>> spy shuffle. the craze director announces a major reshuffle. senator accused. >> i am not going anywhere. >> a top democrat on capitol hill may be charged with corruption. but robert menendez says he has done nothing wrong. remembering selma. civil rights workers beaten on

an alabama bridge, how their courage changed the course of history. and free range parenting. >> it would never have occurred to me that i could get caught up in something like this. >> a mother accused of raising independent children giving them a little too much room roam. to roam. good evening i'm stephanie sy antonio mora has the night often. john terret joiningoff. john terret joining us. this has been the first reshuffle in the 67 year history of the agency. >> i believe there is more than a reshuffle. there is a school of thought out there that says actually this is about something more sweeping

that is the root and branch reorganization of the agency which some say is long overdue. >> the cia is america's overseas spying agency. now director john brennan says it's time for a shakeup to cope with a wide range of threats especially from the internet. embrace from the digital revolution. >> organizations don't want to change and especially government organizations don't want to change. i think it's making sense that cia and all 16 intelligence agencies need to change with the times. whether this is particularly good or not remains to be scene. >> to gather online intelligence also under his plan, spies covert analysts to form one

team traditionally they've worked apart often for different bosses in separate buildings. ten new mission statements, like terrorism, industrial espionage or vital regions of the world like the middle east or africa. the move has followed criticism of the cia it and other agencies wrongly assumed saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction in 2003, it failed to spot the first rumblings of the arab spring in 2012, even its success in hunting down bin laden in 2011 was criticized in the senate for taking too long. >> what's happening here is the agency is getting restructured, who gets to talk to whom, the way they focus that's the big story. obviously, digital ask important, but the way the organization is going to function day to day is really

by. >> according to officials within the organization will be undertaken as part of the current budget. stephanie it doesn't end there. there is another school of thought. this organization is really about catching one the nsa which is late the agency that has grabbed all the headlines when it comes to intelligence gather gathering. >> all right, john thank you. justice department will reportedly file charges against new jersey senator robert menendez, charges that he gave favors to a donor in changes for plane trips. paul beban has the story. >> for years the senator has been dogged by steady stream of allegations that he has been using his office for political

favor. that is about to change. the justice department is reportedly planning to file corruption charges against the new jersey democrat. at a nz news conference a few hours ago senator menendez says he has done nothing inappropriate. >> let me be very clear. i've always conducted myself appropriately and in coordinates with the law. for last 23 years that i have been privileged to be in the united states congress, i've based on pursuing the best policies for the people of new jersey and of this entire country. >> reporter: the investigation focuses on the senator's relationship with a wealthy florida eye dorkd doctor named solomon melgen menendez did favors for melgen, and helped the doctor

acquire a contract. for port services in the dominican republic. the senator has called these allegations against him a smear campaign. we'll see where it goes. >> paul beban, thank you. the man who attacked canada's parliament and a seven video by michael bibeau. >> we are retaliating the mujahideen in the area, killing our innocents. you can't be safe in your own land. >> zehaf babeau then stormed the parliament building before being shot dead by the sergeant at arms. a panel created after the

massacre at sandy hook elementary trigger locks installed many the panel also recommended that schools get doors that lock from the inside and more funding for mental health care. the panel submitted 92 ideas all gaining support from connecticut's governor. >> it's simplistic but it speaks volumes about what we can do to prevent children for instance from killing other children. >> the sandy hook advisory commission was formed in 2012 after 20 first graders and six adults were killed. the panel says 100 school shootings have occurred across the nation since the sandy hook massacre. trains carrying oil new safety provisions are in the works but even those may not be

enough according to lisa stark. >> a train with 105 rail cars filled with volatile crude oil came off the track just south of the city. five burst into flames, sending a fire ball into the sky. no one was injured but it turns out the tank cars involved were the newer supposedly more safe cars. and in charleston, 20 oil tankers caught fire. >> the stronger tank car is only marginally improved version of the one that's been known to be defective for 21 years. >> reporter: the old version of these tank cars is called the d.o.t. 111. in this government test footage watch what happens to the d.o.t.

