And clemsons resume speaks for itself. But in order to get to that best of all time status. They need to knock off the top program of the last decade. 3 3 3 for us to be the best ever weve got to beat the best. And the last couple years. Nick saban and alabama has been the best and the standard of College Football. Theyve earned that right. They have the spect. You know, we respect them too. So for us to go earn that title weve got to go beat the best. The opportunitys in our hands, we got to go earn it. Theyre not just going to give it to us. Weve got to go work for it. 3 alabama certainly with the edge in experience. This is their fourth title game in the last seven years. The tigers havent had this chance in 34 years. 3 but while the crimson tide come in as about a touchdown favorite. Theyre not underestimating the tigers and 3 sports anchor shannon sommervile continues our live coverage from phoenix with more on bama having to stop clemsons quarterback. 3 ac, when you look at elite defenses in College Football its hard to look any further than the crimson tide. But if youre looking at top quarterbacks you cant look k past Deshaun Watson. 3 and watsons had some success against some of the nations elite defense. The clemson quarterback scoring on units like boston college, Florida State and notre dame this year. Watsons one of only a handful of players ever to throw for more than 35hundred yards and rush for over a thousand. Something no College Quarterbacks done since Johnny Manziel at texas a ;m. Then theres the wins. Watsons never lost as a starter when playing the whole game. Which makes stopping number four, priority number one for nick saban. 3 3 3 i think their quarterback, one of the best Football Players in the country. No doubt. In terms of his production, performance, leadership has been i think the balance that they have on offense between run and pass makes it very difficult to defend them and they have a lot of speed. They can make a lot of plays on the perimeter. Were going to have to tackle very well on the perimeter. This is one of the top offensive teams in the country. Country. Watson with some added motivation as he faces off with alabamas derrick henry. The guy who beat him in the heisman race. 3 of course well have plenty more to talk about with the game coming up later in the show 3 but first lets kick it over to morning meteorologist nicole papay whos hanging out with some clemson fans out west. Hey nicole 3 the excitement could be felt as we walked over to the clemson fans waiting on the team. They werent large in number, but they were in hit the ground, im sure tigers fans across the country let out a cheer. This crowd cheering them on will undoubtedly grow. 3 3 3 theres nothing like clemson were an absolute family. Clemson football is everything for us, werereo excited. 3 not at all were very dedicated, my grandparents went to the acc championship and now were here soim excited to see us and i think were going to represent well its an absolutely incredible feeling ive been waiting for this daykind of anxious, very glad that were here, Deshaun Watson 3 is one the best in the 3 nation 3 phoenix will be a flood of orange over the next few days, and well be here to catch all the excitement as the fans make their way to the southwest 3 youll want to stay tuned to fox carolina for continuing coverage as the tigers prepare for the mondays game. And dont forget monday at 7tune in forlour special report undefeated clemsons return to the championship. Well be going in depth on the tigers first shot at the National Title since 1981. 3 kendra has the weekend forecast forecast 3 3 plus windows shot out at churches, at homes, and in cars tonight fox carolina investigates the suspects for vandalism throughtout one area of greenville county. County. And the Powerball Jackpot has topped 800 Million Dollars and before tomorrows drawing live on fox carolina were breaking down the odds of winning the historic prize. And more clemson coverage ahead tonight live from phoenix as fans arrive for 3 bb gun vandals are hitting simpsonville. There have been more than twenty reports of vandalism this week. And thats just within city limits. It stretches into the county as well. 3 Rocky Creek Church is one was of the places impacted by the damage. 3 Fox Carolinas shale remien joins u ulive in in our newsroom. Shale, what did you see at the church today . 3 cody when i visited Rocky Creek Church tonight, the pastor showed me seveal stain glass windows damaged by bullet holes. The list goes on. With church doors boarded up and bus windows shahaered. Greenville county police say this is a top priority and have increased patrol. 3 3 3 i just wonder why would you want to do something as vicious as that . People around simpsonville continue to ask this question after cars, homes and churchh were vandalized. 