he prefers shooting in natural light, and agrees with what the famous war photographer robert capa said: if your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough. and even when he's not working, he's still looking for that perfect shot. >> clinch: i'm photographing all the time. i'm such a visual person and i don't want to miss that moment. >> cooper: you're never without your camera? >> clinch: rarely. >> cooper: even right now sitting here? >> clinch: yeah. see? i always want to be prepared, because you never know who's going to come to your studio. i really like this a lot. >> cooper: his studio is a place where any music fan would love to be locked up for a few days. it's like a history of rock and roll. >> clinch: there's a couple things here i want to show you so we'll show these over here. >> cooper: a couple years back, who started it all: chuck berry, who's now 89. and another founding father: jerry lee lewis, who's 80. and here are some pictures from that first session with bob dylan. >> clinch: we were trying to figure out you know give him a little something to do. someb

. >> pelley: deb roberts lost her son, michael holland. deb, do you have an opinion on where responsibility lies in professional. i'm not an engineer, i'm a business manager. i think it was a series of unfortunate events. and without any other information, i truly blame it on hurricane joaquin. >> pelley: glen, in... in your estimation, where does the responsibility for this lie? >> jackson: squarely on tote maritime. and you got to understand, commercial shipping, they got to keep that ship moving to make money. and it... that's the whole horror of this tragedy is that 33 people died so that frozen chickens could be delivered on time in puerto rico. that's it. >> pelley: the safety board told us that tote maritime, the owner, is cooperating fully. tote declined to talk with us, other than to say it created a fund for the families and that "el faro" was regularly maintained. the ship had passed two inspections in the months before the accident. located those two bridge decks about half a mile from the ship. the windows were blown out. the

numerous celebrities sent tweets of support including robert downey, junior. >>> next on live at 5:00, we are counting down to the grammy's. get a preview from the performers. >> a live look outside. we're glad you're watching all over back right after this. the biggest night in music is almost here. suzanne marques shows us what's in store for monday's >>> the biggest night in music is almost here. >> what's in store for monday's grammy awards. >> [ music ] >> audiences can say hello to adelle. the british super star returns to the grammy stage to perform a song from her record smashing album 25. >> taylor swift will open the show for the second time in 3 years. swift is up for seven awards including album of the song of the year. she goes up against kendrick lamar who leads with 11 nominations, chris stapleton and the weekend and alabama shakes. >> lady gaga will give a tribute to the late david bowie. >> she has something very cool planned and very rehearsing off site. >> ll cool j will host for the fifth consecutive year. he said the show is not to be missed. >> it's going to be a

. >> reporter: and his house is a museum, and i could have been saying, in washington, robert kittle, 7 news. >> i did not know that.

. >> reporter: and his house is a museum, and i could have been saying, in washington, robert kittle, 7 news. >> i did not know that. >> i didn't, either. >>> 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> right now on 7 news at 6:00, candidates are trying to reel in the votes. >> and debating would should nominate the next supreme court justice following the sudden death of justice antonin scalia. >>> but first, the weather, and some schools are out early with early dismittal as early on- dismissals. >> tomorrow, mitchell county kids will be on a delay, and throughout the afternoon, we've had snow and sleet and freezing rain. there is a glaze forming outer there, and traffic is moving relatively smoothie on interstate o n -- smoothly on i-85. so be careful out there. >>> emergency officials tell us that they responded to more than two dozen accidents in henderson county. christy, when will it get better? >>> tom, it may be a while cause the cold air is stubborn and we have arrive rain to the west. and it's above freezing where the heavy rain is falling. the trend overall is for temperatures to

. >> we're going to start with our capitol reporter robert kittle in lexington county, governor nikki haley is about to endorse a republican candidate for president. >>reporter: that's right, amy, we're in chafin, outside of a business, and marco rubio had scheduled a campaign event here any way, but it's gotten more attention. governor nikki haley is expected to endorse marco rubio. she said yesterday, that she was not sure if she would endorse anyone, and she didn't tell us who, if she did have that idea then went -- if she knew then she was going to endorse him, the conventional thinking was she was going to endorse rubio, but also thought that she might endorse jeb bush. because when she was running for governor, he helped her out with her campaign, then when she won, the governor ship, he helped her get her administration started up, she had some questions and she called him and got some advice if him. so he was hoping to get her endorsement and he had said yesterday, that out of all of the possible endorse pts in south carolina -- endorsements in south carolina, hearse would be

