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race. >> south sudan has a beauty you never hear about. it's all just war and instability. but this wildlife and tourism potential there is hope for the future, but even now that is at risk. nick clark al jazeera, south sudan: watching. "america tonight"... >> it's been 21 days since nurse practitioner returned to lewis california from an ebola leone. >> i'll take your temperatures. >> 97.5. >> the biggest challenge of people. >> see you later alligator. >> the quarantine was a minor ipp convenience compared to the six weeks in sierra leone,
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volunteering to fight ebola with the international corp. >> there's more dark net trade. >> reporter: we wanted to see how easy it was to purchase bang information. we created a log in searching through vendors selling hacked banks acts. i arrived how much would be charged for 100 bank of america log-ins. he responded within minutes thank you for joining us. thing about all ways we are caught in the web. i'm joie chen. the internet changes all of our lives and we consider the dark side of our lives, how we are led to expose personal secrets. and how many elicit temptations. case in point illuminating the dark web. "america tonight" correspondent lori jane gliha found it can access a shocking amount of illegal contraband and law
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enforcement is left in a daily struggle to stop it. >> reporter: the first time you logged on to the dark net, how nervous were you? >> i was pretty nervous. this woman was 15 when she started buying drugs from the dark net. name. >> what was the surprising thing about the dark net? >> that you can order drugs were anywhere in the world and they doorstep. >> by using a browser, she was able to anonymously access sites invisible to search engines, where the illegal drug trade is thriving. she ordered everything from acid to m.d.m. a and cocaine. >> like almost a million other users, she made most of her purchases on a site called silk road. it was known as the ebay of online drug sales. >> as soon as you log on you see
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images of all kind of drugs at your fingertips. >> in object 2013, the fbi seized silk road and arrested the mastermind. >> i was terrified. i was thinking what if they started figuring out where the packages are going. what if they track mine to mious. >> reporter: the take down of ulbricht and silk road was just the beginning of a crackdown on deep net market. hoping to detour online users, officials helped to arrest 17 people, seizing several dark net death. >> what did you see starting to happen once the federal bureau of investigation came in and took down silk road. >> the problem got worse. >> roger is a pioneer of bitcoin, the currency used on the dark net and raised money for ulbricht's defense. >> i
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spoke with him via sky. >> there's more dark net markets than before, more engaging in free trade. the government crackdown is driving dark net markets in an even darker direction. silk road, he says, at least sets limits. >> the silk road had a set term of service. forbidding everyone selling anything designed to harm others. they were not allowed to sell credit cards or important. now that the original is gone, markets. >> one of those sites, evolution, is the undisputed leader of the dark net markets that remain. >> every time we log in, this is what we see. >> this is the main page here. >> dan, a dark net researchers says hundreds of thousands of victims. >> this is carey.
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bank log-ins, there's 143 bank acts. >> there's probably thousands for sale. >> look at this. user name, password. mailing address. checking acts. that's someone's banking profile. this is way more serious and scary than having your credit card information. >> how has the user friendliness impacted people's ability to engage in illegal behaviour. >> it makes it easier to do it. it's very modern easy to use, as far as click, buy, check out, use your bit copy, which is i think why it's grown so much in a short amount of time. >> reporter: we wanted to see how easy it was. we created a log in, sampled
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through vendors selling hacked bank acts. one called dmitri had 100% proochl. this is his page. i sent a message. he has full card email access, bank of america log-ins, america express log-ins. to get his attention i asked how much he'd charge for 100 bank of america log-ins, he responded within minutes saying she didn't have that many -- saying he didn't have that many but would be happy to load up his fishing pages. 100 is a lot, not cheap. >> it's alarming if they go from selling drugs to credit card information on top of the drugs, what is the next evolution. do they include child pornography, are they getting into trafficking. >> reporter: it's maintained that the law enforcement crackdown is necessary and having an impact. >> they are doing a good job.
