dale: and i'm dale gilbert. thanks for joining us. allyson: all eyes will be on arizona today when clemson and alabama meet in college game. the undefeated tigers are the underdogs in this game with the crimson tide, who are looking to secure their fourth national championship in the last seven years. dale: brad fralick is joining us live from arizona just hours before tonight's kickoff. brad: it is finally game day here in the desert, clemson trying to finish off a perfect season, and no one is giving clinton a chance. it is clemson and alabama in. clemson has not gotten much respect. clemson still playing the underdog role, playing that this respect can't because alabama comes into this game as a seven-point favorite. university of phoenix stadium is dressed and ready to go for this one.

the stadium when we go over there this afternoon area deshaun watson and derrick henry are the outside of the stadium may do with the outcome tonight, . clemson worked out one time on this trip at scottsdale community college, and talking to the tigers over the weekend, they know they aren't getting mackensie alexander was asked about covering alabama wide receiver calvin ridley at . >> the ball is easy. you understand who the is and how he does, it is like taking candy from a baby. >> would have to say anything about it. we have been playing big boy football. we have the stats that speak for themselves. >> they say oklahoma was the best team. that is the same thing we have to do with alabama. if they say alabama is the seven-point favorite, we have to go out there. >> i have never been handed

anybody. interview. are you a soccer on the field? >> i say a little something something. i tell them i love them. brad: mckenzie alexander one of football. the alabama offense. it should be a fantastic game. comes in with an opportunity to finish up possibly the best season in college football history. they would be the first fbs team to finish the season 15-0. we will be here all day long r-arizona. we-- all day long from arizona. allyson: clemson's chick fil a became a trendsetter this season with their tiger paw biscuits on orange friday. today, an allowance, purely for the game. wyff news 4's aly myles was there as the line wrapped around the block. aly: they are all in here at

this has been quite the undertaking to do these tiger paw biscuits. they've been doing this for orange fridays. now, today, a special possibly last time ever doing these. >>, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, clemson. fight tigers, fight tigers, fight, fight, fight. aly: no one is going to accuse herb tyler of jumping on the band wagon. >> people ask why we're doing this. they're hard to handle. they're fresh made. they're rolled out. we're doing this more for the pride. aly: in fact, herb has two reasons to celebrate 1981. >> 1981 is when my wife and i met. we went to all the games. we were at the orange bowl, and then we got married. aly: past and present tigers filled up this place many times this season, all for these. >> i said it's the national championship, and they have

aly: and future tigers? they can't resist them either. >> they're just pretty great. they're getting that clemson spirit into your mouth. >> thanks for coming out today, we appreciate it. have a good one. aly: the demand hasn't been easy to keep up with. it's been all hands on deck at chick fil a. >> we've had people come in, pick up 300, 200, 100, 20 at a time. obviously, everyone here's hoping for another big w. >> hopefully well do it again next year, and it'll become a tradition. aly: but the real question is, will we see these biscuits again? >> that's hard to say. if we turn out to be national championships and this helped, i'd do it everyday if that was the key. however, we'll wait and see. aly: herb was telling us they are not the only ones doing this. however, he says they're the originals. they're not the posers, but there are a couple of other places in the upstate where you can get a tiger paw biscuit. the thing is limited time left. so make sure if you're gonna go, you go soon. aly myles, wyff news 4 at clemson.

the game tonight. you can pick up some championship gear. dick's sporting goods and academy sports and outdoors will open after the game and shut one's customers stop coming in -- once customers stop coming in. if you've watched our reporter mandy gaither through the years, you know she is a huge clemson fan and was so confident in this years team, she and her husband october. connection in philadelphia. in her row, an alabama fan to her left and a clemson fan to her right. then, as fate would have it, when mandy was in downtown phoenix yesterday, she ran into both men within minutes. they're still talking about that flight to phoenix. >> so i board the plane heading to phoenix, and only alabama fan on the plane happened to be sitting at that point to my left. >> you poor guy. >> eric brown from birmingham, alabama. geoff: a lot of orange. how did you handle yourself?

you tried to teach them the lyrics of the fight song. >> it would not happen. i was trying to play the tiger rag and then i might as i had a constant van. two tigers. >> scotty brothers. -- scottie cruthers. i tell you what, absolutely amazing experience. i tell you, can we transcend all the barriers here? friends for life. allyson: they called it an amazing experience. as clemson battles for the national football title, it's a citadel graduate and a gamecock fan who will lead the squadron of fighter jets flying over the stadium before the game. major matthew diesel mayer will be leading the f-34 fly over at the university of phoenix stadium. he's a 2004 graduate of the military college and has served in the air force for 12 years . he is stationed at luke air force base in phoenix. he says for today he will be rooting for clemson. take a look at this. a u local viewer sent us their

