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deadly police shooting of 20-year-old daunte wright. the white house tries to ease fears after u.s. health officials paused the johnson & johnson vaccine. and ending america's longest war. later today president biden is expected to announce that u.s. troops will withdraw from afghanistan. ♪ >> thanks for joining us. well, minnesota police confronted demonstrators on the third night of protests over the fatal police shooting of 20-year-old daunte wright. despite peaceful daytime protests the scene turned chaotic as night fell. water bottles and fireworks were thrown by protesters while

police used flash banks to try to disperse the crowd. police have declared the protests unlawful assembly and have arrested at least 60 people. at one point protesters knelt for more than nine minutes to pay their respects to george floyd, another black man killed by minnesota police. the former officer charged with kneeling on floyd's neck for that same amount of time is on trial right now just ten miles away. on tuesday the minnesota police chief as well as the officer who shot and killed daunte wright submitted their resignations. the mayor of brooklyn center says he has not yet accepted the officer's resignation. officer kim potter is a 26-year veteran of the town's police department. authorities say sunday's fatal shooting during a traffic stop was accidental. that potter mistook her service gun for her taser.

daunte wright's family is demanding justice. cnn is on the ground in brooklyn center following these protests throughout the night. earlier our miguel marquez was watching a face-off between demonstrators and police after the curfew began. >> reporter: i don't know how much longer we're going to be able to stay in this position but i just want to give you a quick scene. this is the state's patrol over here, coming up from the south side of the brooklyn center police department. you can see the crowd here that is trying to stay here, trying to show defiance in the name of daunte wright and challenging police. many of them with umbrellas to keep the spray away from them. they've been spraying lots of pepper spray at them. but this is the police station here, these are national guardsmen on this side, sheriff's department here. this is a sheriff's department vehicle, they just pulled up to the very front gate of the

police department. john, come over this way. bottles, lots of bottles, water bottles being thrown at police and fireworks being shot at police as well. also fireworks that have been lit off in the area here. but this is the standoff now. police have formed a corden along the entire street here and they are moving toward the north to try to move this crowd back and this is -- john, come up here -- this is sort of what's left of the crowd, it's these individuals with the umbrellas, much of the crowd has moved down a side street here and are probably not going to stick around very long. the curfew has just gone into effect here and it appears that the police want to clear the area as quickly as possible. they want it known that they can be here for hours and hours and do the protests and the remembrances and taunt them throughout the afternoon, but when it comes time to ending the

protests and putting the curfew into effect -- >> and people who knew daunte wright are remembering the person they've lost. a mentor of the 20-year-old spoke to cnn. >> daunte was such an arising kid, he had a ray of sunshine that came from him, everybody looked up to him as far as an individual within the school. he always brought a certain type of joy and spunk to him and that's what drawed me to him right away. me and him kicked it off right away and i wanted to help him become a basketball player within minneapolis, so i fought to get him on the basketball team, we were working on getting his homework done. >> and while tensions mount in brooklyn center, the defense for derek chauvin, the former police officer accused of killing george floyd, has started presenting its case in

minneapolis. cnn's omar jimenez is following that story from minnesota. >> reporter: the beginning of the defense's case for former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin offered jurors the first expert witness to definitively defend chauvin's actions. >> i felt that derek chauvin was justified, was acting with objective reasonableness following minneapolis police department policy and current standards of law enforcement in his interactions with mr. floyd. >> reporter: a use of force consultant saying the officers could have used more force when he resisted. >> i felt that that level of resistance exhibited by mr. floyd justified the officers and higher levels use of force that they chose not to select. >> reporter: but during cross-examination prosecutors pushed back, specifically on the length of time of the use of force, asking if the same situational awareness an officer might use to monitor a crowd

should also be used to monitor a suspect's medical condition. >> particularly if they are exhibiting signs of distress. >> yes. >> loss of consciousness? >> yes. >> inability to breathe? >> yes. >> loss of pulse? >> yes. >> reporter: at times growing tense. >> the defendant did not alter the level of force that he was using on mr. floyd, did he? >> no. >> even though mr. floyd by this point had become, as you put, compliant, fair? >> more compliant, yes. >> well, what part of this is not compliant? >> so i see his arm position in the picture that's posted. >> right. >> that a compliant person would have both their hands in the small of their back and be resting comfortably versus like he's still moving around. >> did you say resting comfort a blee. >> or laying comfortably. >> resting comfortably on the pavement? >> yes. >> reporter: some of testimony

