faction also on the program. us vice president count carmella harris attends the funeral of tyrene nichols in memphis. tennessee, his death of the hands of police officers has revived debate about police violence . belgian drugs gangs of bringing cocaine through the port of and work wages deadline war. europe's top leasing agency struggles to control trade that many for workers a to scan to talk about. ah, i'm from gail. welcome to the program, ukraine's defense minister alexey resume coff has warned that russia is planning a major offensive. during the visit to france, he said a new attack could start on the anniversary of russia's invasion on the 24th of february. according to mister resnick, off moscow has already mast thousands of troops in preparation. morning comes as a you president, you commission president are on the line. and other top officials arriving key in place summit on friday, corresponded max xander is in ki. i asked him what we know about this a you mission. so this is quite a remarkable event. this is going to be the 1st d you summits held in an act of war zone. so you

we live in memphis for the funeral of 29 year old tyree nichols. ah, unearned taylor, this is out there alive from london. also coming up a solid protest on the 2nd anniversary of min mars military coups. the doors of shops and offices defiantly closed. hope frances meets victims of the war in the democratic republic of congo, and condemns brutal atrocities in the east of the country. and the u. k is largest coordinated strike action in a generation half a 1000000 people walk out, demanding better pay and conditions. ah and who begin in the u. s. city of memphis, where the funeral is due to be held for terry nichols, the 29 year old who died last month 3 days after he was brutally beaten by police body cam footage of incident shows nichols being beaten for 3 minutes. the 5 officers involved have now been charged with 2nd degree murder. but his death leaves unanswered questions about the nature of policing in the u. s. if you know is being held at the mississippi boulevard christian church in memphis, and is being attended by members of nichols fami

mister nichols then fled on foot. they identified him later and we don't have no idea about the timeline how much later and how far from the original altercation or confrontation again and then it came to a 2nd apprehension. and with that confrontation where, according to the family, mister nichols was beaten to the pulp to a pulp with according to the police chief who fired the police officers quickly after seeing the video which we haven't, the press hasn't um or a wedge where the police officers um, well, basically through any, any rule and as the family said, humanity out of the out of the window and hurt mister nichols so badly that 3 days later he expired, died in the hospital due to his excessive bleeding and to the severe beating interest of on the, the family of terry nichols am, has gone public and pleaded with the public um to remain calm once this video, yum is, is released, but we were hearing a lot of people, even the chief of police in memphis saying that what people will see is more than appalling, the

and to talk more about the case of terry nichols. i can now welcome brandon buskie. he's the director of the seal. you criminal law reform project in new york city. mr. pesky, welcome. the death of terry nichols has painfully re ignited the discussion about police brutality and abuse of power in the united states. how deeply rooted is the problem within the police force. it is unfortunately extremely deeply rooted and goes back to the founding of this country. the use of slavery to subjugate black bodies. the use of protocol is forces to enforce those norms and make sure that there were slave patrols to return property back to masters is only carried through and to present a policing. and that is a major reason why. well, extraordinarily tragic, the involvement of black officers in some ways isn't surprising. and in many ways it shows the depth of systemic racism in this country. and how that lineage can be eliminated simply by diversifying police forces. it's gotta be a much more transformative approach in order to stop these kinds of tragedies. what, what made this

the issue again, no urgency with the death of tyrene nichols. after being beaten by police in the city of memphis speaking at his funeral on wednesday the vice president said police reform was badly needed calling it non negotiable. ah, you ah true. after days of protests over his teeth, morn is gathered to celebrate tyree nichols life. his friends, family, and civil rights activists attending mister nichols funeral on the 1st day of black history month. remembering a father, son, brother, denied escape order, liberty, and photographer austerity. tyree was a beautiful person for this to happen to here is just at a bad to the book. these flowers now lying memory of tyree nichols at the skate park. he used to visit. mister nichols died 3 weeks ago after being brutally beaten by memphis police officers who pulled him over while he was driving home. 5 officers have since been arrested and charged with murder. in his eulogy, civil rights leader, reverend al sharpton, condemned to their actions. there is nothing more insulting and offensive to those o

