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Off guard. These videos are incredibly disturbing and really hard to watch. They are our clearest look yet at how troopers tased, kicked, dragged greene, even at different points at this brutal encounter hes heard apologizing, saying hes scared and calling out to jesus. We hear Radio Transmissions from the preceding police chief. Weve got to do something. Hes going to kill somebody. Hes intentionally driving on the wrong side of the road. We want to be clear, at no point in my of the videos released do we see images of Greenes Car as hes fleeing from police. In all, nine Body And Dash cam videos were released last night, only after clips started to leak to the news media, beginning with the associated press. Greenes family says there was an attempt to Cover Up what happened and now they want consequences, calling what they witnessed in these videos torture. Cnns Randy Kay has a deeper look of what the videos reveal and also the Autopsy Report obtained by cnn. The video and images in this story are very graphic. Reporter the New Video obtained by cnn is 30 minutes long and offers a different view from a Louisiana State Troopers Body Camera than a video obtained earlier. It shows ronald greene, following a high Speed Chase in louisiana, on the Ground Face down and struggling to turn over. Dont you turn over. All right. Dont you turn over. You lay on your belly. Lay on your belly. Yes, sir. Okay, okay, sir. [ bleep ]. Do you understand . Yes, sir. Reporter greene apologizes and politely calls the officer sir, even as they continue to berate him. The video shows greenes legs shackled and his hands cuffed behind his back. When he cries out in pain, even calling on the lord jesus, the officers continue to restrain him. [ bleep ]. Oh, lord jesus. Reporter Louisiana State police kept this video under wraps for two years. Greenes arrest and subsequent death occurred back in may 2019. This is what the family says Louisiana State police initially told them happened. That he was in a Car Accident and that he hit his head on the Steering Wheel and thats how he died. Reporter the family says police initially made no mention to them of the Arrest Or Use of force. Now revealed on the Body Camera videos. Another Police Report said greene was taken into custody after resisting arrest and a struggle with troopers, and that he died on the way to the hospital. His family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. This has been a coverup from day one. They were out to kill him. He had no chance of living. Reporter in the video its not clear if greene is offered medical attention as he lay on the Ground Moaning and gurgling. At one point on the New Video a medical technician arrives and is clearly concerned. When it was over, in previouslyreleased video obtained by the ap, one trooper can be heard on his Body Camera audio boasting about beating green. I beat the everliving [ bleep ] out of him, choked him and everything else trying to get him under control. He was spitting blood everywhere and then all of a sudden he went limp. I thought he was dead. Reporter cnn has obtained the Autopsy Report that lists Greenes Cause of death as cocaine induced agitated delirium, complicated by a Motor Vehicle Collision, physical struggle, Head Injury and restraint. According to the autopsy, injuries included a fracture of the Sternum Or Breast bone and a torn aorta. The autopsy notes that greene had alcohol and a significant level of cocaine in his system. These postmortem photos of greene released on the Naacp Facebook Page show the extent of his injuries and the autopsy notes lacerations of the head inconsistent with Motor Vehicle Collision injury. Instead finding these injuries are most consistent with multiple impact sites from a blunt object. Randi kay, cnn, florida. Thank you for that report. This morning i spoke to an attorney for ronald Greenes Family and brotherinlaw. Jay mcgowan told me about the last conversation he says he had with ronald and how he saw ronalds true Character Break through, an encounter that has brought his family two years of pain and horror. Its right there on the video. Hes very, very remorseful and sorry, and even at one point calling them, saying to them, im your brother. That speaks to the character of ron. It does. Again, its tough. Weve had a lot of conversations, i just had a conversation last night. His mom goes from trying to be strong, to being in pain. Its just tough. And now, two years later, still dealing with this. I dont think the family has had a chance to really grieve properly. I think not knowing what was going on and then now all this coming out, its just two years of pain. Ron was a very good guy. Probably a couple days prior to this happening to him he called me to talk about a homeless program that he wanted us to both start. That was my last conversation. He was talking about putting together a program to feed the homeless. Thats what i know about ron and thats the ron that i think its important that everybody you know, they hear that, they know that. Thats what youre talking about. Again, No One is perfect. We all make mistakes. But ive been taught, my mom taught me, when you make a mistake, you apologize and you try to move on. And ron tried to apologize. As a matter of fact, he did apologize and he tried to move on, but for whatever reason, that apology was not accepted and it was met with, you know, some terrible things. To hear that video, every time i hear the video, its really tough. This seems insidious, noncompliance should not be a death penalty. Thats what these troopers did. They took it upon themselves to