eric smith was the county's chief prosecutor. >> what was going on?tion's end. we were fit to be tied. we've all tried hundreds of cases, and these motions for directed verdicts are dismissed almost immediately. >> did you expect it was possible he was going to come out and say this case is dismissed, jurors, you're dismissed, we don't have a case here? >> well, initially, it never crossed my mind. after a couple of hours it never crossed my mind. after five hours you start to worry. >> for the defense, carl marlinga was feeling better by the hour. >> i remember walking outside with my client and saying this is obviously good news. i cannot lie to you. judges don't take this long to decide these motions. >> after hours of watching the clock go round, the defendant, out on $1 million bond praying with his circle of friends and family in the hallway, the judge at last returned to the bench. >> the court has been reviewing this matter for approximately five hours, i think an extraordinary length of time to review any motion for directed verdict. >> he st

eric smith's cold case unit finally made him pay. >> do you still talk to barbara? >> yes. >> did you talk to her in the courtroom that day? >> yes. >> what did you say? >> that i love her. that we miss her and that we finally got him and hopefully move on. >>> this sunday, america and the world. my exclusive interview with secretary of state tony blinken on fighting covid. >> we're going to be the world leader on helping to make sure the entire world gets vaccinated. >> on defending taiwan from china. >> it would be a serious mistake for anyone to try to change the existing status quo. >> on russia's ambitions in ukraine. >> if russia acts recklessly or aggressively, there will be costs and consequences. >> plus, a divided country on gun safety laws. >> this is an epidemic, for god's sake. it has to stop. >> it's not going to make us any safer. it just infringes on our second amendment rights. >> on georgia's new restrictive voting laws and mlb pulling its all-star game. >> this is what happens when you pass laws that disenfranchise people. >> they folded like a we

missouri republican attorney general eric smith joined is now attorney general, how is this man, whong to get it through are you just talking to government agencies or businesses that want to have issue vaccine passports. >> the legislation right now relates to government and i guess as we talk about this it's amazing that joe biden's america it is actually easier to cross the border illegally and potentially go from state to state across his country as american citizens freely. missouri is putting a marker down that we will not implement a vaccine passports system as attorney general i vowed to sue to block that, missouri for a long time has been known as the show me state and we are not the show me your paper state. david: it is extremely how illegal immigrants can cross the border lines with no problem at all but it may be difficult for u.s. citizens to do the same. if i have a private business in missouri, say your restaurant which has a lot of person-to-person contact and i insist that the people who i'm hiring show me proof that they have been vaccinated would you consider that

robert smith sent a private plane to bring eric gardiner�*s mother to minneapolis.tate, we'll never solve this. for generation 5— we'll never solve this. for generation —— the generation before me, they boycotted in montgomery against the laws in alabama, and they boycotted the bus company. 1955, they started december the 1st, and for a solid year, they wouldn't ride the bus. they said it was better to walk in dignity than to ride in shame. and they broke the backs of alabama segregation, but doctor king and doctor abernathy and rosa parks said we can't stop there. we have to have federal law. then some young students, the young folk of that day, they became freedom riders and others did other things. it took nine years and they got the civil right acts that made it against federal law to discriminate. we've gone from all of these abuses, from oscar grant and others, all the way to fill landro castille right here. we struggled or all of that but we are going to now, and his name and the name of daunte, we're going to pass the george floyd justice in policing act as

smith, iowa, shot and killed april 9. trooper chad walker, texas. shot and killed march 31st. police officer eric talley in boulder, colorado. shot and killed, march 22nd. officer kevin valencia shot and killed in florida, march 15th. captain justin williams bedwell of georgia shot and killed marc. louisiana reserve deputy constable martinez mitchum shot and killed in february. virginia police officer dominic jared windham shot and killed in february. you just saw the horrific footage of the officer in new mexico shot and killed on february 4th. fbi special agent taught until february 2nd. fbi special agent shot and killed the same day. mississippi lieutenant michael booth, sacramento deputy sheriff. toledo officer brandon stocker. puerto rico agent. they were all killed by gunfire this year. i doubt you've heard any of these names before and he won't likely see widespread demonstrations for these fallen officers. you won't see much outrage from the media mob either, if he even reported. aside from a few local reports you probably won't see their names anywhere. instead police face widespread vil

