. >> reporter: they are in town we are overlooking downtown phoenix. both teams are at their hospital tomorrow. their first practice is tomorrow. before you know it it will be sometime to settle this thing for college football's national championship. coming up later in sports, we will hear from a former blythewood -- he will talk about the impact that jeff scott made in his career in how jeff had a major hand in him developing into a pro bowl quarterback. here in just outside downtown phoenix reggie anderson. >>> law enforcement plan to wrap up security in the game. this comes after recent terror attacks in california and paris. home grown terrorist is real and >>> in the stands will be bob coughman he began going to those games in 1962. he has been making scrapbooks since the '70s. >> someone asked me the other day, are you nervous? what if you don't win? what have you come this far and monday night you just don't complete the journey? my answer is, we've already won. we've already won to get to this point. >> the biggest difference is ticket prices.

it overlooks downtown phoenix. they arrived late this afternoon. clemson was the first to touch down. dab bo -- da bo swinney and his wife arrived. nick saiben and his guys. you got the heisman trophy winner. the two teams are here. they will take part of media day tomorrow. first practice tomorrow afternoon. after that, it will be time to kick it off monday night at the university of phoenix stadium. you may not know this there is a big time blythewood connection. it is the story of justin bethel. he was recruited by current offensive coordinator jeff scott. jeff before he went to p.c. the head coach of blythewood. jeff went to presbyterian. now justin's working world has taken him to the arizona cardinals. hes a pro bowler for the cards. he talked about the impact of jeff scott. >> he got that job at presbyterian. i didn't no what that was. i was talking to the guys, the coaches, they really like you. you got a good chance. you can come in and play as a freshman. you can get a full ride and get an education. my biggest thing getting a good educat

... 3 3 3 3 3 phoenix...downtown streets of around the streets of downtown phoenix... 3 3 3 "basically we out here looking for a win and...cheering for alabama or backing up clemson. but i'm a nfl man so i come through with green bay. and i'm cheering for my team to get past the first round. looking at the squad just looking for some answers a whipping on the panthers. i'm sorry but thaa where i came from thats where i rep so thats where i stay up." up."don't worry lauren and ben...i gave him a hard time about that panthers comment. so covering bases with our sports teams out here. but everyone around the area excited to have this event coming to town. certainly a lot going on- even if you're not going to the game. 3 but overall just some really friendly- and talented people in phoenix and i'm sure we'll meet a lot more throughout the weekend. just don't expect me to rap anytime soon..... soon..... 3 good news for clemson -- the n-c-a-a granted the team a waiver for more prep time ahead of the big game. game.you may remember earlier this week -- we told you that time on the practice fi

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 fantastic family, it's a great team, a great group of guys who really stayed true to who they are. i am a tiger through and through." thirty four years after cheering for the clemson tigers in the national championship game -- a retired clemson cheerleader is hitting the pat cassels and her husband tobin live here in columbia. pat was a sophomore and a cheerleader for the school when clemson won the 1981 national championship. both pat and tobin are avid football fans, although their house is divided -- tobin went to carolina and their daughter rustin, went to clemson. "i've cheered all my life, been a sports fan all my life, so m four years at clemson were just awesome. there's just no oth

a lot of clemson fans in downtown phoenix yesterday. i will tell you that clemson fans are looking like they outnumber alabama fans. maybe that is because alabama has played in a national last seven years. for clemson, it has been more than 30 years. not everyone can go to a national championship game every year. it is pricey, but for clemson they have not been here for a long time. since the 1981 title. lots going on in the convention center in downtown phoenix. let's take you there. defend fan fest, people pouring in. lots going on. a lot of fun. one of the guys cj spiller. , one of clemson's all time greats, taking pictures, doing the things he does so well through the years. i have an opportunity to talk to them and asked him about deshaun watson. >> nothing rallies him. he commands himself well. he performs on the biggest stage. i want think anything less of him tomorrow night when he goes out there and showcases his talents. geoff: do you have a score for me? >> 21-17, somewhere in there. other than that, it will be a great game.

