were there from allen university, benedict college in columbia, morris college in sumter, south carolina state university, and in fact, congressman clyburn, jim clyburn, was arrested, was one of the ones arrested during that particular march on the state capital. but they kept us in jail overnight and that next day when we were able to have visitors at the school there, who showed up but our faithful use of -- faithful youth advisors. they had stayed watch over us even though we were not released at that time. we had some wonderful adult leaders in that movement and there is so much to be told and sometimes, i am hesitant to even talk about the civil rights movement because the history of the civil rights movement, like most histories is like a wild, elusive bird that always flies away, you can't really put your finger on it, or your hands around it because what i found is that when you are a part of something that is as life-changing as the civil rights movement, everybody wants to be a part of it. everybody wants their little niche in history. if they marched on one march, they ran the civil

even the students are a south carolina state they show that today. >> today's prayer was sponsored by the south carolina state university religious life counsel and student life and leadership. >>> some of you out there saw a afternoon. we had reports of flurries from columbia and other areas. there may even be a few more evening is over. about. south carolina's weatherman jim gandy is watching things for us now, and just a few hit and miss flurries here and there, >>> that is about it. the radars continuing to show throughout the afternoon and precipitation. much of the precipitation showing up is not even making it to the ground. all you will see as a few flurries, brief snow shower trying to make its way into newberry county and aiken county. much of the activities already diminished. that would be the will be the trend the rest of the evening. today it was chilly out there, the clouds kept temperatures down for the low this morning 35 at the airport, 30 for in the city, 42 degrees in the city, and 40 for degrees at the airport. our temperature 37 degrees, winds out of the west at

is encouraging south carolina voters to take action going into vote 20-16. as a part of a 50-state tour... franklin graham will be right here in south carolina today. he'll be holding his "decision america tour." the prayer rally is set to take place right across the street from us... at the state house. the event starts at noon.... on the north side of the state house. graham says he's asking south carolinians to "pray to vote" and engage in the community by living and sharing their faith... at home, in the community and at the ballot box. and a popular actresses will be in the midlands throughout the week urging students to get out and vote. angela bassett will headline a "get out the vote rally" at s-c state university today between two and three in the martin luther king junior auditorium. bassett is endorsing hillary clinton for president. she will also make stops at claflin university and the state house... later this week. fox will also be headlining "get out the vote rallies" at voorhees college and denmark technical college today. the south carolina state university board

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let's bring in south carolina state senator margie bright-matthews. you're just one of two women in the south carolina senate. i know you've been in the position of having to win over female voters as a female candidate. why do you think hillary clinton is struggling with that? >> i believe that she has initial li initially struggled with it because some of the millennials that some of senator sanders has been saying has attracted some. younger voters. i don't think it's necessarily women but younger voters. >> politico polled people and the younger millennials you're speaking about, "clinton's gender simply not enough to make her a ground breaker. she might be a woman but she is

it's also important-- gabrielle: hillary clinton speaking at south carolina state university. bernie sanders also making carolina, one day ahead of the south carolina democratic primary. much more on both candidates a little later on in the newscast. nigel: now to the upstate. greenville fire department was on the scene of an early morning fire at the tara apartments. the solutions recovery center houses recovering addicts and alcoholics there. it's part of their sober living program. the fire displaced more than 20 people. but the executive director says, they will have a place to sleep tonight. >> as a company, i'm not worried about us losing our apartment complex. that'll be taken care of. my main concern right now is where these guys are going to live and housing them and making sure they don't lose a step. nigel: the cause of the fire is still under investigation. the search for answers continues after a man killed three coworkers and injured 14 others in a kansas shooting last night. gabrielle: tonight, the governor of that state is calling the officer who shot and killed

joining me now here in south carolina are south carolina state representatives gilda cobb hunter and john king, both are democrats, and kaiton dawson, national republican consultant and former chair of the south carolina gop. thank you very much for being here. and gilda, i have to start with you. these margins that hillary clinton turned in against bernie sanders among african-american voters, more even than what any of us really expected her to do. what is behind that? >> well, i think senator -- secretary clinton had something to prove. it was never in doubt that she would win south carolina. the question was always by what margin. what she did last night by surpassing president obama's margin is a real mental lift to the campaign. i think she's got the wind behind her back. she's reedy, moving forward. by the same token, joy, i think senator sanders can take some solace in his numbers for somebody who started in single digits and to end last night with double digit support is

