hank aaron, pulling the game out of atlanta. it's totally the opposite. hank would have been the first person in line to get rid of this thing. outside of his family, nobody talked to hank more than me as a journalist. and hank aaron, along with jackie robinson, were the two biggest advocates in baseball history when it came to civil rights. and jackie robinson was an idol of hank aarons. hank told me that he had talked with every president since john f. kennedy, and that comes out to about ten, to barack obama. hank said that he refused to go to the white house to meet with donald trump or have any part to do with that. i think that would qualify as a boycott. he had no problem with boycotting whatsoever when it came to civil rights issues or racial issues. >> you knew him well, we will definitely take your word for that. there's been a lot of corporate backlash. delta and coca-cola among these corporations that have condemned this voting bill that was signed into law with the delta ceo saying it was all based on a lie. but is

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. >> reporter: i'm amara walker in atlanta. the crackdown continues in miami beach after officials say spring break crowds were out of control. so as a result of the chaos and disorder the city of miami beach is now extending its state of emergency through easter weekend. that means by 7:00 p.m. all outdoor seating at restaurants and sidewalk cafÉs in the high impact zone must close. the high impact zone will be closed to people and cars from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 in the morning. the restrictions take effect thursday april 1st and go through sunday april 4th. >> reporter: i'm martin savidge in atlanta. georgia will soon start rolling back the state's remaining coronavirus restrictions.

in the atlanta shooting this person had -- the family member saw they had a weapon. so law enforcement is really relying on tips to get a heads up on things like this that are coming in order to prevent them before they happen, which is difficult. >> and then in terms of the hard security there, i mean this has become a political issue. many in congress and in the community there as well complained about the added security, the barriers and so on. they just opened up those barriers, those roads to traffic two weeks ago. does this suggests to you these measures should be reinstated not just to protect the lawmakers but to better protect police? >> well, i defer to the people on the ground to make the decision on what specific security measures are needed, but it's clear that the capitol is a target. you know, this is a soft target generally. this is the seat and symbol of american democracy. but i think especially on january 6th it became a focal point for the nation and the world. and i think as a result it is now in the popular imagination for people who may have a

the metro atlanta area is home to 35 fortune 500 companies. we have a very large tourism industry in our state. just as the legislators and governor made -- the legislators and governor made the decision to go forward with this bill, people are making decisions not to come to our state, and it is going to impact millions of georgians, employment, small businesses, our corporations and it's very unfortunate. >> and while the mayor said she may not necessary like the idea that georgia will lose millions of dollars with the all-star game pulling out, she does support what major league baseball has done. of course, we will continue to monitor the comments from the governor and bring you the very latest. >>> let's turn now to that deadly attack at the u.s. capitol. investigators are now working to learn more about the suspect who rammed into a police barricade outside the capitol building, hitting two officers. that suspect was shot and killed by police after getting out of his car, brandishing a knife. one officer survived the attack. but the othe

atlanta is also coke's hometown. the beverage company isn't alone in its displeasure with the law, more than a hundred companies are speaking out against restricting voter access to the polls. cnn's matt egan has more. >> reporter: ceos are speaking out ton republican efforts to restrict voting. the leaders of more than a hundred companies including target and uber issued a statement on friday, vowing to oppose legislation that would deny eligible voters the right to cast ballots. the ceos say that voting should be safe and accessible to all voters, and that a strong democracy is good for business. texas based american airlines says it strongly opposes a texas bill that would place new restrictions on voting. all this comes after some atlanta-based companies base boycott threats over their initial response to georgia's controversial voting restriction law. both coca-cola and delta have since escalated their criticism of that legislation with delta ceo ed -- calling it unacceptable, wrong and based on a line. after th

. >> natasha chen is in atlanta for us. how do other officials and georgia voters feel about this move? >> reporter: pamela, let's start with the people standing with governor kemp today at that press conference. he was flanked by both state and federal lawmakers applauding him for not wavering on this voting law, applauding him for denouncing what he calls this ka cancel culture that mlb intent to the left and pro-athletes and others congratulating mlb to relocate the all-star game. talking to people just walking past the park we heard from a neighbors who said he fully agrees with governor kemp and said it is unfortunate that the local businesses lose out on the revenue from this game. that particular issue of local businesses hurt shared by everyone but these couple of young voters told me they understand where mlb is coming from here. >> i think they made the right decision for them. just like i said it is disappointing that it affects local businesses, fans, people that would have come into the city and provided the ci

