>> reporter: d.o.j. and city leaders aren't commenting on the settlement but it could be announced as early as today. this is the end of an 18-month-long investigation. it found a pattern of officers employing unreasonable and unnecessary use of force including deadly force that puts innocent bystanders at risk. we can look at other similar settlements that have been reached in recent years with cities such as seattle albuquerque. martha: do they think it will help calm things down in cleveland? martha: it certainly could but what protesters here and in