the morning news at 5:00 starts now... now... 3 it all came down to the number one and number two team in the nation.. i'm live in arizona with a recap of last night's national championship game. 3 and it is a tough loss for the tigers.. but fans are trying to hold their heads high.we'll take you to clemson this morning to see how people are doing. 3 and tiger fans, here's at least one thing to be excited about this morning.you have a shot at the powerball jackpot that's now at one point four billion dollars.it's a small shot though, details are straight ahead. ahead. 3 winds will pick up on today as temperatures reach the low 50s in the upstate and mid-40s in western north carolina. 3 good morning.... it's tuesday, january 12i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay.

morning news. 3 expect sun and wind today, with highs at 50 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. wind gusts could be up to 30 mph at times. a slight chance for snow lingers along the tennessee border through dinnertime, but skies clear for all tonight with lows back in the teens and 20s. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're

traffic center.early accident standing springs rd@i-385sbsimpsonville simpsonvilleyou are looking 3 3 what a season it was for clemson.after going unbeaten for 14 games -- the tigers fall to alabama in the national championship game.the epic match up wrapped up just after midnight.the tigers and crimson tide stayed neck and neck the entire game --but alabama goes on to win: 45-40. 3 and our team is still in arizona this morning.. as the tigers get ready to head back home -- 3 sports director aaron cheslock is live in glendale--and aaron--it was so close--but some missed opportunities and bold play calls by alabama -- really sealed the deal in the fourth 3 3 3 3 absolutely brutal... five lead

up 24-21 going into the 4th quarter... they had won 51- straight when leading heading into the final frame.. frame.. 3 3 3 4th quarter.. nick saban gets a little tricky... after they tie it with a field goal... he goes for the onside kick... and bama gets it... then the play that would put them up for good... jake coker finds oj howard... for 51 yards... he hit him for a 53-yard score earlier.. all after star corner mackensie alexander left the game... a kick return would be the final blow... clemson's perfect season comes to an end in the 15th game... a 45-40 loss... it's deshaun watson's first loss when playing the whole game... but he's already looking towards next year... 3 3 3 3 3 3 "we'll be back, next year's in tampa of course jordan's coming back, tay's coming back, mike williams, hopefully wayne decides to come back so we'll basically have our whole

30-40 freshmen. so we've got a lot of young talent. so this'll motivate us and we'll learn from it." it." 3 3 3 "you can't let one game define you. and right now all of our hearts are broken. we really wanted to win this game and be 15-0. last year's national champion was 14-1, this year's national champion is 14-1. but we can stand toe to toe with any program on the country. we don't take a back seat to anybody. we can play with anybody. we can beat anybody. where is this thing next year? is it in tampa? is that where it's at? we'll see if we can reload and go do it again. again.in the loss, watson becomes the first player in fbs history to throw for 4,000 yards and rush for 1,000... a heck of an accomplishment... but one he could care less about right now... 3 one of the toughest locker rooms i've been in... but the majority of the tiger showed a

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3 it was an on the edge of your seat type of battle -- but things started to turn in the fourth quarter for clemson fans. 3 fox carolina ashley minelli is live in clemson--and ashley despite the loss--it was an unforgettable season. 3 tough loss- but people remaining positive, optimistic optimisticstudent center last night: - lots of tiger pride- students on the edge of their seat, felt the pressure of the game- despite loss, one grad student we spoke with says- he's still feeling the high of the season and described how it feels to be a tiger right now 3 3 3 3 3 pride. i'm really happy to have seen a season like this. what i like is how everyone gets togther. togther.

it's a heartbreaking loss of the time so, go tigers." tigers."- great viewing party at the well in greenville- more than 3-thousand showed up to watch together 3 - no matter the ending, one thing everyone agrees on, this team: unifying the upstate 3 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 expect sun and wind today, with highs at 50 in the

mountains. wind gusts could be up to 30 mph at times. a slight chance for snow lingers along the tennessee border through dinnertime, but skies clear for all tonight with lows back in the teens and 20s. 3 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: early accidentstanding springs rd @ i-385sb/simpsonville e 3 you're taking a live look at 3 3 the powerball madness continues this morning -- and you still have a chance to be a billionaire. billionaire. the jackpot for

to 1-point-4 billion dollars. and with all the excitement, some people are even joining lottery facebook groups. there's a page called "group lotto" that's encouraging people to post their tickets on facebook and have others like it in *hopes of sharing the money if they win. however --one attorney says that's not exactly legal. 3 3 3 "but another implication is that it's a sale online, so let's say i live in georgia, you live in south carolina, i "like" your lottery ticket post, you end up winning in south carolina. it's illegal to sell lottery tickets across state lines." lines."remember - we'll have that drawing for you tomorrow night right here on fox carolina just before the 11 o clock hour. 3 3 it's ______.president barack obama is preparing this morning for his final state of the union address tonight.what you need to know, coming up. 3 we head to break with a live look at... usc-upstateyou're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning

3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at.... glendale arizona.. 3 3 tonight president obama will deliver his final state of the union address. address.the white house says president obama will focus on key issues --like the environment and trade. the president may also focus on the newly released jobs report that came out last friday -- and he's also expected to focus on his new actions against gun violence. the state of the union address will start at nine o'clock. 3 and south carolina governor nikki haley will present the republican response following the address.you can catch it all right here on fox carolina on-air and online... at fox carolina dot com. 3 3 academy sports in greenville is **sending back** dozens of boxes of championship gear this morning. morning.the store was

the national championship game last night **if clemson won. but after the upset the store remained closed and table of tshirts, hats and other memorabila were packed up.the assistant manager says this obviously wasn't the outcome they were hoping for. 3 3 "right now we have anywhere from 3 to 4 palets of licensed merchandise, championship merchandise for the clemson tigers, got our fingers crossed that they do, but in the event they don't, all of that stuff is shipped back to the vendor." vendor." 3 3 time for traffic and weather

3 expect sun and wind 3 today, with highs at 50 3 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. wind gusts could be up to 30 mph at times. a slight chance for snow lingers along the tennessee border through dinnertime, but skies clear for all tonight with lows back in the teens and 20s. wednesday will be sunny, cold and windy again with highs only reaching the 30s to mid-40s. overnight lows stay in the 20s. thursday brings

seasonable temperatures in the low 50s, followed by a round of rain for friday into early saturday. expect sun and wind today, with highs at 50 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. wind gusts could be up to 30 mph at times. a slight chance for snow lingers along the tennessee border through dinnertime, but skies clear for all tonight with lows back in the teens and 20s. wednesday will be sunny, cold and windy again with highs only reaching the 30s to mid-40s. overnight lows stay in the 20s. thursday brings

seasonable temperatures in the low 50s, followed by a round of rain for friday into early saturday. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 with traffic.now to chris 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this:

3 you're looking live atpit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet 3 3 news you need to know..the mother of affluenza teenager tonya couch has posted bond and is expected to be released today after she gets fitted for a g-p-s monitor. a judge lowered her bond on monday from 1-million dollars to 75-thousand.she's now charged with hindering the apprehension of a felon. 3 mexican authorities say it may take more than a year for drug trafficker "el chapo" to be extradited for charges he faces in the u-s. he was recaptured friday -- six months after breaking out of a mexican prison. 3 accused jewelry thief "abigail kemp" made her first court appearance on monday. kemp is accused of robbing six stores in five states

north carolina, and georgia. she was arrested by the f- b-isaturday in an atlanta suburb 3 3 the next republican debate is this thursday.. here in south carolina.the "fox business network" announced the candidates taking center stage in north charleston. 3 now -- only seven candidates were invited for this prime-time debate.they're donald trump, ted cruz, marco rubio, doctor ben carson, jeb bush, chris christie, and john kasich. 3 here's a look at the rest of the republican filed. rand paul, carly fiorina, mike huckabe and rick santorum will participate in the preliminary session at 6 pm pmand there are four democrats on the south carolina ticket. we've got details on all the candidates up on foxcarolina dot com. 3 3 it's (time).with the south carolina primaries a little over a month away--what are millenials looking for in their next president?what new polls says--next. 3 we head to break with a look at... some memorable pictures from the college football

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3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at...clemson.. mcmillan road.. 3 according to a new poll: millennials are paying close attention to the presidential candidates.. and have some specific things they're looking for in their next leader. leader.the under 35-generation says they want candidates to seriously consider converting to renewable energy and require every gun buyer t t undergo a background check. they also want body cameras on police officers, and refugees from war-torn countries to be accepted.the usa-today "rock the vote millennial poll" finds that millenials aren't firmly attached to either political party.however, donald trump leads on the republican side and bernie sanders is the

3 now to weather with nicole 3 expect sun and wind today, with highs at 50 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. wind gusts could be up to 30 mph at times. a slight chance for snow lingers

through dinnertime, but skies clear for all tonight with lows back in the teens and 20s. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this: 3 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.coming up, a citadel grad received a huge honor before the clemson-bama game last night. the details, coming up. 3 we head to break with a live

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3 the morning news at 5:30 starts now.. now.. 3 it all came down to the number one and number two team in the nation.. i'm live in arizona with a recap of last nights battle of national championship game. 3 3 clemson fans are trying to keep it together after the tigers fell short for the national title against alabama. i'm live with a report. 3 3 winds will pick up on today as temperatures reach the low 50s in the upstate and mid-40s in western north carolina. 3 good morning.... it's tuesday, january 12i'm lauren elise eliseand i'm ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the

