hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i m lynda kinkade. ahead on cnn newsroom calls for justice after the brutal beating of a 29-year-old man in memphis. the controversial police unit linked to his death has now been dismantled. israeli palestinian tensions soaring amid a wave of violence. prime minister netanyahu outlines a new plan after two attacks in jerusalem. and new zealand s most popular city begins to recover after devastating and deadly flooding. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, from lynda kinkade. the memphis police department has announced the permanent end of a special anti-crime unit known as scorpion. it comes just a day after the city released graphic videos of five scorpion officers fatally beating 29-year-old tyre nichols. police have confirmed all the officers were with the special unit. some of the images you re about to see may be disturbing. scorpion was created over a ye
we have come out in a way that is in conjunction with what the family has asked for. they have been peaceful in protest, but they are very, very disturbed. we re out here today because we believe that no one else should go through what tyre nichols went through. they are grateful that the video came out so now the whole world knows what happened, that he was defenseless, that he was helpless. look how they grabbed him out of the car. there was no human inside of those men. maybe we do have faith and hope that the system is going to get it right this time. i m pamela brown in washington and you are in the cnn newsroom. horrifying cruelty and the heartless disregard for a dying man. today, outraged americans are holding small and mostly peaceful protests. in memphis and several other cities protesters are making their voices heard in support of tyre nichols. his deadly beating at the hands of five memphis police officers is captured on video and released to the pu
of a surge in violence? the lead from jerusalem starts live right now. the world on edge, fearing recent violence between israel lis and palestinians. could once again spiral into bloody chaos. the hour, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu one on one. how netanyahu plans to address the violence. how he responds to criticism about his newly-formed right wing government and the actions he might take that could have ramifications worldwide. plus, new contradictions after the horrific police beating of tyre nichols. the initial police report what video recordings actually show. and the big announcement on capitol hill from embattled republican congressman george santos after all the lies. welcome to the lead jake tapper live in jerusalem. recent violence has become the center of international gio politics this week. just minutes ago i wrapped an exclusive interview with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu back in office for unprecedented sixth term. i pr
how we re going to fix everything. we heard from the palestinian authority after the press conference the palestinian authority presidential spokesperson was on cnn international a few hours ago. he said, listen, we were happy to hear him talk how they want israel to stop settle and expansion and have israel stop demolition, stop legalization of what americas consider illegal outposts but they still said they are not going to go back to security coordinations, something the palestinian authority cut off last week in the wake of all of this violence, something the americans immediately said they thought was a bad idea. they see this as something that s vital to keep the conversation going, to keep some sense, some tool they can have to keep the calm. and they said even after all of these meetings, you know what, as long as israel is doing what it s doing, we re not going back to security coordination. now blinken did say his senior members are staying in the region to continue working.
massacre, announcing that they were severing security coordinations with israel as a result. and then rockets launched by militants in gaza towards israel. israel responding with air strikes. although no injuries were reported on either side. the past few days, a major test for the recently installed government under israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, under pressure from his right-wing cabinet to respond with force. translator: i will bring to the cabinet additional measures to fight terrorism. this includes significantly speeding up and expanding gun licensing for licensed citizens. as we have seen time and time again, including this morning, this thing saves lives. reporter: international condemnations and sympathies poured in, including by president joe biden, as u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken prepares to make a pre-planned trip to the region, where his relationship under even higher stakes. hadas gold, jerusalem. the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken s t