last night, we went to mason temple, church of god in christ. and the wells family and tyre's sisters and brother stood there where martin luther king gave his last speech. they didn't know that night it was his speech for the last time. i was told by those that worked with king that raised me, and i recounted it with mrs. king, i worked very closely with martin iii, we're going back to washington august 26, during his father's march 60th anniversary, we're going to deal with tyre and these other issues. they told me, that day, april 3, 1968, it was raining, storming. dr. king said he didn't even feel like going to the rally. he had come to memphis the week before to lead a march for the sanitation workers. and some provocateurs got at the end they have march. you know, there are still some around now. blacker than anybody else. more active than anybody else. more street than anybody else. they started a riot at the end of the march. and the press said, oh, dr. king's day is over. nonviolence is dead. so he came back to prove that he could march

amy: the mason temple is where martin luther king, jr. delivered his "mountaintop" speech on april 3, 1968, the eve of his assassination. that is where the news conference took place. on tuesday, memphis authorities said they will release more of the video and audio of tyre's fatal beating after it completes its investigation sometime "in the coming weeks." we'll have more on the police killing of tyre nichols after headlines. a warning to our audience, this story contains graphic images of police violence. in california, activists and family members of anthony lowe, jr., a 36-year-old black man who used a wheelchair and was fatally shot by huntington park police last week, are demanding the officers involved in his death be brought to justice. lowe's mother spoke at a press conference monday outside the huntington park police department, where she said, "they murdered my son." lowe had both of his legs amputated at the knee. his family says he was suffering from a mental health crisis when he was shot by police after officers responded t

last night, we went to mason temple, church of god in christ. and the wells family and tyre's sisters and brother stood there where martin luther king gave his last speech. they didn't know that night it was his speech for the last time. i was told by those that worked with king that raised me, and i recounted it with mrs. king, i worked very closely with martin iii, we're going back to washington august 26, during his father's march 60th anniversary, we're going to deal with tyre and these other issues. they told me, that day, april 3, 1968, it was raining, storming. dr. king said he didn't even feel like going to the rally. he had come to memphis the week before to lead a march for the sanitation workers. and some provocateurs got at the end they have march. you know, there are still some around now. blacker than anybody else. more active than anybody else. more street than anybody else. they started a riot at the end of the march. and the press said, oh, dr. king's day is over. nonviolence is dead. so he came back to prove that he could march

king got in the car by himself and rode over to mason temple and he started speaking that night and something came over him. he said that i don't fear any man. he said, god has allowed me to go to the mountaintop. and i've seen the promised land. and that's the last speech he gave right here in memphis when he went to the mountaintop. i believe when he looked over he could see a barack obama become president. i believe when he went to the mountaintop, he could look over and see a kamala harris sitting as vice president. i believe when he looked over from the mountaintop, he saw black police chiefs, he didn't expect you to disgrace him. he expected you to bring us on to the promised land. that's why i'm still marching. yes, i got books out. yes, i got a tv show, but i'm a mountain climber. i'm not going to stop till i get to the top of the mountain. you can call me names on right wing television, i'm a mountain climber. i expect stumbles to come my way. i'm a mountain climber. you can disgrace me, you can discredit me but i'm going to keep on climbing. i'm going to climb until tyre nichols get

last night we went to mason temple. the church of god and christ, and the wells family and tyre's sisters and brothers stood there where martin luther king gave his last speech. they didn't know that night it was his speech for the last time. i was told by those that worked with king that raised me and i recounted it with mrs. king, i worked very closely with martin iii, we're going back to washington august the 26th during his father's march, 60th anniversary, we're going to deal with tyre and the rest of these issues. and they told me that that day, april 3rd, 1968, it was raining and storming. dr. king said he didn't even feel like going to the rally. he had come to memphis a week before to lead a march for the sanitation workers, and some provocateurs got at the end of the march. you know, there's still some around, blacker than anybody else. more active than anybody else. more street than anybody else. they started a riot at the end of the march. and the press said, oh, dr. king's day is over. nonviolence is dead,

