ssues, rough estimates and things going forward, i would say that we believe it's something that we can do. we're exited to making that happen, and we'll always make the decision that's best for the city, both financially and for the future of the city. and so right now what we're seeing going forward absolutely, to keep the police department. >> mayor, you talked about the chief being an honorable man and the protesters outside can you talk about and evaluate the job he did as police chief after the doj report, the scathing report of how he ran the police force? >> again, as i said, we continue to go through that report, and talk about where the breakdown was. again, the chief being an honorable man decided we need to talk about the way moving forward was with someone else,

but that's not to say that that's an indication of anything at this point. again, we want to go, and we have been going through that report, and identifying the breakdown. that breakdown can be at all different levels. as we finance to do that, the important part is about how we can address that. what are the safeguards we can put in place. what changes we can do to put in place. those are the things we're focused on. >> can you say that the final decision does not have to happen because of the doj report, or did you you know this is what would have to happen before the report came out? >> i think it's safe to say that all along we said what is best for the city. you're asking was the chief planning on resigning before that report? you would have to ask the chief. obviously the decision was made after, but again this has been in conversation with many community leaders. others in the profession, and so

i think its important that we recognize that the chief made this decision because he wanted to do this, and in part, he thought it was best for the city and for the police department, and i think the chief will be willing to talk about it more in the coming weeks about really is what his process was in the coming weeks. >> when were you made aware of his decision of stepping down? >> it was over the weekend that he and i had the conversation, inin which that conclusion was come to. >> he said last night that his job was not being-- >> i did not say-- >> that it was not in question. >> well, there were things still being negotiated out so as far as giving an indication as far as was he gone or anything--

anything--again, you asked a question at the wrong time. you asked the question before the decision was totally made as far as the chief and his thought process, that's something that we talked about over the weekend. but that's different from the city coming to the agreement. that was not done when answered the question. >> in the last week or so your clerk resigned the court clerk--i wish people would let me say what i meant and not what i said. city employees have stepped down in the last week. what will that mean going forward. >> well, i think that's why the chief--one of the reasons why the chief is staying around is because we think its important that we have an orderly

transition. we cannot have everybody just up and leave. the city has to function. the police department has to function. we are very committed to making sure all of those function properly. so part of that is the chief having a resignation in the future, which will allow him to talk to his men help plan for what that transition is, and that will have to be done on several levels as we move forward. that's a fair question, absolutely a fair question, but that's why we're not just removing the chief--the chief is not leaving immediately, and anybody else that may or may not leave in the future, we are--we haven't focused on engaging other professionals to help us on a temporary or interim basis. that's something that we're very

very cognizant of. >> do you know what his plans are after leaving ferguson? >> no, i mean--no, not yet. >> is john also getting a year's severance? >> yes. >> a lot of people are saying you should be the next-- >> didn't i tell you this last night? no i'm sorry, it was somebody else. as mr. rosenbaum so succinctly pointed out somebody will have to be here to run the ship. you know, i've been committed. the city council has been committed to making those reforms. i realize there are some people who want my head or other heads i understand that they're going to say that. but again we're focused on moving this community forward. >> ladies and gentlemen, thank you. >> the resignation makes it seem

like there is something wrong going on here. >> again, we're going through that report. those resignations are mutual decisions both by the chief and the city manager, and i think that the comments and resignation do say that they admit no wrongdoing. >> thank you ladies and gentlemen. >> there you have it, the mayor of ferguson missouri i james knowles iii, the mayor stepping down on the department of justice on the police department, a scathing report, found that unreasonable force against african-americans suspects were used. african-americans account for 67% of the population in ferguson but accounted for 85% of the drivers stopped by police. 95% of the people issued tickets, and 93% of the people arrested african-americans. so the chief chief jackson is

stepping down. ash har quaraishi has been following this story, the ferguson story since it broke last summer. he joins us now from montgomery, alabama, where he is on assignment. you had an opportunity to speak to the police chief recently. what did he tell you then, and then let's talk about this moment. >> we sat down with the chief on the sixth month anniversary of the shooting death of michael brown. up until then there were rumors and speculation that he had been asked to resign, and speculation whether or not he would stay on. we asked him about that when we sat down with him. this is what he had to say back then. >> we've done a lot in that amount of time given the amount of unrest that has been going on, and the pressure and work load on the officers. >> there were reports that maybe there would be a resignation. how do you respond to that? >> i'm still here. we've got a lot of work to do, but we have done a lot coming up

