and the jays aren't the only ones playing at the russell athletic bowl game. from south dakota, yankton high school's marching band will also perform during the halftime show. school has 106 students making the trip. they'll leave at 3 a-m this saturday, and return on new year's day. it's . time for a break. we're back with our fourth half hour of news 4 today. first though.. here's a look at some of the events on the ner i work with the united states army corp of engineers. currently stationed at bagram airfield, afghanistan. i want to say hi to my mom, beth ortner and my brother don in holstien, iowa and my brother chuck and his familty in des moines and to all my cousins back there in northwest iowa. i hope you all have a blessed and merry christmas and a happy new year. i love you all and take care. end music >> good morning and welcome back. thanks for joining us. i'm sarah te slaa. al has the day off. coming up.... deadly twisters swept across parts of the country yesterday. at least seven people are dead across three states, as storms hit much of the so

and the jays aren't the only ones playing at the russell athletic bowl game. from south dakota, yankton high school's marching band will also perform during the halftime show. the band's director says the school has 106 students, 14 chaperones, and 3 teachers making the trip. they'll leave at 3 o'clock in the moing on saturday, d return sometime early on new year's day. the weather in florida is a lot warmer than the weather in siouxland this time of year. but, it was warm enough for it to rain on some folks, this morning. ben, we know the snow will come back into the forecast. but, when? after a wet/soggy (and yes i'll say it, miserable!) wednesday, things will dry up briefly tonight with some partial clearing too before tomorrow morning. that is when a moves in from the southwest and delivers a few snow showers during the morning and midday hours christmas eve. no, i iwon't be a major winter storm by any means (but stand by and keep reading), but some places including sioux city could see a snow dusting by tomorrow afternoon. see graphics. dozens of people g

the tigers were also missing a key player when they faced oklahoma in the russell athletic bowl. quarterback deshaunn watson was out after the tigers were also missing a key player when they faced oklahoma in the russell athletic bowl. quarterback deshaunn watson was out after having knee surgery, clemson won that matchup 40 to six. on the road with the tigers at the orange bowl..rick henry...wis news 10

now the two faced off last year in the russell athletic bowl.. shepard held to just one catch for 13 yards by the clemson corner... they even got into it a little bit before kickoff.. 3 just one of the many storylines heading into this one... it's of course oklahomas shot at payback... the tigers crushing the sooners 40-6 in last year's bowl game... but what does that mean for this year ? we'll take a closer look coming up... up... 3 and besides the orange bowl -- it's also new year's eve and if you're a mom or dad who wants to celebrate **without party **just for **you. **you.ashley minelli is live at the well this morning-- on the ice-- where they are counting down to the **noon year. 3 chance for kids, families to enjoy new year... without busting bed-times bed-times- kids enjoy skating on the ice- noisemakers to count down "noon" years eve- also the last day to enjoy skating on the big ice 3 $5 kids 6 and under$7 ages 7 and up$3 to rent skates (or bring your own for no rental 3 count-down begins at 10 this morning... skating continues until 2

russell 3 athletic bowl...last year... tonight the team clemson beat for the acc title...north carolina taking on baylor.gene chizik's defense couldn't stop johnny jefferson.jefferson runs for 299 yards. baylor...down a couple of quarterbacks...runs for a bowl record 645 yards.the bears beat north carolina 49-38. lsu and texas tech playing in fournette with two first-half touchdowns.at last check, lsu up 21-13 in the 3rd quarter. 3 sports wraps..and tosses back to anchors still ahead, john farley has one last look at hope you keep it here. that's all the time we have for abc columbia news at

marc: you played oklahoma and the russell athletic bowl. this is not the same oklahoma team last year. >> no, sir. they have three great players. they can make a lot of plays. of johnny manziel. and peter ryan, and a receiver. players. different guys from last year. have really changed their team and they have a more powerful offense. marc: shaq lawson, acc defensive player of the year gearing up for the orange bowl. in fort lauderdale, marc dopher, wyff news 4 sports. carol: be sure to catch marc and brad for our wyff news 4 hourlong special, "road to the title." it airs wednesday night, at 7:00. they'll be live from miami with a preview of the game, and a recap of the clemson tigers' undefeated regular season. michael: if they hover board glided under your christmas tree, what the experts say is the best way to stay safe. a reminder that could save your life. chris: a light look from our laurens skycam, showers and 72 degrees. heavier rain on the way. i will have the forecast coming if the free app is any michael: if the free app you're -

bowl on thursday. 3 meanwhile in orlando marquise carolina taking on 17th ranked baylor in the russell athletic bowl-johnny jefferson takes off for an 80 yard touchdown the bears would set an all-time bowl game record with 645 rushing yards, yards,baylor goes on to win the russell athletic bowl 49-38 3 jared goff one of the top n-f-l draft prospects this year and you'll see why...he'd throw for 467 yards and six touchdowns.... touchdowns....he had three of his scoring passes in a span of five plays in the second quarter.... as cal beats air force 55-36 in the armed forces bowl. 3 a bombshell in the nfl...chip kelly fired as head coach of the eagles...five days before the final game the regular season. the eagles eliminated from playoff contention after losing to the redskins on saturday. eagles offensive coordinato pat shurmur will serve as the interim head coach for sundays game against the giants. 3 meanwhile panthers head coach ron rivera trying to lead the panthers to a number one seed in the n-f-c...thereby gaining lina at 14 and 1 after sundays loss to the falcons....still being challenge

