major league baseball moving the all-star game out of atlanta in protest. the republican governor calling it a cancel culture move. and there are some surprising reactions to boycotts from leading georgia democrats. abc's steve osunsami is in atlanta. >> reporter: it's a strong message tonight from major league baseball to republican lawmakers who just passed and signed new voting restrictions in georgia. baseball commissioner robert manfred jr. is siding with a good number of black americans and business leaders who believe that the new rules are voter suppression, saying, "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." >> major league baseball just caved to the pressure. >> reporter: this week the president came out encouraging this. >> i would strongly support them doing that. people look to them, they're leaders. >> reporter: but this is money and business we're talking about, and even many georgia democrats who fought the new rules are not happy with baseball's decisions.

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

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

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

in the streets of atlanta, as well. in albuquerque, new mexico. to the images from brooklyn, right here in new york. and this evening, what we're now learning about this sweeping new federal investigation into the minneapolis department. abc's alex perez leading us off from minneapolis again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin is inmate 261557 at minnesota's only maximum security prison. spending 23 hours a day in a stark cell like this one, isolated from his fellow prisoners for his own safety, in what's called "administrative segregation." chauvin, the rare police officer tried and convicted for killing someone while on duty. >> bail is revoked, bond is discharged, and the defendant is remanded to the custody of the hennepin county sheriff. >> reporter: chauvin handcuffed and led away. the justice department, now weighing whether to bring federal civil rights charges against him. and today, attorney general merrick garland putting the entire minneapolis police department under the microscope. >> the jus

his executive authority even before today's news, amid growing pressure after the mass shootings in atlanta and boulder. biden taking steps today to limit so-called ghost guns, kits that allow people to legally build guns at home that cannot be traced. >> anyone from a criminal to a terrorist can buy this kit in as >> reporter: the president also putting restrictions on stabilizing braces that effectively turn pistols into short-barrel rifles, like the brace used in the boulder rampage that left ten dead. and he's directing the justice department to create a template that states can use to enact red flag laws, which allow authorities to remove firearms from people who are deemed a threat. but these actions are lipted and some gun contro advocates say the president should have taken bolder action even sooner, something he promised on the campaign trail. it is something he promised on day one. it is day 78. what's the holdup here? >> there's no holdup. legislation needs to be reintroduced. arer b are. >> reporter: the president promised to send his own plan. it's clear you're waiting, but why

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

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

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

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

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

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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

atlanta recovering after major league baseball moved the all star game. we can call the financial winners and losers the golf tournament will bring in $50 million for atlanta, some economists estimate the all star game losses to be $10 million we should point out, it's hard to calculate the exact impact of a sporting event that didn't happen those aren't just numbers either it's money that is and isn't going to georgia businesses bigt and small. already many of them struggling through the pandemic >> reporter: in atlanta's midtown district, businessowners are trying to figure out how they will make up for the loss of the all star game. >> any time, thousands and hundreds of thousands of people swarm into the city, that trickles into our neighborhood that will suffer but residents who rent out homes to baseball >> reporter: georgia's state representative says it's not just restaurants and nightclubs that will suffer but residents who rent out homes to baseball fans >> when you are talking about people that can't pay their mortgage, a lot of people were put

a week earlier, eight people died at a shooting at three spas in the atlanta area. yet again in america nbc's steve patterson tracking the investigation from orange. steve. >> reporter: shep, we learned much today, but i think the number one thing unequivocally that police and officials wanted to get out there is that this was not a random act of violence this was a very targeted crime according to police. the victim and the suspects, according to police, knew each other, that they had a relationship and that factors in to what they're describing as the initial motive one of the things that they're pointing to in that respect is the way the suspected shooter used this crime almost as not -- you want to say a premeditated fashion, that's for a court of law to decide, but that he used bicycle locks to lock both the front entrance and the back entrance both trapping his victims inside and keeping police out while he fired at police arriving on the scene that is a piece of information they made sure they wanted us to know here's how they're characterizing this initial m

for atlanta, some economists estimate the all-star game losses to be something like $10 million. show we should point out, it's hard to calculate the exact impact of a sporting event that didn't happen. those aren't just numbers, either it's numbers that is and isn't going to georgia businesses, big and small. and already many of them struggling through the pandemic. cnbc's seema mody reports from both cities tonight. >> reporter: in atlanta's midtown district, near the stadium's truest stadium, business owners like alfonso cross are trying to figure out how they'll make up for the loss of the all-star game >> anytime thousands and hundreds of thousands of people swarm into the city, that certainly trickles itself down into our tiny little neighborhood and we see the economic benefits of that. >> reporter: georgia state representative mischa mayner says it's not just nightclubs and restaurants that will suffer, but resident who is rent out their homes to baseball fans, too. >> when you're talking about people who can't pay their mortgage, a lot of people were putting their homes

