preston hemphill was present when police first encountered nichols on january 7th, but not the second time, when nichols was tackled to the ground and beaten. officer hemphill upon learning nichols was found nearby, can be heard saying this. >> i hope they stomp his ass. >> reporter: he was placed on administrative leave, pending an investigation. >> i think that all of them should pay, along with the white house officer that was tasing my >> reporter: five police officers present at the scene have been fired and charged with second-degree murder. they were part of the force's scorpion unit, launched in 2021, to patrol high crime hotspots. that unit now permanently deactivated. >> reporter: the new york times saying 71 commands were shouted in 13 minutes. those officers appearing to beatnik comes with a pa on the at least three times and punch him in the head at least five times. video also showing an officer spraying nichols at least twice in the face. >> mom! >> reporter: afterward, the officers appearing to take 24 minutes before attempting any aid. the badly beaten father of one d

now, the reason why we know preston hemphill's name is because, police tell me, his name was audible in that body camera footage. as for the five officers charged, attorneys for two of those former police officers tell me their clients intend to plead not guilty. david? >> all right, stephanie ramos, leading us off tonight. stephanie, thank you. >>> we're going to turn next this monday night to the treacherous weather from coast to coast this evening. 50 million americans in 30 states on alert for cold, ice, and snow all the way north. and that dangerous ice storm from texas to kentucky. concerns over the power grid already. and then that bitter cold for multiple states right behind this. colorado already slammed tonight. and accident on i-25 right here, this is near loveland. in oklahoma city, snow and sleet covering the roads already. and in texas, these images from an accuweather meteorologist driving across north texas, just asthe ice storm was moving in. our chief meteorologist ginger zee is here, and abc's mireya villarreal is in dallas for us. >> reporter: dangerous driving co

so what are you learning about this sixth officer, preston hemphill now being relieved of duty?yeah, the memphis police department telling me he is on administrative leave, that he was relieved along with the other officers. so this makes six that were relieved as a result of their involvement in the incident that led to tyre nichols' death. we know preston hemphill as he's been identified has been on the memphis police department since 2018 and according to a source with knowledge of hemphill's involvement we know he was part of this so-called scorpion unit. also according to his attorney victor and alisyn, we are told that hemphill is the officer whose body camera we see in video 1. remember those four videos that were released on friday showing the incident that led to tyre nichols' death. well, officer hemphill, we want to show you in this video and warn you that it is graphic, we want to show you that officer hemphill deploys his taser in this video and we can hear him and see him deploying that taser. we also see him say "one of them prongs hit the bastard." and just liste

the memphis police department now says two more officers, one of them preston hemphill, have been suspended pending an investigation. all of this following the beating of tyre nichols. this is hemphill's body cam from the initial traffic stop. it shows him trying to tase nichols before he runs away. hemphill later said this. >> i hope they stomp his ass. >> reporter: hemphill was not at the second incident where the five officers beat nichols. those five are being charged with second-degree murder. >> that was a game of men attacking a 150-pound guy. >> reporter: the memphis fire department has also announced it has fired two paramedics and a lieutenant for not following policies and protocols. nicholls was not given crucial medical assistance. he died three days later. >> everyone's walking around nonchalantly like it's business as usual. >> reporter: the policemen in the video could face more disciplinary action. the district attorney's office has said their investigation is ongoing and there could be more charges in the future. >> we're praying for the hurting people in the community. >>

they are a white officer, preston hemphill, and another officer whose name and ethnicity have not beentop of the five black officers who were sacked from the force and have subsequently been charged with second—degree murder. now, preston hemphill is said by his lawyer to have fired a taser at tyre nichols, but to have not been present the scene of the second confrontation where the beating was administered, and that, of course, is perhaps one of the reasons why he has not been charged as yet with a crime. now, the family of tyre nichols, nonetheless, reacted angrily to that news. they say that he has been shielded, this white police officer. why, they are asking, has his involvement only just been released 7 and they are calling for mr hemphill to be fired and charged. david, where does the investigation go from here? well, it is a wide—ranging enquiry, rich, and the memphis police department have said it will be a very thorough, and they made the point that they could be further charges, orfurther disciplinary action, taken in connection with the death of tyre nichols. in line with h

we know the name of this officer, officer preston hemphill.d why his name was not released when the names of the other five were released, they said it was because he was not fired. he's on leave. when asked yesterday he was on paid or unpaid leave, a spokesperson with the police department did not answer. so right now what they are saying about these seven officers in total that were involved in this, they say that all of them were relieved of duty on january 8th, the day after the stop, the incident, the attack all took place. in terms of preston hemphill in particular, they're saying his name was not released or implying his name was not released earlier because he was not at that second scene. in a statement they are saying this, quote, the five officers terminated were directly involved at the first and second scene where mr. nichols was physically abused and suffered serious injuries. the mpd's team of internal investigators prioritize interviewing officers and witnesses related to the second scene first, where the most egregious actions

