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we are in memphis this afternoon. i'm skyler henry. >>> you heard from one of the protesters in oakland. it's not just the demonstrators outraged by the death of nichols but by many police officers, as well. >> reporter: a few hundred protesters marched on broadway in downtown oakland sunday evening chanting. they are fed up, hurt and angered by yet another police killing. >> i never heard of a black man getting killed by the police, by black cop or a white cop. track they were arrested for killing tyre nichols and they are black and it shows a systemic problem. >> that's a fraternity, part of that brotherhood. >> reporter: the protesters marched to the oakland police department and some say it's time to get rid of all police departments. chief bill scott said it's not fair to lump together sfpd and the memphis police. >> we've got policies in place and people are accountable with training in place and a culture where that type of behavior is unacceptable. we have a call for it in this organization, for that type of b
we are in memphis this afternoon. i'm skyler henry. >>> you heard from one of the protesters in oakland. it's not just the demonstrators outraged by the death of nichols but by many police officers, as well. >> reporter: a few hundred protesters marched on broadway in downtown oakland sunday evening chanting. they are fed up, hurt and angered by yet another police killing. >> i never heard of a black man getting killed by the police, by black cop or a white cop. track they...
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. >> the memphis police chief -- as you well know, the memphis police chief is being praised for swiftly disbanding this scorpion police unit. i want you to listen to how u one of your local pastors sees it. listen to this. >> there's been too much, in my estimation, benevolence given to the city and police department from this, quote, unquote, rapid response. this is aggressive and fierce organizing on the ground for the last several years. these two entities, the mayor's office and the police department are the ones that implemented the scorpion unit in the first place. it's almost like starting the fire and getting credit for trying to put it out. >> do you agree with that assessment? >> no, i don't. one of the things that we tried to do here, we initiated something called a group violence intervention plan, about 80% social work and about 20% directed police work. it was described in a book called "bleeding out," someone who worked with the obama administration. we were trying to figure out how to handle gang violence. we were able, after the scorpion unit came into being, to lower t
. >> the memphis police chief -- as you well know, the memphis police chief is being praised for swiftly disbanding this scorpion police unit. i want you to listen to how u one of your local pastors sees it. listen to this. >> there's been too much, in my estimation, benevolence given to the city and police department from this, quote, unquote, rapid response. this is aggressive and fierce organizing on the ground for the last several years. these two entities, the mayor's office...
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today two memphis emts, as well as one memphis fire deprtment lieutenant fired. the two emts seen in this body camera seen arriving on scene. but watch tyre writhing on the ground, struggling to keep his head up. in a statement, the memphis fire department saying after concluding our internal investigation, it was determined that emtb long, emt and lieutenant whittaker violated numerous mfd policies and protocols. also, two memphis officers including officer hemphill preston relieved of duty. heard minutes later on his body camera. >> i want to stomp his ass. >> his attorney saying hemphill is cooperating with officials in this investigation. >> this isn't a story of individual racist people. this is a story of systems and structures and policies and incentives. >> my colleague, stephanie ramos spoke with the county district attorney who said more charges are possible. >> we are looking at everybody. the fact that we did an indictment relatively quickly towards the five officers that were actually present at that second scene and actually were involved in the bea
today two memphis emts, as well as one memphis fire deprtment lieutenant fired. the two emts seen in this body camera seen arriving on scene. but watch tyre writhing on the ground, struggling to keep his head up. in a statement, the memphis fire department saying after concluding our internal investigation, it was determined that emtb long, emt and lieutenant whittaker violated numerous mfd policies and protocols. also, two memphis officers including officer hemphill preston relieved of duty....
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>> so as you know, the sixth police officer in memphis has been relieved of duty. but the district attorney won't say if this police officer will actually face criminal charges. based on what you know, antonio, about his involvement, do you think charges are in fact warranted? . >> i think charges are warranted. and here's why. we know what his words were. they wanted to stomp him. i won't say the whole phrase for the benefit of the viewers. but he said i hope somebody stomps him. clearly, i look at that as an ignition source. he is somebody -- if he has any command position at all, which we don't know yet that he does, but if he has any command position at all in that scene, that would be considered an order. and if somebody is ordering a stomp, we really have a problem with the whole system. we really see what's called ratification here. this unit thought that it could work with impunity, and they would operate under a code of silence amongst all of them. so there is no doubt that criminal charges would be warranted against this individual. >> antonio romanucci,
>> so as you know, the sixth police officer in memphis has been relieved of duty. but the district attorney won't say if this police officer will actually face criminal charges. based on what you know, antonio, about his involvement, do you think charges are in fact warranted? . >> i think charges are warranted. and here's why. we know what his words were. they wanted to stomp him. i won't say the whole phrase for the benefit of the viewers. but he said i hope somebody stomps him....
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so far police here said the protests here in memphis have not turned violent. ahead of the release of the body camera footage we did hear from tyre nichols' family and said if indeed people were going to go out into the street and chant tyre's name they do it peacefully. byron. >> thanks to stephanie. tyre nichols' family reacts to release of the video. it is hard to watch and raises more questions than it answers. protests erupting around the country more than two weeks after tyre nichols died. >> tonight will be one of the toughest nights we experienced in this city. >> justice for tyre. >> the eyes of the nation on memphis, a city on edge. >> please. please. protest and protest safely. >> many in the community taking to the streets after body camera and video showing tyre nichols' encounter with memphis police was released. the 29-year-old crying out for his mother whose home was just about 100 yards away. he died three days after the beating that began as a traffic stop. a grieving family of a young man gone too soon, authorities say at the hands of police.
so far police here said the protests here in memphis have not turned violent. ahead of the release of the body camera footage we did hear from tyre nichols' family and said if indeed people were going to go out into the street and chant tyre's name they do it peacefully. byron. >> thanks to stephanie. tyre nichols' family reacts to release of the video. it is hard to watch and raises more questions than it answers. protests erupting around the country more than two weeks after tyre...
