Our top story, the embattled governor of virginia, now claims he was not in a racist photo from 34 years ago. 24 hours ago Ralph Northam admitted to being one of the people in this very offensive picture. He also tried to justify it as simply the culture of where he was living back in the 1980s. But calls for the governors resignation are getting louder by the minute. His old boss, the former Governor Terry mcauliffe, says it is time to step down. And northam didnt do himself any favors with the News Conference he held on saturday, as youll hear with our jessica dean who has this report. Reporter governor Ralph Northam really digging his heels in during a press conference on saturday, continuing to say over and over again it was not him in that racist photo that was found in his medical School Yearbook. And that he could continue to earn back the trust of virginiaens and move forward. Today, i am not ready to ask virginians to grant forgiveness for my past actions. I also do not fully expect they will believe my account of these events. When i was confronted with the images yesterday, i was appalled that they appeared on my page, but i believe then and now that i am not either of the people in that photo. I stand by my statement of apology to the many virginians who were hurt by seeing this content on a yearbook page that belongs to me. It is disgusting. It is offensive. It is racist and it was my responsibility to recognize and prevent it from being published in the first place. My belief that i did not wear that costume or attend that party stems in part from my clear memory of other mistakes i made in the same period of my life. That same year i did participate in a dance contest in san antonio, in which i darkened my face as part of ami Michael Jackson costume. I look back now and regret that i did not understand the harmful legacy of an action like that. Reporter significantly after that press conference, we started hearing from state wide elected democrats. We heard from senator tim kaine and senator mark warner, both former governors of the commonwealth, as well as representative bobby scott. They put out a joint statement saying that they did not believe that this position was tenable for the governor, that the trust that virginians had placed in him had been broken, and that he needed to step aside and resign. We also heard after that press conference from the states attorney general who is also a democrat, calling for governor northams resignation. So a chorus that continues to grow, calling for the governor to step aside. He for now saying he is staying in the Governors Mansion and well see how it evolves over the next 24 hours. In richmond, virginia, jessica dean, cnn. Thank you. So northam digging in at this point. If he resigns, his deputy Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax would take over the job. If that happens, fairfax would be the only only the second africanamerican person to become the states chief executive. Fairfax has not called for the governors resignation, but he did issue this strongly worded statement. I cannot condone the actions from his past that at the very least suggest a comfort with virginias darker history of white supremacy, racial stereotyping and intimidation. At this critical and defining moment in the history of virginia and this nation, we need leaders with the ability to unite and help us rise to the better angels of our nature. The voters of virginia are also speaking out, holding demonstrations and calling for northam to step down. Each and every black vote that was cast for you, we trusted you. Maybe you have changed. People do. But we believe in reconciliation, a black man stands behind you. Step back. Step away so he can step forward. Resign today. And signs of the protests really say it all. One says apologize to black people first. In another, no racist governor. Lets talk more about this now with cnn political analyst april ryan. April, also a White House Correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks and the author of the book under fire reporting from the front lines of the trump white house. Thank you again for your time. Anytime, george. How are you . Very well. Very well. So, look, this is certainly a controversial to say the least with northam saying he wants to stay in that position. What does that mean for democrats, politically, if he wont leave, if he wont resign . Well, democrats are saying it is time for you to go, particularly after this press conference. There is no space and place in 2019 for this kind of racist behavior, even if it was in 1984. It has been revealed now. And it has been compounded with the statements and the revelations of other things. Democrats right now, if you look at the political spectrum, if you look at particularly the president ial contest that is shaping up, this is the most Diverse Group of people thus far to run for president of the United States. And then to have this from one of their fellow democrats. And the democrats have been screaming about President Trump, about other people to include congressional leader steve king and if theyre screaming about them, they have to point the finger inside their own circle. And theyre doing that. And they have someone who can replace him. His Lieutenant Governor who happens to be a black man. So this is this is going to play out for many. If he doesnt want to step down, but this is going to play out for many. You got democrats and republicans calling for him to step down. Look, so, april, when the story first came