(upbeat music) - Coming up next on "NewsDepth": Did you watch the Super Bowl?

We have the highlights.

What are tariffs?

They might affect the price tag of everyday items.

A group works to preserve the first black-owned shipyard, and we visit a museum restoring old automobiles.

"NewsDepth" is now.

(upbeat music) The Kansas City Chiefs went up against the Philadelphia Eagles over the weekend for Super Bowl LIX.

Hello everybody, I'm Gabriel Kramer.

Thank you for joining us.

The Super Bowl is the biggest football game of the season.

And this year it took place in New Orleans.

Let's toss the ball over to our "NewsDepth" intern Aiden for the highlights from the big game.

Aiden.

- Go Birds!

The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.

The game had an explosive start with the Eagles offense making plays and their defense giving the Kansas City Chiefs plenty of trouble.

Philadelphia led Kansas City in the first half 24-0.

We then go into Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance featuring Uncle Samuel L. Jackson.

Kendrick had a powerful performance, playing some of his hits like "Luther" and "Not Like Us."

He also brought out other artists like SZA and DJ Mustard, plus a surprise appearance by tennis star Serena Williams.

Ohio was well represented in the big game as both teams had a number of Ohio natives including Travis Kelce from Cleveland Heights and Kareem Hunt from Willoughby, who both play for the Chiefs.

Quinyon Mitchell from the Eagles played college football at the University of Toledo.

The Chiefs put up more of a fight in the second half, scoring a few touchdowns.

But it wasn't enough to get the win, ending the game 40-22 Eagles.

Back to you, Gabe.

- Hey, it was a great game.

Thank you, Aiden.

Well, we already know our intern watched the Super Bowl last weekend.

But what about you?

For our poll this week, we want to know: Did you watch the Super Bowl?

(air whooshes) Jump over to our poll page to vote.

You can choose between: Yes!

I never miss a football game.

Yes!

But I only watched for the halftime show.

Or no, but I still ate a lot of snacks last weekend.

On our last episode, we met a hiking group from Nevada out to break stereotypes.

And we wanted to know: Do you like hiking?

(air whooshes) 63% of you said you love hiking.

And 37% said you're more of an indoors person.

And to be honest with you, I am too.

There is a lot of money that goes into the Super Bowl every year.

From million-dollar TV commercials, ticket sales, and even groceries for our watch parties, it for sure was a big weekend for commerce.

Karin Caifa is in Washington to break down the numbers around Sunday's big game.

- [Karin] With the price tag of some Super Bowl ads at $8 million for 30 seconds, Donna Wertalik, a professor of marketing at Virginia Tech, says advertisers still see the steep price of admission as worth it.

- Why?

Because now it's a little bit more of a show, right?

There's a couple of more components that are really, really involved now, such as the Taylor Swift effect.

- [Karin] Taylor Swift's presence as she roots for Chiefs star Travis Kelce broadening the game day audience, and the opportunities for brands, like Dove's Spot encouraging girls in sports.

And Haagen-Dazs- - What happened to fast life?

- Not today.

- [Karin] with Vin Diesel showing a softer side.

- Memorable marketing moments and really bringing and engaging the country in, and really, really trying to bring it back to, this is one of the staples of America.

- [Karin] Watching at home means eating at home.

The National Retail Federation says Americans spend about $18.6 billion on game day celebrations, with most consumers buying food and beverages.

Wells Fargo found some game day favorites more costly this year, and others a little less.

- We're seeing what we're calling kind of a seesaw effect out in the grocery store.

- [Karin] Items pricier than last year include raw chicken wings, up 7%.

Avocados and cherry tomatoes, both up more than 11%, with the domestic supply of tomatoes crunched after Florida hurricanes.

- Consumers are gonna be paying more, not only due to popularity, but also because they are being imported.

- [Karin] Frozen pizzas, chips, and salsa among items trending cheaper than last year.

- Thank you, Karin.

While planning marketing around the Super Bowl starts months ahead of the big game, performing at a Super Bowl takes years of training.

When New Jersey dance teacher Deanna Flanagan isn't in the classroom, she's cheering on the Philadelphia Eagles from the sidelines.

Deanna says she hopes to inspire her students to pursue their dreams into adulthood.

- [Both] Go Birds!

- This is my rookie season as an Eagles cheerleader.

This is the most amazing rookie season you could possibly ask for.

