potter, sitting and waiting maybe for a month or more in jail as she finds out what her final sentence will be. let s go to garrett tenney in minneapolis with the latest. garrett? there was a lot of emotion surrounding this verdict. after more than 27 hours of deliberation, this jury of six men and six women found kim potter guilty of first degree and second degree man slaughter. in the courtroom, duante wright s mother started crying as the verdict was read. one of the jurors was visibly emotional as well while kim potter was calm and showed little emotion as she learned her fate. 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. outside the courthouse a crowd of a few dozen people celebrated when that verdict was read. a short time ago, minnesota attorney general keith ellison whose office prosecuted the case said this outcome is an
voting rights restrictions enacted over the course of this year in republican-controlled states, all these laws coast to coast making it harder to vote, easier for republicans to control elections and their outcomes. one of the most insidious such laws was passed by republicans in georgia. there s a reason there was a big national controversy this year over the voting rights restrictions passed in georgia. in that big new package of restrictive voting laws that they passed in that state, republicans included a new mechanism that allows republicans to take over all the local elections boards that actually control how elections are run in georgia. and how election results are counted. this is something we ve been covering as it has happened, as it has rolled out across that state. and the effect thus far is stark. because when republicans take for themselves the power to remake all the county election boards in a state, what that looks like in practice, democrats, particularly
to control elections and their outcomes. one of the most insidious such laws was passed by republicans in georgia. there s a reason there was a big national controversy this year over the voting rights restrictions passed in georgia. in that big new package of restrictive voting laws that they passed in that state, republicans included a new mechanism that allows republicans to take over all the local elections boards that actually control how elections are run in georgia. and how election results are counted. this is something we ve been covering as it has happened, as it has rolled out across that state. and the effect thus far is stark. because when republicans take for themselves the power to remake all the county election boards in a state, what that looks like in practice, democrats, particularly black democrats, getting thrown out, getting purged off of county elections boards, and them getting replaced with white republicans. what does that look like in terms of the e
authorized pill to treat the coronavirus, saying it dramatically reduces hospitalizations and deaths as omicron spreads. will the pills be available fast enough? also breaking, the january 6th committee is asking to talk to a top trump ally, republican representative jim jordan, demanding details about jordan s communications with the then-president. as democrats fume at joe manchin for tanking the president s bill, mitch mcconnell dangles a recruitment campaign. will it work? welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. let s get straight to the breaking pandemic news. a promising new covid-19 treatment just authorized as the coronavirus omicron variant sweeps across the united states. cnn s amara walker is working the story for us. amara, we just heard the white house say this new pill by pfizer will dramatically reduce hospitalizations and deaths. reporter
first white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off live tonight from the north lawn, good evening, peter. good evening, bret. voicials around here want people focused on the new infrastructure law traveling to minnesota tomorrow to celebrate its passage but, instead, they are dealing with the latest reminder that this president, who promised to shut down the virus hasn t. it s called the omicron. this variant is a cause for concern not a cause for panic. but new travel restrictions are in place on residents of eight african countries dealing with outbreaks. the point of the travel of the restriction, to give us time to get people to get protection, to be vaccinated and get the booster. that s even though biden blasted trump the day he announced similar travel bans. this is no time for donald trump s record of hysteria, xenophobia to lead the way instead of science. critics see a clear flip flop. when president trump did this he was labeled as a raci