white house says president biden supports major league's decision to move its all star game out of atlanta after new voting restrictions. >> the president has made his view clear. he believes that he has major concerns about the bill passed in georgia, has consistently argued it should be easier and not harder to vote. >> reporter: the law shrinks window for sending in absentee ballots, limits drop boxes available, gives more control of local elections to state lawmakers, makes it a crime to give food or water to people waiting in line to vote. the georgia governor brian kemp says while there was no fraud in the last election the law is needed to keep future ones secure. >> they ignored facts of our new election integrity law and ignored the consequences of their decision on our local community. >> reporter: the atlanta mayor told cbs this morning she respects major league baseball's decision. >> i don't like the fact that we have been put in this position by our state legislature and our governor because the people of georgia will suffer. >> reporter: a number of companies including delta

atlanta. >>> it's a road trip that helps pay for itself. an uber driver calls himself the ride share foodie. is he trying to visit all 50 states to try different foods and he chronicles it on social media. steve large taught al caught up with him in stockton. >> he is an uber driver. >> what is your favorite thing to eat. with an appetite for adventure. >> that's usually how it goes. >> for he is calls himself the ride share foodie. >> this is the ride share foodie. >> his page shows the stops he made across the country hitting all 50 states. his favorite food so far, a crazy coin >> chili and cinnamon rolls. i fell in love with that in kansas. >> what's going on? how you feel something. >> what's up? >> on a ride to stockton, he found international flavors, food truck. >> this is your top cell. >> the owner of leaps dy is grateful. >> by him doing this, it puts a lot of these small businesses on the mat. >> the reason why i started was to get out to see what the real america was like. >> the cross country adventure has revealed a nation he

. >>> still to come, on abc7 mornings, major league baseball is pulling the all- of atlanta in response to georgia's new voting lawsw. . >>> good morning. thank you for join us. we will start this half hour with another look at the weather. >> good morning to you. breaking up the clouds a little bit in san rafael. it was partly cloudy and there it is. we are looking at temperatures that are in the low 50's for san francisco, oakland and mountain view. the clouds hanging on. numbers in to the north bay. shei say up in the y. up. mid50's the delta. we are getting that cooldown in the inland valleys today. yesterday, wow, it was a cooldown along the coast for sure and the san mateo coast. we will have the low clouds hang along the coast around the beaches, only 50's there in the city. upper 0's, low 60's. we will see upper 60's in san jose and around san ramone. it'll be pleasant where it was pretty warm yesterday. the fog comes back tonight. it starts off our easter sunday. some of you celebrating will get sunshine for the afternoon. we will talk about the rest of the forecast into the fi

in atlanta university. certainly honor finlandia university and what is the highest level of education you could take. i received my master's degree. wintergreen and you received in hancock of michigan . that degree was a criminal justice degree. after you completed your college studies you returned to the twin cities area this record is that when you 1st joined the minneapolis police department. a prior to that i had worked as a community service officer at the minneapolis st paul airport police department what years did you do that. believe that was from 197-1989 then in 1990 do you join the minneapolis police department i did in what capacity i started my career as a minneapolis police cadet and then. was hired as a minneapolis police officer that year and chief why did you decide to become a police officer. i've been very fortunate to come from a city. a very resilient very welcoming. proud proud people here in the city of minneapolis and my parents taught all of my siblings and me about the service of

the warriors play the atlanta hawks tonight in atlanta. >>> grammy award winning artist the weekend has pledged $1 million to the u.n.'s relief efforts in ethiopia. the canadian singer is the son of immigrants from ethiopia. he writes in an instagram post his heartbreaks for innocent civilians who have been murdered and displaced in the five month long conflict. early november tensions between the ethiopian government and former ruling party of the country's northern area erupted into fighting. thousands have been killed and tens of thousands displaced. >>> still ahead the all virtual s.a.g. awards were held tonight, the historic wins and surprises that could be changing some oscar predictions. >>> i'm meteorologist drew tuma. we've got a cool start to the week tomorrow. we'll have the numbers in the accuweather forecast ahead. people are always finding ways to save money. i learned to cut hair. fortunately, xfinity makes saving easy. and way less awkward... because when you have xfinity internet and add mobile, you can save up to 300 dollars a year on wireless. two great products. one

