rick henry...wis news ten sports. thank you rick. the winner of tonight's game plays... the in the super bowl. from the grid-iron the hardwood... second ranked usc's currently in the middle of a top 10 battle in starkville. gamecocks at mississippi state today. currently.... yesterday on the road... the 24th ranked usc men... dropped its second game of the season. the gamecocks fell at tennessee 78-69. the vols kevin punter torched carolina... dropping 27 of his career-high 36 points in the final 20 minutes. saturday's loss... michael carrera. he played with stiches on his chin after falling face first onto the floor going for a loose ball. all he did was lead usc with 22 points and eight rebounds. head coach frank martin appreciated his effort and grit. unfortunately... carolina failed to take advantage of carrera's good game. martin: "their guards just completely destroyed our guards. on defense we couldn't guard them. we couldn't keep them out of the paint. we're lucky they missed some shots in the first half. michael's playing with stiches on his chin, a bloody nose,

wis sports director rick henry reports from glendale, arizona. it's pretty calm this weekend outside university of phoenix stadium. that won't be the case monday when the clemson tigers face the alabama crimson tide for the national championship. the tigers held their final full practice today. clemson is looking to finish their dream season 15 and oh which means they'll also claim the national championship trophy. despite being number one in all polls...clemson is a touchdown underdog to alabama. it's been a familiar theme this season for the tigers...a lack of respect. "no i don't care. it is what it is. it's the opinion of what other people think. at the end of the day you still have to play football for 60 minutes." rick: "is monday night your opportunity to shut up all the doubters for good now?" jordan: "i don't know if they'll shut up. they'll probably come up with other stuff to day but we've been doubted the whole season. if it did go the way the anaylst said we'd probably be 7 and 5." 3 "we may not be the favorite, but we don't see ours

on the road with the tigers...rick henry...wis news 10 sports. tune in tomorrow to watch our special coverage -- "chasing a championship." 7:30 monday night -- right here on wis. the game starts at 8:30 on espn. no toss there is a lake wind advisory until midnight for the midlands the wind will help to blow in a reinforcing shot of cold air from the northwest, overnight lows will drop to the upper 20s. high pressure will build into the area, dry and cool conditions will prevail to start the workweek with highs in the lower 50s. a major detour in newberry than a year. the college street bridge will be under construction that means, the road between caldwell street and tench street will be blocked. a contractor is replacing the bridge that crosses scott's creek. a detour is in place from college to speers street to nance to harrington street and back to college. sc-dot estimates the road will be closed until may of next year. 76-year-old johnnie mae newton died from carbon monoxide poisoning after her home caught fire. it happened friday night on 1

and that's where we find sports director rick henry hey rick! greetings from chilly and damp phoenix, arizona. the highs have been in the 50's this week in the valley of the sun. these are the conditions that will greet the clemson football team when they arrive at the phoenix, airport around 6:10 eastern alabama team is scheduled to land around 7pm. take vo: we have video of clemson loading up on the busses today for the trip to the greenville airport. tons of fans showed up at death valley to see the team off. they also lined the route to wish the tigers well as they chase the championship. clemson is number one and undefeated as they look to win the school's second national championship. we'll be here live again at five, six and seven as the excitement builds toward mondays big game. on the road with the tigers in arizona. rick henry...wis news 10 sports stay with wis all day and through the weekend leading up to game day. sports director rick henry is on leading up to game day. sports director rick henry is on the road with michal to bring y

rick henry....wis news 10 sports. as clemson stays in the moment... carolina future. newly hired head coach will muschamp's almost put together his entire coaching staff. he has one more hire to make. the one's already on board... joined muschamp today... 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

on the road w wh the tigers...rick henry..wis news ten sports. while thousands of miles from home -- clemson fans are among family in glendale. a 'fan fest' was held at fans central in the phoenix convention center. die-hard clemson fans were able to test their athletic skills in combine drills. other fun competitive activities were on tap to help build up the atmosphere ahead of the championship game. " we'll we have been mostly enjoying all the festivities - fan fest. hanging out with a bunch of lot of fan. there's a whole lot to do. i don't think you can do it all but we're trying." fan also got to hear from former clemson quarterback -- tajh boyd. our live coverage from the continues tomorrow starting on sunrise. then tune in for our special pre-game coverage -- "chasing a championship." that's 7:30 monday night -- right here on wis. the game starts at 8:30 on espn. a major detour in newberry lasting more than a year. the college street bridge will be under construction starting monday. that means, the road between caldwell street and tench s

and that's where we find sports director rick henry... live outside bank of america stadium... where the panthers thrashing of the cardinals took place. rick. roll cue: unfinished business fans throughout the carolinas mike desumma is live with some fans who watched the game at hickory tavern in the vista. two men wanted for an armed robbery in reverend dr. betty deas clark has been named the church's pastor. she was pastor of mount pisgah ame church in sumter. rev. deas clark was officially named this morning in a handover ceremony. "i felt the love. i felt a sense of welcoming. i felt a sense of inclusion and jubilation. i really did. keep on praying don't stop. and in being here as the first female pastor of this questions of society." "we want to tell you that we love you and you're stuck with us and you can do anything about it. put your hands together. i think it went extremely well and most certainly bishop norris made an reverend betty deas clark. one who has experience and most certainly we welcome her into this church we call mother emanuel." "god use me- god be with

