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o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave ashley: protesters reacting after police released body cam footage of the police involved death of tyree nichols, other cities saw demonstrators take to the streets. rachel: charles watson has body footage that is causing outrage across the country. reporter: good morning. prior to the release of body cam videos showing the violent beating of tyree nichols at the hands of memphis police officers, we were told those videos would be graphic and savage and the videos released by the city of memphis friday evening appear to live up to those descriptions. i didn t do anything. i was trying to if you don t lay down. i am on the ground. reporter: in the first video ca ....
i am on the ground. reporter: in the first video captured on body cam you see an officer approached tyree nichols with their guns drawn and yank him out of the vehicles as he tells officers he didn t do anything. officers threw him to the ground as they hurled profanity laced demands at the 29 you met, yelling at him repeatedly to get on the ground and put his hands behind his back. a few moments later you see nichols escaped from police who tasered him, officers chase after nichols. you see nichols on the ground as he is restrained. multiple officers punched nichols several times at pepper sprayed them as they demand he give them his hands. all of this happening as nichols calls out to his mother for help. ....
Exercise. so the burden is on the chairman. and part of what stuns me here is that republicans still want denial what we showed people video. that was officer fanone. one of the insurrectionists beat him, tasered him, stole his badge. officer fanone said i ll be a witness. what is most difficult for me is post january 6th, seeing people down play or just lie about the events of that day. i experienced first hand an insurrection inspired by the head of our executive branch, the president at the time, donald trump, and his co-workers. the witness list, if everyone asks, will they get white house people to come in including the former president. will kevin mccarthy be called by the house committee, unlikely. he would probably fight that. the police officer, the dramatic testimony of member and women risking their lives that day. ....