Lessons to be learned from ferguson. Today after the Fatal Shooting of Michael Brown, after the chokehold death of eric garner, after the highway beating of marlene, after the shooting of John Crawford iii in walmart, it is time for a change. Today attorney general holder called for a sweeping review of Police Tactics on a scale not seen since president Lyndon Johnsons commission on Law Enforcement nearly half a century ago. The events in ferguson reminded us that we cannot and we must not allow tensions which our present in so many neighborhoods across america. When i travel to ferguson in the days after that incident, my pledge to the people of that community was that our Nations Department of justice would remain challenges that they face. Long after the National Headlines had faded. The attorney general showing these issues have not faded from his view. Former president clinton took the stage and said the events in ferguson affect everybody. No matter our race, religion, or political affiliation. The thing that struck me reading these heart stories day after day after day after day about ferguson, right down to the day where the white residents were interviewed and they were just stunned by this. They had no idea there was this alienation. We cannot afford not to know our neighbors. It doesnt matter if they dont vote the way we do, it doesnt matter if they dont look the way we. Do we cannot afford not to listen to and know our neighbors. The shooting of Michael Brown shined the light on the relationships between police and the communities theyre sworn to protect. Why would an officer smash in a window during a traffic stop . Or tackle a man to the ground for selling loose cigarettes . Today the attorney general said this country will do all it can to get answers. Joining me now, thank you for your time tonight. Thanks. Liz, what does it may not for the community of ferguson to see the attorney general and the former president address Police Tactics in this way . Its the same thing as what happened when attorney general holder came to ferguson. The same thing that happened when president obama talked specifically about Michael Brown. It is a powerful statement and a commentary that this issue is being taken seriously. When the attorney general decides to do what he is manning on doing on the scale of what president johnson did, what he is effectively doing is putting the pause button to it. Putting the pause button to all the thing happening now and telling us where we are going to go and where we must go. It is a powerful, powerful thing. When you see the former president talking about Police Tactics, is that a sign of the impact made by the events in ferguson . And Staten Island and l. A. . Certainly. And you showed the litany of people weve been talking about just since the summer who have had runins with the police or killed by the police. The one person you left off that list is lavar jones, the young man in South Carolina last month who was asked by a Police Officer to show me your license. All did he was turn to get into his car to get the license and he was shot by the Police Officer. Or the one just now in indiana. Right. Correct. So i think it is significant that president clinton is talking about this. One, they were there together to celebrate the, i believe it is the 20th anniversary of the cops program. One of president clintons signature achievements. But also, to basically tell the country, look, we see what is happening. Thats the other thing here. We know about all of these situations because theres video. Where we can see with our own lines whats happening. And it is not just African Americans and people of color. It is everyone who is upset by whats happening. And one other thing, president clinton said, we cannot afford to not know our neighbors. And i would sort of add to that, a core larry that the police cannot afford not to know their communities. Not to know the communities that they are sworn to serve and protect. And if they were to get out of their cars and walk the beats and knock on the doors and say, hey, im here. What are your issues . What do you need and get to know the people theyre policing, that would be True Community policing. And i think we would see less of these situations. That is certainly part of the national conversation. When you see attorney general holder talking about his own experience. I mean, this was to me compelling. He talked about his own experience as a judge on the d. C. Superior court back in the 90s. Listen to this. I spent roughly five years watching as lines of defendants, more often than not, young men of color, stream through my courtroom. I had seen with my own eyes that mistrust between residents and Law Enforcement was in some areas, both corrosive and widespread. Thats the perspective he brings to this conversation. That i think is different. It is absolutely different. And as you said, it is just extraordinarily compelling. It is like when he also came to ferguson and he talk about as an africanamerican man, he knew what it was like to be pulled over and identified solely because of the color of your skin. No other attorney general has ever acknowledged that. No other president has ever acknowledged