we are still under a slight risk for severe weather in the midlands. and an enhanced risk for the piedmont all the way down to the grand strand and even a central and eastern portions of north carolina. what we are expecting is very heavy rainfall -- the rainfall we are ready have now we are expecting even more hfavy rainfall. winds in excess of 70 -- 55 65 miles per hour associated with storms. even though it is a very low in chance we have to talk about the possibility of an isolated tornado as we go throughout the morning. our weather computer model shows as we go throughout the morning we will continue with the showers and storms, intensification by mid to late morning as we go through the mid-day, some of the storms could act -- intensify two severe levels especially from colombia to the eastern half of the midlands and then by t wo-3 o'clock it's out in piedmont we would be dealing with the shower activity. highs today and the upper 60s down to the lower 70s. and that overnight tonight it will be windy as guys start to clear out, those will be in

another chance of rain may move into the midlands by sunday as in the e60s. warm and windy by best from 11am 6pm. more information to follow break four months after october's floods, the united way is america's heroes have a message. if you've fought... you know picking a commander in chief is no small thing. you're looking for smarts... and guts. we looked at each candidate... we studied their record... we know... looked them over... we checked them out... and we chose one. there's only one. jeb bush. he's got a plan. he'll keep us safe. he's a president - a commander in chief. jeb bush. best prepared to be commander in chief. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. rebuild homes in the midlands back in december. allie spillyards spent the morning with crews at one of the homes that's benefitted and joins us with details on the united way of the midlands has promised 300-thousand dollars more in grants to the rebuild together project. the money will go to groups like the st. bernard project, which is helping to repair some of the 12

be in the midlands t >>> good afternoon. i'm and for darci strickland. a cloudy start to the weekend in the midlands. but in the upstate, snow is falling. we begin with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist efren afante. >> it has been a cold and chilly start in many parts of the midlands. right now temperatures are only 39 in new very. winnsboro, 36. columbia and lexington, 42. a little warmer in orangeburg at 49. a lot of snow and sleet mixed in. in the upstate into south of charlotte. but for us, a lot of clearing skies. and these clearing skies will make their way to the midlands and the next few hours. a lot of sunshine. clear skies tonight. it will be cold. down to 32 degrees. tomorrow it will be windy out of the northwest. even with sunshine, it will still be chili. a high of 47. we will look at the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> the orangeburg county sheriff's office this afternoon is looking for a person of interest after an suv was stolen from an " -- local auto sales business. investigators say somebody stole i

hillary clinton is making two stops in the midlands today. today at one p-m, she'll be in west columbia at an open-to-the-public luneon at the brookland baptist conference center. later in the day, clinton will be in sumter to speak at a morris college event. as we head for south carolina's democratic primary, you still have time to vote absentee. you can vote in person at your county voter registration office until 5 p-m on friday. new overnight... columbia fire officials say a space heater is to blame for a fire that damaged a home on king street near millwood avenue. firefighters were called just after midnight by the woman who lives inside the home. investigators say she tried to put out the fire, but the to other parts of the home. the woman was able to make it out safely, and will be staying with relatives. coming up on news 10 sunrise... we're tracking severe weather state this morning. our tim miller will have the ahead. plus our michal higdon is also helping you prepare. you hear over and over again that if a tornado warning is issued

including campaigning in the midlands. why bill clinton says his wife is ready for the overall -- is ready for the oval office.>>> the first for president obama. commander-in-chief making a visit that some critics are calling controversial tonight. we will explain a little later.>>> lots in the way of severe weather today. received of a tracker -- tractor trailer. it was turned on its side and steadman south carolina. national weather service sending a site survey team to determine if that was also a tornado. more pictures and more on this severe weather threat and if it break. (donkey sound) (elephant sound) (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. >>> welcome back everyone. much quieter than it was this afternoon. want to begin by showing some of the pictures that you all shared with us at wach 57 -- wach fox 57. the fam

right now it's just a few light showers in the midlands. not much going on at the moment. we also have a wedge of cool air over the midlands right now. 47 in greenville, 46 in newberry. charleston is at 71 degrees. the front is just south of orangeburg. right now in columbia it is cloudy. 57-degree, winds from the northeast at 6 miles per hour. go down to about 55 degrees. there will be scattered showers but most of our rain will be coming tomorrow in the form of showers and thunderstorms. there could be some of these thunderstorm that is may produce strong winds and we can not rule out a tornado for tomorrow. it's going to be windy, winds gusting 45 miles per hour maybe up to 72. that will come through around midday, mostly cloudy tomorrow night, still windy with a low of of 4 # 2. traffic is slowing down around the malfunction junction. things are moving gaudin long no delays on the interstates . if you ear going from downtown to blythewood about 16 minute, downtown the clemson road will take you about 14 minutes. more on the weather in a few minutes. >> jim, thank you s

