it hasn't taken long for john jones to make an impact with the usc baseball team. his carolina career is just eight games old....but he's already been named national player of the week by collegiate baseball. jones..number 22... had one of the best weekends in school history. he reached base in all 14 plate appearances....he batted one thousand...going eight for eight...with two homeruns...including a grand slam. he also walked six times. jones helped the gamecocks sweep the three game series to improve their record to eight and oh. jones...is playing his first year at carolina after spending last season in the junior college ranks. it definitely helped a lot...it was awesome..i think i got almost 200 at bats. you see great pitching at florida junior college...so you got one year under your belt for some two. it definitely helps coming into this because it's a night and junior college. the gamecocks play at the citadel tomorrow at seven....then they'll host clemson friday at seven.....the rivals will play saturday in greenville at two-30. the tigers will entertain t

the gamecocks are 21 and three. usc, lsu and kentucky all are 8 and three in the conference......carolin a hosts kentucky saturday for sole possession of first place. thornwell: i think it was big for us putting ourselves in a situation where we can win the conference. i think right now we're just riding the momentum of the at texas a-and-m. we're going to ride the momentum like i said just stay in the moment. frank:enjoy being tied for first place...enjoy win the conference. we're going to ride the momentum like i said just stay time to celebrate..it's not time want to go back there. so i've got to work even harder so i can keep getting better..that's the mindset that we have to keep. catawba at newberry college...here's former sumter head coach jojo english...he's a catawba assistant... --- first half...jameel taylor with the circus shot for catawba. he led all scorers with 22 on the night..it's 9-to-6 catawba. --- but newberry wouldn't be outdone...xavier holmes with the spin and layup...he scored 10 of his 14 in the

we've go the highlights....usc vs the the usc women have been road past three basketball seasons.has dropped just three conference road games during that span. the gamecocks drop to third this week in the a-p poll...they remain second in the ncaa selection committee rankings. both teams had active swat patrols tonight..... mercedes russell knocks down this shot by doniyah cliney... a'ja wilson has a nice night... 25 points and six rebounds... wilson standing tall on the defensive end...denies nia moore...a'ja blocked 5 shots on the night. diamond deshields....the transfer from north carolina gives the tarheels a 16-12 lead...she leads the vols with 21 points. tina roy beats the buzzer...she carolina a 24-21 halftime lead. third quarter...tiffany mitchell heats up after a slow start....she drops in a three pointer to tie it at 35...... sarah imovbioh snatches the rebound....gets it to mitchell who takes it the distance.... 12 points for mitchell. usc up two. fourth quarter....tina roy pushes the lead to eight with a three pointer.... later...another triple from roy...it's an 11 point m

the usc men play at missouri night. the gamecocks are still smarting from the thrashing they received kentucky saturday. to-62. on us and we never answered. then they started making shots and beat us. it was unfortunate that game evolved the way it did. it happens sometimes." south carolina state basketball has had to endure a lot over the past few years. a coaching change. a lengthy losing streak. and the school considering eliminating the program... because of the university's financial problems. through all of the struggles... coach murray garvin has transformed the bulldogs into a winner. this season... s-c state is 14-and-12 first place in the meac. today... coach garvin became overwhelmed with emotion when reflecting on overcoming adversity. garvin: "getting me emotional. wow... hold on man... cut. woah. put your heart into this. everyday i wake up trying to figure out how we can be better. i'm an emotional guy. think about our program and the sacrifice and the commitment that we have all put into it... just got to

and sunday series finale at 1:30. 3 the usc women's basketball team managed to lock down the s-e-c regular season title over georgia last night. a strong defensive effort pushed usc to a 61 to 51 win. the team is now a a perfect 13-0 in sec play and moved to 25-1 overall. sports director reggie anderson will have all the highlights coming up a little later. the gamecocks will be back in action monday night when they are on the road against alabama. tip off is set for 7pm. 3 meanwhile, the usc men's basketball team will be looking for a win tomorrow as they host florida to another sellout crowd. this will be the lone meeting between the two squads this regular season. game time is set for 3 still to come this morning...the owner of an estate sale business arrsted for 'breach of trust'... charged with ripping off people who have lost loved ones... 3 then...we have a beautiful weekend ahead.. efren afante will tell us how warm it will get and how lng the sunshine will stick around...your full weather forecast is after the something is just fundamentally broken when african americans are more

the state. o'clock. wis will have a recap at 11. live at usc, chad mills, wis news 10. coming up on the news at 6: state leaders won't let up in their push to keep the feds from moving terrorists into south carolina. plus the dance will go on, finally, after a tough recovery from our devastating floods. break 2 governor nikki haley is pledging to fight against president obama's most recent call to close the today, the president presented his plan to close gitmo...which could mean relocating terrorists overseas and on u.s. soil. "we're going to work with congress to find a secure location in the united states to hold remaining detainees. these are detainees who are subject to military those who cannot yet be transferred to other countries, or who we've determined must continue to be detained because they pose a continuing significant threat to the united states. this morning, the governor said she would not accept the notion of gitmo prisoners being transferred to the state. "this is not the time to unsettle the people of this country or south carolina by saying we're goi

