news 19's sports director reggie anderson is in arizona preview. reggie? >> reporter: we have been out here since late tuesday morning is when we arrived. clemson arrived friday. we talked to former clemson players working for the cardinals. you can check the interuse out on -- interviews out on www.wltx.com. he is a junior leader, he played up to a huge level, a high level. he is up in the upstate. we talked to his parents and asked, are you excited to see your son playing. it is about the way their son carries himself on and off the field. >> for sure. unbelievable. for parent to watch their son for me and his mom we just sit back and enjoy it. win or lose, yeah, he is definitely done everything he is supposed to have done. if he plays hard and all the other guys play hard, and they leave here healthy, it is a great night. >> for me sitting there as a mom, it is not about winning football games. it is about what happened in his life, being a part of the program, being influenced by the men who coach the team, more about all that. the game is just icing.

we have reggie anderson ahead of the game. reggie. >> dabo swinney could go on showcases. exhilarating as it would be tonight if you were to pull off a national championship victory for the tigers. that is why they play the game. will play at the university of phoenix stadium here in glendale, arizona. the tigers looking for the first national championship sincnc 1981. alabama going for the e third title in five years. alabama -- with nick saban, the head coach of the crimson tide, has four titles already on his resume. looking for number five. tonight, we have a very special show for you at 7:30 p.m. it is called, "clemson, championship bound". >> we have interviews with dabo swinney. we will talk to players. and former clemson players who are working at this building. talking about what made dabo swinney such a successful coach. we will have inside with those people. also a special guest -- a former clemson quarterback will be stopping by. you want to check that out tonight at 7:30 p.m. on news19. follow me on twitter. we will be tweeting throughout the day. and througho

sports director reggie anderson was there for it all...he joins us now with the latest. 3 many of the 3 tigers biggest fans made their way to phoenix...but some will be celebrating right here in columbia.even though the capitol city is typically country...you can still find many clemson fans proudly wearing their orange and purple.one in particular...tha t works at the university of south carolina's school of medicine.mary beth poston graduated from clemson university in 1988 and has been a tiger fan since she can remember.she planned on being at the national championship...but is unable to make it because of a shoulder injury. 3 i've been questioned by students and faculty about my allegiance. have i changed my allegiance? am i ever going to become a gamecock?thats definitely never going to happen. but i am really the only die hard clemson faculty member in my division, so sometimes it's definitely a challenge to survive sometimes in that environment.we will have news 19 crews in phoenix...clemson...and in the sure to follow air..online...and 3 if you're a clemson fan and can't make

. >>> alabama arrived a few minutes later and our reggie anderson as both teams touched down in the desert. >> reporter: they are in town we are overlooking downtown phoenix. both teams are at their hospital tomorrow. their first practice is tomorrow. before you know it it will be sometime to settle this thing for college football's national championship. coming up later in sports, we will hear from a former blythewood -- he will talk about the impact that jeff scott made in his career in how jeff had a major hand in him developing into a pro bowl quarterback. here in just outside downtown phoenix reggie anderson. >>> law enforcement plan to wrap up security in the game. this comes after recent terror attacks in california and paris. home grown terrorist is real and >>> in the stands will be bob coughman he began going to those games in 1962. he has been making scrapbooks since the '70s. >> someone asked me the other day, are you nervous? what if you don't win? what have you come this far and monday night you just don't complete the journey? my answer is, we've already won. we've already w

here in glendale arizona reggie anderson news19, wltx. >> the team will head to arizona on friday but will

live at the sky harbor airport in phoenix, reggie anderson, wltx. >>> thousands,,ens of thousands of visitors are expected to flock to monday's sold out game at the university of phoenix said staid -- stadium. federal authorities warn about the risk of terror attacks. they say they will have more boots on the ground, and also will use a multiagency coordination center, where and respond to the threats in real time: there will be a viewing party here in town, to watch the championship game, hosted by the columbia clemson club, it is taking place at the hickory tavern. kickoff is at 8:30. before the game, you watch our clemson championship bound special, it hairs monday night at -- airs monday night at 7:30. >>> the if the tigers win it all, we have the first view of what that shirt will look like. this is the design that's being printed here in columbia, the shirt says simply perfect. best season in college football history. some of you may think it's a jinks to print shirts early before the game is played, but kevin shumaker says that's not the case. >> hear that from time to time, p