rick henry will be in glendale and will join us before kickoff. our special show is monday night at 7-30 here on wis news 10. in orangeburg county, the man accused of shooting his step-mother multiple times will stay locked up darrien weeks was denied bond in court this afternoon. weeks is being charged with attempted murdrd, posseseson of a weapon during the commission of a crime, and grand larceny after someone reported the shooting on old state road in holly hill. investigators believe there was a domestic dispute. kershaw county deputies responding to a reported house fire in lugoff, ended up discovering a meth lab. just after one this morning fire officials responded to a house fire at 572 railgate loop. the fire out, they discovered items they believed to be used to make methamphetamine. katrina severson and dylan wells were both arrested and charged with manufacturing methamphetamine. a west columbia man is behind bars after deputies say he participated in the prostitution of a minor. investigators say stephen skacall solicited minors for p

sports director rick henry explains. clemson comes up short on the scoreboard losing the national championship game to alabama 45-40...but some of the tigers delivered some prime time performances. we'll start with quarterback deshaun watson. he passes for 4o5 yards and four touchdowns. watson also has some dazzling runs to pick up 73 yards on the ground. he makes fbs history by becoming the first player with over four thousand passing yards and one thousand yards rushing in the same season. "i was expecting to win. i missed some throws. we dropped some balls." defensive end shaq lawson plays despite being hampered with a knee injury. he has two sacks to finish with 12 and a half for the season. this was his final game. he's giving up his senior season to turn pro. the tigers would gladly trade in the individual accomplishments for the national championship trophy. on the road with the tigers in glendale, arizona...rick henry...wis news ten sports. clemson certainly enjoyed a special the gamecocks men's hoops team is in

sports director rick henry was in glendale arizona for the showdown... and shares with us the tigers the tigers walk off the field... their faces shshing the disappointment of losing the biggest game of their careers. dodd: "i mean we had a chance to win this game, but we just made a lot of mistakes that... a couple mistakes really you can't beat a great team with those kind of mistakes." swinney: "at least the nation tonight saw why we've been so successful. they saw the heart of our game. this is a team that just has an incredible will to win. and the heart. i think they gave us everything they had and competed." the tigers were hoping to claim the second national championship in program history..instead they have to settle for having one of the greatest clemson seasons ever that came up one game short. leggett: "we definitely gave it we definitely left a couple plays on the field we wish we could have back. at the end of the day we are just going to go into this offseason and work as hard as we can. juststopefully make it back to the national champion

sports director rick henry has our post game panthers report. henry: "a big sigh of relief here at bank of america stadium as the panthers almost blow a 31-0 lead. still looking back at how they built that comfortable margain... they say yeah that's as close to perfect as they can get." olsen: "yeah 31-0 against that team at this level of the season is obviously pretty good." newton: "we're putting ourselves in position to do something that has not been done here before. it's a family culture that we all the way down to... from management to the players. to see it coming to fruition like winning big football games like today just means a lot." davis: "definitely a great feeling knowing we get to play in this game. and two getting to o ay it right at home in front of our home fans. it's going to be a great game. we're excited about it. allen: "i haven't been here for the years between the panthers and seattle rivalry that's been building... but to go through them and really earn that... to get to the nfc title game is huge." rivera: "we had some

sports director rick henry has more on the big win from the queen city. the carolina panthers are just one win away from advancing to the super bowl. the cats were very impressive today as they mauled the seattle seahawks to advance to the nfc championship game. the panthers set the tone early... first play from scrimmage...jonathan stewart rips off a 59 yd run to the seattle 16 yd line. disaster for the seahawks. luke kuechly intercepts russell wilson's pass and returns it 14 yards to make it 14-nothing after less than three and a half minutes of action. the panthers keep pounding....cam newton connects with greg olsen for a 19 yard td....panthers up 31- nothing at the half...they go on to eliminate the s shawks 31 to 24. "they are a good football team and they showed that in the second half. we were able to hold on and come away with the victory. "that was a good half of football. we just gotta come back out and try to replicate that it's pro- football so everyone is getting paid. we were able to step up when it counted. next up for the panthers...they'

on the road with the tigers in glendale, arizona...rick henry...wis news ten sports. don't forget to visit our website at wis tv dot com for more coverage on clemson's run to the championship game. this week, democratic presidential candidate, bernie sanders will be back in the midlands, launching a tour of historically black colleges and universities. on thursday, sanders will be at the vaughan fine arts center at sc state. it's one of eight stops on sanders' itinerary. doors open at 6:30 and the event starts at 7. it is free to the public. the republican presidential debate on in north charleston thursday will feature seven stage. two candidates will be noticeably absent. carly fiorina and senator rand paul did not qualify for the main debate. senator paul has now vowed to boycott the event. fiorina will join mike huckabee and rick santorum in the so-called undercard debate earlier in the evening. donald trump, ted cruz, marco rubio, ben carson, chris christie, jeb bush and john kasich will take the main stage. up next in wis news at 4: the world is getting a new lo