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

the only option. >> be back at it sunday against atlanta. and finally tonight, the sharks are looking like a team on the rise after tonight's 3, nothing win over los angeles, san jose has won 3 in a row for just the second time this season. rudolph bolsters timo meier and to mock turtle all fun in the back of the net tonight. they'll look to make it 4 in a row tomorrow against the kings again. so lot of good stuff happening here in the bay area. we're just excited to have all these so you just scored amazing savings at ross? mmm-hmm. on brands that take you from me time... ...to go time... ...in no time. hi. get the best bargains ever on looks that work anywhere... ...at ross. yes for less! you know when you're at ross and find just what you need... to make any space your space? (sighs) yes! that's yes for less. get the best bargains ever for every room and every budget. at ross. yes for less. >> a rude awakening for a virginia high school student on his bus ride to school. he was sleeping there. one as you saw, the deer came flying through

anthony fauci says he expects an atlanta talkin, siri ktvu, fox two news. to bury counties could learn, possibly tomorrow if they're moving into the less restrictive yellow tear covid-19 cases and positivity rates continue to drop in san francisco and marin county's at this point, no bay area counties have moved out of the orange tear into that yellow tear. yello tear is the state's least restrictive tear, and once innit counties can reopen gyms and restaurants at 50% indoor capacity. nasa's ingenuity helicopter a successfully completed its historic first. flight on mars. that's the reaction of the helicopter team in mission control at nasa's jet ingenuityt flight this morning, rising nearly 10 ft. above the martian surface that hovered in place for 30 seconds, then rotated before landing. this is the first powered controlled flight on another planet. the ingenuity team has done is given us the third dimension. they freed us from the surface now forever in planetary exploration, so that we can now make a combination of course of driving on the surface and s

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

the league announced it was going to move out of atlanta because of georgia's new elections law. denver last hosted the all-star game in 1998. in bay area. baseball. the giants are in san diego. they were taken on the padres in the first of a three-game series. let's take a look 4th inning. evan longoria breaks a tie with his 3rd home run of the season. and then in the 7th game is tied. micah scraps key hits one deep to center and that gives the giants leave san francisco holds on in the final is 3 to 2 game. 2 in that series is tonight with the first pitch at least they won. >> the a's still for the entire season so far their struggles continue. they were taking on the dodgers wasn't really a close when the dodgers in fact racked up a seven-run lead after 3 innings. they went on to win by final of 10 to 3 again is still hoping to win one this season. the teams will play again today. so maybe will happen today. first pitch is set for 6.40 out at the coliseum 6.41 the time. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news more and more people are getting vaccinated gas but will jobs require

major league baseball is moving the all-star game out of atlanta in protest. we are in atlanta with the surprising reaction from leading georgia democrats. >> it's a strong message from major league baseball to republican lawmaker who just passed and signed new voting restrictions in georgia. baseball commissioner is siding the good number of black americans and business leader who believe that the new rules are voter suppression saying i decides that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year's all-star game and mlb draft. this week the president came out encouraging this. >> i would strongly support them doing that. people look to them. they are leaders. >> this is money and business we are talking about and even many georgia democrats who fought the new rules are happy with baseball's decision. stacy abrams said i don't want to see georgia families hurt by lost events and jobs. she said she still commends them for speaking out. georgia's governor said this state will not be bullied. there are dos of state houses across the

and atlanta others have rightly been support there demanding justice for all the unarmed black killed by police in recent years kristen salumi was at a rally in new york. where demonstrators have been gathering in the plaza behind me since the verdict was announced this location where i'm at brooklyn in the heart of new york city has been a centerpiece of the black lives matter movement demonstrators have come here often in the last year in fact you may recall that after george lloyd was killed protests in new york city became almost a daily occurrence in all 5 boroughs of the city demonstrators gathering for rallies like this for tox chanting the name of george cloyd and other people who have died at the hands of police new york itself has a long history of tense relations between the minority community and police officers as well so people here gathering expressing their feelings of relief i would say this is being seen as a victory but only a 1st step as we just heard a lot of the people i spoke to tonight not all of them support abolishing the police i've heard views on both sides

