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

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

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

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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

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way back when she was the deputy city attorney in my hometown of atlanta, georgia, and she saw a group of -- she referred to them as secretaries with like all this brilliant, you know, legal knowledge, and they just weren't getting paid. she essentially said to the city we need to do something about this, and she huddled with these women to get them more training once she had access to power. then of course they got higher salaries. cut to she's the house minority leader in georgia, and what do you have to do? you learn how to fund-raise. she has this sort of jedi fund-raising skill. more recently as we were all covering the election and you see how women and specifically black women really showed up to help flip georgia and then of course the senate runoffs in january, stacey literally shared the wealth from all of her fund-raising with a lot of other women, a lot of other women groups, women of color. the narrative in our culture likes to pit women against one another, but we need to be like the stacey abrams of the world and we need to huddle. >> you're one of the bravest people i k

six of them, asian women in the atlanta area spa shooting. ten people, including a police officer, killed at a supermarket in boulder. and now, eight people dead, at that fedex facility in indianapolis. >> we have an active shooter, currently, at fedex. they're reporting at least five people shot. >> multiple people shot at fedex. information only at this time only one shooter, gunshot wound to the head. he is down. >> eight people, dead, in atlanta. ten in boulder. eight more in indianapolis. 26 people dead. 26 american families, mourning loved ones who went to work, to the supermarket, never came back. >>> president joe biden frustrated. angry. calling gun violence in america, a national embarrassment. >> this has to end. it's a national embarrassment. it is a national embarrassment, what's going on. and it's not only these mass shootings that are occurring, every single day. every single day, there's a mass shooting in this -- in the united states, if you count all those who were killed out in the streets of our cities and our rural areas.

throw out the first home pitch at the rangers, angry that major league baseball moving the game out of atlanta. governor abbott is taking a standby not showing up. being angry at mlb for making the same decision. as i said -- it makes absolutely no sense. figure it out republicans! what do you do? cancel or not? capitalism or not? trump does not lie but joe biden does? we see you. that's why it does not stick. people are not buying the b.s. they see you. >>> george floyd's brother, and attorney ben crump is here. they'll tell me what they think of the police chief. >> it means a lot because the first time we interacted with the community members may be the only time they had an interaction so that has to count for something. "cnn tonight" brought to you by scotts -- triple actions, kills weeds and prevents. ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na... ♪ hey hey hey. ♪ goodbye. ♪ na na na na... ♪ hey hey hey. ♪ goodbye. ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na... the world's first six-function multipro tailgate. available on the gmc sierra. are you managing your diabetes... the ...using fingersticks?tio

back when she was in my hometown of atlanta, georgia, and she saw a group of -- she referred to them as secretaries with all this brilliant-legal knowledge that just weren't getting paid. she essentially said to the city, hey, we need to do something about this. and she huddled with these women to get them more training when she had access to power. and then, of course, they had -- they got higher salaries. cut to, she is the house-minority leader in georgia. and what do you have to do? you learn how to fund raise. and so, she has this, sort of, jedi-fundraising skill. and so, more recently, as we were all covering the election. and you see how women, and specifically, black women, really lshowed up to help flip georgia and then, of course, the senate runoffs in january. stacey shared all of her wealth with a lot of other women group, women of color, the narrative in our culture likes to pit ibm women against one another. but, no, we need to be like the stacey abrams of the world and we need to huddle. >> you are one of the bravest people i know because you are leaving a comfortable

six of them asian women in the atlanta area spa shooting. ten people including a police officer killed at a super market in boulder and now eight people dead at that fedex facility in indianapolis. >> we have an active shooter at fedex. five people shot. >> they have an active shooter currently at fedex. >> multiple people shot at fedex at 8951. >> eight more in indianapolis, 26 people dead. 26 american families mourning loved ones who went to work to the super market and never came back. president joe biden frustrated and angry, calling gun violence in america a national embarrassment. >> this has to end. it is a national embarrassment. it is a national embarrassment is what's going on. it is not only these mass shootings that are occurring every single day. every single day there is a mass shooting in the united states, if you count all those who are killed out of the states of our cities in rural areas. it is a national embarrassment and must come to an end. the folks who own weapons and guns, they support universal background checks. maj