you can understand how the atlanta braves feel about it. and some of those people are relative liloer on the economic ladder. the larger point that's being made here as daniel dale pointed out about an hour ago with you, yeah, you can claim as governor kemp did but there are certain provisions within this bill that'll enhance access to voting. in the overall on balance it restricts voting and it is clear that it will most negatively impact people of color and people a t the lower end of the economic scale. this is also different when you talk about tb pga tour and the masters next week. the masters is only at one place at one time. baseball can move to some where else. so these players are going to play in the all-star game. >> it is interesting you brought up what daniel dale said. i have been reading a lot of what's happening with the voter law in georgia. the main thing people have to remember. there is a lot of misinformation going around and half truth and we know it happens. the emphasis was a lie of the election that it standrted. it

the metro atlanta area is home to nearly 30 fortune 500 companies. we have a very large tourism industry in our state. and just as the legislatures and the governor made the decision to go forward with this bill, people are making decisions not to come to our state. and it is going to impact millions of georgians, employment, small businesses, corporations, and it's very unfortunate. >> so governor kemp and georgia republicans show no signs that they will be changing this law and at this point it looks like the law stands. does this mean outcry from citizens to sports leagues won't help repeal this law? >> they absolutely have an opportunity to change this law. so they have just ended the normal legislative session. they can go back into special session and make tweaks. they also have an opportunity to revisit this in january. and it's unfortunate, because there have been so many issues with our elections across the state. this was an opportunity to fix those things that have gone wrong. this was an opportunity to be a model for the rest of the count

you can understand how the atlanta braves feel about it. there are people who feel this is taking some economic opportunity away from those who would benefit from having a big event like an all-star game and some of those people are relatively lower on the economic ladder, so i understand those objections, but the larger point that is being made here, yeah, you can claim, as governor kemp did, that there are certain provisions within this bill that will enhance access to voting. but in the overall on balance, it actually restricts voting and it's clear it will most negative impact people of color and at the lower income scale. this is what baseball decided to do. ps this is also different when you talk about the pga tour. the masters is only in one place at one time. baseball can move its all-star game and it will somewhere else. the players will still play in the all-star game. >>> update on the investigation of republican congressman matt gaetz. federal investigators are looking into his relationships with young women. the threads they ar

charlotte, atlanta, raleigh, all of those cities having at some point pretty heavy rain today. we have tornado watches in effect across the southeast. some of the counties on the far west side will drop off after 3:00 p.m. eastern time. some of the eastern counties will not expire until 9:00 p.m. eastern tonight. there will be ongoing threats of hail especially in the origange areas here. you will notice what we call back building, storms piling up in some of the same places they already had them this morning. not only is that a concern for the strongest, severe thunderstorms but also potential for flooding. a lot of these areas, if you just keep getting rain over and over again, it's going to start to pond. the areas of biggest concerns are going to be southern alabama as well as southern georgia, where we could pick up widespread 2 to 4 inches, some spots 6 inches of rain. >> wow, that's a lot. allison chinchar, thank you very much. >>> a new report this week is raising serious concerns about the response to hurricane maria and how that impacted puerto rico. an investigation

the atlanta mayor key sha lance bottoms and stacey abrams have made similar arguments. how do you protect the right to vote and at the same time have the ability for a lot of these folks to make a living, especially during this covid pandemic? >> that's the consideration the governor and members of the legislature should really take into account when they seek to undermine and subvert democracy. this is not about their ability to get reelected. this should be about the citizens of georgia. so when they make these decisions, corporate america also has decisions to make. i hope in the future they will balance between the care of their citizens of the state as opposed to their political power grabs. >> you agree with major league baseball's decision to move the game out of atlanta and move it now to denver? >> you know, only way we're going to be able to protect our way of life, this democracy, to ensure we have a representative approach to how we govern is to hold elected officials accountable. if veoters are being disenfranchised, if the courts are not holding people acc

a warning from atlanta's mayor and defiance from georgia's governor, amid concerns of fallout from the state's new-voting law. >>> plus, egypt's ancient-royal mummies parade through the streets of cairo, making their way to their new home. >>> coronavirus vaccinations in the u.s., reaching new heights. boosting hopes that an end to the pandemic could be within reach. the u.s., on saturday, reporting more than 4 million doses given. a new-daily record. that brings the seven-day vaccination average above the 3-million mark, for the first time, ever. more than 161-million doses have been administered, so far, in the u.s. but that progress does not mean the threat is over. several states are seeing some worrying numbers of new infections. michigan, among the worst. seeing its highest day of infections, in nearly-four months. and experts worry, that might be a sign of what is to come. top infectious-disease expert, dr. anthony fauci, spoke with cnn, earlier. he says, now isn't the time for people to let their guards down. >> what we're seeing, after that big peak that we had, around the chr

