it's monday, march 29th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." derek chauvin on trial. the former cop is accused of killing george floyd. what to expect as opening statements get under way today. breaking overnight, on the move? under water. severe flooding hits tennessee killing at least four people. the danger is not over yet. captioning funded by cbs good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green.

this morning the eyes of the nation are on minneapolis. opening statements are set for today in the highly anticipated trial of derek chauvin. the former police officer charged with killing george floyd. yesterday family and friends of floyd held a prayer vigil at a minneapolis church. it came more than 10 ms after floyd died while in police custody. skyler henry is in minneapolis. what can we expect today? >> reporter: hey, good morning to you. in the months since george floyd's death, there have been calls for justice as well as conversations about race and policing in this country. all of which culminating today as the trial against derek chauvin gets under way. opening statements begin in the trial of a former police officer accused of killing george floyd. derek chauvin has pleaded not guilty to murder and manslaughter charges. a bystander's video shows floyd on the ground and in handcuffs with chauvin's knee on his neck

for roughly nine minutes. [ chants ] >> reporter: the incident sparked worldwide outrage and months of protests demanding justice. floyd's bother joined supporters at another rally last night. >> i have faith that he will get convicted. just like everybody who's seen that video because the video is the proof. >> reporter: here in minneapolis, authorities are bracing for unrest surrounding the trial which will be broadcast live from inside of the courtroom. an attorney for floyd's family predicted the defense would try to smear the victim. >> because he had a trace amoun they're saying, oh, that's what killed him, not what derek chauvin did. >> reporter: chauvin and three other officers were fired the day after floyd's death. the others are charged with aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter and are due to stand trial in august. now there's another rally expected outside of the courthouse later today.

in terms of security, the government center where the trial is taking place is closed to the public. it's also surrounded by fencing, as well as concrete barriers. we're also expected to see an increased police presence throughout the city as well as the national guard. anne-marie? >> all right. skyler henry in minneapolis. thank you so much. well, there is word of a breakthrough this morning in the effort to free a massive cargo ship that has been wedged in the suez canal. the former chairman of the suez canal authority tells cbs news that the ship is now free. early today, a canal services company said engineers partially refloated the ship's bow after innse efforts by tugboats an dredbu stk t tuethed in e of the world's busiest waterways last tuesday. the blockage has disrupted global shipping, costing billions in lost trade every day. and a major cleanup is under

way in tennessee after record rainfall. severe flooding killed at least four people over the weekend. a bystander captured this water rescue in nashville where a man pulled a stranded woman from her flooded car. he helped her to safety, and it appeared that both were going to be okay. nancy chen has more on these storms and where they're headed next. >> reporter: this weekend, flooding swamped tennessee. water rushing across streets, leaving a school bus submerged and cars floating. in nashville, the second largest two-day rainfall on record. emergency crews rescuing more than 250 people from vehicles, apartments, and houses overnight into sunday morning. >> we have about 251 incidents. it took 600 of our fire personnel to respond to these events. >> reporter: a man seen pulling a woman from her submerged car. the same system sent at least 15 reported tornadoes across four states. one possible twister r

flattened, trees slicing through homes. >> i really was thanking god that we was all okay from the situation, especially after seeing the house. >> reporter: it comes just two days after a separate system hit noonan, georgia, where volunteers are finding places for displaced people to stay. it's only the tenth ef-4 tornado to hit the state in 70 years. georgia governor brian kemp -- >> total destruction in many places. >> reporter: a quickly as the tornado struck, the cleanup begins as crews remove trees, branches, and debris. that same storm system is moving up into the mid-atlantic states with a lower tornado risk but strong wind gusts still packing a punch. nancy chen, cbs news, new york. as more americans get vaccinated against the coronavirus there's a concern about possible new surge in cases.

the cdc says more than 93 million people in the u.s. have received at least one dose of the vaccine. more than 51 million have been fully vaccinated. that's 20% of adults. yesterday on "face the nation," president biden's chief medical adviser dr. anthony fauci warned about what could lie ahead. he said the nation is at risk after getting stuck at around 50,000 new cases per day. >> i've said many times to you that when you're coming down from a big peak and you reach a point and start to plateau, once you stay at that plateau, you are really in danger of a surge coming up. and unfortunately, that's what we're starting to see. >> 47 states say that anyone 16 or older will be eligible to get a vaccine by may 1st. new york, arkansas, and wyoming have yet to commit to that. meantime, a long-awaited report on the origins of covid could be released this week. the "associated press" obtained a draft copy saying the

transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario. scientists ruled out the possibility of the virus escaping from a lab. the report which could still change is based on a visit by a team of international experts who spent several weeks this year in wuhan. and there are new you developments this morning following a suicide bomb attack at a roman catholic church in indonesia. two attackers believed to be members of a militant network that pledged allegiance to the islamic state group blew themselves up outside a packed palm sunday mass. at least 20 people were hurt. both attackers were killed. overnight, local media reported police found explosives related to the attack in a raid outside the capital of jakarta. coming up, the u.s. men's soccer team misses the olympics again. and a shakeup at "the talk." sharon osbourne is out after following allegations of racism.

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the ship, but it's still stuck. it became wedged in one of the world's busiest waterways last tuesday, disrupting global shipping. america's first feathered family is growing with new bald eaglets born across the nation. in southern california, there's hope there will be a new addition to the nest. >> reporter: like many expectant couples, jackie and shadow anxiously await a new addition to their family from 150 feet up on this pine tree overlooking california's big bear lake. america's bald eagle population has more than quadrupled in the last decade. here in the golden state, the species is still endangered. the stakes are high for jackie and shadow who have been their egg for 45 days. can you give us a status update? that's the latest? >> at this point it's very unlikely that it would hatch. >> sandy spears helps run friends of big bear valley where she's been watching the feathered pair for years. what's the challenge in getting them to hatch?

how difficult is it? >> they have to guard them all the time from predators. they have to keep them warm and incubated the whole time. >> reporter: how does it feel when an egg finally hatches? >> you feel joy and exciteme ren two breeding pairs each had triplets thousands of miles apart. in reading, california, liberty and guardian welcomed their third. at the hayes nest in pittsburgh, another family of five. all captivating audiences worldwide. >> jackie and shadow have enough of a personality, it's almost like they're putting on a live-action tv show. people like the entertainment, but they realize how much they feel connected with nature. and they like the sounds around the a sces they can see. so it's been making people relax when they're up tight about everything else going on in the world. it gives them a place of solace. >> reporter: a symbol of the american spirit soaring one

-- soaring once again. lilia luciano, cbs news, los angeles. coming up on "cbs this morning," an independent investigation into hand sanitizers finds that some contain a dangerous level of carcinogens. dr. jon lapook has details on that. plus, senator tammy duckworth tells us about her new memoir "every day's a gift," about her journey growing up in southeast asia to losing her legs while serving in iraq. and inaugural poet amanda gorman talks with gayle king about the power of poetry and the hard cover edition of her poem "the hill we climb." that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.