right now you can see it is moving out of the midland. there was a line of showers with the front but even those faded. the front is moving through the midland. a few breaks in the clouds. the rain is along the coast now and we still have some shower activities in georgia. a lot overgladiness there and that -- of cloudiness there and that might spill into the area over night. storm in the great lakes moving to the east. with the front coming through, with the storm system the winds will be up during the day light hours but at night the winds diminish. the temperatures right now. where the rain has been it is myrtle beach 54 degrees. charleston 48. 42 sumter. 46 degrees in columbia. 43 greenwood. our computer model, tonight skies clearing. we will see a few clouds at times. tomorrow we start with sunshine but then we will be seeing clouds building up in the afternoon. only to see those fade tomorrow night and then on wednesday we expect to see mostly sunny skies. it will be cold mid-week. tonight the cold air comes in. 34 for a low in newbe

jim gandy. >> rain muning through the midlands right -- moving through the midlands right now. north of orangeburg, lifting north right now. the shower in lexington county moving east, northeast at 35 miles per hour. here in columbia we are likely to see rain coming through the area between 6:00 p.m. right now it is cloudy. 64 degrees. winds from the east at 3 miles per hour. tonight showers. low temperature of 53. tomorrow still cloudy, it will be cool. a high of 61 with a chance of showers during the day. and as we go through tuesday night into wednesday an increasing chance for rain and storms on wednesday. it will be wendy. -- windy. 75 degrees. a cold front comes through late in the day. windy and cold thursday with a high of 55. by saturday a low of 31 and a high of 56. now let's get an update on the traffic around the area this afternoon. we have had some accidents and over the northern part of the cities there are wet roads. we do have one accident on heart scrabble road and clemson this is from where 277 comes in, up to killion road. southwest side of town, everything i

here in the midlands. we will get the dresses to girls for their high school prom and the deadline for drop off -- drop-off is february 24th, march 9th in orangeburg, that's a deadline. we have a full list on the website wltx.com. >>> many children around the midlands wrapped up their 100 day of school district. there's celebrate the day bring in 100 items of something. lauren thomas reports on carolina springs student took project to a whole another level by honoring officers who died in the line of duty. >>> six-year-old -- shocked the first great class with a kate, he was assigned by lori barnett to decorate the cape wind -- with one -- tape with 100 items. con balls or serial or safety pins. stickers, of things. i've never had one so special as braxton's. >> he was made up of the name and faces of all in police and canine officers from around the nation. >> they are going out in this fight trying to find a bad guy. >> when he came home with the assignment, has bothered sergeant chad writing at the sheri

the temperature around the midlands, 56 degrees and columbia. fifty-seven as we get out to lexington and saluda. the wind has been picking up quite a bit out of the north. a lot of sunshine. we have this area of low pressure that has moved off along the coastline. a trough associated with that is offshore. we will be dealing with some warm weather today. pretty much in the lower-60s. with the exception of newberry at 59. here in columbia, a high of 62. light northerly wind. clear skies tonight. it is going to get downright cold. looking at temperatures -- getting down to 35 degrees and columbia with lower-30s throughout the midlands. we're looking at temperatures get to 59 tomorrow. get ready for the weekend with temperatures in the 70s. quite a bit of sunshine before the rain comes back on monday and tuesday. even with the rain coming in monday and tuesday, you want to be prepared. we're here at the walgreens on divine street. they have been so good making sure all the radios are ready. along with flashlights, batteries and everything you need t

. >>> it is expected to be another wet and gloomy day in the midlands. efren has your full forecast coming up. news 19 starts right now. >>> the 11th circuit solicitor 70 year old donnie myers has been charged with a dui after a car crash lexington. good morning and thank you for making up with us on news 19 i am deon guillory. myers was taken to the richland county joe ll be fine savannah levins with your information this morning. good morning, savannah. >> reporter: we are here right now. let me tell you, this is a big deal. first, this is an elected official. he has held this position for three decades now and he is tasked with the responsibility of protecting citizens and the 11th county which covers a few different counties and this is a big deal because this is not the first time this has happened. let's start with what happened last night. we are hearing this happened before 8 pm. the highway patrol says someone in a lexus was trying to make a left on beech creek road and they drove off the road and hit a utility pole. so the troopers got there to

the eastern side of the midlands the threat for few snow flakes. temperatures for the next few days, cool down in the middle of the week. 51 the high tomorrow afternoon. that is a look at your be right back after the break. >>> here comes cam. he came, saw and conquered. cam newton is your nfl mvp. he led the panthers to a 15-1 regular season. the best in franchise history and now will look to bring trophy sunday when they face the broncos. head coach ron rivera taking home coach of the year honors. meanwhile on the hardwood, frank martin and the gamecocks with a chance to make a statement saturday to the ncaa tournament committee. no. 25, usc taking on texas a&m aggies. tied at 55 in the second half. thornwell a career-high, 9 assists on the day. later tied at 57. guilder knocking down n the three. frank martin not happy but the guys respond. watch the freshman cut to the basket and elevate. the slam bringing usc to within one. wining down under five the play. gamecocks up two and who else, carrera putting them up by they would not look back and w

