newberry county's always right on that line when you have events like this." with the county facing the threat of possible ice and snow, foster getting prepared too. sheriff lee foster "we will have all our four wheel drive vehicles available and rescue people or take somebody to the hospital that is in dire need / when you live in a for the cavalry to get to you." after a warm winter so far, foster hopes the roads won't ice over. he's more worried about trees weighed down by ice tumbling over, since the ground is still saturated from lots of rain. that could mean power outages too. back at the salon, epps' is hoping it won't come to that. chad mills reporting. the weather is of course having a big impact on the weather is of course having a big impact on airports around the country. several airlines have canceled all of their incoming and outgoing flights today at charlotte douglas you can see those airlines listed here on your screen. airport officials say they will be working around the clock to de-ice the runways for operations to get back to normal as soo

newberry county's always right on that line when you have events like this." with the county facing the threat of possible ice and snow, foster getting prepared too. sheriff lee foster "we will have all our four wheel drive vehicles available and ready to roll in case we have to rescue people or take somebody to the hospital that is in dire need / when you live in a to you." after a warm winter so far, foster hopes the roads won't ice over. he's more worried about trtrs weighed down by ice tumbling over, since the ground is still saturated from lots of rain. that could mean power outages too. back at the salon, epps' is hoping it won't come to that. i've also been talking to d-o-t engineers tonight. here in newberry they'll start operating on a 12- hour shift tomorrow morning. in kershaw and lee counties, i'm told an overnight crew will be starting work in just about an hour. one engineer tells me one of his could be water seeping onto roads from the already very saturated ground. water is unique, because it expands as it freezes. d-o-t says that problem could

places like fairfield county, kershaw county, newberry county and lee county. that's where we'll see a mix of freezing rain and just plain freezing rain for about three, four, maybe five hours. that's where we will start to see at least some problems, but there's some light at the end of the tunnel on that, because look what happened? we get into the middle part of the day, and then into the afternoon notice the green moves to the north, meaning the warmer air is starting to erode away that cold air. so it won't last terribly long in the northern counties. however, if you're going to a place like rockhill or charlotte, a whole other story. freezing rain all day long, a complete mess. if you're going there, i would certainly reconsider. notice the warm area continues to move to the north. all rain for us. now if you're a snow lover, maybe a little something for you. check this out. what's going to happen is, as the storm continues to track up the east coast, it's going to bring decent snow up to the northeast, but for us what's going to happen is we're going to

lexington is starting off at 27 degrees, newberry at 23. the wind-chill factor feels more like 14 degrees in newberry and in sumter. it feels like 21 degrees in manning. in columbia it is 27 degrees, windchill is 19. the kids will definitely need their jackets. it will be 24 degrees as they head out to school. we are looking at about 36 degrees with increasing cloud coverage. by the afternoon it will be around 48 degrees. we will have cloud coverage and down to 45 x 6 p.m. >>> get ready for your wednesday morning commute. i 26 westbound will be in between ida grove in the state andrewew no accidents are being reported. all of the roadways are clear. 321 heading both directions is clear. a little bit of a delay on winnsboro road heading down to i 20. most of the roads are doing pretty good. let's take a look at the seven day for cast in a few minutes. >>> west columbia city council decided to put a major redevelopment decision on hold. we have more on why they are waiting before giving the go- ahead for a 4 acre property. >> reporter: this p

we still have a freeze rain advisory for newberry, fairfield, kershaw and lee counties in effect right now through 12 noon today. the temperatures right now, it is cold, 36 newberry, 43 saluda, 39 lexington, 39 columbia and a bishopville 30 for degrees. as of 6 o'clock, the wind chills are starting to affect the northern half of the midlands. it feels like 25 winnsboro, even camden 26, here in columbia feels like 32 degrees, point where the temperatures are starting to affect us. when the kids had out to the bus stop, 35 degrees, they will need their winter jacket and raingear. we may deal with a wintry mix around 33 degrees. once we start warming up by 12 o'clock, 30 for degrees, and then the heavy rainfall and the strong winds come in and we will be dealing with the strong windfalls -- winds. >>> as far as the roads, give yourself extra time. some of the road -- all of the roads are wet, some could start getting slick. and casey right now no issues from knox abbot all the way down to i 26 both north and south directions. coming from lake murray boulevard from i 26 to the willie b, 23

degrees newberry in camden. the windchill is the biggest issue. in aitkin we are at or well below 20 degrees with the windchill. that is causing issues. freezing rain advisory still in effect and now extended until saturday afternoon at 2:00 for kershaw, lee, newberry and which we already hit today. wintry mix all day today into overnight tonight at 32 degrees. now we have a potential for this continuing through saturday morning into the afternoon, 40 degrees. we will look at the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >>> the weather has already led to closings and delays in parts of the state. lee county school district is releasing early today. they will be released at about 12:30 at the elementary school level. in kershaw county, there's a two-hour delay in some areas. they will release students at 12:45 this afternoon. also fairfield county, state government offices are closed today. you can find a full list of the latest closings and cancellations on our website, wltx.com. we will also be putting that informa