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s. police have gathered at the historic mason temple in memphis on the eve of his funeral, and been joined by community and religious leaders all calling for police reform. 5 police officers have been fired and charged with 2nd degree murder. the encounter with terry nichols in memphis recorded on video is a glaring reminder that efforts to reform policing have failed to prevent more flash point incidence and intractable epidemic of police brutality in this country . nearly 32 years ago, rodney king beating by police in los angeles. prompted hartfield call for change. and yet here we are. 3 decades later, still calling for their change by francis has called for an end to the exploitation of natural resources by foreign powers in the democratic republic of congo. lead at the roman catholic church is in kinshasa as part of a visit to the african continent. he'll travel to south saddam on friday. u. s. justice apartments, as for more men happened, charged with criminal offenses in connection with the assassination as the haitian president, juvenile, noisy, and 2021 that had been transferred t

. >>> on april 3, 1968, the mason temple in memphis was packed. memphis was a city in mourning. it was grappling over the deaths of two employees of the memphis department of public work, employees who were crushed to death while taking cover from severe weather. today marks the 55th anniversary of their deaths today.th under the slogan "i am a man" more than 1,000 black employees were on strike and tensions were rising. so despite a bad thunderstorm that april night the room was filled, and there was one man the crowd wanted to hear from. martin luther king jr. had visitedhe memphis twice before. he was trying to help the black workers get a living wage and decent working condition, and that night he was back, delivering what would be his final speech the night before he was assassinated. dr. king began his famous mountaintop speech by saying something is happening in memphis, something h is happeni in our world. >> we have been forced to a point where we're going to have to grapple with the problems that men have been trying to grapple with through history but the demands didn

. >> reporter: nichols' family and civil rights leaders issued a call to action at the mason temple church where dr. martin luther king jr. delivered has final speech. >> we are going to continue to fight this fight around police brutality and killing until we get federal laws changed. >> reporter: but on capitol hill, it's still unclear if the narrowly controlled republican house and democratic senate can reach a deal on new legislation. >> you can count on us to introduce measures that will further accountability. >> we should have simple legislation that we can agree upon. >> reporter: in memphis the police department says it will release more audio and video of the violent nichols arrest after its administrative investigation concludes in the coming weeks. the police department has now requested that the five ex-officers charged with second-degree murder in the incident also be decertified. two other officers have been relieved of duty pending investigation, and three fire department employees were fired for not following policies and protocols. and cbs news has learned another memphis

s. police have gathered at the historic mason temple in memphis. on the eve of his funeral, they were joined by a community in religious leaders or calling for police reform. 5 police officers have been fired and charged with 2nd degree murder. gabriel alexander has been gathering in memphis accountability and justice. that was the key message from the family of tyree nichols and also civil rights activists here in memphis. as they held this press conference a day before, tyree nichols, a funeral service will be held. now al sharpton, a national civil rights leader will be giving the you a g at the funeral. but he was here and he spoke, and he said, there's not only accountability here in the memphis police department, but something bigger in america also needs to change to prevent further cases of police brutality against young black men. we are here to establish and reclaim. then we are going to continue to fight this fight around police brutality and killing until we get federal laws changed. the funeral for tyree nichols will be held here in me

temple in memphis on the eve of his funeral and we're joined by community on religious leaders, all calling for police reform. 5 police officers have been fired and charged with 2nd degree murder. gabriel, alexander has more on the funeral plans. expect more than $2500.00 people to take part in the funeral service, including vice president, kamala harris, who will be in attendance as well as of course, family members, community members, various social justice activists and pastors throughout the united states. as well as the family of george floyd as well. of course, george lloyd black man that was killed in minneapolis, minnesota in 2020 by a white police officer there. so as expected to be a very huge crowd and they're calling it celebration of life. life of terry nichols, the 29 year old father of a 4 year old child who of course was described by so many of his family members and friends as a care, free loving young man man whose life was taken away from him. too soon. when he was a victim of police brutality here in memphis earlier in january, all this latest incident of police

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s. police have gathered at the historic mason temple in memphis on the eve of his funeral, have been joined by community and religious leaders, all calling for police reform. 5 police officers have been fired and charged with 2nd degree murder. the encounter with tyree nichols in memphis recorded on video is a glaring reminder that efforts to reform policing have failed to prevent more flash point incidents and intractable epidemic of police brutality in this country . nearly 32 years ago. rodney kings beating by police in los angeles. prompted hartfield call for change. and yet here we are. 3 decades later, still calling for that change. gabriel as on day, was out by gathering and memphis accountability and justice. that was the key message from the family of tyree nichols and also civil rights activists here in memphis. as they held this press conference a day before. tyree nichols, a funeral service will be held. now al sharpton, a national, a civil rights leader. we'll be giving the eulogy at the funeral, but he was here and he spoke and he said, there's not only accountability h

