To play the university of alabama, which, to me, has been the standard in College Football for a long time. What were trying to get our players to do is stay focused on the things that are going to help them play well in the game and not be affected by external factors, all the things going on around the game. Both coaches say this is a product of the program that stresses focus, discipline, selflessness on a daily basis. My coaches had a huge impact in shaping my life and shaping a path for me and helping me become a good dad and a good husband, and now hopefully a cocoh who loves his players. Thats what its all about to me. Sweeney certainly seems to get the most from his players. The tigers going for their 18th win in a row tomorrow night. Now what will it take for field in between the lines . Well talk about more of that stuff coming up a little later in sports. From a gorgeous valley of the sun in phoenix, arizona, tim hill, abc columbia news. Grace the investigation into el chapo
Alicia im alicia barnes. Columbia Housing Authority is asking the city for 1 million as a demolition budget for the gardens. Ben grace joyal has their story. Grace . Grace this complex was built in 1940. Thousands of families have passed through its walls. The walls show their years. The feds say its time to knock them down. I got to meet a pair of twin sisters tonight who say this is bittersweet. They see this as an opportunity to find newer housing. Theyll certainly hold tight to the memories theyve created in this place. Its not where you live but how you live. Thats what row landda sanderland told her 17yearold son, a sttighta student at Ac Flora High School after he told his friend he lives in gonzalez gardens. He has actually showed them his i. G. With the address address i. D. With the address on there for them to believe he lived out here because they carried themselves the way he did lived in an area like this. Grace the Public Housing complex, one of the oldest in the country
[ cheering ] they are winning so far. Everybody is pumped up here in glendale. Well have much more later in sports. We are live from university of phoenix stadium, tim hill, abc columbia news. Ben a sea of orange. Ben a sea of orange. Alicia one gamecock in the center. Ben makes you want to be there. Alicia it would be nice. We are here, and not all tiger fans were able to make the trek to glendale for tonights game. That hasnt stopped fans from gearing up and getting in the spirit. Ben the tigers standout season a big boost for businesses right here in the midlands. With details on who is benefiting, heres abc columbias beth rousseau. Go tigers wound up and ready to go. Clemsontigers from clemson to columbia, triglyceride fans set tiger fans are set for their shot at the title. Fight, fight, fight would mean a perfect season for the tigers and a dream come true. I will be crying like a baby if they win tonight. An amazing feeling. I cant believe its happening. Fans arent the only ones
Blue being the snow and the green obviously just the plain old rain but notice the pink kind of creeping down to the south here as we get into parts of Richland County right now and we are seeing much cooler air as well. Look at some of the current conditions. Right now, 33 degrees. Light rain for us downtown. Not seeing much of the flakes flying or anything in the way of snowfall. We are seeing temperatures gradually cool down throughout the day. As we look outside downtown towards west columbia, you can see kind of a wet mess. Not keeping a lot of people off the roadways. People not shutting down due to this being cold rain for us. Its going to be cold for us and see more cold air kind of trickle in over the daytime hours and likely to see that rain kind of mix in to a freezing rain throughout the day today. So certainly something were keeping an eye on as temperatures get closer to the magic number of 32 degrees. Were right on the cusp of changing over from rain to freezing rain. An
Fiorina, former senator Rick Santorum and rand paul. Paul says he will not participate in the debate and saying he will only participate in what he calls first tier debates. Two republican president ial hopefuls will stop right here, though in the capital city. Thats right. Rick santorum and Mike Huckabee attended the palmetto seniors show down at the state fairgrounds this morning. Santorum is going to be headed soon to the citadel in charleston to sit down with attorney general alan wilson as a part of his president ial forum series. And democratic president ial hopeful Bernie Sanders campaign is kicking off its historically black colleges and universities tour tonight at South Carolina state university. It starts at 7 00 at the barbara a. Vaughn fine arts center. Seniors and fellow democratic president ial hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Martin Omalley will all be columbia monday taking part in the king day at the dome. Religious and civic leader Jesse Jackson is making sure people her