Temperatures will fall to the upper 50s and low 60s by the afternoon. Around noon today, the utility opened one spill gate at the saluda hydro facility. Officials say the amount of water flowing into lake murray from the upstate is not going down as quickly as they had expected. In october, we had three and a half spill gates open, so comparatively this is less water that will be coming down stream, but it is still obviously a good amount of water flowing out of the gate. People who live near the saluda river are urged to use caution because of strong currents. Ntact local Law Enforcement if you have any safety concerns. The rising water is threatening parts of Newberry County too. Flooding has become a constant problem at the saluda river resort. Our mike desumma is in silverstreet this evening. Charles, samantha this is just another area where location has become the issue since the historic october floods. The neighborhood here sits right on this creek by the saluda river. Typically the shore of that creek is far back into the treeline however lately its crept a lot closer. The river itself comes off lake greenwood. There county Officials Say the water level has been a lot higher as of late because of the heavy rains. That contributes to what residents are seeing here downstream. The rising waters reflooded a lot of homes that were already flooded out months ago. Residents here told me for some of their neighbors thats a setback to getting some of them had actually moved back in. One of them was almost done and another one had some walls and a ceiling to do and now they have to start all over again. Ive been down here for five years and i aint never seen it get like it is now. Heck weve had this happen four times in the last two or three months. Its a shame. The good news at this point is that since this morning levels on the saluda here have been dropping. According to Newberry County officials buzzards roost dam is the dam that sits off of lake greenwood. At last check the water coming off of that dam is a lot steadier thank it was yesterday. Welcome news for residents here who are just looking to dry out. Live in Newberry County, mike desumma, wis news 10. Through our area you can track it anytime by downloading the wiweather app. Our First Alert Weather Team is always updating even when were not on air just search wis weather in your app store and its free. Just into the alert Center Clemson university is denying allegations made in connection to the death of a student who died during a fraternity run in september 2014. Tucker hipps died in september 2014 during a predawn run with his fraternity. In documents the school filed last weekschool answered allegations made by tucker hipps parents that he was forced to walk along a bridge railing over lake hartwell. His body was found below in the water. Family two lawsuits each seeking at least 25 million in damages school law suit alleges long standing tradition of requiring pledges to jump off the bridge and swim to the shoreschool Officials Say they had no knowledge of that. Clemson is seeking dismissal of a new partnership to rescue sumters hospital is now official. The tuomey Healthcare System finalized its deal to merge into Palmetto Health today. The two systems have been in negotiations since last february. Tuomey operates sumters only hospital but it has been struggling with a drop in patients, high debts and a multimillion dollar kickback scandal. The sumter Hospital System will now be called Palmetto Health toumey. The Clemson Tigers have return to the palmetto state as orange bowl champions, but the team still has work to do to become national champions. Fans have gathered in tigertown to welcome the Number One Team in the land back to death valley. Clemson players put in a dominating second half performance last night to reserve their spot in the National Championship game. The team landed just a little `while ago at greenvillespartanburg airport returning from miami after beating the oklahoma sooners 3717. The tigers were down at the half 17 to 16, before shutting out ou in the second away for the win. Fans are celebrating. The players are looking ahead to more practice as theyll soon play again for a national title. The tigers opponent for the championship also put on an impressive show in the semifinals. The alabama crimson tide got home to tuscaloosa earlier this afternoon. The tide cranked out an impressive shutout of their own in the cotton bowl last night. Alabama defeated the Michigan State spartans 38 to zero in the second semifinal. The tigers and the tide will face off in the e National Championship game on monday january 11th in glendale, arizona. For tiger fans wanting to travel to see clemson compete for the schools Second National title. The Athletic Department says it gets 19,500 tickets to the game so far the members of the schools athletic booster 17thousand. For ticket options you can find a link to all the information on our website, wistvdotcom and scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the big red 10. Big role in last nights game, especailly during the first half, was kicker greg huegel. He nailed three first half field goals and four extra points. Joe grochow talked with huegel while the confetti rained down. Were now joined by greg huegel the bythlewood native and the kicker f f clemson, big night for you three field goals made how does it feel to deliver when clemson needed you most . Oh it feels fantastic, im just glad i had all the support throughout the season the confidence of my team and im just glad i could deliver for them. In the first half you just rrlly had to stay clam and poised it was a close game, everything was one the line seemingly when you took that kick, how did you stay so calm . I just tried to approach it like every other kick, you