to this. >> and tony, as you heard there he went on to say that his five-year contract was coming up in march this month and that his intention was to stay on to help move forward and reform this department, but obviously things have changed dramatically in the last week with the department of justice report, scathing report, and a lot of recommendations and reforms expected from that department, and clearly the chief will not be there to oversee them. >> a pretty controversial figure in the aftermath of the shooting of michael brown. you were there. look, a couple of things pop into my mind. first of all there was most tellingly, i suppose two things come to mind, and it was the news conference maybe the friday coming up on the week after michael brown--after his death do you remember that news conference where they released the surveillance video from inside the convenience store

and for a lot of people that was a smear tactic by the police, and it was led by the chief. and then there was the statement, where he in essence apologized for the police leaving michael brown's body on the street for four hours while the investigation continued. a controversial figure wouldn't you say? >> absolutely. and within days of the michael brown shooting there were calls for his resignation, a lot from the protesters, and it continued. and it was consistent, that call for resignation. we heard that up and through the grand jury decision not to indict darren wilson back in november. we continue to hear that through the end of the department of justice investigation, and you know for a lot of people they're saying this is too little, too late. a lot of people have been saying that they've been calling for his resignation from the beginning, and they've been saying that the way that this situation was handled up until state senators like senator

rasheed, who has been an outspoken critic of the ferguson police department, saying that he needed to step down. this has been a call long time in the coming, and a lot of people are satisfied by this, but as i mentioned state senator rasheed said this is a step forward but now they need move beyond this, and dismantle the police department as a whole. >> whoa. >> yes. >> whoa, the idea, the sentiment this is too little, too late. you could make an argument that he has been provided pretty soft landing. he gets to leave at the end of his contract, the idea of whether--what is your take on this? did he walk? was he pushed? or did he play this out on his own terms? >> well, obviously the city has

been putting off the idea that they asked him to resign, and the mayor talking about the fact that this was a mutual agreement. and very interesting as you pointed out, this is the end of his contract. he's finishing up his contract this month and he gets a year of self severance and a year of health insurance paid. this is going to be controversial for those who have called for his resignation, this a golden prayer chute for him with very little consequences. for people who have been critical of this, including senator rasheed, they're going to say this is just not enough. there is no consequence for what the department of justice has found. >> asher, appreciate it. ash har quaraishi literally has been on this story since the very beginning. you know, let's do this, i want to give a bit of a background on this.

jackson was commander of the county drug task force. he served as s.w.a.t. team supervisors and he was also an undercover detective and hostage negotiator. he has a degree in hostage criminal justice management. he could maybe teach. senator rasheed, senator good to talk with you. what are your thoughts for this? jackson gets the leave, a year's salary healthcare, what are your thoughts on this? >> that's just appalling. there should be no reason why he can walk away with $100,000 as a result of the--after the report coming out of the justice department.

it's appalling. the police chief resigning is a good first step, however. i think we need to go further and there needs to be a total dismantling of this police department in ferguson. and begin to transform that city and i think that that's what really needs to happen. >> state senator why was he allowed to, after what we know from this report, after we know some of the controversies connected to his handling of the aftermath of the shooting death of michael brown, i why was he allowed to resign? why wasn't he fired? >> that's a good question. it's all about relationships. the mayor has a close relationship with the police chief, and he was just not willing, and able to get rid of the police chief. however, we've been calling for him to resign all along. i'm just elated that it is happening today. i'm more elated to know that michael brown's death is not in

vain. that there is major movement going on for the betterment of ferguson and progress in the st. louis area. >> you mentioned a couple of times that it needs to go deeper more needs to be done. you have six people now who have moved on. what more do you want done here? >> well, again, in order to regain the faith and the trust with in the department and within the leadership of ferguson they need to dismantle the police department. i think that the constitutional reform is really what it's going to take to take those residents to the next level when it comes to restoring the state that is needed and the healing. >> state senator, what does that mean to dismantle the police department? what does that mean? >> that means to shut the police down. shut the police department down totally, and allow another police department department come in and begin to deal with

those individuals in the ferguson community in a manner in which they're respected okay. we have other police departments that they're not dealing with the same racial bias that the police department in ferguson has been perpetuating, okay, so they can come in, and start a new relationship with those who are living in ferguson. >> you're suggesting that the entire ferguson police department--what is it 52-53 members--be shut down, and that that work-- >> absolutely. >> that be given to another police department, maybe given to the county? >> it doesn't have to go straight to the county. it can go through another municipality. a new city, they can contract out. they're doing a great job. they don't have the same problem that ferguson is having, and that they've been having for decades. >> what about the mayor?

