murder which he may not have committed so the republican governor nathan deal with the georgia state parole board do what's right and grant the man on it's time will tell but the clock is ticking and speaking of killing innocent people as presidential hopeful rick perry and his record of executions in texas i'll tell you the story of one innocent man in texas who felt the wrath of very swift texas so-called justice and asked the question why is no one talking about this. you need to know this you know that states the wealthiest nation on the planet scott a heck of a lot who are the latest census report paints a grim picture of art in america with more than fifteen percent of our people living in poverty today that's forty six point two million people the most ever recorded in the history of this nation not only that the income of a typical american family has dropped for the third year in a row and inflation adjusted earnings for men who work full time jobs at drop down to levels not seen since one thousand seven hundred eight that means expect those poverty numbers to grow even larger as paychec

the exact moment he's supposed to die and it's getting closer by the minute now unless a georgia state parole boardes action. he is scheduled to be put to death on wednesday for the 1989 fatal shooting of savannah officer mark mcphail. the execution has been postponed three times to reconsider evidence. well, davis maintains his innocence and seven of nine witnesses in his case later recanted their testimony. now, well, he's a focus of a large-scale international campaign to save his life. so david mattingly is following this story. he's going to be at the clemency hearing tomorrow. tell us about the people who will be deciding davis' fate. >> the state of georgia puts all of the authority in clemency cases with this five-member board. and these five people literally have the power of life and death in this case. as they do in all death row cases. they'll be looking at the evidence that's been piled up then case, but this isn't the first time that it's been across this board. they denied him clemency once before in 2008. they also delayed his execution once before there's very little new that's com

georgia's state parole board this morning denied clemency to troy davis. this was the ruling everyone had been waiting for. clemency has been denied. this 42-year-old man now set to be executed tomorrow night for the 1989 murder of a police officer, think this is extremely controversial. there has been a massive effort to prove that troy davis was wrongly convicted. trace gallagher from our west coast newsroom. this case has gone up and up and up again so many people on both sides of the aisle weighing in and saying there are too many questions about this man's guilt to execute him, and the georgia parole board says he will be executed on wednesday as planned. >> reporter: megyn it's the fourth time in four years that troy davis has been scheduled for execution. as you say barring a last minute stay at 7:00 east coast time tomorrow night troy davis will get a lethal injection. the denial of clemency is now sparking a protest both at the prison where troy davis is being held as well as all over the internet. you've got amnesty international calling it an ou

that's meeting intervention right now troy davis is set to be executed in georgia next wednesday unless the state's parole board or governor steps in and davis is accused of killing an off duty police officers argued his innocence from the very beginning as there's never been any physical evidence linked to his conviction and fences originals that in the trial seven of the nine original witnesses have recanted their statements now for years human rights groups have fought for davis' clemency now as the mainstream media has begun to cover davis' impending execution more people are finally turned. in the case there are protests planned for this weekend throughout the u.s. and a letter signed by fifty one members of congress is asking the georgia parole board to grant clemency to davis so for davis and bach their lives still hang in the balance with the supreme court intervening and bucks case i still argue that that really is a glimmer of hope we can only hope the georgia parole board or the georgia governor do the same thing for davis whose guilt is still very much in question. and now since nine eleven the amou

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containing over 600,000 names gathered from all over the world to members of the georgia state pardons and parole boardll literally decide if davis lives or dies. that same board denied him clemency back in 2008, but now there are three new board members there that have are not heard this case before. and supporters of davis are hoping that their votes will be what it takes to prevent davis' execution. t.j.? >> i want you to stay around for two conversations i'm about to have, one of them with the mother of the officer killed. also this morning, coming up next, reverend war knock, head of ebenezer baptist, he'll be in the parole board hearing telling them why they should spare troy davis' life. he's with me next. stay here. just one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. what if we designed an electric motorcycle? what if we turned trash into surfboards? whatever your what if is, the new spr

board is meeting. down the state of georgia the board of pardons and parole has the sole author already to grant clemency for a death row inmate and it's rarely happen but the defense team has high hopes because a three of the five members of the parole board have changed since two thousand and nine that was when the board the 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 just search for the events occupy wall street protest is supposed to encourage the obama administration to rethink washington's ties to the big banks and the protests after peaks while the about a thousand people over the weekend and a few hundred people remain down the financial district standing their ground as artie's and if they see

