president biden is about to honor of hero of bloody sunday. it was 58 years ago that white deputies and state troopers violently turned on peaceful demonstrators. they were beginning a 54-mile march to montgomery, the state capital to call for equal voting rights for african-americans. this is obviously an important trip for the president. what can you tell us? reporter: well, jim, president biden s purpose here in selma, alabama today is two-fold. the white house has said he wants to commemorate the day, the events of bloody sunday 58 years ago so that they will not be erased from america s memory. the president will be speaking in just a short while with a backdrop of the edmund pettis bridge right behind him, where african-americans were severely beaten by white officers. the president in his remarks today is once again expected to put the spotlight on the need for vote being rights legislation. in the 2020 campaign, that was one of the central tenets, one of main promis
tape that s going to be released after 7:00 p.m. eastern time today, comparing to what happened with rodney king. we ll talk about that but listen to what he said. it reminds you of rodney king in many regards, assaulted, battered, punched, kicked, tased, pepper sprayed. it is very troubling when you think about tyre only weighs, at most, 150 pounds, calling for his mother. he yells out to her three times and then you never hear tyre nichols say another word on that video. you see him up against the car, sitting down in handcuffs and you see his body fall to the right. you can see now i m joined live now by the memphis police chief, cj davis thank you for joining us. i m going to wear my glasses because i have specific things i want to ask you about. these five officers have been charged with second degree murder in the death of tyre nichols. what s your reaction to these very serious charges? well, i expected serious charges. i really did. actually, the charges that we
save hundreds a year over t-mobile, at&t and verizon. talk to our switch squad at your local xfinity store today. top of the hour in the cnn newsroom. i m erica hill. and i m jim sciutto. this morning, just incredible new details from the memphis police chief describing what the nation will see today when her department releases videos of the violent january 7th arrest of 29-year-old tyre nichols. he died just days later from injuries he sustained during the police stop. some of the emmages including from police body cameras described, including by the police chief as appalling, horrific and inhumane. five memphis police officers have been fired and charged with a number of felonies, including second-degree murder. and in an exclusive interview this morning, with cnn s don lemon, the police chief walked through what led up to that traffic stop, the beating of tyre nichols and about the ongoing investigations into the officers responsible. the charges, these five off
[crying] i had to protect my children. spruance issued or shooter another classroom and launched a nearly 40 minute ambush that claimed all of those innocent lives before a member of the border patrol unit kicked him out. take a look at this photo showing that agents had to after the confrontation purity suffered a braced one to the head. look at to be alive this morning. carley: ashley strohmier with breaking details, ashley. such a tough interview. guys, good morning to you. the community together with a prayer vigil in the wake of the horrific shooting. some with a tribute with bible verses and as many of the people with their heads bowed, the governor abbott was also in attendance and we are now learning more about the victims of the senseless act. 19 of those lives lost were children between the ages of eight and ten. one of those children had just turned ten years old, 16 days ago. her father a first responder finding out his little girl was killed when he respond
Indonesia. Carley 55 of voters disapprove of President Biden on foreign policy. Lucas tomlinson joins us. Good morning. Lucas good morning, Antony Blinken arrived in ukraine for meetings with top shall ifs to announce more funding as u. S. Shores up more support for ukraine, russia is turning to north korea. Something Vice President harris weighed in on moments ago in indonesia. I think it is illadvised for there to be any collaboration between russia and north korea. Im concerned about it. We are concerned about it. Lucas at the white house, National Security advisor sullivan says arm you can tas are advancing and provide warning. Attacking grain silo and heating infrastructure of major cities heading into winter to conquer territory that belongs to another sovereign nation will not reflect well on north korea. The department of treasury sanctioned entities involved in this deal and we will not take sanctions off the table. Lucas United States exha exhausted for ukraine, sending clust