clemson, south carolina, the tigers demolished alabama. handed nick saban his worst loss ever in 12 years with the tide. mindi bach with the victorious tigers. >> trevor came in with poise. first freshman to start and win a national championship. great on his part. he played comfortable whole game. >> whole offense is coming back, screw the nfl, come back be a ga with them.so talented. awesome. >> we're going to enjoy this tonight. but on friday we're going to have another team meeting and get locked in on next year. >> reporter: so much enthusiasm. clemson is really good and really young. >> reporter: you heard, trevor lawrence is true freshman. leading receiver justin ross, also a freshman. one-handed catches. leading rusher is a sophomore and another receiver, also a sophomore, lot of youth returning for clemson. >> talk about the atmosphere here. grumbling about the bay area not a hotbed of college football but this place was electric tonight. >> reporter: got a taste of it and liked it. big plays early, ignited the crowds. so much fun

clemson, south carolina, the tigers demolished alabama. handed nick saban his worst loss ever in 12 years with the tide. mindi bach with the victorious tigers. >> trevor came in with poise. first freshman to start and win a national championship. great on his part. he played comfortable whole game. >> whole offense is coming back, screw the nfl, come back be a ga with them. so talented. awesome. >> we're going to enjoy this tonight. but on friday we're going to have another team meeting and get locked in on next year. >> reporter: so much enthusiasm. clemson is really good and really young. >> reporter: you heard, trevor lawrence is true freshman. leading receiver justin ross, also a freshman. one-handed catches. leading rusher is a sophomore and another receiver, also a sophomore, lot of youth returning for clemson. >> talk about the atmosphere here. grumbling about the bay area not a hotbed of college football but this place was electric tonight. >> reporter: got a taste of it and liked it. big plays early, ignited the crowds. so much fu

at last check, score is 28-16 clemsoncheck, score is 28-16 clemson clemson led 14-13 in the first quarter... despite bama racking up 224-yards of offense in the opening frame. we'll have full highlights and postgame reaction later tonight. until then, kron4 has live coverage in santa clara. we go out now to kate rooney.. kate-- bama and clemson have some pretty significant fan bases... what's the atmosphere been like out there? (kate)i've been here since about one this afternoon...and a lot of the fans beat me here...even on my way down on the freeway i saw plenty of alabama and clemson stickers on cars...and then once i arrived in santa clara...it's been a sea of crimson and white or purple and orange everywhere you look...these fans are really trying to leave their mark on the bay area. leading into this matchup there's been a lot of talk ab out the bay area not quite measuring up as a college football hub...but you wouln't know it from the tailgating setups today at levi's staidum...from delicious spreads of food, to tents and flags bearing the logos of alabama and clemson...this pro s

clemson 44. alabama 16. ktvu's azenith smith is outside levi stadium where fans packed the stadium this evening. adium this evening. . >> reporter: 65,000 fans packed levi stadium. big victory. dry weather and a crowd just full of energy. full of energy. . >> reporter: fireworks lit up the sky above levi sdi jets making a rare low altitude fly over to kickoff college football's biggest game. >> reporter: scores of college football fans invaded levi adium as alabama and clemson met for the third time in four years for the title game. for these alabama fans they wouldn't miss it. this is the first time they have seen him play for the tide. >> to see one of our kids excel like he is doing, there is nothing you can pay. >> reporter: this clemson fan from south carolina dropped a grand to see his tigers. >> reporter: these fans brought their $2 bills. a tradition to show the tigers are in town. game night tickets were hard to come by. >> cheapest is 442. >> i don't know what changed it but between yesterday and t

see where this clemson program is today. how it's elevated the university and entire state. people in this chamber and on capitol hill, members of congress, capitol hill police, staff, they may not know my name, but they know who the clemson fan is among them. and many of my alabama colleagues, like no brooks, i can't reveal what those texts said, but i appreciate the time. clemson's special players. alumni all over the world. there's something in the hills where the blue ridge joins the greatness anti-football team showed this greatness monday night. i'm proud of coach sweeney -- coach swinne. go, tigers. college football champions. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, clemson's special mr. takano, fr five minutes. thank you, madam speaker. i rise today because nearly 500 amtrak workers in riverside are being forced to uproot their lives and lose everything they worked so hard for, a good, stable union job that pace them well and gives them benefits. this nightmare scena

evat a game and what achpionshil as clemson blew out alabama. ian, they were not our teams, but the bay area showed up. >> reporter: it did. staff tell me they were thrilled with how things took off lo justically. clemson winning 44-16 and many locals told me that the atmosphere inside tonight was the best they had ever seen at levi stadium. as clemson takes home the national championship, visiting fans were ecstatic. >> fabulous. i'm so happy! >> jim hasn't missed a home game in 25 years for his tigers and been to all the national championship wins. >> we are looking for another one after this. >> both teams are from the south and they felt at home in the bay. >> when you come to california you don't think you are going to get that southern hospitality, but the bay showed it. >> the tigers were number in the game comvp. >> the second one and the third. i'm proud. very. >> some locals with no interest thrilled with the experience. >> the game was there and was it still fun? yes. the fans were going crazy. >> the score was lopsided and the result

