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

nba all-star game out of atlanta. it will spread to florida, arizona, texas, whatever is deemed a red state will be deemed never to be hold a major sporting event again. >> harris: biden might not be in the white house if not for minority voters. it will crush those businesses. let's look at the list. other companies and organizations that have criticized the georgia voting law. we aren't saying they're boycotting but criticizing. that's where these things sometimes can start. i say sometimes. we can't tell the future. from what you're saying, atlanta, all of georgia can be hurt by these decisions and i want to point out who did their homework on denver? who did their homework on colorado and compare the voter laws? i.d. required in colorado like georgia? yes. to vote in person. sometimes you have to bring a picture i.d. if it's your first time. in colorado 15 days of early voting. less than the early days of voting and fewer than they have in georgia. 17 to 19 there. >> i don't think many of these companies really st

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she did things like all of the organized garden clubs in atlanta. she was responsible for having trees put up and down peachtree. it was a little building at one point. very active in the church. i was a brownie and a girl scout, in charge of the scouting in atlanta. i was a bellringer at the church. a piano player, took piano lessons forever. the thing that has always been the strongest suit was that i was always a dancer, i dance for them was 30 years of my life. i was a member of the troop, my life circled around that. upon graduation, i went to school in new orleans. and i got my degree in french language and literature. i went abroad for two years and studied in france. and spoke french, fruit leap -- fluently. came back, graduated from tulane. that puts me where i am now except to give a forward thought, the idea of having been in cotillion's and debutantes, doing all of that, all of my friends in atlanta were privileged. when you live abroad for two years, you come back to this country and you begin to see things a little differently. i think

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caller: i am in atlanta. on the voter id issue, i have a problem with the voter id, but in a lot of ruble areas, there are older people. you cannot get id without a birth certificate, you cannot get a birth certificate without a social security card. also, they would have to try to make a copy. how can they make a copy? it cost them to go somewhere, they don't have the technology. that is one of the issues there. another thing that needs to be addressed, why are they addressing the long lines in the heavily democratic areas? if you have to stand in line 8, 10 hours, but only 30 minutes in other areas, that is an issue. i have one question, with the change of secretary of state to the border of the legislator, does that mean they can now overturn the election? host: to that point, greg bluestein? guest: let me answer the third one first, overturning the election. it doesn't mean overturning the election. republicans already have control of the state elections board. this would just give the republican legislat

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the tour championship is set to be held here in atlanta in september. they said they're going to keep it in atlanta but also said in a statement they support the right of all americans to vote. steph? >> blayne, thank you. >>> let's dig deeper with columnist and editor of "the new york times" and co-anchor of "squawk box" on cnbc. they say georgians should not he weigh in on morality but that's not what this is about. what they said is risk management, haven't they decided staying silent will hurt their bottom line a whole lot more? >> this is a business decision and what's so remarkable about what happened over this past week is republicans have always loved big business and free markets until the big businesses turn against them on issues, in this case social issues. democrats have often hated big business, of course, unless they are with them on issues like this. so here we are. yes, businesses ultimately are not political. they're political party is profits and when you look at where we are as a country, and i think what a lot of these businesses ar

yesterday the mlb announced it will pull the game from atlanta. this comes after georgia passed a controversial voting law last week. this morning, atlanta's mayor keisha lance bottoms said there's still time for the governor to make things right. >> it's not too late for the legislature to go back and reconsider this. they are out of session, but the governor certainly can call a special session, have them reconsider this, make tweaks to it so that it is truly a bill that expands access to the right to vote. i think this is just the first of many dominos that will fall in this state, and we are all going to suffer because of it. >> now, this is not just happening in georgia. in less than five weeks, lawmakers across the u.s. have introduced more than 300 restrictive voting bills in just about every state. joining us now is kavitha davidson, a sports and culture writer for "the atlantic." and also coauthor of "loving sports when they don't love you back: dilemmas of the modern fan." welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> what is your sense of th

