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justice for tyre nichols. justice for tyre nichols. justice for tyre nichols. justice for tyre nichols. justice for tyre nichols. justice for tyre nichols. justice for tyre nichols. thank you all. >> thank you. >> now you're going to hear from a great lawyer who fights for civil rights all across america who i'm so proud to fight with yet again on the front line, my brother attorney tony romanucci will greet you and then we will continue on with the press conference. >> thank you, ladies and gentlemen. i do have a few points to cover today. we were here a few days ago. i have to lead from the top and talk about these criminal charges. the gravity of the criminal charges and what it means not only to these officers to this city, state and our country. remember, this supposedly emanated from a traffic stop which turned deadly. and we talked about what we saw in the video when we were here before you, monday, that these were unmarked squad cars, not all officers in uniform. you can call this the scorpion unit if that's what you want to call it but what these reall
justice for tyre nichols. justice for tyre nichols. justice for tyre nichols. justice for tyre nichols. justice for tyre nichols. justice for tyre nichols. justice for tyre nichols. thank you all. >> thank you. >> now you're going to hear from a great lawyer who fights for civil rights all across america who i'm so proud to fight with yet again on the front line, my brother attorney tony romanucci will greet you and then we will continue on with the press conference. >> thank...
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you spoke with tyre nichols's family this morning. it was such a powerful and gut-wrenching conversation that we all watched. what did you take away from your time with that family? >> some of, wolf, good evening, some of the what the president just said. she was doing, she believes or she is doing what her sob would have wanted her to do. and i thought it was striking that she said that she felt sorry for the officers and that she believed her son was put on this earth for a mission. and perhaps what happened to him was somewhat of an accomplishment of that mission and that she was going to carry it on. i was surprised that -- when she walked into the interview, she said i'm not very good at this. i said i got you. just talk to me. and think she's very good at what she's doing. i can't imagine what she's going through and the strength, wolf, that it takes to be able to sit down or stand in front of cameras and really pour your heart out. it was gut wrenching. she was very candid. she's very honest. the thing that stood out to me most
you spoke with tyre nichols's family this morning. it was such a powerful and gut-wrenching conversation that we all watched. what did you take away from your time with that family? >> some of, wolf, good evening, some of the what the president just said. she was doing, she believes or she is doing what her sob would have wanted her to do. and i thought it was striking that she said that she felt sorry for the officers and that she believed her son was put on this earth for a mission. and...
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of tyre nichols. grizzlies' head coach jenkins says it's heartbreaking. here he is. >> our team understands the city is hurting. the nichols and wells family is hurting. the loss of tyre nichols has hit us hard. it's tough not being home, being on the road. i wish i could extend my arms through this camera to the family. they're going through a lot. i heard mrs. well talk with so much strength and positivity and love. it was powerful. it's evoked a lot of emotions. i cried. >> the national basketball association tweeted out a statement saying in part, the images of tyre nichols life needlessly cut short are horrifying. the nba family remains committed to partnering with advocacy and lawmakers. its thoughts are with the family and friends of mr. nichols, the entire memphis community, and those affected by the these tragic images and loss. >>> all right. that wraps this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm kim brunhuber. i'll be back in just a moment with more news. please do stay with us. a must in your medicin
of tyre nichols. grizzlies' head coach jenkins says it's heartbreaking. here he is. >> our team understands the city is hurting. the nichols and wells family is hurting. the loss of tyre nichols has hit us hard. it's tough not being home, being on the road. i wish i could extend my arms through this camera to the family. they're going through a lot. i heard mrs. well talk with so much strength and positivity and love. it was powerful. it's evoked a lot of emotions. i cried. >> the...
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>> the family has asked for a tyre nichols bill. and what they want in that bill is a duty to intervene. part of what we saw that evening were officers who just stood around and allowed this man to die. so i think the legacy should be that we need a tyre nichols bill passed in the general assembly. we called on governor bill lee to promote this bill, fight for this bill. that would allow us to say years from now tyre nichols did not die in vachblt i'm the father of two sons. that's the district i represented for eight years, and my sons have driven up and down that road several times, and i just thought, what if it was them? one of them? so my heart goes out to the family of tyre nichols. we've got to fight to make sure he did not die in vain. we have to pass the bill that the family's asked us go pass, and we have to do better. this is not a condemnation of our law enforcement, but what we are asking for is better policing, better training, and to follow the rules of law. they are not abow the law. >> you mentioned your two sons. f
>> the family has asked for a tyre nichols bill. and what they want in that bill is a duty to intervene. part of what we saw that evening were officers who just stood around and allowed this man to die. so i think the legacy should be that we need a tyre nichols bill passed in the general assembly. we called on governor bill lee to promote this bill, fight for this bill. that would allow us to say years from now tyre nichols did not die in vachblt i'm the father of two sons. that's the...
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that's justice for tyre nichols. >> all right. attorney for tyre nichols' family, our thoughts are with the family, obviously, just a horrific set of videos that the entire country, the entire world saw last night. please extend our thoughts to them. we appreciate your time very much. thank you. >> thank you, jim. >>> president biden spoke with tyre nichols' family, details fl that phone call and the president's reaction to the video. thatat's coming up next. you're live in the "cnn newswsroom." i went on their website, uploaded everything, and i was blown n away by what they could do. getrefunds.com has helped businesses get over a billion dollars and we can help your business too. qualify your business for a big refund in eight minutes. go to getrefunds.com to get started. powered by innovation refunds. (vo) give your business an advantage right now, with nationwide 5g from t-mobile for business. unlock new insights and efficiency, wi leading ultra-capacity 5g coverage. t-mobile for business has 5g that's ready right now. if you
that's justice for tyre nichols. >> all right. attorney for tyre nichols' family, our thoughts are with the family, obviously, just a horrific set of videos that the entire country, the entire world saw last night. please extend our thoughts to them. we appreciate your time very much. thank you. >> thank you, jim. >>> president biden spoke with tyre nichols' family, details fl that phone call and the president's reaction to the video. thatat's coming up next. you're live in...
