you'll remember, was convicted of two counts of manslaughter after she shot and killed 20-year-old daunte wright. potter yelled "taser," during the arrest, but she instead shot wright with her handgun. she serve good 16 months of her two-year sentence and will remain on supervised release until december. boris? >>> another bombshell report stemming from those leaked pentagon documents. according to "the washington post," one classified nsa report shows a top ukrainian official instructed troops to prepare for mass strikes inside russia to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the invasion. a later cia documentary went out showing washington had successfully persuaded kyiv to scrap that planned attack. cnn's alex marquardt is here now. an attack like that would have been a serious escalation. ukrainian officials are saying that this is essentially misinformation put out to make them look immature and impulsive. >> reporter: a serious escalation. that's exactly what the u.s. is worried about. provoking vladimir putin in a way that he would react potentially with nuclear weapons. so yes, we hav

police officer kim potter is out of prison after serving about 16 months for fatally shooting daunte wrightst and second degree manslaughter for killing wright in april 2021 she said she mistakenly drew her handgun instead of a taser she will now serve the remainder of her sentence under supervised release. joining us is nbc correspondent jesse kirsch jesse, why this earlier release and what are you hearing from daunte wright's family >> just to rewind and remind people of what unfolded here she was sentenced to two years by a judge in 2022, sentenced to two years by a judge prosecutors wanted much more they wanted around seven years the family felt that this fell far short. however, in minnesota, the way the rules are set up, according to the state when they put out a release today, people serve two-thirds of a sentence in prison the last third is always served on what's called supervised release. they don't have a parole board people don't get off early for good behavior. that's a term we talk about in some instances whatever she was sentenced to, she was only going to be serving two-thir

well, the former minnesota police officer convicted the fatal shooting of 20 year old daunte wright hasr sentence. he was convicted of two counts of manslaughter after saying she mistook her gun for her taser when she killed right, who was unarmed during a 2021 traffic stop. daunte wright's mother tells cnn she's still angry, but finds peace in the fact that potter, quote, will never be able to hurt anybody as a police officer again. well, the former louisville police officer who fired the bullet that killed breonna taylor during a botched drug raid as a new job as a deputy sheriff. myles cosgrove has been hired by a sheriff department in a small rural county of kentucky. and as cnn's jason carroll reports, taylor's mother's fears that cosgrove will wear a badge again. [crowd chanting] >> breonna taylor's mother had one word to describe how she felt after learning former louisville metro police officer myles cosgrove had been re-hired by another department. >> anger, to think that another department would even want this guy to be a part of any department. for that matter, it just angers

officer convicted of accidentally convicting daunte wright was released from prison this morning.er served 16 months of a two-year sentence after she says she mistook her gun for her taser and killed wright who was unarmed during ab traffic stop in 2021. daunte wright's mother tells cnn she's still angry and worried but finds peace in the fact that potter, quote, will never be able to hurt anybody as a police officer again. >>> turning now to another deadly police shooting. quote, disgust and disappointment from breonna taylor's family after they learned the officer who fired the bullet who killed their daughter in a botched 2020 police raid has just been hired by a sheriff's department in the same state. myles cosgrove was fired but not indicted for shooting 16 rounds into taylor's louisville apartment and failing to turn on his body camera. as cnn's jason carroll reports, cosgrove's new boss insists he'll bring, quote, experience to the new job. >> breonna taylor! >> reporter: breonna taylor's mother had one word to describe how she felt after learning former louisville metro po

they were asking for around seven years, and the family of daunte wright did not agree with the sentencehat was handed down by a judge. but here we are less than two years after this sentence came down in february of 2021 she is going -- or excuse me, in february of 2022 she is going to be serving this last third out in the open, but she is, again, under supervised release, which means that she has to be prepared to be checked up on. she could be facing drug and alcohol testing, and she cannot own a gun. those are some of the conditions that she must meet now, chris. >> jesse kirsch, thank you for that. >>> now to nbc's courtney kube joining us from the pentagon big question officials are being asked this hour is what exactly is being done to get those 16,000 americans still in sudan to safety, and is this a role as it was for the folks at the embassy potentially a military operation? >> reporter: so at this point there is no effort, and frankly, the officials i'm talking to here say there's really no incentive at this point to try to do a large scale evacuation you mentioned there's 16,

a former minneapolis police officer who was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of daunte wright is set to be released from prison today. kim potter has served about 16 man dung a 21 traffic stop.ence potter said she meant to use her taser on wright as he tried to drive away but fired her gun by mistake. >>> president biden is scheduled to meet today with three tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion votes after taking part in the gun-control protest on the state house floor. two black democratic representatives, justin pearson and justin jones, were expelled by the republican-patrolled -- republican-controlled legislature. gloria johnson, who is white, was not. pearson and jones have since been reinstated on an interim basis by local officials. the gun-control protest followed last month's deadly school shooting in nashville. >>> a florida prosecutor has ordered an investigation after another case of someone firing shots at people at the wrong address. it happened earlier this month near fort lauderdale. the couple says they mistakenly turned onto the wrong driveway while making

