this is the entrance to the park where richard was killed. the gunman laid in white in the secluded dark place at night. one way or another, that s an execution. absolutely. they were a busy married couple, meeting up for a romantic valentines night rendezvous. but that night, someone had other plans. he s been shot? he s been shot! before she even arrived, her husband was there. i just see him laying on the ground. i couldn t think of a soul who would want to harm this man. then, someone let a secret slip. soon, people were questioning a suspect with the motive. he suddenly changed his look. and in fact, when he showed up that morning, he was fearless. there was only one problem, he had a rock solid alibi. where did that leave you? worried about my case. that is when the phone rang. a tip! a tire track! and a case one detective would never forget! there was a shot in the dark but i took it. hello and welcome to dateline. it was valentine s day
john berman here in for anderson. take a look. there they are. both back when they wore memphis police department uniforms, and now in their booking photos. justin smith, emmett martin iii, desmond mills jr., demetrius haley all five now ex-cops charged today with killing tyre nichols, who died three days after a traffic stop and violent arrest on the 7th of this month. all five facing identical counts, official oppression, unauthorized exercise of official power, aggravated kidnapping while possessing a weapon, aggravated kidnapping causing bodily injury, aggravated assault, and second-degree murder. today in addition to the charges, we learn more about what kind of officers they were, along with details from the timeline of tyre nichols deadly encounter with them, which tennessee s top state law enforcement official says are appalling to him. sadly, there will be more tomorrow when video described in excruciating terms by those who have seen it is made public. cnn s sara s
released. what will the reaction be? airstrikes and rocket launches after the deadliest day in palestine. could the conflict escalate? the national archives reaching out to former presidents including obama, bush, clinton asking them to check for classified documents. here we go. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. the city of memphis holding its collective breath this morning. today video will be released of the traffic stop that led to the beating death of tyre nichols. the release of that deadly encounter coming one day after five fired police officers were charged with nichols murder and a candlelight vigil last night, anger mixed with tears. his mother pleading for nonviolent protests after the video is made public. when 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 our streets because that s not what my son stood for.
our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world, i m bianca nobilo. i m max foster joining you from london. just ahead on cnn newsroom. when that tape comes out tomorrow, it s going to be horrific. this evil is russian aggression, can and should be stopped only with adequate weapons. the terrorist state will not understand anything else. i m not sure the news could have been any better. economic growth is up, stronger than experts expected. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, january 27th. 9 a.m. here in london. 3 a.m. in memphis, tennessee. that s where a vigil was held last night for 23-year-old tyre nichols. he died after a violent altercation with five memphis police officers. tyre nichols, a lifelong skateboarder, a vigil was held at a skate park. his mother warned of the graphic nature of the video that will be made public today. have a listen. i d like to say to
good evening, teresa. all five of the former officers facing charges of aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct, official oppression, in addition to, as you point out, second-degree murder charges. [listing names of officers] all fired last week for use of force, and excessive use of force, and for failing to intervene and failing to render aid to nichols, the departments that had been pulled over for suspected reckless driving. he died in the hospital just three days after he was pulled over back on january 7th. police say there was an initial stop, and then pepper spray was deployed, a foot chase, then another altercation. the tennessee bureau of investigation head, david rauch, whose department is leading the ongoing investigation is the officers conduct, said, i ve seen the video. you will, too. in a word, it s absolutely appalling. the actions of these officers were awful, and no one, including law enforcement, is above the law. i assure you