Sons a monster. How could a son do that . But why, bart . This is the question everybody wants to know. Why . How could a father do the nearly impossible, forgive him . I dont understand it. I look it at it as a miracl the desire for revenge had gone. He wants to save his son no matter what. He had to go to that length to feel alive. We can all live twice. Im david muir. And im elizabeth var fwgas this is 20 20. Death row. It is ominous. It is cold. It is a place you look at it from the outside and you know what happens inside. Reporter in a race against time, 38yearold thomas Bart Whitakers final days are ticking down on death row. Now, he awaits a destiny that seems all but assured. Execution, by lethal injection. His father, kent, spends these final days in a desperate hunt for mercy. On this savoring what may be his last visit with his son in prison. As we were leaving, we put our hands up to the glass and he puts his hand up on the other side and we smile and say we love you. And
Sons a monster. How could a son do that . But why, bart . This is the question everybody wants to know. Why . How could a father do the nearly impossible, forgive him . I dont understand it. I look it at it as a miracle. The desire for revenge had gone. He wants to save his son no matter what. He had to go to that length to feel alive. We can all live twice. Im david muir. And im elizabeth var fwgas this is 20 20. Death row. It is ominous. It is cold. It is a place you look at it from the outside and you know what happens inside. Reporter in a race against time, 38yearold thomas Bart Whitakers final days are ticking down on death row. Now, he awaits a destiny that seems all but assured. Execution, by lethal injection. His father, kent, spends these final days in a desperate hunt for mercy. On this savoring what may be his last visit with his son in prison. As we were leaving, we put our hands up to the glass and he puts his hand up on the other side and we smile and say we love you. An
Unearned taters al jazeera live from london also coming up the u. S. Uses the Munich Security Conference to call for International Action over the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian Government. And the crowds pay their respects to zimbabwes Opposition Leader Morgan Tsvangirai as his body returns home. A man convicted of the rape and murder of six year old Zainab Ansari whose killing triggered nationwide protests is sentenced to death. And we meet the kenyan indigenous Forest Community thats being forced out of its and chester lands by the government. There begin with a war of words that sit up to between the u. S. And russia of the indictment of thirteen russian nationals for election meddling russias foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has dismissed the indictments as just blather saying there. No facts to back them up but yes National Security adviser. Said the evidence of espionage and subversion was undeniable on friday special counsel Robert Miller charged thirteen russians with run
U. S. President ial election. Are really kind of course in whether or not they should vote for about have it mixed feelings as a gun show goes ahead in florida an hours drive from a high school or seventeen people were shot dead on wednesday. A decision that is taking the bang out of a cherished chinese tradition. Four Israeli Soldiers have been wounded two of them seriously in an explosion along the gaza border israels military blame some mosques and its carried out airstrikes on a number of sites in the Southern Gaza strip injuring two people the border area asin increase in violence since the u. S. President s decision to recognize true islam as israels capital. Thank you for todays incident on the gaza strip border was severe we were spahn the pro personally i send my wishes for a quick recovery to the wounded. The has more or less stress on israel has carried out what it calls a large scale attack on hamas targets within gaza this is in response to what happened earlier on saturda
And moscow trade barbs after thirteen russians are charged with meddling in the election that brought donald trump to power and. I really kind of question whether or not they should vote for. Mixed feelings as the gun show goes ahead in florida an hours drive from where seventeen people were shot and killed at a high school on wednesday. And well hear from the indigenous kenyan forest communities who say theyre being forced off their ancestral lands. Welcome to the news hour four Israeli Soldiers have been wounded two seriously during an explosion along the gaza border now israels military has been quick to blame hamas its responded by launching air strikes against a number of sites in the Southern Gaza strip Palestinian Security sources say there are two injuries on their side the border area has seen an increase in violence since President Trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital but the future todays incident on the gaza strip border was severe we were responding ap