on january 7th. the city of memphis reacting today to the big announcement that the police scorpion unit the, one that is involved in the deadly beating, would be disbanded. here s what shelby county district attorney stephen mulroy told me in the last hour. i have heard that a number of citizens making complaints about the scorpion unit. i know that units of that kind sometimes can both in memphis and around the country sometimes breed a culture of over aggressiveness. i think it s probably a healthy thing of the units that disbanded. also new today. city officials cleaning up the discrepancy between the number of officers on the scene of the meeting. and the number body camera videos released. officials telling abc news some police body cameras were turned off during the beating and nichols. that when police first of nicholas, one of the three officers involved did not activate his camera. another turned it on but the camera fell off immediately. only two officers
nichols. here is the memphis da a short time ago right here on msnbc. i have heard that a number of citizens making complaints about the scorpion unit. i know that units of that kind sometimes can both in memphis and around the country can sometimes breed a culture of over aggressiveness. i think it s probably a healthy thing that the units been stunt. while this happened as the committee prepared for the funeral of the 29 year old whose life ended at the hands of those officers in a moment. i m going to talk to reverend al sharpton who s going to give the eulogy for nichols. also this hour, a disturbing story out of oregon. a man on the loose for torturing a woman using dating apps to find even more victims. and then some breaking political news that we are following. kevin mccarthy confirming a wednesday meeting with president biden on the debt ceiling. all of that plus former president donald trump talking about the georgia da s investigation that could lead to crimi
second degree murder, and calls are growing for police to form a justice and we are asking the chair of the memphis city council in the minority leader in the tennessee state senate about what part of the city and state have. they want a meeting with president biden to discuss just that, accountability. they re calling for national reforms within the justice system. we are talking to congresswoman, maxine waters, y all. and just a few moments, we re going to find out what the congress plans to ask for, and why. plus, in the lead up to black history month, we re celebrating some pioneers in our community who are living black history right now. starting with dana kennedy, she s the first african american to have a major publishing company. it s one of our living firsts. i have something to say. and then today since the release of videos showing the vicious beating a 29 year old tyre nichols by memphis police officers, we ve heard a lot. anger, fear, sadness across america. th
comcast business. powering possibilities. i m gassed with sudan. if you re just joining us, welcome. it s good to see you. thank you for sticking around if you re sticking with us. we re just days away from an emotional farewell in memphis. the funeral for tyre nichols, killed at the hands of police. the unit that deployed the five officers now charged has been disbanded. it s just one of the actions the community is calling for after the release of that horrifying video. i m going to be talking to a police expert this hour. we re following some breaking political news. just days from now, a showdown between kevin mccarthy and president biden on the debt ceiling. we re going to meet this wednesday. the president said he did not want to have discussions. i think it s important that our whole government is designed to find compromise. they can take control of this runaway spending. coming up, i m going to speak to congressman adam schiff. he got kicked off the house intel c
driving on january 7. officers are pulling the 29-year-old from his car and beating, kicking, tasing and pepper spraying him several times and he died thee days later. the memphis police department fired the five officers involved. they all face several charges including second degree murder. the release of the video has sparked wide-spread protests on the streets of memphis and around the country last night and today. fox news contributor and former washington dc homicide detective ted williams standing by with his analysis and first steve harrigan is live in memphis. steve reporter: john, the fallout of the death of tyre nichols here in memphis and the chief said that elite crime fighting unit the scorpions has been disbanded and all five accused of murder of nichols were members of that elite unit. more details, two coming clear from that tape and one hour videoed released on friday night and shows graphic violence and begins with the traffic stop of nichols. initial beati