last week state officials executed inmate dennis mcguire using a new untested form of lethal injectionook him 15 minutes to die, and according to the "columbus dispatch," mcguire struggled, made guttural noises, gasped for air, and choked for about ten minutes. the eighth amendment of the u.s. constitution is supposed to protect citizens from cruel an understood usual punishment, but that appears to have been overlooked in ohio last week. and if for that matter in virginia where state lawmakers passed a bill yesterday to bring back the electric chair. and in missouri and in wyoming, both of those states want to add firing squads as an option for carrying out the death penalty. in the last five years, 30 states in the u.s. have had no executions. but it seems that as the death penalty has become more unusual it has also gotten decidedly more cruel. joining me now is senior campaigner for amnesty international, tenguay mccarest. this is i think one of the darkest corners of our american justice system. if you look at not only the lethal injections, the question of cruel and unusual punis

dennis mcguire's son, his daughter-in-law, and daughter were witnesses on one side of the room. they were in tears from the beginning, as you can imagine this was a terrible day for them anyway, and then their tears and sobbing continued as it went on and on, and clearly they were very upset at how long it was taking oh my god his daughter said at one point. the relatives of the victim by contrast sat quietly. i would say respectfully watched the execution, but there was no visible reaction from them. so two very different responses. >> there is this shortage of the drug used in the death penalty. can you tell us why there is a ? this >> so the drug was manufactured by a danish company for many years, and eventually the company was under pressure to stop making it for executions. it didn't sell to the states for execution, but states were able to obtain it through december contribution networks, and the company clamped down on that. the drug was sold to the u.s. manufacturer, but part of that sale included the same prohibition. so states ran out of that particular drug. many sta

. >> dennis mcguire was executed by lethal injection with a combination of drugs never before used in the united states. >> it's a sedative painkiller combination being used because ohio's former execution drugs dried up. >> this is a combination that had never before been used in lethal injections. they are typically used for colonoscopies. >> stephen: sounds like a win-win, while they're executing him, they can screen him for polyps. of course-- (applause) people, all the people out there, anyone not strapped to a table we are all up in arms about killing a man with an untested cocktail. but folks, federal judge gregory frost found that ohio is free to innovate as it evolves in its procedures towards ministering capital punishment. yes, ohio is free to innovate. after all they are the home of the wright brothers who, remember, invented the flying electric chair. (laughter) there is just a little hitch. the deadly drug mix had one fatal flaw. the convict, 15 minute death struggle was described by one witness as horrific. and that's a problem because americans want the government to k

last thursday, dennis mcguire took nearly 25 minutes to die from a mixture of drugs never before usedons. meantime, lawmakers in missouri and wyoming want to bring back firing squads to perform executions. we'll get into that in a minute, but we want to bring in douglas berman, a death penalty expert. this dennis mcguire story, apparently, he gasped and choked and clenched his fists while he was unconscious. this cocktail, obviously, didn't work. in terms of the optics, where does this leave states that have capital punishment, have people on death row that are set to be executed? >> well, you put your finger on it, it's the optics and the question is, how much will the optics effect the debate both in ohio and other states that have plans to go forward with executions. you say it didn't work, but the condemned prisoner was ultimately kill. >> he did die. >> so some people's attitude, and i've heard this echoed more than a few places, at least in debating this in ohio, some people say, well, i hope he suffered, because he made his victims suffer, and i think there is that kind of veng

dennis mcguire into the chamber. they laid him down. administered the drugs, they asked if he had any last words. he apologized to the family. he told his son and daughter and his son's wife that he loved them all and he said, "i'm going to heaven. i'll see you there when you come." they administered the drugs and within minutes, he said, i love you very loudly. about five minutes went by and he didn't move. there was no sound, no one said anything except for his family, which cried quietly. and then suddenly about five minutes later he began to convulse intermittently, clearly gasping. sort of like a loud snore, struggling to breathe. it's unclear how aware he was of the situation. that went on for about ten minutes. his family cried loudly. at one point, one of them said, how can this take so long? meanwhile, the victim's family, the family of the pregnant woman he murdered 25 years ago, they said nothing. they watched silently. the whole thing took about 20 minutes before the warden finally directed the prison physician to come in, t

