we have one week to go. a seven-day sprint of the primary season. a portland area backyard, the missing piece ripped from a packed airliner in mid-flight. we have ignition. mission to the moon, the first lunar launch in decades blasts off with the real aim might be mars. that mars mission september a high for us on this monday. hi, even. good day to our viewers. it s monday, january 8th. let s get into it. it s 5:00 a.m. in washington. 4:00 in iowa, where social security just a week before the first votes are cast in the presidential race. republican candidates blanketed iowa over the weekend urging voters to caught cuss for them next month when temperatures are forecast to be in the single digits. got to love iowa. the candidates emphasized iowa s influence on the nomination process and the vital importance of turnout. donald trump continues to dominate polling in iowa, so overwhelmingly that the other candidates struggled to escape talking about him and put the focu
vest fwas to play in super bowl lviii. coy wire is live from houston ahead of the college football national championship game. we re going to get to that in a moment. first, let s talk about the pros here. we ve got a lot of sports. we re going to get back to coy in a moment. let s start with the bills and dolphins. the final game of the regular season. bills were down 7 early in the fourth quarter. winner takes the division. and let s go buffalo. hardy, hero of western new york, taking the punt all the way for the score. 96 yards leaving the fastest team in the league in his dust. and this game tied at 14-14. you can see the reaction on the sideline. then josh allen caps off the comeback finding knox with for the go ahead touchdown. buffalo rallies, 21-14,
since the last kickoff return. pretty cool. reporter: that electrifying emotional moment, the crescendo to a chorus of tributes. let s go buffalo. reporter: tailgating fans. i wrote, get well soon. we love you. reporter: and right on the field. the bills stadium, an uncommon scene, practically full before the national anthem. the team also honoring the medical and training staff credited with helping save hamlin s life. i think we can all agree they re heroes. reporter: the shows of support echoing across the nfl today. opponents huddling together in prayer at stadiums coast to coast, regardless of team, united for hamlin. him, his family, and our first responders. three simple words a couple days ago. did we win? once he woke up and he s going to be okay, that was like watching a rocky movie.