kicking off a new week as protests continue in the wake of the tyre nichols police video. the push for police reform in states and in the u.s. capital law enforcement in oregon is urgently searching for an attempted murder suspect who investigators say is using dating apps to find new victims and to avoid grader

allegedly shot a teacher inside a classroom. an incredible caught on camera moment as first responders rescue a driver seconds before a train crashes into the police car that he stole. and super bowl 57 is set with the chiefs taking on the eagles in glendale, arizona, just 13 days from now. it's monday, january 30th. "early today" starts right now

>> good morning and thanks for joining us i'm vanita thenair >> and i'm frances rivera. calls for change continue after the brutal beating of tyre nichols was revealed to the world. protests and marchs have been held from coast-to-coast, but the crowds seem to be listening to nichols family and demonstrating peacefully the five officers charged with beating nichols have been charged was attempted murder and the police unit completely disbanded. our priscilla thompson has the latest from memphis. but first, a warning some of the video in this report may be hard to watch >> going southbound on ross. >> reporter: the memphis police department taking drastic action this weekend, permanently deactivating its scorpion unit, formed to fight violent street crime. the move comes just a day after five of its officers were seen brutally beating tyre nichols on video.

>> units of that kind sometimes can both in memphis and around the country can sometimes, i don't know, breed a culture of overaggressiveness. >> reporter: silent surveillance footage appears to show officers holding nichols up and then repeatedly punching him in the face all five ex-officers now charged with murder are set to face a judge next month attorneys for two of the officers say their clients will plead not guilty all of this as the initial police account of the incident is now being called into question it's stated that during the initial stop, a confrontation occurred but video shows officers approach nichols' car with guns drawn and yanked him out of the driver's seat. >> damn, i didn't do anything! >> reporter: meanwhile, calls for change continue to grow. >> we've got to not only enact police reform, we've got to dismantle these systems that allow police officers to dehumanize individuals >> reporter: still, lawmakers remain divided on the path

forward. >> i don't know that any law, any training, any reform is going to change. this man was handcuffed. they continued to beat him >> reporter: back in memphis, a time for prayer. >> and we lift again the family of tyre nichols. >> reporter: as a community in mourning now struggles to move forward. what comes next here >> to seek that healing, and to be active in that process of healing. and i think a part of that is seeing that justice is working itself out >> and our thanks to priscilla for that report. overnight the congressional black caucus announced that the parents of tyre nichols have accepted an invitation to attend the president's state of the union address at the u.s. capitol next week. there are still no suspects after three people were killed and four were injured in a shooting in the beverly crest neighborhood of los angeles. police say all the decease ready women between the ages of 26 and

33 two of them are from illinois, and the third from arizona they were shot to death inside a vehicle parked in front of a short-term rental home on saturday morning police say there was a gathering at the residence, but it's not clear what led to that shooting. two of the injured took themselves to the hospital, and two others were transported by ems. police do not know if there was more than one shooter, and no description has been released. the lapd is injuring neighbors and witnesses and is urging anyone with information to contact them a dangerous man is on the loose, and he may be on your dating apps. police say 36-year-old benjamin obadiah foster tortured a woman he held captive in grants pass, oregon just last week. she was hospitalized in critical condition. according to authorities, foster is using dating apps to find people to help him avoid police or to find new victims he is charged with attempted murder, kidnapping and assault police are offering a $2500 reward for information leading

to his arrest. they are warning, the suspect may attempt to change his appearance by shaving his beard and hair or by changing his hair color. foster was convicted in nevada of keeping his then girlfriend in captivity in 2019 minnesota has become the first state to pass a bill enshrining abortion rights over the weekend the senate passed the measure in a 34-33 vote, but things were contentious. protesters on both side of the aisle packed the chamber and debate lasted 15 hours the bill heads to the governor's desk people in newport news, virginia, are set to return to class today. the school has been closed since january 6th when abigail discerner was critically injured by one of their students, a 6-year-old boy who brought a gun to school. families of students at richneck received a text last week saying the school will reopen for all students on monday, january 30th

the shooting is one of many highly publicized incidents of gun violence that struck this nation in the first month of the year it was down to wire for the chiefs and the bengals battling for a spot in the super bowl >> here's the pass oh, what a catch >> cincinnati battled back multiple times to even a score up on the road the game was tied at 20 in the final seconds. the ball was in patrick mahomes' hands. a personal foul such mahomes magic got kansas city in place for a last-second field goal the chiefs win and head to their third super bowl in four seasons, 23-20 jalen hurt and eagle flies high purdy and johnson were hurt during the game. meanwhile, phillies' rushing attack found the end zone four times. the eagles are back in the super bowl for the first time in five years. they beat the niner, 31-7.

