northern portion of the viewing area near the nc/sc border. the opportunity for the wintry mix is from 3am - 10am, afterwards a cold rain will continue on and off until early tuesday afternoon. starting tuesday, daytime highs will climb to the low and middle 60s to end the week. a university of mississippi senior volleyball and track 23-year-old ty laporte was killed in a car crash thursday near holly springs. raycom's rose eiklor has details on the crash that ended ty's life and more on her stand-out career at ole miss. sot "i feel like the game is clicking more everyday. in practice,everyday, i'm learning more" 23 year old ty laporte was killed in a horrible accident on thursday night. mississippi highway patrol says laporte collided with an 18 wheeler driven by a 63 year old from alabama. he was not injured but laporte died on scene. skid marks, car parts and even these shoes were at the scene on friday. sot 8:10:42 "anytime someone in the ole miss community passes away especially someone like she was it really hurt all of us as a family we come together" on the ole miss campus, about an hour from where the accident happened, her teammates and friends are mourning her loss. sot 8:11:08 "i cant put into words how it makes me feel" laporte was a volleyball and sot 8:10:55 "she was a star" she was from south carolina and total blocks. sot 8:09:43 "she had big dreams and big goals" students say now is the time to pray for laporte's family and the volleyball team. sot 8;11:55 "its more than a bond of players it hurts. it hurts" rose oc ole miss athletic director ross bjork released a statement expressing his sympathys to friends and family members of laporte. he said this athlete touched many with her amazing and an orangeburg county man accused of attacking and choking a nurse is now facing burglary charges. investigators say they linked dna from a 2014 burglary, to bryan pierson. he's the guy accused of attacking a nurse last month while he was being treated. pierson is also the suspect who broke into a business in neeses and stole a four wheeler and electronics. a pair of sumter county residents have been charged with animal abuse after one dog was found dead and another -- starving. monica daniels and patrick simon were both arrested and charged with ill treatment of animals. a sumter county deputy was helping to serve an eviction notice last month, when he spotted the malnourished dog feeding off the remains of another dog. animal control was called to the scene and they found no food or shelter for the dogs. meanwhile, the surviving dog, known as sugar, is alive, well, and will be available for adoption soon. a dog in fairfield county has a second chance at life thanks to some generous people. emanuel is an 11 month old shepherd mix. late last year he was found abandoned and badly hurt at carolina adventure world. doctors at fairfield animal hospital concluded, emanuel had been dragged by a car and was badly malnourished. his rescuers created a go fund there they say the support took off. "we initially asked for $4,000 just to cover the first month of treatment. he's bene here for two to cost between $3,200 and $3,800 for the left knee." a fairfield county man was arrested and charged in connection with emanuel's abuse. the fairfield animal hospital is hoping to get the dog into a new home once he's fully recovered. the newberry county sheriff's office needs your help identifying a man that robbed a local pharmacy. it happened just after noon on friday. deputies say the suspect walked into the peak pharmacy with what appeared to be a pistol and robbed them. if you have any information about the robbery contact the sheriff's office. a reward is being offered leading to the arrest of the suspect. deputies in orangeburg county are looking for a person of interest after they say someone test back. employees of 'a-a again auto sales' on five chop road in orangeburg tell investigators --- last week a man drove off in a silver 2005 trail blazer. deputies say the man arrived in a blue audi and a woman drove away in that car. if anyone has any information on a man wearing a blue hoodie sweatshirt or the blue audi is asked crimestoppers at 1-888-crime-sc. a 16 year veteran of the columbia fire department has been arrested - accused of inappropriately touching one of his coworkers. columbia fire captain jeffrey rish is charged with second degree assault and battery. rish is accused of inappropriately touching a male firefighter on october 5th of last year while working on blume court. chief aubrey jenkins says captain rish is on suspension pending the outcome of these charges. rish turned himself in to columbia police on friday. his bond was set at 5- thousand dollars. volunteers will be going door to door in irmo today as part of the "the home fire campaign" --- volunteers from red cross, usc and firefighters will be knocking on doors and meeting with families to test and install smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. they also want to make sure you have an escape plan in place in case there is a fire. the smoke alarm blitz is happening in irmo from 9 a-m until 1. also happening today -- the columbia fireflies are hiring. the baseball team is hosting a job fair at the columbia