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CNN Transcripts for March 30, 2021

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Cuomo Prime Time
• The Derek Chauvin Trial; GOP Rep Gaetz Says He's Victim Of Criminal Extortion; Fourth Wave Looms As COVID-19 Cases Spike Across U.S. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Day Two Of Derek Chauvin Trial; Teen Who Recorded Viral Video Testifies; NY Times: Matt Gaetz Is Said To Face Justice Department Inquiry Over Sex With An Underage Girl; Fears Of A Fourth Surge As COVID Cases Spike 23 Percent In One Week; Testing COVID Vaccine On Kids; Rise In Attacks On Asian-Americans. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Did Not Air 2-3p ET


At This Hour
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Second Day of Testimony in Derek Chauvin Trial. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Derek Chauvin Trial Continues; Firefighter: Police Wouldn't Let Me Check George Floyd's Condition. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Congressman Matt Gaetz Denies Relationship With A Minor; Witnesses Gave Their Emotional Testimonies On Chauvin Murder Trial; Floyd Family Wants Justice; Another Asian Woman Attack In Broad Daylight; Public Intervention Can Save Other People's Lives. Aired 10- 11p ET
• Second Day Of Testimony In Chauvin Trial; Rep. Gaetz Denies Sexual Relationship With 17-Year-Old; GA State Trooper Officer Who Arrested GA Rep. At State Capitol Feared Insurrection; Multiple States Set To Drop Mask Mandate, Ignoring Biden Plea To Keep Restrictions; Police Officers Berate, Threaten Five-Year-Old Boy. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Biden Pushes Mask Mandates as COVID Cases Rise; Michigan Ramps Up Vaccination as Infections, Hospitalizations Surge; Chauvin's Trial Resumes with MMA Trainer Who Saw Floyd's Death; Prosecutor Says Chauvin Knelt on George Floyd's Neck for 9 Minutes and 29 Seconds; Georgia's New Voting Law Prompts Calls for Boycotts. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Biden Signs PPP Extension; Biden's Infrastructure Plan; Georgia's Voting Law Prompts Boycotts; Three Men Charged in Kidnapping Plot to Stand Trial; WHO Releases Report; NYPD Searches for Hate Crime Suspect. Aired 9:30-10a ET.
• Chauvin Trial Resumes with MMA Trainer Who Saw Floyd's Death; Biden, CDC Director Warn of Virus Surge if Americans Let Guard Down; Second Day of Testimony Gets Underway in Derek Chauvin Trial. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Live Coverage of Derek Chauvin Trial; Witness Donald Williams' 911 Call is Entered As Exhibit 20; Examination and Cross-Examination of Donald Williams. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Second Day of Testimony Gets Underway in Derek Chauvin Trial. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Second Day of Testimony Gets Underway in Derek Chauvin Trial. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Witnesses Take Stand to Describe George Floyd's Final Moments; COVID Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths Rising in U.S. Again. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• COVID Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths Rising in U.S. Again; WHO Report: Virus Likely Came from Animal, Not Lab; U.S. Among 14 Nations Expressing Concern over WHO Findings; White House: More Seniors Getting Vaccinated, But Not Time to Relax; Funeral Today for Officer Killed in Boulder Mass Shooting; Dozens of School Shootings Thwarted by Community Tipoffs. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Biden Administration Sends Agents to Border; Derek Chauvin Trial Continues. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• 2nd Day of Derek Chauvin Trial Resumes after Lunch Break; Underage Witness Testifies Off Camera in Chauvin Trial; Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Derek Chauvin Trial Continues. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Underage Witness Testifies Off Camera in Chauvin Trial; Bystander Said I Stay Up at Night Apologizing to George Floyd. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trial Begins For George Floyd's Killer; WHO: COVID-19 Likely Came From Animals, Not Lab; Suez Canal Traffic Resumes; Thai Officials Deny Turning Back Myanmar Refugees; First Oil Tanker In Months Docks At Hodeidah Port; Thick Smoke Blankets Kathmandu, Closes Schools; Birx: Hundreds Of Thousands Of Deaths Were Likely Preventable; The Facts On Biden's Uphill Border Crisis. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• WHO Report: Virus Likely Came from Animals, Not Lab; ISIS Group Claims Responsibility for Palma Siege; First Oil Tanker in Months Docks at Hodeidah Port; Irish Sea Border Issues Threaten Peace; Trial Begins for Ex Police Office Charged with Murder of George Floyd; WHO Report On SARS-Cov-2 Origin Raises More Questions Than Answers; "Ever Given" Finally Freed In Suez Canal; Myanmar Refugees Flee From Military Airstrikes In The North; Director Of CDC: "I'm Scared." Walensky's Plea To Americans To Stay Vigilant; Bolsonaro Replaces Six Cabinet Members In One Move. Aired 1-2a ET
• WHO: COVID-19 Likely Came From Animals, Not Lab; Suez Canal Traffic Resumes; Trial Begins For George Floyd's Killer; Thai Officials Turned Back Myanmar Refugees; ISIS Claims Responsibility For Palma Siege; Many African Nations Face Vaccine Rollout Challenges. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• WHO Release Report on COVID-19 Source; Vaccine Shows High Efficacy Rate; Floyd's Family Hopes to Get Justice; Ever Given Finally Freed; Trial Begin For Ex-Officer Derek Chauvin Charged In Floyd's Death; Biden Administration Cuts Trade Ties With Myanmar; First Oil Tanker In Months Docks At Hodeidah Port As War In Yemen Continues; Severe Weather, Six Dead After Flash Floods In Nashville. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trial Begins for Former Officer Charged in George Floyd's Death; W.H.O. Report: Virus Likely Came from Animals, Not Lab; Top U.S. Health Official on Rising COVID Cases: "I'm Scared"; U.S. Air Travel Amid Pandemic Hits New Record High; Biden Prepares to Pitch Jobs and Infrastructure Plan; Suez Canal Traffic Resumes After Crews Free Massive Ship. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Prosecutors Show Video of Chauvin Kneeling on Floyd's Neck; Biden Administration Cuts Trade Ties with Myanmar; First Oil Tanker in Months Docks at Hodeidah Port; Texas Congressional Candidate Under Fire Over New Ad. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


