arkansas is trying to resume capital punishment for the first time in more than a decade. omar villafranca is in the state capital in little rock. >> reporter: don davis is on death row for the murder of jane daniel. and when his execution was stopped, the state appealed to the u.s. state supreme court. minutes before his warrant expired, the supreme court weighed in. about 15 minutes till midnight, the supreme court weighed in, denying arkansas's appeal to let the execution go through. >> we were told that he was in a waiting cell. >> reporter: late monday night, the state was still preparing for davis' scheduled execution. bobby with arkansas public media was picked to be in the room. >> we were told that the prison was fully staffed to perform an execution at any moment. >> reporter: davis was one of a group of seven men on death row whose executions have been schedule over two weeks. governor asa hutchinson wants to carry them out before the state's supply of midazolam expires at the end of the month. the drug has been associated with botched executions in four states.

arkansas has not executed anyone in more than a decade. jonathan: after a failed missile launch, north korea now says it will test missiles on a weekly basis. when asked today, president trump said the country needs to "behave." vice president mike pence echoed that message during a visit to the demilitarized sewn between north and south korea. deception, broken promises, in nuclear missile tests. north korea's deputy ambassador blames the u.s. for escalating tensions and says the road could break out at any undocumented immigrants have been arrested since inauguration day, a large increase from last year for stop of those arrests, 5,400 do not have criminal records. hyattsville is deciding whether to be essential worry city. nancy: that would mean that it refuses to get involved in federal immigration matters. michelle marsh is live with the vote that happened a short time ago. michelle: a lot of strong opinions, hyattsville voted yes on becoming a sanctuary city just over an hour ago. the rules stop the city from giving information about

supreme court is being asked to wade into a major fight over the death penalty in arkansas where the state wants to execute eight inmates by the end of the month, an unprecedented pace before one of the lethal injection drugs expires. execution schedule that was supposed to start tonight is hung up in the courts and nbc's gabe gutierrez has details for us from arkansas. >> reporter: the first two of the unprecedented executions have been blocked by the arkansas supreme court. the state wanted to put to death eight inmates over the next 11 days and the attorney general is fighting to overturn the court orders. >> these sentences will be carried out and these families of the victims will be given closure. >> reporter: among the legal challenges, lawyers for the death row inmates say the rapid schedule increases the likelihood the executions will be botched and the drugs used amount to cruel and unusual punishment. drug companies are also objecting to the use of products in the lethal injection. arkansas's bach of one of them will expire at the end of the month so say the executions are

arkansas wanted to execute eight inmates before the end of this month. as a lethal injection truck that will expire. three executions were canceled this week that the courts allow the execution of 51-year-old weddell lee to go through last night. he was sentenced to death for the 1993 murder of his neighbor. a media witness described what they saw. >> it really appear to go without any major problems. the execution began and he appeared to lose consciousness pretty quickly. >> the state of arkansas plans to execute two more inmates on monday and another on thursday. >>> some lawmakers in hawaii are expressing anger over comments made by america's top law enforcement officer. earlier this week attorney general jeff sessions told radio host he was amazed that a judge in hawaii could block resident trump's executive order halting immigration from several majority muslim countries. session says the judge was "sitting on an island a pacific". many lawmakers are reminding sessions hawaii has been a u. s. state since 1958. >>> 4:14 am bernie sanders is crisscro

a series of executions sparking fierce debate in arkansas. beginning on monday, inmates are set to be executed over the course of 11 days. but a stay has halted virtually all executions. >> reporter: the fate of seven executions in arkansas are in doubt. protesters gathered at the state capitol and governor's mansion asking for mercy, including state judge wendell griffin, seen here on a cot attempting to portray a death row inmate. in a separate decision, the arkansas supreme court granted bruce ward, the first to be executed, a stay of execution. for damien eckles, they are more than just convicted killers. >> these are people that i lived with for all 20 years. >> reporter: he spent 18 years on death row, one of the west memphis three convicted of killing three boys in 1993, described as a satanic ritual before dna released them in 2007. there has been support from big names in hollywood. >> i'm proud to be here and proud to stand in absolute solidarity. >> reporter: ace the arkansas governor tried to get these done before the execution dr

