also in atenens president joe biden who spoke of the immense stress the capitol police have been under after multiple attacks this year. >> never has there been more strain, i have been here a long time, i have been here since 1972, a senator, '73, and so much strain and responsibility placed on the shoulders of the capitol police. and yet you hear it, you see it, you watch them, and you watch them do their duty with pure courage and not complain. >> evans is the second capitol police officer to die in the line of duty this year. the other died after the capitol riot in jan from injuries sustained on duty and two officers died by suicide after responding it the attack of the president spoke at length on the issue of dpregrief and loss of families, something of which he is very familiar. >> miss evans, you have some idea -- i have some idea of what you are feeling like. i buried two of my children. and people have come up to you and will come up to you for some time and say, i know how you feel. after a while, you know everybody means well. you feel like saying, you have no idea. you al

also in attendance president joe biden who spoke of the immense stress the capitol police have been under after multiple

biden, and the conservative republican congressman from ohio, jim jordan during a house subcommittee meeting about the government's response to the pandemic. jordan's attacks on the restrictions still in place around the country. kaitlan collins joins us with more. talk about what happened today between the congressman and dr. fauci. >> reporter: anderson, it kind of looked like what probably so many of us have seen or experienced over the last year, a fight between your family or your friends over covid-19 restrictions, vaccinations, mask-wearing, what's going on, something that's become a part of our daily life, except this time it was happening on capitol hill during a hearing with a congressman and the nation's top infectious disease expert as they were openly sparring over this issue of these restrictions. jim jordan started questioning dr. fauci to get answers about what's been going on. but jim jordan took this route of complaining about how a year ago you saw vice president mike pence and president trump no foundation this 15 days to slow the spread and turned into too many d

president joe biden and ♪ ♪ it's the biggest thing that ever happened to small. visit your local mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional lease and financing offers. >>> breaking news tonight in north carolina. sheriff's shot and killed a black man while serving a search warrant. andrew brown jr. was shot in his car not far from his home. what more do we know about this shooting, in particular the status of the police body camera footage? >> reporter: anderson, authorities here have decided that for the moment they're not releasing that bad camera footage. the local district attorney and the county attorney said under north carolina law, this is not public record and without a court order, they can't release it. that's not to say they're never going to release it but right now they don't feel like they can under the law. we have protesters here blocking an intersection. some protesters are holding a line down there trying to disrupt business. we have another line of protesters holding a line over here. i'll speak to one of them now, his name is kirk rivers. if you co

joe biden carried 509 the but they account for 71% of the american economy. these companies know what they are doing and they are following the bottom line and consumers, the notion mitch mcconnell or donald trump is corporate is hilarious. open secrets.org says mcconnell himself took $4.3 million in corporate money in the last five years so he should give the money back. if he boycotts, boycott the money and give it back. >> abby, to that point, mcconnell made clear he wants the money and says of course they should give money but he's long been an advocate for corporations to allegedly have a voice in politics as they point out saying in 2012 corporations should be free to ex stpress themselves. it seems remarkably hypocritical. >> yeah, many of us remember the citizens united decision which allows corporations to basically give unlimited money to certain political organizations. that's something that republicans like mitch mcconnell fully support to this day. they want republicans not only -- or they want corporations not only to give them money but to use

joe biden only carried 509 counties. but those 509 biden counties account for 71% of the entire american economy. so these companies know what they're doing. and they are following their bottom line. they're following their consumers. the notion that mitch mcconnell somehow now or donald trump for that matter is andy corporate is kind of hilarious. opensecrets.org says mcconnell himself in his affiliated pacs took $4.3 million in corporate money in the last five years. so he should give the money back. if he is going to boycott, why doesn't he boycott their money and give it back? >> abby, to that point, mcconnell made clear he wants the money and says of course they should give money. but he has long been an advocate for corporations to allegedly have a voice in politics, as we pointed out, saying in 2012 corporations should be free to express themselves. it certainly does seem kind of remarkably hypocritical. >> yeah, many of us remember the citizens united decision which allows corporations to basically give unlimited

the house approved a bill it passed last year the george floyd police reform act that joe biden is pushing. that bill did not go anywhere in the senate last year. republicans opposed it. republicans had their own alternative offered by senator tim scott. democrats blocked that bill. no action happened from then on out. the democrats rely on more federal rules and stringent requirements coming from the federal government. the republican alternative pushes to incentivize states to take action, such as banning chokeholds and the like. one key difference remains which is how to deal with the issue of qualified immunity, protection that police officers have in civil court. republicans have called that in the past a poison pill. in talking to key members, they believe they could reach a consensus on the key sticking point including senator tim scott, the leader on the republican side on this issue, and karen bass, kate, who led the house effort told me last night she wants a deal reached by may 25th. that's is, of course, george floyd's death anniversary. >> manu, thank you so much. >>> coming u

