my son works in baseball, so i pay a lot of attention to the atlanta braves, which is who he works for. >> that is exciting because the fans are being allowed back in the ballparks. two different rules, but in oakland they are going to do about 26% capacity. wearing masks except when eating and drinking. seated in pods. the giants fans have to prove they are covid negative. what are your thoughts? under those rules do you think people should feel safe to go back? >> yes. i think that feels very safe. particularly because the bay area is prevalent is so low but will those rules be good enough if we had a 10% positivity rate? maybe not, by the prevalence of the virus because people has done such a good job being careful in getting vaccinated. the prevalence in the bay area is very low. we not outdoors is safe. decreasing the density is a smart thing to do until we know for sure that things are not going to have an uptick and more people are vaccinated. the real question will be as we go forward the issue of if you are going to need to demonstrate your vaccinated. you will see more and mo

this is a live look at atlanta from fox 5. a lot of atlanta stories today. one of the big stories there tonight atlanta's mayor says she hopes a new police academy will raise morale on the force and attract new officers. kisha lance bottoms says she wants to build the safety training academy on 150 acres at the old atlanta prison farm. the facility would also support fire department personnel. that is tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ i'm only one call away ♪ i'll be there to save the day ♪ my name is austin james. as a musician living with diabetes, fingersticks can be a real challenge. that's why i use the freestyle libre 14 day system. with a painless, onesecond scan i can check my glucose without fingersticks. now i'm managing my diabetes better and i've lowered my a1c from 8.2 to 6.7. you can do it without fingersticks, too. ask your doctor for a prescription for the freestyle libre 14 day system. and visit freestyle libre.us to try it for free. we made usaa insurance for members like martin.

debate about gun control in the united states on march 16th 8 people were killed in a shooting spree in atlanta georgia just days later 10 people were killed in another shooting at a grocery store in boulder colorado president joe biden was quick to call for a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines urging members of congress to take action but since the shootings his focus has already shifted to other areas of policy so after years of inaction on meaningful reforms to prevent mass shootings in the united states is it just going to be more of the same to help us answer this we're joined by kamran caskey a gun rights activist and a survivor of the 2800 school shooting in parkland florida which killed 17 of his fellow students and teachers cameron thank you so much for joining me and straddle me. another one of these moments that we've seen far too often in the united states we have a spate of mass shootings that have caused people to say we need to do something about gun legislation a day after the shooting in boulder president biden said and i quote he didn't need to wait another min

froze atlanta braves starter, seven strikeouts, no hits, two batters later, a line out to right. it is a no hitter, right? wrong. no nos only count in a 9 inning game. >> i just want to say two things then i will celebrate with the guys, i want to thank these shadows in atlanta. they helped me out a good bit and i want to thank making these seven inning games. >> the pga team event. the classic, how is this for a short game. a share of the lead. pleasing the gallery. sudden death playoff is where we went. we found louie. we know he can putt but he missed it. they double bogeyed. so, cameron smith had this and got it. the two split a $2.1 million winners paycheck. on the lpga i tell you brook anderson won in los angeles. the story on her? former hockey goalie. >> really. >> she is tough. >> nice. >> she is tough. and she has her teeth? >> all of them. [ laughter ] >> how do >>> well, the internet has done it again. what started as a joke online turned into a event. >> josh, josh last year he messaged people with his same name on social media and challenged them to a duel. the plan

and obviously the murders in atlanta. so what we are saying over the past year in terms of where we are is organizations that are wanting to stop the hate in america and investing justice who are about more than 4500 reports. voluntary reports of anti- asian attacks of this past year. since february of 2020. to be clear, of the 4500, about 90 percent about was not really filed as a hate crime, might involve bullying, involving spinning and source and things of that nature. so one thing that i would ask all of you to remember is that there's potentially a law enforcement element to it but a lot of winter communities looking at, is necessarily missouri law enforcement response but how do we protect her company make sure that our communities feel safer during this time. in terms of how we got here, i thought we started outlining how we got here. in a moment, it. covid-19. economic fears and people are more fearful, the will fought hard. when the fish respect with the prior president in certain policymakers people with media

