fans were hoping panthers could turn it around. it was a close game throughout -lots of turnovers on both sides of the ball -and many people are blaming the turf - we've seen their footing.the broncos led at the half 13-7.here's something you're not used to hearing-the panthers trailed the *entire game - something that hasn't happened all postseason.this is the panthers second trip to the big game-they lost their first appearance to the patriots in 2004.they just couldn't quite pull it off tonight. the panthers lose to the broncos 24-10 in super bowl 50. 3 i'm going to toss it over to lauren elise now. and lauren, what's the atmosphere like here? 3 cody, the atmosphere is a little tense right now. carolina fans have traveled from all over the country to see cam and company in the big game-and they of course had high hopes.the panthers are 15-1 this season - their only loss at atlanta.so they were pounding.but at the same time - a lot of people are telling us this is exactly what they expected.a low scoring game - pitting the nation

the panthers -- >> this is something's -- the start of something great for the panthers. ricardo: those are not the highlights we have of the super bowl. let's head live to sports director brad fralick, live outside levi's stadium. brad, that number one defense for the broncos was the story. they kept the league's number one offense in check. brad: that is something that has happened in the past. multiple times in the past, the highest scoring offense comes into the super bowl, and it is the defense that ultimately wins the championship. we hear that all the time, defense wins championships. but the broncos dominated this game on the defensive side. when an defensive -- a defensive guy, miller who graduated from texas a&m, when he gets the m.v.p., defense dominated the game. cam newton was sacked asked times. that was not the plan going in. the panthers turned it over three times. ron rivera, not pleased with the performance. reaction in a moment. let's look at highlights of the super bowl between the panthers in broncos. it wrapped up a couple minutes ago. there is steph

first quarter.....panthers off to a bad start.. von miller strips the football from cam newton....malik jackson falls on it in the end zone for a denver. second quarter.....jonathan stewart puts the panthers on the board...when he leaps over from the on...it's ten to seven. final seconds of the half...demarcus ware puts cam down...he was sacked three times in the first half....panthers trail 13-seven at halftime. fourth quarter...panthers down six....another turnover....miller knocks the ball out of newton's hand....t.j. ward makes the recovery..... that leads to a touchdown run by c.j. anderson....they add a two point conversion.....the broncos lead it 24-to- ten with just over three minutes and that's how it ends. the panthers end the season with a 17 and two record.... a disappointing finish to a great season. joe gorchow joins us live in santa clara, california as we continue our super bowl coverage.....joe....a somber night for the panthers and their fans. panthers fans dealing with heartbreak tonight. wis' mike desumma is sta

panthers kid uniting, the cutest group of kids cheering on their panthers. who saw seth curry bringing the drum before the game? that is charlotte zone cheering -- charlotte's own. show that support on social media tonight. >> carolina is getting put on the map in california. i think people are still estimating -- underestimating the carolina panthers. heather: and optimistic governor have a cori in california tonight. he was there the first time the panthers went to the super bowl. he was back tonight to cheer on the team. a special guest beating the pounding drum in santa clara tonight. [drums] heather: that is stephen curry yelling let's goq ! he place for the golden state warriors. steph curry says he's been a huge fan since the panthers early days in 1995. we will have more live coverage coming up in just a few minutes. were hoping for but i think they can all say we wear our panther colors with pride tonight. liz: let's talk about whether because many people were asking about sleek today. -- sleet today. some people are asking the did not see anything.

the city showing its panthers pride lit up in panthers blue. not too far from bank of america stadium, that is where tim waller found fans last night already looking ahead to next season. >> i think this is the start of something great for charlotte, something great for the panthers. this is a small taste of what is >> the city loves their panthers of it. it really makes you proud to be in a city that's growing so much. aly: that is who tim waller was talking to last night. you can see the panther pride still here in charlotte. we will let you know as soon as we know when the team will be arriving back in charlotte. we will let you know on our app and wyff4.com. aly myles, wyff news 4, live in charlotte. allyson: thank you. not just in charlotte, but the upstate also looking forward to what's to come with this panthers team. patrick: signs of support were all over the team's summer home, spartanburg. hickory tavern on spartanburg's east side decorated for the big game. wofford college, which hosts panthers every year for camp, they were rocking

we have the panther stadium right around the corner. >> i want to be where the panthers are. i want the energy that is going to be in charlotte. >> [indiscernible] [indiscernible] you can click on the abc 11 mobile app to watch the road to the super bowl. relive every twist and turn from the 20 -- 2015 season. two josh norman's epic showdown. heather: to the weather happening now. breaking news, interstate 95 in johnston county earlier today, those are sleet pellets hitting the windshield. you have just learned that johnston county schools are on a two hour delay tomorrow. the weather might be nice in california, it is a much different story here. we go to this term center with a we can expect for the rest of the night. liz: we will be clearing us to go to the next hours. a few areas getting some light rain right now. sampson county, one of those areas. same for wilson county. fayetteville, in the clear. all of this we pushing eased and heading out to the atlantic ocean overnight. in north hills, really nice picture here. 43. winds from the northeast at sleet reports around 1

