this is bbc news, the headlines: president trump's controversial supreme court nominee who's facing sexual assault claims looks likely to be appointed this weekend after two previously undecided senators said they would back him. susan collins, who was regarded as a republican waverer, announced she would support brett kavanaugh. a court in chicago has convicted a white police officer of the fatal shooting of a black teenager in 2014. jason van dyke shot laquan mcdonald sixteen times in a case that sparked months of protests in the american city. van dyke is to appeal. the united nations says it's urgently trying to raise $50 million for immediate relief to help victims of the earthquake and tsunami in indonesia. at least 1500 people are confirmed to have died on the island of sulawesi. now on bbc news: hundreds of people are killed by the police in the us each year. much of the media attention has been on the race of victims,

but there is another disturbing pattern to the deaths. a large number of those killed in interactions with police have a disability. many of the dead had been living with a serious mental illness, learning difficulties or a physical disability. north america correspondent aleem maqbool has been investigating some shocking recent incidents. some of the content is of a violent and distressing nature. police in america a rotten in the spotlight. accused of abusing their power —— are often in the spotlight. but there is a disturbing trend that really gets talked about. was your hands behind your back. 0k. really gets talked about. was your hands behind your back. ok. i'm sorry. a huge number of people

injured and those killed by the police in the us each year have a disability. in this investigation as unthinkable as it sounds, we find people with serious mental illness learning difficulties are physical impairment infearof their difficulties are physical impairment in fear of their lives. but why are so in fear of their lives. but why are so many dying at the hands of the police? police. there is a young man here standing naked in the hallway.“ police. there is a young man here standing naked in the hallway. is he just make it, nothing else, there is nothing weapons, 7 just make it, nothing else, there is nothing weapons,? no weapons, he is

saying selling about his brother. police, we want to make sure you are 0k. can you open up the door. this is your last chance, we'd need you to open up, we just wanna make sure you are ok. otherwise we will have to come in, we are opening the door. after responding to a call from a neighbour, police broke into the apartment of adam treloar who it appeared had been having some sort of breakdown. his family said when he got stressed he took a shower to calm down. that is where they found him. we can see exactly what happened from one of the police body cameras. and what it is about to show is very distressing. police are they wanted to check how adam was, but when he doesn't respond to commands and splashes water at the police, he is given an electric shock. brandon, we need you to come

out. you are going to get teys. now you need to relax, ok. we don't want to adam, not brandon as they were shouting, gets distressed, got distressed and was tased many more times. screams. he is later dragged out of his apartment, several officers on top of him, as he screams one word , officers on top of him, as he screams one word, jesus. he is sedated but moments later, the 22—year—old stopped breathing and died. he is not reading any more. -- breathing. where is the imminent danger? there was none. for him to suffer like that for no reason at

all. he didn't deserve it at all. you don't tase him 15 times, there is no threat, you are saying oh, oh, we we re is no threat, you are saying oh, oh, we were waiting for backup. he is in a tub, dying. but even after seeing the same footage we have, the district attorney said that in his words there was no basic —— no basis to conclusively link adam's death to the actions of the officers. i'm sure we are all left with so many questions after seeing something as shocking as that, and a little later we will hear about how the police involved justified their actions. as extreme as that seemed, it was a staggering proportion of the people of killed by the police in america each year who have a mental illness like adam, ora physical

each year who have a mental illness like adam, or a physical disability, or like adam, or a physical disability, oran like adam, or a physical disability, or an intellectual one. 26—year—old ethan saylor had down syndrome, and idolised police officers. he even wa nted idolised police officers. he even wanted to be one. one evening he had been at the cinema with a carer, but at the end of a film he went back to his seat, wanting to see the movie again. hearing someone was inside the next screening without a ticket, three off—duty police officers went in. even‘s mother takes up the story from evidence given in the investigation. by all reports one of them said to the other gentlemen, come on fellas, it looks that we are going to have a fight on our hands. at some point it becomes "you need to leave or you will be arrested." and ethan still doesn't move, and so the offices put their arms under his arms to lift him up and to remove him from the theatre. so somehow in those next seconds or minutes, even