he was doing this joe biden as a candidate. i remember last summer talking to him who after the george floyd tape came out, he said after watching that video that hate hides and it can come roaring back if someone in power gives it oxygen. he was very aware the prior occupant of the white house didn't use the language of grief or inhabit that space with the public and biden felt it was something people were hungry for and he began to talk about it as a candidate and he talks about it now. it's delicate. you can get it wrong and say things that feel like you're being politically opportunistic or if you say something bland like thoughts and prayers. people don't want that they want real humanity. >> you can't question his sincerity in these moments we see it over and over. thank you very much. coming up, capitol officer voiceover: riders. wanderers on the road of life. the journey is why they ride. when the road is all you need, there is no destination. uh, i-i'm actually just going to get an iced coffee. well, she may have a des

that is no different for joe biden tonight. what is different, though, is the impact of the pandemic on all of this. tonight's address will look very different from previous presidential addresses in the house chamber. usually some 1600 people will be filling the room. you know the video i'm talking about. tonight only 200 will attend in person. chief justice john roberts will be present to represent the high court. only two cabinet members will attend. no need for the morbid assignment of one cabinet member, there will be no designated survivor this time. also no first lady's box and no other guests in the house chamber, no unmasked faces except for the president. one historic and long overdue change, two women seated behind the president of the united states for the first time, house speaker nancy pelosi and vice president kamala harris. also important, remember that president biden will be speaking tonight at the site of the violent attack on american democracy, the site of the january 6th insurrection. a lot is going on ton

but joe biden here, i think, kim, at the same time is living up to an election campaign pledge, three bs, building back better. he thinks this is instrumental in terms of u.s. economy and i think it was interested that he targeted 13 million jobs but for the lower middle class and the poor. 75% of the jobs will go to those that don't have a four-year university education and this is excellent in terms of job creation going forward as well. and i noticed here, kim, the other thing is that if you look at the market reaction around the world, whether it's in asia and europe, we've had a rally because even though there's $5 trillion of stimulus spending on the pandemic, another $2 trillion in infrastructure is getting the nod of approval because people think it's the right thing to do. corporate tax, it's interesting that joe biden went the midway point, not 21% of donald trump, not 35% under president obama but something in the middle at 28% and closing the loopholes for corporations not to leave their profits overseas and lower tax havens like ireland and singapore. he wants to repatria

president joe biden saying over the course of his 99-year life, he saw a world change dramatically and repeatedly. >> he was a heck of a guy. he, you know, his lifetime of service in the united kingdom and the whole commonwealth was visible to everybody for a long, long time. >> reporter: he was the first british royal to visit israeli. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu tweeted he will be missed across the world. scott morrison tweeted that philip visited his country more than 20 times and appearances that left a lasting impression for? sad he is gone. i hope he would at least last for his birthday. >> he was king in so many eyes even though he wasn't the king. >> reporter: news of the passing of the duke was broadcast on news channels around the world. outpouring of tributes and remembrances for a prince who spent geographies and generations. anna stewart, london. >>> this was africa. the prince undertook extensive travels in the commonwealth of africa. how are they honoring him? >> 54 commonwealth countries and of those 54, 19 are in africa. they all from colonies so they had

democrats in the white house are trying to advance the center piece of joe biden's agenda. the roughly $2 trillion infrastructure plan and tax proposal. >> reporter: president biden holding the first of a series of meetings at the white house with lawmakers to try to build support for the infrastructure proposal. the meeting will include democrats and republicans as the president himself has said he's open to hearing ideas to improve this plan. now republicans have opposed that $2.25 trillion price tag and the way the president has proposed to pay for it. by raising the corporate tax rate. the white house said they're open to hearing other ideas but so far they haven't heard a suitable alternative. now this meeting is similar to the approach the president took with the covid relief package when he invited republicans into the oval office at the very beginning. though he ultimately went it alone without any republican support. one of the sfairts attending the meeting at the white house with the president, he said he hopes the negotiations will be different. >> we are willing

