kimberly potter mistook a handgun for a taser when she shot daunte wright.e evidence that the omicron variant is less severe. people infected or at least 50% less to end up in hospitals. that's according to preliminary research in the u.k. >> it is very early days. only a small number of individuals. but nonetheless it is the first signs of cautious optimism we can have for omicron. >> as tensions rise in the ukraine, president putin demands western countries make a promise not extend their influence in russia's backyard. >> we must give guaranty, we must do it immediately, no. -- now. ♪ >> welcome to the program. the former police officer, kimberly potter, has been found guilty of two charges of manslaughter for fatally killing daunte wright in minneapolis. e says that she must occur handgun for a taser, during a routine traffic stop. the prosecution argued she had shown culpable negligence during the incident which led t several nights of intense protests. this is the moment the judge e jury.t the verdict reached by >> we, the jury, on the charge of mansla

she told members of the jury that the defendant, kimberly potter, testified her sons would be home for christmas but there woulding -- would be an empty seat at the table in the wright household. they held their head low as that verdict was read, and the defense attorney, earl gray, visibly upset, sitting down burying his head in his hands. po poppy? >> adrian, thank you for that reporting, and before i get to the rest of our legal team and our reporters, i want to pull up for our viewers a picture of dante wright, a picture taken with his son who was just two years old when dante wright was killed at the hands of police in april. he was, again, pulled over for an air freshener hanging in violation of minnesota law and expired tags. his life was taken. kim potter found guilty on both counts of first and second-degree manslaughter. omar joins me in minneapolis. omar, you were front and center covering the trial and murder conviction of derek chauvin, and dante wright was killed right in the middle of that in brooklyn center which is right outside downtown minneapolis. what are you heari

right now, defense attorney earl gray just put his arm around the back of kimberly potter.'s wearing a cardigan. she appears to be breathing heavily as she waits to hear what this jury has decided. >> let's listen in. >> will the deputy please retrieve the verdict forms and provide it to me for review. would ms. potter please rise. i'm now going to read your verdicts as it will appear in the permanent court records of hennepin county. in the matter of state of minnesota vs. kimberly potter, court file number 27-cr-217490, we, the jury on the charge of manslaughter in the first degree while committing a misdemeanor on or about april 11, 2021, in hennepin county, state of minnesota, find the defendant guilty. and the verdict was agreed to at the hour of 11:40 a.m. and signed by the jury person. on 12/23/21. the verdict on count two is we, the jury on the charge of manslaughter in the second degree, culpable negligence on or about april 11, 2021, in hennepin county, state of minnesota, find the defendant guilty. and that verdict was agreed to at 10:30 a.m. on 12/21/21. members

let's have a listen to kimberly potter's tearful evidence in court. remember yelling "taser, taser, taser," and nothing happened. and then he told me i've shot him. let's get more on this story with our north america correspondent david willis. a very sensitive time, obviously, with similar cases to this one, what has the reaction be like to the verdict? i reaction be like to the verdict?— reaction be like to the verdict? ., ., , ,, ., verdict? i have to see, simon, it is unusual _ verdict? i have to see, simon, it is unusual for _ verdict? i have to see, simon, it is unusual for a _ verdict? i have to see, simon, it is unusual for a police - it is unusual for a police officer to be charged and convicted in a case like this. juries in the past year, where prosecutors have actually brought cases against police officers to trial, have tended to be somewhat reluctant to convict, reluctant to second—guess the sort of pressures that policemen going about their daily business are under. but this case, coming anyway, of course, of the george floyd killing at

those are the choices for the jury weighting the fate of chamoli water -- kimberly potter. >> this caseant and serious and therefore deserves careful consideration. we will await your verdict. >> potter says she mistook her gun for her taser which she accidentally shot daunte wright. prosecutors said she knew wrong from right and should have known left from right when she pulled her firearm instead of her taser. >> i just shot him. >> you will not see an instruction on the defense. the judge will not give you an instruction that says a person is not guilty if they commit a mistake. she pulled her hand gun instead of her taser, that is recklessly handling a firearm. >> the former police officer took the stand true self, breaking down as she relived the shooting. >> i remember yelling taser, taser, taser. nothing happened. and then he told me i shot him. >> potter's defense lawyer says she can't be convicted of mishandling a gun because she did not know she was using it and in any case she was authorized in using deadly force because daunte wright was resisting arrest. >> how could she co

