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eastern here on cnn. >>> that wraps this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm kim brunhuber. "new day" is just ahead. ♪ ♪ >>> he just appeared to randomly start shooting. >> a immediately ducked down and got scared. >> he was known to federal and local officials after a family member reached out to them warning of a potential for violence. >> it's a national embarrassment and must come to an end. >> the officer gave him a directive. the officer told him, show me your hands. he lifted his hands, they were empty and the child was shot. >> the message clear, the anger against the police is ob

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this is "cnn newsroom." nope ♪ ♪ >>> in just a few hours a new witness is expected to testify in the trial of derek chauvin, the former police officer accused of killing george floyd last summer. the court got a glimpse of new videos on day three of the trial showing floyd's deadly encounter with police and witnesses expressed how helpless they felt as they stood and watched floyd die. cnn's sara sidner has details from minneapolis. >> reporter: on the third day of testimony we heard no doubt the most powerful, emotional and poignant testimony from a 61-year-old man who normally walks the neighborhood. he began with kind of a funny anecdote that he was just being nosy when he heard the commotion outside of cup foods, but then he breaks down in uncontrolled sobs as he watches what happens between george floyd and the police officers. 61-year-old eyewitness charles mcmillen took the stand breaking down in sobs after prosecutors played this body camera video of george floyd interacting with pol police. >> i

live from cnn headquarters in atlanta, welcome to "cnn newsroom." i'm kim brunhuber. >>> flags at the u.s. capitol and the white house are flying at half-staff at this hour after another capitol police officer was killed in the line of duty. the violent confrontation began midday friday when the suspect rammed a car into a security barricade. police say the driver then lunged at officers with a knife, stabbing one of them before he was fatally shot. another officer was also wounded. officer william evans is the second capitol officer to die on duty since the capitol riot. his college roommate spoke to affiliate wbz. >> it was real surreal to think that i -- i mean i literally just talked to him and we shared a laugh a couple of days ago, and now he's gone. it has just been shock ever since. i mean it's been fighting back tears all afternoon and trying to -- trying to make sense of it all and knowing that there's none to be had. >> for the latest on what we know, here's cnn's brian todd. >> reporter: a suspect in a car rammed two capitol police offic

selena wang, cnn, tokyo. >>> and next on "cnn news room." growing calls to help body cam footage released of a shooting in north carolina. why the family may soon get their wish. leep number? because a good night's rest is where muscles recover,r, and our minds are restored. introducing the new sleep number 360 smart bed. the only bed that effortlessly adjusts to both of you. proven quality sleep, is life-changing sleep. >>> well, the family of a black man shot and killed by deputies last week in north carolina may have a chance to watch the body cam footage on monday. that's what their attorney tells cnn. few details have been released in the shooting of 42-year-old andrew brown jr. wednesday in elizabeth city. the sheriff's department said deputies were trying to serve him with an arrest warrant at the time. seven deputies have been placed on leave. the sheriff said he plans to file a court motion to get the footage released to the public. >>> there's disturbing new body cam footage and emergency audio from the shooting of an unarmed black

will sue cnn for defamation. i think a lot of people need to start suing the media for defamation. now they are caught and if charlie chester has not been fired, i'm pretty sure that by tomorrow, he will be. >> sean: might be filing some myself. we will see you tomorrow night, thank you, great job. an unlawful assembly by the way he has now been declared in brooklyn center minnesota, things are getting very tense right now between protesters and police, we go back to mike tobin on the ground with breaking news. >> i can tell you the police have been on the long range acoustics device at least four times now him given the minute morning. you heard a flash bang just go off. every time they get on the device, the protesters shout and bang the drum's and things nature intent on defying it but what you see is this constant hail of drinking bottles that are going up over the crowds being thrown, tactical vehicle there and it pretty good concentration of police, certainly much more and a lot of these water bottles defle

cnn's scott mclean joins us live from london. scott, explain the thinking here given that one of the biggest issues the eu has been dealing with has been vaccine shortfalls. >> reporter: kim, yeah, so this is not all that surprising. the eu has had a pretty difficult relationship with astrazeneca. there is some public skepticism of the vaccine because in part at least because of some very extremely rare blood clots found in extremely small number of people. the eu has also complained that the company that is not delivered the doses that it ordered on time so it's actually imposed export restrictions on those doses. so the company had -- or the eu, excuse me, had an option to purchase an additional 100 million doses of the vaccine in its contract with astrazeneca, the deadline to do that has now come and gone with no purchase. the eu's thinking here is why would it order more doses of a vaccine when it is struggling to simply get its hands on the doses that it has already ordered. europe, though, kim, is not out of the woods when

