u.s. city of ferguson. the night starred with the resignation of the police chief over allegations of racism. one of the white officers killed an unarmed black teenager next year. >> ukraine received a boost in spending from the u.s. the u.s. announced it will deliver 75 million in non-leeth am aid -- nonlethal aid. the bulk of the money distributed by the end of the week. the money will only be paid if the ukranian government slashes spending and interim reforms. a year of turmoil cripples the economy. >> n.a.t.o. says russian forces are operating in the east. withdrawing weapons on the front line >>>. >> we have seen and still see russian presence and strong support for the separatists in eastern ukraine. we see the delivery of equipment. forces training. so russia is still in eastern ukraine. and they have, over a long period, provided substantial support for the separatists. we call on russia to withdraw all forces from eastern ukraine and respect the agreement. >> south africa's president brushed off ca

u.s. city of ferguson, missouri. the shooting comes amid scuffles and arrests. t started with the resignation of ferguson's police chief over allegations of racism. a white officer from his department shot dead an unarmed black teenager last august. shia by tanzi has more. >> reporter: police chief thomas jackson had long maintained that there was no racism on his watch. but on wednesday he became the sixth official forced to leave their job in a small midwestern city accused of systemic racism. >> the city of ferguson and police chief thomas jackson have agreed to a mutual separation which involves the police chief's resignation from the city of ferguson. >> reporter: his departure had long been demanded by a protest movement formed after the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager michael brown last august in ferguson. the belief that the police dispro pours atly targeted the blacks in the city. the d.o.j. found that the police and courts saw the local african american community as a means of making 90 municipality. millions of dollars were raised by targeting ticke

u.s. city of ferguson. >> after four years of political turmoil, the economic plan has been unveiled for egypt. at a global financial summit egypt's gulf neighbors legend pledge $12 billion to help the egyptian economy. stephanie dekker has our report. >> reporter: world and business leaders all here to listen to egypt's pitch despite years of turmoil we're open for business. in his opening speech president el-sisi personally welcomed many of the heads of state present here for their support. >> i would like to thank all our brothers and presidents of the arab states that are giving us honor here in egypt. the egyptian society is 25% of the population of the middle east stability in egypt is a very important role for the stability of the whole region. we need to make sure that these power will be for the benefits of the stability of the nation and for the region. >> it started off well with billions of dollars pledged by some of egypt's richest neighbors who aim to pledge millions more. this is the egypt they want to promote. clean easy-flowing traffic and businesses and industries ready for i

u.s. city of ferguson. >> we saw the muzzle fire from the gun at the top of the street.n. once we ducked down we saw the cop was shot next to us. >> a city where tensions have been running high since an unarmed black teenager was killed by a white policeman last august. >>> aid agencies accused the united nations of failing to end its war in syria. a scath

u.s. city of ferguson, missouri. one officer shot in the face the other in the shoulder of the both are said to be conscious and receiving treatment an a local hospital. it's unknown who fired the shots. >> this is a very very very dangerous environment for the officers to work in regarding the amount of gun fire that we have experienced. this evening, the only shots we were aware of were the shots taken from across the street. in other words the police officers were standing there and were shot. just because they were police officers. the night started with the resignation of the police chief, allegations of racism. a white officer shooting an unarmed black teenager last august. >> police chief thomas jackson long maintained that there was no racism on his watch. wednesday he became the 6th official forced to leave their job in a small midwe were city, accused of systematic racism. >> the city of ferguson police chief thomas jackson agreed to a mutual separation involving the police chief's leaving ferguson. >> repor

u.s. city of ferguson has resigned after aous department investigation found evidence of racially biased practices in the force. tom jackson has been under pressure since an officer shot dead an unarmed black teenager last year. tell us more about this report and why this resignation has happened. >> well, it was an amazing report. you don't see this very often i suppose. the details in the report were pretty appalling. the local police force in ferguson saw the local black population, and it's a very poor community of a means of raising millions of dollars from municipal coffers. they saw what they did was they targeted, they arrested, they jailed, then kept members of the africa community in jail. and each day they're in jail their fines would go ever higher. all of this to simply make money. now this police chief said there is nothing untoward. there was no racism in this city. and, in fact, the resignation has been called a mutual separation by local authorities. that is a long way away from him being fired and held to account. many of the protesters have been long demanding. we are expecting

u.s. city of ferguson. >> we saw the muzzle fire from the gun at the top of the street. we all kind of ducked down. once we ducked down we saw the cop was shot next to us. >> a city where tensions have been running high since an unarmed black teenager was killed by a white policeman last august. >>> aid agencies accused the united nations of failing to end its war in syria. a scathing report to mark the fourth anniversary of the conflict. >>> hello. thanks for joining us. two police officers in the missouri city of ferguson have been shot as a protest outside the police station was drawing to a close. one officer was hit in the face, the other in the shoulder. the attack happened during a demonstration taking place just a few hours after the ferguson police chief had resigned. this came after some heavy criticism of his force. you'll remember it was in ferguson last august that an unarmed black teenager was shot dead by a white police officer. keith rose was among those in the protests he was an eyewitness to the shooting. >> i was behind the police when they were shot a

