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viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm lynda kinkade. good to have you with us. ahead on "cnn newsroom" -- >> it's in the best interest of all to permanently deactivate the scorpion unit. >> activists hail a victory in the fight for police reform. it comes after the release of video showing the fatal beating of tyre nichols. details plus where the case against the officers involved goes from here. donald trump says he's even more angry about the direction of the country as he hits the campaign trail ahead of the 2024 u.s. presidential election. and he has advice for one of his potential rivals. and the australian open men's final is underway this hour. we'll break down the highlights of the match so far with cnn's sports' coy wire.

when 29-year-old tyre nichols is laid to rest this wednesday in memphis, tennessee, it will be in a city that no longer has a special police unit known as scorpion. activists had been demanding the anti-crime squad be terminated in the wake of nichols' death three weeks ago. on saturday, the police department announced that scorpion had been permanently disbanded. it also confirmed that the five officers who fatally beat nichols on january 7th were all assigned to the anti-crime unit. as nichols' family grievous and prepares for his upcoming funeral, u.s. president joe biden spoke with the victims' parents on friday, sharing his own personal experience of losing a son. here's some of that conversation. >> i promise you, it's going to have an impact on the other children as well, because they will -- i mean, it's going to not only have a negative impact, but a positive impact.

it's going to be, you know, a model for them. >> yes, he will. >> because, you know, that awful expression, only the good die young, it just is -- he was a hell of a kid and a handsome boy. >> thank you. you know, mr. president, he actually tattooed my mname on hs arm. >> i do know that! god love it. that's what you call something special, mom. that's what you call something special. >> yes, sir. >> the nichols' case and the shocking videos have stirred up a lot of anger with loud calls for justice and police reform across the united states. all of saturday's protests were peaceful with only minor disturbances reported. well, for the latest, here's cnn's shimon prokupecz in memphis. and we need to warn you, some of

the images in his report are graphic. >> reporter: a significant move here by the memphis police department. the police chief announcing that they are disbanding the scorpion unit. this is the unit that the five former officers were part of. their tactics have been called into question. of course, we saw their aggressive moves when they pulled over tyre nichols. and when it was learned that these five officers were part of that scorpion unit, many of the community members and, of course, nichols' family all came out asking that the police chief disband this unit. now, what this unit does is that they drive around in unmarked cars, aggressively fighting crime. and some of their tactics have come into question. and because of the concerns raised by the community, the police chief said that she met with officers in that unit, and they all decided that in the interest of trying to heal the wounds here and try and help

some of the work that the police department and the community knows that they're going to need to do to try to win back their respect, she is going to disband it. and then we'll see what happens. you know, certainly, there's a lot more work here to do, as this investigation continues. shimon prokupecz, cnn, memphis, tennessee. well, earlier, my colleague spoke with civil rights attorney areva martin on how quickly both the city and the police department responded to this tragic event. take a listen. >> i think they acted in a fashion that's quicker than what we have typically seen in these cases to, one, fire the officers that were involved, charge them with these very serious charges, second-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault. but i think there is still so much that we don't know about this case. i am disturbed by the police chief's refusal to come before

press conference to answer questions. i know she sat down with our colleague, don lemon, to give an interview. but we've not seen the police chief. we've not been able to ask her questions. the public has not been able to ask her critical questions. and we're hearing from citizens on the ground in memphis that there were problems with the scorpion unit well before their attack on mr. nichols. that many citizens came forward and complained about their aggressive tactics. and that those complaints were for the most part ignored. so i think there's still accountability to be had. and i don't know if this police chief will survive this entire incident, because her leadership is under scrutiny. and so far, what we've seen doesn't look good. >> it doesn't look good. do you anticipate more charges might be brought against other officers? >> i agree with ben crump that there are other officers who definitely should be investigated, including, we know

