Trump says if he was african americanquotei wouldnt like him very much. The candidates are continuing to stamp down the trail here in South Carolina working for every vote they can get before the polls open. That includes texas senator ted cruz. Hes expected to land at Eagle Aviation in west columbia. Thats where we find our mike desumma who joins us now live with more. Sam , judi this hanger at Eagle Aviation has been used often over the years. Troops on their way in and out of the midlands on deployment have come through here. Today its expected to host about 600 ted cruz supporters for an afternoon rally. The texas senators plane is expected to hit the ground in minutes. Hell rally with voters here before he continues on. The low country and the grand strand. Rally with voters here before he continues on. Earlier today he made stops in the low country and the grand strand. Hes coming off a big week taking a lead over donald trump in a National Poll from nbc and the wall street journ
Showers with a few thunderstorms this morning will quickly race to the coast by sunrise well start to clear the sky before noon. It will be windy and warmer with highs in the lower to middle 60s. Sunny and dry over the next several days with daytime highs in the middle to upper 60s. Overnight lows from the upper 30s to middle parts of the south. A tornado from this funnel cloud touched down in parts of northwest florida, monday. Several homes and business in the town of mcdavid were damaged and thousands were left without power. Schools will be closed in that area today because of the storms. Damage as night fell over the area near century, florida. You can see numerous homes were nearly leveled, power lines and trees were down in this particular neighborhood. One woman had to be rescued from her home. Its devastating, i tell ya. Ive been through but it wasnt as bad as this. Rescue crews say three people had to be taken to hospitals for minor treatment. Remember anytime Severe Weather
Were shifting crews from different areas. Lexington and richland counties, where things were harder Columbia Fire Department is still onscene. Sce g is out here too. Drivers should avoid this area. A tree has fallen taking out several power lines and a couple traffic lights too. Were shifting crews from different areas. Lexington and richland counties, where things at this hour there are still some outages in lexington, richland and aiken counties. Power Companies Say more could come tonight or tomorrow as winds continue to pick up. Severe threat is less as much of the dynamics lift to the northeast however, a few thunderstorms will develop along the cold front as to the northeast however, a few thunderstorms will develop along the cold front as it moves through the state. Clearing skies and cooler temperatures tonight through thursday. Stay on top of the latest weather headed your way by downloading the wisweatherapp. Its free in your app store front as it moves through the state. Cle
The warrant for the attempted murder charge says the victim and leons wife were in the back seat of the truck when the shots were fired; she was not injured. Leon is a local Restaurant Owner who had been linked to the federal indictment against former lexington county sheriff james metts. Leon avoided prison time, however he received one year probation and a heavy fine. Two families devastated with a husband and father in jail and a teenager shot and killed. Jimmy methe has been charged with voluntary manslaughter. Kershaw county investigators say methe shot and killed 17yearold Brandon Spencer after he found the teen stealing from his truck. Wis Meaghan Norman has the latest. He got caught up in something that had a horrible ending. Ranel willoughby says she tried to save her grandsons life after starting to see a pattern of bad behavior. He had recently been caught stealing and was experimenting with marijuana. ive been preaching and preaching to him, youre going to get in trouble. E
Anyone predicted, and you know, for those of us who cover it and those who love politics, its pretty exciting, but i think a lot of experts are just scratching their heads at this point trying to figure what just happened here or whats what im seeing is is a surprising number of undecided voters at this late stage in the game, which i dont know, i suppose in some way either negatively or positively, it speaks to, you know, the quality of the candidates, but i get the impression your people are taking this, you know, obviously very seriously. Mean, this is one of the first states to vote, and its got a lot of influence. I think people understand the importance and the value, but i was struck how many people are still evaluating these candidates. You can catch nbc nighlty news live from columbia right after wis news at 6. Taking a look over downtown columbiaand a nice evening ahead as we head into the weekend. Ben tanner joins us now with a look at your as a slow moving cool front approa