good morning, rochelle. >> rochelle: good morning, jonathan. good morning, crysty. students at the university of texas are working to fight the zika virus. the students started a project they say could track zika. it's a "do-it-yourself kit" that will potentially diagnose the different viruses carried by a mosquito. the current prototype is a 3d-printed box that uses heat it tests the mosquito's dna once it is inside the box. the students want to write a smartphone app that would then interpret the results of the test. that information would then be sent to agencies monitoring infectious diseases. >>> rochelle: and it's more donations for flint, michigan. residents affected by the city's toxic water crisis are receiving donations from a college in mississippi. they donated 60,000 bottles of water. students there collected donations from all across the state's capital. the water is scheduled to arrive in flint by today. >>> rochelle: still to come, we have a recall to pass along with you this morning. and it concerns the safety of your little ones. that story is comi

good morning, rochelle. >>> rochelle: good morning, jonathan. good morning, eric. a college in pennsylvania is trying to figure out what made more than a hundred students sick. students at ursinus college started coming down with vomiting and stomach pain. most of them had dinner earlier at a campus dining hall but the school says it's still unclear what caused the outbreak. determine whether the illness is foodborne or transmitted person-to-person. the dining hall has been closed for disinfecting and officials say they will know by the end of the week what caused the outbreak. >>> rochelle: and the zika virus continues to spread this morning. yolo county, california,s the latest area to confirm a case of the mosquito borne virus. the centers for disease control and prevention says the unidentified patient has a mild case o ozika. yolo county officials say they're not concerned about it spreading. more than a dozen u.s. states and the district of columbia have confirmed zika cases. all were contracted outside of the u.s. >>> rochelle: still to come, we're taking to

good morning, rochelle. >> rochelle: good morning, jonathan. good morning, eric. el salvador is getting creative in the fight against the zika virus. they're using a fish called sambo that eats the larvae of mosquitoes. this is stopping them from developing into adults that spread the virus. the fish are being distributed in el salvador to schools, homes and shops and placed in the water where mosquitoes are likely to lay their eggs. >>> rochelle: your personal well-being may have something to do with where you live. and if you're looking for the happiest and healthiest city in the u.s. you'll have to travel to the deep south of naples, florida. according to healthways, naples has the highest "well-being" in the country. the organization also says stress and depression and the most people who eat healthy. and for the second happiest and healthiest city in the u.s. is salinas, california. florida's sarasota metro area comes in at number 3. >>> rochelle: we have a boil water advisory to pass along to you this morning. the city of columbia is advising the customers o

good morning, rochelle. >>> rochelle: good morning, jonathan. good morning, eric. the rates of hpv infection are dropping since the centers for disease control recommended a a study looks at four types of the virus, two of which are responsible for cervical cancer. according to health officials, 10 years of vaccinations has cut infections by 64% among teen girls. there has been a stigma associated with the vaccine because the hpv is most commonly spread through sexual contact. >>> rochelle: and speaking of the cdc, it's also issuing a report that raises its estimate of the cancer risk from formaldehyde in some laminate flooring. the cdc says it could result in between 6 an30 cancer cases per 100,000 people exposed to the flooring. it had previously estimated between two o d nine cases. >> rochelle: still to come, how currency. >> rochelle: welcome back to good morning columbia, your time is 6:48. say cheese! samsung is reveiling its new virtual reality device a camera capable of taking 360-degree pictures and videos. "the gear 360" can shoot vr images and transfer

rochelle, a big win it was. usc women's basketball back where it's been the last two years on top in the sec. tim hill explains in this morning's sports minute to win it. >> dawn staley still the queen of sec. gamecocks second quarter, leads to a 61-51 over georgia. the two time sec player of the year earning her third straight sec conference championship. last night's win gives this year's title all to the gamecocks, still a perfect 13-0 in conference. >> it great. it's bittersweet, i will say this, at this point you want to play the best basketball. i don't think we displayed that tonight. i don't know what it is, we are find a way to dig deep, rest up and figure out how to end out the season the way we want to end it out. >> crysty: cobb gather lay shuns to the laid -- congratulations to the lady gamecocks. opoping day will get carolina baseball fans outside this afternoon. usc starts its new season at 4:00 against albany. >>> crysty: still to come, it's the happiest place on earth. and it's celebrating a big

