SONIA RUSELER, CNN ANCHOR: The city known as the Gateway to the West is the capital of the football world, today. The St. Louis Rams stopped the Tennessee Titans from scoring a game-tying touchdown in the final play of Super Bowl XXXIV last night in Atlanta, giving St. Louis it's first-ever football championship. Reporter Lisa Smith from CNN affiliate KMOV joins us now with the city's party plans -- Lisa.</s>LISA SMITH, KMOV REPORTER: Well, Sonia, the Super Bowl champions, St. Louis Rams, should be arriving back here in St. Louis at Lambert Airport. At this moment, although quarterback Kurt Warner is not with the team right now -- he actually took a detour to Disney World -- he should be rejoining the team later on this afternoon for the afternoon festivities here downtown. We're in the part of town called Kiener Plaza. If you look behind us, you can see that the stage is being set for this afternoon's rally and parade. Thousands of fans are expected to be here, this afternoon, along with coach Dick Vermeil and local dignitaries. Of course, this is a work and school day for everybody in the city of St. Louis, but it is unofficially blue and gold day. We are told that a number parents have asked for their kids to be let out of school early. And also, take a look at this morning's headlines: "Super Heroes." That pretty much explains it all. That's pretty much how people are looking at the team, and they're going to be showing that expression later on today at the parade and rally. Live in downtown St. Louis, I'm Lisa Smith for</s>CNN. RUSELER: Lisa, thanks so much. Enjoy that party.
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