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recruiting for isis less than 25 miles from the white house. hello, i'm rosemary church. hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. >> i'm errol barnett. thanks for joining us. this is "cnn newsroom." it is 4:00 p.m. in seoul south korea, where the u.s. am is recovering from successful surgery after a bloody knife attack. >> mark lippit of about to give a speech when a man lunchled with a small knife, cutting his face. needed 80 stitches to close the wound. south korea's president calls it an attack on the u.s./south korean alliance. >> state media say the suspect of angry about joint u.s./south korean military exercises. he has been arrested before. back in 2010 he was detaineded after he threw a chunk of

concrete at the japanese ambassador. >> let's bring in paula happenncocks now. joining us live from seoul. paula, a violent act during an otherwise typical breakfast meeting in a country where this type of violence is rare. what are we learning about the suspect and his views of the ongoing u.s./south korean military drills? >> reporter: this has taken many people by surprise. this is simply not something you expect to happen in south korea. it is -- although it's technically still at war with its neighbor, north korea it is a relatively safe country. and clearly the security surrounding this particular event reflected that, the fact that this man was able to bring knife into the venue. that he was sitting at the a table next to the ambassador. this man is in his 50s. he has a criminal record. he did, as you say, in 2010 troy

to throw a concrete slab at the japanese ambassador to south korea. in that event, the ambassador was not injured. but the fact that he was able to attack an ambassador and then able to sit so close to another ambassador will raise many red flags and many questions. we also know that on his blog he showed the end of february he was actually protesting outside the u.s. embassy because of the joint u.s. military drills in south korea where he opposed. >> paula, we're just seeing some of the latest footage into n to us there. i want to ask but another development that we're getting in this hour. as it relates to a canadian pastor who has been missing since he went to north korea in january. his family and friends, of course, have been worried about his whereabouts. what are we learning? >> reporter: we heard from the

family that they've received communication from the government that he's being held in north korea. he went on january 30th to north korea. he's part of a church that has a nursery, orphanage there. he's gone hundred of times. he speaks korean and has a good understanding of the country. for some reason the family just got notification that he had been held by north korea. at one point, the family assumed that he had been caught up in the quarantine system to try and stop the spread of ebola. they had a strict 21-day quarantine period. became clear when he was not heard from, and he did not return home when he was supposed to that something else happened. at this point the information is from the family. we'll have to see when we get from north korea. >> paula hancock on two developing stories for us. i appreciate you pushing you through feeling under the weather this hour. i appreciate that. not sure if i'll be able to do the same these next two hours. we appreciate that latest

information from paula hancocks thanks. we turn to india now where the government is banning a documentary about a savage rape and murder that triggered massive protests. india's daughter from the bbc includes a prison interview with one of the -- [ inaudible ] >> the documentary could encourage andin incite violence against women. we have more now on the controversy. and talk to us about what this rapist said exactly to trigger a ban on this documentary and how are people in india reacting to the ban and the government's justification for it? >> reporter: well, the government is saying that the reason they don't want the movie shown in yan is because they fear how the public will react. they don't want a "law you

ander" situation here. the reason they are fearing a "law and order" situation is because of comments made bithe rapist which you can hear and see in the documentary are really controversial. now the government will not let us directly quote from the movie, but in the movie, the rapist shows very little remorse for what he did. he did say that he -- he does imply that the girl graduate on herself. he says that girls have no business going out late at night, around 9:00 at night. and he says if the girl had resist health care reform just let the rapists do what they had to do, she would have spared herself a beating. as you can imagine, these are controversial remarks. that's why the government of india has taken the step to began. the filmmaker, of course is furious and is urging the government to reconsider their decision. she says it's very important that the film is seen here because the film is just a

