The first from several Police Officers. But the question is, what do the medical examiners say about floyds death . Plus, new reporting on how smugglers connected migrants who want to come to the united states. Did social media help fuel the crisis at the border . And in the battle between the bears and the bulldogs, the bears come out on top as baylor Beats Gonzaga to win the teams firstever National Title. The question is, how did they do it . Its Way Too Early for this. Good morning. Welcome to Way Too Early, the show that this morning is congratulating our Producer Mike for winning the Office March Madness pool. I am kasie hunt on this tuesday, april 6th. Well start with the news. Minneapolis police chief Medaria Arradondo took the stand yesterday to testify against the officer accused of killing george floyd saying Derek Chauvins knee on floyds neck violated policy and defied his own training. Once there was no longer any resistance and clearly when mr. Floyd nofs longer responsive and even motionless to continue to apply that level of force to a person proned out, handcuffed behind their back, that in no way, shape, or form is anything that is by policy, is not part of our training, and is certainly not part of our ethics or our values. On crossexamination arradondo who fired all the officers involved in floyds death agreed those under his command can at times use force to deescalate a situation. That Neck Restraint Techniques were permitted by the department at the time, and that handcuffed suspects can inflict harm. Earlier in the day the doctor who pronounced floyds death said his Cardiac Arrest came from lack of oxygen. Based on the history that was available to me, i felt that hypoxia was one of the more likely possibilities. And hypoxia as an explanation for his Cardiac Arrest meaning Oxygen Insufficiency . Correct. And commander katie blackwell, held of the Training Division at the time of floyds death, also testified. Looking at a photo of Chauvin On Floyd she said, quote, i dont know what kind of improvised position that is. It is not what we train. The trial resumes later on this morning. All right, now to the latest fallout over georgias controversial election law. Mitch mcconnell is sending this message to the corporate ceos who have come out against it. I found it completely discouraging to find a bunch of corporate ceos getting in the middle of politics. My advice to the corporate ceos of america is to stay out of politics, dont pick sides in these big fights. And while mcconnell is now telling big business to stay out of politics, the ap notes that he is, quote, among the most outspoken champions of the role of big money in elections promoting the free flow of undisclosed dollars to campaigns as a form of constitutionally protected free speech. They can have free speech with their cash but apparently not in these circumstances. Senator marco rubio is calling out mlb commissioner following the leagues decision to move the allstar game out of atlanta. Rubio sent manfred a letter yesterday asking whether he plans to give up his membership at the exclusive Augusta National golf club where the Masters Tournament is held because the club is in georgia. In his letter rubio said the decision to move the allstar game will, quote, have a bigger impact on countless small and minority owned businesses in and around atlanta than the new election law ever will. He also said the decision, quote, wreaks of hypocrisy. And today marks three months since the capitol hill riot aimed at overturning the president ial election. A new poll shows that more than half of republicans believe false information surrounding what happened that day. According to the latest Reuters Ipsos poll, 60 of republicans believe the election was stolen from donald trump. 56 of republicans surveyed believe the riot was led by a violent leftwing protesters trying to make trump look bad. 5 . And 51 of republicans believe the people who gathered at the Capitol On January 6th were mostly peaceful, lawabiding americans. Just saying i was there. That was not the case. Meanwhile an nbc news report finds Human Smugglers are increasingly advertising on social media falsely promising a 100 safe journey to cross the southern border illegally. Some Immigration Experts say the practice is fueling false hope as more migrants fall prey to misinformation about how the Biden Administration will welcome them. The report found some of the Spanish Language ads were posted on public facebook pages with names like migrants from various countries in mexico and migrants in the mexico u. S. Border awaiting hearing. The department of Homeland Security says it believes this Misinformation Spread by smugglers is partly to blame for the recent surge at the border. Nbc news reached out to facebook, and a spokesperson responded saying the companys policies prohibit Human Exploitation and trafficking. Facebook removed all of the posts after they were flagged. And the majority of americans disapprove of President Bidens handling of the Immigration Crisis at the border. In the latest ap norc poll just 42 approve of his handling of immigration. 