A high of 52 degrees. A low of 41. A little bit more sunshine as we get into tomorrow afternoon. Winds out of the west at 1015 miles an hour with a high of 62 degrees. Lets check on the Road Conditions, take a look at i 26 this is in between piney grove and Saint Andrews road. Traffic is light right now, we are not dealing with issues as you head off through malfunction junction. Other than the slow delay at the traffic light from a guster road in between main street and sunset boulevard, heading east all the way to the interstate is clear right now. As youre coming in from i 26 and 7 7 it will take you about 11 minutes. Take a look at the 70 forecast, and the important we can forecast ive got that coming minutes. Lets look at what is county Sheriffs Department is defense class from 9 a. M. Until 1 p. M. Women can learn how to defend themselves in a dangerous situation. The classes being held at the North Springs park on clemson. Today the 2016 South Carolina role players and board Gamers Convention caps off. Hundreds of board games, miniatures along with role playing games as being held at the Medallion Center on garners monday. Coming up later in the show we will sit down with the conference coordinator and have ted cruz will be in conservative leadership at 3 45 p. M. At the Usc Alumni Center and that he will hold a rally at 7 45 at north greenville university. Heading over to the that roads bell, senators will continue talks on the bill on tuesday. The group has been meeting throughout this week and they say that they have made significant progress from when they first started. He hopes to have a plan by the end of the day on tuesday. But others say it could be another week, or two before they bring their bill to the floor. We can agree, and that room, among eight people, but when we get out on the floor, we have differert factions, different agendas, we cannot guarantee that. However, i think that the appetite for roseville is so strong that those who are opposed to just the politics, i think that they would be overwhelmed with the support of those who said its time to get something done. The group which means meets behind closed doors will continue their discussions at 1 p. M. On tuesday. Meanwhile, the South Carolina house has passed a new bill to put restrictions on mopeds. Drivers would have to register and where reflective vest it would become illegal to write a moped if you have lost her drivers drivers license because of a dui. So many people were duis road ride mopeds now that some people are calling them dui bicycles. If you get caught with a dui they put you in jail, the next morning you get on a moped and go where you want to go. You cant do that as a Motor Vehicle driver, or a motorcycle driver. That bill will now go to state senate. Also at the statehouse, there is now an effort underway to give state employees a race. A Bipartisan Group of senators is advocating for a 5 costof living increase. They say many employees take home pay has actually declined since the great recession. Due to increased healthcare cost and pension contributions. 100,000 received a onetime 800dollar bonus, otherwise employees have only received two acrosstheboard raises, and seven years. Senator john corson says it is time to change that. I think its time to thank those public employees, state employees that protect our roads, highways and help with the flood the massive flood we had last fall, and tell you thank you. The issues will be debated by lawmakers in e coming weight weeks. If approved the raises could begin on july 1. This morning, the latest recipients recipient of the gift of life program is heading back home to el salvador for more than 20 years, the Spring Valley rotary has been gifting children all around the world with medical care, silently, until now. Thisisis the first time the rotary sharing this story and it is with news 19. It is called the gift of life initiative, every year one child from a third world country is recommended, brought here and Palmetto Health helps with their little girl from el salvador, she was born with scoliosis and needed a complicated surgery that her doctor said was best if she had it done here. She stayed with a host rotary family and those who met her say she has been a gift. It is in my estimation, done more for me, than it did for the family. To see her, who spent 22 days of the three months in the hospital, to see the resilience that she has that is demonstrated by a child. Her ability to push through anything. And to always manage to have a smile on her face, is just been really moving. Two surgeries, three months and many smiles later she went back home this morning. The countdown is on to super bowl 50 that will air right here on news 19, to get you excited we are giving you a chance to be a winner starting next tuesday. Footballs at several different public landmarks across 11 counties. Then every day at noon we will post the secret location through pictures posted on insta graham, twitter, and facebook accounts, be sure to follow us on those. If you find a golden football bring it to the studio to win 50, and then you can register for a grand prize of 519. Keep in mind, you can only win once, please do not try go around finding all 19 footballs and 11 counties. The grand prize winner will be announced live on tuesday, january 26. Speaking of golden things, one Drake University senior is using her golden voice to get through college. It is helping her get some free, but unusual housing, here is how. Reporter not even close to a typical dorm hall. This living room is twice the size of my last living room. Reporter 21yearold, haley