his notre dame fighting irish are going to the big show. >> to give notre dame the lead in the finalth to the national championship. >> the kick is good! [ cheers ] >> lara: just moments before penn state appearing to be in control of their own destiny marching down the field with the game tied and less than 1:00 left to play. >> they start with a hand off. he has a lot of running room. he has a first down. >> lara: but then -- >> whoa! it is intercepted! >> lara: penn state owned the first half of the game. it was 10-0 until just before half. fighting irish quarterback riley leonard temporarily knocked out of the game after this hit. >> a big shot taken by riley leonard, down to the ground. >> lara: but after clearing concussion protocol, leonard was back, delivering a brilliant fourth quarter. the irish fighting for every inch and tying up the game 24-24. >> leonard throws, wide open! scores! >> what was coach's message to you in the locker room? >> yeah. he said history is written by conquerers. >> lara: and notre dame's coach, marcus freeman, making some history of his own. >> yo

>> notre dame with a chance to add to a three-point lead.ke, touchdown irish! bo collins! with the first touchdown of this game. >> the start of the second half didn't go any better for georgia. the 98-yard run blew the game wide open. the dogs never recovered. notre dame won 23-10 and will take on penn state at the orange bowl next week, while texas and ohio state go toe to toe in the cotton bowl. >>> it is a snowy start to the year for parts of the country. nbc meteorologist angie lassman is tracking the winter alert and some major drops in temperatures. >> yes, it's going to be chilly, we could see ice, maybe some rain. we have it all on the table. but right now 43 million people under winter alerts. this is going to bring a bit of snow. then we gear up for the more impactful system which emerges into parts of the plains by saturday, bringing heavy snow across the rockies. we'll see a wintry mix into the evening hours across the plains. then on sunday we have the chance to see strong storms potentially across the south. but also icy and s

i do think notre dame's defense, i do think notre dame's defense is one of the better ones that they've played. they will have seen all season, but we'll see. i think we're in for a great matchup. i think we are too. >> it's going to be a tough one. i don't know who to root for. i mean, ohio state's my dad's alma mater. i'd love to root for them. but at the same time, i love the way coach freeman talks to his his team, you know, to the players. and so that's so inspiring to we'll be watching morgan. you're awesome. thank you so much. appreciate it. we'll be right back. kobe believed in himself at the youngest possible age, youngest possible age. >> it's one of the most remarkable stories in sports history. >> i don't want to be remembered as just a basketball player. >> kobe premieres next saturday at nine on amazing. >> jerry, you got to see this saying that. >> trust me, after 15 walks gets a little old. >> yeah. >> stop waiting. start investing. e-trade from morgan stanley. >> our remodels are made to look beautiful and made to last. >> so we hand selected products that are stylish a

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notre dame. >> and penn state in the orange bowl. the winner advancing to the national championship game check out espn's lee corso looking the part at age. 89, this was a heck of a game to as good as that is the highlights or even picking up in the 4th quarter tied at 17 penn state threatening nicholas singleton, 7 yards into the end zone. that was his 3rd touchdown of the night. >> yeah. the nittany lions going crazy up. 24 17 notre dame response riley. leonard has a wide open. jason, great past. his defender fell down. that makes another defender fall. a 54 yard touchdown. we're tied at 24 states under a minute to go same score penn state ball andrew hour makes is costly. mistake. dangerous past intercepted by christian grey and notre dame is in business. set up in penn state territory. eller can't believe it. penn state fans can't believe it. fighting irish are going to take advantage. mitch jeter from 41 yards. a chance to give them the lead with 7 seconds left and it is good. notre dame goes in front. one last chance for penn s

notre dame is this -- my friends who go to notre dame hate when i say this, but there's been a dallasynamic here. the brand has always drawn. it's always been so strong. it's always been one of the great television draws. they have their own non-conference, independent sort of station, above and beyond college football, notre dame does. here, finally, they make good on the premise of the promise that, actually, you might have one of the biggest brands in college football playing up to their reputation, for the first time in almost 40 years. >> let's take the next -- the semifinal games one at a time. start here. notre dame gets penn state. >> yup. >> you know, that seems to me a pretty even matchup. both teams pulled off solid wins this time around. do you think notre dame can keep this going? >> i do. i do. i think penn state, as much as they have had a remarkable run in their own right here, against really good teams, look at james franklin's record, the head coach of penn state against top ten teams. it hasn't been great. penn state's road to this, beating boise state, yeah, impres

