the state seeking the death penalty. 3 in charleston....new evidence is being examined in the walter scott murder case. last week, attorneys for michael slager filed a motion asking for swabs from the former north charleston officer's taser to be sent back to an investigator they hired after sled was allowed to take a look at new evidence found. yesterday a judge said he is giving a forensics investigator extra time to analyze that evidence.slager during a traffic stop in april. he is now out on bond. 3 3 3 coming up...mizziou handed the tough loss...reggie anderson will tell us how things are looking for the gamecock men hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together [ cheering ] counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike they've all come to look for america [ cheers and applause ] all come to look for america all come to look for america all come to look for america she spent a lifetime making a difference for people. winning healthcare for 8 million children. benefits for families of reservists and the national guard. standing stron

i said, "walter scott 10 feet wall justi said, "the got 10 feet higher." you saw his anger, right? that wasn't about the wall. that was, "how dare you tell us what to do?" bosses.nk they are iyour it doesn't work that way. it's not going to work that way. i just want to tell you, we are going to build the wall. is going to work, we are going to have a strong border. people will come into this country legally. only legally. [applause] mr. trump: when i talk about immigration and when i talk about illegal immigration and the problems with crime, i think of a great man. i want to introduce you to him. -- who am ing about talking about? nobody knows, because it is a rise -- a surprise. senator jeff sessions. sen. sessions: wow. the american people are not happy with their government. know, but the people called down and they will forget it and let it go. go?ld we let it wew we should not -- no, should not. there is an opportunity on tuesday. [applause] we have anns: opportunity on tuesday. it may be the last opportunity we have. for the people's voice to be heard, you have asked for 30

. >>> new evidence in the walter scott murder case. last week, attorneys for michael phleger filed a motion -- and that the taser be sent back to yesterday, a judge said he is giving a forensic investigator evidence. he is charged with killing stop in april. >>> presidential candidates continue to bring into the -- come to the palmetto state. morning. he spoke at a roundtable event at the vfw on southbound line florida senator marco rubio will campaign tonight. he will hold a town hall event located on east boundary street. that starts at 6:00. this morning, donald trump held a campaign event. later today, he will be at a rally from 5:00 until 6:00. you will make his way to sumter willert -- where he will speak at the county civic center. the event is scheduled for 7:00. we're three days away from the south carolina republican primary. craig boswell has more. >> donald trump answered questions before 500 invited guests in south carolina and message. >> it doesn't matter who you are voting for. but go and vote. >> the latest polls show

new evidence in the walter scott case. asking for swabs from michael slager's taser after sled looked at new evidence found. today a judge said he is giving a investigator extra time to analyze the evidence. slager is accused of killing scott in april. he is out on bond. >>> now, the midlands most meteorologist jim gandy. >> watching an area of rain that is moving through the tennessee river valley. moved in to western north carolina. it is moving into drier air. so there is only a slight chance we will see rain. right now temperatures across the area look like this. skies. temperatures 60 degrees. winds from the southwest at 6 miles per hour. tonight we are expecting a low temperature of 41 with an increase in clouds and a slight that will be tonight. tomorrow it will be partly cloudy with a high temperature of 62. it should be dry for the work week. we will look at the forecast in a moment. >>> governor nikki haley announced a new partnership that aims to reduce preterm births and child hospitalizations. 1200 families re

. >>> an update on the walter scott murder case. the judge is giving the defense team more time investigate evidence. attorneys asked for swabs from michael slager's taser after sled looked at new evidence found. investigators more time analyze the evidence. slayingser out on bond -- slager is out on band. >>> man is accused of impersonating an officer. authorities say he was arrested after a deputy saw him in an usc with blue flashing light at a -- suv with blue flashing lights at a gas station. he identified himself as a sled officer. the deputy followed. he said he was a sled officer and then said he was a private security officer. he has been charged with impersonating an officer. >>> more low income moms will get help to make sure their possible. the state is expanding a program that helps women who are pregnant and new moms. here is robert k, kittle. >> reporter: -- robert kittle. she didn't know about her baby and so she got help from healthy start. >> they come to your house and everything. and they just give you information

