you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. 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
you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. 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