COVID-19
COVID-19 VACCINE ROLLOUT WELL UNDERWAY,
BUT WITH MULTIPLE OPTIONS.
PEOPLE ARE QUESTIONING WHICH
VACCINE IS RIGHT FOR THEM. YOU
CAN'T CURRENTLY PICK YOUR SHOT.
AND EXPERTS SAY ALL AVAILABLE
OPTIONS ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE
SUNRISERS WE WANT YOU TO JOIN
IN ON THIS CONVERSATION THIS
MORNING . ARE YOU CONCERNED
ABOUT WHICH VACCINE YOU RECEIVE
OR WILL YOU TAKE WHAT YOU CAN
GET? LET US KNOW. USE
THAT HASHTAG YOU SEE RIGHT THERE
AT SUNRISERS .
>> NOT REALLY SURE IT'S AN
OPTION IF YOU CAN'T CHOOSE WHICH
ONE YOU GET. WE'LL GET TO THAT
A BIT LATER. RIGHT NOW, THOUGH,
WE HAVE A GUY WITH SOME WEATHER
IN ALICIA. YOU KEEPING YOUR EYE
ON THE ROADS?
>> YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY, A CRASH
HAPPENED JUST OVER IN HUDSON,
WISCONSIN. YOU GUYS TAKE A LOOK
ON NINETY FOUR WESTBOUND
CARMICHAEL ROAD, A FEW VEHICLES.
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THEM HERE
BLOCKING BOTH THE LEFT AND THE
RIGHT SHOULDER AGAIN, THIS IS
WESTBOUND LANE. SO FOLKS COMING
FROM HUDSON TOWARDS THE TWIN
CITIES AREA LOOKS LIKE IT IS
CAUSING A LITTLE BIT OF A
SLOWDOWN AS WELL . I'LL GIVE YOU
A CHECK OF THE MAP. ZOOM
IN CLOSER AGAIN ALL THE WAY EAST
OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO,
A LITTLE BIT OF A SLOWDOWN.
WE'LL BE TRACKING THIS AND HAVE
SOME DRIVE TIMES ARE COMING
UP IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
>> HEY, SUNRISERS LESS THAN AN
HOUR. WE'RE WAKING UP TO
TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S, MID
20S. IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT
ONCE YOU FACTOR IN WINDS FROM
THE SOUTH AT 10 MILES PER HOUR.
SO GOING TO ONE ADDRESS FOR THE
TEENS TODAY. A WINDY DAY ON THE
WAY AND IT'S SURELY STARTING OFF
JUST THAT WITH WINDS SUSTAINED
AT ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR
IN THE TWIN CITIES AND NEAR
THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY, WIND
SUSTAINED AGAIN TWENTY
NINE MILES PER HOUR ON TOP
OF PEAK WIND GUSTS ALREADY
REGISTERED THROUGHOUT THE STATE
AT ABOUT 20 30 MILES PER HOUR.
AS YOU GO WEST, HIGHS TODAY
WILL BE NICE AND COMFORTABLE
IN THE MID 40S AND WE'LL DO IT
WITH PLENTY OF SUN THIS
MORNING .
MORNING .
MORNING . >> WE ARE WAITING ON A DECISION
FROM THE MINNESOTA COURT
OF APPEALS IN THE CASE AGAINST
DEREK CHAUVIIN.
DEREK CHAUVIIN. >> THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S WEIGHING
WHETHER TO REINSTATE A CHARGE
OF THIRD DEGREE MURDER AND THE
AFTERMATH OF HIS DECISION COULD
DELAY THIS TRIAL.
JENNIFER FOSSTON JOINS US LIVE
FROM OUTSIDE THE APPEALS COURT
IN ST. PAUL. AND JENNIFER
WATONWAN, WHEN CAN WE EXPECT
A DECISION? YEAH, THEY'RE
EXPECTED TO RULE THIS WEEK.
AND A REMINDER, JURY SELECTION
IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN MONDAY. SO
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TIME
TO SPARE HERE . CHAUVIIN,
THE FORMER OFFICER WHO HAD HIS
KNEE ON GEORGE FLOYDS NECK
CURRENTLY FACES CHARGES
OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER
AND MANSLAUGHTER. HE HAD
INITIALLY ALSO BEEN CHARGED
WITH THIRD DEGREE MURDER,
BUT THE JUDGE TOSSED IT OUT
SAYING IT DOES NOT FIT THE CASE.