clemson and alabama face off monday night at levi's stadium. you can watch the college football play-off national championship on our sister network, espn at 5:00 p.m. >>> well, more tha a thousand people attended steph curry's party at the fox theater tonight. >> despite some confusion over the free tickets earlier in the week, katie utehs is live at the theater where the concert is under way. katie? >> questions like when are the tickets available, is it free or not, those were all up in the air this week. but despite all that confusion, the fox theater was packed with fans. everyone who wanted to get in, did. and some people even lined up at dawn to make sure they got their spot. >> hey! hundreds lined up outside oakland's fox theater for steph curry's party. 10-year-old jc reed even skipped school and sported his new curry 6 shoe. >> i jump super high and run super fast. >> others stepped up their waiting game to guarantee admission. >> i got here at 5:00, i came here to spectate and make sure nobody was in line. i come back at 10:00, and i

alabama-clemson... and we have never seen anything like this happen to a team coached by nick saban. here's an update, game just ended second ago... clemson feasting..shocking the defending champions 44-16 tigers qb trevor lawrence with three passing touchdowns...n early 350-yards through the air. bama has actually outgained clemson, but four turnovers have been a major difference. we'll have full highlights and postgame reaction later tonight. moving on to some warriors-- here's an intriguing stat we didn't think we'd be saying, the warriors have lost three straight home games. in each of the last three times at oracle, golden state has fallen to the lakers, trailblazers, and rockets. granted two of those games went down to the wire in overtime... and the warriors were victims of some wild shots. but through it all, steve kerr...knows they'll work through this and start stacking up some victories. here is an here is an usual one... the class for the 2019 college football hell of fame is ou

it is the second national title in three years for clemson. tigers finish a perfect 15-0, first team to do that since 1800s and first ungeetsuntweete in the playoff era. >> and here is a sanl plink of t sampling of the late night shows. >> president trump is refusing to end the shutdown until he gets $5 billion for a border wall. but democrats will make him wear a blind fold from "bird box" and just tell him there is a wall. don't take it off! >> the president was asked about all the unpaid federal workers who were struggling to pay their bills and trump responded saying that he, quote, can relate. makes sense. no one is more relatable than donald trump, right? just a regular working class family man. >> so many programs affected by the smut. turns out the government does a lot of things. who knew? including food stamps, subsidized school lynchs, lunch smithsonian and national zoo. and you can tell they are upset if you look at the zoo's panda cam. >> white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders tweeted today that president trump will tr

clemson completes a perfect season. the final score looks like a misprint. 44-16 and levi stadium has never looked so good. yeah. nice. someday they might get 49er stu. first break in the game. 44yards. okay. going to be like this tonight. yeah. he said it is on me. retaliates. 62yards. touchdown. we have 7-7 right there. clemson has a running back who scored three times tonight. 17 touch yards here. into the end zone. 14-7. it looked like we were going to have a barn burner. bama bounces back. inside the one. they first rule it a touchdown. if you look at the replay his knee was down. they scored after that but they missed the pat. 14-13 at halftime. clemson, they have trevor the true freshman lawrence drilling it deep. he breaks free. he is from alabama. comes back to hunt his home state with that touchdown. beautiful job right there. 74yards. and the coaches, that is tough to see. right? high school last year, that is amazing. tonight 347 yards. you see his family. imagine that? a true freshman in the national spotli

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knock two clemson taking down the alabama clemson tide, almost making it look aedes, it's tuesday, january 8th. >>> this morning on "world news now," the border wall battle to the public. the president is planning to address the nation in prime time with democrats now asking for tv time . >> of their own. good morning all this as the to government shutdown you enters day 18. . i'm gio benitez. >> i'm emily rau. >> it makes you feel good on a tuesday. >> >> for the first time in years, fans flocked to take on clemson in the college national championship. >> but the highly anticipated game ended up being a washout for 'bama fans. . >> it was a rivalry so big, fans needed 17 different ways to watch. >> he is going to score! >> you can see the high scoring, high stakes face-off between clemson and alabama from the sky, from the field, even from a blip. . >> it's a pass. >> oh, no >> ah, no, no! >> reporter: but for those lucky enough to be at levy stadium in santa clara, tailgating parties and food and fireworks got fans keyed up. they kicked off a path less than a minute in. >> it's intercept

clemson and alabama face off monday night at levi's stadium. you can watch the college football play-off national championship on our sister network, espn at 5:00 p.m. >>> well, more than a thousand people attendedy's party at the fox theater tonight. >> despite some confusion over the free tickets earlier in the week, katie utehs is live at the theater where the concert is under way. katie? >> questions like when are the tickets available, is it free or not, those were all up in the air this week. but despite all that confusion, the fox theater was packed with fans. everyone who wanted to get in, did. and some people even lined up at dawn to make sure they got their spot. >> hey! hundreds lined up outside oakland's fox theater for steph curry's party. 10-year-old jc reed even skipped school and sported his new curry 6 shoe. >> i jump super high and run super fast. >> others stepped up their waiting game to guarantee admission. >> i got here at 5:00, i came here to spectate and make sure nobody was in line. i come back at 10:00, and i was first

