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>> we think this was part of the culture of the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit. >> what was done to tyre was a vicious violent gang assault camouflaged as policing. >> he was a human being. his life mattered. >> the black of black america is on your hands so stand up and do something. >> announcer: live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster and bianca nobilo. >> it's monday, january 30th, 9:00 a.m. in london, 3:00 a.m. in memphis, tennessee, where a young black man's death at the hands of police is demanding change from systemic racism in america. >> family and friends are preparing to lay tyre nichols to rest as calls to tackle criminal justice reform are growing louder. >> in communities of color, they often have different types of

policing than many of our white brothers and sisters have in their community and this video illustrates it that it's just culture that says it doesn't matter whether the police officers are black, hispanic or white, that it is somehow allowed for you to tramp on the constitutional rights of certain citizens from certain ethnicities and certain communities and we have to have a logic conversation about this. >> five former officers have lost their jobs with the memphis police department and are facing charges in nichols' death, the local district attorney explained why all should be charged with the same crimes. >> each of the five defendants participated in a different way in the death of tyre nichols. all of them acted together and all of them, their actions taken together resulted in tyre nichols' death and under the principles of criminal responsibility under tennessee

law we feel comfortable in bringing the same charges against all five of the defendants and we're confident we'll be able to prove each element of those charges beyond a reasonable doubt once we get to trial. >> the former officers who were charged all belong to the memphis pd s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit aimed at tackling violent crime. that is being permanently disbanded. the police chief is being praised but there are still an answers called for by the department and the chief itself. >> i think there is a reckoning coming for the police department and for the leadership. there are going to be -- the tough questions are not going to go away and not going to calm down in any way and she's going to have to answer not just to the council but to the citizens and really the world. clearly there were other officers there. i'm curious as to why they have not been disciplined or

suspended. i hope to know that tomorrow, monday morning so direct answer to your query is, c.j., chief davis will have to answer to that. >> during a news conference in memphis sunday night, the president of the tennessee chapter of the naacp said congressional action on police reform is needed. cnn's isabel rosales has more. >> reporter: we heard from the naacp in tennessee. the president applauding the memphis police chief for firing those officers involved in the beating of tyre nichols. and for doing so within 20 days, not waiting months to a year to do that. also, she applauded the d.a. for charging those officers involved and finally demonstrators who took to the streets peacefully around the u.s., that president saying we've shown the world how you do it. here's what all she had to say. >> we come to call on action by congress by failing to craft and

pass bills to stop police brutality, you are writing another plaque man's obituary. the blood of black america is on your hand so stand up and do something. >> family attorney and civil rights attorney ben crump saying that the work is far from over, that reform needs to happen on a national scale. >> well, in our community we say this is the blueprint going forward, whether the officers are black or white, we expect to see swift action and swift justice even if it's a white police officer that abuse us. >> reporter: back in memphis, the official gofundme for tyre nichols' mother and father for the family has crossed over the million dollar mark since those videos were released on friday. those donations will go toward helping out his parents, specifically with their mental health services and for taking time off of work. also, written within that gofundme is that they hope to use the money to build a

memorial skate park. we know tyre was so in love with skating and sunsets. isabel rosales, cnn, atlanta. renewed focus has putted george floyd justice and policing act back in the spotlight. it passed the house in 2021 but not the senate and family lawyer says all of washington should work to get the bill passed. >> shame on us if we don't use his tragic death to finally get the george floyd justice and policing act passed. we told president biden that when he talked to us because, you know, he should marshal the united states senate with senator booker, senator schumer and they should try to get the house to re-engage. >> the measure proposes a ban on racial and religious profiling by law enforcement along with certain police procedures and it

overhauls what's known as qualified immunity which protects police officers from being sued in civil court. the senate majority whip says it's time to return to negotiations. senator booker, chairman of the subcrime committee has been working on this for years. i think he and north scott should sit down again quickly to see if we can revive that effort. that in and of itself is not enough. we need a national conversation about policing in a responsible, constitutional and humane way. >> what strikes me is the lack of respect for human life. so i don't know that any law, any training, any reform is going to change -- this man was handcuffed, they continued to beat him. i don't think they represent the vast majority of law enforcement but i don't know that there's anything you can do to stop the evil we saw in that video. >> the congressional black caucus has asked for a meeting with president joe biden to discuss criminal justice reform. in the coming hours,

