good sunday morning. we are taking a live look outside at 7:00, or 10:00 depending how you look at it. it a live look miami hard rock stadium. [ technical difficulties ]

[ technical difficulties ] are the winds. there is a wind advisory in place through about 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. the coast can experience 20, 30 plus-mile-per-hour gusts, upwards of 45 and in the valley talking 15 to 25 and gusts to 35 miles per hour. so it is windy. which means you could still have your party outside, just make sure everything is secure. i'll go over the timeline in about 15 minutes. >> we don't want any of the super bowl balloons to blow

away. and it is finally game day after a full week of parties, galas and award shows and we are 8.5 hours away from the kickoff. some are packing into south florida, some waiting to snag ticket to the game. last check they were a little more than $5,000. cheryl hurd is live in miami with that part of the story. looking good in red. you were waiting for today to unveil it. hey, cheryl. >> reporter: good morning and welcome to super bowl sunday. you may remember yesterday behind me it was dreary and raining. but today it is sunny and bright but a little chilly. now yesterday we had a great day. we went to the nfl legends dinner and we ran into a lot of football legends like jim brown and steve young. but after that we went in search of super bowl fans.

[ yelling ] >> reporter: and as you could see, we found a lot of them at miami's little havana. after we bonded over the 49ers and being from the bay area, i started asking a really personal question like how much did you pay for your tickets? the answers -- >> i'm really excited. this came out of nowhere where so last we were the second worst team and now at the super bowl, it is exciting. >> we'll play 6 or 7 -- >> $6,000 or $7,000. >> yeah. but we want to get $3,000. >> reporter: so you could see they're willing to pay $6,000 or $7,000. you said $5,000 and they said $7,000 and many of them are going to the stadium and on stub hub and then look for scalpers. people here are partied out and

ready for this game and the two teams to get on the field and play and both sides, of course, are ready for a win. reporting live in miami, i'm cheryl hurd, back to you, kira. >> i think we're all ready for a win and sick of waiting. so a few more hours to go and we'll get this party started. cheryl, thank you so much and we'll see you in about 30 minutes from now. >> the empire state building lit up in red and gold last night letting everyone know its pick for super bowl liv, building management had a vote across the social media platforms and users predicted the 49ers as the most likely to win. today the tower will become a live virtual scoreboard during the game. and hundreds of people showed their 49ers spirit at a tan rally yesterday in miami. the 49ers posted this video on twitter. pinole born in pinole was is

there along with the 49ers cheerleaders. hard rock stadium is ready for today's game. in about 35 minutes we'll show you how the 49ers spent yesterday and hear from celebrities as they all pick their winner of super bowl liv. now to stopping a global emergency. the pentagon is now stepping in to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus. the defense department said air force base in fairfield and others could be used to quarantine people returning to the u.s. p from overseas. this is after the first death outside of china after someone in the philippines passed away. that brings the death toll to 305 people killed worldwide. more than 14,000 others around the world are infected. eight of the cases are right here in the u.s. the latest confirmed yesterday in boston. one of the u.s. cases is a patient right here in the south bay. "today in the bay's" sergio

quintana has more on the pentagon's new move. >> reporter: the west wing inn is a quarantine site, the on-base housing already being cordoned off. the health and human services will provide medical and security staff. this is one of the sites across the country to house and monitor about a thousand u.s. citizens still in wuhan, china and eventually brought back to the u.s. >> quarantine is what we do to apparently healthy people who might be incubating the disease. >> reporter: arthur ryangold from uc berkeley said one of the sites are being set up is because of a series of infections at a company in germany, like by someone who didn't have any symptoms. >> if you are only infectious when you have symptoms, then we can at least try and limit our aggressive efforts to those people who are sick, coughing, sneezing, whatever it is.