out, he said he apologized for being in the image, but 24 hours later, he said, hey, it wasnt me. What do you make of that excuse . Wasnt me. Wasnt me. You know, it reminds me of the r b song wasnt me. You know, though it looked like it, it wasnt me. I think you know the song im talking about. I do. Shaggy. Yeah. But, see, heres the problem, george, when he came out and said i was one of the people, he didnt want to say which one he was. And now today, that was yesterday, today hes now saying, oh, it wasnt me. But i did, you know, use shoe polish to dress up like Michael Jackson for a contest in 1984. I did the moon walk. But there is also another piece to this puzzle. There is also another yearbook with a nickname. So, okay, so it wasnt you in that picture, but you have some other things that were questionable. This is just this is not a good look at all. And if he were in a court of law, beyond a reasonable doubt, you would really think he was guilty of that yearbook image. And that he, you know, knowing that he did blackface already, you would think he possibly was the blackface in this picture. It is just such an ugly scenario in 2019, especially for that state, that is grappling still with the aftermath of charlottesville. Charlottesville is not a noun anymore. It is a verb. It is the verb of racism, fighting racism. So it is just it is not a good look for this governor. And, you know, we have an International Audience on this show, along with our viewers here in the United States. And for a moment i do want to pull up this despicable disgusting image to show again. We hear northam say he is not the person in the image, but what we see there, we see a person dressed in the klans robe, we see someone who thought it would be a good idea to dress in blackface. Again, northam says it wasnt me. But help our viewers to understand the history, this goes back to minstrel shows, back to the jim crow south, things that many people hoped were in the past, but, no, are not. So when it comes to blackface, it is about making a mockery of black people, making us like a character, a cartoon if you will. It is not funny. It is very racist. Since the time we were brought here, we have always been viewed as second class, never having first class status. In the eyes of many, particularly racist america. And when they dress us up in blackface or dress up they dress themselves up in blackface, mimickingo us who wat to be taken seriously who want to have first class citizenship, it demeans us, degrades us. This nation was built on the backs of slaves, free labor, and then to make a mockery of us. It is a very, very ugly, very ignorant, racist gesture. It is, like, all were doing is just laughing and hee heeing. Some of those things you see with people eating watermelon. It is just not it is not a good depiction of who we are as people, who we have been for this nation, the United States of america, and who we are, period, in general. Wasnt good during the jim crow south, wasnt good in 1984. And sure as hell isnt good now. April ryan, we appreciate your time. Sure as hell isnt. Thank you, george. I dont think this stops here. The question, natalie, who took the picture . Will the photographer step forward . The question who chose to put the picture in the yearbook . Yeah, the head of the printing the yearbook, who is that . And who is that other person in the picture . There are a lot of questions, i imagine there are other people who will come forward to give some context to who is in that image. I imagine so. Another story were following for you, u. S. President trump will deliver his state of the Union Address to Congress Tuesday and the white house says the theme will be choosing greatness. Mr. Trump has been hinting that he may announce his plans to fund his border wall, possibly by declaring a National Emergency. Our Boris Sanchez has this report for you. Reporter not much progress to show in talks between democrats and republicans on the issue of Border Security. And now both sides are engaged in yet another shouting match with President Trump telling cbs that nancy pelosi is bad for the country and suggesting that democrats have an open border policy, something that democrats have refuted and today a spokesperson for the House Speaker shot back in a statement to cnn writing, quote, President Trumps recklessness did not make us safer. It undermined our security with 35 days of Border Patrol agents, dea agents, fbi agents, and Homeland Security personnel missing paychecks. Democrats have put forward strong, smart and effective Border Security solutions in the bipartisan Conference Committee while the president still ref e refuses to take a second shutdown off the table. The president s representations about democrats commitment to Border Security do nothing to make our country safer. To be clear, democrats have offered republicans some concessions offering to expand funding for added personnel and technology at the border, but they offered zero dollars when it comes to the president s long promised border wall and not giving an inch on that issue. The president clearly frustrated, thats part of the reason we heard him threaten to declare a National Emergency on the issue of immigration on friday even hinting to reporters he may do it during his state of the Union Address on tuesday night. No Emergency Declaration for the president on saturday in west palm beach, though. Check out what he tweeted. He was golfing with legendary golfers tiger woods and Jack Nicklaus during his first trip to