mike christian, his high school friend, is a pro-death penalty legislator.st year in oklahoma, representative mike christian decided that he should get involved in oklahoma rethinking its whole approach to how it kills people. >> and then the execution was carried out. it became problematic. again, we got world attention. after that, i reached out to a good friend of mine that i've known for years that i grew up with. he is very intelligent college professor, and i said can you help me find a solution to a problem that exists in oklahoma and the country and that's where we came up with the solution of nitrogen hipoxia. >> it's a way basically to go back to killing prisoners with gas. but intell of killing them with cyanide gas like multiple states did until arizona did the last one in 1999, they now want to use nitrogen gas. our producer kate osbourne went to oklahoma to ask how this would work exactly. >> they would use the same place we're using now. it would not be a chamber, just a simple mask. this is not a gas chamber, it's not poison gas, it's an iner

mike christian, his high school friend, is a pro death penalty state legislature.icles of impeachment for oklahoma judges who issued stay of executions when the clayton locket execution went off the rails, rethinking the whole approach to how he kills people. >> the excuse was carried out, the discussion became problematic. there were some issues with that. we got potential after that. off to a good friend of mine that i have known for years, that i grew up with. very intelligent college professor said, can you help me find a solution to a problem that exists not only in oklahoma but across the country and that's where we come up with the concept. >> nitrogen hypoxia. what these two high school friends came up with that they're calling nitrogen hypoxia is a way, basically, to go back to killing prisoners with gas. but instead of killing prisoner wes cyanide gas, until arizona did the last one in 1999, instead of cyanide gas, they now want to use nitrogen gas. kates osbourn, our producer, went to oklahoma to ask how this would work exactly. >> so the process from he

where he repeatedly asked mike pence a yes or no question over and over and over. >> we will show that. the story moved from being the indiana legislature and about christian conservatives versus gay rights activists to being about mike pence former congressman and possible future presidential candidate. >> the 2016 fix is in so everyone, is he run increasing is he not running. that played into it. he botched the stephanopolis interview which set up what was a horrible week in politics for indiana and for the christian conservative right. they do not have an answer to why they are passing this law in the states and the one answer that we hear is, well it is the same law clinton passed but that is not true because it says for-profit entities have religious that be can espoused and that is the problem, why mike pence could not answer the question and why gay rights are saying they won the battle. >> sharyl the governor of indiana is saying it is reckless reporting and sloppy reporting and by want the legislature to change the law two days after this hit the news but it did not add up. >> he was trying to deal with the push back he was getting but it is impor

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asked mike pens a yes or no question over and over and over. >> and we'll show that a little later p. so as the story moved from being about the indiana legislature and even being about christian conservatives to being about mike pence former congressman and possible future presidential candidate. >> i think the 2016 fix is in, howard. and so everybody is like is he running, is he not running. but i agree with the panel, he botched the stephanopoulos interview which set up what was a horrible week in politics for indiana. and i think for the christian conservative vhave answer for why they're passing this law. you hear is this the same law clinton passed.answer for why they're passing this law. you hear is this the same law clinton passed. for-profit entities can espouse religion and that's why pence couldn't answer the question which is why the gay/rights movement is saying we won it battle. >> so here you have peps oigns of oig taking the position it's media's fault. sloppy reporting. and i want the renlgs lags tolegislation to change the law. didn't quite add up. >> well, he was trying to deal with the publicsh back that he was getting. but i think it's important not to be

it is not my job to judge those that are of other worlds, but as a christian mike job is to -- my job is to share my faith and not to dissipate in where the world gets blended with god. as a christian i've got to speak god's truth. he is my boss. not the government, not my employer. there are times i've got to put god on the shelf even myself because i work in a public institution. i believe in serving all people. i use this analogy often. if i am walking by a pond and someone is drowning, do i help them or not? i would help them. and when i believe that the consequences of senate -- the separation from god -- i cannot partake in activities that would help a person to go down that path. that ends in the place, by my belief, in internal sub -- eternal separation from god's love. in this life i love all people and in this life, i don't judge people. but i love other people. host: thank you bob. we will leave it there. two are for calling them. you each got 15 seconds to close. we will finish with kristina arriaga. guest: in my sense, the colleges that he is in a public job. unfortunatel

