that's bill sharpe reporting. mayor riley says after he leaves office--he will still be busy teaching at his alma mater--the citadel, as well as the college of charleston. the countdown to championship night as well as the college of part of two notch road has been shut down after a major traffic is near polo road in northeast richland county, columbia fire confirms three tractor-trailers are on fire crews are working to contain the fire...at this time we have a crew heading to the scene the nationally ranked usc men's basketball team opens sec play. the gamecocks won their 13 non- conference games but head coach frank martin sayshis team will be remebered by what they do in league play. so far , so good. 22nd ranked south carolina on the road tonight at auburn..... it doesn't take long for the the gamecocks to take command.....pj dozier to michael carrera..... this time...dozier sets up sindarius thornwell....this was a big night for thornwell. here...the lancaster native drops in a three pointer....carolina is u

he sat down with raycom's bill sharpe for a one-on-one interview before he leaves office. he mentioned three tragedies he had to deal with during his time--the most recent of which broke his heart. well, it broke my heart and its hard to talk about. as joe riley looked back with me about his 40 years in office, there were 3 events that stand out in his memory as taking the biggest emotional toll on him and others. hurricane hugo-people's lives were at stake, sofa superstore . mother emanuel. 9 people in a bible study killed by a hateful bigot... those were the hardest when he talked to me about the mother emanuel tragedy, his voice got quiet and seous. it's really hard to talk about it. on that deadly night in june, he told me he got a call from police cheif greg mullen about 9:20.he said what happened next broke his heart. - they estimated 8 had died, one was in critical condition and died on the way, and then realizing one of them was sen. pickney and going to have to tell the families, maybe 200 plus had assembled at the hotel around the corner- all they knew was that t

. >> the black marlin's sharp bill is aimed squarely at steven. >> and it struck his open mouth.t was cutting straight through him. >> steven's dad is stunned. helpless, he watches as the missile-like fish spears the young man, a direct hit to the mouth. >> and i didn't think it was normal, but i didn't understand what was happening, and it happened so fast. and then i just started screaming because there was blood everywhere. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> the marlin thrashes furiously, tearing up steven's mouth. his sister is so frightened she stops filming. >> stuck into the back of the throat and cut the inside of his cheek really badly, broke four bones in his face, and he?-- he violently went backwards and then he went forwards because he was still hooked to the fish. he was on the floor and bleeding a lot. >> i just thought that the fish stabbed him through the face and i was, like, oh my god, my brother's dead. i just, like, ran over the him and started shaking him, which probably wasn't the best thing to do. i started hugging him and trying to, like, be with him before he

you doing what you need to do to make a living, raise your family, pay your bills, educate your kids and retire. >> tom sharp runs cattle on 1,000 acres of land, but is impacted by regulations governing the federal land. he also things the counter 5 year sentences amend to government overreach, buts says modern ranchers have to learn to work with, not against government. >> it is important that we collaborate with all the groups from the federal agencies to our environmental groups. that are the watch dogs that make sure that the land is not being abused. >> yes, there are differences. and again, in the country we opted to settle the differences through collaborative processes where we sit at the table with all the constituents. >> for farmers in the west, the relationship is difficult, leading to the occupation of federal property and rising intentions in organ's wide open spaces. >> the sheriff called a public meeting for 4 o'clock wednesday afternoon >>> i'm antonio mora, thank you for joining us, for the latest news any time head to aljazeera.com. ray suarez is up next with "inside story". have a great n

i lost a car. felt some sharpness in my brett. >> reporter: bill fine literally had a heart attack after cleaning up after sandy. >> he said there were like -- he saw an increase of 30% of people with heart attack or problems because of stress and everything that they experienced from the storm. >> reporter: he has tape on his garage door showing how high the water came. the air conditioner has been moved up and while he lives right on one of the many canals down here, despite all the preparations elsewhere for another big one fine is staying put. >> i'll be here. i don't know if they will give us a warning to leave but i don't intend to leave. >> reporter: now i have to tell you after talking to a lot of people down here in the three plus years since sandy, if we had another storm like that predicted for here most would probably go. as it is, right now it's not a sandy, could it be major, but it live in virtually beais i'm brian thompson, news 4 new york. >> remember these scenes from staten island after last year's january storm? unplowed side streets that stayed that way for days. new