Connect the World
• Trial Resumes for George Floyd's Killer; Global Leaders Unite in Call for Pandemic Treaty; Suez Canal Traffic Resumes. Aired 10-10:20a ET
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Off-Duty Firefighter On Day Of George Floyd's Death Testifies She Repeatedly Asked Police To Check For A Pulse, But They Refused; Emotional Testimony In Trial Of Ex-Officer Charged In Floyd Death; Arkansas About To Become The 18th State Without Mask Mandate; WHO Report Says Lab Leak "Extremely Unlikely;" Georgia Capitol Police Officer Who Arrested State Lawmaker Says He Had U.S. Capitol Insurrection On His Mind At Time Of Arrest; Rep. Matt Gaetz Denies Relations With 17-Year-Old After NYT Report. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• CDC Director: "I'm Scared" Americans Will Their Guards Down; Trial Begins Against Ex-Police Officer for Killing George Floyd; Biden Set to Roll Out Sweeping Infrastructure & Jobs Package; Ever Given Finally Free. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CDC Director: "I'm Scared" Americans Will Let Their Guard Down; Biden Set To Roll Out Sweeping Infrastructure And Jobs Package; Giant Container Ship Freed In Suez Canal. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• As Ships Head Through the Suez Canal Again, Global Trade Could Take Weeks to Recover; Banks Lose Billions on Hedge Fund Failure, but Wider Market Chaos Averted; The World Health Organization Says COVID-19 Came from Animals, Not a Lab. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Second Day Of Testimony In Derek Chauvin Trial; Witness: I Saw George Floyd Was "In Very Much Danger"; Witness To Floyd Killing: "I Felt The Need To Call The Police On The Police"; Witness: No Violence From Bystanders, Only From Officers; Witness: I Called 911 "Because I Believe I Witnessed A Murder". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Underage Witness Testifies Off Camera In Chauvin Trial. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Biden, CDC Director Warn of Virus Rebound if Americans Let Up; WHO Draft Report: Virus Likely Came from Animal, Not Lab; Soon: Derek Chauvin Trial Resumes After Dramatic First Day. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Biden to Outline Infrastructure Plan Tomorrow; Suez Canal Reopens; Chauvin Trial Resumes Today; Houston and Baylor Advance to Final Four. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Biden, CDC Director Warn of Virus Rebound if Americans Let Up; Derek Chauvin Trial Resumes after Dramatic First Day. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Biden To Outline Part One Of $3 Billion Infrastructure Plan Tomorrow; Funeral For Slain Boulder Police Officer Eric Talley Is Today; Ghislaine Maxwell Faces New Sex Trafficking Charges. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Witnesses Begin Being Called in Trial of Derek Chauvin for Death of George Floyd; George Floyd's Brother Philonise Floyd Interviewed on Beginning of Trial of Derek Chauvin; Biden, CDC Director Warn of Virus Rebound If Americans Let Up. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Latest on Trooper who Arrested Georgia Lawmaker; Georgia State Senator Butch Miller is Interviewed about the Georgia Capitol Incident and the Voting Laws; Suez Canal Reopens; Biden Warns of Virus Rebound. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Did Not Air 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Second Day Of Testimony In Derek Chauvin Trial; Defense Cross- Examines Firefighter At Scene Of George Floyd's Death; Dramatic Testimony In Trial Of Ex-Officer Charged In George Floyd's Death: "I Believe I Witnessed A Murder". Aired 5-6p ET
• Derek Chauvin Trial Continues; Firefighter In Tears Testifying About George Floyd's Arrest; White House Says, Biden Believes Americans Deserve Better Info From World Health Organization On COVID Origins Than In New Report; Civil Rights Groups File Third Federal Lawsuit Challenging New Georgia Voting Law; New Video Inside Border Facility Shows Children Sleeping On Mats, Overcrowded Conditions. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• U.S. University Requires COVID-19 Vaccinations For Students; Deadly Flash Floods Strike Middle Tennessee; CNN Hero Helps Children In Nigeria, Aired 4-4:10a ET