yesterday the mlb announced it will pull the game from atlanta. this comes after georgia passed a controversial voting law last week. this morning, atlanta's mayor keisha lance bottoms said there's still time for the governor to make things right. >> it's not too late for the legislature to go back and reconsider this. they are out of session, but the governor certainly can call a special session, have them reconsider this, make tweaks to it so that it is truly a bill that expands access to the right to vote. i think this is just the first of many dominos that will fall in this state, and we are all going to suffer because of it. >> now, this is not just happening in georgia. in less than five weeks, lawmakers across the u.s. have introduced more than 300 restrictive voting bills in just about every state. joining us now is kavitha davidson, a sports and culture writer for "the atlantic." and also coauthor of "loving sports when they don't love you back: dilemmas of the modern fan." welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> what is your sense of th

. >> natasha chen is in atlanta for us. how do other officials and georgia voters feel about this move? >> reporter: pamela, let's start with the people standing with governor kemp today at that press conference. he was flanked by both state and federal lawmakers applauding him for not wavering on this voting law, applauding him for denouncing what he calls this ka cancel culture that mlb intent to the left and pro-athletes and others congratulating mlb to relocate the all-star game. talking to people just walking past the park we heard from a neighbors who said he fully agrees with governor kemp and said it is unfortunate that the local businesses lose out on the revenue from this game. that particular issue of local businesses hurt shared by everyone but these couple of young voters told me they understand where mlb is coming from here. >> i think they made the right decision for them. just like i said it is disappointing that it affects local businesses, fans, people that would have come into the city and provided the ci

just imagine taking a high-speed train chicago to atlanta. most americans wouldn't imagine doing that trip by rail and that's less than beijing and shanghai and they built the most popular high-speed rail line in the world. but just not chicago and atlanta but nashville, indianapolis, all these cities in between that have been left out of this next generation economy. that's why high-speed rail is so significant. yes, i'll be fighting for more but we'll take what we can get and be a start. >> i got to say having traveled orr in europe that's a wonderful high-speed rail from city to city and see the country that way so i applaud those efforts. let's talk about what senator mcconnell is saying about the plan generally. >> as much as we would like to address infrastructure, it is not going to get sun port from our side because i think what the economy -- the last thing the economy needs right now is a big whopping tax increase on all the productive sections of our economy. >> with that no support approach from republicans is this plan going to h

the lawmaker behind the new executive order mayor of atlanta, keisha lance bottoms. mayor, thank you for being here. what exactly do you want to accomplish with this executive order? the law has already passed. >> well, thank you for having me. and what we want to accomplish is the 1.2 million customers in the metro atlanta area, what this new law means. how they can get the appropriate i.d., the new rules related to absentee ballots. we want our customers to be informed. so ambassador young tells a great story. one day of voting when he first ran for congress and 74% turnout in the african-american community. so even though there may be barriers, we can still overcome those barriers and we want to make sure our customers are informed so they need to know what to do to cast their ballot when the time comes. >> we have heard a lot about no food or water in line, but beyond those headlines what is the most dangerous part of this bill? >> the most dangerous part of this bill, in my opinion, is the dialing back or giving to the state legislature control over the election

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

hank aaron, pulling the game out of atlanta. it's totally the opposite. hank would have been the first person in line to get rid of this thing. outside of his family, nobody talked to hank more than me as a journalist. and hank aaron, along with jackie robinson, were the two biggest advocates in baseball history when it came to civil rights. and jackie robinson was an idol of hank aarons. hank told me that he had talked with every president since john f. kennedy, and that comes out to about ten, to barack obama. hank said that he refused to go to the white house to meet with donald trump or have any part to do with that. i think that would qualify as a boycott. he had no problem with boycotting whatsoever when it came to civil rights issues or racial issues. >> you knew him well, we will definitely take your word for that. there's been a lot of corporate backlash. delta and coca-cola among these corporations that have condemned this voting bill that was signed into law with the delta ceo saying it was all based on a lie. but is