. >> reporter: while president joe biden is perceived as more humane than his predecessor some of his decisions have jennifer urging biden to consider their true impact. >> people are being hurt, raped, attacked and killed in northern mexico because we have sent them back. that's not humanitarian. >> reporter: and it leaves many moms like this one from honduras with a sophie's choice. with her special needs child in arms she said she didn't want to separate from her 12 and 16-year-old sons on the banks of the rio grande. they had been expelled to mexico twice under the pandemic public health rule which allows for the swift return of migrants to mexico. when her oldest son told her he wanted to cross alone with his brother because the biden administration was allowing unaccompanied children to enter the u.s. she says she felt she was dying as she watched her sons cross the river hand in hand. in tears. and then gestured good-bye. she says she misses her sons who are now in a shelter in new york. as for the migrants stuck in this dangerous plaza in reynosa, their american dream is still

president joe biden will speak to lawmakers in a joint session of congress on april 28th. he got the formal invitation from house speaker nancy pelosi on tuesday. she asked him to share his vision for addressing the challenges and opportunities facing the country. pelosi had said she held off inviting the president amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. >>> and a likely hot topic at that point session of congress, afghanistan. later today president biden is set to announce u.s. forces will leave the country by september 11th. that will be two decades since the 9/11 attacks and the start of america's longest war. but despite trillions of dollars and thousands of lives lost, afghanistan remains extremely volatile. many observers fear a hasty exit by the u.s. will be a win for the taliban. the militants could erode basic rights, especially for women, and bolster a safe haven for terrorists. >>> for the latest from afghanistan cnn's nick paton walsh joins us live from kabul. nick, what impact will a withdrawal of u.s. troops in september likely have on the lives of afgha

but if you listen to what joe biden actually said, there is quite a lot of scope for u.s. assistance to continue in the months ahead. he did say they would continue funding afghan security forces, that's a vital thing here, frankly, throughout which much of it would stop. there was a suggestion possibly that if the u.s. forces or the afghans were attacked during this withdrawal period that the u.s. would respond, that could potentially mean air strikes if the taliban move forward at some point. a lot potentially the u.s. can still do in these forthcoming months. you have to also realize the key element in this is the taliban's reaction. so far publicly it has not been good. it has persistently said that it will not attend peace talks in istanbul on saturday week which the biden administration hopes will kick start moves towards a transitional government which may eventually lead to a new constitution and the ultimate political resolution in all of this. in fact, yesterday the head of the biden speech it said that the u.s. had 16 days to get out. while the troops, biden sai

president joe biden will welcome his first foreign leader to the white house in just a few hours. japanese prime minister suga arrived in washington thursday evening, he is scheduled to meet with president biden this afternoon. the topics of discussion are expected to center around the two countries' opposition to china's recent aggression against taiwan. two the leaders will also hold a joint news conference. let's bring in blake essig who joins us from tokyo. blake, the prestige of being the first leader to visit the biden white house, what message is that sending to china and to japan? >> reporter: you know, kim, it really speaks to the importance of the u.s./japan alliance, a relationship that here in japan has been called the cornerstone of diplomacy and security. this is the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders and president biden's first visit from a foreign leader since taking office in january. now, the summit between president biden and prime minister suga on friday is expected to cover a wide range of topics including covid-19, the climate crisis, the olym

appreciate it, sam. >> president joe biden is increasing the immigration cap at a low level and that sparked fierce grit schism. >> president biden acknowledged on friday he would increase the number of refugees allowed into the united states after some back and forth on that number on friday. but the white house said friday that the president would keep a current cap of ref frees which is at 15,000. this was count tore what president biden promised in the campaign and earlier when he said he would be lifting that number to over 62,000. and this announcement from the white house faced fierce and swift backlash. within a matter of hours the white house reversed course and announced that the president would be announcing a new figure for the refugees allowed into the u.s. by may 15th. they told advocacy groups that number could come much sooner. and the white house said they don't believe they will reach that number that the president had originally proposed. it highlights some of the problems that the admin administration -- the minors and the migrants coming to the southern border. t

president joe biden says what is happening to him is unfair and inappropriate despite the physical danger, he is sticking with it and one of his colleagues tell us why. >> it's the last measure that an inmate can apply in this circumstance. it's not something that people do lightly and put their life in danger. all that he requests is that he is given proper medical care with a doctor of his choice. his recovery last ought is not really complete. and now we're joined from moscow. they are putting out some dire founding warnings. what can you tell us? >> without any ind -- independent medical assessment we can't say, but according to sources witness his movement, they have seen the result, and they say that sound indicate that he is in emanate danger were or danger from a dance rouse or potentially fatal heart condition. we cannot get any kind of a respond out of the russian authorities nor any ind dependent medical treatment. it is still in recovery from an at attack. they denied responsibility with that attack, but it is coming at a time when his movement is spacing socially being banned

politics to the extent most irresponsibly of all, you might think, supporting the proposition that joe biden has stolen the election and not legitimately the president, and that's directly connected to the violent assault on the united states capitol, a shocking event and one of the darkest days in america's political history. >> you, mr. turnbull, seem more disturbed by the attack on the u.s. capitol than a lot of people here in the united states. a lot of conservatives are trying to deny what happened and pretend it was not that bad. i appreciate you saw it for what it was. >> well, it was an adulssault o democracy. you see, what murdoch has delivered largely through fox news in the united states is exactly what vladimir putin wanted to achieve with his disinformation campaigns, turning one part of america against another, so exacerbating the divisions that already exist in american society and undermine the trust americans have in their democratic institutions. that's the -- that was the objective of that russian disinformation campaign, and that's exactly what is being delivered fr

