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by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the newshour. the bombardment of gaza continues tonight as israel's defense minister told his forces to prepare for a ground invasion. amna: since the october a seven hamas terror attacks in israel the death toll continues to mount. more than 5000 people dead and reportedly more than 3800 palestinian's and more than 1400 israelis. geoff: and the fallout continues from tuesday's blast at a hospital in northern gaza. u.s. sources say it came from a misfired gazan rocket. with attacks on u.s. troops in syria. geoff: u.s. intelligence assessment said this was on the

low-end of 100-300 people and not the 500 initially claimed by the gazan health ministry but still a staggering figure. we begin our coverage. reporter: another morning marked by death and distraction in gaza city. this building used to be home to two doctors and their families. these doctors once ran an eye clinic but now it is buried under piles of rubble. their uncle -- >> there is no one to film here. my family has been wiped from the registry. >> this house is completely full of children, old people and all of them are civilians. they are working as doctors. there is no reason to target them. reporter: not far away another

home in ruins. paramedics looking for survivors when he learned his own family had been bombed elsewhere. the target was one of his others , a top hamas leader but among the dead were many of his family members. >> there were about 15 people, all women and children in the house. only two of my siblings survived but the rest are under the rubble. reporter: in southern gaza meant to be a refuge no child is safe. this is where israel ordered over a million civilians to move. cozzens who had already evacuated their homes say there it's -- gazans who had already evacuated their homes say there is nowhere to go. >> there is nowhere safe in gaza. you have to be ready to die and stay in your house. reporter: the injured are rushed

to the overflowing house or hospital. those that did not make it including babies are laid to rest. the health ministry sent an emergency request for fuel to gas stations. they say the hospitals have already shut down. and those remaining are operating at over 150% capacity. but a glimmer of hope with each trucks waiting at the crossing. egypt agreed to allow a limited humanitarian corridor. all while a ground invasion of gaza is imminent. the commander toward units in the area and addressed soldiers. >> our maneuvers are going to take the war into their territory. it will be long and intense. the best are here. reporter: in the west bank israel carried out a rare airstrike after a raid and a

battle in the streets. palestinian health officials say six people were killed while israel says they were militants. in southern israel the grisly cleanup continues. we are here at a kibbutz. the stench of death hangs heavy in the error. the bodies of victims have now been removed and laid to rest. there are so many bodies at the rotting corpses of hamas militants still lay scattered around. he was born and raised in los angeles but moved here six years ago and he is an idf reservist tasked with sorting through this. >> i would not wish these sites upon anybody else. the bloodstains on infant beds, all over the place.

rpg's hitting front doors. we got the direct orders off the hamas terrorist and they had simple orders. hunt and kill everything that moves. cold-blooded hatred. reporter: the threat is so high that israel has imposed a closed military zone all along the border. sirens wailed morning of incoming rockets. idf forces role. on the horizon smoke rises from the unrelenting bombardment of gaza we are a half-mile away from gaza and warned by is really defense forces to take care. the road is so close that it is within range. the gaza border is home to miles on end of agricultural land now emptied of farmhands and residents. a few have stay behind doing everything they can to save their farms from rowan. hello, how are you?

>> outside we could hear the shooting when the terrorists were all around. we were terrified. reporter: his friend like many others has taken up arms. >> this was such a trauma for this area. it will take a long time to rebuild if we even can. he only way to take a future is if gaza is not there anymore. reporter: for some it is too late. this 70 three-year-old spent more than 24 hours in a safe room waiting for rescue. rushed away by security forces, her life will never be the same. >> i don't want to go back. i really do not want to go back. of all the people that are not with us which means either they are not alive or they kept them. i don't know that i can go back

there and not see these people anymore. it is terrible. reporter: for thousands of israelis whose lives along the gaza strip has -- have been uprooted, being evacuated, their future is uncertain. what is clear to them is what must come next. kibbutz residents have traditionally been left hoping for peaceful coexistence. the mother long advocated for negotiations but all of that has changed. >> she will give him tea and cookies. she said these events are unforgivable. and if she says it, you need to believe in it a thousand times because she is a really peaceful woman.

reporter: as israeli public opinion unites and impenetrable lines are drawn, the chance for pease grow slimmer by the day. amna: layla joins us now from jerusalem along with our reporter at the white house and our foreign court -- foreign affairs correspondent. you were on the southern israel border today. where the israel defense forces are preparing for a ground invasion. give us a sense of the mood on the ground. reporter: the south of israel looks like one huge military base. we were driving south and i saw a stream of a thousand tanks rolling and that was just one staging post the war has broken out in the middle of the biggest political crisis israel has seen

and decades with thousands of people taking to the streets in protest against the government but that has all changed now. people are completely united. people everywhere donating to the soldiers saying that we are behind our troops. the other thing that has changed is the view of is really civilians. or a long time people disputed how to deal with the palestinian question. now you hear an unprecedented terrorist attack, this can never happen again and we need to hit gaza hard and now. it is us or now. amna: we are speaking now as president biden is preparing to address the nation later tonight from the oval office after his trip to israel in which he expressed solidarity with a key ally. we know what we expect to hear tonight? reporter: the president will be addressing the american public

directly about why the u.s. is standing in lockstep unity with israel and why it is standing with ukraine. the president is expected to continue to talk about what he did when he was in israel the other day making the case that the united states fully supports them but also offering fully words of caution comparing it to the emotions felt in america after 9/11 and saying that ultimately he hopes that israel will not act in rage. the president is trying to message -- balance these messages including full support for israel and minimizing civilian casualties and making sure conflict does not expand the on what it is right now. geoff: as part of that support we know that the u.s. has been speeding military aid boosting firepower in the middle east. we saw a rockets launched from

yemen heading northward. do we know where they were headed? reporter: there is concern about that tonight in the white house and across the u.s. government. we know that cousy rebels -- huthi rebels backed by iran sent them. usually they fire into saudi arabia but these were heading up the red sea and that is why some u.s. officials have concluded the most likely target was israel. this is on top of shia militias attacking troops in iraq. iranian backed groups whether in lebanon or yemen or in iraq or iran itself taking advantage of the situation in israel to try to open a second front. that is why you are seeing so many u.s. assets including two aircraft carriers heading to the

eastern mediterranean off the israeli coast. the main message is deterrence but they also have significant air defense capabilities and if the president wanted he could engage as calm rockets. amna: do other officials expressed concern? reporter: there are massive protests across the region especially after the hospital attack yesterday. 70% of the region are young people and they have made it clear that they do not like u.s. or israeli policy. deterrence hats are harder and the long-term impact is u.s. interests get more difficult. amna: we know the president is preparing to send a national security package request to congress as early as tomorrow. what do we know about the details and how it will be received? reporter: multiple sources say that this package is going to be an estimated $100 billion total.

and within that it will include $60 billion to ukraine, 10 billion dollars-$14 billion to israel, money to taiwan and u.s. security. the remainder of the package is expected to go to humanitarian aid including palestinians. and a number of democratic sources told me in meetings they had today on the hill, aid to palestinians was something they desperately wanted and they hope it is a robust number. in terms of how it will be received, border security is something the white house hopes will attract republican votes. the president did speak to the ukrainian president reiterating that the u.s. has wide partisan support for ukraine and ultimately they really want to help them defend their democratic future. amna: i have to ask you since you've spoken with a number of palestinians, how are they feeling in this moment?

reporter: gazans are living in hell running from daily bombardment. there is no safe place. civilians having a difficult choice. support the palestinian cause to fight for their own lives. they feel there is no faith in their palestinian authority leadership. they are in a quandary as to how to react. some are in the streets protesting while others are at home. amna: thank you to you three. we bring you now some more sad news. to update a story that we reported last night. two of five family members taken hostage by hamas have been found dead. an israeli american carmella and her 12-year-old granddaughter were discovered by the israel defense forces in taza and reset days. her father, older sister and

younger brother remain missing. ♪ geoff: in the days of their headlines of the european union pressed metta and tiktok to explain what they are doing to block this information about the israel-hamas war. the tech giants were given one week to respond. they could face ends of dollars in fines. -- they could face billions of dollars in fines. the federal reserve says inflation is still too high. in a speech in new york jerome powell says the fed's goal is still 2% inflation but getting there is delicate business. >> doing too little could allow above target inflation to become entrenched.

doing too much could also do unnecessary harm to the economy. geoff: the remarks underscore warnings that the fed may resume raising interest rates if growth does not slow. nokia has announced it will slash jobs worldwide. the move follows a plunge in profits in sales in the third quarter. the u.s. senate's newest member, a california democrat has decided not to run for a full term next year. she was appointed 18 days ago to succeed dianne feinstein. butler told the new york times that she realized this is not the greatest use of my voice. several major candidates are already in the race. the pentagon says china is still building its nuclear weapons arsenal and faster than expected. a report today also says beijing may be building conventional

missile systems that could strike the u.s. the report comes a month before president biden made meet with the chinese leader in san francisco. federal regulators have approved a major natural gas pipeline expansion in the pacific northwest. tc energy says it is needed to meet consumer demand. today's action by the federal energy -- on wall street rising interest rates in the bond market undercut stocks again. the dow jones industrial average lost 251 points. the nasdaq fell 128 points. the las vegas aces are now the first back-to-back champions in the wnba in 21 years. they rallied last night to beat the new york liberty for their second straight title. asia wilson had 24 points and 16 rebounds to take the most

valuable player award. the aces won despite having to play without two of their starters. still to come on the newshour, sidney powell pleads guilty in the georgia election subversion case. we speak with a state department official who has resigned over the u.s. response to the israel-hamas war and how the native people are often left out of the conversation about police reform. >> this is the pbs newshour from w eta studios in washington and in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: the leadership crisis in the house of more chaotic. republicans were unable to agree on the speaker of the house and rejected a plan for a temporary solution to get the acting speaker more powers. we were outside the heated meeting today and joins us now. republicans cannot agree on a speaker or on what to do next. reporter: even by the mall to a

standards of the last few weeks today was especially chaotic beginning with jim jordan, the speaker nominee for the republicans presenting a plan to try to buy himself time. a proposed giving the pro tem speaker more power to conduct business on the floor but that met with a brick wall and soon after that mr. jordan came out to tell us what he thought would happen next. >> i'm still running for speaker and i plan to go to the floor and get the votes and win this race but i want to go talk to a few of my colleagues. i want to talk to the 20 individuals that voted against me so we can move forward. reporter: and that is what is happening right now. gordon has been speak into the holdouts and so far none of them changing their mind. let's talk about the plan he floated. the idea was to give the speaker pro tem of the house mchenry

more power to conduct business which would require a houseboat but it met with an intense divide. with no real plan as to who could be permanent speaker or who could hold those powers temporarily it feels like we are entering the outer rim. geoff: it is hard to believe we are entering a fourth week of this. help us understand why republicans are unable to move forward. reporter: this seems to defy logic for many of our viewers. you have a conference that has been built upon questioning institutions. it is questioning the institution itself. you also have a group of people who themselves are not unified. who had deep divides in the party which they have been trying to hold to a minimum publicly but privately have only grown. numbers walked out of the meeting was signs of clear and growing frustration -- members

walked out of the meeting with signs of clear and growing frustration. >> our conference has a responsibility to the american people work together and unify. the conference is broken. >> there is nothing i wanted more than for jim jordan to be the speaker of the house. he is the fighter we need in our country. they are walking the republicans off the plank. it is a giant betrayal. >> if we go to the floor for another vote and jim does not show progress or back slides, it is time to go back to the drawing board. if there are other people that are interested, they could be good but we have to choose a speaker. there are so many things we have to do. >> we are in the middle of an ugly proc -- process. reporter: house republicans, the

problem is there is no leader for the team. there is a leadership vacuum. it was especially evident today that emotions are running high and there is an emotional contagion with resentment between republicans adding fuel to the fire. geoff: got some republicans that voted against jim jordan saying they have been receiving threatening phone calls and death threats. how is that affecting the dynamic on the hill? reporter: it is serious and has hurt mr. jordan. his allies whether they are on the hill, there is a sense that they are not playing fair. >> that was a large part of what we did today, express our concern with the threats that many of us are received from within our own party. that is the part that is the most disheartening.

to be intimidated by members of our own party is frustrating. >> it makes me more resolved. folks that express themselves, that have courage, those threats embolden us even more. reporter: this is part of why the opposition is standing their ground. they say if they give into these threats they feel their entire career will be beholden to this kind of tactic. one republican member told the conference today that he had to see that oh sheriff was posted at his daughter's school. there are many dynamics here and some are dangerous for the country and some for individuals. republicans want a way forward but they cannot find it. geoff: lisa desjardins, thank you.

amna: the wide ranging racketeering case against donald trump took a new turn today. as second codefendant pleaded guilty to charges in the alleged scheme to overturn the 2020 election. it was one of his former attorneys, sidney powell. >> how do you plead to the six counts? >> guilty. amna: following all of this closely is stephen fowler who joins me now. let's start with sidney powell. remind us what role prosecutors say she played in this sprawling election interference case. reporter: powell is accused of orchestrating a plan that saw a forensic data firm traveled to a rural georgia county and copy

sensitive election data including ballots and machines in efforts to find alleged fraud in the election. there was no fraud in george's election and this county was an overwhelmingly republican county. she said she orchestrated the plan to steal the data from georgia. amna: tell us about the plea deal. what does her deal entail? reporter: instead of starting a trial process tomorrow that has jury selection beginning, she pled guilty do six months or six years of probation, a 6000 dollar fine and she has to pay additional restitution to the state, right to a letter of apology and agree to testify in future trials. she also has to turn over documents. it does not specify what kinds of documents but she has

documents that prosecutors say are important to them. that is the scope of what we are looking at. amna: she is a key advisor to president trump in the weeks in which he was working to overturn the election results. what could her cooperation mean for the case against mr. trump and others like rudy giuliani? reporter: though she is only accused of a small part of this massive conspiracy in georgia, her tendrils leaked into other aspects of this. she was there when rudy giuliani held a press conference talking about fraud in the election. she had communications with donald trump. the more defendants that testify in this case, the more lockdown prosecutors have to show that donald trump committed a racketeering violation by trying to overturn george's presidential race. amna: mr. trump also faces federal cases brought by the

special counsel, jack smith. do we know if her cooperation or testimony impacts those cases? reporter: we don't exactly know what overlap there is other than both of these cases are looking at election interference. georgia's state case is a different set of laws even though there are several key players. now president trump's attorney says he welcomes this saying howells testimony will exonerate donald trump. it remains to be seen. and she may not be the most reliable witness to be used in the federal or state case. it does not help donald trump but it does not hurt him at this juncture yet. amna: that is stephen fowler joining us tonight. always good to see you. ♪

geoff: the war between israel and hamas has caused an abruption of anger and grief and many corners of the world. it is also launched overman's into action and first among them u.s. and the biden white house. even inside government there is some disagreement about the approach. here is nick schifrin. reporter: the state department is responsible for most arms transfers to american allies and partners and for more than 11 years josh kaul ran its congressional office. he wrote in his public resignation letter that he knew his job was not without moral compromise of calls the transfer of weapons to israel shortsighted and instructive and unjust. and he joins us now. welcome. why are weapons transfers to israel in this moment unjust? >> let's recognize what were talking about. the transfer of arms that could

last for decades with purpose is to kill. it underlines the gravity of the decisions we make every day in the u.s. government and the state department. recognizing that the biden administration earlier this year issued a conventional arms transfer policy which raised the standards to a more likely than not that the weapons at the u.s. provides to another country will be used for violations of human rights, they will not be transferred. what we have seen with israel repeatedly and operations in gaza in 2009, 20 14, 2020 one is massive civilian casualties. house and the palestinians killed through a relatively indiscriminate use of bombs to destroy buildings and yet, in the context of this conflict today, where we have already seen thousands of palestinian casualties, there has been no policy debate. indeed there has been a rush to provide arms when normally there is discussion and thought. geoff: the israeli defense

forces say they only target hamas officials weapons and rocket launch sites. it sounds like what you said at the end there is one of your key criticisms. did you raise your concerns within state? and what was the response? >> i raise them as soon as two days after the hamas atrocity. and let me be clear, that was an atrocity, no further caveats. shortly after that i raised concerns about look, we have seen that for 20 years the provision of security assistance to israel has not led to peace and instead has been used to take us further from peace. i wrote to a number of leaders within the department two days after the hamas attack and said, i recognize there will be a demand signal for arms to israel.

can't we stop and think if this is getting us to where we want to be where we move forward? reporter: and what was the response? >> no response. reporter: how unusual is that? >> extremely unusual. you think of other countries and the region. the debate over arm requests can last for months. reporter: during your time, the u.s. for example provided arms to egypt, and were widely credit -- and egypt is widely criticized for its human rights abuses and to saudi arabia which has been accused of human rights abuses. why did you not resign after those transfers? >> in those cases i could make a difference and manage through my work to add some elements to it for example there is a training program that has been going on with saudi pilots to improve

their targeting and in the case of egypt we have vetting where anyone accused of gross human rights violations are not allowed to have weapons. it is a broken system. reporter: you could argue that that is proof that the vetting the state department does of the israeli defense forces have not found a violation. >> they have identified many but they have not been able to come to a conclusion. reporter: are you saying that there have been units inside israel's defense force that the state department has been concerned about, their actions being brought back to senior officials and over the years they have consistently not acted upon that? >> that is correct. geoff: let's listen to the spokesperson for the state department. >> we comply with all applicable

statutory requirements in our assistance provided israel. reporter: isn't that what the u.s. pushes? >> we have complied with the laws but the laws are intentionally vague. for example they require a determination that something has happened in terms of the gross violations of human rights before sanctions can be applied. yes, we are acting within the rule. is that good enough? we are not acting within the policy. reporter: you have deep experience in the region and you have connections. do those connections drive your opinion on this? >> they drive a lot of my passion. but what has driven me throughout my service is a passion for human rights and that compels me to look at those issues and carry forward on this being something that we need to do better on. amna: let's delve further into

the biden administration's response to the israel-hamas war and specifically how the president's trip to israel is being seen in the region. for that we got two views. jordan's deputy prime minister and foreign minister and he is the president at the carnegie endowment for international peace and david mccloskey from washington institute for near east policy. he is a former journalist and was a senior advisor for israeli-palestinian negotiations during the obama administration. i want to begin with you, david. the president has made the trip to israel to show solidarity and unwavering u.s. support. from what you know what was the message he was delivering behind closed doors? >> having built street credibility of the empathy with the country he -- i have

dispatched these aircraft carriers to deter iran. having that street credibility with the israeli public and the bond he has deepened in these last 10 days he also thought this was a chance for some friendly advice. i really want this humanitarian corridor bringing trucks in from egypt. and second, i want to know the endgame. i want to know how the military strategy as part of a political strategy after this is over. what would a post hamas gaza look like? amna: president biden did announce that some of the aid lines into gaza have been opened and he pledged another $100

million. how is this trip resonating? >> to be candid, it is being seen extremely negative like. not because the president did not show empathy for the as really -- did show empathy for the israeli civilians killed. but because he did not show the same empathy towards the civilians being bombed. a collective punishment. and the arab world today is asking, what about the day after? not just who will rule hamas but if we are to have a political process, and this is the root cause of the problem, can the united states, this is what the arab world is asking, can the

united states be counted on as a broker to be an honest broker? the united states [indiscernible] has been severely damaged. amna: let me take a piece of what he said, civilian casualties. how hard did president biden press on that? publicly he said we want them to minimize casualties. is that a priority for the u.s.? >> no doubt. he said he got little pushback. this is not about checking a box. it is ironic though that according to american intelligence and the president who said my data comes from the pentagon and they entail community -- intel community, it

was a misfire -- amna: you are talking about the hospital strike. >> i worry that the disinformation on social media will be a new factor here that can flame attitudes throughout the region and go prove a negative that some of you did not do. for the people, it hurt one side. amna: let's talk about the reaction we have seen to the hospital blast and two continued as really airstrikes and the potential ground invasion ahead. what would be the impact on jordan and other nations? >> there would be a strong impact. we have witnessed protests in jordan that are unprecedented. jordan and egypt are extremely worried that this is going to

result in a mass exodus of palestinians and the conflict could escalate from the west bank to jordan. why should be corridor from gaza to egypt? why can palestinians not go? it might be used by israel to try to empty parts of palestine into egypt. that is what is at stake. we are already seeing thousands of palestinians who have been killed by israeli rates even without the hospital issue. and i'm afraid this is only going to be a preview to the carnage if israel goes into gaza. we are going to talk about tens

of thousands of casualties. and then where'd do we go from here? how do we translate this to the political process? amna: david, let me get your response. >> as someone who worked in the obama administration on this issue, our effort for two states was stymied by the fact that the reductionist were too strong. three times the u.s. tried to conflict -- tried to solve this conflict. these were noble efforts. to solve this once and for all. hamas was strong enough to torpedo it. my hope is that there is more dignity for both sides here. that you are able to have a post hamas gaza which is about how do we reconstruct? how do we rebuild and work together? israelis and palestinians?

i think the president's efforts with saudi arabia when this is over to find broader normalization would be a real answer to this kind of rejection is him that we have seen. amna: i take your point but at this moment when everything seems to be trending in the opposite direction, is there any space to have that conversation? >> there isin israel or in the arab world. amna: and it will get further complicated. >> i disagree. i do not see israel moving gazans into the sinai. israel has sharply denied these kinds of reports. i think some of the reports are not based in my view on reality. my view is the status quo cannot continue. we need some way that the

rejection nests do not have a veto over -- rejectionists do not have a veto over the majority of civilians in both. amna: i will give you the last word. >> i thought we agreed that the status quo cannot be maintained because otherwise the cycle of violence will continue. we have to deal with this because of this occupation. why is there an occupation in the first place? the longest occupation in modern history. if there was not an occupation we would live peacefully but israel insists. we have to deal with the root cause and until we understand this reality, no normalization agreement will be reached or can bring peace to the middle east and bring peace to that piece of

the region if the arabs and israelis cannot come to terms together. it requires a peace agreement. amna: thank you so much to both of you for joining us. we appreciate your time. ♪ geoff: amid ongoing police reform efforts in the u.s. native american activist say they have often been left out of the conversation. for more than three years after the police murder of george floyd there is a new push in places like minneapolis for awareness and change. special correspondent fred has this report. reporter: a recent rally in the

heart of south minneapolis native american community brought out high emotions and strong numbers. they were protesting the imprisonment of leonard, an american indian activists serving life sentences for the 1970 five killings of two fbi agent's. supporters have long said he was wrongly convicted and they consider him a political prisoner. >> as long as leonard is not free, there is aps that this system holds of every single one of us as indigenous people. reporter: activists say the problems with the system are upheld by law enforcement authorities who regularly mistreat native people. the vast majority of native americans live away from the reservations and live in cities like new york or albuquerque. most of their law-enforcement encounters happen with local

police. in minneapolis, a city that became the center of a global reckoning, police interactions with communities of color remain under intense scrutiny. in june the department of justice released its investigation into the minneapolis police launched after floyd's killings. among its findings, the department officer stop native residents at almost eight times the rate they stop white people and during those stops native people are 20% more likely to face searches or use of force. the disparities were worst in the third precinct where george floyd was murdered and where many native americans live. that area the doj said is where officers referred to as cowboys. >> they did not tell us anything that we did not know. reporter: we spoke with three

native community leaders with deep understanding of police interactions here. >> as a young man growing up here i've always dealt with the police. it was us against them. >> the report said that native people are the most adversely affected and discriminated against and abused by the minneapolis police department and yet there has not been one listening session here in this community. >> so basically it is just another report that says, we are doing this to your people but you are still invisible because we won't work with you. reporter: they said residents in this area rarely call the police. wait times can be lengthy and they want to avoid escalation with the department that by their count has only four native american officers out of nearly 600. >> when the police are called here they are called because they are desperately needed. >> i've been beaten by the police twice. i never once reported it out of

fear of retaliation. you will see those officers again. reporter: minneapolis was the birthplace of the american indian movement founded in 1968 to improve conditions for natives living in urban areas. it grew into an international movement for treaty rights and the reclamation of tribal lands. it created a citizen watch group whose goal was to help victims of police brutality. >> here is where i got beat by the cops. reporter: in 2002 he settled a police brutality case with the npd. today he sees a community plagued by homelessness and substance abuse and a police department focusing on the wrong issues. >> this is what neglect looks like. native americans homeless in their own lands. reporter: last year he and other

leaders toward the area with a new police chief and minneapolis. he also spoke at o'hara's swearing in ceremony. >> we are planting seeds of trust and accountability and transparency and of community. but planting is the easy part. so much damage was done to our community by the police and the city and we have to make an accounting of what happened. and we have to have restitution. reporter: this is hardly unique to minneapolis. native american people make up less than 3% of the population in the u.s. but between 2010 and 2020 they were killed in law enforcement encounters at a higher rate than any other racial group. >> this is the part -- reporter: johnny crow grew up in minneapolis and he remembers bouncing among homeless shelters. he can also recall his father

getting roughed up by the police. >> it is just the way they treat us. you have to be strong. that is the mentality i was taught. reporter: last fall crow himself was detained at a minneapolis gas station after police said his car was connected to a wanted person. he was handcuffed and put into the back of a squad car before officers checked his id and they accepted that the person of interest was his cousin and let him go. he is suing the city and the officers involved saying he was injured and traumatized during the unlawful stop and unreasonable seizure. >> as a kid i remember the police would hand me stickers and i used to think they were so amazing. once i became a young man i started to look -- and i started to look like a native man, i was no longer welcome to. reporter: mpd says it cannot comment on pending litigation

but in a statement it says the department is planning a listening session on police reform with the native community and the chief said it is misguided to think we will erase these disparities completely without correcting the underlying historic systemic injustices. >> i am hopeful that things will be different for my son. right now, my issues with the police were not as bad as my father's and one day if my son has an incident with the police it won't be like mine. reporter: what gives you that optimism? >> i'm sorry-- my belief. i'm trying to instill that in my son. reporter: activists say the

invisibility of native americans in this city is an enduring challenge but as the future of public safety is chartered here they are demanding to be seen. geoff: fred's reporting is in partnership with the under told stories project at the university of st. thomas in minnesota. ♪ amna: pleas join us in a little while for a special coverage of president biden's live addressed to the nation which begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern on your pbs station and streaming online as well. we hope you will join us then. and that is the newshour for tonight. geoff: thank you for joining us and have a good evening. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- ♪

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