111 at the bottom of the screen. it is easily punctured yet this rail car meets the current government standard. the need for an upgrade has been driven home by a huge increase in crude oil production and shipments. from just 9500 car loads in 2000 to nearly half a million last year. and that big jump in shipments has led to a big jump in descends. so four years ago the industry decided to voluntarily boost standards. and now 60,000 of these upgraded cars are now in use. but these are the models that came apart in illinois and west virginia. >> those are the cars that are known as the 1232s. >> but obviously they aren't good enough. >> and we know right now that they're not tough enough. >> reporter: here's the problem. both the older and newer cars have the same thickness a steel shell less than half an inch thick. the new cars are simply

reinforced at both ends. the department of transportation is finalize being tougher standards which the industry says it supports. >> we believe it needs full thermal jackets. it needs thicker skin. it needs full shields on either end of the tank car. and it needs what is called a high pressure relief valve on the top of the car. >> but safety advocates worry that the new government regulations won't go far enough or be phased in quickly enough. >> behind the scenes there is a ferocious campaign going on, not to bring on in standards because it costs the industry more money. >> so do accidents. trains hauling crude oil and ethanol, many believe there's no time to waste. lisa stark, al jazeera

washington. >> church leaders says an american missionary kidnapped in nigeria has been released. reverend phyllis sorter. kidnappers demanded a $300,000 ransom for the 71-year-old. officials from the free methodist church declined to indicate how the negotiations released her. 239 people on board when it vanished no wreckage was ever found. investigators believed it crashed into the indian ocean after somehow going thousands of miles off course. still ahead. promising change what the attorney general says about the ferguson police department and the possibility of shutting it down. plus:

>> reporter: i'm robert ray from selma alabama where this town and the nation are awaiting for tomorrow to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of the biggest moments in civil rights history. >> and he said, and i thought he was being flippant. he said, we got to find a way to get the president some power. >> he was a close confident of martin luther king jr. how selma became a rallying cry for the civil rights movement.

>> attorney general eric holder tonight says he is prepared to dismantle the ferguson, missouri police department. holder produced a scathing report on ferguson this week, found it routinely targeted african americans. holder says the department must change its ways.

>> we are prepared to use all the power that we have. all the power that we have. to ensure that the situation changes there. and that means everything from working with them, to coming up with an spiral new structure. >> does that include dismantling the police force? >> if that's what's necessary we're prepared to do that. >> speaking in south carolina, president obama says he stands by the justice department's investigation including a decision not to charge officer darren wilson with civil rights violations in the death of michael brown. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> it was 50 years ago tomorrow that one of the defining moments of the civil rights era would play out on a bridge in selma alabama. 600 civil rights protesters were attacked by police as they tried

to master plan to montgomery, alabama. good evening tell us what about the events taking place tomorrow. >> stephanie, good evening. indeed it's been a pretty fun day here, a lot of joy happiness and energy here in the streets of this small town in central alabama selma. people are very excited about the weekend ahead. and talking about exactly what has happened over the course of the past 50 years since what occurred on the bridge behind me and what needs to happen going forward. the department of justice information that came out. attorney general eric holder's comments, will be the entire weekend as the president is set to come here in just the next few hours and speak tomorrow early afternoon. but we had a great chance to meet up with one gentleman earlier today an instrumental person in the civil rights movement dr. bernard lafayette

jr. he played a major role in this civil rights act. interesting snippet about what he said. >> the south is set on not moving forward. some are set on moving backwards. not just the status quo but backwards, taking away things that we've already gained. and as i say the reason for that is because they feel they have lost something. and some people who really resent the fact that we have an african american as president of the united states. and that's just one person. >> you know he also went on to say a ferguson he thinks in his words could be the new selma that it's a place that a discussion should begin a serious discussion about how much we've come since the 1960s and what's going to happen in the future. so i think that's going to be a very important hot topic this

weekend as the celebration begins tomorrow steph. >> yes since the enormous stride this country has made since selma there's a pocket of defense to change what happens in the south. is this celebration being welcomed in that part of the country? >> reporter: well, you know, it is. but of course as you said there are pockets where, you know, racism is alive and well unfortunately and certainly in the deep south it is just -- it's a scenario that it seems they can't get away from. there are definitely the naysayers that are rolling their eyes at the march but most of the people we have encountered are happy about it and think it's a great thing celebrating a huge moment that happened 50 years ago not only affected america but also affected the world and the way people treat each other whether your black white, asian or anything else. so i think it's an important time and i think this is a

healing day tomorrow, more than anything else and a push forward to exactly how we open up a real dialogue to make things better in this free country steph. >> robert ray reporting from selma, robert thank you. civil rights leader andrew young was a part of king's group, the southern christian leadership conference. young sat down with us. >> we were invited over to the white house to see president johnson. and in that meeting which was a very cordial meeting he said that he had just literally broken his back in order to pass the 1964 civil rights act. black people were just 10% of the population. to get something through for 10%, you really had to mobilize

in that time 60% so it was a very difficult task. and the president said he didn't have the power. to do that right then. when we left i asked dr. king, well what do you think? and he said, and i thought he was being flippant. he said, we've got to find a way to get the president some power. and i said what are you talking about? he said no i'm serious. he said, we need voting rights almost as soon as possible. why we couldn't wait was because he'd never felt he would live very long. and he wanted to do as much as possible in that lifetime. mrs. amelia boynton from selma called and said she was coming over. she didn't come, she didn't ask for permission. she said we're coming over to see dr. king. and when she got there she told

