January 27: Memphis preps for Tyre Nichols protests. Border encounters plummet in January.

Updated: Jan 27, 2023 / 06:14 AM CST

Rev. Andre E Johnson, of the Gifts of Life Ministries, preaches at a candlelight vigil for Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, in Memphis, Tenn., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Behind at left are Tyre’s mother RowVaughn Wells and his stepfather Rodney Wells. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Good morning! It’s Friday Jan. 27, 2023. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Memphis braces for protests ahead of Tyre Nichols bodycam release

Rev. Andre E Johnson, of the Gifts of Life Ministries, preaches at a candlelight vigil for Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, in Memphis, Tenn., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Behind at left are Tyre’s mother RowVaughn Wells and his stepfather Rodney Wells. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

2. DHS: Daily border encounters plummet in January

An immigrant passes Texas National Guard soldiers at the U.S.-Mexico border on January 9, 2023 in El Paso, Texas. President Joe Biden visited El Paso the day prior, his first visit to the border since he became president two years before. His trip came just days after the administration changed U.S. asylum policy, making it easier to quickly expel more migrants at the border into Mexico. U.S. border authorities took into custody more than 2.5 million migrants in 2022, the highest number on record. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

3. Biden slams GOP plan to impose 30% national sales tax

President Joe Biden speaks during a reception to celebrate the Lunar New Year in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

4. Southwest Airlines faces earnings loss, investigation

A Southwest Airlines jet arrives at Sky Harbor International Airport, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, in Phoenix. Travelers who counted on Southwest Airlines to get them home suffered another wave of canceled flights Wednesday, and pressure grew on the federal government to help customers get reimbursed for unexpected expenses they incurred because of the airline’s meltdown.

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MURDAUGH TRIAL: BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE SET TO BE RELEASED

The day after opening arguments in the double-murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, the first witness gave his testimony.

Attorney Jim Griffin speaks with Alex Murdaugh tears up after the jury was excused and the defense and prosecution teams discuss how to handle sensitive crime scene photos during his double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP)

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