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>> reporter: the defense, however, claimed there were two absolute reasons potter is innocent, despite firing her gun. >> she didnt cause this, and she had a right to use deadly force, even though she didnt know she was using it, she had a right to. and thats what the law is. >> reporter: defense attorney earl gray pushed even further saying daunte wright is to blame. >> she says taser, taser, taser. and he should have, okay, stop, i give up. daunte wright caused his own death unfortunately. >> ...

Bars found guilty in the death of daunte wright. well share what she said about the verdict. a new variant could be causing more chaos than joy this holiday season. plus, were live across europe where omicron is breaking records, and experts warn things will only get worse. ♪ >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. well, less than a day away from christmas and the omicron variant is throwing a last-minute wrench into some holiday travel plans. delta...

Taser, taser and nothing happened. and then he told me i shot him. im sorry it happened. >> reporter: the prosecutors emphasized monday intent isnt what the jury will be deciding. >> an accidental killing is still a crime if the defendants actions are reckless or culpable negligent. this was a colossal screw up. a blunder of epic proportions. it was irreversible, and it was fatal. >> good luck, members of the jury. >> reporter: now kim potters future lies in the hands of 12 jurors who will decid...

There. its very complex. this is something thats obviously gotten the attention of the white house as well. we are seeing in a number of cities across the country those who were calling for policing reform and the so-called defunding of the police now reversing themselves in a lot of cities to include here in california, the city of oakland and san francisco. here in los angeles as well as these officials try to get a grasp and ahead of some of these waves weve seen to try and protect the public...

Asymptomatic. this diagnosis comes less than a week after clyburn was with president biden at his alma mater. south carolina state universitys commencement ceremony. congressman saying tonight, quote, america is in a new phase of this pandemic. no one is immune. i urge anyone who has not done so to protect themselves by getting vaccinated and boosted. we send our best wishes to representative clyburn tonight. and three days of deliberations and now no verdict. the jury in the trial of the ex-p...

Jury this was a mistake and he challenged them, when their back deliberating to think about this question, he said, and im paraphrasing here, how could potter act recklessly if she doesnt know she had a gun in her hand. listen in. >> a second later she shot him. tragically. but she didnt know she had a gun either. and then he said, you shot me. and being alone, what does he do, does he say help me out and he takes off and you see the video, he goes like a jet. >> reporter: the defense arguing wr...

>> dr. ashish jha, thank you for that important information. up next, why a massive covid search in one european country could predict some trouble heading to the united states. plus, the fate of a former police officer accused of killing daunte wright now in the jurys hands. what jurors heard in closing arguments ahead. ♪ yes, show a little kindness ♪ ♪ just shine your light for everyone to see ♪ ♪ and if you try a little kindness ♪ ♪ all the gifts you really, really, really, ...

I also think it is going to become less about case counts and more about hospitalizations. if it is the case, right now i have ten or 12 friends who have covid right now. that feels like new york city right now. positive cases are everywhere. and that is true in other major cities as well. so in that environment, in this dynamic, it is going to be different than it was a year ago with covid-19. >> the washington team reporting that the white house may be shifting toward counting severe cases not...

On a sunday afternoon in april. police in a minneapolis suburb ordered 20—year—old daunte wright from his car and were attempting to arrest him when things went terribly wrong. as daunte wright tried to escape, the officer wearing the body camera, threatened to taser him. taser, taser, taser! but only once she pulled the trigger, did she realise shed mistaken her gun for a taser. kimberly potter was arrested three days after daunte wright died of a single gunshot wound to the chest. giving e...

She had a right to. >> the defense attorney earl gray pushed even further saying daunte wright is to blame. >> she says taser, taser, taser. he should have, okay, stop! i give up. daunte wright caused his own death, unfortunately. >> a characterization prosecutors took issue with. >> i want to you consider if we accept that argument, that he caused his own death. we have to semiany time a person does not meticulously follow the commands of a police officer, they can be shot to death. >> mondays ...