maralago in 2019. His first trip since the 35day recordbreaking Government Shutdown. Boris sanchez, cnn, traveling with the president in west palm beach, florida. And lets talk about his speech coming up with leslie ben murray from Chatham House think tank. Thanks for coming on. Thank you, natalie. I want to talk about what we just heard there, the president s theme for his speech, choosing greatness. Do you think somewhere in there hes going to choose to go and build that wall somehow without democrats and make that announcement . It would be quite something if and remember, this is a state of the Union Address that was originally designed to take place a week earlier than it will. It was delayed because of that shutdown. So the idea that the president would actually declare a National Emergency in order to fund the wall that has been so deeply controversial and had such negative economic consequences and led to the longest shutdown that we have seen in the history of the United States would be rather dramatic. And i guess im skeptical that he would do this, but then, of course, we have seen a lot of things come out of this president that we havent anticipated. Right. And were not sure who is advising him on what these days, he had so many leave, his close advisers leave. The question is hes kind of stuck because you got democrats on one side, youve got americans that according to polls, most americans, dont think a wall is necessary, and youve got his conservative base, the commentators he listens to, and then he gets called names when he doesnt stand up for them and get this wall built. Yes. Hes in a difficult spot and hes put himself into this position, of course, by making so much out of that wall. Remember his base isnt benefitting from the Government Shutdown and arguably many of the people stand to lose benefits and lose economically if there is delay in the delivery of government services. And the president lost, right . His Approval Rating declined significantly during the course of the shutdown. The polls didnt respond well, people blamed the president , they blamed the republicans in congress more than they blamed the democrats. So it is difficult position and the question is whether or not there will be some resolution that gives the president enough by way of Border Security or perhaps funding for a fence that he uses to then take and claim he was successful in getting money to make america stronger and safer again. But, again, without it is unclear how that is going to come about, but at some point there is going to have to be some mechanism for the president claiming a victory even if we dont see funding for that wall. Seems it has to be an endgame somewhere on the question of the wall. So maybe it is coming. I want to ask you, pivot to some global issues. We might also hear the president address his decision to pull troops out of afghanistan and syria and we know this new development, this weekend, that russia and the u. S. Have suspended the inf treaty, one that was put in place to help protect europe. How is that being viewed there in europe . I think there is a great deal of concern, as we know, nato has, of course, backed up as tv in support of the decision. There has been complaints that russia wasnt complying with the treaty. So there is a track record, there is evidence of noncompliance that russia is developing those intermediate range missiles. But there is a broader question about what the implications are and i think in europe there is a great deal of concern that what were seeing by taking the very dramatic step from signaling and identifying noncompliance to actually taking beginning the process of withdrawal signals this is a president that is no longer willing to demonstrate that it is actively committed to arms control, that is restraint. And that it might lead to spill over effects that endanger the future the negotiation of the renegotiation of the start treaty, which is due to expire in 2021. So i think for europe this is very deeply unsettling because, of course, americas actions have been uncertain, they have been unpredictable, there have been policy changes that havent been taken in active coordination, in consultation with americas european partners. We always appreciate your insights, thank you for joining us. Thank you. Still ahead here on cnn newsroom, duelling rallies in venezuela. Thousands of protesters taking to the streets of caracas as the power struggle between two leaders continues to heat up. Also as we were just talking about, a Key Nuclear Treaty between the u. S. And russia is no more. We will talk more about that coming up here. Prestige creams not living up to the hype . One jar shatters the competition. Olay regenerist hydrates skin better than creams costing over 100, 200, and even 400. Fact check this ad in good housekeeping. Olay. Int easy. 12 hours . 20 dogs . Wheres your belly rubs . 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On one side, the opposition, rallying around its leader, juan guaido, the president who swore himself in as acting president of venezuela on january 23. People gathered from the early hours of the morning to wait for guaidos speech, many hoping for an end to the countrys years long downward spiral. Over the last few years, venezuelas economy collapsed, and its people have been unable to put their hands on the basics, such as food and medicine. I hope we end this right now. I hope we have a country, free country. I hope we start living our lives past this nightmare, past this inferno situation were in right now. Reporter there is a new momentum behind the venezuelan opposition, after Nicolas Maduro began the second president ial term that many consider illegitimate, here and abroad. A lot of geopolitics at stake here. You see the negotiations going on. We heard that both russia, china are on maduros side and white house and the rest of International Community on the opposition side. But today here in caracas is the turn of the street. When juan guaido arrived at the rally, an avenue of enthusiastic support welcomes him. On stage, the young leader outlined his plan to put an end to humanitarian crisis that is bringing venezuela to its knees. Translator we are also announcing to the people of venezuela that we already have three collection points for humanitarian aid. The first point, colombia, that will be first collection point of humanitarian aid. And there will be two more, which we will announce precisely where they will be in the upcoming days. Reporter on the other side of the city, another rallying cry from the old leader. Translator i am the president of the republic of venezuela and i owe myself to everyone, not just some of them, i owe myself to all of venezuela. Reporter standing firm, calls for fresh parliamentary elections that mean dismantling the National Assembly led by guaido. Translator i am in agreement with rectifying the legislative power of the nation and Going Forward with free elections in the nation with guarantees before the people to decide on a new National Assembly. Reporter a proposal cheered by maduro supporters, wary of the International Interest towards venezuela. Translator we are telling those yankee lovers dont you dare do anything here. Reporter two crowds, two leaders. Today, simply not able to speak to each other. For cnn, this is stefano pozzebon. The u. S. Secretary of state is making it official. On saturday, he gave formal notice to allies that the United States is pulling out of a landmark 1987 Nuclear Arms Treaty with russia in six months. Mike pompeo says russia has continually violated the intercontinental range Nuclear Forces treaty. Russia denies this and has said it would also pull out of the pact. And for his part, the russian president said russia will now build a new medium range super sonic missile. Translator i agree with the defense ministrys proposal to start working on turning calims groundbased ones. We should not and will not get involved in a costly arms race. In the state of virginia, the governor resists calls to resign over a racist photo. When we come back, well hear from the president of the civil rights group, the naacp, about it. Plus, americas biggest Football Game of the year, it is the super bowl. And it is just hours away here in atlanta. And it is a huge undertaking, keeping thousands of fans, Football Players and locals safe. Well chat with a former secret Service Agent. Stay ahe stay with us. Place, the xfinity xfi gateway. And its strengthened by xfi pods, which plug in to extend the wifi even farther, past anything that stands in its way. Well almost anything. Leave no room behind with xfi pods. Simple. Easy. Awesome. Click or visit a retail store today. A warm welcome back to viewers here in the United States and all around the world. You are watching cnn newsroom. And we thank you for it. Im george how. Im natalie allen. Nicolas maduro is facing new challenges as he fights to stay in power. Thousands filled the streets of caracas calling on him to step down. Meanwhile, the countrys ambassador to iraq announced hes defecting from the government. Hes the first ambassador to do so. Pope francis is set to kick off his historic trip to the you natured arab emirates. He will arrive in the coming hours becoming first Catholic Pope to visit the arabian peninsula. Hes expected to hold mass in a sports stadium and meet with leaders there. The u. S. Secretary of state has given official notice to allies, the United States will pull out of the landmark 1987 Nuclear Missile treaty with russia in six months. Washington is accusing moscow of violating the treaty for years, with russia saying it will withdraw from the agreement too and now develop a new super sonic missile. Virginias democratic governor is changing his story about a racist image in his medical School Yearbook from 34 years ago. Ralph northam now claims hes not one of the people in the offensive photo. Just a day before he confirmed it was him. And said he was sorry. And after walking that back he admitted he once darkened his face to impersonate Michael Jackson. Well, that revelation and that flipflop are hurting him politically and hurting him badly. Prominent Democratic Leaders across the United States are demanding that he step down, even his old boss the former governor of virginia Terry Mcauliffe says it is over for northam. One important person who also lost faith in the governor is derrick johnson. Here is what he told ana cabrera earlier. Just first want to get your initial reaction to northams refusal to resign and his claim that he had no idea this photo was even in his yearbook. Well, you know, whether it was him in blackface, he was at the party, in a room, or the fact that it was in the yearbook, it is a demonstration of his lack of in terms of race relation. Blackface in 1984 was a problem as it is today. Being an individual from the south, it is a it is unfortunately a cultural norm for too many people to accept racism. And for him not to acknowledge this on the front end, to identify this as a problem, to object to the