day one of the murder trial of derek chauvin in the death of george floyd this morning, we go inside the courtroom. show you the evidence presented, so far and tell you what's ahead today. as covid cas rise in 31 states, a newly leaked report on its origins. where it came from and when? >> the record number of unaccompanied-migrant children sores. longtime jeffrey epstein confidante, ghislaine maxwell, is now facing new charges for the first time accused of sex trafficking a minor. our lester holt with a viral

video, one very exciting touchdown that is inspiring folks, from coast to coast and leave to to the one and only borat to set a guinness record for an academy award nominated film "early today" starts right now good morning i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. a minnesota jury and millions of tv viewers relived the incredibly disturbing last minutes of george floyd's life the prosecution played the entire video of derek chauvin kneeling on george floyd's neck for what it now says was 9 minutes and 29 seconds the defense arguing it was not excessive force. ourgabe gutierrez is outside the courthouse, with the latest. >> reporter: frances, good morning. during the first day of testimony, we saw security video shown publicly for the first time the first witness, a 911 dispatcher who says she thought something was wrong, and she called her superior they knelt, in prayer, and defiance george floyd's family, outside the courthouse in minneapolis, ahead of opening statements.

>> today starts a landmark trial. that will be a referendum on how far america has come, in its quest for equality and justice for all. >> reporter: but inside the courtroom, both, the prosecution and the defense, insisted this trial was not about policing in america. rather, that it was about one police officer, derek chauvin. he's pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter, plus a recently-added charge of third-degree murder. prosecutors now say he knelt on floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds longer than the 8 minutes and 46 seconds, that had previously become a global-rallying cry. >> this case is not about split-second decision-making in 9 minutes and 29 seconds, there are 479 seconds, not a split second among them. >> reporter: in his opening statement, the prosecutor played the full bystander cellphone

video. floyd's nephew walked out of the court's overflow room. had you seen that video before >> i've seen bits and pieces i still, to this day, haven't watched it, in full. as they show chauvin kneeling on his neck and, like, kind of repositioning. and, i'm just hearing my uncle ask for help and say he couldn't breathe. i -- i couldn't watch it >> reporter: but chauvin's defense attorney pointed to other videos the body cameras, worn by the officers, which he says will show the full interaction between floyd and the police >> the evidence will show that mr. floyd died of a cardiac arrhythmia, that occurred as a result of hypertension, coronary disease, the ingestion of methamphetamine and fentanyl, and the adrenaline flowing through his body >> reporter: the first witness a 911 dispatcher, who testified she watched the encounter unfold from this nearby-security camera shown publicly, for the first time for several minutes, she noticed

the officers had not moved she, first, thought the screen might be frozen. >> something wasn't right. i don't know how to explain it it was a gut instinct to tell me that now we can be concerned >> reporter: prosecutors called two more witnesses, monday afternoon. bystanders, at the scene, thaz as they try to paint a clearer picture of the final moments of george floyd's life. this trial's expected to last two-to-four weeks, frances. >> gabe, thank you the surge in unaccompanied-migrant children at the border is hitting new highs. nearly-6,000 children are now in the custody of customs and border protection. our antonia hilton is in texas with the latest. >> reporter: despite opening more housing facilities, the biden administration is still struggling with a surge of migrant children at the border according to new data, obtained by nbc news, a record-5,400 unaccompanied children are now being held in border patrols' jail-like facilities nearly 4,000 children are being detained longer than the 72

hours allowed by law here, in the rio grande valley, border patrol facilities are at 800% capacity. republicans, who just toured the border, blasting president biden for changing border policy allowing unaccompanied children, in. >> this crisis that is unfolding is the direct result of political decisions made by joe biden and his administration what joe biden has done, now, is he has essentially invited illegal immigration. >> reporter: in brownsville, texas, we met two honduran families who came with their children and are now out of custody, released into the u.s., as they await asylum hearings. receiving water and supplies from volunteers. i asked this mom, are there safety problems in your country? problems with safety, education, hurricanes that left us in poverty, she said. this father said, a lack of jobs and poverty is the reason they came but not everyone gets the chance to try and start life over, in

the u.s. we met a man from el salvador, who was likely to be deported. he told us, he'll be killed, if he is sent back. >> our thanks to antonia hilton for bringing us that important story. with the vaccination effort firing an all cylinders, president biden is shifting his focus to the economy yesterday, the white house unveiled plans for a massive wind farm off the new jersey coast. which would generate enough electricity for more than 10 million homes, by the end of the decade and generate more than 44,000 jobs our tracie potts joins us from the -- from d.c. with the latest and today, the president is aiming to help small businesses ravaged by the pandemic. tracie >> right, frances. the paycheck protection program is being extended, through the end of may the president will sign off on that law, today. to give millions of small businesses another chance to apply. the government will get another month, after that, to fill those applications there's said to be $50 billion left in that fund. also, the cdc has extended the ban on evictions in this

