these are all organizations opposed to the death penalty. but what this case different from others in the past as we approach the 11th hour -- there are hundreds of thousands of people. you saw their signatures on those petitions that were delivered. these are people, a lot of these people may not typically be against the death penalty. these are people who are looking at the case thinking that there are doubts here and that an execution needs to be stopped. there's a lot of people pushing to have his sentence commuted and not have him set free. you don't see a lot of people coming right out and saying this man is innocent. >> speaking of those who do think he should be set free or at least the case looked at, some names might surprise you. the former fbi director william sessions who wrote an op-ed in the newspaper in atlanta yesterday saying, "the evidence in this case consisting almost entirely of conflicting stories, testimonies an statements is inadequate to the task of convincingly establishing either davis' guilt or his innocence." >> sessions is not just a former fbi director. he is a former federal judge, former federal prosecutor, joined by the likes of jimmy carter, the vatican and over 50 members of congress signing a letter that's going to the parole board. >> still there are those who believe he should be on death row and executed in just a few days. the family of the murdered officer is coming out adamantly saying that they have the right man. also the prosecutor, the former savannah prosecutor, the d.a., spencer lawton, a quote from him as well saying that the trial was fair. davis was represented by superbly skilled criminal defense lawyers. he was convicted by a pare jury, seven plaque and five white members. the jury found that davis after shooting another man earlier in the evening murdered a police officer who came to the rescue of a homeless man davis had beaten. >> that's an important point. spencer lawton points out that there is physical evidence in this case. he says the shell casings from that earlier shooting in which davis was convicted -- >> which we don't hear a lot about. >> right. also match the shell casings from the murder of this police officer. so he says there is physical evidence there. this is a case that's not completely void of physical evidence. >> so when you look at the parole board, that's whose hands his future really lies in. what are their options? >> their options are they can commute his sentence to life without parole, life, they can ask for a 90-day stay while they consider this case, or they can just deny clemency and let the execution go on as planned on wednesday. but if you look at the history of this pored, we shouldn't expect any surprises here. in 33 years they've only granted eight cases clemency. only eight. and this is out of 63 cases they've considered. but something really surprised me. out of the cases where they've already gone to an inmate, looked at the case and say no, we're not going to grant clemency which they've already done in davis' case, the number of times they've reversed themselves, gone back on their decision is zero. they've already done this once in his case and it doesn't look -- if it does, they will be making history by going back on their previous decision. >> there was a federal hearing last summer. right? they did listen to this case again and found again he should go back to death row. >> so much has been said about these 7 of 9 eyewitnesses that have recanted. the federal judge looked very closely at those statements that have come out since then. and they found them not to be credible. they believe that the real credibility of this case was from the people who were under oath and in a trial that happened 20 years ago. >> we will continue to watch it of course, david. thank you for your reporting. a death row inmate in texas who was scheduled to be executed last night got a last-second reprieve. the highest court in the land stopped the lethal injection of dwayne edward buck after he had eaten his last meal. buck was convicted of killing two people in 1995. one of them in front of her own daughter. the issue now is testimony from a psychologist who told buck's jury that black or hispanic defendants were more likely to commit future crimes. buck will stay on death row while the supreme court reviews his appeal. this just in to cnn -- the united nations has voted in favor of allowing the national transitional council to represent libya. the u.n. general assembly next week. staying in libya, anti-gadhafi fighters made their way into the town of sirte. intense firefighters broke out in the streets and it is unclear how many casualties. their are. transitional council delegation is demanding niger turn over one of gadhafi's sons who recently fled there. a day after his arrest in connection with about $2 billion worth of unauthorized deals at swiss banking giant ubs, this man in a photo taken from his facebook page. he is expected to appear in court today to answer the charges of fraud and false accounting. so far ubs is not commenting on that arrest. some senate democrats aren't exactly welcome president obama's jobs and debt cutting plan with open arms. the white house gave them a close-up look at the plan thursday. while some members voiced their total support, others said that due to the side of the bill they'd like to see more specifics. the plan is set to go before the 12 members of congress's bipartisan super committee on monday. just ahead, more than an embarrassment. more than cruelty. that's how one person labeled pat robertson's alzheimer's comments. you will hear them next. look at all this stuff for coffee. oh there's tons. french presses, espresso tampers, filters. it can get really complicated. not nearly as complicated as shipping it, though. i mean shipping is a hassle. not with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. that is easy. best news i've heard all day! i'm soooo amped! i mean not amped. excited. well, sort of amped. really kind of in between. have you ever thought about decaf? 