the passengers were french citizens. we're told this was an md 83 an older model plane flying over mali where fighting continues in the north. they do not believe the fighters had shoulder fired missiles, but they also say -- experts think they do have shoulder fired missiles. they do not think anybody there has the potential with the firepower to bring down a plane. two french fighter jets based in the region have been dispatched to try to assist in isolating all of the wreckage and niger has dispatched planes to the area. this particular flight was operated by a spanish company, swift air. that company has a relatively clean safety record with five accidents since 1977. a total of eight deaths. air algerie itself, has really a rather checkered safety record. but, again, at the moment no sign of life we're told with the plane crash. 110 passengers and a crew of 6

with the algerian national airline. >> tom costello in washington keeping an eye on that. we're also following the incense fieg scrutiny of the death penalty amid what some are calling another botched execution. this time in arizona. governor jan brewer is now ordering a review of that state's execution process because it took nearly two hours for convicted murderer joseph wood to die following a lethal injection wednesday afternoon. witnesses, many of whom were reporters, describe the troubling scene. some say he gasped hundreds of times over the course of an hour 40 minutes. >> it was sort of a spasm that would go from his mouth down through his chest to his stomach. we watched this and it went on for more than an hour and a half. >> to watch a man lay there for an hour and 40 minutes gulping air. i liken it to a fish on the

shore. >> governor brewer acknowledged concerns with the lethal cocktail of drugs administered, but she went on to say wood "died in a lawful manner and by eyewitness and medical accounts he did not suffer." this is in stark comparison to the gruesome vicious suffering that he inflicted on his two victims. woods was convicted in the 1989 double murder of his then girl friend and her father. family members of the victims were in the presence and say the focus should be on his crimes, not his death. >> everybody here from what i heard said it was excruciating. you don't know what excruciating is. what's excruciating is seeing your dad lying there in a pool of blood, seeing your sister lying there in a pool of blood. that's excruciating. this man deserved it. >> the drugs that were used in wood's execution were the same drugs used in an ohio execution

that drew outrage after the inmate struggled for air and took 25 minutes to die. all of this comes months after the botched 43-minute execution of an oklahoma inmate who later died of a heart attack after that execution was stopped. that, of course, set off a heated national debate. i am joined now on the phone by the associated press. she was inside the prison, saw the execution. also, cassandra stubbs, director of the capital punishment process at the aclu. let's start with what governor brewer said that this execution -- in this particular execution, he did not suffer. based on what you saw, would you agree with that assessment? >> um, i really wouldn't be able to make that assessment. he looked sedated and he wasn't moving other than his chest expanding and his jaw dropping when he was gasping for air. other than that, there's absolutely no way i can make that determination. >> you saw his chest and you saw

his jaw drop. what else did you see? could you hear anything? >> um, yes. occasionally we could hear him snoring. it was only during times that the microphone in the room was turned on. that happened about six times. you can definitely hear him snoring loudly. >> did the other folks witnessing the execution, were they visibly, what's the word here, were they visibly taken aback by what they were seeing? >> definitely. especially some of the media witnesses who have witnessed several other executions. they're pretty aware of how it usually goes. they kept exchanging glances. the attorneys looked pretty nervous. at least one of his attorneys ran out of the room about an hour in to federal court to try to get the execution stopped because it had been so long and he still had not died. >> cassandra, this is part of the statement that the aclu put

out a short time ago. today the state of arizona broke the eighth amendment, the first amendment and the bounds of basic decency. it goes on to say, in its rush to put mr. wood to death in secret, they ignored the dire and cleared warnings from the botched executions of oklahoma and ohio. it's time for arizona and the other states using lethal injection to admit that this experiment with unreliable drugs is a failure. start with -- explain how this was a violation of the fourth and the eighth amendments. >> it was a violation of the first amendment and the eighth amendment because we as the public are entitled to know whether or not an execution is likely to go as planned or unfortunately, is likely to be what happened here, another botched. that's one of the real tragedies here about this horrifying execution. was not only did it go so long, but it was forlorned. it is predicted that this risk

