there's evidence there, and we need to collect it now. >> joining me now is michael kiefer, a court and legal reporter for the arizona republic, who witnessed tonight's execution. it is the fifth execution he has seen. mr. kiefer, tell us what you saw tonight and how it differed from your previous experience in witnessing these things. >> well, apparently what happens in an execution by lethal injection is the person just goes to sleep and there's not a whole lot to see. this started out the same way. mr. wood, within three or four minutes drifted off, eyes closed. the doctor came in and looked and said yes, he is sedated. a few minutes after that, he started gasping. several people described it as looking like a fish out of water. it was sort of a spasm that would go from his mouth to his chest to his stomach. we watched this and it went on for more than an hour and a half. every now and then, the doctor would come in and check on the level of consciousness of wood, and he would turn the microphone on and at that point we could hear this sucking noise. it was a snoring, it was a very,

michael kiefer. mr.fer, thank you very much for being here. >> thanks. >> am i right in saying the state of arizona, the ball's in their court in two ways? they have the option to appeal to the supreme court, but they also could go ahead with this execution if they disclose this information? >> yes. but the issue of secrecy has been ongoing here. since about 2010 when the drugs that they were using started to run out. from 1977 when lethal injection was invented, until 2010, they always used the same drug and it was available. but it was an antiquated drug and it ran out. what they did at that time was bypass dea and fda regulations and were purchasing the drug in england. when that was reported, it stopped that flow of the drugs and it started raising these issues of where are they coming from? they switched to drugs. the drug companies, manufacturers have refused to sell to departments of corrections and that's where we are today. now, the issue here is also has to do with this drug, midazolam, which w

michael kiefer of the arizona "republic" newspaper was a witness. >> many of described it as looking like a fish out of water-- mouth opening suddenly. you could see his chest rising, his stomach contracting and it went on and on. >> reporter: kiefer said wood gasped 600 times. an hour into the execution, his lawyers filed an emergency appeal to stop it. he has been gasping for more than an hour they wrote. "he is still alive." wood was finally pronounced dead at 3:49. prison officials say he was always desay thed and never in pain. >> everybody is worried about did he suffer? who really suffered was my dad and my sister when they were killed. >> reporter: jeanie brown's father and sister were shot by wood in 1989. richard brown says he watched his sister-in-law die. >> you know, this man, i mean, conducted a horrifying murder, and you guys are going, "oh, let's worry about the drug and how he is affected." why department we give him a bullet? why didn't we give him some drano? >> reporter: arizona used a new mix of two drugs that had been used in an execution once before, in ohio wh

. >> reporter: journalist michael kiefer witnessed four executions before there but saw nothing like this. >> i turned to the reporter sitting next to me and said, i don't think he's going to die. >> reporter: he said he gasped more than 600 times before finally dying. critics say arizona ignored warns after botched executions in oklahoma and ohio. >> this is the third time in just this year that an execution has taken exceeding long where the inmate was moving and clearly not thoroughly unconscious, not the way the state had planned it. i think this is going to require some interventions. >> reporter: all three states use controversial new mixes of lethal injection drugs including a sedative. >> so i have a feeling we won't see that in any more executions after this, but who knows what they'll turn to next. >> reporter: critics say the druks are less effective than trashl one, in short supply after the european union blocked sales to the u.s. arizona's correction department followed protocol, and family members of the victims say the convicted murderer doesn't deserve anyone's pity.

. >> that same reporter, michael kiefer of "the arizona republic" said, "i made a pencil stroke on ar every time his mouth opened and ticked off 640 which is not all of them because the doctor aim in at least four times and blocked my view." lethal injection seems viewed as a more humane ways to do things. what happened in arizona wasn't some one-off. this was the third botched execution this year. in ohio in january, dennis mcguire was put to death by lethal injection with a new and untested combination of drugs. the process was accompanied by movement and gasping, snorting, and choking sounds. took 26 minutes for him to die. in april in oklahoma, convicted killer clayton lockett was given a new three drug lethal injection combination. three minutes later he began breathing heavily, writhing, clinching his teeth and straining to lift his head off the table. there was the case of michael lee wilson who reportedly said as he was being executed in january, "i feel my whole body burning." has america all of a sudden become sloppy at putting people to death? i don't think that's the case

>> michael kiefer, senior reporter for the "arizona republic." thanks for helping us understand this. happening as an appeals court ruling, this is potentially a really big deal for this issue. i appreciate your help. thank you. >> thank you. >>> all right. coming up next, why angry chest-beating protests are turning out to be a lonely experience in lots and lots of places around the country. a very weird and unexpected story about the immigration debate. stay with us. in your glove. ohhh. see that? great job. ok, now let's get ready for the ball... here it comes... there you go... good catch. perfect! alright now for the best part. let's see your pour. ohhh...let's get those into the bowl. these are way too good to waste right? oh yeah. let's go for it... around the bowl. share what you love with who you love. kellogg's frosted flakes® they're g-r-r-reat!tm good catch dad. 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, should

this is how arizona public reporter michael kiefer, an eyewitness describes the execution. >> and hesps and he did, he gasped for more than an hour and a half and when a doctor would come in to check his consciousness he would turn the the mike on and you could hear a deep, snoring, sucking air sound and this went on for more than an hour and a half. the whole process took probably -- well, you know, about two hours from start to finish. one wondered if someone was going come in and stop the procedure because troy and i were looking at each other saying he's not dying. >> joseph wood was pronounced dead at 3:49 p.m., just shy of two hours after the botched execution began. woods' execution lasted so long that his lawyers filed an emergency appeal to stop the execution while he was on the the gurney. they even called supreme court justice anthony kennedy to urge him to halt the procedure. justice kennedy refused. today's spokesman for jan brewer announced a full review of the process and protocols along with an independent autopsy and toxology study. how can an execution using tried a

. >> journalist michael kiefer had witnessed four executions before this, but said he has seen nothinge in. >> i turned to the reporter sitting next to me and said i don't think he's going to die. kiefer says wood gasped more than 600 times before finally dieing. critics say arizona ignored clear warnings after botched executions in oklahoma and ohio. >> this is the third time in just this year that an execution has taken exceedingly long with the inmate was moving, clearly not thoroughly unconscious. not the way the state had planned it. i think this is going to require some interventions. >> all three states used controversial new mixes of lethal injection drugs khr*uz id the sedative. >> i have a feeling we foil not see that in anymore executions but who knows where they will turn to next. >> critics say these drugs are less effective than traditional drugs after the sales were blocked to the u.s. the arizona says it followed protocol and family members of wood's victim say the convicted murderer doesn't deserve anyone's pity. >> this man deserved it. and i shouldn't even call him a

state supreme court gave the final go ahead of the result was brutal arizona republic reporter michael kiefer who was at wood's execution described the scene in excruciating detail he gulped like a fish on land the movement was like a piston the mouth open the chest rose the stomach convulsed we could hear the sound he was making a snoring sucking similar to when a swimming pool filter starts taking in air a louder noise than i can imitate though i have tried it was death by apnea arizona governor jan brewer has ordered a full review of woods' bots execution but the issues brought up by his death go deeper than just what happened to why. man or one state joining for me now for more on this is diana ross tierney executive director of the national coalition to abolish the death penalty which sounds to me would be one heck of a fine idea and a very nice to have you with thank you for having me thanks for joining us. first of all. the these details are really disturbing do we know anything about the drugs the process that you know why how did it get to the point where they're trying to hide these

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