as _ alabama. tom, thank you so much for the update. as tom _ alabama.u so much for the update. as tom said - for the update. as tom said there, we're still waiting to find out how this progresses. joining me to discuss is justin mazzola, who is the deputy director of research at amnesty international usa, an organisation focused on human rights. thank you so much for your time. justin, can i first get your reaction to the supreme court decision to not hold this yes, thank you. it is not surprising considering what was just mentioned around the conservative nature of the court and how they have been handling death penalty cases. emergency state yesterday and the appeal from the 11th circuit today was denied. the justice dissenting comments were prescient in terms of where we stand in terms of what's about to happen. what are your specific concerns here about the method being used? amnesty international is opposed the death penalty in all circumstances, and all forms and method of execution. it is the ultimate cruel and degrading punishment. there are a n

by by order of the alabama supreme court at 7:53 central time alabama executed mr kennison smith at theorrectional facility. it was exhibited for the i988 facility. it was exhibited for the 1988 capital murder of elizabeth dorling sennett in culver county. after the execution, a number of witnesses addressed the media and described what happened. once the execution began within a couple of minutes, kenny began to violently push against the straps. his head began to move back and forth violently. this was the fifth execution i witnessed in alabama and i've never seen such a violent reaction to execution. in a statement following the execution, governor kay ivey says: mr smith's legal team also came out with a statement: alabama is one of 27 us states where the death our correspondent, tom bateman, was in alabama and visited the facility where the execution took place. hejoins us live. tom, what more do we know about the execution and how it happened?— the execution and how it ha ened? ~ . happened? well, we heard there from one of— happened? well, we heard there from one of the _ happene

tom bateman, bbc news, atmore, alabama. now to abraham bonowitz — co—founder of the abolitionist group death penalty action — and hejoins us from atmore in alabama. thank you very much for being with us. speaking generally first if we can, what is your opposition to the death penalty in the united states? i am speaking as a person who used to support the death penalty and it was a trial proved that it work, i thought how wrong i am about the system and i changed my mind. the us supreme court carved into the face of that building other words, equal justice under law. that made me rethink the entire issue because anybody that has encountered the legal system in this country, whether the civil system or criminal system, knows that we do not have equaljustice. we do not live up to that aspiration. especially if you are poor, especially if you are off—colour, then what you are getting is not equaljustice. you getting is not equal “ustice. you net getting is not equal “ustice. you get screwed. h getting is not equal 'ustice. you

vickers: i was born in alabama in a small town in the black belt of alabama. rural farming area where my parents were educators. david: your parents were extremely well educated for blacks in the south at that time. how did they get so well educated? >> on my father's side, it was really parents who themselves had limited education. my grandfather with a fourth-grade education did not learn to write or read until he was in his 40's and really felt his children needed a college education. on my mother's side, her mother in the 1920's had to travel 200 miles to an academy started by presbyterians in the southern part of alabama to get her high school degree and then went 10 summers to get her bachelors degree. they had foundations of understanding the value of education and the ability, particularly for a meager -- particularly for a negro in the south, to advance their lives. david: you were the only child of your parents? did they say we are putting all our hope in you and we want you to be a cancer surgeon? dr. vickers: no, they had no idea what i might be. i

tom bateman reports from southern alabama. nitrogen gas is due to happen. kenneth eugene smith has spent three decades on death row. he's already dodged death once — his executioners botched an attempt to kill him by lethal injection. and now he faces suffocation by the state. opponents see this as a crucial test case and are urging alabama's governor to stop it — here led by smith's spiritual adviser, who will be in the execution chamber with him. so, i need some assurance that this is safe. so this right here is an invitation to governor ivey to accompany me into the execution chamber. it was two weeks ago today, 45—year—old... smith was convicted in 1989 for his part in the murder of elizabeth sennett, the wife of a preacher who paid smith $1,000. the jury said he should get life injail, but thejudge sentenced him to death. one medical expert against capital punishment explains that inhaling pure nitrogen will starve the body of oxygen, but could cause catastrophic mishaps. it's very likely, if he doesn't die, he could be s