these flowers now lie and memory of tyree nichols at the skate park. he used to visit mister nichols died 3 weeks ago after being brutally beaten by memphis police officers who pulled him over while he was driving home. 5 officers have since been arrested and charged with murder. in his eulogy, civil rights leader, reverend al sharpton, condemned to their actions. there is nothing more insulting and offensive to those a worse dead fight door. open doors that you walk to those doors and acts like the folks we had to fight for to get you through the door. you vice president carmella harris also paid tribute to mister nichols saying the country mourned with his family. this is a family that lost their son and their brother through an act of violence at the hands and the feet of people who had been charged with keeping them safe. and as vice president of the united states, we demand that congress passed the george lloyd justice and policing act. joe biden will sign it. i re, nichols family are also calling for the act to be brought in, which would require

s are said good bye to tyrene nichols. the 29 year old black man died after being beaten by police campaign is at the ceremony repeated pulls from end to police violence urged the passage of legislation to reform. law enforcement focus on europe is up next on the w, taking a look at what's behind a real estate group, the top rated city of antalya on back of the top off out world news. and that round the clock is available. the w dot called on the t w. i'm with with who i'm charlie is in the throes of real estate, french. the turkish metropolis is running out of affordable housing as more and more russian are buying and renting their prices are exploding. those with average in house can no longer afford to live in their city and are being displayed focused on dw, oh, oh, said paradise. rwanda, almost 30 years off to the gen site with a stable government and a flourishing economy. foreign investors are rushing into the country, but at what price? a look behind the shiny facade of success with in 45 minutes on d, w. o. in wid

host: you are on with tom nichols. caller: yes, i wanted to tell global warming and how i feel about it. do not believe in global warming. i don't believe in these experts. they -- meteorologists can't even tell me what the weather is going to be in two weeks for me. huge home, we cut their power off, cut electricity ff, cut their heat off, air conditioning off and like they did years ago. will keep w how they work. that won't i don't believe in global warming. host: let's let tom nichols to that. guest: i hear you and i understand your skepticism about kind of enterprise sounds uires prediction pretty risky and i think, you know, as you say, it is tough to predict the weather a week from ow, how can we predict climate 100 years from now. i do think it is important to science e reality of about how the climate is current time.r where i think people have legitimate argument with climate not over the science over what is happening and what is causing the change rather what to do about it. one place i'm critical of look,t

i mean it and also, and nichol. i didn't mention it, but that there is the for knowledge that russia is adamantly against this. it has its own security interest to, to, to take into consideration, jeremy, go ahead. i think there is a longstanding project going, going back to 990 in the fall of the soviet union that the united states has seen the opportunity to a spread its power and influence in that region of the world and to try and weaken russia and ukraine is kind of key key prize, and the u. s. has invest in something like, you know, just in a bind administration, $275000000.00 in defense in spending towards ukraine. and it seemed that the conflict seems to be re re igniting in eastern ukraine. so i think at the u. s. was heavily invest in ukraine and the project of nato expansions. and he said that, you know, the goal is to weaken russia, prevent the rising o resurgence of russian empire and to dominate that region of the world and control the resource including the well and gas resource of central asia. okay,

ticking bombs who is aware of that fact did dr nichols know. a wrongful death lawsuit was filed today against a midwest city dr ragan nichols is already kids are prescribing a massive amount of opioids to 5 patients who later died when i heard that there was 4 other deaths then i said oh good evening oh midwest city doggie doctor i'm homeless tonight 3000000 jobs davis i'm just reading and listening to the dr raising this many times here and he. was very happy she got a rest question on t.v. oh very happy that it went on there or it was said because this is from 3 doctors i mean did she harm i didn't know any term that i met a man why america should certain men and manage to. a met. or. do you mean these are innate he has spent her entire life in this house this is where their daughter chelsea was born 21 years ago here also that she passed away at a painkiller overdose in 2013 their story is one of an analgesic burden family hiding in the secret and shame with addiction. she's headed for back surgeries dr nichols was liza's doctor for 7 years

it's a very, i rarely talked about nichol. i talks about it, but i mean the aid which it's a form of what form of nationalism is acceptable in ukraine. and as he point out in his previous answer, there are radically different interpretations of what the, what nationhood means are for the people in power. and it's very exclusive area. it exclude, it excludes people on the, in the don bass, for example, and obviously alienated the people in crimea. the what, the reason why they left, okay, that's a narrative that the u. s. continues to push here is that there's only one definition of ukraine and of being ukranian, which is not true. go ahead, ernst. as a possibly a recent joints. you asking brains, did he are statements and then released back in samara. one of the one closest respects in fighting for i think for the ryans o everyone, no matter what gender race and so on, i think is xena and so on. unfortunately, it will be events. we can see that the rise in russian speakers have been trampled on the or the jewish progress congr

