october 24th.he separated families gathered in a town near the military demarcation line. 90 families, 254 people. they head for north korea aboard buses arranged by the korean red cross. the buses cross the military demarcation line and enter north korea. four hours after leaving, the south korean families arrive at a hotel. the north korean families awaited them in the hotel reception hall. the reunion meetings began with introductions in the hall. the reunions continued for two nights and three days. the times and places are prearranged. families from the north and south stay in separate accommodations. suk-ju reunited with his son for the first time in 65 years. his son, dong wook, just 5 when they separated, is now 70. dong wook says he is a retired mining company executive. dong wook's eldest son yong jin was also there. his son tries to comfort him. the first meeting lasted two hours. suk-ju, however, was somber the entire time and barely uttered a word. the following morning, suk-ju would n

let's take a look at video from the october flooding. you can see trees submerged as the water rushes by. the surrounding area flooded. we also have video from the chinquapin subdivision. flood waters overpowered a pond's emergency spillway. this is one of many areas that sparked the federal government to take action. fema aid is available in 24 counties across the state, greenville, spartanburg, and greenwood counties. again, this deadline is only for damage from october's record flooding. you do have to get that in by today. aly myles, wyff 4, live in greenwood county. geoff: thank you. the historic flooding hit the carolinas beginning october 2. authorities say all the doubts have been in or near vehicles and were caused by the weather. also today, the president looking to take new executive action aimed at curbing gun violence. allyson: but republican presidential candidates are calling the moves dangerous. aixa diaz joins us live from our exclusive washington newsroom with more. aixa: president obama meets with director to discuss e

it's also likely she'll talk about the historic, deadly october flood as well and its impact on the people of this state and the state's roads too. the state is still waiting to find out how much federal funds will be granted to south carolina to help in the effort to rebuild. republican state representative kirkman finlay hopes the legislature will finally have the will to get something done, especially after all that devastation in october. meanwhile, democratic state rep. says it shouldn't take a crisis to force lawmakers to act. regardless, both hope she'll address farmers and say state lawmakers will hopefully be able to offer some kind of help to farmers who lost a lot in the flood. "i can tell you, there's a big move in the house right now a bipartisan effort to bring about some support for our farmers in the state. the governor's made it very clear she's not for that. she's said that she's not going to do anything to help our farmers in south carolina." "if you ask me what i'm going to try to push forward on in an individual capacity is better disclosure on insurance of exactly wha

devastating are still recovering from october's devastating floods. and richland county leaders want businesses and homeowners to know they're not alone in recovery. our michal higdon is live in the newsroom with more on meetings being held tonight -- to prevent more problems in the future. if you have paperwork and photos from october's flood or recurrent flooding that's affected your home -- richland county officials want you gather all of that documentation for an important strategizing meeting tonight. looking to develop a future flood mitigation plan. right now there is still very visible damage at homes in neighborhoods hardest hit from october's floods. those areas include lower richland county, the gills creek watershed and stoop creek watershed. while construction crews are working to finish the rebuilding as quickly as possible.... the meeting itself will include interactive mapping stations, questionnaires and opportunities for residents to submit comments and share information about damage they've experienced from flooding. "what could be

october 1, 2015. this includes areas with and without street sweeping enforced parking signs. the department will attempt to reschedule street sweeping after this storm event. let's switch now for a check on conditions on the peninsula. 10 on your side's liz kilmer is also up this morning-- live in newport news with more from there. liz? roads aren't looking too bad here. we're on j clyde morris blvd. you can see, there's definitely snow on the in a large, heavy live truck and have been taking it slow. certainly, that is the recommendation. here's a look at the intersection doing ok, so long as they take it easy. some parking lots are a they're driving from hour. certainly, that is the slush, snow, but drivers seem to be doing ok, so long as they take it easy. some parking lots are a lot more snow-coated, more slick. we actually ran into a few good samaritans who say they're driving from parking lot to parking lot and throwing down salt and litter, for free. you'll hear from them in at first but at th

following october's historic flooding. richland county curbside debris pick-up is set to return to normal service next week. friday is the last day flood waste will be collected curbside. after that... residents will have to dispose of flood debris to one of two drop-off centers... the c-and-d landfill... or lower richland drop-off center. since october's historic flooding, we've been feeling south carolina strong. and d that's the message a new, interactive public art display in downtown columbia hopes to convey. be sure to stop by the "s-c strong board" at lady and main, to write down your positive thoughts about our state, as we continue on the long road to recovery. turning to the crime beat... the investigation continues this morning after a motorcycle crash victim was found shot. a motorist spotted the wreck early yesterday morning.... at long green parkway at churchland drive. richland county deputies say they discovered the crash victim had a bullet wound to the upper body. if you know anything about this case, cal