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while the sides come back, you see them take a hit. it hurts of the marketplace. >> is is this going away or here to stay. >> law enforce. has successes and you see the guises who are resilient, whelm see them probably move overseas to eastern europe, russia, where it's harder for law enforcement to get after them if they figure out their identities. >> the number of listings on dark net markets rebounded to precrackdown levels and the demand for drugs is the most popular liftingings. it's stronger than ever. >> i got this off the web. >> reporter: after arrests, this user took a break, switching to a regular site that didn't need pills. consumption.
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>> they are increasingly seized at customs. with supplies dwindling, her thought turn towards the dark net. that website vanished hours aired. we can't say it's because of her report. there's no sign that the federal bureau of investigation took it down. on the internet now, furious evolution users who suspect the people running it made off with as much as $12 million held in escrow for illicit purchases, though you cannot report that police. next, what this former sides. >> reporter: what did you witness here? >> i witnessed my son-in-law founded. >> reporter: he's back to enforcing the law. now he's investigating officers. "america tonight"s michael oku explains why
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later, she went to help the sickest patients in the hot zone and suffered her own isolation at home. a view of ebola, and how she % hot on "america tonight"s website now - the godmother of a movement. she stood up for rape victims with against our will. her surprising message for a new aljazeera.com slash "america tonight".
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after ferguson we are aware of the power behind an increasing number of police departments having weapons, armoured vehicles part of the arsenal of some small forces, and officers kitted up, equipped with military grade firepower as if to do battle. the concern and confidence is that the fear changes those meant
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to protect and serve. the story of a former top cop that told michael oku that he's seen it from both sides. >> reporter: this was not exactly how 70-year-old doug planned to spend his golden years - in and out of sewage pits. as dirty as it is unclogging drains, he'll tell you life, even on the streets of utah can get messier. >> we are at a place that changes your life. i think it's fair to say. yes, most definitely. in here? >> i witnessed my son-in-law founded. >> in 1974, lawrence was elected sheriff of davis county. he launched the first swat team
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a specialised unit that he used to diffuse high-risk situations much his preference to resolve conflict without force. in 2008 his son-in-law had a mental breakdown and threatened suicide. barricading himself in his drug. what followed ... >> how many officers. >> 100. >> for one guy. >> he was sitting in his truck. had a gun to his head. >> sharp shooters took positions on the roofs. then the military hardware rolled in. >> they came in with an armoured vehicle that crashed into the yard. and moved it. the wheels were pass the bush. >> you saw it happen. >> i saw it come in. >> reporter: the swat team's actions from intensifying not diffusing the situation.
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counter to everything that lawrence had preached decades earlier. >> i was cursing "what are you doing?" what the hell are you doing?" this police footage captures the stand off escalating hour by hour. by 10 o'clock brian wood was dead. killed by gunfire. >> i felt betrayed by my profession. i admired police officers, i tried to be a could year. convinced it was unjustified. doug was on a megs to prove it. he released these videos. he studied them. >> that's the muzzle flashes from two different officers. evidence. >> this is evidence that the place missed. >> i was blown away by a lot of violence that i saw, that he had
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collected and analysed and picked apart. definitely felt like this is a story about life and death. >> scott and brad are film-makers that heard about the story and made him the center of a documentary. >> i went over it in my head. it didn't make sense the way it went down. >> congress never voted on whether or not to militarize police. that catches a lot of people offguard. they don't remember being consulted as citizens, as to how the special forces would be used in an increasing militaristic way. no states that we are aware of are looking at years reform or public oversight of how the swat taxes are used. utah is one of the first tracking how it's used. >> it's critical to how people
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are trained or equipped. to deal with whatever matter. far. >> they have gone too far. >> get your hands up. get them out. >> reporter: since 2010 there has been 45 fatal shootings by police in utah. in all but one were found justified, according to the salt lake "tribunal." doug is investigating a handful and thinks he can prove they defied official policy. one is scheduled for civil trial in july. >> why does it matter to you? there are some that may be looking from the outside thinking there is that old guy obsessed with old cases. >> people across the country are experiencing the same thing i experienced and my family voice. >> it's why this law man conditions to hold the law
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accountable, in what has now become his life's work. the lawman and the law. doug plans to return to utah in the next few days to work on reforming legislation that addresses government immunity. it offers protection for police officers when they are involved in shooting civilians. he believes counter laws do not hold police accountable and nothing is working to change that in utah. next - at death's door. >> i have never seen as much there. >> she survived her work in the hot zone. >> the ebola crisis and what it means for americans, who go to help. >> weeknights on al jazeera america. >> join me as we bring you an in-depth look at the most important issues of the day. breaking it down. getting you the facts. it's the only place you'll find... the inside story.
