wrongdoing. >> there's the insinuation that the university of phoenix has taken advantage. how do you respond to that? >> it's troubling greatly. we are not taking advantage of veterans. i'm a veteran, i don't feel i've been taken advantage of. >> major dean has been the dean at the university of phoenix for a year and a half. he spent 30 years in the army and is the primary spokesperson i. >> i don't know that the veterans need to be protected. we sent the young men and women to war. guess what have you done as a taxpayer, you have trusted them to make good decisions. when we give them a possibility, there's a misgovernment overreach. everyone is all concerned what they do and where they go. and madness. >> how confident are you that the action will be resolved. >> high confidence. communicative. >> historically for profit universities, like the university of phoenix has been seen as ideal for non-traditional students. students who may be older, who have a family and need flexible hours. in 2006 when the online universities came on to the scene, there was a surge in colleg

phoenix arizona. a live picture of crimson tigers -- clemson tigers landing as we speak. had some guys on this staff that left >> we have some guys on this staff that left their alma mater's, leading the nfl, all because they wanted to be at south carolina. i did not take any of these guys to be here. they wanted to build these foundations. ricardo: south carolina head coach will muschamp introducing his entire coaching staff to the media today. muschamp speaking very highly on his coach's ability to recruit. fans in the upstate sent off the emson tigers in style earlier today, and now the team has we head back out live to brad fralick at the phoenix sky harbor airport. run, i see that wonderful 747 jet behind you. brad: welcome back live to phoenix sky harbor airport. the clemson tigers just pulled up in the big jet behind me. they are rolling t staircase up to the door as we speak. the clemson tigers are on the ground. i will step out of the way and allow you to watch this as they roll the staircase

football fans could have a hard time getting around phoenix. are now on strike. strike.the union announced the strike overnight.. after contract negotiations with the city fell through.our sister station--kpho-- reports this strike **will affect the major routes where football fans will be heading for monday's national championship game.the mayor of phoenix tweeted that he's disappointed by the strike.. and expects negotiations to resume today. 3 3 covering our counties-- three people are in jail after a chase involving anderson county deputies. deputies.authorities say kayla gosnell was the driver... and daniel o'brien and carla ryder were passengers in the car. car.we're told the chase started thursday morning, when anderson police saw a car that was reported stolen.deputies and troopers joined in the pursuit.it eventually ended on i-85 north when the car slammed into the back of a truck.all three suspects are still locked up this morning. 3 in oconee county--authorities have filed more charges in the case of an abused newborn. morris is being held on no bond.s

they're scheduled to get into phoenix at 4:10. we'll hear more from the players tomorrow at the media day. 3 personally i like to listen to drake just like deshaun before every show... ben, lauren how bout you? 3 coming up 3 monday night...you'll want to tune in for our special report--"undefeated: clemson's return to the championship." we'll be going in depth on the tigers' first shot at the national title since 1981. that's monday night at 7:00 right here on fox carolina. 3 time for weather 3 and traffic every 10 minutes. we'll send it back out to nicole in scottsdale.. scottsdale.. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3scottsdale.. scottsdale.. 3 3 3 now let's send it 3 over to the traffic center. 66 mm/on shouldermoped accident asheville charlotte hwy @ emmas grove rd rd 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 let's check in with ashley. ashley. 3 clemson tiger fans are getting pumped for monday's national championship.if you're not headed west with the team.. we've got info on how you can give them a proper send off.. that's coming up nex

phoenix friends, clemson will not only travel they'll bring a big orange army."dunn says although phoenix hosts a lot of big sports events, he says there's plenty to do 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