arkansas wanted to kill eight men over the course of ten days. they wanted to have already killed four of them by this time tonight. but over the course of this week, three of their four planned killings got blocked by the courts. and then last night, as the u.s. supreme court weighed in on the fate of the fourth man, at the very last minute last night, a few landmarks were reached. number one, the new justice neil gorsuch voted to kill his first man. he voted to kill and it was a deciding vote and that was his first significant vote on the united states breyer dissented again, short, sharp, and to the point. less than two pages. it's pretty remarkable stuff, very straightforward. not particularly legalistic argument. he just puts it out there. justice breyer dissenting from stay of execution. quote, arkansas set out to execute eight people, why these eight, why now? the apparent reason has nothg to do with the heinousness of their crimes or the presence of absence of mitigating behavior or mental state or need for speedy punishment. four of the

on "world news now" -- after more than a decade, arkansas's executioner goes back to work overnight. the state plans to move forward with the execution of more men before the end of the month. >> could republicans be gearing up for a battle over health care. president trump is optimistic. after the last bill stalled out what may be different this time around. >> new this half-hour, police body-cam video of an officer ambushed. >> you'll see the suspect trying to lead the officer the wrong way before turning and pulling out his weapon. what happened next? >> and, the truth is apparently still out there. the big news, we are hearing this morning, about "the x-files" and a return of america's most loved fbi agent, we'll have the complete report. filed for your review ahead in "the skinny." it is friday, april 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning to you. on this friday. start this half-hour with the breaking news, coming out of the south, specifically arkansas. the state carrying out its first execution in more than a decade. actually, ignored a l

. >>> the scheduled execution of six death row inmates in arkansas starting next week is on hold tonight. the latest move in an unprecedented plan to quickly execute the men, the urgency related to the drugs that would be used to put them into death. nbc has more on that tonight. >> reporter: this executions in arkansas, a last minute and temporary reprieve for eight death row inmates. six executions were scheduled to begin monday and be completed by the end of the month before one of the three key drugs used in lethal injections expires. the order was issued after lawyers for the condemned inmates convicted of murder raised concerns that another one of the three drugs could cause severe pain. >> we are moving forward as planned. >> reporter: the arkansas attorney general is filing an emergency appeal to overturn the decision and allow the series of six executions to begin. >> the sentences will be carried out. these families of the victims will be given closure. >> what do we want? >> mercy. >> reporter: it's been a busy week for activists including a judge. this man spent 18 years on d

now, arkansas hadn't had an execution for nearly 12 years. then the government realized that one of the drugs they use for lethal injections was set to expire april 30th. the governor scheduled four double executions in 11 days. four put on hold. one inmate was killed last week. the last man set to be executed thursday. diane, kendis, i have a feeling we will be talking abut this throughout the week. >> one of the issues the drugs they use in the execution are hard to come by. why are they in short supply? >> diane, exactly. more and more manufacturers are no longer allowing their drugs to 6 be used in the executions. many say they're afraid of pr backlash. in the 31 states where executions are legal. delays are often common due to drug shortages. this kind of rush to push executions like we are seeing in arkansas is fairly rare. if all eight executions had happened it would have been the most in such a short time period since the u.s. supreme court reinstated the death penalty in 1976. now, arkansas keeps the identity of drug suppliers a sec

arkansas's first three executions were definitely delayed because of court action. one more is in doubt because of legal rulings. lee was sentenced to death for beating deborah reese to death with a tire iron in 1993. her son was just a child when his mom was murdered. he is the embodiment of evil that should never have to exist in this world. >> reporter: but kevin young said he's a brother they didn't know. >> reporter: he maintained his innocence until h breath. the others' deaths remain unclear. >>> this morning a man with possible links to a deadly shooting on the champs-elysees turned himself in to police. police searched a home in the paris suburb also believed to be linked to yesterday's attack that left an officer dead. two others were wounded. isis says it's behind the attack. hena daniels is here with the latest. good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie. it's enforcing its security with 50,000 officers along with its elite units to ensure citizens' protection following yesterday's attack and this sunday's presidential election. they raided a home i

the double execution comes as arkansas tries to carry out a series of executions. before one of its lethal injection drugs expires. >> former president obama made his return to public life by participating at student forum at university of chicago. mr. obama had nothing to say about the trump administration, but did talk about, what he is doing these days. which include working on a book about his political career. obama dished out advice telling students to limit the photos they post online, the former president offered up some words of wisdom about marriage. >> listening tonderstand rather than listening to respond. that will save you a lot of heartache and grief. >> yeah, kendis. >> what did you say. >> the most important thing he can do is help prepare the next jen rati generation of leaders. eventually, the presidential library will be at the >> in chicago. >> highways shut down around venezuela, protests against the country's president continues. demonstrators, staged silt-ins on highways in the capital, caracas, and cities. some protests turned deadly. two