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joining me now is benjamin crump, attorney for the family of tyre nichols. we just learned this news that the specialized unit, the scorpion unit these five former police officers belong to has been disbanded. that has been a key demand from the family. does this give you and the family confidence that you're being heard? >> it certainly does, pamela. his parents rowvaughn and rodney wells, my cocounsel and i saw that that was part of the culture as responsible as those five officers were for killing tyre nichols and that reprehensible conduct we saw in that video, we think this was part of the culture of the scorpion unit. so we demanded that they disbanded immediately before we see anything like this happen again. other citizens have come to us and said that they also attacked us. there was one young man four or five days before this happened to tyre nichols who said he was simply going to get pizza. he stopped at the stop sign and they pulled him out, used all kind of profane language, threw him on the ground and put a gun to his head. he tried to report
joining me now is benjamin crump, attorney for the family of tyre nichols. we just learned this news that the specialized unit, the scorpion unit these five former police officers belong to has been disbanded. that has been a key demand from the family. does this give you and the family confidence that you're being heard? >> it certainly does, pamela. his parents rowvaughn and rodney wells, my cocounsel and i saw that that was part of the culture as responsible as those five officers were...
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nichols, none of this will bring tyre nichols back. the process and how it's been handled since will not do anything exactly for the family, but in terms of the timing, the police release and the charges and the video tomorrow night, how would you assess that? >> i think they have gone back and forth. i had known they've gone back and forth on the dates and sequencing between the announcements of the charges and the video, and it was really the day before yesterday when they decided to separate them by 24 hours. i believe the russia now is, let's get the charges to show people justice is being done, and then let's use the next 24 hours to try to do that community outreach and get everybody on board with, let the process go forward, and if you will protest, do so peacefully, so that they can go into the weekend with some level of confidence and have a handle on it. that's interesting, memphis seems to be very calm, other cities, new york, l. a., chicago, los angeles, also atlanta in particular, also expect protests. they are concerned a
nichols, none of this will bring tyre nichols back. the process and how it's been handled since will not do anything exactly for the family, but in terms of the timing, the police release and the charges and the video tomorrow night, how would you assess that? >> i think they have gone back and forth. i had known they've gone back and forth on the dates and sequencing between the announcements of the charges and the video, and it was really the day before yesterday when they decided to...
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we all want justice for tyre nichols. it's my hope that if there is any silver lining to be drawn from this very dark cloud, it's that perhaps this incident can open a broader conversation about the need for police reform. the world is watching us, and we need to show the world what lessons we can learn from this tragedy. i'm hopeful that we can show them who i know us to be, a community working towards positive change here in memphis and shelby county. with that, let me ask director rausch to step forward. >> thank you, d.a. mulroy. good afternoon. i'm david rausch, director of the tennessee bureau of investigation. first and foremost and most importantly, on behalf of the tennessee bureau of investigation, i want to extend my deepest condolences to the family and friends of tyre nichols. my prayer is that god will wrap his comforting arms around you and keep you during this very difficult time. we can't imagine the pain you're experiencing, but let me reaffirm, we are here to pursue truth and justice, realizing that we
we all want justice for tyre nichols. it's my hope that if there is any silver lining to be drawn from this very dark cloud, it's that perhaps this incident can open a broader conversation about the need for police reform. the world is watching us, and we need to show the world what lessons we can learn from this tragedy. i'm hopeful that we can show them who i know us to be, a community working towards positive change here in memphis and shelby county. with that, let me ask director rausch to...
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what happened to tyre nichols? we are hours from finding out, police body camera video set to be released after 7:00 p.m. eastern. video described as appalling, horrific, inhumane, video that has memphis and the country bracing for what could come next. >> justice for tyre. >> it has been 20 day as since a traffic stop led to an arrest so violent that tyre nichols ended up like this, hospitalized in critical condition. three days later he died. five ex-police officers are now charged with murder. cnn is covering this from every angle. over the next three hours we'll talk to the police chief, cj davis. >> this incident was heinous, reckless, and inhumane. >> you'll hear from steve mull roy, the district attorney who brought the charges against the officers. >> i think after everyone sees the video, i don't think there's any questions about the charges. >>> i'm going to speak with tyre's mother and step father, another exclusive interview. >> i want each and every one of you to protest in peace. i don't want us burni
what happened to tyre nichols? we are hours from finding out, police body camera video set to be released after 7:00 p.m. eastern. video described as appalling, horrific, inhumane, video that has memphis and the country bracing for what could come next. >> justice for tyre. >> it has been 20 day as since a traffic stop led to an arrest so violent that tyre nichols ended up like this, hospitalized in critical condition. three days later he died. five ex-police officers are now...
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would he done to tyre nichols? >> i mean, there were so many different mechanisms of injury there, i watched that. i got to tell you i watched this a few times, it's increasingly hard to watch. it gets worse each time you see how defenseless he is and how many different types of assaults he has, he's standing at one point, and there is these punches to the head and if he has while he's on the ground, there's kicks to the face. he's also a very thin guy and he's got these blows to torso and abdomen, you can get significant bleeding, one thing i will say, john, is that he was in the hospital a few days after he was ultimately taken there, and that means there's probably, they have more of an idea of exactly what the consequences of all those various blows and that beating was, they probably did scans of his brain and body and they may have had some idea. we know within a shrimp, he was unconscious, he was unable to breathe on that his own. so you know, even though he was still sort of talking a little bit moving arou
would he done to tyre nichols? >> i mean, there were so many different mechanisms of injury there, i watched that. i got to tell you i watched this a few times, it's increasingly hard to watch. it gets worse each time you see how defenseless he is and how many different types of assaults he has, he's standing at one point, and there is these punches to the head and if he has while he's on the ground, there's kicks to the face. he's also a very thin guy and he's got these blows to torso...
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tyre nichols, i love you. may you rest in peace, my beautiful brother. jessica, we are indeed continuing to monitor reaction it comes in. i want to add that the grizzlies play again on sunday when they take on the indiana pacers. that game is at home. so you can be sure, you can expect another really emotional occasion there as well. >> i'm sure. i'm sure. patrick snell for us. thanks so much. >>> this just in to cnn. the university of georgia announces the use of a vehicle carrying four members of the uga football program was unauthorized when two were killed in a crash earlier this month. in a statement, the university says the vehicle was one of several leased by the athletic department for use only during recruiting activities and that personal use was strictly prohibited. georgia football player devin willock and staff member chandler lacroy died in the crash january 15th hours after the team celebrated its national championship victory. >>> coming up, dangerous arctic air returns this weekend to the northern plains and upper midwest. that means mor
tyre nichols, i love you. may you rest in peace, my beautiful brother. jessica, we are indeed continuing to monitor reaction it comes in. i want to add that the grizzlies play again on sunday when they take on the indiana pacers. that game is at home. so you can be sure, you can expect another really emotional occasion there as well. >> i'm sure. i'm sure. patrick snell for us. thanks so much. >>> this just in to cnn. the university of georgia announces the use of a vehicle...