sports director rick henry was in glendale on how the tide flipped the script. great fight in the desert against the legendary alabama crimson tide. unfortunately they couldn't avoid two knockout punches delivered by the alabama special teams. fourth quarter....alabama has tied the score at 24 with a field goal. alabama gambles with an on-side kick....the crimson tide cash in recovering at the 50. two plays later...jake coker connects with o.j. howard...bama leads by seven. dabo swinney "great play by them, it was a great kick he put it in a great spot and did a great job going to get it. but then we followed it up with a bust for a touchdown. so it was kind of a combination of mistakes." then after clemson pulls to within four with a field goal.....bama pulls away when kenyan drake takes the kickoff back 95 yards to give the tide an 11 point lead. that cushion allows them to survive a clemson offensive attack that put up 550 yards and 40 points. the tigers know bama's big special team plays losing. deshaun watson "it's a turning point in the game. they took it

in charlotte...rick henry wis news 10 sports. panthers fans here in columbia their team punched a ticket to the super bowl. many were out in the vista taking in the game at hickory tavern. hearts were pounding as the panthers kept scoring against the cardinals. several fans told us they've enjoyed watching this dream season for cam newton and company and they can't wait to see what happens in two weeks. alex struble --- columbia "i've had confidence in them. i knew that we were going to get to this point. i knew that we had the confidence! we just kept pounding! nobody had confidence in us but we made it! we're here to go." tracy grant -- columbia "i've always been a panthers fan and i knew we would get to this point at one time or another and i am soo proud." already several fans said they're expecting a huge panthers win in the super bowl. this is the team's second time in franchise history for more coverage on the carolina panthers' run to the super bowl, check out our website at wis tv dot com. right now in the wis alert cent

sports director rick henry has more from glendale.. the clemson tigers put up a great fight in the desert against the legendary alabama crimson tide. unfortunately they couldn't avoid two knockout punches delivered by the alabama special teams. fourth quarter....alabama has tied the score at 24 with a field goal. alabama gambles with an on-side kick....the crimson tide cash in recovering at the 50. two plays later...jake coker connects with o.j. howard...bama leads by seven. dabo swinney "great play by them, it was a great kick he put it in a great spot and did a great job going to get it. but then we followed it up with a bust for a touchdown. so it was kind of a combination of mistakes." then after clemson pulls to with a field goal.....bama pulls away when kenyan drake takes the kickoff back 95 yards to give the tide an 11 point lead. that cushion allows them to survive a clemson offensive attack that put up 550 yards and 40 points. the tigers know bama's big special team plays were the difference between winning and losing. deshaun

rick henry is already there. he's at the airport right now. hey rick. we're standing by here at the phoenix airport waiting on the arrival of the top ranked clemson football team. they're due to touch down here in arizona at 6:10 eastern time. alababa will land at seven o'clock. clemson fans are also making way to the valley of the sun. we checkchecked out the action today in downtown phoenix. fans were milling around..checking out the merchandise...soaking up the entire experience of attending a national championship game. the clemson fans are hoping to cheer their team to the second national title in program history. "it's a once in a lifetime opportunity, i mean, i was 5 when we won in 1981 and my dad was raising retired clemson cheerleader is hitting the road for this year's road for this year's match up. pat cassels and her husband tobin live here in columbia. pat was a sophomore and a cheerleader for the school when clemson won the 1981 national championship. both pat and tobin are avid football fans, although their houseses divided -- tobin went

rick henry will be in glendale wis. and tim miller's getting your day started with your first alert forecast. expect lows thursday morning in the lower/middle 30s with clear to papaly cloudy skies. thursday will be a touch warmer with highs in the mid 50s. thursday night clouds will be on the increase with a 40% chance of showers friday and widely scattered showers saturday as well. highs will be in the 60s over the weekend... rain sunday morning. congressional republicans are celebrating a milestone this morning after they sent an obamacare repeal bill to the president's desk. but, they might not be celebrating for long, because senators came together for a top-secret briefing on the terrorist threat... marco rubio was missing - fundraising in california instead. two weeks later, terrorists struck again in san bernardino... and where was marco? fundraising again in new orleans. over the last 3 years, rubio has missed important national security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. politics first

let's start with wis sport director rick henry. rick. earlier in the show we heard from billy napier...a former clemson assistant under dabo swinney who now works for nick saban as alabama's wide receivers coach. napier talketo us about dabo's coaching style....now he's talking to us about dabo''s dancing. " rick: when you were working with dabo was he dancing back then? napier: you know i think dabo dancing. whether is was in a locker room after the game i'm not sure but. dabo was always willing -- when himself. that's why he's had the success he's had. i think that's what you gotta do if you want to have some success. you gotta be yourself. you can't be live everybody else. rick: coach saban do any dancing in the locker room? napier: you'd be surprised i've seen him breaking out some moves many a times. thank you rick. speaking of showing off the moves... there are a couple players in battle that give everyone a reason to dance. joe gorchow sizes up the quarterbacks and offenses of the joe? clemson's deshaun watson's been dabbing all s

