sports director rick henry is live -- braving the cold at bank of america stadium with all the hype ahead of the big game. the heat and energy coming from bank of america stadium tonight...should be hot enough to melt the remaining snow left on the ground here in the queen city. when we arrived at the stadium today more than three and a half hours before kickoffff.fans were milling around and showing us their dabbing technique....you know...dab on em...just like cam newton. rick: even when you're not at games do you dab? fans: yes! all the time. when i'm at school. when i brush my teeth. fan: dabbing. the dance? no. no. no. you do the dab and i'll do the peanut butter and jelly like john brown. rick: how many times do you think you'll dab ok you got it. you ready? my son bryan has been living up here in charlotte now and he's and you know what this championship belt. is it the same championship game this is the nfc official championship belt. to play the man you got to beat the man. a coastal carolina university natural causes after being found yesterday. the horry county deputy coroner s

and this bank of america stadium crowd could play a pivotal going to the super bowl. with the panthers in bank of america stadium, aaron cheslock, fox carolina sports. 3 be sure to tune into fox-carolina next sunday for the n-f-c championship.the carolina panthers will take on the arizononcardinals in hopes of scoring a super bowl spot. and of course we'll have full highlights after the game. 3 3 bitter cold temperatures are on the way. find out how cold we get with your forecast coming up in just a bit! 3 still to come-five american are free-anddeven iranians are back home after a nuclear deal with iran. see what the president has to say about the swap-coming up 3 and some wild video to show you tonight of a crash into a gas station.what led to to this?we'll tell you---sarah? 3 i'm live in charleston with 33 in you decide 20-16 3 the first democratic debate of the new year has kicked off in charleston.it's the final democratic debate before the iowa caucuses and new 3 front runner hilliary clinton- bernie sanders and martin o' malley will be facing off in hopes of win

a raucous crowd at bank of america stadium. that crowd had plenty to cheer for early. jonathan stewart rips off a 59-yard run on the first play of the game. carolina quickly turns it into points. stewart scored the first of his two touchdowns just three plays later. first seattle possession, and disaster for the defending nfc champs. luke kuechly with the pick. it goes for 6. seattle is barely off the bus, and they are down 14-0. carolina built a 31-0 halftime lead. russell wilson would rally his troops in the second half. a pair of touchdowns to tyler lockett helps seattle climb back in this ballgame. carolina, clinging to a 7 point lead when the seahawks go for the onside kick. the veteran, on the ball to secure the panthers win. a few nervous moments in charlotte, but the panthers take care of the seahawks, 31-24. carolina advances to the nfc championship game for the first time in more than a decade. wyff news 4 sports director brad fralick is live at bank of america stadium with more. brad? brad: marc, what a game. talk about a tale of two halves. 831-zero halftime

much more coverage ahead from bank of america stadium. or cam newton to get to the podium. live in charlotte, brad fralick, wyff news 4. mike fans at home are good -- glued to the tv. panthers fans cheered on the team. corey: fans here at hickory tavern say, they never doubted the panthers squad. they absolutely filled this place tonight, and now they will he able to put on the jerseys again and route on their favorite team as it heads to the super bowl. >> cam newton, my favo go panthers! we want to see them make the superbowl. woohoo! let me go dab on. corey: rinicka glenn, showing off f r dance moves, cheering on her favorite player, on her birthday. hickory tavern, the panthers' bar, filled with die-hard fans just like glenn. >> oh my goodness, this is a great time. corey: susan hill is also a huge fan of the qb. >> cam newton, he has really made this team a team to look up to. corey: but you can't forget about the defense. >> kuechly, he's the quarterback on the defense. he's the fastest guy in the nfl on defense, a young. corey: panthers fans weren't only in the front

game... 3 before we head to break-we want to take a live look out in charlotte -- at the bank of america stadium...you can see fans amped up about going to the super bowl he was rated a+ by the nra. not for his promises, but for defending the second amendment... he's a man of deep faith, who fought time and again for the right to life. he laid out a plan to destroy isis months before paris. he'll strengthen our border and use conservative principles to put washington's broken fiscal house back in order. jeb bush. he's the conservative you can trust, to fight for our beliefs. right to rise usa is responsible 3 after being 3 after being doubted by experts and vegas oddsmakers all season long...the panthers had a pretty emphatic response ....a 49-15 win over arizona gives them an n-f-c title...but more importantly now...super cam is going to the super bowl.... here's how it all went down tonight in charlotte... charlotte...panthers owner jerry richardson- wofford alum- banging the "keep pounding" drum before the game...bank of america stadium is electric tonight...its the first ever meeting between