coming up on wis--things are starting to warm up p the midlands. are temperatures going to stay this way for the polls? we'll find out from meteorologist ben tanner. places.so the wedge is gone! a cold front will move through by midday, this front does not have much cold air behind the front, in fact high pressure and a good deal of sunshine over the next few days will see above normal highs. first, we need to get through the rain. showers with a few thunderstorms morning will quickly race to the coast by sunrise we'll start to clear the sky before noon. it will be windy and warmer with highs in the lower to middle 60s. sunny and dry over the next daytime highs in the middle to upper 60s.overnight lows from in today's "50 days to 50 recovered from yesterday's 50 pullups, so i pulled out... my p90x dvds. there's an entire set for several different workouts. i love these for when i can't get to a gym or outside for the workout. today i did the nearly hour-long stretch dvd. it starts you with some deep breathing and stretching of the neck, back, chest

. >> by far one of the windiest days we have seen across the midlands in some time. power outages and trees down drooless area. good evening now and thank you for being with us on this wednesday. imagine driving in the high wiwis and having a tree fall on your car, that is what happened to a cab driver. news 19's mary sturgill has his story. . >> nothing but an act of god. i have been so thankful. >> reporter: he is so thankful because he knows a split second could have meant his death when the wind kicked up. >> i didn't see it. i don't know where it came from. all i know is that i am just thankful that i am alive. >> reporter: but he didn't even get a scratch. that tree trapping him inside his taxi. one good thing, the power lines didn't come down with it. >> one of the guys in the neighborhood actually came and, you know, got me out of the car. i had to let my seat back and crawl through the back. >> reporter: he says he had guardian angels over him from above and right here on maple street. >> i wanted to say to all those that helped me thank you very much. if it

it's a force of nature tearing through the midlands... we're taking a look at the light jacket today. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. and good news at the top of the hour... there are no trouble spots to report in or around the capital city. but as always we will continue to update you if anything changes 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. we're facing a wet and dreary morning... but, of course, nothing compared to the wicked weather we saw yesterday. the national weather service has confirmed an e-f-zero tornado touched down near the intersection of charleston highway and dixiana road. take a look at this amazing video taken of the tornado. this was given to us by a-b-c columbia viewer mark creighton. creighton tells us he wasn't rain headed toward him and thought it looked strange. so, he started recording. 33 creighton told us that he's a weather fanatic, but he

democrats are gearing 3 weather making it's way >>> severe weather making its way to the midlands, it's part of a system that has been deadly in mississippi. now this is video from golds gym in louisiana, and the roof is peeled off. so far 8 tornadoes have touchdown. >>> take a look at this video here also out of louisiana, three water spouts line the area, a tornado warning happened during the type of the water spouts. this system is creeping its way closer and closer and jim gandy is here. increase in the storms here. you can see rain down here in western orangeville. also parts of fairfield and new berry, all of this is moving northeast rapidly at about 40 mileleper-hour. now, as we zoom out, you can see the area under the gun here. western georgia and this line here is what we're concerned about in the panhandle because of the tornado potential. we don't have that potential here, we have fog forming and and our temp is at 52 degrees. we'll see the moisture increase and then for tomorrow, ahead of high temperature of 72 and then it will get windy and we may see it get up to 45 miles-

the midlands today. at his tights point more than 12,000 homes and businesses were without power because of the winds. that number is now down to 1200 homes and businesses. it all came from the strong storm system which was under a tornado watch. >> the highest wind gusts was 57 miles per hour and that was this afternoon behind the cold front. right now the front to the east but we still have a few light showers moving rapidly eastward across the midlands. they are really not much. we do have partly cloudy skies the air masses dry and we have wind sustained from the west at 24 miles per hour. we are still seeing gusts up to 40 miles per hour. for tonight it will be when the and a high -- windy and a high of 42 degrees tomorrow. it will be mostly sunny and windy tomorrow. the high temperature of 56 degrees and going forward we will be seeing sunny dry weekend and will be warming up by sunday. >>> nothing like getting to go home. a one -- a midlands woman and her family getting to do that almost 5 months a

we've put a link in the story at wis tv dot com. some midlands high schoolers are making sure veterans get some love on this valentine's day weekend. the vets were honored by more than 300 students at richland northeast high school the 5th annual valentine's for vets "speed dating" event brings a personal touch to history. students had a chance to hear from veterans about their personal stories when fighting for our country. "everybody should have valentines for vets because it gets the kids involved to listen to all the veterans and it makes kids open up their heart to people. it's very hard for people to actually listen to people now but when you can hear the truth, it's just amazing." nearly 50 veterans were at the school. nearly 50 veterans were at the school. let's get an update on your weather with ben. low pressure will form off our coast and move to the north today. look for mostly cloudy skies now through early afternoon with a slight chance of a quick shower wis update. something is just fundamentally broken when african americans are m

