tonight, the pressure is growing on new york's governor, andrew cuomo, to resign. chuck schumer and kirsten gillibrand calling on cuomo to step down due to multiple allegations of sexual harassment and his handling of covid-19 deaths at state nursing homes. president joe biden celebrating the new $1.9 trillion covid relief law at a ceremony in the rose garden today. and telling americans that help is here. the treasury department confirming the first batch of stimulus payments will start going out to americans in need this weekend. let's discuss. matt lewis is here, and ana navarro is here. good evening to you both. ana, let's start for you. a huge week for president biden, got something done while the gop was essentially m.i.a. has the republican party given up on governing? >> i think they're governing a lot, but they're gaslighting a lot. we're focused on what is happening in washington. but i think one of the most transcendental things going on, republican legislatures are making changes to elections that will last for decades if they pass. in 43 states, like florida where i am, they're trying to make it harder to vote by mail. in georgia, they're trying to make it harder for souls to the polls. in the meantime, we're focused on dr. seuss, mr. potatohead. and i think the newest one is pepe le pew, the skunk. it's been a very good week for children's books, toys, and cartoons while they distract us from this major thing going on all over the country. >> i made that point earlier. i think it's a strategy to get people to focus on what one hand is doing, while they're doing a sleight of hand with the other. and matt, your new book is talking about cancel culture trolls. >> i think that's part of it. this $1.9 trillion covid stimulus bill, i think some of that money was probably well needed. but, man, $1.9 trillion is a lot of money. the conservative movement, there was a time when i think they would have seen this massive growth in government and spending as problematic. and they might have not only voted against it, but presented a coherent argument against it. it used to be that one-third of the conservative movement consisted of fiscal conservatives. you hardly heard anything about this spending. basically, they were m.i.a., don. and i think they're much more focused on fighting this culture war, but they've actually surrendered, i think, the social contract here. the expectation of the agreement, the implicit agreement between government and the individual. >> yeah. so, ana -- >> matt, i agree, but i think fiscal conservatives surrendered a long time ago, way before joe biden. because the spending, the last four years, under trump, has also been out of control. and i think that the covid stimulus package under trump was also quite bloated. could have been smaller. and could have been more targeted to small businesses and people more in need. and also there needs to be more vigilance. and i hope it's a lesson the biden administration has learned. there needs to be more vigilance, as to there not being fraud and people taking advantage of loopholes, and using stimulus money to buy lamborghinis. but they were acceding to everything donald trump asked for, and as we know, donald trump is really good at spending. >> do you want to respond, matt? >> i think that donald trump really discredited conservatives. for one thing, how could you possibly go talking about spending when your party didn't even acknowledge that joe biden won the election. he's discredited them, i think, morally. but also in terms of fiscal policy. on his right, donald trump spent money like a drunken sailor. and republicans supported that spending. so now for republicans to come in and oppose it when it's joe biden doing it, it would look hypocritical. some of us, we're concerned that donald trump not only would he be a very bad president, but that donald trump would discredit and undermine the conservative project. >> and our apologies to drunken sailors. thank you both, i appreciate it. have a good weekend. >> thank you for standing up for drunks, don, i appreciate that. >> thank you. more now on the growing calls for governor andrew cuomo to resign. good evening, thank you for joining us. new york senators schumer and gillibrand are calling for governor cuomo to resign. and 16 of the house democrats from new york. this is an intense amount of pressure. but he's saying it all political. >> reporter: yeah. and, don, cuomo has a history, even more recent history, of basically labeling criticism against him as political. we saw this happen during the nursing home scandal after the new york attorney general's report. that was all political. we're seeing that reiterated again and again. and just like you said, the pressure is mounting, and it literally has been every single day. more people coming out against him. first the more liberal democrats, then the two state senators for new york. unclear what made them decide to turn around their judgment. was it the investigations, the more accusations? does it -- we don't know. but cuomo's point of view is the lawmakers, whoever is coming after him before the investigations is complete, he says it's politics at its worst. >> people know the difference between playing politics, bowing to cancel culture, and the truth. let the review proceed. i'm