spoiler alert, it s not pretty, and american tanks are headed to ukraine and more are on the way from germany. how will this impact this next phase of the war. i will speak to lieutenant colonel i am ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. 24 hours ago, officials in meant this released the brutal footage of police beating 29 year old tyre nichols. it s really sparked protests in several cities with thousands coming together to remember the father, photographer and have its key border as well as condemned the actions of police officers involved. those five now former officers have been charged with several crimes, including second degree murder. lawyers for two of the officers have already indicated they planned to plead not guilty. video of the assault stands in stark contrast to what police originally called a routine traffic stop gone wrong. it s graphic and upsetting, so i will give you a moment to turn away, if you prefer. on january 8th, just one day after the incide
death and what actually happened. plus, new polls out show what the american public really think of the house gop majority, spoiler alert, it s not pretty, and american tanks are headed to ukraine and more are on the way from germany. how will this impact this next phase of the war. i will speak to lieutenant colonel i am ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. 24 hours ago, officials in meant this released the brutal footage of police beating 29 year old tyre nichols. it s really sparked protests in several cities with thousands coming together to remember the father, photographer and have its key border as well as condemned the actions of police officers involved. those five now former officers have been charged with several crimes, including second degree murder. lawyers for two of the officers have already indicated they planned to plead not guilty. video of the assault stands in stark contrast to what police originally called a routine traffic stop gone wrong. it s g
as for that confrontation, here, you can see the officers approach nichols car and pulled him from his seat. despite cooperating and getting on the ground as the officers asked, they threatened to tase nichols. but i want to draw to your attention here, to the use of that word and the statement, confrontation. the statement makes repeated reference to the, quote, confrontations. let s see what the video actually shows. here is video captured from a security camera mounted on a poll showing a second interaction with nichols and the police. you can see a couple of officers, five in total, assaulting nichols for several minutes. they kicked him, they punch him, one officer even wields what appears to be a baton. according to records, at least after his death, nichols only weight around 140 pounds. this was not by any measure a confrontation.
originally called a routine traffic stop gone wrong. it s graphic and upsetting, so i will give you a moment to turn away, if you prefer. on january 8th, just one day after the incident occurred and two days before nichols died, the memphis police department released a statement, claiming officers, quote, attempted to make a traffic stop for reckless driving, when a confrontation occurred. but the video tells a much different story, again, i want to warn you, that what you re about to see is graphic. in this newly-released footage, we see no evidence of that reported, reckless driving. the memphis police have also said that they have not been able to substantiate a claim. as for that confrontation, here, you can see the officers approach nichols car and pulled him from his seat. despite cooperating and getting on the ground as the officers asked, they threatened to tase nichols. but i want to draw to your attention here, to the use of that word and the statement,