charles molineaux is at the north charleston coliseum. charles? organizers are expecting more than 4-thousand people at the north charleston coliseum. the chairman of the south carolina republican party says they had more than for just 200 public tickets. the remaining 4,000 tickets were republican party activists, leaders and elected officials. the debate starts at 9 tonight on fox business network. the remaining 4,000 tickets were afraid. president obama lecturing us problems, i'm not just going to the chairman of the south the debate starts at 9 tonight leading up the south carolina presidential politics will play a big role in this year's king candidates for president. logical move for anyone seeking the country and serve all experts will discuss education the event is sponsored by the low pressure will cross through with highs near 60. the state friday and deliver 1" the state friday and deliver 1" sunday will be partly cloudy with just a 20% chance of a with just a 20% chance of a state employees. lawmakers said today they're launching an ef

our charles molineaux and will north charleston coliseum. republican candidates were criss-crossing the palmetto state yesterday to talk to voters ahead of charleston. more than 500 people connected to the gop committee are also expected to be in the lowcountry. republican presidential candidate marco rubio was in mount pleasant at the water dog grill. mike huckabee stopped by first baptist church of charleston for a a uckabee ddle." and republican john kasich held a meet and greet in charleston yesterday evening. governor nikki haley response to the president's state of the union speech is making waves on the campaign trail. in the response she criticized the presidents track record, but she also called out "angry voices" in her party. on the today show wednesday, she confirmed it was directed, in part, toward donald trump. last night, trump responded. "one of the commentators said to me, gov. haley said i'm an angry person. i said i am. i'm very angry because i hate what's happening to our country." trump was in pensacola , florida at a ca

will the g-o-p candidates clash in north charleston? we'll have the latest on tonight's republican debateclear and cold start to your thursday forecast.expect sunshine and warmer temps this from main and gervais. eratures will definitely wake you up... to see how things look for the remainder of the kennedy. 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 debris in the roadway on i-26... that's going to be at mile marker 97 in the east bound lanes... to keep you up to date if anything else pops up for your columbia wants to help you jump start your day. we have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. so, let's get started. the stage is set for tonight's republican presidential debate in north charleston. fox business network has confirmed seven of the top-polling candidates tonight. they are donald trump, ben carson, senators ted cruz and marco rubio, governors chris christie and john kasich and f

lou: welcome back to north charleston. joining us now, presidential candidate, former arkansas governor mike huckabee. he's now in the spin room following his debate just about 45 minutes ago it concluded. governor, your thoughts on the debate and your performance. i'll let you be the first critic or first judge. >> lou, i never do anything they think is all that great. it always can be done better, i'll be second-guessing it for the rest of my life. i will say i thought the debate stayed on substantive issues, i really felt that both sandra and trish, they did a very first class, professional job. they kept it from going into the ditches and getting silly and going offtrack. i thought it was a substantive conversation, and i thought it was important that we didn't attack each other. we weren't there trying to be silly. we were there answering questions and talking to the american people. lou: and i thought that each of you took advantage of the time that you had, the expanded time, and i suppose, then, as some credit goes

"he was invited to a debate, but people at the north charleston coliseum. the chairman of the south carolina republican party says they had more than 25-thousand individual requests for just 200 public tickets. the remaining 4,000 tickets were distributed to republican party activists, leaders and elected officials. the debate starts at 9 tonight on fox business network. "he was invited to a debate, but candidates don't have to participate on either state-the first stage or the 2nd stage, he's a great candidate, he's a varsity candidate, but he decided not to come tonight." this saturday, wis will have a special decision 2016 show. we will have one-on-one interviews with several gop candidates and an overall look at the race for president ahead of the south carolina primary. then sunday, democratic candidates hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin lowcountry for a debate in downtown charleston. it will air here on nbc at 9 sunday night. this thursday starts clear and cold with temperatures in the upper 20s before sunrise. as the day moves forward simply