response to what's happening in indian society. >> a lot of premsaying if there's one country that need to see this documentary it is india. so is there anything that the filmmaker can do to fight this ban? in other words, are indians ever likely to see this film in that country? >> reporter: it is on youtube. a lot of people started seeing it this morning because it is available on youtube at least for now. people have started to watch it. the filmmaker is appealing to the government. she made a direct appeal to the prime minister modi who she met once before. she's appealed and said look if you not the film is controversial, first of all, watch it. many of the people responsible for banning the film have not even stein. she says that's just unfair. you've got to see the film first, then decide whether it's offensive or not. she says there's nothing offensive in the movie. there's nothing sensationalist in the movie. it's just reporting what's happened, it's interviews with

the pemresponsible for what happened and every indian has a right to know what these rapists saying and thinking. you asked about how india is reacting. there's a lot of rage. people thinking we should not be giving the rapists any airtime. that by giving them a platform to express their views, that's the wrong idea. somebody -- social media has been ayou buzz with comments -- been abuzz with commence. somebody wrote and said when if instead of giving them a platform to express their voice they should be in solitary confinement. then there are people saying you you can't shoot the messenger. some say india is a country that should be down for its freedom of speech and expression so let the film be aired. people reacting strongly on both sides of the debate. >> indeed. shocking things that this rapist has said of course at the core of this. it's why he thinks this way. and that's what they really need

attack at this point. reporting there from mumbai, many thanks to you. now a single police employee in ferguson, missouri, is out of a job after the u.s. justice department found systemic racial discrimination in the entire police force. >> two others are suspended, but a source close to the investigation tells cnn they will likely lose their jobs as well. the report claims the department unfairly targeted african-americans and used excessive force. a senator for the state says it's simply unacceptable. take a listen. >> i'm outraged. i am outraged. i can't believe -- i knew these statistics we knew they are about 15% higher than what i thought they would be. people being ticket for walking on the secrete. i couldn't believe that i saw

that. you're targeting people. >> in many ways it validates what we heard from the protesting residents last year saying this was happening all the time. some resigns do say this report helps them feel vin indicated. but they're still angry. cnn's sara sidner has more. >> reporter: ferguson officials responding to scathing federal report highlighting racism at its worst. >> we must to better not only as a city but as a state and a country. we must all work to address issues of racial disparity in all aspects of society. >> reporter: the department of justice investigation blasts ferguson police and its courts saying they helped lay the ground did work for the unrest that erupted after the police killing of michael brown. >> of course violence is never justified. but seeing it in this context amid a highly toxic environment, defined boy mistrusts and resentment stoked by years of bad feelings and spurred by illegal and misguided prak betices, it's not difficult to imagine how a single tragic

incident set off the city of ferguson like a powder keg. >> reporter: the doj points to the statistics for proof. blacks in ferguson twice as likely to be searched in vehicle stops as whites, though whites were found to have more contraband. at least 85% of those pulled over arrested or ticketed for traffic violations, were black. and the justice department is saying it was money, not public safety that the department and city focused on. blacks paying the highest price. >> the city relies on the police force to serve as a collection agency for the municipal court, rather than as a law enforcement entity. >> reporter: that comes as no surprise to reverend derek robinson who became a protest leader in ferguson. he says ferguson police once pull him over saying his taillight out but then asked to search his car. >> and i told him no. i said that you have no reason to search my car. i will not. so then he began to say, well i will charge with failture comply. >> reporter: you got a ticket? >> yes, ma'am.

>> reporter: for failture comply? >> for failture comply. >> reporter: failure to fly with what? >> secretary of of the vehicle. >> reporter: resigns saying there were racist jokes, several targeting the president and first lady. one include a photo of bare-chested women dancing in what appears to be africa with a caption saying "michelle obama's high school reunion." another shows president obama as a chimpanzee. and yet another says obama won't number office long because "what black man holds a steady job for four years?" >> let me be clear, this behavior will not be tolerate in the ferguson police department or any department of city of ferguson. >> reporter: the mayor said three people were put on administrative leave. one has already been termity inned. i know someone close to the investigation who told me that actually the other two will also no longer work for the ferguson police department.

