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let's learn more about this from mike mccarthy, reporter and columnist for "sporting news" and covers the business of sports. >> good morning. >> what law prevents states like new jersey from having legal sports betting? >> a 25-year-old federal law that outlaws legalized sports betting and only four states allowed to do it with the primary one nevada. new jersey chaledlenged this by passing its own law and the league and ncaa sued to make them imply. >> why are they suing? what is the argument? >> league are concerned game fixing and tony soprano will lean on a referee or a player who is a gambler will throw a game. this is a worry. game fixing scandals through the years. when you see how little money some college kids are bought for a couple of thousand dollars or a free car. >> right. at the same time, these leagues support sports fantasy leagues essentially which is another form of betting, isn't it? >> it's getting lonely up on % that moral high ground. the same leagues that are against sports betting are fantasy sports. they seem very similar to me. argument? be included? u you

so joining us with more on last night's commercial is mike mccarthy. you've been covering super bowl advertising this year. you're covering it for "sporting news" and for "the new york times," right? >> that's right. >> i just disclosed to you that i watch for the halftime show and the commercials pretty much and i know a lot of people and why the advertisers spend all of the money. your big impressions. >> i thought it was a back to basic bowl. you saw a lot of the old ones we have seen previous super bowl commercials. the cute babies for the nfl and monkey baby from mountain dew and dancing bears for hyundai. overall, i was a little underwhelmed. >> and wiener dogs. >> i thought too many referenced previous super bowl commercials and weren't creative on their own. >> a number ads used popular music. we heard bowie and a few what is the benefit of using a hot song? >> popular music is really becoming the secret sauce for a lot of these commercials. bowie choice was a great choice for the commander spot. you had a big rock song by van halen for a big a

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sponsors actually pay $5 million for 30-second spot with more on last night's commercial is mike mccarthy. you've been covering super bowl advertising this year. you're covering it for sporting new york times," right? >> that's right. >> i just posed to you i watch for the halftime show and the commercials pretty much and ipeople and why the advertisers spend all of the money. your big impressions. >> i thought it was a back to basic bowl. you saw a lot of the old onesrevious super bowl commercials. the cute babies for the nfl and monkey baby from mountain dew and dancing bears for hyundai. was a little underwhelmed. >> i thought too much referencedommercials and weren't creative on their own. >> a number ads used popular ie and a few different songs. what is the benefit of using a popular song? >> songs are a sauce for commercials. bowie choice was a great choice for the commander song and a big rock song by van halen for a big american sports cantly cuts through and it communicates in a party atmosphere. >> i guess music can always set a mood, you know?ug at people's heart strings, like

mike mccarthy is here to talk about it. >> good morning. >> overall this year i've been hearing these and are not as aggressive as they have been in years past is so you've been seeing? >> definitely. this year the advertisers will play for last the tried to entertain us and make us have a good time which will be a big departure from last year depression ball where nationwide first from the perspective of the dead child. >> now they are trying to make sure everything stays light. you have a favorite in terms of which one you think will hit it out of the park? >> in terms of previous super bowl's or this one? >> this one. >> i like the acura ad coming out it's a great use of music. music has become the secret sauce in a way for some commercials and it uses the great then helen song running with the devil. >> we're looking at it now. >> i think there's so much pressure for these. when people are watching these commercials they really want it to take up a notch we are very critical. >> yes. we're very critical. many people watch super bowl more for the commercial then the game. there is

shelves to help promote coming out this summer, with the new female cast starring melissa mccarthy, who is on "mike and molly". >> i did like ghostbusters. who you going to call? it's not a part of pop culture anymore. >> we'll see who does the song. >> i think they want to bring the old back with the new. >> did ray parker, jr. do it? >> is he still around? >> i think he's still with us. you're calling me out, man. >> sorry. >> let's lift your spirits and keep from bumming people out. google that, will you? >> we will. >> that is good work there with the sunshine beating through. cocoa man said this cow woke him up at 3 a.m. he waited until today to shoot doesn't work well in the dark. i get that. dale in orlando and lake hart has the big walkway out to the lake. isn't that beautiful? storm pins available in your app store. please download it right now. if you're heading out to the 500 this weekend, i would love to come back to work on monday to a bunch of storm pins from the daytona 500. ship them on in here and let us see what you're seeing in central florida. tonight radar is good to go. we hav

