conversation conditions on the website aljazeera.com/consider. good evening and welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live in new york city, and john seigenthaler has the night off. what went wrong - a condemn d man takes 43 minutes to die. oklahoma's new secret method of injecked fails. we'll speak to a witness to the execution. donald sterling bounced from n.b.a. the ban and the reality of racism that is in the game. constitution call - supreme

court stepping in over the right to privacy and your smartphone. secret america - living feet from luxury but a world away. families on the fridge in chinatown - revealing picture you have to see in our first person report. we begin in oklahoma with an execution that did not go as planned. the state put two to death which hasn't heaped. oklahoma refused to reveal the name of the company this manufactured the drugs. the first prisoner to enter the death chamber was clayton d. lockett, convicted of murder for burying his victim alive. he was given lethal drugs, he was declared unconscious. he began to twitch and mum ble.

officials stopped the execution. he decide from a heart attack. >> katie fretland witnessed the execution in mack alicer oklahoma. what did you see. >> clayton d. lockett's execution begang at 6:23 p.m. he had no final words. seven minutes later he was conscious. at 6:33 he was prononesed uption, but a violent -- pronounced to be uption. a violent struggle happened. he tried to speak. he was struggling, rising. his head was coming off the gurney. he tried to - he was trying to talk. an official in the room lowered the blinds so that viewers could no longer see what was going on at - this is 16 minutes into the

execution. he died of a - correction officials called a heart attack, 46 minutes after the process began. >> you said he tried to speak. could you make out what he was trying? >> yes, he growned "man" at one point. >> how did others react who were watching that with you? >> absolutely shocked. none of - no one who witnessed an execution before had seen anything like this. the governor of oklahoma called for a full investigation into what happened tonight. and lawyers for clayton d. lockett called for an independent review and autopsy so it doesn't happen again. >> you personally spoke to the

lawyers. what did they say to you? >> they said that - one said her feeling is that there can be no more executions in oklahoma. there's a full having into what went wrong, and full transparency about the process, including the drugs. the lawyers for the two inmates who were supposed to be executed - one was stayed, they had sought to find out who supplies the drugs, and information about whether the duration would be effective, as the official word from the prison was that it happened because clayton d. lockett - there was a problem with his vein, that it ruptured. they are calling into investigation for this process. >> when they call for an investigation, did they say whether or not the drugs were

tested? >> no. no. they have refused to disclose the supplier of the drug, and they did reveal what drugs they'd use, but lawyers thought more details about where they came from. >> what are the next steps? what happens when they launch a full investigation? when does it begin? >> from what i can tell, it's beginning immediately. the lawyers will discuss what the next step is. as of right now. charles warner is scheduled for execution two weeks from now. >> they want to know all the details about what went wrong tonight, as well as the governor's office. >> katie fretland from "the guardian" joining us live.

as katie mentioned the governor of oklahoma ordered an investigation. in a statement governor said: . joining us now is professor deborah denno. she specialises and capital punishment and joins us tonight in new york. when you heard it took 43 minutes for this man to die, did you think the drugs used were cruel. >> it's problematic. this was an unusual situation, unusual and medical experts had indicated and testified that there could be a problem with this drug combination. >> let's back up a minute. are these drugs tested. i ask katie the same question.

i understand a lot of countries don't want to touch the issue because they are afraid of the backlash. does it force states to use untested drugs, and is that the case? >> because the state of oklahoma does not reveal the force of their drugs, we can't tell if they were tested. if it was a compounding pharmacy that created the drugs, that's problematic, because there has been difficulties with compounding pharmacies throughout the country. >> what happened tonight - will it change anyone's opinion. >> it's a botched execution in a recent batch of boxed executions that people will notice. states notice what other states were doight. there's no explanation for what happened here tonight. the state of oklahoma has been warned that there could be a

