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>> yes, hallie, that is exactly the sort of difficulty of this conversation on the ground right now, because there is this combination of gratefulness, appreciation, particularly people shout out the chief of police davis, but then there's also the fear of what they're going to see, and then there is also this sense from residents that i've spoken to, from, if it could happen so quickly this time, what does it say about all of the other times that we have begged for answers, we've waited for months, we've begged for meetings, with officials, and now they're out front, they're talking to report...

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What signals have they been sent, have they received from the fact that all of this happened so swiftly? because there is two sides to this, the gratefulness about it, for how quickly these officers ended up in custody, but then also this element of well, what kind of culture might all of this reflect? how did we get here in the first place? what kind of police department have we all been, you know, expecting was protecting and serving us but that may not have been the case. i want to understand more about the emotions, the experiences, the, you know, psychology of the community in the wake of...

Immense hurt. and as those conversations get started, there is also the nerves that the video could perhaps break up any of the conversations, the cross conversations that have been happening. so, you know, i think what people are trying to focus on right now is the gratefulness that these officers are now on the path to being held accountable, but there is a lot of tough conversations in the texture, the dynamics of this one feel a bit different on the ground than some of the other stories that have unfortunately had to cover in my career. >> you bring extraordinary humanity to your reporting...

Manner. that points to the desperate need for change and reform to ensure that this violence stops, during low threat procedures like in this case a traffic stop. . the statement from nichols' family, and the family's attorney goes on to say that this tragedy meets the absolute definition of a needless and unnecessary death. antonia? >> i have been talking to black residents in memphis for the last two days, the moms, schoolteachers, i spoke to one police officer, and what you heard from the family is very much reflected by the group that is trying to support them right now, while there is a g...