clemency has spread around the world but today the only views that matter belong to the georgia board of pardons this weekend thousands flooded the streets calling for clemency and just this morning davis is supporters gathered outside the building where the board is meeting. now in the state of georgia the board of pardons and parole has the sole off already to grant clemency for a death row inmate and it's rarely happen but the defense team has high hopes because the three of the five members of the parole board have changed since two thousand and nine that was when the board's last ruling was so it's giving hopes of a new majority decision in davis' case but as we wait to hear which way the georgia board of pardons rules it's clear that the death penalty process in this country is far from perfect a man whose guilt is seriously in question is only two days away from his execution with his fate in the hands of the georgia parole board. and last week we told you that protesters are planning to gather in new york's financial district for the event occupy wall street protests as opposed to encour

benedict, desmond tutu are among the figures calling for clemency for troy davis, but the georgia board of pardons and paroles the do kle declined the stay of clemency and the georgia supreme court denied. troy davis is still alive. his execution on a temporary hold while the united states supreme court decides whether or not to consider the request for a stay of execution. joining us now is nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. pete, thanks very much for joining us tonight. what can you tell us about what is expected from the supreme court? >> well, what's expected is an answer to the question, will you grant the stay or not? it's a simple question and it will get a very simple response whenever the court is ready to do it. it's been about three hours now since the lawyers for troy davis filed their emergency request with the supreme court asking for a stay of execution. what this basically means is the lawyers are telling the supreme or the, look, we intend to appeal the case, but until we do, would you please put a hold on the execution while all of that is in process? it's not an unusu

talk about the case of troy davis whose last ditch try for clemency was denied today by the georgia board of pardons so tomorrow a man whose guilt is still in question a lot of them likely be executed then i don't blame a crisis in america has caused the underground economy to grow and what is the underground economy anyway sarah jaffe is going to explain it for us and it looks like the u.s. to shopping around for someone to build a massive new prison for the men up ghana's down and all this time i thought we're broke and we're going to have all of that morphy tonight including a dose of happy hour but first let's take a look at what the mainstream media has decided to me. well they have made three media continue to turn into entertainment tonight and yeah i know i called them out for doing the exact same thing last friday when they were reporting on countdown of the emmys and super commenters actually trying to defend them because they said it's friday apparently people want to know which movies that award shows they should watch over the weekend though i still think that if they want to know what

right now he's making one last appeal for clemency from the georgia board of parole -- board of pardonput to death by lethal injection next wednesday. time is running out. joining me now cynthia tucker, pulitzer prize winning syndicated columnist for "the atlanta journal constitution." she's covered this story extensively. welcome cynthia. >> thank you, reverend. now we just saw where troy's sister showed how far she was away, one of the witness' testimonies that convicted troy. could you barely see her face at all. i don't see how if this was midnight, after midnight when it actually happened, one could have seen a smirk. i mean, the way the testimonies have now been recanted or changed, and this was the only thing that convicted him. there was no dna, no evidence, physical evidence at all. i think that's why you've seen such an outpouring from across different spectrums of saying this man shouldn't be executed. last night republican congressman bob barr was on with me. he's against it, we've been against, it naacp, john lewis, former president jimmy carter. you've written about it. w

the georgia board of pardons and paroles denied clemency for troy davis. a last-minute appeal by davis. since his conviction in 1991, seven of nine witnesses have recanted their testimony, sparking a worldwide clemency campaign. davis is set to die by lethal injection for the 1989 murder of police officer mark macphail. his execution, delayed three times, now scheduled for 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. >>> the pentagon has officially ended its don't ask, don't tell policy in place since 1993. it now welcomes gays and lesbians to openly serve in the military. and the estimated 13,000 service members kicked out under the old policy can now apply to re-enlist. >>> the 13th season of abc's "dancing with the stars" kicked off monday night. we got a chance to see our very own nancy grace -- there she is -- come from behind the anchor desk and do a pretty darn impressive cha-cha. after facing the judges, nancy said this about her routine. >> the main thing i feel is great that we got through the dance and tristan did such a great job. he really led me through it, which is w