know you trust the process, you kick thousands of balls every single season and you just have got to trust yourself. Whats great about greg is that he started 2016 not on the clemson roster, didnt think about playing football, youre ending it as the star kicker, how that sounds good to me, im just thankful to be here. What does this moment feel like to you . Dancing in confetti, your teammates are celebrating and you are surrounded by a sea of orange. I cant even explain it, i can not even explain it. Like i was saying before it was a surreal situation, im just living the dream right now. For the folks back home watch in the midlands, whats your message for them . Lets just say if you believe in yourself and you keep working, it will work out for you. The dream year for huegel continues into 2016 as the Clemson Tigers are headed to the National Championship. We have much more on the the orange bowl game and getting ready for the National Championship on our website, wistvdot com. The business of dying in the palmetto state is going high tech. And the tax man is giving a break for plane parts. And baby clothes. Next on wis at 5, well check the new year. Break new year new laws on the South Carolina books. Though it was passed during the session, a new series of Tax Exemptions went into Aircraft Parts and supplies are now salestax exempt, as are some Construction Supplies and childrens clothing. But those supplies and clothing are only tax exempt if theyre being purchased by families considered in need. Also officially going onhe books today is a law requiring the use of electronic death certificates for South Carolina doctors and funeral home directors. Lawmakers passed this bill as well during the 2015 legislative session requiring doctoars to file an electronic death ceritficiate within a five day time span of declaring an individual dead the law imposes penalties for doctors who dont meet that deadline and also penalizes funeral home directors who go through with cremation before the paperwork is submitted. Tomorrow, one republican president ial candidate will make a pit stop florida senator marco rubio will hold a meet and greet at hudsons smokehouse barbecue at 4pm saturday. Hes also expected to be Holding Events in hilton head and easley. Republican president ial candidate ben carsons trouble in the polls has now turned into trouble within his campaign. Carsons campgian manager Barry Bennett and Communications Director doug watts have steeped down. The Deputy Campaign manager lisa coen also resigned. Carson has struggled in the polls since october when he was rivaling donald trump for the lead in the republican race. While many new years resolutions deal with health, most people focus on losing weight and getting fit. A growing number of americans are trying to focus not only on working their bodies, but also their brains. Brian moooor explains. 20 26 millions of americans are hoping to wind down in 2016. Meditation is becoming incredibly popular, youre athletes meditate according to a Creative Research designs study, more than half of americans meditate or are interested in meditation. And for good reason. There are now over 1000 published studies demonstrating meditations ability to improve your attention decrease your stress improve your productivity and more meditation may be an ancient practice. But modern technology can help get you started. Popular apps like head space aim to make meditation easier. And similar to the way fitness the muse brain sensing headband. So muse actually has sensors on your forehead and behind your ears slips on just like a pair of glasses and sends your real brain data to calm. And gives realtime feedback. Youre actually able to hear the sound of your own brain so you can take it from that crazy busy place to a place of clear focused attention in a way thats easy to do every day finding your own personal calm within the storm. Brian mooar, nbc news. 300 dollars and is the muse headband costs about 300 dollars and is available both online and in some best buy stores. A cool front has passed through the midlands and brought some changes to the aaa. New years day the front is parked close to the coast therefore some widely scattered showers continue in the southern and extreme eastern midlands, those will clear out by midday. Temperatures will fall to the upper 50s and low 60s by the afternoon. The first weekend in january will be dry and partly cloudy with highs in the a cool front has passed through the midlands and brought some changes to the area. New years day the front is parked close to the coast therefore some widely scattered showers continue in the southern and extreme eastern midlands, those will clear out by midday. Upper 50s and low 60s by the afternoon. The first weekend in january will be dry and partly cloudy with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s, overnight lows will settle just above freezing. Break 2015 marked a signififant rise new years day the front is parked close to the coast therefore some widely scattered showers continue in the southern and midlands, those will clear out by midday. Temperatures will fall to the upper 50s and low 60s by the afternoon. The first weekend in january will be dry and partly cloudy with highs in the South Carolina. There have been 942 deaths this year compared to 813 in 2014. This is a very disturbing and shocking fact. Despite a 1. 