opened.sharon- true fans 3 true fans indeed. who didn'd mind the cold temperatures to get inside the well with all the other fans- cheering on the 3 tigers. 3 the fans were super excited- with many coming out at least 3 hours early. and standing in line for 2 hours. young and old fans stood in line as the line grew longer and longer. long time fans say... being with other fans here at the well creates the feeling of game days. knowing this is the biggest game-and when they're prepared to join together and cheer on a win. if their enthusiasm has anything to do with it, it *will* be a win. 3 03944 11:31:43 "dabo has laid a foundation of attitude and belief and deshawn watson is the best football player in the country and that adds up to a title." you could bottle up all the excitement tonight, it might just last the entire year. their positive attitude says a lot about the faith in the clemson team, coaches and fan base. 3 although inside now of course watching the game- the atmosphere is fun and truly supportive of the clemson te

fans we talked to say it is really the ultimate fan statement. >> you know what is cool about it, is when i get the designs i throw a good bronco hat on to match and people, 99% of my day is, where did you get that? where did you get that? >> something we are passionate, the art work like this, so, definitely, welcome all bronco fans, come in. >> it shouldn't grow out before the super bowl so it will work out. morris says if you are thinking about one, it is $35. >>> today we have been featuring bronco tattoos, those are more permanent, anything showing your dedication to the team, send pictures and stories about them and you can post them on instagram or tweet with earebroncos. tomorrow we focus on your broncos gear. >> who knew there were that many bronco tattoos? too many cover with clothing. >> it is winter, you don't often get to see all of them. >> that is true. be proud. >>> temperatures take a down turn to close the week. >> you may have to cover up the tattoo. >>> why ski season is off to a strong start >>> for nearly 400 drivers, 2016 started on low point, arrested and in j

i even heard a remark from an alabama fan who was shocked at the amount of clemson fans who made the trip. and tons of activities for the fans to attend over the weekend... we caught up with one local man rodney hinton from greenville who made the trip from the upstate to arizona. for him the trips 3 3 "well he last time clemson won was 34 years ago so we look at it as its only a 30 year note at the bank.so just borrow money wait another year and maybe we'll be back next year. we're having a great time i mean inside here is an awesome itself people are very friendly so it seems to be a great place were enjoying it. " " 3 the hintons just really excited to 3 be here for the game. and even some not even fans of either team just out enjoying the celebration of the great tradition of college football. 3 although i do have to say we spoke to a lot of restaurant owners and hotel employees who say the clemson fans seems to be outnumbering the alabama fans...just a matter of hours now before we find out if that trip back home is joyous one or the longest plane ride ever.... ever.... 3 3 3 ev

he seems to be a fan. the video is circling social media sites and already has over 3.5 million is the economy rigged? well, the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth in two years than the bottom 100 million people combined. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultra-rich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. the middle class will continue to disappear unless we level the playing field. with your help, as president, we will. waking up to dry weather and chilly temperatures in central iowa for are in the 20s and teens this morning. temperatures will warm to the low 30s this afternoon with lots of sunshine. all week we've been showing you hawkeye fans out in california for the rose bowl. coming up... we take you to the streets before sunrise... to see how hawk fans are staking their spots for the famous event that happens before smelling the roses.. they've piled into pasadena... hoping for

sunday at the phoenix convention center.in addition to the main fan event at playoff fan central there are several clemson alumni ents for tiger fans to attend in phoenix...including a clemson kickoff saturday night. 3 3 then on sunday clemson fans are encourage to take a little time to give back with a community service event planned at shelter in downtown phoenix.and later that night, clemson fans and alumni will gather for a welcome party at front row sports grill. we've got all the details on these event plus many more in phoenix up on our website in our special national championship section. 3 now time for weather and traffic together every y 0 minutes---- - 3 3 cloudy skies, areas of fog and patchy drizzle will continue into tonight. temperatures will only cool to around 40 in the upstate and 37 in the mountains. saturday will begin with clouds, fog and areas of drizzle, then heavier rain builds in toward saturday night. highs on saturday will reach to around 50 degrees after 4 p.m. rain could get heavy into saturday night, but should taper off during the late night hours. expect

as both clemson and alabama fans cheer on their teams. right now-- 3 the score is 24 - 21 ....in the third quarter quarter 3 clemson football players looked calm as they arrived to the university of phoenix stadium for national championship game monday night.3 clemson qb deshaun watson entered the stadium looking prepared for the game. alabama, along with heisman trophy winner derrick henry, arrived to the stadium just before the tigers. espn college gameday host and former head coach lee corso chose the tigers to win the national championship. if clemson wins, it'll be the first 15-0 season in modern fbs history. if alabama wins, the team would be the third school to win four championships in a ten year span since the creation of the ap poll in 1936. the game kicked off just after 8:30 p.m. many questioned if corner back mackensie alexander would even play, as some said he was suffering from a hamstring injury. however, alexander walked onto the field, even the second play of the game. with 7:55 left in the first quarter, heisman trophy

