Heather holmes. And im alex savage. This follows mounting lawsuits and investigates actions by the California Attorney generals office, the fbi and the Contra Costa County district attorneys office. Kate brooks jarocz joins us now live outside the Antioch Police department. So, brooks, what does this letter say and what exactly are the civil rights attorneys asking for . Well that letter is four pages long, and a lot of it is based on those racist and homophobic Text Messages that was part of a joint operation and investigation by not only the fbi, but also county prosecutors. Now civil rights attorneys have also filed their own lawsuits. John burris, who wrote the letter, represents 13 plaintiffs, but he says hes interviewed more than 140 people who have stories of mistreatment, including being wrongfully detained, arrested physically beaten, illegally searched or intimidated. And now burris wants this new civil rights investigation and a practice of race based policing that he says h
battle ahead could take many more months. plus, just hours from now secretary of state antony blinken and homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas are set to meet with mexican president just as thousands of central american migrants make their way to the united states southern border. we ll break down what this means and the key issues up for discussion. and also ahead the detroit pistons made nba history but for all the wrong reasons. the record they just broke that has everyone talking. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, december 27th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we get right to the news and the israeli military has expanded its ground offensive into urban refugee camps in central gaza. the idf is also focusing on southern gaza s largest city as part of its stated mission to destroy hamas. officials say progress has been made in the north and that troops will continue to, quote, preserve and intensify t
deadly. a gunman opens fire, killing a metro worker and injuring three others before heroic citizens jumped into action. tom brady calls it a career. i m retiring. for good. james: the game s most decorated quarterback says it s for real this time after seven super bowl wins and 23 seasons. and dancing for peace. the united ukrainian ballet will make its u.s. debut at the kenney center in washington. announcer: this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. james: good evening and to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. norah is on assignment. i m james brown. millions are in the path of hazardous winter weather from snow and ice in the south to an arctic blast that is bringing bitterly cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills in the northeast. plus, the suspect in a violent kidnapping is now tied to a double murder. but first, family, friends, and dignitaries gather in memphis to mourn the death and c
as much as 30 degrees below normal. washington, d.c., commute turns deadly. a gunman opens fire, killing a metro worker and injuring three others before heroic citizens jumped into action. tom brady calls it a career. i m retiring. for good. beards before the games most decorated quarterback says it s for real this time after sn super bowl wins and 23 seasons. and dancing for peace, the united ukrainian ballet will make its u.s. debut at the kennedy center in washington. announcer: this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. james: good evening and thank you for joining us. norah is on assignment. i m james brown. millions are in the path of hazardous winter weather from snow and ice in the south to an arctic blast that is bringing bitterly cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills in the northeast. plus, the suspect in a violent kidnapping is now tied to a double murder. but first, family, friends, and dignitaries gat
From the peninsula to the south bay this morning. So were cloudy there, 59 in oakland right now, 60 in san jose. Visibility certainly an issue from nevada to napa this morning from three quarters of a mile to a mile. The airport gray sky and temperatures in the upper 70s to upper 80s inland by noontime. Then 4 00, we warm up. But if youre headed to oakland, partly cloudy, 11 00 64 mid 70s throughout the afternoon. So a Beautiful Day there with a light breeze. So fantastic weather for the pride parade. Stephanie, lisa, thank you. Speaking of happening today, a celebration of diversity and inclusion. The oakland pride parade is here in the event which runs through downtown oakland is the second largest of its kind here in northern california. If ygoing, the route begins at 14th and broadway at 11 a. M. The finish line is at broadway between 20th and 21st. Th city of oakland says this years festivities are to celebrogrs and continue to build a more inclusive and equitable future for all.