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

you can understand how the atlanta braves feel about it. there are people who feel this is taking some economic opportunity away from those who would benefit from having a big event like an all-star game and some of those people are relatively lower on the economic ladder, so i understand those objections, but the larger point that is being made here, yeah, you can claim, as governor kemp did, that there are certain provisions within this bill that will enhance access to voting. but in the overall on balance, it actually restricts voting and it's clear it will most negative impact people of color and at the lower income scale. this is what baseball decided to do. ps this is also different when you talk about the pga tour. the masters is only in one place at one time. baseball can move its all-star game and it will somewhere else. the players will still play in the all-star game. >>> update on the investigation of republican congressman matt gaetz. federal investigators are looking into his relationships with young women. the threads they ar

a warning from atlanta's mayor and defiance from georgia's governor, amid concerns of fallout from the state's new-voting law. >>> plus, egypt's ancient-royal mummies parade through the streets of cairo, making their way to their new home. >>> coronavirus vaccinations in the u.s., reaching new heights. boosting hopes that an end to the pandemic could be within reach. the u.s., on saturday, reporting more than 4 million doses given. a new-daily record. that brings the seven-day vaccination average above the 3-million mark, for the first time, ever. more than 161-million doses have been administered, so far, in the u.s. but that progress does not mean the threat is over. several states are seeing some worrying numbers of new infections. michigan, among the worst. seeing its highest day of infections, in nearly-four months. and experts worry, that might be a sign of what is to come. top infectious-disease expert, dr. anthony fauci, spoke with cnn, earlier. he says, now isn't the time for people to let their guards down. >> what we're seeing, after that big peak that we had, around the chr

. >>> also ahead, major league baseball's all-star game has been pulled out of atlanta. georgia's governor is blaming cancel culture as he takes heat from the state's new elections law. but, when grease and limescale build up, it's not as hygienic as you think. use finish dishwasher cleaner its dual-action formula tackles grease and limescale. finish. clean dishwasher. clean dishes. pain hits fast. so get relief fast. only tylenol rapid release gels have laser-drilled holes. they release medicine fast for fast pain relief. tylenol rapid release gels. >>> shocking video of an alleged massacre in ethiopia is drawing harsh international condemnation. cnn and amnesty international have verified the soldiers in the video are wearing ethiopian military uniforms. they are shown apparently executing at least 11 unarmed men and pushing their bodies off a cliff. the u.n.'s human rights chief says war crimes may have been committed. the u.s., germany, france, and other g7 nations are now calling for an international investigation. the reporter who broke the story joins us from lond

live, from cnn-world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching here, in the united states, canada, and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber, and this is cnn "newsroom. " >>> it's a specific kind of terror, that only seems to, constantly, haunt the united states. mass shootings. the most recent took place, thursday night, at a fedex-ground facility in indianapolis, indiana. eight people lost their lives. that horrific news is compounded by the number of similar incidents, in recent weeks. in fact, it's the 45th-mass shooting in the u.s., since the atlanta-area spa killings, on march 16th. and some cities have had more than one. now, cnn defines a mass shooting as one, in which at least four people are hurt or killed by gunfire, not including the gunman. officials say they won't reveal the identities of the people who are wounded in that shooting friday but they have released the names of those who lost their lives. they are 32-year-old matthew r. alexander. 19-year-old samaria blackwell. 66-year-old amarjeet johal. 68-year-old jaswinder singh. 48-year-old amarjit sekhon. 19-

live from cnn headquarters in atlanta, welcome to "cnn newsroom." i'm kim brunhuber. >>> flags at the u.s. capitol and the white house are flying at half-staff at this hour after another capitol police officer was killed in the line of duty. the violent confrontation began midday friday when the suspect rammed a car into a security barricade. police say the driver then lunged at officers with a knife, stabbing one of them before he was fatally shot. another officer was also wounded. officer william evans is the second capitol officer to die on duty since the capitol riot. his college roommate spoke to affiliate wbz. >> it was real surreal to think that i -- i mean i literally just talked to him and we shared a laugh a couple of days ago, and now he's gone. it has just been shock ever since. i mean it's been fighting back tears all afternoon and trying to -- trying to make sense of it all and knowing that there's none to be had. >> for the latest on what we know, here's cnn's brian todd. >> reporter: a suspect in a car rammed two capitol police offic

