alabama kicker adam griffith missed a field goal. the tigers missed field goal with sc native and renfrow. clemson of the first quarter. intercepted by alabama eddie henry scored his the night with 9:35 left in the second quarter.clemson and alabama 9:30 left in the second shared how her family game via instagram. sidelines with a left hamstring injury in the commentator and said he believed the stadium was full of clemson's ben the field with an unknown injury. greg huegel's kick was expired in the first half.clemson and alabama are tied 14-14 3 and cody coming up--we'll have more coverage live from tonight's showdown. 3 and shannon what's it like for you all to be in the stadium... here of 3 you...sports director aaron cheslock and photographer marko warren... 3 what better way to enjoy a what better way 3 to enjoy a national champion breakfastthan to get a tiger paw biscuit?chick-fil-a managers say they offered hungry fans in clemson just tigertown were lined up to get their own tiger biscuit!the spartanburg location on w. o. ezel

alabama. and i have all the respect in the world for what they're doing. that's what we want to become as a program. you know, we want to be a got to be top 10, top 15 type program year in and year out. and that's the thing that i'm most proud of with our program is that only us and alabama have had 5-plus 10-win seasons in a culture you have to establish in your program to have the opportunity." thousands of fired-up clemson fans who've made the cross-country trek will be filling the stands with orange and purple tonight. michal higdon joins us live from the field at we have made it inside the university of phoenix stadium and in several hours from now the stadium will be packed with over 63-thousand people attending tonight's national championship game. . the first time the team will set foot here on the field will be for warm-ups just before game time. clemson is chasing their first national title since 1981. many say this game is going to come down to clemson's offense and alabama's defens

my score prediction for the title game, alabama 27, clemson 17. >> reporter: hey, guys, jeff in alabama, when you get to this stage, experience a huge plus, that's why i'm going to give my bid to alabama, the tide has been there before, but it's going to be a close one, tide >>> clemson is going to win tonight. >> good luck, tigers, thanks for joining us, everyone, for this special report, chasing a championship. at tonight's title finale. - whoop-whoop! - what are you doing? he's so peaceful. just let him be. - man, if i got to be awake, he got to be awake. [shouts] yo! old white dude! black people taking over! ooh. that usually wakes 'em up. he's not... - no, he couldn't be. hey. hey, pop-pop. hey--ah! - ohjonah touched a dead guy! jonah touched a dead guy! [upbeat music]

they're team has just been defeated by alabama. alabama wins the national championship. clemson goes home defeated but this year, and these students are happy the way that their team performed tonight. they just came up a little short. from clemson, john lyon, wyff new 4. allyson: a lot of those students waking up slowly. patrick: very slowly. allyson: the trying to continue on. patrick: which is like most mornings. wyff news 4's aly myles is out there. it is quiet and early. aly: good morning. good news for you, we are not sure what time people get that, but t just heard from officials that they will get back at 8:00 tonight. it is quiet now on the campus and a little somber, but there is something to look forward to. something to be proud of after this incredible season, estate bragging rights, going undefeated in the regular season, the acc championship and academy sports said they would have stayed up in the clemson won but that did not happen. all of the clemson championship gear will head back to suppliers and open today. i was a little sad because i got to get the

usc will try to stay unbeaten at alabama wednesday. the wind -- the win streak venting use or and's, but the coach will enjoy the ride. x >> 13-0 didn't help us in the middle of the vanderbilt game. who we have become more the last 3.5 years helped us in the middle of the game. when i say the ride, that is what i am talking about. those kids, their growth, their commitment to one another, the belief in what we do, makes it fun to be around. the paladins coming off a win against chattanooga saturday. first half, fowler on the spot. fowler finished with 12. later, the cleanup, and the. he had a game-high 16. furman continues to roll as they win again over the bulldogs, 77-67. while -- wofford and chattanooga , terriers trying to stay undefeated. collins with the drive to the rack. he led wofford with 21 and eight assists. but a 10-0 run by chattanooga, esther with the jam. wofford's first conference loss of the season, 77-68. over to the diamond, clemson catcher chris okey was named a first-team preseason all-american by perfect game. ok

