o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave ashley: protesters reacting after police released body cam footage of the police involved death of tyree nichols, other cities saw demonstrators take to the streets. rachel: charles watson has body footage that is causing outrage across the country. reporter: good morning. prior to the release of body cam videos showing the violent beating of tyree nichols at the hands of memphis police officers, we were told those videos would be graphic and savage and the videos released by the city of memphis friday evening appear to live up to those descriptions. i didn t do anything. i was trying to if you don t lay down. i am on the ground. reporter: in the first video captured
video. reporter: good morning. prior to the video s release, we were told it would be inhumane and savage and appears the videos live up to the descriptions and it all started earlier this month an january 7 when memphis police officers pulled over tyre nichols. body cam video shows an officer aggressively yank nichols out of his vehicles and the 29-year-old tells officers he wants to go home. nichols escapes from police and they tase him as he takes off down the road and at that point officers chase him and later on other officers spot him and catch up to him. nichols is on the ground as officers restrain him, punch him, and pepper spray him. all the while the officers are demanding he give them his hands as nichols calls out for his mother. mom! mom! mom! mom! mom! reporter: now, even though it appears officers have control of nichols, the assault continues. at one point you see an officer kick nichols in the head at least twice as if he s punting a football and then offi
charles. reporter: good morning, guys. for days we were told that the beating of tyre nichols at the hands of memphis police officers would be heinous and savage and unfortunately the videos live up to those descriptions. [ yelling ]. reporter: the first video captured on body cam and an officer approached tyre nichols with their gun drawn and aggressively yank him out of his vehicle as nichols tells officers he didn t do anything and officers throw him on the ground and throw laced commands at him and put him behind his back and nichols escaped from police and they tase him and takes off his shirt and runs away. at that point, officers chase after nichols and later on when officers catch up to him, you see nichols on the ground as he s being restrained. multiple officers punch nichols several times and pepper stray him as they demand he give them his hands and all this happening as nichols calls out to his mother for help. mom! mom! mom! mom! reporter: despite the fact t
as inhumane and savage and those videos live top the description. it started an january 7 when memphis police officers pulled over nichols. i didn t do anything. you guys are doing a lot. if you don t lay down. i m on the ground. on your stomach. reporter: body cam video shows an officer aggressively yank nichols out of his vehicle and the 29-year-old tells officers he wants to go home. a few moments later you see nichols escape from police and they then tase him as he takes off down the road. at that point, officers chase him. later on other officers spot him and catch up to him. you see nichols on the ground as officers restrain him, punch him and pepper stray him. all the while the officers demand he give them his hands as nichols calls out for his mother. mom! mom! mom glock reporter: even though it appears officers have hold of nichols arm, the assault continues and at one point an officer coming and kick nichols in the head two times as if he was punting a foo
graphic, very graphic. [bleep] hands i didn t do anything! hey, i didn t do [background sounds] all right, all right, all right on the ground, on the ground. all right, all right, all right [inaudible conversations] you don t do that, okay? get on the [bleep] ground! put your hands behind your back. okay. [inaudible conversations] then lay down. i just want to go home. [inaudible conversations] watch out, watch out, watch out! give me your hands, bro! watch out. give me your hands, bro! [bleep] give me your [bleep] hands. watch out, watch out give me your hands! give us your hands! neil: well, has been body cam footage is raising a whole lot of questions as to why the police acted so brutally and so quickly. 29-year-old tyre nichols died three days after all of this, on january 10th. this all went down on the 7th. the five officers involved were fired and charged with second-degree murder, a charge for which, if they re found guilty, co