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good luck to you and all the folks in memphis. appreciate it very much. >>> right now turning back to legal and law enforcement experts for more analysis and baccari what stands out from what the executive director of the memphis naacp just told me? >> you know, i think that the community itself is calm. i think the community itself, it is resilient and i know that my mom is actually from memphis, tennessee. it's a very prayerful community. i know they're wrapping their arms around this family. you asked a unique question, wolf. i want to chime in about all of the officers being african american, because i think that is something that many people would like to have a nuanced answer to. my response is simply this. for many of us we haven't been critical of necessarily the race of the officer, whether or not white, black, hispanic or otherwise, but it's the system. what you're seeing again and again and over and over is a system that perpetuates violence against people of color. until we do something about the system, whether or not
good luck to you and all the folks in memphis. appreciate it very much. >>> right now turning back to legal and law enforcement experts for more analysis and baccari what stands out from what the executive director of the memphis naacp just told me? >> you know, i think that the community itself is calm. i think the community itself, it is resilient and i know that my mom is actually from memphis, tennessee. it's a very prayerful community. i know they're wrapping their arms...
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cbs news reporter skyler henry reports from memphis. >> reporter: in memphis, leaders praise the community's response to the disturbing police video showing the brutal beating of tyre nichols during a traffic stop. >> memphis, tennessee honored the memory of young tyre nichols with peaceful protests. >> reporter: and the body cam footage released friday night, officers are seen holding nichols down and repeatedly hitting him with their fists, boots, and batons, during his arrest for suspicion of reckless driving, officers chased him and at one point left him propped against the squad car with severe injuries. the five officers were fired. they were charged with second degree murder and other crimes in nichols' death. >> the citizens of memphis and shelby county deserve to know the whole story as soon as possible. >> reporter: federal and local authorities continue to investigate while the mayor say the specialized unit the officers have belonged to has been inactive since the death. residents are holding demonstrations while protesters also took to the streets in major cities across the coun
cbs news reporter skyler henry reports from memphis. >> reporter: in memphis, leaders praise the community's response to the disturbing police video showing the brutal beating of tyre nichols during a traffic stop. >> memphis, tennessee honored the memory of young tyre nichols with peaceful protests. >> reporter: and the body cam footage released friday night, officers are seen holding nichols down and repeatedly hitting him with their fists, boots, and batons, during his...
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would that happen in a place like memphis, with this kind of unit? when the dispatcher get on and say, oh, no, don't worry. in that community, don't do that chase? i highly doubt it. because we all know -- i have three back black children that are around -- that are not that much younger then tyre nichols was. this could be any of my kids. because i know that the way they look, because they are black, two of them are black men -- that if they get pulled over and they even say, come on, y'all are doing the most, they are probably going to get beat. that if they get pulled over because there is something -- the car has a license tag that is not -- whatever. it does not matter. because we are still using police for this job. we are still using police to police certain communities, and we are using them to serve other communities. there is not probably a scorpion unit that operates in the wealthy areas of memphis. we all understand that. and the only kinds of people who are are at risk of dying or people like this poor young man, tyre nichols. >> that's
would that happen in a place like memphis, with this kind of unit? when the dispatcher get on and say, oh, no, don't worry. in that community, don't do that chase? i highly doubt it. because we all know -- i have three back black children that are around -- that are not that much younger then tyre nichols was. this could be any of my kids. because i know that the way they look, because they are black, two of them are black men -- that if they get pulled over and they even say, come on, y'all...
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the memphis police chief, c. j. dave, this is the five officers directly involved in the death of tyre nichols, all of whom were hired between 2017 and 2020, violated those policies. they used excessive force, they ignored their duty to intervene and to render aid to a victim of excessive force. and they were all fired last week. at least some of the officers involved were part of the memphis police department so-called scorpion unit, which stands for street crimes operation to restore peace in our neighborhoods, scorpion. it was created in response to a rising murder rate in the city back in 2021. joining us now is retired montgomery county -- founder of the black police experience. former chair of the national black police show she asian. still what this is your jelani cobb -- captain sonia pruitt, it's good to see a. thank you for being with us. let's parse this a bit. we would think we have learned in the last two years, particularly after that year in 2020 that we had, that a, there is supposed to be de-escalat
the memphis police chief, c. j. dave, this is the five officers directly involved in the death of tyre nichols, all of whom were hired between 2017 and 2020, violated those policies. they used excessive force, they ignored their duty to intervene and to render aid to a victim of excessive force. and they were all fired last week. at least some of the officers involved were part of the memphis police department so-called scorpion unit, which stands for street crimes operation to restore peace in...
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memphis is not unique. we have to approach this problem differently and we have to approach it with the definition that we did for both of them. >> there is something, antonia, that you are mentioned while reporting on this last night, and that was that some of the dialogue eardrum belies officers in the video does not appear to match with what you are seeing playing out. kind of as though they were constructing some sort of a narrative in realtime. give us a bit more about your impressions there, how you interpreted this. >> you would have a completely different experience just listening to this incident than watching it. and, much of what you hear the officers command or describe does not at all match what you watch actually happening to tyre nichols. to give some examples because i know there are many viewers that are likely not going to feel comfortable watching this video i will try to give you a sense we. and many points you hear them say show me your hands, show me your hands very aggressively, but e
memphis is not unique. we have to approach this problem differently and we have to approach it with the definition that we did for both of them. >> there is something, antonia, that you are mentioned while reporting on this last night, and that was that some of the dialogue eardrum belies officers in the video does not appear to match with what you are seeing playing out. kind of as though they were constructing some sort of a narrative in realtime. give us a bit more about your...
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perhaps what's happening in memphis are baby steps in that direction. there is an indictment from the state and a promise from the u.s. attorney to treat nichols death like the civil rights matter that it is. that's a start. joining me now is msnbc legal analyst, barbara mcquade. barb, thanks for joining us this morning. you saw that video just like me. your reaction was one of horror, let's talk about the legal side of this. what's the significance of the timing of this doj investigation? in my opinion, it seems to be moving a lot faster than doj probes we've seen maybe like in the george floyd case, and the ahmaud arbery case. >> i agree, katie. maybe that's a sign of the times. of taking these cases, i don't say more seriously, but making them a greater priority. in the past, it was typical for federal prosecutors to let state prosecutors go first, and as long as there was a conviction in that state court case, they would stand down and let that ride. but we see now, appropriately, is federal prosecutors getting involved right at the outset. and plan
perhaps what's happening in memphis are baby steps in that direction. there is an indictment from the state and a promise from the u.s. attorney to treat nichols death like the civil rights matter that it is. that's a start. joining me now is msnbc legal analyst, barbara mcquade. barb, thanks for joining us this morning. you saw that video just like me. your reaction was one of horror, let's talk about the legal side of this. what's the significance of the timing of this doj investigation? in...