56 disapprove. When it comes to Border Security 44 approve while 55 disapprove. And on the issue of unaccompanied children being apprehended at the border, 24 approve of the president s handling of the issue while 40 disapprove. Joining us now senior White House Reporter for nbc news digital, shannon, good morning. Thanks for being up early with us. This polling showing on the Immigration Issue that there is a problem here for the Biden Administration. Weve obviously seen republicans head down to the border, try to shine a spotlight on whats been going on down there. But this is also a pretty marked contrast, i think, for how people evaluate the president s economic policies so far. Really its by far and away his weakest area. You mentioned the economic policy. You mentioned much higher approval for things like the covid relief Stimulus Bill. And then his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which is in the 70s. So its clearly, by far and away, his weakest area when you look at the areas polled on here. Now i will say even the white house isnt saying were doing a great job here. The white house is saying were doing our best, were trying, we have a big problem, were working to fix it. Were going to do this in a humane way, but were not here yet. And they certainly havent begun any public Push Campaign to try and convince people otherwise. The president talks about immigration really only when hes asked to for the most part. Thats a big contrast to things like the response to the coronavirus pandemic where three days a week they have a briefing essentially talking about what a great job theyre doing with vaccines. The covid Stimulus Bill where they have been out there with the president on the road. Youve had allied groups promoting this, selling this, and, of course, those two things have real tangible results that people can see. They can either get a vaccine, get a check in the mail. With immigration, its much more difficult, its much less tangible and is really dependent on those images people are going to see at home. I would say one more thing about this, immigration, theyve had a real strong organized opposition from republicans on this issue where republicans really havent coalesced around any sort of opposition in any sort of a strong, effective way to the covid Stimulus Bill. Thats a really good point. They have struggled to message against it and were seeing them try to figure out how to message against his Infrastructure Plan, and i think theyre running into some of the same situations. Shannon, lets talk for a second about georgia and the new voting law because republicans have essentially shifted their argument. Theyre now saying that the way this law is being explained isnt correct and that biden President Biden went too far in comparing this to the jim crowe era. How is the Biden White House handling that behind the scenes right now . Obviously were seeing this is giving republicans, in some ways, an opportunity to focus on cultural issues that clearly resonate more with their base on other policies we were just talking about. Right. Its a message in struggle. The democrats clearly got out front on messaging and now republicans are coming up from behind trying to say, no, no, you didnt message it right, and democrats have been in that position, too. Thats a difficult position to be in when youre trying to change a narrative thats already been set and set pretty firmly by democrats. So im not sure how effective that is going to be. The other tactic were seeing from republicans is trying to shift this narrative to this cancel culture. We saw President Trump calling for a boycott of companies that have spoken out against this. You had the governor of texas saying he wont throw out the opening pitch in the Texas Rangers game because they moved the allstar game from atlanta. That, of course, is full of double standards because it was a year ago republicans were fuming about a boycott of goya foods by democrats. So i think republicans seem like theyre struggling to land on a good line of attack. Democrats kind of got off to a good start. Theyll have to hold the line here and, of course this is going to be a fight that goes on for quite a while. Were going to see more and more states doing this and, of course, we have legislation at the federal level. So this is just, i think, sort of the opening dance going on. Were going to hear a lot about it coming up. Next year is another election year. Nbcs shannon pettypiece, thank you for being up early with us. We appreciate it. And still ahead here, baylor Beats Gonzaga as the bears come away with their First National championship. All the highlights from last nights big game. And later President Bidens Infrastructure Package could be in trouble after democratic senator joe manchin pushes back on a key portion of it. Well have those stories and a check on your weather when we come right back. Struggling to manage my Type 2 Diabetes was knocking me out of my zone, but lowering my a1c with onceweekly ozempic® helped me get back in it. Oh, oh, oh, ozempic® my zone . Lowering my a1c and losing some weight. Now, back to the show. Ozempic® is proven to lower a1c. 