yearbook, having blackface in the yearbook, particularly on his page, it speaks to the character of the individual and that individual, the inability to understand that racism is a problem, not only in virginia, not only in the south, but across this country. This yearbook is almost 35 years old now. Do you think northam has done enough in the last three decades to show maybe hes a different person now or to separate himself from everything that picture represents . I think the first step should have been acknowledgement, acknowledging prior to now this is a problem. You cant get your hands caught in the cookie jar and said look at me, im a different person, my hand just happened to be in the cookie jar. In order for us to turn a page on race relation in this country, there must be some level of acknowledgement before one is put in the spotlight of past activities. Im trying to understand, if he had been out there and said something about this more transparent fashion, prior to even being elected, that would have made a different that would have given you a different impression of him now. Absolutely. So why now is the question . Why now . Because his political career is at stake. What would have happened if he had come out on the front end and said i have a change of heart, i understand how my participation, whether i was in blackface or didnt object to the picture in the yearbook actually could hurt individuals and is a part of a negative history, a legacy of this country. That did not happen. Racism is something we have to deal with in this country, and you dont deal with it after you have been exposed. You deal with it before you have been exposed. Former president ial candidate Hillary Clinton is also weighing in. She posted on twitter, this has gone on too long. There is nothing to debate. He must resign. We turn to the biggest sporting event in the United States, happening right here in atlanta, just next door to cnn, and just a few hours, the new England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams will face off in a new mercedesbenz stadium for the super bowl. A massive security operation is under way around the clock to keep fans safe. On the ground and in the air, thousands of Law Enforcement officers are patrolling. Authorities have declared a no fly zone and that includes drones. The fbi has already confiscated at least six of them. They are warning users to keep them far away from the stadium. We hope they do. Jonathan walkrow is a cnn Law Enforcement analyst, former secret Service Agent for president barack obama. He joins me now to talk about the security apparatus. Hi, jonathan. Thank you for joining us. Good morning. I have to tell you, those of us that have been coming in to work, trying to come into work with the throngs of the crowds, hats off to the security, the folks that are keeping all of these people safe, because we can attest there are a lot of people out there. Got to figure out how to get back in tonight. But, anyway absolutely. It is a monumental challenge to secure such a huge event. But security teams got an early start. This has been a process that has been going on for some time. Tell us about it. Well, so the process youre talking about is goes back to almost two years. From the moment that atlanta was chosen as the super bowl site, Law Enforcement entities both state, local and federal have been working together through different working groups to plan a very comprehensive security overlay to ensure that there is no incident. As you talked about just a little while ago, coming into work this morning, what you faced was actually concentric rings in overlapping security measures, different checkpoints, screening areas, everything that blends together to bring forth a comprehensive security plan that, you know, it they have to look at the entire threat spectrum, so everything from groundbased threats to airborne threats, but they also have to maintain civil order within the city of atlanta, and deal with the criminal element that exists through day to day operations. So when you start taking a look at the entire operation that Law Enforcement has to deal with right now, it is pretty monum t monument monumental. Everyone is out having a good time, people may not notice all of the folks out there working to keep them safe and the dogs too. Were showing a video of dogs, i think there is 180 dogs assisting in this effort with the thousands of officers. And as you said, it is not just inside the stadium, it is the it extends out the parameter from the stadium, we all recall unfortunately the terrorist attack that happened in olympic park in 96. Thats just next door to here as well. So they got a lot to keep an eye on and what are they looking for as far as a threat or what do they keep their eyes on . Well, listen, there is a couple of things. Theyre looking for preattack indicators. People who are exhibiting behavior that, you know, may be an indicator for some sort of hostile act toward the event itself. But theyre also looking part of the plan is the overall safety plan. If there is, you know, any type of tactical issue, any type of medical issue or evacuation issue that may arise, the comprehensive security plan has basically a playbook in place that they can address everything from that entire spectrum. Just remember, the bad guy has to be right once. Law enforcement has to be right all the time. They have to have contingency plans, they have to have everything in place. Not only to protect the super bowl event, 78,000 people that will be