>> reporter: this week the governor reportedly met with the victim paul howell's family.ter telling our affiliate koco, "we felt heard and the governor is taking this matter seriously." julius' mother madeline and supporters also trying to meet with the governor yesterday. >> it's very imperative that we meet with the governor. obviously time is of the essence and we would like to meet with the governor today. >> reporter: after hours of waiting outside his office, leaving without speaking with him. the public outpouring and renewed scrutiny in the case helped by the involvement of celebrities like actress viola davis, nba star steph curry, and kim kardashian. >> kim kardashian visiting your brother. what was that like for you, and for him? >> that -- i'm not going to lie, that touched my heart. >> i felt comfortable around her. and i could see the mother in her. >> reporter: overnight, kardashian taking to instagram in a final plea to the governor and detailing the execution process. writing, "he's been on death watch alone in his prison cell, just feet away from the exe

they say there is overwhelming evidence of his guilt. >> julius jones murdered paul howell.knew his punishment for murder. he chose his outcome. >> reporter: on monday the oklahoma pardon and parole board vote the 3-1 to recommend clemency for jones. now it's up to oklahoma's governor to decide the fate of julius jones. ed lavandera, cnn, dallas. >> thank you so much. julius jones' mother, madeleine jones, is here along with jimmy lawson, his best friend of 40 years. i'll speak with them next. . they drove to safelite for a same-day repair. and with their insurance, it was no cost to them. >> woman: really? >> tech: that's service the way you need it. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ [♪] looking to repair dry, damaged hair without weighing it down? try pantene daily moisture renewal conditioner. its color-safe formula uses smart conditioners to micro-target damage helping to repair hair without weighing it down. try pantene. do you struggle with occasional nerve aches in your hands or feet? try nervivenerve relief from the world's #1 selling nerve care comp

in 1999, paul howell was murdered outside his parents edmond, oklahoma home in front of his family. his suv was stolen and a witness reported seeing a black man with a red bandanna with one to two inches of her should the father of two. three days later, julius jones was arrested, his family says eyewitness descriptions did not match jones who, at the time qaeda, had a shaved head and was home at the time of the murder. wednesday, his mother, surrounded by supporters, pleaded for his release. >> the truth will set you free. we are talking about justice. justice for all of us. >> reporter: the family of paul howell spoke to us ahead of the decision on thursday and believes that jones was responsible for the fatal shooting. >> he was an innocent man taking his kids to get ice cream and he was murdered in front of me and my sister and my aunt, for a car. >> reporter: this is the first death row clemency case governor kevin stitt has faced . >>> a number of celebrities and sports stars rallied in support of jones, many posting online, including warriors head coach, steve kerr. >>> still

. >> reporter: julsiu was 19 when he was arrested and later ntenced to death for the murder of paul howelli cme many believe he didn't commit. >> we thinkul jius was wronulgfly conctvied and that oklahoma is at risk of executing iannnocent n.ma r>>eporter:he t case for years the subject of teinnse debate. >> commutitaon is recoenmmded. >> repteorr: the oklahoma pardon dan pareol brdoa voted twice to coutmme juusli' sentence to life in prison with the possibility of parole. >> put simply, i have doubts about this case. i cannot ignore those doubts, especially when the sketas are life and death. >> living forhe t last 36ay ds deathat wch has been physical dan pchsyological torture and rror. >> reporr:te pasrto keith joolss hathd e difficult task of miadnisterinlag st rites inside e execution chamber. >>od tay is aay d ofel cebraonti for this transition. while we continue to fight for his total freedom. >> reporter: for more than two decades, julius jones has maintained his noincence. >> i wasn't involdve in it in any way, i wasn't present, i didn't even know he had been kiedll till aftethr e

