and if it wasn't for taylor swift and travis kelce, brock purdy is the first ever mr. irrelevant given. and purdy was pick 262 back in 2022. and despite where he was drafted, he believed in himself. >> people could overlook you and may not think you're the biggest and fastest and strongest and if you believe in yourself and believe you have what it takes and you don't give up on it. then you could achieve it. >> it would be rather amazing if brock purdy, mr. irrelevant, leads the 49ers to the first super bowl title since 1995. i've been walking around vegas and talking to people. a lot people are picking the chiefs to win this imgame. here are some the predictions at the nfl honors. >> whoever is going to win. it is going to bin we six. >> i've gone back and forth. that is the problem with the

predictions. >> you have to be right somewhere. >> i started saying the chiefs and the niners will be in the super bowl today. >> i feel like the chiefs have been so dominant, but i've learned in sports, to never make a prediction because you never know what is going to happen. so i don't know. >> i'll go with the team that beat the lions. >> the niners. >> yeah. >> if i'm travis kelce and i win the super bowl, i'm proposing to taylor swift after the game and it is probably going to be the greatest sports moment. >> that pays more third base ten to one. >> we live to destroy the internet, man. >> reporter: and guys, if that happens, i mean, i don't know what we're going to do. because that would be the biggest thing to ever happen probably at a super bowl. maybe in the history of sports. i give that a less than 1% chance of happening. i don't think he could do it they win. >> he would take away all of the spotlight on the winner of the

super bowl. you can't do that. andy, who do you have? >> i can't bet against patrick mahomes. i'm going chiefs. >> all right. >> reporter: what about you guys? >> you can't see this but allison chinchar is here with a t-shirt that said go taylor's boyfriend. >> what is his first name? >> she doesn't care what his name is. >> i'm going with the 49ers because i like the mr. irrelevant story line. >> the underdog. >> i like that story line. my prediction is usher is going to be the big winner. >> yeah, yeah. >> did you really do that? >> did everybody get it? >> the next hour of "cnn this morning" starts right now.

can you do that again? >> i won't. but i am impressed that allison came with up that go taylor's boyfriend t-shirt. >> it should say i'm amara's co-anchor. >> thanks for that. welcome to "cnn this morning." sunday, february 11th, i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm amara walker. thank you so much for being with us. into and we begin with the cnn exclusive, the rift growing between the u.s. and the arab american community over the cease-fire in gaza. they have canceled a meeting with vice president kamala harris that was scheduled foretomorrow. after a meeting last week in dearborn, michigan, but some of the leaders walked away from the meeting unsatisfied. i spoke with one of those who attended the meeting yesterday

on "first of all". >> we were very clear that we're committed to the same message we've been talking about for the last 124 days. so we're here and consistent with our message with a very frank discussion and we made it clear to the biden administration that unless we saw policy change there would not be any follow-up discussions as a result of pethe meeting th we had this week. >> with us is camilla dechalis, what is the reason given for canceling the meeting with the vice president? >> reporter: good morning, victor and and amara. there was a multitude of reasons but some of the reasons they gave cnn was because they were scared of the backlash over meeting with the biden administration and fearing they didn't want to be perceived as speaking for the entire arab

american and muslim community out there. one big picture note to think about, is the fact that that there is still this high tension between the biden administration and the arab american and muslim community in the u.s. and i've spoken to several arab american and muslim voters across the u.s. and they say that they're very frustrated by how the white house has not fully supported a permanent cease-fire in gaza and some have even said they're considering not voting for biden and actively campaigning against him in the upcoming election. >> what do we know about what the biden administration is doing to try to mend this relationship? >>. >> well, amara, we know that just last week senior house officials met with air acamerican and muslim leaders in michigan and just as an ongoing

effort to jhave more open conversations and engage with muslim and arab americans about this issue and tensions are running high so they know they need to have the conversations going and working to have open communication with the groups. now muslin and arab americans make up a huge voting block for the democratic party and even in michigan, more than 200,000 muslim americans voters casted their ballots so biden knows that he narrowly won michigan and he's going to need the voters to support him. but this is an issue that they're running time and time again even hitting the campaign trail asking the biden administration to support a cease-fire at this time. >> thank you very much. now the white house is now fighting back against the dop criticism of president biden's age. the white house released a memo citing various instances of people describing president biden as sharp and alert.

