the dam cash video shows lawson was pepper sprayed. the group ends up on the pavement. >> you know what, take her down. >> after long testimony lawson was fined for broken taillight and found guilty of driving while suspended. fined and hit with 10 days in jail for repeatedly driving unlicensed. she'll dot time in an alternative program. what's your reaction to being convicted on suspended driving -- driving while suspended? >> can you talk to that any any what. >> no. >> on the more serious charges of harassment, hinder obstruction and resisting arrest the judge rules she was not guilty. the judge said she found officer sawyer's testimony contradictory and not entirely credible. >> bridgeton's chief of police michael, refused on camera interview. but for the record he said, he found the ruling ridiculous. he said that he supports the system but not the ruling and he says that convicting lawson of resisting arrest should have been a no brainer. lawson's attorneys say, justice was served. >> i think the judge was under considerable poli

the dam cash video shows lawson was pepper sprayed. the group ends up on the pavement. >> you know what, take her down. >> reporter: after long testimony lawson was fined for a broken taillight and found guilty of driving while suspen suspended. fined and hit with 10 days in jail for repeatedly driving unlicensed. she'll do the time in an alternative program. >> what's your reaction to being convicted on suspended -- driving while suspended. >> can you talk to that any way. >> no. on the more serious charges of harassment, hindering, obstruction and resisting arre arrest, judge van ruled she was not guilty. the judge said she found officer sawyers testimony contradictory and not entirely credible. >> bridgeton's chief of police refused an on camera interview. but for the record, he said, he found the ruling ridiculous. he said that he supports the system but not the ruling and he says that convicting lawson of resisting arrest should have been a no brainer. lawson's attorneys say justice was served. >> i think the judge was under consi

it's shaq lawson, clemson defensive end. just one of the many big factors on this tigers defense. 3 we'll continue our coverage live from arizona tomorrow--on the morning news... from five to nine a-m.shannon sommerville...fox carolina sports. 3 and we talked with head coach dabo swinney about lawson's condition this afternoon - here's what he said about the 3 he's showing good improvement each and everyday - so we've still got sevevel more days - you know so hopefully he'll just keep getting better and he'll have a chance to play. play.and we should also note - that ncaa rule that kept the tigers from practicing as much as alabama has now been waived. that rule is based on how many hours student athletes spend doing sporting activities while school is in session. clemson's spring semester began on wednesday...where as alabama's won't start until the 13-th.but again that rule was waived for the tigers. 3 and monday at 7tune in for our special report"undefeated: clemson's return to the championship."we'll be going in depth on

lawson said yesterday at media day he felt about 60%. dabo swinney said today, he expects lawson to play. >> we expect him to play. hopefully, he will be able to perform, and play to the level that we all know he can. sabin will cancel the game. so we are going to have to put the next guy in there. so that's the way it is. we expect him to play. he looked good yestrday, but until you get out there, and play in a game with this magnitude and physicality, you never know. but he has done everything he needs to do to play the game. brad: lawson's impact was felt right away in that ornage bowl -- orange bowl game with the early sacks. he is a difference-maker on the defensive line. if he is not able to play, austin bryant a true freshman, , stepped in and played well for lawson against the sooners last week. so if he has to go, he does have some big-game experience. we are like tonight in glendale, brad fralick, wyff news 4. mike: thanks, brad. and don't forget, our sports team will have an hour-long special for you mondnd night before the ga

a third caught lawson by surprise. >> this is the entire estimate? >> despite several promises, the roofer never put his estimate in writing and did not climb up to inspect the roof. he said he had replaced the roof of a home in the same development and thought a similar job would be needed for us. the contractor recommended replacing the entire roof for $38,000. >> i would be a little suspicious of this. i'd like to see any proposal you get done in writing, spelling out the scope of work, so you can make a decision on what is actually being done for you. >> all the roofers we contacted were licensed with the state of california and carried a contractor's bond and worker's-comp insurance. these are must-haves when hiring a roofer. also, be sure to get references. >> i went by a reputation and hearing from other people. >> there are no laws regulating how much a contractor can charge. now, i have links on how to hire a contractor and check their license -- all that on our website at abc7news.com. i'm michael finney, "7 on your side." >> and he's with

lawson leads the naton in with 23-and-a- half. = talking hoops now. usc women's basketball has been near perfect in sec play since the 2013-14 season. carolina's dropped only three out of 33 games. all three of those losses... came on the road. second ranked usc trying to avoid an upset... at vanderbilt tonight. == first quarter... tina roy pops off a screen... lines up the triple... and sinks it. 15-8 usc. === closing seconds of the first half... vandy's rebekah dalhman... knocks down the step back three. we're tied at 31. === carolina up one... in the fourth... when tiffany mitchell steals the pass... flies up the court... for the up and under. mitchell finishes with a game high 22 points. === mitchell again in attack mode... right through the trees... to the glass and drops it in. usc up six. === and looking to throw home the dagger... off the roy miss... alaina coates cleans up the board... for the put back. carolina holds onto win 71-61.

