dante wright! what's his name? dante wright!hanting you have to put yourself in difficult and dangerous situations. chanting. and when most people would run away, you head towards trouble. footage from remote and hostile places can be our only window into events that are shaping our world. these are some of the most powerful images of the year, all shot by freelance video journalists. sounds like you worked out that you had to do this to keep going. yeah. each year, we step behind the camera to speak to the men and women who capture and bring us some of the most important news stories of our times, often under extremely difficult circumstances and great personal strain. these freelance video journalists are honoured by the rory peck awards, named after a british freelancer who was killed in moscow covering the october coup in 1993. his memory lives on through the rory peck trust, which works with support freelance journalists and their families worldwide. first up, the rory peck award for news, for films that capture the immedia

we heard from the family of dante wright just yesterday.anation you hear from kim potter is that she made a mistake, that she was reaching for her taser and instead grabbed her handgun. they said if they made a mistake and there was a conviction of another officer in 2019 for the same reason, kim potter should be convicted for the same reason. >> are we prepared to hold a white officer accountable for killing a young black man when she says it was an accident, which obviously we dispute. the attorney general's office has done an excellent job of laying out why this was not some mere accident. >> this questioning is expected to take up to a week. opening statements are scheduled to begin december 8th. according to court documents, the judge has prepared the jury and have told them to expect to be participating in this trial for around two weeks. we know they'll be partially sequestered during the trial and fully sequestered once they begin deliberations. >>> also this morning, we're following what's set to be a very busy day for president bi

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potter faces manslaughter charges in the death of dante wright, she claims she thought she fired herer instead of a gun. lo louis vuitton will honor virgil abiloh, and a busy arrested is to blame for keeping dozens, including an oasis tribute band trapped in a british pub for days. patrons gathered friday to hear the band now nicknamed snow aces. for more news, download the cbs news app for your cell phone or connected tv. cbs news, new york. ♪ ♪ >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> good evening and thank you so much for joining us, we are going to begin with the new covid variant that the world health organization poses a high risk around the globe. the omicron strain has not turned up in the u.s., and dr. fauci warns it's likely already circulating here in america and that has the biden administration responding. the new omicron variant was first discovered earlier this month in south africa, it has since spread to more than a dozen countries around the world and as a precaution the u.s. has joined other nations restricting travel from south africa and other countries in the r

potter is accused of shooting dante wright she mistook her gun for a taser and accidentally shot and killed wright potter is charged with first and second degree manslaughter high profile attorney ben crump is representing wright's family. opening statements begin next week >>> the new york attorney general has released video from the investigation into former new york governor andrew cuomo the transcripts are also raising questions about the role that his brother cnn anchor chris cuomo played behind the scenes from nbc new york jonathan dean has the details. >> do you swear this testimony will be the truth and nothing but the truth? >> yes, i do >> former foernl attorney general seemed sour. he was seemingly at times uncooperative. >> how do you want to define girlfriend how do you want to define date >> how do you define date? >> it doesn't matter how i define date. how do you define date it's your question >> he denied up theing, harassing, any of his accusers >> that never happened >> in addition to his video testimony, the tomorrow released video of six accusers, all who alleged

dante wright. well, defense attorneys will argue kim potter made an innocent mistake when she pulled her gun instead of her taser. prosecutors say wright's death was manslaughter. they say potter was an experienced trained officer who should go to prison anticipating potential unrest. enhance security is going to be in place for potter's trial. there will be fewer entry points at the courthouse and the parking garage. there will be closed. the supreme court is set to hear arguments this wednesday in mississippi's bid to have the landmark roe versus wade decision over turn. mississippi is asking the high court to uphold the state's ban on most abortions after the 15 week of pregnancy. the state enacted a law in 2020 18, but it was blocked after a federal court challenge the supreme court has never allowed states to ban abortion before the point when a fetus can survive outside the. roughly 24 weeks. well, starting today, only us citizens and residents will be able to fly to the u.s. from 8 nations i