the final score would be 23 to 10 notre dame moving on to face and in the semi-final. interesting note, you all 5 conference champions in college football lost their game in the playoffs. so they went on 5. >> but we'll see how it goes. we're down to the semifinals and a lot of teams that had like a by yep. all of them, all of them all last was which sort of what i tell to work and maybe lay that rust humor can create yeah. why? all right. well, thank spencer. thank you, got happy new year. happy new year. >> hey court. our how you do it. need to see tonight looks kind of lonely, kind of cold out showed some rain love. >> yeah, we're going the golden gate bridge to some rain is on the way. maybe the last storm we see for quite sometime here in january course, january wettest months here in the bay area. but we're going to catch a break from that rain after this. next storm system moves through. so gold. great looiing beautiful out there right now. some clouds on the way. and i think by tomorrow morning, yeah, to get a nice soaking as we're gonna see that storm system r

for notre dame players, they believe it wasn't the luck of the irish but trust in the lord that help> i just started trusting the lord. i looked up and said jesus whatever your will is our trusty 100%. >> reporter: after ohio state beat oregon in the rose bowl the quarterback gave thanks to whom he said things was do. >> first and foremost i have to think my lord and savior jesus christ for giving me this opportunity to be on this stage and here in the rose bowl. >> reporter: coaches are leading the way. notre dame's head coach reinstated the pregame catholic mass and there's a growing trend for athletes to share their faith with fans on social media like posting a simple thank you god and the buckeyes posting their t-shirt, jesus won. the fellowship of christian athletes says 90% of teams also have chaplains or spiritual guides to help players deal with the pressures of competing. notre dame's -- believes jesus had a hand in the two teams facing off. >> i believe that jesus, you know, was looking over both of our shoulders throughout the whole season and put, you know, these two tea

now, later in the 3rd notre dame trailing 24 this point. but later passes it jaden greathouse. he spins and gets away from his defender. nothing the pretty much green grass in front of so he fakes his way to his house. it's a 34 yard today. the fighting irish, they would convert the two-point conversion a little later as they inched a little bit closer. and then later in the 4th. fighting irish right here down by 16 and later launched the down the field to great house who makes great kitchen, 30 yard, 15 kids to be exact and notre dame decides to go for 2. so here we go on the 2 point conversion attempt, lynyrd flips it to jordan phase on who could next with a wide open. both collins in the end zone and it's back to an 8 point game back minutes ago. minutes later, same score 3rd and 11 for ohio state. will howard airs this out to jeremiah smith? 56 yard. that's the game and notre dame to is in danger because thief in fighting irish territory, a field goal with ice. the game in ohio, native lebron james high-fiving and celebrating in the both their 34 to 23 national championship

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notre dame coach marcus freeman played at ohio state. the two quarterbacks, will howard and riley leonard, were roommates at a football camp last summer. but there will be no friendship on the field at 7:30 eastern tomorrow night when the college football playoff national championship game kicks off on espn, linsey. >> linsey: game on. all right, will, thank you. >>> there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this sunday. the new warning about bird flu after the virus is found in a commercial poultry facility in georgia. >>> and the road to super bowl lix narrows. who is still in the hunt to play in the big game. touch can mean so many things. even for people with moderate-to-severe eczema. touch can make two feel like one. or simply be a helping hand. dupixent can help you stay ahead of eczema as you welcome the feeling of touch. dupixent helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema to help heal your skin from within. many adults saw 90% clearer skin. some even achieved long-lasting clearer s

they arrived in columbia after beating notre dame 334-23.s off an historic year for the expanded college football playoff where more teams competed for the championship. nbc's kaylee hartung breaks down the buckeyes' victorious night. >> the longest postseason in the history of the sport. >> reporter: in a matchup between two of college football's most storied programs, ohio state pulling off a late notre dame rally, winning their first national championship in a decade and ninth in school history. >> you just keep swinging. that's our culture. >> reporter: overnight in columbus, buckeye nation ectatic. >> best night of my life. >> reporter: back in atlanta, celebrities including travis scott, ohio native lebron james and notre dame icon joe montana enjoying the game. >> all that sacrifice. a national championship game right here. >> reporter: the underdog the fighting irish starting strong. reilly leonard leading a ten-minute opening drive. >> touchdown notre dame! >> reporter: but the high-powered buckeyes refused to back down. freshman ph