. >> and major league baseball now open to discussing moving the all-star game out of atlanta. president biden addressing that just moments ago. >> i would strongly support them doing that. this is jim crow on steroids, what they're doing in georgia and 40 other states. >> there are more than 250 proposed bills and at least 43 states that are aimed at restricting access to the ballot. it is being called the new jim crow. here's cnn's joe johns. >> jim crow is making a comeback. the fictional black faced character from shows that dime symbolize second class citizenship for millions of america. ♪ >> jim crow is also the name used to describe unequal racial segregation rules that banned black people from eating at white owned restaurants, staying in white owned hotels, and fully participating in the election process. now as hundreds of new proposals to scale back voter participation, the parallels with the past are inescapable. elizabeth johnson writes, in jail 61 years ago as a college student at virginia union university. she and 33 other students were locked up for a sit-in a

this is not cancel culture because the democrats didn't want the mlb to take this game away from atlanta. stacey abrams and senator warnock both said don't do it. it was the corporations saying this is inconsistent with our beliefs. it's the same thing with dr. seuss. it was the company and the family behind dr. seuss who removed the books. it wasn't democrats or joe biden even though republicans are trying to make this a joe biden thing, that he's the one canceling or somehow democrats are the ones canceling mlb and dr. seuss. go on, john. sorry. >> that's an important point, right? a lot of this is the outrage olympics is a distraction play by republicans to try to keep folks' eyes off the ball about underlying policy. we could have great big debates. the reason that corporations are stepping up on an issue is this isn't a question of policy anymore. this is about, do you believe in democracy and making it easier or harder for folks to vote? we can say that mcconnell believed all these years that corporations should play a greater role in plongs. he put his name on an fec complaint. wh

voter suppression laws. 250 laws in atlanta have been changed since the election. it's happening in michigan, in texas. it continues to happen. so smartphones, protests, and the ability to vote. those three things have been game-changers. let's continue to do each. >> jalen, i mean it, you're welcome back here any time. i love watching you, i love -- >> thank you. >> what you're contributing, and your perspective. please come back. thank you for your time, okay? >> my pleasure. >> and i want those glasses. >> i got your back. >> jalen rose, thank you. >>> americans don't just want action in the courtroom, they want action in congress. but is any legislative reform possible when republicans have become the party of obstruction? ride a horse on the moon. you can framebridge just about anything. and we have. uncle murray's medals. a lucky pencil. man with peach. words of wisdom. a million custom framed pieces and counting. you can framebridge just about anything. >>> for republicans who don't think there is anything wrong with the current state of the party, they may

. >> understandable emotion there in atlanta, and we saw and heard similar things across the u.s. after the verdicts in the trial of derek chauvin. a jury on tuesday found the former minneapolis police officer guilty of all three charges against him, including murder in george floyd's death. after that, this group gathered at the georgia capitol next to a mural of floyd. earlier george floyd's brother and his family's attorney spoke with cnn's don lemon about their satisfaction with the verdict and the relief that they felt. >> oh, man, it was -- it was just so much of a relief, don. just constant nights of me just being up constantly getting three and four hours of sleep. but today i won't get that time to sleep because i'm going to stay up and celebrate because to me, this is a day of celebration. i'm happy, man. i'm really happy. >> i want to take you back to the courtroom if you will allow me because this verdict, as you know, was historic. what was it like for you to be there? >> oh, it was one of the times that i actually panicked. i was walking back and forth, pacing back a

tonight, making that decision in response to major league baseball moving the all-star game out of atlanta in protest of georgia's new law restricting access to voting. it's part of a growing rift between corporate america and republicans. major corporations like coca-cola, delta, and american airlines speaking out against bills that would restrict voting. right now more than 360 bills that would limit voting access have been introduced in 47 states. that's according to the brennan center tally. with georgia and texas seeing the highest number of those new bills. so joining me now to discuss is houston mayor sylvester turner. mayor, good to see you. >> good to see you again, don. >> you know this is a big thing, and it's going to be very important for our democracy and for what happens at the ballot box. >> absolutely. >> the brennan center tally found that texas has introduced the largest number of restrictive voting bills. what do you think is the most damaging aspect of them for houston residents, specifically voters of color? >> there are several things, don. these bills restrict early