does the mayor need to go? state senator does the mayor need to go? >> i think that there needs to be just a new leadership starting from the bottom to the top, okay. i do believe that the people in ferguson they want to begin to heal process. they want the healing process to begin, and the only way that that can and will is when you get rid of the old and bring in the new. >> yes, how disappointed--i haven't heard you on this. i know you've spoken on it. you have two reports from the justice department. you've got one that essentially clears officer darren wilson, and then you have this pattern and practice report from the justice department. what are your thoughts. i haven't heard you yet on no charge being filed by the department of justice and essentially clearing officer darren wilson? >> i mean, they always clear officers. that wasn't surprising or shocking.

it's not often that they find law enforcement in contempt. >> okay, so on the--on the pattern and practice report it sounds to me as if the mayor is saying they're going to hire outside agencies to come in and move the city forward. are you okay with that approach, or would you rather see the city officials enter into a consent decree with the department of justice, which would mean the introduction of a monitor to oversee these reforms? >> well, that can work. absolutely. i think that can work as well. the struggle of justice is just the beginning okay? that can work, and i think if it happens that will take city of ferguson to the next level as well when it comes through to the healing process. >> state senator nasheed with us

on the phone. thank you for your time. some have gone further saying that more than just the police department needs dismantling in ferguson. "real money" he's" correspondent joins us now. >> he's looking at the big picture, and what is at stake here is not just the police department but the survival of the city of ferguson as a legal-- >> what do you mean by that, duarte? >> well, simply put you heard the state senator say that they want the police department to shut down. will they continue to have a fire department? no. that would trigger a chain of events. a lot of departments would cease to exist. when i spoke to him he said if the city itself cannot survive outside of the tactics maybe it

should stop to exist. >> if we cannot provide the services for our citizens, we need to combine services or dissolve or merge with another one or do something but we can't go on like this, and you can't just start raising money in ways that are not appropriate. >> hmm, that's interesting. so if you're talking about and it just occurs to me, if you're talking about essentially turning over those services to the county, if you're talking about shutting down essentially the city, it goes to the county, what about representation? >> that's the big issue. in fact, it's troubling because at this point you have the city that is historically white. ferguson is historically white city, and over the last few decades it's become a majority black city. there have been an opportunity for a strong black leadership to lead the black city, but if the city dissolves you lose that opportunity. it becomes a county situation

where you have a minority of folks in a largely white political zone. >> so the chief is getting paid how much, was it $95,000 or $96,000. >> it's $96,000. you bring up the talk as if it was mutual. the numbers tell a different story. clearly his contract was up, but if it was mutual, why are they givings giving him $100,000 severance for five years of service? typically someone receives two weeks of self advance for every yearseverance for every year served. not a year. >> i don't know if it's a city in the red, in the black, i don't know. what are the finances like in

that city, and what happens if you're not collecting the kind of money that the city was collecting off of these crazy fines. >> for a business or government entity money is like blood or food, if you don't have enough, you die. right before michael brown the city was in need of money and liquided a reserve and then the michael brown situation happens and now the doj comes in and says suddenly the police department cannot use these tactics to collect money. which means for the next fiscal year ferguson will earn less money. that's troubling for everyone who lives in that area. >> duarte, good to see you. by the numbers joining us on the phone is missouri state senator nadal what are your thoughts about the resignation

of the police chief of ferguson. >> i'll say it's about time. we've been waiting for six months for the police chief to resign. this has been a hard-fought battle. we've lived through several different mistakes when it comes to the chief of police, chief jackson, and we're just tired of the run around. he said six months ago that there was no race problem that existed in ferguson. obviously we know that that is not true. you know, and your audience knows that it took the act of the department of justice to release the fact of what has been occurring in ferguson for a very long time, for there to be any resignation from anyone. so the veil has been lifted, a and we're all quite happy that that has occurred. >> are you troubled by the fact that he gets to the walk away with $96,000 and healthcare for a year? >> well, i have to tell you i'm also a current school board

member in my school direct where i live, and i know in the negotiations process depending on what person has done for the district what they have done for the municipality, it certainly is up to the discretion of those council members. i have made decisions like that in the past, too but understand it's the discretion of that local body. >> but are you okay with it? >> yes i've practiced it myself. i'm more interested in getting rid of people who don't need to be in public service. >> state senator we've heard from others who have suggested on this program today that more knees to be needs to be done and maybe more heads need to roll, what is your view on that? >> well, today is a big deal. you want to talk about a concrete wall being totally ruined, it's a beautiful day. we want to live and celebrate the day.

