carolinians go to vote. this evening marco rubio wrapped up a day of events with governor nikki haley and senator tim scott from the upstate to the midlands--and finally back in the lowcountry for a rubio is hoping a boost of momentum from big endorsements will translate into a strong show of support tomorrow evening. ""m asking for your vovo because i will win this election. the democrats do not want to run against me. they attack more more than anyone else running." also today--the cross state campaigning for ted cruz included a stop in west columbia. hundreds of people filled a hangar at eagle aviation for a rally. cruz began his day making stops in myrtle beach and charleston. polls of south carolina voters consistently show cruz in second place. today he officially picked up the endorsement of former governor and current congressman mark sanford as well as several midlands residents. . "this is our time. this race will be decided friend to friend." "i believe he's an honest

over again in the senate that he will fight for what he believes in." "i believe what he says. he seems authentic. he seems honest and honesty is what we really need right now." and donald trump is telling south carolina republicans n n is crunch time. a victory here for trump could help solidify his chances of the gop nomination. but trump is not taking his apparent lead for granted--and he urged voters in north charleston to get out and vote tomorrow. "so we better start getting tough and we better start getting vigilant, and we better start using our heads or we're not gonna have a country, folks, we're not gonna have a country." trump's double-digit lead in the state has narrowed. the latest nbcbcoll shows him with just a current 5- point lead over cruz.

a local undecided voter is talking to wis after his own pretty heated exchange with front runner donald trump. he asked about somewhat controversial comment trump made during last saturday night's debate. our chad mills has the story. during the debate, trump was talking about president george w. bush and the iraq war. he said, , hey lied. they said there were weapons of mass destruction, there were none. and they knew there were none. there were no weapons of mass destruction." oran smith, from leesville, says he had to apologize to his kids because of what came out of his mouth when he heard that comment, so last night, during a town hall, he asked trump to explain it. dr. oran smith, the president of the palmetto family council, says he wasn't trying to embarass republican presidential candidate donald trump with a tough question during a town hall in columbia thursday night. "my question to donald trump, and the political class will have trouble believing this, wasn't an

numbers or hurt him some way. i thought i was giving him an option to take back something that could be hurtful to him, so it could have gone either way." his question addressed a comment that trump made in the last debate -- that president george w. bush lied to get the country into the iraq war. "that stung me very deeply." "it may have been the worst decision going into iraq. it may have been the worst decision anybody has every made -- any president has made in the history of this country. that's how bad it is, okay? / everything that's happening started with stupidly going into the war in iraq. / question: do you believe he lied? trump: i can tell you this. i can -- i don't -- whether he lied or not, he went into iraq. it was a horrible decision, ok. and iraq did not knock down the world trade center. / question: you would not say again that george w. bush lied? trump: i don't know. i can't tell you. i'd have to look at some and that's very different to me than saying the president of the united states, the last president that was a republican, the

he was a liar. that's very different, i think, than questioning his judgement versus he was a liar." in the end, after the exchange with trump, smith is still an undecided voter, but he is claiming something. "hopefully, i accomplished something, and donald trump-like, i think i'm going to declare victory." by the way, palmetto family council tries to uphold biblical principles. smith told me he actually met with trump five years ago and was very impressed with his views on topics like abortion and same-sex marriage. for the democrats tomorrow--it will be a before senator bernie sanders and hillary clinton focus on the palmetto state, it's up to nevada voters, who will make their pick in the

the two democrats are locked in a tight race yet again--but clinton is hoping an endorsement from congressman james clyburn can help give her a boost in nevada as well as south carolina for the primary here next saturday. and for results from both the democratic caucuses as well as the republican primary here in south throughout the weekend. our special coverage continues tomorrow morning at 9. we'll also be live throughout the evening at various campaign headquarters as the results come in. you can get the latest numbers after the polls close right here on wis and online at wistv dot com. and tomorrow--voters can expect a great day of sun. let's check in on your forecast for tomorrow's primary with ben tanner as a slow moving cool front approaches, expect a partly cloudy day saturday and partly to mostly cloudy skies sunday with highs in the upper 60s and 70s. cooler weather and showers return to the forecast monday

witit1" to 2" rain totals possible. the 2016 baseball season is off skies sunday with highs in the upper 60s and 70s. cooler weather and showers return to the forecast monday through wednesday of next week with 1" to 2" rain totals possible. the 2016 baseball season is off to a home-run start for usc. tonight the gamecocks were at in the capital city albany. and sports director rick henry joins us now with a look at the highlights. one year ago...the gamecocks lost their

