ail alisyn camerota. i m victor blackwell. a sixth officer has been let go. they won t say if preston hemphill will face charges. that footage was released with the other video. we have a warning because the body cam clip we are about to show is disturbing. in this video from hemphill s camera he is seen unufiring a t. they found him. martin and all them are over there chasing him. i hope they stomp his ass. i hope they stomp his ass. smith is calling for other cars. his lawyer says hemphill was on scene and they say he was a member of the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit. the five former memphis officers charged with second degree murder also belong to that anti-crime unit. over the weekend it was deactivated permanently. with us is john miller, chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst. so, the sixth officer now has been relieved of duty. do we expect more charges to come? well, he was relieved of duty, we understand, at the same time all the others were. the differ
organization made up of self-described thieves who engaged in extortion, kidnapping and in this case murder for higher. we have been listening to officials talking about charges against the government of iran in relation to a plot here to assassinate on u.s. soil a journalist who was not named. we are going to continue to monitor the latest developments out of this. but we have a lot of news we want to get to. we are joining you from new york and this morning it s all about the video with the release of new police footage critical to three big stories we re watching. first, in memphis, that city, the entire country bracing for the video from the traffic stop that led to the death of 29-year-old tyree nichols. this evening video will be released showing the encounter. we re learning more about how chilling it could be. the police chief saying it will show, quote, acts that defy humanity. nbc news is learning tyree nichols can be heard in the footage calling out for his mothe
as it relates to that, and i will turn it over to d.a. mulroy, and did i mention that we will take questions after, but they will be we have a really limited amount of time. so, thank you. thank you. good afternoon, everybody. thank you for coming. i m joined today as ms. williams has already said with the director of the tennessee bureau of investigation, david rausch as well as assistant director josh milton. i m also joined by other members of my staff, including earnest brooks, ray lupone, and also most relevant for today, the trial team in the tyre nichols case including paul hagerman and tanisha johnson. we re here today because of a tragedy that wounds one family deeply, but also hurts us all, the death of tyre nichols. we understand and acknowledge the grief that the friends and family of tyre nichols are experiencing right now as well as the great concern throughout all of memphis and shelby county about this case. we met several times this week with the family o
of investigation, david roush as well as assistant director josh melton. i m also joined by other members of my staff including earnest brooks, ray lapone and also most relevant for today the trial team and the tyree nichols case, including paul hagerman and tanisha johnson. we re today because of a tragedy that wounds one family deeply and also hurts us all. the death of tyree nichols. we understand and acknowledge the grief of the friends and family of tyree are experiencing right now and the great concern throughout memphis and shelby county about this case. we met several times this week with the family of tyree nichols. they described an almost perfect son, a cheerful and happy person that enjoyed skateboarding and sunsets over shelby farms park. we re grateful to the family of tyree nichols for their patience as we expedited the charges in this case and the understanding on the part of the family that premature release of the video could compromise both. and we did work
that we can answer. so we ask for your understanding as it relates to that. and i will turn it over to d.a. mulroy and did i mention that we will take questions after, but they will be, we have a really limited amount of time. so thank you. thank you, erica. good afternoon, everybody, thank you for coming. i m joined today, as ms. williams has already said, with the director of the tennessee bureau of investigation, david rauche, as well as assistant director josh melton, i m also joined by other members of my staff, including mr. brooks, but also most relevant for today, the trial team in the tyre nichols case including paul haggerman and tenisha johnson, another member of the trial team is unavailable. we re here today because of a tragedy that wounds one family deeply, but also hurts us all. the death of tyre nichols. we understand and acknowledge the grief that the friends and family of tyre nichols are experiencing right now, as well as the great concern throughout all