but if i can transmit infection to you while i feel fine, that really changes the nature. >> reporter: people taking to sites like travis air force base will be monitored for 14 days. a news conference in chinatown city leaders urged calm. >> i think this is the right time to let people know that there is a reason for [ inaudible ]. >> there are no confirmed cases in the city of san francisco. we are monitoring a handful of individuals who have returned from wuhan. >> reporter: sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. well apple is temporarily shutting down all of the doors in china because of the coronavirus. the company did so out of caution and based on the latest advice from health experts. apple said it will remain -- keep the stores closed until february 9th and monitor the

situation after that. back here locally, the search continues for the gunman who opened fire on a santa clara county sheriff's deputy. >> shots fired! >> that call came in around 10:30 on friday night. investigators say a vehicle approached a deputy on a stretch of uvas road in morgan hill and as the driver got close the driver turned off the car headlights and then someone shired several shots at the deputy. one hit his body camera possibly saving his life. hours later crews finally towed away the patrol car and reopened the road. fremont is now planning to plant boulders to stop cars from parking near the tesla plant. the city tagged rvs and cars parked there letting owners know they will be towed if they don't move on cato road in front of tesla and you could see it from 880 and now they will remove

existing parking and installing boulders to prevent parking in the future. you may remember a similar boulder installation was to keep the homeless off a san francisco street and it was met with controversy and the boulders were eventually removed. at 7:09, much more ahead on "today in the bay." live to des moines, iowa, to talk to chuck todd and get a preview of this week's "meet the press." plus closer to keck -- closer to kickoff of super bowl liv, we'll have more on the commercials you might see during today's game. tom: my mom always told me actions speak louder than words. she was a school teacher. my dad joined the navy and helped prosecute the nazis in nuremberg.

their values are why i walked away from my business, took the giving pledge to give my money to good causes, and why i spent the last ten years fighting corporate insiders who put profits over people. i'm tom steyer, and i approve this message. because, right now, america needs more than words. we need action.

it's 7:11 and wb. we're joined by larry gerston and it is time for our chat with chuck todd from "meet the press." happy sunday for you. thanks for joining us as always. before we get into the impeachment trial which is top

of mind right now, you are in iowa. what will you be watching tomorrow night as the iowa caucuses kickoff really 2020 voting? >> well, for me it is sort of what are these voters here who are undecided or vas lating between a group of candidates all over the issue of trying to pick the right candidate to go up against donald trump, what do they do? does this anxiety led them to joe biden or disperse between joe biden and buttigieg. and bernie sanders seems to be in the tempered seat. he has the most devoted following and the biggest pool of supporters to pick from from four years ago and it would be surprising to see him finish lower than second. he seems to be a lock for the one of the top two spots. but you have an electorate who are worried about electability and a candidate whose premise is on the idea that he could beat

trump and that is former vice president joe biden. if he can't do well here, what does that say about his candidacy t candidacy -- for the rest of the way. i think there is pressure on joe biden to do well here because voters are looking for electability and biden is saying he is offering it. if he can't marry these two in iowa, where is he going to marry that. >> i had heard and seen there was a big rock party almost so to speak for bernie sanders last night when compared with the crowd who came out for biden so it is interesting to see how biden steps up. >> it is a big difference. sanders turnout and biden turnout, when you go to events that is for sure. >> chuck, mitch mcconnell shut down the impeachment trial. trump has piled the -- and the democrats are as divided as ever and the economy is humming. is this now trump's presidential election to lose? >> he's never been in a better

position to forecast a potential re-election than he is right now. a divided democratic party and divided on socialism versus capitalism versus a united republican party. has the upside. the fact that we're saying a guy with a 46% approval rating which is the high end and best position he's been in yet, he's in a weak position just strong comparatively to where he's been. but i do think this is certainly an opportunity for the president. i think he'll use this impeachment to try to kick off his re-election a bit. a little grievance in some ways, that is what has gotten him there and he's not going to change himself. i think the democrats have a challenge here. especially the congressional democrats. how do they continue to try to hold him accountable on the actions in office. but not look like all they care about is investigations. they were elected to deal with health care and climate change