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temple and memphis, tennessee. 5 police officers have been fired and charged with 2nd degree murder. okay, braille elizondo is live for us in memphis, tennessee, and gabe, what more is the family calling for? christian church calling for several things, but primarily justice and accountability. that is the message that we continue to hear from the family. want change, not only change in the memphis police department here, but also systemic change throughout policing in the united states. were expect to hear more from the family in the next few minutes as they're on stage. they're behind me speaking. now is reverend al sharpton, a very high profile civil rights advocate here in the united states. and it's his words just a few minutes ago he said the beating death of ty, re, nicholas was in his work, a disgrace. and he said he must change laws or that would, would, would better make police accountable when they perpetrate. crimes such as this one saw with a really goes beating that led to his death 3 days later in the hospital. now with the death of taylor nichol. certainly, a lot of p

. >> reporter: last night, his family and civil rights leaders issued a call to action at the mason temple church. >> we will continue to fight this fight until we get federa laws changed. >> reporter: on capitol hill, i is unclear if the narrowly controlled republican house and democratic senate can reach a deal on new legislation. t ontol furtr accountability. >> we should have simple legislation that we can agree upon. >> reporter: in memphis, the police department says they wil release more audio and video of the violent arrest after the administrative investigation concludes in the coming weeks. the police department is now requested that the five officer charged with second degree murder in the incident also be decertified. two other officers were relieved of duty , pending investigation and three fire department employees were fired for not following policies and protocols. >>> we have learned another memphis man is preparing to fil a lawsuit against the memphis police department and the city. he said the same five officers charged in the murder of tyre nichols also beat and arreste

temple to discuss how authorities continue to investigate nichols death. the memphis fire department fired two medics and a lieutenant who all failed to give nichols medical attention in the immediate aftermath as theia officers who had just bean him laughed on the side lines. in addition to that the memphis police department confirmed yesterday that two other memphis officers on the scene that night have been suspended since january 8th. one of those two officers is a man named prestten hemphill. nichols family attorney and civil rights lawyer ben crump says hemphill is the one who pulled nichols from the car. you can see him tasing him in the body cam footage. nichols family and lawyer says hemphill was the one that said i hope they stop his expletive. we know this moment the violence it shows stands in stark contrast to what is in the police reports officers wrote just hours after they brutalized tyre nichols. an officer wrote he pulled nichols over because he was driving too quickly. the police report also says nichols was refusing a lawful detention a

last night, we went to mason temple, the church of god in christ. and the wales family and tyre's sisters and brothers stood there where martin luther king gave his last speech. they didn't know last night it was his last speech. i was told by those that worked with king that raised me, and i've recounted it with mrs king, i work very closely with martin the third, we go back to washington august 26. doing his father's marriage, 60th anniversary, we will deal with tyre and the rest of these issues. and they told me that that they, april three, 1968, it was raining and storming. doctor king said he didn't even feel like going to the rally. he had come to memphis a week before to lead a march for the sanitation workers. and some provocateurs got in at the end of the march, you know, there are still some around now. they are blacker than anybody else, there more active than anybody else, that's more street than anybody else, they start a riot at the end of the march. and the press said, oh, doctor king's day is over. non—violence is dead, so he came

they joined al sharpton and the call for action at the mason temple church. dr. mark luther king junior delivered his final speech here. >> we will continue to fight this fight around police brutality and killing. l we ge >>> on capitol hill, it's unclear if the divided congress can reach an agreement. back in memphis, we have learned a memphis man claimed the same five former officers charged in this encounter beat and arrested him just three days earlier. he plans to sue. >>> a deadly ice storm is darling traffic and the skies. it caused hundreds of car crashes in texas. there are storm alerts and more than a dozen states. they have canceled dozens of flights in texas and the south. there are ripple effects in the bay area. sfo is dealing with 26 flight cancellations this morning. san jose is 14. several flights have been canceled at the oakland airport. >>> let's look at traffic. you have been tracking a lot this morning. >> it has been a busy morning. we have issues on highway 4. this was unfortunately a deadly crash. when i jackknifed big rig on the nimitz f