you vice president carmella harris also paid tribute to mister nichols sang. the country mourned with his family. this is a family that lost their son and their brother through an act of violence at the hands and the feet of people who had been charged with keeping them safe. and as vice president of the united states, we demand that congress passed the george lloyd justice and policing act. joe biden will sign it. i re, nichols family are also calling for the act to be brought in, which would require a database for police officer misconduct and a ban on no, not warrants. those calls for change. now getting louder than the hope that more lives won't be lost. on american football, superstar tom brady has announced his retirement of the age of $45.00, retired briefly after championship 2021 season, but ended up returning for i far less successful year. and a message on social media, he said this time, he's going for good ah, considered by many as the greatest of all time in american football, a serial winner his professional career began without much fanfare in

tom nichols is a professor at the naval college. expert, whathis could be a problem moving forward, this is from today's washington journal. >> and we are joined now by tom to ols, he is a contributor foreign affairs and also a u.s. war national security affairs professor. he is here to talk about his march/april 2017 issue of foreign affairs on how mericans have lost faith in experts and why this could be a problem moving forward. thank you so much for joining us today. guest: thanks for having me. usingso how are americans experts in 2017 and how do they view them? well, americans have always been skeptical of experts, that is part of our goes back toacter, the 1830s. our commonrselves on sense. what is different in the 21st we question t that experts, it's that we reject experts, reject their expertise our own knowledge in place. i think that is already angerous, whether a doctor or diplomat, people have decided they are smarter than the don't need them. host: is that a result of americans having more information available to the

michelle nichols comes along and it's totally different. she is the 4th in charge on starship enterprise enterprise. she's highly educated, she's competent and she's very well respected, which was this vision actually of what black life could be like in the 23rd century . that's when star trek took place. and a big part of the vision of star trek was also a world without racism. now for millions of viewers, this was the 1st time that they'd seen a black woman play a role like this. that wasn't a stereotype. it would be. goldberg is even said it's the 1st time she saw a black woman on t. v who wasn't playing and made friends. remember this is 19 sixty's america and you also have this a boundary breaking kiss between nickels and her coast. are william shatner, a white man in 900? 68. tell us about that. yeah, and that came just a year after the u. s. supreme court made it legal in all us states for black people and white people to inter mary. so really ground breaking actually in when they shot it. they weren't even sure if stations in the so

so then comes along, michel nichols. you have a star trek which takes place in the 23rd century and it's, it's a vision of something completely different of a completely different life for african americans, she's competent, she's educated, she's respected, big, big one there. and for millions of years, this was something that they hadn't seen before on television. it was so groundbreaking, actually, the actress would be goldberg, is that it was the 1st time she saw a black actress on tv who wasn't playing a maid while. so an incredible role model, but of course then it goes a step further because we have this boundary breaking kiss between nichols and her and coastal william shatner, a white man. in 1968, we're in a little more context there. that was the year after the u. s. supreme court made it legal in all states in the united states for black and white people to inter mary. so this was really on the cutting edge. and when they were filming this episode, they weren't even sure if broadcasters in the southern us were

nichols that a traffic stop earlier this month because eventually died from his injuries. all 5 officers have been fired and charged with murder. that's all from us for now. and get all caught up, rob watts will have business for you after a short break. don't forget that's more news and analysis on our website. that's d w dot com. and you can also follow us on social media. i handle there is ad d w as i'm sorry jeff slot from me and the entire team pack you for watching. ah, the over information they provide the opinions. they want to express. d, w on facebook and twitter, up to date and in touch. follow us.

saying the actions of all of them resulted in tyre nichols' death. the five black defendants face multiple charges including second-degree murder officials say they expect videos of the encounter to be released publicly by the city tomorrow evening. tonight, president biden acknowledging tensions in advance of the tape's release. in a statement saying tonight that outrage is understandable, but violence is never acceptable priscilla thompson leads us off tonight from memphis with more >> reporter: tonight, five former memphis police officers have been charged with second-degree murder in the deadly arrest of 29-year-old tyre nichols >> while each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident in question, the actions of all of them resulted in the death of tyre nichols and they are all responsible >> reporter: all five officers also charged with aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, and official misconduct charges. >> what happened here does not at all reflect proper policing this was wrong this was criminal. >> reporter: the an