hey there, level tigers defensive end shaq lawson's dealing with... the daniel high alum spraining his m-c-l in the orange bowl... but the acc defensive player of the year says he's planning to suit up on monday... monday...losing lawson would be a huge blow for clemson's defense... he leads the nation in tackles for loss with 23-and a half... and ten and a half sacks... with the tigers front four set to square off with heisman trophy winner derrick henry.. lawson says he plans to play through the pain, but nothing's certain... 3 "my injury is just a slight sprain. it aint got nothing to do with all of that, i just want to play in this game. to play my last game for clemson in the national championship. i don't want to leave no doubts and not be able to play in the last game. so i'd be highly upset if i don't be able to play." 3 while it's the first time clemson's been in the national championship in 34-years... this isn't anything new for nick saban and alabama... their fourth appearance in the title game in less than a decade under nick saban... und

he said in a teleconference, he is optimistic shaq lawson will play. shaq lawson returned to practice. he injured his knee in the first half of the orange bowl. he leads the nation in tackles for loss. after passing -- after dealing with heart related illnesses. prior to his time in tiger town, he coached the citadel for seven seasons. he served as the head coach and athletic director at a high school in arkansas. he was 82. will muschamp's coaching staff is complete. they announced the higher of kurt roper as co-offensive quarter -- coordinator. he was the offensive coordinator in florida in 2014 before joining the cleveland browns staff. roper and bryan mcclendon will share the duties. charles tillman will miss the -- the panthers playoff run after he torn acl. he played against new york in week 15 before tearing it in the season finale against tampa bay. despite that, carolina is in good spirits after wrapping up home field with a win. the final minutes. ron rivera said today, the team that its swagger back after the loss to atlanta -- got its swagg

we're talking to shaq lawson lawson 3 3 the lowdown on 3 3 the lowdown on lawson... hey there, i'm ac... tigers defensive end shaq lawson's status 3 for the title games one of the biggest concerns for the entire clemson fan base.. 3 3 3 still not 100% sure.. but the expects to play against alabama in monday's national championship.. the tigers certainly need him.. lawson leads the nation in tackles for loss, and touts ten and a half sacks on his resume... when facing an offense like alabama.. with such a huge presence up front, clemson needs all their top players up front for the national title clash.. 3 3 3 "i'm just taking it a day at a time. trying to get my knee back. down here before the game, trying to get it stronger before i go out there and play. i don't feel no weaknesses. i really can't tell right now until i start moving on the field and everything. but it's getting better each day, with movement. and i'll continue to work on it to get it back where i was at." at."we'll continue to follow lawson's status throughout the next day or so and bring you a concr

he's near lawson hall road. jason this area saw a tree down, and now you're going to give us a look at flooding? i'm live on lawson hall road where a massive tree fell into a house. that's off diamond springs roads not far from virginia wesleyan college. the house has been condemned. no one was hurt in the accident it happened around 3:30 this morning. the home is very badly damaged. throughout the morning, we've seen a few spots of ponding on the roads. the roads are very wet so if you're heading out, take it easy. our team coverage now peninsula. our team coverage now takes us up to the peninsula. that's where rico bush is standing by with more on the flooding in newport news. rico - i'm rico bush live along 78th street at the city line apartments in newport news. this is a spot that routinely floods during severe weather events. you can see there is still plenty of water on the streets. but its not severe. dispatchers told us, that some residents moved their cars to get them several trash cans in the you're l

action...shaq lawson suffered a left knee injury in the tigers win over oklahoma in the orange bowl...but the junior- who's already declared for the n-f-l draft- should be good to go for the national championship. head coach dabo swinney asked about lawson's status at today's teleconference... 3 we'll get him back out there today you know so far so good we'll see him out there today. but i think prognosis is good at this point so gotta get out there and run 3 around a little bit today and we'll kind of go from that he'll be able to play." play."very good news for the tigers...alabama's offense averages over 200 yards a game...and over 10 first down per game on the ground...so the role of lawson and the rest of the d-line will be critical.... 3 over at south carolina will muschamp continues to build his staff...the latest hire? muschamp hired kurt roper as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. roper comes from the cleveland browns where he was an assistant. but worked with muschamp at florida in 2014. 3 in t n-f-c all roads must now go through bank of america stadium tha

lawson was the a-c-c's defensive player of the year and leads the nation in tackles for loss with 23-and a half.clemson will have to deal with alabama's heisman trophy winner running back derrick henry. 3 while this is the first time clemson's been in the national championship in 34-years, alabama is no stranger.under head coach nick saban, the since 2009.experts and vegas are banking on that experience and picking the tide as the favorites.coach saban says facing clemson is a totally new challenge for his team.he says the tiger's fast pace offense will be quite an adjustment. 3 "this is going to be a totally different kind of game too. because ththe guys average 80- some plays a game, where michigan state didn't average that many. they weren't a fast-ball team. the game's going to be longer and the players are going to play more plays. so this is going ot be a game where conditioning's at a premium." premium."the number one clemson tigers are one win away from becoming the first team in f-b-s history to go 15 and oh.this afternoon on the 4:00 o'clock news, sports reporter shannon sum

