of tyre.o — this is been a journey. it is not going to end here. this isjust the beginning — going to end here. this isjust the beginning. we are looking forward to passing _ beginning. we are looking forward to passing some bills and we're looking forward _ passing some bills and we're looking forward to— passing some bills and we're looking forward to getting justice for all of the _ forward to getting justice for all of the families over there. notjust ours~ _ of the families over there. notjust ours~ this— of the families over there. notjust ours~ this is— of the families over there. notjust ours. this is a continuous fight that— ours. this is a continuous fight that we — ours. this is a continuous fight that we have to fight for. we have to fight _ that we have to fight for. we have to fight for— that we have to fight for. we have to fight forjustice. we cannot continue _ to fight forjustice. we cannot continue to let these people brutalise our kids. to have my siblings appear, my wife, a

my god brother is tyre.s not too much i can say that hasn't already been said about him from everybody. but i wanted to share you all's story of how he got his name, though. my sister toya said my mom named him, which was -- came from a movie called silverado, one of the characters in it, and she liked that movie, but she wanted to name me that, but she kept that name in her back pocket for some reason, i don't know. then '93 came, and our boy came, and she was like there you are, tyre. and i used to always joke with him, like, man, you keep messing with him, i'm going to take my name back. he's like no, you ain't, it's my name. it was how he said it. i'm tyre, this is me, you know, and i always remember that. my little dude coming in the house eating cereal and watching looney tunes or something, because i just want to thank everybody for being here for us, showing love, but it ain't too much, like i say, that hasn't already been said about my dude. i just miss him, and i love him. and just shouldn't have n

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my god brother is tyre. it's not too much i can say that hasn't already been said about him from everybody. but i wanted to share a story of how he got his name, though. my mom -- my sister said earlier and my mom named him which was -- came from a movie called "silverado," one of the characters in it and she liked that movie but she wanted to name me that but always kept that name in her back pocket for some reason and '93 came and our boy came and she was, there you are, tyre. and i used to always joke with him, like, man, you keep messing with me, take my name back. no, you ain't, that's my name. but it was how he said it. you know, he was 8 and he was already knew who he was. like i'm tyre. this is me. you know, and i always remember that about my little dude. coming in the house watching him eat cereal and watching looney t tunes and thanks for showing love. there ain't too much that i can say that hasn't already been said about my dude. i just miss him and i love him and this shouldn't have never happe

tyre nichols duty to _ have a tyre trayvon —— tyre nichols duty to intervene, so thank you.andry, and i would be — certainly to mitch landry, and i would be remiss, reverend al, ifi didn't— would be remiss, reverend al, ifi didn't acknowledge yet again the highest—ranking african—american women _ highest—ranking african—american women in — highest—ranking african—american women in the united states history, the vice _ women in the united states history, the vice president of the united states— the vice president of the united states kamala hrris, who did not think— states kamala hrris, who did not think it _ states kamala hrris, who did not think it robbery to take time out of her busy— think it robbery to take time out of her busy schedule to come and comfort— her busy schedule to come and comfort this black mother who lost her child _ comfort this black mother who lost her child unjustly. —— kamala harris — her child unjustly. —— kamala harris. thank you madam vice president _ harris. thank you madam vice president. we will never forget this day. president. we will never f

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tyre nichols�* family want to remember a young man who was a passionate skateboarder. beautiful soul, and his mum's name tattooed on his arm. i see the world showing him love, and fighting for his justice, but all i want is my baby brother back. even if the legal reforms being demanded today do come into force, the sad truth is no one here believes that this is the last time a funeral will be held for an unarmed black person killed by the police in america. will this finally bring about change, do you think? bring about the law change? we're going to try to make change happen. change doesn't come, just drops out of the sky, it comes from the ground up. we've got to keep fighting. the five policemen who assaulted tyre nichols, who are all now facing charges of second—degree murder, are all black. amber sherman, who has spent years campaigning for police reform, says she's not surprised. yeah, i mean the system - of policing is inherently white supremacist, racist and anti—black. - but these were black officers that were involved. the fact that someone - who is blackjoin

