One man's last words have stood the test of time despite him making a simple complaint about the specific type of pasta in his death-row last meal. The Oklahoma prisoner used his last breath to criticise how his request for sppaggetti-os was substituted.
Jeffrey David Matthews, indicted in 1994 for the murder of his 77-year-old great uncle Otis Earl Short, delivered his final sentence before receiving a lethal injection at Oklahoma State penitentiary
church from picketing near tomorrow s funeral for 9-year-old christina green, killed in saturday s mass shooting in tucson. the westborough backtivity church planned to protest baptist church planned to protest funerals of shooting victims saying the killings are god s punishment for american tolerance of homosexuality. australian authorities are warning that floodwaters are entering brisbane, the country s third-largest city, threatening 20,000 homes. at least 22 people have died in northeastern australia since the devastating rains began in november. an oklahoma death row inmate who s execution was postponed three times has been put to death for the 1994 murder of his great uncle. 38-year-old jeffrey david matthews was pronounced dead last night after receiving a lethal injection. and it s safe to assume one west virginia family won t have trouble remembering exactly when they welcomed their new baby boy. little zain morgan was born at 11:11 a.m. on 1-11-11.
from doctors who say congresswoman gabrielle giffords has a 101% chance of surviving. this after disturbing details surface in the hours leading up to saturday s shooting. nbc s jay gray has more from tucson. reporter: while many don t know the victims, they all share their pain. hallelujah at sano dia and several other churches across the city, thousands gathered for a mass of healing. let s rid our communities of violence. reporter: there are also now the first signs of emotion and anguish from the gunman s family. jared loughner s family issued a written statement which says in part, there are no words that can possibly express how we feel. we wish there were so we could make you feel better. we don t understand why this happened. we care very deeply about the victims and their families. we are so very sorry for their loss. inside the home, federal agents now say they found a profanity laced note from loughner expressing that he wanted gabrielle giffords to die,
we begin this morning with certain survival. that is the reported update from doctors who say congresswoman gabrielle giffords has a 101% chance of surviving. this as disturbing new details surface on the hours leading up to saturday s deadly shooting. nbc s jay gray has more from tucson. reporter: while many don t know the victims, they all share their pain. reporter: at several churches across the city, thousands gathered for a mass of healing. let s rid our communities of violence. reporter: there are also now the first signs of emotion and anguish from the family of the accused gunman. jared loughner s parents issued a written statement which says in part there are no words that can possibly express how we feel. we wish that there were so we could make you feel better. we don t understand why this happened. we care very deeply about the victims and their families. we are so very sorry for their loss. inside the family home, federal agents now say they ve f