We are following breaking news right now.
In the last 10 minutes,
we learned former Brooklyn
Center Police officer Kim
Potter is now out of prison,
Cc's live outside the Minnesota
Correctional Facility and Shakoe
with some brand new information
about Potter's future. Hey, CC.
Hey, good morning, Alicia.
So we learned that Potter was released
at 4:00 o'clock this morning.
Now the Minnesota Department of
Corrections telling us that they
chose that specific time based
off of information they gathere.
Apparently over the past few
days leading up to her release,
there was concerns surrounding safety.
Specifically because of some
threatening comments that were d
and also the possibility of pros
happening here outside of the facility.
So they chose the specific time so it
was safer for Potter as well as the facility.
So within the last couple of ho,
Potter is a free woman.
Now if you take a look at
your screen this morning,
you'll see this new booking photo of Potter.
It shows a really big difference
compared to when she first went.
Potter, who is now 50,
has served about 16 months of
her two year sentence.
She was convicted of manslaughtr
for fatally shooting 20 year old
Dante Wright during a traffic s.
Now,
even though Potter is no longer
here at this facility,
we do know that Potter will be
serving the next eight months
under supervised release and wee
learning that this morning thate
will be served over in Wisconsi.
Alicia. All right.
CC,
you
said that they were concerned they let her
out at 4:00 because they were concerned of
protests and people gathering in there.
Are there any other people there besides
the media that you see?
Not at this time. We've seen a t
of Corrections guards going in d
other staff going into the buil,
but no one else other than media right now.
All right, CC Gaines reporting
live for us this morning.
Thanks for that update.
And of course, stay with
Carol Levin for the latest.
On Kim Potter's release,
you can find all the details
that we know right now at Carol
Evan Calm and on social media.
We're also live here at 632 in Delano. Take
a look at your screen in the last few hours.
The Crow River there has creste,
causing more flooding.
We're going to check in with
Jennifer Austin very soon.
In the meantime,
let's say good morning to Guy.
Unfortunately in the forecast,
the rain not ideal for cities
along those river cities.
Yeah, you know, it looks like at
week ahead, but at least we have
today through Wednesday to realy
soak up a little bit of the sune
that we're going to get today.
And then more sunshine arriving
tomorrow and Wednesday.
Hey, good morning to your temperatures at 34.
It feels like 30 on the skin just heads up.
So dress for that West wind at 5 miles.
Per hour, we're still trending w
average temperature wise of cou,
and we'll finish the month of
April below average as well.
A few snow showers off to the east and
southwest that will continue to dissipate
and decrease throughout the morning hours.
Morning drive temperatures Max t
around 38 to 41 degrees and then
by lunchtime mid to upper 40s.
You'll see clouds thicken later
this afternoon.
Maybe a sprinkle possible before sunset,
but we'll still have room for a little
bit of sunshine throughout the daytime.
Nice to see the little sun.
Thank you guys.
Let's give you a look at the ro.
169 at Pioneer Trail in the southwest metro.
There was a report of a crash, but I'm
unable to find out on any of the camera.
So good news likely cleared prey
quick around the six 94494 loop
drive times are average.
Back to that big story out
of Delano this morning.
The last few hours the Crow
River has crested this morning.
We do have team coverage on the flooding
guy of course is going to have more on that.
But first let's get to Jen
who's live in Delano.
Jen, what can you tell us?
Yeah. Hey, Alicia.
We're downtown Delano.
We're in downtown Delano right .
And actually right now,
the river levels are slowly coming down.
But when I say coming down,
according to the National Weather Service,
just a couple tenths of an inch.
Nothing you're going to be able
to notice with the naked eye.
So this is basically what
a crested river looks like.
You can see this bridge
through downtown Delano.
The crow is hitting the bottom
of it right now in that current,
really strong.
You'll probably hear the sound of the
water on my microphone this mor.
So it was.
The update from the National
Weather Service reported that it
was sometime around midnight tht
this river crested at 20.375 fe,
which is about two feet above te
threshold for what's considered
to be a major flood stage.
We heard from the National
Weather Service's senior hydrolt
about how long this river will stay high.
And the damage it could do,
it's going to stay up for days
and days at a time and affecting
affecting areas that way.
So you get, you know, more erosion, more,
more problems that way, unfortunately.
All right, so we mentioned that
this is about two feet above the
threshold for major flood stage,
but it is still far before or b,
rather the record here in Delan,
which was set all the way back in 1965
when the Crow River hit 23.25 f.
Thanks, Jenna. That's one of may
rivers too in and around the ste
running in that major flood sta.
I want to show you the
Mississippi River at Saint Paul.
This was literally just observed at 4:00
AM this morning, flood stage 14 feet.
Now we're at 17.87 feet.
Again, that was measured at
4:00 AM earlier this morning.
Now this river expected to riseo
about 18.7 feet later in the net
couple of days and then slowly .
Down early as you get into the month of May,
as we get later into the week.
Now let's take a look at the Sat
Croix River and Stillwater at 40
AM that flood stage 87 feet ratr
and you'll see that measurementt
89.18 feet that to go up to 89.7
feet later on throughout the net
couple of days that will Crest
and then slowly kind of come bak
down kind of ebbing and flowing
a little bit later into the wee,
but still early as you get into
May that will come down a littl.
A little bit now,
hopefully dropping into that
moderate flood stage as well.
Alicia Stillwater
yesterday, it was incredibly high already
Guy, thank you for that update .
In other news, this morning we're learning
a baby that was rescued from a Cannon
Falls apartment fire last week has died.
The Hennepin County Medical examiner says
the 10 month old died from smoke inhalation.
Two other kids were hospitalize.
Their father told us that they were put in
medically induced comas to treat their burns.
The fact you can see our breath
still and it's almost end of Ap.
Yeah, what's going on guys?
I know, right? It's all my faul.
No2 it is. All right. Well,
now hopefully we'll see temperas
warm up but really our warmest
and driest day on the seven day,
that's Wednesday,
temperatures will climb to the mid to
upper 50s and getting close to 60 degrees.
But let's talk about today,
you'll see that forecast high of
50 with some clouds thickening
later early this afternoon.
We'll see that slight chance of a sprinkle,
but mainly eastover western Wisconsin.
If you're getting out of the
door around 8:00 AM,
temperatures right around 34
with the little sun notice by
lunchtime and 4:00 o'clock,
you'll see those clouds
increase 48 right around 4:00.
O'clock
guy. Thank you.
Let's give you a look at the ro.
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Just happening at 9:00.
O'clock this morning until 3:00,
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