3 we have a traffic note to pass along to you this moring before you hit the roads. The right lane on eye 20 westbound between the 378 and bush river road exit is closed again. It is expected to reopen at 7am. 3 3 happening today, the South Carolina department of Natural Resources is opening an express Service Office in west columbia. You can renew permits and tags and get decals and registration cards. The hope is to shorter wait times and enough parking. The new office is at market pavilion and the State Farmers Market on little brook lane. Its the first building on the left past the guard house. The grand opening is at 11. 3 a live fire simulation will take place at Newberry College this afternoon at two. The Fire Department will set up two mock rooms. These rooms will be set on fire in order to show the importance of sprinklers and working fire alarms. The event is open to the public 3 teachers and families are invited to come out to panera this evening. Classical conversations of irmo will host an information meeting as part of School Choice week. The meeting is to teach parents how to make homeschooling through high school possible, and even rewarding. Grades k through high school will be covered. The event will take place from four to six pm at panera on bower parkway. Rolling out the arnet carpetfor its members today. Members who want renew their Club Membership can visit the Rice Athletics Center on heyward street between eight thirty am and six pm. Members who stop by can enjoy refreshments and a visit from mascot cocky himself. Parking is located in the athletics Village Parking garage on heyward street. 3 3 the center for Disease Control has issued travel notices for close to 20 countries because of the zika virus. The head of the World Health Organization says the virus is speading explosivly in the americas. So what is it. And is it a concern here in South Carolina . According to the cdc. Zika is spread through infected mosquito bites. The travel alert comes because what began in brazil. Has spead to at least 24 countries. So far, there have been no cases of local transmission of zika in the continental united states, but among returning travelers. Zika may be extra dangerous for pregnant women. Causing birth defects like smaller heads on babies. But the link is not yet confirmed. South carolina does have the mosquito that carries the virus but there are no known cases of it here. And dhec is cautiously optimistic that well be fine. 3 the best prevention is really, if you e pregnant to consider postponing travel to those areas and if you do have to travel to those areas make sure you prevent mosquito bites symptoms of zika virus include fever, rash, joint pain and conjunctivitis. 80 percent of those infected dont show any symptoms. You can go to ou website wltx dot come for more information about the zika virus and coming up in our 6 oclock hour of news19 this morning well talk with doctors about the potential problems with the virus. 3 Recovery Centers in our state will close today. They are at the Richland County library on garners ferry road. Central Carolina Technical College in sumter and one in williamsburg county. They will this evening at 6. Many Services Available at disaster Recovery Centers are also available by calling the fema helpline. Lines are open 7 a. M. To 10 p. M. Seven days a week. That number can be found on our website wtlx dot com. 3 the house ways and means chairman chairman says farmers devastated by the flood should not have to wait until lawmakerrs pass a budget to get some help. Instead. Brian white is proposing a plan that would designate some of the states surplus money to help farmers survive last years losses. He has not proposed an amount yet. The bill advanced to a full committee. Agriculture commissioner hugh weathers says the flood wiped out 330 million worth of crops at harvest time. And an additional 45 million was lost because farmers couldnt 3 those affected by the october flood continue to helped by those neighbors and volunteers. Some even traveling from other states. Recently amish and mennonite volunteers traveled from pennsylvania to the palmetto state and are using their carpentry skills to fix some of the homes in Sumter County that were damaged in the flood. The groups partnered with united ministries of sumter and started working on 7 different homes in january. Susan bells home is one of the 7 that are being restored. S 3 isnt it awesome . Can you imagine traveling that far to help a complete stranger with a stinky, smelly house . That is the best ever. I tell everybody about them. And one of my neighbors said, send them done when they finish. everybody is just in awe that complete strangers in a completely different state. 3 the groups say they will continue to help until the end construction on their eighth 3 we are ready for the weekend and there are lots of things to do. Details on a festival for the whole family. 3 plus, the weather looks like it will be great. Mteorologist efren afante has your forecast before you head out the door this morning. Did you know theres a cough liquid that lasts for twelve hours . Try delsym twelve hour cough liquid. Its advanced formula releases powerful medicine that acts fast while its extended release medicine lasts for 12 hours. 3 an autopsy is set for this morning on a usc student found dead in her apartment. Officials say a 19yearold female student was found dead the hub Student Housing around 6 last night. Thats located on main street. Right now the death is being investigated as suspicious. Well bring you the latest details as soon as they become available on air and online at wltx dot com 3 looking for something good to eat this weekend. The villiage idiot pizza is celebrating its third location in the olympia neighborhood with an all day Family Friendly festival on saturday. A bouncy castle. Face painter. Balloon artist and arts and crafts. And one dollar pizza slices all day. Miss South Carolina daja dial will be on hand to help cut the ribbon at noon. And the first 200 people through the door will be granted special access to the new club idiot and will receive a 20 off at the olympia at the mills location for life 3 and speaking of food. Its time to award our golden spatula to a midlands restaurant that scored a perfect 100 on their dhec routine inspection. News19s Colby Gallagher is in batesburgleesville with this weeks winner. Colby . 3 barbies got a brand new bod what the popular dolls new body image. 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