on the road with the tigers in glendale, arizona...rick henry...wis news ten sports. coming up on wis--one state representative is stepping up his fight against donald trump. why he says trump's not welcome in the palmetto state. plus--the president presidential candidates are reacting to what could be said in tonight's state of the union address. welcome. how you doin'? good how are you? so today you're gonna choose a mobile office. you can choose this chevy silverado which offers built in 4g lte wi-fi. or you can choose this ford f-150, which doesn't offer wi-fi. but to make e for it, we added a trailer, a satellite antenna, and dolores. hey fellas! (group laughter) what? so, which one do you want? i pick the chevy. definitely. or, get this dependable silverado all star edition with a total value of seven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. reserved her sharpest attacks for the republican presidential candidates. but as the polls have shifted, brian mooar reportrs from washington. :09 :26 :50 nat less than three weeks b

sports director rick henry... has more on the anticipation leading up to the excitement is building here in arizona now that both teams have arrived for the national championship game. top ranked clemson was the first to touchdown in phoenix. dabo swinneyis looking to lead the tigers to the program's 2nd title in program history. nick saban and the crimson tide are looking to roll to their 4th title in the past seven years. alabama took only about 15 minutes to load up the busses and leave the airport. clemson was on the ground for about 40 minutes before their busses rolled out. there was one big announcement today...the latest members of the college football hall of fame class. former clemson head coach, danny ford and former gamecock coach, jim carlen were both finalists for the class of 2016...unfortunately they didn't make it. one guy who did is former unlv and nfl quarterback randall cunningham. he was a dual threat quarterback like clemson's deshaun watson...a guy who can hurt you both running and passing.

sports director rick henry is 14 down and one to go. the top ranked clemson tigers are 14 and oh after a very impressive win over the oklahoma sooners. now the tigers advance to the national championship game. if they become the first fbs team to win 15 games...they'll also capture their 2nd national title. the tigers didn't play a perfect game tonight...but they were much better than all that matters. "the tigers make their first appearance in the college football playoffs. 7:32 this game featured some big hits by the tigers. shaq lawson levels ou quarterback baker mayfield. second quarter.....clemson quarterback deshaun watson rips off a run to the 50 yard line. the drive stalls, on fourth down andy teasdall back to punt....instead he passes to christian wilkins for a 31 yard gain to the oklahoma 13 yard line. that sets up a touchdown run by watson to make it 10 to three....watson finishes the sooners grab the lead late in the first half..mayfield to mark andrews for an 11 yard td.....oklahoma leads 17-16 at the half. third quarter...

that's where we find sports director rick henry. he's live outside of university of phoenix stadium... with more on the tigers quest to be the best. rick. hi joe...when you're talking about the best...we have the two best teams tonight...clemson and alabama...two of the country's best coaches...dabo swinney and nick saban....the nation's best quarterback...deshaun watson...the davy o'brien winner....and the nation's best player....alabama running back derrick henen...the heisman trophy winner. the tigers also have a pretty good running back. take vo:sophomore wayne gallman has had a breakout year. he's rushed for nearly 15 hundred yards and ten touchdowns. he's established himself as one of the nation's most physical running backs. he has the respect of the acc coaches...they made him a first team all conference selection. gallman to show the country that derrick henry is not the only blue chip running back on the field tonight. "does it make you mad that all season long, people haven't been giving you your respect, there have been

that's where we find sports director rick henry... camped out at the airport... clemson's flying into... as the set their sights on the back in columbia... carolina football... remains focused on turning the around... following a 3-9 2015 season. head coach will muschamp understands this off- season offers many chaenges. he hopes the coaches he hired will help ease the transition. today... the band... introduced to the media... 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

sports director rick henry will join us live later today. don't forget -- ahead of monday's game, we'll have more special coverage -- a look back on the tigers' season and the team's efforts along the way to the title run. it airs monday night at 7- 30 right here on wis. sumter police are looking for leads after receiving a shots fired call. investigators say shots were fired on mathis street last night. no injuries were reported and details are limited. one person was approached by two people when the shots were fired. police say they don't believe it was a drive-by shooting. they tell us the person who was approached by the suspects is currently being questioned. call crimestoppers at 1- 888-crime-sc if you have any information and can help authorities. a suspected shooter in orangeburg county could face attempted murder charges today. this, after a woman was shot multiple times in holly hill. the orangeburg county sheriff's office arrested a 27-year-old man yesterday after someone reported the shooting on old state road. emergency crews a

