The home before firefighters arrived. Including the two dogs. Firefighters now in the process of removing smoke in the inside the home and mopping up hot spots. Under control firefighters searched the home for additional victims, there were none found. Well stay on top of this breaking story and bring updates on air and online at abcactionnews. Com. At the top of the 6 00 hour well let you listen to someone who is praying in a home next door and helped get people out. Corey dierdorff, abc action news. I think the commute will be dry. Temperatures now in the middle 60s. Quite a mild start with an east wind. By the time we get to the afternoon things are going to really warm up. I think were talking mid to upper 70s by later on, quiet now on titan Doppler Radar. This is not rain here. Were going to continue to stay dry through the morning hours. Then by the afternoon i do think a few showers are going to be underway. Then of course were going to be watching the storm system across texas.
33 we want to 33 give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. And good news. There are no trouble spots to report out on the roads in or around the capital city. But well be sure to keep an eye 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 morning headlines. The democratic president ial hopefuls have their sights set on South Carolina ahead of saturdays primary. Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will be in Columbia Hall hosted by cnn. Ts a chance for the Democratic Candidates to answer questions from palmetto state voters. The event runs from eight until ten. At the university of South Carolina school of law auditorium. Ahead of tonights town hall, Hillary Clinton has a busy day of campaigning in the capital city. Clinton will be attending the breaking down barriers town hall today at central baptist church. Clinton will be joined by five mothers who lo
Works. Nbc nightly news begins right now. Good evening. Abortion one of the countrys most divisive and politicallycharged fault lines jolted capitol hill today. With the head of planned parenthood going before congressional critics. Her First Time Since the series of controversial undercover videos were made public. Todays hearing was long and consensus, with the groups president ofrping a spirited defense. We start tonight kelly odonnell. Rallying in houston today. Supporters of planned parenthood took to the streets for what they called nation pinkout day. I feel like women should support women. And the same passion in washington for those that provide Womens Health care services, including abortion. But inside of the capitol, the president of planned parenthood, ses hell richards faced hours, of sometimes confrontational questions. You cant tell me how much you make from abortions . You cant give me that number . Reporter planned parenthood is under political fire from the campaign
Flame the color of the smoke where the fire is in the house. And these cameras are designed to handle intense fires. This is one of the only cameras that actually will sustain heats up to 900 degree f which is incredibly hot something that we dont even want to be in but theyve gone over that threshold just to make sure that they are safe and protetced and advantages of these cameras and capturing beyond helping firefighters. We are going to focus on using this to better the firefighters ability to fight fires also tto provide a safer environment for future environment also a safer enviroment for citizens of cf. Now there are no state or federal guidelines for helmet cameras just yet so the chief at the Cedar Falls Fire Department is currently working on getting those done before he trains anyone on how to use the cameras. Weve got you covered, Lauren Moss Kwwl news. Thanks lauren the Cedar Falls Fire Department hopes to start wearing the helmet cameras in january. The rain continues in
Plea for a reduced sentence, so did the catholic church. The rach bishop of atlanta writing a letter on behalf of pope francis. During his visit to the u. S. , the pontiff made with prisoners and called for a worldwide ban on the death penalty. Just say this punishment must never rebuild the dimension of hope and reality. Papal appeal for individual cases are not unheard of but rarely work. Only john paul ii was successful in getting a missouri inmate oth death row in 1999. His sentence commuted to life without parole. This is consistent with the Catholic Churchs position against the death penalty. But this request was particularly salient given the pope had just issued a statement to congress. This time despite the request, the parole board declined clemency. This is set to be the first woman executed in georgia in 70 years. Executions in the u. S. Has dropped dramatically. Down from 98, 16 years ago, to 20 this year. The 21st is scheduled to take place in the prison behind me by leth