she'll be going to a rally today, at south carolina state university. at 4:45, clinton will be joined by her husband bill clinton for another rally. it will begin at 8. >> former president bill clinton has been stomping the campaigns real hard. he wowed the crowds yesterday. saying she is one candidate who can move it forward. >> what we need had to do is make america whole again, so that picture of the future. so we can all rise together. that's what this election is about. >> the chin tons have stops planned and their daugher will be joining, in charleston and here, and we have a complete list of all of those stops. meanwhile bernie sanders is back, he will be attending a tour rally, at 5:30. he will also attend a rally at the twp auditorium. remember tomorrow is the democratic primary. polls open at 7-7. if you already voted in the republican primary you cannot vote for a democrat this weekend. we'll have the complete coverage tomorrow. nearly 8 billion budget proposal heading to the house floor. education and for gives 12 million in loans to south c

his 50 state decision america tour with his stop in south carolina this morning. the son of tv evangelist, billy graham, is making his way through the nation ahead of an election. today he stood on the steps of the state house and spoke thousand -- an thousand showed up to pray for our nation. some say they strongly agree picking a good christian candidate, while others say graham should not single out only christians. >> i think we are coming together, does not matter what the nomination. we are coming together to support one another and show we are all members of the same family. >> the state does not endorse one religion. we are a nation of many people. of many faiths, and someone no good people. >> grandma spoke to the crowd saying they should vote for candidates with strong christian beliefs weather it is for the president, or city council seat. he is now headed to georgia for a prayer rally in atlanta tomorrow. >>> setting up -- setting a positive light on south carolina state included a mormon prayer service today. news 19's savannah levens shares the prayer

also the south carolina state bullogs get their share of in- state players...sports for will muschamp as usc's head football coach. coach boom literally hit the after he was hired in december. he instantly made tracks over to richland northeast to talk to linebacker t.j. brunson. he was committed to louisville at the time....but after visiting with muschamp and taking an official visit to usc....brunson flipped his committment to south carolina. that same day...he also visited conway wide receiver bryan edwards. he had decommitted from usc following the resignation of steve spurrier....but he was decommitted from usc following the resignation of steve spurrier....but he was won over by muschamp and signed with the gameocks. "i'm glad we got them. i think they're both really good football players. i think they'll contribute in a huge way here at the university of south carolina. when you turn the tape on, i offered bryan as a ninth-grader. i didn't even realize it. i think he was 14 years old. chuck jordan, his coach has been up there for probably 30 years. he told me when i walked int

joining me now, south carolina state senator margie bright matthews. she replaced the late reverend pinckney who was one of the nine shot in the ame emanuel church last year. she is a hillary clinton supporter. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for allowing me to be here. >> bernie sanders is making a real play for the clinton administration, and i wonder if you just listened to what she had to say, can you tell us why you think she's able to make a bigger impact on african-americans than bernie sanders? >> i believe she's better prepared, because secretary clinton has been there. she has been to south carolina for the last 40 years. she started out her career here working for the underprivileged children of south carolina. she has strong roots here working in the civil rights movement as well as she came

. >> south carolina state senator darrell jackson, thanks for being here. i appreciate your time. as we move back to the right and see how the field is shaping up, let's check in with how jeb bush is doing today. the so-called establishment candidate holding a town hall right now in beaufort, in south carolina's low country, an area that is home to a number of military installations. peter alexander is there for us and joins us with more. jeb has a busy calendar today as well, doesn't he? >> yeah, he does. not too far away from parris island is where we are, in beautiful downtown beaufort. it's important to note about this place that this is an area where we met a lot of people that describe themselves as p g pragmatic traditional republicans. they're looking for a candidate that may be able to compete with donald trump right now. i spoke to one woman earlier. i said, what do you do if you don't like trump? she said, we cry. right now inside, that's not the tack jeb bush is taking. a lot of what he's saying is

. >> south carolina state representative gilda cobb-hun r cobb-hunter. always good to see you, my friend. thanks so much for being with me. >> craig, i think you said it's good to speak with me. i lost audio, so if that is what you're saying, it's always great to speak with you. >> thank you. >>> tomorrow msnbc and telemundo will be hold ag town hall with bernie sanders and hillary clinton. that'smsnbc. up next, how could governor nikki haley's endorsement of marco rubio change the republican race for the white house? will it change the race at all? what does this mean for perhaps her becoming number two on the ticket? we'll deep dive into the implications next with a fellow that knows a lot about south carolina politics. and stay awake during the day. learn about non-24 by calling 844-844-2424. or visit my24info.com. one day a rider made a decision.