good morning, rochelle. >> rochelle: good morning, jonathan. good morning, eric. if you're trying to be healthy by ditching the soda machine and stopping by starbucks, you may a new study has found that some flavored coffee drinks can actually contain more sugar than soda. findings show they can contain up to 25 teaspoons of sugar. that's three times more sugar than there is in one can of soda and more than three times the maximum adult daily intake recommenend by the american heart association. starbucks says it is committing to reduce added sugar by 25% in their "indulgent drinks" by the end of 2020. >>> rochelle: the fda has new guidelines for keeping the zika virus out of u.s. blood supply. the agency is asking people who recently traveled to affected countries to wait four weeks before donating blood. this also applies to everyone who had sexual contact with those travelers. most people affected by zika don't show any symptoms but doctors say the four-week wait should be enough time for their immune systems to clear the from produce to tatoos? we're talking a

good morning, rochelle. >>> rochelle: good morning, jonathan. good morning, eric. a new wing of a children's hospital is bearing the name of actress jennifer lawrence. the "hunger games" star is donating $2 million to help build an intensive care unit for young heart patients in kentucky. doctors, staff, and patients watched as jennifer lawrence announced the plans for this state-of-the-art facility. her family says the children at kosair children's hospital touched her heart when she visited at christmas. the facility will help children surgeries, heart transplant, heart failure, and other cardiac conditions. >>> rochelle: usc's delta zeta sorority is helping others today with their annual "sweet caroline bone marrow and blood drive." students and faculty will have the opportunity to give blood through blood connection and register for the national marrow donor program with "be the match." this is taking place at the russell house ballroom from 9:00 this morning until 5:00 tonight. each donor will receive a t-shirt from the sorority. >>> rochelle: a local author i

good morning, rochelle. >> rochelle: enjoy it, you earned it. >>> rochelle: and it's a night of fun, family and fashion in support of local cancer patients around the midlands. the lexington based non profit cancer of many colors foundation put on the second annual fashion for fighters runway show last night. 16 cancer survivors strutted their stuff on the runway. dillard's department store sponsored all of the outfits worn by the models. proceedsdsrom the event stays in the midlands and goes to local survivors. we're taking a look at the big money the big game entails next live from main and gervais. >> god took the ugliest thing in my life, and he made it beautiful. i have peace. i have security. i have safety in the knowledge of who i am. >> god was now my father. i could come boldly to him with any care, any concern, and i was just overwhelmed by all of it. >> i'm adopted. >> on "the 700 club," friday at 9 a.m.33 we may be breaking out >> crysty: welcome back to good morning columbia. we may be breaking out the black and blue for the super bowl, but the sunday's big game is bring

and i'm rochelle dean. we're live time's now 5:00. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. here are some trouble spots that you might encounter. south assisting a motorist on i-20. this is going to be at mile marker 39 in the eastbound lanes. we will continue to keep our eyes on the road and update you if anything else pops up for your morning commute. a-b-c columbia wants to help you jump start your day. we have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. richland county councilman kelvin washington is facing a felony d-u-i charge, after a collision in hopkins over the weekend. the south carolina highway patrol says this happened just before eight saturday night at bluff road and martin luther king boulevard. troopers say washington rear-ended another car. the driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. the passenger, with minor injuries. washington bonded out of jail last night. this is not his first run- in with the law. last month, the 51-year

good morning, rochelle. >>> rochelle: thanks morning, jonathan. thanks, eric. 17pecial needs children forced to wait for hours after their school bus breaks down. and a handful of parents were left to wonder, where is my child? claims the transportation office could not let the parents know about the bus delay due to a communication problem. that's because it was a substitute driver who did not have a bus roster with contact info for parents. but this excuse was not enough for one parent who says monday night's breakdown is part of a larger problem of an unreliable bus schedule for her special needs child. >> i want them to be consistent. make sure these kids get to school on time. drop them off at a decent time. just have common courtesy. let us know when stuff happens. >> rochelle: the school district has sincerely apologized to parents who were not properly notified. the superintendent did not have time for an interview with us but we are told they are reviewing how substitute routes are handled to ensure a roster always a companies the route.