. >> whitaker: michelle thomas is a single mom raising six kids in atlanta. she has felt the drip, drip, drip of all of racism's "stressors." >> thomas: you see the confederate flag being flown. you see people driving by are calling you the "n-word." and you're just walking down the street. i don't know any other race that actually say they have to have a talk with their kids about how to handle yourself when you're in the street, or how to handle yourself around a police officer, or how to handle yourself when you go shopping in a store. make sure your hands are not in your pocket. there's a group that... >> whitaker: she points to a particularly painful moment in 2019 when her teenage son, jerome, who is on the autism spectrum, was stopped and handcuffed by atlanta police who said he fit the profile of a robbery suspect. >> thomas: i'm like, "if you talked to him for a little while, you would know for a fact that my son had had autism. but you didn't get a chance to know my son. you just assumed that he was the criminal. and that broke my heart." >> whitake

jillian: new york city and atlanta where it is a beautiful day. todd, i don't know if that would have been the best shade of dress color for you, but maybe the style. todd: you don't think that green would have accentuated whatever color my eyes are. jillian: good morning, you're watching "fox & friends first" on this monday morning. i'm jillian mele. todd: i'm todd piro. kamala harris speaking out on the border crisis blaming the trump administration once again. jillian: doug luzader joins us live from washington. doug, good morning. >> reporter: jillian and todd, good morning. when you dive into the polling numb burkes it's clear that border security and immigration are real weak points right now for the biden administration. vice president kamala harris plans to meet virtually with the president of mexico next month. she's been tasked with trying to solve the problem. over the weekend, she said she is trying to figure out how to go down to the border but she's blaming covid and other of issues for the delay. she is also blaming the trump admini

let's go to steve harrigan live in atlanta with the very latest. steve. >> reporter: arthel, the commissioner of major league baseball said he made this decision after talking to clubs and players both active and retired. he said in the wake of georgia's new election law which he said restricts access to the ballot box. now, there's been a sharp response to that from georgia's republican governor, brian kemp, who says this is another example of cancel culture. >> georgians and all americans should know what this decision means. it means cancel culture and partisan activists are coming for your business, they're coming for your game or event in your hometown, and they're coming to cancel everything from sports to how you make a living. >> reporter: the reactions are coming in from all sides. former president obama tweeting: congratulations to mlb for taking a stand on behalf of voting rights for all citizens. there's no better way for america's pastime to honor the great hank aaron who always led by example. here in georgia, the situation not so sim

we talk about march 16, 8 people were killed in and around atlanta in six of them women of asian descent. on monday a 65 -year-old latina was brutally attacked in new york and was told she did not belong here by her attacker, nonsense. the men who witnessed the attack stood by and did not intervene or do anything. this is all makes your blood boil and makes your mouth file when you see this and it's infuriating and disgusting and totally unacceptable. unfortunately, it is nothing new. such acts against asian americans and pacific islanders have been increasing and becoming all too common in our country today. one way we can stamp that out is to speak up. on tuesday president biden announced additional actions to respond to anti- asian violence. he is a leader in this area the we are all grateful for and may he respond swiftly and strongly. there is no place in our country for hatred or racism of any kind and it betrays the idea of the foundation of our very country and we, as mayors, have to condemn and must condemn and we will continue to condemn any type of hatred or racist violence in

atlanta is 51% black. denver is 9.2% black. the mlb is moving the all-star game out of atlanta, which has more day-of-voting rights than colorado. the wokes are at it again, folks. keep in mind, he is the only african-american republican senator from the great state of south carolina. this is just an impulse reaction. these are all these companies that are patting themselves on the back saying good for us. we did the right thing. we moved out. although it is built on a lie. it is not correct information. colorado is stricter than georgia is. and guess who is hurt? guess who doesn't make the money the people who would have worked those games. own the hotels the businesses and restaurant. just crushing to all those individuals. steve: we heard from the governor of georgia yesterday regarding those people and the people of atlanta where that stadium is located, the governor said it is 51% african-american. and they are moving the all-star game to denver, colorado, where they're 10% african-american. ainsley: not even that, 9.2. st

