of the panthers.. super bowl 50 bound! 3 a greenville north carolina native is giving the panthers a new anthem to dance to. to. 3 " ...carolina black, white, blue on them.. 3 "petey pablo" dropped a new anthem called "carolina colors" this weekend.the rapper released a hit in 2001 called "raise up" that was about north carolina but was reviewed poorly.the song now takes over for the former popular anthem "dominate the foe" by superfan ked woodley. 3 the clemson tigers are taking time off from the football field to honor their players for a nearly perfect season. season.the team held their annual football awards banquet saturday.guard "eric mac lain" and linebacker "travis blanks" both dropped to their knees during the night to propose to their girlfriends.blanks announced earlier this month that he's entering the nfl draft.both players may have taken notes from offensive lineman "daniel stone".stone senior day after the tigers beat wake forest in november. 3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 black ice is poss

the carolina panthers head to the super bowl.the last time the panthers were in the super bowl panthers were in the last time the the super bowl.panthers head to see the carolina who are happy to panthers fans-- carolina i'm joined by thanks aaron-i'm joined by carolina panthers fans--who are happy to see the carolina panthers head to the super bowl.the last time the panthers were in the super bowl 3 3 the super bowlpanthers were in the last time the the super bowl.panthers head to see the carolina who are happy to panthers fans--who are happy to see the carolina panthers head to the super bowl.the last time the panthers were in 3 let's send it back to fox carolina sports anchor shannon sommerville.shannon 3 we've got lots more coming your way 3 panthers coverage coming your way including complete highlights...how the panthers were able to post the most points ever in an n-f-c championship game... game... 3 before we head to break-we want to take a live look out in charlotte -- at the bank of america stadium...you can see fans amped up about going to the super bowl he was rated a+ by th

panthers fans cheered on the team. corey: fans here at hickory tavern say, they never doubted the panthers squad. they absolutely filled this place tonight, and now they will he able to put on the jerseys again and route on their favorite team as it heads to the super bowl. >> cam newton, my favo go panthers! we want to see them make the superbowl. woohoo! let me go dab on. corey: rinicka glenn, showing off f r dance moves, cheering on her favorite player, on her birthday. hickory tavern, the panthers' bar, filled with die-hard fans just like glenn. >> oh my goodness, this is a great time. corey: susan hill is also a huge fan of the qb. >> cam newton, he has really made this team a team to look up to. corey: but you can't forget about the defense. >> kuechly, he's the quarterback on the defense. he's the fastest guy in the nfl on defense, a young. corey: panthers fans weren't only in the front of the house. employees at the restaurant were just as excited. >> i think the beginning of the year, people weren't sure it wa

black panther. they love the idea, the memory. they feel good when the talk about, it's almost incredible to me because i let their animals can't believe how many people are enthusiastic or a walk down the street and it's like black panthers, and all of that. that's what aspect, the sense of pride the black people are not having today. that the resistance the pride in having this powerful group stand up and we felt we are standing up finally our humanity and for our dignity. the second thing is that here in oakland you can begin to learn more and more about the black panther party can probably anywhere else i think. we're going to have our 50th anniversary, commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the part in octobe october 2016, and in all kinds, doing all kinds of things all over oakland that people will be very, very happy about. i think there's that. and there's the fact with some of the programs we have to that are still sort of lasting. recently the oakland unified school distr

the panthers are super bowl bound. for the second time in team history -- the panthers are nfc champions after beat ingthe arizona cardinals in a dominating 49 to 15 win last night in charlotte. more highlights ahead. plus -- air travel along the eastern seaboard remains an issue this morning after this weekend's snow storm paralyzed several major cities. this morning -- thousands of flights around the country have been canceled. in washington, federal government offices and schools remain closed today. at least 30 are reported dead from the storm, that dropped as much as three feet of snow in some areas. we'll have more on the deadly winter storm ahead. some good news -- the palmetto state will get a chance to thaw with warmer temperatures in the forecast today. tim miller has a look at your monday weather as you prepare to warmer weather is expected monday as the ridge of high pressure shifts to the east and the wind flow shifts to the south and southwest, highs will settle in the middle 50s. first alert traffic repo

cam on-- 3 3 3 the carolina panthers are super bowl bound.cam newton and the panther's defense delivered in a big way on sunday, beating the cardinals 49-15 for the n-f-c tittle. nothing short of an m-v-p.the panthers just picked apart the cardinals defense.newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others to shift the momentum against arizona's top ranked offense. the panthers 49 points were the most for an n-f-c title game winner. this will be newton's first time in the super bowl and the panthers second as they take on peyton manning and the denver broncos. the super bowl is february 7th in san francisco. 3 panther fans are hoping for a similar type performance in two weeks when they take on the broncos in california. california.ashley minelli is live in charlotte this morning. 3 party in these streets last night night- fans out late celebrating big victory- among them, some of the players siblings- josh norman's brother says he's so excited "definitely showed up" - thomas davis's sister maxine says she was on the edge of her seat the entire game 3 i was on my toes the whole time

