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Katie wright pleaded for the former police officer, kim potter, to get the maximum sentence for killing her son. >> she never once said his name. and for that, ill never be able to forgive you. >> reporter: potter, who had been on the force for 26 years, was convicted of first-degree manslaughter two days before christmas. >> taser! >> reporter: potter says she meant to tase wright during a traffic shot last april. >> i just shot him! i grab the wrong gun! >> reporter: but pulled her gun instead...

Reach a consensus? and now, moving forward, we are running up right into christmas eve and christmas is coming up very quickly on -- on friday. and the judge has indicated that she would not hold these jurors over christmas eve and christmas, and that if needed, we would start up again next week. so, you get the feeling that something has to give here. now, as you mentioned, what they are trying to decide on or the crux of it is whether kim potter was justified when she shot and killed daunte wr...

Family from bosnia. >> they had a lot of kids. they would go outside, playing and all that. just seeing this right now, man, this is devastating. >> reporter: and we have new information on the horrific scale of the tornado that ripped through mayfield and dawson springs, kentucky. the national weather service says that tornado had a maximum width of a mile or more, had peak winds of 190 miles an hour, and was on the ground for at least 128 miles. brian todd, cnn, mayfield, kentucky. >> thank yo...

Arrest somebody on a warrant, and the person pulls away, the officer cant just shoot them? >> of course not. >> reporter: potter is accused of shooting wright after she said she mistakenly pulled her gun and instead of her taser during a traffic stop earlier this year. both use of force experts agreed potter intended to pull her taser. >> i shot him. >> reporter: but the question remains, why did the officer whose former colleagues call her peaceful and law-abiding pull her gun instead. and, wol...

Anything. >> reporter: today the jury seeing more new police video as prosecutors focus on what happened in the minutes right after the shooting wrights car taking off, jumping a median crashing into an oncoming vehicle. >> put your hands up >> reporter: police testifying the first officers to arrive had no idea one of their own had shot wright. one even telling the jury he thought wright was still alive. >> did you see movement of the driver >> yes, sir. >> and that would be indicating that at ...

Protection. we need more data before we give the boosters to kids. >> dr. jha, thank you. we turn to the other news this wednesday night, and testimony now under way in the trial of former minnesota police officer kim potter in the death of donte wright during a traffic stop, after he began to struggle, officer potter rushing to his car, firing, claiming she mistook her handgun for her taser. donte wrights most, the first witness to take the stand today. abcs stephanie ramos from minneapolis t...

Threats. hes saying theyre taking the threats extremely seriously. although, none of them at this point have been substantiated. thats something the community is dealing with on top of grieving those lost. theyre still dealing with the wave of threats. >> shaquille brewster. thanks as always. we have breaking news out of minneapolis right now. a jury has been picked in the trial of kim potter. shes the former minnesota police officer who has been charged in the shooting death of 20-year-old do...