3 expect sun and wind today, with highs at 50 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. wind gusts could be up to 30 mph at times. a slight chance for snow lingers along the tennessee border through dinnertime, but skies clear for all tonight with

3 let's send it over 3 to chris. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center: center: 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 what a game....after going undefeated and playing in the first national title game in more than three decades clemson fell to alabama last night.the game wrapped up just after midnight this morning -- with ** both teams proving why they were there.you can't say enough about clemson quarterback deshaun watson -- who broke the record for total yards in a national championship game.in the end the crimson tide pushed ahead,

title in seven years.the final score 45-40. 3 sports director aaron cheslock joins us from university of phoenix stadium... and aaron two of the biggest plays that turned the tide so to speak.. were on special teams, right? 3 3 3 3 yeah guys the tigers take as tough a loss as you could possibly imagine... a game where they were leading going into the 4th quarter, changed on a dime.. dime.. 3 3 3 after tying up the game with a field goalal nick saban, who's never lost a title game at alabama makes a call that shows why... getting an onsides kick.. the tide capitalize with a huge touchdown to take the lead... then after the tigers cut it to four.. another special teams screw up... kenyan drake returns a kick 95-yards...

recover from.. they'd battle back to make it 45-40... but in the end heart wasn't enough... but the season's inspired so many fans, alumni and former players... a ton of former tigers stars made the rip to phoenix to support their alma mater.. and say the progress the program's made gives a lot of reason for excitement.. 3 3 3 3 3 3 "this is just the beginning for this team. there's an era in store, there's a run in store. clemson's just making the beginning of it." it." 3 3 "it made me really proud just watching from afar, how well they did all season just watching all season long. i'm just really excited for the future of this program. but it's hard to win a game when we had as many mistakes as we did. and that's just going to be motivation for this team

future.""the tigers simply 3 couldn't recover from the big plays... 70 percent of alabamas yards came on just eight plays.. four of them for 50 or more. 3 but for a good chunk of the game it seemed like clemson was dominating... just a heartbreaking loss.. more recaps coming up at the top of

3 now before the game even started -- a clemson alum received quite the honor in glendale.major matthew "diesel" mayer led the squadron of fighter jets flying over the stadium.this is video of their practice flight monday afternoon. afternoon.clemson alumnus...and mauldin high graduate...captain casey "deuce" manning also joined mayer in the fly over. 3 and as the clock clicked down on last night's game and the alabama lead grew.. clemson fans started trickling out of the stadium.this is video we shot as the game was ending. you can see by the large

university of phoenix stadium was packed with clemson fans. 3 after a tough loss in last nights national championship game-- tiger fans are trying to keep their heads high highand although they had a great season-- ashley minelli is live for us on campus. ashley, most fans are thankful for a season they wil never forget. 3 surprisingly well- a lot of people looking ahead to next year with thoughts that tigers have a real shot of being back in that number one spot next season season- the intensity of this game could 3 be seen on many faces of students who gathered at student center to watch last night- over at the well in greenville thousands of people

to watch the battle in arizona - while the outcome was disappointing, fans are holding their heads high, proud of the tigers showing last night 3 3 3 "to loose with 5 points after all these years, man what a game." game." 3 3 we love our tigers win or lose so i'm still proud to be a tiger and my blood still runs all in orange. orange.- sad night for many students on campus- this season unified the campus 3 for the tigers continues in the 3 3 3 for the final time in his political career, president barack obama will give the state of the union tonight. tonight.the president will

9:00.staff workers say the president will talk about the successes in his career.. instead of asking lawmakers to work on an agenda.many critics are upset with the president.. because of recent policy choices like using executive action to expand gun control. 3 south carolina governor nikki haley will present the republican repsonse following the address.you can catch the president's address right here on fox carolina and of course online...at fox carolina dot com. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 expect sun and wind 3 today, with highs at 50 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. wind gusts could be up to 30 mph at times. a

along the tennessee border through dinnertime, but skies clear for all tonight with lows back in the teens and 20s. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this in the pit center:spartanburg emergency asphaltrepair w. blackstock rd closed @ us 29/wo ezell blvd blvd 3 3 you are taking a live look at: 3 3 it's ______.more than a year after two people were gunned down on the interstate on christmas eve:the man suspected of killing them heads to court. 3 we head to break with a live look at... usc upstateyou're watching the morning news on fox carolina.

