i'm amy goodman.a minneapolis jury is hearing closing arguments today in the murder trial of former police officer derek chauvin, who killed george floyd last may by kneeling on his neck for over nine minutes. jurors will be sequestered until they have reached a unanimous verdict. democracy now! will be airing the closing arguments at 10:00 eastern today. this comes as demonstrations continued over the weekend in the minneapolis suburb of brooklyn center over the police killing of 20-year-old daunte wright. on friday, police arrested over 100 people at protests. officers also rounded up journalists, forced them onto their stomachs, and photographed their faces and press credentials. others were shot with chemical sprays and other so-called less lethal weapons. cnn producer carolyn sung was thrown to the ground, zip-tied, and arrested by a trooper who yelled, “do you speak english” -- even though she repeatedly identified herself as a journalist. sung is asian-american. the minneapolis protests came as

i'm amy goodman. india remains the global epicenter for covid-19, reporting a record number of cases for the fifth straight day today with nearly 353,000 new infections. another 2800 deaths were also reported, pushing the total death toll to over 195,000 -- though, the true number is expected to be much higher. hospitals are overwhelmed with oxygen and other supplies running out, forcing health workers to turn away patients. >> i came here to get my grandfather treated. he is suffering from covid-19. they are not letting us in. the guard is saying there is no doctor available here. that there is no doctor near the emergency ward, then where will we go? amy: prime minister narendra modi came under renewed fire this weekend after news that twitter agreed to a request by his government to block critical tweets about his response to the pandemic. meanwhile, several countries, including the u.s., have offered to help india battle its devastating surge. the u.s. that it would send equipment and possibly oxy

i'm amy goodman. the white house convened a virtual summit on the climate crisis thursday, with 40 leaders representing the world's major economies pledging cuts to greenhouse gas emissions. president biden said the u.s. wouldslash greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% below 2005 levels by the end of the decade -- nearly double the target set by the obama administration six years ago. biden this is a moral and economic imperative, apparel but also extraordinary possibilities . amy: chinese president xi jinping called on wealthy nations to do more to help developing countries face the climate crisis. he repeated a pledge to cut emissions in china, which recently passed the u.s. as the world's biggest carbon polluter. >> china will strive to peak carbon oxide emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. amy: the climate summit continues today with a focus in part on the role of big business. speakers include billionaires mike bloomberg and bill gates. on capitol hill, the house su

i'm amy goodman. in indianapolis, at least eight people are dead after a gunman opened fire at a fedex warehouse late thursday. at least five survivors were taken to local hospitals with gunshot wounds, including one in critical condition. this is an indianapolis police spokesperson. >> the alleged shooter has taken his own life here at the scene. it is very heartbreaking. the officers responded, came in and did their jobs. a lot of them are trying to face -- this is a fight no one should have to to see. amy: this latest mass shooting comes as democratic senator chris murphy is pushing a bill requiring universal background checks for all gun purchasers. murphy represents connecticut where the massacre of 20 first-graders took place at the sandy hook elementary school in 12. a warning to our viewers, the following stories contain graphic descriptions and footage of police violence. protesters took to the streets of chicago thursday night to condemn the police killing of adam toledo, a 13-year-old latin

amy: dr. tobin testified that based on a telltale kick of his leg, george floyd appeared to suffer brain damage five minutes after chauvin first pressed his knee into floyd's neck. dr. tobin said derek chauvin continue to press floyd into the pavement for more than three minutes after floyd's last breath. in bryan, texas, one person was killed and five others wounded thursday after an employee of a cabinet shop opened fire at his workplace. ter the shooting, the suspect led police on a high-speed chase that wounded an officer in a gun battle. the 27-year-old suspect was then taken into custody, alive. in south carolina, a gunman broke into the home of a prominent doctor in the city of rock hill wednesday, killing five people, including children, and wounding a sixth person before turning the gun on himself. police identified the killer as phillip adams, a 33-year-old former nfl star who played for the atlanta falcons and san francisco 49ers. adams had a history of head injuries, including two