there were two sheriff's deputies that were on the scene from the county there in memphis. we also know that there were emt workers who were on the scene. from the video that we saw, those workers were walking around, at least for 15 if not more minutes before they actually started to render aid to mr. nichols. they also had a duty to render aid. and they failed to do it, or at least they didn't do it in a prompt manner. i would like to see the investigation continue. and if warranted, additional charges brought. and i'm also encouraged by the u.s. attorney's office, and the press conference that they gave, and the statement that they gave, indicating that there is a federal criminal civil rights action that is being investigated. and i also hope the department of justice goes into that memphis police department and does a widespread investigation of its practices and its policies, because it's clear to me that, like the chief said, there was no evidence of reckless driving on the part of mr. nichols. and perhaps he was racially

profiled. >> well, after the police videos of nichols were made public friday, this was the reaction on saturday. >> reporter: mostly peaceful demonstrations in cities across the u.s. and everywhere, the message was the same. justice for tyre nichols and reform the nation's police departments. we get more now from cnn's polo sandoval in new york. >> reporter: well, here in the united states, it was another night of demonstrations from coast-to-coast, in the wake of the release of the series of videos showing the beating of tyre nichols on friday night. there was one incident in times square where at least three arrests were reported. but outside of that, according to authorities, things have remained relatively peaceful. on saturday night, another group of protesters coming together here in manhattan, hoping to stand in solidarity with the

nichols' family, hoping that their voice makes it to memphis and beyond. here's what one of the organizers of saturday night's event told our affiliate about why they're coming together here in new york. >> so we are out here to fight and call for justice once again and continuously, because the work did not stop in 2020, it didn't stop in 2021, and it did not stop in 2022. we are still here and we are still fighting until justice is done. >> reporter: new york city's police commissioner did say that they will continue to have officers out in full force, not only making sure that citizens stay safe, but also to make sure that they protect the right for these individuals to peacefully assemble throughout the city here. they did say, also, that they are really expressing outrage, as well, after seeing that video that was released. that series of videos that was released on friday night. that's really what we're also hearing from other police departments in other parts of the country, strongly condemning what the world saw when those videos were released. polo sandoval, cnn, new york. >> well, the gofundme page set

up by tyre nichols' mother has far exceeded her original goal. at last check, the donations are approaching $1 million. the money will be used in part to pay for a skate park in tyre's memory. on saturday, demonstrators called for people to join them in skating for tyre. money will also be used to pay for mental health services for his mother and stepfather. in addition to skateboarding, tyre's mother said her son loved to take pictures of sunsets. well, four people were shot on a boat saturday, one of them fatally. a 2-year-old child is among those shot and is now in hospital in stable condition. an adult man and woman are in critical condition and a 6-year-old child suffered critical injuries in a car accident at the scene. baltimore mayor brendan scott expressed his anger over the shooting. >> we're talking about someone

dead. a woman shot. a child shot. another child injured. another person shot. over what? and i see a lot of folks and really at this point, i'm talking to folks that look like me, to black men in baltimore. i see a lot of folks trying to be acting like they tough, but they're really weak, because only weak people shoot somebody when you know children are right there. >> well, police believe one or more gunmen opened fire, but are unsure of the intended target. authorities are investigating. and another shooting in california, the fourth mass shooting in the state in a week. three people were killed, four others injured in an upscale neighborhood in los angeles. local cnn affiliate kabc reports that three victims were shot inside a car, the other four while standing outside a home. the station says the injured are in critical condition. the motive for the shooting is unknown, but an investigation is underway. ukraine wants more than just tanks as it prepares for a new

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ukraine is taking russian artillery fire in the east as it works to get more firepower to fight back. an official said on friday that russia had unleashed artillery attacks launching close to 300 strikes over the last day. ukraine is concerned the town could be a springboard for future russian advances if it's captured. well, meanwhile, ukraine says it's in talks with western allies about getting u.s. long-range missiles. the so-called attack ems system would enable ukraine to hit russian bases behind the front lines. washington is reluctant to send it, because of concerns ukraine could use it to hit targets inside russia. but ukraine's president says the weapon would make moscow think twice about shelling ukraine.