and the jays aren't the only ones playing at the russell athletic bowl game. from south dakota, yankton high school's marching band will also perform the band's director says the school has 106 students making the trip. they'll leave at 3 a-m this saturday, and return on new year's day. as santa's elves work around the clock to get ready for christmas, we found another toy shop in an unusual location. ktiv's sheila brummer traveled to springfield, south dakota for the story. << (nat of wood shop) sounds of hard work and sawdust fill the air. (quick nat) all, by two inmates doing hard time at the mike durfee state prison in springfield, south dakota. :01 "you come into prison you get in trouble and you kind of feel like you're always the bad guy." john bringman (bring-man) from rapid city feels good about what he does here. :06 so, it's kind of nice to come in and give back. or :06 so, it's kind of nice to come in and give back do something that makes you feel good. you can see the joy in the kids when they come in and d t things." (wanted to not use the word g

. >> this isn't the russell athletic bowl. this is the capitol one orange bowl, final four. everybody earned their way here, and we just spent whatever three weeks studying this film and this is an incredibly talented team. brad: this is the third trip to the orange bowl in five years for the clemson tigers, and this one means just a little bit more. dabo sweeney said they want to make the people print a 15th ticket to see the tigers play this year. if they were to win this one and the national championship game, ever to go five and 0. -- 15 and zero. brad fralick wyff news 4. allyson: thank you. as we count you down to the game, a little over don't forget nine hours, about our live wire on wyff4.com and our wyff 4 app. it's a collection of the latest tweets about the tigers and fun posts from our staff, including a behind the scenes look at what our sports team has been doing in south florida. mike: we're back with dale. dale: fresh rain in parts of the piedmont. coming down pretty good in parts of anderson county, except in greenville county and south of i-85. rain that we

now the two faced off last year in the russell athletic bowl.. shepard held to just one catch for 13 yards by the clemson corner... they even got into it a little bit before kickoff.. 3 just one of the many storylines heading into this one... it's of course oklahomas shot at payback... the tigers crushing the sooners 40-6 in last year's bowl game... but what does that mean for this year ? we'll take a closer look up... 3 fox carolina will have continuing orange bowl coverage later today...you can follow us on facebook and twitter for the latest updates. and aaron will have a full wrap up of the game tonight at 10. 3 3 bill cosby -- once t-v's most beloved dad -- is out on a million dollar bond this morning after being charged with a sex crime. crime.cosby was charged on wednesday in pennsylvania with a felony count of aggravated indecent assault.the alleged incident happened in 2004.the case marks the first time cosby has been charged with sexual misconduct despite years of allegations by dozens of women. he has denied all of those claims. 3 the

night's game...a second oklahoma.the sooners say they're using last year's 40 to 6 drubbing at the russell athletic bowl in orlando as motivation for miami this year. oklahoma standout sophomore running back samaje perine...some interesting comments today talking about the tigers defense.not showing a lot of respect for the acc's top-ranked "d" and one of the top-ranked units in the country the last two seasons. milatary bowl this 3 afternoon...navy hosting pittsburgh...literally played on navy's home field in annapolis, maryland.midshipmen 144 yards...3 tds.throws another.navy runs out to a big lead.pitt comes back...too much reynolds.scores his 88th career touchdown.sets the ncaa rushing record for quarterbacks.navy beats pitt 44-28.school-record 11 wins for navy. carolina panthers dealing with their first loss of the season today.panthers fans showing some serious support after the loss in atlanta last night. quite the 3 reception in charlotte last night.the 1972 miami dolphins feel the same way...they remain the only undefeated nfl team.ron rivera asked today if he was bummed about his team mak

the football game thursday night...priority #1.it's a rematch of last year's russell athletic bowl.oklahoma playays say they're using that 40 to 6 clemson blowout win as motivation.sooner standout sophomore running back samaje periri...some interesting the tigers defense. brent 3 venables left oklahoma to run clemson's defense.the tigers are giving up an average of 129 yards rushing per game this season.that's 24th in the country.we'll see if perine and the sooners can top that thursday night. milatary bowl earlier today.navy hosting pittsburgh...literally played on navy's home field in annapolis, maryland.midshipmen q-b keenan reynolds...runs for 144 yards...3 tds.throws another.navy runs out to a big lead.pitt comes back...too much reynolds.scores his 88th career touchdown.sets the ncaa rushing record for quarterbacks.navy beats pitt 44-28.school-record 11 wins for navy. the carolina panthers dealing with something new this week...losing.panthers fans showing they support their team win or lose. quite the reception in charlotte last night.the 1972 miami dolphins cheering almost as hard.th

lawson was part of the tigers team that demolished okalhoma in last year's russell athletic bowl. orange bowl earns clemson a spot in the national title game. so one reporter asked dabo if he's using any jedi mind tricks on his players to help duplicate what it did in the sunshine state last season.

