. >> reporter: i'm martin savidge in atlanta.georgia will soon start rolling back the state's remaining coronavirus restrictions.

we're going to continue to check in with martin savidge as well. martin and sara out in the middle of those protests. joining me now, our new cnn political commentator. welcome to cnn. thanks for joining. also with us now, ana navarro and mark mckinnon. look at this beautiful, very smart group that i have. i'm so happy to have all of you. good evening. mark, you first. friday night, 11:00 p.m., do you know where your country is? >> man, just listening to those live reports and watching them, don, i felt like i was in 1968, you know? i felt like we were flashing back a half a century, and yet here we are. and the flags have been flying at half mast in washington for the last five weeks. it looks like the flag will probably be half mast this year in washington, d.c. more than it's at full mast, and that's a hell of a statement on america today. >> ana navarro, it's all so horrible and it's coming on top of 566,000 americans dead from the pandemic. i mean we've all been looking forward to a return to normal. is this what normal looks like now? >> i hop

i want to bring in cnn's martin savidge. see, you are there marching along with some of the folks there. what are we learning? >> well, we are learning that people are very emotionally upset over the video that's been released of adam toledo's death. this was released, of course, yesterday. there was more protests that took place then. this one, today, is huge. it began, initially, people thought maybe, a couple hundred would show up. instead, it has been thousands of people that have shown up. this has been going on, don, for hours. it is continuing to go through the streets. we are on fullerton right now. and we're headed back to where a this all began. the reason this crowd is said to be dispersing is because it grew to be so large, they felt they didn't have enough of their own marshals to control and keep everybody safe. it's been completely peaceful. everyone's been loud. they have made their message clear. the anger against the police is obvious. but they want to keep it orderly, and now the crowd has grown so large, t

cnn's martin savidge is joining me now. martin, we understand two people were arrested last night? >> that's right, fredericka. remarkably low number actually given the fact how many people showed up and demonstrated. what has people on edge, what has emotions all cranked up is, of course, body cam video released on thursday. we're going to show you that video in just a moment and i warn you, it's not suitable for everyone. so before we get there, i will let you decide if you want to watch it. the protests last night, the biggest one was in logan square. started with a couple hundred people and grew to a couple thousand. very diverse crowd. a lot of families there. clearly people in the crowd angry with the chicago police department over the shooting of this young man. here's our story. this is the moment when police killed 13-year-old adam toledo. newly released body cam video showing the officer, identified as eric stillman, firing one shot, as tole laid raised his hands in the air. this image showed toledo holding a gun and they say that gun was found nearby after the shooting.

s cnn's martin savidge is there. in, talk us through where you are and what you saw. >> reporter: sure, boris. emotions continue to run high, that's clearly evident. first of all, let's talk about the officer involved. that's eric stillman. he's been placed on administrative duty. in other words, he's been taken avenue the street and assigned to a desk while this investigation continues. meanwhile, we've learned that the family of adam toledo was not notified of the 13 years old's death 2 1/2 days after the fact. the reason for that is toledo did not have any identification on him when he was killed and they ran his fingerprints through the system but he wasn't in the system. and at the same time, gave police a wrong identification. that delay, though, is only compounding the tragedy and emotions that many people feel. the debate, of course, is when did toledo have or did not have a gun in his hands. two different opinions you're going to hear from here. the attorney who represents the toledo family. followed by a rep

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cnn's martin savidge breaks down the video. and a warning, it's disturbing. >> reporter: this is the moment when police killed 13-year-old, adam toledo. newly-released body-cam video showing the officer, identified as eric stillman, firing one shot as toledo raised his hands in the air. police say, this image, shows toledo was holding a gun, before stillman shot him. and they say, that gun was found nearby after the shooting. but look closer. when toledo raised his hands, he did not appear to be holding anything. police say that toledo was holding the gun less than a second, before he raised his hands. the family's attorney says, they won't know if what toledo had in his hands was a gun, until she has the video forensically analyzed but doesn't change what happened. >> adam complied with the officer's request. dropped the gun, turned around. the officer saw his hands were up and pulled the trigger. >> reporter: officer stillman's lawyer says the officer was left with no-other option and that he feels horrible about the outcome.