be judge, jury and executioner. And lets not pretend that Officers Cant Show restraint. The Capital Police Officer showed great restraint January 6th. But these officers here in the midst of ron begging for mercy, did not give him mercy. They gave him anything but. They murdered ronnie on may 10th, 2019, and they tried to cover it up. They just could not get their story straight. It did not add Up To the physicians, it did not add Up To the coroner, and there needs to be a deeper dive in this investigation. One, into punishing and holding accountable those who put their hands on ronnie, but more so we need to look at who helped participate in this coverup. It has to be bigger than these officers that did this. And it was so cavalier. It seemed so par for the course. The officers did not seem worried or concerned when ronnies Limp Body was taken off by the ambulance. You know what the lieutenant said . The lieutenant told everybody that everybody did a good job, everybody did a good job killing ronnie. Thats sick. Ron deserves justice. He deserved to be treated better than he was treated, regardless of the circumstance, and after the fact i guess its easy for people to say all the right things, but we have to do the right things. Because, if not, this will continue to happen and there will be another family on your program having this exact same conversation until something is actually done. Our thanks to Jam Mcgowan and attorney Ron Haley for sharing their thoughts and calls for justice with us. No doubt. So listen, just ahead, federal investigators scored what some are saying is a big get in their investigation into Florida Congressman Matt gaetz. Well talk about it. Stay close. And later, as more states move to lift covid restrictions, one Business Owner is worried about the financial cost to reopen for inperson clients. Details ahead. The light. It comes from within. It drives you. And it guides you. To shine your brightest. As you charge ahead. Illuminating the way forward. A light maker. 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Reporter a former girlfriend of Congressman Matt Gaetz has agreed to cooperate with investigators. This woman, a former Capitol Hill staffer, she is really critical to this investigation because she was linked to the congressman in the summer of 2017, and that time period is really essential to determining whether he had sex with an underage girl. Now, the fact that she signaled shes willing to cooperate is also notable because we know investigators have hundreds and hundreds of records of transactions theyre shifting through and they hope that this woman may be able to help them make sense of some of these transactions, including some that allegedly show payments for sex. The congressman has not been charged and he has repeatedly denied paying for sex or ever having sex with a minor as an adult. Its not clear if this woman has a formal cooperation agreement, but she has signaled to investigators she is willing to talk to them. An attorney for the Exgirlfriend And Justice department declined to comment. Theres more. Were also learning that the congressmans former close friend Joel Greenberg has also told investigators that the congressman had sexual contact with a 17yearold girl. Earlier this week, greenberg pleaded guilty to six federal counts, including six trafficking of a minor. Hes cooperating as part of a Plea Agreement and in Exchange Dozens of other counts against him have been dropped. In this Plea Agreement, greenberg admits that he had sex with a minor at least seven times and that he then introduced her to her Adult Men who engaged in Sex Acts with her. The agreement doesnt name who the other men with. Gaetz and his representatives have attacked Greenbergs Credibility in the past few days. They have correctly pointed out the fact that in the same Plea Agreement greenberg admits to falsely accusing a political rival of having sex with a minor. Now, greenberg is required to cooperate with investigators as part of this Plea Deal in any ongoing federal investigations, including, of course, this ongoing investigation into his former close friend. No decision about whether to charge the congressman will likely not come for some time. It will fall to prosecutors in a public Integrity Section of the justice department. They are still gathering evidence and then they will have to assess whether they believe they have enough to proceed with an indictment. Paula reid, cnn, washington. Thank you. A judge just ruled in favor, after a request from his defense lawyer. Were going to give you the details in a moment. Stay close. Virt ually 100 . Helping to prevent Gum Disease and bad breath. Never settle for 25 . Always go for 100. Bring out the bold™ i brought in ensure max protein, with thirty grams of protein. Those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks Sighs Wearily here, ill take that Excited Yell woohoo ensure max protein. 