carolina looking for history tonight--a first 12 win season--taking onhigh powered baylor in the russell athletic bowlit was senior quarterback as a tar heel and he was great. first drive finds his tight end brandon fritts, 7-0.------ baylor's wildcat qb, johnny jefferson was outstanding., running for td here as bear build the lead, unc down 28-10 right before half, williams keeps himslef, going in for 6., 242 yards passing e tds and ran for tdbut the story baylor's offense..runs for 299 to reach a thousand for the year.,baylor had 645 yards rushing.no punts for them.. bears too tough tonightand they whip the heels, 49-38. "i'm too blessed to be stressed--a lose is a lose, i'm still happy i got the 3 opportunity to go to a bowl game with these guys .we had a great coaching staff with a great team and i'm going to keep smilingthe associated press announced its all state shrine bowlers players make it. asheville high's offensive lineman pete leota who will play collegiately at south carolinaand freedom's alabama bound running back, b.j. emmons was also a first team running back. jarvis hutchins of

you go back, you've got that 40-6 stunner over the sooners in last year's russell athletic bowl, deshaun watson didn't even play that day. >> rick: 16 straight. how impressive can you be. the more impressive number is nine straight games over 500 yards of total offense. in their a.c.c. championship game against north carolina, over 600. deshaun watson ran for 131 and they're hard to stop. mayfield and samaje perine are hard to handle. >> brian: a triple threat for both teams, goldman and scott, peake at wide receiver, 11 with his legs, 40 via the air, baker mayfield, 35 touchdowns and he's got his triplets with perine at running back and shepherd at wide receiver but i like the way the o.u. you defense has played down the stretch, they played wide open offenses in the big 12 like they normally do but look out for eric striker chasing mr. watson. >> rick: the perfect name. >> adam: clemson-oklahoma. whose defense will make a statement. alabama-michigan state, whose offense is going to make that play. who are your winners of the semifinals? you can take me all the way to the national champ

you go back, you've got that 40-6 stunner over the sooners in last year's russell athletic bowl, deshaun watson didn't even play that day. >> rick: 16 straight. how impressive can you be. the more impressive number is nine straight games over 500 yards of total offense. in their a.c.c. championship game against north carolina, over 600. deshaun watson ran for 131 and threw for 289. they're hard to stop. >> brian: a triple threat for both teams, goldman and scott, peake at wide receiver, 11 with his legs, 40 via the air, baker mayfield, 35 touchdowns and he's got his triplets with perine at running back and shepherd at wide receiver but i like the way the o.u. you defense has played down the stretch, they played wide open offenses in the big 12 like they normally do but look out for eric striker chasing mr. watson. >> rick: the perfect name. >> adam: clemson-oklahoma. whose defense will make a statement. alabama-michigan state, whose offense is going to make that play. semifinals? you can take me all the way to the national champion. >> rick: my gut feeling is that oklahoma will prevail.

this is a rematch of last year's russell athletic bowl the tigers blew out the sooners 40 to six. this is a different oklahoma team...especially at the quarterback position. junior...baker mayfield has started every game this season for the sooners. he sat out last year after transferring from texas tech. mayfield...like clemson's deshaun watson is a threat passing and running. he's thrown for nearly 34 hundered yards and rushed for over 400 as he's led the sooners to an 11 and one record. boulware:he's definitely a fast player but he's a lot more quick and shifty than he is straight line speed...which is just as dangerous.he can juke you out..he can do a lot of different things. lawson:he'll make a lot of plays on his feet and the passing game, they have two incredible backs...pete ryan and the true freshman. they're a great offense..very different offense than last year's team. mayfield:their front seven is very talented obviously ya'll know number 70..shaq lawson..he's a very good player....so kind of have to key in to where those guys are at and how we want to eliminate we rec

. >> 6:13, the north carolina tar heels are gearing up for the russell athletic bowl. >>jay: what they are using as motivation to secure the win. >>holly: remember if you are on the go early in the morning you can catch us by downloading the news 13 morning news app. >>jay: you will get access to breaking news an watch us live. wlos a.m. in your app who's the rebel now? no way. yes way! savor a bacon egg cheese biscuit any time you like. eggs, bacon, and melty cheese all on a biscuit with real butter. mcdonald's all day breakfast menu. yeah! >>luke: the north carolina tar heels are getting ready to play in the russell athletic bowl tuesday. carolina will take on high-scoring baylor tuesday night in orlando, florida. tar heels, of course, were one of the highest scoring teams in the country this year, scoring at least 45 points in 7 different games. unc played very well in the acc championship game, losing to no. 1 clemson by just 8 points. carolina players were very disappointed after that tough loss. but they have used that game as motivation for the bowl game this we

