massengale, was a sophomore at the citadel when he lost his right hand in the summer of two thousand fourteen, working at a butcher shop- 3 3 3 "i thought everything was done, not return to citadel, thought i'd just sit at home with my parents day after day." but this young man persevered- once he got his prosthesis, his life changed- determined, to return to the citadel and finish what he started- 3 3 "i can do more stuff than i lifts weights, completes intense physical training, finishes long runs while holding things above his head and even rifle drills- 3 3 "i love just being able to persevere over my own injuries, i love inspiring other people and helping other people." inspiring the very people helping him overcome his injury- 3 3 "cameron has taught us to be on top of our game and dig deeper to find the things that will be better for him."one thing massengale was adamant about----the fact there's no ceiling when referencing his future- 3 3 "i've got the opportunity to meet people like me people who are missing more limbs than i am and they're doing more stuff than i am so ther

a greenville citadel cadet is making history at the military school. cameron massengale lost his right hand in a work accident in 2014. now, he's training to become a member of the prestegious summerall guard with the help of s prosthetic hand. the 20-year-old junior is working with the hanger clinic in greenville to develop the hand he needs. because along with learning these specific drills i need to do push-ups, i need to run, i need to carry a rifle a couple miles while i am running. i need to be able to hold things above my head, i need to be able to do bear crawls. allyson: regard selection process resumes when school starts at the citadel monday. geoff: an upstate football player survived a medical scare that could have ended his life. back in september, 13-year-old isaiah custodio got a bad headache while at football practice at mauldin middle school. doctors said isaiah had a ruptured blood vessel in his brain. there had been no signs of trouble. isaiah survived but had to spend six weeks in the hospital, learning the basics. his story spread

3 and we're back with more coverage on the national at this...as the tigers take on alabama....a citadel graduate and a clemson alumnus led the squadron of fighter jets flying over the stadium before tonight's game.this is video oftheir practice flight this afternoon.the citadel says major matthew "diesel" mayer led the squadron...and although he grew up a gamecocks fan....he says he'll cheer on the tigers tonight. tonight.clemson alumn...and mauldin high graduate...captai n casey "deuce" manning also joined mayer in tonight's fly over. 3 now if the tigers can secure the win...they'll be the first team in history to go all the way...undefeated! 3 joining us live in arizona with an update from the big matchup...is fox carolina sports anchor shannon 3 thanks cody...we're live outside the stadium...where it is a sea of orange and red... as both clemson and alabama fans cheer on their teams. right now-- 3 the score is 24 - 21 ....in the third quarter quarter 3 clemson football players looked calm as they arrived to the university of phoenix stadium for national championship game monday night

the citadel military college s suspending 14-cadets following that incident. after the photo surfaced on social media last month... the cadets claimed they were trying to dress as ghosts of christmas past. but citadel president lieutenant general john rosa says they should have known better. 33 seven juniors and seven freshmen are facing on-campus penalties or suspensions. one cadet has been dismissed from campus for one year. the school says it is also expanding its racial sensitivity and ethical decision making training. a fourth death in south carolina has been attributed officials say on saturday, a 61-year-old jimmy thomas... ran off highway nine... just outside jonesville. authorities say the vehicle hit a ditch, then a tree. officials say the driver was wearing his seatbelt... but later died at the hospital. nationwide.. at least 42-people have died as a result of the snowstorm. and following the blizzard... it's a tale of two cities. new york did well following the big snowstorm, while our nation's capitol struggled. officials blame washington d-c's re

when a minority talks about the citadel the talk about a racist college we want to change the that image of this college. >> we will continue to work on diversity council will look into campus climate for minority students will look to enhance our curriculum to foster greater different backgrounds and identify ways in which to increase the diversity in both the student population and the staff environment. >> both the citadel and the national action network metadata talk but how some of these policies are going to affect and when they were going to affect in general. they did say they want to one of the new curriculum in place for fall semester. >>> a week from today i will have the first contest of the 2016 presidential race. >> democrats are taking up their big i will push with the cnn town hall happening right now in des moines. as a public and hit the campaign trail hard in the final sprint before the hawkeye state today. >> all of this after talk of a number -- another contender. >> with a i a caucus is fast approaching the presidential primary campaign is clean key endorsements and

he earned his undergraduate degree from citadel.