a system will approach late sunday night/early monday and produce a cold rain for most of the midlands and, a brief wintry mix northern portion of the viewing area near the nc/sc border. the opportunity for the wintry mix is from 3am - 10am, afterwards a cold rain will continue on and off until early tuesday afternoon. starting tuesday, daytime highs will climb to the low and middle 60s to end the week. a university of mississippi senior volleyball and track 23-year-old ty laporte was killed in a car crash thursday near holly springs. raycom's rose eiklor has details on the crash that ended ty's life and more on her stand-out career at ole miss. sot "i feel like the game is clicking more everyday. in practice,everyday, i'm learning more" 23 year old ty laporte was killed in a horrible accident on thursday night. mississippi highway patrol says laporte collided with an 18 wheeler driven by a 63 year old from alabama. he was not injured but laporte died on scene. skid marks, car parts and even these shoes were at the scene on friday. sot 8:10:42 "anytime someone in the ole miss community

we are excited for lexington county and the midlands. this is the type of event that we dreamed about when we first started playing in the stadium.>> -- >>> i thought it was going to be mr. shanahan. my mistake. let's talk about the gamecocks. to the highlights ago. nice crowd at the cla for some thursday night basketball. they played tim players. they like to play the high low. we will start right here. there was a night pick of the high low basketball. we will pick it up in the second half. the gamecocks went on a big run the lead. may be, should i? she takes it. khadijah not known for her outside shooting, but it did happen. pick, role, and basket. they thought their way down to eight in this basketball came. gamecocks continued to come right back. asia wilson, elena coats, the size, and the height. you can see right here, elena there she goes. slam. she led up with a lefty off of the glass. the gamecocks extended the lead. this is like nfl, super bowl. the panthers needed some of this. gone yells out a timeout. a bomb. tiffany mitchel

right now, mainly trace amounts across the midlands, in particular, for the midlands. something we will watch but it does not look like it will be a big deal right now. it will be a big deal tonight, our close. temperatures dropping down into the the low 20s, 22 degrees columbia and lexington, 21 canton, 23 degrees, -- upper teens across portions of the midlands. for valentine's day, chilly with highs only in the lower 40s. as we mentioned, we will see showers monday with a brief wintry mix early monday. 50 degrees the high, 60 by tuesday, temperatures will start warming up, 64 degrees by wednesday. 62 degrees thursday, looking work week, 66 friday, upper 60s something is just fundamentally broken when african americans are more likely to be arrested by police, and sentenced to longer prison terms, for doing the same thing that whites do. ...when too many encounters with law enforcement end tragically. we need investments in education, health care and jobs, to counter generations of neglect. we have to face up to the hard truth of injustice i'm hillary clinton, and i a

those strong winds are still an issue around the midlands. you likely heard some of those strong gusts overnight. a wind advisory will be in effect for much of the day. let's get your 6am started with a check on your first alert forecast. here's tim miller. get ready for a nice stretch of late winter days ahead with dry conditions, cool temperatures and mostly sunny skies as high pressure the first of next week. winds will still be an issue today as we'll see some gust up to 30mph. today, mostly sunny, continued breezy, highs middle to upper 50s. winds west 15-20mph with some higher gust. tonight, clear lows lower to middle 30s friday sunday: mostly sunny, near 60 as we mentioned those strong winds are still causing some problems around the midlands this morning. sce&g has been battling power outages in numerous spots, and there could be more today. our michal higdon is live in downtown columbia whehe crews have been working overnight to get power restored -- michal? i'm just down the street from the corner of laurel and marion street where th

none of them are severe in the midlands. we had a tornado watch in effect until 7:00 for all of our counties within the viewing area. the heavy concentration of nonsevere thunderstorms right now -- moving from the south -- and heading toward south congaree, red bank, all the way over to lake murray and into parts of prosperity over to winnsboro. very carefully. down into parts of aiken and then entering into surrounding areas. when the storms are e t of and a lot cooler weather. >>> orangeburg five and lexington one have canceled afterschool activities because of the weather. will if you have students in students in either of those activities. called the district if you need more information. >>> that (woo) when you love seafood this much... back again? i hope it's just a clumsy phase. ...it's gotta be d's. anything's worth it for our new home-style flounder meal or double dozen shrimp. also, try our grilled menu featuring new tuscan tilapia. for full meals starting at just $4.99, >> chelsea: oh, come on. thunder, are you? >>