but paul howell's family telling a different story, insisting jones is the killer.ay's execution to proceed. >> i'm here to warn you, he is not innocent. what if this was your family member that was murdered. >> reporter: jones' supporters are planning another protest this morning. he is set to be executed by lethal injection at 4:00 p.m. moan that? andrew? >> andrea, thank you. >>> the women's tennis association is casting doubt on a new statement being attributed to peng shuai. she hasn't been seen since she accused a former government official of sexual assault. the head of the women's tennis association says he has a hard time believing peng wrote the restr retraction. >>> coming up, big news for people with an iphone. >>> also ahead, a new experiment at macy's. ♪ thousands of women with metastatic breast cancer are living in the moment and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for postmenopausal women or for men with hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer as the first hormonal based therapy. ibrance plus letrozole significantly delayed disease pro

the family of the victim, paul howell, this is a murder that dates back to 1999, paul howell's familye that julius jones is the one guilty of murdering paul howell. they understand that the governor's decision was very active and that they take comfort in the fact that they believe the governor's announcement yesterday affirms the fact that julius jones is guilty. john. . >> we will hear from julius jones's family later in the broa broadcast. thank you very much. >>> he once called donald trump reprehensible and now an idiot. but now one senate candidate is changing his tune. why. >> dwyane wade out with a new memoir afterlife after basketball. what he shared with us ahead. it's the black friday sale. get 30 to 50% off everything. ♪ ♪ this is how w we shine... at zales. the diamond store. it's m my 4:05 the-show-must-go-on migraine medicine. it's ubrelvy. for anytime, anywhere migraine strikes, without worrying if it's too late, or where i am. one dose can quickly stop my migraine in its tracks within two hours. unlike older medicines, ubrelvy is a pill that directly blocks cgrp prote

they say there is overwhelming evidence of his guilt. >> julius jones murdered paul howell, a totallyim. jones chose his outcome. >> on monday, oklahoma pardon and parole board voted 3-1 to recommend clemency for jones. now, it's up to oklahoma's governor to decide the fate of julius jones. ed lavandera, cnn dallas. >>> ed lavandera, thank you so much for that. julius jones' mother, madelyn jones, is here along with jimmy lawson, his best friend of 40 years. i will speak with them, next. she took new mucinex instasoothe sore throat lozenges. show your sore throat who's boss. new mucinex instasoothe. works in seconds, lasts for hours. have you ever sat here and wondered: "couldn't i do this from home?" with letsgetchecked, you can. it's virtual care with home health testing and more. all from the comfort of... here. letsgetchecked. care can be this good. dog barks you're right bunker, the medicare enrollment deadline is almost here. if you're on medicare and you want to explore your options, the deadline to enroll is december 7th. so, you should act now. were do i find the right medica

high school friend christopher jordan followed the howell family car jacked them and then shot paul howell dead. but jones and his family have maintained his innocence saying he was home with them the night of howell's murder, eating dinner and playing games and that the jury was never presented his alibi a trial jones's sister antoinette jones spoke to news nation's ashley banfield. >> it's been proven. aj says and there's so much reasonable doubt that is evidence is playing away from farther. but paul howell sister megan toby, who was an eyewitness to her brother's killing pointed the finger at jones. but she said the shooter had cornrows braids and a bandana which jones didn't have. he is a murderer, a liar and the associate pat a gang member. >> it just keeps going on and on and he will do this again. jones is once friend and co-defendant christopher jordan testified against him even while he more closely match toby's description of the shooter. jones has long said he was framed by jordan and that jordan is the actual killer and a man who served time with jordan claims jordan admitted

we've heard from the daughter of paul howell a short while ago.n but they take comfort in that this decision from the governor has affirmed the guilt of julius jones. they do not want to see him released or get a new trial in any way. the real question now becomes what does julius jones' supporters do in the months ahead. is there a way of getting him a new trial as they'd like to see. >> ed lavandera, thank you for that reporting. >>> now to this disturbing story. the international tennis federation says it has been in contact with the chinese tennis association to get more information about the whereabouts of chinese tennis star peng shuai. peng has not been seen publicly in two weeks. after she allegedly on -- sorry, she alleged on social media that a former vice premier of china had sexually assaulted her. an e-mail released by chinese media claims peng allegedly wrote the allegation of sexual assault is not true. i'm not missing. nor am i unsafe. the head of the women's tennis association doubts that peng in fact wrote that e-mail. >> u.s. te