in newberry county, mike desumma, wis news 10. officials say several bridges and overpasses near newberry were pre- treated to try to prevent ice buildup. they say they are continuing to work with dot to keep the roads as safe as possible. sc-dot is reporting all interstates are open and passable with conditions rapidly improving. but if you plan to travel to the upstate use extreme caution. officials sasamany secondary roads in northern counties are impassable due to snow and ice and downed trees. more than 55-hundred tons of salt are being moved to the upstate dot county facilities to help treat the roads. this year's first major winter storm is affecting travel up and down the east coast and nationwide flights canceled. many airports across new england are virtually shut down. nbc's kristen dahlgren reports from la guardia in new york city. hello from a very quiet la guardia airport. take a look behind me. it's not so often that we get to see this .. a virtual ghost town here. that means nothing going in or out. take a look thi

the cold temperatures throughout low as 23 in newberry, up to 28 orangeburg. we're watching the cold air. two features we're watching -- an area of low pressure in the central plains. gulf. these two will start migrating into the deep south. state, that is when we get a chance of rain. it will not last all weekend. quickly that tomorrow, we will have an influx of warm temperatures -- up to 60 degrees. the rain will move in by friday. light to moderate rainfall expected. a high of only 55. clearing out by saturday. as we get into sunday -- it will be quite windy. on martin luther king day, it will be cold. starting out at 28. for the next several days, we will have lows in the upper 20s, with highs in the middle to upper 40s. stay with us here at news19. we will be back after the break. >>> no weeknight dinner is the one we're making >>> howard is helping you stick to your new year's resolution of eating healthy. he has a unique twist on some vegetables. >> this time of year, our markets are brimming with winter veggies. the good thing about these are, they are

newberry, 32. lexington, 34. what it actually feels like right now is -- 26 in newberry. it feels like 26 in bishopville. and 28 and sumter. very cold out there. here in columbia, 35 degrees. one keynote to -- a 60-degree dew point. the air is very dry. wind out of the northeast at 5 miles per hour. it feels like 31 degrees. this is all thanks to an area of valley bringing and a lot of cold dry air. there are no clouds at all as it comes along the mid-atlantic down to the southeast atlantic states. area of high pressure in canada reinforcing cold air. we will have some cold weather. highs in the northern midlands, upper 30s. central and southern midlands, looking at lower-40s. here in columbia, a high of 40 degrees. a lot of sunshine. it is going to feel more like upper 30s. the wind will continue out of the north, northwest. overnight tonight, clear skies. very cold. 22 degrees. we could see a windchill of 18 degrees. all the temperatures tonight -- close to this morning, in the teens to the north. central and southern midlands, lower-20s. a very cold start. a lot of tal

bit of rain and areas around augusta, but temperatures are a little bit on the chilly side, 45 and newberry, and down in st. matthews 44. lexington 46, and that is where we are in columbia, 46 degrees wind chill at 41 degrees. we are looking at 46 for the high today with a chance for afternoon showers, and a better chance of showers throughout the midlands, and tomorrow 43 degrees with rain likely throughout the day. we could see freezing rain, and we have a freezing rain advisory covering the northern midlands, newberry, kershaw and lee counties from 1 am until 12 noon tomorrow with anticipation of road condition issues throughout the morning. and we will take a look at the 7-day forecast and impact, coming up.>>> the weather system is turning and nightmare and the nation's capitol, inches of snow falling, hundreds of accidents, hours of delays, and the virginia governor has declared a state of emergency, and the national weweher service has issued a starting saturday morning.>>> back here in the midlands, fire broke out around 5:30 am on the winding court, and no one was injured in that b

if else 24 newberry, 26 columbia, feels like 25 in sumter. as we watch this cold front come down behind it, an area of high pressure ringing and a lot colder and drier air. it will be a sunny day today as we get ready to celebrate martin luther king, jr. day. 48degrees, it is going to be chilly, tonight very cold show potentially 15 degrees. some tips to make sure that you keep you and your family protected. at night, before you go to bed let the faucets drop water this way the pipes do not freeze. keep your thermostat at 60 degrees. definitely bring in the pets, this is no condition for any pets to be outside recheck on the elderly in the family who need assistance. some of them will need a lot of help to keep themselves warm tonight. 42degrees tomorrow, wednesday morning 22 with a windchill of 18, a lot of sunshine warming 250 degrees. the chance of rain possibly thursday afternoon into friday for the weekend looks pretty good right now. temperatures for highs in the middle to upper 50s with a lot of sunshine. we just have to get through th

again at 1:00 that's when at the freezing rain advisory will go into effect for newberry. that's something we need to be careful with the bridges and overpasses. as temperatures continue to fall to the freezing mark tonight. in the upstate greenville 40 degrees right now we do have a little bit of shower activity you will see of their and or other weather bug camera in spartans berg 41 degrees a beautiful shot but you're not seeing any winter weather yet. temperatures remaining above the freezing point. we have talked about third shift workers overnight dealing with rain but at 9:00 a.m. this is when you can see something on here indicating the potential of a wintry mix. a little bit of freezing rain some sleaze potentially for winnsboro camden into newberry. these temperatures hovering in the 32 degrees and then as a roll through midday we are still in the mid to lower 30 range and for the most part the temperatures will be slightly above 32 and the surface ground on will likely remain a little warmer and that will help to keep anything that falls and hits the ground in t

