we'll have a lot of people out here at winthrop university campus. they will be packing this there are a few candidates that haven't responded yet, donald trump, not sure what he's doing tonight, if he will be here on the campus, marco rubio haven't heard from him. i checked in with both the campaigns for jeb bush and john kasich, i understand john kasich will be in florence tonight at the francis marion university and jeb bush will be in columbia tonight, so those two candidate force the republican primary won't be here but we have not heard from donald trump or marco rubio at this point. i want to get back to the forum starts at 6:00 like i was telling you, each candidate that will show up will have 30 minutes to speak to the group that is gathered here afterwards. they will talk question and answer if that doesn't take up the entire time, they have three hours alotted at burns auditorium. i want to get to the polls, the leader in the south carolina the average polls, they throw them in one and what they came up with was in south carolina, donald t

tonight, gop candidates will take part in a forum at winthrop university. wbtv's mark davenport is joining us live now from where that forum is being held. and so mark, there is a lot riding on the south carolina primaries. >> reporter: john, there is a lot riding on this. first in the south primary. the records to 1980 to ronald reagan. every time since then they had a south carolina primary, except for 2012, the winner of the south carolina primary has gone on to secure the nomination. you have names like ronald reagan, george hw bush, bob dole, george w bush, john mccain in 2008. the only exception 2012 when newt gingrich won with 40% of the vote. he did not to secure the nomination, that is why this is so important for the gop nominees this time around. you have people coming in, donald trump leading the way with 36% of the vote, that average poll and ted cruz right behind him, it is a race for those two guys at this point but it is a very big point for them to secure south carolina. that is why it is so important for them to win here, will start tonigh

and this all started right outside off campus housing for winthrop university students. michael clark is live with the latest. a frightening ordeal so close to campus? >> yes, people who live here are worried and police say despite everything that this 2-year-old was going through she did of the she could to protect herself and the suspect because of the surveillance video outside of the bank where she ran to hide. >> on a peaceful jog in the middle of broad daylight. >> she sped up and he sped up. and she said she could see a knife then. >> police say the 20-year-old was running inbetween winthrop's campus and downtown where i found wilson walking friday. >> for a woman to be chased by a guy in this quiet neighborhood is terrifying. >> there are big development plans for this area but right now not much is here besides the bank. >> she was aware of her surroundings and though she was jogging she knew there was somebody behind her and knew enough there was a safe place to run to where people were working. >> police are looking at video and did see the victim run-in side

of the carolina at winthrop university thursday, senator ted cruz and ben carson. cruz focused on family values like marriage and life. >> on the first day in office, i will struck the u.s. department of justice to open an investigation in planned parenthood and prosecute any and all criminal violations. >> carson told south south carolinans talked about his plan to help struggling families. >> i have no intention of withdrawing safety net programs from people who need them, but what i do intend to do is to create ladders of opportunity to allow people to climb out of depend deny see and become part of the fabric of america. >> all were invited to rock hill, manied a other destination. jeb bush talked about reforms for vets in columbia. >> we need to shrink the administrative side and expand the care and do it in a way that is passionate and quick, because veterans are hurting. beach, marco rubio told voters he believes not everything has a government solution. >> the most important institution in society is the family. that what happens in our house is more import

the parade of candidates coming through the area is larger than it's ever been. >> winthrop university is the welcome tent setup for the visitors to see the candidates on campus. today, ben carson and ted cruz are taking the stage at the university's auditorium. >> as south carolina goes so goes most of the south this is an important primary. >> the remaining question for the democrats is who gets the black vote? this week bernie sanders met with al sharpton and hillary clinton's campaign is getting help from former charlotte mayor anthony foxx stadiuming for her in south carolina. >> with her run up of super delegates so far ahead she has a built in advantage that he needs to start cutting into. if he is going to be viable for the nomination. >> back on the radio dial kimmel feels the big name campaigners will put south carolina in the rearview mirror. >> when we have identified the final candidates and get into the national race, south carolina will be quickly forgotten. >> now, keep in mind the last in the was jimmie carter going back to 1976 some 40 years ago. however candidates in

in less than an hour, some republican candidates will be at winthrop university, hoping to win your vote. eyewitness news reporter alexa ashwell has a look at who voters can expect to see at alexa? >> reporter: erica, as you mentioned, we're just an hour away from hearing from some of those presidential candidates here at winthrop. you can see, some people already arriving for the forum, which is set to begin at 6:00. senator ted cruz is set to speak first at 6:00. he placed first in the iowa caucus and then third in the new hampshire primary. with dr. ben carson. and rick santorum dropped out of the race, but is here on behalf of marco rubio. students seem divided on who they want to see in office. the college's republican group had a tent outside the auditorium, providing literature about the candidates am but there were those in favor of the democratic nominees. remember, this is solely a forum for the republican candidates. one student told me, it's very important for them to gain the support of more millennials. >> i think that's one of the struggles of the republican party, is to i

