3 perfect season ends in heartbreak.we're live in arizona with a recap of last night's national championship. championship. 3 3 tigers fans are still proud of their team's huge season.. despite last night's loss. we'll hear how they're reacting.. coming up. up. 3 sunny and windy today.. with highs reaching 50 in the upstate.i'll tell you who could be seeing snow today. 3 good morning.... it's tuesday, january 12.i'm lauren elise.... 3 and i'm ben hill.. here with nicole papay and chris scott.

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 slight chance for snow lingers along the tennessee border through dinnertime, but skies clear for all tonight with

3 ((wrap up)) 3 now lets send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching: watching:3 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 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

tigers get ready to head back home -- 3 sports director aaron cheslock is live in glendale--and aaron--it was so close--but a heroic effort from deshaun watson simply wasn't enough right? 3 guys the clemson quarterback was unbelievable.. even in the loss, another staggering accomplishment... watson's the first fbs player ever to throw for 4-thousand yards and rush for a thousand in the same season... season...watson exploding early on... the tigers quarterback hit hunter renfrow for two scores in the first quarter... he ended up with 405 yards and four touchdowns.. adding another 93 on the ground... simply unbelievable... but mental lapses on special teams and defense gave up four 50-yard plays.. something guys like

season... and at the end, it was the difference between being the first 15-0 team ever.. and 2nd place... 3 3 3 "every game we play we're going to have some adversity. we had a lot and we had a lot on special teams. we had a lot we had to fight through on special teams, i mean alabama was a good team. they fought their hearts off and we gave it all we got." got.""this'll stick with me for the rest of my life. we fought hard to the end, so we can hold our heads up. we accomplished a lot of special things this season and we did what we dreamed for. we got back to the national championship in 34 years. it was just a special season for us. i just hate it to end this way.

3 the tigers had the nations longest winning streak at 17- games... they had won 51-straight when going into the 4th quarter with a lead... both streaks snapped... 3 but while tigers fans don't want to hear it, and it might sound cliche.. there's always next year... one where clemson's already bright outlook, got a little more shiny after the game... we'll tell you why coming up in the next half hour... hour...

3 it was an on the edge of your seat type of battle -- and not the outcome fans wanted. wanted.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 optimistic 3 student center last night: - lots of tiger pride- students

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 "i'm a little bummed of course, whenever you lose, a little disappointing but i'm excited though- i think we've got a good future ahead of us." us.""it was a struggle waking up this morning after that loss. but it was a good game a good team a good year disappointing loss but proud of the team as a whole. whole. 3 - 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 upstate

3 now for weather 3 and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes.

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 ((adlibs)) 3 let's send it over to chris.

3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 covering our counties--an anderson county woman who's accused of killing her newborn baby is due in court this morning. morning.23 year old joanie holcombe is charged with murder.deputies say she confessed to putting the infant's body in a plastic bag after she gave birth. birth.the newborn's body was found saturday morning in the woods on cherokee drive.a memorial is now set up at the scene. 3 later today, the greenville county school district will be looking for new workers. workers.we're told they have job openings for bus drivers.. bus aides.. custodians and food service workers.these are all full time jobs.. and

leave, insurance, and more. today's hiring event is from 5 to 7 at the sullivan center on wilkins street. 3 here's a live look over i-85 in greenville-- you're watching the morning news on

3 you're watching 3 the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with

3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.you're taking a live look at the u-s capitol.. where president obama will give his final state of the union address tonight.you can watch the speech live on fox carolina--- both on air and online-- at 9:00. 3 3 the country of turkey is on high alert this morning after an early morning explosion rocked a central square in istanbul. istanbul.according to a new agency in turkey -- it happened at at a major tourist attraction -- killing at least ten and hurting more than a dozen others.security leaders say the explosion appears to be an attack but they're working to confirm those reports.two suicide blasts back in october killed about 100 people in turkey's capital. 3 firefighters in ohio say a family of four is dead after a house explosion. explosion.investigators say neighbors reported an explosion around 8:30 monday night.according to firefighters -- flames were shooting from the home when they arrived.the bodies of all

inside the home after the fire was put out.all four victims have not been identified and the fire along with the explosion are under investigation. 3 3 happening now... powerball fever continues.. as the jackpot now stands at an unbelieveable 1-point-four billion dollars. dollars.a lot of people are hoping for a shot at that prize. prize.in new york.. more than a thousand people are now taking part in a single powerball pool.it all started with a group of moms on facebook.. but quickly grew.so far, about 12-hundred people have chipped in 10 bucks each for their chance at the prize. remember.. you can watch tomorrow night's powerball drawing only on fox carolina

3 time for weather 3 and traffic. traffic. 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. wednesday will be sunny, cold and windy again with highs only reaching the 30s to