SO HERE'S THE REASON IT'S AN
ISSUE. AGAIN, THE APPEALS COURT
LAST MONTH AFFIRMED
THE CONVICTION OF ANOTHER FORMER
OFFICER, MOHAMAED NEUR FOR THIRD
DEGREE MURDER. SO PROSECUTORS
WANT TO BE ABLE TO USE IN THE
CHAUVIIN CASE, TOO.
BUT CHAUVIN'S LAWYER ARGUES
THAT RULING DIDN'T SET
A PRECEDENT YET BECAUSE
THE STATE SUPREME COURT IS NOW
TAKING THE CASE.
>> THE COURT OF APPEALS RELEASED
ITS OPINION IN OR IT IS STAYED
FOR 30 DAYS. AND IN
THAT CONTEXT, IF THE ORDER IS
STAYED, IT'S NOT FINAL. THAT'S
A RADICAL THEORY. AND IT'S
NOTABLE THAT IN THE TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF DISTRICT COURT
CASES DECIDED IN MINNESOTA,
HE CAN'T CITE A SINGLE EXAMPLE
WHERE THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
NOT ONE. THERE IS NO IN CIVIL OR
CRIMINAL LAW, NONE.
OUR COLLEAGUE LOU RAGUSE WAS
LISTENING IN TO THIS VIRTUAL
HEARING YESTERDAY. HE SAID
THAT THE APPEALS COURT JUDGES
EXPRESSED A LOT OF SKEPTICISM
TOWARDS CHAUVIIN ATTORNEY.
BUT AGAIN, WE ARE WAITING ON A
DECISION YET THAT IS EXPECTED
THIS WEEK. AND DEPENDING ON WHAT
HAPPENS AFTER THAT DECISION
COMES DOWN, THE LOSING SIDE
HERE , WHOEVER LOSES THIS APPEAL
CAN TAKE IT UP WITH THE STATE
SUPREME COURT. OBVIOUSLY,
THAT WOULD TAKE SOME TIME.
AND JURY SELECTION IS SCHEDULED
TO BEGIN MONDAY. SO THERE IS
A CHANCE, DEPENDING ON WHAT
HAPPENS AFTER THIS DECISION BY
THE APPEALS COURT THAT THIS
TRIAL COULD BE DELAYED. A FLUID
SITUATION LEADING UP TO JUST
DAYS BEFORE JURY SELECTION.
JOHN , THANKS. NOW, AS
JENNIFER MENTIONED, THE STATE
SUPREME COURT HAS AGREED
TO REVIEW THE THIRD DEGREE
MURDER CONVICTION OF FORMER
MINNEAPOLICE OFFICER MOHAMAED
NOR HE WAS CONVICTED OF SHOOTING
AND KILLING JUSTIN RUSZCZYK
DAMANGED IN TWENTY SEVENTEEN.
NOR HIS ATTORNEYS ARGUE
THE PROSECUTION DIDN'T
ADEQUATELY ESTABLISH NOR
DEPRAVED MIND ELEMENT THAT'S
NECESSARY FOR A THIRD DEGREE
MURDER CONVICTION. THE COURT IS
EXPECTED TO HEAR ANDRIST CASE
IN JUNE AND THE CLOCK IS REALLY
TICKING. WE'RE LESS THAN A WEEK
AWAY FROM THE START OF DEREK
CHAUVIN'S TRIAL AND JURY
SELECTION RIGHT NOW, COMMUNITY
LEADERS IN NORTH MINNEAPOLICE
ARE DOWNRIGHT SCARED ABOUT WHAT
COULD HAPPEN AND THEY WANT TO BE
PART OF THE CONVERSATION
SURROUNDING SECURTY SO MANY
BUSINESSES ALONG THIS STRETCH
OF WEST BROADWAY IN NORTH
MINNEAPOLICE ARE STILL BOARDED
UP OR EVEN DAMAGED FOLLOWING
THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD.
