state of georgia has criticized major league baseball for moving its all star game out of atlanta but decision comes a week after the state pass new legislation tightening voting laws critics say the changes designed to suppress democratic votes especially among black versus well let's now speak to mike hanna he's following this for us from washington d.c. mike it really does seem that this is turning into a bit of a showdown very much so and now the corporations are joining in as well they were quiet while this was law was being discussed they didn't come out with any major objection but since that law was passed major corporations such as coca-cola and delta who have their homes in atlanta georgia have issued statements condemning this move now this has a ripple effect in terms of corporations in particular and this is something that could have an impact not only in georgia but further afield and that is what the governor of georgia brian kemp had to say the news conference on the state we can let the earliest. you know out flankers out political. you know. or we can get in the 5 in

confirmed dead i'm german ash with sports that major league baseball's all star game will be moved from atlanta in response to voting restrictions in georgia and it's being reported that a major test event for the tokyo it impacts the diving world cup has been canceled because of $1000.00 safety concerns. hello welcome to the news hour we begin of course in the u.s. where the capital the hearts of american democracy was once again thrown into lockdown on friday after a man rammed his car into a barricade killing at least one person the car drove into 2 police officers who were near the barricade one of them has died and the alva is still being treated in hospital offices on the scene shot at the suspect when he left the car he has since died of his injuries and that suspect exit the vehicle with a knife in hand. our officers then engage that suspect he did not respond to verbal commands the suspect did start lunging toward us capitol police officers at which time u.s. capitol police officers fired upon the suspect at this time the suspect has been pronounced deceased 2 so u.s. capitol police of

the home run king both broke babe ruth's record for the atlanta braves was an executive to the at the braves and detail going in with very moving way in his biography of the some of the prejudice he faced when he was a young player in the minor leagues in jacksonville florida when he was an executive with the braves or turner turner broadcasting so this will take that focus on henry aaron out of the city where he lived and played and i think that's quite a big thing for major league baseball to do. well into the miami open tennis weather was not set in the semifinals polish player who bowed to catch the favorite from russia andre rieu bless her coach who actually lives in florida won him straight sets 6364 he won a lower ranks event earlier this year but is now through to his 1st ever masters final now next up heard how much will face as he major yannick sin in the final on sunday the 19 year old italian be the 7th seed roberto a guzzi his semifinal center is only the 4th teenager to reach the final in miami following andre agassi rafael nadal and even novak djokovic which. and so the

all the latest from atlanta. with the news hour live from london well still ahead for you on the program our affairs of asia's 4th wave growing with a surge in krajina virus infections in thailand thousands of children are without basic necessities as they await a future in the united states and then in support disastrous day for red bull ahead of the 2nd formula one race of the season son i will have that story a bit later in the program. u.s. president joe biden has described gun violence as a stain on the country which passes the soul of the nation a statement came in the wake of the latest mass shooting in which a fed ex workers died in the city of indianapolis the gunman who also died was later identified as a 19 year old former employee christian salumi reports. another corner of america the scene of yet another mass shooting this time at a fed ex facility in indianapolis a gunman opening fire late on thursday night killing workers outside in the car park before going inside to kill others and then himself

well still ahead here on al jazeera atlanta is stripped of one of the biggest events in u.s. sports sorrow be here with all these details. when freedom of the press is under threat demonstrators and journalists are dealing with internet outages police intimidation and charges of said dish to shift the focus of covering the way the news this covered the listening posts on a. april on al-jazeera from a 3rd wave to the vaccine rollout we'll bring you the latest developments from around the world a year into the coronavirus pandemic $11.00 east gains rare behind the scenes accents into the secretive world the japanese soon. could president idriss deby secure a 6th time in power join us on april 11th for the charted action. to ward winning our choice returns stories of those striving to reduce or negative impact on the planet has president joe biden kept his campaign promises we'll have special coverage and in-depth analysis of his 1st $100.00 days in the oval office april ouches iraq. or. talk about now in northeast asia cherry blossoms blaming are a sure sign that spring has spr

