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of corrections had set _ alabama department of corrections had set nitrogen gas will render some _ hadin 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 unconscious while some other things you described were happening?— other things you described were haueninu?
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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 and they spent 4 hours trying to get the needle into the vein to administer the injection to complete the execution. it was torture and barbarity. despite the fact that the district court overturned that execution. 2 minutes before its formal start, the team of executioners donned a multi-colored robe. he repeated, the condemned man refused, now after death they make him guilty ag
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...
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department of corrections of mr kevin's using smith back of kenneth eugene smith as a guinea pig actuallyas nothing short of state sanctioned torture. hence, we are calling for a band to the use of nitrogen hypoxia is a method of execution in alabama and other states and the horrific death suffered by mr smith last thursday evening actually is a stark reminder of the barbaric nature of the death penalty and a very, very potent call to step up efforts to abolish the death penalty in the united states and the world over. oklahoma and mississippi have also authorised nitrogen gas. other states may follow suit. the biden administration already has a moratorium on federal executions but do you believe that the white house should go further? absolutely. i mean, should go further? absolutely. i mean. this — should go further? absolutely. i mean, this case _ should go further? absolutely. i mean, this case is _ should go further? absolutely. i mean, this case is absolutely| i mean, this case is absolutely shameful on a country which regards itself as a beacon of human rights. this was clearly als
department of corrections of mr kevin's using smith back of kenneth eugene smith as a guinea pig actuallyas nothing short of state sanctioned torture. hence, we are calling for a band to the use of nitrogen hypoxia is a method of execution in alabama and other states and the horrific death suffered by mr smith last thursday evening actually is a stark reminder of the barbaric nature of the death penalty and a very, very potent call to step up efforts to abolish the death penalty in the united...
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from. >> kenny. >> an incarcerated individual at alabama department of corrections. >> reporter: but tonight, the death row inmate is still alive. >> i'm terrified it started when i was on the executing gurney last november. >> reporter: now, the state will try to execute smith again with a method that's never been used before death by nitrogen gas. >> the fact that they got me lined up to be the first with gas is really terrifying. >> reporter: smith was convicted for the brutal 1988 murder of elizabeth sennett, hired by her husband, an alabama pastor smith has been in prison for 35 years. he was scheduled to die in november 2022, but the attempt at lethal injection didn't work. the third in a string of botched executions that year how could a state get something so wrong >> chuck and mike sennett, elizabeth's children went to the holman correctional that night in 2022, expecting to see the justice they wanted. instead, they say the failed execution failed them too. what is that emotion >> anger >> anger, they're supposed to know what they're doing there, but somehow they missed. >>
from. >> kenny. >> an incarcerated individual at alabama department of corrections. >> reporter: but tonight, the death row inmate is still alive. >> i'm terrified it started when i was on the executing gurney last november. >> reporter: now, the state will try to execute smith again with a method that's never been used before death by nitrogen gas. >> the fact that they got me lined up to be the first with gas is really terrifying. >> reporter: smith...
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she says: "this method has been thoroughly vetted and both "the alabama department of corrections "andhe attorney general�*s office have indicated "it is ready to go." governor ivey also said, "the legislature passed this law in 2018, and it is ourjob "to implement it. " alabama is one of 27 us states where the death penalty is still legal. however, there are executive orders in six of those states, shown in orange, that have placed a hold on executions. that includes california and oregon. all this is data from the non—profit death penalty information centre. 0ur correspondent tom bateman was in alabama and visited the facility where the execution took place. hejoins us live. thank you so much for your time. this was sort of a hail mary and it failed.— mary and it failed. what happens _ mary and it failed. what happens next? - mary and it failed. what happens next? the - mary and it failed. what - happens next? the execution will now take place because we are well within the timeframe that the alabama correctional facility had given for the execution to take place. they basically had
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. >> we will have more of these executions in alabama >> the commissioner of alabama department of corrections saying the procedure went according to plan. take a listen to a witness of the inmates execution. >> he appeared conscious for several minutes into the execution. for about two minutes following that he shook for two minutes on a gurney. that was followed by several minutes of deep breaths on the gurney. following that his breaths slowed until it was no longer perceptible for media witnesses. >> joining me now, the author of "dead man walking" and antideath penalty activist for three decades. >> we have been covering there and the wider issue of what this means constitutionally. because, as you know, sister, the 8th amendment protects american citizens from cruel and unusual punishment from something that we have seen. everything we have seen so far with this particular case do you think that kenneth smith's execution was spared from that cruel or unusual punishment? >> no, i believe he did experience torture which is defined, and we have signed the torture convention, antitorture con
. >> we will have more of these executions in alabama >> the commissioner of alabama department of corrections saying the procedure went according to plan. take a listen to a witness of the inmates execution. >> he appeared conscious for several minutes into the execution. for about two minutes following that he shook for two minutes on a gurney. that was followed by several minutes of deep breaths on the gurney. following that his breaths slowed until it was no longer...
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she added this method has been thoroughly vetted in both the alabama department of corrections and theorney general's office indicated it is ready to go. in the last few hours mckenna smith and his -- the last few hours, tennis smith released this statement. they said the eyes of the world are on this moral apocalypse. our prayer is that people will not turn their heads. alabama is one of 27 u.s. states where the death penalty is still legal. that is more than half the country, shown here in the lighter yellow, including states like texas, florida and kentucky. there are however executive orders in six of those states shown in orange that have placed a hold on executions. that includes california and oregon. all of this data is coming to us from the nonprofit death penalty information center. with me in studio is our correspondent tom bateman, who has been an obama -- been in alabama covering this story. why is this the first time nitrogen gas has been used in an execution? tom: overwhelmingly these days the method of execution used by states that have the death penalty is by lethal in
she added this method has been thoroughly vetted in both the alabama department of corrections and theorney general's office indicated it is ready to go. in the last few hours mckenna smith and his -- the last few hours, tennis smith released this statement. they said the eyes of the world are on this moral apocalypse. our prayer is that people will not turn their heads. alabama is one of 27 u.s. states where the death penalty is still legal. that is more than half the country, shown here in...
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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 struggled against his restraints a little bit. >> smith was originally set to be executed in november of 2022 by lethal injection, but officials were unable to locate a vein and called it off. according to the governor, smith had requested nitrogen hypoxia as an alternative to lethal injection. >> they're talking about smith and what's happening to him. you know, everybody's forgot about the woman in colbert county. that's what she's known as right now. her name is elizabeth sinnett. she killed her. her. he's got to pay that price for what he done to our mother. >> the victim, whose sons spoke thursday saying that they never did get an apology from smith. >> i think he's sorry you got cold 35 years. if he was truly sorry. you know, we would have got a letter or something. he never got it. >> alabama, mississ
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 struggled against his restraints a little bit. >> smith was originally set to be executed in november of 2022 by lethal injection, but officials were unable to locate a vein and called...
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the commissioner of alabama's department of corrections, john hamm, gave details of the execution at news conference. at 7:53 central time tonight, alabama started carrying out the execution by nitrogen oxide by... smith was executed by the i988 by... smith was executed by the 1988 capital murder of elizabeth sennet in culver county. police confer with many witnesses for smith's last words. he was pronounced dismissed at 8:25pm central standard time. that was the commissioner of alabama's corrections, jon hamm, speaking. after 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 goi
the commissioner of alabama's department of corrections, john hamm, gave details of the execution at news conference. at 7:53 central time tonight, alabama started carrying out the execution by nitrogen oxide by... smith was executed by the i988 by... smith was executed by the 1988 capital murder of elizabeth sennet in culver county. police confer with many witnesses for smith's last words. he was pronounced dismissed at 8:25pm central standard time. that was the commissioner of alabama's...
