3 partly cloudy skies with highs in the low 50s areawide. Clouds increase tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s. Light, spotty showers arrive on friday and will remain on ; off all day, highs in the low 50s. Friday night dries out, with more rain by saturday afternoon. 3 wrap up 3 hold hold were watching this in the Pit Crew Traffic Center. No accidents or delays 3 later today a man accused of seriously injuring a newborn baby is expected to go before a judge in Oconee County. County. That baby is now fighting for her life. Life. Seneca police say they arrested 19yearold leroy morris after they were called to ghs on tuesday. Were told the baby who was just 48 days old had several injuries including a broken collarbone. And fractured eye socket. The Mother Told Police that morris was taking care of the child the night before. Seneca police say morris admitted that he became frustrated with the childs crying and started shaking her before throwing her. They say he also admitted to hurting
All, t te away Domestic Violence cases from officers and assign prosecutors. We will add 144 new prosecutors. We are going to put three more new judges into the circuit court, and we are going to have more money in there for public defenders. Carol Governor Haley created the task force a year ago. Nationwide, South Carolina consistently ranks among the worst in women killed by men. Michael flags in Anderson County are at halfstaff tonight, in memory of state senator william odell. The senator died in his sleep this morning. He became a state senator in 1989, serving district thats four. Abbeville, anderson, and greenwood counties. He was 77 years old. Governor nikki haley has issued a statement today, reading for , more than 25 years, senator billy odell worked tirelessly for the people of his district and the state, and we are forever grateful for his service. Carol turning to the weather now, a chilly started the day, but it got warmer. John looks like it, but not until after midnigh
Wis is helping to sponsor the event, which is celebrating 25 years. The 10k run starts at 7 45. Then there will be a 5k run at 8. And a 5k walk at 8 30. Online registration has endedbut you can still sign up at strictly running locations in you can also register the day of the race, starting at 7 near lincoln and laurel streets. Most of your saturday will feature patchy drizzle and isolated light showers. Saturday evening night a few moderate heavy showers will feature patchy drizzle and isolated light showers. Saturday evening night a few moderate heavy showers will cross the area, therefore we will carry a 60 chance of rain overnight. Highs will settle in the middle 50s. Conditions will turn breezy as showers clear out early sunday, expect highs lower 60s. Dry and Cool Conditions will prevail during the workweek with highs in the lower 50s. Meteorologist von gaskin two days and counting until the Clemson Tigers take on the alabama crimson tide. The teams are getting set up in phoenix
Or new it was robust. weve got to make sure that our request is just that its significant, its robust, and its representative of the fact that our citizens have been paying taxes for years. Theyve been paying federal taxes year after year. Its time for the federal government to respond in kind. Benjamins eyes are on a 300 Million Dollar pot of money, known as a Community Development block grant, thats written into the federal budget for Disaster Relief for the areas affected by hurricane joaquin, the storm that fed the flood with moisture. Hes hoping some of that money can be used to fix the columbia canal, which benjamin calls the biggest project in the state and fund the 140 million thatll likely be needed to restore about 2,600 properties of low and moderateincome families. Were going to be vigilant. Were not going to slow down. Were not going to stop. As for the pot of 300 Million Dollars worth of federal funds, theres no word divvied up, but congressman clyburn told us in a statem
Classroom. A person should be allowed to defend themselves wherever they go. A day after the president unveiled his plan to beef up gun control in this country advocates for gun rights here in the midlands are trying to sort out the details. Everyone from the attorney general to the average person on the street has shared come some kind of opinion. Surrounded by family in vic adams by Mass Shootings the president wiped away tears after talking about the status day in office. Every time i think about those kids it gets me mad. Under the president s new executive actions new fbi and atf agents 500 million for Mental Health care and a new push to develop smart gun technology. Tonight South Carolina lawmakers are responding in a statement order was debated and rejected in congress by a bipartisan majority. No president regardless of party can just go it alone i disagree with and disagree with the will of the people in congress. Senator Lindsey Graham weighed in saying every american should