South carolinas primary on saturday, deepening his hold on the gop. Trump took 33percent of the vote in the palmetto state. Senators marco rubio and ted cruz came in 2nd and 3rd in a virtual tie behind trump. Out west, Hillary Clinton pulled out a crucial win saturday over Bernie Sanders in nevadas democratic caucuses, easing the rising anxieties of her backers. At a raucous victory rally in las vegas, she lavished praise on her supporters and declared this one is for you. The victories put clinton and trump in strong positions as the 2016 president ial election advances toward the South Carolina democratic primary on saturday and the march 1st super tuesday contests. Dianne gallagher has a look at the races ahead. Nothing easy about running for presisint. Its tough, its nasty, its mean, its vicious. Its beautiful when you win, its beautiful. Acknowledging its hard to run for president , donald trump saw the huge payoff in South Carolina night. Victory in the south for the republican frontrunner his win so commanding, he clinched every single delegate in the palmetto state. While on the democratic side. Luck was a lady. Hillary clinton thanking nevada for her much needed victory. And now shes looking toward South Carolina and super tuesday. We want to make progress in our country, we want to make a real difference in peoples lives thats what ive always been about opponent Bernie Sanders may have conceded nevada. And possibly next weeks primary in South Carolina, but dont count him out. Donald trumps sizeable lead Going Forward spells trouble for cruz rubio especially both looking for wins because come march 15th the races are winnertakeall. It is now apparent that the only of the republican primary butt lot of democrats, bring over a ill win states that the republicans dont even think of. Dianne galagher reporting. Later this morning our Michal Higdon talks with a political analyst on how the races ahead will ultimately shape the future of the candidates in the races. A developing story this morning. Richland county deputies say a weekend death at a columbia motel is suspicious. Investigators were called to the motel 6 on nates road on saturday afternoon, where they fofod a man unresponsive. No other details have been given regarding the mans death. Deputies are asking you to call crimestoppers at 1 888crimesc if you have information. One man continues to recover in the hospital after a shooting early sunday morning in columbia. Richland county deputies responded to a shots fired call at darrells place on percival road. Lower body his condition is unknown. If you can help investigators find who is responsible for this shooting, call crimestoppers. Columbia Police Continue their search for suspects tied to saturday nights shooting at Columbiana Centre mall. Parts of the mall were put on lockdown until all areas could be evacuated. Investigators concluded it was an isolated shooting that began as a fist fight between two men who fired shots into the air. Daniel morales owns a Cell Phone Repair kiosk inside the mall. He says he was near that fight when it broke out and saw one of the men pull out a gun. When we exited from the food court by the carousel and we turned around and looked back. There were so many people pushing out that one of the doors had actually come off the hinge and ya know so there was definitely ya know the danger of somebody getting trampled or pushed over or falling over for sure. Investigators believe the two men involved in the incidenenare in their early one was wearing an acid washed shirt and pants the other a dark hoodie. If you have information on the suspects, again, call crimestoppers. Police in kalamazoo, michigan continue to search for answers in a deadly shooting rampage over the weekend. Police have arrested a man who opened fire at three different locations saturday night shooting eight people six of them fatally. Nbcs Dan Scheneman has the latest. More than 24 hours after the first shots were fired. People gathered at a special Church Service to mourn and to pray. Police identified the gunman as 45yearold jason dalton. Authorities say the shootings began saturday. Just before six oclock. At an apartment complex. I heard something hit the siding so i checked out the back window and saw the car driving off and then i looked out here and there was a woman laying on the ground. The victim, a mother of three, condition. The shooting spree continued for more than four hours. At a car dealership and a restaurant parking lot six people were killed. Including tyler smith and his father who were killed shopping for a new car. Maryjoe nye and her sister in law mary l. Nye also killed. They had spent the evening at a play. Seven hours after the first shots were fired police apprehended jason dalton without incident. We do have a hand gun thats consistent with the evidence that was found a each one of these crime scenes theres other evidence in the car as well dalton was a driver for uber and one man claims he rode with him before he was i kind of jokingly said to the driver youre not the shooter are you . He gave me some was rushed to surgery when she unexpectedly squeezed her mothers hand. Shes now reported in critical condition. Pope francis is calling for a oneyear moratorium on the Death Penalty. Hes proposing that catholic leaders suspend the practice during the holy year of mercy. A push for forgiveness that runs through november. The pontiff is also throwing his support behind a conference set to begin today that he hopes, will