we'll have more coverage all week on fox carolina from bank of america stadium and then from california. aaron cheslock will be live in santa clara. but for right now from bank of america stadium fox carolina sports. 3 3 to the hardwood... all the talk's about the gamecocks and tigers... both building up impressive resume's with the ncaa tournament just weeks away... but the paladins come into tonight's home game winning five of their last eight... sitting just two games back in the socon... socon...-niko medved and from w-c-u tonight at timmons arena...-second half action... paladins down five... stephen croone to kris acox for the and-one... 12 on the night for the big man..-western battling back all night... but devin sibley caught fire in the second... first the three... then to the rack... rack...paladins fans pumped.. for good reason... furman gets the *w* in a thriller...62-60 3 mike young's terriers taking on east tennessee state, who's tied atop the socon...-early going... eric garcia finds easley's spencer collins... trey's true... collins a game-high 24... made 10-13 from the

live at bank of america stadium, brad fralick, wyff news 4 sports. marc: let's go back to chris for chris: the system that gave the northeast a blizzard, nearly two feet in washington dc, has moved out to sea. area. in charrtte, clear but cold at downtown. gametime temperature, 36. 30 degrees by the end. clear skies with light winds. tomorrow at home, 31 to start the day. warming into the 50's once more, partly cloudy across the area. in spartanburg, 30 to start the day, 50 two and it. blue skies in anderson, 44 by 11:00, 52 by 2:00. in asheville, warming up, 46 the high. should melt the feet of snow in some locations. mount mitchell had 66 inches of snowfall in two days. can you believe it? 41 inches in one day, yesterday. six inches per hour on mount mitchell. unbelievable. highs tomorrow across the area, 51 in greenville, 50 two in spartanburg, 53 in abbeville, low 40's across the mountains. the future plus shows we will see their skies all night tonight, a few high clouds tomorrow. the next system takes shape to the west around monday. it will he

we are about 20 minutes from kickoff here at bank of america stadium. joel: that will do it for us tonight."

it will be the first time that bank of america stadium has ever hosted the nfc blessed, man. i don't know about you, but i'm blessed man. to be in this position. to play with a group of guys that's unselfish. and the vets, because you never know when your next time is going to be, man." "to go out there, it was a great feeling to get the victory. to play as well do better 2nd half. we have room for improvement. but to jump on them, first half, 31-0. can't ask for a better half." "it's definitely a great feeling to play in this game. two, we get to play right here at home in front our home fans. it's going to be a great game. we're excited about it." "so all that stands in the way of a trip to the super bowl is carson palmer and the arizona cardinals. those two teams will square off right here in charlotte next sunday at 6:40pm. reporting from bank of america stadium, i'm luke notestine for news 13 sports.that's our sports this morning. i'm stan 3 here is a look at current conditions.. in our next half hour we'll talk more about what to expect in the next 7- days. 3 3 3 a coupl

first ken smith is at bank of america stadium where the fans i'm betting, ken, are fired up. >> absolutely. >> reporter: new york is considered the city that never sleeps. probably tonight charlotte will be the city that won't sleep. fans waiting for this opportunity for the team to go back to the super bowl in modern a decade. >> reporter: the panthers block party around bank of america stadium had fans where i amming with confidence. >> when the sun goes down and chill in the air. panthers will make that place rock. down and the game started. those who didn't have tickets were glued to the near restest television set. some fans said this feels better than the last time the panthers made a super bowl run in 2004. >> it' more confidence now. we had jake and smiddy it was like cardiac cats. this is more of a definite gnat knit time. >> we love them. they keep pounding and we love them. >> reporter: fans are crazy about this team. one name tends to stand out. >> cam newton. sums it up. cam. >> yes. >> reporter: what do you like about the panthers sm>> i cam newton is funny. i like his dance.

if the panthers win this game, they will be headed raycom's alex giles has the latest from bank of america stadium in charlotte. alex giles- "the calm before the storm here at bank of america stadium in come tomorrow this site expected to be buzzing as the carolina panthers face their last test on the road to the super bowl. take vo saturday night the charlotte skyline lit up with the panthers colors.... winter weather may have impacted the special playoff weekend for some fans- the panthers pride rally was canceled this week! however, the gridiron should be good to go for football... earlier today crews cleaned up ice and slush surrounding the stadium.... and the arizona cardinals made it into town...the airport tweeting out this photo.... the panthers had a first round bye in the playoffs and then escaped a close call with the seattle seahawks in the second round.... fans outside the stadium tell me they're ready for the nfc championship...... "did not see this coming in a million years so hosting an nfc championship, pretty sweet" "it's been unreal, absolutely unreal you know. who would have th

and a blanket of snow is covering bank of america stadium. video today earlier, showing them working out despite the cold and snow, and they say do not worry, the field will be ready for the championship game against the arizona cardinals. the storm system is expected to be out of the area by sunday. gabrielle: the weather is making some history at the hartwell dam. they are opening the floodgates to release the water levels, only the third time this has happened. the last time was back in 2013, and before that, you have to go back to the year 1960 four. the army court made that announcement. this will allow 13,400 cubic feet of water per second to pass through. the water level is five feet above where the engineers wanted, but it is not reaching the dam. it is to prevent levels from ever getting high enough to do that, the goal. announcer: now, your super john: this storm is winding down a little bit, but not all of it, because we still have some more rounds coming in. chris: in haywood, looking ok. john cole at the traffic is slowing down.

