>> well, the main issue in the case is the use of the drug midazolam.t is not an anesthetic, and it is not a pain reliever. what happened in the clayton locket case, we saw how midazolam really works because of the mal-administration of the drug because the medical team was not able to access the vein. >> you have to remind us why we're here. you mentioned one case, but i know the case that many will recall, and you were involved in that as well. the joe wood case in july. remind our viewers how horrendous a process that was in putting him to death in arizona. that took two hours? >> well, the state of arizona used a two-drug formula of midazolam to carry out the execution. 12 minutes into the process mr. wood began to breathe. he was gasping and gulping, and that lasted for an hour and 40 minutes. it took almost two hours for mr. wood to die. >> sounds to me there is some experimentation going on here. >> well, that's exactly what's going on. the states are experimenting with different combination of drugs to carry out the lethal injections. historical

death-row prisoners had objected to oklahoma's procedures, including its use of the sedative midazolam, following a botched execution in april, when clayton lockett writhed in apparent agony during a 43-minute ordeal. but a judge denied the attorneys' bid for an injunction, allowing oklahoma to move ahead with the executions of four prisoners planned for early next year. the state of arizona, meanwhile has said it will attempt to stop using midazolam as part of its execution cocktail, instead seeking out supplies of pentobarbital, which has been in short supply after its european manufacturer objected to its use in executions in july, arizona prisoner joseph wood received 15 doses of midazolam during a nearly two- which saw him repeatedly gasping for air. a federal judge has struck down a new regulation that would have increased wages for many home health care workers. industry groups had sued over rules set to go into effect next year extending overtime and minimum wage rights to workers employed by home care agencies and other third parties. the ruling follows a victory for low-wage

he took midazolam and a narcotic under doctor's orders.further states that the captain was not supposed to fly for 640 hours but got in the cockpit only 45 hours later. >> these drugs have the ability to impair one's attention. and of course now we have an incident that relates to one's failure to attend to the business at hand which is to make sure the airplane is properly configured for takeoff. >> the faa report goes on to state the captain and first officer failed to enter necessary data into the plane's computer before takeoff. should that plane have ever left the ground given the information in this report? >> oh, no they should have never commenced to takeoff. >> reporter: there's information that the pilot ignored the get airborne. >> was that something fixable in the air? >> well it was but you don't do that. you simply do not take off. you don't take off because you don't know what the cause of the problem is. >> reporter: the report shows the flight reached 70 feet before the pilot believed the plane was not safe to fly. moments