the chicago police along the you. vigilante, you have been sending the chicago police out to kill, to do nothing but kill. [indiscernible] because that is your mission, you lying demon. mayor emmanuel was already under pressure to resign over the more than one-year-old police killing of 17 year old laquan mcdonald in a potential police cover-up. mcdonald was shot 16 times by white police officer jason van dyke. dashcam video only recently released by court order clearly contradicts police claims about the shooting. we will go to chicago for more on the story later in the broadcast. at least 43 people died over the christmas holiday weekend in the series of storms that hit the south, southwest and midwest. missouri and new mexico have declared a state of emergency. tornadoes were reported in 10 states including michigan which , recorded its first ever tornado in december. the deadliest storms were in texas where at least 11 people , died when tornadoes hit areas near dallas. now a historic snowstorm is heading toward da

the burger king manager alleges the surveillance video was reviewed by police, then they deleted it. erasing potentially pivotal evidence. the top prosecutor in chicago says the video was not tampered with, but the manager says in part, "i was just trying to help the police with their investigation, i didn't know they were going to delete it." former chicago police superintendent garry mccarthy quickly swatted down those allegations. >> it's absolutely not true, and i think the states attorney addressed that today. there were apparently technical difficulties, but in no way, shape, or form is there any evidence that anything was tampered with. >> reporter: but perhaps the darkest cloud of controversy continues to be how the chicago police department seemingly went to great lengths and cost to try to make sure the public would never see the video. first there was the $5 million settlement paid to the family. critics say that was in part to keep the video from ever being released. then the questions emerging about why the chicago police department continued to employ officer van dyke for a full year before pressing charges. van dyke had 20 complaints a

the last 30 years, we have one one serious charge for police shooting. and that kind of piques your attention. it says okay, either all the citizens of chicago are falsely claiming that police are behaving in a way that's not appropriate, or something is going wrong with the review process itself. >> and you believe there has been a cover-up on this? >> i do. i believe there's been a cover-up. first of all, this man had 18 accusations against him for excessive force and racial comments. nothing was ever done. so it amazes me that a young black man on the street, the first comment is the officer felt threatened. what about the young black man on the street who sees an officer who feels threatened? nobody deals with that. i believe there's been a cover-up on this. >> charles, you were out there with protesters. what are your thoughts about this? >> a lot of people came over just to talk. they wanted to talk about not just what had happened recently with laquan, but also what happened over a long period of time. i talked to one activist who talked about being a kid, and one notorious would just jump out and beat kids. i think this idea that the

the time. gliem's arraignment is set for january 6th. as protests continue in chicago over police brutality, the u-s department of justice announced this morning it is taking a closer look at chicago's police department. "the department of justice has opened an investigation into whether the chicago police department has engaged in a pattern or practice of violations of the constitution or federal law. specifically, we will examine a number of issues related to the chicago police department's use of force, including its use of deadly force, racial, ethnic and other disparities in its use of force and its accountability mechanisms." calls for a federal probe into chicago's police force release of dashcam video in the 20-14 death of laquan mcdonald. that video shows a white officer times. the officer involved is facing first t egree murder charges... and the stepped down. as police continue their bernardino.. today we are hearing from that killed 14 and wounded more than 20.. jay gray has the latest. nats presser "our focus today is supporting the victims and their families." we re

the torture that took place inside a chicago police station. "america tonight's" lisa fletcher with the victims forced to confess and the truth that set them free. >> what does that say? >> i'm a free man. not on papers, that i was actually innocent of this case. innocent. >> good evening, from chicago. a city struggling against an onslaught of violence by criminals and sometimes by the police. in the final weeks of this year, the murder toll here continues to climb. eclipsing the gains made over the last two years. but the focus now has veered toward the chicago police department itself, and towards the city's mayor, rahm emanuel. the spark that ignited the current crisis was the shooting death of young la quan mcdonald at the hands of a police officer who has since been charged with murder. but "america tonight's" lisa fletcher found the chicago police department's history of misconduct goes far deeper and is much darker. >> reporter: ronald kitchen never thought he'd hear these words. >> we have ways of making niggers talk. >> kitchen was not