there at kickoff, but the millions of people that are celebrating throughout the city of atlanta, they have to keep all of those individuals safe as well. So, again, multilayered approach, very close coordination between state, local and federal agencies, bringing forth a comprehensive security process. Definitely comprehensive. I kept hearing this thing buzzing over where i live, oh, it is the blimp, i went out there, no, a police helicopter, already in place for the past two days. So, yes, we appreciate their efforts and the technology that theyre using as well will be in place. Absolutely. When you look at the technology, you know, Law Enforcement has to keep pace with emerging technology that may be used for nefarious purposes. I think you spoke about earlier the drones. Just a few years ago, we werent thinking about how drones could be used as a hostile tool. But now Law Enforcement has to be very mindful that, you know, drones can be perceived as a threat, not just as a hobbyist tool. So, again, there is a lot of different threats that Law Enforcement has to address. And then mitigate the vulnerabilities against those. Jonathan, we appreciate you coming on, jonathan wackrow, secret Service Agent for president obama and security expert. Thank you. We appreciate it. Thanks a lot. The good news, security in place, thats great, but thousands of people in the city, ready for the big party. The cnn center in atlanta, it is next door to the mercedesbenz stadium. For those of us that have to try to get into work, good luck. We have been talking about it for as long as security has been working on it. How are we going to get in there. Here we are. The days are upon us. I chronicl lled my journey coming into the cnn center. Thats marta. I tried to get through the crowds there. Just packed, you get to know people pretty well. So many people here, the atmosphere is fun. People are excited and so far things are good. Yeah. Moving along. Well get in somehow tonight, george. Somehow, we will. A trailblazer in the u. S. Military remembered in death for allowing women to soar to heights never before achieved. Well explain how she helped make history one more time at her funeral. Im captain obvious and hotels. Com rewards me basically everywhere i stay. 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I remember in 1993 when the combat exclusion was lifted, i was 15 years old, and i didnt quite have an idea of how big of an impact that policy change would make, and obviously captain mariner and her contemporaries have a lot to do with that decision. If you look at the female aviators that took part in the flyover today, we all have multiple combat deployments and it is all because of women like captain mariner and joellen here and contemporaries that paved the way for us and broke down those barriers. Yeah, i want to talk with you. I asked stacy about this. What was it like for you to witness this all female flyover there, to honor your comrade and your colleague in the navy . Well, today could not have gone any more perfectly. The weather was perfect. The entire community turned out for this event. There were people from the community parked all alongside the road, they have been parked there for a couple of hours waiting for the flyby. The timing was perfect. And it was it was just a very emotional and moving moment when the missing woman formation pulled away. And disappeared up into the sun up above in the sky. I watched it over and over again. Our hearts go out to the family of captain mariner. She left behind a husband and a daughter and all the people who had the privilege to know her and serve with her. Well, now to tell you about flooding and snow. Serious situation on the west coast of the u. S. The drastic change that has been happening there. Meteorologist Karen Maginnis is here to tell us about it. This has been very widespread and were not over it just yet. We have more snow, more wind, more rain expected. Take a look at what was happening earlier today. Now, this doesnt really look like a whole lot of snow, unless youre caught in this. And this is immigrant gap. You see the cars lined up. Not yet blizzard conditions, but blizzard conditions on the way. If you were traveling from sacramento to reno, thats what you would see. All right. Right around malibu, the problem was the rainfall. Lots of rainfall. Not just malibu. This is just what were showing you. We saw two, three, four inches of rainfall in some areas. Some isolated areas saw five and six inches of precipitation. Six inches for International Viewers would be about 150 millimeters. What are we expecting in the forecast . One area of low pressure moves on shore. Another one is going to follow right behind it. That particular low pressure system is going to drop those snow levels. So lake tahoe, i mentioned that, a lot of people very popular this time of year, could see as much as 12 inches of snowfall just from this particular event. Also, into the sierra nevada, more snowfall with near blizzard conditions. Rainfall continues all the way from the bay area down towards los angeles. Lesser amounts expected further south right around san diego. But this has become very problematic. Some of the burn areas, they could see some mud debris affect some of the low lying areas. All right, in townsville, queensland, australia, look at the video, this from drone video, flying over the region, shows you just how extensive the damage is here from the extensive flooding. Typically the months of january, february and march, this is when they see the monsoonal moisture. Theyre saying that hundreds, maybe thousands of homes when this event ends in the next several days could be affected. They had high water rescues, schools and businesses have closed there as well. Thanks for the latest, karen. Thank you, karen. Again, it is super bowl sunday here in atlanta. Americas football biggest championship game kicks off soon. It will be a riveting fight for the title. More about it coming up. Oww, it hurts. Voice danny . That youre not using smarter tools to manage your business. You work too hard to work this hard collecting receipts . Is it the 80s . 