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Feb 3, 2019 (15:39)

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MESSAGE FOR QUARTERBACK TOM BRADY:
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>> RETIRE, PLEASE .( LAUGHTER )>> Reporter: SUNDAY NIGHT'S DRAMA WILL UNFOLD AT MERCEDES- BENZ STADIUM, ATLANTA'S NEW $ 2 BILLION CROWN JEWEL. I'M TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO LOOK AT FIRST, RIGHT .( LAUGHTER )>> THERE'S A LOT OF EYE CANDY HERE .>> Reporter: YEAH! SCOTT JENKINS IS THE STADIUM'S GENERAL MANAGER. FANS WILL GAWK AT THE SIX- STORY VIDEO WALL THAT RINGS THE STADIUM, AND THE MASSIVE RETRACTIBLE ROOF .>> BASICALLY, ROW ONE OF THE STADIUM: YOU CIRCLE THAT, THAT'S HOW BIG THAT OPENING OF THE ROOF .>> Reporter: OPENING THE ROOF CREATES AN OPTICAL ILLUSION, WHICH LOOKS LIKE A CAMERA LENS OPENING. EIGHT TRANSLUCENT PANEL, EACH WEIGHING ONE MILLION POUNDS, ACTUALLY SLIDE STRAIGHT BACK. IT TAKES EIGHT MINUTES, START TO FINISH, AND THE GAME TIME WEATHER FORECAST LOOKS PROMISING FOR THE ROOF TO OPEN. THE SECURITY GAME PLAN HERE IS A TWO- YEAR PROJECT. MORE THAN 40 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WILL OVERSEE A NETWORK WITH THOUSANDS OF DOWNTOWN SECURITY CAMERAS, BOMB- SNIFFING DOGS, AND X- RAY INSPECTIONS OF EVERY TRUCK DELIVERY. HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY KIRSTJEN NIELSEN TOLD US THERE IS NO KNOWN THREAT AGAINST THE SUPER BOWL .>> WE ALL WORK VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE IT'S A SAFE AND SECURE DAY .>> Reporter: MORE THAN 100 MILLION AMERICANS ARE EXPECTED TO WATCH THE GAME ON CBS. LIKE THE TWO TEAMS PLAYING, SECURITY OFFICIALS THINK THEY'RE READY, BUT WORRY ABOUT SOMETHING THEY DIDN'T THINK OF. REENA .>> Ninan: WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHY. MARK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND AS MARK MENTIONED, TOMORROW, YOU CAN WATCH THE PATRIOTS BATTLE THE RAMS IN SUPER BOWL LIII RIGHT HERE ON CBS. COMING UP, HOW THE L. A. RAMS RALLIED AROUND THEIR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY AFTER MULTIPLE TRAGEDIES .>> Ninan: THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS ARE FAVORED TO WIN TOMORROW'S SUPER BOWL, BUT THE L. A. RAMS MAY BE THE SENTIMENTAL FAVORITE. AMIDST TRAGEDY AND HEARTBREAK OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE RAMS HAVE PROVEN A DEDICATION TO THEIR COMMUNITY, ON AND OFF THE FIELD. HERE'S JAMIE YUCCAS .>> Reporter :�� THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE SUPER BOWL- BOUND LOS ANGELES RAMS TRAIN, IS JUST FOUR MILES FROM THE BORDERLINE BAR & GRILL, WHERE 12 PEOPLE WERE GUNNED DOWN IN EARLY NOVEMBER. LESS THAN A DAY LATER CAME THE WILDFIRES. RAMS TEAM CAPTAIN ANDREW WHITWORTH WAS AMONG THE MANY FORCED TO EVACUATE .>> THE SHOOTINGS HAPPENED. THE FIRES ARE GOING CRAZY. YOU JUST KIND OF FEEL EXTREMELY HELPLESS .>> JUST WHEN YOU START LOSING HOPE, THE GOODNESS OF PEOPLE. WE SAW JUST A TREMENDOUS OUTPOURING .>> Reporter: KAREN AND JORDAN HELUS ARE THE WIDOW AND SON OF VENTURA COUNTY SERGEANT RON HELUS, WHO DIED A HERO, CONFRONTING THE SHOOTER .>> HE ALWAYS DID THAT. HE PUT US BEFORE HIMSELF, PUT HIS GUYS BEFORE HIMSELF. THAT NIGHT, HE PUT EVERYONE ELSE BEFORE HIMSELF .>> RON HELUS .>> Reporter: LEADING BY EXAMPLE, THE TEAM DID THAT AS WELL. HONORING THE FIRST RESPONDERS. WHITWORTH DONATED A GAME CHECK WORTH $ 60, 000 TO THE SHOOTING VICTIMS' FAMILIES .>> THIS IS JUST A SIMPLE WAY TO WRAP MY ARMS AROUND THE COMMUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU AND I'M HERE FOR YOU .>> Reporter: HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PICTURE ?>> OH, I HAVEN'T. WOW, WOW .>> Reporter: WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THAT ?>> A LOT OF LOVE THERE .>> HE'S A VERY NICE, GENUINE GUY. YOU CAN TELL HE MEANT EVERYTHING HE WAS DOOR, EVERYTHING HE WAS SAYING. EVERYTHING WAS INTENTIONAL. IT WASN'T BECAUSE HE HAD TO. HE WANTED TO .>> Reporter: WITH THE RAMS NOW IN THE SUPER BOWL, THE TEAM INVITED THE HELUSES TO ATLANTA .>> WE WERE VERY EXCITED, JUST A LITTLE, JUST A LOT .>> Reporter: THERE IS THERE SOME WEIGHT ON YOU THAT YOU'RE CARRYING THE COMMUNITY ON YOUR SHOULDERS GOING INTO THE SUPER BOWL ?>> I WOULDN'T CALL IT A WEIGHT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL TO INSPIRE PEOPLE AROUND US TO, YOU KNOW WHAT, THESE GUYS WENT THROUGH THIS. THEY WERE THERE FOR US. HOW COOL WOULD IT BE FOR ALL OF THEM TO SEE US WIN ?>> Reporter: IN SO MANY WAYS, THEY ALREADY HAVE. JAMIE YUCCAS, CBS NEWS, THOUSANDS OAKS, CALIFORNIA .>> Ninan: AND THE SUPER BOWL KICKS OFF TOMORROW AT 6: 30 RIGHT HERE ON CBS. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE. THAT'S THE " CBS WEEKEND NEWS" FOR THIS SATURDAY. I'M REENA NINAN IN NEW YORK. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. GOOD NIGHT.

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