tuesday went into george floyd's past, including a portion of a 2019 arrest which the judge allowed because he ruled it was similar to the deadly may 2020 confrontation. confrontation by police followed by a rapid ingestion of drugs. >> so he told that he had taken a pill at the time the officers were apprehending him? >> correct. >> reporter: the paramedic who recommended floyd go to the hospital that day was called by the defense, focusing on drugs taken then and the high blood pressure recorded. >> did you record what his blood pressure was at that time? >> yes, it was 216 over 160. >> reporter: but prosecutors drew a critical bottom line in their cross-examination. >> he didn't have a stroke while you were with him? >> no. >> he was never given narcan, correct? >> correct. >> he didn't stop breathing? >> no. >> his heart didn't stop? >> no. >> he didn't go into cardiac arrest? >> no. >> he didn't go into a coma? >> no.

>> and our thanks to cnn's omar jimenez for that report. well, the johnson & johnson covid vaccine is on hold in the united states, advisers from the cdc will hold an emergency meeting later today on the rare and severe blood clots among a very small number of women who have received the j&j shot. just six reported cases out of about seven million doses administered in the u.s., but the cdc and the u.s. food and drug administration have recommended a pause on the vaccine until a review is complete. many other countries also have plans to use the johnson & johnson shot. here you can see the millions of doses ordered worldwide, more than 200 million for the african union and 500 million for the global covax program. the j&j rollout in europe has also been paused. and to be clear there is no definitive link as of yet

between these blood clots and the johnson & johnson vaccine. as alexandra field reports americans are weighing the ri risks. >> i think this is an unusual occurrence. >> reporter: it's a set back that won't set everyone back. >> i really originally wanted the johnson & johnson so i didn't have to come back for the second one, but it is what it is. >> reporter: but it could critically damage confidence among people who are less certain. >> i think people who have vaccine hesitancy are probably looking for things to validate their hesitancy. >> reporter: federal vaccination sites across the country have temporarily stopped administering johnson & johnson shots along with cvs and walgreens pharmacies and a growing number of states. >> i took the j&j, a lot of my staff did. if and when it's safe to return to giving the j&j we will do that. >> reporter: in many places people scheduled for the j&j shots already being offered other vaccines. >> for those detroiters scheduled for a j&j shot we're

going to replace them with either moderna or pfizer. >> reporter: all of this after the cdc and fda issued a recommendation to pause the use of the one-dose johnson & johnson vaccine following reports of a rare blood clot reported in six in more than the 7.2 million people in the u.s. who have been given the shot, all six cases occurring in women between the ages of 18 and 48 within six to 13 days after injection and including one death. health experts expected a small number of complications. this type of clot was among them. >> i think what people need to be is don't freak out. i would be -- i would be going on with my life but i would be very attune to my body. if i developed shortness of breath, leg pain, a headache within two to three weeks of having had the johnson & johnson vaccine i would immediately notify my health care provider. >> reporter: the cdc and fda say the pause will allow for review of the new data, it will also provide time to notify health

care providers about how to identify this type of clot and how to treat it. >> it's going to be more like days to weeks rather than weeks to months. >> reporter: health officials are urging people to stay confident in the safety and efficacy of vaccines stressing there are no similar concerns with the pfizer and modern into vaccines. >> you are talking about tens and tens and tens of millions of people who have received vaccine with no adverse effect. this is a really rare event, if you look at what we know so far. >> reporter: here at the javits center in new york people scheduled to get a j&j vaccine are being offered a dose of pfizer instead. the governor andrew cuomo says the pause will not hold up appointments statewide. the state was also counting on a greatly diminished number of johnson & johnson shots this week because of a manufacturing problem. on top of that the cdc has now sent an email to all states instructing them to hold on to those doses of johnson & johnson and label them do not use for now. in new york alexandra field,

cnn. and as we just heard the white house insists the pause in johnson & johnson will not seriously impact the national vaccine plan because there are already enough pfizer and moderna doses for 300 million amer americans. >> my message to the american people on the vaccine is i told you all, i made sure we have 600 million doses of the mr -- not of either johnson & johnson and or astrazeneca. so there is enough vaccine that is basically 100% unquestionable for every single solitary american. meanwhile, there is encouraging news from moderna, which says its covid-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective for at least six months after vaccination. the company cited preliminary results from its phase three trial. it also showed the vaccine is