mike shu man will have highlights in reports. >>> group from al shabaab reportedly targeted christian students at the school. alex markwad has the story. >> reporter: it was a horror that lasted 15 hours and left 148 people dead. gunshots shattering the quiet on thursday morning jolting students at the university college out of their beds. four gunmen from al shabaab stormed the campus. now survivors of the massacre are revealing what it took to walk out of that school alive. this young man emerging from one building saying he covered himself in his classmate's blood an played dead. >> i am the only man who survived from the boys. >> reporter: this young woman hid in a wardrobe and covered herself in clothes. >> i was scared. >> reporter: she said he heard the gunman ask her fellow students about islam. if they couldn't answer the question, they would be executed. she remained hidden for two days without food or water. >> i was hungry. >> reporter: 48 hours later the broken glass and bullet holes still visible. police say they killed the four gunmen and arrested five other suspects. now the kenyan government

christian. -- kristen sze. >> i am glad to be back here joined with meteorologist mike nicco. >>> now a look to show you whatutside. the winds calmed down. still breezy around fairfield. everyone else is less than double digits and variable because of high pressure. the hills are breezy today and tomorrow. where we live not so much. the day planner the next 12 hours are mainly in the upper 40s to low 50s and a few 30s inland by 7:00. by noon, we are seeing 70 inland with 60 around the coast and into the bay and 60 at the coast dominating this afternoon with the low-to-upper 70s at 4:00 and not so chilly as the last couple of evening mid-50s to 60s. >> hopefully the traffic is not too "taxing," at the moment. >> it is moving through i-80 headed to 580. on the north bay 101 in the southbound direction traffic is unimpeded by actions. in san francisco we could have an off-rampcked off. >> and sea birds that turn up an the bay covered in a mystery g and we have news. >> the last bird to be nursed back to health at the international bird rescue center in fairfield will released. in january birds were discovered w

. >> it was a coup for governor mike pence protecting religious minorities but with the governor, mostly christian clergy and not minorities, and not invited the media. >> pretty crowded. >> doesn't look too crowded. >> reporter: this a shield or a sword for the minority? >> if i thought it legalized discrimination, i would have vetoed it. >> was it in the state to sign this law? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: stumbles on abc's this week refuses to answer if the law would make discriminating against lgbt community legal. >> this is a yes or no question. is advance america right when they say a florist in indiana can refuse to serve a gay couple without fear of punishment? >> let me explain the purpose of this bill. >> yes or no. >> george, this is where this debate has gone. >> is that true or not? >> george, look, the issue here. >> reporter: questions become pointed concerns. turns out, there's other issues of the signing with these guys. not religious minorities, but they have a bone to pick with a certain minority and several of the people in the picture are outspoken critics of gay existence

christians? and where are the republicans? i'm glad this mike pence isn't running for president.y are falling like toy soldiers. >> i spoke to karl rove last night and i said to mr. rove if the republican nominee for president wants to win he or she better start sticking up for people of faith. >> you're absolutely right. >> because, if they don't, then it's going to be the same old wishy washy, don't have the backbone to defend us. >> yes. and man of steel jeb bush back down. >> i don't want to. >> look they all have. governor of arkansas. >> governor bush sitting where you are sitting soon and we will see if he is going to back down or not. >> he did. >> but 80% of americans describe themselves as christian. 80% overwhelming. >> right. >> all right? however the 80% are getting thumped. >> yes. >> they are losing. >> yes. book. >> i what, 5% 8%? how did that happen? >> because these small town owners of pizza have more courage christian leaders and certainly the republican party. i mean, if the one thing a few days before easter it's worth mentioning besides eternal life with yo

mike lee spoke with reporters today at a breakfast hosted by "the christian science monitor. go-- monitor." he talks about the 2016 presidential race, which began with the entry with ted cruz and rand paul. this is just under an hour. dave cook: i am dave cook from "the monitor." thanks for coming. our guest is senator mike lee, and it is an opportunity for what the senator's new book calls a compliant press corps that is all too willing to blame republicans for anything and everything. [laughter] i guest tells of a unique childhood where his dad served as solicitor general under president reagan. starting at age 10, he began attending supreme court arguments. fellow mormon harry reid was a friend of the lee family, and as the story goes, once locked a preteen mike lee in a garage. overcoming scars that might have caused, senator lee earned his bachelor's degree at brigham young university. he clerked for several judges, twice for samuel alito once when he was an appellate judge, and later on the supreme court. our guest was in private practice in 2010 when he stunned the pol

christian conservatives. >> he is looking to occupy the space that mike huckabee had and rick santorum had.e evangelical voters always turn out and active and vocal about their support. he wants to occupy that space early and often. i heard him tell the story about his father many times and religious conversion really protected his family and how moving that is. the ted cruz we know in washington, that story doesn't come up all the time. in campaign life it speaks to that constituency and he's going for that. >> more bombastic in washington. jeremy it seems that cruz sees this as the ticket to possibly contending. moving up in the polls, kind of challenging scott walker and getting a little energy. i would say the most interesting thing cruz will do is how far he'll take the eelectorate to the right. >> that's the whole thing, you talk to republicans who are really smart about where the votes are going to be in 2016 and there is -- they will tell you there's almost no evidence that the eevangelicals he turned have not turned out are really -- >> karl rove had a great column, republicans hav