but folks around here like to winthrop university. national political spotlight and will be again tomorrow when two republican candidates are here. >> we need a president -- >> fresh off new hampshire, jeb bush rolled into bluffton south carolina this morning. president cruz in myrtle beach. and rubio in columbia. drew johnson is an executive committee member from chester. >> i'm excited about it. i know the republican party is excited about it. gop primary. political scientist scott huff man says expect the gloves to come off as super pack money rolls in for some candidates and the pressure to win grows. >> we have political consultants who are used to knives in the back, and we've seen very dirty politics here. >> experts expect candidates to step up attacks on each other because south carolina is a win or take all state and defeat her can spell the end for a campaign. huff man says hillary clinton and jeb bush have the strongest local organizations but a win still means more travel than iowa or new hampshire. >> you can't just hop

expected to make up nearly 60-percent of the vote in raycom's michael clark is on the campus of winthrop university where faith and family were topics in last night's forum. republican presidential hopefulls continue to cover every inch of south carolina ahead of next weekend's primary. at winthop university, ben carson and ted cruz talked about marriage, education and prayer as a part of the carolina family values summit. at winthrop university thursday. senator ted cruz and ben carson. cruz focused on family values like marriage and life. "on the first day in office, i will instruct the u.s. department of justice to open an investigation into planned parenthood and to prosecute any and all criminal violations." carson told south carolinians that despite some polls, he thinks he'll do well here. he talked religious freedom, but also his plan to help struggling "i have no intention of withdrawing safety net programs for people who need them, but what i do intend to do is to create ladders of opportunity to allow people to climb out of dependency and become part of the fabric of america." all jeb bu

. >>> moments ago, a republican candidate's forum got under way at winthrop university in rock hill. eyewitness news reporter alexa ashwell is live there for us tonight, with more on who is taking part and the turnout from voters. alexa. >> reporter: well, scott and erica, the main topics of discussion will center on family values, race and religion. you can hear, the forum is under way now with opening remarks. in just minutes, senator ted cruz will be allowed to speak. cruz placed first in iowa and third in the new hampshire primary. senator rick santorrum, on behalf of marco rubio, will then take the penal podium. and finally, dr. ben carson. this is a great opportunity for the candidates to reach the millennial vote, just nine days before the south carolina one student here told me she hopes to hear ways to improve race relations. >> i think that's a family issue. i think mothers of people of all colors should want their children to feel safe, that their husbands and brothers and sons should be safe to be who they are. >> reporter: again, opening remarks here at winthrop yesterda

. >> christine: they will try to earn your support at a forum at winthrop university. mark davenport outside burns auditorium, the site of the forum. what can folks expect tonight who are attending? >> reporter: christine, they can expect fan fare, very very quiet on the campus of winthrop university right now. it will not be the case in 12 hours from now. that is when the event will start, starts at 6:00, goes until 9:00 tonight, the doors open to burns auditorium at 4:00. people will pack to see some of the republican primary nominees. right at this moment in time we know two people have confirmed they will be here, dr. ben carson will be here, senator ted cruz will be here as well. actually, they have not responded yet so they are waiting to see if they will be here at the event. what we can expect after it opens up at 6:00, each candidate given 30 minutes to speak. after they speak at that time they will move on to that next candidate and go down the line until they have exhausted all the candidates that have shown up tonight. still waiting on a couple people to ma

. >> the incident happened a block from the campus at winthrop university. hearing the victim is 20 years old frightened some students. >> it's scary. there's all these abandoned buildings. >> others told us t about the incident which surprised them. >> when there were robberies at 7/11 or walgreens, we would still get notifications. >> officials told channel 9 they weren't told about it either. it's not known if the victim was a student but she told police she exercised in the area all the time. >> you don't expect a man to run behind you at 2:00 in the afternoon when you're running down the street. >> the suspect tonight is described as a tall black man about 6-3 wearing a black jacket and a panthers cap. the surveillance video from the family trust federal credit union shows the suspect and the victim walking in the business a few moments apart. rock hill police told me earlier today they'll have to go to court and get a subpoena to get that surveillance video. i talked to family trust this afternoon. they told me they're not going to do that. they'll rel

ted cruz is speaking at winthrop university in rock hill at six tonight. 3 3 fresh off of his win in the new hampshire primary, donald trump packed in quite a crowd in the upstate. he spoke to supporters inside a clemson univeristy live stock arena.. frequently mentioning his rival jeb bush. 3 41:32 "he's a low energy was in the private sector he wouldn't be able to get a job, other than that i think he's excellent" jeb bush was joined by senator lindsey graham on the campaign trail in mount pleasant near charleston. graham threw his support behind bush when he ended his own presidential bid last month. 3 3 back in the upstate, florida senator marco rubio made an apperance at a hotel in spartanburg. rubio finished fifth in the new hampshire primary ... but his supporters say he will do better in the palmetto state. demonstrators were outside the event, but rubio said that was actually a good sign. 3 03:58-04:09 "well, it's interesting. the people that were wearing the costumes were actually american bridge, which are the top super pac for democrats. i'm the only republican they've be

ted cruz is speaking at winthrop university in rock hill at six tonight. 3 3 fresh off of his win in the new hampshire primary, donald trump packed in quite a crowd in the upstate. he spoke to supporters inside a live stock arena at clemson university... frequently mentioning his rival, jeb bush. ((stop)) 3 41:32 "he's a low energy person. i said, no, he's a stiff and i said that if he was in the private sector he wouldn't be able to get a job, other than that i think he's excellent" jeb bush was joined by senator lindsey graham on the campaign trail in mount pleasant near charleston. graham threw his support behind bush when he ended his own presidential bid last month. 3 3 in the upstate, florida senator marco rubio made an apperance at a hotel in spartanburg. rubio finished fifth in the new hampshire primary, but his supporters say he will do better in the palmetto state. demonstrators were outside the event and rubio said that was actually a good sign. interesting. the people that were wearing the costumes were actually american bridge, which are the top super pac for democrats.

