THINGS START LOOKING UP AS WE
HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT COMING UP
IN A FEW MINUTES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOPHER BASKETBALL STAR
REGGIE LYNCH IS FACING
SUSPENSION THIS MORNING.
THE STAR TRIBUNE REPORTS HE
COULD BE BANNED FROM CAMPUS
UNTIL 2020 AFTER AN
INVESTIGATION FOUND HIM
RESPONSE IN A SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
INCIDENT.
IT IS IN CONNECTION TO AN
APRIL 26th COME MAY NOT WHERE
-- COMPLAINT WHERE A WOMAN SAID
HE ASSAULTED HER IN HIS DORM
ROOM.
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME
LYNCH FACED ACTION
-- ACCUSATIONS.
IN MAY OF 2016 HE WAS JAILED ON
SUSPICION OF ASSAULTING A
WOMAN.
AT THAT TIME THE HENNEPIN
COUNTY ATTORNEY SAID THERE
WASN'T
ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO PROVE A
CRIME WITH US COMMITTED.
REGGIE LUNCH IS A -- LYNCH IS A
SENIOR ON THE MEN'S GOPHER
BASKETBALL TEAM.
WCCO IS CONTINUING TO WORK THIS
STORY.
STICK AROUND FOR CONTINUING
COVERAGE AS WE WAIT TO HEAR
FROM U OF M OF THIS REPORT.
A NEW BOOK, FIRE AND FURY
COMES OUT TODAY NEARLY A WEEK
EARLY.
THIS STORE IN WASHINGTON
OPENED IN MIDNIGHT AND SOLD OUT
IN 20 MINUTES.
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S LAWYERS HAVE
BEEN TRYING TO BLOCK THE WEEK
FROM RELEASE BECAUSE THE WHITE
HOUSE SAYS IT IS FULL OF FALSE
STATEMENTS.
Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
DISTANCED HIMSELF FROM STEVE
BANNON ON TUESDAY.
HE PUT OUT A NEW BOOK, WHICH IS
HIGHLY CRITICAL OF THE NEW
PICTURE.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF A WHITE
HOUSE THAT'S CHAOTIC AND A
PRESIDENT WHOSE IMPULSES HAS A
LOT OF BACK STABBING.
Reporter: ON THE RUSSIAN
INVESTIGATION STEVE BANNON SAID
DONALD JR. WAS TREASONNIST WHEN
HE MET WITH THE RUSSIAS IN
2016.
WHEN NEWS OF THE TRUMP TOWER
MEETING FIRST BROKE, PRESIDENT
TRUMP HUDDLED WITH ADVISORS ON
AIR FORCE ONE TO DISCUSS HOW
THE FRAME THE MEETING.
THAT DISCUSSION MAY HAVE COST
THE PRESIDENT ONE OF HIS TOP
LAWYERS.
HE THOUGHT THE AIR FORCE ONE
CONVERSATION CONSTITUTED
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.
THE OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
WOULD CALL UNDER ROBERT
MUELLER'S INVESTIGATION.
HE ASKED ASSOCIATIONS TO PURSUE
AN ANTI-MUELLER CAMPAIGN ON HIS
BEHALF.
IN A TWEET ON THURSDAY THE
PRESIDENT SAID IN PART, I NEVER
SPOKE TO HIM FOR THE BOOK.
IT IS FULL OF LIES AND
MISREPRESENTATIONS AND SOURCES
THAT DON'T EXIST.
ON THURSDAY THE WHITE HOUSE
ANNOUNCED STAFFERS AND VISITORS
TO THE WEST WING ARE NO LONGER
GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE
PERSONAL DEVICES LIKE I-PHONES.
THE MOVE IS FOR SECURITY
PURPOSES.
SOME CARS ON THE EAST COAST
ARE FROZEN IN FLOODWATERS THIS
MORNING.
OTHER AREAS WILL CONTINUE
DIGGING OUT FROM SNOW.
AS MUCH AS 18 INCHES IN SOME
SPOTS.
THE STORM FUELED RUSHED HIGH
TIDE TO RECORD LEVELS IN NEW
ENGLAND.
A WOMAN IN MASS HAD TO BE --
MASSACHUSETTS HAD TO BE RESCUED
BY A FRONT LOADER BECAUSE HER
HOME WAS UNDER WATER.
