written everyday. it's not always pretty, but it's real... and we show you like no-one else can. this is our american story. this is america tonight. geneva geneva hello everyone. we are following breaking news out of colorado springs where officials said a you gunman who opened fire inside a parenthood clinic is now in custody. he is behind the truck in a white t-shirt. authorities are describing what they call a huge crime scene. we know there have been at least 11 people taken to hospitals, among them five officers.

their conditions and whether anyone else is inside the building is unknown at this time. the gunman is described as a white male. police say the shooter barricaded himself inside the facility. he apparently had several items with him and officers are trying to figure out what those items are and were they dangerous. police say at this point they don't know why he chose the parenthood building. more on this, jim >> reporter: of course those things, those devices that the suspect left behind are the priority right now as police begin to process this entire scene. the strip mall where all this took place is just on the other side of this major road here. the mayor was here, just a short time ago. he spoke to the crowd. he said he was going to the hospital now to talk to the

victims, and some of their families. he spoke to reports who talked about the condition and how proud he is of his community resolving this over the course of the past five hours. he was able to talk to us here just a short time ago. the perpetrator is in custody. the situation has been resolved. there's no continuing peril to the citizens. there is a huge crime scene to be proceed saysed. we have to determine exactly how many victims there are. >> reporter: all of this wrapping up at exactly 4.52 this afternoon. it started at around noon time. for that entire time, the five hours, police say they had no contact with the suspect. obviously other than gun fire, but before 4.52 this afternoon when police were inside the parenthood clinic, going through room by room, door by door, they were able to make some contact with them by shouting out some

command. kathleen buckley from the police department we did get an individual in custody at 4.52 p.m. in our time zone here. that individual has been transported away from the scene. obviously we're going to start our investigations from there. earlier there was no communication with the suspect. we did get officers inside of the building at the planned parenthood and the officers were able to shout to the suspect and make communication with him and at that point they were able to get him to surrender. >> reporter: so that the investigation will take two days if not longer according to the police. it's going to be an ongoing situation. they want to go in there and make sure there are no more victims inside. there could possibly be

fatalities or people wounded inside the clinic. that process is going on now. 100 officers here altogether this afternoon trying to wrap this up, taking five hours altogether, 11 people injured, five of those police officers and as one of the officials on the scene here today said all of those officers, everybody here, acted with untold valor for sure. thank you for that. more reaction from planned parenthood for us. the ceo released a statement earlier today before the suspect was captured. it says we don't yet know the full circumstances and motives behind this criminal action and we don't know if planned parenthood was the target of this attack.

planned patienthood has 30 health centers throughout the country, one was part of this network. in new york here today the police department said extra security, critical response vehicles, to sites in the city. the police department calls this a precaution. it says there are no threats to sites here probably makes sense. thank you. a professor of criminal justice with us now. what's the difference for the police when they respond to an active shooter scene as opposed to a scene where they may believe hostages involved when we have a active shooter, we want to terminate that assault. that means moving in as quickly as possible. with a host hajj situation, we want to step back and negotiate.

it is the goal is to remove the hostages. with an active shooter, in person is firing bullet and we need to terminate this as soon as possible the suss equity expect was described as carrying-- suspect was said to have a long gun. it is something that is very difficult to conceal. an keg of a rifle would be an assault rifle a.k. 47, m 16, et cetera. a shotgun would be something like a 12 guage shotgun what happens next? we understand that there was a sweeping of a building described as a huge scene. walk us through what happens next in this investigation in an instance like this, that department i'm sure they have an explosive ordinance dispostal team or a bomb quad. they are going to go through their facility tediously to ensure that there are no explosive devices there because

remember this clinic is going to be back in business. they have to conduct a sweep for explosive ordinance devices. at the completion, that's when an investigation is going to take place if confirmed, it looks as though we're talking about another lone attack in this country. how difficult is it to protect against this kind of attack?