vickers: i was born in demopolis, alabama, a small town in the black belt of alabama. rural farming area where my parents were educators. david: your parents were extremely well educated for blacks in the south at that time. how did they get so well educated? dr. vickers: on my father's side, it was really parents who themselves had limited education. my grandfather with a fourth-grade education did not learn to write or read until he was in his 40's and really felt his children needed a college education. on my mother's side, her mother in the 1920's had to travel 200 miles to an academy started by presbyterians in the southern part of alabama to get her high school degree and then went 10 summers to get her bachelors degree. they had foundations of understanding the value of education and the ability, particularly for a negro in the south, to have a chance to advance their lives and careers. david: you grew up in a segregated environment, i assume? dr. vickers: yes. david: you were the only child of your parents? did they say we are putting all our hope in you and we

but alabama seesit arguably it's torture.s been to fail and doubled down each time. the their pattern has been to fail and doubled down each time. the reason i asked is because _ doubled down each time. the reason i asked is because i _ doubled down each time. the reason i asked is because i am _ doubled down each time. the reason i asked is because i am aware - doubled down each time. the reason i asked is because i am aware that - doubled down each time. the reason i asked is because i am aware that the l asked is because i am aware that the companies who make some of the lethal injections coming on political and public pressure, i wonder if that's why the reason nitrogen gas has become the preferred method for alabama. i think that, you know, in the case of kenneth smith, of course, the state failed to execute him with lethal injection. so even alabama might be hard pressed to claim that all they need is a second try of the same technique. so they've moved to something different. i think also that lethal injection around t

previously the attorney general and alabama _ previously the attorney general and alabama department_ had set nitrogen gas will render some unconscious within a minute but what we _ some unconscious within a minute but what we saw _ some unconscious within a minute but what we saw last night was very different — what we saw last night was very different from what the state had planned — different from what the state had lanned. . �* , different from what the state had lanned. ., �*, , ., planned. that's exactly what i was coin: planned. that's exactly what i was auoin to planned. that's exactly what i was going to ask _ planned. that's exactly what i was going to ask you. _ planned. that's exactly what i was going to ask you, because - planned. that's exactly what i was going to ask you, because in - planned. that's exactly what i was going to ask you, because in the l going to ask you, because in the run—up to this, we were told that this method would be pretty instantaneous. was it clear to you that he was still conscious for an elongated period of time, or could he have been uncon

exactly, but we are also trusting alabama. corrections and a state that has a series of botched executions and they are basically saying, trust us, we know it when doing. they have told us that they have better debt but how and on whom? the potential for bust execution is very hike especially considering the untested method. you are against the death penalty as a whole, if i understand it correctly, what you say to people that would argue that he murdered someone? he was hired to kill someone? and shouldn't the penalty fit the crime? yes, obviously people who support the death penalty will feel that way but under the fact that there is no way, humane way to kill somebody and the fact that should not even be on death row to begin with due to a change of law in 2017, which he was convicted and sentenced by a jury to life without parole, but the judge then overrode that decision. this practice was outlawed in 2017 but never applied retroactively. the alabama legislature has just introduced a bill to do exactly that. but even if i

vickers: i was born in alabama.s a small town in the black belt of alabama, a rural farming area where my parents were educators. david: now your parents were extremely well-educated for blacks in the south at that time, how did they get so well-educated? dr. vickers: on my father's side, it was really parents who themselves had limited education. my grandfather with a fourth-grade education who didn't learn how to write and read till he was in his 40's, really felt his children needed a college education. on my mother's side, her mother, in the 1920's, had to travel 200 miles to an academy that was started by presbyterians in the southern part of alabama to get her high school degree, and then went in the summers to get her bachelor's degree. so they had foundations of understanding the value of education, and the ability, particularly for a negro in the south, to have the chance to advance their lives and careers. david: you grew up in a segregated environment i assume. you were the only child of your parents. dr.