tonight republican presidential candidates will be at a forum at winthrop university. transport if you want to win the republican presidential nomination, you have to win in south carolina, it is crucial to win the primary, now just 9 days away. i went and looked through the history books. in 1980, reagan won in south carolina with 55%. nomination. since then, all won in south carolina, all went on to be the nominee for the republican party. the only exception, 2012, newt ginngrich went on to lose to romney. he was not the nominee. a majority of the time, you have to win in south carolina to get that nomination. that's why this whole bunch of new candidates coming into the state right now, it is so important for them to win this state. we know at least two of the candidates will be here tonight for the g.o.p. forum, starts at 6:00, until 9:00. the doors open at 4:00. they are expecting a big crowd. the two candidates that will be here, dr. carson and senator cruz. i want to draw your attention to the polls. this is from politics, they have taken the polls and flown the

winthrop university y rock hill, converse college in spartanburg, and clemson. north carolina governor pat mccrory is even using the panthers' success to help push for re-election. his first television commercial of the campaign season features narration by mccrory about lowering the unemployment rate, tax and teacher pay changes. it closes with mccrory playing football and saying keep pounding panthers. the governor plans to attend tomorrow's game. still to come, we check back in with wyff news 4's geoff hart who is outside of levi stadium. ricardo: the men's teams are back on the road saturday. an updat beyond natural grain free pet food is committed to truth on the label. it is always number one. we leave out poultry by-product meal, corn, wheat and soy. and, we own where our dry food is made - 100%. can other brands say all that? for grain-free nutrition you can trust, does your food go beyond? learn more at beyondpetfood.com the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life

carson and ted cruz spoke at a faith-based event at winthrop university. here is why... in the winthrop poll released in december 57% of voters surveyed would describe themselves as born again christians. a second or third place finish could be crucial for candidates who want to stay in the game for up coming contests. after south carolina's primary it's on to nevada. which holds a caucus three days later. maureen? >> and the candidates will make their pitch to south carolina voters in a cbs news debate saturday night. watch it live starting at 9:00 p.m. here on wbtv. >> next at 6:00 students come in contact with an abraysive chemical at school. and we find out what caused dozens of students to develop a rash and the school's response is next. >> and the panthers quarterback is a proud papa. the first picture he shared today of his newborn son. well, that preview of coming attractions came and went and a bigger winter storm on the backside of this weekend. stay tuned. >> and new on primetime... >> that was the latino vote because we did not vote. people started coming out

ted cruz is is speaking at winthrop university at rock hill at 6:00 tonight. >> candidates will be making stops throughout south carolina as pryimaryies get closer. you can get a list of who will be here and when at wlos.com. >> happening today, democrat campaign for reelection. turner is seeking another term for north carolina house district 116. that cles buncombe to arden and lester. the event is tonight from 6:00 until 8:30 at the holiday inn west. turner is running unopposed and will face kay olsen in the general election in november. >> the presidential campaigns are in full force after new hampshire. now spending will double down on political ads in the states ahead. in this week's full measure, cheryl atkinson talks with two men who leads superpacs. they control huge amounts of money in campaign spending. they talk about what is key in winning the undecided vote. >> we talked about social media and the role it plays in getting votes. they are going over undecided hundreds of millions to go after relatively few voters. they are primarily using social media to do it. >> cheryl will

. >> at winthrop university ted cruz and ben carson. cruz focused on family values. >> the first day of office i will instruct the department of justice to open an investigation into planned parenthood and >> reporter: he said despite some polls thinks he will do well. he talked about religious freedom and to help struggling families, i have no intention of withdrawing safety net programs from people who need them. people to climb out of dependency and be a part of the fabric. >> and many had other destinations. and jeb bush talked about reform for veterans. >> we need to shrink the veteran's side and expand the care for veterans and do it in a way that is passionate and quick because they are hurting. >> reporter: marco rubio told voters he does not believe that everything has a solution. >> the important institution in society is the family, that what what happens in the house is more important than what happens in the white house. >> and john kasich is trying to game. >> i sense a lot of support here and tough take the support and tr

