i'm pamela brown in "the situation room."appening now, president biden says, quote, we're still digging out of an economic collapse following a grim new employment report showing the u.s. economy added only a fraction of the number of jobs expected last month. we're following the war in the gop about former president trump's influence and the future of the party. matt gaetz is teaming up with controversial congresswoman marjorie taylor green to rally trump supporters in florida. this is ahead of an expected vote next week where trump h loyalist elise stefanik will likely replace liz cheney in the house leadership. and derek chauvin was convicted of kneeling on george floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. >>> let's go straight to the white house. cnn chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins has the latest. these dismal jobs numbers caught everyone off guard, right? >> reporter: they did even here at the white house with the treasury secretary janet yellen if she had to guess, she would have guessed it was higher than

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. >>> i'm pamela brown in washington on this sunday. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you are live in the cnn "newsroom." it's great to have you along with us tonight. 389. that is how many bills with provisions that restrict voting have been introduced across the country just this year. that same tally by the leaning liberal center say they have enacted 22 new laws making it harder to vote, and in texas republican state lawmakers working to pass a law by the midnight deadline. this new law would ban drive-through voting and ballot drop boxes and sunday morning voting and give more partisan p poll watchers, and republican u.s. congressman of texas defended the new bill this morning on cnn. >> now, we could debate how much fraud occurred in the last election and democrats claim fraud have happened in the previous elections, but one thing is pretty clear to me, jake, is that a lot of the american people seem to have lost faith in the government and lost faith in our elections and we need to restore that. >

i am pamela brown, in for jake tapper. this memorial day, we honor the ultimate sacrifices of men and women in uniform, and this year we mark america's first vaccinated holiday. that's where we begin today in our health lead. nearly half the u.s. population is fully vaccinated and many americans have hit the road and skies to reunite with loved ones. beaches, bars, restaurants, all packed. and new numbers from the tsa show the agency screened more than 7 million people from thursday to sunday. cnn's alexandra field reports that's a pandemic-era high for travel. >> reporter: the come back is big. >> we're ready to rock and roll, starting today. >> reporter: americans coast to coast are taking advantage of the first nearly normal holiday inn more than a yoear. >> never thought the shutdown would last that long. >> reporter: after so much time at home, 37 million are expected to travel this weekend. airports clocking pandemic era record numbers. 1.69 million passengers were screened friday. today is supposed to be the busiest

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i'm pamela brown in for jake tapper.ow with wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >> welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." happening now, a nation reflects. the family of george floyd meets with president joe biden marking one year since floyd's murder. the president hoped to make progress on a policing reform bill by this date. will it ever pass? also, republican leaders finally condemocrat ugly comments by congresswoman marjorie taylor greene but not without pointing fingers at

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i'm pamela brown. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you're on the "cnn newsroom" on this saturday. and we have some major developments tonight on many pandemic fronts. good news. california officials are announcing they will lift off capacity and distancing requirements on june 15th. very welcome news for the state's massive entertainment industry, of course, and there are also some new carrots for those who have put off getting the stick. some states are now offering lottery tickets or even savings bonds if you're willing to get the vaccine. in toledo, some local bars are offering shots if you get a shot. well, according to the cdc, 38% of the u.s. population is now fully vaccinated against coronavirus. and we have more good news to share. the number of cases week over week is falling in at least 37 states. also new tonight, a new scientific report that two doses of either the oxford/astrazeneca or pfizer vaccines are, quote, highly effective against the variant first found in india. well, one year ago, as memorial day weekend approac

