how he plans to expand democratic control in 2023 and how not to celebrate black history month. we will reveal our worst of the week contenders. i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. let s start this hour with the breaking news of the night the united states has shot down the suspected surveillance balloon off the coast of south carolina. officials say a f 22 missile jet took up the balloon with a single air to air missile. at 2:39 eastern this afternoon. nbc s gary graham joins me now from washington, d. c.. with the latest. gary, it s good to have you with us. what do we know about that decision-making process to shut down this blue and the evidence to collect the debris? as you can imagine,, eamonn you get our learning that this whole process was a team effort, it was a multi agency effort. the faa turned off all the arrivals and departures from wilmington airport from north carolina, from myrtle beach, from charleston. the air force is the one that shut down the ballo
good evening everyone. i m alisyn camerota. this is cnn tonight. memphis is holding its breath waiting for the release of the video showing exactly what happened to 29-year-old tyre nichols after he was pulled over by police on january 7th. three days later he was dead. an independent autopsy blamed his death on, quote, extensive bleeding caused by severe beating. and tonight tyre nichols mother pleads for peace. when that tape comes out tomorrow, it is going to be horrific. my lord. i didn t see it. but from what i hear, it is going to be horrific. but i want each and every one of you to protest in peace. i don t want us burning up our cities, tearing up the streets, because that is not what my son stood for. people who have seen this police body cam video call it shocking, secening, and appalling. i ve seen the video. as stated you will, too. in a word, it is absolutely appalling. let me be clear. what happened here does not at all reflect proper policing. this
happen to 20 nine-year-old to 29 year old tyree nichols after he was pulled over by police on january 7th. three days later, he was dead. an independent autopsy blamed his death an extensive bleeding caused by severe beating. and tonight, his mother pleads for peace. when that tape comes out tomorrow, it s going to be horrific. my lord. i didn t see it, but from what i hear it s going to be horrific. but i want each and every one of you to protest in peace. i don t want us burning up our cities, tearing up the streets. amen. because that s not what my son stood for. people who have seen this police body cam video call it shocking, sickening, and appalling. i ve seen the video. as she stated, you will to. in a word, it s absolutely appalling. let me be clear. what happened here does not at all reflect proper policing. this was wrong, this was criminal. so tomorrow night the public will see this video and then what? that s one of the questions that we ll be aski
the bbc finds evidence of a mounting death toll in rural areas. we ll be live in sydney for australia day and examine the divisions over the country s colonial legacy, with many young people shunning the holiday. and there is new evidence that the way humans communicate could have come from apes. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. meta has announced it will reinstate donald trump s facebook and instagram accounts, two years after he was suspended following the capitol riots. nick clegg, the president of global affairs, has laid out the reasons for the decision on the meta website. he says: and that: the former us president has also given his reaction on his own social media platform, truth social, saying: he goes on to say that: peter bowes told me more about the events leading up to donald trump s removal. he was removed from facebook the day after the january six riots, the assault on congress. the former
social media megaphones are back, with metal letting him back on facebook and instagram. and a new era of american extremism. the shocking details revealed in the proud boys seditious conspiracy trial. who they are, and the dangers behind their extreme beliefs, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. the u.s. and its allies made a major commitment to support boosting ukraine s firepower and the war against russia today. the white house promised to send 31 abrams tanks to help ukrainian forces, while germany now said it would send 14 of their leopard two tanks. germany had been resisting sending the tanks unless the united states did the same. president biden spoke about the decision earlier today. approaching ukrainian forces, working to the fund the territory they hold, and prepared for additional counter offenses. today s announcement bills on the hardware and commitment from countries around the world. that