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the nichols and wells' families are hurting right now, the senseless loss of life for tyre nichols has hit us hard. it's been tough being on the road, not being home. i wish i could extend my arms through this camera right now, you know, to the family. they're going through a lot. i watched the interview with the family today, and hearing mrs. wells talk with so much strength and positivity and love was powerful. it evoked a lot of emotions. i cried. you know, i knew this opportunity was going to come here to speak. and i just want to say -- >> the memphis grizzlies played in minneapolis last night, where the team held a moment of silence for nichols before the game began. >>> as the nation processes the reality of those horrific videos of police brutality, a question so many are asking and thinking, how could something like this happen? my next guest has pent spent years studying racial inequalities and police/civilian relations. university of maryland's soes yolg and bookings institute senior fellow rashaun ray for his perspective. great to see you. thanks for being with us this morn
the nichols and wells' families are hurting right now, the senseless loss of life for tyre nichols has hit us hard. it's been tough being on the road, not being home. i wish i could extend my arms through this camera right now, you know, to the family. they're going through a lot. i watched the interview with the family today, and hearing mrs. wells talk with so much strength and positivity and love was powerful. it evoked a lot of emotions. i cried. you know, i knew this opportunity was going...
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coverage in the wake of memphis authorities releasing video of the fall beating by police pf tyre nichols three weeks this weekend. >> hello, last hour or so, more fall-out we learned that the shelby sheriff department now suspended to deputies who were at the scene after the violence and launched their own investigation. that is in addition to the five fired memphis police officers who were charged yesterday with second degree murder for what you see them do on camera to tyre nichols, now, as we have been doing all evening, we have a warning, what you will see is a young man being beaten to death, it's graphic, the language is no less ugly as well. >> (screams) "mom! >> what the -- use your hands. use your hands. give me your -- hands. give me your -- hands. >>> again, what is most notable mentioning other things, done, amongst the brutality if you're trying to figure out who's calm, it appears to be tyre nichols there. it is the officers who have there emotions you know, at 11 or more there and seem to be escalating the situation almost every step of the way. >> it wasn't, sir, can you
coverage in the wake of memphis authorities releasing video of the fall beating by police pf tyre nichols three weeks this weekend. >> hello, last hour or so, more fall-out we learned that the shelby sheriff department now suspended to deputies who were at the scene after the violence and launched their own investigation. that is in addition to the five fired memphis police officers who were charged yesterday with second degree murder for what you see them do on camera to tyre nichols,...
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it shows the deadly encounter between tyre nichols and memphis police. the images and the four video clips are graphic. they are disturbing, as we said, and they are critical, though, to understanding the reality and gravity of what happened. now, nichols was pulled over january 7th allegedly for reckless driving, but the police chief said the department has been unable to find anything that substantiates probable cause or claims of reckless driving. >> yeah, and that is especially notable given what you just saw there. they immediately approached his vehicle and seemingly ripped him out. nichols managed to run away but was soon surrounded and then we saw this. the police surveillance video showing nichols being struck, punched, bludgeoned, kicked at least nine times in less than four minutes when he is apparently not a threat to these officers in any way. >> watch out, watch out! >> this is happening on the ground as recorded by another police body cam. officers continue to hit and spray nichols, struggling with him on the ground, telling him to give th
it shows the deadly encounter between tyre nichols and memphis police. the images and the four video clips are graphic. they are disturbing, as we said, and they are critical, though, to understanding the reality and gravity of what happened. now, nichols was pulled over january 7th allegedly for reckless driving, but the police chief said the department has been unable to find anything that substantiates probable cause or claims of reckless driving. >> yeah, and that is especially...
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as you reflect on the killing of tyre nichols and other acts of police brutality, i wonder what's going through your mind right now. >> well, i'm really taken back to the video of rodney king, more than a generation ago, where the nation witnessed, seriously, the first viral video of police brutality and here we are this many decades later, where we are sitting in a kind of american theatre on the edge of our seats waiting for the movie of a man's inhumanity to man, police brutality being revealed yet again. and so what i think about is, how long, how many hashtags, how many human beings killed, how many lives decimated and desecrated does it take for american policing as an industry to come to grips with the fact that the culture is sick? we need more policies, but the culture of policing is sick. and it doesn't matter. it doesn't matter if the officers are black, because black wrapped in a criminal shade of blue is a danger to white people, black people, and people of all colors. so i'm sickened by this, because it is absolutely inhumane and it's serial inhumanity. >> john, unlike pre
as you reflect on the killing of tyre nichols and other acts of police brutality, i wonder what's going through your mind right now. >> well, i'm really taken back to the video of rodney king, more than a generation ago, where the nation witnessed, seriously, the first viral video of police brutality and here we are this many decades later, where we are sitting in a kind of american theatre on the edge of our seats waiting for the movie of a man's inhumanity to man, police brutality being...
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the family of tyre nichols is about to speak. they are doing so just a few hours before the world gets to see a horrific video, a police
the family of tyre nichols is about to speak. they are doing so just a few hours before the world gets to see a horrific video, a police
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tyre nichols was not so at all. from a legal perspective as many of us are asking what happened before this? from a legal perspective how much does that matter? >> i think it is troubling for a couple reasons. the first question you are going to ask is why they stopped him in the first place. was it without spaces? just looking to find something? or giving people is the benefit of the doubt was he engaged in reckless driving? that gives you the ability and basis for the stop, but everything after that has to be legally justified in proper. the other question has to be more for them is tactically speaking i do not even think the experts need to answer that. is it an appropriate way to engage with someone when you are throwing f bombs at them? how about sir we are stopping you. may i see your license and registration. that escalation of it makes it right from the outset into an encounter which is not only dangerous but ends up to be deadly. i think we are going to see an examination of all of that. weather was lawful
tyre nichols was not so at all. from a legal perspective as many of us are asking what happened before this? from a legal perspective how much does that matter? >> i think it is troubling for a couple reasons. the first question you are going to ask is why they stopped him in the first place. was it without spaces? just looking to find something? or giving people is the benefit of the doubt was he engaged in reckless driving? that gives you the ability and basis for the stop, but...