. >>> i'm pamela brown in washington. you're in the cnn newsroom on this saturday. great to have you along with us. we have breaking news into cnn about that chinese rocket due to crash to earth. u.s. experts say that we have about 1 hour to go before a 2-hour window opens. they now predict the rocket debris will make landfall or land in the ocean between 9:04 and 11:04 p.m. eastern. spain, israel, saudi arabia, australia and new zealand are all in the risk zone according to their calculation. but european modelers say the u.s. is not out of danger. cnn's will ripply is live in hong kong watching along with the rest of us. will, there are still so many variables in play. what's the latest? >> reporter: it is astounding to people, pamela, we're now potentially an hour, two, hours, three hours away from possible impact of this chinese rocket which is the size of a ten-story building, 22 tons, about a fifth the size of the statue of liberty hurtling to the earth as we speak. this is live look right now. you can see it's in the pacific ocean. even as i've been watching

pamela brown joins us. what have you learned?> reporter: this could be a damaging development for matt gaetz. cnn learned his ex-girlfriend a former capitol hill staffer agreed to investigate with staffers. she's viewed by investigatiors s a critical witness linked to gaetz as far back as the summer of 2018 and that's a key time period investigators are scrutinizi scrutinizing. she could help understand the relevance of hundreds of transactions they have obtained as part of the investigation including those involved alleged payments for sex these sources said. so this is a significant de development in the gaetz investigation and it shows this investigation isn't over, anderson. >> we're learning more about matt gaetz' former associate joel greenberg, what he has told investigators. >> that's right. in recent days, anderson, the justice department formally entered into a plea agreement with greenberg. he's a close friend of gaetz whose entanglement with younger women put him on the radar. they said congressman gaetz and two other

. >>> i'm pamela brown in washington. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you are in the "cnn newsroom." great to have you with us tonight. and we begin with a stunning new moment in american politics. another example of just how fractured the republican party is. more than three months after it lost control of the white house and congress. listen to what happened when senator mitt romney spoke at the state party convention in utah today. >> i don't have the fact that i wasn't a fan of our last president's character issues, and i'm also no fan -- [ booing ] aren't you embarrassed? and i'm also no fan of the president's -- yeah, sure. >> my friends. this is the moment i was talking about. please. thank you. show respect. >> so, did you just hear that? someone had to step in and say, this was the moment i was talking about, show respect. and it's hardly the only example of trump critics in the party under fire. let's bring in cnn commentator and former arizona republican senator jeff flake and

. >>> i'm pamela brown in washington. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world on this first day of may. you are in the cnn newsroom. as we come on the air tonight, several countries are rushing to get desperately needed covid aid to india. essential medical supplies are arriving as india's health care system buckles under the out of control pandemic. on friday india recorded more than 400,000 new cases in a single day. that is a first since this pandemic began. india is not alone. symbolic body bags now lined the famed beach there in rio de janeiro. brazil now reporting 400,000 covid deaths. the government's handling of the pandemic now under investigation. the contrast country to country grows more stark. hospitals in india are struggling to provide even the most basic care. eight patients died at a new delhi hospital this afternoon because of a lack of oxygen. they couldn't breathe and there was no oxygen for them. this as disney land in the u.s. reopens and the nation takes more steps toward so

. >> pamela brown, appreciate it. from elie honig, former assistant u.s. attorney and cnn senior legal analyst. so, elie, how big a deal is it that matt gaetz's ex-girlfriend is now cooperating with investigators? >> it is a huge deal, anderson. joel greenberg's cooperation, already, was bad news for matt gaetz. but this could be even worse. this could be truly disastrous and here's why. joel greenberg is a brutal-cooperating witness. i've dealt with dozens of cooperators in my career. some really bad guys. but given the conduct that joel greenberg has now admitted and been convicted of. he is a really tough witness to bank a case on. i mean -- >> when you say brutal, you mean he's -- when you say brutal, you mean like he's so sleazy that he -- his credibility's such a bad issue for prosecutors? >> exactly. exactly, anderson. his cross-examination will be a nightmare for prosecutors. because he is their witness, now. now, none of that applies to this ex-girlfriend. she hasn't pled guilty to criminal conduct. she hasn'