you said to tell our fans crispy m&m's are back. not those fans! did you mean this fan? no. (annoyed grumbles) what about that one? there's a fan in the break room, oh! and in the....(trails off) so good, they're back. hey coworkers. it's me, a businessman, and not colonel sanders. don't you just hate those long days when you're so busy doing business things that you can't make a hot, home-cooked meal for the family. well, i just picked up a twenty dollar family fill up from kfc. hand-breaded with eleven herbs and spices. do you even work here? well of course i do, terry. lisa. claire. tiffany. hazel. (whistles) welcome to america. you may ruin our country, but our country will ruin your children. there you are, bud. you've been in the basement all morning. what are you doing down there? i'm, uh... making a jazz album. from now on, no one is allowed to go down there. a jazz album? isn't jazz why the government tried to drown new orleans? what about work? shouldn't you be out cutting lawns with ernesto? i quit. my jazz career is taking off. here's some of my early royalties.

fanning. the army must learn the lessons of the failed acquisition programs. together with the experience of more than a decade of war, these lessons must gut critical acquisition programs, including andjoint tactical vehicle the armored multipurpose vehicle, acquisition authorities passed in the national guard -- national defense authorization 2016, opportunities for the secretary and chief of staff to lead to a positive change. abramsaders like general transformed the army before. they re--- they transition the army to an all volunteer force while revolutionizing training doctrine and they built an army that won the cold war. we need this kind of transformation again today. i'm deeply concerned about the dangerous choice we are forcing on our army, with increasing velocity of instability combined with continued reduction in defense spending will lead to do , modernizationts problems, and deteriorating morale. these are just among the challenges the u.s. army faces. fanning, if confirmed, he

feel like a hollywood insider >>> here are fans super fans. some supporters kicked off their orange friday with the morning crew.>> it was a busy day decked out in all their gear, they stopped aa a local elementary school and made a trip to children's hospital before rallying downtown. >> we tagaaong as they singled out a patriots fan who needed a little dose of orange. >> good morning! and happy patriot day. >>> reporter: this principle high monster. these super fans started the morning storming this elementary school. we've been doing this so long and we get to do a lot of extra things that the normal fan does not get to do.>>> reporter: he calls himself the mile high monster. >> i've been going to games since 1964. >>> reporter: what began as a few solitary super fans is a bus filled with characters on a mission. >> when it gets to be playoff time it goes to another level. >> it's a great environment for kids that is fun, many kids have never been to a broncos game. >>> reporter: these super fans are gone as quickly as they came , onto the

fanning: absolutely. whenever i travel to a state i always ask if the tag is available to me and took the vice chief of staff of the army out with me i believe in december, might have been november. i bring a number of relationships with me from the air force and plan on increasing that in the army working closely with the tags and governors. issuesed: one of the made reference to is the new legislation which was guided through last year with respect to the services role in acquisition. i presume that would be one of your significant priorities in getting the army fully engaged with new responsibilities and acquisition. can you give some perspective on that? absolutely, there are many gr8 professionals in my experience in working with these departments even in the same building as one of the reasons i prefer working with the military is those that do are much closer to the troops. i think that is very important in terms of setting and monitoring requirements. what i would say about reforms, and i do think

i walked into a bar to talk to more fans. the steelers fans booed us. i guess that is by association. back to you. courtis: thank you. plenty of excited fans all over the city. we' ve been getting dozens of photos of members of the orange and black nation. check out this little fan -- a proud bengals fan. this was sent to us from kandy. you can send us your "who dey" photos. just like the wlwt facebook page pittsburgh steelers fans trying to make sure everyone in the city is standing behind the team for tonight' s wild card game, including newborns. magee hospital hosted a pep rally for the team' s littlest fans on friday. the hospital' s nursery is filled with infants swaddled in terrible towels and black and gold knitted caps. the caps were made by a group of volunteers. the golden globes make their return to nbc. the familiar face taking stage and what you can expect for one of hollywood' s biggest nights. erik: we are talking about rain tonight, snow tomorrow morning and bitter cold temperatures. when it moves in, how much you could see and how cold

central action 3 here at fan central fans from all over the country. this event kicked off today at the convention center in phoenix. and lasts all weekend... 3 as you can see so many things to do. tossing the pigskin around, getting some free samples of chick fil a. you can get your team merchandise. and actually our photographer amanda and i got our picture taken with the heisman trophy which was pretty cool. what was also pretty cool was... we've been on a quest for the last 2 days and we finally found our first clemson fan from the upstate. rodney hinton and his family from greenville made the trip out here and even though it was a big investment both time and money it's one he says is well worth it. 3 "well the last time clemson won was 34 years ago so we look at it as its only a 30 year note at the bank.so just and maybe we'll be back next time i mean inside here is an awesome experience it's huge phoenix itself people are very great place were enjoying it. " "3 the hintons just 3 really excited to be here for the game. fan out here just enjoying

