Woodruff those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. 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 leaders in baghdad and washington scrambled to respond today, after Islamic State forces scored a stunning new victory in iraq. The fall of the city of ramadi put a stop to recent gains by Iraqi Government forces, and it dealt a blow to the u. S. Campaign to contain and destroy the extremist group. Well look at reactions to this reversal after the news summary. Ifill police in waco, texas, were on high alert today, after sundays deadly shootout involving five motorcycle gangs. Nine bikers were killed and at least 18 wounded. The incident erupted as rival gangs gathered at a waco restaurant. In the aftermath, more than 170 people were arrested on a long list of charges. They have showed up repeatedly over two months and have been here. Weve had a little bit of issue out of them, some arrests for warrants, things like that, minor skirmishes. We had particular intelligence yesterday that there was going to be an even worse group of individuals here yesterday. Ifill police also fired shots in the gun battle, but there was no word on whether they killed or wounded anyone. Woodruff a texas grand jury decided today not to charge a Police Officer for killing an unarmed mexican man. It happened last february in a dallas suburb, and triggered protest rallies. Video from a Police Dashboard camera showed the victim with hands raised, walking forward unsteadily. The officer repeatedly called for him to stop, then opened fire. Ifill in yemen, saudiled air strikes resumed against shiite rebels after a fiveday ceasefire ended sunday. There was also new fighting in several cities across yemen. Meanwhile, the rebels chief sponsor, iran, criticized diplomatic talks being held in the saudi capital. translated in fact since we consider riyadh and saudi arabia as part of the conflict it cannot host a conference for solving the yemeni crisis. A conference or a National Dialogue should be held including all yemeni groups alone in a neutral country that has no links to riyadh or other sides who are part of the conflict. Ifill so far, the rebels and their allies have boycotted the talks. Woodruff secretary of state john kerry fired off a broadside at north korea today, accusing it of horrific conduct on human rights and nuclear weapons. Kerry spoke during his stop in south korea. He said the north is acting with reckless abandon, and warned there could be additional sanctions. Ifill back in this country, the u. S. Supreme court made it easier for employees to sue their companies over 401k retirement plans. The justices ruled unanimously in a challenge to choosing mutual funds with high fees. Separately, the court refused to stop an investigation of Governor Scott walkers 2012 recall campaign in wisconsin. At issue is whether he illegally coordinated activities with outside groups. Hes now a potential republican president ial candidate. Woodruff Amtrak Service between new york and philadelphia has resumed for the First Time Since last weeks deadly derailment. A northbound train carrying about 60 people left philadelphias 30th street station just after 6 00 this morning. A similar southbound train departed new york an hour earlier. The wreck killed eight people and injured more than 200. Ifill and on wall street, the Dow Jones Industrial average gained 26 points to close near 18,300. The nasdaq rose 30 points and the s p 500 added six. Woodruff still to come on the newshour what gains by Islamic State forces means for the future of iraq. Banning local police from using militarystyle equipment. The legacy of head start, 50 years on. Senator Bernie Sanders on his bid for the white house. The week ahead in politics with amy walter and tamara keith. And, a darker side of social media a contemporary platform for public shaming. Ifill after suffering their biggest defeat at the hands of the Islamic State group in nearly a year, the Iraqi Government has called in thousands of shia militia forces, and requested more u. S. Air strikes to beat back the sunni militant group. The streets of ramadi were empty today, and the Islamic States black flag flew in the capital of iraqs largest province anbar. Civilians who stayed even after fighting broke out last month, were fleeing by the thousands toward baghdad. So were many iraqi troops. This amateur video apparently shows military and civilian vehicles speeding out of town on sunday. In their wake, stockpiles of weapons were left for the taking. To the north, crowds gathered in mosul, iraqs second largest city, captured by isis last june. They cheered the fall of ramadi and anbar province. translated the conquest of anbar is just the beginning of the conquest of baghdad najaf and karbala. Now the conquest has begun, now the fighting has begun. Ifill the loss of ramadi may also delay plans for an iraqi offensive to retake mosul, which had been in the works after tikrit was recaptured last month. In washington, pentagon and white house officials acknowledged the setback to american efforts to contain isis. But pentagon spokesman colonel steve warren said reporters should not read too much into the Islamic State victory, and that Iraqi Ground Forces and Coalition Air power is still working. Secretary of state john kerry, traveling in south