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at 17 dewey bozella moved to upstate new york hoping for a fresh start.hs he was arrested, accused in the brutal killing of a 92-year-old woman, the only evidence, two local criminals who swore dewey did it. he got 20 years to life. >> i'd die before i tell you i did it. >> reporter: for years in prison, dewey swore his innocence, and it was in the prison's boxing program he discovered the strength to fight for his freedom. >> that was my peace. >> reporter: he would spend his days in the prison's gym. he met a visitor to the prison he would befriend and fall in love with. she was the woman he would marry. he earned his g.e.d., his bachelor's and his masters in theology. >> dewey never gave up. even though dewey was behind bars, he woke up every day loving life. >> reporter: the innocence project found dewey bozella a team of lawyers who would fight for him. they discovered all of the physical evidence, any link to dna, had been destroyed years ago by police. but they kept looking, finding the lead detective who is now retired, who gave them the break the

and dewey bozella wouldn't let a terrible injustice defeat him. now he's fighting for his dream. >> don't let nobody tell you what you can do, and that's what i'm doing. i'm letting my dream come to reality. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. president obama slapped new sanctions on iran today, and the white house said there could be more to come. all of that in response to that alleged plot to assassination saudi arabia's ambassador to the united states. the administration is consulting with allies all around the world. u.s. officials insist that the iranian government was behind the plot. norah o'donnell is at the white house with the latest. norah. >> reporter: scott, tonight, secretary of state hillary clinton said iran must be held accountable for what she called a reckless act that the u.s. will not tolerate. >> this plot was a flagrant violation of international and u.s. law and a dangerous escalation of the iranian government's long-standing use of political violence and s

i know the need what it feels like to be able to say to myself i did it. >> dewey bozella ( applauseporter: saturday, he enters the professional ring to fight a 30-year-old opponent. don't tell him about long odds. he's beaten them before. bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >> pelley: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most-watched entertainment news magazine in the world. is richard simmons sick? the new headlines after his startling appearance on "dancing." now, the colorful fitness guru comes to "e.t." to set the record straight. >> i went from 160 to 138. >> plus -- julianne hough, dancing with her "footloose" co-star. her emotional "dancing" homecoming. >> george clooney, stacy keibler, ryan gosling and

chris is off this morning. >>> just ahead, dewey bozella's remarkable story. it to you last week. >> we love him. he spent 26 years in prison for a murder he did not commit and acquitted two years ago. all that time he worked on his dream to become a pro boxer. overthe weekend he fulfilled that dream and beating his opponent more than half his age. there he is. he is here to tell us about that exciting night and what is ahead next in his life. >> looking forward to that interview coming up. >>> another dream realized as well. when missouri senator claire mccaskill decide is it was time for her it to lose weight she did something fairly modern and nontraditional for a lawmaker. she turned to twitter for a little support and it worked. she has lost 50 pounds in five months! and we are going to check in with her this morning just before her morning workout to find out exactly how she did it. >> now she is going to box dewey bozella. >> exclusively right here on "the early show." >> will not happen. >>> first, prosecutors in the manslaughter trial of michael jacks

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. >>> told but dewey bozella on friday. after serving 26 years for a murder he did not commit. his dream was to become a professional boxer. saturday night he got his chance facing an opponent 22 years his junior. he landed a hard right cross at the winning bell and earned a unanimous decision. >> i would like to say that dreams do happen if you never give up hope and always believe in yourself. don't let anybody tell you what you can't do. >> reporter: he said that would be his first and last night. dewey bozella retires undefeated at 1-0. >>> this morning, on "the early show," president obama hits the road on a three-day bus tour promoting his jobs plan and hunting for votes. i'm terrell brown. and this is the "cbs morning news." at bayer, we're re-inventing aspirin for pain relief. with new extra-strength bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles, enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief to the site of pain. it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. >>> good morning and