dennis mcguir was put to death in ohio using a new two drug combination. was the first time it was used in the u.s. witnesses say the execution took roughly 20 minutes and he appeared to gasp and con vuls repeatedly before he died. his family described it as torture. tonight they are planning to file a federal lawsuit saying the state violated the eighth amendment. >> he tried to sit up against the straps on the guernsey. i watched him repeatedly clench his fists. it appeared to me he was fighting for his life and suffocating. the agony and terror of watching my dad suffocate to death lasted more than 19 minutes. >> well, tonight cnn legal analyst sunny hostin and paul joined us. they say the length is not unusual. is this cruel and unusual punishment? >> it's a close call. executions usually last 10 minutes. the lethal injection protocol that had been used is ten minutes. that was well past that. there was evidence of the struggle. the supreme court has found that it is cruel and unusual for someone to suffer, but we also know that the death penalty doesn

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dennis mcguire who was executed on thursday for and either but he was put to death using an untested culmination of drug screening the final twenty six minutes of his life was spent an intense agony. i kept kyle brown is the story i can't think of any other way to serve in the torture the children of dennis mom why are we as they recount his final moments. their father was put to death with the drug injection that took an unusual amount of time and which produce the unintended side effects. so i only know it will just guess that proves it he has the smell of play dough that is making them. below is us. for the that stuff. or what ever way it does like to say the word is horrible convicted in nineteen ninety four for the and murder of a pregnant woman. mcguire was executed last week using the untested painkillers and sedatives. with the recent refusal of european pharmaceutical firms to sell her beach mats for use in executions. us correctional authorities have faced drug shortages and experiment with new and untested combinations this was an experiment. a new experiment were unaware

dennis mcguire's execution lasted nearly 25 minutes. the process used this combination of a painkiller and a sedative that was never used before. a journalist serving as a witness says he gasped loudly for 13 minutes prior to his death. he was convicted of the 1989 murder of a pregnant woman. >>> we move on to business now where stocks close mostly lower on thursday. the s&p 500 slipping from its record as best buy fell sharply and wall street considered results from goldman sachs and citigroup, geoff cutmore live in london with other headlines. this is decent news about foreclosures, geoff. >> they say the shadow from the foreclosure crisis is shrinking and for 2013, we have the best foreclosure numbers in the last six years, i.e. significantly lower. the worst year for foreclosures was 2010. the latest numbers are 53% decline. so, clearly, we're moving in the right direction in terms of household income and people not losing their homes here. probably just worth pointing out that there are still some high numbers when it comes to flor

witnesses say convicted murr dennis mcguire gasped sever times and made loud snorting or snoring sounds.oad to use the new two drug cocktail because it ran outf the previous drug. the manufacturer refused to replenish the supply becaus its usage in >>> it took a condemned man 15 minutes to die as ohio used a new injection. they had to use a new two drug cocktail because they ran out of the previous drug. the manufacturer refused to replenish the supply. >>> state's legal injection procedures come into question. california has the largest death row population in the nation. 700 inmates. >>> san francisco police want you to get a good look at two guys who vandalized a bus. this suspect was part of a mob that surrounded the bus and shattered the windows last month. another suspect was caught on surveillance video spraying the bus with graffiti. >>> lunar new year is almost here. it brings lots of crime. extortion and robberies are common during this time of year. >> criminals, especially asia criminals knows the asia community goes to the banks to pull out money and brings it home to put in

today the state of ohio executes dennis mcguire with a combination of drugs never used before in the united states. it took more than 20 minutes for mcguire to die. witnesses say that he gasped several times. his lawyer called it "a failed, agonizing experiment." mcguire was convicted of stabbing to death a pregnant woman in 1989. today a private company revealed how hackers were able to hit target stores at the height of the holiday shopping season. 40 million credit and debit card accounts were compromised and as many as 70 million customers had their personal information stolen. wyatt andrews has been looking into this. >> reporter: the private security firm eyesight partners reports that computer hackers ar >> reporter: the private security firm eyesight partners reports that computer hackers are using a type of malware, or malicious software, called cartosha, to steal credit card information where customers swipe or enter their credit card information. card information where customers swipe or enter their credit card information. while the report does not mention target specific

