Is picking up an endorsement of his own. Williamsburg representative Cezar Mcknight is throwing his support behind the vermont senator mcknight says he thinks sanders message will catch on quickly with South Carolina voters. According to the most recent cnn orc poll, Hillary Clinton is leading Bernie Sanders in South Carolina with 64 percent support among likely democratic voters. Still. Sanders is hoping he can carry the momentum from his New Hampshires win. Here into South Carolina. With the Granite State primary in the rear view mirror. Many candidates now have their sights set on South Carolina. While voters concerns may vary. Party representatives on both sides of the aisle say solution to state problems. 33 its topics such as those that will be heavy on the minds of candidates as they are vying for votes here in the palmetto state. Donald trump is busy shoring up support in the upstate. A place his Campaign Says is considered to be a conservative stronghold. And a crucial region
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
We should be kind of generally in kind of the low to mid 50s at this point with highs nearing 60 based on our averages so were still below normal. Were going to end up below normal this afternoon. Clear skies. Also good news, its also warmer but the winds are pretty much calm for us. Thats something we havent been able to say at all during the last couple of days. Its been extremely windy. Wind gusts of 45 miles an hour both tuesday and wednesday. Right around five to 10. Mostly sunny skies. Well add in a few more clouds tonight. That should keep us a little bit warmer but still a cold night. Lows just above freezing for most of us here locally. Several spots below freezing. It looks like more cold air on the way. Its a good thing that its is conducting a prescribed burn. Controlled burn started at 11 00 this morning for timber improvement and wildfire reduction. Todays burnings are taking part at harvest and state forest and on the peachtree rock preserve in lexington. So if you see s
The surface. So thats going to keep us cool for the time being. Orangeburg at 69. A lot of warm air on the way. A lot more rain on the way as well. Details on the rest of the week coming up in a few minutes. Thank you. In our vote 2016 coverage, democrats are hot on the campaign trail here in South Carolina. Ahead of saturdays primary. Straight off her win in the nevada caucus, Hillary Clinton and her campaign will begin the breaking down Barriers Forum today. The forum is made of civil rights attorneys and five mothers who lost their children to gun violence and police incidents. Columbia mayor Steve Benjamin will be in attendance of that forum. Its today at Grace Christian Church set to begin at 4 00. Tomorrow, clinton will join the breaking down barrier forum at Central Baptist Church in columbia. For a complete list of forum dates and locations, go to our website at abccolumbia. Com. Bernie sander has some across the palmetto state. Actor producer danny glover will be hitting the c
Richland county and the Gills Creek Watershed Association explain details like the cost of the project, where the money is coming from and how it would impact their property lines. The greenway would start where kill born road intersects with shady lane and follows gills creek south to bluff road. Heres the concern. Some say the community would benefit from the trails and picnic areas while others say they dont like the idea. Considering the flood damaged area has a long road to recovery after the october floods, think people should have a different perspective on what Mother Nature can do and this natural wetland should probably be left alone. I think it will give destruct to the harmony and peace in this neighborhood. A lot of the other cities have a lot of greenway that have improved Property Values in the area and drawn folks from other communities. Now, the multimillion dollar project would funded by the Richland County transportation penny tax. That was another concern addressed