good to see you again. one suspect is facing a first degree charge in the killing of a 9-year-old. he is involved in the death of the boy. on 2 november someone lured him into the alley before shooting him in the head. it was a retaliation against the boy's father. it is said he belongs to a rival gang. this is a crime that shook our city and quite frankly, as i talked about, it was an act of barbarism. the assassination of a nine-year-old child. as a gang retaliation to get back at his father. he was failed on many levels, but at the end of the day our detectives were unrelenting in their pursuit for justice police is searching for

kevin edwards. after a promise to shut down the city's magnificent shopping corridor on the busiest shopping day of the year. the march was a call for changes after police video was released last week showing a white officer shooting a black teenager 16 times last october. >> reporter: protesters are still right now blocking the entrances to overlie stores down here just as they promised to hit chicago in its wallet. it started with a march up chicago's mag niche sent mile of shopping. police put up no resistance as hundreds of demonstrators belonged both lanes of what would normally be a very busy michegan avenue. they let their frustrations ring out over the killing of 17-year-old shot 16 times by a

white police officer. the police officer has been charged with first degree murder. every time a police murder, it's going to keep happening until the black community controls the police. >> reporter: mass marchers on the mag mile are nothing new. they're like dancers between demonstrators and police. after the marching stopped came this new tactic. the demonstrators blocked the doors of every high end shop they could find. all the stores, and police didn't stop them. one officer told us that the mayor ordered police not to lay a hand on protestors, as long as they remained nonviolent. the reverend jesse jack son were all for it. so long as we're disciplined and not violent. our votes all matter. >> reporter: shoppers who managed to get into the stores

either went on with irshopping or gawked from the windows. outside many shoppers treated the protest like a tourist attraction and they weren't all in agreement on the effectiveness we think it's great. we're here for the holiday, but we're happy that our kids had the opportunity to see this. they have a right to do this. i'm not in agreement with trying to close down shopping on the miracle mile. this is what pays for the city. >> reporter: all week long we've heard younger demonstrators accusing older black leaders being too comfortable with the city's administration. black council members have called for changes in the police department. this didn't stop this protester from demanding they get the boot they don't work for us anyway >> reporter: they denied the protesters are divide. this is an extremely

integrated mass. the point is not our ages, the point is being killed on accountability >> reporter: we won't know for a while what dent the poe tests put on the economy or what kind of changes it might eventually bring to the police department, but mr jackson called it a victory this is a successful day. people are here with determination. >> reporter: one of those store managers, a clothing store down here, said that on black friday normally they make $500,000 in one day. he said today because protestors blocked the store, he lost $3000,000. he shut down his store early because protesters refused to move what are the immediate goals of the protesters in moving forward >> reporter: the first and biggest immediate goal is getting rid of the police superintendent. they want him fired.

he said today he's not going anywhere and he says the mayor has his back got you. thank you. two weeks on the investigation into the paris terror attacks continues to expand. today authorities in belgium file charges against another suspect, the man was detained in brussels yesterday and in germany prosecutors say they have identified a man what may have sold assault rifles to the paris attackers. >> reporter: for the latest person for charged in belgium in connection with the paris attacks was arrested in brussels on thursday. police and prosecutors are not naming him, but it's believed that, in fact, he is the brother of somebody who was arrested on thursday in the eastern city of vevrie slang with their father. one brother and the father have been released. another brother charged without being named.

we do have some details of the other suspect who is in custody in connection to the paris attacks. one of the alleged attackers salah abdeslam expected to be somewhere in belgium. two of the suspects are alleged to have gone to france to pick him up and bring him up. the third al o allegedly took him to another part of the capital here and then a 39-year-old lasisa was also charged after handguns and traces of blood were found in his vehicle. let's not forget there are many more people who have been arrested in belgium and arrested without charge. the security services have been very busy. at the same time the authorities have reduced the threat level to level 3, the same as the rest of the country, meaning that the threat is serious but not imminent. probably the authorities believe

that everybody who is suspected in taking part or imminently planning new attacks has now been arrested. that said, there are still a lot of security forces on the streets of brussels and people are still very wary of what might happened in the next days and week in france it was a day to pay tribute to the 130 victims of the attacks. francois hollande asked the country man to hang the nation's plastic bag in the windows. -- flags in the windows. >> reporter: it was a moment for national warning and agreeing. in this solemn setting bereaved families and survivors of the attacks came here to remember. their names were read out one-by-one. standing alone francois hollande in the two weeks since the attacks he has sought to reaffirm french values while honoring the dead.

