it will be the state s second attempt to execute smith, who was convicted in 1989 of murdering a preacher s wife, in a hired killing. tom bateman reports from southern alabama. a journey to the alabama jail where the first ever execution by nitrogen gas is due to happen. kenneth eugene smith has spent three decades on death row. he s already dodged death once his executioners botched an attempt to kill him by lethal injection. and now he faces suffocation by the state. opponents see this as a crucial test case and are urging alabama s governor to stop it here led by smith s spiritual adviser, who will be in the execution chamber with him. so, i need some assurance that this is safe. so this right here is an invitation to governor ivey to accompany me into the execution chamber. it was two weeks ago today, 45 year old. smith was convicted in 1989 for his part in the murder of elizabeth sennett, the wife of a preacher who paid smith $1,000. the jury said he should get life
the 69 year old will now serve another five years in office, potentially stretching his time in power to a quarter century. meanwhile, his opponent, kemal kilicdaroglu, said it was the most unfair election in years and that he felt saddened by the troubles awaiting turkey. live now to anna foster in istanbul: anna, in terms of unifying the country, does the president even want to? ~ ~ . v country, does the president even want to? ~ ~ ., , ., , want to? well i think that s a very aood want to? well i think that s a very good question. want to? well i think that s a very good question, matthew- want to? well i think that s a very good question, matthew and - want to? well i think that s a very good question, matthew and i - good question, matthew and i think that s one that s quite difficult to answer at the moment. because when he made a speech yesterday evening you saw some of the pictures of the celebration on the street here in turkey last night. he talked about bein
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i hear some of you guys say is, why didn t biden say what a good deal this is? why would biden say what a good deal it is before a vote? you think that ll help it get passed? no. katrina els told me earlier that investors around the world are welcoming the news. so i think we ve seen a collective sigh of relief coming from international markets as a result of this tentative deal breaking. i think it really cements the fact that we will avoid that more calamitous situation of a us default which would have been absolutely awful for the us economy, but also for really increasing and ramping up those global recession risks, as well. but now that looks like it s off the table, thank goodness. there were worries though that some of these spending cuts that were in this legislation would weigh on the us economy? it ll only impact the margin when it comes to the growth perspective, meaning we are looking at fiscal policy being a bit less supportive over the next couple years, but i
i hear some of you guys say is, why didn t biden say what a good deal this is? why would biden say what a good deal it is before a vote? you think that ll help it get passed? no. katrina els told me earlier that investors around the world are welcoming the news. so i think we ve seen a collective sigh of relief coming from international markets as a result of this tentative deal breaking. i think it really cements the fact that we will avoid that more calamitous situation of a us default which would have been absolutely awful for the us economy, but also for really increasing and ramping up those global recession risks, as well. but now that looks like it s off the table, thank goodness. there were worries though that some of these spending cuts that were in this legislation would weigh on the us economy? it ll only affect the margin when it comes to the growth perspective, meaning we are looking at fiscal policy being a bit less supportive over the next couple years, but i