on america tonight, is it a cire? an experiment stall drug helped two americans refrom ebola. >> today is a mir reclose rag louse day. i am thrilled to be alive, to be well, and tock reunited with my family. >> but that kind of medical help remains out of reach for many in africa, infuriatessed by what the ebola outbreak has done to their communities now the question, can more help come in time to save them. also tonight, return to flash point ferguson. and

exclusive incite into the teen known as big mike, kids that knew him before his death, inspire add national movement. >> there was a name that we called him, the gentle giant, i guess the media is trying to portray him that's not what we as. >> on th and how long the protest sparked by his death will last. and keeping them running wild. the fight to protect their freedom in wyoming, and why it could mean a new home not on the range. >> there are those that see the story of a modern day lazarus, now declared free.

one of them called this a miraculous they, giving credit to his faith, for a full recovery, although medicine appears to have paid a critical role in saving him from ebola. t the pair were released after receiving treatment with an experimental drug, but while health workers can celebrate that, it's clear the spread of the infectious disease has not been brought under control. now other cases in germany, ireland, and california. >> just three week ago, at the brink of death, and an experiment stall medicine never found on human was offered only in a last ditch effort to osave his life. with the help of that treatment. >> today is a mick arrived in louse day, i am thrilled to be alive, to be well.

>> his colleague fellow missionary was quietly release add they earl doctors say she is also fully recovered. but in the west african nation, where the two contracted it, the spreadn't cos to rage, and spark violence clashes. in ran effort to contain the virus, which has now infected more than 600 has led to pent frustrations four people have been injured trying to break out of the quarantine. it is very very bad. it is very very bad. as you can see -- >> and there's dangerous skepticism.

calling the virus hoax, the demanding that it will be lifted p. lewded blood stain mattresses and took medicine and medical equipment. >> but the proof of the threat is everywhere, ebola has killed more than 1300 of the 2,000 known infected. the outbreak centered in liberia, ginny, and syria leyon, where the government admits it is overwhelmed. >> this is the call we are making to the world. pause because we need the treatment centers. we don't have that. we need this, to required specialized training we don't have that. we need sprayers, that require specialized training, we don't have that. >> the urgency is apparent, health officials say their fight

against the virus is like wartime. and they warn of the consequences, as the threat becomes increasingly global. >> this disease is effecting our societies work. it's effecting the social setting, it's effecting economies it is effecting governance. it has humanitarian consequences. it's got political repercussions. it may have security impacts. and so a really comprehensive support operation is necessary that volcanic ashed all the different assets, capacities in our system. two virus so quickly distinguished doctors say they are no long ear medical risk, quoting here there is no public health country with a

release of these patients, the cdc also reported they no longer have ebola in their blood, and therefore, pose no risk to household contacts, or the public. still doctors are cautious, about giving the experiment stall drug z map, full credit for saving the two americans. >> but three liberian medics who were also given the drug, are reported to be showing signs of recovery too, raising the possibility that even ebola, some strains of the virus are he that will 80% of the time, can be effectively managed and treated with the right resources. >> acknowledging his role as a human finney pig, he pave thanks for spotlight on his illness. >> i am plaid for any attention my sickness has attracted to the plight in the mid of this. please, continue to pray for the people of west africa, and encouraging those in the position of

leadership, to do everything to do everything possible to bring this ebola outbreak to an end. >> thank you. >> now joining us is from williams shaftner specials the specialist. in was big news to hear the release so quickly, as well as dr. brantley, and i think a lot of people will be left have they now found a cure. >> well, actually, joey it is great news, we all celebrate that, let's think about it as though they have recovered. remember, you got mae sells and got better, we didn't cure you, but you recovered from it. your body got rid f oit all by itself, and they have gotten rid of the ebola virus, so they are better, they have recovered. >> so does that mean, though that this is some sort of miracle medicine? should we now go forward this will have much wider applications? not just them, there are other liberians who are

