us. in a statement, the attorney general�*s office said it would proceed with the execution on thursday. ker who voted for the use of nitrogen gas rejects the un's criticism. i don't know about degrading. i don't know about inhumane. i think we're improving. but this one's suffocation. yeah, i know. and i don't remember exactly how the victim died, but i think it may be even better than what the process was that he did to the victim. i don't know that. and i don't know that's a good way to die. is that what it's about for you, though, is it? that sounds like retribution. no, i don't think so. capital punishment in america has been in steady decline for years now. but on alabama's death row, they fear this execution could create a lethal new turning point. tom bateman, bbc news, atmore, alabama. people in eastern parts of germany have been treated to a dazzling view — as an asteroid blazed across the night sky. in a rare event the impact was predicted by astronomers — just three hours before its arrival. that meant a researcher was able to capture these images. we have the business news co

us. in a statement, the attorney general�*s office said it would proceed with the execution on thursday. awmaker who voted for the use of nitrogen gas rejects the un's criticism. i don't know about degrading. i don't know about inhumane. i think we're improving. but this one's suffocation. yeah, i know. and i don't remember exactly how the victim died, but i think it may be even better than what the process was that he did to the victim. i don't know that. and i don't know that's a good way to die. is that what it's about for you, though, is it? that sounds like retribution. no, i don't think so. capital punishment in america has been in steady decline for years now. but on alabama's death row, they fear this execution could create a lethal new turning point. tom bateman, bbc news, atmore, alabama. let's speak to drjoel zivot. he is an associate professor of the department of anaesthesiology at emory university in the us. thank you very much for being with us, could you just pick up on the last point that tom was making there in his report, that actually the death sentencing in america is

us. yeah, you can't. .. the attorney general�*s office said it would proceed with the execution this thursday.'t know about degrading. i don't know about inhumane. i think we're improving. but this one's suffocation. yeah, i know. and i don't remember exactly how the victim died, but i think it may be even better than what the process was that he did to the victim. capital punishment rates in america are falling, but on alabama's death row, they fear this execution could create a lethal new turning point. tom bateman, bbc news, atmore, alabama. former england rugby captain, and record points scorer, 0wen farrell willjoin the french club racing 92 — in a move that makes him ineligible to play for his country. patrick gearey has the story. 0wen farrell is as close to a guarantee as rugby offers. farrell with two off the tee. england's all—time leading points scorer, at the heart of england's teams far more than a decade, but now he'll be playing in france. the parisien club racing 92 this evening announced he's to move to them from the english club saracens in the summer on a two—year deal. farr

us. yeah, you can't. .. the attorney general�*s office said it would proceed with the execution this thursday. i don't know about degrading. i don't know about inhumane. i think we're improving. but this one's suffocation. yeah, i know. and i don't remember exactly how the victim died, but i think it may be even better than what the process was that he did to the victim. capital punishment rates in america are falling, but on alabama's death row, they fear this execution could create a lethal new turning point. tom bateman, bbc news, atmore, alabama. in breaking news, from the us, police saying seven people were found shot to dead inside to homes in the chicago suburb of juliet illinois and a man who knew the victims was being stopped by investigators as a suspect in the killings. that coming from police in the us, according to rogers news agencies. police say no immediate information on a possible motive for the shootings has become available but said the victims were believed to be members of the same family. you can find more on that story on our website, bbc news, as well as our top story

us. yeah, you can't. .. the attorney general�*s office said it would proceed with the execution this thursday.i think it may be even better than what the process was that he did to the victim. capital punishment rates in america are falling, but on alabama's death row, they fear this execution could create a lethal new turning point. tom bateman, bbc news, atmore, alabama. let's turn to some important news around the world: the us supreme court is allowing federal agents to remove razor wire that texas installed at its border with mexico to deter migrants. on, monday the justices voted 5—4 to vacate an appeals court ruling that had allowed the wire in eagle pass to stay in place amid a legal battle. the us government argued the wire illegally stopped them from managing the border. us vice—president kamala harris on monday started a national tour in support of reproductive rights. she spoke in wisconsin on the 51st anniversary of the roe v wade supreme court decision that legalised abortion nationwide — and which the court overturned in 2022. presidentjoe biden also convened a taskforce on repr

the new hampshire attorney general�*s office has said thousands of phone calls claiming to be from usg a ai—generated voice. on the call, the president allegedly told voters to skip the recent primary elections in the state. republicans have been trying to push voters to participate in the primary. what a bunch of malarkey! the president has said there are risks with deep fakes and fake images and misinformation can be exacerbated by emerging technologies and that is why this president has directed the department of commerce, through the ai safety institute, at nist to help deliver clear content. japanese space agency officials are scrambling to understand how its robot successfully landed on the moon but now cannot generate electricity through its solar cells. the robot is currently relying on batteries to communicate with the agency. last week, we brought you some of the highlights from the consumer electronics show here in las vegas, but we couldn't fit it all into one programme, so we have more from those tech—laden aisles — including some of the latest innovation hoping to monito