i have a big fan here. diane. she is a clemson fan. how is it being a clemson tiger in gamecocks country? >> fabulous. >> reporter: what does it mean for clemson to play in the national championship? >> these guys have played with heart all year and they have just -- held to their game. played a steady game and they deserve to win. good chance of winning too. [ laughter ] >> reporter: i am not going to ask you a score prediction pulling for, what does it mean, 14-0, what does it mean for clemson and especially a team going out? >> this is a solid team. whatever they do they will succeed. they have played a fabulous season. had a fabulous season. had a fun run. didn't lose a game all year and they probably will win this game too but whatever they do they will succeed. win or lose they will be a good team. >> reporter: she was also a usc employee, how hard was it to be a usc employee and a fan of clemson? had not hard. >> reporter: not hard when you are winning. >> right. >> reporter: anything else? >> go tigers. >> reporter: that is the

die hard fans for longer than other fans have even been alive. for almost everyone in southern california, the sights and sounds have created a bunch of pinch me moments. but for a family like kim mina's (me-na) -- they just keep coming back... back... if there were ever an expert on providing music for sporting events -- kim mina might be it. kim mina (me-na) 82 alumbachelor of music i was in the marching band, the wind ensemble, the pep band that played the year they went to the final four. all kinds of fun stuffpart of what kept her coming back - was her first experience at kinnick...kim the first time i stepped out on the field i think it took my breath away. i was scared. it was such an amazing experience. it was music that brought her to california. a music therapy internship introduced her to the golden state before she because a music teacher and high school band director for 14 years. this week -- she's traded in hitting the right notes for getting iowa's float ready for the tournament of roses parade. kimto be able to come to the rose b

there were plenty of bengals fans and steelers fans. thousands since the streets of downtown cincinnati to watch them go head-to-head. >> i' ve been living for tonight. >> living for tonight. living for the bengals. guys from cincinnati to south florida joined each other for the playoff game. each are season-ticket holders and they have been since they graduated high school 17 years ago. >> we have been invested our whole life. >> fans say they believe a certain color. >> fans hit the streets for a drink. of course, some one. >> it was all about the bengals making it to the playoffs. this is amazing. >> the rivalry is just that. mayors of both cities have made a bat to give back to cities they loved. whoever wins or loses the food will go to homeless shelters in our respective cities. reporter: there is one text when it comes to that friendly rivalry bat, whichever team loses, the losing team has support the winning team' s jersey as they hand out food to those in need. as for the may euro menu, john cranley is offering up gold star chi

and we'll be seeing a lot more fans coming through fan central today. media day for clemson begins at 8:15 local time and alabama's will be at 9:30 live from playoff fan central, michal higdon, wis news 10. ahead of monday's big game, officials in phoenix are boosting up security. tens of thousands of visitors are expected to flock to monday's sold-out game, as well as concerts and other events this weekend in downtown phoenix. phoenix officials say they're increased presence on the ground. as the clemson tigers prepare to take on the crimson tide, governor haley says she is proud to be a tiger. "i can't say enough about how dabo handled the situation even going into the orange bowl.they are a fantastic family, it's a great team, a great group of guys who really stayed true to who they are. i am a tiger through and through." if you're a tigers fan and you want to remember going to the national championship, head to a post office. a commemorative envelope featuring the logos of alabama and clemson universities will soon be available. there are only 3,500

proud fans. just the fact that they made it to the rose bowl, << hawkeye fans hoped for a come-from-behind victory over stanford in the big rose bowl game friday. but, that wasn't the case. "little dissapointing, little heartbreaking, been looking forward to this game for about a month. came out here with my buddy and it's just not what we expect, but it is what it is," said hawkeye fan, mike thielen. fans say they're still proud their team made it to the rose bowl after a record-breaking season on top. "it's really great. we may not be winning, but i am very glad that we made it," said hawkeye fan, zach fey. the number 6 team may have lost the bowl, but they did something that hasn't been done in decades. "25 years, it's been a while, undefeated season, loss in the big championship, so it's just exciting to see them in this position, but you'd like to see a better performance," said hawkeye fan, mike thielen. this was the first time they've been to the rose bowl since 1990. and fans will continu

