potter pulling her gun instead of her taser. >> taser, taser, taser! >> reporter: firing a single bullet into his chest. >> i shot him! oh, my god! >> reporter: the former officer then collapsing to the ground in anguish. and today, turning to wright's family and apologizing. >> i am so sorry that i hurt you so badly. my heart is broken and devastated for all of you. >> reporter: wright's heartbroken family, including the mother of his toddler son, describing in court their endless pain. >> daunte will never get to see his son's first day of preschool, elementary, high school, or college. >> reporter: and after the sentencing, wright's mother blasting the judge's decision. >> today, the justice system murdered him all over again. we're very disappointed in the outcome. >> reporter: here outside the courthouse in minneapolis, it was calm as supporters for both daunte wright's family and kim potter waited for that sentence. one woman telling us she is extremely disappointed, saying it is a very sad day for this city. david? >> stephanie ramos in minneapo

the case a flash point in the debate over police training and accountability. >> taser, taser, taser! >> reporter: this morning, kim potter, the former police officer who shot daunte wright during this traffic stop last april saying she mistook her gun for her taser will learn her fate. >> we the jury on the charge of manslaughter in the first degree find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: a jury in december found potter guilty of first and second-degree manslaughter in the 20-year-old's death. >> i'm sorry it happened. i didn't want to hurt anybody. >> reporter: her emotion, seen on this body camera video moments after the shooting. >> i'm going to go to prison. >> reporter: today the minnesota attorney general's office is seeking a seven-year prison sentence, less than half the 15-year maximum in the state for first degree manslaughter, writing, quote, daunte wright and his life must be held in the highest regard. the presumptive sentence reflects the culpability of the defendant's recklessness in causing daunte's death. but potter's attorneys want a reduced sentence or probation, c

she mistakenly drew her firearm at all times, intending to use her taser.ce officers and experts who testified the use of her taser was reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances presented for officer safety reasons. the fact she never intended to draw her firearm makes this case less serious than other cases. second, the scene was chaotic, tense and rapidly volving. officer potter was required to make a split-second judgment. that constitutes a mitigating circumstance. finally, unlike other manslaughter one cases, officer potter's actions were not driven by personal animosity towards dante wright. instead, she was acting in the line of duty and affecttuating a lawful arrest. this case is highly unusual. the other officer cases tried in this court are distinguishable. this is not a cop found guilty of murder for using his need to pin down a person for nine and a half minutes as he gasped for air. this is not a cop found guilty a of manslaughter for intentionally drawing his firearm and shooting across his partner and killing an unarm aed woman who a

remember yelling, taser taser taser and nothing happens. police camera video shows right apparently trying to escape a traffic stop potter fires, which she says she thought it was a taser. ah, the weapon she drew was her gun right. was killed by potter just as protestors filled the streets of minneapolis. during the trial of derek shaven, a white police officer later convicted of killing another black man, george floyd. hi. earlier this month minneapolis swat team serving a no not warrant shot, a mere look to death. as he rose from his living room sofa holding a legal gun in his own home, they were looking for some one else. the incident marks the latest killing of a black man by a white police officer. i don't think these are trials are going to make a difference that we're seeing violence against young black men and women. and i don't think is, is surprising. i think it's alarming, and we do need to get to the root of it to stop this homicide charges are rare in the u. s. for a police officer acting on duty. convictions are rarer still and when they do come down, sentences tend to be lig

kim potter says she mistake bely grabbed her taser, or meant to grab her taser.maximum sentence, but the judge says this case of potter who is white and wright who is black is different from other high-profile cases. >> this case is highly unusual. the other officer cases tried in this court are distinguishable. this is not a cop found guilty of murder for using his knee to pin down a person for 9 1/2 minutes as he gasped for air. this is not a cop found guilty of manslaughter for intentionally drawing his firearm and shooting across his partner and killing an unarmed woman who approached his squad. this is a cop who made a tragic mistake. >> cnn's josh campbell is following developments for us. and joey jackson is here with us as well. josh, it was an emotional day in the courtroom. >> it was indeed. emotional. we saw tears being shed by the family of daunte wright, as well as by this former officer kim potter. even the judge tearing up as she handed down this two-year sentence. of course, our viewers remember this all stemmed back from the incident last april d