help bring an end to capital punishment. Charlotte city leaders are expected to vote on some controversial chang to several nondiscrimination ordinances at their meeting tonight. Proposed changes would protect members of the Lgbt Community from discrimination in businesses like hotels, restaurants and taxis. Raycoms Michael Clark has both sides of the story. For lgbt advocates proposed changes that would protect people from discrimination are long overdue. Nobody should be kicked out of a cab simply for whatever it may be, nobody should be kicked out of a restaurant for the way they identify. Its a battle matt hirschy and North Carolina equality have been fighting since the measure failed last year by one vote. But now theres a new mayor and several Council Members who may see things differently every person in our community in charlotte deserves to have the same rights and advantages that everybody else in the community does. One proposed change would allow someone to use the restroom of we do know that theres a risk governor pat mccrory emailed Council Members that passing the measure could result in immediate state intervention and strain the relationship between charlotte and the state. Harris and hundreds of others plan to rally monday restroom changes and for the rights of business owners. They may find themselves in positions of being fined or facing some kind of lawsuit for really choosing to do what their convictions and their faith lead them to do. Focus on profit not the Sexual Orientation or gender identity of the customer. Council members have been small, small, small way to help governor mccrorys email was sent sunday as a response to a councilman asking mccrory how it might affect charlottes relationship with the state. Coming up on sunrise. A finish to remember. Video you have to see of Denny Hamlins thrilling victory in the daytona 500. Joe gorchows got more ahead in your morning sportswrap. Break 1 Opening Weekend on the diamond usc sweeps up albany. To start off the season in the best way possible. Although the great danes proved to be a tough out in sundays series finale. Carolina. In a little bit a trouble in the first frame. Runner on second. With Taylor Widener on the bump. He induces a ground ball to short. But marcus mooneys throw to first sails. One run scores on the error. Widener settles in. Pitches five innings. Strikes out six. Gives up no earned runs. Bottom five. Gamecocks still trailing 10 when john jones delivers. Smokes the offering back up the middle. To drive in mooney. Usc ties it up at 11. Next frame. Usc breaks this thing wide open. Gene cone in as a pinch hitter. Nearly hits into an ending inning double play. Instead. The go ahead run scores. Then leading 31. Jones creates breathing room with one swing of the bat. Two gamecocks race home. As usc beats albany 81 to sweep the series. Holbrook i think we played all three phases of the game well all weekend long. I think we battled at we had some really good at made some great defensive plays. Our pitchers threw strikes for the most part. Had some power arms and some power stuff out there. It was good to see. We werent trying to trick people. We went after them. Over in tiger town. A rubber match between clemson and maine. Winner takes the weekend series. Maine grabs the early lead. Tigers take it away in the bottom of the first. Chris williams drives in eli white to give clemson a 21 lead. Same score into the bottom of on for chase pinder. He rips the first home run of the year for the tigers. 51 clemson. Two batters later. Clemson catcher chris oakey caps a 4 run fourth. With an rbi single to left. The tigers hang 7 more runs in the 5th. All clemson today. They win 192. Moving to the hardwood. The usc women tipoff tomorrow night at alabama. The game against the crimson tide will mark the return of senior guard asia dozier to the line up. Doziers 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 doziers biggest obstacle returning to game action. Staley shes in great shape. Probably feel a lot better from having a break. So shes 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 front by wednesday. Ahead of both will be widespread showers and rain with a chance of thunderstorms late tuesday into wednesday. Rain chance between 70 90 . Today, mostly cloudy with showers and areas of rain developing, highs lower to middle 60s. Moves in for tuesday with mostly cloudy skies, periods of showers, cooler highs lower to middle 50s. The wedge looks to break late tuesday night early wednesday as warmer air moves in ahead of the strong cold front, its at that point things could become unstable enough to produce thunderstorms well have to wait and see how that plays out over the next 24 hours. The front moves through by latest wednesday, skies clear for the rest of the week with sunny conditions and cooler temperatures. Just when you thought you could refund youre getting and splurge on something you want. Along comes an idea on what you really need to do with it. Heres nbcs chris clackum. If tempted to use your 2015 tax refund to indulge yourself. You are not alone. Maybe a day at the spa. I know that sounds crazy but maybe just a day of total relaxation because the irs is on pace to exceed last years. 