vickers: i was born in alabama.t's a small town in the black belt of alabama, a rural farming area where my parents were educators. david: now your parents were extremely well-educated for blacks in the south at that time, how did they get so well-educated? dr. vickers: on my father's side, it was really parents who themselves had limited education. my grandfather with a fourth-grade education who didn't learn how to write and read till he was in his 40's, really felt his children needed a college education. on my mother's side, her mother, in the 1920's, had to travel 200 miles to an academy that was started by presbyterians in the southern part of alabama to get her high school degree, and then went in the summers to get her bachelors degree. so they had foundations of understanding the value of education, and the ability, particularly for a negro in the south, to have the chance to advance their lives and careers. david: you grew up in a segregated environment i assume. you were the only child of your parents. dr

vickers: i was born in alabama.a small town in the black belt of alabama, a rural farming area where my parents were educators. david: your parents were extremely well-educated for blacks in the south at that time, how did they get so well educated? dr. vickers: on my father's side, it was really parents who themselves had limited education. my grandfather with a fourth-grade education who didn't learn how to run till he was in his 40's, really felt his children needed a college education. on my mother's side, her mother, in the 1920's, had to travel 200 miles to an academy that was started by presbyterians in the southern part of alabama to get her high school degree, and then went in the summers to get her bachelors degree. so they had foundations of understanding the value of education, and the ability, particularly for a negro in the south, to have the chance to enhance their lives with education. david: you were the only child of your parents. yes. david: did they say we are putting all of a hope in you and we

>> i was born in the marvelous, alabama, a small town in the black belt of alabama. april farming area, where my parents were educators. david: your parents were extremely well have been educated for blacks in the south at that time. how did they did so well-educated? >> on my father's side, it was really parents who themselves have limited education. my grandfather with a fourth-grade education didn't learn how to read and wait until he was in his 40's. lee felt his children needed a college education. and all my mother's side, her mother in the 1920's had to travel 200 miles to an academy started by presbyterians in the southern part of alabama to get her high school degree and then went 10 summers to get her bachelors degree. so they had foundations of understanding the value of education and the ability particularly for a negro in the south to have a chance to advance their lives and careers. david: you grew up in a segregated environment, i assume. you were the only child of your parents. so did they say we are putting all our hope in you and we want you to be a

and in fact, invited other states to follow the lead of alabama, saying that alabama would help themgen gas in their executions. i spoke with an independent journalist, lee hedgepath, invited by kenneth smith to witness his execution. he deeply disputes what the attorney general is characterizing as what happened in this execution. listen. >> this is the fifth execution that i've witnessed in alabama. and i've said previously, i'll say it again. it's definitely the most violent execution that i've ever witnessed. it can't be a textbook confusion because there is no textbook for nitrogen hypoxsy executions. this is the first in the world so it's difficult to say what the attorney general was referring to when he says textbook execution. >> reporter: he tells me he witnessed black tape covering up the supposed logo or brand name that was on the mask pumping out that nitrogen gas, something he views as a lack of transparency on the part of the state of alabama. we have reached out to the alabama department of corrections for comment on that. so the big question now remains, will other s

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vickers: i was born in the mop a list, alabama, a small town in the black belt of alabama. rural farming area where my parents were educators. david: your parents were extremely well educated for blacks in the south at that time. how did they get so well educated? >> on my father's side, it was really parents who themselves had limited education. my grandfather with a fourth-grade education did not learn to write or read until he was in his 40's and really felt his children needed a college education. on my mother's side, her mother in the 1920's had to travel 200 miles to an academy started by presbyterians in the southern part of alabama to get her high school degree and then went 10 summers to get her bachelors degree. they had foundations of understanding the value of education and the ability, particularly for a meager -- particularly for a negro in the south, to advance their lives. -- to have a chance to advance their lives and careers. david: you grew up in a segregated environment, i assume? dr. vickers: yes. david: you were the only child of your parents? did they

