here's dean reynolds. >> male black running southbound on king, sweatshirt, black pants. >> reporter:show of transparency unusual for chicago, prosecutors released new dash cam video to show why they did not file charges against the officers involved in the fatal shooting. it showed a 25-year-old suspect fleeing police after a struggle carrying what they said was a handgun. that video's release came days after tape of the more notorious shooting of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald galvanized the city in protest and hours after the justice department announced its enquiry, something mayor rahm emanuel welcomes. >> its in our self-interest as a city for them to be here. we not only accept it, we need it. >> reporter: critics like andy shaw of the better government association, say reform is long overdue. >> we've spent $500 million handling excessive force cases over the past decade. the justice department could have come here 25 years ago. >> reporter: john escalante is the interim police superintendent. is the culture of the chicago police department problematic? >> i don't think so. one t

which is also looking into allegations of a cover-up by other officers on the scene that night. >> dean reynoldsicago. thanks, dean. and we'll be right back. >>> in sunday school jimmy carter teaches the good news of the gospel, but this past sunday he had some good news of his own. he's now free of cancer. here's michelle miller. >> reporter: the crowd gathers in front of maranatha baptist church at dawn, five hours before the lessons begin. >> we thank you so much for coming. >> reporter: to see the man teaching sunday school. >> good morning. >> all right. i see you're wide awake. [ laughter ] >> reporter: in plains, georgia, president jimmy carter has taught in his hometown church for nearly 35 years. jan williams has worked with him the whole time. >> mr. jimmy is one of the kindest southern gentlemen who speaks what he thinks, stands up for what he believes in, never been ashamed to say he was a christian. >> love without getting credit for being a loving person, even loving your enemies. >> reporter: he seems rejuvenated by this crowd of people. would you say that? would you agree with me

here's dean reynolds. >> male black running southbound on king, sweatshirt, black pants. transparency unusual for chicago, prosecutors released new dash cam video to show why they did not file charges against the officers involved in the fatal shooting. it showed a 25-year-old suspect fleeing police after a struggle carrying what they said was a handgun. that video's release came days after tape of the more notorious shooting of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald gvanized the city in protest and hours after the stice department annnnnced its enquiry, something mayor rahm emanuel welcomes. >> its in our self-interest as a city for them to be here. we not only accept it, we need it. >> reporter: criticscsike andy shaw of the better government association, say reform is long overdue. >> we've spent $500 million handling excessive force cases over the past decade. the justice department could have come here 25 years ago. >> reporter: john escalante is the interim police superintendent. police department probobmatic? >> i don't think so. one thing we're looking at right now is why ar

dean reynolds has more on the ar-15. >> and pull the handle back. >> reporter: at ci spooting owner stephen stutut stocks the ar-15 for a simple reaean. >> it's a favorite among sportsmen, target shooters and competitors. it's also popular as a home defense platform. >> reporter: light weight and even to master with about 30 minutes of instruction, the ar-15 was invented in 1959 for the military but was modified for civilian use beginningn 1963. >> the ar-15 is america's rifle, and you're going to find more of those in safes at home than you'll find of any other rifle in the country. >> reporter: civilian use of the weapon is an abiding issue, though. there was once a natatnwide ban on such assault weapons imposed in 1994, following a number of mass shootings in the 80s and 90s. when it was lifted 10 years later, gun rights advocates cheered and sales rose, but the legislature at san bernardino and several other recent mass killings all shared a common e manufacture and sale of such weapons are highly regulated in six states, but here in highland park, illinois, they're not just regulated.

dean reynolds is in chicago. >> reporter: with murderous gang violence on the rise in chicago once again and with public confidence in the city's police collapsing, mayor rahm emanuel decided it was time for a change at the top of the force. >> public trust in the leadership of the department has been shaken and eroded. this morning i formally asked for his resignation. >> reporter: this appeared to be the last straw for garry mccarthy's four and a half year tenure. dash cam video showing a white chicago cop shooting a black teenager 16 times. occurred in october 2014, and the video finally released last week undercut the police account that officer jason van dyke's life was in danger when he opened fire. van dyke has since been charged with first-degree murder. the street protests that followed cost merchantses 25% to 50% of black friday sales. while strategies mccarthy introduced have cut crime overall, murders are up 13% from a year ago, shootings up 17%, innocents have been caught if gang cross fire, children have been executed in revenge attacks, and mccarthy was unable to reverse a

scott, it's a test of wills with no middle ground. >> pelley: dean reynolds, thanks. the first of six baltimore cops to be tried in the death of freddie gray took the witness stand today. >> he suffered a spinal injury during a 45 minute ride in a police van and died a week later. porter testified that he did not call for a medic because gray never gave him a medical reason. parts of the pacific northwest are over their typical rain totals for december already. more than a foot of -ain has flooded roads and set off mud slides. ben tracy is in washington. >> the pacific west is no stranger to rain. just not this much this fast. landslides are blocking roadways and slamming into homes, even search and rescue vehicles are swamped. >> came up and wouldn't stop. >> hendrickson lives in columm. >> washington, submerged under several inches of water, it was flooded and the fire station next door had to be evacuated. >> how fast did this happen? >> it came up fairly quickly. over, probably a three hour period, four hour period. >> also the town was flooded. >> yes. it was cra

dean reynolds is in chicago. [chanting] >> reporter: with protesters clogging downtown chicago and calling for his resignation, the embattlele emotional and city council and offered a remedy to the turmoil that is gripping his city. >> we need a painful but honest reckoning of what went wrong. >> reporter: outrage has grown since the release of police dash cam video showing what a white policemen shooting a black teenager 16 times. releases of other police killings have reawakened historic complaints of police brutality. demonstrator rosemary vega. >> getting rahm to resign doesn't mean our work is over. getting rahm to resign means our work just getting started. >> reporter: emanuel's administration fought the release of these videos. now he says that was wrong. >> every day we held on to the video contributed to the public's disisust. that needs toohange. >> reportete but the problems go deeper here, and emanuel touched on a root cause when he recalled being asked a question >> he said, "do you think the police

here's dean reynolds. >> reporter: when chicago mayor rahm emanuel saw this tapeave detainee being taserd and beaten by chicago police in wrong here. either the actions of the officers or the policies of the department." 38-year-old philip coleman soon died from what police said was a hospital. but an autopsy said he had more than 50 bruises and abrasions. >> this is happening too much. >> reporter: percy coleman is his father and a former suburban >> chicago police have 007 banls to kill whoever they want to, and most of them get away with it. >> reporter: the city's independent police review authority initially found no fault with the officers, but with the tape out, it has just reopened the case. lawsuits and official attempts at transparency have led to the recent release of other videos showing chicago cops shooting suspects. they have prompted protests and questions about police accountability. of the 400 police shootings since 2007, the police review board found only two unjustified. the university of chicago has studied the intersection of police misconduct and the lack of punishm

here's dean reynolds. >> male black running southbound on king, sweatshirt, black pants. >> reporter: in a show of transparency unusual for chicago, prosecutors released new dash cam video to show why against the officers involved in the fatal shooting. it showed a 25-year-old suspect flees police after a struggle carrying what they said was handgun that. video's release came days after tape of the more know or the yowtion shooting of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald galvanized the city in protest and hours after the justice department announced its enquiry, something mayor rahm emanuel welcomes. >> its in our self-interest as a city for them to be here. we not only accept it, we need it. >> reporter: critics like andy shaw of the better government association, say reform is long overdue. >> we've spend $500 million handling excessive force cases over the past decade. the justice department could have come here 25 years ago. >> reporter: john escalante is the interim police superintendent. is the culture of the chicago police department problematic? >> i don't think so. one thing we're loo

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and dean reynolds tells us that has led to a musical breakthrough. >> reporter: for this ensemble of young, cuban jazz musician, better relations with the united states sound like this. performing for the first time on american soil at chicago's theater, 24-year-old conductor ernesto lima says there is a message in their music. what is it specifically about jazz? >> well, the improvisation is freedom of the music. >> reporter: so improvisation >> yes, i think so. >> reporter: their concert with a year in the making, and the dream of the chicago jazz philharmonic's artistic director orbert davis. >> we have to think about the people, the musicians, the culture. music is everybody and it's what they value. if they can trust us with that, they'll trust us with other things. >> reporter: we first met davis and these students a year ago in havana. 21-year-old wendy galvez has been playing violin since she was seven. >> billie holiday, ella fitzgerald, those are my gods. >> reporter: wendy, ernesto and the rest of the students study music here, where the residue of jazz left over from amer

scott, it's a test of wills with no middle ground. >> pelley: dean reynolds, thanks. first of six baltimore cops to be tried in the death of freddie gray took the witness stand today. he took the stand in his own defense, and chip reid is following the case. >> reporter: 26-year-old porter arrived at the courthouse today ready to tell his side of the story. in april 25-year-old freddie gray suffered a severe spinal cord injury during a 45-minute ride in a police van. his death a week later sparked days of protests and riots. it's not known exactly how gray's neck was broken. the van maid six stops and porter was present for five of them. porter said today he asked gray, "are you hurt? do you need a medic?" gray said yes, but porter testified, i didn't call for medical help because gray was unable to give me a reason for a medical emergency. porter also said he thought gray was faking injury to avoid going to jail, which he said is common during arrests. prosecutors have charged porter with manslaughter, arguing that he had a beauty to get medical help and to put a sea

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dean reynolds, cbs news, chicago. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. cbs 2 news, no snow.why some are banking on a white christmas while others rejoice in the lack of fresh powder. powder.then ...celebration for the goveveor.how terry branstad plans to mark a staggering record, not touched by anyone else. else. this is the final full week before christmas and the unseasonably warm temperatures have many wondering, what's up? up?all the precipitation seems to be falling as rain.most cities across the area have picked up anywhere in the range of one to four inches this past weekend.as thehe holiliy moves closer, the chances for a white christmas smaller.cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore reports on how this is both good *and bad. bad. these are the trucks you would usually see on our state highways and interstates, but they're not out right now, they're in this garage because we dont have`any snow.for the iowa department of transportation, that's saving them money, but for others, it's not bring

dean reynolds, cbs news, >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the announcer: you're watching kcci 8 news. stacey: fleur flooding. a day and a half of heavy rain forcing the raccoon river over its banks. which other center iowa road and trails flood waters are closing, and which are re-opening. steve: plus an 18-year-old isu student is dead. hit this early morning by a car and it could be a crime. stacey: thank you for joining us. two days of rain and drizzle forcing several central iowa creeks and rivers out of their banks. steve: here in the des moines metro, walnut creek, and the raccoon and des moines rivers are causing the biggest problems. tonight's team 8 coverage begins with kcci's emmy victor. she's live on fleur drive near the raccoon. and emmy when did fleur drive

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dean reynolds has that story. >> reporter: laquan mcdonald's extended family remembered him fondly at a news conference. reverend marvin hunter is his great uncle. >> when we saw you, he greeted you with a hug. he tried to make laugh. he was a jokester. that's who he was. >> reporter: mcdonald was shot 16 times last year by a chicago police officer who is now charged with his murder. demonstrations against chicago mayor rahm emanuel and the police have proceeded almost cam videos were released last month. but while there is mourning for him now in death, his record shows he received little attention, much less love, in the 17 mostly difficult years laquan mcdonald lived. according to his file from the illinois department of children and family services, his troubles began at the age of three in december of 2000 when social workers removed him from his mother's custody because of neglect. he returned to his mother in 2002, but was removed again when workers saw that her boyfriend had beaten him up. laquan was five at the time. after that, he lived with various relatives, including his

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