and last night, north carolina in the russell athletic bowl did pretty good in the beginning against baylor. touchdown to brandon. 7-zip. after that is all was baylor. 299 yards rushing. they rushed at 645. heels finish 11 and 3. the mountain heritage girls basketball coach got a win. congratulations to her. >> jason: it looks like dryer weather tomorrow and all the way through the weekend. >> larry: for more local news

you go back, you've got that 40-6 stunner over the sooners in last year's russell athletic bowl, deshaunn play that day. >> rick: 16 straight. how impressive can you be. the more impressive number is nine straight games over 500 yards of total offense. in their a.c.c. championship game against north carolina, over 600. deshaun watson ran for 131 and threw for 289. they're hard to stop. mayfield and samaje perine are hard to handle. >> brian: a triple threat for both teams, goldman and scott, peake at wide receiver, 11 with his legs, 40 via the air, baker mayfield, 35 touchdowns and he's got his triplets with perine at running back and shepherd at wide receiver but i like the way the o.u. you defense has played down the stretch, they played wide open offenses in the big 12 like they normally do but look out for eric striker chasing mr. watson. >> rick: the perfect name. >> adam: clemson-oklahoma. whose defense will make a statement. alabama-michigan state, whose offense is going to make that play. who are your winners of the semifinals? you can take me all the way to the national champion

the morningside mustangs are yet again just one win away from a spot in the russell athletic bowl down in florida, but getting over that hump the last two years has been a struggle. this is the fourth straight seasons morningside has played in the semifinals, and the mustangs have lost three of those four contests, including the last two. back in 2013, ryan kasdorf was unable to play due to injury and the mustangs fell 35-0 to eventual national champs grand view. last year, the stangs had a 2 touchdowowowad in the second quarter on marian before giving up 35 unanswered points. morningside has used that disappointment to fuel them all season long and has a chance to finish it off tomorrow. steve ryan--"we haven't talked at all about the last few years, but you know i think they went into this year and they did not like the way they finished last season. so you know finish it better. and they have an opportunity to do that on saturday." jackson steinberg--"you know this finishing everything we do. we've gotta finish drives coming in here. we've been in the semis how many times now? we're

morningside will play for a spot in the russell athletic naia national championship game. but getting to daytona beach will b banything but easy. the top-ranked mustangs welcome number seven southern oregon to olsen stadium this weekend. thraiders are the defending national champions, winning the 2014 title 55-31 over marian. morningside and s-o-u have only met once before...back in 2012 the mustangs won a 47-44 quarterfinal contest in overtime on their way to the nanaonal championship game. but after two straigig losses in the semifinals, morningside has one thing on their mind. ryan kasdorf--"i think our team motto this year, that we've instilled all year, 'finish it.' i think last year we kind of got up early on marian and i don't know, we kind of just let some things go and the game got away from us. so this week we're just going to prepare extra hard. we know they're gonna be a good team and we've just gotta stay the course and stay true to who we are all game." steve ryan--"i think they're hungry, you know? we've talked all year about finishing it, finishing have a g

one of the talking points on the day... last year's meeting between the two in the russell athletic bowl. clemson flat out leveled ou 40-to-6. the perfect tigers... understand the sooners are a better program this time around and will be motivated to and last year's thumping of ou means little heading into this showdown. "the score wasn't indicative of the talent. so we had great respect for him last year -- but the season that they've had this year has been phenomenal -- i mean you watch their team, defensively they're very experienced. they have a bunch of guys back frorolast year - i think 9 or 11. and then offensively they're as good as anybody in the country." "they flat out embarrassed us and then the attitude we had on our sideline -- in was not great. i mean, they jumped on us early and then the dager in us after a couple score and that's what we used as fuel. we're not going to let that happen again and that's the goal." "we gotta show the world how clemson play and all gonna be on clemson in these playoff games and everything . and we just gotta play how clemson been playing th

. >>> russell athletic bowl. it was marques williams. he was really terrific. he finds his tight end. 7-nothing heels. 28 to 10 right before the half. actually this guy, we can't forget him. that is johnny jefferson. he burned thehe heels. here comes marques. 28-17. but it was jefferson. what a night for him. he runs for 299 yards to reach 1,000 for the year. they rush for 748. the bears too tough tonight. they rushed for 645. they whipped the heels 49-38. >> i'm too blessed to be stressed, you know. losers lose but i'm still happy i gothe opportunity to get to a bowl game with these guys and we had a great coaching staff. i'm going to keep smiling. >> stan: nc state goes bowling wednesday when they play mississippi state at 3:30. the pack squandered another hot start this year. there were positive signs. they played fsu and carolina tough. happy to be in a hot recruiting area of charlotte. >> great high school team this year and around here. there's been a number of recruits at practice. we can't talk to them because of the rules but they're allowed to attend

they seem to understand that the team they saw in the russell athletic bowl is a different team. brad: this is a different offense. it is a new system that lincoln riley brought to oklahoma. baker mayfield was not there. i think you are right, i think oklahoma is a little angry about last year. but ryan even said this, he thought clemson's defense was better last year than this year. we will see what happens on thursday at 4:00. nigel: the big clemson playoff game is a few days away. and before that t me, wyff news 4 is airing an hourlong special covering their playoff appearance. it's called "road to the title." it is airing wednesday night, at 7:00. you just heard them talking about it there. our sports team, as you saw, is live from miami with a preview of the game, and a recap of the clemson tigers' undefeated regular season. the excitement is building. if you're a tigers fan, this is something you don't want to miss. gabrielle: what do you think about this story? a group of photos spreading on social media has made a cliff in brazil a hot tourism attraction. it's in rio de j

