the ratio in the northern cities in detroit, new york, chicago, there was a 7-1 ratio, black to whitethat ratio is about the same today. which shows that even as we are at a more people into the system, the basic mechanism has not changed. and that is a profound challenge for all of us who are interested in incarceration. we are not dealing with something that suddenly popped therom us out of nowhere in 1970's. we are dealing with something more deeply rooted. james: as jim crow was dismantled, the incarceration rate rose to the same levels. >> good morning, charles from the citizens affairs, there is no doubt that mass incarceration has had a devastating effect on the black community and neighborhoods. the thing is now, with all the information coming out, we can really see this. around,ion is centered there are two point 3 million people incarcerated, but around 700,000 of them return annually. at there does not seem to be any focus or system in place on how to deal with the 700,000 that are returned. as well as the 7% of those who go back, because there isn't a system put in place.

iraq.they're aiding kurdish troops who are trying to push out isis militants in the northern city of sinjar.sinjar sits between a pair of isis strong holds in iraq and syria. recapturing the city would cut isis off from supply routes. right now - a big concern is booby traps and isis snipers planted in the city. san francisco police are investigating a fatal officer- involved shooting. shooting.authorities say the suspect was pointing a rifle at a hospital from a construction site.officers arrived at the scene and the suspect opened fire on them so officers shot at him and he was killed.investigators believe the gunman stole his weapon and ammunition from a sporting goods store.nobody else was hurt in the shooting. there's still no word on any motive. newly released videos are sparking allegation of police brutality in rural virginia. virginia.they show officers times on linwood lambert two years ago.but instead of taking lambert to the hopital right away, the officers put him in a squad car and one of the officers threatened to shock him again.lambert died just hours later.an attorne

the air-strike in the northern city of kunduz killed at least 30 civilians. more now from david martin. >> reporter: it was one of the worst accidents of the afghan war, and it was caused by what general john campbell described as "a perfect storm of mistakes," committed by america's elite special operations forces. >> this was a tragic but avoidable accident caused primarily by human error. >> reporter: after nearly five days of nonstop fighting in the city of kunduz, american inmmandos were holed up in a police station with afghan troops. the afghans requested a strike on a nearby government building which had been taken over by taliban fighters. an ac-130 gunship was called in a the american ground commander. the gunship was given the coordinates of the government building, but its targeting system zeroed in on an open field instead. the air crew visually identified the closest structure that resembled the government building they were supposed to strike. they did not know it, but that building was in fact the hospital run by doctors without borders. befor

french warplanes have been active in northern syria, bombing raids taking place overnight in the northern city of raqqa, and islamic state stronghold. officials say the attacks were ordered in syria. the islamic state says the operation was payback for france 's meadow -- military interventions in the middle east. brussels is the early focused of investigations as police say two of the attackers had links with the city. two rental cars from belgium were used in the attacks, and seven people have been the taint in connection with the investigation. and manhunt continues for salah abdeslam. police believe this 26-year-old man was involved in the attacks and consider him dangerous. the paris attacks are dominating the agenda of the g20 summit in turkey. president obama and putin talked one-on-one for more than an hour in turkey, and aides say syria was the main subject of the conversation. german chancellor angela merkel said refugees fleeing the conflict in syria must not be blamed for what happened in paris. let's get you the latest market reaction and get an understanding of how markets in eur

as anna was saying, french warplanes have been striking targets in northern syria in the city of raqqa. french officials say friday's attacks in paris were ordered from syria. the islamic state says the operation was payback for france 's military interventions in the middle east. brussels is the early focus of investigations as police say two of the attackers had links with the city. two rental cars from belgium were used in the attacks, and seven people have been detained in connection with the investigation. -- anhunt continues for manhunt continues for a 20 60 -- 26-year-oldan brussels-born man. president obama and putin talked one-on-one for more than half an hour in the country of the g20. aides say syria was the main subject. german chancellor angela merkel says the refugees fleeing the conflict in syria must not be blamed for what has happened in paris. plenty of things still to be dealt with as we try to understand what happens next in terms of the manhunt we've been talking about and the economic implications and security implications and political implications, all of which