for the big game, and this one is stanley liana lion ready for the game. this one from pat that reads "when clemson won the 1981 national championship, i painted this tiger paw and hung it from my upstairs windows." here is another throwback picture from kim. this is her and her brother as they were getting ready to watch the big game on tv in 1981. we will show you more photos coming up, but if you have can post them on u local also. you can do it with your cell phone. just log onto the wyff 4 app. happening tonight, our sports team will be live at 7:00 tonight for our hour-long special "road to the title" right here on wyff 4. they'll bring you up to speed and give you a bit of what they're calling t.v. gold from a clemson player who likes to pretend he works for us. again, all that begins at 7:00 tonight. an upstate family is enjoying their big surprise today. the clemson basketball game brought fans to their feet and a

take a look. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome home captain trey kennedy. allyson: capt. trey kennedy shocked his family and his girlfriend, who thought they were there just to get recognized for military appreciation day. kennedy, who's a marine, had been on deployment in afghanistan for the last eight months. >> i am extremely excited he's back. this is definitely the best start to the year that i could've ever hoped for. >> i'm so proud of him and what our government is doing for us abroad, but i'm even more thankful and proud to see that young man here today. allyson: kennedy, his mother, and his girlfriend all graduated from clemson. here is a wyff news 4 update for you. happening today, the accused jewel thief in an eight-month, five-state crime spree will have to answer to a judge. fbi agents arrested abigail kemp on friday in georgia. this is an old mug shot from 2011.

stores in five states, including one in florida. kemp is accused of threatening employees and zip-tying their hands in some of the heists. investigators say they tracked her down through social media. in the upstate, deputies say the discovery of a newborn's body led to a murder charge for the baby's mother. anderson county deputies arrested 23-year-old joanie holcombe. the baby's body was found saturday morning in a field near cherokee circle. officials say the body could have been out there since december 13. according to warrants, holcombe is accused of giving birth to a baby girl and placing her in a plastic bag. holcombe's bond hearing has been delayed due to health reasons. the blacks on top of the state house are flying at half staff in honor of former senator william billy o'dell. he died thursday morning. he became a state senator in 1989 and served district four. his funeral will be held at 2:30 this afternoon at the first presbyterian church in

still to come, we have the remarkable pictures from a lava explosion in hawaii. hear what volcano watchers believe caused it. dale: colder than normal temperatures to start the week. we will talk about when the temperatures start to come back to normal in just a few minutes.

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allyson: in oklahoma, we are learning new details on another deadly crash. highway patrol says weather may be to blame for the crash that killed six people, including two young children. it happened friday night on southbound u.s. 69 near chouteau, oklahoma. the oklahoma highway patrol says a minivan carrying seven people lost control, crossed the median into oncoming traffic, and hit a semi head-on. two of the victims just toddlers, one and three years old. the only survivor, said to be a young boy, is in serious condition. legendary rock star david bowie has passed away. the british artist was fighting cancer. bowie's agent said he died peacefully. the singer had just released his 25th album. david bowie was 69. president obama is inviting two dozen guests to sit with the first lady at his final state of the union address tomorrow.

councilwoman, edith childs, who during a 2007 campaign stop, led the chant fired up and the first female army reserve officer to graduate from ranger school. one seat will be empty to represent the victims of gun violence. allyson: south carolina governor nikki haley will give the gop response to the president's state of the union. new video captures an amazing sight on the big island of hawaii. you can see the large explosion of lava. officials say it was caused by a rockfall which plunged into the lava lake. volcano watchers say explosions like this occur more frequently when the lake level is relatively high. nearby communities were not threatened by the explosion. a garage filled with 7,500 pounds of stolen candy. police in california say a man took the treats from the mars candy company. the items failed the company's inspection process. they were supposed to be taken to another business for disposal, but when the truck arrived, it was empty. investigators caught a break

taking a look at money matters afternoon. news. nasdaq down and the s&p 500 also down. tens of millions of americans will be going back to work today . if you haven't guessed, we are talking about the powerball and the next record-breaking drawing that may determine who will become a billionaire. with no winner in saturdays 's record jackpot, the powerball pot now grows to an unprecedented $1.3 billion. that's double the previous record when mega millions paid a measly $656 million back in 2012. by now, new year's resolutions are in full swing, but if your goal is to exercise more, researchers say you might want to stay away from workout videos. they find the home videos can image. even more, they cause viewers to want to workout less. that's because one in seven

actually demotivating. phrases like "you better be sweating" and "you should be dying now" create a negative association with working out. announcer: now, your live super doppler 4 hd weather forecast. dale: it is 12:16 as we look out the paris mountain to the city of greenville. beautiful sunny sky, but it is still cold. 45 or 46 for afternoon high today. 52 is normal for this time of year. we will not get there. anderson at 40 and calm. it has been breezy in the mountains today. that 31 degrees temperature with a northerly breeze at 13 obviously feels colder. we had wind chills across the mountains this morning in the single digits as people went to work and school. there were some slippery spots on melrose because of black ice or any moisture from the weekend that re-froze with the

