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The guidelines. >> reporter: spelling out the actual time potter will spend behind bars. >> you shall serve 2/3 of that time or 16 months in prison and a third on supervised release. >> reporter: prosecutors initially ask potter serve more than seven years in prison. wrights family requested the maximum penalty. >> i walk out of this courthouse feeling like people are laughing at us because this lady got a slap on the wrist and we still, every night, sitting around crying, waiting on my son to c...

President zelensky to travel to the conference today? >> he has to do this for his own credibility at home. he has to show his people that he is the leader, that he is with the west right now, that they are behind him. it is risky, absolutely, but its the kind of move that will strengthen him in the days ahead. especially if russia invades. >> all right, joel rubin, thank you so much to jack and andrea. we will be back at 7:00 a.m. with more live coverage. thanks for joining us. thanks for joini...

Mistake. now today, prior to handing down this sentence, the judge in whats called victim impact statements heard from the family of daunte wright talking about this gaping hole in their hearts with the loss of their son, their brother, a friend. the judge also hearing from kimberly potter herself. take a listen. >> i am so sorry that i brought the death of your son, father, brother, uncle, grandson, nephew and the rest of your family. earlier when you said that i didnt look at you during the tr...

This is not a cop found guilty of murder for using his knee to pin down a person for 9 1/2 minutes as he gasps for air. this is not a cop found guilty of manslaughter for intentionally drawing his firearm and shooting across his partner and killing an unarmed woman who approached his squad. this is a cop who made a tragic mistake. >> a judge in minnesota sentencing former police officer kim potter to 16 months in prison today, calling the death of daunte wright a tragic accident. its a significa...

And the judge said that trumps statements were a prima facie evidence under the statute to interfere with someone holding office, section 1985. significantly the judge did not find that was true for giuliani and donald trump jr. but what this means is the case will move forward into the discovery stage, and that is what trump does not like is having to answer questions, documents being turned over. so that moves to the stage, which is making him the most vulnerable. and he will fight very hard o...

Minnesota police officer kim potter. you will remember she was convicted in the shooting debt last april of daunte write in a suburb of minneapolis. she mistook her handgun for her taser when the 20-year-old tried to run from a traffic stop. he was inside the car at the time. garrett tenney live at the courthouse on what kind of sentence she could be facing there. >> good morning. under minnesota statutes she will only be sentenced on the most serious conviction. first degree manslaughter. based...

[baby spits out milk] ill get my onesies®. ♪ “baby one more time” by britney spears ♪ e*trade now from morgan stanley. its a sentence well below what was recommended. she could be on supervised leave the for the remainder of her sentence. >> to the family of daunte wright, i am so sorry that i brought the death of your son, father, brother, uncle, grandson, nephew. to the community at the brooklyn center, i loved working for you.

Wright. the passenger and the officers were not injured by that shot. the case by the state in its brief did not support its position. in fact, they illustrate why this case does not involve a greater than normal danger to others. in the fleming case, he fired a gun six times in a park filled with children. in state versus omaha, defendant fired numerous shots into two apartment buildings. there is no comparison here. the state also did not meet its burden of proof on the second blakely factor. ...

Traffic stop last april when potter says she mistook her gun for her taser. she was convicted of manslaughter after eight days of testimony, during which wrights family says she didnt show enough remorse. >> as if killing wasnt enough to dehumanize him, she never once said his name. and for that ill never be able to forgive you. >> the 26 year police veteran faced wrights family. >> earlier when you said that i didnt look at you during the trial, i dont believe i had a right to. i didnt even hav...

Also damaged my whole familys heart. >> she took our baby boy with a single gunshot through his heart. she shattered mine. my life and my world will never, ever be the same. >> everything we do as a family ends in tears because all we have is memories left of our son. >> reporter: the mother of wrights 2-year-old son talked about the impact on her family as well. >> kim potter took my sons best friend away from him and things havent been the same since. im now a single mother not by choice but b...