And why this officers fate may be changing. News4 midday starts right now. We start off with breaking news. The u. S. Justice department is now investigating the Chicago Police department, specifically its use of force. The civil rights probe will look at policies and practices and study complaints against Chicago Police and discipline taken against its rank and file. Attorney general Loretta Lynch made the announcement within the hour. She said the federal government decided they had to step in after a preliminary review. We will examine a number of issues related to the Chicago Police departments use of force including its use of deadly force, racial, ethnic and other disparities in its use of force and its accountsibility mechanisms, such as disciplinary actions and handling of allegations of misconduct. A Chicago Police officer is charged with murder after shooting teenager Laquan Mcdonald 16 times. There is no timeline for the Justice Department review. Rahm emanuel now says the c
Where change begins to happen. A message. Not expected to be well received by republicans. sot ryan there is one thing blames the president s policies for the spread of terrorism and what he considers a weak economy. sot paul ryan we are less safe. And that is why the anxiety in america is so palpable. President obamas final state of the union address. Expected to be less aimed at swaying the lawmakers in attendance. Than American Voters already focusing on the race for their next president. There will be three president ial candidates in the audience tonight senators rubio, paul, and sanders. The event. Bazi kanani, abc news, washington. Thanks bazi if you want to watch the state of the union watch with your fellow americans, here are some if you are interested in attending the information is on your screen now. And we have it on our website. Ktnv. Com. And dont forgeair the president s address here on channel 13. Followed by a special edition of action news. And this just in our very
Become a factor late tonight and tomorrow. And then another strong system moves in sunday night into monday. Still some lingering rain but diving towards the San Joaquin Valley. You can see some of that cloud cove clearing out. So well get a break here, there will be sol fog here. Some reports of that. 42 santa rosa and napa. Fair field, con court. You get the skies to clear a little bit. Temps will drop a little bit. Any break wont last long. Going from mostly sunny to cloudy. Winter storm warning goes until 10 00. It will go down and theyll hoist it again tonight until tomorrow. Believe me can they are coming in fast and fierce. Mild tells, lingering morning rain. Most of it is done 50s to near 60 on the temps. Sal . Already, 5 01, things quiet still . Yes, things are still quiet. Lets take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. One line of traffic is a little bit slower but thats not much. Once you get to the city, it looks good as well. San mateo bridge traffic also off to a good sta
Near the ucberkeley campus. [ screaming ] this is cell phone video from halloween about 4,000 people gathered at the party that took over the streets and a riot broke out, outside of a fraternity. In december a student fell from a roof at a party and died. Were not trying to kill all the parties but we want to make sure theyre done properly. Reporter the new ordinance would limit parties to 200 people, ending by 10 p. M. On weekdays and 1 a. M. On weekends and no alcohol in common areas where minor lives. Enforcement would be a major challenge with this ordinance and a lot of students are unhappy. Well hear from them in the next halfhour. Live in berkeley, anne makevoc, kpix 5. Lets get another check of weather and traffic. A little rain coming, right . We do have some rain coming and the timing is all over the place right now but i believe well start to see the rain beginning in the far north bay thursday into friday. A bit of a break by saturday and more rain on sunday. Just plan on
Back up into the low 40s. Status quo today. It will be breezy and increasing sunshine. There may be an isolated flurry or sprinkle heading into the ride home. More on the forecast coming up. Lets go on the roads with traffic and weather together good morning robi. Reporter quiet out there now as the midweek commute gets underway. Lets look live at expressway. Hopefully the hov lane no problems. Yesterday opened more than 2 hours late. For now light volume northbound quincy to boston. No reported slow downs. The rest of the major routes from the south are trouble free. 93 south smooth from andover. Route 1 south moving from peabody. Thanks very much. We are following several breaking news stories for you this morning. We start in dorchester. A man was found shot to death. Lets get to Susie Steimle who is live on the scene. Police say this is a active investigation. Reporter it is kathryn. You can see now the scene is clear but this is where police have been canvassing the neighborhood s