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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, what's happening tonight, what's next in that investigation, and the new development this afternoon on the calls for more accountability on the federal level. we'll take you live to memphis and to capitol hill in just a minute. let's start here in washington. i'm hallie jackson, with me now is nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell who's with us. ryan noble, nbc news senior political editor mark murray,...

nichols. here is the memphis da a short time ago right here on msnbc. >> i have heard that a number of citizens making complaints about the scorpion unit. i know that units of that kind sometimes can -- both in memphis and around the country can sometimes breed a culture of over aggressiveness. i think it's probably a healthy thing that the units been stunt. >> while this happened as the committee prepared for the funeral of the 29 year old whose life ended at the hands of those officers in a moment. i'm going to talk to reverend al sharpton who's going to give the eulogy for nichols...

to really do all of this and they just keep escalating and it is so difficult to watch because, at one point he says . it's gs. assaulted, battered, punched, kick, tased, pepper sprayed. it is very troubling when you think about tyre, as his family says ways at most 150 pounds. so it is hard to watch, alison, and especially at the end of the video when he is calling for his mother. he yells out to her three times and then you never hear tyre nichols say another word anymore on that video. >> tyre died three days later. and tonight's mother is calling for a peaceful protest tomorrow. ...

and he says what did i do? you get to see his humanity doing the whole brutal attack. he's asking themrely have to do all of this? and they just keep escalating, and it's just so difficult to watch because at one point, he says i just want to go home, it's going to remind you of rodney king in many regards. >> you mean being kicked? >> assaulted, battered, punched, kicked, tased, pepper spray asked. it's very troubling when you think about ty re only ways at most 150 pounds. and so you know, it's hard to watch allison and especially at the end of the video, when he is calling for his...

good friday morning to you. so solemn day of news today, i'm jim sciutto. >> and i'm erica hill. today the nation will see exactly what happened to 29-year-old tyre nichols during a violent encounter with police in memphis, tennessee. the injuries he sustained during that traffic stop ultimately leading to his death, and some of those videos, including those from police body cameras, have been described as appalling, horrific and inhumane. right now five memphis police officers have been fired, charged with several felonies, including second-degree murder. this morning a remarkable...