funeral service for tyre nichols this afternoon. it comes as details about what happened the night nichols encountered police are coming under new scrutiny. and we re learning more about the past conduct of some of the officers involved. more on that ahead. also this morning, bone chilling weather sweeping the nation. a triple threat of freezing rain, sleet and snow causes accidents, power outages and grounds thousands of flights. parts of the country are bracing for windchills that could dip as low as negative 60. we re tracking this brutal cold coming up. plus, face to face, after a public war of words over our country s debt limit as president biden and speaker mccarthy are set to meet at the white house this afternoon. the expectations according to our us who team could not be lower. what both sides are bringing to the table. and the 2024 gop presidential primary is about to get a little more crowded as former u.n. ambassador nikki haley moves closer to becoming for
Rally, nearly 20 family members of new yorkers killed by police since 1973. All of these people out there in cities across the country calling for one thing. A change in how we police in america. Today floyd was buried next to the grave of his mother. Our friends and colleague, reverend al sharpton, host on msnbc, delivered the very powerful eulogy. A congressional delegation attended and ill be speaking to nancy pelosi a little later in the hour. Former Vice President joe biden delivering a video message. The scene in texas, a stark contrast in tone and substance from President Donald Trump who did not mention george floyd today. Instead, he spent quite a bit of time trying to spread a strange and unsettling Conspiracy Theory by a senior citizen, a 75yearold man, a protester who was shoved by police in buffalo, new york. The president was suggesting that that man was some sort of antifa agitator. You can see here, on your screen, exactly what happened in the video. Wasnt that at all.
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