Area of disturbed weather near the coast skirts by with a chance of showers friday. Breezy with scattered showers tomorrow, highs in the middle 50s, rain chance 40 . A better chance of showers and a few thunderstorms on saturday ahead of a cold, breezy and warmer with highs in the dozen emaciated horses had them all taken away this week after realizing she couldnt care for them. Were told two of the horses had to be euthanized. And one was found dead on the womans property. Matt alba has more. Hungry. Skittish. And deadly thin. Thats what we saw when we went to orangeburg animal control wednesday night after 20 horses were rescued from a days. We didnt find them she asked s to come out and actually look at them. We took in 22 but two had to be euthanized because of medical problems. The director of orangeburg animal control says since the horses were brought here, 15 of them have already been taken to rescue shelters throughout the state to get better but five horses are remaining. Theyve been marked with numbers on their bridles or paint over their very thin ribs. All of them were underweight none of the horses were in good health no. Animal control officials said the elderly owner acquired the horses over time and was trying to nurse them back to health, but didnt have the funds to feed them. She said that she went to an auction a horse auction one time and a guy gave her a few because she felt sorry for them. After one of the horses was found dead at the womans property on sunday, were told the national aspca came in and rest of the horses. And instead of you know letting them all just start to die she did do the right, she made the right decision to call us. The director of animim control says their organization can inspect people who are breeding dogs, but livestock has little regulation. Right now the horses need to get healthy before any can be adopted. The owner of the horses surrended all of them. And is not facing any n nlect charges at this time. The director of orangeburg animal control says because the horses are at rescue shelters, they can receive donations to help nurse them back to health. If youd like to help donations can be sent to p. O. Box 9000, orangeburg, s. C. 29116. The family of a motorclist found shot to death on the side of the road is hoping for justice. Adrian silva and his crashed motorcycle were found on long green parkway in columbia this past weekend. Richland county deputies then discovered silva had been shot. Way home from a party, on his bike, a half mile away when he was killed. She says he loved his family and riding his motorcycle, especially with his club. He was dedicated to his club. He was dedicated to his family. He loved to ride his bike. We loved to go camping. He loved fishing. I just want him and our family here to have justice to whoever the person or persons who did this to him. Investigators are still looking for leads. If you know anything that might help catch silvas killer, call crimestoppers at 1 888crimesc. Two midlands mayors are taking on washington. Columbia mayor Steve Benjamin and sumter mayor joe mcelveen made a trip to the nations capital. To make a push for more federal money to aid in flood relief. Their meeting with congressional lawmakers. Its a Natural Disaster that columbia mayor Steve Benjamin still thinks about daily. The floods of 2015 were devastating across the carolina, seeing almost 12 trillion gallons of water dumped down into our community. The reason mayor benjamin and sumter mayor Joseph Mcelveen took a trip to washington, d. C. On wednesday. Letters and phone calls and emails are important, but sometimes, you need to look a man in the eye and say exactly what you want. The two mayors had a full day of meetings with federal officials to make the case for more federal funds for flood relief. Its not lost on me that the money in the federal coffers are monies that come from people in our state. When we saw disasters in texas orleans or new jersey with superstorm sandy, the federal response was significant. It was robust. weve got to make sure that our request is just that its significant, its robust, and its representative of the fact that our citizens have been paying taxes for years. Theyve been paying federal taxes year after year. Its time for the federal government to respond in kind. Benjamins eyes are on a 300 Million Dollar pot of money, known as a Community Development block grant, thats written into the federal budget for Disaster Relief for the areas affected by hurricane joaquin, the storm that fed the flood with moisture. Hes hoping some of that money can be used to fix the Columbia Canal, which benjamin calls the biggest project in the state and fund the 140 million thatll likely be needed to restore about 2,600 properties of low and moderateincome families. Were going to be vigilant. Were not going to slow down. Were not going to stop. Chad mills reporrting. Dollars worth of federal funds, theres no word yet on when itll be divvied up. But congressman clyburn says hes been told that additional Disaster Relief funds will be made available in the coming weeks based on the damage and unmet needs in affected states. Jobs are going away for some hospital workers in the midlands. Kershawhealth announced wednesday that its cutting 26 jobs which will reduce its workforce by about 3 percent. Hospital system reps say fewer patients are coming in and this is the way to bring costs in line. Kershaw is in the process of transferring management to capella healthcare, which will take over operations this spring. Officials at kershawhealth say theyre working to help the laid off employees find new positions. One of the hottest gifts of the year is apparently too hot. At least a dozen College Campuses have put restrictions or outright bans on hoverboards. That includes the university of South Carolina which has banned the motorized skateboards in all residence halls. Hoverboards have been linked to several fires, even explosions. The Consumer Product safety investigating reports of more than two dozen fires in 19 states, and more than 70 serious injuries. A texas state trooper is now facing perjury charges related to the case of a woman found dead in her jail cell. Last year, 28yearold sandra bland was arrested during a traffic stop by trooper Brian Encinia. 