mlb pulled the midsummer classic from atlanta overt restrictions to atlanta's new voting laws. we will hear more about that after the news summary. and baylor university's men's basketball team has won its first-ever national championship. baylor ended gonzaga's undefeated season, prevailing in an 86-70 blowout that sent baylor's campus into a frenzy. we'll talk to the coach of the women's ncaa championship team, stanford, later in the program. still to come on the newshour, more businesses in georgia speak out against the controversial new voting law. several pro football players of color claim they were penalized in the nfl concussion settlement. how turning to the performing arts can help ease political divide. plus much more. >> this is the "pbs newshour" f rom washington and in the west from the want cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. judy: delta, coca-cola, and major league baseball are some of the dozens of companies speaking out against new voting legislation in georgia and other states. georgia's law signed late last month poses new id requireme

well from this meeting in atlanta we have discovered that there are no 15 cases that have turned up of people suffering from blood clots all of them women 1000000 injections administered by johnson and johnson that number of 15 more than twice the number that we had 10 days ago there were 6 instances in 6 and a half 1000000 cases and that is why the government decided to put a halt to the jordan johnson and vaccination temporarily know the c.d.c. has a number of things they can do they can get 10 year to put a pause on the vaccinations until they get more information but many of the scientists at the c.d.c. think they have enough information to come to a decision that could possibly say no more johnson and johnson vaccinations that would be a surprise what is likely to happen most people think is that it will fall european model remember 3 days ago europe decided to go ahead with the johnson and johnson vaccination but there would be some warnings to certain groups and it seems that the americans may well follow that path as well we should know in the next couple of hours if they do th

the game had been scheduled for mid july just outside atlanta. the league it says it is looking for a new post city. a senior minneapolis police official testified today that derek chauvin no reason to kneel on george floyd's neck when he was already down and handcuffed. the lieutenant richard zimmerman heads the homicide division and said the former officer's actions were totally unnecessary. >> i saw no reason why the officers felt they were in danger. and that is what they would have to feel in order to use that kind of force. stephanie: that testimony closed out the first week of derek chauvin's trial in minneapolis. he is charged with murder and manslaughter. a texas sheriff has fired seven officers after a black man died in jail last month. marvin scott was arrested for marijuana possession. the guard said he was acting strangely so they tied him down and used pepper spray and a so-called spit hood on him. his family says scott had mental health problems. the suspect in a mass shooting rampage in southern california was charged today with f

underway in atlanta just in the last hour you'll remember the earlier this month the pause was put on the johnson and johnson vaccine after $6800000.00 doses had been issued they phoned it in 6 cases there were blood clots in the interim there's probably been about 7000000 doses that have been issued issued in the period between stopping and getting all done and there was another few cases reported although we don't know exactly how many so now the c.d.c. is deciding what it wants to do know the number of options on the table 1st of all it could continue the pause until it gets more information but those who have been attending the meeting say that they think they have enough to make a decision they could call a halt to using the johnson and johnson vaccine which of course has been very popular because it's one and done or they could continue with a number of restrictions and that's exactly what europe did just 3 days ago it decided it was going to use johnson and johnson but there would be a warning attached it could be several hours before we get that final decision from the c.d.c.

the brooklyn nets the 1st team from the eastern conference to book a spot in the playoffs for atlanta where too strong the toronto raptors winning by 13 and the news gets better for the nets with their main man kevin durant scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in his 2nd game back from a lengthy injury layoff. different guys have different situations they are used to it's they speak you know coaches their help and yet there are players there are talks or it is mostly teenagers just tighter and more connected. there are tired of boxing legend foid mayweather has been scheduled for june the 6th in miami the unbeaten 5 time world champion will come out of retirement to fight internet celebrity logan paul may weather has been retired since beating you have ceased our economy burger in august 27th he was known as the race that stops a nation but australian horseracing authority is hoping that introducing new medical checks will stop animals dying at the melbourne cup among the changes so all overseas runners will have to have c.t. scans before and after arriving at the showpiece even