heavy rain fell last night throughout the midlands. tim miller says we might see a few thunderstorms early this morning. tim miller's tracking the weather this morning as you're waking up. he has your first alert forecast. low pressure will cross the south through tuesday morning and deliver 1" rain totals in some areas. expect much warmer temperatures for the rest of the week with highs in the 60s and lower 70s. 2016 presidential hopefuls are pulling all the punches in an ahead of south carolina's all important primaries. with just 4 days of campaigning left -- the gop candidates continue multiple stops across the state. and the battle between donald trump and his republican rivals, ted cruz and jeb bush, continues to heat up. trump called cruz a liar multiple times on the campaign trail here in south carolina. trump says that some of cruz's campaign ads are misleading, and unless he apologizes, he's going to launch a lawsuit over his eligibility to run for presidential candidate:30-:38 "he doesn't even have the right to serve as presi

midland. we could see stuff coming through the central and northern midlands as temperatures slowly warm above freezing changing to light rain. but as we get to early morning hours we may be looking at bands of heavy showers, a couple of thunderstorms possible in the northern midlands but tomorrow it will start clearing out. afternoon temperatures not high, upper 30s to lower 40s and believe it or not it will be quite mild heading to tomorrow morning, upper 40s down into the lower 50s. so this is something we will be dealing with. was the rains are through by tomorrow we are looking at a high of 64 degrees, lots of sunshine through the seven-day forecast. as we get to saturday and sunday very warm. upper 60s with a lot more cloud coverage into sunday. lives right now are dry in the columbia area but we are watching i-26 east bound at mile marker 75, pretty much from i-772 clearfieldthe road conditions are good but we still have at least one stalled vehicle on truck 26 westbound. we boulevard by fire town road. traffic is starting to build up from shot air force base to the bamberg: i was one o

.>>> now the midlands' most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist jim gandy >> it was cloudy and cold this morning but then the clouds move down and warms up. 33 was the low at the airport and 35 in the city and 52 degrees at the airport. we have clear skies right now with calm conditions and a dry hermas. tonight we are expecting a low temperature of 31 and tomorrow it will be sunny and breezy but still chilly with the high tomorrow night it will be mostly clear with a low of 22. i want the rest of the weekend forecast coming up.>> thank you. the effects now of the october flood are still visible on certain roads and bridges throughout the midlands. the department of transportation just released their monthly updates seen 25 flood impacted bridges are being fast tracked for a replacement. that includes the bridge on congress road in for richland county which crews will begin working on next week. and the rockbridge in forest acres which is set to open june 1. a resident who lives next to the bridge says it has put a few extra minutes into his daily route. >> is a little bit of a

moving out of the midlands for the first time. the south eastern part of the midlands got a lot of rain. temperatures kept down by the clouds today. in the 50s. right now 50 degrees up in raleigh. 59 augusta. 50 degrees over in atlanta. it is cloudy here in columbia. temperatures 58 degrees. winds from the southwest at 5 miles per hour. tonight those clouds will stick chanan for a shower, low temperature of 38 degrees. but the clouds will be moving out before day break. expecting sunshine tomorrow. 52 degrees. it will be colder tomorrow. and tomorrow night we will be dropping down to 28 degrees. now a look at the traffic around the area for this afternoon. we will start with an over view of the traffic right now. really around the cici not too many problems except in the northwestern part of columbia. leaving columbia, through malfunction junction, first of all, there is an accident here on the westbound lane of i-20 and just bout the broad river, extending all the way over to highway 378. it is slow in the westbound lanes and als

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warmer temperatures will return to the midlands. stick around. >>> we will see if dawn staley . >>> making headlines tonight, state democrats plan to use the upcoming primary to spark a minimum wage debate. it is time to talk about living wages in a state the ranks 46 in child poverty. two bills in the state would raise the minimum wage rate and -- repeal the right to work status. those bills would only hurt the economy and have virtually no chance of passing in the legislature. $100,000 in allen university chapelle auditory. that money was donated in memory of the late senator. clemente picked me who was killed during the -- during the mother emanuel mass shooting. the senator was one of the structures marked for preservation. the business is growing in south carolina, and it is only national -- natural that the state will grow as well. >>> on the recovery watch tonight, only four-year -- four flooding and the cleanup is far from over for any -- for many people. what now may be growing now that the waters have receded.>> reporter: t

this is not just the midlands. this is all of the palmetto state. a lot of cool dry air coming in from the north. hitting the appalachians. and then diverting off to the west. clear skies -- the cold front has moved off to the coastline. we're dealing with rather chilly temperatures nevertheless. forty at newberry. and winnsboro. saint matthews, 50. sumter and manning, 46. and saluda, the warm spot at 51. the wind has generally been coming out of the northwest and north, northwest. upwards of about 14 or 15 miles in columbia, 50 degrees. a lot of sunshine. at 14 miles per hour. feeling cooler. we will reach highs generally in the lower to middle 70s. lower to middle 50s -- with a few of us into the upper 50s. degrees. wind out of the northwest. if you are going out later this afternoon for the baseball game, it starts at 4:00. looking at 57 degrees, clear wind out of the northwest at about 11 miles per hour. by the time the game ends later tonight at 7:00, it will be chilly at 48 degrees. we're looking at wind generally out of the northwest at 5 mil