they said it's time to get out just as joe biden says. what is your reaction to those criticisms? >> well, you know, in it is highly possible, if not probable, there will be bad outcomes of the u.s. leaving. the question is whether the outcomes would be any better if we leave in a year or two years or five years. i mean, i think ultimately what biden was saying is that we cannot solve this problem unless we are willing to, you know, essentially stay there forever. that is the gamble that he is making. >> very quickly, to russia now, the biden administration says there will be consequences if kre kremlin critic navalny dies in prison as a result of the hunger strike. what might the consequences be? where could the issue take relations with russia? >> i think this is, you know, the clearest turning the page. one of the clearest turning page. trump found a way to kind of tempize on russia and not excuse their behavior. biden is making very clear he wants to respond forcefully to it. i would assume there would be significant sanctions. as you know, the eu is talking about this, as wel

president joe biden has revealed his jobs cabinet. they will be in charge of selling his new $2 trillion infrastructure plan and that will probably be as hard to do as it sounds. we will explain. >>> and north dakota is facing a wildfire emergency with an entire town forced to evacuate. that's ahead. stay with us. lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of illness-causing bacteria detergents leave behind. proven to kill covid-19 do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy, even a term policy, for an immediate cash payment. call coventry direct to learn more. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized that we needed a way to supplement our income. our friends sold their policy to help pay for their medical bills and that got me thinking. maybe selling our policy could help with our retirement. i'm skeptical, so i did some research and called coventry direct. they explained life insurance is a valuable asset that can be sold. we learned that we can sell all of our

officials will answer questions on how president joe biden plans to remake u.s. climate policy. that's on friday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern, saturday morning at 10:00 in hong kong. >>> and joe biden could become the first sitting u.s. president to declare the massacre of more than a million armenians by the ottoman empire a genocide. the move could further fray relations with turkey, but would fulfill a promise mr. biden made during his campaign. both presidents trump and obama avoided the term to avoid angering turkish president ra jip erdogan. president biden hasn't spoken with him since taking office. turkey argues turkish muslims and armenian christians died in vie lance in world war i and the death toll sin flated. >>> this just in from hong kong, investigative journalist troy has been found guilty of making false statements after searching a public database to expose details of an attack on pro democracy act choices and uncovering possible wrongdoing in the crack downs of the protests. choy could face up to six months in prison. it shows how press freedom

british prime minister boris johnson also said what joe biden is proposing is ambitious. he said, look, this is not a discussion for elitist, in his words bunny huggers, he said this is an urgent conversation that must be had for businesses and others around the world. interestingly as well, of course, russian president vladimir putin making an appearance at the submit, as did president xi jinping of china. clearly their emission goal is much different but the fact that they were participating in this meeting convened by president biden means that the united states after four years of denying climate change is back at the forefront of leading this fight. the hard work now, though, continues by cutting emissions here in the u.s. by half by the end of the decade. jeff zeleny, cnn, the white house. >>> ending global addiction to fossil fuels will take time, money and sustained commitment and obviously that's the challenge. cnn's bill weir has our report. >> the signs are unmistakable. the science sun deniable. the cost of inaction keeps mounting. >> reporter: you could call

so the question is, why did joe biden decide to do this at this time? number one, there has been a big lobbying effort that's gone on for decades here in the united states to get this recognition to actually happen. joe biden used it as part of his campaign promises while he was running for president. also, the biden administration has been working very hard to try to stress the importance of human rights here in the united states. there's also a tough relationship between the president of the united states and turkish president erdogan. in fact, joe biden called erdogan on friday, indicating to him that he was going to make this statement. previously the president of the united states has referred to him as an autocrat. the turkish government did respond with a long statement. some of it was muted, however. once again, denying there was ever a genocide. also suggesting joe biden may have had domestic political motivations for putting his statement out. at the end of the day, the government did promise to maintain dialog and cooperate with allies. the q

saturday's statement from the white house fulfilled a campaign promise, by joe biden. it also signalled a renewed emphasis, by the u.s., on human rights. biden's statement reads in part, each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the ottoman-era armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever, again, occurring. let's renew our shared resolve to prevent future atrocities from occurring anywhere in the world. the turkish government immediately rejected president biden's statement. and summoned the u.s. ambassador to make a formal complaint. our arwa damon is covering the turkish reaction from istanbul. a arwa, so how could this affect turkish relations with the u.s.? >> well, it's already a very fractured relationship, kim, over a number of other issues. this is, very much, not going to help the relationship, that's for sure. the turkish foreign minister was very harsh, in his rhetoric, aimed directly at the united states. saying that it was a vulgar distortion of history. also, going on to say, quote, we are n

