Reporter but he didnt even get a scratch. That tree trapping him inside his taxi. One good thing, the power lines didnt come down with it. One of the guys in the neighborhood actually came and, you know, got me out of the car. I had to let my seat back and crawl through the back. Reporter he says he had Guardian Angels over him from above and right here on maple street. I wanted to say to all those that helped me thank you very much. If it wasnt for the people that helped me i would have been stuck in that car. Reporter mary sturgill, news 19 wltx. Wow he needs to be a powerful ticket. He says he is okay, just shaken. We had about 3,000 Power Outages in lexington county and Richland County because of the high winds. Earlier today we were over without power. It is now down to about 3,000 or so all across the area. All right. Daniel bonds is standing by. Are the winds going to be dying down . We will see another windy day tomorrow. Right now winds across the midland. Strong, 20 Miles Per Hour columbia. 29 sumter. 23 orangeburg. We did see wind gusts of 57 Miles Per Hour here in columbia earlier this afternoon. Tonight 1530 Miles Per Hour. Chilly with lows around 42 degrees. Windy again tomorrow, winds at 20 to 35 Miles Per Hour. 56 degrees our high and tomorrow night clear and cold with lows around 34 degrees. As we know Severe Weather could happen anytime of the year. For that you need a Weather Radio. For that outlet to jim gandy at the kroger talking about these Weather Radios. Jim . I am here at the kroger store at the corner of two notch road and sparkleberry lane. We have been having our weather fest throughout the day. We have been making available to people here in the midlands the weather alert radios at a discounted rate. In addition we want to thank the groups that have been here, south carolili Emergency Management division, Richland County emergency services. They have all been here with us today. The response has been great. We have a few people coming in to the store. We will be here for a little while longer. If you are in the area come on by and get your weather alert radios. Back to you. Thank you. Rebuilt together is an organization getting people back in their flood damaged homes. They have been busy. Is now ready for her to move back in. It is more than just a project. It is somebodys home. You know . And regardless of where [ indiscernible ] it is our home. All we have known together since we moved in here. So to see it all put back it was just really overwhelming. She plans to begin moving back in this weekend. This is the first Owner Occupied rebuild that they completed. They have 120 and 45 people on the waiting list. New effort to better protect your personal information online. Robert kittle has more. Reporter . Reporter sounds like a new tv show but sc cyberis a new Cyber Security effort to fight acers and better protect your today there is 15 billion connected devices. 2025, there will be 45 billion. Reporter governor nikki haley said when the state department got hacked in 2012 it woke all of us up. This new program will try to keep the state ahead of hackers. What are the newest and latest ways, what are the vulinabilities, how could we educate the private sector and are we training our newest students on what Cyber Security is and how they need to be thinking. The program is housed at historic and involves the national guard, chattanooga, clemson and chamber of commerce, clemson and business man says training is important because hackers try to get employees to respond to emails that look legitimate. It happened to me in atlanta. I was there last week in a meeting, gotten email, said are you sending us emails to wire 250,000 . No. But someone was in our system. Reporter Robert Kittle news 19 wltx. The program will also be a hub for research and development for new Cyber Security technology. A columbia businessman has been sentenced for runnnng an illegal gambling operation. A judge gave him 15 months in prison and three years supervised released and has to pay restitution for the government to the government for failure to pay taxes. He ran an illegal video poker a man is accused of a host of crimes and authorities need your help finding him. He is accused of robbery, assault and battery and ill treatment of animals and burglary and injury to personal property. If you know where he can be found tonight call Crime Stoppers at 1888crimesc. The fight against the gas tax bill continues tonight with a senator continuing his filibuster. He has been on the floor since last week, says the surplus of money should be enough to fix our roads. His focus is on restructuring the way money is spent. Right now there is a commission that controls the roads projects. Davis says the Commission Works off political interest and wants to do away with it. Fure hold the transportation secretary accountable. He is not willing to compromise with law makers who want to raise the tax. New revenue already coming in this year. 760million is reoccurring. Year after year. Again, i mean, our roads and bridges need repairs, need attention. Ought to be our number one priority. We shouldnt jack up gas prices. We just lack the will to prioritize. He will filibuster another day and another senator will continue block the bill when he steps down. Lindsey graham spoke out against the president s proposal to close down Guantanamo Bay. Lindsey graham says it is a political box check for the president and said he made a promise he cannot fulfill. Leadership would have allowed the closer of Guantanamo Bay, john mccain and myself would have stood with the president to close the facility and open up a new one inside the United States thahaadheres to our values. That time period has passed. I want to hear a verying about have a hearing about it and i want everybody who has a better idea to come forward. I have written a statute, i gave it to the president i didnt ask years ago. John mccain led on this. It is now time for those in the congress who believe we should close Guantanamo Bay put the idea forward. One of the places considered to send the prisoners is the Charleston Naval brig but the governor will fight any plan to do that. We are having a heart webinar tonight. Andrea mock is standing by with more details on what a heart webinar is and how you can participate. The phones arent ringing. It is as easy as going to www. Wltx. Com and you will get to talk to this panel of experts. Excited to have them volunteer their time. He is a sleep expert. We were discussing how important it is when it comes to heart health to get a good nights sleep. What are the troubles people see . As a sleep specialists, with regards to the heart, sleep apnea is one of the bigger problems. Loud snoring, pauses in the breathing at night, while you are asleep, witnessed by bed partners. Stroke and heart attack. It could raise Blood Pressure and could cause other problems. There is help for patients out there . Certainly. There is a number of Different Things other than cp, oral appliances, there are less expensive machines, they are better than they used to be. Masks are more comfortable, easier to use. Almost always covered by insurance. That is those are ways you can treat. How much sleep should we get . 