are on the marquis, many of the fans are homegfrown.local fans (vicki) alamaba is taking on clemson monday night-- clemson taking on alamaba is (vicki) local fanshomegfrown.of the fans are homegfrown.local fans alamaba is taking on alamaba is taking on clemson monday night-- and the teams have started to arrive in the bay area. (grant) kron 4's dan thorn is live at kron 4's dan kron 4's dan thorn is live at mintea san jose interntional airport-- where clemson landed a short time ago. dan? (grant) (grant) (grant) coming up... some lucky warriors fans will get the chance to party with steph curry tonight. we're live at the fox theater as fans have been waiting to get inside a plus... a woman is attacked by a dog-- and then it's owner in the east bay. and we have just learned an arrest has been made. we'll have the details just in to kron-4. (grant) plus... police in the east bay are searching for these men-- after a theft at an outlet mall. what they got away with... and how they left the mall. happening now... police in the east bay are searching for two people who stole thousands of

clemson is taking on clemson is taking on alabama at levi's stiu joining us now is rachel lindsay-- ambassador for the college football playoff foundation. (vicki) (vicki) foundation. playoff football college for the ambassador lindsay-- now is rachel joining us (grant) on monday. levi's stadium alabama at taking on clemson is championship. national playoff football the college ready to host is getting the bay area the bay area is getting ready to host the college playoff national championship. clemson is alabama at levi's stadium on monday. (grant) joining us now is rachel lindsay-- ambassador for the college football playoff foundation. playoff football college for the ambassador lindsay-- now is rachel joining us now is rachel lindsay-- ambassador for the college football playoff foundation. take a look at this... scary moments for a florida hotel clerk were caught on camera. police released this video of an armed robbery attempt at a hotel in broward county last month. they say on december 22nd, an armed man jumped the clerk counter at the woodspring suites in davie. the man grabbed the ho

, clemson games. these were by far hundreds cheaper. >> they were heading back to south carolina from hong kong. they canceled a connecting flight to stay in the bay area. distance clearly meant little for make big-time fans. >> south korea. >> andrew watched his team from a red recliner in the end zone. exclusive and expensive. >> yesterday on stub hub, $2600 for one ticket. amazing. >> worth it to see his clemson tigers win -16. 'bama fans bummed. >> disappointed in the way my boys came out to play today. >> for now back to the southeast. flights after celebratory fireworks. a quick trip to the west coast all in the name of college football. >> flew in. i'm from charleston. got into san francisco about 11:30 a.m. came to the game. got the win, taking it back to the carolinas with us, back to the east coast. >> abc 7 news. >>> imagine dragons performed from treasure island for the halftime they will be back in the bay area for bottlerock. tickets go on sale today. 24th imagine dragsons and logic. sat

clemson striking early, 7-0. it is the clemson time answer with the 62 yards, 7-7 less than three minutes into the game. breaking the tackle and barreling into the end zone, a 17 yard score with clemson up, 14-7. that is freshman trevor lawrence shuffling the past for the second of three touchdowns in the game, 28-16. it is now 31-16 in the third quarter with lawrence throwing it to ross, alabama racing for the score. lawrence throwing for the 374 yards and three touchdowns, 44- 16 to take the second national title in three years for clemson. finishing the season, 15-0. >> you watch the game and dream about playing in it, did it live up to your expectations or even better for you? >> it was surreal. it was even better. >> we had a great season, but great is not good enough. we did not finish the way we wanted to finish. >> it was lopsided. losing, me personally playing football, i that my entire career would not be undefeated because that is unrealistic. all the work we put into see that so lopsided is the surpri

a clemson fan came over and brought me this so i would have something from clemson. it is a $2 bill that they are spending all over the town. i'm evenly split now. >> you need a paw print right here on your cheek. thanks a lot, roz. >> thanks. >>> i read that the clemson tigers team, they are actually visiting city team ministry. you know, handsing oing out foo before the game. >> i think it's great. takes their mind off of the game a little bit. >> all of that yesterday and i saw the fans arriving from both teams. they were wearing shorts and t-shirts. >> they are coming to california. >> thinking it would be warm. it was so cold and windy. >> and rainy. >> so you think it will be okay? >> yeah. the bay area. if we have a big event we are going to deliver. so here is a look outside in oak lands right now as you get ready to head out. a lot of people getting ready head out to lunch for the first day of this workweek and also enjoying, there you nicer weat what we have had the past couple of days. the sun is going to peek out from behind these clouds. we are looking a

