3 were watching collision rd 3 3 3 were just hours away from the College FootballNational Championshiptonight the 14 and oh tigers look to finish the season undefeated with another win. 3 Fox CarolinasShannon Sommerville is live in arizona with more on clemson and their matchup against alabama. 3 its just a matter of hours now for the National Championship game kickoff. All that and a National Title is 60 minutes of football. 3 3 but thats 60 minutes against an alabama team with arguably the best defense in the country. Not too mention their offense featuring Heisman Trophy winner derrick henry. But the tigers have some dynamic playmakers too and as head coach dabo swinney says no one has more will to win than number 4. Deshaun watson. But the Alabama Defense has held opponents to the 2nd fewest yards per game in the country. The tide also have a great pass rushing game with the most sacks in the country. But dont worry im not done yet tigers fans. In Deshaun Watsons been blitzed on 27 of his drop backs. In those situations hes thrown interceptions. 3 3 theyre very good theyre very talented they have a lot of skill set very well coached by kirby smart but we just gotta do what we by kirby smart but have a lot of skill theyre they have a lot of skill set very well coached by kirby smart but we just gotta do what we do i cant really focus on what they have. Ill focus on my job and if the times come when i have to run then ill run but if not than im not gonna force it so when i have a lot more playmakers around me that can make plays and if i give them the opportunity to have the ball in their hands theyre gonna make those plays. Plays. 3 vegas odds favoring the tide and most College Football experts emphatically going with alabama. But you know the tigers embrace that underdog role. 3 and somehow at 140 the tigers still with something to prove. But in just a matter of hours theyll get the chance to do it. 3 3 3 if you couldnt make it to couldnt if you couldnt 3 make it to arizona theres a special party just for you in the upstate. To cheer on the tigers with thousands of other fans. 3 and the best part its free 3 Fox CarolinasAshley Minelli is live at the well this morning ashley what time are things Getting Started . 3 7pm adlib about set up 3 much like the clemson bball game over the weekend packed house here at the well expecting 12thousand people Clemson Alumni Association, iptay and clemson club of greenville all teamed up Concession Stands will be open trivia, contests throughout the night gm of well put a lot into this event 3 3 weve been planning since new years eve to make sure its an experience that everyone will remember and one that is worthy of a National Championship 3 Family Friendly event facepainting balloon makers for the kids 3 halftime lip sync battle free, kick off at 8 30 3 coming up tonight on fox carolina. Be sure to catch our special report undefeated clemsons road to the championship. Well be going in depth on the tigers first shot at a National Title since 1981. Thats at 7 00 tonight here on fox carolina. 3 and were bringing you continuing coverage of the game tonight. Well be keeping you updated on fox carolina dot com and our social media pages. And well have live and 11. 3 has died. Died. A representative for the singer announced early this morning that bowie passed away peacefully after a battle with cancer. Bowie turned 69 on friday. And released his 25th album, blackstar, on the same day. Bowies career spanned four decades. His big breakthrough was in 1972. When he created his alter ego, ziggy stardust. His big hits included space oddity, Young Americans and lets dance. Bowie is survived by his wife, iman, and two 3 3 anticipation is growing after no one won the powerball over the weekend. And thats brought the jackpot up to a recordbusting 1point3 billion dollars. Dollars. This is now the largest Lottery Jackpot in the world. And could actually increase before the next drawing. Lottery Officials Say the odds of winning are one in 292point2 million. The next drawing is wednesday night at 10 59 here on fox carolina. 3 every 10 minutes. Minutes. 3 meteorologist nicole papay is live in scottsdale. 3 3 3 it will be chilly to start the work week as temperatures climb into the mid40s across the upstate and upper 30s in Western North carolina. Skies will be clear throughout the day and evening with lows 20s once again overnight. 3 3 now lets send it over to the Traffic Center. 3 were watching st. Mark rd wade hampton blvdwelcome ave white horse rd rd 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 3 its. An upstate retailer is hoping for a big win for clemson tonight. Well 3 heres a live look over Clemson University youre watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 youre watching the morning 3 the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina. Were back with a live look over greenville. 