dr nichols was their doctor she was the one prescribing the trucks. let him serve unbox i'm an attorney in oklahoma city i practice cripple defense i've got a police officer and i've been a prosecutor and i've been a judge i've been here all my life born and raised in oklahoma. provided the hardship of the oil production we're right on the edge of we're cowboys are the and so we've got a lot of people in here that are hard working people and it's a pretty peaceful city as far as that goes. box knows these roads inside out and who's on 1st name terms with the local people all his career he's descended this community but today the confines have changed before i was having people from more the poverty level people all walks of life i have lawyers i have doctors children who have become addicted to the opiates and the odds every level in every area of life is for is for the low income high and. all of what affected by the opiate use. he represents several families from this town everyone has lost a relative deceased of a cardiac arrest following a painkil

nichols died 3 days later and the officers have been charged with 2nd degree murder. a warning to our viewers that this next report contains graphic images. for a video showing how memphis police officers tasia or the pepper spray and restrained terry nichols, the 29 year old was arrested after a traffic violation near his home. on january 7th. he died from his injuries. 3 days later, the 5 police officers involved in the fatal confrontation have been fired and charged with 2nd degree murder, a crime punishable with 15 to 60 years in prison, under tennessee law. we can substantiate the reason for the star. all we know is that the amount of force that was applied in this situation was over. the top. nicko staff is the latest high profile case of police officers accused of using excessive force in the depths of black people and other minorities in recent years. it has spike public outcry against systemic racism in the u. s. criminal justice system. you as president joe biden says, you will urge congress to pass federal police reforms. oh, a lot in order with the court a

nichols. we walk you through the clips of what he endured and where reform needs to begin. >>> and a deadly shooting near jerusalem in a synagogue. >>> across the united states we're seeing anger, we're hearing demands for change, but we're not witnessing the violent demonstrations many feared would come after the public saw those images. memphis officials released over an hour of video that started with traffic stop involving tyre nichols on january 7th. take a look. now there is already a lot of anger toward police over the incident with loud calls for reform. these protesters in memphis, for example, blocked a major bridge for a time, but no arrests were made. nichols' funeral is set for next wednesday. ever since he died from his injuries on january 10th, we heard gruesome descriptions of what happened to him. now we have video taken by the officers' own cameras. they're facing second-degree murder, kidnapping, and other charges. nichols' mother understandably struggled to put her emotions

earlier in the day, nichols had t had-- nichols' mother had this message. >> i want to say to the five police officers that murdered my son, you also disgraced your own families when you did this, but you know what? i'm going to pray for you and your families because at the end of the day, this shouldn't have happened. >> and you know, neil, those five officers, again, they've been charged with murder, but we're also told by officials here in memphis and in the county that other officers on the scene who maybe played a lesser extent are also being investigated along with two emt workers who have been relieved from duty, as an investigation is underway into the role they played in the treatment of nichols after he was beaten during those encounters, neil. neil: yeah, they arrived the scene 20 minutes before he was in an ambulance. it doesn't make sense. charles, thank you very much. great reporting on this, charles, we appreciate it. to alexandra huff right now. relative calm across the nation, it could have been more violent and it won't close to that. that alone is surprising a lot of

nichols to. i want you to comment on something i heard, i don't know if it's true, but it frightened me if it could be true, that there's a bill that was going through the arizona legislature that if someone is arrested at a demonstration or even photographed at a demonstration where violence happens, they can apply repost statutes and take their property just like they do in, say, drug raids and things like that. and for me, you know, i was going to washington for the women's march, and then a family issue came up and i couldn't go. but if i thought i was going to be at a place where there might be some violenced and photographed and my property taken, it would stop me me from going. >> guest: wow. >> caller: and i teal like people are trying, you know, we're trying thousand to get -- now to get every individual to step forward and to their part, but that's a good way to squelch that, if that's true. >> host: thank you, connie. a new potential use of technology. >> guest: sure. i love connie for