because at the time he was resisting arrest with another officer that kimberly potter was supervising. the prosecution says there is no defense for just making a mistake that's not in the law. and they say she was not authorized to use deadly force that the other officer had the situation under control. now this was a case that really roiled a lot of viewers of the video that bad cam video came out and shows her saying, oh my god, i, i shot him, she falls on the ground, face down and says, i'm going to prison and i just killed a boy, this is after she had yelled taser taser taser and then fired instead the gun. so the jury will now have to get together and decide whether the law says that this constitutes manslaughter. or it was just a mistake that is not prosecutable. well says thank you for the country, john. well, there has already been repre cautions for this case. it came in the middle of the trial, and derek showed the police officer. it was ultimately convicted of murder for killing george floyd by kneeling on his neck. so that happened here in minneapolis in brooklyn center, a

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those are the choices for the jury, now weighing the fate of former police officer kimberly potter. i answer you realize this 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 if they commit a mistake. she pulled her hand gun instead of a 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 happens. potters defense lawyer argue she can't be convicted of miss handling a gun in the april traffic stop because she

kimberly potter was arrested three days after daunte wright died of a single gunshot wound to the chestan innocent mistake. i remember yelling, "taser, taser, taser." and nothing happened. and then he told me i shot him. whilst neither side disputed she did not intend to kill daunte wright, the jury decided she acted recklessly on the day in question. we, the jury, on the charge of manslaughter in the first degree, while committing a misdemeanour on or about april 11 2021 in the state of minnesota, find the defendant guilty. they found kimberley potter guilty of charges of manslaughter. cheering. to the delight of demonstrators outside the court, many of whom feel such verdicts also speak for the many others, african americans in particular, who have suffered racism and brutality at the hands of the police. i kind of let out a yelp because it was built up in the anticipation of what was to come and while we were waiting for the last few days. now, we have been able to process it. a request by the lawyers for kimberly potter for her to be granted bail over christmas was denied by the jud

kimberly potter broke down in court last week while testifying about the death of dante rise. his killing in minneapolis sparked nationwide protest, potter has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. she says she meant to use her taser . but drew her gun instead and opened fire john, hindrance following that trial in minneapolis essentially and boils down to this, the defense says that kimberly potter cannot be accused of recklessly and consciously misusing her hand gun, as she is in the manslaughter charge. one of 2, she can't be accused of doing that because she didn't know she was using her gun. she thought she was using her taser, although the gun was on her right. the taser was on her left. hayes weighs about his half as much as a gun. it is dr. yellow and shoot a laser despite all of those things she's facing, pulled along the gun and defensive because she didn't know she had a gun. she can't be accused of recklessly mis using it. and they also say that she would have been within her rights to usually force against dante right. because at the time he was resisting arrest wit

that's what mothers do. >> reporter: bryant the first witness at the trial of former officer kimberly potter charged with manslaughter she has pleaded not guilty potter's attorneys say she fired her gun, mistaking it for a taser. jurors seeing new police video of her reaction. >> this was an accident she's a human being. >> reporter: prosecutors insist potter, who had 25 years of experience, was reckless and flouted her training, showing the jury images of two weapons highlighting the differences. >> she drew it she aimed it she pointed it directly at daunte wright, and she did those things without bothering to confirm what was in her hand >> reporter: while prosecutors portray wright as a young father driving to a car wash stopped because of an air freshener, illegal in that state, the defense telling the jury wright had no driver's license, a outstanding arrest warrant, a case involving a weapon and that wright tried to flee in his car when officers tried to take him into custody >> all he has to do is stop and he'd be with us, but he goes. she can't let him leave because he's going to kil

today by the former police officer who shot and killed daunte wright at her manslaughter trial kimberly potter described the moments leading up to the shooting ron allen is there. >> we're trying to keep him from driving away it just -- it just went chaotic. >> reporter: former officer kimberly potter testifying in her own defense about the traffic stop that led to her shooting and killing donte wright. >> i remember yelling taser, taser, taser and nothing happened and then he told me, i shot him. >> reporter: potter says she thought her gun was her taser. and that while police stopped wright for an illegal air freshener and expired license plates, they tried to arrest him when a records check revealed an outstanding arrest warrant for a case involving a weapon potter testified she feared for the safety of another officer on the passenger side, partially inside the car. wright drove off and dragged him. >> he had a look of fear on his face it's nothing i have seen before. >> reporter: defense attorneys trying to convince the jury potter made an innocent mistake and that even so, the use of dea