metropolitan convention now until 2 o'clock. the team is looking to fill more than 300 seasonal and part-time positions- including ticket sales and merchandise. to apply, you can download an application from the columbia fireflies website. we have a link to that site on wis tv dot com. it is a busy basketball weekend for the dozier family. it started last night with a brother versus brother showdown. that story and more coming up in another cold blast has settled in and this weekend will be sunny and dry with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s. a system will approach late sunday night/early monday and produce a cold rain for most of the midlands and, a brief wintry mix for the extreme northern portion of the viewing (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. give us a plan. 40s and lows in the 20s. a system will approach late sunday night/early monday and produce a cold rain for most of the midlands and, a brief wintry mix for the extreme area near the nc/sc border. the opportunity for the wintry mix is from 3am - 10am, afterwards a cold rain will continue on and off until early tuesday afternoon. starting tuesday, daytime highs will climb to the low and middle 40s and lows in the 20s. a system will approach late sunday night/early monday and produce a cold rain for most of the midlands and, a brief wintry mix for the extreme northern portion of the viewing nc/sc border. the opportunity for the wintry mix is from 3am - 10am, afterwards a cold rain will continue on and off until early tuesday afternoon. starting tuesday, daytime highs will climb to the low and middle 60s to end the week. the final six gop candidates are gearing up for tonight's debate. the latest from the campaign trail coming up. break 2 the dozier brothers battle on while some candidates suck up to trump...or run away from him in fear... jeb bush isn't afraid. jeb bush: "that is downright wrong..." he stands up to trump for his liberal democratic positions. calls out trump for insulting women, attacking the disabled... even trashing a decorated war hero. trump: "i like peoplethat weren't captured..." jeb bush: "john mccain is an american hero..." jeb bush. the better man. the real conservative. a commander in chief. right to rise usa basketball. well...they were actually on the sideline..because they weren't playing...they were coaching. terry is the westwood head coach. the redhawks needed a win tonight to win the region title. their mother paula was in the terry dozier: "well, we've been so i told my brother when we ourselves in a bad situation by losing a couple games that we care of beating terry on this just want them to keep it close. i don't want anybody to get out....first quarter...tommy bruner blows past the defender for the lay up giving westwood xavier dobey for the three...westwood down 8-to-7 after one... --- second quarter...westwood takes the lead here as jordan watson weaves thru traffic for the the half strong...zayquan grant gets the layup on the fast break... and spring valley goes on to win perry played for the gamecocks point guard for the gamecocks. dozier goes on a run...scoring 83..moving them into a tie for first place in the sec. when it comes down to late game situations like that, we have the utmost confidence in anyone of us to take the shot. martin:i've said this from the beginning...the best thing about him is that he wants me to coach him. he wants me to help him and when you coach talented kids and that's what they want...it's refreshing. break 3 8 shrimp, peeled, cleaned smaller pieces 1 tbsp "slap yo mama" seasoning any 2 corn tortillas method -season the shrimp with the the republican presidential hopefuls are focusing on south carolina ... and next week's critical primary. sunlen serfaty reports. donald trump's pledge to stay above the fray in south carolina... short-lived. trump blasting rival ted cruz on twitter, writing: "if ted cruz doesn't clean up his act, stop cheating, and doing negative ads, i have standing to sue him for not being a natural born citizen." suggesting he was ready to go positive... presidential candidate "i won't use foul language, i'm just not going to do it. i'm not going to... they're all saying, do it, do it. no. i'm not." but trump couldn't stay out of the all-out fight breaking out in the south carolina trenches. "there's nothing conservative about giving money to the clintons. there's nothing conservative about donald trump." the airwaves .plastered with negative ads. "ted cruz voted to undermine our national defense and weaken our ability to track terrorists." the attacks between the candidates flying back and forth with a dizzying pace. "maybe you should vote for more than just a pretty face next time." but that ad: backfiring on cruz. his campaign is pulling it off the air.after it was revealed that actress is also an adult film star. cruz's team is refocusing today with a new ad.directing fire instead at hillary clinton. "damn it feels good to be a clinton." ..in a spoof of the movie "office space" "a server full o'secrets ain't no thang." many of the candidates today. jones university" in south carolina... making a big pitch .to woo coveted evangelical voters. presidential candidate "i do not believe that you put your