cnn's cyril vanier is standing by in london. testing the ability to mix and match, take us through the process and especially why this might be so important. >> reporter: this is a world first. it's a major scientific trial that's under way here in the uk, kim, to test whether you can combine vaccines in a two-dose regimen. for instance, get a first dose of astrazeneca and a second dose of pfizer. those combinations are actually going to increase because moderna and novavax are now part of the trial. imagine the combinations you can have with four vaccines in there. the point of this is that, number one, there are encouraging early signs, even though we don't have definitive results, that combining vaccines could actually improve the overall immune response in vaccine recipients, but for the moment that research has been done on mice and that is why this entire trial is currently taking place. results expected this summer. the second potential advantage is that it could greatly facilitate vaccine rollouts across the world becaus

in new york, alexandra field, cnn. >>> well, the u.s. cdc updating its guidance for cruise-ship operators. they will, now, have to bring volunteers aboard for practice cruises, before taking on paying customers. they will, also, have to report new covid-19 cases, every day, instead of weekly. and plan to vaccinate their crew and port staff. but the new guidance does not give a date, when cruises can start, again. >>> despite more than 100 million americans having at least one covid-vaccine dose, so far, there is one large group of people that may not be getting enough access to vaccines. the homeless. dan simon, with the details. >> this is my home right here. >> reporter: it is squalor, beyond imagination. 49-year-old showing us the abandoned car he's been living in for the past-five years on the streets of oakland. dead rats littering this encampment. >> does the car drive? >> once upon a time, it did. it doesn't move. i wish it did because rats and stuff come, want to find a home, too. so they come. >> where did you find the car? >> i

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cnn's jason carroll has the details. >> andy jr. has been silenced. so his voice now are those cameras. that's how he will speak to us and that would be his side of the story. >> reporter: andrew brown jr.'s family say they now will have a better account of what happened during the shooting last wednesday now that a judge has ruled members of the family can review additional body camera footage from the deputies. >> i guess justice was served, i guess. i mean, i feel good about it, the situation. >> reporter: wednesday afternoon superior court judge jeffrey foster cited in part overwhelming interest to the family for his ruling, which requires that pasquotank county sheriff's department to allow brown's adult son and one attorney licensed in the state to view footage from five videos recorded by body cameras within the next ten days. as for the public -- >> the video be held from release for a period of no less than 30 days and no more than 45 days. >> reporter: the judge also ruled the names and faces of the officers will be blurred to protect their

phil mattingly, cnn, the white house. >>> let's get more reaction on this with cnn's international diplomatic editor nic robertson, live this hour in london. nic, a summit offer and sanctions, biden using the classic carrot and stick approach but russia seems to be reacting at least openly much more strongly to the stick. what's the latest here? >> russia is going to respond. they've made that very clear. it's what's not clear is if they will escalate. biden has said that he doesn't want that, has said that he can increase the u.s. and go -- essentially go tit for tat if that's the case. did he say that president putin had agreed with him that face-to-face conversations were the way forward for a better relationship for both countries. the support here in the european union for the -- for president biden's position is very clear, it's very strong, just as president biden was announcing these new sanctions yesterday on russia, the british foreign office called in the russian ambassador to bonden and publicly have provided the same message, that russia's malign interference in elections, the so

. >> cnn. you'll be on the second level. >> reporter: so we can get in? >> yes. >> reporter: we followed that officer's instructions and then these guys showed up. >> i'm not authorized to speak to the press or media. >> reporter: even though they look like police, they are not. they are volunteer arizona rangers. >> you're trespassing are rt this man is wearing a badge from cyber ninjas, that's the florida company being paid $150,000 by the gop senate to conduct this review. but jack sellers, maricopa county board of chairman thinks about cyber ninjas. >> everything they're doing is so unprofessional. it's really bothersome. i don't really feel it benefits me to get into the weeds too far on all the craziness that i see going on. >> reporter: sellers knows the difference. he leads a republican majority board of supervisors. they already conducted two audits with bipartisan observers in public view that found no evidence of widespread election fraud. the board of supervisors fought the state se