and the south carolina state men are also contending for a title.... sports is next!!! break 3 replaced gilliard: you know, there's an old saying about south carolina, we're always first in the things that are last and last in the things that are first. this economy is rigged. we can do better. and that's where bernie comes in. bernie is not in the pocket of wall street. we don't have to depend on the so-called wall street giants. everybody knows the problem. bernie wants to do something about it. he gets it. i mean, he really gets it. basketball. the gamecocks and lady vols play tonight in knoxville. tennessee has won 16 regular season conference championships.... usc has won the last two....plus they won their first sec tournament championship last year. this season....carolina is 11 and oh in league play...if they win tonight...they'll have a four game lead over second place mississippi state. tennessee is struggling this year with a 15 and nine record. dawn staley is not expecting to have an easy night in the smokies. no...we know everybody plays their best basketbal

state. the polls are set to close at seven and tonight's outcome could help shape the field going into the south carolina primaries. our will whitson joins us live from nashua, new hampshire as we await the first results to come in tonight...will? campaigns have been covering a lot of ground here in the granite state, trying to make last minute appeals to any undeclared or undecided voters- but they're also beginning to focus on the race beyond new hampshire- the race in south carolina. the polls here in new hampshire have been fluctuating a lot in the last few days- marco rubio took a hit after his debate performance, though he did manage to hold on to second place. kasich- the ohio governor made a stop off at a nashua poll today- where he said he's already sent his team to the palmetto state, anticipating a victory after winning midnight votes in dixville notch new hampshire. "you win dixville notch, there's nowhere to go but up from there. it was a great win i was really excited. i saw trump by the way and said 'i crushed you' and he said 'yeah, you killed me.' we feel very good about it, we sent the

and tom brands' second ranked hawkeyes are gearing up for a showdown with third ranked north carolina state. the traditional state wrestling tournament is underway in des moines.. josh has more from wells fargo arena. let's start the action in class 1a, at 106 don bosco's gable fox cradles his opponent and gets the fall at the 1:26 mark to move on to the quarterfinals. at 113, former kcrg-tv9 athlete of the week, brock henderson of north linn tries to get the pin in the closing seconds... he doesn't, but he still wins by a 12-1 major decision. "i need three more pins to for the pinners club, which is 20 pins. i have 17 right now. so, i guess i'll have to pin my way through now." onto 120, bryce west of highland riverside... he won a state title last year... he starts off fast with a first period pin... then his twin brother drew wins his first match with a 10-3 decision at 126. 145, all eyes are on lisbon's carter happel chasing a 4th state title... he dominates his first match with a second period more to go. "i think when you get your first match out of the way with a tech fall or pin lik

hillary clinton will host an hbcu rally at south carolina state university. doors open at 3:15. after that, the clintons will kick off the "get out and vote rally" at boyd plaza at the corner of hampton & main street. admission will start at 6. bernie sanders will host an hbcu stop and rally at claflin university in orangeburg. he'll talk about making college affordable, income inequality and criminal justice reform. doors open up at 3:30. later that day sanders will head to columbia for an event at the township auditorium. doors open at 4. tonight-- our decision 2016 coverage ahead of the democratic primary continues with a live special report on wis. we'll have reports from the liberty tap room talking to experts about the upcoming vote, and have an in-depth look at the candidates. our hour-long decision 2016 special starts tonight we have extensive coverage of the democratic primary and the preparations for super tuesday from both sides on wis-tv-dot-com. just click on the special decision 2016 section. titi now for an update o oyour weather. for that we turn to meteorologist

. #2 iowa takes on north carolina state. yes, north carolina state. and a nice moment in last night's newton-winteset game. winterset's ryan hinsch, a special needs student enters the game. newton's garrett sturtz, a good guy, turns the ball over to hinsch. and hinsch doesn't just play that's 2 points, and a lifetime memory. nice job all. next on the news at nine... if finally tonight, when things go wrong... have a sense of humor? take the case of this man in the u-k, trying to take out the trash. as you can see, his ice - covered driveway complicated the chore. his family filmed the three minute struggle and posted the video to facebook. his family filmed the three minute struggle and posted the video to facebook. it's been viewed more than four million times. next on the news at nine... if you liked the mild temps today.. next on the news at nine... if at sea... and on shore... america's game is celebrating disney vacations, starting now. "wheel of fortune"! [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of america's game -- pat s

on the south carolina state election commission website, their names are crossed out. but in some cases, you'll still see them on your ballot. >> and as the candidate count starts to dwindle, we asked what this means now, for their messages. >> every word tt the magnified 1,000 fold. there's not a lot of run for mistakes at this point in the game. >>reporter: with south carolina's track record of almost always picking the eventualgop nominee, you can count on all of the candidates to make a strong state-wide push before the primary. in spartanburg, laura thomas, 7 news. >>> the south carolina state election commission tells us it will have signs in place on election day letting the voter know which candidates have dropped out of the race. right now, at wspa.com, we have a link to a sample ballot for the upcoming primary. >>> voters will head to the polls in a week from saturday, it's the first in the south primaries, with the republicans casting their ballots saturday the 20th and the democrats a week later on saturday the 27th. south carolina has open primaries, which

