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a bar in kenosha, wisconsin. in indianapolis, new questions about the suspect accused of killing eight people at a fedex facility. police say his weapons were purchased deally, despite concerns by the fbi. people have also taken to the cities of minnesota a ithe
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murder trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin looming, police agencies across this country are preparing for potential trouble this week. >> we are in minneapolis covering the trial. >> reporter: good evening to you. after 14 days of witness testimony, the state and witnesses have rested their cases. lawyers adamant about proving how exactly george floyd died. now a sequestered jury is expected to continue deliberating on derek chauvin's fate. minneapolis has been anxiously waiting and watching as the case against derek chauvin comes to a close. prosecutors are trying to prove it was the former police officer's restraint that killed george floyd, calling 38 witnesses and experts. even the minneapolis police chief who fired chauvin. >> it is not part of our training and it is certainly not part of our ethics or values. >> reporter: chauvin's attorneys
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countered calling their own experts saying it was floyd's underlying health issues and drug use that led to his death. >> they contributed to mr. floyd having a sudden cardiac arrest in my opinion. >> reporter: chauvin faces murder and manslaughter charges. he's maintained his innocence and chose not to testify in his own defense. >> i will invoke my fifth amendment privilege today. >> reporter: floyd family attorney, ben crump, is calling for a conviction. >> we believe that could be a precedence of finally making america live up to its promise of liberty and justice for all. >> reporter: also in minneapolis, more protests in nearby brooklyn center, following the police shooting death of daunte wright one week ago. >> i just got him. >> you have been there covering this. any idea as to how long will this take and what to expect?
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>> reporter: yeah. once closing arguments wrap up, instructions that have been submitted by both sides and approved to the judge will be given to the jury before they begin deliberating. what we know is they will be sequestered. that means no smartphones, no computers. and in some cases that means no tv as well. now, in terms of recent cases that have involved minneapolis police, juries have deliberated in as little as two days and taken as long as a week. of course, the jury has enough time for what they feel is appropriate. >> of course we will be watching. thank you. today in indianapolis new questions about how the 19-year-old suspect legally obtained the weapon in his mass shooting attack. cbs has been there all weekend and has more. good evening, nikki. >> reporter: good evening. police tell us they are still trying to determine why brandonr
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but we have learned how. he was able to get two assault style rifles he used as murder weapons. investigators say he purchased two rifles used in a fedex rampage legally, even though police seized a shotgun from his home a few months earlier after his mother reported her son may try to die by suicide by cop. >> we are still working the scene. >> reporter: the deputy chief of the indianapolis metropolitan police department says authorities have not deemed hole subject to the red flag now. >> it starts with the prosecutor, and then they ultimately submit it to the courts and to a judge. >> reporter: and it was never submitted? >> that's correct. he did not make it into the red flag system. although, we kept the gun he seized. he was still able to go out and legally purchase other firearms. >> reporter: at least 17 states have red flag laws, generally allowing police or family members to petition a state court to remove a firearm from a
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person presenting a danger to others or themselves. hole's family issued an apology to the victims' families. >> it would be so easy to hold his family responsible. my god, you raised a monster. but you can't. >> reporter: karen smith's 19-year-old carly was among the eight people who lost their lives. >> she made you happy. made you smile. she was the light of my life. >> reporter: the deputy chief told us brandon hole agreed to let police take the shotgun they took from him in march 2020. prosecutor's office said it's reviewing records from that incident. >> thank you. president biden spent the weekend at his home in wilmington, delaware. today the president and first lady went to church, attending the confirmation of their grandson. after the service, the family visited the nearby grave of beau biden who died in 2015.
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but matters of state are never far away. we are at the white house where officials are defending plans to pull all u.s. troops out of afghanistan. christina, good evening. >> reporter: the biden administration that years of prolonged conflict are causing america to lose pace with china and that the resources from america's longest war are better redeployed elsewhere. the u.s. needs to focus its geopolitical energy outside afghanistan. >> we have other very important items on our agenda, including the relationship with china. >> reporter: but cbs news confirmed the president's decion twith a.s oppod by sior military adsers. redual fce on ou, cober totop a resurgence orr>>esidt
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biden has no intention of sending forces back to afghanistan. but at the same time, he has no intention of taking our eye off the ball. >> reporter: those same top adline for u.s. withdrawal and want to keep some forces on the ground while trying to broker a deal between the taliban and the u.s. government. >> it is imperative they sit with their sisters and brothers, if that's what they consider us as. >> reporter: peace talking were supposed to begin this week. but after the u.s. announced its withdrawal, the taliban tweeted it will not be attending any meetings on the future of afghanistan until all foreign forces have left the country. >> christina for us at the white house. >> stay with us. the cbs overnight news will be right back.
