Good morning, I'm Charlotte Freelim from the Washington Post, and this is the Daily

202 for a Wednesday, March 10th.

In today's news, the USDA is planning to provide free school meals for kids through

summer, and Biden's dogs will return to the White House after an incident led to minor

injuries.

But first, the big idea.

The difficult task of selecting a jury in the trial for Minneapolis Police Officer

Derek Chauvin is underway.

Chauvin was filmed with his knee on George Floyd's neck last May and is facing second-degree

murder and manslaughter charges.

The post-Holly Bailey reports prosecution and defense attorneys began questioning a large

pool of potential jurors on Tuesday, even as ongoing appeals over the charges in the

case are threatening to delay the proceedings.

Police press potential jurors on several issues, including how many times they had seen

the video of Floyd's death, their views on Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter,

and what interactions, if any, they had with the Minneapolis Police Department and other

law enforcement.

By the end of the day, three jurors were selected, and six others were dismissed after hours

of slow and sometimes intense questioning.

Nearly all of those questioned, admitted to holding very negative views of Chauvin.

These are seeking to seek twelve jurors and up to four alternates in the landmark trial.

The first juror selected was a white man from Minneapolis who works as a chemist.

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