yes, we need to move on. we need to have practices in place that insure every single individual is regarded as an equal, that the first amendment is carrying through for every individual in members of the press. your own reporters who have been in ferguson have been attacked by police because and had their machinery taken away. that's just not right because of the constitution. we need to undergo a lot of the city training, but i would say the cultural competency, and it should not be just for eight hours. that's just a mere excuse, something that the mayor has mentioned in the past, i think on monday he mentioned something to that effect, but it's going to take really an act of god for many of my constituents to have faith in government. but when we have things done like this, when so many who have been injured in a community for

so long, who have financially benefited from exposing people who are already poor to more poverty, when that happens, it's a good day we're just glad that the chief of police is gone, and we want to make sure that the injury that has been incurred by many of my constituents is--that void is filled and we're able to get them back on track. that's what it takes. we need to get people back on track. >> gotcha, state senator one last question for you and your thoughts quickly please. what was his greatest sin thomas jackson. >> oh, from day one, are you kidding me? from day one when he made the announcement, and this is actually after the fact that asked the question if there was going to be tear gas but when we asked and demanded for the name of the police officer that killed michael brown they also released a video of michael brown, who was unable to stand

and speak for his own sake because he was already dead. >> yes. >> and when he responded to me in my questioning will i be tear gassed again on the third day of fear gassing, he said, oh, i don't know, i hope not. >> gotcha, are you kidding me? he was not ready for primetime whatsoever. >> gotcha state center maria chappelle nadal. good to talk with you again. patricia bynes is in st. louis this evening. it is good to see you again. what are your thoughts on the resignation of the police chief of ferguson? >> hi, tony, it's long overdue. this is something that should have happened a long time ago and something that certainly should have been in transition for quite some time. i'm not quite ready to pop bottles and do any celebrating because there is a culture of defiance and audacity, and a

culture of abuse of power within ferguson police department municipal court and city instructor. i want to make sure that whoever is coming in behind chief jackson, are they just a new name and face on the issue? >> i know there is virtually no one who is dropping in on the story for the first time and they're wondering why everyone is so happy about the demise of this man. i just asked the question a moment ago. what was his greatest sin? >> you know, i have to agree with senator marie chappelle nadal, the spark of the first resistence of a rye accurate when he dropped the videotape and it had nothing to do with the name of the police officer. and it showed me how much he did not care about the community.

it was vindictive. that was the first and largest the worst thing that he did. >> patricia, is this the moment that this community now is this the moment--is this the resignation that signals to this community that we can kind of turn a corner here? >> hmm, you know, the mayor is still there. we have director of finance, who still pushes out memos for the police chief asking him to ratchet up the ticketing. we'll turn a corner when we know how the city will respond to the department of justice. that's where we'll have clarity about the direction. the city will move forward regardless. the city is strong. the city is not going to just stand still. that's what we should be focused on. >> thank you for your time. let take a break and come back

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>> the army and shia militia now control half of northern tikrit but still face stiff opposition.

stephanie dekker has the report. [ gunfire ] this is northeastern tikrit, the iraqi army along with shia militia and sunni tribesmen push isil out of tikrit. >> tikrit will be taken from isil troops. we started to retake the neighborhood on the outskirts of tikrit city. we're looking to liberate it from isil terrorist groups, and from there mosul. >> a freelance journalist shot this footage for al jazeera on thursday. thursday. tikrit is on the highway going north to mosul.

the iraqi army is confident that they will take tikrit. >> despite my injury and my commander told me to leave so far we're in control and we have the upper hand with no casualties as of yet. just slight injuries. >> there are fears if tikrit falls, sunni may be seen as sympathizers of isil. the iraqi army is majority shia. the iranian back militias fighting along side number around 20,000, and there are around 2,000 sunni tribesmen involved in this offensive. the question is if they will be able to keep peace.