we checkchecked out the action today in downtown phoenix. fans were milling around..checking out the merchandise...soaking up the entire experience of attending a national championship game. the clemson fans are hoping to cheer their team to the second national title in we will be covering the tigers throughout the weekend live in glendale. make sure to watch our special "chasing a championship" which runs right here on wis at 7:30. guzman has been recaptured six months after he escaped from a maximum security prison. "el chapo" was apprehended after a shootout with mexican marines in the city of los mochis , in his home state of sinaloa. mexican officials said five people were killed and one mexican marine wounded in the clash. six suspects were arrested. the mexican navy says that marines seized two armored vehicles, eight rifles, one handgun and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher in the raid. columbia police are trying to get to the bottom of a suspicious death. at about 8 this morning, they found 34 year old mario kelly dead in a front

in downtown phoenix, we have seen a lot more orange than crimson. clemson showing up in a big way. fan fest here in downtown and we ran into cj spiller. the clemson great always great talking to fans, signing autographs. i talked to him about this season, especially the poise deshaun watson has shown. >> he commits the offense very well. he shows up on the biggest stage , so i expect nothing less tomorrow night. geoff: do you have a score for me? >> just one more point in alabama. 24-17, 21-17 somewhere in there. come up with a win. geoff: players are thrilled about this ballgame. spiller also teamed up with fellow running back and alabama great mark ingram to visit with the fans. both led their own school's fight song. that got people riled up. the two are now teammates with the new orleans saints. we are counting down to the big game that kicks off at 8:30 p.m. tonight. a recovers continues through this newscast. i will send it back to you guys. patrick: we did want to ask you one thing. is there any word if they will use the retractable roof? geoff: no word yet, but it is chilly

todd summers joins us from downtown phoenix as we close in on monday's battle between clemson and alabama.... all you tiger's fans can celebrate their team's championship game on monday at "chick-fil-a with these "tiger paw biscuits"... they look like the logo on the clemson football helmet... they'll be served from 6 to ten thirty a-m .. at the clemson and seneca locations .. to help customers "cheer on the tigers in style"... if you know you're going to want several - you should call ahead and order now. next on 7 news .... a texas state trooper out on bond tonight... indicted for his conduct in the sandra bland arrest. the latest in the case... and reaction from the bland family. and man gone mad ... appears at a french police station ... threatens officers .. then shot down. hear more details tonight... in the indictment of a texas state trooper behind a controversial traffic stop last summer... the high- profile incident landed sandra bland in jail... where she was found dead...hanging in a jail her death ...ruled accidental. just one day after being indicted on a misdemeanor perjury

vincent de paul, a homeless shelter near downtown phoenix. whenever they travel to bowl games is to make an impact on the local area. they did just that. helping set tables, getting food ready to serve, cleaning up trash and more. bubba britton/clemson alumnus: "you see these volunteers who are giving, as you mentioned, their vacation time, their time with friends and family here in the phoenix area and they're giving that to do something for a fellow person, their fellow man." by donating their time, the group was able to serve and feed dozens of homeless people in the phoenix area. we'll have coverage all day leading up to the big game tonight. later tonight, don't forget to tune in to watch our special coverage -- "chasing a championship." it starts at 7:30 -- right here on wis. clemson versus alabama starts at 8:30 on espn. one of the state's biggest tiger fans will not be able to make it to the game in arizona because she'll be preparing to take the national stage. governor nikki haley will be in the spotlight tomorrow night. she will be in washington with the republican party's rea

then, as fate would have it, when mandy was in downtown phoenix yesterday, she ran into both men within minutes. they're still talking about that flight to phoenix. >> so i board the plane heading to phoenix, and only alabama fan on the plane happened to be sitting at that point to my left. >> you poor guy. >> eric brown from birmingham, alabama. geoff: a lot of orange. how did you handle yourself? you tried to teach them the lyrics of the fight song. >> it would not happen. i was trying to play the tiger rag and then i might as i had a constant van. two tigers. >> scotty brothers. -- scottie cruthers. i tell you what, absolutely amazing experience. i tell you, can we transcend all the barriers here? friends for life. allyson: they called it an amazing experience. as clemson battles for the national football title, it's a citadel graduate and a gamecock fan who will lead the squadron of fighter jets flying over the stadium before the game. major matthew diesel mayer will be leading the f-34 fly over at the university of phoenix stadium. he's a 2004 graduate of the military college and h