the calls for a d-o-j probe intensified after chicago police released a video intensified after chicago police released a video showing 17- year-old laquan mcdonald was shot 16 times last year...and the resignation of the chicago police superintendent. number four... sabrina: there could soon be good news for parents living in rural school districts. the iowa association of school boards recently made a presentation to the state legislature about a plan that could fully fund school transportation outside of the general fund. instead of taking the money from the general education fund allotted for each district, it would come from other sources across the state. sabrina: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... sabrina: saturday's loss to michigan state may have put an end to iowa's undefeated streak, but not their season. sunday's bowl selection announcement puts the hawkeyes heading to pasadena, california to take on stanford in the new year's day roase bowl. the final rankings put iowa at fifth, while moving michagan state to number three and into the col

the countless police officers who fulfill their duties with integrity. the department of justice has opened an investigation into whether the chicago police department has ttern or practice of violations of the constitution or federal law. specifically, we will examine a number of issues related to the chicago police department's use of force, including its use of deadly force, racial, ethnic and other disparities in its use of force and its accountability mechanisms. such as its disciplinary actions and handling of allegations of misconduct. this investigation has been requested by a number of state and local officials and community leaders, but has been opened only after a preliminary review and careful consideration of how the justice department can best use our tools and our resources to meet chicago's needs. in the coming months this investigation will be conducted by career attorneys from the civil rights division. they will conduct a thorough, impartial and independent review of the allegations and the team will meet with a broad cross-section of community members, city officials and law enforcement command staff and officers to both explain our p

there are some issues within the chicago police department. they didn't just start today. >>> tonight on "all in" -- >> this morning, i formally asked for his resignation. >> mayor rahm emanuel's fires chicago's top cop as he faces backlash over the laquan mcdonald video. >> he has become an issue rather than dealing with the issue. and a distraction. >> reverend jesse jackson says that is not enough. i'll ask him if the mayor should be next. >>> then the alleged chris christie comeback. >> there will be days you'll see me on tv as president and you'll say i can't believe he said that. >> why the largest newspaper says you can't believe the hype. >>> new reports of panic of donors who are fed up and fearful of trump. >> there's only one way you get to the top. >> when "all in" starts right now. >> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. today just one week after the release of dashcam video showing the fatal police shooting of laquan mcdonald, the mayor of the third largest city in america announced he was firing the city's top cop. as lat

movie working with everyone was a stake in the chicago police officer. department that big, how do you determine whether a police department's biggest chicago has a pattern or practice of discrimination? lynch: it is hard to say at this point how far back we will go. we look at civilian complaints. we look at trends in those complaints. we look at trends in accountability. we start with one perspective and it could very easily expand into a longer timeframe. i am not going to cap in the time. for the review. >> in cleveland, it went for 21 months. that would take it past the tenure of political appointees. are you confident this review will be done during your tenure? aboutn question is terrorism investigation. you are notd on nbc sure what ideology motivated this. we have the president give a big oval office speech about the fight against isil. how should i reconcile those two things? lynch: we are discussing investigation because we want the public to be aware of how this is conducted. we try to keep people informed. you do have us talking about this m

the back. there's a gap in video. the police cam shows mcdonald running through a parking lot. the manager of ttop prosecutor chicagoays the video was not tampered with. the manager says, in part, i was trying to help the police with their investigation. i didn't know they were going to delete it. a former chicago police department quickly swauted down the allegations. >> it's absolutely not true. i think the state's attorney addressed that today. there were apparently technical difficulties, but in no way is there any evidence that anything was tampered with. >> reporter: perhaps the darkest cloud of controversy is how the chicago police department went to great lengths and cost to try to make sure the public would never see the video. first there was the $5 million settlement paid to the family. people say it was to keep the video from being released. then the questions about why the chicago police department continues to employ officer van dyke for a full year before pressing charges. van dyke had 20 complaints against him. ten for use of force. the police only suspending him without pay a day before the judge's

