used to execute a killer. dennis maguire was convicted of rape and murder. witnesses say he struggled for 17 years. a senator in oklahoma said he will not serve out his term. the 66-year-old will leave at the end of the current session. he was diagnosed with cancer but says the decision was not about his health. those are the headlines for this hour. america tonight is next with joie chen. the latest news on al. i ll see you back for prime trial news tomorrow night. and mr. the best of all of us. and fears santa ana winds ignite flames. who officials think may be responsible. and good evening, thanks for joining us. i m joie chen. we begin with look about history what we know and don t know about our communities, our families, even ourselves. what s provoked special interest in the past for us is making big waves today. when the oscars were announced, one film, 12 years a slave, was honored with nine of them. best picture, best actor, best adapted screenplay. the st
comment. chris christie opened his state of the state address by apologising for the mistakes of his administration. he says the traffic jam did not define his team or the state. a federal judge in tulsa declared the state s ban on gay marriage unconstitutional, saying it violates the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. the ruling is on hold until a similar case in utah is decided. those are the headlines. america tonight is next on al jazeera america. on america tonight, when help is not on the way. flaws in the 911 system nationwide, and how they could be a threat to you. millions of americans in hotels, college dormitories and ordinary office buildings are put at risk because they can t reach 911 effectively. also tonight doubt. dot on the street. the case of a mentally ill man and his final face-off with police. why his death ignites questions about those sworn to serve and protect. they murdered my son and get away with it. and viv lamore. in
different firearms campaign that puts protection out front. i m pretty much armed 24/7. when i carry, my main goal is protecting me. i m not there to protect society. and an unusual approach to alcohol addiction. why the dutch government pays alcoholics in beer. and good evening, thanks for joining us. i m joie chen. against hope the desperate search continues north of seattle with more than 100 people still missing four days after a mammoth mudslide crushed the small community of oso. the slides saturday morning killed at least 14 and that number is expected to climb. there is also new information tonight ha the disaster had been predicted more an decade ago. on the recovery effort and the new details, here is america tonight s adam may. a warning of doom issued years before the massive mudslide in washington has emergency thing. these dramatic images of the land swallowed dozens of homes in oso washington. one square instantly gone. the houses are gone. there s
i m pretty much armed 24/7. when i carry, my main goal is protecting me. i m not there to protect society. and an unusual approach to alcohol addiction. why the dutch government pays alcoholics in beer. and good evening, thanks for joining us. i m joie chen. against hope the desperate search continues north of seattle with more than 100 people still missing four days after a mammoth mudslide crushed the small community of oso. the slides saturday morning killed at least 14 and that number is expected to climb. there is also new information tonight ha the disaster had been predicted more an decade ago. on the recovery effort and the new details, here is america tonight s adam may. a warning of doom issued years before the massive mudslide in washington has emergency thing. these dramatic images of the land swallowed dozens of homes in oso washington. one square instantly gone. the houses are gone. there s no house here anymore. are there any injuries? yes, ther
it came eight hours after the jet lost contact on march the 8th. it could help investigators figure out what happened. the supreme court heard argument in the hobby lobby, challenging the affordable care act, that employers must provide health coverage for all forms of contraseptions. president obama is in brussels. tuesday on the side lines of a summit on nuclear security, he warned russia to hold back on further action. he warned moscow would days tougher sanctions if they continued to go into ukraine. those are the headlines america tonight is next. news at the top of every hour. and hope, after the massive landslide that crushed a washington state community. my 16-year-old daughter, my adult son and his two young sons were down there digging with their hands trying to find her. didn t anyone know this might happen? also tonight, guns and rights. memories of two young men and the stand your ground claim used to justify their killings and the inspiration of a diff