To get to the big game is really incredible, and our team has worked super hard and we're really excited to go and cheer them on and get them the big win.

Five, six, seven, eight.

- [Group] E-A-G-L-E-S!

Eagles!

- It's been an amazing feeling because you can feel the energy starting to build week after week.

I would come in and the first thing the students would say to me in the morning is, "Go Birds, Ms.

Flanigan!"

It's been really fun to be on that ride with my students and be able to share that with them.

And I graduated from this high school, and so to have that connection with the students and then to be able to share my dream with them has been really great.

And I really hope that it's showing them that you can go after your own dreams, and I hope to inspire them to do that for themselves one day.

(upbeat music) This is the dream job, and I also have the dream job of being a professional dancer and being able to represent the Eagles.

When you do what you love, you don't work a day in your life, so I'm super grateful to be able to do that and just do what I'm passionate about.

♪ Take off, take off in songs ♪ - I hope that they realize that you are, one, never too old to go after your dreams.

They know that this is my rookie season with the Eagles, and I think that they're excited that I'm still doing what I love.

And that it doesn't end after high school, and it doesn't end after college, and you can continue to pursue your passions, even in the arts and in sports, and you can make these things happen for yourself.

And I hope that I'm truly an example of that.

One, two, three.

- [Group] Go Birds!

- Well, if football is not your thing, maybe you'll enjoy watching the world championships of sign spinning!

Shamon Ingram and his team have turned sign spinning into a fun and engaging job.

What began as a way to attract attention to businesses has evolved into a passion for performing and spreading joy.

Ethan Carlson chats with them about practicing their acrobatics and martial arts skills to prepare for the championships.

- [Ethan] A unique spin on advertising.

- A stationary sign, you might just drive by it.

But if you see it in motion, 9 times out of 10, you're gonna look at it.

- [Ethan] Shamon Ingram likes to have fun.

- You know what time it is?

- [Pedestrian] Happy hour?

- Hey!

Hey!

- [Ethan] And he's found a job that lets him do that, sign spinning.

- It fills my spirit.

I get to put smiles on people's faces and get businesses more customers.

It's a win-win situation for me.

- [Ethan] He and his team at AArrow Sign Spinners take this seriously.

- You could just be there spinning the sign all day and no one will notice you, but if you lock in.

Hey, how's it going?

Hey, this trick is for you specifically.

Boom.

- [Ethan] What started as a way to get eyes on a product- - Hey, you looking for something to do?

- [Ethan] has turned into much more.

- Jay is ranked seventh in the world in sign spinning.

He is our golden ticket.

We're bringing the championship home this year.

(Jay laughs) - [Ethan] The world championships of sign spinning happening in Las Vegas in March.

Jay himself is feeling confident.

- I'm ready to hit number one.

I have some tricks in my sleeve and stuff that I'm ready to finally just unleash to the world.

- [Ethan] A chance to perform in front of the best.

- I have a background in dancing and break dancing.

Some other competitors have martial arts and acrobatic backgrounds, which they incorporate into their sign spinning, taking it to that next level.

- [Ethan] But even if they don't take home the gold, (Shamon laughs) they still have the job of their dreams.

- I look at it as a form of alchemy.

I put out good energy.

I'm having a good time.

I spread it, and it always comes back.

- Thank you, Ethan.

On to other news.

You might've heard a lot of talk about tariffs recently, and might be a little confused about what that means.

I mean, I didn't know what it was until I looked it up.

A tariff is a tax that must be paid for imports and exports.

President Trump signed executive orders last month to increase the tariffs on goods coming into the United States.

Since then, President Trump has acknowledged what economists and members of Congress had been saying all along: Americans may find themselves paying more.

Phil Mattingly explains how tariffs work and how they could impact consumers in the US.

- Now simply put, a tariff is a tax on imported goods, but what does that actually mean?

Let's try this.

Say these T-shirts are sold by a US company, some hypothetical but obviously super cool clothing brand, and you have to have one of these T-shirts.

But these shirts aren't actually made in the United States.

They're produced by an international company, which is outside the US.

Now, that means the US company needs to import the shirt that you covet.

Now, for the sake of hypothetical, let's just say for 20 bucks a pop, which the US company then turns around and sells for say, 60 bucks each, which is an insane price to pay for a T-shirt.

But hey, look, you do you.

But what happens if the US government imposes a tariff on your coveted T-shirt?