. >>> the citadel military college in south carolina is punishing 14 cadets for appearing in a photo wearing pillow cases on their heads, appearing to look like kkk members. this picture went viral in december, the cadets claim they were trying to dress as ghosts of christmas past. suspedded or receiving off- campus punishment. the national action network is calling for changes including removing the confederate flag from the chapel at the citadel. >> the time has come to take the flag out, the same way you took it off the dome, in front of the building and in front of the monument, let's take it from inside the holy place quote unquote at the citadel. >> the citadel now creating a task force that will work on advancing diversity, that panel will include members of civil rights groups and the local community. >>> there's a possible major milestone in olympic history now to tell you about. transgender athletes might compete in this summer's olympic games without having surgery. medical chiefs with the international olympic committee change. an anatomically male competitors must prove

the citadel says its investgation concluded that the cadets involved did not intend to offend anyone, but the school says it will increase diversity training for students. 3 the damage from sunday's alaska earthquake appears to be limited to a road south of anchorage. a state spokeswoman says a short stretch of highway dropped about 18-inches in the magnitude seven-point-one bridge and building inspections do not show any structural damage. 3 3 some stores in charlotte are opening their doors early so panthers fans can grab n-f-c championship gear. dick's sporting goods had a special section filled with panthers merchandise. the gray locker room gear is what members of the team wore during their celebration sunday night. some customers were there right at six yesterday morning trying to grab up team gear--before it was gone. 3 3 it has become a tradition that n-f-l broadcasters and america are talking about. cam newton handing game balls to lucky kids in the front row after each touchdown. and sunday... there was plenty of panther scoring... and plenty of happy young fans. jonah harwa

but the citadel's president says they should've had better judgment. 3 3 3 "the second they thought it was going to be offensive or could be misconstrued, they should have stopped and that was a leadership failure." failure."school leaders say seven juniors and seven freshmen are now facing suspensions --and one cadet has been dismissed from campus for a full year. the school says it's also expanding its diversity training. 3 3 covering our counties. things are back to normal in greenville county after crews worked to fix a broken gas line. 3 crews with the piedmont gas responded to mill street last night in taylors after residents in the area reported they were smelling gas. workers say a four-inch plastic pipe brbre--- when an excavator was doing work and hit the pipe. we're told there was no danger to the community. 3 the anderson county sheriff wants your help finding a man who was caught breaking into a home. 3 take a look at these surveillance pictures from a home on "ross street" in piedmont.the sheriff's office says the homeowner was out of town on thursday when this man broke

to be used to widen the road... 3 3 the citadel cadets pictured wearing white pillowcases over their heads have been dismissed or are receiving on- campus punishment.this comes after pictures surfaced online of cadets with pillowcases over their heads with holes cut out for their eyes. some felt that the images resembled the kkk...the investigation determined that the freshmen were ordered by upperclassmen to sing christmas carols dressed as ghosts of christmas past.school leaders say they're working with the increase diversity at the school. 3 teaching 18 to 22-year-old good leadership, that's a challenge, that's a challenge.e.3 the action network said they would like 5 directives going foward at the school. they are ... a mandatory class on the citadel's historyfive free scholarships for minority students.a annual program teaching about dr. martin luther king, jr., and the ongoing progress resulting from the civil rights movement more involvement from the citadel in title one schools ... and the removal of the confederate flag from the college's chapel.rosa says he looks forward to

but the citadel's president says they should've had better judgment. 3 3 3 "the second they thought it was going to be offensive or could be misconstrued, they should have stopped and that was a leadership failure." seven juniors and seven freshmen are now facing on-campus penalties or suspensions --and one cadet has been dismissed from campus for a full year.r.the school says it's also expanding its diversity training. 3 3 covering our counties. things are back to normal in greenville county after crews worked to fix a broken gas line. 3 crews with the piedmont gas responded to mill street in taylors after residents in the area reported they were smelling gas. workers say a four-inch plastic pipe broke--- when an excavator was doing work and hit the pipe. we're told there was no danger to the community. 3 the anderson county sheriff wants your help finding a man who was caught breaking into a home. 3 take a look at these surveillance pictures from a home on "ross street" in piedmont.the sheriff's office says the homeowner was out of town on thursday when this man broke in.if you recog

. >>> the citadel didn't need long and didn't go far to find its new football coach. >> and gamecock basketball is flying to new heights. the huge carolina come back is sports is next. >>> convincing carolina come-back. tim hill, and frank martin feld ignored leaving a program that hasn't won an ncaa tournament game since 1973. starting a season 15-0. last night's big carolina come-back only adding to it. second ever win in 14 tries in oxford, and getting a big start from freshman jamar gregory off the bench. only two points against ole plays. pulled down 5 rebounds, and dished out a couple of critical assists. michael carrera, final minute of regulation, and carrera and company get into 77-74 win in ot coming back from 11 points down in the final few minutes. ups the record to 17-1 on the season. only won 17 games all of last year. that's three wins more than martin did in his first two seasons in columbia. darren horn's last season, the low point with 10-21 record. usc's last post season appearance, and the horns first in 2009 when the gamecocks went to the nit. usc at tennessee sa