. >> announcer: live from cnn center this is "cnn newsroom" with robyn curnow. >>> michigan's alarming spike in covid cases has the governor pleading for more vaccines to be rushed to her state. take a look at the rise in cases. on saturday alone the state reported nearly 7,000 new cases and as hospitalizations increase some health providers in pligs a michigan are delaying nonemergency procedures on a case by case basis. meantime at least four u.s. states are now reporting adverse reactions to johnson & johnson's covid vaccine. but the cdc says states should continue to administer the vaccine and has not found any reason for concern. the latest on america's fight against the virus. >> the second we let our guard down it comes roaring back. >> reporter: as covid-19 cases soar to alarming levels in michigan, a warning. >> we're on track to potentially see a surge in cases that's even greater than the one we see in the fall. >> reporter: the state's positivity rate is up to 18% and hospitalizations are climbing. governor gretchen whitmer is asking high schools to go remote, youth sports

cnn's joe johns explains why this u.s. president decided to do it now. >> it's been a long time coming but the american president has now declared, in a statement, released over this weekend, that the atrocities that occurred in turkey, 106 years ago, being commemorated this very weekend, were in fact genocide. here is part of that statement. the president writes, each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the ottoman era armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever, again, occurring. this recognition has been years in the making. in fact, many american presidents have declined to take such a step, out of fear of damaging the strategic relationship between the united states and turkey. turkey has, also, repeatedly denied that there was ever genocide. so, the question is why did joe biden decide to do this, at this time? number one, there has been a big-lobbying effort that's gone on for decades here, in the united states, to get this recognition to actually ha

cnn's david mckenzie is live this hour in johannesburg. he joins us now. so, david, how long will they likely suspend the johnson & johnson vaccine and what impact could this have? >> reporter: well, it depends on how quickly the fda in the u.s. works, rosemary. certainly officials here say they hope it's a brief temporary suspension. it's a set back, hopefully it won't last more than a few days but it certainly is a setback for south africa. this country unlike the u.s. and parts of europe has banked on the johnson & johnson single-dose vaccine to be a significant part of the answer to the covid-19 pandemic. now, the country has been involved in a large scale trial of the j&j vaccine for health care workers, we were there when they first started giving those shots out. some 290,000 people have received it, they have had no cases of this very rare blood clotting issue in south africa according to health officials but out of an abundance of caution they are following the advice that the fda put out to the u.s. now, you will recall the astrazeneca/oxford vac

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you're watching cnn newsroom. jordan's government has accused former crown prince hamza bin hussein of trial to destabilize the country. the deputy prime minister says they foiled a plan which allegedly involved the prince's associates and foreign parties. cnn's ja mana karradchech with more. >> reporter: these dramatic events unfolding in jordan that started on saturday evening with the announcement that a number of high-profile individuals had been arrested and reports that the former crown prince, the half-brother of king abdullah was involved in whatever the security operation this was that he reports suggested he was under house arrest. that was followed by two videos, one in arabic, one in english, obtained by news organizations, provide by the former crown prince. a statement in which he described his situation saying that the country's military chief had asked him to stay at home, that he was -- he had lost his security. that a number of friends had been detained. that his communications were cut off and w

in new york, alexandra field, cnn. >>> u.s. congressman matt gaetz could soon be facing additional legal pressure. an attorney for gaetz's friend joel greenberg a key figure in an ongoing problems cushion and sex trafficking investigation says he's likely to strike a plea deal with prosecutors. cnn's ryan nobles explains what greenberg's involvement could mean for the congressman. >> reporter: for embattled congressman matt gaetz the news out of florida today was not good. >> i'm sure matt gaetz is not feeling very comfortable today. >> reporter: joel greenberg the former tax collector in seminole county and political and personal ally of gaetz plans to strike a plea deal. it could mean greenberg is ready to share damaging information about his relationship with the congressman. the fbi continues to investigate gaetz as part of a broader investigation into possible prostitution and sex trafficking crimes, including allegations that gaetz had sex with a 17-year-old girl. dwaets and greenberg are close associates, the two were bo

you're watching "cnn news room." just ahead, minneapolis, minnesota on edge ready for the final moments of the murder trial of derek chauvin. we are just hours away from the closing arguments. >>> today is the deadline for states to make more american adults eligible for the covid vaccine. the problem not all adults want the shot. >>> russia on a collision course with the u.s. and its allies. serious concern over the health of imprisoned dissident alexi navalni. one of many voting issues. >>> good to have you with us. >>> in just a matter of hours, closing arguments get underway in one of the most closely watched police brutality trials in decades. minneapolis is a city on edge. its bracing for potentially massive protests after a verdict in the trial of derek chauvin. he is the former police officer facing second-degree murder and other charges in the death of george floyd last year, which sparked global demonstrations. national guard troops are now deployed in minneapolis. barriers are up around some government bui

sara sidner, cnn, minneapolis. >>> now as you can imagine we've had significant reaction here on cnn to the minneapolis police chief's bombshell testimony. an attorney for george floyd's family highlighted one of the most important parts of that testimony. >> george needs to be controlled momentarily, maybe a knee is okay momentarily, but what the chief is telling us is, you know, we watched george lie there lifeless for minutes. there's no police purpose in holding somebody under your knee, asphyxiating them once they're lifeless. they can't resist when they are dead. >> and cnn's chris cuomo spoke with legal analyst elliot williams. williams said the chief's appearance in court is so significant because a more credible testimony may be hard to find. >> even starting with the fact that the chief of police is even testifying in the first place is itself significant. very rarely does someone at that level of the police force ever testify in a criminal trial. so number one, that's profound, and then of course the fact that he laid out what the standards and policies were for the minnea