. >> this isn't the russell athletic bowl. this is the capitol one orange bowl, final four. everybody earned their way here, and we just spent whatever three weeks studying this film and this is an incredibly talented team. brad: this is the third trip to the orange bowl in five years for the clemson tigers, and this one means just a little bit more. dabo sweeney said they want to make the people print a 15th ticket to see the tigers play this year. if they were to win this one and the national championship game, they would be the first team ever to go five and 0. cash 15 and brad fralick wyff zero. news 4. -- 15 and brad fralick wyff news zero. 4. allyson: thank you. as we count you down to the game, don't forget about our live wire on wyff4.com and our wyff 4 app. it's a collection of the latest tweets about the tigers and fun posts from our staff, includin a behind the scenes look at what in south florida. mike: if you are suffering from an overloaded politics, google crawl is allowing you to filter out posts from a top candidate. dale: are you ready for dry >> now, your

marching band members from gehlen catholic and yankton, south dakota's high at the russell athletic bowl game. the students performed with 3,000 other students from 26 high schools from around the country. the baylor bears and north carolina tar heels played this afternoon at the citrus statium in orlando. baylor won 49 to 38. yesterday's storm left many hawkeye fans stranded at the des moines, iowa airport but today they were on their way. the storm dropped about 6-inches of snow in des moines and airlines had to canceled a total of 26 flights on monday. and, nine flights today. flights are now running on schedule and fans are ready to cheer the hawkeyes to victory. a media frenzy: a chaotic day for the iowa hawkeyes as they prepare for the rose bowl on friday. see the craziness from pasadena, later in sportsfource. while the heaviest snow ended up missing us just to the east, parts of eastern siouxland still announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen. (appla

months payment on a new jetta >>>the north carolina tar heels are getting ready to play in the russell athletic bowl on tuesday. taking on baylor in florida. tar heels one of the highest scoring teams in the country. scoring at least 45 points seven different times. unc played well in the acc championship game losing to clemson by eight points. carolina players were disappointed after that but are using that game as motivation for this weeks bowl game. >> they were down after that game. no doubt about it. they wanted to win the acc championship and felt like they were there and had an opportunity and didn't get it done. >> everybody is disappointed. but at the end everybody is like just be blessed because we're going to a bowl game. we get o to go to orlando. just have fun. >> that's a good spot to play a bowl game. unc and baylor kick o off tuesday night at 5:30. it's a big week for the nc state football team. wolf pack taking on mississippi state on wednesday. nc state won seven games during the regular season. they would like nothihig more than to win their final game of this year. hoping it

a top 20 matchup in the russell athletic bowl. tar heels trailed7-18. williams scores a touchdown. cuts into the baylor lead. a record, 645 yards, jefferson with a record 299 of those yards. unc, asheville. carol: another look at the spring. chris: if we can get one more -- get through one more day of rain. thursday will look more like winter. as the new year comes in, whether or not you want to come, it is coming. 40's for highs. january is the pattern flip. we will typically -- we will see what we typically see this type of year. carol: thank you for watching. the news continues at 4:30 in the morning. michael: we are always on wyff4.com. carol: have a good night. [captioning performed by the caption content an announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen. (applause) announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on isis. jeb will destroy isis... and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out

number 10 north carolina and number 18 baylor in the russell athletic bowl, the best college football matchup of the day. 21-10 baylor second quarter,and they get a touchdown, 27 yards. they just cap rushing 645 , rushing yards, a record for a bowl game. unh womens basketball team today at north carolina and the only a 5 point victory for the tarheels. elizabeth belanger scored 28 points with 7 rebounds for the wildcats. tom: still to calm, a delayed opening for this popular seasonal attraction. when the organizers hope to open on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the republicans will make it those at the top and letting corporations write their own rules. hillary clinton will work to equal pay for women to raise incomes for families, lower taxes for the middle class. she gets the job done for us. i'm hillary clinton and i tom: the see science center is extending its dinosaurs exhibit. it was originally scheduled to close january 17. but because of the popularity of the exhibit, it wi