korea, also said the campaign has degraded the militants Financial Capacity and freedom of movement. But thats not everywhere. And so it is possible to have the kind of attack weve seen in ramadi. But im absolutely confident in the days ahead, that will be reversed. Ifill on the battlefield, the immediate u. S. Response was to step up air strikes. Iraqi Prime Minister haider al abadi, called up powerful shi ite militias to fight in largely sunni anbar province. The militias insisted they are ready to hold their ground. translated we will be a real backbone for the Security Forces and we will support the legitimacy in iraq represented in the government and parliament. Ifill shiite iran is a principle supporter of the militias, and it helped coordinate the successful fight to retake tikrit. A Senior Iranian official said in beirut today his nation will help again. translated ramadi will have the same fate as tikrit, it will be liberated from the grasp of the extremist terrorists and victory in the end will be for the iraqi people and the iraqi state. Ifill and, irans defense minister flew to baghdad for talks with the iraqi army chief of staff, one day after the top u. S. Regional commander, general lloyd austin, was there. Back in ramadi, Islamic State related websites showed video of heavy fighting from the weekend, and the group said it was executing apostates, a reference to captured iraqi troops. Joining me now to talk about the battle against the Islamic State is retired colonel derek harvey. Hes a former special adviser to the commander of u. S. Forces in iraq, and now director for the Global Initiative on Civil Society and conflict at the university of south florida. And vali nasr, a former state Department Senior adviser. Hes now dean at the Johns Hopkins school of advanced international studies. Vali nasr, how significant is the fall of ramadi . I think symbolically very significant. Ramadi is the capital of anbar. Psychologically, it boosts the position of the region, helps the recruitment and suggests that they are far from on their back hill. Ifill derek harvey the pentagon spokesman said today not to read too much into. This what do you read into it . I think it clearly shows the Islamic State is not losing, which means were not winning, and we need to rethink our approach, how were resourcing this effort and our determination to assist the iraqi Security Forces and bolster Prime Minister abadi. I think most importantly that Prime Minister abadi could become weakened and further isolated which would undermine the Major Political effort that weve had in play in iraq. Weve invested a lot in him and his opponents will use this as another arrow to undermine his political stature in the country. Ifill there is a political piece here and a military piece, vali nasr. How much of this came to pass because of the inherent weakness of the Iraqi Military . I think its mostly the result of the weakness of the Iraqi Military. The Iraqi Military collapsed when i. S. I. S. Took mosul. Therethere was an effort to shore it up and i think that was comaj rated. A lot of the fighting was by shia polygamist in places like tikrit and we see iraq is not up to redepending against i. S. I. S. When they go in one direction, that gives i. S. I. S. Room to move into other areas. Ifill we heard of u. S. Victory over a leader of i. S. I. S. Which the white house was anxious to disseminate that information. In order to make the continuing case that there has been some victory here. Do you see that . I really dont. You know, taking out a leader who is readily replaceable, i think, in my judgment, is not a major factor in this campaign. You know, weve had these types of takedowns of leaders at midlevel and senior several before and theyre replaced over time. The most important thing about this action against abu, is the data that can be exploited to go after networks and leadership down the road. Ifill do you agree vali nasr . I agree. I think i. S. I. S. s power in the region comes from its ability to show its a viable force, that it can capture territory, stand up to the u. S. And its the only, if you will, sunni force capable of taking on baghdad and tehran and all of this is reinforced in ramadi. The fact they lost the leader means he has been martyred. Thats expected in war and i think the fact they were able to capture ramadi right after the death of that leader. Ifill im also curious about whether you think that the u. S. Could be doing more or whether this is something and perhaps to the extent of actually overtly collaborating with iran. Well, if our goal is to defeat i. S. I. S. In the very short run it cannot be done through iraqi Security Forces. Being able to stand up and fight i. S. I. S. Will take time. So either the u. S. Has to do more of the fighting or much more overtly and explicitly collaborate with the shia militias backed by iran who are proven to be the more effective force fighting i. S. I. S. Ifill is that a nonstarter collaborating even in a subtle fashion with iran . I think in mobile life more sunni arab deassistance not those just key to support i. S. I. S. Anyway, and i think it will put at risk our influence and an independent iraq down the road. It threatens to make iraq more of a client state of tehran if we are not very careful about how iranian influence