Control in west africa. Also ahead a america tonight ipp depth focus indepth focus on policing the police. Beyond flash point ferguson. Questions about Police Departments and excessive forks and what happens after a clash between suspect and officer. If a Police Officer takes a life, lets make sure the department involved in that shooting doesnt vet itself much america tonight christoph puttsel on an indepth look on why that is not as easy as you might think. Heat in the highland scotland on the eve of a vote that could split it from london for the first time in more than 300 years. Will the scots choose a disunited england. Good evening, thanks for joining us, im joeie chen. The president announces that he is putting boots on the ground in a fight against a raging enemy. The battle is against the ebola epidemic, ravaging at a paralleling pace. President obama says hell put troops in the vicinity in the task of setting up Treatment Centers. Its been estimated to cost 1 billion to contain the epidemic. U. S. Officials say the odds of the virus spreading here is low. As announced the steppedup effort to stop ebola, the president insists its a serious Security Threat to our country. Today, thousands of people in west africa are infected. That could grow to tens of thousands. If the outbreak is not stopped now, we could be looking at hundreds of thousands of people infected with profound political and economic and security implications for all of us. Under pressure to put his country at the forefront in a fight against a raging epidemic, the president laid out a raging expansion. Washington earmarked 175 million to battle ebola, including 22 million for a facility to treat medical workers, calling for 88 million in spending. Repurposed from Defense Department funds. 3,000 u. S. Troops would join in the fight, setting up Treatment Centers and bringing in supplies. Even a command center led by a u. S. Army general. It would aim to train as many as 500 new Health Care Workers each week. It is not clear how long it will take to set up the Treatment Centers. That is what is needed with the infected lying in the streets of monrovia, and the numbers of cases growing faster than they can keep up with. Coordination is stronger. We are still behind the curve. Aid worker shaun casey told us of desperation seen in liberia. There are holes everywhere. There are holes in agencies to respond at various levels. There are gaps in training. There are gaps in the pipeline for personal protective equipment. I think its a positive step to see military engagement. It must come quickly. The World Health Organisation says the number infected or killed by the virus doubled in just the last few weeks. To the situation now we are looking forward, we risk a humanitarian catastrophe if we do not see rapid action to scale up not just the ebola response, but the provision of essential service, and the support platform needed to place. The president plans signals washington sees the u. S. National security interest and the human desperation the crisis brought to west africa. The men and women and children are sitting waiting to die. Right now. And it doesnt have to be this way. So is the u. S. Plan too little too late. Jc morrison, Senior Vice President at the center for strategic and intranational studies is with us. Lets talk to that question. There seem to be an aboutface for the administration on how to handle ebola, and what the u. S. Involvement is. This is a dramatic step taken, after a bit of internal deliberation and criticism of the earlier moves, they come forwardway 750 million multifaceted package that has 3,000 troops deployed, a command and control center under a flag officer, u. S. Military general. What changed here . What happened. I think several things happened. I think they were criticized internally by those that remember rwanda. Many of the key personalities in this administration lived there rwanda during the Clinton Administration and said never again at that time. Thats one thing. Second is the evidence of the exponential takeoff of this epidemic, and people waking up and thinking my lord, it could go from 5,000 to 250,000 in rocket speed if something is not done. And third, they the fear around mutation of the virus, and the notion that is now actively debated that as the population exposed to ebola widens and deepens, the prospects for possible mutation that would make it transmissible by air could go up. We dont know. So all of those things combined, i think, let this administration to do a lot of soul searching and agree to lead in this dramatic and bold way. Force their hand. What does it do for other potential partners internationally. Will there be an echo or reflection of the commitment by the u. S. . Let first point out, until the u. S. Took this step there was a security vacuum in west africa that no one would puzzle their way around. Everywhere looked and said we must have several thousands health workers, new beds, new facilities treatment site and isolation units and mobile labs. And everyone would go how can you do that when the air connections collapse, when the risk of exposure and infection has gone through the sealing. What will happen, how will this be done, and the answer was there has to be a major militarystyle operation, and only the United States has the capacity to lift the logistics, engineering, coordination, command and control to do this. Is there a sense that theres a political issue that will have to be resolved. We are talking about a lot of resources. This is a National Security question for the United States, not just a humanitarian issue, but a threat. This is not unlike the decision taken by george bush in stwooe, in