that in a conservative state, a conservative criminal justice system, and the board of georgia -- the georgia board of pardons part of the larger criminal justice system, they are reluctant to admit that the system may have made a mistake? they are deeply invested in the idea that we did it right the first time, and that's -- that's the only thing that i can think of, that they were committed to this idea. no mistakes were made. we did it right the first time. we just don't want to reopen this. >> but aren't some of the participants new in this case to make the other argument? why would the fresh recruits to the parole board, for example, feel any responsibility to defend a decision made before? >> well, you know, chris, i understand that the parole -- that it was only a 3-2 vote. that's what the word is. >> okay. >> only a 3-2 vote. >> it was a close vote, but also remember that people chosen for the board of pardons and paroles in georgia are likely to be law and order types, conservatives who believe in the system and believe that the integrity of the system has to be protected. i happen to believe that yo

you would think with all of this, all of this doubt that the georgia board of pardons and parole would have said there's so much doubt here, let uss study the new evidence. jurors have come forward. yet they said no, we're not going to hear anything, and this man is less than an hour away from death. how in a civilized society can we execute a man given all of 9 scientific breakthroughs we've had, all of the technology we had, that no technology, nothing scientific, no physical evidence, just the statements by nine witnesses, seven of whom have recanted their statements? us. >> seven people at a minimum have tried to wipe the blood from their hands, reverend, and there's so many others who have a part to play in this case that they now regret, but what was thes parole board basing its decision whether or not to grant clemency on. it appears to me, reverend al that it was a lot of passion, and it was a lot of, i guess, prejudice against people accused of a crime, people who have been convicted of crime. we just have no -- we don't care about life, and it's unfortunate. this is something

the georgia board of pardons and paroles denied clemency for davis. his supporters say there is too much doubt and too little evidence but the family of officer macphail say it is time for justice to be done. our cnn's david mattingly has been following the case for the us. do we have any information, any insight in to the board's decision how they came up with this decision? >> we know both sides spoke to the board yesterday and both sides came away feeling they had gotten their point across. they saw signs from the board members they were listening intently and they were very familiar with the case. when it came down, they decided not to vote for clemency. we know there are five members on this board. they vote in secret. they deliberate behind closed doors. we don't know what the final vote is, but we know it takes a minimum of three votes to approve or deny clemency but we don't know how the final vote came out. today they produced a one-page simple statement. they didn't acknowledge any arguments they heard yesterday, only to point out what the cr

of georgia has announced an execution date is planned but the state of georgia does not have to execute troy davis and it should not execute troy and there is a body that the georgia board of pardons and parole and they can do the right thing and that was human rights activist jen marlowe well the president is still speaking but we will see you right back here in about a half an hour but have some live analysis on live reaction to obama's jobs push of course the big question on everyone's mind will it be enough to save his job now as always you can get more info on anything you've seen here on our website and follow me on twitter you can get more info there as well i will see you right back thanks for watching. the term used to tak that became synonymous with pure evil. the senseless slaughter of almost three thousand people all stunned the world. and it all seemed like a nightmare. john years on. r.g.p. remembers the attacks and suffer from. a look back at nine eleven. download the official antti how to change the phone the i pod touch from the i.q. chops to. lunch all sheesh life on the go. video on demand cheese money gold coast's an r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. questi

an emergency appeal a couple of hours ago, asking a georgia judge to call off tonight's execution because of new evidence, just a short time ago, the georgia board of pardons and paroles refused to reconsider their decision against clemency. davis got the death penalty for the murder of a savannah police officer back in 1989, no dna evidence ever linked davis to the crime. most of the witnesses who testified against him recanted. but the man who prosecuted davis stands by his case. >> there are two troy davis cases. there is the legal case. the case in court. and the public relations case. we have consistently won the case as it's been presented in court. we have consistently lost the case as it's been presented in the public realm on tv and else where. >>> prominent figures from former president jimmy carter to pope benedict have asked georgia to spare davis's life because of doubts about his guilt. >>> president obama and benjamin netanyahu are going to discuss -- mahmood abbas is set to declare palestine a state. president obama will personally press abbas to work for state hood through negotiations with israel. the two meet later this afternoon, and ju

of georgia has announced that an execution date is planned but the state of georgia does not have to execute troy davis and it should not execute troy and there is a body as the georgia board of pardons and parole and they can do the right thing and they are actually going fortunately we're out of time but we will we will keep on this issue thank you so much for career to justice justice for troy or they can get lots more information and actions to take those human rights activists general are low and we will have more details on the story on our web site just go to our dot com and of course our you tube channel r.t. dot com slash for you to vote homes that are to america and as always if you want to get in touch with me weigh in on anything you saw this evening on the death penalty or the economy just follow me on twitter at lucy kaplan of we'll be right back. the term used to tak that became synonymous with pure evil. the senseless slaughter of almost three thousand people all stunned the world. and it all seemed like a nightmare. ten years on. r.g.p. remembers the attacks amazon from. a look back at nine eleven when archie. download the official and see how to make a show i phone