i'm eric weisfeld. >> rochelle: and i'm rochelle dean. we're live from main and gervais. >> eric: if you are having trouble waking up this monday morning, step outside, let mother nature wake you up with that cold weather. >> rochelle: no trouble at all when you step outside. definitely a chilly start. for more what you can expect as you head out the door, here's meteorologist jonathan kennedy. good morning, sir. >> jonathan: getting the kids to the bus stop and you to work, this will be a chilly start. this is a day the dog wants to go out immediately. if it was 60, they wouldn't want to go out. because it is 29, you dog owners will be out pretty soon if you haven't been already. chilly set up. 29 degrees, below freezing. traffic as we look down to the vista from the roof cam, not a lot happening, that's often the case but thankfully not a lot happening in the weather world. dry conditions, clear skies across the board. the clear skies are working against us, that will allow us to cool down more than we seeing more spots dropping below f

good morning, rochelle >>> rochelle: good morning, jonathan. good morning, eric. the centers for disease control and prevention are investigating new reports of sexual transmission of the zika virus. the cdc says they are investigating 14 cases in all and that several of them involve pregnant women. zika has been confirmed in 23 u.s. states and the district of columbia. the world health organization says up to 4 million people will be infected in the next year. >>> rochelle: a sheriff's incident report shows nothing antonin scalia's death. scalia was found dead at a ranch near the mexican border where he had gone on a hunting trip. and according to a letter from a supreme court doctor, health problems including coronary artery disease obesity and diabetes are the likely contributions to his death. >>> rochelle: still to come, a disturbing case involving a who are coming to its aid. gervais. >> rochelle: welcome back to good morning columbia, thanks for waking up with us on this wednesday morning, your time right now is 6:48. in the upstate a puppy is on the mend t

i'm eric weisfeld. >> rochelle: and i'm rochelle dean. we're live from main and gervais. yesterday was awful, glad we have that portion behind us, more what you can expected as you head out, let's turn things over to meteorologist jonathan kennedy. good morning. >> jonathan: good morning. it's a little rainy start, in and out, not as much rain in the last hour, i will add a few rain columbia metro area as we are watching the radar, you can see the trend was going to the east, now we are seeing the line fill in back to our south and southwest toward aiken as you get towards edgeville cone and that neck of the wind. anywhere west of lake murray seeing good rain shortly, but as you are heading out today, temperatures right now not too bad, in the upper 50s, should be in the mid-30s but we will be kind of in the same ballpark with temperatures throughout the day today. we might see some oscillation, i for today, look for highs near 60. pretty much what you are waking up and heading out to, that is what you can expect. rain in and out and temperatures in the 50s. 24 hour tempe

i'm eric weisfeld. >> rochelle: and i'm rochelle dean. we're live from main and ish time is 6:30. >> eric: it may be a little better than when we stepped ouou but it was pretty bad. >> rochelle: i was going to say it couldn't get much worse, we can only go up from here. it is cold and windy. for more of what you can expect as you head out the door this morning if you have to head to work or get the little ones off to work, here's jonathan kennedy with news you may not like. >> jonathan: it will be cold and windy. the wind will be the main issue for a lot of us, will make it feel a lot colder and if it was calm winds and cold air, that's relatively easy to deal with, you put on your jacket, but the wind will make it feel colder and get the wind burn action as you are walking down the street heading to where you are going today. everybody at or above freezing, we have a couple spots at 32, they are freezing at wagner, we are looking at clear skies at home, cloud cover and rain back to the north and east and also cloud cover and a little sno

