UNDENIABLY UNMATCHED. UNDENIABLY UNMATCHED. OUR JESSE KIRSCH HAS A UNDENIABLY UNMATCHED. OUR JESSE KIRSCH HAS A FRONT-ROW SEAT. OUR JESSE KIRSCH HAS A FRONT-ROW SEAT. >> REDEMPTION! FRONT-ROW SEAT. >> REDEMPTION! >> Reporter: TONIGHT >> REDEMPTION! >> Reporter: TONIGHT SOUTH CAROLINA’S >> Reporter: TONIGHT SOUTH CAROLINA’S WOMEN’S BASKETBALL IS SOUTH CAROLINA’S WOMEN’S BASKETBALL IS PERFECTION! WOMEN’S BASKETBALL IS PERFECTION! >> THEY MADE HISTORY! PERFECTION! >> THEY MADE HISTORY! THEY ETCHED THEIR >> THEY MADE HISTORY! THEY ETCHED THEIR NAMES IN THE HISTORY THEY ETCHED THEIR NAMES IN THE HISTORY BOOKS WHEN THIS IS THE NAMES IN THE HISTORY BOOKS WHEN THIS IS THE UNLICKLIEST GROUP TO BOOKS WHEN THIS IS THE UNLICKLIEST GROUP TO DO IT? UNLICKLIEST GROUP TO DO IT? THE GAMECOCKS CAPPING DO IT? THE GAMECOCKS CAPPING OFF AN UNDEFEATED THE GAMECOCKS CAPPING OFF AN UNDEFEATED SEASON. OFF AN UNDEFEATED SEASON. 38 WINS AND ZERO SEASON. 38 WINS AND ZERO LOSSES. 38 WINS AND ZERO LOSSES. >> UNSTOPPABLE! LOSSES. >> UNSTOPPABLE! >> CONGRATULATIONS! >> UNSTOPPABLE! >> CONGRATULATIONS! >>. >> CONGRATULATIONS! >>. >> Reporter: THE WIN >>. >> Reporter: THE WIN SOUTH CAROLINA’S THIRD >> Reporter: THE WIN SOUTH CAROLINA’S THIRD WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT SOUTH CAROLINA’S THIRD WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT TITLE AND REDEMPTION WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT TITLE AND REDEMPTION AFTER LOSING TO IOWA TITLE AND REDEMPTION AFTER LOSING TO IOWA IN LAST YEAR’S FINAL AFTER LOSING TO IOWA IN LAST YEAR’S FINAL FOUR. IN LAST YEAR’S FINAL FOUR. >> I’M JUST SO PROUD FOUR. >> I’M JUST SO PROUD OF OUR TEAM AND IT >> I’M JUST SO PROUD OF OUR TEAM AND IT FELT GRADE. OF OUR TEAM AND IT FELT GRADE. IT HASN’T SUNK IN YET, FELT GRADE. IT HASN’T SUNK IN YET, MAN. IT HASN’T SUNK IN YET, MAN. >> Reporter: FOR IOWA MAN. >> Reporter: FOR IOWA IT MARKS BACK-TO-BACK >> Reporter: FOR IOWA IT MARKS BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONSHIP LOSSES IT MARKS BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONSHIP LOSSES FOR A WOMEN’S PROGRAM CHAMPIONSHIP LOSSES FOR A WOMEN’S PROGRAM THAT HAS NEVER WON THE FOR A WOMEN’S PROGRAM THAT HAS NEVER WON THE TOURNAMENT. THAT HAS NEVER WON THE TOURNAMENT. >> TO BE BACK IN THIS TOURNAMENT. >> TO BE BACK IN THIS POSITION AND COME OUT >> TO BE BACK IN THIS POSITION AND COME OUT HERE AND BATTLE. POSITION AND COME OUT HERE AND BATTLE. I MEAN, SOUTH CAROLINA HERE AND BATTLE. I MEAN, SOUTH CAROLINA IS JUST SO GOOD. I MEAN, SOUTH CAROLINA IS JUST SO GOOD. LIKE, THERE’S ONLY SO IS JUST SO GOOD. LIKE, THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN DO. LIKE, THERE’S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN DO. >> Reporter: FOR MUCH YOU CAN DO. >> Reporter: FOR CAITLIN CLARK, A TITLE >> Reporter: FOR CAITLIN CLARK, A TITLE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CAITLIN CLARK, A TITLE WOULD HAVE BEEN A LEGACY-CEMENTING WOULD HAVE BEEN A LEGACY-CEMENTING FINALE TO HER LEGACY-CEMENTING FINALE TO HER COLLEGIATE CAREER FINALE TO HER COLLEGIATE CAREER WHICH HAS BEEN FILLED COLLEGIATE CAREER WHICH HAS BEEN FILLED WITH