la dell lee was executed just before midnight as his death warrant was about to expire. abc's danya bacchus with the latest. >> reporter: in arkansas inmate put to death. >> earlier this afternoon ladell lee received as his last meal request communion. >> reporter: his attorneys making one last push to save his life filing a civil rights lawsuit to prove his innocence, but to no avail. >> these are lawsuits being filed are a sense to delay the executions, the lawful executions of these individuals who have been convicted by juries of absolutely heinous crimes. >> reporter: ladell lee's execution was on hold due to a temporary restraining order on the state's use of a drug, one of three used in the lethal injection protocol. medical supplier mckes son claimed they purchased them last year under false pretenses without saying it had be used in executions. lee is just one of eight inmates scheduled to be put to death in arkansas this month. state officials actually expedited the execution time line because another one of the lethal injection drugs is set to expire in april.

he's accused of shooting at a car in the parking lot of dell lie la's den on monday on the 100 block of spring garden street. that shooting prompted the shut down of nearby i-95. police sources tell fox 29 that mitchell had no connection to the woman who owned the car that was shot. >>> philadelphia district attorney seth williams is giving up his law license temporarily as he fights charges in his federal bribery and extortion case. but williams is not stepping down. fox 29's shawnette wilson joins us live outside the district attorney's office with what's next for seth william much shawnette. >> reporter: well, dawn, as you know, there are a lot of people calling for him to step down but today his new lawyer said that seth williams will remain in office in administrative capacity only. >> seth they're calling for to you step down. >> district attorney seth williams left federal court today to cameras and media frenzy. he's obtained a new lawyer to represent him in his bribery and extortion case. >> today district attorney williams took the step of agreeing to temporary suspension o

prosecutors say he used a rifle to fire shots into the parking lot of dell lie la's last week. the bullets hit two parked cars as a woman was walking toward the vehicles. only fox 29 cameras were there as mitchell was extradited to philadelphia yesterday. he's now facing a number of charges including attempted murder. >>> your fox 29 weather authority. live look at bush kill falls in the pocono mountains. beautiful day today. but don't expect it to stay this way. major changes are just hours away. here's a hint. you'll need the umbrella. >> let's check in with fox wine meteorologist scott williams. >> hi there, iain and dawn. hard to believe that we're talking about showers and thunderstorms tomorrow because it's been really a nice wednesday but look at ultimate doppler. we're looking at the energy off to the west and also off to the south. severe thunderstorms around the ohio river valley and also through sections of georgia and the carolinas. we'll kind of zoom in look at all of the severe weather reports around atlanta moving toward columbia, south carolina. hail reports, da

police say oh used a arrival to fire shots into dell lie la's parking lot in northern liberties. the shots hit two cars parked nearby as a woman was walking toward the vehicles. earlier today mitchell was in court in camden to face weapons charge. >> the trial of a man accused of ambushing and killing a pennsylvania state trooper and injuring a second one is now underway in pike county. the prosecution called eric frein an assassin and said the troopers suffered while frein hit hid out for more than a month before he was captured by u.s. marshals. trooper alex douglas who survived the ambush was in the courtroom today and is expected to testify. we will have a life report from milford coming up in just a few minutes. >>> right now investigators are looking in what started this fire at a barn in bucks county. it took crews about two hours to get the flames under control. skyfox was over that raging fire of the 200 block of smith road school it all start aid round 8:30 last night. there were no injuries to any people or animals. >>> police say a husband and wife worked together as