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Horrified by seeing how these officers define public safety for this individual. i am horrified by the number of people that participated in this act, actively and passively. i am horrified by seeing another unarmed african american man being insulted by law enforcement in the way that he was assaulted. it is all those things i see at the same time, and none of these things are new. memphis is not unique. we have to approach this problem differently and we have to approach it with the definition...

It all starts with this top that is a traffic stop, i dont understand how a transition from a traffic stop into this terrible assault that looked like a lynching on the street. the real issue is, how did it escalate so quickly? and in the manner that it did, with that use of force. they have policies in place, the real issues that i see when i watch this video are, what are the policies and did the policies from that department apply to this unit? that is a very important question that we have t...

Department, about the formation of the scorpion unit, and the culture of policing here in memphis, alex? >> 100%, thank you, antonia, for that. i do want you to stay with us as we bring you to this conversation right now with you. we have come in best, retired seattle police chief now at msnbc law enforcement analyst. as well as paul henderson, veteran prosecutor and trial attorney and executive director of the san francisco department of police accountability. welcome to you both, carmen, the s...

From tyre�*s mum calling for that change. you have spoken to the family, the pain is unimaginable. what are they saying at this stage? i have not spoken with them today, however just a day ago i spoke with tyre�*s father and they are exhibiting, i believe, a tremendous strength under unbelievable circumstances. and i have found them a source to look to that has steadied the community during these times. they have held together in what many of us would have been emotionally broken under, so a...

You have five police officers has obviously been fired. to fight about personnel, as. well one other point to make, alex, there was a six responding officer initially from the scorpion unit, from memphis police department. we have parts of his body camera. and you actually hear as you say with the abandoned car, him saying something to the effect of, i hope they stop him. and that perhaps is emblematic of this toxic culture we talk about right now, that desperately needs to be reformed. alex? >>...

Several of the members who are indicted now or who have been charged now were a part of that group and they said that they have heard from others who have had real serious problems with the way they were treated by that unit. so there is a lot to unfold here. but people have done so peacefully, just what tyre nichols family has asked for. >> absolutely. all right, sara sidner in memphis for us. thank you so much, sara, appreciate it. lets get more insight civil rights attorney areva martin and l...

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And the aftermath of bad policing looks like, now that were in the body camera era. not only do people gather control phone footage like he had did during the death of george floyd but in this case, were going to get this altercation through three different angles, mentioning sky, pole and body camera. this will be an hour people can dissect, look at, see this terrible thing that they say is just going to be absolutely appalling. thats the description we got today. and i think it also lines up o...

Well have you back soon. well, this sad news just in to cnn. a body found in memphis has been identified by authorities this morning as that missing teacher, eliza fletcher. surveillance footage captured the moment the 34-year-old was abducted as she was jogging early on friday morning. her body was found 20 minutes away from where that happened. >> sad confirmation there. our gary tuchman has been following the story from memphis. tell us what youre learning from police and have they already ...

Make them feel like theyre at home. shimon, thank you very much. next hour, the man charged in connection with the disappearance of a memphis schoolteacher will make his first court appearance. surveillance footage captured the moment 34-year-old eliza fletcher was abducted as she was jogging early on friday morning. she is still missing. >> such a sad alarming story. yesterday evening, police say they found a body, this about 20 minutes from where fletcher was taken. to be clear, that persons...