the taliban briefly seize control of the northern city of kunduz in september. reporter: police opened fire in protesters from afghanistan's minority after they stormed some government buildings. protesters rushed to hospital. thousands marched kilometers to the presidential palace, angry at the beheading of seven members of their community by islamist militants, one of the biggest demonstrations in kabul in years. twoseven dead included children. hase -- this minority regularly faced persecution. many were massacred by the taliban with al qaeda in the 1990's. a series of kidnappings and killings this year has reignited those fears. for many of those gathered wednesday, president ashraf ghani has failed these people. >> we asked the president to come here and tell us why these people were killed, why there is no security in the country. he has not made the -- he has not fulfill the promises he made during his campaign. reporter: the president, in a televised address, promised to bring the perpetrators to justice and also appealing for calm. >> we are committed t

the airstrike in the northern city of kunduz killed at least 30 civilians. more now from david martin. >> reporter: it was one of the worst accidents of the afghan war, and it was caused by what general john campbell described as "a perfect storm of mistakes," committed by america's elite special operations forces. >> this was a tragic but avoidable accident caused primarily by human error. >> reporter: after nearly five days of nonstop fighting in the city of kunduz, american commandos were holed up in a police station with afghan troops. the afghans requested a strike on a nearby government building which had been taken over by taliban fighters. an ac-130 gunship was called in by the american ground commander. coordinates of the government building, but its targeting system zeroed in on an open field instead. the air crew visually identified the closest structure that resembled the government building they were supposed to strike. they did not know it, but that building was in fact the hospital run by doctors withtht borders. before opening fire, the gunsh

a northern city where there were no restrictions in terms of accommodations. i could go to the theater and boston pops. without restrictions. that was a growing area for me. however. karen: attend the boston university. cybil: i boston university. i visited boston as a child and was always attracted to its arts. so i chose boston university. however, i graduated, i taught at newton for three years, i went home one summer and met my husband after the brown decision. that was the decision of our romance. karen: that was also built on some political activism. you two were both rabble-rousers. cybil: we were. when i got home to new orleans, we had a conversation about brown and we were talking about what it meant and how it changed things, we had no idea how we wanted to be a part of the change. it was to outlaw segregation in public schools. we were talking about brown and my husband, my future husband said tulane university just passed a resolution supporting admitting students regardless of race. i said you know what, i can do graduate school. i can do six hour

in the northern city over a year ago, killing and enslaving residents in the community, sinjar is on the main highway which linked cities, the bastians in iraq and syria. speaking to correspondan. this is a key strategic zone, isn't it? >> yes. the operation is called free sinjar. it began in the early hours of this morning when ground troops went in. they're attacking, and they've taken the north, a humanitarian operation that took place in december and now they're going in to take the rest of the sinjar town. this is really crucial, as you say, because it does link i.s.i.l. territory in syria with i.s.i.l. territory here in iraq in the city of mosel, a strategic key road to i.s.i.l. what they're hoping to do is cut that off and be able to mount another operation to take mosil, but this one is crucial for the kurds. they see it as kurdish territory not arab territory and therefore it is important that they do this themselves. this has been much delayed >>> this whole area became renouned in august 2014 when many were trapped on mount sinjar. >> reporter: yeah. that was really the sp

the airstrike in the northern city of kunduz killed at least 30 civilians. more now from david martin. >> reporter: it was one of the worst accidents of the afghan war, and it was caused by what general john campbell described as "a perfect storm of mistakes," committed by america's elite special operations forces. >> this was a trag but avoidadae accident caused primarily by human error. >> reporter: after nearly five days of nonstop fighting in the city of kunduz, american commandos were holed up in a police station with afghan troops. the afghans requested a strike on a nearby government building which had been taken over by taliban fighters. an ac-130 gunship was called in by the american ground commander. the gunship was given the coordinates of the government building, but its targeting system zeroed in on an open field instead. the air crew visually identified the closest structure that resembled the government building they were supposed to strike. they did not know it, but that building was in fact the hospital run by doctors without borders. before

