>> the mexican mafia has a code.hey don't assault the officers. >> they don't want any attention brought upon them. if one of their members assaults staff, they already know that now staff is going to start watching them more closely, which is what they don't want. >> because inmate rubio broke that code, he's going to have to pay a penalty. that penalty could be as severe as a beating. it could be anything beyond that. >> rubio, however, denies being a member of the gang. >> they say i affiliate with the mexican mafia. and i don't. >> he's being deceptive. rubio has signed a gang acknowledgment form identifying himself as a member of the mexican mafia. it's not uncommon for these guys to deny it to people who he thinks doesn't know his history. but in the end we do have all of our paperwork intact. >> officer rodriguez, part of the jail's gang intelligence division, heads to rubio's cell to discuss the situation. if rubio is willing to refute the mexican mafia, he can be placed in a protective custody housing unit f

mexican police were not to be trusted. for instance, he was coming home from the bank after cashing our rent check and police pulled him over, followed him from the bank. pulled him over. had him step out and punched him in the face and stole his money. >> reporter: david, she says, saw someone get shot on the street. did you sense it was getting more dangerous? >> you could. yeah. you could sense it. you'd hear more about it. >> reporter: what did they look like? describe how you would pick out a cartel member? >> their trucks at that time had their name. a zdg or a "z" for the zetas. they had actually marked their vehicles with their name and who they were. >> reporter: david convinced his company to allow him at least to live on the american side of the border in mcallen. soon afterwards, the company told david he was being offered another transfer, back home to colorado. to his mom that was a blessing. >> they were going to be home that next week looking for a house to move into. i mean, we were excited about them comi

mexican police were not to be trusted. for instance, he was coming home from the bank after cashing our rent check and police pulled him over, followed him from the bank. pulled him over. had him step out and punched him in the face and stole his money. >> reporter: david, she says, saw someone get shot on the street. did you sense it was getting more dangerous? >> you could. yeah. you could sense it. you'd hear more about it. >> reporter: what did they look like? describe how you would pick out a cartel member? >> their trucks at that time had their name. a zdg or a "z" for the zetas. they had actually marked their vehicles with their name and who they were. >> reporter: david convinced his company to allow him at least to live on the american side of the border in mcallen. soon afterwards, the company told david he was being offered another transfer, back home to colorado. to his mom that was a blessing. >> they were going to be home that next week looking for a house to move into. i mean, we were excited about them comi

mexican police were not to be trusted. for instance, he was coming home from the bank after cashing our rent check and police pulled him over, followed him from the bank. pulled him over. had him step out and punched him in the face and stole his money. >> reporter: david, she says, saw someone get shot on the street. did you sense it was getting more dangerous? >> you could. yeah. you could sense it. you'd hear more about it. >> reporter: what did they look like? describe how you would pick out a cartel member? >> their trucks at that time had their name. a zdg or a "z" for the zetas. they had actually marked their vehicles with their name and who they were. >> reporter: david convinced his company to allow him at least to live on the american side of the border in mcallen. soon afterwards, the company told david he was being offered another transfer, back home to colorado. to his mom that was a blessing. >> they were going to be home that next week looking for a house to move into. i mean, we were excited about them comi

mexican police were not to be trusted. for instance, he was coming home from the bank after cashing our rent check and police pulled him over, followed him from the bank. pulled him over. had him step out and punched him in the face and stole his money. >> reporter: david, she says, saw someone get shot on the street. did you sense it was getting more dangerous? >> you could. yeah. you could sense it. you'd hear more about it. >> reporter: what did they look like? describe how you would pick out a cartel member? >> their trucks at that time had their name. a zdg or a "z" for the zetas. they had actually marked their vehicles with their name and who they were. >> reporter: david convinced his company to allow him at least to live on the american side of the border in mcallen. soon afterwards, the company told david he was being offered another transfer, back home to colorado. to his mom that was a blessing. >> they were going to be home that next week looking for a house to move into. i mean, we were excited about them comi