not going to resign. part of this is that i am not part of the political club. and, you know what, i'm proud of it. >> reporter: and don, he talked about the political club there. but you have to remember, in this same news conference, he talked about how he was running his father's campaign when he was in his 20s. he's been in new york politics for decades. so it's certainly hard to believe that that is a stance he's taking at this point. >> not to mention, his father was a governor. so that's an interesting comment coming from him. brynn, a former albany reporter wrote an article accusing him of sexual harassment. >> reporter: this reporter covered the governor in 2014. she no longer covers him. but she says she was sexually harassed by him. she said she didn't think the governor wanted to sleep with her. she said this wasn't about sex, but power. this is what she says in this article. she says, he put his other arm around my back, his hand on my waist, and held me in place. and said, i'm sorry, am i making you uncomfortable? i thought we were going steady. i was shocked and humiliated, but that was the point. people look at the comments and think they're arbitrary compared to the other allegations against the governor. but people talk about this being the culture of the workplace, which of course governor cuomo is head of. >> brynn, thank you. minneapolis will pay the estate of george floyd $27 million after the city council voted to settle the lawsuit. as the trial of the ex-officer accused in his death sets up, his brother said this. >> even though my brother is not here, he's here with me in my heart. because if i could get him back, i would give all of this back. when you buy this plant at walmart, they can buy more plants from metrolina greenhouses so abe and art can grow more plants. so they can hire vilma... and wendy... and me. so, more people can go to work. so, more days can start with kisses. when you buy this plant at walmart. i've always focused on my career. wbut when we found outt our son had autism, his future became my focus. lavender baths always calmed him. so we turned bath time into a business. and building it with my son has been my dream job. at northwestern mutual, our version of financial planning helps you live your dreams today. find a northwestern mutual advisor at nm.com we're back. the minneapolis city council unanimously voting to approve a $27 million settlement to the estate of george floyd. according to an attorney for the family, that's the largest pretrial settlement in a wrongful death case ever. his brother saying this. >> even though my brother is not here, he's here with me in my heart. because if i can get him back, i would give all of this back. one thing that the world needs to know, america, we need to heal. this nation needs healing. our family needs healing. >> so let's discuss. chris stewart is here, an attorney for george floyd's family. thank you for joining us. >> oh, of course. exhausted, man, but couldn't turn it down. >> yeah, i can only imagine. george floyd's family continuing to call for peace and healing. how is the family doing right now, and what is their reaction to this settlement? >> they're holding strong, man. we were down there in houston last weekend pushing the george floyd policing act. and they're just staying strong. they need to focus on things they can help change. they're good. and gianna is great. >> do you have any worries about this influencing the jury pool? >> no, they're such separate cases. it's going to work out, and hopefully that's a guilty verdict. >> ben is your associate, he said this settlement is just one step on the journey to justice. what does the floyd family want to see now? >> they want justice for everybody. the significance of this settlement, it changes the evaluation when a black person is killed. african-americans are undervalued in these cases, but now we see that equality matters. >> seven jurors have been selected, and a third degree murder charge has been reinstated. how do you feeling about this? >> adding the other charge is good. now the jury will have a lot of different options. we hope they go for the most severe. but now they have a lot of options. i have listened to the jury selections, i feel like they're being honest and intentional with their answers. and hopefully the attorney general and his team are just going to do a phenomenal job. we have faith in them. >> this is the second settlement involving a minneapolis police officer of at least $20 million in the last couple of years. and the city council has voted to replace the police department with a new department of public safety. does the family support that? >> they're supporting a lot of the reforms they're doing. minneapolis is being extremely proactive. i'm proud of the city council and mayor. they're trying new strategies with policing, and they can serve as a test situation of reforms that can really help with policing across the board. look, we're not going to get rid of policing. i don't want to get rid of police. a lot of them do a good job. but rogue police officers and policies that don't make sense and that harm african-americans have to stop. >> chris, thank you. be well, get some sleep. thank you, sir. >> all right, buddy. >> thank you. joining me now, laura coates. a former