Visible Provocation News Today

hi, everyone. thanks so much for joining me in washington, d.c. im jessica dean in for fredricka whitfield today. a city and nation in shock. hours after memphis police released videos of the brutal killing of tyre nichols. the full videos released last night show five former memphis police officers repeatedly beating the 29-year-old. and i want to warn you. what were about to show you is extremely graphic. the videos document nichols being pulled over earlier this month for alleged re...

nichols. the full videos, released last night, show five former memphis police officers repeatedly beating the 29 year old, and i want to warn you, what youre about to watch is extremely graphic. the videos document nichols being pulled over earlier this month for alleged reckless driving. police are then seen yanking nichols from his car, chasing, kicking him, using pepper spray and batons. nichols, unarmed, cries out for his mother at one point. he died from his injuries three days l...

that claim. this graphic body cam video shows the moment police catch up to nichols when he runs away. >> give me your hands. >> hey, give me your hands. give me your hands. >> hey. you can hear nichols crying out for his mother there who was just a few blocks away. officers continue to hit and spray nichols struggling with him on the ground. more footage appears to show inaction by police officers, sheriffs deputies and even paramedics. five memphis police officers at the scene are no...

Two officers hit and kick nichols as he is on the ground. >> mom! >> reporter: nichols continues calling for his mom. an officer is heard yelling at nichols. >> im going to [ bleep ] out of you. >> reporter: a police surveillance video in the neighborhood gives the clearest view of the blows. this shows officers hitting nichols at least nine times without visible provocation. when the camera first turns towards the scene an officer shoves nichols hard to the pavement with a knee or leg. nichols ...

Nichols as hes on the ground. >> mom! >> reporter: my nichols continu calling for his mom. an officer is eventually heard yelling at nichols. >> im going to baton the [ bleep ] out of you. >> reporter: a remoetely operatd camera in the neighborhood gifts the clearest view of the blows. this shows officers hitting nichols at least nine times without visible provocation. when the camera first turns towards scene, an officer shofs nichols hard to the pavement with a knee or leg. nichols is pulled u...