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dewey bozella retires undefeated at 1-0.old you are, he looks like he could beat up about anybody. >>> this morning, on "the early show," president obama hits the road on a three-day bus tour promoting his jobs plan and hunting for votes. i'm terrell brown. and this is the "cbs morning news." at bayer, we're re-inventing aspirin for pain relief. with new extra-strength bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles, enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief to the site of pain. it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. >>> it's that time of year. an explosion of color is marching across much of the country, but you still have time to catch up the show and if you do, make sure your take the camera with you. our cbs affiliate wcxa-tv in vermont with expert tips. >> every day is a good day for taking pictures when it's fall. >> reporter: just like the falling leaves, ora moore doesn't spend much time in one spot these days. >> hol

he made the most of it. >> dewey bozella. dewey?s story has inspired many, including champion oscar de la hoya. >> you think, wow. is it going to be okay? this is fighting against a younger guy who is going to try to knock your head off. you start thinking he spent so many years in jail, i don't think there is anything tougher than that. >> so this boxing match is very important to you? >> of course. >> reporter: what does that do you when some people say i don't think he's got it and i'm not sure he will make it. >> let me be the one to say that, not you. when you say that, it only makes me more determined. >> i'd rather get knocked out cold and stomped to the dust of the earth than to give up. that's how i feel. >> reporter: perhaps at one point, dewey bozella could have been a contender, but at age 52, all he has left is a dream -- one fight. why just the one? >> because that's what i need. i need to know what it feels like to be a pro. i need to know what it feels like to be able to say to myself, i did it, when everybody else s

dewey bozella st 26 years in prison, for a mr that he didn't commit...es released in 2009 after witts against him recanted their stories... now he's 52 and making his pro boxing debuta fight saturday at the stapls center in los angeles... " " thanks, dennis that does it for eyewitnesss at 10. remember- the news is alwayn [people chatting] everyone, it's $37 a piece. paying with your smart phone instead of cash. that's a step forward. with chase person-to-person quickpay, you can send money directly to your friend's checking account. all you need is their email address or mobile number. don't worry honey, i'll show you. thanks everyone. so take a step forward... and chase what matters. i'm a curious seeker. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes. i'm a people pleaser. if elected, i promise flu shots for all. i am a walking medical dictionary. congratulations virginia. inflamed uvula. i'm virginia. i'm a target pharmacist and i'm here to answer your questions.

dewey bozella joins us now from new york. congratulations. what was ta like for you? it was another thing to be in the staples center. describe that feeling for me. >> it was a wonderful feeling. i enjoyed the moment. i took advantage of it, and i moved forward. you know? once in a lifetime opportunity. >> and so now you're undefeated. term about your aspirations, if you hope to get in the ring again, or was this it for you? >> that's it. i did what i had to do. this is a young man's sport. i'm 52 years old. this isn't something i'm going to waste my time with. you know. rime going to move on and deal with my congregation to try to open up a gym up in newburgh, new york. that's my goal. help out the kids and build a future around that. >> what will you try to teach kids? what will you tell them about your journey, your experience, and how will you try to inspire them? >> i think that, you know, it would be through my -- what i learned while on the inside. my morals, obligation, my responsibility and discipline. these are all the goals that helped me to survive and as

dewey bozella, a boxer. >> he made his pro debut saturday night.t half of his life in prison before that for a murder he did not commit. abc's david muir has the fascinating details. >> reporter: he walked out to the boxing ring for a match he had been preparing for for nearly 30 years. 52-year-old dewey bozella with a wish to box and win as a free man. >> my worthy cause was my freedom. >> reporter: at 9 years old the boy from brooklyn new york watched his father beat his mother to death. he even lost his brother who was killed in a violent fight. at 17, dewey moved to upstate new york hoping for a fresh start. within months he was arrested accused in the brutal killing of a 92-year-old woman. the only evidence -- two local criminals who swore dewey did it. he got 20 years to life. >> i would die before i tell you i did. >> reporter: for years in prison he swore his innocence in the prison's boxing program he discovered the strength to fight for his freedom. >> that was my peace. >> reporter: he would spend his days in the prison's gym, and met a

robert's report on the club coming up in a couple of hours time now finally in the boxing ring dewey bozella has proved that it's never too late to land a few solid punches and make one's dreams come true the fifty two year old winning his first professional bites after being wrongfully imprisoned for half his life his opponents laurie hopkins a full twenty two years younger started gamely but was unable to end his own three much winless cruiserweight division streak. who was a champion boxer at the famed singing singing correctional facility in new york really go into time in the fourth round the american eventually securing a four round unanimous decision capping the ultimate comeback story teller was falsely imprisoned for the murder of a ninety two year old woman back in one nine hundred seventy seven he was freed in two thousand and nine when it was discovered that crucial evidence had been withhold by the prosecution. for the story all your support for now weather is coming up just a tick. well . bringing you the latest in science and technology from around the world. we've got those h

