then the justice department sues the city of ferguson. cooks the systems deserve what every american is guaranteed under the restitution, for us to be free from excessive force, unconstitutional stops and arrests, and from a fine system that was literally breaking their backs. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the department of justice sued ferguson, missouri to force an , overhaul of the beleaguered city's criminal justice system. u.s. attorney general loretta lynch filed a similar -- civil rights lawsuit following a decision by ferguson's city council on tuesday to challenge several measures in a draft reform agreement that the city had negotiated with federal officials. speaking at a press conference in washington, d.c. loretta , wednesday, lynch said -- "we intend to aggressively prosecute this case, and we intend to prevail." the lawsuit says ferguson is guilty of a pattern or practice of law enforcement actions violating the first, fourth and 14

as agreed, it was presented to the ferguson city council for approval or rejection. last night the ferguson city council rejected the consent decree approved by their own negotiators. their decision leaves us no further choice. today the department of justice is filing a lawsuit in federal district court against the city of ferguson, missouri, alleging a pattern and practice of law enforcement conduct that violates the first, the fourth, and the 14th amendments of the constitution and federal civil rights laws. aggressively prosecute this case and we intend to prevail. the residents of ferguson have waited nearly a year for their city to adopt an agreement that would protect their rights and keep them safe. they have waited nearly a year for their police department to accept rules that would ensure their constitutional rights and rules that thousands of other police departments follow every day. they have waited nearly a year for their courts to commit to basic reasonable rules and standards. but as our report made clear, the residents of ferguson have suffered the d

shaina: developing right now, the justice department is suing the city of ferguson, missouri. the city has been under intense scrutiny from the doj since the shooting death of michael brown by police 18 months ago. after seven months of negotiations, the ferguson city council submitted changes to a deal it made with the doj to reform the courts and police systems. the justice department wasted little time and responded with a 56 page lawsuit. overnight we learned the iris is dealing with the data hack. hackers used stolen personal data in an attack on the irs website. several thousand social security numbers were used to create fake these were trying to generate pin numbers which could be used for filing fraudulent tax returns. the irs says it is notifying all affected taxpayers by mayor and -- by mail and no. elizabeth: emmy victor is in altoona with a preview of cool features at the new theater. emmy: there is a lot going on here. i walked in 30 minutes ago and was surprised to see how much is going on in just one place. a new form of entertainment is coming to altoona on ad

this new lawsuit comes after ferguson city council last night rejected a deal the city had negotiated with the justice department. lynch announced she is suing less than 24 hours later, highly unusual, david. >> all right, pierre thomas with the live developments on ferguson tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> now, to the extreme weather we're tracking at this hour. 11 states under winter weather alerts, record-breaking cold on at the same time. images coming in from outside cleveland tonight. slick roads there. a major pileup, parts of i-90, shut down. let's get right to meteorologist rob marciano, tracking all of this. really a tale of two countries tonight. >> reporter: it is. the cold could be in some spots the coldest they've seen in years. in the west, a big ridge out there. that drops down even more cold to the east. big trough, and we'll see more lake effect snow showers and squalls kind of rotate through the area. and the real cold stuff will come in this weekend. we'll see wind chills 10 to 20 degrees below zero across the northeast. that means actual temperatures will be right

and u-s attorney general is suing the city of ferguson, missouri. lynch: "today the department of justice is filing a lawsuit in federal district court against the city of ferguson, missouri alleging a pattern of practice of law enforcement conduct that violates the first, the fourth and the fourteenth and federal civil rights laws. for months the department of justice negotiated a deal with ferguson - to reform its police force and municipal court system. but yesterday... the ferguson city council voted to change the terms of the deal.. prompting the filing. the city says they have not seen the lawsuit.. and that they plan to comment tomorrow. and the country's leading medical experts went before congress to press for nearly two billion dollars in emergency aid to help combat the zika virus. eighty percent of people who get zika don't show symptoms... but the virus has been linked to a birth defect which causes head abnormalities when pregnant women are infected. dr. tom frieden/director, cdc: "we're working around the clock to find out as much as

the u-s justice department is fed up with the city of ferguson. it filed a 56-page lawsuit claiming the city continues to violate the rights of afafcan americanan--- even after the shootingeath of michael brow the legal action comes after communicatio n between the city and the d-o-j broke down. mary moloney explains. << (loretta lynch/u. s attorney general): "we intend to aggressively prosecute this case and we intend to prevail." city of ferguson targets african americans . (loretta lynch/u. . attorney

