head coach nick saban this marks his fifth national title. after the game, clemson coach dabo swinney said the loss came down to a few big plays...and said his team proved they can hang with any

3 news19's alyssa lang will have the full highlights coming up a little later in the show. 3

3 3 president obama addresses the nation tonight -- in his seventh and final state of the union speech. as weijia jiang reports -- this year's address will be unlike any the

3 3 meanwhile...governor nikki haley will be delivering the g-o-p response.she will be speaking from the governor's mansion.you can see her speak immediatly following the state of the union. 3 meanwhile... columbia mayor steve benjamin will give the state of the city address on january 26th.thats two weeks from today. it will be at city hall at 6pm. 3 3 we're just a day away for your next chance to win the huge powerball jackpot. since no one won over the weekend...the jackpot now is a whopping 1.4 billion dollars...the cash payout is 868 million.officals say that number is expected to be even higher by the drawing tomorrow night. tickets are 2 dollars and are on sale until wednesday night at 10.then you

here on wltx just before news19 at 11. 3 meanwhile...a lucky ticket holder in new york won the 169 million dollar mega millions jackpot on friday night.that means the jackpot shrinks back to 15 million dollars for the next drawing tonight. 3 3 a disaster recovery center in richland county will close tomorrow but services will still be availble through the fema helpline.disaster recovery center at the richland main library on assembly street will close at 6pm tomorrow. survivors of the flood can get help by calling the fema helpline from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. 3 residents affected by the floods are invited to an input meeting that will help richland county plan for future natural disasters.the community input and recovery project is a series of six meetings. the meetings are scheduled for january 19 through the 23rd throughout richland county. the meetings

questionnaires and opportunities for residents to submit comments and share information about their experiences. residents are encouraged to bring photographs and other information to document recent, as well as recurrent, flooding in their communities 3 the recovery for a group of columbia artists is in full swing.. pavlovich ballet school which is home to the columbia classical ballet company was devastated by the flood back in october... the company had just spent 260-thousand dollars that summer for state-of-the-art renovations and watched it all wash away...however the show must go on! the company made up of ballet dancers from all over the world now rehearses in the richland mall.the director tells us the tragedy has brought everyone closer together... 3 radenko pavlovich, artistic columbia classical ballet: "i think aside from the a heart attack after, i think made me stronger, made the company stronger, and showed the unity of the the professional dancers that are so, they all came and they tried to save every thing that was saved, but we had the mud and it was

thing like this in my life." 3 he went on to tell us that the company has received donations from people all over the world..they hope to rebuild and make the studio waterproof as soon as possible. 3 3 the circus is coming to town next week... and this will be your very last chance to see the elephants perform. ringling brothers and barnum & bailey announced that all of the elephants will be moved to their permanent home at the ringling brothers center for elephant conservation in florida beginning in may 2016. the entire heard of 42 elephants will live out their days at the center. the company had promised to move them all by 2018- but the building of the facility was completed sooner than they expected. ringling brothers says even without the elephants... they will provide families with the an amazing experience at the greatest show on earth. 3 still ahead...if you missed the big national championship game last night...don't worry, alyssa lang has your

3 plus, another morning that actually feels like winter... meterologist efren afante will tell us how long to expect these freezing temperatures in his full wather forecast,

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3 guilt over sugary treats may soon be a thing of the past.. canadian researchers say they have discovered an enzyme that can stop sugar's toxic effects on the body's organs. the findings may lead to new drugs to fight obesity and diabetes. 3 .researchers in australia say regular exercise may reduce lower back pain by about 35-percent. doctors looked at more than 30- thousand people and found patients who exercised and also added back pain prevention education had even better results. 3 the us preventive services task force issued its latest guidelines for breast cancer screening. here's dr. jon lapook

3 coming up...after the big game last night, the fans sounded off... hear what they had to say, after the break. 3 plus, a group of dancers lost so much... but have refused to give up... how they're finding

next.3 there's no doubt we will be back...it won't be 34 years before we're going to be back i promise you that 3 ***mary******cont vo***coach dabo swinney promising an even better season next year... after the alabma crimson tide.... take the national championship last night... in a very close game. 3 good morning and thanks for waking up with us on this tuesday morning. i'm mary sturgill. and i'm savannah levins. the crimson tide defeated the tigers 45 to 40. our reggie anderson was there for all the action and has the latest from arizona...reggie..