77million refund checks. That averaged in an imaginary world i would figure out what you should do credit cards advisor chris hobart says Credit Card Debt is fund. That reduces the that means making sure your 401k or your ira is maxed out or more importantly maybe starting a roth ira or maybe he says you should adjust your withholdings. So, you arent providing the government with an interestfree loan for next year. Dont forget the date to submit your tax return has been moved back four days. This years deadline falls on april the 18th. Still ahead on sunrise. A possible alternative for americans seeking Health Insurance. The company thats looking to provide a better ease of access to care. Break 3 a new start up is hoping to make the battle over better Worker Protections in the sharing economy space is as hot as ever. But theres one company that uber, etsy, postmates and more are turning to as these developments unfold stride health. The benefits platform, launched as a modernday insurance broker, helping individuals find the right Health Insurance plans for their profile, with a personal forecast via a proprietary algorithm. Individuals, not the startups, cover the we also look at quality and convenience and access to care so you can keep using the doctors you love and want to keep. And we have a team that supports you all year round so if you ever have an issue you need to resolve with your Insurance Company we take care of that on your behalf the company has raised more than 15 million from investors including the mayo clinic, and makes money by taking a commission from insurers on the competitors include ehealth. Com and even healthcare. Gov the sharing economy, which has grown in popularity due in part to an uneven recovery postrecession, allows americans to work part time as freelancers, connecting them with available jobs. As the debate about benefits and Worker Protections rages on, it seems startups and workers can agree on the importance of flexibility and who foots the bill for the latter. That was kate rogers reporting. The time is now 4 thanks for starting your day with news ten sunrise. These lil chickies and lil doggies are small, but theyre intense. Yeah. Its like my niece, hannah. And you, uh, take karate . Show him how intense you are. Yah yah ah karate sounds hey now finish him. Big flavor in a little package. New lil chickies and lil doggies. click there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. But i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. To a nation where every child where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. Where a good job is not a wish, but a reality. Where women receive equal pay and a living wage is paid to all. An america where after a lifetime of labor, there is time for rest and grandchildren. A nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carries so much of that burden alone. I know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits and the naysayers. Im Bernie Sanders. I approve this message, two coneys or two burgers, and two tots and two drinks. Yeah. Its like im seeing double. Speaking of double. Look. yells you guys wanna hang out sometime . Oh, man. I think i nailed it. Now two can eat for 9. 99 all month long. clicks in the palmetto state with just five days to go until voters head to the polls. And. Unsettled pattern the next few days as well see good plus. Nevadas next for the gop. What Donald Trumps big South Carolina win means as the field narrows and all of the candidates continue to work to garner support. Its monday, february 22nd. And news 10 sunrise starts right good morning. Thanks for waking up with sunrise. Im mary king. Im len kiese. Its five oclock on this monday, february 22nd. Hillary clinton will now make South Carolina her focus after a victory in the nevada caucuses over the weekend. The democratic president ial candidate closely edged out rival Bernie Sanders after days of campaigning. In her victory speech clinton spoke on her plans for the middle class and her appeal to various groups of voters. Donald trump is still riding high off a big victory here in South Carolina over the weekend. Trump swept all of the palmetto states Congressional Districts banking all of South Carolina 50 delegates. Its trumps second win after sealing a victory in New Hampshire about two weeks ago. This week, the parties are swapping states. Nevada will hold its Republican Caucus tomorrow. South carolina holds its democratic primary this saturday. Well be bringing you coverage of the races in the days ahead. Watching two fronts that will cross the state bringing offandon rain over the next 3 days. Some of that rain could be heavy at times. And we could also see strong storms by wednesday morning. Our tim miller is tracking that chance for Severe Weather in your first alert forecast. Monday will start with clouds, a few light showers and mild temperatures in the middle 50s. Rain will start to move in from the south during the late morning, there will be periods of heavy rain at times and rain totals will tuesday will be cold and soggy as winds shift to the northeast and light rain continues to move in from the south. Highs will settle in the low 50s. The unsettled weather will continue into wednesday as an area of low pressure moves produce with 1 to 3 of rain, and the highest totals will come in from the upstate. Hillary clinton is looking ahead to South Carolinas democratic primary this weekend after a narrow victory in the nevada caucus. Clinton closely edged rival Bernie Sanders after days of intense campaigning. The win gives clinton a much needed boost after her 22point loss to sanders in the New Hampshire primary. We need more than a plan for the big banks. The middle class needs a raise, and we need more jobs. Clinton went on to