A live look there. We will take you there live just as soon as it starts. Right now though, the word of the moment is vaccine. Im at a Football Stadium thats part of the Charleston County School District. Its the second largest in this state. They are ready to give their teachers the vaccine just as soon as the state gives the green light. Already some people in the state getting their vaccines at drivethru sites which presents its own set of challenges. We will talk about that and learn about an ingenious solution from Mount Pleasants mayor. It includes an unlikely ally, chickfila. More on that in a moment. We will start in Charleston County. The School District is ready to roll out vaccines to its teachers. First, they need the green light from the state. I want to bring in jeff buroey. He is the Chief Operating Officer in the School District. 50,000 students. Jeff, first of all, i will put my mask on. We might be within the six feet here. Lets just start with the teachers. Again, So
We begin in South Carolina for the Confederate Flag flies one more night over the complex. And it will come down tomorrow morning. It is days after the Charleston Shooting reignited the debate over the flags meaning. Governor haynes assigned the bill. And what do we know about how the removal happened . We dont know how the removal is going to take place but we know its going to come down tomorrow at 10 . This is a historic day for South Carolina, and less than 24 hours ago it looked like the flag might not come down any time soon. With the stroke of a pen, nikki haley made history removing the Confederate Flag from the state grounds after half a century. When the emotion starts to fade, the history of the action by everyone in South Carolina to get us to this moment is one that we can all be proud of. The law removing the flag was passed after a contentious andhour debate in the house of representatives, pitting supporters against opponents. I cannot believe that we doen have the hear
Is the best deal. This is Aljazeera America. Good morning. Live from new york city, im randall pinkston. The first shot of the civil war was fired in South Carolina. For decades the Confederate Flag has been a fixture ocean of the State Capitol but that changes in a few hours the battle flag will come down and moved to the relic room. The governor signed a bill to remove the flag yesterday. At her side, family members of victims from last months Church Massacre in charleston. Diane, tell us how the program will go this morning for the removal of the flag. Randall weve gotten very few details from the state on how things are going to proceed this morning. We know theres going to be a ceremony at 10 00. The flag will be lowered carried away in an Armored Vehicle. Its going to be taken to the South Carolina confederate relic room and Military Museum here in columbia, about a mile away. Were going to have to waist and see how things proceed as the day progresses. With all the controversy,
Resumed driving on assembly. He was tracked down after police looked at Surveillance Video and talked to witnesses. The victim was treated by ems at the scene. Columbia police say carpenter later gave a statement and has been fully cooperative. There are no indications he was under the influence of anything. Carpenter appeared in city court this morning and is free on a 5 carpenter at age 26 is the nations youngest medal of honor recipientsuffering severe injuries and undergoing multiple surgeries after saving a fellow marine in afghanistan from a taliban grenade attack. Hes been unavailable for comment. Jack kuenzie wis news ten. There are several strong storms moving towards sc from ga, therefore the flooding remains a concern today. Thursday the rain chance falls to 50 during the day and then down to 30 that night. High 70. The front will cross the area and settle along the coast by late thursday night. New years day will be mostly cloudy with only a slight chance of showers and a t
Neighborhood, Michal Higdon, wis news 10. A flood advisory remains in effect for our area this morning, as some more showers will move across the state today. Lets get the latest on your forecast with von gaskin. The flood watch remains in effect through thursday morning with several strong storms and the possibility of flash flooding throughout the midlands. On thursday the rain chance falls to 50 during the day and then down to 30 that night. High 70 new years day will be mostly cloudy with only a slight chance the continued rain has forced forced state transportation than a dozen roads in South Carolina. As of last night dot says 29 roads were closed in 12 counties because of flooding or damage from the most recent rainfall. Officials say crews will be out repairing those roads as soon as the weather settles. Meanwhile, they say drivers should continue to use caution while traveling. Columbia officials are also blaming the rain for sewage overflows affecting several neighborhoods. O