that there's overwhelming evidence that julius jones was the man responsible for the murder of paul howelle's overwhelming evidence and this whole experience has retraumatized the family throughout the entire process, but the breaking news this afternoon is that jewelus jones' life has been spared. >> okay. ed lavin $, with this breaking news. thank you. >>> now to the nation's second most senior military general issue warning. china could now launch a surprise attack on the u.s. the vice chairman of the chiefs of staff revealed new information about a hypersonic missile test that china did last summer. the missile traveled all around the world at five times the speed of sound. after that it dropped a glide vehicle that made it back to china. when asked if it hit its intended target he said close enough. this raises a whole host of concerns since these type of missiles are hard to detect. i want to bring in retired admiral william mccraven, the former commander of u.s. special operations command who oversaw the raid that killed osama bin laden and he's also out with a new book that we will

that he did not kill paul howell.work to try to get him repreefd and a new trial. it is still very much in the air right now as they figure out the next steps. >> let's dig deeper with cnn's political commentator van jones. julius jones has been spared execution but what do you make of the governor's condition that jones will never be able to pursue commutation, pardon, or parole? >> wolf, first i want to echo the mother and the attorneys. we're grateful. this is an innocent man. the killer has confessed that he did it, that this is not the guy that did it. you had multiple opportunities. there is a reason that the board in that state said let him go. this governor was able to be persuaded to at least keep him alive long enough for us to continue to fight. the story that has not been told is how did we get this victory today? people came together in a way that you very rarely see. you had left wing activists, conservatives, celebrities, so many people coming forward because this case is a glaring example of what is wr

paul howell. >> there were many problems exposed during and after the trial including a report from ane of the jurors said, well -- got back, shoot him, burr him under the jail. it didn't matter what happened. this was a black man on trial for murder. he did it. >> jones' case got national attention. both in the press as well as in grass roots organizing, film making, the details about the issues also got more and more scrutiny. kim kardashian west tweeted to her over 70 million followers today after having previously advocated for jones saying thank you to governor stitt and everyone who used their voice to save his life. supporters of jones breaking into song today with amazing grace. ♪ i once was lost but now i'm found ♪♪ >> we have been covering this case repeatedly on the beat with a range of reporting and experts. we have a very special guest now for the first time. that is julius jones' sister, antoinette jones. i know this has been a very difficult time and day for you and your family. thank you for joining us. how are you doing? >> i'm doing pretty good. i'm doing a lot bette

from lethal injection, he always maintained his innocence in the 1999 carjacking that ended with paul howell being gunned down in front of his family. >> i was not involved in the planning of this robbery i was not involved in this robbery >> reporter: convincing a pardon and parol board to grant him clemency, jones legal team whose friend testified against him, christopher jordan, was likely the real killer and the man who planted the murder weapon inside jones' home which jordan denies. >> people could see very clearly that the trial was a sham, and that this is not what they want justice to look like in america and julius himself is a compelling character, a promising young man who was arrested at 19 years old. >> reporter: amid walkouts and rallies, celebrities, athletes and politicians showed their support along with seven million who signed a petition to prevent jones' execution. but it is not only the prosecution who says there is overwhelming evidence jones is guilty so does the victim's family. >> i am here to warn you. he is not innocent would you have this man over to your house w