any request by the lawyers for kimberly potter for her to be granted request by the lawyers for kimberlytenced in february and faces the possibility of up to 15 years behind bars. david willis, bbc news. the latest headlines on bbc news... a booster christmas — thousands of nhs staff and volunteers will keep vaccination clinics open over the festive period. in her first christmas broadcast since the death of prince philip — the queen is expected to give a very personal address tomorrow. a former minnesota police officer who claimed she confused her handgun for a taser has been found guilty of manslaughter for fatally shooting 20—year old daunte wright sport and time now for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. here is jane dougal. good morning. premier league footballers should go on strike if they feel their welfare is not being considered. that's according to pep guardiola. his comments come after managers and captains met with the premier league yesterday to raise concerns about the congested christmas fixture list at a time when clubs are dealing with the impact of rising coron

found former minnesota police officer kimberly potter guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting oflack man. 20-year-old daunte wright died after potter shot him during a routine traffic stop in april. the u.k.'s health security agency says people with omicron are 50% to 70% less likely to be readmitted to hospital than those with delta. the country reported maybe 120,000 cases on thursday, just a day after recording more than 100,000 infections for the first time, and coronavirus cases in new york have risen 60% in the past week. almost 12 thousand new infections were reported wednesday. hospitals and prisons have introduced curbs for visitors to control the spread of the virus. thousands of doctors in india have gone on strike. they are demanding the government resume hiring postgraduate medics. there has been a freeze to the pandemic. doctors say it has left hospitals understaffed for responding to pandemics. >> hundreds of doctors have been protesting here for seven weeks. these doctors are residents belonging to several government-run hospitals in india. every year, more than 4

will please stand up. >> reporter: jury selection underway in the trial of former police officer kimberly potter, charged with manslaughter in the death of 20-year-old daunte wright, another fatal encounter that fueled a spring of protests demanding racial justice the incident seen on police body camera video, prosecutors say potter and an officer she was training, stopped wright because of an air freshener hanging from a mirror, illegal in minnesota, and expired license plates and tried to arrest wright after discovering an outstanding warrant for a gros misdemeanor weapons violation. potter with 26 years police experience is heard warning about firing a taser, but prosecutors say she fired a single lethal shot from her gun, what potter's attorneys say was a mistake, an explanation wright's family rejects >> everybody who has been there for us, standing with us on one of the worst days of our life. >> is there anyone here who would believe the testimony of a police officer just because he or she is in law enforcement >> reporter: potential jurors questioned about their views on police, race rel

. >>> the manslaughter trial of former police officer kimberly potter wrapped up for the dave after gettinglis. during opening statements, the prosecutor showed video before and after potter shot daunte wright during a traffic stop. pulling the gun she says she mistook for a taser. we want to show you some of that video. but a warning, it's graphic. taser, taser, taser. i shot him. oh my god! o my god! oh my god! oh my god! oh my bad, my pad! >> let's bring in our cnn security correspondent josh campbell. tell us more what happened in this opening round of statements in the trial? >> reporter: yeah, it was a powerful day, the first day in the former brooklyn center police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of daunte wright. the prosecution and defense laying out their perspective cases. the prosecution calling the actions a betrayal of her badge, her oath, a betrayal of the public truth. prosecutors pointing out this was not a rookie officer, this was an officer who had several years of experience and pointing to that moment mixing up a firearm for a taser, saying this wasn't so

let's have a listen to kimberly potter's tearful evidence in court.lling "taser, taser, taser! " and nothing happened. and then... he told me i shot him. this is the moment the judge read out the verdict we the jury on the charge of manslaughter in the first degree, while _ manslaughter in the first degree, while committing a misdemeanor on or about— while committing a misdemeanor on or about april— while committing a misdemeanor on or about april 11, 2020 20 —— 2021 in the state — about april 11, 2020 20 —— 2021 in the state of— about april 11, 2020 20 —— 2021 in the state of minnesota find the defendant guilty. the mother of daunte wright, katie wright, gave this reaction to the verdict outside the court. the moment we heard guilty on the manslaughter one, emotions, every single emotion that you can imagine just running through your body at that moment. i kind of let out a yelp because it was built up in the anticipation of what was to come while we were waiting for the last few days. and now we have been able to process its. we want to thank the en

. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ >>> a jury will soon begin deliberating the fate of former police officer kimberly potter. for manslaughter for shooting and killing a 20-year-old daunte wright during a traffic stop last april. potter says she fired her gun thinking it was her taser. this is new video from inside the minnesota courthouse as closing arguments got under way today. the prosecutor is urging a jury to convict potter calling her mistaking her gun for a taser, quote, a colossal screw up. the jury finally heard from kim potter herself on friday. the final witness for the defense. nbc's ron allen has the latest on her emotional testimony. >> i'm sorry it happened. >> reporter: kimberly potter testifying in her own defense last week telling the jury she and two fellow officers just wanted to place daunte wright in custody after pulling him over for an illegal air fresh beer and expired tags and he had an outstanding arrest warrant from a case involving a weapon. >> i remember yelling taser, taser, taser and then he told me i shot him. >> reporter: potter testified she feared when wright got back int

both sides agree that kimberly potter made a mistake when she shot donte right afterward, she fell to the ground and cried out. i'm going to prison. the question the jury has to decide now is should she ponders lawyers asked for a mis trial over the length and style of the prosecution's closing arguments? perhaps a sign of concern about the outcome a request. the judge denied john henderson al jazeera minneapolis. now the government of co gaston has taken control of a private goldman saying it had concerns about safety and the environment. the canadian owners say the environmental concerns are a pretext. the nationalization of 0 has been given unprecedented access to the minds. a bas robbie has moved from pakistan is a qu, region the foothills of the tear and shone melton rage dramatic terrain that stretches across 5 countries. its highest. pete is in the central asian nation of kurdistan, where idyllic landscape hides a secret what the country's president described as an environmental disaster. ah, for 30 years, a major industrial operation has scarred the land and been at the center

both sides a grave at kimberly potter made a mistake when she shot donte right afterward, she fell to the ground and cried out. i'm going to prison. the question the jury asked it is i now, should she ponders lawyers asked for miss trial over the length and style of the prosecutions closing arguments? perhaps a sign of concern about the outcome a request. the judge denied john henderson al jazeera minneapolis thailand has announced its delaying the closure of bangkok central station for a month. now the station was due to shot on thursday to make way for a new high speed railway funded in part by chinese loans. but those plans have been delayed. tony chang reports now from bank coke. the more than a century fallen pon station in bangkok has stood as a testament to tie independence in the face of colonial dominance. opened in 1916 at a time when thailand was threatened by british regional control, it says at the center of se, asia's 1st railway network. but while m pong is due to close, to make way for new grand central station, at the heart of a high speed rail network. that's caused

s. police officer. involved in the shooting of a black motorist, kimberly potters pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. over the death of dante wright, she says she meant to use her taser withdrew her gun instead, and open fire and chill is that president elect. gabriel bowditch is hel, transitional talks with the outgoing administration. the former student protest leader defeated his right wing opponent by a surprise merchant during sundays run off. but we got up to that with the headlines on out 0 part to have witnesses next. and then we're back with more news at o 200 ass. ah, [000:00:00;00] with a whole house no, no. we want to work with oh, this is with with a for me. i don't listen to this look wash dog. yeah, no one has all the confusion more. so i was more a b b a a a with a was with a, with a. c with a, with, [000:00:00;00] with doing this issue going with the soon was gonna say a few and as was lackey's mom, handily j mm mm. me all of these before i had did you please give me a ah i mean it may be lot so to let him look up. yeah. yeah. well yeah, it had been out of i say, i m

those were the defendant's words. >> reporter: prosecutors said former police officer kimberly potter reckless and culpable for the death of 20-year-old daunte wright. poter's body camera captured the moment the routine traffic stop turned deadly. last april, outside of minneapolis, potter and a rookie officer stopped wright after spotting an air freshener illegally hanging from his rear-view mirror and expired tags. potter's partner -- for having an outstanding warrant on a misdemeanor gun charge but he resisted and tried to drive away. during the struggle, potter shouted a taser warning before firing her handgun, killing wright with a single bullet to his chest. >> i shot him. >> reporter: potter is charged with two counts of manslaughter in the first and second degree. >> and she pulled the trigger and she shot him in the chest. and she did those things without bothering to confirm what was in her hand. >> reporter: potter's attorneys admit she made a mistake confusing her glock 9 millimeter pistol for the taser. her attorney says she was trying to protect an officer when she shot