tomorrow for newberry, fairfield, kershaw, and lee counties. for the very latest on what is going on, we are going to send things straight over to meteorologist, daniel bonds >>> we've been watching the weather all day long, we have been seeing a little bit of light ice accumulation. especially in the northern midlands. a little bit of sleet over sumter, a little bit colder in the upupate at 28 degrees rock hill, 27 degrees in greenville. it is breezy out there, feels a little bit colder. it feels like 29 degrees in columbia, columbia currently feels like 26 degrees. wind chill in raquel, feels like 12 degrees in greenville. some of that may be mixing in with a little bit of sleet especially in thnorthern midlands as you head north on 77. there is a little bit of a break, do not let it for you. that will continue to rotate in across our area. we do have those freezing rain advisory's, that does include fairfield, newberry, kershaw and lee counties until tomorrow at 2 o'clock. the one that ends in the short term includes richland county and sumt

freezing rain advisory extended until 2pm for newberry, fairfield, kershaw and lee freezing line continues to sneak into southward into richland, clarendon and sumter counties, as a cold wedge of air continues to move in from the northeast at the surface. the number of showers will start to decrease into the afternoon left could refreeze as temperatures fall to the upper 20s and low 30s. saturday morning expect a few snow showers that will move quickly through the central midlands and even make it into the lowcountry. and remember, you can get the freezing line continues to sneak into southward into richland, surface. the number of showers will start to decrease into the afternoon fall to the upper 20s and low quickly through the central midlands and even make it into the lowcountry. and remember, you can get the and remember, you can get the latest weather information on the go by downloading the wis first alert weather app. you can get instant notifications right on your phone. it's free for android and iphone. just search wis in your app store. kershaw county has been seeing a good mix

newberry, fair deal, kershaw. it begins at 1 am and last until 12 pm. if you're going to be traveling in that area paid close attention to the weather. there is potential for freezing rain. a wider view showing a these winter storm watches and warnings because that storm is developing. we will see some impacts by saturday morning as well. 52 in columbia, 40 for national and cooler in the mountains but we warmed up nicely in the midlands. for tonight. rain developing as we mentioned and it's not going to warm up a whole lot tomorrow. 38 will be our high. all rain during the afternoon and when the rain decreases friday night and saturday morning we may see a few snowflakes. way of accumulation. 53 on sunday to 59 on monday and 60s by tuesday. that's a look at your forecast. so far no major problems being reported by the highway patrol. there is a downtown look at columbia. secondary roads and north eastern portions of columbia. again, no major problems being reported by the highway patrol. downtown is going to take you. 13 minutes. for jackson going to ta

roads around whitmire and in other spots of northern newberry county roads are pretty slick. sheriff lee foster says, so far, there have been no major incidents. he tells me they've had to respond to a couple accident, but that's about it, and they weren't anything major. s-c-d-o-t workers are hard at work. they've been treating i-26 with a salt brine most recently. they've also treated some state roads with salt sand, including sc-121, sc-34, and sc-56. they haven't been able to treat secondary roads. d-o-t's big priority is the roads. people here in whitmire tell me this town seems to always get snow before other areas of the county because of its geography. i'm told the line was at about mile marker 66 on i-26. now, as far as trees go, d-o-t had no reports of fallen trees onto roadways. for now, the precipitation has stopped, but more is likely on the way. live in whitmire, chad mills, wis news 10. breaking news: canadian prime minister says 5 dead, 2 others injured in school shooting in saskatchewan. the grade 7 through 12 la loche community school in the northern saskatc

saturday night lancaster, chesterfield counties freezing rain advisory in effect until 2pm today newberry, fairfield, kershaw, lee counties periods of rain, some rain heavy at times. northern midlands have the best chance of seeing 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 and saturday morning not expecting much if any accumulation of snow. however, some icing is likely around columbia metro, high amounts chester north. sunshine by saturday afternoon this is still a developing storm, update will following during the day. a winter weather advisory has just been issued in there's been a light dusting of snow in whitmire already. our chad mills is there chad. i'm live in whitmire where there's been a light dusting of snow. the roads also starting to get slick. snow is expected late tonight which could result in patches of ice. making bridges and overpasses dangerous this will make travel difficult. county officials say if you don't have to be out and about, please stay home.

