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Von? the judge threw out zimmermans defamation lawsuit, going to sue the parents for defamation, for calling him what he did. he killed their son. >> reverend al, you think about the irony of it on the week leading into the ten-year that raced the consciousness level, raised awareness of black lives matter, and obviously you and i have led the effort. i believe in doing that this week will bring more attention to the trayvon martin, and were going to think about the convictions of derek chauvin,...

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Welcome back, everybody. any moment now we are expecting to hear from former officer kim potter. she is expected to speak during her sentencing hearing. she was convicted of first and second degree manslaughter for the killing of 20-year-old daunte wright. she said she mistakenly used her gun to kill wright when she meant to use her taser. shaq, its good to see you. what type of sentence is potter expected to receive? and when will we hear from her in court? >> reporter: we could hear from kim p...

Presumptive 86 months, or roughly six years, saying, quote, it must always be remembered first and foremost that this case is about the death of daunte wright, a living, breathing, human being who loved and was loved. the presumptive sentence reflects the seriousness of the loss of his life. a.g. keith ellison joins me now. general ellison, nice to see you this evening. you know, i have to say, and of course, as you know, this is our home state. were both from minnesota, so this hits particularl...

Coincide with this encirclement of ukraine. in addition to that, we also should be worried because its not just a strategic nuclear exercise that we should worry about. russias military doctrine allows them to use nuclear -- tactical nuclear weapons if they believe that they can convince their adversary to give up and go home. so its a really dangerous situation. >> evelyn farkas, geoff bennett, yes, sir. >> uncle, grandson, nephew and to the rest of your family. i understand a mothers love and ...

Doesnt really work here. this is different than the approach you saw trumps lawyers use yesterday when the suit in new york with the attorney general where they are essentially arguing that everything around trump is so specific, and trump is in a special class that he needs to be -- he cant -- he cant be deposed like a regular citizen because if he pleads the fifth, theres going to be some -- some inference that is made that would be different for somebody else because there would be a lot of n...

Dauntes life was cut short because kim thought she had a taser. she point it the gun into my sons chest and pulls the trig eric not only killing daunte, she damaged my whole familys hearts. >> she took our baby boy with a single gunshot through his heart. she shattered my life. my world will never be the same. >> everything we do ends in tears because all we have is the memory. >> the mother of wrights 2-year-old son also spoke. >> im now a single mother, not by choice but force. >> potter the t...

Sorry she was for what happened saying she was devastated every day since it occurred and praying for them and hope one day they can forgive her. the hearing today is to decide the sentence of what she was charged of. the judge will decide what the sentence looks like. right now she is going through the arguments that both sides have been making today in leading up today for what that sentence should look like. earlier today daunte wrights mom asked for potter to get the harshest sentence possib...

Front here against their aggression. and u.s. officials say that message has really come across loud and clear. that they feel there has been more unity on this issue than they have seen in many years. especially when it comes to russia because as we know, a lot of these yoeuropean economies a dependent on russia. might have been -- nangets tau. >> notasha, ive got to pause. were taking daunte wrights mother katie wright who is speaking now. >> to sit there and watch, pouring my heart out in my ...

Trumps justice. >> reporter: wolf, its important to point out this two. year sentence is much less than what was expected under minnesota sentencing guidelines. the judge in explaining her decision said that this officer was remorseful. she said that kim potter did not intend to kill daunte wright. she also described the shooting scene as chaotic saying that officers oftentimes have to make split second decisions. nevertheless, the family of daunte wright obviously very unhappy with this judges ...