living resident and i went in iowa. She was studying abroad last fall and did not have housing for the semester. I was in ireland that i was not going to stress about it until january. Reporter and tell a unique offer at deerfield Retirement Center came to the table. When that this Drake University music major cannot resist. I sent in a resume, and a cover letter he why i would love this opportunity and this job. Oh, danny boy, reporter four to schedule performances a month she would get free room and board in return. We are going to have a drink. Reporter that is one less spot for a senior resident, deerfield says it is worth the investment. Music really brings out both aspects of social health, and emotional health. Reporter entered intergenerational living is about to enhance lives of both younger adults and older adults. Coming 13 grandchildren and my first greatgranddaughter and having you here is just like having one of them right outside our door. [ applause] that is a great deal for everybody, all the way around. She gets to perform, do something she loves, gets a bigger house than she would have if she was in a dorm. They get the benefit of having her there. What a great idea on her part, too. She gets to show her she loves at the same time. Its an all around good deal. Lets meet our mom of the day now, home her name is hope riley, hope is a mother of three and was nominated by her daughterinlaw, tiffany. Tiffany tells us that hope is a wonderful woman, she is by for thinks god for her every day. Congratulations to hope. If you want to nominate a mom in your life or mom of the day head over to wltx. Com. We have a banner that you can click to send in your n omination. Now it is time for our word of the day todays word is habitude, it is a noun and it means dole or lethargy. Dole or lethargy. Still ahead we are going to help you find some fun this weekend weather you like to play games or enjoy some food, we have you covered. A lot of heavy rainfall welcome back, if you love two play games, we have a really great thing going on for you this weekend. It is a South Carolina role players and lord Gamers Convention. It is kicking off here today. We are here with alisha. Tell me about the convention. This is our sixth year running a convention, and we have attendees all over South Carolina, North Carolina basically the southeast as far away as michigan, last year we had somebody from australia come. This two South Carolina. We have had pretty good attendance at fark. What are some things that people can expect when they walk in . If you like board games, we have different types of board games. Monopoly, scrabble, you can play giant monsters, and rampage in tokyo. Say anything. Very simple things. We have miniature games, you Like Star Wars you can be an x wing fighter. Then our traditional role playing games, people will play with dice, and different character levels, miniatures as well. That sounds like a lot of fun. These are not the typical games that you would see . No, no, no, we like two bring them out, we would have some small games two get the newbies coming in, we also have a wonderfuls kids wonderful kids track, they even have a roleplay harry potter live with the ones, robes and things like that. For you non gamers we have a widows track where we have different games and crafts for peoples people who are not into gaming and still want two come. That sounds like fun for the whole family. Talk about tickets, and location. We are at the Medallion Center right down the street from here, we offer day passes if you mention that you saw us on news 19, you can get in for 40 for a fourday weekend. Ten dollars a day, you cannot beat that. , plus with the weather coming up with the rain coming in a perfect day for gaming. Many games do you say you guys have . Lots. I cannot even tell you. We have a secret storage unit that keeps all of our games. We spent all day yesterday setting up all of the different games. If you have a passion two play games, please come. That is familyfriendly. So our middle schooler and High Schoolers can get them for 20 for the weekend. I think kids are hooked on the technology that people are playing games on their ipads and phones, what is so special about this for you . Without boardgames there would be no video games. This is where it all began. We love the interaction. What is really great is that you can see a table of eight people playing games and they can range from ages eight80. Everybody loves two play games, it is that human interaction, you get two talk and spend time with each other. Many times people meet people and become friends. They make lifelong friends here at the gaming convention. It is from the competition . Yes, yes, yes, i like two [ name indescernible ] it is a time game. You can challenge yourself, challenge other people. It is really fun two see some little bit when the kids. The kids are little bit quicker with their hand eye coordination. Without this, there would be no video games it sounds like so much fun. The Medallion Center on garners ferry road, all we can. Stop by. It seems like it will will be a great thing for South Carolina right here in the midlands. Thank you for joining us, right now we are going two send it over two efran afante for a check on the weather. I could see the warhammer and the dnd masters drooling over this. It is going two be a great weekend two do this. Temperatures right now 43 degrees in lexington, st. Matthews 43, orangeburg is 46, winnsboro at 45 degrees. Here in columbia, a lot of cloud coverage and place, 42 degrees, the winds are competent not dealing with the wind chill, here comes the rain and a lot of it. Moving through part of georgia, alabama and into florida. All of that is making its way two the palmetto state. Today it is going two be mild, 51 degrees, very likely they will be dealing with showers. Highs today looking at temperatures two get into the upper 40s into the lower 50s, depending on how much rain and when it is coming through. We will gauge our temptress for the temperatures for the day. 52 columbia, 100 chance of rain all throughout the day, winds out of the east turning two the northwest at 10 miles per hour. Tonight it will clear up very quickly. 