CROWNING WHICH HAS BEEN FILLED WITH CROWNING ACHIEVEMENTS. WITH CROWNING ACHIEVEMENTS. SHE’S DIVISION 1’S ACHIEVEMENTS. SHE’S DIVISION 1’S ALL-TIME LEADING SHE’S DIVISION 1’S ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER FOR WOMEN AND ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER FOR WOMEN AND MEN, HELPING WOMEN’S SCORER FOR WOMEN AND MEN, HELPING WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL MEN, HELPING WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL EXPLODE IN POPULARITY. COLLEGE BASKETBALL EXPLODE IN POPULARITY. IN IOWA IOWA’S ELITE EXPLODE IN POPULARITY. IN IOWA IOWA’S ELITE EIGHT MATCHUP BECAME IN IOWA IOWA’S ELITE EIGHT MATCHUP BECAME THE MOST WATCHED EIGHT MATCHUP BECAME THE MOST WATCHED WOMEN’S BASKETBALL THE MOST WATCHED WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME EVER AND THE WIN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME EVER AND THE WIN SHATTERED THE RECORD GAME EVER AND THE WIN SHATTERED THE RECORD AGAIN. SHATTERED THE RECORD AGAIN. >> YES, MADE SUCH AN AGAIN. >> YES, MADE SUCH AN IMPACT ON EVERYBODY’S >> YES, MADE SUCH AN IMPACT ON EVERYBODY’S LIFE. IMPACT ON EVERYBODY’S LIFE. >> TODAY’S LIFE. >> TODAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP EXPECTED >> TODAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP EXPECTED TO REACH EVEN MORE CHAMPIONSHIP EXPECTED TO REACH EVEN MORE PEOPLE THANKS TO TO REACH EVEN MORE PEOPLE THANKS TO CLARK’S STARDOM AND PEOPLE THANKS TO CLARK’S STARDOM AND HER FORMIDABLE CLARK’S STARDOM AND HER FORMIDABLE OPPONENTS. HER FORMIDABLE OPPONENTS. TONIGHT CAITLIN CLARK OPPONENTS. TONIGHT CAITLIN CLARK GOING HOME WITHOUT A TONIGHT CAITLIN CLARK GOING HOME WITHOUT A STORYBOOKENDING, BUT GOING HOME WITHOUT A STORYBOOKENDING, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE STORYBOOKENDING, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE STANDS IT’S CLEAR SHE WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE STANDS IT’S CLEAR SHE DIDN’T NEED -- TO STANDS IT’S CLEAR SHE DIDN’T NEED -- TO CHANGE THE GAME. DIDN’T NEED -- TO CHANGE THE GAME. >> CAITLIN CLARK, IF CHANGE THE GAME. >> CAITLIN CLARK, IF YOU’RE OUT THERE YOU >> CAITLIN CLARK, IF YOU’RE OUT THERE YOU ARE ONE OF THE GOATS YOU’RE OUT THERE YOU ARE ONE OF THE GOATS OF OUR GAME AND WE ARE ONE OF THE GOATS OF OUR GAME AND WE APPRECIATE YOU! OF OUR GAME AND WE APPRECIATE YOU! >> JESSE KIRSCH, SHE APPRECIATE YOU! >> JESSE KIRSCH, SHE IS A GOAT EVEN THOUGH >> JESSE KIRSCH, SHE IS A GOAT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS NOT THE NIGHT IS A GOAT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS NOT THE NIGHT SHE WANTED TO HAVE, THIS IS NOT THE NIGHT SHE WANTED TO HAVE, BUT THIS IS THE SHE WANTED TO HAVE, BUT THIS IS THE BEGINNING FOR HER, BUT THIS IS THE BEGINNING FOR HER, RIGHT? BEGINNING FOR HER, RIGHT? >> Reporter: FAR FROM RIGHT? >> Reporter: FAR FROM THE FINISH, HALLIE. >> Reporter: FAR FROM THE FINISH, HALLIE. SHE THE FINISH, HALLIE. SHE SHE IS DECLARED FOR SHE SHE IS DECLARED FOR THE W NBC DRAFT. SHE IS DECLARED FOR THE W NBC DRAFT. THE INDIANA FEVER HAVE THE W NBC DRAFT. THE INDIANA FEVER HAVE THE FIRST PICK AND NO THE INDIANA FEVER HAVE THE FIRST PICK AND NO SURPRISE CAITLIN CLARK THE FIRST PICK AND NO SURPRISE CAITLIN CLARK IS EXPECTED TO BE SURPRISE CAITLIN CLARK IS EXPECTED TO BE DRAFTED NUMBER ONE. IS EXPECTED TO BE DRAFTED NUMBER ONE. SHE SAYS SHE EXPECTS DRAFTED NUMBER ONE. SHE SAYS SHE EXPECTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TO SHE SAYS SHE EXPECTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TO KEEP ON GROWING. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TO KEEP ON GROWING. HALLIE? KEEP ON GROWING. HALLIE? >> A COURTSIDE SEAT HALLIE? >> A COURTSIDE SEAT FOR YOU, JESSE. >> A COURTSIDE SEAT FOR YOU, JESSE. THANK YOU THERE IN FOR YOU, JESSE. THANK YOU THERE IN CLEVELAND, WHICH WE THANK YOU THERE IN CLEVELAND, WHICH WE SHOULD POINT OUT IS CLEVELAND, WHICH WE SHOULD POINT OUT IS RIGHT IN THE PATH OF SHOULD POINT OUT IS RIGHT IN THE PATH OF TOTALITY FOR RIGHT IN THE PATH OF TOTALITY FOR TOMORROW’S, CLIPS.ECLIPSE. TOTALITY FOR TOMORROW’S, CLIPS.ECLIPSE. >> IT’S SET TO BE A TOMORROW’S, CLIPS.ECLIPSE. >> IT’S SET TO BE A MOMENT OF UNITY, ONE >> IT’S SET TO BE A MOMENT OF UNITY, ONE THAT MAKES HISTORY, MOMENT OF UNITY, ONE THAT MAKES HISTORY, BUT IT COULD COME WITH THAT MAKES HISTORY, BUT IT COULD COME WITH BIG HEADACHES ON THE BUT IT COULD COME WITH BIG HEADACHES ON THE ROADS AND AIRPORTS. BIG HEADACHES ON THE ROADS AND AIRPORTS. WE HAVE ALL OF THE ROADS AND AIRPORTS. WE HAVE ALL OF THE WILL HAPPEN IN WILL HAPPEN IN OUR LIFETIME TO WILL HAPPEN IN OUR LIFETIME TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING OUR LIFETIME TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING LIKE THIS. EXPERIENCE SOMETHING LIKE THIS. IT’S PRETTY CRAZY, BUT LIKE THIS. IT’S PRETTY CRAZY, BUT JUST SO MUCH FUN. IT’S PRETTY CRAZY, BUT JUST SO MUCH FUN. >> AND PRISCILLA, IT JUST SO MUCH FUN. >> AND PRISCILLA, IT IS CRUNCH TIME FOR ALL >> AND PRISCILLA, IT IS CRUNCH TIME FOR ALL OF THESE PLACES WITH IS CRUNCH TIME FOR ALL OF THESE PLACES WITH LESS THAN 24 HOURS TO OF THESE PLACES WITH LESS THAN 24 HOURS TO GO. LESS THAN 24 HOURS TO GO. >> Reporter: HALLIE, GO. >> Reporter: HALLIE, THAT’S RIGHT. >> Reporter: HALLIE, THAT’S RIGHT. CREWS HERE AT THE THAT’S RIGHT. CREWS HERE AT THE MUSEUM OF NATURE AND CREWS HERE AT THE MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE ARE STILL HARD MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE ARE STILL HARD AT WORK AS ARE CREWS SCIENCE ARE STILL HARD AT WORK AS ARE CREWS ACROSS THE CITY AT WORK AS ARE CREWS ACROSS THE CITY PUTTING FINAL TOUCHES ACROSS THE CITY PUTTING FINAL TOUCHES ON EVENTS AHEAD OF PUTTING FINAL TOUCHES ON EVENTS AHEAD OF TOMORROW’S BIG DAY. ON EVENTS AHEAD OF TOMORROW’S BIG DAY. HALLIE? TOMORROW’S BIG DAY. HALLIE? >> PRISCILLA THOMPSON, HALLIE? >> PRISCILLA THOMPSON, THANK YOU. >> PRISCILLA THOMPSON, THANK YOU. METEOROLOGIST BILL THANK YOU. METEOROLOGIST BILL KARINS IS HERE. METEOROLOGIST BILL KARINS IS HERE. THE TENS OF MILLIONS KARINS IS HERE. THE TENS OF MILLIONS OF ECLIPSE WATCHERS THE TENS OF MILLIONS OF ECLIPSE WATCHERS ARE HANGING ON YOUR OF ECLIPSE WATCHERS ARE HANGING ON YOUR EVERY WORD. ARE HANGING ON YOUR EVERY WORD. NO PRESSURE. EVERY WORD. NO