that riverbanks adds more than 60-billion dollars to the local economy... and provides more than 700 jobs. 3 we want to continue to grow, we want to continue to reach people from all over the community, all over the country, in hopes that we can not only add to everything we wealth to the local communities3 the zoo also plans to open the three-acre interactive children garden... which will be located in the botanical garden. 3 coming up on news 19 this morning... many of the roads and bridges that were affected by the flood are opening back up.... but some are not...we the hold 3 good morning... thanks for waking up with news 19 this morning... im mary sturgilland im savanah levins... your time now is....adlib toss to efran 3 3

riverbanks adds more than 60-billion dollars to the local economy... and provides more than 700 jobs. 3 we want to continue to grow, we want to continue to reach people from all over the community, all over the country, in hopes that we can not only add to everything we have going here at riverbanks, wealth to the local communities3 the zoo also plans to open the three-acre interactive children garden... which will be located in the botanical garden. 3 3 the world biggest consumer electronics show kicks off later this weekbut the biggest and smallest of companies have already descended on 3 las vegas.some are giving a sneak peek of their newest and coolest tech. tegna noel brennan takes us inside the first big event leading up to the show. 3 this room is packed with media from all around the world.this is ces unveiled the first official media event of ces where global startups share fighting to the room. have been a big part of ces in when it comes to fitness trackers how about a smart and untighten the shoe.count your steps, distance. it a lot more ac

new technology aimed at making your super riverbanks lets customers they can also scan and microsoft also experimenting with a personalized food shopping app. a new zoning change to allow built on residential but in certain dumber neighborhoods. julie haden joins us with why the reason why so many of these units are popping up. >> a lot about them denver neighborhoods i like this with an detached garage a carriage house. commission want to turn into a tiny house the people we talked to said this could be a win for everyone. when jennifer and her husband moved into the house and the property included a dilapidated >> we'll be headed appraised it at zero. >> they saw beyond the broken windows and dirt floor and had a vision for the structure. they learnt in 1901 the blacksmith from sweden broke the primary house and they think this was a shop. they hired a contractor and turned a basically worthless >> am so happy we got to restore put it to its highest and best use. it allows residents in several neighborhoods to build what's called an accessory dwelling unit on the property bird is a

. >>> a a $36 million pension is well underway at riverbanks zoo. a sea lion exhibit and an interactive children's article open to the public. zoo officials say this is the biggest renovation the riverbanks have ever done for the zoo also plans to open a 3-acre interactive children's garden which will be located in the botanical garden. >>> south carolina restaurant week kicks off this thursday, more than 220 restaurants across the state are participating. fifty-five of them are right here in columbia. here's how it works. restaurants offer special menus which includes multicourse meals at a discounted price. i give you the chance to check out new spots, or old favorites for a great price. for a list of all the participating restaurants into our website >>> here's something you might want to be aware of. the new year brought a new couple of laws to south carolina, and they both deal with state sales tax. one law removes the sales tax on construction materials on charges like habitat for humanity that builds and repairs homes for low income families

. >>> a $36 million expansion is well underway at riverbanks zoo. a sea lion exhibit and interactive children's garden are going to be open to the public. asus spokesperson says this is the biggest renovation that they have ever done. studies show that they add more than $60 billion to the local economies and that supplies more than 700 jobs in motivating the zoo to grow. >> we want to continue to reach people from all over the region and country. in hopes that we can not only added to everything we have going on but also spread our wealth to the local communities. >> the 3 acre interactive children's garden will have a waterfall junction that will be in the botanical gardens and include a giant waterfall with ponds, a dino dig and tree >> treehouses, i men. -- i'm in. >> they have the otter exhibit open and the new bear exhibit where you get to look at them under and above water, it's really nice. >> the polar bears are enjoying tonight.>> that's the only one i know that are enjoying tonight because it is so cold. >> it's amazing that they finally

. >>> the start of the new year means the return of free fridays to riverbank zoo. every fray through february, the zoo will offer free admission to all richland and lexington county residents. if you want to take advantage, the zoo asks you bring your driver's license, property tax always fun to go to the zoo. >> i believe they've broken ground on the upcoming seal exhibit or see lions back -- sea lions back. >> a great place for the family and kids to enjoy the zoo for free. >>> coming up next, chief meteorologist john farley has your forecast. >> all next on abc columbia live from main and gervais. >>> welcome back. we had a nice, crisp winter day out there. we got it for you. beautiful, with the high clouds going by. yeah, nice. by the way, the high clouds, one of the factors that will keep the temperatures up overnight. we'll get to that. 51 is where we got to for our high after a low here, columbia 26. kind of chilly. if you're thinking about records and some people has been saying it's really cold. yeah, cold. there's the record 10. so we're nowhere close to

