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
we ll go over what exactly happened and what it could mean for putin s leadership as well as the war in ukraine. plus, republicans continue to veer toward an electoral cliff, backing former president trump despite his mounting legal challenges, even as many voters are deeply disturbed by his multiple indictments. perhaps that s why president biden is leading trump in a 2024 matchup. and a year after the supreme court stripped away abortion rights, the high court s approval rating is in the basement at just 31%. we re breaking down the new poll numbers just ahead. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, june 26th. joe is off this morning. we begin with this weekend s developing news out of russia, where the head of the mercenary group, wagner, launched the most direct challenge to vladimir putin s grip on power in his 19 years as president. it started on friday when yevgeny prigozhin, the leader of a private army, posted a video to social media. in it, h
closet. thanks to a at tip from the fb. that person is getting a reward. steve: that s right. casey stegall joins us live from cleveland, texas. the eyes of the nation were on texas and i understand that fbi tip line was ringing off the hook they had a lot of tips coming in yesterday. things moved rely fast when a tip came in about 5:15 central time. 6:15 yesterday evening in new york that the suspect may be hiding out in a house not actually far from the crime scene itself. and just within about an hour from then, a little bit more than that, 6:30 local time, he was taken into custody. cell phone video rolling as the fugitive was taken into custody by advisor tack agents those are highly trained yups of border agents also assisted by marshals and the texas department of public safety. 38-year-old francisco oropesa arrested without incident. his bond set at $5 million and he could have a hearing before a magistrate later today. everybody played a very, very integral part
been revealed tonight in a legal filing just astonishing stuff from the people hosting those shows at fox, where they knew they were lying about the dominion voting machines, and they are telling each other they know it s crazy, and yet, they go out and sell the lie every, night every night they could. breathtaking hypocrisy, lawrence, i got the push alert on my phone, and i know those text messages or at least the commentary, entirely hippocratic democracy destroying commentary comes from a dude whose name rise with newport s murdaugh. and i am eagerly awaiting the dramatic reading. we will get to, it thank you. have a good show. thank you. lindsey graham, the first to deny he committed perjury when he testified to the georgia grand jury whose written report was released, in part, today. the first and last pages of an eight-page report were released with, the recommendations for indictments. it is between those pages, remaining secret. section eight of the report,
sick as high blood pressure or heart attack but this doctor is not just sick, he was dying nobody knew exactly what it was. and then they found the crystals it s a poison case, which i very rare. but solving the medical mystery, did not solve the mai mystery. who poisoned him he took a drink of it and said there is something wron with us. was money the motive or was there another reason everything about this cas is knots it is sex lies and audiotape it turns out this busy ou doctor also had a busy lov life she loved him she loved the doctor. who wanted the doctor did what is the motive, is th person who is not getting what they want. hello and welcome t dateline a top doctor known for savin lives found himself fighting for his own after he was poisoned the cops immediately started looking in to the women in his life, and they uncovered mor than one relationship, s investigators want to know which one is toxic here is andrea canning wit fatal attr