As weve said, haley wont be rebutting the president. She said last week thats not something she would want to dobut rather talk opportunities. She and her advisors are crafting this address as she puts itnot repeating talking points offered by the National Republican party. And while we dont know exactly what the governor will say, she has indicated hers will be remarks with an optimistic tone. Many pundits have pointed out haley has all the attributes the gop wants to claim in its leadership. Diversity, youth, appeal to wowonand a proven record of economic success. Haley can lay claim to lower unemployment, job creationbut she also lines up with conservative views on immigration, syrian refugeesdespite being the daughter of immigrantsgun control, shutting down guantanamo and transferring detainees to prisons hereand black lives matter. Is this an introduction to the nation for a potential its worth noting some of the other names that have been associated with the gop state of the unio
Mostly sunny wednesday and cold. Highs middle 40s, overnight lows in the lower to middle 20s. Keeping an eye on our next storm system that fight for the College Football National Title. As both teams take the field at university of phoenix stadium tonight. Theyll be lining up to play their 15th game of the season. When the tigers won the 1981 crown. They played only 12 games. Now with the addition of conference championship games and a four team playoff. That adds three more games to the schedule. That means more wear and tear on the student athletes. We finished the season playing 10 in a row, and the last stretch of that was a challenge because this is obviously a physical game, and its mentally taxing, and the balance of school and all those things, but our guys did as good a job as they could handling that. We were able to really get our team physically and mentally and emotionally think the timing of this has been excellent because its almost like weve got ready for the opener aga
Everyone is getting set up here in glendale. Theres a ton of media but theres tens of thousands of fans as well. And the energy is contagious as we get closer to kickoff. For the First Time Since 1981, clemson leads the nation in total victories for the season that was also the last year they went to the National Title game and won. Spectators say this game is going to come down to clemsons offense and alabamas defense. Clemsons Quarterback Deshaun Watson has nearly 34hundred yards passing and over one thousand yards rushing. But if you look at alabamas secondary they have forced 21 turnovers, 16 interceptions and 5 fumbles in the past 11 games. Both teams say the key is focus going into this game and performing at their best. But the real treat is having a stadium filled with tens of thousands of fans cheering you on. Fans, no matter what color theyre wearing, say the energy is like none theyve ever experienced. The plane ride. You see someone at the airport like an alabama fan and yo
I follow him. Come. Love to. Are we invited . Really . Wow. Natalie, now im officially jealous, today, monday, january 11, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today at the Golden Globes with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from los angeles. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to a special edition of today on this monday morning after the Golden Globes from los angeles. Im Savannah Guthrie. Weve got willie geist here. Matt is on assignment heading to the white house and sitting down with the president. Well do the show from the white house tomorrow, and i think we all thought wed be talking about the Golden Globes and inside this sad news about david bowie. Yes. So much talk last night at all these parties. The news rushed through the room that david bowie had died, and, guys, were going down this list of songs. We dont have time to begin to list all his hits. Space odyssey, changes, rebel, rebel. Rebel, rebel. Somebody who really changed the landscape of m
Background. Hes a guy thats overcome a lot. Hes done a great job of extending that belief to his players. And i think he has a good vision for what a good Football Program should be about. Coming up at 5 30. Napier will tell us that dabo didnt just start dancing this season. Ill see you a little bit later. Back to you. Thank you rick. Its now time to size up the match up between the tigers and the crimson tide. We bring in joe gorchow. Who breaks down two of the featured stars in this National Championship showdown. Joe. One of the most talked about players heading into this title bout. Heisman trophy winning running back derrick henry. Hes a force on the ground when the rocks in his hand. By the numbers. He rushed for 2,061 yards this season. And set the sec single season record with 25 rushing touchdowns. Heres the thing. Clemsons sophomore too. Wayne gallmans the wayne train for a reason. He averages almost the same yards per carry as henry. He set the clemson single season rushing