3 north charleston where the 10 republican candidates are set to take the stage for the first presidential debate of 20-16!a live preview...just hours ahead of the main event! 3 plus...experts say human trafficking plagues our area...with potentially *thousands being victimized each year!and your kids could be at risk!we'll tell you why...and how a local nonprofit is working to curb the problem! 3 and after such a beautiful day it will turn rainy soon! 3 good afternoon. i'm cody alcorn.diana has the day off. 33 were following breaking news... 3 out of hendersonville where police are responding to an armed robbery.investigators tell us they're on the scenene of chimney rock road at the triangle stop convenience store.police say the suspect money then fled on foot. investigators believe he got into a car nearby 3 and fled the scene. weve got a crew on the way and are working to get more info.we'll bring you updates on air and online. 3 as you decide 20-16---- 3 this is a look inside of the north charleston coliseum where preparations are underway as the countdown is on to the sixth debate of

lou: welcome back to north charleston. joining us now, presidential candidate, former arkansas governor mike huckabee. he's now in the spin room following his debate just about 45 minutes ago it concluded. governor, your thoughts on the debate and your performance. i'll let you be the first critic or first judge. >> lou, i never do anything they think is all that great. it always can be done better, i'll be second-guessing it for the rest of my life. i will say i thought the debate stayed on substantive issues, i really felt that both sandra and trish, they did a very first class, professional job. they kept it from going into the ditches and getting silly and going offtrack. i thought it was a substantive conversation, and i thought it was important that we didn't attack each other. we weren't there trying to be silly. we were there answering questions and talking to the american people. lou: and i thought that each of you took advantage of the time that you had, the expanded time, and i suppose, then, as some credit goes

the republicans for president are in north charleston. gabrielle: tonight's debate will air on fox business channel, and there's no small amount of off-stage debate going into it. wyff news 4's patrick hussion is live in north charleston tonight. patrick, what's the buzz down patrick: gabby, michael, there's plenty of buzz to go all round and a lot of it includes our , governor. but first, the south carolina democratic party has organized party members and activists that are just behind us here outside the coliseum tonight, , in what's being called a "rally for the new south." they say they're rallying because, quote, "the hateful rhetoric we've learned to expect from the gop has no place in politics, and democrats demand better." end quote. speaking of rhetoric, governor haley spoke indirectly about donald trump in her response to the state of the union, and in responding to the backlash from some republicans, she says that "getting loud" with rhetoric is not always the best thing. she says sometimes, we need to "lower the volume" to hea

geoff: a wyff news 4 update in north charleston. civil rights groups are not happy that former police officer michael slager is out of jail. an unarmed black man last april. he was released on bond monday. that sparked threats of, quote, "midnight madness" by civil rights groups. north charleston mayor keith summey said the city will be prepared for whatever that means but doesn't think it would help the groups gain any support. he says the city locked up slager and it was the court system that let him out on bond. allyson: an update outside of atlanta, a suspect remains in the hospital after eleven children and a woman were rescued from a hostage situation. it happened yesterday morning at a hotel in dekalb county. police responded to a call about a domestic-related assault. they say korrie thomas was holding them hostage at knife point. hours later, a swat team rescued the 12 people. police say thomas stabbed himself in the neck. geoff: the is looking for a woman in connection with jewelry store robberies. morning in north carolin

all eyes will be on north charleston, presidential debate. it comes as tensions heat up between two of the candidates. news 13's lauren brigman joins us with the details. lauren? the battle between donald trump and ted cruz has turned into open attacks as poll numbers tighten. 3 3 3 (donald trump, (r) presidential candidate) "ted cruz is a problem. he's got a real problem." trump says that's because cruz was born in canada... though cruz's mother is a u-s citizen. on twitter... trump said "there is no way that ted cruz can continue running in the republican primary unless he can erase doubt on eligibility. dems will sue!" in response... cruz went beyond defending his u-s citizenship... to questioning trump's character. during a radio interview... cruz said trump has little in common with voters in iowa and new hampshire. 3 (voice of ted c cz, (r) presidential candidate) "well, look, i think he may shift in his new rallies to play 'new york, new york' because donald comes from new york and he embodies new york values." trump has narrowed the g

we're coming to you from north charleston coliseum. good evening, everybody, i'm lou dobbs in charleston, south carolina. we're less than an hour away from the beginning of the second fox business network republican debate of the evening. seven candidates taking the stage in the debate, the fewest number of candidates we've seen on the stage this election cycle for a republican prime time debate. the candidates are in the building, all of them, all seven of them.