cnn's joe johns has more. >> reporter: how does joe biden stack up against some of his predecessors in the white house? he's coming in at the low end of modern american presidents, according to some of the recent polling. he's ahead of donald trump but substantially behind both barack obama and george w. bush. the question is why is that? the answer is the country has been polarized since donald trump left office. it's clear that most democrats give joe biden high marks. most republicans do not. it's going to be a big week for joe biden. the capstone of it will be that speech on capitol hill. the address to congress. but even before that, he is expected to lay out some of the facets of his plan for american families on tuesday. then on thursday, he's expected to fly out to georgia to celebrate what he sees as the accomplishments of his first 100 days in office. joe johns, cnn, wilmington, delaware. >>> and earlier, i spoke with cnn political analyst and asked her what we could expect to hear from president biden during his address to congress. >> i think you're going to hear him talk a

and what's even more sad is the president of the united states, joe biden and people like stacey abrams, labeling the election integrity act jim crow. this is what happens. >> the all-star game will honor atlanta braves legend and civil rights activist hank aaron who died in january. there's no word yet where the game will be held. >>> well, it's easter weekend. two european countries are starting new coronavirus lockdowns. french president emmanuel macron says his country is starting a limited lock down and set to last a month and schools will also be closed for at least three weeks. now, this is on top of the national curfew. italy has also started a strict new lock down. officials are trying to prevent the virus from spreading over easter. so we have two reporters in two european capitals. let's start with you, delia. a scaled down easter in italy. >> reporter: that's right, kim. you know the lock down is obviously affecting the vatican as well. that was evident last night at the pope's good friday ceremony to a virtually empty st. peters square. that's a ceremony usually held at the

president joe biden called it jim crow in the 21st century. but the republican governor who signed the law says opponents are spreading falsehoods about what it really does. >> georgians and all americans should know what this decision means. it means cancel culture and partisan activists are coming for your business. major league baseball, coca-cola, and delta may be scared of stacey abrams, joe biden, and the left. but i am not. i want to be clear. i will not be backing down from this fight. >> cnn's natasha chen has more on governor kemp's reaction. >> reporter: on saturday, governor kemp doubled down on this voting law, saying major league baseball caved to cancel culture, bent to the left. he said that president joe biden and stacy abrams have been lying to the american people about this law. i asked whether lies about the 2020 election had anything to do with the urgency and timeline of passing this bill into law. is the timing of this based on your belief that there was some fraud in recent elections in georgia? >> i realize people have

president joe biden is making infrastructure and jobs his next major legislative push. last week he unveiled a massive plan addressing both issues. this week he's focussed on whipping up support and countering those critics. we have more. zplr after spending the holiday weekend at camp david, president biden will return here to the white house on monday. he'll get right to work on pitching his american jobs plan. that sweeping $2.25 trillion investment in infrastructure and jobs. the president has indicated he believes there will be changes made to this proposal. as he's looking to not only get republican sign up on but ensure his democratic caucus stays together to support this proposal. now the president has said he'll invite both republicans and democrats into the oval office to talk about their ideas for the plan. he's also dispatched five of his cabinet secretaries where he's calling his so-called jobs cabinet to pitch this plan to the american people and to get in and hold discussions with lawmakers on capitol hill. they're reaching out to mayors and local governo

president joe biden. history certainly repeating itself but i have to say, paula, north korea has not missed a summer games since they boycotted the seoul olympics back in 1988. so certainly a set back for south korean president moon jae-in. near the end of his term, this probably would have been the last opportunity to get something going for the north koreans. >> it did seem like an opportunity there and will not come to fruition. thanks for the report. >>> president joe biden is keen to push forward with his infrastructure plans. coming up, we tell you why it isn't just republicans who have a problem with it. do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy, even a term policy, for an immediate cash payment. call coventry direct to learn more. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized that we needed a way to supplement our income. our friends sold their policy to help pay for their medical bills and that got me thinking. maybe se

president joe biden says all adults in the u.s. will be eligible for a covid vaccine in just 12 days. >>> and -- >> i respect them when they make that judgment and i support whatever judgment they make. >> i just think it's stupid. >> now the president and the senate's top republican have, as you can see, very different views on the companies weighing in on georgia's voting law. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to our viewers in the united states, canada and right around the world. i'm paula newton and this is "cnn newsroom." ♪ so in just a few hours court resumes for derek chauvin's trial, the former police officer accused of killing george floyd. an expert police witness is expected to be back on the stand. on tuesday an officer who trained chauvin testified that he did not use a proper neck restraint when holding floyd down. cnn's omar jimenez has more from minneapolis. >> what is proportional force? >> well, you want to use the least amount of force necessary to meet your objectives. >> reporter: more than