he's been on death row nearly 20 years for the 1999 murder of paul howell during a carjacking. the case gained national attention after an abc news documentary shed doubt on jones guilt. jones has maintained his innocence earlier this month. the oklahoma parole board recommended that his sentence be changed to life in prison. >> day 3 of jury deliberations in the kyle rittenhouse murder trial in wisconsin ended today with no verdict. well, the jury had nothing to say today the judge overseeing the trial certainly did. he banned msnbc from the courthouse for the remainder of the trial. he said a producer from the network and followed the jury bus that left the courthouse last night calling it a an extremely serious matter. yesterday the defense asked for a mistrial which the judge has not yet ruled on. meantime ahead of the verdict. 5 kenosha schools moved to virtual learning because of increased demonstrations surrounding the courthouse in georgia today defense attorneys for the 3 men accused of killing ahmaud arbery rested after calling a total of 7 witnesses. the people who t

. >> reporter: jones was a college student in 1999 when he was charged with murdering paul howell duringarjacking outside of oklahoma city. investigators finding a gun wrapped in a red bandanna in jones' house after they interviewed two other suspects. he was convicted and sentenced to death in 2002. for more than 20 years, jones and his lawyers have maintained his innocence, claiming he was framed. david, under the governor's decision, jones is not eligible for parole, nor can he seek any other commutations. despite that, his sister told me their fight for his freedom is not over. david? >> marcus moore live from oklahoma for us. marcus, thank you. >>> we reported last night here on the expected news and tonight, the headline here in new york city. the exoneration of two men convicted more than 50 years ago in the assassination of malcolm x. the manhattan district attorney, cyrus vance, requested the move after a netflix docuseries and a lengthy investigation uncovered new evidence. the d.a. today apologizing. muhammad aziz, who was exonerated, was in court today, and kalil islam both s

jones has been on death row for nearly 20 years for the 1999 murder of paul howell. a carjacking. the case gained national attention after an abc news documentary. shed doubt on jones's kill jones has maintained his innocence. and earlier this month, the oklahoma parole board recommended that his sentence be commuted and changed to life in prison. all right. weather time now as we take a live look outside san francisco's embarcadero as we make our way through the twilight hours on this thursday. bit of a dreary day in the bay is weak. get ready for a storm making its way through. you can see some of those clouds off in the now, very close in proximity making his way across the studious. >> thank you first. all you know, we've got a really neat event happening tonight. so it's too bad we got the clouds out there. the lunar eclipse taking place tonight. that's right. that's going to be longest one. >> in 600 years. so we get a couple of glimpses between the clouds, the libyan for need side up there as we're going to see the moon rise up over the bay area. but you got t

julius jones was sentenced to death for the murder of paul howell, during a car—jacking in 1999. maintained his innocence. his case has attracted high—profile support, including from reality star, kim kardashian west. the murder victim's family said they recognised the governor had a difficult decision to make, but said they took comfort that it affirmed the guilt ofjuliusjones. 0klahoma state representative forrest bennett welcomed the governor's decision. victory for the people of oklahoma is that the system works the way it should. to those who disagree, julius is not free tonight. but he is also going to go to sleep tonight and wake up tomorrow morning and i think that is pretty great. kelli masters is an attorney and advocate forjulius jones. shejoins me now from oklahoma city. i understand thatjulius asked you to speak at his clemency hearing. what is your reaction to this, and have you spoken to him since? i to this, and have you spoken to him since?— him since? i spoke to julius in the hours _ him since? i spoke to julius in the hours leading _ him since? i spoke to juliu

. >> reporter: jones has maintained his innocence in the 1999 murder of businessman paul howell during a carjacking. jones was 19 at the time of his arrest. now 41, he got the opportunity to plead his case one more time to the state's pardon and parole board earlier this month. >> i nom the person responsible for taking mr. howl's life. >> reporter: ultimately, the board recommended his sentence be commuted to life in prison with the possibility of parole. >> it is inhumane that my brother is on death row. >> reporter: antoinette jones visited her brother in prison wednesday for what would have been the last time. >> my brother is not a person that would take a life. he would protect it. >> reporter: but rachel howell believes thexecution wod have meantstice or hnn taking his kids to get ice c my aunt, and he was murdered in front of me and my sister and my aunt all for a car. and he never got a say in this. >> reporter: jones' attorney says this isn't everything they wanted but they are grateful the governor prevented an irreparable mistake. on the other side of it, the howell family