they won't say if preston hemphill will face charges. that footage was released with the other video. >> we have a warning because the body cam clip we are about to show is disturbing. in this video from hemphill's camera he is seen unufiring a t. >> they found him. >> martin and all them are over there chasing him. i hope they stomp his ass. i hope they stomp his ass. smith is calling for other cars. >> his lawyer says hemphill was on scene and they say he was a member of the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit. the five former memphis officers charged with second degree murder also belong to that anti-crime unit. over the weekend it was deactivated permanently. >>> with us is john miller, chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst. so, the sixth officer now has been relieved of duty. do we expect more charges to come? >> well, he was relieved of duty, we understand, at the same time all the others were. the difference with detective hemphill as opposed to everybody else, he wasn't charged criminally and wasn't fired. he may be facing administrat

this officer, again, his name preston hemphill was hired in 2018. there has been chatter about this officer. local community activists noticing in an early affidavit that his name was mentioned, and there was some sort of reference to him using a taser that night. those activists as well as local newspaper the tennessee holler raising questions particularly online saying, hey, what's the deal here? who is this person that is named? really in the last hour we're getting confirmation, though not a lot of details from the memphis police department that this individual who was being talked about, particularly amongst community activist groups here, that he has, in fact, been relieved from duty. but, again, they're not commenting on what exactly his involvement that night was. they are not saying whether he's on paid or unpaid leave. chris. >> thank you, ellison. we appreciate that update. kirk, it's still even days later almost impossible to get your head around what happened during this traffic stop. we don't even know why tyre nichols was pulled over.

preston hemphill a white officer, he was one of the first three officers that pulled nichols over in stop. he was apparently seen on body cam video staying behind with nichols car. as we are seeing more and more calls for change across the country from atlanta to oakland, largely peaceful protests after yet another black man was killed at the hands of law enforcement. those five officers facing murder charges are set to be in court for the first time next month. the d.a. says more charges could come, with the big question in washington, will lawmakers now facing pressure to act actually do anything to pass police reform? i want to bring in ellison barber who's on the ground for us in memphis. garrett haake is on capitol hill. ellison, we have a vigil tonight, a couple of them in places across the country in honor of tyre nichols, his life, his partners on this network talking about what they want to see, the changes they hope to see. here's a little bit of what his mother said. >> i feel like my son was sacrificed for the greater good and there's going to be a lot of good that comes

one of the officers, preston hemphill, a five-year veteran of the force, was relieved of duty alongside the five now fired officers shortly after the january 7th traffic stop according to the department. they say information about the disciplinary action was not immediately released because the investigation is still ongoing. >> you guys are really doing a lot right now. hasenpfeffer >> reporter: hemphill can be seen on his body cam helping pin nichols down during the initial confrontation. until nichols fled on foot authorities say he used a taser >> i hope they stomp his ass. >> reporter: nichols died three days later. an attorney for hemphill says his client was never present at the second scene and is cooperating with the investigation. >> we say that he should be terminated like the other five black officers that were terminated. >> reporter: attorneys for the family of tyre nichols calling the revelation disappointing, saying in a statement, "it certainly begs the question why the white officer involved in this brutal attack was shielded and protected from the public eye and to da

family released a statement saying in part the news today for memphis officials that officer preston hemphill was reportedly relieved for duty weeks ago but not yet terminated or charged is extremely disappointing. why is his identity and the role he played just now coming to light. according to a spokeswoman for the shelby county d.a.'s office, all officers and first responders at the scene of the arrest are being looked at for possible charges. >> we're extraordinarily quick within less than three weeks we went from the incident to a filing of charges against the five officers who were primarily responsible for the death and who were on that scene. as to everybody else, it will take some time as we do that investigation, but i assure you, the investigation is ongoing. >> and in the disturbing footage released friday by police, you can see nichols being beaten with a baton, he is also punched and kicked, all the while his hands remain restrained behind his back. in the video you can see other officers standing around after the beating. >> mom! >> reporter: his mother also reacting to the mom

spokesperson from the police department yesterday why we did not know the name of the sixth officer, preston hemphillwhy the public was not aware of him, they said hemphill was not fired and had been relieved of his duties but not fired. now they are saying they did not release the names of the sixth and seventh officers because investigators were focusing on the first -- on the second stop rather where there was the most egregious attack on tyre nichols. let me read you some of the statement from the spokesperson. quote, the five officers terminated were directly involved at the first and second scene where mr. tyre nichols was abused. they prioritized interviewing officers and witnesses related to the second scene first where the most egregious aspects of the incident occurred. there are numerous charges still developing that are impending. many want to see the sixth and seventh officer fired from their jobs, and now three fire employees have been relieved of their jobs and fired because of what happened on january 7th. two of them emt's, and one of them a fire lieutenant that was driving the fire

