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That daunte wright was responsible for his own death because of his attempt to flee. the prosecution pushed back aggressively on that. this is in the hands of the jury at this point, craig. >> any idea what happens if they havent reached a verdict by christmas? >> reporter: the judge said early on that the plan was to take a break by christmas eve. so theyll work-up until christmas eve and theyll be on a break for the 24th and 25th and pick back up on monday. that was several weeks ago before th...

Fire her taser. >> she chose to engage and use force. she chose to escalate. she knew she had both weapons on her duty belt. she knew how to get it right. she failed to get it right. she failed daunte wright. >> potter age 49 facing man slaughter in the same courtroom where a jury convicted former officer derek chauvin. >> no threat by daunte wright? he took off from his car even after he was shot, no threat? >> i would preferred had daunte

Her inconsistency in her defense. she is only charged with recklessly or negligently killing daunte wright. so in some ways i saw it as an invitation to nullify because of sympathy for her. >> and lets talk about ghislaine maxwell. this trial lasted just three weeks. much faster than originally anticipated. what does that signal to you about how this could play out? >> well, they only brought in four victims. she chose not to testify. and again, it is one of the biggest decisions that a defense ...

Cop charged with shooting and killing daunte wright. jurors also have the case in ghislaine maxwells trial. well have the latest coming up. we start with the latest on the omicron variant overtaking delta as the dominant variant in this country now. monica alva is at the white house. ellison barber is at atlanta international airport as millions of americans are set to travel for the holidays. also with me is dr. celine gounder, an epidemiologist. she the host of the american diagnosis and epi...

Unimaginable. when i -- a year ago, if somebody told me on the 6th of january, we would have thousands of americans storming the capitol, i would have said its ridiculous. its unimaginable. well, we need to think about 2024 now. there are things out there that could happen -- cybersecurity and other threats -- we got to start thinking about it now and take action. >> general anderson, thank four come you for coming on tonight. i want to turn to some breaking news this evening. the jury just wrap...

A crime? >> craig, its very difficult to answer a question like that. what i can tell you is as a former prosecutor, youve done everything you could. i think the prosecution in this case did everything they could to at least meet the standard necessary for the reckless conviction. i think thats important for viewers to understand. as shaq already said, what the prosecution did during their summation was essentially say were not challenging whether this was an accident, were not challenging wheth...

The hour. time for our top stories to keep an eye on today. bring on the test. president biden will announce the purchase of a half billion at-home rapid covid-19 tests and the plan to distribute them free to americans who want them. the omicron variant is now the dominant strain in the u.s. more on all this in just a moment. it was precisely the thing she had been warned about for years, and she was trained to prevent it. >> this lady here made a mistake and, my gosh, a mistake is not a cri...

Holmes criminal trial for fraud in california. and of course in minnesota, former police officer kim potter is accused of manslaughter for shooting and killing 20-year-old daunte wright during a traffic stop earlier this year. all three women, of course, have pled not guilty. now all they can do is wait. joining me now is nbcs shaquille brewster, live from outside the potter courthouse in minneapolis. i know the jury is meeting right now. what are you hearing? >> thats right, kristen. it comes a...

Victim is an african american man. jonathan, to convict ms. potter of manslaughter, prosecutors dont have to prove she intended to kill daunte wright but only she was reckless or negligent. when ms. potter shot daunte wright, she didnt try to help him as he laid dying, instead, he burst into tears and said im going to go to prison. well, now both the prosecution and defense agree potter made a mistake but the defense says a mistake is not a crime. >> so having watched the trial, paul, which side...

Defense attorney. areva the defense says potter made a mistake and a mistake is not a crime. what do you make of that argument? >> well, a mistake is not a defense to the criminal charges that have been brought against kim potter, but the defense had three arguments essentially that we heard in the closing. one, this whole mistake notion and shoe, shes remorseful and emotional and three, that you know, daunte wright caused that himself and all of those arguments are fatally flawed, ana. this not...