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>> thanks so much for joining us this afternoon. i'm boris sanchez alongside brianna keilar in our nation's capital. and starting right now, a high stakes hearing on president trump's so-called buyout offer to nearly 2 million federal employees. federal judge george o'toole, a clinton appointee, paused last thursday's deadline for workers to take the deferred resignation program. and in just moments, he is set to hear arguments about the legality of trump's plan and decide whether to extend that freeze. >> and the white house is saying that at least 65,000 federal workers have opted into the program so far. so far. but federal employee unions who are suing to block it say it is a quote. unlawful, short fuzed

ultimatum. we're joined now by chief legal affairs correspondent paula reid and cnn legal analyst carrie cordero as well. so, paula, last thursday is when judge o'toole initially put the pause on this, pushed it until at least today, although we're going to have to see what happens here. but what if both sides been using this time for look, this is really high stakes for. >> the trump administration and for federal employees potentially making this life changing decision. but lawyers for unions representing federal workers, they are asking the judge to press the government to get assurances that this is actually legal, because unions have been encouraging people not to agree to this, because it's not clear the trump administration can actually enforce this, right. the agreement is that you resign now and you are paid through september, but it's not clear that would actually happen. what's interesting to me is speaking with sources who are contemplating taking this offer. you know, very few of them are really following too closely this litigation. instead, a lot of them are operating out of fear. they say, look, no matter what happens with this litigation, legit or not, if i

don't take this, i'm afraid if i don't take this and i don't pledge loyalty to trump, they'll find some other reason to fire me and i will lose my pension and these other benefits. so the direct impact, the immediate impact of this offer has been to instill a lot of fear. and now we're watching to see what the courts say about its enforceability and legitimacy. >> carrie, for those 65,000 that have already accepted this resignation offer, do they have any protections or any recourse if, say, the government funding fight in march yields no benefit to them? >> yeah. well, i think that's a lot of what this suit by the unions is about is whether or not these individuals who have taken it, whether or not basically this action by the trump administration is lawful, and it's going to depend on an interpretation of the constitution, on an interpretation, on something called the administrative procedure act, which sets how government agencies can set rules. and the question, really, the bigger picture that the court is going to have to look at is whether or not the trump

administration, in this particular case and the federal government gave people appropriate notice as required by law, and whether or not they're basically subverting congress's authority to appropriate money that runs the agencies. and so that's why we get into these questions about whether or not people will be paid, because this is tied to congressional appropriations of funding the agencies money. >> we should point out that has not yet been appropriated. that's supposed to go to these employees. paula, how do collective bargaining acts or agreements, i should say, impact this? >> well, it depends who you ask, right? because the trump administration has insists that this this offer is complies with collective bargaining agreements. but the unions are saying, wait a second. it's unclear what this was, what this even is. it was done very quickly. it's not clear they have the power to do this. now, the best thing about unions for these federal workers is they have the ability, the power, the staffing to bring these lawsuits very quickly. and it's much more difficult, much more costly for

an individual to do that. so they are at least getting these questions in front of a judge. but the sides are in no way aligned on whether this this actually comports with the larger contracts that unions have negotiated for their employees. >> and, carrie, you have the vice president posting on social media that courts cannot basically impede the legitimate executive function. here's what he says. judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power. we just spoke with the state attorney general, a democrat, who views this as vance, and the trump administration kind of a shot across the bow saying, hey, some of this we don't see as legitimate court. interference or sort of a court opinion here if they disagree with it. what do you make of what you're hearing? >> well, so what's interesting is it's actually contrary. the vice president saying this is contrary to what traditionally was a conservative legal argument regarding the power of agencies and the role of courts. and there was actually a big decision that came out this

summer from the roberts supreme court that cut back on agency's ability to interpret the law. in that case, it was during the prior administration, it was the roberts court that this pretty conservative supreme court, and it overturned 40 years of precedent of deference to government agencies in determining how they interpret the law. and so the current supreme court has spoken just within the past year on the issue of the fact that, no, it's courts that interpret the law. >> carrie and paula, thank you both so much. let's get some perspective on this critical hearing with max alonso. he is the secretary treasurer for the national federation of federal employees, one of the unions suing to block the trump administration's deferred resignation program. alonso, thank you so much. max, i should say thank you so much for joining us. what do you hope will come of today's hearing? >> well, you know, we're hoping for good news here, boris. thanks for having me on. you know, i really think that that