she said she mistook her gun for a taser.ate guidelines, as the judge cried when passing sentence. duante wright's family said it was little more than a slap on the wrists, as barbara plett usher reports. this this is one of the saddest cases... the case was about the killing of a young man, and about a police officer of 26 years who made a fatal error. i am so sorry that i brought the death of your son. kim potter turned to the family as she begged for forgiveness. duante wright was a 20—year—old man of mixed race. last april, police pulled him over in his car. he tried to flee, and potter reached for her taser but grabbed her gun by mistake. he died laterfrom injuries. in the shooting triggered days of protests in a city on edge over the murder of another black man killed by police, george floyd. she took our baby boy. with a single gunshot through his heart, she shattered mine. - duante wright's mother urged the court to hold kim potter accountable for taking a life, but the judge said this case was not the same as other h

she mistakenly drew her firearm at all times intending to use her taser.r taser was reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances presented for officer safety reasons. the fact she never intended to draw her firearm makes this case less serious than other cases. second, the scene was chaotic, tense and rapidly evolving. officer potter was required to make a split-second judgment. that constitutes a mitigating circumstance. finally, unlike other manslaughter one cases, officer potter's actions were not driven by personal animosity toward daunte wright. instead she, was acting in the line of duty in effectuating a lawful arrest. this case is highly unusual. the other officer cases tried in this court are distinguishable. this is not a cop found guilty of murder for using his knee to pin down a person for 9 1/2 minutes as he gasped for air. this is not a cop found guilty of manslaughter for intentionally drawing his firearm and shooting across his partner and killing an unarmed woman who approached his squad. this is a cop who made a tragic mistake. she

police say officers tried to arrest wright for an outstanding warrant. >> taser, taser, taser. >> reporter: potter firing a single bullet into his chest. the former officer then collapsing to the ground inconsolable. in court friday potter looked directly at the wright family and apologized. >> i am so sorry that i hurt you so badly. my heart is broken and devastated for all of you. >> reporter: and after the sentencing, wright's parents upset with the judge's decision. >> we are standing here to say that we're very disappointed in the outcome. >> and we still every night sit around crying waiting on my son to come home. >> reporter: so many raw emotions here in minneapolis. the judge yesterday trying to draw a clear distinction between kim potter and derek chauvin who was convicted in this same courthouse of murdering george floyd. the judge saying potter did not use her knee to pin down a person who was gasping for air, instead, the judge calling potter's actions a tragic mistake, eva. >> stephanie ramos for us there, thank you. >>> and joining us now for an exclusive interview are daunt

he tried to flee, and potter reached for her taser but grabbed her gun by mistake. on edge over the murder of another black man killed by police, george floyd. she took our baby boy. with a single gunshot through his heart, - she shattered mine. daunte wright's mother urged the court to hold kim potter accountable for taking a life, but the judge said this case was not the same as other high—profile police killings. 0fficer potter made a mistake that ended tragically. she never intended to hurt anyone. kim potter murdered my son, and he died april 11. _ today, the justice system . murdered him all over again. a system that still sees justice in black and white, the family said. this is the problem withl ourjustice system today. white women tears trumpsjustice. - amidst growing outrage, the state's attorney general has urged everyone to accept thejudgment. "no—one has won," he said. "we have all lost. " barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. the brazilian president, jair bolsonaro, has said emergency funds — amounting to half a million dollars — will be released

y le tiraron el taser y despuÉs empezaron a disparar.icÍa. jerez: Él no estaba atacando. lo estaban atacando a Él. Él no iba con la navaja apuntÁndolos a ellos o la llevaba para arriba. sambuccetti: ella dice que lo que mÁs le pesa es el dolor de sus hijos. jerez: mi hijo cuando estaba en el hospital, el pequeÑo. y le di la noticia que Él ya habÍa fallecido, me dijo “yo no tengo papÁ. me lo quitaron. me lo mataron”. sambuccetti: todo sucediÓ en la salida 12 de la autopista interestatal 440, que es una de las mÁs transitadas de la ciudad de raleigh, la capital de carolina del norte. por esta razÓn, muchÍsimos testigos presenciales registraron los hechos con su telÉfono celular, compartieron esos videos y ahora son clave en el curso de la investigaciÓn. >> una de las cosas que queremos hacer es hablar con todos esos testigos y recopilar cualquier video. inclusive el de los oficiales, porque llevaban cÁmara corporal. sambuccetti: ahora el caso estÁ en manos del burÓ de investigaciones del estado y luego pasarÁ a manos de la fiscal estatal l

