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1991, troy davis was convicted for that murder based on eyewitness testimony but since davis' trial, seven of the nine witnesses against him either recap theed or changed their testimony, raising doubts that have gone global. however, the d.a. in the case and the families -- the victim's family insisted all alo that davis got a fair trial deeptd six was the right one with. we are now joined, continue to have the live shot outside the jackson, georgia, prison, continue to show you if we can, maybe naught up on the screen, also the scene outside the supreme court that we have been watc...

some jurors have publicly changed their minds about his guilt. others claim a man who was with davis that night told people he is the actual gunman. joining us, coming up, will be rachel maddow, ben jealous, jeremy 68 hiskahil, barry schec. what is it like out there now? >> the atmosphere is very thick with tension. a lot of anticipation. i just spoke with a spokeswoman from the department of corrections here in georgia. she says they're more than midway through the execution at this point. she believes within ten minutes she'll get some word of the official details of this execution...

davis got a fair trial deeptd six was the right one with. we are now joined, continue to have the live shot outside the jackson, georgia, prison, continue to show you if we can, maybe naught up on the screen, also the scene outside the supreme court that we have been watching, protesters have also gathered. joining us now is also with us, senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin and bj bernstein. jeff, in terms of the lethal injection, the process, it -- that itself is a process filled with controversy? >> these right. lethal injection was developed as a supposedly more humane alternative...

what is it like out there now? >> the atmosphere is very thick with tension. a lot of anticipation. i just spoke with a spokeswoman from the department of corrections here in georgia. she says they're more than midway through the execution at this point. she believes within ten minutes she'll get some word of the official details of this execution. this execution has already begun. before she mentioned it would take 20 to 30 minutes, in the previous hour to get everybody in place for this execution to take place. now, we understand the execution has already gone through the process. ...

prison in jackson, georgia. >> reporter: ed, i can tell you just now the first van of witnesses pulled up, i believe, right now. these were the immediate witnesses now coming up to the podium to talk about what they witnessed. >> let's listen to them if we can. >> he made a statement in which he said he wanted to talk to the macphail family. despite the situation you're in, he was not the one who did it. he said he was not personally responsible for what happened that night, hat he did not have a gun. he said to the family he was sorry for their loss but also said that he did not tak...