Students: We're from Strong Middle School inMelvindale, Michigan, and Channel One News starts right now!

Tom: I will never understand why you guys love the dab so much, but thanks to Strong Middle School for a Strong start to the show.Okay, all eyes were on the big game last night. Super Bowl 51 finished off with the Patriots taking home the trophy in America's biggest sporting event.

It was the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history. The New England Patriots were down 21 to 3 at halftime, but they roared back in the second half, tying the game with less than a minute on the clock. The game went into overtime — the first time that has ever happened in Super Bowl history, and then the Patriots did the unbelievable. Tom Brady now has more Super Bowl wins than any QB in NFL history.

Former President George H. W. Bush did the coin toss in his hometown of Houston. At halftime Lady Gaga wowed everyone with an aerial entrance from the roof of the stadium. And, of course, the commercials got their spotlight too.But it was New England with all the glory, taking home their fifth Super Bowl win.

Awesome stuff. Sorry,Falcons — there is always next year.

And as far as commercials go, we want to know what you guys think. Vote for your favorite one on ChannelOne.com.

Okay, after the break, we meet up with Syrian refugeestrying to pursue the American dream.

Tom: So if you have been paying attention to the news at all, I am sure you guys have heard about the travel ban put in place by President Trump.It temporarily banned travel from certain countries and, of course, the Refugee Program. It has been back and forth in court. Some say it is about safety;others argue it is unconstitutional.

Over the weekend a judge put it on hold, but both sides are due back in court today, and it could all change again. If the ban is allowed, one group that will be barred indefinitely is Syrian refugees. So we wanted to know more about the process for refugees to come here. Keith Kocinski went to Massachusetts to meet one family and hear their story.

Keith: Just like many of us, Jawad and Jehad Shalabi wake up before the sun comes up, get dressed, grab breakfast, kiss their mother goodbye and head to school. But this life is very different from their life just a few years ago, when every daythere was a chance these two brothers wouldn't make it home safely.

JehadShalabi: Sometimes I have nightmares about living in the dangerous conditions. I see and hear a lot of bombs going off and one of the buildings falling down.

Keith: Jawad and Jehad and their mother,Lina, left Syria shortly after the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011. Citizens revolted against the government, and the government began cracking down on protestors and other groups.The chaos and civil war allowed the terror group ISIS to take hold there and in nearby Iraq. More than 400,000 Syrians have died in the war — many citizens caught in the crossfire.

Lina Radwan: Before the revolution everything was beautiful, and it was safe, and it was a normal country. At the beginning of the revolution, there was a lot of fear, and I could not get out of the house. I heard bombs and rockets,and there was always the sound of snipers, but I didn't know what side the snipers were from.

Keith: The family fled to nearby Lebanon and then Egypt, where they applied to become refugees, a legal designation for a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster.

Cheryl Hamilton: Nobody choosesto be a refugee, by any means.The choice is often made for you.

Keith: Refugees get certain rights under international law, including help moving to another country. But it isn't quick or easy.

Radwan: In Egypt I applied with the UN, and I got accepted, and then I had my first interview. After that, interviews followed interviews — about seven in total. The security check took most of the time. We had fingerprinting and eye scanning. They accepted us,and then we had a medical checkup, and the whole thing took about two years.

Keith: That is part of the around20-step process refugees currently have to go through before entering the United States, starting off by registering with the United Nations. Then, there is an interview with the United Nations.Refugee status needs to be granted by the United Nations.

Then they receive a referral for resettlement in the United States, followed by an interview with State Department contractors, then the first background check, higher-level background check, another background check, first fingerprint screening, second fingerprint screening, third fingerprint screening, review at the United States Immigration headquarters.

Then, some cases are referred for additional review, followed by an extensive, in-person interview with Homeland Security officers — Homeland Security approval is required — screening for contagious diseases, cultural orientation class. Then, they get matched with an American resettlement agency, a multi-agency security check before leaving for the United States and the last step: afinal security check at an American airport.