todd summers shaq lawson: " ...." brent venables: " ...." trt: :21 seconds out: "...i don't know." tvu out: "...ready to go, maybe..." it was media day for both teams in phoenix today.. a chance for reporters to visit with more than -100- clemson important players in that room is certainly the last tiger you'll hear about. there's a massive crowd around quarterback deshaun watson.. but there's not a wait to talk to long snapper jim brown. on field goals .. extra points.. and punts.. you'll only hear his name if he makes a mistake. super: jim brown/clemson long snapper does anybody ever come back and say, great snap? you know.. believe it or not, they do.. that's part of the job. i signed up for, i knew that coming in.i don't mind that." and when someone snaps the ball for punts or kicks for a living.. your perspective of the game is very different. "so jim, what's the view like to watch football upside down?" once you get down here..this is how i see the game. i'm game. i'm used to it man. it's upside down, life is upside down." deshaun watson can complete 60-percent of his passes

will tigers all american defensive end shaq lawson be able to play? play? lawsons been dealing with a sprained mcl that sidelined him during the orange bowl.. the daneil high alum told us he expects to play in monday.. but a lot more clarity yesterday from the head coach himself dabo swinney... so the tigers player of the year for the tonight's title game.. 3 3 3 "yeah. yeah, we expect him to play. hopefully he'll be able to perform and play to the level that we all know he can, but you know, if not, i don't think coach saban is going to cancel the game over there. we're going to have to keep playing, so we'll put the next guy in there. so that's just the way it is. but we expect him to play" play"lawson leads the nation in tackles for loss.. with ten and a half sacks this season. 3 but as to whether or not he is 100- percent that's another question we won't know the answer to until we see for ourselves tonight.ben lauren... lauren... 3 and if you 3 couldn't make it to arizona -- there's a special party just for you in the upstate... to cheer on the tigers

lawson says his knee is sore but he's just taking it one day at a time. and while for the nfl draft this year another player also making the decision to go pro...today travis blanks told sports director aaron cheslock he plans to declare as well... 3 "my decision n based off of what my life has entailed these past 2 years. you know 4th year junior year two acls later i just feel like the time is right for me to go ahead and take that next step if i wanna have a legitimate chance to play at the next level." level."of course we'll have more on the tigers all week will be live in arizona for the big game...right here on fox carolina... 3 the tigers aren't the only team putting their undefeated season on the line...the gamecocks men's basketball team one of just three unbeaten teams in the country... cououry...they were in auburn tonight in an s-e-c tilt... (2(2south carolina @ auburn his team before the game... first half.....gamecocks with an early lead.sindarius thornwell drills the 3 pointer...south carolina up 18-9later in the first sc up by 11...and dua

coming up, a report on mackensie alexander's status and shaq lawson's status. live england ill, brad fralick, michael: a watch party going on it clemson on campus. gabrielle: ever since the tigers won the orange bowl clemson police say they've been , planning how to keep everyone safe tonight for the championship. city police are working with university police. the city police chief says many more people live in the city of clemson now, compared to when clemson played in the 1981 championship game. and for that game, classes hadn't started up yet. >> naturally, this is the largest gathering of any sporting event in clemson. so we went back in history, and looked at different things that have happened, and compared big games and things like that, and sort of try to anticipate anything beyond that, that could happen, and plan for that. gabrielle: police will be out in

stay with us to find out if you are a powerball winner geoff lawson is if nobody wins tonight the powerball jackpot should reach one point three billion dollars and we are having a wet and the weekend here the rain falling right now the weather authorities keep an eye on showers that moved in hampton roads time to check in with jeff lawson the pre powerball winner i hope so i've got one of the willing of the first number least unofficially in the studio i have it on one of my tickets i may not be back here for the later part of the broadcast. anyway right now some light rain across most of the very few pockets of heavier precipitation definitely some heavier rain up there around richmond. we had one batch of showers moved through earlier this evening i was almost about now the steady rain starting to move in as well again a couple of pockets words even heavier with mounts for about an inch an hour luckily they are not lasting for an hour but under some of these areas back there for emporia and he can see in the greens were talking more like the green shaded areas more like a few one hundred