the usc town hall is for students with a valid student i.d. a giant in the civil rights movement is in town to campaign for hillary clinton. vernon jordan, who served as an influential advisor to president bill clinton, also held prominent positions with the naacp and the national urban league. he says ever since he met hillary clinton back in life of service. jordan acknowledges he's been friends with the clintons for many years but says he truly believes of all the candidates, hillary clinton is the most qualified and most prepared to lead our nation. "we left law school, the three of us, not together at different times but we left and came directly home to the south and we came because we were committed all three of us to race in doing something about it and improving it" jordan is meeting with small business owners today. jordan says he respects other civil rights leaders who have come out in support of sanders but encourages all voters to study the issues and then vote with your conscience. for more coverage of the candidates in the palmet

looking ahead to the usc men's schedule... the gamecocks prepare to enter a difficult a great opportunity really for carolina... to solidify themselves as a tournament team. the gamecocks are 19-2 overall... and tied for second place in the sec with a conference mark of 6-2. over their next four games... usc plays three of the top four teams in the league. match ups include at texas a&m... home against lsu... and then 20th ranked kentucky. all coach martin cares about... the one next on the list... that's a road date with georgia tuesday. martin: "if i sat down and went like this... holy cow we got to play all them teams i'm not coaching.. i'm going to go back and do something else. we got georgia on tuesday. that's going to be hard. we're going to go into georgia. only game left on the panthers schedule... super bowl 50. both the panthers and broncos made thier way out to today ahead of next sunday's game. the panthers have touched down in california! their team plane landed at the san jose international airport sunday evening

alabama won in the first matchup. usc's next game is a road game against georgia--tomorrow night at 7. coming up, tonight's iowa caucuses could make or break some presidential candidts. but we'll see why they may not set the tone for the coming months of the but for all the attention focused on the hawkeye state, the results might not predict what happens over the next few months. jack kuenzie saw the caucus when he worked in iowa. he's here with more. the media landscape might be more intense now. we didn't have the 24 hour news cycle back then or social media. but there are some themes that eem to have resurfaced compared to what it was in 1980. today---we have outsiders and candidates who didn't seem at first to have much of a chance to be taken seriously---though none of the candidates then came completely from outside government. the candidates then included people with deep experience in state government as well as congress. george herbert walker bush had served both in congress and as cia director. we also had a coup

thursday for the usc women. they had a blue monday....losing to top ranked uconn...their first defeat of the season........ tonight they looked to get back on track against the florida gators at the c-l-a. the gamecocks come in with a 22 and one record...the gators...19 and four. tiffany mitchell leads the scoring for carolina tonight...three point play...she finishes with a game high 22 points. bruised leg suffered in the uconn game.....puts up 13 points tonight....also pulls down 9 rebounds. alaina coates puts carolina up by 18 in the second quarter...37 to 19..... she posts a double-double...14 points, 11 rebounds. usc led by 12 at the half. fourth quarter...haley lorenzen with the layup for florida...the gators pull within nine....64-55 with seven-43 to play. carolina's twin towers respond....wilson to coates..... this time....coates makes the steal...gets it to wilson for the layup.... the gamecocks win by 15....86 to 71. they're 23 and one overall...11 and oh in the sec. staley: doubt? no. no doubt. i mean,

the usc men got a big win last night at home against lsu. the tigers got a big night out of star freshman ben simmons -- but it was the gamecocks who took control of the game en route to a 94 to 83 win. as usc makes a final push towards the ncaa tournament -- their next game will be a big opportunity to build their resume. the gamecocks welcome the kentucky wildcats to colonial life arena on saturday. that game start at noon. today a dog owner in california is thankful for firefighters after they rescued the families dog from a house fire. and thanks to helmet cam footage we can see the whole rescue. when fire crews arrived in the early morning hours wednesday fire fighters searched the sacramento home for victims. what they found was a scared dog hiding from the blaze. the dog was pulled from its a back bed room and carried to safety. everyone got out of the house safely and the dog was reunited with her happy owner on the sidewalk outside. fire officials say a working smoke detector played a big role in getting everyone to safety. strong hi

lsu comes in number one in the victory.... big game for usc freshman pj dozier....he feeds mindaugaus kacinas for an early bucket.... dozier with a tough drive for the layin....it's tied at 20.... second half...simmons getting nasty....he finishes with 20 points and six rebounds. thornwell running the floor....look at this gamecocks....16 points for michael. scored tied at 60....dozier goes to work...hits the "j"...fouled by simmons.....three point play to make it 63-60. dozier scores ten points in a little over three minutes....here's another three point play....usc up 76-68 with 5:30 left to play. under a minute left in the game....frank is coaching up the crowd....he wants them to get loud!!! thornwell puts the icing on the victory cake with a breakaway dunk.....usc wins it 94- to-83. usc, lsu and kentucky all are 8 and three in the conference......carolin a hosts kentucky saturday for sole possession of first place. catawba at newberry college...here's former sumter head coach jojo english...he's a catawba assistant... --- first half...jam