students attending richneck elementary school in virginia will be back in classes for the first time since a 6-year-old allegedly shot a teacher more than three weeks ago. >> even though the school system is implementing new safety systems, some don't feel it's enough. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the school system in newport news, virginia, confirms that the principal at richneck elementary school which is where that shooting took place over three weeks ago will be reassigned to another position within the school district. she's now the third school system employee to be removed from or to step down from their post since january 6th when a sixth grader on campus shot and wounded his teacher on wednesday, you'll recall, the school board voted to cut ties with the superintendent of the entire school system. there's the assistant principal that resigned. the attorney representing the injured teacher maintaining school administrators were warned three times, the day of

the shooting, that the child was armed with a firearm, but the attorney maintaining they failed to act. she even planks to file a lawsuit against the school system. now, the school district not commenting because of the ongoing investigation but ahead of the first day of classes since that shooting, parents and students and staff still in a tough situation as many of them have to decide whether or not to return to school on monday. michele brown is one of the parents who we've had an opportunity to speak to. her son a third grader on that campus and says she needs to feel reassured those who she believes are responsible are held accountable and school officials are doing everything they can to keep them safe. the school responding trying to reassure parents saying they will install metal detectors and requiring only transparent backpacks on campus they're considering. they want a restructuring of the

school system and administrators in general and for them to take a hard look at the policies in place. polo sandoval, cnn, new york. a murder trial is set to resume in south carolina. alex murdaugh is a disbarred attorney accused of shooting both his wife and son. and we expect to hear cross-examination from his defense team today. >> on top of the murder counts prosecutors allege he committed a string of other crimes and faces 99 charges including accusations he defrauded his clients and former law firm of nearly $9 million. the man arrested for attacking the husband of then u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi says he should have come better prepared on the night of the attack. it's part of many things depape said when he called a san francisco reporter from jail. >> he allowed that call to be recorded which came the same day that a california court released video of the attack. and here's part of that call.

>> think of liberty dying, being killed. systemically and deliberately. they have named an adversary. i paid ta little visit. i messed up. i'm so sorry i didn't get more of them. it's my own fault. no one else to blame. i should have come better prepared. >> this is police body footage showing a man holding pelosi by the arm with a hammer in his other hand. depape facing many state and federal charges for attacking paul pelosi in october and pleaded not guilty. in oregon a man suspected of beating a woman unconscious. >> they warn he may try to change his appearance. over the weekend they said he could be using dating apps either to lure unsuspecting people into helping him escape

or to find new victims. international security is high on the agenda as the u.s. secretary of state continues his trip. >> antony blinken is meeting with egypt's foreign minister after holding talks with the president. >> later he will travel to israel where he is expected to urge calm amid of wave of violence. >> they're taking strict measures to handle the unrest. over the weekend they sealed off the family home of a man they considered a terrorist. >> authorities say he fatally shot 1e67 people near a jerusalem synagogue friday. the prime minister responded with additional security purposes allowing more israeli citizens to carry guns. >> translator: we are not seeking escalation but prepared for any possibility. our answer to terrorism is an iron fist and a powerful, swift and precise response. >> sunday a palestinian official said israeli settlers attacked stores and cars on the west bank

in an apparent response to friday's shooting. cnn's nic robertson joins us live now. a lot of tensions in the background to this u.s. visit. >> reporter: yeah, they weren't expected tension, this spike happened over the past few days and this trip by antony blinken has been -- on the books for a couple of weeks now. he's obviously going to come with a message to both sides to de-escalate and back away from a situation that could raise tensions further. how is that actually going to look? well, israel likely to when he speaks with prime minister benjamin netanyahu to say, look, we've heard and the united states supports you in your efforts to crack down on the terrorism threat that threatens and has taken lives of israeli citizens, but do look very carefully at some of the measures you're proposing. one of those measures is the possibility, the consideration by the government and this was announced over the weekend that

the residency rights of relatives of palestinian attackers could be taken away from those palestinian citizens. that is something that could raise tensions further. it's under consideration. it hasn't been done yet, and another one of the cabinets' points was that it would be strengthening settlements and prime minister netanyahu has a proposal on that that he'll be putting forward later in the week and tough security measures are exactly what his far right coalition government are looking for him to enact and the killing of israeli citizens opens the door for that to press those tougher measures. there's a greater popular sentiment for it, however, that sort of thing that antony blinken would say, look, consider the reaction on the palestinian side and when he goes to meet with palestinian authority leader mahmoud abbas

likely to bring the message, look, one of rain shower yee actions has been to cut off security cooperation with israel and it hurts you and! and that also inflames the tensions so they'll likely be a call on the palestinian authority leadership to reverse that decision but having spoken to several people here who have the views of both sides, it's very clear this spike is -- comes off the back of a year where the death tolls are high and therefore expectations of what secretary blinken can do, the hope it would tamp down the current spike but over the long term i think the realities are that this is -- this is a much deeper problem. >> okay, nic, thanks. u.s. president joe biden is gearing up to meet with the new house speaker as a battle is

