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It is a simple declaration that this victim, killed by a system of oppression was a man. he was a person, just like everybody else. the system that killed him must change. reverend al sharpton, founder of the national action network, delivered the eulogy today. it began with a reference to dr. king in memphis, those 55 years ago. >> in the city that -- what has happened to the dream? >> throughout his eulogy, he recalled history, black civil rights history, in order to make sense of why the crow...

Ramping up. what our team is just hearing from the doj. plus, in memphis, a sixth officer has been put on leave at the horrific beating and death of tyre nichols, whats happening tonight, whats next in that investigation, and the new development this afternoon on the calls for more accountability on the federal level. well take you live to memphis and to capitol hill in just a minute. lets start here in washington. im hallie jackson, with me now is nbc news senior white house correspondent kel...

Friday night. not only admit did the nichols family call for nonviolence, but their lawyers, like benjamin crump, said it was a model case. >> it was in the sense that you got out in front of it. ive been talking to friends and family, theyre worried about what happens on the day of the final, what about going forward. and lets not forget that as gianno was pointing out, chief davis has done a good job with the city because the city was already rampant with crime, trying to get it under control....

Fox news political analyst who covered story in in memphis, and griff jenkins as well. gianno, i think the media have properly played out horror of what happened to this 29-year-old guy, working two shifts at his job, going home to his mothers house. five black police officers are pounding him, kicking him in the head, three days later he dies. but have the media also positively portrayed how the memphis police chief handled this situation? >> you know what? i havent necessarily seen that, to be...

Black who have been charged with second-degree murder brutally beat him when he fled after a routine traffic stop, it was clear this is a gut-wrenching case. here she is talking to cnns don lemon. >> why is it that black and brown kids always get beat up when they are encountered with the police? i dont care what color the police officer. but by them being black, it hurt black community. howard: we were warned by memphis police chief cerelyn davis whos also black that the police video was absolu...

Which makes individuals fearful. now, i also think that police shouldnt be painted with a broad brush. some need training, some go into these environments where you think about going in places like inglewood on the south side of chicago where people are violence, aggressive and could cause issues. but at the same time, i think that the the respect for what we saw with c.j., c.j. davis, the chief, was how things should be going moving forward. i think she created a national blueprint about how of...

Program, griff. ahead, the coverage of that tragedy in memphis where the footage is out showing the fatal police beating of tyre nichols. but next on "mediabuzz," glenn greenwald on big tech. censorship and the coverage of americas role in ukraine. ♪ ♪ a firefighter is plan ahead. you dont know what youre getting into, but at the end of the day, you know you have a team behind you that can help you. not having to worry about the future makes it possible to make the present as best as it ca...

It is the fact that you have police behaving badly. this is about police conduct, not about race — if it is about the race, it is about the race of the victim not the race of the police officer carrying out the excessive use of force. she also told me that president biden called her and gave her his condolences and said he would do whatever he could to try to make a change in issues like this. earlier i spoke to reverend jason lawrence turner of the mississippi boulevard christian church in me...

Put on leave pending an investigation after the video was released. in a statement released on twitter, the sheriff of shelby county in memphis, floyd bonnerjr, said: president biden has appealed for calm in the city and beyond, amid fears the video could spark protests. he said americas image around the world was on the line. whats at stake is, first of all, the lives of innocent people, number one.

Number two, it has a lot to say and do with the image of america, it has a lot to do with whether or not we are the country we say we are, a country of law and order and means by which we can peacefully protest and let the courts make thejudgement. some people have taken to the streets tonight in the us. nojustice, no peace! we said, nojustice, no peace! this was the scene in the capital washington dc a short time ago, as crowds march demanding justice for tyre. there are protests in memphis too...