next action 17th ranked baylor upset number 10 north carolina in the russell athletic ball. jefferson ran for 229 yards and two touchdowns as the bears downed the tar heels 49-38. >>> lsu made easy work of texas tech, 56-27 in the texas bowl. leonard corn net had 260 yards and five touchdowns. >>> former heavy weight champ mike tyson decided to give the hoverboard a try. he shared an instagram video of him riding the board before tumbling to the ground with a thud. the video -- ouch that hurt -- the video has since gone viral. >>> well, a priest on the hoverboard leads to an unholy outcome. >>> plus oprah. will she hit pay dirt with her latest venture? you're watching "first look." >>> welcome back to "first look," i'm meteorologist bonnie schneider. we're still tracking some snow into kansas city and omaha but nothing like we saw earlier this week. there are some dangerous thunderstorms, though. look at this working through new orleans and into gulfport, mississippi and mobile. be careful if you're driving out there. many of you are traveling because we're looking at substa

number 10 north carolina and number 18 baylor in the russell athletic bowl, the best college football matchup of the day. 21-10 baylor second quarter,and they get a touchdown, 27 yards. they just cap rushing 645 , rushing yards, a record for a bowl game. unh womens basketball team today at north carolina and the only a 5 point victory for the tarheels. elizabeth belanger scored 28 points with 7 rebounds for the wildcats. tom: still to calm, a delayed seasonal attraction. when the organizers hope to open extending its dinosaurs exhibit. it was originally scheduled to close january 17. but because of the popularity of the exhibit, it will be open 7 days a week until the end of the exhibition includes robotic dinosaurs and hands on exhibits for kids. admission is $8 per person. the unseasonably warm december ice castles in lincoln. the utah based company was hoping to have the castles open by the beginning of january at the latest, but that has now been pushed back until early february. the company will be in touch with those who have purchased tickets for dates in the coming weeks. this

with more on clemson's quarterback--. 3 yeah guys remember deshaun watson didn't suit up in the russell athletic bowl... the tigers qb finishing his first full season in record setting fashion... acc player of the year... a heisman finalist... hoping for a win in his first watson's done since coming to clemson... with only one loss on his resume, in a game that he left early when hurting his knee... but number four's crushing opposing defenses ever since then... more than 35-hundred yards passing... over 880 on ththground... and of course leading the tigers to a 13-0 record, number one in every poll out there... his 41 total touchdowns a big reason for that... with complete confidence in himself, watson says there's simply no doubting deshaun when the ball's in his hands... hands... 3 3 "that's the kind of player i am, i'm very confident in myself and what i can do and they trust in me, my teammates trust in me and i trust in myself. so it's just been whoever wants that ball, and they have that momentum, they're going to put it in their hands." hands." 3 3 "he's a big part, he's only one part of

more on clemson's quarterback... 3 3 yeah guys remember deshaun watson didn't suit up in the russell athletic bowl... the tigers qb finishing his first full season in record setting fashion... acc player of the year... a heisman finalist... hoping for a win in his first bowl game...and win is all watson's done since coming to clemson... with only one loss on his resume, in a game that he left early when hurting his knee... but number four's crushing opposing defenses ever since then... more than 35-hundred yards passing... over 880 on the ground... and of course leading the tigers to a 13-0 record, number one in every poll out there... his 41 total touchdowns a big reason for that... with complete confidence in 3 himself, watson says there's simply no doubting deshaun when the ball's in his hands... hands... 3 "that's the kind of player i am, i'm very confident in myself and what i can do and they trust in me, my teammates trust in me and i trust in myself. so it's just been whoever wants that ball, and they have that momentum, they're going to put it in their hands." hands." 3 "he's a big pa

from south florida 3 3 yeah guys the tigers take on the sooners in a rematch of last year's russell athletic bowl... one clemson crushed ou 40-6... 40-6...3 it's the largest margin of victory for the tigers over a top -25 team in program history... clemson holding oklahoma to just over 100 yards passing, and under 280 in total offense... simply put, complete domination... oklahoma players say they wanted the rematch with clemson... and after watching the game film over and over again in preparation for this year's tigers team, the sooners say they're ready for redemption... redemption... 3 "it's like we hope we play clemson cause we got embarrassed last year. and that ain't gonna happen this year, that ain't gonna happen. happen. 3 "we don't lose 40-6, you know that's embarrassing to anybody to lose. that's getting dogged, dogged, 3 "it's always in the back of everybody's head, we try to keep everybody focused, all the young guys and stuff like that. cause i know this team is going to come out fighting with a different mindset than they did last year. year. 3 "we were very happy to get to go

highlights you are watching now are from last years matchup between clemson and oklahoma in the russell athletic bowlin that game clemson drubbed the sooners 40-6and they did it without heisman finalist deshaun watson that game was played in orlando....todays game just down the panhandle in miami... and in coach dabo swinney's eyes this years clemson team is even better...especially when it comes to the all important offensive line 3 3 "better, not even close, way better in every facet, more talented, more depth, more flexibility, more commitment, better group, better chemistry" chemistry"clemson does go into today's game down a few second string players...who were sent home after failing a drug test but we just learned today that of their own ...they will be without their starting defensive tackle charles walker...who suffered a concussion in practice 3 ok guy...this years version of oklahoma vs clemson is just getting under way and i can feel the tension 3 and citement building up here...coming up later in the newscast...we'll talk live with some fans and get their take on the game so far 3 no