federal prosecutor. good evening to you. thanks for joining. a massive settlement being paid out, could this sway the jury in the trial of derek chauvin? >> of course, the full jury has not even been seated yet. they're going to be made aware of this. they're not sequestered. and it's part of the culmination of things. number one, you have former officer chauvin fired almost instantly. they were able to see the 8 minutes and 46 second video. and the city of minneapolis has recognized the culpability of a police officer by awarding the $27 million settlement. there was no trial in this instance. so you have this culmination of things. they're likely to yield the conclusion for many jurors that there is accountability that has been assigned. but financial versus criminal, those are very different things. >> and jury selection is very important. cases are won and lost on jury selection. so far seven have been selected. we have a breakdown of the demographics on the screen. can you tell me why they were chosen? >> jury selection is the most important thing, you want them to be objective and persuadable. you don't want jurors who know nothing about the case. the ideal juror has not had their head in the sand. you're looking for people who will be credibly able to convince them that they'll listen to the evidence in the trial. if someone says i have no opinion whatsoever, rather than people who are more forthcoming on black lives matter or blue lives matter, or what they describe the action by chauvin as killing george floyd, you can rely for them with their credibility, because they're willing to be forthcoming, and possibly receptive to only the evidence presented in trial. but with the high profile cases, it's difficult for people to come in with a fully blank slate and be fully able to leave everything they know behind. that's not the goal in prosecution. you want people not to leave their common sense or experiences behind. but you want them to be able to listen to what is presented and if the prosecution can prove every element, then they want to be able to have jurors that are receptive to that. >> i think anyone would say, and i think you'll agree with this, tell me if you don't, how could anybody, a juror, see that video and not think that it is what it is? you know what i'm saying? >> it's -- it was a traumatic video. the reason it had the impact across the nation and the globe, it elicited a visceral reaction from everyone, to hear him speak and cry out. to hear what seems to be a complete dismissiveness of human life. each of these has elements of the crimes charged, second degree murder, third degree murder, manslaughter, and what you think about in terms of officers as the benefit of the doubt that many jurors give. one of the main questions is whether you'll give more weight to the testimony of an officer than the average person. we're trained not to believe that a public servant will get up in the morning, put on his uniform, and walk with the intent to kill. all of the charges takes into the psychology of this, and the reality of what people saw. and of course the george floyd killing was illustrative of what has happened with so many people in this country. >> laura, thank you. she doesn't think the queen or prince charles are racist, but thinks harry and meghan's charges are bigger than just them. that's next. the harry's razor is not the same ♪ because some of us are not the same ♪ our close shave comes from our 5 german-engineered blades designed to start sharp and stay sharp. and we never upcharge you for high quality. so for those of us who don't want just the same, harry's razors are here. harry's. not the same. available in store and at harrys.com. like you, my hands are everything to me. but i was diagnosed with dupuytren's contracture. and it got to the point where things i took for granted got tougher to do. thought surgery was my only option. turns out i was wrong. so when a hand specialist told me about nonsurgical treatments, it was a total game changer. like you, my hands have a lot more to do. learn more at factsonhand.com today. gillette proglide. five blades and a pivoting flexball like you, my hands have a lot more to do. designed to get virtually every hair on the first stroke. so you're ready for the day with a fresh face for a fresh start. for a limited time get a 5th cartridge free. when you switch to xfinity mobile, you're choosing to get connected to the most reliable network nationwide, now with 5g included. discover how to save up to $300 a year with shared data starting at $15 a month, or get the lowest price for one line of unlimited. come into your local xfinity store to make the most of your mobile experience. you can shop the latest phones, bring your own device, or trade in for extra savings. stop in or book an appointment to shop safely with peace of mind at your local xfinity store. tonight, the foundation created by prince harry and meghan markle announced it will tackle issues like racism and mental health. their interview with oprah rocking the uk, forcing a reckoning of systemic racism. so i want to bring in diane abbott, a member of parliament, the first black woman elected to parliament. thank you so much for joining us. you're the first black female member of parliament. meghan markle was another groundbreaker. what