All that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by bnsf railway. And with the ongoing support of these institutions 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 there is breaking news out of chicago tonight. The mayor and the chief of police have just released a video of the shooting of 17 year old Laquan Mcdonald. He was fatally shot last year by Police Officer jason vandyke, who emptied all 16 rounds of his firearm. The Chicago Police department has ordered all police into uniform tonight. The family of the victim has urged people to stay calm. Well have more on this story later in the program. The air war over syria saw a longfeared escalation today, as a russian warplane was shot down by the turks in disputed circumstances. While in washington, president obama pledged american solidarity to french president hollande, as the two leaders discussed efforts to unite a Global Coalition to fight the Islamic State, ten days after the attacks in paris. This fiery streak hurtling earthward is a russian sukhoi fighter jet, shot down by turkish warplanes. Turkey said the jet entered its airspace and ignored multiple calls to leave. But russia rejected those claims, and said the jet was operating over syrian airspace amid its Bombing Campaign. The incident occurred near turkeys southernmost border. Rebel groups on the ground said the plane crashed close to the syrian town of yamadi. Russias military said that both pilots ejected, and confirmed one was killed. The fate of the second pilot remained unclear. Russian officials said he was still missing, but a commander of a rebel group in syria said they killed both pilots. translated the pilots were retrieved dead. Our comrades opened fire into the air. We all did. They died in the air. Woodruff a russian soldier aboard a helicopter was also killed during a search and rescue operation one russian chopper was brought down by syrian rebel fire. This video apparently shows its destruction, using an antitank missile supplied to some syrian rebel groups by the United States. The shootdown led to immediate, and harsh, words. Russian president Vladimir Putin warned of serious consequences in denouncing the turks. translated todays loss is a stab in the back delivered to us by accomplices of terrorists. I cannot qualify what happened today as anything else. Our pilots and our plane in no way threatened turkish republic. Woodruff later, russias foreign minister Sergei Lavrov canceled a scheduled visit to turkey and said russian citizens should avoid travelling to the country. But in ankara, turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his countrys actions were justified. translated we are feeling distressed for but the actions were fully in line with turkeys rules of engagement that have been declared before. Turkey does not harbor enmity towards its neighbors. Woodruff in brussels, nato convened an emergency meeting at the request of turkey a nato memberstate. Secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said he supports turkey but the facts must emerge. This is a situation which calls on that we all are prudent and that we call contribute to deescalating the situation. Woodruff at the white house, president obama spoke after meeting with french president Francois Hollande on efforts to ramp up the u. S. Led coalitions campaign against Islamic State. He said turkey had a right to defend its airspace. I do think that this points to a ongoing problem with the russian operations, in the sense a Turkish Border and they are going after moderate opposition that supported not only turkey but a wide range of countries. Woodruff obama again said russia could work with the coalition if it decides only to target the Islamic State. But as it stands, mr. Obama said russia had made a more limited choice russia right now is a coalition of two iran and russia, supporting assad. Woodruff meanwhile, hollande said france would redouble its to fight the terrorist group, but he said those will go only so far translated france will not intervene militarily on the ground. It is for the local forces to do so. Woodruff hollande will be in moscow thursday to meet with putin. Well come back to look at the consequences of the shootdown of the russian plane, after the news summary. French prosecutors announced today the alleged mastermind of the paris attacks likely had plans for another suicide bombing in the citys business district. Abdalhamid abaaoud, who died in a police raid last week, also moved actively from crime scene to crime scene in paris hours after the carnage. translated the geolocation of the suspected phone line of Abdelhamid Abaaoud shows that he was present and notably near the bataclan concert hall. This makes us think that he returned to the crime scenes after the attacks on the cafes and restaurants and while the antiterror brigade was still working at the bataclan. Woodruff jawad bendaoud, the man who allegedly housed the ringleader and at least two others, was charged today in connection with the attacks. He claims he didnt know they were terrorists. Meanwhile, in brussels, belgium, a terror alert extended into a fourth day. Soldiers patrolled the streets and the subway remained closed. Tunisia is under a state of emergency tonight after a terrorist attack on a bus filled with president ial guards killed at least 12 people. The explosion happened along a main avenue in the capital city, tunis. There were reports it was caused by a bomber who detonated an explosive device inside the bus. Ten days ago, authorities increased security levels and deployed extra forces across the capital. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry visited israel and the west bank today as sporadic violence flared in the area. A palestinian drove his vehicle into a group of Israeli Soldiers at a checkpoint. Elsewhere, palestinians hurled stones at israeli troops in ramallah, who fired back with tear gas and rubber bullets. Hours later, kerry was in that city to meet with palestinian president mahmoud abbas. Earlier, he met with israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu in jerusalem. No people, anywhere, should live with daily violence, with attacks in the streets, with knifes or scissors or cars, and it is very clear to us that terrorism, these acts of terrorism which are taking place, deserve the condemnation that they are receiving. Woodruff kerry made no mention of reviving peace talks. This has been the deadliest week since the current wave of violence broke out in midseptember. Liberia has recorded its first ebola death since july a 15yearold boy. He died in an Eastern District of the west african country on monday night. Both his father and brother have also been diagnosed with ebola. Health workers have identified about 160 other people who might be at risk because they came in direct contact with the boy. Liberias Ebola Outbreak began in march 2014 and killed more than 4,800 people. The American Civil Liberties union has filed a lawsuit against the governor of indiana for suspending programs that help resettle Syrian Refugees in his state. Republican mike pence stopped accepting syrians in the wake of the paris attacks. The federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of the nonprofit exodus refugee immigration. In indianapolis, its executive director argued its illegal for states to ban refugees based on their nationality. I really think it is completely misguided because refugees are admitted into the u. S. They are legal persons here and they have the freedom of Movement Just like anyone else so they can go to any state in the union that they choose. Woodruff at the same time, the canadian government today unveiled a plan to accept 25,000 Syrian Refugees by the end of february. The countrys new president , justin trudeau, hasnt backed down from the pledge he made before the paris attacks, and he promised the screening process would be vigorous. The state of kentucky has restored Voting Rights to thousands of nonviolent felons who have already served out their sentences. Outgoing democratic Governor Steve Beshear signed the executive order today. He leaves office next month. About 180,000 former prisoners are affected. In florida, virginia and iowa felons and exfelons still permanently lose their right to vote, without a pardon from the governor. The u. S. Economy did better than expected over the summer, expanding by more than 2 . The Commerce Department revised its initial figures, mainly because businesses restocked their shelves faster than estimated. Stocks on wall street today gained ground on Rising Crude Oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial average added 19 points to close at 17,812. The nasdaq rose less than a point, and the s p 500 gained 2 points. And late this afternoon at the white house, president obama awarded the nations highest civilian award to 17 new honorees. During a ceremony in the east room the president presented the medal of freedom to this years recipients among them, actress and singer barbra streisand, movie director Steven Spielberg and nasa mathematician katherine johnson. Still to come on the newshour, competing interests and a common enemy forming a coalition against isis; Fatal Shootings by police spark protests in the midwest; the doubleedged sword of social media, a tool for democracy and terrorism, and much more. Woodruff we return now to the fight against the Islamic State group and how those efforts might be hindered by turkeys downing of a russian warplane. Im joined by nicholas burns, a career diplomat and former u. S. Ambassador to nato. Hes now a professor at harvard university; and angela stent, author of the limits of partnership u. S. Russian relations in the 21st century. Shes a senior fellow at the transatlantic academy. And we welcome you both. So just based on what we know, angela stent, who do we think was at fault here . Was it the turks for allegedly violating Russian Airspace or im sorry, the russians for going into turkish airspace or the other way around . Apparently the russians were only in turkish airspace for only a minute but this isnt the first time. The turks claim they gave the russians ten warnings. The russians claim thats not true. It does appear they were briefly in turkish airspace. The question could this have been deescalated could the tirks have offered maybe to escort them out of turkish airspace. Woodruff nicholas burns, if they were over tushish airspace even for less than half a minute, was that something that warranted being shot down by the Turkish Military . Well, the history and circumstances are important here. They did violate turkish airspace and as president obama said, every country has a right, turkey has a right to defend that airspace. But the russians have violated turkish airspace on several occasions in the last two months, russian drones have gone across the border and the turks have warned the russians publicly and privately, the russians have also been bombing turkman villages close to the border and the turks warned the russians about that. It seems to be the last straw for the turks. Some say the turks should have acted differently, as angela said, they might have escorted the planes out, but there was fair warning to russians and every