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Injection drugs have dwindled, officials still perform executions and have had to scramble for alternative drugs and other mixes for the cocktail. the result has been chaotic and not a little alarming. as a matter of law and medical ethics. case in point, the great state of ohio. last week state officials executed inmate dennis mcguire using a new untested form of lethal injection. it took him 15 minutes to die, and according to the "columbus dispatch," mcguire struggled, made guttural noises, g...

In this case, we have sent a signal to the international community that the united states doesnt care about the promises that it makes to its treaty partners. >> reporter: in 2004, the international court of justice ruled the u.s. had violated the vienna convention in the case of tamayo and 50 other mexican nationals. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has urged a stay of execution, arguing it could undermine u.s. interests abroad, but texas prosecutors say the case has been reviewed by a series...

Squads and at this point they only use firing squads for those individuals who are convicted of their crime prior to 2004. in oklahoma, it is only used in exceptional cases when, for instance, the other forms of execution such as lethal injection for some reason are not available. so its certainly not something that we have a multitude of states running to do and running to implement. even in those two states they use it, its in limited circumstances. >> all right, nicole austin hillary. do appr...

>> we have four holding cells that are here on death watch. we have staff that work back here on 12-hour shifts when we activate this. staff are trained to work in this environment. and theyre all volunteers. >> you know its serious business, of course. everything is very clinical and methodical. and, of course, as each hour goes by, you get closer and closer. >> this is the execution chamber. as youll notice, there is an electric chair that is here and the gurney that we use for lethal injectio...

This is a shroud that would actually cover the headpiece. you dont have an option whether to wear the blindfold or not. its mandatory. the current flows by cable from the base of the chair into the headpiece and both ankles. and it would complete the circuit. this is the gurney that we use for the lethal injection. there are two iv lines come to the portal in the wall. one line would go to the left arm with the right being the backup. this is the room to where the executioner would be. the letha...

Floor. >> we have four holding cells that are here on death watch. we have staff that work back here on 12-hour shifts when we activate this. staff are trained to work in this environment. and theyre all volunteers. >> you know its serious business, of course. everything is very clinical and methodical. and, of course, as each hour goes by, you get closer and closer. >> this is the execution chamber. as youll notice, there is an electric chair that is here and the gurney that we use for lethal i...

Actually cover the headpiece. you dont have an option whether to wear the blindfold or not. its mandatory. the flow is by cable from the base of the chair into the headpiece and both ankles. and it would complete the circuit. this is the gurney that we use for the lethal injection. there are two iv lines come to the portal in the wall. one line would go to the left arm with the right being the backup. this is the room to where the executioner would be. the lethal injection. the iv solution is he...

Another shooting, an unsolved double murder from 2012. no charges have been filed in that case. hernandez is already awaiting trial on murder charges in the death of odin lloyd. police say theyre investigating a possible link between the 2012 and 2013 shootings. >> a complicated, dark web surrounding that man. new this morning, the family of an ohio man put to death thursday now says they plan to sue. dennis mcguire was executed by lethal injection with a combination of drugs never before used...

Bring you. a lot of talk about this story this morning. brand-new declassified documents about the investigation into benghazi are now being revealed. these new documents reveal the attack that killed four americans was always considered a terrorist attack. the documents show that defense secretary at the time, leon panetta, and carter ham met with president obama as the attack occurred. they never talked about the attack stemming from a video, which is what the american public was led to believ...

Death by lethal injection. his own motive for the killing spree remains a mystery. >> all we know about muhammads approach to these shootings is largely what other people have theorized because muhammad never really explained why it happened. there are theories that he was randomly shooting people in that area so that perhaps he could kill his ex-wife and then swoop in as the grieving ex-husband and take the children away and disappear. >> if he wanted to kill her he could kill her randomly. i d...