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u.s. city of ferguson last year, say they intend to file a civil lawsuit. michael brown was unarmed when he was shot by police officer darren wilson last august. the killings sparks months of violent protests. we feel, and we have always felt from the beginning that officer darren wilson did not have to shoot and kill may brown jr. in brad daylight in the manner that he did that he had other options available to him and that he chose deadly force as his option, and we plan to demonstrate that the choice to use deadly force was unreasonable, and unnecessary, the family of argentine prosecutor says independent forensics tests prove that he was murdered, in january, he was under to dead in his apartment hours before he was due to testify argentina's president, he had been expected to accuse the president in covering up an bombing in 1994. his would have gave this statement. >> i want to let you know that he did not have an accident. he did not commit suicide, he was killed. and his death is an assassination of unnoun proportions that deserves answers and in my

u.s. city of ferguson arrested a suspect connected with last week's shooting of two police officers. were shot on thursday night during protests about the police chief's res ig anything that aver a u.s. justice department said race i69 practices were being deployed by both ferguson police and the local courts. venzuela's pardon me parlor is meeting for a vote on whether to allow nicholas maduro do rule by decree for six months he says it is defended against hostedility. saturday saw the fight of a 10 day military drill involving 80,000 troops that was in response to u.s. sanctions imposed after washington designated venzuela a national homeland security threat. a new decree will happen. >> moments away from having the national assembly here right behind me approve nicholas maduro's request to allow him to rule by decree. this comes right after the u.s. targeted and branded the country a national threat to the u.s. the opposition has been critical of this move because, for one, there is not much information on what expected the law would through mattur 0 to do. they feel this is compa

u.s. city of ferguson, missouri. a federal civil rights investigation has found a pattern of discrimination against african-americans by the city's police and the city's courts as well. cnn's ed lavandera has more on the details of the investigation from ferguson. >> reporter: the report that's expected to be released by the justice department here in the united states will confirm what many residents here in ferguson, missouri have been saying for years, that the ferguson police department they say have been engaged in racial bias specifically targeting its african-american residents. we've gotten ahold of some of the preliminary statistics expected to be released in that report. here's a breakdown of what this report is expected to show. even the city is 67% black, 93% of the arrests involved african-americans during a two-year period. 90% of citations issued by police officers were given to african-americans. 85% of all vehicle stops by police involved african-americans. and any time a police officer here in the c

u.s. city of ferguson, missouri. >> that's right. they were shot last week as a protest play out in front of the police department there. mary mueller has more on this story and the suspect's possible motive. >> reporter: officials say 20-year-old jeffrey williams fired the shots that hit two police officers in ferguson, missouri wednesday night. st. louis county prosecutor bob mcculloch announced sunday williams was in custody. >> essentially what we've charge him with is firing shots. it's possible at this point that he was firing shots at someone other than the police. but struck the police officers. >> reporter: mcculloch told reporters investigators had matched shell casings found after the shooting to a .40 caliber handgun at williams' home. he arrest sunday night. >> what got police to this point is information that was provided to them by machines of the community. i can't stress -- members of communiti. i can't stress how person it is but in this case it has been invaluable. >> reporter: williams admitted to firing two shots

u.s. city of ferguson, missouri. one officer was shot in the face the other in the hold shoulder. earlier, ferguson's police chief quit over widespread racism in his department. >> more now on our top story. after four years of conflict, syria has become a much darker place. scientists from china's university along with a coalition of n.g.o.'s analyzed satellite images of syria at night over the course of the war. this is what it looked like in 2011, and this is what it looks like now. the total number of lights visible at night has fallen 80%. look at the capital in damascus, 2011 and now, more than a third of the lights have gone out in the government stronghold. it's aleppo, the heart of industrial syria that's seen the most dramatic change. this is what it looked like before the war and this is aleppo at night now only 3% of homes there are still lit at night. for more on what used to be syria's commercial capital here's al jazeera's zeina hodor. >> it is one of the oldest cities in the world. its historic center is now in ruins. aleppo has been an urban battleground since the