3 there were so so so many so many doors that were tampered with, also the churches vehicles were completely vandalized. Rocky creek church now has boarded up doors, holes in stained glass windows and buses that are no longer operable. 3 i thank god, by the grace of god, the preschool room wasnt touched and we were able to provide after School Service like we would on a daily basis. It was quite disturbing and devastating to walk up to gods house and to see that it had been vandalized in the manner in which it was. A simponsville woman said her car was vandalized wednesdayayn a similar way. 3 the cop that was here, she said she had 20 other cases just that morning. Cases that include walking out to a car and seeing shattered glass windows. I was terrified, to be honest with you, whenever i said, its a bullet hole it scared me lieutenant williams says hes seen plenty of damage from bb guns within city limits. 3 a lot of them have the sealed two pistols, bb guns and pelate guns, that can be pistol. Rocky creek says the damage has impacted their operation budget greatly. Its causing us now to have to rent two 15 passenger vans, in order to accommodate the need of transportation of the children of this community. Police say this is a top priority and officers will be patrolling. We dont understand why bad things happen to good people, but what we can control is our response and our response to this is one forgiveness but also picking up our heads and moving forward. 3 Rocky Creek Church says it is in the process of talking with contractors to have doors and windows replaced. He says his message to the congreation this sunday will focus on forgiveness and encourage the community to come together. In the newsroom, sr, fc, ttocn 3 new tonight 3 gsp officials reminding passengers about the laws when it comes to packing heat while flying. 3 tsa agents say they found this handgun in a passengers bag thursday. Agents alerted police who then took the bag. Facing a 75hundred penalty. 3 tsa says firearms may be transported in checked baggage if theyre unloaded. They also must be in a proper carrying case. Gsp says this is the first time a gun has been discovered this year. 16guns were found at the airport last year. 3 and a strange man caused concern at Blythe Academy in greenville. The School District says the stranger approached the playground fence during recess yesterday and called out to a group of second grade students. He handed a framed print of a flower over the fence to a student, but then ran away when a teacher came towards him. Law enforcement was immediately called as well as all parents. There was additional supervision outside today. 3 as you decide 2016 3 republican president ial hopeful jeb bush is looking to win over Anderson County voters. Voters. Tonight the former Florida Governor greeted patrons at dyars diner in pendelton. Bush spoke about tion. And repealing obamacare. He also discussed his plans on defeating isis. The president ial hopeful says its important to shift power from washington. Take a listen. 3 3 3 washington should focus on keeping us safe. We should have the strongerst military in the world, strongest intelligence capablities in the world, we shift power from washington so we can have prosperity in our own community. 3 of course jeb bush has been vocally at odds with frontrunner donald trump who also spoke in the palmetto state tonight at Winthrop University in rock hill heres what trump had to say about the same topic. 3 3 3 how about these gun free zones on military bases. Say it, i can fix it, jeb cant fix it, i can. Well actually jeb bush came out with a statement he can fix it. Now dont want to use the word fix, fix means ding, ding. No i take care of things. Things. 3 bush and trump just two of the 12 remaining gop candidates vying for the nomination. Nomination. The winner of that field will take on one of the four Democratic Candidates remember you can find all your political headlines at fox carolina dot com. 3 fans are getting ready for the National Championship game 3 and those tiger fans have probably collected some clemson memrabilia over the years. But whats it all worth . 3 tonight, a man who buys and sells sports collectors items is going in depth, about how much the orange tiger gear in your home is worth. Worth. Fox carolinas Rebecca Atkins is live for us tonight in clemson and rebecca you also spoke with a clemson fan who collects clemson memrabilia right . 3 thats right cody and hes the owner of mr. Knickerbocker, with 2 locations in clemson, sell everything clemson. 