"right now we are still heavily involved in the recovery effort from the october flood. it's still very early on in the recovery. finish that up as quickly as recovery effort from the october flood. it's still very early on in the recovery. but we want to start to finish that up as quickly as possible because we're very concerned about winter storms -- the potential for ice storms coming up in late january, early february. and heaven forbid we should get any severe weather as we hit prime tornado time in the spring." emergency officials urge that if you haven't applied for any kind of assistance, whether it's through the federal government or through the state, you need to apply immediately, even if you believe you'll be denied. we've got what you need to know right on our website, wistv.com. live in the newsroom, michal higdon, wis news 10. south carolinians who were unable to work in october due to the flooding disaster have received more than $1.2 million in unemployment benenets. that's according to reports from the associated press. employees, those who are self-emp

plus, after the october floods, farmers across the state could soon be getting some help. he was rated a+ by the nra. not for his promises, but for defending the second amendment... he's a man of deep faith, who fought time and again for the right to life. he laid out a plan to destroy isis months before paris. he'll strengthen our border and use conservative principles to put washington's broken fiscal house back in order. jeb bush. he's the conservative you can trust, to fight for our beliefs. right to rise usa is responsible now, lawmakers are making a push to give them a little help. will whitson explains. the farm aid fund- proposed by the house of representatives would help offset widespread damage from october's devastating flood. the south carolina farm bureau estimates the total amount of damage- to farms directly, and to business depending on farms- is close to 700 million dollars- and what crop insurance farmers did have, only covered a fraction of the damage. "you don't know the exact number of farmers who won't be farming next year if they don't get financial

the school reached out and offered to help those students effected by the flood in october. >> it feels amazing because if those -- >> they are just like us. >> yeah. if you think. and don't have food we would be hungry. >> we would want other people to help us. >> gnats where the idea -- that is where the idea came from. >> in many cases when we have students who don't lack can so i try to instill the importance of making sure they give back. >> 20 city counsel members from charlotte made the trip this morning. >>> would you brush up on your geography at the chance of winning $50,000? students are doing just that. holding the bee today. a competition that is similar to a spelling bee. they will now go on to compete that state level. it is organized by the society for students grades 4 through 8. >> just think about in south carolina we say that we are going to provide a world class education. terms of math and reading. social studies et cetera. you need to know something about that world to participate in that world so things related to political instability. global markets. climate ch

the last update from the d-o-t remain closed in 19 counties because of october's flooding. this includes only one primary route closure - which is highway 193 in saluda county. crews will continue to make repairs to damaged roads as the weather conditions to allow. in addition, scdot is monitoring water levels and bridge conditions from the recent water release at the lake murray dam. today is the last day for flood victims in south carolina to register for fema assistance. the deadline to register is tonight at 11:59. however, for those not eligible for the federal aid -- there are some alternatives. our michal higdon has the details. :01 :12 :51 1:15 according to fema representatives almost 100-thousannpeople have applied for assistance since october's officials with the south carolina emergency management division say if you are declined fema assistance -- you are then deferred to the small business administration for their low-interest loan program. if you're declined that program -- you are referred back to fema for what's needs assessment which goes through other prog

several areas throughout the midlands are still recovering from october's devastating floods. and tonight, richland county leaders want home and business owners to know they're n n alone in the recovery process. our michal higdon has more on meetings taking place this week to prevent more problems in the future. if you have paperwork and photos from october's flood or recurrent flooding that's affected your home -- richland county officials want you gather all of that documentation for an important strategizing meeting tonight. richland cououy leaders are looking to develop a future flood mitigation plan. right now there is still very visible damage at homes in neighborhoods hardest hit from october's floods. richland county, the gills creek watershed and watershed. while construction crews are rebuilding as quickly as possible.... the meeting itself will include teractive mapping stations, questionnaires and opportunities for residents to submit comments and share information about damage they've experienced from flooding. cain boozer: "what could be done different or what co

the october. according to the parks facebook page, the water is up to the deck on some sections of the elevated boardwalk. now, they say it usually takes a minute -- or it takes a minute to walk to the visitor center to where you can see that water, but it is normally ten miles around to see the river. open today and they are having a ranger led tour at 1:00 this afternoon. >>> a reminder time is running out to apply for individual assistance through fema. it originally was the 3rd. since that falls on a sunday fema is accepting registrations through monday. president obama has declared all midlands counties a federal disaster area, which means the entire midlands is eligible for individual assistance. the money covers losses not taken care of by insurance. if you have already registered, you do not need to reapply. >>> a number of midlands residents are without water today. the city of west columbia has shut off water service to a number of customers to be done while water lanes are repaired. wat

