its case in the murder trial of former police officer derek chauvin. a use of force expert testifying that he believed chauvin s actions in the arrest of george floyd were justified. that assessment in stark contrast to multiple prosecution witnesses who said chauvin used deadly force in violation of policy. also a cdc panel is preparing to meet tomorrow to review johnson & johnson s covid-19 vaccine, the agency joining with the fda to recommend a pause in j s&p j shots after six reported cases of a rare and severe type blood clot. much more on that at this hour. miguel marquez in brooklyn center for us. the officer who shot daunte wright has resigned and the prosecutor hopes to have a decision on possible charges as early as tomorrow. what s the latest? reporter: yeah, that is the possibility over in washington county. right now we re at the police station in brooklyn center where a few dozen protesters have shown up. a lot of national guard have shown up as well. they a
agent with the criminal apprehension. what does your job entail? i am currently assigned to the newly formed use of force investigation group. we cover criminal investigations and use of force incidents. are you a licensed peace officer? yes, sir. you are not wearing what we typically think of as a police uniform. when you go to work do you have a uniform? generally no, we re generally plain clothes. you mentioned well, when did you first become licensed as a peace officer? i started my law enforcement career in 2007. so let s run through your educational work experience for your job as a peace officer. first of all, did you obtain like a four-year undergraduate degree? i did. can you describe or tell the jury what that is? i have a bachelor of science in criminology from the university of tampa. what year did you achieve that? 2006. after that did you go to work in the field of law enforcement? i did. where were you first hired to work in
behavior, he was not one of us. this distancing is very compelling for jurors to be able to get over the psychological hurdle of having the thought that all police are on the stand right now. it s no, it s this one person, but it s also very important here as well, to think about why it is why you have the continuum here. the continuum of the testimony, last week, so emotional, john, such compelling testimony from a 9-year-old, up to somebody more than a half a century older, you ve got the more reserved, sort of conthemplative, unaffected by what s going on. that has the credibility of these witnesses going through the roof. it s not somebody with an agenda, not somebody who has a vested interest in, per se, working for the prosecution or the defense. these are neutral people who have testified and trained a universal application of information. they have universally trained cadets and veterans year after year on the same information. this distancing, this sort of disint
are set to expire. but this morning the release of the february jobs report could stoke renewed debate about how big this bill needs to be. 379,000 jobs were added last month. evidence that the economic recovery in this country is picking up some steam. let s start on capitol hill right now. joining me now is cnn s manu raju. manu, what is happening right now with this debate and the hours ahead of votes on possible changes to the covid relief bill? reporter: well, very significant hour s ahead, becaue significant changes to could upset the chance of passage. we ll see how it plays out as we get into this marathon series of amendment votes that are bound to begin in just within the next hour. but we are also getting indications of changes that are being made at the last minute. democrats have agreed behind the scenes for a change in the extended jobless benefits that were in this proposal. initially it was $400 a week extended through august. they have reduced that to $300
who left early. chuck schumer said thank you for taking time to read the bill. we re going to power through and finish this bill however long it takes. the american people are counting on us, and our nation depends on it. i want to thank everyone, everyone, on the floor staff who worked late into the night and into the wee hours of the morning to finish reading the senate amendment to the american rescue plan. i m sure you all didn t expect that part of your job this week would entail standing on your feet and reading dense legislative language for more than ten hours straight. as for our friend from wisconsin, i hope he enjoyed his thursday evening. cnn correspondent jessica dean is covering this on the hill for us. this vote-a-rama has begun, jessica. explain what this is and why this could last for days. reporter: right, brianna, this could stretch out for a long, long time. a vote-a-rama means any senator can bring something to the floor and vote on it. this could c