about his plan to take care of them ...including letting them go to any hospital ...not just the v-a. even though he's trailing in the polls in south carolina...carson says... he has no plans to drop out. "we still have millions of people supporting us. we still have the finances we need, and we have a lot of people saying, 'don't you dare drop out.don't you dare listen to the people who tell you you need to get out.' so i'm not getting out. i'm going on to nevada, there's no question about that." he also talked about his plans to build up the u-s military ... which he says is at its weakest point in decades. soon.. doctor carson will leave the presidential forum.. and will head over to c-n-n's town hall. it's a two day event. tonight carson along with senator cruz and senator rubio .. will go first. it happening live in greenville and starts at 8-p-m. then.. tomorrow ... donald trump, jeb bush, and governor jonh kasich.. will appear in the second c-n-n

both town halls will be moderated by anderson cooper. ted cruz gave a tongue lashing... to rivals donald trump and marco rubio... at a seneca campaign stop today. this follows trump and rubio...calling out cruz... on what they call...unethical campaign practices. now... cruz and rubio... are crying dirty politics. tonight... they're set to be part of a "town hall"... in greenville. "7 news'" addie hampton... brings you the details: ----- "would president trump ban partial birth abortions? look, i've very pro choice. but you would not ban it? no. you would not ban it? no, i am pro choice in every respect. and it's these words from the mouth of donald trump in 1999.... that the cruz campaign is using for their latest attack... alleging that donald trump can't be trtrsted to make conservative choices ....such as a supreme court nominee....based on his record. wednesday...cruz played the ad...before revealing the trump campaign has now threatened him with leagal action... if he doesn't remove the ad.: "to mr. trump, you have been threatening

adult life." cruz says...it's trump's own words... trump's legal team calls it defamation.... so....the texas senator says....bring it on... "so, donald, if you want to file a lawsuit challenging this ad claiming it is defamation, file the lawsuit." cruz said he'd depose donald trump...himself...forci ng him to tell the truth under oath... but cruz's rivals say *he's* the one who's untruthful.: "you are the single biggest liar.you probably are worse than jeb bush.": "for a number of weeks now, ted cruz has just been telling lies. he lied whenever anyone points to their actual record, the response of both marco rubio and donald trump is to yell "liar." cruz turned focus to marco rubio... who just this week accused the cruz camp of creating this facebook page... alleging south carolina congressman trey gowdy...was recinding his endorsment of rubio for cruz.... "marco rubio is behaving like donald trump with a smile." cruz denied

instead blasting the rubio campaign for making the accusation ... and putting out robo calls....calling cruz unethical. that was addie hampton reporting. an error in spartanburg county...led to nearly -200- people... receiving *multiple* absentee ballots... to vote in the upcoming primaries. they received -2- ballots in the mail...within a week. now... the voter registration office is asking people... to return the one they fill out... and destroy the duplicate. spartanburg county "director of voter registration" henry laye says... an outside mailing service contractor...is to blame. he says... any duplicates... will be "challenged and rejected": - ---- "so i assure the folks of spartanburg county that we do have measures in place to make sure nobody votes twice." ----- laye says... the same mistake also happened... in charleston county. before you head to the polls... make sure you know... your polling place. in spartanburg county... some polling places have been combined... for this election. and... you can only

either vote this saturday... for a republican candidate... or next saturday... for a democratic candidate. and remember to bring a current picture i-d... or voter registration card. you can print a sample ballot... and check your polling location... at "s-c votes dot-org." we have a link...on our website. "7 news"... wants your opinion... about the upcoming south carolina primaries. visit our website right now... at w-s-p-a dot-com... or use our new and improved "7 news app" ... to be part of our on-line poll on the candidates and the issues... in this election year. we invite you...to share your opinion