it happened in the northern city and comes less than 24 hours after an attack at a fruit and vegetable market killed 32 people. we have reports from abuja. >> these are the latest victims much a six-year cycle of violence devastating nigeria. their attacker was looking to cause max damage. most of the victims were young men and women. >> we went to eat. after eating we sat with some tea, and then the blasts, three of my friends were killed. >> this is the third of such attacks here. in hospitals here are struggle with the injured. some of whom are in critical continues. although no one has claimed responsibility the attack resembles similar ones carried out by boko haram. the most recent occurred just a few kilometers from here. >> what the operations failed to do was to stop attacks on soft targets such as markets and places of worship. hundreds of people have been killed in such attacks. security experts warn that sued attacks will increase as the deadline set for the military to defeat the fighters nears. al jazeera, abu i can't, nigeria. >> now nigeria has half the world. >> women

war planes pounded isis targets near the northern city of sinjar. the u.s. jets are supported by some 7,500 iraqi kurdish forces on the ground. charlie d'agata joins you on the phone from sinjar. >> reporter: i'm looking over the mountainside above sinjar and smoke is rising from a series of air strikes launched by u.s. aircraft and coalition allies and partners. all night and throughout the this morning, at dawn, we watched thousands of kurdish peshmerga forces moving down the mountain and towards the city and the isis front lines. military officials say 7,500 forces in all closing in on three sides. they are trying to push isis militants back using overwhelming force backed by the u.s. air strikes and artillery fired from peshmerga here from the mountain. the plan is to -- the peshmerga soleds we spoke to said they face sniper fire. homemade bombs on the roads and in the buildings. and there is always the risk of bombers on foot. but they say they are making progress this morning, slow and steady progress, advancing from where fierce gun battles are under

then you look at long-term across the 20th century, you find in northern cities, the incarceration ratesf african americans has been high, they didn't need to be high in southern cities, because back then, it was essentially a police state and segregation was control in the south. chicagotroit, new york, , there was a 7-1 ratio, black to white. that ratio is about the same today. even if we added more people into the system, the basic mechanism has not changed. and that is a profound challenge for all of us interested in dhi qar thracian -- driving down incarceration, this is something much deeper rooted. wass: as jim crow dismantled, the incarceration rate rose to the same levels. charles fromng, the citizens affairs, there is no doubt that mass incarceration has had a devastating effect on the black community and neighborhoods. now,e last -- the thing is with all the information coming out, we really can't see -- can see this. my country -- my question, there are so many people incarcerated, returnund 700,000 and there does not seem to be something in place to deal with these 700,000 t

just moments ago, the kurdish region security council said its forces entered the northern city from des. the kurds, backed by u.s.-led coalition air strikes are on day two of operation free sinjar to reclaim the key city from isis militants. they estimate there are about 600 isis fighters inside sinjar. it's a big step towards disrupting the isis caliphate that it says it's trying to create. we'll have more reporting from the ground with these fighters later this day. >>> we have some new details after a deadly attack in beirut. a would-be suicide bomber who was held after the attack claims he was sent there by isis along with three other attackers. the video appears to show the surviving bomber but cnn cannot confirm its authenticity. we must warn you that some of the footage you're watching is graphic. jim schuto reports. >> reporter: the explosion struck during the height of rush hour. on an open market just south of beirut. coordinated, powerful and deadly. first one suicide blast draws a crowd of onlookers. then a second blast strikes that crowd, maximizing saz you'llties. -- ca

