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Prison in jackson georgia about troy davis, the man. about whether or not troy dave sits man that killed officer mark macphail, whether the justice system did produce a just result in convicting him and in sentencing him for death for the broader attention to this case, it is in many casees a question -- it is in the larger sense, a question about the death penalty. one detail of this, that i would draw your attention to ed, is the means by which troy davis is being killed right now in the state of georgia. the state of georgia, like other lethal injection states in this country, used to rely ...

[ inaudible ] >> he was talking very quickly. and as my colleagues have said, he was defiant until the very end, maintaining his innocence until the very end. he spoke quickly. he looked at one of his attorneys sitting opt second row, he appeared to glance at the attorney who nodded at him. mark macphail was sitting in the front row and mark was looking at mr. davis the entire time it seemed. and once he was declared dead, we were ushered out. >> how would you describe the mood? >> somber. how else? it was just a somber event. we were all waiting for about four and half hours in the prison wit...

From the latest from news correspondent, joining us outside the prison in jackson, georgia. what is it like out there tonight? >> we just spoke -- well, the atmosphere is very thick with tension. a lot of anticipation that this execution has gone through. i just spoke with a spokeswoman from the department of corrections here in georgia and she says that they are more than mid way through the ex coexecutn at this point. she believes that within 10 minutes she will get words of the details of this execution but this execution has already begun. before she mentioned it would take 20 to 30 minute...

But he did make the statement, as we said, while he was strapped to the chair -- strapped to the gurney. and again, addressed directly to the macphail family first. to let them know he was innocent. >> he did not eat his dinner. and he did not take the adavan. >> did he actively participate in a prayer? i know that is something they offer. >> he was offered, but he did not. then they started the execution. he blinked rapidly for some period of time. and then, he went out. then they checked him for consciousness. warden came back into the death chamber. went back out again. they started the let...

He said to the macphail family, again that he was not the one responsible for -- he was not personally responsible for what happened that night. he said he did not have a gun. he said that he was not the one who took their son, father, brother. and he said he was innocent. and that was to the end. he lifted his head up. he was strapped to the gurney when we walked in. and when the warden asked if he today make a statement, he lifted his head up and looked directly at the front row where the macphail family was sitting. he said he wanted to address the macphail family and made sure they heard w...