u.s. city of ferguson, missouri. you see him here.g to officials, jeffrey williams admitted to firing a gun in the protest against police. they say he claims he was trying to shoot at someone else not the police officers. high was charged with assault -- he was charged with assault. police say the public helped find him. >>> mr. cedric alexander, the president of noble, the national organization of black law enforcement executives, and on the presidential task force for policing. sir, we always appreciate your time and insight on police matters. the first situation there in ferguson, police have arrested jeffrey williams, this 20-year-old who says he was not shooting at officers. clearly they charged him for allegedly firing a twep officers. how do they determine, you know his motive there? >> that will certainly be left up to the criminal justice system in the community which i'm sure will include police and the district attorney's office as well. >> i assume at the conclusion of the investigation they'll make sense of what the motiv

u.s. city of federal ferguson. the justice department -- of ferguson, missouri. the justice department says it's found a pattern of discrimination against african-americans by the city's police and by the courts as well. >> u.s. attorney general eric holder ordered the civil rights probe after the death of michael brown, an unarmed black teen shot by a white officer. the officer was not charged in the killing. the full report is expected to be made public later today. >>> let's show you some of the findings. it just spanned from 2012 to 2014. for two years here african-americans coulded for 85% of traffic stops in cases where police used force. 88% were against blacks. 93% of people arrested in that time frame were african-american. >> for perspectivespencerperspective, consider that 67% of the city's population is black. investigators also found racial jokes in government emails. >> some people were trading jokes. i'll read you one of them that refers to in 2008 november right after the election of president barack obama, one person sent an e-mail in which he sai

the department of justice did find that the ferguson police department had been engaging in a long standing pattern of racial bias and violated u.s. law. >> today's report allows the city of ferguson to identify the problems not only in ferguson but in the entire police department. we must all work to address issues of racial disparity. >> reporter: after combing 35,000 pages of police records unreasonable force was often used during those arrests. >> both policing and municipality practices were found to be disproportionately harmful to african american residents. all these practices and constitutional violations created an intensely charged atmosphere where people feel under assault. >> the attorney general says his department will now work to develop structural reforms and force compliance, but in the future everyone in ferguson and around the united states will be treated equally under u.s. law. kimberly halkett, al jazeera washington. >> the alleged leader of one of the country's most violent cartels was arrested in the northern city of mofnt of monterey. adam rainey has more. >> mexican leaders took down se servando gomez what's not clear exactly is what impact t

. >>> the police chief of the city of ferguson in the u.s. state of missouri has resigned. thomas jackson has faced criticism since one of his police officers shot dead an unarmed black teenager miking brown, in august of last year. >>reporter: thomas jackson has long maintained there was no racism on his watch but on wednesday he became the sixth official forced to leave their job in the small midwestern city accused of systemic racism. >> it's a mutual separation. >>reporter: it had long been demanded by a protest movement formed after the shooting of michael brown last august in ferguson. the belief that the police force targeted the african-american community was vindicated by last week's department of justice report on the city. the doj found the police and courts saw the local african-american community as a means of making money for the municipality. millions of dollars were raised by targeting ticketing jailing and keeping black residents in what are called modern debtors prisons in order to pay fines. the nationwide movement is about far more than ferguson. now eac

the department of justice did find that the ferguson police department had been engaging in a longstanding pattern of racial bias and violated u.s. law. >> today's report allows the city to identify the problems not only in our police department, but in the entire st. louis regis. we must do better not only as a city, but as a state and country. we must all work to address issues of racial disparity. >> reporter: after combing through more than 35,000 pages of police records the department concluded ferguson police officers routinely stopped and arrested without probable cause and reasonable force was often used during those arrests. >> both policing and municipal court practices were found to be disproportionately harmful to african american residents, all of these conditions unlawful practices and con constitutional violations created an intensely charged atmosphere where people feel under assault. >> reporter: the attorney general says his department will not work to develop instructs trail reforms and force compliance so that in the future everyone in ferguson and around the united states will be treated equally under u.s. law kimber halkett, al jazerra washington