their team has just been defeated by alabama. alabama wins the national championship, clemson goes home defeated but proud of the way they played this year, and these students are happy the way that their team performed tonight. they just came up a little short. from clinton, john lyon, wyff patrick: we do have geoff hart out there. it is very early in arizona . allyson: he is filling us in. what was the atmosphere like? geoff: the atmosphere inside university of phoenix stadium was absolutely electric throughout the game. it was a terrific football game. a was hanging in the balance in the fourth quarter. that onside kick, a huge play. a busted play on defense allowing -- excuse me. allowing alabama to go up and never look back. the tigers fought all the way. they couldn't find a way to get it done and they lose a 45-40. a terrific football game. one that many will be talking about for a long time. it is a disappointment for the tigers but as dabo has said it many times and the last couple of weeks, we wanted to win this game bu

their team has just been defeated by alabama. alabama wins the national championship, clemson goes home defeated but proud of the way they played this year, and these students are happy the way that their team performed tonight. they just came up a little short. from clemson, john lyon, wyff news four. patrick: they'll joins us again. of course, disappointing news, as we mentioned. dale: breezy and cold. that is the story today. you will need a warm jacket as you head out to work or school. a quick look at the weather, nothing going on as you go out from the skycam. we have seen a few flurries of snow along the tennessee-north carolina border. nothing to cause delays that we know of. we will continue to monitor that just in case. a light dusting going on in swain county. that is part of the system that has brought snow across the ohio valley area and a brushing and north carolina along the tennessee border. temperatures are chilly. they have been colder here, recently. still in the 20's and low 30's as we head off to work and sch

alabama kicker adam griffith missed a field goal. the tigers capitalized on the missed field goal with another touchdown by sc native and renfrow. clemson of the first quarter. intercepted by jackson. jackson. 3 3 3 3 "this is the most awesome thing we could hope for: cheering on our tigers with thousands of tiger fans all the way across the country. it's fantastic. go tigers, we're going to beat alabama, number one tomorrow morning." morning." 3 "it has been absolutely amazing. it's been a beautiful day, all we see is orange everywhere with only a tiny bit of red. it has been a fantastic experience and i'm so glad to be here"sent from my iphone 3 still a lot to get to - and we'll of 3 course keep bringing you updates as this game rolls on. 3 now shannon - can you tell us -we've got a picture here of you and sports director aaron cheslock before the game - 3 yeah cody definitely a once in a lifetime experience -cody, back to you.3 3 and check this out -the championship of course grabbing national attention this is a look at the empir

alabama beats clemson, 45-40. alabama's fourth national championship in seven seasons nick saban. only legendary bear bryant has the win is also sabin's 100th as alabama al's head coach. >> there weren't many people who thought this team could do it early in the season and this team made a commitment to one another and did it together and i've never been proud ore f a group of guys than i am and that is why i'm so happy for these players. >> congratulations alabama. >>> and now to tonight's main vent. president obama's final state of the union address. a live look at the u.s. capitol where the address will take place. sunrise happening right now. nbc's tracy potts is in washington with a preview. >> reporter: duelling videos are setting the stage. the white house says president obama will reflect on his achievements and look ahead. out for the american people the longer term challenges we face but also the opportunities. >> reporter: this preview focuses on november the elections. for the first time ryan will be seated directly behind the president. >> i'm not a real poker face gu

you're talking low 60's in southern alabama. southern georgia. for us, we'll be in the mid to upper 50's at times. so definitely things will be changing as we go forward. but again, tonight, look at this. we're down to the mid 20's in columbia. some spots, as i say, low 20's. here's a look at tomorrow's forecast and you'll see it's not as cold as today. today, mid 40's at best. but tomorrow, upper 40's, even a few low 50's and that will do it. plenty of sunshine, by the way, through the day. 4 here's the extended outlook. as you see, by the time we get to late thursday and friday, we have rain in the forecast and we're into the 60's. we stay there for the weekend and the next batch of rain is sunday and next week it dries out for a couple of days. in terms of the real cold weather, it's gone off of this seven day forecast. all right, over to you. thanks. a report from clemson football now less than one week away from championship. >> plus, a surprising move in eric hyman is out of a job. deshaun >> for us to be the best ever, we got to beat the b

they're team has just been defeated by alabama. alabama wins the national championship. clemson goes home defeated but proud of the way they played this year, and these students they just came up a little short. from clemson, john lyon, wyff new 4. patrick: thank you. dale joins us again. we saw a car encased in ice, we won't see any of that? dale: it is cold, maybe a few minutes to defrost the wind shield. 32 with a southwest breeze at eight in laurens. wind will pick up 10 to 20 at times, especially across the mountains. we have also seen a few flurries of snow. some of the clouds in the mountains are producing light dusting in parts of swain county and northern haywood county, not causing both problems, but most of the action was in the ohio valley area overnight. we will see more of that later or two of snow tonight. temperatures from 22 in andrews to 20 in asheville and 23 rutherfordton. upper 20's to low 30's in the upstate. a seven to 10 hour -- mile per hour breeze and 10 to 20 expected later this afternoon. 50 for the upstate today and the mountains reaching mid