dennis mcguire's relatives say his execution amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. it took 25 minutes for him to die. mcguire made several snorting noises and appeared to gasp. >> the people of the state of ohio should be appalled at what was done here today in their names. >> last week mcfwiesh giers lawyers tried to halt the execution because the cocktail of drugs had never been used. he was convicted of the 1989 rape and murder of a pregnant woman. >>> a flight was forced to return to new jersey after hitting severe turbulence. there were 189 passengers and 16 crew members on board united flight 89 when it left newark bound for beijing yesterday. the boeing 777 was just 45 minutes into the flight when it hit the rough air. >> it happened like really fast. you know, the plane lost a little bit of altitude. the plane started to shake. i mean it really came out of nowhere. >> the jet returned without incident. some crew members sustained minor injuries. >>> well, coming up on the "morning news," google's latest eyewear innovation. we'll show you a contact lens desig

family of an ohio inmate whose execution lasted longer than expected has filed a lawsuit saying dennis mcguire writhed in pain during the 26 minutes it took df he died. he was lethally injected with a combination of drugs never before tried in the u.s. the lawsuit also says that the drug manufacturer should be prohibited from making the drugs available for capital punishment. >>> in texas, a judge has ordered a hospital to remove a brain-dead pregnant woman from life support, despite its effort to save her fetus. state law prohibits the withdrawal of treatment from a pregnant patient, however, the judge ruled that marlise munoz is dead and the hospital had been misapplying the law. eric munoz says his wife would not have wanted to be kept on life support. the hospital acknowledged in court documents that the fetus is not viable. it has until monday evening to remove munoz from life support. >>> and word that scientists have discovered a new species of river dolphin, the first discovery of its kind in almost 100 years. according to a published report in a science journal the new marine mammal f

witnesses describe dennis mcguire, convicted of raping and stabbing a pregnant woman to death, as makinges and gasping for air during the process. his family plans to sue the state. >>> oklahoma senator tom coburn will leave the senate at the end of this congressional term. in a statement the 65-year-old republican said his battle with prostate cancer is not the reason. coburn was first elected to the senate in 2004. >>> construction has officially started on a 175 foot ferris wheel that will give tourists a bird's-eye view of our nation's capitol. the capitol wheel scheduled to be finished by may and will offer views of the white house, the washington monument and other d.c. attractions, just in time for the summer vacation schedule. >>> now to business, beef, never been more expensive if it is what you want for dinner. cattle futures in the u.s. scaled all time highs in 2013, predicted to peak early in 2014. >>> it costs more to fly these days. the average domestic round trip ticket last year soared to just over $363. up more than $7 from the year before. feels like even more, though.

the family of convicted killer dennis mcguire is now saying he was tortured to death. that means they are watching where they suffocate to death was the board making it. it was was all for mowbray in my life to witness but that excuse. i can't think of any other way to spread their torture. wise daughter said she had trouble breathing in his last minutes although it is unclear if he felt any pain when i was just gas crusade. he says. the play opened at least make you look at them. polluted cities the borough i ended up stuff what ever way it does that to say the word is horrible dennis to my senior was sentenced to death for raping and stabbing to death being pregnant in the lead in nineteen eighty nine states that use lethal injection have been forced to switch from the traditional three drug cocktail used in lethal injection due to european countries refusing to sell the chemicals for capital punishment. mcguire was the first prisoner issued an untested sedatives and the painkiller to induce death. most inmates executed since nineteen ninety nine have taken fifteen m

