state no this is not an onion article i may repeat that firings quad's public and state senator bruce burns told the associated press that he introduced the bill because lethal injection drugs are becoming harder and harder to come by but in case you're wondering why he didn't want to bring back the gas chamber instead don't worry he's got that answer covered saying quote the state of wyoming doesn't have a gas chamber currently so the procedure and expense to build one would be impractical to me i consider frankly the gas chamber to be cruel and unusual so i want the firing squads because they also have a menu woah whoa i'm not sure which part of that statement is more shocking they actually took the time to consider gas chamber execution or that utah still allows inmates to choose firing squads when facing execution in fact as recent as two thousand and ten death row inmate ronnie lead gardner was executed in just this manner now utah did ban the practice in two thousand and four but it was not red traffic with retroactively excuse me applied hopefully meaning that gardner will be the las

according to state senator bruce burns building an operating gas chamber is impractical and awe a firing squad is the cheapest option. >> okay. so if we're just trying to save some, i got all kinds of ideas. the drug may be in short supply in prison but not in veterinarian's offices where it's the preferred method am for the euthanasia of pets. so just put your death row inmate in a dog kos fume and then tell the vet he bit the neighbor. you can bury him in the yard next to the cat. hey-- and hey, folks, you know what else is free? gravity. okay. we got plenty of gravity here and last time i checked america still has tall buildings. i say just shove the condemned off the sears tower, if he survives the drop, remember he'll land in chicago and someone will shoot him. the point is-- (applause) as long as we're talking about new ways to perpetrate the death penalty, there are no bad ideas. nothing is off the table. ooh, we could beat him to death with a table. (laughter) but you know-- come to think of it, why are we doing all the work here. we should make capital punishment byoe. bring you

republican bruce burns says state law calls for using a gas chamber, but the state doesn't have one.ng candidate for governor discloses that he was responsible for a crash that killed a man 25 years ago. cranston mayor says he was an 18-year-old college student when he lost consciousness behind the wheel. the republican says he hit a man who was changing a tire along i-95 but drugs and alcohol were not involved. a grand jury declined to indict him. >>> the supreme court says nevada can keep its nearly 40-year-old none of the above ballot option for statewide races. in the state senate race two year ago, more than 45,000 voters cast the vote for none of the above. what does that tell you? republicans sued to get it removed from the ballot, but the court won't consider the appeal. >>> the right to lie? the supreme court will hear a case that delves into whether the government can police alleged lies in political ads. >>> california congressman george miller will not seek a 2 # 1st term in the house this fall. the 68-year-old democrat says he will leave congress with a full heart and a

. >>> state senator bruce burn said execution is cruel and unusual, and said firing squads dress theroblem of drug companies that refuse to sell drugs for use of execution. >>> warner pleaded guilty for not paying taxes on money he had placed in swiss banks accounts. he said he felt shame and embarrassment for what he had done. >>> the owners of the empire state building are suing against fashion photographer allen henson for taking photos of a topless model on the building's observation deck. he did not ask for permission for a photo shoop nor did he ask to take photos of a topless woman. and it was objectible because it is a family tourist attraction. they want $1.1 million. henson said the views were so spectacular that he doesn't think that anyone noticed the model. i don't know, model, new york city. >> i appreciate you warning me but you warned me just a scoshe too late. >>> you can soon pay more to access the internet. a look at a major court decision that will let it happen and what it will mean for services like netflix and amazon. that's coming up. >>> plus the young woman

republican senate stair bruce burn says the current law calls for using a gas chamber for executions yoming doesn't have one. so burns is proposing carrying out executions with a firing squad because that would cost a lot less money than building a gas chamber. wyoming has only one inmate on death row. >>> 8:17. it wasn't a real earthquake but it sure caused some damage. people living in wisconsin say there was a lot of booming and shaking during last week's record low temperatures. it turned out to be a weather phenomenon known as an ice quake. the deep freeze left cracks in the ground all over town, including this 100-foot long crack in the driveway. >> hear a boom. there's another one. what the heck? i thought maybe something blew up. >> experts say ice quakes are caused when the ground gets so cold it cracks or when water seeps through an existing crack, freezes and then expands. >> that's wild. >> uh-huh. >>> 8:18. hey, tara, have you fixed things in menlo park? >> yeah. i worked my magic. >> your magic. >> i waved my magic fingers. that earlier accident has been cleared. all lan