. >> reporter: john and christine, bill clinton hitting the campaign trail in new hampshire comes at a key time. this race has a more sharp and combative tone on the campaign trail. hillary clinton and her campaign really ratcheting up attacks and laser focused on drawing policy distinctions with bernie sanders. cnn spoke with bill clinton here about that and the turn the campaign has taken. here is what he had to say. >> what about your wife and bernie sanders? >> you mean when he went to new york and criticized her? all they are doing now is talking about the differences in their positions. that's good. that's healthy. >> what about the polls? surprise you? >> not surprising. >> reporter: hillary clinton continues to insist she is not getting nervous about her standing in the polls. the state of the race. remember rhetoric and laser focus on bernie sanders sends a much different message. >> sunlen serfaty, thank you. >>> time for an early start on your money this morning. futures slightly higher. potentially breaking the bearish mood that started here and went around the world. you can see to europe. it is caused by the

billing. we've seen sharp exchanges on guns, health care, and wall street. you could argue that has been largely focused on all things bernie sanders. he was on the defensive early, hillary clinton getting i think some control on the gun issue. but on health care and on wall street reform, it was hillary clinton on the defensive and it was a very aggressive bernie sanders. one thing of note here. bernie sanders very much being the sort of revolutionary candidate, major change. you've heard a lot of hillary clinton saying things like, she wants to build onto things that president obama did, wrapping herself in president obama. lester and andrea, what's coming innext, guys? >> we've covered a lot of ground but we're going to be talking about isis, a threat to america. it always polls as one of the top concerns of americans and also late-breaking news. >> all the news that has happened from iran and the president's comments today, as well as what this means going forward. for the war on terror. what do we expect from iran and also what's happening in syria? a l

sharp. him. >> meteorologist bill evans was >> technology is there if you got the cold air to make it happen. so, there are parts online you can get to have that around your home if you are in need of snow because it will be cold enough next week you can make your own snow, get the nozzle and do the whole thing. we are looking at clear skies to partly cloudy skies and 24 new city. 12 around morristown. 33 as we go into the five boroughs around the freezing mark, 28 bridgeport. 26 newark. are calm. not harsh out there. we are looking at the next warming to 37. by the time we get to 11. this afternoon, out to islip and babylon, 39 here by noontime. minutes. heather says there is problems on the van white wick. family want me to say that. this is down to the kew gardens interchange. that is construction. it's the southbound side getting into the kew gardens interchange. we have a couple of lanes closed down. n and q trains track work at 42nd street cleared earlier than expected. expect residual delays. doing fine long long island railroad, new jersey transit, metro north. >>> we have an update t

. >>> bill clinton was stumping for his wife. he has sharp criticism for bernie sanders and took direct aim at sanders proposals on healthcare, saying his ideas could lead to gridlock. he said hillary is not the cardboard cutout portrayed by the republicans. >>> ted cruz squeezed in campaigning in new hampshire for going back to washington for a senate vote on the syrian refugee crisis. during the town hall and eggs that are common new hampshire, ted cruz received a big round of applause when he pointed out that in one year, president president. he is 13 points behind donald trump. in the latest wall street result. port tampa bay. having lots of devices in your can really slow your internet down. way down. so keep things moving with 100% fiber optic fios by verizon. with fios, you get the big capacity all your devices thrive on. it's the fastest internet and wi-fi available, nwith speeds from 50 to 500 megs. no wonder we're ranked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power. and now, there's no better time to get fios by verizon. for $79.99

bills and government charges. ghana's economy is in dire straits. commodities have seen sharp price decline since 2012. determined,ople thousands of public sector workers across ghana abandoned their posts on wednesday in protest. by rapidlyasperated rising utility prices and a series of government taxes that they say make life increasingly unmanageable with stagnating salaries. [inaudible] in april last year, ghana's government began a three-year aid program with the imf to fix its troubled economy. the west african nation is battling mounting public debt, high inflation, and an unstable currency. as part of the imf deal, ghana has had to tighten its purse strings. the price of electricity went up by 59% in december, and water was hiked by up to 89% depending on consumption. meanwhile, fuel went up by 27%. it is all part of a plan to make ghana's energy sector competitive to fix a growing electricity crisis. employment minister told protesters the government's actions were necessary to improve the health of the economy. talks with trade unions have broken down. nationwide strikes on thursday will cont

