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Daunte. it appears to me she got involved in the stop the way she does, because she wanted to be the person to getening independence control. people resist arrest all of the time. if youre ever in a position to review reports, police resist all the time. they pull away. when you have a young person who panics, they try to run. part of what we always consider when we talk about assaultive crime, given the circumstances at the time that the derek chauvin trial was going on, it was reasonable that ...

Tonight, the jury in the trial of former officer kim potter ending day three of deliberations. jurors have now spent 24 hours in that jury room and there is still no verdict. they are weighing whether potters -- potters fatal error amounts to a criminal act when she killed daunte wright saying she mistook her gun for her taser. omar jimenez is out front for us now, live, from minneapolis. omar, silence from the jury today after warning signs that they could be deadlocked. what is the latest? >> ...

The jury was shown bodycam footage of the traffic stop — stopping short of the moment when daunte wright died. im going to take you! taser, taser, taser! kimberley potter says she mistook her handgun for a tazer during a routine traffic stop. —— kimberly potter says she thought she was drawing her taser, rather than her handgun, when she shot daunte wright in the chest. the incident occurred at a very sensitive time in the us — not far from the court where white police officer derek chau...

As if russians didnt know it, whos in charge here. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. now, here in the us, a jury in the state of minnesota has found a white former police officer guilty of manslaughter for having shot dead a black motorist. during the trial, kim potter said she had mistaken her handgun for a taser when she killed daunte wright during a traffic stop in april. heres a bit of her testimony. i remember yelling, "taser, taser, taser!" and nothing happened! and then he told me i shot...

They should not be able to simply make mistakes that results in the loss of human life. law enforcement officers should be taking close notes to understand that people are paying attention, theyre concerned and theyre willing to hold people accountability for the ways in which they do their job. >> how will this change training? i ask that, because there was a warrant out against daunte wright at the time. they tried to handcuff him. if you are training an officer right now after a verdict like ...

Daunte wright in the chest. the incident occurred at a very sensitive time, not far from the court where white police officer derek chauvin was standing trial for the murder of a black man george floyd. lets have a listen to kimberly potters tearful evidence in court. i remember yelling, "taser, taser, taser!" and nothing happened. and then he told me i shot him. this is the moment judge regina chu read the verdict. we the jury, on the charge of manslaughter in the first degree while committing ...

Minneapolis jury that once seemed on the verge of deadlock, convicting former police officer kim potter on two counts of manslaughter for shooting and killing 20-year-old daunte wright. >> we the jury on the charge of manslaughter in the first degree find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: potter showing no emotion as the verdict was read. her husband calling out to her as she was put in handcuffs. >> i love you, kim. >> love you. >> reporter: potter shot and killed wright during a struggle afte...

>> precisely. you hated on the head. again, the court of public opinion was very quick in recent years to really want to vilify the actions of police officers. i am not saying that every police officer is a good police officer, but i would like to believe that the majority of them are. when you see the video of kim potter, and the video pretty much tells the story, you guys. when she clearly thought she was using, intended to use, the taser and not the real gun. and the moment her brain realized...

Kim potter found guilty on two counts in the death of daunte wright. back with me is civil rights attorneys kristin gib sons, and david henderson, also analyst charles coleman. were waiting on attorney general ellison so hold a news conference. david, what do you want to hear from him? >> i want him to say he put hi heart in this case, and hopes to makes changes in other jurisdictions. we were talking about whether this would go to changes across the board. its important to note it hasnt. ag kei...

Somebody there played tarzan plus special thanks to everyone that keeps the president a freedom fighter, moved to number 7. just behind the christmas book by the duffys. steve. >> my phone is ringing so we have to go. brian and carley were talking about the nutcracker. ive got your presents. >> were on verdict watch in the trial of kim potter, a former police officer charged with killing 20-year-old daunte wright during a traffic stop when she grabbed her gun instead of a taser in a minneapolis ...