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i love my brother. this day last year, joshua hill was 13 months old in march he died in a fire that his brother jacob morgan was adieused of setting. my best friend. at tuesday s plea hearing prosecutors told a judge that fire had two points of origin one in the bedroom and the other in the living room. according to investigators morgan admitted to lighting tea candles before the home went up in flames. whether he intended to kill his brother or not and may be up for debate. but he set the fire that killed his brother. prosecutors say morgan had a cellphone but never use to do to call for help despite the evidence against the brother, loved ones continue to stand behind him after the death of their toddler. i will never get over losing my little boy. i will never get over my other son being accused of the loss of our little boy. more began pleaded guilty to unlawful conduct towards a child as part of the plea. he maintains his innocence in the arson ent ....
if you would survive or not. reporter: terrifying experience no one expected. crystal hutchins one of the thoses aboard the an anthem of the seas. is this real, what do you do? i have a three-year-old it was hard. high winds, massive waves created a mass. videos from others show the chaos that unfolded during the storm, hutchins says the passengers were told to stay in their rooms. ceilings are out, chairs and tables everywhere. a couple people have been injured badly. it was crazy. royal caribbean said the wind speeds were higher than forecasted. hutchins isn t happy. if you kne and you took our lives in your hands and gambled. family still waiting to get off the ship. that was alex giles reporting. hutchins says the package doesn t have them flying out until later today. her family is being forced to wait in line and go through customs. the cruise line is refunding their money. more republicans are leaving the campaign 2016 presidential race. chris chr ....
right now wbtv s ashton pellom is live and on your side with simple ways to protect your home when it is below freezing. reporter: good morning, christine. these are common sense, they can cost hundreds of thousands of damage to your home if you don t do them. we spoke with experts over at michael & son, they want to tell to you let the faucets drip, especially on the outside wall. also leave cabinets open in your home the warm air cancer can you late and the pipes won t freeze. garden hoses should not be connected to the faucets. experts tell us that is the no. 1 device that will freeze and cause an issue. get out there and disconnect those hoses and lastly, experts say if disaster occurs, you need to know where your emergency shut off valve is, that is important. these tips can help you protect reporting live in uptown share, ashton pellom, wbtv on your side. christine: you can track the next round of winter weather any time using the smart phones, very handy down ....
the records to 1980 to ronald reagan. every time since then they had a south carolina primary, except for 2012, the winner of the south carolina primary has gone on to secure the nomination. you have names like ronald reagan, george hw bush, bob dole, george w bush, john mccain in 2008. the only exception 2012 when newt gingrich won with 40% of the vote. he did not to secure the nomination, that is why this is so important for the gop nominees this time around. you have people coming in, donald trump leading the way with 36% of the vote, that average poll and ted cruz right behind him, it is a race for those two guys at this point but it is a very big point for them to secure south carolina. that is why it is so important for them to win here, will start tonight at the forum, over at burns auditorium, from 6:00 to 9:00. each has 30 minutes to speak. right now two people have is ben carson and also you have ted cruz will be here, but i do want to just briefly talk about ....
good information here. reporter: good morning, john. yeah, a lot of these things are common sense but we spoke with experts at michael & son, they say people forget to do it all time and ends up costs thousands of damage to the home. get right to it, the folks at michael & son tell us you should let the faucets drip if they are on an outside wall. also leave your cabinets open so the warm air cancer can can circulate. garden hosts should not be connected to the faucets. this is the no. 1 device that will freeze and cause an issue. get out there and disconnect the hoses. lastly, if a disaster does happen, know where the main shut off valve is to your home, that way all the tips put together you can protect yourself until below freezing weather. reporting live in uptown charlotte, ashton pellom, wbtv on your side. john: wherever you plan to go weather app with you. you can check the forecast right on your mobile device. christine: now to campaign 2016, we re nine da ....