christian support. very well-known everywhere i go around the country. people know mike huckabee.y know him, not so much being the arkansas governor, but by being a star on fox news. so he's likable. he also has the kind of charisma. i hate that term. but he has that kind of charm that will carry himself far in this race. gerri: he is. he's very personable. hillary clinton talks about talking to real americans. the governor talks about just talking to people. there's a big difference in the way they approach things. i want to move to hillary for a second. big news -- the left will be focused on. that's hiring gary who is the former head of the commodity futures trading commission. (?) he defended derivatives and the use of derivatives. john will this be a tough pill to swallow for the left? john: you know, i don't think this is something symbolic. the left was worried about her ties to wall street. you go back and read magazines like mother jones talking about her goldman problem. hillary was giving speeches to goldman. taking campaign funds from wall street. tied at the hip with

christian. >> i am matt keller here for eric thomas. and lisa is ear for mike.oler. >> we saw the cool down and you may have felt it. there is a system offshore. it will not bring any rain but it is impacting the marine layer and bringing low clouds and fog to inland valleys and it and a milder start and 54 in livermore and 56 in san jose and a cooler day in oakland and the possibility of showers exist in our seven-day outlook with that and the cooler highs just ahead. >> take a jacket this morning. >> how is the traffic? >> ace train delay number one out of the central valley because of a mold emergency. no other mass transit problems. and walnut creek southbound tail lights headed to the walnut creek interchange, at 24, and here is a trouble spot headed into castro valley, west 580 we have a semi and a car. two lanes are blocked. dublin canyon road is the best alternate. that is the best. it is about the only way to get around. >> tens of thousands of marijuana users block to golden gate park in san francisco for pot party as we expect to hear president obama

mike pence has taken himself out of the presidential conversation. >> thanks. >>> when we come back, islamic terrorist target students for their faith. leaving scores dead in a college in kenya. the fate facing christiansin africa and in the middle east. >>> five masked gunmen from al shabaab terror group stormed a group, separating out christian students before shooting and beheading them. up to 150 were dead by the time the 13-hour siege ended. it is believed to be the worst terror attack on kenyan soil since the bombing in nairobi in 1998 and it is a grim reminder of the fate of christians in africa and the middle east. we are back with columnist and editorial board member mary anastasia o'grady. horrific episode. if you couldn't recite an islamic prayer they killed you. >> yeah it was heart breaking the stories of the survivors are that they came in around 5:30 in the morning. they went in the dorms, they threw people on the floor. they asked them if they were muslim. if they said yes they told them to recite the muslim creed. there was one individual actually who was interviewed who did that and escaped and he said as he was running out he heard these bloodcurdling screams and they just finished o

christian religion to make this a just nation. that means standing against the bigot beliefs of other religions. >> mike what words leave these politicalnservatives? it is as if they have no concern whatsoever over what movement has unfolded in this country and where popular thought is which is based in equality? everything the lgbt community does is based on freedom and equality and opportunity, but they can't seem to grab onto that because their plastic jesus gets in the way. where does this leave them? >> i think it leaves them in a hard place. they're having a hard time balancing that business opportunity. that opportunity leaves them confused because they have this kind of religious base that is so filled with hate that they'll immediately jump out in front of that first law, yes, yes, yes. they don't realize there's a new generation. there's an awful lot of people on both sides of the aisle, and particularly young people on the republican side who have shifted in droves on this very issue. they're sick and tired of hearing their friends beat up. that's why you saw republican after republican standing up against this insanity as w

mike pence signing an amendment to the state's controversial religious freedom law. the change stops businesses from discriminating based on race, religion, and sexual orientation. >>> and millions of christiansround the world marking good friday today. for the first time in several years, it coincides at sun down tonight with passover, jewish families begin the eight-day holiday. >>> time for the good, the bad, and the ugly. first good, new york woman who went into a grocery store to buy her husband an ice cream cake walked out a millionaire. she won $3 million. the bad, fail for the price is right, but a win for the contestant. host drew carey had to give a car after a model revealed the winning price. finally the ugly. strong winds sending window washers crashing into the side scraper. >> 91 stories above the ground, the workers were checked out, but not seriously injured, thank goodness. >> although shaken. >>> time now for your brew, new bill in alabama would allow people under 18 to legally possess a firearm with their parent's permission. so we asked is this a good idea? parents give the okay. depends on the kid. absolutefully he's responsible and the parent is trained to shoot. >> gar

