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Northeast Getting Slammed by Winter Storm; Patriots Beat Seahawks 28-24; A Somber Year for Super Bowl Ads

Aired February 02, 2015 - 06:00   ET

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We are expecting snow, sleet and freezing rain.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The real concern is there is that morning commute.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We will make sure the city that's on the move stays on the move.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's pretty bad out there tonight.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The Seahawks were in position for the game-winning touchdown but a questionable play call.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Half of the blame on me because I'm the one who gave him the ball.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Patriots win a thriller, 28-24.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That is the best Super Bowl me and my friend have ever watched.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This time we made the play to win.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is the most infectious disease known to man.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This vaccine is highly effective and safe.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The more kids that are not vaccinated, the more they're at risk.

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CHRIS CUOMO, CNN ANCHOR: All right. Happy Monday to you. It is February 2nd, just about 6:00 in the east. I am outside in the yuck. It is freezing rain. It is sleet that's because the northeast is once again getting battered by a winter storm.

As you can see, Alisyn Camerota, Michaela Pereira, more intelligent, worth more to the company, warm in the studio. Good morning in the studio.

ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN NACHOR: Good morning, great to see you, Chris and everyone, we are going to be outside throughout the show. We will be running out there.

MICHAELA PEREIRA, CNN ANCHOR: Yes, we certainly will.

CUOMO: So the story here in New York City, once again, there is snow coming down. There is freezing rain. There is sleet. Once again, this is the good part of the situation. This storm only gets worse as you move around.

You have tens of millions of million in the way, 18 different states being affected. Chicago seeing historic problems with this storm that are only going to get worse. And a lot of part of the East Coast is still digging out from the blizzard that hit us last week.

So let's start our coverage. We have it all here for you this morning, everywhere that is relevant. Alexandra Field, let's start with you.

ALEXANDRA FIELD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Chris.

You know, it takes the sting out of a winter storm like this, waking up and calling yourself Super Bowl champions. So I think the people here in Boston, they're going to try and take this in stride.

But yes, they've got a lot to deal with. The roads are the big concern this morning. We've had a little bit of snowfall overnight, slush out on these roads. This snow is going to continue through about midnight.

And this comes on top of the big storm that hit here last week. The sixth snowiest storm in history. The cleanup is not even done yet. Take a look at this mound of snow that was piled up during clean-up efforts last week, nearly tells me in some parts of it. And it's already covered by this fresh falling of snow here.

Kids in this city, they've got all day to celebrate that Super Bowl championship. They are not going to school, but public transportation is still open. Government offices still open. So a lot of people are going to have to get out there and deal with a much slower rush hour this morning. Also some 200 flights already cancelled in the Boston area. We'll keep an eye on that, as this storm isn't expected to clear out of here until after midnight -- Chris.

CUOMO: I can't imagine, Alexandra, on top of that blizzard and their amazing preparations for it, now another foot of snow they're going to have to deal with in Boston. We'll stay on that all morning long. Of course, they at least have something to celebrate this morning with the Patriots.

Now to Chicago: 17 inches of snow. That is the snowest [SIC] -- snowiest February day on record, blizzard conditions. Blanketing the windy city. Kids will enjoy a snow day. Schools are closed. But everyone else is going to suffer.

We've got Ryan Young joining us now from Chicago. Some baptism by heavy storm for you. Welcome to the show. RYAN YOUNG, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, thank you so much, Chris. You

can see the snow is still falling at this hour. Just look above us. And of course, a bus is passing by, because look, they are still running at this point.

We've seen a constant snowfall so far. You can see what's piled up over here. They've been working to keep these streets clear. You can see they've been doing a pretty good job. More than 350 vehicles out there pushing the snow off the streets.

But I can also tell you on the side streets, in the suburbs, it is a mess out there. We're hearing about accidents all over the place. Of course, schools have been shut down. A thousand flights have been cancelled in the area.

And if you look from the corner over here, you can see this woman who just fell. And as the cops are passing by. It's treacherous out here. It is starting to freeze. It's getting slippery. They're telling everyone to be careful. But obviously, they're trying to keep the streets clear so people can get to work safe -- Chris.

CUOMO: All right, Ryan, thank you very much, and you're spot on with that. Different precipitation brings different problems. We have that here in New York City. It's coming down sometimes as rain, frozen rain, freezing rain when it hits the ground. People are slipping. The car I was in this morning literally slid sideways in New York's Central Park.

Now, we're also going to be talking this morning about these small problems like we're talking about, just being careful where you go. So let's bring in Chad Myers, because as we're talking here...

