Pulmonology expert: Floyd died “from a low level of oxygen”; Biden to Congress on guns: “Enough prayers, time for some action”; Myanmar protesters beg for justice & democracy; Fauci warns young people are spreading virus; CDC: Children’s sports likely spreading COVID-19;

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 8 April 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Medical expert: Being handcuffed, having knee on neck, knee on back all contributed to fatally low oxygen; Fentanyl would have reduced George Floyd’s respiratory rate, but his rate was “normal”; Medical examiner still expected to testify; Found Floyd’s drug use, health conditions were “significant” conditions; Medical expert refutes defense argument that medical conditions, drug use responsible for Floyd’s death; Most jurors appear to be engaged & taking notes during pulmonary expert’s testimony, according to court reports; Biden takes “initial” steps on guns, calls on Congress for more; Biden: Gun violence is an epidemic & international embarrassment; CNN gets exclusive access inside Myanmar as military tries to control report, cuts WiFi; Myanmar’s military kills & detains pro-democracy protesters, blames “violators” for the violence; Brutal military crackdown continues, at least 570 people killed; People bang pots and pans, showing resistance to military rule; CNN visits public space surrounded by military, still people flash 3 finger salute, symbolizing uprising; CDC: One in four U.S. adults now fully vaccinated; GA lifts Covid restrictions, Gov. declares state “open for business”; Aide tells Times Union NY Gov. Cuomo groped her at governor’s mansion;

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0:00.0	Welcome to the lead, I'm Jake Tapper, and we start today with our national lead, which
0:05.8	is the trial of former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin.
0:09.8	The main witness today has one of the most compelling that we've seen in the trial so
0:14.8	far.
0:15.8	His name is Dr. Martin Tobin.
0:17.2	He's a world-renowned physician, a pulmonologist, which means he specializes in breathing
0:22.1	and lungs.
0:23.1	Tobin testified that George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen, which was caused by being
0:28.8	placed on the street on his stomach with handcuffs, a knee on his neck, and a knee on
0:33.4	his back.
0:34.4	Period.
0:35.4	Dr. Tobin also rejected one of the main arguments that we've repeatedly heard from
0:39.4	the defense that Mr. Floyd died not because of officer Chauvin's actions, but because
0:44.0	of a combination of taking drugs and his pre-existing medical conditions.
0:49.4	The pulmonary expert said today that even a healthy person would have died if they
0:54.4	were subjected to what George Floyd was subjected to, as seen in Sarah Siden reports.
1:00.0	That's the moment the life goes out of his body.
1:04.7	I do.
1:05.7	Today, the prosecutor's expert in medical witness did not hold back.
1:10.3	Mr. Floyd died from a low level of oxygen, and this caused damage to his brain that we
1:19.9	see, and it also caused a PEA arrhythmia that caused his heart to stop.
1:27.9	The world-renowned expert on breathing and lungs, Dr. Martin Tobin, pointed to the officer's
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