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a week before that, eight people, including six women of asian descent, were killed in three atlanta-area spas. always so incredibly discouraging to start out, again, with what is a horrific normal in america. and as congress debates what to do about this epidemic of gun violence, new polling shows overwhelming support for certain reforms. according to a new politico poll, 85% of registered voters support background checks on all gun sales, compared to 11% who oppose them. when it comes to background checks at gun shows and private sales, 79% support that reform 13% are against it and 64% say they support a ban on assault-style weapons, 27% oppose 64% of americans cofounder of "punch bowl news," john resnahan. here we are again talking about another mass shooting. here we are again having the conversation about gun reform in congress and you and i have talked about this as recently as last week when you pointed out rightly that this happens, then nothing happens in congress. what is the biden administration going to try to do about this? >> they're teeing up some executive orders on this

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

to boycott the mlb and other, quote, woke companies after the league pulled its all-star game out of atlanta over the state's new voting restrictions. >> good morning, everyone. it is saturday, april 3rd. i am kendis gibson. >> i'm lindsey reiser. happy to have you with us on this saturday. we have a team of reporters and analysts following the latest right now. we are going to start in washington where those flags are at half-staff. authorities investigating that deadly attack that happened hours ago at the u.s. capitol yet. vaughn hilliard, good morning. what more do we know about not only the officer who passed away, but the officer who is wounded? >> reporter: yeah, good morning. we are finding out more this morning. you can see behind me the scene here is cleared up. the gate, that fencing that was opened yesterday where the two officers were struck, that fencing is here closed as of this morning. the metropolitan capital police department as well as the fbi are continuing their investigation in which they say noah green, the suspect involved here, drove his car through that first layer

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

it's atlanta as a whole. you can't take these extreme actions that limb the right to the access to vote when we have talked about expanding access with our democracy and not expect people like major league baseball will not take action in return. it's not too late for the legislature to go back and reconsider this. they are out of session. but the governor certainly can call a special session, have them reconsider this. make tweaks to it so it is truly a bill that expands access to the right to vote. but instead what i'm seeing on our local news is that the governor is doubling down, state leaders are doubling down. i think this is just the first of many dominos that will fall in this state. we're all going to suffer because of it. >> to be clear, you did tweet that you don't know the businesses and corporations and everybody that will suffer and it's not too late to right this sinking ship. and you got your vaccine. >> i did get my vaccine. it didn't hurt at all. i woke up the next morning without a sore arm

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

major league baseball is moving the all-star game out of atlanta into denver. that is too much for mitch mcconnell. the hypocrisy as it always seems to be is off the charts here. i will explain. make sure you sit down and watch, okay? facts first here. mr. mcconnell blasting corporations for taking a stand on voting rights. the same mitch mcconnell who, for years, has defended the first amendment right of corporations to hand over millions of dollars in political spending. remember citizens united? but now mitch mcconnell says this. >> i am not talking about political contributions. most of them contribute to both sides. they have political action committees. that's fine. it's legal. it's appropriate. i support that. i'm talking about taking a position on a highly incendiary issue like this and punishing a community or a state because you don't like a particular law they passed. i just think it's stupid. >> it's stupid. suddenly, corporations don't have first amendment rights after all? hmm? not many disagree with them. tim scott tweeting this misleading compar

the 100th day of his presidency on the road getting ready this hour to head to atlanta to pitch to the people the ambitious agenda he outlined in his first speech to a joint session of congress, calling on congress to pass $6 trillion in spending. plus action on immigration reform, police reform, voting rights, a $15 minimum wage. ahead, our nbc news team is here with new details from the white house on how the president plans to make that pitch. plus reaction from capitol hill and voters across the country. >>> we'll hear from two senators, one on each side of the aisle, a rare joint interview from senators kirsten gillibrand and joni ernst to talk about their support of a bill that would bring reform to the military and the way it deals with sexual assault allegations. >>> we're live with dr. murthy about the president's plea to get vaccinated and the potential ban on menthol cigarettes. >>> the 100th day of the biden administration, i'm hallie jackson in washington joined by monica alba, outside the white house, leigh ann caldwell is on capitol hill, priscilla thompson in atlanta wh

out of atlanta. there were a lot of people disappointed. and i commend rob manford for reaching out to different individuals, different entities, different groups, including the players alliance to disengage and all that went into him making that decision, which he ultimately did. >> he got your pulse, you spoke to him before the decision was made. what did you say to him? >> i told him we had a chance to talk to some of our members of the players alliance, we comprise about 150 current and former black ball players. we have non-black brothers that have played alongside us, both on and off the field and in between. we got a chance and you can imagine guys on both sides of this thing, voicing their opinions him we were able to provide that insight to rob. i appreciate him reaching out to us. as he is trying to understand what's going on, you definitely can't predict the players that will be ultimately playing in this game. all eyes will be on them, whether they decide to take the field or they're disa

