connick himself. >> connick's reaction initially was that he wanted some time to think about it. we told him he had a matter of two, maybe three hours. we've got an execution date in less than two weeks. we said if you can't agree even with these facts, we'll take the next step that we think is appropriate. >> mr. connick realized he had no alternative. the evidence was all too clear. it was physically and scientifically impossible for thompson to have been the carjacker. >> michael gordon and connick met with judge patrick quinlan who had presided over both of thompson's trials. upon learning of the hidden blood evidence, judge quinlan grew furious with connick. >> emhe would hold appearing of open court. he wanted all the citizens of new orleans to see. >> at the hearing they questioned the key prosecutors involved in the case including jim williams, the man with the little electric chair on his desk. a colleague testified that williams was given the blood results but williams denied it. >> williams' story is that he never received it. that he never saw it. so at the end of the

through his abuse of his power, of his political power. >> harry connick ser. a controversial figure as a controversial lawyer. they know his son. he's controversial. >> he had a 30-year reign and placed 12 judges with the same philosophy. look at all the high court overturn from the united states supreme courts all the way to our supreme courts have overturned mr. connick cases, on robbery cases, on murder cases, on all -- >> what do you think was behind it? why you dough think you were railroaded? what do you think was behind it? >> it was money. it was who the victim were. it was the victim. mr. williams had a serious problem. if you look at it, like i say, every national case from mine to curtis cost, all these cases happened in the ten-year span. he was really violating a lot of constitutional rights of everyone. we shouldn't even think about the.penalty in this country in someone had this kind of power. why give someone the permission to kill us? that's what i don't understand. when you say you support the death penalty, you're actually giving the state p

. >> they say donetsk is an independent republic, after connicking reports it was about to be dissolved, a leader said it remains united. >> the authority that came to power in kiev is illegal. they blame us, a declaration of sovereignty is not a sign of separatism. we are not deviating or destroying anything. >> the people's council is a power. the elected leader fears they'll be a tart. they'll ask moscow for application as ukrainian authorities launch an attack. >> it's causing tension after communist party leaders accused the government of complicity. >> wasn't it you who provided a scenario and example. turns out you were following not an american plan, but a russian one on how to destroy the independence of ukraine. >> protesters will continue calls for a referendum over russia, maintaining donetsk's independence and should be listened to as they wait for ukrainian authorities to make their move. >> as might fell, the situation became more tense. pro-russian activist in control of the administration building, very much prepared for an assault, which they expect to happen overnight

. >> jimmy: can keith urban and harry connick jr. -- >> jimmy: he doesn't seem like a mean giep. >> he's not a mean guy. he's a pussycat. he really is. he's a puppy dog. he's gentle. but he's tough when it comes to music. he's serious about it. and sometimes i'm like okay, loosen up. who cares? and he's like no. no, my credibility's at stake here. [ laughter ] okay. >> jimmy: the shows are live now. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and you said the f word on the show. >> i did not. >> jimmy: last week. >> i didn't. i nearly mouthed the word, and there was no audio. >> jimmy: there was no audio? you just mouthing -- why were you just mouthing? >> because they're like two brothers and they're always bothering me. and so when they do things, and i was just like -- you know. [ laughter ] and i really did it really good. for some reason you could really see it. >> jimmy: but the censors at fox -- >> they were like beep. >> jimmy: yeah. they dropped the audio. >> i know. everybody was like you can't do that. i was like, i didn't. i didn't say anything.