High in the upper 50s. More clouds for friday with periods of rain likely, warmer with highs in the lowers 60s. Saturday now looks a little wet and sunday drier, this is a change from yesterday. Moved up the timing of the weekend rain system. Highs upper 60s over the rain chance 60 both friday and saturday. Sunday returns to partly cloudy skies, highs near 60 the cold weather is sometimes a challenge for school didiricts around the state as they try to keep buses running and keep students warm. Raycoms Michael Clark has the story. Its the time of year when we see plenty of jackets and coats at schools but it keep temperatures s rm enough inside the buildings the lowest that our classrooms are allowed to get in the heating season, is 69 degrees. Kim melander and his crew showed me how they control the thermostat for every classroom in about 40 rock hill schools. Every building, every campus within the whole School District is tied together to one Energy Management system. From any computer or iphone workers can check the temperature and equipment. If somethings wrong or offline they know about it before children are even in the building. For some reason the hvac equipment has failed and the temperature is beginning to drop. We would get an automatic alarm when the temperature of that space drops below a threshold. No matter the temperature outside crews dont change settings inside its maintained at 69 director Brian Vaughan says teams are up early checking buildings and buses. Because the risk of trouble can rise when temperatures drop. We have bus drivers that report at 5 o clock in the morning,g,e have almost 100 buses in the district, so we have both state mechanics and in house this morning theres still no word on what caused 3 tractor trailers to go up in flames last night near two notch and north brickyard roads. We received several calls into our newsroom about explosions heard in that area just before 11. Were told the tractor trailers were parked behind the jimmy mart. It took about 45 minutes to get the flames under control. No injuries were reported. Columbia fire says nothing suspicious was a sleek, new development did not get a final vote in West Columbia last night. Council members delayed that vote after hearing a lot of public scrutiny. Our chad mills was there and has the latest. Its this piece of land right now empty that has neighbors like casey moons concerned. The property just over the gervais street bridge in West Columbia could end up looking Something Like this a mixeduse development complete with homes for sale and for rent, specialty stores, galleries, cafes and eateries, offices, and community spaces. Theres an old saying, if the shoe dont fit, dont wear it. i mean, yeah, this is a nice shoe. Its pretty. Its polished, but it doesnt fit what we have going on already here. Moons is worried about the traffic and parking nightmares that could come with it. Youre not going to provide anywhere for people to come and enjoy what weve spent so much moons is one of the nine people who took those concerns to West ColumbiaCity Council Tuesday night. Each and every one echoed similar concerns. Enough concern to put the brakes on voting for the development yet again. The item will come up for a final decision on wednesday, january 20th at 6 pm. Mayor bobby horton says, right now, the city is looking for more specifics in the Development Plan from developer estates companies. Councilman tem miles is looking for that too. I think theres a lot of things that can be addressed through tightening their language up, which will n harm the developer and what they want to want to build, which will go a long way in securing the folks who live around there that their worst Case Scenario wont be realized. Right now, theres a hangup on how many rental units the project might bring too. Miles says scdot reviewed the Development Developer is seeking a max of 235 units for financial reasons. Miles is hoping theyll work out the differences. You only get one shot at Something Like this, and if its wrong, its wrong forever. Moons hopes so too. Chad mills reporting. A spokesman from estates companies, the developer, says hes still optimistic that theyll get it to work in a way where the project will be financially feasible. Councilman miles believes the deal should work economically. The Columbia Housing Authority is asking for one Million Dollars to help with a plan to tear down the gonzales gardens housing project. The complex is more than 70 years oldone of the oldest in the nation. Housing and urban development gave approval to have it demolishedbut that doesnt include the 3 Million Dollars it would take for demolition and relocation of families living there. Council did not approve or deny the request in yesterdays work session. This has been an issue that the city, city council, particular the mayor has wanted to tear down gonzales gardens. Its 76 years old. Theres no timeline yet for the complex that will replace gonzales gardens, but the Columbia Housing Authority says it will be a mixedincome complex with units for seniors and families. The new project is expected to total 60 Million Dollars. Orangeburg county authorities are waiting for dental records to figure out who it was they found dead in a burned home in elloree. Firefighters discovered the man monday in a house on old number six highway the homeowner was not there at the time of the fire. Officials dont know yet how the fire started but