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Baylor coach scott drew reminded everyone about that after achieving his goal to bring a National Title home to waco, texas, where he took over the downtrodden program back in 2003. What was the difference here tonight . I dont know if there was a difference from the standpoint prior to covid. Us and gonzaga were on the track to be undefeated. I got so much respect for coach few. Hes such a humble coach, a hall of fame coach, and what theyve done this year. But if youre going to war and im coaching, im taking these guys. God has blessed us with unbelievable players. The people that have come for 18 years and put in work, our fans that have been with us for the lean years, the good years, and our administration, president livingstone, mack rhodes. The city of waco deserves this. Texas, we got a national championship, too what a night for baylor. All right. Lets go to baseball now. For the first time in almost a quarter century the midsummer classic will be played in the mile high city. Sources tell Espn Major League Baseball has chosen coors field in denver to host the allstar game. Originally scheduled for july 13th at the braves park, the league opted to move the game out of atlanta in response to georgias controversial new voting law. Nbc news contacted Major League Baseball for confirmation and details on the move overnight, but we did not immediately receive a response. And finally, one gymnast from the University Of Illinois had two reasons to celebrate at a recent meet. After sticking his landing to match a career high vault routine, the athlete flashed an indexed sized card in celebration. Using his platform to send a message about receiving the coronavirus vaccine. For those who dont immediately reognize what the card signifies, its my vaccination card. Go get vaccinated, everyone. Great message there. Time now for the weather. To meteorologist bill karins for a check on the forecast. Good morning. Happy tuesday. Happy tuesday, kasie. That would be fun with the Home Run Derby in the thin air. That could be entertaining. Lets get into this forecast. Yesterday was a good day in so many areas of the country. Today were going to do it again but we will see a few spots that will have some troubles in weather. I did write snow on the map, areas around jackson and also the higher terrain in wyoming and southern montana getting a snowstorm this morning. We had some pretty big thunderstorms near minneapolis last night. Today, this afternoon and this evening take those across kansas and even wichita. Its going to be large hail and damaging winds. And then tomorrow the Severe Weather threat shifts into the south. A few tornadoes are possible. Watch out little rock to shreveport. Again, this is for tomorrow not for today. And how about the temperatures, enjoy this. Chicago, 79 degrees today. 80 in nashville. Atlanta, charlotte will be in the low 80s. New york not bad near 70. Even into wednesday, kasie, washington, d. 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Senate majority leader Chuck Schumers plan to use Budget Reconciliation to pass more democratic priorities may be closer to reality. The parliamentarian ruled that senator schumers interpretation is correct, that a simple majority can be used at least three more times to pass legislation before the midterm elections. This cracks open the door for democrats to pass large legislative packages like an Infrastructure Bill or possibly a Voting Rights package without republican support or threat of a filibuster. Schumers office says the ruling, quote, confirms the leaders interpretation of the budget act and allows democrats additional tools to improve the lives of americans if republican obstruction continues. Democrats stress theyve not yet committed to this route and are still looking for republican cooperation. Well help explain all of this very complicated procedure to you in just a second with jake sherman. Senator joe manchin, we want to also underscore, is voicing opposition to a key aspect of President Bidens Infrastructure Plan. The West Virginia democrat said he would vote against raising the Corporate Tax rate above 25 . Meanwhile the Biden Administration is not backing down from its mainstay 28 proposal. This bill will not be in the same form youve seen it introduced or seen people talking about it. If i dont vote to get on it, its not going anywhere. So were going to have some leverage here. And its more than just me, hoppy. There are six or seven other democrats who feel very strongly about this. The president felt it was responsible to propose a way to pay for his proposal. Thats exactly what he did. He knows some members think its too big. Some think its too small. Frankly there have been folks who have come out on both sides, which we fully expected. He