Midlands yesterday with a visit from republican frontrunner donald trump. And his visit ended in a major endorsement from a palmetto state political figure. Lieutenant Governor Henry Mcmaster publicly threw his support behind trump at the Campaign Rally, saying trump is the man to get things done. South carolina is going to have the most decisive primary election this election cycle. We are going to be right in the middle of it and i want everybody to get out and vote and when you do, do like i do and vote for donald trump for president. Many people waited in line for tree farm to see donald trump hold his latest rally. Some came to lexington county because theyre hardcore Trump Supporters others who are still undecided came to see what hes all about. Chad mills was there and has the story. The night started with a big palmetto state endorsement. Donald trump speaks the truth. Hes a man of decision. Hes a man of action. He speaks the truth as he sees it in words that everybody understands. Lieutenant Governor Henry Mcmaster, a longtime republican voice in the state, threw his support behind trump an endorsement the candidate gladly accepted as he spoke to a crowd of several thousand some inside the gilbert barn and others outside in overflow rooms. We could have maybe gotten a bigger barn. They said wear a hat. Tonight because were in a barn, but this is a pretty nice barn. Its a friendly barn. Trump touched on many of the topics he usually does. He said hell strengthen Border Security with a wall, that will be paid for by mexico. He said hed repeal and replace obamacare. He said hed make the military stronger too. What we have going, and its really important, its a movement. Its not like a normal situation. On tuesday, trump previous debate he thought was but despite those press releases and facebook posts, donald trump did not touch on his decision to not participate in that debate, but he did say wounded warriors. Were going to raise a lot of money for the vets. Thats what were going to do. Were going to raise a lot of money. In the speech, trump also continued to tout his lead in many polls including the ones that give him a big lead in South Carolina. The states important first in the south primary is in that primary, 19year old Cassie Hendrix will be casting her first ever vote for trump. Well, i like trump a lot because he just kind of puts out his opinion. Carolina many more times before the very important february 20th primary. In an interview on fox last night, bill oreilly tried to convince donald trump to change his mind about the debate but trump wasnt having it. The feud with fox actually started last august after trump accused moderator megyn kelly of being unfair at the first fox news gop debate. Tuesday, after trump said he might not participate in the debate, fox fired off a sarcastic statement basically telling trump to grow up. Things escalated quickly within hours, trump said he was definitely out of the debate and would hold a competing event at the same time in iowa to raise money for wounded warriors. Well fox is playing games, yea. Fox is gonna make a fortune. I told fox you should give money to the wounded warriors. Im not a fan of megyn kelly. I think shes a third rate reporter. I think she, frankly, is not good at what she trump is hosting todays event to benefit veterans organizations at Drake University at 9pm, the same time his rivals will take the main debate stage. About 3 miles away. The intended victim in a columbia barber shop robbery who fought back and shot at the robbers says he doesnt know what would have happened if he didnt have his gun. Billy bookman was one of two people in the next up barbershop who pulled their own guns after two armed men in masks held the place up. They shot at the robbers and killed one of them. Concealed weapons teacher brian sweat says based on Surveillance Video of the incident, the men who fought back did everything correctly and may have prevented victims from being killed. Bookman says it looked like a dangerous situation and he was glad to be armed. What would have happened if i didnt have it . You know, the guy was running around in here, just demanding money and yelling and stuff like that so, i mean i dont know what would have happened if i didnt have it. Columbia police are still theyre still looking for another man for the robbery. Anyone with information on that person should call 1888crimesc. A trial date is now set for the confessed Charleston Church shooter. Dylann roofs trial is scheduled to begin on july 11. Documents show that 600 people will be called initially to serve as potential jurors. Roof is accused of gunning down nine people inside emanual ame church in june of last year. The fbi and Oregon State Police say theyve arrested three more people connected to the armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge. Those arrests come just a day after a member of the group was killed, and the leaders were taken into custody by police and federal agents. Jay gray has more. It happened along this stretch of highway 395. A remote area police and federal agents say they picked, to reduce the chance of violence. But as officers pulled over a caravan of leaders from an Anti Government protest group. Refuge they have occupied for almost a month something went wrong. One man died as we attempted to take him into custody. Because of the ongoing investigation. I cant comment on the details. Fiftyfour yearold Lavoy Finicum was shot and killed. Finicum had become a spokesman for the group. And recently told nbc news honestly, there are things more important than your life and freedom is one of them. Eight protesters were taken into custody including the groups leader. Nevada rancher ammon bundy. And his brother ryan. Who was treated for a gunshot wound after his arrest. Seven were in court for the first time this passed a Key Committee vote yesterday. Governor nikki haley recently asked the federal government to bar refugees from isisheld territories from coming to South Carolina. The bill, which has wide support among republicans in the state house would impose an internet registry that would include the names and addresses of refugees and hold their sponsors liable if the refugees commit an act of terrorism. The bill is now headed to the senate floor. In less than 80 days the fireflies will be ready to play ball columbias new Minor League Baseball team unveiled the teams official team jerseys and hats yesterday. The Ac Flora High School Baseball Team modeled the new uniforms. The fireflies will wear white jerseys with Midnight Blue hats at home. Alternative home jersey which is bright green. Weve seen it since we started putting pencil to paper on a design and now people get to see it themselves and it really starts to get people excited. Team Officials Say the club is making a lot of progress getting its ballpark ready for opening day. Opening day is april 14th against the greenville drive. Coming up. Deshaun watson may start setting his eyes on the nfl a little bit earlier than clemson fans would like. And the usc mens team may be 18 and 2, but theyve been far from perfect. Rick henry has these stories and more in thursdays sportswrap. Break 1 heres a move that would clemson Quarterback Deshaun Watson says he could leave circumstances are right. Watson spoke tonight before the tigers basketball game with pittsburgh. He was honored as the South Carolina hall of fames collegiate player of the year. Watson says the nfl has always been a dream and is part of the reason he came to clemson. Watson adds one of his goals is to have his College Degree before he leaves. He is on track to graduate in december. He says if things go as planned, hell give up his senior season to turn pro. Heres that basketball game watson attended another big night for the tigers jaron blossomgame. First half. He knocks down a triple. Clemson up by eight. Irmos jordan roper makes a play. The steal. He takes it in for the layup. The tigers up by 14 at the half. 13 points for roper. Second half. Blossomgame with a sweet move. The reverse floater for a three point play. He finishes with 22 points. Hes the first highs near 50 rain chance 90 tonight, clearing skies, lows middle to upper 30s friday sunday. Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs lower 60s to upper 60s by sunday. Lows in the lower break 2 for nearly 15 years, students in lower richland have had a place to go that serves as a safe haven. What started in one womans home is now an Afterschool Group for teens. Highs near 50 rain chance 90 tonight, clearing skies, lows middle to upper 30s friday sunday. Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs lower 60s to upper 60s by sunday. Lows in the lower to middle 40s for nearly 15 years, students in lower richland have had a place to go that serves as a safe what started in one womans home is now an Afterschool Group for teens. It leads us to our latest Community Builder in partnership with mungo homes. Afterschool in the cafeteria of lower richland high school. Theres talk of current studies. And Current Events Jalen Conyers president of elevations 22 15 40 we meet every day and we talk about a mentoring and tutoring dandrea muldrow student at lower richland hs 22 13 34 elevations is a Nonprofit Organization its a safe haven for teenagers after school. Its the brain child of Charla Simons who started the program in 2001. Inside her home. Charla simons 22 20 20 they were a lot of neighborhood kids who didnt have anything to do in the afternoons. So they would be at my house with my children. So i decided to bring the girls inside and teach them how to cook while the boys were outside shooting basketball and playing sports simons says four years ago she simons 22 20 41 it gave us a safe haven, a safe place where the students could come after School Development and students say what mrs. Simons has done for them. Has had a lasting impact. 