the group holding a news release of a former north charleston police officer. the group holding a news conference today in response to michael slager being freed on bond. plus... managing your finances in 2016. what you need to know to keep your wallet full and your debt to a minimum in the new year. good morning. thanks for waking up with sunrise. i'm mary king. i'm len kiese. most areas of the midlands are waking up to freezing temperatures this morning. you'll definitely want to allow some extra time on your way out the door...to get your car and yourself warmed up. and make sure the kids are dressed in warm layers on the way to the bus stop. tim miller joins us now with your first alert forecast. tim -- we'll likely need the coats for much of the day! burrrr! cold start to this tuesday with temperatures in the 20s! abundant sunshine today will look pretty however, it won't help much with the temperature as we'll only see highs in the middle to upper 40s. winds will subside during the day. clear and cold tonight, lows middle 20s. increasing clouds for wednes

ex-north charleston police officer michael slager is out of jail. the latest on his case and the fallout from his release. plus tackling gun violence. the latest on the president's executive action concerning gun-control measures. and with the new year comes a renewed chance to help save a life. we'll have all the details on our "new year's blood drive." "good morning, columbia" starts right now. www.captionassociates.com. >>> rochelle: good morning, columbia. thanks for waking up with us on this tuesday morning. i'm rochelle dean. >> jonathan: and i'm meteorologist jonathan kennedy. we're live from main and gervais. the time's now 6:00. >>>> rochelle: and anyone ready to step outside needs to take the precautions because it will be anothehe frosty start. >> jonathan: some of the coldest air many of us have seen since last winter so a very cold start to your tuesday, even much colder than what we were seeing this time yesterday. this is your air temperature, not wind chill, these are the air temperatures. 31 downtown, we have been relatively stable

and there she was in the north charleston coliseum last night when her name came up in a question to the candidates. specifically to donald trump--who haley alluded to as one of the angry voices in the party who she suggested needed to tone it down. trump admitted he is angry----and then walked back his criticism of haley, calling her a friend. but the governor is still taking heat from right wing talkers with her call for welcoming "properly vetted" legal immigrants. here's her latest take on all of that. i would have preferred not being part of the debate. i'm not running for president, have no desire to. so i would have preferred that not be part of it. but look if it causes, if my speech causes a conversation about how we treat people in this country and the difference between illegal immigration and legal immigration, that's a healthy conversation to have. so i think it's fine. any of the candidates wanted to talk to her about a possible vice presidential run---she would be willing to sit down. today, she seemed to be putting the brakes on such speculation---saying it's fun but-

charles molineaux is at the north charleston coliseum. charles? texas sen. ted cruz is dismissing his failing to disclose a $1 million loan to his 2012 senate campaign the new york times first error disclosing it on one piece millions of dollars." he casts saturday, partly cloudy, breezy in the 40s and 50s. saturday, partly cloudy, breezy with highs near 60. sunday will be partly cloudy with just a 20% chance of a shower. low pressure will cross through the state friday and deliver 1" rain totals in 60. sunday will be partly cloudy with just a 20% chance of a shower.

he was stopped by a north charleston police officer for having a broken tail light. what ensued was caught on video for the world to see. mr. scott began to run from the officer who shot him repeatedly in the back, ending his life. we were betrayed by one of our own. the vast, vast majority of police officers in the nation are honorable men and women, they keep us safe. but unfortunately what happened in north charleston on april 4 was not a unique event in america today. what happened after was. in the face of video evidence that something had gone wrong south carolina did not erupt in instead we focused on justice and progress, justice for water scott and his family and progress for our state. it began with the scott family. they started the calming of the community. their words and aces allowed south carolina -- #`qt: allowed south carolina to right the wrong as best we could. their response drove ours. and just two months after mr. scott was killed, i stood with his family and signed into law the first body camera bill in america. i was proud to stand with the sc

it will be held at the north charleston coliseum and performing arts center. the undercard debate earlier in the evening will feature these candidates, and senator rand paul do not qualify for the main de is boycotting the event. they will debate sunday in charleston. geoff: the man accused of shooting down nine people inside the emanuel ame church in charleston is mentioned in the journal of a gunman in a deadly theatre shooting. louisiana police say that last summer, john hauser killed people in the theater before