more than 95% effective against severe disease. well, the u.s. surgeon general also echoed president biden's optimism on the vaccines. he spoke earlier with cnn's anderson cooper. >> the good news is that we actually have adequate supply with moderna and pfizer to be able to vaccinate the adult population by the end of july in the united states and even much of the adolescent population, but the other piece is with moderna we've actually found that we can actually enable it to be stored in manners that primary care doctors can actually store it in their offices and deliver it. actually, i had family members of mine who are doctors who are delivering and administering the moderna vaccine to patients. in the early days we weren't sure if that was even going to be possible. the more this vaccination campaign has gone on the more we've been able to find ways to get it out into the population, administer it and i'm confident even with what's happening with johnson & johnson we will be able to vaccinate the country

and do so effectively. joe biden is looking to do in afghanistan what three other u.s. presidents couldn't, leave. we are live in kabul ahead of a major announcement on ending mark's longest war.

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welcome back, everyone. president joe biden will speak to lawmakers in a joint session of congress on april 28th. he got the formal invitation from house speaker nancy pelosi on tuesday. she asked him to share his vision for addressing the challenges and opportunities facing the country. pelosi had said she held off inviting the president amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. and a likely hot topic at that point session of congress, afghanistan. later today president biden is set to announce u.s. forces will leave the country by september 11th. that will be two decades since the 9/11 attacks and the start of america's longest war. but despite trillions of dollars and thousands of lives lost,

afghanistan remains extremely volatile. many observers fear a hasty exit by the u.s. will be a win for the taliban. the militants could erode basic rights, especially for women, and bolster a safe haven for terrorists. for the latest from afghanistan cnn's nick paton walsh joins us live from kabul. nick, what impact will a withdrawal of u.s. troops in september likely have on the lives of afghans and on the taliban's influence and power? >> reporter: -- exactly how that withdraw occurs and what precedes it. joe biden has been clear through his officials trailing this announcement that they are leaving regardless. not a conditions-based withdrawal before it can be said that america has been here for 20 years. the symbolism of that is very important but it also plays in two ways, yes, to an american public many of whom frankly are

not even sure if america is still fighting this war, but also to a peace process that is ongoing where there are huge hurdles, where there are taliban gaining ground militarily here in parts of the country being the government frankly, running their own backwards society where women often aren't allowed out without a male companion, the taliban set taxes, have their own form of justice, but the taliban at this point for the last 48 hours have twice said they are not interested in the key plank of biden's negotiated strategy here which is a peace summit in istanbul. it was meant to happen this saturday, now it's being called for saturday a week. many countries attending but the taliban saying at this stage they are not interested. we've heard from them before so that may well change. they say they don't want to to go until all foreign forces have left. the afghan government have been reluctant to look at this peace process because the biden administration wants a transitional government first with the taliban involved so everyone can work out how the

country moves forward. the afghan government want to see elections first. so that's the major crisis really for the peace talks as they move forward. then there is the reality on the ground, a fighting season as they call the summer months here fast approaching with the taliban fractured as it is, not always speaking with a cohesive force, but definitely winning on the battlefield. held back often only by u.s. air strikes kept in check often with diplomatic talks asking the americans to hold off. we are into a key few months here, it will be important to hear exactly what joe biden says and the details of their departure. we're hearing nato allies always dependent on u.s. infrastructure to be here saying they will likely leave with the americans, too. it may be before september 11th if peace talks go well, but you have to understand the taliban have always had a saying, the americans have the expensive watch but they have the time and they see time on their side here certainly. they've been waiting for this moment for decades and now they have it, the americans saying we're going, the afghan

government clearly saying they wish they weren't and a peace process now in front of them where they're frankly feeling emboldened enough to say they're not interested. that will likely change, i think, but still a very complicated few months here where ordinary afghans will be desperately hoping it doesn't result in greater violence and the americans and other westerners who served here, lost lives, limbs, parts of their life to it hoping that some sort of gain can be left behind for america's longest war. >> absolutely. nick paton walsh joining us live from kabul. many thanks. iran says it will ramp up its levels of uranium enrichment to 60%. tehran made the announcement just days after an attack on its natanz nuclear facility and says it's a response to that incident. iran access israel of sabotage and has vowed revenge. israel has had no comment. the 60% level is short of what's required for a nuclear weapon,

