For a gun rights rally. Prince harry breaks his silence speaking for the first time about the royal exit. There really was no other option. What hes saying about meghan, archie, and the new arrangement with the queen. Super bowl showdown. The Kansas City Chiefs soaring into their first big game in 50 years. Now set to take on the San Francisco 49ers as two of the games hottest young stars prepare to face off. I do my hair toss and the stars align at the s. A. G. Awards. Brad pitt and Jennifer Aniston reuniting behind the scenes as both take home huge honors. I have to add this to my tinder profile. And what this could all mean for the oscars. And we certainly do say good morning, america. Thanks for joining us on this monday morning as we honor and celebrate the legacy of dr. Martin luther king jr. And look at that gorgeous sight, a live look at the memorial in washington. Coming up a lot more on this day of service, and well hear how dr. King is inspiring young kids today. But my goodness, george, what a week its shaping you to be in d. C. We begin with the latest on it sure is. We begin with the latest on the senate trial of President Trump. Both sides staking out dramatically different positions ahead of tomorrows kickoff, is likely to be an allout fight. Our senior White House Correspondent cecilia vega tracking the latest. Good morning, cecilia. Reporter george, good morning to you. We are just one day away now from history, only the third impeachment trial in history ever. We still dont know what this trial is going to look like. One thing is very clear this morning. President trump is bracing for the political fight of his life. Overnight in texas, President Trump lamenting his current fate. Were achieving what no administration has ever achieved before. And what do i get out of it . Tell me. I get impeached. Reporter now this morning, his team previewing for the first time their legal strategy ahead of his trial in the senate. A sixpage letter blasting the impeachment as dangerous, poisonous, brazen and lawless. Their main argument, they say the articles of impeachment are constitutionally and legally invalid be dent trump of a specific crime, and they call the impeachment, quote, a dangerous attack on the right of the American People to freely choose their president. His new legal team, a cast of washington whos who and tv personalities, including former independent counsel ken starr and harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz who already seemed to distance himself from the defense of the president. They say its very clear the president did nothing wrong, and youre not willing to endorse that statement . I did not read that brief or sign that brief. Thats not part of my mandate. My mandate is to present the constitutional argument, and if the constitutional argument succeeds, we dont reach that issue because you cant charge a president with impeachable conduct if it doesnt fit within the criteria for the constitution. Reporter democrats unveiling their strategy too, saying that during the now infamous phone call with ukraine, President Trump asked a Foreign Government to interfere in the race for 2020 by investigating his political rival. They say he then obstructed congress in what is, quote, part of the ongoing pattern of misconduct for which the president is unrepentant, and that President Trumps conduct is the framers Worst Nightmare writing, he must be removed from office. The facts arent seriously contested. Reporter well, heres the facts the odds are not in democrats favor, and the republicancontrolled senate. They need four republicans to break ranks. George, you know this, the white house and republicans have made it very clear they want this trial over very quickly. They want it wrapped up by the president s state of the union on february 4th. Thats their hope and thats what were hearing from republican senators who have talked to Mitch Mcconnell about the rules, and the democrats havent seen the rules yet which means tomorrow will be a huge fight. Reporter yeah. We are heading into tomorrow not knowing a lot. Here are the things we dont know whether there will be new witnesses allowed. The democrats are pushing really hard for this given the new evidence that has come out in these recent days. How long these days are going to last. Some are suggesting we could be talking about, george, 12hour days that go until 2 00 or 3 00 in the morning, and tomorrow as you said, this could be very heavy on process, very light on substance, a lot of arguing about the rules to come. And on a related front, cecilia, yesterday, when i was talking to chairman adam schiff who is the house lead manager and the chairman of the house intelligence committee, he confirmed and said that the Intelligence Community is not coming forward to brief the public and the congress on Global Security threats because theyre afraid of contradicting President Trump. Reporter exactly. It was a stunning admission. Hes blaming the cia and the National Security agencies saying theyre withholding information about ukraine, as you said, out of the fear of angering the president. He said this is information that the senators could use or need to hear during the trial, and the republicans are saying the democrats dont have the proof and that they already have what they need for tomorrow. Cecilia vega, thank you. The impeachment trial begins tomorrow. Ill be anchoring with our entire political and legal Team Starting at 1 00 eastern. Robin . As the impeachment trial ramps up, so of course, is the race for the white house. We are just two weeks away from the critical