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local time in memphis. 7:00 p.m. our time. >> to do that community outreach to say, if we're going to march let's march together. if we're going to protest let's protest peacefully. i think that memphis is confident that they have a handle on this. now the question is what does it mean in new york and chicago and l.a.? >> yeah. are they prepared? >> they've been preparing. you know, i think they are waiting and watching carefully and i think they'll all be watching this tape. >> thank you. thank you very much for being on the ground for us. tomorrow the public will finally see this video that shows why fave fired memphis police officers were charged with second-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old tyre nichols. it is a video described as vicious and heinous. joining me now is someone who has seen it for himself, ben crump, an attorney for the family of tyre nichols. ben, i always appreciate your time and seeing you even though it is in these horrible circumstances. can we talk about this video? you called it dep
local time in memphis. 7:00 p.m. our time. >> to do that community outreach to say, if we're going to march let's march together. if we're going to protest let's protest peacefully. i think that memphis is confident that they have a handle on this. now the question is what does it mean in new york and chicago and l.a.? >> yeah. are they prepared? >> they've been preparing. you know, i think they are waiting and watching carefully and i think they'll all be watching this tape....
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downtown memphis is not far. and what we are seeing is people who have, on both sides of i-55, just stopped traffic. they have stopped traffic. they are holding signs, justice for tyre. they are holding signs that, police who murder must be put in prison. they must face justice. and, you know, the crowd is here. there are emotions that are high. but they have been nothing less than peaceful. they have just stopped the traffic, though. and part of that is because they want people to see that disruption is part of the way they're going to protest because they are feeling pain, and they want people to understand how serious they are about all of what they saw on that video tape. so, that's where we are right now, don. it's been shut down for a while. i will tell you this. i'm going to pull myself away from the crowd just a tad. i will tell you this. we have heard one person -- [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: you're hearing them chant something that we have heard across the country from michael brown to george floyd
downtown memphis is not far. and what we are seeing is people who have, on both sides of i-55, just stopped traffic. they have stopped traffic. they are holding signs, justice for tyre. they are holding signs that, police who murder must be put in prison. they must face justice. and, you know, the crowd is here. there are emotions that are high. but they have been nothing less than peaceful. they have just stopped the traffic, though. and part of that is because they want people to see that...
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it's not just memphis, as you mentioned -- it happens in new york, in memphis, in los angeles, and happens in cities across the country. in small towns across the country. it is happens throughout american history, from slave patrols of the 1700s, two 2023, this is still happening. at the root of it is the dehumanization of black people, people of color particularly black men. it is an every american institution, from media, to politics, to business. it's everywhere. >> to your point, representative, these black officers did not see themselves at all in tyreek -- >> no, not at all. i think that's the thing about white supremacy, is not just about skin color. it's about ideology. it's the spiritual operating system of all of us, as americans. these officers identify themselves with that power structure. they saw themselves a separate from tyre and who he was as a black man. they believe that that badge and gun gave them power, the power of their own -- to kill this black man. and stockholm syndrome, manifested. you take the characteristics of your presser into your daily lives. again, it's
it's not just memphis, as you mentioned -- it happens in new york, in memphis, in los angeles, and happens in cities across the country. in small towns across the country. it is happens throughout american history, from slave patrols of the 1700s, two 2023, this is still happening. at the root of it is the dehumanization of black people, people of color particularly black men. it is an every american institution, from media, to politics, to business. it's everywhere. >> to your point,...
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stephanie joins us from memphis. we saw the five former officers charged with murder, as you reported, but there were first responders on the scene. some are now under investigation. could we expect more charges? >> absolutely. the district attorney said more charges are an option. keep in mind, this investigation is still ongoing. so more individuals could be charged at a later time. the attorneys for two of the former officers say that their clients intend to plead not guilty. i spoke with one of those attorneys. he represents former officer desmond mills jr., and he says that the level of culpability for the officers is different. he also says that his client is devastated by what happened. linsey. >> stephanie, thank you. >> now to those growing calls for police reform with the lawyer for tyre nichols' family claims bias in policing, not the race of the officers, is what needs to be addressed. here's elwyn lopez reporting from memphis. >> reporter: tonight, growing calls for police reform following the brutal bea
stephanie joins us from memphis. we saw the five former officers charged with murder, as you reported, but there were first responders on the scene. some are now under investigation. could we expect more charges? >> absolutely. the district attorney said more charges are an option. keep in mind, this investigation is still ongoing. so more individuals could be charged at a later time. the attorneys for two of the former officers say that their clients intend to plead not guilty. i spoke...
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you be that, that man, the innocent young boy here in memphis. there are still some people that have yet to watch the video. but even for many of them, the meeting death of tyree nichols has left him deeply affected. i intend on watching it at some point, i think, but this past day or 2, i've been sort of bracing myself for john acceptable. i really, really hope that justice is served and that people understand that this sort of thing is not a free incident. it doesn't happen. rarely. this is america. at this point, we gotta do better. tyree nichols is now dead and the residence of this city where it happened. now seeing his deck up close and asked why gabriel sancho al jazeera memphis. let's take a closer look at the police unit in memphis, which has been disbanded. scorpion at stones, the street crimes operation to restore peace in our neighborhoods. the city police chief created the specialized units in 2021 to help fight rising crime. it was made up of 3 teams of around 30 officers who targeted parts of memphis that police designated as high
you be that, that man, the innocent young boy here in memphis. there are still some people that have yet to watch the video. but even for many of them, the meeting death of tyree nichols has left him deeply affected. i intend on watching it at some point, i think, but this past day or 2, i've been sort of bracing myself for john acceptable. i really, really hope that justice is served and that people understand that this sort of thing is not a free incident. it doesn't happen. rarely. this is...
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most of my work was focused in memphis in shelby county. and what this community has experienced within the last year is a drastic fee change in elected officials. and principally, it's steve moore. roy, who is the new district attorney general of that community and he ran on platform of criminal justice reform, his predecessor amy wire. i highly doubt that she would have quickly responded to these this event with criminal charges, against law enforcement officials. and she was elected out of office. and so you have an engage public in memphis. this is a community that is majority black. this is a community that demanded to have accountability and transparency. this is a police department that has been under federal court monitoring since the 19 seventy's, late 970. you have a brand new police chief, the 1st black female police chief c j. david. these are individuals that are being held to account by the public and without massive public demonstration, which is what's been happening in memphis for years. local organizers demanding that ther
most of my work was focused in memphis in shelby county. and what this community has experienced within the last year is a drastic fee change in elected officials. and principally, it's steve moore. roy, who is the new district attorney general of that community and he ran on platform of criminal justice reform, his predecessor amy wire. i highly doubt that she would have quickly responded to these this event with criminal charges, against law enforcement officials. and she was elected out of...
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>> memphis is pretty sophisticated in this regard. they invented, back in the 80s, the cia tea, the crisis intervention teams the found new ways to deal with mentally unhinged people in the streets that caused less injuries and less deaths. they have been looking at their own policies and use of force. it's pretty advanced on de-escalation. when the rain -- >> so how do we explain, it john? and tell us about the scorpion group. this was, they call themselves scorpion group, and i'm not sure what that means except that it's lethal -- >> what it's supposed to mean is street crimes operations to return peace to our communities. >> that's where the acronym stands for. >> that's what the acronym is. scorpion group is 50 officers that have good records a street officers, who made gun arrests and were aggressive out in the field. it was put together in really the beginning of 2021 because memphis had 346 murders. now new york city that year had 419 murders. the differences, new york city has 8. 6 million people and memphis has 630,000. >> wo
>> memphis is pretty sophisticated in this regard. they invented, back in the 80s, the cia tea, the crisis intervention teams the found new ways to deal with mentally unhinged people in the streets that caused less injuries and less deaths. they have been looking at their own policies and use of force. it's pretty advanced on de-escalation. when the rain -- >> so how do we explain, it john? and tell us about the scorpion group. this was, they call themselves scorpion group, and i'm...
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we begin with abc's stephanie ramos who is live in memphis again for us. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, janai. the family of tyre nichols hopes his death is a catalyst for change in this country. just last night, the memphis police announced they were disbanding the street crimes unit known as the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit. it's a move the family pleaded for. >> it is in the best interest of all to permanently deactivate the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit. that sounds like a win to me. >> reporter: this morning, the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit whose members were involved in the brutal beating of tyre nichols has been permanently deactivated. short for street crimes operation to restore peace in our neighborhoods, the unit launched in november of 2021 to patrol high-crime hot spots. touted by the mayor or its hundreds of felony arrests for violent crime and car thefts within just months of its inception, but has since come under fire in the wake of nichols' death. lawyers for the family alleging s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. has had previous instances of misconduct. >
we begin with abc's stephanie ramos who is live in memphis again for us. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, janai. the family of tyre nichols hopes his death is a catalyst for change in this country. just last night, the memphis police announced they were disbanding the street crimes unit known as the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit. it's a move the family pleaded for. >> it is in the best interest of all to permanently deactivate the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit. that sounds like a...
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my father is from memphis. i spent my summers in memphis. my heart goes out to that community. one of the things that laura is about to talk about is the role of pepper spray. we haven't talked about that. we talked about the beating. but don't forget. they were spraying pepper spray into his face repeatedly. imagine taking hot chili and rubbing on your eyeball. that's what they were doing. the cops couldn't even understand the reaction to the pepper spray just getting glances of it. you're pepper spraying someone, they're escalating with their voices, escalating with the pepper spray, and punishing him for the human response he was having to being tortured to death. >> listen. it's either fight or flight, right? and i think he was trying to run away as a natural instinct. he wasn't complying in the sense they wanted to comply, but for a traffic stop, it certainly did not have to end this way. thank you, van. thank you, laura. thank you, chief ram see. our special coverage continues next. we're going to speak to the attorney representing the family of tyre nichols, don't go any
my father is from memphis. i spent my summers in memphis. my heart goes out to that community. one of the things that laura is about to talk about is the role of pepper spray. we haven't talked about that. we talked about the beating. but don't forget. they were spraying pepper spray into his face repeatedly. imagine taking hot chili and rubbing on your eyeball. that's what they were doing. the cops couldn't even understand the reaction to the pepper spray just getting glances of it. you're...
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jarred hill is in memphis with more on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. this new district attorney here in shelby county campaigned on criminal justice reform as well as accountability, and now this incident between memphis police officers and tyre nichols is bringing that to the forefront. all the while, this community preparing to lay nichols to rest. over the weekend, protests to honor tyre nichols after the city of memphis released video showing the violent january 7th police arrest that led to his death three days later. the memphis grizzlies held a moment of silence before sunday's game. >> prayers, you know, to his family. just -- mind blowing and scary. >> reporter: churches offered prayers. >> we're praying for that young man's family, for his loved ones, for his friends. they're hurting. and we're hurting, as well. >> reporter: the city of memphis is preparing to lay tyre nichols, a 29-year-old dead, who loved to skateboard to rest. in a public funeral on wednesday. >> i was heartbroken to see
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now, the scorpion unit was created to basically target violent areas of memphis. what it stands for is the street crimes operation to restore peace in our neighborhoods. the mayor and police chief launched it in november of 2021 and mostly intended to focus on homicides and robberies. they drive around in unmarked cars. as we saw in the video, very aggressively what they do to tyre nichols, pulling him out of the car, throwing him to the ground. ben crump, of course, talkining about the culture of this unit. that very much is in focus as investigations continue, pam. >> mostly peaceful protest marches are playing out across the country for a second day. i'm going to check in with polo sandoval in new york. people have refrained from what we saw after the george floyd video. what are you hearing? >> a majority of these demonstrations we've seen from coast to coast, boston, atlanta, los angeles, they have remained relatively peaceful except for perhaps a few isolated incidents. the 21 minutes of inaction is certainly fuelling out rage for so many people. they're ech
now, the scorpion unit was created to basically target violent areas of memphis. what it stands for is the street crimes operation to restore peace in our neighborhoods. the mayor and police chief launched it in november of 2021 and mostly intended to focus on homicides and robberies. they drive around in unmarked cars. as we saw in the video, very aggressively what they do to tyre nichols, pulling him out of the car, throwing him to the ground. ben crump, of course, talkining about the culture...
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in a video statement, memphis police chief c.j. davis called the officers' actions reckless and inhumane and urged protesters to remain peaceful. >> i expect you to feel what the nichols famieeelge the disregard of basic human rights as our police officers have taken an oath to do the opposite of what transpired on >> reporter: earlier this week, nichols' family viewed footage of the arrest, which involved the memphis police department's specialized "scorpion" anti-crime unit. >> all my son was trying to do was get home. he was less than 80 yards away when they murdered him. >> my son was a great, great kid. he didn't deserve what he got. now what he deserves is justice. >> justice. [ applause ] >> reporter: tonight the family of tyre nichols is expected to attend a vigil at a memphis skate park. we're also expected to hear from them at a family news conference tomorrow. norah. >> elise preston, thank you so much. >>> back here in washington with mounting questions over the scope of classified materials that might now sit in unsecu
in a video statement, memphis police chief c.j. davis called the officers' actions reckless and inhumane and urged protesters to remain peaceful. >> i expect you to feel what the nichols famieeelge the disregard of basic human rights as our police officers have taken an oath to do the opposite of what transpired on >> reporter: earlier this week, nichols' family viewed footage of the arrest, which involved the memphis police department's specialized "scorpion" anti-crime...
