determine if excessive force was used. the d.a.'s office will continue to work with item. you'll hear from the d.a. as well as the director. i want to make it very clear and ask you for your understanding that this is still an ongoing investigation. for that reason there are some limits to some of the questions that we can answer. we ask for your understanding as it relates to that. we'll take questions after. but we have a really limited amount of time. so, thank you. thank you for coming. i'm joined today with the

director of the tennessee bureau investigation as well as the assistant director. i'm also joined by other members of my staff including ernest brooks. most relevant for today the trial team. another member of the trial team melanie hadley 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 that and acknowledged the grief that the family and friends of tyre nichols are experiencing right now as well as the great concern throughout memphis and shelby county about this case. we met several times this week with the family of tyre nichols.

they describe an almost cheerful son who joined skateboarding. we're greatly to tyre nichols' family for their patience. as well as the understanding on the part of the family that premature release of the video could compromise both. and we did work quickly to expedite this investigation because of the extraordinary nature of the case compared to the average case and the prosecution's decisions in a case like this, we worked swiftly but fairly, calculated to ensure we have a strong case. as you might have heard from ms. williams in case and in any officer-involved fatality case, i immediately called the tbi to

have an independent investigation. i assigned to newly created justice review within my office that works separately from the rest of my staff to make a truly objective recommendation as to whether criminal charges were appropriate. i want to thank the tbi, the justice review unit and the trial team for working swiftly but thoroughly under very difficult conditions. earlier today, the grand jury returned indictments against five former memphis police department officers regarding the death of tyre nichols. these are the same five officers who were previously or recently terminated by the memphis police department. they are currently in custody. they are -- tadarrius bean,

demetrius haley, desmond mills jr. and justin smith. the grand jury returned indictments against all five with the same charges. and we had previously met with the family of tyre nichols to go over what these charges were going to be and that meeting with the family i think went rather well. here are the charges. second degree murder. aggravated assault. aggravated kidnapping. resulting in bodily injury. aggravated kidnapping involving the possession of weapon. official misconduct through unauthorized exercise of power. failure to act when there's a duty imposed by law. and official oppression. while each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident, the actions of all of them resulted

in the death of tyre nichols and they are all responsible. it's important to note as ms. williams said that is still an ongoing investigation and therefore there are limits on what we can say. we ask for everyone's continued patience. we also know that the public is very concerned about whether they can see the video about this incident and the timing of the release of this video of this iincident. i have been in regular conduct with the city of memphis and i can tell you the city will release the video some time after 6:00 p.m., friday, tomorrow. the city of memphis should be making a statement somewhat later on this afternoon regarding the timing of that release.

let me close by saying, both to family of tyre nichols and to the broader community here in all want the same thing, we want justice for tyre nichols. it's my hope that if there's any silver lining to be drawn from this very dark cloud it's that perhaps this incident can open a broader conversation about the need for police reform. the world is watching us and we need to show the world what lessons we can learn from this tragedy. i'm hope halve the we can show them who i know us to be. a community working towards positive change here in memphis and shelby county. with that, let me ask you director rauch to step forward. good afternoon. director of the tennessee bureau

of investigation. first and foremost and most rtantly, on behalf of the tennessee bureau of investigation i want to extend my deepest condolences to the family and friends of tyre nichols. my prayers to god will wrap his comforting arms around you and keep you during this very difficult time. we can't imagine the pain you're experiencing. but let me reaffirm, we are here to pursue truth and justice. realizing that we should not be here. simply put, this shouldn't have happened. i've been policing for more than 30 years. i've devoted my life to this possession and i'm grieved. frankly, i'm shocked. i'm sickened by what i saw. and what we've learned through

our extensive and thorough investigation. i've seen the video. and as d.a.mulroy stated you will, too. in a word it's absolutely appalling. let me be clear. what happened here does not at all reflect proper policing. this was wrong. this was criminal. the depth and breadth of the charges today speak to the investigation this case has received and our work is not finished. we continue to pursue every lead. justice demands it. and our agency exists so that guilt shall not escape nor innocence suffer. to that end, i want to publicly thank our agents, our support