brad: 37-24 panthers. marc: i have 35-31 panthers. i have a hard time believing this will not exports towards a high score since we are talking abe two top offenses. brad: it has been a lively week in the locker room. it was muscle before media for josh norman. media means a locker room sound check. more "sit" per roll. bounty is two times more absorbent. so one roll of bounty can last longer than those bargain brands. so you get more "life" per roll. still not feeling well? no...you know when i got sick my mom used to make me chicken noodle soup. aw, ok... you should call your mom. bye. campbell's chicken noodle soup. there when no one else is. campbell's. made for real, real life. in a world that's trying to turn you into someone new... ...one hair color wants to help you keep on being you. nice'n easy. we only make the most real natural looking color. so even in revealing sunlight, it doesn't look like hair color at all. it looks like, it's a hundred percent you. brad: welcome back to our "panthers playoff special." open mic in an

the panthers are headed to the super bowl. highlights... and a live post game report from charlotte... next in sports. the panthers crowned as championship game in charlotte... to punch the franchise's second ever trip to the super bowl. here's how super man... cam newton and the panthers delivered at home. === first quarter... leading 3-0... newton pitches it to tedd ginn jr for the reverse... he slips by one defender... and finds an open lane to the endzone. 22 yards to the house. newton with plenty of time in the pocket and launches a dime to corey brown in stride. and brown escapes a would be tackle. cold weather freezing the cardinals up... 49 yards to the land of celebration 17-0 panthers. === late second quarter... panthers up 24-7... carson palmer trying to arizona back in it... instead... he makes a big mistake... he made plenty of them tonight. his pass right into waiting arms of kurt coleman. one of four interceptions thrown by palmer. === second half... panthers put this thing away. newton on the designed run... follows his ento

our goal was the black panther party was not going to be the revolution. the black panther party would create the conditions to raise the consciousness of the people so that the people would struggle. black people came to oakland, to many northern cities during what we generally call the second great migration during the onset of world war ii calling for jobs, making a lot of money building ships and other things. most of the blacks who settled here during the early 40s came from louisiana, oklahoma and texas because those at the nearest states where blacks cannot get jobs, brutal forms of segregation, they came and settled here mostly in the west oakland area where demand talks are located and created their own homes and small businesses and the city itself changed almost overnight from a city that was predominantly white to one with a significant black population. win the war was over and whites returned to the city, continued to be denied basic survival needs, civil rights and human needs so that you had a whole population of people to find work but the

ashton is a super super panther fan now, he has a full panther room, his room is all panthers and he did his birthday party here so he's a super fan and he understood why this panthers game was special because panthers are my favorite team and i like them going to the super bowl but 6-year-old ethan. what does it mean they won, where do they go next? i don't remember it doesn't matter what your age, nat: :17 one two three, hey the nfc championship win is worth celebrating. and the coach is thankful for the fans and all their noise at the home stadium. he hopes a smaller contigent will bring it to california. ron rivera: 28:03 i'm really grateful that they've supported us. and for those that do make the trip, i hope they're loud, i really do. not since 2004, has the team been in this position. matthew woods: 8:01 everybody's real excited, so it's really neat to experience tauras carter: 3:41 it's just exciting, the whole town is buzzing. i mean everybody is excited it home that's pamela escobar reporting. meanwhile, fans at one north carolina church are hoping for a little divine inte

now.. 3 the carolina panthers are going to the big ship!super 3 3 more melting should occur today as temps heat up into the 50's.i'll walk you through the week. 3 good morning.... it's monday, january 25.i'm lauren elise eliseand i'm ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. we have several schools in both the upstate and western north carolina closed or delayed this morning. greenville county schools are on the districts closed today. 3 while things are starting to dry out here--people in the northeast are trying to dig out after being hit with a historic blizzard this weekend. new york city was one of the hardest hit -- measuring nearly 27 inches of snow.one town in west virginia reported **42 inches!!the storm m being blamed on 15 deaths. hundreds of flights are once again cancelled today. 3 black ice is possible through the morning with temperatures in the 20s and low 30s. expect mostly sunny skies today with highs near average in the low to mid-50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. a few

brad: what a game by the panthers. talk about a tale of two halves. 31 unanswered points in the first half, out to a huge lead. then 24 unanswered by seattle in the second half. ron rivera said that is what great quarterbacks do. he got his team back in the game . but the panthers hung on. >> everything you work for, it is part of our vision. we have not accomplished what we we played good teams along the way. seattle is one of them. they have been the watermark in the and a see. we had an opportunity, and we won. now comes the next one, arizona. they are the two seed for a reason. they have a good coach and a dynamic quarterback. they have some playmakers as we saw last night. they have an aggressive defense. this is a great team. brad: the panthers advanced to the anna c championship for the firs since 2005. this is the first time carolina has hosted an nfc championship. they will have the car -- the cardinals at 6:40 kickoff. mike: thanks, guys. panthers fans savored the victory at hickory tavern in spartanburg coun

the panthers are going to the nfc championship game. we will have a full wrap up coming up from charlotte right after 3 and elsewhere in the nfl the steelers and the broncos going head to head as they battle for a spot in the afc championship game...pittsburgh without their star receiver and runningback...could they survive at mile high...that answer and more coming up in hey, guys, it's annie. now, if you're anything like me, you're always looking for ways to save money, especially when it comes to your weekly grocery trip. well, with walmart every day low prices, saving money while keeping the pantry full... that's easier than you think. in head-to-head shopping, greenville, the total amount saved at walmart vs. bi-lo was $20.64 on this week's groceries - that's 17%. so head to walmart and see what you could save with their every day low prices. 3 the panthers now just one win away from a trip to santa clara for super bowl 50....the n-f-c's top seed got the job done at bank of america stadium today against seattle...their 12th consecu