and mexico that's because forty six year old edgar tamayo is a mexican national now mexican authorities and a former texas governor are appealing to governor rick perry for a temporary stay to hold off on that execution in two thousand and four the international court of justice said the u.s. had to review the execution sentences of fifty one mexicans in a decision known as the event judgment a statement by the mexican foreign affairs ministry it reads in part quote should exit to my o.b. executed without a review of criminal proceedings and a reconsideration of his sentence in accordance with the i.c.j. rolling this would be the third time a mexican included in the event judgment has been executed a clear violation by the united states of its international obligations under the vienna convention secretary john kerry secretary of state john kerry that is had also asked for a temporary ripley a reprieve from execution in a statement he released back in september kerry said quote i have no reason to doubt the facts of mr to my own fiction and as a former prosecutor i have no sympathy for

that's because forty six hurled at her trial he is a mexican national. now next to the authorities and a former texas governor are akin to governor rick perry for a temporary state to hold off on his execution. in two thousand for the international court of justice said that the us had to review the execution sentence as a fifty one mexicans and a decision known as the ben johnson. as a man by mexican foreign affairs ministry and reads in part folks showed up and go to my ob executed with out the reveal of the criminal proceedings and a reconsideration of his sentence in accordance with the icj ruling yesterday the thirty nine the mexican included in the mn and judgments has been executed a clear violation by the united states of its international obligations under the piano mentioned. secretary of state john terry has also asked for a temporary reprieve from sufficient. in a statement he released back in september kerry said quote i have no reason to doubt the facts of the search for miles convection and as a former prosecutor i have no sense that they

drug cartel mexican authorities were left in the dark find out how the us was doing the cartels dirty work later and shout ay. it's easy january fourteen ninety am in washington dc one year and a bit and you want in our tea we are now just three days away from a speech president obama is expected to give regarding the changes he's willing to make to satisfy concerns over the nsa surveillance program. it's one of the most important questions to be addressed is whether the government will continue to collect millions of americans' phone records in order to identify anyone in the leaves might be connected to terrorism. i'm not a question of whether the program can continue is truly be responsible for storing the data. one suggestion that's been proposed to the president a shifting the storage of the phone records from the nsa to the phone companies and sounds. that's exactly what was explored today by obama is reviewed on intelligence and communications technologies and a special senate judiciary hearing former obama administration officials met to talk about this. another possible and a

and justice department secretly met with members of a mexican drug cartel all mexican authorities were left in the dark find out how the u.s. was doing the cartels dirty work later in the show. is choose a january fourteenth five pm in washington d.c. i mean you're a david and you're watching our t.v. . we are now just three days away from a speech president obama is expected to give regarding the changes he's willing to make to satisfy concerns over the n.s.a. surveillance programs one of the most important questions to be addressed is whether the government will continue to collect millions of americans phone records in order to identify anyone it believes might be connected to terrorism but beyond the question of whether the program can continue is who would be responsible for storing the data one suggestion that's been proposed to the president is shifting the storage of the phone records from the n.s.a. to the phone companies themselves that's exactly what was explored today by obama's review group on intelligence and communications technologies and a special senate judiciary hear

. >> reporter: unlike decades ago, many grow operations are controlled by mexican drug cartels. because it's cheaper to grow it here than to smuggle it in. according to the u.s. forest service, 80% of the cultivators on national forests are mexican foreign nationals. >> there is a big concern of bumping into something like this. they don't want to bump into them. they don't want to get involved. >> reporter: that concern is shared by hikers and those living in nearby communities. >> the potential is there that i could be attacked. >> on your own land. >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: dawn blake is a member of the hoopa tribe. the tribal land and the forest have become overrun by illegal pot growers. >> they're armed. you know, i don't know what their frame of mind is. i know that they have a resource to protect and they have a job. >> it has an impact by folks not being able to do what we're

