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its roots, an in-person concert in nashville's bridgestone arena.our hope for the millions of people that are going to be watching good friday worldwide this easter weekend? >> that they're reminded of the love of god. they're reminded of the grace of god in their life. and the hope that we have. that this world is not all there is. >> chris also told me that there will be a special surprise guest joining him on stage during the show, someone he kohl lcollabed. mona and andrew? >> i wonder who that could be. thanks, will. that's what's making news in america this morning. have a great weekend and also a happy easter. >>> right now on "america this morning," crucial testimony in the derek chauvin trial as we hear what the former officer failed to tell his supervisor moments after he had his knee on george floyd's neck. >> we just had to hold the guy down. he was -- he was going crazy. >> what chauvin's supervisor is %-p court today. >>> are we on the brink of a new covid crisis? doctors warn we're losing the race against the coronavirus variants. >>

bridgestone says it will support the tokyo olympics and paralympic games as a key sponsor as long asafety of participants is secured. in an interview with bloomberg, the ceo said it will refrain from holding a big marketing campaign and will not invite guests. china's largest insurer by market value says investment income jumped. 4.5% up from a year earlier in operating profit grew 9%. however, it's insurance operations remain under pressure amid an overhaul to boost productivity. >> here we go. just looking at -- ♪ >> welcome to a special edition of "bloomberg technology." we are covering earth day with a hard look at the challenges facing our planet and bringing you some solutions. we are speaking with google's sustainability officer, the former tesla cto working to create a circular economy for electric cars and gadgets of all kinds.

japanese carmaker bridgestone it said it will support the tokyo olympic and paralympic games as a key safety of participants is secured. in an interview the ceo said he will refrain from holding a big marketing campaign, and will not be inviting overseas guests. snap reported quarterly revenue and daily users that raised expectations lifted by digital advertising and more consumers using snapchat. $770 million for the quarter ending in march. snapchat reported 280 million daily active users, a 22 per jump -- 22% jump from a year earlier. it will lead to growth of more than 50% for years. intel shares fell in after reporting a 20% drop in sales center sales. rivals and customers including amazon design their own components. intel's pc business performed better with profits up on strong demands for laptops. paul: let's get a check on how we are tracking after the first hour of trade in the asia-pacific. a mixed picture. the nikkei weaker by 0.8% and the kospi by 0.3%. in australia, unchanged. similar story in new zealand. alibaba launching direct cargo flights between singapore and an i