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Get published now, call for your free publisher kit today live picture of the mercedesbenz stadium outside of the cnn center next door to us here in atlanta, georgia. Were just hours away from the super bowl, the biggest game of the year. Super bowl liii happening again right here in atlanta. There have been a week of concerts, award ceremonies and other festivities leading up to the kickoff, which will happen just as we have been saying, youre sick of us saying it, steps away from the cnn center. But we have been freaked out for months how are we going to get to work. You have been freaked out about it. So has andy scholes. Lets bring in andy to tell us what to expect today, a big game today, thousands of people, andy. Here we go. Super bowl sunday, one of the biggest days in the year, in the u. S. People who dont really like football, sports in general, theyll tune into the super bowl. Much more than a game, it is a cultural event. An estimated 103. 4 Million People in the u. S. Alone watch the super bowl last year between the eagles and the patriots. Another 30 to 50 million watch the game internationally. You can expect the numbers to be even bigger this year. And the game will be broadcast in 180 countries in 25 different languages. A big story line for this super bowl has been the two quarterbacks. An one side, the greatest ever to play the game, tom brady. This is going to be his ninth super bowl. Hes trying to win his sixth. On the other side, the rams jared goff, when brady won his first super bowl in 2002, goff was 7 years old. Hes 24 now. One of the youngest quarterbacks to ever win a super bowl. Brady is 41 now and he would be the oldest. Hard to believe that this is the ninth time doing this. Wasnt always like this. I remember it was a little bit smaller back in the day the first time i did it. I think im a better player now than i was in 2001. I dont think i was the best player, you know, i could possibly be at that point. I think there has been a lot of work and effort over the years to try to get to where im at now. Always that type of stuff that you can look back on and say people who doubted you or people who have, you know, said this or that, and at this point, im comfortable with who i am, im confident and trying not to pay much attention to it. With the super bowl there are so many things to do in the host city. The nfl experience is one of them. It is like a playground for fans and one of the things you can do at the nfl experience is run the 40yard dash. The fastest man in the world, usain bolt was here on saturday, he took a turn at running it and he broke the nfl combine record running it in 4. 22 seconds on his very first try. Just incredible. And just for reference, i took a shot at running this earlier in the week, i did not shatter any records. I ran it in 5. 7, just a hair slower than usain bolt. Another big part of super bowl week is, of course, all the parties around town. Saturday, fanatics had their celebration and i went over there to talk to all of the athletes and celebrities that were there to get their big prediction on the game. I think you kind of know early how it is going to be. Were make a house call, have to collect a copay. This one time ill give away a free recommendation, going with the pats to cover the spread. Ill going for the rams. Tom brady so good. I wouldnt mind seeing him win another championship. I dont know. Im rooting for the patriots to blow the rams out. Dont bet against brady. Prediction, eagles will win 3716. The eagles. Last year. Eagles, 3716. Thats my prediction. Kevin hart a big eagles fan. He wouldnt give you a prediction for this years game. Always the comedian. I heard a lot more patriots predictions than i did rams. So a lot more a lot of people think that the patriots are going to come out on top on super bowl liii. I dont know, though. I think everybody might wrong and the rams will surprise us all like the eagles did last year. Well be watching. It will be a great one. Thank you. That was fun. Despite losing to the patriots in the conference final, and not making it to the super bowl, Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes is still making headlines. The 2018 ap most valuable player is Patrick Mahomes he took home two titles at the nfl honors award on saturday, including 2018s most valuable player and defensive player of the year. Thank you so much for being with us for newsroom. Im george howell. Im natalie allen. The news continues next. New age perfect hydra nutrition moisturizer from loreal. An ultranourishing cream enriched with manuka honey extract. Age perfect relieves dry skin and leaves it hydrated, toned and more elastic. New hydra nutrition moisturizer from loreal. New hydra nutrition moisturizer going to extremes for perfect skin . Where does it end . New olay whips. 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