ends up on the floor, face down, and is not breathing. ethan was restrained, handcuffed and had been crying out before he died. though the circumstances were not made clear to his family, who thought he had just passed away from a medical complication. 1.5 weeks later we we re complication. 1.5 weeks later we were called to the sheriff's department, the autopsy was back and they told us the medical examiner had ruled this a homicide and the death was caused by asphyxiation. that was probably the most traumatic and dramatic moment in all of this, was realising he had been killed.- this time even‘s death did spark a debate in the us about police interactions with people with disabilities. but the deaths keep on coming. we are in oklahoma city to look into the case of a man who was

confronted by police in front of his own home. he was carrying what they perceive to be a weapon actually it was a piece of steel piping, and they shouted instructions to him to drop it, but he didn't. that confrontation ended with him being shot and killed on his own front lawn. the problem was, as all the neighbours around here were shouting at the police, he couldn't hear their instructions, and that is because he was deaf. in oklahoma city authorities launched an investigation after police shoot and kill a deaf man. police said is unclear whether the two offices heard what the witnesses were yelling. they both discharge their weapons after sanchez did not respond to verbal commands. police said they went to the home of the man because they suspected his father had been involved in a hit—and—run incident where someone had been injured. surveillance footage from the house across the street from magdael centres's home

shows that he did at one point run towards officers before walking away again, pausing at one moment to point the pipe. the officer follows him away and moments later, out of shot, he was killed. i came to the window after the shots were fired, andi window after the shots were fired, and i looked down and seen the young man and the two offices. by what was clear, speaking to neighbours like regina, was that magdael sanchez, as well is being deaf, also had learning difficulties.” well is being deaf, also had learning difficulties. i knew it was him because i know his builder, and i have seen the back of him —— build. i knew it was him. and i was like, what could he have done? what kind of person was he? he was a special needs child and he was deaf and he was real timid and he was an older boy, but he was like a child. the question many had was why was he holding a piece of pipe. we met the

neighbour who encouraged him to carry it. he would see me going up and down the street with a stick, and down the street with a stick, and one day, one morning he came by the house and he held his stick up and he smiled, he goes, you know, and he smiled, he goes, you know, and gave me the thumbs up. you inspired him to carry the sick? why was he carrying the stick? dog scared him. under the circumstances at that moment, what they had to work with, it was the best possible outcome. police said the officer killed him in self defence. he knew they were police officers. even if this person could have heard, i think he was in a position... he may have known they were police officers, but if he was deaf and had learning disabilities, he may not know how to interact, and what was happening, he obviously would have been startled. ok, i'm not going to argue with the level of disability

that he had. in ourfindings argue with the level of disability that he had. in our findings come argue with the level of disability that he had. in ourfindings come in looking at it, this person was capable of understanding what the situation was. already this year, right across the us, at least 130 people with a range of disabilities are confirmed to have been killed by police officers. these are just the ones we know about. in hundreds more cases, it was never determined whether the person killed have a disability at all. but what of the officers who have taken the life of someone with a disability?” officers who have taken the life of someone with a disability? i was involved in this critical event where i had a subject who was armed with a knife outside a school, and...| with a knife outside a school, and... iwas with a knife outside a school, and... i was forced into a situation where i made a choice to shoot and kill the individual, we were outside a school, she was armed with a large

knife, she was not responding to my instructions. after the incident was overi instructions. after the incident was over i was able to be told that she had a history of mental illness. i didn't know that at that time, i didn't know that at that time, i didn't understand what was going on at the time. you said at the time you felt you had no choice, do you feel differently about that event now? no, i don't feel differently about it now. 0utside now? no, i don't feel differently about it now. outside of that event, outside of the pressure cooker, outside of the pressure cooker, outside of the pressure cooker, outside of those merely seconds at the officer has to make a decision —— milliseconds. many people have the benefit of looking back at that with minutes, if not hours or even days to contemplate whether they would have done, and then theyjudge the officer because they didn't do the officer because they didn't do the thing that i would have done. the sergeant told me of his anger at those who believe police officers in the us are to eager to use their guns. the reality is is that no one wa nts to guns. the reality is is that no one wants to be involved in that moment, where they have to point a weapon at

another individual and pull the trigger. then why does it happen so often, with so many people with disabilities killed by the police? well, all police here are of course armed, and they face members of the public who are as well. 0ften. surely hans! —— show me your hands! you get a sense of why police would be on their guard, and so much of their training is geared towards protecting themselves. when you talk about police killings in america, of course the biggest stories over the last couple of yea rs have stories over the last couple of years have surrounded those that