october 19th... but also in the weeks leading up to the event. governor brian sandoval says he hopes the exposure will bring nevada issues into the spotlight. ((gov. brian sandoval/(r) nevada: "we have a lot of issues that are national issues, that everyone are paying attention to, the candidates are coming here because they know they need to win nevada, and that's good nation knows our nevada issues." )) ((patrick walker)) political expert and unlv professor david damore says there's a good chance some of those issues could make it into the debate ((david damore/unlv politic science professor: "i would think that those would be there as well, as well as some of the issues about sustainability, i think those are going to move to the forefront there, and obviously public lands is always an ongoing issue in nevada." )) ((patrick walker)) council on presidential debates co- chairman frank fahrenkopf says because the issues are so important... the format of the debate will be different than the two primary debates las vegas hosted toward the end of l

this is october 18th. december 27th, we asked the resident coordinate to send immediately convoice of humanitarian assistance, again, to madaya and kefraya and al foua. the dunn not send. when we asked them why you didn't they say we are facing logistical problems. today, 65 trucks. why it took so long as you said? actually it will there were no starvation in madaya. the problem was that huge humanitarian assistance and medical assistance was distributed ininside madaya as i said, october, december, and now. the main problem is that the armed terrorist groups steal the convoys and the trucks, and they deviate them to their own warehouses and storage. and then they resell it to the civilians with ur with, you kno, prohibittant prices and the civilians cannot afford it. the problem is this, the terrorists are stealing from syrian red crescent as well as from the united nations and they are keeping these assistance in their warehouses and then they use it as a leverage of political and financial gain for them

so if you had damage between october 4th and october 23rd -- the big key here here with proof of home ownership and insurance information. "the key is to get the informatino captured by fema. following that they can get the paperwork and documentation that's required in. the important thing is to register by the deadlines at the times that we mentioned." if you've already applied and you've received a determination letter from fema, this deadline doesn't necessarily apply to you. you have 60 days to appeal once you receive that letter. told that while they're closing for registration, these disaster recovery centers will remain open for the time being to help those navigating the process. midnight tonight is also the deadline for small business administration loans. coming up at 6, i'll be back here with someone in the middle of that application process. live in columbia, allie spillyards, wis news 10. due to unexpected problems a boil water advisory is still in effect for residents near leaphart road in west columbia. crews relocated a water line over the weekend as part of a road wi

on october 2nd - a landslide kills 131 people and buries 125 homes in guatemala. the death toll is expected to climb with more than 300 people still missing. announces it will now allow all married couples to have two children as a way to offset the country's aging workforce. the announcement puts an end to china's unpopular one child policy, which has been in effect for 35 years. on november 1st - the kansas city royals defeat the new york mets to win their first world series title for 30 years. on november 13th - isis launches three coordinated attacks in paris killing 129 people and wounding hundreds. seven of the eight terrorists die during the attacks. on november 27th - a police officer and two others are killed after a shooter attacks a planned parenthood clinic in colorado springs. nine more are wounded. december 2nd - fourteen people are killed and more than 20 wounded when two people open fire at a holiday party in san bernardino, california. the suspects syed rizwan farook are killed in a shootout with police after the rampage. last, on december third -

he was accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend in october 2014. a joint task force tried to serve an arrest warrant on him at the byron road apartments. james shot at deputies, while they shot back and he was wounded. he made it back to his car and then police heard one gunshot. the richland county coroner says it appears the wound that killed him was self-inflicted. the man killed while trying to hold up a columbia barber shop has been identified. the richland county coroner says 35-year-old adeyemi hannibal died after he was shot at the "next up barber and beauty" last friday. police say two of the victims got out their own guns and shot at the robbers. the coroner says hannibal died at the hospital. police say one other man, who has not been identified, is still on the run. they're asking anyone with information to call 1-888-crime-sc. additional flood grants by fema will mean some denied help after october's floods will receive about 10 million dollars in aid. the funding reportedly comes from the agency's individuals and households program fo

. >> in october, when columbus day came around, i heard from a huge breadth of the community. >> john: councilman gordonon says we've come a long way. calling for asheville city council to declare the second monday in october indigenous people's day. >> it recognizeshe heritage and contribution of our native american citizens and does away with the fiction that somehow there was no one here before columbus. long overdue. >> john: smith is currently running for buncombe county commissioner. the many contributions made to our community in areas ranging from philosophy to the arts. >> i've been working on it since october. >> john: following the lead of cities like berkeley, minnesota that have designated the day. >> recognition of minority peoples, including native americans americans. >> john: the tide has been turning as to whether christopher columbus should be celebrated. >> columbus didn't really discover (bleep). he kind of just came over here and said, this is mine. >> people perceive columbus day of celebrating oppression and colonialism. >> john: smith hopes the public will hel