. >>> executions in arkansas are in limbo. today a federal judge could make a ruling in the state's death penalty plan. just yesterday a judge stopped the state from use pg one of the drugs it needs to do lethal injectio. next. >> reporter: a circuit court judge in arkansas has blocked executions by lethal injections from taking place there. the judge issued a temporary restraining order friday evening after the maker of a drug said it wasn't meant to be used in executions and asked the state prison system to send it back. arkansas's governor had originally scheduled eight executions over 11 days because another drug used in the execution process will expire at the end of april. a federal judge already blocked one execution earlier this month. and by friday night, that number had fallen to six after the arkansas supreme court stepped in granting bruce earl ward a temporary stay of his planned execution. the flurry of court action came after protests at the state capitol in arkansas friday. an attorney for three of the inmates

a serious legal battle going on tonight in arkansas. state supreme court has just halted the scheduled executions of two death row inmates had to be put to death tonight. state officials want to begin executing death row inmates two at a time before the end of the month. prisoner advocate groups are trying to stop them. why the rush? casey stegall explains. >> i have been living with us for a long time. >> the last 25 years of her life, she says have been agony. her mother was murdered execution style in 1990 at their home. this is the man who did it. >> he is a cruel person. he needs to be put to death. >> he admitted to the crime and was convicted and sentenced to die. he has been on death row ever since. >> it's our job to see the sentences carried out to ensure we defend the state. >> 1 of 8 inmates the state hoped to execute over the next 11 days before its supply of a controversial drug used in part for lethal injections expires at the end of the month. >> i do not believe this process is being rushed. it is time for those familie

this was supposed to be the week when arkansas he will two back-to-back double header executions. arkansas has not killed any of its prisoners in 12 years but they decided they would try to kill eight of them in a row, all in a rush. eight men, eight prisoners, two per night in four different double header executions spread across a week and a half. and the you do for that was because one of the drugs he wanted to use is getting close to its sell by date, and it will not be legal to use that drug to kill people after the drug expires at the end of this month. from a bureaucracy perspective, that makes sense. hey, got to hurry, we can't use this stuff to kill anyone after april, so let's kill everyone in april then. let's kill them all now. from the perspective of one of the people who's going to be

supreme court has denied a request by the state of arkansas to begin the executions of eight inmates scheduled toward the end of the month. with no explanation, the high court said it would not lift a stay stopping the execution of don davis. he and inmate bruce ward were granted stays monday afternoon hours before they were to be put to death. the plans drew protest in arkansas with companies that make the lethal drugs objecting to their use in executions. the state is racing to use the drugs before they pass their expiration date. after the decision arkansas attorney general leslie rutledge said she will continue to fight for justice for the victims' families. >>> in maryland a routine army training flight went terribly wrong when a black hawk helicopter crashed in flames on a golf course. one crew member was killed and the others taken to the hospital with injuries. the chopper appeared to lose control and flipped upside down and crashed. this is the second crash in the state in less than two weeks. the cause is under investigation. >>> just ahead, how president trump is fulfillin

coming up, a judge stops a series of rapid-fire executions planned in arkansas. we'll explain why a drug led the judge to put the deaths on hold. >>> we've watched basically every episode growing up, over and over again. >> he's a local doctor and a "star trek" fan and he's using inspiration from the sci-fi series to come up with a high-tech way to diagnose patients. that story ahead. ♪ sweet cinnamon-sugar on the outside, crazy on the inside. crave those crazy squares. ♪ sweet cinnamon-sugar on the outside, crazy on the inside. crave those crazy squares. >>> starti ining out with a loo outside cape may, new jersey, a beautiful shot as the sun's getting ready to come up. 6:53, the official sunrise. already we're seeing the peeks of sun. as we go through today, it will be a more of a mostly cloudy day. it will also be a bit of a breezy day. here's some forecast winds for us. coming in from the south and southwest, about 12 miles per hour in philadelphia. 16, atlantic city. and 13-mile-per-hour winds for wilmington. those are your sustained winds, the constant

