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Daunte wrights death. >> i cant imagine what that young woman has to deal with. thank you, shaq. they are wrapping up their case in the ghislaine maxwell trial faster than fasted. court ending earlier today. prosecutors are expecting to wrap up soon. when could that happen and what have we heard so far? >> well, today there was a prosecutor who was sick. theres no covid involved, but its a sickness. they adjourned. prosecution predicted they might wrap up today, they originally predicted it wo...

[crying] >> reporter: katy bryant shaken as she describes her final conversation with her son daunte wright. bryant was the first witness called in a manslaughter trial of former police officer kim potter. potter is accused of shooting and killing wright after she says she mistakenly pulled her gun instead of her taser. >> he called me to tell me hes been pulled over. he asked, you know, if he was in trouble and he just sounded really nervous. but i reassured him it would be okay. >> reporter: b...

>> we trust them to know wrong from right and left from right. this case is about an officer who knew not to get it dead wrong. but she failed. >> reporter: wright was initially pulled over in april for an expired tag and an air freshener. potter tells wright he has an outstanding warrant and another officer attempts to arrest him. body camera footage shows the shooting. >> going to [ bleep ] taze you! taser, taser, taser! [ bleep ] i shot! i just shot him. >> the prosecutor using potters own wo...

Laying there. he was unresponsive and he looked dead. >> reporter: bryant testified a neighbor then drove her to the scene about ten miles outside minneapolis. she identified her son in the middle of a street by his sneakers. >> it was the worst day of my life. >> reporter: defense attorneys argues there was a warrant for wrights arrest and he resisted. >> he had to be arrested on the warrant. a court of law directed him to arrest him. >> reporter: both sides focussing on potter pulling her gun ...

Islam phobia today. it is the first step they are taking since implying omar is a terrorist. day two in the trial of a former minnesota police officer who fatally shot daunte wright during a traffic stop is expected to begin in the coming hours. emotions were running high as wrights mother was the first to testify on wednesday. cnns josh campbell has more. >> reporter: this was a moment officer kim potter says she made a fatal mistake, which cost 20-year-old daunte wright his life. >> [ bleep ...

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>> a three-time presidential hopeful, dole was sometimes considered a sharp tongue, but he also forged compromise. he wrote an op-ed before his death urging americans to unify. he is survived by his wife and daughter. stay with cnn as we cover the ceremony in the comesing hours. still to come, discipline action called against lauren boebert for her anti-muslim rhetoric targeting a fellow member of congress. plus an emotional day in court as the former police officer charged with killing daun...

And i was just trying to have him talk to me. and i kept saying daunte, just say something, please talk to me. he tried. i know he wanted to. just replaying that image in my head daily. >> reporter: a little bit later in that testimony she apologized to donte wrights mother, who we heard yesterday she got a video call or sent a video call and saw his lifeless body from the passenger in the vehicle. she apologized for doing that, saying no parent should ever see their son in that condition. accor...

Year. the prosecution calling wrights mother to the stand today who described seeing her sons body on the ground. adrienne broaddus is out front, and i warn you that some of the video in her piece is disturbing. >> reporter: katie bryant shaken as she describes her final conversation with her son, daunte wright. bryant was the first witness called in the manslaughter trial of former-police officer kim potter. potter is accused of shooting and killing wright, after she says she mistakingly pulled...

>> this was not a mistake. she intentionally -- she knew that she was grabbing her gun. and she was going to still use a taser on somebody who was unarmed and not a threat. i mean, it was really ridiculous. >> we get more now from cnns adrienne broadus in minneapolis. >> reporter: good morning, christine and laura. today will mark the second day of testimony in the trial against kim potter. on wednesday, compelling opening statements from the prosecution and the defense. the prosecution focusing...