justice for dante wright. >> apparently the guy you saw talking was a friend of george floyd.ideotape the jurors, though do exec and what they want. that's what they're saying. jury intimidation is a serious felony in this country, as far as we know the department of justice isn't doing anything to stop it in this case. so it looks like it's continuin great today at the rittenhouse trial, the judge said that some was taking pictures at a bus stop outside the courthouse. that was a threat. let's see if it works. jason whitlock has written a ne piece on this to ss. jason, thank you so much for coming on. you have followed this from the beginning, what do you make of it so far? >> tucker, cowardice and fear rolls downhill just like human waste. now we have i believe 18 jurors in the crosshair because men have failed and the society has failed to uphold the rule of law , we now have thugs in control of our society and so when the prosecutors don't do their job, when the media doesn't do its job, when politicians don't do their job, 18 ordinary citizens are now in the crosshairs. t

in the manslaughter trial of kim potter she's the now ex-cop charged with shooting and killing dante wrightc stop this year. she said she accidentally pulled out her gun instead of her taser and didn't mean the shoot wright at all i'll tase you. taser, taser oh, i shot him i just shot him. >> potter has pleaded not guilty she's facing first and second-degree manslaughter charges. >>> l.a. police digging in land fill searching for the remains of a mother who has been missing for more than a month now. she was last seen on october 17th at one of her son's football games in southeast los angeles. her ex-husband says she saw her leaving in a range rover with her dog named 7. someone discovered the dog wandering the 28th floor of a los angeles high-rise building her husband says he has no idea where he would the close that's where they found the forensic evidence that led them to the land fill northern los angeles. law enforcement told nbc news they are unearthing a specific area the search expected the take 7 to 10 days >>> cyber monday still in full swing at least for next few hours. what we h

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she says that she mistakenly grabbed her handgun instead of her taser when she shot and killed a dante wrightat was last april. wright had been pulled over for expired. tags. it became clear that there was a warrant for his arrest. there was a struggle that led to the 20 year-old being shot. the defense says it was accidental prosecutors argue potter had been negligent. she is facing charges of first degree and second degree manslaughter. the nation's top financial officials testified before senate committee today. the topic inflation and the pitfalls of the latest covid variant washington correspondent alexandra limon has that story. >> good evening. the treasury secretary says the economy is recovering much faster than expected. but officials warn that progress could still be forwarded. treasury secretary janet yellen calls the country's economic recovery remarkable. >> we're averaging half a million new jobs for months since january gdp. now exceeds its pre pandemic levels. but fed chair jerome powell says the pandemic could still reverse that progress after the detection of a new covid-19

get underway tuesday in the trial of the former minneapolis police officer who shot and killed dante wrightdefense attorneys argue that kim potter made an innocent mistake when she pulled her gun instead of her taser. prosecutors say that wright's death was manslaughter. they say potter was an experienced in trained officer who should go to prison anticipating potential unrest, enhanced security will be in place. there will also be fewer entry points in the parking garage will be closed. jury selection is set to get underway tomorrow in chicago for the start of the trial of actor jussie smollett, who is accused of faking a hate crime against himself 2 years ago. the 39 year-old actor told chicago police that he was the victim of a racist and anti-gay attack near his apartment. dana rebik has more. >> i've been truthful and consistent on every single level since day one. i would not be my mother's son if i was capable of one drop of what former empire actor jussie smollett will finally see his day in court. >> after the alleged racist and homophobic attack against him nearly 3 years ago. smo

selection starts tomorrow in the trial of the former a minneapolis police officer who shot and killed dante wright. there's right. defense attorneys say that kim potter made announcement stake. when she pulled her gun instead of her taser. prosecutors say that wright's death was manslaughter. they say that potter was an experienced officer who should go to prison for killing him. >> well, supreme court is set to hear arguments this wednesday in mississippi's bid to have the landmark roe v wade decision overturned. mississippi is asking the high court to uphold the state's ban on most abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. the state enacted a law back in 2018, but it was blocked after a federal court challenge. the supreme court has never allowed states to ban abortion before the point when a fetus can survive outside the. that's roughly 24 weeks. we'll take a break at 5.22 coming up on the kron 00:00am morning news cyber monday is here and we're going to give you tips on how to find the best deals when shopping online. we'll right back. subway®... has so much new it didn't fit in our last ad.