Its september 30th. Its 4 00 a. M. In the east. Breaking news, just a few hours ago the state of georgia executed a female inmate for orchestrating the 1977 murder of her husband. Her death by lethal injection followed pleas for mercy from her children and from pope francis. Cnns Martin Savage has more. Reporter it went well beyond the time she should have been dead. Prison official put the execution on hold to let the Legal Process run its course. She was very strong and she was very assured in whatever the process was going to be and she handled her successful the poise there was a beyond belief. But when the last court turned her dourn, time and hope ran out. Her attorneys werent the only once fighting on her behalf. Her grown children begged the parole board to commute her life in prison. She is so supportive. I can talk to her about any troubles i have i know shes my biggest cheerleader. My brother and i want my mom to live. She is all we have left. Even the vatican weighed in wit