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cnn's paula reid has the story. >> reporter: well, jim, cnn has learned that the federal sex trafficking investigation into congressman gaetz includes looking at whether gaetz took gifts like travel or paid escorts in exchange for political favors. sources briefed on the matter say the justice department is scrutinizing a 2018 trip to the bahamas involving gaetz and several young women. they're specifically looking at whether the getaway was part of an orchestrated effort to illegally influence the congressman on the issue of medical marijuana. cnn has previously reported gaetz is under investigation for engaging in a relationship with a woman that began when she was just 17 and that gaetz attended sex parties in orlando with other prominent republicans that involve women, drugs, and exchanging sex for money. cnn has also learned investigators already have one key witness who's cooperating and that is joel greenberg. he's a former seminole county tax commissioner who's also a close associate of the congressman and attended those sex parties. he was indicted last year on multiple federal

cnn's paula reid is with us for the latest now. and paula, it was hard to keep track of all the developments in this. tell us what more we learned today. >> good evening. jim, multiple sources tell cnn congressman gaetz showed other lawmakers photos and videos of nude women he claimed to have slept with. one source said gaetz gaetz shared these images on his phone while on the floor of his house. another said it was a point of pride for gaetz. there is no evidence the justice department is looking into this issue or that these were photos of minors. his office hasn't responded to our reporting but all this comes as cnn is learning new details about the scope of an entirely-separate criminal investigation into alleged-sexual misconduct, by gaetz. tonight, new details on the sex-trafficking investigation into representative matt gaetz. cnn has learned, prosecutors are looking into a relationship with a woman, that began when she was just 17. and whether his involvement with other, young women broke sex-trafficking and prostitution la

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let's get to cnn reporter, what is his lawyer saying? >> reporter: hey, victor, yeah we received a statement from the attorney robert costello telling bu

cnn reached out to gaetz for comment. we have not heard any response from either gaetz nor his office. obviously this is a significant development given what is going on with the doj investigation. i want to make it crystal clear. these are two separate issues. this is not something that we know the doj is looking into, nor is there any indication that these women whose photographs were shared with other members, that they were minors. that's very important to underscore. >> lauren, thank you very much. let's discuss all of this. andrew mccabe is here. andrew, let's begin with this very separate allegation against congressman gaetz that lauren just reported on. sources telling cnn he showed nude photos, videos of women he said he slept with to some of his fellow lawmakers. what immediate concerns does that raise to you? >> it raises a lot of concerns. it's another bizarre chapter in this bizarre story. it would seem to be a matter for the ethics committee to look into. in terms of the investigation of the congressman's po

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watch out front know time on cnn go. ac 360 starts now. >>> derek chauvin had plenty to tell his supervisor from the scene of the arrest that killed george floyd. he had nothing to say, though, about his knee on the man's neck. jim sciutto in for anderson tonight. that's what the police supervisor told jurors today, a day which also saw testimony from george floyd's girlfriend and the paramedics who tried but couldn't revive him. day four of the prosecution's case and continued attempts by the defense to suggest that floyd was a potential threat, ready to spring back up somehow and do harm. the latest tonight from cnn's omar jimenez in minneapolis. >> reporter: the moments when paramedics arrived and george floyd appeared unresponsive in may dwuz are coming into clear focus. an audio played in court, derek chauvin is heard on the phone describing what just happened. >> he was going crazy. go into the back of the squad. >> reporter: he was talking to the supervising police sergeant on duty at the time, david pleoger. >> d

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cnn's athena jones reports. and, again, the scenes are disturbing. >> reporter: a new view of what led to the shooting of 16-year-old ma'khia bryant. this angle from a neighbor's security camera across the street, showing columbus, ohio, police officer nicholas reardon arriving on the scene, emerging from the vehicle, and shooting bryant in black as she appeared to lunge at other young woman in pink with a knife in her hand. reardon has been taken off street duty while an independent investigation is under way, fired four shots at bryant within seconds. the police department and the police union president arguing the use of force was necessary to protect the young woman in pink. >> i would ask you if that's your family member up against the car that had a puppy in their hand, what would you want that officer to do in this split-second moment that they had a chance to stop harm to others? we have a duty to protect the public and ourselves. certainly the public. >> reporter: a view echoed by other law enforcement