right now on "america this morning," brady does it again. >> how about that? >> a destiny that won't be denied. the party just beginning in tampa. >> but for the kansas city chiefs, a dynasty delayed. >> oh, what a hit. >> this morning, what brady hass achieved and what lies ahead. the moments after the game including the quarterbacks' mothers sharing a special moment. also this morning, the new plan for covid relief. a child tax credit of up to $3,000. the proposal and the latest on the fight against the virus. just how quickly the more contagiousvariant is now spg. polar plunge. the deep freeze to start the workweek. windchills of 50 below. the areas hit the hardest.

plus, what's being blamed for the deadliest week of avalanches in more than a century. the baby shower tragedy. the stunt that turned deadly at what was supposed to be a joyful celebration. countdown to the second impeachment trial. the key strategies playing out with just one day to go. from the super bowl halftime show -- eat ooh, i'm blinded by the lights ♪ >> -- to the best commercials. >> i'm pretty sure these are parachutes. >> the top moments off the field from a super sunday night. good morning on this monday after the super bowl. and at 43 years old tom brady has now accomplished something hardly anyone could have predicted. >> he's won a record of seventh super bowl. two more than any other player in nfl history. >> but of all the super bowls he's won, this is

this morning, quarterback tom brady further solidifying his legendary career. >> i think we knew this was going to happen tonight. didn't we? >> brady winning his seventh super bowl ring, more than any other team in the nfl and his first with his new team, the tampa bay buccaneers. >> how about that? >> brady's pass is to gronkowski. >> reporter: brady hoisting that super bowl trophy after dominating the kansas city chiefs cruising to a 31-9 victory. >> they beat us pretty good. the worst i think i've been beaten in a long time. >> reporter: the bucs' defense sending superstar quarterback patrick mahomes scrambling. >> oh, what a hit. >> reporter: brady throwing two passes to his favorite target robert gronkowski entering the record books surpassing joe montana and jerry rice for super bowl touchdowns then named super bowl mvp for the fifth time. abc's t.j. holmes is in tampa. >> the story is, of course, tom

brady. all the records that have been set. he has the most super bowls that anyone has ever played in, the most super bowl wins, most super bowl mvps and continues to do it. >> reporter: he spent the first 20 years with the new england patriots. the team tweeting congratulations to the greatest of all time. >> is this the crowning achievement? >> oh, i'm not putting any -- making any comparisons. you know, being down here and experiencing it with this group of guys -- every year is amazing, and this team is world champions forever. you can't take it a can't take a >> reporter: the bucs' coach bruce arians at 68 and brady the oldest ever at 43 assuring fans he'll be back. >> trying to stop the little clock right now but it'll be nice to celebrate with them. >> there's more to come, right, tom? >> yeah, we're coming back. we're coming back. you got to know that.

>> tom brady is coming back. >> and he's coming back because brady is under contract least one more season and will pocket an extra half a million for winning the super bowl. the halftime show later this half hour. andy reid talking about a car crash involving one of his sons. britt reid was involved in a crash that left a 5-year-old with a life-threatening head injury. espn reports police documents say reid told officers he had been drinking. >> my heart goes out to all those that were involved in the accident, in particular the family with the little girl who is fighting for her life. just from a human standpoint, man, my heart bleeds for everybody involved in that. >> the girls remains in critical condition. we turn now to the pandemic and new data on the contagious uk variant of the coronavirus spreading through the u.s.

it comes amid signs of real progress in hospitals coast to coast. this morning, positive signs in the fight against covid. a four-week downward trend in cases has resulted in a 50% drop in infections since the peak on january 8th. and for the first time since november 2nd the country is reporting fewer than 100,000 daily cases. the vaccine rollout slowly gaining momentum. 9% of americans have now received at least one shot and pfizer is ramping up production of its vaccine cutting the time it takes to make a batch from 110 days to just 60. but this morning, variants of the virus are threatening progress. south africa has now suspended use of astrazeneca's vaccine after data showed it gives only minimal protection against mild to moderate sickness caused by the south african variant of the virus, and in the u.s. a new study not yet peer reviewed suggests cases of the highly contagious uk variant are potentially doubling every ten days.

