connick himself. >> connick's reaction initially was that he wanted some time to think about it.him he had a matter of two, maybe three hours. we have an execution date in less than two weeks. and we said, if you can't agree even with these facts, we'll take the next step that we think is appropriate. >> mr. connick realized he had no alternative, the evidence was all too clear. it was physically and scientifically impossible for thompson to have been the carjacker. >> michael gordon and connick met with judge patrick quinlan who had presided over both of thompson's trials. upon learning of the hidden blood evidence, judge quinlan grew furious with connick. >> he said he was going to hold a hearing in open court, to try to determine exactly how this had happened. he wanted all the citizens of new orleans to see. >> at the hearing, attorneys questioned the key prosecutors involved with thompson's case, including jim williams, the man with the little electric chair on his desk. a colleague testified that williams was given the blood results, but williams denied it. >> williams' sto

connick began trying to dismantle the evidence the state did present. he challenged the county employees who testified they believed kevin was acting inappropriately toward sabrina asking why they didn't report such behavior before the murder. >> at that time, if you had a serious concern, you would have filed a report, wouldn't you? >> i would have filed a report, if i felt there was a serious concern. i did not file a report on this. >> there were eight, ten, maybe twelve witnesses that are mandated reporters. if they see any form of abuse they have a mandatory duty to report it. >> reporter: and none of them did. >> and all of them testified they didn't do it. >> reporter: no one reported inappropriate behavior, said connick, because there was nothing to report. >> lisa, ironically, was a mandated reporter. she never reported it. >> reporter: connick then addressed the large number of texts between kevin and sabrina. >> i don't find that shocking. neither did kevin's sister, krisanne. >> there's more texts between my husband and one of my daughters t

the images considered by the syrians to be protective spirits are so sigh connick you see them everywherein iraq. the people here they see these statues as part of their legacy going back to the first of their civilization. an art student said that the loss of the statues are incal could youible. >> this is the symbol of iraq. >> the gold found here in the 80s and 90s are among the most significant on earth. >> these statues you see them gone. they are unique. and destroying them, i wish they looted them because one day they will come out you know, in 100 years, let's say. it doesn't matter. things like that happened before. but destroying them, they're gone forever. >> they were he is can aggravated by british and others in the last century. major parts of the palaces were taken to foreign museums. those may be the only place left iraqis will be able to see their ancient heritage. jane arraf al jazeera, baghdad. >> almost 1700 syrian refugees are turning what is left of their homes in kobane. the border town between turkey and syria has seen some of the worst fighting between kurdish and

$5 million mansion in new canaan, one of the richest towns in america, with neighbors like harry connick jr. singer paul simon, and "scandal" star tony goldwyn. all that is behind her now. mary margaret has spent the five years since the attack living in hiding, still fearing for her life, but tonight agreeing to come out of the shadows, for this first interview, ready to talk about the family secret that almost killed her. tell me why you want to share your story. >> i think when the severity of abuse gets to where i ended up with, most women in that situation never get to speak out because they're dead. but i felt it was just critical to speak out and to caution women in terms of getting involved with someone who shows these abusive tendencies. >> reporter: the story of this nearly fatal marriage begins more than a dozen years earlier with cherry blossoms, a springtime romance in the nation's capital. >> we started dating pretty quickly. and it was amazing. we had incredible conversations. and we went running together. and we would be out gardening at his house. i was drawn to him. and