but it's a major step toward it. the u.s. calls iran's move a provocative announcement while france says it's a grave development. cnn's frederik pleitgen is in berlin, he joins us now with more on all of this. fred, what impact might this have on iran's efforts to negotiate a nuclear deal with the u.s.? >> reporter: well, i think it's already having a big effect on the negotiations, of course, are taking place in vienna. it certainly makes things more difficult. i don't necessarily think it's going to derail those talks, but it certainly is havingen a effect. one of the things that happened this morning, rosemary is hassan rouhani the iranian president was speaking publicly and he confirmed that, yes, iran going up to that 60% enrichment, speeding up that enrichment and going to a higher grade of uranium that that is in direct response to what happens at the natanz nuclear facility. he said iran cannot stand ideally by. they want to send a message that

even if there are things done against iran's nuclear program that iran will continue to press forward. if old centrifuges are destroyed new centrifuges will come into effect. the interesting thing that the iranians have been saying is that the process of trying to get to that 60% enrichment of uranium is something that will start soon, they will see that kick into full gear next week. so that is something that is ongoing. then you have the united states who are saying that they're not sure whether iran is serious about these negotiations. this move of going up to the 60% enrichment that that is something that they say is obviously very troubling to the united states, they said that the iranians have to show that they are still serious about those negotiations and the u.s. quite frankly is also calling on its allied nations that are still in the nuclear agreement, of course, france, the uk and germany, to also reject the iranians going up to that 60%. so it certainly is something that kind of weighs on the mood of those negotiations, nevertheless those negotiations

are going to continue. they were supposed to continue today, actually, rosemary, however, it appears as though one of the people in one of the delegations got a positive covid test so, therefore, they've been pushed back by a day and are now set to start tomorrow. they have not been derailed but you do feel how this incident does really weigh on the negotiations and is certainly having a certain degree of influence as well, rosemary. >> all right. of course, fred flight again joining us live from berlin. protesters in minnesota are demanding accountability following the latest police killing of an unarmed young black man. details on when the officer involved could face charges. that's next.

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♪ prosecutors could have a decision on charges today in the fatal police shooting of daunte wright in minnesota. now, this comes after the third night of demonstrations over the case where police made dozens of arrests. authorities say a police officer mistakenly shot and killed wright, a 20-year-old black man, during a traffic stop sunday. officer kim potter allegedly mistook her service gun for her taser, but wright's family is demanding justice. while tensions flare in brooklyn center the police chief and the officer who shot and killed daunte wright have resigned from their positions. cnn's sunlen serfaty has further details and a warning her report contains images you may find disturbing. >> we did not ask for her to

resign. that was a decision she made -- kimberly potter the police officer who shot daunte wright stepping down from the brooklyn center police department. >> i'm hoping that this will help bring some calm to the community although, you know, i think ultimately people want justice. >> reporter: potter saying in her short two-sentence resignation letter she's resigning in the interest of the community. i have loved every minute of being a police officer and serving this community to the best of my ability. body cam video which is disturbing to watch showing potter shooting 20-year-old daunte wright during the fatal traffic stop on sunday. >> i'll tase you. taser, taser, taser. oh [ bleep ]. i just shot him. >> reporter: 48-year-old kimberly potter had been a police officer for more than half her life. first joining the department in 1995, 26 years ago. she had served in 2019 as a

police union's president, according to the "star tribune," had been on the police force's negotiation team and worked as a field training officer. >> the head of the minnesota police and peace officers association tells the "star tribune" that on the day of the shooting potter had been training a new rookie officer. this is not her first time dealing the aftermath of an officer-involved shooting. according to a county attorney's report, potter arrived at the scene of a fatal officer-involved shooting of a man in 2019. the man had been threatening his grandfather with a knife and hammer, the use of deadly force by the police was ruled adds lawful. potter giving the instructions to the two officers involved in the shooting to get into different police cars, turn off their body cameras and to not speak to each other. actions that appear to be consistent with the police department's policies. she was not present at the time of the shooting and was not accused of any wrongdoing. potter is married to a former

police officer, the "star tribune" reports, and is the mother of two adult sons. the mayor at multiple times made to point to specifically emphasize that he has not yet accepted kimberly potter's resignation but he would not comment on what that means yet for things like her pension and her benefits that she would potentially still be entitled to. he says he's going to let their internal process play out first. now, potter meantime has retained an attorney but they did not get back to cnn with a comment. sunlen serfaty, cnn, washington. the united states isn't the only place where use of the johnson & johnson covid vaccine is being paused. the company has stopped the rollout of the drug in europe just as the first doses were being delivered. the eu health commissioner says they will rely on regulators in countries where the vaccine has

been administered to decide on their next steps. now, this comes as new infections continue to rise in germany and france, with icu hospitalizations threatening to overwhelm their health ware systems. cnn's jim bittermann joins me from paris with more on all of this. good to see you. how might this because of the johnson & johnson vaccine across europe impact an already difficult situation where cases are rising and we heard hospitals are filling up, the icu units there, while vaccine supplies are limited? >> reporter: well, in fact, rosemary, it is a blow to the vaccination program, i think if nothing else it puts a break on the momentum that had been gathering here to get the vaccinations more online and accelerated. it's only 200,000 the first bunch of vaccines was -- package of 200,000 vaccines -- doses of vaccines that arrived here on

monday and all only friday the health minister basically said that it was looking forward to the arrival of johnson & johnson. and then of course we got the news late monday that, in fact, the johnson & johnson was suspending the vaccinations temporarily. now, to give you a picture of the overall -- to give you an idea of the overall picture, there are already something just slightly over 11 million doses of vaccine administered here. so 200,000 doesn't represent a lot, but like i say it could very well break the momentum that president macron was hoping to start. and on another front, president macron says according to some of his advisers that he's going to be meeting tomorrow with experts about ways to reopen the country. seems slightly premature in the sense that the numbers here are really, as you pointed out, are really not very good. the rolling seven-day average for new cases is 37,000 new cases per day, which is quite high and the icu bed usage by

covid patients is higher than it was a year ago, rosemary. >> certainly does appear to be premature. we will watch to see what happens there. jim bittermann bringing us the latest from paris. many thanks. south africa is also suspending its johnson & johnson rollout. cnn's david mckenzie is live this hour in johannesburg. he joins us now. so, david, how long will they likely suspend the johnson & johnson vaccine and what impact could this have? >> reporter: well, it depends on how quickly the fda in the u.s. works, rosemary. certainly officials here say they hope it's a brief temporary suspension. it's a set back, hopefully it won't last more than a few days but it certainly is a setback for south africa. this country unlike the u.s. and parts of europe has banked on the johnson & johnson single-dose vaccine to be a significant part of the answer to the covid-19 pandemic. now, the country has been involved in a large scale trial

of the j&j vaccine for health care workers, we were there when they first started giving those shots out. some 290,000 people have received it, they have had no cases of this very rare blood clotting issue in south africa according to health officials but out of an abundance of caution they are following the advice that the fda put out to the u.s. now, you will recall the astrazeneca/oxford vaccine was purchased by south africa and then abandoned because it didn't work effectively against low and moderate cases of covid-19 in some trials because of the strain that is dominating here in south africa. so johnson & johnson vaccine is very important to south africa. they do hope that it will be temporary but the problem is already with some people jittery about vaccines any kind of question mark, even something like a really rare case that has been the case here in the u.s., will be an issue for rolling out

the vaccine. haven't even started the vaccine rollout and there is this question mark, but they hope to clear it all up in a few days. >> let's hope that happens. david mckenzie joining us live from johannesburg, many thanks. well, the u.s. intelligence community is warning of the devastating long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic. this coming in its annual report that lays out the top security threats facing the u.s. cnn's alex marquardt takes a closer look. >> reporter: this is an annual report from the intelligence community except we didn't see it last year under president donald trump and this report says what the intelligence community assesses as the biggest threats to the united states in the coming year. it talks about china becoming a near peer rival of the united states, russia and what it's doing to undermine u.s. influence, north korea, iran, all of this against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. that's where we see some of the most dramatic and distressing language and predictions in this report. the intelligence community

writes the economic and political implications of the pandemic will ripple through the world for years. the pandemic is raising geopolitical tensions and great powers are jockeying for advantage and for influence. russia and china it says are trying to take advantage through so-called vaccine diplomacy, gaining influence around the world through the distribution of their vaccines. the report goes on to list other dire ways that the pandemic will hurt countries, particularly lower income countries, writing some hard hit developing countries are experiencing financial and humanitarian crises, increasing the risk of surges in migration, collapsed governments or internal conflict. the pandemic has driven food insecurity worldwide to its highest point in more than a decade and will increase the likelihood of additional health emergencies especially among vulnerable populations in low income countries. this report traditionally comes out before the heads of the intelligence agencies testify in front of congress, but the last time that we saw those officials

testify together was in 2019, then under president donald trump they contradicted what he had said about iran and north korea and he was furious about it. he told them on twitter to go back to school. last year 2020 an election year, very contentious year the intelligence agencies didn't want to anger the president again, essentially they didn't want to put themselves out in public to become a target again for the president. so they pushed back on that hearing. the director of national intelligence at the time offered to do it behind closed doors, that was rejected by the senate. last year the american people missed out on an important hearing. americans and people around the world need to hear what these intelligence officials have to say, for example, in 2019 the report and hearing predicted that the u.s. was vulnerable to a flu pandemic that would be very deadly. of course, that turned out to be tr true. >> alex marquardt with that

