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 lost their children to gun violence and Police Incidents. As they discuss how to break down the barriers, they say, hold south carolinians back. Thats set to start at 6 15. Doors open at 4 45. And Bernie Sanders wife, jane sanders, will be trying to shore up support for her husband today. Shell be leading an Education Forum at the cecil a. Tillis nter. Right here in columbia. Thats set for five. When it comes to saturdays vote. Not everyone can make it out to the polls. But that doesnt heard. Today is the deadline for those voting in the democratic president ial primary to return their completed absentee application. The application must be returned totoour county Elections Office no later than five today. You can get an absentee Application Online or request an application from your county Voter Registration office. Once you receive your absentee ballot in the mail. Be sure to return it to your county Voter Registration office by seven. Saturday night. For more information. Be sure to head to scvotesdot org. Meanwhile the republican president ial hopefuls are waiting to see where the chips fall in nevada. For todays caucus. And going into todays vote. Gop frontrunner donald trump is blasting his competition. Trump is calling for texas senator ted cruz to apologize to marco rubio and ben carson for what he calls dirty tricks. It comes on the heels of cruz asking his campaign spokesperson. Rick tyler. To resign for tweeti a story that falsely alleged that rubio insulted the bible. Back. Saying the Cruz Campaign is infected with a culture of deceit. Rubio says tyler is simply being used as the fall guy and that cruz is responsible for creating a culture of misleading people and saying things that arent true. New this morning. The South Carolina department of Public Safety is releasing information on the arrest of eleventh circuit solicitor donnie myers. For driving under the influence. Officials say the Highway Patrol was called to the scene of old chapin road and beech creek road in lexington last night. To investigate a single vehicle collision. Troopers say the vehicle has run off the roadway. And hit a utility pole. No occupant was found in the vehicle. Troopers were able to determine myers was the driver of the car. And that was driving under the influence. Myers was placed under arrest. And this morning is at the alvin s. Glenn detention center. We want to give you a warning for this next story. It contains adult content in it. In case you have Authorities Say a former Camden Police officer has been arrested after he watched pornography and fondled himself while in his patrol car. At a park. The state Law Enforcement division says 41yearold Marshall Hardin the second was charged friday with misconduct in office. Agents say someone saw hardin park his cruiser at a camden park while on duty back in december. And touch himself sexually while watching the video on his personal cell phone. Sled says hardin then exposed himself and went to a bathroom. New details are emerging about the reported shooting at columbiana mall. Police are now saying that incident. May not have involved any gunshots at all. Investigators with the Columbia Police department say they havent found any shell casings at the scene. And tnesses who originally reported seeing two men fire in the air after a fistfight confident about their stories. Hundreds of people either ran away or hid in stores after people said they saw men shooting near the food court. No one was injured. Authorities say they found a book bag in the woods with airsoft guns, which look like real guns and fire tiny bbsize pellets. Some of the guns make popping sounds when fired. Police are seeking more Surveillance Video from stores. 33 still to 33 come. Our coverage of vote 2016 continues. Were taking a closer look at the heated battle between the g op rivals in nevada. Cloudy and mild for now but more rain live from main and gervais. 33 heres a quick look at stories that are making headlines across the country. Gop front runner Donald Trumps name may hover above the las vegas strip. Atop his hotel. But will that be enough for him to win big in nevada . Abcs kenneth 2016. It looks like 33 carolina basketball may be feeling festive. Eric, what can you tell us . Its two months past christmas, but usc basketball might be writing a new classic. A carolina carol. No ghosts involved but tim hill has gamecock basketball past, present and future in minute to win it. 33 still to come. Were going green. Its a chance to save the planet. While also saving a few bucks. Stay with us. Were live welcome olunteers are planting trees at owens park today. This is their commitment to the environment in order to enhance community and economic development. The trees are adding much needed Green Infrastructure to the park by providing shade and establishing a more welcome environment for the community. The Tree Planting begins at nine thirty this morning at owens park. And the state today. Along