We can expect for the remainder of the day. Lets turn things over to 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. Here are some trouble spots that you might encounter. South carolina Highway Patrol is reporting a collision with no injury. This is going to be at the intersection of 1051 Southern Drive and bluff road. And as always. We are continuing to keep our eyes on the road and will update you if anything else pops up for your morning commute. Abc columbia your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. So, lets get started. The republican president ial hopefuls are coming off their final debate before super tuesday. Gop frontrunner donald trump was the target of his competition. Marco rubio and ted cruz targeted trumps business record, personal wealth and commitment to conservative social issues. Its a final push to stop trumps momentum going into the e march first vote. But the billionaire businessman isnt taking the shots lightly. 33 voters in twelve state and one us territory will head to the polls super tuesday. March first. Before super tuesday. The democratic president ial hopefuls must first focus on voters here in tomorrows primary. Hillary clinton will continue her Campaign Efforts here in the midlands today. Clinton will be attending a get out the vote hbcu rally today at South Carolina state university. Thats going to take place at the Dukes Gymnasium at 4 45. Then later tonight, Hillary Clinton will be joined by her husband. And former president. Bill clinton for another rally. In boyd plaza. Thats at the corner of hampton and main street. The rally starts at eight. Bill clinton also has stops planned in aiken and bluffton today. The former president has been busy shoring up support for his wife. Clinton rallied a packed gymnasium in winnsboro yesterday. Telling the crowd hillary is this country forward. 33 and the clintons daughter. Chelsea will also be campaigning for her mom today. Shell be in charleston and right here in the capital city. For a complete list of her Campaign Stops, be sure to check out our website. Abc columbia dotcom. Bernie sanders is back in the midlands today. Sanders will be attending a hbcu tour and rally today at claflin university. Thats today at 5 30. Hell also be holding a rally at the township auditorium. Right here in columbia. Tonight at seven. And a reminder this morning. Tomorrow is the democratic primary. Polls open at seven in the morning and close at seven in the evening. Remember. If you voted in the republican primary you cannot vote for a democrat this weekend. Well have complete primary coverage online and on air here tomorrow on abc columbia. The Highway Patrol has released video from the night lexington solicitor donnie this is myers third run in with the law. And this time. Calls to step down. Are getting louder. Leading the charge. Are Community Members who have lost loved ones to drivers under the influence. Dozens rallied outside the solicitors office, all calling for the same thing. For myers to resign. While they say they dont discount myers four decades of service, they say these alcohol related incidents are unacceptable, dangerous and devastating to the community he serves. 33 myers critics say theyll search for someone to run against him in this years solicitors race. Governor nikki haley is looking to make more progress in the fight against domestic violence. The victim and Offender Services division of the governors Domestic Task force is set to meet today. The task force will be reviewing its progress on action items. Fortytwo percent of Violent Crimes in the state involve domestic violence. 33 still to come. Our coverage of vote 2016 continues. Weve got all the highlights from last nights gop debate. A clear and cold start to your friday forecast. Expect lots of sunshine but a somewhat chilly from main and gervais. 33 heres a quick look at stories that are making headlines across the country. Were less than a week away from super tuesday. And none of the republican president ial hopefuls were holding back at the latest. 33 the regular season of gamecock basketball is wrapping up. Crysty, what can you tell us about weekends games . Carolina baseball gets back in action today at 4 oclock against penn state. Tomorrow the gamecock mens basketball travels to mississippi state. And sunday the usc women will try to close out the regular season in style at the Colonial Life arena. Tim hill explains in this it. Still to 33 come. From the court to the baseball diamond. How you on the Columbia Fireflies opening day. A clear and cold start to your friday forecast. Expect lots of sunshine but a details nethe arts tonight at seventhirty. Tickets are on sale now on the website. Columbia classical ballet dot com. And speaking of the classical tale of cinderella. You can also play dress up like the princess at Brookland Baptist church tomorrow. With prom right around the corner. Theyre planning a busy day with lots of free prom dresses. This is for the annual cinderella project boutique. Sponsored by sc bar Young Lawyers all dresses are gently worn. Formal. Bridesmaid and prom dresses for young women who lack the Financial Resources to buy a gown. Tomorrow morning. 