have sparked massive race riots. but just because we are talking about disability, it doesn't mean that race and poverty don't also play a part. they do, in a lot of cases we are looking to make looking into with people killed by police with visibility is happen in low—income areas. that is partly because of the greater police presence and greater potential for violence, but also according to people who look into this issue, the attitude of police when they come into contact with people like this. chicago's southside is predominantly african—american, has serious challenges in terms of crime and poverty and is one of the most heavily policed areas in the country. the complaint from many here is that officers too often command and control, shouting orders then physically taking charge, especially when someone does not immediately comply. and that can include the use of lethal force. the problem is, some people, as we have

seen, just can't comply. candice, and works with young people who have autism, schizophrenia and learning impairments. she sees a clear reason why so many may be injured or killed in interaction with officers. if they do in counter police, it is a scary situation. they didn't know who is this person with the gun, all in blue, or why the lights are flashing. these loud sounds, what are the things? and the reason is because, again, that enforcement of control on the body, like i have to control on the body, like i have to control you. if i'm not used to that, then i am going to respond in a way as if! that, then i am going to respond in awayas ifiam that, then i am going to respond in a way as if i am being defined. the pa rents of a way as if i am being defined. the parents of adam treloar, who sought their child repeatedly kay is in

that body can footage can relate to that. -- adam trammell. had would get withdrawn and excited. —— tased. i would say, think about it. he had that understanding. but if i went in and used my authority like i am your father, do this and this, it didn't work. don't get up. don't move. larry says his son, a schizophrenic, would often have delusions and hallucinations, and the police could not have done a worse job of handling that. they escalated it and the point is if adam was going through one of his emotional things, when the police came in, and he looked at them, he might not have thought that was them. and by calling them by different names, that that into it. by calling him

not adam, he was thinking it was not real. brandon, can you listen to us? if you hold on one moment, i will put this one through. great. after weeks of trying, we finally managed to speak to the district attorney that ruled adam did not die as a result of the actions of the officers who tasted numerous times. —— tased. they are not doing this because they wanted to harm adam. but it doesn't look like that, does it? but it does, though. there are expressed any number —— their expressed any number —— their expressed intent any number of times was that they were there to get him under control so they could get him to some medical attention. you are saying that it was not unreasonable that they tased him? that is correct. that based on a draining.

if that is what their training tells them to do, there is clearly a problem. —— tased. but more and more because of a mental health system widely thought to be failing, police are being forced into in that trained medical professionals should be handling. but it has find your back real quick. i'm sorry! i'm sorry! please let me go for a minute. and 70 people go untreated because of a lack of access to healthcare. i guarantee i will smoke you. i guaranteed. healthcare. i guarantee i will smoke you. iguaranteed. —— healthcare. i guarantee i will smoke you. i guaranteed. —— so many people. but if the police are the first to be called, how can things improve so that no one gets harmed. —— guarantee it. patsy saylor took

her son's death and has tried to turnit her son's death and has tried to turn it into something positive. the world is frustrating to somebody with an intellectual disability. today she is taking her first full training session with police officers to teach them how to deal with people with disabilities. it includes lessons from what happens to her son. even did not have the cognitive ability to recognise those officers needed an explanation. —— ethan. late,, officers needed an explanation. —— ethan. late, , officer, officers needed an explanation. —— ethan. late,, officer, iam going officers needed an explanation. —— ethan. late,, officer, i am going to watch this movie a second time, my mother is coming and will pay to the ticket when she gets here. she would not have known that they needed an excavation. —— like, oh, officer. see how completely can be? sadly the department of others that were involved in patsy —— ethan's case had not engaged with his mother.

they declined our interview requests. we are going to be on route to a husband who has called his waiting. he believes she needs help. —— his wife in. his waiting. he believes she needs help. -- his wife in. sergeant and has now been trained to be one of those called out to such incidents. —— sergeant nooner. those called out to such incidents. -- sergeant nooner. you are the homeowner so you need to walk is in. 0ften dealing with those with serious mental illness.” 0ften dealing with those with serious mental illness. i think your family is worried about you. and who are, as in this case, delusional. on the computer, i see the tech, and unlike, they are watching me. we need to take it to the doctor so you can talk to the doctor about what is going on. they are taking me without consent. —— i see the tick. i did

