Closing arguments are made in the trial of Derek Chauvin, as people in Minneapolis and around the country prepare for the announcement of the verdict. 

This week, it's strange times in Texas as Matthew McConaughey is leading in polls for the governorship... even though he isn't currently in the race. We also report on two deaths that resulted from an accident involving a driverless car in the Lone Star State, before shifting our attention to the latest updates involving the controversial choice in pausing administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVIS-19 vaccine. 

Then turning our attention to Minneapolis, closing arguments are made in the trial of Derek Chauvin, as people in Minneapolis and around the country prepare for the announcement of the verdict. In advance of the potential for public unrest, National Guard troops have been deployed in Minneapolis, presenting a challenge for city leadership and politicians all the way up to the President of the United States. 

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SHOW NOTES

• TEXAS FLOOD: McConaughey may be a viable candidate for TX governor, polls show
• DRIVERLESS CRASH: Nobody Was Behind Wheel Of Tesla Involved In Fatal Texas Crash 
• SOCIAL SHAME: Andi Zeisler: I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Monday and took a selfie. Things got weird after that. 
• CAUSE OF THE CLOTS: Doctors home in on cause of blood clots potentially linked with Covid-19 vaccines 
• SURRENDERED: Fired Florida data scientist Rebekah Jones turns herself in to jail and tests positive for Covid-19 
• CLOSING ARGUMENTS: Biden preparing for 'tinderbox' with country on edge ahead of verdict in Chauvin trial 
• Minneapolis prepares for Derek Chauvin verdict 
• City braces for unrest over Floyd verdict as pig’s head left at witness' ex home 
• HURT: 'It physically hurts': Black men are in mourning for George Floyd — and themselves
• BUSH IS BACK: George W Bush is back – but not all appreciate his new progressive image

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