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Hes a really good example of what is required to keep someone behind bars before they go to trial once theyre arrested in the capitol riot. In his case, the judge found that even though this man is a former marine, he held a good job for 12 years, after his charges were filed, the judge looked at them and said, it looks like he could be a danger to the community if he was released, particularly because he had brought a weapon to the scene. That would be the chemical spray. As well as he would be assaulting police, he would be making the decision in that moment to be assaulting police. Now, he has not been found guilty. He has pleaded not guilty. This is sort of the circumstance where people are being looked at by the judges about whether they should stay behind bars or not. Thats the same circumstance we had with jacob chansley, very well known now as the Qanon Shaman and he brought a spear to the capitol as part of his socalled costume that he wears to events. The spear was deemed to be a deadly weapon. He was found to have been leading people inside the capitol building. What happened this week, his attorney has drawn a lot more attention to him since his arrest by making public statements about his demands for organic food while he was in jail, and now demanding that he has some sort of mental Health And Competency and his attorney really inflamed a lot with his speech about he used some slurs on Mental Illness previously and Mental Health. But chansley now is going to be evaluated professionally. Hes going to be moved to another facility and looked at and that is something that we dont know if hes going to be deemed incompetent yet, but thats something that could be factoring into his case in the future. We dont have a result there yet. His attorney using really insensitive language, not just about his client, but about everybody that was there during the insurrection on January 6th. As were talking about the defendants, i want to make sure we talk about some of the victims and the problem of retention now in the Capitol Police Force. Theres been a major exodus of officers. Reporter we know there have been 70 Capitol Police officers leaving this year and thats slightly elevated than what would have been the normal numbers for this time in previous years. And the Union Chief of the Capitol Police Force was saying that they are worried about the morale of the Capitol Police Force, about Keeping Officers on the force. And of course, as you say, they are victims. I mean, these are people who were protecting the capitol, the capitol fell to the insurrectionists and there have been continued consequences from that. Weve seen the death of officer brian sicknick, we know that he was sprayed by a chemical during the assault, and then on top of that there, of course, was the man several weeks after who had rammed his car into Capitol Police, leading to the death of another officer. Boris and christi. We appreciate the report. Thank you so much. Trump Organization Ceo is under Criminal Investigation by the new York Attorney Generals Office. As prosecutors in the district Attorneys Office are digging into his role with the company. We want to be clear, weisselberg has not been accused of any wrongdoing but sources tell cnn that prosecutors are trying to get him to cooperate with authorities. Sonya, Hes Donald trumps Money Man and his cooperation could help officials build a case against a lot more people in the Trump Organization. Reporter yes, certainly his cooperation can give prosecutors a deep, intimate look into how the Trump Organization ran. This is a man who has been an official there for decades. He once admitted in a deposition that he was the eyes and ears for trump from an economic standpoint. If they could get him to cooperate, that would be huge for prosecutors. The big question is, can they actually do that . And that is a big question, but this pressure is certainly mounting this week. We reported that the new York Attorney Generals Office has opened a separate Criminal Investigation into Alan Weisselberg that deals with taxes and him as an individual, but could encompass him in his role at the Trump Organization, and we also learned this week, we were the first to report that the new York Attorney Generals Office, which had a separate civil investigation into the Trump Organization itself, that investigation was no longer quote unquote purely civil, we learned this week, and now it has a criminal component. So this means that the new York Attorney Generals Office, which generally investigates civil matters, can now team up and join forces with the manhattan d. A. s office, which has also been investigating the Trump Org in its criminal probe. These two Power House offices can now join forces and kind of compare notes and see what each person has. Some of them have been talking to similar witnesses. We know of one that shared documents and has spoken with both offices. We know that the new York Attorney Generals Office has deposed Alan Weisselberg as part of the probe and it remains to be seen if any of that information could be used to further this investigation. We know youll keep an eye on it. Thank you so much. Look, vaccines for some kids and teens are now available, but nationwide Vaccination Rates are down almost 50 from last month. Cnns Polo Sandoval joins us next to share a few incentives that states are implementing to try to get the Vaccination Rate back up. More sun, more joy. 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Reporter some state officials crediting improved Vaccination Rates for restoring more normalcy. Nationally, the biden administration is concerned. The average Daily Pace of Coronavirus Vaccinations is down almost 50 from its peak last month. States like oregon adding a shot at a jackpot in exchange for a shot in the arm. If youve been waiting to get a vaccine or you just havent gotten around to it yet, were going to give you an extra incentive. How about a chance to win 1 Million . Reporter similar incentives seem to have helped in the buckeye state, ohio officials reporting a 28 increase in vaccinations following the announcement of a 1 Million lottery for the vaccine and scholarships for vaccine recipients under 18. Polo sandoval, cnn, new york. Thank you. So i know that youve got medical questions about the coronavirus vaccine, the push to reopen. Dr. Rob davidson is with us Tomorrow Morning and were going to make sure some of your questions get answered. 