Next Prime Minister Narendra Modi votes. Indias marathon poll. Hello. Welcome. Prison officials in the american state of oklahoma have halted an execution halfway through after botching the delivery of a new untested combination of drugs. The prisoner, Clayton Lockett, was said to be shaking uncontrollably 20 minutes after the first drug was administered. Prison Officials Say he died of a heart attack more than 40 minutes later. The state is now reviewing its execution policy. Reporter Clayton Lockett was convicted of shooting a 19yearold woman and watching as his friends buried her alive. Last night he suffered his own gruesome death. His was to have been the first of two executions by lethal injection on the same evening at this oklahoma prison. But something went badly wrong. After being strapped to the gurney, a doctor injected him with a sedative at 6 23 p. M. At 6 33 he was declared unconscious and he was injected with two more drugs to end his life. But at 6 36 he began writhing
Good morning. Welcome to mornings on 2. Its april 7, sunday, and im claudine wong. And im mike mibach. I had the windshield wipers running on the way to work. Hey, rosemary. Good morning to you and a live look over mt. Diablo where we picked up a few hundredths, and as mike mentioned, its still wet. As i sweep in closer and stop the radar, here is the problem. We cant see it on the radar. Its falling below the beam, but its widespread with mist and drizzle this morning, and its going to continue for the next few hours before we dry out for sunday afternoon. Let me show you here. You can see the moisture on the cloud and rain forecast models. As we get into 12 00 or so, mostly cloudy and while locked into the clouds, have to call for the possibility of the drizzle. Its not until the afternoon that we finally clear out. For the next few hours, drizzle will be a possibility even though its tough to see on the radar, its out there. Widespread 50s outside the door, a warmer start with the c
The l. A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling is at the center of the storm. Hes reportedly the voice heard making racist comments in a sometimes heated conversation with his girlfriend. New audio has surfaced in the past few hours, and this hour, were going to play long, extended excerpts for you. So sit back and listen. As this controversy swirls, the clippers lost todays game. During warmups, they wore their jerseys inside out so the team logo was obscured. Sterling did not attend. His wife did. Some are saying that was in bad taste. The controversy ast catching attention at the highest levels. Even president barack obama is weighing in. Well play those comments for you, as well. Then there is this the los angeles naacp has called off plans to honor Donald Sterling next month with another Lifetime Achievement award. They gave him one before, one in 2008 and one in 2009. Tmz sports obtained these tape recordings, we dont know how. Heres an extended excerpt of the voice, purported to be st
Elections. At stake today, control of the senate. Republicans have their best chance of winning back the majority since they lost it in 2006. Democrats hold a majority and could lose control of the chamber if they drop six seats. The other big story for today, a true test of the tea party. Mainstream gop fighting back and launching a strong counteroffensive. Our Political Team is covering all the angles. Lets start with dana bash covering todays headline mashup in kentucky, its an exciting one, dana. Reporter right, because Mitch Mcconnell, Senate Republican leader, is fighting a twofront war. Today is primary day, as you said. He is expected to beat out and best his republican challenger, the one from the right, and his focus has already been on the real challenge he thinks he has, which is november. His democratic opponent. And the way he is describing it and laying it out for voters here is very interesting, because its along the lines of what you just laid out. The whole battle for
Gowri Kailas, owner of the Executive Plaza in New Orleans East, wants people to know that his 1970s-era glass and steel office tower, which most drivers would barely notice as