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

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

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

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

this is the whole atlanta contingency right here for all of the shows. >> i know. i had to wish my fellow howard university brother the ultimate best and you'll be fantastic. continue to soar. >> thank you so much. thank you. >> and, christi, i'm here with you, arms locked always. >> yes, together always. >> have a great day. >> you, too. >> that's what we say in atlanta, y'all. >>> all right, the "cnn newsroom" begins right now. thank you for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin today with new warnings from the cdc as cases of the coronavirus are on the rise and michigan is now seeing the worst of it. the governor begging the white house for more vaccines to help stop the spread in her state. michigan leads the nation in cases with a positivity rate now of 18%, and there are new concerns this morning about the johnson & johnson vaccine. the cdc saying it is aware of a adverse side effects being reported in four states, dizziness, rapid breathing and sweating seem to be the most common complaints and now johnson & johnson shots in some states are being pul

major league baseball moving the all-star game out of atlanta in protest. the governor calling it a cancel culture move. and there are some surprising reactions from georgia democrats. here's steve osunsami. >> 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 lith "i have decided that the best rate our values as a sporisy locating this year's all-star ga a ra >> 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, their 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. stacey abrams, who is credited with getting more georgians to vote, says she's "disappointed" and says, "i don't want to see georgi

this is the 47th now mass shooting that has taken place in the united states since march 16th with the atlanta spa shootings. it is a tragedy that continues even in small towns like this. fredricka? >> martin vsavidge, thank you s much. >>> with me is joe kennedy, a former democratic congressman from massachusetts, congressman kennedy, so good to see you. >> good to be with you. >> so if not after newtown, if not after parkland, if not after 47 shootings in one month including kenosha and columbus last night what is it going to take for elected officials in america to do something and do you believe it's up to elected officials? >> i think like everybody in this past month, fredricka, i wake up in the morning and look at the news and it's just gutting. we started the show, as you started the show you said there's another one takes place in austin, texas. it has to stop. and the idea that some would say this is the price of freedom in this country, that this is what we all have to endure, in order to claim residents and citizenry here. it's just not true. and it doesn't have to be this way. and

. >> natasha chen, cnn, atlanta. >>> hello, again, everyone. thank you for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield, and we begin this hour with more questions swirling around the deadly shooting of a black man in north carolina. this morn, elizabeth city officials are revealing that they don't have any details about what happened wednesday morning to andrew brown jr. officials are making a clear distinction that the shooting and the warrants involved, county sheriff deputies and not the city's police force, but the sheriff's county's office is tight lipped about the shooting of brown, and nor has the county released any body camera footage, and calls for the release of that footage is calling louder, and the governor is tweeting that he calls for the footage to be released as quickly as possible. and there is an emergency council meeting to have that released as quickly as possible, and the request will be formally filed monday. natasha chen was at that briefing involving the city mayor and manager, and natasha, the family of andrew brown is expected to hold a press confere

so, here's our senior national correspondent steve osunsami from the cdc in atlanta. >> reporter: any future use of the johnson & johnson covid vaccine could be decided tomorrow by a cdc advisory panel. because it's a single shot, it's become an important tool in fighting the coronavirus. >> we need to make a decision quickly i'm and really hopeful that we'll be able to use the vaccine soon. >> reporter: u.s. health officials put use of the vaccine on hold after six women developed rare blood clots after getting the shot. tomorrow, they could continue with that hold or join health officials in europe, who just days ago decided that the benefits outweigh the risks and have cleared the vaccine to be used with a safety warning. across the country, it appears fewer people are rushing to get immunized, with thousands of appointments sitting empty and some vaccination places shutting down. >> when 16 and older opened, i did expect a rush and it just never materialized. >> reporter: for the first time in weeks, the daily average of shots put into arms has fallen below 3 million doses a day.

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some of the mass shootings in this country in just the past month, from the attacks in la atlanta to the massacre in boulder. we're covering indianapolis tonight. the flags lowered at the white house. some of the workers at fedex were not allowed to have their phones so they were unable to call loved ones to let them know they survived this, adding to the horror of it all. victor oquendo leads us off tonight from indianapolis. >> reporter: tonight, new details into that deadly shooting at an indianapolis fedex facility as we learn a former employee armed with a rifle allegedly opened fire. >> we have an active shooter currently at fedex. >> reporter: just half 11:00 p.m. thursday, officers responding to reports of shots fired at this operations center, fedex's second largest hub in the world, roughly 100 workers present at the time. >> we heard three more shots, and then my buddy levi saw someone running out of the building. >> reporter: police finding eight killed, four outside the building and four inside. at least five others rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds. their ident