it's atlanta as a whole. you can't take these extreme actions that limb the right to the access to vote when we have talked about expanding access with our democracy and not expect people like major league baseball will not take action in return. it's not too late for the legislature to go back and reconsider this. they are out of session. but the governor certainly can call a special session, have them reconsider this. make tweaks to it so it is truly a bill that expands access to the right to vote. but instead what i'm seeing on our local news is that the governor is doubling down, state leaders are doubling down. i think this is just the first of many dominos that will fall in this state. we're all going to suffer because of it. >> to be clear, you did tweet that you don't know the businesses and corporations and everybody that will suffer and it's not too late to right this sinking ship. and you got your vaccine. >> i did get my vaccine. it didn't hurt at all. i woke up the next morning without a sore arm

go it alone on gun control >>> the unintended fallout from the mlb moving the all-star game out of atlanta on local businesses >>> and why beloved animal expert jack hanna is stepping away from the spotlight >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone the curious case of the crash that nearly took the life of golf great tiger woods back in february is closed tonight with a simple explanation. he was driving too fast close to 90 in a 45-mile-per-hour zone according to los angeles county sheriff's investigators. today's matter-of-fact report didn't shine light on any other possible contributing factors, and woods himself still on the mend from serious injuries gave the okay for its release after officials first held the report back out of privacy concerns, something the sheriff said today is a legal requirement. miguel almaguer is in los angeles and has late details. >> reporter: it was excessive speed that nearly killed tiger woods. investigators say the golfing great was traveling between 84 to 87 miles per hour, nearly double the speed limit in thi

park, home of the atlanta braves and until this year home to this year's all-star game. now he's among dozens of disappointing businesses facing financial loss with mlb moving the game georgia taking a stand against the state's new voting law and tens of millions of dollars in tourist revenue. >> i understand why they're doing it but it's still frustrating as far as the small business owner, it's kind of hard to try to maintain and bring customers in because of the pandemic. >> the game is now heading west to denver and critics point out to a city where a very different demographic. in denver, black ownership is less than 10%. the pandemic has already taken a disproportionate toll on black businesses. now for many this is another crushing blow. >> it's unfortunate to know those who may be hurt by the legislation would also continue to be hurt by us not supporting our economy here. >> reporter: ryan maloof, who owns a restaurant in downtown atlanta, is worried about the lasting impact. >> it's a trickledown effect. we're just trying to get back to a normal sense of busine

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

, working in hotels in atlanta. they're the victims of this major league baseball boycott, no one else. >> bill: there were 500,000 people who showed up to vote in georgia who had already requested an absentee ballot. i don't know if you knew that number or not. the secretary of state wrote a piece this week. maligned by republicans and president trump at the time supported by democrats at the time. if you under the old law in georgia were to show up after requesting an absentee ballot you would have to do a signature match which is subjective. does this signature match what's here? the reason why they changed the law and got rid of signature match. they wanted to go to voter i.d. or driver's license to determine what's the number that corresponds to your name so we can nail this down. when you have half a million people showing up to vote who have already requested an absentee ballot in a state that was decided by 11,000 votes, you have to find a way to figure it out. >> logically when that happens there is a risk

when the asian-american community in atlanta asked me, what are you going to do about it? the next time i go back to atlanta, i want to tell them, we did everything we could at this moment to fight for justice and equality, and allow youth to feel safe here in your own country. that is what this is about. if we deliver anything less than that, we will have failed this moment in time. i ask everyone to think about it, whatever disagreements you have or mms you want to make, make them, but let us not fail to deliver something here that can move our country forward. with that i am grateful for the opportunity to speak along such distinguished colleagues. thank you, everyone. sen. schumer: the speaker and i will have to leave soon because of the memorial service. we will take questions on this subject first. reporter: can you give us the timeline for how you plan to do this? sen. schumer: yes, the bill is on the floor now. we will move a motion to proceed. we are waiting for our republican colleagues to tell us what their plans are. they are having their lunch today, and we ho