lawson and travis blanks head to the nfl... mackensie alexander and jayron kearse not making a decision yet.. both fully expected to turn pro.. the unknowns are running back wayne gallman, riversides kevin dodd, and cordrea tankersley.. but the tigers will get their mackey award finalist back... back... 3 "i'm gonna come back for my senior year. i'm pretty excited about it. we've got a lot of weapons coming back as well, and i'm not going to leave the number one jordan leggett says the steps the tigers took in 2015 should leap them into an elite status among college football programs..."if they don't respect us now, they will. this program's come a long and it's coming along fast so, i mean the analysts don't like us as much but hopefully they see our heart after this whole game and how we responded. everything that happened to us and all the adversity. hopefully they'll start to respect us a little bit more." seniors though.. guys like dorman's chrarone peake come up a step short.. they'll lose four of five offensive linemen t

he's near lawson hall road. our team coverage now takes us up to the peninsula. that's where rico bush is standing by with more on our team coverage now takes us up to the peninsula. that's where rico bush is standing by with more on the storm is crippling travel across the east coast, and it's cancelling or delaying several flights here in hampton roads. here's a look at the depatures list at norfolk international airport. as you can see it's mostly cancellations. it's a similar story at newport news williamsburg international airport. make sure you check with your carrier if you're flying anywhere. the cancellations in hampton roads are just a small part of the more than 7- thousand cancelled flights up and down the eastern seaboard. we checked the departures list at dulles international airport and almost the rails aren't much better. amtrak service is cut short or cancelled completely on many routes. service for norfolk and newport news today is cancelled. if you had a ticket, amtrak says you can take another train or switch to another travel date. you're loo

shaq lawson levels ou quarterback baker mayfield. second quarter.....clemson quarterback deshaun watson rips off a run to the 50 yard line. the drive stalls, on fourth down andy teasdall back to punt....instead he passes to christian wilkins for a 31 yard gain to the oklahoma 13 yard line. that sets up a touchdown run by watson to make it 10 to three....watson finishes the sooners grab the lead late in the first half..mayfield to mark andrews for an 11 yard td.....oklahoma leads 17-16 at the half. third quarter....wayne gallman goes in from a yard out....clemson back on top 23-17. 10:15 the clemson defense remains aggressive....d.j.j reader with a big stop. the tigers hold the sooners scoreless in the 2nd half and just 67 total yards rushing. 4:10 watson goes to the air and finds hunter renfrow. he takes it 35 ayards to put clemson up 30 to 17... 187 yards passing for watson with one td. 10:50 fourth quarter....gallman puts clemson up by 20 points 37 to 17. he finishes with 150 yards rushing and two touchdowns. the tigers win it 37 t

the news to pass along dabo sweeney was asked if shaq lawson, the all-american play against alabama. remember, he hurt his knee in the orange bowl game and sweeney said that lawson is expected to play in the football game. marc: i do want to put a bit of caution out there, lawson told us at media day that he only felt like he was about 60%. but still, i think they're going to have him go. if he can't complete the game, look to see austin bryant in there, he got a lot of playing time against oklahoma so you look at him you say this guy's a freshman, he's not really a freshman at this point more of a sophomore. brad yeah, he played very well : against the sooners. also, dabo sweeney and nick saban met with the media for the last time yesterday morning. and these two coaches seem like they are completely different. you've got one with the big personality, one that doesn't seem like he really says anything. but they're really a lot alike and actually spend some time together in the offseason. marc: yeah, they really see eye-to-eye on a lot of issues. they both believe in essentially perf

clemson head coach dabo swinney gave an update today on defensive end shaq lawson. he left the semifinal game against oklahoma with a knee injury. dabo says lawson was able to practice today..and he's optimistic he'll be able to play in the big game. usc football coach will muschamp fills another position on his coaching staff. he officially announces the hiring of kurt roper as the gamecocks' co- offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. roper worked with muschamp at florida for one season in 2014 as the gators offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. roper spent this past season as a senior offensive assistant coach. the usc men's basketball team is 13 and oh and moving up in the rankings. carolina jumps up two spots to 22nd in the a-p poll... the programs highest ranking since 1998. the gamecocks remain 20th in the coaches poll. the gamecocks are certainly capturing the attention of the nation. vs to remain relevant in march... usc must find a way to win conference games. last season... carolina experienced success early in the season... only to begin se

)) ((brian loftus)) > that was jane lynch and her co- star maggie lawson... in the new cbs series, "angel from hell." and yes.. sometimes, that's how we feel about tuesdays, too. ((kirsten joyce)) lynch plays an eccentric woman claiming to be a guardian angel whose job it is is to help a young doctor get her life on course... the two join us this morning to chat about "angel from hell." "angel from hell" premieres right here on channel 8 this thursday at 9:30 pm. ((kirsten joyce)) and by the way, jane lynch is also hosting the people's choice awards tomorrow night... right here on channel 8./// sherry how's the weather today? the rain has stopped...for but more is on the way and the air is saturated. you can't see the top of the stratosphere from our molasky corporate camera. it is very humid outside this morning. ................ rain is moving into the west coast and heading into central california... with snow starting to fall in the sierra now. ................. winter storm warnings and flood watches for california are in effect for today and tomorrow. .

