7AM SUPERBOWL A BLOCK

GOOD MORNING, THANKS FORWATCHING FOX 4 MORNING NEWS ATSEVEN... I’M CHRIS SHAW...AND I’M LISA GREENBERG...TOM BRADY CAN KISS HIS *SEVENTHSUPER BOWL RING THIS MORNING.

HELED THE TAMPA BAY BUCS TO A BIGVICTORY.... AND A HISTORIC SUPERBOWL WIN...WITH ALL THE SUPER BOWLPARTIES...AND THE CELEBRATIONSTO COME, THERE IS SOME CONCERNTHIS MORNING ABOUT NEW COVIDCASES.WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON CASNUMBERS AND HOW VACCINE ROLLOUIS GOING.JESS ADLIB LIVE TEASETemperatures this morning willbe in the mid to upper 60sacross the area.

Expect a miof sun and clouds throughoutyour Monday with Highs in thelow 80s.THE PARTY CAN’T STOP AND WON’TSTOP ANYTIME SOON IN TAMPA BAY.THIS MORNING, BUCS FANS ARECELEBRATING A SUPER BOWLCHAMPIONSHIP, FOR THE FIRST TIMEIN 18 YEARS.AS EXPECTED, TOM BRADY ISGETTING A LOT OF PRAISE FORLEADING THE TEAM TO VICTORY.HERE’S WHAT HE HAD TO SAY..." I think every body believed wecould win... I think, really allyear we believed in our selves..Our coaches believed in us, webelieved in ourselves..

We weregoing up against a great teamtonight, and I’m just happy wegot the job done."THIS THE FIRST TIME IN N-F-LHISTORY A TEAM HAS WON THE SUPERBOWL IN THEIR HOME STADIUM.THE BUCCANEERS BEAT THE KANSASCITY CHIEFS 31 TO NINE..THIS GAME WAS ALSO A HISTORICONE FOR WOMEN.SARAH THOMAS WAS THE FIRST WOMANTO OFFICIATE A SUPER BOWLGAME...AND EACH TEAM ALSO HAD AFEMALE COACH.THE POET WHO BROKE BARRIERS ATPRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’SINAUGURATION, DID IT AGAINBEFORE SUPER BOWL 55.AMANDA GORMAN PERFORMED A POEMCALLED CHORUS OF THE CAPTAINS.SHE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE GAME’STHREE HONORARY CAPTAINS, JUSTBEFORE THE COIN TOSS.THEY ARE NOT FOOTBALL STARS, BUTHEROES OF A DIFFERENT KIND -- ATEACHER NAMED TRIMAINE DAVIS, ANURSE NAMED SUZIE DORNER, AND AVETERAN NAMED JAMES MARTIN.Amanda Gorman: "Let us walkwith these warriors, charge onwith these champions and carryforth the call of our captains.We celebrate them by acting withcourage and compassion, by doiwhat is right and just.

Forwhile we honor them today, it isthey who every day honor us."AHEAD OF HER RECITAL BEFORE THEBIG GAME, GORMAN TWEETED...POETRY AT THE SUPER BOWL IS A"FEAT FOR ART AND OUR COUNTRY."THE HALF TIME SHOW IS ALWAYS ABIG DEAL WHEN IT COMES TOWATCHING THE SUPER BOWL... SO WEWANT TO KNOW... WHAT DID YOUTHINK OF THE WEEKND’SPERFORMANCE LAST NIGHT?TRAVIS MORRISON SAYS HE WAS AFAN... QUOTE "IT WAS CLASSY ANDIT WAS JUST ABOUT THEPERFORMANCE..

HE DIDN’T CRYABOUT ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED IN2020 THERE WAS NOT ONE "POORME".

GREAT JOB!"BUT ROBERT STAPLES SAYS..."NOTSURE WHY THEY WERE WEARINGJOCKSTRAPS ON THEIR FACES, BUTIT WAS THE WORST HALFTIME SHOWI’VE EVER WATCHED...WE WANT YOU TO JOIN THECONVERSATION TOO!

YOU CAN HEADTO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE RIGHTNOW... JUST SEARCH FOX-FOUR-FORTMYERS..THE N-F-L MAY HAVE DONE TOO GOODOF A JOB MAKING LAST NIGHT’SSUPER BOWL STADIUM LOOK FULL.THE WORD ’PACKED’ WAS TRENDINGON TWITTER, DURING THE FIRSTQUARTER OF THE GAME.MANY PEOPLE WERE UPSET ABOUT AFULL STADIUM DURING A PANDEMIC.BUT -- MOST OF THE CROWD IN THESTADIUM...WERE CARDBOARD CUTOUTS... PEOPLE PAID A HUNDREDDOLLARS FOR... TO ATTEND THEGAME "VIRTUALLY".ABOUT 25-THOUSAND PEOPLEACTUALLY WENT TO LAST NIGHT’SGAME IN TAMPA.STADIUM OFFICIALS SAY THEY WEREAT ABOUT 40-PERCENT CAPACITY.MEANWHILE... THIS WAS THE SCENEIN TAMPA AS THE GAME WRAPPED UP-- YOU CAN SEE HERE IN YBORCITY...THE CROWDS FILLED THESTREET.

THERE WERE REMINDERSTHROUGHOUT THE GAME TO WEAR AMASK AND SOCIALLY DISTANCE, BUTAS YOU CAN SEE...NOT EVERYONEWAS LISTENING TO SAFETYGUIDELINES.AFTER SCENES LIKE THE ONE YOUJUST SAW... SOME PEOPLE AREWORRIED WE COULD SEE ANOTHERSPIKE IN COVID CASES.MORE THAN 6-THOUSAND NEW COVIDCASES WERE REPORTED IN FLORIDAYESTERDAY... THAT BRINGS THETOTAL NUMBER OF CASES TO JUSTUNDER 1-POINT-EIGHT MILLION.....FOR A FULL BREAK DOWN OF COVIDCASES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, YOUCAN HEAD TO FOX-4-NOW-DOT-COM...STARTING THIS WEEK, THREEPHARMACIES IN FLORIDA WILL OFFERTHE COVID-19 VACCINE.VACCINE ROLLOUT WILL CONTINUE ATPUBLIX..

BUT NOW, SHIPMENTS OFTHE VACCINE WILL GO OUT AS EARLYAS TODAY, TO WINN DIXIE ANDWALMART.THE SHOTS WILL BE AVAILABLE BYAPPOINTMENT ONLY, AND OPEN TOHEALTH CARE WORKERS, RES