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memphis has reforms. memphis has training. >> i've got to tell you apparently this group of officers had been involved in things that had happened before. you see the departments have to constantly monitor. they've got to see what happens by looking at the traffic stops and the cars. there are many ways you can stay on top of it. it's not enough to get somebody in there and train them. it has to be consistently monitored and if you have a bad actor in there, if you have somebody that's not a good policeman, you have to get rid of them. you have to take the action. in my state, i have to say we had african americans and white, you know, gun people. we had a whole collection of people. we had the most significant reforms in the country come out of the that collaborative. >> karen wants to jump in. >> to your point, governor, we have to have accountability around those reforms. >> sure. >> that's the other part of this. if we're if i can say there's reforms, where was the accountability in memphis? >> they d
memphis has reforms. memphis has training. >> i've got to tell you apparently this group of officers had been involved in things that had happened before. you see the departments have to constantly monitor. they've got to see what happens by looking at the traffic stops and the cars. there are many ways you can stay on top of it. it's not enough to get somebody in there and train them. it has to be consistently monitored and if you have a bad actor in there, if you have somebody that's...
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nbc's sam brock is in memphis with the latest. >> reporter: there's just a sense in memphis right now of profound loss and sadness. but if you thought the release of this video, the beating of nichols was going to tear the person city apart, that has not materialized of the protests have all been peaceful. last that we saw more than 100 people march onto interstate 55 and block traffic. there was no obstruction and open confrontation with law enforcement. the video was billed as heinous and horrific. that's what we ended up seeing. so many questions right now about what preceded the confrontation as it only starts right before officers actually flynichols in his car, and precipitate a chain of events that leads to his death. i'm told from a councilmember it is definitely possible if not likely that three of the five responding police officers in the second confrontation didn't activate their body cameras. the city itself has not responded to that yet. we are waiting for more information. also to find out how many body cameras are released. the reality right now is the horrific scene o
nbc's sam brock is in memphis with the latest. >> reporter: there's just a sense in memphis right now of profound loss and sadness. but if you thought the release of this video, the beating of nichols was going to tear the person city apart, that has not materialized of the protests have all been peaceful. last that we saw more than 100 people march onto interstate 55 and block traffic. there was no obstruction and open confrontation with law enforcement. the video was billed as heinous...
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we're live in memphis. >>> taking it in stride. jay leno speaking out after a second accident months after being badly burned in the garage. this time leno recovering from a motorcycle crash. what he is telling nbc news about how he is doing. >>> and embracing the mess. >> i love mess. >> marie kondo, whose advice on how to declutter your home, went viral a few years ago, now has a new mantra as a mom of three. why she is brushing her past under the rug. today, saturday, january 28th. >> good morning. we are the johnsons from dallas, texas. celebrating my 50 years of life. all year long. on "today." >> we're the warrens from richmond, virginia. we are celebrating our 12th wedding anniversary. >>> congratulations to the jacksons and warrens for a combined 62 years. pretty good. nice to see folks smiling after what was a heavy week for a lot of folks. >> nice to see the smiles. we are celebrating with them. >>> we have to get to the very heavy top story we are following. the beating of tyre nichols with footage of the attack released
we're live in memphis. >>> taking it in stride. jay leno speaking out after a second accident months after being badly burned in the garage. this time leno recovering from a motorcycle crash. what he is telling nbc news about how he is doing. >>> and embracing the mess. >> i love mess. >> marie kondo, whose advice on how to declutter your home, went viral a few years ago, now has a new mantra as a mom of three. why she is brushing her past under the rug. today,...
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jarred hill is live in memphis with the latest. i'm sure emotions are all over the place. >> reporter: there is the continued call for justice not only in this case of broader reform of the criminal justice system. it's something the local district attorney campaigned on before his election. there are a lot of eyes to see if it makes good on his promises. meanwhile, the community is preparing to lay tyre nichols to rest. over the weekend, protest to honor tyre nichols after the city of memphis released video showing the violent january 7 police arrest that led to his death three days later. the memphis grizzlies held a moment of silence before the game. >> prayers to his family. mind blowing and scary. >> reporter: churches offered prayers. >> we are praying for that young man's family. for his loved ones and his friends. they are hurting and we are hurting as well. >> reporter: memphis is preparing to lead tyre nichols, a 29-year-old dad who love to skateboard, to rest in a public funeral. >> it was heartbreaking to see a brother
jarred hill is live in memphis with the latest. i'm sure emotions are all over the place. >> reporter: there is the continued call for justice not only in this case of broader reform of the criminal justice system. it's something the local district attorney campaigned on before his election. there are a lot of eyes to see if it makes good on his promises. meanwhile, the community is preparing to lay tyre nichols to rest. over the weekend, protest to honor tyre nichols after the city of...
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not just memphis, but across the country? >> i think that the change that we're seeking is not going to come from the ballot boxes, it's going to come from what people are doing right here. >> reporter: the nichols family and naacp calling on congress to pass the george floyd justice in policing act, which calls for comprehensive police reform. >> i believe that change will eventually come, but it won't come unless we keep protesting and we keep asking and demanding for change. >> reporter: and tonight, tyre's mother hoping that losing her son means that change will come. >> i feel like my son was here on an assignment, and he finished his assignment and god took him home. and so, i'm going to hold onto that and i'm going to hold onto it until i get justice for my son. >> reporter: memphis police tell me information about those two additional officers was not immediately released because they were not fired, and the department typically releases information about officers relieved from duty after an investigation ends. the re
not just memphis, but across the country? >> i think that the change that we're seeking is not going to come from the ballot boxes, it's going to come from what people are doing right here. >> reporter: the nichols family and naacp calling on congress to pass the george floyd justice in policing act, which calls for comprehensive police reform. >> i believe that change will eventually come, but it won't come unless we keep protesting and we keep asking and demanding for...