it was clear that kim meant platter taser but that was the argument, that she should get the argumentw. but the judge found otherwise, mitigating circumstances, not least because it was a question of reckless handling of a weapon because it had been a fast—moving situation where she had to make a split—second decision and so thejudge to make a split—second decision and so the judge himself got teary as she talked about saying it had been the saddest case over 20 years and more tears also from kim in the court and a very dramatic address to the family when she finally got to speak in turn to the family and sobbing, beg for theirforgiveness. so, it was a very emotional time the court room but there have been a lot of reactions saying that the reduced sentence is not fair and that similar to the mother, that even if it was a mistake, the police officer should have been given the full sentence because her actions had killed someone. the brazilian president has set up emergency funds amounting to half million dollars will be released to help rebuild the city which was devastated by torrent

. >> i'll taser. i'll taste err taser. taser, taser. >> my god i just shot him. >> what were your hopes and dreams for dante? what did you hope for him. >> to get married one day, to watch him raise a son, so become successful. he didn't have that opportunity. >> up next, will ticket for money. >>> welcome to beverly hills not the one with the hollywood. we're about to hit pine line. >> this is st. louis county, mo. >> and now out of pine lawn and getting ready to go to upland parks. >> made up of about 90 municipalities. >> now we're in normandy. >> i feel like this is every mile or half mile. >> right. >> umia kohly a lifetime resident gave as you tour. >> we come here because traffic stops aren't always about safety or hunting contraband or crime. some cities use traffic stops to raise money. this "new york times" analysis tells it best. there are more than 730 municipalities across the u.s. that depend on tickets and fees for at least 10% of their revenue. these are relatively small cities, right? >> but therapy making

potter testified that she shot br wright with a gun when she meant to pull a taser. she apologized to dante wright's family. >> i'm so sorry that i brought the death of your father, son, brother, uncle, grandson, nephew and the rest of your family. to your home, katie, i understand a mother's love and i am sorry i broke your heart. >> well daunte wright's parents in court asked the judge to impose the maximum possible sentence of 15 years, but prosecutors, they asked for 7 years in prison. cnn's josh campbell is with me now. josh, how did this judge arrive at two years as the sentence? >> well this is what is called a downward departure from the sentencing guidelines and in this case this was a sentence that was significantly less than what we were expecting because someone in potter's situation, no prior criminal history, we expected in the range of 6 to 8 1/2 years but judge in this case saying that a lesser sentence was warranted and in her view for at least two particular reasons. first, she said that in this case, this former officer thought she was pulling her

i did it because i confused a taser with a firearm.pen about every other year. you may recall oscar grant was killed in a similar fashion, at least that's what the defendant said. another woman in st. louis was shot. the victim didn't die, but weapons confusion again. but every other year, there's a fatality at the hands of a law enforcement officer of this kind. i think that if kim potter comes forward and says she's going to be a champion to prevent this so that another family does not suffer, that might be something that is valuable and important. and stepping up and being accountable and apologizing and trying to signal to the entire community how much pain is associated with the loss of someone like danunte wright or any other family member who dies in similar circumstances. let me say this laura. the life and the worth of daunte wright cannot be measured simply by a number of months. the value of that young man's life is infinite. it is infinite, and i just think we ought to keep his memory in mind and then just keep on marching