22 16 45 shes taught me so many things like to be myself in every situation. 22 14 23 she instills leadership in everybody because thats what shes teaching us to be. Its why they nominated her as a Community Builder. 22 11 06 im kim oquinn with mungo homes, and were actually here to honor you Community Builder for all the wonderful things you do for the youth in this community and during the surprise mrs. Simons got this news too. 22 12 27 elevations will be receiving a 1thousand dollar check from the michael j. Mungo foundation. Thank you woooo in lower richland, mary king, wis news 10. Elevations will host a leadership empowerment conference for all teenagers. Its the second weekend in march. If you know someone who should be honored as a Community Builder. Nominate that person at wistv. Com slash builder. Paals needs you to be a pal by opening your home to pups. Paals is the palmetto animal assisted life service. The group raises and trains dogs to provide therapy and intervention for disabled people. The number of dogs they can train depends on the number of volunteer families willing to care for the puppies on weekends. So, the group is asking you to consider being a weekend paals volunteer. Youll receive training and meet trips and training exercises. Three Training Classes are being offered starting next saturday, february 5th. You must attend all 3 before being assigned a paals puppy. The group is hosting a volunteer orientation at their facility at north Grampian Hill road in columbia on tuesday at 6. You can call 7887063 to register for the orientation. Still to come this morning on sunrise. Find out why one michigan babys infectious smile is shining a bit brighter this morning. Break 3 hi good morning, im jeff rossen, coming up this morning sadly in the news. So what are you to do if you are trapped inside of your office . Do you stay here do you run away . Same thing for an open work environment, so many of you working in those in a are you supposed to get under your desk and hide and just wait it out and call for help or are you supposed to run . What if the shooter is close . Plus the things on your desk right now, yes even on this desk right you need a part of our special series workplace emergency this morning right here on today. Mostly cloudy with periods of showers and rain through late afternoon, highs near 50 rain chance 90 tonight, clearing skies, lows middle to upper 30s friday sunday. Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs lower 60s to upper 60s by sunday. Lows in the lower to middle 40s its a ride one lyft driver in kentucky says hell never forget. Samantha chatman talks speaks to the man whose car once had to transform into a delivery room. One of the most frequently when theres someone in the car is whats been your most interesting experience. And i say well, do you really want to know . His First Anniversary as a lyft driver. Its a side gig for the financial consultantbut his last ride may have been the hardest job of his life. This is definitely on top of my never forget moments. He received a ride request friday eveningone that was about 20 minutes away from his current location. The passenger called him repeatedly to make sure he was on his way. He said were going to the er my girlfriend is having a baby. And i said, are you sure . the man on the phone was sure. South went smoothlybut once they reached the broadway got up and crawled and laid down in the third row bench seat. Now in a panicthe driver circled around the block. When he looked back to see how his passenger was doinghe saw the head. So right here is where i saw the Norton Kosair Childrens Hospital emergency entrance so i said this is where were going. the father ran inside for help and several nurses rushed to the car. But it had already started happeningshe had already started delivering the baby at that point, so they just finished the delivery right there in my car. The mother gave birth to sandra rose. 6 and a half pounds and 20 inches long the next daysandra rose received a special care package from her very first lyft driver. That was definitely a first for me. So this was definitely a way to cap off my one year anniversary. That was Samantha Chatman reporting. A michigan baby has even more reason to show off that adorable baby photo contest. 7month old islas picture was picked from more than 170 thousand entries by a panel of judges. Islas parents will receive 50 thousand dollars in prize money from gerber, which they say will go towards paying off debts and saving for their kids future, plus charitable donations. As the winner, islas photo will be shared on gerbers instagram and facebook pages throughout the year with the option to appear in ads. The time is now 4 thanks for starting your day with news ten sunrise. Tonights fox news debate, and the question on many minds, will it help or hurt him in iowa . South carolinians who dont have healthcare coverage have a few days left to sign up. Important information you need to know as you begin the enrollment process. Plus. More showers expected today. Ill have your full forecast, coming up. Its thursday, january 28th. And news 10 sunrise starts right now. Good morning. Thanks for waking up with sunrise. Im len kiese. Its five oclock on this thursday, january 28th. Tim miller is tracking your first alert forecast this morning. A weak cold front and coastal low pressure will deliver scattered showers through thursday. Rain totals will average between 1 4 and 1 2. Expect mostly sunny skies friday through the first of next week and warming temperatures. Right now in the wis alert oregon investigators say 3 more protesters connected federal wildlife refuge are now in custody. And were learning there may be a possible end in sight for the weekslong protest. Ammon bundy one of the leaders of the occupation is now telling his followers to go home. Bundy made the statement following his arraignment. He and 7 others were taken into custody tuesday after a traffic checkpoint. One of those ranchers was killed after shots were fired. Were also learning from an unsealed criminal complaint that the armed group had explosives and nightvision goggles. Authorities believe 10 members remain in the refuge. It is all the buzz in politics this morning tonights republican president ial debate without donald trump. Will being a noshow help him or hurt him in iowa . Nbcs tracie potts has more on that story from washington this morning. 00 04 Donald Trumps feud with fox news and anchor megan kelly has led to one less candidate on stage tonight. President ial candidate 07 09 i dont like being taken advantage of. Fox confirms there will be no empty podium. Trump tells South Carolina voters its what the us shouldve done with the Iran Nuclear Deal president ial candidate 17 21 you just walk out. You leave. Thats what you do. Ted cruz challenged trump to a oneonone saturday hes even reserved a spot. Trump has a competing event. President ial candidate 28 36 he doesnt want to answer questions from the men and women of iowa about how his record doesnt match what hes selling. Drawing attention to where cruz was born, trump tweets can we do it in canada . Other candidates are ready to move on president ial candidate 44 49 interesting sideshow. Greatest show on earth. This is not a show. This is serious Chris Christie recalls being bumped from the main stage president ial candidate 531 08 did i whine and moan . Did i refuse to show up . Did i hold my breath and stomp my feet . No, i give me a podium and a you dont walk away, you stand up and fight. Tracie potts, nbc before heading to iowa donald trump was in the midlands last night where he picked up a big endorsement from one of our states leaders. Lieutenant Governor Henry Mcmaster publicly threw his support behind trump at a Campaign Rally in gilbert, saying trump is the man to get things done. South carolina is going to have the most decisive primary election this election cycle. We are going to be right in the middle of it and i want everybody to get out and vote and when you do, do like i do and vote for donald trump for president. Trump promised the crowd in gilbert that he will be back to South Carolina many more times before the february 20th republican primary. The clock is ticking for thousands of south carolinians who still dont have Health Insurance mandated through the Affordable Care act. That deadline is sunday night at 11 59. Our Michal Higdon is live in the wis newsroom with Important Information to get you started on the enrollment process michal . Health experts say just a couple of months ago more than 600thousand south not have health coverage. Insurers say the biggest question they get from those looking to enroll is how much is Health Care Going to cost me . That amount will vary based on your coverage needs. Health care expert, Lee Patterson says shes seen plans cost as low as 15 dollars to upwards of 200 dollars a month. Navigators with organizations throughout the midlands are trained to help you choose the plan best for you and your familys needs. Patterson says its typically an easy process to sign up for coverage, but she cautions consumers need to plan out time to go thoroughly go through the coverage theyre signing up for. People come in and think, im going to get in and get out and go about my day. its going to take a Little People come in and think, im going to get in and get