THE BIGGER DANGER MAY STILL LIE
AHEAD.
EXTREME COLD IS EXPECTED TO
FREEZE ANYTHING THAT WASN'T
PLOWED OR SHOVELED.
OFFICIALS UP AND DOWN THE EAST
COAST ARE URGING DRIVERS TO
STAY OFF THE ROADS.
MOST AIRPORTS CLOSED YESTERDAY
BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REOPEN
TODAY.
WHILE SOME MINNESOTANS WAIT
FOR THEIR VEHICLE REGISTRATION,
STATE OFFICIALS SAY THEY CAN'T
SAY WHEN THE SYSTEM WILL BE
FIXED.
THESE ISSUES WE REPORTED ARE
STILL OCCURRING AND HAVE NOT
CHANGED.
THE $93 MILLION COMPUTER
UPGRADE FROM JULY IS STILL NOT
WORKING PROPERLY.
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
IS ESTIMATED MORE THAN 23,000
VEHICLE TITLES CAN NOT BE
PROCESSED.
LAWMAKERS SAY IT COULD TAKE
TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO
FIX.
YEARS OF PLANNING FOR THE
SUPERBOWL ARE FINALLY COMING
ALIVE.
THE ENTIRE METRO AREA IS
GEARING UP TO HOST ONE MILLION
VISITORS.
A LOOK AT THE COUNT DOWN CLOCK
SHOWS WE ARE LESS THAN ONE
MONTH AWAY FROM THE 5:30
KICKOFF FOR THE BIG GAME.
JUST IN TIME STICK LAKE IS
OPENING A NEW HOTEL.
THERE ARE 766 GUEST ROOMS WITH
AN ADDITIONAL 70,000 SQUARE
FEET DEDICATED FOR MEETINGS AND
EVENTS.
IT IS A LOT OF GREAT
DESIGNS.
IT SPEAKS TO NATURE AND THE
SCENERY AROUND US.
IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST
HOTELS IN THE METRO READY TO
WELCOME GUESTS COMING FOR THE
SUPERBOWL.
ORGANIZERS WANT LOCALS TO PLAN
AHEAD FOR SPECIAL EVENTS LONG
BEFORE OUT OF TOWNERS ARRIVE.
HERE'S ESME MURPHY.
Reporter: THE SUPERBOWL
EXPERIENCE WILL LET YOU LIVE
OUT YOUR NFL DREAMS.
IT WILL TAKE OVER THE
CONVENTION CENTER IN DOWNTOWN
MINNEAPOLIS FOR THE TEN DAYS
LEADING UP TO
THE SUPERBOWL.
YOU WILL NEED TO BUY A TICKET.
IT IS $35 FOR ADULTS.
$25 FOR KIDS.
YOU CAN BUY TODAY AND PICK OUT
YOUR DAY AND TIME SO YOU CAN
PLAN WHAT DAY YOU'LL BECOMING
TO DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS.
Reporter: THE SUPERBOWL
EXPERIENCE ORIGINATED HERE IN
MINNESOTA DURING THE 1992
SUPERBOWL.
ORGANIZERS SAY LOCALS MAY WANT
TO GET THEIR TICKETS FOR THE
FIRST FEW DAYS BEFORE ALL THE
OUT OF TOWNERS COME IN.
THE FIRST SIX DAYS IS WHEN
WE PLAN FOR THE LOCALS TO COME
AND GET A TASTE OF THIS.
THAT'S A GREAT TIME TO PLAN TO
COME DOWN TO THE SUPERBOWL
EXPERIENCE AND THE FREE EVENTS.
Reporter: SUPERBOWL LIVE
WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE NICOLLET
MALL.
IT WILL RUN FOR TEN DAYS
LEADING UP TO THE BIG GAME.
THERE WILL BE LIVE EVENTS,
CONCERTS AND FOOD VENDORS.
DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE WEEKEND OF
THE GAME TO VISIT.
OVER THE COURSE OF TEN DAYS
THE ACTIVITIES PICK UP AND HIT
THE PEEK IN THE FINAL GAME
WEEKEND WHEN ALL OF THE OUT OF
TOWN VISITORS ARRIVE.
TICKETS FOR THE SUPERBOWL