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 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

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.3 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is in the traffic center now: 3 3

watching:3 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on--pit crew traffic sponsored by 3 kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac! 3 3 3 news you need to know..the man accused of shooting two people on i-85 on christmas eve in 2014 is due in court this morning.anderson county deputies say "john villarreal" shot james dobson and marie fowler after they picked him

3 president obama will give his final state of the union address tonight at 9:00.south carolina governor nikki haley will give the republican response right after the speech.we will air the address right here on fox carolina and stream it online at fox carolina dot com. 3 army sergeant "bowe bergdahl" will appear before a judge this morning at fort bragg in north carolina.he's scheduled to have a pre-trial hearing in a military court.bergdahl faces charges of desertion. 3 and here's a live look inside the student center at clemson

3 welcome back to 3 the morning news on fox carolina.we're looking live over i-85 in 3 greenville. 3 a wanted man in ohio says he thinks a mug shot police used of him needs to be changed --

one."donald 'chip' pugh" sent the police a selfie with a note that reads -- "here is a better photo, that one is terrible."police posted on their facebook page wednesday that chip is wanted because he didn't show up in court for a dui charge.they also say he's a person of interest in other cases involving vandalism and arson. 3 time for 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 along the tennessee border through dinnertime, but skies clear for all tonight with

3 ((weather hit)) 3 time for traffic. 3 we're watching: watching:3 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 it's ______.3 a perfect season comes to an end for the tigers.fox carolina sports director aaron cheslock will have a recap of last night's title game in arizona.. after the break. 3 here's a live look over clemson--you're watching the

3 good morning, i'm cody alcorn. tonight at ten ... more than a billion dollars up for grabs in the powerball jackpot.we'll show you how people in the upstate are trying to increase their odds of winning.their superstitions and strategy for winning...and first at four... how upstate tiger fans are welcoming home the team.. and congratulating them on a memorable season.

3 the morning news starts when i lay in my tempur pedic contour- the next thing i know it's morning. with tempur-flex you've got the spring and bounce of a traditional mattress then it also adjusts to my body. my cloud feels like somebody's hugging you. how can a bed to that?

3 season and a heartbreaking end. we're live in arizona with a recap of clemson's fall to alabama in the national championship. championship. 3 despite last night's loss.. tiger fans say they've got a lot to be proud of.we're live in clemson with how those fans

3 good morning.... it's tuesday, january 12.i'm ben hill. hill.and i'm lauren elise .. here with nicole papay and chris scott.thanks for joining

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 slight chance for snow lingers

through dinnertime, but skies clear for all tonight with lows back in the teens and 20s. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 time for traffic with chris. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look 3 at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 what a game....after going undefeated and playing in the

more than three decades clemson fell to alabama last night.the game wrapped up just after midnight -- 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, winning their 4th national title in seven years.the final score 45-40. 3 3 sports director aaron cheslock joins us from university of phoenix stadium... and aaron, it had to be a rough locker room to walk into after the game... 3 it's a tough way to lose... simply put the tigers had opportunities to win the game, and their 2nd national title... but special teams mishaps and defensive oversights ended up as the difference... difference...

game with absolute focus and was a force to be reckoned with... 478-yards of total offense for the sensational sophomore... breaking his own record... but the guy that beat him in the heisman derrick henry also was a beast... a 50-yard gash in the first, the start to a 158- yards and 3 td's.. big plays given up by the defense and special teams too much for watson and the offense to overcome.. 3 3 3 "it's more us not making the plays whe we needed to. just a couple missed plays in that first half, that we missed out on. that really could have taken ahold of the game, but it's all on us." us."3 "we fought them hard the whole night, we out up a lot of yards on offense against the number two team in the nation. i mean it's definitely a sad feeling, we haven't lost in so long, so we don't know how to take it. there's no disappointment. there's definitely a couple plays we

t a lot of players coming back next year so we're definitely excited." excited.""i think that you're going to see a little more respect come from that. obviously if we would have won the game, definitely. but i'm sure they would have said it was a fluke or something like that. so i think clemson's fine where they are. is this the toughest loss you've ever gone through? you know i lost a pretty tough game in 7th grade but this one is up there." there." 3 now you just heard jordan leggett there... he told us he's coming back for his senior season... because quote "i've got 3 the best quarterback in the country, i'm not going to pass that up." 3 other guys who 3 we were waiting on stayed quiet.. like mackensie

certainly keep our eye on it.. but even if a few come back.. the 3 tigers will be one of the favorites to get to the title game again.. again.. 3 3 after a tough 3 loss in last nights national championship game-- tiger fans are trying to keep their heads high. high.the team still had a great season. season.ashley minelli is live for us on campus. ashley how