... 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

this event kicked off today at the convention center in phoenix. and lasts all weekend... 3 as you can see so many things to do. tossing the pigskin around, getting some free samples of chick fil a. you can get your team merchandise. and actually our photographer amanda and i got our picture taken with the heisman trophy which was pretty cool. what was also pretty cool was... we've been on a quest for the last 2 days and we finally found our first clemson fan from the upstate. rodney hinton and his family from greenville made the trip out here and even though it was a big investment both time and money it's one he says is well worth it. 3 "well the last time clemson won was 34 years ago so we look at it as its only a 30 year note at the bank.so just and maybe we'll be back next time i mean inside here is an awesome experience it's huge phoenix itself people are very great place were enjoying it. " "3 the hintons just 3 really excited to be here for the game. fan out here just enjoying the celebration of the great tradition of college football. 3 no

it's the big media day in phoenix. there we'll find all of the coaches and players from alabama and clemson. wyff news 4's brad fralick will be live with interviews from coaches and players at 6:00 and 11:00 tomorrow night. and if you want to follow along, twitter pages. when it comes to everything clemson, we've got you covered. plus wyff news 4's geoff hart will also be live in phoenix with live reports beginning on sunday. nigel: plus, before the game, wyff news 4 sports is putting together an hour-long special for you on monday night. our crews will be live from arizona beginning at 7:00 p.m. we'll have everything you need to know before kickoff of the college football playoff national championship between the clemson tigers and the alabama crimson tide. gabrielle: and before the game don't forget to check out our , live wire. it's a collection of the latest tweets about the tigers and fun posts from our staff. plus you can even watch some retro highlights from the 1982 orange bowl, when clemson last claimed a nati

3 and the tigers are in phoenix for the national championship... championship...and let's kick it straight out to sports director aaron cheslock for a look at what's coming up in sports...aaron? 3 we still have plenty more coming up in 3 plenty more 3 aaron?in sports...what's coming up for a look at aaron cheslock sports director straight out to and let's kick it championship... championship...for the national are in phoenix and the tigers 3 to download!weather to 23765 carolina your area.warnings for watches and alerts on well as get info on the go, as latest weather you can get the download our and make sure to 3 and make sure to download our new fox carolina weather app. you can get the latest weather info on the go, as well as get alerts on watches and warnings for your area.just text carolina weather to 23765 to download! 3 and the tigers are in phoenix for the national championship... championship...and let's kick it straight out to sports director aaron cheslock for a look at what's coming up in sports...aaron? 3 we still have plenty more co

they're scheduled to get into phoenix at 4:10. we'll hear more from the players tomorrow at the media day. 3 personally i like to listen to drake just like deshaun before every show... ben, lauren how bout you? you? 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 clemson would be getting less time on the practice field compared to alabama because clemson started their spring semester on wednesday-- and that meant they were limited to a certain amount of time they can practice. on thursday the n-c- double a said they could have more practice time. coach swinney says it really end. 3 3 nah it hasn't affected us really...maybe it would affect other people a little bit more but its appreciated i think thats probably a smart thing but really not that big of a deal for us. us.clemson's athletic director released a statement---- saying he's appreciative for the n-c-double-a working with them as they keep their commitment

it is cool in phoenix, where you saw brad and marc live. mostly cloudy skies, current temperatures in the middle 50's. some of the mountains see a bit of rain and snow. in gleleale, arizona, suburb of phoenix, average high of 66. low 55. it will be nice on saturday. tomorrow, 50 degrees. in they has plenty of sunshine. -- game day has plenty of sunshine. for game day, it looks fantastic. temperatures, clear to partly cloudy skies on monday night. i will talk more about our weather a little bit later on. michael: commitment 2016. the front runner for president was in rock hill. people waited for hours to see donald trump in winthrop university. carol: a woman escorted for the arena. -- from the arena. patrick hussion was there. patrick: we've grown used to seeing these huge crowds for donald trump at these rallies. loud music, loud cheers as protesters were kicked out. it was five hours from the time that this rally ended at the first supporters began to gather outside the door. about 6000 people came in for his first visit to winthrop unive

and the whole phoenix area's buzzing about the big game right nicole? 3 that's right aaron, the football arena is in glendale, just outside of phoenix, but the area that will feel the economic impact spans even farther. 3 we stopped by old town scottsdale, which 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.