33 33 were checking out what will be making headlines later today. Heres eric with your look ahead. Its friday. Which means you can take the family for a free adventure at the riverbanks zoo. This is your last chance to take advantage of the zoos free friday deal. For admission. Guests will be asketo provide a valid drivers licence. Property tax statement or vehicle registration as proof of residency. And for you Columbia Fireflies fans. Tickets start going on sale today for their opening day and the 2016 inaugural season at Spirit Communications park. Tickets are available at the website. The fireflies are kicking off their season on april 14th against the Greenville Drive. And for an added bonus. There will be a Fireworks Show for Opening Night. Still to 33 come. Were getting red carpet ready. And taking a look at a best picture nominee before this weekends oscars. From main and gervais. This morning. But that sunshine should be out soon enough. For more on what we can expect 33 for the remainder of the day. Lets turn things over 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 in or around the capital city. But as always. We arereeep our eyes on the road and will update you if anything pops up for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. So, lets get started. Out of the low country this morning. Officials say a berkely county sheriffs deputy is in the hospital this morning. After being shot while attempting to make an Early Morning arrest. Chief Deputy Mike Cochran with the berkley Sheriffs Office says it is a female deputy. Her name has not yet been released. The deputy is c crently undergoing surgery. And is listed in suspect has been arrested yet in this case and the Sheriffs Office has not identified the suspect. Count on abc columbia to continue to follow this story and bring you more updates. As they become available. The republican president ial hopefuls are coming off their final debate before super tuesday. Gop front runner donald trump was the target of his competition. Marco rubio and ted cruz targeted trumps business record, personal wealth and commitment to conservative social issues. But trump wasnt taking the shots lightly. Calling rubio a chock artist and cruz a basket case over their failing campaigns. Before super tuesday. The democratic president ial hopefuls must first focus on voters here in South Carolina. Before tomorrows primary. Hillary clinton will continue her Campaign Efforts here in the midlands today. Clinton will be hbcu rally today at South Carolina state university. Thats going to take place at the Dukes Gymnasium at 4 45. Then later tonight, Hillary Clinton will be joined by her husband. And former president. Bill clinton for another rally. In bobo plaza. Thats at the corner of hampton and main street. The rally starts at eight. Bill clinton has been busy shoring up support for his wife. The former president has stops planned in aiken and bluffton today. And the clintons daughter. Chelsea will also be campaigning for her mom today. Shell be in charleston and right here in the capital city. For a complete list of her Campaign Stops, be sure to check out our website. Abc columbia dotcom. Bernie sanders is back in the midlands today. Sanders will be attending a h bcu tour and rally today at claflin university. Thats today at 5 30. Hell also be holding a rally at the township auditorium. Right here in columbia. Tonight at seven. And a reminder this the democratic primary. Polls open at seven in the morning and close at seven in the evening. Remember. If you voted in the republican primary you cannot vote for a democrat this weekend. Well have complete primary coverage online and on air here tomorrow on abc columbia. Out of the state house. A bill to fund fixing South Carolina roadways is still hitting a roadblock in the senate. Spartanburg senator lee bright continued a filibuster that started last week. To stop the senates roads bill from reaching a vote. Citing the 12 cents a gallon gas tax as the hold up. Other 33 senators say they are eager to get a roads bill passed after days of stalled debate. But instead of including a tax increase in the bililenator new money to fund fixing roads and bridges across the state. And suggests an amended restructuring bill without a gas tax. 33 still to come. After days of high winds. Were hoping things will quiet down here in the midlands. Its wish for calmer weather. Being felt across the nation. A clear and 33 cold start to your friday forecast. Expect lots of sunshine but a somewhat chilly from main and gervais. Good morning. Topping americas money more trouble for a major retailer. Kohls is the latest to announce closures. 18 stores now that sales are down 20 . The list of stores to be closed will be revealed next month. Employees will be offered work in other kohls stores. Volkswagen is now facing a march 4th dead layne to say whether or not its found an emissions fix that is acceptable to u. S. Regulators. A federal judge saying yesterday that time was running out. The scandal affects about 600,000 diesel vehicles. And this ones for reena. Oh. Leap day, next mond. The chain will offer its first ever vegetarian menu. Nomeat alternatives to all of its meaty sandwiches. The regular version will be available as well. Rest assured. Hungry . Im lining up. Thats americas money. Have a good day. I built my business with passion. But i keep it growing by making every dollar count. Thats why i have the spark cash card from capital one. I earn unlimited 2 cash back on everything i buy for my studio. And that unlimited 2 cash back from spark means thousands of dollars each year going back into my business. Thats huge for my bottom line. 33 winds for us here in the midlands. But for residents 33 across maine, they got an Early Morning wake up call from a Different Force of nature yesterday. Yeah. This is the scene in portland due to powerful thunder and lightning. They also experienced strong winds that knocked down one point, more than 11 thousand households were without power statewide. And the storms even boosted temperatures in portland to a record