and thomas davis of the panthers comes up with it! the panthers hold on... to beat the seahawks 31-24... to advance to the nfc game panthers report from bank of america stadium. from the grid-iron... to the hoops game. usc women's basktball is in the stretch. undefeated carolina just faced over their next nine games... the gamecocks battle seven top 25 programs. second ranked usc's next challenger... 15th ranked texas a&m inside the cla today. === first quarter... tiffany mitchell with room to shoot in the corner. she buries the triple. carolina with an early lead. === usc grabbed 12 steals... this one by mitchell sets up the gamecocks in transition. tina roy... finds alaina coates down low. coates puts two more on the board. === a'ja wilson had a huge game against the aggies. takes what she wants... and schools the defender for a bucket. === carolina leads by one... time winding down in the first half... as the aggies force a turnover... and watch courtney walker stroll in unguarded for the go ahead bucket at the buzzer. usc trails 27-26 at the half. === se

brad: the panthers are in the final four. they are one of two teams, they will face arizona next week. they are a two seed for a reason. the team was very cautious to not talk about the super bowl. they have a big one next week travel -- to have a chance to play. live in charlotte, brad fralick, wyff news 4 sports. marc: thanks, brad. we'll be back in charlotte next sunday for the nfc championship game. top two seeds squaring off, with line. arizona and carolina play one week from today, scheduled for a 6:40 kickoff at bank of america stadium in charlotte. that's the nfc side of the equation. over in the afc, the defending super bowl champs keeping a watchful eye on mile high. pittsburgh playing in denver. steelers without their top running back and their top wide receiver. antonio brown and deangelo williams, both out with injuries, still, the steelers hanging in there with the broncos. right now, they lead the broncos, 10-9. the winner of this game plays new england in the afc championship game. one of the best weeks in the

the arrival of the panthers. they're just over nevada, almost to california, showing us they have about 45 minutes left in the air. so they're expected just after 7:00, the team's arrival will be streaming live on abc11.com and happens. new at 6:00 some triangle middle schoolers showing off their tomorrow. more than 30 teens put their models on display in the future city competition at. nc state mckinnon center, the theme is waste not want not the winning teal received a free trip to compete in the national finals of the future city competition. that is in washington d.c. next month. meantime, it was a gorgeous sunday. i opened my doors, i opened the windows, felt great outside. >> it was awesome, my dogs were basking in the sunshine outside. it hardly feels like the last typically we're seeing temperatures in the 50's and lows at night in the 30's. that's not been the case here the warmth also going to continue tomorrow and slightly on tuesday through wednesday, then we'll start to see some changes. clouds incre

the panthers' offense is clicking. how about this beauty of a call this is a handoff and he weaves his way to the cardinal defense. and that is 10-5 cats. and they have a 24-7 lead at the break. and the panthers are not about and they will force 7 arizona turnovers and including four interceptions from carson palmer. and when luke -- gets another playoff pick six, let the celebration begin. the panthers mull the cardinals 49-15. super bowl 50, here comes carolina and the panthers in search of some respect. >> all we heard was arizona this and arizona that and arizona has the best wide receiver core. we're one of the best defenses. they're going respect us. >> a wonderful feeling. a lot of work has been put into it. >> 12 years ago the carolina panthers lost in super bowl 38 to the patriots. mvp peyton maning manning that could be his swan song. >>> hopefully you've been saving some dough up to trip advisor. hotel prices in the area have skyrocketed. the average cost is $1,100 a night six miles within the stadium. and t

the carolina panthers. check this out. how about the loop -- luke kuechly gnome? but yes, the panthers want to start fast. in the game against seattle, they jumped out to a 31-0 first-half lead. stewart with a big-time run. right away, the turnover, and the touchdown. they jumped out to a huge lead and played fantastic in the first half, what ron rivera was concerned about how they played in the second half. seattle came all the way back and scored 24 unanswered points, then made it again in the fourth quarter. at the panthers can start fast like they have been doing, that bodes well for the end -- the nfc championship game. marc: this is the fourth time they are playing in the nfc championship, the first time they have posted. what is the by like? -- the vibe like? brad: they are praying the stadium -- praying at the stadium, followed by the national anthem. it will be rocking all night long. live at bank of america stadium, brad fralick, wyff news 4 sports. marc: let's go back to chris for chris: the syst

so proud. >> go panthers! >> reporter: i got to tell you. talking -- photographer mark simpson and i got carried away. they were chanting super bowl and i saw tears of joy. the next two weeks the panthers will be the talk of the town and across the state for that matter. >> this exassignment is not going to die down for some time. cam mvp starting on twitter. they love their cam newton. ken is live having a blast. coming up the broncos beat the patriots. we'll show you highlights of that game in a few moments. leyla santiag ndstnt diggingutto al to lwe4 4. sctci on insirngcr aor du t storm do j . igre bor. theig ha pl beowihebo sa us t w kee rte old. it.kyor hr tle hce t theerrinc w. and d. i eirs h. oes o who dbe ieillas widavcenteat. idte eniences w n >>or mt' whyshiefoeride ord i yourimt llenn s dispatr rte dukegyuserviceenr. btr erybin mpe un bhey' in oag. t rnemen s'sng no i k r: ptg fm wld y ms likerk i merett i>>tswellnas ie sheg tce tomoowgning up for health insurance was very easy... my premium is 22 dollars a month. it only took a