at is to see whether or not the police department as a systemic matter has engaged in constitutional violations of policing. >> now, in the meantime, just overnight in chicago the head of the independent police report authority the group that is involved in all officer-involved shootings, the head of that group abruptly resigned and was replaced by the mayor. there is a whistle blower in that group who said he was fired in july for questioning whether officers are treated too softly by that group. and in the meantime, over the weekend, the transcripts were released in the officer van dyke shooting in la kwan mcdonald, and he felt that la kwan mcdonald was attacking him with a knife raised, and officer van dyke back pedestrian dales. well, the video indicates none of that. and the officers around officer van dyke all sided with him in his version of events. that's what is fueling the anger there may an seaming problem in the chicago police department. that's why the department of justice wants to get to the bottom of all of it. >> andy, how does this effect the future of mayor ram emmanu emmanuel? >> a lot of questions about that. he did release a statement

the chicago police department under federal scrutiny. john yang, nbc news, chicago. >>> when we come back here tonight, it is being called a breakthrough. can the drug credited for helping jimmy carter beat melanoma work on other kinds of cancer? the warning signs were there. even before an inmate died in the santa clara county main jail ===take vo=== next what the woman who sounded the alarm says still needs to change. ===janelle/take vo=== and a new journey for a ship that survived pearl harbor and called the bay area home. ===next close=== the news is next. ==janelle//take vo== right >>> finally tonight, how about some good news. the surprise announcement by former president jimmy carter over the weekend that his latest brain scan showed no signs of cancer. it has patients around the country asking about the about the breakthrough drug that he's been taking. nbc's gabe guiterrez has more on the new treatment. >> reporter: at just 32 years old, erin youngerberg was diagnosed with stage three melanoma. >> it is hard to stay positive all

all this in the wake of a brewing scandal in chicago now threatening to consume the mayor himself. november 24th, the chicago policeepartment released dash-cam video showing the fatal shooting of laquan mcdonald by jason van dyke. a week later rahm emanuel fired his top cop saying, quote, the undeniable fact the public trust in the leadership department has been shaken and eroded. last friday we got a look at hundreds of pages from police reports from laquan mcdonald's shooting, reports that appear to differ dramatically from what's seen on the video. the video showed van dyke shooting mcdonald 16 times. van dyke has since been charged with first degree murder. van dyke says he'll fight the charge and is the subject of a separate criminal investigation by u.s. attorney in the civil rights division also looking at a coverup by other officers. yesterday a man named scott ando resigned effective immediately. that's the agency responsible for looking at allegations of misconduct made by members of the chicago police department. today the chicago police department's chief of detectives retired from his post. that's thre

into unrest. >> unrest throughout the city and growing mistrust of the police, prompted the justice department to open an investigation into the practices of the chicagoe department. >> we will examine a number of issues related to the chicago police department's use of force including its use of deadly force. >> while mayor rahm e pan well said a civil rights investigation would be, quote, misguided. after today's announcement he released a statement saying in part, our mutual goal is to create a stronger, better police want department. a divided community looking and waiting for more answers. wendy willfort, nbc news, chicago. >>> right now at 5:00 tonight they went to target practice just days before the terror attacks in california. the fbi releasing new information tonight about the california shooters and who else got them guns. plus -- >> a daylight carjacking here on n newcomb street. police launch a man hunt in the street and in the air. i'm pat collins. i've got the pictures and i've got the interviews coming up. >>> first, though, the dangerous levels of an odorless gas found in montgomery county schools and testing will be under way at all