the philly win, ruffling the feathers of the new york fans. everyone from the nyc sanitation expect all had to comment. but later the empire state building said that hurt us more than it hurt you as it turned red to celebrate the chiefs win. set for super bowl when jalen hurt and mahomes take the field. it will be the first super bowl with two black quarterbacks. let's check the weather. it is unseasonably warm it feels like here in new york. that is for sure you have the flip side where millions are wake up to bitter cold temperatures in parts of the plains, ladies you can see the millions that are impacted by this right now 15 million to be exact and that stretches as far south as places like texas that are currently in those windchill advisories and of course into parts of the midwest here is the current temperatures bitter cold is maybe an

understatement for some. minus 19 for fargo but feeling like 36 degrees below. just 12 below in rapid city. you notice as far south as places like wichita, 14 degrees. but feeling like zero. it's a bitter cold start for many from minneapolis to kansas city and as far east as st. louis into the 20s that arctic air is going to continue its trek to the south and east over the next couple of days so still going to be cold here as we get into tomorrow. places like buffalo are going to feel 10 degrees below with just a high of 21 degrees memphis and cincinnati will be into the 30s thatol cd york later this afternoon. 40s for scranton and 27 degrees with some snow showers in detroit we have another system that we're tracking too that's going

to bring maybe travel trouble in the south. icy accumulation, wintry mix we'll talk about that in a bit. >> it's important to hear as you kick off your week angie, thank you a lucky bidder paid a royal ransom for one of the king's jerseys worn in the 2017 nba finals sold at auction for $3.7 million. it is the third most expensive game worn jersey sold by sotheby's and shattered a record price for a lebron jersey. previously at $630,000 our brie jackson is next with a preview of a new emmett till exhibit it is opening in washington, d.c. and atlanta police rescue a mafr an om stolen police car moments before it's hit by an oncoming train w, powerwash givee the power of an overnight soak in minutes. i'm sorry, minutes? with 3 cleaning boosters... not found in traditional dish soaps that help break down, loosen and lift away food and grease... so much faster!

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train crashes into it. frantically trying to smash the driver's side window the 29-year-old georgia man stole the car during a traffic stop and has since been charged with theft, fleeing and eluding, reckless driving and damage to city property. his story captured headlines, and now 70 years later, it is captivating americans. the life and death of emmett till, a 14-year-old boy abducted and brutally murdered in mississippi has been the focus of documentaries and a new hollywood victim a traveling exhibit opening in washington, d.c. this week shows how his story ignited the civil rights movement and continues to inspire activism today nbc's brie jackson spoke with till's cousin, the last living witness to his abduction about the exhibit and its relevance today. >> reporter: an iconic image a haunting brutal page of american history introduced to a new generation a 14-year-old boy murdered for

allegedly whistling at a white woman in the segregated south. emmett till's best friend and cousin, reverend willard parker jr. is the last living witness to his abduction >> he speaks from the grave. we're here now because emmett still speaks. >> a night what changed the course of history and the country. emmett's mother making the courageous decision to let the world see the horrors, holding an open casket funeral for her son. >> the world needed this shock they needed it i think it really let us see the ugly monster that race hatred is >> reporter: emmett's death and his mother's fight for justice ignited the civil rights movement nearly 70 years later, their story is now the focus of a traveling exhibit, stopping in select cities, including washington, d.c. i hope people walk away and understand he was a real child, not just a chapter in a history book. >> reporter: in 195, an all white jury acquitted two men of

murder organizers say this emotional exhibit is designed for visitors as young as 10 years old and features interactive screens, firsthand accounts, and historic photos from the trial. the exhibit also includes this memorial sign. it was put up in 2018 and is one of three signs that was vandalized here you can see the bullet holes. >> it is an ah-ha moment it's a way toy say hey, it's still happening today. we have to somehow break that cycle. >> what can communities do to do better face the truth to have the hard conversations >> reporter: while at the same time, some states are restricting how social issues are taught in the classroom. families at the exhibit tell me as uncomfortable as it may be, it's important to learn from our country's history. >> don't think there is really benefit in protecting or covering it up and pretending it isn't the truth. >> i think it's just sad, but it's important. >> reporter: parker hopes

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peaceful demonstrations from coast-to-coast in the wake of a tyre nichols beating and the death at the hands of multiple memphis officers could spur police reform on a national level from congress. >> our dana griffin takes a hard look at the difficult questions surrounding race and policing in america today. two high-ranking leaders, one in congress, the other a four-star air force general, both predict that the u.s. could be at war with china in two years. super bowl 57 is set with philadelphia taking on kansas city as