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devante hill is founder of one memphis one vision, and told me about the mood in memphis a day after the footage was released. the temperature here in memphis is unequivocally peaceful. we always knew memphis has always been leading the charge for peaceful protests. i don't know if you remember in 2020 in the likeness of george floyd and ahmaud arbery and breonna taylor, the world was in flames and memphis was at peace and we truly began the systemic work of changing what policing looks like in memphis and changing the way we deal with issues like this, that we knew one day would actually happen in our city. and so right now, the tone and temperature is that of peace because we were met with justice before we were met with the video. the trauma changed and the song changed and so, our protest, the sound of it has to change as well — and it has. and earlier on in the program, i mentioned that special police unit, the scorpion, being disbanded in response to what happened to tyre nichols. do you think that goes far enough, and what further changes do you want to see now? actually, i
devante hill is founder of one memphis one vision, and told me about the mood in memphis a day after the footage was released. the temperature here in memphis is unequivocally peaceful. we always knew memphis has always been leading the charge for peaceful protests. i don't know if you remember in 2020 in the likeness of george floyd and ahmaud arbery and breonna taylor, the world was in flames and memphis was at peace and we truly began the systemic work of changing what policing looks like in...
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i'm originally from memphis. i spent years away but in my being back i can remember you fictive ease. things that we provided for children. we have abandoned baseball lots in most of our parks. we used to have youth baseball leagues and other activities for children. >> chairman, let me interrupt you to ask then, in three months, the mayor strickland of mayor will present his budget. it is the city council going to push back on the allegations that are there for the police department? are you going to ask for -- you just talked about baseball. some of these other community services, mental health. is that something that yourself or other representatives will press the mayor on? you >> can count on me to do so. i am just one of 13 votes. however, whatever we need to get done -- i think the climate has changed here. i'm hopeful that i have at least six supporters in order to push back on any type of increase for the mayor. if there is an increase, it needs to be more money for new services to restore what we used t
i'm originally from memphis. i spent years away but in my being back i can remember you fictive ease. things that we provided for children. we have abandoned baseball lots in most of our parks. we used to have youth baseball leagues and other activities for children. >> chairman, let me interrupt you to ask then, in three months, the mayor strickland of mayor will present his budget. it is the city council going to push back on the allegations that are there for the police department? are...
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streets of memphis. on january 7th. the city of memphis reacting today to the big announcement that the police scorpion unit the, one that is involved in the deadly beating, would be disbanded. here's what shelby county district attorney stephen mulroy told me in the last hour. >> i have heard that a number of citizens making complaints about the scorpion unit. i know that units of that kind sometimes can both in memphis and around the country sometimes -- breed a culture of over aggressiveness. i think it's probably a healthy thing of the units that disbanded. >> also new today. city officials cleaning up the discrepancy between the number of officers on the scene of the meeting. and the number body camera videos released. officials telling abc news some police body cameras were turned off during the beating and nichols. that when police first of nicholas, one of the three officers involved did not activate his camera. another turned it on but the camera fell off immediately. -- only two officers had their body worn ca
streets of memphis. on january 7th. the city of memphis reacting today to the big announcement that the police scorpion unit the, one that is involved in the deadly beating, would be disbanded. here's what shelby county district attorney stephen mulroy told me in the last hour. >> i have heard that a number of citizens making complaints about the scorpion unit. i know that units of that kind sometimes can both in memphis and around the country sometimes -- breed a culture of over...
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jarred hill is live for us in memphis with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in the memphis area, there has been some change in the wake of that attack, but members of the community seymore needs to happen. it's something the local district attorney ran on. criminal justice reform, accountability, and there's waiting to see if he makes good on his promises as the community prepares to lead tyre nichols to rest . over the weekend, protests to honor tyre nichols after memphis released video showing the violent police arrest that led to his death three days later. the memphis grizzlies held a moment of silence before the game sunday. >> prayers to his family. mind blowing and scary. >> reporter: churches offered prayers. >> we are praying for that young man and we are hurting. >> reporter: memphis is preparing to lead tyre nichols, 29-year-old dad who loved to skateboard, to rest in a public funeral on wednesday. >> i was heartbroken to see brothers do that to another brother. >> reporter: a bond arraignment hearing has be
jarred hill is live for us in memphis with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in the memphis area, there has been some change in the wake of that attack, but members of the community seymore needs to happen. it's something the local district attorney ran on. criminal justice reform, accountability, and there's waiting to see if he makes good on his promises as the community prepares to lead tyre nichols to rest . over the weekend, protests to honor tyre nichols...
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the department is going to work closely with the memphis officials. whether they will come in officially will depend whether or not they are comfortable that there would be investigation by the city that city may on its own. invite the department to come in and work with them but frankly i think confidence perhaps in the police department perhaps in city government generally it may be shaken. seller may be wise to have the department of justice involved. typically the department is also very sensitive about not intruding upon the police powers of local governments. we will just have to wait and see what happens. one thing i do want to mention in that is i have a brother who was a police officer for something like 30 years in houston. day and in day out police officers do a great job. it's only a few that because it's kind of coverage for a promise you since the day of january 7, the day of this beating yes we did lose a life and mr. nichols that was tragic there should be accountability. but there's probably been scores of lives saved by the good work
the department is going to work closely with the memphis officials. whether they will come in officially will depend whether or not they are comfortable that there would be investigation by the city that city may on its own. invite the department to come in and work with them but frankly i think confidence perhaps in the police department perhaps in city government generally it may be shaken. seller may be wise to have the department of justice involved. typically the department is also very...
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at this point you have to start to say, is there something intrinsic to the memphis p.d. and that's not an aspersion on the men and women of memphis p.d. that are out there every day. i'm talking more bureaucratically. because police departments generally take on the persona and atmospherics of their overhead, right up to the top of the chain. and at this point the fact that the police chief seems to be triangulating against these five officers without ever taking any responsibility, by saying, look, the buck stops with me, we have to do an assessment here, we have to look at the supervision, our training. i'm not hearing that and many of us in the police world would like to hear something more than i'm very upset from the top of the food chain in memphis p.d. griff: that's an interesting point you're making, paul. of course, we've heard that it was a good move on behalf of authorities there from chief davis, mayor strickland and the d.a., trying to get out there and officers were fired and charged way earlier in previous cases as we saw was the case in ferguson or baltim
at this point you have to start to say, is there something intrinsic to the memphis p.d. and that's not an aspersion on the men and women of memphis p.d. that are out there every day. i'm talking more bureaucratically. because police departments generally take on the persona and atmospherics of their overhead, right up to the top of the chain. and at this point the fact that the police chief seems to be triangulating against these five officers without ever taking any responsibility, by saying,...
