Troy Davises News Today

Supporters of death row inmate troy davis are praying for a last-minute pardon. davis is set to die by lethal injection in little more than three hours. heres reverend sharpton. >> in a few hours troy davis is scheduled to be executed. im here and many are here protesting, the national acushnetwork, the group i lead from amnesty international and people as far away as the pope and president jimmy carter and others have called for this execution to be cancelled. why? because troy davis was convic...

What can you tell us -- >> thank you. >> what can you tell us about how troy davis is doing right now? >> troy is a man of deep and abiding faith. he has been visited by friends and family all day. people have traveled from across the world who have worked on this case over the last 15 years. all across the country. all to be with somebody who has once again refused the last meal, just like last time. for a lot of people, he has sort of affirmed their commitment to have faith in the justice syst...

Of what causes us to believe troys story. is that he has always been consistent in saying, i didnt do this. and yet theres this man who himself has a very long record. who was one of the suspects. who is one of the two witnesses who has not recanted. who has told his neighbors that he is the actual killer. and yet in savannah, they will not reopen the case. they will not grant a new trial. they will not actually see if -- whose story is real. >> ben, with all of that out there, and with all that...

Former president jimmy carter. in a statement issued through amnesty international, davis said, quote, the struggle for justice doesnt end with me. the struggle is for all the troy davises who came before me, and all the ones who will come after me. im in good spirits. and im prayerful and at peace. family members of the victim, officer mark macphail, stand by awaiting the execution. it is being used as if you are proof. there is little doubt it has reignited the discussion. two executions have ...