Will there be a power failure . And super spotting. Inside the biggest pregame parties, hugh jackman, andy samberg and andy paul, all caught up in super bowl fever. From abc news, this is good morning america, sunday, february 2nd, 2014. From new york, dan harris and Bianna Golodryga. And good morning on this super bowl sunday. Americas secular holy day. To the live shot of Metlife Stadium in new jersey, and theres the countdown to the kickoff as the big moment approaches. Secular holy day, did you make that up . Yes, i did. Once a year. Millions of americans are getting ready to do some serious partying, listen to this. We will consume 30 Million Pounds of snacks, and 325 million gallons of beer. Half of that consumed by i will do my part. Put it that way. Contribute to the economy. Hes a patriotic american. Dominos alone expects to serve up to 11 million slices today, and you will not be able to miss the nfls official pizza sponsor, papa johns all over the event with Peyton Manning there. And a touch of class. For the first time ever, the National Anthem performed by an opera singer. Notice how we lost the the music is gone. Renee fleming hits all of those high notes, she does all the time so beautifully well. I have no fear on her behalf going into the game. Right out now to the super bowl site, the site of super bowl xlviii. Gio benitez has been in the thick of the festivities and has the latest. Not too cold, right . Reporter not too cold. What a tough assignment, right . Happy super sunday to you. Its about three things, football, halftime and those commercials. And this is gmas ultimate guide to the super bowl. Its gameday, less than 12 hours from now im so excited. Reporter super bowl xlviii, the epic battle between the broncos and the seahawks. They practiced until friday, resting up for the game. Doing a final walk through at Metlife Stadium saturday. And the fans are ready. Rock on reporter from hometown celebrations to side by side brawling bars in nyc. Broncos are going to win. Reporter its a super bowl blowout. An awesome party. Reporter capturing the action in times square. At the statue of liberty, the space needle flag signed by seahawks fans. And broncos super fans looking like pro players. And the son who bought his mom tickets to the game posting her reaction on youtube. Tonight its all in east rutherford, new jersey. More than a hundred Million Viewers watching from homes around the world. 80,000 fans right here in the stadium, watching the two teams duke it out for the prized Vince Lombardi trophy. Bruno mars takes the halftime stage with his own mentors, the red hot chili peppers. And so many of us will laugh and be shocked by the commercials, costing advertisers millions. Oh, those commercials. And a lot of people hosting those super bowl parties. Spending for food, clothing and decorations expected to hit 12 billion. A big boost for the economy. And nice to see its not as cold. Thank you. The super bowl is a huge target fore terrorists. This will be the most highly secured every. Pierre thomas has been on this all week. Whats the security picture right now . No specific threat. But this is the biggest entitle in the nations number one terror target, the new york region. No expense is being spared. From fighter jets to s. W. A. T. Teams. And mass transit, as well, correct . The hours leading up will be critical. Focused on mass transit, subways, trains. And a big assignment for the new police chief in new york city. Spoke with him, hes concerned about the lone wolves that dont have a lot of planning. Theyre ready for everything. And about 4,000 Police Officers will be at hand. The most highly secured ever. I went up with some of the fighter jet pilots this week. They are prepared to do what they need to do. People patrolling the waters. Everything from the food to the seats has been checked. And you will be monitoring thank you. Thank you. One man having a tough super bowl. Chris christie bad in times square overnight. This as hes taking a hard and personal run at a former staffer whos accusing the governor of lying about the bridgegate scandal thats engulfed the administration. He was once dubbed the eyes and ears for christie at the port authority, but David Wildstein is wiping the mud of a his face slung by christies office. You have heard enough speeches of the same thing. Wasnt the Super Bowl Weekend welcome new Jersey Governor Chris Christie wanted. Now christie is on the attack. Taking aim at former ally and transportation official, david wi wild teen whoing as theres proof he knew about it. The Governors Office went after him, claiming a controversial tenure as mayor of livingston who made moves not productive. He piled on the political power, and he highlighted what was wild steins credibility. And from the 70s, and accused of Deceptive Behavior by his High School Social studies teacher. He will do anything to save himself. But now wondering how hes attacking so aggressively the man he trust and the put into a position of power. Much like the game on this field, the psychological warfare cant be ignored, much like the ads some think the