temple in memphis . and tennessee, on tuesday, american actor alec baldwin has been charged with 2 counts of involuntary manslaughter. and the death of a cinematographer on the seat of his film rust. helena hutchins died after a gun pointed at her by baldwin was fired during filming, and 2021 had a read good terrorist. the films armor is also facing the same charges and police and peru side are dispersed protestors who were approaching the miss international airport. anti government protests had been ongoing since form of prism pedro castillo was impeached and arrested. with those are the headlines. the news continue say on al jazeera, after jerusalem, a rock and a hard place, which is up next. ah ah the good on this is people who are believers, who are muslims, but also quite children of adam. as if the put on says or humanity o the jewish person, jerusalem runs through not just our psyche, our part of our soul that is in the veins and the blood of every single juno matter . whether on the will. this is

tomorrow >> on april 3rd, in 1968, the mason temple in memphis was hacked. memphis was a city in mourning, grappling with unrest over the deaths of two black employees of a memphis department of public work. employees that were crushed to death while taking cover from severe weather. today marks the 55th anniversary of their deaths. today, under the slogan i am a man, more than 1000 black appointees were on strike, and tensions were rising. despite a bad thunderstorm that april 9th, the room was filled. there was one man that the crowd wanted to hear from. martin luther king junior, who visited memphis twice before. he was trying to help the black workers get a living wage, and decent working conditions. that night, he was back. he was delivering what would be his final speech, the night before he was assassinated. dr. king began his famous mountaintop speech by saying that something is happening in memphis, something is happening in our world. >> we have been forced to a point where we are going to have to struggle. the problems that men have been trying to

temple in memphis, tennessee. that's a place where doctor martin luther king junior delivered his famous mountaintop speech on the eve of his assassination. reverend sharpton demanded that memphis police released the names of everyone on the scene and their employment files. he also pushed local leaders to pass the data transparency act haven't shopped and said that they will not rest until substantial change happens. >> we all timely that. that's right. and we all want to stand with this. they will never, ever will recover from the loss every this and >> the mother of breonna taylor who was killed by police in louisville, kentucky and the brother of george floyd, who was killed by police in minneapolis are also expected to be in attendance. closer to home. the alameda county district attorneys office will open set will reopen several cases involving police shootings and in-custody deaths. they're calling it the public accountability unit. they say they're reviewing 8 deadly cases. police departments and the sheri

last night in memphis, the reverend al sharpton joined family members at the mason temple church to remember nichols. this is the same church where reverend dr. martin luther king jr. delivered his final speech where he was assassinated. sharpton calls last month's beating of nichols a disgrace to america and wants congress to pass the george floyd justice in policing act, which failed to pass in 2021. >> we are here to establish and proclaim that we are going to continue to fight this fight around police brutality. >> sharpton is expected to deliver today's eulogy as well. closer to home, protesters plan to gather on the steps of san francisco city hall. the "today" show will have much more coverage of today's funeral, including the new allegations against the now disbanded scorpion police unit in memphis. that's coming up at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." >>> later today, santa clara county health leaders are expected to update their response on covid, as the white house has announced that covid will no longer be considered a public health emergency in may. what does that mean for th

king got in the car himself and rolled over to mason temple and started speaking that night. and something came over him. he said that i don't fear any man. he said, we have difficult days ahead. but it really doesn't matter with me now. because i've been to the mountain tops. i just want to do god's will. and he allowed me to go up to the mountain. and i looked over and i've seen the promise land. i may not get there with you. but i want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promise land. >> i believe when he looked over, he could see a barack obama become president. the i believe when he went to the mountain top, he could look over and see a kamala harris sitting as vice president. i believe when he looked over from the mountain top, he saw black police chiefs. he didn't expect you to disgrace him. he expected you to bring us home to the promise land. that's why i'm still marching. i'm a mountain climber. i expect stumbled to come my way. i'm a mountain climber. you can disgrace me. you can discredit me. but i'm going keep on climbing. i'm going to climb u

tonight, the family of tyre nichols held a press conference at the mason temple church of god in christ in memphis, tennessee. that is the same place where, 55 years ago, the reverend dr. martin luther king junior jr. -- to a standing room only crowd on the final night of his life, the night before he was assassinated. that night, dr. king said, like anybody, i would like to live a long life. long generally has its place. but i am not concerned about that. now i just want to do god's will and he has allowed me to go up to the mountain. and i have looked over and i have seen the promised land. i may not get there with you. but i want you to know tonight that we, as a people, we'll get to the promised land, and i am happy tonight. martin luther king was 39 years old. no one was happy tonight in that same place where martin luther king delivered his final speech. the theme of dr. kings king's final speech -- when he said, the issue is injustice. that was the issue tonight on that same stage, with five police officers now accused of the murder of tyre nichols, who was 29 years old when he w

