Today, the rising water came close to homes already damaged by the historic floods in october. Mike desumma is live in the pine glen neighborhood off of bush river road. He joins us now with more. Mike for some of the homeowners there this it is charles especially when you consider that months after those major floods in the fall many people here are still in the rebuilding process. You can see some of these homes on carinbrook drive behind me which are no theres a creek that sits behind the homes. That creek like many spots feeds off of lake murray where sce g opened emergency spill gates overnight as more water flowed down from the upstate. That in turn caused more water to flow downstream winding up in peoples backyards. For some residents its a really hard thing to see. Some told me theyre currently going through the permitting process with the county putting down money and trying to do whats necessary to rebuild their homes. They said seeing this water rising again just makes them want to rethink the whole plan. I mean every time it rains if we have to worry about it flooding like this with them umm. I just cant imagine always having to worry about carrying my kids through the water every time it rains. Area First Responders have been on the scene here in pine glen throughout the day. Irmo fire came and did a check this morning just to make sure no one was inside these homes. The Lexington County Sheriffs Department is on scene at this hour to keep an eye on the water levels in case they get any higher. Live in lexington county, mike utility Officials Say theres no reason to panic, even as more water is being released from lake murray. Sce g has the lake murray spill gate partially open. The spill gate from the Lake Murray Dam was open around 4 this morning because the lake cant exceed its licensed operating level of 360 feet which it was about two feet shy of before the spill gate was opened. Officials with sce g say they are simply releasing water to make way for all the rain, and water expected to flow into the lake over the next few days. The catawba river basin is experiencing significantly high runoff with the additional rainfall is the area. Lake wylie has a gate partially open with additional gate openings at fishing creek. Lake wateree is rising and is expected to spill for several following a huge fire in dubai multiple explosions rocked the address hotel this afternoonearly reports fourteen people are injured. New years celebrations continued as scheduled in downtown dubaia fireworks display still took place across the plaza at the burj khalifahundreds are gathered there for the fireworks show. At this point Officials Say they have contained the fire at the 63 Story Building for the most part. Officials say they believe the fire started on the 20th floor of the building. The cause has not yet been determined the convicted ascot estates double murderer will stay in prison. The convicted ascot estates double murderer will stay in prison. A state Appeals Court has rejected brett parkers appeal of his conviction. In 2013 parker was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison for the killings of his wife tammy jo and his Business Partner Bryan Capnerhurst in the parkers home in ascot estates near irmo. Parker had tried to appeal is conviction claiming the one Expert Witness testify and in giving instructions to the jury. Yesterday, the Appeals Court ruled there were no mistakes sufficient to overturn his conviction and parkers conviction stands. Columbia police have filed charges against medal of honor recipient Kyle Carpenter in connection with a hit and run accident earlier this month. Jack kuenzie joins us live from the spot in downtown columbia where the incident took place. Charlesit happened december 8th here at the intersection of assembly and blossom. Police say war hero and medal of honor recipient Kyle Carpenter was driving, making a left turn when he hit a pedestrianand then left the scene. Police indicated both carpenter and the victim identified as 18 year old Michael Haddad were heading west on blossom. Carpenter in an unspecified vehicle, the victim walking in the crosswalk on the way to the Strom Thurmond wellness center. Police say the 26 year old made an improper turn into the ooside lane of assembly and struck the victim who had the crossing signal in his favor. After the contact, police say carpenter pulled over and turned on his hazard flashersbut did not get out of the vehicle. The victim stood up and continued walking to the gymand police say carpenter then drove away going south on assembly. Haddad suffered scrapes and a leg injury, but the injuries were treated by ems at the scene and he was not taken to a hospital. Police looked at Surveillance Video and spoke to witnessesand then identified carpenter as the suspect. His name did not appear on the cpd incident report. Carpenter did later give a statement to policeand they say he has fully cooperated. Carpenter appeared with his attorney in Municipal Court this morning. Hes charged with hit and run involving injury and making an improper turn and after being booked at alvin glenn, is free on a personal recognizance bond. Police say theres no evidence either man was under the influence of any substances. Phone this afternoon. Jack kuenzie wis news ten. Richland county sheriffs deputies are looking for two men who ripped off a construction site and they want you to see if you recognize them. They got into the scene on longcreek plantation drive in blythewood, shortly after 7 in the morning on a saturday december 19th. The men stole tools and copper wire from a