. >>> plus, president joe biden issues a plea for action to a divided congress to tackle an epidemic of mass shootings. >>> and, thousands are evacuated from the caribbean island of st. vincent as officials say a volcanic eruption may be imminent. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, i want to welcome all of our viewers in the united states, canada and around the world, i'm paula newton and this is "cnn newsroom." ♪ so we start with the murder trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. the main witness on thursday, dr. martin tobin, a renowned expert in pulmonary critical care. he testified george floyd died from a lack of oxygen after being placed on the street on his stomach with handcuffs, a knee on his neck and a knee on his back. dr. tobin saying even a person without medical conditions would have died. cnn's sara sidner reports. >> reporter:. >> that's the moment the life goes out of his body. >> reporter: the prosecutor's expert medical witness did not hold back. >> mr. floyd died from a low level of oxygen and this caused damage to his brain that we s

president joe biden speaking about reaches the 200 million dose threshold. hello. i'm victor blackwell, joined by alison camerota. we've been listening to the president announcing that achievement. 200 million. >> doctor anthony fauci will join us first. phil mattingly has been watching the press conference. what did you hear, phil? >> yeah, obviously the headline number, the ambitious goal of the president, doubled what he laid out during his inaug

biden's desk who's expected to sign it into law. >> what about negotiations on a new police reform bill? any progress there? >> reporter: talks are occurring. there are still some key hurdles ahead, namely how to deal with individual police officers. there are two issues in particular that negotiators are trying to deal with. one is on the issue of so-called qualified immunity, which refers to civil lawsuit protections that exist under federal law on individual officers. democrats have sought to gut that standard. tim scott, the republican, has proposed an alternative to allow police departments to be sued in civil court, not police officers. democrats are not fully there yet so they're negotiating that and also an issue about criminally prosecuting individual officers as well. democrats want to lower that standard to make it easier to criminally prosecute police officers. republican tim scott has pushed back on that idea and he is the main negotiator on the gop side. democrats are still haggling over that but karen bass, cory booker on the democratic side in the senate, they are still

this is about joe biden giving his cabinet assignments, telling them what they need to do, telling them that they need to monitor their budgets and how they're spending their money for buy american and telling them that they need to report back to him at the next cabinet meeting about how they're doing on that front. so, very different, much more about business than show, threw the reporters out of the meeting so they could get some more work done. completely different environment. >> that may be the understatement of the day. but i have to tell you, gloria, i had the same thought too, even leading into it. especially after what we had in some ways become accustomed to, even if it was not normal. gloria borger, phil mattingly, we're going to have to leave it there. appreciate it. good to see both of you today. >>> stay with us, everyone. our coverage of the trial of derek chauvin, the former police officer accused in the killing of george floyd, that coverage continues after this short break. brooke baldwin picks things upup at the top of the hour. within 12 degrees of me.m be bam, 12 m

the major reversal from president joe biden on the number of refugees allowed into the united states. so let's get right to the chief white house correspondent kaitlyn collins what have you learned. >> this is significant because this is something you saw president biden talk about often even when he was asked why is he running for president? he talked about the way president trump treated the immigration system and one of the things he did was lower the refugee cap, the number of refugees allowed into the u.s. each fiscal year to historic lows, to 15,000. and president biden says he was going to raise it by thousands when he got into office. his secretary of state notified congress they were bringing the cap up from 15,000 to 62500. so over 60,000. you can see what a difference that is. but time and time again we had not seen president biden sign the paperwork formally raising the cap. but it's something the white house was being asked about on a near daily basis. now we learned that they are walking back that pledge. they are no longer going to be raising the refugee cap. and instea

probably the most important point you want to make here, this is another opportunity for joe biden, president of the united states, to recommit the american government on the leadership of human rights. the armenian genocide which did happen 106 years ago today, in fact, the beginning of all of that, an anniversary celebrated across the world. numerous countries have in fact already recognized what happened there as genocide. almost 30 countries, a lot of historians. but the united states has been reluctant to do it out of fear the relationship between the united states and turkey might be damaged. of course, it was the ottoman turks who were accused of this genocide that occurred there so many years ago. so now the statement is out. the question, of course, is how is this going to affect relations between the united states and turkey? the president did have a call with the president of turkey, president erdogan, on friday, indicating to him he was planning on doing this. that call was described as tense. not clear precisely what was said on the call but we do know apparently president erdoga