. >> pam:the ferguson city council voted last night to revise its agreement with the government over improving the police department and court system. >> pam:city leaders contend the reforms would be too expensive. americans are expected to save big thanks to plunging gas prices. >> pam:the average u-s household is expected to pocket 320 dollars in savings. >> pam:according to the energy information administration.the average price of gas for the full year is forecast to be $1.98 a gallon. >> brittany: as we head into the worst of the work week it will be above average for us but not repeat any new records. >> brittany: still see a lot of sunshine as well. temperatures right now are in the high 60s. 68 degrees in richmond, low sixties in oakland, in the '50s that half moon bay and redwood city at 67 degrees. showing the increase in cloud over san francisco and tighter bay area. we do see like rainfall stain to the north of us. we are still tracking dry conditions as we go into the next few days. we are looking at some brain stand to the north of us. >> brittany: as we pushed into tom

coming up next - the feds are fed up with the city of ferguson. how they're taking major action, in (vo) with thousands of quality pre-owned vehicles... and exceptional customer service, head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... flip your thinking about buying your next one. the united states justice department says police in ferguson, missouri have run-amok for years... and now the feds today u-s attorney general loretta lynch announced the department of justice is suing the city. lynch: "today the department of justice is filing a lawsuit in federal district court against the city of ferguson, missouri alleging a pattern of practice of law enforcement conduct that violates the first, the fourth and the fourteenth amendments of the constitution and federal civil rights laws. for months the department of justice negotiated a deal with the city of ferguson - over reforms to its police force and municipal court system. but yesterday... the ferguson city council voted to change the terms of

ferguson's city council voted to improve its police and court practices.. especially when it involves the treatment of minorities. ferguson has been under federal scrunity since the shooting death of michael brown back in november 2014. a big shakeup in the race to the white house!!! republican presidential candidates chris christie and carly fiorina ended their campaigns today.... the remaining candidates look ahead to south carolina. fresh off his big win.... in the granite state.. vermont senator bernie sanders with the ladies of "the view"... sen. bernie sanders.. the message that we're bringing forth, that this country is supposed to be a nation of fairness, and we're not seeing that fairness right now." meantime.... hillary clinton is vowing to march on.... despite a -22- point loss.... last night.. on the republican side... john kasich swooped.... into the second place. the ohio governor may now be considered.... to be the top so called.... "establishment candidate"... sot/kasich: "i absolutely do believe that i cannot only unify the party but i also

the ferguson city council is whether to adopt police reforms... that could cost as much as four million dollars in the first year alone.if it doesn't, a federal civil rights lawsuit could follow... and fighting the lawsuit could cost millions of dollars. new this morning... president obama is turning to congress the zika virus. virus.the president is calling for more than one-point-eight billion dollars in emergency funding to fight the mosquitoes that spread the virus.most of the money would be spent on education... research... and rapid response teams.the virus is spreading rapidly through latin america... and several counties in florida are under emergency health declarations. school threat...the disturbing note a student left at a tri-state high school... and why parents aren't pleased about what's being done. super bowl success...the big game... bringing in big numbers of viewers...just how many witnessed the bronco's victory... and where they're still going to watch the commercials. tuesday is a 9 first warning weather alert day. snow will e

i think the city ferguson had a real opportunity to step forward . they choose to ignore the complaints of their citizens and to ignore the clear findings that this department presented to them almost a year ago in march of last year. they had many opportunities to deal with this, and we had hoped they were on that path, as we hope that every jurisdiction is on that path. view was that we were moving toward a system in a process and that we can work together for everyone and i am prevented disappointed they made a different choice. think you'll. -- thank you all. the white house coverage continues tomorrow when former president george w. bush loins republican presidentia canada jeb bush at a rally in south carolina. live coverage beginning at six look p.m. eastern on c-span. >> this president's day, american history tv on c-span3 will feature special programs on the 1966 in all hearings, 50 years later. the hearings include testimony from witnesses who will pose for johnson's accidents in vietnam. it will first hear from george in an nbc news special

