justice for tyre. the horrific police beating of tyre nichols shocks the nation. how could this happen again? nichols he family attorney, ben crump, will join me in moments. political vengeance, house speaker kevin mccarthy boots two democrats off one committee as the house prepares to vote as soon as this week on removing a third. this is not anything political. democratic representatives adam schiff, ilhan omar, and eric swalwell join me exclusively to respond. plus, campaign kickoff. former president donald trump makes his first campaign stops with some signs his party is leaving him behind. when will potential gop rivals make it official? republican governor chris sununu joins me exclusively. hello, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is sickened and heartbroken. americans are grieving today and they are demanding change with protesters taking to the streets in cities across the u.s., spurred by the sight of five police officers mercilessly bea
i m jessica dean in washington, d.c. in today for fredicka whitfield. a major move by the memphis police department. less than 24 hours after the release of the video showing the brutal building of tyre nichols, the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit will be disbanded. this move coming after nichols family and protesters around the country demanded the unit be dissolved. cnn s isabelle rosales has more on these developments. what are you learning? reporter: the police chief cerelyn davis, in a statement she put out, talking about how it was disbanded, she touted the quality work of this unit. clearly there s been tensions between the community and this s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit. what happened here is the police chief, she met with members that were not involved in the beating of tyre nichols and determined it was in the best interest of the community to disband. this goes to the direct wis activists and the family attorney as well. here is what we know about the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit. this
charged. the news coming less than 24 hours after the graphic video of nichols being beaten and tased by officers was released to the public. again, want to warn you, this video is disturbing to watch. mom, mom! give me your hands. give me your hand. cnn s isabel rosales joins me now. the family attorney of ben krunlp, he had a to say this morning on cnn to dana bash. what did he have to say. he told her that clearly there is a problem in america. the officers failed their oath and tyre nichols. but this beating, jim, he said, goes beyond the individuals officers and beyond their color and really going to a problem with the system, with police culture where time and time again we re seeing traffic stops ending with the death of black men at the hands of police officers. now crump also touted how quickly these officers were charged and were fired. saying that this is really a blueprint going forward across america regardless if the officer is black, white or anything
their oath. we need a national conversation about policing. the question is, where do we go from here? the president and speaker mccarthy set to meet this week, as the nation s debt ceiling crisis looms. i want to find a reasonable and a responsible way that we can take control of this run away spending. parents send their kids back to school tomorrow since the shooting in early january. am i 100% comfortable sending him back? no. i m pamela brown in washington, and you are live in the cnn newsroom. in memphis and across america, the cries for justice for tyre nichols raise a larger question. how can law enforcement finally commit to meaningful reforms? hours after the public viewed the horrific beating, memphis answered the outcry by shutting down the specialized scorpion unit. all five members that were fired and charged with nichols death were members of that controversial unit. cnn s isabella rah za lass joins us now. what is the latest? reporter: hey,
you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. today the attorney for the family of tyre nichols is calling the video of the 29-year-old being beaten by officers a watershed moment, one that the attorney hopes will lead to federal police legislation reform. late yesterday, we learned that the memphis police department had shut down the controversial scorpion unit that the officers charged in this killing belonged to. that news coming less than 24 hours after graphic video of tyre nichols being beaten and tased by officers was released to the public. again, i want to warn our viewers, what you re about to watch is disturbing. ah! mom! mother mom! give me your fucking hands, man! give me your fucking hands! give me your hands! give me your hands! hey! cnn s isabel rosales joins me now. isobel, what led to the chief deciding to do this step of deactivating the unit? and what more do we know about what s happening with this case? hey, jim. so