their names were john hall and buck pettit. they evidently did not know what they were up against because they came into town and in plain view of everybody started loading up these wagons at eighth and congress. the retired into the nearest saloon, had a few beers, went to bed good when they got up the next morning, there stood all the people of boston armed with clubs-- austin armed with and guns and knives and everything else and a loaded cannon pointed at them. buck pettit said, john, you may have a letter. they have a canon. the cannon won. left without the records. in the middle of the night someone had snuck into the stables, shaved the manes and , in whattheir horses was evidently a very high insult, and these men had to write out of home on these ride out ofcks -- town on these laughingstocks of animals. then he sent two more guys. he saw this as a threat to his authority and therefore a constitutional crisis. eli chandler and thomas smith were going to take some help with them this time. they recruited a force of 15 t

jennifer pettit was raped, strangled and murdered. her two daughters, haley and mik mikhaila died of smoke inhalation. mikhaila was also a sexually assaulted. off joy and stephen resented that for the murders but their lives and live the two other men will be scared. the state supreme court ruled 4-40 that the death penalty is unconstitutional. writing for the majority justice richard palmer said the state's death penalty no longer comports with contemporary standards of decency and no longer serves any purpose. the ruling is evidence of a the death penalty. will vote only applies to connecticut, it could be cited in other states that grappling with capital punishment. for those whose lives have been torn apart the ruling rub salt in wounds that have never fully healed. dr. william pettit whose wife and daughters were murdered in that gesture home criticized the ruling in a written statement. he said the death penalty and its application is highly charged topic with profound emotional impact particularly on the victims and their loved

. >> what was it like to pencil andy pettit's name into the lineup? >> when i first saw andy getting ready for a game, in the trainer's room, i said boy this guy is afraid. did i find out it was just the opposite. great competitor. someone you trusted. >> throughout all those years to be able to see him and congratulate him the way he needed to be congratulated. >> post-season nobody you rather have on the pound than andy pettit. he can give you a chance to win the game. >> he's the first yankee to have his number retired to connected to performance-enhancing drugs. to the currents yankees. bombers trying to salvage a split of their four game series with the indians. a rough afternoon for ccsabathia. then in the third, cc puts extra mustard on this strike to johnny gomes. cc was removed from the game with a knee injury and taken to the hospital for an mri. the game was tied at 3-3 in the eighth inning when francisco hits a rocket for a solo homer, the indians hold out for a 4-3 victory. bombers are tied for first with toronto. but, right now the blue

andy pettite day at yankees stadium. >> retiring the number before the game. after the ceremony, the i can't duke is off this morning because he was up very, very late last night. indians are up in the third inning and cc is forced to leave the game with an injury. a double to left. game is tied up at 3 a piece. in the 8th inning, francisco battled a solo home run and 4-3 indians and that was the final. got to go to mets now. david wright is set to return tonight. yesterday out in denver, the mets completed a 3 game sweep. doubling to center field. 5-0 new york. the mets win 5-1. robert: giants jason paul still has a sense of humor. my bad except lost a finger lol. followed another tweet. the first time he's commented on the accident and he tweeted that the incident was not a setback and god has greater plans for him. no word on whether he's returning to the giants this year. juliet: the ball boy in oakland is due for a range. leaping. yes. that is nothing. check out the play on saturday. this is a hard hit foul ball full extension. look at that. right in the

the core four was on hand and pettit was grateful. >> i gave it everything i had, every time i was on that mound. we experienced some amazing wins, some heartbreaking losses. through it all this place has become home to me and my family. >> well, pen, andy pettitte's throwing out the first pitch to posada, of course. cc sabathia on the t mound laboring early. that is carlos santana. two runs shot, 2-0. sabathia, going to get it with the strike-out comes out hurting. right knee pain. he'll have an mri but expected to go on the dl. beltran closing the gap two score on the double. tie ball game. couldn't keep it that way. next inning, big swing, solo shot, indians take the lead, 4-3, yankees lose the game and series. the mets not only did that wake up with five game lead in the nl east but tomorrow the captain returns, david wright will be in the lineup since april 14th. first ever sweep of the rockies in denver and a rough inning for the rockies, three wild pitches. two of them you see scored runs. 3-0 the easy way. add it to it in the third. flores scores. 5-1. new york still leading i

william pettit his wife and daughters were murdered in the cheshire home invasion criticized the ruling in a statement saying the death penalty and its application is a highly charged topic with profound emotional impact particularly on the victims and their loved ones. in 2004 new york's highest court declared the death penalty unconstitutional, new jersey legislatively abolished capital punishment so with this ruling in connecticut the tristate area at affectively has no death penalty at all. that is the latest from the news room this morning. back to you. ben: seems to be the trend nationally. thank you very much. 4:47. today we will see an event that will go down in the history books at least for our lifetime. secretary of state john kerry will be there as the stars and stripes rise over restore cuba. juliet: this after decades of tension as the two countries tried to reestablish diplomatic ties. >> reporter: for the first time in half a century the american flag will fly at the new reopened u.s. embassy in havana, cuba. john kerry will be there friday for the event which comes afte