patients after it went out but finding a hospital bed to free has become almost impossible in the city of atlanta. i came here to get my grandfather treated he's suffering from covert 19 they are not living in sin we don't understand anything the security guard is saying there is no doctor available here if there is no doctor need the emergency ward then where will we go his oxygen level is dropping alarmingly. india recorded more than 300000 cases for the 3rd day on saturday the situation in india is a device stating reminder of what this virus can do and why we must marshal every tool against it in a comprehensive and integrated approach countries including the u.k. in china today looking at ways to help india as it sees shortages of beds and medicines. oxygen and vaccines and the u.s. chamber of commerce has called on the biden administration to release millions of doses of astra zeneca vaccine from storage to ship to india brazil and other countries had hired by the pandemic it said that no one is safe until the safe elizabeth pool on an al-jazeera new delhi. current virus death so also risin

mean i just fall around like puppy dogs and just time to tell you that the all-star game has me from atlanta as you know but it's now going to be played in denver that's been confirmed by many today so i have a guy that for me gemma thank you. and that is it for this new salary you can get the latest on all that we have been covering on our website al jazeera dot com and i will be back in just a few minutes with more of the news thanks for watching. the story goes that the statue of an ancient greek god he beat the waves for millenia. until a palestinian fisherman on earth the priceless relic. the story continues that as the world's attention was drawn to gaza mysteriously the day it disappeared once again. the apollo of gaza. on a. most people will never know what's beyond this still. deafening silence of 100000 volts how it feels to touch danger every day. most people will never know what it's like to work with every breath is precious with here is not an option. but when knocked most people. the climate is changing every year for millions of years decades of little action it's all about j

enjoy some big stadium and certainly by next season i won't be going back and watching city at the atlanta game as football fans are specified that the main thing is seeing your mates going going to the games and i think that this is the start hopefully of it easing off and things getting better and better so yeah we are really excited about how things are going as i say there's a lot more at stake than just the car about cup in this to the future of the european championships which are going to be played here at wembley the semifinals on the final in the couple of the group games as well later on during the summer now this 80000 people are attending to this game today the f.a. cup final on in the middle of may is going to have 121-2000 spectators if this event goes well and by the time the european championships come around the expectation is that they'll be a minimum of 25 percent capacity and that's $22.00 and a half 1000 for this particular state. and i hope that by the time the finals in the fall and the semifinals in the fall come around they'll be able potentially to have up to 50 p

actually tapping into a warm gulf a warm push of gulf air here so look at some of these temperatures atlanta 29 wednesday washington d.c. up to 30 but look just a bit behind it 19 degrees and 1st chicago and that's because a cold front is swinging across so new york the next 3 days we're getting pretty close to record temperatures here certainly above average temperatures but then the cold front slices across that will drop the temperature triggers some showers and there is where we track the cold front on thursday potential for some strong storms as we head to arkansas and tennessee take you to central america right now and dry conditions persist for mexico and we do have some drought conditions across that country so the dry conditions certainly not helping some scattered showers for his final and also puerto rico on wednesday for south america we've been dealing with heavy rains toward parts of venezuela into guyana and french guy on his watch 137 millimeters of rain in 24 hours more showers on deck for french guyana on wednesday. still out on al-jazeera are you going standoff between sau

already a deadly year with $147.00 my shooting across the nation in march alone 8 people were killed in atlanta less than a week later 10 died at a supermarket in colorado. yet the issue of gun control remains as ever deeply divisive. in the run up to his election joe biden promised tough action including buying back weapons banning imported guns and so-called commonsense steps to curtail a uniquely american problem who in god's name needs a weapon that can hold 100 rounds or 40 rounds or 20 rounds is just wrong and i'm not going to give up till it's done as a memorial to the victims of gun violence was installed on the national mall the president announced 6 executive orders including tackling the growing problem of homemade untraceable firearms known as ghost guns and old a gun advocates say will do very little there's no way that you're going to stop this there's nothing you can do about it this is the reality of the world and 3 d. printers are real and i can just go press a button and i'm going to print one of these today i speak to a nation. in grief i know there's not a parent in america