top ranked clemson was the first to touchdown in phoenix. dabo swinneyis looking to lead the tigers to the program's 2nd title in program history. nick saban and the crimson tide are looking to roll to their 4th title in the past seven years. alabama took only about 15 minutes to load up the busses and leave the airport. clemson was on the ground for about 40 minutes before their busses rolled out. there was one big announcement today...the latest members of the college football hall of fame class. former clemson head coach, danny ford and former gamecock coach, jim carlen were both finalists for the class of 2016...unfortunately they didn't make it. one guy who did is former unlv and nfl quarterback randall cunningham. he was a dual threat quarterback like clemson's deshaun watson...a guy who can hurt you both running and passing. cummingham had some interesting comments about the tigers talented qb. sb cunningham it really does watching the game running the ball and then throwing pretty sort passes, it's pretty amazing i didn't get to watc

plus geoff hart will also be , live in phoenix with live reports beginning tomorrow from phoenix. before the game wyff news 4 , sports will bring you an hour-long special monday night. the guys are working on it now. our crews will be live from arizona, as well as here starting 7:00 monday night. we are calling the special, "road to the title." it will get you good and ready for kickoff of the college football playoff national championship. , latest tweets about the tigers and fun posts from our , staff. plus you can even watch some when clemson last claimed a retro highlights from the 1982 orange bowl when clemson last claimed a national title. ,go to the wyff forur app, or wyff4.com. jeb bush has made his first visit to anderson county as a presidential candidate. he spoke to voters at dyar's diner in pendleton. the former florida governor wore a clemson hat and showed off his dancing during the visit. he also zeroed in on republican front runner donald trump, who bush says isn't fit to be commander in chief. jeb bush we need someone who : actually understands the roll -- the ro

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 has served in the air force for 12 years . he is stationed at luke air force base in phoenix. he says for today he

alabama in the third 3 clemson football players looked calm as they arrived to the university of phoenix stadium for national championship game monday night. clemson qb deshaun watson entered the stadium looking prepared for the game. alabama, along with heisman trophy winner derrick henry, arrived to the stadium just before the tigers. espn college gameday host and former head coach lee corso chose the tigers to win the national championship. if clemson wins, it'll be the first 15-0 season in modern fbs history. if alabama wins, the team would be the third school to win four championships in a ten year span since the creation of the ap poll in 1936. the game kicked off just after 8:30 p.m. many questioned if corner back mackensie alexander would even play, as some said he was hamstring injury. walked onto the field, even shutting down second play of the with 7:55 left in the trophy winner derrick a touchdown, putting 0. deshaun watson threw 31 yards to hunter renfrow who catch for a touchdown, tying the tigers with quarter. griffith missed a field missed freshman hunter of the first qua

mayer is stationed at luke air force base in phoenix. he says, for today, he'll root for clemson gabrielle: if clemson wins, a few stores plan to open after the game tonight, so you don't have to wait to buchampionship apparel. hibbett sports in greenville will open at 11:30, and stay open until 1:00. dick's sporting goods and academy sports and outdoors in greenville will open after the game, and close once customers michael: a reminder, we have an hour-long special coming at you. we call it "road to the title." brad and marc will come see us ve at 7:00 tonight, right here on wyff 4, they'll bring you up to speed, and bring us back on how the tigers got all the way to the national championship. we also have our live wire on our wyff 4 app and wyff4.com, a -- and we want to hear from you. there will be a collection of clemson twitter posts. gabrielle: as michael was telling us don't forget to check , out our live wire. it's a collection of the latest tweets about the tigers, and fun posts fromomur staff. and you can even watch some retro

title in more that three decades.we were there as the players took the field at the university of phoenix stadium -no doubt focused on this historic game. 3 of course fans of both clemson and alabama surrounded the stadium in glendale all day long - tailgating and getting excited about the main event. the tigers hoping to make history going 15-0. 3c-l-e-m-s-o-n c-l-e-m-s-o-n 3 and here's a look *inside the stadium - packed with fans.a sea of orange showing their support - in hopes that the tigers will come away with an undefeated season - and the title trophy. 3 we have team coverage for the big game - -starting in clemson - where students and fans are on the edge of their seats - rebecca atkins is there tonight. tonight.and here in greenville well, for tonight's free watch party. party.and of course in arizona - where the game is going on right now - sports anchor shannon sommerville - what's the latest shannon 3 a lot going on 3 tonight here in arizona -a battle of wills between a team that's considered the veteran when it comes to national title appearences -and the clemson tigers, the