3 state population growth rate in 2015, we have seen an 18 increase in the number of fatal crashes. So, what is causing this dramatic increase . Some dramatic increase . Some are attributing it to lower gas prices putting more people on our roads. More people on the roads also gives rise to more people making the wrong decisions behind the wheel. Driving on our states interstates and highways, you may have noticed electronic signs now displaying the same startling traffic death statistics. Additionally, new television and radio ads try to hammer home the three top causes of traffic deaths in the state drunk driving, speeding and not wearing seat belts. State officials are trying to get your attention. Slow down and use more driver discretion. The message is simple use common sense when driving. Dont drink and drive. And dont speed and force those driving around you to make quick lane changes to allow you to go even faster. And finally simply be a whats yours . One Lexington Church is getting involved in a nationwide effort to provide a to young people with special needs. This year, the harvest is one of 127 churches participating in night to shine, organized by the tim tebow foundation. The event is coming up valentines weekend. It has grown from 44 churches last year. From hair and makeup to dancing and dinner, guests get the total prom experience. And everyone is crowned king and queen. The hope is we can turn night to shine on valentines day weekend from a celebration of just romance into a celebration ntered on gods love for people with special needs. It would be my hope that we, as a church, and as a volunteer pool of people, are able to show gods love, that these people with feel loved, feel appreciated, feel valued because they are. If you would like to volunteer or donate for night to shine, check out this story on wistvdot com for a link to contact the harvest church. Coming up on the news at 5 30. A check of your weekend forecast. Plus, some people are starting 2016 frustrated after they were told theyd have to move im charles molineaux. Todays top stories the Clemson Tigers are back in South Carolina after their big orange bowl victory over the oklahoma sooners last night. Clemson used an amazing defensive effort to shut out ou in the second half and win the National Semi final 3717. Fans gathered at death valley to welcome the team to tiger town. Clemson will next take on alabama monday, january 11th for the National Championship. Right now, we are montioring the sceandg announced it needed to open another spillway gate. This is the second time in two days the company has had to open a gate at the dam. The comapny says because of all the water pouring in overnight it needs to release more water from the lake. Officials say the are watching the lake levels to see if anything else needs to be done over the next day. Clemson university is fighting back against a lawsuit in the 2014 death of a student. The school has filed documents answering allegations made by the parents of tucker hipps including that he wasorced to walk along a narrow railing of a bridge over lake hartwell. His body was found below the briie. University Officials Say they have no knowledge that Sigma Phi Epsilon had a tradition of forcing pledges to jump off the bridge. They are seeking dismissal of the suit. A cool front has passed through the midlands and brought some changes to the area. New years day the front is coast therefore some widely scattered showers continue in the southern and extreme eastern midlands, those will clear out by midday. Temperatures will fall to the upper 50s and low 60s by the afternoon. The first weekend in january will be dry and partly cloudy with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s, overnight lows will settle just above freezing. New years day the front is parked close to the coast massive flooding is along the Mississippi River. The water is still rising in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois as more water raycoms Amanda Hanson has more from Cape Girardeau. Im out here at the red star district. And i want you to get a look at what the conditions look like. Just early this week were doing live shots at the the water was just up to the porch. Now, up to the windows. The water keeps trickling down the street even closer to more homes and structures like the red star baptist chchch. Just last night, they started filling up sandbags and placing them around the based of the building trying to keep as much water as they can out. Already water is starting to get into the basement. Theyre working around the clock. Its something theyve been doing for day now and will continue to do throughout the weekend. The Mississippi River is suppose to crest at 50 feet in Cape Girardeau comes saturday. That could cause even more concern for the church and homes around the area. Already 18 homes are said to be underwater. Were going to continue to search wis weather in your app store. You can also look for updates on wistvdot com and click on the weather tab to get the latest from our First Alert Weather Team. An officer shot today in savannah during a foot the officer is in the hospital and stableand authorities have arrested the man accused of shooting him. Started at a Convenience Store suspected shooter malcolm orr, attempting to rob a customer, Police Called and approached himtook off. Slight chase, orr shot officers hitting officer quincy smith. Orr taken into custody quickly. Officials say officer smith is now in stable condition the year is off to a frustrating start at a columbia area apartment complex. Some of the tenants have been told they have to move in a matter of days. Jack kuenzie joins us live from near the apartments charles, the complex is called willow run. Its been here for several decades and has probably seen better days. But changes are on the way in the new year. The complex has a new owner as of november and will be operated by the royal american panama city florida. The companys website says it oversees two other columbia apartment complexes, brookside crossing and arcadia park in the parklane road and decker boulevard areas. The plan here is to start renovating and upgrading the buildingsdoing so in phases. Tenants say the