skepticism. all i can do as the governor of the state of ohio is tell you we have the best experts we can get and the best equipment that there is available to do the testing. reporter: there you have it. the governor also saying all of the contaminated soil that is in the area, he said, that contaminated soil is in the process of being removed and will continue. there was a question about fema and whether the state will be trying to get fema assistance. he says not at this point. that is not something he says the state qualifies for but he reserved the right to try to apply for that at a later time if necessary. finally, kasie, accountability. there were a lot of questions about that and as we ve heard from other officials including the epa the governor also saying the railroad company is responsible for this and will ultimately be held accountable. kasie? thanks very much for being on this important story for us.
mentioned, kasie for the parents of tyre nichols to come face to face with these men and his mother saying she will be at every court appearance. we re also learning about other cases that involve the scorpion unit. what can you share about that? reporter: this was the crime fighting, aggressive policing unit, now no longer. the police chief disbanded the group after the tyre nichols beating. the da here telling me finally we re getting some numbers and finally being told it is up to about 100 cases that the district attorney could be now reviewing that the five officers were part of. they were part of 75 cases the da is now reviewing and another 25 from an additional officer not criminally charged but fired. preston hemphill was one of the
edition of trump s election denial. just like the courts did in those 60 plus cases trump lost. kasie, democratic and republican appointed judges rejecting this hog wash, so anti-democratic, so dangerous. she is not going to win at any level of the arizona courts. sanctions and potential bar discipline are on the horizon for her lawyers. she had a tough time getting lawyers. she said she would even take better call sol at one point. that is the level that she is sinking to. norm, i am so sorry to have to cut you off. thank you for this discussion. we have to go live to the white house where national security council official john kirby has joined the white house briefing. let s listen in. thanks you all for giving me a chance to come up here and talk on friday.
that is the officer that you can hear crying. bagley was pronounced dead at the hospital. cnn s ryan young joins us now. ryan, members of bagley s family and that officer s lawyer have spoken with cnn. what are they all saying? reporter: obviously this is a tough video to watch, kasie. we talked with their family and attorney yesterday after they watched the video. their emotions were completely raw as you can imagine hearing their loved one trying to gasp their last breath which is something that hurt everyone in the family. his brother, his youngest brother was talking about the fact, how much he loved him and he didn t understand why the shooting had to happen because he thinks when you watch that video his brother didn t show any aggression toward the officers. in fact, he tried to get away. that is something that stuck out in the family s mind is because the entire time he tried to leap from that second story balcony. one of the things the attorney also pointed to is this is n