marc: glendale is not exactly right next to downtown phoenix. it will take a little while to get out to the game, especially if you are staying in phphnix. chilly. maybe bring next a jacket or blanket. brad: really looking forward to this weekend. we havav80 a day tomorrow morning and the team arrives this afternoon. they will practice tomorrow and media day and head coach press conferences and then gameday on monday. for the national championship, follow us on social media throughout the trip, they spoke, twitter. day long. marc dopher wyff news 4 live in glendale, arizona. you. i will be heading out tomorrow. special for you monday night on wyff news 4 beginning at 7:00 as they get you ready for the everything you need to know before it kicks off. again. you see it in this video in the wyff 4 app. it's also on wyff4.com. the live wire is a collection of tweets about the tigers and championship game. it features everything from team to recent interviews with players. anderson county deputies tell us 19-year-old ronnie leigh cannon is the suspec

this morning in downtown phoenix, and now are getting down to business on the practice field. we head back out to arizona, where sports director brad fralick and marc dopher are live at scottsdale community college. actually it's just brad. hey there. brad: we are live in scottsdale right outside where clemson is practicing. their only real practice for the trip to arizona. we are at scottsdale community college. it literally happened about five minutes ago when we shot the video. we will have to bring it in tonight at 11:00. today was media day. there are these obvious questions in media day. everyone wants to hear about dabo swinney's connection to alabama. everyone wants to talk to the heisman trophy finalist and winners. it is always fun to talk to the other guys. specifically, one guy that held mackensie alexander, the tigers cornerback, did not mince his words when he said he has no reason to build up any opponent. >> i'm not going to sit here and build anybody's dreams, talk about how talented and good he is. i respect all of my opponents. but when it is time to go out

as fate would have it, when she was in downtown phoenix yesterday, she ran into both of those two men within minutes. here is their story. >> i board the plane heading to phoenix and the only alabama fan on the plane happens to be sitting at that point to my left. >> eric down -- brown from birmingham, alabama. geoff: a lot of orange. >> i go with the flow. >> it was not happening. i was trying to play the tiger rag. on the other side, i had a clemson fan. two tigers -- allyson:geoff: what was that like? >> i will tell you what. it was an actually amazing experience. we transcend all barriers, friends for life. geoff: they called it, one amazing experience. that is pretty fun, wasn't it? allyson: also in glendale, arizona, our sports team covering the game down with geoff hart. they have headlines of -- ahead of the big game. brad: good morning. it is finally gameday here in the clemson tigers will play for a national championship tonight for the first time in 34 years. marc: it's an exciting day certainly for tiger fans you can orange, about 35% crimson. it looks like it's going to b

i thought it was a bit closer to downtown phoenix. it's really not. it's in the farmland of this area. there is some stuff that has popped up. but as people get to phoenix to go to the game, they will be a little bit surprised that the great thing is that people planning to tailgate, plenty of room. there's a lot of restaurants, bars, and places to visit. it's a very inviting place. but a little further off the beaten path then i thought it would be. brad: the stadium completely dressed up and ready for the game. we saw the pictures on the side of the stadium. nondescript players, but one was the shawn watson for sure. -- was deshaun watson for sure. former cormedix -- former quarterback for alabama says deshaun watson-- marc: since nick saban has been an alabama, no one has rushed for over 100 yards. if anyone can do it, it will be deshaun watson. brad: media day tomorrow. live from the phoenix, arizona, carol: before the tigers touched down in arizona they got a , proper sendoff from hundreds after a rainy season, it was only fitting that it started

