inside the zone a williams- brice. some of the new faces on board include... co- offensive coordinator kurt roper. he left the nfl to coach here. defensive coordinator travaris robinson... came with muschamp to usc from auburn. coach muschamp says he didn't need to do much convincing.... part of carolina's future. muschamp: "these guys all wanted to be a south carolina. i didn't beg any of these guys to be here. they wanted to be here and build something and get on this foundation level and continue to build this program." roper: "it was really an easy decision. one working for coach muschamp was a great experience for me at florida in so many ways both professionally and personally." robinson: "a guy that i'm comfortable with. a guy that shares the same vision as me. i share the same vision as him." frank martin's vision on the hardwood's coming to fruition. usc men's hoops... is 14-0... and the future looks bright. today... coach martin a recipient of jim phelan award mid-season honors. the phelan award presented annually to the top coach in division one men

breakfast at the dome at williams brice stadium. marlon was the featured speaker. >>, dr. king would have wanted us to respond to the tragic first of all, although time is a sensitive thing, we need to make sure that we conduct ourselves in a nonviolent manner. more importantly, be productive. >> this morning's breakfast was the first in a number of king day events being held over the week. monday morning. there will be a prayer service columbia at 8:30 am. any march the statehouse breaking day at the dome rally good this year's theme is statewide education equity.>>> the world's largest marjorie jackpot is bigger. the top prize for tomorrow night's powerball jackpot stands at an estimated $1.5 billion with a b. strong ticket sales. the jackpot could grow more before the drawing tomorrow night. matching all six numbers are one and 292 million. there are a few lucky spots at midlands residents that increase the odds. >> the murphy usa gas station on highway 1 outside of lexington has proven to be lucky. in 2013. the store sold a $399 million winning ticket. thus the largest

inside williams-brice stadium to meet with the media. many of the new faces are regarded as top notch recruiters nationally. being able to recruit... well... is a top priority for usc. earlier today... muschamp talked about what makes an exceptional recruiter. muschamp: "building trust. it's a huge part in the recruiting process. somebody that's got the gift of gab a little bit to be able to sit and talk and communicate very well." bentley: "of our assistants, all of us have a role in recruiting this state of south carolina. we got to put a fence up. as usc football recruits to build back up the program... carolina men's hoops looks to add to its best start since the 1930s. the gamecocks... at 14-and-oh host vanderbilt saturday. usc's one-and-oh to begin sec action. carolina has not won its first two conference games in six seasons. the gamecocks... determined... to open up sec play with back to back wins... by taking down vandy in the cla. thornwell: "last year we started 0-5... the year before that 0-7. streak going. keep things how th

inside williams-brice stadium to meet with the media. muschamp understands thth off- season offers many challenges... including getting the players to buy into the formula for success. muschamp: "i think as much as anything building your physical and mental toughness of your football team. the season starts sunday night when we start with our team. it doesn't start in august. it doesn't start in nashville. it starts sunday night. our guys need to understand that." coach talks about toughness... look no further than usc women's hoops star tiffany mitchell. she started ththsday night's game at vanderbilt wearing a a precaution for a hit she took in practice. she ditched the mask... but then mitchell fell to the deck hard on a drive to the bucket in the first quarter. she exited the game briefly. upon return... mitchell torched the commodores. finished with 22 points... five assists... as she guided usc to victory. coach dawn staley pointed out today... how the collision... fueled mitchell's will to dominate. staley: "she decided she was go

today, he held a meet and greet at carolina haven near williams-brice stadium. most polls have rubio running third d hind trump and ted cruz. city of columbia animal shelter is starting out the new year with a new goal. >> with details on how the shelter is planning to save more furry friends, here's abc columbia's beth rousseau. rooms at the city of columbia animal shelter filled with animals searching for a forever home. >> just five years ago, they were seeing almost 14,000 animals come through here. now, we're -- last year, we just saw over 9100 animals. this coming year, we were looking at our numbers to be closer to 82. >> along with that declining intake rate comes a drop in the number of euthanized animals. our live release rate, w w only 18%. this past year, or currently right now, we just ran our numbers. we're sitting at about 50%. >> but superintendent marli drum is confident those numbers can improve. there's a plan in place transitioning the city's shelter to a no kill facility by 2019. >> more of managed intake and that's just not being here for p