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

brian kemp hits back after major league baseball decides to move this summer's all-star game out of atlanta over the backlash over the state necessary new voting law. the question is how does georgia's election law compare to other states. >>> plus, week two of the george floyd trial gets under way. and the chief of police expected to testify against his former colleague. the get is, what will he say on stand. >>> also, crews try to fix a waste water plant near tampa. the question is could we see a catastrophe? it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning. and welcome to "way too early," the show that had more than enough jelly beans over the weekend. i am kasie hunt on this monday, april 5th. we'll start with the news. georgia governor brian kemp is criticizing major league baseball and several atlanta-based companies as backlash over the state's voting law continues. on friday, the mlb announced it would be moving the upcoming all-star game from atlanta to a ballpark in another state. that news had the governor hitting back over the weekend, even comparing voting laws in georgia to tho

those are his words, wrong a if el low atlanta-based u.p.s. saying it's actively engaged with political leaders on both sides of the aisle to advocate for more equitable access for voting and it stands ready to help every georgia voter get the ability to vote. but it's perhaps the statement from atlanta-based delta ceo ed bastion that struck na nerve in that memo to employees, he was saying that bill was not only unacceptable, but it doesn't match the values of delta air lines. adding that he is glad to deal with any wave of corporate criticism that comes and is ready to engage. so a lot of eyes on that >>> speaking of delta air lines, guys, it's signaling that things may be getting a little bit more back to normal in the wake of the covid pandemic starting on may 1st, the airline will resume bookings for those middle seats on all the flights. it is one of the last airlines to keep the middle seat open to keep more social distance on its flights. and by the way, you'll see meals and snacks being served in the coming weeks and months on certain

, asked mlb to keep it in atlanta. the same thing with john ossoff and ralph warnock. they all said, please, don't take this game out of atlanta. let's have the spotlight on this voting law by having the all-star game here. it's a better opportunity and don't hurt people in this city. a lot of people in georgia wish they had listened to stacey abrams and the two democratic senators. adrienne elrod, let's talk about the provision that i think causes most concerns to most people who do see this as a power grabby republicans. and that is, where you're allowing the state legislature to take over and step in for the secretary of state. and step in for local election officials. i know you and i and so many people remember what was happening in michigan, where that young republican election official that kept getting intimidated and knocked around, because they wanted him to cheat. and he refused to cheat. and they couldn't step in. the same thing happened in georgia. the same thing happened across the country with donald tru

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

coca-cola, cnn, delta are atlanta corporations, they're international corporations, but they're atlanta. they can and should put on pressure. what this bill was, we can't give out food and drink and the republican legislators can take over the election apparatus is just anathema to america as we know it. we saw it in the 2020 election that was the most honest, transparent and free of conflict, free of any appearance of interference in our history and that was a bipartisan position. so yeah, i think they need to take action. they need to consider moving some of their headquarters or operations away from atlanta. i'd welcome delta to come back to memphis. we used to be a hub. main ard jackson airport is a horror show. it's gigantic and it's just stacked up. they need to keep the public's convenience more in mind and memphis is the perfect place. i just hope our legislature doesn't do as bad as georgia's and that's entirely possible. >> steve cohen, thank you. appreciate you talking to us this afternoon. happy easter. >> nice to be with you. and don't forget, this is the anniversary of dr.