the public, the american public doesn't really understand who the federal worker is. there's been a narrative that this is just a bunch of d.c. bureaucrats teleworking and that's the furthest thing from the truth. only only 13% of our federal workers actually work in dc. um, the the majority, 87% are out in the public. they are the va nurses. they are the wildland firefighters. um, you know, the people getting our passports to us so we can travel. that's the majority of these federal workers. they're not just bureaucrats sitting at home. um, teleworking right now. >> if you could get some assurances from the white house, max, some guarantees, would you reverse that advice to your members against resigning i

would i reverse the. yeah. you've urged members. you've urged members to not take this resignation offer. but if the white house were to provide some kind of guarantee that they would be paid through september, would you reconsider that advice? >> well, listen, i'm i'm not going to tell people what they should do with their lives, but i do believe that the majority of our civil servants in the federal sector there are there for a reason. they they love their jobs. they do service to this country. they help our, you know, our citizens out in so many different ways. i don't think everybody is just waiting to resign. i think that there is a job to be done. we don't have enough civil servants in this country as it is. and to just blanketly try to get these folks to resign from their careers seems extremely, um, you know, um, they have not thought this

through. um, so, so no, i don't i would not urge people to take a resignation out of fear that they're going to be fired. they i, i don't believe that reducing this workforce is going to do anything for the american people. the work has to get done. we're just going to pay three times more to a contractor that doesn't know how to do the work. as good as these folks that have dedicated their whole lives to this career. >> i also want to get your thoughts on what vice president jd vance said, questioning how courts are blocking some of trump's agenda. he argues that some decisions have disregarded what he describes as the executive's legitimate power. what do you say? >> you know, i think that we've seen that this administration thinks that they are the only voice, the only source of power in this country right now. and that's just not true. you know, we have our judicial branch. we have our legislative branch, and

we have the administrative branch. and. for some reason, they don't see the other, you know, the other branches of government having power for. and that's just not true. and i think we all know that as americans, that that is not the way this country has ever operated. >> i also wonder how this back and forth might have an impact on the future of the federal workforce in terms of who would want to work for the federal government. do you have concerns about that i sure do. >> um, i mean, the federal sector pays quite a bit less than the private sector in almost every, every, you know, career. the people that that come to the federal government, there's some stability. um, you know, you're doing really good work. you know who you're working for. you're working for the american people. um, but i can tell you a quick story. i had some firefighters that worked two weeks on the l.a.

fires. uh, totally, totally out of season. came down from oregon to work. work on these fires in california. um, they got home to find out that, you know, there was a letter saying resign. now, your job is not safe. um, what a slap in the face to our federal workers, our civil servants that are just out there trying to protect us in a lot of cases. um, i mean, why would you want to come back? you know, why would you want to be here if you work for a government that doesn't believe that that you that you bring any value? >> max. alonso, we have to leave the conversation there. appreciate you coming on and sharing your point of view. >> thank you very much, boris. >> brianna. >> and this just in. sources telling cnn that president trump is planning to pardon former illinois governor rod blagojevich. cnn's jeff zeleny is with us now. jeff, tell us what you're learning here. >> brianna, we are learning that the president, perhaps as early

as this afternoon, intends to pardon, as you said, rod blagojevich, of course, a former illinois governor, former member of congress. he was sentenced to about 14 years in prison. he served about eight of those years. but his relationship with the president goes back more than a decade. he was a contestant on celebrity apprentice. we all remember when the the president, who long before he was actually running, he said, you're fired. to rod blagojevich. it was a moment there that connected the two of them. but the the sentence of blagojevich has already been commuted by the president. he lowered the sentence. but today we're told there's going to be a full pardoning now of blagojevich was a longtime democrat, but he supported the the trump campaign. he's visited with the president in a mar-a-lago. so a bit unclear why the timing is coming right now, but this is just one more example of the the work that has been essentially lining up on the president's desk. he wants

to get a lot of things out, and we're told that this is one of the examples. but, brianna, this is sort of back in the the wayback machine here. he was convicted, of course, for trying to sell barack obama's senate seat after he was elected president back in 2008. so a long journey for rod blagojevich, who served eight years in a federal prison in colorado, apparently going to be pardoned today. >> yeah, it does feel like the wayback machine. and yet i remember it. >> it sure does. >> almost like it was yesterday. jeff zeleny, thank you so much for the latest there from the white house. and still to come, protests in tel aviv after hamas postpones its next hostage release, accusing israel of violating its cease fire agreement. and president trump says he's announcing hefty new tariffs. today. we're going to take a look at what impact they could have. plus, democrats plot a strategy in a potential government shutdown fight with president trump. we'll tell you