and income inequality so nancy pelosi has to figure out how to start doing both in a post-impeachment world and so for me i'm curious to see how they walk that tight rope. >> all right. well, chuck, we appreciate your time. i couldn't help but notice your makeshift "meet the press" behind you. >> it is fun. >> we look forward to watching you tomorrow night. >> and more iowa to d.c. >> we'll stay locked in to see you in 45 minutes from now and we hope you will join chuck for the special edition of "meet the press" live from iowa. he'll have pete buttigieg ahead of the first caucus that we've been discussing plus an interview with senator lamar alexander, about to retire following his vote against witnesses in the impeachment trial. so be sure to tune in for "meet

the press" at 8:00 a.m. right after this newscast and we hope you stay here and larry will be back for our weekly political segment into the impeachment trial and what happens next. it sounds like we're looking toward wednesday for that vote but we'll talk to you for all of the latest. seen you soon, larry. turning back now to our coverage of super bowl liv, today's game will bring an avalanche of new commercials. aren't they the best. including political messages this is year and lgbtq representation. president donald trump and white house hopeful michael bloomberg will blitz viewers with with their political messages, that is the first time presidential candidates will air ads nationally at a super bowl. so that is interesting to see. and much more lgbtq representation like 49ers assistant coach katie sowers in this microsoft commercial. she's the first woman and openly gay coach in a super bowl. 49ers fans throughout the bay area hit the stores this weekend to grab their last-minute gear.

we take you to dick's sporting goods in morgan hill are where people poured in to hunt for anything red and gold. >> because i wanted to make sure all of my family is equipped with niner gear. >> the garoppolo stuff is gone, the bosa stuff is flying off the shelves and the kittle stuff. everything is flying off the shelf and i think it just shows how much energy the team brings this year. >> many of the faithful doing last-minute shopping were heading to super bowl parties and wanted to represent the niners. let's check in with vianey arana with a look at our sunday super bowl forecast. >> we have our red going on. >> and you have a good menu going on for your super bowl party. >> so i'll have to tribute one of my dishes to kris sanchez and she listed her jalapeno poppers on instagram and let's see if i could successfully perform. and we have enchiladas and

ordering pizza. >> and i was thinking of ditching my party for yours. >> come on over. we're kboing to have margaritas too. and this showcases two things, or three. the beautiful golden gate bridge and the cloud cover and also the wind starting to pick up around the coastline. that is today's story. a cold front sweeping through that will dip our temperatures down when it comes to our daytime highs. current as you head out of the door, we're in the 50s. san jose 52. 52 in palo alto. 53 in san francisco. livermore 49. concord 52. and take a look at satellite radar. you could see the cloud cover beginning to sweep down. we're certainly going to notice the possibility of maybe even getting a couple of areas of sprinkles through some areas but for the most part this is considered a dry cold front. so the biggest impact from this cold tront is going to be the winds. so right to your microclimate

highs for this toon. a windy afternoon, high of only 57 in san jose. that is a drop of about 10 degrees in some areas. 55 in oakland compared to yesterday. 54 in san francisco. palo alto 55. and there is a wind advisory that is already in effect and will remain through tomorrow. around the coast special winds will kick up with possible gusts up to 45 miles per hour. we're already starting to notice the wind withes picking up now. and then for the bay and valleys, talking 15 to 25 miles per hour gusting to 35 miles per hour and this will affect monday morning and an hour-by-hour look at are where wind speeds stand. right now the models are showing some of the strongest gusts but at around 2:00, half moon bay, 41-mile-per-hour gusts and san francisco 27 and down through san jose 29, livermore 22. the morgan hill area will be in the 30s when it comes to the wind speeds so 30-mile-per-hour plus in some areas and then fast forwarding the timeline and it stays gusty all evening look to