being treated as well, that are showing some progress. >> well, remember, the fundamental part of treatment is good supportive care, half the people in liberia, and sierra leyon, are getting better on their own also with supportive care. so what we have done here, in emery, is provide them excellent supportive care, increasing their chance of recovery. >> is there an indication that things will to forward, now, though, with a more widespread use of this medication, and some of the other ones that have come through the pipeline, we have become more aware of in the weeks since this started? >> yeah, well hold on, we don't know if that medication really works at all. one way or the other, did do it any harm, apparently not. did it do good, we don't know that yet scientifically, and we don't know that about the proposed treatments. finding that out will be very very difficult, but i think the research has really been stimulated by what is going on in

africa. >> and, of course, there are also questions about why there isn't more of this medication available, people have said, well, it is a small company that was producing it, but the other part of it is that it was still experiment fall, there wouldn't have been a reason to produce a lot. >> that is right, we were still in phase one mode, small company, making small amounts, doing small experiments, had no idea that a lot might be requested at any time, so that's another thing that has to happen, we have to link up with larger firms that can manufacture this for large scale clinical trials, and perhaps widespread treatment down the road. >> and the last thought i have, is that as you have said, supportive care is really vital, but even if we talk about making the medications more available, more widely in africa, can we be sure that we are able to provide more supportive care. >> sure, these medications having to

given in a structured environment, you can't just put nit the water, so to speak. so even the f we had the medication, we need a medical care infrastructure to deliver it appropriately, and safely. >> from william, infectious disease specialist, really appreciate your being with us. >> my pleasure. >> new details emerging about a failed rescue mission by special forces in northern syria, it was meant to free james folly, the american journalists who was instead brutally killed by the islamic state group, today the u.s. defense secretary said special forces had meticulously planned for the attack, but by the time they arrived the hostages had been moved, secretary hagel also raised new concern about i.s., calling it a long term threat. isil is a sophisticated and well funded as any group that we have seen they are beyond just a

terrorist group. they mary ideology, a sophistication of strategic and tactical military prowess. they are tremendously well funded. secretary hagel also called james folly's murder a tragic felon vagues of the group's barbaric ideology, america tonight now reports on folly's former cell mates and what they knew about his final days. >> four months ago, in april, four french journalists held captive were released found dell shelved and unsafen but seemingly healthy, near the border. >> it is very nice to see the sky. to get be able to work, to speak freely. >> that comment hinting at the conditions under which they were held. within hours they been whisked back to france, welcomed home bier their president, and into the arms of family and friends.

they were debriefed extensively by western intelligence agencies, but publicly, they said very little about their ordeal. today we learn why. >> we spent seven months in a very extreme situation, together. including for one week we were handcuffed one to the other. day and night. >> captive together and two other frenchman, were james foley, and at least for some time, fellow american time journalist stephen satlof. today europe on radio. >> i have never spoken publicly about this, before we left, the kidnappers threaten us, if we talked they would be reprize values against the hostages that remained. >> former hostage talked to b.b.c. news correspondent. >> what were the conditions like? you and james were held in?

>> where you are held captain i, you devil up some kind of survival instincts. meaning that for instance, you try to grab everything you can find, and james was the total opposite. if we are cold and missing blankets he would his blanket. if we were starving he would share his ration. >> did he cope with the conditions better than the rest of you? >> i would say yes, even though being an american, it was probably more targeted by the kid p thatters. by the forward. >> in what way? >> it would be beaten more probably. they were all repeatedly threatened with death, they were subject to mocks executions but with their release the four trench hostages proud with them valuable information. and the employers the global post paid invest bay tors to serj.

