Up more than 12 in the last week. The images tonight of packed airports as air travel nears prepandemic levels. President biden saying late today people are letting their guard down. This rush to return to normalcy has officials concerned despite a new vaccine record. The u. S. Marking the Third Straight day with 3 million reported shots or more. Myanmar in mourning. After the countrys deadliest day since last months military coup. More than 100 dead, including 7 children. The funerals today as violent crackdowns continue. The Corrections Officer held hostage. Overrun by an inmate inside a jail. The nearly twohour standoff, and how it came to an end. Ripple effect. That massive ship still blocking the suez canal. Stranding more than 300 other ships and devastating global trade. How it could impact your wallet. And, the sky is the limit. As we close out womens History Month, celebrating the centenarian who shattered Gender Barriers, in the air and on the ground. Good evening, everyone. Thanks so much for joining us on this sunday. Im linsey davis. We begin tonight with breaking news. Massive devastation from punishing flood waters in tennessee. At least four are dead. In nashville, some Good Samaritans helping to rescue trapped motorists. Authorities have had to bring more than 130 people to safety from flash floods. Many homes destroyed or heavily damaged. This room under water. Many roads impassable. This is williamson county, tennessee, today. The worst flooding in parts of the region in more than a decade. The powerful storm system spawning several reported tornadoes. That same system now sweeping across the east coast. 20 Million People on alert for severe weather. Elwyn lopez leads us off from nashville. Reporter tonight, the deadly Flash Flood Emergency in the nashville area. More than a half a foot of rain falling in just 24 hours. Do not drive. This is a life threatening situation. Reporter the water rising in the middle of the night as families slept. Surrounding this apartment complex. More than a dozen rescued after a mudslide here. The water line is above the lock . Thats several feet. Yeah, i think its about 4 1 2 feet, maybe. Reporter we met matteo guastamacchio. The high water breaking his window, trashing his apartment. Its now in ruins. You come back and all your stuff is gone . Mmhmm, everything. It looks like someone came in and ransacked it. Reporter across the area, more than 130 people rescued. Even a Nashville Metro Police officer. He was clinging to a tree for safety until he was rescued. Come on come on reporter many roads impassable. Another person rescued after driving into this waistdeep water. At least four dead in the floodings aftermath. The same system responsible for at least 16 reported tornadoes. This twister in east texas killing at least one. In west tennessee, another tornado tearing homes apart. Elwyn, you talked to people on the ground there who described how quickly the water rushed in. Reporter thats right. People here tell me the water rushed in faster than theyve ever seen before. This creek completely submerging the bridge within a few hours. And you see everything that got swept away, including this mattress. Showing just how devastating Flash Flooding can be. Linsey . Elwyn, thank you. And now for the latest on the storm, lets go to rob marciano. Rob . Reporter hey, linsey. So much water coming out of the severe thunderstorms. The front just now passing the appalachians. So severe thunderstorm watch posted for north carolina. Now, d. C. , baltimore, philadelphia, into south jersey. Could see damaging winds on the front side. On the back side, high Wind Warnings up for albany, new england, 40, 50 to 60 mile per hour winds into tomorrow morning. And another big Wind Maker Hitting the west right now. Well be following it closely this week. Rob, thanks. And to the trial the world will be watching. Derek chauvin charged in the death of george floyd that set off nationwide protests. Triggering a conversation about race in this country and beyond. The city is on edge ahead of opening statements. The National Guard already in place outside of the courthouse. Alex perez is in minneapolis. Reporter George Floyds death last memorial day, under the knee of former Minneapolis Police officer derek chauvin, a flashpoint in american history. Stand back, fight back reporter triggering some of biggest socalled racial reckoning protests the country has seen since the 1960s, and worldwide demands for police reform. Tonight, all eyes are on the Hennepin County courthouse. National guard protecting the building. Chauvins trial set to begin monday morning. Hes pleaded not guilty to Second Degree murder, Second Degree manslaughter, and a third Degree Murder charge recently reinstated by the judge. The jury, diverse. Of the 15 jurors selected, there