controversial congresswoman marjorie taylor green to rally trump supporters in florida. this is ahead of an expected vote next week where trump h loyalist elise stefanik will likely replace liz cheney in the house leadership. and derek chauvin was convicted of kneeling on george floyd s neck for more than nine minutes. let s go straight to the white house. cnn chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins has the latest. these dismal jobs numbers caught everyone off guard, right? reporter: they did even here at the white house with the treasury secretary janet yellen if she had to guess, she would have guessed it was higher than this number put out by the labor department. president biden said he sees it as a sign that the economy is still very much recovering from the pandemic and it s going to be a steep climb. we re still digging out of an economic collapse. reporter: president biden reacting to the grim new jobs report today. the virus stole their jobs, but we
live, from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. united states is a nation rocked by gun violence. with many grieving over another-mass shooting. and outrage, growing, over police shootings. brooklyn center, minnesota, has seen a seventh night of demonstrations over the death of 20-year-old daunte wright. congre congresswoman waters had this message for the crowd. we have been fighting for is many years for reform, reform, reform. and so, yes, i would like to see the bill in congress pass on police reform. but i know, that the right wing, the racists, are opposed to it and i don t know what is going to happen to it but i know this. we have got to stay in the street. and then, in indianapolis, mourners came together to remember the eight lives lost in one of america s latest mass shootings. a vigil was held in the park near the fedex ground facility where these killings took place. the victims included a retired engineer anticipating his wedding anniversa
conflicts of interest. potter s home is surrounded by fence and a sign saying the area is under 24-hour surveillance. speaking today is the mothers of victims that questioned kim potter s judgment from the beginning. it boggles the mind why she would pull him over in the first place, or is it the rules are set aside when you re 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 over policed from every point. in a separate statement, crump cast doubt on the idea she shot daunte wright accidently after mistaking her gun for a taser and i m quoting him now. a 26-year veteran of the force knows the difference between a taser and firearm and according to the prosecutor s office, the way she carried the two weapons is hard to mistake one for the other. the gun holstered on the right and the taser on the right in the straight draw position meaning she d have to use the taser left handed
india has just reported the highest daily increases of cases in the world since the pandemic began. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world, i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. the u.s. justice department has now opened a sweeping civil investigation into the policing practices of the minneapolis police department. that announcement from the attorney general comes one day after former police officer derek chauvin was convicted of murder in the death of george floyd. the investigation i am announcing today will assess whether the minneapolis police department engages in a pattern or practice of using excessive force, including during protests. the investigation will also assess whether the mpd engages in discriminatory conduct and whether its treatment of those with behavioral health disabilities is unlawful. this investigation comes in the wake of a verdict welcomed by many
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 over-policed 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 26-year veteran of the force knows the difference between a taser and firearm. and according to the prosecutor s 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 straight-draw position. this means she would have been forced to use the taser left handed and her gun with her right. looking at body-cam 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, i