ferguson, missouri. a report from the u.s. department of justice criticized the city of ferguson the police department and the court system for putting profit before public safety finding that police pulled over motorists, putting in undue hardship on the vulnerable residents. >> the department of justice ground although only two-thirds of the population is black. blacks are given 90% of tickets and pulled over. this year revenues from tickets are projected to act for 23% of a city budget. wesley is a resident and a judge in another city. >> there are some that are abusing what they should be doing, and the mandates what they should be. it's something that needs to be addressed. the mayor did not respond to al jazeera's request for comment. the former major did not agree with the finding. >> what is left down is the other side of the story, you hear the department justice. it has taken to video taking the encounter with the police. >> it's that anger that continues to fuel the police demonstrations in ferguson. and blair says more reforms are necessary before he and o

genie: the city manager of ferguson, missouri has resigned after a u.s. justice department probe found a range of systemic racially biased practices by the police. the city manager is the highest ranking non-elected municipal official and oversees the police department. john shaw was among several individuals heavily criticized after a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teenager, michael brown, last summer. now, it violates the privacy of americans and makes individuals worldwide less likely to share sensitive information. that's the basis of a new lawsuit by the american civil liberties union on behalf of the wikimedia foundation and other organizations against the national security agency. a challenge to the mass surveillance program. catherine has more. catherine: taking the nsa to court. a lawsuit brought by the wikimedia foundation alleges the spy agency's surveillance program violates u.s. laws on. freedom of speech. at issue is the so-called upstream surveillance program which targets communications with people not in the u.s. in

u.s. town of accusations of racism. the city manager of ferguson, missouri, has resigned. john shore step down in the wake of a scathing report from the u.s. justice department. that report blames ferguson's police and courts for abusive behavior that disproportionately targets african-american residents. ferguson was thrust into the spotlight, you'll recall after the controversial shooting death of black teenager michael brown by white police officer darren wilson. in his resignation letter shore said his office never instructed police to target black people. >>> and unfortunately yet another u.s. city is facing growing racial tensions. madison, wisconsin, sproifts erupted there. protesters democratic answers in the shooting death of an unarmed teen. police say officer matt kiny had to use deadly force after being assaulted. when it comes to racial bias madison's mayor says the focus shouldn't be on just the police. >> is there bias in the madison police department? that's the wrong question. the bias and disparity is in the entire criminal justice system. >> interesting p

of the u.s. in ferguson missouri. there are reports of gunfire outside the city's police department. right now you're looking at live pictures coming to us from ferguson where it's just past 1:30 in the morning. the gunfire happened during a protest after the city's police chief announced his resignation. the st. louis post dispatch is now reporting two police officers have been shot. and a police source tells the dispatch that both officers are expected to survive. we continue to look for confirmed information. and when we get an update on this continuing story we will bring it to you live. >>> two men on death row in indonesia will have to wait just a bit longer to fight their execution. the australian nationals are part of the so-called bali nine. they were sentenced but never told why. lawyers for the men appeared in court today to ask for an appeal to that decision but the hearing was postponed until next week. let's bring in simon lawson with more on this. and representatives for the attorney general didn't appear. but the attorney general also clarifying that the men will be ex

of terry pratchard. and new hope in the fight against alzheimer's disease. >> we begin in the u.s. where authorities are search forgive those hyped the shooting of two police officers in the city much ferguson missouri. they have called it defenseless and repugnant. it's just hours after the police chief resigned following a report of widespread abuse within the police department. we're live in ferguson watching all of the developments. what is the latest, kristen on the investigation? >> well, county police are investigating the shooting that tack place right behind me outside of the city police department. they're also in charge of policing the demonstrators outside of the police department as well. on the investigation front they've been questioning suspects, questioning people, but they say at this point they do not have have any one charge. they have not named the suspect as of yet. the situation outside of the police department is much calmer than it was a short time ago. the demonstrators were back out in force. they mostly have gone home for the night now but they were in the streets once again trying to block traffic and disrupt business as usual in the city of ferguson. although,

of the threats they've been getting on social media. >> it did seem like a genuine apology. we'll wait and see. >>> more fallout in another u.s. city over accusations of racism as well. the sitting manager of fergusonssouri has now resigned. >> his name is john shaw. he stepped down in the wake of a scathing report by the justice department. it blamed ferguson's police and courts for abusive behavior which targeted african-americans. ferguson has been at the center of worldwide attention and controversy since last year's shooting death of black teenager michael brown by white police officer darren wilson. shaw said his office never instructed police to target black people. >>> france has launched a manslaughter investigation into a deadly helicopter crash in argentina. the bodies of ten people who died arrived at a morgue on tuesday. two french olympians and a well known french sailor were among those killed when two choppers collided mid-air on monday evening. they were on their way to film a reality tv show. two pilots were also killed in that deadly crash. witnesses say the crash happened within moments of takeoff. we know that it was good weather conditions. you can see the aftermath there. >>>

