politicsnation. tonight s lead, some justice, but not enough. right now all five of the former memphis police officers whose encounter with motorist tyre nichols, ultimately ended his death three weeks ago are facing potentially life-changing punishment themselves. all five now facing second degree murder charges in addition to several others. two deputies that arrived after the police beating of nichols have now been relieved of duty pending investigation. at the county prosecutor is not ruling out additional charges. as tonight attorneys for two of the former officers, desmond mills and desmond mills junior and emmett martin the third, say their clients plan to plead not guilty. we are also getting word of this afternoon that the so-called scorpion special police unit they were part of has been disbanded. also tonight, the white house is balancing the message of sympathy for the nichols s family and community with calls for calm on the streets of memphis where demonstrators
sympathy for the nichols s family and community with calls for calm on the streets of memphis where demonstrators are still reacting to the police body cam footage released by the city late last night. footage that i will continue to caution our viewers is disturbing, showing at least some of the events, the traffic stop, the foot pursuit, and the violent arrest that sent nichols to the hospital where he died three days later. i have the solemn on our, as head of national action network, of eulogizing nichols next week in memphis. and that is where we begin tonight. joining me now, is rowvaughn wells, tyre s mother. rodney, wells his stepfather. and representing the family, civil rights attorney and the attorney general of black america, then crumb. attorney crumb, mr., wells mrs., wells we appreciate you joining us tonight. at this very difficult time.