it's going to be denver, not atlanta? >> that's what the reports are right now coming out of local media at this point, jim. look, politicians out of colorado seem to be all but confirming that. cnn has not independently confirmed the move but we're told that the expectation is that an announcement will come today. according to media in colorado, that announcement will be that they are moving the major league baseball all-star game this summer from atlanta to denver. and the reasons are obviously beyond the high altitude at-bats we'll be seeing there. colorado governor jared polis issued a statement saying, like so many coloradans, i'm excited and hopeful that major league baseball makes the best decision and formally chooses to play the 2021 all-star game in denver. it would be good for baseball and good for colorado. when this announcement started leaking last night, we did see some -- to be fair -- intellectually dishonest comparisons of georgia voting legislation that just passed and the current laws in colorado. now,

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live, from cnn-world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching here, in the united states, canada, and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber, and this is cnn "newsroom. " >>> it's a specific kind of terror, that only seems to, constantly, haunt the united states. mass shootings. the most recent took place, thursday night, at a fedex-ground facility in indianapolis, indiana. eight people lost their lives. that horrific news is compounded by the number of similar incidents, in recent weeks. in fact, it's the 45th-mass shooting in the u.s., since the atlanta-area spa killings, on march 16th. and some cities have had more than one. now, cnn defines a mass shooting as one, in which at least four people are hurt or killed by gunfire, not including the gunman. officials say they won't reveal the identities of the people who are wounded in that shooting friday but they have released the names of those who lost their lives. they are 32-year-old matthew r. alexander. 19-year-old samaria blackwell. 66-year-old amarjeet johal. 68-year-old jaswinder singh. 48-year-old amarjit sekhon. 19-

live from cnn headquarters in atlanta, welcome to "cnn newsroom." i'm kim brunhuber. >>> flags at the u.s. capitol and the white house are flying at half-staff at this hour after another capitol police officer was killed in the line of duty. the violent confrontation began midday friday when the suspect rammed a car into a security barricade. police say the driver then lunged at officers with a knife, stabbing one of them before he was fatally shot. another officer was also wounded. officer william evans is the second capitol officer to die on duty since the capitol riot. his college roommate spoke to affiliate wbz. >> it was real surreal to think that i -- i mean i literally just talked to him and we shared a laugh a couple of days ago, and now he's gone. it has just been shock ever since. i mean it's been fighting back tears all afternoon and trying to -- trying to make sense of it all and knowing that there's none to be had. >> for the latest on what we know, here's cnn's brian todd. >> reporter: a suspect in a car rammed two capitol police offic

hand to the homeless on her beat. >> reporter: when she's not responding to 911 calls, 25-year-old atlanta police officer mali nalimb starts every day checks in on businesses. >> there have been times i walk into a robbery at these locations before. >> reporter: it's the stop near the end of her day that brings a smile to her face. >> i really think so much of her. >> reporter: shortly before the pandemic, lin drove by doc on the side of the road. and noticed his sign. >> he wasn't begging for money, he was smiling, holding a sign, waving at everyone. i went to get my lunch and got two lunches today. >> 61-year-old doc who told us his drinking and drug addictions have cost him jobs in the past, remembers the first time she stopped to talk. he wondered if he had a warrant and thought she was going to take him to jail. >> i was afraid but she quickly eases the relationship. and basically says, what do you need? >> reporter: when george floyd was killed in minneapolis last year, their connection strengthened at a time when police and community relations were strained. >> he is problm, and i w

mlb has said they'll continue to invest in local organizes in atlanta as part of the all-star legacy broke as originally planned. natasha chen, cnn, cobb county, georgia. >> so georgia's new restrictive voting laws have many up in arms, but it's far from the only state considering some type of changes. the brennen center for justice is tracking voting measures right across the country. it finds that 47 states have legislation in the works that would restrict voter access in some way. texas, georgia and arizona lead in the number of proposals. cnn's diane gallagher has the details on those new bills. >> reporter: the texas state senate sent a sweeping election bill over to the house that could change the way people in the lone star state vote. >> we want a system where it's easy to vote and hard to cheat. >> reporter: senate bill 7 seems to target voting in the recent democratic strong hold of harris county, home to houston, one of the country's most diverse cities. and democrats say that it will make it harder for people of color to vote. >> every minority member of the texas senate,

