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We have seen in chicago, the calls for the mayor to resign, is the chicago police department out of control? he is even asking for help with the police department, for someone else to come in. are they out of control? be honest with me. >> im going to be honest. here is the problem. youre talking about an area where they have 82 shootings in a 48-hour period. were not talking about some noncrime ridden area. this is a heavy crime ridden area. the cops are used to this kind of stuff. theyre going...

Independent investigation? i spoke several hours ago with the chief of police of cincinnati police department jeffrey blackwell, and he gave me insight into how that investigation will go. >> i think hes going to bring in an outside investigator maybe an ex-doj official who has worked with collaborative agreements or descent decrees to give him a top to bottom review of his agency. and once he gets that final report well know how to move forward in assisting him and his agency in the reform that...

Were supposed to believe theres a pattern and practice of a fourth amendment deprivation thats being account an answer from these departments. these decrees at some point could be tantamount to federalizing local police if we keep going down this road. i dont think this cleveland thing is going to accomplish much but youre going to have a lot more demoralization. >> at least for the next year and a half. i want to make note that a federal appeals court has refused to lift the hold on president o...

Theyre members of churches. theyre not calling this a protest. theyre calling this a rally and march. theyve been having input into whats in those consent to decrees. of course, the word came out about the agreement, they want to know whats in it as well. what they want to do is march down the city hall and the justice center and going to ask the mayor and the prosecutor for long term reforms in the community to make sure its not just something that happens right after the relocates but somethin...

What we know that is we are expecting it to contain several elements similar to other consent decrees in cities like seattle and albuquerque and that includes one important one, outside independent monitoring of the police department to make sure some of the changes are being made perhaps use of body cameras, we dont know details yet, im just getting elements have been in other decrees and improved training for police and also different regulations about when use of force is appropriate appropri...

Details. >> just literally couple of minutes ago i talked to someone that met with the u.s. attorney here in cleveland that discussed the details. they include the three police unions will have seat on commission that will be formed for some of these reforms. also there will be a change in reporting when police use force. finally, there will definitely be as has been in other cities that has had decrees, an outside monitor looking in to see how well changes are implemented. a big church group gr...

Julio vaquiero. start with venezuela. whats behind the vote and what does it mean for the people? >> basically it means, jose good morning. that the president maduro has more power than before. he will be able to govern by decree until december 31st until the end of the year. basically he will be able to issue decrees on matters of security and national defense. it was the national assembly that approved the new legislation, which by the way has majority. nicolas maduro sardholas ma durolas madu...

Nypd chief bill bratton said the beauty of the consent decree is you have no choice but to comply with it. a department gets a list of changes and a federal monitor that watches over the department for years. over 20 police departments have been placed under consent decrees decrees. it ends up making the department better. the lapd spent 20 years under a decree. public satisfaction is up and crime is down. transformational change is always hard especially in the tight-end nature of the relations...

It was recent, but the most important thing that this 21st century policing report of the obama administration points out is remedy. how can we get these remedies to work? we had a lot of consent decrees across the country. in jails. in new york, in new orleans, louisiana where you have decent decrees and nothing happens. o what the 21st century report is trying to point out is that we need to get everybody involved. the reviews to see if they can come up with new remedies that work. >> so the q...

Century policing report of the obama administration points out is remedy. how can we get these remedies to work? we had a lot of consent decrees across the country. in jails. in new york in new orleans, louisiana where you have decent decrees and nothing happens. what the 21st century report is trying to point out is that we need to get everybody involved. the reviews to see if they can come up with new remedies that work. >> so the question becomes at what level does the problem lie? there is o...