bacari sellers, former south carolina state representative, and s.c. cupp cnn commentator. me start off with you, what do you make of the south carolina turnout, 60% of the vote african-american compared to 55% last time? is it more enthusiasm, or is it just greater population turning out? and also, the belief among african-americans and the general electorate in those exit polls of racial tensions being worse? >> well, i think that dana hit the nail on the head. in south carolina we have extremely heavy hearts talking about the african-american populations. one of my good friends was murdered while he was pastoring bible study just in july of this year. >> you think it's affected -- >> not only that, but you've had walter scott. we've just had this cascade of racial issues going on in the state. we just took the confederate flag down recently. we're not that far removed. yes, i think african-americans, there is this new vein that we are more participatory. we are more eager to play our role in this election. and i think that hillary clinton and bernie sanders actually saw

clinton late friday afternoon---trying to stir up support from younger voters at south carolina state university. it was a short speech----focusing in part on her history of working in the state after graduating from law school. she praised president obama's record on economic recovery and healthcare, calling herself a "proud defender" of the president. i asked her later---if her approach as president would be an extension of the obama years. i'm not running for president obama's third term. i'm not running for my husband's third term. but i do really respect the accomplishments each of them achieved during their presidencies. i think it would be unwise to say i've nothing to learn from anybody. you know there are things i respect about republican presidents. i want to pull together the best ideas, the best people. the former secretary has powerful support--as much as 70 per cent among black south carolinians---especially older female voters, a group more likely than any other to turn out for a i'm not new to these issues. i've been working on issues of equity and poverty and opportun

the nomination of don beatty of spartanburg could shake up two races in south carolina's highest court. the state judicial merit screening division is accepting applications for a chief and associate justice on the south carolina supreme court next year. beatty would be the longest serving supreme e court justice and lawmakers could vote him chief justice. a number of legislaturors have quietly opposed beatty. >>> apple has made their first official response to the government's demand that they help the fbi hack into the locked iphone of one of the san bernardino killers. e company says the government is asking for dangerous power through the court system which tramples on people's constitutional rights. the claims are made in a court filing in washington. google is expected to throw its support behind apple as well. shooting yesterday in kansas. investigators say cedric ford was served a protection from abuse order 90 minutes before he opened fire on his co- workers. the order was likely what triggered the attack that left three people dead and hurt 14. police killed the suspect during the attac

out the vote hbcu rally" today at south carolina state university. that's going to take place at the dukes gymnasium at 4:45. then later tonight, hillary clinton will be joined by her husband and former president bill clinton for another rally in boyd plaza. that's at t e corner of hamptonn and main street. the rally starts at 8:00. bill clinton also has stops planned in aiken and bluffton today. the former president has been busy shoring up support for his wife. clinton rallied a packed gymnasium in winnsboro yesterday telling the e owd hillary is the one candidate who can move this country forward. >> what we need to do is make can see themselves in the picture of the future, so we can all rise together, that's what this election is about. >> rochelle: and the clinton's daughter chelsea will also be campaigning for her mom today. she'll be in charleston and right here in the capital city. for a complete list of her campaign stops, be sure to check out our website abccolumbia.com. >>> rochelle: bernie sanders is back in the midlands today. sanders w

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the south carolina state is a championship contender. and the usc women were in knoxville looking for a share of the sec title... just call the gamecocks road warriors....they're undefeated on the road.... we've go the highlights....usc vs the the usc women have been road past three basketball seasons.has dropped just three conference road games during that span. the gamecocks drop to third this week in the a-p poll...they remain second in the ncaa selection committee rankings. both teams had active swat patrols tonight..... mercedes russell knocks down this shot by doniyah cliney... a'ja wilson has a nice night... 25 points and six rebounds... wilson standing tall on the defensive end...denies nia moore...a'ja blocked 5 shots on the night. diamond deshields....the transfer from north carolina gives the tarheels a 16-12 lead...she leads the vols with 21 points. tina roy beats the buzzer...she carolina a 24-21 halftime lead. third quarter...tiffany mitchell heats up after a slow start....she drops in a three pointer to tie it at 35......

two years after an accident killed five at the north carolina state fair, a major development in court. the owner of the vortex, nireheon oo gherte enev iceco saeye ro 1 nd. e god enreers izin in ortor himi tettm,no mi >>he a me r:i e caarlomeled ththamd rsats ey met t el e ucthsautta erapbeed e ge oo wooubelacocte thses ine o s odomhapp0. erasbie an >>> work is underway to renovate the bus station in downtown raleigh, already changed from moor square station to go raleigh station. today mayor mc farland spoke t the ground breaking, renovations include more waiting areas and restrooms and wi-fi, realtime information, and a number of esthetic changes to the building. the station has become dated over the past 30 years, time for an upgrade to meet the it should take between 9-12 months to complete. >>> a residents hall at east carolina university once named for a foreman governor has a new name. the board of trustees voted to call it legacy hall. he improved the education system in the 1900s, promoted white supremacy. several yieforts are removing his name -- universities are removing hi