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parts of northern new zealand getting hit with more heavy rainfall today on top of the severe rainstorms that battered the region since friday leaving at least four dead. officials don't expect the storm to be as intense but the impact will still be widespread because the ground is already saturated. the education ministry closed all schools in auckland until february the 7th due to the flooding. i was talking to my family there over the weekend and they've never seen anything like it.

75% of all of summer's rainfall in 15 hours. >> it was so sudden as opposed to the amount. >> it's been causing house slips they're seeing all over the city. >> in the u.s. a person was killed and several others injured in a multivehicle accident in wyoming. it happened on saturday in the highway that was covered by snow as you can see. officials say a total of 44 vehicles collided in two separate crashes. the inter-tate will remain close while crews clear the vehicles and debris. that weather is not just in wyoming. over 30 million are under winter weather alerts and over 15 million are under windchill alerts. here's derek van dam with those details for you. >> prepare yourself for yet another arctic blast of air across the midwest and into the northern rockies. get this, temperatures will range from 25 to 35 degrees fahrenheit below where they should be this time of year.

here's a prime example. denver, your normal high, 44. today you only top 7 lonely degrees. another good example, chicago, normal high temperature around freezing. i think you'll only top 12 degrees, this is only short lived. tomorrow and into the day wednesday but certainly cold enough for the national weather service to issue some warnings, in fact, we've got 15 million americans under windchill alerts stretching from the north all the way to the texas and oklahoma panhandle. remember, this is what it feels like on your exposed skin as you step outside. how quickly your exposed skin can experience frostbite and some are quite impressive. some windchill warnings between negative 45 and 55. that's what it feels like. international falls, bismarck, minneapolis all the way southward into des moines, well below zero. where it is headed. it is going to traverse further south and impact places like

oklahoma, texas, as well as arkansas and unfortunately there's precipitation that's going to move through this area. of course, you guessed it. it's going to fall in the form of some type of winter-type precipitation and not the best type either. it's going to potentially lead to icing and sleet across this region. national weather service issuing winter weather alerts, winter storm watches and warnings and this, by the way, includes the dallas-fort worth metroplex. how many separate rounds of sleet and freezing rain potentially moving over the central and eastern portions of texas. this could be significant for travel delays, some of our model picking up a quarter to a half inch of icing from today right through tuesday so something we want to keep a close eye on not to mention the potential for flash flooding along the deep south. back to you. >> thanks, derek. the u.s. federal reserve expected to raise rates once again today when it meets on

wednesday, in fact, but it's widely expected to reduce the pace and raise rates by just a quarter of a percentage point. what happens beyond this week will depend on whether inflation is slowing. a better sense on friday when the jobs report is released. 185,000 jobs were added which could indicate a slowdown. the previous hikes worked to take air out of the economy. u.s. president joe biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy will discuss the debt ceiling when the two sit down for talks wednesday. mr. biden will ask mccarthy if he intends to meet his, quote, constitutional obligation to prevent a national default. >> the white house said previously raising it is not a negotiate but to avoid economic chaos. here's mccarthy's take. >> i know the president said he didn't want to have any discussions but it's important our government is designed to find compromise. i don't think there's anyone in

america who doesn't agree there's wasteful washington spending we can eliminate so i want to sit down together, work out an agreement that we can move forward to put us on a path to balance at the same time not put any of our debt in jeopardy at the same time. >> but there's concern the nation could default if an agreement isn't reached in time. arlette saenz has more from wilmington, delaware. >> reporter: president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy are heading towards a high-stakes showdown over the debt ceiling as the two men are set to meet at the white house on wednesday. this will be the first time biden and mccarthy are meeting in person since mccarthy became house speaker and both sides have said the debt limit will be on the table. now, both men have said they don't want to see the nation default on their debts but for the time being they disagree on how to get there. house speaker kevin mccarthy has insisted that he believes there should be negotiations and that ultimately they believe there need to be spending cuts if the