president joe biden says he supports major league baseball's decision to strip atlanta of the prestigious all star again it's a protest against a new voting law in the state of georgia critics say the new measures signed off by georgia's republican governor limits access to the ballot box especially for people of color the all star game was originally g. to take place on july 13th spaceballs bosses and now searching for a new venue. m l b commissioner rob manfred said major league baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box we proudly use our platform to encourage baseball fans and communities throughout our country as he says to perform their civic duty and actively participate in the voting process for access he says to vote in continue to have our games on wavering support while this move is put pressure on arguably georgia's most famous sporting event the masters golf tournament which starts on thursday when civil rights group wants governing body to cancel the event and is calling on players to boycott it until the voting

this truck is carrying covered 9000 vaccines and hope to nearly 4000000 syrians in atlanta most of whom have repeatedly been displaced during the war now in sin of and here it is the 1st celebrate to syria as part of the un led contacts program which has already sent back seen doses to more than 100 counties and territories worldwide. as a 1st delivery and we received almost 54000 doses for health workers in the 2 provinces of the bin the aleppo we will receive new deliveries soon during the 3rd quarter of 2021 we receive these doses through a group of n.g.o.s and the w.h.o. well. we will initially vaccinate the medical personnel and 1st aid workers who will keep receiving the vaccine in phases to be provided to 850000 civilians in the north of syria including health staff and those with chronic diseases above 25 years old and seniors above 60 according to the world health organization a separate 912000 doses have been allocated for a 1st phase of vaccinations in government controlled areas and semi autonomous kurdish regions by the end of 2021 at least 20 percent of the 17000000 popula

the 2021 draft will also be moved out of atlanta. he is one of europe's most sought-after players right now. the stryker is a top transfer target for many sites after scoring 40 goals in as many games. his agent has been in talks with real madrid and barcelona in spain. >> everything surrounding what is happening, i'm not going to tell you whether that is good or bad. i'm not going to talk about it. i can speak what matters to me and my players, and that is just tomorrow's match. if you and your colleagues are asking me about any player, i am always going to answer the same. my work is to think about our daily routine. we are just thinking about our next matches. whatever happens next year, i don't know. >> chelsea and another club are said to be interested in the striker, but their coach left off the speculation -- laughed off the speculation. >> it seems like they are creating a race and we will not comment on anything else regarding holland. >> where one place it looks like holland won't be going is manchester city. their manager

amna: and online right now, more than a month after the atlanta shootings, businesses in the u.s. say they are operating in fear. the recent rise in hate crimes against those business adds to the economic crisis many of them have been grappling with since the beginning of the pandemic. all that and more at pbs.org/newshour. that is the newshour for tonight. join us online and here tomorrow morning -- tomorrow evening. please stay safe and we will see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by sumer cellular -- by consumer cellular. johnson & johnson. bnsf railway. the kendeda fund, committed to advancing restorative justice and meaningful work through investments in transformative leaders and ideas. more at kendeda.org. >> the alfred p sloan foundation, driven by the promise of great ideas. >> supported by the john d and catherine t macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. more information at mac found.org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions. this program was made possible by the corporation for

stephanie: this gun violence follows mass shootings in boulder, colorado and atlanta in the last three weeks. in myanmar, demonstrations erected across the country, marking two months since the military seized power. protesters burned copies of the constitution that ensured military dominance in the legislature. they honor the more than 500 protesters killed so far. a court in hong kong convicted seven pro-democracy leaders today for their role in mass protests in 2019. they include martin lee, the 82-year-old founder of the territory's democratic party, and jimmy lie. we will have details later in the program. in this country, president biden held his first cabinet meeting with everyone spread out and masked. it took place in the east room to allow for social distancing. the president urged the members to push his infrastructure plan. it was opening day for major league baseball, but covid-19 immediately disrupted the schedule. a washington nationals player tested positive, and the team scratched its game with the new york mets. limited numbers of fans were allowed to attend in new yo