are 6 men, 9 women. Four are black. Nine are white. Two are multiracial. Jurors grilled on everything, from whether theyve seen that difficult to watch video youve not seen any of the social media videos or news stories with clips of the video or anything . No. Okay. Reporter to their views on the black lives matter movement. And opinions of police. This trial, probably more than any other since the Rodney King Case is a referendum not just on a man, but on our nation and our ability to show justice across racial lines. Reporter because of the pandemic, just one member of floyds family allowed in the courtroom. And because of the worldwide interest, for the First Time Ever the state broadcasting the trial. And alex joining us now from minneapolis. Alex, walk us through the strategy for the prosecution and the defense. Reporter linsey, the big focus will be on what exactly killed george floyd. The defense will argue that he abused drugs and had an untreated Heart Condition that led to his death. The prosecutor will argue that chauvin used Unreasonable Force and murdered george floyd. His trial is expected to last about a month. Alex, thank you. David muir will lead live coverage beginning tomorrow morning at 10 15 a. M. Eastern on abc. Now to the pandemic. And growing concerns the nation is headed for a possible fourth wave of the virus. Nearly half of the country, 23 states, now seeing an uptick in cases. And there are concerns about travel. The number of flyers is approaching prepandemic numbers. But there is some good news. Vaccinations are ramping up. The white house reports the Third Straight day of more than 3 million shots in arms. Heres stephanie ramos. Reporter tonight, covid cases rising in nearly half the country. New infections increasing more than 12 in just the last week. President biden, moments ago, with a warning. Based on what im hearing, apparently people are letting their guard down. Reporter Health Experts also blaming the uptick on a perfect storm of relaxed restrictions, the variants, and a new surge in travel. The number of americans traveling by air nearing prepandemic levels. Another 5 Million People taking to the skies since thursday. All this as the race to vaccinate shifts into high gear. A new sunday record. Nearly 3. 3 million reported shots administered. Seadell roundtree receiving the 100,000th vaccine at this site in miami. My grandkids, i can see them from a distance and then, you know. But now, we can be as a family again. Reporter all but three states now expanding Vaccine Eligibility to anyone over the age of 16. But the lifesaving shot didnt come soon enough for dr. Leroy emmanuel stiff. Hes just always been there as a constant in my life. Reporter the virginia doctor dying from covid complications last week after contracting the virus in january, before he could get the shot. As the nation is set to cross a grim new milestone of 550,000 lives lost to covid, former White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator dr. Deborah birx now saying most of those lives could have been saved. There were about 100,000 deaths that came from that original surge. All of the rest of them in my mid could have been mitigated or decreased substantially. Reporter New York State is now launching this first of its kind app where people can prove that theyve been vaccinated or tested negative recently for covid in the state. Its called excelsior pass. And venues like Madison Square garden will start checking the app this friday. Stephanie, thank you. And the Vaccine Rollout also boosting president biden. According to a new poll, the majority of americans approve of his efforts to get shots into arms. Hes getting high marks also for his handling of the economy. But without help from republicans, his agenda may be at a standstill. Heres Maryalice Parks. Reporter tonight, facing competing crises and stiff republican opposition, president bidens biggest challenge may be deciding where to focus next. Georgias sweeping election law championed by republicans could bump Democrats National Voting Rights bill to the front of the line. Its an atrocity. This is nothing but punitive designed to keep people from voting. Reporter but without republican support and 60 votes, Senate Democrats would have to change the rules to get it done. This is a question for republicans. Are they going to look their constituents in the eye and say, i spent my time in washington trying to make it harder for you to cast your vote . Reporter and in the wake of two mass shootings, the president calling for meaningful gun reform. According to our latest poll, the majority of americans disapprove of his handling of gun violence so far. Everybody keeps wondering whether i care about dealing with rational gun control. The only Gun Control Legislation ever passed is mine. Its going