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
lapping now, gut-wrenching images of homes and lives destroyed near the earthquake epner. cnn is on the scene as the death toll in turkey and syria soars above 12,000. also tonight, president biden is doubling down on a line of attack against republicans that prompted gop jeers during his state of the union address. he is taking the top themes on the road in key presidential battlegrounds. and ukrainian president volodymr zelenskyy is now in ha included a stop in london, a visit with. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situati situation this hour a race against time in the earthquake zone as the window for finding survivors narrows and the death toll grows more catastrophic. cnn s nick paton walsh is in turkey right now. nick, tell us what you have been seeing and experiencing. reporter: yeah, it is sadly, wolf, around this time that it seems the race against time for survivors is slowly being lo
any minute now we could hear from the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy who has been meeting behind closed doors with senators pleading for new aid. we have learned that one republican walked out of the meeting early. what does that tell us? there is a lot going on the hill right now. the house rules committee is gearing up to gavel in. the republicans are locking down the votes to get the support they need for the biden impeachment hearing and a vote could come up any time. and we are closely watching a federal courthouse in new york where expelled former congressman george santos is expected to soon show up. we are learning about new deal that there is a plea deal he is seeking. with sara sidner and john berman, i m kate bolduan, and this is cnn news central. and breaking this morning, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is behind closed doors with the u.s. senators at this moment pleading for new money to fight vladimir putin. he says that the money is cr
operations have resumed after a deadline to extend the seven-day long truce expired, an hour ago this. dashing hopes for the release of more hostages from hamas. according to the idf, hamas violated the truce by fired a rocket to israeli territory an hour before the deadline. it was intercepted by israeli air defenses. hamas officials in gaza report israeli aircraft now over gaza with the sound of a taylor fire in the north. the operational pause was extended on thursday after a last-minute deal, and despite israel s demands for ten hostages released daily, hamas released eight. according to israeli official two women were set free initially, followed by another six just hours later who are being held in a separate location in gaza. it s also thursday, another 30 palestinian women and children were released from israeli prisons, as part of the agreement with hasse. many had been held under detention, and never officially discharged. new reporting for the new york times that i
in coordination with un agencies. the head of the world health organization posted this picture of one of the babies on x he said they were very sick . the israeli military remain inside the complex. last week, benjamin netanyahu said they had found a hamas command and control centre underneath the hospital. hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments, has denied they have a base at al shifa. on saturday, hundreds of people, including some patients, left the hospital on foot. but 20 health workers and about 300 critically ill patients remain at al shifa. meanwhile, the prime minister of qatar has said only minor obstacles remain in the way of reaching a deal on releasing some of the hostages taken by hamas in its attack on israel on october 7th. his comments came after the washington post said that israel, hamas and the united states were close to an agreement on the release of women and children. the united nations secretary general