could happen. so that really goes to our first amendment. the fact that we as a public have the right to know information and that the states, including the state of arizona, are hiding that information from us. the eighth amendment violation, that's the one that belongs to mr. wood. that goes to the fact that we have an obligation under our constitution not to execute people in ways that are cruel and unusual. i think there's really no question here that this kind of botched execution violates those norms. >> i want to play a piece of sound from wood's attorney who seemed to echo that sentiment. take a listen. >> it was an experiment because the state of arizona decided to follow the lead of the state of ohio and use the mixture of hydromorphone and midazolam to carry out this execution when they were fully aware of the problems that have occurred in

ohio. >> really quickly, cassandra for folks who may not have been following the story close over the last few months, what are the problems that have been associated with these drug cocktails? >> well, as the attorney just referenced, these are experimental cocktails. you know, we don't really know that and don't have any reason to know that they would work. in fact, we have reason to know they don't work. what we saw in ohio, when an execution goes as planned, the inmate should be sedated and the process should go quickly. instead, we're seeing that inmates are gasping for breath. they're writhing and snorting and snoring. all these signs that they are not conscious and as a result are experiencing perhaps incredible pain. that's the real warnings that we've now seen time and time again with these horrible botched executions. >> we know at this point that there's going to be this review ordered by governor brewer. what more can you tell us about

that? >> they've called for an independent review, the attorneys have. they feel that governor brewer and attorney general tom horn have basically declared that the execution was lawful and that mr. wood did not suffer. so they're hoping for an external review. >> we will leave it there. thank you both. do appreciate it. let's turn now to the crisis in the middle east. the u.s. ban on the commercial flights to israel's main airport. that ban has been lifted. airlines will begin flying to the airport tonight. the ban was in effect since tuesday after a rocket fired from gaza struck near the airport. the federal aviation administration today defended the flight ban in a statement saying in part, the mission of the f.a.a. is to ensure safe air travel. "we do not make political calculations or decisions based on politics.

we make decisions based on the safety and security of passengers and pilots." meanwhile, in gaza, an israeli attack on a u.n. school compound this morning killed at least 15. gaza officials say hundreds much people were seeking shelter at the school at the time of the attack. the palestinian death toll is at more than 700. the vast majority civilians. a push by a u.n. secretary failed to produce a halt to the fighting. one injured gaza man told nbc news how he heard the news that his family had been killed in one of the israeli air strikes. >> they asked people what happened to my family. all of them told me they are okay, they are okay, they are okay. i was not convinced by their answers. after i was fully conscious, i talked to my relative and he told me that none of them were

survived. >> the israeli army said more than 21 rockets were fired today at israel. that the israeli army has attacked more than 80 targets in gaza so far. we have two reports this morning. nbc's martin fletcher is in tel aviv andyman mohyeldin is in ga. >> in the southern part of the gaza strip, the town where the israelis are moving forward, they've been shelling houses that they say house rocket launchers, looking for tunnels. that's the same thing that's been playing out in the north -- in the northern part of gaza and for the last week. the school that the israeli -- the school that was hit by rockets, the israelis hit it, maybe they did. just to point out, the israeli army put out a statement saying they're investigating the incident. they said that hamas rockets have been fired in the area and have fallen in another area.

israel is raising the possibility that it may have been hamas rockets. they're investigatesing the incident. they didn't confirm or deny that it was israeli rockets. the result, at least 15 dead apparently, craig. >> martin, how important to the israelis is the lifting of the flight ban? >> extremely important. first of all, psychologically. when the american airlines, when the f.a.a. introduced that ban, about dozens of european airlines followed suit. they all fell like dominos. that psychologically has a kind of isolating effect for israel. in addition to the impact on the passengers who can't come or go. the other aspect of it, it's a great success for hamas who have long tried to close that airport. even though one rocket fell within a mile a couple of days ago and that caused the ban, the airport was never under any real

danger according to the israelis who complained bitterly when the ban was in force and they're happy that it's now been overthrown. so the first american airline as you mentioned taking off, the first planes will be landing tomorrow. you know, after the ban was lifted, there was a barrage about five more rockets that hit over the tel aviv area. also in the general area of the airport. there's not really more safe or less safe than before but the ban has been lifted. >> a man, what's the scene like in gaza today? >> we are getting reports from the southern part of the gaza strip about some of the scenes there. they're similar to what we heard from the scenes and the residents we spoke to a couple days ago that took place in the eastern part of the gaza strip in a neighborhood there. scenes of whole families trying to leave their neighborhoods coming under heavy intense shelling by the israelis throughout the course of the night and into the early morning.