his family saying the execution amounted to cruel and unusual punishment the man in question dennis mcguire was given the death penalty for the rape and murder of joy stewart who was eight months pregnant back in one nine hundred eighty nine during yesterday's execution witnesses said that it took almost twenty five minutes for maguire two to die with the new combination of drugs listen to how one witness describes his death. i would save her from jail the thirty minutes mr mcguire appeared to be gasping for air i don't know if it was air hunger or exactly what it was but i was going to tell you it's a description of the gas deeply it's kind of a rattling going will sound there was sort of a snoring through his nose a couple times he definitely be choking. now mcguire's family is saying that this death of violates the eighth amendment and they're suing the state of ohio his lawyer alan boehner said quote the people of the state of ohio should be appalled at what was done here in their names ohio event of a innovated with the new form of lethal injection because the manufacturer of the previ

ohio administered a two drug lethal cocktail that had never been used before on death row inmate dennis mcguire but wire reportedly gasped several times and mates morning noises during a prolonged death that lasted almost twenty minutes and that does it for now for more on the stories we covered go to you tube dot com slash r t america check out our website r t dot com slash usa you can also follow me on twitter at i'm here at david. welcome to the kaiser report i'm max kaiser last week the heritage foundation and the wall street journal presented their annual list of economic freedom for the seventh year running the u.s. has dropped down that list now residing at twelfth most free economy in the world while the us used to be number one it is now behind ireland at number don yes the same ireland which was a vassal state of the troika until mid december when it gave that low.

well the last fifteen minutes of dennis mcguire's life were filled with gasps and snorting noises according to the witnesses who watched him die mcguire was executed by the state of ohio earlier today for the rape and murder of a pregnant woman in one nine hundred eighty nine the combination of drugs used to kill him had never been tested before and led to one of the longest executions in ohio since a reinstated the death penalty more than a decade ago ohio innovated with the new form of the lethal injection because the manufacturer of the previously used drug pentobarbital has barred its use in capital punishment prison officials throughout the country are dealing with the pentobarbital shortage but different methods for lethal injection maguire's lawyers tried to argue that this untested drug combination could result in a violation of the eighth amendment against cruel and unusual punishment but a federal judge allowed the execution to move forward with a new execution method executions using panel barbara reportedly took last time and the condemned did not gasp or cough as mcguire did. a

ohio administered a two drug lethal cocktail that had never been used before on death row inmate dennis mcguire mcguire reportedly gasped several times and made snorting noises during a prolonged death that lasted almost twenty minutes boom bust is coming up next here on our team joins us for a quick preview erin what's in store for us thank you america now coming up on boom bust anthony randolph so of the reason foundation joins me live in the studio today you won't want to miss our interview it's going to be exciting when ed harrison and i discuss the latest happenings at the world economic forum in davos switzerland it's all coming up the sounds like a jam packed show thanks aaron thanks. and that does it for now for more on the stories we covered you can go to youtube dot com forward slash our team america can check out our website our t. dot com forward slash usa can also follow me on twitter at and near i david stay tuned boom bust is next. i think. i'm. just saying. well groomed in the future. is here so we fit the roads focus on new technology. on this month's show no policies complete

oh administered a two drug lethal cocktail that had never been used before on death row inmate dennis mcguire a wire reportedly gassed several times and made snorting noises during a prolonged death that lasted almost twenty minutes i remember when you were a kid and you would need anything green while tonight's resident asks that question what if you paid your kids to eat take a look. much like your daily dose of vegetables this story is pretty hard to swallow a recent study out of brigham young university found that a great way to get kids to eat their prince and vegetables is to pay them to do it or as the study puts it offer them by neutral incentives. the study found that the u.s. spends more than four point five million dollars each day on fresh fruits and vegetables in public schools but that's three point five million of that gets tossed into the garbage by the students which is both a horrible ways and also bad for the kids or even craftier processed foods over healthier choices so the researchers worked with fifteen different schools to track students consumption of fruits and veget

dennis mcguire struggled for 15 minutes before he died. >>> waging wildfire outside of los angeles, california may have been started by a scrap of burning paper. that's what investigators say now. three men have been arrested and charged in connection with that fire. so far it has engulfed more than 1700 acres and consumed at least five homes. >>> in georgia one soldier is dead, and two more injured after a helicopter crash. military officials say it happened last night at hunter air feemd in savanna. the victims belonged to an elite aviation unit. >>> president obama will present his plans for the national security agency tomorrow. today british media reported that the nsa has been collecting up to 200 million text messages a day. they are saved and used to collect data. >>> those are the headlines. i'm john siegenthaler. i'll see you back here another 11:00 eastern, 8:00 pacific time. "consider this" with antonio mora is up next. i'll see you later. ♪ >>> horrifying pictures emerge of marines apparently burning bodies of iraqi insurgents. was it a war crime? >>> also the first american journ