>> there are concerns iran's involvement in helping shia militia's could have an lasting impact on iraq's future. jamie, why is the u.s. military so worried here? >> well, tony, officials express confidence that those iraqi troops with the advice and assistance of iran will soon rest control from isil from the key iraqi city of tikrit, known among other things as saddam hussein's hometown. but they're less sanguine after they push isil out of those cities that are predominantly sunni. >> there is no doubt that the combination of the popular mobilization forces and iraqi security forces, they're going to run isil out of tikrit. the question is what comes after

their willingness to let sunni families move back into their neighborhoods, whether they work to restore the basic services there necessary or whether it results in astrocytes and retribution. >> that's what has the u.s. and it's anti-isil coalition partners worried that iran's influence could set back the progress of having a more inclusive government in baghdad one that makes all iraqis feel inincluded. it was a point hammered home later in the day in this same briefing room. british foreign minister fallons with here with secretary of defense ash carter. >> whether they're able to regain ground from isil, and hold those towns and villages with the consent of the local people. that means in the training and support that we're giveing to

the body of government, that means in a--that means that they have to carry through the reforms that they're planning to the army. >> meanwhile the u.s. military reported success in the battlefield in another part of iraq. the u.s. central command reported that kurdish peshmerga fighters seized a key west line of kirkuk. now they control key portions of route 80 a central supply route in iraq. one three-star american general said that it's one step on the path to ultimately defeating isil. >> jamie, this all comes as president obama's top military advisers were at capitol hill. how did that go over with lawmakers? >> predictbly, i think.

secretary kerry said that they need this authorization, it's a profittal time. democrats predictbly were not willing to write what they said was an open--a blank check for the u.s. military to go as long as it wanted. republicans were concerned there were too many restrictions on the use of military force. at this point still no consensus on capitol hill. the pentagon, the obama administration insists it has the authority it needs to fight isil but it doesn't have the authority it wants in the form of a vote of confidence from the congress. >> defense secretary ash carter said that it could allow strikes on boko haram. the nigerian group pledge support to isil last week. niger's police say that 500

fighters have been killed over the past month. controversy over the alleged confession of the murder of an russian government critic. it has been five years since someone in america was killed by a firing squad. now the state of utah is considering bringing it back. lawmakers approved the bill tuesday night to legalize the execution method. paul beban is here. why consider this--why consider this now? >> utah said this is only a back-up plan. they're only going to resort to this if they can't get the drugs they need for lethal infections. but theinjection. now the bill to bring the firing squad back and if it's signed it will join oklahoma as the

only other state where the firing squad is a legal option. and in oklahoma it's only used if other methods are found unconstitutional. three people have been executed by firing squad. all of them in utah. thethe last was because it was chosen. they have those options if appeals fail. there are no executions scheduled in utah. it's legal in 34 states and used in 1200 executions over the past 40 years. but the drugs for it has been in short supply because the european drug makers who supply them oppose the death penalty and shortage has been to blame

for a series of botched executions. now utah is not the only state of looking for options, wyoming, alabama. >> what are the arguments for and against the death penalty by firing squad. >> proponent say that it's quick. but opponents say it's a throwback to the wild west. and americans support the death penalty by 60%. >> thank you. coming up at 11:00 eastern antonio mora will talk to the sponsor of the utah firing squad bill represent paul ray. the racist rant that went viral. one fraternity member put out a statement saying that he was

sorry. levi pettitte ace family said that ale live with the consequence of his actions forever, he's not a racist and the family is seeking forgiveness. and parker rice said that it was a devastating lesson. the former student also said he had been drinking at the frat house but that was no excuse. oklahoma student congress passed a resolution to promote diversity on campus, and the sooner family will not tolerate that kind of behavior. in today's power politics a new report said that hillary clinton was not alone in deleting e-mails at the state department. in 2011 only about 61,000 e-mails out of 1 billion were saved. and today the associated press files against the department. michael shure is with us. the ap released this statement on the reasoning behind the suit. let's read it together. the associated press is taking

the necessary legal steps to gain access to these important documents, which will shed light on actions by the state department and former secretary clinton during some of the most significance issues of our time. the state department is planning to post these e-mails, why is the a.p. suing? why not wait to see what the department actually posts? >> there are a few reasons for this tony, the chief reason is to be more expeditious. when government departments are under legal action they act much more quickly in terms of getting these things out. and also the scope of the associated press is asking for is wider. they want schedules. they want to me why special dispensation was given to people who worked for secretary clinton at the state department, presumably will be part of her campaign should they run for office. there are real reasons to have this lawsuit take place right now.