saying that the aides epidemic is a Security Threat and a moral and ethical obligation, combined. Its something where u. S. Leadership has to be intoouffed on a significant introduced on a significant scale and type others to the balance. Will it be enough. We are not clear on how long it will take. We dont know. Its an unprecedented outbreak. This has the potential to be ever more catastrophic. When you say will it be enough. We dont know if well get ahead of this with the introduction of 1700 beds. I hope so. Right now today in liberia, you have 430 beds. Youll add 1700. Will they feel and therell be a demand nor another 1700. Because they acknowledged full. We need proof that the exponential growth rate of new infections, the transition is on an exponential scale. It has to be bent. The arc has to be bend down, flattened and produced. We need to see proof of that, and we know what the major interventions are that will do that. The situation is out of control. This requiring this very dramatic step. The other thing i want to say about whether it be enough, it will not be enough for seerar and guinea. We need other partners, other military and civilian partners or it cant be stopped. Steven morrison, Senior Vice President at the center for international and strategic studies, thank you. When we return, a look at Excessive Force in the wake of flashpoint ferguson, a mothers anguish as she sees her sons final moment. He put the gun to my sons head, and hes screaming for help. And it didnt go off right away, and then the gun went off. I saw my son fall to the ground. I fell to the ground. What happened after his death, and why it raises new questions about who vets when investigates when cops do the shooting. America tonights Christof Putzel in an indepth look at policing the police. Later, the high land, and a vote for the people, a vote in scotland that could lead to a on tech know, fire, devastating and out of control whats at stake here . Theres approximately 360 homes. But now experts say they can predict how a blaze might spread this has been in a fire, now we gotta get the data out of it playing with fire. You guys are working just to save lives. I hope so. Tech know every saturday go where science meets humanity sharks like affection spot on. Dont try this at home. Tech know, only on Al Jazeera America a firsthand look at the ongoing battle against the isil threat. Bombs are cracking off in the distance. This is a booby trap in the islamic state. A sniper around the corner here. From the front lines, josh rushing reports, on Al Jazeera America real reporting that brings you the world. Giving you a real global perspective like no other can. Real reporting from around the world. This is what we do. Al jazeera america. We have been closely washing developments in ferguson, missouri, where the gunning down of australian unarmed teenager ignited striking on the streets. The community is waiting to see whether the officer who pulled the trigger would be indicted. There are questions about a delay in that decision. Lori jane gliha reported from ferguson, and is here to explain what happens next. A delay is possible here. Initially the hope was the grand jury would have reviewed the evidence to determine what they wanted to do with the case. That is still possible. They have until january 7th to decide. This is the reason why. The grand jury has been meeting since may, before the Michael Brown shooting. Typically they meet for four months and that ended september 10th. A judge decided to extend the amount of time they have to consider evidence to the maximum amount of time allowable for a grand jury to meet. They have six months and received an extra 60 days on top of that. The Prosecutors Officer told me theyll continue to present their case, the attorney for Michael Brown was did not with the extension. As Martin Luther king said many years ago, justice delayed is justice denied. We dont want to believe they are trying to sweep it under the rug. We want faith that the system also. That was ben crump in washington d. C. On a panel, discussing a bigger issue copping to light and being addressed, and that is racial profiling. The panel included a Virginia Police chief, the director of the washington n. A. A. C. P. And someone from the policing center for equity, talking about the need for datas and racial profiling. He said there was a need to make changes, but oftentimes there was no plan. The reason there has been no plan is not because individuals and organizations have not been fighting the fight, but we cant answer basic questions like how often does it happen. Where does it happen. How bad is the problem. So there is a project going on with the center for policing equity, and 54 Police Departments around the country, working together on data on police behaviour, including pedestrian stop, policing stop. And the plan is to compare the policies, and identify factors that lead to greater Racial Disparity and figure out which policies are working and what is not helping to promote justice. It sounds complicated. Are there other efforts in play that might address the issue on a national or federal level. Theres a push for the end racial profiling act. Its pending in front of congress, and was introduced. And would mandate special training for Law Enforcement agencies on issues like compiling data among a slew of other things. And a push for the Justice Department to revise the guidance given to federal agencies for the use of race in policing. That guide arranges the most recent guidance that came out was in tree. Theres a push that the Justice Department needs to stop forward and do ag. And to update, given what we have seen. Lori jane