so will shaq lawson be ready for the tigers?an update is coming up. 3 we head to break with a live look at... greenville county.. woodruff road you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. the morning news at 5:30 starts now.. now.. 3 today the president of the united states is moving ahead to crack down on gun violence. i'm live with a report on what this means for gun purchasing. 3 3 sunny skies will dominate much of today with highs in the 40s. eliseand i'm ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 people in western north carolina maybe waking up to little snow on the ground still.yancey county schools are on a two hour delay this morning -- after a small round of snow came through.not much accumulation -- but it gave some spots a nice coat like here in madison county. county. 3 teens and 20s start the morning, but with sunny skies low to mid-40s by the afternoon. expect a breeze from the ne between 5-10 mph. tonight stays clear and cold with

if he has to step in for shaq lawson, clemson will be ok on defense. he is not an all-american but he is serviceable as a defensive end. coming up later in sports, we hear from dabo swinney and the crimson tide coach, nick saban. a mutual respect for one another. live in glendale brad fralick, , wyff news 4. mike: our coverage of the national title game continues and will continue throughout the day and night with brad and marc. and don't forget, our sports team will have an hour-long special for you, monday night before the game. they'll be live right here on wyff 4, beginning at 7:00 p.m. now. a nice day to stay, but don't get used to it. meteorologist chris justus joins us now, and chris, how cold are we talking about? chris: really cold. this is not the largest cold blast. in nashville, 30 degrees colder than yesterday. we are 13 degrees colder in most areas. andrews, 28 degrees cooler. asheville, 18 degrees cooler. this gives you an idea of where the cold air is compared to yesterday. right now, we are in the chill. 26 in asheville and franklin, 2

dabo did give us an update on clemson defensive end shaq lawson. he's been nursing a knee injury he suffered in the orange bowl win over oklahoma. lawson has been practicing....and sweeney is hopeful he'll be on the field tomorrow night. "yeah. yeah, we expect him to play. hopefully he'll be able to perform and play to the level that we all know he we're going to have to keep playing, so we'll put the next guy in there. so that's just the way it is. but we expect him to play, and game of this magnitude with the intensity and physicality, you never know. but he's done everything that the game." "i'm just taking it a day at a stronger knee back back ready..and while i'm down here before the game just trying to get it more stronger before i go out there and play." shaq 's injury is a sprained mcl. he says it's not really causing him any pain...so if he doesn't have a setback between now and kickoff...i expect he'll suit up for the biggest game of his college career. it'll also be his last because he plans on giving up his senior season to turn pro. on

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lawson was the a-c-c's defensive player of the year and leads the nation in tackles for loss with 23-and a half.clemson will have to deal with alabama's heisman trophy winner running back derrick henry. 3 while this is the first time clemson's been in the national chaaionship in 34-years, alabama is no stranger.under head coach nick saban, the crimson tide have won 3 titles since 2009.experts and vegas are banking on that experience and picking the tide as the favorites.coach saban says new challenge for his team.he says the tiger's fast pace offense will be quite an adjustment. 3 "this is going to be a totally different kind of game too. because these guys average 80- some plays a game, where michigan state didn't average that many. they weren't a fast-ball team. the game's going to be longer and the players are going to play more plays. so this is going ot be a game where conditioning's at a premium." premium."3 the number one clemson tigers are one win away from becoming the first team in f-b-s history to go 15 and oh.this afternoon on the 4:00 o'clock news, sports reporter shannon

on defensive end shaq lawson. he left the semifinal game against oklahoma with a knee injury. dabo says lawson was able to practice today..and he's optimistic he'll be able to play in the big game. we'll be in clemson tomorrow to talk to dabo and the players. they will fly to arizona friday to continue preparations for monday's national championship game. usc football coach will muschamp fills another position on his coaching staff. he officially announces the hiring of kurt roper as the gamecocks' co- offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. roper worked with muschamp at florida for one season in 2014 as the gators offensive coach. roper spent this past season with the nfl's cleveland browns as a senior offensive assistant coach. the usc men's basketball team remains 20th in the coaches poll....they jump to 22nd in the a-p poll. carolina improved to 13 and oh with a tough 86-76 win over memphis saturday night. it was a very physical of 68 fouls called. usc coach frank martin says his freshmen were a little freaked out...but it's good preparation for the sec schedule..whi