Why?

Well, historically there are two triggers for tariffs.

One, protect a domestic industry.

In this case, maybe the US T-shirt industry is getting crushed.

And two, raise government revenues.

Regardless of the reason, let's just say the government has now imposed a 10% tariff on our T-shirts, which means that the American company that imports the same T-shirt, it costs $22.

Now history tells us the American company isn't just gonna eat that cost.

Margins, they matter, so they pass that cost on to you, the consumer.

Now, I get it: You have to have this shirt, so a couple of extra bucks, you know, no big deal.

But you're asking about tariffs for one reason.

President Donald Trump, a guy who fervently believes in tariffs, so much so that he's proposed tariffs across the board on every imported good from anywhere, universal tariffs.

Now, think about that couple extra bucks you were cool with shelling out for that trendy T-shirt.

What if it wasn't just the shirt, but everything imported that you buy?

- Thank you, Phil.

Thank you for the explainer.

Concern about inflation from US tariffs isn't over yet.

China is retaliating, now that American companies must pay 10% extra on Chinese imports.

Beijing is issuing tariffs on certain items from the United States, creating export controls and more.

Mexico and Canada appear to have escaped similar fates for the moment.

Now, other US trade partners are worried that they're next, as Amy Kiley reports.

- European Union will respond firmly.

- [Amy] Europe is bracing for a potential trade showdown with the US.

The president of the European Commission says she wants to start negotiations with the US early.

That's instead of waiting for President Donald Trump to make good on his tariff threat.

- The European Union is prepared for a robust but constructive dialogue with the United States.

- [Amy] Trump says he plans to have such a dialogue with Beijing soon.

As of today, US-based companies must pay a 10% tariff on Chinese imports.

China says it's responding with tariffs on a few US exports, after an initially muted response.

- China has long been preparing for less exposure to the US.

- [Amy] Trump says he's postponing 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports, which many economists call inflationary.

Trump says those countries have made concessions around border security.

- Thank you, Amy.

While modern tariffs shape global trade by influencing the cost of goods and services across borders, their roots can be traced back to the early shipping yards, where the foundations of international commerce began.

A group in Baltimore-Maryland is working to preserve the country's first black-owned shipyard.

It opened in 1866, just one year after the Civil War ended.

To preserve means to protect something from decaying or being destroyed.

Kim Dacey has details on how history is being preserved.

- [Kim] Down by the harbor in Fells Point, crews are hard at work on the "Lady Maryland" ship, making sure she's seaworthy.

This dock has a long history of doing just that.

- At the shipyard they would caulk ships, fix ships, help to haul ships out of the water so that you could help do all the work that's necessary to keep a ship in floating good order.

- [Kim] This dock was known as the Chesapeake Marine Railway and Dry Dock Company, the first black-owned shipyard in the country.

It opened in 1866, just one year after the Civil War ended, by Issac Myers and 14 other free black men.

- You can imagine coming out of the Civil War and all the racial strife and challenges, it's quite courageous for these men to step forward and to create a business that employed primarily black men but also was integrated; there were white men who worked there as well.

- [Kim] The owners had quite a mentor on this endeavor, Frederick Douglass.

As an enslaved teenager, Douglass worked in Fells Point as a caulker on boats for his master before escaping to freedom at the age of 20.

- After the Civil War he came back to Baltimore.

He owned four homes on Dallas Street, which is right around the corner from where we are now standing in Fells Point.

And he was the mentor for Issac Myers and these 14 other prominent black men who came together to start this first black-owned shipyard in the country.

- [Kim] It was a successful business for 18 years before closing in 1884.

But the folks at Living Classrooms, who have preserved this history with a museum exhibit, say the story and the message it sends is one of empowerment.

- We bring thousands of kids through this site, tell them this story.

it's important for the children of Baltimore, whether you're black, whether you're white, male, female, young, old, to have inspirational stories like this to move forward with their own lives and do great things.

- Maritime history is pretty cool.

Thank you, Kim.

And that brings us to our write-to-us for the week: why is preservation of history important?

Students can use our inbox online or send us an email to newsdepth@ideastream.org to share their answers.

Speaking of history, last week we learned about Paul Lawrence Dunbar being the first black poet to be recognized nationally.

And we asked you to write a poem about your family's history.

Let's see what you had to say by opening our inbox.

