High in the upper 50s. More clouds for friday with periods of rain likely, warmer with highs in the lowers 60s. Saturday now looks a little wet and sunday drier, this is a change from yesterday. Moved up the the crash blocked both westbound lanes heading to augusta near mile marker 28. No one was hurt in the crash. The Highway Patrol is crash near Shaw Air Force base that killed an air force member. Officials with the 20th fighter wing say the collision between a vehicle and motorcycle happened around 7 15 this morning near the sumter gate on highway 378. Name of the victim until family members can be informed. A pedestrian is in the hospital this afternoon after a collision in lexington county. Gibson road, between duffie dr and george st. Right in front of the Lexington County Sheriffs DepartmentLexington Police department was there. Pedestrian was transported to the hospital and is in surgery pedestrian was in the roadway no update on that individuals condition at this time. One lane of gibibn street is back open no word on charges but the driver did stop, and a witness called 911. Well continue to update as we get more information. South korea is suddenly back in the world spotlight over claims it has set off its First Hydrogen bomb. If thats true, and thats a big if, its a dangerous 40 44 supers 0006 kctv 13 19 kctv 33 37 Joe Cirincione author 40 44 victor cha Georgetown University 51 55 cctv 551 02 google earth 1 021 04 quick ban kimoon u. N. Secretarygeneral 1 041 22 untv lead in reporter pkgas follows announcement excitement in north korea. And concern around the world. Bomb. In a statement after the launch, north kokoean leader kim jonggn described it as a hbomb of justice. No other country is supporting the test, or even confirming that it happened. Even staunch north korean ally, china, is condemning the test. Many experts say they doubt pyongyang has the technology to pull it off. It looks like they tried to make an advance, they didnt get there, but theyre bragging about it as if they program. Trying to build a couple of bombs that they can stick in the basement. It will take a few days to determine precisely what kind of device was detonated. Whatever north korea did caused a seismic event that earthquake monitors registered as a magnitude five pointone. In fact, jolts were felt along fusion, which fuses atoms together and release great amounts of energy. Atomic weapons use nuclear fission, which splits atoms to release that energy. The palmetto state is in the grip of powerball fever this afternoon. 6 numbers could mean a jackpot of 500million bucks in tonights Powerball Lottery drawing. That would be the sixth largest jackpot ever in north america. If no one wins the prize tonight the jackpot will continue climbing critics of a lower richland now objecting over the use of the countys reverse 9 11 system to publicize it. Early last month they say reverse 911 calls went out to several area homes reminding folks of a deadline to connect to the project without fees. Those calls came from the richland c cnty Sheriffs Department through the Community Action team. The Group Hopkins and lower richland Citizens United is fiercely against the project. Members have also filed a lawsuit against the county over it. Their question why was the 911 system being used for that purpose . We expect that system to be used for emergencies. Jailbreaks. Criminals on the loss. Anythign to inform the community of any crimes or anything that might be going on. Or any emergency flooding or something the Sheriffs Department says it sent out the 911 call at the request of the Richland County council. Officials there say the purpose was to remind people the connection deadline was approaching not telling people they had to connect. Opponents of the sewer project say more people have signed on since the call went out. Irmo fire crews say food left on the stove sent a home in flames this morning. Firefighters battled a fire at the home on Canterbury Court just before 7. Crews from columbia and lexington county helped out too because homes in the neighborhood are so close together. They were able to quickly contain the fire to the kitchen. The red cross is helping the family. Were getting our first look at the man killed in a stillunsolved homicide case from over the weekend. Highway patrol found 36 yearold adrian silva along with his crashed motorcycle on longreen parkway near churchland drive in Richland County sunday morning. Investigators on the scene then discovered silva had been shot. Theyre asking you to call crimestoppers at 1888 information on the shooting. A man with a lengthy criminal history in florida, including homicide, is now facing charges in kershaw county. Deputies say shawn bowers admitted to stripping copper from 2 a c units at a lugoff business on highway one. It happened on christmas eve. And deputies say Surveillance Video and receipts from bowers selling the material to a scrap yard helped them id their suspect. He was eventually found in his truck near the lake wateree dam. Bowers remains in jail awaiting a bond hearing. Several inmates at the Lee Correctional Institution were injured last night as fists flew during a fight. The department of corrections says the disturbance involved one half of a housing unit at the prison. 5 inmates had to receive medical treatment. But are okay. No officers or Staff Members were hurt. Right now, the fbi is looking for a woman behind a multi state series of Jewelry Store robberies including in North Carolina this week. Agents say a woman with a pistol held up a jareds employees hands before stealing several pieces of jewelry. Investigators think the woman has been involved in a number of Jewelry Store robberies last year including in bluffton, South Carolina, tennessee, florida, and georgia. Investigators say she wasnt alone in some of those heists, releasing a picture of a man who could be a possible accomplice. Two men are in the hospital after a Small Plane Crash at the savannahhilton Head International airport this morning. Officials say the plane was leaving savannah on the way to lexington, kentucky, when it had issues during takeoff. Investigators say the pilot turned around in the air and was trying to land when the plane skidded in the grass and crashed into a ditch near the runway around 8 30 a. M. The plane is registered to a company out of new hampshire. The faa Regional Office investigating. South carolina lawmakers head back to the state house on tuesday for the legislative