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'cause we are. ♪ welcome back, everyone. well, the u.s. and russian presidents have been discussing security issues and a possible summit on neutral ground. according to the white house joe biden called on russia to deescalate tensions with ukraine during a phone call tuesday with vladimir putin. russia has been massing tens of thousands of troops along the ukrainian board and in crimea. and mr. biden reiterated the united states' unwavering commitment to ukraine's sovereignty. the kremlin confirms that president biden also proposed a face-to-face meeting but did not

indicate whether president putin would accept. nic robertson is live in london, he joins us now. good to see you, nic. so the u.s. and nato have vowed support for ukraine, calling on russia to remove troops. now president biden wants a summit with vladimir putin. where is all of this going? >> reporter: i think perhaps the tone of language used by the kremlin to describe that phone call between president putin and president biden gives an indication. there was a lot of emphasis on areas of mutual interest, strategic weapons control, climate, other issues where there is a commonality of interest, also some differences. on the point of ukraine, the kremlin said that came up and they said that president putin indicated he thought the collusion to the current situation in ukraine was to

follow through with the minks agreement and keeping the united states out of that process which is between russia, germany, ukraine and france. an indication that this is something that can be achieved through sort of protocols and conversations that already exist. so from the kremlin's perspective this seems to be not an effort to ratchet up the tension and dialogue. the test of this, of course, is going to be what russia does with its troops on the border in advance of a potential face-to-face meeting between president putin and president biden. the nato secretary general has clearly said that the russian troops must go. that this is, you know -- there is no reason -- no good reason for this particular build up of forces at the moment. russia's perspective on that is, well, it's our territory and we're able to do what we want in our territory and call into

question what the united states is doing in ukraine and what the united states is doing in the pl black sea. so the push back from russia is, again, typical of what we've heard from them. so where does this go from here? it's still at this point a standoff. there's still mutual distrust and a lack of understanding about what's happening with the russian troop deployment along the border with ukraine. we've certainly heard from the press secretary of the white house saying that it's very clear that the united states should have a candid and open dialogue with russia and that seems to be the direction where things are going at the moment. so in some ways the fact that there was a phone call, the fact that the russian side doesn't appear to be escalating its rhetoric does indicate that perhaps this is the beginning of conversations that lead to a deescalation at least of the

understanding of what's happening and potentially the buildup itself. it's too soon to get to that point, rosemary. >> we'll watch to see where this goes. nic robertson joining us live from london, many thanks. you are watching "cnn newsroom." just ahead, egypt has a message for the owners of that container ship that clogged the suez canal. pay up or you don't get your ship back. for years, i struggled with anxiety and depression. but when i was ready for help, finding the right care was nearly impossible. luckily, he had us.

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key questions there, rosemary, let's use an american baseball term, if you will, they're playing hard ball the egyptians. they took a firm line from the very beginning once that vessel was freed saying they would put forward criminal charges if they could not board the ever given, they were allowed to go on, take the black box recorder here, the investigation continues. now, we know that they're looking for exactly $916 million broken down into three categories, $300 million for reputational damage, $300 million for the sal damage operation including bringing in international tugs to help out with that and probably $300 million in terms of lost revenues. the uk club which is a consortium of insurers representing the ship owner out of tokyo said the amount is excessive and, quote, in a statement largely unsupported. now, there is a sequence of events this week here, the egyptians did not accept the offer put forward by the uk club and the ship owner. they did impound the vessel itself and basically said that the crew is under arrest until

the investigation is complete. we're getting guidance that the investigation could finish by the end of this week. now there's a key threshold or murderel to cross. if they finish the investigation, don't find any wrongdoing but say it's the ship owner's responsibility, did they let the vessel go? some of the shipping executives i've spoken to said it's very unusual for a canal authority or a port authority to say you can't leave. you can sign a guarantee saying you will pay if it goes to international arbitration, but to hold the vessel, 16 days it's been held there so it's an international question as well. >> we will watch to see what happens next. john defterios, always a pleasure to chat with you. and thank you for your company, i'm rosemary chump, "early start" is up next, you're watching cnn. have yourselves a wonderful day.

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