on the road with the tigers...rick henry...wis news 10 sports. as clemson aims to finish the season 15-0... usc men's hoops... looks to improve to 15-0 at the mid-way point. carolina... at home today... hosting visiting vanderbilt. head coach frank martin... and company taking on a hungry struggling vanderbilt === vandy... delivering the first punch. luke kornet from the wing. buries the triple. part of an opening 8-0 run. === apply the heat... jones... cranks out a one handed slam. 17-9 vandy. === usc settles in... mindaugas kacinas... the strong take inside... through contact... sinks the bucket. 13 points. === gamecocks continue to chip away deficit. sindarius thornwell rolls home two of his 19. he surpasses the one- thousand point mark for his career. === usc puls to within two... as duane notice sizes up and buries the triple. carolina feeling it. === kacinas... again... attacks at will... strong take inside. and carolina stays perfect... they beat vanderbilt by a final of 69-65. martin: "they came at us. not in a very good mood... he gonna

and that's where we find sports director rick henry hey rick! >> nope. >>>> inaudible ]. >> i'm bringing you guys a huge viral video from the other side of the pond which is about a special moment in this neil and alex. see at the beginning, alex is home and she's come to a pretty special surprise. >> oh. >> see the candles going up the stairs. as she comes into the bedroom it's the same thing. all candles and petals on the floor and on the bed. >> so sweet. >> and an envelope there on the bed. >> while she's reading, he has to go back downstairs to get the other surprises. he comes back up and by this point she's sniffy fingered and emotional. they are getting married. >> this guy is like a nicolas sparks novel here. >> then he directs her attention to this. >> pulled out all the stops. >> he has pulled out every stop >> [ inaudible ]. big question -- >> over [ bleep ]. now read number five. >> no! >> yes! >> he caught her cheating? >> he busted her going around with another guy for weeks. he had known for weeks. he found the dirty text message

in columbia, rick henry, wis spurrier made carolina a relevant program nationally. will muschamp was named as the new head coach for the gameocks football team in december. we'll have a look back at other top stories for 20-15 later in the show. drones for police. coming up .. what one south carolina bill could allow police with drones to do that's similar to the miliary. stay with us. break 2 a bill going through state use of weaponized drones while specifically exempting law enforcement from this rule. that leaves the door open for police to arm unmanned aerial vehicles with both lethal and non- lethal weapons. raycom's russel abad reports. south carolina currently has no enforcement can use drones. sponsor of the bill representative wendell gilliard says his goal is to have police use drones the same way the military has. sot: wendell gilliard/sc house of representatives "we have private citizens who have equipped drones with weapons. we don't want it to get out of hand. and this is why we have to regulate the use of drones and put this type of technology to righ

for more on the coaches and their winning personalities, we welcome back in rick henry live from arizona to share insight of tonight's leaders on the side lines. >> reporter: one thing i realized over the past few days, dabo swinney and nick saban are pretty much alike. of course dabo is more outgoing with his personality, saban a little more reserved. they have defined vision of what they want to do, where they want to go, they hired great assistant coaches, they're able to go out there and recruit, and they're able to get everyone on board for their plan for success. >> thanks so much for that, rick. for fans in clemson, royalty goes back generations, call it a family tradition. >> man: my grandfather went to school here, my dad went to clemson and i went to clemson. >> leonard keller runs the keller store. it's the same job his grandfather and dad had. the last time clemson played for a national title in 1981. >> man: there's a whole lot more tiger stuff on clemson than there was back then. practically go tigers. we all seem to do well. it's a significant difference than it was in '81

coming up in sports, rick henry breaks down how they got it done and what they'll have to do when they face alabama. break 3 it's on to the national championship game for the top-ranked clemson tigers oklahoma in a semi-final game 37 to 17. now one big key to clemson's victory, the play of the defense. they shut out the sooners in the second half and they held the them to just 67 total yards rushing. the clemson defenders came in with some attitude because they got tired of all the talk, all the people picking oklahoma to win, so they decided it was time to put up to shut up. "were you feeling disrespected with so many people picking oklahoma to win?" "oh yeah, we feel disrespected by how they talked, they talked their mouth all week man. that's what they do, we never talk. you can't walk the walk you got to talk the talk." "every year, week in and week out, people doubt us man. we just playing with heart and playing with that chip on our shoulder that we're going to go out there and play clemson football and we know our best is better than their best. we just play to our standard and

earlier, sports director rick henry spoke with one of the big names who is among those taking in the action. before the game started today, i guess you can say the fans were jacked up. we spent part of our day hanging out at the heisman house and who do you run into but billy sims. how great is it to be here with your sooners in the naitonal playoff? billy: it's fantastic except for the weather. it's hot down here. rick: what do you think of deshaun watson. billy: awesome. a guy like that you don't stop, you defense has its work cut out. he's definetely heisman trophy winner material no doubt. the usc men's basketball team continues to rack up victories. hanging out at the heisman house and who do you run into but billy sims. how great is it to be francis marion last night 78 to 56. record to 12 and oh. the gamecocks are ranked 20th nationally in the coaches poll. usc hosts memphis saturday at 6pm...head coach frank martin knows his team will be in for a fight. "when you're the ranked team, every opponent you play is geeked up because it gives them the opportunity to make a name for

a special look at the tigers' season and how rick henry will be in phoenix and will join us before kickoff. our special show is monday night at 7-30 here on wis news 10. are you feeling lucky? people here in south carolina and all across the country are hoping to become 500 million dollars richer! the powerball jackpot would be the sixth-largest jackpot ever in north america. if no one wins the prize tonight -- the jackpot will continue to go up! the numbers will be announced tonight at 10:59. we'll have those number on the news at 11. it started out as a dream. before it played its first game this season. the reality now... is that the tigers chase for the championship is almost complete. all that stands in clemson's way... second ranked alabama. a complete crimson tide team... loaded with talent on the defensive side of the ball. alabama ranks number one in the nation in sacks and rush defense. today... the tide preparing in tuscaloose... to try to slow down one of the most dynamic offenses in colege football. clemson's racked up 500 plus yards in 10 straight games. the tigers have soare