msnbc reporter in atlanta with the latest. good morning. >> good morning, lindsey. it's a chilly morning here in atlanta, after a week of back and forth like you said, between georgia republican lawmakers and now so many of these corporations speaking out in the aftermath of this bill already being signed, extremely restricted measures on voting rights here in the state. it would primarily target the areas around atlanta which we know heavily votes democratic and also tends to be more people of color and voters of color in these communities as well. so it really will make a large impact on the voting base here. but what we saw just yesterday is that the mlb pulling out their all-star game from georgia, and now truist field is a little outside of atlanta and they say the game would no longer take place in the state and they have not yet announced where the game will take place instead, but it comes out and opposes the voting measure as well. i want to read a statement from the mlb commissioner. this is what they said yesterday. major league baseballed ifly supports v

park, home of the atlanta braves and until this year home to this year's all-star game. now he's among dozens of disappointing businesses facing financial loss with mlb moving the game georgia taking a stand against the state's new voting law and tens of millions of dollars in tourist revenue. >> i understand why they're doing it but it's still frustrating as far as the small business owner, it's kind of hard to try to maintain and bring customers in because of the pandemic. >> the game is now heading west to denver and critics point out to a city where a very different demographic. in denver, black ownership is less than 10%. the pandemic has already taken a disproportionate toll on black businesses. now for many this is another crushing blow. >> it's unfortunate to know those who may be hurt by the legislation would also continue to be hurt by us not supporting our economy here. >> reporter: ryan maloof, who owns a restaurant in downtown atlanta, is worried about the lasting impact. >> it's a trickledown effect. we're just trying to get back to a normal sense of busine

hallie. >> blayne alexander live for us in atlanta. thank you. >>> we will take you back live now to minneapolis where day four of the derek chauvin trial in the murder of george floyd is now beginning. we understand the prosecution has called their next witness, courtney ross. we will listen in. the judge, by the way, saying this trial is running ahead of schedule. it looks like they may take tomorrow afternoon off because of that. here we go now live in day four of this trial. >>> good morning. >> good morning. >> i'm good. right up here shall and if you just stand behind the chair to start with. excellent. raise your right-hand, please. do you swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth and nothing but the truth? >> i do. >> have a seat. >> before we begin, well, you anticipated my first request, which is to keep your mask off. it is easier to hear you. if you feel the need to put it back on, feel free. >> thank you. >> the important thing is we be able to hear you. what we're

atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms work major league baseball taking the all-star game out of atlanta, a city that has 30 ps of its small businesses owned by african-americans, a city that's 30% african-american, it's going to be a huge short-term blow to the georgia economy to move the all-star game out of the state come july. and so yes, these companies are trying to do positive things for long-term positive social moment, social action changes, and that's a positive, but in the short-term it's going to be economically painful for georgia. >> thank you to the three of you. >>> coming up, the defense has its best day yet at the derek chauvin trial, but is it enough to leave reasonable doubt with a jury? >>> and later, why is one state head and shoulders above everybody else in covid cases? we'll have sk a doctor. "the 11th hour" getting under way on a tuesday night. i have the power to lower my a1c. because i can still make my own insulin. and trulicity activates my body to release it. once-weekly trulicity is for type 2 diabetes. most people taking it reached an a1c under 7%. trulic

atlanta's mayor was talking about it earlier tonight. with major league baseball taking the all-star game out of atlanta, a city that has 30% of its small businesses owned by african-americans. it will be a huge short-term blow to move the all-star game out of the state in july. the companies are trying to do positive things for long-term positive social movement and social action changes and that is a positive. about you in the short-term it will be painful for georgia. >> thank you to the three of you kicking us off tonight. coming up, the defense has their best day yet at the derek chauvin trial, but is it enough to leave a reasonable doubt with the jury? and later, why is one state head and shoulders above everyone in new covid cases? we will ask a doctor on the front lines there tonight. "the 11th hour" getting underway on a tuesday night. "the 11th hour" getting underway on a tuesday night see every delivery... every yikes... and even every awwwwwwww... wait, where was i? introducing self protection from xfinity. designed to put yo

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

today the mlb announced it's moving the all star game from atlanta. where do you stand on this? do you welcome that move? >> listen, our actions have consequence. we've said for months now that voter suppression is bad for business. we said it directly to corporations and what you're seeing now is american voters who are voting with their dollars, that we've not seen a retraction, a retrenchment, we've seen republican legislatures across the country double down, that there are -- there's been a 43% increase in the number of anti-voting bills in legislatures across the country. i maintain that this is one of, if not the central organizing issue for the gop in this moment. the white lash that we are living through, that we are experiencing as a result of elevated voter participation has been severe, and it's been widespread, and that's why we're suing, and that's why we're calling on congress to pass hr 1 and hr 4 because fighting this piecemeal state by state by state is inefficient -- >> exactly. >> -- and we don't have time. there are municipal elections that are coming up this