they were mostly young people in their 20s and 30s, killed while they were out enjoying life. >> translation: i sol ute this new generation. it is not afraid, it is lucid and enter prizing. it will know greatness. it will live on in the names of the dead that we mourn today. despite the tears, this generation has become the face of france >> reporter: the president's words were somber but also violent as he promised to wage war against those who attackeded them >> translation: to all of you i promise that france many do everything to destroy the army of fanatics who committed these crimes. without rest it will protect its children. i promise you also that france will remain herself as the dead loved her, as they would have wished her to remain >> reporter: standing with the families members of the emergency services who were on

duty that night. police who hundrededed the-- hunted the killers, paramedics who treated the wounded. >> reporter: at least two families choose to stay away. they say the government has learned the security lessons from the attacks earlier this year and failed to make good on the promise to keep the french people safe. across the country from windows and balconys people displayed the french flag, their weighing of saying the personal loss of the families was a tragedy shared by the nation russia says it is not going to war with turkey over its downing after a russian fighter jet. moscow is responding. today it said it is tightening trail restriction with turkey. at the moment the p.m. met with others. >> reporter: strategic partners was how he described syria and

russia and the country's foreign ministers were speaking with one voice in moscow on friday. >> translation: i.s.i.l. militants receive-- militants from several countries received help and weapons from turkey. turkey made the step to shoot down the russian jet because it supports and encouraged those terrorists. >> reporter: there was a meeting to move forward to a political settlement for syria. >> translation: we have agreed that a list of terrorists groups that will be excluded from any political negotiations need to be drafted. it will then need to go through the u.n. security council. it is absolutely clear that without it political peace talks between moderate opposition and the syrian government cannot take place. >> reporter: in southern russia there were military honors and a

funeral. there was a marine trying to rescue pilot. he and the pilot shot down are viewed as heros in russia. not in turkey. these protestors are calling russia's military murderers. putin is depicted as a vam pire. erdogan has accused the president of playing with fire by bombing syria's opposition and propering up the syrian government. >> translation: the day this incident happened i requested a meeting from him. i wanted to hold a telephone conversation with him, but he's not returned my calls yet. there is a climate change conference in paris. i believe he will be there. we can meet there and discuss these matters with him >> reporter: for the moment the kremlin isn't answering. it is ramping up economic pressure on turkey while formalised anxiouss are being

drawn up, inspectors are finding reasons to reject turkey produce. russia's bombing continues. these are some of the latest deadly strikes against sam ada, the town near the border with turkey coming up black friday shopping, why hefty sales are failing to pull in crowds nationwide. and ban the boko harams. what is the obama administration doing to help those with past criminal records to get jobs.

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we're following breaking news out of colorado. a live picture. police have a suspected gunman in custody after a stand off that lasted several hours at a planned parenthood clinic there. officers were able to convince the shooter to surrender. 11 people have been hospitalised including five police officers. in other news, today kicks off the start to holiday shopping. while some shoppers still enjoy the rush of in store black friday sales, many consumers are now turning to their smart phones to make purchases this holiday season. on line sales are up 25% from last thanksgiving. year people spend over 1.7 billion dollars on line. unemployment is at its lowest level for seven years at 5%. 7 million americans who have a

criminal record, finding a job is difficult. banning the box is a plan >> reporter: getting a job is often cause for celebration but especially here at i meeting of a group called turn around tuesday. the organization helps those who traditionally have trouble finding work. something was on my criminal record and it preached me from getting a job >> reporter: people such as this man, who is trying to put a lifetime of bad choices behind him. his wrap sheet tells the story. 31 years in and out of prison for drug dealing, robbery and assault. he has been clean now for six years with one goal. it's frustrating. i must say, i'm looking for a job. it takes a lot of patience, some

