rather be, than here with my fellow patriots, free, than locked down in washington, d.c. florida got it right, and the lockdown states got it wrong. donald trump will be welcomed onto that stage, tomorrow, when he makes his first-public speech since leaving office. plus, new developments in the capitol hill riot as the fbi says they have singled out a suspect in officer brian sicknick s death. and the acting police chief is warning of another attack. this time, during president biden s upcoming address to congress. and a third vaccine to enter the mix. the fda is expected to authorize the johnson & johnson vaccine for emergency use, today. as we do say good morning, everyone, it is saturday, february 27th. i m kendis gibson. i m lindsey reiser. happy to be with all of you. we have a team of reporters and analysts following the latest right now in washington, orlando, and in new york. we begin with nbc news digital senior white house reporter, shannon pettypiece on t
you don t kill eight people on a bad day, let alone one. so even though the shooting comes at a time when violence against asian-americans is surging and even though of the eight victims, six were of asian descent, seven were women, prosecutors have not yet said whether they will try the murder as hate crimes. charging one with a hate crime is not just based on one s race, it can also be based on one s sex. we do know that he targeted women specifically in the shooting spree. so i will be very surprised if he s not charged with a hate crime, but i can t speak to what prosecutors will do in that regard. okay. unfortunately this week has shown this, that even when multiple murders are committed, when the white guy is the suspect, some people will do anything they can to normalize and minimize his crimes. he was pretty much fed up, had been at the end of his rope and yesterday was a really bad day for him and this is what he did. joining me now is jeff chang, co-author o
hello and welcome. the jury in the trial of derek chauvin has been shown new footage of george floyd including police body camera video in the moments just before his death. the court also had to adjourn briefly because one witness broke down while giving testimony. the former police officer has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder, one of manslaughter. aleem maqbool has this report, and just a warning, you may find some of it distressing. derek chauvin on the right here watched with the rest of the court this now haunting footage, of george floyd dressed in black seen for the first time in the shop where the sad series of events began. a shop assistant, 19 year old christopher martin, said mr floyd seemed physically well and in good spirits, if a little disorientated and high. george floyd is seen moving to the cigarette counter, where he uses what is suspected to have been a forged note, though christopher martin accepted it, saying he thought george floyd wasn t
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the jury in the trial of derek chauvin has been shown new footage of george floyd, including police body camera video, in the moments just before his death. the court also had to adjourn briefly because one witness broke down while giving testimony. the former police officer has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder, one of manslaughter. aleem maqbool has this report, and just a warning: you may derek chauvin on the right here watched with the rest of the court this now haunting footage, of george floyd dressed in black seen for the first time in the shop where the sad series of events began. a shop assistant, 19 year old christopher martin, said mr floyd seemed physically well and in good spirits, if a little disorientated and high. george floyd is seen moving to the cigarette counter, where he uses what is suspected to have been a forged note, though christopher martin accepted it, saying he thought george