and i m erica hill. kate bolduan will pick things up righ t now. [ no audio ] as they wait for the city to release videos showing police officers beating tyre nichols. the city s police chief spoke directly to this overnight. describing the video as heinous. that is the word that she used and she s pleading with residents to not react violently when they see it. we know that nichol s family has already seen the video. the family attorney said that it shows officers beating nichols, quote, like a pinata for three minutes after a traffic stop on january 7th. nichols died three days later. the five officers involved in the traffic stop have already been fired. the police chief also spoke to that overnight in that video saying that this was not just a professional failing, but also a failing of basic humanity and she said that there are additional officers also under investigation. the nichols family for their part is calling for murder charges now. and we ve just learned tha
the gdp grew nearly 3% in the last quarter of 2022. higher than economists have forecasted. let s get over to christine romans. make sense of it. all right, kate. well, look, it is the latest in the yes-but economy. but the economy ended last year strong. this is gdp, gross domestic product, produced in the world s largest economy. gdp bounced back from a stall in the first half of the year, to register a solid fall and winter. for the year overall 2.1% growth. that follows a blockbuster 2021. that was the strongest economy since ronald reagan was president. now the u.s. economy has now recovered all of the lost output from the covid crash and returned to its growth potential. that is a milestone. now eyou ve heard about big tec names, layoffs in the news every day. but overall layoffs are low.
pharmacists are warning of patchy supplies of rapid covid tests as demand from the public increases. changes to self isolation rules have meant more people are now trying get hold of tests. it s notjust our pharmacy that s out of stock, it s many, many more pharmacies. some customers are very understanding with it, but some are getting very angry about it. we ll have the latest on what s happening with supplies. also on this lunchtime. scots are urged not to travel to england to celebrate new year because there are fewer restrictions on socialising across the border. a warning that families are facing a cost of living squeeze in 2022 higher energy bills, tax rises and stagnant wages could all have an impact on incomes,