governor inslee says this. quote, when the ultimate decision is death, there is too much at stake to accept an inperfect system, unquote. the governor's action does not sit well with everyone, including jay rodney, the ranking republican on washington state's house judiciary committee, who disagrees with the governor. quote, i think this is cruel to families of victims. justice should not be basically put on hiatus, unquote. governor inslee now joins other governors who have issued stays of execution. the number of executions overall has also dropped in the u.s. by 60% nationwide, since highs in the 1990's. nevertheless, a majority of viewer states, 32, do have capital. ment. as compared to 18 states where it is outlawed. question. if governor inslee feels so negatively about capital. punishment -- >> it's a lot easier to order a reprieve than it is to go through the mechanics of passing a law. this notion was begun by a republican governor in 2000, george ryan in illinois. most of them are just issuing these r

they will not go free but they will not be executed at least as long as governor inslee is in office. making his decision the governor cited problems with the capital punishment system including the inconsistency as it to how it is applied. the governor pointed out that washington state's current capital punishment system was put in place in 1981, 32 years ago. since then more than a half of the state's 32 imposed death sentences have been overturned. the governor of washington says this, quote, when the ultimate decision is death, there is too much at stake to accept an imperfect system unquote. the governor's action does not sit well with everyone including jay rodney, the ranking republican on washington state's house judiciary committee who disagrees with the governor. quote, i think this is cruel to families of victims. justice should not be basically put on hiatus unquote. governor inslee joins other governors who in recent years have issued stays of execution on their watch including the oregon governor and the governor of colorado. the number of executions overall has also dro

the ban will stay as long as inslee is governor.tates with doubts. eighteen states have officially banned capital punishment as a matter of law. law. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. two germans. her family was there cheering her on. hamlin came in 12th in torino. and 16th in vancouver four years ago. when the she won the world title last year.her home town of remsen in central new york.honored her with naming an ice cream sundae after her. wonder what they'll do for an olympic medal. overall right now the u-s has five medals right now.two gold and three bronze.making it fourth in the medal count this

governor jay inslee is suspending capital punishment, concluding that it was applied inconsistently and unequally. washington has nine inmates on death row. he said if a death penalty yes case comes to his desk he'll issue a reprieve. >> two dozen americans in the american italian mafia are under aarrest. accused of running a money laundering operation. the fbi worked with italian lawmakers to get the suspects in custody. >> it was shortly after midnight in new york when federal agents rounded up suspects in a plot to establish a new international drug shipment pipeline. first words came in a tweet from the new york office: >> in the closely coordinated transatlantic action federal bureau of investigation agents in new york arrested seven suspected members. at the same time italian authorities nabbed 17 alleged associates of another crime organization. >> american and italian law enforcement determined that the ndrangheta aimed to move narcotics across boundaries, attempting to build a bridge of criminality to corruption, stretching from south america, italy and new york. >> five of the

governor jay inslee is calling for a moratorium. he said there's too much at stake.ll not commute any death sentences. rather, he'll issue temporary reprieves. there are currently nine men on death row in washington. >>> west virginia officials will begin testing the water inside people's homes amid safety concerns after last month's chemical spill. an estimated 10,000 gallons of coal-cleaning materials leaving 10,000 people without tap water for days. and a lot of jitters still. earlier this week, state officials declined to call the water safe to drink. and in some places a do not use alert is still in effect with pregnant women. meanwhile, causing new water warnings. 100,000 gallons of coal slurry believed to have leaked in west virginia blackening a creek. >> i think there's no creek in west virginia that runs like this around coal mining areas, chemical plants, the water quality of the state of west virginia has to take precedence over the profits of those companies. >> state environmental officials say it was caused by a malfunction inside the plant but say the

on the west coast, you've got governors brown, inslee, kitzhaber who are working together to combat the effects of climate change on their states. we've set up a task force of governors and mayors and tribal leaders to help communities prepare for what we anticipate are going to be intensifying impacts of climate change. and we're setting up climate hubs in seven states across the country to help farmers and ranchers adapt their operations to a changing environment. in the budget that i'll send to congress next week, i'm going to propose fundamentally reforming the way federal governments fund wildfire suppression and prevention to make it more stable and secure, and this is an idea that's supported by both democrats and republicans. and finally, i want to thank those of you who have worked with michelle and jill biden on their joining forces initiative to support our military families. at your meeting here two years ago, they asked for your help to make it easier for service members and their spouses to carry licenses for professions like teaching or nursing from state to state, rather

on the west coast, you've got governors brown, inslee, kitzhaber who are working together to combat the effects of climate change on their states. we've set up a task force of governors and mayors and tribal leaders to help communities prepare for what we anticipate are going to be intensifying impacts of climate change. and we're setting up climate hubs in seven states across the country to help farmers and ranchers adapt their operations to a changing environment. in the budget that i'll send to congress next week, i'm going to propose fundamentally reforming the way federal governments fund wildfire suppression and prevention to make it more stable and secure, and this is an idea that's supported by both democrats and republicans. and finally, i want to thank those of you who have worked with michelle and jill biden on their joining forces initiative to support our military families. at your meeting here two years ago, they asked for your help to make it easier for service members and their spouses to carry licenses for professions like teaching or nursing from state to state, rather