Hinton will join us from alabama along with his attorney Bryan Stevenson of the equal Justice Initiative. Then we go to louisiana to speak with a prosecutor who is apologizing for making a mistake that put another innocent man on death row for 30 years. [indiscernible] that i didnt follow up, that i should have done more, that i had an obligation to do more. Amy while when ford was released from prison in 2014 the state of louisiana is refusing to offer compensation for wrongfully jailing him for 30 years. He got the news and hospice where he is dying of cancer. We will speak with the prosecutor marty stroud. And we will look at the American Pharmacist associations new policy urging members not to supply drugs used in lethal injections. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Kenya has launched strikes inside somalia following last weeks massacre by the militant group alshabab. 148 people, mostly students, we
Will answer to god. That is all i have to say. Amy Anthony Ray Hinton is freed from prison after spending nearly 30 years on death row. His lawyers say race, poverty, inadequate legal assistance, and prosecutorial indifference to innocence conspired to create a textbook example of injustice. Hinton will join us from alabama along with his attorney Bryan Stevenson of the equal Justice Initiative. Then we go to louisiana to speak with a prosecutor who is apologizing for making a mistake that put another innocent man on death row for 30 years. [indiscernible] that i didnt follow up, that i should have done more, that i had an obligation to do more. Amy while when ford was released from prison in 2014 the state of louisiana is refusing to offer compensation for wrongfully jailing him for 30 years. He got the news and hospice where he is dying of cancer. We will speak with the prosecutor marty stroud. And we will look at the American Pharmacist associations new policy urging members not to
Reporter there were more than 160 water rescues rescues in louisville after more than six inches of rain fell overnight, stranding cars and flooding homes. Flooding is going underneath. Its going straight through the building. Reporter the same weather systems spawned tornadoes in the plains. This is the destruction in the town of aston, oklahoma. Harrison, arkansas was hit by what people believe was also a tornado. So jumped into the bath tub heard an awful noise and thought roof went because i heard water coming in. Reporter despite damage, its been a relatively quiet tornado season with only 4050 touching down since the beginning of the year. The average is 150. The same large and persistent jet stream that has caused a historic drought in california and a recordbreaking winter in the northeast has suppressed Severe Weather activity in the nations midsection, but not for long says greg carbin with the storm prediction center. Parts of the Southern United States will remain at risk t
Manuel bojorquez reports. Reporter there were more than 160 water rescues rescues in louisville after more than six inches of rain fell overnight, stranding cars and flooding homes. Flooding is going underneath. Its going straight through the building. Reporter the same weather systems spawned tornadoes in the plains. This is the destruction in the town of aston, oklahoma. Harrison, arkansas was hit by what people believe was also a tornado. So jumped into the bath tub heard an awful noise and thought roof went because i heard water coming in. Reporter despite damage, its been a relatively quiet tornado season with only 4050 touching down since the beginning of the year. The average is 150. The same large and persistent jet stream that has caused a historic drought in california and a recordbreaking winter in the northeast has suppressed Severe Weather activity in the nations midsection, but not for long says greg carbin with the storm prediction center. Parts of the Southern United St
Wednesday night. And police found 21yearold kewaye ivy of southeast lying dead in a parking lot in southeast. This is ivy in a recent video. Police say he died making another video outside a strip mall on eastern avenue. Darcy spencer is working to get answers from investigators. New details first at 4 about the charges against virginia parents whose 5yearold son was found dead in a septic tank. Barbara harrison has details on their first court appearance. These parents, paul thomas and ashley quite, appeared in court by video today to be arraigned on charges of felony child abuse and neglect. According to the Roanoke Times, both face a charge of reckless disregard for human life but the mother ashley white, also faces a more serious charge of serious injury to a child. That could land her in prison for up to 15 years if convicted of both charges. The couple asked if the media not be allowed to watch the proceedings today, but that was denied by the judge. Thomas also asked for bond bu