this is all happening in dunwoody, which is not far from atlanta who among us just doesn't have some extra robot flying around and we are. meanwhile. >> now. so one step closer to making history. that's because the mars perseverance rover has dropped off the ingenuity helicopter onto the martian surface over the weekend over the next few days. engineers will run operation test before giving the command to unfold. its rotors the solar powered aircraft could become the first powered and controlled flight on yet another planet. nasa says it could happen as early as thursday. a lot of folks definitely will be watchable. yeah, very cool. and that wraps up kron 4 news at 8. don't go anywhere, though, vicki and i come back with you at the top of the hour. although vaccinations are on the rise here in the bay area. so are the number of covid cases tonight. >> we're talking with one bay area. doctor who says it's not time to sound the alarm at least not yet. plus, activists are enraged again, after 2 more race horses have died at golden gate fields in albany this week. they. >> say that makes

arrested and new tonight at 9 atlanta's mayor will sign an executive order aimed at counteracting georgia's new voting law. mayor keisha lance bottoms is directing for chief equity officer to train staff on voter registration and voting her order will also create a voter awareness campaign include qr codes for more information about registration and absentee options. the mayor says the executive order will do what those in the majority of the state legislature did not, which is expand access to voting rights kron 4 monitoring a developing story tonight from maryland were military investigators. >> now looking for answers into a shooting that ended with one navy sailor dead in 2 others injured. it happened at a business park outside of washington, dc this morning. investigators say a navy medic shot 2 other sailors. the medic then went to a nearby army base where he was shot and killed. >> it's terrible. it's unfortunate. it's very it's happening too frequently. every time we turn on the tv or saying something like this happen and now it's happening in our backyard. so no one wants to see th

by september in atlanta. jonathan serrie, ktvu fox two news, a new study says that vaccines are effective against the coronavirus variants that originated here in california research published yesterday by the new england journal of medicine, found that the vaccine made by moderna offered effective protection against that particular variant. the fizer and j and j vaccines were not included in that research. but murali gist believe they also provide protection, the study says the variant found in california likely began spreading last may and became a dominant version of the virus in the state around the surgeon cases that we saw at thanksgiving and christmas. well in about 30 minutes from now. governor newsome will visit the fresno area to see the work that's being done there to prepare for the possibility of another series of major wildfires in our state. the governor is also going to discuss the steps being taken. to boost both the wildfire response and wildfire protection and prevention. last month, the go

i would have to agree the warriors have 2 days to regroup before they head to atlanta on sunday, hoping for better thin >> as the boulder, colorado community continues to heal in the wake of last week's mass shooting a nearby church is doing what it can to help by turning face into action in a rather unusual way reporter keagan harsha explains. there's just something that comes over people. they just want to keep just doesn't bring out our compassion to bring anchors. well, we're just we're angry at that. the senselessness of something you've ever wanted to see faith in this is last week's shootings. a king soopers it far too close to home for members of the boulder mennonite church as an didn't happen right across this daughters. this was their homes. there where this happened in this parking lot itself was just packed with fbi and swat and police agents to members here decided to do the only thing they you can hear swords into plow shares symbolism and guns into gardening tools. the words that kept going through my head as i was pounding it was no more, no more, no more. >> so we go f

that is one of the reasons i see concerns about places like atlanta which is a major hub for black productions. think it is really important for us to reclaim and to double down on kind of capitalizing off of the diversity and some of the benefits of bebenefits associated with a diverse workplace. of course, as california goes increasingly that is where the nation is headed. >> entertainment production is a very important part of the california economy. it is big businessbig businessbs employees hundreds of thousands of people. so many businesses. it also impacts tourism. film tourism is based in california. people want to travel to california so they can see where their favorite movie was shot. that has a posiposiposi the economy. it draws people here to our beautiful state. i am looking forward to the academy museum. it is a beautiful building, a cultural history here. i am so excited for the official opening. >> i have been living in new york and i moved to l.a. with the idea of what else is out there and what else is available. california in los angeles in particular is one of the cities t