the scene on garners ferry road on the morning of >>> this was the scene on garners ferry road on october 4 after hours of heavy rainfall creek and ponds overflowed. water swept up cars and rushed through homes. this was the first day of what would be deemed a 9000 year flood. our chopper capturur some unbelievable pictures after the flooding from the destroyed bridges roads to homes floating this is a look off of homes from monticello road. you can see the truck sitting in feet of water. they rose up past the windows. sadly, images like we were -- where the normal. >> we're going to examine the ongoing recovery process i am darcy strickland along with jim gandy who is going to take us through the events of this historic flood. jim, we were first here on that first day when the rain started it makes sense that we are wrapping this up this year together.>> it's interesting because it took an amount of extraordinary circumstances to produce the rainfall that we saw. let me carry you through what was going on leading up to that. we had been concerned about but, what was happening in the oppo

that the suspected bomber was a syrian member of isil this comes after a double suicide-bombing in october that left more than 100 people dead. al jazeera is in istanbul. from there we have this report. >> moments after the explosion at the flood of the oblisk, and on the ground bodies of german tourists. they came to marvel the city's square, that is before a man wearing a suicide vest approached. his bomb heard four kilometers away. one eyewitness said that it shook the ground. another thought it was thunder on a clear day. >> it was a suicide-bomb, yes. i went there and saw it and came back to the hotel. it was chaos. everyone was running around. police didn't see this coming. they were upset, but at the same time they were trying to evacuate the area because they said a second bomb could go off. >> a peruvian tourist was also killed, and 15 others wounded including norwegians and a south korean. the authorities confirmed the bomber and said he had crossed from syria illegally as a refugee with others. he then went to a police station in istanbul to register his refugee status on januar

creato was found dead partially submerged in the water at a park near his home in the morning, on october 13th. the his dad, dj creato walked into a camden county courthouse on tuesday and said nothing before taking his seat. >> the defendant also told police that brendan had never before left his apartment, by himself. he never once left his mother's house by himself. he never once left his grandparents house by himself. >> section chief christine shaw with the camden county prosecutor's office told the judge that dj creato began dating a 17 year-old over the summer who didn't like brendan. shaw say the two exchanged thousands of text messages and at multiple times she said the 17 year-old asked dj to be alone when she came to visit. shaw pointed out to dj told investigators he went to bed october 12th at 10:00 o'clock but was contacting his girlfriend just after 1:30 a few hours before creato called 911 to report brendan missing. >> circumstantial is only word i can think to use and you heard me say in open court, it is a weak circumstantial case. >> reporter: the prosecution argued tha

if you have paperwork and photos from october's flood or recurrent flooding that's affected your home -- richland county officials want you gather all of that documentation for an strategizing meeting tonight. richland county leaders are looking to develop a future flood mitigation plan. right now there is still very visible damage at homes in neighborhoods hardest hit from october's floods. those areas include lower richland county, the gills creek watershed and stoop creek watershed. while construction crews are working to finish the rebuilding as quickly as possible.... the meeting itself will include damage they've experienced from flooding. cain boozer: "what could be done different or what could they offer? the infrastructure, the dams need to be updated. you know, past that level i really don't know. i think that the community stepped up big time though." the first of several flood- input meetings will be tonight at st. andrews park in columbia. the address is right there on your screen and is set to start at 5:30. the meetings are open to officials, emergency responders and ot

it was passed in june, well before the october flood.. but now it will help charities spread their money further to help flood victims. 3 south carolina department of transportation.. continues to work on reopening roads damaged by the october flood. seven more roads were opened on friday... but 39 roads... throughout 19 counties remain closed.only one primary route remains closed -- that's s-c 3 the recent heavy rain forced s-c-e and g to open a spillgate at the lake murray dam...flooding some low lying areas near the 3 saluda river. news19s chuck ringwalt spoke to residents in the pine glen subdivision in lexington who say it's yet another set back,. 3 residents of the pine glen lexington they're "the whole everytime we thunderstorm bill markham is this know what to the high water murray forced s-c and g to gate.over 18 thousand cubic feet of water were released from the lake murray dam and into the leaving markham and others like johnny panic. "every time they say were up the levys and i have to go and snatch my equuiptment upstairs an

to meet its launch date of october 2016?>> i think our current performance and the schedule execution is strong. and i think we have margin against our august delivery date to the launch site. the poor performance that was mentioned by mr. powner in two years leading up to the thermal vacuum test in july and august is real. and following that, when we reestablished this schedule for october's launch date, we provided a new schedule approach for lockheed martin and for nasa and noaa to work together. since that october/november period, as opposed to ten days a month of reserve being used up they are ahead of schedule. so the way we have rephrased the schedule and refrained it with reserve appropriately has been working and the program is working on schedule since that time. in the face of problems and issues that we typically see in integration and tests. i'm reasonably confident that we will meet the october launch date. >> okay. thank you. mr. powner, do you see that the same way? >> well, we are aware of failed transistor