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this is the cbs overnight news. >> thanks for staying with us. the flood of migrants at the u.s. border is overwhelming the government's ability to house and process them, especially the children. more than 22,000 migrant children are currently in u.s. custody. some arrived alone, but most came with family members who are seeking asylum. the question of how to deal with a spike in migrants is not a new problem and its influenced the work of one f pnt since heeft of visit to former president george bush.
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>> reporter: well, this is just about heaven out here. >> yeah. it's beautiful, isn't it? we have unbelievably interesting views and beautiful trees. some of these haven oere 200 years. >> reporter: oh, my goodness. springtime in central texas doesn't get better than this. the blue bonnets are in bloom south of dallas. >> i have prepared a special lunch. >> reporter: a retreat for former president and first lady george w. and laura bush. though mr. bush has stepped back from the world stage. >> how do i look now?is trademat and salty humor are as strong as ever. >> they call it from new york. ask the son of a [ bleep ] about -- >> reporter: the former president gave us a tour of his tree farm. you are in the tree farming business?
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>> yes. >> reporter: and while mr. bush did take out one of o has valid >> i have not driven a car on a road since 1993. >> reporter: wow. >> rorr: and i see tt's it. >> reporter: i can smell the paint. the occasion is a release of a new book of his oil paintings. por trants of america's immigrants. welcome to my studio. it is a wonderful place to paint and it is a wonderful place to hang out. >> reporter: his subjects from the famous to not so famous. they are celebrated. when you husband started painting, what did you shocked. he hadn't ever lived with art. we lived with a major american collection at the white house. >> reporter: and when he expressed no interest then? >> no, he was not at all interested then.
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>> reporter: what led you to painting? >> you know, in retrospect, it was longing for learning. the presidency is athpresident. by chance i read winston churchill and it got me thinking about painting. and i said, if that old boy can paint,ky point. so i started. >> reporter: the paintings themselves are much more than art. they are a timely message to mug. >> reporter: do you want to be involved in the immigration discussion. >> in a way. i do want to say to congress, please put aside all the harsh rhetoric about immigration. please put aside trying to score political points on either side. i hope i can help set a tone that is more respectful about the immigrant, which may lead to reform of the system. >> reporter: you gave an oval office address on immigration. >> i did.
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these are not contradictory goals. america can be a lawful society and a wmit t same time. >> reporter: it's been 15 years. >> i know it. >> reporter: still nothing has been done. >> no. a lot of executive orders. all that means is that congress isn't doing its job. >> reporter: is it one of the biggest disappointments of your presidency? >> yes. it really is. i campaigned on immigration reform. i made it abundantly clear to voters, this is something i intended to do. >> reporter: despite bipartisan backing, reform failed during mr. bush's tenure. years later, donald trump made antiimmigrant rhetoric a centerpiece of his campaign. >> they're bringing drugs. they're bringing crime. they're rapists and some, i assume, are good people. >> the problem with the immigration debate is that one can create a lot of fear. you know? they're coming after you. but it's a nation that is
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willing to accept the refugee or the harmed or the frightening to me is a great nation. and we are a great nation. >> reporter: the former president supports a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immits i theas a background check and pay back taxes. >> reporter: if that were the proposal by president biden, would you lobby your party to support that? >> i am right now. whether my own party listens to me or not is another question. >> reporter: though he is refrained from criticizing his successors, he told us there is a clear difference between him and former president donald trump. >> the dignity of the office. i did then and do now and i think it's undignified to want to see my name in print all the time. i mean, a
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that i miss being president. you know, i want people to see me. listen to me! and i don't. i really don't. >> reporter: so you feel humbled by the office? >> totally. to me humility shows an understanding of self. it shows a belief in a higher power. it's necessary to be an effective leader. and we were short of humility. >> reporter: in the last four years. >> yeah, absolutely. >> reporter: mr. bush left office in 2009 with approval ratings as poor as the state of the economy at the time. yet, the trump presidency has inspired a fresh owo you like m? huh? >> reporter: the real george w. bush has made headlines with
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friendships that cross party lines. case in point, national museum. >> reporter: there was that moment of course where you and mrs. obama hugged. >> a big hug, yeah. >> reporter: yes. >> i think the one that became more famous is when i gave her the altoid during mccain's funeral. the american people were so surprised that michelle obama and i could be friends. i think it is a problem that americans are so polarized in their thinking that they can't imagine a george w. bush and a michelle obama being friends. >> reporter: mr. bush's position on immigration does set him apart from his party's most industry strident voices. he hopes his paintings where speak louder than words.
