skyler henry is in minneapolis. skyler, this all comes as the defense attorney called for a mistrial right at the end there, right? >> reporter: that's right, anne-marie. good morning to you. the defense says given the high profile nature of the trial and media exposure and stern words from maxine waters when she was here visiting the twin cities are grounds for a mistrial. she told a group of protesters in the daunte wright protests that she should be more confrontational if derek chauvin is acquitted. nds fo appeal.ed that reqhest e the jury continues to deliberate one day after hearing closing arguments before both sides. >> i submit to you that the state has failed to meet its burden of proof beyond a ronald doubt. >> use your common sense, believe your eyes, what you saw you saw. >> reporter: during their final plea, the prosecution again showed video of derek chauvin kneeling on george floyd for nearly 9:30 minutes. >> you were told mr. floyd died was because his heart was too big. the reason why george floyd

skyler henry in minneapolis. skyler, thank you so much. >> president biden and vice president kamala harris areongr. take a listen. >> we can't stop here. in order to deliver real change and reform, we can and must reduce the likelihood of something like this will happen again. >> a measure of justice isn't the same as equal justice. this verdict brings us a step closer. and the fact is, we still have work to do. >> they are calling for the passage of the george floyd justice and policing act. the bill includes been neck restraints and no-knock warrant and drug cases at the federal level. it also calls for reforming a doctrine that makes it difficult to sue police officers. >>> the verdict announcement in chauvin's trial had attention from oprah winfrey to lebron james. celebrities, athletes, politicians all weighed in on the guilty verdict with many of them saying it helped bring accountably. here bdanya bacchus. >> reporter: across the country, be expressed relief. >> i've plan pleading for george floyd. we're

cbs' skyler henry is in minneapolis covering the trial, skyler, good evening. >> hey, jericka, good evening to you, after 14 days of witness testimony both the state and defense have rested their cases. lawyers adamant about proving how exactly george floyd died. now a sequestered jury is dek chauvin fate.erating or >> map anxiously waiting and watchinste chauvin comes to a close. prosecutors are trying to prove it was the former police officer's restraint that killed george floyd calling 38 witnesses and experts, even the minneapolis police chief who fired chauvin. >> it is not part of our training and certainly not part of our ethics or values. >> chauvin's attorney countered calling their own experts calling it floyd's underlying health issues and drug use which lead to his death. >> they contributed to mr. floyd having a sudden cardiac arrest, in my opinion. >> chauvin faces murder and manslaughter charges. he maintained his innocence and chose not to testify in his own defense. >> i invoke my privilege today. > ben crump is calling for conviction. >> we believe that could be a preceden

skyler henry in minneapolis. thank you so much. >>> the pause on the johnson & johnson covid vaccine here in the u.s. will continue. health experts did not hold a vote yesterday saying there's not enough information on rare blood clotting issues in six women who received the vaccine. as natalie brand reports, the pause will not have an impact -- a major impact at least on overall vaccination efforts. >> reporter: a cdc advisory committee made up of outside health experts says it needs more time to collect data on the johnson & johnson covid-19 vaccine, and it has postponed during a virtual meeting, the panel discussed the cases of six women who developed rare blood clots after receiving the one-dose vaccine. >> causality has not been established between the rare events and our vaccine, we represent it could have a potential important risk with the vaccine. >> reporter: the cdc is working to investigate the incidents and is looking into whether there may be other cases. >> all were women between 18 and 48. >> repo

skyler henry is in minneapolis. we're also learning more about a key witness? >> reporter: yeah, hey, anne-marie, good morning to you. the public had never seen either of these perspectives before yesterday. that body camera footage also revealed that that witness was with george floyd when police originally stopped the car that he was in. now we're learning through court records that he's refusing to testify and is invoking the fifth amendment. jurors in the derek chauvin trial watched video of george floyd being restrained by police shortly before his death. parts of the body camera recordings had not been seen publicly before, including one which chauvin reacts to what happened to floyd. >> trying to control this guy because he's a sizable guy. >> yeah, and i got to get -- >> he's probably on something. >> reporter: chauvin made the comment after being confronted by a witness who had urged floyd to comply with the officers. charles mcmillan wept as he relived the moment in court. another witness worked at the store where floyd had just paid with an allegedly

skyler henry is in minneapolis. so this comes as protesters clash with police for a third straight night. >> reporter: hey, good morning. that's right. law enforcement made several arrests last night after officials say that members of the crowd threw bottles and bricks and even attempted to spray mace at some of the officers in brooklyn center after a third night of protests calling for justice in the death of 20-year-old duante wright. curfews are still in effect for several cities in the minneapolis metro area as the twin cities pay attention to not only what happens in brooklyn center but in minneapolis, and the latest in the trial against derek chauvin. april snow and a heavy police presence didn't stop protesters in brooklyn park, minnesota, on tuesday. police say these bricks, cans, and other objects were thrown at them last night. >> as the evening unfolded, the event devolved. >> reporter: earlier in the day, peaceful protesters marched through the streets calling for justice in the death of 20-year-old dua