miami atlanta minneapolis of course anybody or not many people who would say this was not a great day a day they were longing for a day which brought them justice and joy because of the verdicts issued by the jury within 10 hours spread over 2 days 4 hours in the 1st day 6 hours in the last in the 2nd day and there was the verdict then off and on all counts guilty for derek showing for the murder of george floyd right here right behind me there's where this is happened that's why this place is called george floyd square and claimed by this community by the way they said this was a normal intersection here this will never be a normal intersection again now this was a politically charged trial obviously a what's the reaction from the biden administration. well the president addressed the nation actually held a speech and he said a very significant thing he says like with all the joy today and the right people have the right to be happy about. the feeling they have about the feeling that justice was served this can only be the beginning or this could be and should be the beginning for a

you may remember just friday the league announced that it was moving the game out of atlanta over georgia's new elections law denver last hosted the game in 1998. the warriors in chase center now teaming up with clorox to keep fans safe when they return back the partnership next clorox the official product used to disinfect the arena. the war. you say that the deal will strengthen chase centers, clean initiatives program which outlines all cleaning and disinfection protocols across the arena. the arena has been closed to fans since the beginning of the covid pandemic more than a year ago. just last week, california leaders updated the state guidelines to allow indoor live events to start on april 15th san francisco leaders have not announced when they allow fans back inside. and today the cdc updated its guidance for cleaning and disinfecting facilities and homes. the agency says that regular cleaning of surfaces with soap and detergent does work. this infection is not necessary and is only recommended for indoor settings where there has been a suspected or confirmed case of covid-19 within

across the country, demonstrators took to the streets marching in places like san diego, new york and atlanta. many saying there is still more work to be done to achieve racial justice. >> here in the bay area oakland police increased patrols but there was hardly anyone inside at oscar grant plaza. the day brought back painful memories for the uncle of oscar grant. >> family is concerned no amount of justice will bring him back. you know, butta at the same morepainful. t bn muer that uld >> san francisco mayor also reacted to the verdict last night saying in part, this verdict does not bring back the life of george floyd. it can't replace the years of his life that were rob from him or the life experiences and memory that would have been made with his friends and family. what this verdict does reflect is that the tide is turning in this country. >>> the warriors organization said it's encouraged by the verdict but the long journ, y must continue. the a's said they remain committed to promoting equity and the 49ers say they continue to support organizations creating racial equality. our covera

one expert estimates that the atlanta area will miss out on almost $100 million in tourism revenue without the all star game. democrats say the bill will disproportionately hurt minority voters and restrict voting. but republicans say that's a false narrative and claims it's just another example of cancer. cancel culture, these ceos are basically making decisions. gonna fall to it. you know, mlb should be interested in stealing the base is not supporting stealing votes. united airlines has become the latest corporation to denounce the new voting laws in georgia. without mentioning georgia, the airline released a statement saying political leaders should be making it easier for eligible voters to cast their ballots. and san francisco may reportedly ban city contracts and travel to georgia in response to the new voting laws, they're the chronicle reports that board of supervisors president shaman walton is spearheading the effort. he's planning to ask the city attorney to change the administrative code to reflect the change. this comes as a number of companies have released statements condem

out of atlanta because of a new voting law in georgia. g shoot me, greg abbott said in a statement that he will not participate in any other major league events as well. he accuses major league baseball of adopting a quote false narrative about the voting law. georgia is estimating that moving the game will cost it $100 million and much needed revenue with that was not only going to be an uptick in our mood, but also in our economy. consider bring that our primary industries and cobb, our travel, tourism and in retail. republicans say the voting law will restore integrity to georgia's elections. democrats argue the law is designed to make it more difficult for people of color to vote. the murder trial for derrick show been resumed today with the minneapolis police chief taking the stand for the prosecution. fox news, mike tobin tells us the chief said show been violated department policy, impressing his knee on george floyd's neck, as well as the department's ethics and values. yes. mr sheldon's right there. the murder trial of former min