tonight... a woman is facing charges after deputies say she intentionally set a house on fire. easley firefighters responded to a fire on maple way .. two weeks ago. investigator say they found damage in two rooms.. and determined the fire was not accidental. pickens county deputies say 67-year old nellie mae durham is responsible. she faces an arson and presenting false insurance claim charges. take a look at these two suspects. anderson county deputies.. say they were involved in an armed robbery and shooting this morning. it happened at the 7-elevent on highway 187. deuputies say the two men.. took cash from the store register... then shot the clerk in the chest .. before leaving the store. the clerk was able to call 9-1-1.. and was taken to the hospital.. where he underwent surgery. deputies say they are hopeful he will make a

meantime..deputies are looking for these two men. they ask.. if you recognize them..to call 1-888-crime-sc. tonight... police tell us... a man wanted to murder... is still on the run... and they need your help... to catch him. police say adriel garnett... shot and killed cecil gilliam of woodruff... on february - 6th-... gilliam leaves behind... -10- children. woodruff police say... they're working with the "u-s marshals fugitive task force" ... and "sled"... to find garnett. we talked with giilliam's wife... at the place where he was shot. pamela tells us ... that they had friends over... and were playing cards...when garnett knocked on the door to talk to cecil. since then...rumors have swirled...that the argument they had... was over whether cecil was his father. cecil's wife...isn't buying the story: ----- "i would like him to explain the reason that he did this..just can't believe cecil denied him as his child, it just doesn't sound like the cecil that i know." ----- police say...garnett tried to stay with family in the area... but they called police. they're not sure what car he's driving ...

armed and dangerous. if you have information... on where adriel garnett might be... call police. a resolution...to make june -17th-..."mother emanuel day" ... across south carolina... is one step closer to being approved. the "senate judiciary committee" ... approved the measure. now... it goes to the full senate. representative wendell gilliard wants the state... to honor the memories of the -9- victims... and encourage reflection on progress and improvement... in race relations. tonight...another disturbing case... of child abuse ... police say... a 14-year-old girl was given drugs...photographed in the nude... and then forced to have sex... easley police say ... these -2- women are behind it. according to arrest warrants...misty collins and emily brown... had the girl consume marijuana ... before sending naked pictures of her to a man... in exchange for money and drugs. afterwards...detectives say... collins and brown arranged for the man ... to come to a home in easley... and have sex with the girl. now... they're in custody with no bond ... and charged with "engaging a child for sexual performance." a new park and ride.. opened in greenville today.

cutting this morning for the west end park and ride...and trolley stop... it's located on augusta street. the city... to also include a trolley stop. the new park and ride location is part of a bigger expansion plan .. to increase the parking space business district. next on 7 news .... a four year old north carolina boy..may know more.. than most people.. when it comes to naming our presidents. we'll show you his cool talent... and what else he knows...that may stun you. "i want to be able to get married, i want to be able to have a family and without this kidney, that's not really in the realm of being that's not really in the realm of being realistic, and i want that bad" and a local woman is pleading for your help... in something she desperately needs to survive. coming up.. we'll show you how you

while many of us can't name the presidents... a four-year-old in north carolina can name every one of them by heart."this president is-- " "millard fillmore" everybody knows the very first president. and maybe the last dozen. but there are about 30 or so guys in the middle that don't have the most recognizable faces. educational milestones for a 4 year old suggest they should be able to name some colors and shapes. but for tommy...he's going above and beyond. "what is the capital of georgia?" "atlanta. california, sacramento." that's right.. he even knows.. all the states and their capitals. he also knows all the planets in the solar system. and guess what he says he wants to be when he grows up? ....a president. a local mother..is on a desperate mission to save her daughter's life. you may have seen this van .. driving around western north carolina.

for help ..that is now going viral it says..daughter needs kidney .. type "a" or "o" blood.her daughter.. joanie devine.. was born with a rare condition..called cystinosis.. that affects her kidneys.she's never had a living donor.. and the two other transplants she's gotten.. have failed. "if you're out there and you're willing to help me, you cannot imagine how much it would mean to me for you to help me" after someone posted the picture on facebook..they've received dozens of calls.. from people.. hoping to help. when is the last time you did something nice for someone? if you can't remember .. don't worry. it's never too late.. in fact - today is the perfect opportunity .. it's national random act of kindness day... so 7 news reporter krystyne brown... went out in the upstate.. to see how people are paying it forward. "there are still miracles out there.there are still good people that will help you and just do nice things for you."