u.s. eight have survived. >>> an emotional night in ferguson, missouri the city is the flashpoint of racial tension and violence. two police officers were shot during a protest late last night that happened outside the police department. nbc bay area's jay gray is there in ferguson with the very latest. jay? >> hey there, good evening, let's start with police officers, they are recovering and released from the hospital today. a manhunt continues for those who may have fired the shots. [ gunshots ] >> reporter: violence erupts overnight in ferguson. >> loud noises pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: the shots rang out during a rally outside the ferguson police department. >> all we heard is the police shouting to take cover and getting their guns out and riot gear out and everything like that. >> reporter: two officers were hit by the gunfire. >> what happened last night was a pure ambush. this was not someone trying to bring healing to ferguson. this was a punk. >> the wounded officers were rushed to area hospitals where they were treated and released. >> any time you have a through and through wound where the bullet e

u.s. town of ferguson lost its top politician who is out after a report saying the town's police force is racially biased. the report followed the killing of a black teenager. city manager john shaw had been on the job for eight years. the report was linked to the firing of a county clark who sent racist emails. the resignation of the two police officers and the judge >>> former executives are being sued by a flight attendant over the nut-rage case. kim is alleging an ex-vice president physically attacked her for the way she served nuts on a plane taking off from new york. it happened in december. the former executive was gaoled for obstructing aviation safety. >> countries along the mekong river will hold talks to combat drug trafficking. the area where thailand myanmar and laos merge and is one of the biggest opium producing areas. other drugs are making an impact too. >> it's been the early morning routine for 10 years. the nets spread along the river. >> fishing is not easy living. it's difficult here in the golden triangle, a notorious region for drug trafficking. >> translation: trying to avoid confrontation with drug traffickers, especially at night. they

of the city in the next few days. iraqi soldiers now control several suburbs. >>> u.s. police in fergusonuri say two officers have been lucky to escape with their lives after being shot at a protest. protests followed the resignation of police chief jackson who quit after a scathing report on the police department. the st. louis police chief is calling for calm. >> i have a lot of confidence in the community. i understand exercising people's first amendment rights but this is beginning to at times be very difficult for any law enforce agency to wrap their arms around. >> let's go live to washington, d.c. so what else do the police have to say? >> well we're getting a couple of more updates now. we're getting lots of reports the two officers who were hit have now been released from hospital. several reports saying that. we're also hearing about what the police call a tactical situation on a house in ferguson not too far away from the police department. we're seeing pictures of police on the roof and attempting perhaps to apprehend two to three men. but that's still developing right now. or

u.s. rhetoric continues. >> after a few minutes the police chief in the city of ferguson has resigned after investigation found racially-biased practices in the force. he has been under pressure since an "a" white officer shot dead an unarmed black teenager last year. >> live now to washington, d.c. and our correspondent are we surprised by this? >> well, certainly someone who had long contend there had was no racism problem in ferguson, the doj reported, of course, says that there is, and a huge racism problem. what the department of justice found was that the police department and court certainly in ferguson, a 20,000-person community, felt that the african-american community were not there to be protected but preyed on. the police force were targeting them arresting them, jailing them and then keeping members of the african-american community in jail until they could pay fines all the while the fines were multiplying. it's called a modern debtor's prison in order to make millions of dollars for the municipality. the police chief said he didn't know anything about that, but this has been a huge vindication f

u.s. state of missouri. he says he was beaten after being asked his opinion on michael brown, the teen shot and killed in the city of fergusonember. it was caught on camera. police are now searching for three men. we have more on how the attack unfolded. >> reporter: according to the victim, it started when one of the suspects asked to use his phone. the conversation then turned toward mike brown and quickly escalated into violence, adding insult to injury, the train was full and no one stopped to help. >>> ambushed on the metro, cell phone video catches this assault on a 43-year-old white man. >> when i got punched in the face, my glasses came down and split the skin here between the bridge and my nose. >> reporter: the victim doesn't want his name known. no one stopped to help. according to the police report, the assault began around 10:00 p.m. when a suspect asked to use the victim's phone. when the victim refused -- >> he asked me my opinion on the michael brown thing, i responded i was too tired to think about it right now. he stood up and sucker punches me in the middle of my face. >> reporter: the attacker punched him

