Super Bowl LIX, Trump's New Tariffs, No More Pennies, Trump On Musk & DOGE

Today on America in the Morning Super Bowl LIX With President Trump in attendance, and what some are calling the worst-ever halftime show, the Philadelphia Eagles soared past the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22, with the Eagles star quarterback Jalen Hurts earning MVP honors. Our Robert Workman has details. Trump’s Fox News Interview Amid unprecedented security, President Trump walked on the sidelines as he attended Super Bowl 59, and in an interview with Fox News he predicted it would be the Kansas City Chiefs who will win the game, and also in his pre-Super Bowl interview, he said he is not backing down on his commitment to cut spending. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports. Ten Dead In Alaska Plane Crash In Alaska, the remains of all 10 people killed in commuter plane crash have been recovered on an ice floe in the Bering Sea. Correspondent Julie Walker reports. Agents Names Will Be Shielded The Justice Department now says it will not release names of FBI agents who worked on Capitol riot cases, after a federal judge ruled on the matter. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports. Arrest In Reporter’s Death There was tragedy at the Big Game as police have made an arrest following the death of a sports reporter covering the Super Bowl in New Orleans. Correspondent Gethin Coolbaugh reports. Flu Cases Worsening If you’re under the weather you’re not alone. 43 states have high or very high flu activity, and the CDC says this is one of the worst seasons for the flu in the past 28 years. Correspondent Mike Hempen reports in some states hospitals and clinics are being overwhelmed. Trump’s New Tariffs President Trump said that he plans to impose 25% tariffs today on imports of steel and aluminum, making the announcement on Air Force One as he was traveling to New Orleans for the Super Bowl. Canada’s Tariff Reaction There is concern North-of-the-border about not only the upcoming aluminum and steel tariffs, but other taxes that could be imposed by the United States against Canada. Correspondent Mike Hempen reports Canada's leader says the country must to all it can to avoid the Trump tariffs. Trump On Musk & DOGE In an interview with Fox News, President Donald Trump gave the nation on Sunday a report on his first weeks in office, using his attendance at the Super Bowl to tout some of his priorities. Correspondent Julie Walker reports on the next government departments that Elon Musk’s DOGE will start cutting. Noem Wants To End FEMA Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says she supports the idea of getting rid of FEMA. Pamela Furr has details. Legality Of DOGE There's discussion in Washington D-C over whether or not what President Trump's newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, is doing is legal. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports. No More Pennies Saying it costs more than 2 cents to make one penny, President Trump announced that he has instructed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to halt the production of pennies. ICC Reacts To Sanctions After the International Criminal Court at the Hague ordered the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the ICC is condemning new sanctions signed against it by President Trump. Jennifer King reports. Finally Theaters saw the biggest Super Bowl weekend since COVID, although it was still traditionally slow. Kevin Carr reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices