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Right? >> i dont know. i dont have a log. >> well, you told dr. miller that that day started as a slow and uneventful sunday, right? >> i dont know if i did or not. >> counsellor, sidebar. >> hello, im ana cabrera in new york, amend weve been listening in to the testimony of kimberly poerlt, former overs, who is on trial right now for manslaughter in the death of daunte wright. we have a couple of our legal experts with us as we await this sidebar to wrap up. laura coates is with us. your initia...

Show up, however you can, for the foster kids who need it most— at helpfosterchildren.com . 20 past the hour. highly anticipated day in the trial of former police officer kim potter. today, potter is expected to take the stand in ore own defense. shes faing manslaughter charges in the shooting death of daunte wright during a traffic stop in minnesota earlier this year.

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Different. plus, potter always kept her gun in one pocket and her taser in another. so no case against a police officer is ever a slam-dunk for the prosecution, but based on the evidence, its hard to see how officer potter could be found not guilty, even if she is not convict to have had most serious charges. on the other hand, joy, you never know what a jury is going to do. >> you never know. >> and there are particular concerns in a racially charged case like this when the jury is not diverse....

Theyve scrubbed it, deleted it from social media, and it seems as though this is a story not going away. unclear if hell face any sort of legal repercussions, but, remember, in the midst of the few years since the me-too movement has given so many men and women that courage to come forward and to speak out, so it will be interesting to see what happens, if the new york district attorneys office looks to open this up. same with los angeles. but im no lawyer. there are statutes of limitations. it ...

Oh, my god! >> reporter: when she pulled her gun instead of her taser. the state pointing out -- >> never saw a weapon on mr. wright, did you? >> no. >> never saw a gun? >> no. >> reporter: adding she did not try to save wright or check on other officers in the aftermath. >> you didnt make sure any officers knew what you had just done, right? >> no. >> you didnt run down the street and try to save daunte wrights life, did you? >> no. >> you were focused on what you had done because you had just ...

Weapon for another. does the law give greater leeway to uniformed officers to make mistakes like this? >> reporter: well, its about the reasonableness of that mistake and, you know, making a split-second decision. when you go back and look at the footage here, jim, and also the testimony of major johnson, who was the officer who was halfway in wrights car, was supposedly kim potter was protecting, right, when potter started screaming, "taser, taser, im going to taser you," that officer actually ...

To stop daunte wright from driving away and potentially dragging another officer leaning in the vehicle. yesterday former brooklyn center police chief testified he was forced out of his job two days after the shooting because he would not immediately fire potter who in his view followed department policy. >> when i viewed both camera angles and had all the data in fronts of me i saw no violation. >> no violation of what? >> of policy, procedure or law. >> and the policy and procedure at brooklyn...

One month after the booster, youre back in range. and tonight, breaking news going into the weekend. the big games being moved because so many players have covid. also tonight, kim potter breaking down on the stand. >> i remember yelling, taser, taser, taser. and nothing happened. >> describing the moment she shot and killed daunte wright. claiming she mistook her gun for her taser. potter sobbing, saying im sorry it happened. news tonight about a susp suspected serial killer. a storm movi...

Change the countrys future. the contest is the most polarized election chile has seen since the return to democracy in the mid 1990s. the two candidates are ultra conservative. and leftist former student leader. they are in an extremely tight race that could all come down to just who votes on sunday. some observers worry that the extreme polarization of the election could prevent many centrists from voting at all. of course, well stay on top of that story for you. still ahead, the prosecution ...