(air whooshes) (mouse clicks) Lexi from Springmyer Elementary in Cincinnati has such a big family.

I can relate.

History about my family; talk about old, yeah, that's my fam so many people I just can't too many people don't know them all can explain to you only five people I know!

It started with my opa, then to my grandma, to my mom and her sister and brother too, then to my sister then to me!

I have a big family can't you see!

(phone trills) DJ from Freedom Elementary in West Chester wrote a short poem with a lot of back story: I'm the oldest brother of them all, my dad helps me up when I fall, my cousin is in the NFL, but he broke his furry tail, my mom is always happy, but when I am mad she does me bad.

Abigail from Meadowlawn Intermediate in Sandusky said she's had a special connection with every place her family has lived: Dear "NewsDepth," my family's history is one you will want to hear, I have lived in many places, far and near.

Minnesota's by birth place, quite vague in my memory, but it's still a part of me.

Then on to Wisconsin, the state known for cheese, I lived there for about four years, jeez!

Then lastly I moved to the Buckeye State, and I've learned that it's great!

That is my history, I hope you've enjoyed it, I know I have!

Where should we go next?

Daniel from Olmsted Falls Intermediate School in Olmsted Falls wrote about all the places his family is from: Dear "NewsDepth," my family came from a lot of places, Mexico, Poland, Ireland, so I'm Mexican Polish Irish.

There are a lot of places my family came from, a lot of places I'll see one day, then I'll finally say this is where I started.

This where this where my heart is.

And London from Ledgeview Elementary in Macedonia, Ohio, talks about her lineage: Dear "NewsDepth," I do not know much about my history, but I know my mom is Irish and my dad is African, which makes me Irish African American.

And my mom's mom is 50% Irish.

That is all I know about my history.

Thank you, bye, tell News Hound I said hi!

Thanks for writing in, everyone!

I love to hear about your families and your heritage.

And as promised, I also wrote a poem about my family, I titled it "De La Cruz We Don't Lose."

Here it goes.

When my family throws a party, it's a wild time.

I'll drive for hours just to be by their side.

Titas and titos and cousins galore.

Imagine the number of shoes by the front door.

All right, hope you didn't mind that one.

Now, speaking of family, News Hound is kind of like family to me.

And I noticed a lot of you really love News Hound!

And we really enjoy reading how much you like "NewsDepth" and News Hound, but I think it's getting to News Hound's head a little bit.

I think he's turning into a diva.

Let's see if he managed to get some work done this week.

It's time for the Petting Zoo.

(upbeat music) (animal calling) (dog barking) Hey News Hound!

What?

What is happening right now?

You're just eating treats.

Are you drinking milk out of a fancy glass?

Okay, News Hound, you still have work to do, remember?

What'd you find this week?

Oh!

a story about sea otters helping control invasive crabs in California.

- [Drew] Now, researchers believe the otters could be a potential solution for controlling an invasive species that's invaded ecosystems up and down the West Coast, green crabs.

- So back in the early 2000s, I was just starting out as a graduate student at UC Santa Cruz.

- [Drew] That's when estuary ecologist Rikke Jeppesen began trying to figure out why the green crabs native to Europe were thriving.

But somewhere in the middle of her research project, a strange thing happened: the trend began reversing, at least in Elkhorn Slough.

So what had changed in this tiny sliver of the Northern California coast?

She believes it was the return of native sea otters, documented by USGS surveys.

- Given that the otter population size is about 120, they can probably eat somewhere between 50 and 120,000 green crabs.

- [Drew] And the green crabs are nothing if not invasive, spreading rapidly since being accidentally introduced into San Francisco Bay in the late 1980s.

- To learn what the scientists studying the sea otters had to say, click the Petting Zoo thumbnail at the bottom of this episode page.

(air whooshes) (air whooshes) (spring springing) Thanks, News Hound!

Okay, let's get back to the news.

The Crawford Auto Aviation Museum began as a personal crusade to save historical vehicles from the crusher.

Today part of the collection is on display in Cleveland's University Circle while dozens of volunteers maintain the rest at a facility in Summit County.

In this edition of Sketchbook, we visit the Crawford Auto Aviation Museum as they make old cars new again while also making memories.

(pages rustling) (air whooshes) (pencil scribbling) (upbeat music) - Worked for Lubrizol, and I worked for 35 years there and retired in 2009.

And this is my retirement job.