iowa caucuses, the first votes in the country. Rachel scott is on the ground in des moines, iowa with the state of the race. Good morning, rachel. Reporter good morning, robin. We are in the final stretch, and this is traditionally when all the candidates would be camped out in key early voting states, but that Senate Impeachment trial has scrambled the plans for the Democratic Senators in this race who are now forced to split their time between washington and the campaign trail. The Democratic Senators running for president blitzing through key early voting states and making their final pitch before that impeachment trial begins. Its mostly about getting out there any moment you can. I dont need much sleep. I can get by with very little sleep. Reporter the schedules for the four senators upended two weeks ahead of the iowa caucuses. Weve had to, needless to say, jiggle our schedule very significantly because ill be spending a whole lot of time in d. C. Reporter senator Bernie Sanders bracing for a busy wednesday. After the trial, traveling 1,700 miles to make a nighttime rally in iowa, and then straight back to d. C. While those senators are serving as you jurors, their rivals will be making thaer kieir case to v. How critical is a win in the first two contests for your campaign . Oh, i think it will do well. Reporter in this critical stretch, the two leading progressives are still facing questions in the fallout over that interpretation. I think you called me a liar on national tv . A what . I think you called me a liar on national tv . Lets not do it now. Do you think gender is an obstacle for female politicians . The answer is yes, but i think everybody has their own set of problems. Im 70 years of age. Thats a problem. Reporter senator warren ready to put this to rest. I have no further comment on this. Is being a woman a problem . I have been friends with bernie for a long time. Reporter a fourway race has emerged between the frontrunners here in iowa, but not one single candidate has been able to consistently top the polls. Robin, at this point its still anyones contest to win. It certainly is and this other headline i want to talk to you about. A New York TimesEditorial Board endorsing both warren and klobuchar . Reporter thats right, robin. The New York TimesEditorial Board met with several candidates and decided to back the two female senators in this race. Senator klobuchar calling it an honor and senator Elizabeth Warren tweeting that the two women are now undefeated in both elections and New York Times endorsements. Robin . Shes using that line. Never seen that before. Rachel, thank you. One from column a and one from column b. Thats a first. T. J. . We turn from politics and we need to head over to virginia where theres high alert this morning. Thousands of people are expected to attend a gun rights rally in richmond minus the guns. The governor is declaring a state of emergency there which temporarily bans firearms and is citing Credible Threats of violence. Victor oquendo is on the scene for us. Good morning to you, victor. Reporter good morning, t. J. Things just starting to pick up now. This line is long. It stretches all the way down the block. A lot of people have been here for two hours leading up to the one entrance here at the State Capitol which just opened up. Everybody who goes inside will be screened. We are expecting thousands of gun rights advocates and some extremist groups protesting new proposed gun legislation. Local, state and federal Law Enforcement are all involved. Ahead of this rally seven alleged White Supremacists with ties to a Neo Nazi Group the base have been arrested. The governor declaring a state of emergency and banning all weapons from capitol grounds. Now you can see this list of prohibited items, here at the top, firearms. While none of these are permitted on capitol grounds, where were standing just outside, technically they are allowed. T. J. . No doubt, officials have learned some security lessons from charlottesville in 2017. Reporter absolutely, t. J. Theres a much larger police presence, a tighter perimeter. Communication between all agencies should be much better this time around, and of course that weapons ban is in place. T. J. . Victor oquendo this morning, thank you so much. Robin . T. J. , also this morning we are following breaking news. Deadly gunfire erupting in kansas city overnight outside a bar that was celebrating the chiefs win. At least two people were killed, more than a dozen more injured. Police believe the shooter is among the dead and an investigation is under way. And in honolulu were learning new details about a shocking rampage there. A gunman shooting, killing two Police Officers and setting a house on fire, destroying multiple homes. Kayna whitworth has that for us. Good morning, kayna. Reporter robin, good morning. Authorities believe this all started with an eviction notice being served at one of hawaiis most popular tourist destinations, diamond head. Today, the governor says the entire state is in mourning. The rampage began sunday morning. Officers responding to a report of a stabbing inside a home in this affluent neighborhood near iconic waikiki beach. The suspect killing two officers before igniting a massive blaze responsible for engulfing neighboring homes, his whole house and potentially ending his life. When officers arrived on the scene, the suspect opened fire with what they believe was an ar15 style rifle, shooting at least three officers, killing t finest. Reporter the violence reportedly sparked when the suspect, identified as 69yearold jerry hanel was