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breaking their ceasefire terms. cnn's jeremy diamond is in tel aviv. jeremy, walk us through this. what hamas is alleging and how israel is responding here. >> well, hamas is accusing israel of committing several violations of the cease fire agreement. they point to things that have happened in the past, like the delay of the return of palestinians to the northern part of the gaza strip, which israel at the time said was because hamas didn't release a hostage that it was supposed to at the time when when it should have. and they also point to things that are still ongoing, including they say, that israel is obstructing the entry of shelter equipment such as tents, but also, critically, these prefabricated homes that have not yet entered the gaza strip. according to hamas, we've yet to get a response from the israeli government to that specific allegation. but what we do know is that the israeli government is reacting to this threat to delay the release of the hostages scheduled for this coming saturday. as a result,

with the israeli defense minister, israel katz, saying that he has told the israeli military to be on its, quote, highest alert for any possible scenario in the gaza strip. he also says that hamas's statement amounts to a very serious violation of the cease fire. now, importantly, we actually just got a follow up statement from hamas. the initial statement came from abu obeida, the spokesman for hamas al-qassam brigades, the military wing of hamas. and this statement is coming from hamas, the political movement, saying in a statement that they are issuing this statement five days ahead of time in order to give the mediators, quote, sufficient time to pressure israel to fulfill its obligations, making clear, as they say here, that this quote leaves the door open for the exchange to proceed as planned. so perhaps not a walk back, but making clear that this is a threat that hamas is making here that could be averted should the mediators and should

israel take action to remedy some of these violations that hamas is alleging? and so i think it's clear that while this represents perhaps the most serious threat to the ceasefire that we have seen so far, in particular because it comes at such a sensitive time in israel, following the images of those three emaciated, newly released hostages on saturday, it's also quite clear that this is a threat by hamas and something that could be addressed by the mediators. we know, of course, that in the past, israel had delayed the return of palestinians to northern gaza by several days. but that issue was ultimately remedied in conversations with the mediators and led to an earlier release than planned of that hostage, arbel, ehud, as well as two additional israeli hostages. so this is part of any ceasefire agreement you're going to see accusations of violations, you're going to see threats. the question is, how will israel respond to this and whether these alleged violations that hamas is accusing israel of can

indeed be remedied in time for the hostage release on saturday to go forward as planned? >> jeremy diamond, live from tel aviv for us. thank you so much, jeremy. joining us now is cnn political and global affairs analyst barak ravid. he's also a politics and foreign policy reporter for axios. barak, what are you hearing from your sources in israel about this? >> um, i think the israeli government at the moment is still trying to figure out whether this hamas announcement, announcements are truly because of, you know, tactical issues on the ground about how many makeshift homes were allowed to go into gaza, how many bulldozers to clear out the debris has been allowed into gaza, or whether it's a much bigger issue that has something to do with phase two of this deal? uh, the negotiations on phase two are supposed to start last week. they still haven't

started. so i think israeli officials, including prime minister netanyahu and his top aides, who are meeting now in jerusalem, are trying to figure out whether it's a tactical thing or something, which is much more strategic. >> and complicating that, we see the pictures coming from tel aviv. you have families, you have supporters of the families taking to the streets. barak, what is the domestic pressure on netanyahu in this, and how is that being perceived by netanyahu and those close to him? >> i think the pressure has been increasing quite dramatically since the hostages started coming out, and especially after last saturday when the last three hostages who were released came out in a very, very bad physical condition. um, it created a wave of of pressure on the government, both in, you know, demonstrations on the streets and both by statements by families of hostages who were released and families of