knows some will come forward and some may have views it shouldnt be paid for at all. Senator manchin, of course, mentioned hes not the only democrat with doubts, senator mark warner of virginia also told reporters he has some reservations about the package and has reached out to the white house to discuss them. Cofounder of punch bowl news jake sherman is an msnbc political contributor. Jake, good morning. Always good to see you. We are using a lot of words here that most people probably never even wanted to have to learn. Theparliamentarian. A decision has been made that should allow democrats more opportunities to pass their priorities with just the 50 votes. And that means, first of all, they may need less republican cooperation, of course, but it also gives more power to someone like senator joe manchin or any one of the 50 democrats in the senate because there is absolutely no margin for error here. Yes, kasie, good morning. Yes, theres a lot to talk about here so what we know is that Chuck Schumer has said what the Senate Parliamentarian has ruled. What Chuck Schumer says the ruling indicates is that he can use Budget Reconciliation, the 51 vote threshold process, and additional time, One More Time the democrats thought to get a tax and spend bill through. Now thats what Chuck Schumer says. Were going to wait to see what the Senate Parliamentarian man, thats a tough word so early in the morning but the Senate Parliamentarian says, well have to see what she says about the process. I will warn a few things. Number one, i dont think, kasie, and im curious if you do, i dont think this could be used this doesnt broaden the scope for what reconciliation can be used for. Reconciliation can only be used for tax and spending legislation. So in my estimation this would not mean that they can use it for voting or for guns or for anything like that unless they really take procedural gymnastics here and find a way to fit that into the reconciliation package. And injust think that would be really tough. I do think it empowers, again, joe manchin. I do think there is some down side here, kasie. I think that too many legislative options is not necessarily a good thing. I think generally speaking if you give members of congress more options they tend to find more ways to complicate what should be not a simple process but a simpler process. Again, well wait to see what the parliamentarian says but we do dedicate the top chunk of punch bowl news to this process this morning. Its a good point. For people watching at home who arent as steeped in the stuff as you and i are up on capitol hill every day, the point of this Reconciliation Process is to make sure that getting money out the door, one of congress key responsibilities, isnt held up. And if its not a taxing and spending question, as you point out, it doesnt belong in that process. So any major change, as you say, to Voting Rights or to gun laws doesnt really fit that definition. So i think youre right to underscore that it makes it not necessarily going to make it easier to pass those kinds of things. Lets talk for a second about the Infrastructure Package specifically because raising the Corporate Tax rate, my understanding that was a place where all democrats were willing to go. There was more nervousness about perhaps raising income taxes on the top anyone making over 400,000 a year especially in the context of places like new york and california where some families have been hit already by the changes to their property tax deductions. That, of course, has become an importantish be you. What do you think it means that manchin has come out saying, im not going to do that . Are they going to remove the tax increases basically . Well, what jen psaki said there is it sounds like almost a veiled threat, not a threat but shes making the point some people dont want to pay for this at all meaning some people would be fine with accruing 2. 5 trillion of debt. Obviously that is not what joe manchin wants, but thats the other extreme here. So what i guess, the administration is proposing raising the corporate rate from 21 where republicans had it in 2017 to 28 where it was previously. I have to guess that there is a middle ground here. The white house firmly believes and ive had conversations with them about this that taxing corporations, increasing taxes on corporations is generally a popular proposition among democrats. I agree. I think what manchin is saying 21 to 28 is too much of a jump. Maybe 25 is a better option. I think he even said that directly in the clip. So i think what hes saying there needs to be a middle ground. Just like you said at the top, kasie this process empowers joe manchin to the extent he wasnt empowered before which i dont think anyone would say he is a Shrinking Violet but he is empowered even more now. Nope. Its pretty remarkable. Im sure he is quite enjoying his role. 