i'm crysty vaughan. >> rochelle: and i'm rochelle dean. we're live from main and gervais. the time's now 6:00. >> crysty: and if you are getting out the door, maybe getting the kids out the door we want to give you a little heads up, it is really cold this morning. >> rochelle: that's right, it will smack you in the face as soon as you come out side but we're getting used to it. >> crysty: we've had milder temperatures this week in the morning and this is a turn. >> rochelle: it was really windy, but maybe that is dying down. let's turn things over to meteorologist jonathan kennedy as you get ready to head outside. how are things looking? >> jonathan: it has been an eventful week for us, now we are seeing sunshine but it will be colder. 36 this morning, clear skies, winds out of the west and southwest at 6 miles a hour. that's not particularly breezy but compared to where we were but will bring a little wind chill factor this morning, 36 is what the temperature will be reading on the thermometer but it will feel colder than that. clear skies allowing us to cool down. we do

rochelle described the letter.he met joseph on the internet, and that they had sex for money basically. and she and her daughter lived in this place, and joseph hasn't been paying, and she's going to lose her place. she said i hope this hurts him as much as he has hurt us. >> rochelle said that she and joe thought the letter was a prank. still, it was another possible lead for police. >> you've got all these lights going off in your head. and so you're just trying to balance out how these people are involved. >> rochelle was also concerned about a strange incident a few months before the doctor's murder. she thought a burly stranger was watching her. >> a creepy looking guy. he was looking for someone or watching someone. >> not long after that, something else happened one night at joe's house. >> and so while they're standing in the kitchen talking, they see a flash. which they believed to be a flash on a camera. >> investigators checked out those weird incidents, and the ex-girlfriends, but they also had to look

is one linked to rochelle. love that >>> rochelle seemed lost, exhausted, as she talked to police about the man she loved, and about who might have killed him. she told them about women in joe's past. she said some of them were angry. but joe wasn't the only one with past relationships. rochelle had a few too. and one in particular came to mind. >> dr. thomas michael dixon. boyfriend. well to do and well-known plastic surgeon, with a beautiful home, thriving practice, at at one time, his own local talk show. >> i get the patients who come in and say i want to look like j low or beyonce. >> he had three kids when he when his wife found out, she divorced him. mike and rochelle dated for about a year and a half, but she says it wasn't always easy. >> it was volatile. it was up and down, and he would, i believe, that he was seeing other women and he denied it. >> but the final straw, was a birthday gift that fell flat. >> he signed me up for tea of the month, and he had it mailed to me. i was just, like, really? yo

for rochelle, it was an in. >> our theory was, an obsession with rochelle. this is vengeance, pride, jealousy. he spent months and months trying to destroy a relationship she was in. so i don't know if it was just a vengeance for him, or if some part in the back of his mind said you know, i may get her back. >> but dr. dixon's attorney said he was an innocent man who had poor taste in friends. >> what is mike dixon guilty of? >> where do we start? >> capital stupidity of the highest degree. and trusting david shepherd. >> in court, prosecutors argued that mike dixon was the master mind. >> this crazy plan. >> yeah, you know, it just amazing. still amazing to me today that two guys that at least on the appearance had a lot to lose, something so callus as this. >> been convicted. >> when you met with him before the trial, everything was on track. >> yeah, i mean -- >> all on the same page. >> you had a deal. >> the deal was already done. he pled guilty. >> dave shepherd had one job to do for the prosecution. get up on the stand and repeat what he told detectiv

am rochelle dean. live from main and gervais. 6:32. >> eric: brrr. that's the word of the day. >> jonathan: definitely cold. even colder than yesterday. >> rochelle: exactly. you are going to feel it as soon as you walk out the door. no doubt about it. and it doesn't look like these temperatures are planning to go anywhere anytime soon. we will turn things over to meteorologist jonathan kennedy for a look at what you can expect as you head outside this morning. cold and more cold. about 10 degrees colder than yesterday morning. that gives you some kind of reference. hopefully you are heading out sometime soon. 28 degrees right now in downtown. 27 in camden, newberry, coldest spot 24, cold for everybody. everybody easily below freezing, many areas around 5 to upwards of 8 degrees below freezing, 10 degrees colder than this time yesterday. yesterday we were seeing temperatures in the mid- to upper 30s, but the windchill was making it feel at or below freezing. now we are seeing winds still maintaining ou