clemson tide and clemson tigers kick-off monday night but the fans are getting started. >> roll tide. >> here kitty kitty coming to get you. >> clemson! ♪ >> the turf is down at sand pedro square end zone alley. the plaza decesar chavez transformed for the brought by espn. across the street is it's playoff fan central at the san jose convention center. and krs the city it's red and orange. >> there is nothing like tiger energy. nothing like clemson energy. >> that energy first felt when in 45-foot sprn billboarded touched down at almaden and park. for more than a week home to nancy volumen and elliott ross. sheer dedication from fan bases is what out of townersnguthe is. south carolina. conway, clemson, anderson the whol talking about this is our seventh national championship we have gone to in the past ten years. so this is kind of what we do. >> reporter: until the big match on monday, focus is on the fans. ♪ >> the activity lasts all weekend long. and days end with a star studded reinup of performers taking the stage for the free outdoor concert series. and you can get in on th

it is the second nationflagnati in three year for clemson. tigers finished a perfect 15-0. >>> california governor newsom's stole the show on stage yesterday in his inaugural address. he wandered right up to dad monday to the governor's credit, he didn't miss a beat. >> now more than ever, we california i can't bes know how much a house matters and children matter. >> was that planned? >> i love working parents. we all got to juggle it, right? he ad libbed this is exactly how this was scripted. >> i once had my daughter wander up to me on national television and i kind of gave the stiff arm. it wasn't as smooth. well done. >>> ahead, kim jung-un arriving in china from a serious three days of meetings with president xi jinping. we go live to beijing next. lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of illness- causing bacteria detergent leaves behind. lysol. what it takes to protect. t-mobile knows dancing is better when you include a partner. singing is better when you include a friend. and unlimited is better with a phone included. it's true. forty

with clemson beating alabama 44 to 16. clemson and alabama met for the third time in four years. sports pundits and fans alike predicted the crimson tide would win their second straight title. instead, clemson handed alabama its worst defeat. just some other numbers of note... it's the first time a saban-coached team has allowed a defensive touchdown on their opening drive. the first time they've allowed multiple pass plays of more than 60 yards this season. and that all adds up to the tigers winning their second title in the brief history of the college football playoff and making their fans the happiest people in the bay area. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... we have more on what you can expect from president trump's immigration speech tonight and how democrats plan to respond. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge. (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. today will begin dry but showers will continue to approach the bay into the afternoon resulting in rainfall for the evening commute. daytime highs will remain comf

but the teams, clemson and alabama arrive tonight. fan fun scheduled all weekend. free nightly concerts will go on rain or shine. >> it can't come out. >> reporter: some say stay home, othe >> weather doesn't bother us. we'll be good. elliott. >> it is perfect football weather. >>> new at 11:00 a freight train hit near the port of oakland. it's unclear what caused the crash. thankfully no one was hurt. >>> also new tonight a call for justice in the east bay. friends and family gathered to bring augustin gonzales's case back in the spotlight. he was shot and killed by police in november after police say he was waving a knife and acting iratically. they say at no point did officers try to pla psychiatric hold. try keep the pressure on hayward pd. getting answers of what happened that night. >> they say he failed to obey oufrser oofficers while holding a sharp object. >>> there's been an arrest this evening in the case of a jogger who says she was attacked on a popular east bay trail. investigators say 19-year-old bit the jogger after the it jogger pepper sprayed her

--out of the locker room, clemson still getting whatever it wants.. lawrence...the true freshman airs it out for justyn ross... and ross has open room in front of him.... 74-yard house call. tigers pouring it on...37-16. --next bama possession, tide trying to get anything going... in the red zone, tagovailoa on 4th down... stuffed... and that about seals it. --a game in which we've se --a game in which we've se <> and coming up and coming up at 10:45... we evwilli's stadium for more national championship game reaction this is a fight. not to the finish. but to the beginning. a fight that can only be won, if we stand together for one cause. him. expert care for every new beginning. better job of planning for disasters. that's among the findings of a recent government accountability office investigation. (grant) the investigation found the federal emergency management agency too often ends up scrambling to respond to disasters, rather than preparing advanced contracts. anna wiernicki (war-nik-ee) reports on why the accountability office says fema can an

but the clemson tigers had other plans for how this night would go. --we go to levi's hosting the national championship. --top-ranked bama and mber 2 clemson. the tide...defending champions.. --out of the gates, the tigers setting the tone... 3rd play from scrimmage for bama. tua tagovailoa...int ercepted...and aj terrell takes it back the other way. 44-yard pick six. 7-zip clemson --ensuing tide possession, they come right back.. tua...loads up and goes deep for jerry jeudy... 62-yard bomb. what a response from bama. game tied at 7. --later in the first, tigers were going right at them... travis etienne...dangerous down the sideline...17-yards to the house. 14-7 clemson. one of three etienne scores on the night. --2nd quarter, tagovailoa...still having problems. another interception... this time trayvon mullen...and the tigers are in business again. that would set up a trevor lawrence strike to etienne. 28-16 tigers, they were up bre the locker room, clemson still getting whatever it wants.. lawrence...the true freshman airs it out for y him.... 74-y