with some fans let's check in with some fans right now. 3 3 right now. with some fans headed to the panthers are out the carolina excited to find - many are with fans all day- i've caught up with fans all day-- many are excited to find out the carolina panthers are headed to the super bowl.let's check in with some fans right now. 3 back to you guys 3 new tonight 3 the talk of the town right now may be the carolina panthers- but-it's the winter weather that has taken over the upstate and mountains this weekend. weekend.we want to tell you about a few school closings starting in the upstate: upstate:greenville county pickens countyoconee county is on a two hour delayspartanburg county - district 1,2,3,5,6,7 are closed.district 4- is operating on normal schedule. and cherokee county countyand in the mountains: buncombe countyasheville city transylvania county haywood countyhenderson countypolk countyand rutherford county countyalong with ...mcdowell countymadison countymitchell countyyancey county jackson county--both districtsmacon countyandswain county 3

fans expected to start pouring into phoenix over the next few days...the fan fest alone expects more than 450 thousand people...while the tigers will certainly have their hands full getting ready to face alabama...head coach dabo swinney hopes players get a chance to appreciate the experience... 3 3 i'm excited for our guys to see a different part of the country. i've only been out there once. maybe touchdown out there twice. i think its great for our guys to experience that so thats the neat thing about college. just seeing those guys get those experiences. 3 those guys will get that experience starting this afternoon when they touchdown in phoenix. ashley minelli in tigertown covering their departure. and on this end we'll have aaron cheslock waiting on their arrival in the grand canyon state... 3 for now let's send it back to the studio...ben and lauren? lauren? 3 3 coming up monday night... you'll want to tune in for our special report--"undefeated: clemson's return to the championship."we'll be going in depth on the tigers' first shot at the national title since 1981.that's mond

fans not surprised by the news. we've been talking about it for days. but at least one former player blames some fans for the assistant shift in -- constant shift in the leadership. >> reporter: last week you and i had this conversation after smith was fired about the one thing the fan his in common. they all just really want the team to win, no matter who the head coach is. one former player i talked to says that win at no cost attitude, no matter who is at the helm is precisely the problem. fans will start seeing a lot more of dirk koetter, billboards already in the air, ushering in a new ear af buccaneer football. >> it wasn't a surprise at all. >> reporter: some fans like kareem franco mcgill who dresses the part at every single game as part of the group "what the buck"is still wondering what happened! and wondering what mow more love for lovy will do. >> i'm worried about the chemistry of the team and how they're gonna respond to it. i feel like a lot of the players started to adapt to him and his ways. >> reporter: i talked to former player ahanot

1635 lifelong fan, i don't jump ship.we meet william green - from cincinnati - steelers fan. 1619 green: been here all my lifeevan: why the heck are you a steelers fan?green: mean joe green! when i was playing sports, peewee football mean joe green and the steelers was who i watched.his advice as i go undercover?.green 1649 they gonna be getting mad at you putting all of that on. you see i bought mine, i put mine in my bag. don't want anybody seeing it until game time.nats - putting on gearnats - putting on hatit doesn't take long -2148 bengals fan: man, we're gonna win the super bowl - only a couple blocks later - 2522 bengals fan: man we shoulda beat y'all last time. 0137 after you get beat!- downtown ambassadors were friendly - if not intimidating -2946 i wondered if pittsburgh steeler fans were allowed in here.0114 the coroner's had some serious actviity with people wearing those shirts.- and the queen citys finest? 3627 evan: oh come on.cop: no man, i don't talk, no, it's a violation to talk to a steeler's fan, get out of here! salzano's barbershop would play ball -3818 we want to

fans!and clemson won't be the only spot bumping with clemson fans tonight!thousands are expected to gather at the well for a huge watch party!with all eyes on arizona...our own adrian acosta is catching up with local businesses about the preparations as restaurants gear up for game day! day!and we're taking you out west...where sports director aaron cheslock islive in glendale...tracking the countdown to kickoff!we're just hours away from the showdown...and aaron the tigers face their toughest test of the season in alabama right? 3 without question... there's been so much talk about alabama's stellar defense, but remember.. it's the tigers that bring the 11th best offense in the country into this one.. many weapons... it obviously starts with deshaun watson.. who's just 301 yards away from becoming the firsquarterback in fbs history to throw for 4- thousand and rush for a thousand in the same season.. then there's wayne gallman, who set the tigers single season rushing record this season.. without wideouts mike williams and deon cain... still plenty of targe

i even heard a remark from an alabama fan who was shocked at the amount of clemson fans who made the trip. and tons of activities for the fans to attend over the weekend... we caught up with one local man rodney hinton from greenville who made the trip from the upstate to arizona. for him the trips worth every penny.... 3 "well he last time clemson won was 34 years ago so we look at it as its only a 30 year note at the bank.so just borrow money wait another year and maybe we'll be back next year. we're having a great time i mean inside here is an awesome experience it's huge phoenix itself people are very friendly so it seems to be a great place were enjoying it. " "the hintons just really excited to be here for the game. and even some not even fans of either team just out enjoying the celebration of the great tradition of college football. 3 although i do have to say we spoke to a lot of restaurant owners and hotel employees who say the clemson fans seems to be outnumbering the alabama fans...just a matter of hours now before we find out if that trip back home is going to be a joyou