notre dame though answers riley leonard to jaden greathouse.s going to take it 54 yards to the house for the touchdown to tie it up. then under a minute to go penn state trying to get in field goal range. but drew allar picked off by christian gray. it was a great job by him to keep his hands under that ball. the irish would then get into field goal range and mitch jeter wins it for them. 2724 was your final. we knew this was going to be a heavyweight fight, and that's a really good team. >> we just faced that wasn't going to quit, but i told our guys, we've been here, we've been right here in this position before. >> and they believed and they got their job done. history is written by conquerors. we're holding the pen. >> we decided how we want to write our history. >> and, you know, i'm a firm believer in whether you think you can or you can't do something. you're right. we believe that we can do it. and we went out there and did it. >> all right. so notre dame will now face the winner of tonight's semifinal between ohio state and texas in th

and notre dame decides to go for 2.here we go on the 2 point conversion attempt, leonard flips it to jordan frase on who could next with a wide open. both collins in the end zone and it's back to an 8 point game. the packers minutes ago. minutes later, same score 3rd and 11 for ohio state. will a is this out to jeremiah smith? a 56 yard. that's the game and notre dame to is in danger because in fighting irish territory, a field goal with ice. the game in ohio, native lebron james high-fiving and celebrating in the both their 34 to 23 national championship for the ohio state. buckeye is national titles and college franchise history. >> as a suspect, >> night 51 is the time. alright, stargazers you gonna have a treat tonight because 6 planets are actually going to be lined up in the sky. it's called a planetary parade. and if you look up tonight, you will see venus, the brightest of them. all mars, then jupiter, saturn, uranus and neptune, all lined up in a straight line. that's the at least the way it looks like from her

notre dame wins 2724. let's have some oranges.e irish will play for a national title against either ohio state or texas, the winner of that one a week from monday. a happy young fan watching the number 24 cal women and number 21 nc state game. cal's martha suarez had three straight threes in the second quarter. finished with a double double, 17 points and 12 boards as cal wins 7871. they're 15 and two, and the stanford women beat florida state. sports on abc. seven is sponsored by (woman) oh, come on! come on! (vo) fargo lets you do this: (woman) fargo, turn off my debit card! (woman) i found it! i found my card! (vo) and also, this: (woman) fargo, turn on my debit card. (vo) do you fargo? you can, with wells fargo. what else can fargo do? quickly tell you what you spend on things like food. (dad) fargo, what did i spend on groceries this month? (son) hey dad, can the guys stay for dinner? (dad) no... (vo) learn more at wellsfargo.com/getfargo. i'm dan >> lou: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- jude law, kyle moo

notre dame puts themselves in college football's title game with a gutsy performance agagait penn state at the orange bowl. >>> and the hodabration reaches its tear-filled end. we reach the end of tributes for the "today" icon. it's friday, january 10. "early today" starts right now. >>> thank you for being up early with me. i'm frances rivera. much of the southern california landscape is now painted in ominous shades of orange and gray as multiple infernos continue to rage across the region. at least ten people have been killed, and officials are warning that exact number won't be known until investigation teams can access the areas burned. nearly 180,000 residents have been forced from their homes, where flourishing neighborhoods once stood. ashes now lay. an estimated 10,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed. >> oh, man, like, this is a whole shock. a whole shock. i've never seen nothing like this before, like, from the ell to even how the sun is red. it's, it's the worst thing i've seen. looked like a bomb just went off over here. that's the only way i can describe it. >> pr

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notre dame and georgia were neck and neck until the fighting irish defense forced a fumble to changend of the first half. >> notre dame with a chance to add to a three-point lead. play fake, over the end zone, touchdown irish! bo collins! with the first touchdown of this game. >> and the start of the second part of the sugar bowl didn't go any better for georgia. jaden harrison took the kickoff to the house. a 98-yard run that blew the game wide open. the dogs never recovered. notre dame won 23-10 and will take on penn state in the orange bowl next week when texas and ohio state go toe-to-toe in the cotton bowl. >>> still to come, meghan markle reveals her star-studded new show. and we're not playing around. the third season of "squid game" could be coming sooner than you think. long layovers. surprise gate changes. and hey luggage. and it's totally middle-seat approved. secret. no sweat. have you tried these new febreze car vent clips? the new intensity dial gives you total control. i can turn it up... that smells good! or turn it down... hmm. nice and light. enjoy 40 days of freshn