i had to connect in atlanta. i'm in the atlanta airport. delta lounge. drinking drinking a pina colada, enjoying myself. at the gate they swipe my ticket, welcome aboard. two cops appear. two white cops on that little narrow jetbridge. they whip out their badge like "hawaii 5-0" style. "come with me!" business class, the only brown person there, they're singling me out. she whips out her badge. like the rookie, the younger of the two cops. she starts interrogating me, what drugs do you have on you? are you transporting crystal meth to los angeles? like i'm walter white from "breaking bad." [ laughter ] crazy interrogation. i'm thinking tsa at first, like wait, what? i started getting nervous. they undo my pina colada. [ laughter ] any buzz vanished. i start panicking. did i have a joint from two coachellas ago at the bottom of my bag? she's interrogating me, what drugs do you have? what's going on here? racial profiling, stop and trrific? it was the clayton point p.d. >> jimmy: i've never heard of being stopped once you were -- >> awkward jetbridge where

atlanta is nicknamed the city that is easy thate. there was a white business community and the jim crow era that decided that atlanta was going to go a certain direction. racial harmony and equity was going to be the thing that they prioritized at that time. you have a long tradition and legacy of the business community, the white business community, really saying that this is not who we are. companies like delta and coca-cola have diverse workforces. delta is 46% people of color. to your point earlier about pressure coming internally from some of these businesses, especially when you think about their employees of color who are asking, what's my workplace standing for? what is it about? would they want to not say something about loss that could potentially be harmful to employees? i think that's a very powerful message. very powerful pressure. amy: 30 seconds or so left. we've heard some of the state legislatures threaten to retaliate against some companies, saying they will get rid of tax breaks. one leader said, don't bite the han

you've got keisha bottoms, the mayor of atlanta, who is also saying she's disappointed about it. and it is a lot of money. but again, past the money, you've got to figure this is looking through the political prizm, whether it's for business or politicians but they've got to get the story right, as kat mentioned. it's not us, it's the washington post that pointed out that people are looking at old versions of the bill and not looking at the final version and some of the details which in some cases, not all, but some cases expand voter rights. howie: yeah, media have to be careful jumping on the bandwagon to get the facts right. let me move to the pandemic. the media rhetoric heated up after the cdc chief said she was scared. >> i'm going to lose the script. i'm going to reflect on the recurring feeling i have of impending doom. howie: donald trump's former medical advisors appeared in a documentary and deborah birx described a tense call from the president. >> were you threatened? >> i would say it was a very uncomfortable conversation. he felt very strongly that i misrepresented

citizens of atlanta. this was projected to bring $190 million to the all star game to the city of atlanta. ushers, concessioners, surrounding businesses they are all sacrificed at the altar of woke politics. pete: all lies with the bill. none of what the bill actually does. stacey abrams runs around saying jim crow 2.0. if you knew what jim crow was you would never make the comparison. it is racist as you pointed out, rachel to insinuate that black people, brown people, white people, anybody can't get an identification when it's free when you need an i.d., delta, to get on your planes or you need an i.d. atlanta braves to pick up your tickets at will call there is nothing racist about it this is a power play and when corporations give, in they are just -- i mean, it's just like a domino effect. they just keep going. rachel: yeah, time for us to maybe boycott the woke corporations. pete: i think so. i mean, a lot of people would have to take a lot of big actions. we were talking about this. i wonder whethe