do you think her experience was like? >> i think i have an idea of what it was like. buckingham palace as an institution, not the royal family at this point, but the advisers and the people who run it, is an institution. and meghan would have come up against that. they could not come to terms with a black woman marrying into the royal family. >> i have been speaking with british guests this week. and they say that there's a huge issue of systemic racism in the uk. is that your experience as well? >> oh, yes. whether you're talking about business or the legal profession, the world of work generally. and again, what has become clear is that although some of these institutions have had to discuss race, particularly in the light of black lives matter, the royal household was the one major british institution that never had any discussions about race. had never questioned why all the top aides and advisers were all white males from a particular class background. >> so we have been seeing the royals out this week. we saw prince william, i want to ask you about his response in a moment. we also saw prince charles. they have black people with them now. i'm just wondering, is that something new? does that always happen? is that normal? because i hadn't noticed it before. >> i hadn't really noticed it before. but to be fair, prince charles has always been concerned about diversity. >> you cut out. are you still there? can you hear me? you're there, okay? >> i can hear you. >> good. prince william was the first member of the royal family to speak out publicly. he said that the royals are very much not a racist family. and the queen said in her statement that she intended to deal with these allegations in private. do you expect we'll see some changes in behavior from the royals? you said you don't believe that members of the royal family are racist, but you think the institution itself is racist. do you think we'll see changes? >> i very much hope so. i should say, as well, that although i think it's an institution properly in buckingham palace, there was a member of the royal family who asked questions and was concerned about exactly what color the baby would be. that's a textbook definition of racism, and the most important thing is the color of the baby's been. but i think we'll see changes. because unless the royal family and the palace face up to this issue, i think it will make it very difficult once the queen passes away for the royal family to continue in its constitutional role in britain, but also in the commonwealth. they have to make changes. their survival will -- >> so, diane, alex beresford challenged piers morgan on the air for his disparaging comments about meghan markle. he posted, we need to recognize that the experiences of friends, staff, and family will be different based on access. alex said yesterday he didn't want morgan to quit the show. he just wanted him to listen. is this part of the problem, people don't listen when it comes to these kinds of conversations? >> part of the problem is that people don't listen. and part of the problem is people react in a particular way, when you want to talk about racism. they think you're saying that they're a bad person. and they get very defensive and quite aggressive as we saw with piers morgan. but they're just being asked to look at themselves and to look at the way their institution works. >> diane, thank you. i loved our conversation. i hope you'll come back sometime. thank you so much. be well. >> thank you. >> thank you. one year since the shooting death of breonna taylor, and her mother is still waiting for justice. she speaks out to cnn. plus, we're learning about new links between capitol hill insurrectionists and roger insurrectionists and roger stone.a groundbreaker. renae runs with us on a john deere 1 series tractor. because out here, you can't fake a job well done. hear renae's story at deere.com (upbeat music) at a new house. tomorrow marks one year since breonna taylor was shot and killed by police officers during a flawed raid. and her family says they're still waiting for justice. jason carroll has more on this story. >> i'll never get to a point where i'm over what happened to her. >> reporter: the one-year anniversary of her daughter's death will be marked by attending a rally. >> it's been a year for people. but every day has been march 13th for me. >> reporter: march 13th, 2020, the day taylor was killed. >> you know she should be here. >> reporter: none of the officers who raided the apartment have been charged. instead, a grand jury brought felony endangerment charges against one of them. the attorney general defended the officers' actions saying they were justified because taylor's boyfriend fired first that night. >> the male was holding a gun, arms extended in a shooting stance. >> reporter: walker argued it was in self-defense. he said the officers never identified themselves, but the officers say they did. just this week, a kentucky judge permanently dismissed charges against walker. >> he's supposed to say thank you and walk away? no, there has to be accountability. >> reporter: that's key to not just walker and palmer, but people like pastor timothy finley, who protested calling for police reform in taylor's death as well as other african-americans at the hands of