"they do so much silly stuff at the citadel. it's all just for fun. i'm sure this doesn't seem like fun." "they can't just go and do something like that without being punished. i think they did the right thing." the investigation also determined there were multiple nights where cadets were dressing up in costumes. these photos show them dressed up as elves, nutcrackers, toy soldier, and "these punishments are on a spectrum based off their level of involvement. not just with this incident, not just because it was in the press, but continued violations of the rules." "we are satisfied with the disciplinary action the school has token." members of the national action network will be working with the president of the college to address race issues in the nation. lt. general rosa is creating a task force to address the issue. "we've already made contact with some of our groups and we're going to work together with our community to move ahead." meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. we do more gam

the citadel says maj. matthew "diesel" mayer will lead the e uadron flying over the university of phoenix stadium before clemson takes on alabama on monday night. he's a 2004 graduate of the military college. mayer has served in the air force for 12 years and is stationed at luke air force base in phoenix. he grew up in lexington and always has been a fan of the gamecocks of the university of south carolina. but he says he's rooting for clemson on monday. coming up we're going to check back in with our news team in glendale, arizona where championship'. break thanks for staying with us for the news at 5:30. i'm judi gatson. tonight at 8:30 - the kickoff of the college football national championship title game. wis has boots on the ground in glendale, arizona and in south carolina. let's start with wis sport director rick henry. rick. earlier in the show we heard from billy napier...a former clemson assistant under dabo swinney who now works for nick saban as alabama's wide receivers coach. napier talketo u

. >> frank: citadel cadets will face after pictures posted all over social media. >>> now from western north carolina's news leader, this is >> frank: digging out of a crippling snowstorm. many roads are still covered in snow and ice. crews got some help today with lots of sunshine. but tonight, the refreezing of melting snow could still make driving dangerous. >> tammy: because of that we're already seeing closings and delays. buncombe and henderson county schools will be closed tomorrow. >> frank: despite the lingering road problems, many services spent today trying to get back on track. >> tammy: rex, things like mail delivery and trash pick up are resuming. but there are things people can do to speed things along. >> rex: yeah, here in waynesville and haywood county, one of the convenience centers. if you have garbage pick-up and you want your mail delivered on time, the folks who drive those vehicles say make sure you move snow and ice out of the way. waynesville residents are out and about after the big snow fall tackling chores. >> they had to close them down. >> rex: all of hay

citadel president john rosa is expected to meet with the media at two this afternoon to further discuss the campus investigation. columbia police say a man injuries after crashing into the back of a comet bus this morning. it happened a little after 5:30 this morning on west beltline boulevard near boone street. that's in front of the old piggly wiggly shopping center. police say the bus was stopped when the car crashed into it. the driver of the car wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was taken to an area hospital. police say a passenger on the bus and the bus driver weren't hurt. a sunny start to the work week in the midlands as we take a live look over downtown columbia through the wis skycam. tim miller is in the first alert weather center tracking a warm-up in our future. it's going to be a marvelous monday with sunshine and warmer temperatures, highs near 60 by afternoon. few clouds tonight, lows upper 30s. breezy, much warmer tuesday with increasing clouds, highs middle to upper 60s. a cold front will move through by early wednesday giving us a good chance of rain, cooler highs middle

and how the campaigns are shaping up among the top candidates. 3 plus...fallout for 14 citadel students!they were suspended after pictures surfaced of their heads!now the academy is handing down harsher punishment! punishment! 3 3 3 3 3 3 hey, guys, it's annie. now, if you're anything like me, you're always looking for ways your weekly grocery trip. well, with walmart every day low prices, saving money while keeping the pantry full... that's easier than you think. in head-to-head shopping, the total at walmart beat that of bi-lo. greenville, the total amount saved at walmart vs. bi-lo was $23.17 on this week's groceries - that's 17%. so head to walmart and see what you 3 as you decide 20-16---- 3 today marks exactly one week until the iowa caucuses. and tonight the three democratic candidates will have an opportunity to start making their closing arguments to iowa voters, in a town hall event. event.karin caifa () is live in des moines with a look at what to expect.karin? 3 it's really crunch time in this race, and certainly looking much closer between hillary clinton and bernie sanders

. >>> an update on the citadel investigation of a viral photo. and internal report connected by the citadel says a group of cadets photographed wearing white pillowcases over their heads last month did not intend to be offense that. this comes after the picture surfaced online of some of the cadets with pillowcases over their heads with holes cut out of their eyes. resemble the ku klux klan. the report says the cadets were supposed to be dressed as ghosts singing christmas carols. fourteen cadets have received either on campus punishment or dismissal. the school president jon rosa says he is creating a task force to advance diversity and inclusion at the school. >>> for jackson is opening the new post headquarters this week. the facility is named after major general george maybury junior. he earned the medal of honor in world war ii for his actions opening its headquarters at 2:00 p.m. >>> richmond county deputies have arrested a man they say fired shots at one of their deputies over the weekend. sheriff leon lott says christopher bagby was shot

professor of political science, the citadel "now that we are so close to iowa, new hampshire and then we move south to south carolina, these debates become even more critical." dr. scott buchannon is a political expert on voters in the palmetto state. he says candidates should focus on one group tonight. sot: dr. scott buchannon/assoc. professor of political science, the citadel "in south carolina, the republican primary, about 60% of the voters are evangelical christians." andup: weijia jiang/cbs news/north charleston, sc trump has lagged behind ted cruz and marco rubio with evangelical voters. but take a look at this map. it shows the most searched candidates on google with a different color assigned to each one. and you re right if you guessed red is trump s color. nats "mr. trump is number one by far nationally." katrina pierson is the national spokeswoman for the trump campaign. she says south carolina governor nikki haley was wrong to call out trump this week when she said republicans need sot: katrina pierson/trump national spokesperson "frankly, if you re looking around and no