. >> rochelle: thanks for being here, i'm grace joyal. >>> with one week to go to the primary, the republicans left standing battled it out in greenville tonight. we'll get to that, but first we have sad news to bring you tonight. supreme court justice antonin scalia has passed away at 79. those sources say he died of natural causing at a ranch in west texas. he was longest serving justice on the supreme court. he was nominated by president the life and legacy coming up in just a bit. >>> south carolina attorney wilson released this statement, it reads "our thoughts and prayers go to the family. he was a hero and patriot, hopefully those who follow in his footsteps share his reverence for the constitution, the rule of law, and our republic. >>> president obama said tonight he will nominate a replacement. if the nominee is liberal that could tilt the high court towards democrats. we could see a huge political battle over whether the nominee even gets a vote in the senate. and justice scalia's passing was a topic at tonight's republican debate in greenville. there's one week to go in the first i

>> she had one key phrase rochelle and she said are you caucusing for me tonight and walked to the coffeehop behind us and were it not for the fact she was with her daughter chelsea and folks and security you would thought she was anyone else and walked person to person and grabbed a cup of coffee and really trying to engage people because the young vote is so incredibly important to this event over here. one of the things she wanted to stress she told people she wanted to manage expectations. >> i'm not going to over promise and not tell you, okay, and give you whatever you want, don't worry about it. i want us to be smart and put us on a path to the economy and broad based prosperity. come caucus for me tonight. >> i will. >> reporter: this is an area, a very hip area downtown des moines called the east village where a lot of young professionals, all the young families live so it's really a particular niche of the voter population that she is trying to target rochelle. >> talk about the undecided voters how significant a chunk of the voting population are they? >> pretty significant. so

josh einiger with the story in new rochelle for us. >> on cedar street here in new rochelle, it's shut down. here's why. you can see how that sidewalk buckled when that water main burst just a few hours ago. they're getting ready to tear up the streets to excavate, figure out exactly what happened here. we'll show you video as this was just getting underway. a 16-inch water main break that caused a flood, a serious flood here on cedar street and at some point shut off water service to much of the city and as you said to neighboring pelham, really a problem of water pressure more than anything else. the good news is that the water company, suez water, has been able to isolate businesses and buildings that are just right near this particular water main so most of the city has their they still need to get in underground and there could be further disruptions. back to a live picture on cedar street. you can see all the mud here, mud and rocks that came up with that water. the water has really receded although with all this pouring rain of course it is very damp. one of the businesses that'

rochelle. >> rochelle: thanks, michelle. we'll be keeping our umbrellas close. >>> next, hear from both monte lee and chad holbrook and gamecock basketball standing a little taller after their win saturday night. what changed after two straight sports is next. >>> great weekend, great start to the season. we look forward to cranking it up again on tuesday. >> chad holbrook, a happy camper today. hi. i'm mike gillespie. let's begin with baseball. after missing the post-season last year, the gamecocks were pretty adamant about getting on the field and starting strong. after today, there's no doubt carolina accomplished that goal. >> albany and caroline, a game 3 this afternoon. the fifth, carolina down 1-nothing. john jones coming through with an r.b.i. single. that makes it a tie game. then bet only of the sixth,,ene cone with an r.b.i. single to second. that scores the go ahead run from third. carolina goes up 2 to 1. the gamecocks don't look back. jones with three r.b.i.'s today. carolina takes game 3 and the series 8 to 1.

kevin says he and rochelle were never a couple. >> byrd: order! all rise. your honor, this is case number 359 on the calendar in the matter of douglas vs. jackson. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. ladies, have a seat. >> judge judy: ms. douglas, it is your claim that the defendant, who you say was your boyfriend -- you and the defendant entered into a lease in a house. shortly after you entered into the lease on the house, mr. douglas went off on a weekend, let you know that he had married someone else, and moved out. you want him to be responsible for the remainder of the lease. >> that is correct. >> judge judy: mr. jackson says that you were never in a relationship -- that you were co-workers. did you work in the same place? >> yes. >> judge judy: that he merely