it was delivered by head football coach will muschamp. "244 days before we kickoff at williams- brice in front of the best fans in the country. i can only guarantee you one thing...we're not going to get outworked....spurs up! " assistant coaches s the crowd. the main reason they were at colonial life arena today...muschamp and his coaches were entertaining recruits. national signing day is february third....coach boom says it'll take a couple of years to determine if his first usc signing class is a successful one. break 3 new this morning -- 5 american were released. their release came hours before the u-s government lifted sanctions against iran as deal. nbc's richard engel reports from vienna on a dramatic day of developments. the breakthrough was announced here in vienna, and diplomats here are calling this implementation day. the day the iran deal came into effect, the day iran was welcomed back to international markets. it seemed like a sweetener in a nuclear deal worth billions to iran. and for five americans, it was sweet indeed: they were finally freed. "we've received confi

inside williams-brice stadium to meet with the media. muschamp understands this off- season offers many challenges... including getting the players to buy into the formula for success. muschamp: "i think as much as anything building your physical and mental toughness of your football team. the season starts sunday night when we start with our team. it doesn't start in august. doesn't start in nashville. it starts sunday night. our guys need to understand that." like the women... the usc men 14-0 this season. carolina looks to stay perfect... when they host vanderbilt saturday at three. the gmaecocks... one- and-oh to begin sec action. carolina has not won its first two conference games in six seasons. the gamecocks... determined... to open up sec play with back to back wins... by taking down vandy in the cla. thornwell: "last year we started streak going. keep things how they are now. break 3 several republican candidates for president will be in the capital city this u.s. senator tim scott and house speaker paul ryan will moderate the "

a news conference will be held this morning at 11 at the zone at williams brice stadium. each coach will have his own table to meet with the media. some big news on the field for coach muschamp heading into the 2016 season. linebacker skai moore announced thursday he will return for his senior moore was a bright spot for the gamecocks this season. he led the team in total tackles, tackles for aaoss, and interceptions. it's wild card weekend in the nfl. the panthers earned a first round bye with the nfl's best record, but 8 teams will take the field this weekend. first up saturday is the afc. houston hosts kansas city at 4:20 on espn. then cincinatti hosts pittsburgh at 8:15 on cbs. sunday -- minnesota will host seattle at 1:05. that game will air right here on wis. then washington hosts green bay at 4:40 on fox. next on sunrise... it goes without saying that if you want to get healthy this year, you should probably put down the sugar and reach for some veggies. more on the new dietary guidelines released by the government with a goal of helping you tackle those new year's

i 262 lake murray heading two williams brice a 28 minute down >>> welcome back, we are on your side now helping find some fun this weekend. restaurant weeks continues on this is your chance two get out and try a new place, or one you thought you cannot afford. you can get three courses for $48 a couple. at terra it is $30 a person for a three course meal, salad, pizza and a glass of wine for $16 each. for a full list of this event goes through sunday. >>> since the flood, so many of us are taking on repairs and rebuilding. this weekend there is a home rebuilding and modeling -- remodeling expo. more than 100 companies will be on hand featuring exhibits and demonstrations. the event runs today through sunday at the columbia convention center. the best part, it is free. >>> panthers fans, you already know the sunday incident. the team takes on seattle at 1 o'clock at bank of america stadium in charlotte. tickets two the game are hundreds of dollars. if you do not have the cash two go, no worries there is a huge watch party right here in columbia. rory riot is the largest fan club of the c