all come to look for america 3 3 3 3 3 in charleston....new evidence is being examined in the walter scott murder case. last week, attorneys for michael slager filed a motion asking for swabs from the former north charleston officer's taser to be sent back to an investigator they hired after sled was allowed to take a look at new evidence found. yesterday a judge said he is giving a forensics investigator extra time to is charged with killing scott during a traffic stop in april. he is now out on bond. 3 new numbers show there are more than 5-thousand homeless people in south carolina. this morning, a new program is helping them find jobs.the department of employment and workforce is partnering up with "transitions" for the back to work program.it's a 5 week boot -camp meant to help people not only find jobs... but keep them.out of 19 people who graduated last year, 14 got jobs in december. now 22 more people will start the journey back to work 3 the mentoring is the best part you have a one on one job coach they help you do the resume they teach you the basic skills of how to dress for an

we started off with walter scott, and the charleston riding, the battle around the flag. i would say that south carolina has carried itself quite well. other communities would have buckled or broken under that we. 11,000,000,000,000 gallons of water and the incredible loss of life in charleston. but the people of south carolina showed why we are if we can try and make sure that this same unity and purpose, staying focused on showing the people that we are greater than some of our products. that same purpose that we show in a time of crisis, if we can have that same purpose when things are not in crisis. how we deal with homelessness, or make sure that people have quality and affordable housing, and schools. that is how you become a talented, educated entrepreneurship in america. >>> you look around, and facing all kinds of financial trouble, and the mayor has a healthy amount of critics when we look at how fast we are growing. a number of the economic development efforts that are underway, some people call this risky. >> well-liked they say, if you're not getting someone

your response to south carolina state representative and lawyer for the late walter scott justin bamberging horses, secretary clinton still enjoys tremendous support according to the polls in south carolina but obviously something you are concerned about. people going to bernie sanders. >> we don't like to see that but we're still pleased with the level of support we see including in the african-american community. we know it's going to tighten including in south carolina but we are pleased by the endorsements we've gotten. this past week would have been the 21st birthday of trayvon martin and on friday his attorney who has been outspoken advocate on law enforcement and racial justice, indicated that he is supporting our campaign. previously trayvon's mother has endorsed our campaign and later this month hillary clinton will do a meeting with a group of civil rights leaders and so we're continuing to seek to earn and reearn support in the african-american community. because we don't take it for granted and know even in that community the race will tighten. >> is it fair to say, secretary

home in april of 015 in north charleston, south carolina when following a daytime traffic spot, walter scott is shot and killed by michael slager, a white challenge police officer. so has the incident in ferguson led to an uptick in crime due to a pullback of police? usc criminology professor out. he calls it the ferguson effect and his findings are mixed. the big takeaway. >> there's n systemic country-wide, u.s.-wide ferguson effect on crime rates. meaning that the direction of crime trends before ferguson was no different than eaver. >> reporter: he studied 81 large u.s. cities with populations of at least 200,000 people. now, the study did show some increases. >> when you look at robbery rates, there appears to be some between the ferguson effect and increases in robbery rates across the country. >> reporter: and there's more. >> within a handful of cities a select group of cities there appears to be a significant increase in homicide rates. >> reporter: now, in columbia, dr. wolfe credits the richland county sheriff's department transpampcy transparency. the study is the most comprehens

giving the attorneys for a former north charleston police officer accused of shooting and killing walter scott more time to investigate the case. the judge ordered the swabs from a taser to be sent to forensic investigators. a motion said a slight analysis found dna of slager and scott on slager's stun gun. >> charges have been dropped against the man arrested in the christmas day shooting of a one-year-old girl. shaquille davis has been charged the girl was shot while playing outside and died. investigators say a conflicting evidence led to the charges being dismissed. two other men are charged with murder in the case. >> two men in watauga county have been arrested for having items used in meth manufacturing and the investigation started as a traffic stop in boone. mario gonzales and steven malone have been arrested both from mountain city, tennessee. >> has growth in york county happened too fast? leaders will consider a temporary freeze on new housing developments. michael clark has been following the story. michael, what issues would this freeze help alleviate? >> having a little bit of t