of 224 people killed on a russian passenger plane crashed in egypt has been laid to rest in the northern city. [ singing ] >>> a 60-year-old woman worked in a school canteen. her family remember her as a good mother and grandmother. more funerals are taking place in and around st. petersburg, where most of the victims came from. britain's foreign minister says there's a possibility that the jet was downed by an i.s.i.l. affiliate. reporters in u.k. and russia are covering the story. first to peter sharp in moscow. the first funerals of those killed in the crash have taken place today. >> there'll be a long line of them, and it will take an amount of time. you can imagine the ordeal that the families have gone through, standing in the arrivals hall on the saturday morning. the plane is missing, and then all of a sudden the egyptian aviation authorities a, no, it's fine, it's safe, it's going over turkey. a few minutes after that the horrible realisation that it has come down. then the long five days of waiting to identify the bodies, giving your d.n.a. samples to try to match the right body to

the attack happened in the northern city of kano. lice say two women blew themselves up in a mobile phone margaret near the center of the city. it bears the heart attacks of a boko haram attaching. this latest attack comes less than 24 hours after 32 people were killed in a similar bombing in yolo. a report. >> reporter: these are the latest victims of a six-year circle of violence devastating nigeria. the attacker was looking to cause maximum damage. most of the virgims were young men and women. >> we went to eat. after eating, we sat with some tea and then the blast. three of my friends were killed. this is the third of such attacks this year in hospitals here struggling with the injured. some of whom are in critical condition. although no one has claimed responsibility, the attack resembles similar ones carried out by boko haram. the last being a friday mosque attack a few kilometers from here. dozens were killed. >> boko haram may be on the back foot as the military it is up operations but awhat their separations have failed to do

russia stepped up a campaign in what activists called the heaviest air strikes, targetting the northern city of aleppo and several other towns. two bangladeshy leaders were buried when they were executed for war crimes committed in 1971. a special tribeca convicted them in 2013 -- tribunal convicted them in 2013. the president rejected a last minute bid for clemency. >> abdul fatah al-sisi votes in the latest rounds of parliamentary elections. the vote has been delayed by two years. egypt has been without a parliament since 2012. >> elections are taking place in ongoing kong, the first since the protest last year. the local council poll is seen as a test of support for the movement. sarah clarke reports from hong kong. >> there's a record number of candidates standing in the district election. 900 are competing for 431 seats. there's a large number of parties formed in the wake. of last year's pro-democracy movement, and the protest shutting parts of hong kong. a lot of people are expecting a more younger - the younger quernation to vote, because they are -- generation to turn out and vote b

the northern city of raqqa. and they destroyed a command center, an arms depot, and a training camp. france has been bombing islamic state positions in syria since september as part of a u.s.-led operation. >> translator: we are at war with terrorism in syria and iraq. in our national soil we are engaged against terrorism. >> reporter: he said france will destroy islamic state enemies not only at home but also abroad. >>> the attacks are raising fresh questions become cross europe about refugees and migrants flooding in from the middle east. >> reporter: a syrian passport was found near the body of one of the suspects who died. officials in greece said later that the man had applied last month for asylum. ministers from the european union agreed in september that member states would take in 160,000 refugees. they designated a quarter for each country based on population and gdp. german chancellor angela merkel has come under fire for her open-door policy on refugees. she hasn't given any indication that she's ab

they targeted the northern city of aleppo and several other towns. a state of mernl in crimea after power lines were grown up. the damage was caused by either shelling or explosives. two bangladeshi opposition leaders have been buried after they were executed for war crimes committed in 1971. they were convicted in 2013 by a special tribunal. the president rejected a last minute appeal for clemency. hundreds of kurdish children in northern iraq have been orphaned by the fight against i.s.i.l. their cases are only just being discovered. aid agencies say the final number of orphans could be in the thousands. imran khan reports. >> reporter: this three-year-old and one year old, their father was killed by i.s.i.l. fighters last year when the armed group took hold of sinjar mountain. their mother saw the fighters kill her husband and with that one gunshot her whole life changed. >> translation: after they killed my husband, i.s.i.l. took and loaded the women and children in pick up trucks and put us in abandoned children's. i.s.i.l. then came from time t