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for their life. >> we saw minutes of someone heaving back and forth. >> but the head of alabama's departmenttions 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 struggled against his restraints a little bit. >> smith was originally set to be executed in november of 2022 by lethal injection, but officials were unable to locate a vein and called it off. according to the governor, smith had requested nitrogen hypoxia as an alternative to lethal injection. >> they're talking about smith and what's happening to him. you know, everybody's forgot about the woman in colbert county. that's what she's known as right now. her name is elizabeth sinnett. she killed her. her. he's got to pay that price for what he done to our mother. >> the victim, whose sons spoke thursday saying that they never did get an apology from smith. >> i think he's sorry you got cold 35 years. if he was truly sorry. you know, we would have got a letter or something. he never got it. >> alabama, mississippi and o
for their life. >> we saw minutes of someone heaving back and forth. >> but the head of alabama's departmenttions 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 struggled against his restraints a little bit. >> smith was originally set to be executed in november of 2022 by lethal injection, but officials were unable to locate a vein and called it off....
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for months we've been asking the alabama department of corrections for more information. is this going to be safe? what will happen? today i go int o either we don't know or we can't tell you. >> and he is concerned about his own safety. he was forced to sign a waiver to be allowed into the chamber acknowledging there could be harm to himself. he does tell me that he's scheduled to go with kenneth smith around 7:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow and deliver him the eucharist. >> from alabama, thank you so much. >>> let's turn to our national lead. boeing's ceo is meeting with lawmakers on capitol hill today and tomorrow to address growing questions and concerns about the safety of its airliners. you'll recall how later this month, something called a door plug blew off an alaska 737 max-9 during flight, leaving a refrigerator size hole. the plane made an emergency landing. thankfully everyone survived. yesterday the ceo of alaska airlines revealed loose bolts had been discovered on many max boeing planes. >> we found some loose bolts on many of our max-9s. >> many? >> yes. so those
for months we've been asking the alabama department of corrections for more information. is this going to be safe? what will happen? today i go int o either we don't know or we can't tell you. >> and he is concerned about his own safety. he was forced to sign a waiver to be allowed into the chamber acknowledging there could be harm to himself. he does tell me that he's scheduled to go with kenneth smith around 7:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow and deliver him the eucharist. >> from...
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we have reached out to the alabama department of corrections for comment on that.tion now remains, will other states follow their lead? mississippi and oklahoma also have permitted the use of nitrogen gas for executions. oklahoma responded to us. a spokesperson for the department of corrections says they have no immediate plans of using nitrogen gas for executions and saying that that is because of the way that the law is written, that only permits the use of nitrogen gas if they can't obtain the drugs for a lethal ininspection, stating they are having no issues obtaining those drugs so far. the only other path forward, we're told, is if lethal injection is suddenly deemed unconstitutional. isabel rosales, cnn, atmore, alabama. >>> joining us is deborah dinno, professor of law at fordham law school and founding director of the law school's neuroscience and law center. professor, great to have you with us. please explain to us how nitrogen hypoxia works, this new form of execution. >> we all breathe nitrogen in the air. about 78% of it. in an execution using nitroge
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i mean for months we have been asking the alabama department of corrections for more information. this going to be safe? what's going to happen? today i go into the chamber to orient myself with the warden and one of the captains of the execution squad and as i ask questions, he's consistently saying either we don't know or we can't tell you. >> reporter: reverend hood is scheduled to go into that execution chamber with smith sometime after the 7:00 p.m. eastern hour tomorrow. now smith originally had asked for this execution via nitrogen gas, but then he reversed course after getting ahold of the state's proposal on how they would carry out that execution. concerns according to court documents that he would go through excessive pain, specifically dealing with that mask. the big concern here is that he might vomit inside of that mask and choke, experiencing the pain of choking through his own vomit. hood told me that he has this history of consistently vomiting due to ptsd and migraines. so this is a very, very big concncern for his s lelegal tea in fact, h hood telllls me the sta
i mean for months we have been asking the alabama department of corrections for more information. this going to be safe? what's going to happen? today i go into the chamber to orient myself with the warden and one of the captains of the execution squad and as i ask questions, he's consistently saying either we don't know or we can't tell you. >> reporter: reverend hood is scheduled to go into that execution chamber with smith sometime after the 7:00 p.m. eastern hour tomorrow. now smith...