>> it does show that we have likely more of the variants floating around in our population. we haven't been doing the genomic sequencing that robustly as countries have been doing, and that could explain why we may still see surges in the future. >> reporter: and health officials now fear a surge in covid cases following last night's super bowl. buccaneers fans taking to the streets in tampa after the big win. >> i am worried about today being a superspreader event. we've seen this after a lot of events and a lot of holidays. >> reporter: in the meantime, progress in getting kids back to class. in chicago the teachers union and the city reaching a tentative deal to bring teachers and students back to in-person learning this week. >> we have taken a momentous step forward in our journey of renewal and recovery. >> reporter: and in san francisco a tentative agreement could have kids back in public schools soon after learning remotely since last march. teachers unions have demanded they be vaccinated before kids

return but the cdc director last week said schools can safely re-open before teachers are vaccinated. as early as this wednesday, the cdc is expected to release official guidance on re-opening schools. president biden calls the closure of schools a national emergency. >> it generally is a national emergency. >> do you think it's time for schools to re-open? >> i think it's time for schools to re-open safely, safely.. you have to have fewer people in a classroom. you have to have ventilation systems reworked. >> despite the encouraging news 462,000 americans have now died from covid. house democrats plan to introduce a child tax credit bill today. they want to provide at least $3,000 per child as part of president biden's covid relief plan. meanwhile, treasury secretary janet yellen says americans earning $60,000 a year should get stimulus checks, that's higher than the $50,000

threshold currently being discussed. talks resume this week. millions of americans will be taking a polar plunge with dangerously cold air moving in after yet another storm. abc's megan tevrizian looks at the extreme conditions. >> reporter: this morning, parts of the u.s. bracing for another round of potentially deadly temperatures. this dam in wisconsin icing over as windchills in green bay plunge to minus 23. the single digit temperatures dipping all the way south into oklahoma. the bitter blast now invading the east where people are digging out from two snowstorms in less than a week. greeting dangerous driving conditions in places like here in charlottesville, virginia and in lakewood, new jersey, where crews pulled this car out of a ditch after it slammed into a guardrail. the winter weather also triggering deadly avalanches. this video showing two snowmobilers in utah moments after getting caught in an avalanche running behind trees for protection. >> i pulled my chute.

it didn't work. i heard hunter yelling. and here he is. you okay, bud? >> reporter: another avalanche in utah killing four skiers in millcreek canyon's back country. e millcreek caon. search and rescue. >> reporter: 15 people have lost their lives since february 1st making this the deadliest week for avalanches in the u.s. since 1910. experts say dry conditions in the late fall formed a weak base layer and now new storms are adding heavy snow to that weak base. >> those avalanches are both very easy to trigger, and they're also breaking very wide. >> reporter: plus, in an effort to to avoid covid-19 restrictions at ski resorts, more skiers are heading into the back country where there are no avalanche protection measures. megan tevrizian, abc news.

let's take a closer look now at your monday morning forecast. the second storm to hit the northeast in a week is moving out but more storms are taking shape. snow has been falling overnight in chicago around the great lakes and dangerous cold arriving kicking off a week of unsettled weather. several more chances for snow across the northeast through friday. looking at today's temperatures a high of minus 6 in great falls. 3 degrees in minneapolis. teens in kansas city and chicago. 20s in new york and boston. 50s as far south as georgia. 77, phoenix. 65, albuquerque. coming up, a new crackdown on so-called porch pirates. but first former president trump's impeachment trial begins tomorrow. the arguments we'll be hearing. and the search for survivors after a g

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welcome back. up to 150 people are feared dead in northern india after a glacier broke apart in the himalayas unleashing a flood of water and debris. floodwaters also damaged homes, broke through a dam and forced the evacuation of villages. a frantic search is under way for dozens of missing people but there was a moment of hope. cheers were heard as this man was pulled to safety from a trench after four hours. former president trump's impeachment trial begins tomorrow. we're learning more about the arguments both sides will make as democrats try to prevent trump from ever running for office again. abc's andrew dymburt is in washington with the latest. andrew, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kenneth and mona. so trump's defense team has already indicated that trump will not be testifying and impeachment managers aren't expected to be relying on any witness testimony, instead focusing their efforts on video from the capitol riot to try to plead their case. he will be the first president to undergo an impeachment trial after leaving office.

