politicsnation. tonight s lead, some justice, but not enough. right now all five of the former memphis police officers whose encounter with motorist tyre nichols, ultimately ended his death three weeks ago are facing potentially life-changing punishment themselves. all five now facing second degree murder charges in addition to several others. two deputies that arrived after the police beating of nichols have now been relieved of duty pending investigation. at the county prosecutor is not ruling out additional charges. as tonight attorneys for two of the former officers, desmond mills and desmond mills junior and emmett martin the third, say their clients plan to plead not guilty. we are also getting word of this afternoon that the so-called scorpion special police unit they were part of has been disbanded. also tonight, the white house is balancing the message of sympathy for the nichols s family and community with calls for calm on the streets of memphis where demonstrators
for police reform. stephanie ramos in memphis. that dangerous ice storm, winter alerts across 30 states. 50 million americans. that ice storm causing those multiple accidents already. concerns over the power grid tonight. hundreds of flights canceled. and the record-breaking cold right behind it. wind chills well below zero by tomorrow morning, all the way north. mireya villarreal in dallas. ginger zee timing it out. the urgent manhunt tonight. police appealing for the public s help. the suspect accused of brutally beating and kidnapping a woman who is now in critical condition. authorities say he may be using social media and their warning tonight. matt gutman reporting. secretary of state antony blinken in israel tonight, urging calm on all sides after some of the worst violence in years. and the mysterious drone attacks in iran. what we re learning tonight. back here at home, the alex murdaugh trial. the once prominent attorney accused of murdering his own wife and
sent to congress and federal agencies. in the 200-page disclosure, he portrays a chaotic reckless environment that allows too many staffers access to central controls and sensitive information without adequate overnight. it s not just a story about recklessness, he also says they tried to cover up vulnerabilities. c . this is in the hands multi u.s. government, law enforcement agencies and today for the first time, by whistle-blowers speaking out. ready? yes. why are you coming forward? all my life, i ve been about finding places where i can go and make a difference- reporter: this is peter zackco, until january of this year, he was head of security at twitter, but now he s a whistle-blower. and he says that twitter security problems are so grave, they re a risk to democracy. i think twitter is an extremely important platform. reporter: he s handed over the combination about law enforcement agencies including the fcc, ftc and the department of justice. may
and behind your back. stop twisting my arm. put your hands behind your back. the couple was cited and released, although it s not clear what they were cited for. they say that both deputies had been reassigned from field to duty pending investigation. still to come, torrential rains and flooding led to some dramatic waters in china. those details, ahead.
former memphis police officers whose encounter with motorist tyre nichols, ultimately ended his death three weeks ago are facing potentially life-changing punishment themselves. all five now facing second degree murder charges in addition to several others. two deputies that arrived after the police beating of nichols have now been relieved of duty pending investigation. at the county prosecutor is not ruling out additional charges. as tonight attorneys for two of the former officers, desmond mills and desmond mills junior and emmett martin the third, say their clients plan to plead not guilty. we are also getting word of this afternoon that the so-called scorpion special police unit they were part of has been disbanded. also tonight, the white house is balancing the message of