Demand. After months of negotiations, the city of ferguson, missouri, has come up with a proposal for police reforms, and is asking residents for feedback. All of this fooling the shooting death of Michael Brown. With the justice department, when federal officials found the Police Department issuing a Staggering Number of arrest warrants against residents. And diane, why is reaching this agreement an important step for the city . Reporter well, tony, if it didnt reach the agreement, the city risked being sued by the department of justice, and that could have resulted in millions of dollars in fines, and thats something that ferguson can ill afford right now. This is a community that has been under fire for the last 17 months, for the way this it handled the Michael Brown shooting and the way this it handed africanamericans for years, and the way that it handled protestors in the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting. Here are the highlights of the agreement. Expanded use of body came
Yuck it is on the way. That means its going to give us some trouble on the roads. We will have more on that in this busy hour. Meanwhile, we start with a shot across the bow of American Parents saving for college. Sue, fill us in bl. Thats indeed the case, and it is a big shocker for a lot of people out there. President obama proposing major changes to those 529 College Savings plans. John harwood is in washington to explain why and get to him in just a moment. First we get to sharon eperson with some of the details on that. Hi, sue. The changes are of interest of millions of families whose College Savings strategy could be affected. The 529 plans, both College Savings plans and prepaid tuition plans, have grown sharply in the past decade. There are over 12 million accounts in circulation with an estimated 240 billion in total assets at the end of last were. Thats according to strategic insight. Now, about seven million families have 529 plans, and they find the most attractive for thi
In nepal. More than 3800 lives lost and thousands more injured. Powerful aftershocks continue. Out, out. The quake caused an avalanche at Mount Everest. At least 18 people died. Oh my gosh, this is the biggest tail ive ever seen. Oh, and its im covered in glass. Severe weather including hail damaging winds and, yes, tornado for texas up towards oklahoma. Tornado behind me. Off the coast of alabama, search efforts are under way for a group of missing boaters. Two people were killed when a powerful storm hit the area. In baltimore today, the funeral of freddie gray follows a week of outrage capped off by looting and arrests. The smoking gun is in the pattern of behavior. The Clinton Foundation is admitting it made mistakes. The sloppiness is simply inexcusable. The longawaited trial for colorado movie gunman james holmes begins today. Hes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Violent protests in mexico as demonstrators mark the disappearance of 43 college students. All that no way wh
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Overnight human charred remains have been found. Are they the remains of Christopher Dorner . We have expert insight into the unfolding drama. And president obama lays out his vision for the nation in the state of the Union Address. His big schal length . Getting congress to act on gun violence. The families of newtown deserve a vote. The families of aurora deserve a vote. Also this morning, the two gop responses. Well dig into those as well. Also new this morning, Pope Benedict xvi speaks out for the First Time Since his shocking resignation. What he told followers as they celebrate ash wednesday. Plus, 4,000 people on that stranded cruise ship slowly being pulled to shore at this very minute and it is frankly gross out there. We have the latest. Wednesday, february 13th. A special edition of starting point begins right now. Welcome, everybody. Youre watching starting point. Comi coming to you from the nations capit capital. We have complete coverage from the president s state of the