miami atlanta minneapolis of course anybody or not many people who would say this was not a great day a day they were longing for a day which brought them justice and. joy because of the verdicts issued by the jury within 10 hours spread over 2 days 4 hours the 1st day 6 hours in the last in the 2nd day and there was the verdict then off and on all counts guilty for their issue and for the murder of george floyd right here right behind me there's where this is half and that's why this place is called george floyd square and claimed by this community by the way this was a normal intersection and this will never be an only the search and we get more let's bring in joe hutchinson he's a civil rights lawyer and journalist here in berlin thanks for being with us we saw celebrations across the u.s. following that verdict what's your take on the verdict. well i absolutely understand why people are celebrating this is an event that is all too rare not just that the police officer was guilty but that the police officer was charged by paul so you know i definitely want to reach my heart out to

all game away from atlanta, and it's in response to georgia enacting a controversial law last month restricting voting rights now the game, which is set for july, 13th and the mlb amateur draft will now take place in another city. in a statement, mlb commissioner rob manfred said major league baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box. now, manfred said details about a new host city for the all star game will be announced soon later, the labor department's latest jobs report shows a big spike in hiring the us, added 916 jobs 16,000 jobs that is in march. that's nearly double the jobs added in february. nationwide unemployment is down to 6% from 6.2% the economy is still shy about eight million jobs. and here in california there. signs the economy is still rocky. we had over 105,000 new unemployment claims filed just for the week. so it suggests that layoffs are continuing. businesses aren't closing. and, um again, a lot will depend on the speed of the vaccination and people's willingness to come back. economists say consumer spendi

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now named george floyd square emotions were particularly roll in other cities similar seen marches in atlanta. and. in new york satisfaction at what the black lives matter movement has achieved despite the naysayers all the folks who were nonbelievers for the last 5 years they came out into the streets for what was right and they got a victory we should make no mistake that the protesters we've been hearing from do not agree with the prosecution case we heard that this was not the minneapolis police department on trial what we keep hearing from them is it is the minneapolis police department not only that it's the police departments across the country that were on drugs and this verdict may have brought relief at justice finally served but there was also the recognition that the law would not bring george floyd back she had her town see al-jazeera minneapolis or just as the verdict was being announced police shot and killed a black teenager in ohio police have released bodycount video showing the officers shooting the girl as she appeared to try and stab another person with a knife protesters

major league baseball draft will also be taken away from atlanta. >>> commuters are slowly returning to public transit and those riding b.a.r.t. will see a new safety campaign. it's called not one more girl. several women's groups endorsed it, to combat sexual harassment on public transit. b.a.r.t. riders can expect to see these colorful and blunt messages posted on cars and in stations and that's just the beginning. >> i'm calling on every transit agency in the bay area and the nation to follow suit replicating this ground breaking model. >> the b.a.r.t. watch app now includes a sexual harassment category for reporting events and a web page devoted to addressing gender-based violence. >>> up next at 6:30, he rammed his car into two officers and then came out wielding a knife, but investigators are not calling today's deadly attack outside the u.s. capitol terrorism. >>> also, an officer who used to be on the force with derek chauvin took the witness stand today, what the lieutenant had to say about chauvin's kneeling on george floyd's neck. we're back in a moment. we love our new ho

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 been the lead we will receive new deliveries soon during the 3rd quarter of 2021 received these doses through a group of n.g.o.s and the w.h.o. . and. 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. 2 percent of the 17000000 populati

strong event was the brainchild of hudson, leo and friends after a group discussion about the deadly atlanta area killings and local attacks on asians realizing how #### off we are about the situation, and instead of talking about it, we were convicted to do something. leo, a long time student and self described martial arts fanatic, came up with the idea of an event to help the community realize its collective strength and empower people to learn toe literally combat by. i want to themselves. a lot of things were happening. people are getting attacked. people don't even want to go outside of their house. this hurts our community. there were speakers from the podium and to motivate and show compassion, but the demonstrations were there to show people there are resource is to help them learn to be less fearful and more confident if self protection becomes necessary, one of the more than 200 attendees told us she liked the idea of making such a variety of demonstrations. easily accessible to the public. i think it lets everybody like have like a 32nd, or like you know, one or two minutes on a

