The last weekits freeyeah, this is all free tonight, one republic hits the stage at 8 30 followed by macys firework show over the bay bridgejust take a look around methis all started this morning at eleven am theres been a number of djs, pep rallys, player appearances and photo ops. Plus, a ton of other things for fans to experience. You just never know who will show up as we showed you at four now, theres been a different musical act here every night chris issac kicked it off, then the band perry, tonight again one republic will play and of course tomorrow night the one everyone is talking about. Alicia keysof course these are freeethe big guns will be here on sunday, of course up in santa clara were talking lady gaga with the national anthem, and if you havent heard, bruno mars has been added to the half time cold play. Well have much more from super bowl city here in Justin Herman plaza in San Francisco. 3 sports director Aaron Cheslock of course here with me to talk about how the p
Risk. Its controllable. And the german legend Michael Schumacher remains in Critical Condition after suffering head injuries in a skiing accident in france. Doctors are due to give an update on his health in an hour. Announcer youre watching Worldwide Exchange. Hope you had a good christmas break. If youre joining us this morning or this evening in asia. Email us worldwide cnbc. Com. A second explosion in the russian city of volgograd killed 14 people. A male suicide bomber carried out the attack on a trolly bus. On sunday afternoon another suicide bomb killed another 16 penal at t people at the train station. Vladimir putin has vowed to tighten security across the country. Seven time World Champion Michael Schumacher is in Critical Condition after injuring his head in the swiss alps. He was in a coma and he underwent surgery. He was wearing a helmet when he hit his head on a rock. Doctors are due to give an update on his condition at 10 00 gmt. 2013 was another big year for world even
These are reallife troops, people. This was a video shot on a real air base in south korea and posted on the official air force youtube channel, a korean officer says they produced the video to lift the spirits of the men stationed at air force bases. You may find this interesting, they shot the whole thing in three days. Im Brianna Keilar at the cnn World Headquarters in atlanta. Hope you have a great night and a great week. Path of destruction. A powerful tornado strikes mississippi. They are still assessing the damage right now. Bracing for more, people still digging out from the northeast blizzard. Now they face another potential Weather Threat today. Stranded at sea. Thousands of Cruise Ship Passengers right now waiting for help after a fire leaves them adrift in the gulf of mexico. Were arguing whether thats a good thing or a bad thing. Nothing but fun. The band grabs two trophies including song of the year at the grammys. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im Zoraida Sambolin
S it he a place where tourists and pilgrims gather on a daily bases. Any idea the reaction of the people among the street or in the plaza . Reporter oh, yeah. We spoke to a number of people here. They saw all of the cameras charging over them. They were there to visit st. Peters square on a quiet monday morning as the tourists do here. They asked us what is going on. Nobody really got the news. When they told them Pope Benedict xvi was redesignisignry didnt know. Actually, he can, but obviously, no pope has done that for 700 years. So no wonder people are aware of that. For now on that may change the course of the Catholic Church in the future as well as Pope Benedict xvi is setting an example. If you dont have the strength to carry on let someone younger and more strength to carry on the mission. It certainly is a monument ool announcement. Claudio, thank you very much. This morning we spoke with greg burke the senior communication adviser to the holy see in rome. We began by asking h
Morning. Im matt lauer. And im savannah guthrie. Cant say that this is unprecedented for a pope to just step down, but you have to go back 1600 years to find another example of it. Pope benedict xvi announcing he is stepping down as leader of the Catholic Church. Huge news for the worlds 1 billion catholics. And noncatholics as well. The 85yearold pope made the announcement moments ago, saying his strength is no longer adequate to carry on his duties. In a moment well talk about the decision with Timothy Cardinal dolan, the highest ranking catholic here in the united states. Claudeio is in rome. This morning, would you say this is total surprise . Reporter matt, this was total surprise. Always clear that Pope Benedict xvi was getting weaker by the month. Every time we saw him coming out on official celebration, he did look weaker and weaker, but then he again he is an 85yearold man. John paul ii before him was even in worse shape and he did not resign. Nobody was really expecting him t