a week earlier, eight people died at a shooting at three spas in the atlanta area. yet again in america nbc's steve patterson tracking the investigation from orange. steve. >> reporter: shep, we learned much today, but i think the number one thing unequivocally that police and officials wanted to get out there is that this was not a random act of violence this was a very targeted crime according to police. the victim and the suspects, according to police, knew each other, that they had a relationship and that factors in to what they're describing as the initial motive one of the things that they're pointing to in that respect is the way the suspected shooter used this crime almost as not -- you want to say a premeditated fashion, that's for a court of law to decide, but that he used bicycle locks to lock both the front entrance and the back entrance both trapping his victims inside and keeping police out while he fired at police arriving on the scene that is a piece of information they made sure they wanted us to know here's how they're characterizing this initial m

the mlb pulls the all-star game and the draft from atlanta, protesting georgia's new voting restrictions that president biden called jim crow on steroids >>> and did the cop use too much force with his knee on george floyd's neck >> it's just uncalled for. >> the longest-serving officer in the department minces no words. >> totally unnecessary. >> day five in the trial of derek chauvin. >>> live from cnbc, the facts, the truth, "the news with shepard smith." >> good evening. keep capitol police and their families in your prayers, that's the message on this good friday evening from the acting chief after yet another one of her officers was killed outside of the capitol and another officer seriously hurt nothing official on injuries but we're told that officer is in the hospital listed in stable condition. here's what police say happened, around 1:00 this afternoon, a man hit two officers with a car before crashing it into a security barricade police say the man then hopped out of the vehicle, wielding a knife. officers gave orders to stop but they say he didn't respond instead police say

a short time ago we were also looking in atlanta where there were peaceful demonstrations under way. across much of the country relief and on some level celebration that the justice system in this case on this day has brought justice. minnesota's attorney general, keith ellison, reacted today to the guilty verdict against derek chauvin. >> i would not call today's verdict justice, however, because justice implies true restoration. but it is accountability, which is the first step towards justice. >> and a day when the system worked it was ellison's office, of course, that prosecuted this case with us now cornell brooks, former president, ceo of the naacp. the attorney general calling the verdict progress but saying the fight is not yet over, which seems like maybe the most obvious thing we could note today. >> i think the attorney general ellison spoke truthfully and candidly that justice has been moved forward, but justice in terms of restoration of george floyd's life, that's certainly not possible, but we need to commend and celebrate the wisdom and the courage of the jurors, the

and the atlanta braves announcing they'll start trying to fill all their seats beginning next week. summer activities as well, muse he'lls and concerts. the smithsonian set to reopen seven of its museums and the in a zoo preparing to open in may nbc news kerry sanders in miami, the cruiseship capital of the world. >> reporter: after more than a year of turbulent borders, the cruise ship industry is ready for smooth sailing ahead >> this is the first glimmer of hope that is allowing to us be able to set sail >> reporter: since last march, the cdc banning voyages from u.s. ports because of covid. now in a letter to industry executives, the cdc is setting new standards that may allow ships to sail again as early as mid july >> it's been 14 months this industry has been shut down. 14 million passengers, american passengers for a year have not had a chance to sail the economic impact is massive >> reporter: most of the major cruise lines have been sailing, but from europe, asia and the caribbean. it was not like that before the pandemic >> nearly 60% of all cruising originates from u.s.

cnbc's seema mody on the top story, covering the dueling boycotts from atlanta tonight. seema, whole countries talking about georgia's voting law what are you hearing from the actual voters there? >> reporter: shep, here in atlanta, we found mixed opinions, but many expressing a sense of frustration, saying the new law does restrict voting >> it's been very discouraging, you know i mean especially, you know, after we did all we did, you know, with the past elections and everything like that. >> i think it's awful. i think it's a black eye for the state. i think that the only reason they did it was to get people not to vote. it's specific in terms of who it's trying to disinfranchise. >> to be honest, it really sounds like it's another set of jim crow, not to be like that, but to limit the people's voice. i don't think that's right >> reporter: others were in favor of this law, shep, or said that boycotts do not work. meantime, democrats here in georgia including both senators say boycotts will hurt georgia's economy that is still reeling from the effect of the pandemic.

seema, the whole country is talking about actual voting laws >> reporter: shep, here in atlanta, we found mixed opinions but expressing frustration saying the new law does restrict voting >> it's been very discouraging, man, especially after we did all that we did with the past elections and everything like that >> i think it's awful, i think it's a black eye for the state i think the only reason they did it was to get people not to vote it's specific in terms of trying to disenfranchise. i just don't understand why america doesn't want everybody voting. >> to be honest, it seems like another set of jim crow thing. not to be there. but to limit the people's voice, i don't think it's right >> reporter: others were in favor of this law, shep, or said that boycotts do not work. mean time, senators here in georgia saying both boycotts could hurt the economy this as civil rights leaders, activists and politics are asking for a national boycott of companies that are taking a stand against georgia's voting law. that set to go in effect tomorrow meantime, you have republican opposition growing fo

now, it's building against the masters' golf tournament we are live in atlanta with that, coming up. democrats claim republicans are trying to make it harder to vote for groups that vote democrat. republicans claim they are trying to ensure the integrity of the vote, and that business should stay out of politics. mitch mcconnell says it's stupid president biden says it's modern-day jim crow. that's the noise our job is to look for the signal in other words, what's this really all about here are the facts today's fight is rooted in georgia's 2018-governor's race brian kemp was the republican secretary of state, back then. in charge of the election. he beat the democrat, stacey abrams, to become governor by the slimmest margin in nearly-half-a-century. abrams cried foul, saying kemp had removed georgians from the rolls at the time. the election decided by fewer than 55,000 votes. >> urnds the watch of the now-former secretary of state, democracy failed georgia georgians of every-political party, every race, every region, again. >> two years later, the 2020 election states across the co

getting big props for paying off a stranger's engagement ring, happened at a zale's jewelry store in atlanta the nba legend says he was in there to buy earrings when he overheard a guy asking how much he had left to pay off the ring. shaq gave the store clerk his credit card, then shook the guy's hand he says he's just trying to make someone smile. on a cnbc trip coast to coast. >>> who doesn't hate being stuck in traffic, right? after a long day in the office, it's the last place anybody wants to be. come to the rescue elon musk who thinks he has a solution for cities across the country. his boring company launching what it calls the loop in las vegas. the concept is simple, take traffic underground into giant tunnels that in the future could stretch for miles across sin city cnbc's contessa brewer live in vegas with a first on cnbc look. hi, contessa, what can you see >> hi there, shep, well, as you descend the escalator into the loop station, you see the teslas waiting to whisk you into a tunnel 43 feet below ground. now, you might think, all right, it's like a subway, but this is more li