staff and our entire team around this state, they worked diligently to expedite this case. we've worked as hard as we could and as quickly as we could to provide a thorough and independent, unbiased investigative record to allow the d.a. and his team to make the most informed decision they could regarding these charges. also i want to thank the memphis police department and the city leaders for their cooperation in this case. which i want to stress, is ongoing at this time. thank you. >> we'll take a few questions. >> let's make sure one at a time. >> one, then two. >> the investigation is ongoing, does that include other officers that were --

>> nothing we do today precludes the addition of any further charges regarding any of the people you mentioned. we're still actively reviewing everything. yes. >> we haven't heard from the police chief of what occurred in the initial stop. any kind of a time line what exactly occurred on that day? why was he stop, continue to explain what happened in the moment after? >> right, i don't want to go into too much detail. and i suspect that all of your answers along those lines will, you know, be forthcoming once you have a chance to view the video yourself. i know that a lot of this has

already been publicly released. there was an initial traffic stop. there was a traffic stop. an initial altercation involving several officers and mr. nichols. pepper spray was deployed. mr. nichols fled on foot. there was another altercation at a nearby location. at which the injuries were experienced by mr. nichols. after some period of time of waiting around afterwards he was taken away by an ambulance. beyond that, i don't really think we should go into any further details. >> the police late calling the ambulance for him -- >> there was an e lapsed period of time. if you watch the video you'll be able to make that judgment yourself. i'm trying to give everyone a

chance. >> is it known if tyre nichols had previously known these former officers? >> we have no information to disclose about that at this time. i don't know why the chief isn't here. anything else. >> just body camera video, dash cam videos, what kind of video -- >> the actual release will be up to the city o memphis, a combination of sky cam video and dash cam. >> we'll take one question. >> a review of specialized units within the memphis police department, were these officers a member of the organized crime unit and second, will your front office be involved in that investigation? >> i read in newspaper that chief davis has announced a review of those specialized units. i think that's a good idea.

i commend the chief for trying to do whatever she can do to learn lesson from this incident. so i think it's already been reported publicly that the scorpion unit was involved. >> thank you. >> that's it. i'm being told that's it. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thank you. we've been watching a brief news conference from memphis, tennessee, where officials are announcing charges including second degree murder -- wait a second. >> all right, so, kidnapping is any unlawful confinement of another, which substantially restrains someone's liberty, at certain point in the sequence of events it's our view that -- if it was a legal detention to begin with it certainly became

illegal at a certain point. the aggravated nature of the charge is because if that kidnapping resulted in bodily injury that's grounds for saying it's aggravated kidnapping. the person involved in that unlawful restraint of the person, another grounds for saying the kidnapping was aggravated. okay, so, official misconduct is when any public official acting part of their official duties intentionally or knowingly acts in a way, exercises authority that's against law. an affirmative act of misconduct. at the same time, law enforcement officers who are on duty present lawful conduct and

accurately report information. through inaction when there's duty imposed by law that can be a separate ground for charging misconduct. official oppression, it's not exactly the same, there's some overlap, it's basically some sort of an official knowing mistreatment in the course of carrying out their official duties, aggravated assault i think is fairly obvious. under the laws of tennessee, second degree murder is a knowing killing. >> thank you. okay i think that's all the questions he'll take. the district attorney there in shelby county describing some of the charges against these fired officers. five officers who worked for the memphis police department.