critics have called arkansas the assembly line of death. we have heard from actor johnny depp, he spoke out along with damien echols, they have spent nearly two decades on death row before being proclaimed innocent >> these guys, if they're getting ready to execute, the politicians tell you are irredeemably evil and can be saved or redeemed, these are the people who showed more kindness and compassion and generosity than any of the good people that are trying to kill them ever d did. >> in a ruling the federal judge said the eighth amendment which involves cruel and unusual punishment is the reason for the injunction before what is the largest number of inmates executed in a single month '90s when it executed eight people. they did that twice. arkansas is executed 27 people since the supreme court reinstated the death penalty back in 1973. it is only one of four states that executed multiple people on the same day. texas is included in that group as well. julie: thank you. easter celebration is getting scaled back in egypt following the dea

casey stegall is in arkansas tonight. >> as staff inside arkansas' prison unit prepare for the first executions of nearly 12 years on monday, judges in local, state, and federal courts were considering stays, appealing and issuing rulings all surrounding the states unprecedented attempt to execute age convicts in 11 days. >> it is simply doing our duty. it's not a race against anything. it's been 25 years. >> 25 years since don davis was convicted of murdering jane daniel, execution style in her home. 25 years since a jury sentenced him to die for it. 25 years and his victims family still waits. >> i forgive him back when he was accused. it will be done. then he will never be able to say my mom's name ever again. >> she was minutes away from her wish last night. then came the u.s. of them courts unanimous decision to stay don davis' execution. the ruling upheld the judgment earlier in the day by the arkansas supreme court to halt not only davis' date with death but bruce ward's too. lawyers argued mental competency issues. >> the attorneys here at the attorney the general's office ha

we just found out that arkansas has appealed this morning's injunction. before the federal ruling, though, some critics were calling arkansas' plan the assembly line of death. but a 2015 poll from the university of arkansas showed more than two-thirds of residents in the state support the death penalty. couple that with the fact that a sedative the state uses in the cocktail for lethal injections was set to expire in two weeks, and governor asa hutchinson says arkansas had to act. >> it's simply doing our duty. it's not a race against anything. my goodness, it's been 25 years. it's simply that the courts have finally said it's time. the appeals are over, and so i have a responsibility as governor -- the most serious one that i can imagine -- to set these exing cushion dates. execution dates. >> reporter: but arkansas' decision to execute so many in such a short amount of time has drawn fierce criticism, and as protests have grown we've seen celebrities get involved like johnny depp. >> this there's a wrong thing t, there's a right thing to do, and the rig

. >>> the debate over capitol punishment is heating up in arkansas. beginning monday, seven inmates were set to be executve has temporarily halted all executions frustrating officials and delighting protesters, including big names in hollywood. nbc's jacob rascon has the story. >> reporter: the fate of seven executions in arkansas are in doubt this morning after a busy day for activists and attorneys. protesters gathered at the state capitol and governor's mansion asking for mercy, including wendell griffin, seen here on a cot attempting to portray a death row inmate. later the ruling to temporarily block one of the drugs used in arkansas's lethal injection halting all planned executions. arkansas's attorney general promising to file an emergency request to overturn the order. in a separate decision, the arkansas supreme court granted bruce ward, the first of seven men scheduled to be executed over 11 days, a stay of execution. for damion eckels, these are more than killers. >> these people have been in jail for more than 24 year. >> reporter: damion

. >> ninan: a federal judge blocked an 11-day spree of execution set to begin in arkansas on monday. paula reid has more. >> reporter: these eight death row inmates received an 11th hour reprieve when a federal judge blocked arkansas' unprecedented plan to execute each of them by the end of the month. arkansas governor asa hutchinson scheduled the executions to take place before the state's supply of midad lamb, one of its lethal injection drugs, expires in two weeks. >> i don't want to go back back to these victimss' family and saying we're worried about how this looks or the speed speedof this so we're not going to be able to carry out the will of the jury and the courts and the sentencing. >> reporter: the inmates filed legal challenges to want timetable and the state's use of midazz lamb, which has been used in botched executions in other states. robert dun amis the executive director of the death penalty information center. >> the use of midozlam, exposes the prisoners to painful death, and it's for that reason that the court entered a preliminary injunction stopping the executi