., 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

. >> be back at it sunday against atlanta. and finally to sharks are looking like a team on the rise up 3, nothing win over los angeles san jose has won 3 in a row for just the second time this season. rudolph bolsters timo meier and to mock turtle all fun in the back of the net, they'll look to make it 4 in a road against the kings again. so lot of good stuff happening here in the bay area. we're just excited to help all these >> good morning, everybody. welcome back across for more news, 7.30 on what's going to be a really nice holiday weekend. it really is. but it's a little cloudy this morning. a little chillier. dave spahr has got a little bit more detail for us. hey, morning noel. marty, good morning, everybody. we are really fighting through a lot of this cloud cover tick in the morning. coupled with this fog that should all mix out a little bit in the east bay particular, you'll start to see the sun coming out probably before noon and into the afternoon hours we're going to share the skies with clouds all weekend long.

and because had to fly all the way from atlanta to get her second shot. when and how people are getting vaccinate asked what a lot of people are talking about. especially now that the johnson & johnson vaccine had to be put on hold after half a dozen women, who got the shot, developed rare blood clots. governor gavin newsom addressing the supply issue today. >> j&j represents about 4% of our weekly allocation in this state. it will not materially impact our ability to fulfill our expectations. >> reporter: the expectation is for everyone in california 16 and up to qualify to get vaccinated starting thursday. >> that's on track, many counties and cities have already moved in that direction. >> reporter: san francisco and santa clara opened up eligibility today. anyone 16 and older can now get their shot. they joined solano, contra costa and alameda counties who will already doing the same. marin isn't one of those counties. the health officer is waiting for thursday to make that age group eligible. >> we're expecting about 40,000 newly eligible residents i

person on friday mlb commissioner rob manfred made the decision to pull its summer all-star game out of atlanta because of georgia's new election rules today. republican governor brian kemp called the decision the wrong move yesterday major league baseball came to fear and. >> last from liberal activists, they ignored the facts of our new election integrity law. and they ignored the consequences of their decision on our local community, civil rights leaders, lobby for the mlb to take action against georgia's new sweeping election law. the measure has several changes to voting rules. >> including shortening the time for runoffs from 9 weeks to 4 weeks military and overseas voters will use ranked choice absentee ballots to rank all possible candidates before a general election or primary. and there is a new photo id requirement for voting absentee by mail. democrats say the law will restrict voting access especially for voters of color. republican supporters say the law is necessary to restore confidence in georgia's election following the 2020 presidential election. i want to be clear. >> i will

they take on the atlanta hawks. tip off, 4:30. >>> this afternoon, huge game for the stanford women. here is sports acre chris alvarez with the details. >> reporter: good morning. one win stand in the way for the stanford women's basketball team. the first time in 11 years, playing in the national championship game. they take on arizona later today, 3:00 tip off. >>> men's final four, number 11 ucla, gonzaga. riley goza for e jalen suggs th this bounds pass. he slams at home. he scored 25. we go to overtime. final seconds, ucla down two. ms., rebound. puts it back up and in. gonzaga has a chance. jalen suggs from just inside half-court and it is good. 93-90 in overtime. that is the game-winner. they go further title on monday. >>> giants fan take on the rubbermaid in seattle. dickerson at the plate. the 3rd base coast got to get out of the way. he didn't have much to do. some of his only action. logan on the hill for the giants. 1-0, mariners. the offense struggled in this game. didn't get a runner to 3rd base all n

named george floyd square emotions were particularly roll in other cities similar scenes maters in atlanta. and. in new york satisfaction at what the black lives not a movement has achieved despite the naysayers all the folks who were nonbelievers for the last 5 years they came out into the streets for what was right and they got a victory we should make no mistake with the protest as we've been hearing from do not agree with the prosecution case 3 heard that this was not the minneapolis police department on trial what we keep on hearing from them is it is the minneapolis police department not only that it's the police departments across the country that were on trial and this verdict may have brought relief at justice finally served but there was also the recognition that the law would not bring george floyd back she had. but. that rally in new york. well demonstrators have been gathering in the plaza behind me since the verdict was announced this location where i'm at brooklyn in the heart of new york city has been a centerpiece of the black lives matter movement demonstrators have come