mlb has said they'll continue to invest in local organizes in atlanta as part of the all-star legacy broke as originally planned. natasha chen, cnn, cobb county, georgia. >> so georgia's new restrictive voting laws have many up in arms, but it's far from the only state considering some type of changes. the brennen center for justice is tracking voting measures right across the country. it finds that 47 states have legislation in the works that would restrict voter access in some way. texas, georgia and arizona lead in the number of proposals. cnn's diane gallagher has the details on those new bills. >> reporter: the texas state senate sent a sweeping election bill over to the house that could change the way people in the lone star state vote. >> we want a system where it's easy to vote and hard to cheat. >> reporter: senate bill 7 seems to target voting in the recent democratic strong hold of harris county, home to houston, one of the country's most diverse cities. and democrats say that it will make it harder for people of color to vote. >> every minority member of the texas senate,

in fact, this is the 45th mass shooting in the area since the atlanta killings on march 16th. a mass shooting is defined as one four people are hurt or killed by gunfire, not including the gunman. officials say they won't reveal the identities of the people winded in that shooting on friday but they have released the names of those who lost their lives. they are the following. investigators in indianapolis are combing through what they called a chaotic crime scene. they also identified the gunman and revealed how he ended on law enforcement's radar last year. jason carroll has that, plus details on how the horrific incident unfolded. >> i saw a man with a machine gun of some sort, an automatic rifle and he was firing in the open. >> eight dead and several others injured after a gunman opened fire in indianapolis at a fedex facility. >> we started hearing six to around ten shots. this made me stand up and actually look at the entrance door. >> my buddy levi saw somebody running out of the building and then more shots went off. somebody went behind their car to the trunk and got

live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world, i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." ♪ ♪ >> we begin with breaking news out of taiwan where dozens of dead after a train derailed. you can see rescue teams here in this video helping survivors from the damaged cars, taiwan's government says at least 41 people were killed. we're hearing from the central news agency that the accident may have happened after a vehicle hit the moving train. let's go straight to ivan watson who is following the developments from hong kong. ivan, a tragic start to a holiday weekend in taiwan. what's the latest there? >> reporter: well, a desperate rescue effort, frankly, after this terrible and deadly train disaster where you have the premiere of taiwan now updating that up to 41 people are believed to have been killed in this accident, including the driver of the train. it was the number 408 train that was traveling down the east side of taiwan from taipei and it was entering a tunnel north of the city of huallen whe

live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching here, in the united states, canada and around the world, i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." nope ♪ ♪ >>> in just a few hours a new witness is expected to testify in the trial of derek chauvin, the former police officer accused of killing george floyd last summer. the court got a glimpse of new videos on day three of the trial showing floyd's deadly encounter with police and witnesses expressed how helpless they felt as they stood and watched floyd die. cnn's sara sidner has details from minneapolis. >> reporter: on the third day of testimony we heard no doubt the most powerful, emotional and poignant testimony from a 61-year-old man who normally walks the neighborhood. he began with kind of a funny anecdote that he was just being nosy when he heard the commotion outside of cup foods, but then he breaks down in uncontrolled sobs as he watches what happens between george floyd and the police officers. 61-year-old eyewitness charles mcmillen took the stand breaking down in sobs after prosecutors played

