Axios PM

March 31, 2021
Good afternoon: Today's PM — edited by Justin Green — is 413 words, a 1.5-minute read.
1 big thing: Witness sobs after Floyd video

Witness Charles McMillian, 61, began sobbing this afternoon after prosecutors played police bodycam video of George Floyd saying over and over that he couldn't breathe and calling for his mother.
The big picture: The reaction captured what we've seen from witness after witness — the trauma of reliving those harrowing moments on global television as America reckons all over again with one of its worst moments.
- McMillian was recorded on bodycam footage telling Floyd to take it easy.
- "You can't win," he told Floyd.
At one point in the testimony, McMillian dropped his head to the table. He composed himself for a second, held his head, grabbed a tissue and said: "Oh, my God."
- He took a swig of water, still crying. He dabbed his eyes, then nodded his head for the questioning to continue.
Asked to explain what he was feeling, McMillian was barely able to say:
- "I feel helpless. I don't have a mama either, but I understand him."
Go deeper: Cashier Christopher Martin testified today that he felt "guilt" for accepting George Floyd's fake bill.
2. Pods du jour
Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios
While plenty of retired athletes host podcasts (i.e. CC Sabathia, Pat McAfee), only a handful of active players have the time and energy to host their own shows.
Here are a few that Axios Sports author Kendall Baker recommends:
- 🏀 NBA: "The Old Man & the Three" — J.J. Redick, Mavericks guard
- 🏈 NFL: "Bussin' With The Boys" — Taylor Lewan and Will Compton, Titans teammates
- 🥍 Sports Business: "Suiting Up" — Paul Rabil, Premier Lacrosse League co-founder and midfielder
- ⚽️ Women's sports: "Just Women's Sports" — Kelley O'Hara, USWNT and NWSL defender
🎙 Go deeper: The New Yorker's Hua Hsu, "The Rise of the Athlete Podcaster."
3. Catch up quick
- Major companies are expressing concern about Georgia's law curbing voting rights, which critics say will especially affect Black communities' voting access. Go deeper.
- New York has legalized recreational marijuana for all adults over the age of 21. Go deeper.
- Delta Airlines will begin filling middle seats again on May 1. Go deeper.
- Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield told Dan Primack at an Axios event today that more companies will begin "going digital first," prioritizing their digital infrastructures over physical office spaces. Go deeper.
- Banned from the ballpark: Cleveland Indians baseball fans won't be permitted to wear headdresses or face paint at games this year as the team explores a mascot and name change, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
4. 1 smile to go: LEGO dinosaurs

LEGO models are on exhibition in Melbourne, transforming the blockbuster franchise "Jurassic World" into the largest LEGO brick experience in Australian history.
- 50+ large-scale dinosaurs, props, scenes and activities are made from over 6 million LEGO bricks, including Velociraptors Blue and Delta and an enormous T-Rex.

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