five days ago emanuel proposed a broader investigation into the chicago police department. appears to have reversed course. the question right now is, what's the next shoe to drop? joining me now, fred, professor at chicago law school, and wesley lowry, national reporter for the "washington post"s. craig, i'll start with you. i lived in chicago. i have never seen anything like what we've seen in the last week. what is your reaction to what has happened? >> chris, it gives me hope. as these issues in chicago, as you know, these aren't anything new. police abuse has been a long-standing problem. it didn't start with this administration. it didn't start with the superintendent. so many scandals. and we've lived through over the years. and we often hear just the same things after each scandal. hey, let's form another commission. some heads roll. but nobody up to this point has had the political courage to address the underlying issues that have allowed a minority of police officers to abuse the most vulnerable among us with impunity. the fed coming in now really provides an oppo

back in february, we filed a freedom of information act request asking the chicago police department for the dashcam footage we had heard existed of the shooting. that request was rejected. an appeal was also rejected. later on an nbc chicago report surfaced over an hour of surveillance video at a burger king near the site of the shooting had been erased, something yet to be fully explained as of this broadcast. we spoke to the manager of the burger king. this summer, we spoke to a former investigator with chicago's independent police review authority, a body which investigates all allegations an of police misconduct. about allegations that he was fired for finding officers at fault in several civilian shootings. >> so are you saying that this essentially was rigged, that basically, your supervisors at ipra were determined to get a finding of justified and if your team went out and did the legwork and found it to be unjustified and came back with that, they would say no and overrule you? >> yes, that's exactly what i'm saying. >> in this context of all that history that those allegati

police shootings. it does have a history of many, many complaints from the citizens of chicago. it certainly has a history of officers not being found accountable for police shootings. so there is no question that the justice department will look at this history. it is a very thorough investigation, poppy. it's an investigation that no police department in the country would want to happen to it. and part of the investigation is that investigators from the fbi will hear from the community. that is a critical, critical part of the investigation. they will also interview many police officers. and i will tell you that it takes years, especially considering the size of the chicago police department, we know how large the police department is, and the culmination of that sort of investigation is a public report. so we will all hear about the findings of the justice department. and to be clear, these aren't recommendations, if there is a pattern and practice of discrimination or excessive force that is found. the justice department calls them recommendations, but they are not, because i

and given the history there in chicago and the level of corruption that we've seen throughout the years on the chicago police department and inability of the authorities there to check themselves with that, i've got still some more questions about that case. >> eugene, i want to ask your view too looking at that video. it's not clear to my own eyes as well whether that was a weapon, but in the heat of the moment the police were investigating a shooting nearby that location. do you agree with the state attorney's decision? >> well, the context is everything. and the last word on this today should be from the attorney general, loretta lynch, who said that these investigations take a long time and they're painstaking. and dissecting them is a complicated matter. and as i say the entire video, witness statements, the entire context is crucial to the final determination of what the officers did properly or not properly. >> let's talk for a moment about timing, van. in chicago you have two police-involved shootings both more than a year ago. >> yeah. >> talking about 400 some odd days before the videos are release

chicago police headquarters. there was big and i think unexpected news out of chicago today. thecity's top police officer there was fired today after the officer-involved shooting of an unarmed black teenager and the fallout thereafter. we're going to have the latest from chicago including an eye on those protests just ahead. stay with us. >>> the latest on chicago coming up in a moment as i just said. but president obama has just arrived back home tonight in washington. he just got back from paris where of course, he was working on the big international climate deal. while he was in paris working on the big international climate deal, leaving behind a huge u.s. delegation there to negotiate america's role in that agreement, while that was all under way today, the republican-led congress was working to try to undermine our own president and our own government's negotiating position in those talks. congress today passed two bills directly aimed at undermining president obama's paris negotiations bills that would block the federal rules to reduce power plant emissions in this count