reggie anderson news 19 wltx. 3 eat more tees is getting ready for a possible tiger victory tomorrow. the columbia company has already designed this national championship t-shirt. if clemson wins...they will be printing shirts right after the game...into early tuesday morning. the shirts be ready for sale tuesday.they are going to cost about 20 bucks. 3 many of clemson's biggest fans made their way to phoenix for ut some will be cheering on their team - right here in columbia.they shared what it's like to be a tiger fan in gamecock country.news19s chuck ringwalt has the story. 3 oscar fred lovelace senior and junior love their clemson tigers. "go tigers go, go tigers go."lovelace senior was the first in his family to attend college.raised in the upstate and of modest means...he says there's a reason why being a tiger means so much to him. "they treated everybody like they were somebody. whether you had a cadillac convertible to drive around campus or had to walk like i did."while reciting clemson cheers he shared which tradition is the most special. it's one game in particular...again

reggie anderson and our sports team will be tweeting throughout the game all game long. we will have more later in the broadcast. stay tuned at 7:30 p.m. our half hour clemson championship special, reggie and alyssa lang will look back at the incredible season and what it will take for the tigers to bring home the national title. >>> now, the midlands most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist jim gandy. >> it has been chilly today. this morning we dropped down to 27 degrees at the airport. 30 in the city. 50 in the city, 51 degrees at the airport. we averaged 9 degrees below normal for this time of year. winds from the west at 3 miles per hour. tonight the winds will be light. skies will be clear. expecting a low temperature of 26. tomorrow 55 it will by windy tomorrow, 15-25 miles per hour and gusty and then the winds diminish tomorrow night with a low temperature of 29. more coming up. >> thank you. >>> lawmakers met today to discuss the investigation of three women's health clinics that provide abortions. today they were asked about their knowledge about the disp

reggie anderson is in arizona with more. reggie. >> reporter: you could make the case that we're about 12 hours into a brand-new college football season for the clemson tigers. they lost last night alabama 45-40 in the national championship. but you have to figure dabo swinney and as guys -- this loss hurts but they are already thinking about what they can accomplish in 2016. and given what happened against alabama, they proved they can play with the big boys. clemson is looking for a return to the championship game. >> we went out and fog. the scoreboard did not say that we won. >> it is disappointing. we're excited for next year. anytime you lose, it is hard. that is what you play, to win. we're excited about the workout the summer. we will see how it goes. >> you can't let one game design you. right now, all of our hearts are broken. we wanted to win this game and be 10. last year's natioiol championship was put in-1. this year, it is 14-1. this program does not take a backseat to anybody. we can play with anybody. we can

. >> sports director reggie anderson has been braving the desert in arizona and has the latest on how the teams are preparing for the big game. >>reporter:we are just outside the university of phoenix stadium the side of tonight's national championship game between the tigers on the crimson tide. this has been a two-week commercial for the clemson tigers evens -- ever since they beat oklahoma in the orange b owl, they are learning what it of a stage and get this kind of exposure. it has not happened for clemson since 1981, four alabama they are going for their third national title in five years. sweeney said yesterday that alabama is where he wants his program to be, and this is certainly a good step for sweeney and the tigers. we will give you updates throughout the day on throughout the night. see you tonight on news 19 -- news 19, reggie anderson news 19 wltx >> our clemson championship bowl can -- coverage continues in just a moment. but first, a cloudy and rainy weekend for most of us here in the midlands. that's get a check with our meteorologist, efran afante. >>> it was warm y

we will have reggie anderson in arizona. he is there with our photographer and we have all leading up to the big game tonight. 7:30 p.m. right here on news 19. >> that is going to do it for there's a man waiting in the reinvention. there is a worldwide outpowering of affection for music legend david bowie. also tonight, the raid that recaptured a drug kingpin, and the sean penn connection. the actor says, "i've got nothing to hide." when should women be screened for breast cancer? new recommendations tonight. and the first billion dollar lottery jackpot.