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make it nu with nu finish. >>> baseball all star game won't be played here in atlanta this summer. it is the most dramatic response yet to the georgia sweeping new election law. commissioner saying quote, major league baseball supports voting rights for all americans. and opposes restrictions. lebron james now a part owner of the boston red sox tweeting proud to call myself a part of the mlb family today. but the atlanta braves say they are quote deeply disappointed adding this was neither our decision nor recommendation. the team had hoped our city could use this event as a platform to enhance the discussion. republican governor who signed the controversial law ripped the decision saying the league in his words caved to fear political opportunity and liberal lies. >> now the game will still honor braves legend hank aaron. but no word where the all star game will be held. hall of fame sports broadcaster says it is the latest example of sports leagues making statements about equity and politics. >> until relatively recently, baseball was not as apt as a sport to weigh in on social i

in fact, this is the 45th mass shooting in the area since the atlanta killings on march 16th. a mass shooting is defined as one four people are hurt or killed by gunfire, not including the gunman. officials say they won't reveal the identities of the people winded in that shooting on friday but they have released the names of those who lost their lives. they are the following. investigators in indianapolis are combing through what they called a chaotic crime scene. they also identified the gunman and revealed how he ended on law enforcement's radar last year. jason carroll has that, plus details on how the horrific incident unfolded. >> i saw a man with a machine gun of some sort, an automatic rifle and he was firing in the open. >> eight dead and several others injured after a gunman opened fire in indianapolis at a fedex facility. >> we started hearing six to around ten shots. this made me stand up and actually look at the entrance door. >> my buddy levi saw somebody running out of the building and then more shots went off. somebody went behind their car to the trunk and got

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home one night, and police officers saw me parked in front of my apartment in midtown, atlanta. they confronted me, shined their light on me. they got out of their car and i got out of my car. he said, move, and i'll blow your brains out. i had to say, it's okay, all right, okay. i had to calm them down. they threw me on the back of the car and did an illegal search. the painful thing i realized is if that happened to me ten years earlier, i might have run. i might not have had the skill to judge and navigate that safely. when i walked around that community and saw young black kids, i feared their rationality. i had to go up to them and tell them, this is what you have to do. we haven't confronted the police changes and equality. >> bryan, thank you. i've been looking forward to this conversation. big fan of your book. thank you. >> he's such an inspiration. my son read his book and i think it changed the way that at that point a 13-year-old looks at the world. >> exactly. that is the difference. he and his team have pored over these cases. they have skpaully exonerated more tha

major league baseball is moving the all-star game out of atlanta into denver. that is too much for mitch mcconnell. the hypocrisy as it always seems to be is off the charts here. i will explain. make sure you sit down and watch, okay? facts first here. mr. mcconnell blasting corporations for taking a stand on voting rights. the same mitch mcconnell who, for years, has defended the first amendment right of corporations to hand over millions of dollars in political spending. remember citizens united? but now mitch mcconnell says this. >> i am not talking about political contributions. most of them contribute to both sides. they have political action committees. that's fine. it's legal. it's appropriate. i support that. i'm talking about taking a position on a highly incendiary issue like this and punishing a community or a state because you don't like a particular law they passed. i just think it's stupid. >> it's stupid. suddenly, corporations don't have first amendment rights after all? hmm? not many disagree with them. tim scott tweeting this misleading compar

out of atlanta. there were a lot of people disappointed. and i commend rob manford for reaching out to different individuals, different entities, different groups, including the players alliance to disengage and all that went into him making that decision, which he ultimately did. >> he got your pulse, you spoke to him before the decision was made. what did you say to him? >> i told him we had a chance to talk to some of our members of the players alliance, we comprise about 150 current and former black ball players. we have non-black brothers that have played alongside us, both on and off the field and in between. we got a chance and you can imagine guys on both sides of this thing, voicing their opinions him we were able to provide that insight to rob. i appreciate him reaching out to us. as he is trying to understand what's going on, you definitely can't predict the players that will be ultimately playing in this game. all eyes will be on them, whether they decide to take the field or they're disa

live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world, i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." ♪ ♪ >> we begin with breaking news out of taiwan where dozens of dead after a train derailed. you can see rescue teams here in this video helping survivors from the damaged cars, taiwan's government says at least 41 people were killed. we're hearing from the central news agency that the accident may have happened after a vehicle hit the moving train. let's go straight to ivan watson who is following the developments from hong kong. ivan, a tragic start to a holiday weekend in taiwan. what's the latest there? >> reporter: well, a desperate rescue effort, frankly, after this terrible and deadly train disaster where you have the premiere of taiwan now updating that up to 41 people are believed to have been killed in this accident, including the driver of the train. it was the number 408 train that was traveling down the east side of taiwan from taipei and it was entering a tunnel north of the city of huallen whe

