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Memphis fire department personnel who helped care for nichols have been relieved of duty pending an investigation. the district attorney s office, the fbi and department o justice are all now investigating. how is the city preparing for the release of thivideo? reporter: lester, we have seen a heightened police presence here as officials continue to call for calm. meanwhile, the family of tyre nichols says they are hopeful the officers will be held accountable. let s bring in laura jarrett. what will prosecutors need to prove? the law is clear. prosecuts don t have to show these officers intended to kill nichols. the state does have to prove that the officers knew that their behavior was likelyo cause his death and possibly should have intervened to stop a fellow officer from hurting nichols. usually, these cases are hard to win. ....