joe, so how does president biden compare at his point of this presidency to his predecessors? >> reporter: right. well, did you the top lines there, fred, 52% according to abc news. if you add the last five poles and average them, he comes out at about 54%, which puts him at the low end of modern american presidents. he does come in ahead of donald trump, but significantly behind barack obama, george w. bush and some others. so the question is why. and one of the issues clearly is the polarization of the american electorate. what we do know is that democrats give joe biden some of the highest marks and republicans simply do not. so that is one of the biggest reasons why we see biden ending up where he is. the good news for joe biden and his administration is that he gets some of his highest marks on handling of covid-19, which is the number one concern for americans. he sort of breaks even on the issue of handling the economy and he breaks negatively when it comes to handling immigration. so those are some of the findings of the polls we've seen over the last several days, fre

biden. and he also stated that, you know, this is terrible for the small businesses who were hoping to benefit from this game being played here in georgia. you know, i asked him whether if mlb had come to him with specific problems with the bill which is what he said they should have done, and i asked if they had done that? was there any part of the bill that he would have been willing to talk about openly or adjust and he said a hypothetical question with no answer because they did not do that, and i asked about the time line to get this bill passed into law and whether it had to do with any personal belief of fraud in the recent elections in georgia and he did not answer that directly and he said people had different feelings, and he said there were issues with the election that needed to be addressed and he said this -- >> there were mechanical issues that needed to be fixed and reasons to figure out a better way, and more accessible way and more secure way for us to hold elections. and t

in the middle of a pandemic, major league baseball put the wishes of stacey abrams and joe biden ahead of the economic well being of hard working georgians who were counting on the all-star game for a paycheck. georgians and all americans should note what this decision means. it means cancel culture and partisan activists are coming from 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, and they will stop at nothing to silence all of us. they don't care about jobs. they don't care about our communities. and they certainly don't care about our access to the ballot box, because if they did, major league baseball would have announced that they were moving their headquarters from new york yesterday. >> hear hear! >> in new york -- in new york they have ten days of early voting. in georgia we have a minimum of 17 with 2 additional sundays that are optional for all counties in our state. in new york you have to have an excuse to vote by absentee. in georgia you can vote absentee for any reason,

. >> major league baseball put the wishes of stacey abrams and joe biden ahead of the economic well-being of hard working georgians who were counting on the all-star game for a paycheck. >> i can't say that i like it but i certainly understand it, and it is really probably the first of many boycotts of our state to come, and the consequences of this bill are significant. >> so it's not just georgia, right? i mean, you and other corporate execs are also plotting fights in at least 43 other states where there is under consideration 250 restrictive voter bills. how do you go about this? >> well, look, i think, you know, american businesses have always made their voices heard in our democracy on all kinds of critical issues, tax policy, infrastructure, you name it. and that's very appropriate because if our nation's going to thrive it's important for us to be competitive in the world. but we also need to make sure that our voice is heard whenever the health of that democracy is threatened. so it's very important, and very appropriate for american corporations to lend their voice to this parti

., and the democrats led by joe biden, nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, where we are trying to solve problems on behalf of the american people such as the rescue plan, and we're working on the american jobs plan, where we will create i believe at least 15 million good pays jobs. hopefully these plans to create the jim crow caucus are really going to be abandoned, but this is a persistent challenge until republicans of goodwill thank day, jim. >> thank you, congressman. appreciate it. >>> stay with us. ♪ no matter if you're young or old, tall or small, there's nothing more important than your health. that's why we redesigned the doctor's office for real life. you can book a same or next-day appointment, in-person or remote. get 24/7 care over video chat at no extra cost with our app. and request prescriptions in just a few taps. and with all that, you can spend more time enjoying life. that's care for who you want to be. there are many reasons for waiting to visit your doctor right now. but if you're experiencing irregular heartbeat, heart racing, chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue or

biden had in fact stolen the election and was not legitimately collected president. and that of course was directly connected to the sacking -- to the assault, the violent assault on the united states capitol. a shocking event. and one of the darkest days in america's political history. >> you, mr. turnbull, seem more disturbed by the attack on the u.s. capitol than a lot of people here in the united states. a lot of conservatives are trying to deny what happened and pretend it wasn't that bad. but i appreciate that you saw it for what it was. >> well, it was an assault on democracy. it was -- and it -- and you see, what murdoch has delivered largely through fox news in the united states is exactly what vladimir putin wanted to achieve with his disinformation campaigns. turning one part of america against another. so exacerbating the divisions that already exist in american society. and undermine the trust americans have in their democratic institutions. now, that's the -- that was the objective of the russian disinformation campaign. and that is exactly what is bein

