i m pamela brown in washington. the top stories for you on this saturday night. protesters rally across the nation one day after the city of memphis releases the horrific video showing the violent arrest of tyre nichols. plus ukraine claims russia is pounding a key town near donetsk. and president trump meeting with voters in two key states as he jump starts his third push toward the white house. you re in the cnn newsroom. we begin tonight in memphis, where the fallout from the killing of tyre 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 l
viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m lynda kinkade. good to have you with us. ahead on cnn newsroom it s in the best interest of all to permanently deactivate the scorpion unit. activists hail a victory in the fight for police reform. it comes after the release of video showing the fatal beating of tyre nichols. details plus where the case against the officers involved goes from here. donald trump says he s even more angry about the direction of the country as he hits the campaign trail ahead of the 2024 u.s. presidential election. and he has advice for one of his potential rivals. and the australian open men s final is underway this hour. we ll break down the highlights of the match so far with cnn s sports coy wire. when 29-year-old tyre nichols is laid to rest this wednesday in memphis, tennessee, it will be in a city that no longer has a special police unit known as scorpion. activists had been demanding the anti-crime squad be terminat
i m amara walker. i m boris sanchez. permanently disbanded. a major change at the memphis police department after the beating death of tyre nichols as the country sees another night of protests. ukrainian officials say, quote, fast-paced negotiations are underway with western allies to supply the country with long-range missiles amid days of russian attacks. how vital the weapons could be to ukraine in its fight against russia. i do fear for the future and what it may hold. you think there could be another january 6th in this country? yes. plus, a former twitter employee blowing the whistle about what she says were the company s failures leading up to the insurrection. why she is not satisfied with the january 6th committee and concerned this could all happen again. also, artificial intelligence with some very real world impacts. more on that viral tool chatgpt and why it s raising concern among america s teachers on cnn this morning. sunday, january 29th. we
charged. the news coming less than 24 hours after the graphic video of nichols being beaten and tased by officers was released to the public. again, want to warn you, this video is disturbing to watch. mom, mom! give me your hands. give me your hand. cnn s isabel rosales joins me now. the family attorney of ben krunlp, he had a to say this morning on cnn to dana bash. what did he have to say. he told her that clearly there is a problem in america. the officers failed their oath and tyre nichols. but this beating, jim, he said, goes beyond the individuals officers and beyond their color and really going to a problem with the system, with police culture where time and time again we re seeing traffic stops ending with the death of black men at the hands of police officers. now crump also touted how quickly these officers were charged and were fired. saying that this is really a blueprint going forward across america regardless if the officer is black, white or anything
police have permanently disbanded the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit, the unit associated with officers involved in the killing of tyre nichols, the 29-year-old man beaten after a traffic stop. the videos we re about to show you are graphic and disturbing, but of course they are critical to understanding what happened to this 29-year-old man. as you can hear in the video, nichols cries out for his mother, who was just a few blocks away. officers continued to hit and spray nichols, struggling with him on the ground. more footage appears to show inaction by deputies and officers and paramedics on the scene. five officers are facing multiple charges, including second-degree murder and kidnapping. two sheriff s deputies at the scene were placed on leave pending an investigation and cnn s shimon prokupecz is live. we ll talk about the horrific video in just a moment, but we do have new breaking news, information coming in this afternoon, and that is that the memphis police department has