cnn's martin savidge is live there. martin, so good to see you.k us what you saw last night and where the investigation is at this moment. >> reporter: sure. yeah. emotions continue to run very high this morning in chicago, christi. and it's clear that this particular police shooting has touched a nerve, has really stretched emotions for many in this city. it's not the first controversial police shooting. but it's quite clear and quitest dern evident, especially by the protest last night that grew into thousands that people are truly paying attention. i'll warn you what you're about to see is deeply disturbing and troubling and probably not suitable for all. this is the moment when police killed 13-year-old adam toledo. newly released video shows the officer eric stillman firing one shot as toledo raised his hands in the air. police says this image shows toe laid dough was holding a gun before stillman shot him. and they say that gun was found nearby after the shooting. but look closer, when toledo raised his hands, he did not appear to be holding

let's go to martin savidge. how do you find that place, martin?d with emotion, on the streets, tonight. i mean, there were crowds that were out last night, of course, on the day that that video was released. but now, that the -- more and more people have seen it, and now that the feelings have set in. i mean, it's just -- this crowd has been going by us, now, for minutes. so, it's -- it's thousands and thousands of people. it was thought that there would be maybe a couple hundred people that would show up tonight. it started aegt logan square. we have gone a couple miles since then and the numbers are just really impressive. and you hear one voice, one voice triggered because of the death of a 13-year-old, but is really pent-up voices of people that are upset over what they say are many, many deaths that have occurred in chicago at the hands of the chicago p.d. so it's that anger, kind of, reaching a tipping point. and, of course, it is that horrendous video of seeing a 13-year-old boy die in front of your very eyes. and then, there are those that

let's go to martin savidge. how do you find that place, martin? >> reporter: filled with emotions.ave set in, it is just -- this crowd has been going by us for for for for minutes. it is thousands and thousands. it started in logan square, we got a couple of miles instead and the numbers are just really impressive. it is really pent-up voices of people who are upset of what they say are many, many deaths here at the hands of chicago pd. >> so it is that anger. >> reporter: it is reaching of a tipping point. a horrendous video seen of a 13-years-old boy died. those pointing out he had a gun, he didn't have a gun when his hands were raised in the air. they believe adam toledo was only coming blind and he died as a result of it. we have helicopters flying over head among them or police helicopter. it actually has been a disappointed crowd and organized crowd and they have crowd marshals. they have their own bicycle patrols that is are running besides the crowd to keep them in line and on the sidewalks. they are doing their best to keep everyone safe and keep them in line. it is loud a

cnn's martin savidge has this week's beyond the call of duty. >> when officer l.c.yone in camden, arkansas. >> hey, vinny. >> reporter: population, 11,000. >> good to see you all. >> reporter: it's true. at 91, he has spent more time protecting and serving than many residents have been alive -- 56 years. have you ever missed a day of work? >> no. not just take off. >> reporter: for more than four decades he was a tep with the watchi tau county sheriff's department. >> reporter: first time you retired, how long did that last? >> 30 days. >> reporter: 30 days. so, in his 80s, he became a rookie cop on the camden police department. >> i love to meet people, help peoples, and do thing with peoples. >> reporter: chief boyd woody is buck shaw's boss. >> he was my supervisor. >> reporter: he was your boss. >> yeah. >> reporter: each day starts at 7:00 a.m. >> i check in 15, 20 minutes ahead of time. >> reporter: you are always early? ? uh-huh. >> reporter: somehow i'm not surprised. >> reporter: patrolling, escorting school buses, assisting investigations. >> i took more p

martin savidge, thank you so much.. >>> a quick reminder, the new cnn series the people versus the klan tells the story of beulah may donalds, a black mother who took down the ku klux klan after they lynched her son. here is a review of the episode. >> consider what went carr is going through, now in the wake of eric garner's death. consider all of the mothers behind the hashtags who had children we understand to be human beings. >> our child did die one time, the mother, the father, and the family, we die a little every day. >> it is a powerful series. and you do not want to miss the conclusion, the people versus the klan, back-to-back episodes tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. >>> all right, boris, one full weekend in the books, buddy. >> one full weekend. people have asked me what sit i like to be started and work alongside you and it doesn't feel like work when you enjoy the people you are doing with it. >> he's starting off right. you are so capable and so wonderful. thank you, boris. we'll see you n

i want to check in the protests in chicago and bring in cnn's martin savidge. more protests tonight. what are we learning? >> reporter: we are learning people are emotionally upset of the video that's released of adam toledo's death. this one is huge and people thought a couple would show up, it has been thousands of people that have showed up. this has been going on for hours. it is continuing to go through this and we are headed to where this all began. the reason it started and said to be dispersing because it grew so large. they did not have enough of their own marshals to control and keeping everybody safe. it is completely peaceful and everyone has been loud and making their message clear. the anger against the police is obvious. they want to keep order and now the crowds have grown so large, they have to disperse for our own safety, we are now heading back to where it all started. >> back to you. >> we'll continue to follow all these stories. america is struggling. president biden said "gun violence is a national embarrassment" and at what point do we sa