out and go about my day. its going to take a little while. There are a lot of options to choose from. There are a lot of different plans, a lot of different numbers weve got to throw at you, and things to understand. Health insurance is complicated. And so we do our best to make sure you leave here wellinformed about the plan use it to the best of, you know, whats most costeffective for you. According to law if you choose not to sign up, the penalty is now 695 dollars or 2 percent of your income, whichever is greater. The deadline, again, is sunday at 11 59 pm for your coverage to begin on march 1st. If youre wanting to sign up for health care there are some things youre going to need. Ill have those details coming up in the next half hour. Live in the newsroom, Michal Higdon, wis news 10. The army veteran who helped lead the charge against the Us Department of Veterans Affairs for delays in care. Has been laid to rest in kershaw county. Barry coates died of cancer saturday. In 2014. He testified before congress that he had to wait a year for a colonoscopy. The procedure was reportedly delayed at several va facilities. He eventually got the procedure, only to learn he had terminal colon cancer. Coates story led to National Controversy about lengthy waits at va hospitals and led to the overhaul of the department of Veterans Affairs. The 46yearold husband and father was buried the recent death of a Lancaster County man has sparked yet another National Recall of airbag inflators. Joel knight was killed in december after his ford ranger collided with a cow. Federal officials with the national highway traffic and Safety Administration say the airbag inflator deployed and propelled a piece of metal that hit and killed him. While previous recalls have involved older model vehicles. This new one includes at least one 20 14 model. Knights death is one of 11 now linked to faulty airbags from takata. This is a completely avoidable tragedy where a man lost his life because of a product that was supposed to save his life. Takata airbags released a statement saying quote our heartfelt condolences go out to the drivers family. We are cooperating fully with regulators and our automotive customers and continue to take aggressive action to advance vehicle safety, including through our ongoing testing efforts, replacement kit production, and raising vehicles equipped with automatic braking or frontcollision warning could be less likely to cause a rearend crash. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says automatic braking can reduce crashes by 40 percent, while front collision warning cuts the rearend risk by 23 percent. Crashes in the survey were caused by acura, honda, subaru, mercedes and volvo cars. 40 percent of vehicles currently have automatic braking. And tim millers getting your day started with your first alert forecast. A weak cold front and coastal low pressure will deliver scattered showers through thursday. Rain totals will average between 1 4 and 1 2. Expect mostly sunny skies friday through the first of next week and warming temperatures. Coming up on news 10 sunrise. They werent kidding when they said move your car before the snow hits. When they said move your car before the snow hits. The drastic action dc officials have taken to crack down on the number of cars left out in the streets before a new story developing this 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 began fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. He moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of americas best mayors. In congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. Now hes taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over two and a half million contributions, tackling Climate Change to create cleanenergy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuitionfree public colleges. People are sick and tired of establishment politics, [ cheers and applause ] Bernie Sanders husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in. Wants lawmakers to approve different methods of execution. Executions are currently on hold in the state because the supply of lethal injection drugs expired. Lawmakers are being asked to approve the firing squad, electrocution or nitrogen gas as alternates. Democrat jim hood also says he wants to block names of people who sell lethal injection drugs and those who help carry out executions. The Police Department in ferguson, missouri has agreed to change its policies, training and practices as part of a deal with the us justice department. The overhaul stems from the 2014 deadly shooting of unarmed 18yearold Michael Brown by ferguson police. The proposal is meant to correct problems that identified discriminatory practices across the city police force and Municipal Court system. For the confessed Charleston Church shooter. Dylann roofs trial is scheduled to begin on july 11. Documents show that 600 people will be called initially to serve as potential jurors. Roof confessed that he gunned down nine people inside Emanuel Ame Church in charleston in june of last year. A controversial proposal to track refugees who come into South Carolina is now headed to the senate floor. Governor nikki haley recently asked the federal government to bar refugees from isisheld territories from coming to South Carolina. The bill, which has been approved by a Senate Committee, has wide support among republicans in the state house. It would impose an internet registry that would include the names and addresses of refugees and hold their sponsors liable if the refugees commit an act of terrorism. The Nations Capital is cracking down on drivers who didnt move their cars before the monster snow storm. Washington, d. C. Has issued more than one Million Dollars in parking tickets, charging an additional 65thousand dollars in tfines. 665 vehicles have been towed from city streets. Tickets are 250 dollars, tow charges are another daily fee of 25 dollars until the car is picked up. People were reportedly warned to get their vehicles off snow emergency routes before the storm. A weak cold front and coastal low pressure will deliver scattered showers through thursday. Rain totals will average between 1 4 and 1 2. Expect mostly sunny skies friday through the first of next week and warming temperatures. The gamecock Womens Basketball team will look to notch their 20th win of the season tonight as they continue their undefeated season. The gamecocks are at home to play ole miss. Game time is 7 oclock, on the sec network plus. The gamecock Womens Basketball team will look to notch their 20th win of the season tonight continue their undefeated season. The gamecocks are at home to play ole miss. Game time is 7 oclock, on the sec network plus. Clemson Quarterback Deshaun Watson says he could leave school early for the nfl if the circumstances are right. Watson spoke before last nights clemson basketball game with pittsburgh. He was honored as the South Carolina hall of fames collegiate player of the year. Watson says the nfl has always been a dream and is part of the reason he came to clemson. But he adds one of his goals is to have his College Degree before he leaves, and hes on track to graduate in december. He says if things go as planned, hell give up his senior season to turn pro. Heres that basketball game watson attended clemson hosting pittsburgh. And the tigers got a big night out of jaron blossomgame, who scored 22 points. It was his third game in a row scoring at least 20. Clemson wins it 73 to60. Theyre 13and7 overall, 6and2 in the conference. Stadium for next months big game. Heres a look at levis stadium just outside San Francisco. You can see workers using paint cans and airbrushes to add logos to the field. The nfl is turning the San Francisco 49ers home stadium into the place that will host the leagues biggest sporting event. The Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos take the field february seventh. Rehearsals for pre game and halftime entertainment begin this weekend. Well have much more of todays top stories coming up on sunrise this morning. Stay with us. Jeff rossen hi good morning, im jeff rossen, coming up this morning phone ringing you cant deal with something, by ignoring it. But thats how some president ial candidates seem to be dealing with Social Security. Americans work hard, and pay into it. So our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. elephant noise donkey noise are talking about active sadly in the news. So what are you to do if you are trapped inside of your office . Do you stay here do you run away . Same thing for an are you supposed to get under your desk and hide and just wait it out and call for help or are you supposed to run . What if the shooter is close . Plus the things on your desk right now, yes even on this you need a part of our special series workplace emergency this morning right here on today. Today marks the 30 years since the challenger tragedy. The Space Shuttle exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff due to a break in the booster engine. All seven astronauts onboard were killed, including Christa Mcauliffe, who would have been the First Teacher in space. Nasa will pay tribute to the crews of apollo 1 and Space Shuttles challenger and columbia during todays day of remembrance. A wreathlaying ceremony will be held at Arlington National cemetery. Other nasa centers will also the man who killed three people and injured nine others at a planned parenthood clinic in colorado has been transferred to a State Hospital for a mental competency exam. The judge ordered the exam for 57yearold robert dear after he said he wanted to fire