problem. >> you said that states take notice, but let's be clear about this. this is left up to the states to decide. is there no mandated mixture of drugs. every death penalty states - they pick their own lethal injection protocol. does what we saw tonight qualify as cruel and unusual punishment? >> until there's more evidence, it's hard to say definitively what we do know, that the execution took longer than it should have. my ung is a vein was blown, cording -- understanding is a vein was blown, according to katie fretland's account. none of this should have happened. lethal injections should take place in a matter of minutes, less than five minutes. >> deborah benno, professor of

law. >> now for the day of reckoning for los angeles clippers owner donald sterling, his team is playing at home. but he will not be at the game. the n.b.a. banned donald sterling for making racist remarks. there is more. he was hit with a $2.5 million fine, and the possibility of being forced to tell his team. effective immediately i am banning mr donald sterling for life. from any association with the clippers organization or the number of ba. i'm also fining donald sterling $2.5 million, the maximum amount allowed under the n.b.a. constitution. >> we go live to los angeles, where the clippers are about to play game 5. what kind of reaction have we seen so far.

>> we can tell you all eyes are on the court. inside the staple center. earlier today we saw jubilation and relief from fans, many with this t-shirt. los angeles quit and donald sterling negative one. these fans want to make it clear. they support the commissioner's decision. they don't want the players linked to the comments from donald sterling in any way. a protest turned into a celebration dubbed los angeles is better than donald sterling. for the first time before the game. we heard from doc rivers responding to the n.b.a. investigation. the decision allowed players to put this behind and focus on basketball again. i felt the pressure on my

players. everyone was waiting for them to give a response. and we keep thinking they didn't do anything. now, they have to respond. so adam responded. i thought that that was a sigh of relief that we needed. is this over. no, it's not over. but it's the start of a healing process that we need. >> still some fans we spoke to say they, despite racism is not over yet. they believe the fire storm is the start of a longer storm of race relations in los angeles. >> everyone right now is getting tonne be a politician, all the passes of the church, and everybody singing koombyyar, we shall overcome.

>> nothing is going to happen. nothing. >> late today we heard from the woman at the center of the firestorm. she is the woman who heard in that recording speaking to donald sterling, she told the "times" that she was happy with the. she said she didn't want any harm to donald and is devastated the recording got out. >> we heard doc rivers talking about a response. what happened next, what is the protocol for removing stirling as an earn. first a vote by all the owners. adam silver made it sleer that he wants this to happen as soon as possible. three-quarters of the owners need to force a sale to get this in focus. >> joining us live...

>> meanwhile, us l.a. responded to the racially charged comments. they are rejecting a donation. the donald sterling foundation planned to donate $3 million for kidney research. half a million has been given. u.c.l.a. said it returned that money. >> joining us john who played. let's get to it, a suspension and a ban for life, is that enough? >> i'm not that it's enough. it's a perfect starting point. peel will want more and a means to remove his ownership. the problem is that as a private organization, we don't know how that will work. what adam did, which was bold, given the commission worked for the 30 owners, he said "i am

already doing this. it is within my power to ban him. and i'm putting forward to the owners that they should remove him as an owner. can you imagine the fortitude and stupidity for any owner to be the one or two that vote against that decision. >> do you think he'll give in to the pressure. >> he'll not aqueous willingly. this is a man who clearly beliefs that there are others whose opinions don't counselled, and that's most of us. i am sure he'll obility and be surprised if he doesn't take legality action. the league has taken a position. it's one of the few times we look and the executive board of the n.b.a. and owners outside of donald sterling are all in one voice. in into. >> speaking of that vows. let's talk about the mavericks opener. there's a slippery slope.

if we take something someone said, and lead it to something being forced into the level property, that's not the united states of america, and i don't want to be a part of that. do you agree? >> of course it's the united states of america. people talk about freedom of speech as if it's freedom from consequences. it is not. you can say what you want. certain billionaires in america and britain believe they have the right to say what they want. what they do not have is the right to say what they want and if it's seep as dehumanizing, evil, corrupt, that the world reactions in unison. they can't say "it's not fair, you had a choice. you had a choice to not say the reprehensible things. he had 80 years to grow up and guest used to the fact that the world has changed and he decided with his wealth and privilege that he will not. >> what do you say to people who