in columbia, robert kittle, 7 news. >>> even though there are a lot fewer candidates in the democratic primary, turnout could be just as high. >> indications that that's the case, more than 22,000 absentee ballots for the democrats and that is more than they had in 2008. and remember, if you voted in the gop primary last weekend, you cannot vote in the democratic contest this saturday. everything you need to know about those polling locations, the candidates can find at wspa.com, look at the news tap. >>> poly wild animal park could soon close. the director says there will be a community meeting wednesday morning, at the spartanburg chamber of commerce, the animal park hopes to raise a half million dollars to stay open. leaders will give plans on how they'll move forward, and they want to hear your input. >> spartanburg city council is development at tonight's meeting, council will transfer some property on fulton avenue to a nonprofit group that is working to revitalize the area. it will also transfer land on raleigh street for transitional housing to help the homeless. >>> a georgia

robert kittle tells us what it will do and how it will better protect you from cyber crime. tv show, but sc cyber is a new statewide cyber security effort to fight hackers and better protect your information. >> today there's about 15 billion connected dwoo iss -- devices, by 2025, it will be 40 billion devices. >>reporter: governor nikki haley says when the state department of revenue got hacked in 2012, it woke all of us up to how vulnerable we are. they got personal information off the tax returns of 4 million people and businesses. this new program, will try to keep the state ahead of hackers. >> what are the newest and latest ways that they're trying to hack? what are the vulnerabilitysa we need to be watching for? how can we educate the private sector so they know how to protect themselves? and are we training our newest students on what cyber security is and how they need to be thinking into this next era. >>reporter: the program is housed at usc and involves the sit dall l and the college of -- send their employees here to columbia to it -- for specialized training a

and as our robert kittle tells us ...the senator south carolina lawmakers go back into session tomorrow at the statehouse. >> the senator who was blocking the biggest issues says he will not stand in the way anymore. >> reporter: drivers have had six more months of potholes since lawmakers went home last june. most agree on the biggest issue for lawmakers coming back. >> roads are more important. it has been an issue for a long time and needs to be addressed. plan to raise the gas tax and cut the income tax and make some reports -- reforms at the department of transportation but senator tom davis filibustered. >> the tax was tripled and they were going to dump that money into a system with an inability to address critical needs. >> reporter: he says not to give the dot anymore tax dollars without changing the agency. but now he says there is a willingness to change the dot and a bill can pass. >> citizens don't want you to raise your taxes but they also want you to fix the roads. >> reporter: he thinks if there is a gas tax increase with an income tax cut and dot reform, people will sup

robert kittle tells us what you can expect out of columbia this year. >> reporter: state lawmakers are back at work and they've heard you want roads. rocco representative gary several has been leading the record in the house. >> with as much rain we have had it's exposed vulnerability and the longer we delay this -- the worse it gets and the lesss safe our roads are. >> the house passed a plan that would raise the tax 10 cents a gallon and restructure the transportation. overabundance of -- of confidence and how the issue is being handled. >> reporter: lawmakers have to figure out what to do with the $1.3 million surplus. they say spending it all on roads isn't a good idea. raising the gas tax gets one third of the money gets money from people driving through the state. education is another big issue. lawmakers have to improve rural schools. the supreme court ruled there were not providing enough education. >> reporter: lawmakers say surplus could go to education since its one-time money and it's a one-time need. these protesters showed up to ask lawmakers not to remove any confederate

in columbia, robert kittle, 7 news. >>> the governor is also getting some criticism for saying in her speech that the republican party has some share of the blame for the erosion of public trust. >> but she says she was just trying to tap into voters' frustrations that nothing gets done in washington. >>> let's bring in 7 news anchor amy wood now. this is a huge issue on our >> it is. the viewers are pretty much against the concept of this governor leaving the state of south carolina to go after a v. p. position, that she would even consider it at this point. we have about 100 comment tons facebook page. i'm not going read them alal. >> it would take a minute. >> it would take a little while. >> her ambitious is almost sinful. the state needs health care, the roads fixed and better schools. prove you can do this first before stepping up the ladder. another positive posting you picture. there are the haters in south carolina, but that is not everyone. the rest of the country sees her differently. shall -- she responsible for carolina. >> are people more interested in whether or not she

the state agents say he and robert shaw are accused of beating a suspect back in 2014. the arrest warrants showed the two made false statements about the arrest of brian hatcher, who wednesday ended up in a hospital. hatcher's attorney says he is still recovering. back to you. >> thank you. >>> construction is starting on a new company bringing hundreds of jobs to spartanburg county for a carbon fibers america will be built on the moore the manufacturerring operatio is a supplier for companies like boeing. they will hire about #00 employees -- 500 employee offers the next 10 years. >> this is one more time that south carolina has really put its name on the map for the fact that not only do we build things, we build them well, and the investment of what is happening with made in america in south carolina is really something to be looked at. >> and the company is based in japan. >>> tonight, a new study is showing exactly how much it costs to support the average south carolina family. state leaders released the first of its kind report today. they say this is going to hel

our robert kid l has been look ing into that. he is standing by live now at the state house tonight. did the lawmaker goss along with -- lawmakers go along with what the governor asked for last year? >> reporter: in last year's state of the state address, main things she wanted, to fix roads and improve rural schools. to fix roads, she wants to raise the gas tax 10-cent as gallon but cut your state income tax. the house did pass that plan last year and now it is in the senate. senate transportation committee chairman says he thinks her plan has about a 50-50 chance of passing. >> some senators said i will not vote for my gasoline tax no matter. what we have groups in our state that are advocating no bill will pass or no bill should receive a yes vote if it include as gasoline tax. convenient if it meant eliminating all income taxes. i think that is a little crazy. >> to improve rural schools, she wants to attract more good teachers. >> first, if a student graduating high school is willing to spend eight years teaching in their un