his public defenders and represent himself. The exam will show whether hes mentally capable of making that decision. Dear is charged with 179 counts including murder, attempted murder and assault in the november attack. He has said he is guilty. The widow of the fox lake, Illinois Police officer who killed himself five months ago has been indicted. A grand jury indicted Melodie Gliniewicz on six federal counts for her alleged role in her late husbands theft of charitable funds. Authorities say lieutenant Charles Gliniewicz killed himself back in september, but made it look like he was shot by suspects he was chasing. He was accused of stealing 10thousand dollars from a charity fund. The couple is accused of using the money for a vacation and bills. No criminal charges will be filed against los angeles Police Officers who mistakenly shot at two newspaper the shooting happened in february 2013 as the lapd conducted a massive manhunt for former Police Officer christopher dorner. Dorner killed four people and wounded three others before he reportedly died from a selfinflicted gunshot wound. Before his death, eight officers mistakenly opened fire on a truck, thinking dorner was inside. Instead, the two women were shot. They both survived and received a settlement worth more than four Million Dollars from the city. Lawyers say fear of dorner was understandable and justified. A weak cold front and coastal low pressure will deliver scattered showers through thursday. Rain totals will average between 1 4 and 1 2. Expect mostly sunny skies friday through the first of next week and warming temperatures. Coming up on sunrise at 5 30. Gone bananas one miami woman wakes up from a up from a deep sleep to an unwelcome surprise by an exotic animal. That story is coming up as we take a look at whats trending. The time is now 5 . We are back with another half hour, in just a few minutes. Thanks for starting your day with news 10 sunrise. Good morning. Thanks for waking up with im len kiese. Im mary king. Its 5 30, on this thursday, january 28th. Top stories as youre waking up. The republican president ial candidates will face off once more before the Iowa Caucuses. Eight candidates who are leading the polls have been invited to participate in the primetime debate on fox news. But missing from the list . Donald trump. He says he wont attend due to issues with one moderator, megyn kelly. Ahead more on his alternative plans in iowa later tonight. Plus. While a specific bill hasnt been put together yet, state lawmakers are working to repair South Carolinas roads. State lawmakers are expected to meet today to talk about increasing funds for road repair. More on this, coming up. Tim millers keeping an eye on possible showers in your forecast today. A weak cold front and coastal low pressure will deliver scattered showers through thursday. Rain totals will average between 1 4 and 1 2. Expect mostly sunny skies friday and warming temperatures. In the wis alert center this morning. A suspect wounded in the exchange of gunfire with a Georgia State tropper near atlanta has died. Officials say the suspect, 26yearold israel Vladmir Rodriquez died late last night in the hospital. Investigators says rodriquez was speeding at 100 mph when trooper jacob fields attempted to pull him over last night. The suspect led fields on a 10 mile chase down i 75. When he eventually got out and began shooting. You can see that scene where traffic was backed up on the interstate for hours last night. Were told the officer is expected to make a full employees at a cayce bank of america are credited with helping investigators make a quick arrest after a robbery. Investigators say 61 yearold tommy slife was arrested just minutes after he was accused of holding up the knox abbott drive branch yesterday. Workers gave a detailed description of the suspect, which investigators say helped lead to slifes arrest just a short distance away. Hes in Lexington County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing. Columbia police hope recent surveillance photos will help nab a man accused of stealing money from a local convenience store. Take a look at your screen. Police say this man jumped over the counter of this store at a shell gas police say the man grabbed the store clerk, but the victim was not hurt. If you recognize the man in these photos, call crimestoppers at 1888 crimesc. If youre looking to secure Health Insurance this year, the enrollment deadly is quickly approaching. You need to be signed up by sunday night at 11 59. Our Michal Higdon is live in the information to help you get started in the enrollment process michal . More than 215thousand south carolinians have enrolled in the federal marketplace for 2016. But if you still havent signed up, there is plenty of help available. There are four Health Insurance providers you are able to choose from in South Carolina. Aetna, blue cross blue shield, blue choice, and United Health care. Health care experts say plans can range from 15 to 200 dollars per month, depending on your coverage needs. But if you choose not to enroll in coverage be reminded the penalty this year increased to 695 dollars or 2 percent of your income, whichever is greater. Now if you have already enrolled in coverage, and you would like to make changes, you need to do so by sundays deadline. For most people employerbased coverage, as long as it meets what they call minimally essential benefits. so as long as its covering doctors visits, inpatient stays, emergency room, the gambit of most Health Insurance needs then probably a good fit. But its worth a look, if you want to look were happy to look with you. If youre looking to sign up for Health Insurance experts say youll need your login information for healthcare. Gov, Social Security numbers and birth dates for everyone in the household, income youre expected to make in 2016 and a valid id. Again the deadline to sign up is sunday at 11 59 pm, and your coverage will begin march 1st. There are several midlands organizations helping consumers sign up for coverage. Well have those details on our web site a little later this morning. Live in the newsroom, Michal Higdon, wis news 10. Donald trump scored a big palmetto state endorsement during his Campaign Rally in gilbert last night. Lieutenant Governor Henry Mcmaster announced his support of trump before introducing him to thousands of excited supporters. The republican frontrunner touched on many of the topics he usually does. He said hell strengthen border wall, that will be paid for by mexico. He said hed repeal and replace obamacare. He said hed make the nations military stronger, too. What we have going, and its really important, its a movement. Its not like a normal situation. On tuesday, trump said he wont participate in tonights debate on fox news, because of a previous debate he thought was unfair. Instead, hell host a competing event in iowa a benefit for veterans. Last night, told his supporters in gilbert that he hopes to raise a lot of money for those vets and wounded warriors. State senators will meet again today to discuss South Carolina road repairs. Yesterday, members of the Senate Finance committee met to agreed that more money needs to be put into bridges and highways. Some lawmakers discussed a new tax cut which would lover the states five persent sales tax. That would bring in money to offset the senates proposal to raise the gas tax and fees to bring in an extra 665 Million Dollars for roads. If we can come together on a different verison of dont know 18 or 19 strong votes of support in this committee, i personally would be very open to that. A Senate Transportation subcommittee tossed around ideas on how to revamp the Selection Process for dot commissioners as part of the reform plan. Meanwhile, lexington is continuing to push forward with plans to improve town traffic. This month, the town has incorporated five new adaptive traffic lights. The lights are designed to count cars and change their timing based on the buildup at certain intersections. So far theyve been placed where east main street meets Church Street and lake drive. As well as where west main street meets park road and old chapin road. 19 intersections are expected to be equipped with the new lights by this fall. A new house bill will allow the state to pay for High School Students and those who are unemployed to train for available jobs in South Carolina. The Pathways Initiative was approved to expand dualenrollment opportunities for High School Students. This means they can take courses that count toward their diploma and an associates degree. States unemployed so they can train for a job in their area. Several counties are funding the program this year with five Million Dollars. Students in lower richland have had a place to go for college and career prep for several years now. Its also served as a safe for nearly 15 years, students in lower richland have had a place haven after school. Its called elevations and the nonprofit was founded back in 2001 by richland one alum Charla Simons. Simons hosted the group out of her home for several years before getting permission to move it to lower richland high school. The students meet nearly every day and get homework help, meet with mentors and do community service. They nominated simons as a 22 16 45 shes taught me so many things like to be myself in every situation. 