there were reports of casualties and fatalities as a result of the ongoing shelling in the southern part. here in the eastern part of gaza, operations are still ongoing. part of that ground offensive. so much so that the international committee of the red cross has been unable to access that neighborhood despite repeated calls to coordinate with the israeli military to enter and try to evacuate people that may be trapped or injured or to recover bodies of those that may have been killed as a result of the fighting. so far the israelis have not granted that permission. still, about 44% of the territory here remains a no go zone which means palestinians aren't allowed to enter that area. the focus in the last two hours has been about the incident at the u.n. school with the reported shelling. the u.n. says that all the school's coordinates, the u.n. facilities here, their gps coordinates have been given to the israelis. they know where the schools are, they should not be targeting or hitting anywhere near them. the result is that we have seen, not only in this conflict but in previous conflicts, israel has

targeted these schools. the investigation as martin was saying, is still ongoing. it could have been possibly pol stinian rocket fire. that hasn't been the case. we have not heard of the rockets falling inside of the gaza strip since the weaponry is more advanced and capable of firing at long distances. a lot of questions surrounding this incidence. nonetheless, a disturbing one. >> ayman mohyeldin for us in gaza, martin fletcher in tel aviv. thanks to you both. more international investigators will be heading to the crash scene of flight mh-17 this as western countries debate whether to take action against russian president vladimir putin. if so, what kind of action. up next, we'll hear from a reporter in eastern ukraine who says every new crisis makes putin stronger. plus, this -- >> it was a moment of desperati desperation. i had to make a choice between providing for my children or

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the remains have just arrived. dutch authorities say the full transfer of bodies is expected to be completed by tomorrow. dutch investigators are still identifying the victims. a process, they say that could take weeks. as a team in the united kingdom continues to study data from the black boxes, australia's prime minister, tony abbott announced he's sending 50 officers to london to join the u.n. team heading to eastern ukraine to secure the site. the u.s. state department says there could be up to 100 bodies still missing and it could be months before the bodies are recovered. meanwhile, the dutch safety board has finally giving crews permission to start moving wreckage from the crash site. all of this as western nations continue to debate what, if any, action should be taken against the pro-russian separatists suspected of shooting down that plane. even russia, if that country is found to have played a role.

it's the subject of the new "time" magazine cover story. crime without punish. the writer of that piece, simon schuster joins me. you make an interesting argument in the piece you write. "had putin finally gone too far as the days passed and the stench rose, the coldly calculating russian president got his answer. apparently not. while state controlled media at home buried russia's role in the disaster under an avalanche of anti-western propaganda, leaders in europe and the u.s. found themselves stymied once again by putin's brazenness." how much has vladimir putin been strengthened by this current crisis? >> i think it's been a series of crises that he's come out of pretty fine. in fact, stronger. if you remember the crisis in syria last year, very recently the crisis in crimea followed

quickly by the en urgement from eastern ukraine. every time he's in a position where western leaders have to ask him, plead with him, ka joel him to desist. he finds himself in the center of the international political arena which is the spot where he loves and covets. it shows the russian people that he has succeeded in making russia a power to be reckoned with, a power that's respected. even a power that's not exactly liked in the west. all of those are keys for him. simon, how popular is putin in russia? >> his approval ratings would be the envy of pretty much any leader internationally. only one that tops him, one of the few that tops him is north

korea's kim jong un probably. it stands at about 86% approval raids according to the latest polls that were taken in late june. there have been no opinion polls to judge whether the crash of mh-17 has negatively impacted his rating in russia. but there's really no indication that it would have. the kremlin has very deftly and effectively managed the perceptions of the conflict in eastern ukraine at home. >> it helps when you control state media as well. >> exactly. >> is that why he's managed to remain wildly popular in his country? >> that's right. that's probably his best investment early on and the first term of his presidency. he brought pretty much all of the state -- all of the television media in russia under state control, kicking out the previously controlled tv