i'm amy goodman. in his first speech to a joint session of congress, president biden urged lawmakers to support his plan to spend trillions of dollars on the nation's infrastructure and to expand the social safety net, and funding it with new taxes on the rich. speaking on the eve of his 100th day in office, biden unvled his $1.8 trillion american families plan. pres. biden: the families plan will provide access to quality, affordable childcare. guarantee -- proposing legislation we guarantee low and middle income families will pay no more than 7% of their income for high-quality care for children up to the age of five. the most hard-pressed working families won't have to spend a dime. third, the american families plan will finally provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave, family medical leave. amy: biden was speaking before room of 200 that holds 1600. they were wearing masks and were socially distance. he also condemns systemic racism and called on lawmakers to pass the george floyd justice in policing

i'm amy goodman. india has recorded 3500 new coronavirus deaths and a record 386,000 new confirmed cases as the world's second largest nation faces a catastrophic collapse of its healthcare system with hospitals running out of beds and oxygen. public health officials fear the true death toll is far higher. residents fear the worst is yet to come. >> the situation is horrific, absolutely terrible. everyone is afraid. people are afraid if i'm talking to a person,aybe i won't get to talk to them or the near future. the death toll is 200,000 today. he can go up to 400,000 or even a million. the environment is of fear. it is pathetic over here. we don't even have oxygen cylinders or its parts. amy: the indian novelist arundhati roy writes in a new essay -- "the system hasn't collapsed. the government has failed. perhaps 'failed' is an inaccurate word, because what we are witnessing is not criminal negligence, but an outright crime against humanity." the total number of confirmed covid cases across the glob

i'm amy goodman. coronavirus cases and deaths are surging across latin america, -- across much of the globe including latin america, europe, and south asia, with india reporting more than 100,000 covid-19 cases for the first time. it's the first time a country other than the united states has reached that grim milestone. india's maharashtra state, home to the country's most populous city mumbai, announced a weekend shutdown and a weekday curfew. bangladesh has entered a week-long lockdown to slow a surge in cases. argentina's presidenalberto fernandez has tested positive for covid-19. he received the russian sputnik v vaine in january. peru recorded a record daily death toll of nearly 300 saturday as the nation prepares to vote for a new president and congress next weekend. pe has been in political turmoil following what some called a legislative coup last november, which removed former president martÍn vizcarra and amid a corruption scandal involving government officials receiving the coronavirus vac

juan: hi, amy.an: welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: a jury in minneapolis has convicted former police officer derek chauvin on three counts for murdering george floyd by kneeling on his neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds lastde may. chauvin is the first white police officer in minnesota to ever be convicted of killing a black person. the jury reached its decision after 10 hours of deliberation. just after 5:00 p.m. eastern time, judge peter cahill read the jury's decision. >> we the jury as to count one, unintentional second be murder while committing a felony, find the defendant l2. we the jury as to count two, third degree murder perpetrating dangerous act, find the defendant guilty. we the jury as to count three, second-degree manslaughter, creating an reasonable risk of a find the defendant guilty. amy: moments later, derek chauvin was handcuffed and taken into custody. he will be sentenced in two months. he faces up to 40 years in p

i'm amy goodman. hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of elizabeth city, north carolina, monday for a fifth day to protest last week's police killing of andrew brown, jr., a 42-year-old black father. on monday, authorities allowed brown's family and attorney to watch a 20-second video clip of the shooting. the family says it shows andrew brown was shot in the back of the head while his hands were on the steering wheel of a car. this is brown family attorney chantel cherry-lassiter. >> andrew had his hands on the steering wheel. he was not reaching for anything, touching anything. he had his hands firmly on the steering wheel. inthey went up to his vehicle shooting. he still sat there in his vehicle with his hands on the steering wheel while being shot at. keep in mind, this is 20 seconds. i have three pages of notes for 20 seconds. we have watched this over and over to make sure we were clear at what was going on and what was transpiring. amy: after headlines, we'll go to north carolina to sp