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

>> bret: steve harrigan in atlanta. steve, thanks. let's talk about the biden spending plans, his immigration policy, other issues. former senior adviser to president trump steven miller joins us. good evening. >> good evening to you. thank you. >> bret: i wanted to ask you, start with the infrastructure plan, which we're calling spending plan because there is a lot more in there as we know, these plans are being laid out. but either on the infrastructure, as you are looking at, if they get passed, billions and billions of dollars going to states and cities for projects. there is another element to this that you dealt with in the processing of getting projects through. >> i would like to demystify this issue for the american people tonight if i could. one debate that's raging in washington right now which is why only a quarter the bill on infrastructure as we would conventionally define it and only 10% on roads and bridges? that's an important debate and it should be had. but, let's talk about the money that actually goes to infrastru

fox five in atlanta the u.s. supreme court rules unanimously for georgia in its long running dispute with florida over water. the court rejected florida's claim georgia uses too much of the water that flows from the atlanta suburbs to the gulf of mexico. justice amy coney barrett wrote for the court saying florida failed to prove its case. fox news 2 in san francisco is one embattled school board member is suing her colleagues for tens of millions of dollars in damages. alison collins says she is the target of a smear campaign to label her a racist. many civic leaders have called on collins to resign over tweets before she was elected suggesting asian-american students and parent benefit from white supremacy and stereotype of being a model minority. she says her words were taken out of context. and this is a live look at new york from our affiliate fox 5, one of the big stories there tonight, legendary singer, song writer paul simon sells his entire song catalog to sony music plusing. financial terms not disclose

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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. 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

the metro atlanta economy is the tenth largest economy in the nation. so when you talk about boycotts in and around atlanta and the state as a whole, it's impacting small businesses. it impacts corporations that hire not just corporate officers but administrative assistants. people who clean up the building, work in the cafeteria. i respect the decision. i understand the decision, but i don't like the fact that we have been put in this position by our state legislature and our governor because the people of georgia will suffer. >> yeah. mayor bottoms, you've said that other dominos may fall as a result of this law in your state. have you heard from other companies who have signaled that they're not going do business in atlanta or in the state of georgia because of it? >> well, i do know that there are other large-scale events that are openly contemplating whether or not they will stay in our state. tourism is one of the largest industries in our state. delta airlines is one of the largest employers in our state. so this will have a devastating impact. a

. >> i think in what happened since the atlanta killing is the conversation that has been much broader and much more outspoken. i'm interested in your thoughts about whether you think that there is change going on right now. generationally as to whether you think there is a change going on. >> there is undoubtedly a change going on right now. younger asian american pacific islanders, i have noted, feel they are entitled to the constitutional rights afforded to all americans. there has been a theme of first-generation immigrants feeling like they need to assimilate and they can't speak up because they just want to survive in a new country, in a new world. that generational split has helped not only -- held not only because of people speaking up but social media, democratizing access to resources and the idea that we are not alone. sara: i guess there has been a lot of conversation about hate crimes and how we define that. i wanted to turn to that, because you have a lot of experience with legislation and passing laws to help victims of sexual assault. i'm interested in your thoughts abo

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

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

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

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

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

one was in boulder, colorado, the other in atlanta, georgia. there are a lot of ways we can measure the impact of gun violence. here is the president turning to a number of them. pres. biden: gun violence in america, for those of you who think of this from an economic standpoint, estimated to cost the nation $280 billion, let me say it again, $280 billion a ye. how could that be, joe? hospital bills. physical therapy. trauma counsing. legal fees. prison costs. and the loss of productivity. not to mention a psychological damage done to the children who live in these cits, watching this happen, knowing someone it happened two. ros: president biden has turned the responsibility for this towards the justice department. it has been given 30 days to come up with a new rule on reducing the distribution of ghost guns. 60 days to propose a new role tackling gun modifications. 60 days to propose a so-called red fly law for states. that would give courts a greater power to remove guns from people who are deemed a risk to the community. as you would imagin

jillian: new york city and atlanta where it is a beautiful day. todd, i don't know if that would have been the best shade of dress color for you, but maybe the style. todd: you don't think that green would have accentuated whatever color my eyes are. jillian: good morning, you're watching "fox & friends first" on this monday morning. i'm jillian mele. todd: i'm todd piro. kamala harris speaking out on the border crisis blaming the trump administration once again. jillian: doug luzader joins us live from washington. doug, good morning. >> reporter: jillian and todd, good morning. when you dive into the polling numb burkes it's clear that border security and immigration are real weak points right now for the biden administration. vice president kamala harris plans to meet virtually with the president of mexico next month. she's been tasked with trying to solve the problem. over the weekend, she said she is trying to figure out how to go down to the border but she's blaming covid and other of issues for the delay. she is also blaming the trump admini

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

. >> 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

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

hi to look up the shooting in atlanta. there have been so many since. one day six asian women gunned down for being to work. we all know the rhetoric surrounding covid-19 that we have lived through. what's your degree of certainty that joe biden will put pen to paper and line p sign the legislation as you intended it? >> i have a pretty high degree of ternity because speaker plos eye put out a statement today that when they intend to vote on the senate bill. so it's going to move pretty quickly. and, of course, next month is asian historic sued fly but. let's not -- though he is not the important topic today, we should get to it. job holly, the insurrectionist, curious republican senator from missouri, he of the raised 6 and why did he vote against us. >> i neech had some sort of a reason. i think josh hawley and. >> i though that there will be some repugss. we move along, you know, the rest of us. >>> she has han p shon american constituents back home in plochlt that he himself will have to deal with. let's talkmemoir, the emotions domging out the she

they have done damage to the people of atlanta. it's because their world is confined to things like social media, not the real world that atlantans live in. >> martha: we've seen the impact on football and we've seen the impact on basketball of wokeness and we'll see if there is a boycott of major league baseball as a result of this. dan, thanks very much. good to see you today. coming up, scientists that say forget the w.h.o. we want an independent investigation of how the virus began in wuhan, china. the united states state department former lead investigator believes that the virus likely came from a biological weapons program in china. he's back with more on that in a moment. age is just a number. and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health. versus 16 grams in ensure high protein. boost® high protein also has key nutrients for immune support. boost® high protein. . >> martha: two dozen scientists and researchers around the globe now want and independent investigation into the origi

all-star game has a new home the mlb announced the game will be played in denver after moving it out of atlanta in protest of georgia's gop-backed new law restricting voting rights many republicans blasted the decision today president biden told georgia and other states looking to pass similar laws to, quote, smarten up. >>> up next for us, the hug they waited a year for, inspiring america. >>> with so many separated by the pandemic for so long we want to show you what it was like for one couple in colorado, together again at last. here's kristen dahlgren >> reporter: for the past year -- >> i'm here for you, honey. >> reporter: this is the closest they could get. >> we'll try to get through this. >> reporter: donna has late-stage alzheimer's and has been confined to a long-term care facility >> she's the love of my life. >> reporter: carl has dutifully visited three times a week, working hard to bring her a smile. >> there you go. >> reporter: so when colorado announced it would allow visitors, carl was giddy waiting to see his high school sweetheart and wife of 55 years >> i get to give you a

and we were showing pictures of the situation down at atlanta's hartsfield arntd. lots of travelers there. evan thanks for staying on top of it this. >>> this is not going to last forever. that was the message we heard yesterday from dr. anthony fauci. he was joining us on "cnn newsroom" yesterday. i spoke to him about this issue of covid fatigue hitting the country. hears part of our conversation, here's what he said. if you had your way, what would you do to prevent further debts? if some these deaths could have been prevented during the pandemic, what more can be done now to make sure we aren't looking back and saying, gee, you know, i wish we didn't lose x number of people? >> all right. so i look at it now -- take now looking forward, x number of weeks, and say, okay, it's in our purview now. it's in our ballpark. the two things that you do. a, you keep pushing down and doubling down on public health measures. and, b, you do whatever you can to get as many people vaccinated as quickly and as expeditiously as possible. 4 million people vaccinated is really a lo

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

. >> after the 2 mass shootings in atlanta and colorado. president joe biden says it's time to take action. i don't need to wait another minute. >> let alone an hour. >> to take common sense steps on thursday, the president is expected to detail a total of 6 new actions that aim to increase federal community violence intervention and federal gun loopholes including stopping the spread and manufacture of ghost guns. a rule to ban handguns that are modified with arm or shoulder straps expanding red flag laws and investing in community-based intervention programs. this is not should not be a partisan issue. senior administration officials say thursday's announcement is just the initial steps that would be followed by additional actions later on, including applying pressure on lawmakers to act but passing any gun reform in an evenly split. senate will be difficult south carolina republican senator lindsey graham says he opposes democrats push to ban assault weapons. i'm willing to have a conversation. >> with my democratic colleagues about how

. >> and also just before that, he was in atlanta trying to comfort the grieving families of the mass shooting there. >> i know they feel that there is a black hole in their chest and being sucked into and things will never get better. but our prayers are with you. and i assure you, the one you lost will always be with you. >> joining me right now for more on this is staff writer from "the new yorker" and a thou of "joe biden, the life, the run, and what matters now." everyone, they called this ability to comfort and connect with people in their loss his superpower. what do you call it? >> well, it is in a way . >> well, in a way it's a reluctant super power. when he got into politics he didn't want to be known as someone with a personal acquaintance with grief but in the foreign policy or judiciary committee. it took him a while. he was young. it took him a while people expected something from him because they looked at him and said you've been through this, you've survived it. and over the years he set up language of healing that he's used in private and now increasingly in public.

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

. >> think about the possibility of baseball moving their all-star game out of atlanta? >> today's professional athletes are acting responsibly. i would strongly support them doing that. the very people who are victimized the most are the people who are the leaders in these various sports and it is not right. this is jim crow on steroids. kevin: mister biden throwing his support behind potential relocation out of atlanta, georgia of major-league baseball's all-star game this are. other big companies facing increasing pressure from the left tonight to get woke and go broken break from any guys of support for the peach state's new election integrity law. delta's ceo saying, quote, i need to make it crystal clear that the final bill is unacceptable and does not match delta's values. let's get reaction from the author of the upcoming book woke inc. and cochair project 21 boris cooper. tell me. is the money with this thing and why are we hearing companies like coke and delta on a topic like this? >> a couple things. we are watching, the numbers are in, the nba, major league b

make it nu with nu finish. >>> baseball all star game won't be played here in atlanta this summer. it is the most dramatic response yet to the georgia sweeping new election law. commissioner saying quote, major league baseball supports voting rights for all americans. and opposes restrictions. lebron james now a part owner of the boston red sox tweeting proud to call myself a part of the mlb family today. but the atlanta braves say they are quote deeply disappointed adding this was neither our decision nor recommendation. the team had hoped our city could use this event as a platform to enhance the discussion. republican governor who signed the controversial law ripped the decision saying the league in his words caved to fear political opportunity and liberal lies. >> now the game will still honor braves legend hank aaron. but no word where the all star game will be held. hall of fame sports broadcaster says it is the latest example of sports leagues making statements about equity and politics. >> until relatively recently, baseball was not as apt as a sport to weigh in on social i

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

crow legislation, around various places you talked about, the idea of there being a boycott against atlanta, against georgia in general, because of its involvement in the new laws -- the jim crow laws. then you suggested we do minute, the boycott is going to hurt the people that are not possible for this issue. so one of the things you talked about was shaming. and i'm very interested in the idea of shaming, because that does imply a kind of authority that people might call on or might respond to if there is in fact a truth decay going on. jennifer: what a great question. i think there are a few things happening. first of all, just on the minor point of a boycott, unfortunately, we have so many voter suppression activities in over 40 states now that you can't boycott all of them, there'd be no place to go so there's some practical problems when a problem gets to be of that magnitude. i think when you look at the larger picture, there are instances in which an agreed upon system of rules of morality and a right and wrong of object reality still has a little bit of a foothill. you're not goin

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

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

>> what do you think about the possibility that baseball decides to move their all-star game out of atlanta because of this political issue? >> i think today's professional athletes are acting incredibly responsibly. i would strongly support them doing that. the very people who were victimized the most are the people who are leaders in these various sports. it's just not right. this is jim crow on steroids. >> kevin: breaking tonight, mr. biden throwing his support behind a potential relocation out of atlanta, georgia, of major league baseball's all-star game this summer. other companies that call georgia home are facing increasing pressure from the left to get woke or go broke and one of the peach state's new election integrity law. delta's ceo saying "i need to make it crystal clear that the final bill is unacceptable and does not match delta's values. let's get reaction from the author of the upcoming book "woke inc." and the culture of project 21 horace cooper. tell me, is he on the money with this thing and why are we even hearing from companies like coke and delta on a topic like this

. $1.8 trillion to the american families plan, the pitch to the public on thursday and atlanta. >> that is why i proposed the american jobs plan. a once in a generation investment in america, the biggest jobs plan since world war ii. >> winning congress over, probably spending money but raising taxes, republicans pushing right back. >> in 100 days the biden/harris administration launched an avalanche of liberal policies that threaten to derail the progress that we make for safer, more prosperous, more secure. >> reporter: they are eager to work with the white house. this photo of her speaking with the president by phone. those negotiations on infrastructure continue. south carolina republican senator tim scott is still in the spotlight, he is defending his remarks after critics online accused him of ignoring his heritage. >> there is a coming backlash, and oppression that is becoming front and center and they are not hiding their hands anymore. >> reporter: the ratings are in, 27 million people tuned in to hear from president biden but those numbers are down significantly from donald tr

it happened in carroll county just outside atlanta. for a wrap up of police activity in the past few days. in the meantime president biden is meeting with bipartisan lawmakers at the white house in an effort to advance his legislative agenda that includes massive spending and major tax hikes to pay for it. white house correspondent kristin fisher shows us tonight. >> i am prepared to negotiate. >> president biden promising that the former republican lawmakers invited to the oval office are more than just window dressing in a show of bipartisanship. but it is notable that not one of the moderate republicans who try to cut a deal with the president on his first spending bill was in the room. still, the white house press secretary insists that the outreach across the aisle is genuine. >> you don't use the president of the united states if you do not want to authentically hear from the numbers attending about their ideas, about how to move forward this package and a bipartisan manner. >> republicans are frustrated by how much the package c

., new york, atlanta, on and on, everybody is looking at this here. what will this verdict be? and don't forget, a verdict is one thing. let's say he is found guilty in one or two charges or all of them. it is the judge who has to schedule a sentencing date where he announces how many years he will put mr. chauvin into prison. you are right. this is a very big deal not just for minneapolis. not just for this state. this is big for the unit states. brent: we also had elected official speaking publicly about this trial. even the u.s. president weighed in on it today. here is what he said after a phone call with george floyd's family. take a listen. >> they are a good family and they are calling for peace and tranquility no matter what that verdict is. praying the verdict is the right verdict. i think it is overwhelming in my view. the jury is sequestered now. brent: the u. president saying and i am quoting here that he is praying for the right verdict. how are those words going down across the united states? >> depends on who you ask. if you ask republicans in washington, they ar

just less than three weeks after those back to back shootings in atlanta and boulder, colorado, after which the president said he was going to take action. now we're seeing what that action looks like. one of those executive actions is going to be aimed at the so-called ghost guns which are self made or self assembled firearms that are not regulated as fire arms. a senior official declined to say whether this measure would go so far as to actually make these recollected as firearms. the goal being to limit the circulation of the types of weapons. similar restrictions auimed as these pistol stabilizing devices. he was able to essentially take a pistol and have that be modified into something more akin to a short barrel rifle. there will also be model red flag laws proposed by the department of justice for state legislatures to be able to consider those red flag laws, of course, we're also mentioned a lot in the wake of the shooting in parkland, florida. we do xbexpect to see gun contr advocates as he makes at announcementes. he is also going to be announcing he is nominating a new head

the atlanta braves say they are deeply disappointed. brian kemp signs the law, he argued the league cave to figure poli political opportunism and lies. let's start with president biden, here is what he said of early voting hours. >> you are closing the polling places at 5:00 when working people just got off? this is about keeping ordinary folks i grew up with from being able to vote. >> you say it is misleading for two reasons, why? >> the law does not touch georgia's election day hours, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. early voting does not require any county to end voting at 5:00 p.m. there is a minimum of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. but counties can go as long as 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. if they want to. some people come back and say well, it says they can stop at 5:00 p.m. so republicans can do that. the previous law left them ended at 5:00 p.m. if they wanted to. all this new law does in this respect is clarify that normal hours mean 9:00 to 5:00 so you can't say well, our normal hour is 10:00 to 4:00. it is a clarification here. 9:00 to 5:00 is a

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major league baseball has announced its moving its all—star game out of atlanta following the state of georgia's adoption of a new law that affects the right to vote. critics of the new legislation claim it makes it harder for black people and other minorities to vote in elections. the announcement comes a day after president biden called for the game — which was set to be at the home of the atlanta braves — to be rescheduled. the sport's commissioner said baseball supported voting rights for all americans. joining me now is baseball columnist bill shaikin from the la times — who wrote last week that major league baseball should move the all star game. i don't know how much credit you can take but clearly some. they have listened to you. are you surprised that they have? i am a little bit. majorly baseball has been in this situation before. ten years ago, there was a controversy of law in the state of arizona and the same calls were made, there had to be a boycott, major league baseball had to move the game, and they went on with the game, and they went on with the game as schedu

major league baseball pulls its all-star game from atlanta after georgia republicans enact a strict new election reform law. the latest backlash from big business and the white house against the law which critics say restricts access to voting. >>> and game over. a massive bust in the multibillion dollar video game world. see how the world of e-sports gaming is just as competitive when it comes to cheating in tournaments like these. >>> first, today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> it's a complicated picture the investigators have to sort through. they're going to talk to family members and executing search warrants. i think we'll learn much more as the days go on. >> reporter: another deadly assault on the u.s. capitol. the 25-year-old suspect and a capitol police officer are dead, and the city of washington is reeling. >> i did think, you know, the trouble is over, and clearly that thought was wrong. >> reporter: the cdc released new guidance saying vaccinated people can travel without much worry. >> the fact that most americans are not yet fully vaccinated. >> reporter: t