prepared to enforce the state's tax laws. in the newsroom, sb wis news 10 a company that operates farms in lexington county has pleaded guilty in federal court to hiring illegal immigrants. hw group, entered a plea agreement in u.s. district court in columbia. according to court documents, the group hired as many as 350 people in the country illegally. agriculture officials say this highlights the importance of pushing immigration reform policies at the federal level - not only be securing the borders, but by putting policies in place that make hiring affordable workers a reality for local farms. " we need immigration reform that allows for guest workers to be brought i by our farmers and other industries that cannot find a sufficient for for us to grow the ag industry carolina, we need a qualified labor force that comes in and helps us harvest our crops." hw group, llc was ordered to pay along with paying a fine, the group is on probation for four years. a warm and bright weekend forecast is ahead-- ben tanner joins us now from the weather center now with a look. enjoy the sunshine all weekend with lows in the 20s/30s and highs in the 50s saturday and 60s on sunday. the next chance of arrives wednesesy. wednesday. on the campaign trail today-- it's the final push for the ahead of tomorrow's primary in south carolina. right now, senator bernie sanders is speaking to a crowd gathered at claflin university in orangeburg. sanders is on his final tour of the state before he heads out to focus on several upcoming super tuesday states. bernie sanders is continuing his push through the palmetto state this afternoon. the vermont senator is wrapping up a busy day on the road -- by speaking to supports at township auditorium this evening. that's where we find our mike desumma. he joins us live from the venue - doors just opened - sanders scheduled to speak sometime after 7 - sanders has been campaigning in sc since last sunday - most polls have clinton beating him by 20 points or more - sanders camp says he will not be in state for tomorrow's returns - full recap of the rally on wis news 10 at 11 also in downtown columbia tonight-- hillary clinton is capping off her palmetto state tour clinton will appear alongside her husband, former president bill clinton at boyd plaza in front of the columbia museum of art. even with a big lead here, clinton not taking anything for granted--and has been campaiging heavily over the past week. tonight's event is scheduled to begin sometime around 8. we'll have more coverage coming up tonight. the clinton campaign is taking new heat in the palmetto state for the positions of the bill clinton administration in the 1990s against violent crime. just a short time ago a protest broke out during hillary's speech at south carolina state university. one demonstrator was escorted out of the room after interrupting her he was holding a sheet that read quote "we were brought here to heel" bringing violent criminals quote "to heel" wawa a line hillary clinton used in 1996 when she spoke in favor of the violent crime control act regarding violent criminals. clinton continued to speak--ignoring the protest. for those of you going to vote tomorrow--polls open at 7 a.m. across the state. you must bring a form of identification to your polling place. that includes a drivers license, state-issued photo i.d., military i.d., or u.s. passport. if you can't get a valid i.d., you can still cast a provisional ballot by signing an affidavit explaining you have a reasonable reason barring you from getting one. to check where your polling location is--you can head to wistv slash big red 10. and for continuing coverage of the democratic primary--stay tuned to wis starting at 9 tomorrow morning. our team coverage continues tomorrow evening with live reports and expert analysis as the polls close and the results come the super tuesday contests are four days away--and donald trump is gaining momentum as his republican challengers work to put it to a grinding halt. today, new jersey governor and former presidential candidate chris christie officially endorsed trump for the presidency. christie appeared on stage with trump at an event in texas--calling trump a longtime friend and someone who keeps his promise. "and so, i am thrilled to be here this morning. to lend my support. i will lend my support between now and november every way that i can for donald to make the campaign an even better campaign than it's already been." today's comments come in stark contrast from just last month--when christie was still a candidate for president. back in january--christie had harsh words for trump's candidacy, calling him a showman and an entertainer. "these times and these challenges demand a grown-up to be our candidate. they demand today's battles in the arena not someone who's been sidelined for years, not running away from the battles when they get too hot or when they get too discouraged, show-time is over everybody we are not electing an entertainer in chief." christie's endorsement comes a day after trump butted heads with marco rubio and ted cruz at the cnn debate...an event seen as one of the last chances for the candidates to make their case against trump before 14 states vote on super tuesday. up next after the break--we're getting more details into the work- related death of a richland county man. plus, state agents are piecing together an investigation the put a lowcountry deputy in the hospital. tonight--she's on the road to recovery. break 2 authorities say the man killll hillary clinton: walalstreet should never be allowed to wreck main street again. but i want to go further. whether it's racism holding people back... big financial interests, drug companies, insurance companies, big oil companies... the indifference, the negligence. that's what i want to take on. to root out all of these barriers... and together we will make progress. i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. from a crushing was cruswhed identified the victim as ryan danser. officials say danser died when the tank truck he was working on lost hydraulics and caught him between the truck bed and the tank. this happened at the utility group of sc on pineview drive. the coroner's office and osha are investigating the death. authorities say a man who shot a berkeley county deputy early this morning--later killed himself. 