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there was a hunt for him for two days, finally turned himself in to authorities in florida, the events took place on tuesday in gastonia outside charlotte. some children were playing basketball. charges are eminent and the biden administration has been mishandling this case. >> my client wrestled with whether or not to come forward. he had a lot of sleepless nights about coming toward with that he could not live -- >> his clients seek to provide details that contradict sworn testimony to congress and multiple reports have named appointee as attorney general merrick garland. >> i prom...

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,...

welcome to our viewers in the u.s., canada and all around the world. ahead on cnn, newsroom. calls for justice and cities across the u.s. after the brutal beating of nichols. the controversial police unit linked to his death has been dismantled. palestinian tensions soaring, now israel's minister is outlining a new plan. new zealand's most populous city begins to recover after devastating and deadly flooding. alive from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with layla. the memphis police department announced the permanent and to a special anticrime unit known as scorpion. the mo...

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...

i'm amara walker. >> i'm boris sanchez. permanently disbanded. a major change at the memphis police department after the beating death of tyre nichols as the country sees another night of protests. ukrainian officials say, quote, fast-paced negotiations are underway with western allies to supply the country with long-range missiles amid days of russian attacks. how vital the weapons could be to ukraine in its fight against russia. >> i do fear for the future and what it may hold. >> you think there could be another january 6th in this country? >> yes. >> plus, a former twitter empl...