theyre calling it suspicious. The fact that the lady who lived there was not there, she had not been there since i believe sunday, um saturday rather. Not being there, there shouldnt have not been a fire there, so just raised suspicion. Sled is heading up the ivnestigation with the help of the Orangeburg County sheriffs deparment. Officials say this is the first South Carolina in 2016. An Orangeburg County man charged with attacking a nurse during a medical exam will stay locked up. 28yearold Bryan Pierson was ordered held without bond yesterday. Hes charged with kidnapping and first Degree Assault and battery. Orangeburg county deputies say the assault happened at the Regional Medical center in orangeburg on new years day pierson grabbed the nurse from behind and put her in a choke hold. Every time i think about those kids it gets me mad. Yesterday a visibly moved president obama announced actions hes taking to try and cut gun violence in america. At the white house tuesday, the president stood with 12 people whove lost loved ones to gun violence including Jennifer Pinckney the wife the late South Carolina senator clementa pinckney. The president is looking to assure the country and gun owners that his actions will not take away guns or diminish Second Amendment rights. The actions include tightening the loophole at gun shows without a background check. Hiring more people to make the system more efficient. Developing new technologies to make guns safer. And helping people with mental illness. Governor nikki haley will be the face of the Republican Party on the National Stage next week. House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell announced that haley will deliver the partys response to president obamas state of the union address. The governor says she plans to talk about the challenges and opportunities facing our country. Haleys name has been floated as a potential pick for Vice President on the republblan ticket. The state of the union and haleys speech will be next tuesday. The gamecock Mens Basketball Team opens up sec play with a big road victory. Plus. Clemson continues its preparations ahead of their National Championship showdown with alabama. Rick henry has this and more in todays sportswrap. The nationally ranked usc Mens Basketball Team opens sec play. The gamecocks won their 13 non Conference Games but head coach the road tonight at auburn. It doesnt take long for the the gamecocks to take command. Pj dozier to michael carrera. This time. Dozier sets up Sindarius Thornwell. This was a big night for thornwell. Thornwell spreading the wealth. The assist to Mindaugas Kacinas for the dunk. Gamecocks lead by 13 at the break. Second half. Thornwell knocks downwn triple. One of his five three pointers. He scores a game high 22. Off the turnover. Former keenan star Marcus Stroman hits the breakaway layup. Usc leads 5945. Auburn cuts the margin to six. Then thornwell finds Laimonas Chatkevicius play. Usc wins it 81 to 69. Theyre 14 and oh. One and oh in the sec. The clemson men also on the road tonight at syracuse. First half. Jaron blossomgame off the alley oop. He had 20 points. Tigers up eight at recess. Final seconds. Tigers down three. Gabe devoe. Just as cool as the other side of the pillow. Drops in a triple with five point five seconds left to play. We go to overtime tied at 61. In ot. Landry nnoko with the bucket and one. He finishes with 19 points. Clemson wins. 7473. The media invaded clemson today to check out the tigers championship game practice. Top ranked clemson plays alabama monday in the National Title game in arizona. The tigers will work out at home through thursday. Then theyll fly to arizona on friday. Head coach dabo swinney was in a good mood today. And why not. His tigers are 14 and oh. One win away from claiming the lawson. He hurt it in last weeks semifinal victory over oklahoma. Shaq said immediately after that game. He would be ready for the mcl. I stil feel like im going to able to do i think everything clear and very cold this morning with temperatures in the lower 20s teens look for a mostly sunny day with a few clouds by midafternoon highs upper 40s. Due to a few more clouds and winds turning to the southwest, not as cold tonight, lows middle 30s. Increasing clouds thursday, much warmer, high in the upper 50s. More clouds for friday with periods of rain likely, warmer with highs in the lowers 60s. Saturday now looks a little wet and sunday drier, this is a change from yesterday. Moved up the timing of the weekend rain system. Highs upper 60s over the weekend. Rain saturday. Sunday returns to partly cloudy skies, highs near 60 break 2 after more 40 years in office, address to the people of his city. He sat down with raycoms bill sharpe for a oneonone interview before he leaves office. He mentioned three tragedies he had to deal with during his timethe most recent of which broke his heart. Well, it broke my heart and its hard to talk about. As joe riley looked back with me about his 40 years in office, there were 3 events that stand out in his memory as taking the biggest emotional toll on him and others. Hurricane hugopeoples lives were at stake, sofa superstore. Mother emanuel. 