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Or poke holes in the prosecution's case. specifically, i expect to hear from her that she intended to arrest mr. wright. she intended to do so because there was a bench warrant out for his arrest. she was concerned he had a weapon and concerned about sergeant johnson whose arm was inside the vehicle, he was worried mr. wright could get away. she'll need to testify to poke a hole in the prosecution's narrative that her actions were criminally negligent. because if she is able to testify to those things, it will be consistent with what her experts have put on, and that is that not only was the u...

A great teacher. had a positive reputation on the force. this is like all these cases, they're not decided on cable news channels or in the court of public opinion. they're decided in that jury room. we can't get into their minds, but how far do character witnesses usually go with appealing to a jury? >> you know, depending on the nature of the charges, they go really far. and when you're talking about a death, they really go very far. particularly where you have someone like kim potter who doesn't have any criminal charges behind her as well as testimony that she's a peaceful officer and the ...

Analyst and civil rights attorney and former prosecutor. shaq, let me start with you. again, court right now in recess. how soon could we expect to see potter on the stand? and what have we heard from the defense so far this morning? >> reporter: well, it's possible, craig, possible that potter will be on the stand in about 20 minutes when court resumes. we know the defense said that plan to call two witnesses today and they processed through the first witness. we'll keep an eye on whether potter is the first witness to be called. the first witness was a psychologist who the defense brought up...

Worse than a 50/50 senate is a 49/51 senate. >> if you're in the minority, that is essential. and we hoped to speak with dick durbin this hour but unfortunately he's been called to a meeting right now. so he's not going to be with us. but we'll try to get him back down the road. guys, thank you very much. just ahead, a potentially pivotal moment in the trial of the former police officer who shot and killed donte wright. will she testify in her own defense? find your rhythm. your happy place. find your breaking point. then break it. every emergen-c gives you a potent blend of nutrients so you c...

During a police traffic stop in april. she was heard on body camera yelling she was going to taser wright when he was trying to get away. she actually then pulled her gun and shot him, not her taser-donte wright's mother took the stand, and i want to play a bit of her testimony for everyone. >> bleeding on the ground. said it was a person in the other car. and that she was in the back of a cop car. he was so confused, angry, scared. i was just -- it was the worst day of my life. >> very emotional testimony, joey. potter defends herself saying it was a mistake, and her attorney saying in court ...