there's some ice too, but so far, things are going pretty smoothly here in newberry county. this was at about 5 o'clock or so, but people here in whitmire tell me the snow started a few hours before that around 1 o'clock and they tell me it came down pretty heavily. roads in and around whitmire are pretty slick. sheriff lee foster tells me his deputies are monitoring some problem bridges near the fairfrfld so far, the sheriff says there have been a couple ice-related accidents, but they've been minor. s-c-d-o-t workers are hard at work too. they've been treating i-26 with a salt brine most recently. they've also treated some state roads with salt sand, including sc-121, sc-34, and sc-56. they haven't been able to treat secondary roads, because, of course, d-o- t's biggest priority is the interstate and primary roads. people here in whitmire tell me this town seems to always get snow before other areas of the county because of its geography and that's not a bad thing "actually, no, it doesn't get old. i mean, we don't get it often, but it's like whitmire is a little magic spo

newberry. and 28 in sumter. in columbia, 28 degrees with a windchill of 24 degrees on what it feels like. clear skies in the area. the high pressure is allowing that cold dry air to filter in from the mountains to the palmetto state. that's going to be a prelude to the sate. with that southwesterly flow, it's going to be warm. 60s and 63 in orangeburg. here, 36 degrees in columbia. wind at ten miles per hour. going to be chilly tonight but but not freezing cold. ranging from the mid to upper 40s. as the high pressure moves off the cost, a chance of rain in the next few days. low pressure will start moving into the lower part of the gulf, a chance of rain. the plains will also come down with that system. two chans of rain. tomorrow, , creasing cloud coverage. tomorrow, moving in from the sournt portions of the midlands. this will cover most if not all of the midlands with the rainfall on the back end of it. here's the good thing. it'll be out by saturday morning and skies will start clearing. tomorrow, with a hig

live in newberry, mike desumma, wis news 10. time is ticking for victims of the october floods to apply for fema assistance -- and the small business administration says there is plenty of money to go around. news 10's charles molineaux spoke with fema representatives on how important it is to get your name in the pile. charles: a lot of this involves this documentation, or can you just get your name in and provide the papers later. carl: absolutely! you can register first. you can do it over the phone 1-800- 621-fema. online disasterassistance.gov. the key is to get in by january 4th - the deadline. the paperwork can follow later. over the phone we'll ask specific questions. the owner of the house -- insurance papers and that. but the documentation can come later. the key is to register. charles: have people been responding - been getting their names in? carl: they have! we've had over 98,000 registered in this area. some 78-million dollars has gone out to the area back to the homeowners to get their home and property back up t

>> never mind. >> we have light snow moving in portions of northern newberry county. that's about it. we do have that winter weather advisory until 2:00 tomorrow afternoon. you might see a snowflake or two. not really holding my breath. for cindy crawford's new meaningful beauty ultra,

up to 15 miles per hour in newberry. buckle down just a little if you are not a fan of the wind. course on monday keeping an eye on what is going on in phoenix, championship game will be pleasant in the desert, 59 monday, back here at home cooler, 59 the high in the cold front swings there, 49 for monday nice and dry. if you plan to watch the game you are good to go. if you want to hang out outside indoor outdoor party. through the week nice and clear, son bouncing around near 50 degrees, below average but comfortable as we get into the first full week of january. 2nd skywatchers weather, news at 10 we will be right back after the >>> moving ever so close to history frank martin in the unbeaten gamecocks gamecocks 3 games away from tying the 1932 team for the best part in history, gamecocks hosting at the cla, scrappy commodores entering this, zero and 2, you can tell early they were desperate. cornet hitting 2 threes open the game, bandy jumps out, quick 8 to nothing lead, thorne well, crawled back into this one, boy was the junior big. 19 points, a ports, this cuts possessions

the wind chill is worse, 25 newberry, 26 newberry, 26 winnsboro, 27 camden it feels like 25 right now in sumter. in colombia we columbia we are at 30 degrees, clear skies, winds out of the west at 25 miles per hour so it feels more like 25 degrees. a cold front that is coming down from the north is actually going to squeeze all of the air we are looking at very windy conditions today. get ready, when you get to school today it will still be cold, very windy, 53 degrees, with a lot of sunshine. it is going to feel like 48 degrees as all of our highs today will range from low to middle 50s. columbia 50s. columbia expecting a high of 55 degrees. the winds out of the w est-seth miles per hour. 200 for a low, as all of our lows tonight will range from the middle to upper 20s with a few communities especially down in orangeburg down to 31 degrees. that i area of high pressure moves off that cold front will start sagging down to the south. by the time we get to the palmetto state we are not expecting precipitation out of it. reinforcing cold air that will come in by thursday morning. for tom

. >>> newberry, hello to you. temperatures tonight, upper 40s and you could be waking up to a few light showers in the morning. the rest of the midlands, rain chances are in your futurere hour by hour forecast. >>> welcome back everyone.wach weather school on the road today. the tour took us up to kershaw county and watery elementary where we spoke with the fifth- graders. i want to thananthe teacher r r inviting me out. graders up there a watery elementary. a lot of great questions as we talked about whether. we went talked about the recent flooding as well. i want to thank the teacher again for inviting me up there to speak with them. i also had a school ambassador while i was there so that i would not get loss. you will see that coming up in just a bit. we are on the road again tomorrow, and if you want to scatter -- if you want to schedule an email -- a visit, email me. whether at school today, you and i need to talk about whether. we're looking at the skywach radar. that is going to be the story for the next

matthews, 20 in columbia, 34 in newberry which is usually colder. all of us are approaching 60 degrees, 59 in lexington, 56 in st. matthews, 55 in sumpter, and 60 degrees here in wins at 14. we do not have a wind chill right now, and it is absolutely beautiful outside. we have this area of high pressure that has slowly moved to the east, and ringing in lots of tropical moisture and more mayor, and the winds have been blowing. were looking at 59 in winnsboro, 63 in lexington, and columbia 63 for the high. winds out of the west southwest at 10 to 15. tonight is cold but not chilly, and 30 degrees with increasing clouds coverage. all of us in the mid to upper 30s, and down south in the 40s. down in the gulf there is an area of low pressure, and it is static, slowly tracking its way into the western part of the gulf, and this area of low pressure, both making their way to the midstate, and a lot of creasing -- increasing cloud to work. by midmorning, light to moderate rainfall, but into the afternoon and heavy rainfall is expected. but the key thing is