with a tough task... or buying someones order... in the drive through.. the smallest act of kindness... can bring a smile... to a stranger's face. "it is like almost winning the lottery but like on a smaller scale because you're thinking really? someone did that for me?!" "if someone laughs at my lousy jokes, i think that is good enough. i think it is a random act of kindness." "i didn't know who it was or a name or anything but i pulled up to the window and they were like yeah, the driver in front of you has you covered and i was like what!?" for some.. celebrating national random act of kindness day... is about the good things people do .. that go unnoticed. "i think it comes back down to the little things that nobody really thinks about." "parent comes in with a child that may be unruly or eyes wide open, i might just pick up a chocolate sucker and give it to the child. does it make a difference? i think it makes a difference for the parent and child." for others...it's a holiday... to celebrate.. the good acts that people do every day of the industry i see people pay mortgages for people and pay power bills and stop their

foreclosure." "it gives hope and it gives love and it shows you that people do care about you whether they know you or not, just because you exist." and making sure that you pass the kindness on... to keep the cycle going. "simply feeling special and happy and i wanted to pay it forward to someone else." in anderson county.. krystyne brown.. 7 news did you do something kind for someone today? share it with us! we would like to hear some of your stories... you can share pictures or comments..on our facebook page.

the woman behind a viral video.. 8 years ago... is back..this time endorsing another presidential candidate. we'll show you her cool moves... next but first here's a look at your primetime lineup

if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all

the woman behind the monster viral hit ... "crush on obama" ... is back... and now... she's "crushing" someone new: bernie sanders: ----- "im burning up for you.. it's never going to stop..." ---- viral star leah kauffman... just dropped a new musical ode... to the democratic candidate ... called "bernie bae". the song is about the excitement...

headed... to "web sensation status." "i think i'm too young to have a boyfriend." "i don't want to break his heart." check out this little girl. this video of the five year old talking about her boyfriend problems... have gone viral. as you can see.. she was discussing the matter.. with her mother.. while in the car. now she may have to change her relationship statusto ... "it's complicated." nissan is showing off its self driving car technology... in the office. the automaker's new promotional video shows self parking chairs... they can return themselves to their fixed positions when a meeting wraps up. the chairs respond to hand clapping. would you like a beer with that? mcdonald's is planning to open an outlet in south korea that serves premium burgers and draft beer ... the move comes as the number of young people heading to mcdonald's drops in south korea. the legal drinking age there is 19. hershey's is putting a new spin on the signature

easter! the company has introduced a carrot cake flavor... with a white chocolate base. if you want these in your easter basket ... you'll have to make a trip to walmart. it's sold. everyone want to be the lucky person to hold a winning lottery ticket. but one woman is getting praises for that's next. " " something is just fundamentally broken when african americans are more likely to be arrested by police, and sentenced to longer prison terms, for doing the same thing that whites do. ...when too many encounters with law enforcement end tragically. we need investments in education, health care and jobs, to counter

we have to face up to the hard truth of injustice and systemic racism. i'm hillary clinton,

if you when the lottery... you may have several ideas about what you would do with the money. but the first thing... one woman did ... was give to someone more deserving. the massachusetts woman says... she used her last two dollars ... to buy a scratch ticket.. and won -200- dollars. but she says..when she saw a homeless man at a stop sign... she felt compelled... to help him. the woman took her money.. and bought the man a motel room. then she started a go-fund me page. a local barber came and gave the man a haircut. and other people donated some clothing .... thanks for joining us. i'll see you at 10 on the carolinas c-w.. and we'll be back here at 11. until then you can get the latest updates by logging on to wspa dot com. stay with us for