>>> live from cnn world headquarters here in atlanta i'm michael holmes. you're watching cnn newsroom. it doesn't happen often but we're getting good news in the fight against covid-19. all about the numbers you want to hear coming up. >>> also, they're doing what was once unthinkable. dr. sanjay gupta's behind-the-scenes tour of the pfizer labs. >>> also -- >> we're fitting on a box of dynamite a powder keg that could easily explode. >> the latest on the crisis at the border. an inside look at what officials are facing. >>> welcome. easter sunday once again being celebrated during the coronavirus pandemic but this year is different with record boosts to vaccinations giving hope that normalcy is at least within reach. the u.s. on saturday reporting more than 4 million doses given a new daily record. that brings the seven-day vaccination average above the 3 million mark for the first time ever. nearly a third of all americans have now had at least one vaccine dose. that progress does not mean the threat is over, however. cases are headed in the wrong direct

live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world, i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> the u.s. justice department has now opened a sweeping civil investigation into the policing practices of the minneapolis police department. that announcement from the attorney general comes one day after former police officer derek chauvin was convicted of murder in the death of george floyd. >> the investigation i am announcing today will assess whether the minneapolis police department engages in a pattern or practice of using excessive force, including during protests. the investigation will also assess whether the mpd engages in discriminatory conduct and whether its treatment of those with behavioral health disabilities is unlawful. >> this investigation comes in the wake of a verdict welcomed by many across the u.s., and now derek chauvin sits in a maximum security prison in minnesota after his conviction. the latest now from cnn's omar jimenez. >> find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: with a guilty v

they can just pull out of atlanta immediately. you're going to see more and more of that. you're going to see this backing candidates. companies have the ability to influence and they're going to use it very aggressively. >> but you bring up mlb, that is an interesting case study. does it align with their strategy. looking at some of their statistics only 8% of their players are black and they show a majority of them are fans from your point of view. are they perhaps making a mistake down the road? >> i don't think they're making a mistake this time. the problem is threading that needle. i think in the long run it will be hard for anyone to say they're against people's right to vote. >> so a backlash here, boycotting baseball and all of the woke company that's are interfering with free and fair conditions. people saying we should fight cancel culture by canceling baseball. this is a gront front for them politically to fight on. this is what brian kemp said yesterday, listen to this. >> baseball caved to fear and lies from liberal activists. >> he has done a variation on th

atlanta's mayor feels that losing the all-star game may just be the binning of the backlash. the latest, here is natasha change. >> they say he caved to cancel culture and that president joe biden and stacey abrams have been lying to the american people about this law. skied about whether or not they had anything to do with the urgency or time line of this law? >> is the time on this is based on your belief that was there fraud. >> i realize that people have different opinions and beliefs about the 2020 election, but make no mistake there was issues that happened on the election like they do in every election. >> they also say that mlb should have come to him with specific complaints about the bill and that he would welcome questions about the specifics. so we asked about things like banning mobile voting centers, specifying the number of drop boxes and locations. he chalked up a lot of that to improved election security. now you have proathletes and politicians chiming in seeing they support the decision here and whether or not you support o oppose it it is local businesses

live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to you here in the united states, canada, and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber and this is "cnn newsroom." >>> we begin with signs that the coronavirus vaccine supply in the u.s. may soon outstrip demand. according to the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention, more than 93 million people have been fully vaccinated. but over the past few weeks, average daily vaccination rates have started to fall. cnn's polo sandoval takes a look at what might be behind the drop. >> reporter: as johnson & johnson's covid-19 vaccine is cleared to go into arms again, a slight but ongoing drop in overall shots being administered a day. that average number, according to the cdc, dipped below 3 million this week. the biden administration attributing it to vaccine hesitancy. it's a trend that the university of washington's institute for health metrics and evaluation has been closely watching, even before j&j's pause. >> facebook runs a survey every day. and we look at that data on a daily basis. and that's shown that vaccine confidence in the u.s.

