let s stay united in fighting against human trafficking. knowing the signs saves lives. let s take action together. let s end modern-day slavery. my freedom day! join cnn on march 16th for my freedom day. tell us what freedom means to you and share your message on social media using #myfreedomday. the bracket for the ncaa men s college basketball tournament is officially set. 68 schools will be competing for the national championship. defending champions kansas drew one of the four number one seeds along with alabama, houston, and purdue. kansas is hoping to become the tournament s first repeat champion since florida back in 2006 and 2007. the men s tournament tips off on tuesday. the bracket is also set for the women s tournament. south carolina, indiana, stanford, and virginia tech were named the top seeds. south carolina will be trying to
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you get advice like. try hypnosis. or, quit cold turkey. are you kidding me? instead, start small with nicorette, which will lead to something big. puts it on the floor, shot wouldn t go. wilson is there, does the dirty irk and puts it in. big 12 scoring leader jalen wilson banking in a tough lay out for kansas as the third ranked jayhawks escaped number 23 tcu 63-58 last night. kansas in pursuit of its 21st big 12 regular season title extends the longest active winning streak in the conference to five games. kansas wins. meanwhile houston re-claimed the top spot in the ap men s college basketball poll yesterday
in the republican house right now. meanwhile president biden says his administration will end the twin national emergencies for covid-19 on may 11th, more than three years, after they were enacted. the news comes after the white house expressed strong opposition to house republican plans aiming to immediately end emergency declarations. according to the administration an abrupt end to the emergencies would, quote, create wide ranging chaos and uncertainty throughout the health care system. this comes as congress has failed for months to pass a white house request for additional $22.5 billion in covid response funding. still ahead we ll turn to sports. a wild game in west texas ties the largest comeback in men s college basketball this season. and a little later we ll turn to the latest in business news as wall street continues the biggest week for earnings reports. we ll be right back. earnings reports. we ll be right back. i realize i m no spring chicken. i know what s right f
unusual. but does it work? has that really changed kids lives? my answer is no. basketball s next big thing. he s nicknamed the crime stopper. nobody was like out committing a crime. at 5 7 , he s selling out gyms from philly to d.c. the high school player you ll soon be hearing about. revealing investigations. fascinating characters. stories with impact. this is cnn presents with tonight s hosts, randi kaye and drew griffin. march madness has grown into one of the most popular sporting events in the country, we begin tonight with some unpopular statistics off the court and in the classroom. orange men of syracuse began post play without its top rebounder and scorer. fab melo was suspended for undisclosed reasons. he missed games in the past because of his academic struggles and syracuse is not alone. a total of 14 team that is made the tournament this year failed to graduate at least half their players, including last year s national champion. it s been a pro