we continue into this primary and election season. 3 3 here's a look at some event happening in the midlands today..usc will host of the nation's top political journalist for a panel about presidential primary politics. it'll take place at 7:30 tonight in room 231 of the wiliams brice building..locate d at greene and pickens street. the event is free and open to the public. 3 you could be a match for someone in need today. delta zeta sorority will hold their annual sweet caroline bone marrow and blood drive. you have the chance to give blood and register for the national marrow donor program, "be the am until 5pm at the russell house ballroom. 3 the gamecock men will look to get back to their winning ways tonight as they head to "the other columbia" to take on the missouri tigers.they're a team frank martin and his team have beaten already this season... tip off for tonight's game is at 7 pm. 3 we're catching you up on what everyone is talking about-- last night's grammy's.the big moments you may have missed because you went to bed-- including the tributes to the music legends we've lost. 3

busy afternoon here in the midlands. we had a tornado that touched down. from 0-5 and this would be zero. it's the smallest that exists but ithad winds up to 80 miles per hour and touched down near the farmers market and did damage at a car lot essentially, and that's where the most damage was done. let's show you what's going on on the radar right now. what you see is a lot of green on the map. but the action is east of columbia, and we see the yellows and reds, and oranges there, and that continues to be now east of 95, the line right in here, and that will continue to move to the east, and in terms of threatening weather, that's all that we have, and we have it there, and we come a little bit further south again, and you can see it extend down to vanburg, bowman, and that's going to go out to the east. in terms of threatening weather, that's the assist of it. behind it we have rain, rain focused basically west of there, and there's a good bit of it, and on and off showers for the can expect as we work our way through, and we will talk about what's going

in the midlands right now a little bit colder in the northern midlands, 32 winnsboro, 33 bishopville, sumter 30 for degrees but a warmer -- warmer as we get down to orangeburg at 40. average temperature for this and if your average low 36, advertise 60. sunrise this morning at 7:12, sunset at 6:05. a lot of the cloud coverage has been coming in, stationary front in the southern low country and a trough rigging a lot of that moisture, the clouds will stick around this morning. 38degrees by 10 o'clock with a lot of cloud coverage paid by lunch time 41 degrees in the clouds will start breaking up, in fact by the time the kids get out of school today, just a few clouds but it will still be chilly, 45 degrees as we are expecting highs today generally in the lower to middle 40s. a couple of higher 40s looking at 48 columbia and orangeburg, with a lot of sunshine the winds will start shifting out of the northeast to the west about five-10 miles per hour. of the northwest five-10 miles per hour. low tonight freezing mark, upper 20s into the northern midlands, central and southern midlands int

i don't think we will see any rain through the midlands. you could see a stray shower in the piedmont. late tomorrow night we may see a line of showers coming through. it is out of here before you wake up wednesday. our forecast, you will see the -- that we don't have rain in time hours but we do at night. tonight temperatures dropping to 42 camden. 45 columbia. 48 degrees in orangeburg. tomorrow we will see high temperatures again in the low to middle 70s. 71 newberry. 73 winnsboro. 74 columbia. and in sumter, manning, 75 degrees. our seven-day forecast, again, during the day tomorrow it will be partly cloudy but the rain will come in over night. tuesday night, and then we will see mostly cloudy skies. wednesday 63 degrees. 60 degrees on thursday. expecting rain to come in late thursday night but it is out of here before you wake up on friday. that the convenient. friday will be a cool day. 59 degrees. and dry over the weekend. warming up. 62 on saturday. by monday we will be up to 72 degrees. ladies, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>

. >>> if you are a carolina panthers fan in the midlands, for super bowl weekend. they are planned just for you. tonight at 7:00, is the cold out why it probably at river why it -- river rat boulevard. sunday at wltx. >>> in case you are wondering, it is national wear red day. raise heart health awareness. part of these is the number one killer of women. experts say 80% of cardiac and struck events may be prevented >>> today on >>> a volcano on a japanese island erupted sending lava rolling down the slopes. and orange burst outside of the volcano near the summit -- accompanied by lightning like strap -- splashes. this is considered average compared to the volcano's previous your options. >> if that is average, what >> i don't know. >> it is an amazing site. that is a town right there in the foreground. i would call everyone and say, we are moving. >> if that is average, i would like to live on the below average island -- with the low >> yes. >>> things are not bad in the midlands. >> not at all. in fact, for some of us -- a little north of columbia -- north-central