debt ceiling will be raised but president biden and the white house have insisted that there will be no negotiations over this and that congress must fulfill their obligation to raise the debt ceiling, a spokesperson for the white house saying in a statement, quote, the president will ask speaker mccarthy if he intends to meet his constitutional obligation to prevent a national default as every other house and senate leader in u.s. history has done and as leaders mcconnell, schumer and jefferies have pledged to do. the president, they add, will under score that the economic security of all americans cannot be held hostage to force unpopular cuts on working families. treasury secretary janet yellen said they are using extraordinary measures until this moment and that the nation's debt limit must be raised by early june so certainly this could have huge ripple effects for the u.s. economy if the nation were to default on their debt. the president this week is planning to push some of his accomplishments from the past few years when he travels this

week to promote the bipartisan infrastructure law that was signed just last year. the president will be making stops in baltimore and new york city to tout this law as he's also trying to promote many of his bipartisan achievements ahead of a possible re-election bid in 2024. arlette saenz, cnn, traveling with the president in wilmington, delaware. the justice department says it's trying to meet demands for more information on classified documents found at properties associated with donald trump and president joe biden. >> but they add it'll try to do so without harming ongoing investigations into both matters. senators are calling on authorities to share the documents that were seized. >> our job is to make sure there is not an intelligence compromise and while the director of national intelligence had been willing to brief us earlier, now that you've got the special counsel, the notion that we're going to be left in limbo and can't do your job cannot stand. >> i don't know how

congressional oversight on the documents, actually knowing what they are in any way impedes an investigation. these are probably tears we already have access to. we just don't know which ones they are. >> this week the house oversight committee will hold its first transcribed interview. members are calling for changes to the way that sensitive documents are handled. >> i said when mar-a-lago was raided that this had been a problem in previous administrations. there had been accusations that presidents and vice presidents had mistakenly taken documents that were deemed classified with them. this is always a problem. i don't understand why we can't have a system where someone and if that someone is from the national archives is there overseeing the boxing up of documents because every president and vice president has a right to take personal documents with them. they have a right to go in the private sector and right to write a book but we need to make

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winter weather alerts across the united states, parts of the country could see temperatures below zero. the man who disarmed the monterey park shooting suspect at a second dance studio in alhambra has been awarded a medal of courage by the local police department. brandon tsay was given a certificate of congressional recognition on sunday. the shootings were just over a week ago and left 11 dead as they were celebrating the lunar new year in monterey park. tsay later wrestled the gun away from the suspect at a second dance studio likely preventing another tragedy. >> i want everyone to take the time to grieve, to mourn, to recover, but after i want us, the people of this nation, to take action. >> this footage shows tsay confronting the gunman. for his heroism he's been

invited to joe biden's state of the union address as a guest of the u.s. president. at least 17 people are dead, 83 others injured in an explosion inside a mosque in pakistan. >> police say the blast took place in the northwestern city of peshawar in the middle of afternoon prayers situated inside the police lines and mostly attended by law enforcement officials. russia's deputy foreign minister says it's now pointless to talk with ukraine after the u.s. decided to send tanks to the battlefield. those comments reported by russian state media come just days after president joe biden announced the u.s. would supply ukraine with 31 abrams tanks. meanwhile, the fighting rages on. the mayor says at least one is dead after a missile struck a residential building in kharkiv. three other people were injured in the strike. officials say residents were evacuated and to the south, the

wagner group is claiming to have taken another village in bakhmut. ukraine president volodymyr zelenskyy says the situation in the area is very tough and bakhmut is under constant russian attacks. cnn is following developments and what else did we glean from this interview on russian state media about how the russians are seeing the u.s. and europe's involvement with the war in ukraine and any likely response? >> yeah, what we see is this continued rhetoric from russia that any negotiations are to happen with the u.s., that they see this as essentially a proxy war that the west and u.s. are fighting in ukraine. the attminister saying he belie it's pointless to talk to ukraine, which they call puppet masters are supplying tanks and other weapons to ukraine. this is something we see a lot from russia, not just the rhetoric around this being a war

but efforts with words like puppet master to deny ukraine's sovereignty. what we don't see yet are any specific threats around sort of retaliation for these weapons, but certainly they are expressing their displeasure about it. >> we're also hearing about more missile attack. >> yeah, i think kharkiv, the second largest city, i don't want to say it's had a respite but haven't heard many reports of violence in recent weeks and months and i think this shows everything is on the table. kharkiv being hit by a missile that is usually reserved for air defense now being repurposed for offensive purposes then you have kherson also on sunday in the south. some 500 plus kilometers away being shelled to the point where three civilians were killed in that city. also on sunday then, of course in the middle you have that very intense fighting that flash point around bakhmut and further south in eastern ukraine where russia continues to push for taking the donbas.

