May. Labor day in september, we have Martha Luther King day in january. Columbus jay and october, President Sday in february. That is nine, i think. And of course there is the tenth one, 4th of july, that is the easiest one to remember because we call it the 4th of july, and every year its in july on the fourth. Reliably. If you are a person who is bad with dates like i am even about family birthdays, thats a particular blessing about july 4th. I feel the same way about cinco de mayo. Anybody that tells me In The Name Of the holiday when the holiday is, i think you. But tonight the House Of Representatives voted to create the newest Federal Holiday and we do not do this that often as a country. It has been nearly 40 years since the last new Federal Holiday was formally recognize with the approval of the holiday honoring Martin Luther King jr. That was back in 1983. Tonight though we have just done it for the first time since then, almost 40 years. There was a unanimous vote in the sena
Getting vaccinated. Tonight for the first time we hear from former Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the George Floyd case. What he says as he chooses not to testify in his own defense. Not far away, the former Police Officer Kim Potter who fired the shot killing 20yearold Daunte Wright at her first hearing today. The community and Wrights Family watching. Tonight, the biden administration hitting russia with sweeping new sanctions after that massive cyberattack that went on for months, hacking into federal agencies and private american companies and for interfering in u. S. Elections. Expelling ten russian diplomats. Dozens of entities and individuals hit with sanctions tonight. Russia warning it will respond. The image from the southern border tonight, a 2yearold child dangling, dropped by a smuggler from a 18foot Border Wall into the u. S. Overseas, rare images from Buckingham Palace and News Tonight on prince philips funeral saturday morning. And here at home, the major league Home R
Would pull him over, in the first place. Or, is it, the rules are set aside, when you are really being targeted for driving while black . Because when you get down to the crux of the matter, when you look at what this officer did, she overpoliced from every point. In a separate statement, Crump Cast Doubt on the idea that she shot Daunte Wright, accidentally, after mistaking her gun for a taser. I am quoting him now. A 26year veteran of the force knows the difference between a Taser And Firearm. And according to the prosecutors office, the particular Way Potter carried the two weapons made it especially hard to mistake one for the other. Her taser on the left in what is called the straightdraw position. This means she would have been forced to use the taser left handed and her gun with her right. Looking at bodycam video, you can see a piece of paper in what appears to be her left hand. As the officers struggle with wright. Whatever training or intentions, if that is, indeed, her left
Pfizer suggesting americans will need a third shot, a booster within 12 months of getting vaccinated. Also for the first time tonight we hear from chauvin, what he says not testifying in his face. Kim potter, who fired the fatal shot. Tonight, the biden administration hitting russia with sweeping new sanctions after that massive cyberattack that went on for months, hacking into federal agencies and private companies and for interfering in u. S. Elections. Expelling diplomats. Russia warning it will respond. The image from the southern border tonight, a 2yearold dangle, dropped by asmuggler from a Border Wall into the u. S. Overseas, rare images from Buckingham Palace and News Tonight on prince philips funeral saturday morning. Here at home, the major league Home Run. The fan, the nachos, and what the player has now done. Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. We begin with the mayor of chicago urging calm after very difficult Police Body Cam video was
discovery, one that if true, could turn the whole pandemic around. this missouri woman, her name is patricia durgess, was licensed in missouri as an assistant physician. she had done med school at a school in the caribbean but she hadn t been accepted into a residency. she wasn t a full doctor. the rules say a person with mid-level professional accreditation like hers can only do so if they do it in collaboration with a fully accredited doctor. there s nothing wrong with being a physician assistant, there s lots of room in our system for lots of different licensed professionals. but i think it s safe to say that april 11, just about a month into the coronavirus pandemic, this is not the person you would expect to be announcing that in fact she had discovered a cure for covid-19. but there she was, april 11, on facebook, quote, this amazing treatment stands to provide a potential cure for covid-19 patients that is safe and natural. and wouldn t you know it, she would be happy