>> translator: it would be possible to stop this russian terror if we could provide our military with relevant missile power so that terrorists do not feel impunity. ukraine needs long-range missiles, in particular, to remove this option for invaders to destroy ukrainian cities using missile launchers deployed far from the front line. >> well, for more, fred pleitgen is standing by in the ukrainian city of kramatorsk standing by. good to have you with us. so what is the strategy behind that, why is russia continuing to hit that town with a barrage of assault. >> reporter: it's a strategic town that the russians want and the ukrainians want to keep. it's a small settlement. it's a mining town for coal mining. however, both the russians and the ukrainians believe that whoever controlling that town also controls some pretty important routes, both to the south and to the east of ukraine. and that whoever controls that area, obviously has a much

better position in trying to maneuver both in the house and to the south as well, that's in the east and to the east. of course, right now, that's where most of the massive front lines are. and the ukrainians have been saying that the russians have really being hitting ukrainian positions in that town and around that town and trying to make some advances as well. really using some pretty strong weapons, also, including thermal barrack weapons, which is an awful rocket launching system which does inflict a big toll wherever it lands. however, so far, the ukrainians are saying that the russians are not having very much success. in fact, there was some video that was released by the ukrainians showing or appearing to show a failed russian assault on vuhledar with the russians in the end having to abandon their vehicles and some of the wounded having to crawl away who were left behind by the russian infantry. so right now the ukrainians are saying they're taking a lot of fire from the russians in that area. however, they're also saying that the assaults so far have not been successful by the

russians. but in general, lynda, one of the things we've been seeing throughout the past couple of days, maybe the last couple of weeks as well is the russians have really fortified their positions in the east of the country. they've brought in a lot more heavy armor. it goes all the way to the north, obviously, around the area where we are, there's some really heavy fighting that's been going on as well. where we can really see that the russians are moving a lot of gear and moving a lot of soldiers into this area. obviously trying to improve their position and also trying to go on a counterattack as well, lynda? >> and fred, ukraine wants these tactical long-range missiles from the u.s. the ukrainian president zelenskyy calling them vital. at this stage, the u.s. won't go that far, fearing that it could escalate the situation, right? >> yeah, not just -- yeah, that's something that the u.s. has said. and the big fear, obviously, that the biden administration has, is that these attack-'em missiles could be used to hit

ukrainian territory. and there are some say that that's exactly what they intend to do. the ukrainians say that since they've had these longer multiple-rocket systems with guided rockets from the u.s., they've been able to hit a lot of russian weapons depots, for instance, also a lot of logistics centers for the russians that are a bit further away from the front lines. what the russians apparently have done in the meantime, is they've moved a lot of their logisticses even further away from the front line to move them out of the range of these guided multiple rocket-launching systems calledhymares that have a range of about 50 miles. so the ukrainians say they immediate to be able to reach further, the places where they have their logistics, their weapons depots, their large weapons depots to be able to stop the russian from doing things like they're doing right now, which is hitting the ukrainians with massive barrages of artillery and multiple rocket-launching systems themselves. the ukrainians say this is absolutely vital. it seems that the biden administration is not yet in a

position where they say they want to go that far and hand these missiles to the ukrainians, lynda. >> frederick pleitgen, good to have you on the story for us in kramatorsk, ukraine, thanks so much. well, israel's prime minister has announced new proposals to fire what he calls terrorism after a pair of shootings in jerusalem. benjamin netanyahu says the measures would in part exact a price on suspected terrorists, and those who support them and also enable more citizens to carry weapons for defense. now, this comes after the latest shooting was stopped by two civilians carrying licensed weapons. police say both of them shot and injured the suspected gunman after he wounded two people in saturday's attack. and it happened less than a day after another shooting left seven people dead. >> reporter: in jerusalem, hundreds of israelis mourned the victims of friday's attack during a protest against israel's government. let's get more from eliot

gotkin, who joins us from jerusalem. eliot, good to have you with us. so this is a test for netanyahu. the question is, does he have a plan that will bring calm, that would de-escalate the situation? or could it potentially escalate it? just take us through his response. >> lynda, prime minister netanyahu was actually holding another cabinet meeting today and was reiterating that in his words, you know, they're not looking for escalation, but i suppose there is a very real concern that some of the measures announced, which were reiterated today at the cabinet meeting, measures that were announced last night in a secure cabinet meeting, that those could end up leading to some kind of escalation in the situation. and i want to read out to you the kind of six-point plan that was outlined by the security cabinet last night. so, first of all, they said that they would seal the home of the palestinian gunman on friday, who killed seven israelis. and that they will seal the home with a plan to destroy it.