it's also a big night for clemson fans. we've been following around some of those fans. kevin, what you got out there? >> reporter: yeah, thanks so much, rick and welcome back inside the stadium, we're now less than an hour away from kickoff as clemson faces alabama with a national championship on the line. the action outside the stadium has been going on for a long time. cars full of fans started lining up around the stadium around 10:30 this morning and they were ready to take part in the excitement. >> man: go tigers! my wife said if i don't come out here, i'm my life, so here i am. (cheering) >> woman: go tigers. (cheering) >> reporter: and we talked to tigers fans that made the trip here from columbia, charleston, the upstate, very excited clemson fans coming in from sacramento. that's going to do it for now. rick, let's go back over to you. >> reporter: thanks, kevin. over the world coming here to glendale for the big national championship game. >> thanks so much. excitement there, certainly for a chase for the championship is just heating up. >> when we return, we

most fans looking forward to star wars rogue 1. rounding out the top three bat man versus superman which comes out in march. the electronics show kicks off tomorrow in las vegas. experts predict global tech spending wil likely fall two percent this year because prices on smart phones, tvs expected to drop. >> refrigeration is going high tech. the fourr smart fridge is the latest. includes a two foot touch screen. t has enter connected connected cameras to let you see what's inside without opening the doors. it would b nice if mine case with a sign that says stop. >> the international championshi game is less than a week away and clemson fans can't hide their excitement. >> so meet this fan who's a u.s.c. ste so we'll show you how he's showing his team territory.> first let's take a clemsofans are looking forward to the national champion game neweek. >>> clems fans it says here looking forward to the internatiol chamnp game. >> really >> well imagine being a fan when you're a u.s.c. student. student at ucs and he might sound confuse

the one big takeaway that i had from this trip really is at there are no better fans than hawkeye fans. while mark and zach and ron, you guys were doing a lot with the actual football team and around the game, i got to spend my week among the fans, different places in southern california, and the thing about los angeles, it's so would think it might be a little bit harder to find some fans, but that really wasn't the case. we sent some time at the santa monica pier, an absolutely beautiful location on monday. four days before the game, still no trouble finding hawkeye fans there. we also talked to people at a beanery bar there in downtown santa monica that's an iowa bar. a couple of fans around there early monday, but it those you the dedication that -- shows you the dedication that fans were out there that early in the week. they were able to take off that much time of work to go to the rose bowl and experience everything around it. the highlight of my week for sure had to be my two trips to the uss iowa battleship, the first on tuesday. i got an actual tour of the ship down into at o

linda long is a diehard clemson fan- who owns her own travel agency--so -- she wanted to give fans the ultimate experience-- by setting up a charter flight-- directly from gsp to arizona. and as soon as the tigers won in miami-- the tickets went quickly! quickly! 3 "when we came back from florida, the trip sold out!" corey andresen is one of those fans- 3 3 "we've all been waiting on this our entire lives so we can not get there fast enough!" this is just one of many flights --that are carrying thousands of fans from the upstate- as they jet off to see the tigers play! play! 3 "i don't care how far it is and all these other forty-something thousand people don't care how far it is. they're going to follow the tigers wherever they go and dolly younts are lifelong clemson fans and have been waiting for a repeat of that win-- since 1981!"we've been tiger fans for over fifty years. we went to the first national championship game that we won. we intend to do the same thing at this one!"in greenville brookley cromer fox carolina the 10:00 news 3 flights from g-s-p to arizona continue tomorro-

fans expected to start pouring into phoenix over the next few days...the fan fest alone expects more than 450 thousand people...while the tigers will certainly have their hands full getting ready to face alabama...head coach dabo swinney hopes players get a chance to appreciate the experience... 3 3 i'm excited for our guys to see a different part of the country. i've only been out there once. maybe touchdown out there twice. i think its great for our guys to experience that so thats the neat thing about college. just seeing those guys get those experiences. 3 those guys will 3 get that experience starting this afternoon when they touchdown in phoenix. ashley minelli in tigertown covering their departure. and on this end we'll have aaron cheslock the grand canyon state... 3 3 3 and don't forget to tune in right here to fox carolina on here to fox to tune in right and don't forget 3 and don't forget to tune in right here to fox carolina on monday night at 7:00.we'll be broadcasting our special report -- "undefeated: clemson's return to the championship."shannon and sports director aar

