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to our viewers in the united states and around the world, welcome to the situation room. happening now, a sixth memphis police officer has now been relieved of duty after the deadly beating of tyre nichols and the release of chilling videos of his arrest. our experts are breaking down the evidence and the growing calls right now for federal police reform. also tonight, cnn is on the front lines in ukraine amid fierce fighting in the east and the south after nearly a year of war, we re told some battles are worse than ever before. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is on an urgent mission in israel and the west bank amid a new outbreak of violence, meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and urging a deescalation of tensions. i ll discuss these high-stakes international conflicts with key white house official john kirby. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get stra ....
I m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight to the new developments out of memphis right now. a sixth police officer relieved of duty over the beating of tyre nichols. cnn s nick valencia has our report which contains graphic content some viewers might find disturbing. clearly there were other officers there. i m curious as to why they have not been disciplined or suspended. just days after the release of the graphic video showing the brutal beating of tyre nichols by five memphis police officers all now charged with second degree murder, a sixth memphis cop has been relieved of duty. he s been identified as officer preston hemphill, also a member of the so-called scorpion unit now disbanded. major karen rudolph says he was ....