good afternoon. i am back. a little bit later on, i m gonna tell you why you have not seen me for a couple of weeks. we want to start this hour with calls for action. protests in memphis in around the country today. this comes after the release of the shocking video of the police beating that led to death of tyre nichols. we re gonna show you some videos with a warning. it is really disturbing. we are showing it not to sensationalize it, but because watching it is the only way to really understand the extreme nature of what happened. from the moment we see tyre nichols, the assault began. they use pepper spray and a taser on him. even before he ran. police caught up with him and beat him. watch this. give me your hands. watch out. give me your hands. hit him. watch out. give me your hands. [screaming] give us your hands! [screaming] in the end, nichols was left with just one simple plea as a grown man. that plea was for his mother. watch out, watch out. mom! m
minute. the general consensus around everybody s shock. these people don t quite understand what happened there. you had a non violent case, from what we hear. tyre nichols was reckless driving on the report. chief davis said that he drove on the wrong side of the road. that is not a violent crime. people are not really understanding why he was pulled out of the car. he was not hitting anybody back. there is just some confusion, anger, and rage from everybody about this. julia, tell us about the scorpion unit. i know the line on this unit is that they are tasked with not only addressing violent crime, but also with investigating car thefts. what is the word there in memphis about this practice? talk about what they do day in and day out.
sharpton is gonna sit down with the parents of tyre nichols. as well as the attorney, benjamin crump. that is on today at 5 pm eastern. it is right here on msnbc. still ahead, we discuss how the memphis community is reacting to the beating of tyre nichols. the brutal police beating. that includes new scrutiny surrounding the pleases scorpion unit. plus, another round of gun violence. seven people were killed outside of a synagogue. the surprising details about who is behind the shooting. body camera footage is made public from the moment that nancy pelosi s husband was attacked inside of his own hall. the disturbing scene is next. ng scene is next just a number, and mine s unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health versus 16 grams in ensure® high protein. boost® high protein. now available in cinnabon® bakery-inspired flavor. learn more at boost.com/tv