kimberly potter will be sentenced in february.he faces up to 15 years in prison, although under minnesota sentencing guidelines, she could receive as little as six years in prison. in california, los angeles community advocates are condemning the police killing of valentina orellana-peralta, a 14-year-old girl who was fatally shot by lapd thursday while she was inside a burlington clothing store's changing room trying on dresses for a quinceaÑera. police arrived at the store after receiving reports of an alleged assault. officers then opened fire on an unarmed man who was also killed. preliminary information on the shooting indicated police bullets had penetrated a wall, killing the 14-year-old girl. and in mexico, the parents of the 43 ayotzinapa students who were disappeared in 2014 led a peaceful protest sunday in mexico city as they continue to demand justice for their children. the parents are urging the government of andrÉs manuel lÓpez obrador tell them the whereabouts of the students. this is one of the fathers. >> she was

like just taking breaths of air. >> officer kimberly potter's immediate reaction to the shooting was >> oh, my god. i'm going to go to prison. >> testimony today focusing on the shooting aftermath. wright's car had crashed when a video call came in from his mother. >> it was a video call. she asked what happened. and then i pointed the camera on him, and i was so sorry i did that. >> put your hands up! >> moments later, new video show police approaching the car. >> put your hands up! put them up. >> wright was unable to comply. >> put your hands up! >> he can't. >> al. [ peyton who suffered a broken jaw, a concussion, and facial lacerations in the crash was handcuffed. >> put your hands behind your back. >> jesus. >> are you okay? >> yeah. he's probably not going to make it. >> several minutes after wright was first shot, new body cam video shows unsuccessful attempts to save his life. >> i understand the defense asked for a mistrial today. what did the judge have to say? >> anderson, outside the presence of the jury, the defense attorney did request that mistrial, saying, quote, he

want to ask you about the minnesota manslaughter trial of former brooklyn center police officer kimberly potterlocal media reports potter is expected to take the stand in her own defense today, on the eighth day of testimonies. the white woman is charged with first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of 20-year-old black motorist daunte wright during a minor traffic stop in april. bodycam video showed potter pointing her 9-millimeter pistol at wright, repeatedly shouting "taser!" before firing a single bullet into wright's chest. potter claims she drew the pistol by mistake. she said 26-year-old police veteran who is training other officers when she shot wright. just before daunte was killed, he called his mother to say he was being pulled over -- allegedly because an air freshener was obscuring his rearview mirror. for an expired registration tag. katie bryant testified in kim potter's trial last week. she was the prosecution's first witness. >> he was really nervous. i reassured him it would be ok. amy: the call ended. katie bryant later made a video call. a woman, likely dau

they found kimberly potter guilty of two charges of manslaughter...e delight of demonstrators outside the court, many of whom feel such verdicts also speak for the many others, african—americans in particular, who have suffered racism and brutality at the hands of the police. i kind of let out a yelp because it was built . up in the anticipation of what was to come | while we were waiting for the last few days. | and now we've been able to process it. . a request by kimberly potter's lawyers for her to be granted bail over christmas was denied by thejudge. she's due to be sentenced in february and faces the possibility of up to 15 years behind bars. david willis, cbc news, los angeles. rail passengers are likely to face major disruption on routes between northern scotland and south west england today, because of a strike by staff on crosscountry trains. members of the rmt union have walked out in a dispute over the role of guards. crosscountry has also said services on new year's eve are likely to be affected. it is christmas eve. yes, i agree. 24th o

. >> former minnesota police officer kimberly potter taking the stand in her own defense and apologizing for shooting and killing 20-year-old daunte wright during a traffic stop caught on camera. the case now days away from being handed to the jury. >>> back on the prowl. tiger woods returning to competition today for the first time since the terrible car crash in february that nearly cost him his leg. woods ecstatic to be back on the golf course. >> it was an awesome day. it was awesome being back out here playing. >> and he's getting set to team up with his son, charlie, who appears to be a chip off the old block. we're there live. >>> all that plus no time to waste. just a week until christmas. and it's a mad dash for holiday procrastinators to get all that shopping done. with more than 148 million americans expected to be out on in force, are you on track to check everything off of your list? today, super saturday, december 18th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander, kristen welker, and dylan dreyer. >>> welcome to "today," thanks for joining us on