republican state senator bruce burns says if lethal injection is not available, a firing squad is practicalding a gas chamber would cost too much and he considers that a crueler method. >>> mitt romney looking like a guy with nothing to lose. there he is letting it all hang out. that was mitt romney gangham style at the conference for young mormons in arizona. you might recognize the moves from the viral video, maybe not. maybe you don't recognize those moves. im, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop. can i get my aleve back yet? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. ♪ [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap. ♪ [ male announcer ] old el paso frozen entrées. now in freezers. >>> we want to update you on breaking news, a shooting in a middle school in roswell mm new mexico, four students have been taken to the hospital and two of the students in critical condition. it was a 14-

according to bruce burns, building and operating a gas chamber is impractical and a firing squad is theislative session begins next month. >>> talk about some big spending, lawmakers revealing a huge 1 trillion dollars spending bill. more than 1500 page bill covers the entire federal discretionary budget for this fiscal year. it restores some of the $6 billion that was cut from military pensions to help disabled veterans and the families of deceased service members. if this bill passes, congress ensures the government will stay open until october 1. >>> does this song make you want to drive so much better? listen. ♪ hold on to my feelings ♪ . >> that should because according to a new survey, "don't stop believing" journey is the best song for driving on the road. i kind of agree with that. being bohemian -- bohemian rhapsody came in next. taylor swift "we are never getting back together." those are your headlines. steve, what you got? >> thank you very much. four soldiers on a mission to catch a terrorist got compromised by a group of goat herders. navy seal matthew axelsson knew as the

i'm joined now by robert burns, national security reporter for the associated press. and bruce blair, a research scholar at princeton university. he was once a intercontinental ballistic missile officer in the air force. robert burns, describe how the air force discovered this latest breach? >> well, it began when they found there was a drug-use problem at several bases. the first one they found it at apparently was one of the icbm bases. and in the course of investigating that they came upon this exam cheating scandal. >> ifill: so it's one scandal leading to another, leading to another? >> and they're just getting started. they said that it's too early to tell exactly how extensive this is. because they've literally and quote are just getting started with this investigation. >> ifill: so the 34 people that we heard about from the pentagon, that is just as far as we know, the beginning of this investigation. >> that's right. they said that's all they know of at the moment. but this investigation is just beginning and more people will be talked to about it. >> ifill: miss clair

arlington rescued, people jumping from a burning apartment building into the cold this morning and water main breaks started throughout the washington area. >>> hello, i'm bruceohnson. we've got team coverage for you of the massive cold here and across the nation. there are water main breaks throughout the area and we're covering people who were rescued or jumped from a burning apartment building in arlington, virginia. let's start with meteorologist erica grow. >> you can see the blue on satellite and radar indicating the snow and we did have plenty of ice earlier today, pink indicating freezing rain. this is a six-hour loop of satellite and radar. most of the rain is out of the picture but not before getting about 1/4-inch of icy accumulation in places like lorton, dulles, also leesburg, virginia picking up on that. a huge drop in temperatures is on the way. it's 40 degrees now in downtown d.c., but it's 1 degree in chicago and negative 7 in des moines and all of this cold air is making its way toward us. you can see how huge this trough is of low pressure and how temperatures and it will all slide west as we head into the overnight hours. that's why we now

burns indonesiaians are treated like ghosts. >> i would say slaifs like and vulnerable to bruce and vulnerable to exploitation. >> agencies say they were not aware of the problems until she returned home. the police accused the agency of not providing enough evidence. >> welcome back to talk to al jazeera. i'm with martin cruz smith. and his wife emily. tell me about the inspiration for the victim in the latest novel, tatiana? >> there was a dominant figure in political reportage up to about six years ago, in the form of anna plutkovska. she was known for her commitment to the truth. >> and she was murdered in 2006. >> and murdered in 2006. and still a dominant figure in terms of how much you're willing to commit to of yourself to tell the truth. she told the truth about the children in beslan, she did so at the war in chechnya. and in other instances where she knew that she was putting herself in harm's way. and accepted the fact that she would probably die, pursuing the truth . >> your work is full of mortal challenges to your characters. terrible things befall them. they are constantly dealing with tais terrible injury and

