A high of 52 degrees. A low of 41. A little bit more sunshine as we get into tomorrow afternoon. Winds out of the west at 1015 miles an hour with a high of 62 degrees. Lets check on the Road Conditions, take a look at i 26 this is in between piney grove and Saint Andrews road. Traffic is light right now, we are not dealing with issues as you head off through malfunction junction. Other than the slow delay at the traffic light from a guster road in between main street and sunset boulevard, heading east all the way to the interstate is clear right now. As youre coming in from i 26 and 7 7 it will take you about 11 minutes. Take a look at the 70 forecast, and the important we can forecast ive got that coming minutes. Lets look at what is county Sheriffs Department is defense class from 9 a. M. Until 1 p. M. Women can learn how to defend themselves in a dangerous situation. The classes being held at the North Springs park on clemson. Today the 2016 South Carolina role players and board Gamers Convention caps off. Hundreds of board games, miniatures along with role playing games as being held at the Medallion Center on garners monday. Coming up later in the show we will sit down with the conference coordinator and have ted cruz will be in conservative leadership at 3 45 p. M. At the Usc Alumni Center and that he will hold a rally at 7 45 at north greenville university. Heading over to the that roads bell, senators will continue talks on the bill on tuesday. The group has been meeting throughout this week and they say that they have made significant progress from when they first started. He hopes to have a plan by the end of the day on tuesday. But others say it could be another week, or two before they bring their bill to the floor. We can agree, and that room, among eight people, but when we get out on the floor, we have differert factions, different agendas, we cannot guarantee that. However, i think that the appetite for roseville is so strong that those who are opposed to just the politics, i think that they would be overwhelmed with the support of those who said its time to get something done. The group which means meets behind closed doors will continue their discussions at 1 p. M. On tuesday. Meanwhile, the South Carolina house has passed a new bill to put restrictions on mopeds. Drivers would have to register and where reflective vest it would become illegal to write a moped if you have lost her drivers drivers license because of a dui. So many people were duis road ride mopeds now that some people are calling them dui bicycles. If you get caught with a dui they put you in jail, the next morning you get on a moped and go where you want to go. You cant do that as a Motor Vehicle driver, or a motorcycle driver. That bill will now go to state senate. Also at the statehouse, there is now an effort underway to give state employees a race. A Bipartisan Group of senators is advocating for a 5 costof living increase. They say many employees take home pay has actually declined since the great recession. Due to increased healthcare cost and pension contributions. 100,000 received a onetime 800dollar bonus, otherwise employees have only received two acrosstheboard raises, and seven years. Senator john corson says it is time to change that. I think its time to thank those public employees, state employees that protect our roads, highways and help with the flood the massive flood we had last fall, and tell you thank you. The issues will be debated by lawmakers in e coming weight weeks. If approved the raises could begin on july 1. This morning, the latest recipients recipient of the gift of life program is heading back home to el salvador for more than 20 years, the Spring Valley rotary has been gifting children all around the world with medical care, silently, until now. Thisisis the first time the rotary sharing this story and it is with news 19. It is called the gift of life initiative, every year one child from a third world country is recommended, brought here and Palmetto Health helps with their little girl from el salvador, she was born with scoliosis and needed a complicated surgery that her doctor said was best if she had it done here. She stayed with a host rotary family and those who met her say she has been a gift. It is in my estimation, done more for me, than it did for the family. To see her, who spent 22 days of the three months in the hospital, to see the resilience that she has that is demonstrated by a child. Her ability to push through anything. And to always manage to have a smile on her face, is just been really moving. Two surgeries, three months and many smiles later she went back home this morning. The countdown is on to super bowl 50 that will air right here on news 19, to get you excited we are giving you a chance to be a winner starting next tuesday. Footballs at several different public landmarks across 11 counties. Then every day at noon we will post the secret location through pictures posted on insta graham, twitter, and facebook accounts, be sure to follow us on those. If you find a golden football bring it to the studio to win 50, and then you can register for a grand prize of 519. Keep in mind, you can only win once, please do not try go around finding all 19 footballs and 11 counties. The grand prize winner will be announced live on tuesday, january 26. Speaking of golden things, one Drake University senior is using her golden voice to get through college. It is helping her get some free, but unusual housing, here is how. Reporter not even close to a typical dorm hall. This living room is twice the size of my last living room. 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A lot of heavy rainfall welcome back, if you love two play games, we have a really great thing going on for you this weekend. It is a South Carolina role players and lord Gamers Convention. It is kicking off here today. We are here with alisha. Tell me about the convention. This is our sixth year running a convention, and we have attendees all over South Carolina, North Carolina basically the southeast as far away as michigan, last year we had somebody from australia come. This two South Carolina. We have had pretty good attendance at fark. What are some things that people can expect when they walk in . If you like board games, we have different types of board games. Monopoly, scrabble, you can play giant monsters, and rampage in tokyo. Say anything. Very simple things. We have miniature games, you Like Star Wars you can be an x wing fighter. Then our traditional role playing games, people will play with dice, and different character levels, miniatures as well. That sounds like a lot of fun. These are not the typical games that you would see . No, no, no, we like two bring them out, we would have some small games two get the newbies coming in, we also have a wonderfuls kids wonderful kids track, they even have a roleplay harry potter live with the ones, robes and things like that. For you non gamers we have a widows track where we have different games and crafts for peoples people