now, the police have confirmed that's already been sealed. benjamin netanyahu saying the plan is to destroy that home later. they're talking about the national insurance rights, additional benefits from the families of attackers that support such acts will be revoked. they're talking about legislation. they're going to be discussing legislation to revoke the israeli identity cards of families of attackers that support terrorism in their words. that's something that they were discussing today. and as was mentioned earlier, they're talking about expanding and expediting the licensing of firearms, noting that two of the group that came under attack from the 13-year-old palestinian boy on saturday when they were shot by him, that they were able to fire back and prevent any casualties in that particular incident. the next point was that they were going to decide on strength -- on steps to strengthen settlements in the west bank. now, again today, netanyahu referred to this, but didn't

actually give any specifics. those specifics will come at a later point, but said that this was to show that for those that are trying to uproot israel from its home, that there is a price to be paid. finally, talking about the expansion and reinforcement of military arrests to collect illegal weapons, to be carried out. so those are the main plans from netanyahu. but i should say that after yesterday evening and also this morning, there have been more violent incidents taking place. there was an attempted shooting at a settlement by the dead sea, by a palestinian attacker. it seems in that instance, the army says that the gun malfunctioned. that another settlement in the northern part of the west bank, that there was an attempt to infiltrate that settlement by a palestinian and that the security guard killed that attacker as well. and then palestinian officials talking about dozens of settlers setting fire to cars and property and even one house last night, as well. so no signs of de-escalation i'm

afraid here, lynda. >> certainly a lot of violence. elliott, the u.s. secretary of state blinken is scheduled to visit israel in the coming bwee. is that video going ahead as planned? and if so, are there increased security measures being put in place? >> he actually just landed here in cairo, he will be here tomorrow speaking with israeli officials and palestinian officials as well. the trip is going ahead as planned. of course, perhaps the content will be changed, he will be in person expressing his condolences for the israelis that were killed in those attacks over the jewish sabbath. and perhaps, also, discussing the security coordination between israel and the palestinians which the palestinian authorities said were ending in the wake of those gun battles between israeli security forces and militants on thursday that left nine palestinians dead. so, perhaps the content will change slightly. no doubt, iran will also be on

the agenda, but some analysts are saying that this will e effectively turn into a condolence call in the wake of those attacks over the jewish sabbath. in terms of his planned visit and in terms of the kind of additional security that israel will put in place for that visit, i don't think there's been any real change there in that respect. lynda? >> okay. we will follow that trip closely, eliot gotkin in jerusalem, good to have you with us. thank you. well, donald trump returns to the campaign trail with a new message to voters. ahead, we'll tell you about his strategy to win support as he braces for a challenge from a fellow republican. plus, memphis police announce a major departmental shake up after video shows officers fatally beating an unarmed man, tyre nichols. just ahead, we'll explain what's changed and what still needs to happen.

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welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm lynda kinkade. this is "cnn newsroom." good to have you with us. well, the memphis police department has announced the permanent end of a special anti-crime unit known as scorpion. it comes just a day after the city released graphic videos of five scorpion officers fatally beating 29-year-old tyre nichols. police have confirmed all of the officers were with that special

unit. it's not clear why they targeted nichols or became overly aggressive towards him. as nichols' family grieves and prepares for his upcoming funeral, u.s. president joe biden spoke with the victim's parents on friday, sharing his own personal experience of losing his son. the street corner where nichols was brutally beaten was only a short distance from his home. the site has become a makeshift memorial with people stopping by to pay their respects. steve cohen represents parts of memphis in the u.s. congress, and on saturday he spoke with cnn's pamela brown about the duty of other police officers who may be present and could have intervened in a situation like this. take a listen. >> the duty to render aid is a major part of a police officer's job to protect and serve. and those officers did not do that. they were probably other officers involved. there was an officer back at the