we begin with carl cameron in north charleston. reporter: one of the main narratives has been the ends of peaceful play between peaceful play between donald trump and ted cruz. for several months the two said they like one another, they like one another and they will refrain from attacking but donald trump has persistently and relentlessly raised questions about whether ted cruz is a natural-born citizen and because he was canadian born and his father was a cuban, american now. cruz is going right back at trump. watch. >> it's very interesting. this issue did not seem to concern donald until a little over a week ago when suddenly he was trailing in the polls in see you what. and i understand, in trump and other candidates in the race being disturbed conservatives are coming together. and when they are disturbed they have try to raise whatever attacks they can. reporter: cruz said trump has quote new york values and conservatives from not the east coast have a different view of the world. it's a nasty battle and is sure to be parts

seven candidates standing tall here in north charleston. and that's now just about, i can do quick math about, a minute -- a minute? about an hour and 50 minutes away. thank you, gentlemen. a lot of reaction to the first debate on social media and fox business reporter jo ling kent has been tracking that. jo, tell us what folks are saying online. what is the wisdom we can derive from social media at this moment? >> reporter: lou, looking at social media right now, you see the question of who actually may drop out next even though people were listening very intently to the moderators' questions and what is happening and what the candidates are saying. the question is what happens next for the candidates. a very strong statement from

charleston... where a civil rights group is demanding the former police officer--charged with killing an unarmed man be sent *back to jail after bonding out outtoday protesters with the national action network was outside the detention c cter today chanting...and banging drums upset that a judge aprroved bail for micahel slager. 3 here's a look at slager in court yesterday...where a judge awarded him a 500- thousand-dollar bond.he was released shortly after 7 last night. night.slager is charged with fatally shooting this man-- year.and today protesters say he never should have been released on bond. 3 3

it's happening in north charleston. charleston.fox business network is hosting tonight's debate.. which is set to focus on economic, domestic, and international policy.the seven candidates with the highest poll numbers will debate at 9:00.the lolor polling candidates will square off at 6:00.. with the exception of rand paul.he says he won't take part after the network announced he would be bumped from the main stage. 3 senator ted cruz may face some tough questions tonight after it was revealed he failed to disclose a loan he got for his congressional campaign. campaign.the new york times says cruz's federal fundraising reports did not include a million dollars that was borrowed for his 2012 campaign.the loans include money from goldman sachs, where cruz's wife works.the report says the loans were all paid back.a spokesperson for the cruz campaign says it was a mistake, and they are working with federal

let's head out to steve handelsman who is live in north charleston, south carolina with more... trump admitted here in north charleston that he ended his truce with cruz because the texas senator is doing better in the polls and finally cruz struck back. they came to debate vote, in iowa. sot/ sen. ted standing on this stage" ted cruz had the lead in iowa polls 'til donald trump pushed questions about whether cruz, born in canada, is eligible to be president. cruz launched a counterattack sot/ sen. ted cruz (r- presidential candidate ) "i would note that the birther theories that donald has been relying on, some of the more soil. but under that theory not only would i be sot/ donald trump (r- presidential candidate ) "if you become the nominee who the hell knows if you can be president." nats full moderator caputo: why raise it now? sot/ donald trump (r- presidential candidate ) "cause he's doing a little bit did not properly disclose financing his based on wall street. sot/ sen. ted cruz (r- hit the ny times has got they better go back to the well" angry no apology tonight sot

weijia jiang is in north charleston with more. >> reporter: donald trump and ted cruz shadowtood debate stage. the two leading candidates providing viewers with some of the night's most heated exchanges. >> if you become the nominee, who the hell knows if you can even serve in office? jo front-runner donald trump brought his birther statement. he claims ted cruz isn't qualified to run for president because he was born to a u.s. citizen on canadian soil. >> why are you raising this issue now? >> because now he is doing a little bit better. no, i didn't care before. >> i spent my entire life defending the constitution before the u.s. supreme court and i'll tell you, i'm not taking legal advice from donald trump. >> is the romance gone? do you two hate each other now? >> i continue to sing his praises. i am not attacking him. i'm going to defend myself. >> reporter: cruz battled back, questioning trump's >> pro gay marriage focus around the media. >> reporter: trump made no apologies for his tone. >> i'm angry because our country is a mess. >> reporter: cruz also took heat for failing to d