22 14 23 she instills leadership in everybody because thats what shes teaching us to be. As a Community Builder simons will receive a 1 thousand dollar donation for elevations from the michael j. If you know someone who should be honored as a Community Builder. Nominate that person at wistv. Com slash builder. Paals needs you to be a pal by opening your home to pups. Paals is the palmetto animal assisted life service. The group raises and trains dogs to provide therapy and intervention for disabled people. The number of dogs they can train depends on the number of so, the group is asking you to consider being a weekend paals volunteer. Youll receive training and meet biweekly for field trips and training exercises. Three Training Classes are being offered starting next friday, february 5th. You must attend all 3 before being assigned a paals puppy. The group is hosting a volunteer orientation at their facility at north Grampian Hill road in columbia on tuesday at 6. Call 7887063 to register. A weak cold front and coastal low pressure will rain totals will average between 1 4 and 1 2. Expect mostly sunny skies friday through the first of next week and warming temperatures. When it snuck into her house and snoozed on her chest. The creature, called a the rainforests of central and south america home. But it wound up inside the home of a 99yearold woman, and promptly curled up and took a nap on her chest as she slept. The woman didnt really have sweet dreams. She instead woke up terrified and screaming. Relatives and friends caught banana and brought it to a vet. Banana is now home with its owner, after a fairly exciting life on the run in miami. Facebook users will soon have a way to quickly express their feelings on the network. Ceo Mark Zuckerberg says new emotions will be added to the social media website. He didnt give a concrete timetable on when the emotions will be added. They will expand beyond facebooks like button. Reactions will include symbols for angry, sad, wow, haha, yay and love. Facebook has already been testing the different reactions in chile, the philippines, portugal, ireland, spain, japan and colombia. Coming up on news 10 sunrise. Need cash and forgot your debit in your consumer news this morning. What one bank is implementing to make sure you wont have to leave empty handed at the atm. Tens of thousands of italians are taking to the streets in italy before the he was rated a by the nra. Not for his promises, but for defending the second amendment. Hes a man of deep faith, who fought time and again for the right to life. He laid out a plan to destroy isis months before paris. Hell strengthen our border and use conservative principles to put washingtons broken fiscal house back in order. Jeb bush. Hes the conservative you can trust, to fight for our beliefs. Right to rise usa is responsible take a look at the crowds. Italian lawmakers are expected to hear a bill today that would recognize rights for samesex couples. Samesex marriage or civil unions are legal throughout europe, with the exception of italy. Samesex couples are demanding equality and basic rights like tax breaks and inheritance rights. The Parliament Debate could take weeks before a vote, and even if the law passes it could end in a referendum. If you dont have your debit card, Jp Morgan Chase says you can still make a withdrawal. The bank is upgrading its entire fleet of atms this it says one of the perks to the new machines is a function that allows customers to take money out of their account by tapping the Technology Used is the same one that allows apple pay to work. The bank says it does not replace the debit card, but allows customers to use the machine even if they do not have their card with them. A whopping 24 million americans are likely to take out a personal loan this year. 10 million are very likely and 14 million are somewhat likely. Bank rate dot com says the actual number could end up being even higher, since three in 10 americans have no Emergency Savings and are just one unplanned expense away from needing money in a hurry. Uber has plans to improve the ride feedback for both its drivers and its riders. The Ridesharing Company says itll start using smartphones to check whether its drivers are speeding. The program will use a smartphones gps to record data and that data will be used to verify feedback from riders. If the riders feedback wasnt accurate after checking data, the information can be used to make sure the drivers rating isnt affected. Prices for coffee beans are at their lowest point in nearly two years. One pound of arabica coffee has fallen by about officials in brazil forecast that coffee farmers will have a huge harvest season this year, creating an oversupply of beans. That has led to the drop in prices. But dont expect latte prices to come down just yet. States and cities across the country have been increasing the minimum wage, which is another important ingredient in making your coffee. Happy birthday to everyone celebrating today send your Birthday Club pictures to birthdayboard wistv. Com and specify the date in subject line. You can also mail photos to birthday board po box 367 columbia, sc 29202 please give two weeks advanced first alert traffic report 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 began fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. He moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of americas best mayors. In congress, he stood up for working families opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. Now hes taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over two and a half million contributions, tackling Climate Change to create cleanenergy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuitionfree public colleges. People are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change [ cheers and applause ] Bernie Sanders husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in. Showing drug lord Joaquin El Chapo guzman arriving back in prison after he was recaptured earlier this month. The video shows guzman being fingerprinted, blood tested and photographed at the altiplano maximum security prison, which he escaped from last july. Mexicos Attorney Generals Office explains the investigation undertaken by authorities after guzmans escape. It also includes footage showing the moment guzman robbed a car and escaped authorities have arrested 19 people in connection with an International Drug trafficking and illegal gambling ring. The arrests were made yesterday in california, sacramento, phoenix, louisiana and virginia. Two other people were previously arrested, including owen hanson, who played football at the university of Southern California more than a decade ago. Hanson reportedly ran an organization that in part sold drugs from heroin to meth and operated illegal sports gambling websites. The Federal Reserve has left its key Interest Rate unchanged, saying the us economy lost momentum at the end of last year. Last month, the fed raised rates for the first time in nearly a decade. The Us Central Bank said the job market has improved, but acknowledged that Economic Growth slowed at the end of 2015. The fed gave no sign that it will change its plan to raise Interest Rates at least four times in 2016. Michigan is working to put an end to flints water Governor Rick Snyder put together a team that will focus on finding longterm solutions. Hes asking for 28Million Dollars in relief funds from the state. If approved by michigan lawmakers, three Million Dollars of that money would go directly to paying residents water bills. Take a look at this. Can you imagine gas being 39 cents per gallon . For some texas residents, it was a reality. The ag producers cooperation in sunray decided to show some Customer Appreciation in a big way on wednesday. For just a couple of hours, people were able to fill up their tanks for just 39 cents a 1969. A weak cold front and coastal low pressure will deliver scattered showers through thursday. Rain totals will average between 1 4 and 1 2. Expect mostly sunny skies friday through the first of next week and warming temperatures. The time is now. Thanks for starting your day on his fellow republicans when they take the stage tonight. But the question many are debating will it help or hurt him in iowa . And. South carolinians who dont have healthcare coverage have a few days left to sign up. Important information you need to know as you begin the enrollment process. Plus. More showers expected today. Ill have your full forecast, coming up. Its thursday, january 28th. And news 10 sunrise starts right now. Good morning. Thanks for waking up with sunrise. Im mary king. Im len kiese. Its 6 oclock. Lets get your 6am started with a check on your first alert forecast. Eres tim miller. Mostly cloudy with periods of showers and rain through late afternoon, highs near 50 rain chance 90 middle to upper 30s friday sunday. Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs lower 60s to upper 60s by sunday. Lows in the lower to middle 40s first alert traffic report new in the alert center this republican president ial candidate marco rubio is reducing advertising buys in the two early nominating states just days before primary elections. Nbc news is reporting the campaign cut 102 thousand dollars from its Television Buy in new hampshire. That followed by 32 thousand dollars cut from advertisements here in South Carolina. A source close to rubios spending denies the reductions have anything to do with the Budget Constraints saying its just a change of strategy. South carolinians head to the polls for the republican primary election on february 20th. It is all the buzz in politics this morning tonights republican president ial debate without donald trump. Hurt him in iowa . Nbcs tracie potts has more on that story from washington this morning. 