41degrees in columbia as all of our lows tonight will be in the upper 30s into the lower 40s. Our pinpoint hour by hour forecast, by 9 oclock the wind will start crossing over into parts of edgefield into saluda and aiken county. By lunch time, a lot of the heavy rainfall will start moving through. As it goes through the afternoon we may have a little bit of a break, but then more rainfall, heavy at times will start coming into the afternoon. By early into the evening, they will start pushing off into the pd, the amount of rainfall that can be anywhere from an inch two possibly up two an inch and a quarter all throughout the midlands. But again it will be moving through very quickly. By tomorrow, we will be looking at 62 degrees with decreasing cloud coverage. Another chance of rain on sunday with a high of 50 for degrees. As we get into monday, we will be through and a trend threat the week with Cool Temperatures in the morning, lower two middle 20s with highs in the middle two upper 40s. Until we get two thursday where it starts a little bit of warm up. Temperature for a high of 56 degrees. As we check on the Road Conditions and beat the traffic, get ready for your commute, traffic is picking up quite a bit. This is i 20 was gone over done over it i 72. Traffic has been picking up but fortunately no accidents being picked up on the interstate. 378 over garners ferry heading into downtown columbia, no traffic delays at this point. I 262 lake murray heading two Williams Brice a 28 minute down welcome back, we are on your side now helping find some fun this weekend. Restaurant weeks continues on this is your chance two get out and try a new place, or one you thought you cannot afford. You can get three courses for 48 a couple. At terra it is 30 a person for a three course meal, salad, pizza and a glass of wine for 16 each. For a full list of this event goes through sunday. Since the flood, so many of us are taking on repairs and rebuilding. This weekend there is a Home Rebuilding and modeling remodeling expo. More than 100 companies will be on hand featuring exhibits and demonstrations. The event runs today through sunday at the Columbia Convention center. The best part, it is free. Panthers fans, you already know the sunday incident. The team takes on seattle at 1 oclock at bank of America Stadium in charlotte. Tickets two the game are hundreds of dollars. If you do not have the cash two go, no worries there is a huge watch party right here in columbia. Rory riot is the largest fan club of the Carolina Panthers. They are inviting everyone out two watch the game with them at street. This is a big game, if the panthers win on sunday they go on two the nfc championship. That looks like fun. Morning, we are serving up good morning, thank you for waking up with the news 19 this morning. Time right now about two turn 6 30 a. M. On your friday. Bad news, rain coming in as well, efran afante. We are expecting rain. Fortunately, it is not raining right now. It is rather chilly out there right now, columbia 42 degrees, overcast skies, rain has not moved in yet. Here comes the rain, a lot of rain, very heavy rainfall moving through all of georgia into the northern part of florida. When the kids had out two the bus stop it will be chilly, 40 degrees, do not forget the umbrella. You will need it later on today. Hour by hour we will have the rain start between 9 oclock and 10 oclock this morning. 43degrees by 10, a lot of rainfall by lunchtime, 48 degrees, a lot of maybe pause in the rain action as we get into the afternoon. Heavy rainfall will continue into the hit late afternoon. The roads are dry as we get ready two hit the road, and bebe the traffic. Right now, lets take a l lk at i 26 eastbound at mile marker 104 as you head towards Saint Andrews two malfunction junction. Traffic is picking up, no accidents reported. Coming over 321 both directions only delay we have right now off 321. From highway 277 and i 20 a 12 minute commute. We will take a look at the rain forecast and when it will start and and and how nice that we can will look. Coming up in a few minutes, ladies. Thank you. 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So, which one do you want . I pipi the chevy. Definitely. Or, get this dependable silverado all star edition with a total value of seven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Find new roads at your local chevy dealer. Since it is friday, that it that means it is movie review time. We have our very own leo smith good morning, ladies i am going two take you are going two take us on a ride along. I must say, i was surprised first movie, therefore, i was a little bit excited about this one. How did it turn out, you ask. Reporter take a look. After the huge a box office susuess of their 2014 buddy conflict it was inevitable that ice cube and kevin hart would return for ride along 2 , since the first adventure, kevins character has completed his training at the academy and is not now annoying his brotherinlaw fulltime. They are just a week away from becoming