>> clare, thank you. part of the biden administration's push to strengthen relations and sergey lavrov has been doing the same as both countries try to court the support of african countries. we spoke woo ambassador linda thomas-greenfield about that in nairobi. >> the russian foreign minister has been in africa on a charm offensive. is this counter what the russians are trying to do in africa? >> i would argue the opposite. they're probably trying to counter what we are doing. we have been on this continent since the beginning. we are the largest contributor to humanitarian assistance across this continent. >> reporter: african nations may have chosen to abstain whenever there is a vote to condemn russia's invasion of ukraine at the u.n. do you understand why many african nations choose to stand on the fence. >> i've heard their explanations

for why they do it. my message is those who have made the decision to abstain is that we have a responsibility in the u.n. system to protect the u.n. charter and russia's brutal attack on ukraine goes against that. >> the ambassador said she hopes african leaders will be strong in their condemnation of russia when it comes to ukraine. vladimir putin is hosting a summit in st. petersburg in july. crippling businesses and poultry farmers. a live report from johannesburg coming up next. also in australia tennis champion novak djokovic achieves the biggest victory of his life. . to grandma. then, gertrude found something for it. delsym. and now what's going around is 12-hour coughgh relief. and the e giggles.

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islamabad. we're learning more details about heavy casualties in peshawar. what more do you know from the authorities? >> reporter: we know that there are about 17 people died. more than 70 injured in this blast that took place in a mosque in the police lines area of peshawar in the northwest of the country. it happened during afternoon prayers, and this is a mosque usually visited by law enforcement officials. we have been told by a hospital official that there is a state of emergency at hospitals in that area in the city of peshawar and they're asking for blood donations because there is a fear according to law enforcement officials we've spoken to that this number is going to increase. there have been reports of the entire wall of the mosque falling in and you have to understand that when people are praying at the mosque they're

all lined up side by side so we're not sure yet. we haven't confirmed what has caused this blast. but peshawar is no stranger to such attacks, which over the past couple of years had decreased but since the fall of kabul there's been an increase in terrorist attacks, militant attacks in the north of pakistan, especially and only just a couple of weeks ago there was an attempted suicide attack in the capital itself so there's already been a high alert with regards to security across the country. there was a high level delegation that was expected to come into islamabad this morning. the president of the united arab emirates was supposed to come to pakistan to come to islamabad today which is why there was a special holiday in order for security to be on high alert and now we're just getting this information from peshawar, it's an ongoing story so waiting to get more information as we get it. >> sophia saifi, thank you.

we'll check in with you again shortly. thousands protesting in south africa last week demanding realistic action against the prolonged energy crisis. for months now the country has been facing rolling blackouts which have crippled the economy and paralyzed major cities. for let's go to david mackenzie who joins us live from johannesburg. actually the problem goes back years, doesn't it? >> reporter: that's right. it goes back to at least 2007, max. in the last few months you have seen the disas strauss effect of lack of planning and general chaos and corruption at the energy utility here in south africa. it has a massive impact on the economy and just ordinary south africans and have to say some of these images may be disturbing. tens of thousands of dead birds. suffocated when the power failed and surges blew the backup systems. it's the awful impact of a

country in crisis. when you saw thousands of chickens die like this, what was it like for you? >> glass of cold water in your face. it was so, so bad. >> reporter: he has struggled with up to ten hours of rolling blackouts a day. he can't hide his anger at the government. >> i'm not asking them to do me a favor. i i will do my job and produce food and wake up early, work on sundays to produce food for south africa. i like what i'm doing. just do your job. you have one thing to do, just do it. just give us power, please. >> reporter: but power is in short supply. the farm they built from scratch now runs at a loss during the worst blackouts. he says diesel costs could sink them. the president himself has

admitted corruption, sabotage, a lack of skills has caused this issue. why should this government be trusted to fix it. >> david, as you know this predates the president's time in government. >> reporter: even the president now acknowledges that decades of mismanagement and breathtaking corruption crippled state owned escom, a lack of maintenance, a deep skills deficit an regulatory red tape has helped cause this. >> i will repeat the same question which is why should south africans trust the government that caused this problem to fix this problem? >> we accept those mistakes. i've said it and the president has said it numerous times there were massive regrettable policy missteps that led us to where we are now, however, now we're focusing on the solution and the opportunities that have been presented by this crisis. >> for energy security.