vickers: i was born in demopolis, alabama, a small town in the black belt of alabama. a rural farming area where my parents were educators. david: your parents were extremely well educated for blacks in the south at that time. how did they get so well educated? dr. vickers: on my father's side, it was really parents who themselves had limited education. my grandfather with a fourth-grade education did not learn to write or read until he was in his 40's and really felt his children needed a college education. on my mother's side, her mother in the 1920's had to travel 200 miles to an academy started by presbyterians in the southern part of alabama to get her high school degree and then went 10 summers to get her bachelors degree. they had foundations of understanding the value of education and the ability, particularly for a negro in the south, to have a chance to advance their lives and careers. david: you grew up in a segregated environment, i assume? dr. vickers: yes. david: you were the only child of your parents? did they say we are putting all our hope in you and

it was authorized in alabama.re had already been one failed attempt to kill kenneth smith around a year and a half ago by lethal injection. the executioners could not raise a vein, he survived that attempt, so now they are trying again with this brand-new method. host: is there any chance at this late stage that the execution might not go ahead? tom: it seems in likely -- seems unlikely. one legal route was a direct petition to the supreme court that was turned down earlier this week. there has been another method. they have gone through state courts and federal appeals court. and that has been to challenge the method, to say this is unconstitutional because it is cruel and unusual, it could go wrong very easily, they say. if oxygen leaks into the mask or other problems, his defense attorneys say he could be left in a persistent vegetative state and not killed. so far the courts have systematically rejected that. there has been a final appeal on that to the supreme court, but up until a few moments ago, no respons

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and i was talking to an alabama business mogul, the other day, about how alabama is a special place inson of mark luther king, civil rights leader, passed away last week at 62 years old after a battle with prostate cancer. i knew the family, i knew him, we'd been through things together. and i brought up alabama because dexter was named after the first church that dr. king and caretta scott king lead in their career, the dexter avenue baptist church in downtown montgomery. can you speak about the legacy that dexter and other civil rights figures had after dr. king and continued in this day? because the movement was not just 59 years ago. you'll find that battle right now in alabama. >> absolutely. it's a current battle that we fight each and every day in the state of alabama. but the -- extremely important to the citizens of alabama. what you will find, as you know, every day -- every time that we banged the drum for social justice, we hear his heartbeat. you hear the heartbeat as, you served in alabama legislature representing people each and every day. so that legacy will -- even mys

what do we know about this case and why did alabama choose this method? >> right, so i also want to add the attorney general's office did express sympathy and compassion for the victim's family. for those who don't know, smith was convicted after a 1988 murder for hire plot. he along with two others, he was 22 at the time, he along with two others was asked by a pastor to kill his wife, her name was elizabeth senate. so in 2022, smith was actually given a lethal injection for what was supposed to be his execution date. that was unsuccessful. it was not successfully administered, putting smith in position to be the first recipient of this type of execution, nitrogen hypoxia, which we know has been highly controversial. we know that critics of capital punishment, along with his legal team, along with human rights experts, have criticized this, saying they thought it was cruel and unusual punishment. we know that efforts to block this execution, however, were unsuccessful. so, we're hearing from different people, of course, in the aftermath of this. we heard

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. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we are breaking news, alabama has put to death, cameron smith. row inmate known to die by nitrogen gas. it's a wholly new method of execution in this country. one that some experts have said is veiled in secrecy and could lead to excessive pain, or even torture. he was sentenced to death for more for hire plot in 1988. he appeared conscious for several minutes, shook on a gurney during the execution. according to one reporter who read notes compiled by almedia witnesses who attended the execution. cnn's isabel resolve this is an alabama with more. isabelle thank you for joining us. tell us what happened tonight, with the execution? >> laura this is the first new method of execution since 1982. that's when lethal injection was first introduced. according to witnesses, kenneth last words were in part quote, tonight alabama causes humanity to take a step backwards. after the execution there's also a press conference with witnesses including media observers, and they said that smith appeared to be conscious for several minutes for about two minutes,