accused of beating mr. tyre nichols who later died in the hospital from the injuries he sustained. let me go right now to nbc news break down. the d.a. mentioned in his remarks that the actions of all led to the death of tyre nichols. so does that mean that maybe they have different interactions, but the fact the presence of all. >> they get. failure to act when there's a duty to act. in other words, the theory of criminal responsibility is that one person actually did the assaulting and other officers with a duty to step in did nothing. now normally citizens don't have a duty to jump in and rescue somebody being assaulted, police officers especially if one of their own initiated it would

have that duty. that theory of responsibility is probably going to play out here. very likely tystem of those officers you're looking at now may have never touched the victim but they may have allowed the out beating to go on and that will still work under a theory of breach of that duty to jump in and help. of course with the second degree murder charge, you have a class a felony in tennessee, you're looking at statutory minimum of 15 years and a maximum of 60 years. so if convicted on that class a felony of second degree murder there's a mandatory minimum of 15 years for a defendant. that's not including all the other charges which were summarized slightly in the last few minutes at the presser. >> neither of us have had the opportunity to view the video. but in a case like this will rest in its entirety onhat

that video shows? >> yes, and what we learned today is very significant. not only is body cam potentially involve so too is pole cam. memphis uses a company called sky cam, sky cop, the name of the company that actually installs these cameras. these pole cameras that monitor ongoing basis, spring into action. with dash cam, body cam and even pole cam, we are all on video tape and this is for better or worse sometimes when it comes to proving a crime against the victim, a violent crime, it's for better because it helps police inmeasurably in building their case. >> shaquille, the family of tyre nichols has seen the video, what are some of the things they've

described. >> not only the family, lester, but when you listen to officials, the family attorney saying this is the worse what was seen with the rodney king video. you heard the police chief in a video last night call the actions appalling. saying it was heinous, reckless and inlieu man the actions she saw in that video. you also heard the family yesterday when they came out and talked to reporters, described who tyre nichols was, a 29-year-old who worked for fedex. he was a free spirit. he was involved in the local skateboarding community and was a photographer. the loss they're feeling is severe. that's what leads to many of the questions of what we heard in that press is conference and what led ultimately to his death. >> shaquille, thank you. that concludes our special report on the murder other charges filed today against five former memphis, tennessee, police officers in the death of tyre nichols.

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messages of support for the seven people who were shot and killed here in that mass shooting on monday. this morning in washington, d.c., u.s. senator alex padillo joined chuck schumer and five others to call for a ban on assault rifles, for funding for red flag laws and expansion of background checks. the coroner's office has identified six of the seven people shot and killed here in half moon bay. a family member identified the seventh member for us. there were five men and two women, ranging in age from 43 to 74. we spoke virtually with a family of jose perez and pedro perez. jose died. pedro is the survivor. he is in the hospital recovering. jose's oldest daughter and the rest of her family, they are in mexico. they have no money and they are asking the community to support her uncle during his recovery. marciano was shot and killed.

his nephew says he was a beloved farm worker, community volunteer and a generous father figure to him. >> as early as i could choose to be my godfather, i chose him. >> his family has created a gofundme page. they are hoping to have his funeral service here, then take his body back to mexico. >> thank you. if you are looking for a way to help the victims and their families, we have a page set up on our website. here is some other stories. cal trans is asking for money to address homeless encampments. the mayor is talking about the fbi investigation into the city's police department. first, new footage from the attack on paul pelosi. video from the attack on the husband of representative nancy pelosi is expected to be released to the public later today. this after a judge denied a request from prosecutors to keep

it secret. the mayor of antioch is announcing the creation of a criminal investigation unit. it's a first for the city. it comes after investigations by the d.a. and fbi against eight officers that began last october. they make up 15% of the total patrol division. cal trans is asking more than $25 million to address homeless encampments on its land. it plans to use that money to clearcamps. they say the money should be spent on affordable housing. today is sunny. that won't last. let's go over to our meteorologist for more on that. >> enjoy the sunshine and warm weather today. big changes ahead. we are headed for the low 70s for today in the north bay and