stephanie: karen hart is in manchester on business and trying to get home to phoenix. even though skies are clear in both cities southern snow has left her stranded. >> i was supposed to fly out of manchester tomorrow but they canceled my flight. and i was to connect in philadelphia and they canceled that one so i' m hopefully headed a direct flight to boston to phoenix. hopefully i will make it. stephanie: across the country more than 6,000 flights were canceled friday and saturday, schedules according to

greetings from chilly and damp phoenix, arizona. the highs have been in the 50's this week in the valley of the sun. these are the conditions that will greet the clemson football team when they arrive at the phoenix, airport around 6:10 eastern time...the alabama team is scheduled to land around 7pm. there was one big announcement today...the latest members of the college football hall of fame class. former clemson head coach, danny ford and former gamecock coach, jim carlen were both finalists for the class of 2016...unfortunately they didn't make it. one guy who did is former unlv and nfl quarterback randall cunningham. he was a dual threat quarterback watson...a guy who can hurt you both running and passing. cummingham had some interesting comments about the tigers talented qb. "it really does watching the game the other day. running the ball and then throwing pretty sort passes, it's pretet amazing i didn't get to watch clemson much this year but to see this young man play is pretty amazing. do i'm excited to see what he's going

and shannon--tigers fans have really showed up there in phoenix. 3 orange flooding the streets of phoenix. in fact nicole papay and i went on a hike at nearby camelback mountain and we saw at least 30 tigers fans on the trail dawning their clemson gear... gear... so it seems phoenix is turning into tigertown at least until tomorrow. i even heard a remark from an alabama fan who was shocked at the amount of clemson fans who made the trip. and tons of activities for the fans to attend over the weekend... we caught up with one local man rodney hinton from greenville who made the trip from the upstate to arizona. for him the trips worth every penny.... 3 "well he last time clemson won was 34 years ago so we look at it as its only a 30 year note at the bank.so just borrow money wait another year and maybe we'll be back next year. we're having a great time i mean inside here is an awesome experience it's huge phoenix itself people are very friendly so it seems to be a great place were enjoying it. " "the hintons just really excited to be here for the game. and even some not even fans of either

. >> reporter: they are in town here in phoenix. 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. ming 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 this comes after recent terror attacks in california and paris. home grown terrorist is real and can happen in any city. >>> 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. ti

allyson: a live look again from university of phoenix stadium. geoff hart has more predictions from a former tiger. that is coming up. >>dale: we are colder here than they are there. we stop arthritis pain, so you don't have to stop. because you believe in go. onward. today's the day. carpe diem. tylenol 8hr arthritis pain has two layers of pain relief. the first is fast. the second lasts all day. we give you your day back. what you do with it is up to you. announcer: now, your live super doppler 4 hd weather forecast. dale: good morning. hope your day is off to a good start. everybody. we are watching traffic pick up in the author-- on 385. madison, avery, yancey operating on a two hour delay. they would give the sun a chance to melt the black ice. it is in the teens in north carolina. asheville at 19. waynesville at 15. brevard and hendersonville at 22. temperatures in the mid to upper 20's feel colder this morning we are seeing fairly light winds in the upstate now. that reasonable the mountains has a feeling like single digits as you head out

. >> stay right where you are, we've got your ticket to the university of phoenix stadium. we are live in glendale, arizona, with the players and tiger fanatics to give you everything from the x's and o's to the growing pandemonium that you won't see anywhere else. chasing a championship starts right now. >> and good evening, everyone, thank you so much for joining us for this special, live from columbia, chasing a championship. >> i'm joe gorge. we're nearly an hour away from kickoff between clemson and alabama. >> here's yours first live look outside of university of phoenix >> just over an hour ago, clemson arrived at the stadium, looking to lead the tigers to the first national championship in years. a picture with his family prior to kickoff. here's a little bit of nick saban on this championship title belt. >> man: how you play the game is how you prepare and how you think. that's really what matters. >> man: our focus and attention is to play the best game that we can which is what we're going to need to have success. >> time to take a look at the big stage clemson a

