the horrific police beating of tyre nichols shocks the nation. how could this happen again? nichols family attorney, ben crump, will join me in moments. and political vengeance? house speaker kevin mccarthy boots two democrats off one committee as the house prepares to vote as soon as this week on removing a third. this is not anything political. democratic representatives adam schiff, ilhan omar, and eric swalwell join me exclusively to respond. plus, campaign kickoff. former president donald trump makes his first campaign stops with some signs his party is leaving him behind. when will potential gop rivals make it official? republican senator chris sununu joins me exclusively. hello, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is sickened and heartbroken. americans are grieving today and they re demanding change with protesters taking to the streets in cities across the u.s., spurred by the sight of five police officers mercilessly beating tyre nichols
hi, thanks so much for joining me today. i m jessica dean in washington, d.c. in for fredricka whitfield. we begin with a major shift in memphis. just a day after video shows the brutal police beating of tyre nichols, the city police department announcing it is permanently deactivating the scorpion unit. all five officers charged in nichols death were part of the movement and after protests around the country demanding it be dissolved. the attorney for tyre nichols s family ben crump telling cnn that it is a positive step but the work is far from over. in communities of color, they often have different types of police than many of white brothers and sisters have in their community and this video illustrates that it is this culture that said it doesn t matter whether the police officers are black, hispanic or white, that it is somehow allowed for you to tramp on the constitutional rights of certain citizens from certain ethnicities and certain communities and we have to hav
maybe you want to keep those seat belts fastened. the lead starts right now. major questions raised today about your safety in the air as senators grill the faa why the agency cannot be so sure there will not be more runway near misses and grounded flights. plus, nikki haley officially kicks off her 2024 campaign, bringing a pledge to bring in a new generation of leadership. but how long can she maintain this delicate dance, throwing subtle shade at trump while not alienating his supporters? and hayashi, you know, that first flying object shot down, the one that was deemed a chinese spy balloon. u.s. intel says maybe it wasn t supposed to be over the continental u.s. after all. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our politics lead and the airport chaos taking over capitol hill after the series of near collisions and the nationwide ground stop that led to thousands of delayed and canceled flights. the acting head of the federal aviation administration
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
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