the panthers will be back. this team has been very good for the past year and a half, and there is no sign up there that looks like they will slow down. live in santa clara, brad fralick, wyff news 4. ricardo: the clemson tigers will let have to think about saturday's road loss for too long. the men back in action tomorrow night facing notre dame at the well at 9:00. the head coach says players should bounce back and be ready to play the irish. he and the staff will provide as much of a scouting report in that short span without overloading his team. for the first time in a decade, south carolina has a road the gamecocks went to college station and one over eighth-ranked texas a&m. that moves the gamecocks within a game of lsu and it will host the bengals wednesday at 7:00. the gamecocks women will be playing in the biggest game of the regular season tomorrow night. number one versus number two, usc and uconn, the last two undefeated teams in division i women's basketball. >> we have to be able to score. they w

the city showing it's panthers pride lit up in panthers blue. and not too far from bank of america stadium. wyff news 4's tim waller found fans last night already looking ahead to next season. tim: this is where the party was. you can see the big flat screens here at the all american pub. this place was packed during the super bowl. but when it was over and the fans realized their team wasn't going to win, there was a lot of disappointment. yet somehow in the middle of it >> i think this is the start of something great for charlotte and the panthers. this is a very small taste of what is to come. >> it is wonderful to be be a part of it. it makes you proud to be in the city that is growing so much. because at home we're with tim: here is what it took to throw such a great big party in the middle of it all in charlotte. 12,500 wings, 200 cases of beer and 40 kegs here at this super bowl party with so much disappointment at the very end. tim waller, wyff news 4, charlotte. aly: a lot of disappointment, but a lot of pride, as well as you are hearin

panthers."3panthers." panthers."the carolina curry, you gotta love you gotta love steph gotta love two things, love the panthers. you are cool. you gotta exciting, the panthers "the panthers are exciting, the panthers are cool. you gotta love the panthers. you gotta love two things, you gotta love steph curry, you gotta love the carolina panthers." panthers.""cam's gonna hit those passes and luke's gonna play that defense and we're gonna take. and cali's here, cali's here to represent and we love charlotte." charlotte."those fans we talked with not even from the carolinas... and we've been seeing a lot of that here... 3 the panthers pride has spread from coast to coast... a lot of fans saying they've watched this team grow... feeling good heading into tomorrow night 3 our fox carolina 3 crew- will have full coverage of the super bowl tomorrow night at 10--and we'll have continuing coverage as well at foxcarolina-dot-com. 3 in you decide 2016-- 3 another sign the south carolina primaries are coming up--more candidate

game and opened his eyes to panthers nation. he got the tattoo just before the seahawks game his brother is 3 cheering on from up above.chat3 3 a new flick is drop kicking the competition.. details in your box office preview ahead. in less than 3 minutes... one family pays an unsual tribute to a carolina star by adding a little black and blue to their backyard.that story next. 3 and the woman's basketball team is making history-- alyssa lang has that story and mor ein your sports wrap next. 3 one family made good use of the snow.... they used it to show a little team tribute... they built a dabbing cam newton snowman... but get this... the'ye not big panthers fans..the family doesn't even live in north carolina..they are in pennsylvania.... but they made this... because they like the way cam treats kids. 3 we like what he does. we like the dab. we like how he treats them footballs. 3 if you're wondering... it took 5 hours and 15 bucks to to build snow cam.hopefully he'll stick around long enough to see carolina play in the super

a panther bar in san francisco. the coolest thing ever. reporter: so how did a small bar in the bay area become the best place for panthers fans to hang out? well, it's an interesting story. >> a few years ago two tables of panthers fans and one sitting there and one sitting elsewhere. and they kind of found each other. and they chatted and they said we should make this our spot. and posted a review best panthers bar in san francisco. reporter: the panthers being good was good for business. >> the team got berlt. and cam newton got better and the panthers wound up taking over pretty much the whole upstairs and every football sunday. reporter: so panther nation has a home away from home on the west coast. greg and todd hunter from fayetteville are telling everyone they know to come by and be among friends. >> 200, 300. we got a big following now. a lot of bandwagon fans. and been campaigning hard. reporter: they owe it all to one review. >> blue cure saw to make it -- curacao and makes it delicious. reporter: the las

panthers on the field-- joe? carolina's blunders offensively overshadowed a great defensive performance by the panthers in super bowl 50. the broncos went 1-14 on third downs... had seven three and outs... turned it over twice... had only 194 yards of total yards... the fewest in super bowl history from a champion... and yet won. that's how poorly carolina played offensively. cam newton had his worst day of the season against denver. he turned it over three times... team had four in all. he was sacked seven times... as the broncos made big plays defensively to wreck against denver. he turned it over three times... that's how poorly carolina played offensively. cam newton had his worst day of the season against denver. he turned it over three times... the team had four in all. he was sacked seven times... as the broncos made big plays defensively to wreck newton's night. the broncos truly dominated the panthers in the trenches to make life miserable on the panthers. the nfls best scoring offense limited to just 10