I'm the volunteer coordinator, so I kind of keep track of people's names, addresses, phone numbers, making sure we stay in touch with people.

And we've got a lot of people that may not be engineers and that kind of stuff, but they have a love for cars.

- I'm a retired rabbi and a part-time student in the auto tech program at Cuyahoga Community College.

I began helping out here at the Crawford as part of my college internship.

So I'm really learning, not only the basics of automobiles, but also how these cars are cared for, how they work, how the automobiles were developed, and the history of the automobiles as well as the equipment that went into them.

(upbeat music) - My name is Larry Davis, I'm the collection manager of the Crawford Auto Aviation Museum.

Mr. Crawford started his collection in 1943.

When he was looking to retire that facility, he donated them to us.

This is our restoration and preservation facility for the Crawford.

So it's 60,000 square feet.

It's really a great blessing for us.

A lot of museums do not have a facility like this.

And we're able to work on our vehicles.

Our job here is to basically make the cars safe, able to drive.

We take them to shows, we take them out to different programs.

So we have 30 vehicles that are over 100 years old, all the way up to things like this '69 Camaro right here.

I have approximately 52 volunteers who work for us of various backgrounds.

We get together once or twice a week, we take care of our vehicles, we preserve them, restore them if, you know, we've been given vehicles that need work.

(upbeat music) (upbeat music) - I'm a lifelong car restorer and collector, so it became a nice retirement job.

We always have a couple fire extinguishers ready to go, (engine sputtering) (engine roaring) but now it runs pretty well.

- I was a dentist, practiced for 45 years and was always interested in automobiles.

Just a great place to volunteer.

They'll let you do just about anything that you're interested in doing, and there's always somebody up here that knows something that you don't know.

You get into a problem, you ask somebody and they all have ideas.

And between maybe six or eight guys, one guy's right out of the bunch.

And the trick is to figure out who it is before you break something.

(Jack laughs) - It just keeps me busy, it keeps my mind going, it keeps me active.

I love the guys that I'm working with.

They're just, they're tremendous.

The variety of talent that's here and the experiences they've had.

And especially when you talk to people that have been here long enough to know that, "Oh yeah, I remember when we took that car to that show."

(mechanism whirring) - And it has been wonderful to develop a group of friends who not only are teaching me and have wonderful patience with me, but there's a sense of comradery, a devotion not just to the cars, but to the mission of Crawford that is here among the volunteers.

- [Larry] One of our best asset is the group of people that we have put together.

Everyone gets along, they have a great time.

So I'm very blessed and very thankful to have them.

(air whooshes) (air whooshes) (spring springing) Special thanks to Arts Producer Jean-Marie Papoi for sharing that story with us.

Okay, I think I have just enough time to share this very special A+ Award.

We absolutely love it when students visit us here at "NewsDepth" headquarters.

Today, some students from Lakewood stopped by and gave us some pretty cool gifts.

Thank you, by the way.

But seeing these students gives us a chance to get feedback on the show, learn about what stories students are interested in, and we find it so motivating to meet our viewers.

Recently, the Newsworthy Elective from Incarnate Word Academy, in Parma Heights, stopped by to tour our studios and speak with some of our colleagues here at Ideastream Public Media.

(air whooshes) This group of students have a different take on the announcements.

I mean, they do all of the things that you'd imagine, like telling their classmates about what's on the lunch menu, what activities are happening that day, and sharing important information.

But they also interview their classmates.

When they were with us, the students spoke with several of our reporters and learned all about interviewing techniques, and they practiced asking questions that were more open-ended to avoid yes or no questions and then asking follow-up questions.

An example would be if I asked News Hound something like, "Where is your favorite place to take a walk?"

And then I'd ask him, "Why do you like that place so much?"

We were really impressed when the students told us about their legacy project.

A legacy is the long-lasting impact of a particular person's life.

For their legacy project, the students are featuring a long-time IWA teacher who is retiring at the end of the year.

The students are interviewing teachers, current and past students, and other members of the IWA community to learn about how this teacher has impacted them over the years.

I think that is a great way to honor the impact of a beloved teacher.

This week's A+ Award goes to the Newsworthy Elective team at Incarnate Word Academy for visiting our studios to learn more about interviewing techniques, sharing important information about their classmates, and most importantly, honoring a member of the school's community in such a respectful way.

Keep up the great work!

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