charles molineaux is at the north charleston coliseum. charles? republican presidential hopefuls are in north charleston for the latest debate in the race for the white house. charles molineaux joins us from the coliseum. low pressure will cross through and deliver 1" rain totals in >>> tonight, the clash

it will be held at the north charleston coliseum and performing arts center. the undercard debate earlier in the evening will feature these candidates, and senator rand paul do not qualify for the main de is boycotting the event. they will debate sunday in charleston. geoff: the man accused of shooting down nine people inside the emanuel ame church in charleston is mentioned in the journal of a gunman in a deadly theatre shooting. louisiana police say that last summer, john hauser killed people in the theater before shooting himself. they released a copy of his journal which tanked dylan roof for, quote, "thank you for the wake up call, dylann," referring to dylann roof. in the journal, houser also shared his thoughts on political figures, the media, and other races. allyson: officials say 19-year-old dylan patterson is the fifth person to plead guilty the others pleaded guilty in december. they recruited children and young women. the spartanburg county sheriff is asking for your help finding the shooter who left a mother of two to die. she survived the shooti

lawyers for the north charleston policeman the american red cross is urging people to be prepared for winter weather and possible power outages. these are just a few of the items they say you should have in your emergency survival kit. water: one gallon per person, per day food: non-perishable, easy-to-prepare items flashlight noaa weather radio first aid kit lawyers for the north charleston policeman caught on video shooting a man now want to get a hold of the victim's military records. yesterday michael slager's lawyers filed a motion asking for walter scott's personell file from when scott was in the coast guard. they're also asking that those records be sealed to avoid identifying anyone else in them. slager is charged with murder for shooting scott in the back as scott ran away from him after a traffic stop last spring. a bystander caught that shooting on cell phone video. lookout for whoeer assaulted a man near five points the other night. investigators are trying to identify the man who was caught on surveillance cameras. he's is accused of punching a man in the head in the 200

the gop presidential hopefuls clash in north charleston. we're taking a closer look at last night's debate. plus more presidential hopefuls are making their way to the lowcountry. the candidates preparing to hit the stage for the democratic debate. and it's another busy day at the state house. we're waiting to hear from the governor about what the budget will look like for 2016. "good morning, columbia" starts right now. captioning provided by caption associates, llc www.captionassociates.com. >>> crysty: good morning columbia. thanks for waking up with us on this friday morning. i'm crysty vaughan. >> rochelle: you can tell it's friday, we are all smile. i'm rochelle dean. we're live from main and gervais. the time's now 6:00. starting your day with us and we'll start with the forecast. good news, temperatures are not below freezing. >> rochelle: all week long we have dealt with those hovering over the freezing mark but you still need a coat. for what you can expect, let's turn things over to jonathan kennedy. >> jonathan: it's 10 degrees

today's top stories - a judge has set bond for former north charleston lice officer michael slager at 500,000 dollars. a trial date was also set for slager's attorneys had filed a motion for a speedier trial in the spring. the solicitor argued that a date in the fall is more reasonable shooter dylann roof. with the potential of more rain this week, sce&g officials are continuing to be monitor the lake murray dam levels. billie jean shaw is at lake murray with more. under federal law, sce&g officials cannot let lake murray rise above 360 feet. today, i asked officials about the process which keeps levels under control whenever there is a chance of more inflow, such as here's how it works- water is released from lake murray, travels though the saluda hydro plant and in lake murray so that should we see additional rainfall the lake can accommodate that. enforcement would be in charge of notifying residents of an evacuation. real time updates on the lake big red 10. a the lake murray , billie jean shaw wis news 10. voting starts in the race for the white house. and there are two firsts to