gliha following up from that story for us. As the investigation into Michael Browns death continues, larger questions are raised. Police shootings in the country are investigated often by the police themselves. Very few instances are the police found to be at fault. One grieving father made his mission to change that. America tonights christof puttsel has his story. Reporter mary moved her sons violence. I decided i didnt want them to be statistics. I made a choice to bring them here. So they could get the education, be involved in the community sports. Like they were there. That dream of a new beginning, and a safer life for 30th. Here. He was laying down here. That afternoon marias son was sleeping in Red Arrow Park when an officer woke and searched him. The two argued. The officer pulled his baton out and struck dantre with the bat on. He took the baton, and was standing in an offense imanner, but offensive manner, but never struck the baton. At that stage an officer underloaded his weapon 14 times. Reporter why would someone shoot someone 14 times . Emotion. Reporter the shooting is under investigation, the destruct attorney is yet to determine if charges will be fired against an officer. A lot of Police Officers get a slap on the wrist. The course of justice could be different this time. Hamilton was killed days after wisconsin governor signed a law, stating that investigations should be committed by an outside agency. It was the cull minition of a bill by michael bell. Whose son was also shot by police much son. He ha some flaws, he was bandaging his brothers knee. I snapped the picture. And that was the last photo i took of him. Reporter on the night of november 7th, 2004, michael bell junior was stopped by the police in front of his mother and sisters house while driving a friends vehicle. Captured on a police cars camera, the situation escalated. Hands behind your back. [ inaudible ]. Hands behind your back now. Right now. Some of the witnesses said they saw michael at that point was running with his hands behind his back like this, towards the back of the house. In later statements, the officer said bell continued to violently resist arrest in spite of being dazed. Michael bell senior shows me what he said happened next. Michael was bent over the car this way, with his hands blpd his back, and an officer Holding Michael in a bear hug. The officer screamed hes got my gun. The officer stated my gun was being taken away from me. This police reenactment shows their version of events. But an independent investigation raised another possibility one supported by witnesses and forensic tests. Reporter a theory you had is you think the officer may have had his gun hooked on a mirror. He screamed he has my gun. He knew something was tugging on the gun. Thats when he decided to take his life. Reporter d. N. A. Testing showed no evidence that bell stuffed the holesster or the revolver. Bells mother insists her son never reached for the gun. How are you. Good. Im chris. Now divorced from michael bell, kill has never shown the media what she saw that night, until today. Mikes hands, you could see them. He had his jacket on, and the cop put the gun on my sons head. We were screaming for help. It didnt go off right away. Then the gun went off. I saw my son towards the ground. I fell to the ground. I know. Bell senior, who didnt witness the shooting initially withheld judgment. As a retired military pilot, familiar with investigative procedure, he expected the facts would be sort out. I expected it to go down like the United States air force, in the way they conduct mishap investigations. Reporter how did it go down . It was a sham. Within 48 hours, i get a reporter from the local newspaper, and he said the police held a review panel and cleared themselves of wrongdoing. Two days they cleared it. The autopsy was not complete. None of this came back. He began researching how Police Shooting was investigated, and found. I didnt understand at the time. The police investigated themselves and they give it to the da and makes the decision based on the data. In the 120 years, since 1825, we cannot find a Police Department, an inquest jury or Fire Commission that said shooting was unjustified. Reporter he vowed to fight for change. If a Police Officer takes the life, lets make sure the department involved in the shooting doesnt investigate itself. I contacted bigtime reporters for the washington post, the new york times, everything. Not even a response. Wise. Reporter he began to gather a team, all who had experienced violence at the hands of Wisconsin Police. They sought government in common tragedy and huddled together to float reform. There was amelia, whose unarmed roommate paul, was gunned down by a policeman who mistook him for a burger. And that womans son was shot by a milwaukee Police Officer. His hands were up, reminded me of ferguson. And sonya moore. Her son Derek Williams suffocated in the back of the police cruiser, pleading for help. In all cases the officers were ab solved of responsibility. Youre looking for justice that i didnt get, and im glad everyone is fighting. I dont know how to fight. If i didnt have anyone in the room. I dont have a lot of fight because i dont know how, without people. The group honed their message to a fine point. When Police Killed, should they judge themselves. Bell spend over 100,000 on a billboard campaign, leasing every one in the mouk Christopher Gibson area. At that time there were 12. 5 million driving by. Every place you saw. I am not anticop. Without support from the Wisconsin Police unions, there was little chance the reform would become law. Bell reached out. I contacted the director of the states