@rochelle muscovutz grew up in a @solid par ma family, @but a car accident at 15 @altered her life. @>> i was prescribed pain @medicine, and it just @didn't stop after that @prescription was gone. @cholesterol law turned @to heroin. @after numerous encounters, she @ended up here, in @judge david mattias's drug @court. @>> they genuinely care. @they don't want you to go @through jail. @>> reporter: she went through @treatment twice a @twelve-step program, and @discovered more than @sobriety. @>> almost a year clean, i'm @working. @i see my kids regularly. @i'm a mother again, and i @wasn't for a long time. @>> reporter: rochelle is one @of 300 success @stories, graduating from the @court program that has @proven success. @>> of the first 249 people @through, only 8.4% have @been rearrested after 12 months @compared to 27% for @a control group. @>> reporter: among these @graduates are those from @ohio's first recovery court, @those who suffer @addiction and mental-health @issues from trauma. @>> if we don't treat that @trauma, that person is @going to continue to do what @they've been d

this is right at woodland avenue in rochelle park. the northbound delays began around internature 80 southbound. we do have rubber necking that begins north of route 4. john dell josh no, channel 7 "eyewitness news." >> john really gets around, huh? >> yeah. >>> let's take a look at the traffic on the right side of the street. the white stone bridge is where the accident is. 15-minute delays into and out of new york penn station because of the earlier portal bridge opening. long island railroad metro- north doing okay. we do have our street cleaning rules in effect for the day. >> all right. thanks, heather.

. >> rochelle vasquez gave him the cat when he was about 6 weeks old and trying to find him a good home. he could have brought the cat back to me. lewis is charged with felony cruelty to animal >> this is not the guy that rochelle knows. >> i am going to ask him if he really threw that cat. >> he got an injury to his leg. he's going to be okay. >> i asked if i can get the cat back, i felt it is my fault. >> reporter: the cat will stay here on a next ten days and more than likely will go up for adoption. >> abc action news. >>> turning now to democracy 2016, hillary clinton and bernie sanders budding heads in this debate washeated at times from economy and universal healthcare and campaign tactics. >> i think we should be talking about what we want to do for the country. if we are going to get into labels, i don't think it is progress aggressiveerogative to vote on the brady bill. >> let's talk about what we should do. >> one of the things we should do is not only talk the talk but walk the walk. >> i am very proud--but, i do not have a super pack. >> abc abc action news is teaming up wi

i'm rochelle dean. >> and i'm eric weisfeld. we're live from main and gervais. we begin this afternoon with kind of the obvious. take a look behind us, the sun is shining. we always say this. >> looks are so deceiving, right? we have some cold temperatures and doesn't look like they're going anywhere any time soon. for more, let's turn things over to to. jonathan kennedy. good afternoon. >> we are warmer than we were at this time yesterday. we're warmer than what we saw for our highs yesterday. right now, 46 degrees in downtown columbia. 42 in lexington. 45 in wagner. still a cold day for us in the mid 40's. we should be kind of generally in kind of the low to mid 50's at this point with highs nearing 60 based on our averages so we're still below normal. we're going to end up below normal this afternoon. clear skies. also good news, it's also warmer but the winds are pretty much calm for us. that's something we haven't been able to say at all during the last couple of days. it's been extremely windy. wind gusts of 45 miles an hour both tuesday and wednesday. rig

good afternoon, rochelle. lots of sunshine for your afternoon and things are heating up here at home as well. following into the mid 50's for us with sunny skies. winds out of the east and southeast should make for a beautiful start to your afternoon. and we should hang on to that sunshine for the rest of the day today as well. temperatures climbing into the low to mid 50's. we're at the warmest spot right now at 55. many spots still in the low 50's but we'll likely see that gradual warmup throughout the afternoon expecting nothing but sunshine for your day today and really no sign of any cloud cover and certainly no sign of any type of rainfall. now, winds are out of the east and southeast. we saw a cool day overall yesterday. winds are out of the north. that kept our temperatures in the upper 50's. i think the winds moving more out of the south, that will help us out a lot. it will bring moisture into play. we're like to see clouds move our way later today but not seeing anything in the way of cloud cover as

