And that is why we are on the friend for the better part of the last two hours or so if you will notice that we continue to see rain showers across parts of bedford in pennsylvania counties dealing with a little bit of rain but the worst of the weather has shifted east of the viewing area. We do have some wraparound rain towards river valley but nothing we see from here on in obese severe. Lingering showers are certainly in the forecast throughout the full throughout the course of the evening. We will have a chance of mountain shows snow showers as we head into the day tomorrow. Lots and lots of Severe Weather reports getting into the Weather Center and also into the National Weather service. We have had many reports of trees down. We have had many reports of hail. Each tree broken is an indicator of wind damage. Each ice pellet that you see is an indicator of hail. And we do believe that we did indeed have a tornado touched down in appomattox county. Wind. This is going to be wind as
Cleanup continues tonight after a powerful tornado tore through Central Virginia with winds up to when hundred 65 mi. h. Homes were destroyed leaving families without any place ago. Today the National Guard came in to assist those in needs. Rachel lucas has been in appomattox all day and joins us now. There is still a lot of damage and a lot of down trees and debris scattered across the field. Ive been here since early yesterday morning and i can tell you in that amount of time there is a noticeable difference. A lot of work has been done and a lot of progress is being made even if theres still is a long way to go. That could never been done without the National Guard. We have a lot of great volunteer groups that a been for the storm victims but there is been a lot of heavy lifting that still needed to be done. Says the governor declared a state of emergency that has allowed the National Guard to be activated and send here to help with the cleanup. I spoke with soldiers as they help ar
The courts to congress. This was not the healthcare that was promised to americans. Health care should be a right guaranteed to all. Nikole after dozens of attempts, republicans resurrected legislation to repeal the law they dub obamacare, the bill as amended is past. Nikole while lawmakers also chipped away at portions of it in a massive budget bill, and may use it as a talking point in 2016. From a political perspective, obamacare has been the gift that keeps on giving for republicans. Whenever theyve run on it aggressively, they tend to do fairly well. Nikole putting democrats on defense. You cant go in and tell 12 Million People, who have insurance because of obamacare, were taking that away. You cant tell people, say, with cancer, who have gotten insurance because of obamacare, that they no longer have insurance. Nikole so, while the president ial hopefuls may play up the issue on the trail, obamacare has cooled a little bit as an issue. Nikole Kaiser Family foundation ceo drew al
We will be excited to watch that in the days to come. So you are saying the trash talking hasnt started yet. It hasnt started just yet but i am sure it will. Gabrielle so again its pretty even. Nigel clearly that will likely change the closer we get to the game. Clemson will face alabama in the College Football championship game on january 11. Turning to weather now. Now were taking a live look outside at greenville through the Paris Mountain sky cam. Gabrielle wyff news 4s meteorologist chris justus is here. And chris how is our new years night looking . Chris this is the temperature change for the past 24 hours and we are 10 degrees cooler. This is a trend as we move into the weekend and colder air is on the way. Currently, we are at 54, but it is getting colder. For greenville, it looks like clear skies and we will see temperatures fall pretty quickly. By 9 00 or 10 00, youll notice it will be a lot cooler than what it is right now. Asheville will be colder, heading to freezing by 1
Im steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. Nigel when it comes to voting in South Carolina, certain people are more likely to vote than others. Gabrielle wyff news 4 investigates tim waller has the numbers from the last two president ial elections. Tim if history is any indication, nigel, gabby, we can tell you which age groups and demographics in this state will wield the most influence in this years elections. Its something politicians are keenly aware of, as well as groups who are trying to get out the vote. Fighting for the freedom of all americans. Tim over the weekend, the reverend Jesse Jackson announced plans in greenville to register more africanamerican voters. They think voting does not matter, but it does matter. Tim his fear is, black voters may be underrepresented, as they were in the last two general elections, when white voters in South Carolina outnumbered nonwhite voters more than 21. Because i think people feel say, my vote doesnt matter. Well, of course, i always sa