south carolina senator lindsey graham announced today in north charleston his endorsement for president. he's backing governor jeb bush. "i have concluded without any hesitation without any doubt that jeb bush is ready on day one to be a sacrifices of the one percent who have been fighting this war. last night, he said, "i will have their backs," i believe he will." the former florida governor thanked graham for his endorsement and praised him on his foreign policy experience. this sunday, the democratic presidential candidates will be in the lowcountry for a debate in downtown charleston. the debate is sponsored by the congressional black caucus institute and is hosted by nbc news. wis will have a special decision 2016 show tomorrow at 7pm. we will have one-on-one interviews with several gop candidates and an overall look at the race for president ahead of the south carolina primary. lawyers for the north charleston policeman caught on video shooting a man want papers in his case kept under wraps. michael slager is charged with murder. he and his lawywers are asking for documents in tw

and north charleston. he is 41-years-old. sled charged him with threatening a public official and faces a similar charge from north charleston police on wednesday. he could get up to 5 years in prison for each of those charges. >>> man who escaped a prison on monday is believed to be armed and dangerous. zachery reaves is accused of stealing a gunnic ammunition and -- gun, ammunition and cash from a school. zachery reaves managed to get broke through a window and broke into the school. if you see zachery reaves call 911 and do not approach him. >>> you may have seen smoke riding through newberry today. don't worry firefighters had it under control. it was a live simulation. two mock rooms were set up and set on fire to show the importance of sprink slurs and working -- sprinklers and working fire larms. . >> a visual -- alarms. >> a visual on how long it took. second prop same thing, waste basket propt. the sprinklers will activate pretty quit. [ indiscernible ] >> the fire department received a grant in o

is hosting the debate in north charleston--marco rubio and john kasich will be joined by front-runner donald trump, ted cruz, doctor ben carson, chris christie, and jeb bush for the prime time debate at nine oclocklower polling candidates carly fiorina, mike huckabee, and rick santorum will debate earlier at six.. and we will have a crew in the lowcountry tonight for the debate. 3 this is a look at all the republican candidates running for the republican nomination. nomination.charleston will also host the democratic candidates this weekend.the top three are set to debate sunday night.you can find everything you need to know about the debate on fox carolina dot com. 3 south governor nikki haley is sharing her thoughts about all those vice presidential rumors. rumors.governor haley says she'd be willing to sit down and talk with the candidates. we caught up with the governor wednesday in gaston after she delivered the republican rebuttal to the president's state of the union tuesday night.and while the governor said she is open to talking to the candidates, she said the right president

newsroom -- north charleston police officer michael slager is out on bond! the judge set his bond at 500-thousand dollars. slager is charged with murder in the shooting death of walter scott last april. slager's trial is set for october 31st. the date was set because the solicitor is also prosecuting the case against confessed emanuel ame church shooter dylann roof. the usc men's basketball team has put together a great start...they're 13 and now they're looking for a fantastic finish to the regular season. joe gorchow caught up with the team today before they left for tomorrow's sec opener at auburn. martin: "the thing i love the most is i don't have to answer any questions about my job martin enjoys this moment... as his team his 13-0. they tip-off sec play tuesday at auburn. what makes this sparkeling start really fun... his players determination to succeed on and off the court. martin: "guys have been phenomenal. their approach... work ethic... their care for one another... caring about this program. caring about what they do." what coach needs the gamec

up next, final preview of the sixth republican debate in charleston -- north charleston, s.c., after this. ♪ ♪ mark: you are looking live at us sitting outside the republican debate in north charleston, s.c. joining us to talk more about the debate, a bloomberg politics reporter and the washington bureau chief of the national review. i want to talk about cruz and rubio. for those who dismiss trump, do they see cruz and rubio in conflict? the nbc wall street journal poll shows them in a three-way race. right now, what is the advantage you would say that rubio has ever cruz if it becomes a contest between the two? guest: i think rubio has a much more optimistic, positive -- he is more optimistic and positive in his message. he also has many more substantive policy proposals. cruz is really able to harness the anger i think a lot of voters feel, that they case you will hear from rubio people is that positivity and optimism work better over the long-term. john: kevin, what do you think about that battle? these guys have spent a lot of time going after each other. what do you think ab

