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Where police -- let me back up. every time i hear one of these stories it makes meso angry and i think the police have lost their minds. but it is an empirical question whether or not civilians are in circumstances where they are more or less likely to be in confrontations with police. what do we know? is it getting better or worse? >> the short answer is we know way less than we should. in the big cities by all accounts and from all the data i have reviewed the numbers of police involved use of forces are going down dramatically. but we have to remember 75% of departments have people less tha...

Charlie hebdo on this tragic day for free speech. all true heroes. cartoonist khalid al baih added, i wish we could have talked our differences out. you're also debating the role of islam in the attack. these terrorists are evil sick and an affront to islam. this tweeter tweeted, their violence needs to be exposed. another, this is not the time to talk about reforming muslim attitudes to blasphemy. seriously, what planet are we on? they say making fun of any religion and murdering in the name of religion are uncivilized. sadly, one user made this prediction, the lives of muslims just got a who...

"fast & furious" movie franchise. only here they brought traffic on the 105 freeway to a complete standstill around 3:00 a.m. this past weekend. dozens of officers swarming in arresting 18 people and impounding 27 vehicles. are these street racers and stunt drivers getting more aggressive? >> they are getting more aggressive. i've never seen any organized event where they'd purposely shut down a freeway. >> reporter: the california department of traffic safety says there's been an up tick in street racing. it's not just the racers becoming more bold. >> the spectators who want the freeway shut...

Given the sharp up tick in the number of americans caught supporting isis, they have the full attention of the fbi and pentagon. brian ross, abc news, new york. a new development in the trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev. he's asking to move his trial outside of massachusetts. the judge rejected his first request but his attorneys have filed a second change of venue request saying pretrial publicity and media leaks will make it impossible to find an impartial jury. a swanky hotel became the scene of a real drama. they tracked him down with a gps device planted inside the money. the suspect was arm...

Young people familiar with the streets who repeatedly told us the same thing. finding a gun here doesn't take a lot of work. how easy is it to get a gun when you want to get a gun on the street? >> i'd say, just like picking up a crayon. you feel me? you can go get a gun. quick. >> reporter: the up-tick in violence comes on the heels of new strategies the chicago pd has implemented to curb crime, including adding more officers, targeting hot spot neighborhoods and a new high-tech system that allows officers to better respond to violent outbreaks. while this weekend was particularly bloody, chi...