on thursday, special counsel robert hur releasing a report into the handling of documents and igniting a debate after biden would present to a jury as an elderly man with a poor memory. both trump and haley latched on to the report on the campaign trail this weekend. >> said he was a disaster mentally and he willfully stole gigantic numbers of classified documents. willfully. but because of his condition mentally, is this guys to make it to the starting gate? seriously. >> and nikki haley handed out mental competencies tests at a campaign stop in south carolina. >> and biden's age wasn't the only problem in south carolina. alana treen explains his

strategy. >> they set foot in south carolina on saturday for the first time this year and he delivered a clear mess am to his supporters which is that south carolina is his to lose. now, donald trump and his team really have increasingly saw this state as a place where they could deliver the final blow to nikki haley's campaign and that is in part because of his continued success in the polls. he's consistently had an overwhelming lead over nikki haley in recent months. but also because the intensity that they've seen an the ground and on saturday i could tell you that the venue was packed. they had many people who were not able to get in because it hit capacity very early on. and i think that gives you a sense of how they're viewing the energy from his supporters in the palmetto state. but despite that confidence from donald trump and his team, trump still ramped up his criticism of nikki haley on saturday and he even went so far as to question the absence of her husband on the trail. take a listen. >> where is her husband?

oh, he's away. what happened to her husband? what happened to her husband? where is he? he's gone. >> now victor and amara, i want to be very clear that her husband is currently deployed in africa and that is why he's not seen him appear alongside her on the trail. but also work pointing out that melania trump has not been appearing at donald trump's campaign stops. or any of his court appearances thus far. we have only saw her when she appeared a long side her husband when he launched his white house bid in 2022. donald trump did not just go after nikki haley. he tested out some of his general election rhetoric against president joe biden that included attacking his handling of the southern border an ramping up his criticism of the justice department decision not to charge biden over the handling of the documents while

repeatedly questioning biden's mental fitness. >> alena treen, thank you so much. if you mock the service of a sbat veteran, you don't deserve a driver's license let alone being president of the united states. >> and michael haley posted a meme on x that said the difference between humans and animals, animals would never allow the dumbest ones to lead the pack. >> and here are five things to watch this week. former president trump has until tomorrow to ask the supreme court to step in and block the ruling by an appeals court last week that he is not immune from prosecution. it was a major blow to hiske defense there the case brought by jack smith for trump's efforts to over turn the 2020 election result. and the house will try once

again to impeach alejandro mayorkas. but with house majority leader steve scalise returning to capitol hill this week, republicans are confident they will have enough vote this is time around. on tuesday, a special election will be held to fill the seat previously held by congressman george santos. it is a crucial election because a win by democrats would further narrow an already tight republican majority. and president biden will travel to east palestine ohio this week, the site of toxic rail derailment over a year ago. he's discuss the administration's continued support for the community. and vice president kamala harris will lead the u.s. delegation to the munich security conference this week. the white house said that while there she will deliver a major foreign policy speech and meet with foreign leaders. let's dig deeper on the first thing to watch. tomorrow, it is key day for

former president trump and this attempt to avoid being tried for his alleged role in the january 6 insurrection. his lel team -- legal team is expected to appeal the ruling. last week a three-judge panel said his actions after the 2020 election were, if proven, an unprecedented assault on the structure of our government. how the supreme court's nine justs are addressing a appeal could have major implications for the campaign. with us now is special council ambassador norm eisen. mr. ambassador, it is been a minute since we have spoken. it is good to see you. thank you for being with me on a sunday. >> thanks, vickor. great to be with you. >> let's take this step by step. the possibilities here for the court. w we do expect a filing tomorrow by the trump team. will the court take the case? do you expect that they will?