3 days later, she was found dead in her jail cell in the custody of the Waller CountySheriffs Office. Authorities say bland used a plastic bag to hang herselfbut many are still questioning the circumstances of her death. A grand jury decided last month not to indict jail workers on criminal chargesbut decided wednesday to charge the trooper. It was specifically that he, in his probable cause affidavit stated that he removed her from the vehicle, to further conduct a safer traffic investigation and the grand jury found that statement to be false if convicted, encinia could get up to a year in jail and a fine of up to 4 thousand dollars. The Texas Department of Public Safety also a nearly 20hour standoff with Police Outside of atlanta turned deadly last night after Authorities Say a man n ot his 2yearold son, then turned the gun on himself. It started around 10pm tuesday when the mans wife called to report he was threatening to shoot everyone in the home then take his own life. Authorities say a teenage son inside the home was able to escape. But the mother and 2yearold child were held hostage. The gunman and the child later died at the hospital. The Obama Administration is working to get public support for the president s efforts to reduce gun violence. Some big targets include closing loopholes on background checks, adding federal agents to enforce existing laws, and developing new technology to make guns safer. Vice President Joe Biden took that message to o communities still reeling from Mass Shootings including charleston. He says the bottom line is more needs to be done to keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have them. All this is about is enforcing on the books. If you are mentally ill, if you are a felon, if you are an abuser in a Domestic Violence you are not allowed under the law consistent with the constitution to own a weapon. While the president s executive orders do not require congressional approval, the funding to implement many of the ideas would have to be approved by congress. Right now, the fbi is looking for a woman behind a series of Jewelry Store robberies in several states including the carolinas. Agents say a woman with a pistol held up a jareds in mebane monday and tied two employees hands before stealing several pieces of jewelry. Investigators think the woman was also involved in a number of Jewelry Store robberies last year including in bluffton, South Carolina, tennessee, florida, and georgia. Macys is starting out the new year by handing out thousands of pink slips. The Department Store giant plans 36 stores this year which will put about 43 hundred employees out of work. Macys blames the cuts on poor holiday sales and what it called a disappointing 2015. The macys at Columbia Place Mall is not on the list of stores to close. Clemson and alabama are busy preparing for the big National Title game in arizona. Plus, Deshaun Watsons friendship grows with alabamas star Derrick Henry this season. Joe gorchow has these stories and more next in your morning sportswrap. The top ranked tigers. Battle the alabama crimson tide to earn the top prize in College Football monday night. For clemson, this marks Dabo Swinneys first opportunity to lead the tigers onto to this stage. His counter part at tuscaloosa. Nick saban. Hes won four National Titles as a head coach. Three of them at alabama. Even with his wealth of experience and success. Neither saban or swinney. Prepared teams to handle the rigors of two playoff games. A brand new venture. Both coaches hope to have their squads ready to conquer. By game time. Winning formulas for both sides center around stars in the backfield. Clemsons quarterback deshaun watson, and bamas Heisman Trophy each played pivotal roles leading up to this moment. Henry leads the nation in rushing touchdowns with 25, and ranks second in rushing yards per game. Watsons in top 10 in total touchdowns and yards on offense. Outstanding efforts rewarded by being selected as heisman finalists this season. Both say their friendship grew when they were at the Heisman Trophy ceremony together in new york city. Thanks to cloud cover its significantly warmer this by sunrise, those clouds will be with us on and off today with highs reaching the lower to middle 50s. Clouds will be on the increase tonight as an area of disturbed weather near the coast skirts by with a chance of showers friday. Breezy with scattered showers tomorrow, highs in the middle 50s, rain chance 40 . A better chance of showers and a few thunderstorms on saturday ahead of a cold, breezy and warmer with highs in the middle 60s, rain chance 70 . Clearing by midday day sunday, turning breezy and much cooler early part of next week. With Colder Weather arriving in the midlands comes the cold and flu season, which can be especially widespread among children. But theres another painful illness connected with the common cold that could make your kids stay sick longer. Britney glaser has more. This time of year, viral infections are as common as the changing weather. Pediatrician albert richert, junior says hes treated lots of young patients with runny noses, congestion and cough and says most colds resolve on their