>> reporter: not everyone is buying it. the official opposition is calling for mass action. you can sense the growing frustration in south africa already. this crisis isn't just inconvenient for people, it can kill the dreams of a better future. a better future is what this family strives for. are you proud of yourself? >> yes, i am. but we used to fight a lot. >> okay, that's caramel. >> reporter: he turned a small government covid grant into the soweto creamery. it's a huge hit here thanks to the whole family. but when the power goes out, their profits evaporate. >> so now about to turn on the generator. >> reporter: their plans to expand put on hold. what do you want the government to do? >> i want the government to be brutally honest with us. if they're able to fix it,

please fix it. if they can't they must let us know and makes us feel we are not really in a democracy because it's meant for the people by the people but it's as if for them by them. >> reporter: at the very least he and all south africans just want the lights to be turned back on. you really can feel the frustration of millions of south africans, max, who feel they are not being met with the support. in some cases just to get themselves out of poverty or feed the nation and this has broader implications. protests, you mentioned. more have been planned for later in february and in march. it threatens the stability of this country and could take years to fix the problem. max. >> yes, big problem. thank you, david mckenzie. massive celebrations in philadelphia as the eagles are headed to the super bowl.

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tennis great novak djokovic is back on top of the world rankings. it comes after the serbian claimed his tenth australian open title and his 22nd grand slam which ties the record with rafael nadal. djokovic was emotional after sunday's final match while speaking to the crowd. >> i have to say that this has been one of the most challenging tournaments i've ever played in my life considering the circumstances, not playing last year, coming back this year and -- [ applause ] i want to thank all the people that made me feel welcome, made me feel comfortable to be in melbourne, to be in australia. i tried to pinch myself and live through these moments and it's a long journey. i know this is a long talk from my side, but bear with me, guys,

i just have to say this because only the team and family knows what we've been through in the last four, five weeks and this probably is the i would say biggest victory in my life considering the circumstances. >> he's allowed to give a long speech. it comes a year after djokovic was deported from australia with his covid vaccination status making him unable to compete. the teams are set for super bowl lvii after the title games in the nfl. the chiefs are heading to their third super bowl in the past four seasons after winning a nail-biter over the cincinnati bengals, 23-20 for the afc championship. a late field goal with seconds to go sealed the victory. >> chiefs quarterback patrick mahomes spoke with reporters after the game. >> whenever you thought you're the underdog, when you're playing at arrowhead stadium it gets guys to go.

>> what in particular did they say? >> you got -- they beat us last time saying we got to play them. there was a lot of stuff. the mayor came at me, man. i understand he's the mayor of cincinnati so he has to think of something but got to play the football game and let your play doing the talking. >> and the philadelphia eagles are going to their first super bowl since 2018 after easily beating the san francisco 49ers, 31-7 in the nfc championship. the eagles did most of their damage on the ground with 148 rushing yards and 4 rushing touchdowns. >> man, we put a lot of work in, had this opportunity, put a lot of work in and to have this opportunity to be here and, you know, it's a moment we want to enjoy as a team. reflecting on everything that we've been able to overcome to have this opportunity in front of us, you know, we want to take advantage of it. >> eagles fans wasted no time

celebrating. look at that flooding the streets after the game. the city announced street closures and vehicle restrictions in the city center because of the celebrations. >> these were the scenes in kansas city after the chiefs' win. interesting side note, the super bowl will pit chiefs head coach andy reid against his former team and spent 14 seasons with the eagles becoming their all-time coach with the most wins. >> i had a great time there, so 14 year, long time, huh? i'm happy for them. i'm happy for the city. they're passionate, they love football. i can't wait till kansas city and philly clash, it's going to be awesome, man. what a great super bowl it will be. >> it is going to be huge. thank you for joining us here. >> must be a strange feeling for him. >> yes. i'm max foster. >> i'm bianca nobilo. "early start" is up here next on cnn.

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