that. This is a very powerful and compelling statement that he is that connect people to this issue in a way that no one has been able to do beforehand. Ive been out front calling for this stuff and calling for this to continue, jonathan. And i want to see people in the communities, in ferguson, in Staten Island, people underground, in the Civil Rights Community included in these conversations. It cant be just Police Chiefs and mayors talking to each other. You cant have a patient with the surgeon left out of the surgery room. The reference about what it residents in ferguson being surprised by the racial divide was a story in the Washington Post today by robert samuels. And one of the nuggets of information that is in there is that since the shooting of Michael Ferguson im sorry, Michael Brown, there have been town Hall Meetings in ferguson. No press allowed to provide a secure place for people to air their concerns and feelings and talk about these things. Thats what is needed. Theyre community people, black and white coming together to talk about these issues that are now confronting their communities. And they must be involved in this commission. Jonathan, when you referred to what the president , the former president said, i think it was interesting that he brought that up. And the question is, will this be an issue in the next president ial election . If i have something to say about it, it will be. Is that a signal that the former president clinton is saying . That he acknowledges that this must be an issue in the next election . Certainly, it will be an issue in the next election. And you just called it. If youre going to make it an issue in the next election, it will be an issue in the next election. But seriously, reverend al, weve been through a summer where weve seen things that have shocked the national consciousness. That wednesday night in august when we watched tear gas being used on american citizens exercising their constitutional right to civil disobedience. Members of the media being arrested and tear gassed. Equipment being taken down. Weve seen a lot of things that wont go away after one year. We see a lot of people are out there on a daily base its. Certainly people i know. But weve seen in the 60 days since the shooting, some movement. Congressional hearings on the need to demilitarize police. White house publicly throwing a supporting body cameras on officers. Now call from the attorney general. But were not seeing anything on the ground in ferguson in terms of the case. No, were not. Theres no movement on the case. In fact, i think that people are even more entrenched. If i can go to the point about the clintons being involved in this issue, i think it remains to be seen given that Hillary Clinton took a long time. And it was almost forced to make a comment about what was going on in ferguson. And her comment was around the line of demilitarizing the police. So we still dont have, i dont believe we have everybody on board and ready to talk about this and to embrace this. As a result of that hesitancy, we have on the ground in ferguson, people still saying that there is no movement. There is no action. In fact, people are sticking to their guns about, we are not going to talk about this case. Were going to charge you 2,000 for the information that the city of ferguson is requiring agencies to do that. So the ground is pretty consistent. The fight goes on. Youre right. Some are just sticking their toe in the water. Not really committing themselves. You know what i say as an old activist. If they wont get in the bathtub, ill just turn on the shower. But theyre going to get wet. Turn on the shower. Jonathan capehart, thank you for your time. Ahead, news out of dallas. The ebola patient there died this morning. A sad story and a National Health alert. Airports begin screening and fear is growing. We go live to texas. And do you know this jihadist . The fbi is asking for help in identifying him. And they think he might be from north america. And a terminally ill woman picks her day to die. It is a courageous decision. Should it be legal . And raven simone responds to critics today after a comment on not wanting to be labeled after africanamerican. Whos going to do it . 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Weve been very clear that as long as ebola continues to spread in africa, we cant make the risk zero here. We wish we could. Were stepping up protections. But the risk is real. Today Health Officials are monitoring 48 people who had contact with duncan for signs of the disease. 