from overnight. : temperatures expected again potential of slippery spots from any moisture on the roads. temperatures today just now getting up to 40 per greenville, anderson, laurens. still cool in walhalla at 42. clemson and 41. pickens at 40. mid 40's expected for the upstate. the mountains should climb to the upper 30's before the afternoon is out. what about the wind? breeze in hendersonville. 16 in boone. 13 in asheville. it still feels like 12 to the low 20's in the mountains. warm gear definitely needed if you are working outdoors this afternoon. normally this time of year, 52 is the average high for the upstate. 45 or 46 is the best we will do today. asheville regional airport normally on this day in january gets up to 47. not today. more like 38 for an afternoon

who is getting snow? we are seeing scattered snow in the plains and the ohio valley area. cool temperatures blanketing a good bit of the u.s. here at noon time, 36 in atlanta. 37 in washington, d.c. chicago in the single digits. sunshine and temperatures just likely to get to the mid 40's and dropping down to the 30's and 20's tomorrow morning. asheville and hendersonville 20's by midnight. tomorrow night will be cold again. temperatures tomorrow in the low to upper 20's to begin the day. highs of 46 to 50. still cooler than normal wednesday. back to normal by thursday. the rest of the week will be in the typical temperature range. next chance of showers right now looks like it will be saturday and sunday with a 30% to 40% chance of rain on saturday. allyson: thank you. taking a look at some of the u

the is just in time for the big game. a greenville dentist is showing his clemson pride at work. dale: this photo from amy in 1981 celebrating the national championship win. she says her baby girl will be wearing the same overalls today that she did back then. allyson: that is sweet. we will show you more photos coming up, but if you have game day pictures, you can post them on u local. you can do it with your cell phone. just log onto the wyff 4 app. it was a big night in beverly hills as celebrities took to the stage for the golden globes. we spoke with "entertainment tonight" host and clemson hello nancy o'dell.

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>> all of these rich and beautiful celebrities having the let's hope nobody spoils that. allyson: today, you will be hearing a lot about the golden globes. the trophies were handed out last night kicking off this year's award season. joining us now to break a last night's event is clemson alum nancy o'dell. the two stars shining the brightest in the fashion world where jennifer lopez and kate hudson, isn't that right? nancy: no doubt about that. they looked fantastic. jennifer lopez knocks it out of the park every time with the drama she comes in and the high slit in the dress she wore and

yellow that i don't know many people can belong. -- can pull that off. i think shed over 100 carats of diamonds. she just looked phenomenal. kate hudson just baring her abs there. obviously, some will worked out abs, but she looked good in that dress. michael that the tell she had around the children area looked phenomenal on her. allyson: do you know the cost of that dress? nancy: i don't know what the cost is, but i would say it was priceless. it was fantastic. allyson: absolutely. a lot of fans around here with think you were best-dressed last night because you were representing clemson. a big day for clemson. how are you celebrity the tigers today? nancy: i wore my orange on the

i knew from the very beginning of the season ever since the notre dame game that everyone is pulling for our tigers, maybe not a few gamecocks, but i would like to think they are pulling for the state, right? i knew we were making the station bishops are planned long in advance of the orange down and a tiger bullring that i had dress. i am going to the national championship game with my dad. clemson all started. i will do something from phoenix on the show on "et" on tuesday. so you will see the coach on "e t." allyson: are you planning on going down to the field with

nancy: yes, i will go down there so it'll will be fun to go down on the field pregame. i get starstruck with the clemson football players as i do with all the celebrities. the arctic celebrities to me so i get to do my little selfies. last time i was there, i started giggling because we would get by the players and try to get selfies of the players behind us. and instagram and have a laughlin because it is a 00 have is a blast. allyson: hope you have fun and nancy: go tigers. tomorrow. i know it's.

allyson: taking another look at our top story this afternoon, tonight, a college football champion will be crowned. will it be clemson or alabama? before the game, our sports team will be live at 7:00 for our hour-long special "road to the title." they'll bring you up to speed on all things clemson. again, that is beginning at 7:00. dale: there is a look at the game day forecast. it is cool there, 49 and kickoff at 8 p.m. and dropping to the

fans there will be a warm jacket. looks like the weather will cooperate for the big game. allyson: no word yet on whether they will open that room. dale: they can keep it cool if they wanted to but at least i have the option to those it if they would like as well. for us, it will be chilly again tonight and tomorrow morning. temperatures tomorrow will be much like today. again on the cool side for this time of year. getting back to normal by thursday. allyson: thanks for watching wyff news 4 at noon. be sure to join us back here at 5:00 for all the updates to the big game. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] lights, camera, access. >> we have got some death threats. they definitely should put a bullet in his head. >> thousands of insulting and threatening e-mails rain down "making a murderer." the details of the unusual