backup live, the mayor of charlotte and denver do have a if the panthers when -- panthers win, the mayor of denver will send bison here to the mayor. if denver wins, the mayor of charlotte, will of course, send a barbecue at denver. much more on the panthers special tonight. for now, live in charlotte, nigel robertson, wyff news 4. michael: thank you. let's get back out into the bay area. geoff hart is there with a preview of our special, "chasing a championship." geoff: hi everybody, i'm outside the panthers team hotel in san jose. fans are starting to gather to check out the panthers, seeing if they will come in. the guy over my shoulder in the red hat is from new zealand. he is a san francisco 49ers fan. he has come to the west just to see the super bowl -- come to the u.s. just to see the super bowl. he says he is rooting for the carolina panthers. hopefully he gets to see them before the game on sunday. and santa clara to join our sports guys for a segment. our special at 8:00, "chasing a championship." i will see you then. carol: amend that played it with the panthers in 2004 was a

a panther fan? >> kind of but i -- i like the panthers because that smart my dad grew up -- that's where my dad grew up. >> reporter: we came up for super bowl activities. monica hancock was more subtle with her panther pride but she is no less enthusiastic, and she noticed what i did. >> i don't see a lot of panthers gear around here today . maybe it's still early in the week. >> i think so. we've been through several store today and there are a lot of panther get out there but you have to search for it or go i have my blue on, i'm ready. family from raleigh tonight as panther fans continue to trickle in. we should have a sea of blue and hereby friday through sunday. as for the patriots, gronkowski was up here in one of the booths doing interview. that's where the patriots, it came from, guys. >> we knew something stuck in your head with everything going on you were talking about all the different teams. >> year. you got it. >> you are looking very fashionable gerald. we appreciate that live report

the panthers joined the league in 1995. he talked about jake alone who led them to the super bowl when they played back 12 years ago. they are still looking for the super bowl when -- win. much more here from santa clara coming up. back to you. myra: thank you so much. got your super bowl menu set yet? if you're like most americans it will include pizza and chicken experts say viewers will have a slice of pizza and 1.3 billion chicken wings super bowl sunday. two local restraurants, chiefs wings and firewater and pebble creek pizza, are making preps for a busy sunday. >> we will probably sell -- we've ordered i don't know about 6300 pounds. we will probably sell 6200 pounds. >> it's football food, its easy to make, its easy to eat, its delicious, especially from us. it like i said, it's a universal food. myra: both restraurants are offering take out orders and you might want to watch how much you eat one national retailer reporting a 20% increase in antacid sales the day after the big game. make sure to turn to wyff news 4

panther fans will have to look forward to next year to see if the panthers can win in superbowl 51. live from santa clara, outside levi stadium, luke notestine, news 13 sports. but it was high flying. >>>acc action in atlanta. hurricanes have had issues on the road but hoping a weak them. close game early. they break out. a fast break ahead of the field he had 19. miami still down but not far behind. there's the jam. miami skies for the win 75-68. 7-3 in the acc. one behind carolina and louisville. magic inbound, turn around jumper. with hand in his face. it was lucky but it's not horse. it all counts. did it once and that was it. magic win it 96-94. >> frank: too bad it had to end this way but what a great season for the panthers. >> this was disappointing. >> karen: still love them. tomorrow we start out with light snow, rain/snow mix turning back to snow. here's a look at projected snow totals up to four inches. >> frank: thanks for joining us. dunkin' donuts' unbelievable selection of breakfast sandwiches freshly made all day -- and now you can enjoy two english muffin egg and c

the panthers had a great season. 17 wins. maybe they can figure out how to take that next step in quebec a little bit more mature and tonight they learned. mark, what do you think? mark: they are disappointed of course that they were not able to win the super bowl. you should be happy for peyton manning. he has one previously but 70 times he was brilliant, but the this year he had a defense that could lift him up and he was not the same. we look ahead for the panthers now. who is going to be back next year? short, the out standing -- outstanding defensive lineman will want a payday. there will be some issues financially for the panthers to navigate. my final thoughts are for the guys that might not be back with the team, or won't be back for another super bowl. they get a chance up for me is jerricho cotchery. he's at the end of his career. he has some key drops tonight. he is not going to want to ever -- remember super bowl 50 and it would be a shame of these are member for his performance in this game. a lot of disappointme

eric, a diehard panthers fan, stuber, a dedicated bronco. >> we promised each other if the panthers or broncos everyone to the super bowl we would be up again. >> shortly after graduation, stuber was killed in a car crash. as super bowl 50 approached, the broncos facing the panthers, sullivan knew what he had to do. >> on here fulfilling the promise. >> reporter: with the ashes tucked carefully inside of his pocket, sullivan came here alone. just him and his best friend. >> it's been very emotional. i'm by myself, kind of tearing up thinking about how awesome with him. those ashes. when it did not look like the game was going in the panthers favor, sullivan even try to bargain with his buddy. >> actually for a while in the second half i was asking him for some help. he did not give it, nor did i expect him to give me any help. >> reporter: when the orange fireworks went off, sullivan, detecting panthers gear, couldn't help but smile. >> this just fes gh alex wanted me to be here, and it would not have been here if it wasn't for the fact that it was the two of us. >> that was kathryn br

