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Attorney Finishes Meeting With McVeigh

Aired June 07, 2001 - 11:47   ET

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DONNA KELLEY, CNN ANCHOR: As we continue to keep you updated on the Timothy McVeigh execution -- as we've told you, the McVeigh execution is still on for Monday, 7:00 a.m. local time in Terra Haute. His attorneys today, though, have filed appeal papers. We kept track of that, and showed you that live, in fact, as they were putting the papers into the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. And one of his attorneys meeting with McVeigh in Terra Haute.

Our Jeff Flock is there in Terra Haute. Let's get the latest from there -- Jeff.

JEFF FLOCK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Indeed, Donna, we're not going to have anything live for you here, apparently. I just talked to Jim Cross, who speaks for the warden of the Terra Haute Federal Penitentiary, who indicates that Nathan Chambers has concluded his meeting now with Mr. McVeigh and is making his way out of the prison. But he is indicating he does not want to come out and talk to reporters about what the two of them talked about.

Obviously, we have been speculating all morning on the need for this face-to-face meeting. Nathan Chambers arrived here in Indiana last night -- flew into Indianapolis, and then made his way here to Terra Haute. And considerable question about why, given the fact that they had talked to Mr. McVeigh by telephone earlier, why he needed to come here and meet with him face-to-face.

Maybe it's simple as just briefing him face-to-face on where they stand right now, or perhaps getting his further OK to continue with whatever the road holds, in terms of what goes beyond the 10th Circuit, if the 10th Circuit doesn't rule favorably for him.

Apparently, though, it appears he will not come out and talk to reporters now. We'll continue to watch it; I'm going to go talk to Jim Cross again. We'll get back to you, Donna.

Back to you.

KELLEY: OK, Jeff Flock there in Terra Haute, thanks.

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