with museum is partnering with representatives from solarize South Carolina for a free workshop designed to help columbia residents go solar and save electricity costs in their homes. The workshop is taking place in the museums east gallery from fivethirty to seventhirty tonight. And while youre at the museum. You can also enjoy the sounds of blue grass jams for second boeing observatory will also be open later hours tonight the moon. 33 33 were checking out what will be making headlines later today. Heres eric with your look ahead. Art students across South Carolina are getting a chance to have their work displayed in the nations capital. Wilson kicked off the at Irmo High School winners will be selected from every Congressional District in the country. Wilson, who cochairs the competition, says art has a tremendous impact on our lives. Students 33 have until april 22nd to turn in their submissions. 33 still to 33 come. Were getting red carpet ready and taking a look at a best picture nominee before this weekends oscars. Stay with us. Gervais. At umbrella before you head out the door. Yeah for more on what we can expect for r the remainder of the day. Lets turn things over to kennedy. 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 your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. Y. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. So, lets get started. 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 tonight for a democratic town hall hosted by cnn. Its 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 ahead of her 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 lost their children to gun violence and Police Incidents. As they discuss how to break down the barriers, they say, hold south carolinians back. Thats set to start at 6 15. Doors open at 4 45. Going into saturdays vote. Polls show Hillary Clinton still holds a doubledigit lead over bernie Professor Bob oldendick. Cli ntons win this past weekend in nevada will give her an edge over sanders heading into South Carolinas primary. Oldendick says the key for both clinton and sanders will be gaining support from the African AmericanCommunity Across the palmetto state. Those votes could make the difference in saturdays outcome. Because of the large block of votes the demographic makes up. 33 oldendick says sanders will also have to maintain support from the young voters in South Carolina. Which makes up a major part of sanders support nationwide. Meanwhile the republican waiting to see where the chips fall in nevada. For todays caucus. And going into todays vote. Gop frontrunner donald trump is blasting his competition. Trump is calling for texas senator ted cruz to apologize to marco rubio and ben carson for what he calls dirty tricks. It comes on the heels of cruz ousting a top Campaign Spokesman. Rick tyler. For tweeting a story that falsely alleged rubio had insulted the bible. Rubios Campaign Says that cruz is the one responsible for this campaign infected with a culture of deceit. Residents in 33 lower Richland County are still fired up over a multi Million Dollar sewer project. County leaders want to break ground by may. The department of health and Environmental Control held a Public Meeting about the sewer line last night. Residents voiced their frustrations over costs and over how the sewer project of life. The countys 13 Million Dollar plan would offer an alternative to the wells and septic tanks currently serving the area. 33 Officials Say there is a fourthousand dollar tap fee and a 38dollar monthly charge for using the system. The county says residents are not required to connect to the new system unless mandated by d hec. Still to come. Its a messy morning commute in paradise. Were talking high tide on the highway in hawaii. Cloudy and mild for now but more rain is on the way. And gervais. These good morning. Topping americas money sthars of lumber liquid daters could be under pressure again today after new warnings. The cdc says the cancer risk from certain types of lam gnat flooring is three times greater than original estimates. The Company Believes the cdc is overstating potential health risks. Here may be more recalls of the takata air bags. In they can explode and send shrapnel inside the car. There is a downside to being a millionaire. You could be audited. A significant increase in audits from the year before. Its ten time more than the average for all returns. Im willing to take my chances. Yes, we are. And thats americas money. Have a great day. At hillshire farm, spice is the spice of life. Thats why our craftsmen season every sausage perfectly. So you can coax out great flavor effortlessly. Hillshire farm. Because its worth doing right. At hillshire farm, theres a reason our slow roasted turkey taste so fresh seconds after carving, we not only seal every slice, we double seal it. The results are something to savor. 