CHAD MYERS, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Yes.

CUOMO: ... near freezing rain. Some sleet, which means that it's frozen as it comes down. You know that. You taught me. But it gets worse when you get your accumulations and your totals. Cleveland...

MYERS: Yes.

CUOMO: ... where we'll try and get in a minute, this is the most snow they've had. It's not a record. But it is the most they've had this summer -- this winter. Boston is a problem. What's going on with this?

MYERS: You know, the world does not revolve around Manhattan, although we would like to think it does. Cleveland from Erie, Pennsylvania, all the way across all the Poconos and the Alleghenies, are socked in this morning with over a foot of snow. And this is heavy snow. This is back-breaking snow.

CUOMO: Now why is that?

MYERS: Because...

CUOMO: Why is it heavy snow? MYERS: Because the storm came up from Arizona. This storm made rain

in Saturday and Sunday into parts of Phoenix. You know, we were watching that Saturday, saying, oh my gosh, you know, the Super Bowl, it's going to rain? Well, no, the storm pulled out across the Midwest, and now it's here. So we are getting the rain. We're close enough to get rain. West Chester, just a couple miles north of here, is all snow so far, and they're getting dumped on. You get into Connecticut, you get into Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, it's going to be all snow, a foot or more everywhere up there.

CUOMO: And for a lot of commuters, what do you have, 60-something million people in this, 18 different states.

MYERS: Yes.

CUOMO: Everybody has got to get to work if they can. This is really tough when it is freezing as it hits the ground and then creates that coating layer. What are going to be the variables?

MYERS: Today may be tougher than last Monday. Because tonight we change back over to snow, I'd say, around 2 or 3 p.m. Everybody is trying to get home. And by tomorrow morning, if we're standing here, it's going to be 11. Right now we're at 33. Tomorrow, 11. This is going to be one big ice chunk. You're going to need a Zamboni to get to work tomorrow.

CUOMO: A Zamboni, and it's not a hockey rink. And you're going to have varying temperatures. You're going to have varying conditions.

I know you'll be on it, and thank you for teaching me the difference between sleet and freezing rain. I don't like experiencing it in my face.

MYERS: I know.

CUOMO: It's good to know what it is.

Let's take a look at our shot in Cleveland. We're trying to get Martin Savidge up here, but obviously, communications are going to be a problem today. You're looking at a scene. That's the most snow they've had this winter. I can't see it, but you can. So it's not a record.

So now just to get a sense of how things are changing with conditions, we're here in New York City. It's less than 12 miles from LaGuardia Airport. They've been having a different experience there than we have in central Manhattan. We have Jean Casarez at LaGuardia Airport outside New York City.

Jean, what's it like there?

I'm not hearing anything.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't hear anything.

CUOMO: All right. We don't have Jean. We'll get to Jean. We'll get to Martin Savidge.

Alisyn, obviously, communications are a problem when you have this storm, because you have all of this different precipitation. But once again, New York City is seeing the best of what will certainly be the worse for some 60 million people in 18 different states.

CAMEROTA: We saw Martin Savidge doing his snow dance there. He couldn't decide which way to face with the wind pelting him. We can relate. And we will be outside shortly, too. Chris...

PEREIRA: Oh, my goodness. Look at this.

CAMEROTA: ... thanks so much.

And for more on how the storm is impacting Boston, let's bring in the city's emergency management director, Rene Fielding. She joins us on the phone. Good morning Rene.

RENE FIELDING, BOSTON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR (via phone): Good morning.

CAMEROTA: It's deja vu all over again. You and I were speaking just last week about the megastorm that was going to be hitting New York and Boston; and here we go again. How is Boston looking this morning?

FIELDING: Well, we've -- we've already started to see the snowfall. So we probably have an inch or two on the ground right now. And we're expecting another eight to 10 inches before this is done. So it's Groundhog Day for us.

CAMEROTA: It might -- literally is. It might even be a foot there, we're told by our Chad Myers. Obviously, the freezing rain, at least here in New York, is a big problem for the commute in. It's very dangerous. What are you doing about that in Boston?

FIELDING: Yes, so, for the morning commute, we're expecting to just see the light, fluffy snow. But we are -- we might see that for the evening commute. So we've encouraged, you know, everyone to take public transportation to work, just to stay off the roads so public works can continue to stay out there throughout the day with plowing and sanding.

CAMEROTA: Are schools closed?

FIELDING: Yes, they are. We canceled schools yesterday. And we put a snow emergency parking ban in effect this morning.

