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Baseball after the league decided to move this years all-star game out of atlanta because of georgias new voting law. welcome in a new hour of "americas newsroom," im dana perino, >> bill: im bill hemmer. >> dana: you are firing on all cylinders this morning. >> bill: do you like baylor or gonzalez. >> dana: i think both of them -- i dont know what im talking about. i have friends that went to both. thats who i decide who im for. you going the stay up and watch it? >> bill: no, ill figure it out...

>> im a native floridian, i grew up playing sports, baseball, public school kid, i was recruited to play at yale university. i had never been to new england in my life. i go up there, i showed up the first day of school with jean shorts and a t-shirt which was pretty standard for the where i grew up in florida but it was not well received in new england at a place like yale. i played baseball there for four years. eventually he went to harvard law and commissioned in the navy as an officer with ...

Is a major disappointment. >> we all anticipated the euphoria to come with this event as we are coming out of a pandemic and with that was not only going to be an uptick in our mood but also in our economy. i think there are people on both sides that agree that everyone boycotting each other is not going to be the answer. >> bill: amen to that. steve harrigan picks up our coverage this hour. good morning. >> good morning, bill. on opening day the atlanta braves had an all-star patch on the right...

Coronavirus research and development. her donation reportedly helped researchers conduct trial phases that led to the development of the moderna vaccine which she received. leave it up to mariah carey to do that. lawrence: she still has the pipes. jillian: thats true. lawrence: up next, georgia businesses prepare to take a hit after the mlb yanks the all-star game. now the league is taking serious heat for those calling out the hypocrisy. jillian: a former baseball player joins us live to weigh ...

Venezia agrees, saying we should keep politics aside and help struggling businesses. >> small businesses across the country have suffered this year greatly because of this pandemic. i know firsthand my business was hurt. i actually got the disease a year ago. and i think we need to make sure that we come together on this. >> also the league has not announced a new venue for the game which is set for july 13th. back to you guys. jillian: it will be interesting to keep following this. ashley, than...

The states restrictions on voting. governor brian kemp refused to back down, accusing the league and other companies of, quote, caving to liberal activists like stacy abrams. abrams is opposing the boycotts writing in usa today she doesnt think theyre necessary yet. congresswoman ilhan omar disagreed, noting the civil rights movement started with boycotts. president biden said he would of strongly support the mlb moving the game. chris christie said hes breaking the promise to unite the nation. ...

>> there is undoubtedly going to be a cost. i think that was the point that the major league baseball was trying to make. these companies have the opportunity to vote with their feet and theyre using their economic power to express their dissatisfaction. >> the mlb announced friday it would pull the game, blasting the states restrictions on voting. govern for brian kemp refused to back down, accusing the league and other companies of saving. stacy abrams says she doesnt think its necessary yet. ...

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Get their 2021 regular season underway tomorrow against the braves. the team was originally scheduled to open the season last thursday but series against the mets postponed because of multiple players out due to positive covid 19 tests. major league baseball said there were no new positives in the latest round of testing. and more on the mens championship game tonight doesnt tip until 9:20 eastern. if youre on the east coast, you might want to mix in a nap. >> im a big fan of naps. thank you, ...

Republicans. >> reporter: but there are also cracks within bidens own party. the white house is defending the corporate tax rate raise even as a critical democratic vote, senator joe manchin, says he wont support it. >> some think its too small. frankly there have been folks who have come out on both sides. >> reporter: some progressive members of the party say the package itself isnt big enough. >> in order for us to realize this inspiring vision, we need to go way higher. >> reporter: as that ...