they take on the atlanta hawks. tip off is 8:30 at state farm arena. >>> a huge game for the stanford women. chris alvarez with the details. >> reporter: just one win stands in the way of history for the stanford women's basketball team. for the first time in 11 years, playing in the national championship game. they take on arizona later today. 3:00 tip off on espn. >>> men's final four. ucla against gonzaga. riley goes up for the slam. jalen suggs the block. he gets the ball. look at this pass. he slams it home. he scored we go toov fil seconds,uc he ms., rebound, puts it back up. 3.3 seconds to go. gonzaga has a chance. jalen suggs and it's good. 93-90 in overtime. that's the game-winner. they go further perfect season. >>> giants fan take the rubber match in seattle. dickerson at the plate. the third base coach got to get out of the way. he didn't have much to do saturday night. logan webb on the hill for the giants. the third, 1-0 mariners. the giants offense struggled in this game. didn't get a runner to third

he hails from atlanta, georgia attorney chris stewart law partner adjust the millage. >> attorney great of the lloyds attorney, jeff >> attorney and sheriff could go. >> and who else we got here. it's about we have attorney scott mask to send was not present. our turn to provide me. i said michelle, we've got that it's just great groupon and i want to let you know who we have present here with the family here in minneapolis for this historic day. >> we have our jorge flores brothers. we have for loans floor. we have tried floor. we brandon williams whose george floyd's matthew. that was more like a son to him. they come will back in the 3rd we key the floor. >> from a lot says wife, we we've got time >> his sisters were not with us, but we should absolutely bridget floor. we have from north carolina. his sisters, my time here and who hail from houston, texas. we have his sharifa teacher. and terrell brown and we have. the mother of his daughter gianna >> and so. make some brief remarks. and we're going to have attorney >> i. >> down. >> so have make some brief remarks and then we're gon

since march 16 when eight people were killed at three spots in a metro atlanta area. >> in this last month it has been horrifying what has happened. how can you say that is not a public health issue? >> some analysts say the gun issue defines part of the way the world use -- views the u.s. >> our allies are perplexed and worried about the fact that we can't seem to have a national conversation about the epidemic of gun violence in our country. >> reporter: some psychiatrists say these frequent shootings are causing americans to become more desensitized toward gun violence. >> the body naturally response from the horror and shock to try to protect ourselves by increasingly becoming numb. >> last month the democratic led house approved a pair of gun reform bills that called for expanding background checks but both pieces of legislation have stalled in the senate. >>> well flags across britain and buckingham palace return to full mass today after prince philip was laid to rest in windsor. queen elizabeth bid farewell to her husband of 73 years and all of their children and grandchildren

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

this all happened in atlanta. surveillance video shows them and simply pumping gas when that teenage suspect. walks up with him with a gun demands his keys. but instead of giving up the keys. the man grabs the teen and the 2 started fighting on the ground. the team finally get to hold the keys. but ends up running away after he is unable to get the car to start respect your elders, young folks. >> and here's what's coming up next here on kron, 4 news at 8, a woman fired her gun several times into a fast food restaurant. but we'll find out what triggered this violence and a group of people celebrated their eastern, a very special way. we'll show you how this easter egg hunt happened under water. plus you feel a little bit confused with all the new rules about filing your taxes. we're going to speak live with an irs spokesperson to get some ideas of what we can do to get a little bigger of a tax break. that's next. >> well, this tax season can make. a lot of us feel a little bit overwhelming because a lot of changes

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

. >> major league baseball is moving the 2021 all-star game and the 2021 draft out of atlanta. that's in response to georgia's new voting law. in a statement, the mlb commissioner quote, over the last week we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with club's former and current players. the players association and the players alliance among others to listen to their views. i have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year's all-star game and mlb draft georgia's new voting law passed last month adds voting restrictions such as id requirements for absentee ballots and limited access to ballot drop boxes. they sure to join kron 4 this saturday for our spring training reports sports director jason dumas school give you an in-depth look at the a's and giants rosters and what you can expect from each team this season. you can check out the giants preview at 10:00pm followed immediately by our a's preview. >> all right. let's take a live look over bay bridge toll plaza as we turn to our 4 zone forecast much cooler it was yesterday. and