family. Both could use a break from it. But a lead on a highstakes drug dealer beckons him two write a long with james two south beach. If we have learned anything from the Police Academy franchise, it is that cop movies do not get funnier when they go two miami. The scenery certainly is nicer, so i am not sure why people it all up. As with most comic actors, the very thing people love about this guy, can quickly become what they loathe the. Such is the case with ride along 2. He gives it everything hes got, but the humor always comes up short. Not two say this would have been anything great without him, its a pretty forgettable film either way. Fans of the original might be tempted, but they should just keep on riding along. When i went two go see this last night, two the left was concussion, and two the right was the big short. Two oscarnominated movies, and the entire time i could not help thinking i wonder what is going on next door. It didnt really matter which side i was pointing two. What else was out there. You know, maybe they will be able two rebound in part three, but who knows . Do you think there will be a part three . [ laughter] i am sure. They go until they start losing money. You were asking about the oscar nominations, you know, there is a lot of up roar about no africanamerican nominees. I have not seen concussion. It may be very well worth it. However, you have two take into consideration, chris rock is hosting nothing. Hes got half of his humor already written. I think the revenant certainly deserved all of the nominations it got. The only one that puts the big question mark in my head, is mad max. I actually saw that one. I thought it was good, but best picture . Never in a million years would i have at the moment two revenant, but that is the only one i have seen. [ leo smith, thank you so much for that. We are going two toss it over two efran afante. Guys, i tell you, it is chilly out there. Midland temperatures are in the 40s, but it feels very chilly. 100 chance of rain, 52 degrees will be our high as the winds shift from the east two the northwest at 10 miles per hour. A very quick moving complex two us tonight. Our lows will range in the upper 30s two the lower 40s depending on when the call coverage starts two break up. We will be expecting anywhere localized areas up 21. 25 inches , it is a very quickly moving complex and it will be out of here by late tonight, a little bit of sunshine comes in tomorrow, 62 for a high, a chance for light showers on sunday with a high of 54. And then again some colder temperatures this season as lows next week will be in the middle two upper 20s, and highs in the middle two upper 40s as we get into thursday with a high of 56. Lets check on the Road Conditions, as we beat the traffic, no accidents bein reported on the interstate. Which is great news, i 26 eastbound heading towards i 20 towards malfunction junction, traffic has been picking up. No delays have been called in right now. No delays two and from 321 down two i 26. As you are crossing over sunset all of our heading into sunset west columbia, traffic is picking up. A 22 minute welcome back, your time right now is 6 46. Here are some stories that your friends will be talking about. We are joined with our newest member of the team, john, and you are going to tell us a little bit about what is trending online right now. Some interesting stories this morning for chipotle, so many people love this place, the restaurant chain is closing its restaurants, but for just one day. All chipotle locations are set to be closed on february 8, mark your calendars. This is supposed to be for a few hours for a national, all employee meeting. That meeting is about plans to eliminate the e. Coli issue lot of people talked about that on social media and around everywhere. Dozens of people, you may remember, got sick. Get this one, the winners of the Powerball Jackpot have not come forward yet. But a Southern California nurse found out she did not win after being cranked by her son. The sun apparently called his mom, while she was at work to tell her she won the jackpot. Some reports say he even sent her a picture of the winning ticket. The woman, and her coworkers celebrated, but hours later the womans family said, it was not true, and was all a hoax. You can call it a billion dollar prank quite possibly the worst son in the world. He is grounded. [laughter] i would think he would be more than grounded after that. Take away everything, and however he made that fake t icket, what his mom do to him . [laughter] pull off a good praying. I would not believe it, until i saw it. Even the winners, i am sure they are checking it 100 times. The reality of that is i would need to see it to believe it. Lets learn more about you dion, welcome to news 19. Imx i am so excited to be here. It will be one week that i from augusta. It will be a week this afternoon, actually. I like to say my life is pretty boring. I do not believe that. You are from new orleans . Yes, that is home for me. I struggle to find some p ictures. Who really takes pictures of hope, when you think about it . I ts funny when i was home last year in my saints jersey, i know a lot of panthers fans around here are not going to like that. I am a big athlete. I played tennis in school. I am a gym rats, so if anyone knows of a gym, i am taking subject suggestions. Janet jackson is my boo. That is me at her concerts, and new in new orleans, the end of september. This was my eighth time seeing her. We are excited two have you, you are going to be on the morning show. You and i are going to be here for a little bit, when ashley comes back