es, muchas gracias, aquí disfruo,pasar algo porque escuchamos el ruido del público, pero alabama y clemson están enfrentándose por tercera vez en los últimos cuatro años para disputar este campeonato nacional. alabama desde que llegó el entrenador hace 12 años, desde el 2009 ha ganado cinco títulos, el entrenador tiene seis en realidad, si gana hoy, sería el número uno, indiscutiblemente el mejor entrenador de fútbol colegial americano en este nivel, pasando al otro lado del emparrillado, su rival de quien clemson, él es de la mamá, en ese área del país el fútbol americano es como una religión y lo viven a toda pasión. jugó para alabama en 1992, era receptor en el equipo campeón, actualmente en el partido están mostrando que clemson acaba de tomar la ventaja y está ganando 21 a 16. el equipo está intentando ganar. >>> el año pasado tenía a tagobailoa , un jugador de primer año que salió de la banca en el primer juego de campeonato para derrotar a georgia >>> este año, en el cuarto partido se unió al equipo, desde ese momento tomó las riendas de clemson y los ha

he said he can't call it, but he thinks clemson might pull this one out. he likes their quarterback. >> there is two great quarterbacks. while we've got all these tv guys in the way, tv guys are always in the way, aren't they, mindi? >> yeah, they are. tua tagovailoa. >> they came all the way from oklahoma, they came from utah, the entire west coast. so quite a showing. even though these are two sec teams and two teams from the south, this is the perfect opportunity for these players, also naji harris who is from antioch who plays for alabama to really come out and see some of the best college football right here at levi's stadium in santa clara. and for them to play in front of their family and friends. >> it's not sold out. so it's an opportunity if you want to see the best of the best in college football. you can come on down. i think the get in price was like $150 or something like that. so a lot of fans have the opportunity to take advantage. speaking of the fans, let us go outside levi's stadium and abc news reporter david louie who has been hanging

clemson happens to be playing a game right now. i don't know if you guys heard. >> a sellout crowd at levi. we will cover it in depth. scott reese is there. we are not ignoring it, but we are kind of ignoring it. we cannot show highlights due to legal complications. >> we can kind of say that clemson might kind of be in the lead, 31-16. >> although we have seen no evidence of it on our newscast. >> i was surprised that he is recovering from a torn acl and he's out there dancing. kyle shanahan could not have love that video. what if he reinjured it? >> thank you for joining us tonight. goodnight. >> levi stadium. see you later. ktvu fox2 where the power of two comes from you. i was having a very hard time finding a job. i had so much doubt in me. my current supervisor reached out on linkedin. we set up a phone interview and from there i was hired. linkedin was the matchmaker. working in communications services, i can be a voice for those who want to push past their limits. i'm in it to connect people. (paintball guns firing) that wa

the warriors and cavaliers in the past, and alabama and clemson. is this this a good thing or a bad thing for these teams. clems coach sees it this way. >> the objective is to get the two teams and if that is not good for college football, why do we even do it. why don't we go back to the way it was and have bowls teams. not necessarily the two best teams playing and at the end you vote on who is the best team. that is who we used tr: do you sweeney like it is this way? yeah, i would say so. bradley pinion just finished his fourth year with san francisco. he missed out with clemson's success. >> i would have in that game. >> reporter: do you have a prediction? >> i think it is going to be a close game. that is kind of my prediction. so i am thinking it comes down to field kicking and clemson pulls it out with field goals. >> reporter: both teams have beaten their opponents by an avera average. >>> i like last weekend, everyone talks with a southerncc>>f storm was i don't >> last night. >> yeah, it would have been a mess. >> they got the dry spot. >

and it's a quick. >> the older sister graduated from clemson. so we're huge clemson fan. he's a senior in high school, and she's a junior and wants to go to cremeslemson. >> reporter: clemson and alabama fans hve many going to fan fest, something to take their mind off the ticket prices. >> that's what you live for every day. when you want do enjoy yourself, that's what you do, man. >> reporter: speaking of tickets, if you don't already have them, you'll have to go online. >> game is sold out right now, i think you can go to one of the sites on the website but it is officially sold out. >> it's a big deal. that was scott budman reporting. the game might be in silicon valley, but the halftime concert is on treasure island. you can see all the workers getting everything ready to go, people setting up the stage. imagine dragons will be performing were a special guest, lil' wayne. tickets were pre, but they are sold out. this is halftime on monday might. >>> a live loo where in less than two hours, steph cuy's big bash will start. check out this line. it goes around the block