. >>> coming up, previewing the gop forum being held at winthrop university tonight why. south carolina is so important in the race for the presidential nomination. al? >> al: out there right now, temperatures are well down below freezing but also turning our attention to what could be coming monday. big storm system on the horizon, what details we have plus the seven day forecast, chris? >> chris: quiet on early thursday morning, keep an eye on things as we roll closer to the rush hour. just a couple minutes. >>> this broadcast is sponsored by subaru south boulevard and subaru concord. wbtv on your side. wbtv news starts right now. >> john: now at 5:00, temperatures below freezing blanket the carolinas this morning. slight warm-up and big changes on the way. >> christine: there are some school closings and delays you need to know about. alleghany county schools on two-hour delay. ashe county schools on three-hour delay. avery, mitchell and watauga county schools are all closed, sometimes that changes through the morning we'll keep you updated. >> john: live at winthrop i

it's taking place tomorrow between 6:00 and 9:00 at winthrop university. also return to the upstate this week. he will be in the upstate this week. bush will host a meet and greet at mama penn's restaurant. that's on north main street in anderson. it starts at 11:15 in the morning. also stopping by the upstate jim gilmore. the former governor of virginia will drop by the beacon in spartanburg today. he'll be there at 1:00 p.m. it's part of a two day tour in south carolina. ohio governor john kasich will be in south carolina this week. he will campaign in the charleston area. tomorrow he plans town halls in georgetown, north myrtle beach, and florence. this coming saturday, the latest gop debate will come to greenville. the final showdown before the republican south carolina primary election on february 20. it's taking place at the peace center in downtown greenville. the debate starts at 9:00 that night. allyson: with the debate coming heads up for you. because of the debate, the city of greenville has closed some as you can see -- the city of greenville h

ted cruz and ben carson answered voters questions during a forum at winthrop university. voters told us they walked away with more clarity. >> i feel more informed. >> i think we are moving forward. i think there is a lot of hope for america. >> people we spoke to said that it did not make them think less of the candidates who were not at the forum. >>> democrat hillary clinton will campaign in south carolina today while her arrival bernie sanders campaigns in minnesota. tried to appeal to minority voters. >> i'm running for president to knock down all of the barriers that are holding americans back. >> if elected president, i will do everything i can to expand social security benefit, not just for seniors but for disabled veterans as well. >> democratic primary in south carolina will be february the 27th. the republican primary is a week from tomorrow. we have complete coverage leading up to the primaries on-air and online. you can see a fact check of last night's debate on wsoctv.com. it is in our special section right under the news tab. >>> an off duty north carolina

. >> winthrop university expert scott huffman says republican candidates have their dplufs on and are fighting for every vote. marco rubio! >> with an endorsement from nikki haley marco rubio is campaigning with her in the upstate. >> i'm here to ask you for your vote because i am as conservative as anyone running but i can win. >> haley's endorsement was more of a blow to jeb bush's camp making the final push with the

it's taking place tomorrow between 6:00 and 9:00 at winthrop university. former governor jeb bush will also return to the upstate this week. he will be in the upstate this week. bush will host a meet and greet at mama penn's restaurant. that's on north main street in anderson. it starts at 11:15 in the also stopping by the upstate, jim gilmore. the former governor of virginia will drop by the beacon in spartanburg today. it's part of a two day tour in south carolina. john kasich will campaign in the charleston area. tomorrow, he plans to hold towns in georgetown, north myrtle beach, and florence. geoff: the final showdown before the republican south carolina primary election on february 20. it's taking place at the peace center in downtown greenville. the debate starts at 9:00 that night. you can find all of that information on when these candidates -- and where they will be on www.wyff4.com. a heads up for traveling this weekend. because of the debate, the city of greenville has closed some roads. i am moving into your territory. allyson: as you can see o

and a week from tonight--winthrop university will host a forum for republican candidates ahead of the primary. an event page for the forum says each candidate will be given 30 minutes to speak individually about a range of issues. the announcement says the event is open to all republican candidates--and it's free for the public to attend. still ahead on the news at 6-- two women who survived the charleston church shooting have a chilling and emotional story break 2 new developments tonight in the murder of a when the republicans weren't going after president obama they were coming after me. his attorney general. in the cabinet, i served with hillary clinton. this is a woman whose fought her whole life for children, to protect civil rights, voting rights. and today hillary is pushing hard for tougher gun laws and police accountability. if you want to make sure republicans don't take us backward help hillary move us forward. i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) (elephant sound) (do

. >> campaign 2016 makes a stop at winthrop university tonight. the doors opened as two presidential candidates prepare to take the stage. the candidates have been in tonight in rock hill. michael clark is live. nine days from the republican primary. a lot of candidates are scrambling to shore-up their positions and get the last votes. >> that is right. ted cruz and ben carson are here to speak at a family values summit but candidates are spread all over the state with nine days before the g.o.p. primary. this is a time when we will see endorsement and guest speakers that is tonight here as well with rick santorum speaking for marco rubio campaigning in myrtle beach and jeb bush and john kasich are in the palmetto state to build on the momentum from the new hampshire primary. every candidate is chasing donald trump in the polls who spoke at clemson and ben carson has devoted a lot to south carolina and ted cruz polls well and looks to speak to evangelical voters. but protestors disagree with some of the candidates' >> too often they address it in