police. >> march 13th, it's breonna taylor, not just remembering her name, but a call for justice. >> reporter: last year, the city paid taylor's family $20 million, and passed breonna's law. the city's mayor says there has been a top to bottom review of the louisville police department. >> there's a lot to do. we have done a lot. but we're going to keep working at this. >> reporter: it's still not enough for palmer. with no officers charged, she says justice still eludes her. she penned an open letter to president joe biden, asking the president to enact national policies to hold police accountable. >> if we don't fix it, we're going to be in a lot of trouble. >> she's more hopeful than me. >> reporter: why is that? >> i don't trust them. >> reporter: and taylor's mother filed a complaint with the louisville police department's professional standards unit. alleging that six officers filed false investigation about breonna taylor related to that raid. and the police department in a statement saying they will investigate that complaint thoroughly. >> jason, thank you. capitol riot, the prosecutors building their case. the latest on that, next. . . tonight, i'll be eating the al pastor burrito from boca burritos right here in aurora. 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the siege on the capitol. the first plea deal may come in a matter of weeks. prosecutors now setting their sights on building out a conspiracy case against members of the far right extremist group the oath keepers. cnn's jessica schneider has the latest. >> reporter: in what's shaping up to be one of the largest and most complex criminal probes in american history, tonight prosecutors are zeroing in on members of the extremist anti-government group the oath keepers. >> overran the capitol. >> we're in the [ bleep ] capitol. >> reporter: prosecutors are now building out a major capitol riot conspiracy case against nine oath keepers. a federal prosecutor telling a judge thursday that new charges are coming against more members all while the group's connections to trump ally roger stone are becoming apparent. >> this is nothing less than an epic struggle for the future of this country between dark and light. >> reporter: an fbi agent telling a judge in alabama that a member of the oath keepers named joshua james chauffeured roger stone as part of his security detail surrounding the stop the steal rally on january 5th, one day before the insurrection. james' wife testified that her husband was paid around $1,500 by the oath keepers for his security work and at least two events, including that rally. prosecutors say oath keeper robert minuta was seen screaming at police on the steps of the capitol just hours after he appeared to stand guard by roger stone's side outside the willard hotel in washington. minuta wore a vip guest credential to the trump rally before the attack along with an oath keepers hat and patch. he was identified by the fbi inside the capitol wearing ballistic goggles, a radio with an earpiece and possibly carrying bear spray according to an fbi affidavit. stone has denied having advance knowledge of the capitol breach, and said he only accepted security from the oath keepers because of death threats. but a federal judge in d.c. is openly questioning the conspiracy case against 65-year-old military vet thomas caldwell, ordering him released from jail where he's been held for several weeks. the judge says there's no direct evidence of planning from caldwell, a strike at prosecutors' conspiracy charge against him. prosecutors accused caldwell of transporting weapons across the potomac to the capitol. caldwell will be released and put on house arrest, forced to wear a gps monitor and barred from communicating with members of the oath keepers. prosecutors are now revealing in new court filings the vast scope of the insurrection investigation. a criminal probe unlike any other in american history. federal investigators are poring through a mountain of evidence. they're reviewing more than 15,000 hours of surveillance tapes and police body camera footage, about 1,600 electronic devices, and they've conducted hundreds of searches of electronic communications like emails and text messages. more than 900 search warrants have been executed in almost every state around the country, and prosecutors expect at least 100 more people will eventually be charged, adding to the nearly 300 people already publicly identified and charged. and tonight we've learned more than a dozen federal prosecutors have been sent here to washington to assist the u.s. attorney's office. and while plea deals are in the works, the logistics of this investigation combined with backlogs in the courts mean any trials could still be 12 to 15 months away. that's according to people briefed on this probe. don. >> jessica schneider, thank you so much. we'll be right back. when you buy this plant at walmart, they can buy more plants from metrolina greenhouses so abe and art can grow more plants. so they can hire vilma... and wendy... and me. so, more people can go to work. so, more days can start with kisses. when you buy this plant at walmart. ♪ while covid-19 has forced many people into isolation for safety reasons, that feeling is an everyday reality for 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