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. ♪ >>> i'm pamela brown in warble, you are in the cnn n"cnn newsne" president biden is calling a newex voters bill. let's get right to dianne gallagher in austin and arlette saenz in delaware. >> reporter: pamela, president biden was force form in condemning this voting bill down in the state of texas being pushed by that republican-led state legislature. the president a short while ago in a statement said that the bill is part of an assault on democracy that we have seen far too often this user, obvious disproportionately targeting black and brown americans. in the 21st century, we should by making it easier, not harder for every eligible voter to vote. these sentiments are similar to what president biden has expressed to other voting restriction laws that had been placed in the country. earlier in the year he so-called a georgia state law jim crow in the 21st century. the president is urging congress to pass two bills. those legislative proposals face an uphill climb up on capitol hill, as they would need 60 votes in order to pass that filibuster in the senate. at the time it does

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. >> thank you, i am pamela brown. erin burnett with "outfront" is up next. >>> "outfront," the congressman is under investigation for sex trafficking. matt gaetz and marjorie taylor greene right now rallying trump supporters. this is the gop. >>> plus, extremely weak jobs report. are unemployment benefits to blame? one in the icu, the other recovering quickly. dr. sanjay gupta with fascinating report. let's go out front. good evening, i am erin burnett. the triumph of maga. two of the most controversial republicans in congress kicking off their america's first tour with a rally for trump voters. they are the support of the republican party. two of the former president's accolades. matt gaetz and marjorie taylor greene. you are looking at greene live right now. gaetz is under investigation from the sex trafficking with a minor. >> make no mistake this election was stolen from you and me and the country. >> we know this is really been a stolen election. >> an election that was stolen. >> so as you can imagine. trump lik

. >>> everyone, i'm jessica dean in for pamela brown tonight. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you are in the cnn "newsroom." in gaza, predawn gaza strike has killed 52 people including children, and a warning, this video we are about to show you from the aftermath is disturbing. >> it's the single deadliest day since the new wave of violence this week. meantime, amnesty international is calling for war crimes investigations after israel strikes on a refugee camp along with the attack that leveled that high-rise building in gaza housing media outlets. >> here's the intelligence we have. it's about palestinian terrorists, an intelligence office for the palestinian terrorists organization housed in that building that plots and organizes the terror attacks against israeli citizens, so it's a perfect target. >> i want to start, nic, with you, rockets fired from gaza continue to land in tel aviv and other cities, but it seems israeli air strikes are doing more damage. what is your sense of the situation being on the g

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. >>> i'm pamela brown in washington, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. are you in the "cnn newsroom" on this saturday. it's great to have you along with us. looks like we are poised for lift-off as summer approaches, america is finally reopening, finally some good news on the covid front. according to the cdc, 38% of the u.s. population is now fully vaccinated against coronavirus. and we have more good news to share -- the number of cases week over week is falling in at least 37 states. now after more than a year of life under lockdown, many people are returning to their schools and their workplaces, not to mention their long-lost favorite hangouts. as memorial day approaches signaling the unofficial start of summer, many of us can't wait to hit the road for vacation. cnn's natasha chen is in atlanta. tell me what you're seeing there in atlanta, natasha. >> reporter: well, it is a beautiful saturday afternoon. a lot of people out along the belt line, the path going through much of the city. there's so many people, in fact, there are a couple of traffic

i'm pamela brown in for jake tapper. our coverage continues now with wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >> welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." happening now, a nation reflects. the family of george floyd meets with president joe biden marking one year since floyd's murder. the president hoped to make progress on a policing reform bill by this date. will it ever pass? also, republican leaders finally condemocrat ugly comments by congresswoman marjorie taylor greene but not without pointing fingers at democrats, and secretary of state tony blinken visits the middle east days after the start of a very fragile crease fire between israel and hamas. we're live on the ground with details. let's start with cnn's phil mattingly over at the white house for us after president biden's meeting with george floyd's family. phil, what do we know about your conversation that took place behind closed doors. >> the president and vice president met with six memb