. >> larry: stan has their action against the citadel. next in sports. in this line of work only the freshest ingredients make the cut it's important to me to know every dish i serve is the best it can be. especially for this food critic. publix bakery scratch made bread we bake it in store every day with pride so you can serve it with some >> stan: college basketball in cullowhee tonight. citadel and western carolina. torium brumette, nice pass. later in the game it's devon peterson. the cats up five. then brumette's going to get the ball in the high post. makes a great pass to mike brown. the cats fell 92-91. western women played furman earlier and lost in overtime. >>> saturday's double header moved back a day. the games were scheduled to be televised. they will not be televised sunday but you can go to the game free of charge. >>> prep hoops west henderson at smoky mountain postponed for tonight. polk at mountain heritage postponed. more college hoops. mars hill and brevard postponed. prep hoops, boys game if you have cancellations, call us. >>> terr

the guard selection process resumes when school starts at the citadel monday. geoff: he is something, isn't it? an upstate football player survived a medical scare that could have ended his lif back in september, 13-year-old isaiah custodio got a bad headache while at football practice at mauldin middle school. ruptured blood vessel in his brain. there had been no signs of trouble. he survived, but had to spend six weeks in the hospital learning the basics, like how to walk and talk. his story spread through social media. people made signs and t-shirts and bracelets. all of this love worked wonders. >> thank you for everybody. thank you for my football team and thank you for my band and everything, it was so great. geoff: he has a smile that lights up a room. he is still out of school and gets physical therapy three days a week. he is growing stronger every day. allyson: south korea is said to retaliate after the tests by north korea. the u.s. has launched from japan, trying to confirm a hydrogen bomb was successfully tested. meanwhile, the un security council

the guard selection process resumes when school starts at the citadel monday. let's turn to money matters and see how the numbers are looking again, with what is going on in the dow jones down. down 200 points and the nasdaq down considerably, 81, and s&p 500 down 26. off to a rough start. it was just a matter of time and force. "star wars: the force awakens" has become the highest grossing domestic movie of all time. according to disney the movie -- according to disney the movie , earned enough at the box office yesterday to pass "avatar's" $760.5 million lifetime gross. the number one title comes after just 20 days. both "avatar" and "star wars" have earned some $1.6 billion globally. "star wars" could take the number one global title when it opens in china on saturday. just like our phones, cars are getting smarter. now, they have the ability to communicate with stop lights and even other cars and pedestrians on the road. phil lebeau explains. phil auto supplier, delphi, says : this is the brains behind the cars and trucks. software and cameras in this test

. >> ben: the citadel military for appearing in a viral picture wearing pillow cases on their heads. back in december the picture drew outrage for its resemblance to kkk members. the cadets claim they were trying to dress as ghosts of christmas past. but citadel president lieutenant general john rosa says they should have known better. >> the second they thought it would be offensive, or could be misconstrued thehe should have stopped, and that was a leadership failure. >> ben: seven juniors and seven appreciatemen are facing on-campus penalties or suspensions. one cadet has been dismissed from campus for one year. the school says it is also expanding its racial sensitivity and ethical decision-making training. >> alicia: the historic charleston church that was struck with tragedy after a gunman killed nine people during bible study has a new pastor. reverend doctor betty deas clark delivered her first sermon yesterday which focused on a clark is emanuel ame's first female pass tomplet among the victims of last june's massacre was the reverend clementa pink any. clark was previously

the president of the citadel says a new task force is being created to advance diversity at the military college. ( weather anim - with track) rest of today: increase in cloud cover. well above average. highs will be in the low 60s. winds sw 5- 15mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. a few showers late. lows will be in the low 40s. winds south/west 5-15mph. wednesday: mostly cloudy. scattered showers. highs will be in the low 40s. winds north 10-15mph. we're getting a nice warm-up today. highs will be in the low 60s with quiet weather. by early wednesday, a cold front moves into the region and brings scattered showers. it will be cooler with highs in the 40s. the front may stall out offshore on thursday, but away now. so we may only see a stray shower or two the region. stay tuned for any possible timing changes. we'll see nice weather friday into the up next on midday - protecting yourself from thieves during tax season. a look at how you can stop people who are earned tax it's time to think about your taxes. unfortunately you're not the only one who wants your money from your tax return. tax pa