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The bill would need support from ten republican senators to pass. At least six have announced they oppose it, including north carolinas richard burr, who is poised to filibuster the matter, thus blocking debate. Congressional reporter Daniella Diaz is with us. The commission is one of the pressing issues getting stalled. Talked to us about what else is in question. Reporter thats right, starting with this 9 11 Style Commission to investigator the January 6th insurrection, its basically dead on arrival in the senate. It passed the house this past week with 35 house republicans supporting the legislation. They broke with republican leadership to vote in favor of it. But now that its in the senate, its pretty clear that they wont get ten senators, republican senators, to support this legislation for it to pass. And then, of course, theres Police Reform. You guys just mentioned that George Floyds family is expected at the White House, but this comes as the Year Anniversary of George Floyds death on may 25th, this is the selfimposed deadline by bipartisan negotiators to try to pass legislation on Police Reform by that date, and it just doesnt seem like thats going to happen. Theyre still trying to negotiate on this issue, still meeting on this. This includes karen bass, a democrat from california, tim scott, a republican from South Carolina and cory booker, democrat from New Jersey. These three have met in the past couple of weeks to try to reach a deal and their Sticking Point continues to be qualified immunity, protection for individual Police Officers in civil court. And theres also infrastructure. Senate republicans have been negotiating with the White House these past couple weeks to see if they can reach a deal on infrastructure. They dont like bidens large Price Tag on the issue. They actually had a Conference Call Yesterday where the White House offered several concessions on this, and lowered the Price Tag from 2. 25 billion for an Infrastructure Package to 1. 7 billion. But republicans were still unhappy with that offer. They still think there needs to be several more concessions from the White House on this issue and theyre not able to meet on this issue yet. It all goes back to the filibuster. Even if all 50 democrats support legislation, they still need 10 republicans to support anything they want to pass through the senate and thats been the issue for why theyre not able to get legislation through. The question is, will democrats continue to try to negotiate with republicans to try to meet in the middle on these issues . Boris, christi . Thank you so much. Since leaving office four months ago, former President Donald Trump has rarely left his Maralago Resort in South Florida and the security associated with protecting the former president at the cushy digs is costing taxpayers. Trump is spending his summer at bedminster. The Washington Post reports that trump has charged the Secret Service more than 400,000 for rent in space while he was at maralago. Its unclear if hes charging them the same for his New Jersey golf property. Joining us to discuss, fellow florida man, mark caputo, a senior political reporter for politico. Always a pleasure to see you. Were glad you could join us this morning. You were not surprised by this report of Donald Trump charging the Secret Service 40,000 plus in rent. The former president has a history of charging the government for a multitude of expenses. Weve heard from historians, experts on ethics, that this isnt normal, it doesnt really have a historical precedent at this expense. From your perspective, is this appropriate . Lets not for me to say. But i think your historians are correct because Theres Nothing about Donald Trump as president that was conventional. That having been said, if you look back not only at the time he was in office and staying down at maralago or going to bedminster or even his Golf Course in scotland, they benefitted from Him Being president. They raked in a lot of money. Its probably something that congress will ultimately have to decide, but i think your previous interviewed underscored how congress is essentially unable to do anything. That having been said, the former president when he was in office did a good job of monetizing his private estates, his private business enterprises, from people who were seeking business with the government. The Trump Hotel was a very popular place for foreign dignitaries to meet, people who were seeking the president s favor, and he and the Trump Organization pulled in quite a bit of money that way as well. So its been kind of a Pattern And Practice with him and i think if folks want it to stop, they might want to get congress to do something. But, again, congress doesnt seem to be in the business of doing anything. Notably, trump has maintained that the presidency was not profitable for the Trump Organization. I did want to ask you about some news also out of florida this week that republican lawmakers passed a bill that would clear the way for the former president to pursue a Casino License for his Golf Resort in doral. Do you think building a new casino on one of his properties is something that hes interested in doing . I heard you say that this wasnt likely. Well, i dont want to presume that anyone is in the mind of Donald Trump. He does what he wants to do when he wants to do it. Donald trumps history in florida for many years was to seek a Gambling Deal here. He wanted to have a casino in florida. In 