>>> live from cnn world headquarters here in atlanta i'm michael holmes. you're watching cnn newsroom. it doesn't happen often but we're getting good news in the fight against covid-19. all about the numbers you want to hear coming up. >>> also, they're doing what was once unthinkable. dr. sanjay gupta's behind-the-scenes tour of the pfizer labs. >>> also -- >> we're fitting on a box of dynamite a powder keg that could easily explode. >> the latest on the crisis at the border. an inside look at what officials are facing. >>> welcome. easter sunday once again being celebrated during the coronavirus pandemic but this year is different with record boosts to vaccinations giving hope that normalcy is at least within reach. the u.s. on saturday reporting more than 4 million doses given a new daily record. that brings the seven-day vaccination average above the 3 million mark for the first time ever. nearly a third of all americans have now had at least one vaccine dose. that progress does not mean the threat is over, however. cases are headed in the wrong direct

live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world, i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> the u.s. justice department has now opened a sweeping civil investigation into the policing practices of the minneapolis police department. that announcement from the attorney general comes one day after former police officer derek chauvin was convicted of murder in the death of george floyd. >> the investigation i am announcing today will assess whether the minneapolis police department engages in a pattern or practice of using excessive force, including during protests. the investigation will also assess whether the mpd engages in discriminatory conduct and whether its treatment of those with behavioral health disabilities is unlawful. >> this investigation comes in the wake of a verdict welcomed by many across the u.s., and now derek chauvin sits in a maximum security prison in minnesota after his conviction. the latest now from cnn's omar jimenez. >> find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: with a guilty v

two of atlanta's professional sports teams, the braves and atlanta united say they're returning to pre-pandemic seating levels next month. starting may 7th the braves saying they will increase their fan capacity to 100%, about 41,000 seats when they play the philadelphia phillies. atlanta united are going to 100% of a typical soccer configuration at mercedes-benz stadium with a match against montreal. both teams went to 50% capacity last week. >> reporter: i'm jacqueline howard in atlanta. a new cdc study shows more evidence that the pfizer and moderna vaccines really do work. they cut the risk of being hospitalized for covid-19 in the real world among older adults. data showed that being fully vaccinated was tied to a 94% reduced risk of hospitalization and being partially vaccinated so only receiving the first dose of a vaccine was died to a 64% reduced risk of hospitalization. >> translator: i'm alexandra field in new york where governor andrew cuomo has announced the next step forwards easing restrictions. the state planning to lift the midnight curfew on restaurants and bars. that goes int

live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching here, in the united states, canada and around the world, i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." nope ♪ ♪ >>> in just a few hours a new witness is expected to testify in the trial of derek chauvin, the former police officer accused of killing george floyd last summer. the court got a glimpse of new videos on day three of the trial showing floyd's deadly encounter with police and witnesses expressed how helpless they felt as they stood and watched floyd die. cnn's sara sidner has details from minneapolis. >> reporter: on the third day of testimony we heard no doubt the most powerful, emotional and poignant testimony from a 61-year-old man who normally walks the neighborhood. he began with kind of a funny anecdote that he was just being nosy when he heard the commotion outside of cup foods, but then he breaks down in uncontrolled sobs as he watches what happens between george floyd and the police officers. 61-year-old eyewitness charles mcmillen took the stand breaking down in sobs after prosecutors played

they can just pull out of atlanta immediately. you're going to see more and more of that. you're going to see this backing candidates. companies have the ability to influence and they're going to use it very aggressively. >> but you bring up mlb, that is an interesting case study. does it align with their strategy. looking at some of their statistics only 8% of their players are black and they show a majority of them are fans from your point of view. are they perhaps making a mistake down the road? >> i don't think they're making a mistake this time. the problem is threading that needle. i think in the long run it will be hard for anyone to say they're against people's right to vote. >> so a backlash here, boycotting baseball and all of the woke company that's are interfering with free and fair conditions. people saying we should fight cancel culture by canceling baseball. this is a gront front for them politically to fight on. this is what brian kemp said yesterday, listen to this. >> baseball caved to fear and lies from liberal activists. >> he has done a variation on th