coming in from lake murray to the williams brice stadium a five minute commute. airport to downtown about nine minutes. we will take a look at that before we can forecast him a >>> we are going to take a look now at some coverage we are continuing to follow. an early-morning and apartment fire has now left to families homeless. this information coming into our newsroom just this morning. columbia fire crews receive the received a call around for 30 a.m. flames at the hunters ridge apartments on springhouse drive and columbia near broad river road. >> once on the scene, smoke and fire were visible from the roof upon the time firefighters got there. we are told the fire is under control. you can see, this video, the firefighters putting their gear on and everything. they have it all under control. no injuries reported, and again two families were displaced. >>> let's talk a little usa today, shall we? we have our newspaper here, sometimes we like to chat about what's going on in the headlines today. on the front page, of course, we have remembering the happened 30

i 26 to lake murray heading to the williams brice stadium 20 minute commute. on the airport to downtown a 16 minute commute. 70 forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >>> a string of break-ins in orangeburg county charges have being targeted. deputies say the number of churches return to their buildings following sunday services. tran wants colby gallagher spoke to some of the churches that were hit. >> it is this comforting knowing that someone will break into a church. >> people are targeting charges. >>reporter:at least eight churches around orangeburg county have been broken into. >> they threw a brick through this window >>reporter:gregory set a manual ame church just replaced a^ni broken window in december. members came back to find the same one chatter this weekend wires to the alarm system ripped out. >> going back to the same position of that window. and nothing else. they have to know that what whatever was in there before, that they came back -- they came back for a reason >>reporter:they cannot figure out what that reason is since nothing was ta

right now if you are commuting from i 262 lake erie boulevard to the williams brice stadium 23 minutes. from the airport to downtown 16 minutes. time right now 6:46, we will be looking at these conditions to be great, but right now get your sunglasses ready it is going to be a beautiful starter the day. >> the future is so bright, we've got to wear shades. >> that's good i like that. >> boehm. >>> coming up more south carolinians are buying weapons than before. is rising in our state. >>> concealed weapons permits on the rise in south carolina. according to the fbi, nearly 50,000 people, in the state, either wanted to buy or carry concealed weapons during the month of december. >> that is a new high for our state. firearms are lane henderson set her classes have been fully. >> being prepared starts first of all, with having the firearm. if you do not have it on you, it serves no purpose. the second is being able to use it. have you drilled yourself, have you prepared yourself, have you used it enough, in the range and practice to wear where if you needed to utilize it you could? >> nea

it'll be at williams-brice stadium. doors are expected to open at 7:30 this morning, and the breakfast runs from 8 to 9:15. usc started the breakfast to honor king's life and legacy. usc is one of the first major universities in the south to honor him. tonight richland county leaders are expected to address some big changes for the county's penny sales tax program. councilman seth rose has proposed a three-point plan in the wake of a department of revenue report raising questions about fraud and public corruption. the proposal would also shift funding for hiring small local businesses to the county's general fund. clear and cold this morning as we start out in the upper 20s look for another day with lots of sunshine however, a cold front will be moving through the state by tonight, winds will start to pick and even though the temperature will reach the middle 50s, with a stiff chilly much of the day. tonight, clear r breezy and cold, lows in the upper 20s wednesday, sunny and cold. highs middle to upper 40s. forecast ge

country-- what a win this would be for buzz williams rapidly growing program-- but this game looked over early-- tar heels in blue-- the lob---the slam by brice johnson----heels up 32 to 13--- second half---here come the hokies-- seth allen--- finds shane henry-- lead down to 4--- and with the game tied at 59-- kerry blackshear---hokies lead for the first time all day--- they just finish-- joey barry the steal and the layup--- tar heel lead bac to four--- and with a minute 15 to go--hokies need a stop down two--- easy layup--- great effort by tech falls a little short---75-70 the final--- more scores today---william and mary falls to 5 and 3---tied for second in the caa after a huge road losss at hofstra----they're next game is thursday at delaware---and odu falls to 3 and 3 in conference usa after a loss at marshall---20 points for junior guard jennie simms-- and odu coach jeff jones has to be perplexed right about now--- all four conference usa losses---have been by a combined 9 points---and yesterday---it came down to the final seconds yet again--- marshall came to the ted averaging 90 points a game--- freeman, fade-away----yes---he had 20