about 6:00. it isn't until really late tonight, i would say overnight, that the winds start to die down and then by tomorrow at about 9:00 a.m. is when we start to notice breezy conditions instead of windy conditions. but it is a windy day ahead. i want to show you the current weather here and also in miami, florida. where the super bowl is getting ready to kickoff. so santa clara, 52 degrees. winds about 10 miles per hour. but check out miami. 60 degrees. they were worried about the storms that did impact friday and saturday festivities even though i saw people partying in the rain. and cheryl hurd and abby fernandez is out there and also is raj. and one thing to point out, there is a cold front so overnight lows will dip down into the 30s which means frosty tor monday, tuesday and wednesday morning. kira. >> looks good. thank you so much. at 7:20, much more ahead on "today in the bay." saving horses from the

slaughterhouse. we'll take you to one of the largest horse sanctuaries in the country and introduce you to the woman who quietly made it all happen. ice? is this for real? not exactly...

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that's a promise. and unlike himmike actually keeps his. i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. welcome back. one of the great things about living in the bay area is the abundance of beautiful open space. just a short drive in any direction. one los gatos woman is doing something very special with her piece of open space. saving horses lives. garvin thomas has her story in this morning's bay area craft. >> beautiful is a good word for what you're about to see. but it begins with then ugly truth. tens of thousands of unwanted horses are shipped out of the u.s. each year headed for slaughter. it is a fact that started alicia gaetz on a path to save the ones she could. just off highway 101 in san benito county, just behind he's gates is where you will find a lottery winner.

well, more like 500 of them. and the woman who gave them their prize. >> i have like 493 here right now but another ten are coming. but they're here. for the past six years, on this 4,000-acre ranch, alicia gaetz has been building one of, if not the largest horse sanctuary in the nation. though not by design. >> this just happened. it is definitely not in my plan. >> this is the property line between the front and the back. >> reporter: alicia said one of her daughters got into horses that she began to learn the fate of the tens of thousands of unwanted horses each year, shipped out of the country, bound for slaughter. >> so i'm like, oh, my gosh, this is what i have to do. i have to get involved in this and try to rescue some. >> reporter: so alicia began by funding other rescue efforts.

until one rescue in particular. >> it got to the last six and i think i said i'll take them. and that is what -- what did i just do. >> reporter: she started an amazing project. wild horses and ranch horses, jumping horses, just about any kind of horse you could find has found a forever home at freedom reigns, all with just one thing in common. >> what do they have in common? they were unwanted by somebody. >> reporter: even more remarkable is that alicia funds all of this on her own. she's not asking for any donations. just wishing everyone could find the problem they are passionate about addressing and get to work. >> i feel fortunate and this was what was supposed to happen and i am a firm believer in that, that things work the way they're going to. >> reporter: so i asked alicia if she's not interested in donations, what message did she

want to send to others and she said what she would really like to do now is raise the aawareness about the thub of horses that are sent to slaughter and right now just not enough people know what is happening. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> thank you for getting the word out and for her tremendous work. it is 7:26. much more ahead on "today in the bay." back live to miami where cheryl hurd is standing by with the 49er fans who are determined to get last-minute tickets to the big game no matter the cost. plus a highly-anticipated poll next. and the reason why the des moines register pulled the poll ahead of the iowa caucus. to pay its share of healthcare costs. we fought oil companies for new clean air laws and closed a billion dollar corporate tax loophole to fund public schools. by going directly to the people we got results.

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good morning, it is super bowl sunday. 7:28 as we take a live look outside in san jose. it is quiet as everyone in the kitchen preparing their food so they could sit on the couch and watch the super bowl today.

>> eat a lot. >> and eat a lot. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast. i was telling you i heard on the radio on this groundhog day, mind-blowing about punxsutawney phil is predicting an early spring. >> there you go. >> not surprising, i guess, considering the warmth we've been having. >> we've been having a pretty crazy roller coaster. because we were really warm. above normal. so it gives us a sneak of spring and now back down into the 50s. a cold front sneaking through. beautiful view of the golden gate bridge and the flag waving. our country temperatures are in the 50s and not much increase during the afternoon. but i want to show you the current weather for the bay area and miami. this is all you're going to hear all day. santa clara 52 degrees and if you are visiting from out of town, that is where the niners stadium is. 52 degrees and 7-mile-per-hour winds but that will pick up tonight.