and in, fact he also invited other states to follow alabama's lead, indicating that alabama would help them implement nitrogen gas executions. i spoke with an independent journalist, lee hedge path, who is invited by the, inmate kevin, smith to witness his execution. he deeply disputes the attorney general's characterization of what happened. listen. >> this is the fifth execution that i've witnessed in alabama, i said previously and will say it again, it's definitely the most violent execution i've ever witnessed. it can be a textbook execution, there is no textbook for nitrogen apoxsee executions. this was the first to happen anywhere in the, world it's difficult to say what the attorney general was referring to when he said it's like textbook execution. >> hedge pat also said that he viewed that the mask he was wearing had tape covering up the brand name, something he sees a lack of transparency by the state of alabama. we've reached out to the department of corrections on that. the question here, is will other states follow alabama's lead and how quickly? we know mississippi and ok

the big question, will other states follow alabama and just how quickly. alabama is just one much three states including mississippi and oklahoma who have approved the use of nitrogen gas.much three states including mississippi and oklahoma who have approved the use of nitrogen gas. >> terrific work there all night long. thank you so much for your reporting. >>> and new lawsuit accuses wwe founder vince mcmahon of sexual assault, trafficking and physical abuse against a former employee in the filing, they claim mcmahon promised her a job and promotions with wwe in exchange for sex and then trafficked her to a man inside and outside the company. mcmahon spokesperson says the lawsuit that is filed is filled with lies and distortions. v veronese a oig is here with the more details. some so disturbing. >> 70 pages of graphic details about this woman's experience about wwe. she was an employee for about a year, she was promised by vince mcmahon a job in exchange for sexual activity with him. and as part of this deal so to speak, she was then trafficked to other

tom bateman, bbc news, atmore, alabama.view — as an asteroid blazed across the night sky. in a rare event the impact was predicted by astronomers — just three hours before its arrival. that meant a researcher was able to capture these images. we have the business news coming up. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, there. good afternoon. as storm isha clears our shores, we prepare for the next named storm that will be with us on tuesday, storm jocelyn. of course, we're still dealing with the impact from isha today. gusts of wind across the central belt last night got to 70 to 80mph quite widely, with higher wind gusts elsewhere, of course. it does stay windy for the rest of the afternoon with some sunshine, but also some blustery showers. if we just take a look at the forecast map, you can see the isobars, a tight squeeze on those. it does stay windy for the rest of the day. still gusts of wind a0 to 50mph quite widely, higher towards irish sea coasts. the winds easing down a little across shetland. there will be blustery

that was the commissioner of alabama's corrections, jon hamm, speaking.fter the execution, a number of witnesses addressed the media and described what happened. once execution began, within a of minutes kenny began to violently push against the straps. he said began to move back and forth violently. this was the fifth execution i've witnessed in alabama and i have never seen such a violent reaction to an execution. charles sennett, whose mother elizabeth was murdered by kenneth smith, also gave his reaction to the execution. nothing happened here today is going to bring mom back. nothing. it's kind of a bittersweet day. we are not going to bejumping around, hooping and hollering hurray and all that. that's not us. but i'm glad at this day is over. live now to our north america correspondent david willis, who's in washington. hello there to you, david. first what reaction has there been to this execution in the united states?— been to this execution in the united states? well, depending on who you _ united states? well, depending on who you listen _ unite

today in the evening alabama forces humanity to take a step. back, i leave with love and peace, thank you for supporting me, i love you all. a moment later , a mask similar to the one worn by firefighters will be placed over smith's face, and all hell will break loose for him. spread out on this couch, a man in a government-issued shirt and trousers with the seal of the alabama department of corrections, his arms and legs tightly bound with leather straps, will desperately fight for his life in front of his confessor. when he was turned on nitrogen, he began to convulse, he was shaking and he constantly jumped up on the gurney, shaking it. the corrections officers, i think, were very surprised that it didn't go so smoothly, and one of the state representatives was so nervous that he was stamping his feet all the time, everyone wanted it to end quickly, he continued to breathe for maybe 9 minutes, 10 minutes, unimaginable evil was unleashed that evening in alabama, it was torture, and the second torture in his life and for... in 2022, mr. smith was taken to a cell, chained to a couch a