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. >>> yankees honor hor say, "posada -- jorge posada and andy pettite at their game this weekend. 3-1 on this 10 game home stand so far. final score 3-2. the yanks had two hits through seven innings, five in the game as a whole and difference of opinion with home plate umpire about the strike zone. it reached a boiling point when brian mccann at bat, the runner on second base bottom of the ninth -- the yanks still lost. >> you know, i just wanted to make sure everything was all right. and then, you know, obviously, he threw me out and then i just kind of, you know gave me my 2 cents. yankees first place lead stands at a game and a half. the mets lead in the nl east. mets have lost four of their last five. one in nine in colon's last 10 starts. >>> watch this, it not only hits the foul pole, it hits the tippy top of the foul pole which is really a fair pole. count the home runs. unlike any home run i have ever seen before. >>> round two at pga's windham championship. tiger woods fired a 61 in round one. woods trying to qualify for the fedex playoffs that open next week in new jersey. h

pettit spoke out, calling the death penalty a highly charged topic with profound emotional impact on victims and family members. the legislature of connecticut abolished the death penalty in 2012 but decided to let priest sentences stand. dr. pettit has remarried and a year and a half ago welcomed a baby. >> thank you very much. >>> now another story we have been covering. the dentist who killed cecil the lion back in the headlines. we are seeing photos of dr. walter palmer with the black bear he illegally shot and killed in wisconsin. that happened in 2006. it happened in an area that was outside of an authorized hunting zone. palmer was eventually fined $3,000 and given a year's probation. >> al has a look at the weather forecast for the weekend. >> that's right. yesterday the national oceanic and atmospheric organization saying we could see scenes like this because of record-setting rainfall. we could be looking with this trougt at record-setting mud slides and flooding because of the rainfalls coming out of el nino. will we get it? just because conditions are right doesn't mean i

getting number retired no one with does these ceremonies better than the yankees that began with pettit vowntded business his family and then out on field greeted by many of his form earl teammates including captain derek jeter and jorge pennsylvania unveiled a plaque along side many of the same player who is helped him win five world championships. >> experienced some amazing wins. some heartbreaking losses. through it all, this place is home to me an my family. hearted to believe a kid born in baton rouge, louisiana would find a second home here in new york. [applause] thank you. >> four game series in the bronx bad news for c.c. sabathia left after hurting his right knee. sent for mri. brian cashman says he's heading to the disabled list. yankees trailing 3-1 carlos beltran with a double knocks in a pair. ties game up at three. bad game for him. game up to go ahead run. and this is a first time in his career of a chance to give up a home run to a lefty up 4-3 in the eighth that is final. yankees three out of four. more bad news blue jays first place up in the yankees they won yesterd

. >> steve pettit was a fish biologist for fish and game, and spent 32 years trying to negotiate safessage for the fish at the dams. >> you don't think that there's any way -- >> i do not, especially when you enter climate change into the picture. >> reporter: when the migratory season ends, as the climate changes, the snake river, which once hosted life and death in the cycle, could soon be entirely unliveable. >> the u.s. economy grew faster than expected. and the american unemployment rate is 5.3%. but it's significantly higher than the so-called millennials. 18-34. what's in the study, ali? >> well, as you said, the young adults, the millennials, was 7 and a half percent in july. and the population percentage rate, 5.3%. so more than 2% higher. advocacy group, young invincibles, many of the jobs are in low wage sectors, and they are trying to determine the best jobs for this group of young adults. based on factors like pay, the field's projected growth. and the share of young people working in each job, and get this, the best occupation for young adults is physician assistants. it

. >> jesse and joshua entered the how many of hock pettit.surveillance video which was later shown in court, shows mrs. petit at the bank. instead after returning with the money, mrs. petit and her 11-year-old daughter were raped and 17-year-old hayley was tied to her pedestrian, before the criminals doused the house with gasoline and set it on fire. dr. petit was the only survivor. dr. petit said if any crime deserved the death penalty this is it. >> we say this is really about justice. >> in 2012, connecticut's legislature passed a law, repealing the death penalty. but made sure that law would only fly future crimes so that two of the state's most notorious murderers would be still executed. however, they are now, on death penalty, violates the accusation without cruel and unusual punish punishment. connecticut governor malloi who openly signed the repeal quickly signed it into law. >> in 50 years the only people to be put to death in connecticut were two gentlemen who volunteered for it. >> as for dr. petit hours after the ruling he issued