before they do, South Carolina businesses are voicing what they want to see accomplished this year. Will whitson has a look at whats on the agenda. The South Carolina chamber of commerce is keeping their competitiveness agenda simple this year focusing on three items reforming business licensing, improving workforce development, and fixing the states infrastructure. Business leaders gathered at the state house this morning to unroll the agenda. Each issue breaks down into smaller goals like improving early education, so the state has better prepared students entering the workforce, or including both road funding and reform to the department of transportations Leadership Structure in solutions to the states infrastructure problem. Chamber president ted pitts says these smaller goals like what theyve laid out for infrastructure reform are necessary for the bigger picture. There are really three sides to sustainable, diversified, recurring funding. Youve got reform th has to occur. Then some sort of tax relief is a part of the component. You talk to senators and house members, you know the house put a a x component in their bill. The governor obviously had one in her proposal. The chamber has emphasized repairing roads and bridges in States Department of social servicece the house legislative oversight subcommittee held a Public Comments period. Some groups involved in protecting families and children praised the work dss director susan alford has done to streamline the agency and push for more funding but some people also shared testimony of families they say fell through the cracks in the system. Lawmakers will take that testimony into account when drafting legislation. One big political battle of this Election Year may up next, well check out a showdown shaping up between the capitol and the white house. And a midlands gem is gradually getting polished up again after the ravages of the floods. Your first alert traffic report lawmakers in washington appear to be laying the ground work for a contentious 2016. Today, leaders from both parties showed that major hurdles remain, along with some deep disagreements. Steve nannes has more. 05 12 47 57 less than a week into the new year. The political battle lines have been drawn for 2016. House speaker we know the president wants to fill this year with distractions. He wants to talk about anything but his failures. House Speaker Paul Ryan bill to the white house that would repeal obamacare and defund planned parenthood two proposals that will please his partys base but stand no chance of becoming law. After five years. Its the first time a bill like this will reach the president s desk. House speaker for years, Senate Democrats have been blocking and filibustering these bills. This is too important to let up. President obama has already promised to veto the bill. And republicans dont have enough votes to override it. Illinois enough is enough on wednesday, House Democratic leaders blasted the proposal and warned of its potential the same as it was for 2015, which is to attack womens health. And when it comes to obamas new gun control proposals. Speaker ryan says hes looking at all options, and not ruling out legal action. House speaker we will not take this distraction for more than it is a distraction. Lawmakers in washington starting 2016 much as they ended 2015 sharp with few signs of potential compromise, setting the stage for a combative 2016 on capitol hill. In washington, im steve nannes reporting. West columbia is still working on parts of the Riverwalk Park after octobers flood. Two portions remain closed, but most of it has been reopened. The area between the gervais street bridge and Riverside Drive and the piece south of the amphitheater adjacent to the village at the riverwalk neighborhood are also still closed. Officials are working with the South CarolinaEmergency Managment Division and fema to mitigate erosion issues in those areas. Time now for an update on your weather. For that we turn to meteorologist von gaskin. Clear and very cold with temperatures in the lower 20s with a few areas in the teens look for a mostly sunny day with midafternoon highs upper 40s. Due to a few more clouds and winds turning to the southwest, not as cold tonight, lows middle 30s. Increasing clouds thursday, much warmer, high in the upper 50s. More clouds for friday with periods of rain likely, warmer with highs in the lowers 60s. Saturday now looks a little wet and sunday drier, this is a change from yesterday. Moved up the timing of the weekend rain system. Highs upper 60s over the weekend. Rain chance 60 both friday and 20s with a few areas in the teens look for a mostly sunny day with a few clouds by midafternoon highs upper 40s. Due to a few more clouds and winds turning to the southwest, not as cold tonight, lows middle 30s. Increasing clouds thursday, much warmer, more clouds for friday with periods of rain likely, warmer with highs in the lowers 60s. Saturday now looks a little wet and sunday drier, this is a change from yesterday. Moved up the timing of the weekend rain system. Highs upper 60s over the weekend. Saturday. Sunday returns to partly cloudy days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a topsecret briefing on the terrorist threat. Marco rubio was missing fundraising in california instead. Two weeks later, terrorists struck again in san bernardino. And where was marco . Fundraising again in new orleans. Over the last 3 years, rubio has missed Important National security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. Politics first thats the rubio way. Right to rise usa left to get his team ready for one of the biggest games in clemson history the national the wis sports team was in clemson yesterday to check out practice before the big matchup against alabama. Clemson will work out at home today and tomorrow, then theyll fly to arizona on friday. Live coverage from glendale, arizona begins friday morning. Wis will also air a half hour special monday night at 7 30. Lets get an update on your weather with ben. Clear and very cold with temperatures in the lower 20s with a few areas in the teens look for a mostly sunny day with a few clouds by midafternoon highs upper 40s. Due to a few more clouds and winds turning to the southwest, not as cold tonight, lows midddd 30s. Increasing clouds thursday, much high in the upper 50s. More clouds for friday with periods of rain likely, warmer with highs in the lowers 60s. 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