the final appeal to the georgia board of pardons and parolees, davis' family says there was too much surrounding his case but the victim's family never doubted davis' guilt. >> for someone to ludicrously say that he is a victim -- we are victims. look at us. we have put one this stuff for 22 years. and it's time for justice. >> davis is scheduled to die tomorrow by lethal injection. >>> up next, zagat is out with its latest restaurant ratings. which bay area eateries got the top spot. we are going to tell you. >> playing farmville on facebook is more than a way to pass your time. how the app is helping the economy. >> and we have sunshine now but a little fog beginning to creep in close to the coastline. we'll tell you what that means coming up. ,, ♪ ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm-mm-mmm ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm-mm-mmm ♪ ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm-mm-mmm ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm-mm-mmm ♪ [ female announcer ] kraft cheese has more full length shreds in every bag. you'll see the difference. ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, j

courts that have the power to intervene whether it's the da in the case or whether it's georgia board of pardons who actually has the power to reconsider or a horrible decision so the chain always breaks up the weakest link i can't predict where it is but as activists we're going to keep pressing and pushing to make sure that justice is served. all right and i twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow russia federation council the upper house of parliament preselected a new speaker the former governor of some pages of olympian young has now taken up the post it's the first time in russian history that a woman has held the country's third highest office. over reports on. one hundred forty one senators that's over eighty five percent of the federation council supported the candidacy timothy young kids today no one opposed the decision and one person abstained from the books and so from now on the three young kids officially the new speaker of the upper house of the russian parliament this position became bait in may this year x. speakers give it all up was recalled by the legislative assembly of

this is unconscionable that the georgia board of pardons and paroles has denied relief to troy davis that sending a man to death under such doubt about his guilt is just an out ready just and it puts every american at risk if this can happen to troy davis it could happen to anybody and the fact that he's been tortured for twenty years and that's what being in solitary confinement is just another violation that the united states is committing we have one hundred thousand people on death row that's big business for the prison industry one hundred thousand people are being tortured daily by being in solitary confinement and then the final execution it is just an atrocity that this country should be leading the world in showing that we do not do this. there are plenty more stories for you on our website at r.t. dot com online for you right now. iran claims it's a developed in the air defense system that even surpasses russia's state of the art technology. and one in a remote place in the arctic to adopt a different approach to the concept of commuting all these stories and much much more

of georgia has announced an execution date is planned for the state of georgia does not have to execute troy davis and it should not execute troy and there is a body as the georgia board of pardons and parole and they can do the right hand of human rights activist john marlowe and of course that is it for now here in our to america but the news does not end with this broadcast on more stories and details on our website at r.t. dot com if you want to weigh in on any of the stories you saw this evening don't be shy just follow me on twitter also sick often of it's it for me but the big picture with tom hartman. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of chatter that. giant corporations are all today . max keiser this is the kaiser report let's talk about market schizophrenia that's right and market collateralized schizophrenia obligation baum's are they in the offing stacy herbert talk to me talk to me yes it's austerity measures one day it's the realist measures of the next i.m.f. global economy faces a threatening downward spiral this is christine lagarde the new i.m.f. chief and she says europe needs to t

of georgia has announced an execution date is planned but the state of georgia does not have to execute troy davis and should not execute troy and there is a body this is the georgia board of pardons and parole and they can do the right thing. well that was filmmaker john marlowe unfortunately that is it for now but plenty more stories and details on our website r.t. dot com so those are you tube channel and as always if you want to see what stories i'm following or get in touch with me all me on twitter at least enough will be right back here in an hour and a half but in the meanwhile the ellen show. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so for life you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm trying hard welcome to the big picture. on. morning news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. china from operation to rule the day. max keiser this is the kaiser report let's talk about the market schizophrenia that's right and market collateralized schizophrenia obligation