7 hours. Try get 8. Thank you very much. Keep answering your questions. You heard it, 7 to 8 hours of sleep to keep your heart healthy and the rest of your body. Thank you very much. Still ahead the Democratic Candidates still campaigning in our state ahead of the primary. Clinton as she fights they served our country. Our country should serve them better. Bernie sanders cracked the gridlock with john mccain to help clean up the mess at the v. A. And strengthen veterans healthcare. Bernie sanders has always stood with our veterans, and thats why hell never rush to put our men and women in harms way. Judgment. Integrity. Bernie. You are watching news 19 at 7 00 p. M. With jr berry. Ahead of saturdays democratic primary Bernie Sanders said poverty in america is one of the reasons why she running for he is running for president. He accused Hillary Clinton of backing legislation that increased poverty level. Where we are today is to remember how we got where we are, to understand in the richest country in the history of the world we dont have to have children living in extreme poverty. That we need a government that represents all of us. Not just the wealthy and the powerful. That is why i am running for president. Sanders left South Carolina to make Campaign Stops elsewhere, including missouri and oklahoma. A state Bernie Sanders says he has a chance of winning. He says he plans to return here on friday. Despite having the commanding lead in the polls Hillary Clinton continues to Campaign Across the state. Tonight she is in sumter and this afternoon in columbia. Earlier today Hillary Clinton said she is not taking anything for granted in South Carolina. I am taking nothing for granted. Not a single voter. Not a single state. Because i want people to know that i am going to be there for them. I am going to fight for them, i am going to lay out what i believe i can accomplish. I want people to know that i will be in their corners. I will work as hard as i can to convince people to come out to vote. Reporter with such a big i have a lot of people working hard for me in this state. They have been on the ground, volunteering. We are part of a team. I want to support them just as they have supported me. I want people that i am going to be with you, i will do the best i can to make sure we make progress together. Hillary clintons husband former president bill clinton will make stops for his wife now, the midlands most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist jim gandy. Reporter i am that kroger at two notch road and sparkleberry lane. And today we have had our first weather fest where we have been providing the noaa Weather Radio at a discounted price. A lot of you have taken advantage of that and we want to thank everybody who has come out. Weather fest is winding down and it has been a big success. We want to thank kroger in help putting on the weather fist and the South Carolina minimum wage management decision and Richland County emergency services. We will have other weather fests in the future. We will let you know when and where they will be. In the mean time, our weather, we had rough weather here today and daniel is back in the studio. We have had rough weather that all moved out of here. In thes are pleasant now. It is pleasant now. 69 degrees charleston. The cool air is spilling in to the up state. 48 degrees in greenville. The big story today has been the winds. Downtown columbia wind gusts of 57 Miles Per Hour. Sumter wind gusts 55 Miles Per Hour. East over 54. Columbia, 53. All across the midlands strong wind gusts earlier this afternoon. Those winds are still strong. These are current gusts across the midlands. 38 Miles Per Hour in columbia. And sumter. 37 in orangeburg. Talking about gusty winds and breezy conditions looks like over night and the breezy condition will continue into tomorrow as well. For tonight upper 30s newberry. Low 40s elsewhere. A chilly start to your thursday. 58 orangeburg and manning. 56 degrees in columbia and st. Matthews. This is what we are expecting for the next 7 days. Not a bad forecast. 56 degrees on friday. 57 for saturday. Sunday we warm up to 65 trees. 58 degrees by sunday. Breezy on monday. Tuesday and wednesday, partly cloudy skies. And right now expecting temperatures to climb up into the lower 70s. In the short term it will be windy tonight and tomorrow. Keep that in mind if you are that is a look hmm hmm hmmhmmhmmhmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmmhmm let us be lovers, well marry our fortunes together [ cheering ] ive got some real estate here in my bag counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike theyve all come to look for america [ cheers and applause ] all come to look for america all come to look for america all come to look for america well, that is our time for inside edition brave erin andrews. The testimony from her father that brought her to tears. And targeting erin. How the creepy peeping tom changed her life forever. Then, melania trumps first big sitdown interview. Do i agree all the time with him . And its really getting nasty. Hes like a little baby. Its ted cruz comparing trump to this movie villain. Get in my belly this gay thinks hes here to win big money on a new tv game show. Welcome to the game of fame. But hes about to learn the truth. The answer is you. Look whats in the audience. His victims. How do you sleep at night . How game of fame turned into game of shame . Then what Khloe Kardashian o. J. Miniseries. Kardashian kardashian plus, celine dions dramatic return to the stage. Now, inside edition with deborah norville. Deborah hello, everybody, and thank you for joining us. Its an intimate look at the impact of knowing your most private moments have gone wildly public. The father of tv personality erin andrews testifying to just how devastated she was when she learned that naked video of her was all over the internet. Steven fabian has the latest on andrews lawsuit against the hotel where the video was shot. Erin, how are you doing today . Erin andrews manages a smile as he heads into court but it was shortlived. Tears flowed as her father took the stand. At first, steven andrews, a tv reporter from tampa, told how younger rain grew to become a star at espn. But erins smiles vanished as her dad described the day