swabs collected by state police on the taser slager used during his deadly interaction with walter scott. >> that's right. the defense team did get access to that taser back in january under consent order. but now seeks access to the swabs that were used to collect the position seeks to have an independent analysis of the evidence collected. they say both scott's and slager's d.n.a. is present on that taser. new tests may show that scott good control of the taser before the shooting. testing, though, must be completed by friday. attorney general loretta lynch plans to visit six cities in the ming months to highlight police departments she sees as role models for law enforcement. the initiative is a part of a national discussion on police use of force and effective law enforcement tactics. the topic has taken a new urgency amid a series of high profile police shootings of unarmed men in such places as we heard about in ferguson, missouri and even right here in south carolina in north charleston. well, back here at home, p pice say they're looking for a burglary suspect who broke into a ma

clinton used walter scott and zachary ham mons as examples. a court ruling to lead to a subpoena for her private e-mail server. to worried voters. she said there's into basis for this. with 59 delegates up for grabs it's the largest amount at stake so far. and it's a chance for redemption to a game-changing law to president obama back in '08. >>> before tonight's on hall, hillary clinton has been hosting a series of town-hall style meetings at churches across the palmetto state and she held a breaking down barriers tonight at central baptist church. she was joined by mothers of the movement a group of womens who whose children have died in racially charged incidents including the mother of trayvon martin. she said the country must come up with solutions to address the community gaps for african-americans and also must combat systemic racism. deal with the gun culture around the epidemic of violence, to keep guns out of the hds of those who should not have them in the first place. [ applause ] >> last week, hillary clinton met with al sharpton

recording moments like last year whether he another south carolina officer shot and killed walter scott's ran away. that officer now charged with murder. >> cameras cut both ways. they either can justify someone's behavior or not. we've seen plenty of police shootingsing in recent past where they showed bad police behavior. >> reporter: with the help of this video, this week, both officers were cleared.

. >> you think it's affected -- >> not only that, but you've had walter scott.'ve just had this cascade of racial issues going on in the state. we just took the confederate flag down recently. we're not that far removed. yes, i think african-americans, there is this new vein that we are more participatory. we are more eager to play our role in this election. and i think that hillary clinton and bernie sanders actually saw that in this race because african-americans were really tuned into this race because of all the heartache, because of all the tragedy that we felt in south carolina. so this is a unique cycle. it really is. and i'm very proud of the 61% number. i can't lie. that makes me smile, that makes my heart joyous. >> van jones? there's obviously greater discussion of race in america, has been over the last several years. do you think that contributes to a feeling of things being worse or the other way to look at it is it's actually getting better because at least folks are talking about it. >> it's hard to know. i think a couple of things we've got to w

those fibers could give clues as to whether walter scott was in contact with the taser before slager used it on him. the attorneys want an extra 35-40 days. > the school district where a school resource officer was removed after tossing a female student from her desk is setting up a school advisory county. they're listening to the students and school board members. superintendent says it will get students ideas on policys is, the deputy was fired and banned from school properties after the confrontation you just saw that sparked state and federal investigations. >>> well, today, crews have started repairs on a closed section of the swamp rabbit trail. it got washed out because of erosion. this has been an on going problem but yesterday's rains didn't help. city crews hope to reopen the trail by tomorrow night. >>> we talked a lot about the rain we've gn getting, finally that has started to move out of our area. >> it's been all focussed to the east, some of us getting sunshine. a narrow window of shower, but we're tracking an area of low pressure that's along the same floont brought

a last resort for officers. 3 3 3 3 "we have too many instances, here in south carolina we had walter scott, in north charleston. there was a young zachary hammond who was unarmed and killed in a police action here in south carolina. we have lost too many young people so what's the answer?" 3 bernie sanders also weighed in on story that cold impact south carolina...the president's plan to close guantanamo bay--there's a concern among many state leaders that some of the detainees could be housed at the naval brig in the had to say. say. 3 3 "obviously if people are terrorists, they need to be confined and we need to make sure that they stay in jail until whatever happens. but i think the president is right. i think we should shut down guantanamo. i think in the long run, it will help us significantly." 3 and ahead of tonight's event... clinton hosted a forum called "breaking down barriers" in columbia.among those there... the mothers of children killed by gun violence - including the mother of trayvon martin. its one of several events the using to enforce her position that the nation's leade