she is the former police officer who killed daunte wright two years ago, mistaking her gun for a taser. potter served just over a year after being convicted of manslaughter the 20-year-old wright was shot during a traffic stop his death set off several days of protests >>> now to the scary engine fire on an american airlines flight sunday that forced an emergency landing. the cause, a bird strike, something airports deal with every day. here's tom costello. >> reporter: it happened just seconds into flight. >> mayday, mayday, mayday we had a bird strike and an engine failure. >> reporter: american 1958, columbus to phoenix, flew right into a flock of geese. the right engine engulfed in flames >> all of a sudden we heard somebody say "fire, fire. and they said the engine's on fire >> we could just smell like burning >> reporter: the 737 managed to return safely, landing on a single engine. wildlife strikes are not unusual. in 2021 there were more than 15,000 in the u.s. most involved birds. but losing an engine is rare. during the 2009 miracle on the hudson a flock of geese took out bot

remember, potter is the former police officer who grabbed her gun instead of the taser and killed daunte wrighthis morning at 4:00 a.m. at that time out of an abundance of caution. >> you spoke with wright's mother, and what is she telling you? >> i talked to his mom, katie wright, and she and her husband and others are struggling to find peace. i wanted to read something that she said in our conversation. she said that she, excuse me, she says that some say i should forgive and be at peace, but how can i? i am so angry. she is going to be able to watch her kids have kids. i can't even touch my son. she said that she is afraid of forgetting the voice of her son. and she also said that she is going to hurt someone again, and one thing that her family has not been able to grieve together. they have been fighting for what they call and pushing for justice and changing the laws in minnesota around traffic stops since the killing of her son daunte. kate. >> thank you for the update. john? >> this morning the residents of a south florida condo have been told to leave their apartment building because

she was found guilty of murder in 2021 when she killed daunte wright during a traffic stop.ching for her taser when she grabbed her actual firearm. >> dana: targeting cars again deflating the tires of dozens of cars parked in a wealthy neighborhood in boston. laura engel has more on the latest act of what is called eco vandalism. >> these climate activists have been hitting neighborhoods with so-called gas guzzler around the world since march of last year. the group known as tire extinguishers chose boston to try to persuade those with s.u.v.s to change their ways to something more environmentally friendly. they deflated the fires of 43 tires in beacon hill neighborhood because of the amount of large luxury large number of s.u.v.s there. global activitys have deflated more than 10,000 tires since march of 2022. they inform owners about why their vehicle was targeted imploring them to switch to public transportation, biking or smaller compact electric and hybrid cars. boston police are investigating the vandalism of multiple vehicles. one man telling police he was unaible to

for the fatal shooting of daunte wright. whose eulogy i delivered at his funeral two years ago, while we were waiting around the george floyd verdict. now, also this week, in a separate case, one of the officers who participated in the louisville police raid that killed breonna taylor three years ago, miles cosgrove, was hired by a sheriff's department in a neighboring kentucky county. after being fired from the louisville pd, carol county chief deputy noted, cosgrove was cleared of state and federal charges in taylor's death. charles, one of the reasons why many of us were fighting for federal laws, but we are nearly three years removed from the george floyd protest of 2020. what do these stories tell us about holding police accountable in cases when black lives are lost? >> first of all, kim potter was convicted, which is also very rare, as you know. we don't always get charges, we we don't get charges, it's rare that we get convictions. alicia was charged and convicted. even in that case, the conviction -- the sentence wa

safety, student loans and policing >>> kim potter, the former minnesota officer who fatally shot daunte wright released from prison in the early morning hours out of, quote, an abundance of caution potter was convicted of first and second-degree manslaughter and sentenced to two years in jail in february 2022. prosecutors had pushed for a longer sentence. >>> a protest was planned in carol county, kentucky, after the county's sheriff's office said they hired myles cosgrove, the louisville officer who shot breonna taylor in 2020 >>> back over to you now sara >> bertha, thank you. >>> after the break, goldman sachs names its top pick in the media space. we have that call next as bed bath & beyond winds down operations, who are the potential biggest beneficiaries? e re" merit ckwhen "squawk on thstetcos ghba ah, these bills are crazy. she has no idea she's sitting on a goldmine. well she doesn't know that if she owns a life insurance policy of $100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. even a term policy. even a term policy? even a term policy! find out if you're sittin