company has begun a process of relocating some of themto other aparents, hotel rooms or by giving other options including paying to store their belongings if the tenants live with friends or relatives. Make that move is now just ten days away. Lorena kelly has lived here 33 years. Well first of all i need to be able to transfer my services that i have in my home. I live alone so ive got to get some help to pack my and we need at least 30 days. I think 30 days notice is adequate to let people prepare and do what they have to do. The changes are especially problematic here because most of the apartments are subsidized and the tenants ininmes dont give them a lot of choices. Weve attempted to contact the company in florida and a Regional Office in charlotte but we have yet to hear back from anyone. Live near alcott drive jack kuenzie wis news ten. In less than two weeks, South Carolina lawmakers will be back at the state house and theyll kick off the new year with bills left over from 2015. Will whitson takes a look at whats on the table. The biggest bill waiting on a vote in the state house in january is the house of representatives attempt at road funding. The bill was introduced at the beginning of the 2015 session, but went through amendment after amendment before passing the house and heading to the senate. Where it was amended again. And not voted on. It is on special order in the senate meaning it gets top priority when lawmakers return. But even if it gets a passing vote in the senate it wouou have to go back to the house for final approval. The roads bill has bounced back and forth in political ping pong but several lawmakers say its time to vote. York i think now, South Carolina will come together. Many of those who were so opposed to a road or infrastructure bill, if you watch those remarks in the media, those remarks have been court did charge lawmakers with fixing Rural School Funding district lawsuit. Lawmakers have been meeting regularly regarding the issue and will hold another meeting next week. The big issue will be abbeville. It will be an accountability system we will hold all schools and districts accountable to. Advocates for Ethics Reform also say they havent given up hope on a new reform bill but the massive ethics bill proposed last year has not been revived. Ww wis news 10. The legislative session for 2016 officially begins january 12th. A legend in the world of music is gone. Grammy Award Winning singer natalie cole has died at the age of 65. Her publicist reports she died in los angeles yesterday. Cole was the daughter of legendary singer nat king cole. She had been dealing with multiple Health Issues including hepatitis c and a kidney transplant in 2009. A family statement reads, in part, our beloved mother and sister will be greatly missed and remain unforgettable in our hearts forever. In israel. Authorities are trying to see if there are connections to isis. Nbcs Edward Lawrence reports. As new york work crews clean up after one of the largest new years eve celebrations. Authorities in tel aviv, israel look for a gunman. This Security Camera video shows the gunman first looking at produce. Then pulling out an Assault Rifle and killing two people injuring at least eight more. In germany. Authorities evacuated two train stations just hours before the new year. They had a credible threat that suicide bombers targeted those stations for a midnight attack. New years day also brought evacuations in ramadi, iraq. Iraqi forces pushed isis out of the city and now are helping relieved residents get out from under the terrorist groups control. Meanwhile in the united states. Emanuel lutchman spends his first full day in jail. The fbi arrested the rochester man, who they say, was poised to eve isis inspired attack in his hometown. New york and this was person who was a muslim. Was in the state prison system but then became radicalradicalized through the internet. Security was tight for all new years eve celebrations. Spectators saw the same level of security at the 127th annual rose bowl parade. This is the Los Angeles Unified School district all district honor band. Each of the floats decked out with thousands of flowers. This year along with the floats bomb sniffing dogs, more uniformed officers, and a Police Helicopter patrolling. As we start this president ial Election Year a gallup poll shows that americans now name terrorism at the number one problem, for the us. Edward lawrence nbc news. Washington. A historic event that changed the palmetto state forever. Looking back on the flood that was theheumber one story of the last year. Break a look now at your first alert when i was 6, my days were spent playing basketball. When i was 6, my dream was to make it to the nba. When i was 6. My mom had a stroke. Im paul george, and i want you to spot a stroke, f. A. S. T. F, face drooping. A, arm weakness. S, speech difficulty. T, time to call 911. Protect the ones you love. A cool front has passed through the midlands and brought some changes to the area. Parked close to the coast therefore some widely scattered showers continue in the southern and extreme eastern midlands, those will clear out by midday. Temperatures will fall to the upper 50s and low 60s by the afternoon. The first weekend in january will be dry and partly cloudy with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s, overnight lows will settle just above freezing. Break new years day the front is parked close to the coast continue in the southern and extreme eastern midlands, those will clear out by midday. Temperatures will fall to o e upper 50s and low 60s by the afternoon. The first weekend in january will be dry and partly cloudy with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s, overnight 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 octobers thousandyear flood that killed 19 people and cost the state millions. It was the number one story of 2015 for our wis year in review. 