we will see you again tomorrow. now it is time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening, lawrence o donnell. good evening, alex i know as you watch this next hour, you are going to be wondering, how can to members of congress be sitting in the studio with that guy? and the answer is, i m in washington d.c. this week. and so, that is how the magic is going to happen. that s a good week of shows. knowing you, your experience in washington d.c. and what is happening in that town, there is a lot to discuss. it s going to be an important week here. i will be watching. thanks, alex. thanks, lawrence. tonight, the family of tyre nichols held a press conference at the mason temple church of god in christ in memphis, tennessee. that is the same place where, 55 years ago, the reverend dr. martin luther king junior jr. to a standing room only crowd on the final night of his life, the night before he was assassinated. that night, dr. king said, like anybody,
the theme of dr. kings king s final speech when he said, the issue is injustice. that was the issue tonight on that same stage, with five police officers now accused of the murder of tyre nichols, who was 29 years old when he was being beaten to death by those police officers and calling out for his mother less than 100 yards from his mother s home. tonight, tyre nichols s stepfather said this. only thing i can say is that going to be sweden short. keep fighting for justice for our son and our family. protect my wife, because she is very fragile right now. we need that for her. trust me. and i need it too. so, like i said, let s go tonight. because we have a long fight