or are these investigations simply a response to the protests and the calls for an investigation? there are two things they do. in individual cases they look for facts that would appear to show that police acted either with an intent to use more force than was necessary or an intent to discriminate. they ll look at cases where there s an appearance for whatever reason often a conflict of interest local prosecutors aren t effectively doing their job in investigating these cases and holding police officers accountable. when the department of justice sees those factors at play that s when they re likely to step in and investigate themselves. and of course there are other instances in which they see yobds any individual case a pattern of abusive practices by the police department. where they re systematically discriminating. systematically using excessive force in policing and in that situation the department will come in and conduct broad, sweeping investigations. i don t know that ma
thousands of people over the years. will the dictator kim jong-un come clean? i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. our breaking news more shock waves in ferguson missouri. police chief thomas jackson has resigned. we are awaiting a news conference in ferguson. we plan to bring it to you live. the move comes just a day after the city manager stepped down and follows the departure of two police officers and the city s top court clerk. the mayor is hanging on for now but after last week s blistering justice department report on racial bias and abusive practices, the city government is going through a major upheaval right now. i ll speak live with benjamin crump, the attorney for the family of the slain teenager michael brown. our correspondents analysts and guests they re also standing by. we begin with two reports. cnn s sara sidner has been all over this story. let s go to our national correspondent, suzanne malveaux
gaming of our political system by wealthy individuals and corporations that s leading to rapid accumulation of wealth at the top and stagnation for the rest. just take a look at two little noticed stories from just the past week. first, in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, we created a new agency, the consumer financial protection bureau with designed to a voice to the little guy. it helps consumers navigate a complex financial world and protects them from abusive practices. but i ll give you one guess who doesn t much care for all of that, big banks who want to continue operating with impunity. so despite the fact that the cfpb does a lot of good for literally millions of people it s constantly under attack. the house just passed a bill that would gut the cfpb, removing independence that is key to the agency s success. small minority with a lot of money trying to take away your protects so that they can keep getting richer, and you probably
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what i m holding in my hand is a detailed list of the abusive practices of 11 big banks that led to million home fore dloe sures. this is a joint investigation between the comp controllers office and the federal reserve. it shows the extent of the errors and wrong doings that were features, not bugs f the closings. the numbers are staggering. more than 1,000 members of the military with completed foreclosures, which means they were convicted from their homes in violation of federal law. the banks agreed not to go after foreclosure. more than 250,000 people who worked out a plan and had their homes taken by the banks anyway. and then there are the 679 people whose loans were not in