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. >>> i'm pamela brown in washington. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world on this saturday. you are in the "cnn newsroom" and it's great to have you along with us. well, president biden tonight is not holding back, slamming a republican voting bill in texas that is set to pass this weekend. in a statement he says, it's part of an assault on democracy that we've seen far too often this year and often disproportionately targeting black and brown americans. it's wrong and un-american. in the 21st century, we should be making it easier, not harder for every eligible voter to vote. >> cnn's diane gallagher is live in austin. if you would, diane, tell us what all the outrage is all about over this bill. >> reporter: pamela, i just want to sort of give this here. the sponsor of this bill, state senator brian yews, a republican here in texas, i asked him about president biden's statement. he just texted me back, he said, it sound like president biden is reading right-wing talking points on sb-7. we wo

i'm jessica dean in for pamela brown this weekend. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. you're in the "cnn newsroom." and this week, an announcement from the cdc that no one really saw coming. if you're fully vaccinated, social distancing is no longer necessary. and this is the big, big, big news, you can take off your mask in almost any situation. for many people, grabbing a mask while walking out the door has been second nature for more than a year now. and as masks became normal i'd, they were literal in-your-face reminders of how abnormal life had become. covid-19 has now taken more than half a million american lives. it's devastated families, it has wrecked jobs and livelihoods. it has forced mental health into the collective consciousness, removing or altering those everyday small moments that turned out to be not so small. so shedding this mask for some is shedding quite a burden. a sense that though it's not over, perhaps we've arrived at the beginning of the end. and with that relief also

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. >>> i am pamela brown in for jake tapper for a special edition of "the lead." coverage continues now with "the situation room." >>> welcome to viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i am jim acosta. this is a special edition of "the situation room." happening now, a texas sized showdown about voting restrictions. late night walkout blocks a bill in texas legislature. republicans have a plan to force it through. >>> also, the end of a 20 year war defense secretary and retired general lloyd austin talks exclusively with cnn, remembering the worst moments leading u.s. troops in battle. >>> millions of travelers pack highways and airports celebrating new found freedom from coronavirus restrictions. we start with texas. the latest republican led state trying to enact new voting restrictions in the shadow of president trump's big lie. democrats effectively killed the bill walking out of the state capitol in austin. republicans had votes to pass sb 7, but the democratic group left the gop short of quorum minutes before midnight w

i am pamela brown in washington. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world live in this cnn "newsroom." >>> tonight this killer disease that has kept you, me, and the whole wufrorld in lockdown for year, we don't know for sure where it came from and we can spend hours on the claims that have no grounding in reality, but tonight some of the clearest wheres and whens about the first days of the coronavirus pandemic are coming to light. let me remind kwru, this is the disease that has taken the lives of 3.5 million people worldwide, and so many of those dying alone and their loved ones unable to hold their hands as the contagious virus did and continues to do its damage. this piece puts a pin in the timeline of the pandemic and the world map. joining me right now one of the righters of the explosive piece coming out tonight, michael r. gordon. thank you for coming on. chinese officials adamantly denied the virus escaped from one of their laboratories, and even the world health organization said th

. ♪ ♪ >> i'm pamela brown in washington, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the worlde live in the cnn "newsroom," great toio you have long with us. details coming in about a shooting that happened just a short time ago right in the heart of times square. he joins us on the phone. what can you tell us, evan? >> pam, as you say, i am standing on the corner of one of the most famous intersections in the world, broadway and 45th street and tonight it is covered in police forces that are at active investigation. the worst-case scenario seems to have been a ververted. very, very fresh. two females were struck by gun fire. police responded to a call for an assault call, come and figure that out. police are milling around doing their investigations and the two people who have been shot have been moved to the hospital. to put this in context for the viewers, this happened outside of broadway theater, the miscoff theater which is the theater currently hosting the lion king. it is one of the most touristy areas in new york city. to see something happen like this early in the eve

pamela brown is joining us.erstand in this case. >> absolutely, wolf. this could potentially be a damaging development for congressman matt gaetz. cnn has learned his ex-girlfriend, a former capitol hill staffer has agreed to cooperate with federal investigators. here's why that matters, wolf. she is viewed by investigators as a critical witness who has been linked to gaetz as far back as the summer of 2017. that is the key time period investigators have been scrutinizing. he could help investigators understand the relevance of hundreds of transactions they have obtained records of, including those involving alleged payments for sex, the sources told cnn, wolf. >> it comes just days after the justice department formally entered into a plea agreement with a very close friend >> yeah, that's right, greenberg's entanglement put him on the radar. greenberg told in rvestigators d two other men had a sexual contact with two other minor girls. that was described by multiple people familiar with the matter referenced in