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now state business leaders are 7 news reporter robert kittle found out they want senators to pay you back. >> state business leaders say they know you're concerned about the potholes you keep hitting. >> they're worried about the safety of unsafe roads and bridges. they're worried about the cost to their vehicles, to their truck, to their cars, the costs that go on and on every year. >> if you ask people what lawmakers should be working on -- >> roads and highways. >> i'm from nbc charloe-- from north carolina and the roads in south carolina are terrible. >> business leaders were at the state house to demand that state senators take a vote on a roads plan that's been on their calendar since last year. lee bright is one of the senators filibustering the bill. he said he's doing it to protect you. >> this bill has a tax increase in it as it came over from the house. my concern is even if the senate strips the tax increase and it goes back to the house the house puts the tax increase back on and then you put a burden on the taxpayer. >> he and the other senators blocking the bill said t

robert t >> right after the assault what happened the victim went to her apartme told her room to call 911. >> at which point the victim did go to the hospital and get treatme>wnw the student arrested during this scuffle will face a judge. police say she encouraged classmates to film thi oe altercation between office and a student i cont she could face a fine of up to $1,000 and as much 90 days in jail. >>> two deadly attacks within hous from each other. all of the suspects are in their teens. christ brown is live outside bojang ball din. there's another common factor and it sees like drugs. >> reporter: yes. the filmndo and the one that happened here outside this bojangles in mauldinti drugs. neither them were relat. now we have two up state teens tha da we have three that are in jail including a 15-year t is facing charges murder. anders county de say that bailey lloyd shot and kil s shooti at a gas station. hours later savon allen was shot. tron wa and william allen were arrested with another teen girl. i spoke favor who helps a lot of teens dealin with g addiction and they beeu and

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in columbia, robert kittle, 7 news. >> and now, the d.o.t. secretary also says there are 300 bridges in south carolina on interstates and primary roads, that are considered structurally deficient, to replace all 300 would take 174 million dollars a year for ten years. >>> do you think south carolina's minimum wage is high enough? one lawmaker says it's not. and and she's now fighting to raise pay to $10-10 an hour, representative hunter. something workers deserve, especially those supporting families. >> let's show families that we hon sdmor respect them -- honor and represent them, by paying them a decent wage. children, it is hard for me to provide for them just basic necessities. >> hunter believes the raise won't increase the cost for business community because if the minimum wage increases, fewer families would rely on benefit asks programs paid for by taxpayers north carolina's social service offices are finally drug testing people who apply for and receive welfare. under a 2013 law, social services can test anyone it suspects is of usi

. >> our robert kittle tried to find out today and got ideas for you. >>reporter: candy is usually a safe bet for everyone, but when it comes to buying valentine's day gifts for men. >> i have no idea frnts we do have a lot of women coming in, wondering what am i going to get them. >>reporter: plenty of ideas, a bottle of wine boxes for some, maybe a monogrammed toiletry bag. this glass is a pint glass that has a bottle opener in the bottom. and then it has your pint glass on the front and then we can personalize these here. >>reporter: just like jewelry works for women, it can work for men, too, like these cuff link, a barbecue apron with a pocket cooler that holds a beverage and a built in bottle opener. >> my wife got my garth brooks ticketss. >>reporter: most men would love to have a sports car for outside of the realm of most people's finances. it's the thought that counts, right? and men, might not be so different after all. >> i think that they probably just want what everyone wants, that someone cares about them. >>reporter: 7 news. >> last woma

robert kittle, standing live outside of the venue in chafin, he bring us the latest. >>reporter: we're outside of a business in chafin, and governor nikki haley will be here at about an hour, along with marco rubio, this was a campaign rally for him, any way. but it was going to get more attention than it would have otherwise because we've learned that governor nikki haley will endorse marco rubio. now, that was the conventional wisdom any way, that she would probably endorse him, but just yesterday, she told us she wasn't sure if she would endorse anybody and she did not say who. jeb bush has also been hoping to get her endorsement. those two have been close, he helped her when she was first running for governor and when she won, she called him to get advice on setting up her administration. and he helped her out that way. so he was hoping to get her endorse pt. and he even said, recently, that her endorsement is probably the most significant one in the state lt but he's not getting it, marco rubio is. we'll be here throughout the night and bring you more details >>