anchor shannon sommerville is live in arizona ..and shannon we understand you got to explore downtown phoenix a bit last night? 3 that's right and while there weren't many fans around last night it'll be packed this weekend...its all 3 a part of the college football fan central central 3 check out the set up they have going on. there's going to be a ton of activities going on . more than 45 thousand are expected to attend this three day festival...they'll have pep rallies, celebrity appearances, youth sports clinics and fans can also observe media dada the festival begins today at 3 at the phoenix convention center...and while there will be a lot of entertainment there we actually found some entertainment just when we were walking around the 3 "basically we out here looking for a win and...cheering for alabama or backing up clemson. but i'm a nfl man so i come through with green bay. and i'm cheering for my team to get past the first round. looking at the squad just lookiki for some answers trying to get through and put a whipping on the panthers. i'm sorry but thats where i came from thats w

many locals mentioned is a top tourist destination for food, music, and nightlife outside of downtown phoenix. one of the managers of a popular restaurant there told us more about what they expect through the weekend and next week. 3 3 3 oh it's awesome for this area you know you get a lot of people from out of town a lot of people make a vacation out of it so they're here to have fun and we're here to make sure that they do have fun) if you think about it in comparison to back home, it would be like a downtown event in greenville bringing enough people to even have places like anderson and spartanburg feeling the flood of people into stores and rereaurants. 3 back to you 3derek derek 3 you'll want to stay tuned to fox carolina for continuing coverage as the tigers prepare for the monday's game.and dont forget - monday at 7tune in for our special report "undefeated: clemson's return to the championship."we'll be going in depth on the tigers title since 1981. 3 3 still to come tonight--more from phoenix as fans get ready for the big game-- game--some are spending the bucks to head out there to

continues tonight - 3 kicking it off with sports director aaron cheslock -he's at fanfest in downtown phoenix as the anticipations just continuing to grow, right? 3 without question... you could argue this is the biggest game in clemson football history... a chance to become the first fbs team to finish 15-0... 3 they've got the resume to be in the conversations with the best of all time with a win.. it'd be their fourth victory over a top-10 team this season... the tigers ride a 17- game winning streak into the title game.. that's the longest in the nation.. 16 in a row at home... nine straight against the acc... add in bowl wins over powerhouses like and clemson's resume speaks for itself... but in order to get to that best of all time status.. they need to knock off the top program of the last decade... 3 3 3 for us to be the best ever we've got to beat the best. and the last couple years. nick saban and alabama has been the best and the standard of college football. they've earned that right. they have the spect. you know, we respect them too. so for us to go earn that title we've got to

there is a fan fest in downtown phoenix, about 20 minutes from here. the game will be played about 45 university of phoenix campus. alabama has onewon 15 national championships. clemson has won one. a lot of fans traveling yesterday. we saw a lot of orange at the airport yesterday. let me say what one ticket means for one in the upstate. >> a ticket, and a bunch of two dollar bills. geoff: is that not great? by t t way, clemson's tradition continues with the two dollar bills. they spend the two dollar bills in that city. they also have a tiger paw on them. clemson hoping to have a lot more games like this in the future. i can tell you, personally, if i got a ticket to a game like this, i would have cried. that is a big deal. we will have more from scottsdale, arizona coming up. back to you guys. myra: before the big game, we will bring you an hour-long special monday night. it is called, "road to the title." it will start at 7:00 tomorrow night. college football playoff national championship between the clemson tigers and the alabama crimson tide. lead

outside the stadium. 3 3 "they'll probably want to spend at least one day and maybe everyday in downtown phoenix, that's where the championship campus is." is." 3 in video provided by visit phoenix you can get a glance at what the city has to offer. and on the outskirts of town, you can also take a jeep tour as well as desert mountain biking tours. 3 3 "there's free concerts friday, saturday and sunday, followed by fireworks each night." 3 3 and if you're interested in what the food scene is like, in the city known as 'the valley of the sun'... espn reporter samantha ponder, a phoenix native tweeted some of her favorite places to go and one of them was little miss barbeque. barbeque. 3 "we're expecting a much bigger pick up i think tomorrow and saturday so i think we're cooking about 40 percent more than we normally do, just for people coming in from the game."scott holmes the owner of little miss barbeque in of town customers he's already seen are thanks to ponder's recommendations, and he says he's hoping to see many more clemson fans in the upcoming days. 3 scott dunn with visit phoenix also