one group that saw much of this coming was the indigenous people in the mexican state of chiapas.he same day nafta went into effect on gender first, 1994, they join the zapatista national liberation army, or ezln, in declaring war and the mexican government, saying that nafta meant death to indigenous peoples. they took over five major towns in chiapas with fully armed when -- women and men. the uprising was a shock, even for those who for years worked in the very communities where the rebel army had been sick really organizing. command --atista comandante. it was early in the morning on january 1, 1994, when we appeared because the conditions in the situation in which we live in the mountains. we did not take up arms to gain political postwar office or some other important place. we rose up in arms because we would not die forgotten. so people would hear our demand and not forget that in his corner mexico that many indigenous people who have been abandoned for years. >> for more we're joined by two guests. in washington, d.c., lori wallach is to rector public citizen's global tra

but the most notorious gang in the california prison system is called the mexican mafia. >> the mexican mafia is known as m.a., la m.a. they will be recognized by the eme, which is the spanish letter "m." >> the mexican mafia was born in california prisons in the mid-1950s. its members, who swear allegiance for life, are mostly mexican-americans from southern california. among gangs, the mexican mafia is considered the most disciplined and powerful within the california prison system. >> if you're an active gang member or an active hispanic within the group, you're expected to be up at 6:00 in the morning when they go to the exercise yard together. they do exercises together in cadence. that's one of the rules. you have to. you don't have a choice. you have to participate. what they're told to do is expect to have a fight anytime the cell doors open, with their weapons readily available. if you notice when a cell door opens, whatever inmate's inside that cell will walk to the cell door immediately to see why the door's open. they'll look up and down the tier to see if there's any enemie

what we're looking at is a case of officer involved shootings at the mexican line, and... >> okay. >> and we'd like to know why is it that rock-throwing justifies... >> give me your card and i'll.. >> why is it that rock-throwing justifies lethal force? >> give me your card and i'll do it. i'll have my public affairs.. >> literally for six months we've been asking michael and jenny both to speak to us. >> okay. >> and they haven't gotten back to us. >> okay. >> and we're on a deadline, today, which is why we're up here, and we're actually trying to get an answer from you today. >> he said he would pass it on to you guys and that we could get an interview... >> the answer is no we can't do this. we want to help you as best we can, but we can't do the interview. >> the public affairs officers promised to answer written questions instead, but by the time we went to air, had failed to respond. >> people are investigating a lot right now whether or not jose antonio was involved in drug trafficking or crossing the border or throwing rocks. but the big question is really whether or not it sh

but the mexican government is demanding a view saying he was not allowed mexican counsel when he was arrested. heidi zhou castro, what appeals are still available? >> well, tony, there is only one thing now standing between edgar tamayo and the lethal injection now, that is a supreme court. justice scalia now considering a last-minute petition for a stay on the execution even as protesters have gathered voicing their opposition. the death penalty and supporting edgar tamayo to live. not only is their client mentally retarded, but his life is protected by an order made by international court. edgar tamayo was 4 years old when he shot a houston police officer three times in the back of the head. now 20 years later the mexican government warns tamayo's execution would violate international law. >> we'll take every step necessary in order to preserve the life of mr. tamayo. >> reporter: at the heart of their claim is an international treaty that says a person arrested in a foreign country has a right to contact their consulate for help. mexico said that did not happen for tamayo nor for

it doesn't matter, if they're ex-mexican mafia members.all of them the same way. >> now, i talk about her. it just hurts me. you know. >> it hurts you. it is good to talk about it though. you let your, your feelings, your emotions out. it is better, you know, than to leave them inside you where they will hurt you more. >> when i see them, a see a reflection of myself. eventually they will be mere in years to come. at lest i know that i gave them some advice that nobody gave me when i went to prison. >> maybe with this tragedy in the future, you can make better decisions, you know, regarding your children, or what have you. you get to a point where you have got to make a decision, is this the type of life i want? or do i want to stay out there and do something for my family, you know. >> for some it can be too late for meaningful change. but the jail has seen a trend toward younger inmates who request refuge in the ex-gang unit. steven is a new arrival. he joined a branch of the mexican mafia on the streets at age 17. >> i have actually nev

