People living near fort jackson may see still see some some smoke rising this afternoon. But no need to worry. The forts Forestry Branch conducted a prescribed burn this there are just 3 days left until voters head to the polls for the republican president ial primary. Meet and greet in seneca. This is a live look at that event at the seneca Family Restaurant on by pass 123. Tonight, cruz will hold a rally in spartanburg at oakbrook preparatory school. Thats at 6. Ben carson is making several appearances around the midlands today. His day began with a stop at cromers peanuts in columbia. The republican spoke with entrepreneurs and discussed startup companies. Carson also spoke about what he has to do to earn the support of South Carolina voters, including evangelicals. Im not going to change who i am. If they resonate with somebody who has the3 kind of values that are very consistent with the evangelical mission, im here. If they prefer something more boisterous and something that does
President ial candidates will continue their whirlwind tour of the state today. Ahead of this weekends republican primary. But with only three days to go. Still no word from governor nikki haley on who she supports in the race. At a tuesday News Conference, the governor said she knows her decision could come soon. But shes still unsure who she believes best understands the challenges our state is facing. She did however make it clear that she would not be endorsing the current frontrunner donald trump. People in South Carolina are doing, which is, i watch the debate. Im trying to go through all the situations, im looking at all the candidates who are there, and trying to figure out who that person would be. So no, im not at a point yet. The governor said at the end of the day the Republican Party needs a fighter. In 2012 haley endorsed former Massachusetts Governor mitt romney ahead of the South Carolina primary. Some top watchers of the campaign say a haley endorsement could go a long
Eric weisfeld. And im 33 rochelle dean. Were live from main and gervais. The times now 5 00. Its a chillier start to your thursday. But for this time of the morning its still not too bad. Yeah. A little cooler than previous days this week but that could change 33 soon. Lets turn things over to meteorologist jonathan of the day. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. And good news. There are no trouble spots to report on the roads in or around the capital city. Well be sure to keep an eye on the roads and keep you updated for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. Its chance for have their questions answered. Republican president ial candidates donald trump, jeb bush and john kasich will all be in columbia tonight. Taking part in a town hall hosted by cnn. Thats at eight tonight. At the university of South Carolina school of law auditorium. Ahead of to
Stay on top of the weather near you by downloading the wisweather app. Its free; just search wis in your app store. Todays flash flooding has already left its mark in newberry county. Heavy rains caused several roads to be closed. Amelia street was cut off by the creek bed topped its banks. In many spots where water flows through the county you could see water levels getting higher. Dot and city crews have been working together to keep the roads safe. Officials hope the water runs off before the next batch of rain moves in. Just into the newsroom sce g will open one spill gate overnight at the saluda hydro facility. Thatll happen at 4 this morningan additional 18,000 cubic feet per second could flow into the lower saluda river. Officials are going to continue to montor lake levels over the next 48 hours to see if anything else needs to be donewell continue to monitor that situation. In missouri flooding continues to rock towns outside of st louis tonight bridges and highway overpasses
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