davis is for the state board of pardons and pa rolls to grant clemency. it's the last resort in georgia i wrote a letter to them. many, many ear republicans ands alike have written letters. we'll just have to see if they understand what the courts thus far have not understood, and that is there is not sufficient evidence of culpability here. >> they will have their hearing on monday. i have supported mr. davis, have met with him on death row, but i also say, and i'm sure you will agree, the family of this policeman deserves justice, just like mr. davis does, but giving the family of this policeman justice is not making the wrong person pay for the killing of their loved one. >> no, that's simply makes a very bad and tragic situation even more tragic, reverend. >> thank you, former congressman bob board. thank you for your time. we'll be staying on this story through next monday. up next, john mccain's exit strategy for iraq -- stay longer and with more troops. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] one-hundred-nineteen data points. this is what we can gather from an ordinary crash test

only picked up on it recently after protesters began gathering in georgia thousands of petitions were sent to the georgia board of pardons and paroles and after world leaders people like the pope and president jimmy carter joined in opposition to davis's execution nonetheless by last night this would become the biggest story in the country and the media did give it wall to wall coverage with of course the exception of fox news but expected breaking news this evening as there continues to be no decision from the united states supreme court on a pending and very controversial execution he was set to start by lethal injection three hours eighteen minutes ago seven pm eastern time that is on hold for the execution of troy davis is grim. just reporting that the supreme court has denied a stay of execution this just in the supreme court has just rejected the stay of execution for troy davis theory that troy davis has been executed is dead you are talking the execution was a living away. and i'm happy that this case got the attention that it did that finally made the mainstream media raise the questions that they did the fact t

in the case or whether it's georgia board of pardons who actually has the power to reconsider their horrible decision so the chain always breaks at the weakest link i can't predict where it is but as activists we're going to keep pressing and pushing to make sure that justice is served. russia's federation council the approach of parliament has elected a new speaker former governor of st petersburg will take the job valentino my v.n. co was almost unanimously to go in the young senator abstain it's the first time in russia's history a woman has held the country's third highest elected office the speaker had served in st petersburg for eight years federation council post became vacant in may when speaker sergei mironov adjust russia party leader was recalled by the st petersburg legislature. take a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe violence broke out but the reason immigrants fleeing in overcrowded holding center i mean italian island of lampedusa officers in riot gear used clubs against detain refugees who made a break for freedom the island has been overwhelme

this is unconscionable that the georgia board of pardons and paroles has denied relief to troy davisthat sending a man to death under such doubt about his guilt is just an out ready just man it puts every american at risk if this can happen to troy davis it could happen to anybody and the fact that he's been tortured for twenty years and that's what being in solitary confinement is just another violation that the united states is committing we have one hundred thousand people on death row that's big business for the prison industry one hundred thousand people are being tortured daily by being in solitary confinement and then the final execution it is just an atrocity that this country should be leading the world in showing that we do not do this. but in more stories on our web site r t dot com here's what's a click away right now. sporting hero and saint unanimous donations of an ice hockey player who died alongside his teammates in the recent russian plane crash all revealed i don't more on our website and. more predators in russian waters especially in catch a two metre long shot o

the georgia board of pardons and appeals have upheld the conviction twice. both times. now, we get back to this thing, people saying, seven out of the nine have changed their story, and how could anybody uphold a murder conviction if seven out of nine have changed the story? the supreme court of the united states was so concerned about that claim that a couple of years ago, they sent it back it a federal judge and said to him, we want to you conduct an actual innocence hearing, because you've got to get to the bottom of this. you have to find out. >> you say actual innocence, don't mean a proposal hearing on so many of these things that debt brought through the system in a death penalty case? >> usualliy write on there. usually procedural. violation of a technical rule. perhaps the trial wasn't fair because of that. no. this was, look at the case. is there evidence he really didn't do it? >> right. >> the federal judge held two days of hearings in the case, and his conclusion was, smoke in mirrors. this guy is guilty. these claims the witnesses have changed

clemency denied the decision by the georgia board of pardons means he has less than 33 hours until hes executed for the murder of a savannah police officer. a murder that hundreds of thousands of people aren't even sure he committed. david mattingly has the late, breaking developments. >> reporter: the board met yesterday. heard from both sides in the case. and both sides came away saying they felt the board had listened to them. they asked good questions and seemed to be well versed with the case. in the end, the clemency was denied. today the board released a very brief statement, not talking about what reasoning went in to this. only to point out that clemency was denied and they gave a brief recount of the crime itself. they wrote officer macphail went to the burger king parking lot to assist a beating victim where macphail encounters davis. davis shot officer macphail and continued to shoot him a as he laid on the ground killing macphail. davis surrendered on august 23, 1989. yesterday we heard from macphail's family. they said they had been following this all along. they constan