including preston hemphill also a member of the now-disbanded scorpion unit, created to patrol high-crimepolice say hemphill was the third officer to respond to the initial scene seen here on his body camera video released by the city. later, you can hear hemphill say this. >> i hope they stomp his [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the family of tyre nichols wondering why there seemed to be a delay in identifying hemphill. saying in a statement, it certainly begs the question why the white officer involved this this brutal attack was shielded and protected from the public eye and to date from sufficient discipline and accountability, but memphis police tell abc news it is protocol to immediately release names of officers fired, not relieved of duty. hemphill has not been charged. the five former officers all black seen in the disturbing video repeatedly beating and kicking nichols, giving nichols more than 70 commands in 13 minutes. as the family prepares to lay the young father and avid skateboarder to rest wednesday, his mother hoping her son's death will bring about change in the police system.

family released a statement saying in part the news today for memphis officials that officer preston hemphill was reportedly relieved of duty weeks ago but not yet terminated or charged is extremely disappointing. why is his identity and the role he played in tyre's death just now coming to light. according to a spokeswoman for the shelby county d.a.'s office, all officers and first res responders who were at the scene are being looked at. >> within less than three weeks we went from the incident to filing charges against the five officers who were primarily responsible for the death of tyre nichols and who were on that scene. as to everybody else, it will take some time as we do that investigation. but i assure you the investigation is ongoing. >> in the disturbing footage released friday, you can see nichols being beaten by a baton. he is also punched and kicked all the way his hands remain restrained behind his back. in the video you could see other officers standing around after the beating. >> mom! >> reporter: his mother also reacting to the moment in the video where nichols can be hear

memphis police confirmed monday that a sixth officer, preston hemphill, has been relieved of duty for his role in the incident and several others arriving on the scene are under investigation. >> he was in handcuffs on the ground and everybody walked around nonchalantly like it's business as usual. it's accountability for everybody on the video. took a lawyer for a former officer told cbs news that a thorough investigation must be done . over the weekend, the memphis police chief disbanded the scorpion anti-crime unit that the 5 former officers belonged to. >> it wasn't set up for officers to be heavy-handed. >> reporter: the funeral service for nichols is wednesday. >> despite the jury and the cold weather, there are planned protests and demonstrations around the city. they are calling for justice for tyre nichols and for others impacted, in terms of police brutality. one of the demonstrations this afternoon will be to watch the sunset, something nichols enjoyed doing, said his family. they will be doing the same. we are in memphis this afternoon. i'm skyler henry. >>> you heard from

preston hemphill is now on leave pending an investigation. five officers have been fired and face murder charges. attorneys were two of them say their clients intend to plead not guilty. nichols's stepfather says all of the officers should pay for nichols's death. this has reignited police reform talks in the senate. >> we owe it to all of the families who have lost loved ones to pass a law that will help ensure justice and accountability in our policing system. >> we should have simple legislation that we can agree upon that has been agreed upon in the past. jobina: two additional officers were not named because they had not been fired. the department says it identifies officers relieved of duty after an investigation ends. kumasi: just how much more you might pay for your pg&e bills this year. reggie: and the news is not good for brock purdy. the rookie quarterback may miss part of next season. drew: it is another cold morning with frost advisories and freeze warnings in effect until 9:00. it is warmer afternoon compared to yesterday. mid-5

and we have one officer, dave, preston hemphill, and what we do know, and a lot that we don't know, and of course, what we know is that he fired the taser at nichols and heard on the body camera saying that what he said "i hope they stomp his ass" and he is not seen on the video as being part of the second scene where nichols is brutally beaten, and what does that mean for his culpability in relation to the other officers and why he is not facing charges, dave? >> the key is his words "i hope they stomp his ass" is what he said. if the other officers heard that, and that encouraged him to engage in beating, then he could be charged with the other officers, because encouragement is enough to be charged with aiding and abetting in second-degree murder, and if you are charged as a principal, but it is like he said it to himself, and if nobody else heard that, it tough for the prosecutors to charge him, and almost impossible with the conviction. and so that is why he may not have been charged, but even if he is not charged, he won't work as police officer ever again. >> and the initial poli

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 relieved of duty with the other officers going on to say, remember, we said this investigation is on going. more information will be shared as it developments. the lawyer representing officer hemphill says his client was the third officer at the initial stop of nichols. video one is his body cam footage. asing that as per departmental regulations, officer hemphill activated his body cam. he was never present at the second scene. he's cooperating with officials in this investigation. the new development comes as questions continue to be raised about the fate of other people who also responded to the scene and the disturbing footage released friday, you can see nichols being beaten with a baton. he's also punched and kicked. all the while his hands remain restrained behind his back. in the video you can see other officers standing around after the beating. >> i think that there is a reckoning coming for the police department and for the leadership. there

. >> reporter: the officer's name is preston hemphill. he's been employed by the memphis police department since 2018. he was relieved of duty with the other five officers shortly after the january 7th traffic stop involving tyre nichols. they say this officer's name was not originally released to the public because he was not fired. the attorney for tyre nichols' family they're reacting to this saying the fact this officer hasn't been fired and they're just now learning his name, or the public is learning about his name, is extremely disappointing. here's more of what attorney ben crump had to say. >> several people contacted me directly, as well as people on social media saying mr. wells, tyre's father, said from day one who is this guy? why hasn't he been terminated? why hasn't he been arrested? he was assaulting his son. >> reporter: we also have this new statement from an attorney representing this officer, officer preston hemphill. quote, as per departmental regulations this officer activated his body cam. he was never present at th

i talked about the fact that the officers this is underscoring that theory in the fact that preston hemphillyet conspicuously his information was not released with the others although his duties -- as far as with respect to him and the indictment of any officers involved i think it's likely if you start with the bought of the indictment meaning the lower charges and depending on how things go as you go up that you will see several charges levied against these officers. by the bottom of the indictment which i'm referring to specifically i do think these officers will be in trouble with respect to the dereliction of their duty, the fact they all did not administer aid to tyre nichols. and as you go up what we've seen so far is an acting in concert theory levied by the d.a.'s afs where each individual is responsible for one individual thing. and collectively that's where they've put forth this legal theory. i do think with respect to the aggravated assault we may see that going forward. i'm not certain of the murder charges as of yet because it's unclear what role they play. but in terms of any

after being relieved of duty, one of them was preston hemphill . his body cam footage shows him tasting nichols and three memphis are department employees have been fired for not providing aid. the department says that two emts and fire engine driver were terminated for violating policy and protocol in their patient response. >>> unlike yesterday we are experiencing a lot lighter winds today. it is gusty in certain spots. extending into this afternoon. by 8:30, until 11:00. higher elevations are seeing breezier conditions near mount diablo and for the friends along half moon bay. this evening the winds shift onshore. this is around 6:00 tonight. we are seeing breezier conditions pushing in from the pacific . anywhere from san francisco all the way down into san mateo and san bruno. we will be seeing rain return, as early as thursday. it starts mild. today we see sunny skies . but partly cloudy skies return on wednesday and by thursday, we see the late system push its way in . anywhere into the 10:00 hour at night. we will see heavier pockets start

he's identified by memphis police as officer preston hemphill.n be seeing firing his taser at nichols, when nichols takes off running, with other officers chasing him. hemphill is heard on his body cam. he is also a member of the now disu d disbanded scorpion unit. he's seen here. his lawyer says his client never went to the second scene where the beating occurred and is cooperating with the investigation. attorneys for the nichols family released a statement saying in part, the news monday from memphis officials that officer preston hemphill was relieved of duty weeks ago but not terminated or charges is extremely disappointed. why is his identity and the role he played in tyre's death just now coming to light. memphis police have not released the name of the seventh officer. according to a spokesperson from the shelby county d.a.'s office, all officers and first responders who were at the scene of the nichols arrest are being looked at for possible charges. >> we were extraordinarily quick, within less than three weeks, we went from the inciden

officials say preston hemphill and a second unnamed officer are subject of a an internal investigationey have not been charged. there's also, again, they were placed on leave at the same time -- there is also new reporting "the new york times" obtained a picture of what the "times" says was the initial police report. cnn has not been able to verify that photo, but we can tell you that that reporting is that the initial police report was not at all what we initially heard and, in fact, was contradicted, jim, by the videos that were then released. >> the initial police reported according to the "times" and again this is reporting that made no mention of the officers punching and kicking tyre nichols and it also matches up with something that i noticed, erica, looking at those videos yesterday from the scene, which is that in the immediate aftermath you heard officers talking about saying, well, he tried to grab my gun, he went for us, he punched at us, when there was, in fact, no evidence of that, at least in the videos we've seen and the police chief citing similar. cnn's ryan young is

