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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the current european champions are aiming for their false olympic medal in tokyo after 3 provinces in atlanta sydney and beijing but not surprisingly 1000 has hampered their build up. because not under 9 year old perhaps the greatest difficulty is the injuries there are players who stopped playing for their clubs with and suddenly had to play lots of competitions and we've lost 2 of our top players which is a challenge. manchester city a 2 games away from their 1st champions league final with paris standing in their way the 1st leg of the semifinal kicks off in the next few minutes in paris will be the 19th time pep guardiola city and i have faced each other as managers katina got the better of the city boss in 2019 when his tottenham side beat city in the quarter finals but here is urging his players to enjoy the whole experience. been privileged to be one of the best 4 teams in europe this season in any month been enjoyed today the training and everything in this is what i would love to to see my players in the back from a 7 everyone because we know how tough our struggle how difficult is t

america the current european champions are aiming for their 4th olympic medal in tokyo after 3 bronzes atlanta 70 in beijing but not surprisingly cave at 19 has hampered the build up. if you. just want on the 9 year old perhaps the greatest difficulty is the injuries there are players who stopped playing for the clubs with and suddenly had to play lots of competitions we've lost 2 of our top players which is a challenge. formula one's canadian grand prix has been cancelled for the 2nd year in a row due to cope with 19 travel restrictions it will be replaced with a race at turkey's istanbul circuit circuit on june 13th but there was some good news for organizers of the canadian g.p. f one has extended its contract with the montreal race by 2 years to take into account the cancellations securing it until 2031 with the 2nd tennis grand slam of the year the french open a month away a world number one novak djokovic has decided to reduce his schedule he's pulled out of the madrid open which starts on sunday meaning he won't defend the title he won in 2019 masters event was cancelled due to the pand

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

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

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

over the weekend, major league baseball pulling up the all-star game from atlanta. my question is, how does this kind of pressure sit with political leaders? can it be effective in getting them to change a law? >> this is really vaccinating. it is been a fascinating develop ment. it did not start with this georgia law. we saw it in places like north carolina with the bathroom bill. we are seated on gay rights and other states. the laws and other states. what is happening, and this is especially true in the south, these metro regions like atlanta, dallas, houston that were pretty republican have become a lot more democratic. this is where these companies are headquartered and many of their employees come from those blue areas. they live in those blue areas and those expectations are that the companies they work for reflect the values that they share. that is a bg reason why we are seeing in states where they have incredible influence but were that influence is really relegated to just the metro region. what i think happens is that it divides e state. once again betwe

and then over the weekend, or friday, major league baseball pulling out the all-star game from atlanta. my question is: how does this kind of pressure sit with political leaders? does it -- can it be affective in getting them to change a law? >> amy: you know, judy, this is really fascinating. it has been a fascinating development that has been going on for the last 10 or 15 years, and it doesn't really start with the georgia law. were you saw it, from example, in places like north north carolina with the bathroom bill, and gun laws, and this is especially true in the southeast, and metro regions like atlanta and dallas and houston, have become much more democratic, and in some cases, deep blue. this is where these companies are head quartered, and many of the employees come from the blue areas and live in the blue areas, and the expectations are the companies they work for reflect the values that they share. and that's, i think, a big reason why we're seeing so many of these companies in states where the company has an incredible influence, but where that influence is really relegated

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

this latest tragedy coming just weeks after mass shootings in atlanta colorado and south carolina drawing further attention to what's been described as a deep seated epidemic of gun violence kristen salumi al-jazeera following that shooting president biden once again urged members of congress to pos gun control legislation every single day every single day there's a match to this young in the united states if you count all those who are killed out of the streets of our cities and our rural areas it's a national embarrassment and must come to an end i strongly support the universal background checks which i continue to push the congress has to step up and act the senate has to act and i strongly support and continue and never stop supporting the ban on assault weapons and magazines that hold more than 1010 bullets. there with the news out. of the program palestinian prisoners rights groups for new calls to release those whose detention breaks international law. final preparations as britain prepares to farewell say farewell to queen elizabeth's late husband prince philip. and in sports a m

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

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

. >> woodruff: this attack follows mass shootings in boulder, colorado, and atlanta in the last two weeks. in myanmar, demonstrations erupted across the country today, marking two months since the military seized power. protesters in yangon and mandalay burned copies of the constitution that ensured military dominance in the legislature. they also honored more than 500 otesters killed so far. a court in hong kong convicted seven pro-democracy leaders today for their role in mass protests in 2019. they include martin lee, the 82-year-old founder of the territory's democratic party, and media tycoon jimmy lai. they could get five years in prison. we'll have details, later in the program. back in this country, president biden held his first full cabinet meeting, with everyone spread out and fully masked. it took place in the east room of the white house, to allow for social distancing. the president urged them to push his infrastructure plan, and buy american. this was opening day for major league baseball-- but covid-19 claimed an immediate casualty. a washington nationals player tested pos

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

this latest tragedy coming just weeks after mass shootings in atlanta colorado and south carolina drawing further attention to what's been described as a deep seated epidemic of gun violence christian salumi al-jazeera. brazil's president joe both sanaa has sent a lessor to u.s. president joe biden recommitting to stop illegal deforestation in the amazon by 2030 years climate envoy john kerry responded urging immediate action be taken to back up the pledge brazil has appealed for several millions of dollars in international supports to meet that goal. he was going leader raul castro has called for respectful dialogue between cuba and the united states he expressed a willingness to build a new kind of relationship with the u.s. as he presided over his final congress of the communist party of cuba on friday castro also confirmed he was handing over the leadership to a younger generation ending 6 decades of rule by himself and older brother fidel. i 3 astronauts been on a joint's russian american mission have safely returned to earth the expedition cancer and ends when the soyuz spacecraft l

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

hitter but unfortunately it won't be fully recognized on the mound for the arizona diamondbacks against atlanta on gone his effort was across 7 innings but on the emily rose a no hitter should be thrown in games of 9 or more innings major league baseball is temporarily playing 7 inning games on a summer headed to is taken he has many games as possible without interruption. i think you have been here today. i'm not control how many units are playing. and i want everything i mean. i'm definitely appreciative. you know. what happened and i am very fortunate. meanwhile japanese star shared tawny once again proves he's more than just a picture smashing of a home run in the space of a week helping the l.a. angels defeat his sin. tennis now rafael nadal has won a record extending 12th boston open title the spaniard beats to final sister passed in the final but was really tested as al had to save a championship points in a match the loss of more than 3 and a half hours he eventually pulled 366775. and it led to find like this and they start a month so means a lot to me again supplant like him that he w

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

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

should have been taken away from augusta the legislation did prompt major league baseball to strip atlanta of this year's all-star game. anything that disadvantage anyone to vote is wrong it should be addressed i think there's a resolution and i think the resolution is going to be based on people working together and talking and having constructive dialogue because that's the way our democratic society works i know you would like to for us to make a proclamation on this i just don't think it's going to be helpful to ultimately we . reach a resolution. u.s. president joe biden described the new law as an atrocity he says it will unfairly affect black americans key elements include new id requirements for questing absentee ballots banning the practice of give me food or water to voters waiting in line at polling stations and giving the state legislature more powers to control voting operations of problems are reported we've been speaking to david johns of the national black justice coalition he says this is a chance for golf to do more than just talk about change. there are so many organizat

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