hay mucha gente ahorita transitando hacia el superdome con ropa de notre dame, ropa de georgia stateersity y quieren como seguir con este espiritu de celebracion para evitar que precisamente el terror en, eh, en eh empane toda esta celebracion. >> octavio muchas gracias. betsy por supuesto, seguimos al tanto de esta investigacion y cualquier actualizacion que vayan poco a poco dando las autoridades. gracias. betsy. buenas tardes. bueno, mientras tanto, a raiz de estos incidentes mortales ocurridos el primer dia del ano en nueva york, la policia de la ciudad refuerza su presencia en los alrededores del edificio trump y de la centrica times square en manhattan. las autoridades creen que no hay amenazas creibles y especificas contra la ciudad de nueva york, pero que estas medidas de seguridad se toman especificamente por precaucion. vamos ahora hasta hawai, donde la celebracion del ano nuevo se vio tambien empanada por la muerte de tres personas debido a una enorme explosion causada por fuegos artificiales ilegales. el estallido provocado por pirotecnia de fabricacion casera dejo decena

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when he played for the thundering herd of marshall and has one for notre dame. >> notre dame fightingsh returning the second half kick off of yesterday's sugar bowl. they scored twice before the half combining for 17 points in just 54 seconds of game time. georgia answered the kick off return touchdown a few minutes later scoring on this 32-yard pass by quarterback to running back cash jones. but it was not enough. notre dame stopped georgia from scoring again in the second half, and picked up the upset win in new orleans. the game was originally set to be played on wednesday but was delayed as we have said, due to the terror attack. >>> with notre dame winning and advancing to the next round, that means the college football playoffs semi-finals are set. penn state will face-off against notre dame in the capital one orange bowl january 9th and texas place ohio state in the good year cotton bowl classic. the winners will play in the national championship on january 20th. >>> in the nfl final week of the regular season begins tomorrow. the first weekend i can watch without the stress of

notre dame leads 20 to 3.ater in the third same score, stockton passes to a wide open kash jones, who stumbles into the end zone for the 32 yard touchdown. dawgs cut the lead to 20 to 10. fourth quarter georgia down 2310 on fourth and five inside the ten yard line. stockton fires it to lawson luckie, who can't make that catch. notre dame takes over on downs. bulldogs head coach kirby smart not happy, but freeman gets a gatorade bath. notre dame wins 23 to 10 and advances to play penn state in the playoffs. well, the 49ers are preparing for their final game of the season. the niners hit the practice field today with backup quarterback josh dobbs, and he will be starting for the first time this season, all due to brock purdy's elbow injury in last monday night's loss to the detroit lions. on sunday, the niners are playing the arizona cardinals, one of dobbs former teams. and this game is really sort of an audition for dobbs. he's going to be able to show his skills to the niners and to teams around the league wh

notre dame players believe that it was not the luck of the irish that trust in the lord to help them lord and i looked up hotel i trust him 1 100%. trust in jesus christ and his plan for the season. >> after ohio state beat oregon and the rose bowl, gave thanks to who he said thanks was due. >> it is unbelievable first and foremost i have to thank my lord and savior, jesus christ, for giving me this opportunity to be on the stage and here at the rose bowl. younger me would be in all right now. >> coach is for stage and marcus freeman reinstated pregame catholic mass and there is a growing trend where athletes share their faith with fans on social media like howard posting a simple thank you, god. christian athletes say 90% of teams have chaplains or spiritual guides to deal with the pressures of competing. both teams say it is important to trust god's plan on monday. john, back to you. >> john: the big question is who does jesus christ love more, ohio state or notre dame? great to see you and have a great weekend. >> sandra: that does it for us and i will see you in washington on sun

