failed to release. the satellite, which was intended for military and civilian use is expected to burn up when the rocket reenters the atmosphere on tuesday. more on that and everything else that we're covering on our website. www.aljazeera.com. >> building trust between law enforcement officers and the communities that we serve is one of my highest priorities as attorney general. >> the justice department announcing a probe in the police department. >> the threat from terrorism is real, but we'll overcome it. >> a luke warm reaction to president's address. it is back to work for employees in san bernardino, california, as investigators try to peace together clues.

>> this is al jazeera live in new york city. i'm del walters. there are major developments coming out of chicago. confirming that it will open an investigation into the city's police department. >> today i'm here to announce that the department of justice has opened an investigation into whether the chicago police department has engaged in a pattern or practice of the violations of the constitution or federal law. >> now the move follows the police shooting of an unarmed black taken by a white officer last year. officer jason van dyke charged with murder last month. the only chicago officer ever to face a charge. we're live in chicago at this hour. give us the latest on what is

happening today for the chicago police department. >> in 90 minutes they will announce the results into another investigation into another police-involved shooting in which a young black man was shot in the back, allegedly, and killed in october 2014 just a week before the mcdonald shooting. now the state attorney announcing the investigation has herds been under tremendous pressure and tremendous criticism for the handling of the mcdonald video. but this involves a young man named ronald johnson, and there is video of that video as well. the state attorney said that there are going to be criminal charge in that case as well, del. that could open up a whole new can of worms here in chicago. in the meantime the department of justice investigation has opened up from loretta lynch, as she said. she said she's not targeting any one individual in all this, she's just looking into the practices of force in the police

department and use of deadly force in the police department, and she said it's all about restoring the trust in the police department. >> of course, that will entail a review of how they've handled specific matters. but what we're looking at is to see whether or not the police department as a systemic matter has engaged in constitutional violations of policing. >> now, in the meantime, just overnight in chicago the head of the independent police report authority the group that is involved in all officer-involved shootings, the head of that group abruptly resigned and was replaced by the mayor. there is a whistle blower in that group who said he was fired in july for questioning whether officers are treated too softly by that group. and in the meantime, over the weekend, the transcripts were released in the officer van dyke

shooting in la kwan mcdonald, and he felt that la kwan mcdonald was attacking him with a knife raised, and officer van dyke back pedestrian dales. well, the video indicates none of that. and the officers around officer van dyke all sided with him in his version of events. that's what is fueling the anger there may an seaming problem in the chicago police department. that's why the department of justice wants to get to the bottom of all of it. >> andy, how does this effect the future of mayor ram emmanu emmanuel? >> a lot of questions about that. he did release a statement just this morning saying he welcomes the department of justice investigation in saying that he hopes it will make for safer police practices, and making for a safer community that still protects the civil rights of all its citizens. we can tell you he's under tremendous pressure right now because of his handling of

things since that release of the la kwan mcdonald video. he said he stood by the police superintendent and then fired him. at first he said there was no need for the don't of justice investigation. now he says he welcomed it. he put together a task force to look into all of this. we're not sure what will happen to that task force now that the big boys, the department of justice, will investigate. >> andy, thank you very much. the supreme court turning down a case out of illinois over the issue of gun control. it decided not to hear challenge on the ban in the sell of automatic weapons. it was in highland park. critics said that it infringed on their right to bear arms. two justices say they would have taken that case. homeland security jay johnson said that his department will announce a new plan to inform the department about potential risk in the u.s.

the new system will be announced in the up coming days and said it will replace the advisory system the current two-tier system has been in place since 2011. it has never issued an alert. president obama making his bid for unity against isil but republicans are pushing back. in a rare address, the president calling on congress to do more in the fight against isil. he said it is needed to stop attacks like the one that occurred in california, urging americans not to let isil come between the nation andlous minimum americans. >> we cannot turn one against another in this fight between america and islam. that is what groups like isil want. isil does not speak for islam. they are thugs and killers, part of a cult of death. they account for a tiny fraction of a more than 1 billion muslims and the world, including

millions of partak patriotic muslim americans. >> did the president make his case or was it as the republicans contend, nothing new? >> there were a couple of unusual aspects in this speech that would lend to the sense that the president was going to make a big announcement on the war on terror or in the gun legislation. no announcement was fourth coming. he preached what he has preached in the past, and warning of a threat that has evolved from the large scale and complicated attacks like 9/11 to these indiscriminate mass shootings as we saw in san bernardino. if you look at the fact that it was the oval office, only the third time in his presidency that he has made a speech from that setting. it was primetime on sunday night also very unusual, the president took that humanity to reassure