>> we have had a team of invest fay ever toes in the field, in the middle east. and the means of securing his freedom. >> seems likely they were held near the strong hold of r, a ca, deep in the dessert. the intelligence agencies are working to identify jim foley's killer. >> it is an act of murder, and murder without any justification. now we have not identified the individual responsible or the video. but from what we have seen, it looks likely that it is a british citizen. >> attention has focused on a group of three british nationals, weirdly enough known to their fellow fighter as the beetle as reference to the british band, and especially on one fighter known as john. said to be older, well educated, and fiercely militant. today one of the former hostages said jim folly's

hooded killer, looked and sounded familiar. >> america tonight, back with us here in the studio, there's now word about the ransom demand for jim folly before his death. >> there was a series of emails exchanged with the folly family, which have been shared. and the rhetoric is very hard to read. it's -- they are rant filled but they make clear that they are demanding in their words 100 million euros but $132 million for the release of jim. >> they asked for $132 millions for the release of this man. >> yes. >> and this is not something obviously that could have been paid by an individual, but was there any attempt by the united states? is that something we ever do? >> different countries approach this issue in different ways the united states is perhaps the most starkest. the u.s. refuses to negotiate or pay ransom to terror groups and it says lit prosecute people who do that. in britain, publicly, there is largely that same stance, no, we don't

pay ransom, however, if a private individual a private company were to to ahead and pay a ransom, the government will look the other way, and you will not be prosecuted. other country france, germany, spain, they do negotiate, and they do make some accommodations is else always all about money, no, there are sometimes hints that it could be about prisoner exchanges it could be about something else, and indeed today, one of the former french hostages, said he had no idea what had led to their release, and france's publicly denied it paid millions of dollars for the release of those. steal, takes another view, and steal has traded essentially prisoners, that it holds for return of israeli soldiers in the case gill lad it trades thousands of prisoners. which it then proceeded to rearrest. they make clear they will go after and kill anyone who does harm to one of their citizens. >> america tonight, thank you so much.

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now a snapshot of stories making headlines. offense card award winning actor and comedian, robin williams, according to his deathser certificate he was cremated. in because is that three hamas leaders killed in an air strike, they were members of a sek retive military wing. the commanders played a vital roll in expanding the military capability, since the truce collapsed on tuesday, israel stepped up the air strikes and more than 60

people have died. and a friend of the boston marathon suspect pleaded guilty to impeding the pomming investigation. prosecutors say and another friend took items from the suspect's dorm room after the university of massachusets several days after the twole bos exploded near the finish line. three people were killed more than two how long and 60 were injured. mac now on flash point ferguson, and is the unroast that cease so unnerve add community in and around st. louis, the shooting death of michael brown by a police officer, raises questions about who the young man was, america tonight spoke exclusively, with a friend of his from high school, and two of his elementary schoolteachers to try to help us understand the young man behind the headlines. >> i was angry, i was sad, i was very emotional about everything that happened because he was supposed to start college that monday.

he is still in shock after hearing the news his classmate was shot and killed by police on august 9th. >> there are no words to tribe that emotion. period. i know his family, i mean -- i know they are hurt. >> smith was at home when he got the call. >> i had a question. >> what was your question. >> what do we tell our children? as far as what happened to michael brown. what would i tell little brother, or little sister, or nephew or niece, what does a parent tell their son, or their daughter, about what has transpired on that they? broad daylight, we are supposed to know that the police are there to protect and serve. >> smith describes brown as anything but the negative image that's been portrayed of a threatening young man. >> he was very friendly, genuine, you could tell there was no different side. there was a name.

that we called him, the gentle giant. what the -- i guess the yeah is trying to portray him is, that's not what we know him as. >> sparked by the shooting deodate exploded on to the streets. civil unrest, lasted more than a week, including riot police marching through crowds firing tier gas, and rubber bullets. my was among the protestors. >> i went at first to just basically show my respect, and get out, and see us as a community, coming together. i felt that presence of a race trying to othercome something that has been just a dark cloud over our youth. >> as demonstrators call for justice, one of the rally cries i am mike brown, hit home for smith. >> in the words of my mother, it could have been me. >>

smith and brown graduated together in may, kids from the wrong side of the tracks in st. louis. >> for it to be so parallel, we both waited we both are started college. we both came from the same background as far as impoofierished communities, i know the neighborhood, he true up and was similar, if not the exact same. one of the largest obstacles for a young blacks male is not falling in the lines of being a statistic. >> brown's former elementary schoolteachers, it had been years since they had each last seen brown, they are final encounters with him were this summer. troop reconnected with brown at his fragguation. >> who was michael brown? >> he was a wonderful child.