humility. >> reporter: the city is trying to make it easier for ex-offenders to get work, to ban the box on a job application, which is the box former felons have to check indicating they've served time. what it means is that people get a fair chance to be judged on their qualifications and the totality of what they have to offer instead of just have a focus on the box which means their applications usually get thrown out >> reporter: they can ask about criminal records but later in the process. >> reporter: the movement is picking up steam. hawaii first banned the box in 1998. 11 years for another state to follow suit. in the last few years many more

have joined in and now 19 states have some sort of ban the box law. so do more than 100 cities and countys. >> reporter: this month president obama added federal agencies to the list. we've got to make sure americans who have paid their debt to society can earn their second chance. >> reporter: advocates say what would really make a difference is if federal contractors had to do the same. not everyone is on board. small businesses say they do not have the time or resources to waste when hiring and need an early indication of whether someone is right for the job it's not about not giving individuals a second chance or opportunity. it's about having a candid conversation with the applicant sooner rather than later. >> reporter: banning the box is not a magic bullet. those who have done time still have to convince employers they are trust worthy. marshall has finally had some

success. a moving company just hired him, but wants to remain anonymous concerned what its customers might think. my criminal history is not who i am. it's what i did. i'm not doing it today. >> reporter: in fact, his past is likely to stay that. studies have shown that former criminals who have jobs are much less likely to end up back in prison coming up on the proposal protests in chicago. the emotions, kay as and demand for broad reforms after a police video showed a white police officer shot a black teenager 16 times. >> reporter: we don't have to suffer in silence speaking out my interview with ms canada after being denied entry into canada to

participate in the ms world competition. the price of comfort. scientists are finding in the planet's oceans that's linked to our clothing.

this is al jazeera america. we continue to follow the breaking news out of colorado where a short time ago officials say a gunman who opened fire

inside a planned parenthood clinic, is now in custody. there have been at least 11 people taken to hospitals. among them five officers. their conditions and whether anyone else is inside the buildings are unknown at this time. he is described as a white male. he barricaded himself inside the facility. he had several items with him and officers are trying to figure out exactly what those items are and whether they're dangerous. let's bring in daren porcher again. you're a law en fours meaforcem on this. the difference between approaching an active shooting scene and a shooter scene with possible hostages for officers. the differences, we think of aan active shooter scene, law enforcement want to stop the

threat as quickly and safely as possible. it involves moving in as quickly as possible. when we have a hostage situation we're more apt to take a step back and negotiate for the purr of getting the shall-- purposes of getting them out you have to figure out what you have here and that might explain the length of time that it took for officers to essentially bring this situation to a conclusion. over four hours. your assessment should be quick. however, the threat is what the issue was. here we had five hours, an active shooter was engaging in a gun fight with police. this person was heavily armed. it reminds me of years ago, that l.a. bank robbery, the two bank robbers was that about 10 years ago?

he was heavily armed. he shot five police officers and six civilians. that's not something that you do with a revolver that's an p the idea of it being a long gun again absolutely there's a bit of breaking news here. certainly a new development in this story. gym hooley is there. -- jim. jim i understand there is at least a new development certainly of note in this story. >> reporter: yes. we are working to confirm right now some words that, in fact, that one officer was killed here at the scene and possibly one civilian as well. they would be among the 11 people that we understand are the victims here. we're working to confirm that. no official word as of yet, but there was a word put out just a while ago from the fray tarnal order of enters-- fraternal

order of police that one has been killed. that puts a whole different color to the scene here again of turning it into a trill tragedy here-- real tragedy here. as police continue to investigate the scene and process the scene here. 11 people they were saying, five police officers, six civilians as well, but this is a tragedy turn in the events here we were getting that you were following that news conference earlier as i was here in new york and we were getting indications, weren't we, from everyone who was gathered, i'm talking about colorado springs police officials and also city and state leaders as well. we kept hearing phrases like it has been a bad day, a sad day for the area. >> reporter: that was the indication you're right, that we

heard that from the pio. she did say there were injuries. she did not want to go into detail of those injuries. she did not want to say whether people were critically injured or what conditions the officers were in, all those people taken to the hospital. in all of that you get that sense that, well, this may not be good here and some of those people may be critically injured. we're, again, working to confirm the fact that the one officer has died here. we understand he was a university of color on ado springs officer and one civilian too thanks for that. where does the investigation go from here? it's certainly colored now with what appears to be one officer responding to this scene has been killed. it's still an active crime scene. we have two deaths, two