. >>> making their mark this week, dewey bozella, former convicted murderer, steps into the ring tonighthe staples center in los angeles. at age 52 bozella will debut as a professional boxer for one fight. it's been his dream to box in the ring as a free man ever since he was exonerated after spending 26 years in prison. bozella always insisted he was innocent. several years ago it was discovered that prosecutors buried evidence that would have proven he did not commit the crime. bozella turned down offers of freedom if he confessed. he said he'd rather spend the rest of his life in prison than admit to something he did not do. >>> the occupy movement, first it was wall street, now it's the rest of the world. protests are going global. most were peaceful, but this one took a turn for the worst, and the occupiers were not the instigateors in the violence. we'll explain who caused chaos in rome. next. luck? i don't trade on luck. i trade on fundamentals. analysis. information. i trade on tradearchitect. this is web-based trading, re-visualized. streaming, real-time quotes. earnings analysi

we want to let you know tonight about what happened to dewey bozella.ast week we told you he spent 26 years in prison wrongly convicted of murder. released at the age of 52, he dreamed of stepping into the ring as a pro boxer. well, bozella got his chance on saturday and he won! a unanimous decision against a man nearly half his age. >> dreams do happen if you never give up hope. always believe in yourself. don't let nobody tell you what you can't do. >> reporter: bozella will remain undefeated. he's hanging up his gloves to teach youth boxing. steve jobs was in his own way a coach. a look at some of the lives he coach. a look at some of the lives he changed when we come back. i'm keith baraka and i'm a firefighter. and it's very physically demanding. if i'm sore i'm not at my best. advil is my go-to. it's my number one pain reliever. [ male announcer ] make the switch. take action. take advil. you might think all these cost about the same... protect about the same... but what if you have an accident? allstate accident forgiveness starts the day you sig

dewey bozella spent 26 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.e was given a shot at his dream in los angeles. he won his first and only professional fight again a much younger man and in convincing fashion. did i tell you he's 52 years old? the president also called bozella to wish him luck. >>> the night didn't go so well for the older boxer making it in a young man's game. at 46, bernard hopkins is the oldest man to ever win a major boxing title. he lost last night, but in a bizarre, controversial fashion. he was apparently thrown on the canvas where he says he dislocated his shoulder. the referee ruled it a technical knockout. hopkins' camp will appeal the decision. >>> if you would like to see what the new martin luther king jr. monument looks like, we'll tell you how to visit the memorial on line. we'll take a virtual tour when we come back. >>> first, are you all about job satisfaction? cnn "money" has a list of the best jobs to save the world -- five, medical case manager, four, social worker, number three, dietician. i'll tell you about t

and dewey bozella wouldn't let a terrible injustice defeat him.ting for his dream. >> don't let nobody tell you what you can do, and that's what i'm doing. i'm letting my dream come to reality. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. president obama slapped new sanctions on iran today, and the white house said there could be more to come. all of that in response to that alleged plot to assassinati

. >>> after spending 26 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, dewey bozella won his first professional boxing match at the age of 52. he claimed victory. president obama called to wish him luck last week. >>> you can call it a real dutch master murder mystery. legend has it the genius yet depressed painter vincent van gogh committed suicide, shot himself. but two pulitzer prize-winning writers looked into unanswered questions surrounding van gogh's death and they are drawing a different conclusion. >> that a couple of kids had shot vincent van gogh and he decided to basically protect them and accept this as the way to die, these kids had basically done him the favor of shooting him. >> he was covering up his own murder. >> covering up his own murder. >> at the same time, curators at the van gogh museum in amsterdam are skeptical of the story and saying there's not enough evidence to be certain. the world may actually never know for sure. >>> and take a look at that man right there. that is fauja singh, now the oldest person ever to finish a marathon. he's 100 years young, crossed the f