to boycott the mlb and other, quote, woke companies after the league pulled its all-star game out of atlanta over the state's new voting restrictions. >> good morning, everyone. it is saturday, april 3rd. i am kendis gibson. >> i'm lindsey reiser. happy to have you with us on this saturday. we have a team of reporters and analysts following the latest right now. we are going to start in washington where those flags are at half-staff. authorities investigating that deadly attack that happened hours ago at the u.s. capitol yet. vaughn hilliard, good morning. what more do we know about not only the officer who passed away, but the officer who is wounded? >> reporter: yeah, good morning. we are finding out more this morning. you can see behind me the scene here is cleared up. the gate, that fencing that was opened yesterday where the two officers were struck, that fencing is here closed as of this morning. the metropolitan capital police department as well as the fbi are continuing their investigation in which they say noah green, the suspect involved here, drove his car through that first layer

this is a live look at atlanta from fox 5. a lot of atlanta stories today. one of the big stories there tonight atlanta's mayor says she hopes a new police academy will raise morale on the force and attract new officers. kisha lance bottoms says she wants to build the safety training academy on 150 acres at the old atlanta prison farm. the facility would also support fire department personnel. that is tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ i'm only one call away ♪ i'll be there to save the day ♪ my name is austin james. as a musician living with diabetes, fingersticks can be a real challenge. that's why i use the freestyle libre 14 day system. with a painless, onesecond scan i can check my glucose without fingersticks. now i'm managing my diabetes better and i've lowered my a1c from 8.2 to 6.7. you can do it without fingersticks, too. ask your doctor for a prescription for the freestyle libre 14 day system. and visit freestyle libre.us to try it for free. we made usaa insurance for members like martin.

the leftist celebrating mlb's decision to move the all-star game from atlanta to denver, colorado. should they be? i >> the left is celebrity the will be decision to move the all-star game from atlanta to denver, colorado. should they be? we have a new poll out showing more americans support voter integrity law than oppose it but that doesn't many to many in the democratic party or major league baseball family either. if they had bothered to read the new georgia law it allows more days for early voting than colorado and the kicker, georgia and colorado require ids to vote in person. joining us is senator tom cotten. it goes back to the president, the president's rhetoric, offering this idea to major league baseball they took him up on it. >> good to see you at night for once. this goes back to joe biden's press conference last week as he used inflammatory, incendiary and outright wrong language of the georgia bill calling it jim crow 2.oh. he forgot to check the laws in his own state which has no early voting, fewer drop boxes than does delaware, many said they pulled their all-sta

army clerk in this interview conducted by the atlanta history center's kenan research center for the veterans history project. in two hours on real america, three programs to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle. >> i was born in st. paul minnesota. july 13, 1945 at 6:13 p.m. >> that's an important time. and who are your parents and what are their occupations? >> i've got several parents. my mother was married three times. my biological father was clarence ellis taylor. he was originally from fort wayne, indiana. my mother was eula teresa vassar originally from birmingham alabama. -- from coming ham, alabama. my second stepfather was washington from minnesota. my third parent was john e murphy from st. paul, minnesota. they were married already five years. i consider him -- they were married 35 years. i consider him my father. my mother was a housewife. back in those days, he was the provider and he would provide for my mother and raised us as a housewife. mike stepfather worked for the postal -- my stepfather worked for the postal system. >> and you have siblings? who

lawrence: the sad thing happening in atlanta. >> appreciate what you are doing. jillian: the murder trial of derek chauvin, the los angeles police department, the ex-cop's actions against george floyd were called exclusive. taking the stand for the prosecution. >> a normal situation where someone using a counterfeit bill, not expecting any type of force. >> to prepare questions, video shows call with floyd before his encounter with police. he allegedly saw floyd use drugs the same day, hall invoked his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination to avoid testifying. spirit airlines tweets and delete supposed after a video shows on onboard confrontation over masks. watch this. >> more than welcome to. jillian: the family find from orlando to new jersey, their 2-year-old to daughter with my wear a mask. the original post referring to adults not wearing masks. they keep the language a bit more generic. take a look at this massive explosion, surveillance video showing the moment the building partially collapsed. is 61-year-old man was rescued from the second flo