they tended not have the high profileness, the public nature of the ones we're seeing in atlanta, in boulder and now in indiana. those are newsworthy events for a variety of reasons but because the -- because they are public places. so let's -- so gun violence continued through the pandemic. and -- but we are coming out, there's a lot of mental health issues. we've always had guns and weaponry that is accessible. i've been on with you many times. i get tired of the motivation question only because, you know, sometimes we don't know why someone does something. the numbers i'm looking at as a homeland security person, i think about risk reduction. we're not going to eliminate gun violence in this country tomorrow but what we can bebegin to look at is why are there weapons accessible to so many people that kill so many people quickly? that's the issue. i mean, this is uniquely american in this sense that you can walk into a facility, have 90 seconds and eight, nine, ten, we don't know how many are dead. that, to me, is why gun violence is our sort of primary homeland security issue righ

so what message does this decision, first of all, to move the all-star game from atlanta to denver, what message does that send? >> it says get ready for an epic home run derby at a mile above sea level. it's going to be an awesome game july 13th, home run derby july 12th. we couldn't be more excited, wolf. it's going to be about $190 million of economic activity, a great chance to showcase coors field in colorado to a national audience. we're incredibly excited. >> but you also heard the president just said yes, he supports whatever decisions these companies are making like major league baseball, for example, but that it's often the workers who make hourly wages who end up getting hurt, for example, all those workers in than thea who are now going to suffer as a result of decision to move the game from atlanta to denver, so what's the solution that protects both the american voter and middle class american workers? >> well, colorado has first rate voter integrity laws, universal mail ballot goes out three weeks before the election. we have the second highest voter turnout in -- in the e

i don't care if that's detroit, atlanta, chicago, jacksonville, anywhere in between. not only if you're not black, but a black person that's sympathetic and empathetic to the community. i introduced the world to tommy no norman. you dealt with his community. you got a chance to see him marry a black woman, see him be a person who was sympathetic and empathetic to the people he's policing. no way an officer of the state who is brown should be harassing and spraying in the eyes pepper spray of another brown person. so, that brown person shouldn't be a police officer. i need him replaced with a brown person that understands and will walk and talk that other brown person through in the same way i've seen a 61-year-old white man hit a policeman with a hammer, drive off with a cop in the car and get taken in without being shot. the state is empowering people who look like me and don't look like me to be less empathetic, more sympathetic and more brutal. this must end. if you cannot empathize with the community you're in, you should not be policing that community. >> just go

a if somebody wants the metro atlanta to do well, we need to keep the all-star game in atlanta and no boycott. >> just real quick, i am sure he would agree with me the other part of the trump's statement was trying to keep governor kemp from having any benefits among republicans with this law because it is personal. trump really decespises kemp fo the election. >> it is a personal vendetta. >> >> he's trying to keep brian kemp's number down and that's the sub text of what's going on here. >> thank you both. i appreciate it. >> thanks. >>> next, partisan battle line is being drawn when it comes to vaccine passports and congressman matt gaetz is now fund raising? and an investigation of having sex with an under age girl. (man) i'm phoning it in and just saved twenty percent. (burke) get your policy perks by calling 1-800-farmers. go ahead, phone it in. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ open talenti and raise the jar. to gelato made from scratch. raise the jar to all five layers. raise the jar to the best gelato... you've ever tasted. talenti. raise the jar. you know wh

. >> cnn's natasha chen joins us from atlanta. natasha, you asked the governor specifically about this issue of voter fraud, which has been puddled out time and again, even though there weren't instances of voter fraud found in the 2020 election. who did he have to say? >> first, congratulations on the show, jim. i did ask him about that. he doesn't answer that question directly. he said people have different opinions about what happened in the 2020 elections. here's a bit more from that exchange with him. >> reporter: is the timing of this based on your belief that there was in fraud in recent elections in georgia? >> i realize people have all kinds of differences of opinions and beliefs about the 2020 election, but make no mistake, there were issues that happened on the election, like they do in every election. >> reporter: he said it was a sad day for major league baseball, terrible for the organization, for local businesses here that were really hoping that this all-star game would boost them after a difficult pandemic year. h

atlanta's mayor feels that losing the all-star game may just be the binning of the backlash. the latest, here is natasha change. >> they say he caved to cancel culture and that president joe biden and stacey abrams have been lying to the american people about this law. skied about whether or not they had anything to do with the urgency or time line of this law? >> is the time on this is based on your belief that was there fraud. >> i realize that people have different opinions and beliefs about the 2020 election, but make no mistake there was issues that happened on the election like they do in every election. >> they also say that mlb should have come to him with specific complaints about the bill and that he would welcome questions about the specifics. so we asked about things like banning mobile voting centers, specifying the number of drop boxes and locations. he chalked up a lot of that to improved election security. now you have proathletes and politicians chiming in seeing they support the decision here and whether or not you support o oppose it it is local businesses