say this is not a publicly owned company. it defies the principles of capitalism saying we are kicking you off your own property because you are a meanie, and we don't like what you said. >> it's absolutely capitalism. people voting with their feet, fleeing like rats. imagine the damage as each sponsor looks around. the last thing - what every league needs, sorry, to maintain a relationship with sponsors and the fans, is congruence. what they stand for must be similarly aligned with what the corporates and individuals stand for, and nothing can be further from the truth. >> wit raises an interesting point. you talk about voting with your feet. let's talk about the players rehabilitation. there was an article that went requiral saying - the head line was "black people are cowards', win by a black author saying

that the players didn't do enough. turning their jerseys, you could have boycotted, sat out the game. do you think the players should have boycotted? >> i'm not sure what boycotting would achieve. i had a conversation about this with some athletes in the sochi games. i was for, from a distance with no consequences. i talked to the activists and they said we want people to come and draw tanks to it. when the cameras are off, nobody talks about it. because the players do that. i can't tell you every tv station in britain. the calls interest media saying what is this about. this is a global issue that we are talking about. in england we are talking about this as an issue. what is gun is important. >> it is important.

but what about those that say it's put n an unfair budden on the players. >> these are men with a limited time. and you have people leading up to this moment. this is what the career is leading up to. to throw it away for an owner that can cash out. they said look, you are putting too much pressure. if we were in the same position, we may not do. a number of people in the players union and some involved in the process, they are clear that if the decision might head off. if it had not been forth rite. the players would be willing. >> when you look at the n.b.a. players union. the one thing that cannot be said is they are not willing to take drastic action. a severe storm sweeping across the south. tornado touching the ground in north carolina.

this comes 100 of them. more than 35 people died since sunday. the government's storm prediction center said man are at risk today. look at that. twisters have been tearing through the region for three days, taking down power polls leaving tens of thousands in the dark trees toppled, destroying hundreds of homes. >> we have lost everything. we don't have anything. that was a tree house. we could set up the horseshoe here, playing after church. just memories. then we are just in shock. >> meteorologist say more bad weather, including rain and floods is in store for the

south-east. kevin corriveau is tracking the weather and joins us now. >> that's right. we have seen a lot of problems for the last couple of days, especially tornadic activity. the threat has gone down, but the threat of flooding has gone up. we have seen rain across florida. in total. in the last 12 hours. some received six inches of rain. anywhere from new orleans to florida. it's been a major problem. hazards look like this. we have a warning across parts of the panhandle. the threat of that goes down. it deals with flooding. that goes all the way through tomorrow. especially across the coastal regions. we have had rescues because of flooding across parts of north

carolina. here are the thunder storms there. we expect to see flooding, and not only the carolinas, but delaware and new york and connecticut. the big threat of tornado is done with, for the most part it will be the major rain that is a big problem for tomorrow. >> drones are making it possible to get closer to the funle clouds. coming up, how it's getting the attention of the government. >> search warrant for the smart spoken. taking up the issue. >> and the potential cas crop for the caribbean -- cash crop for the caribbean.

a federal judge struck down a voter id law. the judge ruled the law unfairly burdened poor and minority voters by requiring them to show

a state-ishued photo id. all 31 states require id before casting a ballot. supporters say it cuts down on voter fraud. wisconsin will appeal the ruling. a decision in the supreme court on privacy in relation to cell gons. lisa stark has more. >> reporter: if police officers pull someone over, they have the right to pat them down and check the surroundings to look for weapons. but does that right conduct a search without a warrant. for these days it could be an inpsych low peedia. attorney judith mizner said such violates against searches and seizures.