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

. >>> today in georgia, the state parole board will decide whether to intervene in the execution of troyhis innocence. most of the witnesses who testified against him have now changed their story about the murder. our david mattingly is live in atlanta outside of the georgia capitol building. when does the hearing get underway, david? >> reporter: about a half hour from now. and this is the time that troy davis will be able to make his final arguments about whether he should live or die. this pardons and parole board has the authority to decide if he should be taken off death row. and his sentence commuted to life in prison or life without parole. this board has heard his case several times before. the last time they denied him clemency. and in their 30-year history, they have never gone back on a decision like this. but his supporters -- and there are hundreds of thousands of them across the globe -- are hoping that three new members of this board, who will be hearing these arguments for the first time, might change this board's decision and actually allow troy davis to get off of death

because you can't take it back. >> we know monday, the state board that the georgia board of pardons and parolse his clemency position, right? and he's been hours away from execution multiple times. >> within 45 minutes last time. >> what if he is put to death? then what does the naacp do? >> one of the things we do is make sure his nephew, who will have lost a father, because troy has helped raise him, that he gets the guidance, that he has a family of people he knows care about him, that extends past his household. this young man lost his grandmother, his mom's now fighting cancer. his uncle, with him every single weekend, may be put to death next week. so one thing we will do is make sure that young man has a future, but make sure that the world doesn't forget this case. that the world understands what this means. that when the former head of the fbi can say there's a problem here, georgia, we have a problem, and if they go forward any way, that really calls into question a whole bunch of questions that right now really are on the table. right now, this is about is justice being done. this i

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 dangerousness, his blackness equals his dangerousn

a death penalty case in georgia is drawing national attention. the state's parole boardjust concluded its meeting to consider the fate of troy davis who was scheduled to be executed wednesday evening. troy davis was convicted and sentenced to death for the shooting of an off-duty police officer, mark macphail, back in 1989. now, seven witnesses have recanted their testimony, and many jurors are saying davis should not be on death row, 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. joining me is reverend al sharpton, host of msnbc's "politics nation." he's been leading the 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 conv

twenty two hours the state of georgia will execute a man who might be innocent several civil rights leaders have been fighting for clemency for troy davis the state pardons and paroles board shot down a request so well just as calm for troy davis before it's too late and the primary elections haven't even begun republicans are already getting an early start on rigging votes details on why the department of justice is cracking down on texas and what other states are doing to hijack our democracy. you need to know this the clock is ticking down on troy davis this morning a last ditch effort to save him from a lethal injection schedule for fewer than twenty two hours and now davis was denied clemency by a georgia paroles board davis was convicted of murdering a police officer in one thousand nine hundred nine but today nearly all the witnesses who implicated him every canted their testimony and are now claiming someone else committed the murder not only that there has never been any any hard evidence the. a murder weapon or d.n.a. no evidence to tie davis to the murder if there was such a thing as reasonable doubt and this is it yet as of right now he is still slated to die

georgia? >> reporter: in the state of georgia, the governor, unlike other states does not have the authority to grant clemency. it falls to the members of a hardened parole boardhe petitions are going to. the board is going to meet monday. they are going to have a very important vote to decide whether or not troy davis lives or dies. >> would they be successful this time? clemency was rejected in 2008. >> reporter: that's right, they did reject clemency in 2008. now, the same board has three new members. supporters of davis are hoping the three votes go in his favor and delay the execution or commute the sentence to one of life in prison or life in prison without parole. either situation prevents him from being executed. >> david live in atlanta, georgia. >>> a bicycle shop gets an unexpected vehicle through the doors. >>> controversial lawmen say they have all reached out to him. sheriff joe arpaio joins us to talk election and who he will be voting for. every time a local business opens its doors or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business -- it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impa

georgia, the man convicted of killing him is once again set to die. the georgia board of pardons and paroles rejected the last ditch appeal for clemency. the state relied almost entirely on witness testimony and seven out of nine witnesses who implicated davis have since recanted or changed their stories. >>> amnesty international is one of several groups that has lobbied and rallied and collected hundreds and thousands of signatures on davis's behalf. allowing a man to be set to death under an enormous cloud of doubt about his guilty is an outrageous affront to justice. a father of two was killed trying to protect a homeless man from attackers who wanted his beer. over the years mark macphail have watched him avoid execution three times and they say enough is enough. >> it has been held because i would like to have some peace. i would like to have the situation over with. we are the victims. and those people that recanted, why did they wait 17 years before they recanted? they should have done it if they felt that way earlier, not when the final time has come. >> and cnn's david mattingly joins me now with the fallout. is his execution now inevi

georgia death row inmate troy davis will be put to death on wednesday unless the state parole board decidesrvene during a hearing on monday. davis has many supporters who believe the state is about to kill a wrongly convicted man. >> reporter: three times scheduled for execution, three times delayed. now supporters of troy davis make a final push for clemency. what makes you think you can stop this execution? >> can we be sure this man is not innocent, that the conviction of troy davis in 1991 is still reliable? the thing that's so difficult to understand is why the legal process has not asked the question. >> reporter: davis was sentenced to death for the murder of savannah police officer mark mcfail. seven of nine eyewitnesses have since recanted, changed their stories. some say they were originally pressured by police. >> i told them over and over that i didn't see this happen. they put what they wanted to put in the statement. >> reporter: others have come forward implicating another man. one juror who convicted davis questions her decision. >> if i knew then what i know now troy davis