now, it's building against the masters' golf tournament we are live in atlanta with that, coming up. democrats claim republicans are trying to make it harder to vote for groups that vote democrat. republicans claim they are trying to ensure the integrity of the vote, and that business should stay out of politics. mitch mcconnell says it's stupid president biden says it's modern-day jim crow. that's the noise our job is to look for the signal in other words, what's this really all about here are the facts today's fight is rooted in georgia's 2018-governor's race brian kemp was the republican secretary of state, back then. in charge of the election. he beat the democrat, stacey abrams, to become governor by the slimmest margin in nearly-half-a-century. abrams cried foul, saying kemp had removed georgians from the rolls at the time. the election decided by fewer than 55,000 votes. >> under the watch of the now-former secretary of state, democracy failed georgia georgians of every-political party, every race, every region, again. >> two years later, the 2020 election states across the co

cnbc's seema mody on the top story, covering the dueling boycotts from atlanta tonight. seema, whole countries talking about georgia's voting law what are you hearing from the actual voters there? >> reporter: shep, here in atlanta, we found mixed opinions, but many expressing a sense of frustration, saying the new law does restrict voting >> it's been very discouraging, you know i mean especially, you know, after we did all we did, you know, with the past elections and everything like that. >> i think it's awful. i think it's a black eye for the state. i think that the only reason they did it was to get people not to vote. it's specific in terms of who it's trying to disinfranchise. >> to be honest, it really sounds like it's another set of jim crow, not to be like that, but to limit the people's voice. i don't think that's right >> reporter: others were in favor of this law, shep, or said that boycotts do not work. meantime, democrats here in georgia including both senators say boycotts will hurt georgia's economy that is still reeling from the effect of the pandemic.

when the georgia governor brian kemp signed his state's new voting reform bill into law, companies in atlanta and beyond started, well, kind of going, uh, uh, now, wait until you see what's happened with big companies in the peach state >>> and later, when the pandemic overtook us, home buying tanked, but while sales may have bounce back, a historic shift in supply is shaking the entire industry. is shaking the entire industry. >>> the fa, ♪♪ (car horn) ♪♪ turn today's dreams into tomorrow's trips... with millions of flexible booking options. all in one place. expedia. black business leaders in america are taking a stand today against the state of georgia's controversial new voter law. they're calling on all of corporate america to publicly and directly oppose new laws that would restrict the rights of black voters. the two men behind the effort, ken frazier of -- the ceo of merck and ken chinault the former head of american express weighing in this morning right here on cnbc >> americans must vote, black americans must vote, and when it comes to protecting the rights of all americans

seema, the whole country is talking about actual voting laws >> reporter: shep, here in atlanta, we found mixed opinions but expressing frustration saying the new law does restrict voting >> it's been very discouraging, man, especially after we did all that we did with the past elections and everything like that >> i think it's awful, i think it's a black eye for the state i think the only reason they did it was to get people not to vote it's specific in terms of trying to disenfranchise. i just don't understand why america doesn't want everybody voting. >> to be honest, it seems like another set of jim crow thing. not to be there. but to limit the people's voice, i don't think it's right >> reporter: others were in favor of this law, shep, or said that boycotts do not work. mean time, senators here in georgia saying both boycotts could hurt the economy this as civil rights leaders, activists and politics are asking for a national boycott of companies that are taking a stand against georgia's voting law. that set to go in effect tomorrow meantime, you have republican opposition growing fo

>> reporter: shep, here in atlanta we found mixed opinions but many expressing a sense of frustration saying the new law does restrict voting >> it's been very discouraging you know, i mean especially after we did all we did with the past elections and everything like that. >> i think it's awful. i think it's a black eye for the state. i think that the only reason they did it was to get people not to vote. it's specific in terms of who it's trying to disenfranchise. i just don't understand why america doesn't want everybody voting >> to be honest it really sounds like it's really like another set of jim crow -- not to be like trying to be like that, but to limit the peoples voice i don't think that's right >> reporter: others were in favor of this law, shep, or said that boycotts do not work. meantime democrats here in georgia including both senators say boycotts will hurt georgia's economy that is still reeling from the effect of the pandemic. this as civil rights leaders, activists and politicians are asking for a national boycott of companies that are taking a stand against georgia

