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This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff nato convened a summit today, confronting the war in ukraine and the sharpest tensions with russia since cold war days. But there was new hope for a possible peace accord. translated tomorrow, the meeting will take place in minsk. I will address and give an order to the military headquarters for ceasefire. Woodruff word that a truce is in the offing came from ukrainian president petro poroshenko, as he joined nato leaders in wales. They convened a day ahead of the minsk meeting involving ukraine, russia and ukrainian rebels. Ukraine wants peace, ukraine never wanted a war and is tired of it. And well do Everything Possible to bring peace to our land. The first step for peace is a ceasefire. Woodruff in ukraine, fighting continued, even as the head of the main rebel group, in donestsk, said he, too, is willing to declare a truce. To the south, Ukrainian Forces were on high alert around the major port of mariupol amid reports of explosions on the city outskirts. Ukraine has stood by nato. Now, in these difficult times, nato stands by ukraine. Woodruff back in wales, nato secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen made clear the alliance will resist russian pressure on ukraine. Russia must stop its aggressive actions against ukraine, withdraw its thousands of troops from ukraine and the border regions, and stop supporting the separatists in ukraine. Woodruff ukraine is asking to join nato, but in moscow today, Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov warned any such move could derail peace efforts. translated the outburst of antirussian rhetoric, that we observe at the very moment when the most active efforts are being made to find a political settlement, means only that the war party, which is situated in kiev, receives active support from the outside, in this case from the United States. Woodruff along with ukraine, the summit nations also mean to address the threat posed by the Islamic State group in iraq and syria. In a joint times of london guest article today. President obama and british Prime MinisterDavid Cameron wrote if terrorists think we will weaken in the face of their threats, they could not be more wrong. Countries like britain and america will not be cowed by barbaric killers. Nato chief rasmussen said the International Community has an obligation to stop the militants from advancing. And he said allies would seriously consider an iraqi request for help. He also warned time is running out for a deal keeping u. S. And other troops in afghanistan, past the end of the year. Nato allies and partners stand ready to launch a new non combat mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan Forces from next year, when the required Legal Framework is in place, but we stand ready. Without a signature, there can be no mission. Woodruff whoever becomes president of afghanistan will have to provide that signature, but a contested election has left the country without a clear leader. Abdullah abdullah and ashraf ghani promised again today to achieve a National Unity government. Meanwhile, taliban insurgents attacked a government compound in eastern afghanistan, killing at least a dozen. And in a statement the militants taunted nato and proclaimed its Afghan Mission a historical shame. The nato summit concludes tomorrow. A federal judge ruled today that b. P. Oil company bears the lions share of responsibility for the gulf of Mexico Oil Spill in 2010. 30 of the legal blame went to the oil rig owner, transocean, and three percent to cement contractor halliburton. The ruling could mean b. P. Will pay four times the Civil Penalties it was originally assessed or, up to nearly 18 billion. The energy giant said it will appeal. A federal Appeals Court in washington will reconsider a challenge to tax credits under the president S Health Care law. A three judge panel from the court had limited the subsidies to the 14 states that run their own Health Insurance exchanges. The administration appealed, and the full Appeals Court has now agreed to take up the matter. The government of india placed parts of the country on alert today after al qaeda announced its expanding into the subcontinent. The groups leader, ayman al zawahri, issued a videotaped message. translated my muslim brothers everywhere, i announce to all muslims in the world and especially in the indian subcontinent, the founding of a new branch. This is to help raise the flag of jihad and the return of the islamic rule in the subcontinent. Woodruff alzawahri charged muslims in india have long been subject to injustice and oppression by the hindu majority. Al qaeda has recently been overshadowed by the Islamic State, an offshoot that broke ties with the main group last year. Fast food workers across the country walked off the job today. Staging one of the biggest protests yet over pay. They demanding hourly wages be doubled to 15 dollars. Organizers said employees and supporters were taking to the streets in more than 150 cities. From new york to detroit to las vegas, dozens of people were arrested, largely for blocking roadways. International monitors are calling for cutting the catch of juvenile bluefin tuna in the pacific by half to save the species. The western and Central PacificFisheries Commission recommended the move today. It also endorsed new catch limits on adult tuna. The move will likely hit hardest in japan, which consumes 80 of the worlds bluefin tuna. Google agreed today to refund at least 19 million in charges racked up by children paying video games on mobile devices. The federal trade Commission Said currently, children can run up hundreds of dollars on their parents credit cards without permission. In some surprise economic news, the European Central bank cut Interest Rates and announced a new Stimulus Program in a bid to stave off a new recession. But that european rate cut didnt boost stocks in this country today. The Dow Jones Industrial average lost eight points to close at 17,069. The nasdaq fell ten points to close at 4,562. The s p 500 dropped three points to close at 1,997. Comedian joan rivers died today in a new york hospital, a week after suffering a heart attack. Rivers gained fame in the 1960s for her biting but funny insults, and by the 80s, she broke through the maledominated world of latenight talk shows. In later years, she transformed red carpet runways at the oscars, emmys and golden globes, firing away at celebrities for their bad fashion sense. Joan rivers was 81yearsold. Woodruff still to come on the newshour. The Justice Department launches a new investigation of the Ferguson Police department a Maryland College decides to accept two minute video applications. Two big political stories from virginia and kansas. Scientists search for ways to prevent toxic algae in our Drinking Water. And, assessing the n. F. L. s new safety regulations designed to prevent concussions. Woodruff u. S. Attorney general eric holder announced today that the department of justice is launching a full blown federal civil rights investigation of the entire Police Department in ferguson, missouri. Following the Fatal Shooting of a black teenager by a white officer. Theres cause for the Justice Department to