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bottom of the hour now. here's some of the stories making headlines on "nbc news daily." >> russia has launched a barrage of air and sea missiles throughout ukraine today. the assault comes on the heels of president biden's announcement that the u.s. will send 31 tanks to ukraine. air raid sirens were blaring across the country as people sheltered in place in the capital city of kyiv. the state emergency service confirmed at least 11 people have died in that latest attack. israeli troops killed at least nooen palestinians during a raid at a refugee camp in the west bank today. that's according to a spokesperson for the palestinian president. several of the men were part of

terrorist organizations of the two civilians were also killed, including a 60-year-old woman. 20 others were hurt. this is the latest flare-up in the west bank as the israeli military ramps up raids looking for terrorists. california congressman adam schiff has announced he's running for senate in 2024. schiff has been a member of the house since 2001. he joins a crowded field campaigning for the senate seat currently held by dianne feinstein. representatives katie porter and barbara lee have also announced their plans to run. prosecutors are laying out their case in the closely watched trial of alex murdaugh. the lawyer from a prominent family in south carolinaes charged with killing his wife, maggie, and their son paul in june of 2021. the state revealed key pieces of evidence against murdaugh. catie beck is outside the courthouse in walterboro, south carolina, now. catie, we're hearing from the first witnesses this afternoon. talk to us about how both

witnesses are laying out their cases so far. >> reporter: yeah, good afternoon, aaron. we are hearing from those first responders, the people first on the seen to that double murder at the murdaugh hunting property inside that kennel. we heard from one sergeant who first had interactions with alex murdaugh when he arrived, the jury able to watch his body cam footage of that interaction. he was clearly distressed and upset, asking the deputy to confirm several times that his wife and son were in fact dead. the deputy when questioned on the stand about whether murdaugh shed actual tears said no, but he said he did seem rather upset, rather concerned about the situation. he also remarked that he had no blood on him. he was wearing a white t-shirt at the time and had no blood on his clothing. the defense also in cross examination pointing that out again to the jury that if this in fact is the gruesome crime that you're seeing here, the person that did this would have been covered from head to foot

in blood. here's a brief snippet from the stand of what happened this morning. >> did he ask you to confirm if they were dead? >> he did. he asked multiple times while i was on scene. >> did you ever see him -- any tears, any physical tears? >> i did not. >> did you observe any visible blood on him? >> there was no blood on him that i could see. >> reporter: now, the defense is going to continue to hammer their theory, which is that south carolina law enforcers pinned alex murdaugh as the suspect very early on in this investigation without having any evidence to do so and really ignored the fact that there could be another suspect or suspects still at large, still out there who have not been held responsible for this crime. >> we remember that paul murdaugh was involved in a boating accident a couple of years before he was killed. how is that factoring into this? how is that playing into the arguments here? >> reporter: well, it's factoring in big because basically when police arrived at the scene, right away alex murdaugh responds this must be

about the boat crash which seemed to investigators like an unusual thing to say at that time. he had that answer ready pretty quickly gave that information to investigators at the scene, indicating that paul had had threats against him and had even been physically assaulted in connection with this boat crash incident that had happened a few years earlier. paul murdaugh had been charged with drunk driving a boat that crashed into a bridge and actually claimed the life of a young woman who was on the boat. paul was criminally charged, and that criminal case was getting set to go to court just before these murders occurred. so i think they are trying to say that, you know, it's possible he had this ready -- answer ready to go. whether or not the jury is going to find that credible is yet to be seen. >> all right, catie beck for us in south carolina today. thank you. the los angeles county sheriff's department says investigators believe the suspected monterey park,

california, gunman was plotting a getaway hours before opening fire. that is just one of the new details we're learning about that attack. in northern california, the half moon bay alleged shooter made his first court appearance but did not enter a plea. erin mcglocklin and niala charles are following these two mass shootings. erin, i'll start with you where the ballroom dance studio as attacked. we're hearing from some of the survivors. i know you spoke with one of them. what did he have to say? >> reporter: that's right, kate. earlier today i spoke with lloyd, he didn't want to give his last name. lloyd was inside the ballroom at the time of the attack. he told me that the thing that saved him was that he wasn't dancing, he was on the side speaking to a friend. when the gunman entered, he was able to duck underneath a table. i asked him about the investigation because as you mentioned we are hearing some new details, namely that authorities have yet to establish motive. lloyd told me he's not concerned