now hillary clinton says she wants the public to see her emails. she says this via twitter, that she's asked the state department to release them, and they will review them as soon as possible. this being sent just a few hours ago. the move comes ahmad criticism that the former -- amid criticism that the former secretary of state used a private e-mail account during her time in the post rather than a government e-mail. meanwhile, a u.s. congressional committee investigating the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi libya has subpoenaed clinton's emails on this matter. we'll take a short break now. just ahead, indonesia appears to be preparing for the execution of two convicted drug smugglers despite repeated objects from their home country, australia. the latest in a live report. and wednesday marks day one of testimony in the boston bombings trial. we heard emotional testimony from survivors and saw new video of the moments before and after the horrific attack. we'll show you. plus officials say they know who's behind this mask.

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or visit your24info.com. the boston becaming trial underway in the u.s. -- bombing trial is underway in the u.s. state of massachusetts. dzhokhar tsarnaev is painted as a terrorist hellbent on mass destruction. his defense team told jurors a different story. >> that's right. one where the impressionable teen of turned into a killer at the hand of his brother who they say masterminded the entire plot. criswell much has more on day one -- chris welch has more on day one. >> reporter: the prosecution called six witnesses to the stand on day one of the boston marathon bombing trial. their testimony of dramatic and emotional, recounting the chaos of that day. shane o'hara the manager of marathon sports near the site

of the explosions recalls hearing what sounded like a loud cannon and then a cloud of smoke covering the store's windows. he and his employees helped victims into the store pulling t-shirts off of hangers to use as tourniquets. both the prosecution and defense agree dzhokhar tsarnaev helped carry out the april 15th 2013 attack at the finish line at the birth -- at the boston marathon. his defense attorney going as far as saying it was him who took part in the blasts. his team says the real question is why he did it, saying he was heavily influenced boy his brother, brother,. prosecutors made annish emotional plea to the the injury. laying -- the jury. laying out the events in graphic detail painting tsarnaev as a terrorist whose goal to have kill as many people as possible. the prosecution says the motive for the attacks can be found in the boat that ultimately became

tsarnaev's hideout before his arrest. there tsarnaev allegedly wrote messages explains that he believed the u.s. government is an enemy of islam. now 12 jurors will have to decide whether tsarnaev is guilty of the 30 federal counts he's charged with. more than a dozen of which carry the death penalty. i'm chris welch reporting. prosecutors also played never-before-seen footage of the aftermath of the attack for the jury. we want to warn you, the video may be difficult to watch. in this store, surveillance video shows employees turning clothing into tourniquets or t tourniquets, as many call them, to help victims. >> we have another clip to show that shows the wounded being treated on the street there where the marathon was to take place. you see blood all over the place. first responders trying to help. four people were killed in the bombings and the manhunt that followed. another 2 0 were -- 260 were

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economists around the world are paying close attention as china kicks off its annual parliamentary meetings in beijing. they're hoping to learn something as china reveals its priorities for the coming year. >> cnn's andrew stevens has

more. we're all looking at the numbers showing china's economy. is it continuing to slow? is it showing a rebound? the golden number economists want to analyze, of course is gross domestic product, its forecast the gdp. what can we expect? >> reporter: that's right, the big number and one everyone looks at, the gdp number as you say is being forecast by the chinese government at 7%. that's the lowest target for some 15 years, down from 7.5% in 2014. gives you an idea of what chinese leaders are saying about the strength of the economy. not surprisingly it has been weakening. there's concerns about property the property market is slowing, there's not so much investment in the state sector anymore, and also the private sector isn't investing that much either. it is not, though, a cause to ring the alarm bells as long the economy continues to produce jobs and at the bottomen of thing, jobs is -- bottom end of thing, jobs is what it's about.

economists i've been speaking to says the 7% number is enough to keep producing jobs. it is a sobering number, the fact that the world's second biggest economy, a 10% growth story for so long has definitely started to slow. the other interesting part of this was the corruption story. now as you know there has been a purge on corruption in the past two years. and effectively the number two who gives the report every year this annual report on the state of the chinese economy, was firm about the corruption angle and what the government intends to do there. listen to what he had to say. >> translator: there's still much to be improved in the work of the government. government employees behave irresponsibly. shocking cases, corruption still exists and some government officials are neglectful of their duties holding on to their jobs while failing to fulfill their responsibilities. we must face these problems head on in times of peace.