doing what you need to do to make a living, and raise your family, pay your bills and educate your kids and retire. >> tommer sharp runs cat on 1,000 acres of private land, but is still impacted by the regulations regarding the federal land around the sharp ranch. and he said that the hammonds experience was government overreach. but they have to learn to work with, and not against government. >> it's extremely necessary that we collaborate with all of those groups, from the federal agencies to the groups, the watch dogs to make sure that the land is not being you abused. yes, there are differences. in hardy county, we have opted to it settle those differences through collaborative processes where we sit at the table with all of the constituents. >> in this case, it has led to the application of federal profit. in oregon's wide open spaces. at the site of the occupation here, no real change to report today. more than three full days after this group walked in and took over, we still see no sign of law enforcement here at the site. if they have come by, they have not been obvious, and haven't been visible. >> so al

to providence -- he probably wants to keep the 19- year-old sharp during the all- star break since he just recently returned from injury. bill belichick continues to be coaching changes -- multiple reports say strength and not be back next season. >> his contract is up and we talked after the last game. we are going to go in different directions. i really have a lot of respect for dave offensively -- last year and this year. we appreciate all of his efforts and all that he did for us, and i wish him well in whatever his season brings. >> speaking of belichick, 16 years ago today, he became the head coach of the new england patriots and as we know the rest is history. for titles, six super bowl appearances, 10 afc championship games and 13 division titles. just remarkable. that's sports for now, guys >> a future super bowl ad star is born -- you will meet the newest member of the clydesdale family when we come back. find your sweet spot today with dunkin's chicken apple sausage sandwich. enjoy sweet apple and savory sausage together for under 400 calories. new england's energy comes from a pool of energy producers. eversource

that set sup bill clinton in 2008 on rather sharp comments about barack obama. t campaign in its entirety, the same thing would happen in this campaign if if bill clinton would go after donald trump. the clinton advisers and strategists believe that's exactly what donald trump is trying to do, trying sort of to bait them a little bit. he did not do that at all today but had an interesting sort of outlook on this republican field and he's watching this campaign very closely. let's take a listen. >> sometimes i follow this debate in the presidential elections, especially when i watch the other guys debating, and i think you know, i don't fit any more. first of all, i'm a happy grandfather and i'm not mad at anybody, and secondly, i thought an election is supposed to be a job interview. >> reporter: soil clinton says an election is supposed to be a job interview and went on to say voters should pay close attention to what the republicans candidates are saying. all of them will do exactly what they're pledging to do. having bill clinton out on the campaign trail, it

it's really taking a sharp, much more combative tone and rhetoric and bill clinton earlier today at his event if this is indicative of any nervousness on the part of the campaign said no, it's just where the state of the race should be right now. >> what about your wife and senator bernie sanders? >> well, you mean when he went to new york and criticized her and all that? all they are doing now, which they should be doing, is talking about the differences in their positions. that's good. that's healthy. >> reporter: what about the polls, does it surprise you? >> i'm surprised it didn't happen 60 days ago. >> chelsea clinton campaigning yesterday for her mother challenging sanders on health care. both her parents addressed that today. some people were critical of that saying the clinton campaign shouldn't have put her out yesterday. >> reporter: that's right. this is big. both parents coming out forcefully defending their daughter today saying she knows a lot about health care. that was her biggest attack and saying she had every right to comment on it. bill clinton saying she read his p

. >> reporter: but the disruptive duo's sharp elbows approach alienate just about any get their bills passed. >> todd actually kind of declared public warfare on his colleagues. >> they were just very suspicious that everybody was looking to stab em in the back. >> reporter: in fact the only own. the two are certainly close. they go on tv together and even combine their two staffs, running operations out of the same office. >> very unusual. as soon as they got here, people were talking aut it. >> reporter: there are also frequent late night sessions that have the two overnighting at the downtown radisson hotel. >> we'd have lobbyists and fellow staff members ask us if they're having a relationship. but we also just couldn't believe`that these two would do something like that. >> doing great. >> reporter: yes, it is hard to believe. todd courser is married to his college sweetheart fon. they have four kids together, pick apples in their spare time. >> that's a good one, buddy. with her long-time husband joe. the kind of house mom you see smilg out of facebook photos, and price hunting

