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you. that's what's the former police officer charged with murdering george floyd goes on trial. >> he betrayed this badge. he did exactly what he had been trained to do. >> what legal analyst found surprising so far. plus the key testimony from the 911 dispatcher who what's ahead to morning. >> trump on the attack. responding for the first time to bomb shell claims from his former coronavirus adviser doctor birx. who says the trump white house could have prevented hundreds of thousands of deaths. how trump is fighting back. new accusations against new york governor cuomo. a nurse now revealing who in the governors circle got special treatment early in the pandemic. >> the developing story at mount
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rush more. wild fires close in. >> off the shelf. why another popular children''s book is pulled from libraries across the country. >> kiten nightmare. a coyote in the kitchen. >> poke mono-craze reaches new heights. >> good tuesday morning, everyone. >> we begin with the trial of the former minneapolis police officer charged with murdering george floyd. >> prosecutors wasted in time showing the video of floyd's final moment. pinned under his knee. for 9 and a half minutes. the defense insists he did what he was trained today. >> protests calling for reform,
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accountability and a guilty verdict. saying police are not above the law. >> good morning. in the first day of the emotionally charged ia th video of george floyd begging for his life. the jury and the world to see. the second day beginning later on this morning we'll hear more testimony from key witnesses. >> reporter: protesters marching in the street of minneapolis monday. demanding police accountability ahead of day two of the chauvin murder trial. >> this community has been living with this daily. police having increased security here. national guard is on the scene protecting this courthouse. de >> the prosecution giping opening statements. saying the case is only about one rogue officer. >> he betrayed this badge. when used excessive and unreasonable force upon the body
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of mr. george floyd. >> prosecutors say chauvin caused george floyd's death when he pressed his knee into his neck during an arrest over a counter fit $20 bill. >> he was unarmed and hadn't threatened anyone. he was in handcuffs. >> the prosecutor preparing jurors for the infamous video. raw and unedited. crying out he couldn't breath. losing consciousness. he moved ahead with acknowledging the horror of what the jury saw. >> common sense tells you through are always two sides to a story. that's what this case is about. it's about the evidence in the case. >> i guess i'm surprised the defense attorney didn't say something along the lines of that tape is hard to watch. because i think anyone watching that has an emotional response to that. >> the defense argues the death was caused by a combination.
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including meth and fentanyl in his system and say he was following training after floyd resisted arrest. >> you will see that threedn oe. 140 pounds. mr. floyd is 6'3" weighs 223 pounds. >> the defense also arguing the crowd of by standers threatened officers. distracts them from floyd's condition. the prosecutor calling the first witness. 911 dispatcher. who watched it live on the city camera. >> she testified officers pinned floyd down for so long. she thought the video feed had frozen. >> my instincts told me something is wrong. something is not right. i don't know what.
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>> also testifying. donald williams on the street that day. say he told chauvin what he was doing is a deadly move called a blood choke. >> he looked up. he when i said it he denounced it. >> williams will be on stand this morning. the trial is expected to last four weeks. >> the pandemic. former president trump is on the attack. lashing out at former adviser as the death toll tops 550,000. warning of impending doom. >> lashing out as@his coronavirus adviser. calling dr. fauci and doctor birx two self-promoters trying to reinvent history. after a documentary in which both criticized his handling of the virus. saying the trump administration
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could have prevented hundreds of thousands of deaths and she described a phone call with trump last year. >> were you threatened? >> i would say it was an uncomfortable conversation. >> in his statement he said there was no very difficult phone call. and the former president also called dr. birx a proven liar with little credibility left. adding she was a terrible medical adviser which is why i seldom followed her advice. the current administration faces challenges. cdc director warning of a fourth covid surge. >> i'll reflect on the feeling of impending doom. i'm scared. >> 23 staes and washington d.c. are reporting an increase in covid infections and 13 states are reporting an increase in death. president biden is urging state and local officials to reconsider lifting restrictions and reinstate mask mandates. >> please.
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this is not politics. reinstate the mandate. >> this morning push back from two states. alabama now saying it will move forward with lifting the order. april 9. and new jersey is easing some restrictions on out door gatherings. in the race to vaccinate the country, new york is giving the green light to anyone age 30 and over. and a growing number of states are making the vaccine available to all adults. >> there's some 80 year-old ts still waiting for a vaccine. and some places we have 50 year-olds getting the vaccine. it's all calculated at the national level. based on census data. that uses an automated. that takes data from the census that's including a household survey poll. which is thought to really under count some minority. >> in connecticut fema deployed the first mobile vaccination unit a clinic moving through neighborhoods for the next ten days. >> those are the things that make a huge difference.