eventually, he and his wife launched restaurants of their own in manhattan and atlanta. charlie's warmth made it easy to build a rapport with colleagues and guests, and many became friends for life. he cherished his time with family, and above all, wanted to be a role model for his grandkids. sherrell gorman was always on the move, her friends and family said. she was the kind of person who would "always bring joy into the room." sherrell was well-known in her louisiana community as the captain of the long-running all-woman “krewe of isis,” one of the many teams that organize mardi gras celebrations. but the 56-year-old was just as well-known for her generous spir. one lifelong friend said that, whenever she met someone new, "she never left a stranger." those closest to robb malone described him as selfless and relentlessly positive. a sports standout during high school, robb became a much-loved coach within his minnesota youth-sports community. it was because he put “genuine care for the players” above all else, his daughter said. he was quick to help neighbors,

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

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

alicia: steve harrigan in atlanta. griff. griff give joining us to react is a georgia state senator who supported the voting rights law and who was just at the press conference with governor kemp senator matt brass, thank you for joining us. tell us what was your takeaway and tell us what you think about what has happened? >> well, griff, thanks. i i think the governor did a great job. it's time for a fight. one of the interesting parts of all this and this is all president biden's fault. the white house and president biden stacey abrams, they continue to spread lies to paint their narrative and they use these catchy phrases like jim crow 2.0 but what's interesting if you actually go back to jim crow 1.0, back then it was democrats, it was corporate america and it was our major league sports that told a group of people that their values didn't matter, that they're not going to have a voice and anybody that supports them is going to get punished and so they may be right in jim crow 2.0 because we are seeing all over again when

today, praise over the move -- >> the mlb is right in pulling the all-star game from atlanta. >> reporter: former president barack obama tweeting today, congratulations to the mlb for taking a stand on behalf of voting rights while former president trump fired, boycott baseball and all the woke companies that are interfering with free and fair elections. that stance is decidedly social assistance is risky for the league and a major blow to the economy already upended by the pandemic >> we were expecting a high rise in people here now we're not expecting that anymore. >> reporter: voting rights activist stacey abrams commended the league i respect boycotts although i don't want to see families hurt by lost events and jobs georgia isn't alone. legislators in 47 states have introduced more than 360 bills with restrictive provisions tonight, major american companies decrying voting restrictions as a move by america's past time sends shock waves across the cultural spectrum. steve patterson, nbc news >>> still ahead, remote learning has had its challenges, but tonight we learn about some of th

major league baseball has announced its moving its all—star game out of atlanta following the state of georgia's adoption of a new law that affects the right to vote. critics of the new legislation claim it makes it harder for black people and other minorities to vote in elections. the announcement comes a day after president biden called for the game — which was set to be at the home of the atlanta braves — to be rescheduled. the sport's commissioner said baseball supported voting rights for all americans. joining me now is baseball columnist bill shaikin from the la times — who wrote last week that major league baseball should move the all star game. i don't know how much credit you can take but clearly some. they have listened to you. are you surprised that they have? i am a little bit. majorly baseball has been in this situation before. ten years ago, there was a controversy of law in the state of arizona and the same calls were made, there had to be a boycott, major league baseball had to move the game, and they went on with the game, and they went on with the game as schedu

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

president joe biden says he supports major league baseball's decision to strip atlanta off the prestigious all star game it's because if a new voting law in the state of georgia critics say the new measures signed off by georgia's republican governor limited access to the ballot box specially for people of color the all star game was originally due to take place at atlanta's troost park on july 13th but baseball's bosses are now searching for a new avenue and this move by baseball has put pressure on arguably georgia's most famous sporting event that's the masters golf tournament at augusta the 1st major of the season is due to start on thursday one civil rights group one's goals governing body the p.g.a. to cancel the event and is calling on players to boycott it until the voting law is repealed people are demonstrating in the several u.k. cities against a bill that would give police more powers to break up protests. the bill was drafted after the so-called extinction rebellion environmental protest in 2019 it would let police set time and noise limits on rallies even individual demonstra