ferguson after the u.s. justice department found widespread issues in the city's police department and court system all of it what was described as racial bias. >> and in just a moment i'm going to be speaking to someone who actually witnessed the shooting of those police officers but i want to show you this amateur video. someone was live streaming the protests just before the shooting around that time of shooting. and you can hear the suns of the gunfire and people running in different directions. just listen. [ gunfire ] >> [ bleep ]. [ moaning ] >> [ bleep ]. >> the [ bleep ]. >> run! [ horns honking ] >> nine months ago would have kept this from happening. >> oh, [ bleep ]. oh, [ bleep ]. >> okay. there was just gunfire, and now cops have guns drawn. >> you clearly hear the gunfire in that video. the commotion really makes your heart stop. i want to go now to an eyewitness who was at the scene. kayla reid is an organizer for black struggle. she was at the demonstration and saw the officers who were shot. she's on the phone right now. so describe exactly what you saw. >> caller: well about five minutes b

u.s. justice department directly accusing officers in ferguson missouri of racially biased policing. that police in the city routinely engage in conduct "that violates the constitution and federal law." justice department investigators went through 35,000 pages of police records. they found that while black residents make up 67% of the city, they're 85% of traffic stops, 93% of all arrests and 88% of cases where police use force. black drivers were twice as likely to be searched during police stops. we heard this over and over after the shooting death of michael brown in august. >> we've been getting harassed so much and we're tired of it. this is our breaking point. >> reporter: ferguson's police chief has admitted things could be better. >> there's been a lot of training, a lot of training is going to be forthcoming. >> reporter: but some of what investigators found was beyond sensitivity courses. an e-mail from a city official in 2008, for example, saying that president obama would not be president for very long, because, quote, what black man holds a steady job for four years? in his interview with geor

>> last year the deaths of unarmed black men in ferguson missouri and new york city triggered a nationwide wave of demonstrations against the use of excessive force. >>> the u.s. ambassador to south korea says he is eager to get back to work. mark lippert spoke to the media as he left the hospital after last week's attack by a man with a knife in seoul. the ambassador underwent three hours of surgery, got 80 stitches. >> it was obviously a scary incident. i've got a little rehab left to do on the arm. the face feels really good but thanks to the great medical professionals i feel like i said pretty darn good. >> hundreds of south koreans rallied for lippert as he left the hospital today. his alleged attacker is apparent lay well-known anti-u.s. activist. >>> over the next few weeks the secret service will start testing drones over the district. the drones will fly between 1:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. it's part of a government program to find ways to interfere with rogue drones and knock them out of the sky. back in january, a government intelligence employee caused alarm when he crashed his drone on the white house lawn. he was off the clock at the time and said h

ferguson will be treated equally under u.s. law. usual kimberly knowledge halkett l is be al jazeera. >> adam rainey more from mexico city. >> the be is rat arrest of the zakas drug cartel. these two arrests show that mexico city continues to fows on taking down leaders of drug trafficking and not clear what impact that has on ongoing violence in mexico. it clearly fractures these orchid criminal groups and means that over tyke they are making be mexico safer. where these beings drugs operate it doesn't seem to be be bringing down the l rm just how important both governments see him in leading ailgdly the the cartel. >>> last minute bid to save two drug is smugglers from prosecution. australian nationals have been transferred to an island where they'll face a fiefg squat. >> an interview has train place calling for the protection of women, as jerald tan reports a new documentary on the subject is fueling the debate. >> more than two years after a fatal gang rape inning you yirnd, the case is once again be outrange. outrage. due to the everyone victim's fault she went out during the night. >> reporter: over the rape and torture of a 23-year-old stud

u.s. backed plan to retake the city of most soul. -- mosul. a justice department probe revealed that fergusony and police officials engaged in a pattern of discrimination and harassment against blacks in the town. despite comprising about 66% of the local population, african-americans and accounted for 93% of arrest 90% of citations, 85% of traffic stops. investigators found rampant racism and sites at least two offensive e-mails. the ferguson probe comes as a white house task force on policing has called for a series of reforms, including increased transparency and independent probes of fatal shootings. we will have more with michelle alexander after headlines. congress has resolved a standoff over the department of homeland security after a retreat by the republican leadership. the agency nearly shut down last week as republicans sought to link its budget to reversing president obama's executive actions on immigration. on tuesday, house speaker john boehner brought down and brought up a clean spending bill. the measure funds the dhs through the end of the year. president obama's signature h

ferguson federal. three city employees including two police officers accused of sending racist e-mail have lost their jobs, one fired. e-mails uncovered during a probe by the u.semic racial bias in ferguson law enforcement. >>> and longtime syracuse basketball coach jim boeheim has been suspended for nine games next year for academic and gift violations by the men's basketball program. syracuse is not participating in the acc or ncaa tournaments this year as a self-imposed punishment. >>> a social media firestorm. a real dustup after chicago bears wide receivers brandon marshall traded to the new york jets. it turns out wide receiver brandon marshall of the denver broncos says his twitter is blowing up with a barrage of tweets from bears and jets fans same name same position totally different person. >> that's not confusing at all. >> that's very confusing. >>> finally, dozens of piglets in a dash to the finish line at the great american pig race in texas. >> go, go, go. >> speedy swine are going head t to head or ham-to-ham ham to to ham as part of a livestock rodeo show. the porky competitors are being rewarded with treats at the finish line and possibly a r

u.s. senate seat. ivey challenged edwards for her seat in 2012 but ended up dropping out of the race because of a lack of funding. >>> more fallout in ferguson, missouri. the city council voted unanimously to remove city manager john shaw. this comes after a scathing report from the department of justice accusing the police department and the court system of racial bias. the report said shaw encouraged police to aggressively ticket motor is to generate revenue. streets in ferguson have been filled with protesters dozens of times since a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black teenager this summer. >>> he says he's deeply sorry and made a horrible mistake. a former university of oklahoma student parker rice is referring to that racist chant that was caught on video. he is one of two sygma alpha epsilon frat members expelled for that video. rice's public polyis not enough for some. a neighbor put a sign on his -- apology is not enough for some. a neighbor put a sign on his property that says racism is taught. >> i have three daughter. he's chanting about hanging my three daughters so he will see him. i will be out here. >> they had till tuesday to clea

city responds to a scathing report from the justice department. >>> and the move to allow sledding on capit >>> developing tonight, a ferguson missouri police officer has been fired and two others suspended after the u.s. department of justice uncovered racist e-mails. this comes after a probe found racial bias within the department. >> reporter: the probe by the justice department lies out a pattern of repeated violations of citizens' rights. >> this investigation found a community that was deeply polarized. >> reporter: african-american residents who comprised 67% of the population were subjected to 83% of arrests during a two-year period. when police used force, 88% of the time the subject was african-american. >> it's not unthinkable how this set off the city of ferguson. >> reporter: the report alleges that the court focused on revenue over public safety and violated due process and equal protection requirements. police were encouraged to aggressively enforce city code. >> today's report allows the city of ferguson to identify the problems not only in our police department but in the entire st. louis region. >> reporter: the report was one of two released by the department and the other focused on the decision

city and in the country, referencing the shootings in ferguson missouri where two police officers were wounded. >> the dangers that they face have been made. >> u.s. attorney eric holder made mention of the ferguson officers and others killed in the line of duty today making a special mention of officer wilson. >> and all of this has to stop. i mean it is a very toxic environment right now and i think that everyone needs to just step back and really think about what they're doing. we have legitimate issues that need to be addressed and it's not going to be addressed through violence. >> and officer wilson's murder is the 47th in philadelphia since the start of the year. >> everyone watching say a prayer for his two boys. a 10-year-old, who just turned 10 years old on monday and a 1-year-old that will never even know his father. >> reporter: ramsey says he has heard from police departments throughout the country. this point point, he has no idea how many people will show up for the funeral services and it will begin tomorrow. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> thank you, deanna. here are the details on officer wilson's funeral. a viewing will be held tomorrow night from 4:00 to 8:00 at t

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u.s. justice department regarding the ferguson, missouri police department and city court for a practice of discrimination against african-americans. let's bring in evan perez with the details. evan, you broke the story earlier. tell us what happened. >> well, wolf this is as you said a scathing report against the ferguson police department and the city's municipal court system. the justice department says it found some really striking statistics when it went into the books of the city of ferguson. i'll give you a couple of them. 85% of vehicles stopped were of african-americans, 93% of arrests made by the police department were of african-americans during the time the justice department studied. and 88% of the times that the ferguson police department used force to make an arrest it was against african-americans. wolf, this is a report that basically underscores what we heard from people on the streets in ferguson who were very upset because they said that this is a department that did not respect them, did not protect them. and obviously this all came about because of the shooting of mich

ferguson judge is resigning. the move comes after a scathing u.s. justice report that accused him of using his court to fund the citys of poor minorities. the city's cases are being transferred to another judge. >>> three senators want to legalize medical marijuana under federal law. rand paul cory booker are introducing a new pill that would let states that legalized medical marijuana operate legally under federal laws. currently federal laws leave those who prescribe, use and sell medical marijuana vulnerable to arrests. they want patients including veterans receiving care from va facilities to have access to the care they need without fear of prosecution. >>> still to come in the "newsroom" -- >> i didn't have a template for a one armed television journalist. i didn't know what i could do. >> learning to cope with the loss of an arm. the emotional road to recovery for my friend, miles o'brien. major: ok fitness class! here's our new trainer ensure active heart health. crowd: yayyyy! heart: i'm going to focus on the heart. i minimize my sodium and fat... gotta keep it lean and mean. pear: uh-oh. heart: i maximize