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will: charles watson is live in memphis with a look at disturbing video, charles. reporter: good morning, guys. prior to the release and videos of memphis police officers beating t tyre nichols describes as inhumane and savage and those videos live top the description. it started an january 7 when memphis police officers pulled over nichols. >> i didn't do anything. you guys are doing a lot. >> if you don't lay down. >> i'm on the ground. >> on your stomach. reporter: body cam video shows an officer aggressively yank nichols out of his vehicle and the 29-year-old tells officers he wants to go home. a few moments later you see nichols escape from police and they then tase him as he takes off down the road. at that point, officers chase him. later on other officers spot him and catch up to him. you see nichols on the ground as officers restrain him, punch him and pepper stray him. all the while the officers demand he give them his hands as nichols calls out for his mother. >> mom! mom! mom glock reporter: even though it appears officers have hold of nichols arm, the
will: charles watson is live in memphis with a look at disturbing video, charles. reporter: good morning, guys. prior to the release and videos of memphis police officers beating t tyre nichols describes as inhumane and savage and those videos live top the description. it started an january 7 when memphis police officers pulled over nichols. >> i didn't do anything. you guys are doing a lot. >> if you don't lay down. >> i'm on the ground. >> on your stomach. reporter:...
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the community working towards positive change here in memphis and shelby county. with that, let me ask the director to step forward. >> thank you. good afteron. >> this is a press conference in memphis, tennessee about the death of tyre nichols. as we heard from the district attorney. there are going to be five police officers who will be charged in relation to his death. we are also told bodycam footage that was alluded to will be released around or after 6:00 p.m. friday. not today. but we understand there will be charges facing the five officers involved. there will be further information about that on the bbc news website. returning to our top story. tensions in the middle east. the u.s. secretary of state will travel to israel, egypt, and the west bank to urge the de-escalation of these tensions. that is after israeli forces killed seven palestinian fighters and two civilians during a raid. a spokesperson for the palestinian president said it was a massacre, and is happening under international silence. a wild back, we had this conversation. >> in light of th
the community working towards positive change here in memphis and shelby county. with that, let me ask the director to step forward. >> thank you. good afteron. >> this is a press conference in memphis, tennessee about the death of tyre nichols. as we heard from the district attorney. there are going to be five police officers who will be charged in relation to his death. we are also told bodycam footage that was alluded to will be released around or after 6:00 p.m. friday. not...
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abc's elwyn lopez leading us off in memphis. >> reporter: tonight, five former memphis police officers facing murder charges in the death of tyre nichols. >> while each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident in question, the actions of all of them resulted in the death of tyre nichols and they are all responsible. >> reporter: the five former officers charged with second-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, and assault, among other crimes. >> under the laws of tennessee, second-degree murder is a knowing killing. >> reporter: police say nichols was pulled over for alleged reckless driving on the night of january 7th. >> we have one running on foot. >> reporter: according to the district attorney, after an initial altercation with police, pepper spray was deployed, nichols then fleeing. he was confronted again, resulting in serious injuries. >> subject fighting at this time. >> reporter: memphis police saying nichols "complained of having a shortness of breath, at which time an ambulance was called to the scene." the 29-year-old critically injured, dying three
abc's elwyn lopez leading us off in memphis. >> reporter: tonight, five former memphis police officers facing murder charges in the death of tyre nichols. >> while each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident in question, the actions of all of them resulted in the death of tyre nichols and they are all responsible. >> reporter: the five former officers charged with second-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, and assault, among other crimes. >>...
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this is not a memphis issue. this is a national issue. so there's a lot of consequences to what we witnessed last night, and the police action that i saw in those videos was horrific. it is the worst i have ever seen or heard from my professional experience in law enforcement and now as a law enforcement consultant. i had never seen anything like this before. >> so far officials have told us that they haven't been able to substantiate the claim that nichols was driving recklessly. supposedly this was a traffic stop, right? but given what you see in that video, is there anything in the footage that tells you why he was almost immediately ripped out of the car, and did you see anything that you think would have led the officers to believe he was a threat? >> no. i mean, in the use of force that was applied to mr. nichols from the initial contact, right, from that initial moment that we saw the video, ripping him out of the car, the lack of clear and concise lawful commands, you had officers yelling and screaming in profanity. there was a mi
this is not a memphis issue. this is a national issue. so there's a lot of consequences to what we witnessed last night, and the police action that i saw in those videos was horrific. it is the worst i have ever seen or heard from my professional experience in law enforcement and now as a law enforcement consultant. i had never seen anything like this before. >> so far officials have told us that they haven't been able to substantiate the claim that nichols was driving recklessly....
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look, memphis has been here before. over 50 years ago there was a 17-year-old teenage black man named elton hayes who was pulled over or beaten rather by police after a high speed police chase. if i'm remembering correctly, he was a passenger in the car. he was beaten, bludgeoned to death by police officers in this city. initially in that case -- and again, this is over 50 years ago, 1971 -- the police and the officers involved, they said that he died because of the injuries he sustained in a car crash. it wasn't true. he had been bludgeoned, beaten by police officers and died because of that. over two dozen officers were temporarily at least removed from their positions following that. some of them went to trial, but then an all white jury found them not guilty. this city, memphis, they have been here before. this country has been here before again and again and again, and a lot of people are looking at this and they're saying, okay, the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit was disbanded. that maybe is a step in the right direction,
look, memphis has been here before. over 50 years ago there was a 17-year-old teenage black man named elton hayes who was pulled over or beaten rather by police after a high speed police chase. if i'm remembering correctly, he was a passenger in the car. he was beaten, bludgeoned to death by police officers in this city. initially in that case -- and again, this is over 50 years ago, 1971 -- the police and the officers involved, they said that he died because of the injuries he sustained in a...