miami, 60 degrees. perfect for football weather. they were concerned about storms that swept through friday and overall our day is really windy. there is a wind advisory and i'll take you through the timing of the gusty conditions we're expecting coming up in about 15 minutes. >> we'll see you then. thanks so much. and it is finally game day after a week full of parties and galas and award shows we're now just eight hours on the nose away from the kickoff of super bowl liv. 49er faithful are flooding into miami and some are waiting to snag tickets to the game. at last check, what i saw, two tickets were more than $5,000. but our nbc bay area cheryl hurd is live in miami. you spoke to people willing to pay $6,000 or $7,000 and are still waiting. that seems so risky to me. >> reporter: that is right. people are willing to pay a lot of money for these tickets. welcome to super bowl sunday. yesterday when we were here it

was dreary and rainy and now it is sunny and bright and i heard vianey say it is about 60 and it is about right. yesterday we had a fantastic day. we went from the nfl legends dinner and we ran into some football legends like jim brown and steve young and right after that, we went in search for some football fans. [ yelling ] >> reporter: as you could see, we found a lot of them in miami's little havana and they were having a really good time. after we bonded over being there the bay area, i started asking the big question, like how much are you willing to pay for a ticket to get into that game and the answers may or may not surprise you. >> we're looking. so if you're out there and you got tickets for sale, and they're a great price, we're willing to buy them. >> you have to pull through or

hasn't pulled through but once we get out there, we'll find some people that are eager to sell them and we'll buy them then. >> reporter: now those guys are from hawaii. they took the chance, they are here and going to the stadium and they're going to scour the internet and go on stub hub and they are willing to pay $6,000 or $7,000. people are here from all over the world. i talked to a guy from italy and he's paying big dollars to go to the game so it is a big game, ready to play, ready to win. go 49ers. reporting live from miami, i'm cheryl hurd, back to you guys. >> looking good out there, cheryl. have so much fun today. we look forward to the rest of your reports throughout the day. the empire state building was lit up in red and gold last night letting everybody know its pick for super bowl liv and i thought that could go either way, but management held a vote

and users predicted the niners as the most likely to win. today the tower will become a live virtual scoreboard during the game. and hundreds of people showed their thiners spirit at a fan rally in miami. the niners posted this video on twitter. rapper p lo was there and sourdough sam and some of the niners cheerleaders. in other news now, the pentagon is now stepping in to stop a global emergency. the spread of the deadly coronavirus. the defense department now said that travis air force base here in fairfield along with three other military bases across the u.s. can be used to quarantine people who are returning to the u.s. from overseas. this comes after the first death outside of china from one passing away in the philippines. that brings the death toll to 305 people killed worldwide by coronavirus. 14,000 others around the world are infected. eight of the cases are right

here in the u.s. the latest confirmed just yesterday in boston. one of the cases is a patient here in the bay area in the south bay. "today in the bay's" sergio quintana has more on the pentagon's new move. >> reporter: the west wing inn is the quarantine site for the on-base housing already cord onned off. the department of health and human services will provide medical and security staff. travis is one of the sites across the country to house and mond tor about a thousand u.s. citizens who are still in wuhan, china, and will eventually be brought back to the u.s. >> quarantine is what we do to apparently healthy people who might be incubating the disease. >> reporter: our phil ryan is a professor of health at uc berkeley and he said why the sites are likely set up is because of a series of infections at a company in germany by someone who didn't have any symptoms. >> because if you're only infectious when you have

symptoms, then we can at least try and limit our aggressive efforts to thoseeem w-- to thos people sick and coughing and sneezing or whatever it is but if i could transhit to you while i feel fine, that changes the nature. >> reporter: people will be monitored for 14 days. in san francisco the council general of china urged calm along with city leaders. >> i think it is the right time to let people know that there is no reason for -- [ inaudible ]. >> there are no confirmed cases in the city and county of san francisco. we are monitoring a handful of individuals who have returned from wuhan. >> reporter: sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. and turning to decision 2020, the final push is on in iowa before tomorrow's caucus.

