New Orleans reveling in Super Bowl after terror attack

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00:00It's nicknamed the Big Easy for its musical party atmosphere, and New Orleans is living

00:05up to its name. The Super Bowl fever brings a flood of green and red to the city's French

00:10Quarter for the pre-game parade.

00:13Magnificent. This is Fun City, USA.

00:16It's great. I'd like to see people smile and have a good time and let them know that, hey,

00:19New Orleans is still in business. We're still in business, baby. We love the tourists coming

00:23out here and enjoying themselves.

00:24The game sees the Kansas City Chiefs, spearheaded by star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, attempt

00:30to chase a historic three-peat against the Philadelphia Eagles, the same team they beat

00:35two years ago to begin their trilogy.

00:38The Eagles, though, are no strangers to success either, with this game marking their third

00:42Super Bowl in eight years.

00:44E-G-L-E-S, Eagles!

00:51Following a New Year's Day terror attack on the iconic Bourbon Street, security is at

00:56its highest level, with federal, state and local law enforcement on patrol, something

01:01fans are grateful for.

01:02Very safe. It's got to be the safest city in the country right now. Security is everywhere,

01:08but everybody seems to be acting right. People want to have fun. They don't want any drama.

01:12Sports and politics are also set to converge in a new layer of political theatre, with

01:18President Donald Trump to become the first sitting US president to attend the Super Bowl.

01:23The game is expected to draw in over 120 million viewers, many of whom will be just as invested

01:29in the half-time show, headlined by rap superstar Kendrick Lamar, straight off the back of his

01:35recent Grammys success.

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