3 3 covering our 3 countiesan autopsy is planned today, after a newborn babys body was found in Anderson County. County. The childs mother 23 year old Joanie Holcombe is in jail on a murder charge. Deputies say she confessed to putting the baby girl in a plastic bag after giving birth. Birth. A witness tells fox carolina. Her neighbor was walking near cherokee drive on saturday. When they found the babys remains. Authorities say they dont know how long the body had been there. Holcombe is due in court later this week. 3 were working to find out the name of the person who died in a crash in spartanburg county. The coroner says one person was killed around 6 00 sunday night on victor hill road near j. Verne smith parkway. Details of the crash are not known. Greer police are investigating. 3 clemson fans arent the only ones gearing up for the National ChampionshipAcademy Sports is too. Too. If clemson beats alabama Academy Sports says they will open immediately after the game so tiger fans can get their National Championship gear. Boxes of fan merchandise that say clemson College Footballs National Champs are waiting at the Sporting Good store on woodruff road. 3 3 3 go tigers were hoping for that big win against alabama were real excited as everyone else in the store umm as you know once clemson starts that good strike you know the city is live so were just hoping they come thru for us. Us. Were told all upstate locations will open immediately if the tigers win. If the tigers dont win the championshipthe gear will be shipped back to its orginal vendor. 3 well send it back out to nicole papay in scottsdale. 3 3 monday will be clear and chilly with temperatures climbing into the mid40s in the upstate and upper 30s in Western North carolina. Temperatures will fall into the 20s once again before rebounding in the mid to upper 40s for tuesday. Sunshine will dominate throughout the day. Wednesday will be chilly once mid40s and mid to upper 30s under clear skies. Look to see sunshine persist on thursday as highs peak in the low 50s and upper 40s. Friday will be partly cloudy skies with temperatures hovering in the low to mid50s. Look for rain chances to return on saturday as highs climb into the upper 40s. Skies will be mostly cloudy throughout. Sunday will finish off the weekend with a and partly cloudy skies late in the day. Expect temperatures to peak in the 3 weather hit 3 lets send it over to chris. 3 3 3 were watching timberleaf dr woodsberry shoals dr 3 3 heres a live look 3 at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam onpit crew traffic sponsored by Kevin Whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 3 now for a look at news you need to know. Anderson county deputies are investigating to death in iva. The coroner says Casey Waddell and Justin Williams were found saturday morning. There is no word on any suspects or arrests this morning. 3 state senator billy odell will be laid to rest in greenwood this afternoon. Odell represented abbeville, anderson, and greenwood counties for more than 25 years. Governor haley has ordered flags across the state to fly at half staff today. 3 mexico has begun the process of extraditing Joaquin El Chapo guzman to the united states. The drug lord was recaptured after his second escape from prison last year. 3 this morning you can cheer on your tigers simply by eating breakfast. Breakfast. The chickfila in clemson is serving tiger paw shaped biscuits this morning until 10 30. According to the manager, tyler herbert, the unique biscuits have been on the menu at the clemson location since the fall. But he says tonights title game has caused the biscuit to get attention all across the nation. Herbert warns there are impostors trying to serve tiger paw biscuit can only be found at chickfila. 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And lady gaga won her first acting 3 time for weather 3 and traffic every 10 minutes. Minutes. Meteorologist nicole papay is live in scottsdale. 3 3 work week as 3 temperatures climb into the mid40s across the upstate and upper 30s in Western North carolina. Skies will be clear throughout the day and evening with lows falling into the low to upper 20s once again overnight. 3 weather hit 3 lets send it over to the pit crew Traffic Center. 3 were watching watching 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 3 3 its. Tigers fans are just hours away tigers fans are its. On their team in the National Championship. Weve got Team Coverage from the upstate to arizona coming up next. 3 we leave you with a live look inside bon secours wellness watch party in my business i can count on my i. T. Guy bailing me out all the time. Im not the i. T. Guy. Im the desktop support tech supervisor. And my customers knowing right when their packages arrive. Introducing realtime delivery notifications. 3 the wait is 3 almost over for tigers fans. Were live in arizona with a preview of tonights National Championship against alalama. Alabama. 3 if you didnt make it to arizona. You can still gather with hundreds of fellow fans to cheer on the tigers tonight. Were live at bon wellness arena with more on the big party theyre planning. 