hello and welcome to the programme. tyre nichols, was a 29 year old black man. a father, a fedex employee, a keen skateboarder. three weeks ago, he was pulled over by the memphis police on suspicion of reckless driving. there was a confrontation after which tyre fled. and what happened next defies belief. five memphis police officers, who are also black, chased him down just 80 yards short of his mother s front door, they beat tyre so badly that, three days later, he died from his injuries. i am going to show you a picture of what tyre looked like before he died. just a warning it is hard to look at. the coroner said he had suffered excessive bleeding caused by a severe beating . the family have been shown the body cam footage. while each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident in question, the actions of all of them resulted in the death of tyre nichols, and they are all responsible. reverend al sharpton has spoken with the family and will deliver th
and i m erica hill. kate bolduan will pick things up righ t now. [ no audio ] as they wait for the city to release videos showing police officers beating tyre nichols. the city s police chief spoke directly to this overnight. describing the video as heinous. that is the word that she used and she s pleading with residents to not react violently when they see it. we know that nichol s family has already seen the video. the family attorney said that it shows officers beating nichols, quote, like a pinata for three minutes after a traffic stop on january 7th. nichols died three days later. the five officers involved in the traffic stop have already been fired. the police chief also spoke to that overnight in that video saying that this was not just a professional failing, but also a failing of basic humanity and she said that there are additional officers also under investigation. the nichols family for their part is calling for murder charges now. and we ve just learned tha
and a sober newsday with us. a source telling cnn criminal charges are coming this afternoon in memphis in connection to the beating of 29-year-old tyre nichols and we also are told to expect tomorrow the release of the video of that police encounter and we are told that is three minutes of savagery. memphis police officers brutalizing nichols. right now that city fed up. it could have been your son. it could have been you. don t gavel me. i m here to let you know. i can see without we want it now. plus, the new temperature check of the u.s. economy. new data gives president biden reason to brag. the economy growing faster than expected. it is more proof a recession is not inevitable but it also comes as some big name companies slash thousands of jobs. releasing right now brand-new cnn poll numbers, here s what they show. you think leaders in washington, especially house republicans, are out of touch with what you think, your government should be doing and doing first
as it relates to that, and i will turn it over to d.a. mulroy, and did i mention that we will take questions after, but they will be we have a really limited amount of time. so, thank you. thank you. good afternoon, everybody. thank you for coming. i m joined today as ms. williams has already said with the director of the tennessee bureau of investigation, david rausch as well as assistant director josh milton. i m also joined by other members of my staff, including earnest brooks, ray lupone, and also most relevant for today, the trial team in the tyre nichols case including paul hagerman and tanisha johnson. we re here today because of a tragedy that wounds one family deeply, but also hurts us all, the death of tyre nichols. we understand and acknowledge the grief that the friends and family of tyre nichols are experiencing right now as well as the great concern throughout all of memphis and shelby county about this case. we met several times this week with the family o
high-profile case of police brutality to result in charges. five former officers indicted. the victim s family says he was beaten like a human pinata. what led to nichols death is the big question. plus, the murder trial for alex murdaugh accused of killing his wife and son. the first witnesses called to testify and the key reporting the jury heard today. plus, democratic congressman adam schiff drops his name in what s shaping up to be a hotly contested senate race. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown. we start with breaking news. five fired memphis police officers have been charged with murder in the death of 29-year-old tyree nichols. the shelby county district attorney announced the charges which include second degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and assault. police officers say they pulled nichols over and he ran away. there was then a confrontation. nichols died three days later. the district attorney said there was a lapsed period of time in getting medical