here in glendale arizona reggie anderson news19, wltx. >> the team will head to arizona on friday but will continue to practice at home. four to shawn watson, this title game is almost an expectation. he said even after last season, he has done this team was more than capable of going all the way.>> i thought last year we had the team to do it. we didn't capitalize on those plays. we were probably four or five plays for the whole season.cjpjpjpi)l how we worked off-season, summer training in fall camp. we kept our heads down and stayed motivated. we had the mentality to be the best. for us to do the, we have to do the little things. that's what we've been doing.>> for clemson, it would be their second title. the last one in 1981. alabama would be looking for their sweet 16th. their title back in 1992 came with sweeney on the roster. he knows what type of program requires being the best.>> they represent the best. there is no way to argue with the. this is their fourth national championship in seven years. -- they one -- won 15 already. there's a family of trophies and tuscaloosa. if y

sports director reggie anderson is there. he said it's not as crazy as super bowl media day, but it's pretty close. tune in monday for our clemson championship special the it starts at 7:30 right here on wltx. reggie anderson will be live in arizona for the big game, and alyssa long sits down with todd boyd. make sure you're following the entire sports team on twitter to keep one the team. here are the handles we'll be tweeting throughout that game and more. >>> law enforcement officers security from monday night's game. they plan to have more security personnel from the championship game than last year's super bowl. this comes after the recent terror attacks in california and paris. federal authorities say these attacks show that home-grown terrorism is reel, and it can happen in any city. >>> now from news 19 sports, alyssa long. >> good saturday morning to you. idea was a pretty big day for the gamecocs as head coach will muschamp announced the members of his staff to members of the media. these guys span from all over the

for more on that we'll send it out west to news19's reggie anderson. 3 here at the phoenix convention center this morning it was media day for alabama and clemson. the two teams meet monday night for thee national championship of colelge football and both teams took a lot of questions. one of the big questions concerns the tigers and their underdog status. they took care of business in the orange bowl against oklhahoma but what about alabama? we dont see ourselves as underdogs. we have a great team, lour guys embracing every role weve been put in the lsat seven yeras to be honest. thats why weve been so consistent. the only other teams with the ten win seasons, we're playing them. you knwo weve been playing big look at the stats, we dont have to say anything. we're used to it. if the media had a chance to pick the games wed probalby be 6 or 7 on the season. this isnt acc sec, its clemson alabama. there is a palmetto state connection on that albama team, spring valey grad christian miller is an outside linebacker who will be facing a team that recruited crazy i never expected to be pla

in the valley of the sun, reggie anderson, news 19, wltx. >> thank you so much, reggie. if you think you're the biggest clemson football fan. >> a few of those. >> one fan in lexington, who says, you need to think again. >> who is the biggest fan out there? well, news 19's colby gallagher melts the self-proclaimed biggest tiger fan. all right, who claims to be the world's biggest clemson fan. >> bob kauffman and you can say he was bred to be a tiger, he's a second generation clemson graduate, he only grew uprooting for the orange and purple. kauffman's first game was in 1962, since then, he has been to and he's watched 82 unfold on tv, he'll be one the making the trip to arizona, the 525th clemson football game he's watched in full throughout the years, he's collected not only memories, but items that are decades old. after seeing a friend make a scrapbook, he began making one for every season since 1976 and he says 1981 is his favorite, because it's the last time that they won the national championship. >> the goal has been there, every year, the standard is high. and i

here in just outside downtown phoenix reggie anderson. >>> law enforcement plan to wrap this comes after recent terror attacks in california and paris. home grown terrorist is real and can happen in any city. >>> in the stands will be bob coughman he began going to those games in 1962. he has been making scrapbooks since the '70s. >> someone asked me the other day, are you nervous? what if you don't win? what have you come this far and monday night you just don't complete the journey? my answer is, we've already won. we've already won to get to this point. >> the biggest difference is ticket prices. tickets this year started at $450. >>> the columbia company has designed the t-shirt. the shirts will be printed and ready. if you want to watch the game with your fellow tigers. it is going to o going on. >>> now the midlands most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist jim gandy. >>> we have seen clouds throughout the evening and it continues to be on the cool side. temperatures have been holding steady. it is still 50 degrees. that's what it was at 6:00 this evening. we have cloudy skie