. >> i turned around, and i could see the soldiers kneeling in the grass of the riverbank, shooting at us as we crossed. a scream came from very close. i turned to see a boy in the jaws of a crocodile. the river bloomed red, and the boy's face disappeared. >> they actually were firing on you? >> yes. >> as you were trying to cross the river to escape? >> yes. >> and you saw people dying around you? >> of course. >> and almost died yourself? >> yeah. i even saw a woman who was killed, a young woman who was killed, and her small daughter, you know, was struggling to breast-feed on her mother who had just been killed. and crying. >> for 13 years the survivors grew up as unaccompanied minors in refugee camps, where they became known as "the lost boys." eventually, valentino moved to the united states, determined to tell the world the story of what they'd been through. in 2003, he began collaborating with dave eggers, a best-selling author who's own memoire had been shortlisted for the pulitzer prize. eggers agreed that the money from any book sales would go towards sudan. >> the story of t

someone slid down the embankment and there were footprints on the riverbank. >> state police asked for a sis cans assistance from the k-9 to track the missing person. this officer and his dog were called to help police say he walked through ice and snow and through a brook. they went through the water and spotted him under a tree, borneman was unconscious, around 4:30 a.m. ten hours after the crash. >> briggs found him before we did. he put his nose to his face. and it startled the guy and he sat up. reporter: the fire department provided immediate assistance by extending a ladder over the brook to pull borneman to safety. >> the fire department came out and assisted, got him back across the brook without having to go back in the water. they did a great job. reporter: a great effort by all involved. borneman was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. police say speed was a factor in the crash. borneman could face charges for drug possession, police are investigating. reporting in the studio, kristen carosa, wmur news 9. stephanie: thank you. of snow. lots of people enjoyed t

if you're planning to head out riverbanks zoo they are on a two hour delay. to get all the closings go to wistv-dot-com. stay on top of the weather by downloading the wis weatherapp. it's free; just search wis in your app store. the city of columbia is prepared for whatever weather is ahead this weekend. public works department officials anticipate the temperatures will not be cold enough to freeze water on the roadways, but officials are closely watching the bridges. they have salt and brine trucks ready to roll and four drivers prepared to do temperature checks depending on the weather conditions. "we have four completely loaded with salt and sand right now and i have one on the yard that's empty, but we can load within a matter of five minutes and be ready to go." experts suggest parking on the street instead of for ice to form. and don't forget to use salt and sand on walkways. if you have to drive in the ice or snow here's some tips to help keep you safe. don't follow vehicles too clososy. don't use cruise control. keep in mind ramps, bridges and overpas

they range from plans to create new bike lanes and improvements---a new pedestrian bridge at riverbanks zoo---a pathway between elmwood avenue through the tunnel at finlay park and continuing to the vista---and more work at usc's innovista area. looking at april for a completion date for the greene street project which is a couple of blocks right in front of colonial life up to assembly, that one is looking at being done in april. later this summer the lincoln tunnel project will be completed. there's already multiple resurfacing contracts, resurfacing county paved roads. roads that are currently in design. the penny tax is expected to funnel more than a billion dollars into transportation related projects. about 30 per cent of that money goes just to operations of the area's bus system. tonight, clear, cold, lows near 20 to lower 20s. wednesday, mostly sunny, chilly, highs middle 40s. chance of showers by evening, highs lower 50s. rain chance city a facelift. our billie jean shaw spoke to the mayor about what type of businesses the council is hoping to recruit. across the street from c

. >> as the officer left to talk to dan, jed and lisa kept looking through the dark along the riverbank's a fear of not finding anything. and there's a fear of finding something. >> when i got to where the policeman was, we were talking, and he said, you seem to be awfully calm for your wife being missing. and at that point i thought, holy mackerel, you know, if there's something -- if there's something bad that happened to her, i could be a suspect. >> from his patrol car the officer was able to pull up images from cameras stationed around the river levee. no sign of karen. then her cell provider sent a ping to karen's phone. it turned up across the main road about half a mile from the river. in the parking lot at walmart. where again, the officer could not find karen. what was going on? around and around the river walk they went pointing their puny flashlights at a sea of dark. >> i did go home at about 5:00. i wrote an e-mail saying karen's gone. i don't know where she is. i just have to go to bed. and i went and i just cried. >> he did not sleep long. the phone call that startled hi

he believes art ream may have buried more bodies by that riverbank.s in the future, mac says getting justice for cindy was not just the case of a lifetime, it was a lifetime's satisfaction. >> this is the best thing that's ever happened to me, and that's including even the birth of my kids. to be able to give something of this magnitude back to a family. i'm ann curry. for all of us here at nbc news, thanks for joining us. >>> what is the biggest gang we have in this jail? >> we have bloods. the workers. bloods on all the floors and bloods in all the pods so bloods are everywhere. >> gang violence breaks out when a long feud boils over. >> trying to show force inside the jail. >> caught in the middle of the conflict is a young inmate. >> the victim received 50 stitches. he was cut on both sides of his face. >> stand up.