and the manhunt is still on for a convict who escaped in clayton county near atlanta. he was on his way to prison to serve a sentence for burglary. >> reporter: americans' love of chicken is fueling a shortage. major fast food chains blame the pandemic for disruptions in the market and supply chain. there's also the increased demand for takeout or delivery of comfort food. and the storms in february halted work for some processors. >> reporter: and an update to a story that we have been following. major biden, the first dog, he's back at the white house after some additional training. first lady dr. jill biden says that included going to see cats at a shelter, and major did fine. the first cat is expected to arrive soon. >>> when we come back a top draft pick's inspiring story and how football success is changing their lives. with a hybrid, you don't have to choose. that's why insurers are going hybrid with ibm. with watson on a hybrid cloud they can use ai to help predict client needs and get the data they need to quickly design coverage for each one. businesses that

abc's elwyn lopez leading us off from atlanta. >> reporter: tonight, after an 11 day pause, the johnson & johnson vaccine >> i think the benefits outweigh the risks. >> reporter: at least 22 states saying they'll resume the one-dose shots immediately. what would you say to people who are hesitant? >> i would just say look at the facts, trust science. >> reporter: the cdc and the fda recommending j&j's shot come with a warning label of the risk of rare blood clots. so far, 15 blood clot cases verified, but with 8 million shots given, that's about 1 clot per 500,000 vaccines given. experts say things like birth some americansse are exceedu a blood clot than the rare but potentially deadly type from the shot. >> the risk of you having this complication versus the potential risk of getting covid right now certainly is on the side of getting covid. >> reporter: over the past nine days, the average number of daily vaccines administered dropping nearly 16%. and with supply outpacing demand, some states like louisiana and mississippi now asking for fewer doses. adding to growing concerns that v

abc senior national correspondent steve osunsami is at the cdc in atlanta tonight leading us off. >> reporter: it's a decision tonight that health officials say is in the best interest of public health. >> the vote is ten in favor, four opposed. >> reporter: a cdc panel recommends that we should remove the hold on using the single shot johnson & johnson vaccine. anyone 18 years old or older should feel free to get the shot, and they will be warned about the low risk of blood clots. >> i'm a firm believer that the perfect should never be the enemy of the good. i think the risks and benefits of this vaccine clearly show that we're preventing tremendous disease. >> reporter: public health authorities put a pause on using the vaccine after six women came down with severe blood clots about two weeks after getting the shot. tonight, the cdc shares that there are now 15 of these cases, most of them with severe blood clots near the brain. all of them are women between 18 and 59 years old. three of them died, and seven are still hospitalized. but the experts underline these are out of 8 milli

steve osunsami leading us off tonight with late news from the cdc in atlanta. >> reporter: a cdc advisory panel tonight says it needs more time and information to respond to the new concerns about the johnson & johnson vaccine. which means for now, americans should continue holding off using this brand of the covid vaccine. >> we do not have to arrive at a vote today or a recommendation today. if we need more time to think about this, we can reconvene later this week or this weekend. >> reporter: a very small number of women who suffered blood clots after getting the shot caused health officials to put a hold on using the drug. health officials here worry that this potential adverse reaction looks a little too similar to what happened in europe with the astrazeneca vaccine. the astrazeneca vaccine is made using similar technology as the johnson & johnson, and in europe 19 people died. >> there are some rather strong similarities about this with regard to the time frame following vaccination. particularly importantly, the clinical syndrome of these clots together with low platelets. so the

atlanta's democratic mayor telling cnn she understands baseball's decision, but she worries about the economic backlash from the law. >> it is going to impact millions of georgians' employment, small businesses, our corporations. and it's very unfortunate. >> reporter: the league's move could be seen as a warning to other states considering changes to their voting laws, like texas. american airlines and dell already opposing proposed bills there. here in georgia, governor kemp digging in. >> i will not be backing down from this fight. >> reporter: and whit, cobb county travel and tourism officials tell me they estimate the economic loss from the all-star game's relocation could top more than $100 million. whit? >> elwyn lopez, thank you. >>> we move onto the murder trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin, set to resume on monday after a week of gripping testimony. eyewitnesses reliving the moments leading up to the death of george floyd. so, what's next as the prosecution builds its case? abc's reena roy from minneapolis. >> reporter: tonight, jurors gearing up for an

but first, abc's steve osunsami leads us off from the cdc in atlanta. >> reporter: it's the covid vaccine that promises good protection with a single dose. an important tool for public health officials around the world, but tonight, the fda is telling everyone to hold off using the johnson & johnson vaccine. a very small number of women have come down with an extremely rarely blood clot after getting the shot. >> this is a really rare event. if you look at what we know so far, there have been six out of the 6.85 million doses, which is less than one in a million. >> reporter: all six women were between 18 and 48 years old. they got sick about 6 to 13 days after getting vaccinated. the clots formed in veins of the sinus and prevented blood from draining out of the brain. one woman died, another in critical condition. there's no evidence showing the vaccine caused the condition, and to be super clear, your chances of getting struck by lightning are nearly twice as high. one in half a million. but the fda is warning anyone who got the johnson & johnson vaccine in the last three weeks to be o