ago mayor rahm emanuel was completely on board pledging to seek federal oversight of the chicago police department however it appears emanuel is now backing off and many are accusing him of trying to kind of backroom deal with u.s. attorney general jeff sessions that's prompting chicago's black lives matter organization and other community groups to file a lawsuit asking for the government to follow through with the agreement made under the obama administration and the excuse me in the. lawyers for the organization wrote the thin blue line that reign supreme the city of chicago has proven time and time again that it is incapable of ending its own regime of terror brutality and discriminatory policing these unlawful practices against a cargo residents by chicago law enforcement have been carried out for decades trying to me now to continue this conversation as kofi adam allah the organizer of the black lives matter and chicago thank you so much for joining us today kofi now it took the d.o.j. thirteen months to investigate the chicago police department once those scathing findings were released in

since then there's been changes to the chicago police department.ese three officers are not only being charged with conspiracy but with obstruction of justice and official misconduct. the conversation goes to what exactly happened, what we don't see in this dash cam. the officers made sure that certain evidence didn't come to light, that mcdonald had a knife and lunged at him. you see him fall to the ground and the shots continue. this has been a case that has sent such shockwaves in the city, that officer van dike had to we're a bullet-proof vest because they're worried about safety. there's been drastic changes here in chicago, there's a new head of the police department. especially the idea that there could have been some code of silence among officers that tried to make sure that certain parts of the evidence never came to light. >> ryan, when it comes to what they're indicted on now, what kind of jail time could they be looking at? >> reporter: we saw the felony charges, some of the counts even have 10 years associated with them, with a $25,000

the chicago police department says it's cooperating with the investigation. the officers union has not commented. the defendants are expected to appear at arraignment on july 10th. chris martinez, cbs news. >>> this morning the national weather service has issued a warning about an increased risk of fire danger in utah, colorado, nevada, and california. east of los angeles a fire that started just yesterday has burned through 900 acres of land and triggered an evacuation order for dozens of homes in the town of highland. and a wildfire in northern arizona has burned more than seven square miles. some 1,400 residents in the town of mayer were forced to evacuate. >>> new york city officials say an improper piece of rail caused a subway train to derail. the subway jumped the tracks as it was entered the manhattan station yesterday. hundreds of passengers had to be evacuated through dark subway tunnels. dozens of passengers were injured. >>> overseas political tensions in venezuela ratcheted up. a police helicopter fired grenades on venezuela supreme court and in

this shooting and that protest that 16 shots and a coverup, we have seen changes to the chicago police department not over just yet. >> ryan young with the latest. thank you for that update. >>> we are watching the white house. the president has an event short shortly where he will speak. we will bring that to you live. will he discuss the current state of play, republicans trying to hammer out a new deal open health care by friday? are there signs of progress? stick around. (woman vo) is now a good time to refinance? (man vo) yes! mortgage rates just plummeted. the time to refinance your home is right now. get started at lendingtree dot com. the only place you can compare up to five real offers side by side, for free. our average customer saves $20,000. quick. beat the fed's 2017 rate hike. do not miss this window. are you sure you have the best rate? it only takes 3 minutes to find out. go to lendingtree dot com right now. theto me than my vacation.tant so when i need to book a hotel, i want someone who makes it easy to find what i want. booking.com gets it. and with their price match, i know i

the deployment wall organized by the chicago police department months ago as part of a newly formed strikeorce aimed at cutting the flow of illegal guns to the city. city officials say the new initiative includes a host of agencies. >> the strike force is not a one off, it is not a stand alone project, it is part of a multi-facted ongoing collaborative effort between federal law enforcement agencies, the fbi, atf, homeland security, the marshals office, marshall service that are dedicateding significant personnel, resources, investigative analysts and other tools to combat violence. >> now, the chicago tribune reports the number of people shot in chicago so far this year stands at at least 1760. that's 14 percent lower from this time last year but homicides are on pace to match last year's record level. >>> the state of oklahoma has become the fourth state to sue drug makers saying that those companies misrepresented the risks of opioids. oklahoma's attorney general filed the substitute today against four pharmaceutical companies including johnson and johnson. mississippi, ohio and missour