. >> martin savidge, thank you very much for being on the ground for us. we'll bring in cnn correspondent, phil mattingly, and jamie gangral. >> i think we're seeing normal again. this is the president's club, and joe biden has tremendous respect for it, unlike former president trump who you might remember, the press said to him during a coronavirus briefing, you know, are you calling former presidents to ask advice, and i think his quote was, i don't think i'm going to learn much. joe biden is the polar opposite. he really respect the tradition, obviously jimmy carter is the oldest president and he was going to georgia, but he's reached out to george w. bush and he talks, i'm told, regularly to former president obama. this is classic joe biden, alisyn. >> the president is in georgia to sell the legislation that he fleshed out for the american people yesterday, and, of course, we heard immediately after that the pushback from senator tim scott as well. where do the potential -- where is, i should say, the potential for any bipartisan movement forward on th

. >> reporter: i'm martin savidge in atlanta.most of its long-standing covid-19 restrictions amidst concerns from local businesses and public health experts. starting today the state's months' long ban on gatherings of more than 50 people in one place will be lifted through orders from the governor. restaurants and bars will be able to seat their patrons closer together and the same is true of movie theaters. additionally police officers are barred from shutting down businesses that don't comply with the scaled-back distancing rules. >> reporter: i'm tom foreman in washington, d.c. where the federal government is going to pitch in to help families bury the folks who have died from covid-19. the federal emergency management agency, fema, is going to be in charge of this program. one of the largest of its kind. what they're doing is inviting people to apply for this assistance, they could get up to $9,000 per burial. the goal is not to pay for those costs but also to help these families many of whom lost primary bread winners to th

our martin savidge is on the way there, and he's going to bring you more details this weekend. >>> and also tomorrow is president biden's deadline for states to give every eligible american access to a coronavirus vaccine. now, there have already been more than 205 million shots administered so far in the u.s. the world, though, has topped more than 3 million people who have died. >> there is some good news, though, 3.2 million shots are going into arms every day now on average. roughly a quarter of the united states now fully vaccinated, including more than 65% of those over the age of 65. but even with a significant chunk of the older population protected, there's still lingering concern about the impact of variants on those that are still vulnerable including young people. you can see on this graph, the average of new cases is flat. it's hovering around 70,000 every day. cnn's evan mcmorris santoro is following this. officials are still concerned about specific areas like michigan and other hot spots around the world. >> that's absolutely right. you know, if you think of this pandem

. >> reporter: i'm martin savidge in atlanta.ack the state's remaining coronavirus restrictions. that's the result of a number of executive orders signed by governor brian kemp. many of those changes will go into effect next week. they include lifting the ban on large gatherings and cutting back a lot of the safety guidelines for businesses such as bars, retail stores and entertainment sites. this comes even as federal health officials warn of a possible fourth surge and even as the governor himself is in self-quarantine after being exposed to the deadly disease. >> reporter: i'm pete muntean in washington. delta airlines will fill every seat on board its flights starting may 1st. it is the end of an era. delta was the last major u.s. airline to cap capacity on board its flights. policies that airlines put in place at the start of the pandemic. airlines insist that science is on their side. in fact, they say that heavily filtered air on board an airplane plus federally mandated masks will actually keep coronavirus transmission ra

. >> reporter: i'm martin savidge in atlanta.d the cdc to immediately allow cruising to resume. cruise ships have been prevented from leaving port with passengers under a no sail order issues by the cdc more than a year ago. in october the cdc replaced the order with a conditional sail order, outlining health guidelines for a return to cruising, but still no sailing yet. the plan isn't moving fast enough for governor ron desantis who called the continuing shutdown unreasonable. >> thanks to martin and other our correspondents for those updates on the virus. >>> a blistering report by the watchdog for the u.s. capitol police revealing even more law enforcement failures leading up to the january 6th insurrection. the report includes new details about expired ammunition, inn if he can sieve shields and a previously unreported warning more than two weeks ahead of the deadly riot, that warning was about a map of the capitol's underground tunnels that was posted on a pro-trump website. the findings suggest there were several lingering

. >> reporter: i'm martin savidge in atlanta. u.s.nd border protection officers in houston intercepted a shipment of counterfeit n95 masks with an estimated value of $350,000. the ship originated in china, was headed for new york when the phoney masks arrived officers found many had a logo from the national institute for occupational safety and health. but when officers checked with the trademark owner, they were told the shipment wasn't licensed. cbp says in the first three months of 2021 officers have seized 18 million counterfeit face masks. >> reporter: i'm stephanie elam in los angeles. universal studios hollywood is reopening today, but for now only to california residents. they're saying most of the rides will be available with some opening at a later date to comply with government restrictions. they're also working with health officials to make sure that they keep capacity controlled and also physical distancing and masks will be required throughout the park. guests can also expect to have their temperature taken upon arrival.