there are calls to boycott atlanta based coca-cola, ceo of delta, state's largest private employer, blasted the law as based on a lie of 2020 election fraud. >>> cdc says the variants of concern now include the one first identified in the uk, the one spotted in south africa, and the one in brazil. every state has reported at least one case of a variant but the one from the uk is the most prevalent with more than 12,000 cases so far. >> think it's probably a combination of pandemic fatigue, loosening of people's guard, insufficient vaccination. >> we are lulled into this false sense that this thing can't get to us. >> health experts say booster shots may be needed to target emerging variants but existing vaccines do offer some protection. >>> according to university of washington, deaths in u.s. may reach 609,000 by july 1 in part because of the spread of variants. >> reporter: i am live in east san jose at the vietnamese american cultural center with an update on the vaccine situation in the south bay. santa clara went nearly a month without booking new first dose appointments. yesterday we

the pga tour is keeping this fall's tour championship in atlanta as planned lester >> all right, blayne, thank you. >>> let's turn now to our series "the american worker. it's a week of special coverage across our nbc platforms examining how the pandemic has changed our workplaces tonight stephanie ruhle on the crisis within the crisis. the disproportionate job losses for women >> reporter: eleanor fernandez was laid off when the pandemic began. >> i've been working since i was 16 years old. >> reporter: she says the jobs she's found don't pay enough to support her family so the risk isn't worth it >> my health and safety is more important than just making money i want to work i do but i want to be safe at the same time for my family as well. >> reporter: more than 12 million women lost their jobs during the pandemic and over 4 1/2 million have not returned to the workforce. kathy deutsch spent 17 years building her women's clothing store in new york, but covid changed everything >> people just stopped shopping it was just a complete like bottom falling out. >> reporter: she tried every

in atlanta they were allowed this to happen claiming we're iranis are 1st amendment rights i would say honestly from a large grown confidence point of view i would say that the leaders of the communities should get together with the leaders of the street in local government . in discuss solutions. the u.n. says extraordinary levels of hama been inflicted on afghan civilians in the 1st few months of this year it's revealed the number of civilians killed or injured in fighting between the afghan government and the taliban in the 1st 3 months of 2021 is significantly higher than it was a year ago according to the un in the 1st 3 months of this year there are almost $800.00 casualties almost a 30 percent increase compared with last year when a zation is also worried by the increase in the number of women and children the been either injured or killed they were the longest war in u.s. history could be over by mid september joe biden announced the 11th of that month as the date of the complete withdrawal of u.s. and nato troops from afghanistan adding that they have stayed too long in the co

demonstrators took to the streets peacefully marching in places like san diego, new york and atlanta last night. many saying there is still more work to be done to achieve racial justice. >> i was completely shocked. i'm just so used to being disappointed by the legal system that i was expecting the same thing again. >> oakland police increased patrols last night but oscar grant plaza remained empty. >> the san francisco mayor reacted to the verdict saying in part, this verdict doesn't bring back the life of george floyd. it can't replace the years of his life that were robbed from him or the life experiences and memory that would have been made with his friends and family. what this verdict does reflect is that the tide is turning in this country. >> the governor said the hard truth is that if george floyd looked like me he would still be alive today. no conviction can repair the harm done but the verdict provides some responsibility as we work to root out injustice. >>> the warriors saying it's encouraged by the verdict but the long journey must continue. the a's say they must cont

high profile shootings that we've seen in the last month for the first that made headlines was the atlanta massage parlor shootings which happened on march 16th a georgia man is accused of killing 8 people and injuring one at several massage parlors in the atlanta area next was the boulder, colorado shooting that took place on march 22nd where a man opened fire at a grocery store killing 10 people. >> including a police officer. then there was a mass shooting down in southern california and the city of orange back on march 31st. one man went on a shooting rampage in an office building killing 4 people including a 9 year-old boy. we've also seen a mass shooting in virginia beach, virginia, where 2 people were killed. 4 people were injured. >> including an officer who was struck by a vehicle and then taken to a local hospital. one of the people killed was a woman bystander. the other was a man shot by police that on april 7th, former nfl player phillip adams shot 5 people in south carolina. he then killed himself. >> robert lesslie, a prominent doctor was killed along with his wife, 2 of the