police department is fully cooperaidt from happening again. following the video's release in 2015, thousands demonstrated across chicago. the city's superintendent was fire and in january a federal investigation concluded the department engaged in the pattern or practice of excessive force. the union for chicago police say they do not comment on the allegations. marsh and walsh no longer work with the chicago police department. van dyke has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and is awaiting trial. charlie? >> thank you, demarco. >>> russia's prime minister is warning the united states about syria p american troops group'sto make the cabana, stronghold. food morning. >> reporter: good morning. officially there are about 500 troops here in syria against isis, thole the real number is thought to be much higher. yesterday we met some of them 12 miles north of raqqah, the so-called isis capital. these marines and army engineers have spent three days camped in the deserdesert, replacing a cad bridge destroyed when isis fled two they vowed when they left they e deadly mines they pund the village. the captain said his tea

thomas in gaffney coordinated their activities to protect each other and other members of the chicago police departmentthe indictment alleges that they lied about what occurred to prevent independent criminal investigators from learning the truth on october twentieth two thousand and fourteen police were responding to a call of a manicuring a night's officers arrived on the scene and in the dash cam video you can see officer jason van dyke at van sing on mcdonald as mcdonald a seen walking away off there vandyke then shoots mcdonald a total of sixteen times that was charged with first degree murder back and twenty fifteen he was later released on bail the city of chicago and the mcdonnell family reached a settlement of five million dollars that money coming from the pockets of taxpayers the indictment says these officers created false reports days following the killing of mcdonnell to get sealed the true facts of the events surrounding the killing of look on macdonald and to shield their fellow also sir from criminal investigation and prosecution the indictment alleges the also there's new if the video

march and walsh no longer work with the chicago police department. they're charges carry prison terms of up to five years. van dyke has pleaded not guilty of first degree murder and is awaiting trial. >>> jim mattis says syria is taking the u.s. warning seriously. there has been no chemical attacks since the white house warned assad would pay a heavy price. they inspected russian war planes yesterday in western syria. a cbs news crew joined a group of american crews working to make villages clear of isis. >>> just north of the group's strong hold. halle, good morning. >> reporter: officially there are around 500 u.s. troops here in syria for the fight against isis. the real number is thought to be much higher. yesterday we met some of them just 12 miles north of raqqa the so-called isis capital. these marines and army engineers have spent three days camped in the desert replacing a shattered bridge, destroyed when isis fled the area two months ago. in the nearby village, they told us when isis left they vowed to haunt this place for another 70 years.

. >> the sentinel reported there were 15 hours of footage from three police departments that responded to the shooting. >>> chicago police have been wog out a blaze at her furniture and electronics store. there are concerns the roof could collapse and firefighters are working to keep the blaze contained to just one building and protecting nearby homes and businesses. no reports of any injuries. >>> a shooting inside a texas car dealership left a fugitive in two bounty hunters that were chasing him, dead. hena daniels has more on the wild shootout. >> reporter: this cell phone video captured the scuffle moments before a fatal shootout involving two texas bounty hunters and a minnesota fugitive. [ sound of gunfire ] police say at least 20 shots were fired inside this car dealership outside of dallas. employees and customers, including their children, ran for cover. >> there's been a shooting. i'm hiding in the bathroom. please hurry! >> reporter: the suspect, ramon hutchinson, had been on the run for march when he didn't show up for court, wanted for assaulting a law enforcement officer, cocaine possession and a dui

chicago. the city's superintendent was fired. and in january, a federal investigation concluded the department engaged in the pattern or practice of excessive force. >>> the union for chicago policetold us they do not comment on active investigations. gafney suspended from the force following the indictment. and march and walsh no longer work with the police department. their prison terms up to five years. van dike pleaded not guilty. and is awaiting trial. we'll be right back. daughter: uh oh. irreplaceable monkey protection. detergent alone doesn't kill bacteria, but adding new lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of bacteria with 0% bleach. lysol. what it takes to protect. it says you apply the blue one ok, letto me. this. here? no. have a little fun together, or a lot. k-y yours and mine. two sensations that work together, so you can play together. >>> this is the cbs "overnight news." >>> defense secretary jim mattis says the syrian government appears to have taken american warning abut chemical weapons seriously. mattis told reporters there has been no chemical attack since the white house warned a heavy price would be paid if they're used again. meanwhile the fight against