hostages who are still in hamas captivity. and i think the number one issue you hear from hostage families is deep concern that both netanyahu or deep concern that netanyahu managed to convince president trump that phase two of the deal is not that important, and that the resumption of the war is more crucial at the moment. >> i just want to let our viewers know. a moment ago, we were looking at live pictures of protests in tel aviv. following this announcement by hamas baraka. i want to play some sound for you of president trump. speaking to reporters on air force one, and he was talking about palestinians right to return to gaza after it's supposedly redeveloped by the united states. let's listen. >> i think that it's a big mistake to allow people, the palestinians or the people living in gaza to go back yet another time. and we don't want hamas going back and think of it

as a big real estate site. and the united states is going to own it and will slowly, very slowly. we're in a rush developing. >> bob schrock how do those comments have an impact on the situation right now, and how could they shape the second phase of the cease fire deal? >> so they definitely have an impact. and you know, there are some israeli officials who are involved in the negotiations that think that this is also a signal by hamas that they, you know, that they it's their way to push back on trump's recent comments about moving palestinians out of gaza and also a signal by hamas that if netanyahu is not going to seriously negotiate on the face of the second phase of the deal, then maybe not in the maybe phase one will not be

implemented in its entirety, and not all the hostages in phase one will be released. and i think that trump said something very interesting on air force one. uh, in addition to what you just showed, he said that there's a dribble of hostages coming out and that at a certain point and that he starts to lose his patience. and i think the number one question is whether president trump is going to say, now, listen, i'm not going to have like the situation of every week, another three hostages, everyone who is now held by hamas, i want them out as part of one big deal and not this phased approach. and i think that's the question whether trump will go down that road or will continue down the current path. >> barak ravid, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> up next, president trump announcing new tariffs and teasing. even more to come later this week. what and who is going

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billions of u.s. exports go into effect. and this latest round of trump taxes on imports could be just the beginning. the president says he'll announce reciprocal tariffs later this week, which could match other countries tariffs on u.s. goods dollar for dollar. with us now to talk about these tariffs and their impact on you is mark zandi. he's a chief. he is the chief economist for moody's analytics. mark, thank you for being with us. first on these 25% tariffs. tell us why trump is targeting steel and aluminum. >> well he did so in his first term. his explanation is for national security. i mean clearly we need steel and aluminum for lots of really critical things in our economy and for defense. so that's the explanation. but, you know, as you pointed out, the tariffs that he's imposing will hit canada and mexico very hard. and of course they're very close allies. so. but the explanation is national security. >> and what do you think as you

assess that. and and what does it hitting canada and mexico as well as brazil. but canada and mexico to close american allies. what does that mean economically for americans? >> yeah. you know, brianna, by themselves, no big deal, right? i mean, just to give you context, the steel and aluminum industry in the u.s. produce about $100 billion of of metal a year. the u.s. economy, the gdp, that's the value of all the things that we produce. that's $30 trillion a year in terms of jobs. steel, aluminum account for 125,000 jobs. obviously, i'm rounding. uh, if you look at the entire economy, it's 160 million jobs. so, you know, by themselves, you know, no big deal. but, you know, if you put it into the broader context, obviously this is just one additional step down the path towards a broader trade war and more universal tariffs. and so, you know, that has all kinds of

implications. the other thing i'd say is, even though the steel and aluminum tariffs by themselves, no big deal for the broader economy, it does create, you know, winners and losers, right. the steel and aluminum industry win. but those industries that use steel and industry that take construction or the vehicle industry or the machine tool industry, hand tools, they get nailed. so, you know, somebody wins, somebody loses. and of course, the other final thing i'd say is, look, um, you know, all of the every day, a new announcement, it's on again, off again tariffs on this product, that product, this country, that country. this carve out that carve out this exemption. that exemption creates a lot of uncertainty for business people. they just don't know, you know, where we're headed here. and until they get clarity around that. and that could be a while given how this is playing out, they're not going to make big investment decisions. people are going to be cautious. and clearly that has broader implications for the economy. >> so these additional import duties, these reciprocal tariffs that we're expecting to be

announced here soon, dollar for dollar. take us through that. what does that look like. what is the trickle down effect of that. >> yeah i'm not so sure. i'm not sure that goes to the uncertainty. you know, the principles kind of straightforward. it's intuitive. look, if another country is imposing a tariff on a product that's coming into the u.s., then we would impose a similar tariff on that product. you know, easier said than done. there's a lot of complications there. so for example, you know, india puts a 30% tariff on motorcycles that we ship over to india. but, you know, what? would we impose the tariff on? i don't think we get any motorcycles from india, you know, imported back here. so a lot of complications around that. but it is intuitive. but, you know, i think it would be better and more conducive to a well-functioning economy, our economy, a global economy, if we work to lower tariffs, not, you know, raise tariffs. so if we're going to impose reciprocal tariffs on other countries, are going to respond and we get into this for tat, you know, trade war and it does no one any good.