late today, the department of justice suing the city of ferguson. filing a civil rights lawsuit, alleging the city routinely violated the rights of residents, misusing law enforcement, calling the abuses, quote, ongoing an pervasive. the nation watched those images as they came in, police in combat gear, clashing with protesters. after the death of michael brown, the unarmed black teen, killed by a white police officer. a grand jury later choosing not to indict that officer, and abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas, live in our washington bureau tonight. what comes next? justice department is going to a federal judge to force the city of ferguson to overhaul its police department. a blistering press conference this evening, the attorney general has just accused the ferguson police of, quote, racial bias against african-americans, calling the practices egregious and routine in that city that saw so much racial unrest in the summer of 2014. this new lawsuit comes after ferguson city council last night rejected a deal the city had negotiate

the justice dertment is suing the city of ferguson, missouri for violating its residents civil rights. the lawsuit comes after ferguson city council amended parts of rigorously agreed-upon reforms to revamp the police department and court system. the changes stem from the murder of michael brown. ferguson police department violations in particular were expensive and deliberate. causeing people without and using unreasonable force. these violations were not only egregious, they were repeated. they were driven i racial bias. jummy: the cost of the changes, which could top $10 million. loretta lynch says she's not buying that argument. coming up, democratic candidates get ready for their next big debate. the big endorsement one of them is getting today. and health officials on capitol hill for a zika virus hearing. when they will start testing exactly. -- a vaccine. major scientific breakthrough and the person who predicted it 100 years ago. and doug will be back with just how cold it will get for your valentine's weekend and when we could see warm up. (elephant sound) there's a big diff

attorney general loretta lynch announced plans to sue the city of ferguson. ms. lynch the ferguson police : departments violations in particular were expansive and deliberate. they violated the 4th amendment by stopping people without reasonable suspicion, by arresting them without cause and by using unreasonable force. they made enforcement decisions based on the way individuals expressed themselves, and they threatening situations. stacey: the justice department had negotiated a deal with the city of ferguson over reforms to its police force and court system. but yesterday, the ferguson city council voted to change the terms of the deal. that prompted the doj filing. city officials plan to comment on the lawsuit tomorrow. experts hope results from a new study push iowans to examine their racial biases. research done at the university of iowa found people are more likely to misidentify a toy as a weapon after seeing a black face robert than a white face. -- face rather than a white face. researchers also found racial bias was equally strong for adult and child f

. >> the federal government is filing a civil rights lawsuit against the city of ferguson, missouri. this comes a day after the ferguson city council voted to revise an agreement aimed at fixing how police treat minorities. >> the ferguson police department's violations in particular were expansive and deliberate. they violated the 4th amendment by stopping people without reasonable suspicion. by arresting them without cause and by using unreasonable force. they made enforcement decisions based on the way individuals expressed themselves. and they unnecessarily escalated nonlife-threatening situations. ernie: ferguson has been watched closely since the shooting of 18-year-old michael brown by police. city officials haven't commented on the suit. >> new jersey governor chris christie is dropping out of the presidential race. iowa and new hampshire where he got 7 percent of the vote led to the decision. >> and the anthem of the seas will be arriving tonight in bayonne, new jersey. the ntsb is considering an investigation into why the cruise ship was caught in a storm so bad, it was for

department of justice filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of ferguson, missouri accusing it of targeting black residents and centering its court system around profit. >> we intend to aggressively prosecute this case and we intend to revail. >> ferguson city council voted to improve its police department and court system. the city gained national attention after a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed teenager, michael brown, in 2014. >>> the last 4 hours tonight, trying to drum up support. >> you're next. it's going to be so important. because if we can win south carolina, which is an amazing incredible place, incredible people. if we can win -- and i don't want your money. i want your vote. >> trump won the new hampshire republican primary yesterday with 35% of the vote. tomorrow some of the candidates will be in rock hill to answer your questions. only ben carson and ted cruz have definitely said they'll be there. and donald trump has not said whether he will be there. count on channel 9 to be at the forum. >>> new tonight, we've learned tomorrow town leaders cou