i called them the phoenix. >> they're in phoenix. >> they're close to phoenix. >> they're nearby. yes, i know. >> i'll figure it out. >> we'll figure it out. >> it's a small town. >> it's a suburb of phoenix. >> just wanted to clarify. >>> an american college students arrested in north korea. the reason is government says the person was -- >>> a zoo employee fell in a gorilla exhibit. how he was rescued without coming into contact with the animal >>> welcome back to mornings on 2 everybody. an employee at the los angeles zoo is still recovering this morning after falling nearly 20 feet into a gorilla enclosure. firefighters say the employee was working on a sprinkler system and lost his footing and fell. four gorillas were in sleeping areas at the time and were kept away from the man. rescue crews used a basket and ropes to hoist him out. he was taken to the hospital for injuries to his leg. >>> a reception was held to officially kick off plans to build a grand hyatt at the airport. the ceo of hyatt and the airport signed an agreement. the 350 room hotel will be built near the int

where brad is in phoenix looks pretty nice. john: those are some of the clouds producing a few isolated showers. he might see a brief sprinkle or two. otherwise, partly sunny skies and cold temperatures where brad is right now in phoenix. in the mountains, it's snowing. in this area, my family and i used to go some trout fishing in summer. flagstaff had a ton of snow over the next several days. but that's only the mountains, no snow in phoenix. in glendale early next week, temperatures running below average. overnight lows in the upper 40's. it will be dry, slight chance of a brief shower on sunday. for the championship game on cleared to partly cloudy skies.temperatures rather chilly . rather chilly temperature for us. it will be colder towards the latter part of the weekend. nigel: continuing coverage tonight. donald trump is in south carolina at winthrop university in rock hill. gabrielle: that's also where we find wyff news 4's patrick hussion, who has been there all day today. patrick, what's the latest? patrick: folks are

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

live from the university of phoenix stadium, michal higdon, wis news 10. while thousands of fans are in the valley of the sun enjoying the events leading up to the game, a group of clemson alumni took time out of their vacation to help those in need. about 40 tigers went to serve on sunday at st. 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 --

live at the phoenix international airport. wltx. >> thank you so much. >>> still ahead today on news 19 at 6:00, after a gloomy start to know if the rain will wash >>> you're watching news 19 at 6:00. >> well, tomorrow, you can pick up free mulch, keeping the midlands, handing it out. at the state farmer's market. to pick it up, starting at 8:30, runs out. out. >> we have so many people who love to get their hands in the soil, make things happen in their own homes and their own yards, so it will go quickly. >> it should. >> yeah, good stuff. >> will tomorrow be a good day to work in the yards? >> the early part of the day. might see a little drizzle. by the afternoon, we'll see an increase in rain. right now, we have a front that is stationary off the coast, we have the cool air trapped right now, under a layer of low clouds. so you're not going to have any problems tonight. here is that stationary front, weak area of low pressure down in the gulf of mexico, but the main system is moving through rain. temperatures have moderat

pretty chilly this morning in phoenix. it will probably be chilly tomorrow morning, but then warming back up to temperature below average. normal highs in phoenix should be 66. for us, 29 degrees. below average temperatures for overnight lows. 29 in the upstate, clear to partly. in the mountains, quite cold, overnight low in the low 20's. cold front passes by. ahead of the front, the pressure gradient will be strong. quite windy across the area ahead of the front and behind the front. stronger wins behind the front in the afternoon tomorrow in the flurries in the asheville area with snow showers north-west of asheville towards tennessee. sunshine and windy, high in the upper 40's to may be around 50 in the upstate. a cold they with sunshine on wednesday. a warm up on thursday, then rain moves in on friday afternoon and evening into saturday morning. now back to you. michael: nice tie, john. now to our ulocal shots of the day. take a look at this retro picture. the photographer says this is her and her brother, getting read

allyson: we showed you all of the excitement in phoenix. the excitement growing back your at home, as well. patrick: aly myles joins us live from cold clemson. aly: it is still quiet out here. a little more sleep before a lot of excitement today. finally, gameday. we have been getting pictures from excited clemson fans for i don't even know how long at this point. take a look at some of these. this one is from cassandra alexandra. she says she found this cleaning up. a bottle of coke representing clemson's 1981 championship season. and you can see the excitement in this picture. this is one of our director's matt cook. he's also one of the biggest clemson fans i know. and here's some clemson pride for you. the title here my permanent clemson accessory. caption says all day, everyday until the end of days. all in. fans already crowding arizona, this is a shot of the westgate fan zone, where espn was doing a show. sports director brad fralick said there's a sea of orange in arizona waiting for kickoff. if you're looking to watch the game with

