we think this was part of the culture of the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit. what was done to tyre was a vicious violent gang assault camouflaged as policing. he was a human being. his life mattered. the black of black america is on your hands so stand up and do something. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it s monday, january 30th, 9:00 a.m. in london, 3:00 a.m. in memphis, tennessee, where a young black man s death at the hands of police is demanding change from systemic racism in america. family and friends are preparing to lay tyre nichols to rest as calls to tackle criminal justice reform are growing louder. in communities of color, they often have different types of policing than many of our white brothers and sisters have in their community and this video illustrates it that it s just culture that says it doesn t matter whether the police officers are black, hispanic or white, that it is somehow allowed for yo
classes resume at a virginia elementary school for the first time since a first grader shot his teacher. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m christine romans this monday morning, secretary of state antony blinken in egypt this morning, the first leg of his three-day tour of the middle east. his visit coming at a time when violence is flaring between israelis and palestinians. iran and ukraine also high on the agenda as blinken prepares to leave cairo for israel where prime minister benjamin netanyahu new right wing government is causing turbulence at home and abroad. nic robertson has the latest from jerusalem. what is blinken hoping to accomplish on this visit? reporter: i think the best hope here of people on both sides, palestinians and israelis is that he can lower the tensions at the moment. how does he do that? well, he s very likely to appeal to prime minister netanyahu to reconsider some of his cabinet s decisions over the weekend o
it s over! it is over, and the kansas city chiefs have won it! fly, eagles, fly. on the road to victory and there you go, good morning! for the first time ever, two black quarterbacks will face off in the super bowl. the numbers behind an unprecedented matchup. in memphis this morning, there are new questions about the group of the so-called scorpion unit involved in the beating death of tyre nichols. including the police chief s history with these specialized units. a manhunt this morning for a kidnapping suspect who may be using dating apps to avoid capture and find new victims. a chilling warning from an american general. the u.s. could be at war with china in the next two years. his reason and what the pentagon is saying. and concertgoers met with facial recognition cameras as they walked out of madison square garden. hear why and whether it s a slippery slope legally. cnn this morning starts right now. obviously, there s a lot to cover, but we ll start
morning. i m jim sciutto. i m erica hill, and urgent calls for police reform following the police beating of ti tyre nichols. and also a push for police reform, and can any change get through this congress. here is attorney benjamin crump. we said that it is going to remind people of the rodney king video in 1992, and that was a watershed moment for america. and i believe that this video is a watershed moment for america, and what are our national leaders going to do? over the weekend the memphis police department took one step and terminated the so-called s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit that the police officered is belonged to, and joining me is a house minority leader and also a candidate for mayor of memphis, and thank you for taking the time. thank you, jim, for having me. i appreciate it. and you saw the decision to disband the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit, and in your view, is this a problem with the particular police unit, or do you fear that there is a larger cultural proble
washington. we are tracking major fallout in the fatal police beating of 29-year-old tyre nichols. a sixth memphis police officer was just relieved of duty for alleged involvement in the deadly incident. five previously fired officers charged with murder. those five were members of the scorpion unit that was disbanded over the weekend. this comes as new charges could be in play and as congress faces new calls to act on police reform. cnn s nick valencia joins us now. nick, anybody who watched this video can see that at various points that were more than five officers at the scene wh. what do we know about this sixth officer s role? reporter: they told me the sixth officer has been relieved of duty, put on administrative leave. that officer identified as preston hemphill who s been with them since 2018. we have reached the attorney, the man who said he s representing mr. hemphill. he can confirm that that is his client. he also says that it was the body cam footage of mr. he