36-year-old travis smith of north charleston has been identified as the man who shot at sheriff's corporal kimber gist as she tried to arrest him. he was later found dead from a gunshot wound at a home in north charleston. officials say gist is recovering in the hospital. as the raycom news network's karina bolster reports, neighbors who heard the standoff say the incident is a rare occurrence in their area. "i d dn't see anything going on until i got up and saw all the police cars." many of the people who live near bexley street were asleep when authorities arrived at this home. they say they didn't know what had happened until they opened up their front doors top story delores matthews lives near the standoff location top story neighborhood reacts to standoff say cops were always in and out of the home"i didn't see anything. i noticed that the door to that house was open, wide open." matthews was awakened at some point early this morning when she heard yelling coming from next door. "something happened this morning, about quarter to 2:00. it was like somebody was screaming in my backyard. it sounded like a woman's voice... but i couldn't make out what she was saying." a spokesperson with the north charleston police department says three other people were inside the home when officials arrived. they were able to get out safely. homeowners said this sort of thing never happens in their neighborhood. top story joseph brown lives near the standoff location top story neighborhood reacts to standoff say cops were always in and out of the kind of action we've had around however neighbors do agree that something has been going on at that house over the last few months. "just different people going in woman, then the next minute there's two men. i really don't know who's living over there." "there's been several problems with that house in the past. there's always something going on." that was karina bolster reporting. berkeley county authorities say corporal gist is doing remarkably well hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together [ cheering ] i've got some real estate here in my bag counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike [ cheers and applause ] all come to look for america all come to look for america all come to look for america i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. sunday. the next chance of arrives the usc baseball team returns to the usc baseball team returns to action looking to remain undefeated..... and the gamecock men's basketball team is hoping to break out their dancing shoes for the first time break 3 the undefeated usc baseball team she says their names. trayvon martin shot to death. dontre hamilton unarmed. sandra bland... did nothing wrong. and makes their mothers' fight for justice her own. she speaks for a city poisoned by indifference. we need action now. and stands with the president against those who would undo his achievements. just like she's always...stood with us. hillary clinton. take a look at some highlights. chad holbrook and the gamecocks looking to go six and oh....here's the team's latest pregame ritual. hey..whatever works...right? first inning....clarke schmidt gets one of his eight strikeouts. he's gone seven innings.....giving up one hit and no runs. john jones puts carolina on the board in the bottom of the first....he sends one to deep to left....the solo shot stakes carolina to a one-nothing lead. second inning....chris cullen bangs a double off the left field wall ....l.t. tolbert will race home to make it two nothing. next man up...marcus mooney lays down a bunt.....he beats it out for a basehit. the throw gets away....cullen scores all the way from second base...three- nothing gamecocks. still in the 2nd inning....jones drives in another run. the hot shot up the middle....mooney scores to make it four nothing. they're in the inning.....carolina leads it to. seven. clem son is hosting james madison this weekend. the tigers are leading game one....three to one in the sixth inning. 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 clean up the mess at the v.a. and strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders has always stood with our veterans, and that's why he'll never rush to put our men and women in harm's way. judgment. integrity. bernie. sanders: i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. breaking news tonight. trump bombshell. chris christie shocks endorsing the front-runner hours after marco rubio unloaded on trump at the debate brawl. one of the most dramatic campaign days ever. nbc news investigates amid allegations from uniio the inside story of how undocumented workers worked at the site of trump tower. mass shooting horror. 4 dead, 1 wounded as a gunman opens fire in a workplple. a hero cop taking him down. tonight, what we've learned happened in the hours before the massacre. zika in america. the cdc warns of a surge in cases. the virus is now striking pregnant women here. and farry tale ending. a little girl's unicorn on the loose, and a police chase like we've never seen before. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer:s from "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. good evening. what a wild day it has been, one of the most dramatic and intense days of this