Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/december-17-2021-pbs-newshour-full-episode Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Friday on the News Hour... Friday on the NewsHour, former Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter takes the stand in her own defense in the trial over the killing of Daunte Wright. Then, how the Biden agenda faces an uncertain future as his policy priorities suffer major setbacks in the Senate. And, the omicron and delta variants of COVID-19 plague the continent amid vaccine hesitancy and resistance to safety protocols. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode Defense rests after Kim Potter’s teary testimony in trial over Daunte Wright killing 3 min News Wrap: Pfizer forecasts COVID-19 pandemic will last until 2024 4 min Dems reconsider tweaking filibuster as immigration, voting rights plans get stonewalled 5 min Why the toys your child wants for Christmas may be out of stock 8 min South Africa reels under omicron wave amid vaccine lag, pans ‘rushed’ travel ban 7 min Exhaustive fact check finds little evidence of voter fraud, but 2020’s ‘Big Lie’ lives on 6 min Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s ‘Big Lie,’ Meadows’ text messages, Biden domestic agenda 12 min Grammy nominee Brandi Carlile on her comeuppance and the industry barriers she still faces 8 min