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90% of citations written go to african-americans. and if you think the police force reflects the demographics in ferguson, not in the least. on average, there were 53 police officers during the investigation time period and just three of them were black. as for the city of ferguson, they're not saying much just yet except that they're reviewing all of those federal findings, just like cnn is doing. official there is say they're going to make a statement public later today and anytime now, the justice department will actually physically release the detailed report from that investigation that w...

Departments around st. louis and consolidation would be the best thing that could happen for the people of ferguson. and that is certainly an option that's going to be on the table. >> alderman french, if i could get you to weigh in on this. if i understand it and please correct me if i'm wrong, the police department in ferguson has two options as it awaits the official file, figuratively speaking, it can agree with the justice department and work with the justice department, which will cost millions and millions of dollars to oversee and implement and lawyers' fees, et cetera. or they can fig...

Which is perfect for me, because i think everything should just work. works? works. works! works? works. works. call it redemption or validation and in the town of ferguson, missouri, call this a giant leap towards major changes that are to come. all of those people in ferguson who accused their police force of not playing fair, black people who say they are targeted by the cops, stopped more often than people of other races, arrested more often, beat up more often, thrown in jail more often and kept there longer, the people of ferguson insist that

Handcuffs are african-american when only 67% of the residents of ferguson are black. he says that doesn't take into account the northern part of the county. and you're in that part of the county. some towns are 82% -- berkeley is a five-minute drive from ferguson. it's 82% african-americans, jennings is 92% african-american. and those would be the people driving through, shopping, going to work and back and maybe might account for some of those pullovers and stops. is there any validation you can give to that point of view when it comes to these numbers? >> well, i think that the number of peo...

Antonio french and our senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin. jeff, if i could start with you, i don't want to say are you surprised by this because ever since eric holder took office, he said this is his solemn obligation, to change the way justice is exacted in this country. but are you surprised at the numbers and the strident language that came in this report? >> not really. the justice department has a history of taking on police departments that have bad histories when it comes to racial issues. they have investigated big cities, like cincinnati and new orleans, as well as smaller cities l...