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13,000, making social distancing nearly impossible and no masks were required but were often not worn >> we also honor those who lost their lives -- >> reporter: the team holding moment of silence for the dead but moments like this can threaten lives. >> right now the problem is we still have a chunk of americans who are high risk that have not gotten vaccinated. >> reporter: though, texas ha seen a 19% drop in covid cases, states in over the half the country recording a rise in infections minne...

Proposed or passed new restrictive voting laws, and corporations are being pressured to respond. its led to major league baseball to pull this years all star game out of georgia. we get more now from cbs nancy cordes. >> reporter: georgias loss is colorados gain. the governor, jared polis, said today the all star game will bring nearly $200 million to his state. >> colorado has really knocked one out of the park on this one. >> reporter: m.l.b.s power play infuriated republicans. >> i just think...

Season hosting the braves yesterday after the teams first four games were postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. playing with a depleted roster, washington still rallied to a 6-5 win, thanks to juan sotos tiebreaking walkoff homer in the bottom of the ninth. finally, there is this story. try not to flinch. bally sports broadcast team is going to need some new equipment after a foul ball shattered the lens of the home plate camera during the second inning of yesterdays game between the ca...

The second inning for his first home run in pinstripes and aaron judge a three-run bomb at the bottom of the eighth. yankees beat the orioles 7-2. sigh. all right. now to boston. we had extra innings last night. the red sox appear to be on the ropes in the bottom of the 12th. trailing the rays by a run with two outs and two runners on base. then this. >> that one is driven to right field. arozarena backing up and its over his head! over his head! the red sox are going to win the game! who runs s...

>> yeah, exactly. >> the mets won. >> mets won. yankees won, red sox won. but no, willie, i have to tell you, lake placid came to mind. >> you really dont have to tell us. >> and then i said how can i take after overstatement and really devolve it into pure, sheer, 100% stupidity. so i went back to midway. i think it works. >> along with joe -- >> early april baseball and midway, mika, yes. >> willie and me, we have msnbc contributor mike barnacle who is not participating in this conversation, m...

And again, not -- im not saying that -- >> i hear things went off the rails yesterday, and were going to try to have a cleaner, tighter shift today. >> dont want to offend anybody. im saying some sports writers are comparing the sox comeback last night against the rays to the united states navys comeback at midway. im not drawing those comparisons. im just saying its out there. its out there, my friend. >> i thought you were going to the miracle on ice, but boy you took it a step further there. ...

Bob gibson, here is garrett cole. its all very exciting. >> mets won. >> yeah, exactly. >> the mets won. >> mets won. yankees won. red sox won. willie, i have to tell you, lake placid came to mind. >> you really dont have to tell us. >> i said, how can i take an overstatement and just really devolve it into just pure, sheer, 100% stupidity? and so i went back to midway. i think it works. >> i think its fair, early april baseball and midway, mika. >> willie me and we have msnbc mike barnicle not ...

Was among the possibilities, a senior department official denied that such a move is being discussed. the 2022 olympics are set to take place next february. major league baseball has officially named coors field in denver, colorado, as the new site of this years all-star game. the announcement from the league yesterday made no mention of georgias controversial new voting law that prompted mlb to move the mid summer classic out of atlanta. the democratic senator john hickenhooper spelled things...

Voting deadlines and timeliness. critics say that the law restricts access to the ballot especially among black voters and that atlanta, a democratic stronghold would be hit especially hard, but republicans are crying foul saying the law makes elections more secure and accusing the league of caving to cancel culture. >> ill tell you whos getting screwed. its the little guy. its the little guy thats working georgia and working in the bars, taverns and hotels that now are not going have guests. >>...

You. one place where both sides can agree is that its going to be georgia businesses that really feel the impact of this move. im talking about small businesses, restaurant owners and people counting on the influx of customers and now all part of a fight thats gone well beyond the state of georgia. major league baseball is throwing georgia a curveball over the states controversial new voting law moving the all-star game to a new home, denvers coors field and taking with it millions of tourist re...