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Welcome to Wednesday. It is still very, very cold. So cold, in fact, lawmakers have canceled several hearings originally scheduled for Wednesday, mainly in the SC House. For now, several hearings set for Wednesday and Thursday still seem to be a go.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 21, 2025: we take you through part of now former President Joe Biden’s final, full day in office that he spent in South Carolina; we get reaction from Sen. Lindsey Graham on inauguration day and hear his thoughts about how much it will cost to implement border security; and more!

Good morning. It's a very cold Tuesday. It's the second week of the 2025 legislative session. As a reminder, the SC House and Senate will be in what's called a perfunctory session and will not be meeting for floor debate or votes. Both chambers are prioritizing committee work so that they can advance bills to the floor.

It helps to think of the point-in-time count, or PIT, the way you would think of an election poll: as a snapshot of one corner of one moment in time and not as a complete picture.

A winter storm is expected to bring historic amounts of snow and other winter precipitation across the Gulf Coast states and possibly even along the immediate coast of South Carolina. Snow is forecast across the Lowcountry, where winter storm warnings are in effect as the city prepares for measurable snow. The last time Charleston received snow was in 2018, when it was also recorded as the third-largest snowfall, receiving 5 inches of snow. The city is better prepared and prepares to receive up to 2 inches of snow that will likely contain sleet.

 As President Joe Biden and the first lady carefully descended the stairs of Air Force One, on a slick, overcast day at Joint Base Charleston Sunday, there was a familiarity about the visit, a kind of homecoming if you will.