on the road, college football national chapin shook game, reggie anderson. >> thank you, good news for gamecock football. linebackers who were originally going to forgo his season, he has decided to stick around for another year. he made the announcement this morning, that post was shared on the official instagram page. he released a statement saying he thinks he made the right choice and he is excited. >>> basketball fan the chase for the undefeated streak will continue at 9 pm as the women tip off in nashville against vanderbilt. it will be the second conference game for the ladies and they will look to open at two and zero for the sixth time under the head coach. the last time these teams met >>> >>> there is sad news out of hollywood one day at a time actor pat harrington junior has died at the age of 86 he rose to fame on the long-running 1976 1970 1976 on. his name on the show was dwayne he always showed up at the most awkward times. he suffered from alzheimer's disease for those of you who want to reminisce yoyocan see a marathon the saturday on antenna tv and can be found on ch

here in glendale, arizona reggie anderson news 19 wltx. >>> for all your title sports crew on twitter. you can find reggie or the sports photographer. of course follow news 19 at wltx. on the other side of the ball, the head coach has been surrounded by plenty of media this week as well, but you've got to believe he's used to that. many of the questions resolved around the differences more excitable and loud and the fact that he is an alum that will also come up. they did not seem too fazed by it. and for this institution and this place i'm sure they will. i'm sure they will feel the same and the pride that they have and the kind of

here in glendale, arizona reggie anderson news 19 wltx. >>> for all your title coverage, be sure to follow the sports crew on twitter. you can find reggie or the of course follow news 19 at wltx. on the other side of the ball, the head coach has been surrounded by plenty of media this week as well, but you've got to believe he's used to that. many of the questions resolved around the differences more excitable and loud and the fact that he is an alum that will also come up. they did not seem too fazed by it. and for this institution and this place i'm sure they will. i'm sure they will feel the same and the pride that they have and the kind of performance that they would have as we do here in ours. >> some good news for those they were originally going to go on with their senior season, deciding to stick around. he did make that announcement this morning and then the post was shared on the gamecocks football official page as they would release that statement today saying that they think that they made the right decision and he is very excited about coaching him. absolutely, one more thing

a lot of acc battles left but a clemson team that was picked to finish near the botto and now reggie anderson. certainly the team was finished near the bottom. he is a leading candidate for coach of the year honors. midway through the first half. he will bury a three and a team-high 22 points. it puts the tires of eight. he gets a rare slam turned it up 40-26 at the break. they go up two of the 12. the tigers win. it's the fastest start to six acc wins. pitt really dirty will. certainly they made a couple of buckets early. different guys that scored. at halftime the cornerback the former nfl had coach. they led the tigers to the national game. what is that for him. he will certainly had options. in the nfl is certainly a big option. speemac it's a dream. one of my goals is to have my degree in three years. i'm graduating in december. if i have the opportunity to go to the nfl that i'm in a ticket. we just had to see how everything planned out. we have the opportunity to come back. i let god until that. the kid who is on the visiting bench. the first year. no coach in no of basketball player i

reggie anderson, news 19, wltx. >> thanks, reggie. looking forward to it. >>> everyone breathing a sigh of relief as we have another and it's now bigger at $700 million increase and could get higher by the time the numbers are announced saturday night as people continue to buy more tickets. this is the largest jackpot in powerball history so people who have never played are buying tickets left and right and one shop owner said it only takes one. >> well, i tell people that are like, "i never played it, i'm never going to win. quiz said i would rather win 1 in a million than none in a million. if you don't player, you won't win at all. >> one person did win a $1 million prize for matching five of the six numbers. the next drawing is saturday night. that's your deadline to get your tickets. you can see it on wltx before chew 19 at 11:00. >>> speaking of, there is a winning powerball ticket throwing around irmo, waiting to claimed so check your tick. on lake mary boulevard in irmo worth $100,000. since the player also purchased a power p

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reggie anderson is there. he will report on the tigers all week long as they prepare for the title game. imagine being a die hard tiger fan, t you are a usc student. robert kittle explains. >> reporter: a third year law student at usc and he might sound confused. >> i hated usc since the first game and probably will hate usc for the rest of my life. >> reporter: why does he hate his own school? he got his undergrad from clemson. so a clemson fafaand a usc student. >> yeah. the school okay. the athletic program i can't stand it. i am sure there are great people involved with it. >> rererter: he couldn't be happier his tigers are playing for the national championship. the timing is sweet for him because it was while he was at clemson that usc was beating clemson 5 years in a row. clemson won the last two. he doesn't wear clemson gear around campus very often but has done it. >> i wore a hoody for a couple days. it was good. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> there was a few words. nothing major. >> reporter:

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 offensive coordinator and quarterback coach. he served in a similar role in florida. he comes to usc after spending the past season with the cleveland browns. he has also had coaching stints at duke, tennessee, kentucky and mississippi. >>> the usc men and women's basketball teams are undefeated. women ranked number 2 and the men number 20. together they are a combined 26- 0. that is the best combined start in sec history. today coach talked about the team's great play. >> the most impor

. >> and airline profits are a break >>> now news 19 sports director reggie anderson. >> our player of the week program, airport high school, the eagle basketball team has this week's news 19 player of the week. >> the airport eagles have been flying high with big wins and a close loss to the state's number one ranked teams. one reason they have been doing so well is the senior who has been getting basketball interest. >> he leads by example. this is his third year as a varsity player. his game stepped up from 10th grade to 11th grade and 12th grade. >> a lot more aggressive. attacking the basket. one of our better rebounders. sometimes he was more of a shooter, now his all around game has come full circle. >> three guard could crash the board, shoot from the perimeter, play good defense, everything, work hard. i could be a good leader. >> reporter: the plan for him is to finish strong this semester and that take moment toom college. >> -- momentum to college. h my actions will -- >> my actions will speak for themselves. >> reporter: someone who tries to be a role model in school and i

our sports director reggie anderson is there and providing updates all week long. he has another update at 11:00 p.m. and you can follow him on twitter. is enrolling at south carolina. the program announced today that high school senior chris smith will enroll at usc for the spring semester. smith will play cornerback but is skilled on both sides of the ball. he graduated last month from high school in rock hill. staying with the gamecocks, the men's basketball team back in columbia follow their win over auburn last night. the 14th straight win. they remain one of two unbeaten men's team in the country. this is the best start for the program in 80 years. up next they return to take on vandy saturday. tip-off is 3:00 p.m. >>> still ahead now families in one town need help before they can return to their home following the october flood. >>> the resolution to lose weight, one of the most popular goals to make or break. tomorrow on news 19 we are helping you by testing the best exercise equipment and the way to stay on track and ways to trim what you eat without in >>

. >> reggie anderson did arrive in arizona yesterday. today he checked in with the tigers that have been in the desert for a while. >> reporter: here that cardinals training facility it is a sea of red but in the locker room you have orange as former tiger players are now on the arizona cardinals roster. >> i am excited. can't wait for game day. a lot of hard fought years to get to this point and they have a chance to make history. especially when you have a target on your back. i am proud to be a part of the program. to say that maybe had a part in laying the foundation. i am going to be really happy to see the orange in arizona. >> awesome to have the tigers come in. go 14-0 is great. we just brag on those guys every day. >> reporter: formrm gamecocks defensive back joined the team in mid-season and he had a lot to say about the tigers being in town. >> reporter: are you rooting for clemson? >> i am -- man, home state, man, it would be -- it would be good for me to route for them but i am not. i got to go with sec. >> reporter: they ar

our very on sports director reggie anderson is already in arizona to bring us the latest on the clemson trip. you can see a special report >>> tonight, the jackpot for the powerball is now up to more than $500 million. this is the fourth-largest powerball jackpot. and there is still a chance the number could go even higher. tickets are on sale until 10 a clock tonight. you can see the drawing as it happens life just before news19 at 11:00. >>> still ahead on news19 at noon, we woke up to freezing but will that continue >>> don't forget, if you still have not gotten rid of your christmas tree, the grinding of the greens continues today. keep the midlands beautiful will keep -- turn your christmas tree into mulch. you must drop your trees out by tomorrow. you mumu have all of the lights and the ornaments off of your tree. you can drop trees off at several locations. just go to our website at wltx.com to see those places. my tree -- keeping the tradition my grandmother started years ago -- she said you can you have to have it down by new year's day. i still do that. >> you know how crazy i