>> i kexpect that they'll grant the stay that the d.c. circuit said donald trump must file by tomorrow. but it is a coin flip whether or not they take the next step and accept the case. probably given the momentous nature of a prosecution of a former president for attempting to overthrow the democracy, allegedly, victor, given the moment, the nature of the question and does a former have absolute immunity. can he, as came up as oral arguments in this case, order s.e.a.l. team six to assassinate his rival. and they might say, no, we don't

need to take this up. but it was slightly greater odds that they decide to take the question up. and then say, no, there is no such thing. >> okay. so we assume now that they have taken up this case. the question now is of timing. because they are aware that delay here could be a defact or immunity. if they wait until the fall to get to this case, that pushes the trial back beyond the election in november. and then trump could just do away with the whole thing. so how quickly do you expect they will act once they have the case? >> i think that it's unlikely that they wait until the fall to take the question up. although you're absolutely right, if they do, this case won't go to trial. i think the more likely thing is like in united states v. nixon,

the watergate tapes case or in the section 3 case that they just heard this week, they will go fast. they'll put it on the supreme court rocket docket, depending on how fast they go, the case could be back on trial, back on track, at some point over the summer. if they're in speed mode, early summer. in a brisk but more normal pace for an emergency case, the trial could be starting again towards the end of the summer. >> okay. so, the trial could start again in they agreed that he does not have immunity. so let me read here. this is from the ruling from the d.c. circuit court of appeals. 57-page opinion here. the decision was scathing. we cannot accept that the office of the presidency places his former occupants above the law for all time therefore.

is there any scene here in which you see the supreme court disagreeing with that? >> they could offer slightly different reasoning. they could modify the legal test. the d.c. circuit modifying judge chutkan's test. they made it more narrow. that makes things easier for the supreme court, victor. they said we're only deciding as to former presidents. not as to csitting ones. there is a big difference. they could make modifications. i never make variations in the laws because it is so uncertain what the courts will do. but i don't think there is any way the united states supreme court is going to say it is okay for a president to order political assassinations. that is the not the rule of law and the constitution and the idea of america. so i do not think that they are

going to find that donald trump is immune. it is just a question of when. >> ambassador norm eisen, good to have you, thank you so much. saudi arabia is vowing very serious repercussions if israel storms the city of gaza. we are live in tel aviv. and lawmakers are working through the weekend to pass a foreign aid package that would provide billions of dollars in aid for israel and ukraine and taiwan. a bill could be days away.

qatar strongly condemned israeli prime minister netanyahu's ground offensive in rafah. officials urge the u.n. to intervene and prevent what they

call a genocide. >> saudi arabia and the uae voices concerned about the milt incursion. jamie diamond is live in tel aviv tracking all of this. what is israel saying? >> well benjamin netanyahu is stressing the importance militarily of going into rafah. the potential next target for israel's military offensive in gaza saying that without going into rafah, hamas would remain in power in the gaza strip effectively and vowing there will be safe passage to leave rafah. but that city is home to more than half of gaza's population, an estimated 1.4 million people and the israeli government and military have yet to provide any kind of details plan for exactly how they plan to evacuate so many civilians from this area ahead of a planned military offensive in the coming weeks.

here is thei israeli prime minister when asked where they will go. >> the areas that we're cleared north of rafah, there are plenty of areas there. but we're working out a details plan to do so and that is what we've done up until now. we're not cavalier about this. this is part of our war effort to get civilians out of harm's way. >> reporter: so he's talking about areas north of rafah. but north of rafah, most of the buildings have been absolutely destroyed or damaged by military operations over the last several months. and the humanitarian aid infrastructure is mostly concentrated in that city of rafah actively right now. and further north we have seen how difficult it is been to get the necessary humanitarian aid into the northern part of the gaza strip. so enormous questions about the feasibility of not only evacuating so many people in such a short period of time, and

what they will find in the areas where they are told to evacuate to. and that is where we are widespread international concern right now being expressed. the united states saying that it would be a disaster for israel to move in militarily in rafah without serious planning for how to mitigate the harm to the civilian population there. and we're also hearing from a number of arab countries in the re region. you mentioned qatar and saudi arabia warning serious repercussions if they move into rafah and saying that an israeli offensive in rafah would threaten to cost loss of more innocent life and exacerbate the humanita cast astro fee. and a lot of fear of what could come if israeli tanks and ground forces begin rolling into that city. >> thank you very much, jeremy. ukraine is pushing forward with the rank of his highest

command. president volodymyr zelenskyy comes closely on the heels of his replacement of the top military chief. the newly aint poed leaders face mounting pressure to take action with reports of russia's making some advancements in a town. zelenskyy emphasizes the need of new utilities including the advancement of drones. and back here we are keeping an eye on a fast moving storm set to bring up a to a foot of snow to the northeast this week. just look at that map. purple is not good. or maybe it is good depending on how you see it. we're tracking it for you. and we have brand-new video of king charles appearing for the first time since his cancer diagnosis. we'll bring you that and the latest on his condition.