anthony: carolina panthers is a more positive story. barbara: cam and company had a blowout in the n.f.c. championship game. he threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others in their 49-15 blowout of arizona. this is just the second super bowl for the panthers in franchise history. governor mccrory was there and said it is a great accomplishment for the entire state. the panthers take on denver in super bowl 50 on february 7. they are the early favorite. we will have live team coverage beginning next sunday and in about 10 minutes joe mazur joins us live from charlotte. anthony: that will make us feel warmer. barbara: absolutely. it could take a few days to get flights back up and running. anthony: how r.d.u. is faring after the storm and we know it is cold but, don, how long do we have to put up with in? freezing today and some may be we will check the first alert barbara: let's talk about the morning commute. barbara is doing a happy dance. she is like yeah! all right. that is funny. i don't look as good. temperatures mid 30's. blac

panthers trailing in seattle... cam newton finds greg olsen for 26-yards out with just over 30-ticks left.. carolina comes back to knock off the 'hawks... their first in six tries since 2010... but newton says forget the history.. the seahawks winning eight of their last ten in the regular season... the panthers having the best in franchise been a team we've become accustomed to playing these past couple years. they're a good team, we understand that. they've got good talent on their team, they'r coached extremely well. and so are we. you know this is going to tell a lot about our team moving forward. we've played them earlier in the year. but i belive on both sides of the ball, we're a different team and so are they."only one playoff win since newton's been in the carolinas... but the panthers say those losses built character... and created an experienced, hungry team ready to take the next step... "i like the fact that we've worked ourselves to where we are now. and during that process we've had three playoff gama

and it's great news for you panther's fans. >> rochelle: that's right, the carolina panthers have prowled their way into a win, defeating the arizona cardinals in last night's nfc championship. they'll be taking on the denver broncos in super bowl 50 which is february 7th. now with their eyes on the prize, panther's quarterback cam newton says, of course, the team will just keep pounding. >> we are paving our own story right now, we are not done. our pen has a lot more ink left, i'm happy to say it and blessed to say it and put ourselves in this situation we created and it's great to see. >> rochelle: this is newton's first trip to the super bowl. it's the panthers' second super in 12 years. more than a decade before they were able to get back on the grid iron. >> cam and peyton. >> rochelle: we'll see who makes it. >>> eric: still to come, it's another chance to taste victory. >> rochelle: our mike gillespie has much more on the panthers' win and what we can expect from super bowl 50. >> jonathan: and a clear and cold start this morning, clouds and temperatures below freezing across the

the panthers scored 6 touchdowns during the game. quarterback cam newton threw for two and ran for two. wide receiver ted ginn junior rushed for a touchdown of his own. and -- star linebacker luke keuckley returned an the panthers won by a final score of 49 to 15. after the game -- the players talked about keeping the win in perspective. "we came out and had a pretty successful game. but like i said, there's a lot of people that feels just teammates, but happy for the carolinas." the panthers are the first team with a 15-and-o-o regular season record to play in the super bowl since 1985. that year, the chicago bears went 15-and-one and one of the players on that team was panthers head coach ron rivera. chicago went on to beat the new england patriots in that super bowl by a score of 46-10. fans in charlotte are showing their panthers pride today and some are making sure they have the freshest, newest gear. raycom news network's ashton pellom spent the morning at a dick's sporting goods where the n-f-c championship gear is flying off

so proud. >> go panthers! >> reporter: i got to tell you. talking -- photographer mark simpson and i got carried away. they were chanting super bowl and i saw tears of joy. the next two weeks the panthers will be the talk of the town and across the state for that matter. >> this exassignment is not going to die down for some time. cam mvp starting on twitter. they love their cam newton. coming up the broncos beat the patriots. we'll show you highlights of that game in a few moments. problems in our area and how tt tsr ha ago ile o ps iee s 9ldep et. 'mood.el nnees bng aold,t h aen e hefgheou lar has omspar>>te tsgyngho ulv.eptersdeec brhournn. ri ln areedrozegoop f l tqu o of there it's just unbelievable. >> it really is. >> i saw a picture a friend texted me a picture of my old neighborhood. i lived right outside new york city. can't see any cars. >> no. not at all. i was see sooeg some of the reports yesterday and there was know. unsnow. unreal. here. we get ice and it causes problems. night tonight. show you some viewer pictures that were

over at wncn.com, we have set up a panthers super bowl page just go to wncn.com/panthers. >> 6:04 is your time. >>> north carolina teachers are renewing their calls for pay raises. yesterday, house lawmakers heard from eight school superintendents from across the state, they talked about how difficult it is to get and keep good teachers without a competitive salary. state school superintendent dr. june atkinson says the raises would show a commitment to the teachers. >> i believe that a 10% raise for our teachers would go a long way in our minimizing the revolving door. >> with all due respect, i don't think that's a realistic number. we certainly want, we would like to do that, right but we can't afford it. >> the department of public instruction says a 10% pay raise for teachers in north carolina would cost about $540 million. >>> and today, state scheduled to visit three cumberland county schools. she's going to visit students and teachers at west area elementary schools, as well as ponderosa elementary, wrapping up at douglas bird middle school. >>> the votes for the 2016 in iowa