arkansas governor asa hutchinson scheduled the executions to take place before the state's supply of midazolam, one of its lethal injection drugs, expires in two weeks. >> i don't want to go back to these victims' family and say, "well, we're worried about how this looks or the speed of this, so we're not going to be able to carry out the will of the jury and the courts and the sentencing." >> reporter: the inmates filed legal challenges to the timetable and the state's use of midazolam, which has been used in botched executions in other states. robert dunham is the executive director of the death penalty information center. >> the use of midazolam exposes the prisoners to unnecessarily painful death, and it's for that reason that the court entered a preliminary injunction stopping the executions. >> reporter: judge christine baker has blocked the execution, saying the tight timetable could be unconstitutional. the state attorney general has vowed to appeal that decision. reena, if the courts allow arkansas to execute all of these men by the end of the month, it would be a record. no

the arkansas prison system is rushing to execute seven men in 11 days. nationally, executions have been on the decline. last year, there were 20, future since 1991, but arkansas is in a hur tow kill because its smgd about to expire. here's mark strassmann. >> reporter: if the state of arkansas has its way, all of these convicted murderers will be dead by the end of the month. defense lawyers like jeff rozensweig, appeal to a federal judge to decide whether the rush to execute constitutes cruel and unusual punishment, especially the state's planned use of a controversial drug called midazolam. it's a sedative used to put inmates to sleep before chemicals are injected to stop their hearts. rozensweig represents three of the condemned men. >> it reeks of an assembly line or a-- a-- or as one of the newspapers here called it a killing spree. >> reporter: arkansas' current supply of midazolam expires on april 30, and the drug's manufacturer wants no further parent in executions. but midazolam has been involved in botched executions in four states. in 2014, ar

. >>> to arkansas, starting next week. the state plans to execute seven inmates in 11 days. it would be an unprecedented case of capital punishment, one of the state says is necessary because the lethal drug is about to expire. nbc's gabe gutierrez with details. >> behind these walls in rural arkansas, seven men are preparing to die, all convicted of capital murder. all scheduled to be executed over an 11-day span starting monday. >> it is unprecedented that a state is trying to execute this many people in this short a period of time. >> he represents three of the inmates and calls this assembly line killing. it is a race against time, because one of the drugs used in the lethal injection will expire at the end of the month. manufacturers have been reluctant to resupply the states after he was used in a botched execution in oklahoma. it can't come enough. >> i've been promised by the state. >> he shot her mother in the back of the head during a robbery 27 years ago. >> my mom really suffered that last day. >> reporter: executions are relatively rare here in arkansas. these w

this was supposed to be the week when arkansas he will two back-to-back double header executions. arkansas has not killed any of its prisoners in 12 years but they decided they would try to kill eight of them in a row, all in a rush. eight men, eight prisoners, two per night in four different double header executions spread across a week and a half. and the you do for that was because one of the drugs he wanted to use is getting close to its sell by date, and it will not be legal to use

in arkansas in melbourne, arkansas, republican. good morning. caller: good morning. my comment on that is means illegal. if it is illegal, then it is the law. the aca, comment on about the medical care for people people. i learned recently they have penal implants for prisoners in the state and i see why they need penal implants, they're prisoners. host: did you hear this in a news report, bonnie? caller: no, no, from a surgeon the university of arkansas center. and also, they did a heart row inmateon a death to me, this is a bad waste of money. that money could be used so much more for sick children or whatever, you know? host: on the issue of in today's article "wall street journal," president be p hints health bill can revised, the story noting the president signalling he wasn't dismantle efforts to and replace the affordable care account invoking unity with the ame republican party he threatened last week, the purge of dissident lawmakers. media who think repeal and replace of obamacare does ot know the love and strength of the republican party, he tweeted over t

that stay was issued by an arkansas state court. if the execution had moved forward it, would have been the first in arkansas since 2005. the state is trying to put eight inmate to death over 11 days. that is because its supply of one of the three lethal injection drugs is set to expire soon. the drug is connected to botched executions in four state. the governor of arkansas said in a statement overnight the justice has been delayed again and that the state will continue to fight. >> a co-pilot for southwest airline arrested in new york for caring a loaded gun in his carry on bag. tsa made the discovery yesterday morning at albany international airport. when the x-ray machine at the check point detected a gun. arrested pilot on weapons charge, it delayed the flight for about four hours. >> virginia school district reviewing its security policies after student attack several other classmates with a stun gun. police say the student got the stun gun through metal detectors at thomas jefferson high school monday morning. one of the stud

