right now, the breath of brutal video footage of the police encounter that ended in the death of tyre nichols has created a situation too big for the nation and its lawmakers to ignore. in washington, a congressional conversation around policing reform may be getting a shot. the congressional black caucus today calling for a meeting with president biden to discuss policing reform. as activists like myself are wondering whether nichols would still be alive if the last congress had passed legislation that emerged after george floyd s murder. and in memphis for the five officers now facing second degree murder charges in the killing enough tyre nichols. it is now set for february 17th. and in the so-called scorpion unit, those officers belonged to and memphis has now been disbanded. and in new york, after hosting the parents enough tyre nichols here on politicsnation, i m thinking about the eulogy of their son, i would deliver as head of the next tunnel action network in memph
fire and the flames engulfed a three story row house. last year alone, nearly 2500 people were killed in fires across the country, 276 of those deaths being children and 96 firefighters. joining me now is fema u.s. fire administrator and doctor laurie moore mayoral. she led a multi city tour last week to take a closer look at this issue. dr. moore, thank you for being with us. let me say the fire safety research institute says that fire deaths have increased by 30% over the last decade. these fires are also disproportionately impacting black communities and communities of color, and lower income communities, specifically in public housing. why is that?