RESIDENTS ARE WORRIED ABOUT
THE WHAT IFS AND ARE HOPING
FOR A BETTER PLAN OF ACTION SO
THEIR COMMUNITY ISN'T DESTROYED
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. >>
AGAIN. >> AND BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU GOT
A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT IS GOING
TO MISPLACED ANGER, RIGHT.
AND THAT'S WHERE THE LOOTING
AND EVERYTHING CAME FROM.
>> LEADERS ON THE NORTH SIDE
NEED ANSWERS AND ARE SEEKING
GUIDANCE ON HOW TO PROTECT THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD. HOWEVER,
NEIGHBORHOOD. HOWEVER, MINNEAPOLICE ARE SAYING
THAT THEY'VE BEEN VERY
INTENTIONAL IN THEIR PLANS
TO KEEP THE ENTIRE CITY SAFE.
AND RIGHT NOW CHURCHES IN THE
AREA ARE PLANNING TO OFFER SAFE
SPACES SO THAT PEOPLE CAN GO
DISCUSS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH
THE TRIAL. CHURCH LEADERS
ARE PLANNING TO HOLD AN HOUR
LONG PRAYER GATHERING AT
THE GOVERNMENT'S CENTER NEXT
SUNDAY, THIS COMING SUNDAY
RATHER MARCH 7TH, JUST ONE DAY,
CHRIS , BEFORE JURY SELECTION
BEGINS.
BEGINS.
BEGINS. >> AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT
OF PREPARATIONS BEING UNDERTAKEN
THIS WEEK.
THIS WEEK. >> THANKS A LOT, ALICIA . WELL ,
CITY LEADERS IN MINNEAPOLICE
ARE PULLING THE PLUG ON PLANS
TO HIRE SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS
TO COMBAT MISINFORMATION DURING
THE TRIAL. SOME COMMUNITY GROUPS
TOLD KARE 11 THEY DON'T TRUST
THE CITY TO BE TRUTHFUL
AND TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
THE INFLUENCERS WOULD HAVE BEEN
PAID COULD BE BETTER SPENT
ELSEWHERE. THE FIGHT AGAINST
THE CORONAVIRUS HITTING THE ROAD
THIS MORNING . HERE ARE THREE
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW.
THE FIRST DOSES OF THE JOHNSON
AND JOHNSON VACCINE ARE ON
THE WAY TO MINNESOTA.
STATE OFFICIALS SAY FORTY TWO
THOUSAND DOSES WILL BE HERE BY
MIDWEEK. WE'RE GETTING WORD FROM
CAPITOL HILL THIS MORNING .
THE SENATE COULD VOTE ON THE
PRESIDENT'S NEARLY TWO TRILLION
DOLLAR COVID RESCUE BILL AS SOON
AS TOMORROW. ACROSS THE BORDER
IN WISCONSIN, PIERZ COUNTY
HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE LEVYING
RESTRICTIONS, ARE LETTING
RESTRICTIONS ON LOOSE GATHERINGS
EXPIRE, IS DUE TO A DROP
IN CASES AND ACCOMPLISHING THEIR
GOAL OF VACCINATING MORE THAN 50
% OF THE COUNTRY'S OLDER
POPULATION.
POPULATION. >> WELL , MINNESOTA'S
VACCINATION NUMBERS ARE SLOWLY
AND STEADILY GOING UP . THESE
ARE THE LATEST NUMBERS FROM
SATURDAY. AND WE'VE NOW PASSED
MORE THAN NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND
MINNESOTANS WITH AT LEAST A DOSE
THOSE FULLY VACCINATED. YOU CAN
SEE HERE MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED
AND SIXTY SEVEN THOUSAND.
