Remainder of todays recast. 33 we want to 33 give you a quick traffic head out and about this morning. And good news. There are no trouble spots to report on the roads in or around the capital city. But well be sure to keep our eyes on the roads and keep you updated for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. So, lets get started. The countdown to saturdays republican president ial primary here in South Carolina. Is winding down. And ahead of this weekends vote. The candidates are hard at work vying for your vote. Many of the gop hopefuls will be in the capital city today. Ted cruz is set to speak at a rally with governor rick perry and congressman jeff duncan. Columbia armory. Cruz will also be making stops in anderson and Mount Pleasant today. Gop candidate jeb bush will also be in columbia today. This on the heels of his North Charleston appearance. With his brother. And former president. George w. Bush. T
3 00, 4 00, 5 00, 6 00 in the morning. If you are an early commuter, plan on the roads being pretty wet. They will improve as the commute goes on. But starting out it will be pretty wet on the roads. Lets give you a lack in terms of the forecast for the next several days. Temperatures will continue to come up. And the heaviest rain, again, 3 00 to maybe 6 00 or 7 00 a. M. Thats when the heaviest rain will be there. As we go through the day tomorrow, we start off with a few showers, but then things will clear out. Were talking about sunshine. Certainly into the afternoon with temperatures, a lot warmer than today. How about low 60s and thats just the beginning. Theres some 70s in the sevenday. Details on that in about 15 minutes. Gop candidate jeb bush is calling on his big brother to help give him a bush. Former president george w. Bush hit the campaign trail today. The elder bush rallied voters to the white house at an event in north charleston. Jeb will listen to the voices of the di
Every day is a great day in South Carolina. Ladies and gentlemen, if we elect marco rubio every day will be a great day in america. Allyson governor nikki haley is throwing her support behind marco rubio for president. The influential endorsement comes just days before the South Carolina primary. It was just hours before last nights cnn republican town hall. Senator marco rubio, senator ted cruz and doctor ben carson all participated in the cnn town town hall. Geoff the three republican president ial candidates discussed topics on the minds of voters. The town hall was held in the old Cigar Warehouse in the west end of greenville. National security, Foreign Policy, and readiness to be commander in chief all became questions for both carson and rubio. The key is not so much of the volume with which you speak, but its the content of what you say. Thats whats going to make the i have been involved in Foreign Policy and national security. I have proven time and again that i have the judgme
Had to make life and death decisions. I have proven time and time and again that i have both the judgment and the experience to make the right decisions and the right call on these issues. Allyson senator ted cruz was the last candidate to take the stage. He has been engaged in a political battle with donald trump. But he said its less about trumps personality, than his policies. To see on a republican president ial stage a candidate suggesting that we should have impeached george w. Bush, i think that draws into question the judgment of that candidate to be commanderinchief. Allyson trump will be among the republican candidates who take their turn thursday night in columbia, along with jeb bush and john kasich. Geoff the gop candidates will continue t tcampaign throughout the state. Senator marco rubio will be in greenville. Hell hold a rally at swamp rabbit crossfit at 9 00 this morning. Rubio will then head to anderson for a meet and greet at the Hilton Garden Inn on destination all
A full report in a few minutes. Geoff thank you. The ice brought down trees and power lines. Right now, thousands of people are without power. According to duke energy, more than 24,000 people are without power in the carolinas. You can see the number here in Western North carolina. That number has dropped from 1700 in the last hour. In swain county, less than 200 here in the upstate, less than 700 total. Most are in greenwood county. Troopers are investigating two deadly wrecks impacted by conditions. A man, standing on the side of interstate 385, was forced over a concrete retaining wall and down an embankment. 28yearold clayborn dallas jester was standing at the site of a previous crash when he was forced over the wall. Three others where hospitalized in the collision including a was on site for the first crash. The other deadly wreck involved a head on collision with a tow truck on verde boulevard. The coroner says 17yearold Lauryn Tyona Agnew hit a patch of ice and crossed over th