faith in a lock box when you're in public life and say well that's only for my private matters - that's just not ... it is totally wrong." jockeying over who has the most conservative credentials. presidential candidate "if you disagree with people, for example, on the definition of marriage they call you a hater and a bigot - and what's the next step?" ted cruz.trying to cast his rivals.as out of touch with the conservative base over the supreme court's decision legalizing same sex marriage presidential candidate "seeing my two leading competitors in the republican primary, both publicly say, following that decision, that the decision is the settled law of the land, we must accept it, surrender and move on. you have another chance to hear the republican candidates face off before the you have another chance to hear the republican candidates face off before the primary. the final six will hit the stage in greenville at 9 o'clock tonight . we'll have live reports from wis' charles molineaux starting on the news at 6. low-wage workers are planning to march outside the debate as part of their campaign for higher pay. workers are also planning to walk off the job at a local fast food restaurant before the debate. they are protesting for 15-dollars an hour in pay and the right to organize. on sunday's meet the press -- chuck todd will be interviewing several republican candidates including donald trump, senator marco rubio and governor john kasich. you can watch meet the press with chuck todd on sundays at 9 a-m right here on wis. new poll numbers released friday are pointing to good news for donald trump. the poll shows trump with a nearly 20 point lead over his closest challenger-- ted cruz. cruz is polling in the teens-- as is jeb bush and marco rubio, who came in third respectively. but more than 1 in 10 voters polled by the gop caucus say they are still which means there is still room for the numbers to change over the next week. the republican primary is next 20th. the democratic primary is the february 27th. you don't have to wait until the primary to cast your ballot. you can vote absentee. the richland county voter registration and elections office is open today from 9 a-m the building is on hampton street in downtown columbia. absentee voting is open for both the republican and democratic primaries. former virginia governor jim gilmore has dropped out of the race. throughout the campaign, gilmore has gotten hardly any support-- and qualified for undercard debates. he got 12 votes in the iowa caucuses. in an official statement on friday, gilmore says he will support his party's eventual nominee. looking ahead, former president bill clinton is returning to south carolina to stump for his wife hillary ahead of the democratic primary in two weeks. clinton will speak at francis marion university in florence tonight. he was in columbia last week. the event starts at 7:30 at the smith university center on campus. republican presidential hopeful --- senator ted cruz --- will be making a stop in the aiken area next week. senator cruz will be joined by television personality, radio host and author glenn beck. the two will host a campaign rally on monday at the etherredge center on university parkway in aiken. the rally starts at 11 on monday morning, doors open at 9:30. it's time now to wish a very happy birthday to every celebrating today on february 13th. happy birthday! good morning, thanks for joining looking live over downtown columbia right now . let's get a check of your first another cold blast has settled in and this weekend will be sunny and dry with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s. a system will approach late sunday night/early monday and produce a cold rain for most of the midlands and, a brief wintry mix for the extreme northern portion of the viewing nc/sc border. the opportunity for the wintry mix is from 3am - 10am, afterwards a cold rain will continue on and off until early tuesday afternoon. starting tuesday, daytime highs will climb to the low and middle 60s to end the week. 40s and lows in the 20s. a system will approach late sunday night/early monday and produce a cold rain for most of the midlands and, a brief wintry mix for the extreme northern portion of the viewing area near the nc/sc border. the opportunity for the wintry mix is from 3am - 10am, afterwards a cold rain will continue on and off until early tuesday afternoon. starting tuesday, daytime highs and middle 60s to end the week. breaking news into our wis newsroom --- breaking news into our wis newsroom --- two police officers in louisiana and one suspect are in the hospital for gunshot wounds after a confrontation in baton rouge. officials say the officers confronted the suspect after a 2-mile vehicle chase this morning. after the chase, the suspect got out of his vehicle with a rifle, firing at the officers, hitting both of them. the officers returned fire and hit the suspect. the officers are in stable condition. no word on condition of the suspect. died in a shooting at a high school in a phoenix suburb. officials say both victims were 15-year-old girls and were shot once. authorities are not searching for any suspects and say a weapon was found near the bodies. the students were found