furman taking on the citadel. first half. the bulldogs with great defense, look at the work download by zane najdawi. dogs up by nine after the offensive point. furman down by 3. stephen croone 22 point, but furman falls to the citadel 89-86. wofford just wrapping things up at mercer. bonus basketball in macon as the terriers and bears play overtime. mercer sneaks out of this one with a one point win despite a career high 30 points from easley's spencer collins. he hit eight three's this afternoon. couple more games coming at you tonight. in the atlantic sun, usc upstate is in fort meyers florida to take on florida gulf coast. and in the big south, radford is at presbyterian. i'll update you on those games tonight after the steelers-broncos game. speaking of the national football league. the nfl's divisional playoffs underway today with a pair of games in the afc. nfc teams play on sunday. that kickoff on sunday headlined by seattle and carolina. back marshawn lynch will play against the panthers. while that's good news for s

up, historic change has come to the emanuel ame church gabrielle: an update to a story out of the citadel involving this picture. we know the future of the cadets in the picture. >> we'll only spill in emergency situations, and that' had on friday evening. nigel: for only the fourth time in 54 years, the lake hartwell dam floodgates were opened, as the weather caused the lake to overflow. look at that. john: a live shot down clemson boulevard, partly sunny, a nice breeze out of the south warming us up nicely to 53 degrees. gabrielle: now, het your winning midday numbers in the south carolina education lottery, pick three, 2, 6, 3. 1, 5. marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio. just another washington politician you can't trust. jeb bush. he's a leader, so you always know where he stands. right to rise usa the upstate is overflowing nigel: the upstat

from there, santorum will head to the the citadel in charleston to sit down with attorney general alan wilson... as a part of his presidential forum series. and democratic presidential hopeful bernie sanders' campaign is kicking off its "historically black colleges and universities tour"... tonight at south carolina state university. that's going to be at seven at the barbara a. vaughn fine arts center. sanders, along with fellow democratic presidential hopefuls... hillary clinton and martin o'malley will be here in columbia on monday... to take part in "king day at the dome." religious and civic leader jesse jackson.... is busy criss-crossing the head to the polls next month. jackson will take part in the "rally-to-the polls" event at u-s-c aiken today... before heading to bamberg to speak on medicaid expansion. jackson spoke on the u-s healthcare system during a stop last night ih columbia. 33 jackson will continue to to travel the state this week talking about medicare, poverty, and helping people register to vote. donald trump is responding to governor nikki haley's official respon

he's a 2004 graduate of the citadel, and has served in the air force for 12 years. mayer is stationed at luke air force base in phoenix. he says, for today, he'll root for clemson gabrielle: if clemson wins, a few stores plan to open after the game tonight, so you don't have to wait to buchampionship apparel. hibbett sports in greenville will open at 11:30, and stay open until 1:00. dick's sporting goods and academy sports and outdoors in greenville will open after the game, and close once customers michael: a reminder, we have an hour-long special coming at you. we call it "road to the title." brad and marc will come see us ve at 7:00 tonight, right here on wyff 4, they'll bring you up to speed, and bring us back on how the tigers got all the way to the national championship. we also have our live wire on our wyff 4 app and wyff4.com, a -- and we want to hear from you. there will be a collection of clemson twitter posts. gabrielle: as michael was telling us don't forget to check , out our live wire. it's a collection of the latest tweets about the tigers, and fun p

he's trying to earn a spot in the prestigious summerall guard at the citadel. the best of the best at the college. >> i've actually been told i'm trying harder than anybody else in the weight room. i'm in there putting up the same weight as my frienen with two arms and hands. reporter: cameron says he's learned in the last year that life changing, doesn't mmn life ending. cameron's can do attitude is helping those who are trying to help him. >> cameron has taught us to be on top of our game. >> what's your ceiling? >> i don't think there is a ceiling, there is no ceiling. i've got the opportunity to meet people like me, people who are missing more limbs than i am and they are doing even more stuff than i am, so there is no ceiling, there is no such thing. reporter: his quest for the summerall guard continues monday john lyon, news 4, greenville. carol: a football player survived a medical scare that could have ended his life. back in september, 13-year-old isaiah custodio got a bad headache while at football practice at mauldin middle school. doctors said isaia

he came to the citadel with houston two years ago. not planning on making drastic changes in charleston any time soon. >> when coach houston and i came here about two years two weeks ago, we had a plan in place. i'm going to continue that plan like it is year three. >> the fourth year seniors going to play for us next year, this will be the third head football coach in four years. i don't know why you want to look outside when you have quality people inside who are ready to take the reins. >> makes sense to me. see how that works out. >>> gamecock basketball ready to tennessee. frank martin & company giving the gamecocks a second time in getting a big spark from jamal. played 18 minutes, pulled down five rebounds, helped with critical assists copping um in clutch for south carolina, her rara & company give a 77- 74 win coming back from 11 points in the final few minutes. upping their record to 17-11. they only won 17 games of all of last season. that's three more wins that martin had in his season in columbia. that's impressive compar