>>reporter: in columbia, robert kittle, 7 news. >> he says it could take weeks to get a final vote on the plan. >> there are more than 300 amendments to get through before the bill could be passed. yesterday we told you about an event being hosted by americans for prosperity. well, that was going to happen tomorrow, discussing the pitfalls of a higher gas tax, now, we're told that >>> ford says it's come up with new technology to protect your car from potholes. it's apparently already being used on the 2017 fusion v 6 sport sedan. the company says the shock absorber system automatically stiffens when sen source detect one of the potholes, that keeps the wheel elevated instead of dropping into the hole. something we could all use for sure. >>> nascar will step the rest of the field for the daytona 500 tonight, qualifying races, known as the can am duals, will tell us where the sprint cup drivers will start after the first row. chase elliott and matt kenseth will be at the front of the field sunday for nascar's super bowl. >>> and today, marks 15 years since the death of one of nascar's

robert kittle, 7 news. >> it's not just every day people who could be sued now for damages. first responders could be held liable for breaking a window too. >> act first and worry about the consequences later right now. the bill got final approval in the house yesterday with a unanimous vote. >>> next live at 5:00, they're the biggest football fans around. they are making picks for the game on sunday. who do they think will win super bowl 50. with people no interest in the super bowl. straight ahead, some local players who america's heroes have a message. if you've fought... you know picking a commander in chief is no small thing. you're looking for smarts... and guts. we looked at each candidate... we studied their record... we know... looked them over... we checked them out... and we chose one. there's only one. jeb bush. he's got a plan. he'll keep us safe. he's a president - a commander in chief. jeb bush. best prepared to be commander in chief. right to rise usa 7 news "live at 5" continues now with a breakdown of just how much americans will eat this >>> a break down o

and john bell was arrested this week saying he and the former officer robert shaw beat a suspect in november 2014. arrest warrants say the two made false statements about the arrest of brian hatcher, who ended up in a hospital. and the police fired shaw and bell several months later. today we spoke to brian hatcher's attorney who says she still on the road to recovery. >> as -- he has some brain injury. he is deaf in one ear. going to need to be corrected. he has visioo loss and he is just an emotional wreck as a result of this beating. >> the police chief released a statement today reiterating that had -- there had been no officers. he says the officers have fully cooperated and has no further comment on the case judgement and new details in the search for miss mag reins off the coast of hawaii. the searchers found three of the four life rafts deployed. they spotted the fourth raft as well, and there is no indication anyone was on board any of the rafts. the coast guard will consult with the marines to determine how much longer they will continue searching. one of the missing marines has be

we have robert piddle here in columbia. you'll see him later in our news cage. of course, you can watch the constituent of the state addre here on 7 news beginning at 7:00 p.m. i'm reporting live in columbia, addie hampton, 7 news. >> so you mentioned the confederate flag and the shooting in charleston that sort of prompted that movement. the governor talked about the state's reaction to what happened in charleston in her national speech. i understand she's probably going to talk a little bit about senator pinkney, one of the victims from charleston tonight. do you think that will be a big element of her speech? >> reporter: from what i'm hearing, that is going to be a pretty big element. he was a man man of great respect and, of course, i know a lot of his colleagues truly respected him. it is expected that she is going to talk about him and say that we should all about as senator pinkney would. >> addie hampton live in thank you. >>> before the governor begins tonight's speech, we want to make a -- take a look back at the goals of the state from last year. >>

. >> 7 news reporter robert governor and others say the plan is risky. >> reporter: the president has been trying to do that since first got elected but congress says keeping guantanamo open undermines our national security. >> it's counterproductive to our fighting a gains terrorists because they use it as propaganda in their efforts to recruit. whranchts has officials worried is he would move some of the detainees to prisons in the u.s. >> we're going work with congress to find a secure location in the united states to hold remaining detainees. >> his plan does not say where but one of the options is the charleston naval brig. he says the public would be safe but governor nikki haley doesn't want to take the chance. >> this is not the timetown settle people of this country or south carolina by saying we're going to set you a few more, it will be fine. no, it's not going to be fine. we've said that. they have been fine in guantanamo bay for a long time. we don't want them. delegation will also fight it. senator tim scott says i will use every tool to stop this illegal, reckless plan,

