Father of former NFL player who died in police custody says his son may have had a manic episode – CNN

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Hear his story”,”duration”:”01:33″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/health/2021/12/08/peter-mcginn-first-identified-us-omicron-case-sot-newday-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”health/2021/12/08/peter-mcginn-first-identified-us-omicron-case-sot-newday-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211208092528-peter-mcginn-first-identified-us-omicron-case-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/health/2021/12/08/peter-mcginn-first-identified-us-omicron-case-sot-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”Peter McGinn, the first American to be identified as being infected with the Omicron variant, shares what it was like to be infected by Omicron.”,”descriptionText”:”Peter McGinn, the first American to be identified as being infected with the Omicron variant, shares what it was like to be infected by Omicron.”},{“title”:”‘Please just send me to a mental institution.’ Mom describes daughter’s struggle with social media”,”duration”:”05:02″,”sourceName”:”CNN Business”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/business”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2021/12/07/social-media-teen-mental-health-impact-orig.cnn-business/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2021/12/07/social-media-teen-mental-health-impact-orig.cnn-business”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211207102508-social-media-self-esteem-01-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/12/07/social-media-teen-mental-health-impact-orig.cnn-business/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”Struggling to understand how to help her daughter, one mother describes the “mental health epidemic” teens are facing with social media.”,”descriptionText”:”Struggling to understand how to help her daughter, one mother describes the “mental health epidemic” teens are facing with social media.”},{“title”:”CNN examines training meant to help officers differentiate Tasers from guns “,”duration”:”03:27″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/us/2021/12/08/campbell-taser-training-pkg-ebof-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”us/2021/12/08/campbell-taser-training-pkg-ebof-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211207201516-campbell-screengrab-vpx-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/us/2021/12/08/campbell-taser-training-pkg-ebof-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”CNN’s Josh Campbell looks at the training officers receive around Tasers as the trial is set to start for Kim Potter, former Brooklyn Center police officer accused of shooting and killing Daunte Wright during a traffic stop.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Josh Campbell looks at the training officers receive around Tasers as the trial is set to start for Kim Potter, former Brooklyn Center police officer accused of shooting and killing Daunte Wright during a traffic stop.”},{“title”:”Merkel receives standing ovation as new German chancellor is elected “,”duration”:”01:37″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/12/08/olaf-scholz-german-chancellor-angela-merkel-ovn-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/12/08/olaf-scholz-german-chancellor-angela-merkel-ovn-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211208101705-video-thumbnail-merkel-standing-ovation-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/12/08/olaf-scholz-german-chancellor-angela-merkel-ovn-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”u003ca href=”https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/08/europe/germany-olaf-scholz-chancellor-inauguration-intl/index.html” target=”_blank”>Olaf Scholz has been voted in as Germany’s new Chancelloru003c/a>, bringing an end to Angela Merkel’s four terms at the helm of Europe’s largest economy. 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Ayanna Howard, Dean of the College of Engineering at Ohio State University tells CNN humans can benefit from life-like robots.”,”descriptionText”:”Video of the robot, known as Ameca, went viral online. 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Dr. Craig Spencer explains what exact data the CDC is looking for. “,”descriptionText”:”A New York anime convention could give more insight into the spread of the Omicron variant. Dr. Craig Spencer explains what exact data the CDC is looking for. “},{“title”:”Why top Republican is quitting congress to run Trump’s media company”,”duration”:”02:04″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2021/12/07/devin-nunes-retire-from-congress-trump-media-company-sot-ip-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2021/12/07/devin-nunes-retire-from-congress-trump-media-company-sot-ip-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180504131636-nunes-trump-split-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2021/12/07/devin-nunes-retire-from-congress-trump-media-company-sot-ip-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), who is in line to chair the powerful House Ways and Means committee if the GOP takes back the House in 2022, announced that he is leaving congress in December to become CEO of former President Donald Trump’s media company.”,”descriptionText”:”Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), who is in line to chair the powerful House Ways and Means committee if the GOP takes back the House in 2022, announced that he is leaving congress in December to become CEO of former President Donald Trump’s media company.”},{“title”:”Watch Biden greet Putin on important call”,”duration”:”02:04″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2021/12/07/biden-putin-call-meeting-greeting-sot-ath-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2021/12/07/biden-putin-call-meeting-greeting-sot-ath-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211207103348-01-biden-putin-video-call-1207-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2021/12/07/biden-putin-call-meeting-greeting-sot-ath-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/”,”description”:”President Joe Biden greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin before beginning their video call meeting amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine. 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