to that are just delighted set by fetal tissue requires a seller as well the campus climate at the citadel is going under the microscope this comes after pictures surfaced of cadets with pillowcases over their heads resembling the kkk the president of the citadel says he will create a taskforce to study life on campus for minority students. the panel will also look for ways to increase student and staff diversity sixteen hours in iranian custody are back in the u s that's according to our partners at the navy times there's still no word on why the sailors mistakenly steered into iranian waters earlier this month the navy says the sailors are in good health were also told the sailors were never harmed while in custody and the race for the white house since the final push in iowa the iowa caucuses only one week away on the democratic side hillary clinton and bernie sanders delivered closing practice tonight in a nationally televised town hall there is a possibility for trouble for clinton her friend and billionaire michael bloomberg may be considering an independent run. that decision would

the late senator graduated from the citadel in 1960 and served in the senate since 1988. the husband and father of two was 77-years old. the brother of clemson head football coach dabo swinney is facing charges tonight in florida over an ongoing domestic dispute. henry "tripp" swinney the third was arrested after a restraining order was filed against him for domestic violence. news outlets in panama city beach report swinney's estranged wife alleged he repeatedly harrassed her, stalked her online...and left threatening voicemails for her. swinney is charged with aggravated stalking. he's being held on 15 thousand dollars bond. it is now official. mother in a creek in socastee... drowned. the horry county coroner's office said today that 5 month old grace carlson santa cruz died from drowning. rescue divers found her dead back in november, two days after her mother said she had lost her in a flooded creek. ever since, the county has been investigating baby grace's death as a homicde. the girls mother, 33 year old sarah toney is charged with homicide by child abuse. a new c

mike houston is leaving his post at the sit citadel. coaching as [burke] at farmers, we've seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. even "turkey jerks." [turkey] gobble. [butcher] i'm sorry! (burke) covered march fourth,2014. talk to farmers. we've seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. >>stan: good morning, everyone. in sports, mike houston leaving south carolina heading to virginia. the franklin native has been coach at james madison university in har visburg, virginia, he leaves citadel going 14-11 and got the big win over south carolina, got the citadel a playoff appearance and shares the socon title. it's more money and a chance to get in the top of the college football and james madison wants to move up to f. b. s. the former coach says j jes madison is a special place, my family and i look forward to becoming integral parts of the community. the school will have a press conference to introduce him, congrats. >>> carolina panthers will host a nfc championship game for the first tim

eleby scores......47-43 key detsvmi-tim marshall triple......50-45 vmi citadel-------quayson williams triple.....cuts vmi's lead to 3 vmi------austin vereen triple.....vmi by 6citadel----p.j. boutte hoop and harm the bulldogs come back to pull off a 3 point win over the keydets. to division 3 ranks, a first place battle in the odac co-leaders roanoke virginia weslyan hooking up at the bast center in salem.1. marlins rolling early... khory moore to aaron sturdifen ...35-24 virginia wesleyan 2. maroon's bryce woodliff for three cutting the deficit down to nine 3. 4. roanoke college chipping away at the lead...john caldwell with the nice finish... the marlins take sole possesion of first in the odac nipping the maroons by 1 women's action from the vines center in lynchburg, co- big south leader liberty hosting high point.liberty doing work inside.....katelyn adams miss but back after injury ashley rininger scores. lu----more adams......scores .......24-15 flameshigh point- kaylah keys triple.......libe rty lead cut to 6lu-mickayla sanders triple...... the liberty flames stay in first in

colorado springs police say a man and woman were injured in a shooting at a hooter's outside of the citadel mall. one person was detained on the scene. they're looking for suspects who drove off in a white van. it appears the incident was a drive-by shooting. >>> chris brown, once again making allegations at the palm casino and resort. the victim took a picture of brown. he had taken her cell phone. he has taken for misdemeanor theft listing brown as the suspect. his attorneys have not released any comments. >>> in saudi arabia, 34 people were executed today. study officials saying the executed men believed in ideology. they were convicted of plotting and carrying out conflict on u.s. terrorists. they are condemning those actions. >>> still ahead at 11:00, battle on capitol hill to repeal the president's step down. >>> and the first tonight, the storms now showing up the light rain in the north. it will get heavier. i'll tell you when coming up. >>> a couple had been found out they had been duped for renting their house out. they had thousands of dollars of damage. >> beer cans and liquor b

professor of political science, the citadel) "in south carolina, the republican primary, about 60% of the voters are evangelical christians." (weijia jiang/cbs news/north charleston, sc) trump has lagged behind ted cruz and marco rubio with evangelical voters. but take a look at this map. it shows the most searched candidates on google with a different color assigned to each one. and you're right if you guessed red is trump's color. "mr. trump is number one by far nationally." katrina pierson is the national spokeswoman for the trump campaign. she says south carolina governor nikki haley was wrong to call out trump this week when she said republicans need to resist (katrina pierson/trump national spokesperson) "frankly, if you're looking around and not angry then something's wrong. there are several things going on this country which are just astonishing many people, why you see mr. trump's rallies grow." tonight's debate cast is the smallest one yet - with jeb bush, chris christie, john kasich and ben carson trying to catch up to the front runners. weijia jiang, cbs news, north charl