look at what's ahead. 3 yeah guys the tigers take on the sooners in a rematch of last year's russell athletic bowl... one clemson crushed ou 40-6... 40-6... 3 ou "embarrassed" by tigers last yearit's the largest margin of victory for the tigers over a top -25 team in program history... clemson holding oklahoma to just over 100 yards passing, and under 280 in total offense... simply put, complete domination... oklahoma players say they wanted the rematch with clemson... and after watching the game film over and over again in preparation for this year's tigers team, the sooners say they're ready for redemption... redemption... 3 3 "it's like we hope we play clemson cause we got embarrassed last year. and that ain't gonna happen this year, that ain't gonna happen. happen. 3 3 "we don't lose 40-6, you know that's embarrassing to anybody to lose. that's getting dogged, dogged, 3 3 "it's always in the back of everybody's head, we try to keep everybody focused, all the young guys and stuff like that. cause i know this team is going to come out fighting with a different mindset than they did last yea

of tigertown deshaun watson... 3 remember it was cole stoudt under center for clemson in the russell athletic bowl last year... not deshaun watson... not baker mayfield... both of these guys can change the complexion of the game in a heartbeat... the tigers obliterated o-u 40-6 in orlando... sooner players and coaches called the performance embarrassing... dabo swinney, asked about keeping his team focused on this year's matchup... in an interesting 3 way... if he had any quote "jedi mind tricks"... 3 jedi mind tricks. is that star wars? no jedi mind tricks. last year's performance isn't going to win this year. different teams. you know they turned the ball over five times against us and we're a good team. that's not going to be a pretty result. if we turn the ball over five times. it's not going to be a pretty result. when you put the film on, they know who can play. pretty quickly. all you've got to do o put the film on, and attention."we'll have more on the matchup between the two star quarterbacks coming up a little later in sports... 3 also coming up at 11... we'll hear from the clemson

complete domination by clemson in last seasons russell athletic bowl... the largest margin of victory ever for the tigigs over a top-25 team... oklahoma sums it up in one word. embarrassment embarrassment 3 3 "we don't lose 40-6, you know that's embarrassing to anybody to lose. that's getting it's like we weren't even in the game, like we didn't show up. and when you watch the game, that's what it looks like, so we're definitely ready to go back out here and show that we can play. play.mike stoops"we haven't been embarrassed i don't know ever like that. to perform at that level, that's b bng as blunt as you can be. that kind of struck a chord right then and there.oklahoma remembers the feeling well... each open wound stinging all over again when watching the game film over the last few weeks... weeks... 3 i was watching it and the commentator just talked down to us. saying how bad we was playing, saying how we looked like jv players and stuff like that, that made me mad. that made everybody in the room mad. clemson's not banking on a jv team rolling into

. >>> to orlando, florida, we go for the russell athletic bowl. a record setting day for baylor.e shrugs off the tackle here and goes the distance. baylor 645 rushing yards. 7 touchdowns on 84 carries. that's like three games wort of stats, as the bears beat the tar heels 49- 38. >>> less than three days from the rose ball, the grand daddy of them all. stanford vs. iowa. today both teams held press conferences. stanford, they've been here three of the last four years. most of the hype sounds this guy. heisman runner up, christian mccaffery. he has surprised just about everyone, including his teammates. >> we knew he was special. we didn't know he was this special. it was awesome to be able to go against a guy that quick, that agile. that much power in him. once you do that it helps going up against anybody on your schedule. you know, if i can go against christian, tackle him, or guard him, i'm good to go. >>> warriors they're off tonight. at dallas tomorrow, and possibly without stephen curry. that strained calf muscle is serious enough that it kept him from practicing today. luk

they met in the russell athletic bowl last year. clemson crushed oklahoma.ou know sooners have revenge on their minds. in the other semifinal, alabama. the only team to return to the playoffs from last season. they are taking on big ten champion michigan state. mark d'antonio coached under nick saban. none of his members have been beaten. it kicks off at 4:00 p.m. and the second at 8:00 eastern. they play for the final 11 days in glendale, arizona. >>> on the to nba. steph curry sitting out with a bruised left leg. his absence was felt. klay thompson was miserable from the field. 4 for 15. others were working on all cylinders. dallas wins 114-91. finally, let's take a look at an odd moment from the birmingham bowl. auburn against memphis, 31-10. this is cell phone video of defensive back regis ball. appearing to get into an altercation with a ball boy. he runs to the locker room with the game ball and the athletic department said ball has been removed from the team for his actions. to top it off, reggis ball posted on instagram of what appears to be the aubu