CAMEROTA: See, now last week here in New York, there was a travel ban. And it was frustrating to some. But it probably saved some lives. There were no cars that were allowed in and around the New York metropolitan area, New Jersey and Connecticut. Are you considering a travel ban there?

FIELDING: No, the governor did not call a travel ban this time. The winds are expected to be high, but they're not going to be blizzard winds. So he did not call one. CAMEROTA: But what about those icy road conditions?

FIELDING: I'm sorry.

CAMEROTA: I mean, the winds, yes, those are a problem, but the icy roads are a problem, also.

FIELDING: Right, it's not -- it's only supposed to impact southeast Massachusetts, though, not the whole state like the blizzard was.

CAMEROTA: All right. So what are you telling Boston residents this morning?

FIELDING: So this morning we're telling them to be careful when they get up. There's going to be a couple inches on the snow, and it's going to be coming down an inch or two an hour, so we're just asking them to take their time and to be careful coming in, to work and to dress warm. Because it's going to be really cold today and it's going to be even colder tomorrow.

CAMEROTA: Oh my goodness. Rene Fielding, something tells me I'll be talking to you about this picture. Thanks so much for taking time for NEW DAY.

PEREIRA: All right. Let's head to Cleveland now, because we understand that Cleveland is going to have its largest snowfall all winter long there. Crews are now scrambling to get those roads cleaned up in time for the morning commute. Martin Savidge joins us now from Cleveland.

And Martin, I think you get our reward of the day, looking the most miserable. The conditions are inclement, to say the least. How are you doing?

MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, good morning to you. You know, thank you very much for that award, by the way. And welcome to my hometown. So I am real familiar to, unfortunately, these kind of conditions.

It is snowing. Maybe you can tell, it is blowing right now. We're on the edge of Public Square. They've plowed it, but they can't keep up with it. The streets here are snow-packed. The good news is they're also deserted. I had to block the mic from the wind.

Let me show you a danger here: these downed lines. It's not a power line, although, I'm not going to get any closer to prove it wrong. But that is an issue here with these gusty winds, up to 30, 35 miles an hour. Schools closed, roads very treacherous. Buses, emergency vehicles, the only thing out here, it looks, on reporters, freezing. Very brutal temperatures; 1 degree I think is where we're at. And it's going to get colder. And it's definitely blowing at about 30 miles an hour.

To the west, Toledo, they have even harsher conditions, and they're under a Level 3 snow emergency. The mayor of Toledo suffered a heart attack after delivering that emergency information. He's in the hospital. There is a lot of misery in northern Ohio, as you might tell. Michaela, Chris, back to you.

PEREIRA: Oh my goodness.

CAMEROTA: Oh my goodness. Martin, I'll take it from here. You have just really depicted what is out there. I can't imagine.

PEREIRA: And it's going to get colder. That's the big concern.

CAMEROTA: A more freezing looking live shot.

The winter storm is once again wreaking havoc on air travel, as well, with thousands of cancellations and delays at major airports. CNN's Jean Casarez is live at New York's LaGuardia Airport with more. How is it looking, Jean?

JEAN CASAREZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, at this point over 2,300 flights have been cancelled throughout the country. And the numbers are very fluid. They are continuing to rise.

Right here at LaGuardia, this is where a lot of flights begin to go throughout the country. And as you can see, it is desolate here. We want to show you the sign boards right here with the American Airlines terminal. The departures, look at that. They are all cancelled. There are two flights at this point that are coming in from Dallas-Ft. Worth. But everything else is canceled, and the arrivals, too. They are canceled at this airport.

We want to show you the major airports that have cancellations here. First of all, Chicago O'Hare at this point this morning, 326 cancellations, Newark Liberty, 296. Boston Logan Airport, 188 [SIC]. And New York, LaGuardia, where I am right now, 179 [SIC].

And of course, Alisyn, the issue is that flights begin at these airports and go throughout the country. Not to speak of all the people that are in Phoenix, Arizona, that probably want flights back home today -- Alisyn.

CAMEROTA: Absolutely. OK, Jean, keep monitoring it for us. Thanks so much.

CUOMO: All right. In other news, Japan is mourning the murder of veteran war reporter Kenji Goto at the hands of terrorists known as ISIS. Japan's prime minister is promising revenge for the deaths of two Japanese hostages, vowing to make the terrorists pay the price.

The fate of a Jordanian military pilot being held captive still unclear. Jordan has renewed its offer to swap the pilot for a prisoner on Death Row. But no proof of life has been provided.