they felt the citadel, 89-86. down to make an. a good one between the terriers and there's -- bears. mercer refused to go away. they took the lead with just 13 seconds to play in overtime. collins gets a good look, but could not hit. a tough loss as they fall 70-69 in overtime. a few more scores to pass along. upstate blown out by florida gulf coast. bradford and presbyterian down to the wire. on the eyes, the swamp rabbit's -- on the ice, , e swamp rabbits ball that the gladiators 5-3. the same two teams square off on tuesday. it is gameday in carolina, as we mentioned. 1:00. here is the scenario. since arizona one yesterday, -- won yesterday, they will host arizona in the championship game. everyone needs a bff. even your smile. colgate optic white toothpaste goes beyond surface stains to whiten over 3 shades. in fact, it whitens more than the leading express whitening strip. it's your smile bff. >> live, local, breaking news. this is wyff news 4 today in high definition. myra: hey, south carolina showdown tonight for the 2016 p

the sun is at the citadel. . insert the tube clock in the afternoon. we have a sunny and chilly winter day today. some rain could be in our he's back with the look here and 3 we will show you the winning numbers again here tonight. the jackpot is one bigger than expected. the numbers tonight you see them being drawn there. four, eight and 19. while there is some excitement when on as we speak. the opening of their brand-new chick-fil-a. they are having on while they wait. the first 100 people in line they dececed to make the most of their time. there was art about 60 some people this morning. some people have already left at that point. people were playing games and out going around. it is going to be an exciting night for them. hoping it is a warm one. it doesn't seem that is the case. our producer michael is there. we wanted it to be a nice night for him. the warmth was this afternoon. i got up to 52 degrees in columbia. tonight temperatures are already down around received 31 and augustine. we have clear skies been the source up their are some high

he spent 7 seasons at the citadel and the football coach and athletics director at a high school in arkansas. he retired ending a 62 year coaching career. red parker was 82. >>> the current clemson tigers are gearing up for the national championship game. the team will face-off against alababa a week frfr tonight in glendale, arizona. however once again clemson will they have alabama as a 7 point favorite. clemson was also the underdog against oklahoma last week and they won big. of course we have you covered as they try to win it all here. reggie anderson is heading heading to arizona. his first report airs tomorrow night right here on news 19. >>> a top wide receiving prospect for the gamecocks is having second thoughts at playing at usc. he told repopoers he was headed to south carolina however today he tweeted out that he is unsure at this point where he will play his college football career. in his message on twitter he apologized to usc coaches and fans and asked for understanding and time. >>> and coach added another name to his growing staff. that curt roper has been hired as offensi

of a citadel cadet from the upstate. upstate.he lost his hand in a butcher shop accident in 20-14..tonight - how he's achieving his dreams.. in the face of adversity. adversity.plus.the countdown is on for the tigers!tonight - has to say.. about facing his alma mater in the national championship game! game!and i'll talk about wet weather for the weekend! weekend! 3 3 3 3 3 3 the national championship's just five days away... 3 the tigers taking on alabama for the biggest prize in college football... for clemson coach dabo swinney, it's a situation he's been in before... sort of... 3 sports director aaron cheslock joins us now... and swinney's been in a championship before.. but he was with the crimson tide, right? right?3 yeah, clemson's coach an alabama native... played on championship team... so to say that this is an interesting matchup for him is a bit of an understatement... 3 the history's so rich there... swinney grew up an alabama guy... of course down there you immediately have to choose between auburn or bama..

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. >> cadets at the citadel military school are in trouble after social media posts surfaced of the mooring ku klux klan like pillowcases over their head. upper-class been ordered carols. the investigationsthe investigations revealed the cadets did not mean to be offensive. bill: you are chasing a story that starts in oregon where ranchers and businessmen are held up in a standup. they have demands. ranchers. one of the guys that was holding out but uninteresting challenge to governor christie. >> a us sumo champion also on related to the heaviest to ever run a marathon challenging governor christie to assume a match. >> the strong arm of the law i want to see you come over here and disperse me, your older brother. >> they were nowhere what i was going to do. >> you when one out of ten. these folks will disperse. bill: is this just another fat joe? >> you have to do the skit challenge it. bill: you have some support. the sheriff in the next county said that the government would be smart to release these two ranchers, the father and son were being held right now on our some. >> i hope more p

a former football coach for the clemson tigers and the citadel has died. jimmy "red" parker coached clemson from 1973 to 1976. before that he coached for seven seasons at the citadel and was also an assistant coach at vanderbilt and mississippi. parker was coaching high school according to the school district he coached for he was 84. tonight longtime charleston mayor joe riley will end his 40 years in office with a farewell address. riley is expected to address the city tonight in live. he's served as mayor longer than anyone in the city's 345-year history and is credited with leading charleston through an urban renewal that has made the city one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. also tonight, the federal government is holding a public meeting in charleston to determine interest in putting up wind turbines off the south carolina coast. the bureau of ocean energy management has identified almost 1,200 nautical square miles of ocean with the potential to be leased. the largest area is off the coast of myrtle beach with smaller tracts of