being served with an eviction notice. Hanel allegedly stabbed his landlord when she tried to evict him, later opening fire on his responding officers. They sounded like pistol shots. Reporter the suspect then allegedly setting fire to the home he was in, soon igniting a sprawling blaze, at least seven more homes completely destroyed by the out of control flames. A trail of smoke stretching for miles. At this time, there are three persons who are unaccounted for, including the suspect. Reporter this still under investigation. The atf and fbi are onnn authorities are also saying that they believe the suspect died, unable to escape the home that he set fire to. George . Okay, kayna. Thanks very much. We turn now to growing fears about a potentially deadly virus that sickened more than 200 people, left at least three dead in china. Three u. S. Airports in new york, l. A. And San Francisco are now screening passengers trying to stop the spread. Gio benitez is at jfk airport with the details. Good morning, gio. Reporter hey, george, good morning to you. Yeah, over the weekend several flights from wuhan, china landed right here at jfk. This morning theres a whole lot we dont know about this virus, including how it spreads. This morning, an allout effort to keep a mysterious new virus out of the United States after Chinese Health officials reveal they have identified more than 200 cases of the socalled coronavirus that has already killed three people in asia. At least eight are hospitalized in serious condition. Over the weekend, the cdc screening hundreds of passengers arriving from wuhan, china. Chinese officials trying to prevent the spread too, using thermal technology and laser devices to screen passengers. Here in america, the cdc sending about a hundred employees to jfk, l. A. X. And sfo to take temperatures and symptoms of the virus which at first can look like the common cold, the flu or even pneumonia. Reports say some patients may be linked to a large Seafood Market in china and at least in some cases the virus may have spread from animals to humans, though the cdc says contracting viruses from animals is rare. We want to be very clear here. American Health Officials dont want you to panic. They dont want you to cancel your travel plans. They just want to be ready for anything. T. J. . All right, gio. Thank you so much. I know, robin, you are very excited about super bowl matchup. The matchup between the 49ers and the chiefs. The chiefs first super bowl appearance in 50 years. Mmhmm. San francisco, been there, done that. This is back now for the seventh time. Paula faris is back here now with all the action. A lot of people excited to see these two quarterbacks including my mahomie. Reporter good morning, t. J. Last time the Kansas City Chiefs played in the super bowl, Richard Nixon was president. That was 50 years ago. Super bowl sunday in just two weeks. It is set for an epic matchup. Super bowl showdown liv is now set. It will be a fierce matchup in miami between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes proving why hes the leagues reigning mvp. Touchdown, kansas city. Reporter with temperatures below freezing, mahomes beginning his assault on the titans, throwing three touchdowns down the middle. Caught. Reporter and showing off his speed. Mahomes, inside the 10. Still not down. Oh what a run reporter meantime, kansas city super fans, actors paul rudd and eric stonestreet, named the teams spirit captains also fired up. Go, chiefs. Go, chiefs. Reporter and it worked. And this game is over. Reporter last year, mahomes appeared on gma and spoke this very moment into reality. Im trying right now to do whatever i can to be in the super bowl next year. Reporter the young superstar will face off against San Francisco 49ers Jimmy Garoppolo who once played Second String for the patriots under tom brady. Garoppolo with two rings already under his belt. In san fran, wide receiver legend and former 49er, jerry rice, firing up the crowd, running down the length of the field in full suit and tie before the game. Garoppolo and the niners jumping out to a commanding start over green bay and never looked back. The 49ers super bowl hopes becoming a reality, fending off a late push by the packers. The niners cruising to a 3720 victory. Congratulations, 49ers. Now garoppolo has two super bowl rings already, but remember those were earned as tom bradys backup and there were plenty of jokes flying because he threw the ball only eight times in this game. The running game was strong. Thats one of the fewest in playoff history, but one of those passes went to George Kittle who look at this. He went to the press Conference Wearing this. Look a little closer. This is an autographed tshirt of a shirtless Jimmy Garoppolo. Apparently earlier in the week garoppolo wore a tshirt of kittle and kittle said he was waiting for a special occasion to get him back. I would say he did. T. M. I. You dont want to see that in the team store . Nobody wants to see that . I dont think thats going to happen. You dont like that . Its all right. Okay. We all watch for different reasons, right . This is true. Glad i didnt wear my George Stephanopoulos shirt today. We know whats underneath there. Youre going to appreciate this also, paula. This morning, the Australian Open off to a big start. Serena williams cruising to a first round victory, winning her first match in under an hour as she goes for her 24th grand slam singles title. Coco gauff once again, first round of the grand slam, meeting up with venus williams, comes away with the victory. All this taking place amid the australian