damage is done. They want this was the crowning achievement. Kick off the president ial campaign essentially at the super bowl. And the latest attack of him says that as a 16yearold he sued, and he was an anonymous blogger known as wally edge and im quoting, had a strange habit of registering web addresses for other people without telling them. Its getting personal. Really personal. Lets talk more with george stephanopoulos. Good morning. Rita raised this question, but how effective are the attacks likely to be given he hired him in the first place . It depends on what he has. Remember the letter from the lawyer, evidence exists that he wasnt telling the whole truth. Doesnt necessarily say he has the evidence. Its all going to come down to what his testimony is to all these investigations and whether he can prove that christie wasnt telling the truth. He was seen as a frontrunner for 2016. Yesterday we had matt dowd on the show, and he said him being president is the same as amanda knox going on vacation in italy. Theres no chance hes going to vacation in italy. Chris christie, its going to depend on the next year. Hes going to be tied up in the investigations. If hes not telling the truth, hes done. But gets through the investigations, rebut the allegations, he can get back into this. The republican field is a muddle. Three months ago, he was the front runner. Now part of the pack, but not out of it. Interesting perspective. And a question that bianna was asking at the break, if one of the perceived problems is that hes a bully, why put out a memo that seems hes bullying him, bringing things up from when he was 16 years old. ; i was surprised. But shows the potential damage of the charges. When hes saying he didnt tell the truth at the press conference, thats an incredibly damage, possibly fatal charge. They have to muddy up his credibility. But i was surprised they went back to high school. Clearly not the way he wanted to spend Super Bowl Weekend. Not the boos last night. Thanks, george. And george will have much more on abcs this week. And now to ron claiborne. High Bianna Golodryga and dan harris. Good morning, everyone. Former chicago mayor Richard Daley is in intensive care after becoming sick during a business trip. He claimed of feeling disoriented friday after a conference. He was chicagos mayor for a record 22 years. He walked off the plane and taken to the northwestern memorial hospital. They have said that the 71yearold is undergoing tests. And indonesia, a huge volcanic eruption in that country. A day after they allowed thousands of evacuate ed villags to return. And ek ka door, there are reports of ash columns up to 32,000 feet, but no word of injuries in that country. And michigan, police are looking for a man who opened fire in an offcampus apartment complex. 20yearold student was killed, the other student shot was treated and released. Police say that incident appears to be a targeted attack. And a California Homeowner with pesky prowlers, taking matters into her own hands, after noticing intruders on her property. Karly meyer had a lowtech antiprowler device. Thats a large rock on the end of a stick. Her home surveillance camera caught this man in her backyard in the chair and sprawling, she fought him off with the homemade weapon and managed to keep him inside of the car until police could get there. That looks like something out of grame of throwns. Dont mess with her. David stern retired after serving for 30 years. The nba tweeted a picture of stern and his successor, adam silver, the fifth commissioner of the nba. For now the official spaulding basketballs will have silvers signature. And among his legacy, the strict drug policy and the dunk contest at the allstar game. And the nfl hall of fame has seven new members. Receiver andre reed, punter ray guy of my favorite teem, the oakland raiders, and the guy who was a pretty decent defensive end for the new york giants, you may recognize him, michael strahan. He was one of the alltime great defensive linemen, and still honds the singleseason sack record with 22 1 2 sacks. They upset the unbeaten new England Patriots in 2008. One of the highlights of my life. He retired in 2008 and moved on to another job. Another job that hes great at. And his twitter was abuzz with people congratulating him. Including kelly ripa. Whats a half sack . When another guy participates in the sack. The previous record was 22. He set the record by that half sack. Football information. The jets held the old record. We were discussing earlier today. Absolutely. Ron, thank you. Appreciate that, and our congratulations to michael. One way to spice up your super bowl experience is to place a friendly wager. We have a few of them. But not just betting on the Favorite Team or even the score of the game. Turns out you can put your money down on a wide range of things, from quirky to the down right ridiculous. And those who are cashing in big time. Nick watt is here with more. Good morning, even if you dont like football, beer, wings, even your friends, you can enjoy watching the big game by betting on pretty much anything. Not