bill. le. >> all right. time now for business where asian markets opened lower again today after a sharp drop on wall street and the dow closed down more than 365 points. the nasdaq down 159 points. and the s&p lost 48. cnbc's carolyn ross joins us live from london. carolyn, what's wall street expecting to open at this morning? >> hey, good morning you to, louis. well, this morning we are expecting a degree of stabilization looking at futures this morning, they point to very mild gains. but once again, it all depends on what the price of oil is doing yesterday we saw the brent falling below $30 a barrel. that really spooked a lot of investors. wti this morning actually gained roughly 0.7%. last time i checked. but this morning, european markets still down, and as you said asian markets still continuing that sell-off, too. which so far this global sell-off in 2016, it's wiped off some $3 trillion off stock markets. now moving on to some other news, al jazeera america, it's shutting down in april. this is less than three years after it began broadcasting in the u.s. now, what led them to that decision? the ce

the others perhaps not distinguishing themselves sharp enough to hang in there. bill: in iowa and new hampshire, and in 13 days we'll be in des moines. 13 days before iowa goats to caucus. martha: senator lyndsey graham will be throwing his support behind jeb bush. he was there last night watching closely. he was he snroakd a couple of questions. he will hold a news conference in north charleston, south carolina in the next hour. it could boost bush's support in the south carolina primary. we expect to hear from both of them later this hour. lindsey graham has been such a large voice for putting boots on the ground. that's a major message of what he said. his voice is no longer in this race. he's doing it in the form for the jeb bush. bill: we'll see whether or not that makes a difference then. in the meantime, no shortage of highlights. a look at the winners and losers from south carolina. and we'll analyze all of that. martha: donald trump and senator ted cruz went head-to-head on the citizenship issue. that was an interesting and heated exchange with peaks and vall

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sharp was suspended for a week with pay. right now, he' s in jail on no bond. angela: florida senator bill nelson has joined a growing list of lawmakers, calling on president obama to order a federal investigation into crumb rubber and a possible link to cancer. crumb rubber is used to make artificial turf, which is used on high school and recreational sports fields. seminole county is using it at its new $27 million sports complex. the county hired a doctor at ucf to examine the turf, and he said there' s no reason to believe it poses a health risk. senator nelson still isn' t convinced. obama, nelson and other millions of children and young athletes play on crumb rubber synthetic surfaces every day, this correlation with cancer cannot be ignored. nelson mentioned a recent study by researchers at the university of washington who found 153 crumb rubber. jim: today, the volusia county council passed a motion to require daytona beach to reopen an area where homeless people hung out before it was closed. we told you last night volusia county commissioners said they won' t make a decision on t

look at your flight delays this morning. 3 **stinger music**3 (bill)>> the top candidates for president in both parties are throwing sharp elbows at each other.. as we are coming into the final stretch before the iowa caucus.(samantha)>> nbc news correspondent edward lawrence joins us from washington with the latest. 3 decision 2016swoosh sound 3 (((trump nat sot, "we know how to close deals, i close, i'm a closer. :00-:04)(las vegas, nevada :05-:10)donald trump fired up the crowd in las vegas. he hit his main points and turned his sights on senator ted cruz's latest attack(sot: donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate :11-:17) "you know his new line of attack is that i've become "establishment," oh give me a break."trump hit because his poll numbers are dropping. a new cnn/orc poll shows trump gaining momentum in iowa.. as cruz tries to narrow the gap in new hampshire.(sot: ted cruz/ (r) presidential candidate :28-:35)"he's getting more and more rattled. and each day he's engaging in more and more personal attacks."former president bill clinton also campaigning in vegas for his wife...taking a slight jab at trump's call

letup this weekend in donald trump's sharp attacks on his top democratic rival, and he's not just going after hillary clinton but her husband, the former president. bill clinton is due in new hampshire tomorrow, his first solo appearance to campaign for his wife. with the iowa caucuses four weeks from tomorrow, trump also found himself answering questions about a terrorist recruiting message that uses video of trump. we get all the latest tonight from kristen welker. >> reporter: trump increasingly looking beyond his gop rivals and taking aim at the democratic front runner, no holds barred. >> they've created isis. >> reporter: hillary clinton firing back today in new hampshire. >> you know, the republicans seem to have a particular fixation on blaming president obama and me for everything that happens in the world. >> reporter: trump is also tying clinton to her husband's past sexual infidelities. >> it hasn't been a very pretty pick for her or bill. i'm the only one that's willing to talk about his problems. i mean, what he did and what he has gone through, i think, is frankly terrible, especially if she wants to play the woman card. >> reporter: cl

sharp visions of an illusion of a prominent force. u.s. police arrest a leader of a group in oregon. and denmark passes a controversial bill to seize refugees assets