and its just hawkeye fans its been fun." with iowa being in their first rose bowl in 25 years alot of hawkeyes consider this a once in a lifetime oppportunity. sot mark sabbag "ya like you said its a once in a lifetime opportunity i had a chance to go back in high school and didnt make it out and now im living my dream here seeing iowa in the rose bowl. hawkeye fans will not only travel halfway across the country to see their beloved hawks... some will travel halfway around the world. sot larry vens"yea i bowl so we set plans to come here to some them in pasadena and i just flew in from bangkok hawks, go hawks lets get a win.' standup zach grant"so of the best seasons in school history reaching the rose bowl but they've also been known to help there fans with this crazy little thing called love." sot: jodi owen "for us we actually met because we started watching the hawkeye football games together so for us to be here watching the rose bowl together is pretty special." and in a town known for its movies and music there is on

you said to tell our fans crispy m&m's® are back. not those fans! did you mean this fan? no.bles) what about that one? there's a fan in the break room, oh! and in the....(trails off) good, they're back. hey coworkers. it's me, and not colonel sanders. don't you just hate those long days when you're so busy doing business things that you can't make a hot, home-cooked meal for the family. well, i just picked up a twenty dollar family fill up from kfc. hand-breaded with eleven herbs and spices. do you even work here? well of course i do, terry. lisa. claire. tiffany. hazel. it's finger lickin' good. here in vineland, new jersey where progresso light soups are made, 'll never give up our cheddar, our cream, and especially our bacon. so we figured out a way to add rich ingredients like this into 22 light soups, all with 100 calories or less per serving. so if you want to eat light and not give up rich flavor, do what we do...make it progresso. (whistles) welcome to america. you may ruin our country, but our country will ruin your children. there you are, bud. you've been in the ba

she will be sitting between a clemson fan and an alabama fan. as fate would have it, yesterday in downtown phoenix, she met up with both men within minutes. it was not planned. here is their story. >> so i board the plane heading to phoenix, and they only alabama fan on the plane happened to be sitting at that geoff: you poor guy. alabama. yourself? >> you go with the flow. i tried to teach them the lyrics i was trying to play the tiger song and we had a clemson fan on the other side of me. >> scotti brothers. geoff: what was that like? >> by tell you what, an absolutely amazing experience. can we transcend all the barriers here? friends for life. geoff: apparently, they will be. mandy and her husband saved a lot of money booking those plane tickets in october. much more coming up a little bit later. allyson: you are not getting an with everything you have shown escamilla have been all over the place. are you sleeping at all? geoff: i am sorry. in my sleeping? of course i am not sleeping. it is the national championship game. allyson: thank you

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>> from clemson to columbia, triglyceride fans set -- tiger fans are set for their shot at the title. >> fight, fight, fight! would mean a perfect season for the tigers and a dream come true. >> i will be crying like a baby if they win tonight. >> an amazing feeling. i can't believe it's happening. >> fans aren't the only ones thrilled by the team's success. for retailers specializing in orange and purple apparel, the recent spike in spirit is benefiting their bottom line. >> it's huge boost in business, we get more foot traffic, sell more merchandise, have to bring a lot more in. >> even here in the heart of game cock country, clemson merchandise is flying off the shelves as football fans gear up for tonight's game. >> it's been absolutely mind blowing how much traffic and merchandise has come in and out of the store simply because of how well clemson has done. >> south carolina sports bars and restaurants have been experiencing the same increase in traffic throughout the tigers' standout season. >> the games actually bring more people. we sell a lot of wings during that time. >> i w

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i have been catching up with the fans. they are very clear that clemson will when -- win big tonight. >> will this be a reaction shot for espn? >> -- >> reporter: i know espn is here to get reaction of the fans. that is because tomorrow, if and when they win tonight, they want to be back here tomorrow to catch up with the fans to see how they are doing and celebrate with them.>>> our team coverage continues in arizona where the big showdown is getting ready to take place. fred cunningham is there tonight >> reporter: it is loud. who are you supporting? >> clemson. >> reporter: -- we lost the audio. it might have gotten too loud for our microphones. they are having a good time. we will check back later. make sure to show us how you are supporting clemson. we already have some great pictures of people in their game day gear. posted to our facebook page. >>> it is about three hours from kickoff and the coverage is just beginning. starting at 6 o'clock we are taking you behind the scenes.>>> awfully cold outside and it has not

steelers fans descended on denver. those fans want to say no to the terrible towel waving. trying to see the game in mile high. >> we eat chicken pardon me here. >> we talked to die hardz. who bleed orange and blue. they want to make sure fans here are not seeing black and gold come sunday. >> . there's a split tonight in broncos country. there are season ticketholders the highest steelers bidder. and there are those fans worried that there won't be enough home field fans to make that mile high magic. >> >> this week. downing is begging denver fans to hold onto their seats. >> if you don't think or feel that you want or can't come to the game. could you please sell your ticket to another bronco fan. >> ten years ago in denver. at the championship game. >> how devastating it was to see all these steeler fans. >> steeler fans occupied nearly one-third of the seats in the mile high. >> . their fans are awful. >> two years ago. downing says she put up with the >> especially the terrible towels. hate them. >> . >> it's like waving a red flag in a bull. seriously. it's like if i

