Scorpion unit disbanded, Iranian assassination plot, NASA’s selection secrets

The Memphis Police Department’s “Scorpion Unit” is disbanded after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, amid question about why the police’s original account of the deadly encounter differs from the released video footage. Plus, an American journalist at the center of an alleged Iranian assassination plot joins to respond to the threat against her, as the DOJ makes arrests. And, CNN goes inside NASA’s secret process to select its first Moon mission crew in 50 years.

Also this morning: A US General predicts a possible war between China and the US in 2025, Biden and McCarthy are to meet about the debt ceiling this week as the clock ticks, and two black quarterbacks are to start the Super Bowl for the first time ever, as the Eagles and the Chiefs face-off.

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