. >> ben: a year long investigation in newberry led to three arrests and a carb of drugs, money and guns. sheriff lee foster says yesterday his officers served a search warrant at a home on taylor street. inside they say they found several handguns. deputies say they've made undercover drug buys from the residence over the last few months, building their case. >> ben: one person killed in an

today, it's a little bit cold right now, we are in the mid 40s for most of the midlands. 37, and newberry. were looking at a crisp and dry over the next few days, -- we are looking at a crisp and dry evening out there. overnight lows will be down in the 20s this week. we will talk more about the forecast in just a few minutes.>>> a group of armed militiamen, organized refugee, they converged on the small town on saturday, showing support for to wait in the stephen hannan the rangers were jailed on an arson conviction. they set a fire that burned 130 acres to cover approaching. the father served three months in the sun one year. they were ordered back to a spokesman of the group that was well known, said they are protesting the government's control over the land. >> it as been provided for us to come together and unite in making a hard stand against this overreach, the taking of the people's land and resources. >> they hannan's will have to turn themselves in to finish their five-year federal prison terms. >>> the dating website, the site put up a huge billboard. >> reporter: this new bill

newberry .05" - aiken .03" - sumter 0.1" - in the upstate - inman 7.5" - 3 tigerville 7.0"our satellite radar composite confirms what we saw today, you can see the light snow moving across the area.it has been a cold day, here are the current temperatures across the 3 midlands.tonight, look for decreasing clouds with lows in the middle to upper 20s.sunday - look for sunny skies and highs in the lower 50s.sunday the middle 20s.we'll take a closer look at the forecast coming up in just a few a minutes. mary. 3 although there isn't much evidence of it now, folks in newberry county woke up this morning to find snow, outside their front door.news19's chuck ringwalt was there and has tonight's story. 3 --- "it's exciting for us because we don't see this down south." connie baker is one of the many in the county who enjoyed the light dusting of snow early this morning "we've had a good time. my six year old said, 'hey. mom. i know it's just a little bit, but we're going to build a little snow man.' it's lovely. it's heaven. it's heaven sent. she said,'hey. we're going to build a little one."ot

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 will see a break from the rain on saturday, cloudy, 64 degrees. saturday night into sunday more rain coming back into the picture with a high of 63 and turning colder next week. partly cloudy skies monday and tuesday. low of 34 th a high of 52. 3 some of the midlands's newest law enforcement officers are >>> in the midlands, the newest law enforcement officers are serving the community. several new officers are taking part in the beyond the badge program this week. today they were helplpg out at the super kitchen. >> definitely a life changing experience. nothing prepares you than goating out here -- getting out here and doing it. >> they have more events for the week. they will read to students and h

. >>> a live fire simulation will take place at newberry college this afternoon at 2 pm. the fire department will set up two rooms they will be set on fire in order to show the importance of sprinklers in working fire alarms. the event is open to the public and on monday, the orangeburg county sheriff's office will be conducting bomb squad training they will be detonating explosives at the facility. it is about 8 les east of bowman. if you honey loud noises, do not be alarmed. >>> the three remaining disaster recovery centers will close today. they are at the richland county public library on garners ferry road, they are at the richland county public c brary on garners ferry road, central carolina college, and one in williamsburg county it will close it xpm. many services -- at p.m. p.m. lines are open until 7 am until 10 pm. that number can be found on our website at wtlx.com. >>> the house ways chairman brian white is proposing a plan that would give the surplus money to help farmers survive last year's losses instead of waiting around for lawmakers to pass the budget.

in newberry and winnsboro. and 41 degrees. here in columbia, 42 and cloudy wind giving a windchill of 37. the kids are going to need the winter jackets. 37 as they head out to the bus stop. clouds throughout the day. 52 by lunchtime and into the afternoon, getting by with about 56 degrees by midday. and then in the early evening, 51 by 6 o'clock. and now let's check on the roadways. no accidents. but on 26, piney grove road. traffic is light and no incidents reported on that end of town. in springdale, you're going to be okaka no issues there. and har veston, -- -- . going to check more on that and the weekend. >> all right there. >>> the city of manning has the material to fix roofs from damaged home and a waiting list of families that need the help but no skilled volunteers. more on one family that were displaced. >> from all i know all the duct work is ruined. >> haven't been able to move in since the october flood. >> $4,500 on this. >> to do this. >> new well, new everything. >> never seems to end. >> more rain and floods