dollar is up about 6% against the mexican peso over the past six months. bill gross right here on our show the other day saying he thinks pesos are muy caliente. >> we are like the mexican peso. it's a relatively strong economy. it's got half the debt of the united states. the peso has gone down but has stabilized and basically yields on a cash basis about 5%. it's not a bad dollup. >> the imf expects gdp growth in mexico to exceed 3% this year. exports also looking stronger in the next two years. check out the jobless rate here, guys. 4.5% expected for this year. that is lower than many developed countries right now, certainly lower than the united states and the lowest of all the mint economies. as for the stock market, it's down about 7% and the msci is down about 12% over the past one year. but it has doubled since the lows back in 2009. so is this a safe environment to put your money and why is everyone just so hot on the peso for 2014? >> let's bring in our guests now. joyce chang, from jpmorgan, someone who has been hot on mexico for awhile. well kn

her. >> the mexican mafia member is her boyfriend. but she says she asked few questions about his gang activity. >> i've heard stuff i don't want to do know, seen stuff i don't want to know. i was like, you hang around with me, don't bring it to me. he would just come home with money. i mean, i had a clue, not a rocket scientist to figure that out. >> perales says the orejone inmate who wrote to her is a pen pal, met him through a girlfriend after her boyfriend stopped writing her. said you don't got nothing do, your boyfriend ain't writing you, i was like, i guess, somebody just to make my time pass quicker, i was like all right. >> at this opponent i don't think the men are aware they're communicating to the same person. it is possible but i don't think they're aware of it. once they find out, the only person that could be punished is the female receiving the two letters, we have to walk on this with kid gloves. >> in addition to perales' safety, officer rodriguez has a new concern, the last letter written by her orejone pen pal was

a mexican national is put to death for killing a houston cop amid protests from the mexican government. >>> fire and ice. as much of the country bundles up, the west coast trying to figure out how to address a potentially catastrophic drought. >>> busted. breaking this morning, this hour, justin bieber arrested for drag racing and dui. details just ahead. >>> one of the youngest and minted u.s. billionaires. bill cosby prepares to return to primetime television. and diesel erupting thousands of feet into the air. it is thursday, january 23rd. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning, i'm richard lui. we start with a controversial execution, despite pleas for a stay from mexico's government, and the u.s. state department, texas has put a mexican national to death. 46-year-old edgar tamayo was given a lethal injection for killing a houston police officer in 1994. just an hour before his death, the supreme court rejected an appeal to stay that execution. attorneys argued tamayo was mentally impaired, which would have made him ineligible to be executed. and that he was not informed

in this area right behind me here, your southern mexicans hang out over there. in the far east corner, you have your whites hang out over there. >> in her 15 years at corcoran, officer diane murphy has learned just how powerful prison gangs are. >> when you come to the prison, you have to join a gang. you have no choice. if you don't join a gang, well, you better pack up and go into the sergeant's office and tell him you're ready to leave the yard. because there's no options. you have to be in a gang. >> within these fiercely guarded activities, the most innocent active become life-threatening in a moment. >> if you're running and there's a man walking out in front of you you want to yell out track. because he's liable to proceed behind you and nail you, either with a weapon or a fist. >> somebody want to control this basketball court or that basketball court or this weight bench or that weight bench. the cos have nothing to do with that, that is amongst the inmates, the convicts. sometimes you be able to talk it out and get it settled without violence. sometime

this is italian/mexican dining, and you make a meatball taco.ld that you can have this. you put three meatballs in the taco, some guacamole, and then you put all this nacho cheese, all this other stuff -- >> i know what i'm doing, i'm going for the full south-of-the-border experience here. >> all right. there you go. >> i'm not kidding around here. oh, yeah, now we're talking, my friend. >> it's little bit nicer than i remember. there it is. that's the best bread that you can get. you tell me if you like that. >> now, wait a minute. are you saying that the cheese toast is complimentary? >> it's complimentary. and once we found that out, we would order stacks of it, so it was our favorite part of sizzler. so we thought we needed to figure out how to manufacture this at home. >> so were you good sizzler customers, your family? do you think they were happy to see you come? i love this dish, man. when i go back, i might have to have a meatball taco. >> so we did goose the system a little bit, but not like completely abused it. there would be the gui