off practice march 14, the former usc linebackers coach will join the staff at south carolina state. they were trying to get have done just that. it was confirmed today. this will be his first stent as a coordinator. he had stops at jacksonville state and arkansas. star power on the football staff in orangeburg. >> nice addition to the team. >>> when we come >>> here is what is coming up tonight, 8:00 p.m. black >> the reality show southern charm will be returning for a third season. including thomas ravenel. he and his ex-girlfriend will be a big part of the season as they try to figure out how to co-parent. it returns april 4. >> haven't seen one minute of it. not one minute. >> you haven't missed a thing. [ laughter ] >> i didn't say it. >>> we are back at 7:00 p.m. there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. where quality healthcare will be a bi

college, at that time, now south carolina state university." sellers spoke at today's ceremony. other family members of the victims and survivors were also there today. there was a moment of silence as well for the 9 victims of the mother emanuel church shooting in charleston. former gamecocks head football coach steve spurrier has a new role at usc. e hbc has been named a special assistant to president harris pastides and athletic director ray tanner. spurrier resigned as football coach in october. he did have a contract clause that allowed him to assume such a role if he wanted. tanner said spurrier recently position.25 investigators say the hit- and-run driver who killed a woman early this morning left coming up--now they are hoping those clues could make way for some answers. a woman is left for dead after getting hit while the first job of a president is to protect america. our next president must be prepared to lead. i know jeb. i know his good heart and his strong backbone. jeb will unite our country. he knows how to bring the world toge

of students came down from the state and students from columbia and morris college and south carolina state university. in fact, congressman clyburn, jim clyburn was arrested, he was one of the ones arrested during that particular march on the state capital. but they kept us in jail overnight and that next day when we were able to have visitors, who wasn't there but are faithful youth advisors. they stay there all night, even though we were released at that time. but we had some wonderful adult leaders in the movement and there is so much to be told and sometimes i'm hesitant to even talk about the civil rights movement because the history of the civil rights movement, like most histories, is like a wild, elusive bird that always flies away. you can't put your fingers on it or your hands around it because what i found is that when you are a part of something as life-changing as the civil rights movement, everybody wants to be a part of it, everybody wants their little niche in history. if they marched in one march, they ran the civil rights movement, or they were a leader in the civil right

state champs in control,. christchurch is up 14. carolina committed scores 30, leading the cavaliers to a 64-41 win in the state finals. the cavaliers play timmons gold next saturday for the state title. -- timmonsville next saturday for the state title. carol: throughout this evening we will follow the results of the 2016 democratic family in south carolina, pitting hillary clinton against bernie sanders. michael: dr. danielle vinson is here with us from furman university. how does bernie sanders seem to help hillary clinton? danielle: it paints are a little bit more toward the middle of the ideological spectrum, because he's so far to the left. it allows her to run this primary setting herself up well for the general election. carol: he would find the same thing on the republican side, with some candidates. danielle: you did. as long as ted cruz is in the race, people like jeb bush or john kasich look very moderate, although they are quite conservative. distance between him and cruz. a much or at this point how that's going to plan out. ca

state exported nearly $31 billion worth of goods last year. this is the sixth straight year exports set a record. south carolina leads the nation in motor vehicle exports. the state is also the nation's top exporter of tires exporting 28% of the national total. >>> eric: and our state's tourism has grown to become a $19-billion industry. reports show that 2015 was also a record year in hotel occupancy. tourism officials say the state is starting a new marketing campaign called "satisfy your thirst." it's designed to draw visitors to businesses that make everything from beer to tea and from milk to moonshine. sounds good but milk and moonshine together isn't good for your stomach. >> rochelle: yes, that's cool they have that where you can find the best of everything in one spot. >> eric: we have it. to the beach. i want it to be 80 and sunny. it's 31 right now. >> rochelle: pretty soon everybody will complain it's too hot. >> jonathan: oh, well. >>> rochelle: still to come, it's a countdown to saturdays republican primary. but first we're taking a look at where candidates stand on some hot button issues. that's

download our wbtv news app. >> a former north carolina state professor arrested for stealing >> what he is accused of buying and who he used the money for. >> and 70 into some areas but and more rain in >> we're following breaking news in the alert center. sky3 over the scene of a fire in york county. >> right to alex giles. he is live in the alert center. what do you know? >> we have been corresponding carolina michael clark. and this was happening earlier this afternoon. structure fire it was a two storey house on colt road in the fort mill area. several departments were called to the scenement and you see the smoke billowing into the sky. and we can show you viewer video we just got into the newsroom from somebody on the ground who was close to the structure fire you can see the flames and smoke and again the crews on scene battling that fire. right now no reported injuries that we have heard about. but we will check with michael clark as well as the first responders and get the latest information on that big fire. >> all right, thank you. working in a man's world. while we have s