. >>> the boxer dewey bozella won his first and only professional fight last night. dream come true after spending 26 years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit. >>> and finally, important news here, folks, the guitarist from the band journey who stole away real housewife michaele salahi, makes it official. neal schon gives his guitar away at the end of every concert. last night in san francisco -- >> easy. >> family so proud. >> they're moving in together. oh, my lord. only on the "real housewives." >> time for the weather and scott padgett. from our miami affiliate. that woke you up. >> i was very scared, i'm very young. >>> looking across the south, dealing with temperatures really warm. 5 to 15 degrees above normal. little rock 90, dallas 89, oklahoma city 87, tallahassee 88. from there the northern portion of the country feeling a bit more like fall. 55 degrees minneapolis, billings 47. seattle about 58. in the northeast 66 in boston and 63 in chicago. >> this weather report brought to you by citibank. >>> coming up on "good morning america," new clues in t

the name of pro-boxer dewey bozella may not ring a whole lot of bells for you, but tonight he will havehis corner. he's making his boxing debut tonight at the age of 52 after spending 26 years in jail for a crime he didn't commit. he describes the joy of finally getting a shot. >> going to take the time out to, you know, do what he did is an honor. but not only that, you know, just to take the risk, you know, with a person like me over 50 years old, you know. and i think that i don't want to prove anybody wrong, but as well as myself. that's what this whole thing is about. one-shot deal. in out, you know. and to be able to say that i went all out, to say i was a pro one time in my life and i'll be happy about that. >> well, the best to him. bozella was given the 2011 arthur ashe award for his courage to never give up. the president of the united states also called to wish him luck. >>> he's got a lot of folks backing him there. that's an incredible story. >> absolutely. and we wish him luck too, right? >> absolutely. >> well, we've seen so much rain. this hasn't been the most beautiful

. >>> dewey bozella has been a champion boxer for most of his life. los angeles, his boxing prowess was little known outside of sing-sing prison. facing off against larry hopkins, his first and only professional match, a 52-year-old was free from prison in 2009 after serving 26

. >>> 52-year-old boxer dewey bozella won his first and only professional fight last night. true after spending 26 years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit. >>> and finally, important news here, folks, the guitarist from the band journey who stole away "real housewife" michaele salahi is making it official. neal schon gives his guitar away at the end of every concert. and last night in san francisco, michaele got -- >> easy, easy. >> it's a family program. >> they're moving in together. oh, my lord. only on "the real housewives." >> time now for the weather and scott padgett from our miami affiliate wplg, local 10. that woke you up. >> can i watch? yeah, i was a little scared. i'm very young. >>> looking across the south, this morning dealing with temperatures really warm today. 5 to 15 degrees above normal. national, 84 degrees. little rock, 90. dallas, 89. oklahoma city, about 87. tallahassee, 88 degrees. from there the northern portion of the country feeling a bit more like fall. 55 degrees minneapolis, billings 47. seattle about 58.pj >> thiather >> this weather r

this is dewey bozella. 52-year-old guy.xed as an amateur when he was young and then convicted of murder in 1983 and exonerated in 2009. 29 years behind bars as an innocent man and boxing as therapy to give himself balance, to have good positive energy. he picked the sport back up again incarcerated and a lot of people heard his story when he was released in 2009 and caught the attention of oscar de la hoya camp and thankful they trusted him to give him now a shot on tonight's undercard. >> so to take the time out to, you know, to do what he did is an honor and not only that, you know, just to, you know, to take the risk, you know, with a person like me over 50 years old, you know, and i think that, you know, i don't want to prove anybody wrong but as well as myself. that's what this is about. one-shot deal. in, out. you know. and then to be able to say that i, i went all out to say that i was a pro one time in my life and be happy about that. >> as you said, thursday he got a well wish from president obama for him to do wel

. >>> a fight night follow-up on dewey bozella.ainst a man who was 22 years younger. >> i like to say dreams do happen if you never give up hope and always believe in yourself. don't let nobody ever tell you what you can't do. >> as we told you last week, bozella spent 26 years in prison for a murder he did not commit and was exonerated. he plans to open up a boxing club now for kids. how do you >>> this morning, a big hollywood star is saying it's time to forgive mel gibson. 15 months after we heard fers gibson on tape making the vicious threats against his ex-girlfriend. >> what kind of a man is that? what kind of man is that? >> oh, you all angry now! >> you going to get to -- you know what [ bleep ] you will answer one day, boy, you going to answer. >> i'll put you to [ bleep ] and [ bleep ] you? you understand that? because i'm capable of that. do you understand that. >> reporter: it was the pinnacle of his public downward spiral which included a july 2006 arrest an infamous anti-semitic rant to police. he is inching slowly in