from camouflage backpacks to water to the dusty mexican town where anything goes.tel room revolution, the amenity travelers love to hate, the minibar. now minihotel chains say they're phasing them out. is this the end of a $10 candy >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm byron pitts. it is a new year, if your resolution has anything to do with taking control of your finances, tonight we'll show you how to navigate a real gift exchange, that is turning all unwanted gifts into money you can actually use. ugly sweaters, unnecessary appliances, abc's paula faris has an inside look at a real gold mine that starts at home. >> five, four, three -- >> reporter: the holidays have come and gone. leaving most of us exhausted. but even with a major snowstorm and freezing temperature thousands blasting the country, don't hide in your house till spring. january is the best time of year to take all of those unwanted gifts and turn them into cash. >> last year, retailers had $264 billion of merchandise returned. so for 2013 into 2014 it will be bigger. >> that $264 billio

in a rate in august, they found 5,000 plants protecting the garden with the mexican born national with-millimeter semi automatic hand gun. >> we came back in to do a reclaimation. >> the special agent in charge with the u.s. forest service. they are along for the clean up of the site where they picked up trash and found a knife in a tree. >> more and more people in the grows are armeded with site arms or rifles. >> many grow operations are controlled by mexican drug cartel s because it's cheaper to grow it here than smuggle it in. according to the forest service, 80% of the cultivators on national forests are mexican foreign nationals. >> there was a big concern of bumping into something like this. they don't want to bump into them and they don't want to get involved. >> that children is shared by hikers and those living in nearby communities. >> on your own land. >> don blake is a member of the indian tribe outside of eureka. they have been overrun by pot growers. the mother of four is a frayed to go into the forest alone. >> they are armed. i don't know what their state of mind is. t

find some mexican song or some everly brothers song or some frank sinatra song. whatever.was all there. they loved opera. and not only did they play it on the radio, but on their piano. , but not learn to read everybody played and sang whether they were professional level or not. we delegate all of our art professionals and that is silly. we should be doing our own dancing and drawing. you have to have the heroes to be inspired but you get to do it, too. art is for healing ourselves and everybody needs their own personal art to work with their problems. tavis: when did you know that you were gifted in this way? >> i thought everybody could saying because in my family, everybody i knew sang. they did not play a record and have them sing along, they had children's choirs. my brother was there featured soloist and was a featured soloi great. tavis: when did you know that you were gifted enough to do this professionally? >> in first grade, i said that i was going to be a singer, i'm not going to have to worry about numbers. i just figured i was going to sing. it didn't occur t

two other mexican nationals have been executed in texas. in edgar tamayo's home town.rotesters were marching the street, hoping to convince officials in texas to spare his life. this woman said "i believe it is unfair, he has been in prison more than 20 years." people that knew him say edgar tamayo turned violent after a bull stepped on his head when he was 17. the attorney said that never came up in trial nor his clemency appeal. if the consulate had been notified at the convention sets forth. they would have made sure that the representation was a professional one. >> in september, u.s. secretary of state asked texas to delay edgar tamayo's execution saying it impacts u.s. foreign relations as well as the country's ability to provide consular assistance. the setting of a date would be detrimental to the interests of the united states. is a spokesperson for the governor's office said texas complied with state law, telling al jazeera: >> this is in keeping with 2008 u.s. supreme court decision that only congress can compel a state to comply with the vienna convention.