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also asking that question is russell moore, dean of the school of theology at southern baptist theological seminary in louisville, kentucky. here is a quote from his article in the baptist press news -- "this is more than an embarrassment. this is more than cruelty. this is a repudiation of the gospel of jesus christ." dean moore joins us now from louisville. thank you for coming on to talk about this. those are some pretty strong words that you wrote there. >> well, it is a grievous thing to hear a christian leader spike in this way when according to the christian scriptures, marriage is a picture of the gospel of jesus christ. this is a repudiation of everything that we are about. a man is to love his wife, the bible says, as christ loves the church. and that includes in weakness, that includes in those times of sickness. so this is horrifying. and this doesn't speak for christians. >> whatever happened to death do we part and for better or for worse? >> well, i think that you'll find that the majority of bible-believing christians are holding fast to those words and holding faithfully to those words. caring for one another and caring for spouses who are harmed and who are injured and who are sick. that's exactly what christianity is about. christianity isn't about power. it is not about loving someone who is useful to you. it's about what jesus has done for us in the gospel which is to love us when we're useless and to love us when we're done for, when we're completely, completely marginalized. that's what the gospel does and that's what a christian marriage is to do. >> when you think about the number of supporters and number of people who believe in pat robertson, what kind of damage could a statement like that do? >> i think it does great damage because i think there are many non-christian friends and neighbors of ours who believe that pat robertson or others who articulate this kind of message of a christianity based on power and usefulness as speaking for jesus when that's not the way that jesus speaks. jesus speaks about loving the weak and the marginalized. he speaks about a gospel that comes after us with the blood that redeems and heals and is faithful to the point that taking up a cross and carrying it. that's what the gospel is about. so i'm afraid if people see this kind of message, they'll assume that that's jesus christ and it's just not. >> i don't want to put you on the spot -- but i will. if you were asked this question, sitting on that couch, and it's advice, what advice would you have given. >> well, that doesn't put me on the spot at all. love your wife and remain faithful to your wife, care for her and meet her needs as you would your own body, as jesus has done for you. all the way to the point of death. >> does it surprise you that -- i would think it would -- that he would suggest the word "divorce"? >> it does surprise me, although i have to say, in recent years reverend robertson and some others have been making increasingly embarrassing and inflammatory statements, although i think this, this goes beyond even anything else i've heard. >> dean russell moore, appreciate your type and your insight there into that story. thank you very much. >> thank you. so why is a passionate award-winning teacher quitting the job that she loves? most any teacher could probably answer that question. up next -- a look at the education crisis. two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at our kearl project in canada, we'll be able to produce these oil sands with the same emissions as many other oils and that's a huge breakthrough. that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. today in our cnn series "fix our schools," a sad reality. nearly half of all public schoolteachers quit before their fifth teaching anniversary. one big reason -- low pay, especially when compared to teachers elsewhere in the world. our natasha curry meant one teacher who is leaving the classroom she says regrettably. >> my name is linda. i've been teaching for 13 years. my first year of teaching i got an award called rookie teacher of the year. later on i got teacher of the year again. i've gotten 100% pass rate for the past seven years. >> reporter: by all accounts, linda is one of those high-performing teachers we all want our children to have. >> this was a book that in my first year of teaching the students made. >> reporter: but on a salary of $38,000 a year, which, after taxes, leaves her with $2,400 a month, she says she can no longer stretch her paycheck to cover expenses. >> when you start taking out rent, utilities, car payments, there's nothing left. it's demoralizing to you. >> reporter: after five years without a raise, linda has decided to call it quits. she's going back to school to become a nurse and will earn, on average, about $62,000 a year, $24,000 more than what she makes now. how hard was it to make that decision to leave? >> it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: in the past ten years, average salary for a u.s. teacher has only increased 3.4% in today's dollars. and in some states like florida, the average is actually dropped. for many teachers, summer is no longer about taking breaks but finding extra work to make ends meet. some educators blame stagnating wages for teaching's high turnover rate. every year 14% of u.s. teachers leave the profession. 46% leave before their fifth year on the job. >> when you look at high-achieving countries, their turnover rates are 3% or lower. and so they work very, very hard to not only attract teachers that they suspect are going to be successful, but they work incredibly hard to train them, and then they do whatever it takes to retain them and we don't do that. >> i'm not saying they may not fine an amazing teacher to replace me who also motivates the kids, who also inspires the kids, who also loves the kids. but what if they don't? who pays the price? >> a side note to this story, a teacher strike in tacoma, washington, now in its fourth day. an overwhelming number of teaches voted to defy a judge's order to return to work. the teachers are striking over pay and class size. fullerton, california police face another federal lawsuit for police brutality. a third alleged victim goes public. plus his connection to the death of kelly thomas. we will he bring you the latest in a few minutes. there's so many choices. the guests come in and they're like yeah i want to try this shrimp and i want to try this kind and this kind. they wait for this all year long. 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