our coverage of the panthers continue a wncn.com. just scroll over the sports tab on our homepage a wncn.com and scroll down to panthers. we want to remind you about wncn new affiliation with cbs. it takes effect on february 29. wncn will be your new home for hit shows like the big bang theory, ntis and also march madness. much more on wncn.com. >>> now, the wncn weather forecast. >> you always forget survivor. i tried out once for survivor but they were not interested. survivor will be on our station to. shaw university, what a beautiful afternoon. we had the sunshine. watch the sun go down out of the corner. it is a beautiful night and progress across central north carolina. it is just very nice, but you know what? it is kind of cold. how much sunshine will we see tomorrow on your saturday? 8. i will say that is great. it is a lot. we will see sunny to mostly sunny skies. radars are quiet. what we have the cold temperatures. the blues have overtaken the map and the darker blues representing the mid to low 30s. this was after a high

there are panthers fans that are new to the party and panthers fans that have been around from the start. all are welcome on the bandwagon. one super fan has been acting up the carolina alehouse for the past six years. >> 2005 was my first year. i started from the bottom and look where we are. mark: he grew up a panthers fan in fayetteville. after relocating, he needed a new sunday hotspot to pull for his team. >> there was a time when i was one of the only panthers fans. mark: little by little, his solo act group, is infectious energy attracting new converts. >> he will get everybody in a good mood. he is the life of gametime. >> it would be humiliating. i am sure it is crazy. i love my team. mark: this year has been one long party. jordan is now known as "the coach" by folks at surrounding tables. >> this little guy, he was like blob of -- blah balalah. >> the final few minutes were unbelievable. mark: he cannot make the super bowl trip, but they will probably hear him from north carolina. >> i hear him when they score. >> i feel like we are going to do it. mark: those lucky socks give

cam on-- 3 3 3 the carolina panthers are super bowl bound.cam newton and the panther's defense delivered in a big day sunday, beating the cardinals 49-15 for the n-f-c tittle. 3 cam newton is just having an mvp caliber season--he went on to throw for two touchdowns and ran for two others to shift the momentum against arizona's top ranked offense. the most for an n-f-c title game winner. this will be newton's first time in the super bowl and the panthers second as they take on peyton manning and the denver broncos. the super bowl is february 7th in san francisco. 3 panther fans are hoping for a similar type performance in two weeks when they take on the denver broncos in the super bowl. bowl.ashley minelli is live in charlotte this morning. 3 party in these streets last night night- fans out late celebrating big victory- among them, some of the players siblings- josh norman's brother says he's so excited for this brother qho "definitely showed up" - thomas davis's sister maxine says she was on the edge of 3 i was on my toes the 3 whole time- i was like, are we going to the super bowl or w

the panthers beat the seattle seahawks 31 to 24. a dozen doughnuts are regularly priced around eight dollars.3 stan will have highlights of the game in just a few minutes. 3 3 3 we have an early bird gets the win giveaway this morning! in honor of asheville restaurant week... we are giving away two 50 dollar gift certificates to the red stag grill in asheville. go to facebook dot com slash news 13 winners just before seven this morning. and coming up in a little bit... chef scott from the red stag is here to give us a taste at what the 3 3 3 a california couple celebrates their long, long marriage. their advice on how 3 3 3 3 today on facebook feedback... many of you are excited about the carolina panthers win. we want to know 'how do you plan to celebrate if the panthers play in the super bowl?' head to the wlos facebook page and weigh in. we'll share some of your comments later this morning. 3 3 3 3 the time is now 5:xx. facts about martin luther king junior you may not have known about. straight ahead in our five at five... how m

you have the panthers moving up. so an all around good night for the folks at the tavern celebrating both. sounds and looks that the folks from ashevilles neighborhood are welcome. of all of the snow lining their driveways. >> it's been a rough time. >> justin: with shovel still in hand. >> it's hard. i'll just -- it's so heavy. >> justin: jerry young is ready for that much needed help making its way down the block. the manager with the asheville streets division says sundays focus was on two roads after piles and piles of snow were removed from the primary roads. now the people can more easily leave. >> it's helping a lot. >> justin: some of that work helped people escape to packs tavern to cheer on the panthers. >> i've been waiting all weekend to get out. >> justin: an idea shared by a number of people including nicky jordan working on a project in asheville. >> it's great not to be stuck in the house. we've been in the house about three days. it's been great. >> justin: through every field goal, near interception

reporter: the panthers say there is nothing they appreciate more than the pride of panther nation. >> we will rock you reporter: carolina panthers fans came to this pep to send their team to the super bowl in style. >> the best $10 i ever spent was this. reporter: while they got here early to see their favorite players. >> number 50. reporter: she would have to settle with a video message from number 59. >> thank you for being the best fans in the nfl. reporter: others all here thanking the fans who never doubted. >> thank you guys for being here throughout the cold, the rain, the hot games, coming to training camp. we thank you guys for being there, supporting us from day one. reporter: from day one, these panthers say their success is thanks to the thousands of faces staring back at them. >> we did it because we had panther nation behind is the whole way. panther nation! a week from sunday, make sure we can hear you when we are in santa clara. reporter: while some are willing to trade in just about anything to be with the team next sunday in california, they are still enjoying one l