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>> reporter: the portraits that you have done are beautiful. >> thank you. >> reporter: but how does it change policy? >> it doesn't. but it's a part of hopefully creating a better understanding about the role of immigrants in our society. mine is just a small voice in what i hope is a chorus of people saying, let's see if we can solve the problem. >> that was nora o'donnell with former president bush. you are watching the cbs young man: thanks for having us this weekend mrs. garcy young woman: yeah, thanks mom mother: of course and thank you guys for these gorgeous flowers, so thoughtful. young woman whispering: hey, did you bring the... the condoms? young man whispering: what's up? young woman whispering: condoms young man whispering: cond.. condor? young woman whispering: condor. why would i say condor? condoms! condoms. father: condoms charlie. she wants to know if you brought any condoms.
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apollo. the bottom half, the descent stage, lowered the vehicle and its crew to a soft landing. and when it was time to go home -- >> ignition. we're on our way, houston. >> reporter: ferried the crew back. >> we're definitely building off apollo. we're saying, we see what you did. we live in a different era. what makes sense for us today? what makes sense for nasa and what will help us to have more of a sustained presence? >> reporter: nasa won't own the artemus landing system. >> it's time to go back to the moon. this time to stay no blue origin, founded by jeff bezos is leading a team that came up with this design.
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blue origin told us that's why it's propulsion system is. hydro again and oxygen are on the moon in the form of ice. and it is based on developing those lunar resources in the future to make these systems reusable, instead of through earth. >> reporter: elon musk proposes a lander base on its star ship design. >> we have had a successful soft touch on the landing pad. >> reporter: outside, an elevator-like system will lower astronauts to the service. and then there's this. its horizontal low layout. >> it is one of the most notable aspects of our design. we like to say that when neil
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people in britain paid their final farewell this weekend to prince philip. the husband of queen elizabeth passed away last week at the age of 99. wark phillips has thetorom rorr this is what aetaffair liken th of windsor. whatever hardships the pandemic had brought, it had allowed this event to be scaled down to a size the duke of edinburgh said he preferred. it allowed the queen and prince philip to spend the last year of his life together. but now they assembled to honor his naval history and the many
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kmo commands he held. his coffin emerged to be placed on an electrified land rover he helped design. his environmentalist credentials were a feature of the day. and so were some of the unavoidable soap opera plot lines that prince philip so regretted had become part of this family's story. prince charles led the procession that followed the coffin. behind him his sons william and harry walked. not together, but separated. their mutual coolness since harry left royal duties and moved to california with meghan on parade. it was a sad echo of the time they had walked together behind another coffin, their mother's, after princess diana's death. he told the reluctant princes then that he would support them by walking along with them. the queen, who turns 95 in a few days followed by car with a lady
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in waiting. through life, he had dutifully followed two steps behind her. now on his final journey, she followed him. prince philip had written the script from the military flourishes to the readings. >> those who sail the sea tell stories of its dangers. >> reporter: to the selection of music. ♪ >> reporter: it was somehow a deeply personal service of one familyfamily's private mourning public memorial seen around the world at the same time. queen elizabeth drove off. the rest of the family chose to walk back to the royal residences. and the brothers, william and harry, walked side by side. perhaps their grandfather had brought them together once
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again. >> that was mark phillips in london. well, that's the overnight news for this monday. reporting from the broadcast it's monday, april 19th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." bracing for a verdict. closing arguments are set to get under way today in the derek chauvin trial. the nations is preparing for one of the most anticipated verdicts in recent history. purchased legally. questions and concerns are swirling over how the gunman in the fedex mass shooting was able to buy two weapons despite preve awaym today's mistone in the rao contain the pandemic and when the halted johnson & johnson vaccine could once again be vaccine could once again be available. captioning funded by cbs

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