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no one was in the driver's seat after two people in the seat of a fiery tesla. we'll tell you what we know. and the vintage warbird on cocoa beach as onlookers struggle for safety. and bitcoin's 20% drop over the weekend and why budweiser is giving away free beer. a busy edition of "early today" starts right now good monday austin, texas where a man hunt is under way for a former sheriff's detective sps suspected of killing three people police believe stephen broderick gunned down two women and a man yesterday. investigators say the 41-year-old knew the victims but urged austin residents to stay vigilant >> he still is at large. we do think that he is armed and he is very much dangerous.

>> according to the texas ranger, broderick was charged with sexual assault of a child in june of last year he bonded out and resigned from the sheriff's office a mass shooting in a bar in kenosha, wisconsin left three people dead and others injured after the person who left the bar early, returned and started fire they say they have located a person of interest they have been charged with first degree intentional homicide among other charges after two weeks of heart wrenching testimony closing arguments will begin in the trial of derek chauvin all 12 jurors will have to vote guilty or not guilty any split in the jurors will end up in a hung jury or mistrial. the public is already weighing in as well according to a monmouth university poll, 63% say a not

guilty verdict for derek chauvin would be a negative step for race relations in america. the polling also revealed a partisan divide. 13ers says a guilty verdict would be positive for race relations, while 56 say so it would are not positive. >> the cdc announcing half of all have gotten one dose of the vaccine. the cdc is opening eligibility for everyone over the age of 16. there are concerns over people hesitant to get the shots. gary grumbach joins. >> reporter: president biden has allowed for everyone 16 and older across the nation. this is something this city did a while ago. they were actually ahead of the

curve on that. they were the second state to do so that's part of the problem here just because it was available to everyone didn't mean everyone took it. right now, there are 70,000 available appointments to get a coronavirus vaccine in this state. it there are a number of issues, factors was to sigh people aren't this issues and factors were issues before the pandemic started. we're talking about rural access because mississippi is sometimes hard to get to your local pharmacy it's hard to get to your school or church that may be having a vaccine clinic especially if you have transportation issues it all comes down to politics as so much does these days. this is a very conservative state. and according to a recent poll but by quinnipiac, 35% of americans say they're not getting a covid vaccine. that's going to show up here in the numbers mississippi and it all comes down to the general trust of the vaccine many people here do not trust the vaccine that was created less than a year ago that's simply a fact and part of

the issue. what is being done here to try to fix that problem? and to try to get people to herd immunity here in mississippi is to simply talk to people one-on-one, having these conversations. answering these questions. trying to make them less and less vaccine hesitant. they certainly have the supply they just need the demand. >> gary, thanks. let's turn now to the global fight against covid-19, the worldwide death toll has reached 3 million. nbc's claudio lavanga joins us from rome. claudio, good morning. tell us where we're seeing the dangerous surges of the various? >> reporter: good morning, philip and in india and brazil, the virus is spiraling out of control. now in brazil, it has been a while that every day we're

reporting record-breaking number of infections. what's the new worry there, the new virus found seems to be affecting the younger generation authorities say more and more people under the age of 40 are being hospitalized and dieing from the virus now, we go to the other side of the world in india, taken over after brazil as the most infected part of the country and events turning into superspreader event. those options are running out quickly but what's happening in india affects other parts of the world as well because india the biggest supplier of covax which is the vaccinations in poorer countries. because it's so dire, they're saying they're suspending or delaying the virus in first world and third world and first world in greece and

industrialized countries 1 out of 5 people have access to vaccines but in poorer countries that's 1 in 500, phillip, frances >> you see the domino effectl c. claudio, thank you. as the country awaiting the verdict in the derek chauvin trial there is a new push for police reform on capitol hill. demonstrators demanding change in the wake of fatal police shootings of daunte wright in minnesota and adam toledo in chicago. nbc's tracie potts joining us. >> right, the house has already passed the george floyd justice and policing act that was last month. this is legislation that would ban no knock warrants and would also ban choke holds in federal drug cases the biden administration is supporting this, saying that it would also overhaul qualified

immunity protection that's protects police officers from being sued the administration says to rebuild community and law enforcement relationships, that needs to be in place california congressman karen best sponsored this bill and she says she's working with republicans to get it passed on the senate on cnn, she praised those members of the other party and also says she's hopeful that this legislation will get passed >> we have got to come up with a solution we just can't see this happen to the extent that it is happening now. and so, having legislation that will hold police officers accountable, so that they don't have immunity and feel that they can do what derek chauvin did and act with impunity. >> now, the house passed a similar bill last year but it stalled in the senate. republicans came up with their own version of the police reform but that was blocked by democrats. they said it didn't go far