and on the night of july 28th 1999, paul howell pulled into his parents house with his daughters and his sister and was murdered. while stepping out of the suburban. the goal was to take her. but instead, 20 years later, the man who was found guilty for his murder and deny parole, julius jones was expected to be executed. this is the state of mississippi, carried out the 1st execution in 9 years of a man who showed his wife and sexually assaulted his step daughter. we will bring you both stories as well as the public reaction. and a 3rd, a separate sample is collected from mars, making scientists even more convinced we are not alone. and we are going to give you the 360 view of these issues, as well as the latest from the call written house case. and the events on the ground and can show on today's news is used right here on our t america. ah, thanks for joining us. you know, the judge and the call written house homicide trial has band and i should be see from the courtroom. and any further court proceedings after one of the networks producers allegedly follow the jury van wednesday

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jones has been on death row for 20 years after being convicted of murder in the death of paul howell in 1999. the family releasing a statement saying, quote, we know the governor had a difficult decision to make. we take comfort that his decision affirmed the guilt of julius jones and he shall not be eligible for the remainder of his life. todd: the justice department stepping into refund the police, $139 million grant program, with 130 agencies to hire 1000 cops. they face officer shortages, surging crime. in 22 american cities, a 4% spike in 2021 compared to last year. 17 after the hour, happening right now kevin mccarthy speaking on the house floor railing against president biden have social spending. >> the white house is the cbo is wrong that the far left package at $400 billion to the deficit. congressman fred keller stepped out of the house chamber and is waving at us, coming up with us next. big story ahead. or make me feel like i'm not really "there." talk to your doctor, and call 844-234-2424. these folks don't have time to go to the post office they use stamps.com all the

joining me, clayton how and austen green hostile, nephews of paul howell. good morning to you all.h what happened in 1999. you were a little girl back then and you witnessed and you witnessed your father's murder. >> yes i did. i was 9 years old at the time and we were on our way going to school, about the start. and then we got ice cream on the way home, and my dad and we pulled into the driveway and i signed african-american man walking to the car and shot my dad in the head. >> you are 9 years old at the time but your aunt was there and was an adult, both of your confident the man who killed your father was julius jones. >> he is. the overwhelming evidence against julius jones has proven his guilt in this crime and we are confident it is him. >> julius jones talking to the parole board, he says he is innocent, listen. >> i'm not responsible, i was not involved, and i did not know about that until afterward. >> now the parole board voted a recommendation change from a death sentence, life in prison with parole. they say they have doubts about the evidence in this case. what is yo

the family of paul howell also testified in front of the parole board, adamant that jones is a guilty everyone in his life and in this situation, including you, the board members here today >> reporter: but the support for jones has yet to waver high school students staged a walkout wednesday, making their way to the oklahoma state c capitol, as the hours continue to count down. >> we want our governor to know, the world is watching, the world is watching, but also the future is watching. [ applause ] >> reporter: the state patrol board has recommended that jones be removed from death row, given questions about the facts and testimony in the case. his family was never called to the stand to vouch for his alibi, and jones claims he was set up by a high school acquaintance who planted the murder weapon in his home. that person was sent tensed to life for his role in the crime but released early as part of a plea agreement to testify against jones. the governor is reportedly praying about this decision. shep >> updates tomorrow. valerie, thank you >>> 41 months in prison. that's the sent