countrys boarder are sack rough sangt and what the russians did is clearly illegal under international law. Woodruff if the russians were invading turkish airspace even for a brief time, the turks thought ahead about what they were doing and what did they accomplish . I think the turks disagree with the russianons what theyre doing in syria. The turks are taking all the refugees. The russians are supporting assad. As nick said, they have been bombing and killing turkman groups in syria that are protected by turkey. So this is something thats been brewing for some time o. A broader point, ever since the russians began the Bombing Campaign in syria and gave the u. S. One hours notice to get out of the sky, there has been a brinkmanship and the danger Something Like this would happen. So im sure the turks in some senses were just wait touring Something Like this to happen and felt they had to take a stand on this. Woodruff nicholas burns, if thats the case, if the turks thought in advance and planned to do this the next time a russian plane crossed their border, what does that say about what the turks posture is at this point . Well, i think president obama got the balance right today. He clearly backed the turks on the legal issue of protection of borders but also said he would spend all his time trying to deescalate this conflict. I think what that means is that the United States is going to be very active in moscow and ankara to counsel both to stand down from further altercation. What needs to happen and angela is absolutely correct about this is its a crowded airspace in a very small country. You have american, french, sometimes arab, russian aircraft and Turkish Aircraft patrolling in a small geographical area and, so, deconflicting those air operations, having channels among the militaries to let each other know when theyre going to be conducting combat operations critical. The u. S. And russia have begun to do that under ash carters leadership, the turks and russians have not. I think its the role of the United States to promote that transparency because we dont want to see a further incident like. This very dangerous. We havent had anything like this in nearly 60 years in the n. A. T. O. Relationship with both the soviet union and russia. Woodruff before i ask you both about how it gets calmed down, let me just ask you the question the other way, angela stent why are the russians repeatedly crossing the border into turkey . Do they not see that as a provocative offense . Well, i think the russians are stating theyre back in syria, you want to be a leader in this coalition and the turks dont have the right to do this to them and they want the u. S. To come to them and they want this Broad Coalition and they want to be the leader, so i mean there is some reckless behavior here, obviously, even if they have been deconflicting with the u. S. And the israelis, too, but theyre rather selective in the countries with which they have so far being willing to deconflict. Woodruff what does this say about the efforts . Youve just mentioned them going along to try to put a coalition together to find some resolution in syria. Well, its tragically ironic that the two countries, that france and the United States need to join this coalition against the Islamic State are turkey and russia. Turkey, as you know, has bombed in the recent weeks the Syrian Kurdish groups that have been the most effective fighting force against the Islamic State. The russians have made a great rhetorical show saying theyre against the Islamic State but 95 of airstrikes are not against the Islamic State but some of the syrian groups, the sunni and turkman groups opposing president assad. So the challenge here is to make the coalition bigger and stronger, to find a way to bring the russians and turks in but also, judy, to bring the europeans in. Most of the europeans are missing in action. Britain is not involved in the air campaign in syria and the arab states that made a big show of joining this coalition several months ago are mainly focused on yemen, not here. So i think thats the challenge for president obama and president hollande as they met at the white house this morning. Woodruff angela stent, do you see any prospects for putting this coalition together, getting it stronger and broader when, as nicholas just said, the russians are going after the antiassad rebels. Theyre not primarily going after i. S. I. S. I think its going to be very difficult. We fundamentally disagree with the russians on the fate of president assad and then we disagree who the enemy is. We can agree its Islamic State, but as has been said, the russians have been bombing mainly groups that are not part of the Islamic State. I think its going to be extremely difficult and would take a resolution on russias part to understand that they have to be willing to make compromises on the issue of, you know, which groups you, in fact, are targeting and, so far, we havent seen very much willingness on their part to do that. Woodruff nicholas burns, do you sense, though, there are still efforts to bring the russians around . I mean, i keep reading reports that the administration continues to work on that, but we just havent seen any sign of it yet. Well, we need to work with the russians mainly because they need the russians at the negotiating table in vienna and secretary kerry i think clearly understands there wont be any progress on these negotiations and these are going to be tough, complex negotiations unless the russians in iran and hezbollah are there. Thats another problem for the russians. They have a mainly sunni Muslim Population in