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Headquarters in West Columbia last night. At this point, theyre hitting the phones, knocking on doors, and even sending a trumpthemed rv to some of the palmetto states more rural counties. He also has several speeches scheduled too, including this one in pendleton. Id say it was definitely worth the wait. Me and my dad have been here since 2. It was definitely worth it. Were hoping donald trump comes out here so we can get his autograph. I think hes in the right direction, we need a stronger military, we need jobs in this country and i back. Hell actually be making some stops in baton rouge and tampa next. Hell be back here in sc next week, with stops in greenville, walterboro, sumter, and myrtle beach. But as for tonights speech, well bring some of it to you live at seven and have a recap at 11. Live in pendleton, chad mills, wis news 10. 0. Also todaysenator marco rubio is working to regain some of his lost momentum from the New Hampshire primary. This afternoon rubio stopped for a rally in columbia. Charles molineaux joins us now from the Convention Center downtown with more. Marco rubio went from a surprisingly strong third place finish in iowa to a fifthplace finish in the New Hampshire primary. Today he told an enthusiastic crowd he is expecting great things in South Carolina. He avoided any complaints about he had in the last debate with new jersey governor chris christie. Instead he focused his criticism on Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Rubio insisted that, of all the republican candidates in the race, he is a full package for Republican Voters who may have had to feel like they were settling in the past. Thats different from other years because in the past they would say oh vote for can win. But that usually means vote for them because theyre going to change their principles to be more like the democrats in order to gain votes. This year you dont have to do this way you can get someone who is as conservative as anyone in this race, and yet can unify our party and grow the we have to grow the conservative movement. Switching gears now to your weatherand a cold night ahead for us. Ben tanner joins us from the Weather Center with more. Big chill continues. However, temperatures will warm just a touch the next couple of days. Dry weather is expected as we continue to the end of the work week. Thursday a a friday temperatures will struggle to reach the upper 40s and low 50s. Blast to continue and highs to continue in the 40s to near 50 degrees. Today begins a week and a half of intense campaigning in our state by the republican candidates. Different set of tasks before they vote a week after the gop. Jack kuenzie has been talking Party Leaders about where things go as the voting draws closer. Judi, as weve said, a much different Political Landscape to negotiate for both parties. For the gop candidates for instancea more ethnically Diverse Group of votersand a larger number in general600 700 thousand. We also have more evangelical voters especially in the upstate than a state like iowa. Some with libertarian or mainstream views in the lowcountry. And we have a significant segment of veterans and people with strong ties to the military. So both parties will have to adapt their strategies to a different playing field. South carolina has a large military population, not only active duty military families s t also retirees. And those people those families care a lot about American Security but in fact i think for all Voters National security is the top issue of this primary. And so a lot of candidates have different messages. Have defeat isis. Bernie sanders in order to get the democratic nomination, hes going to have to win states that have sizeable minority populations. On the same token in order for Hillary Clinton to do well and do well in other states, shes going to have to figure out how do you bring more young people into the fold. Democratic chairman Jaime Harrison also says a critical constituency that candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will both be targeting is africanamerican women. He says that is key for the democrats because in 2008thats where the most reliable voters were. 61 per cent women56 per cent africanamerican in the primary. Harrison says the candidate who wins those voters, has a huge advantage. Jack kuenzie wis news ten. After the breakthe final push is on to help child patients in the midlands. Plus, state lawmakers are getting a better idea of how much a fix for our roads could how much a fix for our roads could end up costing. Break 2 a Richland County councilman pay 25 hundred dolalrs in finmidlands since the first of the year. And with 10 days until the republican primary, that number is expected to climb. Allie spillyards spent the day digging through sales reports allie, what did you find . The majority of that 4 Million Dollars didnt come from the candidates. Instead a whopping 3 million was spent by Political Action committees. Second in the polls ted cruz has two spenders cashing in to help his campaign. Stand for truth spent close to a half million and keep the promise nearly 400 thousand. Rubios campaign has been the biggest spender in South Carolina so far, and his pac, conservative solutions is keeping up. Spending another half million. And heres where it gets interesting. Jeb bushs campaign hasnt spent a dime, supports bush, has spent a chart topping 1. 