i'm amy goodman. a warning to our audience, our top stories contain descriptions and images of police violence. protests have erupted in minnesota after a police officer shot and killed a 20-year-old black man, daunte wright, during a traffic stop sunday in the minneapolis suburb of brooklyn center. wright's mother said her son called her as he was being pulled over, allegedly because an air freshener was obscuring his rearview mirror, but the call was disconnected. katie wright recounted the harrowing moment she learned of her son's death. >>, and later i called and the passenger said he had been shot. amy: the minnesota aclu called for an investigation by an independent agency, as well as the release of bodycam footage and the identities of the officers involved. the shooting took place just miles from where the murder trial of former police officer derek chauvin is entering its third week. on friday, the chiefedical examiner who ruled george floyd's may 25, 2020 death a homicide, testified that cha

amy: the u.s. and iran have begun holding talks throughout the nuclear deal after donald trump withdrew from the agreement three years ago. we will speak to former iranian ambassador and you clear negotiator hossein mousavian. then we speak to nobel peace prize laureate jody williams about the biden administration leaving in place a trump era policy allowing military commanders use landmines across the globe. >> maybe a landmine helps the military for two weeks or something a or two hours of a battle, but then they go away and they lve them the. d then for generatns, literall people die when there is no war. amy: then vaccine passports? >> not now nor will be be supporting a system that requires americans to carry a credential. there will be no federal mandate requiring everyone to obtain a single vaccination credential. amy: we will speak to the aclu, which warrants a lot can go wrong with vaccine passports. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine

i'm amy goodman. i'm amy goodman.in many another day of dramatic testimony in the trial of derek chauvin, who was on trial for killing george floyd last may by kneeling on his neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds. he is charged with second and third-degree murder as well as manslaughter. floyd's death sparked international protest calling for racial justice. it occurred after the convenience store called the police accusing floyd of using counterfeit $20 bills. to this day it is not known if floyd even knew he was in possession of counterfeited money. on wednesday a teenage clerk at the store named christopher martin told jurors during questioning that he felt guilty for reporting the fake $20 bill to his manager who called the police on george floyd. >> was going -- what was going through your mind? >> disbelief and guilt. >> why guilty? >> if i would've just not taken the bill, it would've been avoided. amy: one of the most dramatic moments of the trial on wednesday occurred when charles mcmillan, who witnessed geor

>> first of all, happy birthday, amy. amy: thanks. of hearing a guest on tucker carlsen's show accuse anyone of being anti-semitic, let alone racist against a group of people, just sits with me. earlier this week the anti-defamation league called for him to be fired because of his anti-semitism in the civil rights community has long been concerned about his racism. but that is what the right wing do. there has never been a woman of color to lead the united states department of justice civil rights division. there have only been two black men to ever lead it. and whenever one comes up, they make sport, quite frankly, of trying to destroy their character, trying to defame their character, destroy the reputation. they s women of color as being very vulnerable --hich is why we launched her fight/our fight campaign. by appointing a number of women of color. we can already see the right wing aack, getting out the sharp knives to go after each of these minees. juan: could you talk about why you think kristen clarke is the best person for the

amy: u.s. coronavirus infections remain on a high plateau with another 68,000 new cases and nearly 500 deaths reported monday. the cuban communist party has chosen president miguel dÍaz-canel as its new leader. this mks the first time someone is leaving cuba outside of the castro family since 1959. the parties change in leadership comes amidst an economic crisis in cuba business are baited by harsh u.s. sanctions. elsewhere in the caribbean, a thick layer of volcanic ash has settled over the island of saint vincent, after a long-dormant volcano erupted earlier this month. more than 20,000 people have been evacuated and are in urgent need of food, water, clothing, and shelter. on monday, prime minister ralph gonsalves appealed to the u.n. security council for help. >> please help and its midnight hour of need. near 1/5 of the island's population has had to be evacuated to safer areas. a monuntal challenge of humanitarian relief. amy: in south africa, a devastating wildfire has spread to the univ

