o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave ashley: protesters reacting after police released body cam footage of the police involved death of tyree nichols, other cities saw demonstrators take to the streets. rachel: charles watson has body footage that is causing outrage across the country. reporter: good morning. prior to the release of body cam videos showing the violent beating of tyree nichols at the hands of memphis police officers, we were told those videos would be graphic and savage and the videos released by the city of memphis friday evening appear to live up to those descriptions. i didn t do anything. i was trying to if you don t lay down. i am on the ground. reporter: in the first video captured
you have to do. you have to communicate that. a chief can t know all of it but you have to be proactive in addressing these issues. when you look at these officers, tenure plays a role. they engaged in committal activity, and the cowardice shown by the other officers who watched it happen, here we are in 2023. you may not know about the early 90s, rodney king, may not know about george floyd and the impact of that. more likely george floyd. it is shameful those issues are not reinforced doing recruit training. and in-service training. it must continue. rachel: you can do training, but i think there is something much deeper about one s humanity when you look at, as you said, to me that was the most shocking thing. people sat around and watched it.