This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im tony harris. Police departments nationwide will no longer be allowed to buy some miller tear equipment from the federal government. President obama is delivering that news in camden new jersey. Under an executive order the government wont give police or pay for a lot of different equipment, including Armored Vehicles and camouflage uniforms. The same kinds of things used by police during the ferguson protest. Kristen is live in camden for us. Good to see you. Why is that happening . This announcement comes as something of a surprise i think. Reporter it really does tony. Last year the white house suggested that they would keep this policy going despite criticism from activists in ferguson and elsewhere that this militarystyle equipment was only escalating tensions in places like ferguson because it created this us versus them man talt and escalating tensions and not decreasing them. After naming a special task force to look at poli
This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im john henry smith. Thousands are fleeing their homes in into eastern iraq after ramadi has fallen under isil control. Some 8,000 have been forced to leave. Secretary of state john kerry spoke about isil during his trip to south korea. He said the group and others that he calls daesh are growing stronger in the region, and as such the Iraqi Government has no time to waste. Particularly in anbar where you dont yet have the presence of the Iraqi Security forces in the full numbers necessary to take the fight to dash everywhere yet i underscore yet. There are targets of opportunity like ramadi or somewhere elsewhere dash has the ability to inflict great damage. The head of u. S. Central command met with iraqs defense minister in baghdad today, and thousands have arrived to kick start the fight. They were caught in the cross fire and now they have no place to go. According to the International Organization for migration 8,000 people were
Illegal wiring in the basement caused the fire. They found other items suggested illegal activity boarded up in the basement. Your money being misused. The Investigative Unit first uncovered hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of questionable accounting transactions at samtrans. But now Community Groups are calling for a close lyric at the financial records. Vicky nguyen has this report. Reporter a small group of demonstrators from the group stop Workplace Bullying rallied in support of district whistle blowers tonight. They have problems with their wrong doing and develop path ways for whistle blowers to report it safely. Reporter the san carlos vice mayor says that the concerns warrant an independent investigation into the districts finances. I would like to see it investigated and taken up by the district attorneys office. They provide more than 100,000 rides a day. The protest comes after two former employees came forward to nbc, instructed to inflate expenses and hide spending
At a ahmet to station. The attack happened Early Saturday Morning at the woodley park station off connecticut avenue in northwest washington. Thats where news 4s derek ward is live with reaction from his friends. Derek, a very sad story. Reporter indeed, a very sad story. We reported on this earlier and we are learning more about the circumstances to this tragic incident. Take a look at the scene from yesterday. 18yearold olajuwon griffin, stabbed to death 1 15. Nine juveniles arrested and we understand robbery was the motive. And that robbery occurred in the 1800 block of columbia road. Later, the alleged robbers and another group which included the victim encountered one another on the platform at the station. And we talked to some of his friends, and they talk about the loss. Everyone knew him. He was always the one that was there. The best person you would ever know. Hes funny. A crazy person, like goofy. Always having you laugh. Police were on this immediately and a massive invest
Live in northwest washington, matt jablow, 9 news now. 9 wants you to know about an undercover investigation into d. C. Cabs, black passengers and a destination in southeast. Investigative reporter russ ptacek is here with me. He spent the past few days on the street with hidden cameras. What youre about to show us is something we know happens, but its always interesting to see it on tape. Its interesting. You tell me about it and people im meeting here in washington tell me about it, but i was shocked to see it. Take a look as one of our employees tries to catch a cab. This is just off dupont circle. The first person you see is white. Right behind him, thats the black guy. You hear that sound. Hes locking the door. So he refuses that beach now we have a second staffer, this employee. Now we have a second staffe this guy white asking to go to the same location. He pulls up. Hi. How are you . Doesnt ask where hes going. He immediately gets in. You have the address . Yup. 1351 alabama