who are not into gaming and still want two come. That sounds like fun for the whole family. Talk about tickets, and location. We are at the Medallion Center right down the street from here, we offer day passes if you mention that you saw us on news 19, you can get in for 40 for a fourday weekend. Ten dollars a day, you cannot beat that. , plus with the weather coming up with the rain coming in a perfect day for gaming. Many games do you say you guys have . Lots. I cannot even tell you. We have a secret storage unit that keeps all of our games. We spent all day yesterday setting up all of the different games. If you have a passion two play games, please come. That is familyfriendly. So our middle schooler and High Schoolers can get them for 20 for the weekend. I think kids are hooked on the technology that people are playing games on their ipads and phones, what is so special about this for you . Without boardgames there would be no video games. This is where it all began. We love the interaction. What is really great is that you can see a table of eight people playing games and they can range from ages eight80. Everybody loves two play games, it is that human interaction, you get two talk and spend time with each other. Many times people meet people and become friends. They make lifelong friends here at the gaming convention. It is from the competition . Yes, yes, yes, i like two [ name indescernible ] it is a time game. You can challenge yourself, challenge other people. It is really fun two see some little bit when the kids. The kids are little bit quicker with their hand eye coordination. Without this, there would be no video games it sounds like so much fun. The Medallion Center on garners ferry road, all we can. Stop by. It seems like it will will be a great thing for South Carolina right here in the midlands. Thank you for joining us, right now we are going two send it over two efran afante for a check on the weather. I could see the warhammer and the dnd masters drooling over this. It is going two be a great weekend two do this. Temperatures right now 43 degrees in lexington, st. Matthews 43, orangeburg is 46, winnsboro at 45 degrees. Here in columbia, a lot of cloud coverage and place, 42 degrees, the winds are competent not dealing with the wind chill, here comes the rain and a lot of it. Moving through part of georgia, alabama and into florida. All of that is making its way two the palmetto state. Today it is going two be mild, 51 degrees, very likely they will be dealing with showers. Highs today looking at temperatures two get into the upper 40s into the lower 50s, depending on how much rain and when it is coming through. We will gauge our temptress for the temperatures for the day. 52 columbia, 100 chance of rain all throughout the day, winds out of the east turning two the northwest at 10 miles per hour. Tonight it will clear up very quickly. 41degrees in columbia as all of our lows tonight will be in the upper 30s into the lower 40s. Our pinpoint hour by hour forecast, by 9 oclock the wind will start crossing over into parts of edgefield into saluda and aiken county. By lunch time, a lot of the heavy rainfall will start moving through. As it goes through the afternoon we may have a little bit of a break, but then more rainfall, heavy at times will start coming into the afternoon. By early into the evening, they will start pushing off into the pd, the amount of rainfall that can be anywhere from an inch two possibly up two an inch and a quarter all throughout the midlands. But again it will be moving through very quickly. By tomorrow, we will be looking at 62 degrees with decreasing cloud coverage. Another chance of rain on sunday with a high of 50 for degrees. As we get into monday, we will be through and a trend threat the week with Cool Temperatures in the morning, lower two middle 20s with highs in the middle two upper 40s. Until we get two thursday where it starts a little bit of warm up. Temperature for a high of 56 degrees. As we check on the Road Conditions and beat the traffic, get ready for your commute, traffic is picking up quite a bit. This is i 20 was gone over done over it i 72. Traffic has been picking up but fortunately no accidents being picked up on the interstate. 378 over garners ferry heading into downtown columbia, no traffic delays at this point. I 262 lake murray heading two Williams Brice a 28 minute down welcome back, we are on your side now helping find some fun this weekend. Restaurant weeks continues on this is your chance two get out and try a new place, or one you thought you cannot afford. You can get three courses for 48 a couple. At terra it is 30 a person for a three course meal, salad, pizza and a glass of wine for 16 each. For a full list of this event goes through sunday. Since the flood, so many of us are taking on repairs and rebuilding. This weekend there is a Home Rebuilding and modeling remodeling expo. More than 100 companies will be on hand featuring exhibits and demonstrations. The event runs today through sunday at the Columbia Convention center. The best part, it is free. Panthers fans, you already know the sunday incident. The team takes on seattle at 1 oclock at bank of America Stadium in charlotte. Tickets two the game are hundreds of dollars. If you do not have the cash two go, no worries there is a huge watch party right here in columbia. Rory riot is the largest fan club of the Carolina Panthers. They are inviting everyone out two watch the game with them at street. This is a big game, if the panthers win on sunday they go on two the nfc championship. That looks like fun. Morning, we are serving up good morning, thank you for waking up with the news 19 this morning. Time right now about two turn 6 30 a. M. On your friday. Bad news, rain coming in as well, efran afante. We are expecting rain. Fortunately, it is not raining right now. It is rather chilly out there right now, columbia 42 degrees, overcast skies, rain has not moved in yet. Here comes the rain, a lot of rain, very heavy rainfall moving through all of georgia into the northern part of florida. When the kids had out two the bus stop it will be chilly, 40 degrees, do not forget the umbrella. You will need it later on today. Hour by hour we will have the rain start between 9 oclock and 10 oclock this morning. 43degrees by 10, a lot of rainfall by lunchtime, 48 degrees, a lot of maybe pause in the rain action as we get into the afternoon. Heavy rainfall will continue into the hit late afternoon. The roads are dry as we get ready two hit the road, and bebe the traffic. Right now, lets take a l lk at i 26 eastbound at mile marker 104 as you head towards Saint Andrews two malfunction junction. Traffic is picking up, no accidents reported. Coming over 321 both directions only delay we have right now off 321. From highway 277 and i 20 a 12 minute commute. We will take a look at the rain forecast and when it will start and and and how nice that we can will look. Coming up in a few minutes, ladies. Thank you. 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