the carolina ladies beat the vols 62-56 to ensure that usc will have at least a piece of the sec title for the third straight year. the gamecocks can win the outright title with a victory at home thursday against the georgia bulldogs. the program has come a long way under head coach dawn staley now in her 8th season. she started off with two losing seasons.....now she's hoping for a repeat trip to the final four. dawn:i mean it's pretty special...the players that have come and gone.... that have graduated from south carolina. they've left a legacy they've put us in this situation...i'm very happy for the history of our program. graduated from south carolina. they've left a legacy they've understand what south carolina women's basketball is all about. a lot of people can't say they've done that in college. so it's a great feeling..knowing that we got that done at south carolina. we're expecting former usc linebackers coach kirk botkin to soon have a new job. according to a source....botkin will be named the defensive coordinator at south carolina state. botkin spent the past t ur season

south carolina last appeared in the national playoffs in two thousand four. usc has three regular season games left..starting tomorrow at mississippi state. freshman point guard pj dozier is finding out that every team no matter the record...presents a challenge in the sec. that's why we play in the sec to play against great competition...night in and night out. it definitely builds me as a player..coming into my freshman year..being challenged the way i've been challenged so far..so it's great one final check of the forecast that's all for tonight's 7 o'clock report. another look at your local headlines tonight at 11, and >>> tonight, jennifer garner breaks her silence on her about ben and the nanny and what she thinks about his giant back tattoo. struggling with the pain of the scandal, but would she take him back? out why they're still living on the same property. >>> behind the scenes kelley clarkson's "american idol" break down. >> i don'think there was a drew eye in the house. >> she takes a look back at her emotional performance. >> i am so disoriented.&-

the usc women survive another tough challenge. the gamecocks faced their ninth ranked opponent tonight..... gamecock fans were on the edge of their seats most of the night...... we've got the highlights as they clawed and scratched their way to a win over kentucky...sports is next!!! the south carolina women survived a america's heroes have a message. if you've fought... you're looking for smarts... and guts. we looked at each candidate... we studied their record... we know... looked them over... we checked them out... and we chose one. there's only one. jeb bush. he's got a plan. he'll keep us safe. he's a president - a commander in chief. jeb bush. best prepared to be commander in chief. right to rise usa wildcats...we'll get to the highlights in a moment...but first a very scary moment involving usc all- american tiffany mitchell. first half...mitchell driving....she makes contact with a kentucky defender and goes down hard. everyone in the arena is holding their breath...because mitchell is down for quite a while in obvious she

the usc men's basketball team continues the march to the big dance. the gamecocks right now are projected to be a sixth or seventh seed in the ncaa tournament. they have three regular season games left...starting tomorrow at mississippi state...and at least one game in the sec tournament. unless they suffer a complete meltdown and lose all four...they should make the ncaa tourney for the first time since two thousand four. dozier:it's good, great atmosphere in the locker room right now. we're sitting in a great place, so we're really satisfied with where we're sitting as of right now. we've got to go handle business. chatkevicius: for me personally i've been in the sec tournament now...it'll be the 4th time . i'm thinking about that more than...i do want to make it there...sec tournament is first...i'd like to win that the gamecocks and mississippi state will tip-off at 2:30 tomorrow in starkville. you can watch the game on the they served our country. our country should serve them better. bernie sanders cracked the gridlock with john mccain to help c

the usc men suffered a tough loss last night at missouri...the sec's last place team...72 to 67. a week ago..ththgamecocks were tied for first place. now after two straight losses...carolina is tied for third with texas a- usc hosts the gators saturday at noon. darlington raceway picks up two big honors. dennis worden is named nascar's track public relations representative of the year. and the darlington staff is recognized as the 2015 marketing team of the year..for their tradition returns to darlington raceway campaign. they celebrated the return of the southern 500 to labor day weekend with throwbacacpaint schemes for cars....vintage caps and uniforms from the 1970's. the 2015 southern 500 was the most viewed nascar sprint cup series event since two thousand seven. it was televised right here on wis and nbc. one final check of the forecast a fast moving disturbance to our some clouds and a sprinkle this morning , skies will clear my midday, highs lower 60s. high pressure comes in thursday through the weekend.we'll start out cool thursday with highs near 60 then warm to the 70s

as the usc women close in on another conference crown... the men dropped back in the race for first place in the wildcats thrashed the gamecocks in columbia saturday 89- to-62. with the loss... usc's a game back of kentucky in league play. carolina felt the meltdown against the wildcats... started before big blue stepped on the floor. the team said poor preparation prior to tip-off contributed to the rough defeat. so did kentucky's ability to control all phases of the game. martin: "any time the ball was there for somewhere to get they got. they just kicked our tails. we couldn't get a defensive rebound. they had a presence in the paint. we didn't." duane notice: "they did a good job of dribble penetrating and driving us and getting open shots from there. with their point guard dominating the ball and shooting guard dominating the ball... it's kind of hard for us to keep the ball in front of us. we created some bad fouls. kind of dug our hole deeper." martin: "get knocked on the head and get a black eye you don't continue to be proud of who