it was authorized in alabama.re had already been one failed attempt to kill kenneth smith around a year and a half ago by lethal injection. rai a vein, he survived that attempt, so now they are trying again with this brand-new method. host: is there any chance at this late stage that the execution might not go ahead? tom: it seems in likely -- seems unlikely. one legal route was a direct petition to the supreme court that was turned down earlier this week. there has been another method. they have gone through state courts and federal appeals court. and that has been to challen the method, to say this is unconstitutional because it is cruel and unusual, it could go wrong very easily, they say. if oxygen leaks into the mask or other problems, his defense attorneys say he could be left in a persistent vegetative state and not killed. so far the courts have systematically rejected that. there has been a final appeal on that to the supreme court, but up until a few moments ago, no response from the supreme court. as it

our north america correspondent, tom bateman, spoke to one lawmaker in alabama.ne. i think we are improving. but this one was suffocation. yeah, i know. and i don't remember exactly how the victim died, but i think it may be even better than what the process was that he did to the victim. i don't know that, and i don't know that it's a good way to die. is that what it's about for you, though? that sounds like retribution. no, i don't think so. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the uk have halted trade talks with canada with discussions breaking down over disagreements over beef and cheese. the two countries have been negotiation for two years. the previous agreement has allowed the uk to continue to sell cars and cheese in the north american nation without canada charging input tax. —— import tax. a newborn baby found in east london has been discharged from hospital and is in foster care. the baby, who was named elsa by authorities, was discovered by a dog walker last thursday in newham in sub—zero

alabama established the strengthening alabama homes program designed to aid and incentivize alabama homeownerso improve their homes and minimize property loss due to weather events. mr. comiskey -- mr. kaniewski, you touched on a report by alabama and universities that demonstrated the benefits of the program. these studies found the program directly resulted in one, lower insurance premiums and two, higher home resale values. for those who may not be aware of the efforts in alabama, can you describe them and touch on the proven benefits they have to homeowners? dr. kaniewski: in many forms i often lied alabama. -- laud alabama. they have a resilience council, they created a council, it is a big deal. it means the governor is prioritizing resilience. in some states, those two don't even speak. i live -- in alabama, they sit together and work on these issues. number two, strengthen alabama homes. that program has been so successful that other states are replicating it. louisiana is putting it into place, a virtual carbon copy of what alabama put into place and your state's insurance office is w

our correspondent reports now in southern alabama. >> hidden in the alabama woods, the jail meant toear into every convict. here more than 160 inmates await execution, among them the fate of one kenneth smith is sparking an outcry. this prison was already among the top in the u.s. for carrying out executions. but what is planned for thursday would be the first in history to gas an inmate to death using nitrogen. and that warns experts could cause convulsions, brain damage, but not death or other catastrophic mishaps. smith has already been subjected to one failed execution by lethal injection. his supporters say trying again with an untested method breaks the law on cruel and unusual punishment. >> good eveng, i hope you have been doing well. >> she sees his as a crucial test case against suffocation by the state. >> he suffers from ptsd from the botched execution. and now going towards something which might even be worse. >> it was two weeks ago today -- >> smith was jailed in 1989 for his part in e murder of a preacher's wife. the jury voted for life, but the judge sentenced him to

tomorrow alabama is said to use a controversial alternative to lethal injection. kenneth smith was sentenced to death for the stabbing murder in 1988, live from alabama now, the state is facing a lot of criticism over this never before used method. you have read through the state execution procedures. how is this supposed to work? >> well, jake, death by nitrogen gas is not only controversial, but also an untested method, there is no precedent for this. alabama is one of three states including mississippi and oklahoma that has approved the use for nitrogen gas in death sentences, but it has never been used before. i did read through alabama's execution procedure, through several pages and you are seeing part of the problem by the critics, a lot of it is redacted when it comes to calibration and use of this system. experts say it is shielding key details about what the state of alabama is going to do in this execution but the state says the reductions are necessary for safety. that secrecy is troubling to a lot of these critics because alabama, since 2018 has botch

alabama established the strengthening alabama homes program designed to aid and incentivize alabama homeowners to improve their homes and minimize property loss due to weather events. mr. comiskey -- mr. kaniewski, you touched on a report by alabama and universities that demonstrated the benefits of the program. these studies found the program directly resulted in one, lower insurance premiums and two, higher home resale values. for those who may not be aware of the efforts in alabama, can you describe them and touch on the proven benefits they have to homeowners? dr. kaniewski: in many forms i often lied alabama. -- laud alabama. they have a resilience council, they created a council, it is a big deal. it means the governor is prioritizing resilience. in some states, those two don't even speak. i live -- in alabama, they sit together and work on these issues. number two, strengthen alabama homes. that program has been so successful that other states are replicating it. louisiana is putting it into place, a virtual carbon copy of what alabama put into place and your state's insurance office is