. >> the former police officer convicted in the fatal shooting of the daunte wright has been releasedrom prison. kimberly potter was convicted of two counts of manslaughter after saying that she mistook her gun for a taser when she killed wright during a 2021 traffic stop. wright's mother is still angry but finds peace in the fact that potter will nevver be able to hurt anybody as a police officer ever again. >>> the former louisville police officer who fired the bullet that killed breonna taylor during a botched drug raid as a new job as a deputy sheriff. cosgrove has been hired by a small rural county. and taylor's mother is furious that he will be able to wear a badge again. [ chanting ] >> reporter: breonna taylor's mother had one word to describe how she felt after learning former louisville metro police officer miles cosgrove had been rehired by another department. >> anger. to think that another department would even want this guy to be a part of any department for that matter, just angers me. >> reporter: according to a cnn affiliate, the carroll county sheriff's department ci

the former minnesota police officer who killed daunte wright in 2021 was released from prison today.he mistook her gun for a taser during the confrontation. she served 16 months of a two-year sentence for manslaughter and is now on supervised release. and the one-time officer who killed breonna taylor in her louisville, kentucky, home is now a sheriff's deputy in a nearby town. the hiring of myles cosgrove prompted a small protest today. he fired the shot that killed taylor during a mistake and drug raid, but he was cleared of wrongdoing. in the war in ukraine, russia claimed a ukrainian sea drone tried to attack a naval base in crimea, which the russians illegally annexed in 2014. moscow said the black sea port city of sevastopol was the target, but the attack failed. kyiv did not comment on the report. elsewhere, ukrainian forces reportedly have crossed the dnipro river. it could signal an effort to cut russia's land access to crimea. russia faced a sharp rebuke from western diplomats today at a tense u.n. security council meeting. the russian foreign minister chaired the session,

the former minnesota police officer convicted on manslaughter charges in the shooting death of daunte wrightctional facility in suburban minneapolis early this morning. she served 16 months of a two-year sentence and will now be on supervised release until december 21st when her 2 year term sentence for manslaughter expires. potter was convicted after claiming she mistook her gun for a taser during a traffic stop in 2021. president joe biden could be announcing his reelection campaign as early as this week. even though recent polling shows many democrats don't want him to run again. washington correspondent trevor shirley has more from dc. >> president joe biden could make his run for re-election official as early as tuesday. according to several sources, including the associated press. his performance tells me he's up to the job and does it well, but a recent ap poll shows only 26% of americans overall want the president to run again, including only 47% of democrats. i'm not worried at all. you will remember who you are talking to someone that does. >> not believe in polls a snapshot. the t

. >> what's the reaction from daunte wright's amily? we haven't heard any official reaction yet this morning about the release, which we know has happened officials were being tigh tight-lipped about when potter would be released. we're told she was released from prison at 5:00 a.m. eastern time this morning we haven't heard any response from the family officially yet, now that we know the release has actually happened. however, when potter was sentenced, we know that the family was dismayed by the fact that she was only sentenced to two years. prosecutors have been asking for upwards of seven years, jose this is something the family did not want to be happening so soon. >> jesse kirsch, thank you very much. >>> right now closing arguments are underway in the seditious conspiracy trial of five members of the far right group the proud boys for their alleged role in the january 6th attack on the capitol. over the course of three months, the jury heard testimony from more than three dozen witnesses as well as two of the five defendants on

kim potter received a two-year sentence for that shooting and killing of 20-year-old daunte wright, after she says she mistook her gun for a taser. potter will serve the remainder of her sentence on supervised release in wisconsin. >>> the chp this morning investigating an unusually deadly and dangerous weekend on bay area roadways after a string of wrong-way crashes. four people died, five others were injured in five wrong-way crashes, stretching between san rafael and sunnyvale, all in about 36 hours. a wrong-way head-on crash on 237 yesterday morning left two men dead in sunnyvale. about 12 hours later, chp officers responded to reports of another wrong-way driver on that same highway. that driver was having a medical emergency and was taken to a local hospital. in oakland yesterday morning, a wrong-way driver on westbound 580 near seminary avenue struck an oakland tree maintenance truck. both drivers survived. the chp says the wrong-way driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. now, all of that follows a crash on southbound 280 near woodside saturday. chp office

the former minnesota police officer convicted on manslaughter charges in the shooting death of daunte wright has been released from prison. kim porter walked out of a correctional facility in suburban minneapolis just hours ago. she served 16 months of what was a two-year sentence and will now be on supervised release until december 21st when her 2 year term for manslaughter expires. potter was convicted after claiming that she mistook her gun for a taser during that traffic stop in 2021. >> pop singer lizzo known for her lgbtq support filled a knoxville, tennessee stage with glitter and protests drag queens joined her to show you their objection to a piece of legislation banning drag queens in public. this after republican governor bill lee signed a piece of legislation in february banning, quote, adult cabaret zinn public or front of minors. a federal judge temporarily blocked that law in march saying it was too vague. civil rights groups have criticized the law as a violation of free speech. lizzo has been trending on twitter since that performance. >> with a marketing executive who spear