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fight against ebola turned a corner in west africa, confirmation of a new case in liberia's capital, monrovia raises alarm and questions - if the outbreak is not under control is more help needed. among the helpers that came to help is a woman that took her team into the hot zone and suffered the consequences for weeks. sheila macvicar has her story. good morning. >> good morning, how are you. >> my last day, huh. >> reporter: it's been 21 days since karen returned home to california from an ebola leone. >> go ahead and take your temperature. 97.5. this. >> no. unexplained haemorrhage or
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symptoms. >> no, i feel great. >> reporter: he shares her home with a family of four, but no touching is allowed. the biggest challenge. people. >> see you later, alligator. bye-bye. >> i'm a touchy feely person, and it's difficult to not have contact with just people that are surrounding. my friends, family, loved ones. for dimminges the quarantine was a minor inconvenience. for the six weeks volunteering to fight ebola. >> that is a picture of the at. >> the world health organisation reported 200 cases of ebola in the past three weeks.
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40 were admitted to her unit whilst she was there. we had a big surge of patients while there. siren. >> before the patient could be touched, the ambulance had to be disinfected with chlorine. >> one thing that was difficult was when he herd a patient and patient. >> she worked with patients in advanced and contagious stages. when a slip up could have consequences. they adhered to protocols. the key is diligent in terms of every step of the procedure and protocol.
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never becoming complacent. i felt the partner with me had my --. >> but they harbored no illusions of vulnerability. i knew there is a high risk with treating ebola patients. there's always a rick. and simply if you are in a ward, and you are trying to do a blood draw and a patient moves, you could get a needle stick. there was always - there's always a risk. >> reporter: she feared less for her safety than her patients. ravaged by a skies killing 70% of those it affects. >> i entered into a situation where i have never seen as much death as i did when i was over . >> it was frustrating at times, because our job, our profession is to help people and fix and save people.
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sorry. >> the children were the hardest to watch. nobody under five years old survived ebola. but we preached every patient, one year olds or 4-year-olds, that this was going to be the one. going to survive. >> so when a patient emerged alive, the stap celebrated. >> i think the few times that asaw them emerge, i -- that i saw them emerge, i felt my time was worthwhile. the work was physically demanding. exhausting and dangerous. it drew the team ever closer. >> there was a connection we
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relied on for our own health and survival. >> now that she's back in california. she was tape advantage of guarantee een. reequate with her dogs, and run in her favourite park. it's the one place that the state of california allows her to talk. >> when she talks to people, been. >> i've been careful not to communicate the fact that i went to west africa, treated ebola quarantine. >> you get the food. i'll get the med stein. i think there's a stigma in information. >> the rack of information about family. >> bryce is my oldest. his reaction was that he didn't want me to go. he was angry.
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it fell to the middle son alan. siblings. >> i wanted to make sure they knew he was not doing it for selfish reason she had alt ruistic goals in mind. i saw it in her voice when we talked about it, that this was truly that she felt she needed to do it and felt passionately driven to do this. >> i think adam and i had a connection. he knew why i was going, you know, so... accepted her decision. >> he came around, understood, supported me 100%. and i remember him saying as i was leaving, he said i want my mum at my wedding. on wednesday.
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her quarantine came to an end and with it the small fear. >> i feel fortunate that i didn't. i didn't thing i would have symptom. you have that in the back of your mind. it feels good to be done with the monitoring. >> reporter: and done with keeping from touching friends and family she loved. >> hey you guys. you get to hug me today. it's hug day. oh. and truly, i think it's so important to let the general public know that you cannot get-ebola from somebody that is not sick. you cannot. absolutely. good to hug you. >> reporter: the fear of ebola hasn't stopped her thinking of going back to sierra leone. for now she's happy to enjoy every day life.
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