the usc women's basketball team is back in action tonight against an sec rival. the gamecocks are playing in sec rival. the gamecocks are playing in their fifth straight game against a nationally ranked opponent tonight at tennessee. usc is still undefeated in sec play this season. gametime is 7 o'clock on espn 2. meanwhile -- the usc men are looking to bounce back from a tough loss saturday to kentucky. carolina plays at missouri tomorrow, and then returns home saturday against florida. the gamecocks are are now 21 and 4 overall freezing rain advisory remains in effect for until 1pm. the air is fairly dry and needs to moisten up for us to have any action with this system from a winter perspective, look for light drizzle with up to she spent a lifetime making a difference for people. winning healthcare for 8 million children. benefits for families of reservists standing strong around the world for human rights and women's rights. hillary clinton. she'll raise the minimum wage. take on the drug companies to lower the cost of prescription drugs. and give everyone th

the usc men are looking to get back in the win column tonight. the gamecocks lost for just the 4th time this season to kentucky on saturday. they'll be on the road tonight game time is 7 o'clock on the s-e-c network. with the campaign season in full swing, we see lots of people to new heights. daren wilkerson decided to campaign for bernie by painting a sanders campaign sign on the roof of his home in california. the wilkersons are planning to replace their roof about a year from now when they add on to their home, but until then bernie is there to stay. let's get an update on your weather with ben. a cold front will move through by midday, this front does not have much cold air behind the front, in fact high pressure and a good deal of sunshine over the next few days will see above normal highs. it will be windy and warmer with highs in the lower to middle 60s. sunny and dry over the next several days with daytime highs in the middle to 60s.overnight lows from the upper 30s to middle 40s. that's all for now. we'll see you again at 5. download th

not many people outside the usc lockerroom expected them to be in this positon. they were picked to finish 7th in the league in the preseason poll. now that they're a championship contender...will usc be guilty of becoming overconfident and thinking too much about postseason possibilities? frank:that's my job. i don't get paid to stomp on the sideline with 15 thousand people watching. i got hired here to lead these kids every single day. keep them in a grounded place. sindarius:when coach recruited me that was the goal and i'm sure when he recruited them it was the same goal. that's always been a goal here..win the conference, make the tournament and hopefully one day have a change to win the tournament. the gamecocks will be facing a kentucky team tomorrow that's picking up steam as we move closer to march madness. the wildcats are ranked 22nd in the ap poll. they've won their last seven...including an 82 to 48 pounding of georgia on tuesday. uk is 18 and six overall...8 and three in the conference. kentucky coach john calipari is impressed with what frank martin

game time is 7 o'clock on the sec network. thursday -- usc will again be on the road for a 9 o'clock game at ole miss before returning home for their final regular season game sunday versus lsu. while the usc women are wrapping up their regular season -- the usc baseball team is just getting started. and the gamecocks got a big three game sweep over albany to get some early momentum. after wins friday and saturday, usc won 8 to 1 yesterday to cap off the series. they host appalachian state tomorrow afternoon. ever have trouble waking up, while one panda at the toronto zoo is waking up with a face full of fresh snow. the posted this adorable video of the giant panda "da mao" last week. according to zoo keepers, the panda woke of to see the panda emerges from his cave and tumble down the snowy hill. he liked it so much he climbed up half-way up and did it again. unsettled pattern the next few days as we'll see good opportunities for showers and thunderstorms today through wednesday. a cold front will enter the state today with a strong more pro

the usc women will be back in for the first time since losing to top ranked uconn on monday. second ranked carolina is hosting 16th ranked florida at seven p-m. the gamecocks are not getting a break from a very challenging schedule. they played and beat nine nationally ranked opponents before falling to uconn. now they resume their conference schedule against the 19 and four gators. it's a hard game..it's an emotional game...but when you jolt yourself getting back into conference play...you get the top 16 team in the country... so you don't rest on your laurels...you have to get back in the sec mode. that's hard nosed big baseball news for lexington county. the big south conference tournament will be played at lexington county baseball stadium...may 24th through the 28th. the championship game will be televised by espnu. i'll have more on this story at seven. that's the news for now. see you back here at 7 for all of your local headlines. break 4 residents fired up about a plan >>> tonight, dramatic surrender after a 40-day siege, anti-government protesters in custody. >>> it

tonight the gamecock men host lsu in a battle for first place in the sec. usc has the best overall record in the league.....20-and-three. if they beat lsu tonight....carolina, lsu and kentucky will all sit atop the conference standings with an eight and three record. the gamecocks will have to deal with one of the best players in the country....lsu's ben simmons. the six-ten freshman forward averages 19 points a game...he leads the sec in rebounding with just over 12 a game. simmons is also a dangerous passer averaging five assists. "people say he can't shoot... he does not miss that 15 foot jump shot. he does not miss. now is he no. i think he's taken one in conference play. he does not miss that 15 foot jump shot. he has an ability to pass the ball. that's unbelievable. whether it's a back door pass or finding a guy on the other side of the floor. making the simple dribble into a gap just to get the guy sucked in and bang put it right on your shooter. it's either hand left or right. as a scorer he's interesting. once he drives the ball he can shoot it with hi

