john hendern reports from minneapolis. find the defendant guilty find the defendant guilty again in minnesota, a white police officer is convicted of killing a black man. kim potter lowered her head as she was found guilty of 1st and 2nd degree manslaughter for fatally shooting 20 year old dante wright. as she was taken into custody with no chance of veil, her husband shouted his support as police ought to arrest right on a warrant. after an april traffic stop, potter says he resisted arrest and she fired, which he thought was a taser. the weapon she drew with her gun powder, expressed remorse and tear filled testimony. i remember yelling taser taser taser and nothing happened to the shooting came as protestors, some of them violent filled the streets of minneapolis. during the trial of derek shaven, a white police officer ultimately convicted of killing another black man george flor protesters rushed to the scene of the right, shooting. as the verdict came inside the court house rights family celebrated outside the moment

john hendern is in minneapolis and says, it's rare that a police officer in the u. s. is charged and convicted of killing someone while on duty. this is a very closely watch trial here throughout the united states because dante wright was shot during the middle of another trial of a white police officer who killed a black man. that was a police officer, derek chauffeur, who knelt on the neck of george floyd. ultimately killing him. in this case, jim potter stood, was almost impassive, simply lowered her head when each of those verdicts was read. she now has been taken immediately into custody and is already at a prison. here in the state of minnesota. the u. k is held security agencies as people with on the crime, a 50 to 70 percent less likely to be admitted to hospital. and those would delta. the country reported nearly 120000 cases on thursday. covering of eyes cases in new york have risen 60 percent in the past week. almost $12000.00 new infections reported on wednesday and south korea has pardon former president park going hey, who's been serving a 20 year prison

planning to invade its neighbor, despite massing tens of thousands of troops along the border, where john hendern joined his life from washington, d. c. john, what do we know about the that caught in the conversation so far? well beyond that, not a lot. it's not clear whether vladimir putin wants to escalate the situation or de escalate it. but he's the one who initiated this call. the kremlin confirms of that call took place but has not said more about it. the white house is expected to give us a read out within the next hour or so. but we know what the main issues were. yes, they talked about upcoming security conference talks in geneva in january. they also talked about probably talked about around nuclear program and in effort to rekindle multilateral effort to try to deal with them on that. but really the main topic was certainly ukraine. that is apparently why put in, initiated this call there a 100000 russian troops on the border of ukraine. right now. that's got the u. s. a and nato allies. very concerned. and i imagine what happened is probably not too dissimilar from what happened in th

john hendern has been following this from minneapolis. what else was said in closing, arguments with an offense essentially said it has it chew. arguments to make one is it kim potter had no intent to kill dante, right? because she thought she was reaching for her taser, which was on her left side instead of her hand gun, which was on her right. secondly, they say that because right was resisting arrests and was attempting to drive off in his car while there was an officer. at the window that she said that her lawyers rather said that she was within her rights to shoot right and use deadly force because that officer was threatened. the prosecution said, in fact, it was reckless the way she used her gun. she had been trained repeatedly on the difference between the gun and the taser. the taser weighed about half as much. it was a bright yellow, and it was on her left side. the gun was on her right side, weighed more. she did yell taser, taser, taser. there's video of that, so she clearly was confused. no one is questioning that, but what t

john hendern al jazeera minneapolis with just to wake left in 2021. we're looking back at some of the biggest stories of the year and looking ahead to what might shape the news a gender in 2022. there are concerns about the growing use of facial recognition technology. government say it's for security, but others predict a terrifying future. reynolds explains in this dramatize ation of a potential dystopian future technology watchdog group. the future of life institute portrayed killer autonomous weapons. using facial recognition technology and artificial intelligence to commit crimes, attack military and civilian targets, and spread terror all without direct human involvement. if it's not science fiction technology experts say you can actually create a drown that you say, just go hunt this specific individual and kill them. and i think it's an extremely dangerous situation to be facial recognition technology or f r t doesn't require billions of dollars or dozens of super computers. we're talking about being able to do something with commodity hardwar

