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A Missouri inmate has been put to death for a 2003 killing, becoming what is believed to be the first transgender woman executed in the U.S. Amber McLaughlin was put to death Tuesday night, hours after Republican Gov. Mike Parson declined a clemency request. A database on the website for the anti-execution Death Penalty Information Center shows that 1,558 people have been executed since the death penalty was reinstated in the mid-1970s.

Carman Deck would be just the fifth U.S. inmate to be executed this year if his lethal injection goes ahead Tuesday evening.

That he never intended to hurt anyone. the case is sparking international and national concern. nearly 5 million people signing a petition asking the colorado governor to reduce or overturn this sentence. his office telling cnn that he is currently reviewing the clemency request. lucy cavanaugh, cnn, los angeles. still to come on cnn, the white house says it isn't giving up on its ambitious build back better legislation. we'll have the latest from washington for you. plus a massive car pileup in nevada all due to heavy snow across the west. details ahead. ...demands a lotion this pure. new g...

Your client said if he had the option it would not have been his choice. have you ever seen a situation like this before? >> not in my 27 years as a lawyer, no. i never have seen anything like this and i was a prosecutor, a district attorney for quite a while, 18 years. >> i know that we've seen some advocates say that legislators, should the state legislators should change the law that required this lengthy sentence. is that something that you think could ultimately be successful potentially here? >> that is the hope because the law doesn't really distinguish between people like mr. medeiros ...

Mederos was driving 85 miles an hour back in 2019 when he says his brakes failed. he caused that crash that killed not only four people but as you mentioned, injured numerous other people. he was not found to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. the prosecution argued he should have used a runaway ramp to prevent that crash. he was found guilty on 27 different charges, which include several counts of vehicular homicide as well as vehicular assault. um, but because of colorado's mandatory minimum sentencing laws, which require sentences for each count to be served consecutively, rather t...