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Spirit and honor that. what do you think should happen in terms of her sentence? >> truth be told, i think -- you know, i would like her to be held to the highest accountability that she can be, held to the max if you ask me. because i truly feel like theres no sentence that she can get that will be as punishable as the sentence that we have already. you know, she -- no matter what she gets its going to be a light at the end of the tunnel for her. were going to spend the rest of our lives withou...

Advice. i appreciate it. >> thanks so much, laura. >> thank you. now, a jury finding the former police officer who shot dopt ai wright guilty on two counts of manslaughter. daunte wrights father speaks out next. try spring daydream, now part of our irresistible scent collection.

Wright family. sir, i want to start with you, mr. wright, because i think in instances like this its very painful, im sure that your sons life is being thought of only as it relates to kim potter and how it ended. can you just take a moment to tell us about your son and remind us of how special he was to you and your family and still is? >> daunte was very special to us. you know, we -- we loved daunte, and he loved us with all of our heart. you know, its sad that his name was associated with th...

Know, my wife. >> really? so when she said and she made the statement on the stand she was very sorry, buzz that the first time you had heard kim potter express that sorrow to you and your family? >> if you go back and listen to it, she didnt really express that sorrow to me and my family. it was -- to us it was more of a sorry that, you know, that it happened. and she never once said that she was sorry to the family or nothing like that. i didnt hear that. sorry. >> would that mean something to...

That she was holding a gun and not a taser especially when she was gun-ready and held the gun for over six seconds. >> mr. wright, i see you shaking your head. i mean that idea, the idea of mistaking the firearm for a taser, what was your reaction when you saw kim potter crying on the stand inwhat was going through your mind? i know the nation was really thinking about you and your family and wondering what your reaction and feelings were in that moment. >> what was going through my mind, honest...

Sorry, and i just want to convey that, full stop. im very sorry what youre experiencing especially this time of year and what youre going through, sir. and of course there was celebration in the streets of minneapolis after this verdict was read, but id love for you to tell me what you were thinking when you heard this verdict of guilty on both counts, mr. wright? >> oh, man. what was i thinking? i was thinking, thank you, god. you know, its been -- its been months and months of waiting and pray...

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