00 04 Donald Trumps feud with fox news and anchor megan kelly has led to one less candidate on stage tonight. Super burned in president ial candidate 07 09 i dont like being taken advantage of. Fox confirms there will be no empty podium. Trump tells South Carolina voters its what the us shouldve done with the Iran Nuclear Deal president ial candidate 17 21 you just walk out. You leave. Thats what you do. Ted cruz challenged trump to a oneonone saturday hes even reserved a spot. Trump has a competing event. President ial candidate 28 36 he doesnt want to answer questions from the mennnd women of iowa abobo how his record doesnt match what hes selling. Drawing attention to where cruz was born, trump tweets can we do it in canada . Other candidates are ready to move on president ial candidate 44 49 interesting sideshow. Greatest show on earth. This is not a show. This is serious Chris Christie recalls being president ial candidate 531 08 did i whine and moan . Did i refuse to show up . Did i hold my breath and stomp my feet . No, i up and fight. Tracie potts, nbc news, washington. Before heading to iowa donald trump was in the midlands last night where he picked up a big endorsement from one of our states leaders. Lieutenant Governor Henry Mcmaster publicly threw his support behind trump at a Campaign Rally in gilbert, saying trump is the man to get things done. South carolina is going to have the most decisive primary election this election cycle. We are going to be right in the middle of it and i want everybody to get out and vote and when you do, do like i do and vote for donald trump for president. Trump promised the crowd in gilbert that he will be back to South Carolina many more times before the february 20th republican primary. The clock is ticking for thousands of south carolinians who still dont have through the Affordable Care act. That deadline is sunday night at 11 59. Our Michal Higdon is live in the wis newsroom with Important Information to get you started on the enrollment process michal . Health experts say just a couple of months ago more than 600thousand South Carolinans still did not have health coverage. Insurers say the biggest question they get from those looking to enroll is how much is Health Care Going to cost me . That amount will vary based on your coverage needs. Health care expert, Lee Patterson says shes seen plans cost as low as 15 dollars to upwards of 200 dollars a month. Navigators with organizations throughout the midlands are trained to help you choose the plan best for you and your familys needs. Patterson says its typicacay an easy process to sign up for coverage, but she cautions consumers need to plan out time to go thoroughly go through the coverage theyre signing up for. People come in and think, im going to get in and get out and go about my day. its going to take a little while. There are a lot of options to choose from. There are a lot of different numbers weve got to throw at you, and things to understand. Health insurance is complicated. And so we do our best to make sure you leave here wellinformed about the plan that youve chosen and how to use it to the best of, you know, whats most costeffective for you. According to law if you choose not to sign up, the penalty is now 695 dollars or 2 percent of your income, whichever is greater. The deadline, again, is sunday at 11 59 pm for your coverage to begin on march 1st. If youre wanting to sign up for health care there are some things youre going to need. Ill have those details coming up in the next half the army veteran who helped lead the charge against the Us Department of Veterans Affairs for delays in care. Has been laid to rest in kershaw county. Barry coates died of cancer saturday. In 2014. He testified before congress that he had to wait a year for a colonoscopy. The procedure was reportedly delayed at several va facilities. He eventually got the procedure, only to learn he had terminal colon cancer. Coates story led to National Lengthy waits at va hospitals and led to the overhaul of the department of Veterans Affairs. The 46yearold husband and father was buried wednesday in bethune. A trial date has now been set for the confessed Charleston Church shooter. Dylann roofs trial is scheduled to begin on july 11. Documents show that 600 people will be called initially to serve as potential jurors. Roof confessed that he gunned down nine people inside Emanuel Ame Church in charleston in june of last year. The South Carolina department of Consumer Affairs says the top scam of 2015 came from people claiming to be with the irs. More than 3thousand scams were reported last year with 40 percent of them identified as imposter scams where someone lies about who they are to demand money or personal information. 700 of those calls were irs scammers demanding consumers pay taxes owed or face arrest. The irs says this type of scam has resulted in 23 milliondollars in losses nationally since october of 2013. Officials say be wary of anyone of demands and that the irs will not contact you via phone or email about a tax issue, and will send a letter instead. Heres tim miller for a check of your forecast. Mostly cloudy with periods of showers and rain through late afternoon, highs near 50 rain chance 90 tonight, clearing skies, lows middle to upper 30s friday sunday. Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs lower 60s to upper 60s by sunday. Lows in the lower to middle 40s up next on sunrise a look inside the Costa Concordia. How a photographer says he got where it sits today, 4 years right now in the wis alert california authorities have arrested 5 people in connection with the escape of those three dangerous inmates from a Southern California jail last week. Those arrests come as authorities continue the search for those fugitives. The 3 were all awaiting trial for Violent Crimes when they escaped last friday. Investigators believe they had outside help since the tools used by the inmated to carve through steel bars were not prisonmade. Investigators say more arrests are likely and the recent death of a Lancaster County man has sparked yet another National Recall of airbag inflators. Joel knight was killed in december after his ford ranger collided with a cow. Federal officials with the national highway traffic and Safety Administration say the airbag inflator deployed and propelled a piece of metal that hit and killed him. While previous recalls have involved older model vehicles. This new one includes at least one 20 14 model. Knights death is one of 11 now linked to faulty airbags from takata. This is a completely avoidable tragedy where a man lost his life because of a product that was supposed to save his life. Takata airbags released a statement saying quote our heartfelt condolences go out to the drivers family. We are cooperating fully with regulators and our automotive customers and continue to take aggressive action to advance vehicle safety, including through our ongoing replacement kit production, and raising Consumer Awareness of recalled vehicles. Vehicles equipped with automatic braking or frontcollision warning could be less likely to cause a rearend crash. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says automatic braking can reduce crashes by 40 percent, while front collision warning cuts the rearend risk by 23 percent. Crashes in the survey were caused by acura, honda, subaru, mercedes and volvo cars. 40 percent of vehicles currently have automatic braking. New this morning we are getting a look at Haunting Images from inside a cruise ship that sank in a deadly accident 4 years ago. The Costa Concordia capsized in 2012 after hitting rocks in the mediterranean sea. It sat for more than 2 years during a massive salvage operation, and was refloated and taken to genoa in 2014. A german photographer who wrote a book titled concordia says he swam out to where its currently docked, climbed aboard and took these pictures. He says it was freely accessible or security doors open lights on, and no one in site. 32 people died when the concordia sank. The captain was later convicted of manslaughter for abandoning ship. It will eventually be scrapped. Mostly cloudy with periods of showers and rain through late afternoon, highs near 50 rain chanan 90 tonight, clearing skies, lows middle to upper 30s friday sunday. Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs lower 60s to upper 60s by sunday. Lows in the lower to middle 40s tim millers s eping an eye on your morning drive traffic. The gamecock Womens Basketball team will look to notch their 20th win of the season tonight as they season. The gamecocks are at home to play ole miss. Game time is 7 oclock, on the sec network plus. Clemson Quarterback Deshaun Watson says he could leave school early for the nfl if the circumstances are right. Watson spoke before last nights clemson basketball game with pittsburgh. He was honored as the South Carolina hall of fames collegiate player of the year. Watson says the nfl has always been a dream and is part of the reason he came to clemson. But he adds one of his goals is to have his College Degree before he leaves, and hes on track to graduate in december. He says if things go as planned, hell give up his senior season to turn pro. Heres that basketball game hosting pittsburgh. And the tigers got a big night out of jaron blossomgame, who scored 22 points. It was his third game in a row scoring at least 20. Clemson wins it 73 to60. Theyre 13and7 overall, 6and2 in the conference. Heres something for sports fans to get excited about right here in columbia. In less than 80 days the fireflies will be ready to play ball wednesday, columbias new Minor League Baseball team unveiled the teams official team jerseys and hats. The Ac Flora High School Baseball Team modeled the new uniforms. The fireflies will wear white jerseys with Midnight Blue hats at home. They also have an alternative home jersey which is bright green. Opening day is april 14th against the greenville drive. Up next on sunrise a lookt your thursday headlines. Thanks for starting your morning with news 10. Mostly cloudy with periods of through late afternoon, highs near 50 rain chance 90 tonight, clearing skies, lows middle to upper 30s lows in the lower to middle 40s examine weaknesses in the department of health and human services. The meeting was called to address concerns about sent over the last three years. The department became overwhelmed with the influx of migrants from south america, and changed its policies to allow quicker transfers from temporary shelters to private homes. But the chair of the Senate Committee says federal officials dont know how many children have been sent to live with convicted criminals, and some may be at risk for human trafficking. The leader of the armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in oregon is telling followers to go home. An attorney for ammon bundy read a statement after bundy made his First Court Appearance in portland wednesday. Bundy and seven others were taken into custody tuesday. Three more people suspected of being linked to the armed occupation surrendered wednesday. The Police Department in ferguson, missouri has agreed to change its policies, training and practices as part of a deal with the us justice department. The overhaul stems from the 2014 deadly shooting of unarmed 18yearold Michael Brown by ferguson police. The proposal is meant to correct problems that identified discriminatory practices across the city police force and Municipal Court system. Illinois police officic who killed himself five months ago has turned herself in to authorities. A grand jury indicted Melodie Gliniewicz on six federal counts for her alleged role in her late husbands theft of charitable funds. Authorities say lieutenant Charles Gliniewicz killed himself back in september, but made it look like he was shot by suspects he was chasing in an attempt to keep the crime under wraps. The couple is accused of using the money for a vacation and bills. 30 years ago today one of the great tragedies in American History took place as the Space Shuttle challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff. All seven astronauts onboard were killed, including Christa Mcauliffe who was to be the First Teacher in space. As part of nasas annual day of remembrance those men and women will be honored along with other nasa personnel who have lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery. As concerns about the zika virus are spreading, one group is taking steps to contain it. Ahead at 6 30 how theyre mosquitos that spread the virus, against themselves the time is now 6 . Thanks for starting your day with news 10 sunrise. We are back with another half hour, in just a few minutes. Good morning. Thanks for waking up with im len kiese. Im mary king. Its 6 30. Brand new information this morning as early primary races get ramped up. A new nbcwall street journalmarist of how primary elections here in South Carolina are shaping up. Nbc surveyed likely primary voters in our state showing donald trump with a commanding lead as the likely winner in our states republican primary race. 36percent of likely primary voters say they will choose donald trump with ted cruz trailing at 20percent. On the democratic side former secretary of state Hillary Clinton dominates the poll of likely primary voters at 64percent. With challenger Bernie Sanders at 27percent. These numbers released just days before he Iowa Caucuses on monday. Meanwhile our top story this morning the republican president ial candidates will face off once more before the Iowa Caucuses. Eight candidates who are leading the polls have been invited to participate in the primetime debate on fox news. But one will be missing tonight he says he wont attend due to issues with one moderator, megyn kelly. Ahead more on his alternative plans in iowa later tonight. Plus. While a specific bill hasnt been put together yet, state lawmakers are working to repair South Carolinas roads. State lawmakers are expected to meet today to talk about increasing funds for road repair. More on this, coming up. And tim millers keeping an eye on your first alert forecast. Mostly cloudy with periods of owers and rain through late afternoon, highs near 50 rain chance 90 tonight, clearing skies, lows middle to upper 30s friday sunday. Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs lower 60s to upper 60s by sunday. Lows in the lower to middle 40s new in the alert center this morning. A major drug raid in North Charlotte has led to the arrest of 19 people accused of dealing crack more than 100 fbi agents and North Carolina Law Enforcement were involved in the drug bust. Police say they launched the undercover operation nearly 6 months ago in the belmont neighborhood. Many of the suspects arrested have long records. If convicted, many of the federal charges carry 20 year sentences with fines of 1 Million Dollars per count. Police say they are still looking for six people they were unable to locate during the raid. Employees at a cayce bank of america are credited with helping investigators make a quick arrest after a robbery. Investigators say 61 yearold tommy slife was arrested just minutes after he was accused of holding up the knox abbott drive branch yesterday. Workers gave a detailed description of the suspect, which investigators say helped lead to slifes arrest just a short distance away. Hes in Lexington County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing. Columbia police hope recent surveillance photos will help nab a man accused of stealing money from a local convenience store. Police say this man jumped over the counter of this store at a shell gas station on bluff road stealing money. This happened the morning of january 10th. Police say the man grabbed the store clerk, but the victim was not hurt. If you recognize the man in these photos, call crimestoppers at 1888 crimesc. Donald trump scored a big palmetto state endorsement during his Campaign Rally in gilbert last night. Lieutenant Governor Henry Mcmaster announced his support of trump before introducing him to thousands of excited supporters. The republican frontrunner touched on many of the topics he usually does. He said hell strengthen Border Security with a wall, that will be paid for by mexico. He said hed repeal and replace obamacare. He said hed make the nations military stronger, too. What we have going, and its really important, its a movement. Its not like a normal situation. On tuesday, trump said he wont participate in tonights debate on fox news, because of a previous debate he thought was unfair. Instead, hell host a competing event in iowa a benefit for veterans. In gilbert that he hopes to state senators will meet again today to discuss South Carolina road repairs. Yesterday, members of the Senate Finance committee met to agreed that more money needs to be put into bridges and highways. Some lawmakers discussed a new tax cut which would lover the states five persent sales tax. That would bring in money to offset the senates proposal to raise the gas tax and fees to bring in an extra 665 Million Dollars for roads. If we can come together on a different verison of tax relief that can generate i dont know 18 or 19 strong votes of support in this committee, i personally would be very open to that. A Senate Transportation subcommittee tossed around ideas on how to revamp the Selection Process for dot commissioners as part of the reform plan. A new house bill will allow the state to pay for High School Students and those who are unemployed South Carolina. The Pathways Initiative was approved to expand dualenrollment opportunities for High School Students. This means they can take courses that count toward their diploma and an associates degree. It also provides grants to the states unemployed so they can train for a job in their area. Several counties are funding the program this year with five Million Dollars. Students in lower richland have had a place to go for college and career prep for several years now. Its also served as a safe for nearly 15 years, students in lower richland have had a place to go 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 began fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. He moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of americas best mayors. In congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. Now hes taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over two and a half million contributions, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuitionfree public colleges. People are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change [ cheers and applause ] Bernie Sanders husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in. College and career prep and served as a safe haven after school. Its called elevations and the nonprofit was founded back in 2001 by richland one alum Charla Simons. Simons hosted the group out of her home for several years before getting permission to move it to lower richland high school. The students meet nearly every day and get homework help, meet with mentors and do community service. They nominated simons as a Community Builder in partnership with mungo homes for all they say shes done for them. 22 16 45 shes taught me so many myself in every situation. 