jones has spent the last 20 years on death row for the 1999 murder of paul howell.d his innocence and was the subject of an abc documentary that spotlighted his case. questions have been raised about his inexperienced defense team, racial bias and prosecutorial misconduct. >> the country is watching. our kids are watching. we have an opportunity to show them love, decency, life is important. jobina: steph curry called jones last month in prison and spoke for about five minutes, talking about basketball and potentially meeting up if jones is ever released from custody. other celebrities like kim kardashian and kerry washington have put their support behind jones. in while, the victim says they believe jones is guilty. the victim's daughter says efforts to commute jones has reviewed some eyes to her entire family. -- re-victimized her entire family. reggie: a surprise in the ahmaud arbery death trial. one of the defendants charged with killing the jogger took the witness stand in his own defense. this is 35 euros travis mcmichael, he gave jurors his take on what happe

jones was on death row for nearly 20 years in connection to the 1999 murder of paul howell.wns quarterback baker mayfield have maintained he was wrongly convicted. jones' attorney says that they are, quote, grateful the governor has prevented an irreparable mistake. >>> also in our national lead, two men convicted in the 1965 assassination of malcolm x are exonerated today. after nearly a half century and recent two-year investigation by the manhattan da. for decades muhammed aziz and kalil islam insisted they were innocent and the man who confessed to killing the civil rights icon told authorities at the time aziz and islam were not involved. still, all three men were sentenced to life in prison. the new york's da's office re-examined the case after a netflix documentary series called "who killed malcolm x" began to raise more questions than answers. and what investigators found was that both the fbi and nypd withheld information that could have cleared the two men during their trial. kalil islam died in 2009. muhammed aziz is now 83 years old. i'm pamela brown in for jake

. >> of paul howell who was shot in a carjacking is howell pulled into his parents driveway with hiss. jones his attorneys and advocates say new evidence proves that he is innocent and was away from the crime scene at the time. the case also has the attention of warriors head coach steve kerr. >> and here we are literally hours away from an innocent man being executed. and so i wanted to put this video out please share please join me in the fight to save an innocent man's life to it for julius to him for his family. do it for our country this. this cannot happen in a civilized nation and we have keep this from happening. >> more than 6 and a half million people have signed a justice for julius petition against jones is execution. >> deliberations have wrapped up for the day in the kyle rittenhouse trial this afternoon. the judge cleared out the courtroom to allow jurors to replay video evidence from this case. but outside the kenosha courthouse. tensions were boiling. 2 people were arrested after a fight broke out among some of the protesters. well, earlier in the day, a man who show

jones convicted of killing businessman paul howell was facing death by lethal injection. by the real killer who was an acquaintance at the time. thanks to a story receiving national attention and two parol board recommendations, the governor granted him clemency. his sister talked to us about it last night. >> my parents were elated. my mom, she yelled, thank you jesus. you know? alleluia. i felt the same way, but i also understand we still have a fight on our hands. >> jones now faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. >>> this morning a huge victory for president biden and house democrats. the house passing that massive spending bill with hundreds of billions of dollars for free pre-k, clean energy, child tax credits. california congresswoman jackie speier is standing by and is going to talk to us about what it means for families and how different it could look after it gets to the senate. >>> first, though, something else big on capitol hill this morning. the u.s. capitol christmas free. it arrived at the capitol's west lawn. this is a live look at the t

jones has been on death row nearly 20 years for the 1999 murder of paul howell.ommended the governor commute his sentence. >>> the popular rapper young dog was killed in a drive by shooting wednesday. reports say the 36-year-old was buying cookies at a bakery when someone drove up and shot him. police so far have no suspects or motive for that killing. >>> the longest partial lunar eclipse in almost 600 years, yes, 600 years happens tonight and early friday across the entire country. the total cycle will last about three hours 28 minutes. and unlike a solar eclipse, you will not need special glasses to view it. it starts a little after 2:00 a.m. eastern friday morning, just in time for our alarm clocks. >> exactly. >>> america's drug epidemic deadlier than it has ever been. new federal data shows 100,000 people died of overdoses in one year. experts tell cnn the pandemic explosion in opioid use are the main culprits. officials are hoping new strategies could make next year less deadly. dr. sanjay gupta has more. >> laura and christine, this has been an issue long

