much more on matt gaetz political legal peril in a moment. but we begin the reidout tonight with science, namely riveting testimony in the trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin that focused on the key question of exactly what caused george floyd a death. the prosecution zeroed in on that very question today with dr. martin tobin, an expert pulmonologist and breathing expert with 46 years of experience, who gave testimony free of charge to the state. no fees involved, offering his medical opinion on exactly how mr. floyd died. mr. floyd died from a low level of oxygen, and this caused damage to his brain that we see, and it also caused a p.e.a. arrythmia that caused his start to stop. dr. tobin, who said that he watched videos of floyd on the ground hundreds of times also noted the body language that revealed floyd s desperation during his final moments of life. you see his knuckle against the tire. and to most people, this doesn t look terribly s
and 40 other states. what is this all about? imagine passing a law saying you cannot provide water or food for someone standing in line to vote? can t do that? come on. or you re going to close a polling place at 5:00 when working people just get off? this is all about keeping working folks and ordinary folks that i grew up with from being able to vote. major league baseball commissioner rob manford said in part in 2020 mlb became the first professional sports league to join the nonpartisan civic alliance to help build a future in which everyone participates in shaping the united states. we proudly used our platform to encourage baseball fans and communities throughout the country to perform their civic duty and actively participate in the voting process. fair access to voting continues to have our game s unwavering support. republican governor brian kemp of georgia, a ringleader of the latest gop voter suppression efforts responded with a statement that reads in part, geor
he can t support president biden s social net package. he told bret baier on fox news sunday, after going back and forth on the bill he feel it does not benefit his constituents. i ve always said this, bret, if i can t go home to explain to the people of west virginia, i can t vote for it. and i cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation, i just can t. i tried everything humanly possible. i can t get there. you re done? this is a no? this is a no. on this legislation. i ve tried everything i know to do. eric: on that note we have live fox news team coverage. mark meredith on the left, standing by in wilmington, delaware, where the president is spending the weekend. we go to alexandria hoff with the details own this decision. reporter: according to senator manchin his fellow democrats are reshaping society which he feels makes america more have nebraskaal. in this economic climate he said he can t stand behind this quote, mammoth piece of legislation. the
full lockdown while protests against new restrictions erupt against the continent. and the last 36 hours, not even a whole 48, it has been a whirlwind of different changes and protocols, and in a game of when sudden things happen, you have to adjust. pro sports leagues scramble as covid postpone games in different leagues. not only are they worried there could be another insurrection the next election, it looks more like it could be looking like a military coup. 14 days without food. young people here in the u.s. on a hunger strike, all in the name of voting rights. we ll talk to two of them live. good morning. it s sunday, december 17th. i am lindsay riser. we begin with the address that president biden is going to give the nation tuesday about the sudden surge in covid cases across the country. he s expected to announce new steps to beat ban this variant surge days before christmas. this is what the president is trying to turn around, all 30 states on this map in
why now may be the time to start talking about the next pandemic. even though america isn t out of the woods with this one. and allegations of coach s sexual coercion shut down a professional sports league. you will hear about how years of ignoring it enables it. this is american voices . we begin this hour with today s stand to protect reproductive heights. across the country, thousands marched for abortion justice. there were thousands of where organizers made their mission clear, to defend reproductive choice. we need a supreme court that will not overturn 50 years of precedent. it does not have to be this way. everyone should be able to get the care that they need in their own community. abortion is health care, basic health care, essential health care, health care that cannot wait. hundreds today in austin, texas, ground zero of america s current abortion battle. that law has been in effect for a month. and already the dallas morning news is showing its impact