that set the tone for what was to come...as usc missed out on the playoffs for the first time in a decade and a half. the gamecocks and the fans are ready to start erasing the bad memories of 2015. this will help.....second inning....john jones...one of usc's newcomers....plants a bases loaded double in the gap in right center...three runs score to make it four- nothing carolina. here's another one of the gamecocks new guys. dom thompson williams goes three for four.....including a two run homer in his usc debut..... south carolina wins it ten to one. the gamecocks now have an opening day record od 85 wins and 39 losses. chad:i was pleased with all of our guys..this was a good team win. i'll have a few new faces in there tomorrow...i'lll have to settle in on a lineup in a few weeks. clark: definitely getttng a win is the best thing out of this. i wanted to keep my team in

a columbia uber driver is facing charges after police say he used a gun to threaten a taxi driver from another company. wayne barini is accused of pointing a handgun at the cabbie after he was asked to move from a designated checker yellow taxi parking space in five points last weekend. the victim reported barini cocked his gun before pointing at him. police say he wasn't hurt in the incident. barini was booked at the alvin s. glenn detention center. a teenager killed last weekend

break-in is now being described as the "ringleader" in a separate armed robbery. kershaw county deputies arrested five teenagers, including two juveniles, in connection to an incident on february 2nd. investigators say isaac barrett and hunter mclendon were involved in the attack and robbery of a another teen at a boat landing on lake wateree. 17-year-old brandon spenenr is believed to have been involved. he's the same teen who was shot and killed by homeowever jimmy methe last saturday. methe says he fired to protect his property but now he's charged with involuntary manslaughter. methe was released from jail today on a 200 thousand dollar surety bond. lexington business owner greg leon, who was part of the scandal surrounding former sheriff james metts, is now is now being held on half a million dollars bond on murder charges. his bond was set today. he's charged for the deadly shooting of a man on valentines day. investigators say leon shot into a car with his wife and the still unidentified victim in it.

leon's family were in the courtroom asking the judge to grant him bond. he's also to have no contact with his wife or posses a deadly weapon. he'll have to appear in federal court next week before his bond can take effect. still ahead in wis news at 11: consumer watchdogs now have a hot holiday gadget in their crosshairs. ...because it could explode! and, the goodbyes to a legal legend will detour at least one presidential campaign on a crucial date. the body of supreme court justice antonin scalia lies in repose in "tell them, to go **** themselves..." he's not a reckless blowhard, or a scripted robot. he's a conservative governor with proven results. he led the nation in job creation and beat the teachers union to enact massive reform. jeb bush. over 40 retired generals and admirals and 12 medal of honor recipients know he's the commander in chief we need now.

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the flag-draped casket was brought to into the supreme court building. president obama and first lady michelle obama paid their respects to the late justice...along with thousands of mourners. scalia died last saturday from apparent natural causes. and though he's running a tight race in tomorrow's republican primary--presidential candidate ted cruz says he will be in washington d.c. for justice scalia's funeral. his funeral mass will be tomorrow morning at the

of the immaculate conception. vice president biden and his wife are also expected to be there, along justice scalia's friends and relatives. the federal government is now going after hoverboards--saying all hoverbaords are "unsafe." they were a hot item this past holiday season--until some people reported cases of them bursting into flames. we get more tonight from erika edwards. fire destroyed a nashville home in january.... two teenagers at home at the time -- barely escaped. firefighters say the cause... was the family's hoverboard. "the fact that a toy caused this kind of destruction to our lives... it's just wrong." hoverboards have been implicated in at least 50 other fires in 24 states.... the consumer product safety commission thinks the problem is how the devices' lithium-ion battery packs interact with circuit boards inside the units. the c-p-s-c has sent a letter to companies that either make or sell the tech toys... saying any hoverboards that

meet federal safety standards will face a recall or be seized. "i do not know of any at this point that would comply with the standard." at new york's jfk airport last december... customs agents seized nearly 14-hundred counterfeit hoverboards with potentially dangerous batteries. they'd been shipped via air cargo from china. the c-p-s-c has this advice for consumers: "i would stop using them and i would contact the retailer or the manufacturer who made it and demand proof that it complies with the standard, and if it doesn't i would demand a refund." last month, amazon announced it would give full refunds on all hoverboards purchased through its website. nbc news has attempted to contact organizations that represent hoverboard manufacturers... so far, no response. erika edwards, nbc news a charity auction of items from the movie "spectre" included agent double- oh-seven's s test sportscar.