in columbia, robert kittle, 7 news. >> should college greek life be more transparent? the mother and father of clemson fraternity pledge who died say they should. tucker hipps died in 2014. fraternities to make the violations public, online. parents of students could access that information before signing up. >> if we had know t we know now, tucker would have never been on that bridge that morning. >> lawmakers will discuss that bill again at a meeting next week. >>> well, we had another windy day around the area today, thankfully, we didn't have the wind gusts we had yesterday. when we were seeing gusts of over 50 miles per hour. but still, windy enough to give us the wind blown look can we will keep a breeze through the evening hours, if you're out, it's not just the cold weather, but also the wind chill you're going to have to be concerned about. make sure you bundle up. overall, we expect a lot light freeze into tomorrow morning. in most locations. then it looks like we'll see less wind by tomorrow afternoon, overall, breaks of sun. the weekend is looking good and

other public collegee in south carolina >> he says it would save money for student asks taxpayers, robert kittle tells you how and what the schools think about it. >>reporter: carolina day at the state house, when usc staff and alumni thank lawmakers for their support and talk about the impact of the school. >> we have a great many schools

>>reporter: robert kittle, 7 news. >>> all right. well, we've had a soggy day, muggy temperatures as well and it looks like some rain and going to try to hold on in some areas, at least for another couple of hours. before we start to see that rain going away. of course, we had heavy thunderstorms and even some flooding to take place earlier today, now, that was with the main line of rain that pushing this is the main line of storms that got going in the midlands, once the daytime heating had a chance to kick in. we missed out on the severe weather, too much rain in some areas, we had to deal with flooding. so holding on to cloud cover, still looking at a few left over showers, we've had rainfall, in spartanburg county, still looking at a few patchess of rain there, near pauline. farther to the south towards simpsonville, light rain there and in the northern part of green wood county, southern section of laurens county, we've got light rain moving eastward, farther to the weshgs showers may have a chance to develop. now, in the midlan

robert kittle. >> this bill would not apply to video taken by the police body cameras, that's covered by a separate law written to address these concerns, this would apply only to dash cam video. >>> well, many of us got to see mild temperatures this afternoon. and i hope you're out for a little while, because probably the warmest day we're going to see in about a week. big dose of cold air coming in next week. and temperatures are already cooling off nicely in the now, in addition to that, we're also tracking the potential of a evening. clouds will get out of here and temperatures are going to have a chance to drop below freezing, across many areas going into tomorrow morning. so bundle up on your way to work and school tomorrow morning. in the afternoon, we'll be seasonably cool l and it looks like the weather will stay nice the weekend. off to the east today, we're tracking an area of low pressure that's moving along that front, that will get stronger later this evening, and that's what could help send a few showers our way. for now, mostly cloudy skies, across much of the upstates

. >> robert kittle was there and also was at the first king day >> some of the people were here for the first time and some of them came because of the flag being gone. now that it's gone, this main focus of this year's march was education equity. it's been an issue all along even going back to the first king day and that's because a lawsuit against the state went on for 20 years, saying the state was not providing an adequate education in rush are your areas. >> as a living witness having attending a segregated school and then going to one that wasn't segregated, i saw a big difference in the classes offered and the technology and i want everyone to have access to that. focus at these marchs there are other big issues that the naacp is talking about that includes the criminal justice system, live in columbia, 7 news. >> a day of service happened on the campus of usc upstate in honor of dr. king with this poverty simulation event. the learning tool is ways to help people understand the realities of poverty. during the simulation particiciants play the lives of low income families. they

. >> reporter: months after the police department fired robert shaw and john bell for an excessive force complaint, both were arrested within a week of each other and now face charges. >> there's nothing that could be done to these individuals that is going to bring his life back to what it was before. >> reporter: bell and shaw are accused of beating brian hatcher while arresting him in november of 2014. the former officers say he now the state agents say there is a different story. >> these arrest warrants say both of them made false statements about hatcher's arrest. >> reporter: and there is dash cam footage and we asked the video and are waiting for it to be released, but hatcher's attorney says he has seen it. >> the tape shows fume ruse fistfights, hittings by the police officers. >> after the encounter, hatcher ended much the hospital and his attorney says he is still recovering from his wounds. >> he has some brain injury -- injury. he is deaf in one ear. he has a naval phakiture that will need to be corrected. he has vision loss and he is just an emotional wreck as a result of

>>> we don't have robert in a moment. we will get back to him shortly. we will bring you full coverage as we will be there listening to that state of the state, giving us perspective. the governor will take the podium. our one-hour special begins at 7:00 with an address. also, we will stream this live on wspa.com. if you would like to stay up to date online tonight. >>> scammers, they're at it again, the time targeting grandparents in our area. the police have had several calls from people who lost thousands of dollars to thieves who posed as loved ones or even law enforcement. we have what you need to know to avoid becoming a victim. >> anyone can be scammed under the right circumstances. >> reporter: imagi get a phone call and it is a family member panicked saying they're in trouble with the law and need your help to get out of jail and a member of law enforcement gets on theline telling you how to help. >> their number one concern is family, so they rush out really without giving it a second thought and do what they're told to do. >> reporter: that is

