reckless and inhumane. i expect you to feel what the nichols family feels. i expect you to feel outrage in the disregard of basic human rights as our police officers have taken an oath to do the opposite of what transpired on the video. the memphis police chief warns the public ahead of today s release of body cam video in the death of tyre nichols, asking the community to protest peacefully. we ll have the latest in that extremely disturbing case. plus, it was supposed to be the investigation that would finally expose the deep state plot against donald trump, only it didn t find anything, and it cost taxpayers millions of dollars. we ll have more on that. and president joe biden slams house republicans for what he calls a maga economic plan. we ll play for you his comments on that and the overall health of the economy. we ll talk about it, as it comes as the president is considering a trip overseas to mark a year of war in eastern europe. good morning, and welcome to mo
hello, thank you for joining us today. i m abby phillip in washington. a major announcement is coming two ours from now in memphis, tennessee, the shelby county district attorney will be giving an update on the tyre nichols investigation. tyre nichols died three days after a violent confrontation with police and a source tells cnn that charges will be announced today. we ve now learned at least one of the former officers involved in the nichols arrest has been indicted and that s according to his attorney, the attorney for emmitt martin who says his client has already surrendered but it is not clear what charges he is facing just yet. and just in, we have new scanner audio of the incident. listen. we got one male black running. set up a perimeter. scorpion car come over. running on foot. run that tag and see what the address is. he s fighting at this time. by the time that incident ended nichols wound up in the hospital in critical condition. his family has releas
high-profile case of police brutality to result in charges. five former officers indicted. the victim s family says he was beaten like a human pinata. what led to nichols death is the big question. plus, the murder trial for alex murdaugh accused of killing his wife and son. the first witnesses called to testify and the key reporting the jury heard today. plus, democratic congressman adam schiff drops his name in what s shaping up to be a hotly contested senate race. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown. we start with breaking news. five fired memphis police officers have been charged with murder in the death of 29-year-old tyree nichols. the shelby county district attorney announced the charges which include second degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and assault. police officers say they pulled nichols over and he ran away. there was then a confrontation. nichols died three days later. the district attorney said there was a lapsed period of time in getting medical
Morning starts now. Good morning, good morning. Welcome to cnn this morning. Im vc egg tore blackwell. Im amara walker. Thanks for being with us. Were going to begin this morning with dangerous Weather Conditions caused by now posttropical cyclone lee. The storm is packing hurricaneforce winds, heavy rain, and dangerous storm surges as it swipes the new england coast. Now, while lee is not expected to make landfall in the u. S. , the outer bands of the powerful storm are already hitting the east coast, packing winds of 60 miles an hour and bringing storm surges that could cause flooding along the new england coast. Tropical Storm Warnings through nantucket and maine, and authorities are telling people to prepare to stay where you are as the storm pushes north through the day. Lees also expected to cause dangerous rip currents along the Atlantic Coast with a lot of states warning people to stay out of the ocean this weekend because of the dangerous surge conditions. Of course, were cove
politicsnation. tonight s lead, no and insight. right now the key word driving our politics s conflict. and there doesn t appear to be a resolution on the horizon. not in congress, not in our country, where politics are reaching a fever pitch. and certainly not in israel, the country rejecting u.s. calls this week for humanitarian pause in fighting to allow for aid to go into gaza. we are more than 9400 people have been killed. israel s prime minister says that the war will continue until all hostages are released. here at home, the political battles emanating from this conflict are rocking washington. nbc news reporting that president biden was briefed this afternoon on the situation in israel and gaza by secretary of state anthony blinken, national security adviser jake sullivan, and other senior advisers. and new republican speaker mike johnson passed a stand-alone israel aid bill this week, a bill certain to face objections from senate democrats and the white ho