(musica) viernes que sucedio anoche en alabama y aunque las autoridades se mostraron satisfechas porkenneth smith fue la muerte de un mora tagle nos explica por que fue una ejecucion historica pero ademas muy polemica. >> testigos de kenneth smith, la primera por administracion de nitrogeno en estados unidos contaron que no quedo inconsciente en cuestion de segundos, como anticipo el estado de alabama. >> vimos a una persona luchando por su vida durante minutos, dice el consejero espiritual de smith afirma que los oficiales de la prision se apreciaban visiblemente sorprendidos por lo mal que salieron las cosas. >> smith se sacudio violentamente como si estuviera convulsionando, al menos por dos minutos, de acuerdo con kim chandler, periodista que tambien estuvo alli cuenta que la cortina de la camara donde ejecutaron smith estuvo abierta 22 minutos hasta las ocho ocho quince. >> what happened during those 22 minutes lo habia visto en las otras ejecuciones que ha cubierto, el departamento correccional de alabama, smith forcejeo un poco con sus ataduras y tuvo algun movimiento involunt

i'm all eyes were on alabama and the u.s.ourt tonight when it came to if this execution was going to happen or if it would be delayed in the end, nearly 36 years after elizabeth's senate was murdered in colbert county, alabama, this execution happened. >> 58 year old kenneth smith is the first person in the u.s. to be executed using nitrogen gas that, according to the alabama governor, smith was sentenced to death for his role in the 1988 murder for hire plot of a preacher's wife. he and his attorneys argued that execute by nitrogen gas would constitute cruel and unusual punishment, but the u.s. supreme court denied a final appeal. his spiritual adviser described the moments when he died, what we saw was minutes of someone struggling for their life. >> we saw minutes of someone heaving back and forth. >> but the head of alabama's department of corrections says nothing was out of the ordinary, appeared that one. >> smith was holding his breath for as long as he could, and then there's also information out there. uh he struggle

our correspondent reports now in southern alabama. >> hidden in the alabama woods, the jail meant toear into every convict. here more than 160 inmates await execution, among them the fate of one kenneth smith is sparking an outcry. this prison was already among the top in the u.s. for carrying out executions. but what is planned for thursday would be the first in history to gas an inmate to death using nitrogen. and that warns experts could cause convulsions, brain damage, but not death or other catastrophic mishaps. smith has already been subjected to one failed execution by lethal injection. his supporters say trying again with an untested method breaks the law on cruel and unusual punishment. >> good evening, i hope you have been doing well. >> she sees his as a crucial test case against suffocation by the state. >> he suffers from ptsd from the botched execution. and now going towards something which might even be worse. >> it was two weeks ago today -- >> smith was jailed in 1989 for his part in the murder of a preacher's wife. the jury voted for life, but the judge sentenced hi

i'm all eyes were on alabama and the u.s. supreme court tonight when it came to if this execution was going to happen or if it would be delayed in the end, nearly 36 years after elizabeth's senate was murdered in colbert county, alabama, this execution happened. >> 58 year old kenneth smith is the first person in the u.s. to be executed using nitrogen gas that, according to the alabama governor, smith was sentenced to death for his role in the 1988 murder for hire plot of a preacher's wife. he and his attorneys argued that execute by nitrogen gas would constitute cruel and unusual punishment, but the u.s. supreme court denied a final appeal. his spiritual adviser described the moments when he died, what we saw was minutes of someone struggling for their life. >> we saw minutes of someone heaving back and forth. >> but the head of alabama's department of corrections says nothing was out of the ordinary, appeared that one. >> smith was holding his breath for as long as he could, and then there's also information out there. uh h