because >>> breaking right now, a major battle is raging in iraq to retake the northern city of sinjar from isis. thousands of kurdish forces launched the offensive on three fronts with support from u.s. air strikes. >>> federal government is set to announce a proposal today that would ban smoking in all public housing across the country. the move could affect nearly a million households. >>> severe storms zeroing in on the midwest this morning unleashing torrential rain, hail and twisters after dumping snow across the plains, the same system could trigger winds topping 50 miles an hour. >>> aside from the severe weather in the nation's midsection a new storm hits the midwest. rainy and windy in the northeast and scattered showers across south florida. >>> okay, finally, of course, we massive and minuscule in our "pulse" segment. >> it's a housing phenomenon, living in a micro apartment and wabc's charlene alcott shows us it's catching on. >> reporter: going from a two-bedroom to 295 square feet was quite daunting for evan poll. >> i thought there's no way i could fit nye life into one

at the other is their stronghold in iraq, the northern city of mosul. iraqi government forces have been trying to regain control of mosul. kurdish regional government president massoud barzanni says the liberation of sinjar will have a big impact on liberating mosul. islamic state fighters in sinjar killed many members of the minority yazidi sect claiming they worship the devil. they also abducted thousands of women and caused many other residents to flee. yazidis are reportedly taking part in the kurdish operation. >>> there seems to be no end to the influx of refugees and migrants arriving on the shores of europe. most come from africa and the middle east, including syria. with winter approaching, the situation is growing increasingly grim. >> reporter: early tuesday morning, two rubber boats landed on the coast of the eastern greek islands of lesbos. there were about 100 people on board. they had risked their lives sailing from the opposite shore in turkey to reach a safe haven. >> as you see, we came from turkey by the boat, by rubber boat actually.

. >> reporter: two of the incidents took place around the northern city of nablus in the occupied west bank. one caught on camera, the woman that tried to stab an israeli security officer - that was in bethlehem. this was the change to a pattern seen over the last few weeks, that most of the incidents, some disputed, palestinian witness, cases say it's not as the israeli narrative goes. they have not taken place around hebron, where most of the attacks took place. it shows how unpredictable the attacks are. difficult to prevent. and the tension on the ground, and it comes as the israeli prime minister on his way to washington to meet with president obama. we know they'll be discussing tensions here on the ground, and the israeli prime minister, according to israeli media, will try to ease tensions in the west bank and gaza, lifting checkpoints and easing the restrictions on movement. i think very difficult to see how that will translate to the tensions on the ground that remain real. many people will tell you, palestinians, that it stems from many factors, partially a hopelessness in t

war planes pounded isis targets near the northern city of sinjar. the u.s. jets are supported by some 7,500 iraqi kurdish iraqi fores on the ground. charlie d'agata joins you on the phone from sinjar. >> reporter: i'm looking over city of the sinjar, the mountainside, just above it. there is smoke rising from a series of air strikes launched by u.s. aircraft and coalition allies and partners. all night and throughout the morning, suspected isis targets. this morning, at dawn, we watched as thousands of kurdish peshmerga forces moving down the mountain and towards the city and the isis front lines. military officials say 7,500 forces in all closing in on they are trying to push isis militants back, using overwhelming force backed by the u.s. air strikes and artillery that is being fired from peshmerga positions here on the mountain. the key is really to recapture the city and choke off vital supply roots from syria. but it is slow going. the peshmerga soldiers we spoke to said they face sniper fire. they examine boobytraps all over the place since it's been h

