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That former officer potter interviewed with dr. miller. dr. miller was the witness called by the defense. hes the psychologist who talked about action era or slip and capture. during the testimony, it was revealed potter told dr. miller she never made a mistake. now today during those closing arguments, mistake was a word we heard repeatedly from defense attorney earl gray. he said, in fact, this was a mistake, that officer potter intended to pull her taser, not her gun. defense attorney gray ch...

Here, including splitting this massive piece of legislation into smaller bills or perhaps funding fewer priorities for longer periods of time. but bottom line, democrats are furious and this legislation is hanging in the balance. david? >> cecilia, thank you. as you know, all this playing out, of course, these new covid numbers, as well, the new o omicron variant this new strain. all of this as i sit down with the president wednesday and well have it right after that on "world news tonight." i...

Kimberly Potter, 49, has pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree manslaughter charges, which carry maximum sentences of 15 and 10 years respectively, saying she thought she was drawing her Taser when she shot Wright in the chest with her 9 mm handgun on April 11.

>> members of the jury, this case is in your hands. >> reporter: the defense and prosecution presenting their closing arguments today. potter faces first and second-degree manslaughter charges for shooting and killing 20-year-old wright during a traffic stop in april. >> taser, taser, taser. >> reporter: in body camera video, potter is heard yelling taser repeatedly before she shoots wright, as the officer she was training attempts to arrest him for a misdemeanor warrant. >> i shot him! oh, my g...

House, the white house and the senator ran on. we know there are problems with the senate where we twist our severa -- ourselves into parliamentarian presitzels. we worked from cutting the bill to $6 trillion to $1.75 trillion, the framework that they committed to. and that is what we now need to deliver on, and we will -- we are not going to stop because it is too important. we will fight, but we need to use every tool in the toolbox. >> representative pramila jayapal, thank you for joining us....

Tonight. also developing as we come on the air, the earthquake in california. a strong earthquake off the coast. the magnitude 6.2 quake damaging homes and businesses. some windows shattered. several aftersharks now being reported. tonight, news president biden has talked with senator joe manchin, after the bombshell reveal 24 hours ago by manchin that he is a no on the presidents build back better bill. tonight, what both of them are now signaling now. cecilia vega with us live at the white...

You can lose credibility in the eyes of the jury. with culpable negligence, you just have to show she took a chance of causing death to daunte wright. when it comes to first degree manslaughter, you have to show kim potter recklessly handled or used a firearm and death or great bodily injury was reasonably foreseeable, and made that decision to ignore the risk. but she couldnt have ignored a risk she wasnt aware of. >> thank you very much both very much. just ahead, three retired u.s. generals...

Breaking down on the stand

MINNEAPOLIS • The former Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright alternated between tears, statements of remorse and clipped, matter-of-fact answers as she testified at her trial on

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Daunte...