the scene on garners ferry road on the morning of >>> this was the scene on garners ferry road on october 4 after hours of heavy rainfall creek and ponds overflowed. water swept up cars and rushed through homes. this was the first day of what would be deemed a 9000 year flood. our chopper captured some unbelievable pictures after the flooding from the destroyed bridges roads to homes floating in water. this is a look off of homes from monticello road. you can see the truck sitting in feet of water. sadly, images like we were -- where the normal. >> we're going to examine the ongoing recovery process i am darcy strickland along with jim gandy who is going to take us through the events of this historic flood. jim, we were first here on that first day when the rain started it makes sense that we are wrapping this up this year together.>> it's interesting because it took an amount of extraordinary circumstances to produce the rainfall that we saw. let me carry you through what was going on leading up to that. we had been concerned about hurricane walking -- walking -- but, what was happening

the comment period closed october 1st. there have been 15 comments. do you have a timeline when the final policy might be released? >> yes, sir. and -- we have 15 respondents. and when we look through the responses, we came up on the order of 90 different actionable comments that we think should be attributed or addressed in some way or the other. noaa has set up a team and has a team to review those and adjudicate those. i'm expecting, and have been told by the management within noaa, that we expect the revised policy to be coming out within a few weeks, within the coming weeks. >> oh, that's great. >> and in the meantime, we have been working the process. the workshop monday was addressing that, and we would like to follow-up with a draft for comments a few weeks after the release of the formal policy. >> so after the release of the formal policy there will be more comments? >> no, a draft release of the nasa process, the next level of detail within the industry. >> got it. and you can expect that, we can expect that a couple weeks after -- >> after

to take the questions rites after a previous seven-hour face to face meeting days before a failed october raid. according to penn,is picture authenticates that meeting. in the rest of the interview conducted by quotes el chapo saying i supply more heroin, cocaine and marijuana than any body else in world. on friday the attorney desire to make a movie about himself and interaction withoducers and actors led to his arrest. a mexican official confirms investigators were able to learn details of el chapo'sereabouts from intercepted phone calls from del castillo and penn. >> i think the mexican authorities want toentify as many people closely associated with el chapo as they can. >> reporter: trusted source tells nbc newthat authorities wear ware that penn and del castillo were in mexico to meet with guzman in october as law enforcement was closing in a plannedrest sweep was delayed to assure the two would not be harmed. when the raid eventually took place, el chapo and hiscurity team escaped. it wasn't until three months later, friday morning that the mexican navy captured hapo following a sh

. >> what do you say about a public servant that doesn't check their mail since october? >> how often do you check your mail? >> i am not the mayor of newark ok, so the government crashed-tested the f-150. the one with the high-strength military-grade, aluminum-alloy body bolted to a high-strength steel frame. and guess what? it made the strongest statement any truck can make. it pulled a 5-star safety rating... on all sides... for every cab configuration. 'cuz when they say military-grade, they mean: "battle tested." this is the ford f-150. and every other truck is history. >> donald trump has a couple of videos. seen on monday when of a terrorist organization cutting down on friday and address that issue. i bring it up because frankly it is true. in dallas people are getting involved. >> now sitting in his mother's home in the work catching up on christmas mail that was stacked up while he was a way for the holidays. his mother was getting on him to open it up. inside defilement a threat it is cited second letter he found more. he called the police say and they are inve

josi and his baby both died in - - at the scene in october. kathy spoke with police and kathy, everyone in law enforcement apparently agrees that this was tragic, but not criminal. >> reporter: they all agree that the evidence was just not there. >> the driver had fallen prior to getting behind the wheel as they were told. and she was on her way to a doctor because of that. this was an emotional scene must october. seven vehicles involved in a chain reaction crash. one of those vehicles was badly crushed. a young father and infant boy inside did not make it. his wife was seriously hurt but police say she was not happy to find out yesterday that the 75- year-old who caused the crash did not even try to slow down for the cars in front of her and was only ticketed for careless driving. her driving record was clean and she was not on drugs or alcohol, not alcohol, not speeding and did not have a cell phone. she may have hit her head in a fall prior to getting behind the wheel. >> the speculative they speculative if she had hit her head, she would

october the flooding for years." engineers say urbanization along harbison boulevard and piney grove road without proper stormwater management has increased the amount of water flowing into this neighborhood and others on the creek. and all that water has helped erode the creek and overwhelm it at times. "this has been an ongoing problem, as you've heard, since 1974, and, from what i understand, even small rain events are overtopping its bank and flooding people's yards and, in some cases, their homes." now, lexington county is looking at the problem more closely. in this most recent meeting, county engineers released a joint study with the army corps of engineers. in it, engineers recommend either restructuring and widening the creek, buying and destroying at- risk homes, or doing a bit of both. "these people have families and they have to relocate to rebuild, and then when the flood happens again, the cycle starts over and over and over. it's a repetitive cycle." buying problematic homes makes sense to councilman p

