this morning on "world news now" with, super bowl victory. after the deflate-gate controversy, the patriots take home nfl's biggest prize. >> we never doubted each other. that's what it took. a great football team we beat. so happy for our team. >> tom brady breaks a record. as advertisers try to reach out to dads. stay tuned for extensive coverage. extreme weather. the nasty winter storm that slammed chicago with snow and gusty winds takes aim at the northeast this morning. a dangerous day to commute. later -- difficult rescue. a husband and and wife climbing one of the biggest mountains fall 500 feet in to a crater. >> they stood shoulder to shoulder and stopped the ice. with ice chunks rolling down the mountain, how did they manage to survive? it is monday, february 2nd.

>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." well, happy monday morning to you. i'm reena ninan. we're still recovering from the super bowl. >> recovering, what did you do? >> oh, well. you know. super bowl. >> which means? >> get excited. you know? eat a little too much. >> what a game. finally, finally football. we are not talking about deflategate for a change. no controversy in the nfl. just a good game. it was a highlight just to get back to football for a change. >> what would you say is your favorite moment? >> that's a tough one to say. that was really difficult. that catch, kearse at the end, the juggling catch, you swore they were about to set up and score this touchdown. that catch, i jumped off the couch and said this is it. but we know how that worked. >> sherman face was my favorite. >> of course. >> we will get to that.

>> we will begin with the super bowl two very good teams resulting in a good game. >> fans in boston there you see them and all the rest of new england are celebrating this morning. but are all of those off the field controversies and distractions truly forgotten? alex stone has the coverage. >> reporter: the footballs here were under special care as super bowl xlix got underway overer overshadowed by deflategate after weeks of controversy the new england patriots are going home winners after deflating the seahawks in arizona. with a final score of 28-24, victory was sweet for new england at the university of phoenix stadium. >> we got a good football team and these guys played 60 minutes. i'm so proud of all of these players. i love these guys. >> we never doubted each other. that's what it took. it was a great football team we beat and i'm so happy for the team. >> reporter: tom brady broke joe montana's record for most touchdowns thrown in a super bowl. stars around the world watching

in the stands when katy perry had the star power to carry the half-time show. ♪ you're going to hear me ♪ >> reporter: with a little help from lenny kravitz and surprise guest star misssy elliott. ♪ it was a wild end to a wild season for the nfl marred by controversies over deflated balls and players accused of domestic violence. but for patriots fans, this was a super ending they had waited for. alex stone, abc news, glendale, arizona. that win so sweet for them, huh? >> you know what, the story of the game is going to be the call. you have a guy in the back field whose nickname is beast mode. he has four plays to go one yard and you throw a pass. a lot of people will question that literally for years to come. >> i liked the halftime show. >> katy perry put on a good show. what was that she was on? when she came out.

>> motorized lion. >> that was impressive. good to see misty, lenny kravitz, the coolest dude on the planet, i believe. this walk was hilarious. it took him 20 minutes to take the walk. >> what took so long, everyone had to touch it? don't they know it is cold and flu season. >> dr. besser didn't appreciate what was happening with that trophy. >> more to talk about with our coverage of the super bowl, including commercials half-time performances and look at the key plays. that's in our next half hour. another storm to talk about. huge winter storm that is proving february is no doubt the cruellest month. the slow-moving monster has everything blizzard warnings, power outages, school closings, the whole mess. got started in the midwest and won't be done until it reaches maine. lower michigan could get up to 14 inches of snow before the storm moves out. it is chicago's air travel that is taking the biggest hit from the storm. the 2500 flights cancelled nationwide on sunday, half were at chicago's two airports,

possibly worst, the few flights that flew in to the storm, one passenger shot some video here out the window as one of those rare flights landed at o'hare. you seeing this? hard to see anything but snow out there. not the picture i wanted to show you but you get the idea. take my word for it. the snow is falling in new york city where salt spreaders are deploying to treat the roads. morning commuters can expect an icy mix. the latest from accu-weather's forecaster stephanie olmo. good morning, stephanie. >> good morning, reena and t.j. we continue to have these winter storm warning advisories in effect across the northeast. also the new england area. 12 to 18 inches is expected just south and west of boston. expanding north to the east coast of maine. please exercise caution if you are doing any traveling on i-95, also i-80. we are also concerned for rapid freeze-up. central parts of pennsylvania, expanding as far south in to west virginia.

