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Good morning and welcome to Kid News.

I'm Kim.

Today is Wednesday, February 5th, 2025.

And we begin with a first for a U.S. President.

On Sunday, Donald J. Trump will pull up a seat at the Super Bowl. Plenty of VPs have attended,

but never the president, which means security in New Orleans, already expected to be intense,

will now be even more so. Ticket prices meantime are hitting the skids.

Despite the game's other history-making potential, with the Chief's poised to become the first

team to three-peat, football fans just aren't feeling it. The cheapest seat has fallen to

around $4,000, according to reseller Tick-Pick. That's down 30% in a week and is less than half what it

cost to go last year. Tick Pick's CEO points to Chief's fatigue. There's just not that much

excitement to see KC play again. Then there's the location. New Orleans lacks the draw of last

year's venue in Las Vegas.

And finally, the stadium itself.

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