opposite of what transpired on the video. the memphis police chief warns the public ahead of today s release of body cam video in the death of tyre nichols calling her former officer s actions inhumane. we ll have the latest. and also ahead, the latest from ukraine following more deadly russian strikes likely in retaliation after the u.s. and its allies announced they are sending tanks to support ukrainian forces. and that comes as president biden is considering a trip overseas to mark a year of war in eastern europe. good morning, welcome to way too early on this friday, january 27. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. the five memphis police officers who were fired after the death of tyre nichols have now been charged with his murder. a tennessee grand jury confirmed indictments against the former officers. all five were members of a specialized police unit patrolling high crime areas in memphis before they were all fired for a their conduct du
reckless and inhumane. i expect you to feel what the nichols family feels. i expect you to feel outrage in the disregard of basic human rights as our police officers have taken an oath to do the opposite of what transpired on the video. the memphis police chief warns the public ahead of today s release of body cam video in the death of tyre nichols, asking the community to protest peacefully. we ll have the latest in that extremely disturbing case. plus, it was supposed to be the investigation that would finally expose the deep state plot against donald trump, only it didn t find anything, and it cost taxpayers millions of dollars. we ll have more on that. and president joe biden slams house republicans for what he calls a maga economic plan. we ll play for you his comments on that and the overall health of the economy. we ll talk about it, as it comes as the president is considering a trip overseas to mark a year of war in eastern europe. good morning, and welcome to mo
yesterday. mccarthy said the two are good friends, the tech leader came to help him celebrate. it s not true that he had a meeting or a planned meeting with both leaders according a source of mine. he actually ran into jeffries while leaving mccarthy s birthday party and there were brief conversations about how they could envision the running of twitter and the future, but nothing in detail because those conversations are forthcoming. the visit with mccarthy will raise eyebrows. a lot of accounts reinstated, including donald trump s, though he hasn t used it yet. senior politics reporter eugene scott, have a good weekend. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early. morning joe starts now. this is not just a professional failing. this is a failing of basic humanity toward another individual. this incident was heinous,