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. >>> also tonight, the feds move in. chicago police under the microscope as video is released of another deadly police shooting caught on camera. >>> and cancer break-through. as jimmy carter says, his cancer is gone. we look at the cutting-edge drug he took. how it attacks cancer in a whole new way. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. we now know the husband and wife terrorists who killed 14 people in california last week practiced in plain sight for their deadly assault. firing at gun ranges as recently as a week ago. and today as we got our first look at the pair together entering the u.s. last year, we have learned their weapons arsenal was potentially bigger than first thought. and that they were both radicalized long before they struck. tonight federal authorities are trying to connect the dots to determine whether others may have been involved and whether the duo had even more targets in mind. stephanie gosk begins our coverage from san bernardino. >> reporter: a photo taking at chicago's o'hare airport shows tash

the investigation will search now for patterns of unconstitutional policing practices throughout the entire chicago police force. this comes, of course, a few weeks after this video was released. police officer shooting black teenager laquan mcdonald 16 times. that officer involved has been charged with first-degree and the city's police superintendent has resigned. the attorney general says this situation... situations like this impact the level of trust between lawmakers... law communities they serve. >> the department of justice whether the chicago police department has engaged in a pattern or practice of violations of the constitution or federal law. specifically, we will examine a number of issues related to the chicago police department's use of force, including its use of deadly force. >> reporter: the investigation will be conducted by the justice department's civil rights division. >> jadiann: thank you, kris. a new photo of the accused killers behind the terror attack in california. chicago at o'hare international airport over the summer. tashfeen malik and syed farook customs. meantime,

this is about the chicago police department. indeed, he says he is firing, terminating this leader, mccarthy, because of this incident along with the way the mayor put it, a lack of confidence or faith from the public. now, people will analyze how he made that argument, essentially saying this was more pushed on him or he's being responsive and the mayor can argue that's part of his job, of course, respond to the people. but it's a sudden and drastic shift. indeed, we can also note that mccarthy was doing an interview early this morning on our nbc affiliate there in chicago which would suggest basic reading of the events that he didn't think he was being fired as of early this morning. this press conference was scheduled to announce a task force, not this news. they are separate issues. the last thing i will say about all this is the political timing question is an explosive question, because if it is true or if people in chicago believe and want to look into that idea that john yang was just mentioning that any of this was timed

so the investigation into the police department in chicago is expected to be announced as far as the ust moments by the attorney general, loretta lynch, police officer involved in the shooting of that man mcdonald was indicted. he is free on bond right now. the process continues. and there we see attorney general lo general are loloretta lynch. >> good morning, all. thank you all for being here. i am joined today by head of the department civil rights division and also united states attorney for the northern district of illinois. the department of justice is committed to upholding the highest standards of law enforcement throughout the united states. every american expects and deserves the protection of law enforcement that is effective, that is responsive, that is respectful and most importantly constitutional. each day thanks to the tireless dedication of the men and women who wear the badge, from coast to coast we receive just that. but when community members feel that they are not receiving that kind policing, when they feel i go authorized, let down or mistreated by public safety

to note in the press conference, rahm emanuel the mayor of chicago say th says that he has the confidence in the work and the results of the chicago police superintendent. he said that we have to build trust and the confidence of the public, and that is the superintendent is an issue, and distraction. he are also says that he has a loyalty to him sh, but he has a bigger loyalty to the chicago community, and that is why he asked for the resignation of the chicago superintendent. one thing that he did not say is if the superintendent accepted it. i want to bring in ryan young who is our chicago correspondent and getting some information from our cnn analyst cedric lewis. and ryan young, that is a tough press conference, and those reporters were having a field day asking rahm emanuel, himself, if the police superintendent has become a distr distraction, what does that make you? walk me through what we have just learned. sflr well, those questions are sentiments of the people out here marching, and they feel that the mayor is not speaking for their voice, and they want him to go after it harder, and want to know when he saw the video for the

the department of justice is now officially investigating the chicago police department. and why chicago's mayor has also changed his position. jack: and president obama re- assures the country about terror threats. "you're watching local 5 news at 5 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." jack: in national jack/bam president obama spoke today about the threat of terrorism here in the u.s., emphasizing the threat of "lone-wolves" in these terror attacks. abc's bazi kanani has the latest. " ahead of the busy holiday travel season-- and after the attacks in paris and san bernardino-- the president says americans are understandibly anxious. (president obama) what matters most to all of us is the safety and communities. after an update from his national security team at the nation's counterterrorism center in mcclean, virginia, president obama said there is still no credible and specific threat to the homeland... but acknowledged there remains a different type of threat: the one