home under construction. According to investigators, the men entered the property by cutting a lock. Anyone with informaiton is asked to call crimestoppers at one triple eight crime sc. Two gang members already locked up the alvin s. Glenn Detention Center are facing new charges for assaulting a guard there. Investigators with the Richland County Sheriffs Office say Shawn Eric Moody junior and Brendan Wallace threw urine on a guard while shouting gang slogans. Theyrereow charged with criminal conspiracy, threatening life of a Public Employee and throwing bodily fluids on a correctional deputies say this is the second round of arrests made at the jail involving gang members. The Orangeburg County sheriffs departmemt is investigating why one of its deputies shot a dog. Early this morning, deputies were responding to a call of shots fired shots fired on stilton road when they say a pit bull charged one of them in a quote extremely aggressive manner. One deputy shot the dog in the leg, then realized the dog was on a chain. Animal control took the dog to a local veterinarian to be the orange bowl has started and clemson fans are on the edge of their seats. The game is on espn. Joe gorchow reports from florida. A sea of orange invades south beach to ring in the new year. Clemson fans turning sun life stadium in miami. Into their own death valley. Take sot when youre 130 and have a team like clemson and a coach like dabo you cant help but follow them. Oklahomas played in more orange bowls than any program in the nation. So there fans feel like the sooners run this city. Take sot were the Miami Sooners. We own this place. Were the Miami Sooners were not intimidated by these people. We own this place. We live here. Theyre the intruders. Wouldnt you know. Tigers fans feel differently. 406. Hey. I tell them like drake. Were going back to back. Back to back. As fans party on to celebrate this grand stage. They enjoyed a fan fest set up right inside the parking lot. Music festive music all around. Even some performed by just regular people. On the karokee mic. Music one family soaking in the experience. The parents and siblings of clemson cornerback cordrea tankersly. George tankersly cordreas father its very exciting to come watch him play. Been doing well this year. Looking forward to winning this game and hes been hard to get to where he is right now. The families favorite moment from their son on the field this season. No brainer. His big time interception. In the acc title game. Ledean tankersly cordreas mother acc championship catch go tigers. That was a big play. The tankerslys and the rest of clemson nation are ready to roar in celebration into the new year. Theres a lot of energy in miami with some nice weather. Lets get an update on your weather for the midlands. Festivities . Thursday the rain chance falls to 50 during the day and then down to 30 that night. High 70. The front will cross the area and settle along the coast by late thursday night. New yrs day will be mostly cloudy with only a slight chance of showers and a touch cooler temperatures. High 60. The first weekend in january new year in famously hot fashion in just under two hours. Tonight marks the start of the citys famously hot new years eve carnival. If youre attending, there are some street closures youll want to know about. Right now, westbound lanes of 11hundred and 12hundred blocks of gervais street are closed. And the 9thousand, 12 hundred and 13hundred blocks of main streeeeare closed. The event kicks off at 6 tonight. Roads will reopen at 8 am tomorrow. As many of you prepare for one nights of the year when it comes to alcoholrelated illness and injury, here some tips on how to ring in 2016. Safely. Before you head out for the evening be sure to have a designated driver. Have a clear plan on how to get your Children Home safely if they are attending an event with alcohol. And if youre hosting a party keep an eye on your friends. Of course its already 2016 in some parts of the world. Bangkock thailand rang in the new year with celebrations at the temple of dawn. And in hong kong too, big crowds of people counted down from 5 to welcome in the new year. Fireworks washed the skyline and victoria harbor. The city enjoyed a unique display of fireworks to party into 2016. As 2015 craws to a close, heres the major events that made news around the world. On january 7th in paris two masked gunmen stormed into the office of the french satire magazine charlie hebdo. They killed in paris 12 people. Five others were critically injured. On january 12th ohio state beats oregon 42 to 20 to win the inaugugul College Football playoff championship. On february 1st the new England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks 28 to 24 to win super bowl 49. On february 4th president obama formally asked for authorization from congress to conduct a threeyear campaign against isis. Then on february 11th transasia airwawa flight 235 clips an elevated highway before crashing into a river shortly after takeoff in taipei, taiwan. At least 31 people died and 15 others were hurt. In march on the 10th Hillary Clinton answers questions about her use of a private email account while she held the position of secretary of state. Flight 95 25 crashes into the french alps while en route from barcelona, spain, to dusseldorf, germany. All 144 passengers and six crew members were killed. Well have more of the top stories for 2015 f fm around the world coming up at 5. Lets get an update on your weather with ben. Thursday the rain chance falls to win the big money on our show, you got to be smart, and you got to be fearless