now as he looks to travel to bank of america stadium to take on the carolina panthers... his former teammates weigh in. kwwls olivia mancino joins us live david johnson has had quite the impressive career here at home anan with his first season in the n-f-l he's an iowa boy through and through and his teammmates from back home in clinton iowa and from u-n-i are all so excited for him it was this game--the cards against the packers-- that solidified his trip to the bank of america stadium johnson was a pivotal part of this ame with two minutes left he makes a sick catch keeping the scoring drive alive-- he's been a key player for the cardinals throughout the setting the rookie franchise record with thirteen touchdowns. i talked to him and his fiance ""its been a true blessing to be able to have opportunities that ive had and been able to help out the cardinals" johnson has been a stand-out for years now-- setting many records during his time at u-n-i he holds the record for career rushing yard and touchdowns i talked this past season's panther quarterback sawyer kollmorgen

we are outside of bank of america stadium. tomorrow night the quarterbacks are going to play a part of which team will represent the n.f.c. in spell 50. cam newton's m.v.p. performance there year has put him in this position. he set nfl history with being the first to throw for at least 3 touchdown passes and rush for 10 more. but the biggest stat are the w's. 16 of them to put them in this position. that speaks to the type of maturity he's undergone since being drafted in 2011 out of auburn. >> people will talk about 2015-2016 carolina panthers for years to come and shame on us if we don't capitalize on it. that is what is pretty much important for us as a team. we know what we have in front of us and we are going -- if we don't maximize our opportunity we will say we let something slip away. >> any man got to grow as a human being and football player as neglect. he's a man, he is going to mature every year. you are going to see a difference no matter what. all the things somebody could say about him good or bad has been said

a are taking the next step to get bank of america stadium ready. they have clear the snow frothe tarp is still on the field. a will take the tarp often a, let the field breed, and continue preparations. good news, the snow is gone from the inside of bank of americit has been a wild couple days in charlotte. brad: three inches of snow and ice. you expect that in green bay and new york, charlotte, north carolina, not so much. met bloomberg, charlotte, still under the winter weatheradvisory. it is not for what is going to fall but what is already falling and re-freezing. the winter w advisory is all the way back down i-85, spartanburg and greenville countyif you are traveling that weight will be cold. there is the chance of black ice on the roadways. into the overnight, freezing temperatures for about 15 hours. because of that, that allows the d will get icy lalaan hold off until 10:00, that is probably the best to avoid the slick roadways. low temperatures tonight will be frigid, especially the mountains in the teens. 26 greenville. we want to talk t

he told officials at bank of america stadium not to show scores or highlights of the game going on in arizona. he wanted the panthers to take care of their business, and they did. buccaneers and panthers today, from bank of america stadium in charlotte. cam newton gets into the end zone in the second, makes it 7-3 carolina. in the second, cameron payne scores the first touchdown of ron rivera said he hasn't really gotten a lot of opportunities with the way to jonathan stewart has played. in the second, newton goes into the air. 24-3 carolina. third quarter, newton salts this one away. and grave that mbp trophy. -- and grave -- engrave that mvp trophy now. panthers earn homefield advantage throughout the playoffs, finishing the regular season 15-1. >> i am proud of who this football team is. a lot of guys deserve credit, with players and coaches, i think our coaches did an excellent job as well. like i said, i can't say enough about what dave and his group find players and developing the players. marc: here's how the nfc playoffs stack up. again, the panthers the number one seed. arizo

not think the panthers will win the super bowl but if they do he will stand out in front of bank of america stadium in a tutu. >>> many people want to hear who president obama is rooting for in the super bowl. we asked him in a sit down interview. >> what's your super bowl pick broncos and panthers. >> i got to see more information but i think it's a great story for peyton manning to be towards the end of his career in the super bowl again and the defense the broncos have is unbelievable but carolina looks tough. this is going to be a close one. we have a team headed to the super bowl. jeff, mandy, jared will all be in santa clara bringing you unique stories of the panthers the big game and festivities starting monday. >>> a photograph of a potato was clearly in high demand selling for more than 1 $1 million. it was taken by kevin and it was sold for 1 million euros the equivalent of $1,008,000. if the sale price is verified it will be the 15th most expensive picture ever sold. >> i admire art but it-- >> it looks like the moon. an asteroid perhaps. but yup up close and personal. >> art is in the e

on the panthers prep for the playoffs, and what new toy coach ron rivera banned today from bank of america stadium, carol: if you know a member of the military who is engaged, there is an opportunity for him or her to have a dream wedding for free. upstate warrior solution will throw the free wedding at the historic wilkins house in greenville. right now, the house is still being renovated. the wedding will take place july 4th weekend. the flowers, food, music, and dress will all be provided by local vendors, as a way to say thank you. >> i really want them to know that the community is rallying around them. greenville is a great place, especially for military people. it's very patriotic, so i really want them supports them. carol: to be eligible, applicants must be post-9/11 combat veterans who were honorably discharged, and they need to have been engaged before january 1 of this year. to apply, we've posted a link in the story on wyff4.com. michael: only a few hours left to take advantage of ice on main in downtown greenville. certainly cold enough tonight. the rink is open until 9:00 tonight. y