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notre dame wins 2724. let's have some oranges. the irish will play for a national title against either ohio state or texas, the winner of that one a week from monday. a happy young fan watching the number 24 cal women and number 21 nc state game. cal's martha suarez had three straight threes in the second quarter. finished with a double double, 17 points and 12 boards as cal wins 7871. they're 15 and two, and the stanford women beat florida state. sports i'm dan >> but there are restrictions. the promotion applies exclusively to new uber for teens accounts, and it's good for six free rides, each worth more than no more than $20. >> did you pass your first driving test? >> i did, but my permit test was a little bit harder. >> really? the permit test. >> i think that's the written test, right? yeah. it can be a little hard sometimes. yeah, i did the writt

and then notre dame.hey got the second half kickoff and jayden harrison would take it 98 yards for the touchdown. so the irish with 17 points in just 54 seconds of game time. georgia would never recover from that. notre dame would end up winning the sugar bowl by a final of 23 to 10. >> i'm proud of this coaching staff. i'm proud of this team. i love this university. it's an honor to be a part of this place. >> shout out to the defense. >> they played outstanding and that's a really good team we played. so man i'm just so grateful for this opportunity. this is a beautiful thing and and a dream come true. >> all right. so notre dame now moves on to face penn state in the orange bowl next thursday. the winner of that is going to take on the winner of texas ohio state for the national title in the nba. meanwhile, jimmy butler's days in miami appear to be numbered. butler scored just nine points last night in the heat's loss to the pacers. he didn't play at all in the fourth quarter for a second straight game

. >> well, the college basketball quarterfinal playoff game between notre dame and georgia is now set for later today. the terror attack happened in the popular french quarter, not far less than a mile, in fact, from the superdome, the sports arena where the two teams were set to face off wednesday in the sugar bowl. the head coach of notre dame football expressed his condolences to the victims. >> first off, i'd like to say we're hurting for all those affected by this tragedy. the city of new orleans has welcomed us with open arms, and we joined them in prayers for all those victims and families that are affected by this tragedy. we got together this morning as a team, um, and, you know, before i got downstairs, i had gotten a phone call that there was an incident, obviously, some type of tragedy that happened in the middle of the night. um, and i didn't really have the, the details. and so we were preparing this morning to play a game this evening, and, um, then after our break when we got the, the news and we learned of the severity of the, the tragedies that, that happened, um, yo

notre dame fans, georgia fans.of the fact this is one of the biggest tourism weekends or tourism times in the city of new orleans with tens of thousands of people here to celebrate new year's. let's go back to security expert mike khan. mike, it is appearing more and more likely that this was not a drunk driver. incidents like we've seen before in 2017 and 2019 when drunk drivers, tony as well as rizutto plowed their vehicles into people after mardi gras carnival parades in other parts of the city. it is seeming to be like this is going to be an intentional act. bourbon street is not drivable, there are bollards on the street that prevent that. nopd also has cranes in the skies with spotters. how can something like this happen on bourbon street with so many law enforcement officers down there? we just reported two days ago more than 300 nopd officers are assigned to that one area of the french quarter. >> so you can do your best to prevent an incident like this, in this incident, again, if you had bollards up and o

we've got cheerleaders and mascots from ohio state and from notre dame.heers and applause ] there we go. they're going to be -- they're going to be bringing the heat all night, as will the two teams that are playing tonight. this is an incredible matchup. ohio state led by quarterback will howard. they're back in the national title game. they're looking to win their first title in a decade. they won the inaugural college football playoff when that was a new format. well, we're back in a new format again this year with that 12-team playoff. so maybe that is a good sign for jack sawyer, for that quarterback will howard who was actually roommates, you may have heard, with riley leonard, the notre dame quarterback, who led ohio state to that win over -- sorry. led notre dame to that win over penn state to get here, getting into their first title game in over a decade, and looking now to win the irish their first title since 1988. coach marcus freeman used to play at ohio state. there's a whole lot of connections here. these are two of the most successful prog

the ohio state, notre dame. hadn't won since 1988 a national championship.ys. good morning. not only was last night's game a showdown between the most successful and recognizable programs, it was an explanation point to finish off the first 12-team playoff in college history. in the end, the team that suffered a heartbreaking loss a couple weeks ago to their biggest rival, came together to win it all. >> the longest, toughest post-season climb in the history of the sport. >> reporter: in a matchup between two of college football's most storied programs, ohio state holding off a late notre dame rally, pulling off and winning their first national championship in a decade and ninth in school history. >> when things get hard in life, you keep swinging as hard as you can and fight. it's our culture. >> reporter: overnight in columbus, buckeye nation ecstatic. >> best night of my life so far. >> reporter: travis scott, lebron james and joe montana enjoying the game. >> all that sacrifice to run out in a national championship game right here. >> reporter: the under