you can't go to south carolina and not deal with the walter scott case. not deal with gun control and the ramifications of the charleston 9. not deal with the -- when you raise the question, as i told senator sanders, around income inequality and wage gap, let's talk about the race gap in that. because there's a race gap that is added to the income inequality and wage gap. so what we want is specifics. not just catchphrases, not just some sort of sound bite. we want specifics like you do in some other areas. you must earn our vote. and i think we've heard some kind of headline statements, we're against discrimination, but not specifically how i will govern. >> the african-american vote will be decisive through super tuesday, particularly in the s.e.c. primary states. but let me ask you, there's this conventional wisdom out there that hillary clinton has a lock on the african-american vote. what say you? >> i say that hillary clinton has to earn that vote and i think she knows it. >> why hasn't she earned it already? why haven't the clintons earned the sup

on the taser slager used during his fatal interaction with walter scott. the defense team got access to the taser in january under a consent order, but now seeks access to the swabs that were used to collect evidence from it. the motion seeks to have an independent analysis of the evidence collected by sled. sled officials say both scott and slagers d-n-a are present on the taster. but the defense contends new tests may show scott got control of the taser before the shooting. the testing must be complete by friday. back here at home... police say they're looking for a burglary suspect... who broke into a mattress store. this is surveillance footage taken from 'mattress man' on sunset on february third... police say the man you see broke into the store and stole a laptop. if you can help investigators... call crimestoppers... one-triple- eight-crime-sc. richland county sheriff's department says... they're looking for a man accused of not paying child support. officials say vincent boatwright owes an excess of 71-thousand dollars. sheriff leon lott says anyo

a last resort for officers. 3 3 3 3 "we have too many instances, here in south carolina we had walter scott, in north charleston. there was a young white teenager if i remember, zachary hammond who was unarmed and killed in a police action here in south carolina. we have lost too many young 3 bernie sanders also weighed in on the issue-- accusing donald trump and others of forming a "racist effort" to delegitimize the president. president. 3 3 "my dad came from poland. i'm running for president. guess what? no one's asked for my birth certificate. maybe it's the color of my skin" skin"sanders also talked about the presidents plan to close guantanamo bay-saying *if the people there are terrorists they need to stay in jail-- but he also thinks the president is right in trying to shut down guantanamo bay. there are also concerns that some of those detainees could be house at the naval brig in charleston. 3 here's a look at the democratic candidates who will be on the primary ballot this saturday. bernie sanders will be in columbia at 9 this morning -- for a press conference at the double tree.

recording moments like last year when another south carolina officer shot and killed walter scott as he ran away. that officer now charged with murder. >> cameras cut both ways. they either can justify someone's behavior or not. we've seen plenty of police shootings in recent past where they showed bad police behavior. >> reporter: with the help of this video, this week, both officers were cleared and are now back to work. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> clayton, thank you. >>> and the new headline tonight in flint, michigan. it turns out, residents are paying the highest water rates in the country for that lead con tame nated water. residents page $864 a year. that's nearly double the national average. $30 million bill now in congress to help families pay their water bills. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. we have breaking news. new developments in that mansion headlines. home. there's news tonight about the suspect charged. >>> also, the collision on the tarmac. the passengerer jet clipping wings in detroit, and we'll have details. to

a last resort for officers. 3 3 3 3 "we have too many instances, here in south carolina we had walter scott, in north charleston. there was a young white teenager if i remember, zachary hammond who was unarmed and killed in a police action here in south carolina. we have lost too many young people so what's the answer?" 3 bernie sanders also talked about racism.he accused donald trump and others of forming a "racist effort" to delegitimize the president. president. 3 3 "my dad came from poland. i'm running for president. guess what? no one's asked for my skin"sanders also talked about the presidents plan to close guantanamo bay-saying *if the people there are terrorists they need to stay in jail-- but he also thinks the president is right in trying to shut down guantanamo bay. there are concerns -- here in south carolina -- that some of those detainees could be housed in charleston. 3 here's a look at the democratic candidates who will be on the primary ballot this saturday. bernie sanders will be in columbia at 9 this morning -- for a press conference at the double tree. hillary clinton wi