reporter: the arizona cardinals come to bank of america stadium next sunday. the winner is off to the super bowl. joel: mark, thank you. eyewitness news is staying with the panthers as they head to the afc championship next sunday. followed joe mazur on twitter. up-to-the-minute reports on what field. then watch eyewitness news sunday at 6:00, 10:00 and 11:00. in the mobile app. guardian angel nurse. he was lying unconscious in the middle of the road when the mystery woman rushed to his aid after a motorcycle accident in november. his family never got the say thank you until today. >> we do it every day. reporter: the words of a nurse just doing her job. >> i just acted like this was my son. reporter: is been two months since she stumbled across this horrific motorcycle accident. rushing to give cpr to a >> god can do anything. reporter: today the guardian angel is meeting the family for the first time. stephanie has been waiting for the reunion since she learned that somebody on the that happened of the accident likely saved her son's life. >> the remember he

ahead in sports what new toy , coach ron rivera banned today, from bank of america stadium? carol: if you know a member of , opportunity for him or her to have a dream wedding for free. upstate warrior solution will throw the free wedding at the historic wilkins house in greeeeille. right now the house is still being renovated. the wedding will take place july 4 weekend. the flowers, food, music, dress will all be provided by local vendors as a way to say thank you. >> i really want them to know that the community is rallying around them. greenville is a great place especially for military people. , it's very patriotic. so i really want them to know that the community supports them . carol: they neededo have been engaged before january 1 of this year. and it has to be post-9/11 combat veterans who were honorably discharged. to apply we've posted a link in the story on wyff4.com. michael: a 911 operator in florida dialed up some serious trouble because of her lunch order. investigators say back in september, francis fraraois let the emergency lines ring for 8 minutes. eye doct

plenty more panthers coverage coming your way...our own aaron cheslock with a report from bank of america stadium. stadium.and with football winding down...college hoops is heating up...the gamecocks started the season 16 and oh but have since lost 2 of their last 4. hear from head coach frank martin as s-c looks to regroup before tomorrow's matchup.... 3 3 3 just 2 thousand 6 hundred 80 miles and an 60 minutes of football...that's what separates the carolina panthers from hoisting the vince lombardi trophy for the first time in franchise history...in 2 weeks the panthers will head to santa clara california for superbowl 50.... 50....carolina crushed the cardinals in the n-f-c championship game. their 49 points the most points ever scored in an nfc championship game. the highlights of the panthers offense include the playoff history- cam newton to corey brown. and 2 rushing touchdowns from superman himself. carolina also added a pick six from luke kuechly to cap off a historic night for the panthers....but that was yesterday...today sports aaron cheslock has the latest from bank of america stadiu

carolina sports director aaron cheslock-aaron. 3 we're live in charlotte north carolina at the bank of america stadium. the latest on the panthers coming up 3 we have recieved hundreds of photos throughout the week from viewers. fox carolina wants to say thank you. remember you can send your photos to fox-carolina-dot- com. of course the easiest way is on our facebook. in this line of work only the freshest ingredients make the cut it's important to me to know every dish i serve especially for this food critic. publix bakery scratch made bread we bake it in store every day with pride so you can serve it with some publix. where shopping is a pleasure. 3 we're following the latest on winter weather 3 we are live in greenville county tonight..this live look at furman university.you can see snow still on the ground.....but it won't stay. . 3 we want to check in the meteorologist ted phaeton for 3 temperatures will plummet under mostly clear skies, ading to refreezing on the roads and making for hazardous travel. sunday will be sunny but cold to start. highs will be cool, peaking in the low to upper 40s th

mark: inside a now quiet bank of america stadium. this place is percolating earlier. the panthers, 31, the seahawks, 24. what a game it was. a game of two has. let's read the highlights. canyon and the panthers posting seattle. they have proven they could beat the seahawks earlier in the jonathan stewart, first offense of play for the panthers goes 59 yards, went over 100 yards for the game, first time in forever that the seahawks defense had allowed that. it would only get better for the seahawks in that first half. luke kuechly takes a televised russell wilson pass back to the house for seven more points. it was 14-0. trey boston, the former tar heel , exercising all of those russell wilson seasons with a sack of his own. near the end of the second quarter, how about cam newton with an absolute laser to greg olsen and the lead was an absolute lead, unfathomable, 31-0. the second half, things get awfully tense. russell wilson doing russell wilson things. this is basically a replay of the elementary two points several years back. in this case, it is germane for a touch

