NINE, BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO, JOHNNY. THANK YOU. YES, CERTAINLY A DIFFERENT KIND OF DRIVE THIS MORNING. WELL, THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WORLD CHAMPION PARADE IS JUST THREE HOURS, 26 MINUTES AND 37 SECONDS AWAY FROM STARTING AND.
THE ANTICIPATION IS BUILDING FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FANS WHO ARE ALREADY STARTING TO LINE THE ROUTE. FILL THE LAWN AT UNION STATION TO CHEER ON THE CHIEFS. IN FACT, WE FOUND SOME PEOPLE WHO GOT TO THEIR SPOT EARLY LAST NIGHT.
THEY HAD BLANKETS, CHAIRS RIGHT AT THE GATE. OTHERS HAVE SET UP TENTS JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE READY TO ROLL. TODAY I'M ORIGINALLY FROM TORONTO, SO THIS IS NOT FOR ME AND WE GOT A LOT OF BLANKETS AND WE GOT LAYERED UP SO THAT WE KEEP WARM AND SLEEPING BAGS AND.
PILLOWS AND HAND WARMERS AND ALL SORTS OF STUFF. I THINK ADRENALINE WILL KEEP US GOING. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE PARADE ROUTE FROM VISIT KC. AS WE SAID, THIS STARTS AT SIXTH AND GRAND, SO THEY'VE TRUNCATED THE TOP OF THE ROUTE A LITTLE.
BIT. THEN THE PARADE MOVES SOUTH, PASSING THROUGH DOWNTOWN EVENTUALLY ENDS AT UNION STATION, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM PLAYERS AND COACHES LATER TODAY AT A SUPER BOWL VICTORY RALLY. AND HERE'S A LIVE LOOK ABOVE.
UNION STATION FROM NEWS CHOPPER NINE. YOU CAN SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, IF NOT THOUSANDS, ALREADY STARTING TO FILTER IN AROUND THE STAGE. THEY HAVE A REALLY GOOD LOOK. THAT IS THE PRIME SPOT TO BE LATER ON.
THAT'S AMAZING AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE. YOU KNOW, ONCE IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT CROWD PHOTO, RIGHT? THAT ROY INMAN TAKES EVERY YEAR. WE GET TO SAY THAT NOW BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SO MANY OF THESE, BUT JUST THAT SEA OF RED IS STILL.
BREATH TAKING EVERY TIME. BUILDING UP THE HILL AND ONTO THE MEMORIAL. YEAH. AND AGAIN, THE FACT THAT WE GET TO SAY EVERY TIME IS SUCH A BLESSING. LET'S CONTINUE OUR TEAM COVERAGE RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE ROUTE.
ALL RIGHT. THAT IS WHERE WE FIND KMBC NINE'S MORGAN MOBLEY THIS MORNING. AND YOU HAVE MET SOME INTEREST FOLKS SO FAR MORGAN. WOW MAN IT'S THE BEST I LOVE CHEESE KINGDOM. IT IS FILLING UP WHERE WE ARE AT.
AT THE START OF THE PARADE ROUTE. SO SPEAKING OF THE NEW FRIENDS I'M MAKING, I'VE GOT A COUPLE LITTLE ONES MAKING SOME SIGNS RIGHT NOW. GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. WHAT ARE WE MAKING? WOULD YOU WRITE IN MY CHIEFS.
IOWA. OKAY, SO WE GOT A COUPLE OF SWIFTIES ON OUR HANDS. YOU WANT TO SHOW OFF YOUR SWEATSHIRTS? LOOK AT THOSE. I LOVE IT, SO I HAVE TO KNOW, ARE YOU HERE FOR TAYLOR OR ARE YOU HERE FOR THE CHIEFS OR BOTH?.
BOTH? BOTH? YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD ANSWER. UH, BUDDY, YOU'RE MAKING A SIGN, TOO. YOU WANT TO TELL US ABOUT IT? UM, NO, I DON'T WANT TO. YEAH. WE'LL LET THE SIGNS SPEAK FOR.
ITSELF. HUH? YOU WANT TO SHOW OFF YOURS? UM, MINE. MINE SAYS KC LV, I WON 25, 22. UM, GOVE 1595. 1038 UM, 87. IT'S THE DETAIL FOR ME, I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT SO MUCH.
SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE TAYLOR SWIFT MOVEMENT IN GETTING THESE, THESE YOUNGER GIRLS INTERESTED IN SPORTS. I WANT TO TALK TO THEIR DAD ABOUT THAT REAL QUICK. PRETTY COOL TO SEE. I MEAN, WERE THEY PREVIOUSLY WATCHING CHIEFS FOOTBALL AT ALL?.
UM, NO. IT'S DEFINITELY BECOME MORE ALIVE FOR THEM I THINK THIS YEAR. UH, T SWIFT IS DEFINITELY BROUGHT HIM ONTO IT, WHICH IS COOL. THAT'LL BE AN INTRODUCTION INTO THEIR CHIEFS LOVE I'M SURE.
SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT AND EXCITED FOR IT. HOPEFULLY THEIR LOVE OF FOOTBALL STICKS LONG PAST THE TAYLOR SWIFT ERA. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW THE COUNTDOWN IS ON TO FIND OUT. WILL SHE BE HERE?.
WILL SHE NOT? 3.5 HOURS. CODY. DONNA, WHAT'S YOUR PREDICTION? IS SHE GOING TO COME? MY MY THOUGHT MORGAN, IS THAT SHE WILL BE IN KANSAS CITY PROBABLY IS RIGHT NOW. AND IN A HOTEL SUITE SOMEWHERE.
BECAUSE SHE'S GRACIOUS ENOUGH NOT TO WANT ALL THE LIMELIGHT. I THINK THAT IF SHE'S THERE, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT HER. BUT THEN AGAIN, EVERYBODY'S GOING TO LOOK AT HER. AND TRAVIS KNOWS HOW TO GET ATTENTION.
SO. SO I'LL TAKE THE OTHER SIDE, BECAUSE WHY NOT? YOU THINK SHE'S GONNA BE THERE? WE'LL SAY SHE'S IN AUSTRALIA GETTING READY FOR A CONCERT. WANT TO GIVE TRAVIS HIS DAY? OKAY, SO YOU DON'T THINK SHE'S HERE AT ALL?.
MORGAN, WHAT DO YOU SAY. UH, I'VE GOT TO SIDE WITH CODY. I DON'T THINK SHE IS. I SAW SOME RUMBLINGS ON TWITTER ABOUT MAYBE HER PLAYING ALREADY BEING AUSTRALIA BOUND, I DON'T KNOW, WE'LL SEE. I'M STILL HOPING FOR ALL THE LITTLE GIRLS OUT THERE THAT SHE.
DOES SHOW UP HERE TODAY. WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF GROWN, A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE SWIFTIES, NOT JUST THE LITTLE GIRLS. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. MEN AND WOMEN TO SHEA. WE WANT TO GET TO SOME NUTS AND BOLTS HERE.
PARKING. IT'S GOING TO BE AT A PREMIUM, UH, NEAR THE PARADE ROUTE, SO JUST KNOW THAT, RIGHT, CASEY IS OFFERING PARK AND RIDE SERVICES FOR YOU, RIGHT? CASEY IS PROVIDING BUSSES FOR FIVE LOCATIONS STARTING AT STARTED AT SEVEN THIS MORNING.
SO THEY'RE 40 MINUTES IN. YOU CAN SEE THOSE LOCATIONS ON YOUR SCREEN. THE FORMER KMART, SHOTO AND VIVIAN HY-VEE ARENA, OAK PARK MALL, 47TH AND STATE TRANSIT CENTER, AND THEN SWOPE PARK, THE ZOO PARKING LOT AND A REMINDER, IF YOU DO CHOOSE TO GO T THAT.
ROUTE, YOU WANT TO RIDE THE BUS. YOU CANNOT BRING A COOLER OR CHAIR OR ALCOHOL ON THAT ART FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. YOU'LL HAVE TO ALSO WALK ONCE YOU GET TO THE PARADE ROUTE. SO THE BUS WILL DROP YOU OFF, AND THEN YOU NEED TO GET TO WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
SO WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES. WE'RE GOING TO BE WITHIN THAT 5 TO 8 BLOCK RADIUS OKAY. THAT'S GOING TO WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WALK IT IN. US TRYING TO GET A BUS IN THERE AND TRYING TO GET TURN AROUND WITH ALL THAT TRAFFIC. WRIGHT CASEY SAYS THAT THE.
