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And i was just trying to have him talk to me. and i kept saying daunte, just say something, please talk to me. he tried. i know he wanted to. just replaying that image in my head daily. >> reporter: a little bit later in that testimony she apologized to donte wright's mother, who we heard yesterday she got a video call or sent a video call and saw his lifeless body from the passenger in the vehicle. she apologized for doing that, saying no parent should ever see their son in that condition. according to the reports in the room, that was the moment you also heard katie bryant, his mother crying...

Attacked by these two brothers in what he described as a racist, homophobic rage, that involved the use of a noose, racial slurs. but yoernd, you have these two brothers who took the witness stand for the prosecution and told a different story, a story of being paid by jussie smollett to stage the attack for purposes of instagram and social media and publicity. so the jurors will going to have to really decide who's telling the truth. jussie smollett took the witness stand in his own defense, so he gave his version of the events and, you know, remained consistent that this was a hate crime, th...

Jail. in the event they conclude she wasn't reckless but didn't consciously disregard the risk or was negligent, if they conclude that, that's second-degree manslaughter and a decade in jail. those are the issues surrounding that horrific trial and the fact that, you know, donte wright is not here and really should be. >> thank you both very much. two very important trials we'll be following very closely. still ahead, william shatner captivated us all with his incredibly moving reaction after his mission to space. he joins us live to talk about the next blue origin mission and how the experi...

Manslaughter for shooting and killing donte wright, who was unarmed during a traffic stop. she claims she confused her gun for her taser. donte wright's mother testifying about her final phone call with her son when he was stopped by the police. tonight, on capitol hill, the head of instagram grilled about its effects on children, particularly young girls. so, what's being done? rachel scott on the hill tonight. it was a case that horrified the country, so tonight, why was convicted killer scott peterson back in court today? the family of lacy peterson watching it all again in that courtro...

>> reporter: during that traffic stop, wright struggled with officers who were attempting to apprehend him after discovering an outstanding warrant for his arrest. potter pulling out a firearm. >> taser! taser! >> reporter: realizing she had shot wright as the car drove off. >> i just shot him. >> reporter: the defense today placed the blame on wright, saying all he had to do was stop and he'd still be here. the prosecution arguing, as a veteran of the police officer force, potter should have known the difference between her taser and gun. potter is expected to take the stand in her own defens...