. >> in the matter of state of minnesota versus kimberly potter, court file 26-cr-2174 0, we the jury on the charge of manslaughter in the first degree, while committing a misdemeanor on or about april 11, 2021, in hennepin county, state of minnesota, find the defendant guilty. and the verdict was great to tut hour of 11:40 a.m., and signed by the jury person on 12/23/21. the verdict on count 1, we the jury, on the charge of manslaughter in the second degree, culpable negligence, on or about april 11, 2021, in men pin county, state of minnesota, find the defendant guilty. >>> despite pleas from potter's lawyers for he to be released, the judge said she cannot treat this case any differently, and said she will remain in customer by. kim potter will remain in custody without bail. >>> joining me from outside the courthouse is shaq brewster, civil rights attorneys kristin a. and david henderson and charles coleman. shaq, you've been outof that courthouse now for this entire trial. there hasn't been much of a crowd out, but we are seeing with you now. what is the reaction? >> reporter: th

. >>> former minnesota police officer kimberly potter was handcuffed and escorted out of a minnesota ound guilty on two counts of manslaughter. this for the killing of daunte wright. potter says she mistook her firearm for a taser during what was a traffic stop. outside the courthouse, supporters of daunte wright and his family celebrated the verdict. they say they got justice here. joining us now is criminal defense attorney joey jackson. good to have you on here. first of all, there were some lawyers who did not expect the trial to go this way at least on both counts here. were you surprised? >> reporter: i was not, jim. good morning to you. for the following reasons. it's a very difficult process we have in having 12 people reach an accord. so that is really built into it. then when you get the different dynamic facts here and you have an officer, people generally don't like to convict, there are going to be factions, infighting. it's oftentimes the case, believe it or not, where you have a jury that comes out and says, judge, we're really divided and we just don't know what to do.

i also heard from people in the community, some of the same folks who pushed for kimberly potter to be fired. and they described the feeling as a peaceful sadness. yes, they're happy there was accountability. but at the same time there is still this heavy sadness surrounding the community and kim potter's family as we move toward the christmas holiday. poppy? >> adrienne broaddus reporting for us in minneapolis. thank you. let me bring in to talk about this and look at the big picture here, lapd police sergeant sheryl dorsey. you, i think both of you were surprised at the guilty verdict on both counts. why? >> well, i thought it was going to be a hung jury based on some of the questions that were coming forward from the jury and great deference is always given it a police officer's version of events. while i'm surprised, i think it was the right verdict and this will hopefully send a message to officers and give them pause when they decide to use deadly force rather than some other option that is available. >> you remember, mayor, what attorney general ellison said yesterday in that pr

. >> reporter: prosecutors said former police officer kimberly potter was reckless and culpable for the death of 20-year-old duante wright. potter's body camera captured the moment the routine stop turned deadly. last april outside of minneapolis, potter and a rookie officer stopped wright after spotting an air freshener illegally hanging from his rearview mirror and expired tags. potter's partner tried to arrest wright for having an outstanding warrant on a misdemeanor gun charge, but he resisted and tried to drive away. >> taser, taser, taser! >> reporter: during the struggle potter shouted a taser warning before she killed wright with a single bullet to the chest. [ inaudible ] >> i shot him. >> reporter: potter is charged with two counts of manslaughter in the first and second degree. >> she pulled the trigger and shot him in the chest. and she did those things without bothering to confirm what was in her hand. >> reporter: potter's attorneys admit she made a mistake confusing her pistol for the taser. her attorney said she was trying to protect an officer when she shot wright. >> a

. >>> opening statement are under way in the trial of kimberly potter.y shot donte wright during a routine traffic stop near minneapolis in april. this was at the time the chanuvn trial was going on. she claims she mistook her gun for her taser. in police footage she is heard yelling taser repeatedly before pfe firing her gun at the unarmed 20-year-old. [ inaudible ] >> i'll tase you. taser, taser, taser. >> more from adrian, she's facing manslaughter charges and is pleading not guilty. what are you hearing? >> reporter: compelling opening statements from both sides. let's start with the prosecution. on the prosecution, they started by narrowing in on potter's training. underscoring that she has 26 years of experience, pointing out that she's been an officer longer than duante wright was alive. when the prosecuting attorney made her opening statements, she talked about the training potter underscored, even additional use of force training, and was recertified on her taser one month before the killing. and according to the prosecutors, potter violated the