. >> and the doors opened as winthrop university prepares to host two presidential candidates. >> first, roads getting brined as charlotte prepares for another round of possible snow. look at the current temperatures it will get much colder tonight that is why d.o.t. is out with the possibility of snow. welcome to wbtv news at 5:00 i'm paul cameron. great to have you with us. here is how cold it will get where you live tonight. dangerously cold and we have two separate chances of wintery weather coming this way. that is why we have team coverage from charlotte to boone we have you covered. let's start with chief meterologist, eric thomas. and eric, we may see snow actually in the morning? >> well, perhaps, maureen or closer to midday. but, yes, and you know you are getting used to the cold weather when you look at the map and temperatures are in the 40s and it feels mild. 27 is the number in the boone area. and the snow is racing our way. right now located over the corn belt around iowa and it is a little over 600 miles from charlotte. it's moving quickly and it will get here tomorrow.

if you want to attend it starts at 6:30 at winthrop university. let's update the commute here is tonya rivens in the first alert >> wet streets and lots of problems. your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. as we check in on the expressway from 277 on independence boulevard we have problems and slow-moving traffic. 2 accidents one at independence boulevard by woodland drive and another right here by independence and north sharon amity and the one at woodland cleared out but we have the congestion eastbound. and you may notice this icon that candidates that we have a problem with the ramp on idlewild by independence it's partially blocked due to a strabded motorist. that is what that scene looks like according to a photo from cmpd. >> it is an annual event that brings hundreds of thousands of people to myrtle beach. >> human trafficking increases during bike fest. the introducing longhorn's big, bold, steaks. the only way to make em' better was to make em' bigger. our new center cut 10 ounce filet. our perfectly seasoned 16 ounce t-b

. >> winthrop university expert scott huffman says republican candidates have their dplufs on and are fighting for every vote. marco rubio! >> with an endorsement from nikki haley marco rubio is campaigning with her in the upstate. >> i'm here to ask you for your vote because i am as conservative as anyone running but i can win. >> haley's endorsement was more of a blow to jeb bush's camp making the final push with the >> one of the important things her endorsement did is throw cold water on jeb bush's attempt to regain the establishment lane. >> john kasich will campaign outside charlotte tonight land. he is expected to have more support in other states. >> kasich wants to hang in through south carolina. >> ted cruz was in the greenville area and is behind donald trump. thursday trump defended his faith it was of after it was questioned by pope francis. >> for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. i'm proud to be a christian. >> ben carson is campaigning in the state today he will make one last stop in rock hill tomorrow the last publicly announced stop of a

. >> political experts like karen at winthrop university agree partly because she says some campaigns seem stuck in neutral. >> everybody other than trump is following a standard campaign play book. and it's just not working. >> south carolina is the most diverse state to vote so far. she says a large military, evangelical, retiree, and business community gives presidential hopefuls a broad range of voters to court. and in south carolina, delegates are proportional. some are won based on where a candidate finishes in the others are won but who wins a congressional district. and other candidates have vote their opinion. candidates that drop out after south carolina don't usually do so because of poles or even lack of votes. >> they end up dropping out because they run out of money. >> local republicans here expect a turn out in york county to be very good because all the presidential candidates have stopped here. some of them more than once. live in rock hill. greg suskin, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> breaking news in the past 90 minutes. north carolina's senate approved changes to v

it's taking place tomorrow between 6:00 and 9:00 at winthrop university. former governor jeb bush will also return to the upstate this week. bush will host a meet and greet at mama penn's restaurant on friday. that's on north main street in anderson. it starts at 11:15 in the morning. also stopping by the upstate, jim gilmore. the former governor of virginia will drop by the beacon in spartanburg today. he'll be there at 1:00 p.m. it's part of a two-day tour in south carolina. geoff: also, john kasich coming up with a strong finish in new hampshire and d ll be in south carolina, he will campaign in the charleston area a d then tomorrow plans to hold town myrtle beach and this saturday, the latest gop debate will come to greenville. the final showdown before the republican south carolina primary election on february 20. it's taking place at the peace center in downtown greenville. the debate starts at 9:00 that night. allyson: a heads up as you travel this weekend. several roads will be closed. they are the red lines. broad street from river to main street.

primetime" republican presidential candidates are taking part in the carolina value summit at winthrop university in rock rick santorum is there on behalf of marco rubio. the event is focused on the importance of faith in the upcoming election of the candidates have discussed several topics including marriage, abortion and religious liberty. the event got underway at 6:00 tonight. >> maureen: and this is a live look at senate's end in columbia where jeb bush as you can see is speaking right now. today. he visited sumter and flor -- florence are. his brother, former president george w. bush is expected to join him at some point. in all seven candidates will square off in the first in the south republican primary. you can see him on the screen the primary on february 20th. sanders and clinton are there is a clear agenda for hillary clinton. >> this should be an important and exciting debate now that the candidates have drawn almost even with each other. >> reporter: professor katherine olson says clinton must connect with key voter groups. >> she has to show she is passionate about what the voters