9 people in a bible study killed by a hateful bigot. Those were the hardest when he talked to me about the mother emanuel tragedy, his voice got quiet and seous. Its really hard to talk about it. On that deadly night in june, he told me he got a call from police cheif greg mullen about 9 20. He said what happened next broke his heart. They estimated 8 had died, one was in Critical Condition and died on the way, and then realizing one of them was sen. Pickney and going to have to tell the families, maybe 200 plus had assembled at the hotel around the corner all they knew was that there had been some shooting at the church and to be there when they realized there loved ones were dead. The mayor made it a point of emphasizing to me that the accused gunman, dylann roof. And his hate didnt incubate here. It was a hundred plus miles away, but the fact of the matter is that that bad person did not come from another planet or from another country, he came from america and from within South Carolina. So, that just reminded me the work is not finished. The mayor says he doesnt have a single regret as has looks back at his 40 years in office. Even when he lost his only election when he ran for governor back in 1994. He says now looking back, hes grateful that defeat gave him more time to serve the people of charleston. I came to accept that i did my best, i ran for the office, wasnt successful and then had the blessing of being able to come back here, roll up my sleeves and keep working for this community. Mayor riley says after he leaves office he will still be busy teaching at his alma mater the citadel, as well as the college of charleston. As well as the college of charleston. Still to come on sunrise this morning. Sharing is caring. How one viral Facebook Post with her beloved stuffed toy. Break 3 as the occupation of an oregon enters itscommunity meeting for tonight to answer questions from concerned citizens. Meanwhile, the armed antigovernment protesters who are here at the refuge say they have no plans to leave anytime soon. Well have the very latest for you coming up this morning on today. Clear and very cold this morning with temperatures in the lower 20s with a few areas in the teens look for a mostly sunny day with a few clouds by midafternoon highs upper 40s. Due to a few more clouds and winds turning to the southwest, not as cold tonight, lows middle 30s. Increasing clouds thursday, much high in the upper 50s. The Powerball Lottery jackpot is now an estimated 450 Million Dollars for tonights drawing. That would be the sixth largest jackpot ever in north america. People are lining up to get lottery tickets even though the odds of winning are astronomically small. Our Michal Higdon will be live this morning at a gas station in lexington where a winning Powerball Ticket was sold just over r o years ago. One pennsylvania girl is reunited with her favorite toy monkey thanks to facebook. The stuffed animal means so much to little sierra. In fact her family has plenty of photos featuring the animal she affectionately calls monkey. This past weekend monkey was left behind at a university of pittsburgh baskeball game, where a family saw it lying outside the arena. The family posted a picture of the monkey on facebook, where it was shared almost three thousand times in less than a day. Eventually monkey found its way back home brothers who found it. The time is now 4 temperatures taking even more of a dip as you start your morning. Tim miller will tell us when the explosions heard near two notch road last night caused some concern for many in the authorities work to find a cause behind the flames. Plus. The Powerball Jackpot is now at an estimated 450Million Dollars for tonights drawing. Its wednesday, january 6th. And news 10 sunrise starts right now. Good morning. Thanks for waking up with sunrise. Im mary king. Im len kiese. Its five oclock on this wednesday, january 6th. Youre waking up to the brunt of this weeks cold weather snap. Temperatures across the midlands are in the 20s. With some areas seeing a dip into the teens. Because of these cold conditions, an Inclement Weather Center is open on calhoun street for the city of columbias homeless. The Salvation Army will provide them with showers and breakfast. Until the shelter closes this morning at 7. Lets check in with tim miller now who says hold on. A bit of relief is on the way. Lows will drop down into the even the upper teens in a few locations to start the day wednesday. Despite full sunshine, highs will again struggle into the mid upper 40s wednesday afternoon. Lows return to the 30s thursday and the 40s to finish the week with clouds on the increase thursday. Expect a 60 chance of showers friday and highs ar 60 degrees. Breaking overnight in the alert center. South Koreas Foreign Ministry held an emergency meeting in seoul this north korea announced it has Hydrogen Bomb test. The announcement was followed by detection of a 5. 1 magnitude earthquake early this morning. South koreas Weather Agency says theyve also detected the artificial quake near the north korean nuke test site. The white house has yet to confirm a north Korean Nuclear test but said it would condemn such a test as a violation of United Nations security resolutions. The Un Security Council has set an emergency meeting for later today. The United States and japan requested the emergency meeting. We will continue following this developing story in the alert center. Were also following some breaking news out of charlotte where crews are battling a 3alarm fire at a warehouse right now. This is a picture of the destruction from the scene. Fire crews say it started inside a ryder facility, and that it. This morning theres still no word on what cause