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As a lifelong fan, it is an incredible honor to guest host. Ive had an opportunity to do a lot of Amazing Things but winning celebrity jeopardy and sharing the stage with the legend alex trebek is something i will never forget. Alex was such a gentleman, so smart, so precise. I was in awe, and i will work hard to honor his legacy. Time now for something totally different. That was Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers kicking off his stint as guest host on jeopardy last night. Rodgers, a former celebrity champion, he watched, quote, hours and hours of the show to prepare for the hosting role and chose a more clean shaven look to honor the late alex trebek. Rodgers also said he would love to be the fulltime host of the beloved game show which comes amid speculation the quarterback may retire. In the final jeopardy portion a contestant used his response to ask a question many Football Fans were wondering, why the packers decided to kick a field goal from the 6 yard line rather than Let Rodgers Go for a touchdown in what ended in a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in this past seasons nfc championship game. Scott, did you come up with the correct response . Who wanted to kick that field goal . That is a great question. Should be correct, but, unfortunately for this game today, its incorrect. Its amazing. Thank you for asking that question. We all wanted to know. Rodgers, as you saw, took it in stride and had this to say after the show. You will always be all time in my book, my friend. My first show and thats what you said at the end. Thank you. Thank you for that. Thats awesome. Now to an update from mars. Nasas Mars Helicopter named ingenuity has survived its first night alone on the planet which is harder than it sounds. 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It is my firm belief that the one singular incident we will be judged forever on will be our use of force. And so while it is absolutely imperative that our officers go home at the end of their shift, we want to make sure and ensure our Community Members go home, too. And so Sanctity Of Life is absolutely vital that that is the pillar for use of force. That was Minneapolis Police chief Medaria Arradondo testifying yesterday in the trial of Derek Chauvin on the departments policy on use of force. Joining us now msnbc legal analyst. Danny, always great to see you. Its incredibly rare to have a police chief testifying against an officer in this case. As you watched this unfold yesterday, what were your Key Takeaways from his testimony . He clearly was very concerned about how the public was treated, how his officers are perceived. What was your take on how he did on the stand . Its very rare in police force cases to have other members, highRanking Members, the highest Ranking Member of the Police Department march in, take an oath and say what that officer did was wrong. This is not the typical Police Officer as Defendant Case and the police chief, not surprisingly, was an excellent witness. Keep in mind Police Officers are the best witnesses in the system because they testify every day on their own cases. Theyre much better than lawyers. They would be much better than judges. Watch as they turn and face the jury and tell them the story and relate to individual jurors. The police chief yesterday very, very effective talking about the Overall Mission of the Police Department. So, danny, the other piece of this that we saw yesterday was the testimony from the doctor who actually pronounced floyds death, and he focused on the details of how he died. Because we know the defense seems to plan to say there may have been other reasons for floyds death. How do you think that testimony went over with the jury . I think the jury may have been surprised that an e. R. Doctor just doesnt have access to all the facts they need. E. R. Doctors are in the business of triage. People come in, theyre in a distressed state, theyre injured, theyre near death, and you dont have access to the information you need in that time. They dont perform autopsies. But all in all the e. R. Doctor was an effective witness for the prosecution. The defense made a couple points, chipped away, asked about raised the specter of drug abuse, which they will have to develop later on because it is central to their causation argument. So, danny, to circle back, we saw, of course, the crossexamination of the chief where they seemed to try to get him to undermine some of the points that were made by the prosecution. What do you think was the effect of that crossexamination . Did the crossexamination . Did the defense accomplish what they needed to do with that . This is a witness that the defense wasnt going to get too much out of because, look, like i said, hes going to be one of the best witnesses on the stand for the prosecution. But they which i happened away. They made points like procedures change, policies change. Any car stop can instantly explode into a use of force situation. Every time the officer approaches the car, it could be a routine car stop or it could go to lethal force in a second. And that the Supreme Court has said that we dont look at what Police Officers did with the benefit of hindsight. We look at the Information Available to them in the moment. So the defense made a couple of points here, but all in all, not surprisingly, this was a very good witness for the prosecution. All right. Danny cevallos, thank you very much for being up early with us. We really appreciate it. And of course, well keep covering this trial as it unfolds later on today. Earlier on in the show here, we asked, why are you awake . 