. >>> hundreds at south carolina state university honor and remember lives lost on this day in 1968 during the orangeburg massacre. >> it's part of our history on abc and belt rousseau beth rousseau has more. >> reporter: it's been 48 years since the orangeburg massacre but it's a memory that's ever present on the minds of the families, the victims and the survivors who are now looking to a new generation to continue the fight for justice. >> february 8th, 1968, i can remember vividly everything that transpired on that particular night. >> reporter: a sentiment that rings true for so many of the 200 activists on south carolina's state campus that evening, protesting a bowling >> students were upset, city officials were upset and it was just kind of a situation where we realized that something negative was going to occur. >> reporter: nine state troopers opened fire in the crowd, fatally wounding three protesters and injuring 27 others. >> not only was i in pain from the gunshot, but it was pain from the injustice that was perpetuated mon unarmed un-- upon unarmed students. many were shot i

senior reporter jack kuenzie is at south carolina state waiting the start of a clinton event. billie jean shaw is at a sanders' event on the campus of claflin university. bernie sanders will host an hbcu stop and rally at claflin university in orangeburg. he'll talk about making college affordable, income inequality and criminal justice reform. in one last push to rally support from orangeburg county voters, bernie sanders will speak at claflin university. our billie jean shaw is there where supporters are already starting to come in. bernie sanders has a lot of supporters here at claflin today which isn't a surprise since the vermont senator is pulling heavy support students. the question is will that support help him win over south carolinians tomorrow. polls show clinton is still maintaining a double digit lead over the vermont sanders. a short time ago i spoke to students about what issues they are looking forward to sanders speaking on today. sanders is set to take the stage in the next hour. he will be joined by state rep. justin bamberg, rapper killer mike and erica gar

south carolina's road agency is turning to the state legislature... what they're saying needs to be done before there are any from main and gervais. 33 a legislative panel is ordering former south carolina house speaker... bobby harrel... to pay more than in the next six months. in an unanimous vote at the state house last night... the house ethics committee also fined harrell one- thousand dollars and publicly reprimanded the once powerful politician. back in 2014... harrell was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to six counts of misusing his campaign account for personal benefit. also out of the state house... the leader of south carolina's road agency is warning the state to start putting money into repairing roads soon. otherwise... they say it will end up costing much more to rebuild them. the state finance committee responded in panel last night... saying they want as much information as possible before discussion begins on the senate floor about getting more money to the state's highways. and south carolina is once again su

state. >> her opponent proved he won't be so easy to shake off. so today is on to the next one. south carolina. the state's g.o.p. primary is set for next week. for new jersey governor chris christie is headed home to decide if he'll stay in the race. kenneth molten, abc news, manchester, new hampshire. >> the presidential hopefuls now have their sights set right here on south carolina on marco rubio will be right here in the capital city today and holding a rally at the columbia metropolitan convention center. donald trump hoping to keep his momentum going. he's holding a rally at clemson university. many will be reaching out to voters along the coast. ted cruz will be in myrtle beach. jeb bush has stops planned in mount pleasant, and hilton head. and chris christie was set to take part in attorney general alan wilson's presidential forum he's been having with all the candidates but that event has been canceled. after last night's sixth place finish, christie says he will cancel all of his planned events here in south carolina to "take a brea." well, hillary clinton is set to return to south

patrick: here in south carolina state, it's hillary clinton.but 300 yards down the road at claflin university, bernie sanders at the exact same time. earlier today we learned that senator centers will not be in south carolina tomorrow for the primary. he will instead be in texas and then in minnesota for a rallies, not watch parties. last week in the republican primary, governor john kasich is the only candidate to leave the state on saturday, up massachusetts. senator sanders has his eyes on the upcoming states making up super tuesday nxet week. tonight, a rally at the historically black school of claflin university. voters so far in a previous contest against hillary clinton. we will see how he does with young african-american voters. in orangeburg, patrick hussion, wyff news 4. michael: as you said, senator centers speaking at claflin university. carol: let's listen in live. sen. sanders: historically black universities and colleges, doing a great job educating young people. [applause] what this campaign is about is taking a hard look at national priorities. when we have 20 of the wealthie