daily high. 33 were now going to turn our attention to your health. Rochelle dean has a ok at what is making headlines in the medical community. Flu season is in full force. And it may have you wondering just how effective the flu vaccine really is. According to the centers for Disease Control and prevention. Its working pretty well so far. The cdc says this seasons vaccine cuts the chance of gettininthe flu by nearly 60percent. That makes it one of the most effective flu vaccines in comparison. Last seasons flu shot only reduced flu risk by just 20percent. And people are providing more help for Flint Michigans water crisis this time its coming from a group of celebrities who are skipping out on sundays big oscar night. To take the time to give back. Creeds director ryan coogler. Among other hollywood celebrities are heading to flint to participate in a benefit for residents affected by the towns leadcontaminated water crisis. The event is being called hash tag. Justice for flint. Still to come. This city is no poor mans land. Were taking a look at where you can find the worlds most billionaires stay with us. Were live us the national Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the explode sending metal fragments flying. Which can cause serious injury or death. Beijing is replacing new york as the city with the worlds most billionaires. According to hurun reports latest global rich list. The Chinese Capital city gained 32 billionaires last year. For a total of 100. New york has topped the list for years. But is now in second place with 95 billionaires. Moscow is third. With 66. Followed by hong kong. Which has 64. The glitz and glam of this weekends oscars are upon us. Crysty what can you tell us . The red carpet will mostly be full of movie stars on sunday. But the big event is also getting a special visitor from the white house. Vice President Joe Biden is attending sundays awards ceremony to send a powerful message for the audience. Biden is making a call for Sexual Assault awareness. Singer lady gaga. Who is performing til it happens to you. The song was featured in the Hunting Ground documentery which explores incidents of Sexual Assaults on college campuses. And for this years highestpaid oscar nominee. Hunger games star jennifer lawrece. According to forbes. Lawrence. Who received a best actress nomination for joy, earned 52 Million Dollars between june 2014 and june 2015 lawreree gets paid almost twice as much as the second highestpaid oscar nominee, leonardo dicaprio, who made 29million. This is lawrences fourth oscar nomination. Shes the youngest person ever with four nominations. And remember. The oscars air sunday night. February 28th at seven pm. You can catch all the glitz and glamor right here. Come. Were remembering a past oscar winner. Before this weekends big awards show. Next in your day in gervais. 33 lets check out the day in history. President wilson learns of zimmermann telegram in 1917world trade center is bombed in 1993oscar winner catwoman in 2005 33 today is. Tell a fairy tale day. Stand up to 33 bullying day. And National Pistachio day. 33 thats all the time that we have for the first hour of good morning columbia. But were coming right back. Good morning, columbia. Today is friday, february 26. Theres no holding back in houston. Were taking a look at how the gop president ial hopefuls fared in the final debate before super tuesday. Plus were just one day away from the democratic president ial primary here in South Carolina. Where the candidates will be making a final push for votes in the palmetto state. And we all dream in gold. Were rolling out the red carpet and taking a look at what we can expect at this weekends oscars. Good morning, columbia starts right now. Www. Captionassociates. Com. Crysty good morning, columbia. Thank you so much for waking up with us on this friday morning. Im crysty vaughan. Rochelle and im rochelle dean. Were live from main and gervais. The times now 6 00. Crysty and if you are getting out the door, maybe getting the kids out the door we want to give you a little heads up, it is really cold this morning. Rochelle thats right, it will smack you in the face as soon as you come out side but were getting used to it. Crysty weve had milder temperatures this week in the morning and this is a turn. Rochelle it was really windy, but maybe that is dying down. Lets turn things over to meteorologist Jonathan Kennedy as you get ready to head outside. How are things looking . Jonathan it has been an eventful week for us, now we are seeing sunshine but it will be colder. 36 this morning, clear skies, winds out of the west and southwest at 6 miles a hour. Thats not particularly breezy but compared to where we were but will bring a little wind chill factor this morning, 36 is what the temperature will be reading on the thermometer but it will feel colder than that. Clear skies allowing us to cool down. We do have a few clouds near the upstate but im not sure that makes its way all the way here especially with the winds slacking a little bit, it wont be pooling as much as it was. Temperatures ranging from freezing for camden and wagner. Orangeburg 38 to our south. Wind chill temperatures, again, will be feeling colder than what the thermometer is reading, feels like 31 downtown. Xington and orangeburg feels closer to freezing even though a couple spots fall down to 20s in wind chill. Compared to the 35 and 40 mile per hour winds we saw yesterday, it will be essentially nonexistents wind for us as you move throughout your day. Satellite and radar quiet, on the other side of the mountain we are seeing snow squalls as you go up through the