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i'm pamela brown in washington. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you are in the cnn newsroom on this saturday. great to have you along with us. well, after more than a year in lock down america is finally reopening. according to the cdc 38% of the u.s. population is now fully vaccinated against coronavirus. and we have more good news. the number of cases week over week is falling in at least 37 states. people are thrilled to leave pandemic limbo, aren't you? and they've returned to their schools or workplaces, out of the house not to mention their long lost favorite hang outs. and asthma morrial day approaches signaling the unofficial start of summer many of us cannot wait to hit the road for vacation. cnn's natasha chen has more as americans emerge from isolation. >> reporter: all across america more and more people are seeing each others faces for the first time in a long time. >> it's been a long time coming. >> reporter: more than 45% of people in the u.s. age 12 or older are now fully vaccinated and three states, connecticut, maine and vermont

i'm pamela brown in washington. you are live in the "cnn newsroom" tonight. it is the hour's breaking news that we are following on the west coast right now, a tragedy, a deadly accident in the waters off san diego. a boat capsized and broke apart. cnn's jash campbell is gathering details for us. rescue and immigration officials spoke to reporters just a few minutes ago. what did they say? >> reporter: we're learning that three people are now dead after this boat capsized this morning off the coast of san diego. over 20 people were taken to the hospital. some with serious injuries. we just got an update a short time ago, as far as the reason for this boat, why it was in the water, why it was transiting the location outside of san diego, authorities believe this was part of a smuggling operation. take a listen to what they just said. >> every indication from our perspective is that this was a smuggling vessel, smuggling migrants into the united states illegally. we can't confirmed the nationality of the people involved. but our agents are with many of them at

. >>> i'm pamela brown in washington. you're in the "cnn newsroom" on this saturday. and it's the hour's breaking news on cnn. gunshots ringing out this afternoon in one of the busiest, most bustling places in the world. the center of times square in new york city. police telling cnn right now that people are hurt from this. cnn is there and evan, that is the crossroads of the world, it is now a crime scene. what happened? >> pam, you're absolutely right. i'm standing here in really the heart of the heart of times square and over the past couple of weeks, this place has become full of people again and as you can see, tonight, it isn't. it's been closed off by police as behind me they investigate what is, you know, a pretty horrific shooting. here's what we know so far. two females were shot, one adult and one 3-year-old. police tell us both are still alive and now currently in stable condition at the hospital. we're waiting for more information on this, a press conference coming this hour. we've been out here since this began at 5:00 when this all sort of went down. a

>>> i'm pamela brown in washington, welcome to our viewers in united states and around the world. you are in the "cnn newsroom of." on this saturday, tonight, emergency covid aid is pouring into india for around the world. the first shipments of supplies from france left paris today as supplies from the u.s., germany, the uae and others began to arrive. the aid comes as india struggles with and suffers under a second wave of coronavirus infections. the death toll is now more than 211,000. and today, the country reported more than 400,000 new infections, shattering the global record. hospital beds are in short supply, the same goes for medicine and oxygen. and many parts of india, covid patients are flocking to makeshift tents for care. cnn's sam kylie reports. >> reporter: a sensor reveals dangerously low levels of o oxygen. stifled by covid-19, this canister of gas buys this patient time. all of these patients arrived barely able to breathe. this isn't a medical clinic -- it's a tent. on the outskirts of india's capital run by volunteers. without the initiative being shown by the