PRESSURE. >> SO MANY PEOPLE ARE NO PRESSURE. >> SO MANY PEOPLE ARE MAKING LAST-MINUTE >> SO MANY PEOPLE ARE MAKING LAST-MINUTE DECISIONS TO WATCH THE MAKING LAST-MINUTE DECISIONS TO WATCH THE TOTALITY. DECISIONS TO WATCH THE TOTALITY. SAN ANTONIO TO AUSTIN TOTALITY. SAN ANTONIO TO AUSTIN IT LOOKS MOSTLY SAN ANTONIO TO AUSTIN IT LOOKS MOSTLY CLOUDY. IT LOOKS MOSTLY CLOUDY. DALLAS, FLIP OF A CLOUDY. DALLAS, FLIP OF A COIN. DALLAS, FLIP OF A COIN. SOME AREAS WILL BE ALL COIN. SOME AREAS WILL BE ALL RIGHT. SOME AREAS WILL BE ALL RIGHT. SOME AREAS WILL BE IN RIGHT. SOME AREAS WILL BE IN THE CLOUD. SOME AREAS WILL BE IN THE CLOUD. LITTLE ROCK FORECAST THE CLOUD. LITTLE ROCK FORECAST HAS BEEN GETTING LITTLE ROCK FORECAST HAS BEEN GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AND HAS BEEN GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AND SAME FOR SOUTHERN BETTER AND BETTER AND SAME FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. SAME FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. CLEVELAND, WE’RE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. CLEVELAND, WE’RE HOPING THE CROWDS CLEVELAND, WE’RE HOPING THE CROWDS CLEAR OUT JUST IN TIME HOPING THE CROWDS CLEAR OUT JUST IN TIME FOR YOU AND WESTERN CLEAR OUT JUST IN TIME FOR YOU AND WESTERN NEW YORK STILL LOOKS FOR YOU AND WESTERN NEW YORK STILL LOOKS VERY CLOUDY AND THE NEW YORK STILL LOOKS VERY CLOUDY AND THE BEST SPOT BY FAR STILL VERY CLOUDY AND THE BEST SPOT BY FAR STILL LOOKS MAINE AND BEST SPOT BY FAR STILL LOOKS MAINE AND EVERYONE STILL SEES LOOKS MAINE AND EVERYONE STILL SEES THE ECLIPSE AND A LOT EVERYONE STILL SEES THE ECLIPSE AND A LOT OF CLOUDS FROM NEW THE ECLIPSE AND A LOT OF CLOUDS FROM NEW YORK TO WASHINGTON, OF CLOUDS FROM NEW YORK TO WASHINGTON, D.C., DOWN INTO THE YORK TO WASHINGTON, D.C., DOWN INTO THE CAROLINAS. D.C., DOWN INTO THE CAROLINAS. >> BILL, THANK YOU. CAROLINAS. >> BILL, THANK YOU. >>> TO SOME BREAKING >> BILL, THANK YOU. >>> TO SOME BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT A >>> TO SOME BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT A SCARY EMERGENCY TODAY NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT A SCARY EMERGENCY TODAY WHEN PART OF A SCARY EMERGENCY TODAY WHEN PART OF A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES WHEN PART OF A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ENGINE COVER RIPPED SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ENGINE COVER RIPPED APART DURING TAKEOFF. ENGINE COVER RIPPED APART DURING TAKEOFF. STEVE PATERSON HAS THE APART DURING TAKEOFF. STEVE PATERSON HAS THE LATEST. STEVE PATERSON HAS THE LATEST. >> Reporter: IT IS THE LATEST. >> Reporter: IT IS THE VERY LAST THING ANYONE >> Reporter: IT IS THE VERY LAST THING ANYONE WANTS TO SEE LOOKING VERY LAST THING ANYONE WANTS TO SEE LOOKING OUT OF A WINDOW OF WANTS TO SEE LOOKING OUT OF A WINDOW OF THEIR PLANE. OUT OF A WINDOW OF THEIR PLANE. PASS THEIR PLANE. PASS PASSENGERS ONBOARD PASS PASSENGERS ONBOARD 3695 STUNNED TREATED PASSENGERS ONBOARD 3695 STUNNED TREATED TO A WHITE-KNUCKLE 3695 STUNNED TREATED TO A WHITE-KNUCKLE WATCH PARTY NOTICING TO A WHITE-KNUCKLE WATCH PARTY NOTICING PART OF THEIR PLANE WATCH PARTY NOTICING PART OF THEIR PLANE RIPPING OFF IN REAL PART OF THEIR PLANE RIPPING OFF IN REAL TIME. RIPPING OFF IN REAL TIME. THE BOEING 737 TIME. THE BOEING 737 SCHEDULED TO FLY FROM THE BOEING 737 SCHEDULED TO FLY FROM DENVER TO HOUSTON THIS SCHEDULED TO FLY FROM DENVER TO HOUSTON THIS MORNING WHEN PART OF DENVER TO HOUSTON THIS MORNING WHEN PART OF THE ENGINE’S MORNING WHEN PART OF THE ENGINE’S PROTECTIVE COVER THAT THE ENGINE’S PROTECTIVE COVER THAT HOSES THE ENGINE PROTECTIVE COVER THAT HOSES THE ENGINE APPEARS TO PEEL BACK. HOSES THE ENGINE APPEARS TO PEEL BACK. >> LET’S GO AHEAD AND APPEARS TO PEEL BACK. >> LET’S GO AHEAD AND DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. >> LET’S GO AHEAD AND DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. WE’VE GOT A PIECE OF DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. WE’VE GOT A PIECE OF ENGINE COWLING HANGING WE’VE GOT A PIECE OF ENGINE COWLING HANGING OFF, APPARENTLY. ENGINE COWLING HANGING OFF, APPARENTLY. >> THE FAA REPORTED OFF, APPARENTLY. >> THE FAA REPORTED THE PILOT REPORTED IT >> THE FAA REPORTED THE PILOT REPORTED IT FELL OFF DURING THE PILOT REPORTED IT FELL OFF DURING TAKEOFF AND STRUCK THE FELL OFF DURING TAKEOFF AND STRUCK THE WING FLAP. TAKEOFF AND STRUCK THE WING FLAP. THE 737 WAS TOWED TO WING FLAP. THE 737 WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. THE 737 WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. THE FAA WILL THE GATE. THE FAA WILL INVESTIGATE. THE FAA WILL INVESTIGATE. >> IT’S TYPICALLY DUE INVESTIGATE. >> IT’S TYPICALLY DUE TO A FAILURE OF >> IT’S TYPICALLY DUE TO A FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO A FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO PROPERLY SECURE THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO PROPERLY SECURE THE ENGINE. TO PROPERLY SECURE THE ENGINE. >> WHILE THE PLANE IS ENGINE. >> WHILE THE PLANE IS MANUFACTURED BY >> WHILE THE PLANE IS MANUFACTURED BY BOEING, THE ENGINE IS MANUFACTURED BY BOEING, THE ENGINE IS NOT. BOEING, THE ENGINE IS NOT. RIGHT NOW IT IS NOT. RIGHT NOW IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT THE RIGHT NOW IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT THE SOURCE OF THE UNCLEAR WHAT THE SOURCE OF THE MALFUNCTION IS, BUT SOURCE OF THE MALFUNCTION IS, BUT SOUTHWEST HAS HAD A MALFUNCTION IS, BUT SOUTHWEST HAS HAD A SERIES OF RUNWAY SOUTHWEST HAS HAD A SERIES OF RUNWAY SCARES INCLUDING A SERIES OF RUNWAY SCARES INCLUDING A POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE SCARES INCLUDING A POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE ON THURSDAY THAT POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE ON THURSDAY THAT GROUNDED A VEGAS-BOUND ON THURSDAY THAT GROUNDED A VEGAS-BOUND FLIGHT IN LUBBOCK. GROUNDED A VEGAS-BOUND FLIGHT IN LUBBOCK. >> THESE SMALL FLIGHT IN LUBBOCK. >> THESE SMALL INCIDENTS OCCUR, BUT >> THESE SMALL INCIDENTS OCCUR, BUT THEY’RE RARELY INCIDENTS OCCUR, BUT THEY’RE RARELY CATASTROPHIC. THEY’RE RARELY CATASTROPHIC. >> PASSENGERS ONBOARD CATASTROPHIC. >> PASSENGERS ONBOARD REPORTEDLY OKAY, BUT >> PASSENGERS ONBOARD REPORTEDLY OKAY, BUT