. >>> georgia death row inmate troy davis will be put to death on wednesday unless a state parole board decides to intervene during a hearing on monday. davis was convicted for the fatal 1989 shooting of savannah mark macphail. seven of the nine witnesses in his case later recanted their testimony. macphail's family has no doubt davis was the one who pulled the trigger. davis was accused of shooting another mannen earlier that same night. prosecutors claim the same gun was used in both shootings, but saves supporters say that expert ballistic testimony was inconclusive. >> there you see the show of support for davis in the streets of atlanta, groups like amnesty international and the naacp are leading a campaign to save his life. davis has supporters all over the world who believe he was wrongly convicted, including his sister kimberly davis and pastor derek johnson who drove davis on his way to turn himself in more than 20 years ago. i spoke with both of them earlier. >> he always maintained his innocence and you know, he told us he was not the one that shot the police officer. and we

four days left to live, georgia death row inmate troy davis will be put to death on wednesday unless a state parole board decides to intervene during a hearing on monday. davis was convicted for a failed 1989 shooting of savannah police officer mark mcfail. he has maintained his innocence and seven of nine witnesses in his case recanted their testimony later. as a show of support for davis, in the streets of atlanta, his case has inspired protests all across the world. groups like amnesty international and the naacp are leading a campaign to save his life. the former district attorney in the case, spencer lawton, says the conviction must stand. lawton claims that davis used the same gun to shoot another man earlier in the evening before he gunned down the officer. the officer's mother tells cnn she has no doubt that davis pulled the trigger in both shootings. >> i tell you that he shot that guy before and the casings are the same. i think those are pretty good evidence. >> justice and closure ohm comes for you when troy davis is finally executed? >> i will never have closure because that can't be. but i

georgia board of paroles. no one has interviewed them. >> three times before has he not exhausted all the possibilities in terms of the way the law works there in the state? >> he exhausted all of his appeals. his case has gone to the supreme court and they ruled that while his case is troubling and not certain, that's troubling to a lot of people who said the court itself said his guilt is not certain and yet they were allowing this execution to go forward next wednesday. >> remind us, this is about the death sentence specifically. is that correct? >> this is about the death sentence. whether or not it had a new trial to be found not guilty. the problem is as you said, he exhausted all of his appeals and there is no other place to go. >> he was so close. let me ask you this. how does this chapter differ from the previous ones. now that we're looking at today versus the other three appeals. >> the difference is the public pressure. one of the things we used to take a look at is how the death penalty has gone off. not the ricky ray rekter case where bill clinton flew home to complete an execution or the timothy mcveigh case. this is the first time you hav

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. question on the c

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 oh i pod to

answer i can think of is that in a conservative state, a conservative criminal justice system, and the board of georgia -- the georgia board of pardons and paroles 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 you protect th

state of georgia will execute a convicted cop killer in two days. take a look at the p room here in atlanta where the state's parole board today is hearing the final appeal of troy davis, found guilty of murdering a savannah police officer back in 1989. supporters of troy davis and opponents of the death penalty have stainled vigils and publicly signed petitions, hundreds of thousands of them. if parole board members, though, deny clemency, davis will be put to death by lethal injection at 7:00 p.m. eastern time wednesday. >> a second later, the thing crashes right behind me and i get -- all i remember was i'm trying to run, i see stuff coming. then that's the last thing i remember. >> caught on video, here it is, the beginning of the horrifying moment when a plane crashes into a crowd. investigators are are wondering, did a pilot build this plane for speed without giving more thought to safety? we're going to go live to reno, nevada, where a number of people were killed and it's risen. dan simon joining me next. >>> at the bottom of the hour, in case you're just joining us, we are now reporting on an earthquake that has rumbled guatemala, specifically t

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 bonnes are

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two hours ago georgia's board of pardons and paroled denied clemency for troy davis with no legal appeals left it appears the state will execute davis tomorrow for killing a police officer back in 1989. well, celebrities, politicians, including form president carter, pope benedict xvi urged clemency. that is because seven prosecution witnesses contradicted their testimony. no dna evidence links davis to the murder. amnesty international calls the decision by the board unconscionable. it is a momentous day for libya leader mustafa abdel-jalil. he is representing libya at the 65th u.n. general assembly. he has been meeting with president obama the last hour as well as ban ki moon. in a few minutes, president obama will sit down with afghan president happened karzai. this is their first meeting since the u.s. spelled out a plan to leave afghanistan by the end of 2014. today, for the first time, gays and lesbians can openly serve in the united states military. the law known as don't ask, don't tell has been around for 18 years. it officially ended at midnight. since 1993, more than 14,000 servicemen and women were kic

this board of pardons and parole said in 2007 that it would not allow an execution to occur in the state of georgianow, those of us who have been advocating for troy davis would like to know at what point and on what basis did the board of pardons and parole decide that there was no doubt, no doubt in a case based purely on circumstantial evidence? you've had all of these witness recantations: you literally have a man running around savannah, georgia, implicating himself saying he did it and here we are. >> you were in the room yesterday at the hearing. >> that's right. >> you were sitting this with members of the family. you heard three of the jurors that voted him guilty come before that board and say he should not be executed and that they did not have all the information. is that so? >> well, actually, one of the jurors at least testified on yesterday that i -- that i heard, and she said that if she knew then what she knows now she would not have voted the way she d.as a matter of fact, the district attorney down in savannah said that were he trying this case today, it would not be for him a de

despite those employees, the state board of pardons and paroles today refuse to rescind their decision and moments ago the georgianduct a polygraph test. right now a georgia judge is considering an emergency appeal from davis. his attorney claims there's in evidence. no dna evidence ever linched him to the crime and most of those who testified against him have recanted. ms. glover testified before the parole board yesterday that she overheard another man sylvester cole admit to this crime. he's one of the original witnesses who refused to recant. joining her alongside her is benjamin jelis and also here in studio is raffier -- rafael warwi warwick. you testified at the parole board hearing. what can you tell us. >> first i went to the parole board. they asked me to tell them what happened. i told them i was at a party where mr. cole was there with me also and he was drinking heavily and someone asked him why was he drinking so heavy and to slow down and he said this is about to kill me. and another young lady asked me and he said if they're going to hold troy for it let them hold troy for this. he has kids to rai

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 unusual request in these death penalty cases although it does come very close to the time for execution. there is no time limit here, but what's clearly happened is the georgia offi

georgia and six days from today his life is scheduled to end. his only remaining hope is the state board of pardons and paroles which may or may not be swayed by hundreds of thousands of names attached to petitions presented this morning by amnesty international, the naacp, aclu and others. even the likes of former fbi director sessions is publicly urging davis' life be spared. in today's "atlanta journal constitution" davis writes "serious questions about mr. davis' guilt, highlighted by witness recantations, allegations of police coercion and a lack of relevant physical evidence continue to plague his conviction." it was over the killing of a police officer in savannah, georgia from 1989. cnn's david mattingly has the story. >> reporter: three sometimes scheduled for execution, three times delayed. now with all legal appeals exhausted, supporters of convicted cop killer troy davis make a final push for clemency. what makes you think you still have a chance to stop this execution? >> can we be sure that this man is not innocent? can we be sure that the conviction of troy davis back in 1991 is still reliable? and the thing that's so difficult to unders

georgia death row inmate's last-ditchests to save his own life have failed. troy davis is set to die by lethal injection tomorrow night. the state board of pardons and paroles denied his clemency this morning. davis was convicted of killing a police officer 20 years ago. davis maintains he is innocent, and seven of the nine witnesses who testified decades ago have either recanted, changed their testimony. in fact, people from all over the world have been pushing for davis to be granted clemency. he got a lot of high-profile support as well, including from a former president, former fbi director. but in a statement just a couple of hours ago, the georgia pardons and paroles board said this. i'll read the statement for you. they say, the board members have not taken their responsibility lightly and certainly understand the emotions attached to a death penalty case. since 2000, the board has commuted three death penalty cases. in considering clemency in such cases, the board weighs each case on its own merit. they have considered the totality of the information presented in this case and thoroughly deliberated on it, after which the board's decision was to den

parole board to grant him clemency. over recent years high profile individual, including former democrat president jimmy carter and former congressman bob barr voiced their concerns whether the state of georgia is about to execute the wrong man. >> there will never be any closure, i can't, because mark is gone and that hole in my heart will be there until the day i die. but it may give me some piece and quiet, that is really what i would like to have. >> reporter: and troy davis is scheduled to die by lethal injection wednesday at 7:00pm. megyn: thank you. we also have a developing story in detroit where gm has reached a tentative new labor deal with the united autoworkers, according to reports. the associated press reporting that the four-year contract includes higher entry level pay, a sweeter prove it sharing plan for the union workers and a $5,000 signing bonus. some analysts say that is good news, since the union was reportedly hoping to land bonuses of up to 10,000 a worker. stu varney is with the fox business network and the host of varney & company. the signing bonus goes to people who already have jobs? >> reporter: the signing bonus goes $5,000 each to 48,500 regular workers at gen