he was convicted for the murder of his neighbor, debra reese. his execution came after the supreme court voted 5-4 against appeals that would have spared his life. the state originally said eight executions over an 11-day period, that would have be the most by a state in such a short period of time. three executions where canceled because of court decisions and legal rulings. the reason for the rushd timeline? the state says the execution tss need to be carried out before its supply of a lethal injection drug expires on april 30th. >>> the u.s. military on high alert for a possible nuclear test by north korea. president trumped arded this in a late news conference thursday. >> we're in very good shape. we're building our military rapidly. a lot of things have happened over the last short period of time. we're doing a lot of work. we're in very good position. we're going to see what happens. >> we're going to see what happens. nbc's kelly cobiella is in seoul this morning. >> reporter: u.s. officials are telling nbc news that a special sniffer pl

lee was convicted back in 1995 for the murder of his neighbor debra reese. the execution came after a vote to reject several appeals that would have halted husband deais. officials allowed to use a lethal injection drug cleared the way for the execution. the state originally set eight executions over an 11-day period. but three executions were cancelled because of court decisions and legal rulings. the reason for the rushed time line, the state says the executions need to be carried out before its supply of the lethal injection drug expires on april 30th. >>> the u.s. military on high alert for a possible new nuclear test by north korea. >> we are in very good shape. we're building our military rapidly, a lot of things have happened over the last short period of time. we're doing a lot of work. we're in very good position. we're going to see what happens. >> what more are you hearing about this really tense situation? >> reporter: well, this morning the south korean government said this country is on a heightened state of alert while u.s. officials tell nbc

convicted in 1995 of the murder of 26 year old debra reese. >> testimony will resume tuesday in the murder trial of david creato, jr. prosecutors say he killed his three year old son brendan in october of 2015 to stop his teenage girlfriends from leaving him. brendan's mother took the witness stand after opening statements, in a camden county courtroom yesterday. the defense told jurors they will not hear enough evidence to prove creato is responsible for the child's death. the trial could last several weeks. >> and, the penalty phase continues this morning, in the eric frein murder trial. on wednesday, a jury convicted him of killing a pennsylvania state trooper and wounding another at the blooming grove barracks back in 2014. the injury fry chester county because defense attorneys worried about pretrial publicity, frein could get the death penalty. >> more safety concerns along philadelphia schuylkill schuylkr trail. group of eight to ten teens on bikes swarmed her on the trail saturday evening while she was exercising and assaulted her. she talked exclusively with "eyewitness news." >>

lee, sentenced to death, for beating debra reese to death with a tire iron in 1993. joseph lucky was just a child. when his mother was murdered. >> ladeal lee showed no mercy, no lenient to any of the victims that he encountered, the embody iment of the legal. >> kevin young says that's not the brother he knew. >> he has a heart, you know, he is not what they're portraying he is. i don't know who they are talking about. >> lee maintained his innocence until he took his last breath. the fate of the other three inmate scheduled for the death chamber this month remains unclear. chris martinez, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> the supreme court voted five to four to deny lea stay of execution. new court justice kneel gorsuch voted with the majority. happening today jury had continue to deliberate the penalty for convicted killer, eric frein, frein could be put to death for the 2014 ambush murder of pennsylvania state police corporal, named brian dixon, outside pocono barracks. trooper alex douglas was critically injured, the trial took place in pikes county, but the jury

lee was convicted of murdering debra reese in little rock more than 20 years ago. he went to his death proclaiming his innocence. lee's killing came after newly confirmed u.s. supreme court justice neil gorsuch cast the deciding vote in a 5-4 ruling that paved the w way for arkanss to proceed with ththe execution. it was arkansas's first since 2005, but officials are seeking to execute three more prisoners next week before arkansas supply of midazolam expires at the end of april. arkansas initially planned to carry out eight executions this month in what critics called a conveyor belt of death. cnn is reporting thehe trump administstration has prepared an arrest warranant for wikileas founder julian assange. at a thursday news conference, attorney general jeff sessions confirmed that the justice department is seeking assange's arrest. that have professionals are shocked by the number of leaks, and some of them are quite serious, so, yes, it is a priority. we havave already begun to stepp our efforts. whenever our casase can be made, we will seek to put some people