even around the world especially of course though in georgia over the last couple days hundreds of people sending petitions to ask the georgia board of pearls and pardons to reconsider and we've seen lawmakers make statements about this i mean might this reach some kind of tipping point do you think especially in georgia might we see riots might we see some kind of violence if this execution goes through. you know i can only predict that there could possibly be riots and there could be violence because this is such a huge case that every single media outlet is talking about you know you have public figures including the pope and former president jimmy carter getting involved you have amnesty international and. getting involved so this is a very public case and people are very emotionally involved in this case and rightfully so in my opinion so i think that there could be violence as a result of this and it would be unfortunate but i completely understand why people would react that way we have someone who could potentially be in this who is about to get killed ok is about to get lethally injected in less than an hour it's unbelievable to me we're suppo

today georgia's board of pardons and paroled rejected his appeal. that board is the only body in the state of georgia that has the power to commute this death sentence. a last-minute appeal to the u.s. supreme court would be troy davis' only hope. but that is considered to be an unlikely prospect. this afternoon, the justices of the supreme court did stop another execution, the execution of a man named clive foster who was scheduled to die tonight in texas for the rape and murder of a woman ten years ago. mr. foster maintains that he is innocent. his lawyers say he did not receive adequate legal help during his trial. the court's brief order today said the reprieve would remain in effect spending the outcome of mr. foster's request for a review of his latest appeal. on thursday, the supreme court also stepped in to stop the execution of another prisoner in texas, a man named dwayne buck. dwayne buck's conviction was marred by a psychologist testifying that the fact that dwayne buck is african-american could contribute to his, quote, future dangerousn

shelton, we understand that more protests are planned this weekend in the georgia board of pardons and parole will hear davis' plea for clemency on monday. where does it stand? >> we hope they see with hundreds of thousands of signatures to the petition, with new spotlight pointed on the lack of evidence in this case that really there is too much doubt to allow this execution to go forward. we've always asked from the beginning is reconsideration of the evidence and in this case the lack therefore. it is our hope that the board of pardon and parole will determine that they should stop this execution and grant clemency and allow the opportunity to look ahead on this case and other cases like it. >> as we look about the history of this case, troy davis execution itself has been delayed three times. what are the chances for getting this execution completely overturned? >> well, there's a possibility that the board of pardon and parole can very well stop the execution. those five men and women that serve in that capacity can decide that based on what is in front of them looking at the flim

but today the only views that matter belong to the georgia board of pardons and paroles. unless the board votes to spare davis' life, he is set to die by lethal injection 7:00 p.m. local time wednesday. my colleague david mattingly just outside today's hearing joins me now on the television. david, whom is the board actually hearing from today? >> reporter: randi, just a few minutes ago i spoke to davis' attorney. he says that they are now finished with their presentation before the board. so the board has heard everything that is going to be said in this case now in troy davis' favor. he said that the board members had been looking at this case, studying it for months prior to today. he said that they were taking it very seriously. they asked a lot of questions. even questions about evidence, he says, that has not been submitted in the courts in the past. he considers this as an encouraging sign that they are working very hard on this and apparently very interested in all the details that his supporters have been talking about publicly so much now for the last 20 years.

troy's final appeal was today in a hearing before georgia's board of pardons and parole. ters gathered to call for clemency, adding their voices to a chorus that includes former president jimmy carter, the pope, 51 members of congress, 660,000 people who signed petitions demanding justice. this morning, the board heard from troy davis' defense team about the unreliability of eyewitness testimony, the very thing that landed him on death row. >> the jury did not hear a great deal of the evidence that's been before the board, both presented today and that's been presented to them on paper. they heard a very, very different case than the case that we know of today. >> the board will make a decision sometime before wednesday at 7:00 p.m. when davis is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection. his life is in their hands. joining me now is barry shek who just today released a study about the unliability of eyewitness accounts. barry, welcome to the show. i was in atlanta for the protests on friday and have been there the last couple of years. i clearly have protested this cas