enough this bill that george floyd justice and policing act will need ten republican votes in the senate in order to make it to president biden's desk >> certainly high stakes now, as we see the closing arguments and await that verdict in the derek chauvin trial. tracie, thank you. nasa yengineers are anxiousl awaiting results to to arrive from mars. the ingenuity was taking off this morning nbc's erin mclaughlin has the details. >> reporter: nasa is gearing up for another first on the president planet a history making power flight from mars. >> i'm just on the edge of my seat it is the first time we have demonstrated controlled powered flights on any other body other than earth >> reporter: known as ingenuity, it's 19 inches tall weighing in just under four pounds powered

by solar panel scheduled to lift off early. you see it here testing out its blades the very first flight, the helicopter is expected to take off only a few feet from the ground hover in the air from 20 to 30 second then land. >> it's actually really hard to fly on mars. there's just not very much atmosphere there's only about 1% of the atmosphere we have on earth. it has to do everything on its own. >> reporter: ingenuity arrived on mars abatched to the bell of the perseverance but it operates independently. >> if we can prove we can do it, it opens the landscape or all kinds of new ways to explore other parts of the solar system. >> reporter: what are the odds thinking this is a success >> i think it's 100% successful. >> reporter: high hopes of ingenuity will soon be known as the little helicopter that could. erin mclaughlin, nbc news, los

angeles. a scary sighting in cocoa beach over the weekend it was supposed to land. and a forced landing by beachgoers luckily, the pilot is okay and no one on the ground was hurt. >> wow, nbc's janessa webb has been tracking multiple snow tomorrows on this day in april >> yes, hi, good morning, everyone we watch these next systems coast to coast invading the rockies and mid-plains it's going to dump a good amount of snow this afternoon that's why winter advisories continue to be in place then we're going to set records across the central plains fo

teens today. we do have activity across florida. much of the week daytime highs in the 90s freeze watches and warnings. we'll talk about that coming up. >> all right janessa, we'll see you in just a bit. thank you so much. a world war ii's veteran caretaker has gone to great lengths to honor his life. colonel wallace taylor died at 96 years old, outliving his family his hearse will be escorted from say are tote sa, florida, to a cemetery is where he'll be buri wh next, a league of their own, former seahawks running back marshawn lynch teams up with dr. fauci >> nice.

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♪ all eyes will be on minneapolis where closing arguments and jury deliberations will begin in the trial of derek chauvin. nbc's jay gray is live in minneapolis. and, jay, what can we expect w >> reporter: well, frances, good morning, i think with the defense you'll see it wasn't derek chauvin's knee that killed but instead the ewuse or drugs that killed him. it's been at the center of their case and they say it's

indisputable evidence that the former minneapolis police officer was guilty of murder for 14 days, the jury heard from police officers, doctors, experts and those that were there. >> do you need a moment? take a minute. >> reporter: from george floyd's family but not -- >> i want to invoke my fifth amendment privilege today. >> reporter: -- derek chauvin facing charts, animations, maps and video and now today, all of that evidence of testimony comes down from the last word from prosecutors. >> the case has gone in as well as i could imagine for the space. >> reporter: and the defense >> all he has to do is convince one juror, right to have one juror doubt the prosecution's case and we have a hung jury. >> reporter: after closing statements and instructions from judge peter cahill >> it's up to the jury how long to deliberate, how long you need to come to a unanimous decision on any count >> reporter: the jurywill be sequestered in a city that is in essence sequestered as well. businesses locked down, boarded

up security stepped up. so many here, including those closest to the case -- >> i'm very anxious and wondering what's going to happen what's the outcome >> reporter: on edge for what comes next yeah and, look, security really is an all-time high right now. more than 3,000 national guard soldiers joining more than 1500 police and federal agents on the grounds here frances, phillip >> all right, jay, thank you very much. certainly, the tension that we're seeing coming to a head in what happens in that courtroom today, so much at take when it comes to race relations and policing as well >> nbc news will have a special live coverage of those closing arguments with our own kate snow and gabe gutierrez beginning this morning at 8:00 eastern we knew the impact that the trial was going to have from the moment the charges were announced last year. it's going to be the one of most

anticipated and i believe consequential verdicts. >> we saw it with the border patrol and then the riots. >> they did say no justice, no peace. that was the rallyin

right now at 4:30, back to class. the three bay area school districts set to resume in-person learning in just hours. also what your kids can expect as nerves and excitement build following a year of zooming at home. plus -- >> it seems like we are on track to get to most californians vaccinated by probably the middle of the summer. >> the race is on to secure a towards that summer goal. the bay area county that's just adding thousands of appointments for this week. plus, a nation on edge. the final preparations under way

in minneapolis for