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scene to investigate and was shot and killed. 1991 troy davis was convicted for the murder based on eyewitness testimony. seven of the nine witnesses against him have recanted or changed their testimony raising doubts that have gone global. joining us is david mattingly. also senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin. jeff, what is happening right now? explain this. the state wont go forward with this until they get word from the supreme court? >> right. what happened this morning was troy d...

most notorious prisons where they had been held for 26 months. fattals grandparents and cousin, perhaps just like, watching c thmpb n this time yesterday from their home in seattle. i want to you watch their reaction the second they first laid eyes on him. >> they emerged. the families are cheering. theyre running down the steps. >> oh! >> flashing lights. >> how wonderful is that. what a moment for this family. like i am, waiting 26 months for this day to come. i have josh fattals unc...

offduty police officer in 1989. working to stop the execution. also have breaking news on the other big story. the release of two american hikers in iran. josh fattal and shane bauer were escorted to their family. well begin with the extraordinary troy davis take. i want to go straight to david mattingly outside the prison in jackson, georgia. there seems to be increased activity in the last hour. apparently family members arriving, a lot of state police arriving. what is your feeling ...

he was declared dead at 11:08 p.m. local time, less than an hour ago. witnesses to the execution spoke shortly after. davis did not have a last meal or take a sedative. he made a final statement declaring his innocence and in 15 minutes it was all over. >> he said the incident that night was not my fault, i did not have a gun. and thats when he told his friends to continue to fight and look deeper into this case so you can really find the truth. for those about to take my life, may god...

Troy davis is set to die by lethal injection in just five hours. 7:00 p.m. eastern time. hes convicted of killing an offduty police officer in savannah, georgia, as the officer rushed to help a homeless man as he was being attacked. defense attorneys insist davis was the victim of mistaken identity. claiming ballistics evidence was flawed. >> can the state of georgia make sure it does not have an innocent man facing death on wednesday? >> to execute a man with this much doubt does not bode well ...

13,000 gay troops were kicked out after their secrets leaked out and the taxpayers spent more than $100 million replacing them. today dont ask, dont tell is no more. repeal took effect at 12:01 a.m., nine months after signing the measure from the waining days of a lame duck congress. gays can now serve openly in every branch of service and all of those discharged service members can try to reenlist. key word, try. turns out repeal is one thing but reality is much different. more on tha...

rupert murdoch under fire in britain and in the united states. two separate u.s. agencies calling for investigations into rupert murdoch. have you heard this story? an 8-year-old boy kidnapped, murdered, then mutilated. now new york place are scouring a stream of surveillance video for answers. more on that. first, i want to begin with this. lets just plunge right into the debt negotiations at this hour. daily talks at the white house resume in one hour, and by all accounts, they a...

Ed martell, 630 american arms flights cancel into and out of dallas. big super bowl, super bowl weekend. we begin in italy where a 10-year-old boy engrossed in a video game took a dangerous tumble. take a look at this. the boy was playing with a video game and he was so caught up with it that he didnt realize he was walking onto the tracks at a subway station. an offduty police officer jumped in and rescued the boy. a train -- get this. there he is. theres the boy falling in. an offduty office...

Out on facebook that her hubby is married to another woman. wait until you hear what happened. you might be checking facebook after this story. and chicago police officer is suing the city for overtime he turned while offduty he says he was required to carry his blackberry. is his lawsuit crossing the line? youll have a professor with you every step of the way. whether you take classes on campus, online, or both, you get the same attention, the same curriculum, and the same quality. 85 locatio...

Brought you some puppets on the show to tell you about the real goal they say is buried in new york. today they brought you their first clue. the first hint is that the gold is not in central park. so please dont go and dig up that beautiful park. $10,000 is hidden, it is up to you to find it and it is up to you to share it because we told you about the story. and crossing the line, youre going to have to tell me. a chicago police officer is suing the city for overtime because he ees required ...