. >> todd summers standing by in phoenix. the tigers should arrive there shortly. >> first we're going to begin th fred cunningham, he's been speaking with the fans all afternoon. hey fred. >> hey, well, you know, it's a long trip to arizona if you're a clemson fan and you want to get out here to see them play, and that includes for the williams family. now, they grew up in the upstate. greenville to wyoming about three years ago and early in the football season they made a promise to their sons. >> we said if they win and go all the way we're going. and so here we are . >> think back in september that you would be here? >> no. and that's why we told them we would come. >> boy did it kick in that you might need to set some money aside. >> probably at the florida state game we started getting a little -- and then for sure about a week before oklahoma we thought you know what we better . >> now, the williams were originally planning on driving from why only manipulating to arizona, a 14 our drive. they started getting worried a

it is not just the phoenix cardinals stadium. there is a national champipiship logo on their, a post for >> also, some analysts from espn and other networks talked about this matchup on friday. specifically, greg mcelroy. i thought was interesting because he said this -- to shawn deshwan watson has to play like he has recently. >> i think it means that he has to use his life a little bit and get that ball running. he also has to be good in the clutch, in the fourth quarter. we all remember the drives that since young made to beat the southern california trojans. i think mcelroy is speakiki to that clutch moment that he wants >> i think that is what it will take. alabama, a very good defensive team. we will have more throughout the day all over social media and right here on debbie white ff feel a cold sore coming on? only abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. it penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells.. don't tough it out, knock it out,

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we are live in phoenix. back to you. >>> well the tigers coming to phoenix to reclaim their spot among the nation answer elite in college football. as we hit the streets of phoenix today we just found out what kind of a name >> the university of alabama is located in which state? >> alabama. >> correct. you're off and running. in which state? >> clemson university is located in which state? >> which state? clemson is not a state. >> sorry. i have no clue what state clemson is in. >> clemson university is located in which state? >> ohio. >> that one is -- i'm not too sure. >> i know that's not right. >> do you have a guess? >> oklahoma. >> that's a very painful guess, clemson just beat oklahoma. which state? >> very good, excellent. do you recognize this man? >> he's handsome. >> he's hand happened some, okay. is he the alabama coach? is he the coach of alabama ? >> no. . >> do you recognize this person? >> no. >> okay. that's sweeney, south carolina. two more questions. do you recognize this man? >> no. >> o

a 'fan fest' was held at fans central in the phoenix convention center. die-hard clemson fans were able to test their athletic skills in combine drills. other fun competitive activities help build up the atmosphere ahead of the championship game. " we'll we have been mostly enjoying all the festivities - fan fest. hanging out with a bunch of clemson fans - the clemson family having a great time. i think it's set up very well. it's a whole lot of fan. there's a whole lot to do. i don't think you can do it all but we're trying." fans also got to hear from former clemson quarterback -- tajh boyd. our live coverage from the 'valley of the sun' continues later on sunrise. our michal higdon will join us live from glendale in the 6am hour. then tune in for our special pre-game coverage -- "chasing a championship." that's 7:30 tonight -- right here on wis. the game starts at 8:30 on espn. a heads up if you travel the college street bridge in newberry. construction on that bridge is expected to begin today, and last more than a year. that means, the road between c