again that game will be at bank of america stadium. 3 while ron rivera and the panthers have a lot to celebrate...other n-f-l coaches not as lucky....the monday after regular season often referred to as "black monday" here's an update on the coaching changes around the league...tom coughlin steps down as the giants head coach after two super bowl wins in 12 season at the helm. the giants finishing 6 and 10 though for the 2nd straight tomsula out as head coach of the 49ers. in cleveland mike pettine let go by the browns. and in philadadphia...the chip kelly era comes to an end with the eagles. 3 the gamecocks football season might've been a little disappointing for south carolina fans...but the basketball teams are certainly giving fans something to get excited about...an undefeated record....doesnt get much better than that... that...the men's team now 13 and oh after their win over memphis on saturday...the gamecocks are one of just three unbeaten teams in the country. s-c ranked number 22 in this week's a-p poll...their highest ranking since 1998. south carolina begins s-e-c play at

live outside bank of america stadium... where the panthers thrashing of the cardinals took place. rick. roll cue: unfinished business fans throughout the carolinas mike desumma is live with some fans who watched the game at hickory tavern in the vista. two men wanted for an armed robbery in reverend dr. betty deas clark has been named the church's pastor. she was pastor of mount pisgah ame church in sumter. rev. deas clark was officially named this morning in a handover ceremony. "i felt the love. i felt a sense of welcoming. i felt a sense of inclusion and jubilation. i really did. keep on praying don't stop. and in being here as the first female pastor of this questions of society." "we want to tell you that we love you and you're stuck with us and you can do anything about it. put your hands together. i think it went extremely well and most certainly bishop norris made an reverend betty deas clark. one who has experience and most certainly we welcome her into this church we call mother emanuel." "god use me- god be with me. please don't leave me." "and so i agonized over and i

sports director rick henry is at bank of america stadium with more. rick:the snow showers in charlotte were replaced by a shower of confetti here at bank of america stadium sunday night as the carolina panthers celebrated winning the nfc championship by totally thrashing the arizona cardinals. kawann:everybody brought into evevybody knew what we were doing. we knew that from day one when we came to camp. we knew we were going to do this. everybody brought in. that's the whole thing about it..and these guys, i can't respect these guys enough. cam:we came out and had a pretty successful game. i know a lot of people feel just like me. we're not done yet. we're going to live in the moment right now. i'm happy not only for the this is nice...it's not the final goal though. ron:persononly it is the culmination you work for as a football player and a coach. and so it's going to be exciting and i look forward to it." it's surreal..all the hard work we put in just to come out with this game..but we've got one morere we're not done, we've got one more. cam said

that will start at 6:40 here at bank of america stadium. fans celebrating on the -- in the street as we stand outside of the stadium. carolina heading off to the nfc championship game. >> congrats to the panthers. it was a noise day in charlotte. the sun barely came out around here. bill predicted with snow. the video was taken roxboro that you are watching in person countych the snow stuck to grs and cars there it was too warm to stick to the roads. some of the people we spoke to say they are ready for it. >> i love it. it's a little late but i feel like i am at home so i welcome all cold and i like the cold weather you know i can't stand the summers. but, this is rhode island in a little bag. >> i think it's extremely late. you know, everybody wants snow around christmas time. but i guess it's better late than never. >> it sure was pretty to watch. meteorologist bill reh here anymore snow. >> not in the immediate future people say it's late. the normally snowiest month of the year is february. late january and february. so, i don't know me

bank of america stadium.. panthers beat the go on to super bowl 50! in san francisco with the panthers back in the superbowl, sports analysts say there are a fewwtory lines that fans can be looking out when they take the field. field.analysts say fans should keep an eye on the defense of both teams.denver and carolina both have top rated defenses that have shut opponents down all season.another area to take note of is peyton manning's push for a second superbowl ring.he's trying to quite his critics who doubt him in the big games.finally -- the panthers and broncos have two differant offensive styles.analysts say it will be interesting to see which style 3 now to weather with nicole 3 black ice is possible through the morning with temperatures in the 20s and low 30s. expect mostly sunny skies today with highs near average in the low to mid-50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. a few showers arrive tuesday. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this: bridge repair us 176

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the team takes on seattle at one oclock at bank of america stadium in charlotte.tickets to the game are hundreds of dollars so if you don't have the cash to go there's a huge watch party right here in columbia.the roaring riot is the largest fan club of the carolina panthers. and they are the game with them at carolina ale house on lady street. if the panthers win on sunday they go on to the nfc championship. 3 3 this week's golden spatula award winner has been around for 30 years, but is under new ownership.news19's colby gallagher is in lexington where this restaurant is about to 3 coming up...a midlands orginization is committed to the streets... details after 3 it's another chilly morning in the midlands but we won't be

the panthers q-b calling bank of america stadium "their edge" in this one... if they can get a win tomorrow, they'll get back to the nfc title game for the first time in a decade... the team that beat them then? you guessed it... seattle... more panthers previews throughout the show... till then.n. 3 in you decide 20-16-- 3 republican presidential hopeful-mike huckabee is hoping to win over voters in union county--just in time for the south carolina primaries- which are now just a little over a month out. out.mike huckabee visited first baptist church in union this evening. the former arkansas governor- spoke about his religion. he also talked about the economy- and immigration issues.huckabee says he's prepared to run the white house if elected. 3 over decisions before he made them that is such a wonderful thought that we could have leader like that in the white house i game." game." 3 "i am committed to the notion that we have to function as a constitutional republic you can't elect a president who thinks he's the king who open rates beyond the constitution