d-b-10 specially built for the film sold yesterday for three and a half million dollars. the cars were created without any safety features or certifications required to be street-legal. it runs with a top speed around 190-miles per hour. this could be the greatest view of something you can't actually see. it's a massive black hole about 300-million light years from earth. scientists took their sharpest pictures of it with the hubble space telescope. this black hole is larger than a-million

jeb bush's campaign has cratered, now he just slings mud. but, it's made no difference. the state endorsed john kasich saying voters should, "ignore the blather of candidates

the usa today poll said kasich was the most likely republican to beat hillary clinton, beating her by eleven points. john kasich is presidential.

as a slow moving cool front approaches, expect a partly cloudy day saturday and partly to mostly cloudy skies sunday with highs in the upper 60s and 70s. cooler weather and showers return to the forecast monday through wednesday of next week with 1" to 2" rain totals possible. skies sunday with highs in the upper 60s and 70s. cooler weather and showers return to the forecast monday through wednesday of next week with 1" to 2" rain totals possible. skies sunday with highs in the upper 60s and 70s. cooler weather and showers

forecast monday through wednesday of next week with 1" to 2" rain totals possible. baseball season..... we've got highlights and

from the ballparks.... and it was a good friday for some high school basketball playoff action. we'll check in with the high flying a.c. flora falcons...sports is next!!! the 2016 baseball season is off

start for the gamecocks. carolina...coming off their first non-playoff year since 1999....take the season opener ainst the albany great danes. chad holbrook...starting his fourth season as the gamecocks head coach. there's the opening day starting pitcher...sophomore clark schmidt. cocky entertaining a packed house..... here's schmidt dealing on the mound...he goes six innings...strikes out six, walks four and gives up only one run. here's the first run of 2016 for carolina...second inning...clark scolamiero sends a fly ball to left...the sacrifice fly drives in john jones to make it one-nothing. the gamecocks pick up three more in the third...jones ropes a bases loaded double to the gap in right- center..... everyone goes home....usc four, albany nothing. dom thompson- williams has a big day. he goes three for four...including a two

put carolina up six to one...... thompson-williams is one of 19 new players for usc......the newcomers combine to drive in seven runs today. the gamecocks roll all over albany 10-to- one. that means chad holbrook is a happy man. holbrook: "guys were full of energy today. they were full of togetherness. they were anxious for this day. they couldn't wait for it to get here and i think they performed well and i'm excited for them, but it's just one game and we'll try to build on it and play well again tomorrow." thompson-williams: "definitely jitters. the first pitch, there were a lot of jitters going on. when you come out here, when you see all this for the first time, it's heartwarming and it gets your spirit up a little bit. it makes you want to play the game. it makes you want to play the game the right way." the monte lee era is underway at clemson. lee leading the tigers in his first game as head coach. the tigers hosting the maine bears in the season opener. the tigers strike for two runs in the first

a double down the right field line...eli white scores the first run of the season for clemson. but maine comes back to win it four to three....game two o s saturday at two at doug kingsmore stadium. we move to the high school basketball state playoffs. the a.c. flora falcons are ranked number one in three-a. tonight they hosted lancaster in a second round game. the falcons come out ready to take flight...... first quarter...deshawn thomas muscles the ball into the hoop despite the foul...falcons take the early 2-nothing lead over the bruins... --- later in the quarter...lancaster turns it over and brandon davis finds christian brown who ththws it down and gets fouled. flora takes a 13-to-2 lead after one. --- the falcons aren't done rocking the rim...second quarter...kendale hampton picks off the pass and takes flight...he led the falcons with 17 tonight... flora goes on to win it 70-to-54. they'll travel to berea on tuesday. in other three-a

cayce hosting lakewood...... we pick up the action in the foruth quarter...less than 2 minutes to go...kozie brown grabs the offensive board and scores...bearcats down 45-to-38. --- now just about a minute left...malik wilson drops in the reverse layup. gators go up 10. --- and lakewood slams the door when daquan tindal flushes one home in the final seconds... lakewood advances with a 50 to 38 win over brookland-cayce. that's the news for now. remember you can get breaking news on the go by downloading

jeb bush's campaign has cratered, now he just slings mud. but, it's made no difference. the state endorsed john kasich saying voters should, "ignore the blather of candidates without real credentials to lead the country." the usa today poll said kasich was the most likely republican

john kasich is presidential.

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