This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. The killing of unarmed black men by White Police Officers helped expose again the racial divide in this country. Well, tonight a new cbs news poll shows just how deep it is. Have a look. Back in 2009 after barack obama was inaugurated, 66 of americans said Race Relations were good. Now its 45 . Thats a drop of 21 points and the lowest in 17 years. And jim axelrod is here with more of the story that the numbers tell. Jim . Reporter scott, our cbs news poll gives us a window into a nation divided along racial lines. 74 of blacks we asked believe police resort to deadly force too quickly compared to just 28 of whites. 84 of blacks say police are more likely to use deadly force against a black person and no black, zero percent believe police are most likely to use deadly force against whites. Just 10 said race had nothing to do with the decision at all. Compare that to how whites feel. Onethird said police are more likely to use deadly force against a black person, but well more than half, 57 , said race isnt a factor at all. The divide becomes wider when we asked specifically about the Michael Brown case in ferguson and the deadly arrest of eric garner in new york. [gunfire] more than half of whites were pleased or satisfied by the grand jury decision in missouri while 82 of blacks were disappointed or angry. 87 of blacks were disappointed or angry by the grand jurys decision not to indict in the garner case. But look at the difference between the two cases for whites. Just 27 were pleased or satisfied with the Staten Island decision. That is 24 points lower than the 51 of whites who were pleased or satisfied with the ferguson case. Pelley jim, theres something very interesting in the poll about how blacks and whites feel about their local cops. Thats right, scott. 80 of whites say police make them feel mostly safe. That number for blacks is 52 and 43 of blacks say the preds accident of police in their community make them feel mostly anxious. So there is a lot of work to be done, scott. Pelley jim, thanks very much. Some of that work falls to americas mayors. We talked to four of them, Karen Freemanwilson of gary, indiana, Carlos Gimenez of miamidade, florida, ed murray of seattle and lester they already of east orange, new jersey. Tell me why a perfectly lawabiding and reasonable African American man feels a chill when he encounters a white police officer. Why does that happen . Look at the experiences of a 40yearold African American man. Im wearing a suit, whether im wearing my timberland boots, theres a perception in many of our communities across the country that African Americans may be criminal. Thats something we have to dispel across racial lines. Pelley let me ask you this question, these altdcations with Police Officers that have caused this national debate, how much of this is a lack of respect for the police . You have to look at not just an alleged lack of respect for police, but again, lack of sensitivity for Law Enforcement with the community they serve. I think its too easy to say its the fault of the Police Officers. I actually think its the fault of systems and leaders who are not addressing issues. And who are not sending a clear message about what is acceptable, what you can and you cant do out there. I think you have to look also at the history. Certainly there can be environments that can be created that would foster better relationships, but you have to have an understanding of the sense of hopelessness that exists in many communities where they believe that the police may be picking on them, that there may be a disconnect really in understanding. And thats what we need to improve in terms of police and community relations. Pelley mayor miami probably has the most diversity. How do you teach respect . Training is major component of it. Miami, the minority is the majority. Were a majority hispanic community. And so when youre dealing with somebody who is not of your same race, you have to know that their experiences are different than yours. Thats what creates a sense of understanding, a sense of belonging, you know, in our community. Pelley when the protests first began in ferguson what you heard chanted on the street was no jobs, no peace. So to what extent are the economies of your cities. Seattle is a very affluent city, but 54 of African American children live in poverty, compared to 5 of caucasian children. Thats huge. That kind of disconnect is where this anger is coming from. Pelley ms. Freemanwilson, i think youre loaded for bear on this one. Go ahead. If were willing to address this, because i think the lesson has to be, what is our solution . Weve got to deal with the disparities in education. Weve got to deal with the poverty rates in our cities. We have to be willing to cut to the core of some deepseated, longstanding issues. Were really going to prevent the next ferguson throughout the country. We have more of this interview with the mayors on our web site, cbsnews. Com. And tomorrow night right here, we will continue the conversation on race with four bigcity chiefs of police. But right now there is extreme weather in the east and the west. A noreaster is bringing snow, heavy rain and high winds to new england and upstate new york, and whats called a Pineapple Express from the warm waters of hawaii is threatening the west coast with one of the worst storms in years. We have two reports, first vinita nair. Reporter good evening, scott. Well, as you can see, the snow is falling here in new york. Its been falling throughout much of the day. The good news is that it is not sticking here in the city, but its causing a lot of headaches across the northeast. In vermont, crews are struggling to restore power to more than 15,000 people. Theyre dealing with snow buildup and ice thats bringing down power lines and snapping tree limbs. Major interstates like i81 just outside of syracuse were at a standstill. Cars that could move were struggling. While Central New York got the most snow today with 15 inches, other states across the region are still cleaning up from tuesdays storm. Over the last two days, more than 5,000 flights were delayed and 1,300 canceled. Im bigad shaban in california where families are preparing for up to eight inches of rain and nearhurricaneforce winds inch san francisco, rocks were cleared because of a concern for mudslides. Schools were also closed there. Michelle mead is a warning coordinator with the National Weather service. Its going to be a wind punch then a rain punch. Reporter reservoirs dramatically down from a threeyear drought could rise by 2 . In the whole scream of things, this isnt doing a whole lot . No, its a little drop. In the drought capacity, its a pretty small drop. Reporter nearby creeks that flow into the Sacramento River here are already swollen because of a storm last week. The fear now is that the river could overtop its banks as those creeks continue to spill in. Scott, that means flooding could come as early as tomorrow. Pelley thanks very much. Stormy on wall street. Stock prices fell sharply today. Energies company led the way. The dow plunged 268 points, and heres why oil hit a new fiveyear low. About 61 a barrel. Today the Airline Industry says it expects to pass the fuel savings along with a 5 cut in ticket prices next year. 