after an intense wait in georgia, inmate troy davis was put to death last night despite protests from around the world. until the very end davis maintained his innocence, telling the family of the police officer he was convicted of killing what happened was not his fault. nbc s kurt gregory reports. reporter: after an emotional 11th hour appeal to the highest court in the land, troy davis was executed in georgia. the court-ordered execution of troy anthony davis has been carried out. reporter: according to witnesses, davis last words were a denial of responsibility for the crime he was convicted of. he was not personally responsible for what happened that night, that he did not have a gun. he said to the family that he was sorry for their loss but also said that he did not take their son, father, brother. reporter: a case that has galvanized communities far beyond the prison gates in georgia, from coast to coast, groups rallied. their message, spare davis life. tr
may be different . chicago is sizzling even in the early hours you find little relief . when you transfer manner, you have to get as many runs as you can . i can t miss too many days . july is typically chicago s hottest month but it has been a long time since we have seen a long stretch of such oppressive heat . 9 degree temperatures arrive sunday afternoon when the heat index hit one of three on the lakefront 1 01 at midway and 99 degrees at o hare . i have ceiling fans it s really hot and i take multiple shower is . overnight the bank neon at wacker said 95 . firefighters on the south side were fighting a bundle of fire that was oppressive . we tend to endure and deal with it here in chicago it s much nicer to be at the swimming pool then to be shoveling out the snow . the city of chicago has cooling centers open for people who do not have access to air- conditioning you cancel the non emergency 311 hotline for information or check the city s website . libraries ar
brother. and he said bad news. i wrecked the bike. reporter: tony had told justin to hang up and call 911. so dispatchers could then figure out where he was through his cell phone signal, which they did. we were shouting for his name, shouting his name out. searching with flashlights. reporter: the volunteer fire chief was in charge of the team that included a dozen first responders. the patient was laying in the gullly right there. reporter: justin s back was broken and ribs and ankle and wrist. he had a collapsed lung and internal bleeding. his brother says he is blessed and lucky. how close did he come to being paralyzed? 2 millimetres. reporter: justin was medevaced to a fairfax hospital where he remains. at independent hill in prince william county, peggy fox, wusa 9 news. and justin is expected to be in the hospital for 10 more days. we are following a developing story tonight. a critical arrest in an arson case. 26-year-old maurice dews is charged
of 60, but you still would not call it a bad day. i saw that moon. did you catch that super moon? i ll show you video from that a little later on. it is pretty cool. step outside if you can. 39 degrees now at the airport. a couple clouds hanging around. no precipitation just yet. a northeast wind at 9 miles per hour. the forecast for today, a mixture of sunshine and clouds. it will be cool but not cold with high temperatures in the low 50 s. when we come back, we ll check the seven-day forecast and see what s on tap for the rest of the newscast. our big story of this morning is a show of force. air strikes pound libya. president obama and the united states said allies had no choice but to attack when the libyan leader defied a u.n. order. the first barrage of missiles in the latest attempt to curb violence in libya. u.s. and british warships fired 114 missiles to cripple muammar gaddafi s anti-aircraft weaponry . so the idea is to create a benign environment so
i hate it when that happens! you can friday us friday afternoon at ditch planes. we will be surfing together. hanging. the endless summer. there is a image for you. sports now. wild one in florida last night. fourth inning, marlins beating the nationals 14-3. marlins pitcher advice chris volstad plunking nyjer morgan. but before we move on in this game, let s go back to tuesday night s game between the two teams. in extra innings, nyjer morgan attempts to score on a ground ball. the infield comes in to home violently plowing through marlins catcher brett hayes. hayes stays down for a few minutes and suffered a separated shoulder and miss a few weeks. the marlins were not happening for morgan what they thought was a cheap shot so they hit in the back the first time. later in last night s game, sixth inning, throw behind morgan.