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our wis sports team arrived a ay before the tigers make the trip to arizona sports director rick henry landed in phoenix earlier today. upon arrival... he shared our wis game plan for tigers coverage this week. the wis crew has made it safely to phoneix arizona. it was a great flight, a little turbulence, a little bumpy at times, but not too bad. right now we're waiting to get our rental car, then we're going to check out the lay of the land. back in gamecocks country... usc football 2016. linebacker skai moore announced today he will return for his senior season. moore... a bright spot... this season. he led the gamecocks in total tackles with 111... and for tackles for a loss... and interceptions. on the hardwood tonight... the second ranked usc women take on vanderbilt on the road. one final check of the forecast thanks to cloud cover its significantly warmer this morning with middle to upper 30s by sunrise, those clouds will be with us on and off today with highs reaching the lower to middle 50s. clouds will be on the increase tonight as an area of disturbed weather near the coast

sports director rick henry is in glendale and will join us live before kickoff. our special show is monday night at 7-30 here on wis. two baseball legends are heading to the hall of fame. ken griffey jr. and mike piazza were elected yesterday. it was griffey's first year on the ballot, and he set a record with 99-point-3 percent of the votes. he hit 630 home runs during his career as an outfielder with the mariners, reds and white sox. he was the first ever number one pick to be elected to the hall of fame. mike piazza got in on his 4th time on the ballot. he was a 12 time all star catcher with the mets and dodgers, and has the most home runs ever for a single'. that show helped to break color-barriers on main stream tv. nearly a decade later alexander finds herself overcoming a similar stereotype when s s tried to launch her futuristic comic book - 'concrete park.' "we were pitching it to a hollywood studio president - and he stopped us because it was a science-fiction premise. he said, "let me stop you right there." he says, "black people won't like science fic

rick: henry ford was a big filmmaker. he made weekly newsreels that circulated throughout the united states. there are also institutional films to push it a point of view, which could be anything from your local chapter, the united fund, the united way, a prounion film coming out of the afl-cio. >> the promises made during the war of the president of general electric. >> after the war is won, take-home pay on a 40-hour a week basis must eventually represent the higher levels of pay that prevail. narrator: things were not what bill had hoped for. roosevelt was gone, and his enemies were there to threaten the victory. threats at home, threats abroad. bill did not like it. rick: oren & a union film by general -- or an antiunion thrombi general electric. >> automation pays for itself over time. automation increases efficiency. machines can be kept running longer at full capacity without shutdowns or delays for loading or unloading. workers are upgraded. the emphasis of a shift from manual to mental skills. rick: every kind of

henry to tell us more about the fans' excitement.....rick. panthers ans in both south and north carolina are thrilled about the team going to the super bowl for the 2nd time in franchise history. whether you're going to the big game on february 7th in santa clara, california or just throwing a super bowl party at home....you need some new panthers gear. nfc champion t-shirts were the big draw at the panthers' team store at bank of america stadium. many fans were wearing their black and blue while buying more gear. they say they watched last night's game and they're thankfull the second half was not stressful. sunday was the first time fans were able to cheer their team to victory at home for an nfc championship game and some are california for the next big game. i had a feeling it was coming but i was never sure i guess until the third quarter yesterday and now we get to go again and get a new hat. i really feel bad for the bandwagon fans. the longtime panther fans already have gear.....the johnny come lately's are out their scrambling...tryi

and sports director rick henry will have live reports throughout the day right here on wiwi the female jewel thief targeting stores across the south has stolen millions of dollars worth of bling. coming up on wis--her possible ties to a larger cirme ring. days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a top-secret briefing on the terrorist threat... marco rubio was missing - fundraising in california instead. two weeks later, and where was marco? fundraising again in new orleans. over the last 3 years, rubio has missed important national security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. politics first: that's the rubio way. right to rise usa the fbi now saying the young woman -may- be part of a larger crime ring. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the lateseson the multi- state search. jewelry stores throughout the south are on alert...and offering a reward for this woman's capture. the f-b-i now believes she...and an accomplice...could be part of security alliance estimates the states...over the last nine months. the latest...this week in north carolina. sot: 00;09