look was the scene at atlanta's airport on easter sunday among a record-setting travel weekend during the pandemic. the cdc updated its travel guidance on friday but it seems not everyone got the message. >> the cdc says if you have the s vaccine, it's safe to travel but asking you not to travel that much. did that factor in the decisions you made? >> can i say not too much. not too much. i mean, we'll be vaccined. we're scheduled. i guess it will alleviate some worries for us. >> there are many americans paying attention to the warnings and they're making the return to public life slowly and hopefully safely. and, of course, protected by a vaccination. here is natasa chen. >> on the second easter into the pandemic, more signs of hope. as a resurrection of life compared to a year ago. >> we share the symbolism with pope francis. he said getting vaccinated is a moral obligation. it can safe your life and the lives of others. >> reporter: the u.s. is administering 3 million covid vaccines administered every day. a source familiar with the company's vaccine manufacturing process said it'

that's according to a letter obtained by the "atlanta journal-constitution." this comes after coke publicly criticized georgia's new election law passed by the republican-controlled legislature. critics, of course, say the law unfairly restricts voting access, particularly to minorities. coke, as well as the atlanta-based delta airlines and more than a hundred other companies have publicly come out against the law. and major league baseball has pulled this year's all-star game from the state of course. the corporate fight against georgia's new election law got started when dozens of current and former black corporate executives joined forces to challenge the law and lawmakers. tony west is the chief legal officer at uber and one of those 72 black executives who signed a letter pledging to protect voter rights. he spoke to cnn about the responsibility corporate america has on the issue. >> well, look, i think, you know, american businesses have always made their voices heard in our democracy on all kinds of critical issues, right, whether it's tax policy or h1-

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when in atlanta the braves will allow fully packed stands. >> it's going to be great. as you can see just opening up like we have has meant the world, i think, to everybody here. >> reporter: nationwide the average daily new case count lowest it's been in over six months. tennessee declared mission accomplished. i am not renewing any public health orders, tweeted the governor, because covid-19 is no longer a health emergency in our state. jumping the gun? tennessee has one of the lowest rates of vaccination in the land. not quite one-third of americans are now fully vaccinated and the pace is slowing, dropped nearly 20% the past two weeks. >> go get vaccinated, america. get and get the vaccination. they are available. >> supply, no longer the issue. it's demand. in our new poll of the not yet vaccinated, 58% of adults said they won't try to get a shot. think again say the experts. think ahead. >> one critical way to prevent long covid is to prevent covid itself, even for young people who consider their risk of severe covid to be low, the long-term consequences can be q

i'm robyn curnow live from atlanta. it is 28 minutes past the hour. so myanmar's deposed of its civilian leaders exported to appear at another court hearing in the coming hours. aung san suu kyi is facing six charges from the military, which stole power back in february. meanwhile, the junta leader attended the asean summit this weekend, his first international appearance since the coup. the summit ended with the consensus agreement that the violent crackdowns on protesters must come to an end. but pro-democracy activists tell us that is not nearly good enough. paula hancocks has the details live from bangkok. paula, tell us what this agreement means. is this a concession to the military junta? if. >> well, robyn, what this means is they have agreed on a five-step plan at this point, which is a little more than some were expecting them to do. but what it does not do according to malaysia's ministers is put the blame on the military junta for the violence. the prime minister told reporters that in fact the violence must stop but didn't point out it was

i'm robyn curnow live from atlanta. now, the 93rd annual academy awards is set to air on sunday. hollywood's big night will look different this year due to the ongoing pandemic. so with that in mind let's see what we can expect. the oscars will be staged at union station in los angeles. that red carpet will be closed to most media. and the backstage interview room will be virtual. the films with the most oscar buzz this year include "ma rainey's black bottom" with the late chadwick bozeman nominated for best lead actor. he of course passed away from cancer last year at the age of 43. >> what a beautiful family. glad you're here. >> "minari" is another film with plenty of oscar buzz. it depicts a family of south korean immigrants who move to arkansas and start a farm. "minari" was inspired by the real-life story of its director, lee isaac chung. and "nomadland" is another big film to keep an eye on. "nomadland" is nominated for six academy awards including best picture, best director and also best lead actress for frances mcdormand. and while "nomadland" is considered an oscar fro

lynda kinkade, cnn, atlanta. >>> an astronaut and two russian cosmonauts are back home. nasa's kate rubins lived on the international space station for six months, completing two space walks bringing her career total to four. she has the fourth-most days in space by a female u.s. astronaut. she used her time to work on heart research and microbiology. her next mission is set to last more than half a year. >>> i'm robyn curnow. thanks so much for joining me. follow me on twitter and instagram @robyncurnowcnn. >>> with vaccines becoming more available, why are covid cases surging? parting of the u.s. and around the world. plus remembering the victims of a mass shooting in indianapolis, indiana. welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada, and around the world. this is

