tyre nichols case has been relieved of duty. the lead starts right now. memphis police take another cop off the streets. what we know about this officer s role in the death of tyre nichols and what his body cam shows. new calls for calm in the middle east. a path to peace from the biden administration as america s top diplomat visits the region. plus, a woman kidnapped beaten and tortured. the man responsible may be using dating apps to find his next victim. welcome to the lead. jake tapper is assignment. a sixth officer involved in the arrest of tyre nichols has now been relieved of duty. memphis police say the officer has not been fired. he s on leave while the investigation unfolds. a source confirms that he was part of the same s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. police unit as the other five officers who were fired and charged with murder and the local district attorney says this officer could face charges as well. his lawyer confirms this footage is from his body camera. it shows him
results? and face-to-face with a killer. a professor describing his encounter with michigan state university gunman and the quick thinking that may have saved lives. plus, a major recall of tesla cars. the car discovered a problem with the self-driving feature. what you need to do if you happen to own one of these vehicles. welcome. we start with trump speaking about the unidentified object shot out of the sky. president biden says nothing suggests these objects are related to china s spy balloon program or that they were surveillance objects from any other country but we should note the u.s. has not yet been able to recover any of the debris from the three objects shot down over the weekend because of remote locations and severe weather. president biden also said he hopes to speak with chinese president xi jinping soon although we should also note attempts by top u.s. officials to speak to their chinese counterparts have been rebuffed in recent days. let s get straight to cn
were chatting about you and i were almost jumping out of a plane skydiving and texas but because of weather we weren t able to maybe that was a bit of a relief. george: we did not have to jump out of the plane, but what a way to honor my grandfather, hopefully you got a taste of texas with some barbecue and cowboy boots and country music. so hope to do it again. spin on it was amazing honoring your family and their legacy and that beautiful state of texas and today looking forward to hearing your contribution. so guys, we begin with anger, frustration, and government distrust coming out of the town of east palestinian ohio, residents expressing outrage over an emotional town hall last night blasting the lack of answers about the derailed train and growing health concerns. it has been nearly two week since the derail derailment released four toxic chemicals into the air. they are understandably worried and have questions. the train company norfolk southern did not show up to
you re with us for a brand new hour. good to have you along. i m victor blackwell. today the fbi is helping michigan state university students and staff return to the building where the shooting that happened they can recover any personal items today. the campus will stay closed until at least monday. community leaders, university staff, students begin to gather to mourn and show an overwhelming sense of outrage. i think that, when 20 kindergarteners were mowed down in sandy hook, not much changed. my hopes are low that something will change now. we re in a position where democrats are in control of all aspects of the state government. hopefully at least in the state of michigan we can make some changes. a vigil will be held tonight for the three students that died, brian fraser, arielle anderson and alexandria verner. five other students are in the hospital fighting for their lives. one of the students family members said, doctors tell us even in improving condit
since then i have the chemical burns and reaction rash on my face. i could smell the chemicals and like, it s obvious something is not right. before two days ago you could not stand here without getting a headache. it s travelling to inside the ground, it s a very rural area where this happened, these people have farms and livestock and it s going into the waterways. sandra: begin america reports with that train derailment up ending people s lives in a small ohio town where there are lingering safety questions at this hour. almost two weeks after the disaster. hello, welcome, i m sandra smith in new york. hi. john: happy wednesday to you, john roberts in washington. people in east palestine, ohio hoping to get some answers during a town hall meeting, after a train went off the tracks 12 days ago carrying hazardous chemicals. a toxic fire spent plumes of toxic smoke for days. sandra: some residents are worried about water and air quality. people getting sick, f