Herbert Smulls News Today

Good morning to you. Im richard lui. We start with parts of the south that are still reeling from a rare and paralyzing winter storm. The worst was in metropolitan atlanta, which has three times the population of manhattan. Highways, transformed into parking lots there. People stranded for hours or worse spending the night in their cars. Some kids even had to sleep in their schools because the roads were just too dangerous. Now critics say the state just was not ready. Nbc has the latest for us....

Execution chaos as Drug Companies have refused to let their product be used to put people to death, some states are using untested combinations that have resulted in deaths like Dennis Mcguire, using an untested twodrug method despite warnings it might cause immense suffering. Well talk to a reporter who witnessed the execution, and speak with a lawyer for a man executed in missouri with an entirely different cocktail. Made by a pharmacy this date refused to name. Then, to texas. How many people...

Kevin Johnson is scheduled to be executed by the state of Missouri on Nov. 29. A jury of six white and six Black members deadlocked on whether he was guilty of first-degree murder or a lesser charge. When he went back for a second trial, he ended up with just three Black jurors — and a guilty verdict of first-degree murder.

All-white juries continue to sentence Black defendants to death — because the legal system allows it.

It's illegal to eliminate a juror on the basis of race. But in practice, it's all too common

Meanwhile, it will not be long until we find out if federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. the justice department confirms that attorney general eric holder will announce a decision by tomorrow. tsarnaev faces 30 criminal counts for the april 15th bombing that killed three people and injured 260 others. breaking overnight, missouris third execution this month. herbert smulls put to death by lethal injection last night for the ...

We should know by tomorrow if federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. the justice department confirms attorney general eric holder will announce a decision by the end of this week. tsarnaev faces 30 criminal counts for the april 15th bombing that killed 3 people injured 260 others. breaking overnight, missouri has executed herbert smulls, who had been granted a last-minute stay by the supreme court. that stay was lifted late we...