about the investigation. he's focusing on his recovery. take a listen. >> you're not focused on the investigation. >> no. no, not at all. what i'm focusing on is recovery. i want to turn this thing to a more positive thing and looking forward to how to heal and people not to be scared, to come out, and understand this is an isolated incident. >> reporter: others here in this community, though, are concerned about that investigation. the sheriff saying that so far they have been unable to draw any concrete connection between the gunman and individuals, the victims inside of the hall that night. also they do not believe that he had been frequenting the hall. they had the last time he had been there was about five years ago. so the sheriff warning that we may never fully know the motive

behind this horrific attack. >> so many questions out there. thank you, erin. let me go to niala. the half moon bay community in northern california also grieving. what are they saying about the victims? what are authorities saying about the victims and the suspect? >> reporter: well, kate, the community of half moon bay is small and tight knit. they're sending their support and prayers to victims and victims' families and also calling for gun safety reform at the hands of elected officials. behind me a growing memorial for the seven victims killed in yet another mass shooting. some of the signs are in chinese, others in spanish, because all of the victims here, farmers, were either hispanic or asian. one of those victims, romero perez was the bread winner for his family sending the money he made back to mexico. his cousin tells us all of the victims here were hoping to live the american dream, were in pursuit of it, but instead were bitten by it.

we spoke to one of the victim's family members, marciano martinez jimenez and this is what they told us. >> what is in your mind to do something like that. just taking a great person from this world. >> reporter: the victims' families returned to their homes on the farm last night. in the last couple of days they have been staying in hotels while investigators worked the crime scenes. coming home to this showing support behind me, this memorial and signs around the community that say we love our farmers. tomorrow there is a vigil for the victims scheduled, tomorrow evening. kate. >> niala charles there, erin mcglocklin, thank you both. president biden delivered a major economic speech this afternoon. in it biden highlighted parts of

his economic agenda and even announced a new economic cabinet. white house correspondent allie raffa, joins us from washington. talk to us about what the president's main message was in this speech. >> yeah, guys, president biden using this speech to tout his legislative accomplishments the last two years and talked about how it's helped the economy, helped battle inflation, create jobs, boost wages. he talked about his humble upbringings, the importance of blue collar jobs. he also announced the creation of what he called the invest in america cabinet that he says will continue this momentum through the next two years of his presidency. the president also talked about what he sees as the biggest threat to his economic success. house republicans, who he called, quote, a party of chaos and catastrophe. listen to why he called them that. >> what in god's name would americans give up the progress

we've made for the chaos they're suggesting? i don't get it. that's why the maga republicans choose to inflict this kind of pain on the american people. why? why? this nation has gone through too much. we've come too far to let that happen. i will not let it happen. not on my watch. i will veto everything they send me. >> reporter: the president talking about this stalemate that the white house and house republicans are currently in as we approach that looming roughly july deadline when the united states is expected to default on its debts if the white house isn't able to reach a negotiation on raising the debt ceiling, you guys. >> allie raffa in washington today, thanks. republicans are gathering in southern california this week for the party's first big event since the midterm elections. the gop looking to the future after failing to meet their own expectations in the last two election cycles. nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard joins us from beautiful dana point, california. vaughn, what's on the agenda for republicans? >> reporter: the big agenda item

here, kate, is the vote for who their next leader is going to be. the head of the republican national committee. now, ronna mcdaniel is the current chair. she took over back in 2017 and she is seeking a fourth term. but after not only not winning the senate in november's elections but also the 2020 white house defeat and a narrow victory for the u.s. house last november there are calls among some republican national committee members for change at the top. you've seen harmeet dhillon who is running against ronna mcdaniel. there is a third candidate in the mix. that would be mike lindell the ceo of mypillow but he's having a tough time cobbling up support here and that is the question here over the next 24 hours. the biggest question coming out of california is who is going to be the next leader of this republican party. >> and then i know another question is what about the debates, the presidential