just 24-hours earlier, ferguson's city council voted to improve its police and court practices, especially in how they treat minorities in the area. scrunity justice department since the shooting death of michael brown back in november 2014. a metro officer kicked in the head, trying to take down a suspect. he's now recovering in the hospital. one arrest sends a metro officer to the hospital. 13 action news reporter parker collins has video of the struggle you'll only see it here on 13 action news. < officers came to this complex overnight they found a naked teenager jumping on a car witnesses tell me this is that car... you can see some dents... take vo we have viewer video of the incident you can see officers piling on a suspect. police say the suspect kicked an officer so hard... the officer had to go to the hospital. take sot too short to super chantell lovett, witness 16:22:24-16:22:29 "i was just like oh my god, oh my god like is this actually... cause nothing like this happens around here." the suspect also had to go to the hospital. parkway parker collins 13 action news. > you as i

and u-s attorney general is suing the city of ferguson, missouri. lynch: "today the department of justice is filing a lawsuit in federal district court against lynch: "today the department of justice is filing a lawsuit in federal district court against the city of ferguson, missouri alleging a pattern of practice of law enforcement conduct that and the fourteenth amendments of the constitution and federal civil rights laws. for months the department of justice negotiated a deal with ferguson - to reform its police force and municipal court system. but yesterday... the ferguson city council voted to change the terms of the deal.. prompting the filing. the city says they have not seen the lawsuit.. and that they plan to comment tomorrow. and the country's leading medical experts went before congress to press for nearly two billion dollars in emergency aid to help combat the zika virus. eighty percent of people who get zika don't show symptoms... but the virus has been linked to a birth defect which causes head abnormalities when pregnant women are in

. > this was ferguson city council yeeay as it rised ae agreement between the city and feral government. the agreement w aimed at improvinghe way the police and courts tat poor people and miriti in ferguson. today the justice department filed a cil rigs lawsu against the city. they have been under scruty sce brown was fatal shot by an officer. and ty said ferguson had a chance to step fwd today but chose to step backwards. > the u.s. deploying hundreds of troops to afghanist try to st the talib comeback. and they say the soldiers will t take pt inactive comct but assist afghan mitary >>> and an amerin hero hored tonht in bucks county. army specialist and afghanistan vet was hored by the feasrville business asciate. and tonight he s psented with his militarynit's flag. and he placed an arican flag with his name on it in the wall of fame at the township administration building. >>> new jeey transit rail workers are ered to sike rhe first time in 23 years. uni officials argue the proposed increas in health insunce costalmost totally negate the wage increas. the ddline for the walkout is rc

comes after angry residents debated the ferguson city council's concerns that it will cost too much to comply. >> my fear is that with your vote tonight, if it is to sign the consent decree, that ferguson will cease to exist. >> protecting the citizens of ferguson should be our priority. >> reporter: the council voted to approve the d.o.j.'s agreement with conditions-- no additional salary increases for the police department or city employees. control over hiring contractors, extended expliens deadlines, and the right to back out of the department is ever dissolved. mayor james knowles: >> what we did last night was take out some things that we felt were immaterial to constitutional policing. >> reporter: the city has a $14 million budget and is nearly $3 million in debt. the negotiated consent decree was estimated to cost $10 million over the next three years. 10-year ferguson resident aisha jordan says the price tag of the agreement is less than the cost of doing nothing. so much of this seems to be around money. >> it is. and i understand-- and i do understand, you know, because

justice department sued ferguson, missouri, after the city rejected an agreement to reform its police and courts. 18 months ago, a white ferguson cop killed michael brown, an unarmed black teenager, setting vinita nair is following this. >> i'm going to call this meeting to order. >> reporter: the decision to file the lawsuit against ferguson comes after angry residents debated the ferguson city council's concerns that it will cost too much to comply. >> my fear is that with your vote tonight, if it is to sign the consent decree, that ferguson will cease to exist. >> protecting the citizens off ferguson should be our priority. >> reporter: the council voted to approve the d.o.j.'s agreement with conditions-- no additional salary increases for the police department or city employees. control over hiring contractors, extended expliens deadlines, and the right to back out of the agreement if the police department is ever dissolved. mayor james knowles: >> what we did last night was take out some things that we felt were immaterial to constitutional policing. >> reporter: the city has a $