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for months, we have been asking the alabama department of corrections, is this going to be safe?going to happen? in tradition fashion and completely silent the entire time and today i go to the chamber to orient myself with the warden and one of the captains of the execution squad and as i ask questions, he's consistently saying either we don't know or we can't tell you. i hope that the rest of the country is looking at alabama and saying what is going on down there? >> you heard those dramatic words there from his spiritual adviser and that was also isabel rosales in alabama. kate? >> counting down the days until the end of dry january. if you took part and if you stuck with it, the science of all of the good it did for you in the past 25 days. not just any whiteboard... ...katie porter's whiteboard is one way she's: [news anchor] ...often seen grilling top executives of banks, big pharma, even top administration officials. katie porter. never taken corporate pac money - never will. leading the fight to ban congressional stock trading. and the only democrat who opposed wasteful
for months, we have been asking the alabama department of corrections, is this going to be safe?going to happen? in tradition fashion and completely silent the entire time and today i go to the chamber to orient myself with the warden and one of the captains of the execution squad and as i ask questions, he's consistently saying either we don't know or we can't tell you. i hope that the rest of the country is looking at alabama and saying what is going on down there? >> you heard those...
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also at that press conference, with alabama department of corrections john him, he was asked about thatpecially keeping in mind that a court documents the statement argued that he would be unconscious in seconds and dead within minutes. here's what he had to say. >> it appeared that he was holding his breath as long as he could, and then there's also information out there he struggled against his restraints a little bit. there was some involuntary movement. that was all expected, and it was the side effects we've seen in research. nothing was out of the ordinary from what we were expecting. do >> you think was involuntary? >> yes. often >> we were the first media outlet to speak with the spiritual adviser smith, reverend jeff hood. who described it he, was in the execution chamber right next to smith you described it as quote, absolute torture. saying that smith was conscious for several minutes struggling against the gurney of the mosque we heard from other media observers, gasping. his face turned colors and it was not painless as state officials claimed it would be. >> isabelle thank
also at that press conference, with alabama department of corrections john him, he was asked about thatpecially keeping in mind that a court documents the statement argued that he would be unconscious in seconds and dead within minutes. here's what he had to say. >> it appeared that he was holding his breath as long as he could, and then there's also information out there he struggled against his restraints a little bit. there was some involuntary movement. that was all expected, and it...
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meanwhile the commissioner of the alabama department of corrections says about that shaking when he wased by reporters that it was involuntary movement. cnn was the first to speak kenneth smith's spiritual adviser who was inside of that chamber. he was shaken and emotional by what he saw and he said it was not painless. listen. >> that was torture. that was absolute torture and torture is evil. i thought that was something that as a country that we held that it is wrong to torture people, it is wrong to experiment on people. but that is what i saw. that is what i saw. i can tell you what i saw tonight was unbelievably advice cal. and i think that serves as a warning to governors across this countryadvicecal. and i think that serves as a warning to governors across this country. >> reporter: so remarkable contrast there to what state officials are saying. and i do also want to point out kenneth smith's last words about the death penalty, about what he received nitrogen gas. he said tonight alabama causes humanity to take a step backwards. family members of elizabeth tell me this was just
meanwhile the commissioner of the alabama department of corrections says about that shaking when he wased by reporters that it was involuntary movement. cnn was the first to speak kenneth smith's spiritual adviser who was inside of that chamber. he was shaken and emotional by what he saw and he said it was not painless. listen. >> that was torture. that was absolute torture and torture is evil. i thought that was something that as a country that we held that it is wrong to torture people,...
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, and his debt was paid tonight. >> nbc news has reached out to the alabama department of corrections more information on the reaction from witnesses, but we have not heard back. state officials have said smith's response was part of the known side effects. >> thank you for that reporting. and right now in michigan, the mother of a convicted school shter is back in court facing involuntary manslaughter charges in a rare trial. prosecutors allege she willfully failed to act before her then 15-year-old son killed four of his classmates in a school shooting spree two years ago. jennifer crumbley's defense arguing she could not have known what her son would do, and there were intense moments in the courtroom including the first witness, a surviving teacher showing jurors her bullet wounds as she described how she tied her ttourniquet, and trum blee jesse kirsch joining us from pontiac, michigan, what are we expecting today as this trial moves forward? >> we've been hearing more testimony so far this morning, i'm just checking our monitor of the courtroom there. still in a brief break righ
, and his debt was paid tonight. >> nbc news has reached out to the alabama department of corrections more information on the reaction from witnesses, but we have not heard back. state officials have said smith's response was part of the known side effects. >> thank you for that reporting. and right now in michigan, the mother of a convicted school shter is back in court facing involuntary manslaughter charges in a rare trial. prosecutors allege she willfully failed to act before...