SHUTTLE SYSTEM RAN WELL FOR THE PARADE LAST YEAR, AND ORGANIZERS ARE HOPING TO SEE ANOTHER SMOOTH OPERATION TODAY. WELL, A BIG PRIORITY, OF COURSE, IS KEEPING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY SAFE. IT'S WHY KCPD HAS A PLAN NOW TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER.
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IN ALL THE SCRUM OF THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, IT'S EASY TO TO LOSE YOUR CHILD, AT LEAST FOR A LITTLE BIT. IN 2015. THIS HAPPENED DURING THE WORLD SERIES PARADE FOR THE ROYALS. MORE THAN 100 KIDS WERE.
TEMPORARILY LOST. THAT NUMBER WAS WAY DOWN LAST YEAR, 23 KIDS WERE SEPARATED FROM THEIR PARENTS. BUT OF COURSE IT'S STILL AN ISSUE. KCPD WILL HAVE SEVEN SPOTS ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE TO REUNITE LOST CHILDREN WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
YEAH, AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE TIPS FOR YOU BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE. MAKE WILL MAKE IT IF YOU DO LOSE YOUR CHILD OR YOUR CHILD GETS LOST FINDING THEM A LOT EASIER. SO TAKE A PICTURE OF WHAT YOUR KIDS ARE WEARING TODAY BEFORE YOU LEAVE, SO YOU'LL HAVE HAVE.
AN UPDATED PHOTO WITH THE CLOTHES THAT THEY HAVE ON SO REAL TIME. WRIGHT ALSO HAVE THEM WEAR A WRISTBAND WITH PARENT OR GUARDIAN'S NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION WRITTEN IN PERMANENT MARKER ON IT. ALSO.
YOU KNOW, A REMINDER THAT CELL PHONES MAY NOT WORK BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST GOING TO BE SO MANY PEOPLE DOWNTOWN. SO HAVE A PLAN TO MEET UP SOMEWHERE IF YOU DO GET SEPARATED. ALL RIGHT, ONCE THE PARADE ENDS, THE BEST PLACE TO BE WILL BE THE.
LIBERTY MEMORIAL LAWN FACING UNION STATION FOR THE BIG VICTORY RALLY. OKAY. AND THAT'S ALWAYS WHERE WE GET TO HEAR THOSE ICONIC SPEECHES. THAT'S WHERE THE PARTY REALLY GETS GOING. AND.
AND WHO BETTER TO START A PARTY THAN KMBC NINE'S MARTIN AUGUSTINE WHO? WOOP WOOP. I APPRECIATE THAT REPUTATION CONTINUES TO FOLLOW ME EVERYWHERE I GO. UH, YEAH. HEY, UH, PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO.
GRAB A GRAB SOME REAL ESTATE HERE IN THE LAWN BETWEEN THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR ONE MUSEUM AND UNION STATION. AND THAT'S SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT, UH, THIS MORNING THAT JUST WASN'T A LOT OF ACTION BECAUSE IT WAS SO DARK AND CHILLY AND ALL THAT.
WELL, NOW PEOPLE ARE HAVE GOT SOME BLANKETS DOWN, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE STAKING THEIR CLAIM, UH, BECAUSE FROM THAT LOCATION THERE, YOU GET A PRETTY GOOD LOOK AT AT THE STAGE AND YOU WON'T MISS A WORD OF WHAT CERTAINLY WILL BE ANOTHER ROUND OF MEMORABLE SPEECHES FROM THE.
VARIOUS AND SUNDRY CHIEFS, NOTABLY. UH TRAVIS KELCE. I WOULD IMAGINE, UM, THE, THE CROWD THERE, RIGHT AROUND UNION STATION ON THE STREET, IS THICKENING UP, UH, AS WE WOULD HAVE EXPECTED IT WOULD BECAUSE WE SEE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE.
STARTING TO WANDER DOWN THE WALKWAYS HERE OF THE OF THE MEMORIAL MUSEUM LAWN. AND SOME OF THOSE FOLKSS WILL STAY ON THE GRASS. SOME OF THOSE FOLKS WILL GET DOWN THERE RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF UNION STATION. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN.
WAIT ALL DAY. THEY CAN PARTY ANY WAY THEY WANT TO. I GUESS. AND, UH, GET READY FOR THE FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER IN SUPER BOWL RALLY SPEECHES REPORTING LIVE MARTIN AUGUSTINE KMBC NINE NEWS. WELL, YOU KNOW, W.
