Tuesday, January 31st, 2023

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, Daily News, News Commentary, Politics

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🗓️ 31 January 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Today's headlines: Another Memphis police officer, Preston Hemphill, has been relieved of duty following the death of Tyre Nichols. a San Francisco court released body cam and security footage of the hammer attack on Paul Pelosi, as well as audio of the 911 call and the police interview with the attacker, David DePape. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem yesterday. Finally for today, TikTok’s CEO has voluntarily agreed to appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23rd Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: News Channel 3: Sixth officer in Tyre Nichols confrontation relieved of duty NY Times: 71 Commands in 13 Minutes: Officers Gave Tyre Nichols Impossible Orders NBC: Body camera footage from Paul Pelosi attack released LA Times: Paul Pelosi attack suspect calls California TV station from jail Department of State: Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu After Their Meeting CNN: Israel’s democracy on the brink amid supreme court showdown with Netanyahu BBC: Jerusalem synagogue shooting: Israel arrests 42 after deadly attack PBS: Israel prepares to demolish home of Palestinian gunman who killed 7 in East Jerusalem WSJ: TikTok’s Chief to Testify Before Congress in March Host: Sami Sage Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Tuesday, January 31st, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented
0:05.7	by Betcha's media.
0:06.7	I'm your host, Tammy Sage, and the morning announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown
0:10.8	of the headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality
0:15.4	show there is, our government.
0:22.3	Another Memphis police officer, Preston Hempill, has been relieved of duty following the
0:26.6	death of Tyre Nichols.
0:28.4	The Memphis police have not disclosed the precise nature of his involvement, though audio
0:32.5	recordings seem to indicate that he was one of the first officers in the initial traffic
0:36.8	stop.
0:37.8	And while Hempill, who was a white officer, has been relieved of his post, he has not
0:42.0	yet been fired or charged.
0:44.5	Also yesterday, the Memphis Fire Department announced that two EMTs and a fire lieutenant
0:48.6	who responded to Nichols' aid have been terminated for violating policy and protocol.
0:54.3	Meanwhile, the New York Times has conducted and published an analysis of the police footage,
0:58.6	and found that the officers gave Tyre Nichols a total of 71 commands in 13 minutes, many
1:03.8	of which were simultaneous and contradictory to each other, making it literally impossible
1:08.6	for him to comply.
1:10.3	For example, officers commanded him to show his hands even as they were holding his hands,
1:15.2	and to reposition himself even as they had control of his body.
1:18.8	The footage also does not indicate that any officers present intervened to stop the
1:22.4	aggressive use of force, as they would have been trained to do, but instead the footage
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