that is right, live for you from north charleston, south carolina. it is the fox business republican debate, thursday january the 14th and we are all over it starting right here right now. joining me all morning long sky bridge capital anthony scaramucci and morgan ortagus. your money, your world, your safety, we will cover it all for you. top stories, breaking news out of indonesia terrorists rocking the capital city of jakatar with multiple blasts and shootout with police. [speaking in native tongue] >> dagen: multiple explosions rocking the city center leaving seven dead including four suspected terrorists. we will have more on the developing story throughout the program. to the campaign trail, well all roads lead right here north charleston, south carolina. early even at 6:00 p.m. and moderated by my colleagues sandra smith and trish regan. the later debate. the host of this program maria bartiromo, one of the moderators there along with niel cavuto, that is at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. you don't want to miss it because, well, republican donald tru

we're coming to you from north charleston coliseum. good evening, everybody, i'm lou dobbs in charleston, south carolina. we're less than an hour away from the beginning of the second fox business network republican debate of the evening. seven candidates taking the stage in the debate, the fewest number of candidates we've seen on the stage this election cycle for a republican prime time debate. the candidates are in the building, all of them, all seven of them. and a lot at stake for each one of them. governor john kasich, governor chris christie, senator marco rubio, donald trump, senator ted cruz, dr. ben carson, former governor jeb bush. my colleagues, maria bartiromo and neil cavuto will moderate the debate, the prime time debate beginning in just about an hour. joining me now, senior writer for "the weekly standard" and fox news contributor steve hayes. fox news digital politics editor chris stirewalt. we have now about 59 minutes before the onset of the debate. look at you. >> here we go. lou: licking your chops. >> this is wha

3 3 3 news you need to know..former north charleston police officer michael slager is out of jail this morning.he was released on a half-million dollar bond last night.slager will stay on house arrest at until his trial in october. slager is accused of killing walter scott as he ran from a traffic stop last year. 3 greenville county investigators are asking you to be on the lookout for "dwight ferguson".he's described as armed and dangerous.authorities think he could be driving a silver dodge charger.if you see him, call 9-1-1. 3 today president obama is expected to move forward with a series of executive actions to reduce gun violence in part on stricter background checks and closing loopholes in private sale online and at gun shows. 3 a 900 pound seal made famous for stopping traffic in california has a new baby. baby.the **elephant** seal tried to cross a busy highway several times lt week -- shutting down traffic for days. rescue crews tranquilized her wednesday and, according to local media outlets, she gave birth saturday.officials say they don't know why the seal was trying to l

. >> republican presidential hopefuls will meet for the first debate of this year in north charleston. it is less than a month until the iowa caucuses and five weeks until the south carolina primary. republican candidates will be divided into two separate debates at the north charleston coliseum and the performing arts center. the first starts at 6:00. the prime time debate will include donald trump, ted cruz, marco rubio, ben carson, jeb both debates will be televised by fox business network. democrats will debate on sunday. news 13 will have a crew of both debates. we'll bring you complete coverage tonight and, of course, at wlos.com. >> we are hoping to get ready for a nice afternoon. >> we are seeing it already. look at this beautiful sunshine. the news 13 skycam network shows it is not too cold out there, 47 degrees. starting to warm up this afternoon. right now, 44. just under that 50 degree mark in forest city. upper 40's in franklin. low 40's in lake toxaway. a lot of us will reach not only the 50 degree mark but possibly into the low to middle 50's by late afternoon and by th

tonight.fox business network is hosting the debate in north charleston--marco rubio and john kasich will be joined by front-runner donald trump, ted cruz, doctor ben carson, chris christie, and jeb bush for the prime time debate at nine oclocklower polling candidates carly fiorina, mike huckabee, and rick santorum will debate earlier at six.. and we will have a crew in the lowcountry tonight for the debate. 3 this is a look at all the republican candidates running for the republican nomination. nomination.charleston will also host the democratic candidates this weekend.the top three e set to debate sunday night.you can find everything you need to know about the debate on fox carolina dot com. 3 south governor nikki haley is sharing her thoughts about all those vice presidential rumors. rumors.governor haley says she'd be willing to sit down we caught up with the governor wednesday in gaston after she delivered the republican rebuttal to the president's state of the union tuesday night.and while the governor said she is open to talking to the candidates, she said the right presidential ca