she said she had mistakenly fired her gun instead of her taser, john hendern, household from minneapolis. this is a very closely watch trial here throughout the united states because dante wright was shot during the middle of another trial of a white police officer who killed a black man. that was a police officer, derek chauffeur, who knelt on the neck of george floyd. ultimately killing him. in this case, kim potter stood, was almost impassive. simply lowered her head when each of those verdicts was read . she now has been taken immediately into custody. and he is already at a prison here in the state of minnesota. thousands of civilians offering attacks along mammals bought it with thailand, artillery and an strikes of hid areas near the town of mate sought in thailand, mammals, military, his talking rebels from the korean ethnic minority. they one of several ethnic groups wanting greater autonomy. the conflict was escalated since the military coup in february. these 30 people have been killed after a very caught fire in bangladesh. dozens of people suffered injuries. michael sources

john hendern has more from minneapolis. this was a very closely watch trial here throughout the united states because dante wright was shot during the middle of another trial of a white police officer who killed a black man. that was a police officer, derek chauffeur, who knelt on the neck of george floyd. ultimately killing him. in this case, kim potter stood, was almost impassive. simply lowered her head when each of those verdicts was read . she now has been taken immediately into custody and is already at a prison here in the state of minnesota. the u. case health agency has found the army con variant is milder than the delta strain of corona virus. earlier data suggests it's up to 70 percent less likely to cause hospital admissions. the study found that protection from a booster shot begins to drop after 10 weeks, although it's still effective against severe disease. we do know, we don't recall that it does a spread a lot more quickly. it's a lot more infectious than delta. so any advantage gained from reduce risk of h

john hendern al jazeera minneapolis. the international community is maintaining pressure on the taliban government in afghanistan to honor its promise to respect the rights of women and girls. females the media industry saying is getting harder to keep that jobs, but, but broad reports not from the capital cobble. many weeks after the taliban takeover zara and b has been dismantling the tv station. she found it carefully packing away studio equipment in the hope of one day restarting it in the in the future, we'll have some opportunity to reopen it. of course we'll try to re open it started 4 years ago with a staff of 50 banu tv was run by women making programs for women. it was seen as evidence of the more progressive policies, if the previous governments, i was really happy, especially the day that i said, now our game comes through. and now we have some, some station that is running by foreman by them. unfortunately, it's the end. can see the tower a thorough man was born at the stations journalist splitting her time

john hendern as more from outside the court in minneapolis. all we've heard is that the jury came back with one question yesterday. they wanted to know about the timing, when kim potter consulted a defense expert at that because there were some inconsistencies in her story about how she reacted to the shooting at the time. but we really don't know a lot more. the judge says that she wants to wrap up this case by christmas eve that's on friday. but you really has no control over how long the jury takes if they're hung, meaning they are not able to agree. they can deliberate for days until the judge determines it. they are your reconcile aubrey irreconcilable at def, at odds. she's facing manslaughter 1st degree. and 2nd degree, the total maximum that she could potentially face if you were convicted of both crimes is 25 years in prison. more typically for someone like her who doesn't have a record, it would be 7 years on the 1st agree charge and 5 on the other charge. but when that verdict comes down to the court house behind me, there will also

john hendern al jazeera minneapolis now thousands of civilians are thing attacks along me miles border with thailand artillery and air strikes of hit areas near the town of may sot mammals military is targeting rebels from that karen ethnic minority. they one of several ethnic groups wanting great autonomy. the conflict is escalated since the military coup in february. michael vittacore dis, is the asia director at the center for humanitarian dialogue. joyce, we now live from single good, have you with us or on the program? how much of a change in policy for the me and my regime is this to start this fighting right now because the qur'an fighters have been battling the government and yang gone for decades. i think it's 2 things. i think 1st of all, it's the dry season and this is traditionally the fighting season in yama. so it's possible for the mom, our army to, to, to launch these attacks, clear skies and not wet weather. and the 2nd reason of course, is that the korean in particular have been harboring formerly or, or informally, some of the resistance groups that have been set up

john hendern has the latest from washington, d. c. gen saki, a press secretary for president. joseph biden has put out a statement in that. she says, president biden urged russia to de escalate tensions with ukraine. he made clear that the united states and its allies and partners will respond decisively if russia further invades ukraine. president biden also expressed support for diplomacy and it goes on to say, the president reiterated that substantial progress in these dialogues can occur only in an environment of de escalation rather than escalation. and the state of colorado, hundreds of homes have been destroyed after wildfires, driven by high winds in gulf to cities near denver has been described as a life threatening situation. tens of thousands of people have been told to evacuate immediately. the u. s. has condemned the killing of at least 4 protesters by security forces in sudan that was shot and undermine with thousands of people rallied against the military involvement and politics. demonstrators in the capital costume approached the presidential palace. they want