our sports director reggie anderson will be in arizona all week looking ahead to the big game. >>> a happy new year on wall street. stocks have been sharply lower in early trading. the dow was down by more than 400 points about a half-hour into the trading day. index wind at 7%, forcing an emergency trading suspension. adding to jitters today are middle east tension which pushed up oil prices. >>> meanwhile, the u.s. and allies are calling on saudi arabia and iran to avoid escalating tensions that could further destabilize the middle east. saudi arabia severed diplomatic ties with iran after protesters ransacked the kingdom embassy last weekend. after the execution of a prominent shiite muslim cleric. dozens about qaeda suspects were killed in the largest mass execution carried out by saudi arabia sense 1980. >>> thursday marks the one-year anniversary of the attacks on the french magazine chchlie ebdoe. twelve people were killed in the attack. buildings in eastern oregon in definitely. the fbi says it is taking lead to resolve the standoff at a national wildlife refuge. we have the

director reggie anderson. >>> usa basketball. big game tonight usc women and second -ranked gamecocks on the road in lexington to take on ntucky. the opponent gears up and tries to take down the champion. these teams. kentucky and carolina have had some battles and i got pretty heated last year the coach was ejected but they got some payback for handing them. the only loss of-i been of the season. >> it's a rival game. if you can't get up for playing a team like kentucky. you're probably on the wrong team in the wrong conference in the wrong sport. these games are what college basketball is all about to be experience that on the road. it's fun and challenging. >> duke gets everybody's best shot, especially this year the blue devils of the reigning national champions and duke ranks the highest was taken down by the tigers all of a sudden they are red-hot and this marks the first time in 1989. if they can take down number eight miami on saturday. they will come the first clemson team since 1976 to have back-to-back wins over top 10

theyll look >>> now news 19 sports director reggie anderson. >> take on tennessee, the gamecocks went on their last meeting with tennessee. they will be looking for their second s.e.c. victory. michael has to do like wise. it is a challenge he has to do. one of the three seniors who has been with frank martin for a a three years. >> it's been pretty good. trying to help everybody on the course and off the court. that's how i am. i'm just passionate and i love to win. i think this is the year we have the opportunity to keep winning. >> all right, big show down. hammond looking to extend its winning streak. second game for the cardinals. the cardinals and the students were ready. drives hits the bucket and gets the foul. the head coach, giving his guys instructions. hammond up just one at the break 40-39. third quarter christian jones drives. lay-up it goes. and he is fouled. and jones will knock down the three. cardinals thinking upset. now the sky hawks. the tomhawk jam. cardinal newman were unphased. they would come back. he drops in the triple. trying to keep this one close but the

. >>> time now to our sports director reggie anderson. >> coming up next, in charlotte a panthers pride rally takes over downtown and a former bulldog is honored. the super bowl 50 >>> here is the cbs evening news tonight. for the fifit time the government has confirmed that hillary clinton's home server contained top secret information. plus donald trump speaks to us about skipping last night's debate. and what is ground-hog day we find out on the >>> welcome back. we are talking all things super bowl. >> yep. super bowl fifty. right here. neat how things worked out. a week from sunday. super bowl 50. panthers and broncos at levi stadium live right here on news 19. panther nation getting into the spirit of the game. a crowd of 30,000 fans showed up at the park in downtown charleston to send off the panthers. heading out west. this rally, ron rivera, he was there, josh norman as well. they are now just one win away from fulfilling the dream of the owner to win a super bowl. ron rivera part of the people who spoke. guys redding to head out west. high schools across the country and let th

sports director reggie anderson has been in arizona. you will have a live report coming up this evening on news19. >>> still ahead today, we're the weekend >>> a montrial traffic camera captured stunning images of a silly owl over a highway. a series of images were taken on january 3 by a traffic camera over highway 40. the canadian broadcasting for -- corporation reported the photos. in the photos, the owl appears in the corner of the frame and slides toward the camera. and then right past it. this is a story specifically our producer, who is a bird watcher extraordinaire. story. i have been watching more birds since he talked to me. it is almost therapeutic. >> it is very pretty watching that owl fly right in front of the camera. >> he's like, i'm ready for my close-up. here this high up? >> that is right. snow on the ground in canada. none of that frost. >>> we will not say that word hear this week. we are trying to avoid that. we are seeing rain. a lot of the communities had quite a bit of rain. the rain has started to push northeas