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the alabama department of corrections is ready to serve as an example for how this can be carried out. difficulty getting lethal injection drugs and difficulty administration the drugs through ivs has led to states looking for other methods. i think, you know, he mentioned there are many death row inmates, i think around 40 inmates in alabama, that have agreed to have opted into the nitrogen hypoxia. so when all of the issues of lethal injection were happening, you have folks on death row who opted into the method, thinking that the state would never use. now, last night, the state of alabama proved them wrong on that front. we'll continue to see hypoxia executions in alabama and probably in other states that will adopt legislation. >> last thing, when you're there as a witness, and you're not a -- in any way a party to what happened, the horrible crime against this mother, how -- what is that room like? i'm thinking you sat by this person's wife, the family of victim was there as well. what is that room like? >> it is a really silent room. when you walk into the witness chamber in al
the alabama department of corrections is ready to serve as an example for how this can be carried out. difficulty getting lethal injection drugs and difficulty administration the drugs through ivs has led to states looking for other methods. i think, you know, he mentioned there are many death row inmates, i think around 40 inmates in alabama, that have agreed to have opted into the nitrogen hypoxia. so when all of the issues of lethal injection were happening, you have folks on death row who...
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if you ask the commissioner for alabama's department of corrections, they're going to say something totallynt. the attorney general also saying that everything that they saw last night was in line and textbook with the research they're seen on nitrogen hypoxia, that the involuntary movements seen in the minutes after the execution process started was completely in line with that. we also did hear from the family of the victim, elizabeth senate, of course, the victim at the center of that murder for hire plot. the sons describe it as a somber moment, something they are not celebrating. it won't bring back their mother but they do feel closure from this. we also heard this morning from the attorney general who described, quote, despite international efforts by activists to undermine our justice system, this is what he had to say this morning. >> my colleagues across the country many of which were watching last night, alabama has done it, and now so can you the, and we stand ready to assist you in implementing this method in your states. i do believe based on feedback i've received that other
if you ask the commissioner for alabama's department of corrections, they're going to say something totallynt. the attorney general also saying that everything that they saw last night was in line and textbook with the research they're seen on nitrogen hypoxia, that the involuntary movements seen in the minutes after the execution process started was completely in line with that. we also did hear from the family of the victim, elizabeth senate, of course, the victim at the center of that murder...
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and his death was paid tonight. >> and nbc news reached out to the alabama department of corrections for more information on the reaction from witnesses, but we have not heard back. state officials say smith's response to the gas was part of the known side effects and what they were expecting. >> all right. on that breaking news, thank you very much. >>> meantime, wet weather remains a big story across the country. millions of people on flood alerts after days after heavy rains in the south. in a moment, we will get to al's forecast. but erin mclaughlin joins us from boston. we know it's been bad in the south and now it is headed that way. what are you expecting there? >> reporter: as you can see, it is pretty wet here in boston, but let's first talk about what's happening down south, a cleanup under way after the south got absolutely pummeled by rain yesterday with rainfall rates in some places up to an inch an hour creating dangerous flooding conditions, homes and cars submerged. rescue and evacuation operations under way. now that storm system currently making its way up the easte
and his death was paid tonight. >> and nbc news reached out to the alabama department of corrections for more information on the reaction from witnesses, but we have not heard back. state officials say smith's response to the gas was part of the known side effects and what they were expecting. >> all right. on that breaking news, thank you very much. >>> meantime, wet weather remains a big story across the country. millions of people on flood alerts after days after heavy...