But is it enough to make sure terrorists and those trying to cause harm to Americans are kept from pretending to be refugees to get into the U.S.? Well, President Donald Trump doesn't think so.

President Donald Trump: I am establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America. We don't want them here.

Keith: Trump recently imposed a 90-day travel ban from seven Middle Eastern Muslim-majority countries and a 120-day halt to the country's Refugee Program, closing the border to all refugees and for Syrian refugees like Jehad and Jawad. The ban doesn't have an end date.

The president has said we need "extreme vetting" of refugees, but he hasn't said what would change in the 20-step process. According to the Cato Institute, no refugees have carried out fatal terrorist attacks on U.S. soil since the Refugee Act of 1980.

Over the past 40 years, a total of three and a quarter million refugees came into the U.S. from all over the world. Out of those millions, 20 were convicted of some form of terrorism charges. And of the recent attacks on U.S. soil, like Orlando or San Bernardino, those were committed by U.S. citizens. America's biggest attack —September 11 — that was committed by people from countries not included in the ban, like Saudi Arabia.

Cheryl Hamilton is the director of partner engagement for the International Institute of New England,an organization in charge of resettling refugees.

Do you believe that the steps in the process that is currently in place are enough to ensure our security?

Hamilton: I think what we have seen is that there is no other immigrantcoming to this country that isscreened as rigorously as refugees, so I do feel confident about it. You're talking about a program that's 35 years old, and there has never been an attack on U.S. soil by a refugee.

Keith: Jawad and Jehad are grateful they made it to the U.S. eight months ago, before the ban. Jawad and Jehad moved here to Lowell, Massachusetts.And if you walk around the streets here, you will see a variety of restaurants and faces from many different places around the world. That is because one-fourth of the around
100,000 people that live here were born in a different country.

As for Jawad and Jehad, they will continue their fresh start and new life here playing soccer, studying and following their dreams.

Jehad and Jawad: The president needs to protect his country. There should be strict rules to make sure that people coming in don't have weapons, and they need to check the person out before they come to the U.S. Not everyone is a terrorist, and I ask Donald Trump to step back on his decision banning refugees from coming to the United States.

Keith: Keith Kocinski, Channel One News.

Tom: Now, of the 5 million Syrian refugees, the U.S. has accepted about 14,000; that is less than 1 percent. And two-thirds of them are women and children under 12.

Okay, after the break, we hit the slopes for this week's NBT.

Tom: All right, we are hitting the slopes for the Next Big Thing, but before we board into this week's NBT, let's see what you thought about last week's.

We told you about the new culinary experience taking your next dinner date to new heights: dining in the sky. So is it the next big thing? Sixty-eight percentof you said,“Yes — reservation for two, please!” Thirty-two percentof you said,“No —I am not falling for this one.”

Class: This is Ms. Oliver's second-period social studies class from sixth grade from Camilla,Georgia, and we think that sky-high restaurants are the next big thing!

Class: This is Ms. Bennett's homeroom class from HedgesvilleMiddle School inHedgesville, West Virginia, and we think that dining in the sky isnot the next big thing!

Tom: I don’t know about you; I am terrified of heights. That one is not for me. Love the comments — thanks, guys.

Okay, now Cassie joins me with a snow colorful NBT.

Cassie: Nice one, Tom.

Tom: Not my best, not my best.

Cassie: All right, so I am here with this new smart sports equipment that is lit. Check it out.

This new snowboard is lighting up the night,thanks to a bright idea by Enomoto Manufacturing. The board's lights change everytime you move, and once a trick is detected, the color combination intensifies.

The board is still in the testing phase, so you won’t find it on the market just yet.So whether you are an advanced rider or a friend of the bunny slope like me, your future ski trip could get a little more colorful.

So is the LED snowboard the next big thing? Vote and leave us a comment at ChannelOne.com, or send in a video response to .

Tom: Yeah, you know what? Last time I got on the slopes, I hurt my leg — might have to sit this one out.

Cassie: I am not surprised.

Tom: Yeah, it was a total disaster.

All right, guys, we are shredding out, but we are right back here tomorrow.

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