7 news reporter robert kittle found out they want senators to pay you back. >> state business leaders say they know you're concerned about the potholes you keep hitting. >> they're worried about the safety of unsafe roads and bridges. they're worried about the cost to their vehicles, to their truck, to their cars, the costs that go on and on every year. >> if you ask people what lawmakers should be working on -- >> roads and highways. >> i'm from nbc charloe-- from north carolina and the roads in south carolina are terrible. >> business leaders were at the state house to demand that state senators take a vote on a roads plan that's been on their calendar since last year. lee bright is one of the senators filibustering the bill. he said he's doing it to protect you. >> this bill has a tax increase in it as it came over from the house. my concern is even if the senate strips the tax increase and it goes back to the house the house puts the tax increase back on and then you put a burden on the taxpayer. >> he and the other senators blocking the bill said there's because the state has an

"7 news" reporter robert kittle... most men... also love electronics. there's also sports equipment... or gear for whatever else ... he might be into ... like camping or fishing. flying is getting little easier on the pocketbook... why airline prices are falling...in a 7 news "consumer watch".... but first here's a look a 7 news "consumer watch".... some welcome news for those who fly the friendly skies... it seems air travelers are paying less... for airline tickets... the transportation department says domestic airfares have dropped to a six-year low. airline ticket prices fell by more than six-percent in the third quarter of 20-15. the average price is now about 372- dollars. expansion of low-cost airlines...and plunging jet fuel costs... are big drivers of the change. singer "bruce springsteen" is sharing some personal notes...in an autobiography... "simon will publish today will announced today will publish springsteen's book. according the publisher...the usually private singer began discreetly working on the book in 2009. it will be titled "born

in columbia, robert kittle, 7 news. senator peeler says it could take -weeks- to get to a final vote on the roads plan. even after the filibuster ends ...whenever that is ... there are more than 3-hundred amendments to the bill to work through. next on 7 news .... a frightening moment for people on board a chopper near a hawaii landmark... the latest on a helicopter crash near pearl harbor... and... a local man who's thankful...for quick- thinking co-workers... after he was a heart-beat away ... from death. how they helped ... save authorities in hawaii critical condition... after a civilian helicopter...made a hard landing in the water... near "pearl harbor." here's video...from that scene....this is a video from youtube...as the chopper crashed.. the coast guard says... 5-people were on board the helicopter... and at least -3- were hurt... when it went down this morning ... near the "arizona memorial" in oahu. they say all -5- people were transferred to land...and taken to a hospital. people who saw the crash... jumpe

police already arrested robert grigsby... and charged him for the crime. but during the investigation they found out... epperly was also involved. he now faces 19 counts of charges. another victim has come forward...accusing a greenville county pastor of sexual misconduct. last month we told you... that christian life center pastor arthur lehr..is facing three criminal sexual misconduct of a minor charges.. two of the three incidents dated back to 1989. now lehr is facing a fourth charge ... after another victim told deputies..he was five years old .. when he was assaulted. in shock after their pastor was killed at church.. yesterday. church members say... the 70-year old pastor had just finished his sermon... and went into his study following the final prayer. they say.. the pastor's brother...got up and followed him inside. then they say they heard the gun shots. police arrested..the man.. at the church. he appeared in court today... on a murder charge. hearing from the man who admitted to the deadly attack at a planned parenthood in colorado last year.

tabitha roberts"...."brandon simpson"...all from anderson... each face two counts of murder...attempted armed robbery...and weapons charges... bond was denied for all four suspects ... a greer man... is accused of striking his 4-year-old stepdaughter... and leaving her with a bruised and swollen eye. tonight... we've learned... the child's mother... is now charged in the case...as well. greer police say ... tina roebuck... now faces 3-counts of "child neglect." her husband, david roebuck... was charged with "child abuse"... earlier this week. greer police say ... the abuse came to light... after an elementary school teacher... reported it. new details in the investigation of an armed robbery that happened late last month in greenwood county... we showed you these surveillance photos inside the "cash express" where investigators say two men held up the store ... deputies say thanks to your tips...they were able to identify both men...and arrested one of them... greenwood county deputies say "tykie anderson" was arrested monday... they say he fac

cole leaves behind sisters and a son "robert yancy". they issued a statement, saying "natalie fought a fierce, courageous battle, dying how she lived..with dignity, strength and honor. our beloved mother and sister will be greatly missed and remain "unforgettable" in our hearts forever." we got an early reminder that 2016 is an election year... next on "7 news at 7"....where thi ptl message in the skyaa.. .over an annual new year's day tradition ...andwhat it says about g-o-p front runner "donald trump. and some started the new year with a new bab. we'll take a look at some of 20-16.rings in.. with a bit of tragedy.. across the world... the country.. even the upstate. tonight at 11 -- accidents.. and many of yocelebrated the new year... paie. or by counting down the seconds until midnight. but some new parents...spent the holiday...inthe hospital. 7 news" reporter laura thomas introducyou... to some of the tbabies born in the upstate.in 20-16: the zell family..never thought.. their bundleof joy... would arrive on new year's day.. ..and

