Saturday, January 28, 2023

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🗓️ 28 January 2023

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Summary

Memphis releases footage of the violent traffic stop that resulted in the death of Tyre Nichols. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits the Middle East amid renewed violence. NPR returns to a particular Walmart for more insight into the economy.

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0:00.0	The City of Memphis releases footage of the police violence that led to the death of
0:07.2	Tyree Nichols.
0:08.2	We'll go to Memphis for reaction and hear about grief in the community there.
0:12.6	I'm Aisha Roska.
0:14.2	And I'm Scott Simon and this is up first for MenPR News.
0:19.6	Also violence in Jerusalem and with the US Secretary of State hopes to achieve as he heads
0:24.3	there this weekend.
0:25.8	And in PR heads back to Walmart for a new update on what shopping there can tell us about
0:30.9	the state of the economy.
0:32.3	So please stay with us.
0:33.3	We've got the news you need to start your weekend.
0:43.1	We begin in Memphis.
0:44.1	We're protesters shut down an interstate bridge over the Mississippi River last night in response
0:50.3	to the awful violence captured on video of Memphis police brutalizing Tyree Nichols
0:55.4	after a traffic stop.
0:57.6	Nichols died January 10th.
1:00.2	Three days after the attack he was 29.
1:03.9	Five officers have been fired and are facing charges.
1:07.6	Two sheriff's deputies have also been relieved of duty and are being investigated.
1:12.7	MPR's Debbie Elliott is in Memphis and joins us now.
1:16.2	Hi Debbie.
1:17.2	Hi good morning.
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