texas rangers' home opener tonight in response to the mlb's decision to move the all-star game out of atlanta. anna navarro. i know you all these years, i can't say your last name, suddenly. anna navarro, good evening to you. the gop is obsessed with calling everything cancel culture, but isn't that exactly what they are doing by calling for these boycotts? >> the gop is very good and it's something that's been done for decades and decades, in coming up with catchphrases that, then, take a life of their own. and a connotation of their own. be it, identity politics or virtue signaling or cancel politics. there are people in the gop who dedicate themselves on polling, focus groups, and coming up with phrases like these. but, yes, it is the -- the -- the utmost of hypocrisy. today, i was thinking -- you know, i have been thinking, in the midst of this major-league baseball thing. and you know the only time i aof baseball or any sports is when there is a boycott going on. i remember, when some in the gop were calling for a boycott of the nfl, right? because they were kneeling. and then, i remembe

the fact that you have young white men like the one in atlanta who shot people in the asian spas, you take them alive but you always end up killing us. when you have people like the young black man in parkland florida, you took him alive but then you shoot us. you took him alive but you shoot this young man who we believe should have never been stopped in the first place especially when we are dealing with something so sensitive going on in minneapolis. it is an emotional time because we are tired of them killing us unjustified over and over again. how many hashtags are we going to have, to have some reforms and change the culture of k excessive force against black culture. >> no one deserves to lose their life in the way this young man did. begin, again, even with police training, one would not think a officer would mistake a gun for a taser. certain reporting on this and i want to know if the reporting is right and if that's what you are getting. thank you for clearing that up. >> i want to bring in philonise but go ahead. >> whatever they're trying to justify this shooting is unacc

voter-suppression laws. 250 laws in atlanta have been changed since the election. it's happening in michigan. it's happening in texas. it continues to happen. so, smartphones, protests, and the ability to vote. those three things have been game-changers. let's continue to do each. >> jalen. let me tell you this. i mean it. you are welcome back here, anytime. i love watching you. i love -- >> thank you. >> -- what you are contributing, what you are doing, and your perspective. please, come back. thank you for your time. okay? >> my pleasure. i appreciate the love. >> and i want those glasses. thank you. jalen rose, thank you very much. >>> americans demanding justice and equal treatment. they don't just want action in the courtroom. they want action in congress. but is any legislation or police reform possible, when republicans have become the party of obstruction? -free life. honey, i'm home from my really important job! scuff defense. honey! scuff defense. [ chuckles ] scuff! -defense! i love our scuff-free life. you too, scruff defense. today let's paint with the

. >> reporter: including pulling the mlb all-star game set for july out of atlanta. the commissioner says the timing would make that difficult, but president joe biden says that if the players want to change location, he supports it. >> i would strongly support them doing that. the very people who have victimized the most are the people who are the leaders in these very sports, and it's just not right. >> reporter: georgia's business leaders under public pressure are now speaking out. >> let me get crystal clear and unequivocal. this legislation is unacceptable. >> reporter: the ceo of delta, the state's largest private employer, blasting the law as based on a lie of 2020 election fraud, saying in a memo, it's evident that the bill includes provisions that will make it harder for many underrepresented voters, particularly black voters, to exercise their constitutional right to elect their representatives. that is wrong. in response, the georgia house passed an amendment revoking delta's jet fuel tax break. >> we're going to start taxing jet fuel after july 1st, 2021.

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the fact that you have young, white men, like the ones in than atlanta, who shot the people in the asian spas. you take them alive. but yet, you always end up killing us. when you have people, like the young, white man in parkland, florida, who shot up the school. you took him alive. but then, you shoot us. just like -- who shoot up the church in south carolina. you took him, alive. but you shoot this young man, who we believe should have never been stopped, in the first place. especially, when we are dealing with something so sensitive going on in minneapolis. so, don, it is an emotional time because we're just tired of them killing us, unjustifiably, over and over and over, again. how many hashtags are we going to have, before we pass the george floyd justice in policing and accountability act to have some reform, and some systematic reform, to change this culture of police' excessive force against black people? >> i think, everyone can agree with you that -- that for a traffic stop, and if it is, indeed, a misdemeanor warrant, that no one deserves to lose their life in the way that th