one must be alert to danger, in times of stable one must be mindful of the potential for chaos. we must prepare the weight of responsibility. >> reporter: certainly strong words there about corruption about the impact of corruption not just on the moral fiber but also on the economic growth story, as well. interesting, just one anecdote from that -- 14 senior military people the people's liberation army have been taken in for the investigation on corruption. one of them they sent investigators to his house, and those investigators found a ton of money. literally, a metric ton of cash in his house along with jewelry and all the rest of it. they're going after the military. expect also to be looking at the investigation widening into some of these big state-owned enterprises, as well. corruption is going -- the anti-corruption drive very much a part of the china economy story in 2015 as well. >> yeah. that is fascinating because

there were questions as to how china would deal with corruption in a serious way. they seem to have been making examples of a few key top officials and are continuing to do that. andrew stevens joining us live from hong kong with the latest on the national people's congress in beijing. thanks. rosemary. in other stories we're following, a veterinarian detained in east timor for months is now back in the united states. 41-year-old stacy addison of greeted boy her family just a short while ago in polar, oregon. she had been -- in portland, oregon. she had been held without a charge in east timor for nearly 16 months. she was arrested in september after she said she unwittingly shared a taxi with a stranger carrying methamphetamine. u.s. secretary of state john kerry was among several top government officials who worked to secure her release. now if you were hoping to run in next month's marathon in pyongyang, hope you've been training because you can now book your tickets.

a beijing travel agency said north korea lifted its ban on foreign participants in the race. the government had banned all foreign tourists in october out of fear that the boyleebowl virus may come -- the ebola virus may come with them. this winter has been unlenning in the united states. guess what -- another storm on the way. this one could bring a bit of everything depending where you live. heavy snow ice, rain and flooding is possible. what a mixture. >> yeah. and it's huge as well. the slow-moving front will eventually extend some 2,000 miles. that's 1,300 dillometers, across the -- kilometers across the u.s. about 1 million people are under some winter weather warning, watch, or advisory. >> horrible. and our meteorologist, pedram javaheri, joins us with more. please tell us this is the last hurrah and then we will enjoy spring surely. >> i wish i could. what's funny about what errol said about running in pyongyang,

the irony is you could probably run the marathon there but not in boston with what's happening with all the snow across the region. you know this pattern has been unusual, coldest, of course among the cold ever seasons we've seen in the winter. among the snowiest for a lot of people across the eastern united states. this is what errol told you about over 92 million people impacted by the advisories all the way for the northeastern corner of the u.s. and of course this pattern has been long lived. so you know the aviation industry doesn't like this. over 5600 flights canceled. that was wednesday, preemptively over 2,100 cancel for thursday. this time around, this particular snowstorm is not going to be focus -- is not going to be focused on boston or new york but drop down toward washington philadelphia that's where the concern is for major cancelations. in fact, in d.c. we could see more snowfall than we've seen in the last five years from a single snowstorm. certainly something will follow. a 1,-500-mile mile stretch. i found this interesting. 26 in dallas.

25 in memphis. go out toward pittsburgh 26 degrees again. so very little range in the temperature when you go west to east as the front is in place. notice icing also taking place across the region. focus on the state of mississippi. in the northern portion of the state of mississippi, 23 fahrenheit minus five celsius. just 300 miles to the south is 73 fahrenheit or about 2 celsius. -- 23 celsius. so incredible temperature range north to south as the front drops in. west to east not much in the way of difference in temperatures yet. but here goes the feature across the united states. again, icing going to be a concern across the northern portions of louisiana, on into mississippi. a quarter to half inch in spots, not far from jackson. this is going to be dangerous when it comes to accumulations, that sort of accumulation typically means power lines and trees coming down. we'll watch that. here we go. through thursday, friday into sudden, the next essentially 48 to 72 hours, we could see six to

eight inches around new york city. similar amounts out of philly. similar moons again out of -- amounts again out of washington, d.c. this pattern does not look like it's going to come to an end. in fact, the next couple of hours, rain showers quickly give way to snow showers into the afternoon and evening hours around new york city where they could pick up as much as eight inches of snowfall. not done yet, guys. >> spring is, what, a couple days away? >> the 20th of march -- quick math 16 days. >> hope it's not a chilly one. >> we'll watch it. >> slow to come. thank you. still to come on "cnn newsroom," two australians ahn sit in a maximum security facility where they're waiting for word on whether they will soon face an indonesian firing squad. the latest in a live report next. le, huh? listen, td ameritrade has former floor traders to help walk you through that complex trade. so you'll be confident enough to do what you want. i'll pull up their number. blammo. let's get those guys on the horn. oooo looks like it is time

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a warm welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world.

i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. let's update you on our top stories. the u.s. ambassador to south korea, mark lippert, is recovering from surgery after kbooi attack. media say the suspect was angry about joint u.s./south korean military exercises. lippert needed 80 stitches to close the wound on his cheek:the family of a canadian pastor says he is being held by the government in north. the reverend was scheduled to return to canada last month, but his family said they received notice to pyongyang via canadian officials this he is being detained. he's been to north more than 100 time. it's not clear why he's being detained but north korea has held a number of people in the past on religious ground. india is banning the broadcast of a documentary against a notorious rape in 2012. the bbc's "india's daughter" features an interviewer with one of the men convicted in the gang

rape of a woman who later died from her injuries. the attack sparked massive protests. the government says the documentary could incite more violence against women. the bodies of all 33 workers killed in a coal mine explosion in eastern ukraine have been recovered. the blast happened wednesday in the rebel-health region of donetsk. the official news agency there hospitals that methane gas could be the cause. more than 150 workers were evacuated after the explosion. in another story we're following, two australians appear to be days away from facing death by firing squad in indonesia. the men convicted on drug smuggling charges have been behind bars for nearly a decade now. australia has repeatedly appealed for clemency for the pair. >> on wednesday, the men were moved to an island facility where the executions are carried out. the men will be given 72 hours' notice of their impending appointment. but precisely when that is

unclear. cnn has been closely following this developing story. we have more live from bangkok. how seriously are the indonesians considering this last-ditch tampa that we're hearing about to save the two australians from execution with this prisoner swapping is -- swap suggestion? >> reporter: we haven't had any official word from the indonesian side. we know that julie bishop the foreign minister for australia,s this she had a late night phone call tuesday her time with her counterpart, foreign minister from indonesia, to make one final appeal for a potential prisoner swap. she added that we want to do this with the parameters of the law under indonesia and australia. but we want to consider the fact that we might be able to do some kind of transfer or swap. of course, this has also been done many times before over the

almost ten years that the two have been in jail. this time perhaps they're hoping that under pressure and appeals from not just the governments of australia, the prime minister, of course, as well way weighing in tony abbot. a lot of public pressure as well. things may change but so far no official word. she's saying she spoke on tuesday, it's now thursday local time here. so if they haven't responded yet, it doesn't seem particularly positive. and all the while, of course the men have been transferred to what's known as execution island. and we've seen this morning, rosemary family members of other people on death row arriving at the island that is known locally as execution island just off the coast of javaa. it's a very isolated solitary island. it's -- hold one of the highest levels of security prison camps there. that is where the pair the two

australians, andrew chan and foreign and others will face death by firing squad. it seems almost certain that that will go ahead. we not the pair's family are trying to make their way to the salon, as well. we're not sure if they're there yet. >> it is a one-way trip for prisoners there. the australian prime minister has requested an opportunity to talk with the indonesian president. how likely is it that his wish will be granted? >> reporter: we're keeping a close eye on president joeko widodo widodo's movements. they're n gentleman cart athey're keeping a close eye on his whereabouts. he's been locked in meetings all day, so too, has the foreign minister and attorney general. all crucial people involve in this. we understand he has some kind of public event later this

