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
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persons. i m going to pray for their families because they didn t deserve this either. they brought disgrace to evan. that s the mother of tyre nichols. it sparked protests across the country and more action from the memphis police department. plus, we also got our first look at what happened the night paul pelosi, the husband of nancy pelosi, was attacked in the couple s san francisco home. it comes as the man accused in the assault makes bizarre and disturbing comments about the case. and donald trump makes a run for the white house. the white house has a different approach. we ll explain how. that s just ahead. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, january 30th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. memphis police have showed police video showing officers beating tyre nichols. due to the graphic nature of the video, we re not going to show it on this show. body video and cameras show officers hitting, kicking, and pepper
officers that murdered my son, you also disgraced your own families when you did this. but you know what? i m going to pray for you and your families, because at the end of the day, this shouldn t have happened. that s right. this just shouldn t have happened. rowvaughn wells, the mother of tyre nichols, showing her grief while showing grace for the families of the men accused of killing her son. the video showing some of nichols final moments was released on friday. nichols crying out for his mother, just down the block from her house. it has sparked outrage and protests around the country. more action from the memphis police department, as well. we also got our first look at what happened the night paul pelosi, the husband of nancy pelosi, was attacked. it comes as the man accused in the attack makes some bizarre and disturbing comments in a phone call about that night. and what more he wanted to do. the brutal beating pelosi sustained was often mocked and question
presidential campaign. laying the groundwork for potential criminal charges against the former president in the coming months. that s according to people with knowledge of the matter. the grand jury was recently impanelled and witness testimony will soon began. the d.a. alvin bragg is nearing a decision on whether to charge trump. quote, super charging the longest running criminal investigation into mr. trump. a probe that began when donald trump s former attorney michael cohen pleaded guilty in 2018 to a host of charges for making a $130,000 payment to stormy daniels to pay for her silence ahead of the 2016 election. it s been a long and winding road to today s breaking news. at one point last year, the probe which grew to investigate the business practices of the trump org seemed all but dead with two top prosecutors leaving the d.a. s office after d.a. bragg stopped presenting evidence to the grand jury. the new york times is reporting the probe is moving again. on monda