3 good morning. Its monday, january 11. Im ben hill. Hill. And im lauren elise. Here with chris scott. Thanks for joining us on the morning news. OuouTeam Coverage of the tigers road to the National Championship continues. And tonight is the night. Night. Morning meteorologist nicole papay is live in 3 3 it will be chilly to start the work week as temperatures climb into the mid40s across the upstate and upper 30s in Western North carolina. Skies will be clear throughout the day and evening with lows falling into the low to upper 20s once again overnight. 3 wrap up 3 lets send it over to chris. 3 were watching watching s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 3 3 were hours away from the title game. Were continuing our live coverage of the Clemson Tigers pursuit of a National Championship. 3 sports anchor Shannon Sommerville is live in scottsdale, arizona with more on what the tigers are bringing to the table. 3 weve talked a 3 lot about the bama offense, but remember. Its the tigers offense in the country into this one. One. 3 and the talent levels just astounding for clemson. So many weapons. It obviously starts with deshaun watson. Whos just 301 yards away from becoming the first quarterback in fbs history to throw for 4 thousand and rush for a thousand in the same season. Then theres wayne g glman, who set the tigers single season rushing record this season. Without wideouts Mike Williams and deon cain. Still plenty of targets for watson to toss darts at. Artavis scott, dormans charone peake, and guys like freshman Hunter Renfrow and star tight end jordan leggett have really stepped up this season. Watson knows he doesnt need to do it all himself. Just let whoever is open make plays. 3 3 3 3 just my whole skillset and doing what i do. If the time has come, then im going to do what i have to do to, if i have to run, then im going to run, if not then im not going to force it. I mean we have a lot more playmakers around me that can make plays. And if i get the ball in their hands plays. 3 i mean if you go out the and do things that you normally dont do, youre going to lose the game so were going to do what we do. Its gonna be great. Were about to go play for the National Championship. So its definitely bigger than all the other games weve played, but i mean its just going to be great. Great. Scott leads the tigers with 89 catches this year. But get this. There are nine tigers with double digit catches this season. Theyre simply very deep on the outside. 3 but when the two coaches of the best teams in College Football say there needs to be a change you gotta hope the nfl at least takes it into consideration. 3 ben, lauren back 3 to you. 3 even though the game is in arizona. One of the biggest National Championship parties is happening right here in the upstate tonight tonight the well is inviting you to watch the game with thousands of tiger fans. 3 Ashley Minelli is live there this morning and ashley the best part of this event its free 3 free. And Family Friendly. Something for everyone games 3 concessions open for the whole night facepainting, balloon making for the kids lip sync battle during halftime mc of the night jdew, voice of Greenville Drive tons of contests, giveaways the whole night 3 3 its not solid orange unless youre here with all of us,. But theres not an opportunity at home to win those tshirts and the gym membership and duke tickets. Tickets. The well teamed up with Clemson Alumni Association iptay clemson club of greenvillebeen planning the event since new years eve win in the orange bowl 3 doors open at 7 here game starts at 8 30 3 coming up 3 tonight on fox carolina. Be report undefeated clemsons road to the championship. Well be going in depth on the tigers first shot at a National Title since 1981. Thats at 7 00 tonight here on fox carolina. Continuing coverage of the National Championship on air and online. Well have updates throughout the game on fox carolina dot com. Facebook and twitter. And yoyocan catch more live reports from arizona tonight at 10 and 11. 3 3 covering our countieswe are working to get more information after two people were found dead in an Anderson County home. Home. Deputies say the bodies were discovered saturday morning on pierce and amy road. The coroner tells us Casey Waddell and Justin Williams were both shot. But no other details have been released. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Anderson County sheriffs office. 3 rescue crews in macon county, North Carolina have found the waterfall. Were told the body of sean kasey was recovered sunday. Witnesses say he had fallen on saturday. But the search had to be called off that night due to bad weather. 3 later today, the Greenville Police department is asking for your input on their plans to use body cameras. Cameras. Theyre holding another Public Meeting tonight at 7 00 at city hall. The department is looking for suggestions fr