rick henry will be live in phoenix moments before kick-off. that's monday night at 7- 30, clear and very cold this morning with temperatures in the lower 20s with a few areas in the teens! look for a mostly sunny day with a few clouds by mid-afternoon highs upper 40s. i'm judi gatson with a wis military salute. wis is proud to salute the military service of lorie fanning. fanning retired as a major in the united states army. during her 16 years on duty, she served in operation just cause, operation desert storm she was nominated by marvell mendenhall, whose been her best friend since 9th grade. she says lorie is a hero because even after having two heart attacks and 2 strokes while serving in the united states army she continued to serve and protect our country. so, many times we forget about our soldiers and all they have to endure while serving. the least we can do is to salute them and tell them "thank you for your service." a look now at your fi clear and very cold this morning temperatures in the lower 20s with a few areas in the teens! l

up next on sunrise -- the rick henry has highlights from a big road win at auburn. break 2 vignette 1100 - "how to organize your kids" antonio sabato, jr: hi, i'm the usc women's basketball team is still undefeated after a road trip to auburn. the second ranked carolina ladies are 18 and oh after delivering a knockout blow to the the gamecocks opened the game with a 12 to two spurt....then auburn had a 13-oh run...... then usc breaks it open for good....tina roy for three...she finishes with 12 points.... tiffany mitchell's jumper gives usc a five point lead...it's now a ten-nothing run...13 points for mitchell .... alaina coates has a double-double...17 points, ten rebounds...it's 27 to 20. a'ja wilson rebounds the missed free throw and puts it in...11 points and six boards for wilson.....carolina closes the half with an 18-nothing run to lead by 13 at the break..... the gamecocks steadily pull away in the second half..... usc wins it 74 to 58. they'll be back on the road sunday when they play at mississippi state. the nfl playoffs are down to the final four.....ne

sports director, rick henry will join us from glendale for live coverage during our special. construction on a newberry bridge is expected to begin, and last more than a year. the college street bridge will be under construction starting today. that means the road between caldwell street and tench street will be blocked. a contractor is replacing the bridge that crosses scott's creek. there's a detour from college to speers street to nance to harrington street and back to college. the road will be closed until may of next year. there's no update yet on whether parts of the cayce riverwalk will reopen today as originally hoped. cayce leaders had said they hoped to have three of the four phases back open by today, but some wet weather over the weekend may have impacted those plans. the riverwalk park has been closed again since the latest round of wet weather august. keep it tuned right here to w-i-s news 10 for more of the "today show". and get breaking news first at >>> everybody get golden. everybody get golden >> good morning, everybody. it's 8:00. nice to have you along wi

sports director rick henry has our post game panthers report. henry: "a big sigh of relief here at bank of america stadium as the panthers almost blow a 31-0 lead. still looking back at how they built that comfortable margain... they say yeah that's as close to perfect as they can get." olsen: "yeah 31-0 against that team at this level of the season is obviously pretty good." newton: "we're putting ourselves in position to do something that has not been done here before. it's a family culture that we have from the coaches all the way down to... from management to the players. to see it coming to fruition like winning big football games like today just means a lot." davis: "definitely a great feeling knowing we get to play in this game. and two getting to play it right at home in front of our home fans. it's going to be a great game. we're excited about it. allen: "i haven't been here for the years between the panthers and seattle rivalry that's been building... but to go through them and really earn that... huge." rivera: "we had some great fan

sports director, rick henry will join us from glendale for live coverage during our special. feeling brisk today. that's another way of saying it's going to be chilly! look for abundant carolina sunshine and a bit breezy this morning, few high clouds by afternoon, highs near or slightly above 50 tonight, clear, lows upper 20s. turning windy tuesday ahead of a cold front moving through, for the most part my thinking is it will remain dry, temperatures will be in the middle 50s but will fall behind the front. mostly sunny wednesday and cold. could develop in the gulf by the weekend giving us a chance of precipitation. again, several days out but . >>> good morning. breaking overnight. legend lost. rock star david bowie has died. changes >> the ground breaking musician losing a private 18-month battle with cancer just days after his 69th birthday this morning a look back at the music and style influential artists of his time.

rick henry has all of this in thursday's sports wrap. break 1 the carolina panthers want to treat sunday's ends to happen when you're the carolina panthers want to treat sunday's nfc game with arizona as if it's not anything special. but the cats have to admit it's an abnormal week. that tends to happen when you're playing for a spot in the super bowl. the panthers were out on the practice field today..bundled up against the cold weather. that's one thing that makes this week different. the cats may have to dodge some sleet and snow flakes over the next couple of days. sunday should be fine for the football game. the tell-tale sign this isn't your typical game week...the number of media members covering the team has greatly increased. the second ranked usc women put their undefeated record on the line tomorrow...they'll play at auburn...tipoff time is seven pm. carolina is 17 and oh..but they've had some close calls . three of their victories have been by three points or less...including sunday when they were bailed out by an unbelievabl

