Kennedy. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and morning. And good news. There are no reports of any traffic incidents in or around the capital city. But well be sure to keep our eyes 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 headlines. The biggest night on the primary calendar has come and gone. And we have your complete rundown of super tuesday results. Democratic president ial hopeful Hillary Clinton has widened her lead over bernie sanders. Abc news projects clinton has secured victories in seven states. Shes won georgia, virginia, arkansas, alabama, tennessee, texas and massachusetts. Plus american samoa. Sanders won his home state of vermont. As well as oklahoma, minnesota and has been kind to clinton. Looking at both super delegates and pledged delegate counts. According to abc news delegate estimates. Hillary clinton now has one thousandnine delegates. Compare that to sanders three hundred76. Twothousand threehundred82 delegates are needed to secure the democratic nomination. And it would appear democratic voters would be satisfied. Should clinton maintain her lead and clinch the democratic nomination. Exit polls show. More super tuesday voters across the south say theyd be satisfied with clinton as the eventual nominee. As opposed to sanders. And democratic primary voters overwhelmingly show they want the next president to be someone with political experience. Hillary clinton is celebrating what she sees as a super tuesday victory. Now shifting her attention to the upcoming democratic primaries in florida and michigan. Speaking to supporters in miami. Clinton used her her republican opponents. 33 republican president ial candidate donald trump is also celebrating what looks like to be a successful super tuesday. Trump taking seven trump also spoke to supporters in florida last night. His victory speech dismissing rival Hillary Clintons claims that he and other gop hopefuls are trying to divide america. 33 abc news is projecting will take home the majority of the gop primaries and caucuses today. Trump has claimed victories in alabama, arkansas, georgia, massachusett s, tennessee, vermont and virginia. Ted cruz won his home state of texas. Along with neighboring oklahoma. And in a neckandneck race in alaska. Ted cruz adding another a third win early this morning. Barely beating out trump. And marco rubio scored a lone victory in minnesota. With more wins under his belt. Donald trump continues to inch closer to the number of delegates needed to clinch the gop nomination. Taking a look at the top three republican president ial hopefuls. After last nights vote. Abc new delegate estimates show trump leading with 279delegates. Cruz has 155. And rubio 82. One thousandtwohundred37 delegates are needed for the gop nomination. Exit polls show a strong contrast between republican and Republican Voters say they have a strong desire for an outsider candidate. Rather than a political insider. Of course, donald trump is crushing his competition when it comes to gaining outsider voters. Senators ted cruz and marco rubio. Splitting those preferring experience. But ted cruz is looking to get ahead. And hes looking to his competition to get it. The texas senator has suggested his trailing rivals consider dropping out and throw their support behind him in an effort to keep donald trump out of the white house. Still despite the plea. And a weak showing in yesterdays super tuesday vote. Gop president ial hopeful ben carson is vowing to press on in the president ial race. And john kasich has thanked supporters at an event in mississippi. The Ohio Governor finished second in the New Hampshire primary last month. But since. 33 still to come. Hillary clinton and donald trump. A step closer to their partys president ial nominations. But that doesnt mean their way to the white house just yet. Our coverage of vote 2016 continues. A warm start with cloudy skies, but more gervais. 33 heres a quick look at stories that are making headlines across the country. Its sweeping primary victories for Hillary Clinton and donald trump. But wins for the competition assure the race to the white house will stretch into the spring. Latest on vote 2016. 33 from political match up some sports fans may be more interested in. Eric has more. Carolina and clemson baseball will go into fridays first rivalry game with a combined 15 wins in a row. The gamecocks visiting the lowcountry last night. Thats where tim Sports Minute to win it. 33 still to 33 come. From the court to the baseball diamond. Hoping they have the luck of the irish on their side. For some Saint Patricks day fun. A warm start with cloudy skies, but more sunshine is on the main and gervais. Welcome you to go check out the renovations that feature a stateofthe art business, careers and research center. They say its the perfect spot to connect with clients. Finish career opportunities. The new resources are all part of a 15million dollar project plan for the main location. It was made possible by Richland County residents with the passage of a 59million bond referendum back in 2013. And while your checking out the new facilities at the richland library. You can also get in on a special storytime celebration today. Its doctor seuss birthday. And in honor of the famous author. Theyll be reading some of his classics in the meeting room. Morning and runs until 10 45. 33 were 33 checking out what will be making headlines later today. Heres eric with your look ahead. The lexington county blowfish hope to hit one out of the park. But were not talking baseball. Yesterday, the blowfish announced plans to host the first Saint Patricks day parade in downtown lexington. Its set to take place saturday march 12th at two in the afternoon with a full line up. 33 lexington county native. And South CarolinaNational Guard major general. Robert livingston the festival. 