not consent to this. it is clear you are not consenting. i am leaving voluntarily. but disability, mental health history, or not, people often still and up health history, or not, people often stilland up in health history, or not, people often still and up in handcuffs.” health history, or not, people often still and up in handcuffs. i am crazy woman. even officers who have had disability training ultimately fall back on what they have been taught in their basic police instruction, much of which is based on personal protection. as sergeant noonan those from the time he felt he was forced to kill a schizophrenic woman.” he was forced to kill a schizophrenic woman. i need to make sure i can go back to my family at night. whether a person is mentally ill or not, they have a knife and they are pointing at me and walking at me and i am turn them to drop a knife, drop the night. stock. just stop. —— the knife. my protein is to be my safety —— my protein is to be

my safety. —— stop. then we can talk about the actions that will force to intervene with. but that still sounds like people who — who can't comply, for whatever reason, could still get harmed almost before police could compute that there is a problem or mental health issue. absolutely. for some, there is only one major way police across america could help themselves bring down not just the number will of people with disabilities to by officers, but also the hundreds of people who die in these interactions every year. the immediate reaction should not be to pull out your gun or your taser or two yellow or scream. so i think all of those policies need to change. -- to yell or scream. but as

things stand, candace says the young people she works with, such as tj, who has autism, and theirfamilies, are looking at all these deaths and wondering who might be next. are looking at all these deaths and wondering who might be nextm are looking at all these deaths and wondering who might be next. it has made there is fearful of calling the police. it is also made individuals with disabilities themselves fearful of being around police. i am an organiser so i organise young adults, and immediately the plan centres around what will we do about the police in this case, how do we protect ourselves? it is the straw agreed to hear you talking about cruise with disabilities having to talk about walking through how to defend themselves against police, but that is what we are talking about. —— talking about groups. yes it is. with few hopes of a major shift in police culture that was a disabled lives, went the escalating

situations as their focus and the help for disabled people will really help for disabled people will really help here. some of the most vulnerable in american society are being left to work things out themselves if they are not to be added to the grim numbers that are growing across this country all the time. hello. some of us will have good weather on saturday, for others it is not going to be quite so pretty, in fact cloud and rain and cold weather on the way. the reason for that is a weather front is slicing the uk in half right now. there is a bit of a battle between the cold in the north and warm in the south taking place. this is what it looks like first thing saturday. the milder weather in the south—east

and below freezing in scotland, and in between we have a weather front. this will bring soggy weather to wales, yorkshire and parts of the midlands, and the south—west in the morning and then come lunchtime that weather front will sweep into east anglia and south—east london is in for some rain. in scotland, northern ireland, northern england on saturday is looking absolutely fine, it is fresh but at least it is sunny. cloudy across the midlands, it will feel cold with winds blowing out of the north, and then that rain from central southern england to london, all the way to norwich. this rain could be really heavy indeed, really soggy out there. that also means temperatures will struggle on saturday. we had 23 in london on friday, saturday is looking like 1a. in the north of the country there will be sunshine with temperatures around 12— 13. the weather forecast for sunday, the wet weather from the south—east clears away and actually a bit of a reversal in fortunes. in the morning it is going to be clear and cold, this is the temperature on sunday morning, 2—3 degrees, a touch of frost in rural areas.

and then sunday morning itself, a lot of sunshine across england and wales, and in the north—west of the country, there is a jetstream that is blowing in a weather front, cloud and rain, gusty winds, gale force around the western isles. very unsettled in the north—west of the country on sunday. sunday in england and wales is looking absolutely fine, the temperatures will recover a little bit as well, 15— 16 celsius. not looking too bad across england and wales on sunday at all. sunday night into monday, weather fronts keep pushing in and pushing through the north—west of the country, it looks like northern ireland, parts of scotland are into some rain. this is monday now, look at the north of scotland, it get some sunshine on monday. then england and wales on monday are also looking fairly sunny, partly cloudy skies, but crucially the winds are starting to blow out of the south—west, so that means the temperatures will be picking up, we are back up to 16 in belfast in newcastle, and the good news is for some of us next week, the week ahead, it is looking like there is a bit

of an indian summer on the way with temperatures well into the 20s for some. this is bbc world news, i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. brett kavanaugh is a big step closer to being confirmed to the us supreme court after weeks of bitter debate and allegations of sexual assault. i think if our founders had seen and envisioned this process unfolding like it has, some of them would have stuck with king george. a white chicago police officer who shot dead a black teenager four years ago — sparking outrage across the united states — is found guilty of his murder. desperate pleas for help in indonesia. a week after the earthquake and tsunami struck — the human cost of this tragedy continues to grow.