and an awesome person who knew where he was goin he was a kids do things, kids can be forgiven and move on, michael, did not deserve what was presented to him. be can with request she has lost six former students over the years. have kids who i have seen were problematic, and i could see things happening to them. but he was definitely not one them. he was not one i would have thought anything would have happened to at this magnitude. can with. all these things that have happened the postmortem, so that's the sad thing, he won't ever get to know all these great things happened so we just hope, that something good comes out of this. >> is the last time smith

smoke to brown was around graduation. >> spoke words of encouragement to one another. he was like we made it, man. >> and now he is getting ready to leave for college on friday, a journey michael brown will never take. al jazeera, ferguson, missouri. >> natives of the american west, and a movement to keep them from running wild. >> it is kind of like an old fashioned land grab. from back in the 18 ohundreds. i think they are stealing fit the american public. they are stealing our heritage, they are stealing an icon of freedom. it's not fair. >> correspondent with the independent spirits, and a bid to curb their freedom.

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at home on the range, on the wide open spaces of wyoming, one group of natives now facing off with pressure from it's neighbors both seeking to hang on to their place in one of america's last remaining truly wild spaces. america tonight with the story from wyoming. >> oh, i see horse up here. there's nothing any more exciting hardly than seeing a band of wild horses and we have two our three, and even a couple of babies, i think. >> for went one years a documentary film maker has focused her lenes on wild horses still roam in wyoming and other states. these sturdy mustangs in pigmentses of chestnut

and gray, and dun, are among more than 800 living freely in the rugged sage of southwestern wyoming, sharing the dessert with elk and antelope, the way they have for hundreds of years. >> they are a reminder of a time long ago, it is thrilling to see them. big spectacular animals still on the landscape, they are wild, so they have this spirit inside that they exude. that a lot of times you don't see with domestic horses and now kathryn has ena bitter battle to keep them wild. fighting plans by the bureau of land management to round up these horses and remove them from this part of wyoming forever. >> why are you opposed to removing these wild horses? >> well, there's no need to remove the wild horses. the blm unfortunately is bending to ^t wishes of livestock people who want more cattle out here, and fewer horses. >> the dispute over this

land dates back to the trance con mental railroad, where it was deeded to every square mile of the union pacific, the area is called the checkerboard, 2.5 million acres of open range, public and private, with no fences to separate the land. >> the cattle largers here argue that the wild horses overrun these grazing areas on private land. none of the largers would speak to us on camera, but the organization that represents them, has won a lawsuit against the pure row of lang management forcing it to remove hundreds of horses land. >> will all the horses with removed from this 2.5 million acres? >> all horses will be removed from the checkerboard portion of those herd management areas. >> kimberly foes terrorist b, willm field manager here says the empending round sup strictly to comply with the court order. known as a consent decree. >> the court recognized it is difficult for us to manage between the public

and private, so the consent decree just says to remove all. >> but the preservationist point out that the wild horses here long before the cattle are protected by federal law. and that ranchers lease the public land at bargain rates subsidized by taxpayers. >> it is kind of like an old fashioned land grab. from back in the 1800s. i think they are stealing fit the american public. they are stealing our heritage, she stealing an icon of freedom, it is not fair. >> in recent years the blm has rounded up wild horses by helicopter, to control their population. out here, they have few natural predators and unchecked the b, willm says their numbers would grow by 20% a year. >> once they are rounded up, the horses go to b, willm holding pens and pastures most for the rest of their lives, here they are tagged and branded the stallions dwelledded.