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nichols family wants people to know more about tyre nichols than how he died. >> nobody's perfect, okay? nobody. but he was near. my son was a beautiful soul. and he touched everyone. >> reporter: nichols had his mama's name tattooed on his arm. he wasn't just her beautiful boy, he was also a father who loved having fun. his friend who knew him in sacramento told a local newspaper he had such a free spirit, and skating gave him his wings. he worked at fedex that had other dreams -- photography. in his own words, he posted, people have a story to tell, why not capture it instead of doing the norm, and writing it down and speaking it. it turns out, what led to his death was captured on camera. >> and that was cnn's sara sidner. that video was made public earlier tonight. before bringing in details on the spreading fallout within law enforcement, first, a brief moment of what a police body cam saw, and as we have been doing throughout the night, a warning for you. it's not easy to watch. here it is. >> get on the ground! >> taser, taser! >> i'm on the ground, i'm on the ground the. >> it o
nichols family wants people to know more about tyre nichols than how he died. >> nobody's perfect, okay? nobody. but he was near. my son was a beautiful soul. and he touched everyone. >> reporter: nichols had his mama's name tattooed on his arm. he wasn't just her beautiful boy, he was also a father who loved having fun. his friend who knew him in sacramento told a local newspaper he had such a free spirit, and skating gave him his wings. he worked at fedex that had other dreams --...
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one of tyre nichols in the hospital. of course, one as the healthy person he was prior to this picture, i'm so sorry to even show it, his family has provided. when you look at the picture as medical professional, heartbreaking to think of the two distinctions, what does it tell you in terms of what that medical treatment they might have been administering would have been? >> when you see mr. nichols prior to this catastrophic beating, he is a very slender man, he has a sort of elongated slender head. the image of him lying in the bed antedated with endotracheal tube in his mouth, you can see what we call edema, his swollen head. that is from repeated trauma. that trauma is not just contained in the soft tissue of his face and eyes. that force is transmitted from his skull to his brain. you see somebody sues head is so swollen like that, think about what happened inside his brain. it is like having a series of concussion after concussion after concussion. that is massive neurotrauma. time is of the essence. the singer tha
one of tyre nichols in the hospital. of course, one as the healthy person he was prior to this picture, i'm so sorry to even show it, his family has provided. when you look at the picture as medical professional, heartbreaking to think of the two distinctions, what does it tell you in terms of what that medical treatment they might have been administering would have been? >> when you see mr. nichols prior to this catastrophic beating, he is a very slender man, he has a sort of elongated...
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what we know is that tyre nichols posed no threat. what we know is that tyre nichols was unarmed. there is no reason for the savage beating to continue to happen over and over and over again. and then to see some of our police officers who are supposed to protect and serve stand around, smile, make excuses as to why this was done. it's terrible. it's inveshorrendous. but we're going to get through this. >> why this failure? this is supposed to be a highly trained unit, the scorpion unit. what happened? >> those officers failed us. the unit didn't fail us. the officers failed us. this does not represent memphis. it does not represent our law enforcement. but those officers failed us, and they should be punished. and we're thankful that they were, number one, fired and prosecuted. >> do you think it was right, the way this was rolled out, the charged first for the officers? i spoke to the police commissioner. she said, i spoke with the family first. they're okay with the charges. they wanted first degree murder. they got second degree murder. and then releasing the video today. do y
what we know is that tyre nichols posed no threat. what we know is that tyre nichols was unarmed. there is no reason for the savage beating to continue to happen over and over and over again. and then to see some of our police officers who are supposed to protect and serve stand around, smile, make excuses as to why this was done. it's terrible. it's inveshorrendous. but we're going to get through this. >> why this failure? this is supposed to be a highly trained unit, the scorpion unit....
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tyre nichols did not deserve this at all whatsoever. moving forward, i don't know what can help the city. >> the city has confirmed all five officers who were fired and charged in nichols' death were members of this disbanded s.c.o.r.p.i.a.n. unit. the specialized force was created back in 2021 to tackle the city's rising crime. it's still unclear though why nichols, who was unarmed, was targeted by these officers. cnn's shimon prokupecz reports. >> reporter: a significant move here by the memphis police department. the police chief announcing that they are disbanding the s.c.o.r.p.i.a.n. unit. this is the unit that the five former officers were a part of. their tactics have been called into question. we saw their aggressive moves when they pulled over tyre nichols and when it was learned that these five officers were part of that s.c.o.r.p.i.a.n. unit, many of the community members and nichols family came out asking that the police chief disband this unit. now, what this unit does, they drive around in unmarked cars, aggressively fight
tyre nichols did not deserve this at all whatsoever. moving forward, i don't know what can help the city. >> the city has confirmed all five officers who were fired and charged in nichols' death were members of this disbanded s.c.o.r.p.i.a.n. unit. the specialized force was created back in 2021 to tackle the city's rising crime. it's still unclear though why nichols, who was unarmed, was targeted by these officers. cnn's shimon prokupecz reports. >> reporter: a significant move here...
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what do you make of their questions about tyre nichols? >> the more i hear the more questions i have and the more problematic i think this will become for this police chief because who went to the house? that's what i want to know, who went to the house, and does the chief know that they were at her house? because listen, when an officer tells a lie, that is misconduct on the los angeles police department, that means that you can no longer go to court and raise your hand and testify to tell the truth because you are a proven and demonstrated liar. so the problem that i see in all of this is you have a unit of liars, you have officers who lied about the detention, you have officers who followed that lie up going to parents house alleging their son had been charged with dui, the problem the department has with scorpion unit and every officer on scene be every arrest report they've been involved in is now tainted and anybody who has an arrest report with the name of any of those officers needs to get a good important point you raised the idea
what do you make of their questions about tyre nichols? >> the more i hear the more questions i have and the more problematic i think this will become for this police chief because who went to the house? that's what i want to know, who went to the house, and does the chief know that they were at her house? because listen, when an officer tells a lie, that is misconduct on the los angeles police department, that means that you can no longer go to court and raise your hand and testify to...