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Our money and politics recorder Laughlin Mckay Talks about a new Advertising Push and theyre releasing a series of three videos. One to a National Audience and two targeted most interestingly in West Virginia and maine as senator joe manchin, a democrat and Susan Collins, a republican. And they are trying to build support for the president s Infrastructure Plan by not only building awareness nationally, but also targeting two key swing state senators, joe manchin in West Virginia and Susan Collins as the linchpins for trying to get us through this 50 50 senate. Lets talk about manchin for a second. He has thrown yet another wrench at the white house saying hes not sure hes willing to raise the Corporate Tax rate to the 28 that the biden team has proposed. He would be more comfortable with 25. Thats still an increase, but not quite as much of an increase. Manchin seems to be very much enjoying his role as basically a oneman senate. For sure. Any senator in particular has this capability right now on the democratic side or the republican side, but joe manchin has become the focal point for this first negotiating elements of the Coronavirus Relief package, stimulus, Workers Compensation rules, then in the tax package and now this in terms of the Infrastructure Bill. You have to wonder if all of it is a little bit interrelated. What you may end up agreeing to on a tax bill may be could be influenced by what you could get in an Infrastructure Bill. Its smart politicking in a way and its taking advantage of this very narrowly divided senate. Well, he certainly is very aware of the power that he has. Sure. So, glen, axios also took a new poll. Lets talk about the pandemic here for a second, because it does sound as though there are some reasons to be optimistic. What did you guys learn . For sure. Were basically a year, 13 months into this now. And the good news is that a year later, seven in ten people have gotten the vaccine or are close to getting it. Were seeing many states now lowering the eligibility age down to 16, basically opening it up to anybody that wants to get it. Thats the good side of it. The little bit more disturbing side in our weekly axios Ipsos Coronavirus Index that 52 of parents say that theyre probably not going to get their child or 52 said they would get their child vaccinated as soon as the vaccine was available to them, but 48 said they wouldnt. So theres still about a 50 50 split on that. Parents showing some concern about immediately rushing off to get their children vaccinated. And thats going to be very important, as doctors try and push us towards herd immunity. And it also seems to raise questions, glen, about getting kids back in schools. That has obviously been a pretty potent political issue this spring and there are a lot of questions about how some of these big Public School districts are going to handle even the fall in terms of getting kids back into the classroom. How do you think that affects the politics of all of this and the midterm elections, republicans are really seizing on this issue. If, in fact, parents are that reluctant to get their kids vaccinated. Thats part of the reason why youre seeing not only joe biden but jill biden herself a teacher out and trying to push for ways to reopen schools, whether its better ventilation or adjusting separation from 6 feet to 3 week per the cdc or this vaccination drive. The president will be speak about that today and throughout the coming weeks, as well. Highlighting the successful numbers theyve had so far, but the need to get more people vaccinated. And this is going to be key to reopening the economy, as well. Because so many of these working parents need to get their children taken care of in a safe way, so they can effectively get back to the workplace. Glenn johnson from axios, thank you so much for being up early with us. We really appreciate your insights today. And as we look ahead to this week, ive got to say, im so focused on baseball. Ive got to give it to Willie Geists new york yankees, who unfortunately topped, shut out, my orioles. Back to, i guess, some semblance of normal. Dont we all want normal these days . Not in this particular case. Thank you for getting up Way Too Early with us on this tuesday morning. Dont go anywhere. Morning joe starts right now. With all of his complaining about cancel culture, this guy is trying to cancel more culture than anybody ever. If you listen to donald trump, you would have to cancel baseball, coke, delta airlines, viacom cbs, citigroup,