you get that title after training, education and a sworn oce oath to defend the law. if you saw the video you know that is lawful exercise of criminal, it is the taking of a life. what should our reaction be? in california video from home invasion of paul pelosi also is out. nothing dispels conspiracy theories like video, for those who wondered what happened in the house, pretty simple, attempted murder. in south carolina, alex murdoch comes from a long line of prosecutors, now he is charged can killing his wife and son, if you are watching the trial it is two in one, prosecution tells what you police did. and defense attorneys tell you what the police didn t do. the jury tries to find the truth. joining us now criminal defense attorney john fillmore and paul moreau. memphis, is what happened in memphis murder 1, 2 or something else? a great question, i ask myself the same thing, murder 2 murder charges i should say are appropriate, how planned was this. i m struck by a c
from new york to detroit and los angeles. free of violence, just as the family wanted. five black officers have been charged with murder and the death of tyre nichols, in no small part due to the existence of these extremely graphic videos. the officers aggressively approach his car after a traffic stop. taken aback, the 29 year old black motorist is heard protesting his innocence. i didn t do anything! he seems to comply. i m on the ground. but as this encounter continues, mr nichols breaks away and flees. when they find him, they repeatedly kick him in the head, strike him with a baton and punch him. in distress, he calls out for his mother. tyre nichols was ultimately taken to the hospital in a critical condition and died three days later from his injuries. officials warned about the video s horrific nature in advance, but nothing could prepare people we met in memphis for what they would see. as a man of colour it was extremely hard because it could have been me. as a man
and good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker in atlanta. good morning, amara. i m boris sanchez. coming to you live from memphis, tennessee, a city still reeling from the brutal beating of tyre nichols at the hands of five now former memphis police officers. the full video of that beating was released to the public just a few hours ago, amara. yeah, that s right, boris, and as many would say, it was very difficult to watch. that video shows the deadly encounter between tyre nichols and memphis police officers earlier this month. nichols was pulled over on january 7th allegedly for reckless driving, but the police chief said the department has been unable to find anything that substantiates those claims. in all, the video covers 38 excruciating minutes from the moment the officers pull him over to the moments after an ambulance arrives at the scene. the videos show officers hitting the 29-year-old repeatedly, kicking him in the face, even a
we just received brand new body cam video of the attack of paul pelosi at his san francisco home last october. here is what police walked into and we re going to warn you, that it is violent and disturbing. definitely don t want to hold him here. i definitely don t want all of you. [knocking ]. are you sure? yes. hi. how are you doing? how are you? what s going on, man? everything s good. hi. drop the hammer. nope. hey, hey, hey. what is going on? whoa. give me your hands. give me your [ bleep ] hands. we have also got audio of paul pelosi s 911 call, seeming to ask in code for help. here it is. san francisco police. 2022. i guess i told him, who is this? this san francisco police. do you need help? there s a gentleman here, just waiting for my wife to come back. nancy pelosi. just waiting for her to come back. she s not going to be here for days so i guess we ll have to wait. okay, do you need medical for anything? i don t think so.
time in a year. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in the us where the funeral of tyre nichols, the 29 year old black man who died after being beaten by police in the city of memphis, has taken place. us vice president kamala harris was among the thousands attending the service at mississippi boulevard christian church, in memphis, in tennessee. following tyre nichol s death, five officers, themselves also black, were charged with murder. several other police officers and emergency staff have also been fired in recent days. our north america editor sarah smith was at the service. # you lift me up. the grief was overlaid with anger, as mourners celebrating the life of tyre nichols also railed against the injustice of his death. i can t speak for everybody in memphis, i can t speak for everybody gathering, but for me, i believe that if that man had been white, you wouldn t have beat him like that that night. applause. america s first black v