tom bateman, bbc news, atmore, alabama.tion for mentally disturbed offenders since 2009. psychiatrists say he now has dementia, and no longer poses a danger to others. courtney bembridge has more from our newsroom. it�*s a case that shocked the world and remains one of the worst in austrian history. in 2009, josef fritzl was jailed for life for abusing his daughter over 2a years and the seven children he fathered with her during the time he kept them captive. one of the children died shortly after birth. a recent psychiatric report well, since then, he�*s been held in a high security institution but a recent psychiatric report found that he no longer poses well, since then, he�*s been held in a high security institution for mentally disturbed offenders. but a recent psychiatric report found that he no longer poses a threat to the public. he�*s now 88 and has dementia, and a court has now ruled he can be moved to a regular prison. here�*s what his lawyer said outside the hearing. translation: in the end, - the court came to

in alabama, he inherited.ne can win in alabama, very few can withstand that job for as long as he did. add to the fact that the football program that currently exists is a byproduct of nick saban, and it does not resemble the program that nick saban inherited in the year 2000. this was a program that lsu's investigation into poplars and the state was support they would never reach the potential. the class of 2001 that he brought in, that changed everything at that place. when you think of what will he has into turning this into the joker not that it is, you would make the argument that he is the greatest college football coach. >> that makes it a very sad last 24 hours or so. for our colleague, kaitlan collins, all ladi jones, you were welcome back any time. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> we are waiting right now to hear from former president trump. he is a ten day in court today with his closing arguments in the civil fraud trial. 300 and $70 million at stake. political implications as the

kaniewski: in many forms i often lied alabama. --aud alabama. they have resilience council, they created a council, it is a big deal. it means the governor is prioritizing resilience. in some states, those two don't even speak. i live -- in alabama, they sit together and work on these issues. number two, strengthen alabama homes. that program has been so successful that other states are replicating it. louisiana is putting it into place, a virtual carbon cy of what alabama put into place and your state's insurance office is working with the state of alabama to implement that program. the study you mentioned, you're lucky to have a researcher who did that study. i think-- thank lars anytime because i think that is the study that gives real evidence that mitigation paid off. sen. britt: howo these efforts play into the larger discussion we are having today around reforms to the national flood insurance program and on incentivizing communities to focus on disaster mitigation, preparedness, resiliency? can each of you speak to that? mr. hecht: louis

even this week we are preparing for strong storms and flash flooding across southern alabama.erative we are forward thinking in her disaster mitigation, disaster preparedness and resiliency efforts for the alabama department of insurance in particular has been a champion in this space. in 2011 alabama established the establish thestrengthening alabs program designed to aid and incentivize alabama homeowners to improve their homes and to minimize minimize property loss due to weather events. mr. comiskey -- mr. kaniewski, you touched on a report by alabama and univer >> we still in the demonstrated benefits of the program and ensure the study found that the program directly resulted in one thor insurance premium and two, higher home resale values and for those may not be overly annoyed worthy efforts in alabama any further describe women tension improvement benefits that they have for hom. >> will thank you senator, i gotta say, the many forms i often - alabama and alabama hast you touch on the when they have a resilience council he created a council think you will need is a bi

the alabama-michigan game. had never been to an alabama game. what a horrible father i was. he reminded me that at the beginning of the season. we got to go. we carved out time. we got to go to the championship in atlanta. i will tell you, the s.e.c. championship in atlanta, even though it was in georgia, paul, alabama fans were louder. the team was more fired up. they wanted it more. you could just tell, they wanted it more. there was a bizarre flatness at the rose bowl. michigan fans were, as you know, you were there, i was there, they were cheering louder. michigan team seemed to want it more. we still should have won. we were ahead in the fourth quarter. but i'm telling you, it was like we were playing an ann arbor. it was a reverse of what happened at the s.e.c. championship. there was a strange flatness to that alabama team. can you give us some insights on what happened there? >> joe, alabama expected the win. it's a combination of no respect for the big ten and no respect for michigan. it happened nine