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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 oklahoma have allowed the use of nitrogen gas in executions. we did hear back from oklahoma, a spokesperson from the department of corrections he, says we should not expect, they are not planning for nitrogen gas anytime soon. that is because of the way that the law is written there in oklahoma. only permits the use of nitrogen gas if they can't find the drugs necessary for a lethal injection. we did ask them whether there is a shortage, as we've seen so many other states struggling to find those drugs. they said they do not have a shortage. the only other path too is if we flip injection it's an we deemed unconstitutional. brianna? >> isabelle rosales, thank you for this update on a very closely watched situation there in alabama. alaska airlines is hours away now from flying its 737 max 9 jets again after that midflight door plug blowout forced all of the planes to be grounded. plu
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 oklahoma have allowed the use of nitrogen gas in executions. we did hear back from oklahoma, a spokesperson from the department of corrections he, says we should not expect, they are not planning for nitrogen gas anytime soon. that is because of the way that the law is written there in oklahoma. only permits the use of nitrogen gas if...
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this is a department of corrections and a state that has a series of botched executions and they areg, 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 it does pass this session, it will be too late for kenneth smith to take advantage of that. th
this is a department of corrections and a state that has a series of botched executions and they areg, 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...
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air spokesperson for the department of corrections there saying they have no plans of doing a nitrogenon and that is because of the way that the law is written there. only permitting the use of nitrogen gas if they can't find the drugs for lethal injection. we asked whether there is a shortage of that as so many states have struggled to find those drugs. they say they are not having any issues finding those drugs. the only other path forward there in the state of oklahoma to doing a nitrogen gas execution is if lethal injection is suddenly deemed unconstitutional. >> still to come, as a storm system moves to the northeast, millions are facing a serious flooding threat. we'll show you who is at risk. >>> the storm that brought heavy rain and flooding is beginning to move to the northeast. now 35 million people are under flood risk in the southeast and mid-atlantic. i think that includes us, yes, no? allison chinchar tracking that. what are you seeing? >> a lot of rain. they don't need more. they've had plenty. for others it's welcome rain. here's a look at wa we've got. rain across litt
air spokesperson for the department of corrections there saying they have no plans of doing a nitrogenon and that is because of the way that the law is written there. only permitting the use of nitrogen gas if they can't find the drugs for lethal injection. we asked whether there is a shortage of that as so many states have struggled to find those drugs. they say they are not having any issues finding those drugs. the only other path forward there in the state of oklahoma to doing a nitrogen...
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of corrections will cooperate as well to the is ist tent extent want go. thanks for your time. >> we've been listening to the alabama attorney general and of significance, one of the reporters, we couldn't hear anything because the reporters were not miced, but one asked him whether it might be used elsewhere, this method that has never been used before in the united states until last night to kill an inmate. they used nitrogen. and he said this is an opportunity for states to choose this method alabama chose to use this method. we'll have much more on this story an unprecedented case of the way that they killed one of the inmates in an alabama prison. we'll get back to you on that in a bit. we'll thank harry litman who has been going through a different case involving donald trump and now toss it over to kate. >>> and we'll continue to follow that absolutely. we also have more breaking news this morning. united states state department has now halted funding to the u.n. organization for palestinian refugees, pabe paus funding temporarily after serious alle
of corrections will cooperate as well to the is ist tent extent want go. thanks for your time. >> we've been listening to the alabama attorney general and of significance, one of the reporters, we couldn't hear anything because the reporters were not miced, but one asked him whether it might be used elsewhere, this method that has never been used before in the united states until last night to kill an inmate. they used nitrogen. and he said this is an opportunity for states to choose this...