the american public and talk about the steps that are being taken in the wake of the san bernardino attacks. he talked about this new threat and talked specifically about this couple that were suspects in san bernardino. >> so far we have no evidence that the killers were directed by a terrorist organization overseas or here at home. but it is clear that the two of them had gone down the dark path of radicalization in the perverted form of islam that calls for war against the u.s. this is an act of terrorism. designed to kill innocent people. >> it was a 14-minute speech from the oval office. there were two other main elements of the speech, del. first the president speaking out against anti-muslim rhetoric, voices being raised here and

elsewhere. not only does the president think if is wrong but that it plays in the hands of isil, if isil can portray the argument as the west against all of islam. the president spoke again about guns and reiterated his call to bar those on no-fly watch lists from eligibility to buy guns in the united states. >> the house bills on the new restrictions on visas, is that something that the president will sign off on? >> you heard jay johnson talking about the new hybrid warning system that he's going to be announcing from homeland security. the president bringing up the issue of the k 1 sees is a, the president wants to take a closer look at the try year i can't for that. what the house thinks they can find common ground with

republicans on is a larger issue called the visa waiver program for those who hold passports from friendlier ally countries to the u.s. could have their visa waived. the house will be vote to go tighten up those regulations tomorrow. >> thank you very much. and san bernardino the workers there are going back to work returning to that social services center where 14 people lost their lives last week. that center has been shut down ever since the mass shootings, and san bernardino in many ways is still shocked. we're live in los angeles, in a half hour those county employees will be back at work. >> today thousands of county workers will be back on the job following last wednesday's shootings.

all non-essential employees were told to stay home. this is another step in the healing process and also sends a message. >> our employees are going back to work today because while they're order people they are also extraordinary people. for over coming their fear and returning to the dedicated public service that they give every single day. we stand with them to tell the terrorists you may not have our fear. you may not have our liberty. >> an emotional day for county employees in the entire community of san bernardino, del. later tonight there will be another candlelight vigil to continue honoring and remembering the victims. >> jennifer, is the latest? what are the authorities saying about the investigation? >> over the weekend investigators readed the home of a former neighbor of syed fast farook.

his name is enrique marquez. they believe he may have been responsible for buying two of the rifles that the couple used during the shooting. now we understand that police went into marquez's home on two occasions. they were seen on leaving on one occasion with a large box. we know that they did confiscate some items. we do not know if enrique marquez has been interviewed by police. it's reported that he checked himself into a mental health facility so he was not present during those two raids again, it's not clear if the investigators have had a chance to speak with him but at this point is not considered a suspect, nor has he had charge brought against him. >> what did farook's father say about his son? >> he spoke to an italian newspaper, and he told the newspaper that--he described his son as a little bit.

he said avenues good boy. he was a good student. he was, perhaps, very shy, very conservative. he talked about how when farook became a teenager he started to become obsessive and firmly against israel. his father, to this up in reporter, talke talked about when he learned that his son had a weapon, that he had a gun, he said he was shocked. but one thing that is important to point out, the counsel on islamic relations is now saying that farook's father is backtracking on those statements, on that interview now saying that he doesn't remember actually speaking to this reporter saying that farook's father is under a great deal of stress. he may have been taking medication and is seemingly backtracking on that interview. >> jennifer london, thank you very much. elsewhere an investigation is underway in miami involving another shooting there.

a man identified as 55-year-old david yinset. he left out any money and ran into a barbershop and stole a straight raiser. >> he took his shirt off and he came out, and he was challenged by the officers. and at some point during that confrontation he did raise his hand, and he was shot. >> police saying he had just escaped from a prison rehab center he was finishing a 12 and a half years sentence for bank robberies that he committed in florida. up next, the results are in for one of the most important elections in venezuela's histo history. plus... that long awaited tribute to the victims in paris from one of the biggest rock bands on the planet. and there is also good news from former president jimmy carter. we'll explain when we come back.

