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

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

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 big 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 >> reporter: this 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 putting their homes up for short-term rental. they can rent their home

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

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

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

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

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

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-

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

live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world, i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> 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

>>> 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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to our viewers in the united states, canada and right around the world. i'm paula newton and this is "cnn newsroom." ♪ so in just a few hours court resumes for derek chauvin's trial, the former police officer accused of killing george floyd. an expert police witness is expected to be back on the stand. on tuesday an officer who trained chauvin testified that he did not use a proper neck restraint when holding floyd down. cnn's omar jimenez has more from minneapolis. >> what is proportional force? >> well, you want to use the least amount of force necessary to meet your objectives. >> reporter: more than 20 witnesses have been called in the trial for derek chauvin, many of them officers. >> if you don't have a pulse on a person, you will immediately start cpr just because they're speaking doesn't mean they're breathing adequately. >> reporter: week two of testimony has largely focused on training. police lieutenant mercil is a use of force instructor with the training division at the minneapolis police department. >> sir, is this

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

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 future of the johnson & johnson coronavirus vaccine in the u.s. could be decided in the coming hours. vaccine advisers to the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention will discuss how to move forward with the one-dose shot. now, this comes after a handful of rare blood clot cases were reported. the nation's top infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci says he expects u.s. regulators to follow europe's lead and allow the shot to be used, but with a warning or restriction. cnn's chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta also weighed in. >> it's rare. it's still rare, you know. maybe there is a couple more people who develop this, but not significant numbers. i don't know what they're going to sort of recommend tomorrow as part of this advisory committee. it is likely if you look at what happened in europe, europe medicine association, agency, they basically said we're going to put a caution with t

live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, i want to welcome all of our viewers in the united states, canada and around the world, i'm paula newton and this is "cnn newsroom." ♪ so we start with the murder trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. the main witness on thursday, dr. martin tobin, a renowned expert in pulmonary critical care. he testified george floyd died from a lack of oxygen after being placed on the street on his stomach with handcuffs, a knee on his neck and a knee on his back. dr. tobin saying even a person without medical conditions would have died. cnn's sara sidner reports. >> reporter:. >> that's the moment the life goes out of his body. >> reporter: the prosecutor's expert medical witness did not hold back. >> mr. floyd died from a low level of oxygen and this caused damage to his brain that we see and it also caused a pea arrhythmia that caused his heart to stop. >> reporter: the renowned expert on breathing and lungs dr. tobin pointed to the officer's actions saying george floyd died because the officers created a scenario in which floyd's

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

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

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