so you know i think we want fair trade. we want other countries to treat us like we treat them. but i think the idea here, the principle here should be to reduce tariffs not not raise tariffs. >> how do you see his objectives here as using these as a threat. time and again against american foes, against american allies. and is there any positive coming out of this for the american consumer well, you know, i think it just creates a boatload of uncertainty. >> we just don't know how this is going to play out. and for american consumers, they don't know either. so, you know, complicates things for them in terms of their spending behavior and spending decisions. you know, should i buy that car now or is it okay to wait, you know, because of the tariffs that might come, that come down the

pike here. so, you know, i think it's just very difficult to, you know, kind of gauge in terms of positives. you know, i'm hard pressed. i mean, there's individual potential wins here. i guess, i suppose. but you know, in the grand scheme of things, the kind of the drama and you know, you know, i think just the chaos that it creates much more downside here than any potential upside. >> all right. mark zandi, thank you so much for being with us. >> sure. anytime. >> and next, democrats have struggled to find their footing as president trump ousts government employees. shudders entire agencies. but they do have one looming piece of leverage. and that is the upcoming deadline to avoid a government shutdown. can they make their case to the public, though? we're live on capitol hill right after this. >> the boeing 747 has crashed in the lockerbie area. >> trying to. >> find out the why of it became

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what are we going to exactly demand in this negotiation? now, the democratic leaders in the house and senate are acting cautiously. chuck schumer this morning tried to shift the blame more to republicans, saying the republicans need to get on the same page and work on a bipartisan basis. and hakeem jeffries, a democratic leader, also saying something similar. so there needs to be a bipartisan deal. i asked jeffrey himself whether they would try to target elon musk's role in all of this. he suggested that that would be part of a separate effort, not be part of their demands here. but there are a lot of members, particularly rank and file democrats, a lot of them in the house, who say they need to fight now. there needs to be a steep price for their votes, including going after all of these efforts that the trump administration is pushing. but there's a concern among the top ranks of the democrats. if they go too far, there could be a shutdown. they could get blamed for it, be forced to retreat and ultimately get nothing. so a lot of questions ahead of this critical moment, which is coming up rather soon. boris. >> and as you know, courts have now become the front line in the

effort to halt some of these executive actions from trump. a lot of them influenced by doge and elon musk. we saw vice president jd vance tweeting out this weekend, seeming to question the power of the judiciary and the court system going up against the power of the executive. how are republicans responding to that? >> yeah, some of the top republicans are not saying whether or not the trump administration should, in fact, comply with some of these court orders. the house judiciary chairman, jim jordan, i asked him directly yesterday about whether the white house should comply with that order from over the weekend, saying that the treasury department's payment systems records should not be accessed by elon musk and his top allies, and that they should destroy records that they had downloaded from those treasury systems. it's unclear whether they will comply, and i just asked the speaker of the house, mike johnson, that same question as well. should the white house comply with that court order? should the white house comply if the federal court orders them to do something, such as destroying

the records that they downloaded from the treasury department? >> well, look, there are appellate processes and all of that. i haven't followed the latest on the litigation, but obviously we have systems that that have to work. we're fully supportive of what the doge effort is doing and what the president is doing. it's a very aggressive agenda that was promised to the voters. remember, he's delivering on campaign promises right now. we are going to be codifying a lot of these changes. and what they've uncovered is, frankly, shocking. this is a good development. i wish the courts would allow the executive and the legislative branches to work. but we'll see how all that develops. >> what this does. >> but some of these early actions by musk and trump's team have gotten the attention and concern of some powerful republicans, including senate appropriations chairwoman susan collins, about an effort to try to cap what are known as indirect costs from national institutes of health grants. there are some major concerns that actually could cut into critical research funding. in fact, she just put out a statement pushing back. she said that these were poorly conceived cuts, and she said that this