hundreds of fans came and out. the cheerleaders and the band were there to get the crowd going. 3 and be sure to stay tuned right here to fox carolina for continuing coverage as the tigers prepare for tonight game.don't forget to tune in tonight at 7:00 for our special report -- "undefeated: clemson's return to the championship."we'll be going in depth on the tigers first shot at the national title since the 1981 season. season.and coming up later in the newscast--we'll tell you how one venue is ready to throw a free party for clemson fans--plus-see what one upstate retailer has to offer- title. you can also get live reports from arizona in our 4, 10 and 11 oclock newscasts.you can also follow us on facebook and twitter for constant updates. 3 it looks like one of clemson's suspended wide receivers is getting another shot at the team next year. year.deon cain was sent home this post-season along with two other players. team reps say the players broke program rules and will miss tonight's title game.but -- according

we'll be here at the fieldhouse throughout the game, catching up with fans. covering the corridor in cedar rapids, dora miller cbs 2 news live at 5 lots of hawkeye fans - along with students and alumni are in pasadena today at the rose bowl game going on right now. cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry explains how a national game like this one can help future generations of hawkeyes too. bowl games help out the schools who play in them in a lot of ways. players and coaches get seen on a national level and the schools get millions of dollars just for coming to the game. vobut it's admissions departments. the university of iowa held big outreach events in the southern california area -- using the exposure to recruit students from outside the midwest. the school says the bigger games lets them get their message to more people. sotbarry butler - u iowa provost the number of times the university's name is mentioned since it was announced they'd be coming out here has been tremendous. the visibility in the los angeles area and southern california has been tremendous. ll

and she has always been a pierre garcon fan. >> reporter: he has been a fan since he was three years old and remembers the superbowl years fondly. he is hopeful for a long term future. >> they are looking like a team that will be good a long time. >> reporter: and the short term against green bay sunday. >> they are going to winful they'll win. why not? >> reporter: doug will be in the stands come sunday probably rooting on his childhood team. unfortunately, chase will have to watch from home. and i'm sure she will be in her pierre garcon puppy jersey. >> good for the two of them. >> reporter: i like that he was very truthful and what he said before, they made good moves. >> why not? >> the hoggets, the group of hall of fame redskins fans used to wear dresses and pig snouts for every home game. we will have their story at 11:00 on wusa9. >>> we have been waiting for the mayor to step up. she did some light trash talking with green bay's mayor and waging a friendly bet. she is putting up some dc half smokes. saying it is a matter of when washington wins. she is looking forward to some

and a clemson fan. as fate would have it, when she was in downtown phoenix yesterday, she ran into both of those two men within minutes. here is their story. >> i board the plane heading to phoenix and the only alabama fan on the plane happens to be sitting at that point to my left. >> eric down -- brown from birmingham, alabama. geoff: a lot of orange. >> i go with the flow. >> it was not happening. i was trying to play the tiger rag. on the other side, i had a clemson fan. two tigers -- allyson:geoff: what was that like? >> i will tell you what. it was an actually amazing experience. we transcend all barriers, friends for life. geoff: they called it, one amazing experience. that is pretty fun, wasn't it? allyson: also in glendale, arizona, our sports team covering the game down with geoff hart. they have headlines of -- ahead of the big game. brad: good morning. it is finally gameday here in the clemson tigers will play for a national championship tonight for the first time in 34 years. marc: it's an

of fans watching a great ball game so far and we found one of the great fans. kirsten tyler is a fourth- generation graduate, why was it so important for you to watch this tonight? >> i've heard my family talk about 1981 for a long time and i was excited to experience that myself. >>> reporter: how are you feeling as a fan? >> we are winning, he they are completing some key passes and i'm really optimistic about our outcome. >>> reporter: win lose or draw, what does this mean going 14-0? >> we are number one, we won the games and are conference, it has been a great season and we are really excited fans right now. hear from hickory tavern, there are a handful of alabama fans but it is mostly an orange cloud-- - crowd. but we will send it to you. >> it is cold outside, right now we have clear skies and the temperature is at 32 degrees. the winds are about 3 mi./h. for r e remainder of the night it will stay mostly clear. tomorrow it will be sunny but also windy. we are expecting southwesterly winds and the high temperature of 55 degrees and it will be turning col