. >>> our sports director now, reggie anderson. usc, clemson, big tonight. a bad day for the market ends in the worse start to a year that wall street has ever seen. plus sean penn talks about his controversial el chapo interview. we will tell you who he believes is putting him in danger. love in the line of >>> wondering when this would happen, tomorrow is the answer. >> yeah. the basketball games, say hello to the fans and take a few questions with the media. that is the introduction. a big weekend of college hoops. usc hosting missouri tomorrow. coming off their first loss of the season wednesday night. last year remember about the slide to start the sec schedule but that experience should help the veterans get the message to the new comers that you can't take a night off. >> we have to have this one. yesterday, you know, then, later on a night after study hall, guys came in, shot the ball. >> you have to match the energy for the upcoming team. everyone can beat everyone. they are a young team. a talented team. we have to bring more energy than they bring

. >>> our sports director reggie anderson now. >> all right. coming up next, we will honor >>> here is the cbs evening news tonight. crisis in the great lakes state. detroit's schools closed today after a massive teacher walk out. as contaminated water and criticism flow out of flint. we will talk to michigan's governor about the growing problems and another rocky day on wall street but could the benefits of cheap oil outweigh the problems? and we will hear from the hollywood star who rushed into >>> all right. it is a big day here. right? >> it is wednesday. >> exactly. >> we will honor another outstanding athlete. wednesday, gets it done in the community, today was back to fairfield central high school to recognize this week's news 19 player of the week. >> reporter: no question who the mvp is for the fairfield central high school girls basketball team. davis leads in scoring and in the locker room. >> i got to control the floor. make sure everybody is playing their role. make sure the team is playing like a team. >> we need her out there. sh

sports director reggie anderson will have your sports highlights...including how clemson... is suprising people once again... this time on the basketball court... that's coming up in orts. 3 plus... they say our vegetables are good for us.. there is one that pregnant women may not want to eat... details on that coming up in 3 3 3 3 this morning... the world health organization announced this morning the end of the ebola outbreak in liberia. the world health organizati director gave some acknowledgme nt the group was slow to react at the start of the outbreak, which has left some 11- thousand people dead. liberia joins sierra leone and guinea 3 girls who live in high poverty hispanic communities are more likely to receive at least one dose of the hpv vaccine compared to other groups.hpv causes most cases of cervical cancer.the cdc recommends girls and boys ages 11 and 12 get three doses of the vaccine. 3 a new study shows health warnings on sugar sweetened beverages... similar to those on tobacco products... may influence whether parents buy the drinks for their children. uni

going to school, there was a hope of earning the scholarship with the tigers and we talked with reggie anderson who still feels pretty confident about his decision.>>> you wear a gray shirt, turned down a full ride scholarship and have things worked out for you?>> it's pretty amazing. best decision i've ever made was coming here. when i was in columbia everybody was telling me you don't know if they will uphold the deal but the coach is a man of his word and a real here, he made my mother feel good, mama knows best. it was a great decision. i'm here with my brother and it was a great decision. >> the ufc men continue to roll with a win over vanderbilt. there's a lot of national attention and fans may be a little concerned that too much of a good thing can get into players heads. not only is it about consistent preparation the trust in your entire program. >> players need to know that coaches are in it with them. they are concerned with helping them find success d our staff works hard being consistent with who we are and not treating players based on the score of the game. we are consistentwith

reggie anderson... week... looking ahead to the big game. 3 3 the columbia housing authority has been given permission by the federal government to tear down gonzales gardens. they plan to ask city leaders for a million dollars to do the job.city council is expected to talk about that later tonight. the facility currently has 274 units... the residents will be given vouchers for new housing. this is all part of a broader plan to redo ...not only gonzalez gardens but also allen benedict court. 3 former north charleston police officer... michael slager... is out of jail this morning... on a half million dollars bond.slager is charged with murder... in the shooting death of walter scott last april.as part of his release... slager can not leave the state... and must stay on house detention.he can only leave his home to go to church... and to visit his doctor or attorney.member's of walter scott's family... were not pleased with the action... but said they would respect the judge's decision.slager's trial is set to

our sports director reggie anderson is live with the latest. >> reporter: here, is where the tigers in crimson tigers will be scoring off. a lot goes into getting a team ready for this kind of game christine brown has the story of one upstate woman who's helping the tigers get ready for the game.>> at least it's bright and cheerful. >> reporter: 133 orange jerseys arrived wednesday afternoon the marathon village alterations began. >> she has a team of women ready to go they can knock them out in a day. >> they are sowing several patches to the tigers national championship attire in less than one day. >> they have a schedule to keep and we have to make sure that they can keep that schedule. >> it's no small task but nothing that they can handle. >> a little more time-consuming, they want more stop and start. >> there one of the last shipments, the rest of the 17 person equipment team have been working nonstop to get the gear ready. >> they big undertaking is a pretty cool experience. >> most of it shipped tuesday, but their work will just begin. locker room. >> for donna she will take a