in columbia, robert kittle, 7 news. other big issues ... include getting the "department of social services"...enough money... to hire more caseworkers to reduce their caseloads... and getting the highway patrol...enough... to boost the number of troopers...on our roads. it's human trafficking awareness month and the state is continuing efforts to bring an end to it. attorney the human trafficking task force annual report yesterday. it uses data of the state's human trafficking records to better understand the issue and highlights progress goals and what the task force is already working on. wilson said he hopes to put the focus of this crime. on the victim. "we want to make sure that we take care of them and that they're not stigmatized. and that they feel they can come out of the shadows, into the light, and know there's a community of people ready to embrace them.---- he task force has opened several shelters for victims throughout the state they give public awareness ongoing victim assistance and more. about 21 million people are victim

months after the honea path police department fired robert shaw... and john bell.. for an excessive force complaint. both are arrested within a week of each other.. and now face charges.. "there is nothing that can be done to these iddshca ingsfeath hl .bell and shaare accused of beating brian hatcher.. while arresting him.. in november 2014. the former officers said he pulled a knife on them .. and they had to use force to disarm the man. but now.. state agents say.. there's a different story. the two made false statements ..athatch'se" there is dash cam footage.. being used in the state's investigation. we've and are waiting for it to be released. but hatcher's attorney.. tom dunaway .. says he *has* seen it.. "the tape shows the beatings.. hittings by the police officers." after the encounter.. hatcher ended up in the hospital.. and his attorney says.. he is still recovering from his wounds. "he has some brain injury. he is deaf in one ear. he has a nasal fracture that will need to be corrected. he has vision loss and is an emotional wreck following the beating."

as "7 news robert kittle" found out...there's a lot of optimism... about her plan to the governor says she would -not- support a bill ... to borrow money for -college- our k-through-12 schools do need it. a former con artist depicted in the movie "catch me if you can" spoke with "department of revenue" director "rick reames" in columbia about keeping your criminals. frank abagnale who has now worked for the f-b-i for 40 years volunteered to work with the d-o-r to protect the public from tax fraud especially before the 20-16 tax filing season. he says billions of dollars are payed out in tax payer dollars in fraudulent claims every year but people stealing that money aren't from the u-s. he says the money eventually comes back into our country in the form of drug trafficking human trafficking and child pornography. reames approached abagnale because he wants to be proactive about the fraud problem next on 7 news at 7...why this commercial has one coffee company steamed ... in a 7 news "consumer watch".... but first here's a look at your primetime line

our robert kittle tells us why. the bill would create new school protection officers ... to add another layer of protection to help school resource officers. school protection officers would be teachers or any other school employees who go through a new two-week training program at the criminal justice academy. they could carry guns -if- they had concea weas permits "the crooks have got guns so we're going th h . h ' a g idea. oi passes." but parent brett qualls worries about having schoo"at the end of the day or in-between classes the tearcould lay i pistol downanywr i their drawer, don't want to wear it, put it in their drawer,kid anything could go wrong like that.you're talking about k-through-12. kids are curious." the bill was introduced by representative phillip rowe of florence. he introduced a similar bill in 2012 ... that would have allowed teachers with concealed weapons permits to carry on campus if they wanted. that bill didn't go anywhere over concerns about a lack of training ... so this new bill adds that training. "representative lowe say rignso gf zenvy t

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robert thompson admitted to snatchi the infant from a bouncy seat... and squeezing her...during an argument with the baby's mother. weeks later...the baby was rushed to thee-r... with breathing problems...and was treated for multiple fractures. tonight... a child abuse charge is still pending... against the mother. meanwhile...the littl girl... whonow nea1- and-a-half years o. living in a foster home. in greenville county .. homeowners .. hoping to clear the air .. literaly they say the smell from the nearby "twin chimney's landfill" is getting worse .. a meeting ago... aimed at finding a solution. neighbors tell us ..this is an issue th been getting worse over six months. they describe the smell... as similar to rotting eggs... we know that is the methane gas from the landfill... but they say it is spreading at least five miles away... now they're concerned about the damage to their environment, any health risk, and the threat to property values. greenville county councilman lynn ballard represents this area.... we spoke to him today... he says there'