i also wanted to play some sound from a restaurant owner in atlanta. you can imagine how disappointed they are to not have this business come in. >> it's devastating. it's devastating to the city. it's devastating to many businesses, mine included. it seems very unnecessary, very punitive. and counter intuitive to what we are trying to do by reopening. >> dana: lawrence, last week you were talking about your thoughts about atlanta and how right before the general election last november you were telling everybody that the state is changing. what do you think now, now that mlb has decided to leave? >> well, yeah, i kind of sounded the alarms curing election time because i was on the ground and i was seeing the demographics change, the ground game change. you know, it's true that the republicans are correct on the merits of this. "the washington post" has already destroyed the democratic party on this. when you have lost "the washington post," then you know you are straight up lying. most of the businesses that are over here virtue signaling they don't ca

georgia, they come for atlanta. that's where all the businesses are going. the modern day black wall street. so, that's the position that democrats want to go, okay, let's take it. but, the republicans are a problem, also. because although the democrats are factually wrong when it comes to the legislation, the republicans have a problem with the ground game in georgia. and i warned people of this in the past election. i went on air every single day and said there is this surge going on right now with voters and black voters are showing up for the democratic party. so the republicans have to provide alternatives for black america. you have got all these entrepreneurs there that believe in a free market, right? if you really believe in liberty, then go out there and sell it to those people. because, changing this legislation is not going to help you in the next election if they get more people to show up and vote. >> katie: that is a great point, dana, but back to the boycott. you have a number of these big companies

hallie. >> blayne alexander live for us in atlanta. thank you. >>> we will take you back live now to minneapolis where day four of the derek chauvin trial in the murder of george floyd is now beginning. we understand the prosecution has called their next witness, courtney ross. we will listen in. the judge, by the way, saying this trial is running ahead of schedule. it looks like they may take tomorrow afternoon off because of that. here we go now live in day four of this trial. >>> good morning. >> good morning. >> i'm good. right up here shall and if you just stand behind the chair to start with. excellent. raise your right-hand, please. do you swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth and nothing but the truth? >> i do. >> have a seat. >> before we begin, well, you anticipated my first request, which is to keep your mask off. it is easier to hear you. if you feel the need to put it back on, feel free. >> thank you. >> the important thing is we be able to hear you. what we're

it was a huge event for the city of atlanta. it was a big indication that things are getting back to normal. so to have it go away is just, it is very painful. it just reminds us all we're still in this pandemic. we're still in this weird state of business. what it does to me, it is a significant loss of sales and revenue, something that we've been missing for a year. it hurts my employees. it hurts my vendors. there is a lot of pain that will be spread because of this event. it is not just a one day event. it is, for us it is a week of prep and a tremendous loss. a tremendous loss to the city. will: i can't imagine what is has been like to be a small business owner over the past year, to have your business shut down in certain cities to survive riots and now once again on the backs of a political message have your business yanked out from underneath you. brian, we wish you best of luck and we hope you find some prosperous times ahead. >> thank you very much. have a very happy easter. thank you for inviting me. will: you as well

it's going to still be held in atlanta this week. and pga of america said they are not going to move it because of their financial commitment to charity and the local community there. but they also say it shouldn't be construed as indifference, here. but what's behind the decision for pga not to move the masters? and how is it being received? >> you know, the masters is different. we are talking short notice, the masters is. this bill was passed a week ago. and here we are, sitting a week before it happens. >> it was passed a week ago but it had been discussed, before. a lot of people saying, too little, too late for these people. >> they waited too long. and i guess, pga, from what i am hearing there, it was too difficult to do. they have a commitment. and pga is different. i mean, we haven't seen the pga stand up for very much, when it comes to social justice. we haven't seen the major league baseball do this, until just now. this is a first for them. they have been embedded in their own scandals with cheating and performance-enhan