. >> what do you want to say to paul howell's family? >> i love them.up their eyes and see the truth. at this point, i hope they heal first and i hope they find healing. i never had any ill will towards them. i don't wish them ill will. i pray for them constantly. >> you seem to almost always be worried only about your mother. what do you want to say to your mom? >> i'm blessed that i was able to come into this world through you, to be raised by you and my father. to have the brother and sister i have. i don't really have the words. i wish i was there to protect them, comfort them, lift them up, but hopefully, if i'm not here, they'll remember, you know what i'm saying, i'm sorry i was a bad kid. i'm sorry i made mistakes. but you know, i'm not a killer. i'm not a murderer. >> all right, mara joins me now, and my dear friend, mara, this is hard. did mr. jones' mom get to see him today? >> yeah, joy. this is one of the most heartbreaking stories that i have ever covered. i just watched your segment with nikole hannah-jones and talking about the history o

jones had been on death row for nearly 20 years for the 1999 murder of paul howell during a carjackingtional attention after an abc news documentary shed doubt on jones's guilt. jones has maintained his innocence. and earlier this month, the oklahoma parole board recommended to commute his sentence to life in prison. we're also on verdict. watch is day 3 of jury deliberations are underway in the kyle rittenhouse murder trial in wisconsin earlier this morning, the judge throughout msnbc out of the courtroom for the remainder of the trial. that was after kenosha. police say someone claiming to be a producer for the cable news channel appear to be following the bus that was transporting jurors away from the courthouse. in a statement parent company. nbc is saying that the man was a freelancer and was not following the jurors rittenhouse is accused of shooting 3 men, 2 of them fatally during protests last year. the defense has asked for a mistrial which the judge has not ruled on yet. we'll keep you updated on a verdict. there. also in georgia today, defense attorneys for the 3 men accused

the case dates back to 1999 jones was convicted of shooting and killing businessman paul howell in his driveway in front of house 2 daughters after they returned home from an ice cream date. how sister the lone adult eyewitness to the murder. she testified it was jones who pulled the trigger. if he gets that. >> he is an innocent. isn't a good person. he is a murderer a liar at the associate a gang member. it just keeps going on and on. and he will do this again. prosecutors say the evidence against him is overwhelming. >> investigators found the murder weapon wrapped in a bandana with jones dna in the attic space above his bedroom. but critics of the jones didn't receive a fair trial arguing one juror showed racial prejudice that jones didn't match the suspect description and that a co-defendant who spent 15 years in prison for the crime admitted to framing jones for decades. jones has maintained his innocence and that he was framed the jones family considering today, a victory but say they won't stop here. there is a voice. >> thank you, god life for a life. >> again. that was markie

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julius jones, a death row inmate who was convicted of murdering 45-year-old father and businessman paul howellrerequisite to potential clemency. now the case goes to the governor for a final decision. but jones lawyers have argued he did not get a fair trial. we reported on this because there's a lot to it. a juror in the trial revealed another juror allegedly used a racist slur to describe jones, and there were other problems with the case. jones maintaining his innocence since he's been in prison. >> i am here today before to tell you i made many mistakes in my youth, but i did not kill mr. howell. >> all of this comes on the heels of oklahoma's first execution in six years where there were allegations of another botching even though the pause was designed to avoid this. in that case the inmate convulsed over 20 times and vomited over what looks like a botched execution. oklahoma has had problems with the executions as well as securing whether or not there's a fair trial. we brought you mr. jones' case because of the questions surrounding it, and we will stay on the story and see what the go