22 14 23 she instills leadership in everybody because thats what shes teaching us to be. As a Community Builder simons will receive a 1 thousand dollar donation for elevations from the michael j. Mungo foundation. If you know someone who should be honored as a Community Builder. Nominate that person at wistv. Com slash builder. Paals needs you to be a pal by opening your home to pups. Paals is the palmetto animal assisted life service. The group raises and trains dogs to provide therapy and intervention for disabled people. The number of dogs they can train depends on the number of volunteer families willing to care for the puppies on weekends. So, the group is asking you to consider being a weekend paals volunteer. Youll receive training and meet biweekly for field trips and training exercises. Three Training Classes are being offered starting next friday, februaua 5th. You must attend all 3 before being assigned a paals puppy. The group is hosting a volunteer their facility at north Grampian Hill road in columbia on tuesday at 6. Call 7887063 to register. Mostly cloudy with periods of showers and rain through late afternoon, highs near 50 rain chance 90 tonight, clearing skies, lows middle to upper 30s friday sunday. Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs lower 60s to upper 60s by when the panthers and broncos take the field next sunday for super bowl 50 the broncos take the field next sunday for super bowl 50 the state of South Carolina will be proudly represented. The state of South Carolina there are four players with ties to South Carolina fullback mike tolbert and cornerback josh norman both played college ball at coastal carolina. Norman is from greenwood. Wide receiver damiere byrd, who is on the panthers practice squad, attended the university of South Carolina. And finally Darian Stewart a safety for the broncos. He also attended the university of South Carolina Serena Williams is one win away from another grand slam milestone. The american tennis star beat Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets in her semifinal match at the australian open. Theyre ranked number 1 and 3 in the world respectively. If williams wins saturdays final against no. 7seeded angelique kerber, shell equal steffi titles a record in the open era, and the secondmost in history behind Peter Alexander good morning to you im Peter Alexander in de moines, iowa. Its debate night with or without donald trump. The billionaire frontrunner remains defiant insisting hes not going to participate in tonights fox news debate. And as for that mono a mono 90 minute debate duel challenge from ted cruz, trumpp says to senator cruz can we do it canada . Cruz hitting back already putting hats together that say make trump debate again. Well have the latest on that debate and whether trump will be there when we see you coming up on today. Brand new in the wis alert Devry University is being sued by the federal trade commission for ads that it said deceived students. The ftc says its suing the university for reportedly misleading students about job prospects after graduation. Attorneys filed the lawsuit yesterday. The agency is taking issue with statistics used in advertisements since 2008. They say the ads claim that 90percent of people who have graduated since 1975 have found jobs in their preferred field. Devry college said in a statement that the lawsuit is without valid legal basis and that it will be vigorously contested. A new story developing this morning. Mississippis attorney general wants lawmakers to approve different methods of execution. Executions are currently on hold in the state because the supply of lethal injection drugs expired. Lawmakers are beiei asked to approve the firing squad, electrocution or nitrogen gas as alternates. Democrat jim hood also says he wants to block names of people who sell lethal injection drugs and those who help carry out michigan Governor Rick Snyder has put together a 17member team tasked with finding Long Term Solutions to flints toxic water problem. On tuesday nbc news reported that none of the contaminated pipes had been replaced, and snyder said wednesday that there are on immediate plans to do it. In a press conference, he said thats something the new committee will work on, but the state is looking at other solutions for now, including chemical cleansing. Some say getting those pipes out should be the immediate priority. Scientists with the British Branch of a us firm are targeting the zika virus with genetically modified mosquitoes. The zika virus has been linked to brain damage in thousands of babies in brazil, and Health Experts are expecting it to spread to other countries in the americas. Scientists with oxitec hope to deploy a genetically modified strain of mama mosquitoes to mate with unmodified female mosquitoes of the same species. Oxitec says its genetically modified mosquito succeeded in reducing wild larvae of one type of of brazil during a test trial last year. Mostly cloudy with periods of showers and rain through late afternoon, highs near 50 rain chance 90 tonight, clearing skies, lows middle to upper 30s friday sunday. Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs lower 60s to upper 60s by sunday. Lows in the lower to middle 40s if youre looking to secure Health Insurance this year, the enrollment deadly is quickly approaching. You need to be signed up by sunday night at 11 59. Our Michal Higdon is live in the newsroom with information to help you get started in the enrollment process michal . More than 215thousand south carolinians have enrolled in the federal marketplace for 2016. Up, there is plenty of help available. There are four Health Insurance providers you are able to choose from in South Carolina. Aetna, blue cross blue shield, blue choice, and United Health care. Health care experts say plans can range from 15 to 200 dollars per month, depending on your coverage needs. But if you choose not to enroll in coverage be reminded the penalty this year increased to 695 dollars or 2 percent of your income, whichever is greater. Now if you have already enrolled in coverage, and you would like to make changes, you need to do so by sundays deadline. For most people employerbased coverage, as long as it meets what they call minimally essential benefits. so as long as its covering doctors visits, inpatient stays, emergency room, the gambit of most Health Insurance needs then your employer coverage is probably a good fit. But its worth a look, if you want to look were happy to look with you. If youre looking to sign up for Health Insurance experts say youll need your healthcare. Gov, Social Security numbers and birth dates for everyone in the household, income youre expected to make in 2016 and a valid id. Again the deadline to sign up is sunday at 11 59 pm, and your coverage will begin march 1st. There are several midlands organizations helping consumers sign up for coverage. Well have those details on our web site a little later this morning. Live in the newsroom, Michal Higdon, wis news 10. A controversial proposal to track refugees who come into South Carolina is now headed to the senate floor. Governor nikki haley recently asked the federal government to bar refugees from isisheld territories from coming to South Carolina. The bill, which has been approved by a Senate Committee, has wide support among republicans in the state house. It would impose an internet registry that would include the names and addresses of refugees and hold their sponsors liable if the refugees commit an act of terrorism. The time is now. Coming up, well have one final check of your traffic and weather. Thanks for starting your day before the Iowa Caucuses. Eight candidates leading the polls have been invited to participate in the primetime debate on fox news. Frontrunner donald trump says he will not join because of issues with a new nbc news, wall street journal, poll shows republican president ial candidate donald trump and Hillary Clinton as likely choices among primary voters in iowa. 32percent of likely caucus voters favor donald trump, with closest competitor ted cruz at 25 its a closer race on the democratic side in iowa clinton and sanders nearly neckandneck at 48 and 45 percent among likely voters. Republican president ial reducing advertising buys in South Carolina and new hampshire. His campaign reportedly cut 102thousand dollars from its Television Buy in new hampshire, followed by 32thousand dollars here in South Carolina. A source close to rubios spending says the reductions are a change of strategy. A trial date has now been set for the confessed Charleston Church shooter. Dylann roofs trial is scheduled to begin on july 11. Documents show that 600 people will be called initially to serve as potential jurors. Roof confessed that he shot and killed nine people inside Emanuel Ame Church in charleston in june of last year. Employees at a cayce bank of america are credited with helping investigators make a quick arrest after a robbery. Investigators say 61 yearold tommy slife was arrested just minutes after he was accused of holding up the knox abbott drive branch yesterday. Hes in Lexington County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing. The gamecock Womens Basketball team will look to grab their 20th win of the season tonight as they stay undefeated. The team will play ole miss at network plus. Mostly cloudy with periods of showers and rain through late afternoon, highs near 50 rain ance 90 tonight, clearing skies, lows middle to upper 30s friday sunday. Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs lower 60s to upper 60s by sunday. Lows in the lower to middle 40s thanks for starting your day with news 10 sunrise
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