this is an area of rock hill that is being developed inbetween winthrop university's campus and downtown rock hill is behind me and the bank this woman ran into for help is one of the only businesses in this area. could turn for help. the 20-year-old victim told police she is shaken up and it happened in broad daylight. she started her walk near stewart avenue and continued towards laurel wood cemetery when she noticed the person and started hearing footsteps and saw the man running towards her and the victim told police that he had a knife and was chasing after her talking to himself during this ordeal. she was able to run-in side a bank and hide in a restroom to get away from the man who did not stick around long. police did review video from the bank and saw a man following the woman and will release the video to us. police will tell us what the woman did right and more at 5:00. live in rock hill, michael clark wbtv on your side. >> scary story. thank you. >> first at 4:00 disruption in uptown. firefighters battle flames and the circle k on graham street. the fire is now out. investig

he, along with ted cruz, are expected at winthrop university later in the evening. geoff: john kasich, who finished second in the new hampshire primary, is expected to campaign in south carolina until monday. last night, he was in the low country trying to build momentum. >> and w wn the time comes to vote in south carolina however , you vote, vote with your heart and your head, not just with your head saying i've got to pick a winner. this is not a horse race where you've got money on who's going to come in first. i need your support. i need your help here. geoff: kasich says he not in favor of negative campaigning, saying it didn't help the other candidates in new hampshire. allyson: the republican presidential field is shrinking. carly fiorina is no longer in the race. she suspended her campaign. the republican field, however, she struggled to build support in the crowded primary field. the new jersey governor chris christie also dropped out of the race. the announcement comes after his sixth-place finish in new hampshire. geoff: here's a look at the seven republ

he along with ted cruz are expected at winthrop university geoff: john kasich, who finished second in the new hampshire primary, is expected to campaign in south carolina until monday. last night he was in the low country trying to build momentum. >> and when the time comes to vote in south carolina, however it u-boat, boat with your heart -- however you vote, vote with your heart and your head. this is not a horse race where you have to pick a winner. this is not a horse race where you've got money on who's going to come in first. i need your support, i need your help here geoff: he is not a fan of campaigning, saying it didn't negative help the other candidates in new hampshire. allyson: carly fiorina suspended her campaign. fiorina was the only woman in the republican field. however, she struggled to build support in the crowded primary field. the new jersey governor chris christie also dropped out of the race. the announcement comes after his sixth-place finish in new hampshire. geoff: here is a look at the seven republican candidates they are donald trump, ted cruz, marco rubio,

, ted cruz and marco rubio will participate in the faith and family cruz and carson were at winthrop university last night. >> on the first day in office i will struck the u.s. department of justice to open an investigation in planned parenthood and to prosecute any and all criminal violations. >> what i do intend to do is to create ladders of opportunity to allow people to climb out of dependency and become part of the fabric of america. >> the republican primary is february 20th, eight days away. >>> on the democrat side, hillary clinton and bernie sanders facing off in the debate stage in wisconsin. for the first time since new hampshire voters handed sanders a blow-out victory. clinton challenged sanders calling some of the policies unrealistic like health care. >> you need to level with people. the numbers don't add up. >> i thought it was absolutely inaccurate. here is the reality, folks. there is one major country on earth that does not guarantee >> both are focusing campaigns on nevada and south carolina, the sites of the next caucus and primary. >> christine: looking ahead, three peopl

wasn't raquel on wednesday for the presidential -- was in rock hill on a presidential forum at winthrop university. thursday, all in one day, senator rubio traveled from hickman had -- from hilton head to myrtle beach. governor kasich hit the middle it's on friday. he says his campaigns has scrambled to hit bigger venues in the palmetto straight. for a meet and greet. jeb: this state believes and a strong national defense. they want the commander-in-chief. patrick: bush, rubio, dr. carson and ted cruz altered part in the fate and family presidential forum at the bob jones university. afterward, we joined senator rubio on his bus for a chat at at the greenville downtown sen. rubio: we are struggling with manufacturing, but south carolina is going. michelin, bmw, all these businesses are coming here and making things. patrick: as packed as that week was, get ready, because next week -- this is just debate tonight. all of these stops are for next saturday, february 20, the gop primary. patrick hussion, back to you guys. michael: it bears repeating, the first in the south primary is a week away. the g

. >>> tonight, we're live at winthrop university, where the school is hosting a gop forum. candidates ted cruz and ben carson will take part in the event at barnes auditorium. it starts at 6:00, and goes until 9:00 tonight. we'll have full coverage of this contentious presidential race, including where each is stumping now. >>> county commissioners may be moving toward reviewing their ethics policy. we're told some commissioners are asking for it. because they feel it may be too no official news has been made yet. >>> a waste company announced it is opening a customer service center. and it will create hundreds of jobs. republic services says it will create more than 350 positions and invest nearly $7 million over the next three years. it's already leased a building on david taylor drive in northeast charlotte. it will include sales professionals and customer care consultants. >>> the federal trial for the man accused of shooting and killing nine people at a church in charleston has been delayed again. dylann roof faces dozens of charges, including hate crimes. the judge de

police say this started outside off campus housing for winthrop university students. the woman ran and hid inside the restroom of a bank when she >> she was aware of her surroundings. and even though she was jogging she knew somebody was behind her. and she knew enough there was a safe place to run to where people were working. >> and police say surveillance footage from the bank shows a man matching the suspect's description following the woman into the bank. >> there is damage to the uptown convenience store in charlotte. flames tearing through the circle k on graham street. the intersection was closed while crews balancinged the fire and investigators are trying to figure out how it started. >> a group of students at west mecklenburg high school is working to make sure their classmates with autism are not left out of the high school experience. it's called project unify. the program works to educate other students about autism and other special needs. kristen hampton has the story new at 6:00. >> some high school kiddings are media these students are focused on som