the quarterfinal between georgia and notre dame which was postponed for 2h hours to give the authorities nasman is in new orleans. and on, as you can see, bourbon street. why don't you give us a show and tell around the area so we can see what it looks like. , . , . ,., so we can see what it looks like. , . , . . like. christian, 'ust about an hour ago h like. christian, just about an hour ago bourbon _ like. christian, just about an hour ago bourbon street - hour ago bourbon street reopening to pedestrians only, but this is the first look we're starting to get that attack took place and also the city is starting to move forward, beginning to recover from this attack. i want to show you you the way the city is grieving and mourning the 14 victims of that attack on new year's day. you can see here 14 yellow roses along with the mardi gras beads, these were laid during a ceremony, christian, that took place before bourbon street reopening. we were hearing from the head of police here, they said it was very important that that type of ceremony happened before they let people come back and b

i still think that we probably need to wait an extra day. >> now, meantime, the head coach for notre dameotball expressed his condolences to the victims and their families in solidarity with the city of new orleans. >> first off, i'd like to say we're hurting for all those affected by this tragedy. >> the city of new orleans has welcomed us with open arms, and we joined them in prayers for all those victims and families that are affected by this tragedy. we got together this morning as a team. um, and, you know, before i got downstairs, i had gotten a phone call that there was an incident, obviously, some type of tragedy that happened in the middle of the night. um, and i didn't really have the, the details. and so we were preparing this morning to play a game this evening. and, um, then after our break when we got the, the news and we learned of the severity of the tragedies that, that happened, um, you know, we had to get back together as a team. i think a lot of people would start to hear that the game would be postponed. but, um, we had to get back together and discuss what had happen

lots of fans from notre dame and the university of georgia are going to be here. have got the fans that are making their way down the and t- shirt sales are coming out and there are hundreds and hundreds of people all around this streets here and again, you have got the spirit of new orleans is still very much alive that resiliency is come back. >> gaydy schwartz, we appreciate your reporting and stand by for us after this press conference. frank. give me the sense, what is your gut telling you and do you think there are other co- conspirators out there or do you think possibly the isis connection could be something financial or something different but maybe a connection overseas? and not necessarily other sort of people on the ground here in new orleans and/or in the u.s.? >> yeah, that's of course the swer we all are looking for particularly as, you know, the final decision is made to carry out the sugar bowl today. so look, it's too early i think for the fbi to say definitively that this man acted alone. that would be wonderful. but i don't expect it because it

for nearly 40 years, bob taught at notre dame and is chair emeritus in american studies and journalism. he's written previously on the american presidency and american political culture and contemporary communication, other subjects. but also harbored a lifelong fascination with winston so much so that a special section of his personal library is devoted to and volumes about the great british statesman. bob's new book represents, in his words, a of literary marriage between his longtime interests in the us presidency and churchill. it's focused on the british leaders visits to the white house under roosevelt and later under eisenhower. visits that were not unusual in cases for their duration sometimes lasting several weeks. but they took on diplomatic military significance as churchill used them. as bob writes to troll washington with his and views and hopes of warring presidents to initiate joint activities involving britain and the united states. a churchill, of course, was an enthusiastic proponent of the notion of special relationship between the two countries. he first used the te

i was struck by notre dame quarterback riley leonard. notre dame beat penn state.p to the national championship. leonard knows who is in charge of that game and his life. watch. >> what changed offensively until you guys started moving the football in the second half. >> shoot. i just started trusting the lord i looked up jesus whatever your will is i trust 100 percent. this offense and team trust in jesus and his plan for the season. >> laura: football and faith, raymond, works together. >> the coach also restored the entire team praying together going to mass before games. something notre dame had done away with brought it back and later converted to catholicism himself. >> laura: i love him. >> raymond: the quality of this team how they so gel, i think you just heard the secret sauce. they pray together. and look you were discussing with my powell mel earlier. faith is making a comeback, laura. whether it's the times we are in or rise of evil. people are willing to defend their faith. this week and only fans star who regularly records herself sleeping with stran

notre dame advancing to play penn state next week in miami. top four teams going into the playoffs, oregon, georgia, boise state, and arizona, have been eliminated. >>> nba and the warriors, the 76ers are at chase center tonight, nice chance for the dubs to start 2025 clean. moving pictures on "the late show." steph curry is probable to play. he was listed questionable with a sore thumb. to say the warriors are struggling is an understatement after a 12-3 start. golden state has lost 13 of its last 17 games. sitting at 16-16 for the season, curry used a little gen z lingo to describe the warriors' current state. >> how do kids say it? we're very mid right now? we're just very average. >> when you're in a slump as a team and you're losing games, your confidence is fragile. >> that fine line between losing hope and confidence and understanding one good week you're kind of back in it, that's where we are. >> as the kids say, one who is never mid, never average. >> that's fire, savage. i had to google this. >> wow, look at you. >> to get prepared