yellow and red on highway 176, slow traffic around an accident near the newberry county line. i-85 looking good. 26 and 40 smooth. let's see how we look around haywood road. geoff: a wyff news 4 update in the search for 12 marines after a helicopter crash. authorities found life rafts that were carried on the aircraft, but still no sign of the crew off the coast of hawaii. the military reports two helicopters collided during a training exercise last thursday. 22-year-old sergeant jeffrey sempler, from woodruff, is one of 12 missing. a vigil for sempler was held in his hometown yesterday. dozens prayed outside of woodruff city hall. family members fear the worst. gonna have a future. all the things that he would have done in life, it's not gonna happen, there's gonna be a hole there. geoff: sempler graduated from woodruff high school four years ago. his grandfather says he always wanted to be a marine. and an update in anderson county after human remains were found this weekend. the coroner has released the man's name. he says 46-year-old gary burton was identified with the ser

we are starting to see a light in mix moving through parts of newberry county. we will see an opportunity for rain, sleet, a we do have that winter weather advisory that includes most of the midlands with the exception of orangeburg, calhoun county. if you can avoid being on the roads tonight that is the best thing to do. tonight we expect a wintry mix to occur. looking for low temperatures of 32 degrees. tomorrow everything begins to move out then we are left with some clouds. we will take this forecast and break it down further in and tell you exactly what you can expect coming up in a few minutes. >> that advisory means we could see some freezing rain or snow making for some slippery road conditions on bridges and overpasses. several hundred tons of salt are ready to be spread if needed. sonia gutierrez spend time with the cruise tonight with more on being done. >> reporter: good evening, crews were expected to get out earlier today but as you can see they are still hard at work. right now there are 40 trucks out in the city of columbia ready to respond to an

saturday night lancaster, chesterfield counties freezing rain advisory in effect until noon today newberry, fairfield, kershaw, lee counties periods of rain, some rain heavy at times. northern midlands have the best chance of seeing possible heavy icing due to freezing rain falling through early today, then again tonight. rain will be mixed with light northern/central midlands tonight and saturday morning not expecting much if any accumulation of snow. however, some icing is likely around columbia metro, high amounts chester north. sunshine by saturday afternoon storm, update will following during the day. the storm is continuing to cause the most concern in saturday afternoon this is still a developing storm, update will following during the day. the storm is continuing to cause the most concern in we've got our wis team stationed around the cause the most concern in counties north of columbia. we've got our wis team stationed midlands. let's head out to mike desumma, who's live in camden with more on conditions out there. and mike, new information about some schools there in kershaw coun

expect low temperatures of 24 in newberry. 25 camden. 26 columbia. 28 degrees orangeburg. tomorrow we should see temperatures warming up into the mid-50s. 52 for newberry and winnsboro. 55 columbia and orangeburg. 56 manning. our seven-day forecast looks like this, colder air coming in 49 degrees the high temperature. dropping down to 26 thursday morning. we will see an increase in clouds late in the day and on friday we expect cloudy skies. scattered showers. high of 57. cloudy on saturday and 58 degrees. another cold front comes through and on sunday it will be windy and cold with a high of 48. >>> not everybody wants to see clemson see football tonight so we have alternatives. 8:00 p.m. the big bang theory, followed los a new friend at reduced cost. offering a new year, new beginning pot adoption special through the end of the -- pet adoption special through the end of the month at $40. >>> powerball jackpot rose by $100 million today. it is now up to an estimated $1.4 billion. you heard right. the next drawing wednesday night just before news 19 at 11:00 p.m. >>> yale

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 hit 50 tomorrow. >> there you go. >>> sports with alyssa lang. >> the clemson football team. watson said a national title year sports. >>> clemson is championship bound. >> absolutely and they are more heard from them this morning. a week till the national title match-up in arizona where the tigers will face a veteran in the tide. the excitement for fans is starting to build with that potential future trophy but for watson this game is an expectation. he said after last season he has known for

in newberry, sitting at 37 degrees. in columbia, 41. there is beautiful sunshine. should be warming us up. the windchill feels like 38 degrees in the capital city. this area of high pressure has been continuing to draw and a lot of cool dry air. a stationary front that has slowly making its way toward the coastline -- is now continuing to move through. an interesting feature building up. there is a subtropical weight -- an area of low pressure off the coast of cuba. and that -- believe it or not, will influence the stationary front as it moves into the area. you can see that the stationary front is going to develop showers. but on the coastline, we will be dealing with a lot of cloud coverage. you can see it spinning into the atlantic. it will move out. but it will force the stationary front to stick around for a while. so we will have more clouds. and start to warm up. highs today, pretty much in the middle to upper 40s. communities will continue with increasing cloud coverage into the afternoon and evening. a high of 48 degrees as wind continues out of the northe

live in newberry county, mike desumma, wis news 10. plans to fix up one midlands apartment complex mean the people who actually live there... will have to clear out. they've been given just a few days to pack up and move. willow run apartments have been bougtht by a new company and they're going to be renvoated eventually, the units here will be nicer places to live. but the tenants have to move in the short term. and for some, there is very tenants say they knew last summer the complex would change hands, but only found out december 22nd when they were expected to be out of their units so rerevations could begin. originally that date for people in the first couple of buildings was january 4th. they found out yesterday they've been given an extension to january 12th---but that is still not much time especially for longtime residents like lorena kelly. basically we want more time and we would like to have at least 30 days. we're not trying to fight the renovation. we understand it's needed but we would just like to have a little bit for