alabama. when you come out of the hospital they stamp your birth certificate alabama or auburn. or you don't leave. grid-iron... to the most dominant program in sec women's hoops. carolina's posted 30 wins in its last 33 regular season conferece games. the gamecocks most recent... an 85-32 thumping of arkansas at home in this season's sec opener. the reigning sec champs... embrace their power on the floor... and remain driven to keep the crown. wilson: "it's a great feeling being the power house of the sec, but like i said we have a lot of work to do. the best is yet to come with this south carolina team. i don't know if you can believe that, but it is. brings in a lot of confidence and a lot of pride. so we leave room for improvement." one final check of the forecast clear and very cold this morning temperatures in the lower 20s with a few areas in the teens! look for a mostly sunny day with a few clouds by mid-afternoon highs upper 40s. due to a few more clouds and winds turning to the southwest, not as cold tonight, lows middle 30s. increasing clouds thursday, much warmer, hi

they have now lost 13 straight games to alabama. despite the disappoint,ent in the desert....clemson had a great season finishing 14 and one, on the. road with the tigers in glendale, arizona....rick henry...wis news ten sports. don't forget to visit our website at wis tv dot com for more coverage regarding the following the news of david bowie's death yesterday, fellow musicians and fans came out in support of one of the first trendsetting pop stars. the 69-year-old singer died from his 18-month battle with cancer late sunday night. fans have been placing all types of memorabilia on his hollywood star. a wreath for bowie was also placed right next to his star. bowie was said to be one of the most influential musicians of his era. four people have been confirmed dead after a reported home explosion in northern ohio. it happened late last night in the town of northfield, which is about 20 miles south of cleveland. among those dead are a family of four. fire officials are investigating the cause of the explosion. the victims' names ha

"alabama is going to win clemson is going to win." no matter which team you're pulling for officials anticipate tens of thousands of fans will come through fan central before it's all said and done tomorrow. one really cool thing being offered today though media day for both clemson and alabama will be taking place right at the field across the room. and fans have a chance to listen in on it all. i'll have the details on that coming up in the next half hour. 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 ramping up security with an 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 fanta

and the storylines about dabo swinney growing up in alabama, and playing at alabama, will be a huge part of the run-up to the biggest game of the year. ricardo lecompte has more with the head coach from clemson. ricardo: growing up in pelham, alabama, clemson head coach dabo swinney love the tide, loved their bryant, played under gene stallings as a walk-on wide receiver. grand assistant in tuscaloosa. he will try and win his first national championship as a coach against his alma mater. >> it's kind of cool. i mean, you know, i think it's neat. i think god has got a sense of humor. i really do. we want to be the best, so let's go play the best team out there, and see if we can get it done and measure up. if we're good enough to get it done, we'll get it done. if we're not, then we'll go back to work, and keep working. so, i think it's exactly the way i would have wanted it to be. ricardo: swinney won a national championship with alabama in 1992. regardless of the outcome monday night he says this program isn't , going anywhere, anytime soon. reporting in clemson, ricardo lecompte, wyff

when facing an offense like alabama.. with such a huge presence up front, clemson needs all their top players up front for the national title clash.. 3 3 3 "i'm just taking it a day at a time. trying to get my knee back. down here before the game, trying to get it stronger before i go out there and play. i don't feel no weaknesses. i really can't tell right now until i start moving on the field and everything. but it's getting better each day, with movement. and i'll continue to work on it to get it back where i was at." at."we'll continue to follow lawson's status throughout the next day or so and bring you a concrete answer as to whether 3 sports anchor 3 shannon sommerville was out at tigers practice this afternoon... and shannon, did we see anything from lawson? 3 in less than 48 hours the tigers will square off against alabama in the national championship game. a lots been made of the hours limit on practice for the tigers but at the end of the day it doesn't matter cause they've got a game to get ready for.... so wi

nick sabin 100 winter alabama and his fifth national title. clemson title trying to win their second clemson. that's my tiger watch tonight which will wrap things up for sports. we will come back in a mormon