i'm rochelle dean. >> and i'm eric weisfeld. we're live from main and gervais. we begin with the latest on vote 2016. ahead of tonight's town hall, jeb bush is reaching out to voters at the capital city. >> he is indeed. he's holding a town hall at this hour. our jennifer ready is there. she has been there for about a little more than an hour now. and we're following some of her tweets. she is there at the crowd and it is very loud. but let's just tell you a few things that she said that the crowd has asked him what his favorite book was. he said the last book he read book that his father wrote. >> i thought that was interesting and members of the crowd are asking jeb why he attacks trump on the debate stage. he responds by saying he's not a conservative. he's hijacked our party. and he says who is going to take him on if i don't? >> very interesting. >> it is very loud there. we cannot take her live. she'll have a complete report coming up at 6:00 tonight. >> we can take a live picture and show you if you want to see the crowd that is out there at this time if

rochelle spence found a woman who used to be homeless. >> whitney gaston has not always smiled this big. in 2009 she lost her job in new york city. >> i had a great job as an administrative assistant. >> she wasn't alone. >> the economy was bad , it was hard to find a job. >> it wasn't long before this mom and her 9-year-old found themselves facing eviction. >> about 6, 7 months the savings ran out. >> her daughter's dad was shot and killed during a carjacking. >> didn't catch whoever did it either. >> she never had to sleep on the streets but had to go with her daughter to shelter. she promised herself if she was ever in the position to help others she would. >> i did. i'm here trying. try ing >> by here she means her own place in greenville. she was able to save up the money and now that she's back on her feet -- >> look at all of this land for the kids. >> she's already looking to buy property opening her own sanctuary for women and children. >> she knows how much having a place to come home to can change your life. she's holding a silent auction in march and already received this le

roy which he will spence has rochelle -- rochelle spence has warning signs. >> reporter: this attacks the brain and spinal cord of an animal causes fits, seizures and paralysis. >> angel cox knows every dog by name at the spartanburg humansociety. she can show you which ones came in healthy and others still with a long way to go. >> while she has not seen a distemper case here she knows the disease well. >> it is horrifying. >> she said it's ex >> in is aet seth a set -- in a setting like it can spread quickly. >> if spread you would immediately notice a change in your happy pet. >> veterinarians say the disease is very similar to rabies but humans are not able to contract it. >> ryan said he takes care of his 7-year-old boxer just like his own children with regular trips to the doctor and vaccinations. >> i can't happen. i would do everything to help take care of him. >> unfortunately there's nothing you can do if your dog contracts the virus. for around $10 you can prevent it but there's no cure. >> completely preventable disease but it can be fatal, often is fatal. >> according to

we're live in new rochelle, news 4 new york. >>> it happened off rockaway beach. the response boat capsized in waves that swelled up to 12 feet. all the crew members swam safely to shore and the coast guard rescued everybody on the fishing vessel one by one. the coast guard says it's now looking into what went wrong here and how they can help this from happening again. >>> the sexting scandal facing executive edmangano. exchanged sexually explicit text messages with a p. rvrmt consul stand -- consultant. he sought fbi assistance in an effort to ensure transparency. >>> and now to decision 2016. gop presidential candidates faced off in their final debate before supertuesday and the final five did their best to tear each other apart. >> marco rubio threw the first punch challenging donald trump on the opening topic of immigration. >> you're the only one that lifted this into the campaign that you acknowledge -- for example you're the only person on this stage that's ever been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. >> ted cruz came out swinging a

. >> reporter: the shooter is quickly arrested and identified as rochelle shelly shannon. a woman authorities soon tie to bombings of other clinics. >> shelly shannon was a solid believer in that violence was appropriate and that she was going to get the job done. she wasn't a very good shot, thank god. >> the doctors recommended he take a few days off. he said, no, i'm going to work. i have patients. >> you know, i'm just like my patients. you know, last night i got shot and i was scared, but there was somebody there to take care of me. >> so, the next day he just came in. his arms are bandaged. work as usual. >> he put up a big sign in front of his clinic that said, women need abortions and i'm going to do them. he felt, this is legal. it's a required service. and i'm going to do it. >> there was never any question in my mind that i was not going back to work the next day. i was going to work, hell or high water. i am not going to be run over. i'm not going to be run out. just that simple. >>> if you can't put up with the heat from society, don't get in it. it is not an

