"america tonight's" lori jane gliha rejoins us here. lori jane, i know this was a long day not only you but the people following attorney general holder, this is going to be a complicated investigation not only the civil rights side but the criminal investigation as well. >> you got to remember there's two different investigations going on here, the feds are on the ground, interviewing hundreds of people, trying to find out if there are other events going into, local investigators doing their criminal case as well, and the different autopsies that have been done in this case, the local government, the private autopsy, on behalf of the brown family and a federal autopsy too. >> multiple autopsies and a number of questions how those will work together. is there also a question that has been raised a number of times on the streets, that is, wasn't there a quicker way to do this, couldn't this have gone through the grand jury, couldn't they have charged the officer with a criminal complaint? >> i asked and he said automatically, all of the

. >> correspondent lori jane gliha discovers there's more to it. an in depth report on what poisoned the water and why the risk is likely to spread. >>> also tonight the guns stay silent in gaza. questions about its future. how can gaza be rebuilt and who's going to pay for it? >>> and lady in waiting. maryland's first lady, mom, advocate and judge. but as the next presidential season heats up will we hear more from the governor's wife? >> tell me something about the governor that i don't know. >> i don't know if you would want me to do that. [ laughter ] >> "america tonight's" adam may with katy o'malley, the governors wife. >> and good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. it is a crisis living up to the worst fears of health workers. increasing indications that the ebola outbreak is beginning to cross borders. issuing alerts for airports and hospitals to be on the lookout for people with ebola symptoms. so far ebola has centered on liberia sierra leone guinea and now a nigerian nurse has died, and in saudi arabia a plan may have died of

lori jane gliha reports. critics say the chief is enkornaling home owners to shoot first -- encouraging home owners to shoot first. >> reporter: where is the safety on the gun. this woman had not touched the semiautomatic rifle in years but the 27-year-old mother at home with two small children knew exactly how to pull the trigger when a group of teens tried to break into her detroit home. this is the first hole you shot. >> yes, that is the warping shot. this is the next few shots, out the door. >> reporter: you fired from here. >> from here. >> reporter: surveillance showed the boys had been casing the house for half an hour before making a move to force own the back door. mitchell was ready for them. [ gun fire ] >> run, now. >> reporter: were you prepared to kill someone if that was the end result? >> killing someone was far from my thoughts. i didn't think i was going to kill no one. i doesn't want to till anyone, i was -- kill anyone, i was wanting to scare them. >> reporter: mitchell was one of four ot

lori jane gliha was here as the protests took place last night, the confrontations with law enforcement and went back into the community today to find what was left. >> i believe they are coward and wars. >> reporter: this pharmacy has been this man's business for about eight years. can you describe what happened when you walked up to your building. >> i was scared. i was really, really upset. i was really upset. >> he opens two side by side shots in a community called dell wood. he didn't sleep when vandals turned businesses there into targets. can you describe the contrast and what is it like for you to look around and see the boarded up window. >> it got me worried about what is going on here because of - as much as i support the protest, this is without of control. . >> sunday night shootings in the area forced cops to clear the road hours before curfew. dressed in riot gear, they barrelled towards crowds, shouting at protesters, and launching tear gas and white smoke. fire, tear gas. >> we wore gas masks for for example and followed behind the -- masks for protection and followed b

people have felt the affects. >> "america tonight" lori jane gliha in missouri. thank you. as lori jane gliha noticed a lot of attention has been focussed on the case in the area, but flow digital media across the world. we have seen the impact of it. joining us from our d.c. studio is al jazeera's "the stream" host lisa fletcher, who is very plugged into the social media community. this is a community that has rich up to speak itself on what -- risen up to speak itself. >> no doubt it has. social media lit up with images, rehabilitations appearing on facebook and twitter, faster than it was possible to absorb it all. ferguson has been mentioned in 6 million tweets since saturday. what the world witnessed left people shocked and wondering what is next for ferguson. gungun [ explosion ] >> we were standing peacefully and shouting a chant. police officers said it was no longer peaceful and started to shoot. tear gas... >> since saturday when michael brown, an unarmed black teenager was shot by a white officer, social media sizeled, residents documented the clashes. wednesday

they are not sure if it is anonymous, but people have get the effects. >> lori jane gliha in missouri. thank you very much. as lori jane gliha noticed there has been a lot of attention focussed on this case here in the area, but also through digital media across the world. we have seen the impact of it. joining us now from our d.c. studio is al jazeera's extreme host lisa fletcher, who is plugged into the social media community. this is a commooupty -- community that has rich up to speak itself. >> no doubt it has. it's lit up with images, reactions appearing on facebook and twitter, faster than it was possible to observe it. ferguson has been mentioned in 6 million tweets. what the world witnessed has left people shocked and wondering what is left for ferguson. >> we were standing peacefully and shouting a chant. police officers said it was no longer peaceful and started to shoot tear gas. >> reporter: since saturday when michael brown, a black unarmed teenager was shot by a white police officer, social media has sizzled. wednesday night was different. >> here comes the st louis coun