. >> the family of tyre nichols speaking out tonight from the historic mason temple in memphis, tennessee, the very church where dr. martin luther king gave his famous i've been to the mountaintop speech the night before he was assassinated. joining me now to discuss, ibram x. kendi, director of the boston university center for anti racist research, and co-author of the brand-new book how to be a young anti racist. ibram, i'm so glad that you're here joining me today, thank you. and i want to take note of location first we're talking about. i mean, this is the very place where he famously was prescient, eerily prescient about wanting to live a long life, knowing that he would not or may not get there. but has seen the mountain top and had optimism. and i wonder from your perspective, the idea of this significance in memphis, that was the location. what comes to mind for you? >> well, what comes to mind to me is indeed his everlasting, doctor king's everlasting optimism. and the fact that he ends that speech saying that he has been up to the mountaintop, and he has looked over, and he has

last night, nichols' family was joined by national clergy and reverend al sharpton at the mason temple, the same sight dr. martin luther king jr. gave his last speech "i've been to the mountaintop" the day before his assassination in april 1968. >> the need for justice has brought us here again. >> reporter: sharpton, who is scheduled to give a jewely at nichols' funeral called for police reform. >> we are going to continue to fight this fight around police brutality and killing. until we get federal laws changed. what happened to tyre is a disgrace to this country. we all tyre now. >> that's right. >> and we're all going to stand up with this family. >> that's right. >> reporter: this as we are learning more videos are set to be released from the investigation into nichols' death. and we are seeing for the first time a picture of the initial police report filed just hours after the traffic stop that says that nichols was pulled over for reckless driving. the report contradicts police video released last week. it states nichols started to fight with officers and says that he was grabbi

tonight, the family of tyre nichols held a press conference at the mason temple church of god in christ in memphis, tennessee. that is the same place where, 55 years ago, the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. delivered his final speech, which, like all of his speeches, was really a sermon, to a standing room only crowd on the final night of his life, the night before he was assassinated. that night, dr. king said, like anybody, i would like to live a long life. long javits he has its place. but i am not concerned about that. now i just want to do god's will and he has allowed me to go up to the mountain. and i have looked over and i have seen the promised land. i may not get there with you. but i want you to know tonight that we, as a people, we'll get to the promised land, and i am happy tonight. martin luther king was 39 years old. no one was happy tonight in that same place where martin luther king delivered his final speech. the theme of dr. king's final speech -- and 11 in the shortest sentence in his speech, 55 years ago, when he said, the issue is injustice. that was the issue

last night tyre nichols' family held a press conference at the mason temple church of god, the same church where dr. martin luther king jr. delivered his final speech before his assassination in 1968. >> keep fight for justice for my son and our family, protect my wife because she's very from -- fragile right now. we need that for her trust me, and i need it too. let's go be strong tonight. we've got a long fight ahead of us, and we've got to stay strong for it. so justice for tyre. >> justice for tyre. >> justice for tyre. >> justice for tyre. >> joining us now is nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson in memphis. good morning, what's the mood there today? >> reporter: jose, good morning. it is certain to be a very emotional -- folks are saying a final farewell to tyre nichols for not only the community but also the family. you heard rodney wells there, the stepfather of tyre nichols talking about how fragile tyre's mom is right now, and saying she wasn't even able to speak at that press conference last night. but we did hear from tyre nichols' brother and he talked about how much he i

last night the nichols family spoke from the mason temple pulpit where martin luther king jr. delivered his mountaintop speech one day before he was assassinated. nichols' brother urged those seeking -- to do so peacefully. >> my brother was the most peaceful person i met in my life. i never lifted a if i think or raised his voice to anybody. he would tell us to do this peacefully. >> vice president kamala harris is on her way to memphis to attend the funeral. she spoke to nichols' parents yesterday offering the family her deep condolences. this morning the city of memphis says it plans to release even more video footage from the incident as we're learning some of the officers charged in nichols death had a history of violating department policy. cnn's ryan young is in memphis this morning. what is the latest specifically about the timing of the funeral? >> reporter: yeah, so much up in the air right now. we are told that the funeral will start here 1:00 local, 2:00 eastern. the reason why, honestly s just how bad the weather s we weren't covering this, we would probably be ta