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i don't believe -- i think this is tyre nichols. it's different. rodney king was beat with baton for minutes. if you go back and look at the rodney king video. rodney king was on pcp, that gives you this strength that police officers can tell you about. it is different. is it just as bad, it's worse, because this man was killed. rodney king wasn't killed. he ended up dying from something else. this is awful on its own. we don't need to do the comparisons to rodney king. this is different. but then, but then, when he is -- unconscious, on the ground, after they beat him and kick him, they prop -- they leave him there, prop him up against the car, he falls over, they prop him up against the car, he falls over, they prop him up against the car and he falls over and you have all of these people on the scene and they're not rendering help. this is awful. it's a failure not only in policing, but a failure in humanity. i'm uncomfortable actually watching it. and i know this is my job as a journalist, but this isn't comfortable. we're watching a man being
i don't believe -- i think this is tyre nichols. it's different. rodney king was beat with baton for minutes. if you go back and look at the rodney king video. rodney king was on pcp, that gives you this strength that police officers can tell you about. it is different. is it just as bad, it's worse, because this man was killed. rodney king wasn't killed. he ended up dying from something else. this is awful on its own. we don't need to do the comparisons to rodney king. this is different. but...
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and you have a son who is close in age to tyre nichols. when you look at how this is being handled by the police chief, by the d.a. who we know has met with members of community, how is that being received in the broader community in memphis? is it what people need? is it enough? >> well, first of all, thank you for having me and the police chief, from what i've heard in the community and what i've seen personally, we want to applaud chief davis for his swift action. and answering and actually making it more calm in the city because she didn't wait until the video to come out. and as far as our district attorney, steve mull roy, he's being very forthright as well. that is what people want. when you give them information instead of having them wonder in their heads and rule dmors, it them know they're being listened to. >> justin, it was interesting to see the police chief repeatedly bring up duty of care. that the officers involved, she was saying, did not exercise, did not abide by that duty of care. i believe legally, is it true that the
and you have a son who is close in age to tyre nichols. when you look at how this is being handled by the police chief, by the d.a. who we know has met with members of community, how is that being received in the broader community in memphis? is it what people need? is it enough? >> well, first of all, thank you for having me and the police chief, from what i've heard in the community and what i've seen personally, we want to applaud chief davis for his swift action. and answering and...
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all of this as tyre nichols is slumped over on the side of a vehicle dying. don't they have a responsibility at this point to render aid? >> absolutely they have a responsibility to render aid. you know, i said from the very beginning their actions were inconsistent with police training. we don't train people that way. if you unfortunately have to use deadly force and shoot an individual, your responsibility is then to render aid to that individual. so there's just no excuse for that. i mean he's sitting there, lying there for extended periods of time, police officers just milling around, paramedics arrive, they don't take immediate action. i mean whether or not that contributed to his death beyond the beating, i mean, i don't know, i'm not a physician, but it certainly didn't help matters. you know, that individual, mr. nichols, needed to be provided with aid as soon as possible, but he never should have been beaten the way he was. i mean, there's just no excuse for it, and it's totally understandable why they were charged with murder in my opinion. >> we al
all of this as tyre nichols is slumped over on the side of a vehicle dying. don't they have a responsibility at this point to render aid? >> absolutely they have a responsibility to render aid. you know, i said from the very beginning their actions were inconsistent with police training. we don't train people that way. if you unfortunately have to use deadly force and shoot an individual, your responsibility is then to render aid to that individual. so there's just no excuse for that. i...
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to protect and serve and they failed tyre nichols. this beating goes beyond these individual officers and to their color. crump says this really goes to the system, to the culture in america. he says, clearly there is a problem here where over and over again, we are seeing traffic stops, police interactions, where black men are dying at the hands of police officers. we did see the police chief in memphis disband the scorpion unit. this is a specialized unit and relatively new, just formed by the police chief back in november of 2021, in response, really, to record high numbers of homicides in the city of memphis, to crack down on that surge of crime. these members of the scorpion unit would go around town, target violent areas. but the tactics and the police con conduct, they were called into question. pam, we did reach out to van turner, the president of the naacp, the memphis chapter, here questioning him about his reaction to this disbanment. and he says, quote, we are satisfied that the scorpion unit has been disbanded. we are als
to protect and serve and they failed tyre nichols. this beating goes beyond these individual officers and to their color. crump says this really goes to the system, to the culture in america. he says, clearly there is a problem here where over and over again, we are seeing traffic stops, police interactions, where black men are dying at the hands of police officers. we did see the police chief in memphis disband the scorpion unit. this is a specialized unit and relatively new, just formed by...
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. >> tyre nichols! tyre nichols! tyre nichols! tyre nichols! tyre nichols! tyre nichols! >> no justice! >> no peace! >> those are growing calls for police reform not just in memphis but true nationwide federal changes. we have been in memphis. we were there with don throughout this covering. she is covering this from the start. not only is that unit disbanded and questions obviously about how those -- the whole picture of that. but also memphis police coming under scrutiny for how they put out that initial statement of what happened on january 7 versus what they said this weekend. >> that's right. and that scorpion unit is a street crimes unit to restore peace in our neighborhoods unit. it was created by the chief who now has disbanded it. it's only been around a year and change. and it was because crime was rising and they wanted to do something wholistic. but when you look at the report that the public got initially, it was very different than what we all saw on video. >> very. >> we have seen this time and time and time again. these cameras are starting to -- the camer
. >> tyre nichols! tyre nichols! tyre nichols! tyre nichols! tyre nichols! tyre nichols! >> no justice! >> no peace! >> those are growing calls for police reform not just in memphis but true nationwide federal changes. we have been in memphis. we were there with don throughout this covering. she is covering this from the start. not only is that unit disbanded and questions obviously about how those -- the whole picture of that. but also memphis police coming under...