near an administration building. police say they received a call of a shooting just before 8 a.m. on friday. authorities have identified the man they say attacked people with a machete during dinnertime at a columbus, ohio restaurant. police identified the man as 30-year-old mohamed barry. a police spokesman says an attempt to stop the suspect using a stun gun was not successful. an officer shot the man when he lunged at them with the machete and another knife. three men and one woman were hurt in the thursday night attack. the u.s. and south korea are taking steps to prevent missile attacks from north korea. an additional patriot missile battery is being deployed in the south in response to north korea's nuclear test and a long- range an even more sophisticated missile defense system could be set up --- following talks next week between seoul, south korea and washington. the city of flint, michigan has introduced a fleet of mobile pediatric clinics. the health facilities on wheels are aimed at getting proper care and treatment to children harmed by the city's lead water crisis. at least one of the mobile clinics was donated to the city by the new york- based children's health fund. the mobile clinics came on friday -- the same day letters warning flint residents about excessive lead levels in the city's water. some residents are being warned not to drink the tap water, even if they have a filter. bill cosby's wife will not have to testify against him. camille cosby is still subject to a deposition. but a u-s district court in massachusetts ruled this week -- she will not have to testify against her husband. bill cosby's attorney called the decision "critically important." the attorney says the decision confidential nature of discussions between spouses -- and the protections given to those talks. kanye west is stirring up controversy on twitter --- again. the rapper tweeted, "bill cosby innocent!" followed by several exclamation marks. west did not elaborate and apparently ignored numerous angry responses to the tweet. among the people who slammed him were actress sarah silverman and tru- tv host billy eichner. thousands of police officers and soldiers have been deployed in mexico as part of a massive security operation for the pope's visit. city workers are sweeping streets, security forces are being deployed and tourists from across mexico and latin america are gathering. the pontiff is expected to greet thousands of supporters. he is expected to address several issues during his 6-day trip including immigration, poverty and organized crime. there are new efforts to re-open commercial air travel to cuba for the first time in more than 50 former charlotte mayor and now transportation secretary anthony foxx is heading to cuba next week to officially re-open the air ways. once the agreement is signed, it could lead to more than 100 daily round-trip flights in and out of cuba. the town of lexington is trying to make the business of closing that craig'slist deal -- safer. lexington police has designated an area in the municipal complex on maiden lane as a safe place for people to meet up when they buy and sell things online. the area is monitored by a 24-hour surveillance camera. but officials warn you still have to be cautious when setting up these purchases. "the video is monitored. it's taken 24 hours a day, but there's not someone watching the video. so, if you have maybe a large exchange, a large dollar amount exchange, you may even want to this exchange." the town of lexington has not had any reported craigslist problems, but officials say they're following the lead of other places that working to prevent a crime before it happens. for all you starbucks lovers - especially those who love chocolate --- starbucks is announcing three new chocolate drinks for valentine's day. through sunday, february 14th, you can get... the molten chocolate latte, the molten chocolate frappuccino and the molten hot chocolate. the company also launched a valentine's day-themed gift giver - with starbucks animations to send to loved ones via email, text and social media. husbands take note... this is one way to earn points on valentine's day. a man in indiana says he wanted to show his love for his wife with more than just a card or a note... so he bought this billboard. his wife says she's not sure how he'll be able to top this surprise next year. some midlands high schoolers are making sure veterans get some love during the valentine's day weekend. the veterans were honored by more than 300 friday. the 5th annual valentine's for vets "speed dating" event brings a personal touch to history. students had a chance to hear from veterans about their personal stories when fighting for our country. "everybody should have valentines for vets because it gets the kids involved to listen to all the veterans and it makes kids open up their heart to people. it's very hard for people to actually listen to people now coming up-- calming and soothing effects of yoga -- and how it can help your kids. that story up next. another cold blast has settled in and this weekend will be sunny and dry with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s. a system will approach late sunday night/early monday and produce a