the u.s. good evening from new york, i'm erica hill. we begin tonight in chicago. the push for police accountability there as more details about the shooting death of ronald johnson are made public. chicago mayor rahm emanuel speaking out earlier this afternoon. >> this is bigger than one particular incident. we need comprehensive solutions to address systematic challenges that exist in the chicago police department. this is not the end of the problem but the beginning of solution. >> today police dash cam video was released showing johnson fleeing from police the night he was shot and killed. the state attorney's office added chicago police radio transmission to that silent dash cam video. you can see 25-year-old ronald johnson running. police chasing after him. police say he pointed a gun at him. johnson's family said he didn't have a gun. today it was announced no criminal charges would be filed in the case. >> it is our determination no criminal charges will be filed against officer hernandez in connection with the shooting death of ronald johnson. based upon an objective review o

video in the 2014 death of laquan mcdonald. shot 16 times by chicago police officer jason van dyke. that officer is now charged with first-degree murder. >> the department of justice has opened an investigation into whether the chicago police department has engaged in a pattern or practice of violations of the constitution or federal law. specifically, we will examine a number of issues related to the chicago police department's use of force, including its use of deadly force, racial, ethnic and other disparities in its use of force and its accountability mechanisms. mollie: protests over the video led to last week's resignation of chicago's police chief. coming up, how car companies are adding new features designed to a red alert issued inself. dad: no? culligan man: no. anncr: leave it to the experts. with a culligan whole-house water softening system, you get better water, and service you can actually count on. jeb bush: here's the truth you will not hear from our president: we are at war with radical islamic terrorism. it is the struggle that will determi

a week later, the chicago police superintendent was fired. this week, the head of the independent police review and the chief of detectives both stepped down. just as the justice department investigation was launched into how the chicago police department operates. wmaq political editor carol moreen said the apology was necessary. >> he knows how bad a crisis this is. this is like nothing rahm emanuel has ever faced. not even in two white houses. >> reporter: today, through downtown, and up chicago's magnificent mile, growing yet largely peaceful protests. marching and chanting for more change. the marchers say they will continue to circulate throughout downtown throughout the evening. clearly, lester, they are not accepting the mayor's apology. lester? >>> thank you. the backlash is growing around the world tonight over donald trump's plan to ban muslims from entering the u.s. at least temporarily. the republican frontrunner has touched off a fire storm with his controversial proposal. nbc's katy tur reports. >> reporter: donald trump isn't q

innocent people. >> reporter: the chicago police department apologized for the shooting of bettie jones saying that is an accident. there is a new procedure in the city of chicago that officer who opened fire is now put on 30 days desk duty as they evaluate this shooting. a lot of questions here in the city obviously after the month they had with all of the protests and calling for rahm emanuel to quit after the shooting death of laquan mcdonald that was caught on tape. miguel and christine. >>> a strong denial from peyton manning to a report by al jazerra. he calls the allegation garage. claiming he received hgh in the mail. now the doctor who made the claim says it is false. >>> all right. in israel. tensions rising. a deadly weekend after the palestinian attacks escalate. we are there live next. >>> welcome back. 24 minutes past the hour. more bloodshed in israel. israeli troops shooting and killing palestinians after killing a soldier at the checkpoint. we have the latest from cnn's oren liebermann. >> reporter: christine, we saw this in jerusalem and the west bank. jerusalem had be

department could have come here 25 years ago. >> reporter: john escalante is the interim police superintendent. is the culture of the chicagoe department problematic? >> i don't think so. one thing we're looking at right rs slipping through the cracks. >> reporter: he need look no further than a series of action reports from officers on the scene the night mcdonald was killed. all of them supported the shooter, officer jason van dyke, and all were at odds with the video from their own cruisers. they all claim mcdonald was a homicidal threat that night, swinging his knife with a three- inch blade in an aggressive, exaggerated manner that put van dyke's life in danger. officer van dyke is already the subject of a long-running federal investigation, scott, which is also looking into allegations of a cover-up by other officers on the scene that night. >> dean reynolds in chicago. 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 fron