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the senate is working through the weekend to craft a foreign aid bill but president trump signals he will oppose it and it is not the only bill he's

worked to tank in the recent weeks. >> we had another massive victory that every conservative should celebrate. we crushed cooked joe biden's disastrous open borders bill. >> president biden is also blamed both trump and republicans for the deal's failure and said in a he will make it into a key campaign issue heading into november. >> let' talk more about this with white house reporter daniel litman and lynn sweet. welcome to you both. daniel, trump trying to sabotage the latest social aid bill and america should only give money as loans and recounted this conversation with the world leader at a campaign stop in south carolina. >> one of the presidents of a big country stood up and said, well, sir, if we don't pay, and we're attacked by russia, will you protect us? i said, you didn't pay.

you're tlink went. no, i would not protect you. i would encourage them to do whatever they want and you have to pay the bills an the money came flowing in. >> never mind that trump is encouraging invasions of allies what ukraine is at war with russia. does this go anywhere with trump saying don't do it. >> probably not. because he's made clear that he doesn't want republicans to give biden any victories in a election year. he has said that out loud. page five of the bill was too weak on asylum. one other point about the comment about the nato dues, i interviewed the secondary genter general and he thinks that trump wouldn't pull out of nato but this will give more grift to

people in nato that are worries. trump wanted to support nato because he wants poo em to pay their dues but this undermines people thinking that trump will stay in nato. >> concerns about a potential trump presidency again. and despite trump, you have senators working through this bill in a rare session this weekend. there is a critical vote expected today. what are you watching for? any specific amendments expected. >> there are a bunch that could be put on the floor. one of them in particular addresses a big concern among democrats who have their own concerns in the senate about what is not in the border bill part of the legislation, including protections for dreamers. the young people, people brought to america as youths through no choice of their own and who are looking for legalized permanent status in the united states. that is just one element that is there. there is also amendments about

putting more strings attached to foreign aid. and that nato, getting countries to pay their full share of what they committed to in nato, it is different than not paying anything. and using the threat, the encouragement as an invasion as blackmail is something that is indicative of what will happen in the second trump term which he hopes to get by blocking all legislation in congress, so for example, in the border bill, if the senate indeed musters the votes to pass it and they pay, they had a vote to advance it on thursday that passed with 67 votes. contrary to what trump said, it gives biden more power that he wanted to close the southern border. >> but even if it passes the senate, it is going nowhere in the house. and daniel, one item house republicans are willing to vote on again this week is impeaching

alejandro mayorkas, which failed last week. so the house going to vote on tuesday. you have leader steve scalise returning to washington after some medical issues that will give the effort a boost. but there is also the special election happening in new york. on the same day to replace george santos. how does all of that play into the timing of the impeachment vote? >> they're rushing this heim vote because their worried that the new york delegation will get another democrat and not a george santos type republican. and so then they would lose another mayorkas impeachment. but it was highly embarrassing, last week, when mike johnson lost mayorkas and the israel aid bill. usually you don't see that happen when you put up two important legislative fixes or legislative bill proposals on the floor because he obviously didn't do a great whip count and

republicans are still going to get criticism for focusing on a highly symbolic think of mayorkas's impeachment instead of increasing the budget for dhs and changing the asylum laws that would address something in terms of stemming the flood of migrants at border. >> choosing to play politics over legislating. it was a bad week for biden after the special counsel put his mental fitness in the spotlight again. and the white house responded with areas of where they've seen biden being sharp and alert. and the trump campaign is seizing on this. there is a pro-trump superpac that is out. and when it comes to the super bowl, it a missed opportunity for biden not to give, he didn't do it at the previous super bowl, but with all of that swirling around, not to give a

super bowl interview. is that an opportunity that tens and thousands of viewers could reach. >> even in one interview, which is what perhaps biden should have consider the other night rather than the raucous press conference that he had, you are probably playing it safer by having no interview, especially during a sporting event. and i know it is traditional. so that loss is minor compared to the real kind of catch up or damage control for the press conference. i know -- i just think that the super bowl presidential interview is somehow overrated because it is not all a win-win. remember, it is a super bowl. someone is going to win and someone is goes to lose. it is very hard to calibrate a interview that will do something to dhchange the mountains of people that are persuadable.