notre dame head coach paying tribute to the victims of new orleans attack. >> the proper way to handle make sure, again to send condolences on behalf of the university and the football program to everyone affected by the tragedy. >> brian: that is true notre dame moves on and plays penn state january 9th. 2024 sports person of the year and ten mastic start calling it a huge honor and says she was shocked when she found out that awards come after 11th time olympic medalist with three gold medals and one silver at olympics in paris. tied for the second most decorated female gymnast in olympic history. those are your sports headlines. ten at this fresh up a photo finish victory in talladega, ricky stenhouse jr. d-letter previa 2025 nascar season. will he predict and guarantee victory? we will discuss it. ♪ ♪ i had the worst dream last night. you were in a car crash and the kids and i were on our own. that's awful, hon. my brother was saying he got life insurance from ethos. and he got $2 million in coverage, all online. life insurance made easy. check your price today at ethos.com. >> fre

how about notre dame? they almost pulled off the comeback.'re ohio state. >> george: you have ohio roots as well. >> robin: my mom's from akron. yeah, that's it. >> rebecca: it was fun to see both of you experiencing it for your own reasons. robin back at the desk. george first time. gotta love it. also ahead, ginger is tracking the major winter storm on the move across the south and the extreme fire danger that is continuing out west. >> george: we are going to begin with president trump's first day in office. unprecedented scope of action. the president signed a number of executive actions ranging from pardoning the january 6th rioters, declaring a national emergency at the mexican border, suggesting he will place 25% tariffs also the world health organization and climate change accords. we have coverage starting with chief white house correspondent mary bruce. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, it is clear we are in a whole new era. donald trump declaring his inauguration liberation day and immediately getting to

it was a great win for notre dame. they beat up on the bulldogs. >> it was nice for new orleans to have a moment to celebrate after the awful several days they had. >> yeah. that bowl game, of course, taking place at the dome against a backdrop and a city in mourning in the search for answers after the terror attacks in new orleans. federal officials say the isis-inspired attacker acted alone, driving a crowd through a packed crowd on bourbon street, killing 14. >> the fbi found what has been described as the remnants of bomb making inside the suspect's home. that's in houston. authorities also say there is no definitive link between the attack on bourbon street and the tesla cyber truck. >> in the meantime, the officials say the man who died in that blast at trump hotel was an army special ops soldier, but the motive does we main a mystery this morning. we've got all of the covered. we're going to begin this morning in new orleans with tom llamas. good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, hoda. good morning to you. we ar

where the sugar bowl college football game between the university of georgia and notre dame was set for tonight. it has now been postponed 24 hours until tomorrow. we have cnn senior justice correspondent evan perez with us now. we also have former fbi agent breanna fox, along with retired nypd detective and adjunct professor at the john jay college of criminal justice. michael alcazar. evan, first to you, because we're also learning that this 42 year old shamsud-din jabbar is an army veteran who was honorably discharged. >> right. and part of the big question now for the fbi, not only finding any associates, but trying to track when this person may have been radicalized. if this person was indeed had allegiance to i.s.i.s., how far back did that go? and did anyone know this? was this something that was visible, perhaps when they were still in the u.s. military? and of course, those are big questions that the pentagon is going to be working with the fbi to figure out. big question, though, at this hour, is they we know that they're doing some conducting, some searches of other locations

notre dame beat indiana in south bend, and notre dame has been playing terrifically as well.these are two big broad shouldered behemoths from the midwest, and they're joined by ohio state also in in this case they're playing texas in the cotton bowl. and ohio state might be playing the best football of any of these four teams right now. so two big ten teams, another from the midwest and then texas, it should shape up, i think is exactly what the organizers and what the committee wanted, which was to get these four really strong teams with about what hundreds of thousands of alums and fans. and i think it shows that the system is working, even though, interestingly, all four of the teams that won the conference championship and had a bye, in other words, didn't play that first week. all four of them lost to the four teams we've just mentioned. so a little bit of a surprise there that that didn't work out quite as planned. >> yeah. and how effective do you think this restructuring of the championship. you know for college football. how how successful do you think that's been so