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nichols. -- ben crump, attorney for the family of tyre nichols. then, i always appreciate your time and i always appreciate seeing you, even though it's in these horrible circumstances. can you talk about this video? we called it deplorable, appalling, and heinous. can you describe the specifics of what we're gonna see tomorrow? can you give us some detail of what we need to brace for? >> it's going to be heartbreaking. you see the escalation from the very beginning when they encounter tyre nichols and they're shouting all kinds of profanity that him. they're grabbing him. and he says, what did i do? you get to see his humanity during the whole brutal attack. he's asking them, do you really have to do all of this? they just keep escalating and it's just so difficult to watch because at one point he says, i just want to go home. and maybe that may explain the kidnapping charges, i don't know. the prosecutor can explain his thinking there. but you want it just somebody, anybody there to say, hey, this isn't a criminal thug we thought it was. let's e
nichols. -- ben crump, attorney for the family of tyre nichols. then, i always appreciate your time and i always appreciate seeing you, even though it's in these horrible circumstances. can you talk about this video? we called it deplorable, appalling, and heinous. can you describe the specifics of what we're gonna see tomorrow? can you give us some detail of what we need to brace for? >> it's going to be heartbreaking. you see the escalation from the very beginning when they encounter...
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. >>> today the attorney for the family of tyre nichols is calling the video of the 29-year-old being beaten by officers a watershed moment, one that the attorney hopes will lead to federal police legislation reform. late yesterday, we learned that the memphis police department had shut down the controversial scorpion unit that the officers charged in this killing belonged to. that news coming less than 24 hours after graphic video of tyre nichols being beaten and tased by officers was released to the public. again, i want to warn our viewers, what you're about to watch is disturbing. >> ah! mom! >> mother -- >> mom! give me your fucking hands, man! give me your fucking hands! >> give me your hands! give me your hands! >> hey! >> cnn's isabel rosales joins me now. isobel, what led to the chief deciding to do this step of deactivating the unit? and what more do we know about what's happening with this case? >> hey, jim. so what we are witnessing here is the aftermath of those videos of witnessing a man just calling out for his mother, over and over again, saying that he just wants to g
. >>> today the attorney for the family of tyre nichols is calling the video of the 29-year-old being beaten by officers a watershed moment, one that the attorney hopes will lead to federal police legislation reform. late yesterday, we learned that the memphis police department had shut down the controversial scorpion unit that the officers charged in this killing belonged to. that news coming less than 24 hours after graphic video of tyre nichols being beaten and tased by officers was...
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hours after memphis police released videos of the brutal killing of tyre nichols. the full videos released last night show five former memphis police officers repeatedly beating the 29-year-old. and i want to warn you. what we're about to show you is extremely graphic. the videos document nichols being pulled over earlier this month for alleged reckless driving. place are seen yanking him from the car, chasing, kicking him, using pepper spray and batons. nichols, who is unarmed, crying for miss his mother at one poin. he died from his injuries three days later in the hospital. those videos are sparking largely peaceful protests across the country overnight and into today. earlier this week the five officers were charged with second-degree murder and now after this video has come out, two officers from a different department who were also on scene that night have been put on leave pending an investigation into their conduct. cnn's boris sanchez breaks down the newly released videos. of again, a warning for you. the video very graphic. >> tyre nichols screamed for hi
hours after memphis police released videos of the brutal killing of tyre nichols. the full videos released last night show five former memphis police officers repeatedly beating the 29-year-old. and i want to warn you. what we're about to show you is extremely graphic. the videos document nichols being pulled over earlier this month for alleged reckless driving. place are seen yanking him from the car, chasing, kicking him, using pepper spray and batons. nichols, who is unarmed, crying for miss...
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mills said anything about tyre nichols and his family? >> when you talk about what happened, that's something i can't talk about at this point. >> reporter: have you been able to see the video? >> no. they have not let anybody see the video. hearing that will be released soon. we'll be watching obviously from a different angle, but we'll be watching as well. >> reporter: sir, can you answer the first question? has your client said anything about tyre nichols or his family? >> he could not be more upset about this entire situation. again, somebody who has dedicated his life to protecting society, protecting the community, to be accused of being involved in the death of another is devastating. we have not had a conversation specifically about mr. nichols, but knowing mr. mills and the kind of person he is, i cannot imagine he has anything other than feelings of grief for this family who has lost somebody. i understand we are defense lawyers. we are representing people accused of causing somebody else's death, but that doesn't mean that we'r
mills said anything about tyre nichols and his family? >> when you talk about what happened, that's something i can't talk about at this point. >> reporter: have you been able to see the video? >> no. they have not let anybody see the video. hearing that will be released soon. we'll be watching obviously from a different angle, but we'll be watching as well. >> reporter: sir, can you answer the first question? has your client said anything about tyre nichols or his...
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today the nation will see exactly what happened to 29-year-old tyre nichols during a violent encounter with police in memphis, tennessee. the injuries he sustained during that traffic stop ultimately leading to his death, and some of those videos, including those from police body cameras, have been described as appalling, horrific and inhumane. >>> right now five memphis police officers have been fired, charged with several felonies, including second-degree murder. this morning a remarkable one on cnn, cnn's don lemon spoke exclusively with memphis police chief c.j. davis revealing extensive new details about what you are going to see in the videos that will be released later today. the two meticulously walking through what led up to the traffic stop and remaining questions about that, the beating and the arrest of tyre nichols. also the ongoing investigations into the officers responsible. >> what was said was that there was a witnessing of what was considered reckless driving. we've looked at cameras, we've looked at body-worn cameras, and even if something occurred prior to this sto
today the nation will see exactly what happened to 29-year-old tyre nichols during a violent encounter with police in memphis, tennessee. the injuries he sustained during that traffic stop ultimately leading to his death, and some of those videos, including those from police body cameras, have been described as appalling, horrific and inhumane. >>> right now five memphis police officers have been fired, charged with several felonies, including second-degree murder. this morning a...
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>> i have not. >> have you spoke to the family of tyre nichols? >> i have. i think i was just as emotional as they were. and you can't help but feel their pain. you can't help but even take ownership of what they are going through. and i've extended and availed myself to the family in the days to come, not just as a police chief but as a mother, as someone who felt the pain of ms. wells and her loss, and the sense of responsibility to do whatever i could, especially in the first steps of justice, you know, to terminate these officers and hopefully the rest of this process towards justice will be swift. >> in just moments i am going to speak to her and the step father. what do you say to them? >> i continue to let them know that we pray for them, and that i am still available. i extend heartfelt condolences and i think they know that. and we're going to be with them for the long haul. >> why not speak to the officers after? >> there's not much you can say. >> got it. >> not much you can say. >> the policy for the memphis police department requires officers to
>> i have not. >> have you spoke to the family of tyre nichols? >> i have. i think i was just as emotional as they were. and you can't help but feel their pain. you can't help but even take ownership of what they are going through. and i've extended and availed myself to the family in the days to come, not just as a police chief but as a mother, as someone who felt the pain of ms. wells and her loss, and the sense of responsibility to do whatever i could, especially in the...