afternoon. will reporters be able to speak to him we don't know. in become channel negotiation -- in back channel negotiation as far as tony abbot was concerned, he said he hadn't spoken to him. he had spoken to him last week. let's not forget the interviews that cnn did with widodo saying no compromise. no compromise. >> monitoring the situation in indonesia from her vantage point in bangkok. many thanks. iraq's military says its advance on the isis-health city of tikrit is gaining ground. this is a seasonal's view of the operation we're showing you now right from the ground. iraqi troops are backed by shia and sunni fighters as well as forces from iran. progress has been reported for three straight days despite running battles, roadside attacks, and suicide bombers. taking back tikrit is seen as

dee protecting baghdad -- as key to protecting baghdad just 150 kilometers to the south:a man who says he is muhammad emwazi's father says there is no proof that his son is the isis executioner, jihadi john. u.s. officials and congressional sources told cnn last week that jihadi john is mohammed emwazi, a londoner born in kuwait. sam emwazi told a newspaper that there's no proof his son is jihadi john only rumors. he's threatening to sue anyone who believes otherwise. >> now the latest if a string of young americans being drawn to isis. federal law enforcement officials say they've charged a high school student with helping the terror group. britain todd respects from washington. >> reporter: he allegedly help a man travel to syria to fight with isis, went on line to connect the recruit to the terror group. the alleged recruiter, a 17-year-old boy in the suburbs of washington according to a law enforcement official.

the "washington post" reports the boy lives in woodbridge virginia. >> isis are putting out their propaganda message over social media, teenager are using social media more than any other demographic. it's no surprise that somebody who's 17 will become involve in pro-isis activities. >> reporter: fbi agents raided the townhouse where the alleged recruiter lives leading him outside in handcuffs according to the "post." the fbi is not commenting. the boy is in custody and is charged as a juvenile. an official with the prince william county public schools tells cnn the young man is enrolled at this high school osborne park in man as virginia but -- manassas, virginia but is not currently attending classes. this follows other high-profile cases of young american being enticed to try to join isis. two men from the new york area including a 19-year-old picked up last month. a 19-year-old somali american from minneapolis grabbed at jfk airport before his plane was to leave for turkey.

a law enforcement sources amed posted these tweets saying he wanted to become a jihadist and "be a martyr." what prompts a young person to want to leave america and join isis? >> they usually are those this are very isolated very upset about one issue or another, and have, you know some variety of motivations. sometimes it's psychological other times it's family other times it's social. >> reporter: a top counterterrorism official said over the past year or two isis and other groups have gotten better at spotting potential recruits and younger and younger people are being recruited. this official said in the u.s. the fbi has seen children as young as 15 recruited by isis. brian todd, cnn, washington. both the united states and iran say progress is being made in nuclear talks, but more work remains. the iranian foreign minister and u.s. secretary of state john kerry wrapped up meetings in switzerland on wednesday.

another round is scheduled for march 15th. iran and six world powers are trying to reach agreement on iran's nuclear agreement by the end of this month. without naming him, he referred to the israeli prime minister's speech to the u.s. congress. listen to this. >> we have one serious problem, that is there's a great deal of pressure being imposed boy war mongers, by scare mongers who are trying to prevent it by scare mongering tactics, by lying, by demagoguery. that san imped. to the necessary -- that is an imped. imped impediment. >> the polls following benjamin netanyahu's speech to congress shows a boost in the likud party. suggests they will gain two seats with compared to a week ago. >> at 23 seats, that's still tied with isaac herzog's ionnist