the virus is linkobirth defect that causes babies to be born born with small heads our robert kittle was at the "south carolina department of health and environmental control" today... to check on - possible- cases *here*... and what you need to know... about altogether...there have been documented cases in 12 u-s states and the district of columbia ...along with 22 other countries. but all patients are travelers returning from affected countries...overseas. some 80-percent of those infected with the zika virus don't even feel sick. most who do adding to the frustration tonight for the flint .. michigan community...is a revelation...that ... last year...state workers in the city...receivbottled water ...while officials were still telling people .. that the lead- tainted ...tawater was safe to drink. it's something michigan govenor rick snyder say that he was not aware of. so far he's signed off on 39-million dollars ...in state aid ... to address the city's lead infested water pipes. tonight... the people of flint michigan continue to rely on filters and the delivery of bottled water

roberts added, "scalia's passing is a great loss to the court and to the country he served." among justice scalia's most important decisions, he cast a crucial vote in "bush v. gore "the case, of course, that made george w. bush president in 2000, despite his ideological opposition to the perspectives of colleagues like justices ginsberg, and kagan, he was held in high esteem by them. we will pring in our chief legal right now. jan, the supreme court is scheduled to go back into session a week from monday, so how does the court move forward? >> reporter: i mean, i think that's one of those almost unimaginable questions. when you think about that seat that justice scalia has held now for 30 years being empty and the role he played on that supreme court and the impact he had on the law. of course, you know, this sparkling intellect, this conservative icon, not always able to persuade even the more conservative justices to go along with him, but always sticking to his guns, willing to write separate dissents, arguing that the law actually should be turning, in a conservative dir

chief justice john roberts started the morning session with a tribute. "we remember his incisive intellect, his agile wit and his captivating prose, but we cannot forget his irrepressible spirit. to rest on saturday after a funeral mass led by his son paul, a catholic priest. now the fight over his successor begins in earnest. the president is reviewing files of possible nominees while republican leaders are vowing to block anyone the president sends up. democrats accuse republicans of being obstructionist, but when democrats controlled the senate and republican george h.w. bush was in the white house, then-judiciary committee chairman joe biden proposed the same thing republicans are doing now. >> once the political season is under way, and it is, action on a supreme court nomination must be put off until after the election campaign is over. >> reporter: current judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley, a republican, immediately agreed. >> in his heart of hearts, he understands why this senate must do what he said it must do in 1992. it's taken about

kansas senator pat roberts made his opinion clear today. president's plan to send terrorists to the united states. >> reporter: so did colorado republican congressman mike coffman. >> he knows that in fact the will of congress is not going to change, that we are not going to amend existing law, that would in fact allow these detainees to come to u.s. soil. >> reporter: president obama said that closing guatanamo will save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars and, scott, the white house today would not rule out taking executive action to shutter the prison if congress does not act. >> pelley: margaret, thanks. now, margaret just mentioned khalid sheikh mohamed, charged with planning 9/11. he was captured by u.s. forces in pakistan in 2003, and for the bay since. there. lawyers have filed more than 200 motions, many of them claiming more than a dozen rounds of pretrial hearings, his trial is still likely years away. president obama held a video conference today to brief european heads of state on the cease-fire plan for syria that is suppose

. >> reporter: robert greffenius's wife is 39 weeks pregnant. he spent the day shoveling path to their car. at what point does this stop being fun? >> uh, about 20 minutes ago probably. >> reporter: one block over the only thing moving was a snow-loving dog. mara fedele is a bit of an island, surrounded by a sea of snow. >> somebody needed to get up here, like an ambulance or a firetruck god forbid, doesn't look like they're getting in here any time soon. where even more snow fell, 70-year-old steve melinkoff spent five hours shoveling his driveway when a plow left him this. >> i was so outraged by the state i'm liable to have a stroke now thinking about it. rather than shoveling it. >> reporter: the city admits it could take all week to finish the cleanup. the snow they have removed ends up here, and there is a lot of it, but the big unanswered question here, will thety be ready when commuters come back to work? scott, another snow-induced gridlock could take fraying patience and turn it into anger. >> pelley: the mayor has announced the govern

his father robert hartnett says his son always wanted to be a police officer. >> he's okay. he's an actual philadelphia officer. >> reporter: cbs news has learned that the suspect traveled to the middle east in 2011 and 2012, but, charlie, officials say it is still too early to know for sure whether the suspect had any direct connection to a terrorist organization. >> rose: thanks, jericka. new fuel has been added to the middle east wars settling in u.s. two have been arrested connected to terror, one in texas, one in california. here is jeff pegues. >> reporter: omar al hardan appeared in a courtroom today to face charges he attempted to provide material support to isis. the 24-year-old, an iraqi refugee, who lives in houston, has been in the u.s. since 2009. in sacramento, agents arrested another iraqi refugee, aws al-jayab. and in court papers they say he had traveled to syria the fight with rebels opposing president assad. the 23-year-old came to the u.s. in 2012, but investigators alleged soon after he was communicating via social media with terrorist organizations in s