Historic. The first, attorney general eric holder, the nations top cop and a leading civil rights figure in the Obama Administration announcing a Major Overhaul to ease government drug sentencing guidelines. Holder was clear this isnt just about perform reforming an outdated, inefficient and expensive war on drugs, he said. This is about reforming a judicial system of inequality system that will abuses blacks and minorities. This is holdser speak how theyre disproportionately involved in that system. We also must confront the reality that once theyre in that system, people of color often face harsher punishments than their peers. In recent years, black male offenders have received sentences nearly 20 longer than those imposed on white males convicted of similar crimes. This isnt just unacceptable. It is shameful. Now, the second case in new york city where a federal judge demolished the citys tactics surrounding a controversial stop and frisk law, the law has become a flash point for r
Mother nature adding insult to injury dumping ice and snow on parts of north texas. It is a deadly destructive week in the lone star state. Lets get more from alina machado. Reporter christine and alison, weather conditions in the hardest hit areas in texas are expected to continue to improve offering residents a chance to clean up the mess that this tornado left behind. The twister killed eight people here in dallas county. The youngest victim was 1 year old. Many survivors had a chance to return to the homes for the first time and the reality of what happened settled in. You see it happen on tv and you try to understand how those people feel losing everything. Now when it happens to you and you have to borrow stuff to stay warm because you have no shoes on your feet. I left the house with no shoes on my feet. Reporter the focus to missouri and illinois where they could see significant flooding. Alison and christine. Alina, thank you. Flood warnings in effect across missouri. Deadly w
En the custody of Border Patrol. Reporter for the third rdraight night, protests are , pected to happen here in east exttsburgh, after a 17yearold was gunned down by a Police Officer. Reporter the European Union has slapped tariffs on american products. Reporter the president punching back, threatening more priffs, this time on european cars. Reporter pg e is setting aside 2. 5 billion to pay for damage in the wine country wildfires. The wildfire report traced many of the deadly fires to the utilitys power lines. Women in saudi arabia are set to drive this weekend. Women have been waiting and protesting for the right to drive for nearly 30 years. Gsats perfect. You nailed it. Lets go baby you can drive my car sir Paul Mccartney got in the front seat with james cordon and things got a little emotional. There will be an answer let it be jeff this is our western edition. Good evening, im jeff glor. We are going to begin here tonight with new details just coming in on the immigration contr
Sock. The gruesome discovery in new york city. Two sisters bound together with duct tape, discovered in the hudson river. Authorities believe they were alive when they entered the water. The collision at the dock. The passenger ferry taking down a crane, setting the dock on fire. And america strong tonight. Going above and beyond on this halloween. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. We have a lot of news to get to, but we do begin with the urgent scene playing out on this halloween night, when millions of families head out. In the south right now, a tornado touching down, and tornado watches up across several states as we come on the air. Its all part of a system stretching from texas to ohio tonight. Torrential rain flooding houston streets. Fierce winds flipping this car. And as i mentioned just a short time ago, this tornado in eagle lake, texas. Those dangerous storms stretching up through the great lakes and moving east tonight. Meteorologis
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