scene who was, i think, a sixth member of the scorpion unit, who didn't go to the scene. he was the person who drove up in the first video that had his body camera or his camcorder working. and he said, i hope they stop him. i'm afraid what he said was indicative of the attitude of the scorpion unit and maybe police in general, but more likely the scorpion unit specifically, to take their aggressions out and take the law in their own hands. and this is always wrong. so i think -- i don't know how they've been trained. i know they've been trained well. i hope this group particularly learned their lesson and they acted on basically blue testosterone and ego. but it started with that. when they grabbed him out of the car, it wasn't, excuse me -- you know, excuse me, but, let me -- show us your driver's license. and why did you run that light or why did you run out of lane or whatever it could have been?

we saw them giving what were probably george santos-type descriptions of what he did earlier, he was in the wrong lane, he reached for my gun. these were alibis they were posting knowing that they were on video and laying out their defense. i can't trust any one of them because they didn't take their oath of office to heart, because they beat him to hell. there were three of them, one kicked him, one punched him, the other hit him with the baton and the other one held them. all three are rotten apples and i commend the police chief for doing what she did. but she and mayor strickland have the toughest job coming forward. they need to clean the department of bad apples, get intensive training, make sure de-escalation comes first. i've had a bill for about eight years in the congress, since george floyd, saying that we need to have training of officers in other ethnic groups to understand ethnic differences and to look at de-escalating tense situations.

the memphis police department trains, but they need to make it more of a regular part of the curriculum that there is undertaken and observed and protocol taken out by the officers, to de-escalate. there was no effort to de-escalate. >> well, former u.s. president donald trump spoke about the video of the memphis police beating, tyre nichols, while he was out on the campaign trail. he said the footage was horrible, but when he was asked if it made him rethink police reform, trump said, crime still needs to be stopped. >> at the same time, you have to stop crime. so it's sort of like individual people, you have to get the right people that know when you have to be tough and when not to be tough. this was a case of being very, very tough. overly, overly brazen. it was sad to watch. it was a very sad thing to watch. he was begging for his mother. and that was a sad thing to

watch. it's not a question of reform, it's a question of having people what you have to do. >> trump's political rallies were the first since he announced his latest presidential bid in november. in a series of speeches, he said his new campaign would focus on the future and that he's more fired up than ever. >> they said, he's not campaigning! this is like about a month ago when i announced. well, i said, you know, i've got two years. they said, he's not doing rallies! he's not campaigning! maybe he's lost that step. we didn't -- i'm more angry now and i'm more committed now than i ever was. >> cnn's gabby orr has more on trump's campaign events. >> reporter: well, donald trump making his return to the campaign trail on saturday, holding back-to-back events in new hampshire and south carolina. unveiling his leadership team in south carolina, as well as two

endorsements. one from south carolina governor henry mcmaster, the other from senator lindsey graham. and announcing a new campaign hire in new hampshire. outgoing republican state chairman steve step nick will join the trump campaign as a senior adviser as a first in the nation primary state. the former president surrounded himself with supporters at both of these events, but there are several republicans who said that they still are waiting to see how the gop primary field takes shape in 2024. who else jumps in. some of them have mentioned nikki haley, the former governor of south carolina, who is considering a presidential campaign of her own. the former president saying on his campaign plane that he encouraged haley to run if that's what's in her heart. he said, quote, go by your heart and launch a campaign if you want to. and so that could potentially make for a very interesting primary here in south carolina. cnn, gabby orr, in columbia, south carolina. >> we are tracking a conservative party shake up in the uk. last hour, we learned british

prime minister rishi sunak has sacked party chairman nahowi. this comes after an investigation into an independent investigation i zahawi's personal finances. zahawi has tweeted a statement in response saying, it was a privilege to serve in successive governments. he also said he was proud of his role in the covid vaccine rollout and the mourning period for the late queen elizabeth. well, this was the scene in lima, peru, on saturday, as police and protesters clashed on the streets. >> one person died during the demonstrations, bringing the protest-related death toll to 58. it comes after peru's congress rejected a motion that would have set a date for the country's next presidential vote. demonstrators have been

