middle of a traffic stop, all that training broke down. this is what happened. taser, taser, taser. i shot him. oh, my god. kim, sit down. oh, my god. it was the worst mistake anyone entrusted with using deadly force can possibly make. during her cross c-examination potter admitted that wright never threatened her or the other officers. never saw a gun? no. he never threw a punch? no. never kicked anyone? no. never said, i m going to kill you? no. never said, i m going to shoot you? no. never said, there s a gun in the car and i m coming after you? no. yet, she fired and wright died. i m sorry it happened. i m so sorry. her show of remorse did not, in the end, move the jury. at least not enough to acquit. we, the jury, on the charge of manslaughter in the first degree while committing a misdemeanor on or about april 11, 2021, in the state of minnesota find the defendant guilty. we, the jury, on the charge of manslaughter in the second d
good morning, everyone. i m poppy harlow. so glad you re with us on this christmas eve. merry christmas eve to those who celebrate. sadly, another covid christmas and right now the omicron variant is disrupting the holiday season in more ways than one. cases are up dramatically as millions travel to visit friends and family. this morning more than 400 flights have been canceled due to staffing shortages. in new york, new infections were up 34 persian in one day forcing officials to scale back new york city s new year s eve celebration. and all week, all across the country, we have seen hours-long lines for tests, but here s what s different from last year. this is really important. we know so much more about this virus and hospitalizations are not surging. vaccines would protect from severe ill ens and death and many hospitalizations are readily available. just this week the fda authorized new treatments for those infected with covid. our aviation correspondent pete muntean s
hospitality and leisure sectors, already losing money because of surging covid cases. with hundreds of hundreds of thousands of people having to self isolate on christmas day, we look at how people are having to adapt their plans. we have food arriving having to adapt their plans. we have food arriving on having to adapt their plans. we have food arriving on thursday having to adapt their plans. we have food arriving on thursday in - having to adapt their plans. we have food arriving on thursday in case - having to adapt their plans. we have food arriving on thursday in case we | food arriving on thursday in case we are self lic self isolating and can t go to mum s. she ordered the food just might want to go and will be living off turkey if it doesn t go ahead. spectators will be locked out from boxing day. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. christmas will not be cancelled this year. the prime minister has announced that there will be no new restriction
we ll have the latest on the decisions being made in all four home nations as christmas approaches. also tonight. the foodbanks reporting a sharp rise in demand. they claim a cut in universal credit is partly to blame. and we have the story of what s thought to be the biggest divorce settlement in british legal history. and in sportsday, we will have all the latest and in sportsday, we will have all the latest sports, and in sportsday, we will have all the latest sports, interviews - and in sportsday, we will have all the latest sports, interviews and i the latest sports, interviews and features good evening. there will be no extra covid restrictions introduced in england in the days before christmas, but in making that announcement, borisjohnson went on to warn that nothing could be ruled out in the period after christmas. he said the situation was finely balanced and that the omicron variant of coronavirus was still spreading very rapidly. during the day, the first mi
for 300 million years. good evening. 73% of new covid infections in the united states are 0micron. it has become the dominant strain just three weeks since the first case was identified. in fact, new york has seen a threefold jump in infections in just seven days. the white house is trying to avoid talk of any new restrictions, but in the past hour, joe biden has sounded a note of urgency. there will be a renewed focus on testing not something the united states has particularly excelled at. demand for home testing kits has outstripped supply. so the president has today announced 500 million kits will be made available on a government website, free of charge. around 1,000 servicemen and women will be sent to help out, at hospitals around the country over the next two months five times the number currently deployed. the president said they will add new covid wings to hospital if they are needed. there will be new federal testing sites nationwide, with the first expected in