3 3 3 nats registerthanks have a great day. For some. Buying a clemson shirt or hat is not a big deal, they just want something that shows their support for a team. But for others clemson memorabilia is a big deal. 3 21 43 03im bad about it, as a matter of fact i have an orange motorcycle. And if thats not enough to express his love for clemson check out the store he owns. 21 43 41 when they first started the orange and white, i collected every orange and white that ever came out until i just had to stop. David spearman is the owner of the mr. Knickerbocker Stores Across the upstate and says his family opened the business in 1973. 21 42 28we were the first store of this type where we sold just one school. And for all the fans that have baught items like those sold in mr. Knickerbockers. You may wonder about their value or what they may be worth in the future. Nats this is a letter off the back of the jersey that they cut and they autograph. Rick eubanks the owner of 10th innng in Boiling Springs buys and sells memorabilia you can find. 3 21 26 39its kind of based on winning. Winning is everything in demand, thats what gets you the value. Eubanks deals mainly with cards, photographs, a few jerseys and helmets. 21 26 48 the best item right now is the Desaun Watson sports illustrated, hes been on two covers so theres a lot of chatter about that. Eubanks says watsons autograph will definitely up the value of those two magazines. 21 27 05 value on down the road, it depends on him, the heisman next year the championship monday night. He says the big value items come from a player or team that wins. And for clemson fans like spearman. Nats go tigers they say they already know their team is going to take home ththtitle, and cant wait to collect their championship gear. 3 and the owner of mr. Knickerbockers says he will have some championship gear for the collectors out there, as early as 9 am on tuesday morning, and he says they will have exclusive designs that he some clemson autographs as well. Cody . 3 rebecca what did the owner say was a good item to collect that he may sell in his store . Store . He says the mini football helmets are a big seller to collect as well as the footballs, and he says to make them a collectors item they are perfect to snag an autograph. Reporting live in clemson Rebecca Atkins, fox carolina the 10 oclock news. 3 more tonight for the clemson fans who are staying the upstate for mondays big game. Game. Weve got tips on how to make the most of your watch parties at home and the best places to catch the National Championship in our area. Area. And chief meteorologist kendra kent is putting together your seven day forecastshell tell you what you can expect. In the week to come. Come. And more live 3 from arizona. Stay with us coverage of clemsons return to the National Championship. Championship. 3 hi im lauren elise, monday on the mornng news our live coverage from arizona continues, we will also have weather and traffic every ten minutes. 3 time to talk weather 3 kendra has the forecast forecast 3 cloudy skies, areas of fog and patchy drizzle will continue into tonight. Temperatures will only cool to around 40 in the upstate and 37 in the mountains. Saturday will begin with clouds, fog and areas of drizzle, then heavier rain builds in toward saturday night. Highs on saturday will reach to around 50 degrees areawide, with rain starting after 4 p. M. Rain could get heavy into saturday night, but late night hoursyou can get the latest forecast at foxcarolina. Com weather 3 and make sure to download our new fox carolina weather app. You can get the latest weather info on the go, as well as get alerts on watches and warnings for your area. Just text 3 cody back to you you 3 what would you do with 800 Million Dollars . Dollars . Its a possibility after wednesdays powerball drawing didnt have a winner were talking to lottery officials about the largest jackpot in u. S. History. History. And were live in phoenix more clemson coverage on the way as the tigers prepare to take on the crimson tide in the College FootballNational Championship. Championship. 3 our National Championship coverage continues 3 as clemson fans kick off a busy weekend in arizona sending it out to sports director Aaron Cheslock in phoenix where fan central 3 the Clemson Tigers traveled to arizona on friday in their quest for another National Championship title. Clemson tigers football playoffs coveragethe team departed for the Greenvillespartanburg International Airport from the west zone in clemson around 12 30 p. M. Tigers board plane bound for phoenixa crowd of fans came to see the tigers off as they headed west. A group of clemson fans even gathered on an interstate 85 overpass to give the tigers a warm sendoff. Clemsons journey to arizona for the National Championshipthe plane carrying clemson players, coaches and staff and touched down in phoenix just after 4 p. M. Mountain time. Clemson tigers arrive in phoenixa local band welcomed the tigers on the tarmac at the airport. The tigers will take on alabama in the university of phoenix stadium at 8 30 p. M. Est on monday. Head coach dabo preparing for the championship just like any other game. Click here for full clemson coverage throughout the College Football playoff. Up later on the show 3 but lets send it over now to sports anchor Shannon Sommerville for more of the fan central action 3 here at fan central fans from all over the country. This event kicked off today at the Convention Center in phoenix. And lasts all weekend. 