there are people supporting that -- rick santorum, mike huckabee -- there is a wing of the party that is still tied to what used to be called the christianthe moral majority. i do believe movements make change in this country, but when the elites divide, as they are in some ways, in the republican party, that is going to be interested to watch. juan: in fairness to criticism of the other party you wrote a piece recently in "the washington post," about the transpacific partnership agreement, where you criticize president obama for his state of the union address claiming we should write the trade rules and questioned who did he mean by "we?" katrina: let me step back, because you raise a good question -- criticize the other party. one of the reasons for "the nation" survival is we have called out -- first of all, we are a poor country. we have two parties. we have called out the democrats. this is a bipartisan piece of legislation. you have corporate democrats signed up for it, but it is a broader problem that corporate america is writing the tax and trade policies for this country, and this mechanism privileges corporations, undermining t

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mike krizin ski wins he will have the titles. >> nobody hates unc or anybody like that or hate kentucky like that. but somebody about duke and christianto hate him. >> and wisconsin won the tight until '41, the third ever final four. so they are a likeable team. >> and you don't even hate sashefski. >> and if you recall last week toure and i made this bet with jordan shults who had duke. >> are you going to put your money where your mouth is. >> let's say duke wins. toure has to come on the air and bow down and say you were right and if kentucky wins you come on and admit defeat and give me full credit. shake on it. >> shake on it. >> i'm not shaking on it. >> but whoever loses has to admit the other is a jeanus -- genius. >> and so here we are. i know why you have a sports show and i don't. >> and i have to admit. you were better than me this year. jordan congratulations. kentucky choked and you are the ncaa basketball man of the year as far as the "the cycle," 2015 is concerned. and tonight i will continue hating on you as i enthusiastically root for duke to lose even though that means our executive producer will win "the cycle" poo

christian saloomeycin tin saloomeykristin saloomey has the story. >> sustainable real change right here in ferguson. >> change is exactly what many of ferguson's residents have been demanding ever since a white police officer shot mike brown, an unarmed black teen. racist policing in the city and its courts. it will fall to the next city council to make the reformation demanded by the u.s. justice department. adrian hawkins is a federal worker and the single mother of two. >> when i saw the riots i said somebody has to run and i decided to be the change i wanted to see. >> about two-thirds of ferguson's residents are black but the city council are white. shifted to predominantly black overwhelmingly, the leadership in those communities haitian kept pace with the sweeping changes in demographics. brian fletcher the former mayor of ferguson is now running for city council. a part time job that pays just $250 a month. >> it's about participation unfortunately our african americans don't participate in the level as others do in the community. >> whites at 17% weren't much better. patricia vines is working hard to change that. >> i'm very hopeful i'm seeing and incredible amount of interest. people are getting the messag

christian university. >> i believe god isn't done with america yet. and that is why today i am announcing that i'm running for president of the united states. john: my former colleague mikeuckabee and former senator rick santorum emphasized religious values. they want to ban same-sex marriage and abortion. so does gary bauer president of the group american values. so for you, a presidential candidate must be religious, deeply religious? >> no, i wouldn't say must, john. just as in a libertarian competition people would want to know if you had read fountain head. you probably would be too. john: you prefer meezus or atlas shrug. >> i didn't just look up atlas shrug, i read them. what reporters are doing is saying look faith is important to me and going to form my views from race to poverty to war and peace to the other hot button thaushs mentioned. john: let's cover some of the issues. in your ideal world abortion would be illegal everywhere? >> there's no way we're going to get in america to a place where all abortions are illegal. the question before is there one abortion out of 1 1/2 million or 2 million a year that anybody is willing to regulate. and abortion in the s

who's aren't christians but they're extraordinary generous because they think it's good for philadelphia and they like the pope. both those kind of things. >> we'll have much more of mike's one-on-one interview with the archbishop in the coming week. the world meeting meeting of families begins september 22nd. the pope will be in town on september 26th and 27th. >>> firefighters help a five-year-old boy who is curiosity got the best of him in state college. the boy climbed up about 30 feet into a pine tree in orchard park yesterday afternoon got a nervous about climbing back down. his mom says her son saw a squirrel nest and he wanted to see the inside of it. firefighters climbed up to keep the little guy calm while they waited for a ladder. landon is doing just fine tonight but he's got quite the story to tell. >> i guess. >>> well a new rule for jurors in the boston bombing trial. >> as they try to decide whether dzhokar tsarnaev deserves to die. what the judge told them they are not allowed to. >>> plus actress rita wilson tom hang's wife with a warning for women. why she got a double mastectomy even though one doctor told her she didn't have cans. >> pilot makes an e