all of that stuff is playing out right now in this arkansas case as well. >> dahlia -- >> if i might interject -- >> i am out of time because of the end of the show. i apologize. we'll keep covering this. thank you all. much appreciated. >>> hope you also stay with us on "the point." we have a lot of other topics we'll get to in the next hour. the palace intrigue in the trump white house and the west wing. steve bannon getting a public dressing down, which is interesting. >>> the other big legal story, the russia investigation. what's happening, what's the latest, why is carter page speaking out again and why he maybe shouldn't. i'll explain. >>> a special segment on paranoia in politics, an old area getting a new look. stay with us. the friends, the independence. and since we planned for it, that student debt is the one experience, i'm glad she'll miss when you have the right financial advisor, life can be brilliant. ameriprise when this guy got a flat tire in the middle of the night, so he got home safe. yeah, my dad says our insurance doesn't have that. what?! you can leave worry

she was shot and killed inside her arkansas home. despite this setback, the state of arkansas vows to carrier his execution and the lethal injection of six other inmates before the end of the month. let's bring in our legal panel. a former prosecutor and defense attorney, and a criminal defense attorney. the reasoning for this holdup has nothing to do with the lethal injection drugs that are currently in question, right? >> it is partly the reason. the plaintiffs in this case, the inmate made a sufficient showing that they would be at risk for severe pain if this one particular drug that is part of the three drug cocktail that administered in another state has caused cruel and unusual punishment which then violates the eighth amendment under the constitution. so it is only part. but these two individuals that were allowed a stay also had questions of their sanity. if there is any kind of incompetence to even be executed, so those questions are lingering. for arkansas to try to rush executions for the sake of a drug expiring at the en

arkansas last carried out an execution in 2005. the state plans three more executions next week before its supply of lethal injection drug expires. >>> new this morning, a new york city firefighter died while battling a blaze at a queens fire. the firefighter fell from a fire bucket, the truck moved causing the bucket to rock throwing the firefighter off balance. he was a 14-year-old veteran and leaves behind a wife and daughter. >>> 15-year-old elizabeth thomas is expected to be reunited with her family after being kidnapped by a teacher more than a month ago. yesterday authorities found her with 50-year-old tad comings in northern california. he is in police custody. he is expected to be arraigned by charges of aggravated kidnapping. >> 4:47 a.m. ramping nails damaged dozens of tires in south jersey and police believe someone is deliberate tossing them on to driveways. >> if you're looking to buy a home we have good news to share with you, news on rates for 30 year mortgages. details on that when "action news" comes right back. i

arkansas has scheduled eight executions. they plan to kill eight prisoners over the course of ten days. their plan is to kill two men a night on four different nights over a ten-day period starting on monday. so far the courts have blocked two of the eight planned killings, including one of the executions that was planned to be on monday night. this is a very unusual plan from arkansas. no state has done a mass execution like this since capital punishment was reinstated in the 1970s. arkansas has never executed anybody ever with one of the drugs that they are trying to rush to kill all these guys with. the idea of a double-header execution, even just one double-header execution, let alone four of them in a week and a half, that is something other states with more experience with capital punishment, they've warned guess doing that. they said trying to do two in one night makes it much, much harder on the execution staff and on the medical teams, particularly if they are inexperienced. but again, that execution spree in arkans

the state of arkansas had originally wa nted the state of arkansas had originally wanted to put to death all of these eight men before the end of the month, an unprecedented rate of executions. and the reason for the rush is that is when the expiry date on supplies of this sedative used in the lethal injections runs out. all of this has brought protesters out onto the streets and action in the courts, with lawyers arguing the rush to execute amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. but the legal manoeuvres have only succeeded in halting four of the planned executions. the authorities in arkansas, though, incest what they are doing is right. there has been a lot of talk about the inmates. i would encourage you to remember the victims in this process and their families, who have had to go through this nightmare for 24, 30 years. mary phillips was raped and strangled by one of the other men due to be executed soon. her husband cannot forgive her killer.|j due to be executed soon. her husband cannot forgive her killer. i know a lot of people have forgiven him and all that kind of stuff. tha