it broke the october 2014 lows.ussell has been a leading indicator, when the s&p didn't take out the august lows in september, the russell did. so it is making lower lows. so we think it goes back and retests the 2011 highs around 875. those are the two big charts we're looking here. >> you're calling the russell in terms of testing is firmer than the downside case for the s&p 500 going to 15 -- if that is the leading indicator does 1575 become a more likely scenario or is that a outlier worst case scenario? >> that is the out liar. but if you are talking about 25% in the s&p, it is not that unrealistic to get there. russell, the clear break of the october 2014 lows is significant. you have this clear topping pattern here. so it looks like a clean shot to the russell, down to 870. if that is the case, s&p is probably going lower as well. one other thing we would like to highlight is -- this isn't a market where we want to sell everybody. we've seen reports out there. i think you have to be in the right stocks. for a

in october football coach steve spurrier announced his resignation. he said the program have slipped and it was his fault. he cited it as a factor in recruiting and police walking away will help the situation. he was the school's all-time winningest coach with 86 victories from 2005 to 2015. >> this is the best thing for south carolina football and for building process and we have an accident coach and it is -- excellent coach and it is their turn to have a go at it.>> the man selected was will muschamp the former florida coach. he was introduced in early december and spent four asons at florida before he was fired after last season. he worked as opera's defensive coordinator this past fall his per year with increases every year. he describes himself as a blue- collar overachiever. he says he will bring the attitude to the gamecock football program.>>> while the gamecocks slipped the clemson tigers sort. they posted a undefeated regular season and won the acc championship. the tigers were ranked number one in the college football playoff. dabo swinney

lives and homes and businesses were lost after 20 inches of rain fell in early october. our state's infrastructure took a major hit with hundreds of roads and bridges damaged or destroyed. richland county was especially hard hit causing major water problems for the city of columbia. the court of south carolina was brought on wednesday, june 17 when a gunman walked into the whether a manual church in and opened fire killing nine people. the next today the suspect 24- year-old dylan group was arrested in shelby with carolina. six women and three men died they will be church. the youngest was 26 and the oldest was 87. a state lawmaker died and survivors told police roof shouted racist remarks. family members of the victim told roof they forgave him for his murderous ways. a trial date of july 11 has been set and the state is seeking the death penalty. the tragedy brought president obama to the lowcountry. the first family got to know the slave master during the 2008 -- slain pastor join the 2008 campaign. public servant by 23. what a life he lived.>> at the end of his addre

the judge also set slager's trial to begin he will remain october 31. under house arrest until then. pickens county is refusing to have coal ash dumped at its landfills. a company called mmr pickens entered into an agreement with the county in 2007. it would allow construction debris to go into a landfill near liberty. but officials learned the company now wants to dump coal county council voted no to it last night. the county will seek legal help, to fight it. geoff: turning to commitment 2016. republican presidential candidate donald trump released his first television campaign ad. titled great again, the 32nd clip focuses on islamic terrorists and immigration. for now. it will air in iowa and new hampshire. trump says he will spend $2 million a week on the t.v. ads. allyson: franklin graham will be in iowa today to start his 50 state tour. he's urging christians to vote. geoff: the tour is called decision america. graham has left the republican party. though he wants christians to vote, he says he's not endorsing any candidates. furman political scie

they're written by actor sean penn who m@t el chapo for seven hours in october deep in the jungle, convinced chapo to send this tape soon afterward. during the 17-minute recording, the questions are asked, are you responsible for so many drugs in the world? guzman says, no that is false, because the day i don't exist it's not going to decrease 97 way at all. as for drug trafficking, that's false. the e terview is a remarkable twist in an already convoluted tale. it was just two days ago mexican authorities raided this seaside hotel and arrested chapo after a long gunfight. then paraded him in front of the cameras, perhaps to soften their embarrassment over his escape from prison last july. the attorney general said it was actors and producers who led them to the fugitive. joaquin guzman had the intention of making a biographical film so but this long article penn wrote for "rolling stone," posted on olling stone's" website, revealed he may have been one of the actors. the other was mexican actress kate del castillo, who tweeted support for zman in the past, and who brokered the meeting last