they'vectrflags with panthers flags this week. the city of spartanburg told us it's working to get banners to put on lamp posts downtown to celebrate. we' aoseen local businesses showtlocal also found a fan driving around spartanburg today. ehas fl all over her car and says she's planning to wear panthers gear every day up until game day. and she's even keeping her game. and check this out. luck panthers. fans havbeen able to stop by here and sign it. they've even put out an extra banner for people to come sign. we saw a lady who said she saw this on the news at 5:00 and wanted to make sure she came out here at 6:00 so she could sign it and wish the panthers their very best. >> get the nails painted too for good luck. i'll think about it. thank you laura. >>> are your home for super bowl l. the panthers will take on the broncos in santa clara california. coverage with our crews there heading into the game. the super bowl is on sunday february 7. >>> up state south carolina is what it's called. they're going to begin a census of fa

off your panther pride. share your photos with us by uploading them to our ulocal section on the wyff 4 app you might see your photos right here on trip to the super bowl? would you sell your house? some interested homebuyers in colorado thought that was one man's price, but it turns out it ian lusk started getting calls from people asking if he would really sell his home for two superbowl tickets. lusk was confused, but then noticed an ad in the paper, and realized his pittsburgh steelers loving friend was behind the prank. >> all right, you are winning, but only for now. i've got all of bronco nation thinking of the best way to get back at ya. myra: lusk and his wife were able to laugh about the fake ad, and will be watching the super which, for the record, is not for sale. an alzheimer's patient in north carolina is hoping football will help him fight the disease. not by playing it, but by keeping up with the stats about his beloved carolina panthers. sarah blake-morgan has the story. >> spend just a few

canyon and the panthers posting seattle. they have proven they could beat the seahawks earlier in the jonathan stewart, first offense of play for the panthers goes 59 yards, went over 100 yards for the game, first time in forever that the seahawks defense had allowed that. it would only get better for the seahawks in that first half. luke kuechly takes a televised russell wilson pass back to the house for seven more points. it was 14-0. trey boston, the former tar heel , exercising all of those russell wilson seasons with a sack of his own. near the end of the second quarter, how about cam newton with an absolute laser to greg olsen and the lead was an absolute lead, unfathomable, 31-0. the second half, things get awfully tense. russell wilson doing russell wilson things. this is basically a replay of the elementary two points several years back. in this case, it is germane for a touchdown. 31, 20 four, seahawks with the onside kick. hero and recovered it and the game is over from that point on. the panthers moving on to the

it'll be the panthers' first appearance at the super bowl in 12 years. this time, thomas davis says it'll turn out differently. continue to work hard. we were going to keep pounding and we were going to get back to this point. and now we're here, and we have unfinished business. the panthers head west on sunday and the odds makers in vegas say they're the early favorites to be the winners on super bowl sunday. taking home potentially the title for super bowl 50. michael highland, wncn news now. >>> crews are working around the clock to get levy stadium ready for the super bowl. officials have been planning the event for three years, including training for water based emergencies to a secret command center for federal, state, and local law enforcement. there was a misstep, yesterday crews accidentally painted both end zones in broncos colors. the mistake was quickly corrected. when it comes to super bowl sunday, panthers linebacker thomas davis says he'll be ready to go. >>> davis broke his arm in the nfc championship game against the cardinals and under

>>reporter:there sure was, it was a huge night for panthers fans. this place was packed just a few minutes ago, it is starting to empty out. this is a work night, a sunday night, this was a night many had been waiting years for. [ cheering] it was a big night for panthers fans. they made it to the nfc championship and a win tonight would bring them to the super bowl. fans were excited, the edge of hopeful. praying they would come out on top. [cheers and applause] >> the only thing that matters is that the panthers win today. that is it. >>reporter:what better way to refer the panthers that alongside your hundred closest friends. the fox and hound in north hills is where the official triangle, carolina panthers fan club m eets. who knew, right? it was packed. >> i wanted to watch it at home. but my son and my friends talked me into coming here. this is cool, to. >> you have to like the panthers if you're going to hang out here. >>reporter:they are engaged by the way, then it became official. the panthers going to the super bowl. >> ass them around li

super bowl number two for the panthers franchise. cam newton has always had one question for others in the organization about panthers super bowl number one, a dozen years ago. >> in 2003 when we went to the super bowl, now we are paving our story right now. we are not done. our pen has more ink left, and i am happy to say that, and blessed to say that as well. put ourselves in this situation that we created, and it's great to see. >> this was not team leader arm in the nfc championship game, a freak play, a kick by the arizona tight end. davis had surgery today. panthers coach ron rivera said if all goes according to plan, davis will play in the super bowl. and a former gamecock thinking the exact same way. broncos safety darien stewart went down with a sprained knee in the afc championship game yesterday. stewart had an interception and a few big hits before that. stewart played at usc from '06 to '09, ended up going undrafted, says his knee will be ready just two weeks in between games. another undrafted gamecock will play one mor

and thomas davis of the panthers comes up with it! the panthers hold on... to beat the seahawks 31-24... to advance to the nfc championship game. sports director rick henry has our post game panthers report. henry: "a big sigh of relief here at bank of america stadium as the panthers almost blow a 31-0 lead. still looking back at how they built that comfortable margain... they say yeah that's as close to perfect as they can get." olsen: "yeah 31-0 against that team at this level of the season is obviously pretty good." newton: "we're putting ourselves in position to do something that has not been done here before. it's a family culture that we all the way down to... from management to the players. to see it coming to fruition like winning big football games like today just means a lot." davis: "definitely a great feeling knowing we get to play in this game. and two getting to o ay it right at home in front of our home fans. it's going to be a great game. we're excited about it. allen: "i haven't been here for the years between the panthers and seattle rivalr