clemson ready to play alabama. the tigers trying to win a national championship for the first time since 1981. it has been 34 years for clemson. all the talk leading up to this point has had a lot to do with tebow's when he and his can -- dabo swinney and his connection to alabama. he coached there, and he has an opportunity to win a national championship against his alma mater. >> to be here and win this game, it's just another, this is the next step. that's all it is. it is the only thing we have not done. we have a big challenge. you have to slay the dragon monday night. this is easier said than done. everybody knows that. >> i think we will approach the game differently, give people something you haven't seen. you have to make them uncomfortable. if you try to run the power out of alabama, you will lose. brad: the tigers are underdogs in this one. they come in a totohdown underdog to alabama. bubuthere are a lot more clemson fans on hand been alabama fans. we are talking about 75-25 at this point from what we h

, short will birmingham, alabama. shortly after 10:00 a.m., the dynamite blew killing the girls and injuring many others and breaking the hearts across our country. the force of the explosion ripped through the church, blasting debris over pews and pulpit and crushing cars parked nearby by, injured congregants dazed and bloodied from the explosion, wondering outside. nearly every stained glass window in the building had been blown out, save one. a window that showed christ leading a group of children but with his face missing. the symbolism was potent. after all of the tragedy of september 15th with the latest in a wave of violent acts convulsing birmingham at the time, and those suffering through it could have been forgiven for feeling as if god had abandoned them for giving up hope and yet as scripture assure us, the lord did not abandon. his flock. today we know that the bombing at the 16th street baptist church was a decisive turning point in the civil rights struggle. it did not stamp out the embers of freedom bu

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. v

blessed are you, birmingham, in alabama.uffered the inhumanity of racial hatred in the murder of your babes. lord god, may the sacrifice of these young girls have a salbific effect in the healing of our nation's racial wounds, amen. >>> saturday evening at 6:00, author and historian, james swanson compares the assassinations of presidents abe lincoln and john f. kennedy, highlighting similarities and differences between both assassinations. >>> i believe what president johnson said in his howard university speech, you cannot make a man in chains and take the chains off him and then say you are free to run the race of life with anybody else. people have to be given the opportunity to compete with effective resources, and i believe that we should make a special effort. >> sunday night at 9:30, a visit to the park in washington, d.c. to hear about proposed designs about a new memorial for its upcoming 100th anniversary. >>> this weekend on c-span city's tour along with the comcast partners, we will explore the history and liter

the state that are diehard alabama fans. he grew up dreaming about playing for the crimson tide. many friends and family are coming out of the woodwork, wanting tickets. >> i have a lot of people to want to be in my family right now, by the way. it is a big family. i have a bunch of cousins and nephews that i didn't even know i had. but no, it's all good. all i know is, they are not getting a ticket for me unless they are wearing orange. brad: we will be in arizona beginning thursday night. coming up in sports, we hear from deshaun watson and his thoughts on facing the crimson tide on the road to the title. carol: in order to get you ready for the national championship, we've started up our live wire again. you can find it on wyff4.com or our mobile app. the live wire a collection of tweets about the tigers and the championship game, and it features everything from throwback videos from the 1980 one team, to recent interviews with players. >> i would say the state of health care is constantly in flux. michael: that could be

do it again to take the lead but alabama with respond to tie it back at 14-14. the second have to get underway into the third. they brought it to 2117 with quarter, he would score to take a three-point lead which is where we sit right now, 24-21. >>> there were several natives on the roster but one who made the right decision as far as going to school, there was a hope of earning the scholarship with the tigers and we talked with reggie anderson who still feels pretty confident about his decision.>>> you wear a gray shirt, turned down a full ride scholarship and have things worked out for you?>> it's pretty amazing. best decision i've ever made was coming here. when i was in columbia everybody was telling me you don't know if they will uphold the deal but the coach is a man of his word and a real here, he made my mother feel good, mama knows best. it was a great decision. i'm here with my brother and it was a great decision. >> the ufc men continue to roll with a win over vanderbilt. there's a lot of national attention and fans may be a little concerned that too