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so will shaq lawson be ready for the tigers? an update is coming up. 3 we head to break with a live look at... usc upstateyou're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning news. 3 the morning news at 6:30 starts now.. now.. 3 today the president of the united states is moving ahead to crack down on gun violence. i'm live with a report on what this means for gun purchasing. 3 3 sunny skies will dominate much of today with highs in the 40s. 3 good morning.... it's tuesday, january 5i'm lauren elise eliseand i'm ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 people in western north carolina maybe waking up to little snow on the ground still...like here in madison county.we have a few schools delays--yancey, avery and mitchell county schools.those are all running at the bottom of your screen. 3 teens and 20s start the morning, but with sunny skies highs should be back to the low to mid-40s by the afternoon. expect a breeze from th

shaq lawson, the defensive end out of central, is expected to play. i've seen reports that say he is close to 90%. we will see. the game may come down to the heisman finalist, deshaun watson and derrick henry. >> the shawn watson, quarterback of clemson. -- deshaun watson, clemson cornerback. >> i have respect for him as a pepeon and a player. he works hard. >> the winner of this year past heisman trophy is derrick henry. >> we are friends. eluded. -- a little bit. the friendship will last for a long time. we are cool guys. and good friends. brad: they are great players in their own right for their teams. they their teams. i was shocked at media day at how similar they are. both very calm and quiet. that makes them very good at their craft, as we've have seen all season. talking about derrick henry, 2000 yards rushing. deshaun watson, 3500 passing yards and 1000 yards rushing. brad: coming up on our special, it is all -- not all nuts and bolts. >>ray ray, how do you get such brad: jay guillermo, correspondenen took the microphone at media day. you wil

back to you.f&lç >>> i'm pat lawson muse. at the deck we're just hearing about marc service for tomorrow. marc trains will be running three times each way on the brunswick line. the trains are running in the morning. trains number 874, train 876 and number 880. and then in the afternoon, three additional trains will be running. trains number 873, 877 and 888. things getting back to normal on the rails. at the light desk,itis pat lawson muse. >>> in news for your health tonight, we've got some new guidelines out there for moms and mothers to be. the u.s. preventive services task force announced today that they, women should be screened for depression during their pregnancy and after they had the baby. while the task force previously advocated screening for depression in all adults, this is the first time it has specifically recommended screening for pregnant women. and women who have just given birth. more than 14 million adults reportedly suffer from depression here in the united states, with women much more likely to be diag

lawson missing most of the orange bowl with an early knee injury. swinney said the junior has a knee sprain. lawson leading the country 23 1/2 tackles behind the line of skrichlage. clemson mourning the loss of former code red parker who passed away at the age of 82. he coached the tigers from 1973 to 76, finished with 17-25 and 2 record at clemson. before that he coached the citadel for seven seasons. parker coached high school team in arkansas for the last six seasons before he retired justast month. one of will muschamp's most important are recruiting games for the gamecocks may be a current caver line a paper. usc's new coach in con stakt with skai moore, who hasn't completely shut the door on the chance to come back to caroline for a senior season. moore led the gamecocks in factless the last three seasons. -- tackles. last year he also led in interceptions. recruit cavin riley ridley announced on twit ir, he is not committed to carolina football after all. ridley, the younger brother of calvin ridley, made the unofficial commitment to carolina

lawson is now awaiting extradition to las vegas. also new at six.. opening statements are underway in the trial of a former church pastor accused of sexually assaulting girls in his congregation. 56-year old otis holland was a church. holland has pleaded not guilty and is expected to testify in his trial. he faces up to life in prison if convicted. breaking news now. we're live at city hall where mayor carolyn goodman is giving her stae of the city address. let's listen. there is lots of powder at the ski resorts in big bear right now.. resorts in big bear right now.. just not enough power. we'll show you what the resorts are using to get skiers up the mountain. and.. a goodwill store fills-up with water. find out... how a little pipe is blamed.... for a 'sea' of damage. > a california goodwill is under a water pipe broke overnight... then... the ceiling fell in one corner of the escondido store. all the action..... triggered the fire alarm and the sprinkles.. drenching everything... inside. -4- employees were inside.... at th

distinguis iwoof the few bad moments in the orange bowl ......lawson sidelined wha ke >>> it was one of the few bad moments in the orange bowl, lawson side lined with a knee injury, but the defensive end was schedule today return to tonighthts praie with the expectatio that he'll play against alalama. he suffered a sprain of a knee ligament but after the ball game he told teammates ' expecte to return. w, t tigers getting back to practicetoday as they turn their focus to alabama and next monday's ball game. spending the weekend savoring. the head coach realizes they have an extra intangible about them. >e mind and the mental lit tee that they come to work with, becets just special it's uncommn that's what i tell them all the time when you do the common things in an uncommon w you command the attention of the world and this team is uncommon. >> e cerl of course they already hold the record for wins in the season ask try to become th first ever team to go 15 and 0. and trying for a victory against an 8th coach who's won tii. 70s.....hasdied at the age of 82 ..... pe also guided the cit

