"Everything, Resiliency, Perseverence" Mayor Lucas discusses historic time in KC history

KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucas explains what the World Champion Kansas City Chiefs have done for the community

ROWLANDS NEWSCHOPPER 9 BACK TOYOU IN THE STUDIO.ALL RIGHT, JENNY.THANKS, OF COURSE WE KNOW KANSASCITY ECSTATIC ABOUT THE CHIEFSWINNING THE SUPER BOWL AND IFYOU’VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS GUYMARIO LOPEZ ON SOCIAL MEDIA, YOUKNOW, HE IS EXCITED TO JOININGUS IN STUDIO THIS MORNING.THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HEREYOU TO BE HERE.IT’S A GREAT DAY AND CHIEFSKINGDOM.YEAH, IT IS FOR SURE.WE’RE EXPECTING A MASSIVETURNOUT TODAY RIGHT DOWNTOWN.SO WHAT’S YOUR MESSAGE TO CHIEFSFANS HEADING DOWN THERE, YOUKNOW A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS ANDI’VE ALREADY BEEN OUT THERE.THERE ARE PEOPLE OF ALL AGESTHAT ARE SITTING ALONG THE ROUTEWHOM ARE DRESSED WELLS.MAKE SURE YOU DRESS FOR THEWEATHER.IT ACTUALLY DOESN’T FEEL THATBAD OUTSIDE.I MEAN I WAS ACTUALLY SPRINGTHIS I DIDN’T HAVE A HAT ON THATESSENTIAL BUT COME ON OUT ANDIT’S JUST A REALLY FUNENTHUSIASTIC ENVIRONMENT SO FAR.GOOD GOOD, MR. MAYOR.YOU YOURSELF ARE GOING TO BE INTHE PARADE, YOU KNOW, TELL USABOUT THAT.THEY NEED SOME PEOPLE TO JUST BEKIND OF THE EARLY FLOATS THATGETS EVERYBODY’S FEAR.IS THAT SO I’LL JUST BE THERANDOM TESTER, BUT NEVERTHELESSI WILL BE A FOLLOWER OF THEGOVERNOR OF MISSOURI AND THEJACKSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE FRANKWHITE HIMSELF A FAMOUSPROFESSIONAL.THEN THEY’LL JUST BE LIKE AGAIN,WHO’S THE SHORT GUY?THAT’S OKAY.I’M SO EXCITED FOR YOU TO BE APART OF THIS.I WAS TELLING YOU EARLIER.MY HUSBAND’S GOING TO BE IN THEPARADE TO SO EXCITING JUST SUCHA MEMORABLE TIME.I DON’T KNOW HOW HE DIDN’T RUNINTO EACH OTHER IN MIAMI.WE WERE AT THE GAME.WE WERE AT THE CHIEF SUPER BOWLPARTY WHAT AN EXPERIENCE.I MEAN, IT WAS AN AMAZINGEXPERIENCE FIRST OF ALL MORE OFKANSAS CITY WAS DOWN IN MIAMITHAN ANYONE WOULD HAVE IMAGINEDI WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC AT ONEPOINT AND THESE CARS ARE GOINGBY ME WITH CHEESE FLAGS ANDMISSOURIAN.JUST LICENSE PLATES AND ALL OFTHAT LIKE YOU REALLY ALL DROVEDOWN, BUT NEVERTHELESS IT WAS ANAMAZING PARTY AND AFTER THE GAMEI WAS ABLE TO GET ON THE FIELDAND IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THATWAS MEMORABLE.I WILL ALWAYS HAVE IT WITH MEAND IT WAS JUST GREAT.SO THE LAST PLAYOFF GAME WE KNOWTHAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY HELPINGWITH THE CONFETTI JEFFREY DOINGTHAT THIS TIME.I DIDN’T GET TO DO THE CONFETTISTUFFING KNOW.I THINK THEY HAD A DIFFERENT WAYBECAUSE YOU HAVE CHAMPIONSHIPGAME.I’M JUST PUTTING IT IN THERE ANDALL OF SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TOHIRE ME FOR THAT YOU’RE UPSET.MR. I ASK YOU THIS LAST TIME.IT’S OFFICIAL.IT’S REAL NOW THAT THE CHIEFS OFWON THE SUPERBOWL.WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE CITYEVERYTHING AND I SHOULD SAY ITIN BETTER WORDS.I MEAN IT SHOWS A STORY OFRESILIENCY PERSEVERANCE BOTHWHEN YOU LOOK AT JUST THE SUPERBOWL GAME ITSELF THE ENTIRESEASON, WHICH AS WE ALL KNOW ATITS UPS AND DOWNS AND THENCERTAINLY THE 50 YEARS WE’VEBEEN WAITINGI THINK WE CAN TAKE THAT AS AMESSAGE COUNTER FOR OUR CITYTHAT EVEN THOUGH THERE MAY BEMAY BE TIMES THAT SEEM TOUGH.YOU JUST KEEP AND AMAZING THINGSWILL HAPPENLONG-TERM.YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE PARTTHROUGH THIS WHOLE THING, YOUKNOW, I MEAN, IT’S HARD NOT TOSAY THAT THE GAME ITSELF THATFOURTH QUARTER, WHICH I THINKWILL GO DOWN IN KANSAS CITYHISTORY AS ONE OF OUR GREATESTFOURTH QUARTERS OF ALL TIME, BUTI JUST THINK THE JOY ANDEXCITEMENT THAT YOU SEE IN THECOMMUNITY.I MEAN WHEN I’M ON THE PARADEROUTE TODAY, AND THERE ARE FOLKSTHAT ARE FROM TOWNS FROMTHROUGHOUT OUR REGION WHO AREJUST EXCITED 11 YEAR OLDS THATSORT OF THING.I MEAN, I LOVE THAT AND I HOPETHAT’S THAT’S A CHERISHED MEMORYFOR EVERYONE.LIKE I SAID, I’M SIX MONTHSPREGNANT.I’M GLAD I WASN’T ANY CLOSERBECAUSE DURING THE GAME.OH MAN, THIS IS ROUGH AS YOUSAID LIKE THE WHOLE COMMUNITYCOMING TOGETHER.THIS MEANS SO MUCH FOR THIS CITYCOMING BACK FROM MIAMI SEEINGALL OF THE READ ALL OF THECHIEFS FLAGS.I MEAN THAT JUST THAT GETS YOUIT DOES, YOU KNOW, I WAS BACKFROM MIAMI ON THE FIRST FLIGHTOUT OF FORT LAUDERDALE.SO EVERYBODY IS LOOKING PRETTYROUGH.WE SLEPT IT WAS JUST GREAT.WE LANDED AT KCI AIRPORT.INTERESTING THING IS EVERYBODYWHO IS IN THE GATES STARTEDCLAPPING FOR US AND STARTEDWAVING AND WE’RE DOING HIGHFIVES AND THESE ARE PEOPLEFLYING LIKE PHOENIX ALL THESEOTHER THINGS.I MEAN IN THAT WAS GREAT AND YOUJUST HAVE SEEN THIS THE ENTIREWEEK.SO I HOPE EVERYBODY GETS OUT ANDCELEBRATES TODAY.I MEAN IT REALLY IS THE SNOWFORTUNATELY SO FAR AS ITS HELDOFF AT LEAST DOWNTOWN, RIGHT?AND SO I THINK IT’S WE’RE IN AGREAT POSITION HAVE A FUN DAY.I DON’T THINK THERE’S ANYTHINGTHAT WOULD REALLY EVER STOPJEEPS KINGDOM GETTING UP ANDDOING YOU HAVE GONE TO GAMESWHILE IT IS SNOWING LIKEHEAVILY.YES, SO I THINK SHE’S KING WILLBE A-OKAY.OH, YEAH.IT’S GOING TO BE SO MUCH FUNTODAY.WHAT ARE YOU MOST MOST LOOKINGFORWARD TO TODAY?I’LL SEE THESE ARE YOUNG PLAYERSON STAGE JUST HAVE THE TIME OFTHEIR LIVES.I MEAN YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURESBEHIND YOU AND YOU SEE THESMILES YOU SEE THIS EXCITEMENT.I MEAN AND WHEN YOU LOOK ATPATRICK HOMES, YOU SEE THISINFECTIOUS ENERGY.YES.THAT’S WHAT I’M MOST EXCITED TOSEE.YEAH.IT’S SUCH AN AMAZING TIME FOROUR WHOLE CITY FOR THESEPLAYERS.THESE COACHES COACH RE I MEAN,IT’S NOT DESERVING DESERVINGGUIDES TO GET THIS.SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FORSTOPPING BY.BY WISH YOU GUYS FOR THE GREATCAR.IT’S CHANNEL 9.I TALKED TO YOUR FOLKS DOWN INMIAMI AND WATCHED YOU HEAR YOUWERE EXCEPTIONAL AND LET’S HAVEANOTHER PARADE NEXT YEAR.YEAH, LET’S DO IT.AWESOME.THANK YOU SO MUCH.IT’S BEEN HOLDING ON SO THAT’SGREAT FOR EVERYBODY GETTING