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u.s. attorney general said the ferguson police department profiled african-americans, denied them due process and that that m.o. put its own officers at greater risk. the city of ferguson is expected to respond any minute. we will bring that to you live. >>> in virginia the fbi raids a high schooler's home. federal agents now saying that in between class and study hall he had a part-time job, recruiting for isis. >>> and the pop culture lead. one of america's favorite late night comedians takes his show on the road to an island whose communist chief normally cracks down on comedy and other freedom, so what was it like to film an entire show in cuba? we'll ask conan o'brien himself right here on "the lead." >>> good afternoon. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we begin with some breaking news in our national lead today. just minutes ago the u.s. attorney general eric holder finished bullet pointing the results of a department of justice investigation which found routine and systemic racial bias in the ferguson police department. now, the d.o.j. reports details, how police officers essentially arrested black suspects on something like a whim without probab

say about a city when 90% of people who get traffic tickets and 93% of all the people arrested are black? out today, the u.s. justice department's investigative report on none other than fergusonin boston, flashbacks to the blasts at the finish line and the manhunt that paralyzed that city as dzhokhar tsarnaev goes on trial for his life. >>> and did the arguments that we just heard in the u.s. supreme court deal any kind of a fatal blow to the

say about a city when 90% of people who get traffic tickets and 93% of all the people arrested are black? out today, the u.s. justice department's investigative report on none other than ferguson, missouri. >>> in boston, flashbacks to the blasts at the finish line and the manhunt that paralyzed that city as dzhokhar tsarnaev goes on trial for his life. >>> and did the arguments that we just heard in the u.s. supreme court deal any kind of a fatal blow to the obamacare health care law, leaving millions who signed up for obamacare without any plan at all? hello, everyone. i'm ashleigh banfield. and welcome to "legal view." if you don't think words matter, i want to show you four words that could, could be the downfall of obamacare. ready? they're simple, established by the state. seems so simple and yet that reference to government subsidies, the subsidies that are designed to help americans with lower incomes so that they can afford health insurance, that health insurance that the law requires you to have, the question that's now being argued before these nine people this morning, the supreme court of the united states, is whether those subsidies, those extras that you get, in

u.s. attorney general said the ferguson police department profiled african-americans, denied them due process and that that m.o. put its own officers at greater risk. the city ofson is expected to respond any minute. we will bring that to you live. >>> in virginia the fbi raids a high schooler's home. federal agents now saying that in between class and study hall he had a part-time job, recruiting for isis. >>> and the pop culture lead.

city and in the country, referencing the shootings in ferguson missouri where two police officers were wounded. >> the dangers that they face have been made. >> u.s. attorney eric holder made mention of the ferguson officers and others killed in the line of duty today making a special mention of officer wilson. >> and all of this has to stop. i mean it is a very toxic environment right now and i think that everyone needs to just step back and really think about what they're doing. we have legitimate issues that need to be addressed and it's not going to be addressed through violence. >> and officer wilson's murder is the 47th in philadelphia since the start of the year. >> everyone watching say a prayer for his two boys. a 10-year-old, who just turned 10 years old on monday and a 1-year-old that will never even know his father. >> reporter: ramsey says he has heard from police departments throughout the country. th

city drive to u.s. 50. traffic detours will be in place until repairs can be made. these detours will impact metro riders using the new carrollton metro station. >>> breaking news out of ferguson, missouri, ferguson police chief thomas jackson resigned in the wake of a report by the justice department that concluded ferguson's police force exhibited racial bias. that review was conducted after the controversial shooting of michael brown by former police officer darren wilson. ferguson's city manager stepped down just yesterday. last week two police officers resigned and the city's top court clerk was fired in connection with racist e-mails from. >>> seven marines and four soldiers are missing and presumed dead after their helicopter crashed during a training exercise off the florida pan handle near eklund air force base. debris has been found in the water. a search continues for remains. that blackhawk helicopter went down last night while a dense fog advisory was in effect. >> there were two helicopters that were on the mission. one of them started to take off and then realized i guess that the weather was a condition and turned around and came back. >> marines were stationed