usc in first place in the sec. gave notice,dane notice. up. michael carrera scores 14 of his 16 and usc up 7 again. then lsu's ben simmons showing why he will likely be the number one draft pick. cheerleaders even impressed. top five in scoring, rebounding and assists. sindarius thornwell continues to play well. usc still up 7. back comes sim sim min -- simmons. the gamecocks shoot better than 48%. 15 points off the bench. this one, tied up at 60. the big-time freshman takes usc's high school all american, p.j. dozier on simmons and the foul. then seconds later, sim mon simmons -- simmons has to watch as p.j. dozier does it again. 12 points on the game. the home crowd loves it. gamecocks pull away. thornwell ends up 23 points, a game high 24 tonight, six rebounds, five assists. carolina, 94-83. gets the win. usc improves 8-3 tied for first place in the sec. mike gyp has more from gillespie has more from the colonial life arena. >> reporter: you would think after the win, the mood would be positive or like the music they are playing right now at

plus...the usc men's basketball team reaches the 20 win plateau.....sports is next!!! for the first time in seven memen's basketball team has a 20 win season. the 25th ranked gameocks reached that milestone today by knocking off number eight texas a-and-m on the road. frank martin's team looking to bounce back from a disappointing loss at georgia. first half.....sindarius thornwell gives carolina an eight point lead at 24-16. thornwell scores a game high 25. the aggies rally to lead by one at the half....alex caruso leads a-and-m with 16 points. second half....usc freshman chris silva puts carolina up 57-55 with a two fisted throwdown...... dozier another freshman...makes some big baskets.... how many point guards can do that? 64-63 aggies.... dozier rebounds his own miss and scores to tie it at 70....this was the start of an 11- nothing run by usc....dozier finishes with 9 points, four rebounds and assists. thornwell finishes off the run to put carolina up 79-70 with 2:20 to play. four point six seconds to go....81-78 gamecocks....the aggies turn it over....thornwell

. >>> there was a sexual assault on usc's campus over the weekend. students are concerned because usc did not send out an alert to let them know. robert kittle has all the details tonight. >> reporter: usc precman is scared -- freshman is scared and her parents are upset. >> terrifying that that was going on. >> reporter: early saturday morning a usc student was sexually assaulted near her dorm. have victim was walking here. around 3:45 a.m. saturday morning a man said he had a weapon and took her someplace and sexually assaulted her. usc sent out an e-mail in the afternoon but did not send out an emergency alert after it happened. >> i feel like an alert that even if they don't know what is going on would have been nice. like a warning. but i know a lot of my friends were and that scares me that it could have been any of them. >> reporter: usc didn't send out an emergency notification because at the time of the report the wasn't enough information. the bulletin says the race is unknown, 5'5", 150 and between 20 and 30-years-old. >> any information is

the usc men are looking to get back in the win column tonight. the gamecocks lost for just the 4th time this season to kentucky on saturday. they'y' be on the road tonight to play missouri. game time is 7 o'clock on the s-e-c network. with the campaign season in full swing, we see lots of people showing their supports of candidates, but one man is taking his support of bernie sanders to new heights. daren wilkerson decided to campaign for bernie by painting a sanders campaign sign on the roof of his home in california. the wilkerson's are planning to replace their roof about a year from now when they add on to their home, but until then bernie is there to stay. a cold front will move through front does not have much cold air behind the front, in fact high pressure and a good deal of sunshine over the next few days will see above normal highs.

the ballpark. chad holbrook is beginning his fourth season as usc's head coach. he's excited to see this team on the field in a real game. holbrook has 23 returning players..to go along with a recruiting class ranked as high as number two nationally. chad: but opening day is very, very unique. if you put on a uniform and you've been in a dugout..you don't quite understand it and get a feel of it. it's like christmas eve to us...we're going to be excited. i won't sleep marcus: just like christmas eve..i mean...it's going to be hard to sleep tonight...knowing that another team is going to be rolling in here trying to beat us in our own park in front of our own fans on opening day..it gets me excited. i can't wait for tomorrow..it's going to be hard to sleep tonight. chad:we'll wake up earlier than we usually wake up..because we'll be anxious to get to the field and play. that's kind of what makes baseball and opening day so special. there's no time to celebrate for the usc women's basketball team. carolina can clinch the outright regular season title tonight with a

tipoff is set for 2:30. 3 turning to the usc women's basketball team. the gamecocks take on ole miss in alabama tonight. this will be the final regular season road trip for the women. tip off for the sec champs is set for 7pm. 3 new problems for neighbors living on one midlands road now. plus, how one group is using backpacks to make a difference. 3 but first, we are waking up to temperatures at least 20 degrees lower than they were this time yesterday. meteorologist efren afante is putting together his forecast to explain what will make it lololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololol

nothing but wins so far for the usc baseball team. the gamecocks swept their second series of the season, beating penn state in all three games over the weekend. usc is red hot to start the season -- with a perfect 8-and-oh record up next on news 10 sunrise-- a look at today's top headlines. stay with us on this monday morning. thanks for starting your day with news 10. hallie jackson hours away from the d it has been a wild few days in the republican race. we're going to see how tomorrow shapes up. donald trump right now in some hot water over his comments about david duke and the kkk. he is also picking up the endorsement of senator jeff sessions from alabama; trump's very first senate endorsement. the southern states, ahead of super tuesday, kind of like a political playground and they're starting to sound like one too; marco rubio insulting donald trump over the weekend taking this new aggressive tone against him. the question is, for rubio, is it enough to slow down his front- running rival? we'll have a look at all of this on sho