as all of the lows tonight -- look at this, 20 and newberry, 23 in lexington. twenty-five in manning. it is going to be very cold. we're going to see a lot of sunshine. it will be a beautiful day for the next few days. but tomorrow, after a high of 43 degrees, we will drop down to 25 with a potential windchill of 18 degrees wednesday morning. forty-four, for the high. and then a cold front coming down the coastline. a slight chance for a sprinkle late thursday afternoon. a better chance of rain not only on friday but also sunday. as temperatures start getting back into the highs in the lower to middle 60s. >>> stay with us here at news19. we will be back right after the break. it is time to tighten >>> today, howard is helping with new year's resolutions with a chick -- a tasty chicken lettuce wrap. >> after a month of holiday parties, christmas cookies and many more, it is time to start eating better. so whether you made a new year's resolution to eat better or not, we have got a dish that is on the healthier side. packed with flavor and it is very fun to eat.

newberry, 55 into winnsboro. here in columbia, it is 64 degrees. very strong south, southwesterly wind at 11 miles per hour. a lot of cloud coverage in place. a little bit of sunshine trying to peek through. radar, a lot of clouds streaming in. a bermuda high well off to -- into the atlantic has been pumping and a lot of moisture into the south carolina coastline. highs today -- generally in the middle to upper 60s. it is going to be a very warm day. here at columbia, 66 degrees. we already have the cloud coverage. we could see sunshine. probably not much. overnight tonight, we will get down to 49 degrees. on the onset of light showers. all the lows tonight will generally be in the middle to upper 40s. with some communities getting as high as 53 degrees for a low in orangeburg and 50 and saint matthews. outside of all of the cloud coverage, it is an event of this cold front that has been moving through. this cold front is going to be moving through rather quickly. the models have considerably changed from route -- from what it was this morning -- t

forecast tonight, expecting a low temperature of 39 newberry. 40 camdone. 41 columbia. 45 in orangeburg. and then tomorrow because of the rain and the clouds we expect temperatures to remain in the mid-40s for the most part. 44 newberry. 46 camden. 47 columbia and orangeburg. 45 sumpter and the sun returns for friday. high temperature of 59 degrees. start out with a low of 32, a high of 64. we will warm up over the weekend into the beginning of next week. dry. tuesday we may be seeing a high temperature of 72 degrees. but late tuesday night into wednesday morning we will see chance of showers and thunderstorms ahead of the next cold front. >> so do any of the models indicate any really cold air coming back in the next week or so? >> yes, actually towards the end of next week as we head towards super bowl sunday. tease there. days prog >>> in honor of black history month a richland county library holding an event saturday 1030 a.m. music, story telling and food, public. >>> if you were out travelelg on i-20 tonight we need to let you know about a lane closure this evening. the state tran

newberry, 22. 25, orangeburg. tomorrow high temperatures in 49, columbia. 46, newberry. seven-day forecast looks like this. we will see an increasing clouds on thursday with a high of 560. showers on friday, 610. saturday, cloudy, 640. rain returns saturday night into sunday morning with a high of 630. it's colder next week and dry. by tuesday a high of 520. it's uncertain as to how cold it will be but likely it will be as cold as what we see now. >> it's been so nice. it becomes a shock to the system.>> went from 800 to winter.>>> 3 3 3 3 we just told >>> we told you powerball was up to $400 million. now it is $450 million. the winner will have a choioi between a cash payout of $275 the jackpot was rolled 17 times. the streak conti the usa -- usc men. of a pick up their first opening conference since 2011. this is the first half. darrius thoren well and sin city had some the parking lot for 3. he led with 22 points. dennis career on defense lopping it finishes with the easy layout. at one point or burn with a 13 point lead. gamecocks stayed cool. down the seam from the

still chilly in parts. 43 degrees newberry. 48 degrees winnsboro. 55 degrees st. matthews and orangeburg. 50 degrees lexington and columbia. rain moving out of the area. rain in fairfield county. all that activity is moving to the northeast. as a strong low-pressure system continues to swing through the area. this low-pressure system got stronger, increased the winds. winds 31 miles per hour in columbia. last hour the airport reported a wind gust of 41 miles per hour. so over the next hour or so we may see strong winds as the low continues to get stronger as it continues to move towards the north and east. now the good news is with all this the rain comes to an end as well. forecast model showing it well. 6:30 p.m. showers moving out. clearing 8:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m. tonight. tomorrow expecting a lot of sunshine. a great start to the weekend. a sunny day on saturday with 60s. cloud cover during the early morning hours of sunday and we can't rule out an isolated shower, most of the moisture will be to the south as the system swings past us to the south and behind the