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

one, this is not a new dynamic in atlanta. atlanta is the home of the late hank aaron who we lost in january who if this track record is any indication would have had something to say about this voting law and it's not only the process it went through in the legislature but also the passage. he would have spoken out against that. so baseball is the sport where jackie robinson broke the color barrier. baseball is proud of that. atlanta is proud of being the city too busy to hate and there is a real question here as to whether or not the city is going to live up to that moniker now. companies like delta and coca-cola have long been part of what has made -- given atlanta that reputation, that made atlanta and georgia a place that's been able to point to southern neighbors and say we are not south carolina, we are not alabama. we are not mississippi. and now i think the confluence of atlanta and baseball given their kind of -- what they hold -- both of them holding themselves out to be markers of racial progress that confluence ha

atlanta, charlotte will be in the low 80s. new york not bad near 70. even into wednesday, kasie, washington, d.c., 77 degrees. i mean, this is early april. it can be chilly and this is absolutely beautiful. so enjoy it. >> i will take it. bill karins, thank you so much. we'll see you tomorrow, my friend. >>> and still ahead here, despite an investigation into sex trafficking allegations congressman matt gaetz is refusing to step down. we'll tell you what he's saying in a new op-ed. we're back in just a moment. ent. e to turn to cold washing with tide. ♪ this is a cold call! ♪ hello, my name is ice t. can you spare a few seconds to learn about cold water washing with tide? hi my name is steve. did you know washing in cold can save you $100 a year on your energy bill. why wouldn't you turn to cold? it helps the environment. what? because stone cold said so. plus, tide cleans great in cold. ♪ this was a cold call! ♪ the lexus es, now available with all-wheel drive. this rain is bananas. lease the 2021 es 250 all-wheel drive for $339 a month for 39

is taking his first executive action on guns in the wake of the deadly mass shootings last month in atlanta and boulder. and the derek chauvin murder trial. an expert witness in the police use of force training testifying that covid -- excuse me, that chauvin used deadly force by kneeling on george floyd's neck when it was no longer necessary. that floyd was on the ground, handcuffed and not resisting. i want to bring in cnn political analysts john avlon and kirsten powers. good evening to you and thanks for joining. john, let's start with you. the president is really tuning out the noise, pushing ahead on guns, infrastructure, speeding up vaccinations. while the gop goes all in on trump and the culture wars. is this just the way it is now? biden is on his own, getting things done and the gop is talking about things are irrelevant? >> i think it is a snap shot of the way our politics are. remember, i think this is consistent with the way joe biden campaigned. he did not overindex twitter talk. he focused on where the real votes were in the democratic primary. you have some polarization in c

it's going to be denver, not atlanta? >> that's what the reports are right now coming out of local media at this point, jim. look, politicians out of colorado seem to be all but confirming that. cnn has not independently confirmed the move but we're told that the expectation is that an announcement will come today. according to media in colorado, that announcement will be that they are moving the major league baseball all-star game this summer from atlanta to denver. and the reasons are obviously beyond the high altitude at-bats we'll be seeing there. colorado governor jared polis issued a statement saying, like so many coloradans, i'm excited and hopeful that major league baseball makes the best decision and formally chooses to play the 2021 all-star game in denver. it would be good for baseball and good for colorado. when this announcement started leaking last night, we did see some -- to be fair -- intellectually dishonest comparisons of georgia voting legislation that just passed and the current laws in colorado. now,

the atlanta mayor key sha lance bottoms and stacey abrams have made similar arguments. how do you protect the right to vote and at the same time have the ability for a lot of these folks to make a living, especially during this covid pandemic? >> that's the consideration the governor and members of the legislature should really take into account when they seek to undermine and subvert democracy. this is not about their ability to get reelected. this should be about the citizens of georgia. so when they make these decisions, corporate america also has decisions to make. i hope in the future they will balance between the care of their citizens of the state as opposed to their political power grabs. >> you agree with major league baseball's decision to move the game out of atlanta and move it now to denver? >> you know, only way we're going to be able to protect our way of life, this democracy, to ensure we have a representative approach to how we govern is to hold elected officials accountable. if veoters are being disenfranchised, if the courts are not holding people acc