she'll be speaking at south carolina state university for an hbcu rally at 4:45. her husband and former president that begins at 8 p.m. on main street. meanwhile, bernie sanders has been campaigning in other states ahead of tomorrow' primary. sanders heard some powerful-- and emotional-- testimony from residents of flint, michigan on thursday, who were affected by the city's water contamination crisis. the forum was held at a church. sanders took on a serious and somber tone as he talked about the crisis-- blaming it on collapsing infrastructure and government mismanagement. s/sen. bernie sanders presidential candidate :19 "if there is anything positive, if there's any silver lining out of this tragedy, is it is my hope that the american people will look at flint and say never sanders will be back in the midlands today. claflin university at 4 o'clock. he'll also be at the township auditorium in columbia for a rally and concert at 7. wis will be bringing you complete team coverage of the democratic primary starting tomorrow morning at 9am. we'll be live at the poll

clinton visited south carolina state university along with schools in rural areas of south carolina. she feels that's what the state needs to focus onto get our education system on track and she says she's willing to help she's hope thing primary will be a success as the race to the white house continues. leah holloway reporting live. >> bernie sanders is trailing hillary clinton by double digits but the sander's camp has been pitching as a man with momentum. he's slowly chipping away at the lead. >> tara petitt joins us live where earlier tonight sanders was urging people to get to the polls tomorrow. >> reporter: well, brian and janet, a much different -- [ audio difficulty ] >> we apologize for that technical difficulty there at the sander's rally. just wrapped up at the township auditorium. mr. sanders talking about a rights to equal pay to the broken criminal justice system as he calls it. if you are going to be voting tomorrow a record setting vote happened last week and more heavy voter turnout is expected tomorrow. here's what you need if you're going to the polls tomorrow. on

the age of 15 elected to state president of the college chapter of the naacp of the whole state of south carolina. ourwe began to coordinate efforts as a state. we were given an attorney that worked with us, who later became ry, and, matthew j. per he worked with us on cases that could be filed, if there were arrests, he handled it. normally we had donald james sampson, who was an attorney and another local attorney who handled those cases. it began to take movement and evolve into a statewide movement that began to garner some attention. robinson came to greenville, he was denied access to the waiting room at the airport, and out of that insult, because here you have a baseball great at the level of jackie robinson being refused the use of the waiting room, and out of that, we had a march on the airport on i believe it was january 1, 1960. yeah, but we organize that march on the airport and we marched from springfield that discharge located at that time on mcabee avenue and the new church is still on mcabee, and we had hundreds and hundreds who came from all over the state and locally to march o

carolina trails by 11 at the break.3. early 2nd half....mindaugas kacinas....hits the baseline "3" .... but it's simply not to be..... as mississippi state beats south carolina.... 68-58....and it really wasn't even that close. in the socon.....wofford playing its final game of the regular season.....the terriers in johnson city..... taking on e-t-s-u.....1. early on.... eric garcia... beats his man and lays in "2" of his 9.... terriers up 1.2. late 1st half....fletcher mcgee.... with "3" of his game high.... 22 points ...... still.... wofford down one at the break. 3. just over a minute to play in the game .... mcgee.... pull the terriers within 2.4. :25 seconds to play .... the sharp shooting freshman strikes again.... this "3" cuts the bucs lead to just 1. 5. but an eric garcia 3-point attempt in the closing seconds is no good.... as e-t-s-u holds off wofford.....71-66. in cullowhee....with a win over western carolina..... furman can wrap up the 3-seed in next weeks conference tournament .....1. late 1st half.....devin sibley.... takes it strong to the hoop and comes through with the nice left handed lay-in for two of his game high...

they rallied at claflin and south carolina state universities. hillary clinton there is a big : divide between what i believe, what president obama believes, what congressman clyburn believes and so many others, and what you're hearing from the republicans. essential. bernie sanders: somebody today in south carolina gets picked up for possessing marijuana. what happens? you made may go to jail, you may get a what? a police record. you're a wall street executive who's greed and behavior help destroy the american economy. what happens to you? you get a salary increase is what happens to you. myra: later tonight, hillary clinton will be in columbia for a primary watch party, meanwhile, sanders will be in texas and minnesota in preparation for super tuesday. >> now, wyff news 4 sports. if you are heading out to vote today, we have a few reminders for you. if your voter registration card doesn't have your picture on it, you will need a state issued id or federal military id. they close tonight at 7:00. if you are in line at 7:00 tonight you will still

and a freshman at north carolina state university from oak ridge, north carolina... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thanks, johnny. and thank you, ladies and gentlemen. for a little while, i must confess, we were worried that we would wind up with an all-west, an all-california finals. we have two finalists in the wings now, one from berkeley and one from u.s.c.