. >>> the usc women's basketball team managed to take down the sec regular-season title with a win over georgia last night. a strong defensive effort pushed usc to a 61-51 win. the team is now a perfect 13-0 in sec play and moves to 25 and one overall. the gamecocks are back in action monday night when they are on the road against alabama. tap -- tipoff is at 7:00 p.m. >>> meanwhile, the usc men's festival team will be looking for a win tomorrow as they host florida to another sold-out crowd. this will be the one meeting between the two since the gametime is set for noon at the colonial life arena. >>> usc's baseball season begins today. the gamecocks host albany for a three-game series. first pitch is at 4:00 p.m. at founders park. tomorrow's game is at to p.m. the series wraps up on sunday at 1:30. >>> the weekend is finally here. it is time to make plans. should you be inside (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president nee

the usc men got a big win last night at home against lsu. the tigers got a big night out of star freshman ben simmons -- but it was the gamecocks who took control of the game en route to a 94 to 83 win. as usc makes a final push toward the ncaa tournament -- their next game will be a big opportunity to build their resume. the gamecocks welcome the kentucky wildcats to colonial life arena on saturday. that game start at noon. today a dog owner in california is thankful for firefighters after they rescued the family's dog from a house fire. and thanks to helmet cam footage whole rescue. when fire crews arrived in the early morning hours wednesday firefighters searched the sacramento home. what they found was a scared dog hiding from the blaze. the dog was pulled from its hiding spot in a back bedroom and carried to safety. everyone got out of the house safely and the dog was reunited with her happy owner. fire officials say a working smoke detector played a big role in getting everyone to safety. let's get an update on your weather with ben. st

there's no time to celebrate for the usc women's basketball team. carolina can clinch the outright regular season title tonight with a victory at home over georgia. if they do...don't expect confetti to fall from the rafters of colonial life arena. carolina clinched at least a share of the title monday when they beat tennessee at knoxville. center alaina coates says they didn't throw a party after that game...because they still have unfinished business. they want to make sure they don't have any late season slip- ups as they pursue an undefeated conference record. see..this year..we're just going to finish the season out first before we celebrate anything. ..we either had a claim on a title and we slipped up towards the end. we won it outright my freshman year but lost ..and then last year we had to share it because we lost to kentucky at their place. this year..we're just trying to continue the season without that. be sure to tune in tonight at 7 for a special hour- long edition of wis's decision 2016 coverage. nbc is covering the south carolina pri

break 1 the usc women make their final the regular season. the gamecocks traveled to ole miss looking to remain undefeated in the sec. two-time sec player of the year...tiffany mitchell starts the game on the bench....coach's decision. she's replaced in the startiti lineup by bianca cuevas..and she scores the first basket of the game...she finishes with nine points. big night for alaina coates another double-double... 11 points and 14 rebounds. mitchell enters the game after sitting out the first five minutes...takes her 45 seconds to score... she finishes with 12 points. layup puts carolina up by 13...she finishes with 16 points. third quarter....coates rebounds her own miss and puts it in......carolina takes a 17 point lead 36 to 19. ole miss goes on a ten-oh run... shandricka sessom's three pointer cuts the lead to seven..... usc gets it going again....asia dozier extends the lead to 13.....48-35..... the gamecocks win it 66 to 45. they improve to 26 and one....15 and oh in the sec. carolina will close out the regular season when they host

the second ranked usc women's basketball team is looking ahead instead of the second ranked usc women's basketball team is looking ahead instead of dwelling on monday's loss to top ranked connecticut. the gamecocks will be back on the court tomorrow hosting the 16th ranked florida gators. carolina worked out this afternoon......they're 22 and one after falling to the huskies. usc is hoping to follow the same blueprint as last season when they also suffered their first loss against uconn. they bounced back by winning the sec regular season and tournament championships. they also secured a number one seed in the ncaa tournament. staley: "they don't take losing well. at the same time you put things in perspective and we move on." wilson: "it's tough. it is a loss. i don't think any of us like to lose. i know coach doesn't so. she's really getting on us. she's really getting on us. i mean that helps us out. it's what's best for the team. we are bouncing back." imovbioh :"we've been going hard in practice. keeping everybody's heads up. have to be really disciplined and put our goals... we kn

it's the third straight year that usc has won or shared the crown. usc wearing pink tonight to honor people fighting breast cancer. the gamecocks get off to a sluggish start...they're up 13-11 in the 2nd quarter when tiffany mitchell goes to work. tiff steals and lays it up to put carolina up by four. this time a'ja wilson grabs the rebound and scores... she finishes with 16 points and nine boards..... look how khadijah sessions closes out the half....a buzzer beating three pointer...usc leads 27-13 at recess....sessions finishes with 13 points. third quarter...tina roy from the county line....carolina is up by 16... yesterday....coach dawn staley talked about the importance of closing out games....they struggle again in the fourth quarter... usc makes just four field goals scores....the lead is down to sec......let's hear from the playoffs for the first time the field in a real game. next few days as high pressure is in place. look for mostly sunny skies today through the weekend with highs today in the lower 60s.near 70 saturday and low to middle 70

