Staying with us. Notice, though, a lot of the showers at the end of the radar. I think the showers will diminish for now. Cant rule out the possibility of a stray shower as we head throughout the overnight hours, but the majority of the rain, thats going to ramp back up more so in the afternoon hours. Get prepared for that. Keep the umbrella handy. Youll need it especially from 12 oclock on. Well talk about how much rain you can expect and how long its going to last coming up in just a few minutes. Thank you, michelle. Well, it is a race to the finish, how candidates vying for the most powerful job in the country are gearing up for their next stop. Diane gallagher has more. Diane i can tell you two things. As of this morning, the republican field is smaller, and the polls, when it comes to the frontrunner, were not wrong. Donald j. Trump is tightening nomination. Theres nothing easy about running for president. I can tell you. Its tough. Its nasty. Its mean. Its beautiful. laughter . W
The life and legacy coming up in just a bit. South Carolina Attorney wilson released this statement, it reads our thoughts and prayers go to the family. He was a hero and patriot, hopefully those who follow in his footsteps share his reverence for the constitution, the rule of law, and our republic. President obama said tonight he will nominate a replacement. If the nominee is liberal that could tilt the high court towards democrats. We could see a huge political battle over whether the nominee even gets a vote in the senate. And Justice Scalias passing was a topic at tonights Republican Debate in greenville. Theres one week to go in the first in the south primary. Rochelle a change in tone republican president ial candidates took the debate stage in greenville, South Carolina. Following a moment of silence for the late justice scalia, the candidates were asked how they would select his replacement. So i believe the president should not move forward and i think we ought to let the next
Abc columbia news at 11. Good evening. Thanks for joining us for your news at 11. Im grace joyal. Major cities up the eastern seaboard are buried by snow dumped by winter storm jonas. Well show you the storms affect in just a moment, but midlands. This was what the snow looked like in downtown columbia this morning. Flurries moving through the capitol city, and just as quickly, the dusting had disappeared much to your childrens disappointment, i can imagine. Meteorologist rot rot Michelle Rotella joining me now. One to two inches here in charlotte and up the eastern seaboard. Some places there seeing 20 to 30 inches of snow, and they are very well snowed in. Here today, it was about 14 degrees below average, and average for this time of year about 56. Temperatures will slowly start to improve as we go throughout but prepare for a very cold start to the day on sunday. This was just the beginning here. 33 st. Matthews. 35 columbia. 30 for winslow and 32 cem den. Right there on the freezi