1 Million Dollars on tv spots. And if youre curious to how this compares to previous years. Back in 2008, spending in our market was just over 2 million. In 2012, a year with an incumbent president in the race, it didnt even break 2 million. Now with a Record Number of candidates on the right, weve already seen that spending double and it still has room to grow ahead of both partys primaries. A Richland County councilman will have to pay 25 hundred dolalrs in fines for failing to file his state kelvin washington pleaded guilty this afternoon to three counts of failure to file a return. Prosecutors say from 2012 to 2014, washington earned more than 426 thousand dollars which washington was charged during an investigation tax program. However he has not been tied to any alleged questionable spending within the debate continues into how we improve our states roads. The Senate Finance committee met again today with state transportation officials about costs and priorities. Meaghan norman is in the newsroom with details. Dawndy, after a twoday session with state transportation officials, some lawmakers say they have a better idea of whats possible and how much it could cost. Secretary of scdot christy hall testified before the Senate Finance committee about how decisions are made about which roads get priority. She says the bridges, interstates, primary and secondary roads are all important. Hall broke down several scenarios of what could be done with different investments. With 200Million Dollars she says the dot could help stop the decay of the roads but not necessarily improve them. She says the condition and congestion of the roads would gradually improve with more money invested. I think its really informative. I dont think could be done, how it could be done, how it could be done. But this was an information getting 2day session. Secretary hall laid out project plans for 400 million, 600 million and 800 million every year over a 10year span. The purpose of this 2day session was for information before the full Senate Continues the debate on roads. In the newsroom, Meaghan Norman wis news 10. We officially have less than one hour to go in the 15th annual b106. 7 radiothon. Mary king is at Palmetto Health Childrens Hospital for the final fundraiser push. This is the 15th year b1067 has been here raising money for Palmetto Health foundation. And whats really is this year the money raised will construct a new playground for patients and their families. Whether theyre in a wheelchair or tethered to an iv, this playground will be accessible. But to get there, weve got to raise equipment. Remember. We need at least 185,000 to get the equipment and the total project will require much more. You can donate now by calling 8034343000. We are asking you to swing into action as wis partners with b106. 7 and Palmetto Health Childrens Hospital for 2016s radiothon. All proceeds donated this year will play into a huge project for the hospital. This is the 15th year of radiothon. And this year were asking the community to slide donations this way so the Childrens Hospital can build a playground. But its not just an ordinary playground. This will be a specialized one for the children in the hospital. The playground will be wheelchairaccessible and allow children with ivs to be able to use it. The equipment is specially autism and other processing disorders, too. You may remember the hospital received a 30,000 donation from white cloud, thanks to your votes in a competition last your forecast right after the next couple of days. Dry weather is expected as we continue to the end of the work week. Thursday and friday temperatures will struggle to reach the upper 40s and low 50s. This weekend expect the arctic blast to continue and highs to continue in the 40s to near 50 dry weather is expected as we continue to the end of the work week. Thursday and friday temperatures will struggle to reach the upper 40s and low 50s. This weekend expect the arctic blast to continue and highs to continue in the 40s to near 50 degrees. Break 3 dry weather is expected as we continue to the end of the work week. Thursday and friday temperatures will struggle to reach the upper 40s and low 50s. This weekend expect the arctic blast to continue and highs to continue in the 40s to near 50 degrees. Dry weather is expected as we continue to the end of the work week. Thursday and friday temperatures will struggle to reach the upper 40s and low 50s. This weekend expect the arctic blast to continue and highs to continue in the 40s to near 50 degrees. Break 3 dry weather is expected as we continue to the end of the work week. Details this has been a week of big games. Sunday we had the super bowl. Monday. The basketball showdown between the usc and uconn women. Tonight the gamecock men host lsu in a battle for first place in the sec. Usc has the best Overall Record in the league. 20andthree. If they beat lsu tonight. Carolina, lsu and kentucky will all sit atop the conference standings with an eight and three record. The gamecocks will have to deal with one of the best players in the country. Lsus ben simmons. The sixten freshman forward averages 19 points a game. He leads the sec in rebounding with just over 12 a game. Simmons is also a dangerous passer averaging five assists. People say he cant shoot. He does not miss that 15 foot jump shot. He does not miss. Now is he no. I think hes taken one in conference play. He does not miss that 15 foot jump shot. He has an ability to pass the ball. Thats unbelievable. Whether its a back door pass or finding a guy on the other side of the floor. Making the simple dribble into a gap just to get the guy sucked in and bang put it right on your shooter. Its either hand left or right. As a scorer hes interesting. Once he drives the ball he can shoot it with his right. Shoot it with his left. Hes good. Hes good. The usc women will be back in action tomorrow night. Hosting florida at seven oclock. Sophomore forward aja wilson should be ready to go after suffering an injury in the uconn loss. Wilson started limping after making a basket. Monday against the huskies. She collapsed on the baseline after running downcourt. Wilson says her leg was bumped or kicked causing a bruise. She was already dealing with shin splints. Game. And she was on the court practicing today. Wilson its feeling pretty good. Its feeling a lot better than it did two days ago. Ive been doing treatment. A lot of treatment yesterday in and out of the training facility. Its been good so far. I mean it has its time in cuts, but its going to be all good. Thats the news for now. See you back here at 7 for all of your local headlines. Break 4 an oneonone interview with winning healthcare for 8 million children. Benefits for families of reservists and the national guard. Standing strong around the world for human rights and womens rights. Hillary clinton. Shell raise the minimum wage. Take on the Drug Companies to lower the cost of prescription drugs. And give everyone the opportunity to go to College Without going into debt. Shell get the job done. For us. Im Hillary Clinton