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Cross-examination of kim potter the former police officers facing manslaughter charges for the shooting of daunte wright. >> john: earlier potter broke down this tears during questioning. we will bring you back to court as soon as potter takes the stand. veteran homeowners. if you havent refinanced yet, get in on record low rates now. the newday two and a quarter refi is the lowest rate in newdays history. two and a quarter percent. just 2.48 apr. just one call, and you can save thousands every ...

Level quality. we have to get more of these out so you can trust that a negative is a negative. this requires training, it requires budget. and those things are often in short supply, especially in public school districts that are less well-funded. >> dr. vin gupta, heidi przybyla, and lindsey reiser, thank you all. lets take a brief break to talk about whats going on in minnesota. today former minnesota police officer kim potter took the stand in her own defense. theyre currently in a break r...

May have been overtaking her ability to testify properly in a way that wouldnt help her. i think the defense request for a break was probably warranted. but i mean, when you take a step back, folks, why are we even in a trial? the jurys duty is to find facts. there are virtually no facts that are disputed in this case. thats what makes it so incredibly unusual. nobody disputes that this was a mistake. nobody disputes that she shot daunte wright. at the end of the day, this all narrows to one iss...

Distraught. i was not in a good place. >> [silence]. >> after you shot daunte wright, you did not behave like someone who just saved sergeant johnsons life, did you? >> i was very distraught. [crying]. i had just shot somebody. i had never done that. >> you never asked sergeant johnson if he was okay? >> i dont remember the conversation. [crying]. >> you didnt check in on him at all, right? >> [crying]. i dont know. >> well, you saw the video. when sergeant johnson said that guy was trying to ta...

How is that going to factor? >> i think that factors in, theyre effectively dog whistling, you know what, he had it coming, and she tried to use less force than was thor iced to use. i was a special crimes prosecutor. ive had lots of domestic violence cases. when those are your concerns, that would have been reflected in how they proceeded. they didnt ask her how she was doing. also, when she fired that weapon at daunte wright, there were lots of people in the vicinity, including the person she ...

To see some of their heroes sometimes fall from grace, we all love a good comeback story. >> it is an excellent point and never hurts when you throw their kids in the mix. nadia, appreciate it. kim potter took the stand recalling the moment she shot and killed daunte wright earlier this year. we have the latest for you from the minneapolis courtroom just ahead. very day can help. align contains a quality probiotic developed by gastroenterologists. it adds more good bacteria to your gut to natu...

Potters statement. she showed kim potter, you testified to this jury that the reason you tried to tase daunte wright is because you saw this scared look in your partner, officers eyes. however, it turns out kim potter said something very differently to the doctor back then. she said i dont know why i reached for my taser. thats a big discrepancy, ask that really hurts her credibility, and thats going to stick with the jury. >> its interesting as we watched in this prosecution, we were watching m...

Didnt they? they let go of daunte wright and stepped back. >> according to the video. and after you so the daunte wright, you said hit, i just shot him. i grabbed the wrong -- gun and i shot him and im going to go to prison and i killed a boy. you said all of those things, right. >> i dont remember. if that was in the video, that is what you said, right? >> yes. >> and you said that there are a lot of things that you dont remember, and that on direct you testified that your memory came back when...

To 56. a couple more frames, please. you would agree at 56 the piece of paper is still in your lefthand, correct? >> yes. >> lets advance -- lets play until 2:02.01. >> [shouting]. >> [screaming]. >> taser, taser, taser! >> stopping it there. you have the firearm in your right-hand, correct? >> yes, [sobbing]. >> you are pointing it directly at mr. wright. >> excuse me, your honor, could we have a break. >> miss potter, do you need

Deadly force. her partner was in danger if daunte wright was driving away and she was justifyed to take action to protect him. . >> sandra: we are watching this together. daunte wright a deaths prompted protests in the minneapolis suburb. there is anticipation building as she takes the stand. what are you seeing and hearing as far as the area that was rocked by police involved deaths over time? then this? >> when this shooting happened, the trial of derek chauvin was taking place. there was alre...