3 as you can see so many things to do. Tossing the pigskin around, getting some free samples of chick fil a. You can get your team merchandise. And actually our photographer amanda and i got our picture taken with the Heisman Trophy which was pretty cool. What was also pretty cool was. Weve been on a quest for the last 2 days and we finally found our first clemson fan from the upstate. Rodney hinton and his family from greenville made the trip out here and even though it was a big investment both time and money its one he says is well worth it. 3 well the last time clemson won was 34 years ago so we look at it as its only a 30 year note at the bank. So just and maybe well be back next time i mean inside here is an awesome experience its huge phoenix itself people are very great place were enjoying it. 3 the hintons just 3 really excited to be here for the game. Fan out here just enjoying the celebration of the great tradition of College Football. 3 now over to nicole whos got more on some clemson fans who were equally as excited for this weekend. 3 thats right shannon, you might think all the people rooting for clemson on monday are on their way, by plane, by car, making a huge treck from our area back on the east coast. But as we found out a large trip to make. 3 so there you have it folks. From near and far, clemson will be well represented both on and off the field over the next several days. And well continue talking to as many as we can to get ready for the 3 youll want to stay tuned to fox carolina for continuing coverage as the tigers head to arizona. And dont forget monday at 7tune in for our special reportundefeated clemsons return to the championship. Well be going in depth on the tigers first shot at the National Title since 1981. 3 happening now 3 can you feel the lotto fever . The Powerball Jackpot is now up to 800Million Dollars and it could get closer to a billion before the weekend is over. We were there tonight as people were getting tickets and trying to get their shot at all that cash. 3 tonightwere getting people ready for the big drawingand were also finding out what the big winif it does come on saturdayand it does come to our areameans for you and everyone else. Else. Fox carolinas Derek Dellinger is live outside the greenville tonight. And derek were there a lot of people getting tickets tonight . 3 it wasnt a lotbut it was a good amount. Were told the big lines likely wont come until tomorrow when the big drawing happensand some people even going in for tonights Mega Millions jackpot. 3 3 3 3 3 you can tell something is in the air tonighta lot of people lookingand seeing and noticingthat they have a shot at 800Million Dollars. Dollars. 3 it would be a dream come true, thats all i can saya dream that could be an even bigger reality for someone with the lucky numbersits now 3 3 and that, quite frankly, could get adjusted upward at 11 oclock in the morning. Which means youre likely going to be seeing a lot of this in the 3 3 this is the first time weve ever had a jackpot this large. We watched our sales increase as we moved through the 500million dollar jackpot. All lot of it will go to the winnerbut South Carolina lottery officials broke down what it means if we have a winner here. It means money for the winner, that sold the ticketand also for the state. State. 3 3 after we pay our players their prizes, our retailers and after we run our lottery, we transfer every penny to the education lottery account in the treasurers officeone important thing to remember, tooand follow closely here. Youll get most of the 800million if you decide on the yearly payoutbut you also have the option of the onetime lump sum of 495 Million Dollars before taxeses after taxes, youll still have well over 300Million Dollars. And thats a lot of moneyif you win. Win. 3 3 i dont think im gonna win, but its fun to play. Play. 3 3 i dont play for fun. I dont. youre competitive, you wanna be that winner . wait for the big one, you know, and pray for the best. Its been about three years since we had a powerball winner from South Carolina and even longer since we had one from the upstate. Lottery officials hope thatll change tomorrow night. To