with these Popular Mobilization units and shia militias is calibrated. Ifill let me ask you and sticking with you, colonel harvey, how strong is the Political Support on the ground nor acecies which makes it maybe a little more difficult to take on . I dont think anyone is certain about how strong the Political Support is. Whats clear is there is real frustration and still anger with baghdad. Keep in mind that ramadi has been under pressure from i. S. I. S. For 16 months and they have been asking for help, the tribal leaders have been asking for help, the i. S. F. The iraqi Security Forces were asking for reinforcements and support continuously over this time and it was not forthcoming from baghdad. That creates animosity toward baghdad tapped into throughout the sunni region. Ifill we hear whats happened in tikrit, ray made, mosul kobani and feels like a few steps forward and several steps back and weather right where we started. Am i wrong in that reading or is there Something Else were doing wrong that means we cannot make Permanent Progress . Ifill weprogress . We cannot make Permanent Progress by what we have on the ground. The iraqi Security Forces cannot defeat i. S. I. S. They can push them out of one town and city and i. S. I. S. Moves somewhere else. What is required is denying the entire territory of iraq to i. S. I. S. And being able to push i. S. I. S. Out of all the territory it holds without engage it to move into another territory. Iraqi Security Forces than not do that. Even the shia militia by themselves cannot do that in the short run. In the longer run the u. S. Has to invest in building up iraqi Security Forces to be able to control iraq. But in the short run there is no immediate solution to this so were playing a game of rock and roll with i. S. I. S. Hit them in tikrit, they move to ramadi. Hit them in ramadi, they move somewhere else. At any rate, the iraqi Security Forces now are not a strong option. If our goal is to defeat i. S. I. S. , you have to see what you have to work with and what you have to work with is the shia militias. Ifill derek harvey, does that mean i. S. I. S. Has to be treated as a longterm enemy. Clearly has to be treated as a longterm enemy, but i think were overestimating the capability of fighting strength of the Popular Mobilization units of the shia militias. They are not that good and theyve demonstrated that at the outsecurities of tikrit and in other places when they overwhelmingly overmatch sunni fighters in a small town or not a builtup area they do well. But in street fighting urban fighting against an organized offense, theyve demonstrated they are not good. Ifill derek harvey of university of south florida and vali nasr of former state Department Seniorjohn hopkins schoolof advanced international studies. Thank you very much. Woodruff many of the images that first called the nations attention to the protests in ferguson, missouri, last summer were ones like these video of the local police force responding in strength and sometimes resembling a small army, including, officers clad in military gear, using tear gas, and pointing rifles at the crowds. The clashes in baltimore and new york city have reinforced those images as well. Much of this equipment was made available to local Police Departments in the years after the 9 11 attacks. But today, president obama announced a ban on the sale or transfer of certain military style gear to local Police Including tracked Armored Vehicles, grenade launchers, and firearms of. 50caliber or higher. He spoke in camden, new jersey. Weve seen how militarized gear can sometimes give people a feeling like there is an Occupying Force as opposed to a force thats part of the community thats protecting and serving them, it can alienate and intimidate local resients and send the wrong message. So were going to prohibit some equipment made for the battlefields that is not appropriate for local Police Departments. Woodruff a closer look at whats behind this decision, and its potential impact. Philadelphia police chief Charles Ramsey is the cochair of the president s task force on policing, which has been working on these issues. And, Richard Beary is the president of the International Association of Police Chiefs. Hes the former police chief of the city of lake mary, florida, and now chief of police for the university of central florida. And, gentlemen, we thank you both. Chief ramsey, let me start with you. What the president did today was one of really picking up on one of the recommendations of the task force you led, have been leading the recommendations you made. Why is this necessary . Well, i think its clearly necessary that we be able to ask police to justify any equipment that we receive not just from the military but also using federal grants to get some of the equipment. Obviously, we need a broad range of equipment. Police need police handle everything from missing childrenoto active shooters. The equipment you need to respond varies a great deal. But some military equipment is more appropriate for the field of battle, not the urban streets of our cities. Woodruff chief beary, do you agree this is the thing to do to ban some kinds of military equipment . I think everybody is looking for a balance. We at the International Association of chiefs of police understand we have to