. >>> a fight night follow-up on dewey bozella.en if you never give up hope and always believe in yourself. don't let nobody ever tell you what you can't do. >> as we told you last week, bozella spent 26 years in prison for a murder he did not commit and was exonerated. he plans to open up a boxing club now for kids. it's a pretty calm start to the day depending which direction you look. clouds to the north and west, front trying to pass through. not a lot of moisture. 60 degrees average across maryland. daytime high up to today to 75 degrees. look for partly cloudy skies, pretty mild evening tonight as well, down to 52, partly cloudy conditions. tomorrow 72, periods of clouds >>> this morning, a big hollywood star is saying it's time to forgive mel gibson. 15 months after we heard fers gibson on tape making the vicious threats against his ex-girlfriend. >> what kind of a man is that? what kind of man is that? >> oh, you all angry now! >> you going to get to -- you know what [ bleep ] you will answer one day, boy you going to answe

. >>> also, after spending 26 years in prison for a murder i did not commit, dewey bozella won his firstered a hard right to his opponent's jaw. president obama called bozella last week to wish him luck in the fight. >>> and take a look at those pictures here. this is fauja singh, the oldest person ever to finish a marathon. folks, he's 100 years young. he crossed the finish line yesterday after eight hours. even though he finished last place, get this, he didn't start running marathons until he was 89. kudos to him. >>> we are just getting started here on cnn. a lot to cover in the next two hours. watch this. >>> missouri mom debra bradley now admits to drinking the night her 10-month-old baby girl disappeared. we'll hear from her this afternoon. >>> a brand new cnn poll, the republican race for the white house just in time for a major debate in vegas this week. find out who's tied for first place right now. >>> moammar gadhafi's last stronghold is a ghost town except for this. snipers are gunning for people in sirte. we're live from libya. >>> also, the american man suspected in the di

. >>> and 52 dewey bozella won in his boxes debut.rom prison after 26 years for a murder he did not commit. he got his game and he won. >>> well, the fbi has joined the investigation into a horrific case of abuse and much in philadelphia. chained in the basement of a philadelphia apartment, four mentally challenged adults malnourished were found in the basement of an apartment after the landlord found them. >> i am the one who found them chained. >> reporter: what were they saying to you? did they say thank you or help? >> they weren't talking anything. >> well, three people have been arrested in this case but we need to help the philadelphia police commissioner, charles ramsey, with a lot more information here. commissioner, i'm going to get right to it. i understand that a number or possibly one or more of these victims you have not been able to identify, correct? i know we have a picture -- >> right. >> okay. let's start with herbert. that's all we know, he's from the virginia area. tell us what you need help with with regard to th

the name of pro boxer dewey b bozella doesn't ring a bill to a lot of people. that's because he's making his boxing debut tonight at the age of 52. and get this. after spending 26 years in jail for a crime he did not commit. he described the joy of finally, finally getting his shot. >> so to say the time out to, you know, to do what he did, you know, is an honor. not only that, just to take the risk, you know, with a person like me over 50 years old. and i think that, you know, i don't want to prove anybody wrong, but as well as myself. that's what this whole thing is about. one-shot deal. in, out, you know, and to be able to say that i went all out to say that i was a pro one time in my life. and i'll be happy about that. >> bozella was given the 2011 arthur ashe award for his courage to never give up fighting. and even the president called him to wish him good luck. good for him. >>> no end in sight for the lockout in the nba. owners and players still can't seem to find common ground. at least one player says some of them may be ready to fold. but other playe

. >>> dewey won by unanimous decision. bozellais life in prison for a murder he did not commit. after saturday's fight, he said -- these are his words -- dreams do happen if you never give up hope. good for him. >>> here's one for the record books. 100 years old. he runs a marathon. took him eight hours to reach the finish line. he says he took up running when he was 89 to help him cope with the death of his wife and son. he is nicknamed the turbanned tornado. he completed the 26.2 miles in eight hours. he is the oldest person to complete a marathon. so how did he do it? how can he still be running strong at age 100? we asked elizabeth cohen, our senior medical correspondent, to look into all of this for us. i run marathons, i love it. but 100 years old? how did this guy do this? i don't get it! what happened? >> i think you'll be doing them at 100. he says that his secret is that he doesn't drink alcohol, he doesn't smoke, he has a vegetarian diet, and he drinks ginger tea. he says those are his secrets. >> those are great. that'