. ♪ >> tyre nichols. >> say his name. >> tyre nichols. >> say his name. >> protesters in memphis, tennesseeaking to the streets after the release of body cam footage from the arrest of tyre nichols. nichols was beaten by police officers following a traffic stop. he died in the hospital three days later. welcome to fox news live, i'm molly line. griff: hey, molly, great to be with you, i'm griff jenkins. five of the police officers involved in that arrest have been charged with second degree murder and aggravated assault among other crimes. we have fox team coverage on this with alexandria hoff in washington and charles watson in memphis. charles, let's kick things off with you in the brutal body cam footage. >> yeah, hey, good afternoon, griff and molly and in watching that footage, it absolutely appeared that tyre nichols as surprised at the level of aggression the memphis police officers had toward him during that violent january 7th traffic stop. from the start body cam video shows officers yank nichols aggressively out of his vehicle as the 29-year-old says he didn't do anything. he's t

nichols. >> tyre nichols. >> shock, outrage and protests across the u.s. after surveillance video shows how memphis police officers brutally beat a 29-year-old man who died from his injuries. >>> and another video we're just seeing. the moment when the husband of former house speaker nancy pelosi is attacked by a home intruder. >>> and there's been another shooting in jerusalem following a deadly attack at a synagogue. we'll go live for the latest. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. >>> we're seeing a lot of anger across the united states this morning and demands for police reform, but all of it has been peaceful. the american cities were on edge that they might not be. this after the city of memphis released shocking police videos of the january 7th attack. in memphis, for example, protestors marched on to a major interstate bridge across the mississippi river bringing traffic to a standstill. no arrests. tyre nichols died three days after the viole

tyre nichols while he was on the ground, mr. nichols gets away.ut if you pay particular attention to what it said, the officer says when they catch him, i hope they stump him into the ground. i think that is the culture. if we want to make systemic change with policing, we have to address the culture. i think we do that by making complete, comprehensive change as it relates to policing. >> what about the police chief, though? do you think she should keep her job? >> well, i can't speak to that. one reason, she's been here for less than two years. she's come in and attempted to make change. but i think it is time for her to shake things up. she's on the clock. >> we were just interviewing a former nypd detective who said in some places they've now put restrictions on police officers when it comes to like low-level like traffic stops. they're no longer involved to be involved in them. we saw how a traffic stop led to the death of tyre nichols. do you think that should happen in the memphis police department? >> absolutely. in the city of memphis, we

nichols. pepper spray was deployed. mr. nichols fled on foot.er altercation at a nearby location at which the serious injuries were experienced by mr. nichols. after some period of time, waiting around after, he was taken away by ambulance. beyond that, i don't think we should go into further details. >> did the police delay calling the ambulance? >> there was an elapsed period of time, but if you wash the video, you can make that judgment for yourself. amy: we want to thank you, amber sherman, member of the black lives matter memphis chapter. the host of the podcast "the law according to amber." we will keep people updated at democracynow.org on what happens this weekend. thank you so much. when we come back, we are joined by ben crump, one of the lawyers for the family of tyre nichols. he is in memphis. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. as we continue today's show in this, tennessee. on thursday, five fired police officers have been arrested and charged with

terry nichols the 29 year old was arrested after a terrific violation near his home. on january 7th. he died from his injuries. 3 days later the 5 police officers involved and the fatal confrontation have been fired and charged with 2nd degree murder. a crime punishable with 15 to 60 years in prison under tennessee law. we can substantiate the reason for the stop. all we know is that the amount of force that was applied in this situation was over the top nickel staff is the latest high profile case of police officers accused of using excessive force in the deaths of black people and other minorities in recent years. it has both public outcry against systemic racism in the us criminal justice system. us president joe biden says you will urge congress to pass federal police reforms. oh, a law and order with the court as memphis is bracing for public outreach. nicholas family has also called for peaceful protests. with the morning, i'm joined by d. w reporter stacy stacy beavens in the studio. stacy, do we have any more clarity about what to place that night with the pol

. 50. were wearing when they arrested tyre nichols-— tyre nichols. coming — tyre nichols. so, what happens over coming months, _ tyre nichols. so, what happens over coming months, then, - over coming months, then, david? ~ , david? well, there will be renewed _ david? well, there will be renewed hearings - david? well, there will be renewed hearings and - david? well, there will be renewed hearings and we | david? well, there will be - renewed hearings and we heard, of course, there from tyre nichols's mother, who is saying she is going to attend all of them. she called it a nightmare from which she hoped one more day to wake up but still had not done so. and she said she would be coming to every court hearing, not only because she wants to press for justice hearing, not only because she wants to press forjustice on behalf of her son but also because she wants one of those police officers, one of the five charged with her son's murder, to look her in the face, she said, and that was something they failed to do in court today. something they failed to