. >> jones has been on death row for almost 20 years after you sentence for the 1999 murder of paul howellarjacking as he pulled into his parents driveway with his adult sister and 2 daughters, jones's attorneys and advocates say new evidence proves that he's innocent and was never at the scene of the crime. the case also has the attention of celebrities such as kim kardashian and warriors head coach steve kerr. >> and here we are literally hours away from an innocent man being executed. and so i wanted to put this video out please please join in the fight to save an innocent man's life to it for julius to him for his family doing for our country this. this cannot happen in a civilized nation and we have keep this from happening. >> more than 6 million people have signed a justice for julie's petition against the execution. >> now to the 4 zone forecast as we take that beautiful live look at the golden gate bridge and we're going to check in with lawrence karnow and see what's going on with the weather. yeah. guys. a very interesting night ahead tonight, we've seen a few high clouds drifti

paul howell during a carjacking. was framed by a co defendant who testified against him. the mayor of berkeley held a virtual state of the city address. the roundtable discussed a number of issues, including the city's response to the covid pandemic efforts to reimagine public safety and, of course, the city's affordable housing crisis. ktvu salix savage reports. i want to not only meet the 9000 unit target but exceed that target. mayor jesse and higgins said his plan will focus on using city land to build affordable housing complexes. building multistory developments at both the north berkeley and ashby, bart station, parking lots and reducing regulations to streamline approvals and one of the biggest challenges we face in building housing. quick enough is that amount of time it takes to build housing who are entitlement process, and earlier this year, berkeley ended its single family zoning policy, clearing the way for more multi unit buildings across the city. the mayor does expect pushback, though, from some neig

. >> convicted of killing businessman paul howell in front of his family.ard to grant him clemency. his friend who testified before him was likely the real killer and the man who planted the murder weapon inside jones' home which jordan denies, a claim the prosecution and the victim's family never believed. >> i am here to warn you, he is not innocent would you have this man over to your house with your family around your children >> reporter: with his case becoming a documentary -- >> never thought anything like that would have happened >> reporter: walk outs and rallies were amplified by a long list of celebrities who joined 7 million signing a petition to prevent jones's execution. kim kardashian writing i'm so grateful to everyone who used their voice and helped save julius's life. people could see very clearly that the trial was a sham. and that this is not what they want justice to look like in america. >> reporter: this morning, one man's life saved, in part because of the actions of so many others. >> jones' family says they have mixed emotions whil

is he scheduled to be executed today for the 1999 shooting death for paul howell who was murdered duringfuriating the family. the governor has not said if he will accept the recommendation. well, another democrat bites the dust. north carolina democrat congressman g.k. butterfield is expected to retire making him the 15th house dem to leave his post. this follows the retirement announcement fellow democrat house members david pryce and jackie speier 2022 election cycle arranged the corner. a republican super pac is warning quote house democrats retirement crisis quickly becoming a five alarm fire. five alarm fire, guys. those are your headlines 15 house democrats one more than 14. brian: a lot happening to your 01 k. steve: vaccine mandate aimed at 80 million americans. michael waltz on what may lie ahead as officials halt the enforcement of the president's vaccine ultimatum. ainsley: good to see you again. brian: that was the exact table you were at last night ♪ all-american country boy ♪ ♪ i'm spitting image of daddy and mom's pride and joy ♪ michael waltz is here to react. good mornin

he was convicted of murdering paul howl in 1999. howell'sision to make we take comfort confirms he shall not be eligible for pardon or parole for the remainder of his life. take a look at this thieves stormed a store when an armed guard went on a short break. no arrests have been made. police say they have some descriptions of the suspect's get away car. kanter takes his shot against lebron james for staying silent against china's human rights abuse, in a tweet captainer writes money over morals for the king. sad and disgusting how these athletes pretend they care about social justice. they really do shut up and dribble when big boss says. so kanter has been outspoken against uyghur muslims. pointed the finger at the nba and nike for not speaking out. called on the white house to take action. wow, how about that tweet, guys? carley: shut up and dribble. ing. pete: big boss is he talk about chairman xi in china. lawrence: they didn't want to be involved in politics but. fair for kanter to be involved to. say what he wants to, too. sorry. pete