and as tensions rise in ukraine president putin demands western countries make a promise not to extend their influence in russia s back yard. translation: you must give us guarantees. i you must do it immediately, now. welcome to the programme. the former police officer kimberley potter has been found guilty of two charges of manslaughter, for fatally killing the black motorist daunte wright in minneapolis. ms potter says she mistook her handgun for a taser during a routine traffic stop. the prosecution argued she d shown culpable negligence during the incident, which led to several nights of intense protests. this is the moment the judge read out the verdicts reached by the jury. we the jury, on the charge
meadows handed over thousands of records to the committee, but when he refused to meet with them, the house voted to refer him for possible prosecution for criminal contempt of congress. but truly the executive privilege that donald trump has claimed is his to waive. it s not mine to waive, not congress to waive. and that s why we filed the lawsuit to hopefully get the courts to weigh in. reporter: democrats are pledging their probe won t be impeded, stressing hundreds of witnesses have already cooperated even as a handful fight in court. we won t stop fighting for democracy, rule of law, won t back down, won t be intimidated. we re going to keep going. reporter: jessica schneider, cnn, washington. jurors ended a third day of deliberations without reaching a verdict in the manslaughter trial of kimberley potter. the former minnesota police officer claims she mistook her handgun for a taser when she
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a former police officer who killed a black man in a routine traffic stop has been found guilty of manslaughter at her trial in minneapolis. kimberley potter mistook her handgun for a taser when she shot daunte wright. the latest british government data says far fewer people are ending up in hospital with the omicron variant. people infected are 50 to 70% less likely to need hospital care, compared to previous variants. the research also shows that protection from catching covid starts to wane 10 weeks after a booster. scientists warn that record numbers of infections could still lead to hospitals being overwhelmed. president putin has again insisted that the west must give russia guarantees that nato won t expand eastwards to ukraine. in his end of year press conference he also said he d initiated high level talks with the us.
you have that two-year sentence coming from the judge who, as you mentioned, got emotional reading the closing comments while thinking about the position kim potter has been placed in and the fact it was a split second decision when she drew her firearm and thinking it was a taser, according to her testimony, and shot daunte wright. the prosecution says that they wanted that presumptive sentence. as the state guidelines suggest. they wanted a sentence of seven years for kim potter to serve in prison. but you even heard them say and acknowledge in arguments earlier in the day that this is a unique circumstance. that she didn t have any negative criminal history. that she had positive experiences as an officer.