have another one 3 that megamillions drawing is coming up in just about 20 minuteslive here on fox carolina. Carolina. Well also have the pperball drawing tomorrow night, too. Your chances of winning are 1 in 293 million. Million. To put it in perspececveaccording to the Las Vegas Review journalyou have better chance of being crushed by a meteorite becoming a saint, or an astronaut, or being deemed as being possessed by satan really but you still have a chance. Live in greenville Derek Dellinger, fox carolina the ten oclock news. 3 tonight preying on the praying praying two men are behind bars after Duncan Police say owners were in church the story. Only on fox fox plus. How do you plan to watch mondays big game . At home. Downtown . Weve got tips on how to make the most of your watch party party and ill talk about weekend fog and rain next next 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 all eyes on arizona as the Clemson Tigers prepare for the National Stage 3 after a huge sendoff here in the upstate the Clemson Tigers are in arizona tonight and fans are crossing the country to show their support. 3 with a two hour time difference the night is still young in arizona fan central festivities are wrapping up tonight for both clemson and alabama fans what have you seen out there tonight . 3 the Clemson Tigers traveled to arizona on friday in their quest for another National Championship title. Clemson tigers football playoffs coveragethe team departed for the Greenvillespartanburg International Airport from the west zone in clemson around 12 30 p. M. Tigers board plane bound for phoenixa crowd of fans came to see the tigers off as they headed west. A group of clemson fans even gathered on an interstate 85 overpass to give the tigers a warm sendoff. Clemsons journey to arizona for the National Championshipthe plane carrying clemson players, coaches and staff and touched down in phoenix j jt after 4 p. M. Mountain time. Clemson tigers arrive in phoenixa local band welcomed the tigers on the tarmac at the airport. The tigers will take on alabama in the university of phoenix stadium at 8 30 p. M. Est on monday. Head coach dabo swinney said his team is just like any other game. Click here for full clemson coverage throughout the College Football playoff. 3 3 there are many people who just couldnt make it out to arizona. So bring the party of those folks were out today picking up special game day items. 3 bilo Grocery Store has an entire game day section and with the big clemson game on monday managers plan to add more to the menu. That means youll have everything you need for those local do it yourself game watch parties. Parties. Fox carolinas Sharon Johnson hit the Grocery Store with one Clemson Tiger fan. Sharon 3 the clemson tigegefan i talked with lives in a house divided. Shes a clemson alumni and one son is a clemson fan. Her husband and the other 2 boys well theyll be sitting on the other side of the family room watching the game. But the party goes on. 3 3 3 the bilo Grocery Store at five forks in greenville has the party aile ready for game day. 8 05 i have clemson cups, and platesand putting out items special to clemson. stephanie oh, thats cute Stephanie Boles clemson Game Watch Party is monday night 6 23 i think its our year, i think were gonna do it, i checking out food items a few days early and she and one of three sons are ready. But there might be some division at her simpsonville home. Home. 4 35 my son, my son is a gamecock fan and hes all scc and hes all alabamadespite the house divided she may let him eat game day food. Hes got the menu in her head. 2 08 16 i was gonna get some veggies and ranch dip maybe some little sandwiches, of course something sset, probably chips n dip and pretzels. And according to managers there are some must haves. Haves. 51 10 this store actually has a wing bar, you can come get your bucket full of wings. Well have fresh wings all day, ready to go 1 01 15 chicken platters, anything that you need. 1 05 20 add cookies and cupcakes for desserts. A fresh spread will be rolling out closer to monday. Which means less work your sides, weve got all kinds of chips and crackers and of course plenty of beer and wine. Preparing for game watch parties is nothing new for bilo they do it every football season. This season for College Football is just a little more hyped since clemson has gone all in. 1 07 28 you gotta get my keychain too of go tigers even this guy with carolina gear in the check out line cant ignore the colors behind him whose team is out in front. sot, man in grocery line 44 07 well, i dont have a clemson hat, 52 14 we maybe even invite him to the party 3 the greenville chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity also having a Game Watch Party at club epic in mauldin. And of course every restaurant with a tv will have big business as well that night. Cody back to you. 3 and lets send it back out to phoenix to Shannon Sommerville 3 thats right espn has a huge presence out here as you can imagine. A lot of familiar faces Walking Around the hohoel. We actually got a chance to talk to formwr alabama quarterback greg mcelroy and for lsu defensive end marcus spears. So we wanted to get their take on tigers quarterback Deshaun Watson. 