Its the calm before the storm outside this morning. Nice warm temperatures right now. But we are in for a nasty day. Yeah. Youll want to be very cautious out lets turn things over meteorologist 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. Good news. There are no trouble spots to repopo in or around the capital city. But we will continue to keep our eyes on the road and update you if anything changes for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. So, lets get started. Severe weather is sweeping the deep south. The National Weather service has confirmed reports of tornadoes in louisiana, mississippi, alabama and florida. At least three people have been killed. This is the system that meteorologist Jonathan Kennedy will be tracking throughout the morning. Stay with a bc columbia for the latest and any Severe Weather updates. Turning our attention to vote 2016. Don
Alicia im alicia barnes. Columbia Housing Authority is asking the city for 1 million as a demolition budget for the gardens. Ben grace joyal has their story. Grace . Grace this complex was built in 1940. Thousands of families have passed through its walls. The walls show their years. The feds say its time to knock them down. I got to meet a pair of twin sisters tonight who say this is bittersweet. They see this as an opportunity to find newer housing. Theyll certainly hold tight to the memories theyve created in this place. Its not where you live but how you live. Thats what row landda sanderland told her 17yearold son, a sttighta student at Ac Flora High School after he told his friend he lives in gonzalez gardens. He has actually showed them his i. G. With the address address i. D. With the address on there for them to believe he lived out here because they carried themselves the way he did lived in an area like this. Grace the Public Housing complex, one of the oldest in the country
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 understa
The zika virus. And cheap check . A hockey player slams into an official sending him into the ice. The player claims it was accidental. The league may see things differently. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today. Its a thursdaymorning. Do we need an instant replay. This is the calgary flames. I think that accident might earn him a couple of days off. We will have more on that in just a moment. Our top story on a thursday morning, the donald trumpless so far trump isnt budging. It is add ag new wringal to the already wild race. We have it covered with peter alexander. Reporter this will be the venue for tonights debate with or without donald trump. A source familiar with the situation tellsls nbc news that fox news ceo reached out to trump through the women in his life trying to see whether his decision to skip the debate is a done deal indonald trump betting he is bigger than fox nene. The republic
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 endorsementnt 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. They said to me 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 what we have going, and its really important, its a its not like a normal situation. On tuesday, trump sent out a press release and Facebook Sta