reporter: preston hemphill was one of the three officers who did that initial traffic stop and in factfirst video released by the city is the bodycam footage of the white officer. he is seen getting out of his vehicle with a gun raised as he aggressively approaches mr. nichols. he tase his -- tases him, and he uses an expletive, and says he hopes that the officers pursuing mr. nichols, that they stop him. but he was never present at the second location. he has been relieved of duty. the memphis police were -- police department won't say whether he will be permanently terminated her face charges. his lawyer says he's cooperating with the investigation. he's been with the police since 2018. when you look at the total number of people affected by this case, altogether 10 people at the scene have been fired, including the five black police officers who beat tyre nichols, or relieved of duties, including two deputies and two fire department employees. anchor: tyre nichols's family e going to be guests at the white house, but not many police reforms. reporter: yes, tyre nichols's mother says

officer preston hemphill was relieved of duty after nichols was arrested january 7th. the police department is not yet disclosed temples role in the arrest. five other officers have been fired and charged with second degree murder and other offenses stemming from the beating and arrest. nichols died three days afterwards. his parents will be attending president biden state of the union address next week at the request of the congressional black caucus. here at home over the weekend, there were protests and rallies in the bay area and across the country in reaction to that police beating death last night, hundreds protested in downtown oakland, sending what they call a clear and loud message about the need for law enforcement reforms. march and rally followed friday's release of the graphic police body camera video of the beating death of nickels by memphis officers earlier this month. space area. police departments put out this statement. that's not us. that's not us. it absolutely is. you it absolutely, is you joshua pollack, richard perkins that henderson i could go

officer preston hemphill. saying they prioritizes interviewing officers of the second scene first where the incident occurred. they say the five officers terminated faesing criminal charges were directly involved at the first and second scene where he was physically abused and suffered serious injuries. there are charges still developing. we expect the next wave in the coming days. the fact we don't know the seventh officer's named and just learned the name and the circumstances surrounding the sixth officer is something that's frustrated community activists as well as the attorneys for tyre nichols' family. getting the name yesterday one of the first things the attorneys said was why didn't we know this name earlier? they said we have been asking for transparency from the beginning and in their view the fact they didn't know who the officer was and not yet fired shows to them that the memphis police department is not serious enough. interestingly the name of the sixth officer started to surface on social medi

cbs news has learned two more police officers including preston hemphill have been relieved of duty pendingnvestigation. hemphill was captured on police body cam pulling nichols from the car at the first traffic stop and tasing him. after nichols runs away, hemphill could be heard saying this. >> i hope they stomp his ass. >> reporter: hemphill was not present when officers from the scorpion unit took nichols down a second time. they were seen kicking, punching, and striking him with a baton while he was restrained. nichols died in the hospital three days later. >> everyone needs to see what the memphis police department did to my son. >> get on the ground! >> reporter: during the assault, officers gave nichols a series of conflicting demands. he was told repeatedly to show his hands while the officers were already holding them. >> man, if you don't lay down. >> i am on the ground. >> get on your stomach! >> reporter: and nichols was told to get on the ground while he was already there. >> that was not even policing, what we saw on that videotape. that was a gang of men attacking a 150-poun

the department announced today that officer preston hemphill and another unnamed officer were relieved of duty at the same time that follow officers now charged in the case were fired. neither hemphill nor the other officer have been fired or charged, at least not yet. also today, the memphis fire department announced that two fire emt's and a lieutenant have been fired for providing a poor assessment of nichols at the scene. ama: after the break, no mercy at a no kill animal shelter in the east bay. why officials of the nonprofit rescue organization say [ male announcer ] need money? ♪ file your taxes today at jackson hewitt. you could get up to 3,500 bucks the same day with a no fee refund advance loan from jackson hewitt. file your taxes today at jackson hewitt. ama: developing news, today, multiple farmworkers went back to work at the mushroom farm where four of their coworkers were killed. abc 7 news luz pena wasn't half moon bay and has the latest a week since the shooting. luz: it has been a week since seven people were killed at two mushroom farm's in half moon bay. the shooter

been removed from the job over the incident earlier today officials acknowledged that officer preston hemphill on the scene of tyre nichols' brutal beating that night and they have just confirmed ano

cbs news has learned two more police officers, including preston hemphill, have been relieved of dutyng an internal investigation. hemphill was captured on police body cam pulling nichols from the car at the first traffic stop... >> freeze! >> reporter: ...and tasing him. after nichols runs away, hemphill could be heard saying this-- >> i hope they stomp his ass. >> reporter: hemphill was not present when officers from the scorpion unit took nichols down a second time. they were seen kicking, punching, and striking him with a baton while he was restrained. nichols died in the hospital three days later. >> everyone needs to see what the memphis police department did to my son. >> get on the ground! >> reporter: during the assault, officers gave nichols a series of conflicting demands. he was told repeatedly to show his hands, while the officers were already holding them. >> man, if you don't lay on the ground. >> i am on my stomach! >> reporter: and nichols was told to get on the ground, while he was already there. >> that was not even policing what we saw on that videotape, that was a