it's 45 minutes away from the university of phoenix stadium. it's hard to believe that with all the media coverage, 1280 a passes went out. the two coaches spoke to the media yesterday. they will speak again this morning. i've imagine at this point there tired of talking and ready to start play. let's talk about what happened at the media day yesterday. the coach and quarterback were very much in the light rain he says it would obviously special. >> it would be gratifying to beat anybody for the national championship. that would be a dream come true. we're going to win a national championship at clemson. hopefully it's monday night or in --. are not going away. have a program that to stay right here in the hunt. i'm excited about that. to be able to in my first national championship and beat alabama, that would be special. >> this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity prepared we worked it's going to be a great atmosphere and great time. i'm going to enjoy it. geoff: he will enjoy great for your team to win it championship, your best players got

it's pretty calm this weekend outside university of phoenix stadium. that won't be the case monday when the clemson tigers face the alabama crimson tide for the national championship. the tigers held their final full practice today. clemson is looking to finish their dream season 15 and oh which means they'll also claim the national championship trophy. despite being number one in all polls...clemson is a touchdown underdog to alabama. it's been a familiar theme this season for the tigers...a lack of respect. "no i don't care. it is what it is. it's the opinion of what other people think. at the end of the day you still have to play football for 60 minutes." rick: "is monday night your opportunity to shut up all the doubters for good now?" jordan: "i don't know if they'll shut up. they'll probably come up with other stuff to day but we've been doubted the whole season. if it did go the way the anaylst said we'd probably be 7 and 5." 3 "we may not be the favorite, but we don't see ourselves as an underdog. we think that we've got a great team and i thin

myra: we will not be feeling sorry for hihi he managed to get to phoenix. less than 40 hours until the game. what is expected to happen today? media day was yesterday. what happens today? geoff: if you don't think the coaches are talked out, they will apparently speak again this morning. the festivities really get under way. we are about 20 minutes outside of phoenix and scottsdale, at the media hotel. it will be fans gathering here, having a blast. this ballgame, along with the it will be a show tomorrow night . back to the weather, take a look . myra: how scary. geoff: i am not smoking. it is cold here. 41. pamela: we will have windchill tomorrow in the teens. who wins? geoff: i will stop whining. there is a retractable roof at the stadium. it will be perfect. let's talk about clemson. clemson would have a perfect 15-0 season. they will be part of a pregame as halftime. >> something like 35 million people are going to watch on tv. they are broadcasting our show. it is terrifying, but also really cool at the same time. geoff: we talk about the football tea

what do they call people from phoenix anyway? phoenix-ers? phoenix-ites? chuck, you from phoenix, what do they call you all? phoenicians... like the blinds. no no no, you mean venetians? why would people from phoenix be called venetians? why indeed... >> the search is on to find the british fighter the new jihadi john. he is featured in the latest execution video showing the killing of 5 alleged british spies. he is a 32-year-old p muslim convert. >> former secretary leon panetta and david petraeus will go before the housing select committee on benghazi this week. there will be two closed door sessions on friday. both served in the obama administration in libya. four americans were killed including ambassador chris stevens. >> highly anticipated film 13 hours premiers. the real life heros of the story and the coauthors of the book that inspired the movie sat down with megyn kelly to talk about the film. >> it is amazing to be with your brothers fighting, being there and being with them and having the faith that you are going to defeat all of the obstacles.

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usc hosting vanderbilt on home saturday, those highlights plus media day coverage from phoenix coming up leader in sports. first a look at the forecast. 10:13 pm right now. 48 in aiken, comfortable night, little rainy, will look at how much will stay in the area right after the break. >>> people think budgets are punishments are we to make is not what it is about. is a way to take the money you make and put it towards the things that are most important to. that is the point. use it to help you meet your financial goals. but the what you spend every months he can see where your money is going. that will be eye-opening, when you see how much you spend on >>> welcome back, we will call the elephant in the room, a lot of dry air, drive for the last few days. get through the next few days it will be dry, not good for your vocal cords, not good for allergies. as we get to the cold month, next few weeks, stay hydrated and drink extra t, if you are the good news is, we have moisture for tonight, not enough to increase the humidity in the atmosphere but enough to bring in a drizzle to the area