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a ferguson, missouri police employee has been fired after the u.s. justice department found racial discrimination in the police department and court system. >> two other are suspended, but a source close to the investigation says they will likely lose their jobs as well. the justice department did not bring charges against officer darren wilson who killed teenager michael brown last year. we're going to talk about this more in depth now with cnn political commentator mark lamont hill. he joins us from philadelphia. attorney general eric holder was clear in saying that there was racial bias in every level of

law enforcement from the street to the courtrooms there in ferguson, missouri. are you seeing more relief that the truth is out, or frustration that it took the death of a teen to get the truth out? >> we're seeing equal parts relief and frustration. after hundreds of days of protesting people on the ground in fbi headquarters and around the country, indeed around the world, are excited and enthused to finally get some confirmation from the top that something went wrong here. we've already known it on the ground, people are saying now the government now law enforcement agencies the top law enforcement agency is acknowledging it. at the same time there's a sense of frustration. despite the words, there's no systemic change yet. there's no acknowledgment that the ferguson police department will be disbanded or that they'll be rehiring police officers or that the st. louis police will take over. there's no sense here that there's going to be justice for the michael brown family although obviously civil action will likely be taken soon. these are the questions that are circulating. people are frustrated that they have the acknowledgment of injustice but no clear pathway toward justice. >> when we have seen so far, the

ferguson mayor has come out saying that the racial bias will not be tolerated. we've seen one police employee has been fired as a result. two have been suspended. we don't have the outcome of that at this point. but do you see that as just the first steps? what would you want to see come after this? >> we hope it's just a first step. the problems in ferguson aren't due to an individual bad act or officer. when you look at the percentage of black people pulled over and what types of black people are pulled over for. when you look at the misrepresentation of black people in arrests, charges, in sentencing, ex it looks like there's a systemic problem. when you look at the gap between racial demographics in terms of the population and in terms of the police force, again you see racial imbalance there that needs to be resolved. firing at an individual officer, putting out a press release, firing at the chief of police. all of those things are things that probably need to happen but they're only minor step.

we need full-scale systemic change. >> what's interesting or ironic is that we are approaching the 50th anniversary this weekend of the march on selma. selma, alabama, one major as peck of the civil rights movement. -- aspects of the civil rights movement. as you make comparisons between the way the legal system was used during the time of the segregated south and what's happened in ferguson missouri you wonder is there the need for another civil rights movement on these specific issues? how many other federals are there? -- fergusons are there? >> reporter: the truth is there are fergusons every day around the country. it's not just about the death of a particular teenage boy or girl, it's about systemic problems with law enforcement, how black bodies are viewed in full public space. that's the challenge here. what we saw in selma was the spectacle of protest. we saw the -- as dr. king would say, the dramatization of a circumstance. we also saw a link between civil action and legal change. it wasn't just about the spectacle of the protests and sittin itless also about getting laws changed.

we're not on the verge of another movement we're in the midst of another movement. >> there will be no charges against police officer darren wilson in the case of the death of michael brown. what are your views on that? >> well, i think it was always a hail mary it was always a long shot to see civil rights charges brought against darren wilson. although i believe that darren wilson of guilty and that hoe should haveum low been indicted and convicted, i don't think we have enough for civil rights violations because now we've to decide he wasn't just a bad cop that made bad choices, illegal choices, but that he did it for particularly illegal reasons. that means we have to get into darren wilson's head in a way that we cannot. michael brown is defend and the officer defended himself the way a dead person could not. >> giving us insight from philadelphia. thanks. >> my pleasure. good night, malaysian 370. the final communication from

malaysia airlines flight 370 before it vanished almost a year ago despite an extraordinary international effort. the search for mh370 has come up empty. tom foreman takes a look back at the plane's final moments. >> reporter: the mystery of flight 370 has unfolded in five terrible acts here. in the first one, it was completely unremarkable. the plane took off from coolkuala kuala lumpur supposed to be a routine flight to china where it would land around dawn. the second act occurred about 45 minutes in. that's when ground controller said they lost contact with the plane. subsequent analysis would suggest that the transponder was either turned off or stopped operating at that point. nonetheless, the plant was missing. that keyed the first search areas up toward vietnam. then came the third act.

