has no real firsthand recollection of john madden the coach. but if you said to a 12-year-old kid today, john madden passed away, that would have an impact on that kid. he or she knows who john madden is. the word legendary or iconic, those words are thrown around too loosely especially in sports. but they both certainly applied to him. well, nfl commissioner roger goodell is honoring madden saying, quote, nobody loved football more than coach. he was football. he was an incredible sounding board to me and so many others. there will never be another john madden and we ll forever be indebted to him for all he did to make football and the nfl what it is today. still ahead, the omicron variant is sending covid cases soaring in many parts of europe. how countries are responding to the latest surge. plus 13 million people are under strict stay-at-home orders as china ramps up efforts to could be tan an outbreak. a live report from beijing for