Im Pamela Brown in washington. Youre live in the Cnn Newsroom on this busy Sunday Evening and we begin this hour the same way we did last night with Americas Gun Violence epidemic but with a completely new set of shootings to tell you about and that should say all you need to know about the crisis getting harder to ignore. Nine states are grappling with Mass Shootings as the u. S. Nears 300 incidents this year in which four or more people were shot excludeing the shooter and as the summer arrives, Police Departments and communities across the country are bracing for this cycle to keep repeating with no help from politicians and washington expected to come any time soon. Cnn evan is tracking these stories once again for us. Tonight, this trend sadly continues this weekend, devin. Reporter thats right, pam. A lot of us are looking forward to this summer to take our mask off, congregate again and do the things we like to do but there is another public Health Crisis touching more and more
Newton and this is cnn news newsroom. So the ninth day of testimony is just hours away in the trial of former Police Officer Derek chauvin for the alleged killing of George Floyd. Witnesses yesterday detailed what floyd may have said just moments before he died, both the Defense And Prosecution asked the Lead Investigator what he believes floyd was saying in a clip of Police Body Cam footage. The Answer Wasnt all that clear. Cnns Omar Jimenez is following the case from minneapolis. You are still under oath. Yes, sir. Reporter todays testimony, more cops taking The Stand against former officer derek chauvin. In your opinion does Defendants Use of force during that time Period Need to be reasonable within the entire time period . Yes. Reporter but one of the more significant exchanges came when special agent James Ryerson took The Stand that led the investigation into the events of may 25th. The defense played him video from the scene. Publish exhibit 11007 and i going to ask you, sir, t
families, looking for a way to move forward, if nothing else, they expect for their leaders to be where they are, to remain on the ship and not to abandon the ship because you can have some comfort. senator cruz is also trying to explain what he did today but before we get to it, let s look at the kind of comfort he violated cdc covid guidelines and jetted off to. not just, well, it was the ritz, the ritz hotel, perfectly perched along the aquamarine waters of the caribbean. it from this vantage point that resort guests can experience the many charms of this tropical destination while enjoying the service, luxury, accommodations, and amenities that have come to make the ritz carlton so distinctive. no doubt, many texans are also dreaming of someplace warm tonight and perhaps someplace even warmer for the senator. here is what he told a cnn houston affiliate. a warning, you might want to take it, like maybe a margarita with a grain or two of salt. it was a mistake. at the
right now. we need federal laws that guarantee the freedom and right of every american to have access to the ballot to be able to vote. the john lewis voting rights act, the freedom to vote act address that issue and those are the issues that are present and are imminent and that are really dispositive frankly of this moment in time in terms of whether we are going to fight for some of the most important pillars of democracy is up as the freedom to vote and free and far election. so let us pass those two pieces of legislation and ensure through federal law that all americans have meaningful access to the polls. good morning, welcome to the cross connection. as you all know, thursday more juan year since january 6th insurrection happened here in washington. it is a sobering reminder the current threat to democracy requires real tangible change. we begin today with crucial legislation that has a direct impact on your life the build back better act and federal voting
[wendy davis] you know what i do have. i have a memorabilia book of the filibuster. and i think it might be one of those up there. i just treasure it, and of course i ll be able to pass it down to my granddaughters so they can understand what their bubbe did, and how their bubbe was fighting for them. we put together all of the legal background; the griswold decision, roe v wade, supreme court decisions that of course reinforced the fact that women do have the right to choose until a pregnancy is viable. and we prepared to begin that day with all of that data. but here we are still without access to safe abortion care in this country. [tense music] [audience cheering] [audience cheering] [tense, suspenseful music] [audience cheering] - hello, everyone! [audience cheering] i m so happy to be here in community with you today. boy, did i need you, and i know we needed each other, right? - yes. [audience cheering] - on september 1st, when senate bill 8 went into effect, this figh