shootings at spas in atlanta, a supermarket in boulder, a family-run real estate office in southern california where a little boy died in his mother's arms now yet again in america, a community shattered. tonight yet again the american flag is at half staff over the white house. yet again president biden is urging congress to act to stem the bloodshed. >> this has to end it's a national embarrassment. it is a national embarrassment what's going on. who in god's name needs a weapon that can hold a hundred rounds, or 40 rounds, or 20 rounds it's just wrong. and i'm not going to give up until it's done. >> president biden has been pushing lawmakers to ban assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines, but since the last shooting and the one before that, nothing each time we hear kids cry, parents pray, and politicians promise, and then it happens yet again in america nbc's catie beck is at the fedex facility in indy for us tonight. catie, the fbi confirms they had previous contact with the gunman before the shooting. give us the details as you have them. >> reporter: that's right. in march of

a short time ago we were also looking in atlanta where there were peaceful demonstrations under way. across much of the country relief and on some level celebration that the justice system in this case on this day has brought justice. minnesota's attorney general, keith ellison, reacted today to the guilty verdict against derek chauvin. >> i would not call today's verdict justice, however, because justice implies true restoration. but it is accountability, which is the first step towards justice. >> and a day when the system worked it was ellison's office, of course, that prosecuted this case with us now cornell brooks, former president, ceo of the naacp. the attorney general calling the verdict progress but saying the fight is not yet over, which seems like maybe the most obvious thing we could note today. >> i think the attorney general ellison spoke truthfully and candidly that justice has been moved forward, but justice in terms of restoration of george floyd's life, that's certainly not possible, but we need to commend and celebrate the wisdom and the courage of the jurors, the

election meanwhile, faith leaders in georgia are amping up the calls to boycott, meeting today with atlanta-based companies including coke, home bedepot an others pushing them all to speak out. now attention turns to hollywood. julia, we reported yesterday, will smith is pulling production of his apple tv movie out of the state. but is hollywood all in? >> no, shep. in fact, 57 film and tv productions are currently under way in georgia and they may not follow smith out of the state. a number of companies have criticized georgia's legal change, saying they believe in voter rights but after so many delays due to covid, studios are under pressure to avoid further disruption tyler perry, who owns a massive production facility in georgia, as well as voting rights advocate stacey abrams have both urged studios not to boycott. >> black, latino, api and native american voters whose votes are most suppressed sunday sb 202 are also the most likely to be hurt by potential boycotts of georgia. to our friends across the country, please do not boycott us to my fellow georgians, stay and fight, stay and vote >>

getting big props for paying off a stranger's engagement ring, happened at a zale's jewelry store in atlanta the nba legend says he was in there to buy earrings when he overheard a guy asking how much he had left to pay off the ring. shaq gave the store clerk his credit card, then shook the guy's hand he says he's just trying to make someone smile. on a cnbc trip coast to coast. >>> who doesn't hate being stuck in traffic, right? after a long day in the office, it's the last place anybody wants to be. come to the rescue elon musk who thinks he has a solution for cities across the country. his boring company launching what it calls the loop in las vegas. the concept is simple, take traffic underground into giant tunnels that in the future could stretch for miles across sin city cnbc's contessa brewer live in vegas with a first on cnbc look. hi, contessa, what can you see >> hi there, shep, well, as you descend the escalator into the loop station, you see the teslas waiting to whisk you into a tunnel 43 feet below ground. now, you might think, all right, it's like a subway, but this is more li

and the atlanta braves announcing they'll start trying to fill all their seats beginning next week. summer activities as well, muse he'lls and concerts. the smithsonian set to reopen seven of its museums and the in a zoo preparing to open in may nbc news kerry sanders in miami, the cruiseship capital of the world. >> reporter: after more than a year of turbulent borders, the cruise ship industry is ready for smooth sailing ahead >> this is the first glimmer of hope that is allowing to us be able to set sail >> reporter: since last march, the cdc banning voyages from u.s. ports because of covid. now in a letter to industry executives, the cdc is setting new standards that may allow ships to sail again as early as mid july >> it's been 14 months this industry has been shut down. 14 million passengers, american passengers for a year have not had a chance to sail the economic impact is massive >> reporter: most of the major cruise lines have been sailing, but from europe, asia and the caribbean. it was not like that before the pandemic >> nearly 60% of all cruising originates from u.s.