. >>> north carolina was looking for history, a first 12 win season, taking on baylor in the russell athletic bowl. senior quarterback marquis williams' last game and he was great. first drive he looks around and finally find the tight end, brandon fritz. carolina looks good, up 7-0, but they were down 28-10 at the half because of the quarterback for baylor was unbelievable, jerson had a good night, 209 yards rushing on that wild cat. marquis scores right before the half to make it 28-17 as they inch closer, but it was too much baylor. marquis had a big night, 243 yards passing and 2 touchdowns but johnny jefferson burns him like i said for 299 yards. they rush 645 az a team and they whip the heels 49-3838 >>> college hoops last night, unc asheville hosting fururn, dogs won 6 of 7 and seem to be trending upward. u.k. asheville hoops and kevin has been pounding the drums last night outside for 3 and he is got all of them. he is tough inside as well. one of the guards is helping unc asheville come alive. this is one right there. he had 21 of the night but asheville wins the buzzer and the fresh

and the jays aren't the only ones playing at the russell athletic bowl game. from south dakota, yankton high school's marching band will also perform during the halftime show. the band's director says the school has 106 students making the trip. will we see a white christmas, tj? here's ben with weather. << << many will start the day on a foggy note with sub-freezing temperatures and a few snow flurries this morning, so watch out for a few slick spots on area roads. a few rays of sun also can't be ruled out by lunchtime today, but mostly cloudy skies will remain overhead with temperatures in the 40s and strong south winds. a cold front will move through tonight that will help pop up a few rain showers and some possible mix across mainly northwest iowa that will linger into the early morning hours tomorrow. clouds and sun will take over once this exits east before another small chance of light snow tomorrow night/thursday morning. as of will be fairly quiet before another chance of a mix and light snow arrives late christmas day/the day after. snow also appears

catholic in le mars, iowa and yankton, south dakota's high school performed during halftime at the russell athletic bowl game. the students performed with 3,000 other students from 26 high schools from around the country. the baylor bears and north carolina tar heels played this afternoon at the citrus stadium in orlando. baylor won 49 to 38. fans stranded at the des moines, iowa airport but yesterday they were on their way. the storm dropped about 6-inches of snow in des moines and airlines had to canceled a total of 26 flights on monday. and, nine flights yesterday. flights are now running on schedule and fans are ready to cheer the hawkeyes to victory. it turns out gravity still works. a confetti tossing test was performed in times square yesterday morning in advance of the massive new year's eve party. the testing of the confetti goes to show how much preparation goes into pulling off one of the biggest celebrations in the world. also on the mind of new york city officials is security for the big night. police commissioner bill bratton says 6,000 police officers will be in times square thursday

keep this in mind it's actually a rematch of last year's russell athletic bowl when clemson beat oklahoma by 36 points and killed them so that revenge word just may play a role in tonight's game for the sooners not that any of us would know anything about revenge, right, you guys? >> i just know those games are going to be on in my house because everyone is rooting for michigan state. i'm a lancing girl. my grandpa went to michigan state. nobody is with me. >> i'm with you. >> sage, you and i can talk a little later. college football playoffs semifinals are on espn today. oklahoma against clemson, 4 p.m. eastern and michigan state tackling alabama -- i like how i said tackling. sans we'll talk to you in a bit. rob in missouri. rob. >> hey, amy. i hope the sparties do well for you. i have never seen anything like this. not when it's rushing like this and like class one or two rapids. this is cresting but heavy rain out across parts of 9the of texas. >> and there's so much more ahead this morning. bill cosby charged with indecent assault now out on a million dollar bail and possibly facing

one of the talking points on the day... last year's meeting between the two in the russell athletic bowl. clemson flat out leveled ou 40-to-6. the perfect tigers... understand the sooners are a better program this time around and will be motivated to redeem themselves. of course, the tigers understand just how capable the sooners are... and last year's thumping of ou means little heading into this showdown. a key difference in this year's match up... quarterback play. two of the top signal callers in the nation square off in the acc player of the year deshaun watson and oklahoma's baker maysfield. the tigers don't anticipate kicking the sooners around in this year's orange bowl. however, they do expect if they play clemson football... no one in the nation can beat them... including ou. clemson and oklahoma play new year's eve. kickoff set for 4pm. winner advances to the orange bowl. joe gorchow wis news 10 full coverage of the orangebowl and everything leading up to the big this afternoon on wis. rick and joe will both have live coverage from miami through thursday night you can also fol

lawson was part of the tigers team that demolished okalhoma in last year's russell athletic bowl. a repeat performance against the sooners in the orange bowl earns clemson a spot in the national title game. so one reporter asked dabo if he's using any jedi mind tricks on his players to help duplicate what it did in the sunshine state last season. the flood watch remains in effect through thursday morning with several strong storms and the possibility of flash flooding throughout the midlands. on thursday the rain chance strong storms and the possibility of flash flooding throughout the midlands. on thursday the rain chance chance of showers and a touch break 2 tonight's the big night. across the u-s, americans are getting ready to say goodbye e 2015 and hello to 2016. but amid the festivities, tonight's the big night. across the u-s, americans are when i was 6, my days were spent playing basketball. when i was 6, my dream was to make it to the nba. when i was 6... my mom had a stroke. i'm paul george, and i want you to spot a stroke, f.a.s.t. f, face drooping. a, arm weakness. s,