. >> how is clemson going to do against alabama? >> they are going to destroy them. >> they are going to destroy them? >> yep. >> how is clemson going to destroy alabama? >> got deshaun watson, shaq, our defense is on point. >> whoever has less turnovers, that's who is going to take this ball game. trs going to be the tigers. -- it is going to be the tigers. >> we shall see. we got a lot of excited tiger fans behind me right now. here they go. >> one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four, c-l-e-m-s-o-n-t-i-g-e-r-s! clemson tigers, fight, fight, [ cheering ] >> they are winning so far. everybody is pumped up here in glendale. we'll have much more later in sports. we are live from university of phoenix stadium, tim hill, abc columbia news. ben a sea of orange. -- >> ben: a sea of orange. >> alicia: one gamecock in the center. >> ben: makes you want to be there. >> alicia: it would be nice. we are here, and not all tiger fans were able to make the trek to glendale for tonight's game. that hasn't stopped fans from gearing up and gett

alabama. 3 if you didn't make it to arizona.. you can still gather with hundreds of fellow fans to cheer on the tigers tonight. we're live at bon secours wellness arena with more on the big party they're planning. 3 good morning.... it's monday, elise.... 3 and i'm ben hill.. here with chris scott.thanks for joining us on the morning news.we are just hours away from the clemson tigers taking the field in the national championship game.. and fox carolina has team coverage for you. nicole papay is live in 3 3 3 it will be chilly to start the climb into the mid-40s across

but the alabama defense has held opponents to the 2nd fewest yards per game in the country. the tide also have a great pass rushing game with the most sacks in the country. but don't worry i'm not done percent of his 3 drop backs...in those situations he's thrown 22 touchdowns and 3 just 3 interceptions. 3 3 3 they're very good they're very talented they have a lot of skill set very well coached by kirby smart but we just gotta do what we do i can't really focus on what they have. i'll focus on my job and if the times come when i have to run then i'll run but if not than i'm not gonna force it so when i have a lot more playmakers around me that can make plays and if i give them the opportunity to have the ball in their hands they're gonna make those plays." plays."vegas odds favoring the tide and most college football experts emphatically going with alabama... but you know the tigers embrace that 3 and somehow at 14-0 the tigers still with something to prove. but in just a matter of hours they'll get the chance to do it. 3 3 3 clemson fans aren't the only ones gearing up for

alabama is favored to win today. clemson fans say they've gotten used to proving everyone wrong this season and they think this game will be no different. tonight students here are saying we're ready. >> i feel like everyone is always saying how good alabama is. i'm glad they beat michigan them. >> darren: tonight, there will be several major celebrations as i said, both here on campus and up in greenville. both those events are starting at 7. of course we will have coverage of the event up in greenville. both here on wlos and wlos.com. take another look at this party down here. >> go tigers! >> one, two, three, four. one, two, three, four. >> tigers, tigers, fight, fight, fight! >> darren: look at all that school spirit. >> larry: the death of artist and musician david bowie has an asheville tribute band ground control to major tom >> darcel: mark castenn is originally from england. his singing voice is strikingly similar to bowie. >> i think the best way to remember david bowie is as an innovator. i think he truly

but *not a sad morning for alabama fans. they were crowned *earned it. 3 number two alabama taking on number one clemson last night... at the university of phoenix stadium in arizona. the scoring went back and forth all game... it was *tied about half a dozen times. but alabama pulled away in the fourth quarter... with a 51 yard wide open touchdow pass... and a 95 yard kickoff return touchdown. but clemson just never game up, not even in the final seconds... when the game was pretty much already in the books... they scored on final touchdown, and *still had a chance at an onside kick. didn't happen. 3 alabama wins... 45 to 40. it's their *fourth national title in seven years. and the *fifth national title for coach nick saban. here's what saban had to say 3 3 saban, by the way... is now just one national title away from tying the all-time coaching record. it was set by "bear bryant"... *another great 3 alabama coach, who had six. 3 and now... to the latest on the bucs search... for a new head coach. the team has only confirm

the tigers took on alabama for the national championship. gabrielle: it was a back-and-forth game, with some incredible plays. but the crimson tide ended up on top, winning the game 45-40. nigel: tonight, we'll bring you reaction, from campus and online, to the tigers' loss. and the results may just surprise you. but for now, we're going live to wyff news 4's john lyon, who is live and local at the gsp airport, where the clemson football team will be flying into later tonight. john? john: i am at a very windy gsp. as you can tell behind me, the buses have arrived, six or seven of them have come, waiting for the team to pick them up to take them back to clemson university. as we know, last night, the clemson tigers fought hard against alabama. they were with alabama tooth and nail the whole way through, through. clemson came up a little bit but on the way out here i stopped by the terminal, and a flight from phoenix was coming in. i talked to some of the fans who were out there at the game, and they said it was an amazing experience. they lov

