the ukrainian president urges world leaders gathered for a security conference in munich to speed up their support for his country. a former security guard at the uk embassy in berlin is sentenced to 13 years in prison for spying for russia. and a qatari consortium bids to buy manchester united ahead of the deadline which has just passed, meaning there are now two contenders. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we begin in memphis, tennessee, where five former police officers have pleaded not guilty to second degree murder and other charges in the case of tyre nichols. mr nichols, a young black man, died after a police beating in memphis, tennessee last month. videos showed the officers repeatedly kicking and punching nichols in a traffic stop close to his home. the five officers, all out on bail, entered their not guilty pleas during an arraignment hearing in shelby county criminal court. tyre nichols mother made this statement outside the court.
good evening, welcome to bbc news. in memphis, tennessee, five former police officers have pleaded not guilty to second degree murder and other charges in the case of tyre nichols. mr nichols, a young black man, died after a police beating in memphis, tennessee last month. videos showed the officers repeatedly kicking and punching nichols in a traffic stop close to his home. the five officers, all out on bail, entered their not guilty pleas during an arraignment hearing in shelby county criminal court. tyre nichols mother made this statement outside the court. i know my son is gone. i know i ll never see him again. but we have to start this process ofjustice right now, and i want each and every one of those police officers to be able to look me in the face they haven t done that yet. they couldn t even do that today. they didn t have the courage to look at me in my face after what they did to my son. so, they re going to see me at every court date, everyone. exactly. ..u
their oath. we need a national conversation about policing. the question is, where do we go from here? the president and speaker mccarthy set to meet this week, as the nation s debt ceiling crisis looms. i want to find a reasonable and a responsible way that we can take control of this run away spending. parents send their kids back to school tomorrow since the shooting in early january. am i 100% comfortable sending him back? no. i m pamela brown in washington, and you are live in the cnn newsroom. in memphis and across america, the cries for justice for tyre nichols raise a larger question. how can law enforcement finally commit to meaningful reforms? hours after the public viewed the horrific beating, memphis answered the outcry by shutting down the specialized scorpion unit. all five members that were fired and charged with nichols death were members of that controversial unit. cnn s isabella rah za lass joins us now. what is the latest? reporter: hey,
around this country we have new reaction today from people demanding change. . five police officers. it doesn t matter. if not even one of them said no, this is not. right there is really no words to describe. it i was sick to my stomach. i had to walk away a few times. it just breaks your. heart you have to stand up and be reminded that this isn t just a mentor thing or a sacramento or california thing. this is a national thing. unfortunately, he is right. we have reporters and analysts joining us with reactions of what to expect next in this case. we are going to go first to nbc s tom brock, standing by in memphis for us. sam, good day to you. what can you tell us about this scene just after 11 am central time where you are there? the morning after that video was released? hey alex. good afternoon to. you good morning here. it is calm right now. it is going to be really interesting to see what some of the protesters are saying today alex azar s a 3 pm protest loca
hello, everyone. welcome to cnn newsroom. victor is off today. the family of tyre nichols is urging piece today after the video of his beating death is released to the public. five officers have been charged. they ve all been released on roughly $250,000 bond. this afternoon, his mother had this message for them. i just want to ask for prayer for my family, for this whole community. and i want to say to the five police officers that murdered my son, you also disgraced your own families when you did this. but you know what? i m going to pray for you and your families. nicoles was pulled over on january 7th allegedly for reckless driving. but the memphis police chief says she does not see evidence of that yet. a warning now, this picture is graphic. the chief also does not yet know what sparked this brutal beating of nicoles that followed the police chase and caught on several cameras. she says she could not bear to watch the video but did see the aftermath of what her so