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this was the scene at atlanta's airport on easter sunday. i mean, take a look amid a record-setting travel weekend during the pandemic. the cdc updated its travel guidance friday, but it seems not everyone got the message. >> the cdc says if you have the vaccine it's safe to travel, but they're asking people not to travel that much if they don't have to. is that still factoring into the decisions when you think about making travel decisions? >> um, can i say not so much? [ laughter ] not so much. i mean, we'll be vaccined. we're scheduled. so, that i guess will alleviate some worries for us. >> okay. u.s. health experts, meantime, have their work cut out for them as you can see from what she said. here's natasha chen. >> reporter: on the second easter into the pandemic, there are more signs of hope and a resurrection of life compared to a year ago. >> we share the sentiments of pope francis who said that getting vaccinated is a moral obligation, one that can save your life and the lives of others. >> the u.s. is now averaging more than 3 mil

the fact that you have young white men like the ones in atlanta who shot the people in the asian spas, you take them alive, but yet you always end up killing us. when you had people like the young white man in parkland, florida, who shot up the school, you took him alive, but then you shoot us. just like dylann roof shot up the church in south carolina, you took him alive but you shoot this young man who we believe should have never been stopped in the first place, especially when we're dealing with something so senseless going on in minneapolis. so, don, it is an emotional time because we're just tired of them killing us unjustifiably over and over and over again. >> and alongside family lawyer ben crump there was george floyd's brother philonise. he discussed his testimony with don lemon and reacted to the latest officer-involved shooting sending a message out to daunte wright's mother. >> at times like this we can't have this because i miss my brother and she's going to miss her son and we will stand in solidarity with her and speak up because we have to stop this violence right no

since the atlanta area spa shootings on march 16th, there have been at least 50 mass shootings reported in the united states. >> when you see people getting killed, i mean, in this last month it's just been horrifying what's happened. how can you say that's not a public health issue? >> reporter: what also has health professionals and public officials worried is the idea of americans simply accepting this kind of mass gun violence. >> we must guard against resignation or even despair. the assumption that this is simply how it must be and that we might as well set used to it. >> reporter: president biden has in recent weeks announced some executive actions on gun control, including a measure to eliminate kits that people can buy to build untraceable guns at home. the president also wants to ban assault-style weapons and high capacity magazines and establish stricter background checks for gun purchases, but despite all the mass shootings just since president biden has been in office there's little appetite among republicans and even some moderate democrats in congress to pass stricter gun

and live from cnn world headquarters here in atlanta, i'm michael holmes. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> and our top story this hour, an influential covid-19 model warns americans not to put their masks away yet, as cases surge in michigan. let's have a look at that spike there. you can see it at the right of the graph. the state reporting nearly 7,000 new cases on saturday. the federal government sending 160 extra vags nayccinators to get shots into arms. some hospitals there are delaying nonemergency procedures on a case by case basis because they're getting full. officials calling it a last resort. medical experts say pandemic fatigue combined with the spread of coronavirus variants are behind the surge in michigan. cnn's evan mcmorris-santoro with more. >> reporter: even if vaccination rates rise in places like new york, where i'm standing, there's still a concern that america is in the grip of this pandemic, especially in the state of michigan, where the viral numbers are rising at a dangerous and scary rate. >> the second we let our guard down, it comes

it's 31 minutes past the hour, live from atlanta. police barriers at the center in jerusalem came down. what is the situation right now? >> reporter: robyn, i am standing outside in a plaza, and this is the main entrance for muslim worshippers to enter the old city, and it's calm right now but that has not been the case since the beginning of ramadan. palestinians have been protesting the erection of barricades, and a popular place for young people at night during ramadan. they have thrown rocks and glass bottles, and the stench of foul smelling water, the stench that remains in the plaza to this day. hundreds of palestinians cheered when the barricades came down. those tensions also have spread down south to gaza where over the course of the last three days, more than 40 rockets have been fired by gaza militants into israel, including five last night. the israeli army says they have responded with air strikes and s closed the fishing zones near gaza as well, and authorities are hoping the removal of the barricades here last night wi