he tried to fleend potter reached for her taser but grabbed her gun by mistake.ed later from injuries. the shooting triggered protests in a city on edge over the murder of another black man killed by police, george floyd. >> you took our baby boy with a single gunshot. >> daunte wright's mother urged the court to hold kim potte accountable, but the judge said it is case was not the same as other high-profile police killings. >> officer potter made a mistake that ended tragically. she never intended to hurt anyone. >> kim potter murdered my son and he died april 11. today, the justice system murdered him all over again. >> a system that still sees justice in black and white, the family said. >> this is the family with our justice system. white women's tears trumps justice. >> amidst outrage, the attorney general has urged everyone to accept the judgment, no one has won, he said, we have all lost. anchor: police have clashed with protesters in canada's capital as they move to end an anti-vaccine mandate demonstration. the operation started friday morning with canad

she claimed she meant to grab her taser instead of a handgun.e facts justified a lesser sentence. the scene was chaotic tents and rapidly evolving. officer potter was required to make a split second judgment. it was an emotional afternoon in the courtroom friday, dante wright's mother, katie, saying she can never forgive the former police officer who killed her son. i'll never be able to forgive you for what you've stolen from us. she took her baby boy with a single gunshot through his heart. she shattered mine. potter's attorney also addressing the court. holding up a box, he said contained some of the thousands of letters and cards showing support for his client was broken. all of you potter herself, also making a statement apologizing directly to dante rights family and asking them for forgiveness. i am free forgotten. and all of you many, many times a day. he is not more than once thought away from my heart. potter will serve just 16 months of her sentence in prison and with good behavior will be allowed to serve the remaining eight months o

she called out taser taser taser, and then she fired as dante wright was apparently trying to leave the scene of a traffic stop. so in doing so, she shot him, killed him instantly, and then recognized she did so on a police body camera said, oh no, i shot him. and so there's not the same sense as we've had in previous transit. this was a deliberate killing of a black man by a white police officer, and yet the family has been making victim impact statements. his mother, his father, his brother, all saying, it doesn't matter that this was a mistake. this was a 26 year police veteran. this was such an egregious incident that a precedent must be sat in this case. so those are the statements of the family of dante, right. speaking right now, the range for the sentence is somewhere between $74.00 and a 103 months. we're talking a little over 6 year to a little over 8 years now. her lawyers have asked for probation instead, the prosecutor say, no, this is a serious crime and she should face a standard sentence for this. what the judge does will depend, impart on what she thinks of the victim i

i think it was agreed that kim potter was meant to pull out her taser when she pulled out her gun. nevertheless wright had been killed and so that was the argument that she should get the full force of the law. but the judge found otherwise, as you said. mitigating circumstances. not least because it was a question of reckless handling of a weapon, because it had been a fast-moving situation where she had to make a split-second decision. and so the judge herself got thierry as she talked about it, saying it had been the saddest case of her 20 years. and more tears also from kim potter in the croom, in a very dramatic address to the family when she finally got up to speak. she turned to the family and actually sobbing, begged for th forgiveness. so it was a very emotional time in the court room. but there has been quite a lot of angry reaction from people watching, saying that the reduced sentence is not fair. similar to the mother, that even if it was a mistake, the police officer should have been given the full sentence because her actions had killed someone. >> and since the star

and so, i sleep with a taser and a single-blade knife. >> you sleep with that every night? >> every night. >> mm. and you can stream episode one of "saving san francisco" on monday. watch it on your roku, apple tv, or amazon fire by downloading the nbc bay area app. you can also learn more about the series by going to nbcbayarea.com/saving san francisco. >>> rob mayeda joining us now and he always has a nice picture of some sort behind him. it is a nice night for looking out like that. >> yeah. you know, we had a nice sunset, too. we had clouds and at times, few sprinkles around the north bay. right now, we got some clearing skies around san jose, 54 degrees. seeing cooler temperatures out towards livermore, 48 degrees. not as cold, though. we are expecting those temperatures tonight, compared to the 20s and 30s we had over the last couple of mornings, right now, 49 degrees in walnut creek. and san francisco, fog free, at about 52. let's take you to storm ranger we did have a few sprinkles around santa rosa and near san francisco earlier. now, the back edge of that cloud ba