joe biden won, donald trump lost, but perpetuating the big lie, apparently that's not over yet. sarah murray has more. >> reporter: an election audit in maricopa county overseened by a purveyor of election conspiracies and live streamed by a protrump television network moves forward. >> this is just an exercise to perpetuate the big lie. >> reporter: a judge agreed to temporarily stop the traufrl audit friday. >> i am putting a very temporary halt to it. >> reporter: but he required the democrats who sued to pay a $1 million bonds. they chose not to, so the audit l.e.d. by gop senators continues. it comes after county election officials conducted two audits that frowned no evidence of widespread fraud approximate the review highlights some of republicans continuing efforts to cling to unfounded claims of voter fraud. >> this election was stolen. >> reporter: as president trump continued to taught friday as he thanked gop senators. a judge ruled the county must apply so maricopa handed 2.1 million ballot and 400 tabulation machines to the senate this week. overseeing the exercise

major league baseball, coca-cola and delta may be scared of stacey abrams, joe biden and the left, but i am not. i want to be clear, i will not be backing down from this fight. >> 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 lo

but i think it puts a point on joe biden's almost refusal during the campaign to distance himself from his only remaining son. this is an extreme example to be clear. and he doesn't seem to be pulling any punches about it. but i think it is an important conversation to have, because we are all broken in some way. this is just a recognition of that fact that forced us to take away the myth and the veneer around presidential families. >> honestly, jim, i would say it is extreme, as john said, only in so much as it is the son of the president, or the son of a candidate running for president. but it is not that extreme because so many people in this country are touched by addiction and their families are touched by addiction. it has become far more apparent to the american public how sadly normal and how many people in your lives are touched by addiction in relative years, especially in the wake of the opioid epidemic. people -- your nays, next douche neighbors. you know, even republicans, even trump supporters. you know, nobody is immune from addiction. and that's the point that truly doe

here's how joe biden put it. # #. >> i was clear with president putin that we could gone further but i chose not to do so. . the united states is not looking to kick off a cycle of escalation and conflict with russia. we want a stable and predictable relationship. >> that was on top of a huge consequential announcement, he's withdrawing all u.s. troops from afghanistan by september 11th, bringing to an end america's longest war. all of this just this week. joining me for perspective is david sanger, cnn analyst and also white house and national security correspondent for the "new york times." first on this first in-person meeting with the prime minister of japan, the framing and the reporting from my cnn colleagues is interesting, it's not just a show of a close friendship between the u.s. and japan. what do you think of this signal to china, and do you think it's effective? >> you know, the chinese are always concerned about the u.s. relationship with japan, since world war ii that's been the closest true american presence, where american ships are based, where american intelligence

and president joe biden has the will and the courage to act. [ applause ]. as a united states senator, joe biden took on the gun lobby not once but twice and he won. in 1993 he worked to pass the brady handgun violation prevention act. this law established a background check system and has kept more than 3 million firearms out of the hands of dangerous people. a year later he worked to pass another law to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines for ten years. and as vice president, joe biden led the obama/biden administration's efforts to reduce gun violence. in fact, we were just reminiscing that he and i talked back then about his work because i was attorney general at the time of california. and his work resulted in nearly two dozen actions from narrowing the gun show loophole to expanding funding for mental health services. and as you will hear in a moment, president joe biden is a leader with great will, great determination and even greater empathy. he has seen the grief of all of those who have lost a loved one to gun violence. it is for them,

you have joe biden and kamala harris running on the most significant gun control laws in history, and the polls show the country is with president biden and harris. now we can't not find as a nation -- the institution of congress can't say we don't have the answer to millions of americans whose kids are scared to go to school and they are scared to go to work, if we are not able to do something, to pass universal background checks, supported by 90% of americans, and the politics is on our side. the nra is in disarray and they will pay the price. >> that raises the question, shannon, how much power and sway does the nra still have? i have interviewed lawmakers that say the reason why more republicans are not getting onboard is because of the power of the nra even though they have been weakened significantly, and how much is that factoring in the republican senator resistance to want to support the background check bills? >> well, you know, if that's something they are thinking about they are thinking about the wrong things because the nra is weaker than it ever has been and the gun saf

the president, joe biden, was involved in helping his son get better through the decades. i think one thing we know about addiction is it's the great equalizer. if you have a family member who is struggling, you feel vulnerable and powerless. i am going to read an excerpt here from the book. it's a time when then-president biden goes to hunter who has holed himself in his apartment and he is drinking. he knocks on the door. he writes, he looked aghast at what he saw who said he told his dad he was fine. i know you're not fine, hunter, he said, studying me, scanning the apartment. you need help. dad saved me when he knocked on my door, he jolted me out of whatever state i was in and saved me by making me want to save myself. left on my own, i was certain i would not have survived. that was dad. he never let me forget that all was not lost. now, unfortunately, that period of sobriety itdid not last that long and certainly the struggles have been there for many years. this shows this is still a family, this is a president that has been through a lot. a lot of tragedy. they sh