing tonight but skies remain clear. clouds coming in in the coastal region, coming in during the day tomorrow, it will be partly cloudy skies. partly cloudy skies tomorrow night into thursday as temperatures begin to moderate. here is what we are expecting for tonight. low temperatures dropping to 22 in newberry. 24 for columbia and camden. 25 sumpter. 25 in orangeburg. tomorrow temperatures from the mid-40s to near 50. 46 degrees in newberry. winnsboro 47. 49 slumba. 50 orangeburg and manning. our seven-day forecast increasing clouds on thursday with a high of 56. rain on friday wahigh of 61 degrees -- with a high of 61 dedeees. rain on saturday but still see clouds. 64 degrees. clouds saturday night and sunday with a high temperature of 63 and then partly cloudy skies and turning colder next week. by tuesday we are expecting a high temperature of 52. >> what were we near 80 a week ago? >> yeah. 80 degrees. >> now we will be lucky to hi

temperatures are not going to be as cold tonight as it was over the last t veral nights becausese myrtle beach not reporting for now. 44 in atlanta. this is typical of an el nio tight pattern in our area. in the fall months and early winter, we e e up fairly mild. as we get into early spring, this will be one of the strongest el nio's on record. it's going to get colder and colder over the next several days and a big arctic outbreak as we go through this weekend. you can see the snow moving through iowa. 73 and miami. 40 and boston. cleveland is 35 degrees. chile in dallas and if you are heading out to phoenix, 59 degrees. they are a couple of hours earlier, so it's almost 4:00 there. they should normally only be in the upper 60's. highs will probably be in the mid-to upper 50's, maybe around 60. overnight lows in the phoenix area would normally be in the mid 40's. you will need at least a jacket or sweater as you head out next week. 32 for the overnight low. 27 with cloudiness from time to time. mostly sunny to partly sunny skies. the four-day plus looks like this -- the rain coming in on we

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it is 43 at myrtle beach, only 39 degrees in atlanta. 24 in st. louis, 61 in orlando. even orlando at 67 degrees. -- stephen miami at 67 degrees. that will be locked in, and that will drive that cold, dry air across our area, and here comes that major storm system. it gets better organized, and we could see some rain, especially in northeastern georgia, but i think tomorrow, we will be dry, and then here comes the big system. you have to get ready for a big major storm thursday and friday. there is the freezing rain developing. freezing rain, sleet, moderate to heavy snow during the day on friday, and then a major ice storm taking shape as the northeast wind kicks up. temperatures dropped into the low 30's, freezing rain likely, all of the way over to charlotte. our forecast tonight, cloudy skies with a few sprinkles. cloudy skies, maybe some light rain late. most likely, it will hold up. otherwise, very ugly cloudy. afternoon, and then rain developments. and then a real mess friday, friday night and saturday, windy conditions and accumulating snow, especially in the m

. >>> a myrtle beach woman is accused of biting off a finger of a walmart worker. police say this woman got into a fight with workers when she tried to leave the store without paying for her merchandise. officers say she punched a worker and another one's finger. she grabbed a customers phone and tried to leave the store but people brought-- people blocked it. she was charged with assault and battery. >>> 25 lucky people walked away with a nice consolation prize of $1 million on saturday but grabs. the explain how everyone is responding to this record- setting jackpot. >>> playing a game you are likely to lose may sound counterproductive but even this limits the chances to become one of the wealthiest people in the world. 2 million people per hour are trying to cash in on a dream. >> what would you do? >> i would say some for family and no one really needs that much money so there's a lot of good causes to share it with. >>> reporter: thousands have traveled over the california border to buy tickets. even canadians are heading south to get in on the game. the power

i show you how far down south the cold air is invading 45 atlanta, 23 nashville myrtle beach 36 46 jacksonville, 52 tampa 44 in pensacola. daytona beach you are 49 degrees with a real feel of 47 that light wind coming from the northwest at five. when we drop into the 40s the windchill kicks in melbourne it is 50, six miles per hour factors and 50. other temperatures 45 ocala, 48 the villages, 41 in gainesville, 49 daytona beach new smyrna is 52 and 57 in cocoa beach and 50 melbourne. satellite and radar we were pinpointing storms earlier. away. without the cloud cover to act as a blanket to offer us we are holding onto what little heat we gathered today. wind speed has calmed significantly we are down 5 to 10 miles per hour at most of our reporting station so nine miles per hour wind in leesburg, six gainesville, eight sanford and orlando strongest when i have is in cocoa beach 12 miles per hour wind but coming from the northwest so it is ushering in all of the cooler, drier air. between now and 4:00 a.m. tomorrow i have nothing to track. smattering of cloud cover. we have nothing to report tom