. >> reporter: bryant the first witness at the trial of former officer kimberly potter charged with manslaughter. she's pleaded not guilty potter's attorney says she fired her gun mistaking it for a taser. jurors seeing new video of her accident >> this is an accident she is a human being. >> reporter: they say potter had 25 years of experience was reckless and throughouted her training, showing the two weapons highlighting the differences. >> she drew it, she aimed it she pointed it directly at daunte wright. she did those things without bothering to confirm what was in her hand. >> reporter: while prosecutors portray wright as a young father driving to a car wash, stopped because an air fresh inner, illegal in the state, they say it was a case involving a weapon and wright tried to flee when the officers tried to take him into custody. >> all he has to do is stop. he'd be with us. and he goes. she can't let him leave because he's going to kill her partner and so she does taser, taser, taser, she pulls the trigger believing that it was a taser. >> reporter: prosecutors say the cases is all abou

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. >> reporter: former brooklyn center police officer kimberly potter guilty on both counts of manslaughter tonight in minnesota. daunte wright's parents relieved by the verdict. while potter's husband could be haerpd yelling "i love you kim" after her bail was revoked as she was escorted from the court in handcuffs. potter said she intended to deploy her taser during a traffic stop in april but fired her gun instead, killing 20-year-old daunte wright almost instantly. >> i shot him. oh, my god! >> daunte wright! >> reporter: shortly after the verdict crowds outside the courthouse chanted wright's name. while the state pushed to reassure potter's police family. >> when a member of your profession is held accountable, it does not diminish you. in fact, it it shows. it shows the whole world that those of you who enforce the law are also willing to live by it it. >> reporter: the jury took nearly 27 hours to deliberate whether potter's actions were criminal. >> i took the wrong [ bleep ] gun! >> reporter: over eight days in minneapolis jurors heard from 33 witnesses including tearful testimony

but anytime we can, we are going to try to deescalate the situation. >> reporter: how officer kimberly potternslaughter trial this week. now, erin, the death of daunte wright there in minnesota obviously causing communities across the nation to focus on training for officers to ensure they can maintain self-control in these dynamic situations. but one thing is clear from our time inside the lapd here in los angeles, it's not just about training, it is also about culture. captain john pinto of lapd tells me cadets here are trained whenever possible, they should focus on deescalation to safely take a suspect into custody without the use of lethal force, without the use of less-than-lethal force. without any force at all. erin? >> all right. then, you don't -- you eliminate the -- the risk of mistake. thanks so much. i appreciate it. >>> and next, hawaii getting hammered by flooding. hurricane-force winds and snow. hawaii. this... is the planning effect. this is how it feels to know you have a wealth plan that covers everything that's important to you. this is what it's like to have a dedicated

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has found former and police officer kimberly potter guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a black man. 20-year-old daunte wright died after potter shot him during a routine traffic stop in april. >> the moment that we heard "guilty" on manslaughter one, emotions. every single emotion you can imagine just running through your body at that moment. i kind of let out a yelp because it was built up in the anticipation of what was to come while we were waiting the last few days. now we have been able to process it. we want to thank the entire prosecution team. we want to thank community support, everybody that has been out there who has supported us in this long fight for accountability. >> john hendren is in minneapolis and says it is rare a police officer in the united states is charged and convicted of killing someone while on duty. >> this was a very closely watched trial throughout the united states because daunte wright was shot during the middle of another trial of a white police officer who killed a black man. that was police officer derek chauvin, who knelt on the neck of

. >> reporter: tonight the jury finding kimberly potter guilty of first and second degree manslaughter in the death of daunte wright. potter supported by her attorneys as the verdicts were read. outside the courthouse, cheers for justice. prosecutors argued potter made rash and reckless choices when the former officer shot and killed the 20-year-old during a traffic stop. potter saying she thought she was firing her taser when she shot wright with her gun. wright's mother. >> the moment we heard guilty on manslaughter 1, emotions, every single emotion you could imagine just running through your body at that moment. >> reporter: the fatal incident in the suburb of minneapolis last april, captured by numerous body cameras. officers stopped wright because of an illegal air freshener and expired plate tabs and tried to take him into custody after a record check showed an outstanding warrant for a weapon. >> daunte wright caused his death unfortunately, but those are the cold hard facts in evidence. >> reporter: unarmed wright posed no threat. >> i would have preferred daunte wright respond