also definitely want to be careful across those areas, as well. behind the storm system, very cold conditions will continue to track east. meanwhile, across the west, moisture bringing in some rain. reena and t.j., back to you. >> thank you, steph. two major legal cases in the boston area are postponed today because of bad weather. week five of the jury selection for the trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev is set to resume tomorrow. more than 100 prospective jurors have been questioned. the defense making another attempt to move the trial. attorneys say a viral photo of a man shoveling the marathon finish line is proof that a fair trial cannot take place in boston. the storm is also delaying the murder trial of former new england patriots tight end aaron hernandez. he's accused of killing odin lloyd who was dating the sister of hernandez's fiance. hernandez scored a touchdown for the patriots in the 2012 super bowl but he was in isolation and not allowed to watch his former teammates win the game. the former star of the power rangers tv series is under

arrest accused of fatally stabbing his roommate with a sword. police in palm dale, california say ricardo mendina stabbed his roommate in the stomach with a sword. this was after an argument. he played the red ranger on power rangers wild force and he later played decker on "power rangers samurai." the latest on the tragic situation involving bobbi kristina brown. her father bobby brown and other family members gathered at her bedside at an atlanta hospital. abc's steve osunsami. has more. >> there is cpr in process. we're getting a third party not on scene. >> bobbi kristina is hospitalized after found unresponsive in a bathtub and her father singer bobby brown is speaking out. privacy is requested in this matter. please allow for my family to deal with the matter and give my daughter the love and support she needs at this time. the only child of whitney houston and bobby brown is needing a ventilator to help her breathe.

e! entertainment news is citing sources close to the family. conflicting reports but none of them good. tmz is reporting that doctors are keeping her in a medically induced coma to reduce swelling on her brain. multiple reports say her father is by her side and there are pictures of family outside of the hospital. >> the incident with bobbi kristina happened eerily close to the three-year anniversary of whitney houston's death. she, of course, died in a bathtub in the beverly hilton hotel just a day before the grammy awards. >> whitney houston was found dead february 11th, 2012 with a dozen bottles of pills in her hotel suite. >> i need the paramedics. >> 46-year-old female found in the bathroom. >> reporter: one year ago brown and her husband married and sat down for this interview. the two were raised like a brother and sister by the late whitney houston. >> just like her death took us by surprise, our love for each other took us by surprise. >> reporter: the hospital isn't sharing official word on her condition. we expect to hear word from police. steve osunsami, abc news,

roswell, georgia. the faa is investigating the purported sighting of a drone by united airlines pilot on approach to boston's logan airport. flight 1087 was landing on approach from chicago on saturday. the pilot reported seeing what he thought was a drone or balloon. since that plane was at 7,000 feet some say it is highly unlikely what the pilot saw was a drone. something missing from the dallas skyline this morning. the city's former xerox building went down yesterday, as you see. the thick cloud of smoke. it took ten seconds and 550 pounds of explosives to turn 15 stories in to an enormous pile of steel and concrete. the implosion clearing the way for a new shopping center. if you knocked back more than a few cold ones for the super bowl you may want to hold on to the cans. >> i already tossed them. it took a lot of cans to create a houston landmark called the beer can house. the roof, walls every inch covered with beer cans.

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good news and bad news for a business outside of san diego the bad news, giant boulder rolled down a hill and smashed into the back of their building. it seriously damaged the second story and sheered off a natural gas meter which caused a leak. the good news. it happened in the middle of the night so no one was there and the owner says business will go on as usual. another tumble that a husband and wife climbing team took. 10,000 feet up on one of the tallest mountains in oregon. they fell hundreds of feet but what saved them is a stroke of luck. abc's clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: 10,000 feet up oregon's mt. hood, saturday, husband and wife climbers, michelle and brian carlson suddenly begin to tumble down. >> they fell 500 feet and landed

