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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...

Asked was less about their consensus, but more about procedural stuff. little more normal. was they wanted to remove the zip ties from kim potters gun. likely, to compare it to the taser that they also have in evidence. though, prosecutors noted the weight will likely be different because it has been rendered safe by the court, so this gun is unloaded, therefore, a different weight than what kim potter would have felt back in april of 2021. and of course, that comparison is important because pot...

Consensus, what is the guidance around how long and what steps should be taken? youll recall potter said she mistook her firearm for her taser when she fatally shot daunt take wright during a traffic stop back in april. lets discuss with criminal defense attorney sarah wright. sarah, what do you think about this consensus? do you think were looking at a hung jury? >> this suggests a couple things, not just by itself, but interconnected with the other question about unzipping the glock and even t...

Be taken off kim potters gun so they could hold it outside the evidence box. of course its been rendered safe. they likely want to feel the difference between kim potters weapon and her taser, though prosecutors did say because the gun is unloaded its probably not going to match the weight of what kim potter felt in april of this year, but of course its important because potter has claimed she mistook her taser for her gun when she shot and killed daunte wright during that traffic stop back in a...

We should go, and what next steps should be taken? the judge referred them to a portion of their jury instructions and said that, well, you should work toward deliberating, toward a consensus, but without violating any individual judgments and further pressed on and said no one should be sacrificing their honest opinions just because they feel pressure to get to a verdict. and as you mentioned, this has now spanned two days total, more than 14 hours. theyre of course done deliberating for the da...

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Shooting 20-year-old daunte wright in a traffic stop back in april. she says she mistook her taser -- her ginnun for taser. adrienne broaddus has more. whats the latest this morning? >> reporter: jury selection is under way. it began with judge chu asking the potential juror asset of preliminary questions. they were not to respond verbally but by show of hands. and at this hour, panelists or panel member number two is on the stand answering questions by kim potters defense attorney earl gray. no...