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

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

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

. >> major league baseball pulls the all star game out of atlanta. organizations condemning georgia's new voting restrictions. >> there is something that's more than money. this is about protecting the voices of our people. >> it means can sell culture and partisan activists are coming for fight over voter rights. joining me for analysis areia mitch yamich cindor. >> joining me from washington, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >> good sunday morning and happy easter and a happy passover. you know, the backdrop of the current political fights on covid, the economy, immigration and voting violates a -- voting rights. very the attack on capitol shook the slow return to normalcy. the cdc supports travel but cases are rising up in 31 states over the past two weeks. america's past-time, restricted georgia's law, announcing it was moving the all star draft out of atlanta and all week in minneapolis, the nation watched eyewitnesses forced to relive the violence over the final minutes of george floyd's life. it's perhaps because of this uncertain bac

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this is in henry county, not too far outside of atlanta. a little farther from the metro area because they thought they could reach as many people possible right here. listen here. >> i think the misconception has always been there, prior to the pandemic, is that its specific types of people who need assistance. a lot of times what we found, now with the pandemic, is that it's anybody, it's somebody who may have had a full time job and have had hours cut. and so they're now working half of what they normally would have done. and so suddenly they've had an impact to their budget and their ability to serve and provide for their family. >> reporter: you can tell a little with the empty pallets moving some leftover boxes here. they're wrapping up now. cars were lined up for hours waiting to get inside. again, they had enough food to feed 2,000 households. when we talked to the people who work with atlanta community food bank, they said that they have seen the demand, the need for food increase just exponentially throughout the pandemic. they sa

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

hand to the homeless on her beat. >> reporter: when she's not responding to 911 calls, 25-year-old atlanta police officer mali nalimb starts every day checks in on businesses. >> there have been times i walk into a robbery at these locations before. >> reporter: it's the stop near the end of her day that brings a smile to her face. >> i really think so much of her. >> reporter: shortly before the pandemic, lin drove by doc on the side of the road. and noticed his sign. >> he wasn't begging for money, he was smiling, holding a sign, waving at everyone. i went to get my lunch and got two lunches today. >> 61-year-old doc who told us his drinking and drug addictions have cost him jobs in the past, remembers the first time she stopped to talk. he wondered if he had a warrant and thought she was going to take him to jail. >> i was afraid but she quickly eases the relationship. and basically says, what do you need? >> reporter: when george floyd was killed in minneapolis last year, their connection strengthened at a time when police and community relations were strained. >> he is problm, and i w

by the time we get to saturday, severe storms linger in the south from atlanta north wards and a lot of rain on saturday from indianapolis to nashville. it looks like you get a nice day on saturday in the northeast. then on sunday, rain is likely from d.c. to philadelphia to new york, up to areas in boston. so kind of a typically spring weather pattern. i will also say talking about baseball. tonight, yankees/orioles, unfortunately for you, i think today is the day that baltimore falls out of first place. >> it lasted so long, bill. now you're telling me that there is likely to be rain sunday. this is our second try to take my son to his first baseball game at camden yards. the last one got cancelled for coronavirus so cross your fingers we don't get rained out on sunday. bill karins, thank you so much. see you tomorrow. >>> amid a justice department investigation, we are digging into a "the new york times" piece about congressman matt gaetz reportedly asking for a presidential pardon during donald trump's final days in office. we will be back in a moment. ar. to gelato made from scr

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

he'll visit with former president jimmy carter and hold a drive-in rally in the atlanta area. the trip will be biden's second trip to atlanta as president, proof of how key georgia is to his agenda, which only has a shot of becoming law because of the election of georgia democratic senators raphael warnock and jon ossoff. joining me now eugene daniels, white house correspondent for "politico." msnbc political analyst, and the owner of the best afro ever in time. eugene, thank you for being here. serious question here. there's a strategy here behind the president's now frequent visits to georgia, isn't there? >> absolutely. this is a white house that we've seen this before, right, a big tent pole moment, and then they take it to the american people, right? this is the white house that is calculating and essentially nothing is done on accident. and after kind of four years of the then president trump, whatever he wanted to do it worked out, this is a department, a press team that is planning for the future, so they know, just like you said, going to georgia is a clear acknowledg