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week two, hen amin county medical examiner dr. andrew baker, who performed floyd s autopsy, is expected to testify in the next few days i want to bring in this morning nbc s shaquille brewster. he s in minneapolis. he s been covering this trial day in and day out. shaq, what are you watching for as the police chief takes the stand? i m really watching for, stephanie, what he says about derek chauvin s use of force. just to set it up a little bit, this is the police chief who fired the four officers involved in floyd s death within hours after that facebook video went viral. this is an officer who back in june told nbc news that he never wanted to mention derek chauvin by name and said he didn t even want to be in a room with ex-officer derek chauvin. this is also an officer who back in 2007 was one of four senior officers to sue the minneapolis police department alleged racial discrimination. so i m very curious how passionately he will speak against derek chauvin s use o
new york. buckle down, today the director of the cdc will give that tough warning to governors nationwide. top health officials joined president biden on monday urging an impatient u.s. public to stay on guard against covid. daily case counts inching back up, hospitalizations have stopped falling and now younger people are replacing seniors in some icus. the numbers in michigan are really telling. look at this. hospitalizations are up over 600% for people in their 30s and 800% for people in their 40s. this as the u.s. has surpassed 550,000 deaths from covid. the cdc director dr. rochelle walensky fears all the reopenings and the end of mask mandates will lead the country to a dark place. i m going to reflect on the recurring feeling i have of impending doom. we have so much to look forward to, so much promise and potential of where we are and so much reason for hope, but right now i m scared. the message mask up and don t let your guard down. president biden implored st
minneapolis police officer accused of killing george floyd. after opening statements and testimony from the first three witnesses, question is, what have we learned about the strategy of both sides? and half of the men s final four is now in place. the state of texas will have one team in the championship. the question is, who will join them? it s way too early for this. good morning and welcome to way too early. the show that just beats the buzzer every morning. i m alicia menendez in for kasie hunt on this tuesday, march 30th. we ll start with the news. the director of the cdc issued a stark warning yesterday regarding the possibility of a fourth wave of coronavirus. dr. rochelle walensky reported that the number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths were all going in the wrong direction because of more contagious variants, increased travel and states are loosening restrictions too quickly. she then said this now is one of those times when i have to share the tr
and jubilation as the baylor bears win their first men s ncaa championship and, of course, dramatic fashion, upsetting a team that had been in pursuit of a perfect season. so the man who was with george floyd before he died and even before police were called on that fateful day last may is set to appear before a judge. maurice hall was a friend of floyd and was in the passenger seat of the car when confronted by police but the public may not hear hall s unique perspective in the trial of ex-minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. his lawyers say he will plead the fifth amendment to protect against self-incrimination if called to testify. now, it comes on the heels of monday s testimony from chauvin s former boss who says the former police officer s actions absolutely violated department policy. cnn s sara sidner breaks down what we ve learned so far. reporter: the prosecution s 21st witness and former officer in derek chauvin s murder trial was his ultimate boss, the