in the bottom of the crater. >> reporter: sliding down a 50-degree slope, the carlsons speed right past of members of the all volunteer portland mountain rescue team. they finally stop but are facing a new threat ice chunks the size of bowling balls careening downhill. to protect the injured couple, rescuers form a human shield for six hours. >> shoulder to shoulder and stop the ice that was coming down the mountain. >> what does that say to you? >> they're the heroes today. >> reporter: the oregon national guard airlifted the couple to a hospital. michelle carlson has two broken ankles. her husband a broken leg. but they weren't the only ones needing rescue on saturday. about the same time, a third climber fell, sliding right in to one of the mountain's steaming volcanic vents spewing toxic fumes. >> this climber, however, was just amazingly fortunate. he was very bruised up, beat up,

cut up, but he did not appear to have any broken bones. >> reporter: the rescue team says over 8,000 people climb mt. hood every year, and three of them are lucky to be alive. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> coming up here, we are checking out our favorite super bowl ads. this year appeared to be the year of the dad. this isn't your father's father figure. see how advertisers are portraying today's tv dads. and parenting movement sparking controversy. it is called free-range parenting and it looks a lot like how our parents raised us. what's the big deal? that's in the next half hour of "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

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a short time ago, the new england patriots captured another super bowl victory. a lot of folks tuned in to see the game but millions of viewers tuned in just to see those high-priced commercials. >> this year there was a common theme, social messages including mcdonald's commercials that got viewers talking. the fast food giant announced they will accept new form of payment today. it will let customers pay for orders with what it calls lovin' which could include selfies and hugs. >> i could go in and say i want to pay with a hug. that will work? >> and you get free fries. i don't know. >> see how that works out. >> another snickers commercial. had some people looking back here. all the way to the '70s thanks to the magic of digital editing. taken back to the living room of mike and carol brady with marcia. not quite herself on a rant played by danny trejo from "sons of anarchy." the funny twist is at the end steve buscemi was at the top of the stairs playing jan. amazing what they can do with technology.

>> looked very real. another common theme running through the super bowl ads showed a new kind of father figure. >> gone are the days of father knows best dads and dumb dads. this year dads got real. here's abc's john donvan. >> reporter: a former footballer talking about his dad. >> what kind of excuse can you give your father when he has prosthetic legs? my dad was cleaning gutters. >> reporter: and talking about being one. >> i make sure they know how much i love them and how much i'm proud of them. >> reporter: and another. >> it is about a choice you make to love your children. >> reporter: and yet another. >> what kind of dad do you want to be? >> this kind. >> reporter: what this is, maybe a trend. because go back in time, go back well past even the first few super bowls and tv gave us a certain sort of dad. >> "make room for daddy." >> reporter: "make room for daddy" or "leave it to beaver" or "father knows best." dads who were not perfect but were perfectly intelligent.

>> active participation is the basis of good citizenship. >> reporter: it was almost unreal but as time went on dads got downgraded to comically dumb. homer on "the simpsons" is the symbol. so perfectly hapless he wasn't real either but these dads it is a toyota commercial. and this dove commercial with a single line of dialogue. >> da da. >> and dads who seem neither too wise or dumb but just real and good at being fathers. this son is getting in on it also. so on the night of american sports, manliness on the field, the guys in the ads are telling a story of what else goes in to being a man and maybe that is a trend. john donvan, abc news. >> you had a lot to say about dads. did you feel moved by this. >> nice touch with the dads but a lot of people -- it is one thing to be inspired and uplifted and have those themes but some themes were down right depressing in some of the commercials. if you haven't heard yet, you

probably have, you probably saw it but everyone had a reaction to the nationwide insurance ad and which they showed a cute kid and he is going along with a story and he said i didn't get to live all of this because i died. so essentially a dead kid ad. they are trying to bring attention to accidents. most kids die from accidents around the home, young kids. but a lot of people thought it was depressing and not the right time to have an ad like this during a celebration while people are reveling in the super bowl. >> total downer. hits you. >> almost fell off the couch. it sobers you in the midst of your party, if you will and the country was in a middle of a party. >> hours after the super bowl, what is the ad world buzzing about, this one, right. >> advertising 101. nationwide put out a statement we knew not everyone would like it but the point wasn't to sell insurance but get everyone talking. start the conversation. coming up -- perfect prediction for super bowl xlix. >> and what was the most talked about moment of the game itself? "the mix" is next.

