and i m erica hill. kate bolduan will pick things up righ t now. [ no audio ] as they wait for the city to release videos showing police officers beating tyre nichols. the city s police chief spoke directly to this overnight. describing the video as heinous. that is the word that she used and she s pleading with residents to not react violently when they see it. we know that nichol s family has already seen the video. the family attorney said that it shows officers beating nichols, quote, like a pinata for three minutes after a traffic stop on january 7th. 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 tha
> happening now, breaking news. five former memphis police office facing charges due to the death of tyre nichols. law enforcement agencies across the country bracing for reaction to footage a top tennessee official called sickening. this hour i ll discuss all the latest developments with the executive director of the memphis naacp. welcome to viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. get right to the breaking news out of memphis. five officers charged with murder of tyre nichols. the moments before the encounter playing out on dispatch audio obtained by cnn. we got one male running. pull over. one running on foot. running. running we got one fighting at this time. let s get trright to our correspondent walk us through charges those officers are now facing. reporter: right. and, wolf, serious, significant charges here coming from the memphis d.a. just a short
murdered. why did he live stream the attack? why did he target his colleagues? the investigation to get answers as we learn the actions of heroic officers who took out the gunman before he took even more lives, plus. the mayor of louisville with an urgent plea to elected leaders in his state. let us the people of louisville make our own choices about h w gun violence in our city. but will anyone in power he d his request and setting the stage for the blockbuster trial. dominion versus fox, a judge s stern warning today as the murdoch network faces a $1.6 billion lawsuit for its many lies to the american people. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our national lead next hour. we expect louisville officials. to release police body camera video of officers responses to yesterday s mass shooting at a local bank. the city s mayor says the video will be played at a press conference scheduled right now for five p.m. eastern , which we will bring to you live as
remember that first grade teacher shot by a six-year-old? tonight, the teacher s lawyer claiming school officials failed to act. three times, school administration was warned by concerned teachers and employees that the boy had a gun on him. o donnell: heavy tanks to ukraine president biden reverses course, european allies follow suit, promising 80 more of their own leopard tanks. tonight, what the pope is saying about homosexuality, in a new interview. and, the high school class, and lesson, that changed one student s life forever. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you so much for joining us on this wednesday night. we are learning new details in that federal civil rights investigation into what the u.s. attorney calls the tragic death of tyre nichols. five officers were fired and just tonight cbs news has obtained new police dispatch audio. we ar
remember the first grade teacher shot by a six-year-old, tonight s the teacher s lawyer claiming officials failed to act. three times, full administration was warned by concerned teachers and employees that the boy had a gun on him. o donnell: heavy tanks to are ukraine, president biden reverses course, european allies follow suit promising 80 more of their own leopard tanks. tonight with what the pope is saying about homosexuality in a new interview and the high school class, a lesson that changed one student s life forever. this is the cbs evening news with nora o donnell reporting from the nation s capitol. o donnell: good evening and thank you zoo much for joining us on this wednesday night. we are learning new details in that federal civil rights investigation into what the u.s. attorney today called the tragic death of tyre nichols, five officers were fired and just tonight cbs news has obtained new police dispatch audio. we are hearing for the first time from