they have now lost 13 straight games to alabama. despite the disappoint,ent in the desert....clemson had a great season finishing 14 and one, on the. road with the tigers in glendale, arizona....rick henry...wis news ten sports. clemson fans gathered around the state and here in the midlands to watch last night's big game. in the end, it was fans of the crimson tide in the end, it was fans of the crimson tide that was the scene at hickory tavern in the vista. clemson fans who are part of the columbia clemson club showed up to watch. a handful of loud and proud bama fans did too. "clemson's a really good team. there's nothing to take away from that. you've got two really good teams here. it's not about the conferences. this is about two good teams, and alabama turned out to be the better team." "i didn't know if we'd be able to make the plays, but we ended up making it. great game. both teams did an unbelievable job." one of the alabama fans said he hopes their team doesn't see clemson again next season, because he expects the tigers

they'll play wednesday at alabama. over in greenville on sunday -- the clemson men in a tough game against 16th ranked lousiville. and the tigers were able to pull off the upset. clemson wins 66 to 62. after having the weekend off -- the panthers now know who they'll play in the playoffs this weekend. it will be a rematch this sunday at bank of america stadium when the panthers welcome the seahawks beat minnesota in the wild car round sunday to advance to the next round. carolina won at seattle earlier in the season 27 to 23. game time this weekend is 1:05. coming up on news 10 sunrise... if you don't win the powerball this week- don't fear. prices at the pump continue to drop as we head into the second full week of 2016. the very low prices we could see that will save some change in your wallet. dylan dreyer what a playoff game here in minneapolis. the marco rubio thinks it's unfair to criticize him for missing votes. "but i am going to miss votes, but he's been missing votes for a long time. "one third of all of his

all of alabama's executions are carried out here.rison was originally built to house 540 inmates. today, that population is nearly doubled, and most inmates, including serious felons, live in one of five open dormitories. >> i've been locked up 12 years, and it's not getting any better around here. instead, they try to pile us in and pile us in more and more. >> at holman, 630 beds are dedicated to general population. 200 accommodate inmates in administrative segregation, and 172 are set aside for death row inmates. >> you have anything from a property offender here all the way to self-proclaimed serial killers. >> because of a lot of difficult inmates or inmates that other camps can't contain, they will send them to us, and we take them, and we deal with them. >> you'll be out in 30 damn seconds. >> people can get tied up. people can get shot up, you know. people can get stabbed up. >> wrong place, wrong time. you might get hurt. >> so it's up to you to maintain and weave. you know what i'm saying? if you can't weave, then you're go

touchdown, alabama! redemption after falling just short of making it to the national title game last year. the coaches, two of the biggest personalities in college football. clemson's sweeney known for those raucous post-game interviews -- >> i can't -- i can give you guts, and i can bring you heart. tonight it was bring your own g-u-t-s. >> reporter: and those moves. at alabama, nick sabin. >> sabin with his third national championship at alabama. >> reporter: looking for his fifth national title. not a lot of respect for the clemson tigers, the undefeated team. alabama favored to win by seven points. that's a lot. regardless of who the favorite is, i think the game promises to be a really good one. >> okay. we'll be right back. and she's not exactly tidy. even if she gets a stain she'll wear it for a week straight. so i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. what any expert dad would do. i let her play sheriff. i got 20 minutes to life. you are free to go. tide an

alabama a 7-point favorite over the tigers. maybe it's a good omen for the tigers, who were also underdogs to oklahoma. clemson went on to beat the yesterday. the offense ran all over ou, to the tune of 312 rushing yards. quarterback deshaun watson pitched in 145 of that total. on his way to orange bowl offensive mvp honors. but, as he's done all year long, he quickly turned the praise to his teammates and credits their team bond as the reason they're 14-0. >> you know, we just serve each other, support each other, and really just love each other and if we do that, no one can break through us. as a unit, it's tough to beat us when we are all on the same page, and have each other's back. >> the heisman trophy finalist will now lead his team against alabama. they game is 10 days away in arizona, kicking off monday night at 8:30 p.m. the site of , january 11. the championship game playing host to the fiesta bowl today. last year's national champ ohio state squaring off with notre dame. third quarter, the buckeyes were physical ell