nationwide, nearly 47,000 are now in government custody, more than remain in the wild. at a cost of 70 is $2 million a year. the public can adopt them, but adoptions have fallen off dramatically. >> why is it difficult for folks to adopt a wild horse. >> the most difficult part of owning a wild horse is the commitment, it's a long term commitment. and it's somewhat expensive. >> so the blm has turned to selling some of the horses on the condition buyers take good care of them. but now a federal investigation is underway, into allegations hundreds were sold to be killed for their meat. a felony offense. >> the bureau of land management requires buyers to sign contracts saying the animals won't be resold for slaughter. but the biggsest buyer by far, is a c live ostock hauler, who has public advocated that the wild horses should be sold for

slaughter. and is the blm cannot account for hundreds of the animals that he bought. >> since 2009, tom davis has bought more than 1700 wild horses according to othe blm, in his applications uncovered by the nonprofit investigative group propublica, davis promised the horses would be used for movies. tushed out to pasture, and put on oil fields. but brand inspection records from colorado, show davis sent hundreds of horses with b, willm brands to texas and other towns near a border crossing for animals on their way to slaughterhouses in mexico. >> he is a kill buyer. everybody knows he is a kill buyer, b, willm knew he was a kill buyer. and yet they allowed not one facility, but numerous facilities to sell him horses. they knew what was going to happen. >> according to propublica, davis sought

investors for a slaughter house of his own, and in a 2012 interview, davis' oquoted as saying "what is wrong with taking all those b, will horses that got all fat, and setting off kill plant." >> please leave a message. thank you for calling. >> hi mr. davis, my name is chris burry. >> davis did not return any of our repeated phone calls. the blm refused to comment on his case. and the office of inspector general would only say it's investigation is on going. ginger kathryn is convinced blm officials look the other way, to get rid of animals they no longer wanted. you hold them culpable. >> i certainly do, they are culpable. this should never have happened, never. it is the only wild life species they are supposed to be managing and they have made a horrible horrible mess out of it. >> but blm officials insist that nationwide,

wild horses are thriving under their management. that more than 40,000 of them still roam the ranges, from texas to montana, even though the territory where they are permitted continues to shrink. >> the wild horse population is probably as healthy as it has ever been, their habitat is managed in a way that there's plenty of food and forage for them. >> for now, the wyoming round up the postponed while the legal battle rages, after two decades of filming wild horses here, ginger kathryns can not imagine them disappearing from this dessert. >> not to see them, would be sad. and i'd feel like we let them down. we destroyed their lyes for nothing. >> the fate of these mustangs roaming wild and free for so long, now hangs in the balance. and is the government agency that is supposed to protect them, is under fire from those who say

it has failed to do just that. chris fury, al jazeera, rock springs, wyoming. >> and chris tells us the blm has postponed the round up until at least sent first, while the court considered a request for a temporary restraining order, filed by several preservation fist groups. ahead in our program final segment, a year in the life of america tonight, from maputo hawaii, alaska to alabama, where we have been in our first 12 months and why you want to join us on the next ride.

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it amirs they used the taxpayers dollars like an open pocketbook. >> a piggy bank. >> and it just totaled up over oa period of time. >> nobody rock the boat, nobody pay any attention. >> you say that can't be happening but you can't make that up. >> as you saw me going through this stuff, to expose it i was like an inspector. and in a sense acting like an archaeologist. >> i realize there was something here, that i didn't know about. and neither did anybody else. >> he bragged to someone, the only way i can lose this election today, is if they catch me in bed with a dead woman or a live boy. >> you are known for your colorful phrases. >> well that's a nice way of putting it. >> your mother teach you how to do this. >> my grandmother did. >> this is a tradition. >> it is. >> it goes back how long? >> thousands of years. >> what seem almost inevitable if you have

this many people in one place, mostly dudes. >> there's a lot of test ting of sadness roan. >> some of these hotels along this strip, have floors that are bought out by pitches. wherever the money is, and is the men are. >> is is the states passage safe. >> no, it is not. they won't p able to protect. let alone our children. >> they are still called, there's still ash, there's still stuff that is out there that is contaminating our land right now. >> a flash light shining in my face, pistols drawn, step outside, you are under arrest for first degree murder. you son of a pitch. stuck my head in a police car, and that's the last time i seen for eight years ten months. >> that's the time you were in prison. >> two years on death row. for something i didn't do. >>

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