last night ted cruz and ben carson answered questions during a forum at winthrop university. voters told us they walked away with more clarity. >> i feel more informed. >> either i think we are moving forward. >> it did not make them think less of candidates not at the forum. hillary clinton campaigns in south carolina today. while bernie sanders campaigns in minnesota. they debated each other last night and tried to appeal to minority voters. >> i'm running for president to knock down all the barriers that are holding americans back. >> if elected president,ly do everything i can to expand social security benefit not just for seniors but disabled veterans as well. >> the democratic primary is february 27th. the republican primary is a week from tomorrow. >>> tonight the mother of one of the columbine shooters is sitting down for her first interview. 17 years after sue's son dillon and his friend killed twelve classmates and a teacher. she thinks of the victims and their families everyday. and i keep thinking constantly i thought how i would feel if it were the other way arou

. >> the winthrop university political science professor says one good thing about the separate dates is is it extends the amount of time that south carolina can influence the national political debate. and they are on saturdays because they are not binding election and she thinks there will be higher voter turn out by holding them on a weekend. we reached out to both the state and national parties about why they decided to hold the primaries on separate saturdays, we have still not heard back. >>> charlotte city leaders are in canada for the nba all star game and they're taking notes before charlotte hosts the event in 2017. city leaders from management, police, transit they are all there this weekend. also hotel managers and people from the hornets organization. they are learning what it takes that brings nba all stars, big celebrities, and of course thousands and thousands of fans to charlotte. we called assistant city manager campbell after he landed in toronto he said they will ask about traffic and what surprises they may face. >> i want to know what was the biggest unexpected t

karen with winthrop university say it's no surprise how much campaigning has been done. south carolina is critical for republicans with only one exception, every winner of the state since 1980 has gone on to become the party's nominee. the surprise is how dirty the campaign has become. >> donald trump threatening to sue ted cruz for example. and marco rubio accusing ted cruz of not being able to speak spanish. and we have the whole pope, trump spat. >> while donald trump is expected to take tomorrow's win, this may mean more for the other remaining candidates. >> we're looking at who is in a race for second. who is in a race for third. >> she says not to count gub >> so the question is, you know, is rubio and cruz, who is going to be second, and between rubio or cruz and bush, clough is going to be third. >> because of how interesting the republican race has been good. good weather and a saturday election, she expects high voter turnout. polls open at 7:00. reporting live, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> just 24 hours after a taking on the pope over immigration, donald tru

. >> says john holder of winthrop university. he says catholics aren't a large voting block but down the road there could be damage to the trump campaign. >> adding to the things that he's said that have not just offended but outraged one group or another. if you put all those people together eventually he'll run out of support. >> today the catholic diocese released a saying, regarding the holy father's -- a core the idea of welcoming the stranger. david haynes says he doesn't think the pope was singling out trump making the candidate's comments even more upsetting. >> it's very upsetting that the pope, the holy father, a man who is beloved throughout the entire world, his character is called into question. >> and right now you can see voting signs already up here in precincts. the board of elections tomorrow. partly because when they look at absentee voting for the gop primary, it's double what it was in 2012. live in rock hill, greg suskin, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> and wsoc-tv will have you covered all day in tomorrow's

. >> which is why he evangelist alveda king says the summit was held at winthrop university. senator ted cruz spoke about her conservative values. >> marriage was ordained by god as the union of one man and one woman. >> and how it would impact his decisions in office. >> if i'm elected president, on the first day in office, i will instruct the u.s. department of justice to open an investigation into planned parenthood and to prosecute any and all criminal violations. >> all candidates were invited but only cruz and dr. ben carson came. carson says he feels better received here than in new hampshire. of people here who resonate very strongly with the same values that i have, so i'm actually looking forward to very good things happening here. >> he also vowed to make faith-based decisions if elect glood and there are people in this country today who, for instance, believe that marriage is beteten one man and one woman who are being persecuted, and that should never be the case in this country. >> the forum lasted three hours with speeches and panel questions to the candidates.

and thursday, some of the gop attending a forum at winthrop university. >>> channel 9 meantime stay on top of this presidential election. we will have a section dedicated to the candidates on our website at wsoctv.com. you can find it under the news tab. >>> well tonight, just imagine some people are going to sleep with no heat. >> the cold temperatures are making furnaces work a lot harder this week, heating companies are getting calls for repairs and could get many more over this long stretch of cold weather. >> we caught up with micah from heating and cooling this afternoon, already on his sixth call of the day. he says this cold snap really heats up their business. >> we have a big cold snap. someone might not know their unit isn't working correctly until it gets this cold. >> his mother's house in south charlotte hasn't had heat for a week. she had surgery and hasn't been longer. ago. it has been very cold, we had to find the call somebody to get them out here. >> so he called out scott. >> the cold snap, the furnace -- >> pretty hard, especially, people that don't have may mainte

