a daring evacuation. the u.s. military carries out an operation to pull government personnel out of sudan s capital. but thousands of americans are still trapped in the country as it descends deeper into chaos, and the white house says it s not safe to get them out right now. the gop s fight over abortion erupts over the weekend. political peril for the republican party as the national battle over reproductive rights heats up. and kimberly potter set free after serving only 16 months in pr prison for killing daunte wright. the former police officer spent more than two years behind bars for fatally shooting wright while yelling taser. critics say the punishment didn t fit the crime. we re following these major developing stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central. scrambling to get out of sudan as foreign powers rush to evacuate the war-torn country. the biden administration says that u.s. special forces have carried out a daring rescue operation, s
should forgive to be at peace, but how can i? i am so angry. she, referring to kim potter, is going to be able to watch her kids have kids and be able to touch them. the good, she says, is that kim potter will never be able to hurt anybody as a police officer again. and jim, there have been some changes in that city. for example, at the police department where potter served, she had 26 years of experience. the department is now led by its first black police chief. jim? yeah, remarkable to remember that detail for an air freshener. thank you so much. right now jury selection is under way in the trial of the man accused of going on a deadly rampage at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. 11 people died in the 2018 massacre, and it was the deadliest anti-semitic attack in u.s. history. cnn s danny freeman is live for us in pittsburgh. danny, tell us what s been going on inside the courthouse where you have been for much of the
molly? molly: bryan, i love this story. thank you so much for getting out there and doing this on thanksgiving weekend. it reminds me how lucky i feel, and i m glad the family is here safe as well. reporter: thank you, molly. i feel the same way. thank you so much. molly: arthel? arthel: preserve the music. we have some unfortunate and sad news now. former maryland police chief charles moose, known for his role in the washington, d.c. sniper attacks, has died at the age of 68. he passed away at his home on thanksgiving day. charles moose was portland, oregon s, first black police chief. he later became chief of the montgomery county police department where he led a mull i agency task force during that especially challenging time. you may remember two snipers terrorized the nation s capital for three weeks in the fall of 2002, killing ten people in ran done shootings.
saw last night might bring about change. one issue that continues to stick is that pete buttigieg shortly after taking office in 2012 fired the first black police chief. it s very complicated but apparently he recorded conversations between some white officers who may have used some racial insults during that recording but people locally, especially black folks say, this police chief, darrell boykins was a bridge between the communities and moved the city forward. that firing continues to be a contentious issue and it sets the backdrop. let s talk about joe biden for a moment here, the vice president of course front runner right now, his first cable news interview since he announced with was reverend al sharpton over the weekend. here s part of what mr. biden talked about. i do understand the consequence of the word boy but it wasn t said in any of that context at all. you understand they recall you you would never call me