people carry a lot of - they may carry their medical and financial records. and the nature as well as the quantity of the information that gives you a reasonable expectation that it won't be completely eviserated. >> some of the justices are concerned about that. others are worried that those with a mine violation could be affected:. >> deputy solicitor-general with the justice department argued that police need the ability, saying that cell zones:. >> police need a quick look before the data can be wiped or

encrypted. the two cases before the court involve a gang member and drug dealer. police searched the cell phones and gave evidence leading to additional charges and prison sentences. the justices argued would it be a middle ground. would it be okay to search cases or look through certain apps. a privacy advocate said there should be no cell phone searches without a warrant. >> there's a danger that otherwise the thorough safe of the mobile devices would be routine with an arrest. most arrested are never convicted or charged with a crime. >> the justices have to balance the right to privacy and that could be difficult in the digital age, as evidenced by a light-hearted exchange from the court room, the justice saying

he didn't know what phone call he has, saying he can't get into it because of the password. . the justices will have a final decision in the next few night. >> now to the crisis in ukraine. it is spreading as pro activists tightened their gripe. >> hundreds storm cities. barnaby phillips is in eastern ukraine with more. >> reporter: the pro-russian crowd swept into the building unopposed. dispute rumours that the take over was imminent, the police did nothing. they are incapable or uparing to -- or unwilling to take on the crowds. they were escorted away. and so pro-russian groups continue to extend their control in eastern ukraine. they want to hold a referendum in early may. in order for the vote to be

credible they need a large enough area under their authority. that is driving them on at the moment. >> how fair would such a vote be? this man runs a news website. we are going to his office. he has taken down the name plaque and most of his staff are too afraid to come here after a visit by a group of masked bep with baseball bats that said he should report more favourably on the people's republic of donetsk. >> translation: if the influence grose, it will be difficult -- grows, it will be difficult and dangerous for people to work. i had a colleague that received death threats and he and his family fled to kiev. >> some of those opposed to russia say they have had enough. this video appeared on youtube. these men are ukrainian patriots ready to fight the ipp vadors. divisions in the -- invaders.

divisions in the east are heart nipping. >> coming up, above it all. drones, disasters and the faa. plus on the front lints, battle over -- front lines. mississippi's last-remaining abortion clinic. all that and more

>> good evening to you. welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live in new york city. we have a lot to cover this half hour, including risking it all - why a doctor is commuting to a mississippi health clinical the way from chicago. a photographer chronicles cramped quarters where migrants live in chinatown. and legalizing marijuana - the first count are to legalize

pot. the los angeles clippers are on the court of the their owner is not. he was banned for life and hit with a $2.5 million fine and the possibility of selling his team. >> the justices will decide whether or not police need warrants to search the cell phones of people they arrest. final decisions are expected this summer. a violent storm system killed more than 35 people in the south. tornado touched down. meteorologists warn that more bad weather is on the way. since sunday, 100 tornado swept through the south-east, destroying hundreds of homes. >> we are hearing a lot about drones. they are starting to play a role. it prompted the use of drones to

gather aerial video. >> above the devastation in arkansas. some of the first images of the tornados's aftermath were from drones. launched by the storm chaser, they offered striking and instantaneous coverage of a disaster. they are becoming a go-to tool in news gathering. we have seen them hovering over wild fires and capturing scenes of loss, like in the philippines after the typhoons. they recorded the crisis in ukraine, seen here with rationabile pictures. here, the right to privacy and air safety, and the arkansas video, it's being used to document the tornado. where does the issue stand. the agency says there are no shades of grey in faa

regulations. anyone that wants to fly an aircraft needs a level of faa approval. violations can be hit. conflicting rulings raises questions about the oversight that the government has. when drones become more common, when news breaks, they'll watch though the eyes of drones. we want to take a look about the legal battle. the outcome of that case could decide whether the last clinic that provides abortions will close. richelle carey reports. >> reporter: it's known around town as the pink house. since 2002 the jackson women's health organization has been the only clinic to provide abortions in the state of mississippi. diane derzis runs the center and owns two others. known as the abortion queen, she has been working with the

critics for as long ag row versus wade has been on the books - more than four decades. (technical difficulties) we apologise, our audio was low on the reporter package. dr willie parker is an obgyn travelling from chicago to mississippi to conduct abortions. the clinic cannot find clinic. why do you do this? you are travelling all the way from chicago to jackson. why is that? >> well, the simple answer is this is the right thing to do. as a health provider in particular, a women's health provider, when i became aware that there's only one clinic in the state of mississippi, and

one doctor covering the services, my awareness of the reality that when women plan an unwanted presidency, or wanted but lethally flawed one, when apportion is safe, and reproductive health and wishes are observed. when that is absent. women incur undue burden, suffering and fatality. from the south. i'm from birmingham. it was important to make sure while i care about all women in the country. that the women in the region of the country that i'm fro, who share the same background. namely one of poverty and of colour and all that that entails, it's important for me to ensure their access to their reproductive rights. >> you mentioned that you too are from the south. personally, what is at stake.