enter up eric garner and sandra bland and george floyd, and look, these were encounters because of tobacco. however, to that same argument, i withdraw anthony brown, isaiah brown, dante smithividuals who were killed same recently with no encounter or no reason for cigarettes so ever. that wasn't the reason they were approached by law enforcement. in fact, it is more dangerous to have a cell phone in your hand and up to air that is to have a cigarette in your mouth. >> we know long rule making process and litigation ahead before it takes effect. til till then -- until then, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me judy: many museums, especially smaller ones, have been hit hard over the past year during the pandemic. a fall survey of museums around the country found more than 30% remain closed and a third were at risk of permanently closing. but one museum on the outskirts of portland, oregon, has been bucking trends by being bold. gaining membership and financial support even as the doors remain closed to the public. special correspondent cat wise has the story, part of our arts & culture series, canvas. >> no visitors have passed through the doors of the five o

smith says marine. biologists are worried in scenic san francisco bay. a sad discovery the carcass of a 33 ft male gray whale. this video taken by ericdnesday. these creatures they're just such magnificent creatures and just to see them dead like this is really heartbreaking. jones's nonprofit see valor help told the whale to angel island. this whale joins a 41 ft adult great female discovered a week ago near chrissy field. the necropsy done by the marine mammal center on the adult female and conclusive whatever killed her. did so sudden rate so it's a suspicious death. we don't know exactly what it was. yeah, over the weekend. a third wheel female, not fully adult found outside the bay south of san francisco. currently it fitzgerald marine reserve this year we've had these two animals and there was another one on the weekends or three animals in the senate francisco area. in a very short space of time, so we are concerned what killed them. the center is trying to determine the cause of death for all three past experience, half of the animals the center examines die in the bay from human interaction, either they're being struck by a

the yoda to my skywalker, harry smith is with us the past time that's growing in the pandemic is bird watching. >>> the great chef ericterrific vegetable dish from his childhood. >> yum >>> we have serious star power coming up on the fourth hour actress kate hudson and michael kors are joining us live to share an important cause >>> speaking of important causes, tomorrow is earth day and we are going to mark it in a really special way. >> i'm really excited about this >> we'll bring back take a walk today and while trying to clean up our land and air and sea. we'll do it all live from roosevelt island right here in new york city. i got a special guest i am excited about this bill nye the science guy who attended the first earth day 51 years ago. back in 1970 >> i am really excited about it. >> mr. roker, how about a check of the weather >> let's look ahead toward your weather. cool around the great lakes, sunshine up and down the east coast severe storms in the lower mississippi river valley on saturday, severe storm moving into the southeast midwest chill. a little slight snow, rain into the pacific northwest. sunday

eric garner and they like to throw up sandra bland and george floyd and say these were encounters because of tobacco, because of menthol tobacco. i would three out anthony brown, isiah brown, dante smithkilled recently with no reason for cigarettes, that wasn't the reason they were approached by law enforcement, in fact it's more dangerous to have a cell phone in your hand and up to your ear than a cigarette in your mouth. >> reporter: we know there's a long rule marking process and industry litigation ahead before this finally takes effect, but till then, delmonte jefferson, center for black health and equity, thank you so much for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> woodruff: many museums, especially smaller ones, have been hit hard over the past year during the pandemic. a fall survey of museums around the country found more than 30% remain closed and a third were at risk for permanently closing. but one museum on the outskirts of portland oregon has been bucking trends by being bold; gaining membership and financial support even as the doors remain closed to the public. special correspondent cat wise has the story, part of our arts and culture series, canvas. >> reporter: n