burns indonesiaians are treated like ghosts. >> i would say slaifs like and vulnerable to bruce and vulnerable to exploitation. >> agencies say they were not aware of the problems until she returned home. the police accused the agency of not providing enough evidence. >> welcome back to "talk to al jazeera". this week we're replaying some of the more memorable moaments since our channel launched. in december the world lost one of its most respected and honored leaders. nelson mandela. ali velshi was there to attend to the passing of the leader. he talked to jimmy carter. >> i never heard him say he was grateful to the united states. he was grateful to cuba. he was grateful to others. that spoke up for him while he was still in prison. he was grateful to the people that condemned the apartheid regime but i don't think that he felt that his freedom and the change that took place in south africa was attributable to the united states. when i first met nelson mandela, the first thing he did was congratulate me on having a daughter, amy, who had been arrested three times in college, demonstrating against apartheid in south africa.

burns indonesiaians are treated like ghosts. >> i would say slaifs like and vulnerable to bruce and vulnerable to exploitation. >> agencies sayy were not aware of the problems until she returned home. the police accused the agency of not providing enough evidence. ♪ welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm morgan radford, live from new york city and here are the headlines, tomorrow marks the day iran and six major world powers begin implementing the long-awaited iran nuclear agreement, u.n. inspectors are already in tehran and it will last six months while a final deal is negotiated. violence in, ukraine and tens of thousands rallying in the capitol with laws stamping out protests and so far protesters kidnapped a policeman and injured 20 others and jennifer glasse is live from kiev and in the report you sent earlier in the program you warned about a more serious government crack down to come. how exactly have they handled that thus far? >> well, people here on independent square are very concerned about a possible government crack down and as a matter of fact they made an announcement an hour and a half ago for all women and

burns indonesiaians are treated like ghosts. >> i would say slaifs like and vulnerable to bruce and vulnerable to exploitation. >> agencies say they were not aware of the problems until she returned home. the police accused the agency of not providing enough evidence. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. here are your headlines this half hour. west virginia's water companies assuring people the water is safe. but it still smells. >>> sanctions are threatened for ukraine. white house blames the government for not easing tensions. >>> syrian peace talks are off to a rocky start before they even begin, after the u.n. invited iran to the conference. if it accepts syrian president stepping down. >>> the week ahead. tonight we look at our top story, those peace talks in geneva. the genome is -- the goal is to end syria's ward. bernard smith with the background. >> the most serious global effort yet to end the three year long conflict and at the heart of this peace conference is a plan to agree, a road map, established by the u.s. and russia and other global powers back in 2012, a road map for syria that will see a transitional go

burned several homes and three are under arrest. >> the smoke blowing all the way out to sea dropping ash on communities 30 miles from the fire. abc's mary bruce now with the very latest on the effort to get the blaze under control. >> reporter: what began as an out-of-control campfire quickly spread thursday. ping-ponging through neighborhoods in the glendora foothills outside los angeles. >> it came through here like a hurricane. it went from being calm to couldn't even see. >> reporter: the fire fueled by hot santa ana winds and extreme drought, the worst in 150 years. >> it's crazy. it's a little surreal. >> reporter: 700 firefighters scrambled to battle the blaze from the air. >> you can see the water trying to get on the brush. >> reporter: and on the ground. residents grabbed bucks and hoses pitching in to save their neighborhood. all that hard work is paying off. >> the forward spread of the fire has stopped. >> reporter: three men now behind bars accused of sparking the raging blaze with an illegal campfire. >> one was very remorseful for starting the fire. >> reporter: 30% of the fire is now contained but not before it burned 1700 ac

bruce springsteen's career has been on fire for 40 years. ♪ i'm on fire >> reporter: now though just as the boss continues to burn up the charts with his moste "just as fire would" his son sam will be putting out fires as a new jersey firefighter. springsteen's wife posted this. "my youngest son sam graduated from monmouth county fire academy tonight," #proud, #ourfamilyhero. no small task. he had to complete 188 hours of rescue training before graduating last week. springsteen is known for his countless charity works and fund-raising performances and even brought along sam to this 2008 rally for president obama. he is an avid supporter of firefighters for years penning a song dedicated to 9/11 first responders called "into the fire." ♪ into the fire >> reporter: but always most important to springsteen is family. in 1991 he married his backup singer patty and raised his children in new jersey. evan who graduated from boston college last year, jessica a nationally ranked equestrian enrolled at duke and sam. referred to as the rock star of the working class springsteen once joked with robin roberts about his kids not listening to the message