john hendern has more from chicago. the fate of kim potter, a white police officer accused in the racially charged killing of a black man will soon be in the hands of a jury. members of the jury in highly anticipated testimony in minneapolis, courtroom potter took the stand in her own defense, breaking down, saying she meant to pull out her taser. but the former police officer who was a 26 year veteran says she accidentally drew her gun instead and fired, killing 20 year old dante, right. as he drove away from police, it's just one chaotic it and then i remember yelling, teaser taser taser and nothing happened. potter was supervising another officer when he pulled right over for offenses. she says probably did not merit a traffic stop. right. had expired registration tax and an air freshener dangling from the rear view mirror. both technical violations that are often overlooked. an air freshener to me is not just an equipment violation. and during the cove at times of the high cove at times the departmental motor vehicl

john hendern has moved from minneapolis. tragic accident or manslaughter. those are the choices for the jury, now weighing the fate of former police officer kimberley potter. i sir, you realize his case is important. serious, and therefore, to serve sher careful consideration. we will await your predict. potter says she mistook her gun for her taser when she fatally and accidentally shot dante wright, prosecutors say she knew wrong from right and should have known left from right when she pulled the firearm on her right side and not as she says, she thought she was doing the taser on her left thigh and there's no mistake the fence you will not see an instruction on the defense of mistake. a general not give you an instruction that says a person is not guilty of their commit, a mistake. she pulled her hand gun instead of her taser. that's recklessly handling a fire. in the trials most dramatic moment, the former police officer took the stand herself breaking down as she relived the shooting. i remember yelling taser taser taser and nothing happened. potter's

john hendern is following the trial from chicago. this was a divisive and highly anticipated case, and it came at a crucial time. it came in the middle of the trial of derek shaven. he's the police officer who was ultimately convicted for killing george floyd by kneeling on his neck. now during that trial, kim potter was a police officer in the neighbouring suburb of brooklyn's center. she was with another officer supervising him as he stopped a car. and in the course of that, she pulled what she says, she thought was her taser, which was on the left hand side. instead, she pulled her gun. she fired after yelling kayser taser taser. and she said, that's when she discovered she had actually killed a man. here's a little of what she had to say. it's just, it's just one chaotic, a it and then i remember yelling, teaser, teaser teaser and nothing happens. potter is charged with 1st in 2nd degree manslaughter. now legal experts say under minnesota long, they probably have to prove that she acted with some level of consciousness that she k

john hendern al jazeera minneapolis the army corn variance continues to drive record surges of covered 19 infections across the world. in the past 24 hours, several countries including france, c, u. k, and italy all reported their highest case number since the side of the pandemic. new studies seems to add to suggestions that only chron is milder, and those infected are much less likely to end up in hospital. but scientists are urging caution australia shortened the window of a booster cove in 19 shot to 4 months from the 2nd dose. on the chronister on holiday gatherings into disarray, the mayor of new york has carried scales back for cities famous new year's eve celebrations. only $15000.00 fully vaccinated people will be allowed to gather in time square. gable is under reports from new york on 42nd street in midtown manhattan. the lines had covey testing sites are long all day from morning until night. demand for tess, far outstripping supply. new york city is the u. s. epicenter for the army. kron variant case is exploding to nearly 20000 positive cases a day. more than 90 percent.

john hendern as more now from washington, dc. in a 50 minute conversation between us president joe biden and russian president vladimir putin, the 2 sides laid out their diplomatic positions over growing tensions in ukraine. that is where a 100000 russian troops are amassed on the russian side of that border. after that, talk us press secretary for the president gen saki issued a statement saying, quote, president biden urged russia to de escalate tensions with ukraine. he made clear that the united states and its allies and partners will respond decisively if russia further invades ukraine. president biden also expressed support for diplomacy. she went on to say that the president reiterated that substantive progress in these dialogues can occur only in an environment of de escalation rather than escalation. then we have the response from the russian side assistant to president vladimir putin. uri you shock, i've said one conclusion was underscored if the security negotiations are successful, it should naturally lead to certain