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well, in the u.s., more than 13 million people are under windchill alerts, as dangerously cold air and gusty winds across move across parts of north dakota and northern minnesota. it could feel as close as 50 degrees below zero tonight into tomorrow and cause frostbite on

exposed skin in ten minutes, making this the coldest temperatures since that record-breaking freeze since christmas. it's already causing traffic chaos. officials in wisconsin believe snow, ice, and whiteout conditions were a factor in a massive 85-car pileup on friday. at least 21 people were taken to hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. people in new zealand are facing a tremendous cleanup and recovery and the death toll now stands at 4 after torrential rains caused massive flooding and widespread damage in auckland. the country's most popular city. auckland airport resumed international flights earlier today after high water disrupted operations. officials say friday was the city's wettest day on record, with the amount of rainfall equal to an entire summer's worth of rain. new zealand's new prime minister, chris hipkins, surveyed damage areas -- damaged areas and met with emergency

services. he says the government will provide as much support as possible. well, search and rescue teams say they have responded to more than 400 emergency calls during those storms. and earlier, my colleague, michael holmes, spoke with the deputy mayor of auckland, new zealand, about the floods. >> it's really been very, very tough for aucklanders. and this of course, comes s straight after the covid issues, too. so from a mental health perspective, it's causing quite a lot of trauma, as well. >> yeah, i understand the military was even mobilized to help. just how stretched were emergency services given the size of what unfolded? i know there was initial criticism of the initial response. >> look, every emergency vehicle has been deployed for auckland. we got word from the weather service that the weather was going to get very bad on friday

night. the emergency services met, they talked about having a state of emergency that was lift until about 8:30, quarter to nine, and within eight minutes, the state of emergency was called. but the mayor did that following advice from the emergency services people. and as i said, there was probably eight minutes between when they asked for it and when it was deployed. as a result, that gave police and other agencies the power to enforce eviction from homes where there was damage. >> well, thankfully, the heavy rains have eased for now, but more wet weather is expected in the coming days. michael holmes has more. >> reporter: mud on the floor, waterlogged drawers. this is what the floods left behind in auckland. this was someone's house, full of a lifetime of possessions. residents say it took just minutes before chest-deep waters washed through it. no time to save anything except

themselves. >> i felt quite helpless. never been in that situation be before. it happened real fast. >> reporter: new zealand's new prime minister inspected the damage by air and on the ground and says the cleanup will be massive. that's because the amount of rain that fell friday in auckland has never reached such recorded levels in such a short amount of time. the city had its worst downpour on record, a burst of about 240 millimeters of rain falling in just a few hours. the heavy rains caused flash floods, closing highways, grounding flights, and stranding passengers, plunging neighborhoods underwater. >> the water is up here, but when we try to open that door, outside. >> reporter: the waters have since receded, but there are new

fears in auckland and further south where the storm has moved. the saturated ground giving way to landslides in some areas, leaving houses dangling from cliffs and backyards sliding down hills. stunned neighbors are trying to determine the scale of the damage using the drier conditions to try to find anything savageable from their homes. >> i have been in this community my whole life, 45 years, i have never seen lit like this. >> reporter: but the brief cleanup that was started may have to be on hold as meteorologists say there is more rain in the forecast, michael holmes, cnn. well, still ahead on "cnn newsroom," the women's winner at the australian open. >> i think i need a few more days to realize -- i mean, i'm still -- i still feel like i'm on another planet, triying to understand what happened. >> reporter: champion irina