kickoff for the carolina panthers and seahawks game is on sunday at the bank of america stadium. of course, eyewitness news is with the panthers every step of the way. follow mark armstrong on twitter at @armstrongm for coverage on watch eyewitness news sunday at 6:00 and 11:00 and you can watch the abc 11 news app for player interviews after the game. anna: and a fan sent a letter to an nfl kicker. ter walsh missed the kick with the seattle seahawks. he showed his appreciation by signing autographs and taking pictures. >> there are all of you very much for the card. it is very touching. anna: the teacher thought those letters would be a nice way of helping students learn empathy. instead, they gave him pointers and suggestions and told him to keep practicing. [laughter] joel: but they did it with love. joel: and look, they gave him a lesson in learning, and he gave them a lesson in gratitude. and next at 5:30, the one thing this bus driver didn't do that could have prevented this whole situation. plus, making sure it doesn't happen again. anna: and taking a lesson from the school

it's the first time it's ever been held at bank of america stadium, and the crowd certainly playing a factor. the panthers have now become the most unbeatable team in the nfl at their home stadium. but, they're going to have to go to the west coast to win one more, and bring home the first super bowl trophy in team history. the franchise has come so far. you think 5-8-1 then making the playoffs, out in the very first game. now 15-1 in the regular season, but more importantly 2-0 in the playoffs, with one more to go." go." 3 3 "i dreamed of this since i was in high school and college. i dreamed of this ever since man. i was out here earlier in the year making snow angels, and the thing before camp dreaming that one day we'll be there, and this is our year! and for everybody that doubted us, and continued to doubt us, and picked the cardinals to beat us. the wide recording corps was going to do 3 something spectacular? that's what's up. so we're going to say thank you. continue to do what you do, hopefully you pick denver. cause i can tell you this. we're gonna come out fighting, we're

sports director aaron cheslock has more from bank of america stadium... 3 "we're here at bank of america stadium, the field crews are trying to get this place ready for sunday's nfc championship game. obviously, the weather playing a role here. and when you think about the arizona cardinals coming in, this is a team that plays in a dome stadium. it's about 72-degrees the whole time, and they've played there their last three times. so not only are they coming to the east coast, they're going to have to play in the elements. that's just one of the many things ron rivera says gives the panthers an edge.""it's an eye opener. i mean it really is. for the be the same for both teams. it's going to be cold and if it's going to be raining, it's raining. and if it's going to be snowing, it's snowing. i actually had to get a little more bundled up than i wanted to. but one thing iwas trying to get the guys to understand is this is what we're going to play in. get used to it, let's get used to having the football. let's get used to catching the football, let's get used to running around. it was you

low oil prices also lets them help more people with heating assistance. 3 3 3 if you go to bank of america stadium to see the game on sunday... don't bring your hoverboard. carolina panthers coach ron rivera has banned them from inside of the stadium. rivera says he recently caught a couple players "drag racing" in the hallways and wasn't thrilled. he also says theheeam has encouraged players not to ride them to work, but says there's of the facility. 3 3 3 3 we have an 3 3 3 3 3 3 we have an early bird gets the win giveaway this morning! asheville restaurant week starts today... and we are giving away two 50 dollar gift certificates to twisted laurel in asheville. go to facebook dot com slash news 13 to enter. we will announce two winners just before seven this morning. and coming up chef chris from twisted laurel will show us some fantastic recipes the restaurant has to offer. 3 3 3 dolly parton turns 70! coming up... a look at some of her best contributions. 3 3 3 she was born right across the mountains in sevier county, tennessee. and today... country music legend and actress dolly parton is c

. >>> a lot of shoveling at bank of america stadium in charlotte. workers doing their best to get it cleaned up for sunday's championship game between the cardinals and -- the weather didn't stop the team from hitting the practice field this morning to get ready for the game. stay ahead of the weather. but snow or no snow, they will be playing sunday night. corey miller will have more on the match up and the weather impact coming up later in sports. >>> that right there is a live picture of the nation's capitol. they have it a whole lot worse than we do. >> yes. they are seeeeg a whole lot more snow than we probably will see in the state. it may have felt like a mild beginning to winter, but that is about to change. >> it's going to change fast as well. joel baldman has the latest from washington. >> reporter: more than -- a potentially historic snow storm threatening to shut down cities from arkansas to the carolinas to the nation's capital. storm. implications and all the residents of the district of columbia should treat it that way. >> reporter:

she joins us now from bank of america stadium >>reporter:good monday morning to you from bank of america stadium where there is still confetti on the field because the panthers are indeed celebrating after they punched a ticket to super bowl 50 with a win over the cardinals last night. in the making sense 2011 when ron rivera was first hired as head coach. cam newton was drafted first in the 2011 draft. it has snowballed into 2016 as they head to santa clara to take on peyton manning and the denver broncos in super bowl 50. >> what was really nice about it was they owned it. by that, i mean,, when we were getting ready to come out for the second half i did not have to say anything. but the players set it and cam stepped up and challenged everybody. [ inaudible] >> ron's first year, here we are, five years later going to 50 the right way. we have good guys, we play hard, we did have the right way. we are on her way to the super bowl >>reporter:perhaps the most excited guy on the field last night was coastal carolina, josh norman. talking to people for so long, officials actually had to co

the team takes on seattle at 1 o'clock at bank of america stadium in charlotte. tickets two the game are hundreds of dollars. if you do not have the cash two go, no worries there is a huge watch party right here in columbia. rory riot is the largest fan club of the carolina panthers. they are inviting everyone out two watch the game with them at street. this is a big game, if the panthers win on sunday they go on two the nfc championship. >> that looks like fun. morning, we are serving up >>> good morning, thank you for waking up with the news 19 this morning. >> time right now about two turn 6:30 a.m. on your friday. bad news, rain coming in as well, efran afante. >>> we are expecting rain. fortunately, it is not raining right now. it is rather chilly out there right now, columbia 42 degrees, overcast skies, rain has not moved in yet. here comes the rain, a lot of rain, very heavy rainfall moving through all of georgia into the northern part of florida. when the kids had out two the bus stop it will be chilly, 40 degrees, do not forget the umbrella. you will need

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panthers and seahawks sunday at bank of america stadium. the highlight of panthers practice today had nothing to do with the actual play. three key starters dressed in participating for the first time since week dickstein means all are on track to suit up on sunday. >> just to be back out there and >> i feel really good about everybody, i'm confident about guys showing up in being ready to roll. >> the seahawks were clawing to an emotional win and carolina players got to heal and recharge mentally for what will he an enormous task every x as you get older, you realize how hard it is to win. we want a lot this year, but it's hard to get to that mountaintop. a sure thing. cam newton, however, was thinking the opposite. >> a lot of guys are whispering that we would not have one it any other way. it's kind of must-see tv, you have the players on both sides >> this will be the second year and row that we play them twice. so there is a little bit of familiarity. tisha: that's our report. if you need a reason to start celebrating super bowl 50 earl

joe: bank of america stadium was rocking last night. we were sitting on press row which is in the suite level midway up and it was literally shaking back and forth. rocking the table. the fans were rocking the stadium and panthers for the 10th time scored 30 or more but the arizona cardinals had no answer. as is the case seeming will i every week the panthers were at full crank from the go buffalo design on the ted ginn jr. play. cam newton fakes the run and ginn zigzagging for 22 yards and opening touchdown. they led 10-0. can we give cam newton the m.v.p. trophy now? he throws this dart and he gets by the only defender that can bring little down and 86-yard connection and panthers up 17-0 first quarter lead. the cardinal are no slouches on over but against the panthers defense they made mistake after mistake and carson palmer who like cam is a former heisman trophy winner four interceptions and luke keuchly recovers and panthers score the first 10 in the thaurdird quarter. the panthers keep pounding all the way to the super bowl. >> w

solid citizens and people here panthers play seahawks sunday 1 o'clock at bank of america stadium. seattle escaped minnesota this past weekend. carolina opening up the playoffs at all. >> a lot of people think the seattle -- seahawks could win. carolina? didn't they need them earlier this season in seattle? >> yes, they did. >> i think they should be the >> that's >>> here are two nights lucky for life numbers. you see them there on your screen. will win $1000 a day >>> the countdown is on to super bowl 50 which will air right here on news19. we are giving you a chance to be a winner. starting next tuesday, we will place 19 golden sign footballs at several landmarks across our 11 county area. every day at noon, we will post those locations through pictures on air instagram, facebook and twitter accounts. if you find a golden football, bring it to us and you will win $50 and will be registered for >> are you putting any and arlington county? >> no. that's not in our coverage area.>> my mother lives they are. it should be. >>> it will be cloudy in the morning with 370. rain will and l

. >> up next in sports, live at bank of america stadium for the latest on the panthers. and cam newton on why he stays true to himself. practice and is probable with 20 megs of internet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. yeah, that's not working. just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that's the essence of this role. feel like a hollywood insider >> cam newton one of those rare athletes that chimed so bright we that everyone has an opinion about him. what's not up for debate is his charisma and talent and today he spoke head-on>> people seeing what i am or what i'm trying to do. i'm an african quarterback that may scare a lot of people because they haven't seen a lot i'm doingnobody changed me, made me act this way and i'm true to my roots. >> that was the headlining stuff today. in the locker room, live to joe mazur. joe: there are two teams in th