clemson on the left and alabama on the right. abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo cmos the frenzy. >> the championship weekend is here. the alabama criminalsen tide and clemson tigers kick-off monday night but the fans are getting started >> roll tide. >> here kitty. here yit. coming to get. >> you clemson. ♪ >> the turf is down at sen pedro sworn for the end zone aly. the broadcasts by our sister network espn. cross the acquire it's the playoff central and it's red and orange. >> there is nothing like clemson energy. >> that energy first felt when in 45-50 espn billboard touched sheericed downerslhe bring in the bay area. >> you all missing the spirit. this is all love. carolina, south carolina, conway, clemson, anderson, the whole area. >> we love college football. on the way out we were talking about this is the seventh national championship we have gone two in ten years. this is what we do. >> until the big match on monday focus is on the fans. ♪ >> the activity lasts all weekend long. and days end with a star studded

but alabama versus the clemson. an epic clas frtconsute seasonhe tms the e third time they'll play for the title. the nattyp bahamaa won two out of three for the tigers. the teams arrived yesterday. >> tua. tua. tua tagovailoa. he has gone from unknown kid from hawaii to national star. soo see if he can beat clemson on a bad angle. what in might be a wet field. you know it was a bad pro football season in the bay area. more proof as the all pros were named to raiders and niners for one divide on the second team. george kilgts. five tds undrafted free agent as his quaost of the season. he had the break out game 210 yards against denver. he was beaten by travis kelsey for first team honors. george kilgts not bad for fifth roundic pick np sclisen mccaffrey getting the all pro nod. second team ner the flex position. he is just a third player in history with a thousand yards rushing and 100 receptions. 107 catches overall. most by any runningbackn nuys n pros. the power of the schwartz for the chiefs hand defensive end c

while clemson doesn't have players from northern california, alabama has four players and a coach with roots here. [ cheers ] the bright lights are common for these two teams. this will be the third time in the last four years clemson and alabama face off for a national championship. but this time, it's in the bay area. >> we was talking about the whole week and how good it is to be home. >> reporter: the standout running back is from antioch. he was considered the number-one high school recruit two years ago. >> want to get a limited amount of tickets. i give out mostly to my brothers and sisters. then i'm trying to get some more, you know, it's hard now. trying to focus on football. >> reporter: it's also a homecoming of sorts for the crimson tide defensive coordinator. he thrived as a player at de la salle in concord. >> there's a lot of similarities with the coach, coach sabin, accountability standpoint. >> reporter: a top nfl prospect in fulsome high school grad jonah williams says his first stop last night was in and out with a hefty order. >> four by fours, two flying dutchmen,

. >>> switching gears, a live clemson beat alabama to win the national championship title. imagine dragons and little wayne performed during halftime. more than 50 miles away at a free concert on treasure island. fans at levi's watched it on the big screen. despite sinking ticket prices, tens of thousands of people packed the stadium for tonight's big game. betty yu is on the field for estimate. >> reporter: liz, if you looked out at the stands it was a full house because many people got their tickets at a bargain and fans tell me they did not know they would be watching stadium, sometimes days, even hours before kickoff today. stadium was amazing, coming decked out from head to toe shoes included. >> the prices were dropping on the tickets, why not make the trip? >> this was a last-minute decision? >> definitely. jumped on a plane and came out. >> reporter: he couldn't pass up the $800 lower-level front row receipts, paying less than a third of what he says they are worth. this is the fourth time alabama and clemson faced off in the college football playoffs. >> it brings

did you know that with that win clemson finished 15-0? that has never before happened in college football. they had a lot of gimz they had cc championship, and the college football playoffs. then the win congratulations to clemson i spent a lot of good time in the tiger town tavern back in the early to mid 1990s don't ask me why congratulations to clemson switching gears, tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern and pacific, cnbc presents the premier of "the profit" high stakes marcus getting an inside look at how las vegas got so good at separating you from your money what could be simpler than a little roulette. >> do you know roulette? >>ure going to explain it to me. >> i sure will how about do you have a rewards card with us a total rewards. >> i do. watch out. >> all right >> my first dollar on the diamond card >> i asked martina for a quick explanation. >> so you can bet on one number. that pays 35-1, by the way or you can bet on two numbers, which pays 17-1. you can bet on three numbers 11-1 four numbers, 8-1. this is the only spot on the bo

hour and a half ago and clem tonto clemson's tigers just touched down. david louie with our coverage. >> it is a journey out here that both teams hope will carry them to a national championship monday night. behind me here is the plane that brought the clemson team here about an hour ago. the alabama team is right behind them and should be landing momentarily. we are very excited because this will be an exciting event coming up on monday. a chartered plane with the clemson university tigers made it first, landing at 4:20 in san jose. a group of football players from theson mateo lyons were on hand to greet them as they headed to five waiting buses. sky 7 was overhead as the alabama crimson tide touched down just before 6:00 with another large contingent. three airlines added extra non-stop service to transport fans of the two college powerhouse teams to the san francisco airports. the flights had a capacity of 3,000 passengers. >> it is a long way to come for a game? >> it is a long way for both teams, coming from south carolina or alabama, it is a long