are using sandbags to protect their property while the national guard is helping to fortify the riverbanks. >> getting colder there and may take several weeks for it totally crest in places. >> colder there, colder here. doubt about it. >> take together. happy new year to you. >> happy new year. >> feels right. >> good to have us all back together. >>> so you needed a hat out there, lee. >> it really took me a half hour just to find all this stuff this morning. hat, gloves, scarf, the stuff you haven't used all season long. it's bitter outside, biting cold. the wind cuts right through you. when you haven't experienced it for the first time it always feels a little harder to take. temperatures falling off the cliff this evening. we're now at 23. 44 for humidity. northeast wind 12 to 22. the pressure is on the rise. the high today only 36 degrees. the first day when you take that high and low and get the average temperature, first day truly below normal since november 30th. not one day in december. average high, 39. there are your records. we're not talk ing about record warmth anymore. we'l

as ben strong whenever the books at the riverbank he could hear depositors in the public area clamoring for their money. he wrote the consternation of the faces of people in that line i shall never forget. by little after noon on tuesday october 22 the knickerbocker had paid out eight $9 and suspended operations. strong reported that he could not in such timed dodge for the knickerbocker's policy. jpmorgan therefore decided not to intervene. in leading the knickerbocker fail morgan knew he would be unleashing frantic runs on every other trust in the city. new york stressed over and matter of several weeks lost a remarkable and devastating 40% of their deposits. even worse at the end of october the local clearinghouse association of new york banks was forced to take the drastic step of authorizing banks to settle accounts with one another through certificates, paper substitutes for money that they invented overnight rather than with cash. the panic had now reached epic proportions. as the panic spread clearinghouses and bank associations and scores of other cities and of their own versio

and you can also adventure to the riverbanks zoo tonight for some wild good deals. it's the return of free fridays every friday through february the zoo will offer free admission to all richland and lexington county residents. if you want to take advantage of the deal, the zoo only asks that you bring either your drivers license, property tax statement, or proof of residency. that will get you inside for all of the fun. pretty cool you can get in there, just bring your family, have a night out and all you have to do is prove you live here. >> jonathan: maybe not the ideal forecast for the zoo. >> rochelle: but you still have the weekend. >> jonathan: yes. we're looking at a little rainy day, not raining at the moment downtown. if you are heading out in the next hour you will be fine, wait longer in the morning hours, the rain will settle in and it settles in by this afternoon, near 100% chance of steady rain later today. highs of 56 later, lows i ithe 40s. the rain slows down after dinner it will be okay after the rain moves out. 65 tomorrow, beautiful day, but the

things are getting wild this winter down at the riverbanks zoo and garden. every friday through february the zoo will offer free admission to all richland and lexington county residents. if you want to take advantage of the deal the zoo asks that you bring either your drivers license, property tax statement, or proof of residency. >>> rochelle: and dressing to the nines. prom night may be glamorous but it's also costly for many girls in high school. and the biggest expense is typically the dress. the young lawyers division of the south carolina bar is sponsoring its annual "cinderella project." they say it's a chance to ease the financial burden on families receive a free prom dress. >> the project is very important because not only does it give students the opportunity to obtain a free prompt dress so every one can feel like cinderella on their prom dress. >> we are accepting necklaces, earrings, shoes, all those things that make the dress pop and come together. >> rochelle: we visited this drop off location on barnwell street in columbia. there are at leas

. >> as the officer left to talk to dan, jed and lisa kept looking through the dark along the riverbank. >> there's a fear of not finding anything. and there's a fear of finding something. >> when i got to where the policeman was, we were talking, and he said, you seem to be awfully calm for your wife being missing. and at that point i thought, holy mackerel, you know, if there's something -- if there's something bad that happened to her, i could be a suspect. >> from his patrol car the officer was able to pull up images from cameras stationed around the river levee. no sign of karen. then her cell provider sent a ping to karen's phone. it turned up across the main road about half a mile from the river. in the parking lot at walmart. where again, the officer could not find karen. what was going on? around and around the river walk they went pointing their puny flashlights at a sea of dark. >> i did go home at about 5:00. i wrote an e-mail saying karen's gone. i don't know where she is. i just have to go to bed. and i went and i just cried. >> he did not sleep long. the phone call that s

but then we looked at the river bed then on the riverbank. [laughter] >> because that passes to make the of money go on further. and then locally to do the work. >> but what was done as a review i think we implemented all of that with the right approach. >> thank you very much. but before we finish i would like to bring us back. you find out what the security council resolution as competition is the global and unprecedented threat. had initiallabout the politics but i still have to be taken out of control as alaska iraq. with a chemical biological weapons with the argument is the army's don't succeed and be prepared to battle with the russians and americans and others. that they could roll up isis said a matter of weeks. so where are we on the plant in one form or other does actually defeats isil from taking territory away from syria? >> but to wonder if this is the right approach but it may take longer. but it is the right strategy with the iraqi security forces. and said it will take longer and then to deploy those western troops i don't th