lawrence: president biden going to bat for major league baseball after it pulled the all-star game from atlanta in the new election law. jillian: jackie ibanez here with the president's message as small business owners break for impact following the decision. >> reporter: a lot of people talking about this, the president admitted the removal her georgia workers but said he respects their decision. >> it is reassuring to see that for-profit operations and businesses are speaking up about how these new jim crow laws are just antithetical to who we are. the best way to deal with it is for georgia and other states to smarten up. jillian: when the president was asked about the golf tournament he said it was up to them. the game will be held at coors field in denver. critics know that colorado has similar election loss to georgia with id requirements and fewer days of early voting. the white house says the two are not the same. >> colorado allows you to register on election day. colorado has vote by mail, 200 people in the state who are eligible, they also allow a range of materials to provide even i

major league baseball moving the all-star game out of atlanta in protest. the republican governor calling it a cancel culture move. and there are some surprising reactions to boycotts from leading georgia democrats. abc's steve osunsami is in atlanta. >> reporter: it's a strong message tonight from major league baseball to republican lawmakers who just passed and signed new voting restrictions in georgia. baseball commissioner robert manfred jr. is siding with a good number of black americans and business leaders who believe that the new rules are voter suppression, saying, "i have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year's all-star game and mlb draft." >> major league baseball just caved to the pressure. >> reporter: this week the president came out encouraging this. >> i would strongly support them doing that. people look to them, they're leaders. >> reporter: but this is money and business we're talking about, and even many georgia democrats who fought the new rules are not happy with baseball's decisions.

cobb county just outside atlanta says it stands to louis $100 million in tourism. >> it means cancel culture and partisan activists are coming for your business. they're coming for your game or event in your hometown. >> reporter: georgia governor brian kemp said saturday m.l.b. and other companies caved to what we called liberal pressure. >> they ignored the facts of our new election integrity law and they ignored the consequences of their decision on our local community. >> reporter: over the weekend, former president obama praised the companies for taking action, while former president trump encouraged a boycott. late today the white house tells cbs news president biden supports moving the all-star game out of atlanta. he is away celebrating easter with family at camp david this weekend. >> christina ruffini at the white house, thank you. >> duncan: week two of derek chauvin's murder trial begins tomorrow in minneapolis. the former police officer is accused in the death of george floyd, witnesses expected to include the city's police chief who condemned chauvin's actions in the pa

you need to decide whether atlanta needs the coca-cola company. there were no cries of cancel culture or left wing ideology. they saw the city on the wrong side of history and acted. two hours after that meeting, every ticket to the dinner was told and nearly 1600 people attended. today the corporate world is taking action. they are condemning restriction voter laws. on friday maine baseball announced they will move the game out of atlanta because of the new voter restrictions. the republican governor was outraged by this the decision blaming liberal cancel culture. but it is not cancel culture to respond to democracy weakening legislation. stopping people from voting, well, that is actually cancel culture. and once again, coca-cola along with other major corporations based in georgia have been called on to do the right thing. and in a historic open letter, 72 black executives called on all corporations, no matter their locations to oppose the voting restrictions. let's make clear why all of this is happening. this is happening because of activist

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

atlanta's mayor was talking about it earlier tonight. with major league baseball taking the all-star game out of atlanta, a city that has 30% of its small businesses owned by african-americans. it will be a huge short-term blow to move the all-star game out of the state in july. the companies are trying to do positive things for long-term positive social movement and social action changes and that is a positive. about you in the short-term it will be painful for georgia. >> thank you to the three of you kicking us off tonight. coming up, the defense has their best day yet at the derek chauvin trial, but is it enough to leave a reasonable doubt with the jury? and later, why is one state head and shoulders above everyone in new covid cases? we will ask a doctor on the front lines there tonight. "the 11th hour" getting underway on a tuesday night. "the 11th hour" getting underway on a tuesday night see every delivery... every yikes... and even every awwwwwwww... wait, where was i? introducing self protection from xfinity. designed to put yo

