Police bodycam footage shows abuse of Tyre Nichols

Bodycam footage released last night shows Tyre Nichols, a 29 year black man being repeatedly kicked, punched and pepper sprayed by police officers while lying on the ground. Five officers, themselves black, have been fired from the force. The BBC’s Barbara Plett-Usher speaks to the mother of Tyre Nichols and Today’s Martha Kearney interviews local politician Steve Cohen about what he felt watching the video (IMAGE CREDIT: Facebook/Deandre Nichols/via REUTERS)