"american tonight's" lori jane here. as lori jane noticed certainly a lot of potential focused on this particular case here in this area, but also through digital media all across the world we have seen the impact of it. joining us now from our d.c. studio is al jazerra's "the stream" host lisa fletcher who, of course, is very plugged in to the social media community. lease, this is a community that has risen up to speak itself on what's been happening at ferguson. >> no doubt that it has, social media lit up with images and reactions appearing on facebook and twitter faster than it was really humanly possible to absorb it all. ferguson has been mentioned in 6 million tweets since saturday. and what the world has witness odd line has left people shocked and wondering what's next for ferguson. [ beep ] >> we were standing peace of the i and shouting a chant and the police officer said it was no longer peaceful. and started to shoot tear gas. >> ever since saturday when mike brown, an unarmed black teen i r was shot by a w

that's what they are getting. >> "america tonight" lori jane gliha here in ferguson. of course, as we have noted, there has been a trements clamp down in the -- tremendous clamp down. the national guard and county police set up a number of roadblocks. bringing a lot more attention for focus on who is coming into the area, and encouraging people to move, and not stand still and protest. follow up with a report from jonathan betz on what is making a difference here. >> ferguson is 10 miles north-west of the the center of st louis. most of the demonstrations in the south-east. near where michael brown was killed on canfield court. clashes are on florissant avenue away. the quick trip convenient for was among the first attacked and burnt. it's been where protesters and media gathered. ferguson's meat market and liquor. near is a mcdonald's where two journalist were arrested. it's been jand vandalized. the national guard has been called in to protect the area so that local police officers can focus on protecting the strip of businesses and hopefully on stopping the looting

"america tonight's" lori jane gliha takes us back to one of the most hectic nights of protest. why so many agencies are getting help from the federal government when it comes to beefing up on tactical gear. >> reporter: the shouting and chanting in ferguson has quieted down. the lines of armed officers like these have gone away. and the roads are now clean and clear. but the physical reminders of the clash that littered the streets are now front and center in a debate about police strategy and equipment. the. >> okay, we have been fighting all sorts of things, smoke canister in the field which means this one right here is a right smoke multiprojectile 5 that came out of here. >> these are items left behind after some night of looting and gun shots and shattered store fronts as well as peaceful marches and this military-style vehicle. heavily armed police crunched over roadblocks made of heavy bricks and used various tactics to disperse the crowds. >> this is a chemical irritating agent. >> law enforcement officials defended some of their tactics. >> we have been criticized for

lori jane gliha takes us inside the ceremony and explains the premonition brown had not long before he was killed. >> reporter: more than 2,000 people bursting with energy past the baptist church in st. louis. friends, neighbors, national leaders and family celebrated the short life of 18-year-old michael brown with music, love and faith. >> there is a cry being made from the ground account not just for michael brown but for the trayvon martins for those children at sandy hook elementary school, for columbine massacre about.for the black on black crime, there is a crime being made from the ground. >> red roses and a red billed cardinals cap topped brown's casket. his mother bore tears. >> to get us together like this. >> reporter: family members called him mike mike and said he had a higher purpose. he even had a premonition of death, days before he died. >> he says i've been seeing death, i've been seeing pictures of death, i see bloody sheets hanging on the clothesline. it truly touched my heart and when i went up there, seeing mike mike, that's exactly what he was laying up under. >

we begin with "america tonight's" lori jane gliha. >> ththe emotions are raw but te message is clear, as crowd shouts, "don't shoot, hands up." a teen had no weapon, was shot, michael brown. protesters were nose to nose with police force in riot gear. the 18-year-old's family is trying to understand what happened. >> he's my first born son. everybody that know me knew i have ambitions for my son. >> he is a good boy, didn't deserve none of this, none of it. we need justice for our son. >> the st. louis county police department is handling the investigation with involves an officer with the ferguson police department. >> there was a struggle over the officer's weapon. >> investigators say officers approached brown and another man when they were walking in the middle of the street but whether the officer trite to exit his vehicle someone pushed him inside the vehicle and he was physically assaulted. >> these people in their heart, they reject what the police and authorities said at their press conference how this situation played out. they expect they demand and they will not shut up un