the city showing its panthers pride, lit up in panthers blue. and not too far from bank of america stadium, wyff news 4's tim waller found fans last night already looking ahead to next season. tim: this is where the party was. you can see the big flat screens here at the all american pub. boy, this place was packed to win the super bowl there was , a lot of disappointment. all, there was optimism. >> i think that this is the charlotte. this is the start of something great for the panthers. a small taste of what is to come. >> the city love the panthers and want to be a part of it. it makes you proud to be in a city growing so much. tim: here is what it took to throw such a great party are you. 12,500 wings, 200 cases of beer, and 40 kegs here at this super bowl party with so much disappointment at the very end. tim waller, wyff news 4, in charlotte. aly: once we know when the team is expected to arrive, we'll let you know on the wyff 4 mobile pride all across the city and at least two of the buildings from our angle over here. a lot of private s

panther stats with his grandson."i'm going to go down fighting and do everything i can to prolong life"joy hendersonpeter's daughter"my hope is he'll always remember to call me on gameday and panthers game. whether we win or weather we lose, i jope we'll still compare the plays. i hope he'll always know who i am when i call him and i hope he'll always know who his grandson is."for many with alzheimers, uncertainty is they can see setzer is just looking forward to adding a new article to his door, once his team takes home the trophy. "oh i wouldn't miss it" 3 still to come this morning...remember the little root for?that was a year ago, and the panthers owner was the first to respond.... we'll see where that young fan is now that carolina's headed to the superbowl. stay with us 3 plus, after a beautiful weekend...we're off to a cloudy start.... efren afante has your full weekday forecast after the break. janet? cough if you can hear me. don't even think about it. i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. yeah...but what

, panthers, panthers, . >>> the prosecution is still working to connect smith to the murder of jones, a mother found dead in her apartment in 2013. >> today jurors heard from who specifically knew him. >> reporter: a series of witnesses took the a stand today placing the trio in the neighborhood after the murder happened. that corroborated yesterday's testimony from the get away driver. >> smith drew a lot of attention to himself in the north hills mall, first the head server at bone fish grill remembered him, anthony and redden because of a huge pile of mess they left at an outside table. >> i remember seeing golf tees, and it was just -- i don't know if it came out of someone's pants or where it came from but i just remember when he i walked out there it was sitting there and i was like inside and talked to a manager and was like this is odd, like something is odd about this. >> she also remembered reddens unusual behavior. >> she acted uneasy. >> then the manager of the north hills ben and jerry's store are that she remembered them because of an argument they had in filling out an

super panthers this 3 arguably the worst offensive game for the panthers this season. super bowl mvp von miller and demarcuse ware were hitting cam newton all night long.the broncos defense sacked cam seven times, hitting him a total of 13.the offensive line was just overwhelmed all game which prevented the offense from developing.four turnovers sealed the panthers fate. carolina knew going into the game that miller and ware were the best but they just couldn't be stopped. 3 3 "you've got to give them credit they did a lot of good things and again you can't put yourself in a situation where they can pin their ears back and that's what they did. we didn't have enough success on first and second down to really kind of slow it down and we were never able to slow down their pass rush." rush." 3 "the guy's a heck of a player now, that was nothing new. he's a heck of a player. we knew that they were going to win their fair 3 share, and we knew we needed to win our fair share. we just didn't win enough." enough." 3 "the denver broncos played better than us today overall. our

but panthers head coach ron rivera... is still looking to the future. 33 our mike gillespie will have more on the bronco's win and much more from last night's game... coming up a little later on in sports. it's a scare for north carolina governor pat mccrory following last night's game. officials say governor mccrory sustained minor injuries after the vehicle he was riding in was rear-ended shortly after the carolina panthers' super bowl loss. mccrory's press secretary says the car the governor was riding in was totaled. according to a statement issued by the governor's office, mccrory experienced "minor pain," but declined treatment... and was able to continue to his destination in another vehicle. mccrory says, "we were very fortunate, and while i am still proud of the carolina panthers, this puts the game in proper perspective." back here at home... richland county sheriff's office says a suspect in connection with an attempted murder is back in custody. officials say was a victim of a robbery and transported to richla

ingjohn: the panther and the super bowl. performing halftime at last sunday's super bowl 50, beyonce knowles-carter made a big impression. leading her black beret-wearing dancers in x-shaped homages to malcolm x and raised fist salutes, beyonce seemed to endorse the black panther movement. the dancers also posted a photo in support of black lives matter, an advocacy group campaigning against perceived racism in the u.s. justice system. some welcomed beyonce's linkage between the 21st century black lives matter and the 20th century black panthers, made famous by leaders such as huey newton, bobby seale, and stokely carmichael. but others were less amused. these critics argue the black little to advance equal rights, and some say the black lives matter movement fuels community tensions and deters effective policing. question -- was beyonce wrong? i ask you, clarence. clarence: well, first of all, beyonce was engaged in a massive publicity campaign for her next record album. they're not recalled -- called record albums any more