number one clemson against number two alabama. for one, this is old hat and for the other, this is something new. since 2009, alabama has won three national titles. >> they represent the best, and there's really no way you can argue with that. this is their fourth national championship appearance in seven years. and i think this is -- they have won 15 already. >> reporter: the top-ranked creamson, the only undefeated dog for the second straight playoff game. but a win monday night can silence the critics forever. >> definitely glad we have the opportunity. if we beat them, i don't think people can doubt us anymore. we have been doubted for 14 weeks straight. >> a win against alabama, we'll get the most respect in the world. we know they have been to four national championships in the last seven years and everything. it is going to be special when we beat them. >> and if shaq's prediction comes true, the tiger also have accomplished something no team in college football has ever done, go 15-0. >> it will be the best team in college

and played his football at alabama under coach bear bryantand then ford broke into coaching as an alabama assistantcoach dabo swinneya&folloloed an almost exact patha&he was also born in alabama, played football at alabama and also started his coaching career thereand the ties between the schools football programs are even deeper than thatwe asked coach ford about it and this is what he had to saya& 3 3 "i have a ring from alabama and i have a ring from clemson and i am proud of both a whole lot more than clemson, i don't mind pulling for clemson a little more than alabama bec ause of the number of rings they have and the number we don't have , it would be nice to add another to clemson's list" list" 3 coach ford says he thinks clemson can win the game if they force some alabama turnoversa&and he gives a big advantage at the quarterback position to the tigersbut ford said it will be a challengea&overcoming alabamas stingy defense 3 ford said he is looking forward to monday's night game and clemson's try for another title like the rest of us and said he thought it was something he wouldn't

the licenses in alabama county have a ministerial duty not to issue any licenses contrary to the alabama sanctity of marriage amendment or the alabama marriage protection act. in october the 11th circuit court of appeals said the u.s. supreme court's ruling on gay marriage nullified the earlier decision of the alabama supreme court, which it upheld the same-sex marriage ban. the main thing moore accomplished is to create confusion for judges who could be held in contempt by a federal judge if they refuse to issue licenses to same-sex couple. joining me now, alabama state representative patricia todd. maybe i'm naive. i thought we settled this. we had you on the program several months ago, this little dead end of rebellion. that seemed to be stamped out. where'd we come from? >> alabama's a little -- i'm not sure why he decided to issue this order today. he's wrong. my response is get over it, you lost. you need to go back and do your jobs. >> am i right that this essentially came out of nowhere? >> exactly. i'm not sure what prompted him to do this today. i guess maybe he needs to raise

everybody expects alabama to win and walk all over us so, we're going to do what we do. i mean we're hardcore. i think we're hardcore man, we fight for everything, we earn everything, if we're going to scratch and crawl for it, we'll scratch and crawl for it. and everybody ain't going to do that, you know what i mean? it's incredible. it's rare that you have so many guys that have the same goals. everybody wants to be great, every body wants to be good and everybodydyants to compete on this team, and that's what's taken us so far." far."alexander's essentially shut down every receiver he's faced this year.. including sterling sheppard from oklahoma in the orange bowl.. 3 a lot of people traveling from across the country have been here for days, making this trip a vacation, on top of 3 there's no doubt that any time a college team makes it to the national championship, it's a huge deal for their fans. but people we've talked to here in phoenix say there are reasons why it could mean a lot more to tigers fans over alabama. 3 3 3 (02:28:28:08)i think because it's been so lo

. >> alabama is not playing 11 at a time. they have the whole comes a nation coming down upon them. -- the whole clemson nation coming down upon them. mandy: amid the cheers for the number one ranked tigers, they are on the front row -- clemson's number 84. a hug and kiss before her grandson headed out. >> mom and dad were not able to come today because they have to catch a flight out. i wanted him to look around and see someone that loved him. and many loves him. mandy: so many memories in the making here. >> i'm going to taken today. mandy: i that he will remember this forever. >> yes you will, and i will too. mandy: and for the tigers, a chance to once again make history. told me when they land in arizona tonight they will have meetings and dinner. table to be back for media day -- then they will be back for media day and the first practice in arizona. mandy gaither, wyff news 4, live in clemson. carol: waiting for the team to arrive in the great southwest is a team of wyff news 4 reporters, including brad fralick and marc

clemson versus alabama starts at 8:30 on espn. a frigid start to the week, as we take a look through the wis skycam over the capital city. meteorologist ben tanner is in the first alert weather center tracking what type of temperatures we could see this week. feeling brisk today. that's another way of saying it's going to be chilly! look for abundant carolina sunshinenend a bit breezy this morning, few high clouds by afternoon, highs near or slightly above 50 tonight, clear, lows upper 20s. turning windy tuesday ahead of a cold front moving through, for the most part my thinking is it will be in the middle 50s but will fall behind the front. mostly sunny wednesday and cold. highs middle 40s, overnight lows in the lower to middle 20s. keeping an eye on o next storm system that could develop in the gulf by the weekend giving us a chance of precipitation. again, several days out but watching. one of the state's biggestt game in arizona because she'll be taking the national stage from her own home. this afternoon we confirmed governor