stations and now he has -- the ability to push whatever agenda he wants on to about 90% of the population of russia which rely on television for their main source of information. >> simon schuster in kiev. thanks as always. it's a fascinating read. i encourage folks to take a gander. up next, i'll talk to the arizona mother behind that mugshot. that mugshot that evokes strong feelings all over this country. now officials may drop the child abuse charges that came after she left her two children in a hot car while she interviewed for a job. her message for other parents in similar situations. also, what government officials are saying about senator ted cruz's accusation that the f.a.a. ban those flights to israel to sabotage our economy. it's just one of the things we thought you should know. here's a quick look at what's happening today. thursday, july 24th. right now members from the house, science space and

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but they're said to be doing well. we'll keep an eye on the severe weather up the eastern seaboard throughout the broadcast here. minutes ago in our green room, two people metaphor the first time. two people who undoubtedly have a whole lot to say to one another. we told you last spring about shah neesh shah neesh a taylor. she left her two sons, ages 6 months and 2 years inside a hot arizona car while she interviewed for a job. the kids were not hurt but one of the children was crying hysterically. they were removed from her care. then a stranger named amanda bishop heard the news and decided to launch a fundraiser to help cover taylor's legal fees. those strangers ultimately raised somewhere around $114,000. just last week taylor made a deal with the prosecutors that could get the charges dropped and keep her out of jail. taylor is here, so is her

taylor. benjamin taylor. that stranger turned fundraiser. amanda bishop. thanks to all of you for being here. >>. >> this woman helped raise a lot of money for you. what was that like, the meeting? >> long awaited. definitely something we've been looking forward to for a long time. but living on opposite sides of the country. >> you're in new jersey. >> i'm right down the corner. >> what did you say to amanda? >> it was like talking to somebody i already knew. you know, it was like seeing a friend that you hadn't seen in a long time. you just want to give them a hug. where have you been for so long? >> you were on this show back in april. >> yeah. >> you said that basically what motivated you were your own parents. >> yeah: exactly. growing up with a struggling mother and, who made mistakes along the way. i really related to it. >> these folks that raised the

money, who are they? >> randoms. >> showed up on the internet and gave 5 bucks, ten bucks. what was the largest? >> i think a thousand. >> from complete strangers. >> let's talk about the case here. tell me about the deal that was cut with the prosecutors and what's the likelihood that she gets her children back. >> yes. we were fortunate enough to get the case dismissed. we met with the prosecutor's office in phoenix, arizona. we came to the table and we discussed, you know, that ms. taylor, she's definitely not a criminal and that justice can have mercy in these type of cases. her being a veteran of the united states air force. her being a loving mother. that day she was just wanting to go and get a job for her kids. be able to come together, come to an agreement with the county attorney's office and get the case dismissed. >> the children right now, where are they he? are you going to get them back? >> yes, she will definitely get

the kids back. we're in the process of going through the legal steps to get them back. now that the criminal part is dismissed, we should be able to get the kids back a lot faster. >> your attorney gave one side of the story. here you have a woman who had her two children in a hot car in arizona. one child apparently screaming his head off. there's been anger from the other side as well. that you were a negligent mother and how dare the court throw out this case. you should have been made an example of. what say you to those folks? >> i understand their plight. they want to see children taken care of. they want to make sure you're providing for your children the best way you can. if you're not doing that, they're going to call you on that. >> you don't feel you were one of those people. >> i feel like i was in a desperate situation and i dealt with the cards given to me. i had the choice between providing for my children and caring for my children. >> have you talked to the woman who called police that day? >> no, i haven't. >> if you did have an

opportunity to talk to her, what would -- would you thank her? >> she was looking out for my children that day. how could i be angry at her for that? >> what's next for you? >> what's next for me? growth. i'm looking into growing with the nonprofit sector, possibly helping others who may be in my situation who may have those families in crisis who need the help that they may not be necessarily getting from the government sector. >> you're going to use the situation to do some good? >> absolutely. >> how about you, amanda? >> same thing. i'm looking into possibly doing nonprofit work as well. >> sorry. >> you were about to jump in. >> amanda, and knee shah knee shah are great people. she'll complete her classes. once everything is completed, she can move on with her life. >> what are the classes that are part of the deal? are they parenting classes? >> yeah. 26 weeks of parenting classes