steve harrigan live in atlanta, what is everybody saying, steve? >> a different strategy and mood there at the four-day tournament beginning this morning. major league baseball commissioner pulling the all-star game out of georgia due to what he says were restrictions on the ballot box from georgia's new voting law. a very different scene in a gusto where they decided to stay put and go forward. delete elder, 86-year-old first african-american to play in the masters was an honorary starter this morning. the strategy in agusta seems to be to stay put and build, not to simply walk away. here's the chairman. >> there have been calls for boycotts and other punitive measures. unfortunately, those actions often impose the greatest burdens on the most vulnerable in our society. and in this case, that includes our friends and neighbors here at a gusto who are the very focus of the positive difference we are trying to make. >> to back that up, a club broke ground on a $10 million community center in agusta. john. >> steve harrigan in atlanta, thanks so much

so had fully on the program major league baseball gets political stripping atlanta of its style game over a new voting law in the state of georgia and the family is going for the victims of friday's trying to crash in taiwan is prosecutors seek an arrest warrant for the owner of the truck rolled onto the tracks. but. we've got spring start with a forecast across many parts of europe over the next couple of days we've got a cooler wind coming into central and even down towards southeastern parts that will be some snow rolling in across the balkans some west of weather little further north was but fun and trying to central and western parts at the moment some as in the sunshine if a little of the cool side but the really cool weather that's further north you go this arctic blast developing that role when driving rice across the precious scholls through a good part of scandinavia down through the low countries that way some wintry weather coming in here talking in in across the good parts of germany and down to the outs because the some snow too into parts of the british isles where so

president barack obama and biden support the boycott of atlanta. senator marco rubio blasting the mlb commissioner. he wants to know if the baseball commissioner will drop his own membership in the exclusive augusta national club and stop the mlb trying to make money in communist china and cuba? they are major human rights violators. on the show tonight, top georgia official bob barr, butch miller. ford o'connell with us too. along with douglas holtz-eakin, fred fleitz, chris bedford and congressman bride an babin from texas. we have more on the fight over baseball's boycott and dozens of companies who opposed georgia's voting law when they require i.d. from workers and customers. more from the white house and media, including cnn's don lemon, they are misleading, quote, gaslighting the public over georgia's new voting law. "60 minutes" now trying to claim a cut for quote clarity. governor ron desantis florida explanation, critics say "60 minutes" deceptively he had at this timed their report that governor desantis favored publix supermarkets, when

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

the lawmaker behind the new executive order mayor of atlanta, keisha lance bottoms. mayor, thank you for being here. what exactly do you want to accomplish with this executive order? the law has already passed. >> well, thank you for having me. and what we want to accomplish is the 1.2 million customers in the metro atlanta area, what this new law means. how they can get the appropriate i.d., the new rules related to absentee ballots. we want our customers to be informed. so ambassador young tells a great story. one day of voting when he first ran for congress and 74% turnout in the african-american community. so even though there may be barriers, we can still overcome those barriers and we want to make sure our customers are informed so they need to know what to do to cast their ballot when the time comes. >> we have heard a lot about no food or water in line, but beyond those headlines what is the most dangerous part of this bill? >> the most dangerous part of this bill, in my opinion, is the dialing back or giving to the state legislature control over the election

they have done damage to the people of atlanta. it's because their world is confined to things like social media, not the real world that atlantans live in. >> martha: we've seen the impact on football and we've seen the impact on basketball of wokeness and we'll see if there is a boycott of major league baseball as a result of this. dan, thanks very much. good to see you today. coming up, scientists that say forget the w.h.o. we want an independent investigation of how the virus began in wuhan, china. the united states state department former lead investigator believes that the virus likely came from a biological weapons program in china. he's back with more on that in a moment. age is just a number. and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health. versus 16 grams in ensure high protein. boost® high protein also has key nutrients for immune support. boost® high protein. . >> martha: two dozen scientists and researchers around the globe now want and independent investigation into the origi

. >> 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