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. >>> the debate over capital punishment is heating up in arkansas. beginning monday seven inmates were set to be executed over the next 11 days but a new ruling temporarily halted all executions frustrating officials and delighting protesters including some big names in hollywood. nbc's jacob rascon has the story. >> reporter: the state of seven executions in arkansas are in doubt this morning after a busy day for activists and attorneys. >> what do we want? >> mercy. >> reporter: protesters gathered asking for mercy including state judge wendell griffen later ruling to block one of the drugs halting all planned executions. arkansas's attorney general promising to file an emergency request to overturn the order. in a separate decision, the arkansas supreme court granted bruce ward the first of seven men scheduled to be executed over 11 days a stay of execution. for the damian, they are more than death row inmates. he spent 18 years on death row, one of the west memphis three convicted of killing three boys in 1993 in what prosecutors at the same desc

before arkansas supply of midazolam expires at the end of april. arkansas initially planned to carry out eight executions this month in what critics called a conveyor belt of death. cnn is reporting the trump administration has prepared an arrest warrant for wikileaks founder julian assange. at a thursday news conference, attorney general jeff sessions confirmed that the justice department is seeking assange's arrest. that have professionals are shocked by the number of leaks, and some of them are quite serious, so, yes, it is a priority. we have already begun to step up our efforts. whenever our case can be made, we will seek to put some people in jail. amy: last week, cia chief mike pompeo blasted wikileaks as a hostile intelligence service, calling julian assange and his supporters demons. that's despite pompeo's praise for wikileaks on twitter last year, and despite this comment from donald trump on the campaign trail last october. .res. trump: this just came out this just came out. wikileaks. i loved wikileaks. amy: we will have more on the tr

i'm >> time is running out in arkansas for seven convicted killers. they're all scheduled to be executed, the first two on monday. as nbc reports, the state needs to have these executions happen in just 11 days. >> reporter: protests at the state capital in arkansas friday. >> what do we want? >> mercy. >> reporter: as people urge governor asa hutchinson to stop seven executions planned over the span of 11 days, the first two scheduled to happen monday night. an attorney f t inmates calls it assembly line killing. >> it's unprecedented that a state is trying to execute this many people in this short a period of time. >> reporter: the state says they must be put to death now before one of the three drugs used for lethal execution expires. >> it's been a 25-year nightmxx nightmare for the victims that have had to deal with this. now it's time for justice. >> reporter: victims' family members want no more delays. >> i've been promised this for 25 years by the state. >> reporter: a group of clergy is asking hutchinson to change the death sentences to life

and arkansas have a great deal in similarity. but jay dicky, i served with him. and he was my friend. and to his family, even the other day, when i heard that he had passed away, i tried to call his cell phone -- not he, but they would answer it and it was jay's voice. he was a great basketball player, good coach, tennis player, fine athlete. but more than that, he was a friend to many of these congressmen in these halls. as it was mentioned, he tried to save us all. some he succeeded with, some he did not. he worked with me for many years and finally accomplished his goal and i thank him from the bottom of my heart. and i know the lord is takeing care of him because he was a true american and a person who cherished his job, served his district well and was an ally and friend for those who believed. i want to thank him for his efforts to make this country better. yield back. tifment there is before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable, the speaker, house of representatives, pursuant to section 4003-e of the 21st ce

still to come on tonight's program, a legal battle in arkansas. authorities are trying to carry out a series of executions before a lethal drug expires. the british stiff upper lip is meant to be a heroic demonstration of strength in adversity. forget fortitude and talk openly about mental health problems. prince william's call comes after prince harry revealed he sought counseling to come to terms with the death of his mother. he says he almost went through a nervous breakdown. reporter: promoting better mental health is a family affair after renteria's acknowledgment ofhe pain he suffered following their mother's death. >> 10 people affected by mental health issues united by one goal. to run the london m marathon. joined by special guests. >> william, kate, and harry want mental problems treated like physical problems. >> trying to make that change. one of the marathon runners is rhiannon. son died. her husband, who blamed himself, killed himself i've days later. >> the good news is society is changing. reporter: meeting the runners confronting