reporting live from the south carolina state fair grounds, janay frazier. >> 50 delegates in south carolina. this is not a win or take all state, but it appearardonald trump has taken all the delegates. you get 29 delegates for winning the state of south carolina, and 3 for every district. a clean sweep for trump. delegates, and he shuts out all the other challengers tonight. >>> mean while, after a fourth place showing, jeb bush has now dropped out of the race to be president. sonia guede yarr easy join us now with more on the end of bush's campaign. >> so tonight, i am suspending my campaign. >> reporter: another primary and another disappointment for jeb bush, but this time he decided to suspend his campaign, leaving behind voters frustrated with the fact that he didn't get enough momentum here in south carolina. in his short speech, he thanks his mother, his brother, and his mom for going door-to-door. but no matter what he did, he didn't seem to rack up enough support. >> i'm proud of the campaign that we've run to unify our country, and to advocate conservative sliewptions that would

ted cruz will be at the south carolina state fairgrounds. jeb bush will be at the hilton columbia center in columbia as well. ben carson will be here in greenville. john kasich will be in massachusetts. a reminder for you, wyff news 4 is your home for political coverage. tonight, as soon as the polls close, >> now, wyff news 4 sports. we will have live coverage acroro the state. coming up, our coverage continues. you can see, there is a crowd outside the polling site where jeb bush has just arrived. also, straight ahead, our guests give low-income people a better future in part with an pamela: you have to appreciate mild temperatures in february. that is will we have hillary clinton: i do not believe we live in a single-issue country. the economy is rigged in favor of the top. americans haven't had a raise in 15 years. but i want to go further. whether it's poison in the water... hardworking immigrant families living in fear... racism holding people back... wall street and big financial interests along with drug companies, insurance companie

they rallied at claflin and south carolina state universities. hillary clinton there is a big : divide between what i believe, what president obama believes, believes and so many others, and what you're hearing from the republicans. that's why getting involved is not only a good thing, but essential. bernie sanders: somebody today and south carolina gets picked up for possessing marijuana. what happens? you may go to jail, you get a what? a police record. you're a wall street executive who's greed and behavior help destroy the american economy. what happens to you? you get a salary increase is what happens to you. myra: later tonight, hillary clinton will be in columbia for a primary watch party, meanwhile, sanders will be in texas and minnesota in preparation for super tuesday. if you are heading out to vote today, we have a few reminders for yoyo to vote, if your voter registration card doesn't have state issued id, or military id. the polls open this morning at 7:00. and close at 7:00 tonight. if you are in line at 7:00 tonight you will still

it's north carolina at north carolina state and 8:00. pack struggling to play the heels in the past, only lost by 12 against chapel hill. that's sports this morning. i'm stan pamfilis. 6:00. everyone. >> holly: take the umbrella with you this wednesday. >> jay: no kidding. >> ingrid: indeed. make sure you have the umbrella as well. transition to snow. right now it's mild. 40s in burnsville, columbus, fairview, highlands, and marshal at 49 degrees. today's mild temperature-wise overall. with showers and the chance for severe. that means gusty winds, downed trees and power lines cannot be ruled out throughout the day. >>> and heads up for drivers in north asheville, there is a downed tree reported off merriman avenue. >> jaclyn: right. sit blocking, partially blocking the roadway on lake shore drive off merryman. try to avoid the area if you are heading out in north asheville on your commute. also, heads up for those of you in haywood county. we are getting reports of debris that is in the roadway, all across the county. there is not reall

state. judi gatson is reporting from the university of south carolina. judi -- the panelists include philip rucker of the washington post, valerie bauerlein of the wall street journal, ron brownstein of the national journal and craig melvin of nbc news. dean charles bierbauer of the college of information and communications will moderate. joining me now is dean bierbauer and usc professor don fowler. the event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 7:30 p.m. williams-brice building at greene and pickens streets. it will include a question and answer session with the journalists. msnbc will host a town hall in charleston. so far, republican front-runner donald trump is the only candidate to commit to it. the town hall will start at 8pm. trump will take questions from voters. also -- msnbc has announced a democratic presidential town hall thursday night with hillary clinton and bernie sanders. the town hall in las vegas comes two days before the nevada caucus. it will be in english on msnbc and in spanish on telemundo. coverage starts at

carolina. they are now taking that ground game to nevada. their hope is for a strong especially in his home state of texas. geoff: after starting his campaign with strong poll numbers late last year, doctor ben carson ended up coming in last in the south carolina primary. allyson: before the votes were counted doctor carson had already made up his mind to stay in the race. >> there are news people here who think that i'm gonna make a concession speech. i'm not going anywhere. allyson: wyff news four's mike mccormick followed the carson campaign from greenville, and talks about his motivation to continue his bid for the white house. >> not the outcome dr. ben carson wanted from saturday's primary. still, a huge crowd, a huge showing of support at the official launch party here at the embassy suites in greenville. dr. carson saying it was that kind of enthusiasm that he found at the precinct he visited, and on tuesday, he told us, no matter what happened in the primary, he was staying in it. he is keeping his word telling the crowd, "we will take america back." dr. ben carson staying in the race. g