erosion of trust. i have been asked to augment our approach to the situation with a court enforcement model. i spent the last few days with my team considering which of the justice department s tools for police reform best meets the current needs of the baltimore police department and the broader baltimore community. today the department of justice is opening an investigation into whether the baltimore police department has engaged in a pattern or practice of violations of the constitution or federal law. this investigation will begin immediately and will focus on allegations that baltimore police department officers use excessive force including deadly force, conduct unlawful searches seizures and arrests, and engage in discriminatory policing. the cops office will continue to work with the baltimore police department and the collaborative
i think one of the things we ll have to struggle with here we just had a big court case at a federal appeals level voting the metadata program of the national security agency in the united states is not authorized by the patriot act. that s one of the tools the fbi and other intelligence agencies use to look at the patterns of interaction of some of these people about whom they re concerned so we don t know if that program will go away or be authorized but it brings to a point what are the tools that you have to discriminate between someone you re watching and warning there s an imminent attack? and this they didn t go that extra step in this case and perhaps they should have. i want to ask you about reports of the al qaeda leader who said he s behind the charlie hebdo attacks. how big a blow is this? a very big blow to al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, al-ansi was someone who spent a lot of time. he and his son were killed in a drone attack in a port town in yemen. he was a
cameras to begin by the end of the year. something needed to be done in baltimore to regain trust between the police on the street and the residents and i think this is the move the right direction, jose. adam riess, thank you. we re also keeping a close eye on this story throughout the rundown. we ll bring you that announcement as soon as it happens. we re following two major and potentially dangerous weather events. first, the threat of more destructive storms in the nation s mid-section with up to 16 million people at risk. and second nearly a month ahead of the start of the atlantic hurricane season the first named system has formed off the carolina coast. let s start in the plains where forecasters are predicting another bout of severe storms today and tomorrow as residents clean up after already enduring two days of destructive storms. got a load of shop tools to get out of there and get under my shed and get them in to dry. we re trying to do what needs to
forward to improve policing in baltimore, even as the pattern of practice investigation is under way. our goal is to work with the community, public officials, and law enforcement alike to create a stronger, better baltimore. the department of justice civil rights division has conducted dozen of these pattern of practice investigations to date and we have seen from our work in jurisdictions across the country that communities that have gone through this process are experiencing improved policing practices and increased trust between the police and the community. in fact, i encourage other cities to city our past recommendations and see whether they can be applied in their own communities. ultimately, this process is meant to ensure that officers are being provided with the tools that they need including training policy guidance and equipment, to be more effective, to partner with civilians, and to strengthen public safety.
given rise to a serious erosion of public trust. in order to address this issue, i ve been asked by city officials and community leaders to augment our approach to the situation with a court enforcement model. i ve spent the last few days with my team considering which of the justice department s tools for police reform best meets the current needs of the baltimore police department and the broader baltimore community. today, the department of justice is opening an investigation into whether the baltimore police department has engaged in a pattern or practice of violations of the constitution or federal law. this investigation will begin immediately and will focus on allegations that baltimore police department officers used excessive force, including deadly force, conduct unlawful searches seizures and arrest and engaged in discriminatory policing. the c.o.p.s. office will continue to work with the baltimore police department and the collaborative reform process