amnesty international and naacp delivered petitions with 650,000 names on them to the georgia board of pardons and paroles in atlanta. the petitions seek clemency for davis. >> they have the opportunity and the authority to weigh in and to make sure that the state of georgia does not carry out what could be an unimaginable and irreversible mistake. >> joining me now, managing editor is also an msnbc contributor. thank you for being here. when we look at the latest plea, do we think there might be another delay and maybe progress on clemency? >> if you look at the facts of the case, we think so. this was sent back by the u.s. treatment court. they have death penalty cases and ask the appeals court to look at it again. 7 out of 10 recanted testimony. the appeals court found it was the burden of proof to prove that in fact troy davis was innocent rather than the other way around, the burden of proof being on the prosecution. he couldn't meet that bar. so far there is not a lot of positive movement out of the georgia board of paroles. no one has interviewed them. >> three times before has he not e

we've been following out of georgia where convicted cop killer troy davis is going to be put to death after decades-long legal battles. just a short time ago, georgia's board of pardons davis' life. he is scheduled to be executed tomorrow for the 1989 murder of a georgia police officer. this decision follows high-0 profile support for his claim of being wrongly convicted. listen to his supporters. >> this is an affront to human rights. this is not just a case here in georgia where over 40,000 people have joined their voices in signing our petitions, this is an international human rights case and we are facing an international human rights scandal. >> msnbc contributor melissa harris perry joins us to talk more about this, a professor of political science at tu lane as well as a columnist for "the nation." melissa, what is your reaction to this late breaking news? >> honestly, i'm on a series of lists and got a ton of e-mails kind of all at once when the denial of clemency came through. i'm really quite sick about it. for those organizations, amnesty and naacp and all of those citizens who have been asking for clemency, let me be clear, it is not a claim about mr. dav

it wasn't until the georgia board of pardons and paroles declined their request to end this execution that they thought at that time they thought maybe they had a chance. since then they've been fighting a last minute legal battle until the late hours of the night tonight that finally, the last hope went away for everyone. there were a great many prayers, songs and when the evening was over, when the execution was done the hundreds of people who were here left quietly and went back home. but not before we heard from attorneys and people who had been here in support of troy davis, saying that he will not be forgotten. and the fact that they believe an innocent man was put to death tonight. they are not done in trying to stop the death penalty in the state of georgia. >> there was always that element of hope, wasn't there, after that last ditch plea to the supreme court. and it did take them four hours before they rejected that plea. tell us about the hope. those four hows waiting outside the state prison in the state of georgia. >> that was so unusual for the u.s. supreme court. typica

the georgia board of pardons is refusing to commute his death sentence. ath tonight at 7:00 p.m. for the murder of police officer mark macphail in 1989. since davis' conviction, seven of the nine witnesses have changed their stories. and his attorneys argue that ballistics evidence from the 1991 trial is no longer reliable. but officer macphail's mother said there is no doubt in her mind that davis is guilty. so on the eve of this execution, what does your gut tell you? should the state of georgia carry out the execution at 7:00 p.m. eastern time, local time of troy davis? to go news nation to vote. that does it for this wednesday edition of "newsnation." my doctor told me calcium is best absorbed in small continuous amounts. only one calcium supplement does that in one daily dose. citracal slow release... continuously releases calcium plus d for the efficient absorption my body needs. citracal. i'm a dad, coach, and i was a longtime smoker. in my heart i knew for the longest time that did not want to be a smoker. and the fact that i failed before. i think

moments ago the georgia board of pardons and parole rejected a final bid for clemency for the convictedr can. his execution scheduled for 7:00 tonight offered to take a polygraph, and issued a facebook statement saying that this struggle for justice doesn't end with me, this struggle is for all of those who came before me and all of the ones who will come after me. i'm in good spirits and i will not stop fighting until i have taken my last breath. joining me from amnesty international is larry davis. and larry, this is international outcry and supporters and vigils held, and any word that they will consider the fact that he wants to take a polygraph test? >> we haven't gotten word yet. i think it is an indication of how firmly troy is convinced that if people would look at the facts they would realize that he may be innocent. >> and hundreds oflarry, have f petitions to sign for clemency, and we have pope benedict, and desmond tutu and william sessions of the former fbi director, and any political clout that these individuals possess that could alter a course that is events scheduled to