rick henry has the sights and sounds from last the usc women are now a perfect oh on the season. the second ranked gamecocks keep their undefeated record intact by the ole miss rebels tonight at colonial life arena. first quarter.a'ja wilson gets it going early knocking down the jumper. she had 8 of usc's first 11 points. usc up 11-5 at this point --- gamecocks finish the quarter strong.bianca cuevas crosses the defender and finds sarah imovbioh for the basket.usc leads it 24-11 after one.. --- second.bretta hart gets the easy basket. rebels would cut the usc lead to 8 at one point --- but usc stood tall.alissa alston goes up for the layup but tiffany mitchell is there to swat it away.gamecocks up 14 at the break. --- third quarter...gamecocks pour it on...mitchell drives past the defender for the score... three... --- ole miss would cut the lead to into the area from the west. the ridge will shift the winds and allow temperatures to warm up to the 60s through the weekend. southwesterly wind, daytime high temperatures will soar to the lower and middle 70s. our average high this t

henry has these stories for you in your morning sportswrap. this is homecoming week for the usc men's basketball team. the gamecocks have a pair of home games....tomorrow against mississippi state...and saturday when they'll entertain alabama. the gamecocks have played three of their last four on the road. carolina has struggled away from home. they went one and two in those three road games. and they had to go to overtime to get that one victory against ole the gamecocks started the season 15 and oh....now they're 17 and two. this week they drop out of the a-p poll. they're 22nd in the coaches rankings. head coach frank martin hopes the team can crank it up again as they return to colonial life arena. theheountdown is on for the carolina panthers to superbowl 50. the countdown is also on for the recovery of linebacker thomas davis. he had surgery this morning on his broken right forearm....but he is the super bowl. davis broke his arm in the second quarter of sunday's nfc championship game while attempting to make a tackle. davis said after t

rick henry has this and more in today's sportswrap. the nationally ranked usc men's basketball team opens sec play. the gamecocks won their 13 non- conference games but head coach the road tonight at auburn..... it doesn't take long for the the gamecocks to take command.....pj dozier to michael carrera..... this time...dozier sets up sindarius thornwell....this was a big night for thornwell. thornwell spreading the wealth....the assist to mindaugas kacinas for the dunk.....gamecocks lead by 13 at the break. second half.....thornwell knocks downwn triple...one of his five three pointers...he scores a game high 22. off the turnover...former keenan star marcus stroman hits the breakaway layup....usc leads 59-45. auburn cuts the margin to six....then thornwell finds laimonas chatkevicius play......usc wins it 81 to 69. they're 14 and oh....one and oh in the sec. the clemson men also on the road tonight at syracuse..... first half...jaron blossomgame off the alley oop...he had 20 points...tigers up eight at recess..... final seconds...tiger

rick henry has the highlights and postgame reaction in his friday sportswrap. break 1 the second ranked usc women only sec game last season....a road game at kentucky. tonight the gamecocks returned to lexington ranked ninth nationally. carolina entered the game with a 15 and oh record. the usc ladies know they're going to be in for a tough battle with the scrappy wildcats. first quarter....tina roy's jumper is off....uk rebounds.... makayla epps races past khadijah sessions and lays it up....wildcats lead by eight. 2nd quarter....batouly camara gives kentucky an 11 point lead...30 to 19. a'ja wilson helps cut the deficit with a couple of late baskets....carolina is down by four at the half....32 to 28. third quarter...sessions goes in for a layup...she missed the free throw....usc is down by one.....47-46...strike a pose.i tiffany mitchell scores 16....she gives carolina the lead with a three point play....49-48. fourth quarter...wilson takes over....she scores on the jump hook....58-56 usc. alaina coates to wilson...the lead grows to five..... a'ja follows th

rick henry has these stories and more in thursday's sportswrap. break 1 here's a move that would clemson quarterback deshaun watson says he could leave circumstances are right. watson spoke tonight before the tigers' basketball game with pittsburgh. he was honored as the south carolina hall of fame's collegiate player of the year. watson says the nfl has always been a dream and is part of the reason he came to clemson. watson adds one of his goals is to have his college degree before he leaves. he is on track to graduate in december. he says if things go as planned, he'll give up his senior season to turn pro. here's that basketball game watson attended another big night for the tigers jaron blossomgame...first half...he knocks down a triple...clemson up by eight. irmo's jordan roper makes a play. the steal...he takes it in for the layup....the tigers up by 14 at the half...13 points for roper. second half...blossomgame with a sweet move...the reverse floater for a three point play.....he finishes with 22 points...he's the first highs near 50 rain

rick henry has this and more in his wednesday sports wrap. break 1 of the season. carrera posts a double-double as the gamecocks take down the bulldogs for their 18th win of the season. south carolina home for two games this week after playing three of their last four on the road. first half...pj dozier with the steal....he gets it to carrera for the dunk....usc up by five. dozier makes another play here..scores the layup...draws the foul...three point play gives carolina a nine point lead.... and the lead will be nine at the break as carrera beats the buzzer for two....43-34 gamecocks. barking....i.j. ready with a three pointer...the lead is two...55-53...just under ten minutes left. carrera....responds...th e block on one end....he finishes with three blocks and 15 rebounds.....on the other end he drills a three pointer....60 to 53 gamecocks...... check out this fake by carrera...he fools a pair of bulldogs and scores.....carrera finishes with a career high 34 points..... the gamecocks win it 84 to 74....they improve to 18 and two overall...five and in the s-e-c.