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and most of all the family of tyre nichols. let me say that we are blessed to have a young pastor who has labored in social justice and prophetic vision. and who immediately said to let us celebrate tyre here at this great church. people like jason turner are not born in the ministry every day. a lot of ministers show up when the cameras show up. and leave when the cameras leave. but he's been with us for many years and he's a great, giant in his own right. give a hand to reverend jason turner. let me also say that i want to recognize there are other families that have come from around the country, that know what mr. and mrs. wells is going through and all the siblings and i want them to stand and be recognized because they know what it is to sit at a funeral like this. and i know the family of george floyd is here. stand up. brandon, the family, bothan jeans' sister is here. kiki is here, botham jeans' sister. and the mother from new york is here. the mother of breonna taylor, tamika palmer, is here. and there may be others th

your friend, tyre d. nichols. >> i'm so glad you read that, pamela, because it speaks to the human being that he was and what everyone says about him, his mom saying my son wasn't perfect but he was darn near perfect. when we cover these stories we often say that there are no perfect victims, that everyone has something in their past, they didn't comply, they didn't do this, they didn't do that. i'm not sure -- i don't believe this is an example of that as we are watching the home going and the celebration of life ceremonies for tyre nichols in memphis, tennessee. i believe it's coming down to a close. it has been a very, very poignant afternoon and very poignant day. the words spoken on that pulpit, i hope they resonate with the people across the country and the world. there you have this beautiful american family sharing their worst moments, putting their grief out there for all to see and what you witnessed is pretty much what happens at most, except for the cameras and the dignitaries, at most black f

and most of all the family of tyre nichols. let me say that we are blessed to have a young pastor who has labored in social justice and prophetic vision. and who immediately said to let us celebrate tyre here at this great church. people like jason turner are not born in the ministry every day. a lot of ministers show up when the cameras show up. and leave when the cameras leave. but he's been with us for many years and he's a great, giant in his own right. give a hand to reverend jason turner. let me also say that i want to recognize there are other families that have come from around the country, that know what mr. and mrs. wells is going through and all the siblings and i want them to stand and be recognized because they know what it is to sit at a funeral like this. and i know the family of george floyd is here. stand up. brandon, the family, bothan jeans' sister is here. kiki is here, botham jeans' sister. and the mother from new york is here. the mother of breonna taylor, tamika palmer, is here. and there may be others th

nichols. 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

justice for tyree! >> justice for tyre! amy: van turner, president of the naacp in memphis.oined now by two guests. andrea ritchie is a lawyer and organizer who has worked on policing and criminalization issues for over 30 years. she is the author of several books, including most recently, "no more police: case for abolition," co-authored with mariame kaba. she is joining us from detroit. in washington, d.c., we're joined by justin hansford. he is a human rights lawyer and howard university school of law professor. founder and executive director of the thurgood marshall civil rights center. professor hansford is also the first american nominated and elected to the united nations permanent forum for people of african descent. we welcome you both to democracy now! professor hansford, let's begin with you. today is the first day of black history month. last night in memphis, the family gathered in the historic mason temple where martin luther king gave his last speech, a day before he was assassinated, as they called for accountability and toy is the funeral. if you can respond

it's church and it's focused on tyre's life. they want tyre's life to take on a criminal meaning and real action now, chris. >> there is, eddie, for this funeral, a lot, right? the pastor of the church, dr. lawrence turner said we get so zeroed in on how tyre nichols died, we don't get a chance to recognize that he lived before that moment. it's a sad fact. we have talked about these names before, george floyd, eric garner, we know them because of how they died, not how they lived. talk to us about why it's so important to remember the life of tyre nichols in this moment. >> well, it's important because the way they died was a result of their dehumanization. the fact that they were treated as less than were examples of a population of folk who were devalued. it's important in these moments with any life to tell the full story of the life lived, that the life is not just simply a kind of result of tragic circumstance or cruel outcome, of barbaric behavior, but there was love, there were joys, there were triumphs, there were desir

with tyre nichols. and my colleagues are going to come with other examples of why it needs to change. i've given you mine. i've taken enough of your time. but i'll just leave it with this. we need to make police reform a priority. it's time to pass the george floyd justice in policing act. we did it in the house two or three times last session. went to the senate. couldn't get across the finish line. so we need the senate to abandon the filibuster rule. and let's get some legislation passed, let's get voting rights passed, let's get police reform passed. and with that, i'll yield back to my colleagues. mr. ivey: thank you, mr. speaker. may i inquire how much time is remaining. the speaker pro tempore: 18 minutes. mr. ivey: thank you. i would like to yield to my colleague, representative payne of new jersey. mr. payne: mr. speaker, i first want to thank chairman horsford for bringing this forth, this special order hour, and the gentleman from maryland and the gentlelady from california for chairing this