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the funeral for tyre nichols is now set for this coming wednesday. a funeral for a 29 year old stopped by police and later beaten beyond recognition. just a mere 80 yards from his own home. calling for his mother. the whole thing caught on videos that are still heartbreaking to watch. >> [inaudible] >> i am not going to sit here and pretend that every time i hear those videos, every part of me does not flinch. and my stomach does not turn. and i don't think of my own a son. and everyone else's sons. and all of the mothers who heart ache because of what you are hearing. in those videos they haunt anybody who has watched them. and a question aside from the legality, aside from the illegality, aside from all of the contours and trying to pick it apart as prosecutors. in the court of public opinion, in the court of law, i have been wondering a lot about what we do with our horror and what we do with the pain? and what does seeing this over and over and over again, not just in this case but so many others, what does this do to our psyches? and our society
the funeral for tyre nichols is now set for this coming wednesday. a funeral for a 29 year old stopped by police and later beaten beyond recognition. just a mere 80 yards from his own home. calling for his mother. the whole thing caught on videos that are still heartbreaking to watch. >> [inaudible] >> i am not going to sit here and pretend that every time i hear those videos, every part of me does not flinch. and my stomach does not turn. and i don't think of my own a son. and...
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unit in the wake of tyre nichols' death. all five former memphis police officers charged in nichols' fatal beating were members of that unit. joining us to talk about this is the council member, patrice robinson. thank you so much for joining us. your reaction to the memphis police department deactivating the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit, do you think that goes far enough? >> no, it doesn't go far enough. the community has a lot more questions and a lot more demands. we have gotten emails from many citizens in our community, they're all concerned. they're expressing exactly what they say and what they want to see in our police department. we really need to investigate and find out what's going on, and from this point on to evaluate each process. i mentioned yesterday that it's so important for our community to know what's going on with the police department, not just what's going on in the community. we get reports that tell us about all of the crimes that are happening in our community, but we never get a report about what's going
unit in the wake of tyre nichols' death. all five former memphis police officers charged in nichols' fatal beating were members of that unit. joining us to talk about this is the council member, patrice robinson. thank you so much for joining us. your reaction to the memphis police department deactivating the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit, do you think that goes far enough? >> no, it doesn't go far enough. the community has a lot more questions and a lot more demands. we have gotten emails from...
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was anybody trying to protect and serve tyre nichols? you know, the fact that they've all been charged and fired immediately and swiftly, the police chief said that the community needed to see swift action. they needed to see swift justice when it was these fact black police officers out committing a crime on tape, where in our community, we say, this is the blueprint going forward. whether the officers are black or white, we expect to see swift action and swift justice, even if it's a white police officer that abuses us. >> what does justice actually mean in this case? >> well, certainly, it's about his family having criminal culla culpability and civil accountability, but as his mother says so passionately, she believes that tyre was sent on an assignment from god, and that's what she has to believe to try to cope with this tragedy. and shame on us if we don't use his tragic death to finally get the george floyd justice and policing act passed. we told president biden that when he talked to us, because, you know, he should marshal unit
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from coast to coast people marched to condemn the police injustice and for tyre nichols. most protests were peaceful, although, there were a few arrests with minor clashes with police. here to discuss this with me now is erika shields. she's the former police chief for the city of atlanta and louisville, kentucky. thank you for joining me. i feel like so many of us were bracing for what we were going to watch and so many accounts of how people were reacting after they first saw the videos. firstly, i'm curious to hear what your reaction was and how you felt when you saw the video of the beating of tyre nichols. what stood out to you? >> good morning. like others, i had a huge amount of angst. chief davis and i came up through the department in atlanta together. to see how she was processing it gave me an indication of how bad this was going to be. i was disgusted. disgusted and appalled, and i just -- it was one of those moments that's largely indescribable. >> the memphis police chief as you mentioned, chief davis, said that as part of the investigation, they'll take a d
from coast to coast people marched to condemn the police injustice and for tyre nichols. most protests were peaceful, although, there were a few arrests with minor clashes with police. here to discuss this with me now is erika shields. she's the former police chief for the city of atlanta and louisville, kentucky. thank you for joining me. i feel like so many of us were bracing for what we were going to watch and so many accounts of how people were reacting after they first saw the videos....
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so this is right before we're told that the police beat tyre nichols. this is them when i think they're first pulling him over. let's listen to that. >> got one male running. >> pull over. one running on foot. >> running. . set up a perimeter. >> what do you hear there, john? >> so i hear they've made the stop but we don't hear that part and then he is running. then he comes on and says run that tag and see where it comes back to. so he has gotten away. they're trying to figure out, well, if he is running home where is that because it could be nearby. and of course it is, about a half mile away. >> that is standard police stuff. >> right. that is what they should be doing. then the next person you hear on the air has caught up to him and is fighting and calls out the street that it's happening on, which is his street. he is about 80 yards from his home. then he is calling for backup. so there's a whole bunch of questions that still need to be answered. let's go through a couple of them. what was the stop for? this is a missing piece. they said reckless
so this is right before we're told that the police beat tyre nichols. this is them when i think they're first pulling him over. let's listen to that. >> got one male running. >> pull over. one running on foot. >> running. . set up a perimeter. >> what do you hear there, john? >> so i hear they've made the stop but we don't hear that part and then he is running. then he comes on and says run that tag and see where it comes back to. so he has gotten away. they're...