clemson and alabama gearing up for the championship game. we're live at levi stadium with a preview as the teams go head-to-head for the third time in four years. >>> hey. good morning. guess who's back to cover that big college football game? former weekend "gma" co-host, paula faris. we're not going to let her talk. all she can do is wave. she is in santa clara, california this morning and she is miming which i didn't know was one of her skills. >> we are going to let her talk. she was like, "i want to talk." or she can't hear us yet. >> she can hear us. i'll be getting a nasty text as soon as we let her go. >> we'll have much more from paula coming up. >>> we'll also have the latest on the government shutdown. we are heading into day 16. a new round of negotiations expected this afternoon. so many workers on edge not getting paid. they are waiting, and the political tension is only growing. >>> we start here with the breaking news overnight, an arrest made in a horrifying case out of houston. a 7-year-old girl named jazmine barnes shot in

we're live at levi's stadium as clemson and alabama fans were preparing for the big match. (catherine) also - a woman serving a life sentence for killing a man who bought her for sex-- is granted clemency. details on the case that attracted national attention-- and even had celebrities calling for her sentence to be commuted. (grant) plus, the attorney for east bay woman arrested for biting another woman... says there's way more to the story that what police are indicating. we'll explain after the break. (catherine) the biggest day of the college football season has finally arrived...(grant)and all the action is at levi's stadium...kate rooney i've been here since about one this afternoon...and so have all the fans...i saw alabama and clemson stickers on cars while i was on the freeway on my way down here...and everywhere you look at the stadium it's a sea of crimson and white or purple and orange...so these fans are really leaving their mark on the bay area. leading into this matchup, there's been a lot of talk about the bay area not quite measuring up as a hub for college

clemson and alabama have met at the college play-off in each of the last four years. it should be a great game. >> you'll want to know the winter moment it happens, and you can find out by downloading the abc 7 news app. >> for fallout from the government shutdown. many unpaid workers struggle to make their mortgage or rent payments. >> michael finney is here to talk more. >> the government shutdown could actually rock the housing market in two ways. real estate website zillow says unpaid federal workers owe more than $1.2 billion in mortgage and rent payments each month. many of those workers will be struggling to pay, and zillow estimates nearly 4,000 mortgages are processed each business day for loans backed by federal government agencies like fha. so what's going on there? there has been no word yet on if there has been a slowdown for those needing loan help. if so, by how much. >>> will you be shopping at sears and kmart this time next year? sears missed a friday deadline to decide whether to sell its former ceo or turn the company over to liquidators. lampert of

>> clemson, of course. go tigers! >>> the rivalry survived the trip across the country as both fans and players for the college football playoff national championship game arrive in the bay area. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. the south bay is hosting the biggest sporting event in the bay area since superbowl l. >>> the college playoff national championship game will be held at levi stadium on monday and preparations have been under way for weeks now. >> the clemson tigers arrived an hour and a half ago and clem tonto clemson's tigers just touched down. david louie with our coverage. >> it is a journey out here that both teams hope will carry them to a national championship monday night. behind me here is the plane that brought the clemson team here about an hour ago. the alabama team is right behind them and should be landing momentarily. we are very excited because this will be an exciting event coming up on monday. a chartered plane with the clemson university tigers made

clemson wearing orange. this marks the third time in the last four years they're going to meet in the title game. they will face off monday night notice national championship game at levi stadium. >> it's also a big weekend for the fans and kids. here's colin resch in san jose. >> hello, everybody, welcome to 2019 playoff game. >> reporter: the music is blaring. the lights strobing. the pigskins, yeah, they're being kicked and caught in highlight reel fashion, and while the final touches are being put on the new turf inside levi stadium, there's a field inside the convention center seeing a lot of action. >> this is the ultimate experience, you can kick field goals, all kinds of obstacle courses. so this is a great hands-on experience for young kids and big kids. >> reporter: big kids like super fan peter rowan, mvpeter. >> my roommate and i came up with this idea, and it's grown into the glove, the jersey, the shorts, the shoes. i have a lot more i will be rolling out as the week goes on. ive agot this cape

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alabama faces off against clemson. kickoff is at 5 pm in levi stadium. >>> and live outside with more on what we can ask act. >> yes, good morning. even at this early hour, the buzz is buzzing here in santa clara. and parking attendants out here the security professionals here a lot of folks seem to be on east coast time just kind of milling about. over the last couple of days, today the energy shifts to levi stadium and they had some pregame activities. activities, atmosphere, and the planning and more. all of that is free so that is happening at 10 am. this is the view from chapter 5. and also for the big game. clemson logos. right here in full effect. it was covered for most of the storm. it should be nice and dry. speaking of, the weather was wet and windy. that was enough to cancel that following valley golding. fans try to make the best of it. and as far as ticket prices go, there's been a dramatic drop. we met one family who got upper- level seats for hundred 50 thousand dollars. >> we just checked two days ago.