. >> 15 minutes is how long it took to complete the execution of convicted killer dennis mcguire today one of the longest executions in ohio, and it's raising questions about the use of lethal injection all across the country. ohio recently switched to an untested protocol. mcguire's lawyers warned that the protocol could cause air hunger, something that would create a gasping for air. mcguire gasped for air several times before it was all over. >> you followed this case, you understood what was at stake here. why was it of such great concern? >> well, i think that there's two things that were of great concern. the first is that ohio made the decision to use two drugs that had never been used in execution, drugs whose purpose is not to bring about death. and the second is the reports that came out of ohio this morning, after the execution happened, which indicate that mr. mcguire experienced, you know, some amount of suffering, experienced a lack of air, gaspedas you say longer for him to die than in previous moi hoist ohio executi. >> there may be people who would say, how much cruelt

dennis mcguire struggled for 15 minutes before he died. >>> waging wildfire outside of los angeles, california started by a scrap of burning paper. that's what investigators say now. three men have been arrested and charged in connection with that fire. so far it has engulfed more than 1700 acres and consumed at least five homes. >>> in georgia one soldier is dead, and two

. >>> the family of the are inmate in ohio whose execution took a long time, dennis mcguire was put to death for the raping and stabbing death of a pregnant woman, his execution was done by an untried collection of drugs. he struggled to growth, made choking sounds for 15 minutes before he was declared dead. his family called his execution cruel and unusual. >>> a bombing in afghanistan in a restaurant in kabul, a home that to are embassies and consulates. at least a dozen others also died. jane ferguson has that story. >> reporter: three attackers targeted the restaurant at close to 7:30 on a friday night when it was likely to be at its busiest. the first was wearing a suicide vest, which he detonated at the door of the restaurant, blowing it off, allowing the other two to open fire on diners. al jazeera has obtained footage shot very soon after the security officials arrived and entered the restaurant. it's unclear if many of the diners even managed to escape. we just returned from the area where they were still taking bodies away. now this restaurant was extremely popular with diplo

family of an ohio inmate whose execution took an unusual long time says it plans to file a lawsuit dennis mcguire was put today for the rape and stabbing death and his execution was performed using an untried method of lethal injection. witnesses say he made loud noises during the execution. his family called it cruel and unusual. joinings from dayton ohio is josh swiger. he writes to the dayton daily news and was one of the reporters who witnessed the execution. josh, good to see you. were in the room at this execution. would you please describe the scene? >> yes. there were two rooms, one with mr. mcguire, himself, the other with the family of both mr. mcguire and his victim, joyce stewart. they brought him in to the separateroom behind a payne of glass. he told the family of joyce stewart, thank you for a letter he apparently received, told his children that he loved them. he said i am going to heaven. i will see you there when you come as he administered the drugs, he yelled i love you several times to his son and daughter. and quickly afterwards, his eyes rolled back in his head and he appea

irrationally and said we're going the other extreme and go back to anty kuwaited system -- >> dennis mcguirened did not give his victim a peaceful exit convicted of the rape and murder of a 22-year-old pregnant woman, but you hear a case like this and it really makes you wonder. has this become cruel and unusual punishment. aren't there two states where firing squad execution is possible? >> in utah and oklahoma, craig, it is possible. but, you should note that in utah, they are actually considering phasing out firing squads and at this point they only use firing squads for those individuals who are convicted of their crime prior to 2004. in oklahoma, it is only used in exceptional cases when, for instance, the other forms of execution such as lethal injection for some reason are not available. so it's certainly not something that we have a multitude of states running to do and running to implement. even in those two states they use it, it's in limited circumstances. >> all right, nicole austin hillary. do appreciate your inside. thank you. >> thank you, craig. >> just ahead, civil rights 50

