. >>> columbia mayor steven benjamin will give the state of the city address at a 6:00 time at city hall tonight. there will be a reception after the address. stay with news19 for complete coverage of the state of the city address. >>> law enforcement is searching for an inmate that walked away from a rock hill prison. the department of corrections says that 26-year-old zachery reaves walked away from the catawba center -- he was serving eight year sentence o o a burglary charge. he has a tattoo of an angel on his shoulder. he was last seen wearing a part -- a department of corrections uniform. if you have seen him, call crime >>> the prosecution and defense of those arrested in the trials of jack parker and douglas taylor -- the stand. the jury is expected to begin deliberations later today. parker is the father of brett parker -- the man convicted of killing his wife and gambling partner. the two face to several gambling charges in 2013. but the court of appeals because of prosecutorial misconduct -- sending his case back to district court. >>> the south carolina unemployment rate ende

columbia mayor steven benjamin presented his state of the city address.during his speech ... benajamin touched on several topics including unemployment numbers dropping ... revitilization efforts across the capital city, and green initiatives to improve sanitation.he also took a moment to thank the city for coming together during last obtober's historic flooding. you to you 3 mayor benjamin finished his speech saying he's proud of the work done so far to improve the city and there's more to come. 3 3 in the senate ... a bill has advanced that specifically states people have the right to film or photograph officers without threat of arrest.the the measure yesterday and its drawing lots of attention on both sides of the issue.the current law says anyone can film as long as they are standing on public property.... but this law would keep you from being intimidated by police while you are filming them. supporters says the proposal protects people from arrest . 3 you're able to end up filming if you're in a placecehere you have a legal right to be, and a private place where you ha

columbia mayor steven benjamin will give the state of city address. it's all starts tonight at 6 at city hall.there will be a reception after the address. stick with news 19 for complete coverage of the address tonight. 3 a second group of bikeway projects have been presented by the richland penny program. tonight, a public meeting will be held to discuss the proposed streets on the bikeway.the meeting will be at the lourie center on park street at six this evening. streets included in the bikeway are assembly, blossom, broad river, gervais and 3 molina healthcare is giving away 300 blankets and kid's gloves to help keep people warm today. it is taking place at st. johns baptist church in columbia from 9:30 am until supplies are gone. 3 also happening today, law enforcement from 60 agencies will take part in the ceremonial torch run.this is video from a previous year of law enforcement gathering at the state house for the start of the torch run for special olympics.the run raises money which goes directly to supporting special olympics athletes.this i

remains out of service at this time...benjamin clague has posted bail and his first court appearance is scheduled for wednesday january 27th... iowa state president steven leath thanked officers for their work today... in a statement he also says, "our thoughts remain with the family very difficult time, the university is working in cooperation with the city to evaluate potential safety improvements and promote both vehicle and pedestrian safety around campus and the community." a person riding a bus was hurt during a high speed chase that ended with a car in the front yard of a house in urbandale. as police were chasing the car, this evening... they say the suspect clipped a dart bus and spun out into a yard near parkview and meredith. police say one person on the bus was treated for a minor injury.. they haven't said what led to the chase.. or what charges the driver will face. police found and arrested an escaped sex offender today. the u-s marshall's service helped track 26-year old ross clouse to a home in des moines. police say the convicted sex offender cut off a tracking device and failed to return to the fort des moines work release facility la

steven colbert. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, of oakland rig >>> megaship in the bay. the largest cargo ship to ever visit the u.s. is docked at the port of oakland right now. crowds watched in awe as the benjaminranklin came into the bay and made history. >> not only is it the biggest but the tallest to go underneath the golden gate bridge. it's 1/4 mile long, longer than the empire state building is tall. it can hold up to 18,000 shipping containers. 30 crew members make sure it sails smoothly. it's operated be a shipping company based in france. >> you just have a lot more containers. it'll be good for the port of oakland, the bay area. it'll be good for everybody. >> reporter: it's here through the weekend. it'll set sail for china on monday. >>> busy day in sports still! >> busy day in sports. this is a good time of year. you have college football and now basketball. and even without steph, a fitting way for 2015. the last sports segment of the year is next. ,,,,,,,, ♪ (vo) some call it giving back. we call it share the love. during our share the love event, get a new subaru, and we'll donate $250 to those in need. bringing our total donations to over sixty-five million dollars. and bringi