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welcome back. the australian open now drawing to a close. and there is a new women's champion, irina sabalenka won her first ground slam yesterday. barbara shet and laura robson have this wrap-up. >> the first grand slam title for irina sabalenka. do you think there's going to be more coming up for her? i think so. i think she has a good chance if she continues to play like that? >> she's had her best resultss t u.s. open. now that she's got the first one out of the way, why not. she is incredible. i think this is now like the monkey off her back. get the nerves out of the way, the first one in the back pocket. i totally think she's going to do it again. >> we have to talk about elena, big disappointment for her. she won the title last year in wimbledon. we thought she had the edge going into this match because she knew or what she had to

expect pretty much. are you disappointed with her performance? what would you have liked to see her doing better, maybe -- >> not at all! >> i think you could tell from her reaction at the end of the match, she knew it was a good match. and the fact that she wasn't so disappointed, she still made a really lovely speech. just shows, you know, the level was high. and so it's one of those matches where you can walk off court with your head held high. my opponent was too good today. there are things that she could have changed, could have gone down more the line. but these are such small things that ultimately didn't matter in the grand scheme of things. she just came up against someone a little bit better today. >> it was a high-class women's final today here at the australian open. we're happy that we could witness that and it's back to you in the studio. >> thanks so much to barbara schet and laura robson. the men's final is in its third set with novak djokovic in control against its greek rival. and with me now for more on that

is coy wire. good to see you. so, match is underway. novak djokovic won his first australian open 15 years ago, when he was just 20. how's it looking for him this time? >> so far, so good. this mission down there was really two-fold. one to move past the drama of his covid deportation, and the other was a cache 22 of sorts, catching raf phfael nadal's maj titles. he's in a dogfight right now, but after a comfortable first set win, djokovic just took a second set tiebreak over stefani tsit tsitsipas. the raf wants to tie raphfael nadal east 22 major titles and secure the world number one. tsitsipas also chasing history. he needs a monumental rally to become the first player from greece to ever win a grand slam title and become the first greek

player to become world number one. it is championship sunday in a different world, as well, in the nfl. by the end of the day, we will know which two teams will be playing in the super bowl in arizona. in the early game, it's going to be the san francisco 49ers facing the philadelphia eagles. 49ers quarterback brock mupurdys so-called mr. irrelevant, the last pick in this season's draft, but a perfect 8-0 as a starter taking over, the niners are red hot having won 12 straight games. now comes their toughest challenge yet, they face the top-seeded eagles in front of some of the most raucous fans in sport. coach nick sirianni expects the fans to live up to their reputation. >> they can get a little more amped up, because of the stakes of this game, right? and they are going to be a little bit more amped up, and i say welcome. welcome, i welcome that and be as loud as they possibly can be, and with as energetic and it's

going to be great. it's going to be a great atmosphere. >> when i played in the nfl, lynda, thaft was one of two places that my parents would not wear my jersey, was philadelphia, because they were so rowdy. he'll rally for a rematch of last year's afc title game when joe burrow and the senate bengals beat the chief. burrow has never lost to mahomes. a perfect 3-0. teammates even called kansas city's historic arrowhead stadium burrohead and chief players like all-prodefender chris jones have recognized and using it as a rally cry. >> it's like a 4-3, right? same thing, same circumstances under burrowhead stadium, so feeling good about it. >> did you just say burrowhead stadium? >> yeah, burrowhead stadium.

>> big chip on his shoulder and the whole team. finally, some sunday motivation for everyone around the world. buffalo bills safety damar hamlin speaking publicly for the first time since he suffered cardiac arrest on the field earlier this month. his message one of thanks and gratitude. >> what happened to me on monday night football, i feel, is a direct example of god using me as a vessel to share my passion and my love directly from my heart with the entire world and i'm able to give it back to kids and communities all across the world who need it the most and that's always been my dream. i couldn't do this without any of the support and the love and i can't wait to continue to take y'all on this journey with me. >> incredible that he is there, holding up those heart hands. >> i'm amazing, watching that as he went down. >> american heart association say 90% of people who suffer cardiac arrest don't make it.

he is there and continuing to inspire. >> coy wire, good to see you. thanks so much. we'll be watching football later today. and that wraps up this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm lynda kinkade, don't forget, follow me on twitter and instagram @lyndakincade, and @coywire. "cnn newsroom" is up next. for the rest of the world, it's "decoded." every day, millions of things need to get to where they're going. and at chevron, we're working to help reduce the carbon intensity of the fuels thatat keep things movin. today, we're producing renewable didiesel that canan be used in existing diesel tanks. and we're committed to increasing our renewable fuels production. because as we work toward a lower carbon future, it's only human to keep moving forward.

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