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all right. time for the "the mix" now we all right. time for the "the mix" now we have super bowl edition here. madden is a popular football game, 20 years this thing has been around, at least. >> yeah. >> they do this mock game on madden. this game accurately predicted the final of the super bowl. here you are. you are seeing -- it looks life like. the seahawks and patriots played each other on this video game. the final score 28-24 patriots. the final score of the actual game was 28-24 patriots. not only that, the game predicted that tom brady would be mvp, he would have 335 yards and four touchdowns. brady's actual numbers 328 yards four touchdowns and mvp. this is as close as you can get to predicting the game. they are 9-3 over the past

several years of doing this. >> do they do other sports? >> i don't know. >> you and i may have to go to vegas and ask them to weigh in. >> now you are thinking, reena. now you are thinking. marshawn lynch maybe one of the best running backs in nfl history. >> a lot of people say no doubt one of the best in the game. >> how different would the game have been if someone had given him the ball. >> give him the ball, coach. #marshawn lynch is trending. >> look at these names. >> should have just gave me the ball. should've just gave me the ball. >> english is not the strong point here. >> hey, mr. lynch why were you there for the last play? i was only there so i wouldn't get fined. of course his famous line last week. i'm just here so my coach can pass the ball on the one yard line. >> these are well deserved. the guy is called beast mode. let him punch it in. >> why, why didn't they give him the ball? >> the coach has an explanation and said it had to do with formations. they were not matched up appropriately and the pass was

the right idea in the end. >> even i would have coached it better. >> yes, you would have. >> i know marshawn lynch. >> yes, give him the ball. >> marshawn and i go back to, i'm just here so i won't get fined. >> a week is enough to know what to do with him. >> the other one trending as well is sherman face. richard sherman is one of the biggest trash talkers in the league, defensive back for the seahawks of course but this is him watching the final play. the one in which they threw the interception. a lot of people just lovin' on the chance to jump on him. you see this? life comes at you fast. that is the face he started with and that was the one he ended with. a lot of people are making these for him. they are piling on him because he is a trash talker. >> don't talk trash. comes back to you. always does. no matter how good you are. >> that's why we don't talk trash on the show. >> never. against our principles. that's the news for this half hour.

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this morning on "world news now," super bowl comeback. we will have the unforgettable moments. dangerous storm. heavy snowfall and blinding winds making this monday miserable for millions of americans. from the travel delays in chicago to the icy commute in the northeast. what was it that gave the crew out of a boston bound jetliner a scare. was it a drone or something else that could have put an entire flight in jeopardy? later in "the skinny," who made the super bowl star studded from the a-lister spectators to the katy perry extravaganza at halftime. who impressed you the most? it's february 2nd. monday. you're going to hear me -- ♪

>> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> hi, everybody. >> good morning to you. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. things are wacky around here from an interesting super bowl night. >> yeah, it was interesting. talking about the katy perry halftime show and you are going to be so proud of me. i have a special this half hour, my highlights, my take on the super bowl. >> i haven't seen this yet. >> you haven't. you specifically asked not -- i even cc'd you on the script. will you make sure i got this right? >> anyone who's watched the show or reena and i at any point know about her sports prowess so you have to get her take. i'm looking forward to watching it along with the viewers and see how it works out. >> there's a possibility i may not return tomorrow because espn may want me. just telling you. the top story this half hour is of course the super bowl. the new england patriots rallied

from ten points down early in the second half to beat the seahawks 28-24. >> tom brady threw for four touchdowns including a three yard pass to edelman. the game winner. two minutes left in the game. brady has thrown more touchdown passes in a super bowl than any quarterbacks in history and has four victories as a quarterback which ties for the all-time lead. he calls this a team win. >> a lot of guys did some great stuff out there. took everybody. we knew it was going to take everybody. it was a 60-minute game and proud of the way everybody played. >> it is awesome. a dream come true. working my tail off all year to get to this point and i accomplished my mission, a win with the new england patriots. >> gronk, rob gronkowski caught a touchdown pass in the second quarter to put the pats up temporarily. gronk is the nfl's comeback player of the year. the comeback was part of fuelling new england's success. back home at boston, fans are out in full force despite