christian conservatives have a very important voting bloc here in iowa. mikeent on may 5th. there was a lot of talk about national security issues. huckabee spent a lot of time talking about the assault on religious freedoms in this country. mike huckabee and rick santorum is part of a new video that was released across the nation today, urging them with the supreme court arguments on gay marriage this week to really focus in on the fight to preserve faith and families. there was a blog post last week calling for the gop to grow a spine when it came to preserving religious freedoms. >> do you believe that the republican party has been falling down on the issue of defending religious freedom? >> i absolutely believe. a lot of people don't want to go there. i don't understand this. the very foundation of freedom itself the foundation of all the very basic rights start with religious freedom. >> earlier this week "the new york times" had an article highlighting the fact that senator cruz was at a fundraising event for israel that was hosted by two gay businessmen

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mike pengs is one of the most conservative governors in the country and even he ultimately decided he had to cave on this issue. it is a big political defeat for christianht. >> thanks appreciate your time. >> thank you for having me. >> we go back to the historic and tentative deal on iran's nuclear program. the framework we have? >> three months are going to be so crucial in finalizing that deal and meeting the deadline at the end of june. between now and june 30th multiple disputes must be resoxd. let's starts with the first one, iran sanctions namely when do the united states european nation and united nations lift them? lifting iran sanctions is a key agreement in exchange for a nuclear deal but there is disagreement among the negotiating parties as far as the time line. iran wants sanctions lifted immediately and united states want to lift them gradually and u.s. wants iran to commit to the deal before it provides sanctions relief. number two here enforcing the deal. how will the united states and allies ensure iran doesn't cheat on this deal? here's what president obama had to say about that. >> if iran cheets the world will know it. if we see so

christians fire up. anything that he thinks fires up that group he'll go for especially when there's so much competition to be the social conservative candidate. mikeott walker appeals to religious conservatives, a lot of competition for those votes, but there's going to be pressure in the other direction. so far every single major republican president call candidate has asked and largely sided with indiana. no one wants to get on the wrong side of social conservatives on this, but you will see a difference in emphasis and i think that's really where candidates might distinguish themselves. you're seeing jeb bush at least privately to donors, according to the "new york times," shift his tone on this saying it's good that they are adding clarifications that say this isn't about discrimination. how far candidates are willing to go in that direction might be interesting. >> benji sarlin and mike grim of "the huffington post." >> the kenyan government is now circulating this wanted poster asking for the public's help in finding the many that describe as mastermind of the attack. meanwhile, still an active hostage situation. new pictures of tanks outsid

mike huckabee would be good ones. and come up they have belief systems. and i know there are a lot of people globally, christiansre getting persecuted all of the world, more and more. and there is literally only 14% that say they do not believe in god. but yet we have had prayer taken out of the school years ago by one woman. there is all this stuff about gay marriage, but it says in the bible it is an abomination. and aborting babies that are full-fledged babies. i just, you know, i have a lot of respect for jay sekulow and conservative women of america and groups that are trying to fight this. host: thank you for weighing in. out of "the washington times," "rnc touts record. 11 lindo are hot -- "rnc touts record $11 million haul." grants previous -- reince priebus said it was the biggest ever. ted cruz raised for million dollars. here's a little bit of marco rubio in miami. [video clip] marco rubio: yesterday is over. [cheer and applause] we are never going back. we americans are proud of our history but our country has always been about the future. now is the opportunity to offer the greatest chapter in the a

and what you see in mike huckabee's comments is an indication of kind of the magnet magnetic pull the pressure that republicans face. about half their base are evangelical christiansurch attenders. and many of those are unhappy with what's happening. the problem they've got is that the underlying current of public opinion and overall society is moving in the other direction. and what we have seen over the past week not only from mike pence but many of the 2016 contenders is how difficult it is to straddle that widening divide. and this is going to be a real challenge for them in 2016. they've got a lot to look forward to on the economy to argue about on foreign policy. but on these cultural issues a very difficult road i think, ahead, squaring the preferences of their base with the direction of the overall country. >> all right. everybody, thank you so much on that. i know we're not done with this topic. it will be back. thank you. >>> all right. still ahead, the defense in the boston bombing trial rests after a day-and-a-half. now the real work begins trying to save dzhokhar tsarnaev's life perhaps. or are seeds being planted of reasonable doubt. we'll talk about