and the mexican dpov ner argued that he was denied access to the mexican con sue lateral. so since then, the mexican government has been trying to hold off on his punishment, trying to convince authorities in texas. also the u.s. government in texas has weighed in saying we need to halt the punishment, this violates the international agreement. both trying to waeigh in on thi. despite that pressure, the execution moved forward after the supreme court denied a motion to stay his execution. so clearly, texas sending a very clear message defying two federal governments. john kerry as well pleading with texas officials to not move forward. >> in fairness to texas, obviously, they had the backing of the supreme court. what is the statement in terms of why they aren't going along with the wishes of the mexicans and the u.s. state department. >> she spoke for texas governor rick perry saying the state was committed to enforcing its laws. it doesn't matter where you're from, if you commit a crime like this in texas, you are subject to our state laws. and you know, you have to thin

they claim as many as 50 meetings between the dea and operatives from mexican drug cartels.fore i continue with this, i need to tell you exactly how they got their information. essentially they took a look at a case out of federal court in chicago. this is the deposition that they mainly base the report on, and the position is of an attorney representing a mexican drug lord in which he claims that he was -- he was mediating between the mediating between the cartel and the dea. now, it is really up for interpretation whether we want to believe what an attorney for a drug cartel says. but let me read to you real quick what he told in deposition. this is under oath. he said mr. loya-castro stated that agents told him that, in exchange for information about rival drug trafficking organization, the united states government agreed to dismiss the pending case, not to interfere with his drug trafficking activities, not to actively prosecute him. and listen to this, wolf. the leadership of the sinaloa cartel, and not to apprehend them. wolf, let me tell you that we have reached out t

the mexican government wants to stop the execution.rguing the texas violated international law by providing to provide proper legal representation and we have more on the story from texas. >> hi, john, the execution was scheduled to happen more than an hour ago but right now as you mentioned the u.s. supreme court is still considering a last-minute stay filed by the attorneys of edgar and argument is their client is mentally retarded and should not be executed and that moving forward with the execution would be a violation of international law that could endanger u.s. citizens abroad. edgar was 24 years old when he shot a houston police over three times in the back of the head and 20 years later the mexican government warns his execution would violate international law. >> we will take every step necessary in order to preserve the life of him. >> reporter: at the heart of mexico's claim is relations and an international treaty that says a person arrested in a foreign country has a right to contact their consulate for help. mexico says

. >>> mexican leaders have captured the leader of the knights templar, one the most drug cartels. they have had increased violence in the last months ago. and he had quite the bounty on his head. >> reporter: caught hiding in a closet, one of mexico's most notorious drug bosses arrested. known as the uncle, he had a quarter million dollars bouty on his head. he was one of the top leader the knights templar drug cartel. >> reporter: he allegedly rap the drug cartel in the city, maintaining ties to the leaders in the area. >> reporter: in response to heavy fighting between vigilante groups that had sprung up to fight the drug cartel. they wouldn't lay down for arms until the drug bosses were contained. this comes at a tough time for the mexican government. despite the police, they continue to grow. and now it's up to the government though prove that they can bring peace and security to a troubled recently. >> reporter: but the government is also acknowledging the vital role played by the vigilantes or the self defense group. on monday, they met with the vigilante leaders and announc

mexicans executed a national despite objections from the state department, the mexican government, and the world court. he was convicted of killing a houston police officer after a robbery in 1994. but the world court later ruled he was entitled have his case reviewed because he was never informed of his right to diplomatic assistance from the mexican consulate. in killing him, texas ignored pleas from the u.s. state department that the killing would violate international law. a texas department of criminal justice spokesperson announced the execution. tamayo was executed for the january 1994 murder of houston police officer guy gattis. pistol while in the back of a police cruiser and fired multiple rounds and killing officer gattis. when asked if he wanted to make a last statement, tamayo said he did not. he was pronounced deceased at 9:32 p.m., 17 minutes after the lethal dose began. is the thirdyo mexican national to be executed in texas whose case was part of the world court order. defense attorneys had also argued he was ineligible for the death penalty because of his mental disab