. >>> new information about the citadel photo scandal. officials from the military college are saying that more than a dozen cadets have been punished for a photo viral. the photo shows cadets in white hoods. they say they did this for the as the ghost of christmas past. however, many maintain that the image is racist. the 14 cadets are being punished for violating policy. >> it is based on their level of involvement, not just with this incident and not just because it was in the press but continued violations of the rules. >> we are very pleased with his cadets. >> reporter: civil rights say -- civil rights officials are satisfied with the punishment but calling for another change at the citadel. they want the confederate flag removed from the chapel. >> reporter: now to the massive manhunt for three fugitives that escaped from a california jail. this afternoon authorities are concerned the men could be anywhere in the u.s., canada, mexico. we have the latest from santa ana, california. >> reporter: three allegedly violent criminals on t

they felt the citadel, 89-86. down to make an. a good one between the terriers and there's -- bears. mercer refused to go away. they took the lead with just 13 seconds to play in overtime. collins gets a good look, but could not hit. a tough fall as they fall 70-69 in overtime. a few more scores to pass along. bradford and presbyterian down to the wire. on the eyes, the swamp rabbit's full that the gladiators 5-3. the same two teams square off on it is gameday in cap carolina, as we mentioned. the panthers and seahawks at 1:00. if the panthers win, they will host arizona in the championship game. if the seahawks win, the panthers head to the desert to look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, mmmm, yoplait. this is wyff news 4 today in high definition. myra: today in the carolinas. what you need to know before tonight's democratic debate taking place. good morning to you. i myra ruiz. dale: and i'm dale gilbert, and for pamela wright. a little snow falling in the mountains. you can see, the wh

the citadel. announced today. >>> tonight is your next shot at winning powerball. you can see the drawing >>> survivor returns for season 32 next month right here on wltx. a new batch of contestants are ready to compete for the grand prize. this season it is another "brains vs. brawn vs. beauty" episode of the 18 new castaways. there sabounty hunter from michigan. an emergency room doctor. a nba player. and a femama body builder from georgia. the unnest is 19-year-olds -- college student and the oldest is 72-year-old and a form fbi agent. two can combine to form one super idol that could be played after the votes are read. survivor kicking off with the 90 minute premier on wednesday, february 17 at 8:00 p.m. right here on wltx. >>> that is our time for now. a reminder the state of the state address with governor nikki haley coming up at the top of the hour. we will be here and bring it to you as it happens. again that is at 7:00 p.m. right here. we will see you then.

mike houston is leaving the citadel to take the head coaching job at james madison. he earned the socon coach of the year as the cid start 6-0 in league play for ever....and ended up with a share of the conference title for the first time since 1992. then they beat south carolina...the program's first win over an fbs program since '92. one final check of the forecast arctic air will push temperatures into the upper teens, lower 20s tuesday morning. highs will struggle through the 40s the next several days before the rain chance increases late thursday into friday. 1"-2" rain totals are likely with this system to finish the week. temperatures will rise to near that's all for tonight's 7 o'clock report. we'll have another look at your local headlines tonight at 11. >>>hi, ben. >> amy schumer's live tv pda with her new man. our critics choice takeover. >> the couple of the osca nominees and the growing academy award controversy. >> we can no longer >> jada pinkett-smith calling for an oscar boycott. who is joining her as stars take sides? >> i understand where she's com

the conservative leadership project had candjdate rick santorum sit down with wilson at the citadel yesteday. it will hold another forum on monday with candidate ben carson. south carolina senator lindsey graham announced today in north charleston his endorsement for president. he's backing governor jeb bush. "i have concluded without any hesitation without any doubt that jeb bush is ready on day one to be a sacrifices of the one percent who have been fighting this war. last night, he said, "i will have their backs," i believe he will." the former florida governor thanked graham for his endorsement and praised him on his foreign policy experience. this sunday, the democratic presidential candidates will be in the lowcountry for a debate in downtown charleston. the debate is sponsored by the congressional black caucus institute and is hosted by nbc news. wis will have a special decision 2016 show tomorrow at 7pm. we will have one-on-one interviews with several gop candidates and an overall look at the race for president ahead of the south carolina primary. lawyers for the north charleston pol

prior to his time in tiger town, he coached the citadel for seven seasons. he served as the head coach and athletic director at a high school in arkansas. he was 82. will muschamp's coaching staff is complete. they announced the higher of kurt roper as co-offensive quarter -- coordinator. he was the offensive coordinator in florida in 2014 before joining the cleveland browns staff. roper and bryan mcclendon will share the duties. charles tillman will miss the -- the panthers playoff run after he torn acl. he played against new york in week 15 before tearing it in the season finale against tampa bay. despite that, carolina is in good spirits after wrapping up home field with a win. the final minutes. ron rivera said today, the team that its swagger back after the loss to atlanta -- got its swagger back. >> playing as well as we did yesterday, it is exciting. it is great to see the guys enjoying it. it is great to see them with their confidence. i think that is something that is part of who we are. ricardo: the panthers enjoying a bye week. they will face eith