national university. supporting the whole you. happening now, breaking news. more fallout from the fatal police beating of tyre nichols. the memphis fire department just revealed that three employees who responded to the scene have been fired. i ll get reaction from an attorney for the nichols family. also tonight, president biden warms up for a state of the union address touting the benefits of his signature infrastructure law. this as former president trump is trying to jump-start his 2024 presidential campaign by hitting the trail and by taking shots at potential gop rival ron desantis. and in jerusalem, an urgent appeal for calm by america s top diplomat. secretary of state antony blinken trying to turn down the temperature between israelis and palestinians amid a new outbreak of deadly violence. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. and let s get right
nichols s mother, accountability would mean that her son would be alive. we need to be clear about this. conviction is not resurrection. her boy is not coming back. cornell william brooks. don lemon, joey jackson, guys, thank you very, very much. we ll stay on top of this story to be sure. thanks, wolf. coming up, as president trump makes his first major 2024 swings in the south, he is slamming his former ally, florida governor ron desantis as, quote, very disloyal. will it work with voters? stay with us. you re in the situation room. with leading ultra-capacity 5g coverarage. t-mobile for business hass 5g that s ready right now. hi, my name s steve. i lost 138 pounds on golo and i kept it off. so with other diets, you just feel like you re muscling your way through it. the reason why i like golo is plain and simple, it was eas i golo s a lifestyle changeeth and a diet. and you make thehange and it stays off. golo s changed my life in so many ways.
and as stated earlier, in the earlier updates, they remain committed to transparency in this tragedy. however, wolf, the memphis police department hasn t necessarily been as transparent as they claim here. some of these officers were put on leave at the same time the other five officers who were eventually terminated and charged, a lot of this we re just learning today. some of this was done weeks ago. why we re just learning of this today is unclear. but obviously, there is still a lot going on, and i think we re going to learn a lot, a lot more here in the coming days and weeks, wolf. you re absolutely right. shimon prokupecz, thank you very much. let s discuss what s going on with an attorney for tyre nichols family, antonio romanucci. antonio, thank you so much for joining us. i want to talk about all these late-breaking details. but first, how is tyre s family doing tonight? well, they re really taking some time to absorb everything that is going on. as you see, wolf, the sto
national university. supporting the whole you. happening now, breaking news. more fallout from the fatal police beating of tyre nichols. the memphis fire department just revealed that three employees who responded to the scene have been fired. i ll get reaction from an attorney for the nichols family. also tonight, president biden warms up for a state of the union address touting the benefits of his signature infrastructure law. this as former president trump is trying to jump-start his 2024 presidential campaign by hitting the trail and by taking shots at potential gop rival ron desantis. and in jerusalem, an urgent appeal for calm by america s top diplomat. secretary of state antony
thoughts. go ahead. wolf, i certainly believe that. listen, accountability comes in many forms. the reality is each and every person who was there, who enabled, who assisted, who participated, who did nothing, everyone has a responsibility. the world is watching. who the are we? who are they as a unit and as police officials? it s about court circumstances professionalism and respect. was any of that shown to mr. nichols? of course not. and so clearly, as the investigation continues, i think you ll see more fallout. and with that, wolf, understand that there is many forms of legal accountability. one, of course, criminal. i think they should be examined. everyone should be examined for acting or failing to act. that s number one. number two, administrative. did you do your job? did you do it properly? did you do it in accordance with policy, rules, regulations, procedures. no? if so, you shouldn t be there. and then of course a civil component. civil component design, monetarily to p