3 3 the clemson quarterback is just the third quarterback in fbs history to pass for at least 3,500 yards and rush for at least 1,000 yards. Watson is also the only quarterback to post a total qbr of at least 70 in every game. Qbr is a stat that basically evaluates the overall contributions of a quarterback. But those stats werent the only things that impressed spears and mccelroy. 3 and mccelroy. Mcelroy also said if the tigers have a chance of beating alabama watsons performance is going to have to be similar to that of vince young in the 2005 rose bowl in that game young led texas over the usc trojans where he way absolutely clutch. 8 yard 3 touchdown with 3 19 seconds left to seal it. 3 so well just see how it all plays out of course a lot coverage from here in arizona until then. 3 remember if you are watching the game in person gsp will be packed tomorrow make sure to arrive early if youre flying out in the morning kendra whats the weather going to be like for gameday. Gameday. 3 cloudy skies, areas of fog and patchy drizzle will continue into tonight. Temperatures will only cool to around 40 in the upstate and 37 in the mountains. Saturday will begin with clouds, fog and areas of drizzle, then heavier rain builds in toward saturday night. Highs on saturday will reach to around 50 degrees areawide, with rain starting after 4 p. M. Rain could get heavy into saturday night, but should taper off during the late night hours. Expect a half inch to an inch of rainfall by the end of it. Sunday morning could bring a few rain snow showers along the tn border as colder air starts to filter in. Sunday temperatures warming into the 50s for the upstate and 40s in the mountains under partly cloudy skies. The big chill settles in sunday night at temps fall back into the 20s. Unseasonably cold air will persist next week as highs remain in the 40s areawide and overnight lows keep dropping into the 20s. No rain, sleet or snow is expected, with the exception of perhaps a few snowflakes near tn midweek. Midweek. 3 and wake up with fox carolina. Weve got traffic and weather nine am. 3 if you hate making a trip to the Grocery Store or just dont have time. Then listen up touch of a button. A new app will bring your groceries to your door step. Find out how it works. Coming up upand we are looking live in arizona where clemson fans are flocking in preparation for the National Championship game the tigers have arrived more live reports headed developing prison break caught on camera. The notorious mexican drug lord Joaquin El Chapo guzman has been recaptured. Captured. Mexico president enrique pea nieto made the announcement via twitter. Saying mission accomplished. We have it. El chapo is often called the most powerful drug trafficker in the world. Officials say he was caught by the mexican navy early this morning and several of his known associates were killed in the raid. 3 and while el chapo might be in custody we have some of tonights most wanted in the upstate. 3 Greenville Police are looking for this man after he reportedly tried to steal a wallet from the macys at haywood mall wednesday afternoon. When confronted by an Officer Police say he pulled out a knife and fled the scene. Hes reportedly driving a white ford anyone with information should call 23crime. 3 and Oconee County deputies are trying to find the man responsible for two burglaries in westminster. Westminster. Both happened yesterday the first on suspect reportedly stole cash and prescription medicine from a family member. Later in the day deputies received a similar call from a home on oakway road 3 the victim said the man seen in this surviellence photo approached asking about property lines. He was reportedly with a woman estimated to be in her 20s with dark hair. And deputies think they are driving an an early 2000s model gold chevrolet 1500. Anyone with information should contact the Oconee County sheriffs office. 3 preying on the prayingin Spartanburg County countytwo men are behind bars after Duncan Police say they targeted Church Parking lots. In three separate towns. While their owners were in service. The story. Only on fox 3 plus were live in phoenix with Team Coverage leading up to mondays big showdown. As the tigers hope to take the National Title for the first time in 34years stick around for more