CAMEROTA: President Obama weighing in on the measles outbreak, telling parents that unvaccinated children pose a risk to infants and others who cannot get immunized. The CDC has reported at least 84 measles cases in 14 different states. And now, New York health officials say an infected college student rode an Amtrak train from Penn Station to Albany last week. He's been isolated while he recovers. PEREIRA: The late Whitney Houston's daughter remains in a medically-

induced coma this morning, according to sources. Bobbi Kristina Brown reportedly is on a ventilator and unresponsive. She was found Saturday morning face down in a bathtub full of water in her Georgia home. A spokesman said the 21-year-old had no heartbeat when she was found. Brown's mother, Whitney Houston, you'll recall, was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room bathtub three years ago next week. Our thoughts and prayers to that family.

CUOMO: All right. So from hard news to good news, depending on who you are.

PEREIRA: On that side of the table.

CUOMO: Super Bowl XLIX, I've got to tell you, it was a great game, worth staying up for. The New England Patriots, they deserved it. They beat the defending champs, Seattle Seahawks, 28-24. The ending, the ending, everybody is talking about the ending. The blessing and curse of sports. Andy Scholes watched it all unfold. They're saying it came down to one play from Glendale, Arizona, where you are, all around the country this morning. Tell us about it, my friend. How was it to be there?

ANDY SCHOLES, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Oh, Chris, I'll tell you what. It was awesome. This is definitely going to go down as one of the best Super Bowls of all time, just the drama we had at the end of this game. Amazing.

And you've got to think, all of the off-the-field issues with Deflategate and all the distractions the Patriots have gone through over the last couple of weeks. They really played a very good game and made the big-time plays when it mattered most.

Things weren't looking good for the Patriots when the fourth quarter came around. They were down by 10. But Tom Brady led them on two touchdown drives to give them the lead.

But then the Seahawks came right back down the field, and Jermaine Kearse made arguably one of the greatest catches in NFL history. This put the Seahawks in position for the winning touchdown. They were on the one-yard line, but a questionable play call, one that's going to be questioned for a very long time, led to rookie Malcolm Butler picking off Russell Wilson. His first career interception. Richard Sherman can't believe it. The Patriots are going nuts on the sidelines. They went in dramatic fashion 28-24, and Tom Brady is your Super Bowl MVP for a third time.

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TOM BRADY, QUARTERBACK, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS: You've gone the other end of this twice now, and being ahead late and not being able to make the plays to win. And this time we made the play to win. So it's just awesome.

(END VIDEO CLIP) SCHOLES: So Brady has now won four Super Bowls, tying him with his childhood idol, Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw, for the most all time. When we have that conversation of who is the greatest player in NFL history, Tom Brady, he's definitely going to be at the top of that list.

And you know the New York tabloids have been having a field day with the Deflategate controversy. You've got to check out the front cover of "The New York Daily News" this morning. It reads, "Balls of Steal!" Pretty awesome.

But you know who doesn't care about Deflategate right now, guys? The Patriots. They could care less. Of course, the investigation is eventually going to reveal what really happened. But you know what? They're partying. Deflategate couldn't be the farthest thing from their minds right now.

CUOMO: You know how I feel about Deflategate. But I've got to tell you, they did make the plays to win the gym. You know, I'm not a Patriots fan. I'm a jets fan, although I guess I am wearing Patriots colors.

PEREIRA: It's kind of hard.

CUOMO: It was inadvertent. But you know, they've got to win games. You've got to close games. The Seahawks got there, because the Green Bay Packers didn't close out the game. Andy Scholes, we'll be back with you. It's great that you got to experience it.

These Patriots in the second half during the third quarter, I tweeted, I didn't want to tweet it, but I said...

PEREIRA: They dominated.

CUOMO: "If the Seahawks don't step it up, the Patriots are going to win." They were down ten points at the time. They were the better team.

CAMEROTA: See, when I went to bed, the Seahawks were winning. And I thought that I was going to be paying a very expensive steak dinner...

CUOMO: Two you were going to have to pay.

CAMEROTA: Two for the wager that we had bought -- I mean made, and then I came into work this morning, I said, what? I get the steak dinner?

CUOMO: I would disqualify you. Not watching the game. I have to check the riders to the contract.

PEREIRA: No. No, no, no.

CUOMO: Look, it was a phenomenal game. We'll be talking about it more. And, you know, we got light treatment there on this last play. The player of the game, Tom Brady. He's the MVP. But this Malcolm guy, undrafted, amazing story, he makes this play. What a play! The biggest play of the game. He's going to join us on NEW DAY.