fatalities at this point. we have the officer and we have a civilian. however, bear in mind 11 people went to the hospital. it's quite possible we can have more fatalities as we move forward, but it's safe to say that this is an active crime scene and when we look at how this assessment is going to move forward in connection with what happened here, the cameras are going to give us a story the security cameras. exactly. there are cameras inside this facility. they are going to fchl a germane component-- perform a germane component in the assessment of what occurred at this crime scene. in addition to that, who was the gunman? we need to gain a background of who he was, look at his cell phone was he really acting alone. exactly. who is the last person that this individual called prior to entering this crime scene. we want to look at his computer, his social media. what does he have posted. was he a white supremist

was he an malitia member, yes all of these things. it's anam algam ation me might be a lone wolf exactly, but we have to investigate this thanks for that. this year there have been hundreds of shootings across the country. more on this part roxanna. >> reporter: according to the website shooting tracker, there have been 337 mass shootings in america just this year. what qualifies as a mass shooting? there are different definitions, but it is defined as two or more people being shot at in an event or referral events. the one on 1 january were five

people shot. no fatalities. one was on 17 june when the gunman killed nine people in a church. then on 1 october a man shot and killed nine people at a community college in roseburg, or oregan before killing himself. the president spoke out saying that america has become numb to them. our thoughts and prayers are not enough. it's not enough it does not capture the heartache and grief and anger that we should feel. it does nothing to prevent this carnage from being inflicted some place else in america. somehow this has become routine.

the reporting is routine, my response here at this pod um ends up being routine, the conversation in the afternoon math of it. we have become numb to this. >> reporter: it's the deadliest day shooting in u.s. was in 2007 when a student killed 32 people before committing suicide in other news. protests disrupt the chicago's magnificent mile. 2000 people were protesting the death of a black teenager by a white police officer. the video of the 2014 shooting was released this week. the protestors are critical of the police department's handling of the case and are demanding

the res example nation of the police prosecutor and the superintendent. it took too long to brought charges. our guest who was involved. so many that i have spoken to in the aftermath of the release of the video have claimed to know so little about the existence of this video. how did you learn of its existence and how difficult was it to get it released ultimately?

many months. i filed the initial request in may and then got denied in august and sued and we just won a court case this week. it was released this week i won't get into the motives as to why the journalism didn't file the paperwork and didn't go forward, but why did you?

the craziyest thing about that is that the body charged with investigating police proceedings here, independent police review authority, only found one of those to not be justified. all the others they said were justified in your opinion, timing the law-- filing the lawsuit to get this video, did the chicago police in your opinion attempt to cover up this shooting to protect the police force and this particular officer?

video out did she move forward with the murder charge this week. of course, i can't really speculate. a prominent columnist in chicago, john cast wrote this morning that the video was hid - he would have lost his election do you think that this episode will lead to police reform in chicago? i have no idea what that might look like, but do you think it will lead to police reform?

came out and said he was asked to change his investigations of police shootings and then he was fired and he brought it up nice work. thanks a lot brandon smith, a freelance journalism and he literally forced the release of the video showing the 17-year-old's shooting. manages world canada says china is blocking her from entering the country. she says she wasn't allowed to board a plane in hong kong yesterday. she was headed to this year's competition a chinese island. she is being targeted for speaking out against rights issues in china. you're being banned because you practice falon gong. that is a spiritual immediate daytive practice that the--

meditative practice that has been banned. is that what is going on here?

that's why the chinese communist government feel that this tactic would work and they will continue to use it until someone stands up to them i have to wonder. you still have family i understand back in china. are they facing any adverse treatment, any threats or intimidation from government officials because of your outspokenness?

