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
Leading other pilots as they train and maneuver the f35 lightning. Popits the same jet that will be featured during the National Championship preshow as the Clemson Tigers prepare take on alabama. And who else to lead the show than a South Carolina native. Major mayer half of our family is either grads or huge clemson supporters so well definitely be pulling for the tigers. Ralph mayer were excited because its a South Carolina team, he graduated lexington high school, citadel and now hes leading over the big college game of the year mayor mayer i actually had an uncle ask if he could paint an orange paw on the bottom of my jet for major mayer, its another flight in the aircraft hes become accustomed to but for his father, its watching a son live out a dream. Ralph mayer we found a way so now you can see, hes flying high now what more could a dad ask, you know . Parents just love the thought that their kids are doing what they want to do. Colby gallagher news19 wltx. 3 ralph says he jus
I, Nelson Mandela do here swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. Born to a chief of a small village, mandela was one of 13 children and the first member of his family to attend school. In the 1930s he began opposing authority and the authorities that made colored South Africans secondclass citizens. As white south africa became more aggressive, so did he. As the head of the armed wing of the African National congress, mandela led violent sabbatini town hall attacks and was arrested and tried in 1962. He would spend 27 years in jail, but he was never forgotten. Eventually international and internal pressure led the president to announce apartheid would be dismantled and mandela would walk free. But rather than secret bution, mandela reached out to his former oppressors and tried to heal a divided nation. In 1993 he and declercq shared the Nobel Peace Prize. We appreciated the contribution they have made toward the development of this country. In 1994 he voted for the firs