call it an orange crush by the clemson tigers, a third national title game between clemson alabama the last four years. alabama was favored to win. they stumbled out of the gate. the opening drive, the quarterback threw an opening interception. they got within 14-13. in the end it was all clemson as you see them celebrating, day is a big night in all for alabama. trevor lawrence, threw for 347 yards. a good night for clemson, i should say. cheryl: bad night for alabama. >> nfl, widespread reports say the green bay packers will hire matt lefleur for the new coach. don't look now, but spring training is a month away. david wright is unable to continue playing because of spinal issues, goes to the front office, so he's sticking around. as sports betting becomes more widespread, so does the way sports gets covered by the media. nbc washington plus, nbc sports washington plus will produce eight alternate game broadcasts with the washington wizards that will focus on gambling. friday's game against the bucs will be the first one, lots of information on the screens and also contests for viewe

clemson tigers also arriving for duty. let's bring in ian cull on this big night for college football. >> reporter: absolutely, raj, just minutes away from kickoff. we just had the national anthem and big flyover. a lot of excitement between these two fan bases both inside and outside in the tailgating area. they say they don't mind this long journey because the payoff is tonight. >> go, tide! >> reporter: a lot of back and forth. these two fan bases know each other well. they are facing off in the national title game for the third time in the last four years. both are hoping to be the first college football team to go 15-0. >> we harry a roll tide, maybe, let's go. dabo, we're waiting on you. nick saban, let's go. >> having a great time, that's what it's all b it's all about having a good time. >> every single one since 1979 except the one we lost to clemson. and the 1992 championship where we meet miami. >> a lot of good stories around the parking lot today. security is tight around this stadium. probably more security t

it's clemson second title in three years. clemson will celebrate its latest national title with a parade and ceremony at its home stadium on saturday. >>> and coming up on the "morning news" now, granted clemency. a convicted murderer released from prison. >>> and a new apology. kevin hart addresses his homophobic tweet. this is the "cbs morning news." kevin hart addresses his homophobic tweet. this is the "cbs morning news." the in-laws have moved in with us. and, our adult children are here. so, we save by using tide. which means we use less. three generations of clothes cleaned in one wash. those are moms. anybody seen my pants? nothing cleans better. put those on dad! it's got to be tide. fact: some of your favorite foods stain teeth. unlike ordinary whitening toothpaste, colgate optic white has hydrogen peroxide that goes below the tooth's surface for a smile that's 4 shades visibly whiter! colgate optic white. whitening that works. ...used almost everywhere on almost everybody. like the face of a flower girl. the arm of

clemson will face alabama at levi stadium. you can watch the battle for the college foot ball playoff title on our sister network espn. >>> up in the sierra, avalanche data shows the area under a high avalanche warning through 7:00 tomorrow morning. the central sierra nevada includes parts of the south lake tahoe and incline village. this avalanche alert, though, keep in mind, does not apply to ski areas or stretches of mountain highway where avalanche mitigation programs are in place. >>> as the storm soaks us here in the bay area, it is dumping several feet in the sierra. the placer county sheriff's office shot this video you see here, showing conditions near lake tahoe. you can see there are several inches of fresh snow there. now, even if you don't ski or snowboarad, that snow will play a big role in determining if california will or will not have a drought this year. and if you're thinking about heading up to the mountains, you might want to hold off. there are multiple closures, including parts of i-80 and highways 88 an

leaving from south carolina chem son -- clemson arrived first. the plane carrying the tigers landed next. the game is 5:00 p.m. monday at levi stadium. tonight a free three day concert series kicks off. the music from each concert starts at 7:00 p.m. and laps up at 11 -- wraps up at 11:00 p.m. other acts are logic there's a festivities for fans to enjoy. football fans took in the sights and sounds testing their skills and playing games. >> we're not going to come out and say we're going to beat the crap out of someone, we'll wait into the game is over. >> we moved to the west coast 20 years ago and probably the only time we'll see clemson here. >> the fan experience is off to a slow start. alabama and clemson are meeting for the fourth year in a row. >>> football fans i hope you enjoyed the dry conditions, you're in for a soaking this weekend with a series of storms heading our way. >> super soaker. >> it will be quite the event. monday we may get a break for the game. >> that's good. for right now a couple storms. the first is approaching the co

this is clemson's 15th win in an undefeated season. they're the only team to achieve that mark in the a.p. poll area that dates back to 1936. congrats to the national champions, clemson tigers. >>> a little bit of white out there. let's check to see who's going to get what with this snow. >> good morning. two storms we're going to deal with in two days. winter weather advisories for 26 million people. a new one has been issued in the central appalachians. let me time this for you. here's storm one. that will be exiting pretty quickly early today. storm two located back toward chicago. storm two is the one that's going to get stronger during the day today, bringing rain and maine.rough areas of r.storm o watch what happens later tonight. storm two really ifn tensintens enhanced lake-effect snow. also significant snow as we go throughout wednesday. northern portions of new england, a snowstorm for you er. highs today only in the teens and 20s in the northern plains. it's going to be windy too. a little rough for airport travel. we'll tal