amy: 30 seconds or so left.ve heard some of the state legislatures threaten to retaliate against some companies, saying they will get rid of tax breaks. one leader said, don't bite the hand that feeds you. do you think that they can follow through on that? did you hear my question? >> yeah. look, the companies are clearly deciding that this is -- this is worth doing. you talk about uopularity of billionaires. these big iconic american brands are pretty popular with the american public and well trusted. the companies have realized that they have the power to step -- that the boundaries in american politics. amy: we have to leave it there. sorry about that at the very end. i want to thank them for their insights. inc. you for joining us. to cover the latest on controversy on the washingtonweek extra, catch it live at 8:30 on our website, facebook, or youtube. i'm amy walter. good night from washington. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accu

i'm amy goodman. prident bin has moved up the deadline for states to make the covid-19 vaccine available to all adults by april 19 instead of may 1 this ces as daily ses are thrise a new varnts ntinue tspreadincludin the k. varia which h now been repted in ery statend coulaccount r 70% ofases in micgan, wch is eing a jor surg the s. has n deliver over 168 million vacce doses,he highest mber ithe world. meanwhile, the world health organization says richer countries must urgently combat vast global vaccine inequities. >> scaling up production and equitable distribution remains major to in this pandemic. it is a travesty that in some countries have workers and those groups remain completely unvaccinated. amy: brazil recorded over 4000 daily covid-19 deaths for the first time, bringing its total death toll to nearly 337,000, second only to the united states. india reported a record of nearly 116,000 new daily cases wednesday, taking its total caseload to 12.8 million cases -- the third highest in the worl

amy: under cross-examination, dr. fowler admitted there was no evidence of carbon monoxide in george floyd's blood. he also conceded george floyd should have been given medical attention and might have survived if officers had rendered aid. dr. fowler is being sued by the family of 19-year-old anton black, an african american teenager who died in 2018 after he was electrocuted with a taser, pinned in a prone position, and crushed under the weight of three white police officers and a white civilian as he struggled to breathe and lost consciousness. black died on the front porch of his mother's home as she was forced to stand by watching. after an autopsy, dr. fowler ruled black's death an accident and no one was charged with a crime. the wrongful death lawsuit says dr. fowler delayed release of an autopsy report for months and covered up police responsibility for black's death. black's sister, latoya holley, said this week -- "it's surreal that you have two men on the opposite sides of the country that experienced almo

i'm amy goodman. in minnesota, the doctor who tried to save george floyd's life at a minneapolis emergency room last may testified monday asphyxia was the likely cause of floyd's death, with no evidence floyd was killed by a heart attack or drug overdose. dr. bradford langenfeld's testimony came as the second week of former police officer derek chauvin's murder trial got underway. also testifying was minneapolis police chief medaria arradondo, who told prosecutors chauvin violated department policies and showed a disregard for life when he kneeled on george floyd's neck for over nine minutes. it was a rare instance of a police chief testifying against a former officer. >> but once was no longer any resistance and clearly when mr. floyd was no longer responsive and even motionless, to continue to apply that level of force to a person proned out, handcuffed behind their back, that in no way shape or form is by policy, not part of our training, and certainly not of our ethics or values. amy: police chief

juan: hi, amy. all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: the biden administration has unveiled plans to withdraw u.s. troops from afghanistan by september 11, the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. biden will formally outline his plan today during a speech in the treaty room at the white house -- the same room where president george w. bush announced the start of the u.s. invasion of afghanistan nearly 20 years ago, beginning what has become the longest war in u.s. history. the war has killed more than 100,000 afghan civilians and over 2300 u.s. service members. it also cost the u.s. trillions of dollars. nato forces are also expected to withdraw its 7000 troops by september 11. white house press secretary jen psaki discussed biden's plan on tuesday. >> the president has been consistent in his view that there is not a military solution to afghanistan, that we have been there for far too long. that has been his view for some time, well reported on. he beli

