The jackpot rising to nearly 1. 6 billion. Here are the winning numbers. 8, 27, 34, 4, 19, and the powerball, 10. N. J. Burkett is among the millions of people hoping to win. He posted this video on twitter after scraping together 2 to buy a ticket. 2 in small change for my buddies in the news room. Were not going to know how many people won tonight, if anybody won tonight, until sometime after midnight. But i do know one thing. We did not win. But we had an awful lot of fun playing and so did a lot of other people. Reporter in the hours before the drawing, people were buying tickets at the more than 32,000 tickets every minute. And thats just the state of new york. Im going to be the winner. Reporter the cashier has people are crazy for 100, 500, 600. The craziest thing when the people want to pay by credit card. They are crazy. From when i opened the store to right now, all crazy people. They want powerball, powerball, powerball. Thats it. Reporter he says they sold so many tickets t
I have been here almost nine years and nothing like this has ever happened. Reporter they hope the victim will make a full recovery and confident that they will find the person responsible. Right now Richland County deputies say they do not have any suspects but following a few leads. We will keep you updated on the status of this case. If you have any information you are asked to call call to call crimestoppers. Expected to make a full recovery. Turning to look at the sky watch weather forecast. Plenty of sunshine this morning. I had fresh tulips in the house today. It felt almost spring like but things starting to switch around. We became mostly cloudy this evening and will stay cloudy tonight. Temps to the mid to low 30s. A chance for precipitation moving into the area. When temps gets cold, it can get dicey. Current temperatures, it is 10 03, it is 48 degrees in columbia. Anyone stepping out in newberry, 43. We will cool down to the mid to low 30s. Very cold tonight and tomorrow th
Why are we putting three complicated bills into one . If the governor vets, what more can we do . You have to have the other components. You have to have significant reform at that teenage ofix the roads agency to fix the roads agency to fix the roads. I shook the hive. I may be stung or get the honey. The senate present urged them to attend had session with d. O. T. Next week. Well, it has been four months now since the october floods. The water exposed just how fragile South Carolinas roads are but the South Carolina department of transportation since then says they have learned several lessons. Here is a closer look. Reporter one of those especially when facing a understood and having to react to it and that is when the transportation of secretary is proud of. Her teams communication was a highlight to the department response. She said she is happy with the speedy recovery of the roads but knows there is still challenges. How do we deal with these privately owned dams and working th
Joins me now 3 with more on what we can expect to see today. Good morning efren. 3 3 3 3 heres a look at whats happening across the midlands today. The 2nd annual fashion for fighters runway show will take place at the Columbia Airport Holiday Inn Suites Hotel in west columbia. The of fun, family and fashion in support of local Cancer Patients around the midlands. Tickets are 35. The event runs from 6 until 9pm. 3 if you werent able to travel with your Carolina Panthers to california for the super bowl. You can still have some family fun gearing up for the big game. Sport your favorite jersey and bring the kids to the Richland Library st andrews on broad river road. The library will host a super bowl mania event filled with food fun and games. That event runs from four to five pm. 3 the uso is celebrating its 75th anniversary today. As part of of the festivities. They are welcoming the public to a cake cutting. It will take place at 11 am at the columbia metro airport. 3 twotime olympi
3 residents in lexington county will be cleaning up the debris left behind from a confirmed tornado. The National Weather service confirmed that a small tornado did touch down off the charleston highway. Near the state farmers market. 3 lets toss things over to meterologist 3 efren afante with what we can expect to see today 3 3 3 the suspect in the Sexual Assault case near the university of South Carolina turned himself in. 23 year old, carlos jiovany hernandez was taken into custody and charged with criminal Sexual Conduct in first degree and kidnapping. Officers say the attack took place off barnwell street last weekend. The victim was talking to hernandez when investigators say forced her to a nearby area and sexually of South Carolina does have a Sexual Assault and Violence Prevention Department for survivors. 3 blame is a hallmark of trauma so much so that it now a diagnostic criteria for post Traumatic Stress disorder elf blame is. So survivors don need your help. They blame the