. >>> be sure to tune in monday night for the clemson special, reggie anderson will be live in arizona for the big game and lang -- alyssa lang sits down with t aj boik. >>> today we saw clouds in the area and that kept temperatures in a narrow range. it was 45 in the airport and both locations warmed up to 50 degrees, and we still have clouds and the temperatures are holding at 50 degrees. winds are to the north at 5 miles per hour. we don't expect the temperature to change much tonight. i don't think we'll see anything, but an occasional light drizzle. 46 for a level tomorrow it will be cloudy, high temperature 57 degrees, i think most of our rain, if we see it tomorrow, is the evening hours with a low temperature of 51. there's more on the forecast for the weekend, that's coming up in just a moment. >> thank you so much. the october flood damaged hundreds of roads and bridges all across the state of south carolina and put the spotlight on our state's crumbling infrastructure. most of the damage has been repaired but many more roads and bridges will need attention. that's something i

announcer: now, news 19 sports director reggie anderson. >> and starting tonight, a little football talk with the hbc. steer spurrier back on the wild wing cafe for ten and a half season, this is where spurrier spent part of his thursday nights. the last segment spurrier put on the headsets. he's the all-time winningest football coach repeatedly in san football coach's association. you haveton when it's your to know when it's your time to step aside. >> we all have an expiration date as coaches and players, whatever. at the coach's convention i just mentioned that maybe mine was last year after the 14th season, but we thought we had a good season is this year. it didn't work out, and for whatever reason, i thought it would be best for me to step aside. >> reporter: you at peace with your decision to walk away? >> definitely, reggie, definitely. i've had my run. i'm glad i got in when i did, out when i did. maybe i should have got out a little bit sooner. but any way, i've had a wonderfullun. god's been good to me and my family, and i'm pulling for the gamecocks, coach tanner, present pas

national football league as the panthers and the broncos will head to the super bowl.we go now to reggie anderson who 3 the clemson football team celebrated their record breaking season yesterday... at thier annual awards banquet. history books...*last night was a night... two of the players will never forget. guard eric maclain and linebacker... travis blanks... proposed to 3 thier girlfriends. head to our website to see the pictures of the engagements. 3 3 as the east coast begins to dig out of the weekend snow storm, some people are making light of it. take a look at this sign from buffalo, new two feet of snow, it would be called tuesday."over the weekend, new york city received more snow in two days than buffalo received all winter.3 3 3 3 if you're a star wars fan, you can now get your hands on a piece of the original trilogy. luke skywalker's blaster is going up for auction. the prop laser gun is the same one that mark hamill used in 'the empire strikes back," and goes on the block thursday. the minimum bid is 200-thousand dollars. 3 there's good news for 'downton abbey' fans who don't the

our sports director reggie anderson is there and she joining us live -- he is joining us live. reggie? >> reporter: all right. thank you very much. live inside university of

. >>> a man connected to a fatal shooting, 23-year-old michael reggie anderson. antonio robinson. and rodney francis the second witnesses say the two were fighting before the shooting. robinson is charged with murder. >>> a project on hold for a second time for the residents and developer to discuss the project. they had the opportunity to do just that. chuck ringwold has more. >> located on state and columbia streets. people were there, including jennifer. they wanted questions answered. scombrieshgs about traffic and ceiling heights. >> but they weren't answered >> 200 units? too much. >> 235 within the project. residents say that this will traffic. representative said that's what they're fighting for. >> going to have the residents win at 200 or the developer at 235. looking at if the 200 is needed. >> others are worried about how parking will affect the situation. >> if they build it, probably nowhere totoark. right now, on the street. looking at how to -- city can get us close parking spots within there. seems like they have no idea what they're going to do with the neighborh