, taser, she was crying and there was a lot of sympathy for her. so she was charged and the jury came back and charged her with first and second degree manslaughter. 12 people agree she should be held responsible. when the sentencing the maximum is 15 years, that's what the family wanted. the prosecutors were asking for the presumptive range right in the middle 7 years plus a few months, and the defense was asking for probation. the problem was the judge was so emotional in that sentencing, and it was hard to watch because the family had just talked about their pain and agony of losing their son, and the judge then praised the killer of their son and asked them to even empathize with her. and then she gave these factors for deviating so down to just two years. and the reasons themselves didn't make sense. the fact she didn't intend to kill, she wasn't charged with intending to kill. she was charged with manslaughter. so she shouldn't have gotten a pass for that. so i understand the family's outrage and frustration with it. i was frustrated with the

. >> taser! taser!porter: potter says she meant to tase wright during a traffic shot last april. >> i just shot him! i grabbed the wrong ( bleep ) gun! >> reporter: but pulled her gun instead, shooting wright once in the chest. when her time to speak came, a tearful potter looked directly at wright's mother. >> i understand a mother's love, and i am sorry i broke your heart. >> officer potter made a mistake that ended tragically. >> reporter: in the end, judge regina chu, her voice cracking, said potter would serve 24 months, a quarter of what she faced. >> she never intended to hurt anyone. >> reporter: wright's family disappointed with the sentence. >> this lady got a slap on the wrist, and we still every night sitting around crying, waiting on my son to come home. >> reporter: under minnesota law, potter will only have to serve two-thirds of her sentence in prison, 16 months, which means she could be released almost exactly two years after duante wright's death. jericka. >> duncan: david schuman for

. >>> also this evening, the former officer who says she mistook her gun for her taser when she killed daunte wright sentenced to two years, for a less than what prosecutors asked for. the judge tearing up on the bench, saying kim potter made a tragic mistake. the outrage from wright's family. >>> the massive winter storm wreaking havoc. the 100-car pileup shutting down a highway in illinois for more than 24 hours. tornadoes striking in alabama. our team in the storm zone. >>> california, the first state to shift to an endemic strategy, as covid cases drop. what it means for communities. >>> the olympics chief breaking his silence about the russian skater at the center of a doping firestorm. what he says he found chilling. >>> and the urgent recall on baby formula. what parents need to know. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. breaking tonight, president biden speaking to the country just a short time ago, saying that he's convinced vladimir putin has made the decision to invade ukraine, and that he believes ukraine's capital, kyiv, wi

after finishing her prison term pos said she mistook her gun for a taser before shooting dante wright. and i'll never be able to forgive you for what you don't win from us. i won't be listening and don't mistake any of my words. because we can't afford the defendant to make any more mistakes. because name is dimitria. wright has been john henry, who's in minneapolis. and john, it's been a difficult days at dante wright's family, but a conclusion has been reached. that's right. that was dante wright's mother speaking before the sentencing. after the sentence. they were not happy with that 24 month sentence, 16 months of it being served in prison. and since she's has already served kim potter has already served $58.00 days in jail. that will be subtracted, so the sentence to continue was more like 14 months, and the family says that simply didn't do justice to the loss that they are suffering the life of this 20 year old young man a father. but the judge says that kim potter was trying to do the right thing that she was justified in firing what she thought was her taser, but she made a

because of kim's recklessness, daunte's life was cut short because kim thought she had a taser. it the gun into my son's chest and pulls the trig eric not only killing daunte, she damaged my whole family's hearts. >> she took our baby boy with a single gunshot through his heart. she shattered my life. my world will never be the same. >> everything we do ends in tears because all we have is the memory. >> the mother of wright's 2-year-old son also spoke. >> i'm now a single mother, not by choice but force. >> potter the tearily fully apologized to everyone and spoke to daunte's mother. >> i'm sorry i broke your heart. my hearst is broken forall of you. i'm so sorry i hurt you so badly. >> the judge appeared to hold back tears as she handed down the sentence of 24 months in prison and a $1,000 fine. >> officer pottser made a mistake that ended tragically. she never intended to hurt anyone. her conduct cries out for her sentence significantly below the guidelines. >> reporter: spelling out the actually time potter will serve. >> you'll serve two years of that time or 16 months in p