officials in richland county are hoping to learn from october's historic flooding... and they're asking for your help. they're holding a series of six meetings to gather feedback from residents affected by october's historic flooding. it's all part of the "community input and recovery project." the information will be used to develop a flood mitigation study of lower richland... the gills creek and stoop creek watersheds. today's meetings will take place at noon at bluff road park... and at trenholm park at 5:30. for a complete list of dates and locations... be sure to visit our website... a-b-c-columbia-dot-com. time's running out for small businesses seeking help following the historic flooding. the small business administration says it's closing its business recovery centers... at the close of business today. officials with the s-b-a say they're ceasing operations because of a steady decrease in activity. the richland penny program is hoping to make moving around the midlands... a little easier... and safer. they're set to hold a public meeting on this year's sidew

this is a photo of their encounter back in october 2015.o penn the meeting happened somewhere in the middle of a mexican jungle and was set up by a mexican actress. mexican authorities are saying they are looking at whether sean penn will face any charges in mexico. >>> former nba star lamar odom won't face charges after he was found unconscious with cocaine in his system. prosecutors say the evidence didn't prove he used drug during his three days there. odom was found unconscious last october in crystal, nevada. he was released from a los angeles hospital just last week. >>> i want to thank my imaginary friend rocky balboa for being the best friend i ever had. >> one to remember for sylvester stallone. the actor won the golden globe for best supporting actor in "creed." much of the movie was filmed in and around philadelphia last year. the italian market, temple university, and, of course, the art museum were all featured. today we found some rocky fans re-enacting the famous run up the art museum steps. they told us what rocky means to t

. >>> up next up recovery from october's flood continues. we will show you how people trying to move forward, coming up. dealing with any rain today, >>> welcome back to news 19 on this freezing tuesday morning. our temperatures are well below freezing, 27 in newbury, winnsboro and campton, 30 degrees in orangeburg, 28 in manning, columbia 30 degrees, and the windchill factor feels more like 25. average temperature for this 33 degrees and a high of 55. we will have a beautiful sunrise this morning at 730 timetime, and a beautiful a beautiful sunset later on this afternoon at 5:29 as all of our communities right now are clear of any clouds, precipitation, functioning area of high pressure bringing in the cold, dry air. a reinforcement a reinforcement of a cold front well out into the atlantic. not only is it going to be dry, but we we will continue with very, very unseasonably cool temperatures as highs today 43 newberry, newberry, 45 lexington, expecting 44 in orangeburg, 41 sumpter and manning, 460. overnight tonight, it is going to be frig

today's deadline is only for damage from october's record flooding. aly myles will join us live from wilson creek later in the show. allyson: people in missouri are returning to their flood-ravaged homes for the first time in nearly a week to assess the damage. geoff: in the hardest hit towns, neighborhood streets were littered with piles of debris. hundreds of structures were damaged when the mississippi river swelled to record flood stage levels after a f ft of rain fell in three days. president barack obama approved the governor's request for federal aid. most of the floodwaters have receded, but residents say the nightmare is just getting started. activists in greenville are using balloons to put a teen's unsolved murder, back in the spotlight. allyson: a b bloon release in the nicholtown community of greenville, honored cobey smith last night. the teen's mother joined organizers of the put down the guns young people organization. group leaders say they will release balloons everyday until january 26 hoping someone will come forward with informati

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kate del castillo, who tweeted support for guzman in the past, and who brokered the meeting last october. took. two flights, a 90-minute ride, a bumpy seven-hour drive through the jungle. finally there he is right beside the truck, the world's most famous fugitive, el chapo. during their conversation penn says guzman proudly acknowledged his business, saying, i supply more heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana than anybody else in the world. penn writes he was sure he was being tracked by the government and says just hours after their meeting, law enforcement raided the hideout and guzman had to flee. he agreed to tape an interview later if penn sent questions by blackberry. in the tape sent back to penn guzman defends his work saying, where i grew up there was no other way and there still isn't a way to survive. no other way to work on our economy, to be able to make a living. the interpreter also asked, are you prone to violence or do you use it as a last resort? guzman responds, look, all i do is defend myself, nothing more. never. mexican authorities would of course disagre

he is under house arrest until his october trial. is allowed to leave work to go to work, church, and to turn -- and attend meetings with his attorney. stat -- >>> he is a quick -- he is credited with leaving -- leading charleston through an urban renewal. that is one of the most popular court -- tourist destinations in the world. of the city after hurricane hugo.>> it is easy to accept mediocrity. it is hard to demand excellence. that that is what this great city and its citizens deserve. as -- we have the duty to leave our city not only beautiful but more beautiful than we f fnd it.>> mayor joe reilly has served longer than anyone in the city's history.>>> on a recovery watch tonight, more tonight. $220 million. the deadline expired last night at 11:59 pm. the us -- fema and the us small business administration and loans for flood recovery. many people have on track to fema to see if they qualify for assistance. >>> the one flood relief fund is also handing out funds across south carolina.a. they have given $500,000 to grant agenci