major league baseball announced it is moving its all star game out of atlanta. that's in response to atlanta's new voting restrictions. critics say they restrict voting access. the all star game is scheduled for july 13th. >>> wall street is closed today in observance of food friday. we are getting some positive news on the u.s. job market. employers want on a hiring spree last month. with more people vaccinated and stimulus money fueling the economy, employers added 916,000 jobs in march. that's the biggest gain since last summer. the unemployment rate dipped to 6%. job growth was widespread with the biggest gains in education, construction, leisure, and hoppalty. >>> thunder valley casino resort outside sacramento is hiring on the spot. >> we're looking for over40 guest-room attenattendants, full-time positions. we have 25 positions for our janitorial staff. >> even though there is a demand for workers, the economy is still about nine million jobs short of prepandemic levels. >>> to the coronavirus now, a new study focuses on the timing of pregnant women getti

nbc's blayne alexander has that story. >> reporter: this morning it's game on, just not in atlanta. baseball commissioner rob manfred announcing the league will move this summer's 2021 all-star game pulling out of the peach state, a direct response to georgia's new voting law which critics say restrict access to the ballot, especially for black voters. in a statement the commissioner calls the decision the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport adding the league fundamentally supports voting rights for all americans and opposed restrictions to the ballot box. the move hailed by some as a home run including former president obama and partial red sox owner and nba superstar lebron james who tweeted proud to call myself part of the mlb family, but republicans who say the law makes elections more secure are defiant. >> it means cancel culture and partisan activists are coming for your business. they are coming for your game or event in your hometown. >> reporter: former president trump calling for a boy cat of the league. the atlanta braves saying the team is deeply disappointed

major league baseball has announced it's moving its all—star game out of atlanta following the state of georgia's adoption of a new law that affects the right to vote. critics of the new legislation claim it makes it harder for black people and other minorities to vote in elections. georgia's republican governor says he is "streamlining" voting procedures and "restoring confidence" in the electoral system. the announcement comes a day after president biden criticised the new law and called for the game to be rescheduled. the los angeles times baseball columnist bill shaikin wrote last week that major league baseball should move the all—star game. i asked him if he was surprised his advice had been followed. i am a little bit. major league baseball's been in this situation before. ten years ago, there was a controversial law in the state of arizona and the same calls were made, that there had to be a boycott, or major league baseball had to move the game, and they went on with the game as scheduled but socialjustice has changed a lot in america, especially after last summer and the

reporter steve harrigan brings us more from atlanta. about 100 million americans have now gotten at least one shot of the covid vaccine, and younger people could soon be eligible. on friday, johnson and johnson announcing they've expanded large scale clinical trials to adolescents. they are currently testing it on 16 and 17 year olds, and that will soon be expanded to children as young as 12. the announcement comes just a day after the company was forced to dispose of more than 15 million doses due to a manufacturing error at a baltimore plant. but doctors say that incident hasn't nothing to do with overall vaccine safety. well as we get these child's completed and continue to gather that very specific, rigorous data, we will hav say yes. this is safe and effective and childrenination pl expanding, with dozens of states expected to make all adults eligible by mid april and a growing number of vaccination mega centers are making it easier for folks to get appointments. yes, so it was very convenient, very easy couldn't have asked for any

. >> nobody is backing down over the atlanta strike out by major baseball. because you have to have an i.d. to fly. you have to have an i.d. for everything. so why not to vote? >> getting it for the new stadium kind of sucks. >> my concern they are trying to put jim crow tactics in. so the good old boys, they are still here appear they don't want that. >> these new jim crow laws are antithetical to who we are. >> the commissioner has a fiduciary responsibility to major league baseball. his job is to do the very best he can. and he has failed that. >> shannon: you think this is just about baseball? think again, america's reason to divide itself is about to go in extra innings as republicans face off against the rich and powerful. >> republicans, we fly, and we like baseball. if i were running a major corporation, i would stay out of politics. >> conservatives are going to have to get smart doing things we actually don't like to do and that is organizing similar boycotts. >> dome xp when tensions are flying high over masks. amidst another heart-wrenching disco

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major league baseball has announced it's moving its all—star game out of atlanta following the state of georgia's adoption of a new law that affects the right to vote. critics of the new legislation claim it makes it harder for black people and other minorities to vote in elections. the announcement comes a day after president biden called for the game — which was set to be at the home of the atlanta braves — to be rescheduled. the sport's commissioner said baseball supported voting rights for all americans. let's get some of the day's other news. taiwanese prosecutors have sought an arrest warrant for a construction site manager whose truck is suspected of causing a train accident in which at least 50 people died. the train hit the lorry that slid onto the tracks from the building site causing hundreds of people to be trapped for hours. the train was packed with local tourists travelling to celebrate a local holiday and is the island's worst railway disaster in decades. officials from tehran and washington will travel to vienna next week, as part of efforts with other world powe

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., new york, atlanta, on and on, everybody is looking at this here. what will this verdict be? and don't forget, a verdict is one thing. let's say he is found guilty in one or two charges or all of them. it is the judge who has to schedule a sentencing date where he announces how many years he will put mr. chauvin into prison. you are right. this is a very big deal not just for minneapolis. not just for this state. this is big for the unit states. brent: we also had elected official speaking publicly about this trial. even the u.s. president weighed in on it today. here is what he said after a phone call with george floyd's family. take a listen. >> they are a good family and they are calling for peace and tranquility no matter what that verdict is. praying the verdict is the right verdict. i think it is overwhelming in my view. the jury is sequestered now. brent: the u. president saying and i am quoting here that he is praying for the right verdict. how are those words going down across the united states? >> depends on who you ask. if you ask republicans in washington, they ar

the announcement comes after the league canceled plans to play that game in atlanta . cbs reporter skyler henry on how politics is playing a role. >> reporter: major league baseball announced coors field in denver will host this year's all-star game on july 13th. the mlb says it chose the colorado rockies home stadium because they were already in a bidding process to host the future all-star game. oh we're ready to get this together and have a great experience quickly . >> reporter: the league withdrew it from georgia's truist park. activist are please. >> we are grateful that major league baseball took a look at these issues and spoke up loudly . >> reporter: while georgia's law does expand access to early voting statewide, it shrinks the window for sending absentee ballots, limits the number of ballot drop boxes, and gives more control of election to georges lawmakers, who are majority republican. colorado estimates the all-star game will bring in $190 million , money that would otherwise have gone to the peach state. a number of corporations are joining major league

one was in boulder, colorado, the other in atlanta, georgia. there are a lot of ways we can measure the impact of gun violence. here is the president turning to a number of them. pres. biden: gun violence in america, for those of you who think of this from an economic standpoint, estimated to cost the nation $280 billion, let me say it again, $280 billion a ye. how could that be, joe? hospital bills. physical therapy. trauma counsing. legal fees. prison costs. and the loss of productivity. not to mention a psychological damage done to the children who live in these cits, watching this happen, knowing someone it happened two. ros: president biden has turned the responsibility for this towards the justice department. it has been given 30 days to come up with a new rule on reducing the distribution of ghost guns. 60 days to propose a new role tackling gun modifications. 60 days to propose a so-called red fly law for states. that would give courts a greater power to remove guns from people who are deemed a risk to the community. as you would imagin

major league baseball has announced it's moving its all—star game out of atlanta following the state of georgia's adoption of a new law that affects the right to vote. critics of the new legislation claim it makes it harder for black people and other minorities to vote in elections. the announcement comes a day after president biden called for the game, which was set to be at the home of the atlanta braves, to be rescheduled. the sport's commissioner said baseball supported voting rights for all americans. let's get some of the day's other news. officials from tehran and washington will travel to vienna next week as part of efforts with other world powers to revive the 2015 iranian nuclear deal. the us and iran are not expected to hold direct talks but russia has said the talks are on the right track. the iran nuclear deal was scrapped by president trump's administration after he accused tehran of breaking the conditions. india's cricket legend sachin tendulkar has been hospitalised after testing positive to coronavirus earlier this week. the former captain said he had decided to go