. >> martin savidge, appreciate it. thank you of the. >>> want to get perspective now from dr. charles morgan, a neuroscientist. associate professor at yale's department of psychiatry. thanks for being with us. when it comes to a police officer like you sigh in chicago, who is in a footchase. for any officer, who happens to a person's brain in a situation like that? and how does training impact the decisions they might make? >> thank you for having me. you know, it's a great question. we all have brains. police officers' brains are like ours, and i like to show people when i go to court and testify, this is our brain. but this is not our brain under stress. when you are under stress, and under threat, you no longer have the part of your brain where you do critical thinking. you're really left with this part of your brain. and that part of your brain is really, um, early, and it's programmed to let you freeze, run, or fight. all right. so fight-flight response. >> what is that part of the brain called? >> that part of the brain's called the amygdala. and it's the center of the b

. >> reporter: i'm martin savidge in atlanta. the governor of tennessee says it's time for all covid restrictions in his state to end. governor lee says he's removing the authority of most tennessee county to impose mask mandates and is urging the few remaining large cities with mandates to lift them by the end of may. he says a widely available vaccine changes everything and as a result he claims covid-19 is no longer a health knowledge in tennessee. it should be noted per the cdc tennessee has one of the slowest vaccination rollouts in the country and is near the bottom when it comes to rankings for shots given. >> reporter: i'm brynn gingras in new york city. new york state is making a big step when it comes to vaccinations. the governor andrew cuomo announcing starting thursday state run mass vaccination sites will accept walk-ins, that means no longer having to go online to make an appointment to get your vaccination. the appointments are not necessary. this will be on a first come first served basis and it's for new yorkers

martin savidge, tonight, examines the efforts and failures to battle conspiracy theories and get peoplehern state. >> reporter: at covid-19 vaccination sites in mississippi, they are seeing something new. boredom. by friday, the state had more than 74,000 open slots in the scheduling website, through the middle of may. this is the drive-up lane of a mass-vaccination site in jackson. they say they can handle up to 1,200 appointments a day. so far, they have got about 275 scheduled. but they admit, some people just don't show. it's not that everyone 16 and older has got the shot. far from it. 40% of mississippians have had their first vaccine dose. the national average is closer to 40%. it's pretty quiet. >> yes. i mean, today is quiet. but it hasn't been like that, all the time. >> reporter: so what's going on? experts worry the dropoff suggests a lot of people don't want the vaccine. and fear, what's happening here could jeopardize reaching herd immunity, which doctors say wouldn't be achieved until at least 70% of the population is vaccinated. besides mississippi, other states signific

. >> reporter: i'm martin savidge in atlanta. gma says it is closing its remaining covid-19 mass vaccination sites beginning next month. the eight locations will close may 21st including the metro atlanta location at the delta flight museum next to hartsfield-jackson international airport. gema says the reason for the shutdown is because the sites continue to see less and less demand. >> reporter: i'm alexandra field in new york city. for the first time some people will be able to go to their primary care doctor's office to get the covid vaccine. the vaccine is being rolled out at 40 different physicians offices across the city, that number will climb to 100 by the end of the week. it's part of a plan announced by governor andrew cuomo back in march to send about a million doses to physicians in order to try to target new yorkers who have been harder to reach. >> reporter: i'm ed lavandera in dallas. the houston methodist hospital system is mandating that all of its 26,000 employees get vaccinated by june 7th or risk getting fire

. >> reporter: i'm martin savidge in atlanta.atlanta's professional sports teams, the braves and atlanta united say they're returning to pre-pandemic seating levels next month. starting may 7th the braves saying they will increase their fan capacity to 100%, about 41,000 seats when they play the philadelphia phillies. atlanta united are going to 100% of a typical soccer configuration at mercedes-benz stadium with a match against montreal. both teams went to 50% capacity last week. >> reporter: i'm jacqueline howard in atlanta. a new cdc study shows more evidence that the pfizer and moderna vaccines really do work. they cut the risk of being hospitalized for covid-19 in the real world among older adults. data showed that being fully vaccinated was tied to a 94% reduced risk of hospitalization and being partially vaccinated so only receiving the first dose of a vaccine was died to a 64% reduced risk of hospitalization. >> translator: i'm alexandra field in new york where governor andrew cuomo has announced the next step forwards ea

we'll get back now to martin sa savidge. what do you have going on? >> reporter: we're still watching the situation here. it is a stand-off. you can see that there is more and more police that have now congregated here. they're, well, they're in their riot gear, they have their batons out. right now this crowd which had been dispersing isn't showing any signs of doing that. there is a lot of in your face. you can see there are protesters right up against the police line here. traffic has been disrupted in the area. so intersections, and this is a busy one here around logan square. right now, it has been pretty much brought to a standstill. it is pretty clear the police are trying to use their best restrain. how much longer it is going to last like this, we don't know. there have been warnings that have been passed by people in the crowd saying, hey, look, there are going to be more arrests made and there are apparently police vehicles doing that. here you can see the police are beginning to pull back. and the crowd chases after them in a mocking fashi