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in terms of equity of vaccination. >> president biden says 90% of the u.s. adults will be eligible for the vaccine by april 19. >> dozens of migrant teenagers arrive in california tested positive for covid. the 33 girls are connected with a family member or sponsor. >> new york governor facing a new accuser along with allegations of preferential treatment. his family was quote treated like royalty early in the pandemic. including access to the vaccine. insisting testing efforts were for safety. and denying allegation of inappropriate behavior. 55 year-old says cuomo forcibly kissed her when he inspected flood damage in her home in 2017. >> hi kissed my cheek.
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he wedged his face between the dog and mine. and kissed me on the cheek. that's what italians do. kiss both cheeks. i felt shocked and didn't understand what happened. i knew i felt embarrassed. and weird about his kissing me. >> she felt man handled calling the actions overly sexual. the lawyer says he frequently sought to cover people with hugs and kisses. >> the psychcyber attack blamed russia reached the trump cabinet. accessing the e-mail account of omsecuri the biden administration is still considering how to respond to the hack. >> a suspect on the loose over night after deadly shooting inside a philadelphia mall
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monday. one man was killed. police say a fight between a large group of people led to the shooting. >> a developing story in south dakota. wild fires force the evacuation of 400 homes. the fire closed the area around the famous landmark until tomorrow. wind gusting over 70 miles per hour. fuelling the flames at least one home and several other buildings have been destroyed. >> all right. time for a look at tuesday weather. >> more flooding possible in tennessee today heavy rain moves across the state. following the flooding emergency blamed for seven deaths. the same storm system will bring rain from the gulf coast to the great lakes. areas could see damaging winds and large hail. in the west more snow in the rockies. checking high temperatures. 35 in denver. 80 in the gulf coast.
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a police officer arrested in connection with thcaezocd an nely a w bng inspected today after being freed from the shore. daysto cle t jam of ships dayed stwoan po were on board. in the meantime, lots of celebrating. the canal's closure was costing nearly $10 billion a day in global trade losses. nike is suing the makers of the so-called satan shoes. the sneakers made in collaboration with lil nas x are a modified nike design. they sold out in minutes monday but nike says it has nothing to do with them. it's suing for trademark infringement. the company behind the shoes which contain a drop of human blood in the sole has not commented on the suit. a big change could be coming to volkswagen. the company is apparently rebranding itself. in the u.s. the announcement is expected as soon as today. the company released unfinished press release calling itself volkswagen to highlight its shift towards electric vehicles.
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to keep you healthy back now with police in south carolina. trying to force a coyote out of a willioman's kitchen. it came through a doggy door. it was inside for an hour. >> another children's book pulled from stores because of concern about racist images depicting asians. as police investigate another shocking attack targets asians on the street. >> reporter: this morning just weeks after the debate over dr. seuss. another book is pulled. for what is described as racist stereo types. >> the boo the boo the boo the e popular captain under pants series. the inventers follow friends who
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time travel and meet a martial arts instructor who teaches them kung few. a father started a petition online. writing the book includes a master wearing what's a traditional style coat. dashes for eyes and stereo types. the author responding saying he hope readers forgive me and learn from miz mistake. even unintentional is harmful to everybody. the publisher saying together we recognize that this book perpetuates passive racism. authors hailing lt decision. >> deciding to pull the book has a significant impact. not just on the publishing industry. but on the way that future authors will think about what they are creating. >> asian lives matter!
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>> the controversy a mida surge in violence against asian americans since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. just hours ago new york city police are lease this video showing a man attacking a 65 year-old woman while making antiasian statements. more asian seniors have been targeted in the san francisco area. and earlier this month the spa rampage in atlanta. six of those killed were asian women. critics say pulling books amounts to cancel culture. >> they are not satisfied until every piece of literature, film and pop culture is eliminated. if there might be one thing that can be found potentially browro. the author will donate all royalties to groups dedicated to stopping asian violence and promoting diversity. >> thank you. u con reached the 13th straight
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now at 5:00, one bay area county is two weeks ahead of the state's vaccination schedule. the possible timeline for opening up appointments to all adults there. and kids are heading back to school in oakland today, but something will be missing. why only about 60% of teachers will be there. easing restrictions. the three local counties we expect to see heading to the orange tier today. as we look outside today, a beautiful start to our day, and mike is tracking possible record warmth coming our way soon. good morning, tuesday, march 30th. >> anytime we hear record warmth, we kind of want to know what's going on. >> today is still going to be very warm, and it's not going to be quite as aggressive as the breezes yesterday. here's a live look at doppler radar, which is free of clouds
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