we have a good assignment here, phoenix -- playing at the mercy of phoenix. we are in scottsdale, some resort. it is quite a place. this is the media hotel. we are about 45 minutes from where the game will be played. the fun is in the winning. clemson has done a lot of winning. attracting a lot of cameras -- media day yesterday. deshawn watson has become quite the media favorite because his answers are often colorful. a lot of cameras around him yesterday. this team has been having fun. for an example of that, here is the offense of linemen, jake year y guillermo. >> i have heard that you have >> i will not come from or tonight. -- confirm or deny. >> how do you get such luscious hair? >> [laughter] geoff: he was talking about coach b -- the strength and conditioning coach, who should get a lot of credit for this season because the strength and conditioning coach is often measured on how the team plays in the final quarter. clemson has been tough all season. they are looking good. the fun is in the winning. we will see if clemson is the first team to finish t

phoenix right now at 59 degrees. they should normally be in the mid-60's. they will be cooler all the way 35 right now in cleveland. 73 in miami and looking pretty nice.. cloudiness from time to time will keep us not as cold. 27 in the mountains, so not too bad. mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies, so that is close to where it should be for this time of year. seasonably chilly with high temperatures in the 40's. here comes the next storm system on friday. mainly on saturday morning, a little milder. a 30% chance of a few showers on sunday. mostly cloudy skies, windy and cold. tuesday with seasonably chilly temperatures and lows in the 20's. congratulations to hazel allen. nigel: coming up, he's the youngest coach to ever win a national football championship in college. >> you don't know how long this has been. >> a few years ago. nigel: wait until you hear who this coach will pull for. that's next at 6:00. nigel: coming up, why single sleep gabrielle:. and the risk for depression may be linked to the age a woman in tonight's four your health... gabrielle: h

@phoenix has lost eleven @straight games on the road. @the caves are 31-12. @the caves have hired an @assistant coach for ty lue @right now. @that's mike lomgombardi. @it was announced gregg popovich @will coach the west team even @though the golden state @warriors have the best team. @you can't coach two years if a @so the cavs have the best @record in the east conference. @blatt is not there. @so ty lue would be the one, but @no determination on that. @it's senior bowl. @mobile, alabama, it's an @important team to watch senior @players get a chance to @practice against other great @stars who are getting ready to @come into the nfl draft. @now, the guy that's getting the @most buzz is this quarterback, @car carson windz. @45 touchdowns in four years. @he was interviewed by hue @jackson as the browns are doing @all of their due diligence on @quarterbacks. @the nfl draft is three months @away. @what about cardial jones. @he's working with george @out in san diego to get ready @for the upcoming combine and @then the draft. @whitfield has worked with @johnny man

we go live to university of phoenix stadium, where we find tim? tichl >> tim: hey, mike, i just got made fun of for wearing neutral colors here. we have tons of orange this way. i just saw a gamecock logo -- [cheering ] and now we have a few alabama fans over here as well. i would say this is a pretty percentage of fans out here. as you can see, it's going nuts! [ cheering ] let's talk about this game one last time. >> looking to fulfill a dream in the desert, clemson pursues perfection against the program that goes for its fourth title in seven years. >> this has been, you know, great for our program, great for our team, and this is our goal, to have the opportunity to compete at the highest level, and, you know, not only are we get ago chance to do that. we are getting a chance to play, you know, university of alabama, which, you know, to me, has been the standard in college football. >> i wouldn't have it any other way. iglad it's alabama. you got to beat the best to be the best. ready to see how it ends up. >> we will be balanced and do what w

greetings from chilly and damp phoenix, arizona. the highs have been in the 50's this week in the valley of the sun. these are the conditions that will greet the clemson football team when they arrive at the phoenix, airport around 6:10 eastern alabama team is scheduled to land around 7pm. take vo: we have video of clemson loading up on the busses today for the trip to the greenville airport. tons of fans showed up at death valley to see the team off. they also lined the route to wish the tigers well as they chase the championship. clemson is number one and undefeated as they look to win the school's second national championship. we'll be here live again at five, six and seven as the excitement builds toward mondays big game. on the road with the tigers in arizona. rick henry...wis news 10 sports stay with wis all day and through the weekend leading up to game day. sports director rick henry is on leading up to game day. sports director rick henry is on the road with michal to bring you clemson coverage. don't forget -- ahead of mon