THE POPULATION WITH AT LEAST
A SHOT IS NOW UP TO SIXTEEN
POINT TWO %. THIS IS OF THE
STATE'S FIVE POINT SIX MILLION
RESIDENTS. YESTERDAY WE SAW THIS
NUMBER AT FIFTEEN POINT EIGHT
AND THEN CHECK OUT THE METRO
COUNTIES. SO HENNIPEN RAMSEY,
WASHINGTON, ALL IN GREEN. THEY
HAVE MORE THAN 15 % OF PEOPLE
VACCINATED. AND YOU CAN SEE
THE OTHER COUNTIES STILL
THE BLUE ONE COUNTY, SHERBURNE
IN GRAY, WHICH MEANS IT'S FIVE
TO 10 % VACCINATED. NOW, COMING
UP IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR, WE'RE
GOING TO LOOK AT THE NATIONAL
MAP OF WHERE STATES STAND WHEN
IT COMES TO PEOPLE WITH A SHOT
AND THOSE WHO ARE FULLY
VACCINATED. AND FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON VACCINATIONS,
OPEN UP YOUR SMARTPHONE CAMERA
AND SCAN THE QR CODE RIGHT
HERE ON YOUR SCREEN. IT'S GOING
TO TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO OUR BACK
PAGE ON KARE 11 DOTCOM. NOW
HERE'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S OTHER
TOP STORIES IN YOUR
MORNING RUSH. A MAN CHARGED
WITH SHOOTING A BROOKLYN PARK
POLICE OFFICER IS BACK IN COURT.
THIRTY EIGHT YEAR OLD TYRICE WAS
CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE
MURDER. POLICE RESPONDED
TO CALLS ABOUT A RESTRAINING
ORDER VIOLATION. THAT'S WHERE
THEY SAY LAWS REACHED INTO HIS
CAR, PULLED OUT A GUN AND BOTH
HE AND POLICE FIRED BOTH LAWS
AND AN OFFICER WERE INJURED.
SCARY MOMENTS OUT ON THE DULUTH
COURT. FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED
TO A FIRE ON A ONE HUNDRED
TWELVE YEAR OLD DECOMMISSIONED
SHIP. FIREFIGHTERS SAY CREWS
WERE TRYING TO DISMANTLE
THE SHIP WHEN A SPARK CAUGHT
WOOD ON FIRE. THE BATTLE OVER
VOTING RIGHTS RETURNS TO THE
SUPREME COURT TODAY. JUSTICES
WILL HOLD A HEARING OVER
THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT WHICH
PROHIBITS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
IN VOTING. IT COMES AFTER LAST
YEAR'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
WHERE FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP
MADE FALSE CLAIMS OF VOTER
FRAUD. AND IT WAS A LATE NIGHT
LOSS FOR THE MINNESOTA WHILE
THE VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS BEAT
A WILD FIVE FOUR AND OVER TIME
THE TEAMS ARE BACK AT IT
TOMORROW NIGHT AT NINE AND
NATSOT TUESDAY MORNING RUSH GUY.
>> WHAT'S OUR ONE THING? WHETHER
IT'S BREEZY OUT THERE WITH WINDS
FROM THE SOUTH OR ANYWHERE
BETWEEN SIX MILES PER HOUR
AND WILLMAR TO ABOUT TWENTY
NINE MILES PER HOUR IN MARSHALL.
>> AND IF YOU'RE WAKING UP OVER
IN HUDSON, WISCONSIN, YOU MIGHT
WANT TO LEAVE EARLY. THIS IS
WHAT NINETY FOUR WESTBOUND LOOKS
LIKE RIGHT NOW. LOOKS LIKE A FEW
VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE CRASH
BLOCKING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT
SHOULDER. THIS IS AT KARMICHAEL
ROAD JUST BEFORE YOU CROSSED
THE BRIDGE INTO MINNESOTA.
WE'LL ZOOM IN CLOSER, GIVE YOU
A BETTER IDEA, A LITTLE BIT OF A
SLOWDOWN. WE'LL BE TRACKING SOME
DRIVE TIMES COMING UP IN A FEW
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. >> WORKING FROM HOME IS LEADING
TO WORKING WAY MORE JUST HOW
MUCH OVERTIME WE'RE ALL LOGGING
AND HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR WORK
LIFE BALANCE.
LIFE BALANCE. >> THEN A DOCTOR JUMPING
ON ZOOME DURING SURGARY.
>> WHY HE SAYS IT WAS NO BIG
DEAL. YEAH, MAYBE TO THE GUY
ON THE TABLE. PLUS, A MINNESOTA
FAMILY PACKED UP HIT THE ROAD
WITH NO END GOAL.
>> WE JOIN THEM FOR A