none of them admitting to ever being carolina panthers fans... 3 3 3 "i was never a fan of the panthers. i'm still not a fan of the panthers. i'm all about the arizona cardinals and that's what it's about." about.""i was actually more of a falcons fan. um i have a lot of family in atlanta. but charlotte's obviously even closer to greenville than falcons fan for whatever reason. so it'll be a fun atmosphere, i'm excited." excited."you can catch all those former tigers and gamecocks... as continuing coverage as the ready to battle arizona for the nfc championship...thaat 6:40 sunday fox carolina. 3 and in women's college basketball just two teams remain undefeated in the country...uconn and south carolina...the gamecocks looking for win number 18... 18...at auburn for the first of two road games this week. down by 5 in the 2nd down the three...she'd rack up 12 points on the night...a few minutes later its tied up and toy feeling it from beyond the arc..hits another corner three then later in the 2nd roy feeds it to alaina coates who lays it in. coates finishes with 17 points and 10 boards

ahead. 3 panther fans!come out and cheer the boys in black-white-and blue before they head to west coast for super bowl 50!im live in charlotte with the details. 3 good morning.... it's friday, january 29i'm lauren elise eliseand i'm ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the 3 sunshine dominates 3 sunshine dominates with highs reaching the mid-50s in the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. a strong mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. 3 let's send it over to chris. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're traffic center:accident in inman on park rd @ hwy 292 fatal accident investigation i-26 east/left lane closed @ exit 59holbert cove rd/sc/nc line line3 you're looking live at: 3 3 more on that breaking news and the very dangerous night on the roads.three people were killed in different crashes overnight.here's a look at one that happened

kickoff. >> can't miss the panthers! >>> gorgeous, gorgeous day! quite warm! 62 degrees. wow! i mean, just doesn't get much better than this for january. rays of sunshine tomorrow, >> seven. >> reporter: some partly cloudy skies at times. the radar's not picking anything up. but you see high, thin clouds rolling in after 2:00 or 3 this afternoon. still painted a pretty picture in the sky. had decent sun and still a quite mild, nice day. temperatures in the bright greens of the 60s. so that's not bad. sun goes down. it's january. and it's still in the 60s. 63 in durham. they had that great food truck rodeo. 59 in rocky mount. 61 in south hill, virginia. 63 in roxboro. so what are the temperatures going to do? you'll see some cooler air move in. the darker greens and maybe a few hints of light blue or so as we go into the 40s overnight. that's it, though. 40s overnight. you see these temperatures? these will probably be our highs come the end of next week into next weekend. show them to you one more time. you can see into

this is wade avenue at 440, just fine, wncn news panthers fever gripped the tar heel state. cam newton will lead the panthers against the broncos and no player has been on lightning rod the newton, todd gibson joins us on the story. has played the game of football. dancing in -- will have an effect on young football player. >>> cam newton makes no apologies for how he plays the game of football. >> here i am, doing exactly what i want to do, how i want to do it area and when i look at the mirror, it's me. >>> it and says he is -- newton says he is having fun and -- showing the opposition in and the public seems to be divided. >>> you got everybody doing it why are we picking on cam question. >> clarence -- he is holds old- school. when he cut it comes to newton, he has a soft spot. >> the nfl this while, he's playing within the rules having fun and generating a lot of excited. i have no problem with what he's doing. >>> this is getting ridiculous, some coaches, if i was a player or coach, i might take a little offense. school in the 1991 state finals. his views is there a bi

facing the panthers, the denver broncos. geoff: the broncos captured the afc championship game against the new england patriots. it came down to the final seconds right here, but the patriots couldn't complete the two-point conversion that would have tied the game. it was the fifth time peyton manning and tom brady have locked horns in the afc title touchdowns in the first half while brady completed less than half of his passes. he was under a lot of pressure the entire game. the broncos' defense also sacked him four times. myra: the lingering effect of the state of the roads. geoff: aly myles joins us live this morning with more on the aly: i know there are a lot of happy kids today and confused parents saying why is school canceled? we want to show you examples of what happened over the weekewe are here in downtown travelers rest on main street. you can see there is still a lot ice and black ice. it is completely slick, but you cannot see it when you are driving. it is reasons like these where the school is made the reason

3 panther fans!come out and cheer the boys in black-white-and blue before they head to west coast for super bowl 50!im live in charlotte with the details. 3 3 skies become sunny today in the upstate with highs in the 50s.a beautiful weekend is ahead. 3 3 we're following breaking news this morning. a terrible morning on the roads--we are following three deadly wrecks in our area.here's a look at one happening on white horse and west blue ridge drive in greenville--right in that kfc parking lot.we're told a tanker and a pickup crash collided just after two this morning--the driver of the pick-up was killed.that released. 3 and in anderson county: troopers say a tow truck driver from piedmont was killed after he ran off the side of i-85 and hit a tree. we're told it happened right around midnight near mile maker 40 on the northbound side in powdersville. the driver was identified as 67 year old william armstrong.its not clear what lead up to the 3 and right now i-26 east is shutdown in polk county near