why didn't she know that was a gun versus a taser? why didn't she know her index finger was on the trigger of a gun that was pointed at someone as opposed to a yellow taser? to the wright family none of that makes a difference because daunte is gone. he is dead. >> anthony, thank you. our regards to the family. >> thank you. good night. >>> nearly 3 million people in a capital city could be in vladimir putin's sites. new evidence tonight of russia building up its military equipment close to ukraine's border. >>> we have reason to believe the russian forces are planning to and intend to attack ukraine in the coming week, the coming days. can someone else get a turn? yeah, hang on, i'm about to break my own record. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty.y. liberty. ♪ nyquil severe gives you powerful relief for your worst cold and flu symptoms, on sunday night and every night. nyqu severe. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, cougng, aching, stuffy head, best sleep with a cold, medicine. (music) ♪ i think to myself ♪ ♪ wh

why didn't she know that that was a gun, versus a taser? why didn't she know that her index finger was on the trigger of a gun that was pointed at someone, as opotioned to a -- a yellow taser? and to the wright family, none of that makes a difference because daunte is gone. he's dead. >> anthony, thank you. our regards to the family. we appreciate you joining. >> thank you, to be. >> thank you. >> good night. >>> nearly 3 million people in a capital city could be in vladimir putin's sights. new evidence tonight of russia building up its military equipment close to ukraine's border. >> we have reason to believe the russian forces are planning to and intend to attack ukraine in the coming week, the coming days. [sound of helicopter blades] ugh... they found me. ♪ ♪ nice suits, you guys blend right in. the world needs you back. i'm retired greg, you know this. people have their money just sitting around doing nothing... that's bad, they shouldn't do that. they're getting crushed by inflation. well, i feel for them. they're taking financial adv

of kim's recklessness, daunte's life was cut short by kim potter, who claims she thought she had a taser's parents broke down during their victim-impact statements. >> she took our baby boy with a single gunshot through his heart. she shattered mine. my life and my world will never, ever be the same. >> everything we do as a family ends in tears 'cause all we have is memories left of our son. >> reporter: the mother of wright's 2-year-old son, also, spoke before the sentencing. >> kim potter took my son's best friend away from him, and things haven't opinibeen the same sinc. i am now a single mother, not by choice but by force. >> potter tearfully apologizing to wright's entire family. turned and spoke directly to wright's mother. >> understand a mother's love and i am sorry i broke your heart. for all of you, i am so sorry that i hurt you so badly. >> reporter: judge regina chu appeared to hold back tears as she handed down her sentence of 24 months in prison and a $1,000 fine. >> officer potter made a mistake that ended tragically. she never intended to hurt anyone. her conduct cries o

she thought was her taser. but in fact it was the gun. i'll measure early.trigger on that lot of people question. why did you have to do that? you would already ided him . you knew who he was. you could have caught up with him later. alright depends on which side you're looking from in this particular situation, then you have his position in the car he decides to run. you know, once they find these felony warrants, question is why are you running ? why don't you stay, so we have to look at that, too. as i say, difficult, tough situation. judge had a very difficult decision to make. she came down and it was a she judge female judge. he came down with two years. um difficult. neither side is particularly happy. certainly the officer potter wasn't happy with it, but she did take a human life. she made a mistake. which brings me then to what type of training her. they're getting back there in minnesota. why don't they train the officers better? this is right after the big trial back in minneapolis. um so i look at the training. i look at the difficult position t

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the former us police officer who killed a black motorist when she confused her handgun for her taser had been convicted of first degree manslaughter for fatally shooting daunte wright in a suburb of minneapolis last april. barbara plett usher reports. the case was about killing of a young man and a police officer of 26 years who made a fatal error. i'm so sorry. kim potter turned to the family she begged the given lives. duante wright was a young man of mixed race. police pulled him over in his car. he tried to fully and potter grabbed her what she thought was her taser but reached for her gun by mistake. he died of his injuries. this is a city on the edge since the murder of another man, george floyd. duante wright's mother urged the court to hold kim potter accountable for taking a life but the judge accountable for taking a life but thejudge said this accountable for taking a life but the judge said this is accountable for taking a life but thejudge said this is not accountable for taking a life but the judge said this is not the same as other high profile police killings. as othe