it's taking place this coming thursday, between 6:00 and 9:00 at winthrop university. as part of the summit, the candidates will talk about the key issues facing urban america. michael: former governor jeb this week. bush will host a meet-and-greet at mama penn's restaurant on friday. that's on north main street in anderson. that will start at 11:15 in the morning. carol: also ststping by the upstate, jim gilmore. the former governor of virginia will drop by the beacon in spartanburg tomorrow. he'll be there at 1:00 p.m. it's part of a 2-day tour in south carolina. michael: this coming saturday , the latest gop debate will focus a lot of attention on greenville. the final showdown before the republican south carolina primary election on february 20th. the debate will happen at the greenville. the debate starts at 9:00 p.m. carol: a heads-up as you travel this weekend, because of the debate, the city of greenville has closed some roads. as you can see in this map, they are the red lines. broad street from river to main to murphy street, south laurens street from broad t

a winthrop university professor said we can expect to see more from the candidates this week. marco rubio. senator rubio, again, who did sort of unexpectedly well in iowa. >> now while trump is leading in the polls, analysts say the primary is important for many of the candidates to capture the evangelical vote to see how well jeb bush can do the democratic primary is the follow saturday, february the 27th. portions of i-77 are closed right now, and it's north of statesville, because of multiple accidents, and elsa gillis is on i-77 right now outside of troutman. she is on the phone. elsa, tell us what you're seeing out there. >> reporter: we have just passed the exit for amnahey hill road. we are at a standstill right now. the ncdot says 77 has been closed in both directions near exit 73 because of multiple crashes, and we have not even gotten there yet because traffic is so backed up. they expect to reopen by 1:00 a.m., and roads are really icy right now. we have seen three or four cars flipped over on the side of the road. we saw a lot of salt trucks out, but conditions are

hillary events tomororw in the following places -- winthrop university in rock hill, converse college in spartanburg, and clemson. carol: twitter is doing their part in the fight against isis. the company is now using spam-fighting technology to track down terrorist activity on its network. twitter has already suspended more than 125,000 accounts for promoting isis in the last 8 months. this comes after the u.s. government has pressured social media companies to respond more aggressively to reports of abuse. michael: back in the upstate, a shooting at a drug store. greenville county deputies say a woman was shot outside the parker road drug store. it happened just before 6:00 this evening. tonight no word on the woman's condition. no arrests have been made. carol: to charlotte now. an arrest has been made in connection with a deadly shooting at an upstate bar. deputies say this man faces a slew of charges, including murder. he stands accused of gunning down anthony holden. we are told it happened in march of last year at the former sonny's bar and grill. he will be going through the r

it took place at winthrop university. the reconciled chuhuh movement held the carolina values summit. it was a town hall-style event. dr.ben carson also spoke. michael: and tomorrow at bob jones university, marco rubio, dr. ben carson, jeb bush, and senator ted cruz will appear for a presidential forum. it goes from noon to 5:30 tomorrow afternoon. carol: to pawley's island in the low country. john kasich held a town hall meeting at applewood house of pancakes. he told the standing-room-only crowd, he's a scrappy guy. >> are we starting? that's ok. i won't be a pincushion. i don't take crap from anybody. carol: k kich is still pledging to run a positive campaign. he also held another town hall meeting in myrtle beach. michael: the republican party will reward hard workers with a ticket to the debate in greenville saturday night. thousands of people were hoping to get selected for a ticket through the lottery system, but gop leaders say the peace the republican national committee has distributed tickets across the state fo

this happened a block away from winthrop university, and students who jogged that way told us this is scary. >> it's sort of bad to have that kind of activity happening so close to campus. >> police hope surveillance video from the bank will help them track down the suspect. they have not released that video to us. >>> a man accused of breaking into cars at several local fire charges tonight. today we obtained a copy of the warrant that shows a total of nine guns were stolen out of cars at departments all across the carolinas in the past two weeks. one was recovered when police arrested their suspect, johnny bing, on wednesday. police say they tracked bing through a receipt left at one of the fire stations. we reached out to the police to but so far, we have not heard back. >>> new tonight, north carolina's largest health insurer broke even in 2015. despite losses related to coverage problems. blue cross, blue shield, reported today that it earned $500,000 last year. that is compared to $51 million loss in 2014. the company says improvements in businesses like its medicare advantage h

reporting live from winthrop university. >> within the last hour, democrats bernie sanders and hillary clinton debated in milwaukee. >> i think what our campaign is indicating is that the american people are tired of establishment politics, tired of establishment economics. they want a political revolution. >> i have spent my entire adult life working toward making sure that women are empowered to make their own choices. even if that choice is not to vote for me. >> as the battle to gain support continues, the gop candidates will face off again in south carolina saturday night. wsoctv.com is your source for the 2016 election. read more about all the candidates in our special section under the news tab. >>> tonight, friends are defending a landis woman whose >> she made a mistake. she is not a bad person. >> we first reported shannon klemments arrest as breaking news. she was found asleep tuesday morning and 20 month old cecilia next to her struggling to breathe. they say the child ate pills that had been left around the house. th toddler is expected to make a full recovery. >>> some ne