own. But sometimes, you can develop an ear infection as a complication. When you have a cold, you get swelling in the tissues of your basically block up the drain, block up the middle ear space and fluid can accumulate in the middle ear space. When that fluid sits, it can become infected. That infection causes some pressure and some bulging on the ear drum, which can lead to pain. It can be hard for a parent to know whether or not a child has an ear infection. Doctor richert says if its following a cold, it likely is. Basically, the main thing is understanding what a cold is maybe a little low grade fever in just the first day or so and then after that, some runny nose and congestion for about a week. When it doesnt follow that progression, when theyve been sick for two or three days and all of a sudden theyre running fever, or they get worse in some way or are suddenly a lot more fussy, that can be a sign that somethings changed and oftentimes thats an ear infection. Tylenol and motrin can help ease the discomfort. Antibiotics are given after a medical professional makes a diagnosis. Considered as a long term solution. The number of ear infections really isnt as important as the duration of the drum, he said. When your middle ear space fills up with fluid, your ear drum cant move properly and it muffles the sound. Kids who have fluid in their middle space dont hear clearly and so they dont learn to speak clearly. Thats why its important to treat ear infections early. Some ear infection symptoms to keep an eye on for your child include a fever above 102 degrees, tugging at the ear, increased irritability and crying when lying down. If you can never quite seem to keep up that new years diet you set for yourself every year, you may have evolution to blame. British researchers says animals and humans have an evolutionary urge to maintain body fat in the winter months when natural food sources are limited. And with modern foods being full of sugar and flavor. Your temptation to eat is stronger than your new years resolutions. So waiting to start your diet until it begins to warm up may be the key to success. Still to come this morning on sunrise. Family helped them escape a scary scene. Break 3 a series of storms fueled by el nio continues to work its way across all of california. This morning the question is whether homes downhill can be protected. In some areas, they have constructed debris basins like this one to protect from all of the mud flow. Its already several feet deep. The question will be, as we go through the end of the week, can it hold back all of this mud . Well have a look at thanks to cloud cover its significantly warmer this morning with middle to upper 30s by sunrise, those clouds will be with us on and off today with highs reaching the lower to middle 50s. Clouds will be on the increase tonight as an weather near the coast skirts by with a chance of showers friday. Breezy with scattered showers tomorrow, highs in the middle 50s, rain chance 40 . A better chance of showers and a burning Apartment Building wednesday. A neighbor who had already escaped when the building caught fire around 5 am caught the familys leaps on video. The video shows the 10 yearold boy dangling from his fathers arms outside a window before being dropped to safety. His mother and father quickly followed him. All three landed in the snow and were taken to the hospital, where the parents still remain. Some reports say the ladder on a fire truck malfunctioned, but its still too soon to tell why they were forced to jump. It was a scene straight out of the movie in massachusetts. A dog being hailed a modernday lassie. Wandered away from home ran into some trouble when one, named annibelle, fell 30 feet down an embankment. Seeing his friend injured, the other dog, jock, went to get help. And he managed to get the attention of a police officer. S Chris BiscegliaOrange Police there was a female dog that had fallen down an embankment, it was in trouble it was injured and the male partner knew enough to get my attention and bring me to the injured animal. Animal experts say theyre not surprised by the strong bond between the dogs, who have been companions for a long time. Jock and annibelle are now together again and under the care of animal control. The time is now 4 thanks for starting your day with news ten sunrise. How high the stakes have been raised, after no Winning Ticket was claimed. Plus. Its been one year since terrorists opened fire at french satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Whats planned today to remember the victims. Plus. Warmer temperatures expected today. Its thursday, january 7th. And news 10 sunrise starts right now. Good morning. Thanks for waking up with sunrise. Im mary king. Im len kiese. Its five oclock on this thursday, january 7th. New overnight. Lady luck wasnt on anyones side last nighgh. As it turns out no winning Powerball Ticket was sold. That means the 500 Million Dollar jackpot now climbs to 675 Million Dollars. Largest jackpot prize of any lottery game in u. S. History. The next drawing is satatday. Last nights winning numbers were 2, 11, 47, 62 and 63. The powerball number was 17. We are expecting to see some warmer temperatures today in the midlands. But dont put hang up your winter coat just yet. Because its still going to be cold as you wake up. Temperatures are expected to reach the mid 50s this afternoon. Lets check in with tim miller who has your first alert forecast this morning. Expect lows thursday morning in the lower middle 30s with clear to partly cloudy thursday will be a touch warmer with highs in the mid 50s. Thursday night clouds will be on well. Highs will be in the 60s over the weekend. Rain chance 50 saturday and 40 sunday mor