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she grabbed her gun and thought she was reaching for her taser.e if minneapolis with the latest because this is happening live inside that courtroom right now. garrett. >> moments ago we heard from kim potter herself directly for first time since she emotionally testified on the stand two months ago. very emotionally told the family of daunte wright how sorry she was for what happened saying she was devastated every day since it occurred and praying for them and hope one day they can forgive her. the hearing today is to decide the sentence of what she was charged of. the judge will decide what the sentence looks like. right now she is going through the arguments that both sides have been making today in leading up today for what that sentence should look like. earlier today daunte wright's mom asked for potter to get the harshest sentence possible. prosecutors also initially argued she should face a penalty of up to 15 years but earlier this week she reversed course and said 7 years would be appropriate. the defense is asking for a lighter than us

. >> gaunty's life was cut short by kim potter who thought she had a taser.chest and pulled the trigger. >>> all right. we want to bring you live to the munich security conference where u.s. vice president kamala harris is giving the keynote address. let's listen. >> in my introduction in your years of dedicated leadership. and thank you, also, chancellor scholz for your kind words. so it is an honor to join all of these distinguished leaders from around the world this morning. i am certain we all recognize this year's gathering is unlike those of the recent past. not since the end of the cold war has this forum convened under such dire circumstances. today, as we are all well aware, the foundation of european security is under direct threat in ukraine. let us remember, from the wreckage of two world wars, a consensus emerged in europe and the united states. a consensus in favor of order. not chaos. security, not conflict. so, by forging relationships and bonds, forging organizations and the institutions, laws and treaties, we together established a set of ru

police officer convicted of killing daunte wright after drawing her gun continue ever instead of a taserfter talking about her remorse with a sentence that could see her serve as little as 16 months in prison. cnn security correspondent josh campbell is joining us right now. what is the wright family saying about the sentence? >> reporter: they are furious. they're calling this a miscarriage of justice. this sentence, two years, was much less than what we were expecting. that's because you understand minnesota guidelines for someone in a situation like kim potter would call for the range of six to eight and a half years. someone who was convicted but had no prior criminal history. the judge saying that a lesser sentence was warrant in the her view for two reasons. she said this scene was chaotic. officers in her words are required to make split second decisions. but also, she said this officer didn't intend to draw her service weapon when she fired that fatal shot. nevertheless, we are hearing the family outraged in response to this verdict. take a listen to what we saw today in the afte

kim potter, the former minnesota police officer who claimed to mistakenly draw her gun instead of a tasersentenced to two years in prison. prosecutors requested seven years. potter was convicted in first degree and second degree manslaughter. potter will be required to serve 16 months in prison and with good behavior, eligible for supervised release for the remaining time. the judge saying this while handing out the sentence. >> officer potter made a mistake that ended tragically. she never intended to hurt anyone. her conduct cries out for a sentence significantly below the guidelines. >> with me are daunte's mother and faergtther, katy and aubrey wright. along with their attorney jeff storms. ka katie, can you tell us how you're feeling about what you heard from the judge there? >> we're angry, disappointed. we left sentencing feeling like our son, his life didn't matter. i feel like the judge was very sympathetic and we worked out of the courtroom feeling like we were the ones on trial, we were the ones that committed manslaughter. >> aubrey, i know this doesn't feel like justice to yo

a 26 year veteran in the police force, potter claimed to have confused her handgun for a taser. have you back on "early start." thanks for getting up bright and early for us. the prosecution here initially suggested that potter be sentenced above the sentencing guidelines but they've now asked the judge to sentence her to just over 7 years. that's right in the middle of the guidelines. what do you make of that shift? >> i think that has to do with the fact that maybe emotions have cooled off a little bit and the prosecution has taken a little more sober look at their case. maybe they got some input from the victim's families and other people in the system. i also think they're trying to bullet proof the sentence as well because they don't want the sentence to be overturned on appeal, for instance. so i think that their recommendation is within the recommended guidelines for this type of situation, it's just that they toned it down a little bit and i think it falls more into a safe category or safe area where it might be safer from appeal. >> and hoping that the judge will of cou