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What led to this mistake? what was going through your mind? she has the opportunity to look members in the jury in the eye and tell them what happened during that moment. she recently spoke with a local reporter here in minneapolis and she spoke with them and she told them the aftermath of that day destroyed her. it is likely we will hear more about that. on the body camera video, which we have seen replayed over and over, you see and hear a distraught potter. and at one point she talks about en...

>> yes. >> and to communicate to other officers what you know about a particular scene, right? >> yes. >> give them whatever information you can to help them do their jobs to help render assistance, things like that, right? >> yes. >> you didnt do any of those things on april 11th, did you? >> no. >> you stopped doing your job completely, you didnt communicate what happened over the radio, right? >> no. >> you didnt make sure any officers knew what you had just done, right? >> no. >> you didnt r...

Doctor, thank you for walking through all of this. turning now to the trial in the death of daunte wright. kim potter gave emotional testimony throughout the afternoon. she says she mistakenly reached for her firearm instead of her taser. im joined by ron allen, and danny cevalos and charles coleman. ron, we just heard this lengthy testimony from kim potter most of the afternoon. take us thus the most significant parts of the

Wright during the traffic stop. >> he had a look of fear on his face. its nothing id seen before. we were struggling. we were trying to keep him from driving away. it just went chaotic. >> reporter: wright who officers learned had an outstanding warrant for a weapons violation was initially pulled over for minor offenses. pointed out by a rookie officer. >> we discussed a little bit of suspicious activity. he noticed a pine tree or air freshener hanging from the rear-view mirror and the tags wer...

To leave the agency was because i would not immediately fire kim potter. theres certain things within the department that you get known for. are you handling your calls, are you professional when you talk with people, are you doing good police reports. she was known for doing all those things. >> reporter: and testifying that he saw nothing wrong with potters actions during her encounter with wright. >> is it your opinion that not only could a taser be used in this chaotic situation, but also a ...

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I dont suppose you can sing, can you? ♪ the snows comin down ♪ -mommy? ♪ im watching it fall ♪ watch the full story at www.xfinity.com/sing2 developing at this hour, former police officer kim potter is expected to testify in her own defense. shes charged with first and second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of daunte wright during a traffic stop outside of minneapolis. this could be happening any moment now, quite frankly. cnns adrienne broaddus is joining me now live outside...

Its impacting everybody and its beginning to surge across the country. once again, michigan was unfortunately one of the first to experience the surge, but its happening across the country again. >> one of the premier institutions, medical institutions in the country says that. thats terrifying. its graept to have you. thank you for being here. >> thank you. coming up for us, soon former police officer kim potter is expected to take the stand in her own defense. she claims that she meant to us...

Distraught. i wasnt in a good place. >> after you shot daunte wright, you didnt behave like someone who had just saved johnsons life, did you? >> i was very distraught, i had just shot somebody. i had never done that. >> you never asked sergeant johnson if he was okay, right? >> i dont remember the conversations. >> you didnt check in on him at all, right? >> i dont know. >> you saw the video, when sergeant johnson fed you the line, that guy was trying to take off with me, you didnt respond to t...

There was a temporary retraining order. a female had lodged against the person that said he was in the car. that gave his i.d. -- did mr. wright ever give a valid identification for himself? >> no. >> now you have no valid information and a gross misdemeanor and a temporary retraining order and marijuana smelled by your partner. you have no license. no insurance. would you let that car go if you had the car he jumped back in? would you have let him go?