it was typical of nichols.rilliant and inspired director whose skill was to elicit performances from actors a not know they had in them. his first film, "who's afraid of virginia woolf?," started elizabeth taylor and richard burton. they said nichols did not direct actors, he inspired them. which is why they flooded to work in his films, from nathan lane in "the birdcage" -- melanie griffith in "working girl." he was far too smart to pick a favorite. >> it is like asking your favorite kid. it is your life. it is what you love, as much as my family. i'm lucky. i feel lucky. >> nichols was a wartime refugee from germany who made america his home and his subject. >> it is a moral issue. >> he started his career as a comedic duo. and then began his trademark as a film, television and theater director. he was not one to seek the limelight, preferring to let his work do the talking for him. >> remembering the brilliant and charming mike nichols. that brings the show to a close, but you can find much more at our websi

nichols. he died of some other cause.secution needs is one juror to go with them. jurors are often sympathetic to police. but, we have to give the movement for black lives credit because, it is responsible for these officers being fired so quickly. it is responsible for the fact they are criminal prosecutions, it is responsible for the fact there were not violent protests last night, because what the violence usually about is getting officers charged. and, because of the success of the movement these officers were charged. >> one thing keith ellison said last night is because of the success of the movement everyone sees these videos now. which, in jury selection can be seen as prejudicial. >> it may be seen as prejudicial but you would not want a juror who did not respond to this video with human empathy, that does not mean that they can't put aside their emotion and judge the case fairly. >> thank you for your help and analyzing this we always appreciate it, sorry it is always about things like this, professor george tow

nichols was apprehended. the second confrontation was characterized by the nichols family as this savage beating. the suspect complained of having shortness of breath at which time the ambulance was called. he was transported to st. francis hospital. the district attorney was contacted and it was determined that the tennessee bureau of investigation would handle this investigation. we did reach out to the memphis police department to get our hands on the police report, the incident report. they declined to give that to us. earlier we spoke to a family friend of one of the officers involved, emmitt martin iii. we spoke to beanie cobb, a retired sheriff and he said martin showed up in his office a few days after that appearing remorseful. >> i saw the pain on his face. he said he hadn't slept in five days. when he was expressing to me the things that went on, he was teary-eyed. >> reporter: cobb said martin defended his use of force saying he had to do what he had to do to get nichols into custody. pamela? >> t

the death of tyre nichols, again, at the top of the headlines.rnight the memphis police department disbanded the special so-called s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit involved in the brutal beating of the 29-year-old following a traffic stop. >> the city's police director announcing the decision a day after the body camera video was released. that video leading to protests in the streets of memphis and across the country friday, and again last night. >> nichols' death once again igniting debate about police pbrutality in this country. we'll be speaking live with derrick johnson, president of the naacp coming up. we begin with abc's stephanie ramos who is live in memphis again for us. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, janai. the family of tyre nichols hopes his death is a catalyst for change in this country. just last night, the memphis police announced they were disbanding the street crimes unit known as the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit. it's a move the family pleaded for. >> it is in the best interest of all to permanently deactivate the s.c.o.r.p.

nichols died three days later. the five officers involved in the traffic stop have already been fired. the police chief also spoke to that overnight in that video saying that this was not just a professional failing, but also a failing of basic humanity and she said that there are additional officers also under investigation. the nichols family for their part is calling for murder charges now. and we've just learned that the district attorney there will be holding a news conference at 3:00 eastern this afternoon to the way it is described right now is to give an update on the case. let's get the very latest from the ground, sara sidner is standing by. sarah, what are yo and brown people and criminal defendants in general. that the speed with which the city and the law enforcement entities could be transparent with what is lapped and what they're going to do about it is a-s often crucial to keeping. >> two twoerns are planning a press conference as well. it sure suggests that big things could be happening at 3:00. w

we want justice for tyre nichols . my hope if there is any silverlining to be drawn from this very dark cloud, it is perhaps the 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 hopeful we can show them who they know us to be. the community working towards positive change here in memphis and shelby county. with that, let me ask the director to step forward. >> thank you. good afteron. >> this is a press conference in memphis, tennessee about the death of tyre nichols. as we heard from the district attorney. there are going to be five police officers who will be charged in relation to his death. we are also told bodycam footage that was alluded to will be released around or after 6:00 p.m. friday. not today. but we understand there will be charges facing the five officers involved. there will be further information about that on the bbc news website. returning to our top story. tensions in t

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