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hi, thanks so much for joining me today. i'm jessica dean in washington, d.c. in for fredricka whitfield. we begin with a major shift in memphis. just a day after video shows the brutal police beating of tyre nichols, the city police department announcing it is permanently deactivating the scorpion unit. all five officers charged in nichols' death were part of the movement and after protests around the country demanding it be dissolved. the attorney for tyre nichols's family ben crump telling cnn that it is a positive step but the work is far from over. >> in communities of color, th...

Chief was defending the unit and saying that it was responsible for over 2,000 felony arrests, removing 800 guns off the streets. how do you think they move forward in kind of balancing all of that? to ensure there isn't a rise in crime but also that something like this never happens again? it sounds like what you're saying it may come down to oversight? >> jessica, you're absolutely right. i think there needs to be a table top exercise among the policymakers within the police department and the community to assess and address the needs of that community as it relates to crime reduction. it is...