3 our clemson championship bowl coverage continues in just a moment. But first. It was a cloudy and rainy weekend for most in the midlands. Lets get a check of your forecast for today with meterologist efren afante. Good morning efren. 3 not many people grow up saying theyre living out their dream. One lexington man is putting on his uniform and preparing to do just that in front of thousands at the National Championship game but he wont step foot on the field. News19s Colby Gallagher has his story. 3 ralph mayer he wanted to fly so badly that one day he said dad, can we make some wings . and i said, heck yeah so we went in the garage and we got some cardboard and some rope and we made some wings and he would run across the backyard and flap those wings as hard as he could trying to take off. He said dad, i cant get off the ground i cant get off the ground i said well, son, ybe this wont work, maybe you cant found a way to but two sets of wings as an ralph mayer he got his wings as a w
3 3 and for those who couldnt make it to clemson. Fans to watch the game. News19s daniel bonds was at the Hickory Tavern in downtown columbia with those say. 3 3 3 3 3 a Disaster Recovery center in Richland County will close tomorrow but services will still be availble through the fema helpline. Disaster Recovery Center at the Richland Main Library on assembly street will close at 6pm tomorrow. Survivors of the flood can get help by calling the fema helpline from 7 a. M. To 10 p. M. Seven days a week. 3 residents affected by the floods are invited to an input meeting that will help future natural disasters. The Community Input and Recovery Project is a series of six meetings. The meetings are scheduled for january 19 through the 23. Throughout Richland County. The meetings will include interactive mapping stations, questionnaires and opportunities for residents to submit comments and share information about their experiences. Residents are encouraged to bring photographs and other info
3 your odds of winning it all are a longshot at 1 in 293 million. Here are some things that are more likely to happen. You are more likely to get struck by lightning. Become president of the United States. Get bitten by a shark. Or die from an asteroid. 3 3 33 3 taking a look at whats happening today. Lexington richland 5 will be holding open housestyle event is at the center for advanced technical studies. From 5 30 p. M. To 7 p. M. It will give parents the opportunity to explore magnet. And other programs being offered at 8 schools in the district. And talk one on one with school leaders. It is free to attend. 3 also happening today the richland one and two School Districts will face off against each other in a Charity Basketball game tonight. The nothing but net event will take place at 6pm at the Keenan High School gym. Thats located on Pisgah Church road. Tickets are 5. All proceeds will benefit Palmetto Health Breast Center programs. 3 and today. Is the last day to take part in t
3 coming up in our 6 oclock hour here on news19 this morning. Well sit down with a financial expert on what you need to know to protect yourself if you do win that big jackpot tonight. 3 when you do get your ticket here are a few things to keep in mind. 75 percent of all past winners relied on the computer to pick their numbers. 26, 41, 22, and 16 are the most common drawn numbers. And remember you are limited if you pick important dates to your family as your powerball numbers. As there are 69 numbers to choose from. 3 3 3 3 the 2016 legislative lawmakers returned to the state house yesterday. Facing several big issues. The totop one they say is fixing our roads. The house passed a plan last year. Thats now in the senate. Lawmakers are talking about raising the gas tax. As a stable source of money for roads. 3 a wet season, weve had has exposed more vulnerabilities in the roads. More potholes and so, really, the longer we delay, the the less safe our roads are. 3 the plan also include
Reports of somebody in the water. Details are limited at this time. We have a crew on the scene. We will bring you more information as it becomes available. Reporter police are looking for the second suspect involved in an Armed Robbery at next up barber shop. Last friday two armed masked gunman entered demanding cash from everybody in there. The place was filled with people however a customer pulled out a up with start weapon and started shooting, the barber pulled out a weapon and started shooting as well. One gunman was shot and the other got away. Kids were in here, screaming and crying. Stuff like that. I was waiting for them to do something wrong, slip. You know. The identity of the suspect is expected to be revealed tomorrow. No charges will be filed against the customer or the barber who fired the shots. Concealed weapons, december was the busiest month for gun sales. The fbi says 50,000 south carolinians bought guns or concealed weapons. The president indicated he would seek t