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panthers there?definitely, the city also brought back out their spring training banners and they are hanging on the lamp posts downtown, and there is also a tent set up on west main street where you can buy panther's gear. reporting live in spartanburg, rebecca atkins fox carolina the 10 o'clock news. 3 continuing to cover our counties 3 clemson university police have arrested an anderson woman accused of stealing monday and electronics from two university buildings. buildings.shawanna wright faces three counts of financial transaction card theft, six larceny counts as well as trespassing. trespassing.police said debit and credit cards, cash, an iphone, an ipad mini and external computer hard drive were taken from strode tower and rhodes hall back on december 10th.wright is not a clemson student or employee. employee.her bond has been set at nearly 30-thousand dollars, she now remains in anderson 3 an update out of haywood county - where the sheriff's office says a 17 month old - died from blunt forc

the carolina panthers lose super bowl 5024-10. obviously, a disappointing end to the carolina panthers. this team is built to sustain superstars in this league. the carolina panthers will likely be back in this position before too long. cam newton after the game had one message. he said, we will be back. in santa clara, brad fralick, wyff news four. allyson: hundreds of broncos fans took to the streets of downtown denver after the game. traffic was backed up for miles. broncos fans showed their excitement by cheering and even running in the street to high-five drivers. meanwhile back at the stadium the broncos quarterback called the victory a tough win. >> carolina was every bit as good as we thought they were. up front those guys inside were awesome. we knew we'd have our hands full. fortunately, our defense was even better. allyson: dozens of police officers were out to keep the celebration under control. police say the made at least seven arrests after the game. the scene was different in charlotte overnight as you can see behi

panthers related while you've been out there? there?definitely, these signs that the city brought back out are a big eye catcher, and there is also a tent set up on west main street where you can buy panther's gear. reporting live in spartanburg, rebecca atkins fox carolina news tonight. 3 as you decide 2016 3 republican presidential candidate ted cruz is celebrating today...after last night's victory in iowa.... with 28-percent of the vote in the caucus....putting him four points ahead of donald trump. 3 and the texas senator is showing no sign of slowing campaign stops... one of them here in the upstate tonight. tonight.you can see cruz speaking to a full house at the t-d convention center in greenville...south carolina congressman jeff duncan also threw his support behind cruz this afternoon.cruz said he will repeal every word of obamacare if he becomes president, and pass a simple flat tax.he encouraged the crowd to pray for the country.. and cruz told them how important south carolina's vote will be on february 20th. 3 3 sou

panther's qb? s/ peyton manning / denver broncos quarterback:59 "he's been awesome. it's the best word i can think of." awesome.. a word you hear a lot around here.. less than 24-hours before the big game.. jay gray - nbc news - santa clara both manning and newton are quick to point out they are just part of two teams playing tomorrow - that it isn't a game between the two quarterbacks.. but you can bet.. they'll take a few peeks from biggest game. joe gorchow has the tough assignment of spending the weekend in northern california. francisco. today...joe caught up with a former gamecock to get his super bowl perspective. joe..... rick... here in the bay area gamecocks football's well represented. starting with former wide out damiere byrd on the panthers practice squad. he's hoping his team earns the ring. the hometown team in san fran... the 49ers... feature former usc stars. from bruce ellington, mike davis, busta anderson... to quarterback dylan thompson. today i had a chance to catch up with th

tisha: this year there is no holding back panthers pride. super bowl 50 is a family affair. >> we all flew in from charlotte yesterday. we are just so excited to be here. this is like a dream come true. tisha: they are finally happy to see the panthers go all the way. >> we have a guaranteed win on sunday i cannot wait to watch. that is why i'm here. tisha: right now they are enjoying all the fun. >> we have been here all day. we have seen people walking around, people walk right by you and it is crazy you are doing all this experience and trying to take it in one day at a time. tisha: some people are preparing to go to the game. there are others who do not have tickets who came all the way over here just to be near the panthers when they play in the super bowl. they say it is something they could not miss. steve: we are well represented by panthers fans in the bay area tonight. we will see you tomorrow. lots of people are showing up there -- showing off their panthers pride. we have been hitting pictures of dogs dressed up, and students dit

he's in san jose...right outside the panthers hotel!a lot of excitement building as we near game day, right? 3 3 the excitement is building here in san josesuper bowl 50 only 72 hours away-fans starting to make their way here to join in on what will be for many a once in a life happening around the areain san francisco you have super bowl cityand the nfl experience here in san jose is where the panthers are staying the team hotel is the marriot and a lot of fans hanging outside trying to get a glimpse of their favorite playera lot of people wanting to see cam of course but just a lot happening all over the city not only in san fran but also here in san jose in fact earlier today i actually met snoop dogg---yeah you heard me righttongiht at ten i'll show you the questions he had for cam and what he had to say about him some local media-but comiing up later in this newscast i'll have more just about the fan cody alcorn live 3 in san jose the four o'clock new. 3 thanks, cody!now time for weather and traffic together every 10 minutes---- 3

it's just fantastic. >> my entire family is panthers fans. have been a fan >>reporter: -- >> i was there when they drive to with jimmy claussen and i been there for the long haul. >>reporter:they all have once again common, >> this is not something i thought was going to happen at the beginning of this year. i was not expecting to see them go to the super bowl and sitting here now at 17-one, i am ecstatic. >> they did so while the season. it is awesome. >> i think the proof is in the pudding. they showed it all year. fantastic receivers, great defense, great running game. >> i am so proud of them. >>reporter:they show that pride, not just by screaming and hollering. everywhere you look there was someone dabbing. there, a little dab almost everywhere. but all of that dabbing did not help the panthers pull out a win over the broncos, sending prideful fans home a little down but looking ahead for next season. again, even though it was a pretty tough loss for the they were pretty proud of their teams work during the season. they are really lookin

with the panthers.. super bowl 50 opening night in san jose.. sports. 3 and remember - we'll have live coverage from san francisco for supepebowl 50 all week head west. west.and on saturday february the 6th at 7-p-mbe sure to catch the panthers pursuit of the title e for one on one interviews and everything you need to know about the journey to the superbowl -in the hours before the big game. 3 now to a story you'll see only on fox---- 3 an anderson county woman says her family is devasted after someone shot her dog to death inside their fenced yardthis is charlie...his owners say early saturday morning they heard some noise outside their home on mcalister rd in williamston...then a loud pop when they went outside they found charlie dead 3 the family says they belive charlie was shot by burglars who were trying to steal scrap metalbut as fox carolina's may not be an isolated incident incidentadrian joins us now live from the paws shelter in anderson with the story 3 3 3 3 3 3 here at anderson paws they say there's been an increase in violence ag

mike: the excitement, >> panthers! panthers! >> yay! mike: for just a stiff, still shot of the group. >> keep pounding! mike: but they did get that perfect picture. wofford college captured its panthers pride, too. >> ok, here we go. mike: a serious shot. and the dab. >> it's very lively and exciting. mike: wofford's photos captured a sense of pride and gratitude. >> it's really exciting to see all the support that our school is giving to the panthers, especially after the panthers provide so much for us as a school, in really putting us on the map. mike: jerry richardson, the team's owner, graduated from here, and continues to help the school grow. >> he is amazing. he is so down to earth, and so nice. mike: plus, this campus hosts the team's training camp. >> we just basically just bond with them over the summer. mike: now, spartanburg is ready to welcome the team back this summer, after their picture-perfect win on sunday. mike mccormick, wyff news 4, >> now, your live super doppler 4 hd weather forecast. john: go panthers. spartanbu

make it a great monday.3 a big loss for the panthers last night. we will have much more on that from news 13's luke notestine who has been in santa clara, california covering the big game. plus we have a live report ahead of tomorrow's primary in new hampshire.. but first a winter weather advisory will go into effect later this morning so lets head right over to ingrid for the latest. good morning. here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7- day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 3 3 tomorrow, voters will head to the polls for the first in the nation primary in new hampshire. kenneth moton is in manchester, new hampshire with that final push for votes in this 2016 race for the white house. 3 3 it's crunch time?the day primary.sot bernie sanders: "we need a political revolution."nats coat throw bernie sanders fired up but taking presidential punches from his rival's husband, former president bill 3 3 a very disappointing morning for the car

>> come on, panther. >> oh,. >> panther? >> this is like wrangling cats. >> herding cats. >> look at dave warren. >> a lot happening here right now. >> we'll keep an eye. >> friday on good day. >> keep an eye on the panther, we'll come right back. >> the panthers moving around again. >> wouldn't you know it? right inbetween. >> no, wait. he's coming back. >> oh. >> right down the middle. >> she will come out? >> i think she was by the broncos logo by a whisker? you. >> want the broncos. >> well, oh, shear she comes. >> we don't have all day. we have got to get to the bronco. >> common. oh. common. common. here we go. >> oh, geez, okay, by the way, twitter has spoken, and the tortoise chose the panthers, karen. >> well, some people are saying it is still up for debate. >> okay, no decisions here. let's dot bronco. why don't go down there. >> this is khibee. here we go. >> look at the shoes. >> stand between the logos please. >> alex, release the leash. >> oh, hold on, okay. >> oh,. >> of course he'll go to the broncos, i get

they say it's not just about the panthers doing their job. as fans they'll do what they can to help. panthers pride on full display at san francisco's super bowl city. fans getting even more pumped up at this panthers pep rally by the bay. getting even more confident that this is our year to take home the lombardi trophy. from super fans to state leaders the excitement for the big game keeps building. just ask the senator, who is supporting what he calls his playoff beard. >> this is amazing to see the now. can't wait for the game tomorrow. >> the senator is a long-time panthers fan who is also a little superstitious. >> i've only washed it one time this year. it was the day they lost against atlanta. no more washing. i've got the beard until the super bowl. had it all the way through the playoffs. >> some have lucky shirts while others take lucky shots. >> we go to the bar in our house and we pull out the tequila and we take a shot of tequila for every game. >> we are excited. we are from raleigh, north carolina and we are excited. >> rosali

eric, a diehard panthers fan, stuber, a dedicated bronco. >> we promised each other if the panthers or super bowl -- dunk was ever went to a super bowl we would be at that game. graduation, stuber was killed in a car crash. as super bowl 50 approached, panthers facing the broncos, sullivan knew what he had to do. >> i'm here fulfilling a promise with ashes in my pocket. >> reporter: with the ashes tucked carefully inside of his pocket, sullivan came here alone. just him and his best friend. >> it's been very emotional. i'm by myself, kind of tearing up thinking about how awesome it would have been to do this with him. >> reporter: he kept a hand on those ashes. when it did not look like the game was going in the panthers favor, sullivan even tried to bargain with his buddy. >> actually for a while in the second half i was asking him expect him to give me any help. >> reporter: when the orange fireworks went off, sullivan, decked in panthers gear, couldn't help but smile. >> this just feels right. alex wanted me to be here, and i would not have been here if it wasn't for the fact that i

keep pounding panthers! anthony: cam newton and luke kuechly different on paper, but they mesh well in more ways than one. mark armstrong has the story. mark: leadership takes many forms. two guys who couldn't appear any more different on the outside. >> i didn't know yang twins. >> yin-yang is a good way to put it. he's got all the fashion. i could learn something from him. i'm pretty straightforward. mark: they will never be mistaken for each other for more >> cam walks into the room and lights it up. mark: they share a mutual respect for excellence. >> he's an ultimate professional. as a matter of fact, he put so much pressure on me when he first got here, staying late, watching extra film, making sure that everyone on the defensive side knows what they're doing, and for me watching, you know, it was a competitive envious that i grew, and i was like dang, he gets it. >> he brings great energy and is just fun to be around and i think that's probably the biggest thing i appreciate about him, is his competit

a panthers win. bowl food and making sure that avenue goes well. and you guys, i'm sure you will have a lot of fun at the super bowl parties that you probably have planed, too. anthony: trying to keep up with you. caitlin: not the same as being there, but we will have fun and live through you, tisha, share your fun moments. tisha: i will have fun for all of us. anthony: ok. caitlin: now you can find the super bowl coverage on line and you can follow tisha on-line, too. you can follow her adventures on twitter and facebook. all right. we want to see your posts and pictures. just share that with us with the hashtag abc11 eyewitness news. anthony: in other news this morning. the u.s. is planning the next move after north korea's launch of a long-range rocket. south korea and washington are beginning talks about a possible deployment of the u.s. missile defense system. this was a peaceful satellite launch. but critics are saying it is used to test technology for a missile that could reach the u.s. it fol

i just think the carolina panthers have the edge. joe:the key to the panthers defense all season has been their ability to force turnovers. they lead the national football league with 39 takeaways in the regular season.they'll look to make it a nightmare night for peyton manning's denver broncos on sundayto help secure the franchise's first ever vince lombardi trophy. reporting from san franciso, joe gorchow..wis news 10 sports. we've got some high school basketball action...the eau claire shamrocks hosting the second quarter......majerle poole knocks down the three and draws the foul...he'd connect on the four point play. raiders lead 19-to-13 -- later in the quarter, james miller drains the three for eau claire...shamrocks trail 23-to-20. --- but keenan goes on a run ....tariq simmons drops it off to lemarcus johnson for the easy two...raiders up five. --- keenan again on the break..., thurman trapp lays it in... raiders win it 61-to- 45... girls action tonight...the spring valley vikings hosting the ridge view blazers for pink out

he has been a long-long panthers fan. we first heard about him mid-season back in september when he got surprise midfield during a panthers game for tickets during the super bowl. this was happening well the panthers came or not. well they did. his dream has come true. decades ago. to say sergeant first class michael davids is a super fan is to put it mildly. say 30 jerseys. >> he grew up watching the panthers with his dad, a marine, then moved to michigan, detroit lyons territory but his alegion remained with the panthers. >> i was a little kid. >> owner jerry richardson saw one of those letters, wrote him down. >> just to have the owner of a team for a little kid in michigan to give -- it was amazing to me. >> the experience turned him into a die-hard fan. during each of david's three deployments he's received care packages from the team. >> to get something from the boss, the owner who can do a million things on that day but he took the time to write a handwritten note it changed -- i mean it truly changed me. >> mid s

the panthers bringing home their first super bowl title. title.my co-anchor lauren elise is live in santa clara this morning to start us off--good morning--lauren. 3 we are two days away and these players,these fans are ready 3 thursday was last day players coacheswould talkto mediatoday andtomorrow practice.at the press conference snoop dogg showed up and had some quesetions for cam. 3 3 3 snoop: first of all i want to say cam, oh cam, cam cam dab for me. there you go. first question is is the kid in 3 you outweighing hte man in you in this big game youre about to play?cam: thats a good question. i don't know i 3 just think half of me 3 tries to be as professional as possible but the human in me just wants to take it all in in3 coming up - we will hearfrom cam newton.snoop also showed denver some lovebut what has thisbeen likefor the fans 3 a lot of panthers fans from trek out west to see the team take on denver... i'm going to hand it off to ashley who has more on what they have to say about the trip out here. here.trip out here. here.to

john: panther fans expect it to get wilder at the store, when they return sunday night to buy their panther super bowl champion gear. >> i'm looking for them to win the super bowl. then, i got to come back here, and get the other stuff. and they're going to win the super bowl. they are going tit going to the super bowe second time. this time, we are going to win. john: john lyon, wyff news 4, greenville. michael: look for it in church. our sports team wil g from california, just a few days from now. you can catch "chasing a champi night. john: the people in iowa, good thing they vmajor winter storm moving in. rain change into snow in the southwestern part of the state of iowa. of snow by this ti michael: welcome back. it is interesting and i what the voters areg have already spoken. carol: donald trump falling short. ted cruz takes the republican side in iowa.trump is fighting with mike -- marco rubio. 90% of the vote is in right now. the latest numbers, these suspended his he let his supporters know by twitter. he comes in at 2%. rand paul, five percent. chris christie, 2%. b bush, 2%. car

four well on simply didn't play the panthers 3 the panthers simply didn't play well on offense... four turnovers combined... a lot of it due to the outstanding pass rush of denvers front line... super bowl mvp von miller and demarcus ware pressuring cam newton all night... four turnovers in total for carolina... three fumbles and an interception by newton, one that should have been caught.. it wasn't a lack of preparation... simply poor execution by the panthers.. 3 3 3 "they did what we thought they would do and we had to do a better job with our techniques and uh, we had a lot of good plays against them and they got a couple, and they got a couple big ones. obviously you don't want to do that in any game but especially this one but that's what happened. happened. 3 "we've been a team thatat prided ourselves on protecting the football, scoring after takeaways. you know our defense just hung in there all day. really put them in a bad spot on the punt return and they just kept finding a way to keep us close, it was just an in opportune time to play poorly, i just think we're disapp

sot: 4:15 and for you panthers -- we will give a yell.... betty miller wasn't out simply to serenade the city today -- she was on a mission -- to get some panthers gear... sot: 3:08 i also got to get myself a shirt miller isn't patrick all says he just got his super bowl shopping done -- he's also taken on the look of carolina panthers tight end -- greg olsen. it's a look he admittedly enjoys... sot: 8:44 i did go get me and my son matching greg olsen t shirts for the super bowl, he is a huge fan and i kind of like walking around the mall and people doing the double take and i'm like i don't think greg olsen is chubby like this and i good... and they expect it to improve as we inch closer to super bowl sunday. it seems the carolina panthers -- have given almost everyone -- something to sing about. sot: 4:35 rah, rah, rahhhhh 4:40 governor haley has panthers pride. "i am so excited it is the panthers all the way, we will be cheering in our house hold. we hope both carolinas realize we are two states but we are one team when it comes to the ev

we can't be the panthers when we're aying the panthers! so, principal jonathan dehn -- took things into his own hands. please celebrate with me as the ah h bro nats we're gonna change our mascoso that we can root f t beulah hehts brons since we're not le to root for the beula hts pantrs at this time go broncos!!! changing the school colors from black and ite to blue and orange... i think it's amazing that we ha the honoro get renamed after the best football team, that's right i said , the st footba team ev creed! ye jenay, yes! that broncos spirit -- bringing the entichool togeth it's rlly fubecae these are e thin ks are to hard on reading and writing and math and we do that everyday but the fact that they allow us to ha some fun with some stuff once iawhi, i think it ally makes the kidwant to come to school and like i said, those are the thin kids are going to remember and theye hopel for g n come suay. and then when wein, we can go backg the panthers causwe w'tare, w takeri in our school again the panthers ha hoole: go broncos! they plan

the panthers bringing home their first super bowl title. elise is live in santa clara this morning to start us off -- good morning -- lauren. 3 we are two days away and these players,these fans are ready 3 thursday was last day players coacheswould talkto mediatoday andtomorrow practice relaxing thursday coach rivera talkedabout what it would be to take on the denver offense 3 trt: 21"we've got to understand what the situation, the circumstances are in the game. it's situational football from here on out and as you said its a no holds barred. there is no next game. the approach has to be do everything we need to do we'll have him do the things to do what we need to do for us to give us the best opportunity to win." 3 coming up - we will hearfrom cam newton.but what has thisbeen likefor the fans 3 a lot of panthers fans from the carolinas made the long trek out west to see the team take on denver... i'm going to hand it off to ashley who has more on what they have to say about the trip out here. here.can't get in the stadium right now, secur

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