33 waves may be gnarly. But theyre not fit for a surfer looking to hang ten. Yeah. Officials actually had to close a 12mile stretch the gigantic waves were washing over the roads. Some of those waves are even carrying big rocks with them. Only emergency vehicles. City buses and residents are allowed to pass this morning. But officials are still warning them to be careful. Beach Officials Say this is the biggest swell theyve seen in a decade. 33 were now going to turn our attention to your health. Rochelle dean has a look at what is making headlines in the medical community. We know that cell phones and driving are two things that dont mix. But now. New research is highlighting just how dangerous using your phone is when youre behind the wheel. With more. Heres still to 33 come. Were taking a look at those prices at the pump. There may be some good news for that morning commute. From main and gervais. Cents a gallon. This compares with the National Average that has increased by onepointnine cents per gallon in the past week. Bringing the average to a dollar. 71ceces a gallon. Its a switchup at starbucks. The coffee giant is overhauling its rewards program. Hoping to speed up service at the checkout. This new program is based on how much a customer spends. Compare that to the old program, which was based on guests will now receive two points for each dollar spent. Starbucks says despite the change. It still expects customer payouts will stay about the same. Free shipping with amazon just got a little harder. Amazon consumers were able to receive Free Shipping if they spent 35dollars. But amazon is raising the minimum amount. So now youll have to shell out 49 dollars before an order ships for free. Its not clear when amazon made the change. Amazon prime memberships. Which cost 99 bucks a year. Are not affected. Still to come. Were going bananas over this celebration. Its a delicious start for the most important meal of the day. From main and gervais. 33 lets check out the day in history. U. S. Flag raised on iwo jima in 1945children receive first polio vaccine in 1954eric heiden speed skates into olympic history in 1980 today is. Play tennis day. And 33 National Banana bread day. 33 thats all the time that we have for the first hour of good morning columbia. But were coming right back. Gervais. Good morning, columbia. Today is tuesday, february 23. The democratic president ial hopefuls are taking the stage and answering your questionsns hall in the capital city. Plus the republican president ial hopefuls are waiting to see where the chips fall in nevada. Our vote 2016 coverage continues as we head into todays nevada caucus. And from the red carpet to the red scare. Were tatang a closer look at another best picture nominee leading up to this weekends oscars. Good morning, columbia starts right now. Captioning provided by caption associates, llc www. Captionassociates. Com. Eric it must be 6 00 because we are sitting here talk about breakfast. Good morning, columbia. Thanks for joining us. Im eric weisfeld. Rochelle and im rochelle dean. Were live from main and gervais. The times now 6 00. Eric and more warm temperatures but ate lot of the wet stuff heading our way. Rochelle warm but wet, keep your umbrella handy. Lets turn things over to for when you take the little ones to the bus and you get ready to head to work. Jonathan not actively raining, we are watching a couple things. A lot of moisture left over from yesterday is providing us with fog which is not ideal. That will reduce the visibility for a lot of locations. 57 degrees, wind out of the east 8 miles a hour and dewpoints 54. Not too much of a spread. Anytime the air temperature and dewpoint get close together that means we are seeing near saturationonn the atmosphere and thats when you get the fog going. Thats something to watch as you head out. Rain not a big issue as we see towards manning and towards lake marion. Up to the north i85 and west of there, thats where the rain is. We are sitting pretty in between butt i mentioned visibility not ideal for a lot 60 locations. Only three quarters of a mile in bishopville. Half a mile in camden. Spots with diminished visibility. 10 miles is perfect, we are half that in columbia with five miles. With the wind staying around 5 and 10, that should prevent us from seeing the dense fog throughout the morning. 24 hour rain fall pretty impressive at home, almost 2 inches. Most areas less than an inch. We are looking at a nice warm start so we are seeing warm temperatures, a lot of moisture in the air, thats a good recipe for rain and thunderstorms. We are not seeing thunder right now, we are seeing thunderstorms around charleston. There are your thunderstorms popping up around charleston, see the yellows and oranges. More than rain obviously alongs the appalachean mop tens, i85 and toward the moak i mountains, seeing good heave smoky mountains. Pressure system to head in, we have one toward texas, this will be the one that will be the main weather maker, this you will hear about throughout the day today and tomorrow morning. Dont be surprised if we tomorrow talk about a couple tornadoes in the deep south, fro