10 are considered high risk. Four of those people lived in the apartment where duncan was staying. And six are health care workers. So far, Officials Say none of them have developed symptoms of ebola. But a dallas sheriffs deputy who claims he was in eric duncans apartment was transported to a hospital today. He is being evaluated for signs of ebola, even though director frieden said he did not have definite contact with duncan or definite signs of the disease. Joining me now, dr. Yasmin, Public Health professor at u. T. Dallas and staff writer for the dallas morning news. Doctor, thanks for being here. Thank you. Give me your reaction. What are your concerns about this new patient . First, let me say it is a sad day in dallas. Were mourning the loss of this patient. In materials of the sheriffs deputy, weve been will by officials he is actually very low risk and theyre taking these precautions out. An abundance of caution. He did not have direct contact with the patient and he did not come in contact with any bodily fluids. He did feel unwell but they are telling us they are doing this out of an abundance of caution just in case. You are an expert at tracing. What are officials doing to monitor the ten high risk people in contact with him . Ive been speaking to find out what theyre doing. What they do is every morning they make a phone call to all 48 people who are potentially at risk of ebola. They find out from them how theyre feeling. They check their temperature. Later in the day they make an i home visit themselves and they take their temperature again and check on them again to make sure they dont have any signs. So facts and circumstances reverend, all 48 people are healthy. Theyre not showing any signs at all of ebola. So theyre not only tracing or the ten at hey risk but all 48 they call in the morning and then do an inperson visit later in the day. Thats correct. Theyre on all 48 people. Thats a good sign. New screenings at airports. How effective would those be . For the idea here is that people leaving liberia or sierra leone already have a screening when they leave the airport. What he proposed is that five airports in the u. S. Where people are originating from those countries would have their temperature checked with a thermometer that does not touch the skin. And also be asked additional questions. What doctor frieden said during the press conference was that will mean about 150 additional people will be screened in america every day. And really, reverend, even if that captures one or two potential ebola patients, it could make the screening process really worthwhile. What do you know about this new patient, dr. Yasmin, if anything. Give us an idea about the new patient. So in terms of the patient here in dallas, thats just a potential case that they are monitoring very closely because he is considered low risk. The sheriffs deputy went into the home where Thomas Eric Duncan stayed. And he did not have any contact with Thomas Eric Duncan. Did not even have any contact with any infected bodily fluids. He just went in, spoke to the family and left. So theyre acting out of an abundance of caution. He is feeling unwell today but the chances of ebola are very low. All right, thank you for that information. As well as your time tonight. Thank you. Turning now to a developing story on this isis jihadist, the fbi asking for Public Health, for the publics help in identifying the man in this propaganda video. The fbi made the unusual move of posting a clip of the video on their website. The agency believes the man is speaking is either american or canadian. And officials hope someone recognizes either his face or his voice. Were here in the 17th Division Military base just outside the city of raqqah and were here with the soldiers. You can see them digging their own graves in the very place where they were stationed. Joining me now, nbc news terrorism analyst evan coleman. Thank you for your time tonight. Thank you. What is the fbi hoping to do by asking for the publics help here . This is the same approach the fbi has seen has been very successful in terms of stopping actual terrorist cells here. The most effective way, arguably the most effective is having people who have intimate knowledge of this. Friends and family who see things before the bureau does, report this to authorities. If you see something, say something. People have march mannerisms. Particular styles of speech. Even if they employ a voice modulator, even if they try to alter the voice, if you know someone well enough, seeing just their eyes, if you know them well enough, that might be enough for to you identify someone even if the fbi cant. Thats what theyre trying to do here. How do you think, let me ask you. What kouth the fbi knows about this man. Not very much. We think he might be canadian or american based on what his action sent is. Based on his mannerisms. He doesnt look like hes from the u. K. But you really cant see that much of the man in the video. So will people really be able to recognize him . Well, can the bureau recognize him . Probably not. The only people who might recognize him would be someone who have enough, has enough intimate knowledge of this person. Who has spent enough time with this person that even despite the voice modulation, despite the mask, if this was your mother or brother or stepson, you might still recognize this person. And unfortunately, that also gives you an indication of how much importance the fbi puts on finding this person and it is a little disturbing that the fbi at this point is so urgent upon finding that that theyre it public. They need to find out. They think the accent is north american. They determine more specifically where hes from . No. The voice has been altered here. And lets be very clear that there have been kaenlds as well as americans that have been featured in these videos. Canadians identified by nam