. ♪ >> christian taylor, sandra, black, freddie gray, walter scott, tommy robinson, bethany hill, victorhiteberg, tyree woodson, milo brown, antone ford, parker, john parker the third, eric garner, ivette stick, ryan stokes, jonathan, emani gray, donte price, joanne brown, johnny warren, johnson, raymond oliver, brown, malika williams, kendrick, robert dummas junior, sharma edwards, damion robinson, treyvon martin, tamir rice. everything in life failed her, she raises her gates to the street protest. we are gathered together to end white supremacy because this is resistant. [applause] >> do we have a time check to see about question and answer? >> one or two questions. anybody have a one or two questions? >> when the united states was originally founded, there were very few police departments. mostly all of the states made sheriffs over each county. and i think the sheriffs were elected by the people. today there is a situation where there is hundreds of different police departments and offices like the transportation, parking, they have all of these different polices like school police

recording moments like last year when another south carolina officer shot and killed walter scott asran away. that officer now charged with murder. >> cameras cut both ways. they can either justify someone's behavior or not. we've seen plenty of police shootings in a recent past where they showed bad police behavior. >> with the help of this video both officers are clear and are now back to work. abc news denver. >> manny is being knocked out by nike. the oregon based company teinated his endorsement contract following his claim. he made the comment this week. he now apologized for the remark. the 37-year-old is running for a senate seat in the philippines. >> u.s. stocks post higher today. the dow jumped by 257 points to finish at 16,453. the nasdaq went up 100 points and the benchmark s&p 500 was up 31 pushing it out of correction territory. the games came as the minutes from the federal reserve federal meeting suggested that interest rates would remain where they are for awhile. >> up next, radar sensors and automatic steering. those are two parts of toyota's new technology packet

one being the shooting death of walter scott.vated the conversation of race and police profiling i speaking to the urban league shortly thereafter and also, she attended the funeral of my colleague, senator clementa c. pinckney. john: i have been asking every surrogate supporter of hillary clinton in this state, what substantive policy is hillary put an better than bernie sanders? marlon: if you remember when her husband was president, she fought vigorously around the state using the first lady position for early childhood education. that is a critical issue in the state because we have a problem educating those and most importantly, hillarycare, which now over 8 million african-americans in this country enjoy, 20 million enjoy the affordable care act, but hillarycare eventually became the basis of the starting point for the affordable care act, so those are two significant issues. john: dick, i will not let you rebut that, i wish i would, but -- dick: i don't have to go back to the clinton presidency to remember hillary clinton.

recording moments like last year whether he another south carolina officer shot and killed walter scott's ran away. that officer now charged with murder. >> cameras cut both ways. they either can justify someone's behavior or not. we've seen plenty of police shootingsing in recent past where they showed bad police behavior. this video, this week, both officers were cleared. and are now back to work. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >>> a mysterious flag that suddenly appeared in lubbock, texas, is sparking controversy. the flag with arabic writing and a heart popped up on a downtown building this week. the mayor was so alarmed he asked the city manager to contact the fbi and homeland security. but the message on the flag translated to the words, love for everyone. >> when you don't have all the information at the beginning, you should always on the side of caution. because it's better to be safe than sorry. >> officials say the situation has to be taken seriously in light of current national and international events. >> if they thought it was isis or something, isis usually doesn't put

walter scott. >> why don't we talk about the real issue?tice. >> why don't you talk about the real issues though? >> what real issues? >> harry, here's the thing. i don't think anyone here will say there's not an issue with people killing each other of all races. you can talk about people being shot and killed by police officers. law enforcement feels that beyonce is promoting division between law enforcement and african-american communities. i talked with rudolph giuliani. he's been brought up a lot about this and here's what he told me. >> maybe, it might not be a bad idea for people who have the fame and celebrity that she has to teach everyone, not only in her community but every other community to respect the police. to respect the uniform. to respect the uniform of our police officers, our military. that's the way i was brought up. a lot safer way to bring up your child by the way. >> this is what you do. you speak to artists and beyond. >> what are people at least in the industry saying about a responsibility of someone like a beyonc