the candidates are now criss-crossing the state pulling out all of the stops to sway voters. former vice president joe biden has seen his lead slip away and is now tied with senator bernie sanders according to several recent polls. senator sanders, elizabeth warren and amy klobuchar are playing catch-up after they were in washington at the impeachment trial all week. >> i honest to goodness believe character is on the ballot this year. >> our campaign is the campaign of energy. >> we must come together as a party and beat donald trump. that is our job. >> analysts are saying there is no clear front-runner in iowa or a clear top tier which includes the senators we just mentioned plus mayor pete buttigieg. adding to the uncertainty, a highly anticipated poll of iowa democrats from the des moines registrar was not released as planned yesterday because of concerns about irregularities in

how the poll was conducted. california's opening of early voting on monday for the democratic presidential primary. the primary is not until march 3rd but early voters could get a head start tomorrow. also this year for the very first time californians can register to vote all the way up until election day wherever ballots are cast. analysts are warning that could lead to a spike in last-minute ballots which take much longer to count. and speaking of politics and presidents, a live look at capitol hill this morning where lawmakers are taking a break after the senate voted not to hear from witnesses in the president's impeachment trial. president trump is all but guaranteed an acquittal on wednesday when the senate is set to wrap up the proceedings. democrats are sieging over the decision to block witnesses, especially after john bolton wrote about a key meeting with the president in a forthcoming book. republicans say the house didn't

do a good just job before sending the articles of impeachment to the senate and the president was hope the trial would end before his super bowl interview today. and before tuesday's state of the union address. but it doesn't seem any of that will be happening. back here in the bay area, the search is on for a gunman who opened fire on a santa clara county sheriff's deputy. take a listen. >> shots fired! >> the call came in around 10:30 friday night and a vehicle approached a deputy on a stretch of uvas road near morgan hill. as the driver got closer the headlights turned off and then someone fired several shots at the deputy. one hit his body camera and that possibly saved his life. kwed afternoon crews finally towed away the patrol car and reopened the road after the hours-long investigation. treatment is now planning to use boulders to stop cars from parking along the road near the

tesla plant. yesterday the city went around and tagged rvs and cars parked there letting the owners know they will be towed if they don't move. this is happening on cato road in front of tesla and other companies. you could see it off of 880 there. next steps will include removing existing parking and installing boulders to revent trailers and rvs from parking there in the future. you may remember this video of similar boulder installation to keep the homeless off of a san francisco street. it was met with controversy and eventually those boulders were removed. it is 7:39 now. still ahead on "today in the bay," super bowl livs as we keep saying, now eight hours away and we caught up with big celebrities in him who tell us who they think will take home the lombardi trophy. that story is next. number 360 smart bed. can it help keep me asleep? absolutely, it senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed.

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welcome back. it is official super bowl sunday. the 49ers are now just eight hours away from meeting the

chiefs in super bowl liv. see how they spent saturday. we have video of the team arriving at hard rock to go through final walk-through. and nobody is listed on the injury report so the team is at full strength. despite the chaos of super bowl week, kyle shanahan believed the niners are battle tested and ready for the biggest challenge the season. let's take a walk on the red carpet with lady gaga, the singer performed at the super saturday night concert last night. celebrities from the sports and entertainment worlds came together on the eve of the super bowl. you saw there jerry jones, mark cuban, jamie foxx, jon hamm many others walk the carpet. we asked a few of the celebrities who they're picking for the big game. >> oh, i have a 49er legacy that i have a lot of respect. >> we're in the bay area, we