the chilly temperatures. they gathered on the boston common and paraded through the streets singing and chanting. most appeared to be college students and there are no reports of trouble. good fans, huh? >> celebratory night. >> yeah. >> the big play you didn't see it there but everybody will be talking about why, why, why the seahawks didn't give it to marshawn lynch when they were on the one yard line and punch it in at the end of the game. they threw a pass, interception. they are going to be second guessed a long time for that. >> it happens. >> it happens. >> what can you do? >> not supposed to. >> best plans -- >> that's reena's take. you will get more of this in a while. more coverage. the halftime performances, key plays. you are going to get this from reena's perspective. she's the resident sports expert. you will see this throughout the morning. "america this morning." we will take you live to arizona. stick around for all of that good stuff. we turn to our other major story this morning, the widespread winter storm on the move at this hour. heavy snow falling in new york

city area as the snow blows across the northeast but it will clear out of chicago which got hit hard over the weekend. abc's alex perez is there. >> parts of wisconsin, michigan and illinois buried under snow. in the windy city, salt and plow trucks racing to keep up. a slippery sloppy mess making getting around a nightmare. >> it's like mud, heavy mud. >> reporter: if you are driving out there how bad is it? >> it's terrible, right? you can slide. you can get stuck. my roommate got stuck trying to get home from work. >> reporter: one of the big concerns, blowing snow, wind gusts as strong as 40 miles an hour. a blizzard warning with possible whiteout conditions. in the chicago area, 100 million people in the path of this massive storm stretching from the midwest to the northeast. iowa also in the middle of the storm. strong winds and whipping snow. icy conditions causing accidents and shutting down several

sections of i-80 in eastern nebraska. at chicago's o'hare airport, crews working non-stop to keep runways clear. already, more than 2200 flights canceled across the country monday's commute is shaping up to be a mess for much of the country in the storm's path. the storm now setting its sights on the northeast where they are still recovering from last week's blizzard alex perez, abc news, chicago. no school today in boston not because they are celebrating the patriots win but snow and ice is a problem. >> and the new york area commute could be dangerous. snow changes to a rainy mix. connecticut drivers are told to stay off the roads. our coverage continues with accu-weather forecaster stephanie olmo. good morning, stephanie. >> good morning reena and t.j. >> people across the northeast region even in new england waking up to snow on the ground due to this significant winter storm system. gusty winds behind it causing blowing and drifting of snow causing delays. 12 to 18 inches expected across

the south and west of buffalo expanding to the east coast of maine. please do exercise caution if you are traveling on i-95, also i-80. reena and t.j., back to you. >> thank you, stephanie. turning to japan. vowing not to give in to terrorism after the murder of a second japanese hostage. japan's prime minister heightened security while promising to continue nonmilitary support in the fight against terror. isis posted the video showing the beheading of kenji goto. the journalist. it made no mention of a pilot at the center of the prisoner swap that never took place. in egypt an al jazeera reporter from australia was released from prison. he was sent back to his family after more than a year behind bars. he was accused of spreading false news and collaborating with the muslim brotherhood which is banned from egypt. two of his colleagues are still held. they're facing the same charges. the faa is investigating the reported sighting of a drone by a pilot on approach to logan airport over the weekend. because the sighting was thousands of feet in the sky, investigators are not sure what

the flight crew actually saw. here now kendis gibson. >> something flew by us, 100 feet above us. >> reporter: a united airlines jet flying at 7,000 feet when the pilot spots a mysterious object. i don't know if it is a balloon or drone. >> reporter: the object coming very close to that 737 commercial jet. >> went by very fast. that object was slightly faded. it was red and blue. >> do you know what size. >> we were laughing about it up there. we might have football fever but it was football shaped. >> reporter: no laughing matter to the faa that says the object was, in fact, a drone. but at 7,000 feet many wondering what did they see in the sky. >> the probability it is not a drone but the possibility exists. the main thing that drones that get that high are not commonly found today because they are very expensive. >> the object different from other drones buzzing around the country every day, those tiny personal use copters a big problem for pilots.

in the last two weeks, one crash landing on the white house lawn and another to transport drugs goes down at the u.s.-mexican border. the rules remain cloudy. no flying within 400 feet of air traffic with more government guidelines expected this year. kendis gibson, abc news, new york. the president unveils his $4 trillion budget today. it is mr. obama's blueprint for what he is calling middle-class economics. it includes an ambitious public works program, one-time tax on foreign profits and a pay raise for federal employees and the military. it's not likely to get very far in the republican-controlled congress. turn to utah now where you can't stop the baby. when the baby's ready to come can, the baby is going to come. >> that's right. a mother to be dropped her herself at the hospital for a delivery when she decide she wasn't going to make it. she called 9-1-1. she tried to pull over on the shoulder. >> police got to her in time to catch the baby as it was born.