gradually officials let on that the plane had made a dramatic turn toward the west at the moment it disappeared and had been tracked by military radar for some time after that. this pushed up a whole new second of search areas to the west. then came act four in all of this. mathematical analysis of data transmissions between the plane and a satellite system suggested that in fact the plane had turned again and headed south and authorities were convinced it was somewhere along a great arc on the earth toward the southern part of the seas there. and in fact they started to focus on the indian ocean off the coast of australia. and that's where we are today in the fifth act of this terrible mystery. yes, they have found bits of debris from time to time. yes, they had pings beneath the water that they thought might be flight data recorders. none of which have been proven to be tied to the plane. after a year, the search goes beneath the waters in the indian

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now if you were born with brown eyes personally i think you're beautiful. nothing wrong with that. but if you always wanted them to be blue you're in luck. there's a new medical fiscal year can permanently turn brown eyes blue. >> if you want to do that. the laser treatment works by disrupting a layer of pigment in the eye, making the body remove the tissue naturally. while the procedure only takes 20 seconds, the blue eyes won't appear for several weeks. so far just a handful of

patients in mexico and costa rica have had the treatment. it's not yet approved in the united states. personally i think it's ridiculous. >> it is all my ex-girlfriends have brown eyes. does that say something? i don't know. >> possibly yes. i say stick with the ones you were born with. >> i agree. new evidence that at least one giant tortoise species in the galapagos islands may have been saved from extinction. this is huge. >> baby tortoises were born in the wild on the island, something that likely hasn't happened since 1880. cnn's natalie allen spoke to an adviser from the galapagos conservatory to y toy to find out how they did it. >> reporter: lonesome george the last tortoise from the galapagos island apinta inspired people around the world help save the species in the 1970s when he was found all alone. and in 2012 george died without ever finding a mate.

>> george was never interested in females, never reproduced. we were watching extinction happen for 40 years, and we knew it was coming, and we couldn't do anything. >> reporter: today there's new home for tortoises in glove gas. for the first -- galapagos. for the fifth time in a century, babies have been born in the wild on the island after decades of work from conservationists. lynna organized the trip to find them. >> indeed they found ten which means there's probably a lot more. baby tortoises are hard to find. >> reporter: the threat dates back to the 1700s and 1800s, during the days of pilots and whalers. >> whaler frequented galapagos, and whalers were responsible for removing probably up to 200,000 tortoises off the island. >> reporter: then there were invasive black rats which ate every last tortoise egg. the overall tortoise population plummeted from an estimated 300,000 to less than 20,000

until conservationists eradicated the rats about two years ago. now with the discovery of baby tortoises in the wild the species could be saved from extinction. >> one of the things i would say to everyone working in conservation is keep plugging away. you don't see successes daily, monthly, yearly. you can visualize them. if you keep working to the vision, you'll get there. >> reporter: it is slow going, much like the tortoises themselves. as for lonesome george's island experts say they're working to repopulate it with a very close genetic relative. >> if you wait 100,000 years we'll again have a pinta tortoise. >> saved from extinction. ise that good thing. >> incredible animals. a story in cnn in central africa with baby leatherback turtles trying to find them all night. they come out, they're tiny

thing. >> did you chase them around? >> they're supposed to be attracted by the moonlight. our lights were driving them away. we almost killed them but they survived. they need. >> happy ending. >> yes, turtles tortoises, all amazing. >> exactly. you you have been watching "cnn newsroom." i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. more coming up. something special happens when you come to transunion.com. you get in the know. and when you're in the know about your credit, you feel confident, ready for anything. at transunion.com you get instant credit alerts to keep you in sync. you can even lock and unlock your transunion report with the swipe of a finger. come to transunion.com. and get in the know.

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slashing in seoul. the u.s. ambassador to south korea is attacked with a knife. plus no criminal charges against the ferguson police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed african-american teenager. >> and the boston bombing trial opens with never-before-seen video of the moments after the attack. hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. this is "cnn newsroom."