state of arkansas executes two more inmates and hurries to execute another five. >> and later an exclusive look at what's happening inside the city of raqqa as seen from space. this is cnn newsroom. >>> u.s. president donald trump now seems to be taunting the north korean leader as nuclear tensions keep rising. mr. trump told conservative journalist quote i'm not so sure leader kim jung-un is so strong like he says he is. i'm not so sure at all. north korea is celebrating the founding of its arm forces on tuesday. it often uses these haerds to show its military, and many are wondering if pyongyang will conduct a 6th nuclear test. >>> a u.s. guided missile submarine docked in south korea just a few hours ago in fact. mr. trump wants the u.n. security council to impose new sanctions on pyongyang and says the status quo is unacceptable. >> this is a real threat to the world, whether we want to talk about it or not. north korea is big world prab, and it's a problem we have to finally solve. people put blind folds on for decades, and now it's time to solve the problem. >> also raising tensions,

i am appealing the permits a demolition of with 153 arkansas st. because there is an investigation going on by the antitrust division of the department of justice on the auction of the second lien on the property at 153 arkansas st. involving clay clifton. on october 3, 2012. because craig lipton's previous guilty plea of auction and conspiracy to commit mail fraud on october 27, 2011. regarding real estate option. so the department of justice [inaudible] is now investigating the property of the sale of the second lien and auction of 153 arkansas st. so i'm asking the board to hold off on the demolition of the property until the investigation is over. >> are you finished, sir? >> i'm sorry. >> keep going, yes. >> i was waiting on word from tim fry of the historic preservation commission also appeared i've not heard back from them yet. >> are you done, no? >> yes. >> are you disputing the ownership of the property? >> yes. i am trying to-welders investigation going on on how the property was auctioned off and how the bid was onewon. and that's being

a heart-stopping accident caught on camera in arkansas. a child falling from accident caught on camera in arkansas. a child falling from the back of a church bus and onto a busy highway.. keep your eye on this white bus ahead. out of nowhere the back door opens with a small girl clinging for life. she falls motionless in the middle of the state highway. the bus wouldn't return for her for another 18-minutes! thankfully a e-m-t was driving right behind... he caught this video and was the first to come to the small girls side. "i saw it happening and it blew my mind. it was kind of like i wasn't seeing what i was seeing. it looked like it was a movie." "we're in the middle of a state highway so i couldn't leave her just laying there." the little girl suffered a broken jaw. meanwhile, still no explanation to why and how that door flew open on the bus. the church has said the bus is no longer in use. the cash loot sent flying! the new details about the investigation were learning overnight. plus - a president under pressure. to deliver on his

omar villafranca is in arkansas where arkansas is trying to resume capital punishment for the first time in more than a decade. >> reporter: don davis is on death rowe for a 1990 murder. when the arkansas supreme court stopped his execution the state appealed to the u.s. supreme court. late last night the supreme court weighed in. about 15 minutes to midnight the supreme court weighed in. denying arkansas's appeal to let the execution of convicted murderer don davis go through. >> we were told that he was in a waiting cell. >> reporter: late monday night the state was still preparing for davis' scheduled execution. >> we were told that the prison was fully staffed to perform an execution at any moment. >> reporter: davis was one of a group of seven men on death row whose executions have been scheduled over two the governor wants to carry them out before the state's supply of the controversial drug used in the execution process expires at the end of the month. the drug has been soshed with botched executions in four states. >> we are committed and working every single minute to ensure aga

this is the first time in 12 years an inmate has been executed in arkansas. danya bacchus, abc news, los angeles. >> danya, thank you for the breaking news update there. >>> now to paris where the city remains on high alert and security forces still on the streets this morning after the deadly attack on the champs-elysees. >> the gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon sending people scrambling to safety. the shooter targeted police, killing one officer. before security forces shot and killed him. >> now investigators are looking for others who may have helped the attacker. who isis is claiming is one of their own. abc's kenneth moton with the latest. >> reporter: the iconic, champs-elysees, in paris on lockdown. one of the most beautiful streets in the world, the scene of a terror attack on police. at 9:00 p.m., a car pulled up next to a police vehicle. a gunman armed with military style weapon. jumped out and opened fire. one officer killed. another wounded. a bystander hit. the suspect firing as he ran away. but he was shot and killed in an exchange of