mom, her baby boy and the cops are all doing fine. >> don't have a name yet. what's a good name for a baby born on the highway? >> chip. >> not bad. >> not bad. >> our producer said trooper. >> yeah, scott said trooper. >> what do you call a kid born on the highway? >> i would call him not obedient. >> kids going to do what a kid is going to do. >> absolute truth. >> come on, mom, making bad decisions before i am born. why did you get in the car and drive to the hospital? >> i drove everywhere before. hard to tell. never know when it will happen. >> were you caught by surprise? >> no. mine were both overcooked and i had to -- >> had to get them out of the oven. >> get them out of the oven quick. >> producer is like please, before this goes any further. coming up in "the skinny" we return to our coverage of the super bowl, the celebrities who showed up and who really rocked it while singing in the stadium. >> and parents taking a more hands-on approach and even allowing kids to go to the playground unsupervised.

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topping our health headlines topping our health headlines a new study from the cdc this morning says it's warning parents about what they are feeding their toddlers. a new study finds many packaged meals and snacks for kids contain high levels of salt and sugar. seven in ten toddlers' dinners had too much salt, mostly from breakfast food or snacks.

researchers are advising parents to read labels closely. speaking of parenting an old school style of child rearing that is attracting a new generation of parents and it is stirring up controversy. >> it is called free-range parenting. our parents called it letting the kids go outside and play unsupervised. here's abc's david wright with more. >> reporter: would you let your kids go to the playground unsupervised? >> that was awesome. >> reporter: devora and raffi got in big trouble in silver spring, maryland, for doing just that. >> two police cars pull up over here. >> reporter: rather their parents got in big trouble. facing an investigation from maryland child protective services for letting them roam out on the streets unsupervised. in maryland letting anyone under 18 out unsupervised is neglect. devora is 6, raffi is 10. despite the horror stories you see on the news, they trust

their kids and their community. >> i'm just parenting the way i was parented and the way that almost every adult i know was parented. >> no parent should have to go through that at all for trusting their child, their community and their own parenting. >> reporter: lenore has championed so-called free range parenting for years. in 2009, she let her son take the new york city subway alone. he was 9 then. now he's 15. >> you turned out okay? >> i'm alive. after i got home, i was ecstatic. i felt like i was on top of the world and felt very brave and that i could do anything. >> reporter: plenty of parents say it is down right irresponsible. >> a 10-year-old should never be in charge of a 6-year-old. any kind of thing could happen to a child at that age. >> reporter: they are vowing for the right to raise their kids how they please. >> raising independent children, responsible children and giving them freedom that i enjoyed is a

risk worth taking. >> should be our decision. >> exactly. in the end it is our decision as parents. >> reporter: but it is not at all clear maryland will let them. david wright, abc news, new york. >> reminds me of a book i'm reading right now. it is called "bringing up baby." it about american mother who rediscovers -- discovers french parenting and she's living near france. part of the thing is experiences frustration. she said you have to at an early age with kids let them experience and go through frustration and don't shield them from it but some people would say this is too extreme. >> isn't it something the way we were raised now they have a new word for it like we are chickens on the farm, free range and it's a crime. isn't that something? go outside and play, knock yourself out. i turned out all right. i turned out okay. >> really? okay. >> we are free-range children. >> oh, boy. next up here, we are going back to the super bowl. celebrities on parade at super bowl xlix. >> the halftime show the

national anthem and who won twitter bowl. that's next in "the skinny." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