you can get weather updates in the midlands by downloading the wis tv weather app. you can find it in your app weather app. you can find it in your app store. and it's free! several schools and churches have cancelled the national weather service weather spotter chris jackson. interview with chesterfield storm chaser. chris jackson storm damage pictures you can get weather updates in downloading the wis tv weather app. you can find it in your app store. and it's free! several schools and churches gun violence. we have a crew at the forum at we have a crew at the forum at morris college in sumter. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders is no longer in the palmetto state. he is now taking his campaign to missouri and oklahoma. he held a news conference earlier this morning in columbia. he said that he is not writing off the state.. saying he will win some states and lose others, but that he is in the race to win. the democratic candidates are making their final pushes this week to win over voters. at last night's cnn town hall in columbia, voters had a chanc

saturday night begining at 9:00 right here on news19. 3 oscar nominee angela bassett will be in the midlands today. she is taking part in a "get out the vote" tour.she will be speaking to students at sc state university from 2 until 3...then she will head over to claflin university and speak to students there at 4pm. adadssion is free and open to anyone for both events. 3 3 it tax time and everyone could use a break. richland two w.r. rogers center is partnering with sc thrive to fees will be charged to prepare and file state or federal taxes. to eligible you must make $65,000 or less or if married filing jointly...$95,000 or less. the free service will be offered, today from 9 a.m. 5 p.m. at the w.r. rogers center located on old clemson road. space is limited and an appointment is necessary. 3 fairfield county residents are getting a chance to speak out on things they believe should be improved upon around the county.on monday night nearly 70 residents came out to fairfield county high school to hear from urban planners.it was all a part of the county's strategic community and economic deve

in the midlands, it has been dry. we've seen mostly cloudy conditions and we expect that we will see mostly cloudy skies throughout this afternoon and this evening. even into saturday night, mostly cloudy skies. we start off the second half of the weekend with mostly cloudy skies and there may be a small chance for an isolated shower tomorrow afternoon or evening, but not much for rainfall over the weekend. the first day of the work week, better chances for showers. monday, the showers move in and more rain chances for tuesday. for the high temperature, highs are mid-to upper 60s and may touch 70 in orangeburg and manning and the lowe's tonight, dropping into the upper 40s and lower 50s. for the next seven days, 73 tomorrow with rain chances increases on monday and showers likely on tuesday. temperatures are decreasing by tuesday and wednesday with partly cloudy skies and 57. 58 by the end of the workweek with more sunshine. today, high temperatures and some may touch 70 degrees under andrea? >>> a good day to go to t

coach buddy pough lands a talented tight end from here in the midlands. tyler schadewald from lexington high school has signed with the bulldogs. schadewald made our football friday highlights a number of times this past season. he had 48 catches for 952 yards and nine touchdowns as he helped the wildcats to a 13 and two record. pough: "we've got a good sprinkle of in-state guys. you know, we think that most of those guys should america's heroes have a message. if you've fought... you know picking a commander in chief is no small thing. you're looking for smarts... and guts. we looked at each candidate... we studied their record... we know... looked them over... we checked them out... and we chose one. there's only one. jeb bush. he's got a plan. he'll keep us safe. he's a president - a commander in chief. jeb bush. best prepared to be commander in chief. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. what's america's best-selling brand of trucks? you're in for a big surprise, pal. actually, you're not. it's ford f-series, again. and, it

a strong line of storms could pass through the midlands this afternoon as a massive storm system makes its way across the east coast. the storm system wreaked havoc in alabama and mississippi last night, spawning tornadoes and causing damage to homes and businesses. tim miller is tracking the possible effects for us here. he's in the first alert storm center with your wake-up weather. we are in first alert mode as strong cold front will move through the state today, ahead of the front we'll see showers and thunderstorms with a few storms reaching severe limits. the greatest threat would be damaging winds within a few cells. much cooler air will move in behind . another chance of rain may move into the midlands by sunday as low looks to form off the coast late saturday into sunday. today, scattered morning shows, breezy and mild as we start out in the e60s. warm and windy by midday with scattered showers and thunderstorms, some heavy rain possible. highs lower 70s, rain chance 100%. the timing of today's rain is best from 11am ripped through their neighborhoods. homes were damaged..alon

bernie sanders is back in the midlands today. sanders will be attending a "h-b-c-u tour and rally" today at claflin university. that's today at 5:30. he'll also be holding a rally at the township auditorium... right here in columbia... tonight at seven. and a reminder this morning... tomorrow is the democratic primary. polls open at seven in the morning and close at seven in the evening. remember... if you voted in the republican primary you cannot vote for a democrat this weekend. we'll have complete primary coverage online and on air here tomorrow on abc columbia. the highway patrol has released video from the night lexington solicitor donnie this is myers' third run in with the law... and this time... calls to step down... are getting louder. leading the charge... are community members who have lost loved ones to drivers under the influence. dozens rallied outside the solicitor's office, all calling for the same thing.... for myers to resign. while they say they don't discount myers' four decades of service, they say these alco

