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Unending regret. >> reporter: her attorney said potter was afraid her partner was in danger and pulled it trigger of her weapon thinking it was her taser. >> why else would she say it? she made a mistake. this was an accident. she is a human being. but she had to do what she had to do to prevent a death to a follow officer, too. >> reporter: daunte wrights mother was the first witness to take the stand. she was distraught as she told jurors about the day her son was killed. >> it was the worst d...

Second day of emotional testimony in the trial of the former minneapolis police officer who fatally shot daunte wright during a traffic stop, claiming she mistook her gun for her taser. well go live outside the minneapolis courthouse. today prosecutors called wrights girlfriend who was in the car with him during the shooting. what did she have to say? >> reporter: jake, painful testimony from the woman who was dating wright although brief. she said they had only been dating about three weeks. sh...

Witness jurors heard from today was a rookie officer who was in the patrol car with kim potter on that day as they pulled daunte wright over. he was asked by defense counsel about the neighborhood. he said this was a dangerous neighborhood. there are often times where they would pull over drivers who had weapons. now, upon further questioning by the prosecutor, he conceded there was no weapon that they found inside that car. of course, one of the most compelling parts of his testimony was not an...

She has pleaded not guilty and said she meant to use her taser which is holstered on her left side but mistakenly withdrew her firearm from her right side. in opening arguments, prosecutors showed the juror body camera footage of the shooting. and focused on the firearms training potter received which they say was extensive. >> she was trained not to shoot an unarmed driver. she was trained not to fire into a vehicle. and she was also trained not to use her taser on a fleeing suspect. we trust t...

This new surge. still from delta and this new variant in at least 22 states tonight. and the sobering warning in the uk, what theyre seeing right now. tonight, authorities say the chilling plot, a student accused of planning another columbine, in their words. what they say they found in his bag, a high powered collapsible rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. and how they knew to move in. also tonight, the graphic new images of the trial of former police officer kim p potter, who claim...

In a few hours, the trial continues in the trial of kimberly potter. >> taser, taser, taser. . >> oh, my god. i just shot him. i shot him. oh, my god. oh, my god. >> the court heard emotional testimony from the prosecutions first witness. daunte wrights mother. >> i heard the officer telling daunte say no. i heard him say no, im not. it sounded like he said dont run. he said no, im not.

Killed 20-year-old daunte wright during a traffic stop last april. potter claims she confused her handgun for a taser. outside the courthouse in minneapolis and shaq, yesterday we know an emotional first day of testimony there. what can we expect today? >> reporter: well, based on opening statements we know we can expect to the hear from nor law enforcement officers perhaps use of force experts in the next couple days of testimony. you mentioned that emotional testimony we heard from the mother ...

Ready for about 20, 25 seconds. i saw her put her hand on the gun and remove her hand from her gun on her strong side at least three times. so what does that tell me? that she was ready to use gun on somebody that had what, no insurance card, the registration was expired on the car? where was her deescalation at all here? and she was still going to use a taser on somebody who was unarmed and not threat. i mean, it was really ridiculous. this case is about kim potter. its not about daunte wright....

The young woman who was in the car when potter shot and killed daunte wright during a traffic stop. heres some of that testimony. >> i just tried to hold it and i was -- tried to scream his name. and i was just trying to have him talk to me and just kept saying daunte, like, daunte, just say something, please. just talk to me. but he just couldnt. i know he tried. i know he wanted to. i replay that image in my head daily. >> potter has pleaded national guard. not guilty. she claims she reached f...

This is bbc world news. the latest headlines: new covid rules have been announced for england — but the prime ministers accused of trying to deflect attention from a political scandal. pharmaceutical giant pfizer says a three—jab course of their covid vaccine — is effective against the omicron variant. a court in minnesota has been hearing opening statements in the trial of a former minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a 20—year—old black man, daunte wright, during a routine tra...