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The life of troy davis to be spared, but inside that execution chamber, obviously, you have the macphail family. theyve been trying to get what they call justice, and they point out that throughout this whole process, they havent been crying for blood. theyre not blood-thirsty. they say theyve been thirsty for justice, ed. >> nbc news correspondent thanh truong with us tonight on the scene in jackson, georgia. lets bring in now ben jealous, president of the naacp. ben, your reaction to the news ...

That would have to be met of actual evidence, clear and convincing evidence that hes innocent, such that they would put the whole case aside, that really wasnt going to be met in this instance. but the real breakdown here in the final analysis is with the boards of pardon and parole. this is just not a case where there should have been an execution. and i want to point out, ed, and all the viewers who are out there should know, is that in texas, weve had two instances that illustrate the problem...

They were three hours ago and go ahead with the execution and probably not make any public announcements until its over. that would be my guess. >> pete williams, thanks so much. and you see it, folks, nbc news reporting, pete williams, the supreme court denying the stay of execution of troy davis, the execution will take place. lets turn now to nbc news correspondent thanh traung in jackson, georgia. this news is starting to filter through the crowd. whats the reaction? >> reporter: first, can ...

Grant the stay tonight? what happens next? >> reporter: thats an easy one, ed, what that would basically say is, theres a stay of execution in this case until we, the supreme court, decide whether were going to take up the case. the lawyers will file briefs for both sides, several weeks would go by, a couple of months, maybe, and then the supreme court would say, okay, were going to take it. the stay will continue until we decide the case or were not going to take it, the stay would evaporate, a...