>> and daniel, you've talked about what biden officials will do moving forward to tamp down these concerns. and biden has a perception problem,ine though they both have had questionable verbal gaffes. >> i think what the biden officials i talk to say they have to flood the zone and get biden out there publicly and do more town halls an press conferences and interviews. and even if you have more gaffes, you will still reassure americans that biden is up to the task of being president for next four years. >> thank you both. >> thank you. and join jake tapper as he unpacked most outrageous political scandals in the new cnn original series, united states of scandal. that premieres next sunday at 9:00 p.m. right here on cnn. still ahead, it is normally a happy moment full of hope. but for some women in idaho, learning their pregnant now brings fear. and a lot of them say it is all because of the state's ban on abortion.

>> as soon as that ultrasound technician put that wand on my stomach, and i saw that the baby on the screen, i knew something was wrong.

this just in, king charles has appears in public for the fir time since his cancer diagnosis. 'tended church this morning alongside queen camilla where the royal family owns a country estate. the king joined other members of family for the service.

they aunnounced that the 75-year-old royal will step back wild he undergoes treatment. and a couple had to go across state lines to address a high risk pregnancy. >> idaho has one of the most strictest anti-abortion in order to save the mother's life. meg tirrell sat down with that couple. >> as soon as that ultrasound teng technician put that wand on my stomach and i saw the baby on the screen, i knew something was wrong. >> reporter: 12 weeks into jan's pregnancy, they got news that their baby had a disorder. the longer the pregnancy continued, the higher the risk for developing life-threatening high blood pressure. >> i wanted to be pregnant and have this baby. but she wasn't going to live and

my health was at rick too. >> >> reporter: jen and john are idahoans through and through. they're raising their 2-year-old son here along with 11 cats they took in and ended up adopting. so what happened next made them feel betrayed by the state they love. >> they said, well, because you're in the state of idaho, we could not provide a termination for you. >> they passed a trigger ban that would ban abortion in almost all circumstances if roe v. wade got overturned. of course that happened in june of 2022, so the abortion ban went into effect. now it is illegal in idaho to get an abortion in almost all circumstances, one of the few exceptions is to save the life of the person that is pregnant. >> there is no exception for a circumstance like jens where his health was at risk and her life was not immediately threatened. >> how were you just weighing the risks to yourself and to

your family? >> i knew there was no question in my mind that i was going to travel and get an abortion one way or the other because i knew my season son deserves a chance to have mis mother here and healthy and a nonviable pregnancy is not worth risking that comfort and safety to my living son. >> jen and john ended up driving six hours from idaho to caldwell, for an abortion. >> we felt like we were fleeing and had to do so under the cover of darkness. it was a really bizarre feeling. like we were going to get -- like we are criminals that have to hide from the state. >> reporter: those kind of drives are becoming more common. >> this is one of the least densely populates states in the whole country. one doctor we spoke with said

that in the rural area, the drives were 65 miles for her patients to get this kind of care. now with abortion banned in idaho, they said drives are more than 300 miles. lease laws are weighing doctors too. dr. julie lions has practiced near sun valley for 18 years. >> it is a little bit terrifying to know that we can't practice our full scope. that we are now needing to manage and triage patients often outside of the state to get the reproductive health care they need. >> many of the colleagues they depend on have left the state. >> we had ten doctors taking care of women in idaho. that is down to five. >> and she said the laws are changing how she talks to parents on the first visit in a healthy pregnancy. >> we more than ever are having that discussion. like if you need to go out of state, you into he had to check

with your insurance. you need to make sure that you buy life flightin sh insurance. many of my patients are scared to to be pregnant in idaho. >> when you expect to talk about prenatal vitamins and what i'm eating. >> it is suppose to be a happy and wonderful visit and then we have this whole other discussion of -- around how care looks now. >> back across the state, jen and john have recently have that conversation because their pregnant again. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> how does this pregnancy feel knowing what you went through for your last pregnancy? >> anxiety, nervousness, and hoping that everything goes well. i have friends that are pregnant at the same time as me here in the state and we all kind of share the same sentiment. we all just hope that we get through this pregnancy unscathed.