. >> correspondent lori jane gliha discovers there's more to it. an in depth report on what poisoned the water and why the risk is likely to spread. >>> also tonight the guns stay silent in gaza. questions about its future.

the lake is not as healthy as it should be >>> correspondent lori jane it. an indepth report on what poisoned the water, and why it's likely it spread. texas.

lori jane gliha investigates whether the algae bloom can be a risk to your water too. goodnight. we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >> consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the growing controversy. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america

lori jane gliha with an update. >> recovery teams suspended the search at the crash site of mh17. dutch and australian leaders say they are not done. >> it certain has not been finished. it's my determination. it is, as i understand it, prime minister routers determination, and the determination of the dutch government to resume operation bring them home, should the circumstances permit it. >> reporter: just days after the plane went down, grieving families told us how important it is to bring the loved ones home. they understood the process would take time. it's frustrating to know my brother is out there, not knowing whether they recovered his body, whether we'll see him or receive his remains, or whether it will never be found. >> now, weeks later, it's unclear whether remains have been returned to the family. this weekend friends tweeted these photos as hundreds gathered at a memorial service to celebrate pim's life. forensic experts have only identified 65 of the 298 victims on the flight. 21 are dutch. >> we owe it to the dead, we owe it to their grieving families to do ever

lori jane gliha investigates whether the algae bloom can be a risk to your water too. goodnight.we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >> pass pass >> we begin with the growing controversy. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america >>> as israel and hamas fament to reach a longer term peace deal, gazans return home to massive devastation. the plos chief negotiator joins us. i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this". that and more ahead. >>> for the first time in nearly a month it is quiet in gaza. >> a 3-day ceasefire appears to be holding. >> there's a sense of desperation, a sense of hope,

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lori jane gliha filed this report from toledo where the water is safe to drink, but the threat has notubsided. >> reporter: at wade smith's toledo home, no one takes clean running water for granted. his family of five was among half a million who couldn't use the tap water over the weekend when toxins from a blue-green algae bloom contaminated the supply. >> you couldn't drink the water, do laundry or dishes. >> reporter: toxins are no longer a threat, but lake erie is still at risk. what is the impact if nothing is done? >> fish could die, plants in the bottom of the lake could start to die. we could potentially kill the lake. >> reporter: when it comes to erie's health, an environmental engineer warns it has beg problems. algae feeds off foss ferrous, a plant nutrient flowing into the lake from farms, run off. >> we are giving them a candy. >> excessive algae forms maps or blooms. in the 1960s, the lake was declared dead because oxigep was cut off to animals, choking the lake. >> this is a band-aid. fertilizing practices for our agricultural businesses and farmers - they need to adju

here is "america tonight" lori jane. >> reporter: as the death toll continues to inch towards 1,000 peoplewest africa. fear is also rising in the u.s. and overseas. in liberia some are abandoning the dead in the streets and in this case, a man close to passing. security check point have been set up. blocking people traveling to and from the capital to get supplies. so many are unindicated about the disease. unprepared and afraid. >> we can stop ebola. we know how to do it. it will be a long and heart fight and the situation in lagos, nigeria is particularly concerning. but we can stop ebola. we have to stop it at the source in africa. that's the only way to debt control. >> reporter: the head of the cdc. says education is key. he spoke during a congressional hearing thursday. >> the single most important thing we can do is to stop the outbreaks. the second issue that we are working on is to help these country to his do a better job of screening people leaving their countries so that they can screen out people who are ill or may be incubating ebola. and we are working closely with state and

"america tonight's" lori jane glee law has the story. >> despite her quiet voice and slight stature, the woman sitting in this massachusetts courtroom managed to cause one of the biggest scandals in the state's criminal justice history. she's annie, a former state chemist who helped police by analyzing evidence for the presence of drugs. >> what goes through your mind when you hear the name annie duken. >> it brings significant disappointment and good, hard work by good working people was thrown out the window because of her activities. >> her job at the state health lab required her to identify and weigh samples like haren and cocaine. for nearly 10 years she did her job with lots of praise and little oversight. effecting the cases of approximately 40,000 people. but it would eventually come to light that the star chemist, not only lied about her credentials, she tampered the with the drugs. court records show she handled drug samples without supervision, forged the in additions of other chemists and intentionally contaminated samples. sometimes she just eyeballed them, guessing wha