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it is not entirely clear how exactly the department alabama correctional facility is going to give puref nitrogen is mixed with any amount of oxygen, any amount of air, then the nitrogen will take longer to cause death, or it may not cause it at all. lethal injection. smith was one of them, recounting a conversation with the official in charge of the execution in an interview with nbc. after the execution was over, but i was still strapped to the gurney, he told me that if you are given a lethal injection, it is painless, it is a pity that i was not in in my right mind, i could ask him, and it would be painless in your opinion. he says that immediately after the unsuccessful execution attempt, there was talk of a second attempt, then he began to talk about gas suffocation, but no one knows what exactly gas can do to me. medical experts representing smith's legal team argue in court papers that if the mask does not fit, the execution could be derailed again, leaving smith in a permanent vegetative state, also a concern for the safety of others, including correctional officers. in the roo
it is not entirely clear how exactly the department alabama correctional facility is going to give puref nitrogen is mixed with any amount of oxygen, any amount of air, then the nitrogen will take longer to cause death, or it may not cause it at all. lethal injection. smith was one of them, recounting a conversation with the official in charge of the execution in an interview with nbc. after the execution was over, but i was still strapped to the gurney, he told me that if you are given a...
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able to find a vein that they could use. >> the department of corrections and the attorney general'shave assured us that all the protocols are in place, and it will be safe. >> kenneth smith made some bad decisions. 35 years ago and his death was paid. now smith was on death row after he was convicted of getting $1,000 payment for killing a woman in a 1988 murder for hire. >> death penalty opponents say that nitrogen gas executions are inhumane and are form of torture . it is 756 this coming monday. vice president kamala harris will be in san jose as part of her fight for reproductive freedoms tour. yesterday the vice president was in sacramento meeting with democratic party leaders. the vice president said the biden administration has accomplished transformative work on the climate and clean energy. she also addressed the 2024 presidential election, saying it will be existential for the future of the united states and the world. >> you've got a former president who openly applauds dictators and has is pretty explicitly suggest that that's the role that he intends to take on a free e
able to find a vein that they could use. >> the department of corrections and the attorney general'shave assured us that all the protocols are in place, and it will be safe. >> kenneth smith made some bad decisions. 35 years ago and his death was paid. now smith was on death row after he was convicted of getting $1,000 payment for killing a woman in a 1988 murder for hire. >> death penalty opponents say that nitrogen gas executions are inhumane and are form of torture . it is...
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of corrections to carry out such an execution.only state who is has attempted yet. what has been the public response to this? given we are now very close to when that execution is due to take place, what are people there making of what is going on?— of what is going on? there were several protesters _ of what is going on? there were several protesters outside - of what is going on? there were several protesters outside of. of what is going on? there were . several protesters outside of prison here a few hours ago. it has been very bad weather here, keeping some away here, but there was a small handful of protesters they are, and throughout the week there been protesters and church leaders and other activists that have been delivering petitions to the city of montgomery, which is the capital of avenue alabama here, urging governor k iv do call of the education. we are at the point where the governor could call the execution or the us supreme court could reply, the appeals, but those are the avenues. and talk me through the potentia
of corrections to carry out such an execution.only state who is has attempted yet. what has been the public response to this? given we are now very close to when that execution is due to take place, what are people there making of what is going on?— of what is going on? there were several protesters _ of what is going on? there were several protesters outside - of what is going on? there were several protesters outside of. of what is going on? there were . several protesters outside of prison...
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a serviceable vein to inject him and the department of corrections and the attorney general's office assured us that all the protocols are in place and it will be safe. >> kenneth smith made some bad decisions 35 years ago, and his debt was paid. >> smith was on death row after he was convicted of getting $1,000 payment for killing a woman in 1988, in a murder for hire scheme. death penalty opponents say nitrogen gas executions are inhumane and a form of torture. >> our time is 517. pga is being ordered by regulators to pay $45 million for its role in the 2021 dixie fire, the california puc approved that settlement as the final step in its investigation into whether pga violated safety rules. now, $40 million of that penalty will go right back to pge to pay for its efforts to digitize its records. the other 5 million will be divided between the california general fund and native tribes that were affected by the dixie fire, the dixie fire started back in july of 2021 after a tree fell down on conductors that are owned and operated by pga. >> de cal fire awarded contra costa county a $
a serviceable vein to inject him and the department of corrections and the attorney general's office assured us that all the protocols are in place and it will be safe. >> kenneth smith made some bad decisions 35 years ago, and his debt was paid. >> smith was on death row after he was convicted of getting $1,000 payment for killing a woman in 1988, in a murder for hire scheme. death penalty opponents say nitrogen gas executions are inhumane and a form of torture. >> our time...