33 still to come. The latest on Richland County councilman, kelvin washingtons arrest. And the shadow it casts at a regular session meeting. Stay with us. Were live blood shot the report goes on to say that although he refused to provide a blood sample, they were able to secure blood and urine samples through the execution of a search warrant. Washington is now out on bond. But has been on the wrong side of the law for most of 2016. He pleaded guilty to multiple counts of not paying his taxes earlier this year. On these counts he was fined and sentenced to probation. And regardless of the new charges against washington. Its business as usual at the Richland County councils regular session. Washington did not attend night. But councilman. Torrey rush. Took the time to echo his previous statement regarding the arrest. 33 also at yesterdays meeting. The Council Passed the First Reading of doubling the elections budget. Still to come. We have the latest on the race to the white house. Find out where candidates stand following super tuesdays vote. Stay with and gervais. Good 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you about this morning. Here are some trouble spots that you might encounter. South carolina Highway Patrol is reporting a collision with injuries at the intersection of i20 and monticello road. This is going to be in the westbound lanes. We will continue to update you if anything else pops up for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. The biggest night on the primary calendar has come and gone. And we have your complete rundown of super tuesday results. Democratic president ial hopeful Hillary Clinton has widened her lead over bernie sanders. Abc news projects clinton has secured victories in seven states. Shes won georgia, virginia, arkansas, alabama, tennessee, texas and massachusetts. Plus american samoa. Sanders won his home state of vermont. As well as oklahoma, minnesota and colorado. Abc news is projecting donald trump will take home wins for the majority of yesterdays gop primaries and caucuses. Trump has claimed victori in alabama, arkansas, georgia, massachusetts, tennessee, vermont and virginia. Ted cruz won his home state of texas. Along with neighboring oklahoma. And in a neckandneck race in another a third win early this morning. Barely beating out trump. And marco rubio scored a lone victory in minnesota. Donald trump is celebrating his super tuesday success. During a victory speech. Trump dismissed rival Hillary Clintons claims that he and other gop hopefuls are trying to divide america. 33 trump also took a shot at senator marco rubio. Calling him a total lightweight in the final hours before the first super tuesday polls closed. Trump also going after marco rubios supporter. Governor nikki haley. Trumps social media director tweeted a 2012 video of haley dismissing calls for then candidate mitt romney to release his tax returns as a political stunt. Haley is now backing marco rubio who is asking trump to release his tweeted, the people of South Carolina are embarrassed of nikki haley. The governor replied to trump, bless your heart. Ted cruz is looking to get ahead in the polls. And hes looking to his competition to do it. The texas senator has suggested his trailing rivals consider dropping out and throw their support behind him in an effort to keep donald trump out of the white house. Cruz says hes the only remaining candidate who can defeat trump. Still despite the plea. And a weak showing in yesterdays super tuesday vote. Gop president ial hopeful ben carson is vowing to press on in the president ial race. And john kasich has thanked supporters at an event in mississippi. The Ohio Governor finished second in the New Hampshire primary last month. But hasnt gained much traction since. Taking a look at some of the other stories making headlines in the midlands. A Richland County sheriffs deputy and, former gamecock. Is out of a sheriff leon lott fired him. And had him arrested, for stealing a piece of tape. Kaleb broome is a deputy without a mark to his record. Hes actually been recognized by the department for exemplary work. But all of that changed. When Deputy Broome allegedly defaced a poster and stole a piece of doublesided tape, while responding to a domestic disturbance call. Sheriff lott says a ten cent theft. Is still a theft. 33 that price. Up to a year in prison. The sheriff says broome is out of jail on a 10thousand dollar personal recognizance bond. We have reached out to broome, to see if hed like to share his side of the story. A man already in jail accused with one murder is now accused of a second. Columbia police say charles byrd was the 2013 murder of Willie Gilmore at a home on bailey street. Byrd is already in custody charged with the 2014 shooting death of Marcus Kennedy at a home on cody street. Octobers altercation between a student and a resource officer at Spring Valley high school raised several questions surrounding the role of Law Enforcement in public education. That was the subject of a Forum Last Night at usc. The forum featured four professors who shared their research. They discussed ways policies can be reshaped to provide better held at uscs law school. Still to come. An early taste of spring over the past few days here in the midlands. But it looks like old man winter still has a strong hold on other parts of the nation. A warm start with cloudy skies, but more sunshine is on the way. Details next. Live from main and gervais. A winter good morning. Stocks posting a super tuesday of their own. The dow opens this morning on the heels of its second best day of the year. All three major averages added more than 2 . Asian and european markets all advancing overnight. Toyota is showing off an edgier look. The sub compact cross overdebuts today at the geneva auto show. It is expected to come to the u. S. As early as next spring. Forbes is out with its new list of billion nars. Gates and buffett in the top three. Heres name you dont know. Alexandra is the youngest billionaire. She says she always bias cars secondhand. Who runs the world . Girls. Thats americas money. I thought activia wasnt for me. Until i realized how much our digestive systems handle during winter. 