shiver. midwest takes a polar plunge while the northeast braces for-- what else-- more snow. meet the paul o'sullivans, sharing music and the same name. >> i couldn't imagine my life without these guys. >> diaz: and later, covid or not, reasons to cheer this super bowl sunday. >> going to the super bowl, super bowl! this is the "cbs weekend news" from chicago. here's adriana diaz. >> diaz: good evening. in normal times, the super bowl is one of the country's great social occasions, as americans gather to take in the festivities on the field and off. but in the era of covid, there is tremendous risk. health experts warn that watch parties could jeopardize the fragile gains we've made since the worst wave of the pandemic. infections fell again this week in 42 states but deaths remain stubbornly high-- total cases near 27 million, the u.s. death toll now topping 461,000. to stay safe, officials recommend sticking with those in your household to watch tomorrow's game. cbs' jamie yuccas is in tampa with all of the covid adjustments being made so the game can go on. jamie, good evening. how's it going down there? >> reporter: the parties are in full swing in downtown tampa tonight. the n.f.l. experiences are all full. some of the guests there are the 7500 vaccinated healthcare workers who will be celebrated at tomorrow's game. the kansas city chiefs arrived in tampa just one day before the big game. the late arrival is just one change due to the pandemic. >> hand sanitizer. >> reporter: the n.f.l.'s peter o'reilly says the league has partnered with state and local health officials, along with the c.d.c., to keep sunday's 22,000 super bowl spectators healthy. >> we feel very confident our protocols. and we've got the learnings from moreere's been no cluster or spread coming out of any of those games. >> reporter: masks will be mandatory, and fans will be distanced in the stands. >> chiefs! ( laughing ) >> reporter: not a problem for these two hall of fame superfans. >> we love each other. >> we do >> but on sunday during the game you better sit far away from me, girl. >> reporter: florida has been hit hard by covid, with more than 1.7 million infections since the start of the pandemic. tampa's mayor jane castor issued a mask mandate, including at events held outside. people can face a $500 fine if they don't wear one. i gotta ask you, i've walked around here a little bit. there are a lot of people not wearing masks. how are you going to enforce it, especially outside? >> most people aren't used to wearing them outdoors, but our community will adhere. and then we expect that the visitors will as well. people arrive at the airport, the first thing they're going to hear is, "you need your sunscreen, your sunglasses and your mask." >> reporter: the stadium will host 7500 vaccinated healthcare workers, but one player, chief's offensive lineman laurent duvernay-tardif won't be on the field. a doctor, he opted out of the covid season, choosing instead to work in a long-term care facility in molecular. >> i follow my conviction. like i said no to that in order to promote health. and if you've got to be able to lead by example and make the tough call. >> reporter: fans will receive these black kn95 masks at the stadium tomorrow while healthcare workers will get a special white one. the game and the halftime show with the weeknd are meant to be a balance about respecting the cost of the pandemic while also creating some joy. adriana. >> diaz: jamie, thanks. the super bowl isn't the only thing happening sunday. many americans will also attend church. cbs' danya bacchus is in los angeles with the changes coming soon to services in california. danya, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, adriana. restrictions here on worship in california have fluctuated since march. soon, services can resume inside with limits on attendance and size. with the nation still in the grips of a pandemic, a win for religious groups in california: the united states supreme court last night ruled 6-3 to block governor newsom's ban on indoor services. pastor arthur hodge's church was part of the lawsuits. >> we're just ecstatic that we can legally, without threat or pressure, fine or arrest, we can go back to church. >> reporter: this as the rush to vaccinate continues with variant cases growing, threatening progress. to address the ongoing challenges of vaccine supply and who receives it, mega sites continue to open across the country. the n.f.l. now making the rest of its 30 stadiums available. in california, a site is dedicated to vaccinating those with limited access. >> and i just feel like i'm more protected if i take a vaccine, and i'm-- i'm not going to put anybody else at risk. >> reporter: new york's yankee stadium now a vaccination mega site for one of the city's hardest hit areas. >> the bronx has been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. and, so we have to go where the need is. >> reporter: the impact of covid-19 still devastating families everywhere, including paul hansen in utah, who lost his parent, oniel and patricia to the virus less than a day apart. >> i never dreamed when i first heard the word "covid" that it would cut so deeply into the lives of our family. >> reporter: they were just a few months away from their 72nd anniversary. >> it's bittersweet. it's exactly how mom and dad would have wanted to go. and they had been together their whole life. >> reporter: as restrictions here on indoor services are eased, mask mandates and social distancing requirements will also be lifted on sunday. we'll see how this all plays out in the weeks ahead. adriana. >> diaz: danya bacchus in los angeles, thank you. from covid relief to his predecessor to his son hunter. president biden had a lot to say to "cbs evening news" anchor norah o'donnell. they spoke in an exclusive interview airing ahead of the super bowl tomorrow. cbs' christina ruffini has a preview. >> reporter: president biden is spending his first weekend away from the white house at his home in delaware, where he had a brief checkup for a past foot injury and continued the march forward to get support for his covid relief plan. the plan includes funding for vaccination programs, extended unemployment benefits, and $1,400 stimulus payments to most americans. but republicans are pushing back, saying it's too expensive. >> o'donnell: you've said you're not compromising on the $1,400 checks. >> no. >> you made that promise. you're sticking to it. the big question is who gets the check. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with cbs news, president biden said he would be willing to compromise who qualifies for those payments. >> i'm prepared to negotiate on that. but here's the deal: middle class folks need help. >> reporter: president biden also told cbs he does not believe former president trump should still be receiving intelligence briefings, the ones traditionally offered to past presidents. >> o'donnell: what's your worst fear if he continues to get these intelligence briefings? >> i'd rather not speculate out loud. i just think there's no need for him to have the intelligence briefing. what value is giving him an intelligence briefing? what impact does it have at all, other than the fact he might slip and say something. >> reporter: and new tonight, president biden also discussed his son hunter. >> you know i'll bet there's not a family you know that doesn't have somebody in the family that had a drug problem or an alcohol problem. >> reporter: hunter addresses those problems in a new memoir. >> but the honesty with which he stepped forward and talked about the problem and the hope that-- it gave me hope reading it. i mean, it was like, my boy's back. you know what i mean? he's... anyway, i'm-- i'm sorry to get so personal. >> reporter: when he returns to washington, president biden will have a virtual tour of a vaccination center, go in person to the national institutes of health, and make his first presidential visit to the pentagon, where he will meet with the secretary of defense. adriana. >> diaz: christina ruffini traveling with the president in delaware, thank you. there will be more from norah o'donnell's interview with president biden tomorrow on "face the nation." and during the super bowl pregame show right here on cbs. a memorial service was held in miami today for f.b.i. agent laura schwartzenberger. schwartzenberger and her partner, agent daniel alfin, were gunned down tuesday, attempting to serve a warrant in a child ponnography case. the 43-year-old mother of two spent most of her career fighting violent crimes against children. a separate service for agent alfin will be held tomorrow.biea snow. the so-called polar vortex is dropping temperatures across much of the country. its harshest in the midwest. in duluth minnesota the wind chill will make it feel like 39 below. here in chicago, it will feel like 22 below zero. more heavy snow is expected northeast, where many are still digging out from last week's big storm. to overseas now. the military rulers who seized power in myanmar, formerly known as burma, restricted the country's internet today. the move comes as people took to the streets to protest this week's coup. here's ramy inocencio. >> (crowd chanting) >> reporter: a tense standoff between protesters and police in yangon, myanmar's largest city, saturday. the group of around 1,000 chanting slogans of defiance, while giving the three-fingered salute, popularized by "the hunger games" movies. the military was ready, stopping demonstrators on the street and then cutting cell phone lines and internet access with near- total blackouts on facebook, twitter and instagram. with no means to communicate, protesters dispersed peacefully. the unrest began monday when predawn headlights of military vehicles lit up the road to myanmar's capital naypyidaw. with no shots fired they rounded up and arrested the country's civilian leader aung san suu kyi, and an unknown number of elected leaders and members of myanmar's pro-democracy party. at issue: the military claimed massive election fraud in last november's parliamentary polls. after suu kyi's party won a landslide. the election commission says fraud did not happen. the now-75-year-old democracy icon spent 15 years under house arrest, peacefully protesting against the junta. in 1991, she won her nobel prize, but critics say she failed to address the potential genocide of the muslim minority rohingya. in 2017, hundreds of homes were burned. the u.n. called it ethnic cleansing, and nearly one million have fled to neighboring bangladesh. now detained, the nobel laureate is calling on the people to protest against a return to authoritarian rule. ramy inocencio, cbs news, beijing. >> diaz: important reporting from ramy. there was a strange sight in germany today. this is the city of stuttgart. the 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and this is a great way to do it. >> reporter: covid america needs a distraction. >> we're all going to enjoy the super bowl a little different this year, and sunday won't be any different. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: if you watch the game for the ads, sponsors feel pressure to strike the right tone. >> and the work is piling up for some of us. >> reporter: budweiser will sit out the big game-- no ads for the first time since 1983. the company will spend millions instead to promote covid vaccine awareness. big super bowl bonus for 7500 vaccinated healthcare workers. the n.f.l. is giving them free tickets to the big game, and several thousand will come from here in the tampa area to cheer on their home town bucs. >> thought i was getting punked! >> reporter: nope. for nurses lucy gurka and joe martinez from tampa, the tickets are real. >> i ran down the hall, screaming, "i'm going to the super bowl!" >> going to the super bowl! super bowl! >> reporter: you got tickets and it's the bucs? >> i'm glad i'll be surrounded by nurses because i might need some medical attention on sunday. ( laughter ) >> reporter: a game where america's heroes will sit in the stands. now that's a different super bowl. >> thank you, n.f.l.! >> reporter: mark strassmann, cb, taa.diaz: deserve it. sanethis saturday. later tonight, "48 hours." and don't miss jane pauley and cbs sunday morning first thing tomorrow. i'm adriana diaz in chicago. good night. capt ning sponsored by cb >> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. imagine being stuck in traffic and this happens, brazen thief pulls off one of the most brazen burglaries we've seen. and then the bay area bite back after a string of robberies. what people are carrying in their pocket tonight. everyone wants to see the same thing, that is getting this vaccination effort up and moving at a good clip. tonight i am here to show you what i think was a pretty encouraging saturday. it's been feast or famine for bay area restaurants lately but on this super bowl eve they are preparing to cash in on take out. >> one year ago today san jose's patricia dowd became the first covid-19 casualty on american soil. or than 1500 santa clara residents have since followed, that's about one third of the bay area death toll. but, 20 of encouraging numbers tonight as well. the overall clay case count has dropped off a cliff, just 12,000 new cases yesterday, down from an average of 50,000 the week of christmas. hospitalizations are also decreasing and icu beds are freeing up. meanwhile the state administered nearly 4.5 million vaccine doses and more super sites are preparing to open as supplies begin to ramp up. the biggest in the state will be at levi's stadium, wilson walker is there tonight.>> reporter: a year into this now, right, think back to the beginning. all of the unknowns.