. >> reporter: i'm amara walker in atlanta. the crackdown continues in miami beach after officials say spring break crowds were out of control. so as a result of the chaos and disorder the city of miami beach is now extending its state of emergency through easter weekend. that means by 7:00 p.m. all outdoor seating at restaurants and sidewalk cafÉs in the high impact zone must close. the high impact zone will be closed to people and cars from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 in the morning. the restrictions take effect thursday april 1st and go through sunday april 4th. >> reporter: i'm martin savidge in atlanta. georgia will soon start rolling back the state's remaining coronavirus restrictions. that's the result of a number of executive orders signed by governor brian kemp. many of those changes will go into effect next week. they include lifting the ban on large gatherings and cutting back a lot of the safety guidelines for businesses such as bars, retail stores and entertainment sites. this comes even as federal health officials warn of

is taking his first executive action on guns in the wake of the deadly mass shootings last month in atlanta and boulder. and the derek chauvin murder trial. an expert witness in the police use of force training testifying that covid -- excuse me, that chauvin used deadly force by kneeling on george floyd's neck when it was no longer necessary. that floyd was on the ground, handcuffed and not resisting. i want to bring in cnn political analysts john avlon and kirsten powers. good evening to you and thanks for joining. john, let's start with you. the president is really tuning out the noise, pushing ahead on guns, infrastructure, speeding up vaccinations. while the gop goes all in on trump and the culture wars. is this just the way it is now? biden is on his own, getting things done and the gop is talking about things are irrelevant? >> i think it is a snap shot of the way our politics are. remember, i think this is consistent with the way joe biden campaigned. he did not overindex twitter talk. he focused on where the real votes were in the democratic primary. you have some polarization in c

republican lawmakers declare war on major-league baseball, after baseball moves the all-star game from atlanta over new voting restrictions. that is just ahead but we begin with important testimony in the trial of fired police officer derek chauvin. taking the stand today, the doctor, who tried but could not save george floyd's life. and the police chief that told jurors what chauvin did to floyd went against department policy, training, ethics, and values. cnn's omar jimenez joins -- joins us, with our coverage. . >> reporter: the start of week two of testimony, and the current-minneapolis police chief takes the stand in the trial of derek chauvin, his former officer. >> do you believe have a belief, as to when this restraint, restraint on the ground, that you viewed, should have stopped? >> once mr. floyd had stopped resisting. and certainly, once he was in distress and trying to verbalize that. to continue to apply that level of force to a person, prone out, handcuffed behind their back. that -- that -- that, in no way, shape, or form, is anything that is by policy. it is not part of our tr

look was the scene at atlanta's airport on easter sunday among a record-setting travel weekend during the pandemic. the cdc updated its travel guidance on friday but it seems not everyone got the message. >> the cdc says if you have the s vaccine, it's safe to travel but asking you not to travel that much. did that factor in the decisions you made? >> can i say not too much. not too much. i mean, we'll be vaccined. we're scheduled. i guess it will alleviate some worries for us. >> there are many americans paying attention to the warnings and they're making the return to public life slowly and hopefully safely. and, of course, protected by a vaccination. here is natasa chen. >> on the second easter into the pandemic, more signs of hope. as a resurrection of life compared to a year ago. >> we share the symbolism with pope francis. he said getting vaccinated is a moral obligation. it can safe your life and the lives of others. >> reporter: the u.s. is administering 3 million covid vaccines administered every day. a source familiar with the company's vaccine manufacturing process said it'

since the atlanta spa shootings, there have been 20 -- 20 shootings where four people have been casualties, even killed or wounded in the last weeks. john? >> thank you so much. >>> in just a few hours prosecutors will resume their case in the derek chauvin trial. for the first time jurors saw body camera footage and heard chauvin's reaction after floyd was taken away in the balance. josh has more. >> reporter: good morning, john. jurors continue to hear more evidence. it was an emotional day in court yesterday as witnesses to the final moments of george floyd's life recounted and relived that experience. one thing is clear. each new piece of evidence that's been admitted is taking its toll on those who have been called to testify. more emotional testimony in the derek chauvin testimony wednesday from eyewitnesss who were feet away from the final moments of george floyd's life like 61-year-old charles mcmillian who took the stand and broke down in tears as the prosecution played this body cam video. >> mama, mama. >> i feel helpless. i don't have a moment. >> reporter: mcmillian would walk