skyler henry is near the capitol now. skyler, set the scene for us at this hour. what is it like there? >> reporter: good evening to you. much calmer now than it was a few hours ago, where on the corner of the where constitution avenues, on the senate side of the capitol right behind me, where most of this happened earlier today. as you were saying, that suspect, 25-year-old noah green, rammed into two police officers. one of them, billy evans. before he did, he rammed into those officers, into a barrier and then lunged at the two with a knife. national guard troops raced toward the capitol friday afternoon, and lined up shoulder to shoulder in a show of force . law enforcement officials say carr had tried to breach the perimeter of the capitol , hitting two police officers and ramming into a barrier. >> the suspect did exit the vehicle with a knife in hand and at that time he started to lunge toward u.s. capitol police officers. >> reporter: the suspect managed to stab an officer before police shot him. emergency crews load to structures and ambulances. capitol p

skyler henry, cbs news, washington. >> colorado is one of the easiest dates for voting. mailing ballots are sent to every voter . the state has the second highest percentage of voter turnout in the presidential election . >> reporter: two neighbor sailors were shooting in frederick, maryland . military confirms it was a navy medic who opened fire . police say the suspect used a rifle to shoot the two sailors. he then drove to a military base about 10 minutes away. he made it through the gate and onto the property before being confronted and killed by base personnel. >> they were able to stop him in the parking lot. he then ran and brandished a weapon, and our police department was able to neutralize the subject. >> our suspect has been identified as 38-year-old fantahoon, middle game gurna. >> the two victims were airlifted to the hospital . so far, no word on a motive. >>> arson investigator trying to determine what caused the fire at a san jose wienerschnitzel. this happened earlier this morning. the restaurant is on story road in mcginnis avenue. firefighters say this

skyler henry lifer minneapolis with what is ahead. >> reporter: good afternoon. merrick garland made that announcement saying the department will do a sweeping probe into the police department's policies and procedures, specifically as it pertains to illegal misconduct such as excessive force. derek chauvin is in a maximum security prison in minnesoa. he is waiting for sentencing in eight weeks. the judge could get the former officer up to 40 years for murdering george floyd. >> unintentional second-degree murder, find the defendant guilty. >> chauvin's conviction on all three counts after less than 10 hours of deliberation sparked celebrations. >> i thank god for minnesota for the truth. >> guilty, and guilty, i was excited. i was happy because african- american people feel that we never get justice. >> residents may see more. the u.s. attorney general is opening an investigation into policing practices in minneapolis. >> it will include a comprehensive review of the minneapolis police department's policies, training, supervision, and use of force. >> there is r

cbs reporter skyler henry has more from minneapolis. >> reporter: during closing arguments, prosecutors will work to convince the jury that george floyd died because derek chauvin pressed his knee against his neck for more than nine minutes. the defense will likely argue again that other factors, including drug use and health issues caused floyd's death. the floyd family attorney was asked what he would say if a not guilty verdict was returned? >> i would say once again the american legal system has broken our heart and that we cannot condone this excessive use of force, america. >> reporter: during three weeks of testimony, the jury heard from 45 witnesses and saw hours of video of floyd's arrest played again and again. chauvin, who listened closely and took notes throughout the trial invoked his constitutional right not to testify. the jury will be seestered during deliberations. as the case watched up, minneapolis has launched one of the largest security th thousands of officers and national guard troops already on patrol. high last week's shooting of 20-year-old daunte wright in nea

skyler henry joins us live with reaction from the floyd family and also the community. good morning. >> good morning to you. it was certainly an anxious crowd as they awaited that verdict to come down. we were outside of the county government center as it happened. a lot of tears and a lot of cheers as well once they found out that derek chauvin would be convicted of all three charges filed against him in the death of george floyd. chauvin showed no reaction as the judge read the verts. he was convicted of send degrand manslaer. he was of ooin in minneapolis cheering when the guilty verdict was read. floyd's family and attorney celebrated the news >> no verdict can bring george floyd back to us. this verdict does give a message to his family that he was someone, that his life mattered. >> some of the people we spoke to said they hope a better conversation can now come about how to improve the relationship between law enforcement and the community. now the judge who over saw the trial will come up with a sentencing for derek chauvin in about eight weeks. there are a lot