cold rain for most of the midlands and, a brief wintry mix for the extreme northern portion of the viewing area near the nc/sc border. the opportunity for the wintry before his campaign sank like arock and he started desperately slinging mud on fellow republicans. that's not presidential, jeb. john kasich did cut ohio's taxes. cut state spending. turned a deficit into a surplus. brought back jobs from mexico and china. that's john kasich, that's conservative, and that's presidential. look for salvation from the 65 per cent of south carolina gop voters who describe themselves as evangelical or born-again. most significantly for democrats clinton and sanders---an african- american constituency that generated 56 per cent of turnout in 2008. after barely winning iowa and her crushing defeat in new hampshire, secretary clinton and her supporters have a desperate mission to motivate black voters here or her campaign may not be able to recover. since 1980, south carolina has on predictor of the eventual republican nominee---with one glaring exception. in 2012, gop voters chose newt gingrich over mitt romney, an gingrich win as another example a lengthy history of contrarian up at the state house in 1961 breakers. we will find out this month whether this state will help the mainstream. that's my take, what's yours? another cold blast has settled in and this weekend will be sunny and dry with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s. a system will approach late sunday night/early monday and produce a cold rain for most of the midlands and, a brief wintry mix northern portion of the viewing area near the nc/sc border. the opportunity for the wintry mix is from 3am - 10am, afterwards a cold rain will continue on and off until early tuesday afternoon. starting tuesday, daytime highs will climb to the low and middle feeling the love on valentine's day --- may be as close as your may be as close as your smartphone. how the technology will keep you connected. break 6 smartphones may not seem very romantic... keep the passion ali when it comes to technology and relationships -- cell phones are but there are apps designed to help you and the love of your life -- keep the passion alive. from ideas for dates -- to playful games like kinds of apps couples can play together. kelly shaefer and kayla congdon use an app called desire. "this little app will come in handy, a lot." the busy couple will tie the knot next month -- and right now -- they're using the app to stay steamy. "i can go and send him a little dare, and then get home and completely forget about it, and all of a sudden he remembers at home, and all of a sudden, walk in the door, and bam!" sexologist yvonka de ridder usually encourages couples to disconnect -- but admits -- some love apps can help relationships. "it's like a, hey i'm thinking of you, throughout the day. and it's important for you to be able to communicate that or somehow get that message across, and we the couple app -- features a virtual thumbkiss. "it vibrated. it was nice..." the phone vibrates when lovers touch the same part of their screens -- at the same time. "...so even if he's away, i mean" "you know i'm there. it's as close as you can come." other apps quiz couples -- or feature challenges -- including desire app. "every dare you do, each one has points for it. so while you're doing it, the points add up. because i won the challenge last night." other apps that keep you and the love of your life connected -- skype -- facebook video -- and google hangouts. it's face-to-face video -- that can keep you feeling close . even if you and your hunny are far apart. the takata airbag recall is expanding. daimler and mercedes- benz have issued recalls on more than 800- thousand cars and vans in the u-s. they say there's a chance the airbags installed maybe defective. replacing the airbags will cost 380-million dollars. mercedes and daimler owners should be notified by the company if their vehicle is under recall. meanwhile... google's computers... just got their driver's license! u-s safety regulators have determined --- the computers controlling google's self-driving cars can qualify as drivers. in another move to get their cars on the driverless delivery truck -- with lockers that can only be opened by customers with a pin code or credit card. you might want to start calling it the hot dog king. burger king's newest menu item takes a bit of a left turn. the fast food franchise will start serving hot dogs later this month. burger king will serve two versions: a classic grilled dog and a chili-cheese dog. the franchise started experimenting with hot dogs in five cities last year and has decided to take the menu item nationwide. many parents can struggle from time to time, with getting their child to focus or calm down. some children have a hard time coping with their emotions... but some say yoga can actually help with that. annie snead explores how it works.. nats: "good job little yogis!" "through those exercises they learn to -- hey i don't have to scream and cry over this situation, i can take a deep "it gives them body awareness, space awarness, and that's something i beieve children with some behavioral developmental issues can benefit from." and even kids struggling