back to you. >>> i'm pat lawson muse with this just in to the "news4" live devg. a new promise to help clear the roads for one of the hardest hit areas after the blizzard. officials say ddot will make at least one pass through every neighborhood road by tomorrow morning. however, a bit of caution comes with this promise. here's what we heard a few moments ago. >> one pass means just that. one pass is one pass. it doesn't mean the streets will be clear or two cars can pass but one pass. they would do that by taking some of the heavier equipment off of the primary roads and putting them into your neighborhood. >> the loudoun county sheriff is asking everyone to stay off the roads to let vdot plows get through safely. parts of loudoun got 36 inches of snow. eun? >> thank you, pat. new school closings into our news room in the past hour. check this out. schools in fauquier county say they will be closed tomorrow and thursday. tomorrow washington counties, maryland schools and morgan county will be closed as will schools from arlington. we also heard from william, loud

donna lawson "you just think that you're gonna die." ((paula francis)) then donna joined a cancer genetics study that saved her life. researchers at baylor teamed up with t-gen, the translational genomics research institute to map the unique genetic code of donna's tumor. from that data they determined a precise drug to target the tumor. donna has been cancer-free for the past three years. alan miller, md/oncologist "she is reportedly doing wonderfully, has negative scans, negative is good in this case, and is a great example of the power of this type of technology." ((paula francis)) precision medicine includes combining targeted drugs with immunotherapy to attack cancer alan miller, md "we have to do more for each patient to understand the cancer, to have an individualized profile, rather than say, you know, one size fits all." ((paula francis)) for donna, that means more time with her granddaughters and her family. donna lawson "no matter what the next scan brings, i appreciate the extra time that i've had. because i wouldn't trade i

lawson sprained his mcl in the first half of the orange bowl against oklahoma. the former daniel high standout leads the nation in tackles for loss. will muschamp's coaching staff is complete at south carolina. the gamecocks officially announcing the hire of kurt roper as co-offensive roper served as muschamp's offensive coordinator at florida in 2014 before joining the cleveland browns staff last season. roper and former georiga interim head coach bryan mcclendon will share play calling duties. geoff: thank you. the refrigerator that resembles a smartphone? you will not believe what it is capable of. dale: it feels like a refrigerator outdoors this morning. what if the sweet stevia leaf was discovered... ...before the sugarcane. and everything had fewer calories. truvia. >> now, your live super doppler 4 hd forecast. dale: good morning. at five: 47, a good bit of traffic inbound on 385. we have clear, cold conditions and no precipitation falling today. late morning yesterday, the snow came down in the mountains and early dismissals occurred in counties because

marc: a scary moment for shaq lawson. ring a sack of baker mayfield, win, lawson said he was ok, just a sprained mcl. tonight, the tiger never reports a sprained mcl. it is a good prognosis for one defense. we should hear more tomorrow afternoon during dabo swinney's conference call. kirby smart continues to build his staff in athens. three new coaches in georgia. wide receiver coach coming from running backs. backs. a little history in columbia, a win by the south carolina women moves them to 13-0. the gamecock men's team is already there. 26-0 would be the best combined start to a basketball season in sec history. attention, arkansas. somebody guard number 23 in white. tina roy with the hot hand today in columbia. threes on back-to-back possessions in the third a 50-point lead. the threes are good, how about another. the three three-pointers were enough to our -- outscore arkansas in the 3rd quarter. razorbacks only managed to score 7 points. tina roy hits seven 3's for a career-high 21 points. the gamecocks win, 85-32.

i'm pat lawson muse. childhood hunger is a serious problem in our communities. in the washington region, an estimated 200,000 children and teens are at risk of hunger. in the district alone an estimated 75% to 80% of students qualify for free and reduced-price meals. after the blizzard officials worried shutting down schools meant thousands of students who depend on school breakfast and lunch were going to go hungry. joining us to talk about childhood hunger and efforts to promote healthy eating among our children, dr. beverly wheeler, director of d.c. hunger solutions. kim young is a culinary nutrition expert, also president of healthy little cooks, an organization that promotes children and healthy eating. welcome both of you. >> thank you. >> it's good to see you and see you survived the snow. dr. wheeler and ms. young, after the blizzard all of the schools were closed, but as you know, many students in the city were able to eat because d.c. opened their cafeterias in about ten schools so hungry childr

lanice lawson and her bottles for the babies project. after a couple hours all four u-haul trucks were empty. 50,000 bottles of water begin out to just regular everyday people in flint who were very grateful for it because they till cannot use the water from their taps. that is part of why flint and their new mayor are seeking an emergency declaration from the government, which you just heard that city councilman talk about there. because the work of fixing the damage in flint is just starting. a year and a half after the snyder administration made this decision that caused the poisoning of the kids in that town we got an apology on the last day of the year from the governor. what's going to happen, though, to fix this situation in flint now that an apology has been issued? well, that request for a declaration of emergency from the city and now from the county, it's on its way to governor snyder's desk as of today. an emergency declaration would open the possibility of federal help, federal emergency funds to help alleviate this manmade