3 live in downtown 3 phoenix and as you can see e whole lot going on behind me. 3 tomorrow and all weekend the place will be packed with fans and plenty of entertainment to go around but we actually found some entertainment just walking around downtown. check out this rap from a local 3 3 we out here looking for a win and cheering for alabama and backing up clemson but im an nfl man so i come through with greenbay and i'm cheering for my team to make it past the first round looking at the squad, just looking for some answers trying to get through when i'm whipping on the panthers i'm sorry but that's where i came from and thats what i rep so that's where i stay up." up." 3 3 and we'll be back here live a little later in the show with more on how shaq lawson is feeling...ahead of feeling... how shaq with more on later in the show here live a little and we'll be back here live a little later in the show with more on how shaq lawson is feeling...ahead of monday's 3 and this afternoon tigers head coach dabo sweeny held his last press conference in tiger town before hitting the road to arizona

phoenix convention center downtown. we will give you a look at what happened yesterday here. both clemson and alabama players there. on the floor for over an hour. wover 100 cameras there. saying, beating alabama, that would be special. >> it would be gratifying to be anybody for the national championship. that would be a dream come true. that is what we are working for. we will win the national championship. hopefully it is monday night. if it's not, we will be gathered somewhere. we are not going away. we have a program built to stay right here in the hunt. i'm excited about that. you know, to be able to be in my beat alabama, where i won a championship, that would be pretty special. >> this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. it will be a great atmosphere, a great time. i'm just going to enjoy it. geoff: what a season watson has had. he said earlier in the week, if you want to have a championship, your best players have to play really well. we look forward to that from watson coming up tomorrow night. we are less than 37 hours now from the championship game that kicks off

downtown and nine dye dui arrests. >>> same-sex marriage hit a snilestone. according to the clerk, phoenix residents ronald bauman and dumitru alexeev received the number -- 5,000,000th license. this is the -- number 5,000th since the court ruling. the couple married today in las vegas. congratulations. they were offered a number of gift by local businesses. i'm sure. >>> attorneys for one of the baltimore police officers accused in the death of freddie gray say the ville may have had back problems before his arrest. officers say he complained a bad back weeks before his hurt. gray's family said he never had a previous attorney. the medical examiner who performed gray's autopsy testified she found no evidence of a previous back or neck injury. goodson is the second of six balt mort officers to officer -- baltimore officers to go on trial. his trial begins january 11th. >>> the wife of bill cosby has been ordered to give a degrees. she tried to fight it but a doubt court rejected her motion. the case involves seven women accusing him of drugging and

phoenix. clemson has the lead, 24. alabama 21. john: a race going on this saturday, the greenville news run downtown 5k road race. showers may be ending just before the race begins at 9:00 get this. i was at my shop tied up with a customer when i realized the time. i had to get to the bank before it closed, so i made a break for it. when i got out it was almost closing time. traffic was bad. i knew i was cutting it close. but it was ok. i use td bank. it's got longer hours and stays open an extra ten minutes every day. i'm sid. gabrielle: one of the most unique and iconic musicians has passed away. tonight, david bowie fans around the world are mourning the loss of a transformative figure in pop culture. he lost a battle with cancer. he was 69 years old. >> i was shocked this morning. >> i can watch them on youtube all the time. i can watch "drive-in saturday" performed live in the 70s. it's so good to be able to go back to him so easily. gabrielle: people around the globe are paying their respects to bowie, who died yesterday after a long battle with cancer. in london, fans placed flowers and written tributes at

phoenix. the only real warm spot in miami. we were 45, 50 downtown, 18 and 22 are the lows, 43 and 17 are the normals for this time of the year. the records, 67 and 16 below in 1974. from our weather watcher, silver pool, 42 in peetz, westminster, denver at 47 and northwest arvada at 49 degrees from the weather watchers. we have a northeast wind at 6, 63% humidity. nice shot from dale here, this is a fort lupton sunrise, that sky just on fire. debbie, a pretty shot from red rocks amphitheater on a nice day. taking a look at this from larry pierce, steamboat springs, a nice shot. and marsha, sun is set over estes lake, lake estes, you can just see the sun going behind the mountains there. temperatures for tonight, mostly in the teens and 20s over the eastern plains, we'll look at single digits above and below 0, mostly teens for the high country. teens, 20s out west, and today, with 30, 40, 50 over the eastern plains. 20s and 30s out west. here is that denver forecast. for tonight, mostly cloudy sky, 23 and 21 the overnight lows, tomorrow, mostly clou