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They did things which i really consider immoral and illegal. Reporter according to the report, the pair proposed and employed 12 tactics, including use of diapers, waterboarding and mock burials. What do you think of some of the tactics listed in the report, like using i think there should be an open and honest discussion in the public and people can make up their own minds. What i think about them is irrelevant. Reporter one of the things that a number of your critics have said long before this report came out is that you had no background in interrogation and no background in dealing with al qaeda. Im not even going to address this. Its a stupid, stupid statement. Why . Because its false. Reporter mitchell says hed like to defend himself more fully on that front but he cant because he signed a nondisclosure agreement with the u. S. Government. He says in the six years that the Intelligence Committee spent working on this report, no one from the committee ever contacted him. Pelley nancy, thank you. There was swift reaction to the Senate Report from muslim extremeists, and Holly Williams has that. Reporter one of the most potent symbols of americas war on terror is the orange jumpsuit. Isis has paraded its captives in the same uniform worn by the prisoners of guantanamo bay, and theyve used the c. I. A. s Interrogation Program as a recruitment tool for treating the conflict in iraq and afghanistan as a war against islam. The Senate Report has smashed fresh calls for retribution by online jihadist groups and their support es. Realtor real torture is in hell. Disbeliever, your turn soon tweeted this man. Isis already claims to be using waterboarding on its western captives. This propaganda video was released in october. Some of us who tried to escape were water boarded by our captors as muslim prisoners are waterboarded by their american captors. Reporter so far there has been no official response to the Senate Report from either al qaeda or isis. But its taliban spokesman in afghanistan told us a the group plans to retaliate by intensifying its attacks against americans. Theres also anger in those countries where the c. I. A. Carried out secret interrogations at socalled black sites. The former president of poland was forced to admit today that he gave the u. S. Access to a facility in his country despite previously denying it. But, scott, he claims he has no idea there was any mistreatment taking place. Pelley Holly Williams reporting from istanbul tonight. Holly, thank you. There is an Important Development in that alleged gang rape at the university of virginia. And lost and found. Well have a sailors tale of survival when the cbs evening news continues. [ sighs ] [ inhales ] [ male announcer ] at cvs health, we took a deep breath. [ inhales, exhales ] [ male announcer ] and made the decision to quit selling cigarettes in our cvs pharmacies. Now we invite smokers to quit, too, with our comprehensive program. 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I, you know, slowly donned on me that this was, in fact, the story that jackie, you know, similar to the story jackie had told me in some ways. Reporter alex, who asked we only use his first name, realized he was in the article identified as andy, a friend of jackies who met her after an alleged Sexual Assault at a Uva Fraternity house in 2012. In the article, jackie is portrayed as coming to Three Friends with serious injuries. The friends discourage her out of fear it will hurt her social standing. I dont recall her being seriously injured. Did she have minor scrapes, maybe, but it was depicted as a bloodbath. Reporter he says the worse part was the friends response. The rape itself was terrible. But the response was the friends dont care, the administration doesnt care, nobody cares, and i think that that depiction is just false. Reporter we spoke with the other male friend mentioned in the article, and, scott, he independently corroborated alexs account. 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I believe its nice to protest, but when you start rioting to the point where you start Looting Stores and burning down buildings and churches, youre no longer representing your people in a good way. That eric garner case, i know he died and all, but were the cops intentions really intentional . Was he really meaning to kill him . How many people really get arrested and go on the floor and say, i cant breathe. Youre not allowed to choke people. How many of you have had an encounter with the police or have been stopped by the police . For what reason . I was stopped while riding my bike for suspicion. I was stopped and frisked. Reporter nicole, youve never been stopped and frisked. Ive never been stopped, but whenever i do see Police Officers, i do get intimidated because it happened to all of them, and it shouldnt be like that, you know, the police are supposed to enforce the law and protect us. Reporter do you think things will get better . Change can definitely happen. I feel like we just need the Proper Organization and determination to evoke that change. I dont know how long its going to take, but i know we can get there. I feel discussions like this help us build on each other and helps us build and get ready for the real world. Reporter a world where change starts with words. Jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. Pelley part of the National Conversation on the cbs evening news tonight. For all of us on cbs news all around the world. Good night. We lovchocolaty, creamy. With a Little Something extra. Mmm deliciousness. Cookies or almonds. Yumminess. Hersheys is mine, yours, our chocolate. Joan rivers reported 150 million will. Well tell you whos getting her fortune as her daughter, melissa, has an emotional morning. Anybody, especially my mothers legacy if i fall apart. Melissa spoke for the first time at length about her mom and took her a lot to be out. My mother was fearless. So brave. And theres more happening. 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