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negotiators in paris in their final days of tops, they're aiming to reduce global warming by cutting the dependence on fossil fuel. there is a pervasive sense of dismay around. there is a sense of optimism that we may get to at the end of the week, but we have a lot of hard work to do. that's what the ministers who just arrived today started to work on this text really have to line out to get to the bottom of them, get to wholesale agreement and find that elusive calamity by the end of the week. >> that's nick clark in paris.

if that deal is reached, countries will have until 2020 to put those rules in effect. also for france, a major victory for the far-right party. they made huge gains in elections. françois hollande's socialist party coming in third. these are the first votes since the paris attacks. a major power change in venezuela p the opposition party taking nearly double the number of seats controlled by the socialist. president nicolás maduro calling it a move backyards. >> we've lost a battle today, but the struggle to to build a new society starts now. we should take this as a slap in the face to wake us up and work towards the future. >> if the government does not change its attitude we'll have to change the government. >> 22 seats have yet to be

declared. election watchers say that they collect most of those seats will go to the opposition. former president jimmy carter saying that his cancer is in remission. it was a surprise announcement he made at church. john terrett has more. >> i want to tell you the good news. >> former president jimmy carter said that his cancer is gone. [ singing happy birthday ] >> mr. carter, now 91, announced in august that he had cancer broke the news in his baptist church in plains, georgia. he said a recent scan did not show any cancerous areas. >> when i went this week they didn't find any cancer at all. so that a good news. >> just last month carter finished four iran rounds of radiation treatments.

>> i've had a wonderful life, thousands of friends, and satisfying and gratifying existence, so i was surprisingly at ease. >> jimmy carter has had arguebly the best post presidency of anyone in modern times, winning a nobel peace pric prize in 2002. after losing, h his bid for president, he went home and he has been active all over the planet helping to cure river blindness and challenging fair and free elections the world over. his book was published in july. a number of break through drugs that tip the balance in favor of the immune system helping

patients fight their own disease. >> by blocking these molecular breaks which maintain a state of equilibrium. >> a lot of people pray for me, i appreciate it. >> carter says that even though his doctors say he's cancer free, he'll continue with the treatment just to be sure. >> vice president bide someone in ukraine, his visit is to designed to bring support to the government. he also reassured ukrainians they still have washington's backing. >> the fact that we are not talking as much every single day about crimea does not mean in any way we've forgotten that the illegal invasion, that is an invasion by russia into crimea will not be accepted by us or the international community. this attempted annexation is

contrary to international law, it is wrong, and we won't accept it under any circumstance. and moscow eventually has to end its occupation of ukraine's sovereign territory. >> biden also saying that it is critical for ukraine's government to root out corruption in its government. >> russia says it was conducting air raids and bomb raids the syrian government saying three soldiers died when that strike hit a base in the eastern part of the country. if true this is the first time that russian airstrikes have hit a syrian army position. up next, finding solidarity in sorrow. >> my wife had just frozen in that moment when i learned that he was dead. >> a young woman who lost her brother at virginia tech shooting reaches out to families

in san bernardino, california.

>> as president obama continues to point out mass shootings are becoming common here in the united states. the deadliest attack in history taking place at virginia tech in 2007, a student killing 32 people before taking his own

life. now a young woman, who lost their brother in the shooting, is reaching out to families who had someone in their family die in san bernardino. >> my brother was a grad student at virginia tech in 2007 when he was killed in a mass shooting. tim to the mass shooting that your loved ones were killed in. you don't expect these things. you know, you don't expect to be abl go to work and not come home. you don't expect to go to school and not come home. you can't make sense of what has happened. this is not real. my life had just froze no one that moment that i learned that he was dead, and it was like, wait, wait, i don't know, i was just in a complete state of shock.

there is no guide book to brief. i needed a purpose in my life, and i needed some way to connect with my older brother. as i road my bike from virginia to san francisco, california, it was 3700 miles. when i got to san francisco i realized i could in the figure out life. i could not make my brother come back. i couldn't make this world fair. i couldn't make, you know, senseless acts of violence like what happened to my brother never happen again. i could not rewind the tape of time. but i was stuck on this earth, and i could find a way. i could do something, anything, to live again in memory of my brother for him. i could do things that he never had the opportunity to do. there are days that i'm mad as hell that he's not here. i'm mad at him for not being here. i'm mad at the person who killed him. i point m--i'm mad at the

people that i've pointed my fingers at for years because of the things i felt could have prevented this. i continue to pay my brother's cell phone bills. one of the things that i was afraid of losing is i didn't want to forget gerem jeremy's voice. [ phone ringing ] >> hello, this is jeremy. i can't come to the phone right now, i'll get back to you, bye. >> that's jeremy. >> 74 days ago from today. the day that will listen on in infamy, when japan attack pearl harbor, 24 people died when they hit the navy base in pearl harbor. that attack drew the u.s. into world war ii. thank you for joining us. i'm del walters from new york. the news continues live from london next.

>> aid finally reach as starving sub bosh of home as u.s. denies syrian accusations that it killed three soldiers. >> i'm barbara serra. this is al jazeera live from london. france's far right leader ridicule her rivals after coming out on top in regional electio elections. and how threats