PEREIRA: Cannot wait...

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CUOMO: He'll tell us what it's like to be a Super Bowl hero.

CAMEROTA: Can't wait. All right. Meanwhile, millions of people in the northeast getting pounded again by another powerful winter storm. Schools and highways shut down this morning, chaos at the airports. So we'll tell you what you need to know as you wake up. That's ahead.

PEREIRA: And as we were talking about, just a yard away from the second straight Super Bowl victory, 3-feet, people. The Seahawks couldn't close the deal. So here's the question: who is going to take the fall for that call? We'll discuss next.

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PEREIRA: Look at John Berman right now.

CAMEROTA: He's in the prayer position.

JOHN BERMAN, CNN ANCHOR, "EARLY START": I can't believe it happened still. I just can't believe it happened. I'm just so happy.

CUOMO: Super Bowl XLIX is what we're talking about. It really was a great game. Doesn't need any hype or exaggeration.

PEREIRA: No.

CUOMO: It was a great way any way you look at it. The New England Patriots beat the Seahawks 28-24. But it's how it happened. They were losing the whole game. Right? It comes down to this last play. The Seahawks marched down the field. Boom. Why don't they run? Why didn't they pass? Who was that guy 21? Wilson is supposed to be so calm. He had him on the inside shoulder. The ball was thrown perfectly. How does this happen? Ends the game. Watch this guy, a perfect read on that play, no chance of pass interference, perfectly executed. But now, everybody is saying, look at Richard Sherman.

PEREIRA: Yes.

CUOMO: Remember the old ABC Sports, you know, "the thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat." Those are the two phases.

So it all comes down to that play. Was it the right play? Was it run the right way? Should this have happened? Let's bring in senior editor of "TIME" magazine, Sean Gregory; and "EARLY START" anchor and diehard Patriots fan, John "Spinoza" Berman; as well as CNN's senior media correspondent and host of "RELIABLE SOURCES," Brian Stelter.

We do have to talk about the commercials. Brian has been saying this is one of those games that the game was actually better than the commercials. So let's deal with the controversy. I don't want to hear about how happy you are, J.B. Sean, let's start with you. They are getting criticized, as is the blessing and curse of sports. Was that play a mistake in its inception, as opposed to its outcome?

SEAN GREGORY, SENIOR EDITOR, "TIME": You know, nobody fumbled all game, so it seemed like you give the ball to Marshawn Lynch, he's a sure thing. It wasn't a horrible, you know, kind of choice, but it was not executed well. They didn't -- the receiver is supposed to pick each other off, pick off the defenders. It didn't happen. A great read by a guy, Malcolm Butler, who we've never heard of before this morning. And now he's the most famous guy in America.

CAMEROTA: So the Seahawks blew it. They should have given it to Marshawn Lynch, their beast, to run it. Why didn't they?

GREGORY: John?

BERMAN: Look, there are a lot of people who say it's inexplicable. And if he ran that play 100,000 times, he would hand it off to Marshawn Lynch 100,000.

CUOMO: What's the state that Jeff Zucker, he sent us?

BERMAN: There's this thing, though, that Marshawn Lynch was given the ball five times this season at the one-yard line, only scored one touchdown. It might be that he's so good, but he actually needs a little momentum, that at a goal line stand, you can stop him.

CUOMO: It's hard on the goal line, too, though.

BERMAN: And also, there was no interceptions from the one-yard line all season. So if you're a head coach, you're thinking no one gets picked off at the one. That's not a risk here. So maybe that's what Pete Carroll and the offensive coordinator they were thinking.

But I don't want to be obscured in all of this, whatever the call was, it was a ridiculously good play...

CUOMO: Yes.

BERMAN: ... by Malcolm Butler. This is a guy who's a 24-year-old, undrafted free agent from western Alabama, the only player from western Alabama ever to play in the Super Bowl. This was a guy who was kicked out of the first college he went to. He's on the field, and he reads that play perfectly. It was an unbelievably athletic play. He picks that ball off and makes my life much better.

PEREIRA: We're going to talk to him, actually, coming up on the show. But I want to go back to what you were talking about, Sean. Some people, some sport writers were saying this was the worst call in Super Bowl history. Do you see it that way? Because to me, I think there's a risk. There's a risk of any time you make a call, it's going to go one way or it's going to go the other.

