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all eyes on memphis after five officers are charged with murder for the death of tieyre nichols. the city on edge with just hours until the release of footage from the traffic stop. health care hoax the major crackdown on the school that sold fake diplomas lawmakers set their sights on an assault weapon they say is marketed to kids a waking nightmare police chase down a man who
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stole a car while a woman was napping in the back seat >> i'm really scared you know, you should get back. please, now! >> the phone call that potentially saved her life and signs of quiet quitting growing louder why more american employees are feeling checked out. it is friday let's get to work. "early today" starts right now good morning, and happy friday i'm erin o'hearn >> i'm frances rivera. the city of memphis is bracing for the release of body cam video. >> i don't want us burning up our cities, tearing up the streets. >> yes, ma'am. >> because that's not what my son stood for. and if you guys are here for me and tyre, then you will protest peacefully >> now to nbc's jay gray for
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m more. >> we all want the same thing. we want justice for tyre nichols. >> reporter: five recently fired memphis police officers now murder suspects in the beating death of tyre nichols. >> 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. >> reporter: the men face a string of felony charges, including second-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and assault. >> there is no way, no one out there that night intended for tyre nichols to die. tyre nichols to die. no one no one that's shocking. that's shock together officers
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>> reporter: during a traffic stop blocks from his home, nichols was involved in two confrontations with police and died three days later from his injuries the police chief has called the actions reckless and inhumane. the alleged attack was described as savage. the 29-year-old reportedly tased, pepper sprayed, restrained, hit and kicked his mother says she had to turn away >> i didn't need to see a vood to see what they did i saw in person where my son had lumps and, on his head and his neck was broke and he had his head was so swollen till it was starting to split open that was enough for me to see, as his mother. >> reporter: the vood is expected to be released publicly, law enforcement agencies in the memphis area and across the country now watching the situation closely, while
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preparing for the possibility of protests and unrest. jay gray, nbc news the double murder trial against alec murdaugh had its first day of testimony jurors also heard the gut-wrenching 911 call made by murdaugh after the former attorney discovered his wife and son dead the prosecution claims he killed them our catie beck is in walterboro, south carolina >> reporter: the jury heard the chilling 911 call. >> are they breathing? >> no, ma'am >> okay. this is your wife and your son >> my wife and my son. >> reporter: and from first responders recounting a fwrus some crime scene, standing near it, a distraught alick murdaugh. >> did you ever see any tears, any physical tears? >> i did not
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>> it e's official, they're dea? >> reporter: murdaugh became emotional several times, especially as witnesses described his son's injuries on tape, almost immediately, murdaugh tells police the reason he believes his son was a target >> this is a long story. my son was in a boat wreck months back. he's been getting threats. i know that's what it is. >> reporter: murdaugh also mentioned that theory to the 911 dispatcher, referring to the 2019 boat accident that killed mallory beach. he was charged with beating under the influence and was awaiting trial >> reporter: questions about preserving evidence. >> do your best not to contaminate anything >> and this is your best >> reporter: both the prosecution and defense are
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using the lack of blood on alec murda murdaugh's clothing to bolster their case the defense saying if he did the crime he would have had blood on his clothes. and prosecutors saying if he checked the victims for signs of life as he said he did, he wouldn't have been so clean. i'm catie beck from nbc news federal authorities have arrested at least 25 people behind a scheme where schools in florida sold thousands of fake nursing degrees. steven romo has the full story >> reporter: shocking allegations, a hundred million dollar scheme, selling diplomas that were fake >> we expect our health care proi fegsales to be who they claim they are >> reporter: more than two dozen people, a group of school administrators and recruiters have been accused in a wire fraud operation to sell phony nursing degrees, creating what