feels cooler in portions of the midlands. 29 newberry. 31 camden. 30 st. math cause and 31 degrees -- matthews and 31 degrees in sumpter. as far as air temperatures, lows around 22 degrees. a system swings through the area tomorrow. maybe producing a sprinkle or two. otherwise expect increasing clouds with highs around 47 degrees and tomorrow night more clouds with lows around 33 degrees. seven-day forecast, we will look at that coming up in a few >> thank you. >>> the minimum wage in the state is $7.25 which many families say is tough to support your family on. today united association of united way held an event highlighting the wages needed for basic essentials. news 19's janae frazier with more on what the study uncovered. $7.25, that is tough. >> reporter: the standard for south carolina was done by professor out of washington. shows 90% of the workers in the state are barely making it. >> reporter: he works to -- she works to support her and her children. >> making $7 at 16. >> reporter: her resume shows she is a jack of all trades. she has done ever

we are looking at 32 degrees lexington, 28 newberry, 32 winnsboro, saint matthews with 29 degrees, here in columbia 31 degrees. crystal clear skies right now winds or call. not much of a wind chill at least right now. when the kids had out to the bus stop it will be very cold, 29 degrees. make sure they have the winter jacket as they head off to school today. our by our a lot of sunshine today. 44degrees by 11 o'clock, 48 by lunchtime. in the afternoon, with continuous sunshine a high of 54 degrees. by 6 o'clock later on tonight down to 47. >>> let's check on the road conditions as we beat the traffic, we have been having a pretty good morning as far as our commutes. i 26 west on of mile marker 105 just out side piney grove road traffic has been picking up but no accidents are being reported on the interstate. no issues as you are coming off sumter highway crossing over i heading downtown columbia. i 76 to harvest in 14 minutes, south from i 772 blithe wit a 22 minute commute. we will take a look at the seven day forecast and the important we can forecast coming up in just a few minutes

could be 49 in orangeburg to as cool as 42 in newberry. overnight tonight, it will be cold once again. temperatures generally in the in your opinion 30s. the -- in your mid to upper 30s. and because of that. and because of the precipitation we're expecting a freeze rain advisory is in tomorrow from fairfield, kershaw and lee and newberry koinlts. by three in the morning, a lot of approximate precipitation could be in the form of freezing rain to just rain in the northern parts of the midlands into the upstate. as we get through noon, going to transition to just rain and into the afternoon, we're going to see a lot of rain. all of the palmetto state will. some of the moisture may wrab book into the state and central midlands. and could see a snow flake or 2:00 in the afternoon when it clears. and the potential, i use that word strongly and the potential for snow, but rain all over the palmetto state. a little wintry mix. saturday, sunny and 53. and up to 62 on tus and maybe a storm or thunderstorm or two. interstate. nothing on 321 from kno

newberry chillier there. 65 in orangeburg. sumter came in around 64 degrees. now you look at temperatures, and we still have little bit of clear skies and jumped 20 dreetion or more. 42 the temperature in st. matthews, and winnsboro sitting in the 40s. expecting it to be a chilly evening, although with the clouds moving in, it should kind of put a stop just temporarily there for the temperatures to drop. we are going to start to see some changes in the forecast, so hopefully you did enjoy the first half really of this weekend because sunday we have rain in the forecast here, and all eyes on the low pressure system down there off the coast there that has been tracking in the gulf. quick moving system here, and really expecting things to push through, and early tomorrow morning, and rain showers heavy rain, but definitely going to bring in clouds and stay with us before the noon hour, and if you are going to be heading out, take a look at the hour by hour forecast here. the cloud cover that you will be seeing here, and around the 7:00 a.m. hour you notice shower

right now our temperatures outside the midlands are in the teens and 20s, 16 campton, 19 newberry to winnsboro and bishopville. lexington 16. it feels like it is 12 degrees and bishopville, feels like 16 wind chill feels like 12 degrees in downtown. only 20 degrees at the bus stop, we will have a lot of sunshine but it will not help much. 40degrees, will feel more like the -- 35. we started to warm up tomorrow. increasing cloud coverage in the afternoon as winds come out of the southwest with a high of 48 degrees. if you are just about to head out you are definitely going to need to warm up your vehicle before heading out. the good thing is no accidents or issues on the roadways. 321 heading on i 26 both directions moving pretty good. sunset boulevard to west columbia, traffic is light right now. i 20s -- i 262 harbison, 13 minute commute. we will warm up, it is going to take a while. forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> at least the sun will be out. you tell me it is warming up, i am holding you to that even though you have no control. >> remember you can follow the news 19

we will see plenty of sunshine and tonight's low temperatures dropping down to 46 and newberry and 470 and bishop will and high temperatures cooler than what we saw today but rain coming through 50 and newberry and 53 in columbia and sumter our forecast looks like this. by the time we get to friday, 510 we will see a dry weekend but will also be warming up. by sunday. 68 and that will continue to warm up into the beginning of 3 meals on wheels has gotten a huge donation from the t-j maxx foundation.the company gave a $5000 grant to help >>> meals on wheels got a huge donation from t.j. maxx. somebody gave a $5000 grant to help fight senior hunger. create a 700 hot meals to the meals on wheels program. it's the only provider of services in richland county. meanwhile the united way got a large check today. they received a $13,500 donation for its flood recovery efforts. a columbia retailer for more than 60 years following the flood-the flood they launched a campaign to raise funds for custom product sales, including limited edition t-shirts and bracelets. >>> hundreds of people, god help