now, witnesses say convicted rapist and murderer dennis mcguire appeared to gasp and convulse for roughlyefore he finally died. he was given a lethal an injection using a new combination of drugs. >>> a california lawmaker has introduced a bill to outlaw the so-called affluenza defense where defense attorneys argue a client is basically a victim of their privileged upbringing. it did work for texas teen ethan couch who killed four people while driving drunk. he got ten years probation plus rehab. >>> and we have all seen some of the cool things that 3d printers can make. actual objects that you can hold and use. but now hersheys wants to go one step further. it is teaming up with 3d systems to develop a new 3d printer that makes chocolate and other products that you can actually eat. we'll see fit happens. >> i don't quite understand how all that works. >> neither do i. i'm going to get to the bottom of it. >> susan, thanks. >>> new developments in the kendrick johnson case, the young man who was found dead rolled up in a wrestling mat in a school. also it's unclear who removed the dead t

dennis mcguire was executed by lethal injection with a combination of drugs never before used in theted states. it reportedly took nearly 25 minutes for him to die as his daughter looked on in horror. attorneys for the family had tried to block the execution and called what happened thursday a failed, agonizing experiment. mcguire was convicted of the 1989 rape and murder of a pregnant newlywed. >>> this morning the two victims in the roswell, new mexico, middle school shooting are showing signs of improvement. doctors say they remain optimistic about 12-year-old nathaniel tavares. he's heavily sedated, on a breathing machine, still in critical condition. the other student shot by a classmate, 13-year-old kendall sanders, is expected to be released from the hospital. >> let's hope that recovery does continue. >>> new questions this morning about a fatal black hawk helicopter accident in georgia. one soldier was killed, two others injured as the chopper slammed into the ground during a routine training exercise. officials are calling it a hard landing. now we're learning the soldiers

now, witnesses say convicted rapist and murderer dennis mcguire appeared to gasp and convulse for roughlyutes before he finally died. he was given a lethal an injection using a new combination of drugs. >>> a california lawmaker has introduced a bill to outlaw the so-called affluenza defense where defense attorneys argue a client is basically a victim of their privileged upbringing. it did work for texas teen ethan couch who killed four people while driving drunk. he got ten years probation plus rehab. >>> and we have all seen some of the cool things that 3d printers can make. actual objects that you can hold and use. but now hersheys wants to go one step further. it is teaming up with 3d systems to develop a new 3d printer that makes chocolate and other products that you can actually eat. we'll see fit happens. >> i don't quite understand how all that works. >> neither do i. i'm going to get to the bottom of it. >> susan, thanks. >>> new developments in the kendrick johnson case, the young man who was found dead rolled up in a wrestling mat in a school. also it's unclear who removed the

witnesses say it took dennis mcguire nearly 25 minutes to die, an unusually long time, and they say withmcguire was convicted in 1994 for the rape and murder of a pregnant woman. >>> blizzard conditions making it hard to get around for people in the upper midwest, with winds topping 70 miles per hour, blowing through the dakotas yesterday afternoon. and it's really cold there again. wind chill temperatures today hovering around 20 below zero. >>> and a bit of a scare for travelers at philadelphia's airport when a baggage truck crashed through a terminal window. the driver said the brakes went out, causing him to crash. no one inside was hurt, although the driver had minor injuries. eight gates had to be closed while crews cleaned up the crash. >>> let's call it an eye-opening announcement from google. it's actually a contact lens that can monitor glucose levels. mandy drury is here with what's moving your money. it sounds like something out of "star trek," but for people with diabetes, it is a big deal. >> it is a big deal. google has unveiled this prototype contact lens, as you say, it

