predicted. according to the university college of london who has done this modelling, 50% of the population has been vaccinated. around 42% have been exposed to the virus and have anti-bodies and 10% have pre-existing immunity. according to their modelling, that suggesting taking consideration over those that no longer have the anti-bodies, herd immunity is thought to be 75%. other scientists say current immunity levels are only 35%. the main disagreement over how many people have already had covid. neil: all right. we ve had some problems there. the significance of this can t be lost on people that have been waiting for herd immunity here. a success percentage or percentage enough of the population, it seems to have developed a resistance to this, an immunity to this that everyone benefits. the significance of this right now with carl fritz from the university of london, senior professor behind this model. thanks very much for taking the time. could you explain the signifi
the factors that actually contributed to george floyd s death. we have our own forensic and legal experts for analysis. but first, i want to take you inside the courtroom where omar jimenez tells you the day in court. in one of the most highly-anticipated moments of the trial. hennepin county s chief-medical examiner, dr. andrew baker, took the stand. with respect to mr. mr. floyd, you didn t see any damage to the heart muscle? that is correct. did you note anything resembling, either, a pill or pill fragments in the stomach? i did not. reporter: his autopsy report listed the manner of death as homicide but specifically cardiopulmonary arrest complicated by law enforcement subdual. no mention of asphyxia and no physical findings to support it, either. in my opinion, the law enforcement subdual restraint and neck impression was more than mr. floyd could take by virtue of those heart conditions. reporter: according to testimony friday, in june, 2020, he even t
now it is time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening. good evening. you introduced the country to kim janey when mayor walsh went on to become s president biden s labor secretary and tonight came janey acting mayor of boston joining us because she s just announced she is going to run for mayor of boston. in the election in november. it is a crowded field. some candidates are ahead of her on fund raising already. but she is jumping into the race and going to join me at the end of the hour tonight. and i just can t wait because this mayoral campaign is already the most interesting, most dynamic campaign for mayor in boston for my lifetime and i watched them all. the fact that btsz has never, ever, ever had anyone other than a white male mayor, that they have had irish-american or italian-american mayors for 91 straight years and now kim janey running in field for a full term that is also full of lots of people of color and such a fascinating turning po
hello, again, everyone. thank you very much for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. troubling new developments in the fight against the pandemic. the cdc issuing a warning as the u.s. saw another 80,000 new cases on friday. one state in particular seeing a rapid rise, michigan. the state s positivity rate is now 18%. some hospitals are now delaying nonemergency procedures amid this surge. meanwhile, the investigation into congressman matt gaetz is also heating up. the house ethics committee is now opening is own probe as the juice department investigates ae allegations of sex trafficking and prostitution. the but geas waetz will not be dete i m built for the battle and i m not going anywhere. but first, the coronavirus cases in michigan. our polo sandoval is there. what s behind the rise? you know, fred, the governor yesterday laid it out very clear for her residents here in a blunt reality check saying her state unquestionably still remains a national covid hot spot,
floyd taking the stand, and what he revealed. news coming in on congressman matt gaetz. already under federal investigation, what we ve now learned in the house. the volcano erupting in the caribbean tonight. mass evacuations under way. ash shooting several miles into the air. evacuees getting on to cruise ships, but only the vaccinated? the controversy tonight. we re also tracking severe storms set to hit in this country. dangerous thunderstorms and possible tornadoes. also, some boeing max jets now grounded yet again. and the flight this weekend on mars. good evening. and it s great to have you with us here as we near the end of another week together. those alarming new numbers tonight on the virus in the u.s. we also have news on the johnson & johnson and the pfizer vaccines. but we are going to begin tonight with the world bidding farewell to prince philip. the husband of queen elizabeth passing away just two months shy of his 100th birthday. tonight here, the