Police Chief, officer who shot & killed Daunte Wright both resign; Defense plays video of George Floyd’s 2019 arrest; FDA: Expect Johnson & Johnson pause to last “a matter of days”; One-on-one with former GOP House Speaker; Jon Stewart pushes bill to help veterans made sick by “burn pits”;
The Lead with Jake Tapper
CNN
3.5 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2021
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Paramedic testifies George Floyd ingested drugs when confronted by police during 2019 arrest; Prosecution cross-examines defense’s use-of-force expert; CDC, FDA recommend pause of Johnson & Johnson vaccine; WH says there is “plenty” of supply to keep up vaccine pace despite Johnson & Johnson pause; Boehner rips GOP leaders, says Republican party is unrecognizable; Biden to announce withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan by 9/11; Boehner unloads on GOP’s “crazy caucus,” calls some members “political terrorists,” “lunatics” & “Lucifer”; Biden to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11; U.S. Businesses ask Biden to take major steps to save planet;
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the lead on Jake Tapper, major developments in our national lead this afternoon |
| 0:06.4 | as we continue to watch former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin stand trial |
| 0:10.2 | for the murder of George Floyd. |
| 0:12.1 | Just 10 miles down the road, both the Brooklyn Center police officer who shot and killed 20 |
| 0:18.1 | year old Dante right on Sunday and her boss, the chief of police, both of them have resigned. |
| 0:24.4 | Officer Kim Potter, a 26 year veteran of the force, grabbed her handgun instead of her |
| 0:29.2 | taser apparently by mistake and shot right dead as he attempted to flee from police. |
| 0:34.8 | The now former police chief called it an accident. |
| 0:37.1 | The county prosecutor says he hopes to have a charging decision on former officer Potter |
| 0:41.9 | by tomorrow. |
| 0:43.2 | The mayor of Brooklyn Center saying this afternoon, he hopes the resignations will bring |
| 0:47.6 | columns to the community after a second night of protests, some of which turned violent, |
| 0:52.4 | police fired tear gas and stun grenades. |
| 0:55.0 | And the CNN's Miguel Marquez reports, despite the resignations today, officials fear more |
| 1:00.4 | even violence tonight as the nation grapples with yet another unnecessary death of a black |
| 1:06.7 | man at the hands of law enforcement. |
| 1:08.6 | I never imagined this is what was going to happen. |
| 1:12.8 | I just thought maybe he was being arrested. |
| 1:15.3 | Another day, another American family, African American, fed up with the unequal treatment |
| 1:20.9 | all around, now reeling at the death of a son, brother and father, Dante Wright dead |
| 1:27.4 | at the hands of police. |
| 1:29.0 | She pointed the phone towards the driver's seat and my son was laying there on responsive. |
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