♪ skinny so skinny ♪ ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ time for "the skinny." topping our headlines this morning is what else, super bowl xlix. >> turn to celebrities now. they were out in force you would

expect in phoenix. you can see from these pictures, camera panning, john travolta, mark wahlberg, paul mccartney, excuse me, sir, among the high-priced talent in the stands. >> not all celebs were all smiles. kanye west here caught on camera by a fan looking down right sullen. he didn't crack a smile even before the game. >> he was on a double date with wife kim kardashian and john legend and his wife christy teigen. they were at the waffle house. >> look at who was having a good time, kevin hart and will ferrell. you remember this bet we talked about. captain america, remember super hero wager . we know who won now. >> chris evans bet chris pratt a seahawks fan and if the pats won he would have to pay a visit dressed as star lord to a boston-based charity that benefits the families of child cancer patients. >> the kicker here, he has to dress up as star lord and wear a tom brady jersey. >> now one of the biggest moments of the night, the halftime show. >> katy perry didn't disappoint.

she rode out on a giant animated shiny lion. she had -- the dancing sharks were the highlight to be honest with you. and this dude is so cool, lenny kravitz and misty elliot. and then she saved the best for last. ♪ baby you are a firework ♪ show them what you are worth ♪ make them go ah, ah, ah as you shoot across the sky ♪ >> how can you top riding on top of fireworks? how do you top that. >> she promised a good show. she delivered. >> it wasn't limited to the halftime show. >> idina menzel belted out the national anthem, unlike anyone before, and this time did not choke. ♪ and the home of the brave ♪

[ applause ] >> you nailed it, sister. >> some will tell you some tense moments while she strained for the high notes but she made it. >> another high-caliber singer did not do as well. >> jazz and blues festival in jamaica over the weekend. mariah carey, you be the judge. she is apparently lip-synching. and this might be the worst you have ever seen in your life. ♪ >> oh. at least she looked really good. >> something to explain this. maybe she couldn't hear the song. something was going on. >> no one is going to hate, hate, hate, leave mariah alone. she has a good voice. goodness gracious. >> everybody was on the rum, having a good -- they couldn't tell. >> jamaica, mon. >> had a good time.

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♪ >> all right super bowl xlix has been scrutinized and analyzed pretty much to death already. >> maybe not quite yet. may not be bob costas but i have a take on what happened last night on the gridiron. i'm in beast mode now. >> reporter: leading up to kickoff, deflated kickoff talk still hard to shake off. >> patriots fans, you want to see what a real football looks like? [ laughter ] >> reporter: idina menzel hitting the right notes. ♪ the home of the brave ♪ [ applause ] >> reporter: but new england patriots coach bill belichick getting booed.

someone should have told him to dress up. but brady came backfiring this touchdown pass. new england up seven. >> touchdown! >> reporter: the cameras kept going to this shot. i couldn't help but wonder, is this game being played in the grand canyon? just before the fabulous halftime show, the game tied 14-all. but in the third quarter the seahawks dominated. >> wide open. >> reporter: brady passes to amendola. now 24-21. patriots mounting their comeback. the go-ahead touchdown from tom brady to julian edelman. 28-24 patriots up. two minutes left in the game it is from the heavens shake, rattle and roll miracle catch by seattle's jermaine kearse. even i could have done that. all seattle has to do is make it eight yards, but 20 seconds left in the game, can the seahawks get that winning touchdown? >> intercepted at the goal line. >> no. this rookie from mississippi malcolm butler with the game winning interception.

>> super bowl hero. >> so does that make him mvp? because this guy already has that trophy. personally i would have voted for the lion. is he available for weddings and bar mitzvahs? a lot of people mad at this guy. check out #sherman face. that says it all. >> reena did that all on her own. >> i did. thank you. thank you. you thought i didn't know anything. >> thank you. reena did it on her own. she put the whole thing -- you took us through the game, the entertainment. >> i was serious about it. i was in the zone when i did this. i would like to thank sandy and pat in the control room who helped me to get the play-by-play. >> i thought you did that. >> come on, i didn't know who scored first. they helped me piece it through. >> i just gave you credit and it is not your work. >> it is my work but i had an assist. it's an assist. i call it an assist. >> that is basketball by the

way. >> oh.

>> >> give him a break. making news in america. this morning, super celebration. the knew england patriots with a gutsy win. brady earned his place among the best in history. live in arizona. >> extreme weather. a dangerous storm marking its way across the country. a triple threat of heavy snow high winds and icy conditions. accuweather has the latest. >> scare in the air. a jet rattled by what officials think may have been a drone but could have been something else. >> and battle of the ads. the super bowl commercial that made you want to laugh less and feel more. what madison avenue hopes tugging at your heart strings is tugging at your wallet.