cooler in falling, right now we are at 37 degrees , 42 in sumter, and 47 in charleston and 45 in myrtle beach. we're expecting mostly clear skies, chilly conditions but not quite as cold as we saw this morning. we are looking for lows into the low-30s. temperatures are warmer than what we saw today, we are looking for temperatures in the middle 60s. >>> a fourth death in south carolina has been connected to this past weekend's winter storm. a 61-year-old man left--, his car left the road and he died. an elderly couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning and a 44-year-old man died after a car hit a frozen area and hit him. to the blizzard that pounded the east coast over the weekend.>>> a grand jury investigating.-- planned parenthood has-- have indicted to activists who secretly shot videos of the organization. they were indicted on various charges including tempering with a government record and purchasing human organs. they showed officials discussing the sale of aborted fetuses for research but planned parenthood has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the case. >>> lawmakers say they will spe

cold temperatures in the deep south, 46 in columbia, 45 in charleston, 41 in florence and myrtle beach and wilmington, 36 in raleigh. 35 in nashville, 25 in cincinnati. chilly in orlando, 55 degrees. 69 in miami. 35 in cape hatteras. the country feeling more like the middle of january. flurries and snow showers for the dakotas, nebraska, and the midwest. lake effect snows in the great lakes, especially coming off lake erie south of buffalo and heavy snow showers coming off lake ontario between watertown, snow showers around minneapolis. wow. it's cold. a warming trend, six degrees in minneapolis. six degrees. they were negative six to start the nfl playoff game yesterday in minneapolis with the seahawks against the vikings. i watched the game. wow, was it cold. third coldest nfl playoff game on record in minneapolis yesterday. negative one in minneapolis -- in international falls. this clipper will produce snow in the great lakes in the upper midwest. 7:00 this evening, dry with a few clouds for us. this evening, and overnight, another arctic blast comes in. snow showers possible behin

. >>> in myrtle beach ben carson held a question and answer session on the final day of the convention. he asked, what would he do to reduce the national debt? he wants to reduce the nation's income tax to a 14% flat tax regardless of income. >> everyone should have skin, i started at 115% poverty but the people below that have to pay something because it doesn't make any sense for a large number of people pay any taxes but have a say in how much other people pay. >> he made a campaign stop in west columbia at brooklyn baptists in two. >>> lawmakers held at intense donald trump should be banned from the uk because of his recent remarks about muslims. jonathan bigliati reports. >> we need to stop a corrosive man. >>> reporter: members debated whether to ban him from the uk after he proposed a ban last month. >> donald trump is calling for a total and shut down of muslims entering the united states. >>> more than half 1 million people signed a petition accusing him of unacceptable behavior and hate speech and urging the government to keep the presidential contender out of the country. >>

nothing going to add up to much not much in myrtle beach, but that has what has been happening this morning. this is a big system, certainly powerful. now, the real heart, the worst of it has been in the northeast. still, the snow is going to stay heavy in the mountains, believe north and tennessee. the reason that is still here, and henderson county, it is stretching back down into the northern mountains of south light, light snow on greenville and travelers rest. pickens finally picking up. till about lunchtime, we will see the snow flying around the upstate. it will continue to fly over the mountains, because of the wind. it will make visibility rather difficult. a good reason to skip travel for one more day until thingtit will take longer than that though in the northeast, the wind has been seeing us up near 50 miles per hour around atlantic city. some cold rain lashing the coast, and switching into snow. it will wrap around, and really add up in the northeast. washington dc is seeing wind gusts at 36 miles per hour. the storm system is winding down, but hour wind is going to wind up as

donald trump and senator ted cruz were in myrtle beach this weekend attending the south carolina tea party coalition convention. ben carson, mike huckabee, carly fiorina and rick santorum also took part in the event. >> you heard it right there. presidential kanld date mike huckabee left the campaign trail a little early. instead to stand behind the pulpit at trinity baptist church in k.c. the republican is a former heard right there, huckabee is also an accomplished bass player. the former governor of arkansas says while church should not be mixed up in politics, people of faith should not be afraid to get involved in government. >> meanwhile, i can tell you that dr. ben carson will be in west columbia today reaching out to the voters. he'll be sitting down with attorney general alan wilson as a part of his presidential forum series. that will be held at the brookland banquet and conference center today at 5:30. we now know the identity of a man killed along garner's ferry road last week. the richland county coroner says the 52-year-old hamilton ferrell was living in shelters in the

winds will give us a ton of sunshine. 36 in asheville. 38 in greenville. 30 six in columbia. 43 in myrtle beach. look for some sunshine and temperatures warming to 45 we will reach 55 degrees i 4:00. in asheville, the breeze will keep you locked into the 30's by 10:00. you could reach 40 degrees by this afternoon. there could be a few flurries north of asheville thisotherwise, we have a smooth sailing into the weeon sunday we could have a few high clouds moved in across the area. the next system takes shape back toward the west. this cold front end of them this strong low-pressure system could move east. that could create severe weather for oklahoma, texas, arkansas, tennessee, mississippi, and althe worst weather will remain to the west of us.more on the cooldown, coming up. geoff: in oregon, the fbi released new video showing a standoff shooting. happening today..allyson: happening today, a a status hearing will be held for jason van dyke, the chicago officer accused of fatally shooting a black teenager 16 times. van dy is charged with first-degree murder for the death of 17-year-old laquan m