with stress and anxiety. instructor jenny holliday says incorporating yoga into a childs routine teaches them how to focus. "what we're starting to notice in the field of psychology is that one thing that seems to come across almost all mental health diagnosis -- is a problem with mood. they don't know how to control their mood or if they get up... and negative behaviors go down. "what we see with kiddos with sensory integration is they process more slowly -- so if you give them a structured way to follow instructions it gives them a sense of mastery." class to this peaceful being on their yoga mat." and lets not forget about mom-- "when mom is relaxed -- baby is relaxed.. so it's a great opportunity for moms to take a deep breathe -- and the more deep breathes we can take as mommas -- the happier our babies are." "emilie jimenez" and her daughter "isa" practice yoga for some bonding time. "to feel a little less lonely, a little less isolated -- to ease to the gym -- you can still connect with other people who are going through what you're going through" a pose -- for all ages... aside from benefiting mom -- instructors say "baby yoga" can aside from benefiting mom -- instructors say "baby yoga" can also help strengthen a child's neck -- and crawling muscles. strengthen a child's neck -- and crawling muscles. a sad story out of virginia. an 8-year-old cancer patient who found love in the last months of his life has died. david spi-sak beat cancer three disease always came back. with just months left to live, david found what his family calls "the love of his life" --- a classmate named ayla. last year, they went bowling together in their version of the first date. we all know -- being a couch potato isn't good for our body but new research says it may also lead to smaller brains later in life. more than 15 hundred people were given treadmill tests to determine their heart rate. doctors found --- people whose heart rate and blood pressure went up after exercise were more likely to develop accelerated brain aging. we'll have more news, after the break --- plus a final check of your weekend weather. stay with us. break 7 apple is entering the original she spent a lifetime making a difference for people. winning healthcare for 8 million children. benefits for families of reservists and the national guard. standing strong around the world for human rights and women's rights. hillary clinton. she'll raise the minimum wage. take on the drug companies to lower the cost of prescription drugs. and give everyone the opportunity to go to college without going into debt. she'll get the job done... for us. hip-hop legend doctor dre will star in the company's first original scripted t-v series. "vital signs" is described as "semi- autobiographical" about the rapper's life. doctor dre will also be an executive producer on the show. t-h-r reports the series will most likely be distributed through apple music, the tech company's streaming music service. but it's not clear if "vital signs" will be offered on apple t-v, the i-tunes store or other apple platforms. sting, ne-yo and nelly furtado... just some of the music stars who will shine during the 65th nba all- star weekend. the basketball fun kicks off friday in toronto. 'walk the moon' will perform for the start of the verizon slam dunk contest. sting and cirque du soleil will perform during half time. it will be chilly but that makes it all the more fun cause. this is video from last year's polar plunge. the department of public safety is hosting the plunge to support south carolina's special olympics. the event kicks off in just a few minutes at lake murray public park. the plunge is at noon. another cold blast has settled in and this weekend will be sunny and dry with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s. a system will approach late sunday night/early monday and produce a cold rain midlands and, a brief wintry mix for the extreme northe while some candidates suck up to trump...or run away from him in fear... jeb bush isn't afraid. jeb bush: "that is downright wrong..." he stands up to trump for his liberal democratic positions. calls out trump for insulting women, attacking the disabled... even trashing a decorated war hero. trump: "i like peoplethat weren't captured..." jeb bush: "john mccain is an american hero..." jeb bush. the better man. the real conservative. a commander in chief. right to rise usa zooming in from outer space to see what we are doin' tiny little astronauts ready to get to it intergalactic scientists earthbound on a mission they're the brightest of the best a team of friends upon a quest question and investigate there is nothin' to it make a guess and do your best gathering the data - find out, floogals. go! they're a band of cosmic friends tiny happy aliens blast off to another world secretly exploring when they land upon the earth nothing's ever boring they might have landed in your room be testing in the kitchen or exploring in the bathroom have you noticed something missin' it's another undercover super secret day experimenting all the way they think our planet's really great here come fleeker boomer flo adventures everywhere they go so check your room for cosmic friends tiny happy aliens they're floogals