nichols —— benjamin crump. arrested tyre nichols -- benjamin (rump.- arrested tyre nichols -- ben'aminmp. what happens over the coming _ benjamin crump. what happens over the coming months, - benjamin crump. what happens| over the coming months, david? they will be renewed hearings and we heard of course from tyre nichols's mother, who said that she is going to attend all of them. she called it a nightmare for which she hoped one day to wake up, but still had not done so, and she said that she will be coming to every court hearing not only because she wants to press for justice on behalf of her son but also because she wants one of those police officers, one of those police officers, one of the five charged with kherson�*s murder, to look her in the face, she said, and that was something they failed to do in court today —— her son's murder. in court today -- her son's murder-— in court today -- her son's murder. �* ., . ., ., murder. and how much attention is a gathering — murder. and how much attention is a gathering from _ murder. and how much attention is a gathering from the _ murd

the tyre nichols police reform act. we want them to withdraw the bill to get rid of cler, the citizen law enforcement review board is what we have, the citizens eyes over law enforcement. the police can't continue to police themselves. so, if we are really serious about justice for tyre, we want to make sure there is a swift prosecution, and that these guys serve the time for what they did and we want to make sure that swift action at the tennessee legislature for passing this bill. we want them to immediately withdraw the bill that would undo cler today, we want them to withdraw that bill because that's the citizen's eyes over law enforcement. we're going to continue to pray for this family and we're going to say justice for tyre. >> justice for tyre. >> thank you so much, president turner, for your leadership. you good? >> i'm good. >> okay. >> since january 7th your life has been completely -- your family scrutinized, the whole world has been watching your family. you responded with grace and compassion that you owe

and what the vice president said to tyre nichols' family. abc's stephanie ramos in memphis. >> reporter: tonight, the family of tyre nichols laying the 29-year-old to rest, three weeks after he died following a brutal police beating captured on disturbing video. >> tyre was a beautiful person and for this to happen to him is just unimaginable. >> reporter: nichols remembered by his family as a loving father. a beautiful soul who enjoyed skateboarding and sunsets. his sister keyana -- >> i see the world showing him love and fighting for his justice, but all i want is my baby brother back. >> reporter: in the congregation, family members of george floyd, eric garner, botham jean, and breonna taylor, all of whom died at the hands of police. vice president kamala harris in memphis, as well, embracing tyre nichols' mother before addressing the crowd. >> this violent act was not in pursuit of public safety. it was not in the interest of keeping the public safe. was he not also entitled to the right to be safe? >> reporter: reverend al sharpton eul

people packed inside to grieve tyre nichols. a man whose family described him as a beautiful soul. >> we have come into this place locked in solidarity. a son, father, brother, a friend. a human being. gone too soon. >> kamala harris was among the guests breathing an ice storm to honor the life. >> this family lost their son at the hands and feet of people that had been charged with keeping them safe. >> the 29-year-old died in january, three days after a brutal beating. the violence revealed and videos released last week. al sharpton delivered the eulogy. >> they never asked this man for his license. they never asked for the car registration. they snatched him out of the car and began beating him. >> his family said they want the funeral to be a celebration of the young man that they loved. in the background are the latest revelations about the police officers, charged with the murder. of the five former officers, four had previous job reprimands or suspensions. >> you don't play games by becoming five arm command against an un