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chicago this year, exclamation point. is he doing the right thing. >> what police departments in chicago, detroit, anywhere around the countryt them do share jobs. under the obama administration, the administration constantly looking over their shoulder. piggybacking these investigations with their own federal investigations. police departments didn't have freedom they feel to do their job. what they need from the trump administration is to back off. give them the backing, political backing they need to go about business of proactive policing. if they have the freedom, politicians will not scapegoat them, back them, i think they do more effective job. i don't know matter of him sending in more people. what they need is the freedom to do their jobs. stuart: police, zooms to me, have been forced by political pressure to back off. >> exactly, exactly. you had less proactive policing. cops, they are staying in cars, instead of getting out and investigating. all out of fear someone will show up with a cell phone, it will go viral, politicians pounce on them. that is not hadding the situation. if they can count on washington, and

chicago with a single purpose. to embrace members of the city's police department.'s stop the latest in her ambitious journey to hug a law enforcement officer in each and of state in the country. goal she set for herself soon after three police officers in baton rouge were murdered in an ambush attack. >> she said, they're killing my heroes. they're killing everybody's heroes. something needs to happen. love needs to be going out there. >> reporter: angie baldwin says soon after the ambush her daughter started to ask questions about the police, about the dane injuries they face every day in the line of duty. roslyn soon became consumed with the idea of reaching out with a message of love. >> she said, month many ma, i prayed and god told me i need to hug all the officers. i said in the whole world? okay. can we do maybe send post cards then i realized i was lessening her mission and i shouldn't do that. >> reporter: roslyn to complete her labor of love she needed to be taken out of school and then there was the question of money. how was her family going pay for her

chicago.. police armed with assault rifles guarded a u-2 concert at soldier field. here in washington - dc mayor muriel bowser says her city is prepared for the worse. the department of homeland security says there is no specific or credible threat to the u-s right now. stay with abc-7 for the latest on the get updates on the victims, any new arrests and identities of the attackers.. at wjla dot com. not far from london - a show of defiance in manchester.. ariane grande back on stage, in the city where just 14 days ago - her concert ended in chaos and bloodshed. but on sunday - more than 50 thousand people packing into the "one love" benefit concert - refusing to give in to fear.. katy perry, miley cyrus and justin bieber all took part in the concert - headlined by grande. proceeds will go toward helping manchester victims. organizers expect dollars. i'm sam sweeney with breaking news from the live desk. five arab nations cutting diplomatic ties with qatar overnight, over terror concerns. bahrain, egypt, saudi arabia, yemen and the united arab emirates say qatar backs terrorist groups including the islamic state. speaking in sydney this morning - secretary of stat

chicago schools. he has also had to confront the city's persistent gun violence and grapple with the police department facing questions about its treatment of african-americans. even with this challenges, the mayor who is known as rambo in some circles has kept a steady eye on education. this year he introduced a plan called moving forward in chicago. it use graduation not is an end point but as a pathway to further education and employment. mary manual's initiative will require high school seniors to provide proof of college, a job offer or military service in order to graduate which starts in 2020. the atlantic called plans like the mayor's a seismic shift in american education. .. please join me in welcoming chicago mayor rahm emanuel to the national press club. [applause] i just want you to know i started this job 6'2 and 250 pounds and now i'm 5'8 and 148 dripping wet after hearing that. thank you for that introduction. a little over 30 years ago secretary william bennett of education for ronald reagan called the chicago public school system the worst public school system in the united states of

chicago schools. he's also had to confront his city's persistent gun violence and grapple how to run a police department facing questions about its treatment of african-americans. even with these challenges, the may mayor or rambo, as he's known in some circles because of his tenacity, has kept a steady eye on education. this year the mayor introduced a plan. it uses education not as an end point but as a pathway to further education and employment. the mayor's initiative will require high school seniors to provide proof of college or high school aacceptance in order to graduate. this starts in 20/20. the atlantic calls plans like the mayor's a seismic shift in american education. rahm emanual served as a senior advisor to president bill clinton in 1993. in 2002 he was elected to illinois's fifth congressional district. he served as president obama's chief of staff from 2008 to 2010. a year later he became chicago's mayor and was re-elected to that post in 2015. of course education is not the only issue mayor emmanuel has faced. and we look forward to hearing him address other matters as well as he work