the botched execution of oklahoma inmate clayton locket in april as well as a nationwide shortage of lethal injections has driven 32 states that have the death penalty to look at alternative options. >> locket was convicted of first degree murder, rape, kidnapping and robbery after shooting a routine age girl and burying her alive. his execution lasted 43 minutes. i witnesses described him writhing and groaning on the gurney as well as struggling to speak. an independent forensic report ordered by locket's attorney show the iv used to inject the drugs was improperly administered. the execution was so badly handled, president obama ordered a review of state protocols. under oklahoma law, lethal injections must be administered by a licensed certified healthcare specialist but the american medical association, the american board of anesthesiology and the american nurse's association are among the groups that prohibit members from assisting in executions. the first discussions in the u.s. since the locket incident could take place this week and the debate over cruel and unusual punishmen

. >>> in oklahoma new details on that botched execution, an autopsy report showed that clayton lockethad healthy veins but his body had punctures with multiple attempt to find them. it's unclear how much of the drugs locket received. >>> industry food groups want to block genetically modified labeling in vermont. the group asked the judge to overturn the labeling. it claims that food made with gmos is safe. and the law states people should know if their food has been modified. >>> the owners decided to burn a house. it overlooked a lake on 575-fo 75-foot cliff. part of the cliff was crumbling into the water. >>> something that you don't think a group of bachelors to find. the remains of an ancient elephant. in experts say it looks like a 13-thousand pound pre-historic elephant that roamed the area millions and millions years ago. >> bachelor party weekend, and you're coming up with that. maria ines ferre, thank you. >>> more stories next on al jazeera. america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> afghans will head to the polls to elect the

clayton locket in oklahoma and de dennis maguire in ohio. >> they have been experimenting with human subjects and that has delayed things. these things, of course, cost more. the executions haven't gone well. so things are in a turmoil right now. >> reporter: the state of georgia is slated to kill wellens in less than an hour. his attorney told me today he still hopes to stop the execution. we reached out to the department of corrections in georgia, but we did not get a response. >> no comment? no, no comment. >> a conflict in oil-producing country like iraq. and in today's power politics, texas governor rick perry gets attention for another comment about gay people. >> the and in today's power plastics hillary clinton is using dramatic language to describe politics. boy, this is a good one. >> yes, tony, we'll get to that in a second. i got to give you the update on rick perry. he has all but declared he's going to run for president in 2016. but his fumbles while responding to questions about gay marriage has made some strategists nervous. he was asked if he believes therapy can cha

. >> just the optics, whether the secrecy or suffering as exhibited in clayton locket's execution, werselves in the company of china, iran, iraq, saudi arabia and somalia, the countries, the top six for executions among -- we are on that list as well. it seems that it is to brian's point, the american public seems to be distancing itself from the procedure. if they want to keep it available, perhaps with increasing -- not with frequency but with huge amounts of time perhaps between these executions. >> i think that your point is right about what does it mean for the u.s. to be the top five -- one of the top five executioners in the world. i think what we're seeing is that the american people are uncomfortable with the idea that something like a clayton lockette and what happened in oklahoma's death chamber could happen again. the more the american people learn what happens in the death chambers, when they hear about the correction officer that passed out three minutes before this individual was declared dead. when they hear about the impact -- i said a long time ago and i'll wrap up,

nine executions nationwide were stayed or postponed after oklahoma inmate clayton locket's vein injutolt crisis. the superintendent says the district needs either more money or they'll have to make more cuts. superintendentç william hite wants the city and the state to come up with a minimum of $96 million just to keep the struggling district running. the state legislature has until the end of the month to pass a balanced budget but until then, hite says he'll lobby on behalf of students. hite says he needs a total of $440 million to keep him from having to ask for more money again next year. >>> the new jerslawmakers passe create a task force to review the cost and effectiveness of the standards test. the teachers unions and school administrators say the process has been rushed and they say schools need more time to implement the program. the new tests are scheduled to be given to new jersey students during the next school year. >>> well, if your morning commute takes you on the pennsylvania turnpike, be prepared to pay more for tolls next year. the turnpike commission approved a 5% i

in april, clayton locket, suffered a heart attack after the injection failed to work. >>> ukraine's new president petro poroshenko said again he will soon announce a unilateral cease-fire. there is fighting in ukraine's east between government forces and pro russian separatists. let's talk to david stern in kiev now. what should we make of mr. poroshenko's promise that a cease-fire will come? >> reporter: well, there is a number of elements that we should be paying attention to. first of all, this takes place after mr. poroshenko had a phone call with vladimir putin and discussed this cease-fire, which shows that at least in terms of the conversation, it is being received or being discussed and discussed positively. the second thing is that the top officials say it could take place in the next days. so this is moving quite -- moving along fairly fast if they do hold to the schedule. and lastly, they said this is the first part of a peace plan. they'll introduce this unilateral cease-fire. obviously the government will stop its military operations. we will see what the pro russian separa

. >> an independent autopsy recently revealed some specific detail of that botched excuse of clayton locket in oklahoma in april. you were there for the execution. you were an witness. the excuse has become a corner stone of the anti-death penalty arguments. first of all, who commissioned the autopsy and what did it show? >> yes, so the autopsy was commissioned by attorneys for oklahoma death row inmates. it was by respected pathologist. the preliminary findings with i want to stress they are preliminary. the execution team improperly faced a needle in the vein. causing the drugs to go in the tissue and leak out instead of into the vein. it found there was no problem with the inmate's vein quality of his veins. it really cast doubt on the statements by the prison director regarding the causes for the execution. it found no evidence of underlying disease that would have caused a heart attack. although the pathologist needs a great deal more information from the state to finalize his report. >> bill morrisson. we have to leave it there. we'll be watching what happens in georgia over the next

clayton locket was put to death in oklahoma.lers used a three drug cocktailing that seemed to fail. locket eventually died of a heart attack. >>> police in berks county searching for the driver of a pickup truck spotted putting live animals out of the vehicle. it happened last friday 13 in syncing spring. a man threw a kitten in the middle of the street as his truck sped by. that kitten and another cat were found laying dead on the road. the driver hasn't been identified. he was 17 in a dark blue pickup with a cap on the back. >> amazon has been working on a mystery product one that it plans to reveal today. abc's devin dwyer has tech bikes. >> reporter: amazon entering the phone. it's expected to launch its first smartphone today likely to be able to take 3-d photos. the phone might also include an online shopping app. >>> if you constantly misplace your car keys you may want to check out some of the new bluetooth tags hitting the market. they attach right to your key chain, then connect wirelessly with your smartphone. the wal

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