the usc women tip-off tomorrow night at alabama. the game against the crimson tide will mark the return of senior guard asia dozier to the line up. dozier's missed the last five games due to injury. she hurt her right hand at texas a&m back on january 31st. today... dozier practiced fully with the team for the first time since injuring her hand. after practice... coach dawn staley discussed dozier's biggest obstacle returning to game action. staley: "she's in great shape. probably feel a lot better from having a break. so she's going to be able to get up and down the floor. just psychologically too she has to overcome that. she fell down a few times. those things must happen for her to psychologically be there." dozier: "feel a lot better. everybody told me to just take my time. it was kind of a pain tolerance thing. just had to be able to measure it myself. not rush but come back when i felt the most comfortable. and thunderstorms today through wednesday. a cold front will enter the state today with a strong more pronounced cold fro

. >>> let's talk a little sports now, also happening today the usc baseball season begins. the gamecocks host albany for a three-game series. first pitch at founders park with saturday's game at 2 p.m. and sunday's series finale at 1:30 p.m. >>> the usc women's basketball team managed to lock down the scc regular season title. with a win over georgia last night. a strong defensive effort pushed the usc to a 61-51 final, the team is now a perfect 13- zero in scc play and moved to 25-one overall. the gamecocks are back in action on monday night on the road against alabama. tip offer that game is set for 7 o'clock >>> meanwhile usc men's basmati will be looking for a win tomorrow as they host florida to another sellout crowd. this will be the lone meeting between the two squads this regular season. game time is set for noon at the colonial life arena. >>> a boy has now had the 3d 13-year-old conor morgan was given the prosthetic yesterday at the central carolina technical college broad street campus in sumter. organ was born without a right hand and says he is now looking forwa

bianca cuevas for the triple. usc rolls in this one. 75-39 to finish a perfect 16-0 in the scc. >> i think it's just a, you know something that our seniors wanted to do since we were that close. and i mean i think it's a tribute to what they mean to our program. the you know, the historical run that they put us on. this kind of caps it off because this is something we haven't done. >> to the diamond we go. gamecocks looking for the sweep of penn state. usc up one. two more on the board with this john jones rbi single. what a series for this kid. 8-8 in the series with two bombs. four runs scored and 10 rbi. since rutgers going back to 1987 with a perfect on base percentage in three weekend starts versus an opponent. usc goes to 8-0. >> it's a match up issue with the opponents because we had to switch up the hitter. loves to hit and he's got great knowledge and a great approach up there. so i'm not, i'm not saying anything about that kid. just let him keep on playing and put him in a three hole and see if he can keep b

and tonight marks a huge opportunity for the usc women's team. break 1 the carolina panthers turn in a not so super performance...as they fall to broncos in super bowl 50. the panthers were favored by less than a touchdown....they wind up losing by two t-d's. charlotte native and nba star pounding the drum for the panthers...... the cats playing in their second super bowl...looking for their first title. denver quarterback peyton manning playing in his fourth super bowl....looking for his second ring. first quarter...the broncos bringing the heat to cam newton....von miller strips the football....malik jackson falls on it in the end zone for a touchdown....ten- nothing second quarter.....jonathan stewart puts the panthers on the board...when he leaps over from the one....it's ten to seven. big play here for the broncos...the panthers must have thought they were playing two hand touch...they let jordan norwood break free....he goes 61 yards ...that's a super bowl record for the longest punt return...that set up a field goal to make it 13-to-seven d

tonight it's all hands on deck for the usc women's basketball team as they take on no. 1 uconn. rick henry are at colonial life arena for the big showdown on the court. this is the game everyone has been talking about ... number two gamecocks vs the number one uconn huskies. both teams undefeated ... so you can bet they will leave it all on the court when they tip-off tonight. >>> "i want them to have the same mentality that they've had all season long, i think the best part number two gamecocks vs the number one uconn huskies. both teams undefeated ... it all on the court when they tip-off tonight. >>> "i want them to have the same mentality that they've had all season long, i think the best part of what i like about this team is they usually stay in character, i think it's good that we're playing at home, it's good that we're playing in front of our fans, so i think i know it's a big game but against a team like uconn" the game is a sellout. coach staley is asking fans to wear garnet tonight to let the huskies know this is gamecock country. staying in character ... so, how do t

and the usc women's basketball team will be back on the court tomorrow. they are going to take on georgia at home at the colonial life arena. this is at 7:00 p.m. >>> efren afante is out of the studio today. it is a beautiful day. we have sent him on the outside. that is where all the want to be -- gilliard: you know, there's an old saying about south carolina, we're always first in the things that are last and last in the things that are first. this economy is rigged. we can do better. and that's where bernie comes in. bernie is not in the pocket of wall street. we don't have to depend on the so-called wall street giants. everybody knows the problem. bernie wants to do something about it. he gets it. i mean, he really gets it. >>> efren afante is out of the studio at the walgreens at divine street, which is one of several places around the midlands where you can purchase your own weather radio. with weather like we have today, nobody is thinking about severe weather. but really, this is the time when you should think about severe weather. >> absolutely.