amy: dr. hotez, thank you for being with us, codirector center for vaccine development at texas children's hospital and congratulations on your book "preventing the next pandemic: vaccine diplomacy in a time of anti-science." when we come back, it is earth day. we will hear about the red deal. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "journey back home" by charles littleleaf. this is democracy now! i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. today is earth day. as president joe biden begins a two-day virtual leaders summit on climate, a group of 101 nobel laureates has published a letter urging them to "keep fossil fuels in the ground" and support a just transition to clean energy. this week congressmember alexandria ocasio-cortez and senator ed markey reintroduced the green new deal resolution in the house with over 100 co-sponsors. this comes as indigenous leaders and land and water defenders have denounced the army corps of engineers decision not to shut down the dakota access pipeline as it continues

i'm amy goodman. a warning to our audience, the next two stories contains descriptions and images of police violence. the fbi has opened a civil rights investigation into the police killing of andrew brown, jr. in elizabethtown, north carolina. an independent autopsy confirms brown, a 42-year-old black man, was shot five times by police, including in the back of the head. brown's family and their lawyers have only been allowed to see a 20-second video of the killing from a single body camera, which shows brown had his hands on the steering wheel of his car when he was shot dead. new surveillance video shows a group of officers in a car in the moments before brown was killed. a lawyer says just four seconds passed from the time they arrived on the scene and the time they fired shots. on tuesday, five people were arrested as protesters defied an 8:00 p.m. curfew in elizabeth city to demand justice for andrew brown. in california, recently released body-camera footage of the police killing of 26-year-old

>> no. >> amy and dave stayed friendly for the sake of their kids and amy knew about dave's other women and heard about carrie. >> you expected you would meet her if it continued? >> if it continued i would have liked to have met her. early november 2012 carrie told dave she had a big project at work. so they began their work week together. tuesday, november 13th. >> i gave her a kiss out the door. i didn't say honey. but that is how it was. >> you went off to work that day you were in a good mood? >> dave was at his shop by 6:30, entirely unprepared. >> by 10:00 i receive a text saying do you want to move in with me or we need to move in together or something along those lines. immediately i texted her back. no. we have known each other two weeks. not going to happen. soon as i do that i get a text back saying fine. i am dating somebody else. i hate you. on and on and on and on. >> weird. >> very weird. >> what is going on here. but i was at work. it was very busy. i didn't have time for that nonsense. i am thinking i dodged a bullet there. >> but he didn't. no. it was just beginning.

i'm amy goodman.innesota, the police supervisor of derek chauvin testified thursday that there was no justification for the former minneapolis officer to keep his knee on the neck of george floyd for over nine minutes. sergeant david ploeger is one of -- was called by the prosecution in chauvin's murder trial. >> based on your review of the body worn camera footage, do you have an opinion as to when the restraint should've ended? >> yes. when is it? >> when mr. floyd was no longer offering up any resistance to the officers, they could have ended the restraint. >> and that was after he was handcuffed and on the ground? >> correct. >> prosecutors played a recording of a phone call chauvin made to sergeant ploeger after floyd's death, in which chauvin made no mention of pressing his knee into floyd's neck for over 9 minutes. a paramedic testified george floyd appeared to be dead when paramedics arrived in the scene with officers still pressing him to the pavement. he had to asked him to get off george fl

ever throwing her glove to the firefighters, amy said, yes. amy. >> mike.need to talk to. >> but also amy. that was her chance to flee. >> put me in the ambulance. take me away. >> i mean, the entire script was like a lifetime original movie. >> wasn't it? >> and why do you want to be stressed out on your proposal? don't you want to be relaxed and crying tears of joy, not stress? >> yeah, not because you are relieved an emergency isn't happening in front of you. i can't believe these firefighters agreed to do this. between this and that horrible gender reveal. >> they just got it wrong, didn't they? >> couple doing a lot this morning, ms. lee sergeant. >> we need some then, we need some puppies back here. birthday wehave a late-season c front on the way. that should make a lot of people happy. our last rain was march 18th. some wintertime weather, with a drop in temperatures over the weekend. but today, should be pretty nice out there. upper 40s in santa rosa, novato, 52 down in hayward. here is some sun in the south bay. we're looking a partly cloudy skies