this is coming after the mayor of chicago rahm emanuel announced live on our program yesterday that he asked for the chicago police superintendent garry mccarthy's resignation. but there are also calls for the mayor, himself, to step down. so far he is not budging. ryan young is in chicago, and cnn justice report er e per are rez is in washington. and i want to start with you, ryan, that the mayor spoke with politico and taking a lot of pressure from outside group, and what is the response today? >> well, he is defiant, and a lot of people are looking at his actions, and looking at it under a microscope, because people want to know how much did people know about the video, and of course, the family was paid $5 million after the shooting, and we asked the mayor when he saw the video, and he told us in the news conference that he was going to be seeing it last week, and people are asking, if you knew it was a big case, why didn't you watch it before. and he was defiant, and we will play you a sound bite today. >> we have gottone the point that to build on his progress, but also to deal with the relationship between

on the part of the chicago police department today issued a statement saying he welcomes that investigation and pledges complete cooperation. i think this is something that the protesters or critics have been calling for but i don't think it's going to be enough to stop the critics, to stop the protests. they still want to see anita alvarez resign, they still want to see mayor emanuel resign. but i think people do see this as a step forward. this is not going to be done quickly. this is not something we are going to hear about in a matter of days or weeks, the justice department investigation. this is something that's going to take some time. you know, last week when superintendent garry mccarthy was replaced, before he took note of the fact that police-involved shootings in chicago have dropped 70% since he became superintendent, but they are still -- they are on par now with new york which is a much larger city so it's still not a figure to be proud of. thomas? >> we see the nine millimeter pistol they say was recove

because if the recommendations aren't taken up by the police department, then the justice department files a lawsuit. >> chicago is in an uproar over police video showing the shooting of the la kwon mcdonald, video contradict police statements about the incident, the officer involved facing murder charges, police chief has stepped down. but demonstrations persist. like the one organized sunday by civil rights leader jesse jackson. >> need a sense of fairness and justice to apply to all. >> rob emanuel's office released statement lattices dane saying they welcome the go -- doj investigation. >> there are many words often used to describe seven year old child, but ceo, likely, isn't among them. but meet mikea robinson, started her own that feeds homeless. the second greater organized blanket drivers, food drives, since she was five years old. her mom said it was all started by a food drive when she met a homeless person for the first time. >> it was coming winter, and i was like wondering how does he keep warm. how can he sleep, or like that. >> then when the wintertime came, you know, she was inquiring about tha

i'm jericka duncan. >>> the chicago police department is now under the microscope. attorney general loretta lynch announced the justice department is launching a wide ranging civil rights investigation into the chicago pd. the probe will go beyond the shooting death of a young black man shot 16 times by a white officer who now faces murder charges. meanwhile, a video of a second police shooting has been released. this time the officer will not be charged. dean reynolds reports. >> male black running south bound on king, sweatshirt, black pants. >> reporter: in a show of 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

police officers are the catch 22 situation now. they are damn ed if they do police work and damned if they don't. the only way to take back the city of chicago is for police to go on aggressive police work. you have to do that. you have to be able to point the fingers at the bad guys. more people -- when i call the guy. s that shot that 9-year-old thugs, i'll get tweets and calls from people saying why do you call them a thug. can't they see that that's is the problem in the inner city? >> you're pointing fingers. what the problem of the system of chicago is a system and it's gone on for generations of oppression and neglect. you want to talk about policing, let's talk about education, poverty, housing, it is more than one issue. so we're asking for complete and over all reform. your message is very singular. >> i'm just tired of the police getting the brunt of everything that's going on. the people who live in chicago should start voting for another person. maybe a republican to see how a republican can come in there. >> i'm not going to get into partisan politics. >> there's a generation that's in this face that says we're willing and we'r