here's all the rain that we are georgia to affect the midlands. some light showers, and we have already hit most of the highs to our communities. 48 in newberry, columbia 53 down in orangeburg, and the afternoon temperature of 53 degrees. we will continue with the rain is winds continue out of the west. it starts to shift out of the northwest with clearing skies, 36 degrees, and temperatures tonight will be cold in the lower and middle 30's. with clear skies, 54 degrees, and a chance for some sprinkles ending by early sunday morning. on monday, and 23 degrees possible, and lots of sunshine warm-up to 41 degrees as the high. >>> many of the roads are wet right now so you have to give yourself lots of extra time. take a look at interstate 20 eastbound, at mile marker 66. both directions on interstate 77 to pharaoh road is looking pretty good. the first one is off of killian road and the first one got reported just the couple of minutes ago. one lane is blocked and still an exit and continue bi fairmont. you will be looking on at at least one lane tha

we've already dealt with pop up showers throughout the midlands as we take a look through the wis skycam. this afternoon we are preparing for thunderstorms ahead of a strong cold front. meteorologist ben tanner is tracking the latest from the rst alert weather center. we are in first alert mode as strong cold front will move through the state today, ahead of the front we'll see showers and thunderstorms with a few storms reaching severe limits. the greatest threat would be damaging winds within a few cells. much cooler air will move in behind the front . another chance of rain may move into the midlands by sunday as low looks to form off the coast late saturday into sunday. today, scattered morning shows, breezy and mild as we start out in the e60s. warm and windy by midday with scattered showers and thunderstorms, some heavy rain possible. highs lower 70s, rain chance 100%. the timing of today's rain is best from 11am 6pm. few showers for thursday then to upper 50s. as you're out and about today make sure to keep up with the possibility of disruptive weather with the wis weather app. yo

springtime is just around the corner, and these midland radials offered a day discounted rate. as we get ready for the spring weather, we know what it is have the flood earlier, and these will come in handy, and ready to work if your power goes out, so consider this over the next several weeks as we continue this through me. checking ononour road conditions, checking at the mile marker 66, moving slowly. all of the roads are wet, so give yourself extra time. looking at i-26 eastbound, on augustine wrote, an accident -- out gusto road -- augusta road, so give yourself some extra minutes. >>> there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. >>> we are talking about the grammys, and the biggest stars hit the red carpet.>> we haha to talk about the fashion. and we have our fashion expert, alicia zigler. and this is obviously a big part of the

starting at 9:00, 10:00, it works through basically all of the midlands. that's 10:00 and then watch it rejuvenate through 11:00. in there that's where the most likely scenario is for the weather, the atmosphere will have had a chance to loosen up, the clouds will be gone by this time tomorrow, that's when we will see the most intense line of storms go through. watch, they move through quickly and gone, by the time we get to the afternoon everything is kicking out, there's plenty of wind and terms of the severe weather threat, it will be done with us through tomorrow afternoon. let's give you specifics on the forecast for tone, not much, few showers, low clouds, what you have out there is what you get, drizzle is it. tomorrow the focus of the action will be the first part of the day and then into afternoon it gets windy. once this whole thinkings look at the rest of the week, dry through the early part of next week. keep it tuned here, jonathan and i will be tracking any storms as they get going in the morning. over to you. >> ben: thanks. tennessee coaches

covering parts of the midlands. give yourself extra time as you need the low beams throughout the commute this morning. one accident is reported on highway 76, 370 at garners road east of falls hill on blue johnson road. we haven't had report there is are injury, but be aware of that if you are commuting from shaw airforce base. outside of that no accidents are reported into parts of columbia, but still a slowdown on sunset boulevard heading west of lexington. 19 miles per hour speed limit on augusta road, 22 miles per hour in columbia and 28 miles per hour on charleston highway toward i-26. right now it is 51 degrees, winds are couple and a little fog is in place in columbia. when the kids head out to the bus stop they will need a light jacket. it will be 50 degrees on the way to school this morning. by this afternoon warm with partly cloudy whys and 73 skies and 73 degrees is what they will expect as they head out of class. winds will be out of the southeast at 10 miles per hour. tonight 60 degrees. we could see a

this is what we saw, will seeing right now the e ouds have beeeemoving out of the midland still a few clouds in the eastern part of the midlands but most of the area has been cleared out and sunshine has come in. clouds upstate into north carolina is a weak front to our south but it really hasn't affected us associated with this weather system that moved out into the atlantic and that's what brought the precipitation. if another surge of cold air that's coming down to the midwest the sprint will sweep through the area and we will increase winds as the area of high pressure building to the southeast for the weekend. here are the temperatures across the country and you can see that cold air coming down into the midwest 21 in chicago up in minneapolis it is at 10 degrees but, it's been nice across the southeast where thth sun has been able to come up and in fact in dallas there at 69 here in south carolina look at this, it is 39 in florence still cloudy there, 37 up in sumter, 52 in columbia, 54 in orangeburg and 58 degrees over in a gusto. tonight skies will be clearing and we will cont