the ap said they're the proxy for the people, the press s they want these e-mails and see what is out there. >> michael look, it's been a day since the secretary publicly addressed the e-mail controversy. with the a.p. suing is it clear to you there is more work to be done by hillary and maybe by bill clinton as well? >> yes, most definitely, tony. any time you have a press conference where people come out of it with more questions than they went in to it with, it was not a flying success. but a couple of the things that gave people pause yesterday were the numbers of devices she came in saying it was a lot more cumbersome to have a few different devices. she wanted to keep them on one device. but she has been seen talking about two devices.

she said it was so that she and her husband to correspond, but it turns out president clinton has only used e-mail twice in his life. >> iphone or android. >> okay, iphone. in full disclosure. >> blackberry. >> and a blackberry. >> with this video and news coming out, can hillary clinton--can she make this story go away? >> well, it's not going to go away soon, tony. the head of the bengahzi committee wants to subpoena--he said you've got to bring the server to us. 's going to subpoena her. she has to speak to the committee. this is going to follow her. this is one of the dangers of not having an opponent in a primary race. now it's hillary clinton versus the press rather than hillary versus an opponent. >> thank you michael shure for

us in los angeles, thank you. a recovery mission is still under way this evening after a military helicopter crashed off the coast of florida. officials say they have recovered human remains on the beach near elgin air force base. 11 military personnel are presumed dead. they were taking part in a nighttime training mission when when the blackhawks helicopter went down. dense fog at the time may have been a factor. >> they're very cognizant of weather conditions before they depart on a mission but you can depart from one station and hit weather that you didn't expect, and so the conditions have to be right for them to take off. >> seven marines and four soldiers were on board. today president obama offered his condolences to their families. the white house says that there will be a thorough investigation. french police are on the hunt for brazen team of jewel thieves, at least 15 men are

believed to have been ambushed and the ambush two security advance making a late-night delivery of millions of dollars worth of jewelry and artwork. jackie rowland for us from paris{^l"^^}. >> it was very well planned. the thieves must have had intelligence over the way that the jewels and artwork were being transported and the route they were taken. when the armored tricks stopped to pay the toll fee that's when the thieves struck. 15 men wearing face masks sprayed gas into the faces of the drivers of the two trucks, and made off with the vehicles themselves, which were found later abandoned. about $10 million worth of diamonds and artworks have been stolen. the police are now examining the

abandoned trucks. it's thought that the thieves made their way back in the direction of paris. this whole incident took place 200 kilometers to the southeast of the city. now this is by no means the first major jewelry robbery in france over recent years. there has been a rash of thefts of lox yore luxury stores and in cannes. in some occasions the police have been able to solve the robberies, but other cases the thieves and jewelry are never to be found. >> the temperatures are moving in the right direction. >> meteorologist: it's good and it's bad because we're looking at--of course, in new york we're loving it. >> first of all welcome back. >> meteorologist: it's good to be back. let me show you what is happening. look at the temperatures right now.

65 degrees in washington. 57 in new york. that has come down a little bit from a 59 degrees temperature. that is 11 degrees above average for this time of year. but boston, well, you saw 66 degrees today. you have been above 50 degrees since monday, but you got to remember, also saw 105 inches of snow in past winter. take a look at the problems we've seen in boston the last couple of days. it is because we're now seeing ice and snow falling off the roofs, causing a lot of troubles and damages to parked cars too close to the buildings. this is going to continue for the next couple of days. the temperatures will stay quite airplane across the region. we have not seen much in terms of problems of injuries. now across the north planes we're looking at these temperatures even warmer that the northeast. take a look at this city,

74 degrees 36 degrees above average. those warm temperatures across plains will be staying in place moving towards the east. now the big problem here is the melting snow on the ground causing flooding problems across the region. we're talking about the river value areas valley areas. we do have flood warnings and watches in effect right now. these have been effect over the last couple of days. the problems we're looking at here in kentucky where the water levels have risen along the ohio river and then flooded in parts of the area, we expect to see those rivers stay quite high over the next couple of days. now as we go down towards the south we're looking at the mississippi river, and parts the texas, the problem with the flooding more rain is going to be coming into play for the next couple of days. more rain, and we expect to see at least another four inches.