to happen again. Reporter americans also unhappy with the president s actions to address the growing crisis at the border. Republicans applying pressure. Touring crowded facilities. Releasing these images. Telling our rachel scott the Administration Needs to do more. This is a crisis and we need to fix it. Reporter as of this weekend, a record 18,000 unaccompanied children who crossed alone are now in u. S. Custody. Pressed, the white house says it is working to connect them with family. The president has said this is unacceptable to him and hes working to address it. Lets get to Maryalice Parks at the white house. Late today, the president was asked again, is he going to go to the border and see what is happening there for himself . Reporter linsey, the president dodged. But hes facing pressure. Texas democrats releasing new images today of the crowded facilities in south texas. You see children on the floor, packed in. President biden is planning to travel to pittsburgh this week to unveil a new infrastructure plan. Hes hopeful he can get republican support. Linsey . Maryalice, thank you. And memorials today in myanmar, after 100 people including children were believed to be killed by security forces. International outrage is mounting. Heres julia macfarlane. Reporter tonight, families across myanmar burying their dead. More than 100 killed in that military crackdown, among them 7 children. The mother of 13yearold sai wai yan, clinging to his casket, crying out, how can i live without you, my son . Why are you leaving me behind . Saturday, the deadliest day since myanmars military overthrew the democraticallyelected government last month. The violence raging in more than 40 towns. Security forces brutally kicking and beating protesters. Forces opening fire on this motorbike, wounding one, as two others fled. Here, another protester, apparently shot, dragged to safety. Today, after all that bloodshed, the people defiant again. Some with slingshots, bows and arrows, and molotov cocktails. Linsey, a dozen nations including the u. S. Joined together for a rare statement condemning yesterdays violence. But with both sides refusing to back down, it seems that harsh words will do little to stop the conflict. Julia, thank you. Efforts to try to move the ship blocking the suez canal expected to resume tomorrow. This new video showing dredgers moving tons of sand, hoping to dislodge the ever given. Now stuck for six days. More than 300 ships standing by. The Economic Impact could soon be felt here at home. Heres deirdre bolton. Reporter tonight, this major traffic jam caused by that mega ship stuck more than 6,000 miles away, potentially affecting wallets here at home. Around 12 of global trade goes through the suez canal, a vital shipping artery. Coffee, furniture, car parts, all trapped on more than 300 stranded ships. Costing industry nearly 10 billion per day in container cargo alone. Costs likely to be passed on to consumers. The fact that now were seeing a backlog could have Ripple Effects here in the u. S. Reporter the blockage is also affecting 10 of the Global Crude Oil supply. Oil and Gasoline Prices had been moving higher in the u. S. , due in part to the harsh winter in texas that hurt production. At some point this summer, we culd see a National Average of 3 a gallon. Reporter tonight, the Murphy Family wondering if theyll be able to afford their planned road trip. If the prices keep going up, were going to have to cancel our plans. Reporter the National Average for a gallon of gas, 2. 86. Thats already 70 higher from this point last year. And were still weeks away from the peak travel season. Linsey . Deirdre, thank you. Christians marking a Second Palm Sunday amid the coronavirus pandemic. Pope francis, leading a palm sunday service. 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Gma first thing in the morning. David muir right back here tomorrow night. Im linsey davis in new york. Have a great evening. Good night. Good night. We see you, we love you, we care for you and we are in this together, we got your back. Next on abc7 news at 6 00 pm, fighting anger with action, the Turning Point for those in the bay area rising up against antiasian violence. They protect us but can be bad for the environment, new hazard caused by the pandemic. Crowd levels we havent seen since 2019, warm weather is an invitation to get outside, and we will see even warmer weather in the days ahead. Abc7 is at 6 00 pm starts right now. Building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. Good evening, thank you for joining us, i am dion, a number of groups across the bay area took a stand today against bigotry. We focus on issues involving race and Social Justice as part of our commitment, to help build a better bay area. 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