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

this is tyre's mother rowvaughan wells. >> tyre was a beautiful person. and for this to happen to him, it is unimaginable. i probably -- the only thing that is keeping me going is the fact i choose to believe my son is sitting beside me from god. amy: newly released documents show four of the five officers who are facing murder charges for killing tyre nichols had faced prior disciplinary complaints. the local district attorney is reportedly considering new charges against the officers, including false reporting for lying on the initial police report. the college board has revised its curriculum for an advanced placement african american studies course just weeks after florida's republican governor ron desantis threatened to ban the class in florida schools. the revised curriculum removes black lives matter, slavery reparations, and queer theory as required topics while it adds a section on black conservatism. many prominent authors and academics have also been removed from the ap curriculum, including the late james baldwin, the author ta-nehasi coates,

what happened to tyre nichols is not extra ordinary. law enforcement has killed more people since the george floyd rebellions than in the decade before it. they murdered 1055 people last year. there are only 306 to five days a year, that is three people a day or one every eight hours. you just don't hear their names. we hear more of their names and even we don't hear all of the names. and the primary way that our folks get entangled in the criminal legal system they can ever get out of our these pretext for racial profiling stops, which are also one of the primary ways that ignite deadly and daily acts of violence against our people, what happened to tyre nichols at exactly what american policing looks like in this country every day of every week of every month of every year. >> looking at the traffic stops in oakland alone, looking at third quarter data from 2022 from the oakland police department, our data team found that black folks are 6.5 more times likely to be stopped by police than white folks in oakland. your research looks at

so justice for tyre. >> justice for tyre. >> justice for tyre. >> justice for tyre. >> reporter: and five memphis police officers have been charged with second degree murder while two roothers are o administrative leave lawyers for two of the men charged say they will plead not guilty, and three memphis fire department employees were also terminated for not providing proper medical aid to nichols. now as memphis prepares to honor tyre nichols, the investigation into his violent encounter with police continues frances? >> celebration of life, and i can imagine more calls to action there today. brie, thank you. >>> breaking overnight, a grueling manhunt has come to an end. after an hours-long standoff, police in oregon have captured benjamin foster. he's the man accused of kidnapping and torturing a woman. s.w.a.t. teams surrounded a home in grants pass where he was hiding he was seen walking a dog tuesday morning. authorities spent a week searching for foster, who is considered extremely dangerous last tuesday police responded to calls of an assault and found a woman bound and bieaten

and that's what we're gonna get for tyree. no cause equal justice and miss mo, miss ravonne. rodney jamal, michael kiana. charles family, grandma is sir. i know we can bring tyree back, but in this card asha we are stablish his legacy and less. never let them forget memphis because his legacy will be one of equal justice. it will be the blueprint going forward. because we have to remember that in less than 20 days, when it was 5 black police officers captured on a video, it engaged in an excess of use of force. when they were command crabs on video that they were terminated. they were arrested and they were charged it and the police chief davis and i have respect were her sanders, the police chief said that it was important that the community see us take swift action. they said it was important that we move swiftly to was jeff. this well, when the qua mcdonna was killed in chicago and by white police officers it's important that a community to see swift justice don't wear out to sterling was killed by rudely them. mitch is the

fallout from the fatal police beating of tyre nichols continues to grow.memphis fire department has terminated two emts and a fire department lieutenant over their roles in the incident. the police department has also placed two more officers on administrative leave. five memphis police officers had already been fired and face murder and kidnapping charges. the five officers were all members of a special unit known as scorpion, which stands for street crimes operation to restore peace in our neighborhoods. on saturday, memphis disbanded the scorpion unit a day after the ty relead shocki police body cam footage of officers beating tyre nichols aftea traffic stop. activists welcomed the decision to shut down the scorpion unit but said much more is needed. this is amber sherman the mphis chapter of black lives matter. >> we were definitely happy that they moved in the right direction by permanently deactivating the scorpion unit, but they need to deactivate all of them. the gang unit, organized crime unit operate under the same umbrella as a scorpion unit uni

who said i hope -- when tyre nichols ran away from them. because that footage was released last week, we know at this moment that the violence it shows stands in a very stark contrast to what is in the police report that officers wrote just hours after they brutalized tyre nichols. and officer wrote that police pulled tyre nichols over because he was driving too quickly. memphis police chief davis has questioned the veracity of that claim. the police report also says tyre nichols was refusing a lawful detention and that he, quote, swung at an officer and literally had his hand on the officers gone. none of that is shown in the videos. the police report also list martin, one of the five officers charged with second degree murder, it lists him as a victim. it's unclear from the videos house that is even possible. martin, the four other police officers charged, and president have help, we're all members of a special unit of the -- called the scorpion. it was a unit assembled in 2021 and in response to an increase in violent crime in memphis --