2015 at the very beginning of the 2016 president ial election cycle, he and jeb bush, the former governor of florida, had a little tat on stage where he made it clear that he tried to get Glam Bling out of the state of florida when he was Governor And Jeb blocked it. If you fast forward, the best available evidence from what we know from our sources and people who talk to the president or the former president , and folks in the florida legislature, he was approached and said, hey, do you want a piece of that, and he was cool to that idea. One of the reasons is casinos are licenses to print money. The house always wins. But if you want to get that license, and they are limited in florida, youve got to pay money through the nose. And i dont want to get too much into the particulars and the weeds of the law that was just passed, but theres a school of thought that said that the Seminole Tribe around whom this Gambling Deal was negotiated would have been able to go into business with Donald Trump had they expanded a certain no Gambling Zone where he could have struck a Side Deal with them. He declined to do that or his people declined to push for that. Thats an indication that hes not so interested in doing it, at least at the moment. But its undeniable that Donald Trump in the past has wanted a g Gambling Deal and this law could give him and others the opportunity. The primary interested party is not Donald Trump. Its the owner of the Fountain Bleu Hotel in miami beach. It is a republican legislature and a republican party that is Donald Trumps party. This is his newlyadopted Home State in florida. If he wants something out of the legislature, its probably a good bet hes going to get it. 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Com a lot of Business Owners are already down to their last dollar. Theyre turning to virtual fundraisers for help with the financial costs of fully reopening and one of those is maggie doctor. Shes the owner of a hot Yoga Studio in dc. So good to see you. I know that this has been hard for you. How are you feeling about i see that you are at your studio right now. There are people behind you. How long do you have, do you think . How much money do you have to get you through, what, the next few months . Yeah, we are fundraising, trying to raise 50,000 to pay our Back Rent so that we can remain in business, and that comes due at the end of this month. So June 1st, you have essentially nine days from now . Thats correct. Thats after conversations with my landlord what is happening. Did you say this is Back Rent . It is, yes. I know that you are not the only person in that situation and youre not the only person who is going to gofundme to try to get help. Talk to me about what it has been like for you the last year. Well, christi, its been a struggle. We lost 75 of our business after the shutdown, we had tough choices to make. We moved our classes online and our teachers took a Pay Cut just so we could stay operational. Its been a hard year and im grateful to still be here. So you wrote on your Gofundme Page every day we focus on helping our students connect to themselves and the world around, while building strong, healthy bodies, minds and hearts. After 14 months of being severely limited in our capacity to operate, were in a separate situation. Youve raised 17,000. Thats right. How confident are you that youre going to be able to keep that door open after June 1st . I mean, the fact that you have something, will that help you . Im hoping that it eases the negotiations moving forward. I think that our community, we have so much support here, and we raised 30 of our goal is under two weeks. So i am very optimistic. And with your help and this exposure bump, we might just be able to do it. But, yeah, im very optimistic now. There are so many businesses that are trying to reopen. Yours being so physical minded, because its essentially a workout facility. So talk to me about what reopening something like that is going to be, as opposed to maybe people who have to go back and just maybe sit at a desk . Is there that much difference, do you know . Well, i mean, as far as im concerned, ive been teaching every day essentially since the shutdown happened, at least one class, if not four. So, for me, nothing is changing, were just kind of welcoming our students back, which is the most exciting thing i think ive ever experienced, really. Just watching people come through the door with their smiles and their excitement, after being at home for a year, people are ready to get back to their routines, their wellness routines, and i really believe that movement is medicine. Maggie doctors, we wish you the very best. Keep In Touch with us. I hope that you are able to open the door again on June 1st. Take good care. Thank you so much. Thank you so much for being with us. We really appreciate it. Theres still much more ahead in the next hour of cnn newsroom. Fredricka whitfield starts right now. Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me this saturday. Im fredricka whitfield. Outrage and frustration are mounting this morning. New video obtained by cnn shows the sequence of events that led to the death of ronald greene, a black man in police custody. A warning some of the images you are about to see are disturbing. Okay, okay. Louisiana state police just released this footage which includes nine different Body Cam and Dash Cam video clips. Greenes death happened over two years ago. Greenes family says police told them he died on impact in a car crash, but now his family says they believe police tried to Cover Up wha

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