morning she called rfk jr. tonight, who, of course, has been nominated to lead hhs, the health and human services department. she said she expressed her strong opposition to these arbitrary cuts in funding for our vital research at our main institutions, which are known for their excellence. she said that he promised that if he's confirmed that he will reexamine this initiative that was implemented prior to his confirmation. she also went on to say that the the fiscal year 2024 spending legislation actually includes legislation to change how those phones funds are allocated. but notably noting his confirmation because this week, robert f kennedy jr. is facing a critical confirmation vote in the full senate. the question is, can he get there and what will susan collins do? she has not said how she will vote. it will take orebro for republicans to break ranks to stop this nomination in its tracks. but no question about it, some of these efforts causing some concerns among some powerful members of the gop. >> yeah. we'll see. collins is one of those powerful senators. we'll see how she might vote to

confirm rfk jr.. manu raju live on capitol hill. thank you so much, brianna. >> now to some of the other headlines that we're watching this hour. two people are now charged in the death of a fort campbell soldier who was killed last year. private first class katia dueñas aguilar was found stabbed nearly 70 times in her clarksville, tennessee, home last may. now, nearly a year later, a 35 year old woman is charged with first degree murder. aguilar's husband is also charged, accused of tampering with evidence in the case. both suspects were being held on unrelated federal charges and have since been extradited to clarksville. also, trader joe's says it is now limiting the number of eggs that customers can purchase to one dozen per day due to the shortage caused by the avian flu. other grocers are following suit. kroger says some of its stores have put limits in place. in the meantime, customers say some costco locations have done the same. the avian flu has killed more than 40 million egg laying birds, and a mysterious

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couldn't do much in the super bowl. >> yeah. because nobody. >> saw this type of beat down of the two time defending champs coming. the eagles disrupting the dynasty in dominant fashion and the the stars and the celebrities, they were out in full force here in new orleans for the game. so is president donald trump the first sitting president ever to attend a super bowl? of course, we knew taylor swift was going to be in the house cheering on her boyfriend travis kelce. but this chiefs super bowl eras tour didn't end well this time. defense. the rookie cooper dejean on his birthday, intercepting patrick mahomes, taking it to the house for a touchdown. mahomes was sacked six times, running for his life all night, and eagles quarterback jalen hurts. he had his moment two passing touchdowns, one rushing touchdown. he led the team in rush yards a 40 to 22 smackdown. it was star running back saquon barkley's birthday as well. what a way to celebrate. here's your super bowl mvp jalen hurts after

the game. >> it's been a journey of ups and downs and highs and lows. and i've always stayed true to it in the end. and having this vision of just being the best that i can be and that evolving over time into this desire and this flame inside to win. >> it's crazy. >> world champs, best birthday. >> ever. >> best birthday ever. i think everybody in my family would agree too. i'm just happy they're going to be here to be a part of it. the defense played their off. they played how they played all year, you know, and i truly believe offense wins the game. but defense wins championships. >> all right brianna and boris check out the scenes back in the keystone state in philly. pure elation after watching their team take down the chiefs. and the party won't stop the parade set for friday. that's valentine's day, so the city of brotherly love will be feeling all sorts of love. celebrating the super bowl champions, as they say, fly. eagles fly. >> and you have to love the plot line here for jalen hurts,

right? i mean, he was benched in college transfer schools. he suffered a super bowl loss just two years ago. and now you know he's at the top of the world. but he's been through a lot to get there. >> oh my goodness yes for the chiefs this hurts. but for philly hurts so good. he's the ultimate competitor trusted leader and the ultimate never give up story. after their super bowl loss to the chiefs two years ago, he said you win or you learn. he didn't say win or lose. he said, you win or you learn. his tough times have made him tougher. and he said, just today he said, i had a purpose before anybody had an opinion. so take him to church. jalen. inspiration on and off the field. he finally had his big, big moment on the biggest stage of the sport. >> it is great to see another never give up story. flare jeans are back thanks to kendrick lamar coy wire live from new orleans. thank you so much. and a quick programing note today on the lead. super bowl mvp jalen

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