let's give you an update on the breaking news. one officer shot at a planned

parenthood clinic has died. the gunman was taken into custody earlier this haven'ting. at least 11 people are in hospital, among them five officers. police say the shooter barricaded himself inside. he had several items. the scene is being analysed by officers. today as you know is traditionally one of the busiest shopping days of the year, but there is a heavy and mostly invisible cost to all of the human consumption. scientists have discovered that tiny plastic micro fibres in the clothes we wear are making their way into the ocean. >> reporter: charles moor has sailed the ocean nearly all his life. lately the open view at sea has been interrupted we never saw plastic trash in the ocean in 1961.

but by 1997 it had become something that you couldn't come out on deck without seeing a piece float by. there's cups like this, there's lids of trash cans like this >> reporter: more was one of the first to study the huge patches of trash at sea. now he is worried about an invisible new enemy. tiny particles shed by our clothes and washed down the drain and into the sea. just for a half hour they can get this much amount that forms the bottom of the food chain, this much visible plastic which is dangerous enough.

we poured it into this petrie dish here and you can see it in close up. this is so small and so durable that it hangs out forever. this stuff, again the bottom of the food chain, absorbs it randomly and the feeders that come who depend on plankton for the food supply, it eats it. it goes up the food chain. >> reporter: what time fish caught elsewhere in the world contain a great deal of plays typhic sea forward cost on specific coast contains text tiles shed. >> reporter: these plastics have been found in war ways all over the united states near marine areas 50 miles north of here. the problem is also that we barely understand what is inside of plastics, much less what they could be doing to a marine

environment. these tiny plastic fibres have been found in many places, the pacific north and up and down the coast. the problem is potentially harmful that one of the leading manufacturers of clothing is studyi studying the problem and quoting: they declined to speak to us on cam road accident until after releasing their findings plastic is very persistent. that's why we use it. unfortunately that means that once it's out there in the environment it realistics around. we're also talking about a double hit when you're talking about a plastic that can absorb other toxic things like pcbs and then pass them on to organisms >> reporter: moor says plastics have ruined the ocean for him in a way it has alienated me from my habitat.

i'm someone who has grown up in and on the ocean and has seen the ocean as part of my life of being a gardener and seafare and fisherman and driver to provide my food. i now have to think twice about that. >> reporter: plastics are very useful, even helping our tooth paste sparkle, but it is adding more than we ever intended to the oceans coming up hidden in plain sight the photo exhibit that puts a real face on hunger in america.

for many people thanksgiving is about sharing a meal with family and friends, but for millions of americans just putting food on the table is a daily struggle. we bring you a new photo exhibition in new york that puts a human face on the problem of hunger. i'm a documentary photographer. hidden in plain sight this is a photographic exhibit that examines the lives of the people who stand in food lines around new york city. i think a lot of us are influenced by the images that we see of what hunger is, whether that's a food line, the dust

bowl photographs, whether it's a child starving in a country that's far away. i think all of those images are powerful abdomen important and accurate-- and important and accurate but they allow us to distance ourselves of the we need new images. these are people that look like you and i. i worked on it for three years i'm ali velshi. on target tonight-- they're people and tle very close to you. it's important to give this subject a voice. it's important for people to be able to say, hey, i am doing my level best and this is where i need to be to hold my family together. frequently it's mothers, but it's really the person who is responsible for holding the family together.

it was a bitter cold winter and the winters i worked there and the temperatures in summer are extreme. people stand in those lines for up to three hours for a bag of groceries. they look like you and me and are working in jobs that in my lifetime have been well paid, have been middle-class and what i experienced was a blurring of the lines. you see people who were once middle-class but they are now the working poor. you see the studies, but when you're hanging out with people you see we're all vulnerable hidden in plain sight, important traits of hunger in new york city will be on view at the brooklyn historical society for the next year. back to the breaking news. a live picture now. we are getting ready for another news briefing. that is schedule to begin at the top of the hour. we will continue to watch that. the public information officer there now for colorado springs

police. let me read what we know. we have now learned that one officer shot by a gunman at the planned parenthood clinic has died. that's according to a police union official. the gunman was taken into custody earlier this evening. 11 people have been taken to hospitals. among them five officers. police say the shooter barricaded himself inside the facility but they were later able to convince him to surrender. let's begin. i think we are set. let's listen in. we will have lieutenant buckley speaking. this will be an informational press conference only. we will not be entertaining any