welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. police video showing five officers in memphis, tennessee viciously beating a black motorist has been released. tyre nichols died three days later amd the officers who are all black each face multiple charges including murder. his family say the video shows him being kicked like a football. the bbc is reviewing the footage some of it is very graphic and too distressing for broadcast. this is what we will show you the first few seconds of the initial dash cam footage. we won t show any more than this clip at this time, as we still continue to review it. president biden has appealed for calm in the city and beyond amid fears the video could spark protests. he said america s image around the world was on the line. what the world was on the line. is at stake is, first of all, what is at stake is, first of all, the lives of innocent people, number one. number it known, that make number two it has a lot to say ab
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. police video showing five officers in memphis, tennessee viciously beating a black motorist has been released. tyre nichols died three days later amd the officers, who are all black, each face multiple charges including murder. his family say the video shows him being kicked like a football. the bbc is reviewing the footage. some of it is very graphic and too distressing for broadcast. this is what we will show you the first few seconds of the initial footage. we won t show any more than this clip at this time as we still continue to review it. two further police officers have been put on leave pending an investigation, after the video was released. in a statement released on twitter, the sheriff of shelby county in memphis floyd bonnerjr said: having watched the videotape for the first time tonight, i have concerns about two deputies who appeared on scene following the physical confrontation between police and
of the racing world. hello and welcome to bbc news. police video showing five officers in memphis, tennessee viciously beating a black motorist has been released. tyre nichols died three days later and the officers, who are all black, each face multiple charges including murder. his family say the video shows him being kicked like a football. the bbc is reviewing the footage. some of it is very graphic and too distressing for broadcast. this is what we will show you the first few seconds of the initial footage. we won t show any more than this clip at this time as we still continue to review it. two deputy sherriffs have been put on leave pending an investigation after the video was released. in a statement released on twitter, the sheriff of shelby county in memphis, floyd bonnerjr, said: president biden has appealed for calm in the city and beyond, amid fears the video could spark protests. he said america s image around the world was on the line. what s at stake is, fi
tyre nichols, now, as we have been doing all evening, we have a warning, what you will see is a young man being beaten to death, it s graphic, the language is no less ugly as well. (screams) mom! what the use your hands. use your hands. give me your hands. give me your hands. again, what is most notable mentioning other things, done, amongst the brutality if you re trying to figure out who s calm, it appears to be tyre nichols there. it is the officers who have there emotions you know, at 11 or more there and seem to be escalating the situation almost every step of the way. it wasn t, sir, can you show me your license and registration. they went from 0 to 100 in less than five seconds or just immediately and john be what we saw there, that was the first video, that was the beginning as we know it gets much, much worse after that. i m sorry i m sorry, that was a little bit later but it did get worse after that because we so he tyre nichols they propped him up
appeal on wednesday. american football legend has been announced his retirement for the second time, tom brady. welcome to the programme. we begin in the us, where the funeral of tyre nichols, the 29 year old black man who died after being beaten by police, has taken place. the us vice president kamala harris was among the thousands attending the service at mississippi boulevard christian church, in memphis, tennessee. following tyre nichols s death, five officers, all of them black, were charged with second degree murder. several other police officers and emergency staff have also been fired in recent days. our north america editor sarah smith was at the service. # you lift me up. the grief was overlaid with anger as mourners celebrating the life of tyre nichols also railed against the injustice of his death. i can t speak for everybody in memphis, i can t speak for everybody gathering, but for me, i believe that if that man had been white, you would not have beat him like t