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cnn. pamela? thanks, chris. who s talking to chris wallace airs at 7:00 tonight on cnn. and the next hour of cnn newsroom on this sunday starts newsroom on this sunday starts right now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com i m pamela brown in washington. the top stories for you tonight, lawmakers are demanding actions days after five police officers are charged in the beating death of tyre nichols. can the federal government do anything to change culture inside many of these departments? plus the man who disarmed the monterey park gunman is haled a gunman, as california sees four mass shootings in one week. and it s a fight over books in florida. teachers say they have to keep students away from books already in their libraries until state-approved groups decide if they re appropriate. you re in the cnn newsroom. and we begin this hour with the brutal beating of tyre nichols. today the attorney for his family told cnn that he hopes the video that outrage ....
Family told cnn that he hopes the video that outraged a nation will become a watershed moment in the push for police reform. hours after the public viewed that horrific beating, memphis answered the outcry by shutting down the specialized scorpion unit. all five officers who were fired and charged with nichols death were members of that controversial unit, but many view it as a small step to many changes needed. we did just hear from the naacp in tennessee. the president applauding the fe memphis police chief for firing the officers involved in the beating tegt of tyre nichols and doing so in the matter of days and not waiting for months to a year. and demonstrators who took to the streets. here s what else she had to say. ....