country, through june, to help people who've lost jobs. and can't pay their rent mean meantime, tomorrow, in pittsburgh, the president will unveil his build back better economic program, focusing on infrastructure, including schools. it's expected to cost $3 trillion >> he has a plan to pay for it, which he will propose. our focus is, also, on having that engagement. and discussion with members of congress if they share a goal of building our infrastructure for the future, but don't like the way he is going to propose to pay for it, we're happy to look at their proposals. they don't want to pay for it, i guess, they can propose that, too. >> now, members of congress visiting the border. criticizing the policy, as you just heard meantime, new numbers show that more than 5,700 children are now in custody, at the border. and most of them have been there beyond the three-day legal limit. frances. >> getting more dire, by the

day. tracie, thank you. the cdc director is pleading with americans to keep taking precautions to slow the spread of covid 31 states are now reporting an increase in new cases. infections are up by about 10%, over the last week and that is sparking concerns of another surge. >> one of the states seeing an increase is florida, where governor ron desa desantis vowi ban vaccine passports. he says he is concerned about privacy and personal freedom >> we will not have covid vaccines mandated in florida the flip side of that, though, with these vaccine passports is it's completely unacceptable for, either, the government or the private sector to impose, upon you, the requirement that you show proof of vaccine to just simply be able to participate in normal society. meantime, nbc news has obtained a joint report by the w.h.o. and china, about the origins of the coronavirus but the findings are, already, facing criticism

here is nbc's keir simmons >> reporter: nbc news has obtained a leaked copy of a highly-anticipated, 123-page report addressing the question, where did covid come from? the world health organization's joint study with china concluding the exact route of exposure to people is unknown. it continues, circumstantial evidence supports a range of potential spill-over pathways. most likely, bats to humans. perhaps, involving another animal and it says, a laboratory origin of the pandemic was considered extremely unlikely but critics say the w.h.o. team only made brief visits to the wuhan institute of virology. and never received all the information they requested from chinese officials. just last week, a former-cdc director saying. >> i still think the most likely etiology of this pathogen in wuhan was from a laboratory. you know, escaped.

>> reporter: adding to the mystery. nbc news confirming through patents thought wuhan institute e cases, keeping them for years. in a 2018 patent, demonstrated it had designed cages for breeding bats. the w.h.o. saying nothing should be ruled out. >> all hypotheses are on the table and warrant complete and further studies. >> reporter: but this morning, other scientists are calling for an independent investigation noting, that every conclusion in this report had to be signed off by china frances. longtime confidante of jeffrey epstein, ghislaine maxwell, is now facing sex-ts sex-trafficking charges. prosecutors allege maxwell recruited a 14-year-old girl to engage in sex acts with epstein on multiple occasions between

2001 and 2004. in the case against her, this is the fourth underaged girl alleged to have been a victim. maxwell now faces a total of eight counts she pleaded not guilty to the original charges and remains in jail while she awaits trial. all right. let's get a check of our weather now, with nbc meteorologist, janessa webb, to see what she is watching hi, janessa, good morning. >> good morning, good morning, everyone you know, we have goodness across the board, this morning clear skies in most spots. we are watching just a small band of moisture across the panhandle of florida but that will push offshore. it is really vital you enjoy this afternoon across the east coast because the game, it's going to change for the southern plains, all the way into the tennessee valley by tonight, we definitely see this flood threat increase over saturated ground in this area, over the weekend, some spots already seeing about 10 inches an additional 3 to 4 inches expected in the next 2 severe-w

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zblnk zblnkts. all right. a con deference showdown might v ordinarily been the highlight of the night but it was the play right before kickoff that left both teams smiling nbc's lester holt explains >> when senior sam jordan raced down the field, friday night, he scored his first touchdown high-fives came, not only from his team but, his opponents, as well. >> it was the biggest day of my life >> reporter: sam has a love for the game. >> i've started being a football player since i was little. >> reporter: he also has down syndrome. >> the first thing, actually, i said when we walked out of the pediatrician's office was, well, he'll never play football. so that was really difficult for me. >> you do grieve the dreams that you had, before the diagnosis. but then, you refocus and you know that there's still hope

and this was just a beautiful sign of that >> reporter: sam has been the manager of the lake norman high school football team since he was a freshman. >> i like helping them out, and just being there for them. i spent four years with these cats, and they're really awesome. >> reporter: but on senior night, he suited up. cleats and all. >> if they're going to do it, they're going to do it completely got to do it all out >> reporter: the video has been viewed over 2 million times. sam, hoping this will inspire others. >> you're worth it you you're not a disappointment. just be who you are. >> reporter: victory for sam and a win for everyone >> thanks to lester for bringing that story to us very, very simple lesson, you know, it's high school they learn so many in the classroom. but that one is priceless. >> yeah. it's everybody remembers their senior sendoff if you played sports, you know that's a heck of a one for sam there. all right. let's celebrate some birthdays on this tuesday. country singer thomas rhett

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