and we were showing pictures of the situation down at atlanta's hartsfield arntd. lots of travelers there. evan thanks for staying on top of it this. >>> this is not going to last forever. that was the message we heard yesterday from dr. anthony fauci. he was joining us on "cnn newsroom" yesterday. i spoke to him about this issue of covid fatigue hitting the country. hears part of our conversation, here's what he said. if you had your way, what would you do to prevent further debts? if some these deaths could have been prevented during the pandemic, what more can be done now to make sure we aren't looking back and saying, gee, you know, i wish we didn't lose x number of people? >> all right. so i look at it now -- take now looking forward, x number of weeks, and say, okay, it's in our purview now. it's in our ballpark. the two things that you do. a, you keep pushing down and doubling down on public health measures. and, b, you do whatever you can to get as many people vaccinated as quickly and as expeditiously as possible. 4 million people vaccinated is really a lo

the atlanta braves say they are deeply disappointed. brian kemp signs the law, he argued the league cave to figure poli political opportunism and lies. let's start with president biden, here is what he said of early voting hours. >> you are closing the polling places at 5:00 when working people just got off? this is about keeping ordinary folks i grew up with from being able to vote. >> you say it is misleading for two reasons, why? >> the law does not touch georgia's election day hours, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. early voting does not require any county to end voting at 5:00 p.m. there is a minimum of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. but counties can go as long as 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. if they want to. some people come back and say well, it says they can stop at 5:00 p.m. so republicans can do that. the previous law left them ended at 5:00 p.m. if they wanted to. all this new law does in this respect is clarify that normal hours mean 9:00 to 5:00 so you can't say well, our normal hour is 10:00 to 4:00. it is a clarification here. 9:00 to 5:00 is a

atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms whose husband works for home depot said a boycott will be an economic blow to all georgians and said there is a more effective way to bring about change. >> my concern about a boycott not just home depot but the 30 fortune 500 companies head kwaurtd erred in atlanta is that you will impact families like ours. they have a real impact in our communities in addition to the thousands of people who work for them. so i think that our best chance right now is federal legislation but certainly still pressing forward and making changes come election year in states across this country. >> the mayor also says she understands why they did t but says she's disappointed major league baseball pulled this year's all-star game out of atlanta. >>> one area that warring political parties seem to agree, space travel. president biden's pick for nasa administrator says he will try to stick to president trump's timetable to get astronauts back on the moon as soon as possible possible. former senator bill nelson who flew on the shuttle in 1986 says the program transcends polit

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live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to you here in the united states, canada, and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber and this is "cnn newsroom." >>> we begin with signs that the coronavirus vaccine supply in the u.s. may soon outstrip demand. according to the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention, more than 93 million people have been fully vaccinated. but over the past few weeks, average daily vaccination rates have started to fall. cnn's polo sandoval takes a look at what might be behind the drop. >> reporter: as johnson & johnson's covid-19 vaccine is cleared to go into arms again, a slight but ongoing drop in overall shots being administered a day. that average number, according to the cdc, dipped below 3 million this week. the biden administration attributing it to vaccine hesitancy. it's a trend that the university of washington's institute for health metrics and evaluation has been closely watching, even before j&j's pause. >> facebook runs a survey every day. and we look at that data on a daily basis. and that's shown that vaccine confidence in the u.s.

and that number is expected to grow. >> reporter: i'm martin savidge in atlanta. florida's governor says he is suing the federal government and the cdc to immediately allow cruising to resume. cruise ships have been prevented from leaving port with passengers under a no sail order issues by the cdc more than a year ago. in october the cdc replaced the order with a conditional sail order, outlining health guidelines for a return to cruising, but still no sailing yet. the plan isn't moving fast enough for governor ron desantis who called the continuing shutdown unreasonable. >> thanks to martin and other our correspondents for those updates on the virus. >>> a blistering report by the watchdog for the u.s. capitol police revealing even more law enforcement failures leading up to the january 6th insurrection. the report includes new details about expired ammunition, inn if he can sieve shields and a previously unreported warning more than two weeks ahead of the deadly riot, that warning was about a map of the capitol's underground tunnels that was posted on a pro-tru