us this story of how sheriff clark had locked down the town. it was against the law for more than two people to walk down the street together. he didn't allow political meetings in the church. and anything involving race, he considered political. mrs. boynton's husband had died. and he was a political lawyer and a political activist and they wouldn't let her have his funeral in a church. he was buried from the middle of the street. the emancipation proclamation ceremony jim clark had said that could not be held in a church. and so that was almost the straw that broke the camel's back. and so that was the beginning of the selma movement. the beating on the bridge on bloody sunday, occurred sunday

afternoon, while i think one of the stations was featuring the movie, "judgment at nuremberg. identity and here" and here was the story of hitler's brew at that time. they showed that in selma. there was no way that people could not make the association and decide they didn't want to be on hitler's side or jim clark's side that america had to change. my father always told me that white supremacy is a sickness. and you don't get angry at sick people. you have to help them overcome their sickness. then when you compare jim clark's ranting and raving, george wallace ranting and raving with martin luther king's brilliant articulate oratorical

flourishes around freedom. >> 100 years from now the historians will be calling this not the beat education but the education of integration. >> you immediately wanted to be free with martin luther king. >> we'll have coverage of the memorial in selma tomorrow starting at 2012:30 1230:30 p.m. eastern. we'll be right back.

>> a maryland couple has sparked a national debate because of the way they're raising their kids. it's called free range parenting. it started out as an ordinary walk home from a park in suburban maryland. >> that was awesome! >> for parents danielle and alexander, it was not unusual to let their kids make the mile long trip together. but they were stopped by police because they were alone. >> it's shocking hurtful traumatic. >> police reported the parents to child protective services, threatening to take the kids away. >> it had never occurred to me that i could get caught up in this. >> on one sides parents like the maitis so-called free range parents, encouraging children to

have freedom. but too much freedom is irresponsible. >> a ten-year-old should never be responsible to a six-year-old. anything could happen at that age. >> specific laws about leaving kids alone state law says those younger than 8 must be with a reliable person at least 13 years old. in illinois children under 14th14can't be left home alone. maturity and the time they are left alone. for the maitis, they are not changing the way they raise their kids. joining us now is danielle maitive, she is joined by her attorney, daniel dow. let's start with you. do you feel your rights have been violated or can you see where child protective services

is coming from? >> i absolutely feel my rights have been violated. child protective services has the mission to protect children who are neglected and abused and mine are neither so they should not be involved in my life. >> maryland state law says those younger than 8 should be left with a reliable person who is at least 13. your children are 10 and 6. were you aware of that law? and can you see why it may be interpreted that you were in violation of that? >> that law specifically speaks about children who are locked unconfined in a building or vehicle. my children were neither. they were outside playing therefore that law doesn't apply. >> are you considering any kind of legal action against county now? >> at this point we hope to resolve this dispute as applicably as possible. our -- amicably as possible. hopefullyhopefully we'll be able to establish nothing has been done wrong here and the matives are

acting as any responsible parent would, if that's the end of it we'll be happy as can be but if not, we'll consider legal remedies. >> the uproad caused by all of this are your children aware? >> we've had tv cameras in our living room quite a bit in the last two months. my son understands what's going on doesn't understand why a walk in the park has become national news. >> what do you explain to them because it has become national news? >> my son understands that we are standing up for the rights of children and families. he said he thought we were great parents for doing that. >> your appeal is that just about you and your kids or are you making a larger point about parenting and the freedom to parent how you want? >> well, stephanie from the legal perspective we want to

vindicate the matives right. we want to show they haven't done anything wrong. hopefully, the legal consequences, that rise from that will allow children have the freedom they need to have without fear of investigation by state agencies. >> the mative, there is this free range parenting movement and the other hand you have the hovering helicopter parents. how much criticism have you gotten to your face for this? >> well first i'd say that this idea while the name free range may sound new the idea is actually quite old fashioned. the sense that children can be given independence and responsibility just like we had when we were kids so it's not a new idea at all. i do understand there's a whole spectrum and i respect that. for us we think this is the proper way to raise our kids. i've gotten so many supportive e-mails and messages. a lot of people are behind us. >> how have you had to change

your parenting since alt this all this happened knowing that child protective services could approach you and your children again? >> we've not really changed it. we've done nothing wrong so we don't see any reason to alter our parenting. we have had snow days and my children were outside, at the playground, out in the snow playing, like happy healthy children should be. >> attorney matthew dowd and danielle mati vervetione. thankmative. thank you for your time. i'm stephanie sy, "inside story" is next. >> hello i'm ray