. >> the next big football game of the carolinas will be the sunday at the bank of america stadium as the panthers host the seahawks. they had gotten the better since last season. both matchups last year including but as far as preparation they did not put much stock into the game earlier. >> the truth of the matter is you play them. and a lot of people say this is why you play 60 minutes pay u don't know what's going to happen. as far as i'm concerned. we're going to show up on sunday and play until the end and see what happens. >> the panthers are getting ready to take on the seahawks. ththhonorary coaches helping out kids with cancer. a six-year-old boy fighting cancer went shopping yesterday with the panthers for other kids undergoing treatment. mike tolbert was there and said braille and is a wonderful inspiration. >> he gives us a reason to we can go out and fight on the football field. so if that's one of the reason why players don't mind taking orders when it comes to their dance moves and often if you're watching the panthers you will see them giving instruction on how to thr

. >> larry: fans crowded outside of bank of america stadium in charlotte for hours today to wish the panthers good luck at their first practice since their nfc championship win. parents even took their kids out of school. they chanted mvp as quarterback cam newton ran in to practice. focused and they were hopeful to >> ashlea: nc state trying to duke. . >> stan: big south college hoops tonight. last trip there for a big south game. coastal leaving next year. their first place position. bulldogs down two now. time winding down. dylan smith shot. check out will weeks. no one blocks him out. at the buzzer. we go to over time. in ot, it was all about elijah wilson of coastal carolina. and one. the carolina native goes to 23. dogs lose a tough one, 68-66 at over time. next game on my40. >>> nc state trying to move out from that tough loss. a one-two punch with abdull malik malik. puts it up and in. it's fun to watch abu. ends up being a five point play. tech goes up six. they win it. yellow jackets. >>> two surprise acc teams squaring off. tigers come out smoking. jeron blossom, he had 22.

of the stadium and was not thrilled about it. the mayor says seeing videos of the hoverboard's that have blown up has him concerned about safety or something crazy happening. cardinals at bank of america stadium. i think he's making a smart choice. joel: no more hoverboards. the good news is whatever happens by sunday, the weather is going to be great. chris: a warming trend down the road but we have a couple of hurdles to get through. i will tell you about those coming up. here's a look at your evening out. it's going to be very cold tonight with temperatures already in the 20's and spots. by midnight, right around 20 and in a few spots in the lower teens. a beautiful sunny day but the sunshine was deceptive. 28 in louisburg. eastern u.s., but not bad. look at dallas -- a lot of folks would be wishing for that. tonight, clear skies with temperatures very cold. we dropped to 18 at rdu. if you outline areas, could be 10 to 12. some sunshine to start your day but then it crowds up quickly. there's a chance from the triangle northward for a flurry or snow shower. mid to upper 30's to near 40's out of the south, so not a lot of warming. by midday, nothing going on and a disturbance will c

championship, for the first time, while the team use their practice facility, the field at bank of america stadium will stay under a tarp until the precipitation moves out of the area. >>> obviously, you want to keep up to date with the latest on the forecast, going on here in the midlands. take sure you get the news 19 weather app, or follow one of our meteorologists on twitter per we have them posted there. you can also click on our website to get their twitter handles. >>> and kershaw county, deputies cited eight businesses for selling alcohol to minors. deputies and sled agents conducted undercover operations at 63 locations on january 14 and 21. deputies say, at each location and under age person working were under the age of 21, and in eight out of the 63 tries, the cell. citations were issued to the clerks that deputies say made the sale, each store will also receive an administrative -- fine. >>> police are searching for a suspect who they say assaulted a man and five-point and happiness of a morning around 2 a.m. in the 2000 block of greenstreet. officers say that during an argument, the

always easy being a fan of the opposing team, nfl squad made this boy's dream come true at bank of america stadium. we want you in our breaking news team. did he see something happening, send us pictures or video to you can reach us using the joel: the panthers are moving on to the nfc championship game. one little football fan is getting the last laugh. heather: he lives in the heart of panthers territory and says he gets bullied. wind of win. gloria riviera, abc news, washington. heather: we learn about a long-held special record. competition teaches us a valuable life lesson. that we must both maintain our composure in victory ngozi: a recent accolade into the record roots -- books. she's an assistant coach for the n.c. state track and field program. our hope is that athletes grow it get better every year. for a seasoned runner first time indoor success seems like the logical next step. >> i've into a cross-country national twice. i made it to outdoor nationals last year. reporter: she understands the journey. as a former runner herself, he set the school record in the 5000 meter event. reporte

sports director aaron cheslock has more from bank of 3 a rematch of lasts years wild card game here at bank of america stadium... one that the panthers won... but the panthers say this is two completely different teams... with much higher stakes... but ron rivera's not talking super bowl... in fact, he won't even say it..."this is about the game. it doesn't do any good for me to talk about the next game if we don't get there and we're going to focus on the next game and that's probably the most important thing, is we understand that this game's a big game, we understand it's an opportunity for us to move forward, but we've got to win first. so that's what we've got to focus on is this game." "it's seizing the moment as well. you know for us, we know what we have in front of us and if we don't maximize our opportunity then we're going to be looking at it like dang, we left something that's so close slip away through our in this year's cardinals team sits behind center.. the panthers playing a 3rd string signal caller last year... carson palmer a huge step up from that.. but of course carolina's got their own f

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