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that is tyre nichols' story. as we look at the george floyd act, qualified immunity was the big thing as it relates to bias, as it relates to certification. that is something that should be happening across the country. also when it comes to data. there is an implication that the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. units or the red dog unit that chief davis ran in atlanta, some kind of way really helped. when we look at crime data across time, and i know memphis well, i'm a native tennesseean, i attended the university of memphis, when you look over time it's question whether or not the units have impact but they often terrorize and butte lies communities that look like me. >> chief arredondo, referring back to the awful tape of the beating of tyre nichols, when you hear the cops claim in the wake of that on tape that nichols swung at them, reached for their gun, though there's no evidence of that visible on the videos, do you see them there aware to some degree that they needed a cover story to justify the violence? >> yeah, good
that is tyre nichols' story. as we look at the george floyd act, qualified immunity was the big thing as it relates to bias, as it relates to certification. that is something that should be happening across the country. also when it comes to data. there is an implication that the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. units or the red dog unit that chief davis ran in atlanta, some kind of way really helped. when we look at crime data across time, and i know memphis well, i'm a native tennesseean, i attended the...
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nichols is leading to a major move by the police department there. >> tyre nichols did not deserve this at all whatsoever. moving forward, i just don't know what can help this city. >> today peaceful protests have been unfolding in memphis and other american cities outraged by the killing of tyre nichols by five police officers now charged with second degree murder. we want to warn you. the police video you are about to see is graphic and deeply troubling. three weeks ago nichols led officers on a foot chase after a traffic stop. a surveillance camera captures officers striking him, punching him and kicking him. nichols screams for his mother, who was at home just blocks away. officers continue to hit nichols and use pepper spray. nichols eventually slumps over unconscious, but for 21 minutes no one on the scene appears to render the aid that might have saved his life. last hour i spoke with benjamin crump, attorney for the family of tyre nichols. he predicts more people will be held accountable. >> i think there's going to be more fallout. whether that's going to lead to criminal charg
nichols is leading to a major move by the police department there. >> tyre nichols did not deserve this at all whatsoever. moving forward, i just don't know what can help this city. >> today peaceful protests have been unfolding in memphis and other american cities outraged by the killing of tyre nichols by five police officers now charged with second degree murder. we want to warn you. the police video you are about to see is graphic and deeply troubling. three weeks ago nichols...
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the way they treated tyree nichols. and how inhumane, she used the word inhumane. so that is very signific
the way they treated tyree nichols. and how inhumane, she used the word inhumane. so that is very signific
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tyre nichols, of course, was killed there. community members holding a skate for tyre event. nichols loved to go skating. his long-time friend said he had such a free spirit and skating gave him his wings. we'll be right back t. can saveg special for a first date? wait! that's all for a first date? whoa. alright, c'mon. earn big with chase freedom unlimited with no anannual fee. how do you cashback? (vo) with verizon, you can now get a private 5g network. so you can do more than connect your business, you can make it even smarter. now ports can know where every piece of cargo is. and where it's going. (dock worker) right on time. (vo) robots can predict breakdos and order their own replacement parts. (foreman) nice work. (vo) and retailers can get ahead of the fashion trend of the day with a new line tomorrow. with a verizon private 5g network, you can get more agility and security. giving you more control of your business. we call this enterprise intelligence. from the network america relies on. and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscl
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>>> only the video can tell the story of what really happened to tyre nichols. "the lead" starts right now. >> i still haven't had time to grieve yet. i'm still dealing with the death of my son. >> a mother's pain and calls for justice for tyre nichols, ahead of the release of video described as horrific and even sickpenning. this hour what public can expect and what the nichols' parents tell the most telling part. >>> more disturbing video out today showing the hammer attack on nancy pelosi's husband paul and the split second police had to intervene. >> and a consequential vote setting the tone for the future of the republican party. >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm pamela brown. jake tapper is on assignment. we start with our national lead, heartbreak, grief and calls for justice in memphis, tennessee, in just a few hours from now the city is set to release videos of tyre nichols' arrest. the 29-year-old died three days after a confrontation with police on january th, an encounter nichols stepfather who has seen the video described as a brutal beating. >> i saw
>>> only the video can tell the story of what really happened to tyre nichols. "the lead" starts right now. >> i still haven't had time to grieve yet. i'm still dealing with the death of my son. >> a mother's pain and calls for justice for tyre nichols, ahead of the release of video described as horrific and even sickpenning. this hour what public can expect and what the nichols' parents tell the most telling part. >>> more disturbing video out today...
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now back to the tyre nichols one. a city on edge, a nation on alert, and in a matter of hours, memphis officials are expected to release that body cam video of tyre nichols and the fatal beating by police. the five memphis officers were fired after nichols died on january 10th. all are now charged with second-degree murder, and several other major felonies. all of them are now out on bond. a short time ago nichols' family thanked supporters and urged protesters to keep the demonstrations peaceful even after the video is out. the police chief of memphis warned of the graphic nature of the footage. >> you're going to see acts that defy humanity. you're going to see a disregard for life, duty of care that we're all sworn to, and a level of physical interaction that is above and beyond what is required in law enforcement. what i saw in this video was more of a groupthink sort of mentality. >> many of the nichols family have watched this video, but his mother says she could not bear to see the footage. she did see the afte
now back to the tyre nichols one. a city on edge, a nation on alert, and in a matter of hours, memphis officials are expected to release that body cam video of tyre nichols and the fatal beating by police. the five memphis officers were fired after nichols died on january 10th. all are now charged with second-degree murder, and several other major felonies. all of them are now out on bond. a short time ago nichols' family thanked supporters and urged protesters to keep the demonstrations...
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five officers charged with murder of tyre nichols. the moments before the encounter playing out on dispatch audio obtained by cnn. >> we got one male running. >> pull over. one running on foot. >> running. running -- >> we got one -- >> fighting at this time. >> let's get trright to our correspondent walk us through charges those officers are now facing. >> reporter: right. and, wolf, serious, significant charges here coming from the memphis d.a. just a short time ago and all five officers are now charged with murder in the second degree, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping. officer misconduct and officer, official oppression. so all of those counts now are with these defendants. these are the counts they all together now face as this case unfolds. we also learned some new significant details from the district attorney. keep in mind, wolf, many of the officials he have not been talking about this case. some basic daetails have not ben released. final today some new information from the district attorney who was describing some o
five officers charged with murder of tyre nichols. the moments before the encounter playing out on dispatch audio obtained by cnn. >> we got one male running. >> pull over. one running on foot. >> running. running -- >> we got one -- >> fighting at this time. >> let's get trright to our correspondent walk us through charges those officers are now facing. >> reporter: right. and, wolf, serious, significant charges here coming from the memphis d.a. just a...