01 hundreds of rescues. First responders are doing everything they can to try to help people and keep countless lives saved. Obviously First Responders you guys are super heroes to us. Thank you for the heroic job you and other Law Enforcement have been doing for the last 24 to 48 hours. These images we are seeing this morning for the first time are going to live in our minds for a very long time. Lives forever changed. We have lost everything, but the best thing is we still have our lives. We still have our lives. We want to make sure we are doing all we can to get through this together and to get through it as safely as possible. Heartbreaking destruction its devastating. Just devastating. The whole neighborhood is devastated. From tragagy new hope i actually saw dawndys broadcast last night so i clothes. Take a look at all of the bottled water that has been donated to the evacuees. The midlands pulling together. Everybody is helping everybody. Such an outpouring of compassion. Its been awesome to watch. South carolina united by tragedy. Our goal is to o ke sure we recover and that we come out of this stronger than when we started. Neighbors helping neighbors. There are a lot of families that could use our help. We can help in anyway we can. It has been awesome to see how many people have been trying to here. Its been amazing to see columbia people coming out and support one another. We will get through this. Thank you so much for saving my life. Cause if you werent there i never would have made it. Incredible stories of survival. I am just thankful my parents are alive. I said, dear lord are you taking me home right now . i got it open thank god and got her out of ththcar. Some lost everything. But escaped with their lives. Not afraid to die. i told him i was and we werent going to die. Still ahead on the news at 5. He went to war against one of the biggest meanest new years challenges. Well check out one tough guys weapons in a tough battle a lot of us know all too well. Break if you plan to make a lofty new especially when it comes to diet and exercise. Dietitians say small changes and tweaks can help you reach your larger goal. Too many people give up simply because they did not break down their goal into manageable pieces. There are many ways we can break our goals down, definitely by breaking them down into measurable bits. So we could write them down, definitely making a list. What do i need to do . You know, its like running a mile, i have to take it one step at a time. Stepp says its also important not to get discouraged if you have a set backtheres always the next meal or the next workout to recover. A proud ex smoker is offering a road map for one of the toughest of new years resolutions. Kicking the habit can be a matter of making a lot. Of small changes. 30 1 04 this guy looks tough. And sounds tough. Its a done deal, bah dah bing, bah dah boom. Thats nothing compared to the first week after giving up cigarettes. Ooohhhhh talk about tough. Bob horak did it though. Quit smoking a year ago after picking up his first cigarette when he was just 14. Shoulda done this years ago, but the timing wasnt right. The right time the time that worked was when bob realized he wasnt in control of the cigarettes. They controlled him. You own me. that was really the turning point for me to say, all right, somehow, wewere going to war. When bob went to war. Im calling to check in on you. This woman provided the artillery. Im so proud of you. Kelly roberts runs the quit Smart Program at shes a Firm Believer in nicotine replacement therapies like the patch and gum. She also shows people how to shake up their routine disassociating cigarettes with everyday life. If you came down every morning and had a cup of coffee and you had your first bob took the idea and hit the gas. I would drive down different roads. Ive lived in charlotte 27 years. I drive down different roads ive never been down. The plan is working. A year later, bob horak remains smokefree. Erika edwards, nbc news. Bob changed his routine in other ways, as well, like brushing his teeth with the opposite hand. Shortly after the clock struck midnight last night, partiers cleared out of new york city streets and cleanup crews moved in. People were still leaving time square when crews started cleaning up the confetti covered streets. Revelers left party hats, noise makers, streamers, and other items left from what people say was a great party. 26 mechanical sweepers, and 25 collection trucks cleaned the streets by 7 am. Last year crews picked up more than 48 tons of debris. Thanks for joining us for the news at 5. Announcer theyll test you. Try to break your will. But however loud the loudness gets. However many cheese puffs may fly. Youre the driver. The one in control. Stand firm. Just wait. [click] and move only when you hear the click that says theyre buckled in for the drive. Again on lake murray as the neighbors keep an anxious watch. And some homeowners say our new round of flooding is even worse for them than october was. And the victorious Clemson Tigers are home, celebrating, and getting back to work for the National Championship good evening and welcome to the news at six. Im Dawndy Mercer plank. Thanks for joining us this evening. Im charles molineaux. For the second time this week, sce g is working to balance the water levels at lake murray. Sam bleiweis has the latest sam . Charles, dawndy, the biggest thing sce g officials are tring to tackle is a consistently rising lake level after the rainfall we saw over the course of the past few days. Officials say the amount of water flowing into lake murray from the upstate is not going down as quickly as thats why around noon today,