Capital city but the soon comes the rain. Meteorologist ben tanner joins us from our first alert wx center. Ben a cold front approaching the state will deliver a few late day showers tuesday into wednesday morning with 1 4 rain totals possible. Cooler temperatures with partly thursday. Will watch for another few showers late thursday into friday morning. President ial candidates are at odds as the race for the white house heats up. Tomorrow 12 states head to the polls to vote for who they think should vie for commanderinchief. Despite their differences in campaigns all of the president ial candidates do agree on one thing super tuesday could make or break them with plenty of a total of 595 republican delegates are up for grabs of the 1,237 needed to clinch the gop nomination. A new cnnorc poll today shows donald trump with a sizable lead, getting 49 percent of the republican primary vote. On the other side of the isle sanders and clinton are vying for 865 of the 2,383 delegates needed
Times now 5 00. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. Here are some trouble spots that you might encounter. South assisting a motorist on i20. This is going to be at mile marker 39 in the eastbound lanes. We will continue to keep our eyes on the road and update you if anything else pops up for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. Richland county councilman kelvin washington is facing a felony dui charge, after a collision in hopkins over the weekend. The South Carolina Highway Patrol says this happened just before eight saturday night at bluff road and Martin Luther king boulevard. Troopers say washington rearended another car. The driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The passenger, with minor injuries. Washington bonded out of jail last night. This is not his first run in with the law. Last month, the 51yearold was arrested for
3 new this morning. A search is underway after two planes crash off of the coast of california. Investigators say two planes collided midair and plunged into the pacific. Emergency crews responded to a debris field in the ocean and divers are looking for 3 an Oregon Police officer is dead following a shooting overnight. It happened in the town of seaside. Police say the 39 year old officer was serving a warrant when he was shot. Another officer returned fire and hit the suspect. Who was taken to the hospital. The officer who died had been with the department for 13 years. No names have been released. 3 also new this morning. Year old lauri misch was last seen on linn street wearing a brown coat, blue jeans and tennis shoes. Police are concerned because she has Major Medical conditions including bouts with seizures. Were told she does not have her medication with her. If anyone sees misch. They are asked to call police. 3 meanwhile. Police are still looking for a falmouth woman this mor
There is no rest for the weary on the president ial campaign trail. With the Iowa Caucuses now behind them, the candidates are rallying voters in New Hampshire. Its less than a week away from that states primary. Abcs bazi kanani brings us the latest in the race for the white house. For the victors in iowa, the celebration is shortlived. I am so thrilled to be in New Hampshire after winning in iowa just a week before the next round of voting both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are hoping the iowa results will give them a boost. Continues here next tuesday in New Hampshire. Even clintons inner circle acknowledges a win in sanders own backyard will be tough. From make no mistake we are in a fight to the finish on the republican side. Donald trump says he is more confident about his chances to win in New Hampshire. But defends his finish in iowa. There were 17 people when we started, no you have 11. I came in second. Im not humiliated for firstplace finisher ted cruz, a sweet victory
In your forecast. The Iowa Caucuses ended with the closest democratic results in history. Now the party says it is reviewing complaints from both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders about the final delegate totals. Totals. In at least six cases a coin toss made clinton the winner. The Democratic Party calls it fair accurate and legal and says it does not expect the numbers to change. The party says reviews the processes after every caucus event to improve. Happening right now, now,republican candidates are debating in New Hampshire. Its their final chance to reach voters primary. A number of issues are being discussed including what happened on monday in iowa. Thats when ted cruz supporters told caucusgoers that doctor ben carson was dropping out of the race. I was very dissapointed that members of his team thought so little of me that they ttught that after having hundreds if not thousands of volunteers and College Students who sacrificed their time and were dedicated to the cause, one