have to stick with the theme, man. 49ers, baby, yes, sir. >> i'm going with the chiefs because patrick mahomes is a dallas guy. >> the 49ers are the hot boys, bad boys, kind of the same thing. >> yeah, sure. >> you're still going chiefs. >> got to go chiefs. >> you don't know the 49ers or -- >> i have no idea. >> my daughter goes to santa clara, picking the niners. >> we are well aware of george kittle fans being a fan and he is single-handedly the reason i'm going with the niners. >> we'll take whatever anyone who is voting for the niners, whatever the reason. george kittle has a lot of fans in wrestling and all across the country. the chiefs remain 1.5 point favorite over the niners if you are following. kick you kickoff is at 3:30 our time. and much more ahead on "today in

the bay." after two weeks of the senate impeachment trial, what have we learned? larry gerston rejoins us next with the breakdown. stay tuned. tom: my mom always told me actions speak louder than words. she was a school teacher. my dad joined the navy and helped prosecute the nazis in nuremberg. their values are why i walked away from my business, took the giving pledge to give my money to good causes, and why i spent the last ten years fighting corporate insiders who put profits over people.

i'm tom steyer, and i approve this message. because, right now, america needs more than words. we need action.

welcome back. there is two weeks for the darkest clouds hanging over washington as political combatan combatants sparred in the impeachment trial of donald trump and the clouds parted and the nation returned to normal. whatever that means. nbc bay area's larry gerston rejoin uss with his assessment of only the third u.s. impeachment trial in the nation's history. what do you think is the big takeaway? >> should say officially wednesday is when they close it down. but we know it is done. it's done, right. so we have to think about this. this is a big moment in american history. the fact is that the country was deeply divided, kira, we know deeply divided before the trial and remains so. just as much with the trial

behind us. despite the claims by both sides as the nation needed to find a way to turn down the vitriol and heal. trial opponents hardly moved to that end. each side seemed to delight with the gotcha questions and answers that had so little to do with the questions. simply put that was not the best moment for congress or for that matter the president. but the nature of the event assured that it would not be. >> and many people did expect a victory for the president because of the republican majority in the senate. mitch mcconnell's management of that majority and the two-thirds vote required for conviction and really their steadfastness in sticking together. why do you think the democrats even went through -- why did they even bother when you could predict the outcome. >> and so many people across the nation are asking that very question. why put everybody through this? a few reasons. first, for many democrats this

wasn't just about the president's alleged quid pro quo, trading ukrainian foreign aid for a promise to announce an investigation into bidens, democrats viewed many of the president's actions as illegal even before he was elected. the ukrainian affair thought democrats would clearly show the president's malevolence and they believed that when people saw the president's attitude toward the investigation and what they viewed as abuse and corruption, that would be a widespread support, well the majority of the support was there, but never support approaching huge margins. and third, and the related point, democrats believe that with the national stage there would be great public interest in the trial. there wasn't. in tact, merely twice as many people, kira, watched last sunday's grammy awards than any moment during the trial. how is that for a statement about a lot of things. >> i wish i could say it was a

surprise. i think people are just tired of all of this. do you think there was any surprised or what was the biggest surprise over the two weeks? >> for me, the biggest surprise was the way the president and his managers changed the rationale and at the beginning of the investigation the president denied anything happened. it was a perfect call. he said that of his july 25th conversation with president zelensky but a public summary of the call gave many the impression that the president was asked for that trade. well then the president defense turned to it, it happened so get over it. remember that is what chief of staff mick mulvaney said in a press conference when he declared these things happen all of the time in foreign policy. well, okay. then perhaps sensing doubts over the first two explanations, one of president trump's lawyers hard professor alan dershowitz changed the defense again when he said if the president is running for re-election and he sees his election as part of the

national interest, they are constitutional no matter what they are. and he can't be impeached. house managers shot back that with this broad definition, the president could do virtually anything and get away with it. so despite these democratic protests, public opinion never changed. in fact, the public pretty much seemed removed from the trial and like you said, we've had enough. >> yeah, i think so. and where do you think we go from here? >> three important questions. three important questions hit me as we emerge from this trial. short-term, what impact will the trial have on former vice president and presidential candidate joe biden? will support for biden fade away given the frequency with which the president's managers invoked his name. and media. what impacts will the trial and outcome have on the presidential election. will it serve as a major club for the republicans over the democratic candidates, whoever emerges, or over time will the public become angry with the president and third long-term what does this outcome say about