five former memphis police officers pleading not guilty for the killing of tyre nichols, and breaking news right here in new york city -- at least 20 firefighters injured when part of a building collapsed. >>> but first, that emotional day in court, those five former memphis police officers pleading not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges, accused of viciously beating tyre nichols who died in the hospital three days later. that disturbing body camera video shows how to violence escalated after a traffic stop near tyre's home. his mother with a message for the officers today. steve osunsami in memphis. >>> and that breaking news tonight -- at least 20

justice for tyre! >> justice for tyre! >> justice for tyre! >> justice for tyre! >> the privilege al sharpton has given me, i represent the church of god and christ. thank you for coming to mason temple. our presiding bishop is in to detroit, but the bishop from houston came here is going to read a statement from he and his wife, lady karen clark. hear this statement, and we've only had 45 seconds of peace. amen. blessings to you. god bless you. i love you. >> and i heard a voice from heaven saying unto me write, blessed are the dead which died in the lord. ye, said the spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works. i, along with my wife, karen clark shear, and the entire church of god in christ are saddened to learn of the loss of your son, mr. tyre nichols. we offer you and your family our deepest and most sincere condolences. as the days and weeks pass, may you feel the comfort and love of family and friends. may your memories give you peace. and the prayers around those -- of those around you through these difficult times. the lord promised nev

family, friends, and loved ones say good-bye to tyre nichols. their emotional plea as we learn more about the former officers charged with murder. >>> mounting problems. why representative george santos is now at the center of an fbi investigation. >>> good morning, and good to bi deadly ice ss ve thiinng eet, a freg large part of the so the severe weather made for treacherous driving conditions in texas yesterday. at least eight deaths are blamed on the storm that also knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people. more than 500 flights have already been canceled today at dallas-fort worth international airport. that's according to flight aware. 1,300 flights were canceled yesterday. there's no class today for many schools in texas, arkansas, and tennessee. parents and students are being urged to stay home. jason allen from our cbs station ktvt in fort worth has latest. >> reporter: the massive winter storm continues to cripple the south, covering dallas in dangerous sheets of ice. some stuck drivers had to use muscle power to get their

we saw benjamin crump, the family's attorney along with tyre nichols' parents. what are we expecting to see in the courtroom and how is the community reacting? >> reporter: yasmin, good morning, we're also going to hear from the parents and that attorney after this court hearing. they are expected to speak in their own press conference. the community here has been standing by for the last few weeks watching this take course. this case has moved relatively quickly compared to other cases that we've seen like this, right? it's been less than two months. the officers have been fired, charged, and now they're peerg in court. we've known for a few weeks they would be appearing in court. five former officers charged with second degree murder in the death of tyre nichols. the community protested right when this happened last month peacefully. but after, because of the response that has been seen from the police department, firing the officers, charging the officers, also quickly dismantling that scorpion unit that they all belong to, this has moved forward, and when we

i was with tyre's mum where there was a beautiful...at's what she wants her son to be remembered for. he loved to come down to the river and take picture of the sunset. that's what we want, just to enjoy their lives doing the same. this is a conversation of how we can come out of this better, but also for our country. i think we've been a beacon for that in terms of how swiftly we've moved to make sure we are working forjustice towards a tyre. we are working for “ustice towards a t re. ., ~' , ., , we are working for “ustice towards a tre. .mg ,�*~ tyre. thank you very michelle mckissack- — here in the uk, a deal could be in the works. the british prime minister rishi sunak has met northern ireland's political parties. there's rising speculation the uk is close to reaching a new agreement with the european union on post—brexit trading arrangements. the northern ireland protocol had allowed goods to travel over the border into the republic of ireland without checks on the northern side. that meant goods were inspected before reaching nor

so justice for tyre. >> justice for tyre. >> the family of tyre nichols on the eve of his funeral. it comes as there are more accusations against the police unit that beat him to death. meanwhile at the white house today president joe biden will meet with kevin mccarthy for the first time since he became speaker as to try to find a compromise on the debt ceiling. and the most talked about freshman member of congress says he can't get a fair shake not because of the many lies but because of the media's coverage of him. we'll have the latest in the george santos saga just ahead. >>> good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this wednesday, february 1st. february already. i'm jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we'll begin in memphis where tyre nichols will be laid to rest later today. vice president kamala harris and other white house officials will attend his funeral. nichols' mother and stepfather invited the vice president after speaking with her on the phone yesterday morning. nichols family also said the mother of brianna taylor and the mother of george f

