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>>> HERE'S A REMINDER THAT THIS WEEKEND YOU WILL HAVE TO SET YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD.
>> SOUTH CAROLINA JUST PASSED A
BILL TO PU+@T AN END TO THE
CHANGES AND STICK TO DAYLIGHT
+@ SAVING TIME YEAR ROUND.
>> Reporter: GET READY BECAUSE
THIS SUNDAY, THE PENDULUM
SWINGS AGAIN, WE ARE MOVING OUR
CLOCKS FORWARD ONE HOUR, THAT
MEANS WE LOSE AN HOUR OF SLEEP,
BUT WE GAIN MORE DAYLIGHT.
IT'S A TIME-HONORED TRADITION
IN THE U.S., SPRING FORWARD,
FALL BACK.
PASSING A ONE HOUR BUCK BACK
AND FORTH.
COULD THIS BE THE LAST YEAR FOR
SOUTH CAROLINA?
LAST MONTH, GOVERNOR McMASTER
SIGNED INTO LAW A MEASURE
KEEPING THE STATE IN DAYLIGHT
SAVING TIME.
IT'S SIMILAR TO LEGISLATION
NORTH CAROLINA TRIED TO PASS
LAST YEAR, THE BILL PASSED THE
HOUSE BUT COULDN'T MUDDLE
THROUGH THE SENATE.
AT THE TIME, MANY SAID IT COULD
BE AN ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL
BOOST.
>> OUR FISHING INDUSTRY WOULD
LOVE IT IF THEY COULD HAVE MORE
LIGHT, DAYLIGHT TIME ON THE
COAST.
>> Reporter: THE CLOCK CHANGES,
TOO, WOULD DISAPPEAR, ALONG
WITH THE ANNUAL PREPARATIONS
FOR SLEEP DISRUPTION.
STUDIES SHOW RIGHT AFTER THE
SPRING SHIFT, HEART ATTACKS AND
DEADLY CRASHES INCREASE.
>> THE BEST STRATEGY IS SEVERAL
DAYS BEFORE HAND TO GRADUALLY
SHIFT THE BEDTIME AND WAKE TIME
EARLIER I 15 MINUTES OR SO
EVERY NIGHT.
THAT TENDS TO BE REALLY HELPFUL
FOR OUR KIDS AS WELL.
>> Reporter: WELL ALL THE +@STA
LEVEL MOVES ARE MADE, IT IS
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER, TIME
ZONES FALL UNDER THE
JURISDICTION OF THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
ANY REAL CHANGE WOULD COME FROM
TH+@E FEDERAL LEVEL AND THAT
LITERALLY TAKES AN ACT OF
CONGRESS.
LAST YEAR TWO FLORIDA
CONGRESSMAN INTRODUCED THE
SUNSHINE PROTECTION ACT MAKING
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME YEAR ROUND
AC+@ROSS THE NATION.
ONE VERSION WAS IN THE HOUSE
+@ AND THE OTHER IN THE SENATE,
BOTH OF THEM WENT TO COMMITTEES
AND MADE NO MOVEMENT AFTERWARD.
FOR NOW, PREPARE TO SPRING
FORWARD.
>>> WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A
LOT, HOW DOES THIS AFFECT US IN
THE CAROLINAS?
>> WE WANT TO KEEP DAYLIGHT
SAVING TIME YEAR ROUND.
THAT'S THE ONE CHANGE YOU WANT
TO KEEP, YOU DON'T WANT TO KEEP
STANDARD TIME BECAUSE THIS
WOULD ALLOW FOR LATER SUNSET
DURING THE TIME OF YOUR PEOPLE
DO STUFF OUTDOORS.
WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE GET FOOLED
ABOUT AS THEY ALWAYS THINK
THERE WILL BE SOME TIME OF YEAR
WHERE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE DARK
IN THE MORNING.
NO MATTER IF WE CHANGE THE
CLOCKS OR NO+@T, AT SOME POINT
THE YEAR YOU ARE GOING TO WAKE
UP TO DARKNESS AND COME HOME TO
DARKNESS.
IT'S JUST MATTERS OF WHEN THAT
GET SHIFTED.
BUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS
TO DO WITH THIS SO IT'S GREAT
FOR THE STATE TO TRY TO DO THIS
BUT IT'S NOT HAPPENING.
THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO THIS
WEEKEND, AND THE OTHER
REMINDER, MAKE SURE YOU CHECK
THE BATTERIES IN YOUR SMOKE
DETECTORS AND CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS.
SOME PEOPLE DON'T EVER CHECK
THOSE UNTIL THEY START BEEPING.
GO AHEAD AND CHANGE THOSE, IT'S
A GOOD IDEA TO DO IT THIS TIME
OF YEAR AND IF YOU'RE NOT