do you get death threats? what do people say. >> there are certainly people who feel strongly about abortion being wrong, immoral. many times those feelings are religiously based. so when people are convinced about morality of their cause, particularly on a religious basis, they know now boundaries about what they are willing to do. >> so given that i made the decision to provide health care to women in this way. i'm not immune to taunt. or the notion that i have to be an immoral person or have marginal skills. if i was capable of doing other things or with another sort of

integrity, i'd make a different decision. it's mostly verbal harassment. the real danger, from me point of view is the unpredictability of when people behave emotionally or irrationally. i have not received a direct physical threat, but the danger lies in the unpredictability of that, with people holding the sentiment they can go from zero to 100. i choose to respond to real threats versus perceived ones. while there's underlying possibility for danger, i have not had the direct experiences, and they dull in comparison to the service i provide for women when i make the journey here to take care of them. >> eight abortion providers have been murdered in the past.

are you worried that you are next. >> someone once said that you can't be brave unless you are scared. i'm a normal rational human being, i'm interested - irrationally - i have a healthy self-interest and am aware of the risk involved. but having played sports in - throughout by education days, i know that the person who plays a sport, the person who jumps on skies never things about falling or being paralyzed. the person - the football never things about having a career ended injury. they focus on the training, the skill and the importance of the task that they choose. that allows them to move forward. i use the same logic to renew that. there's no better provision than

the health care, i provide that same logic to health care for the women here in mississippi. >> before we go. what is at stake. >> what happened if the clinic closes. what happens as a matter of recourse. >> i hope we don't find that out. we know that when women are in desperate situations. they take desperate measures. we know that before abortion was illegal and safe, inactionable. that women, when they have pregnancies, that they didn't want or continue, they use whatever means available to them to accomplish that goal. >> i know right now as i searched on the internet i know there are do-it-yourself structures on accomplishing abortion. i know there are people

capitalizing and that people may make drugs payable that may not be approved. in desperate times women take straight measures. women in mississippi will be no less desperate when faced with that reality. >> all right. thank you dr william parker. thank you for being with us this evening. >> 130 years ago photos taken by journalist jacob riis awakened the country to miserable conditions that immigranground s found in the slums. annieling spent years documenting their lives in chinatown and told us about her experience. >> this is one of the last lodging houses in the city that is a forced floor walk-up.

there's up to around 30 cubicles measuring roughly 64 square feet. some smaller, some bigger. for them rent is between $200 $300 a month. the communal space is the hallway, where people spend time together. and a lot of times that are shared a lot. it's a homey environment, and they are a family. it's not a transient space, they've been living this way for well over a dozen years. >> i found that most of them came with great hopes that they were going to get better opportunities, that is why everybody emigrates, so that they can provide a better quality of life for their family, it's difficult for the immigrants when they get here and everything is not as rosy or ideal as it seems. one day they were living peace

floi, and the -- peacefully and the next they were kicked out with nowhere to go and to answer on when they could go back. >> i had a brief experience when i moved to new york. i lived in a tenant building and was fortunate to be in something historical and a vital part of new york city. six months after i moved there i was uprooted with my neighbours in a fatal fire. it was alarming. it made be realise that the buildings that are deteriorating a lot of them don't have sprinklers or alarms, and have fire escapes, but some of them are questionable. the portrait of mr chu sitting on his bed after working a long day - it's a moment that is raw and a bit unguarded. this project has been, from the

