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It is a simple declaration that this victim, killed by a system of oppression was a man. he was a person, just like everybody else. the system that killed him must change. reverend al sharpton, founder of the national action network, delivered the eulogy today. it began with a reference to dr. king in memphis, those 55 years ago. >> in the city that -- what has happened to the dream? >> throughout his eulogy, he recalled history, black civil rights history, in order to make sense of why the crowd was gathered in memphis today. why was tyre nichols dead? why have his parents lost their son, who...

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, and julia...

Friday night. not only admit did the nichols family call for nonviolence, but their lawyers, like benjamin crump, said it was a model case. >> it was in the sense that you got out in front of it. i've been talking to friends and family, they're worried about what happens on the day of the final, what about going forward. and let's not forget that as gianno was pointing out, chief davis has done a good job with the city because the city was already rampant with crime, trying to get it under control. i think she, by the way, is going to be more in the spotlight because it looks like there may ha...

Fox news political analyst who covered story in in memphis, and griff jenkins as well. gianno, i think the media have properly played out horror of what happened to this 29-year-old guy, working two shifts at his job, going home to his mother's house. five black police officers are pounding him, kicking him in the head, three days later he dies. but have the media also positively portrayed how the memphis police chief handled this situation? >> you know what? i haven't necessarily seen that, to be honest, but i'll tell you, i've known her for many years, and she's a great person. she really ha...

Black who have been charged with second-degree murder brutally beat him when he fled after a routine traffic stop, it was clear this is a gut-wrenching case. here she is talking to cnn's don lemon. >> why is it that black and brown kids always get beat up when they are encountered with the police? i don't care what color the police officer. but by them being black, it hurt black community. howard: we were warned by memphis police chief cerelyn davis who's also black that the police video was absolutely devastating to watch, and let me warn everybody who may want to turn away, it is. >> mom! >>...