news that authorities wear ware that penn and del castillo were in mexico to meet with guzman in october as law enforcement was closing in a planned arrest sweep was delayed to assure the two would not be harmed. when the raid el chapo and his security team escaped. it wasn't until three months later, friday morning that the mexican navy captured el chapo following a shootout in his home this 'tis the drainage tunnel where guzman tried to make a last-ditch effort to escape. we reached out to penn and del castillo, neither has commented. on social media, the pair drew outrage many wanting them to face charges for not alerting authorities about their meeting with one of the most wanted criminals in the world. this isn't the first time penn dabbled in journalism previously had written articles for "the nation" and "san francisco chronicle." this time, "rolling stone" agreed to allow the final version to be approved by the subject before publication. the magazine says el chapo made no changes. kate. >> gabe, in mexico, thank you. and nbc news legal analyst joins me now. karen, a lot of peopl

since october there have been a series of disappearances in hong kong. five employees of a store that sells books critical of the chien ease government. today thousands of protestors concerned out to demand answers. seth doane reports. reading today lee bo, towm and me. lee disappeared december 30th. days later, he purportedly sent a letter which suggested he was in mainland china, assisting with an investigation. lee was the fifth person tied to causeway bay books to go missing. >> this book shop specializes in the stories that could never be criticizing the communist party and the rulers. >> protestors worry chinese government agents illegally snamped lee and took him into mainland china. the hong kong government released a statement today saying law enforcement officers of other jurs dictions do not have the authority to take actions if they are in hong kong. protester same cho said the chinese government shouldn't use their tricks to arrest our hong kong people. william knee is follow-- nee is following this case for am nesesy international. company

the assad regime hasn't allowed aid in since october 18th. today an unprecedented look inside syria. "60 minutes" correspondent bill whitaker takes us to the main russian air base in syria where strikes are being launched against enemies of assad. >> it was almost midnight when our plane took off from a russian air base outside moscow. as we started to take pictures out of the window, we were told nyet, no, something we heard often during the next three days. >> no, no, no. >> reporter: this was the first face we saw after landing. that is syrian president bashar al-assad. this once was a syrian airport. since the summer, the russians have built barracks, brought in 4,000 personnel, paved roads,el, rolled in truck loads of equipment and munitions, heart of assad-controlled syria. this is mostly friendlyd-co territory. at least 20 miles from the closest front lines. but the russians aren't taking any chances. helicopter gun ships constantly patrolled the perimeter. they took us out along newly extended runways to watch a steady series of plane

since october that has jumped to 4,000. the linked to the zika virus still hasn't been confirmed, but it is enough to prompt senior u.s. health officials to act as if there is one. >> we are quite concerned about the potential complications to the foetus of a zika virus infection in pregnant women. so we are advising that pregnant seriously considering postponing travel to these areas if possible. >> reporter: those areas cover 20 different countries throughout latin america and the caribbean. there have already been a handful of cases in the u.s. health officials are still not understanding why it has become an epidemic. their worry is that the olympic games next august could provide conditions to spread it further. >> translation: it's the olympic games and tourists from all over the world will arrive. they will be exposed to the risk of getting the virus. so zika has consequences not just for the brazilian's health but health worldwide >> reporter: as yet there is no vaccine or treatment for the virus. countries have tak

in october, she wrote, i have a stacker, hash tag stalker alert. before her death her final post captured graffiti reading, kiss me hard before you go. exchange student amanda knox whose conviction for the murder in 2011. the handling of that case drew broad criticism in the u.s. . >> i'd like to see a thorough investigation and a careful investigation investigation. the sergeant will stand before a military court in fort bragg. he faces charges of dessert and endangering fellow americans. he was kidnapped and held by the taliban for five years. he was released in a prisoner exchange for five guantanamo bay detaines in 2014. the pentagon says the number of detainees at guantanamo bay is about to drop below 100. that comes after chief of staff says president obama is ready to present a new plan to congress to close the detention center the president says that prison is a recruiting tool for terrorists and is too costly to maintain. >> many areas have reached several feet of snow. in four hours, watertown new york received 21 inches. more lake effect

people who lived it downstream are still recovering from october's flooding and they say their property experienced flooding once again. >>> i know that i'm helping different people that were affected in different ways . and so even though i don't know them it still makes you feel good. >> coming up in about 20 minutes all elementary schools from miles away are stepping up in the middle and to help people on the road to recovery. mackle winning and a colombian washington dc to ask the federal government to ask for more money to help the region recover from october's flood. >> fema official say there could still be people out there who are in need. we look at how many recovery dollars have been headed out so far. >> i don't think anyone on this street w wld say they feel like they got enough. >> a kelly kelly bruce lives in the cold street neighborhood aligned with debris after october's floods. money from fema only put a dent in the damage to her home and the ones around her. >> it wasn't necessarily money to completely fix it it was money to get you started. >> the deadline to apply fo