(Updated with more details) CNN went first, but other cable news outlets were cautious today in showing the horrific police body cam video footage of the fatal January 7 arrest of Tyre Nichols. In the somewhat redacted footage, the five now fired officers can be seen hitting a non-resisting Nichols over and over with batons. After a warning of what viewers were about to see, MSNBC’s Joy Reid began playing the body camera and surveillance video video around 7:05 PM ET. Earlier Friday, the Nichols family held a press conference of their own along with noted civil rights attorney Ben Crump in the Tennessee metropolis. President Joe Biden put out a statement Friday expressing his condolences to the Nichols family and seeking police reform.

Source: CNN January 28, 2023 02:38 UTC