. >> in 2013, nathan dunlap's execution ordered landed on the desk of governor john hickenlooper and in an odd twist of fait, the governor's own political fortunes would come to rest on his decision. >> we're going to have an election in 2014 where one of the questions is, do we want to kill this one person? >> the case sparked a raging debate over capital punishment and posed the question, what should be done with society's most heinous criminals? >> the death penalty encompasses the most highly emotional l issues for all of us. it's life and death. it's justice. all that stuff comes back together on trying to decide what we do with the worst of the worst. >> kill them all. [ bleep ]. >> there was a body under the water. >> butchered and murdered. >> many people proclaim innocence. >> in this case, there are a number of things that stink. >> this man is remorseless. >> needs to pay wifor it with h life. >> get a conviction at all costs that the truth fall where it may. ♪ >> in aurora, colorado, the night of december 14th, 1993, evil was about to strike in the most unlikely of places

seat in commanding fashion. >> this clemency appeal arrives on john hickenlooper's desk as the last dunlap's life. >> with eyes across the nation watching colorado, governor hickenlooper would be forced to decide whether nathan dunlap should live or die. for better access to talent, cutting edge research, and state of the art facilities. and you pay no taxes for ten years. from biotech in brooklyn, to next gen energy in binghamton, to manufacturing in buffalo... startup-ny has new businesses popping up across the state. see how startup-ny can help your business grow at startup.ny.gov in the nation... the safest feature in your car is you. add vanishing deductible from nationwide insurance and get $100 off for every year of safe driving. which for you, shouldn't be a problem. just another way we put members first because we don't have shareholders. join the nation. ♪ nationwide is on your side >>> in may 2013, nathan dunlap submitted a petition for clemency to governor john hickenlooper. it was accompanied by a video. >> i did what i did. i regret what i did to the victims' families.

. >> narrator: in 2013, nathan dunlap's execution order landed on the desk of governor hickenlooper. in a twist of fate the governor's own political fortunes came to rest on his decision. >> we'll have an election in 2014 where yeah is do we want to kill this one perso. >> narrator: the case posed the question what should be done with society's most heinous criminals. >> the death penalty has emotional issues for any of us. life and death, justice. all the stuff comes back together when trying to decide what to do with the worst of the worst. >> [ bleep ]. >> there is a body in the water. >> he was butchered and murdered. >> many people proclaim their innocence. >> in this case there are a number of things that stink. >> this man is remorseless. >> he needs to pay with his life. >> the electric chair flashed in front of my eyes. >> let the truth fall where it may. >> narrator: evil was about to strike in the most unlikely of places. >> it was chuck e. cheese. it was a family place. they go to play games, play with your kids. >> narrator: 20-year-old bobby stevens, father to a newborn

. >> governor hickenlooper is asking lacko to co-chair the new commission charged with resolving the conflicts over local control. she says it can't be ignored anymore. >> the oil and gas industry refuses this time to address the people's concerns. they will lose their social license to operate, and the

. >> reporter: a recent nonpartisan quinnipiac poll has hickenlooper with a deficit.nnipiac poll shows that the race is tighter, and say their polls -- >> we found that governor hickenlooper is down by 12 points from bob o'pray. >> everything i know about governing, i learned when i was laid off and started a restaurant. >> reporter: hickenlooper who has a fundraising advantage is sticking to his playbook, avoiding negative ads. before public office, he made his money in the group hub business. >> it's a nationalized race. >> o'pray acknowledges benefiting from anti-obama attitudes in colorado. >> so it is a referendum on both on john hickenlooper and became obama as well. and another example of how this race is kind of a national petry dish. >> everybody's got one of those magic 8 balls. i just turn it over and it comes out with a different number. >> reporter: the colorado secretary of state's office says it expects more than 90% of those voting to take advantage of it, meaning this race could be decided well before election day. >> louisiana democratic senator mary

says the whole thing is forcing her to lead the party. >> a cold day in hell before i vote for hickenloopert someone who betrays us twice. how could i? it would so violate my integrity to vote for this man. there's a green candidate. i'll vote for him. >> you felt compromise was a subversion of -- >> the democratic process, yeah >> reporter: gwen is a life-long environmentalist and county commissioner from the southwestern part of colorado. she's not abandoning the process yet. she supported the local control measurers and the compromise left her with mixed emotions. >> i have disappointment and also a sense of this blue ribbon commission could really be an opportunity for not only colorado but other states dealing with this issue. >> governor hickenlooper is asking lacko to co-chair the new commission charged with resolving the conflicts over local control. she says it can't be ignored anymore. >> the oil and gas industry refuses this time to address the people's concerns. they will lose their social license to operate, and the people of colorado will take matters in their own hands. if c

you have several governors right now, andrew cuomo and john hick hickenlooper are both divorced.he question is how far in the past have you been divorced? i think during the campaign phase or political wind-up phase that would be hurtful to your campaign. having had a divorce, ronald reagan got divorced in 1949 and got elected in 1980. >> i just want to ask you a hypothetical question. i know hillary clinton and bill clinton love each other. if they were to get a divorce, do you think it would affect a possible run for president for hillary clinton? >> no, i don't think so. look, people know bill clinton because he's been a champion for middle class families. they know hillary clinton because she's also been a champion. they are going to judge hillary clinton on her own merits not just simply she's married to a former president of the united states. >> awful close to a presidential election, you are talking about star lives, like brad and angelina. >> the only thing we can anticipate is they are waiting for their grandchild. >> by all accounts, they are very happy together. thank

so governor hickenlooper, the governor of colorado, has he come out and issued a statement on this?ent. it's very interesting because when we were -- when the initiative was in play in colorado, governor hickenlooper said he was against it. but from what i know, he also took a bunch of money from the recreational marijuana people to run his campaign this year. so there's kind of a disconnect there. but, you know, last year a couple lawmakers, my colleagues, representative dan nordberg and senator vicky marble ran a bill that would prohibit this. and the senate democrats killed that bill. >> no matter where you are in legalizing marijuana or prohibiting marijuana, i mean, the principle remains the same -- i, as someone with a job, shouldn't have to pay for your weed or your breast implants or your newports or your 12-pack of milwaukee's best or whatever. it's for food and that's all it's for. >> exactly. you know, it's for food, for you and the -- you know, the people who -- to have these card and for their children, to feed their children, not to use for alcohol, weed, and all these

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