skyler henry has the latest. >> reporter: the white house says president biden supports major league's decision to move its all star game out of atlanta after new voting restrictions. >> the president has made his view clear. he believes that he has major concerns about the bill passed in georgia, has consistently argued it should be easier and not harder to vote. >> reporter: the law shrinks window for sending in absentee ballots, limits drop boxes available, gives more control of local elections to state lawmakers, makes it a crime to give food or water to people waiting in line to vote. the georgia governor brian kemp says while there was no fraud in the last election the law is needed to keep future ones secure. >> they ignored facts of our new election integrity law and ignored the consequences of their decision on our local community. >> reporter: the atlanta mayor told cbs this morning she respects major league baseball's decision. >> i don't like the fact that we have been put in this position by our state legislature and our governor because the people of georgia will suffer.

skyler henry in minneapolis. thank you so much. >>> the former employee who shot and killed eight people at a fedex facility legally bought two rifles just months after being investigated by the fbi. brandon scott hole purchased the firearms last july and september. the 19-year-old was under investigation early in march after his mother called police saying hole could commit suicide by cop. police seized a shotgun from his home. police say the teenager shot and killed eight people at the fedex facility late thursday before killing himself. authorities have not announced a possible motive. four of the shooting victims were from the sikh community. family and friends gathered to remember the victims at vigils over the weekend. some are demanding state and local politicians take immediate gun-control action. >>> an intense manhunt is under way in texas for a former sheriff's deputy wanted in a deadly shooting. three people were killed outside an apartment building in austin yesterday morning. authorities say the vic

now that both sides have rested their cases, cbs correspondent skyler henry is live in minneapolis where the jury will have to decide the former officer state without hearing from him. >> reporter: good evening to you. that is right, former police officer derek chauvin chose not to take the stand today . court will break tomorrow and then closing arguments will begin on monday, after that the judge will give the jury instructions and then they will begin the deliberation process, getting to a verdict on derek chauvin. >> you understand that if you were cross-examined by the state, we cannot attempt to limit the scope of your testimony in the state will be given broad latitude to ask questions. >> yes. >> reporter: former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin opted not to take the stand in his own defense. >> i will invoke my fifth amendment privilege today. >> the decision whether or not to testify is entirely yours, and otherwise it is a personal right. mr. nelson makes a lot of the decisions and child but when he cannot make for you is whether or not you testify. and he can give you

his relationships with his father-in-law, skyler. if this had come to light in the way it could have. think of the, think of the incredible high wire act this was, and hamilton goes so far as to try to get washington involved and try to get him to lead the effort, washington de demers and fascinatingly, what happened is by the way, people say the newberg crisis was a fairly of a conspiracy. in many ways it was, washington was not deposed by angry officer, the system continued, and the army happily conditioned under civilian command, all that was good so, you can see the newberg conspiracy as a failure and you can see it as a success. coming out of the newburgh conspiracy, he kind of sets the table in a way for what he is going to do in the 1790s. he has a new relationship with george washington, and you might think, because washington counciled hamilton, an army is a dangerous thing to play with. i don't think i have that quoted exactly right, some of you probably know it. you would think that washington would think, this hamilton is

relationships now we'll go to his relationships for a second like his relationship with his father in law skyler if this had come to light in the way that it could have think of the think of the incredible high wire act. this was and hamilton goes so far as to try to get washington involved and try to get him to lead this effort washington demers and yet fascinatingly when this whole thing, i mean what happened is by the way people say the newburgh crisis was a failure of a conspiracy. well in many ways it was washington was not dep. by the office by angry officers that the system continued the army happily continued under civilian command all that was good, but really what happened partly also was that the officer class did get added to the bond holding class. that was the compromise in the end in washington supported that so now you have the other component of the scheme, which is you have the armed forces. they the office of class of the armed forces involved in this very same economic dynamic relationship so you can see the newberg conspiracy as a failure, but in terms of what we're talking

let's cross to cbs news correspondent skyler henry who is in minneapolis. we have heard quite a bit of reaction there but more broadly across the country, what would you say has been the reaction to the verdicts? i say has been the reaction to the verdicts? ~ ., , , ., , ., verdicts? i think many people would sa that verdicts? i think many people would say that yesterday _ verdicts? i think many people would say that yesterday was _ verdicts? i think many people would say that yesterday was bittersweet, | say that yesterday was bittersweet, in that they saw justice for george floyd and his family and also recognising that there was accountability in terms of law enforcement but also realising that a man's life was lost here. we saw many celebrations happening across the country under right here in minneapolis was up we were outside the head of the county government centre when the verdict was read and people, old and young, white and black, all either broke out into tears or cheers with what happened yesterday. i think a lot of people are hopeful this will