and i m erica hill. kate bolduan will pick things up righ t now. [ no audio ] as they wait for the city to release videos showing police officers beating tyre nichols. the city s police chief spoke directly to this overnight. describing the video as heinous. that is the word that she used and she s pleading with residents to not react violently when they see it. we know that nichol s family has already seen the video. the family attorney said that it shows officers beating nichols, quote, like a pinata for three minutes after a traffic stop on january 7th. nichols died three days later. the five officers involved in the traffic stop have already been fired. the police chief also spoke to that overnight in that video saying that this was not just a professional failing, but also a failing of basic humanity and she said that there are additional officers also under investigation. the nichols family for their part is calling for murder charges now. and we ve just learned tha
mason temple in memphis was hacked. memphis was a city in mourning, grappling with unrest over the deaths of two black employees of a memphis department of public work. employees that were crushed to death while taking cover from severe weather. today marks the 55th anniversary of their deaths. today, under the slogan i am a man, more than 1000 black appointees were on strike, and tensions were rising. despite a bad thunderstorm that april 9th, the room was filled. there was one man that the crowd wanted to hear from. martin luther king junior, who visited memphis twice before. he was trying to help the black workers get a living wage, and decent working conditions. that night, he was back. he was delivering what would be his final speech, the night before he was assassinated. dr. king began his famous mountaintop speech by saying that something is happening in memphis, something is happening in our world. we have been forced to a point where we are going to have to struggl
for staying up late with us. i will see you at the end of tomorrow. tomorrow on april 3rd, in 1968, the mason temple in memphis was hacked. memphis was a city in mourning, grappling with unrest over the deaths of two black employees of a memphis department of public work. employees that were crushed to death while taking cover from severe weather. today marks the 55th anniversary of their deaths. today, under the slogan i am a man, more than 1000 black appointees were on strike, and tensions were rising. despite a bad thunderstorm that april 9th, the room was filled. there was one man that the crowd wanted to hear from. martin luther king junior, who visited memphis twice before. he was trying to help the black workers get a living wage, and decent working conditions. that night, he was back. he was delivering what would be his final speech, the night before he was assassinated. dr. king began his famous mountaintop speech by saying that something is happening in memphis, s
unknown is always good to see you, my friend. thanks to you for joining us this evening. on april 3, 1968, the mason temple in memphis was packed. memphis was a city in mourning. it was grappling over the deaths of two employees of the memphis department of public work, employees who were crushed to death while taking cover from severe weather. today marks the 55th anniversary of their deaths today.th under the slogan i am a man more than 1,000 black employees were on strike and tensions were rising. so despite a bad thunderstorm that april night the room was filled, and there was one man the crowd wanted to hear from. martin luther king jr. had visitedhe memphis twice before. he was trying to help the black workers get a living wage and decent working condition, and that night he was back, delivering what would be his final speech the night before he was assassinated. dr. king began his famous mountaintop speech by saying something is happening in memphis, something h
information about the potential contender whose home is about to be searched for classified material according to people familiar with the matter. frozen power lines, fallen trees, the misery in texas where ice storms have led to power outages for more than 400,000 people. how long before they get it back? but we begin with the demands for police reform, proclaimed loudly from the pulpit at the mississippi boulevard christian church, and yet, seeming to fall on deaf ears in the halls of congress. later this afternoon, the congressional black caucus is set to meet with president biden demanding new laws to address police brutality hoping that the horrific death of tyre nichols might unlock the political will to do something this time. but senator tim scott is now saying that discussions about bringing back the george floyd justice in policing act that failed 16 months ago are a nonstarter. and so once again, the cycle of outrage, grief, and frustration. as the reverend turne