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She was powerless to do the same for her stepfather rudolpho when he was hospitalized with covid. >> he had to be intubated and his organs started failing and we were told he had a day left to live. i had to say good-bye on facetime because they wouldnt allow visitors due to the pandemic. >> reporter: whats worse, her mother was sick with the virus, too. >> she died a few days after, which i suspect is more so because of heartbreak than because of the virus. >> reporter: she was left to care for...

Well, im just so proud of them, and ijust knew it in my bones. and im, yeah, im so thrilled for them, and they totally deserve every, like.... they put so much work into it, and they really represented everybody so well. im just so proud of them. so you were never in any doubt whatsoever? no, no. no, not whatsoever. 110%, i believed in them and they did it, and im so proud of them. tomorrow, itll be back to school. jon kay, bbc news at the baftas. now that is a night to remember, isnt it? a, now...

Her daughter went through to get out of war zone. where was mari, here or in donetsk? >> donetsk. they evacuated the morning the war started. >> how long was that trip? >> 48 hours a. caravan of three small buses, the police drove you right from donetsk. >> you werent with her? >> no, i was on facetime. i was in the states. we were trying to help coordinate evacuations for orphanages ininitially and it became clear i might be more helpful on the ground here. >> were you nervous? were you freakin...

Bryant revealing what she saw on facetime. >> and she said that they shot him. and she faced the phone towards the drivers seat. my son was laying there. he was unresponsive, and he -- 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 arguing there was a warrant for wrights arrest, and he resis...

[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...

Final conversation with her son, daunte wright. bryant was the first witness called to trial. potter is accused of shooting and killing wright as she says she mistakingly pulled her gun instead of her taser. >> he called me to tell me he had been pulled over. he asked if he was in trouble, and he just sounded really nervous. but i reassured him that it would be okay. >> reporter: what bryant heard next still haunts her. >> i heard the phone being put down. i heard somebody say to hang up the pho...

They watched on facetime. joining me now are the newlyweds, joining us from their honeymoon, i thank you guys for being with us during this time. kimberly romano and her new husband kyle halavety. congratulations to you guys. im so sorry, kimberly. this must have been so upsetting to not have your parents at your wedding. >> thank you so much, yes. definitely a disappointment, more so than anything else. very emotional day for the most part, yes. >> kimberly, were you able to enjoy the day or wa...

Man, earnest johnson, is like killing a 6-year-old. reverend, i dont even believe he understood when they told him he was going to be put into an electric chair. i dont think he had any knowledge of understanding of what was even happening to him. >> wow. well, congressman, thank you. i remind people, hes not only a congressman, hes one of the best preachers in the morning. im preaching at howard, im preaching one of your sermons, so dont watch it on facetime. up next, my final thoughts. stay ...

Its the best feeling in the world, honestly. ive missed these lot so much. i went there, you know, with dreams. ive come back and this is what its all about, these lot here. oh, it wasjust absolutely, like, amazing, like, unbelievable. i didnt expect there to be such a huge reception. obviously, i was looking forward to seeing my family but i didnt think, like, i kind of understood like how much it would would mean to me, seeing them again after so long. ijust dont think i could be happier right...

Over the last -- the four years of the trump presidency, how we are not immune to corruption ourselves, but it seems a little hopeless almost. how is that something that is going to change around the world, anti-corruption efforts and combatting that? >> thats exactly right, and one of the people i spent some time talking to for this book is novelny in russia who built his entire career around anti-corruption and he said the most damaging thing for the trump years for him and people around the w...