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clemson.. mcmillan road.. 3 3 covering our counties:a man accused in a deadly shooting on i-85 is due back in an anderson county court this morning. morning.investigators say "john villarreal" was hitchhiking along the interstate on christmas eve in 2014 when he shot two people. people.the sheriff says james dobson and marie fowler gave him a ride and shortly after he shot them.deputies say he then stole their car and left them for dead.fowler died, but dobson survived.the sheriff called the crime totally random and said the victims didn't know villarreal. villarreal was arrested days later and denied bond. 3 a greenville county man will spend the next decade in prison for robbing a bank and breaking into a home. home.the solicitor's office says "douglas fleming" pleaded guilty to the 20-14 robbery at the first citizen's bank on north pleasantburg drive. drive.investigators say fleming walked in the bank and gave the teller a note that read "this is a robbery." he

dollars.fleming also admitted to breaking into a home on east north street. 3 the henderson county sheriff's office is adding two new puppies to the force forcedeputies say these two 10 week old bloodhound puppies will be trained to find missing people and track suspects.henderson county's fifth grade star students will get to pick names for the new k-9s in training.the names will be announced in february and the winning classes will get to meet the dogs during a special ceremony. 3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 expect sun and wind today, with highs at 50 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. wind gusts could be up to 30 mph at times. a

along the tennessee border through dinnertime, but skies clear for all tonight with lows back in the teens and 20s. wednesday will be sunny, cold and windy again with highs only reaching the 30s to mid-40s. overnight lows stay in the 20s. thursday brings another round of sunshine with seasonable temperatures in the low 50s, followed by a round of rain for friday into early saturday. expect sun and wind today, with highs at 50 in the upstate and 45 in the

up to 30 mph at times. a slight chance for snow lingers along the tennessee border through dinnertime, but skies clear for all tonight with lows back in the teens and 20s. wednesday will be sunny, cold and windy again with highs only reaching the 30s to mid-40s. overnight lows stay in the 20s. thursday brings another round of sunshine with seasonable temperatures in the low 50s, followed by a round of rain for friday into early

3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to pit crew traffic.3 now to pit crew 3 now to pit crew traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we are watching:spartanburg emergency asphaltrepair w. blackstock rd closed @ us 29/wo ezell blvd blvd

pit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 news you need to know.. authorities in ohio are investigating a house explosion that killed a family of four monday night. the bodies of a mother and father along with their two young daughters were found inside the home. 3 the clemson tigers are headed home after a 14-and-1 season. the team fell to alabama in the national championship game after a hard fought battle. deshaun watson led the tigers with 4 t-d's but 'bama went on to win 45 to 40. 3 tomorrow night's powerball drawing will be the largest in history and it happens right here on fox carolina..the jackpot is estimated at 1 point 4 billion dollars.the odds of winning are estimated at one in 292 point 2 million.

in spartanburg county will remain closed for the rest of the week-as crews repair asphalt in the area. area.emergency workers say the road was blocked near the piedmont natural gas building monday morning after crews discovered damage to the asphalt.c-s-x crews began replacing wooden crossties at the railroad crossing last week. once the crossties are replaced - the crossing will be repaved.crews are hoping that will be done by friday. 3 3 it's ______.coming up ...the eyebrow raise that had everyone at the globes talking..now, leonardo dicaprio speaks out.. 3 we head to break with a look at...pictures from monday night's big matchup between clemson and alabama.we have even more coverage on our website, fox carolina dot com....and of course on our facebook page. 3 but first let's take a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. numbers.

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3 wheel of fortune hosts -- "pat sajak" and "vanna white" -- are helping a very special fan through a tough medical condition. condition.9 year old "eric piburn" is dealing with a heart condition that doctors say will eventually cost him his life.eric's parents say the show "wheel of fortune" has helped him deal with his condition and even learn to spell.one of his wishes was to meet pat and vanna and and one t-v station helped make his wish come true.after touring the station's studio, pat and vanna talked with eric via satellite. 3 the golden globes are always full of memorable moments and this year -- fans want to know why leonardo dicaprio raised his eyebrows at lady gaga. gaga.when lady gaga was walking to the stage to accept her globe for best actress in a limited series, she bumped into dicaprio at his table.he looked up and raised his eyebrows at her twice and it was caught on camera.dicaprio was asked about the exchange monday and said "i just didn't know what was passing me,

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the morning news at 6:00 starts now... now... 3 it all came down to the number one and number two team in the nation.. i'm live in arizona with a recap of last night's national championship game. 3 and it is a tough loss for the tigers.. but fans are trying to hold their heads high.we'll take you to clemson this morning where there is still a lot of tiger pride. pride.and tiger fans, here's at least one thing to be excited about this morning.you have a shot at the powerball jackpot that's now at one point four billion dollars. it's a small shot though, details are straight ahead. ahead. 3 winds will pick up on today as

in the upstate and mid-40s in