some fans say they screamed so loud they got headaches. outside the stadium we reason in to fans who lost their voices from screaming so loud. the die hard fans were not all locals, last season broncos knocked out the dallas cowboys as america's team. a couple came from arkansas to show their broncos pride. >> denver looked great . the patriots came down the field two or three times. you are told my wife, three times, this could be the last play of the game. they kept coming. they played a tough game to the very end. >> we won, we are going to the super bowl. that's all that matters. know, the game was so electrifying, had no worries. >> i the last 15 seconds, seemed like the pats could tie the game, the guy wasn't worried, neither was batman. people say helped, the 12th man, for the fan, sports authority stores open at 6:00 a.m., selling afc championship gear. even if you weren't at the game, you probably had a great celebration like my kids and i did. my kids had mild success with a semi viral video they made poking fun at tom brady, it

phoenix but when the fans arrive... i can only imagine what the atmosphere will feel like. and the party is just getting started! classes are back in session at clemson but tonight -- students just have championship. raycom's joe murano reports from death valley. it is going to get busy here in kickoff as tiger fans will come and watch their top-ranked clemson program play for a natitial title. classes resumed for the students last week, but the focus for tonight has been on what's going to happen in arizona. the tigers have been ranked number one in the country in some poll since week ten of the football season, anlook to become the first college football team ever to finish a season 15-0. the fans have been enjoying this ride just as much as the players, and now just one more win puts them on top of the college football world. despite being listed as an underdog in tonight's game a lot of confidence is today.. "--we have the heart and determination and i don't think it matters that not many believe in us, and i think

marshall speaking today and says patriot fans haven't exactly been a fan of him speaking his mind. >>> i didn't think that they would blow up like that. i wasn't aware that all of the patriots fans would be in my twitter mentions and calling me all kinds of explicit names and i'm sorry, you know, whatever. i don't want to say the names. i didn't think that would happen but i mean i said what i said and i can't take it back but i just have to be ready to cover hill . >>> my message has always been that's what we want them to do. i think have you done a good job of that. >> reporter: marshall also speaking about the idea that saying some of these things will bring the attention to officials officials. he says that's not really the case that in playoff football the officials for the most part really let both teams play on both sides. reporting live in denver, colorado. trey daerr, 7 news. fashion forward and warm too. they are top hats for fans and players coming up the 6:00 the perfect way to cap off your patriots pride and be sure to stay with 7 news for continuing coverage of the afc

fans. a lot of folks would be willing to deal with the rain. one thing we know for certain, fedex field will be packed sunday. if you could not get a ticket to get inside to watch the game, chances are you will go someplace to watch it. tom roussey is live in landover talking with folks were planning on doing that sunday. a fan frenzy before the playoffs. hey, tom. tom: if you do not have a ticket yet, there are some for sale online but they get expensive. some redskins fans are wondering, what percentage of the crowd at fedex field sunday will be packers fans. we have a lot of packers fans in the area, but tonight we try to find packers fans from wisconsin. we hung out on 7th street to see if redskins and packers fans were showing team pride. over a half hour, we saw eight people wearing redskins gear and zero wearing packers gear. this redskins fan said just like us, he had seen nothing but burgundy and gold. how many packers fan so far? >> so far, none. tom: we headed to a more touristy

the hawkeye fans have been soaking it up. they camped overnight, so they could get the best seats to see the incredible floats that've been in the works here in pasadena. like we've seen all week, hawk fans were everywhere, checking out the incredibly detailed floats, listening to the marching bands that came from all over the world. for two hours, the parade right down to the east here in pasadena. that parade is actually what kicks off the tournament of roses, more than 100 years ago. it just keeps getting better and better. it is incredible to see on camera, at home, but when you're able to see it unfold here, it is beautiful and spec tacular. steve: some people -- another thing about the parade -- the floats smell good. they smell better than the iowa football team right now. sorry, i am a huge football fan. but this is not good. we will continue to covered this. we will maybe have the biggest comeback in history. back to you in the studio. stacey: steve, thanks. for every hawkeye fan in pasadena for the game, thousands m

the fans couldn't have been nice -- meanest person here today that's okay the fans couldn't have been nicer but i told them they would news and i couldn't help it. live in denver kate merrill wbz news now back to you. >> you are a truth teller that's what you do. kate merrill thanks so much. we have been asking you to share fan photos on facebook or cbs boston.com. kristin sent this picture of her little guy with his football signed by gronk by the way. hillary sent this one little lola is ready for the game and these three little girls are ready to cheer on the pats and so is danielle's big guy. this little boy is certainly a gronk fan and the love spreads beyond new england by the way. these cute kids right here they are going to wear their homemade hats in indiana. share your pictures by going to boston.com and join us sunday with a two -- cbs boston.com and join us sunday with a two hour edition. and the game is at 3 and then 5th quarter. >>> coming up, look like julian he hadel ma. meet the guys compete -- edelman. meet the guys competing to be his twin. >> bitter memories from t