yardage and sacks, what kind of hat is bruno mars going to wear during the halftime show . Here in vegas, they call them prop bets. Think of something, anything, and the chances are you can bet on it. Everyone likes to bet the game. But, you know, the prop bets are something you can bet on during the game. And hundreds and hundreds of prop bets that go through the game. Who will the mvp thank first, god at 30 5, and sponsors at 30 1. Will moreno cry . He has before. And waring gloves and thats a simple one. And will the announcers say marijuana . Legal now in seattle and denver. Thats 7 2. And will a chili pepper go shirtless . Bookies offered odds at 75 1 that william the fridge perry would score. And he did. And 50 million buck this is year from bets, and this guy has 600 grand at stake. A professional gambler has a secret system that guarantees at least a 510 profit. Study it hard, and how they play in cold weather, youre going to get good advantages. I am so not a betting man, but id say avoid a power outage wager, do you think theyd let that happen again . Will it go into overtime . It never has in 47 games so far. Put a buck on that, and you could win 6. 50. Retire to bora bora. Im taking prop bets on their behavior during the show. We have dan shuffling his papers, ive lost count already, bianna, how many times you mention your son jake, more money within that, and how many times is sara going to laugh . Were taking bets at up to a hundred times how many times ron will make a cultural reference to the 1950s . Thats me. Thats the final thing. Hes not even on the set. Easy to make fun of him. I have no idea what youre talking about. Your Super Bowl Party may not start for a few hours, but here in new york city, including jake have been at it all evening l g long. Three times now. And all the best moments, sara haines has been laughing away, putting in overtime to the celebrity sightings. Everyone wins big. Out in full force from fundraise to red carpets at night. And event stacked on event of pregame excitement and celebration. When it comes to playing, the 48 hours before the super bowl may actually be the most actionpacked of them all. Down, set, birdie. I kicked off my Party Marathon friday night over at the bud light hotel. First is the pandora party, guess whos playing . Imagine brdragons. I think thats them right now. Tip toe higher next up, the playboy after party with a performance by nelly. Just down the street, espns starstudded party informs full swing. Saturdays playbook opened at the nfl honors, hollywood and football collide. We get to walk the red carpet, beget to watch the flashbulbs go off. Are you a football fan . Huge. Where are you watching the game . 50 yard line. No way make no mistake, victor cruz has moves on and off the field. Pop your hips for the camera. We would appreciate that. Ill let you guys know, zoom . In. Yep. Heading into our last quarter, we rushed over to direct tvs party with the one and only jay z. Where queen b had fans drunk in love with her surprise performance. But there were bets to be made. Whos winning . Im a huge manning fan. Go broncos. United on the carpet, divided on the gridiron. Seeing so many people from celebrities to legends. And joe namath asked who he was cheering on . He said good plays, see a good play, not a great team. You were twerking. You were. I was twerking quite a few times. If you saw the cutting room floof. There was action. Why on the cutting room floor . Morning show. For family people. Watching the flintstones. Welldone. And time to check the weather. Adam joseph is here from philadelphia. We have something brewing on the east coast. Once again, people saying not again, were having a good time in the studio. Not in chicago. Not a party this weekend. Yesterday, 4 inches of snow. You can see a tractor trailer turned over, caused a fivehour delay on the dan ryan freeway. Yes, another storm this morning. Pulling out of texas, thats pushing right up the tennessee valley, the ohio valley, bringing 15 states under either Winter Weather warning, watches or ariseries. And monday morning, into new york city. And look at the snow totals, amarillo, texas, 4 6 inches of snow through oklahoma city. And goes all the way up the chain of the ohio valley. And 46 inches just north of baltimore. Philadelphia into new york city. So its a bad case of the mondays here tomorrow morning for the commute. But good timing with the football, because forecasts for the super bowl, 44 degrees, dry, clouds, but abovenormal temperatures. Thats a look across the nation, now heres a closer look where you are. And thats a look across the nation. We have is sunday tradition. You have to make your football prognostication. Is that a im going to say denver. Youre with me. Youre wrong. Oh, my gosh, can i step away. And adam is a cook. Hes cooking. I have a heart this afternoon, homemade strom bow lee and chili. I just show up. Ill be looking up prognostication. And sara will be twerking. Its getting hot. Coming up, where should she be . The world traveler missing for two weeks now. 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