downtown area with snow bands east of the city. so far, travel not impacted on the i-25 corridor. temperatures freezing for many areas. the next low is coming out of the east from the phoenix area. it will follow another storm the came through earlier today. there are when told -- travel advisories and a winter storm warning for the area shaded and red. denver is under a winter weather advisory until 2:00 tomorrow. you can see how we are in snow bands to the west and some off to the east. in the advisory area, which extends until 2:00 tomorrow, we expect another 2-5 inches of snow. there will be another band role in around 10:00 tonight. the roads will be i see and snow packed -- icy and snow packed. we saw the snow melt rather prickly today. tonight the temperature will trend down and we will see the snow and ice in the morning. there will be sunshine, but it will not be that warm this weekend.>> it will be the weekend. >> indent. >>> along my man who -- a longmont man who kidnapped a 16- year-old girls yesterday was arrested in coffeeville, alabama today. detectives with a longmont leased department are traveling to alabama to meet up with the victim. to a home in wheat

in phoenix...including a clemson kickoff saturday night. 3 3 then on sunday clemson fans are encourage to take a little time to give back with a community service event planned at shelter in downtown phoenix.and later that night, clemson fans and alumni will gather for a welcome party at front row sports grill. we've got all the details on these event plus many more in phoenix up on our website in our special national championship section. 3 now time for weather and traffic together every y 0 minutes---- - 3 3 cloudy skies, areas of fog and patchy drizzle will continue into tonight. temperatures will only cool to around 40 in the upstate and 37 in the mountains. saturday will begin with clouds, fog and areas of drizzle, then heavier rain builds in toward saturday night. highs on saturday will reach to around 50 degrees after 4 p.m. rain could get heavy into saturday night, but should taper off during the late night hours. expect a half inch to an inch of rainfall by the end of it. sunday morning could bring a few rain/snow showers along the tn border as colder air starts to filter in. 3 3 ((wrap up)) 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 3 we're

downtown you are at 43 and green valley at 42 right now. as far as radar is concerned, we are dealing with a few lingering showers but most of the activity towards phoenix. closer to home a couple of sprinkles. bulk of the activity in the sheep and spring mountains. we're expecting partly sunny skies and temperatures on the cool side. if you are heading out to primm bundle up, high today 54. overnight tonight boulder city dropping down to 35 for the low. we're not going to have the cloud cover we've had lately. indian springs down to 30 tonight. partly sunny skies tomorrow during the day but another chance for rain and mountain snow saturday night into early sunday morning and then again >> kim: that cloud cover acting like a blanket and when it's not there, it's colder. >> dana: the lows are all right but during the day we don't get a lot of sun so we don't get above normal. normal high is 57 and we're going to reremain below that for the next 7 days. >> kim: should he wear pants, should he not wear the pants? family? cooler does prism tv have all the channels we watch? that's a great question. prism tv has all the channels i watch, and lots of hd. and

phoenix. base officials say the pilot was from the taiwanese air force, and was flying alone during training. investigators are still trying to figure out what went wrong. a downtown landmark art piece is missing. someone stole the front half of the large heart at container park... where people attach their own locks. here's what happened, caught on surveillance video. in the front right corner, you can see three men in a truck messing with something. from another angle, you see two of them carry away what looks like the heart. officials believe they hooked sculpture, and just tore it off. "it's just a shame. it came from the first year of life is beautiful. and its not just the locks. but they also wrote they hopes, their dreams, their loves." the downtown project says they just want to recover the missing pieces to restore the sculpture. if you think you might recognize any of the crooks, or their car... please call police. happening today, las vegas strip headliner celine dion says her final goodbye to her husband, rene angelil. his funeral is being held today in montreal. the flag at the quebec national assembly will fly at half staff today. angelil died last