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us. the attorney general's office said it would proceed with the execution this thursday. while one lawmaker in favor of the new method rejects the u.n.'sm. >> i don't know about degrading or inhumane. i think we are improving. >> but this one is suffocation. >> yes, but i don't remember exactly how the victim died but i think it may be even better than what the process was that he did to the victim. i don't know that. >> is that what it is about for you? that sounds like retribution. >> no, i don't think so. >> capital punishment rates in america are falling, but on alabama's death row they fear this execution could create a lethal new turning point. bbc news, alabama. >> just before we go, just to update you on the strikes we reported earlier in the show. we have just received a joint statement from the u.s., u.k., australia, bahrain, canada and the netherlands who say they conducted strikes against eight houthi targets in yemen in response to their targets of international shipping. that statement went on to say that the intention is to degrade the houthi capability to threaten global trade and innocent mariners. you can get the late

us nbc news legal analyst catherine christian. she's a former assistant attorney in the manhattan d.a.'s office and is following all the courtroom developments involving former president donald trump. as we will begin this morning in iowa, now just four days away from the iowa caucuses. last night the two candidates hoping to cut into donald trump's large lead in that state debated each other while the former president once again refused to take the stage with them. it was a smallest stage yet in the gop primary with former governor ron desantis and former south carolina governor nikki haley facing off one-on-one at drake university. this was the fifth debate this cycle that trump has skipped. he instead held a town hall hosted by fox news where he was barely challenged on his false claims about the 2020 election, his continued support for the capitol rioters, or against the many criminal cases against him. but even as polls show that trump holds a major lead in iowa, haley and desantis spent most of the debate's early minutes attacking each other. >> every time he lies, drake university don't

. >> joining us now nbc news correspondent garrett haake and catherine christian, former assistant district attorney at the manhattan d.a.'s office garrett, what's next for trump's legal team now that the former president has pledged to appeal. >> they're in a little bit of wait and see mode on a couple of other cases that could hear a ruling in the new york civil fraud case this week or in the case that his attorneys argued here in d.c. a couple of weeks ago on presidential immunity. that's probably the one that has the most of donald trump's attention. he's been talking about it for weeks on the campaign trail and using his social media accounts arguing that a president has total immunity for any act committed while in office. he clearly believes that a favorable ruling in that case could protect him from either of the big federal investigation s into him over the next couple of weeks. there's not much left for his attorneys to do in that case than sit and wait for a decision. >> catherine, how would an appeal impact carroll's ability to get some or all of those funds? >> well, she's not going to be getting a check for 83.3 mil

used, he billed the d.a.'s office for his work on the case to take her on fancy vacations. it's complicated. but could be crucial. roman's attorney has not yet provided direct evidence of any affair. the judge overseeing the trump case did, though, set a hearing on all of this to consider the motion that willis has put forward to quash the subpoena. here to discuss all of this, legal analyst, former u.s. attorney for the middle district of georgia, michael moore. it's super complicated. but i just wonder, michael -- >> it is complicated. >> i wonder the big picture here, is the entire georgia rico case against donald trump now in peril? >> well, i'm glad to be with you. it's not in peril. this is not something that i think on its own will be detrimental or completely destructive of the case. what has happened is you have a real optics problem for the district attorney herself, which is never good for a prosecutor as she may be put in credible questions as play, and frankly, some issues may come up later if there are questions about the public funds she used to pay mr. wade, whether they were legitimately earned, that type of thin

attorney general�*s office have indicated "it is ready to go." governor ivey also said, "the legislature passed this law in 2018, and it is ourjob "to implement it. " alabama is one of 27 ustes where the death penalty is still legal. however, there are executive orders in six of those states, shown in orange, that have placed a hold on executions. that includes california and oregon. all this is data from the non—profit death penalty information centre. 0ur correspondent tom bateman was in alabama and visited the facility where the execution took place. hejoins us live. thank you so much for your time. this was sort of a hail mary and it failed.— mary and it failed. what happens _ mary and it failed. what happens next? - mary and it failed. what happens next? the - mary and it failed. what - happens next? the execution will now take place because we are well within the timeframe that the alabama correctional facility had given for the execution to take place. they basically had a 12—hour window from 6pm local time to 6am in the morning. things were delayed while they waited for that supreme court decision, so that supreme court decision, so that has happened in the last h