open an investigation to determine whether Ferguson Police officials have engaged in a pattern or practice of violations of the United States constitution or federal law. Woodruff attorney general eric holders announcement came just short of a month since the death of Michael Brown, who was 18 and unarmed. The killing sparked weeks of protests in ferguson, and often violent clashes with police. Holder went to the st. Louis suburb himself on august 20th to meet with Community Leaders and browns family. When i visited ferguson two weeks ago, i promised that the United States department of justice would continue to stand with the people there long after the National Headlines had faded. Woodruff the Justice Department is already investigating the confrontation that led to the shooting of brown at least six times by Police Officer darren wilson. This new probe will examine recent Police Practices in ferguson, for any patterns of racial bias, excessive use of force and other problems. The vast majority of peoples who are in law enforcement, vast majority of Police Departments do their job in a way that we would expect. But to the extent that there are problems, i think we as a society need to have the guts to say, you know, were going to identify this as a problem. This is a deficiency in our country and were going to make it better. Woodruff Ferguson Police chief Thomas Jackson met with federal officials yesterday, and said he would welcome the investigation. He said his department has no intentional policies that lend themselves to discrimination, but there is a broad Racial Disparity between the force, and the city it polices. Ferguson, with a population of 20,000, is twothirds african american. The Police Department has 53 officers and only four of them are black. A 2013 report, by the Missouri Attorney general, found Ferguson Police stopped and arrested black drivers nearly twice as frequently as they stopped white drivers. In recent years, the Justice Department has stepped up its own investigations of police agencies. Thereve been 20 such investigations in the past five years, including highprofile probes in new orleans and albuquerque. That is more than double the number in the previous five years. We get some insight on how this investigation might play out with robert driscoll, a former Deputy Assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights Division of the department of justice during the george w. Bush administration. Hes now a partner at the firm Friedlander Misler in washington. And Tracie Keesee, cofounder of the u. C. L. A. Center for policing equity and a 25 year veteran Police Officer. We welcome you both to the newshour. Robert driscoll, to you first, how is an investigation like this different from the other investigations that are underway on what happened in ferguson . This investigation wont look at any individual instance. Theyre really looking for policies and procedures and patterns of possible unconstitutional behavior by the Ferguson Police department. So theyll be looking at data and looking at scores of incident reports and reviewing that with policing experts filtering in to reach conclusions about whether there are unconstitutional practices that can be changed. So theres no risk of anyone going to jail at the end of the investigation and no money damages paid. What the department of justice will be seeking is reforms of the Police Department if they find a pattern and they will get that through a memorandum of agreement or forced court degree. Woodruff i took notes at the attorney generals News Conference today and they said they will be looking at several things excessive use of force, stops, searches, arrests, treatment of detainees in jail and discriminatory practices generally. Can you flush out for us what exactly they are looking at at the department . Are they looking at police records, whether interviewing people . How does this work . Its a combination of those things. As stated before, you have to look back. If youre looking for patterns and practices, you have to look back a way. Sith wont be what just happened in the last year. Youre trying to determine if any of the policies are influencing the way officers on the street make their decisions. They look at use of force, training, looking at the community, discussions internally in the organization. So they will look at a myriad of things to get a good picture of whats going on in regards policing in ferguson. Woodruff im curious, robert driscoll, to see how it works. You have the big Justice Department in washington, d. C. Investigating a 53person Police Department in the little city of ferguson, a suburb of st. Louis, and were trying to get arms around how this works. Did they send a fleet of people in there over a period of years to do interviews . How does it work . It wont take years but certainly weeks and well into months. Theyll send in a team of maybe four to five or six d. O. J. Civil rights attorneys and maybe a lead expert and maybe a second expert to look at the jails and interview command staff at the Police Department. This is a very small Police Department for one of these investigations, so it will be a little challenging to find patterns and practices. This isnt a Department Like detroit, new york city or new orleans that you have enough data to see trends. With 53 officers, it will be a little more challenging. But they will look at how the officers are trained and look at policies and see what they find. Woodruff Tracie Keesee, what would you add to that in terms of what theyre looking at and how this will work . These things will be critical but they will also speak with the community which is another piece. What they have in a lot of small departments is turnover. So ho how many officers come through there. What weve talked about since ferguson began was diversity, the ability to recruit and retain. All those things will be on the table. What are the recruitment policies, how do you hire people, so that will be another aspect as well. The Community Component will really added a Additional Information to that investigation. Woodruff i was actually surprised at this News Conference today. They said hiring practices were not something they were going to initially look at. Why would that be . I think thats likely an internal Justice Department matter and a separate section of the Civil Rights Division that happened also employment and Public Employment and they will have to open up a separate matter to do that. They certainly have the authority to do that broadly when looking at the d. O. J. As a whole. The attorney general as a whole could direct an investigation at some point if they get unemployment data they dont like. But this unit of lawyers likely wont be looking at the employment aspect of it directly. They could be looking at racially biased policing and maybe get at it that way but the direct Employment Matter would be different. Woodruff Tracie Keesee. I would add that part of the Community Conversation will be about the type of policing that the community should have and i think that will be critical as well. To me, thats what you look at when youre trying to hire people. Woodruff will there be overlap, ms. Keesee, with the grand jury investigation already underway and the other investiga