the future relations between the president and congress? well, congress will become a after thought or rubber stamp after the claims of executive power proclaimed by the president's management team. there is an awful lot at issue, an awful lot at issue as we emerge from this whole thing as the trump impeachment trial ends. whatever happens, it may be incredibly important in shaping the nation's future. we've lived through something and we don't really know what the next steps in this relationship will be. >> we really don't. and as always, it is job security for you. >> a political analyst employment act. >> we'll see you on sunday for the wrap up. larry, as always, thanks to you. we'll be back with a final look at weather. hope you stay with us. ice?

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ensure everyone without coverage can get it. that's a promise. and unlike him, mike actually keeps his. i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. it is super bowl sunday, not just sunday. it is 7:54 and this is a live look at the boufl golden gate bridge. we have a good mix of cloud cover and it is starting to get really windy. we have a dry cold front sweeping through and that means it is not bringing with it a lot of rain but we could get the chance to see sprinkles, but what it is bringing is gusty conditions and a drop in the daytime high temperatures. right now in san jose, 52

degrees. 52 in palo alto and 53 in san francisco. not a big change in the daytime highs. i want to show you satellite radar because this is showcasing the cold front from the north down to the southwest. and look at that. san francisco with the cloud and it is choudy in san jose. we had a lot of areas with dense fog overnight and still seeing a couple of spots through the interior valley. and a closer look at the current weather not just locally but also in miami. they're warmer than us by about 10 degrees right now in santa clara which is why levi's stadium is, it is 52 degrees and 8 miles per hour. it will get windier at 10:00 a.m. now in miami, 63 degrees and 15-mile-per-hour winds, a little breezy out there. perfect football weather after those storms that swept through. so how is our day shaping out. right now comfortable but remember the winds are expected to kick up and it is going to kick up around 2:00, 3:00, around 3:30 when kickoff is

we're expected wind gusts 15 to 30 miles per hour and temperatures looming in the 50s but it will stay dry. and the reason i want to show you this forecast, i know that you are probably inside watching tv but there is also a lot of outdoor parties involving tents and those are the most dangerous items that could go flying so safely secure any sort of tent or outside activity or decorations. keep in mind the wind advisory is in effect right now and will remain in effect through tomorrow morning for all of the highlighted areas. it is going to be extremely gusty mainly for the bay and the valleys we'll be at a breezier wind but for the coast we're talking about gusts to 45 miles per hour. it is a very gusty day. microclimate highs. cooling off 10 degrees by the cold front and san jose 57 degrees. 55 in oakland. 55 in napa. clear late 47 degrees. so back to more seasonable. through a quick timeline of the winds. by 2:00 p.m., the gustiest

winds, half moon bay at 41 miles per hour and fast forward to 6:00 not seeing the winds diminish. it stays gusty all day. it isn't until overnight and into early tomorrow morning that we see the wind speeds decreasing and also because this is a cold front, overnight lows will be pretty cold. we're talking about a chilly start. especially for inland areas in the 30s for monday and tuesday morning. >> well, it is february. so i guess that makes sense. vianey, thank you so much. before we go, we want to show you this video of how a super bowl football is made. nbc bay area's digital reporter abby fernandez tweeted these videos out from miami. fans got to watch how it is made. it is all part of the super bowl experience from the leather to the laces, check out the special instagram show called sink in on our app on our instagram page. super cool. so fun for all out in miami. >> can we just see what

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this sunday, impeachment and iowa. >> we are adjourned. >> the senate now poised to acquit president trump even as many republicans concede he's not innocent of the charges. >> that still doesn't rise to the level of impeachment and removal of a president of the united states. >> democrats call the trial a sham. >> the acquittal will have no value because americans will know that this trial was not a real trial. >> the key vote not to call witnesses, tennessee's lamar alexander. >> if you start out with a partisan impeachment, you're almost destined to have a partisan acquittal. >> this morning my