hi, thanks so much for joining me today. i m jessica dean in washington, d.c. in for fredricka whitfield. we begin with a major shift in memphis. just a day after video shows the brutal police beating of tyre nichols, the city police department announcing it is permanently deactivating the scorpion unit. all five officers charged in nichols death were part of the movement and after protests around the country demanding it be dissolved. the attorney for tyre nichols s family ben crump telling cnn that it is a positive step but the work is far from over. in communities of color, they often have different types of police than many of white brothers and sisters have in their community and this video illustrates that it is this culture that said it doesn t matter whether the police officers are black, hispanic or white, that it is somehow allowed for you to tramp on the constitutional rights of certain citizens from certain ethnicities and certain communities and we have to hav
justice for tyre. the horrific police beating of tyre nichols shocks the nation. how could this happen again? nichols he family attorney, ben crump, will join me in moments. political vengeance, house speaker kevin mccarthy boots two democrats off one committee as the house prepares to vote as soon as this week on removing a third. this is not anything political. democratic representatives adam schiff, ilhan omar, and eric swalwell join me exclusively to respond. plus, campaign kickoff. former president donald trump makes his first campaign stops with some signs his party is leaving him behind. when will potential gop rivals make it official? republican governor chris sununu joins me exclusively. hello, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is sickened and heartbroken. americans are grieving today and they are demanding change with protesters taking to the streets in cities across the u.s., spurred by the sight of five police officers mercilessly bea
and especially try to restore the security coordination between the palestinian authority and israel. the palestinian authority cutting off the security coordination on thursday in the wake of that deadly israeli military in jenin that ended up being the deadliest day for palestinians in the west bank for over a year. a lot of pressures on these meetings between blinken and israeli leaders and he will be going to meet with the leadership of the palestinian authority. a lot of hopes this visit will help to calm the tensions here. the former officials and experts say that atmosphere, the temperature on the ground is so high, that they just don t know what will be the spark that will really completely blow up the entire situation. all right. ha das gould in jerusalem, thanks so much. i m jessica dean. coming up on cnn, dana bash talks to the attorney for tyre nichols family, ben crump.