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 so much. we will have you later on in the show. growing in arizona and here at home. patrick: wyff news 4's aly myles joins us live from clemson. good morning. aly: good morning. a little quieter here than in arizona. the stadium a little quiet right now and probably will be for the rest of the day, but many excit

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if alabama turns it over then alabama can win certainly, but there is a reason they are underdogs because they havent yet caught up with alabama in recruiting but they certainly can win they just have to play really well."ford and dabo swinney also have deep ties to alabamaa&making monday's game more interesting.both were born in alabama, played college football there and began their coaching careers with the tide.but ford says clemson's lone trophy needs company."i have a ring from alabama and i have a ring from clemson and i am proud of both schools, certainly alabama has a whole lot more than clemson, i don't mind pulling for clemson a little more than alabama."in pendleton adrian acosta foxcarolina news tonight. 3 and the clemson tigers will leave for arizona on friday... if you want to join the send off....clemson is inviting all fans to come to the west zone at 11:45 a-m...but if you also watch it live at fox carolina dot com. 3 happening tomorrow 3 china will halt all trading. this comes after the second circuit breakes were used.... they were put into effect this year to prevent t

he was asked about this matchup between alabama and his old clemson tigers. >> alabama turns it over than clemson can win but there is a reason other underdogs it's because they haven't quite caught up with alabama recruiting. but they can win and they certainly can win. >> a lot of folks wonder if alabama will do the same thing the clemson as they did to michigan. this would make nick sabin's number five. some call nick sabin the best coach in the country's maybe even the best coach of all time. >> it's a great opportunity for our team to play in the college football national championship game. attention to detail is really important to being able to do that. this is a different circumstance and players have to understand it's not a bowl game. we don't go out there and practice for a week this is a game week. we have to get ready to play the game here we have to travel get to practice out there once and go from there. clemson has an outstanding team certainly will be a tremendous challenge for us. now women's basketball. get ready to head to vanderbilt. >> it's always a knockout dra

, the alabama sanctity of marriage or the alabama protection act remains in full force and full effectsupreme court ruling, brooke, some probate judges in alabama have issued same sex marriage licenses while others haven't. so judge moore is saying this order is necessary to prevent confusion and uncertainty among probate judges while the alabama supreme court figures out the impact of aburg afell on alabama, the ruling of the united states supreme court. so same tex marriage advocates today are saying this opinion, this order is just an opinion, it's not an opinion of the full alabama supreme court but rather one judge. this doesn't matter. what matters here is the court's decision, the supreme court's decision. that is the law of the land. however, roy moore is saying, look, the supreme court of alabama is still looking at this, the decision was only targeting four states. it didn't address the alabama ban. st that is the ground he's standing on with this. >> joey? >> the supreme court has spoken on this issue. i get what the chief justice is doing. whenever there is some confusing c

for the playoff against alabama. alabama.fox carolina's derek dellinger was in the middle of all the action today at clemson's west end zone.he's there tonight with the story-- and derek--it had to be a madhouse out there. 3 3 yes it was.clemson fans that could came here--8 buses full of players--and pretty much anyone else involved with the football team here.and they all got a hero's welcome. 3 3 3 3 3 it's only about 60 degrees-- it's a far cry from the weather we saw even just yesterday--but that's not stopping, quite literally hundreds from making their way out--just to catch a glimpse-- glimpse-- 3 3 3 a glimpse of what can safely be described as, right now, clemson university's most popular students. students. 3 95821-we know the bulawares personally, so we came to see ben--95824 3 101111-(why you out here?) to watch them go home--101116 home--101116 3 100647-i wasn't fortunate enough to make it to miami so i wanted to come back and see the team one more time--100650 time--100650 3 each and every person here s

you can see the spike last night in online talk about college football, about clemson, about alabama. the most chatter and take a look at this, clemson and alabama are pretty much getting the same amount of chatter and you see both are green meaning that that , chatter is positive. take a look. 67.6% positive talk about both teams. both teams pretty much getting the same share of conversation on all things social media. but again we are a week out from the big championship game so this will only keep building. , in clemson, nigel robertson,