so it is springtime. >> yes. >> meteorologist: we're not getting the severe weather we normally get this time of year. >> thank you. in japan marked four years since a devastating tsunami. [♪ singing ♪] there were ceremonies and moments of silence in many of the areas' hardest hit. japan's emperor took part of the quake that destroyed entire towns and led to a nuclear leak in fukushima. more than 18,000 people died. many residents have yet to return to their homes. [music] [music]

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>> basickers on wall street are getting big new bonuses in their paychecks this year, but even with the bump of many of these firms are still kind of healing from the recession, "real money with ali velshi" has more. >> tony, after years of down sizing new york's lucrative

financial security industry is fattening up. wall street firms added 2300 jobs in 2014. that's a 1.4% increase compared to 2013. it doesn't sound like much, but it reverses years of cutbacks following the financial crisis. now according to new york state comptroller every new wall street job creates two additional jobs in other industries in new york. now, unclear whether this trend of job growth continues into 2015, and i know you're going to want to know about those famous wall street bonuses. they were up 2% in 2014 compared to 2013. the average bonus rose to nearly $173,000. that's the bonus. simplet median household income was less than $52,000 in 2013. median means half of all americans made more and half made less than 52 k. wall streeters got bonuses that

were basically three times the median total pay of all americans. however, the $173,000 bonus is still below the peak bonus of $191,000 back in 2006 before the great recession. let's hope this rush for bigger bonuses does not lead us down that path again. >> ali, thank you. you can watch "real money with ali velshi" every weeknight at 10:30 p.m. eastern 7:30 p.m. pacific on al jazeera america. and with a look at what is coming up, john seigenthaler. >> coming up a at 8:00, as you've been reporting, the ferguson police chief quit tonight. he's not the only city leader who has quit. we'll look into that. plus iowa's population, 3 million people, and 21 million pigs in that state. now growing number of residents want to stop the pollution created by those pig farms. >> your head hurt, your eyes are

red, your nose runs, you're breathing labored that's hydrogen solfied in ammonia. there is methane and toxins in it. >> we'll take a look at the lawsuit trying to stop the huge increase in the concentration of pigs. and the origins of one of the world's most popular board games, monopoly. most believe that an out of work father created the game in the depression, in the 1930s but there is new evidence that it points to someone else a decade earlier, and that inventor is a woman. >> thank you. the nation's best and brightest science students competed in an intel talent search, and some of the discoveries on display is pretty amazing especially when you realize they're the creations of high school students. we have reports now from washington. >> reporter: scientists and those who admire what they do

gather each year for the climax of intel's national talent search. out of 1800 who competed, the judges pick just 40 students for the final round. jesse' project to find out what triggers the cold weather phenomenon called polar vortex. >> the more you learn the more connected everything seems and the more beautiful it is. i've always been drawn to topics like this. >> and a competitor fencer, she focused on the maneuver "the flick." >> the coaches think they know what they're doing but i wanted to take a scientific approach, and figure out if they were right. >> her conclusion the coaches were wrong and. >> nuclear power and clean energy super connecting wires or wires with no which would

make electricity cheaper. >> the three top winners this year collecting a record $150,000 prize. which michael won in the category of innovation, both amazing and delighting his parents. >> oh, my god he won! >> eight nobel prize winners have been finalists in this 73-year-old competition. one laureate says that science has been falling short on two counts. >> one was high-risk high-reward research, and the second was the support for young people. both of those indicate the future. both of those must be supported at both national and international levels. >> but on this gala occasion comes recognition that what they do really matters. tom ackerman, al jazeera, "w." >> and that is all of our time for this news hour. i'm tony harris.

john seigenthaler will be back in just a couple of minutes for you. we'll see you tomorrow.

. >> hi everyone, this is al jazeera america i'm john seigenthaler. the ferguson police chief quits. >> the city of ferguson and police chief thomas jackson have agreed to a mutual separation. >> tonight, more fall out from the justice department report. isil fighters on the run in one city, and on offense in another and in a ruthless new video a child who kills. factory farms, the new battle over pork an