90 stressful days juggling hectic schedules. Over 40 meals of heavy comfort foods like baked mac cheese. No wonder after all that our digestive systems can act up. So try the activia two week challenge enjoying activia twice a day for two weeks may help reduce the frequency of bloating, gas, discomfort or rumbling. Try it it works in two weeks or its free. Dannon you know what women love . Strippers. How do you think i got a girl like this . If you strip, romance will follow. Crest whitestrips remove years of stains. Try whitestrips and see what. 33 storm is creating a slippery mess for planes at a chicago airport. Yeah. You can see the snow is falling hard. And those runways arent holding up in these conditions. The storm caused two planes to slide off separate runways. One being a small corporate jet. Holding two people aboard. No one was injured but the accident did force the closing of the runway for about an hour. Soon after. An American Airlines flight had to request to be towed to the terminal. After sliding off the runway. This caused hundreds of flights to be cancelled. Federal investigators are looking into both incidents. 33 were now going to turn our attention to your health. Rochelle dean has a look at what is making headlines in a new report shows that the work your job requires. May actually be related to how healthy your heart is. Lana zak. 33 still to come. Selfdriving cars are under the spotlight. Find out what happened to make google update their software for the hightech ride. Stay with us. Gervais. Even self it has accumulated more than onemillion miles of autonomous driving and it has updated software to avoid similar accidents. And how do you feel about there being no human driver behind the wheel . No thank you . Seems to be the consensus of a triplea survey. 75percent of drivers say they wouldnt feel however. 60percent say they would like to get some kind of selfdriving feature, such as automatic braking or selfparking. And for those of you who prefer to be behind the wheel. You can now show people that you are a life saver, just by hitting the roadways. March is Red Cross Month and starting yesterday, drivers can purchase a special redcross license plate from the department of motor vehicles. The plates are available for a fee of 25dollars every two years. The proceeds help the red cross provide Vital Services during times of need. Now lets turn things over to eric for a look at whats making headlines in hollywood. Comedian Katt Williams is behind bars this morning. Authorities say the entertainer was arrested in connection with an assault in georgia on monday. A pool supply store employee tells police he and williams got into an argument that escalated when williams threw something at him and punched him. Williams is charged with battery. He is being held in jail on a Sports Illustrated is golden. The new cover features Golden State Warriors stars. Stephen curry. Draymond green. And klay thompson. The warriors. Who won the 2015 nba title. Are dominating this season. An exclusive look inside the unique team dynamic and currys recordbreaking run. The new issue hits stands today. And making a murderer Defense Attorneys are heading out on tour. Dean strang and jerry buting. Are hitting the road for a series called a conversation on making a murderer the two lawyers say their client. Steven avery. Is serving life in prison for a crime he didnt coit. Their speaking tour begins april 16th in boston and will travel to cities across the United States and canada through midaugust. Still to come. Were saving the best for last. And celebrating a yummy treat. Next in your day in history. Stay with us. Were live from main 33 lets check out the day in history. Congress abolishes the african slave trade in 1807 dr. Seuss born in 1904ford celebrates 1 millionth mustang in 1966 today is. National read across america cream pie day. 33 thats all 33 the time that we have for the first hour of good morning columbia. But were coming right back. So be sure to from main and gervais. Rochelle good morning, columbia. Today is wednesday, march 2. The busiest day on the primary calendar has come and gone. We have a complete rundown of your super tuesday results. Plus clearing the way to the white house. Will a call for candidates to drop out of the race be answered among the trailing gop president ial hopefuls . And out of a job and behind bars. We have the latest on the arrest of a Richland County sheriffs deputy. Good morning, columbia starts right now. Captioning provided by caption associates, llc www. Captionassociates. Com. Eric good morning, columbia. With us, where have you been . Rochelle exactly, weve already been up and getting things ready for you on this hump day. Eric but well do it again. Im eric weisfeld. Rochelle and im rochelle dean. Were live from main and gervais. The times now 6 00. Eric it is a rainy morning, it has stopped. Rochelle you play need a light jacket. Lets turn things over to Jonathan Kennedy for more what you can expect as you head out. Jonathan yes, looks like a nice start, rain moved out, roadways are wet, keep it in mind as you are hitting the roads, other than that, nothing to worry about. As we cool down we have a lot of humidity in the air but no additional rain is expected for your day today. Highs will climb into 60s bu