the southern ohio correctional facility earlier today the ohio prison executed death row inmate dennis mcguire convicted rapist using a new drug cocktail that induces behavior known as air on air hunger is when someone experiences immense terror and agony as they strain for breath during the next. prison officials use the air hunger drug combination of that would be as bad as a lamb in hydromorph or foam on mcguire because supplies of the usual drug used executions that run out we should do away with the death penalty entirely but let's be honest anyone in a way that causes them on this is serious suffering and pain is just very clear. right now democrats in washington are promoting things like stronger food stamp program extensions to unemployment insurance increased infrastructure spending at the same time republicans are pushing for cuts to food stamps cuts to unemployment insurance and cuts to infrastructure spending both democrats and republicans are pushing their respective agendas because of something known as the multiplier effect start about exactly what the multiplier effect is let's

dennis mcguire was executed for his crime, but his family says that the execution simply took too longnation had never been used on anyone before. the family says that the state of ohio knew about the possibility and they say that mcguire suffered and therefore, his constitutional rights were violated. what do you think about that? >>> there is a streak to ban basketball in one community. on long island, they say they're worried about the safety of kids playing in the street and about how it looks. they say it's a nice neighborhood and people don't want to see basketball hoops lining the streets. a vote on the ban is set for next month. >>> listen to this story, moms out there. a mom learns the hard way that victoria secret doesn't always support the female body. ashley clawson spent 150 bucks at a store in austin, texas. then she asked an employee if she could nurse her son in a fitting room so she could have some privacy and comfort. what did the employee of the store say? no. go do it in an alley instead. listen. >> the posters are women showing their breast. obviously to victoria s

the state of ohio said it took nearly 25 minutes for dennis mcguire to die after the drugs were fuel-injectedainless like lawyers had wanted and the family is filing a lawsuit. i want you to hear this. this is his son talking to reporters and he describes the horror of witnessing his father's execution. >> yesterday i watched the state of ohio kill my dad. i witnessed his execution along with my wife and my sister. it was difficult for me to talk about what happened. shortly after the warden buttoned his jacket to signal the start of the execution, my dad began gasping and struggling to breathe. i watched his stomach heave. i watched him try to sit up against the straps on the gurney. i watched him repeatedly clinch his fist and it appeared he was fighting for his by suffocating. the agony and terror of watching my dad suffer lasted more than 19 minutes. >> the words from the son. we were just talking about this yesterday making the point and listening executions are not pretty. to hear somewhere between 19 and 25 minutes to die, this lawsuit they filed, the state of ohio violated the cruel a

many believe dennis mcguire deserved to die.d jill stewart when he was seven months pregnant. the way he died is now causing a lawsuit. state of ohio used two drugs one a sedative the other a pain killer. it said it took 25 minutes for him to die. alan johnson a reporter for "the columbus dispatch" describes it this way. about 10:34 a.m. he began struggling. his body strained against the restraints around his body and he rereadly gaps. ed for air, making snorting and choeging sounds for about 10 minutes. his chest and stomach hooefed his left hand, which he had used minutes earlier to wave good-bye to his family, clempbled in a fist. welcome. >>> good morning. >> good morning. thanks so much for being here. alan this execution was so much different than the others you witnessed. tell us about it. >> it was very different and i've seen about 18 in the last several years in ohio, all by lethal injection. and they've all been relatively calm and surreal, almost because the execution starts, the drugs start flowing and usually the i

dennis mcguire was put to date by a two-drug combination that has never been used as a legal injectionohio added this method in 2009 but finally used it today despite the objections of mcguire's lawyers. >>> 8:16. it kosh the biggest scandal -- it could be the biggest scandal in air force history. 34 officers entrusted with land based nuclear missiles have been kicked off the job for alleged involvement in a cheating ing are. they are suspected of cheating hon a routine proficiency test several months ago that includes checking knowledge how to handle what's called an emergency war order. that's the term for the authorization required to launch a nuclear weapon. >> this is absolutely unacceptable behavior. and it is completely contrary to our core values in the air force. as everybody here know, the number one core value for us is integrity. >> this investigation started as a probe into illegal drug possession but then evolved into a much bigger issue. the cheating scandal is the latest in a series of air force stumbles documented in recent months including violations in safety, failur