one seen here trying to taser nichols, officer preston hemphill was on scene for that. 1st january seventh confrontation between officers and nichols, but not the second time when nichols was tackled and beaten after learning nichols was found nearby, hemphill heard saying now on leave pending an investigation. i think that all of them should page along with the white officer that was tasting my son. five memphis police officers fired and facing second degree murder charges. attorneys for two of themsay their clients intend to plead not guilty. the new york times reports. those officers appear to beat nichols with a baton at least three times and punch him in the head at least five times, which abc news has not independently verified. three memphis fire department per personnel involved in treating nichols also fired. and to responding. shelby county sheriff's deputies now relieved of duty pending investigation. nichols death reigniting police reform talks in the senate, with republican lindsey graham proposing officer protection from lawsuits while allowing departments to be sued . we owe

the two officers that have been charged as preston hemphill, he is a white please officer and anotherhose name and ethnicity has not been revealed. officer hemphill is said to have fired his taser at tyre nichols but not thought to have been involved in the confrontation that led to tyre nichols�* death. nonetheless the fact that this white police officer or allegedly involvement is only being released now in connection of course with the death of a black youngster has incensed tyre nichols�* family. they have issued a statement accusing the police department of shielding mr hemphill and seeking to protect him from the public eye. they have called for officer hemphill to be charged and sacked from the fourth. meanwhile a couple of paramedics who attended to the scene and who following the beating have also been dismissed along with their driver or failing dismissed along with their driver orfailing to dismissed along with their driver or failing to administer proper medical attention. find proper medical attention. and as more detail _ proper medical attention. and as more detail comes

tyre nichols, a sixth memphis police officer have been relieved of duty he's been identified as preston hemphill nbc news asked officials whether hemphill is seen on video firing a stun gun at nichols. the memphis pd says the investigation is ongoing >>> in pakistan, the death toll from a suicide bombing attack on a mosque full of police officers has nearly doubled now 59 reported dead another 170 injured. many in critical condition >>> in maryland, some incredible video. police found a car upside down after it crashed into a house. thankfully no one was injured. the house was empty. the driver of the car amazingly walked away from the collision police believe the car drove up a while before slamming into the house and flipping >> thank god that house was empty. thanks we'll see you soon. >>> coming up, we're watching the usual economic data for signs of recession, there's one more barometer on people's radar. we'll tell you what it is after the break. here's a hint. it also has to do with hiking. >>> welcome back let's get into the weeds a little bit what is the data telling us about a looming

nichols set for tomorrow in memphis and we are learning two memphis police officers, including preston hemphille relieved of duty when the investigation began two weeks ago. neither of the officers have been charged with a crime. memphis fire department firing two emt's and ambulance driver who responded to the scene for failing to provide nichols with adequate medical care. fox weather alert. nearly a thousand flights cancelled and many delayed in the u.s. today as dangerous ice storms move across the south. several southern states are under freeze warnings and advisories as frigid temperatures and freezing rain turned the ground into a sheet of ice. you can follow this story and the latest weather developments by downloading the fox weather app. mcdonald's reports profit growth thanks to increased traffic. clocked in $2.19, 14 centses higher than wall street expectation, increased traffic credited to customers seeking lower cost dining option as inflation continues to soar. those are your headlines, back to you. >> steve: thank you. we were at mcdonald's yesterday and had fries. >> ainsley: i

memphis police department says two more officers, one preston hemphill, suspended pending investigationlowing beating of tyre nichols. this is body cam from the initial stop. it shows him trying to tase nichols before he runs away. hemphill was not present at the second incident where five fired officers beat nichols. those five are charged with second degree murder. >> that was a gang of men attacking a 150-pound guy. >> reporter: memphis fire department announced it has fired two paramedics and a lieutenant for not following policies and protocols. >> he is handcuffed moaning on the ground and everybody is walking around. there should be accountability for everybody on the video. >> reporter: there can be more personnel actions in coming days and district attorney's office said the investigation is ongoing and there could be more charges in the future. >> we are praying for the hurting people in the community. >> reporter: a prayer vigil was held in the community neighborhood where the tragic incident happened. friends of nichols gathered in the small town. >> he was somebody that was