that she has to take. she's already a great mother already. this is part of the agreement so that way once all the parenting classes are done, they will be officially dismissed. right now, i mean, she's in the process of going to the classes and we have no problem that she will complete the classes. >> the money that was raised, where is that going? >> to the trust fund to her kids. >> what have you taken from all of this? >> that it's dangerous to leave children in cars. about 40 children a year die from being left in cars. so it's definitely not a good thing to do. >> thank you to all of us. >> chances are slim that congress will pass anything regarding the border reform. there's six days left before recess. our first read team says this poses big risks to republicans and democrats. nbc senior political editor mark murray on the other side of this break. check it out. a guy with a gun steals a car,

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i'm joined by senior political editor mark murray. mark, it's been more than two weeks since the president sent that $3.7 billion emergency request to congress. what's happened since then? >> craig, not a whole lot. of course, you've had different competing legislations, house republicans had their own immigration working group, democrats unveiled a $2.7 billion legislation. the reason is doesn't seem to be going anywhere and particularly stuck in the house of representatives is that house republicans want the president of the united states to convince his party and the democrats to change a 2008 law regarding central american refugees. they say you fix that law and make it much easier to deport these young kids at the border and we will give you and work with you on funding. but -- that is something worth noting that the white house supported. democrats are increasingly resistant to something like that. they see it as inhumane sending these children back to the central american companies where they will face that violence they were trying to escape.

>> what's the likelihood that this is something that does not get resolved before the congressional vacation? >> craig, it's incredibly likely. of course, it's worth noting two or three weeks ago, every lawmaker, every person on capitol hill, every person in the white house was saying this is a huge humanitarian issue to deal with. unless kind of almost a miracle ends up happening, you won't see any big result. the same situation is playing out regarding the reforming the v.a. after that big v.a. controversy. >> that's right. >> that played out, the senate and house passed their respective measures to reform the v.a. craig, here's the problem. there hasn't been april conference committee for the house and republicans to come together. the house republicans, senate democrats to come together to hammer out a compromise. compromise isn't happening. that's why congress is broken right now. >> mark, for folks who don't follow the process as kwoes closely as you, why hasn't a conference committee been scheduled? it would be one thing to say, you know what, we sat in the

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but the government defends the system and says it has built-in safeguards and responds to changing threats. it's the database used to generate the no fly list, blocking people from boarding u.s. flights and stopping people at border entry checkpoints. the government's rule book for putting and keeping names on the list has been closely guarded until now. leaked to the intercept, a web-based news site. civil liberties group say it confirms their belief that the rules are vague and confusing. >> the idea you can predict who will commit terrorism is, it essentially imposes guilt on people without them having done anything wrong. >> the document says a name cannot be added to the list based on unfounded suspicions or hunches but also says irrefutable evidence or concrete facts are not necessary. a former director of the national counterterrorism center says the rules were broad ab end after failing to put a would be terrorist on a fly list.

>> the standards were frankly so tight that someone like the underwear bomber likely couldn't be put on the no-fly list. >> the rules give the president's counterterrorism adviser categories of people on the list temporarily. the government says that's to respond to incredible intelligence that someone from a specific age group is coming from somewhere specific like yemen to stage an attack. >> the obama administration is deeply upset that the guidelines have become public. the attorney general has called them the roadmap to the terror tracking system. craig? >> pete williams for us in washington. pete, thank you. a colorado carjacking tops the look at stories around the news nation on this thursday. a carjacking suspect who broke into a house in golden, colorado, check this out, crashes through the garage in a stolen suv. police have been looking for this guy in connection to a string of alleged crimes there. the armed suspect makes his way toward a busy interstate where he gets at one point he's stuck

in a ditch. then he tries to steal another vehicle. the police caught up with him and with the help of some bystanders, they were finally able to take him into custody. >> hundreds of friends, family and community leaders gathered last night for the funeral of 43-year-old eric garner. he's the new york man who died last week after an nypd officer put him in an apparent choke-hold. mourners say they turned out to pay their respects and to make a statement. >> this will be the last killing in new york city, even if it has to take my life. i will guarantee you they'll pay for this one. >> eric is a teddy bear, honey. he's a big giant. he looked -- but just a gentle teddy bear. >> garner will be laid to rest today. autopsy results on his death are still pending. new york officials are looking for four men in their 20s in connection with the brooklyn bridge flag incident.