mike brisbin/carson city:where you got to meet your neighbors and talk about the candidates. clancy mccarthy/sparks: they needed precinct chairs, and i thought i would do it. i don't think it's that much extra work. brisbin and mccarthy are just the kind of people the democrats are looking for to volunteer at their caucus on february 20th. the goal was more than one thousand, and already they say 90-percent of their caucus locations has a least on volunteer to help training for the caucuses goes on weekly at the republican headquarters where they often ask those signing in to volunteer at their caucus on february 23. teri drapeau/washoe valley: but i did notice when i registered in just now, to sign volunteer. of course i would love to volunteer. caucus trainer phyllis westrup says her party will have 28 locations, and they will need help from volunteers. phyllis westrup: somewhere between six and eight volunteers, and i've been working on getting volunteers for each site. republicans must be registered prior to the caucus to participate, and will be asked for identification at the door. for

making entertainment headlines channing tatum wanting george clooney for magic mike 3 and melissa mccarthy will be left out of the gilmore girls reunion. >> i'm kristin broad man and i'm tanner tomlinson this was the daily wrap. they aren't the only super stars. actress will be doing the interpretations. cannot wait. >> channing tatum told e news he wants george clooney for the next installment. how badly? enough to give clooney his entire salary. no word if he has agreed but we will be following this one. >> melissa mccarthy won't be part of the reunion. she wasn't invited to join. however the series creator stated she felt mccarthy's schedule was too full to accommodate. >> that's the hdl daily wrap. >> don't forget to watch hollywood today daily live every afternoon at 1 followed by kron4. >>> coming up next a woman viciously attacked near a bay area mall. why the suspect may have actually done this before. >>> and tracking cool temperatures this morning across the bay area. a live look at the san mateo bridge waking up to mostly cloudy skies but a warm up on the way. details after the

mccarthy, back in 1936? we would be hopping up and down because he shoved it right down hitler's throat. hi, deaf inch -- kevin. >> good morning, mikend, yes, you are 100% right. this is story of jesse owens, won four gold medals at the olympic games in 1936 in berlin, phenominal story, really is what you just said it was, mike, interesting to watch him go in there and do that. and it is a really crane edible performance from stefan james, who really really became jesse owens on camera. i also love jason, who we know from s&l and horrible losses, comedic actor who has comedic role hear but very dramatic. place the coach of jesse owens in the fillment. my only problem with the film i felt like it was almost too long at times, but overall i think it is a very important film. and i think everybody should see, it is a very great story. incredible story of good movie i gave it a three and a half out of five. i had a chance to speak to stefan james. what blew my mind, see the name stefan for a serbs before i go to the sounds bite, what's the first thing you think about? >> the fact you don't have your mike on? let's see, stefan is that co

mike. >>> sue hall is up next at some wet roads this morning. take a look at the mccarthyf you're traveling from herculez highway 4 into san francisco, give yourself plenty of time. it's over an hour drive with brake lights starting well before the mccarthy maize. san mateo bridge is a 30-minute span. it's raining there now. because of the wet roads, you're experiencing major delays. westbound 4 has an accident. >>> we'll have another local news update in 30 minutes. as always, on our news app and abc7news.com. join me, mike, sue and natasha from 4:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. the news continues right now with "good morning ame imagine if the things you bought every day... ...earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. with the united mileageplus explorer card, you'll get a free checked bag. two united club passes. priority boarding. and 30,000 bonus miles. everything you need for an unforgettable vacation. the united mileageplus explorer card. imagine where it will take you. >>> don't touch it. >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] >>> welcome back to "gma." that's how

administrator mccarthy was also asked about the flint, michigan water contamination crisis. the house agricultural committee is chaired by representative mikeonaway. >> we will come to order. i asked michael to open with a brar. >> dear heavenly father, we thank you so much for the opportunity to serve this great nation. lord, we thank you for the freedoms that we have. we thank you you that you have blessed us with the rich resources and the ability to use those to make the word a better place. lord guide and direct us and give us wisdom through this hearing. we ask all of this in jesus' name. >> i want to thank administrator mccarthy for being here. there is a reason the top issue for every member of the ag committee is related to the epa. any members of this committee believe the epa has pursued an agenda absent of any recognition for agriculture. perhaps the most poinant example is the epa's recent waters of the u.s. rule or as the epa calls it the clean water bill. this bill isn't about clean water. this isn't about safe drinking water in flint, michigan which has some purposely confused with the regovernment brand overreach. this does