memphis police department says two more officers, one preston hemphill, have been suspended pending investigationting of take renichols. this is hemphill's body cam from the initial stop. it shows him trying to tase nichols before he runs away. he later said this. >> hope they stomp his [bleep]. >> reporter: he is not present at the separate incident where five officers beat nichols. those are charged with second degree murder. >> that was a gang of men attacking a 150-pound guy. >> reporter: memphis fire department announced it's fired two paramedics and a lieutenant for not following policies and protocols. video shows nichols wasn't given medical attention for several crucial minutes. he died three days later. >> everybody is walking around like it is business as usual so it should be accountability for everybody on the video. >> reporter: police warn there could be more personnel actions in coming days and district attorney's office said their investigation is ongoing and there could be more charges in the future. >> we are praying for the hurting people in the community. >> reporter: a praye

one of the two newly-fired police officers is preston hemphill.ired his taser at nichols during the first traffic stop but not present during the beating the second time around. the fire department fired two emts who failed to provide care to the nichols. they didn't try to stop the bleeding. the third member of the fire department didn't get out of the vehicle. those three fired and keep in mind criminal charges for many of these people could follow. tyre's mother says she wants all those responsible brought to justice. >> i won't stop until every person that had anything to do with my son's death is prosecuted to the fullest of the law. >> the funeral set for 11:30 a.m. eastern tomorrow. reverend al sharpton will perform the eulogy. >> julie: gianno caldwell here to join me. i can't watch the video. it is so sad. the victim was black, the cops were black. a completely different scenario you don't often see in the country when it comes to people rising up against police. what went wrong here? this comes from the top. there was a disconnect from t

see another officer pulling tyre nichols out of the car and this officer, who we now know is preston hemphill, he deploys his taser. it's truly disturbing. many of us has seen the video, and the sounds and the things the officers were saying that day, certainly very disturbing. some of what this officer was saying is, quote, i hope they stomp his ass, and this is after tyre nichols takes off and runs to the second location. this officer was not at the second location. his attorney says he's cooperating with investigators. this makes the sixth officer with the memphis police department. we also know that two sheriff deputies are under investigation, and that brings the total of eight law enforcement officials that were on scene. what is important, we are just learning about this today, alex. the memphis police department said they put him on leave once they started the investigation, but they are now telling us about it and they are just now telling us that he, too, was part of the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit which has been disbanded. >> it's showing this investigation is now expanding. we also unde

preston hemphill was one of the three officers on the scene when nichols was pulled over. and they added a same, why is his identity in the role he played in tyree's death just now coming to light. it begs the question why the white officer involved in the brutal attack was shielded from the public eye and from sufficient discipline and accountable. they also fired three emts who responded to the scene. they say they failed to provide nichols with the medical care he needed at the time. tyree nichols will be laid to rest tomorrow in memphis as the fallout from the shocking body cam footage of his death continues. and those are some of your headlines from here. sending it back over to you. maria: all right, cheryl. thanks very much. that story is just horrifying. meanwhile, this. china is warning house speaker kevin mccarthy against visiting taiwan. the pentagon reportedly planning his trip to the island nation for later this year. but china's foreign ministry spokesperson claims the trip would violate the u.s. one china policy. the people's liberation army holding unpreced

for officer preston hemphill ha not been charged and neither ha the seventh officer who has not been identified. that video portions like the on you are about to watch here and investigators save will likely be zeroing in on. >> stop, i didn't do anything. >> hemphill is accused of using his taser prior to tyre nichols being beaten by the five other officers that a since been terminated and charged for the five officers are shown to be punching, kicking, and hitting nichols in the video shows some of the officers talking among themselves after the beating where the sixth officer is then named. >> [indiscernible] >> two shelby county deputies are currently suspended without pay as their actions are looked at. the fire department has announced that it has terminate to emts in a fire lieutenant fo violating multiple policies and protocols. the district attorney says as that they've deeper into the investigation, more charges are possible. >> so we are going to need time to allow the investigation to g forward and for their consideration of charges but i will say this, nothing we did las

the officer in question is identified as preston hemphill.has not said specifically what the officer's involvement was. disturbing and graphic bodycam video you can hear officers on scene mention someone named hemphill, listen. >> everybody -- >> i spray, he spray, hemphill tased. >> and so this newly suspended officer joins at least two memphis fire department employees and two shelby county sheriff's deputies also under investigation following the release of this video, showing the memphis police officers savagely kicking and pepper spraying nichols, he waits for 20 minutes before he received medical attention from a first responder on scene. >> you can't just go to a scene like that where your co-workers are beating somebody to death, it's not good enough. it's like committing the crime yourself. >> so far five now former memphis police officers have been fired and are now charged with second-degree murder in nichols' death. they'll make their first court appearance at a bond arraignment scheduled for february 17th. we know at least some o