from maternity, you guys will be on the desk every morning. So excited. This is been a dream of mine. You have two move around a little bit, different markets, i have been working for this goal for six years. I am excited to be a part of this team of great people. Everyone has been so welcoming. Congratulations. Right back after this break. Nominated jazz album good morning, thank you for waking up with news 19 this morning, it is friday j anuary 15. Lets get right to todays top stories in your midlands rundown in orangeburg county, two men wanted in connection with what deputies are calling a Violent Crime spree have been arrested. They are 18yearold derek james and christopher presley. Deputies say january 4, several mango street. They say last wednesday, a truck driver reported being robbed at gunpoint at bobs truck stop. Both have been charged with armed bbery and attempt at murder. A sumter man has been arrested on child pornography charges. He is 39yearold william hugh phillips. He was involved in exchanging child pornography on his computer. If convicted he could face up to 10 years in prison for each of the 15 county faces. Take a look now it was happening today, the Richland CountySheriffs Department is offering a free womens self defense class. It will be from 9 a. M. Until 1 p. M. Women can go two learn how to defend themselves in a dangerous situation. That class is being held at the North Springs park located over on clemson road this is one this one is for all you gamers, 2016 South Carolina role players and board gamers a kicks off today. Medallion Center Located on garners ferry road right here in columbia through monday pray. Ted cruz will be right here in columbia, as well, he is taking part in a conservative leadership project forum. Taking place at 3 45 p. M. Over at the Usc Alumni Center. Then he will be holding a rally at 7 45 p. M. At north greenville university. Lets find some fun as we go into the weekend. Restaurant week continues this is your chance two get out and try a new place, or when you thought you could not afford otherwise. Over at the bay, you can get three courses for 48 per couple. Over at tara it is 30 per person for a whole threecourse meal, or you can head over to his eyes for a salad, pizza and a glass of wine for just 1 1 have a full list of participating restaurants on our website wltx. Com. This event goes through sunday. If you are getting ready to do home repairs you might want two check this out. Remodeling expo 2016 read more than 100 companies will be on hand featuring exhibits and demonstrations. Experts can answer your questions on homebuilding, and many of us every remodeling after the flood. E event runs through sunday, at the Columbia Convention center. It is free. Panthers fans, you already know, this sunday is it. The team takes on seattle at 1 oclock at the bank of America Stadium in charlotte. Tickets two the game are hundreds of dollars for it if you do not have the cash two go, do not worry there is a huge watch party here in columbia. The roaring riot is the largest fan club of the Carolina Panthers and they are inviting everyone out two watch the game with them over at carolina ale house area and if the panthers went on sunday they go on two the nfc championship. For sure. Excited about that. Lets toss it over to efran afante to take a look at the traffic as you get ready two head out the door this morning. I 26, the headlights on the grove heading toward st. Andrews and then off two malfunction junction, traffic is not picking up, fort traffic is picking up considerably, fortunately there are no accidents. Inbound columbia, the roads have been picking up as far as the traffic, no accidents or incidents. Our weather right now, 42 here in columbia, overcast skies, winds are. Com. We will be dealing with rain. The kids will need their jacket. Do not forget the umbrella. We are expecting a lot of rain because of heavy rainfall moving through all of georgia, parts of northern florida. All of this making its way toward the palmetto state. It is going two be a soap today. 100 chance of rain all throughout the day. A high of 52 degrees, winds will start two shift from the e ast northwest at 15 miles per hour. Overnight tonight, 41 degrees with decreasing cloud coverage. We are expecting quite a bit of we can see totals exceeding 1. 25 inches1. 5 inches. It is not going two rain all day. When it does come down it will be heavy, at times. We will not be dealing with a report tomorrow as we get decreasing call coverage with a high of 62 them. Another chance of rain as we get into sunday. A high of 50 for degrees. After that once the skies start two clear we will have a lot of sunshine throughout the week next week, but we will start off Martin Luther king at 29 degrees in the morning, 44 for a high, we will be experiencing very cold morning temperatures we will be dealing with morning lows in the lower two middle 20s , highs in the middle two upper 40s. Once we get to thursday, a slight warmup up to 56 degrees, and at least it will be a lot warmer. Get ready, do not put away the winter jacket after this weekend. It will be frightening cold. That is very cold for mlk day. Do not forget the countdown is panthers for super bowl 50. To get excited, we are giving you a chance two be a winner starting next tuesday. We will be playing placing 19 golden transects footballs across 11 counties. Every day at new we will post the pictures of hints on where they might be. You can go follow us on social media first of all, find them and bring them to wltx, we will give you 15. Dot 50. 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