of georgia. the last-ditch effort to save an inmate from execution there has failed. georgia's board of pardon has denied clemency for death row inmate troy davis. davis set to die wednesday evening for the killing of an off-duty police officer 22 years ago. davis' lawyers have long argued that their client is the victim of mistaken identity. amnesty international wasted no time condemning the parole board decision. >> in georgia where over 40,000 have joined their voices in signing our petitions. this is an international human rights case and we are facing an international human rights scandal on tomorrow. >> joining me to talk about this is diane mattwits of the action center opposed to the execution of davis and investigative crime reporter michele segown. this is the first time in four years troy davis has been scheduled for execution for folks who haven't been following this case as closely, how do we get to this point? >> well, 22 years ago, davis was accused of killing officer macphail. he was working off-duty and actually saw a homeless man who had been pistol whipped. when he got ther

in fact, worldwide attention, as one man awaits word from the georgia board of pardons and paroles, whichoday to consider his fate. troy davis was convicted and sentenced to death for the shooting of an off-duty police officer, mark mcfail, back in 1989. now, seven witnesses have recanted their testimony, and many jurors are saying davis should not be on death row, given the turn of events in the case. joining me right now is our colleague, reverend al sharpton, the host of msnbc's politics nation. he's been out there leading to charge to try to save troy davis from execution. reverend sharpton, this case, tell me why it caught your attention, first of all. what brought you into this? a sense of actual innocence? with is that what it is? >> when his sister reached out to national action network, the group i had, about three years ago, what compelled our involvement was when we saw that he was convicted with no physical evidence, never -- there was no recovery of the weapon, there was no dna, and he was convicted, basically, chris, on nine eyewitness testimonies, and seven of those nine ha

massive petition with 600,000 names gathered from all over the world to members of the georgia state pardons and parole boardhat board will literally decide if davis lives or dies. that same board denied him clemency back in 2008. now there are three new board members there that have not heard this case before. supporters of davis are hoping their votes will be what it takes to prevent davis' execution. t.j.? >> i'm joined now by the president of the naacp. you are here because you have been a staunch supporter of davis. what do you think the chances are in the parole board hearing tomorrow. >> it really comes down to what happens tomorrow. we're cautiously optimistic. you don't see the former director of the fbi come out and say there's too much doubt very often. you don't see that former u.s. president jimmy carter come forward. when you have that kind of range between bill sessions and jimmy carter, bob barr and jimmy carter, there's reason to hope. >> that is one side of it. not everybody has read every bit of testimony. people have followed this in the news. people have followed every detail of the case

. >> reporter: tomorrow georgia's state board of pardons and paroles will announce its final decision and end a two-decade wait for two savannah families. mark strassmann, cbs news, savannah, georgia. >> pelley: a new report out tonight links diabetes with a higher risk of alzheimer's. and we take you in search of rick perry's roots when the "cbs evening news." "cbs evening news." cium is best absorbed in small continuous amounts. confidence. available in color. depend for women is now peach. looks and fits like underwear. same great protection. depend. good morning. great day. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ can become romantic just like that. a spark might come from -- a touch, a glance -- it can come along anywhere, anyti

is still on death row and is set to die next week members of congress john lewis and johnson wrote a letter to the georgia state board of pardons and paroles asking for davis's sentence to be reduced to life in prison so two had numerous other public figures including former president jimmy carter pope benedict and archbishop desmond tutu so now it's up to the state paroles board and republican governor nathan deal to determine whether or not they will put a man to death who has serious questions surrounding his guilt for more on this as well as the broader implications of the death penalty in america i'm joined by larry cox executive director of amnesty international usa larry welcome. thank you for having me thank you for joining us i gave a brief summary of the troy davis case davis case you want to fill this in a little bit who are the people who recanted their testimony who are the people who have come forward and and said no he didn't do it who are they saying did it. well you you filled it in very well. the even at the time of the trial and initially before when it was being investigated sylvester coles was thought possi

of georgia has no legal right to get involved. in many states the governor can issue a reprieve at the last minute. in this -- in georgia, it's only the board of pardons georgia board of pardons said they were not issuing a stay. so it really is up to the united states supreme court. that's the only option left for troy davis at this point. >> we'll see if those justices, at least one of them, makes a decision to stop this execution. we'll stay in close touch with you and david, jeffrey. >>> president obama in an awkward position of having to explain to the united nations why the united states has threatened to veto a quest for palestinian statehood, a goal which the president himself laid out in his speech to the general assembly just a year ago. he said he still believes palestinians deserve their own independent state but says the united nations is not the venue to create it. >> i know that many are frustrated by the lack of progress. i assure you, so am i. but the question isn't the goal that we seek. the question is how do we reach that goal? . and i am convinced there is no shortcut to the end of a conflict that has endured for decades. peace is