preston hemphill.traffic stop and his body camera is the one which captured part of the confrontation which i warn everyone is disturbing but i want to show everybody something very important. his gun is immediately drawn when he pulls up. you see that. he's got his gun drawn then he puts his gun away and instead, he pulls his taser, which he eventually fires. obviously fails to stun mr. nichols. but then after nichols gets away, you hear him say quote, i hope they stomp his ass. should he be charged? are you surprised he hasn't be yet? >> we're very surprised he hasn't been charged yet and in fact, tyre nichols' father, mr. rodney wells, asked that very question the first time we saw the video before america saw the video. he said you know, why hasn't the white police officer been terminated? and that's the question we're still asking today because we understand him being relieved for duty is not him being terminated and so we think anybody involved in this excessive, brutal use of force that killed t

we are learning officer preston hemphill who, according to memphis police, quote, participated in the initial traffic stop and the use of a taser, unquote. and another officer who hasn't yet been named. while they both have been relieved of their duty. and three memphis fire department personnel have also been fired over the response to tyre nichols beating seen. and that is in addition, everyone, to five police officers who have already been not only relieved of their duties, as unfired. but also charged. the da saying, quote, this is an ongoing investigation. we are looking at all individuals involved in the events leading up to, during, and after the beating of tyre nichols. in a moment, we will do a deep dive into this case. the evidence and what it will take to actually prosecute this case. but as a family and a community and a nation more in. the funeral for tyre nichols is now set for this coming wednesday. a funeral for a 29 year old stopped by police and later beaten beyond recognition. just a mere 80 yards from his own home. calling for his mother. the whole thing caught on

memphis are on leave after the beating death of tyre nichols, one of them has been identified as preston hemphillho is white and allegedly deployed his taser during that confrontation. hemphill is a member of the scorpion unit with five officers facing second-degree murder and other charges. hemphill has not been fired or charged. the shelby county district attorney says the investigation is ongoing. more charges could be filed. >> extraordinary quick, in less than three weeks, we went from the incident to filing charges against the five officers who are primarily responsible for the death of tyre nichols and who were on the scene. now, as to everybody else, it's going to take some time as we do that investigation, but i assure you the investigation is ongoing. >> also new, the memphis fire department has fired two emts and a lieutenant after an internal investigation which they found, quote, failed to conduct an adequate patient assessment of mr. nichols after he was pepper strayed. and in moments, don is going to speak one on one with the brother of tyre nichols, jamal dupree. >>> as he meets p

. >> a police spokesperson says officer preston hemphill and one unnamed officer have been relieved ofy. 2 emt's and a fire department lieutenant were also fired in connection to nichols death. the memphis police department initially fired 5 officers in connection to the case. all 5 of them have been charged with second-degree murder, the so-called scorpion unit to which those officers belonged has been dismantled. >> nichols died earlier this month after he was beaten by 5 memphis police officers during a traffic stop. the body cam video came out on friday. really shocking the nation. right reaction, immediate? yeah. reporter alex cup or has more on the investigation. one note that some of the body camera video is included in this story. >> officer pressed in hemphill was the first officer to fire his taser at nicholls following the traffic stop despite being relieved of his duties the altercation, mpd is only now revealing his name. nichols family attorney ben crump released a scathing statement demanding answers. why is his identity in the role he played in tyree's death? just now c

when we are notified, the name is preston hemphill, and we don't know the involvement on that night ofking to get those details, and we don't know if he is part of the alleged s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit, but this is what i am told, hemphill is relieved of duty with other officers, and remember, we said that this investigation is ongoing and more information will be shared as it is learned. so, this is a sixth memphis police officer relieved of duty. >> and this is in line with what the police chief said before the video is released saying that more police officers are still under investigation even after the firing of the five, and that is in line with that and clearly more details to come. and jump back on when you get it, nick. >>> and now, members of an elementary school is back in school after a month after a 6-year-old shot and wounded his elementary schoolteacher. and now, the superintendent is being replaced and the assistant principal is gone as well. and we have brian todd in newport news, virginia, with more on this. what does this mean being back in school, brian? well, anxious m

this officer identified as preston hemphill has been with the memphis police department since 2018 according to the department. what we don't know right now, john, is his level of involvement in the arrest or who he was in the video. we don't know whether he was involved in this scorpion munt. here's what the memphis police had to tell me in a text message saying that hemphill was relieved with the other officers going on to say, remember, we said this investigation is ongoing. they added that more information will be shared as it develops. but this fallout clearly continuing as a result of what happened to tyre nichols in memphis on january 7th. >> nick valencia, appreciate the live update. keep in touch as we learn more throughout the day. that horrible video capturing the police brutality that eventually ended tyre nichols life is putting police reform on the front burner in washington. the nichols family will attending the state of the union address. the congressional black caucus wants to talk about how to make president biden make it a focus. benjamin crump on behalf of the family want