>> reporter: amy throwing her gloves at the firemen, laughing.g from heart stopping to heartwarming. >> i said, sorry. >> i'm sorry for all this. will you marry me? >> reporter: the couple sharing a kiss. the fire horns blaring and the crowd clapping to celebrate. now that her heart rate has come down a bit, amy says she wouldn't change a thing. ooh, good job, mike. >> thank you. >> when things were first getting serious, amy made a deal with mike. do whatever you want for the proposal, but the wedding needs to be classic and romantic. so it looks like the surprises are on hold, at least for now. mona and faith. >> oh, will, i love when two people with the same sense of . >> that's wh >>> right now on "america this morning," decision day. the cdc committee meets today to decide the fate of the johnson & johnson covid vaccine, and now word that officials are investigating the death of a woman in her 50s after getting the shot. what we're learning. >>> plus, new questions about whether we need to wear a mask outside. our experts weigh in. >>> a pot

live in san mateo, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. the johnson & johnson vaccine is being used in the bay area once again as amy said. the j&j shot was offered at pop-up clinic in pittsburgh yesterday but some people walked away when they found j&j was their only option. >> i would rather take the double one. i know a lot of people that took it and they are fine. >> i knew it could be johnson walking in. i don't mind. i think it is fine. >> federal health officials continue to stress the johnson & johnson vaccine is safe s. blood clot issued that prompted the pause earlier this month happened in only a handful people that received the millions of johnson & johnson vaccines. >>> well, 38% of residents over the age of 16 in california are fully vaccinated now and more than 29 million doses have been administered. you can find more on this more abc7news.com/vaccine. >>> antioch police are investigating an apparent landlord-tenant dispute that left one man dead. now more from the victimughta.m to this home on the 3500 block of garrow driv

amy hollyfield is joining us live at overfield high school in san jose with details. amy? >> reporter: talk about a push to get teenagers vaccinated, look at this electronic sign telling people it is here at overfelt high school in san jose. they are holding a clinic to really focus and push the 16 and 17-year-olds to get the shot. they really want to turn their attention to th this isthis th. e big questi when will able get the shot. we are waiting to hear. pfizer says they are ready and doctors like what they have seen so far. >> the studies have been really good and we anticipate they will be the same for children. >> reporter: but right now 16 an 17-year-olds, the youngest people who qualify, are now eligible for the shot at the overfemme clinic today and over the weekend. it opens today at 11:00. officials will hold a press conference to make the push for teenagers to get vaccinated. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> astrazeneca has a $275 million worth of the covid-19 vaccine already this year that. is without the shot having fda clearance here in ast

amy walter of the cook political report. of npr. >> woodruff: hello to both of you. so good to see you. on this monday. amy, i'm going to start with you and the georgia law, the reverberations continue. a number of companies taking a stand. coca-cola, delta airlines, prominent black leaders taking a stand against it. and then over the weekend, or friday, major league baseball pulling out the all-star game from atlanta. my question is: how does this kind of pressure sit with political leaders? does it -- can it be affective in getting them to change a law? >> amy: you know, judy, this is really fascinating. it has been a fascinating development that has been going on for the last 10 or 15 years, and it doesn't really start with the georgia law. were you saw it, from example, in places like north north carolina with the bathroom bill, and gun laws, and this is especially true in the southeast, and metro regions like atlanta and dallas and houston, have become much more democratic, and in some cases, deep blue. this is where th

good morning, amy. >> it looks like we're having trouble with amy's microphone. we'll back with her in a little bit. >>> tomorrow all californians age 16 and up will be eligible to receive the vaccine. as abc 7 news reporter amanda explains, santa clara county health officials say they made that decision after receiving a big influx of doses from the federal government. >> reporter: demand has long out weighed capacity. two days before the state is expected to expand its eligibility to those 1 and up, santa clara county says it has received an influx of doses to handle the task. >> we now have enough vaccine to quickly reach our goal of protecting our entire community against covid-19. >> reporter: the county is set to receive 300,000 doses. prompting public health officials to open tens of thousands of additional appointments in the weeks ahead. on the ground, the effort to reach people in the hardest hit communities continues. >> we have well over 100 health community workers going door to door to schedule folks for their vaccination appointments. >> reporter: