Good morning and welcome the kid news. I'm Tori. Today is Monday, January 7th, 2019 and we begin with a big big night for sports fans.

Tonight college football will crown its national champion. Like a scene out of Groundhog Day,

Number 1, Alabama is facing off against Number 2 Clemson for the third time in four years.

But for the first time in four years, but for the first time in championship history, both teams vying

for the title are undefeated.

Also making it interesting, Alabama's quarterback, Tua Tungovaleiloa is only a sophomore and Clemson's Trevor

Lawrence is just a freshman. Even so ticket prices for the matchup in Santa Clara

California are plunging to historic lows having fallen more than 70% in the last week

according to resale site ticket IQ making them the cheapest for the final showdown in a decade.

Former President Obama, taking a slight left turn out of politics to land on the top of the

Billboard charts.

Thanks to collaboration with Hamilton creator Lynn Manuel Miranda,

Mr. Obama has debuted at number 22 on the list of Hot Rhythm and Blues songs.

The hit is called One Last Time, Number 44 remix, and is a gospel-inspired version of a song

from the Broadway show. While others carry the tune, the former president reads George

Washington's Farewell Letter.

And for those keeping track, this isn't the first time, Mr Obama, charted.

Billboard says the lists he made are now defunct or no longer exist, but he was number six on the TV DVD sales chart in March 2009 for a

documentary about his inauguration, and was number 10 on the Billboard plus Twitter

Emerging Artists Chart for a song he's featured on called

Pop-Off by JX Cannon. The colorful season of Carnival is now underway. It started yesterday and runs until

Mardi Gras on March 5th. The biggest celebrations in the US take place in New

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