beginning, a personal undertaking. the bread winners, because they support their family by sending money home to mainland china. my father was a bread winner and i never saw him growing up. i wanted to under how they felt, having made the decision, and a huge sacrifice for their family to live in these small units, stay like this for dozens of years. >> since 2012 improvements have been made to 81 bowery. conditions are up to city code. there are other sentiments. annie says they need attention. brazil is scheduled to hold the olympic games in two years. preparations there are the worst ever. construction op some venues has not started. not only does the ioc say brazil is dangerously behind schedule, there's no plan b. the ioc formed a special task force to help get-rio ready for

the sum are games. >> we -- summer games. >> we as an ioc had not had to send people in. we've been struggling to get them to understand the problem. testaments are starting this year, in the test event department, there's two people working. >> brarz ill is hosting the wuppertal in june, and the nation has -- the world cup in june. there's problems with that as well. >> marijuana is illegal on the island of jamaica. advocates are calling for a change. looking for colorado as an example, they say legal pot could boost the economy. hidden away in the hills above kingston, rasz and his son lead us to a small farm. planted alongside his vegetables, the remains of his valuable crop.

for more than two decades, rasz has been growing or selling marijuana. last year police raided the field. >> you can shop in america some place and buy it. no arrest. you see them with this plant. >> al jazeera america is the biggest producer of marijuana in the caribbean. the drug is illegal. antinarcotic units burn acre after acre every year. >> as more states decriminalize lawmakers say it's a matter of time before jamaica pollos their lead. >> it's more than opened the door. it opened the door. >> raymond price says the race is on. the political force behind a movement making the voice heard,

he said it's time to capitalize on a huge economic opportunity. and one that could make a difference. a country saddled with some of the biggest debt in the world. many agree stopping the decriminalization of those caught with a tiny amount of marijuana. 6 out of 10. according to a survey - in the conservative country the government is walking a fine line. there are powerful forces opposing a move. >> the minister of health says the government must listen to the religious leaders and supporters. >> it's not just the church. there were citizens of jamaica, families. impacted by their own children. ganga is more than a project. the daily use is a religious

right, not a crime. he says it can be the healer of the nation. whether it can be legally remains to be seen. >> coming um next - the fastest animal on the planet - well, sort of. plus, new rules for the road when it comes to ride sharing and d.n.a. testing to figure out who was the real mown alissa.

good evening, i'm meteorologist kevin corriveau. the storm system that caused the tornado system and the flooding is moving slowly. that's why i'm seeing a lot of problems. it will continue as you go through wednesday. you can see the area of low pressure. spinning across indiana, moving to the east. in the meantime we had over 100 tornado across the south-east since sunday. you can see over the last 24 hours, most crossed northern mississippi - northern alabama. now, the tornadoic threat decreased. the threat of flooding spraffed. actually, here across parts of penn sea cola, 10 inches of rain has fallen. more is expected to fall. it's a large thunderstorm pushing through the region. they'll be travelling to atlanta. we are looking at delays and all

the way up to d.c. and parts of new york. if you are offline. they may want to call ahead. that is a look at the weather.

ride sharing is taking off across the country, allowing people to use their own cars to make money transporting others. several cities are looking to regulate the industry or ban it altogether. al jazeera's ashar quraishi has more. >> when i heard about car ride sharing i thought that's for me. >> reporter: for trivia dan burgess driving strangers around town is a great way to make cash and pass the time. >> it is a hobby. i don't make a living doing this. i have a regular job. i enjoy meeting people and giving them rides. >> as a contract employee of three ride sharing service,

uber, risk and ride car. he sets his own schedule. much to the dismay of cab companies. >> this is a taxi medallion. >> essentially a licence to drive a cab, the city auctions licences for hundreds of thousands. ride sharers are not required to have them. >> that is making the medal yaps worthless. (technical difficulties)

moapu paiute >> on "america tonight" - surviving the storm. a second round batters the south - ripping open homes, communities and old wounds. for mississippi another reminder of a dark day when the tornados pushed through tupelo. and a push from the top - colleges urged to act to stop sex crimes on campus. >> i was told that rape was like a football game, and i should look back on my experience when