. >> the family of tyre nichols speaking out tonight from the historic mason temple in memphis, tennessee, the very church were dr. martin luther king gave his famous i've been to the mountaintop speech the night before he was assassinated. join me now to discuss, even acts candy, director of the boston university center for anti racist research, and co-author of the brand-new book how to be a young anti racist. ibrahim, i'm so glad that you're here, joining me today, thank you. and i want to take note of location first were talking about. i mean, this is a very place where he famously was pressure, and he really pressured about wanting to live a long life, knowing that he would not or may not get there. but has seen the mountain top and had optimism. and i wonder from your perspective, the idea of this significance in memphis, that was a location. what comes to mind for you? >> well, what comes to mind to me is indeed his everlasting, doctor king's everlasting optimism. and the fact that he and that speech saying that he has been up to the mountaintop, and he has looked over, and he has

they delivered their message inside the historic mason temple. the same place. dr martin luther king jr delivered his final speech the night before he was assassinated. we will continue and tyree's name hit up to barton's mountaintop on. that's why we wanted to start this right on this sacred ground, while police are still investigating nichols death on monday, two more officers were suspended without pay. the memphis fire department also firing three of its personnel. what happened? the tyree. it is a disgrace to this country. a total of seven police officers have been disciplined. five were seen on body cam, video restraining tasing and pepper spring nichols, who died three days after the encounter. those five have been charged with second degree murder. let's make sure his death was not in vain. president kamala harris will be attending nichols funeral in memphis on wednesday. the eulogy will be given by the reverend al sharpton. rich dennison fox news. another incident at the martinez refining company to tell you about tonight, the refinery says material and

on april 3rd, in 1968, the mason temple in memphis was hacked. memphis was a city in mourning, grappling with unrest over the deaths of two black employees of a memphis department of public work. employees that were crushed to death while taking cover from severe weather. today marks the 55th anniversary of their deaths. today, under the slogan i am a man, more than 1000 black appointees were on strike, and tensions were rising. despite a bad thunderstorm that april 9th, the room was filled. there was one man that the crowd wanted to hear from. martin luther king junior, who visited memphis twice before. he was trying to help the black workers get a living wage, and decent working conditions. that night, he was back. he was delivering what would be his final speech, the night before he was assassinated. dr. king began his famous mountaintop speech by saying that something is happening in memphis, something is happening in our world. >> we have been forced to a point where we are going to have to struggle. the problems that men have been trying to

last night, nichols family gathered at the historic mason temple in memphis. it's the same place dr martin luther king jr delivered his final speech the night before he was assassinated. we will continue and tyree's name up to barton's mountaintop. that's why we wanted to start this right on this sacred ground. we are going to continue to fight. yes five around police brutality and killing until we get federal laws change. now the police investigation into the killing of tyree nichols continues. five police officers have already been charged with second degree murder. two more officers and three e m. t s have been fired the funeral in memphis. scheduled to start at 8 30 this morning, and mourners say they are going to focus on and celebrate nichols life. his hopes, dreams and accomplishments rather than focus on his violent and tragic death. david pam, back to you. thank you. ali, a young boy was attacked by a mountain lion near half moon bay and ktvu is jesse gary joins us now live with what we know so far about this attack, jesse. pamela good morning to you.

thank you for coming to mason temple. our presiding bishop is in to detroit, but the bishop from houston came here is going to read a statement from he and his wife, lady karen clark. hear this statement, and we've only had 45 seconds of peace. amen. blessings to you. god bless you. i love you. >> and i heard a voice from heaven saying unto me write, blessed are the dead which died in the lord. ye, said the spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works. i, along with my wife, karen clark shear, and the entire church of god in christ are saddened to learn of the loss of your son, mr. tyre nichols. we offer you and your family our deepest and most sincere condolences. as the days and weeks pass, may you feel the comfort and love of family and friends. may your memories give you peace. and the prayers around those -- of those around you through these difficult times. the lord promised never to leave you. he will always be with you. you have our prayers from the office of the presiding bishop and chief apostle