soututcarolina will forever grieve the loss of your son. and be forever grateful to you and your family for helping us learn from your tragedy, grow from it and take action to make sure to the best of our ability it never happens again. south carolina was devastated by man made tragedies in 2015. as if that wasn't enough last year also saw the biggest natural disaster our state has starting my first year in office we conducted exercises that allow us to go through disaster situations in real time. each year we work to improve our planning planning and our preparation. the disaster we always thought we were prepared for was a hurricane. thankfully that hurricane has not come this way. what did in 2014 were two winter storms that challenged our infrastructure, our although companies and our -- utility companies and our resources. south carolina shined through the storms. but this year with something neither we nor the weathermen could have ever imagined. rain at unbelievable levels. pouring from the sky for hours. enough rain according to one

sam bleiweis examines the soututcarolina gun owners. first, meaghan norman is looking at the measures announced by the president. meaghan? dawndy and judi, president obama says the nation has become numb to gun violence. he urged congress to enact gun reform but says their inaction has led to his own executive actions. first -- expanding background regardless of where you purchase a gun -- online, at a gun show or at a store you background check. and if you are in the business of selling firearms, you must be licensed and conduct background checks. the president says the fbi will work to streamline the process making the system more effective. of gun laws, by hiring 200 new atf agents who will also help track illegal online firearms trafficking. and requiring dealers to report any lost or stolen guns. third -- investing 500 million dollars in mental health treatment. and allowing for relevant mental health records to be reported to the background check system. of gun safety technology by finding new ways to help curb gun deaths. the pre

soututcarolina holds the firsrs- in - the - south democratic primary saturday... february 27th. 3 new jersey governor chris christie was in sioux city yesterday for a town hall meeting.he talked to a packed buffalo alice restaurant and bar... downtown. christie started off talking about his political experience as governor of new jersey... then took questions fromomhe audience on a few different things like what to do with syrian refugees... and less violent drug offenders in jail instead putting them into rehabilitation facilities. 3 "this is way iowa and new hampshire are so great, becacae you all show up. and you listen. and you usk really good questions. d your minds are open, and then you are going to decide. every pollster and pundit who thinks they have you figured out just isn't right, you've surprised a lot of people before."during his stop... christie also talked about how to deal with mental health issues in the united states. 3 and another republican presidential candidate was in sioux city yesterday... too. doctor ben carson talked at sunnybrook commu