GREGORY: You see the outcome, it's easy to say that. I think Marshawn Lynch was -- he was playing great, and, you know, he was a kind of a sure thing. And even after he was getting hit yesterday, he would get those extra two, three yards. He needed one more yard. It's really hard to justify.

CUOMO: But that's the hardest yard of the game, is on the goal line. They were not pushing those Patriots back. The Patriots have this guy who, I guess he's playing nose guard for them, no. 75.

GREGORY: Vince Wilfork?

CUOMO: Yes. This guy is the size of two normal NFL linemen, and he was being very effective.

When you pass the ball -- we were talking about this earlier. If you hand the ball off to me, the whole defense knows that's where the ball is. There's one guy. It's their complete focus. When you're passing the ball, the defense is on its heels. It's got options everywhere. They don't know where the ball is going to go.

BERMAN: But you also have, you know, a terrifically mobile quarterback. You didn't let him use his feet right there. Another option would have been to have him move out a little bit. Then you confuse the defense. And he can either throw the ball out of the end zone or run it in, himself.

CUOMO: But this is sports, right? We always say, "But, if. But, if. But, if."

BERMAN: I will say this. If you going to go out in the Super Bowl, why not go out with the ball in the hands of your best player? In this case that would be Marshawn Lynch. And they didn't do that.

GREGORY: Let's not excuse Russell Wilson. He threw that ball into a lot of traffic. Butler made a great play, but that wasn't the best choice.

CAMEROTA: All right, Brian. Let's talk about another important element of the game: the ads, the commercials. Which ones did you think were most notable?

BRIAN STELTER, CNN SENIOR MEDIA CORRESPONDENT: Yes, this conversation, by the way, this is why the NFL can make billions of dollars on the TV rights for football.

GREGORY: That's right.

STELTER: This is why it's probably going to be the highest rated Super Bowl ever. We already know the highest rated livestream ever. One point three million people were watching at the end. I'm sure it's going to be 110 million for TV.

But the ads -- you know, the ads, they were like PG-rated this year. It was sort of a strange year for the ads. You saw a lot of somber messages, thoughtful messages, social messages. I actually really liked it. But it wasn't the kind of sex-fuelled advertising that we're used to seeing during the Super Bowl. PEREIRA: there was one, in fact, that I -- caught me by surprise. And it got a lot of hate, if you will, online. The one -- it was a public service announcement about protecting your kids, about this little fellow right here. A lot of people were not expecting it to take the turn that it did.

Brian.

STELTER: No, in fact, Nationwide hasn't come out with a statement and said, you know, "We were just trying to start a conversation. We weren't trying to sell insurance." In the ad, it's the kid, who is back from the dead who says here are all the things, "Here are all the things I won't be able to do in my life because I died." I mean, it was the kind of thing that there was like an awkward moment, I think, at these viewing parties.

But I have to say, I thought it was a clever way to get their brand out there. You know, you've got saturation advertising during the Super Bowl. Dozens of brands competing for attention. And if you make people pay attention by not being funny, by not being silly, by not having a celebrity, you might make people pay attention a little bit more.

CAMEROTA: All right, guys. Thumbs up or down for the Katy Perry halftime show?

PEREIRA: Are we asking the right people?

GREGORY: I was with a bunch of kids. They all came in, and they loved it.

STELTER: Two thumbs up.

CAMEROTA: Your kids loved it.

CUOMO: The Cuomo kids loved it more than I've ever seen them watch anything of its kind.

PEREIRA: And Brian, you said two thumbs up?

STELTER: Two thumbs up. Two thumbs up. She can do no wrong in my book.

CAMEROTA: That's a lot of insight into Brian Stelter we weren't expecting.

PEREIRA: Katy Perry fan on his own self (ph). Wow.

CAMEROTA: Thanks so much for that.

CUOMO: The Super Bowl is about the event. It's about the ads, the halftime show, and of course, it's also about the game when the game is good. And this was a great one. And we're going to get a chance, and so will you, to hear from the man who really made the night. Malcolm Butler, No. 21. Twenty-one, ladies, that's me. He caught that amazing interception for the Patriots. He'll be on the show. CAMEROTA: Thanks so much, guys.

GREGORY: Thank you.

CAMEROTA: All right, a deadly winter storm pounding millions from Nebraska to Maine. Air travel an absolute nightmare this morning. We have breaking news coverage ahead for you.

PEREIRA: Another big story: at least 14 states report measles case in the outbreak that's triggered a debate across the nation about vaccinations. Should parents who don't vaccinate their children go to jail? We're going to hear from both sides on a very emotional health debate ahead.

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