it will be another sellout when the usc women host defending national champion uconn monday. in their final game before that 1-vs-2 showdown, the gamecocks hosted kentucky last night - beating the wildcats 78 to 68. alaina coates scored 27 points. monday's game is at 7 pm. you can catch the action on espn 2. let's get an update on your weather with ben. a fantastic friday with a return to sunshine. mostly sunny , breezy and cool with highs in the lower 50s. clear, cold tonight, lows in the upper 20s mostly sunny tomorrow, highs lower 50s. it's looking like low pressure forms off the clouds and a 30% chance of showers (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. >> hey, everybody, i'm chris harrison. today should be a lot of fun, because we're playing with some old friends of mine from my other shows, "the bachelor" and "the bachelorette." and best o

the day. cruz started his day at a rally with glenn beck at usc aiken this morning. cruz will end his day in florence where he'll hold a rally at the southeastern institute of manufacturing and technology. that's at six p-m. one of the big names heading to the campaign trial in the palmetto state today is former president george w. bush-- in support of his brother. the elder bush will appear at a jeb bush rally at the north charleston appear at a jeb bush rally at the north charleston convention commander-in-chief. "if the point is is he a popular republican? you bet he is. based on my record and based on my record and based on how he knows me. and that will be an incredible so, i'm looking forward to the event. we should have a great crowd. and he'll help my campaign a lot." jeb bush is hoping to gain more momentum after a fourth place finish in new hampshire. are all over south carolina today as the republican primary gets closer. donald trump was in the lowcountry earlier today before he heads to the upstate tonight. he spoke at a luncheon in mt. pleasant, he then

the garnet and black spring game is scheduled for saturday april 9th. we're expecting former usc linebackers coach kirk botkin to soon have a new job. according to a source....botkin will be named the defensive coordinator at south carolina state. botkin spent the past four seasons with the gamecocks. he was not retained when will muschamp took over as head coach in december. during botkins tenure with usc...the team had three winning seasons capped with bowl victories in 2012, 13 and 14. we expect the announcement of botkin's hiring to come in a day jeb bush once stood tall. before his campaign sank like arock and he started desperately slinging mud on fellow republicans. that's not presidential, jeb. john kasich did cut ohio's taxes. cut state spending. turned a deficit into a surplus. brought back jobs from mexico and china. that's john kasich, new day for america is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> breaking news tonight. slamming trump. president obama comes out swinging late today. a harsh attack on the gop front-runner and firing back in a blockbuster ba

the tickets for both the usc men's and women's basketball teams are very hot items...especially this week. the women's game with uconn last night was sold out..... the men host lsu tomorrow....a number of tickets remain for game..... saturday's game with kentucky is sold out. it's the second sellout of the season...and the 8th sellout in history for the men at colonial life arena. the fans are flocking to see a usc team that has racked up 20 wins for the first time in seven years. as a fan...i'm not spending my time, my money or my energy on a team i don't respect. so as a player or building and the seats are filled. that's the biggest respect that be given to any team or any and then you take pride that those people come and respect your team..so you've got to give em what they want and you've got to go play a certain way and that's what something is just fundamentally broken when african americans are more likely to be arrested by police, and sentenced to longer prison terms, for doing the same thing that whites do. ...when too many encounters with law enforcement end tragically. we

for the usc women. they had a blue monday....losing to top ranked uconn...their first defeat of the season........ tonight they looked to get back on track against the florida gators at the c-l-a. the gamecocks come in with a 22 and one record...the gators...19 and four. tiffany mitchell leads the scoring for carolina tonight...three point y...she finishes with a game high 22 points. a'ja wilson recovering from a bruised leg suffered in the uconn game.....puts up 13 points tonight....also pulls down 9 rebounds. alaina coates puts carolina up by 18 in the second quarter...37 to 19..... she posts a double-double...14 points, 11 rebounds. usc led by 12 at the half. fourth quarter...haley lorenzen with the nine....64-55 with seven-43 to play. carolina's twin towers respond....wilson to coates..... this time....coates makes the steal...gets it to wilson for the layup.... the gamecocks win by 15....86 to 71. they're 23 and one overall...11 and oh in the sec. big baseball news for lexington county. the big sout

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. >>> the suspect in the sexual assault case near the usc he is 22-year-old carlos jovany hernandez. officers say the attack happened last weekend. he is held at the richland county jail. bond is $300,000. if he posts the bond he would [bleep] required to warmed -- he would be required to wear electronic monitoring. news 19's sonia gutierrez found out about resources for survivors and joins us now with what she learned. >> reporter: in the case of carlos jovany hernandez the survivors have a lot of options if they are part of the usc community. >> for those people friends and family, loved ones it is important they support those people and don't ask questions that could blame the person for the assault. >> if you have thoughts or questions, shut up. don't say anything. keep your mouth shut and get which is why we are here. >> reporter: he works at usc. >> the benefit of the program is that they get the assist hundred they come for-- assistance when they come forward. . >> reporter: they are on call 24/7 and helps from legal assistance to housing. >> help, you know, accompany them to t