debates. they're considering changing rules for presidential debates for the next go-around? >> reporter: that's absolutely here on the table as well. in fact i was talking last night with now former governor of arkansas, asa hutchinson, who is here. and he's openly talking about running for president and challenging the likes of donald trump. he told me he was here to make the case to these rnc members that they should have neutrality. that the party should have an open primary process, not one that is biased towards the likes of a donald trump, and that they have open debates, welcome individuals like him onto the debate stage. we're talking about just one year away from about this week in which the iowa caucuses are slated to take place. and so that is where a lot of these intense conversations are taking place, not only about the primary process for the presidency, but also the general direction and the future of this republican party. >> and even how many people get to stand on the stage at the debate. vaughn hillyard, appreciate it. thanks. up next, what doctors want

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often diagnosed late. >> and that is because of an outdated kidney function test that can overestimate renal function in black patients. but that's about to change, thanks to a new policy that took effect this month. let's bring in dr. uche blackstock to help us understand what's happening. how is kidney failure measured and why do some experts say the results are inaccurate among black patients? >> so gfr is the measurement for kidney function. paced on studies from the 1970s and 1980s that were done mostly in white men, a certain normal range was estimated. when they looked at black patients, they found that black patients had a higher creatinine and they use that to determine kidney function. for some reason they stuck with that and that has overestimated the kidney function of black patients, missing chronic renal

disease and impaired renal function in these patients. >> they set different ranges for different patients. >> right. >> and really it should be the same range? >> it should be the same range. black patients biologically do not have worse renal function than white patients at baseline, so that baseline normal range really should be the same among all patients regardless of race. >> so is this new policy trying to fix everything you just described and make things more accurate? >> yes. so the new policy is doing away with what's called race correction. that race correction factor is what was included in estimating kidney function. but also what's happening is a lot of organizations are putting in place a waiting time estimate, where they are looking through the wait list to see how many black patients were missed in terms of renal function, in terms of their function being overestimated and bringing those patients to the top of the list so they can get their renal function and transplants. >> because they need it. >> right. >> very interesting.

>> dr. uche blackstock, thank you so much, appreciate it. the popular drug ozempic, the diabetes drug, is under scrutiny for side effects reported by some people who used it to lose weight. while it's making their bodies shrink, their faces could be paying the price. here's kristen dahlgren. >> the side effects are no joke. >> reporter: for months it's been the talk of tiktok. people losing weight on diabetes drug ozempic. but now social media is flooded with complaints about some unwanted side effects. >> it hurts. it literally hurts my stomach. >> reporter: side effects can include severe nausea and vomiting, according to ozempic's manufacturer. but another common issue is something being called ozempic face. a loss of facial fat that can leave the face looking aged, almost deflated. >> it's a lot here in the lower jaw because there isn't the plump to really hold it in anymore. >> reporter: at first natasha was thrilled with her weight loss results on ozempic.

once considered clinically obese, she lost 68 pounds. but when she looked in the mirror, she didn't like what she saw from the neck up. >> as the weight goes, the face does go. and you do get a gauntness. >> reporter: dr. paul jared frank is a dermatologist in new york who coined the phrase "ozempic face" after seeing many patients following significant weight loss. >> is this specific to those drugs or is this a result of rapid weight loss? >> i think it's a little too early to tell. i think it's true of all forms of rapid weight loss, but we're learning so much about these medications right now. >> reporter: ozempic and similar drugs haven't been studied in people with what is considered a healthy bmi. novonortis which makes the drug to treat obesity says in part, they do not promote, suggest or encourage off label use of our medicines. when used off label, the drugs

can cost upwards of $1,000 a month. for now, natasha plans on using filler to combat ozempic face, but says she would do it all again. >> thank god we have these amazing doctors that can help us add a little bit of

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