media reporting a member of the elite revenue guards died and tahir elci died fighting by the northern cityaleppo and commanders of the revolutionary guard are supporting president assad's forces. russian jets reportedly attacked a town in northern syria close to the border with turkey and air strikes targeted an area where several buses were parked and witnesses said the vehicles have been used to get food and aid to supplies to people in need and syria's army says turkey has creasely increased supply of weapons and equipment to what it describes as terrorist disguised as humanitarian aid. i.s.i.l. is a serious threat to syria there are other players who are equally dangerous and we have more from istanbul. >> reporter: turkey's erdogan was trying to under line several messages in his latest address, with regards to the international campaign to combat i.s.i.s., what erdogan is trying to say is that, yes, i.s.i.s. is a threat however the root cause to the problem is much greater that that organization. he says that actually the reason behind the blood shed, the reason behind the turmoil is

. >>> two of the incidents took place around the northern city of the occupied west bank and one of thems caught on camera, the woman that tied to stab an israeli security officer that was in bethlehem. this is a change to a patent really we have been seeing really over the last few weeks that most of the incidents, some of them disputed of course and palestinian witnesses and there are certain cases say it's not as the israeli narrative goes but they have not taken place around hebron where most attacks taken place and goes to show how unpredictable these attacks are, very difficult to prevent also the tension that remains on the ground and it all comes as israeli prime minister on his way to washington to meet with barack obama, we know they will be discussing the tensions here on the ground. we know that the israeli prime minister according to media reports has a plan and try to ease tension in the west bank and gaza and easing checkpoints and restrictions on movement but very difficult to see how that is going to translate to the tensions on the ground that remain very real, many peo

revolutionary guards died in syria and brigadier general is said to have died fighting in the northern cityeppo, at least 64 iranian and commanders of the guard have been killed in syria supporting president assad's forces. russian jets meanwhile have reportedly attacked a town in northern syria close to the border with turkey. the air strikes targeted an area where several buses were parked. this video posted online shows firefighters putting out the flames. witnesses said the vehicles had been used to get food and aid supplies to people in need. turkey president has warned that while i.s.i.l. is a serious threat in syria there are other players who are equally dangerous and we have more from istanbul. >> reporter: turkey's erdogan was trying to underline several messages in his latest address. with regard to the international campaign to combat i.s.i.s. what erdogan is trying to say is that "yes" i.s.i.s. is a threat, however the root cause to the problem is much greater than that organization. he says that actually the reason behind the blood shed, the reason behind the turmoil is the re

air support are battling over the northern city of sinjar. warplanes in the u.s.-led coalition have been pounding the area with bombs ahead of this offensive. now, heavy ground fighting was reported this morning. now, this is a strategic city right now. strategic isis supply line runs right through that city. and in neighboring afghanistan thousands marched through the streets of kabul to denounce the people belonging to a shiite minority. protesters are blaming militants linked to isis and the taliban, government that can ensure the security of their country. for the white house, donald trump under fire for praising president eisenhower's mass deportation plan during tuesday's debate. as trump renewed his push to round up 11 million undocumented immigrants. critics blasted the eisenhower directive. they say mexicans were treated so inhumanely the program prompted a congressional investigation. trump also failed to mention the official name of the 1950s initiative was "operation wetback." that was a racially of course offensive term for mexicans. >>> a day after t

the airstrike in the northern city of kunduz killed at least 30 civilians. more now from david martin. >> reporter: it was one of the worst accidents of the afghan war, and it was caused by what general john campbell described as "a perfect storm of mistakes," committed by america's elite special operations forces. >> this was a tragic but avoidable accident caused primarily by human error. >> reporter: after nearly five days of nonstop fighting in the city of kunduz, american commandos were holed up in a police station with afghan troops. the afghans requested a strike on a nearby government building which had been taken over by taliban fighters. an ac-130 gunship was called in by the american ground commander. the gunship was given the coordinates of the government building, but its targeting system zeroed in on an open field instead. the air crew visually identified the closest structure that resembled the government building they were supposed to strike. they did not know it, but that building was in fact the hospital run by doctors without borders. befo