memphis, the chief has disbanded the special s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. policing unit which the five exofficers charged with second degree murder were a part of, and they are investigating every special unit, but there s a lot more work to be done with tyre s mother saying she wants to do everything she can to stop tragedies like this from happening. the thing that bothers me the most, it s just so many children that s being brutalized and killed by the police. hopefully we can help another kid and another family not go through something like this. but how do you change the culture surrounding policing? we ll talk about that ahead. plus, moving forward after a tragedy, the virginia school where a sixth grade student shot a teacher is back open for the first time in two weeks. what parents are saying this morning. also, is it too early to talk 2024, we re just about a year out from the presidential primaries. already donald trump is taking aim at one potential rival who hasn t e
cnn. pamela? thanks, chris. who s talking to chris wallace airs at 7:00 tonight on cnn. and the next hour of cnn newsroom on this sunday starts newsroom on this sunday starts right now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com i m pamela brown in washington. the top stories for you tonight, lawmakers are demanding actions days after five police officers are charged in the beating death of tyre nichols. can the federal government do anything to change culture inside many of these departments? plus the man who disarmed the monterey park gunman is haled a gunman, as california sees four mass shootings in one week. and it s a fight over books in florida. teachers say they have to keep students away from books already in their libraries until state-approved groups decide if they re appropriate. you re in the cnn newsroom. and we begin this hour with the brutal beating of tyre nichols. today the attorney for his family told cnn that he hopes the video that outraged a na
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hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the memphis police department in the united states has disbanded the so called scorpion special unit whose officers are accused of murdering tyre nichols. the 29 year old black man was kicked and punched by five policemen, who are also black. they ve now been sacked and face multiple charges, including murder. a warning, nada tawfik s report from memphis contains some distressing images. justice for tyre! the familiar rallying cry heard too often after incidents of police brutality. memphis s worst fears never materialised, as protesters remained peaceful. a considered effort by city officials to deliver swift justice for tyre nichols seems to have worked. small scale demonstrations took place across the country from new york to detroit and los angeles mostly calm, just as the family wanted. five black officers have been charged with murder in the death of tyre nichols, in no small part due to the existence of
materialised as protesters remained peaceful a considered effort by city officials to deliver swift justice for tyre nichols seems to have worked. small scale demonstrations took place across the country from new york to detroit and los angeles mostly calm, just as the family wanted. five black officers have been charged with murder in the death of tyre nichols, in no small part due to the existence of these extremely graphic videos. (bleep). the officers aggressively approach his car after a traffic stop. taken aback, the 29 year old black motorist is heard protesting his innocence. yells: i didn t do anything! he seems to comply. calmly: i m on the ground. ..but as this encounter continues, mr nichols breaks away and flees. when they find him, they repeatedly kick him in the head, strike him with a baton and punch him. in distress, he calls out for his mother. tyre nichols was ultimately taken to the hospital in a critical condition and died three days later from his