then the panthers make it interesting. panthers in red. plan son feet with hendricks. he's a guy who gave a concussion last week. you knew it was coming. oilers score first. vincent turns it over. taylor hall gets a break away. he beats montoya panthers down 2 nothing after 1. down 3 nothing in the third. panthers come back. oilers turn it over. smith long range sniper 3-1. two minutes later shawn thornton with nice center pass. clinton in front of the goal. he puts it n.panthers down 3-2. less than three minutes to play in the game. panthers pepper the net. it's wpped around but saved by cam. beg save. panthers try to get an extra skater. montoya coming off. teddy, montoya can't get back. the panthers lose again 4-2. 4 straight losses. >> we gave up a couple goals early. just hard to come back so i don't know. i guess it's the full 60 minutes is kind of redundant. playing a full game and playing hard the whole game.e. period. >>reporter: chicago is next. 6 games on the road. one back here tomorrow night then 5 more in a row on the road for the heat. that's the schedul

panthers an early 4.5 point favorite. >>> local stores are having a hard time keeping up as panthers apparel is flying off the shelves. >> this comes as excitement and buzz grows for the panthers but as david found out, if you have plans to join the team out west, it'll cost you. >> as carolina keeps on winning. >> your total is 43.73. >> it gets tougher and tougher to find panthers' apparel. local stores stocked up in anticipation of the panthers' win sunday night. >> i don't think you can ever have too much panthers' gear. >> hundreds of fans came to load up on merchandise ahead of the super bowl. >> the store normally opens at 9:00 a.m. they opened monday morning at 6:00 because of the demand and excitement. >> we're going to the super bowl for the second time. i'm really excited about it. many fans looked into going to the super bowl. >> i feel comfortable with our chances of winning. >> but a ticket and trip out there will cost you. cheapest tickets going for hotel and ticket packages start at 5700. hotel and air fair. >> that's up there in terms of price. i'm going to stay arou

now it's unclear if the panthers will wear the panthers it's unclear if right now it's unclear if the panthers will wear their regular uniform or a commemorative one in honor of the 50th anniversary of the superbowl. they say kids...these with their electronic devices... but.. one boy's attachment to his tablet... may have saved his mother's life. we'll explain how .. next. but first here's a look at your primetime lineup a four-year-old saves his mother's life... and it's thanks to help his tabl. his mother alice is a diabetic.. and began to feel sick..while talking on the phone with her mother. when alice passed out.. her mother..called alice's husband who was not home at the time. the husband called the home phone .. but no one answered. so he decided to call the tablet. and that's when 4 year old chadwick answered. the little boy stayed on the phone and opened the door when first responders arrived. today marks.. the 3rd day.. law enforcement officers have been looking for three dangerous inmates who broke out of jail.. in california.. the men were in jail for violent crimes.. lik

this time the panthers left no doubt. once again the panthers' through the cardinals' defense to a 22-yard touchdown and that is 10-0 cats. and cam newton will throw 435 yards. and one fourth of that is here. this is an 86-yard strike. and the house is rocking. and carolina in the let ted break. and carolina defense will force 7 arizona turnovers, including four interceptions of carson palmer. and newton passes two scores and runs for a pair. and this givers the panthers a 34-7 lead. let the celebration begin. the panthers mull the cardinals 45-15. super bowl 50, here comes carolina. >> all we heard was arizona this and that, arizona has the we're one of the best defenses. they're going to respect us. >> a lot of work has been put into this. it's a wonderful feeling. >> 12 years ago, the panthers lost to tom brady in the patriots. this time they'll get five time mvp peyton manning which could be his swan song. >> if you're planning head to the super bowl, hopefully you've been saving up your dough. it will cost you some c

the panthers host the cardinals for a 6:40 kick. the team is not concerned about the wintry conditions playing a factor come game time. all the snow and ice has been removed from the stadium. so the field good to go. both teams ready too.... kickoff. carolina's excited for the opportunity to punch a ticket to the super bowl for just the second time in franchise history. beating the cards would certainly be near the top of the list of memorable moments this season. panthers fullback mike tolbert reveals one his thus far... prior to the championship bout in the queen city. tolbert: "i would say earlier in the year we had a team meeting and coach brought in his super bowl ring and trophy that he got from the super bowl as an put a stride into it." residents was out in the snow. the big daddy of the giant pandas at the national zoo seemed to be enjoying the snow. tian tian is 19-years old, weighs 264 pounds and is a father, but he is still playful. cameras at the national zoo caught him today sliding down hills and frolicking around in

the carolina panthers are just one win away from the super bowl. but first, they have to beat the arizona cardinals in tonight's nfc championship game. raycom's alex giles is outside the stadium with excitement from the panthers' faithful fans. sports director rick henry is live -- braving the cold at bank of america stadium with all the hype ahead of the big game. rick. thanks rick! raycom's alex giles is outside the stadium with more excitement the nfc championship game is show down. alex: hours before the big game and the panthers faithful are the snow starting to melt away and sunshine out for the before the battle. a sign reads one bird down. 1 bird to go. last week the panthers took down the seattle seahawks. "very excited. i'm so beyond amazed that we made it this far." "it's been really fun to see the team really do well this year. we've been patient so i'm when the super bowl this year. california. kickoff scheduled for 6:40. reporting at bank of america staduim in charlotte alex giles for the raycom news network. stay with wis -- we'll ha