3 surprisingly well- a lot of people looking ahead to next year with thoughgh that tigers have a real shot of being back in that number one spot next season season- the intensity of this game could 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 came out for a *massive* party to watch the battle in arizona- while the outcome was disappointing,

high, proud of the last night 3 3 3 "i'm a little bummed of course, whenever you lose, a little disappointing but i'm excited though- i think we've got a good future ahead of us." us.""it was a struggle waking up this morning after that loss. but it was a good game a good team a good year disappointing loss but proud of the team as a whole. whole. 3 3 - sad night for 3 many students on campus- this season unified the 3 campus 3 hope the love for the tigers continues in the upstate 3 3 fox carolina will bring your continuing coverage of the

from arizona.they're set to arrive around 8:00 tonight. we'll be there, and update you tonight at 10 and 11. 3 3 covering our counties--a man accused of shooting two people on i-85 is expected in an anderson county court this morning. morning.john villarreal is charged with murder, attempted murder, and several other charges.he was arrested in late december of 2014. 2014.investigators say he shot and killed marie fowler on christmas eve.the second victim-- james dobson-- survived, but was critically injured. injured.authorities say the victims had picked up villarreal while he was looking for a ride on the side of the road.investigators say they didn't know each other. villarreal was later arrested while driving the victims' car. 3 the henderson county sheriff's office is adding two new puppies to their force. force.deputies 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

3 time for weather 3 and traffic every 10 minutes. 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 slight chance for snow lingers along the tennessee border through dinnertime, but skies clear for all tonight with

3 ((weather hit)) 3 now time for traffic with chris. 3 we're watching: watching:3 3 here's a live look 3 at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 here's a live look over i-85 at pelham rd.-- you're watching the morning news on

3 you're watching 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.you are looking live over usc upstate 3 3 president obama is preparing to give his final state of the union address tonight.the

will outline the president's priorities for the next year.. both in the u-s and abroad.he is not expected to endorse any presidential candidate.. or try to sway voters into putting another democrat in office. office.you can watch the state of the union tonight at 9:00 here on fox carolina. carolina.we'll also be streaming it live on fox carolina dot com. com.and immediately following his speech, governor nikki haley will deliver the republican response. 3 3 republican presidential candidate rand paul says he will not take part in thursday's debate in charleston. charleston.on monday.. fox business network announced paul and carly fiorina would be moved from the main stage to the "undercard debate."the network says it's basing that decision on the most recent polls.but rand paul's campaign says their numbers aren't accurate.paul tells c-n-n.. he belongs on the main stage and he won't take part otherwise. 3 seven candidates will be on the main stage for thursday's debate in north charleston. without rand paul.. three will be in the earlier debate.. rick santorum. santorum.charleston will also host the democratic candidates

set to debate sunday night on nbc. 3 time for weather 3 and traffic. 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 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,

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 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,

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.

3 let's send it over to chris for traffic. 3 3 3 we're watching: watching:3 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on--pit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac! 3 3 3 and time for birthday shout- outs...-mckelvey from

greenville.if you'd like us to mention a birthday on the air, send the name, date, and hometown to *birthdays at fox carolina dot com.*and let us know if you'd like to see it in either the 7 or 8 o'clock hour. 3 we'll be right back.but first... a look at yesterday's winning lottery numbers. numbers. 3 3 3 3 3 3

killing her newborn baby is expected in court this morning in anderson county.joanie holcombe is charged with murder after deputies she confessed to putting her baby girl in a plastic bag.the baby's remains were found on saturday. 3 at least ten people are dead in turkey and more than a dozen are hurt this morning. local media reports a explosion rocked a central square in istanbul overnight. security leaders say the explosion appears to be an attack but they're working to confirm that. 3 the clemson tigers are headed home today after a 14-and-1 season.the team fell to alabama in the national championship game in arizona after a hard fought battle deshaun watson led the tigers with 4 t-d's but it wasn't enough as 'bama won 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

3 a new york car owner will need a little more than just a de- icer after winter weather hit the areaicy water from lake erie along with storms encased this car in ice near buffalo monday.forecasters say about two inches of snow per hour was dumped on the region. 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 ((adlibs)) 3 let's get one 3 last look at traffic. 3 we're watching: watching:3 3 here's a live look 3 at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 a zoo in 3 washington is celebrating record attendance numbers

additions.workers say tiger triplets and leopard quadruplets helped break records in 2015 with more than 732-thousand visitors.the zoo held a special event on monday with the tiger triplets eating special treats. zoo officials say the high attendence numbers are helping them to support conservation work. 3 thanks for joining us for the morning news on fox carolina. don't forget to join diana, cody and kendra at four, ten,

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