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the funeral of tyre nichols took place today. he died after being beaten by police in memphis. released over the weekend show to the 29-year-old being kicked and hit with a baton after being stopped for an alleged traffic offense. five officers have been charged with his murder. our north american editor sarah smith is in memphis for us this evening. sarah, does the presence of the u.s. vice president and reverend al sharpton, the civil rights leader, at tyre nichols' funeral show how far his death has reverberated beyond memphis? sarah: it doe there is a real sense here this afternoon that the eyes of the nation, if not the world, were on this funeral. that is why, as well as it being a celebration of tyre nichols' life, and we heard from his parents, brother and sister, talking about what he was like as a person and how much they will miss him and what i loss he is, we also heard strident demands for reform, changes in the legislation and structural reform of the police, in the hope that something like this wouldn't happen so easily again. i don't think anybody there imagined

at this hour, less than a day after tyre nichols' funeral, a key republican senator says no to nichols' mother, president biden, and democrats who have been calling for the passage of the george floyd justice for policing act. what does tim scott think can get done? i'll be talking to critical players in the debate throughout the hour from the state house to the white house including new jersey governor phil murphy and senior white house aide keisha lance bottoms. >>> and 643 days, more than a dozen possible republican candidates. is the fear of challenging trump in 2024 in the rearview mirror? >>> plus, the just released information about the potential contender whose home is about to be searched for classified material according to people familiar with the matter. >>> frozen power lines, fallen trees, the misery in texas where ice storms have led to power outages for more than 400,000 people. how long before they get it back? but we begin with the demands for police reform, proclaimed loudly from the pulpit at the mississippi boulevard christian church, and yet, seeming to fall on de

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so, just for tyre. >> justice for tyre! >> justice for tyre! >> justice for tyre! >> justice for tyre! >> and cnn's ryan young is covering the story for us. he's live in memphis right now outside of the church. good morning, ryan. as we prepare for tyre's funeral, there are a lot of developments in this case. what can you tell us? >> absolutely. there's still a lot of pain in this community. people asking questions about the police department and that initial incident report, because in that incident report, it doesn't talk about the escalation of force used against tyre. >> reporter: tyre nichols to be laid to rest later this morning. his funeral will be held at the mississippi boulevard christian church in memphis. last night, nichols' family was joined by national clergy and reverend al sharpton at the mason temple, the same sight dr. martin luther king jr. gave his last speech "i've been to the mountaintop" the day before his assassination in april 1968. >> the need for justice has brought us here again. >> reporter: sharpton, who is scheduled to give a jewely

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>> tyre nichols! >> say his name! >> tyre nichols! >> with the fatal beating of tyre nichols in memphis last month renewing calls for reform... >> i'm didn't do anything! >> ...o'hara was quick to condemn the brutality even before the video was released. >> it was terrible. it was horrible. it was an aberration. >> with police budgets the subject of fierce debate, recruiting and retaining officers a challenge, and crime rates and gun violence on voters' minds, what does chief brian o'hara say now? >> "firing line with margaret hoover" is made possible in part by... and by... corporate funding is provided by... >> chief brian o'hara, welcome to "firing lin" >> thank you, margaret. >> you have had some of the toughest jobs in policing. you spent decades working up the ranks of the newark, new jersey police department when that force was plagued with problems and challenges. in november, you were sworn in as the chief of the minneapolis police department, the first new police chief after the murder of george floyd. and you have said, "fr

so think about the life that tyre had ahead of him. listen to this man that we talked to from l.a., talk about why he felt that he needed to be here. >> to see a young black man be beat to death by police reminded me of the beating that rodney king, that happened over 30 years ago in l.a. i wanted to show my support for the nichols family. i'm here representing laura king, the daughter of dr. king. >> reporter: i don't think it's lost on any of us how different they would have been. i think it's people who have been talking about as the change in policing. and some folks have mentioned that they're happy that the police chief was able to fire these officers and the d.a.'s office was able to charge them. but the question now is, in a city that experienced a rising crime rate, what are they going to do moving forward to be able to give people the kind of justice they need while at the same time needing protections, still under the cover of law. so many questions as this funeral gets ready to get started. i will also tell you, the secret