they put all of that pressure on baker mayfield and shaq lawson did not play much. brad: the second half they thompson held oklahoma without and points of their own. 30 -- 837-17 win. -- 37-17 win. allyson: they will face alabama crimson tide in the national championship. the cotton bowl last night, 38-0. the national championship game arizona. downtown greenville will host a big national championship viewing party at bon secours wellness arena. doors will open at 7:00 and it's free. patrick: free is a good thing. you can follow along on twitter through our live wire. it's a collection of the latest tweets about clemson on wyff 4.com and if you want to see more of nigel dancing, it is on the app. allyson: before we get to the accidents, i want to shake the dot camera because i-85 accident in the northbound moving smoothly. keep that in mind. in starr, accident with injuries. two new accidents, one of piedmont at highway 25 and in spartanburg, fairview church road and bryant road. take a look at i-385 and woodruff road. traffic is a little quieter than maybe good new

if you'll recall lawson sprained his mcl in the orange bowl against oklahoma. but lawson says he's planning on playing and promising based on what he's seen in practice. we'll make sure to keep you updated though right here on wis. live in glendale, michal higdon, wis news 10. make sure to watch our special "chasing a championship" which runs right here on wis at 7:30 tomorrow night.. new developments, an isis leader is dead after an air-strike. the second-deputy of isis was killed in iraq yesterday during an attack by iraqi forces. it's just the latest of main targets ttbe killed in the last few weeks. in late december, the u-s led coalition said multiple people within isis senior leadership had been killed. when asked for exactly how many... a colonel said at least ten officials. today marks the one year anniversary of the mass shooting at the french satirical magazine charlie hebdo in paris. this morning, hundreds of people leaders for a ceremony to remember the 12 people killed a year ago and the 130 deaths in the november 13th attacks. french president fra

i'm pat lawson muse. tomorrow the nation pauses to remember and commemorate the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. for many, the king holiday is a day of service, a day of dialogue in our neighborhoods and communities. tomorrow many in our area will roll up their sleeves to keep the dream alive. a guest this morning this morning are lillie jessie, with the alumni chapter of delta sigma beta sorority, also vice chair of the prince william county school board. emmjolee mendoza is director of campus ministry and community service at catholic university. and nicholas smith is a senior at forest park high school. welcome to "viewpoint," all of you. >> thank you. >> emmjolee, tell us about your project tomorrow and what you folks will be doing. >> we have over 800 students, staff and faculty and alumni signed up for our national day of service for martin luther king. very excited. 11 years ago, 26 people and here we have grown to 800 people. they'll be working on a variety of projects on the national

brad: we have been told shaq lawson is expected to play. how effective he will be is yet to be determined. this is the beginning of live coverage. stick with us, we are in arizona. now back to you. michael: an upstate story the , game will be on the big screen at the bon secours wellness arena in greenville. gabrielle: and that's where we find wyff news 4's mike mccormick, who is live and local there with the latest. mike? mike: if you are looking for the ultimate watch party, it will be here at the bon secours wellness arena. it is the official watch party. the team on the court, getting ready for tonight big event. they will have giveaways, all the doors will open at 7:00 and there is room for 13,000 people here. they are welcoming alabama fans as well. doors open at 7:00. they hope to see you here, and the team here says they are ready security-wise, space-wise, excitement-wise, for whatever crowd makes it to the well tonight. >> the good thing about an event like this is that we do events like this all the time, whether is it -- it is a

sharon lawson, nbc 6 news. >>> miami police are mourning the passing of a long time officer who truly lived. harvey nierara died early this month of lung cancer. a miami native, harvey was a track and field star at northwestern high who was later drafted by the new y yrk jets in 1968. he played one season before he was called to serve two years inyears in the reserves. he will be most remembered for his big heart. he helped refurbish homes for the elderly and donated turkeys on thanksgiving. he was 70 years old. >>> a florida woman wants to thank a father and son who helped save her life but first she has to find them. she post this had yellow sign in her ft. myers neighborhood asking for the father and son to come forward. taking a stroll last week when she suffered a heart attack. her husband was unable to help her because of a recent shoulder injury. fortunately that dad and son were walking hair dog@ and rushed over and held her up until paramedics arrived. the yellow sign is now all the buzz in that neighborhood. >> makes me excited about life. people can do good things. >> truly

geoff lawson was talking about we take a look on the ground can see there's still a coating of snow on the ground is actually turning to mush as a ms or slash and then mix it with some of that rain because of these dangerous conditions the city had been canceled or postponed including here at the sandler center tonight's production of into the woods has been postponed until sunday now as more that rain and sleet is expected to fall here in virginia beach aaa is advising people to be aware of black ice forming on the roadways you can find the latest update on the weather is foul and bars closing their concern on our website that is now done when i'm virginia beach on in you both are juniors now i would have more storm mode coverage to come will show you the storms and packed up and down the east coast and is a picture from a viewer in franklin you can see snow covering the ground there we'll check in with emergency management crews in front to see how they are handling the store and i must be a fairly old picture because they have a significant amount of snow more than that at this time