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announcement about his future in the nfl. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening after suffering a dehumanizing death helplessly beaten in the street, the life and the person that was tyre nichols was celebrated in a memphis church today a funeral that portrayed nichols as more than a victim of a shocking act, but also a father, a skateboard enthusiast, a photographer the service, however, was also a public outcry for police reform, attended by other families who have lost loved ones to police. also in attendance, vice president kamala harris who sai...

good friday morning to you, it is christmas eve eve. i'm jim sciutto. let's begin with the massive winter storm slamming the u.s. with dangerously low temperatures, record-breaking wind chills and heavy snow, only becoming stronger today. the storm stretching from the canadian border to the mexican border is expected to become what's known as a bomb cyclone as it moves into the great lakes today with intense pressures matching that of a category 2 hurricane. right now across the country hundreds of thousands are without power, travel plans upended for many going into the holiday week...

>> reporter: among the mourners, the families of breonna taylor and george floyd and vice president kamala harris. >> we demand that congress pass the george floyd justice and policing act joe biden will sign it and we should not delay. >> reporter: amid the grief, a resounding call to action >> it is a plea for justice for tyre nichols. ♪ i was born ♪ >> reporter: the funeral taking place as new details emerge about the former memphis police officers now charged with beating nichols to death lawyers for two of the men charged say they will plead not guilty. personnel records first obtaine...

Than ever, but staying safe is even more important than that. listen, it happens even when you are a governor, my brother and his family were supposed to be in for this christmas and had to change their plans. listen, i'm just excited that they are safe and that i know i'm going to see them soon. >> you're following your own advice there. kentucky governor andy beshear, we wish you and the people of kentucky good luck through these coming days. >> be safe. merry christmas. all right. cnn affiliate wmc reporter walter murphy is in memphis, tennessee. walter, you're there by one of the main ro...

Shooting at a wal-mart store in south haven, mississippi. you can see the aftermath there with all the emergency responding vehicles. this is just south of memphis. cnn affiliate wmc is live at the scene. there's a massive police presence there trying to figure out what happened. at this hour it's unclear if anyone has been killed. obviously we're staying on this story. we will keep you updated as soon as we learn more. all right, we are here in detroit ahead of tonight's first big cnn democratic presidential debate. climate change, it loomed large the last time the candidates went head to h...