>> the managers on the part of the house of representatives are here and present and ready to present the article of impeachment. >> reporter: former president donald trump's senate trial is set to begin tomorrow, his second in as many years. he's facing a single article of impeachment which alleges he incited the january 6th riot on capitol hill. there are key differences between this twiel and the first including that trump is no longer president and therefore cannot be removed from office. >> we're going to do our constitutional responsibility and hold a trial. >> reporter: many republicans however arguing the trial is unconstitutional. >> if you believe he committed a crime, he can be prosecuted like any other citizen. impeachment is a political process. >> reporter: meanwhile, a new abc news/ipsos poll shows a majority of americans say trump should be convicted this time and barred from holding federal office ever again, and this trial unlike the last is expected to focus less on witness testimony and more on video from the deadly insurrection. it would take 67 senators to

vote to convict trump meaning democrats would need the support of 17 republicans to secure a conviction. another contrast from trump's first trial when no republicans voted to impeach, this time ten gop house makers crossed party lines including liz cheney who stands by that decision. >> we've never seen that kind of an assault by a president of the united states on another branch of government, and that can never happen again. >> reporter: and much like the first go around conviction is unlikely given the number of gop senators who have already voted they believe the trial is unconstitutional. >> people have to judge for themselves, are we going to impeach and potentially criminally prosecute people for political speech when they get, say, get up and fight for our country, let your voices be heard? has nobody in this country heard figurative speech? >> reporter: and this will be somewhat of a two-part process. if enough vote to convict the chamber could hold a second vote

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it was near flint, michigan. a man killed after a cannon exploded. investigators say the device was fired in the yard as part of the celebration, but it blew up sending metal and shrapnel flying. a $120,000 reward is now being offered in the search for two missing toddlers last seeing playing in their yard in central california. the brothers, 3-year-old orson west and 4-year-old orrin west have been missing since december. wisconsin's governor wants to make his 16th to legalize marijuana. governor tony evers' now budget plan calls for regulating and taxes pot just like alcohol. a similar proposal was defeated. stealing a package off someone's doorstep could carry a stiffer punishment. tomorrow lawmakers could make porch pires si a felony and cover packages stolen from delivery trucks. the super bowl mothers who shared a special moment. the super bowl commercials we rank the best.

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♪ time to check "the pulse" super bowl edition. >> from halftime to the commercials here's will ganss. >> reporter: no budweiser clydesdales in this year's super bowl. >> whoops. >> reporter: but sam adams kept an eye on them anyway. one 30-second spot costing $5.5 million during super bowl lv and forget jake. >> i'm drake from state farm. >> reporter: the grammy winning rapper and amazon got michael b. jordan. >> add bath oil to my shopping list. >> alexa, no, don't do that. >> read my new book. >> i was in his hands.

>> reporter: cardi back in the super bowl game this year. >> okurrr. >> reporter: this time for uber eats. >> jump on the latest trend. ♪ eat local ♪ ♪ local, local ♪ >> ah. >> whoo. >> all right. >> reporter: we're pretty sure tracy morgan was a commercial fan favorite. >> i'm pretty sure these are parachutes. >> that's mine. >> pretty sure you do not run. >> reporter: a streaker? now, that's something. cbdo guy in the pink singlet off tv. >> he's pulling thwn he's being chased to the 30. he breaks a tackle from a security guard. >> reporter: but twitter couldn't get enough. the super bowl streaker has more yards than the chiefs have all game. but the most tweeted about moment of the night, the weeknd's halftime show. this moment in particular getting the meme treatment. me trying to follow the hostess to my table at the cheesecake

factory. my mom yelling at me during a facetime call. tom brady was the most tweeted about players and the g.o.a.t. was the most used emoji. "the new york daily news" sharing this morning's cover early, the bleat goes on but the internet declared that amanda gorman was the real winner of the night. >> for while we honor them, today, it is they who every honor us. >> reporter: her poem, "chorus of the captains" scoring big. t-mobile might be the add of the night and even more timely how tom and gronk wound up playing for tampa bay. >> just come to florida and win another one. maybe i'll even join you. >> just go win another one. like i said, he's a gronk. maybe it is. >> reporter: during the fourth quarter of the super bowl, it seemed like most fans checked out and switched focus to the ads. all 20 of the top u.s. trending searches were about those commercials, you guys. >> a special moment between the mothers of tom brady and patrick mahomes. >> mrs. mahomes tweeted this

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