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 20 witnesses have been called in the trial for derek chauvin, many of them officers. >> if you don't have a pulse on a person, you will immediately start cpr just because they're speaking doesn't mean they're breathing adequately. >> reporter: week two of testimony has largely focused on training. police lieutenant mercil is a use of force instructor with the training division at the minneapolis police department. >> sir, is this

live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta i want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world, i'm paula newton and this is "cnn news newsroom". ♪ >> so the ninth day of testimony is just hours away in the trial of former police officer derek chauvin for the alleged killing of george floyd. witnesses yesterday detailed what floyd may have said just moments before he died, both the defense and prosecution asked the lead investigator what he believes floyd was saying in a clip of police body cam footage. the answer wasn't all that clear. cnn's omar jimenez is following the case from minneapolis. >> you are still under oath. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: today's testimony, more cops taking the stand against former officer derek chauvin. >> in your opinion does defendant's use of force during that time period need to be reasonable within the entire time period? >> yes. >> reporter: but one of the more significant exchanges came when special agent james ryerson took the stand that led the investigation into the events of may 25th. the defense played him video from the scene

. >> three shootings atlanta area spas where at least seven people have been killed. >> breaking overnight, another mass shoot manage the u.s. >> at least eight people were killed at a fed ex warehouse near the airport in indianapolis. >> i think it's difficult to not be numb. the numbers are so huge, it's almost unimaginable. >> reporter: almost unimaginable, and yet increasinglily predictable. >> on average, probably at least 20 times the likelihood that someone in the united states will die of a gun death than people in other developed countries. >> reporter: it's not just mass shooting events, which are only a small fraction of gun-related deaths in the u.s. in 2019, more than 60% were suicides. and every day an average of over 300 people are injured by a firearm, according to researchers at penn and columbia. our gun violence epidemic is a uniquely american problem. but the firearm holds a different place in our american mythology and history than it does in any other country. and we have to be able to hold up both of those things as true. >> reporter: which is why in a nation that no

i'm robyn curnow live from cnn world news headquarters here in atlanta. so after more than a year of the covid pandemic, america's health care workers are running on empty. there's no other way to say it. a new poll from "the washington post" and the kaiser family foundation lays out some troubling signs. i want you to have a look at this. roughly 3 in 10 health care workers say they've weighed up leaving the profession. more than half are burned out, and about 6 in 10 say stress from the pandemic has harmed their mental health. to talk about that, i want to bring in dr. mona massoud, an outpatient psychiatrist and the finder of the physician support line. doctor, thank you very much for joining us. what kind of pressure are frontline health workers under at the moment? >> frontline workers, physicians, nurses, everyone on the actual front lines of covid as well as kind of behind the scenes in our clinics and outpatient settings are all under a tremendous amount of pressure being called heroes and being expected to kind of fight a battle or a war that the

. ♪ >>> live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to our viewers in the united states, canada, all around the world. i'm paula newton. this is "cnn newsroom." ♪ >>> britain, the commonwealth countries and nation all around the world are playing tribute to the late prince philip. gun salutes will be fired right across the uk at noon local time. that is in about two hours from now. they have already started in australia. buckingham palace is confirmed to confirm the funeral arrangements for prince philip at noon. he died two months shy of his 100th birthday. he was a world war ii hero and husband to queen elizabeth spending seven decades by her side. he is the father of the heir apparent prince charles. the bells of west minister of abby ringing out in honor of the duke. flowers have been placed at the palace gates even though the government is asking people not to do so because of covid-19. you can't help that people feel they want to do something. many there taking the measure of a man who had a role that was singular, unique. how are people remembering prince philip? >> goo