>> reporter: both jen and dr. lions are plaintiffs in the state over the abortion law and the lack of medical exceptions. dr. lions' health care system isn't party to the same lawsuit. cnn reached out to idaho attorney general office and we did hear back from them. they told us the law quote, safeguards the life of pregnant women and said that the state' health care system, quote, is stronger and better serves women and children when our doctors prioritize saving two lives rather than prioritizing abortion on demand. end quote. >> meg tirrell, thanks so much for that report. we're hours away from kickoff of super bowl lviii. andy scholes joins us live from las vegas. are you losing your voice? have the days been fun there in vegas? >> yeah. amara and victor, the days an fights are all running together at this point. it is still saturday night here for a lot of people in las vegas

but it is quickly going to turn to super bowl sunday. and boy do we have a great game between the chiefs and the 49ers. and some of the fun prop bets you could make on this game and there are some involving taylor swift.

♪ super bowl sunday. it is finally here. in less than 11 hours the san francisco 49ers and the kansas city chiefs will square off in the big game. >> cnn's sports anchor andy scholes is outside the stadium in las vegas. big day. fewer than 11 hours now. >> oh, yeah, victor and amara. i cannot wait for this game. the 49ers are 2-point favorites. walking around vegas, overwhelming amount of people, they're picking the chiefs in this game.

i think that's because no one wants to bet against patrick mahomes. this is his fourth super bowl appearance in just his sixth season as a starter. he's 10-3 in his career as an underdog and he's never lost here in las vegas. he is a perfect 4-0 at allegiant stadium. if he can get his third ring at just 28 years old, you know, could he then eventually catch tom brady's record of seven super bowl titles? mahomes is aware of the incredible pace he's on, but he's focused on the niners. >> i mean, i'm not even close to halfway so i haven't put a lot of thought into it. your goal is to be the best player you can be. i know i'm blessed to be around a lot of great players around me so right now it's doing whatever i can to beat a great 49ers team and get the third ring. ask me that question in 15 years and i'll see if i can get close to seven but seven seems like a long ways away still. >> all right. this is the super bowl. that means you can pretty much

bet on anything that has to do with the game. all kinds of fun prop bets. show you some of my favorites. start with the coin toss. this is kind of a boring bet, 50-50. tales is winning 30-27 all time in super bowls including seven of the last ten. what does that mean? that means heads is due. maybe you go heads this year for the old coin toss. what colored gatorade is going to get poured on the winning coach? purple is the favorite. orange pays 5 to 1. that's what the chiefs used back in 2020 when they won. some good value there. of course, there are some taylor swift prop bets you can make at certain sports books and one of them, will she get mentioned in if the super bowl mvp speech? that only pays about 5 to 1. and then the big one, will travis kelce propose after winning the game on the field? guys, somehow this only pays 8 to 1, which i think is

ridiculously low. first of all, the cheeiefs haveo win and then kelce has to actually do it which i think -- i don't think there's any chance he does it for a number of reasons. one, he would take away from the rest of his teammates i think who just won the super bowl. two, amara, help me on this, do women want to get proposed to when everyone is talking about it maybe happening? >> no. no. not at all. >> exactly. >> he'd have to surprise her on a yacht or something. >> listen, they're getting so much attention already. taylor swift mania. >> yes, they are. >> maybe there's a little fatigue setting in in. there's a lot of talk about her. there is a game. >> yes. >> there is a game. >> a pretty big one. >> and halftime show. >> and halftime show. >> yes. >> with a man named usher? >> yeah. looking forward to that.

>> looking forward to that as well. andy, good to see you. hopefully you don't have too much fun. i'm saying that for your wife. have a good one. >> i'll try. >> all right. coming up, a cnn exclusive. vice president kamala harris's plans to meet with arab american community leaders fall apart over concern's about the administration's stance on gaza. what we're hearing from those who were supposed to attend.