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Wrong. but she failed to get it right. >> potters defense countered that it was a chaotic moment. >> she couldnt let him leave because he was going to kill her partner. she says taser, taser, taser, and pulls the trigger believing it was the taser. she realizes what happened, much to her everlasting and unending regret. she made a mistake. this was an accident. shes a human being. >> lets go right now into the trial and listen to the mother of daunte wright. >> after daunte jr. -- was daunte jr....

Wright, took money to get a car wash, what happened after that? >> he called a little -- probably about ten minutes after he left the house and he asked me what car wash we usually go to because we have a specific car wash we go to at the university. and i told him that. and he was like, well, you know, isnt there one in brooklyn park? and i said, well, yeah, i think its mr. car wash. and he said he was going to go to that car wash. >> again, that is katie bryant, the mother of daunte wright, ob...

Emotional start in mince minneapolis. during opening statements, the prosecutor showed video before and after potter shot daunte wright during a traffic stop. pulling the gun she says she mistook for a taser. we want to show you some of that video. but a warning, its graphic. taser, taser, taser. i shot him. oh my god! o my god! oh my god! oh my god!

And we woke up, he had his favorite chocolate chip pancakes and he was eating breakfast, watching cocoa melon, and it was time for his nap that was around 12 something that afternoon. >> were you watching daunte jr. by yourself for part of that day? >> yes. >> did you end up seeing your son daunte later on in the day? >> i did. >> could you describe that interaction for the jury, please. >> daunte had came home in the afternoon and i was laying daunte jr. down. he knocked on the bedroom door and...

For failure to appear in another case. when potter and the trainer went to take wright into custody he resisted. she can be heard clearly warning she intended to use her taser on wright. she pulled a service revolver instead and killed him. was this a mistake with severe consequences or is kim potter criminally negligent? trial witnesses include the mother of daunte wright on the phone with him during the encounter of police. it will make potter intends to testify in her own defense. >> at this ...

>> ill tase you! tase you! taser, taser, taser! >> i shot him oh, my god! oh, my god! >> cnns adrienne broaddus joins us. potter faces first and second-degree manslaughter charges. what did lawyers say about those charges today? >> jake, defense attorneys said when officers fired those shots that killed daunte wright, she was trying to protect her partner. they also said those officers were doing legitimate police work. by contrast, prosecutors say officers like the former police officer potter ...

The same prosecutor in the derek chauvin case, her them is erin eldridge. this trial just started, there were opening statements today, and this is the prosecutions first witness. >> reporter: the very first witness is the mother of 20-year-old daunte wright. and youknow, often in these cas when the victim has died or the person when daept wright the victim has died in this case, there is a so-called spark of life witness and katie is acting in that role at the spark of life witness, someone who...

Baby, breast-milk-free. formula costs a whole lot of money. shes trying to balance that with the therapy she needs to treat her addiction. you dont want to force somebody to choose between that therapy that they need and taking care of their baby. its not good for anybody involved. so thank you to dani for bringing us that story. also special thanks to paid leave for the u.s. which put us in touch with a few of the parents who shared their stories of life without paid leave. find more about thei...

Jussie smollett. smollett maintaining his innocence. the jury now has all the evidence and will deliberate. >> sara, what sort of penalty is smollett facing if he is convicted? >> so disorderly conduct for false crime is a class 4 felony. it means either $25,000 in fines or up to three years in prison. but that is very much up to the judge. its to his complete discretion. so well see what happens, whether this jury comes back with guilty or not. >> sara sidner, thanks. in minnesota, opening st...

Now to minnesota where witnesses are testifying in the trial of former officer kim potter. daunte wrights mother, katie bryant, is on the stand. a 26-year veteran of the force, kim potter faces two felony counts, first and second degree manslaughter, charged in the death of 20-year-old daunte wright during a traffic stop in brooklyn center back in april. potter maintained she meant to use her taser but accidentally grabbed her handgun. in todays opening the prosecution told jurors potter was too...