live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world, i'm kim brunhuber, this is "cnn newsroom." ♪ >>> joe biden calls it the american families plan, a sweeping multi-billion dollar agenda meant to help with things like child care, preschool education, paid family leave and free community college. he outlined his vision last night in a address to joint members of congress. they say no one making $400,000 a year will see their taxes go up and says investing now in america's future will create millions of new jobs and trillions in economic growth. biden delivered his speech with two women sitting behind him, a historic first. vice president kamala harris and house speaker nancy pelosi became the first women to lead both the senate and the house during a presidential address to congress and president biden didn't let it pass unnoticed. >> madam speaker, madam vice president. no president has ever said those words from this podium. no president has ever said those words and it's about time. >> biden also comme

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live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world, i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." ♪ >> hundreds of protesters took to the streets of brooklyn center, minnesota, for a fourth night demanding justice following the fatal police shooting of daunte wright. the crowd was largely peaceful, but once a nighttime curfew set in demonstrators threw fireworks and bottles at police. police used flash banks and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. the protest was declared an unlawful assembly and some two dozen people were arrested. more than 3,000 national guard troops have been activated across the twin cities area. cnn has been on the streets of brooklyn center every night following the unrest. law enforcement officials say the tension was easing wednesday after the arrest of the officer who shot wright. still, protesters were dug in ahead of the curfew wednesday night as sara sidner reports. >> reporter: early on the crowd being a bit more angry earlier and you're seeing sort of the exchange that happe

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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

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

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

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

and major league baseball strips atlanta of the all star game as the backlash widens against new voting laws in the state of georgia. so lisa 5 more people have been killed in miramar in the latest crackdown on protesters more than 2 months since the military deposed the civilian leadership security forces shot and killed protesters in 3 different cities on saturday despite that demonstrations are continuing in major cities including young girls and nuns lay at the military has also issued arrest warrants against 18 prominent online critics. and 10. major armed groups representing ethnic minorities are throwing their support behind the anti coup movement through groups . condemning the use of life against protesters and the rebels control large areas mostly along mia most voters speak to tony chaney joins us live now from bangkok in neighboring thailand and he will come on to the group represents the major represents the ethnic minorities in a 2nd because we're just gives it an update situation on what the latest is. was you mention. in the protests are still ongoing they have been pret

so that for you on the program major league baseball gets political stripping atlanta and its all star game over new in the state of georgia . and families grieve for the victims of friday's trying crash in taiwan as prosecutor seek an arrest warrant for the owner of the truck that rolled on to the trunk. the weather slushy set fair across much of australia but i'm a fighter to have more wet weather in the forecast for queensland over the next few days a little area 5 pressure down towards new zealand and around a hybrid drew or in the way in the sand from the ocean and that will face some rather heavy showers into eastern parts of queensland as we go on through sunday some heavy rain there just around the sunshine coast brisbane could catch some rather wet weather that could lead to some localized flooding as we go on into monday out west the weather if anything becoming a little more expansive so right along the coastal fringes we are in for some rather wet weather the ground saturated of course from the previous weeks of very heavy races that could cause some localized if not flash

atlanta is 51% african-american. they moved it to denver, a city that is 9% african-american because they are such woke social justice warriors that they are going to take $100 million out of the pockets of the african-american small businesses and workers in atlanta. it makes no sense. it's dangerous and i do think there is a strong backlash that is building because the american people, when you go to a baseball game, you are not interested in their lecturing you on left wing politics. you would like to see people play a game of baseball. >> ben: the thing that i'm concerned about, senator, we have these handful of institutions that still unite us in american life. and we see them being torn apart by this woke leftism which is taking over all of these different entities that had been unifying elements of american life that we could all go to a baseball game together and cheer alongside each other regardless of race of religion, et cetera. to me, this is something that has to be solved from the bottom up, from the co