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in memphis, organizers welcomed the disbanding of the scorpion unit but said much more is needed. this is amber sherman of the memphis chapter of black lives matter. >> the organized crime unit all work under the same umbrella is the scorpion and they need to be painted as well. they need to have the same -- assaulting people, over criminalizing of the poor and low income neighborhoods, mostly where black people lived, we are a majority black city. amy: to see our interview with amber sherman, go to democracynow.org. tyre's murder has prompted fresh demands for congress to pass police reform legislation. ben crump, the lawyer for nichols' family, called for passage of the george floyd justice in policing act -- which remains stalled in the senate after the house approved it in 2021. the congressional black caucus is pressing to meet with president biden this week, who also voiced support for enacting the legislation. many activists continue to call for a greater institutional overhaul, arguing the inherently racist police system in the united states is beyond reform. we will have
in memphis, organizers welcomed the disbanding of the scorpion unit but said much more is needed. this is amber sherman of the memphis chapter of black lives matter. >> the organized crime unit all work under the same umbrella is the scorpion and they need to be painted as well. they need to have the same -- assaulting people, over criminalizing of the poor and low income neighborhoods, mostly where black people lived, we are a majority black city. amy: to see our interview with amber...
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we're going to go straight to memphis. the district attorney in shelby county, tennessee announcing charges for five former memphis police officers in the death of tyree nichols. we'll take some of this. let's listen in. >> thank you, erika. good afternoon. thanks for coming. i'm joined today as mrs. williams said, with the director of the tennessee bureau of investigation, david roush as well as assistant director josh melton. i'm also joined by other members of my staff including earnest brooks, ray lapone and also most relevant for today the trial team and the tyree nichols case, including paul hagerman and tanisha johnson. we're today because of a tragedy that wounds one family deeply and also hurts us all. the death of tyree nichols. we understand and acknowledge the grief of the friends and family of tyree are experiencing right now and the great concern throughout memphis and shelby county about this case. we met several times this week with the family of tyree nichols. they described an almost perfect son, a cheerf
we're going to go straight to memphis. the district attorney in shelby county, tennessee announcing charges for five former memphis police officers in the death of tyree nichols. we'll take some of this. let's listen in. >> thank you, erika. good afternoon. thanks for coming. i'm joined today as mrs. williams said, with the director of the tennessee bureau of investigation, david roush as well as assistant director josh melton. i'm also joined by other members of my staff including...
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he's the president of the memphis chapter and a candidate for maier of memphis. van, we're grateful to have you this morning. when we arrived last night, there was a palpable sense of fear. i was in a business that closed early. our hotel shut its doors early. people were afraid things might have gotten out of hand. but there's a sense in this family, a belief, a faith, that there will be justice for tyre nichols. >> absolutely. you know, the last time something in memphis sparked a national protest was 1968. we are not far from where dr. king lost his life, and so we've suffered things like this in the past, bur our city has been able to come back and we've been able to bounce back. this is painful. just watching that video again and you just see the brutality and the inhumane treatment of mr. nichols. but we shall rise back up. we will get through this, fight through this, and we will continue to ask for justice for tyre nichols. >> sir, i have spoken to many activists who are outraged about police brutality, and they say that one avenue to fixing it is to dive
he's the president of the memphis chapter and a candidate for maier of memphis. van, we're grateful to have you this morning. when we arrived last night, there was a palpable sense of fear. i was in a business that closed early. our hotel shut its doors early. people were afraid things might have gotten out of hand. but there's a sense in this family, a belief, a faith, that there will be justice for tyre nichols. >> absolutely. you know, the last time something in memphis sparked a...
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you can see that in memphis they're also standing by. what i'm going to do now is show you the second video. that was the first video that just shows a preliminary aspect of the stop. this is the second video that shows i think the meat of the matter. so brace yourself and please just be warned that the video is violent, apparently. i have not seen it yet either. i'm going to watch it with you. this is the second part of the video that was released today from memphis police. >>> okay, i want to bring in tim alexander, civil rightsternally and former police officer himself. i don't know if you were able to see all of that. we played those two videos. what it appears to have happened, tim, is that officers stopped tyre nichols. he wound up fleeing. they put him on the ground. he got up and tried to flee. they tased him. they deployed pepper spray. they seemed to have sprayed one another in the face with the pepper spray. and then they caught up to him, closer to his home, and then this beating happened that we just played on air. so the qu
you can see that in memphis they're also standing by. what i'm going to do now is show you the second video. that was the first video that just shows a preliminary aspect of the stop. this is the second video that shows i think the meat of the matter. so brace yourself and please just be warned that the video is violent, apparently. i have not seen it yet either. i'm going to watch it with you. this is the second part of the video that was released today from memphis police. >>> okay,...
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i want to put this up, because this is memphis pd policy on force. quoting here, "officers should only use the necessary amount of force consistent with the accompaniment of their duties and must exhaust every other reasonable means of pres preven, apprehension, or defense before resorting to the use of deadly force." it doesn't look like that's what happened. >> absolutely. that is why it's so important to have leadership in the police department we see here, where these officers were terminated immediately. there's usually situation where they are put on desk duty or paid leave. they were terminated immediately. there was an investigation, it was deemed they violated the law, it was taken before a grand jury, they were indicted, and how they have turned themselves in and will await trial. as we look at the streets tonight, it's important to recognize that these marches and protests have always been about accountability and justice, and what we see tonight is that, when a city provides accountability and justice, the protests are peaceful. we need t
i want to put this up, because this is memphis pd policy on force. quoting here, "officers should only use the necessary amount of force consistent with the accompaniment of their duties and must exhaust every other reasonable means of pres preven, apprehension, or defense before resorting to the use of deadly force." it doesn't look like that's what happened. >> absolutely. that is why it's so important to have leadership in the police department we see here, where these...
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in a video statement, memphis police chief c.j. davis called the officers' actions "reckless" and "inhumane," and urged protesters to remain peaceful. >> i expect you to feel what the nichols family feels. i expect you to feel outrage in the disregard of basic human rights, as our police officers have taken an oath to do the opposite of what transpired on the video. >> reporter: earlier this week, nichols' family viewed footage of the arrest, which involved the memphis police department's specialized "scorpion" anti- crime unit. >> all my son was trying to do was get home. he was less than 80 yards away when they murdered him. >> my son was a great kid. he didn't deserve what he got. now he deserves justice. ( applause ) >> reporter: tonight, the family of tyre nichols is expected to attend a vigil at a memphis skate park. we're also expected to hear from them at a family news conference tomorrow. norah. >> o'donnell: elise preston, thank you so much. and with the city of memphis and the country on edge tonight, cbs news has learne
in a video statement, memphis police chief c.j. davis called the officers' actions "reckless" and "inhumane," and urged protesters to remain peaceful. >> i expect you to feel what the nichols family feels. i expect you to feel outrage in the disregard of basic human rights, as our police officers have taken an oath to do the opposite of what transpired on the video. >> reporter: earlier this week, nichols' family viewed footage of the arrest, which involved the...