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prosecutors describe as a short cut around educational requirements set by e rsg board >> >> they prepared and sold fake nurse going school diplomas and transcripts to nursing candidates, knowing that the candidates would use those false documents to one, sit for a nursing board examination. >> reporter: the investigation, known as operation nightingale warrants were issued in five states and three schools were involved, all in florida sacred heart institute, siena college of health and palm pbeac school of nursing. all three have since shut down so efforts to reach them were unsuccessful but more than 7600 students obtained fake degrees, paying out about $15,000 each for a total of $114 million. >> these allegedly fraudulent documents may have al loud
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nurses to serve in critical health care roles. >> reporter: more disturbing, about a third of the people who received fake diplomas or nearly 2300 people are actually practicing nursing right now >> we have not learned of, nor uncovered, any evidence of patient harm stem beinming froms individuals potentially providing services to patients >> reporter: dooj says this isn't just about the patients involved but the potential lost of trust in the health care industry >> when you take an injured son or daughter to a hospital emergency room you cannot expect or imagine that the licensed practical nurse or registered nurse treating your child took a shortcut around educational and licensing requirements >> and our thanks to steven for that report. senate democrats are calling for the ftc to investigate the company behind the jr-15 rifle,
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saying the smaller and lighter version of the ar-15 was marketed toward children >> we must stop the raining of bullets across the nation. and stop this horrible marketing campaign not only so it stops but so that others don't do it because if this is left alone, others are likely to do it as well >> in criticizing the marketing tactics of the company, senate majority leader chuck schumer also made explicit referenced t the shooting of a teacher by a 6-year-old boy at an elementary school who's going to get some rain or snow or whatever in between >> no tornados or anything too destructive. we do have about 7 million people under winter weather advisories, we kind of have two storms, one today, a clipper low, cold temperatures behind it, a little bit of snowshowers heading through areas of wisconsin and michigan and then
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another storm today into the northern rockies great for the ski resorts if can you get to them. and then we'll take this on saturday light snow for aurs like sioux falls. and then we'll watch o cominaurk fargo. no science of cold from florida to texas to the carolinas, just a beautiful friday > i'd take 50 and sunny in the south. >> i'd take 30 coming up next, a man rams his truck into a police station. cos.wild video in just 60 send plus the terrifying employment a man steals a car with a woman in the back seat.
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through morning in colorado, a man is facing attempted murder charges after plowing into the lobby of a police department watch their this, this was in grand junk he tol junction. he reported strange happenings, but the calls were unfound newly-released video captures the terrifying moments where man in wisconsin steals a car and a woman is asleep in the back seat. maggie vespa has the details >> reporter: a frantic woman's carjacking >> i was sleeping, and he's in my car, and i don't know where he's taking me >> reporter: just after 3:00 in the morning, the unnamed victim woke up to terror after a total stranger stole her car from a
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gas station as she napped in the back seat. her husband had just gone inside >> i'm really scared you know, you should get back. >> reporter: the helpless victim bravely calling 911, begging in the back seat, with what deputies say is a drug-fueled carjacker driving the car. >> are you not turning around. >> >> reporter: investigators releasing video of the chase authority say the stranger, 51-year-old kyle wagner of new york drove and swerved at speeds up to 90 miles per hour. you were hugely impress ed by this victim? >> yes, other people might jump out of the car not thinking. you want to flee that type of situation. so instead of doing that, she was able to call 911 she remained composed and engaged the offender >> reporter: he told the woman he was a truck driver and there was a conspiracy, that people
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wanted to kill them, so he was saving her also, in that complaint, wagner telling the woman if her husband was worried about her, he would be calling but he's not calling, because he's already dead. wagner later admitted to deputies having used meth and fentanyl the heart stopping chase inlded when an officer knocked him off course the car nearly flipped other the victim runs from the back seat sobbing >> i was scared. i don't know what this guy, who's this guy >> reporter: a narrow escape from a nightmare she never saw coming tonight kyle wagner is being held on $40,000 bond and faces a long list of charges including false imprisonment, attempting to friday or elude an officer and possession of methamphetamine. the victim is doing well back to you. >> all right, maggie vespa, thank you. when we return, remote reversal companies dial back working from
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