it took dennis mcguire abou minutes to die from le n iutes to die from le e arugl as he died.h for a missing wall street journal david bird disappeared satu after telling his wife goi lleghe >> we suspect that the individual may have went out on the ice at some point in the night and may have fell through. >> we immediately called in search dogs. we also had the state police helicopter and had personnel on the ground looking in areas that he is familiar with and was >> new reports this morning say bird's credit card was used in confirm that. >>> one of the leading fiscal conservatives in congress is leaving. oklahoma republican senm cobuh this session, two years before the end of his term. he is, again, battling prostate the end of his term. he is, again, battling prostate ason why he'resigning.s not the coburn had already said this would be his last term. >>> first lady undertaking a new effort teaseuber students going on to college. mrs. obama reviewed her college days. here ies >> reporter: first lady mrs. obama describing her awkward first day of college. >> i didn't know

. >> dennis mcguire was executed using drugs that hadn't been tried before.took 26 minutes for him to die after witnesses say he appeared to choke and convulse. his family is suing, calling it torture. >> are these inmates entitled to the a pain-free death no. >> the constitution does not guarantee he that, but the pain may be so protracted it would cross the line and we would say our evolving sense of decency would include that type of infliction of capital punishment. >> some states are looking to other methods. missouri state representative rick bratten introduced legislation adding a firing squad to carry out executions. >> these cold blooded murderers turn that into the victims here. they're not the victims, they're paying the price for a crime committed against an innocent person. this is putting a rest a horrible situation. >> of the 32 states that currently have capitol punishment, all use lethal injection as their primary method. eight states could allow death by execution, three by gas chamber, three by hanging and two by firing squad. in 2010, ronn

. >> dennis mcguire was sentenced to die for the rape and murder of a western ohio newly we had in 1989uart was seven months pregnant when mcguire stabbed her to death. moments before the execution, the prison director said it would be carried out in a humane and dignified manner. in recent years a backlog of death row inmates has increased because of a shortage of lethal injection drugs. some pharmaceutical companies have stopped selling the drugs. ohio officials used an untried combination. a reporter who witnessed the execution said at 10:29 a.m., as the drugs were injectioned, his eyes rolled back as if he were going to sleep. six minutes later, he appeared to be unconscious, convulsing, gagging and struggling to breathe. 15 minutes went by before he was declared dead. it was one of the longest executions since ohio resumed capital punishment. >> his attorneys argued against the execution saying he would experience panic and struggling to breathe. while the constitution bans punishments that are cruel and unusual that doesn't mean inmates are entitled to a pain-free death. >> in ohi

dennis mcguire was put to death with a two-drug combination used for the first time in the united states it unavailable for capital punishment. maguire was convicted in 1994 for the rape and murder of a pregnant woman. his family is expected to announce a lawsuit later today. >>> air travelers were alarmed when a baggage truck crashed through a terminal window last night at philadelphia international airport. the driver said his brakes went out. he suffered minor injuries. eight gates were closed while crews cleaned up debris from the accident. >>> grounded for life, prince harry is now stepping away from his role as helicopter pilot in the army air corps and will now take up a staff officer role in london. and his responsibilities will include helping to coordinate projects and events. prince harry spent more than three years with the apache force. captain wales has reached the pinnacle of flying excellence. congratulate him on his new position. it's 8:05 right now. let's send it back outside to al with a check of the weather. >> all right. so you five are 50 today? >> well -- >> oh, yo

dennis mcguire's execution lasted 26 minutes.ging cocaine over the mexican border is under arrest. the mexican man lied about being a u.s. citizen during a stop in california. custom and border protection officers searched the car and found 53 packages of cocaine. >> look at all that. wow. >> well, it was a tackle that left millions stunned. former rutgers university player eric legrand was paralyzed during a game three years ago. >> but he's shown how you can rise above tragedy. anna has this remarkable story. >> had the pleasure of meeting him. an amazing guy. got a chance to hang out with eric and see what a day in his life is like for him. take a look. >> a harness secured to the ceiling. after a lift and the assistance of four people, eric legrand puts one foot in front of the other. >> how does it feel? >> i always explain it feels like i'm walking in space. >> during a college football game at metlife stadium, the defensive tackle for rutgers university took down a player and never got up. >> it was the scariest moment of