police say the four guys were spotted on surveillance video about the same time early tuesday. the bridge's american flags were bleached white. officials say there's no indication that the flag incident was a political statement of any kind at this point. a montana senator and a iraq war veteran explains why he apparently plagiarized his master's thesis. that surprising reason is just one of the things we thought you should know. plus this -- >> you wait here. i'm getting a supervisor and i'm going to call the cops unless you delete what you put on social media. >> minneapolis father says he and his kids were pulled off a plane because he tweeted about a gate agent that he says was rude. it's a news nation gut check. [guy] i know what you're thinking-

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texas republican ted cruz says white house politics were behind the plan to lift flights to israel. the facts suggest that president obama has just used a federal regulatory agency to launch an economic boycott on israel in order to try to force our ally to comply with his foreign policy demands. a state department spokesperson said the senator's remarks were, quote, ridiculous and offensive. montana democrat senator john walsh told the associated press he was being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder when he used unattributed material in his masters thesis. walsh is an iraq war veteran. and john boehner yesterday fought back tears as he recognized a doctor who helped congresswoman jamie herera butler's baby daughter survive a rare condition. take a listen. >> dr. beanstock is the miracle worker who helped give the gift

of hope and life to this family. i think our house owes a debt of gratitude to her and to all of our doctors, nurses and medical professionals. and i yield back. >> amen. those are just a few of the things we thought you should know. time for the gut check. it involves a frequent flier who was kicked off a plane after tweeting a complaint. duff watson is the guy's name. he was traveling on southwest airlines from denver to minneapolis with his two children ages 9 and 6. watson is an a-list passenger but his daughters are not. the gate agent told him that his daughters would not be given priority boarding with him, something he says has not been a problem before. so duff took to twitter to complain. there's his tweet. rudest agent in denver. kimberly s., gate c39 not happy at southwest air. after watson and his daughters boarded the plane, took their

seats, they were told to gathir their belongings and get off that plane. watson says the gate agent told him that because his tweet listed her name and gate number it was considered a security threat. she then promised to call the cops until he deleted it. >> she feels that i am a safety risk and she said, well, you wait here. i'm getting a supervisor and i'm going to call the cops unless you delete what you put on social media. my kids are now crying because kimberly has mentioned the facts she's going to call the cops. >> watson deleted the tweet and then he and his family were allowed to reboard. southwest airlines said, our decision was not based solely on a customer's tweet. we are thoroughly investigating the situation. so what does your gut tell you? do you think southwest airlines was justified in asking watson to delete that tweet? you can go to newsnation.msnbc.com to vote. here's a look at what the "news nation" is saying about

yesterday's gut check. controversy over the new york giants decision to hire super bowl hero david tirie has director of player development. he's known for making anti-gay comments in the past. we asked if you agree with the new york giants decision to hire david tyree. pretty split decision. 48% said yes. 52% say no. that does it for this thursday edition of "news nation." i'm craig melvin in for tamron hall. tomorrow tamron talks to bear grylls. tamron is also on "running wild." it takes place in the rugd utah wilder sentence. they'll talk about that and more. up next, "andrea mitchell reports." [ female announcer ] we help make secure financial tomorrows a reality

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with 116 people on board crashes in western africa. we'll get the very latest from nbc's tom costello on the third major aviation disaster in just a week. >> it disappeared from radar 50 minutes into the flight. the burkina faso transport minister saying the plane asked to change its route because of a bad sandstorm in the area. cycle of death. today israel hits a ump.n. operated school in gaza killing at least 15, injuring dozens being sheltered there. >> the u.n. says all of the school's coordinates, all of the u.n. facilities here, their gps coordinates have been given to the israelis. they know where these schools are. they should not be targeting or hitting anywhere near them. in tel aviv, the faa drops the ban on u.s. flights. was there political pressure? >> the airport was never under any real danger according to the israelis who complained when the ban was enforced and are very happ