. >> the shooter is quickly arrested and identified as rochelle shelly shannon. a woman authorities soon tie to bombings of other clinics. >> shelly shannon was a solid believer in that violence was appropriate and that she was going to get the job done. she wasn't a very good shot, thank god. >> the doctors recommended he take a few days off. he said, no, i'm going to work. i have patients. >> you know, i'm just like my patients. you know, last night i got shot and i was scared, but there was somebody there to take care of me. >> so, the next day he just came in. his arms are bandaged. work as usual. >> he put up a big sign in front of his clinic that said, women need abortions and i'm going to do them. he felt, this is legal. it's a required service. and i'm going to do it. >> there was never any question in my mind that i was not going back to work the next day. i was going to work, hell or high water. i am not going to be run over. i'm not going to be run out. just that simple. what do doctors from leading cancer centers in the country have in common? many of

trees crashed down onto cars and this home a new rochelle damaging the roof. a fake it home in the bronx collapsed. the building next door was evacuated as a precaution. no injuries were reported. high wind caused it to topple over. traffic slowed to a crawl. luckily, no one was hurt. new jersey did not miss out on the action either. today, promising to bring better weather and for some hours of cleanup. another live look at this home on chicago avenue. power outages. long island reporting 34000 customers still in the dark. massapequa this morning did back to you. juliet: i like massapequa. nice job. ben: lauren seven at eight keeping track of new developments. >> apple ceo tim cook. basically called the government's request for apple to create a back door into the iphone, they call that the software is equivalent of cancer. something they have never done and will never do as they continue to fight the feds on this topic. this is a big deal. the whole privacy versus security debate. he said some things are hard, some things are right and some things are both.

they douse the sparking lines increased trees crashed down in new rochelle . the city felt the fury on e. 183rd st. in the bronx. it collapsed. no injuries were reported. traffic slowed to a crawl and luckily no one was hurt. scott planes was flooded and it left them in the water. there is better weather and for some, hours of cleanup . >> according to long island, 34,000 customers were only without electricity this morning. there is also power outages in westchester county. improved. one point ines made , she mentioned the railroad. trying to get the train at 112, and never came and i had to drive in. your train might be delayed and canceled due to the debris. just check on it before you head out. is the latest in massapequa. you. >> thank you, robert. let's go over to sussex county. police are expected to release a portion of . trying to help with the investigation of the shooting. it's yesterday and it was announced that they were . two years ago, a mask gunman drove onto the property. it's a weird story.he opened fired and should he still doesn't have any

i'm rochelle dean. and i'm meteorologist jonathan kennedy. we're live from main and gervais. the time's now 5:00. it's a cold start to this monday morning... and you may even want to grab your rain jackets fore you head out the door... for more on what we can expect in the forecast... lets turn jonathan kennedy. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. hour... there are no trouble spots to report in around the capital city but as always wewe will continue to keep our eyes on the road and update you for your morning commute. a-b-c columbia wants to help you jump start your day. we have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. so, let's get started. it's a battle over the bench... following the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia. scalia was a consnstently conservative voice in his three decades of service. president barack obama says he wants to name a replacement. but many republicans are against the president submitting a nomination... outgoing commander in chief. should the president name a successor.r. it could t

i'm eric weisfeld and i'm rochelle dean and we begin this afternoon, with a story that continues to develop out of the low countries. sled has joined several other to investigate the shooting after deputy. the shooting took place as the arrest. >> this was the scene from an armed standoff. officials are reporting that the suspect in question has died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. chief deputy with the sherlock's office confirmed this is a female deputy. stay with a.b.c. columbia news. >> also developing this hour it looks good but we're talking >> it's still a little cool outside. i think we are hoping that it is changing for the better. jonathan kennedy for your first forecast. we have seen a lot of change over the last couple of days. we saw a lot of rain, and severe storms, and tornadoes watches. last couple days sunny and windy today will be chillier. 50 degrees, lots of sunshine, winds west and northwest. 15-miles-per-hour. so a little breezy but not as gusty as it was yesterday and the day before when we received gusts of 40-50-miles-per-hour. nice exquiet for us. sun