a lot of people are calling for those calls for reform. there were small protests in colorado this week. more than 4.7 million signatures asking colorado s governor to reduce the sentence or grant clemency. kim kardashian tweeted that colorado laws need to be changed. the governor s office is telling cnn it is reviewing the clemency request. lucy, thanks for that. appreciate it. coming up for us, new covid restrictions are going into effect across the country for indoor public places. up next, the impact those restrictions and the new omicron wave could have on already hard-hit restaurants. happy holidays from lexus. get 1.9% apr financing on the 2022 es 350. fresh flavors. classic dishes. and a new seat at the table.
breaking news out of georgia, the only woman on death row in that state will be executed less than three hours from now. the clemency request was denied a short time ago, despite a wave of public pleas, including one from pope francis herself. she was sentenced to death by lethal injection for the 1997 murder of her husband at the hands of her lover who is now serves life in prison. gabe has the very latest. even the last-minute plea from pope francis didn t spare her life? yes, it wasn t enough. a parole board denying her clemency. she s now scheduled to be the first woman executed in georgia in 70 years. her three adult children were at today s parole hearing and they pleaded for her. and also a letter written on behalf of the archbishop asked for her sentence to be commuted. her supporters say this is a
everyday life. bring it with affordably priced bounty basic. lasts weekend, i talk eed about a report of clarence aaron. serving three life sentences for a minor first time drug offense, his clemency request was mishandled by the attorney who heads the u.s. pardons office. within a week s time, it has sparked real increase in attention to the case. pressure being put on president obama and the house to do something about it. joining us now is sam morrison, a former long-time staff attorney at the u.s. pardon attorneys office who once worked on the clarence aaron case. we asked ronald rogers to join us, but he declined. good to see up thank you for having me. start by telling us what the pardons office is. not sure everyone knows what
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taxes on the wealthy. i will not support any plan that butts the burden on ordinary americans. i will veto any bill that does not raise serious revenues by asking the wealthiest americans or biggest corporations to pay their fair share. this is not class warfare. it s math. this is not class warfare, reference to the opposition he s getting from republicans who are saying it is just that, class warfare. they re calling the president s tax proposal a cheap political gimmick. pure political play, they say, hayes runs for re-election and works to get more support from middle class voters. here s what john boehner said today of the plan. the president wants to talk about increased taxes. listen, i am for increased revenue to the federal government. we need revenue. but i want to get new revenue from putting americans back to work again and back on the tax rolls. republicans say no tax increases on the wealthy. the president is vowing a veto if certain conditions aren t me