in north charleston today, actrivists demanded that slager be locked back up "it's a very sad day in charleston, we want slager back in jail, we want him back in jail, we demand him being back in jail. we have a 48 hours that the solicitor could appeal this decision, we want her to appeal this decision. we want him back in jail." a bystander recorded video of scott as scott ran away after a traffic stop. slager was arrested in april and had been in custody since. slager has been ordered to remain on house arrest and not contact scott's family. yesterday the judge set the trial date as october 31st. richland county deputies hope you can help them find a man they believe could have vital information on a shooting case. the man shows up on surveillance video from the circle k on hardscrabble road. deputies believe he could help after another man was shot there just after 1 am, the day after christmas. the victim was was taken to the hospital, but has since been released. anyone with information is asked to call crimestoppers at 1-888- crime-sc. an autopsy could reveal more information a

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that, too, will happen here in north carolina on sunday.bs news, north charleston, south carolina. >>> with time ticking down until the first votes are cast, which of the candidates helped their cause last night in senior political us his insight. >> a lot of fireworks and very explosive and very entertaining and interesting to see how this moves forward ted cruz in iowa. and marco rubio and found himself playing defense all night. he did a pretty decent job paringions but will it have any effect on his poll numbers? remains to be seen. then there was a battle for third place.ush and kasich and ben carson. rubio and christie very strong night but done well atand not turned into much in terms of polling for them. will it change? interesting to see what happened there. changing moment and didn't happen. i think they have to rely on being out other on the trail and hoping they can change voters minds while they are g. i'm steve chaggarr circumstances, cbs news, new york. >>> hillary clinton campaign is up in arms over a new bernie sanders ad. iton wouldn't be tough enough on wall street.

lawyers for the north charleston police officer caught on video shooting a man want papers in his case kept under wraps. michael slager is charged with murder. he and his lawyers are asking for documents in two of his bond hearings to be sealed so some of the information can be redacted. slager and his attorneys want the documents formally filed so the media and public can see them. but they want the who wrote letters about slager's character to be removed to respect their privacy. right now, richland county deputies are asking for your help to find a person wanted for fraud. investigators say the suspect stole the victim's credit card information and used it to purchase gifts cards at the target and kohls on two notch road at the beginning of january. investigator think the suspect cloned another card using the victim's credit card information. if you have any information on who this person is, call crimestoppers at 1-888- crime-sc. two families are staying somewhere else tonight after an apartment fire in columbia. the american red cross is helping three adults and seven children aft

joel waldman has more from north charleston. the stage is set here in south carolina for the first g-o-p debates of 20-16... and political insiders are expecting fireworks between frontrunner donald trump and his closest challenger, senator ted cruz. presidential candidates squaring off in the prime- time debate -- set for nine p-m eastern on the fox business network. spicer says: "i think you're going to see a very very economic-focused, and possibly some national security issues come up tonight with what's been going on overseas." donald trump has been hammering ted about his citizenship... raising expectations that trump will target debate. cavuto says: "we do know that every mr. trump has done that, the person he's targeting, their poll numbers go down. it remains to be seen if the same will apply to senator cruz." "you're going to see trump being very tonight, i think really a factor here. rubio not so nice, and he's going cruz." three g-o-p candidates taking part in the earlier debate at six p-m eastern on fox business net

weijia jiang, cbs news, north charleston, south carolina. a virginia teenager is fighting for his life after he was hit by a car while getting off the school bus. police in richmond say the 15 year old was with a group of students at the time. a nurse who saw what happened took action - by rushing over to the boy and waiting until an ambulance arrived. she even followed them to the hospital to make sure he would be okay. police say the driver of the charges are pending. new at 5:30 - a message of forgiveness. it )s been three days since a north carolina father lost his son - and already he )s sharing a powerful response. police say the man )s 21-year-old son was walking along a street in lexington when a driver hit him - he later died - and police say the driver was not at fault. sarah krueger has the more on the grieving father s said. i want you to know that i forgive you that )s part of the powerful message mark strickland has.. for the man who accidentally killed his son. don t carry guilt around for an accident that was nobody )s fault