forest service, 80% of the cultivators on national forests are mexican foreign nationals. >> there is like this. they don't want to bump into them. they don't want to get involved. >> reporter: that concern is shared by hikers and those living in nearby communities. >> the potential is there that i could be attacked. >> on your own land. >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: dawn blake is a member of the hoopa tribe. the tribal land and the forest have become overrun by illegal pot growers. >> they're armed. you know, i don't know what their frame of mind is. i know that they have a resource to protect and they have a job. >> it has an impact by folks not being able to do what we're accustomed to doing for thousands of years. >> reporter: ryan jackson is a councilman for dawn's tribe. he said fear is also keeping tribe members inside. and unable to do many sacred practices, like burial rights and basket weaving, something that's been passed down through generations. why are those areas so appealing to growers now? >> they're not traversed very often, so they have a little bit of cover from not bein

if you're arrested in the united states and you're a mexican citizen, you can contact the mexican consulate and let them know, maybe they can help with legal representation, translation, cultural differences. these are the things a foreigner needs when they face problems with the law. >> did the united states violate the treaty in this case? >> absolutely, yes. i think the u.s. admits this. the international court of justice in the hague found that we did. president bush admitted that we did, so i don't think there's any question that the treaty was violated. the question is what should be the remedy for someone like mr. tomayo when that happens. >> i want to show you a written written by secretary of state john kerry to texas governor rick perry saying: >> in this case, is there a fear that what is good for the goose is going to be good ford gander? >> sure, that's why the u.s. military officers, missionaries have all, you know, urged that we do something about this problem, because they want their people protected when they're in foreign countries. if somedays a tourist and their child ge

illegally wand was not given access to the mexican consolate when arrested. they're saying the execution violates international law. we're in huntsville, texas, we're just a couple of hours away from this execution. what appeals are available here? >> reporter: well, tony, we're hearing the appeals will tear on until the final second. two of them are still pending. one is before the u.s. supreme court. the attorneys for edgar tamayo asking justices not to execute tamayo because he's mentally retarded. the second appeal before a lower court are that is this excuse should be postpone in order to bring the u.s. in compliance with international law. edgar tamayo was 24 years old when he shot a police officer three times in the back of the head. now 20 years later the mexican government warn that his execution would violate international law. >> we'll take every step necessary in order to preserve the life of mr. tamayo. >> reporter: at the heart of mexico's came is the vienna convention, an international treaty that says a person arrested in a foreign country has

so in 2008 and 2011 texas executed two other mexicans convicted of murder, suzanne.heir cases actually raise similar claims. now, the supreme court refuse today delay either of those executions and actually issued an opinion in the 2008 case saying that the hearings urged by the international court in those inmate cases could only be if congress implemented legislation to do so, which it hasn't done so yet. in tomayo's execution the supreme court denied a halt to and then last night given the lethal injection in texas. >> pamela, ultimately, how is it this could impact americans overseas? >> well, it could have a profound impact on americans overseas who are arrested according to to u.s. officials. basically i spoke to legal expert paul ka lan and he says it depends on how far mexico wants to take it. this could put a strain on diplomatic relations with mexico. but mexico has economic interests at play here as well. so this could be just, you know, them talking about the fact that they're upset about the execution of tamayo but not actually, you know, putting those w

. >>> execution in texas, a mexican national is put to death that made great protest from the mexican government. fire and ice, as much of the country bundles up, the west coast trying to figure out how to address a drought. biodiesel, a plant explodes, cameras capture the frightening images. thanks for joining, i'm betty linn. >>> despite pleas for a stait stay, texas has put a mexican national to death. 46-year-old edgar tomia was put to death for giving aletal injection to a police officer. they argued he was mentally impaired, which would have made him ineligible to be executed. also he wasn't informed under law that he could get help after his arrest. officials say he mumbled no and shook his head when askled if he had a final statement. his attorneys say the execution, quote, violates the united states treaty commitments, threatens the nation's foreign policy interests and undermines if safety of all americans abroad. but a spokesperson for state governor rick perry responded by saying if you commit a despicable crime like this in texas, you are subject to our state law, includi